1、MBA 联考英语-7 及答案解析(总分：290.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：200.00)Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate than consumer prices, U(1) /U that businesses were still protecting consumers U(2) /U the full brunt(冲击) of higher energy costs.The Producer Price Inde
2、x, U(3) /U measures what producers receive for goods and services, U(4) /U 1 percent in July, the Labor Department reported yesterday, double U(5) /U economists had been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June. Excluding U(6) /U and energy, the core index of producer prices rose 0.
3、4 percent, U(7) /U than the 0.1 percent that economists had U(8) /U . Much of that increase was a result of an U(9) /U increase in car and truck prices.On Tuesday, the Labor Department said the U(10) /U that consumers paid for goods and services in July were U(11) /U 0.5 percent over all, and up 0.1
4、 percent, excluding food and energy.U 12 /U the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices U(13) /U caused by energy costs, which increased 4.4 percent in the month. (Wholesale food prices U(14) /U 0.3 percent in July.) U(15) /U July 2004, wholesale prices were up 4.6 percent; the core rate U
5、(16) /U 2.8 percent, its fastest pace since 1995.Typically, increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index U(17) /U businesses recoup(补偿)higher costs from customers. U(18) /U for much of this expansion, which started U(19) /U the end of 2001, that has not been t
6、he U(20) /U In fact, many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products.（分数：200.00）A.indicateB.to indicateC.indicatingD.indicatedA.ofB.toC.byD.fromA.thatB.whichC.itD.thisA.riseB.risesC.roseD.raisedA.thatB.whatC.whichD.thisA.foodB.grainC.cropD.dietA.lessB.lowerC.higherD
7、.moreA.saidB.reportedC.calculatedD.forecastA.expectableB.unexpectedC.expectationD.expectingA.pricesB.costsC.chargesD.valuesA.downB.fromC.toD.upA.MuchB.MostC.Most ofD.Much ofA.wasB.wereC.isD.areA.fallB.fellC.fallsD.has fallenA.Comparing withB.In comparisonC.Compared withD.Compare toA.droppedB.decline
8、dC.liftedD.climbedA.asB.soC.whileD.whenA.AndB.ButC.YetD.StillA.atB.byC.inD.toA.conditionB.situationC.matterD.case二、BSection Readi(总题数：4，分数：40.00)BText 1/BOffice jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation. Word processors and typists will lose about 93,000 jobs over the next few years, w
9、hile 57,000 secretarial jobs will vanish. Blame the PC Today, many executives type their own memos and carry their “secretaries“ in the palms of their hands. Time is also hard for stock clerks, whose ranks are expected to decrease by 68,000. And employees in manufacturing firms and wholesalers are b
10、eing replaced with computerized systems.But not everyone who loses a job will end up in the unemployment line. Many will shift to growing positions within their own companies. When new technologies shook up the telecomm business, telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursued retraining. She is now a com
11、munications technician, earning about $64,000 per year. Of course, if youve been a tollbooth collector for the past 30 years, and you find yourself replaced by an E-ZPass machine, it may be of little consolation(安慰) to know that the telecomm field is booming.And thats just it: The service economy is
12、 fading; welcome to the expertise economy. To succeed in the new job market, you must be able to handle complex problems. Indeed, all but one of the 50 highest-paying occupations-air-traffic controller-demand at least a bachelors degree.For those with just a high school diploma, its going to get tou
13、gher to find a well-paying job. Since fewer factory and clerical jobs will be available, whats left will be the jobs that compumation cant kill: Computers cant clean offices, or care for Alzheimers patients(老年痴呆病人). But, since most people have the skills to fill those positions, the wages stay painf
14、ully low, meaning compumation could drive an even deeper wedge(楔子) between the rich and poor. The best advice now: Never stop learning, and keep up with new technology.For busy adults, of course, that can be tough. The good news is that the very technology thats reducing so many jobs is also making
