1、MBA 联考英语-5 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Vocab(总题数：20，分数：10.00)1.Though _ in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.（分数：0.50）A.grownB.raisedC.tendedD.cultivated2.The _ of the dollar can be directly linked to deterioration of the current account of the
2、U.S. balance of payments.（分数：0.50）A.depressionB.depreciationC.descriptionD.deficit3.The hopes, goals, fears and desires _ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.（分数：0.50）A.alterB.shiftC.transferD.vary4.A promotion of a countrys international trade position is associated with of
3、its currency.（分数：0.50）A.boomB.spiralC.appreciationD.prosperity5.The prices quoted above do not include any taxes and levies _ upon the personnel by the government of the project-host country.（分数：0.50）A.imposedB.importedC.improvedD.impressed6.None of us expected the chairman to _ at the party. We tho
4、ught he was still in hospital.（分数：0.50）A.turn inB.turn upC.turn overD.turn down7.They tried to prevail _ Mary to invest all her money in the project.（分数：0.50）A.atB.intoC.aboveD.on8.Is he going to _ his mother into lending him all her money for his business?（分数：0.50）A.receiveB.deceiveC.perceiveD.conc
5、eive9.The shop assistant was dismissed as she was _ of cheating customers.（分数：0.50）A.accusedB.chargedC.scoldedD.blamed10.The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have supplies of petroleum.（分数：0.50）A.pureB.efficientC.potentialD.sufficient11.As the clouds drifted away an eve
6、n higher peak became _ to the climbers.（分数：0.50）A.visibleB.obviousC.apparentD.plain12.He _ his fathers office several times this morning, but each time the line was engaged.（分数：0.50）A.telephonedB.dialedC.communicatedD.recalled13.In some underdeveloped areas of the world, sick people go to a witch or
7、 priest instead of doctors for（分数：0.50）A.treatmentB.cureC.healD.care14.To our _, Geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.（分数：0.50）A.anxietyB.reliefC.viewD.judgment,15.Well-trained college graduates, especially those who have a good command of one or two foreign languages, are
8、in great _ in the labor market.（分数：0.50）A.needB.requirementC.searchD.demand16.The United States is trying to _ the serious problems created by the energy crisis.（分数：0.50）A.put up withB.submit toC.comply withD.cope with17.Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the _ will
9、continue into the next decade.（分数：0.50）A.emergencyB.trendC.paceD.schedule18.As her husband is on a business trip and her son is at school, she feels rather _.（分数：0.50）A.lonelyB.aloneC.singularD.single19.Congress was then in session, and a fierce _ was going on over ratification of the treaty.（分数：0.5
10、0）A.debateB.discussionC.quarrelD.contention20.Difficulties and hardships have _ the best qualities of the young scientist.（分数：0.50）A.brought forthB.brought upC.brought outD.brought about二、BSection Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BDirections:/BRead the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four c
11、hoices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one anti mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Paper is different from other waste produce because it comes from a sustainable resource: trees. U(21) /U the minerals and oil used to make plastics and metals, trees are U(22) /U. Paper is also biodegradable,
12、so it does not pose as much threat to the environment when it is discarded. U(23) /U 45 out of every 100 tonnes of wood fibre used to make paper in Australia comes from waste paper, the rest comes directly from virgin fibre from forests and plantations. By world standards this is a good U(24) /U sin
13、ce the world-wide average is 33 percent waste paper. Governments have encouraged waste paper collection and U(25) /U schemes and at the same time, the paper industry has responded by developing new recycling technologies that have U(26) /U even greater utilization of used fibre. U(27) /U , industrys
14、 use of recycled fibres is expected to increase at twice the rate of virgin fibre over the coming years.Already, waste paper U(28) /U 70% of paper used for packaging and advances in the technology U(29) /U to remove ink from the paper have allowed a higher recycled U(30) /U in newsprint and writing
15、paper. To achieve the benefits of recycling, the community must also U(31) /U. We need to accept a change in the quality of paper products; U(32) /U stationery may be less white and U(33) /U a rougher texture. There also needs to be U(34) /U from the community for waste paper collection programs. No
16、t only do we need to make the paper U(35) /U to collectors but it also needs to be separated into different types and sorted from contaminants such as staples, paperclips, string and other miscellaneous U(36) /U.There are technical U(37) /U to the amount of paper which can be recycled and some paper
