1、MBA联考英语-9 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.Im not sure whether I can gain any profit from the investment, so I cant make a (an) _ promise to help you.（分数：0.50）A.accurateB.definedC.definiteD.sure2.To _ the world peace has been one of the most crucial functions of the Unit
2、ed Nations since it was founded in 1945.（分数：0.50）A.sustainB.maintainC.containD.retain3.We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of _.（分数：0.50）A.rejectionB.restrictionC.retreatD.recession4.I felt _ to death because I could make nothing of the chairmans speech.（
3、分数：0.50）A.fatiguedB.tiredC.exhaustedD.bored5.Its been very cold the last few days. I think the winters _ already.（分数：0.50）A.set inB.set offC.set onD.set out6.Things went well for him during his early life but in middle age his _ seemed to change.（分数：0.50）A.chanceB.luckC.careerD.opportunity7.Part of
4、the school sports _ will be used to improve the condition of the football field.（分数：0.50）A.moneyB.fundC.billD.finance8.That couple has endured so many emotional and financial _. It is amazing that their marriage has lasted.（分数：0.50）A.issuesB.crisesC.subjectsD.questions9.The boy burned with _ to know
5、 what was in the letter addressed to his sister.（分数：0.50）A.interestB.curiosityC.desireD.wish10.As a matter of rule, the scrap value of a vessel can hardly be at _ with the sound value.（分数：0.50）A.bearishB.parC.collapseD.rally11.John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that
6、 a person learns by doing, and that teaching must _ the curiosity and creativity of children.（分数：0.50）A.seekB.stimulateC.pursueD.secure12.They came to their rescue and convinced these trembling men _ safety and help.（分数：0.50）A.ofB.withC.forD.as13.The advertisement says this material doesnt _ in the
7、wash, but it has.（分数：0.50）A.contractB.shrinkC.slashD.dissolve14.The post-World War baby _ resulted in a 43 percent increase in the number of teenagers in the 1960s and 1970s.（分数：0.50）A.bombB.boomC.productionD.prosperity15.All the people _ treatment protested that the medical fee was too high to be a
8、cceptable.（分数：0.50）A.ofB.onC.withD.under16.If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be _ to work hard, with the result that tax revenues might actually shrink.（分数：0.50）A.cultivatedB.licensedC.motivatedD.innovated17.I1. He is quite sure that its _ impossible for him to fulfill the task
9、within two days.（分数：0.50）A.roughlyB.exclusivelyC.fullyD.absolutely18.Immediate solution should be _ to save the people from the flood that has swept southern China this summer.（分数：0.50）A.called atB.called forC.called onD.called in19.The conference _ the possibility of establishing closer diplomatic
10、relationship between the two countries.（分数：0.50）A.exploresB.locatesC.searchesD.tracks20.The management wanted to _ the workers of what they are supposed to be producing.（分数：0.50）A.remindB.notifyC.warnD.inform二、BSection Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BDirections:/BRead the following passage. For each numbered
11、blank there are four choices marked A. B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. In the late 1960s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointing U(21) /U t
12、hat a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lotU (22) /U.Skyscrapers are also enormous U(23) /U, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the addition U(24) /U17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the U(
13、25) /U daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowatts- enough to U(26) /U the entire city of Albany for a day. Glass-wailed skyscraper can be especially U(27) /U. The heat loss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten timesU (28) /U through a typical masonry wall filled
14、with insulation board. To lessen the strain U(29) /U heating and air-conditioning equipment, U(30) /U of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses U(31) /U with silver or gold mirror films that reduce U(32) /U as well as heat gain. However, U(33) /U skyscrap
15、ers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and U(34) /U neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put severe pressure on a citys sanitation U(35) /U, too. If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2.25 million gallons of raw sewage each year-as U(36) /
16、U as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which has a U(37) /U of more than 109,000. Skyscrapers also U(38) /U with television reception, block bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic.Still, people U(39) /U to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them-personal ambiti