15、it easier to go back to schoolwithout having to sit in a classroom. So-called Internet distance learning is hot, with more than three million students currently enrolled, and its gaining credibility with employers.Are you at risk of losing your job to a computer? Check the federal Bureau of Labor St
16、atistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, which is available online at bls.gov.（分数：10.00）(1).From the first paragraph we can infer that all of the following persons are easily thrown into unemployment EXCEPT（分数：2.00）A.secretaries.B.stock clerks.C.managers.D.wholesalers.(2).In the second paragraph the
17、author mentions the tollbooth collector to（分数：2.00）A.mean he will get benefits from the telecomm field.B.show he is too old to shift to a new position.C.console him on having been replaced by a machine.D.blame the PC for his unemployment.(3).By saying “compumation could drive an even deeper wedge be
18、tween the rich and poor“(Line 5, Para.4 ) the author means（分数：2.00）A.people are getting richer and richer.B.there will be a small gap between rich and poor.C.the gap between rich and poor is getting larger and larger.D.its time to close up the gap between the rich and poor.(4).What is the authors at
19、titude towards computers?（分数：2.00）A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.prejudiced(5).Which of the following might serve as the best title of the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Blaming the PCB.The booming telecomm fieldC.Internet distance learningD.Keeping up with compumationBText 2/BTens of thousands of 18-year-olds
20、will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas. These diplomas wont look any different from those awarded their luckier classmates. Their validity will be questioned only when their employers discover that these graduates are semiliterate(半文盲).Eventually a fortunate few will find their w
21、ay into educational-repair shopsadult-literacy programs, such as the one where I teach basic grammar and writing. There, high-school graduates and high-school dropouts pursuing graduate-equivalency certificates will learn the skills they should have learned in school. They will also discover they ha
22、ve been cheated by our educational system.I will never forget a teacher who got the attention of one of my children by revealing the trump card of failure. Our youngest, a world-class charmer, did little to develop his intellectual talents but always got by. Until Mrs. Stifter.Our son was a high-sch
23、ool senior when he had her for English. “He sits in the back of the room talking to his friends,“ she told me. “Why dont you move him to the front row?“ I urged, believing the embarrassment would get him to settle down. Mrs. Stifter said, “I dont move seniors. I flunk(使不及格) them.“ Our sons academic
24、life flashed before my eyes. No teacher had ever threatened him. By the time I got home I was feeling pretty good about this. It was a radical approach for these times, but, well, why not? “Shes going to flunk you,“ I told my son. I did not discuss it any further. Suddenly English became a priority(
25、头等要事) in his life. He finished out the semester with an A.I know one example doesnt make a case, but at night I see a parade of students who are angry for having been passed along until they could no longer even pretend to keep up. Of average intelligence or better, they eventually quit school, conc
26、luding they were too dumb to finish. “I should have been held back,“ is a comment I hear frequently. Even sadder are those students who are high-school graduates who say to me after a few weeks of class, “I dont know how I ever got a high-school diploma.“Passing students who have not mastered the wo
27、rk cheats them and the employers who expect graduates to have basic skills. We excuse this dishonest behavior by saying kids cant learn if they come from terrible environments. No one seems to stop to think that most kids dont put school first on their list unless they perceive something is at risk.
