1、MBA 联考英语-34 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Driving through snowstorm on icy roads for long distances is a most nerve-racking experience. It is a paradox that the snow, coming (1) gently, blowing gleefully in a high wind, all the while (2) down a treacherous carpet, fr
2、eezes the windows, (3) the view. The might of automated man is (4) . The horses, the powerful electrical systems, the deep-tread tires, all go (5) nothing. One minute the road feels (6) ,and the next the driver is sliding over it, light as a (7) ,in a panic, wondering what the heavy trailer trucks c
3、oming up (8) the rear are going to do. The trucks are like (9) when you have to pass them, not at sixty or seventy (10) you do when the road is dry, but at twenty-five and thirty. (11) their engines sound unnaturally loud. Snow, slush and (12) of ice spray from beneath the wheels, obscure the windsh
4、ield, and rattle (13) your car. Beneath the wheels there is plenty of (14) for you to slide and get mashed to a pulp. Inch (15) inch you move up, past the rear wheels, the center wheels, the cab, the front wheels, all (16) too slowly by. Straight ahead you continue, (17) to cut over sharply would se
5、nd you into a slip, (18) in front of the vehicle. At last, there is (19) enough, and you creep back over, in front of the truck now, but (20) the sound of its engine still thundering in your ears.（分数：10.00）(1).A. up B. off C. down D. on（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(2).A. lies B. lays C. settles D. sends（分数：0.50
6、）A.B.C.D.(3).A. blocks B. strikes C. puffs D. cancels（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(4).A. muted B. discovered C. doubled D. undervalued（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(5).A. for B. with C. into D. from（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(6).A. comfortable B. weak C. risky D. firm（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(7).A. loaf B. feather C. leaf D. fog（分数：0.50）A.B.
7、C.D.(8).A. beneath B. from C. under D. beyond（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(9).A. dwarfs B. giants C. patients D. princesses（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(10).A. what B. since C. as D. that（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(11).A. So B. But C. Or D. Then（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(12).A. flakes B. flocks C. chips D. cakes（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(13).A. onto
8、B. against C. off D. along（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(14).A. snow B. earth C. room D. ice（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(15).A. by B. after C. for D. with（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(16).A. climbing B. crawling C. winding D. sliding（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(17).A. meanwhile B. unless C. whereas D. for（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(18).A. sheer B. mostly
9、C. rarely D. right（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(19).A. might B. distance C. air D. power（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(20).A. with B. like C. inside D. upon（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.二、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspaper
10、s during the past quarter- century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could b
11、e found in most big-city newspapers. Yet a considerable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews. To read such books today is to marvel at the fact that their learned contents were once deemed suitable for publ
12、ication in general-circulation dailies.We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War II, at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publicat
13、ions in which it appeared. In those far- off days, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered. Theirs was a serious business, and even those reviewers who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest
14、 Newman, could be trusted to know what they were about. These men believed in journalism as a calling, and were proud to be published in the daily press. “ So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism, “Newman wrote, “that I am tempted to define jo
15、urnalism as a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are. “Unfortunately, these critics are virtually forgotten. Neville Cardus, who wrote for the Manchester Guardian from 1917 until shortly before his death in 1975 ,is now known solely as a writer of essays on the game
16、of cricket. During his lifetime, though, he was also one of Englands foremost classical-music critics, a stylist so widely admired that his Autobiography (1947) became a best-seller. He was knighted in 1967 ,the first music critic to be so honored. Yet only one of his books is now in print, and his
17、vast body of writings on music is unknown save to specialists.Is there any chance that Carduss criticism will enjoy a revival? The prospect seems remote. Journalistic tastes had changed tong before his death, and postmodern readers have little use for the richly upholstered Vicwardian prose in which
18、 he specialized. Moreover,the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.（分数：10.00）(1).It is indicated in Paragraphs 1 and 2 that_.A. arts criticism has disappeared from big-city newspapersB. English-language newspapers used to carry more arts reviewsC. high-quality newspapers
19、 retain a large body of readersD. young readers doubt the suitability of criticism on dailies（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Newspaper reviews in England before World War II were characterized by_.A. free themes B. casual styleC. elaborate layout D. radical viewpoints（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following
20、 would Shaw and Newman most probably agree on?A. It is writersduty to fulfill journalistic goals.B. It is contemptible for writers to be journalists.C. Writers are likely to be tempted into journalism.D. Not all writers are capable of journalistic writing.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What can be learned abo
21、ut Cardus according to the last two paragraphs?A. His music criticism may not appeal to readers today.B. His reputation as a music critic has long been in dispute.C. His style caters largely to modern specialists.D. His writings fail to follow the amateur tradition.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What would be
22、 the best title for the text?A. Newspapers of the Good Old Days.B. The Lost Horizon in Newspapers.C. Mournful Decline of Journalism.D. Prominent Critics in Memory.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Over the past decade, thousands of patents have been granted for what are called business method
23、s. Amazon. com received one for its“ one-click“ online payment system. Merrill Lynch got legal protection for an asset allocation strategy. One inventor patented a technique for lifting a box.Now the nations top patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents, which ha
24、ve been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10 years ago. In a move that has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz the U. S. court of Appeals for the federal circuit said it would use a particular case to conduct a broad review of business-method patents. In re Bilski, as the case is k
25、nown ,is “a very big deal“, says Dennis D. Crouch of the University of Missouri School of law. It“ has the potential to eliminate an entire class of patents. “Curbs on business-method claims would be a dramatic about-face, because it was the federal circuit itself that introduced such patents with i