17、 products cannot be collected for reuse. These include paper U(38) /U books and permanent records, photographic paper and paper which is badly contaminated. The four most common U(39) /U of paper for recycling are factories and retail stores which gather large amounts of packaging material U(40) /U
18、goods are delivered, also offices which have unwanted business documents and computer output, paper converters and printers and lastly households which discard newspapers and packaging material. The paper manufacturer pays a price for the paper and may also incur the collection cost.（分数：10.00）A.Desp
19、iteB.UnlikeC.WithD.EvenA.replaceableB.removableC.respectableD.responsibleA.WhileB.WhenC.IfD.BecauseA.functionB.qualityC.consequenceD.performanceA.tidyingB.classifyingC.placingD.selectingA.given rise toB.thrown light onC.paved the way forD.made use ofA.As a resultB.In the endC.All in allD.In conclusi
20、onA.consumesB.consultsC.constructsD.constitutesA.inquiredB.requiredC.resortedD.indicatedA.contestB.contactC.contentD.contendA.contributeB.payC.awardD.rewardA.such asB.just asC.other thanD.for exampleA.byB.inC.ofD.forA.encouragedB.supportedC.defendedD.bredA.availableB.compatibleC.durableD.negligibleA
21、.compoundsB.compositionsC.mixturesD.itemsA.requestsB.needsC.limitationsD.problemsA.in the form ofB.in the light ofC.in the case ofD.in the name ofA.materialsB.resourcesC.substancesD.sourcesA.to whichB.in whichC.by whichD.through which三、BSection Readi(总题数：4，分数：40.00)BDirections:/BRead the following f
22、our passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.BPassage One/BIn large part as a consequence of the feminist movement, historians have focused a great deal of attention in recent years on determining more accurately the status of wo
23、men in various periods. Although much has been accomplished for the modern period, premodern cultures have proved more difficult: sources are restricted in number, fragmentary, difficult to interpret, and often contradictory. Thus it is not particularly surprising that some earlier scholarship conce
24、rning such cultures has so far gone unchallenged. An example is Johanna Bachofens 1861 treatise on Amazons, women-ruled societies of questionable existence contemporary with ancient Greece.,Starting from the premise that mythology and legend preserve at least a nucleus of historical fact, Bachofen a
25、rgued that women were dominant in many ancient societies. His work was based on a comprehensive survey of references in the ancient sources to Amazonian and other societies with matrilineal customs-societies in which descent and property rights are traced through the female line. Some support for hi
26、s theory can be found in evidence such as that drawn from Herodotus, the Greek “historian“ of the fifth century B.C., who speaks of an Amazonian society, the Sauromatae, where the women hunted and fought in wars. A woman in this society was not allowed to marry until she had killed a person in battl
27、e.Nonetheless, this assumption that the first recorders of ancient myths have preserved facts is problematic. If one begins by examining why ancients refer to Amazons, it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions of such societies were meant not so much to represent observed historical fact-real
28、 Amazonian societies-but rather to offer “moral lessons“ on the supposed outcome of women rule in their own society. The Amazons were often characterized, for example, as the equivalents of giants and centaurs, enemies to be slain by Greek heroes. Their customs were presented not as those of a respe
29、ctable society, but as the very antitheses of ordinary Greek practices.Thus, I would argue, the purpose of accounts of the Amazons for their male Greek recorders was didactic to teach both male and female Greeks that all-female groups, formed by withdrawal from traditional society, are destructive a
30、nd dangerous. Myths about the Amazons were used as arguments for the male-dominated status quoin, in which groups composed exclusively of other sex were not permitted to segregate themselves permanently from society. Bachofen was thus misled in this reliance on myths for information about the status
31、 of women. The sources that will probably tell contemporary historians most about women in the ancient world are such social documents as gravestones, wills, and marriage contracts. Studies of such documents have already begun to show how mistaken we are when we try to derive our picture of the anci
32、ent world exclusively from literary sources, especially myths.（分数：10.00）(1).The primary purpose of the passage is to _.（分数：2.00）A.compare competing new approaches to understanding the role of women in ancient societiesB.investigate Bachofens theory about the dominance of women in ancient societiesC.
