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2015

年

MBA

联考英语真题及参考 答案

Part I Vocabulary and Structure (10%)

Direction: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each

sentence

there

are

four

choices

marked

A,

B,

C,

and

D.

Choose

the

ONE

answer

that

best

completes

the

sentence.

Then

blacken

the

corresponding

letter

on

the

Answer

Sheet with a pencil.

1. The poor lady was too and distressed to talk about the tragedy.

A. engaged B. exhausted

C. ignorant D. energetic

2. At fist , the famous painting doesn

’

t impress the audience at

all.

A. glance B. gaze

C. stare D. view

3. Delegates agree to the plan in , but there were some details

they didn

’

t approve.

A. discipline B. theory

C. principle D. nature

4.

I

took

the

medicine

10minutes

ago,

but

the

bitterness

is

still

in my mouth.

A. scattering B. felling

C. maintaining D. lingering

5. Since the of human history, human beings have been asking

questions like

A. dusk B. dust

C. twinkle C. Dawn

6. The eldest son all the family members to discuss how to

celebrate the 50th wedding

anniversary of their parents.

A. Clustered B. resembled

C. assembled D. rendered

7.

I

must

leave

now, ,if

you

want

that

book

I

’

LL

bring

it

you

tomorrow .

A. Accidentally B. Incidentally

C. Occasionally D. Subsequently

8. My mother is a light sleeper, to any sound even as low as

the humming of mosquito.

A. alert B. acute

C. keen D. immune

9. The newly built factory is in urgent need of a number of skilled and

workers.

A. consistent B. conscious

C. confidential D. conscientious

10.

As

an

outstanding

scholar,

he

has

become to

the

research

team.

A. senior B. junior

C. indispensible C. independent

11.

Sixteen

days

after

the

earthquake,

40people, in

their

village,

were rescued.

A. trapped B. confined

C. enclosed D. captured

12. Working far away from home, Jerry had to from downtown to his

office everyday.

A. wander B. commute

C. ramble D. motion

13. The finance minister has not been so since he raised taxes to

an unbearable level.

A. famous B. favorable

C. popular D. preferable

14. It is unimaginable for someone in such a high in the govemment

to behave so badly in public.

A. situation B. position

C. profession D. appointment

15.

Information

given

to

employees

must

be

,

clear

and

in

easy-to-follow language.

A

．

convenient B

．

continuous

C

．

constant D

．

concise

16.

John

was

very

upset

because

he

was by

the

police

with

breaking

the law.

A. sentenced B. arrested

C. accused D. charged

17. David likes country life and has decided farming.

A. go in for B. go back on

C. go along with D. go through with

18. Jennifer has never really her son

’

s death. It

’

s very hard to

accept the face that she

’

ll

never have a child.

A. come to terms with B. come up against

C. come out with D. come down to

19. A

national debate

is

now about whether

we

should

replace

golden

weeks with paid

Vacations.

A. in the way B. by the way

C. under way D. out of the way

20. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind,

he selects people

and asks them questions.

A. at ease B. at random

B. in essence D. in sum

In1999,

the

price

of

oil

hovered

around

$$16

a

barrel.

By

2008,

it

had 21

the $$100 a barrel

mark.

The

reasons

for

the

surge 22 from

the

dramatic

growth

of

the

economies

of

china

and

India

to

widespread 23 in

oil- producing

regions,

including Iraq

and Nigeria’s delta region. Triple

-digit oil prices have 24

the economic and political

map

of

the

world, 25 some

old

notions

of

power.

Oil-rich nations are enjoying historic gains and opportunities, 26 major

i mporters

—

including china

and India, home to a third of the world

’

s population-- 27 rising

economic and social costs.

Managing this new order is fast becoming a central 28 of global

politics. Countries that need oil are clawing at each other to 29 scarce

supplies,

and

are

willing

to

deal

with

any government, 30 how unpleasant,

to do it .

In many poor nations with oil , the profits are being ,lost to

corruption, 31 these countries of their best hope for development. And oil is

fueling

enormous

investment

funds

run

by

foreign

governments, 32 some

in

the

west see as a new threat.

Countries like Russia, Venezuela and Iran are well supplied with rising

oil 33, a change reflected in newly aggressive foreign policies. But some

unexpected countries

are

reaping

benefits, 34

costs, from higher prices.

Consider Germany. 35 it imports

virtually

all

its

oil,

it

has

prospered

from

extensive

trade

with

a

booming

Russia

and

the

Middle

East.

German

exports

to

Russia

36 128 percent from 2001 to 2006.

