1、MBA 联考英语-综合练习(二)及答案解析(总分：180.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B完形填空/B(总题数：10，分数：180.00)Passage 1 Over an extended period of time it is possible for potential firms to enter or for existing firms to leave a competitive industry. In the competitive world, shifts in the productive U(1) /U of the economy from any one li
2、ne of production to others would U(2) /U in this way. The length of the time period U(3) /U for entry and/or exit will vary, depending upon the U(4) /U involved. Some, like hot dog stands, may be easily and quickly U(5) /U. Others, like textile mills, will require a longer planning and construction
3、period. Whatever the time U(6) /U necessary for firms to enter or exit a given industry, we U(7) /U that period as the long run for that industry. For different industries, the long run will encompass different time spans. The force that U(8) /U the entry of new firms into an industry is profit U(9)
4、 /U . When the firms in an industry are making profits, they provide the investors in those firms with higher-than-average returns on their investments. Higher-than-average returns seldom go U(10) /U. In the long run they attract new investment and new firms. On the other hand, losses provide the U(
5、11) /U for firms in an industry to leave it. Losses mean that returns to investors in the industry are below the average received by investors economy-wide; however, they do not necessarily U(12) /U that the net income of the firm is U(13) /U. It may or it may not be. But investors will want to with
6、draw their investments from the loss-incurring industry and U(14) /U in other industries where the returns will be greater. Where profits exist, returns on investment are above average. Where losses occur, returns are below average. So investment is U(15) /U being redirected from less valuable to mo
7、re valuable uses. （分数：15.00）A.capacityB.capabilityC.competenceD.abilityA.emergeB.occurC.appearD.showA.crucialB.compulsoryC.necessaryD.urgentA.tradesB.industriesC.fieldsD.jobsA.enteredB.enrolledC.enforcedD.enhancedA.intervalB.durationC.spanD.periodA.refer toB.look forward toC.see toD.contribute toA.e
8、nhancesB.motivatesC.improvesD.developsA.possibilitiesB.availabilitiesC.probabilitiesD.capabilitiesA.unnoticedB.unmentionedC.untouchedD.undoneA.impulseB.incentiveC.inspirationD.motivationA.exhibitB.signifyC.argueD.promiseA.positiveB.negativeC.cheerfulD.doubtfulA.restoreB.replaceC.renewD.reinvestA.con
9、stantlyB.occasionallyC.fixedlyD.endlesslyPassage 2 As fears grow that the world economy is going into recession, finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the main industrialized nations have had talks in Washington U(1) /U the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Ba
10、nk, which begin next Wednesday. Correspondents say they have been U(2) /U ways to show the world that decisive action will be U(3) /U to restore confidence. United States Treasury Secretary emerged from the meeting, U(4) /U the group of seven had had U(5) /U he referred to as long and intense discus
11、sions on how to end the global financial crisis. The communique (公报) stated that the balance of risks in the global economy had shifted. Without spelling it out, the ministers made U(6) /U clear that the danger now was recession U(7) /U not inflation. The communique went on to say that each of the s
12、even had to do its part to promote recovery and financial stability while keeping markets open. Japan received the most U(8) /U. Tokyo was told that it had to take swift U(9) /U so that it could U(10) /U economic growth, and U(11) /U the countrys banking crisis. Much of the statement was U(12) /U to
13、 developing countries. The seven were worried about the U(13) /U of funds from the emerging markets. Here the discussions U(14) /U on Brazil, which has recently seen a billion dollars a day leaving the country. And there was a special message for the Russian representatives who joined the meeting. T
14、here had to be faster reform and comprehensive restructuring of the financial sector, but there are few who believe that that advice will be U(15) /U in the near future. （分数：15.00）A.beforehandB.aheadC.priorD.in advance ofA.pursuingB.searchingC.looking forD.chasingA.takenB.madeC.doneD.broughtA.talkin