33、analyze the nature of Amazonian society and uncover similarities between it and the GreekD.criticize the value of ancient myths in determining the status of women in ancient societies(2).The author suggests that the main reason for the persisting influence of Bachofens work is that _.（分数：2.00）A.femi
34、nists have shown little interest in ancient societiesB.Bachofens knowledge of Amazonian culture is unparalleledC.reliable information about the ancient world is difficult to acquireD.historians have been primarily interested in the modern period(3).The following problems are thought to be connected
35、with the Sources for knowledge of premodern cultures EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.partial completenessB.restricted accessibilityC.limited quantityD.difficulty of interpretation(4).The authors attitude toward Bachofens treatise is best described as one of _.（分数：2.00）A.qualified approvalB.profound ambiguityC.s
36、tudied neutralityD.pointed disagreement(5).The author cites the case of Johann Bachofen mainly to _.（分数：2.00）A.show the value of studies on premodern womens statusB.justify the unchallenging works of earlier scholarsC.present to readers an ancient women-ruled communityD.prove the difficulty in the r
37、esearch of premodern culturesBPassage Two/BThe Africans interest is to guard preferential export rules enshrined in the temporary African Growth and Opportunity Act, passed by Congress in 2,000. Tariff-free exports of some 6,000 goods from Africa to the United States are boosting trade and investmen
38、t in southern Africa. Lesothos fast-growing textile industry depends almost entirely on Chinese investment in factories to make clothes for sale in the United States. The region also wants more access to Americas markets for fruit, beef and other agricultural goods.American interest lies mainly in S
39、outh Africa, by far the largest economy in the region. Services account for 60% of its GDP, and it increasingly dominates the rest of Africa in banking, information technology, telecom, retail and other areas. Just as British banks, such as Barclays, have moved their African headquarters to South Af
40、rica over the past year, American investors see the country as a platform to the rest of the continent.Agreeing investment rules and resolving differences on intellectual property rights are the most urgent issues. American drug firms want to be part of the fast expansion in South Africa of producti
41、on of anti-retroviral drugs, used against AIDS. By 2007 South Africa alone expects 1.2m patients to take the drugs daily. The country might be the worlds biggest exporter of anti-AIDS drugs within a few years. Striking a bilateral deal now should make American investments easier.But Mr. Zoellicks gr
42、eater concern is for multilateral trade talks that stalled in Cancun, Mexico, in September. Alec Erwin, his South African counterpart, helped to organize the G20 group of poor and middle-income countries that opposed joint American-EU proposals there; he is widely tipped to take over as head of the
43、World Trade Organization late next year, and would be a useful ally.So Mr. Zoellick is trying to charm his African partner by agreeing to drop support for most of a group of issues (known as “Singapore“ issues) that jammed up the talks at Cancun, and were opposed by poor countries; he says he also f
44、avors abolishing export subsidies in America-though only if Japan and the EU agree to do the same. That would please African exporters who say such subsidies destroy markets for their goods.Mr. Zoellicks efforts to make more friends may be paying off. Even though America has treated Africa very shab
45、bily on trade in the past, Mr. Erwin hints it is easier doing business with America than with Europe or Japan. A small sign, but perhaps a telling one.（分数：10.00）(1).It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _.（分数：2.00）A.6,000 goods from Africa are tariff-free to American countriesB.preferenti
46、al export rules are interesting to southern AfricansC.most clothes found in the U.S. are actually made by ChineseD.Lesotho is willing to export more agricultural goods to the U.S.(2).British banks move their headquarters to South Africa because _.（分数：2.00）A.South Africa is a safer country compared w
47、ith others in AfricaB.South Africa is gradually becoming a financial center in AfricaC.South Africa offers preferential banking terms to foreign banksD.South Africa is a platform in Africa for the American investors(3).American drug makers want to get a share in the anti-AIDS drug production in Sout
48、h Africa in that _.（分数：2.00）A.the U.S. domestic anti-AIDS drug market is shrinking quicklyB.American drug makers have a lot of extra capital to investC.the bilateral deal has made U.S. investments much easier nowD.South Africa has a huge global market potential in these drugs(4).Mr. Zoellick is trying to establish a good relationship with Mr. Erwin because _.（分数：2.00）A.Mr. Erwin is organizing a group of, poor and middle-income countries to oppose America.B.Mr. Erwin is a very talented and tactful diplomat in the world political circ
