1、MBA 联考英语-综合填空(一)及答案解析(总分：30.00，做题时间：90 分钟)二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Niagara is an Indian word which means “roaring water“, Indeed, the roar of the falling water of Niagara can be heard (1) a distance of 5kms, Imagine (2) of water flowing over a cliff 90 feet high and you will get an idea of that te
2、rrible noise. And (3) tremendous power the Niagara River has! It moves big rocks about and throws them into the boiling water below. (4) ago an old ship without single person on board was put in mid-stream. It sailed down the river (5) a toy boat with great speed. Having reached the fall, the ship d
3、ropped into the boiling water, never (6) again. There were some people who wanted to become famous (7) , swimming across the most dangerous part of the Niagara River. One of them was Captain Webb who said that he would try to swim cross the Niagara, which (8) crowds of people. On the evening of July
4、 1st, 1893, Captain Webb came up to the river and (9) a plunge. His having jumped into the water (10) many people with horror. Soon, he appeared in the middle of the river. A loud shout went up from the crowd, but a moment later there was (11) silence. The man had disappeared under the water, Thousa
5、nds of eyes (12) on the river, but the man was drowned. In 1902, a certain Miss Taylor decided to go over the falls in a barrel. There were different kinds of pillows inside the barrel to prevent her from (13) . Having examined the barrel carefully, Miss Taylor got in. The barrel was closed and then
6、 (14) into the water. Having reached the falls, it overturned and was shot down by the terrible (15) of the water. When the barrel was finally caught and opened, Miss Taylor came out alive (16) with a frightened look in her eyes. Once a crowd of visitors saw a rope (17) over from one bank of the riv
7、er to the other. Then they saw a man (18) the rope. The man was an actor, Blondin (19) . He managed to cross Niagara Falls on a tight rope. The people on the bank were surprised at his (20) it so well.（分数：10.00）(1).A. within B. inside C. at D. on（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(2).A. much B. a great number C. mass
8、 D. a mass（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(3).A. how much B. what C. so D. how（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(4).A. Sometimes B. Many times C. Much time D. Some time（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(5).A. as B. as if C. like D. likely（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(6).A. to appear B. appearing C. appeared D. appear（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(7).A. for B. by C. throug
9、h D. from（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(8).A. attracted B. drew C. caused D. pulled（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(9).A. gave B. made C. did D. took（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(10).A. filling B. full of C. filled D. was filled（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(11).A. dead B. dying C. died D. death（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(12).A. being stopped B. were fixing C.
10、were fixed D. fixed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(13).A. being hurt B. having hurt C. hurting D. hurt（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(14).A. being throw B. throwing C. thrown D. threw（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(15).A. power B. strength C. force D. capacity（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(16).A. therefore B. however C. so D. but（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(17).A.
11、 being put B. put C. having put D. putting（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(18).A. step across B. step out onto C. step along D. step on（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(19).A. in name B. under the name of C. by name D. to the name of（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(20).A. done B. having done C. having been done D. being done（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.三、P
12、assage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In the old days, sending a thank-you note to a relative was easy. You wrote it, (1) , a stamp on the envelope and dropped it (2) a mailbox. (3) it went in a red-white-and-blue U.S. Mail truck, and (4) of days later the friendly neighborhood mailman walked it, (5) . weather, r
13、ight to the recipients door.(6) youre as likely to send a fax, e-mail, or instant message. (7) you cling to traditional pen and paper, its no longer clear (8) it will travel. Airborne Express? Overnight? Two-Day Priority?(9) it moves into the 1st century, the American mail system (13) to survive. In
14、 the past few years, the U.S. Postal Service(USPS) has (11) many new services, (12) stamps over the Internet, electronic bill payment, and a service that prints and mails electronic documents Yet revenues depleted by alternative communications (e-mail, electronic banking), (13) with rising fuel and
15、operating costs, led to a $150 million loss in 2000.Meanwhile, private carriers are competing (14) business, forcing the Postal Service to contract with the likes of DHL and Emery Worldwide just to maintain its global reach. (15) still delivering 20 percent of the worlds mail, the men and women in t
16、he blue uniforms of the Postal Service just cant seem to (16) .The problem is that the U.S. hasnt (17) grips with the fact that in a fast-changing world, mail delivery is better run as a competitive business than as a government monopoly. (18) many countries have privatized their postal systems, the
17、 USPS has attempted to maintain business in both the public and private worlds. It is a semiprivate corporation with a lumbering government bureaucracy. It is (19) by a board of governors (20) a blend of local politicians, small-town business leaders and federal bureaucrats.（分数：10.00）(1).A. put B. s
18、tuck C. took D. had（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(2).A. to B. in C. into D. with（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Off B. Out C. Before D. Beyond（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(4).A. few B. a few C. a couple D. some（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(5).A. regardless B. regardless of C. regarding D. with regard to（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(6).A. Now B. Then C. Wh
19、en D. Since（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(7).A. Unless B. Until C. If D. Even if（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(8).A. what B. how C. where D. why（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(9).A. For B. Until C. As D. Since（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(10).A. struggles B. is struggling C. struggled D. has struggled（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(11).A. set B. formed C. establis