17、on and the U(40) /U of owners to have the largest possible amount of rentable space.（分数：10.00）A.atB.toC.outD.towardsA.powerB.capacitiesC.potentialsD.capabilitiesA.saversB.consumersC.losersD.spendersA.ofB.inC.toD.atA.pointB.topC.summitD.peakA.distributeB.giveC.supplyD.donateA.thriftyB.economicC.prosp
18、erousD.wastefulA.thatB.thoseC.whichD.whenA.toB.betweenC.onD.bothA.foundersB.consumersC.buildersD.suppliersA.coveredB.filledC.powderedD.stainedA.brightnessB.lightC.glareD.gazeA.glass-walledB.plastic-walledC.concrete-walledD.mirror-walledA.affectB.assistC.protectD.benefitA.decorationsB.furnitureC.faci
19、litiesD.appliancesA.manyB.muchC.fewD.littleA.populationB.peopleC.mankindD.raceA.interveneB.interfereC.interruptD.obstacleA.stopB.pauseC.continueD.terminateA.wishB.desireC.secretD.promise三、BSection Readi(总题数：4，分数：40.00)BDirections:/BRead the following four passages. Answer the questions below each pa
20、ssage by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.BPassage One/BTo paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke, “all that is needed for the triumph of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing.“ One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory tha
21、t animals have rights ruling out their use in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care. Leaders of the animal rights movement target biomedical research because i
22、t depends on public funding, and few people understand the process of health care research. Hearing allegations of cruelty to animals in research settings, many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm an animal.For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent
23、street fair was distributing a brochure that encouraged readers not to use anything that comes from of is tested in animals-no meat, no fur, no medicines. Asked if she opposed immunizations, she wanted to know if vaccines come from animal research. When assured that they do, she replied, “Then I wou
24、ld have to say yes.“ Asked what will happen when epidemics return, she said, “Dont worry, scientists will find some way of using computers.“ Such well-meaning people just dont understand.Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate, understandable way-in human terms, no
25、t in the language of molecular biology. We need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmothers hip replacement, a fathers bypass operation, a babys vaccinations, and even a pets shots. To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments, as w
26、ell as new treatments and vaccines, animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.Much can be done. Scientists could “adopt“ middle school classes and present their own research. They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged a
27、nd acquire a deceptive appearance of truth. Research institutions could be opened to tours, to show that laboratory animals receive humane care. Finally, because the ultimate stakeholders are patients, the health research community should actively recruit to its cause not only well-known personaliti
28、es such as Stephen Cooper, who has made courageous statements about the value of animal research, but all who receive medical treatment. If good people do nothing, there is a real possibility that an uninformed citizenry will extinguish the precious embers of medical progress.（分数：10.00）(1).The autho
29、r begins his article with Edmund Burkes words to _.（分数：2.00）A.call on scientists to take some actionsB.criticize the misguided cause of animal rightsC.warn of the doom of biomedical researchD.show the triumph of the animal rights movement(2).Misled people tend to think that using an animal in resear
30、ch is _.（分数：2.00）A.cruel but naturalB.inhuman and unacceptableC.inevitable but viciousD.pointless and wasteful(3).The example of the grandmotherly woman is used to show the publics _.（分数：2.00）A.discontent with animal researchB.ignorance about medical scienceC.indifference to epidemicsD.anxiety about
31、 animal rights(4).The author believes that, in face of the challenge from animal rights advocates, scientists should _.（分数：2.00）A.communicate more with the publicB.employ hi-tech means in researchC.feel no shame for their causeD.strive to develop new cures(5).From the passage we learn that Stephen C
32、ooper is _.（分数：2.00）A.a well-known humanistB.a medical practitionerC.an enthusiast in animal rightsD.a supporter of animal researchBPassage Two/BAfter Tesco entered the Thai market in 1998 with its brand of colorful, well-stocked superstores, angry local competitors tried to impede the powerhouse UK
33、-based retailers progress with a wall of lawsuits-including one that would have forced Tesco Lotus, the companys regional subsidiary, to shut off air-conditioning because chilly stores posed a public health hazard to the equatorial Thai people. Frivolous legal actions were a minor nuisance compared