28、 Theyd rather be sailing.Many students I see at night have decided to make education a priority. They are motivated by the desire for a better job or the need to hang on to the one theyve got. They have a healthy fear of failure.People of all ages can rise above their problems, but they need to have
29、 a reason to do so. Young people generally dont have the maturity to value education in the same way my adult students value it. But fear of failure can motivate both.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the subject of this essay?（分数：2.00）A.view point on learningB.a qualified teacherC.the importance of examination
30、D.the generation gap(2).How did Mrs. Sifter get the attention of one of the authors children?（分数：2.00）A.flunking himB.moving his seatC.blaming himD.playing card with him(3).The author believes that the most effective way for a teacher is to（分数：2.00）A.purify the teaching environments.B.set up coopera
31、tion between teachers and parents.C.hold back student.D.motivate student.(4).From the passage we can draw the conclusion that the authors attitude toward flunking is（分数：2.00）A.negative.B.positive.C.biased.D.indifferent.(5).Judging from the content, this passage is probably written for（分数：2.00）A.admi
32、nistrators.B.students.C.teachers.D.parents.BText 3/BNames have gained increasing importance in the competitive world of higher education. As colleges strive for market share, they are looking for names that project the image they want or reflect the changes they hope to make. Trenton State College,
33、for example, became the College of New Jersey nine years ago when it began raising admissions standards and appealing to students from throughout the state.“All I hear in higher education is, Brand, brand, brand,“ said Tim Westerbeck, who specializes in branding and is managing director of Lipman He
34、arne, a marketing firm based in Chicago that works with universities and other nonprofit organizations. “There has been a sea change over the last 10 years. Marketing used to be almost a dirty word in higher education.“Not all efforts at name changes are successful, of course. In 1997, the New Schoo
35、l for Social Research became New School University to reflect its growth into a collection of eight colleges, offering a list of majors that includes psychology, music, urban studies and management. But New Yorkers continued to call it the New School.Now, after spending an undisclosed sum on an onli
36、ne survey and a marketing consultants creation of “naming structures,“ “brand architecture“ and “identity systems,“ the university has come up with a new name: the New School. Beginning Monday, it will adopt new logos(标识), banners, business cards and even new names for the individual colleges, all t
37、o include the words “the New School.“Changes in names generally reveal significant shifts in how a college wants to be perceived. In altering its name from Cal State, Hayward, to Cal State, East Bay, the university hoped to project its expanding role in two mostly suburban counties east of San Franc
38、isco.The University of Southern Colorado, a state institution, became Colorado State University at Pueblo two years ago, hoping to highlight many internal changes, including offering more graduate programs and setting higher admissions standards.Beaver College turned itself into Arcadia University i
39、n 2001 for several reasons: to break the connection with its past as a womens college, to promote its growth into a full-fledged(完全成熟的) university and, officials acknowledged, to eliminate some jokes about the colleges old name on late-night television and “morning zoo“ radio shows.Many college offi
40、cials said changing a name and image could produce substantial results. At Arcadia, in addition to the rise in applications, the average students test score has increased by 60 points. Juli Roebeck, an Arcadia spokeswoman, said.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is NOT the reason for colleges to c
41、hange their names?（分数：2.00）A.They prefer higher education competition.B.They try to gain advantage in market share.C.They want to project their image.D.They hope to make some changes.(2).It is implied that one of the most significant changes in higher education in the past decade is（分数：2.00）A.the br
42、and.B.the college names.C.the concept of marketing.D.list of majors.(3).The phrase “come up with“(Line 3, Para.4) probably means（分数：2.00）A.catch up with.B.deal with.C.put forward.D.come to the realization.(4).The case of name changing from Cal State, Hayward, to Cal State indicates that the universi
43、ty（分数：2.00）A.is perceived by the society.B.hopes to expand its influence.C.prefers to reform its teaching programs.D.expects to enlarge its campus.(5).According to the spokeswoman, the name change of Beaver College（分数：2.00）A.turns out very successful.B.fails to attain its goal.C.has eliminated some
44、jokes.D.has transformed its status.BText 4/BIt looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told his young passengers that it was built in 1964. But appearances were deceptive, and the 13 students from Europe and the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives
45、.Inside, the area that normally had seats had become a long white tunnel. Heavily padded(填塞) from floor to ceiling, it looked a bit strange. There were almost no windows, but lights along the padded walls illuminated it. Most of the seats had been taken out, apart from a few at the back, where the y
46、oung scientists quickly took their places with a look of fear.For 12 months, science students from across the continents had competed to win a place on the flight at the invitation of the European Space Agency. The challenge had been to suggest imaginative experiments to be conducted in weightless c
47、onditions.For the next two hours, the flight resembled that of an enormous bird which had lost its reason, shooting upwards towards the heavens before rushing towards Earth. The invention was to achieve weightlessness for a few seconds.The aircraft took off smoothly enough, but any feelings that I a
48、nd the young scientists had that we were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into a 45-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engines cut out and we became weightless. Everything became confused and left or right, up or do
49、wn no longer had any meaning. After ten seconds of free-fall descent(下降) the pilot pulled the aircraft out of its nosedive. The return of gravity was less immediate than its loss, but was still sudden enough to ensure that some students came down with a bump.Each time the pilot cut the engines and we became weightless, a new team conducted its experiment. F