20、hed D. launched（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(12).A. including B. ranging C. covering D. stretching（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(13).A. combine B. combining C. combined D. combination（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(14).A. for B. with C. in D. to（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(15).A. However B. Therefore C. Despite D. Although（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(16).A. k
21、eep abreast B. keep pace C. catch up D. catch up with（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(17).A. come to B. arrive at C. found out D. made out（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(18).A. While B. When C. Where D. How（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(19).A. done B. perfumed C. set D. run（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(20).A. made B. made up C. made up of D. made out o
22、f（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.四、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)As human children are unusually dependent for an unusually long time, its obvious that every society must provide a domestic context in which the children are brought up and educated. In present day English, the word family has two meanings: firstly, the
23、(1) group of parents and children; and secondly, a (2) of relations who might be expected to (3) at a wedding or a (4) . At the first level, my brothers and sisters and myself are all in the same (5) as children, but in different ones as parents; but at the second (6) , were all in the same family f
24、rom start to finish.As nuclear families become more (7) , families of relations become more dispersed (分). The young mother can still talk to her Mum on the phone, but she cant ask her to (8) for a few minutes to watch the baby. Ideas about the (9) of women have been changing: wives are thought to b
25、e the (10) of their husbands rather than their (11) . But perhaps theyre more (12) enslaved to their children than before. The point is that there doesnt seem to be any (13) . There is a genuine (14) between the right of the woman to be treated as a free and self-respected (15) , and the right of th
26、e child to demand care and (16) .We have created for ourselves three (17) : social equality of men and women: (18) of the marriage; and lifelong love and (19) between parents and children. However, we have (20) a social system in which its quite impossible for these factors to co-exist.（分数：10.00）(1)
27、.A. permanent B. rigid C. casual D. domestic（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(2).A. parade B. network C. collection D. framework（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(3).A. turn up B. turn about C. turn in D. turn over（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(4).A. parliament B. setting C. funeral D. troop（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(5).A. conference B. family C. organi
28、zation D. procedure（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(6).A. trend B. union C. access D. level（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(7).A. adequate B. challenged C. isolated D. excessive（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(8).A. drop in B. drop on C. drop away D. drop off（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(9).A. personality B. status C. alternative D. career（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D
29、.(10).A. companions B. opponents C. sponsors D. reporters（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(11).A. principals B. rivals C. slaves D. neighbors（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(12).A. flexibly B. highly C. presently D. thoroughly（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(13).A. solution B. evolution C. fiction D. location（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(14).A. fuss B. cla
30、sh C. hesitation D. pause（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(15).A. resident B. volunteer C. individual D. specialist（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(16).A. growth B. permission C. response D. attention（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(17).A. miracles B. obstacles C. ideals D. sensations（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(18).A. glamour B. permanence C. management
31、D. reservation（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(19).A. cooperation B. distinction C. tension D. acquisition（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(20).A. modified B. predicted C. selected D. created（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.MBA 联考英语-综合填空(一)答案解析(总分：30.00，做题时间：90 分钟)二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Niagara is an Indian word which means “roaring water“,
32、Indeed, the roar of the falling water of Niagara can be heard (1) a distance of 5kms, Imagine (2) of water flowing over a cliff 90 feet high and you will get an idea of that terrible noise. And (3) tremendous power the Niagara River has! It moves big rocks about and throws them into the boiling wate
33、r below. (4) ago an old ship without single person on board was put in mid-stream. It sailed down the river (5) a toy boat with great speed. Having reached the fall, the ship dropped into the boiling water, never (6) again. There were some people who wanted to become famous (7) , swimming across the
34、 most dangerous part of the Niagara River. One of them was Captain Webb who said that he would try to swim cross the Niagara, which (8) crowds of people. On the evening of July 1st, 1893, Captain Webb came up to the river and (9) a plunge. His having jumped into the water (10) many people with horro
35、r. Soon, he appeared in the middle of the river. A loud shout went up from the crowd, but a moment later there was (11) silence. The man had disappeared under the water, Thousands of eyes (12) on the river, but the man was drowned. In 1902, a certain Miss Taylor decided to go over the falls in a bar
36、rel. There were different kinds of pillows inside the barrel to prevent her from (13) . Having examined the barrel carefully, Miss Taylor got in. The barrel was closed and then (14) into the water. Having reached the falls, it overturned and was shot down by the terrible (15) of the water. When the
37、barrel was finally caught and opened, Miss Taylor came out alive (16) with a frightened look in her eyes. Once a crowd of visitors saw a rope (17) over from one bank of the river to the other. Then they saw a man (18) the rope. The man was an actor, Blondin (19) . He managed to cross Niagara Falls o
38、n a tight rope. The people on the bank were surprised at his (20) it so well.（分数：10.00）(1).A. within B. inside C. at D. on（分数：0.50）A. B.C.D.解析：within a distance of 5kms 是固定用法，意思是“在方圆 5 公里的范围内”。(2).A. much B. a great number C. mass D. a mass（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：mass 表示整体概念，意思是“团，块，堆”。与物质名词连用时习惯表达形式为
39、a mass of。(3).A. how much B. what C. so D. how（分数：0.50）A.B. C.D.解析：感叹句的两种表达法是：What(+a+形容词)+名词+主语+动词；How+形容词(或副词)+主语+动词。(4).A. Sometimes B. Many times C. Much time D. Some time（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：sometimes(有时)，many times(很多次)；much time(很多时间)； sometime(一段时间)。(5).A. as B. as if C. like D. likely（分数：0.