34、with what came next. Over a five-month period last year, two Tesco Lotus outlets were bombed, another peppered with automatic weapons fire and yet another hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.Despite threats by governments to ban them, chains including Frances Carrefour and U.S.-based Wal-Mart are ramp
35、ing up plans to hundreds of new outlets throughout the region over the next several years. The onslaught threatens to run local retailers right out of business. Local retailers are not the only ones displaced when the superstore comes to town. Because of their high turnover, hypermarkets can throw t
36、heir weight around with local suppliers by demanding lower prices. Costco buys directly from manufacturers to stock its two stores in Japan-a practice that disrupts the countrys entrenched but inefficient distribution networks. Thats not to say the foreigners are unstoppable. Carrefour, the worlds s
37、econd largest retailer, tried and failed to crack the Hong Kong market in the 1990s. Hong Kong consumers seemed to prefer familiar neighborhood chain stores.Undeterred, foreign hypermarkets have learned to adapt, often by forming joint ventures with domestic partners and by stocking local wares. “A
38、lot of people make the mistake of thinking that when Wal-Mart comes to town, we set up exactly the same system as we do everywhere,“ says Holley of Wal-Mart. “But we take our best practices and customize it to each market.“Mike Sinegal, head of Costcos Japan operations, agrees that stores must trim
39、their sails according to prevailing winds, but dismisses the notion that Asian consumers are very different from shoppers in, say, Los Angeles. When Costco entered Japan, he says, local suppliers insisted American shampoos wouldnt sell because Japanese hair is different. But Costcos private-label br
40、and quickly became one of its top-selling products. “The bottom line is that the uniqueness of these markets is overrated,“ says Sinegal.Local retailers assert that they are more aware of the local people and their consumption customs compared with the foreigners. Shoppers, however, dont seem to car
41、e. Because of economic globalization, it doesnt matter whether you are a foreign store or a domestic store. Whats important is that you provide what local customers really need at a price that most people can afford.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the passage mainly about?（分数：2.00）A.The influence of foreign s
42、uperstores on Asias economy.B.The challenges that foreign superstores face in Asia.C.The marketing strategies of famous foreign superstores in Asia.D.The role of famous hypermarkets in the process of economic globalization.(2).The phrase “throw ones weight around“ (Paragraph 2) probably means _.（分数：
43、2.00）A.to look down upon others and intimidate others into doing somethingB.to spend money foolishly in order to show ones wealthC.to use ones power to tell people what to do in an unpleasant wayD.to discourage others by showing off their strength(3).Mike Sinegal indicates that _.（分数：2.00）A.the fore
44、ign chains should take their best practices and customize them to each marketB.the differences between markets are not as great as people have expectedC.private-level brand neednt take the locational factor so seriouslyD.the uniqueness of the market is not as important as the marketing strategy(4).W
45、e can learn from the passage that _.（分数：2.00）A.some foreign chains are considering relocating to more hospitable landsB.Carrefour is quite welcome by the local consumers with its abundance of productsC.Costco has carried out many promotional campaigns to attract the local customersD.some foreign hyp
46、erstores are trying to cooperate with local partners to adjust themselves(5).What is the authors attitude towards foreign superstores?（分数：2.00）A.Approving.B.Critical.C.Indifferent.D.Suspicious.BPassage Three/BWe assumed ethics needed the seal of certainty, else it was non-rational. And certainty was
47、 to be produced by a deductive model: the correct actions were derivable from classical first principles or a hierarchically ranked pantheon of principles. This model, though, is bankrupt.I suggest we think of ethics as analogous to language usage. There are no univocal rules of grammar and style wh
48、ich uniquely determine the best sentence for a particular situation. Nor is language usage universalizable. Although a sentence or phrase is warranted in one case, it does not mean it is automatically appropriate in like circumstances. Nonetheless, language usage is not subjective.This should not surprise us in the least. All intellectual pursuits are relativistic in just these senses. Political science, psychology, chemistry, and physics are not certain, but they are not subjective either. As