26、s 1998 decision in the so-called state Street Bank case, approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets. That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings, initially by emerging internet companies trying to stake out exclusive rights to specific types of online transacti
27、ons. Later, move established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might beat them to the punch. In 2005,IBM noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents despite the fact that it questioned the leg
28、al basis for granting them. Similarly, some Wall Street investment films armed themselves with patents for financial products, even as they took positions in court cases opposing the practice.The Bilski case involves a claimed patent on a method for hedging risk in the energy market. The Federal cir
29、cuit issued an unusual order stating that the case would be heard by all 12 of the courts judges, rather than a typical panel of three, and that one issue it wants to evaluate is whether it should “reconsider“ its state street Bank ruling.The Federal Circuits action comes in the wake of a series of
30、recent decisions by the supreme Court that has narrowed the scope of protections for patent holders. Last April, for example the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheld for“ inventions“ that are obvious. The judges on the Federal circuit are“ reacting to the anti-patent trend at th
31、e Supreme Court“, says Harold C. Wegner, a patent attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.（分数：10.00）(1).Business-method patents have recently aroused concern because of_.A. their limited value to businessB. their connection with asset allocationC. the possible restriction o
32、n their grantingD. the controversy over authorization（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is true of the Bilski case?A. Its ruling complies with the court decisions.B. It involves a very big business transaction.C. It has been dismissed by the Federal Circuit.D. It may change the legal practi
33、ces in the U. S（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The word“ about-face“ (Para 3) most probably means_.A. loss of good willB. increase of hostilityC. change of attitudeD. enhancement of dignity（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).We learn from the last two paragraphs that business-method patents_.A. are immune to legal challenges
34、B. are often unnecessarily issuedC. lower the esteem for patent holdersD. increase the incidence of risks（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following would be the subject of the text?A. A looming threat to business-method patents.B. Protection for business-method patent holders.C. A legal case regard
35、ing business-method patents.D. A prevailing trend against business-method patents.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.六、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In spite of “endless talk of difference,“ American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is “the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse, and the
36、casualness and absence of deference“ characteristic of popular culture. People are absorbed into “a culture of consumption“ launched by the 19th-century department stores that offered “ vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere. Instead of intimate shops catering to a knowledgeable elite,“ these
37、 were stores“ anyone could enter, regardless of class or background. This turned shopping into a public and democratic act. “ The mass media, advertising and sports are other forces for homogenization.Immigrants are quickly fitting into this common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but
38、is hardly poisonous. Writing for the National Immigration Forum, Gregory Rodriguez reports that todays immigration is neither at unprecedented levels nor resistant to assimilation. In 1998 immigrants were 9.8 percent of population; in 1990,13.6 percent. In the 10 years prior to 1990,3.1 immigrants a
39、rrived for every 1,000 residents; in the 10 years prior to 1890,9.2 for every 1,000. Now, consider three indices of assimilation-language, home ownership and intermarriage.The 1990 Census revealed that “a majority of immigrants from each of the fifteen most common countries of origin spoke English w
40、ell or very well after ten years of residence. “The children of immigrants tend to be bilingual and proficient in English. “ By the third generation, the original language is lost in the majority of immigrant families. “ Hence the description of America as a “graveyard“ for languages. By 1996 foreig
41、n-born immigrants who had arrived before 1970 had a home ownership rate of 75.6 percent, higher than the 69.8 percent rate among native-born Americans.Foreign-born Asians and Hispanics “have higher rates of intermarriage than do U.S.-born whites and blacks. “By the third generation, one third of His
42、panic women are married to non-Hispanics, and 41 percent of Asian-American women are married to non-Asians.Rodriguez notes that children in remote villages around the world are fans of superstars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks, yet “some Americans fear that immigrants living within the
43、United States remain somehow immune to the nations assimilative power.“Are there divisive issues and pockets of seething anger in America? Indeed. It is big enough to have a bit of everything. But particularly when viewed against Americas turbulent past, todays social indices hardly suggest a dark a
44、nd deteriorating social environment.（分数：10.00）(1).The word“ homogenizing“ (Paragraph 1 ) most probably means_.A. identifying B. associatingC. assimilating D. monopolizing（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the author, the department stores of the 19th century_.A. played a role in the spread of popular
45、 cultureB. became intimate shops for common consumersC. satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable eliteD. owed its emergence to the culture of consumption（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The text suggests that immigrants now in the U. S._.A. are resistant to homogenizationB. exert a great influence on American cul
46、tureC. are hardly a threat to the common cultureD. constitute the majority of the population（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why are Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks mentioned in Paragraph 5?A. To prove their popularity around the world.B. To reveal the publics fear of immigrants.C. To give examples of su
47、ccessful immigrants.D. To show the powerful influence of American culture.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).In the authors opinion, the absorption of immigrants into American society is_.A. rewarding B. successful C. fruitless D. harmful（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.七、Text 4(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Bankers have been blaming themselve
48、s for their troubles in public. Behind the scenes, they have been taking aim at someone else: the accounting standard-setters. Their rules, moan the banks, have forced them to report enormous losses, and its just not fair. These rules say they must value some assets at the price a third party would
49、pay, not the price managers and regulators would like them to fetch.Unfortunately, banks lobbying now seems to be working. The details may be unknowable, but the independence of standard-setters, essential to the proper functioning of capital markets, is being compromised. And, unless banks carry toxic assets at prices that attract buyers, reviving the banking system will be difficult.After a bruising encounter with Congress, Americas Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) rushed through rule changes. These gave bank