40、50）A.B.C. D.解析：like 是介词，意思是“像，和一样”。as 表示“像，和一样”的意思时要用在 asas 结构中。(6).A. to appear B. appearing C. appeared D. appear（分数：0.50）A. B.C.D.解析：never 或 only 后使用动词不定式表示结果状语，指意想不到的或出乎意料的结果。(7).A. for B. by C. through D. from（分数：0.50）A.B. C.D.解析：by doing sth 是指通过做某事这种手段而达到目的。(8).A. attracted B. drew C. caused
41、D. pulled（分数：0.50）A.B. C.D.解析：本题属词义辨析。attract(吸引)；draw(吸，吸收，吸引)；cause(引起)；pull(吸引，招徕)。(9).A. gave B. made C. did D. took（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：take the plunge 是固定搭配，意思是“采取断然行动，大胆尝试”。(10).A. filling B. full of C. filled D. was filled（分数：0.50）A.B.C. D.解析：从语法上判断，本空各处应填入一谓语动词，many people 是其宾语，所以应用主动语态形式fi
42、lled。(11).A. dead B. dying C. died D. death（分数：0.50）A. B.C.D.解析：dead silence 意思是“死一般的寂静”。(12).A. being stopped B. were fixing C. were fixed D. fixed（分数：0.50）A.B.C. D.解析：空格后的介词 on 决定正确选项为 were fixed，fix ones eyes on 意思是“盯着看”。(13).A. being hurt B. having hurt C. hurting D. hurt（分数：0.50）A. B.C.D.解析：pre
43、vent sb(from) doing sth是固定用法，sb.应该是 doing 的动作发出者，如果是动作承受者，doing 要用被动形式。(14).A. being throw B. throwing C. thrown D. threw（分数：0.50）A.B.C. D.解析：and 引导的 was closed 和空各处的词是并列谓语，故应选 C。(15).A. power B. strength C. force D. capacity（分数：0.50）A.B.C. D.解析：power 指抽象的力量；strength 指体能方面的力量；force 指力量，影响力；capacity
44、意思是“容量，能力”。(16).A. therefore B. however C. so D. but（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：but 此处为转折连词。Miss Taylor 从桶里活着出来，双眼却充满了恐惧。(17).A. being put B. put C. having put D. putting（分数：0.50）A. B.C.D.解析：see sb./sth. do 意思是“看见某人做某事”，表示发生过的行为。see sb./sth. doing 意思是“看见某人在做某事”，表示观看当时正在发生的事情。sb./sth.应该是 do 的动作执行者，否则 do 用被动
45、式。(18).A. step across B. step out onto C. step along D. step on（分数：0.50）A.B. C.D.解析：绳子拉好后，人们看到一个人走到绳子上去。最符合句意的选项为 step out onto。(19).A. in name B. under the name of C. by name D. to the name of（分数：0.50）A.B.C. D.解析：in name 名义上，有名无实的：under the name of 以名义，用名字；by name 名叫 to the name of 属于的东西，属于所有。Blond
46、in 是 actor 的名字，所以应用 by name。(20).A. done B. having done C. having been done D. being done（分数：0.50）A.B. C.D.解析：his 是空格出应填入非谓语动词的逻辑主语，故应用其主动形式。A，C 和 D 都是被动式。三、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In the old days, sending a thank-you note to a relative was easy. You wrote it, (1) , a stamp on the envelope and drop
47、ped it (2) a mailbox. (3) it went in a red-white-and-blue U.S. Mail truck, and (4) of days later the friendly neighborhood mailman walked it, (5) . weather, right to the recipients door.(6) youre as likely to send a fax, e-mail, or instant message. (7) you cling to traditional pen and paper, its no
48、longer clear (8) it will travel. Airborne Express? Overnight? Two-Day Priority?(9) it moves into the 1st century, the American mail system (13) to survive. In the past few years, the U.S. Postal Service(USPS) has (11) many new services, (12) stamps over the Internet, electronic bill payment, and a s
49、ervice that prints and mails electronic documents Yet revenues depleted by alternative communications (e-mail, electronic banking), (13) with rising fuel and operating costs, led to a $150 million loss in 2000.Meanwhile, private carriers are competing (14) business, forcing the Postal Service to contract with the likes of DHL and Emery Worldwide just to maintain its global reach. (15) still delivering 20 percent of the worlds mail, the men and women in the blue uniforms of the Postal Service just cant seem to (16) .The problem is that th