In the United States, as already high gas prices rose 37 higher in the

spring of 2008,the issue cropped up in the presidential campaign, with Senators

McCain

and

Obama 38 for

a

federal

gas

tax

holiday

during

the

peak

summer

driving

months. And driving habits began to 39 ,as sales of small cars jumped and

mass transport systems 40 the country reported a sharp increase in riders.

21.

A.

come B.

gone C.

crossed D.

arrived

22.

A.

covered B.

discovered C.

arranged D.

ranged

23. A. intensity B. infinity C. insecurity D.

instability

24. A. drawn B. redrawn C. retained D.

reviewed

25. A. fighting B. struggling C. challenging D.

threatening

26. A. and B. while C. thus D. though

27. A. confine B. conflict C. conform D.

confront

28. A. problem B. question C. matter D. event

29.

A.

look

for B.

lock

up C.

send

out D.

keep

off

30.

A.

no

matter B.

what

if C.

only

if D.

in

spite

of

31. A. abolishing B. depriving C. destroying D.

eliminating

32. A. what B. that C. which D. whom

33. A. interests B. taxes C. incomes D. revenues

34. A. as many as B. as good as C. as far as D. as

well as

35. A. Although B. Because C. Since D. As

36. A. advanced B. grew C. reduces D.

multiplied

37.

A.

even B.

still C.

rather D.

fairly

38. A. asking B. requesting C. calling D.

demanding

39. A. change B. turn C. shift D.

transform

40. A. for B. from C. across D. over

Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)

Direction: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed

by

some

questions

or

unfinished

statements.

For

each

of

them

there

are

four

choices

marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then blacken the

corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.

PASSAGE1.

Henric Ibsen ,author of the play

’

s House

helpless housewife abandons

Her husband and children to seek a more serious life, would surely have

approved.. From January Ist ,

2008, all public companies in Norway are obliged to ensure that at least

40% of their board directors are

women. Most firms have obeyed the law, which was passed in about 75 out

of the 480 or so

companies

it

affects

are

still

too

male

for

the

government

’

s

liking.

They

will shortly receive a letter

informing them that they have until the end of February to act , or face

the legal consequences---which

could include being dissolved.

Before the law was proposed, about 7% of board members in Norway were

female , according to the Centre for Corporate Diversity .The number has since

jumped

to

36%.

That

is

far

higher

than

the

average

of

9%

for

big

companies

across

Europe

or

America

’

s

15%

for

the

Fortune

’s

stock

exchange

and

its

main

business

lobby oppose the law, as do many businessmen.

men

as

a

matter

of

principle,

says

Sverre

Munck

,

head

of

international

operations

at a media firm.

the

basis

of

merit

and

experience,

says.

Several

firms

have

even

given

up

their

public status in order to escape the new law.

Companies have had to recruit about 1,000 women in four years. Many

complain that it has been

Difficult to find experienced candidates. Because of this, some of the

best women have collected as many as 25-35 directorships each, and are known in

Norwegian business circles as the

is that there are fairly few women in management in Norwegian companies---they

occupy around 15% of senior positions. It has been particularly hard for firms

in the oil, technology and financial industries to find women with a enough

experience.

Some people worry that their relative lack of experience may keep women

quiet on boards, and that

In turn could mean that boards might become less able to hold managers

to

account.

Recent

history

in

Norway,

however,

suggests

that

the

right

women

can

make

strong

directors.

feel

more

compelled

than

men

to

do

their

homework,

says Ms Reksten

Skau

gen

,

who

was voted

Norway’s

chairman of

the

year

for 2007,

we

can

afford

to

ask

the

hard

questions,

because

women

are

not

always

expected

to know the answers.

41. The author mentions Ibsen

’

s play in the first paragraph in order

to .

A. depict women

’

s dilemma at work

B. explain the newly passed law

C. support Norwegian government

D. introduce the topic under discussion

42. A public company that fails to obey the new law could be forced

to .

A. pay a heavy fine

B. close down its business

C. change to a private business

D. sign a document promising to act

43. To which of the following is Sverre Munck most likely to agree?

A. A set ratio of women in a board is unreasonable.

B. A reasonable quota for women at work needs to be set.

C. A common principle should be followed by all companies.

D. An inexperienced businessman is not subject to the new law.

author attributes the phenomenon of

A. the small number of qualified females in management

B. the over- recruitment of female managers in public companies

C. the advantage women enjoy when competing for senior positions

D. the discrimination toward women in Norwegian business circles

45. The main idea of the passage might be .