15、gB.speakingC.sayingD.tellingA.asB.whatC.whichD.thatA.themB.itC.soD.suchA.yetB.butC.howeverD.soA.applicationB.affectionC.attractionD.attentionA.effortB.activityC.actionD.endeavorA.step upB.back upC.add upD.stand upA.verifyB.determineC.secureD.resolveA.resignedB.attributedC.committedD.devotedA.departu
16、reB.removalC.dismissalD.withdrawalA.imposedB.absorbedC.ascertainedD.centeredA.followedB.pursuedC.receivedD.obtainedPassage 3 I dont believe that men have deliberately turned us into slaves, as one of your correspondents writes. U(1) /U I do know that many women are exploited at work. There must be e
17、qual pay U(2) /U equal work, and where this is not the case, the abuse must be resisted at all costs. I dont believe that men U(3) /U us their mental inferiors. But I do know that theres still a great U(4) /U of prejudice against women. Certain jobs are still considered to be for men U(5) /U, for ex
18、ample top jobs in industry, in the government and the law. This sort of U(6) /U must be resisted at all costs. We are born with brains just as good as mens, and U(7) /U we are not expected to use them. It all begins in the home and at school, U(8) /U girls are expected to play a smaller U(9) /U than
19、 boys, and to be less U(10) /U I was lucky. I was brought up with the idea of U(11) /U something to society-not just to sit at home waiting for U(12) /U. As a result, I U(13) /U some people would call me a successful career girl, but let me U(14) /U you, I enjoy it, and my family doesnt U(15) /U （分数
20、：15.00）A.AndB.ButC.ThereforeD.HenceA.toB.forC.withD.inA.considerB.employC.thinkD.treatA.hostB.dealC.numberD.amountA.particularlyB.exceptionallyC.indeedD.onlyA.attitudeB.treatmentC.prejudiceD.oppressionA.yetB.soC.thusD.otherwiseA.whichB.howC.whenD.whereA.taskB.roleC.functionD.dutyA.greedyB.aggressive
21、C.energeticD.ambitiousA.makingB.attributingC.contributingD.showingA.opportunityB.miracleC.sympathyD.marriageA.proposeB.supposeC.opposeD.exposeA.assureB.insureC.ensureD.secureA.complainB.complyC.conflictD.condemnPassage 4 There is nothing illogical or synthetic about the humility of great bookmen in
22、calling attention to the limitations of the book. No book can U(1) /U us to know everything that is to be known, or feel everything that is to be felt. A book is part of life, not a substitute U(2) /U it. It is not a fit U(3) /U for worship or enshrinement. It loses its charm and much of its value w
23、hen accepted uncritically. No one would have been more U(4) /U than Aristotle if he could have known of the excessive and U(5) /U veneration that would be given to his ideas in centuries to U(6) /U When his works became the last words of advance knowledge, such knowledge became neither advanced nor
24、vital. The particular occasion for these remarks is that there are U(7) /U here and there that some of us in the book world may be U(8) /U ourselves too seriously. In the effort to increase book reading some extravagant things are being said about books. It is made toU (9) /U that nothing is happeni
25、ng now that has not happened before, and that the only true approach to understanding is U(10) /U books. We do neither service nor justice to books by U(11) /U upon them such omnipotence and omniscience. Many of the answers we need today are not necessarily to be found between U(12) /U . There are e
26、lements of newness in the present U(13) /U of man that will not readily be U(14) /U of by required reading or ready reference. Books are not slide rules or blueprints for U(15) /U automatic answers. What is needed is a mighty blend of the wisdom of the ages with fresh, razor-edged analytical thought
27、. （分数：15.00）A.o informB.promiseC.enableD.trainA.ofB.forC.toD.withA.subjectB.issueC.matterD.imageA.disturbedB.disguisedC.intervenedD.interruptedA.dreadfulB.respectfulC.harmfulD.fruitfulA.goB.comeC.passD.emergeA.tracesB.signsC.marksD.trailsA.confiningB.demandingC.takingD.pushingA.showB.appearC.proveD.
28、indicateA.throughB.withC.amongD.fromA.concentratingB.conferringC.imposingD.installingA.pagesB.coversC.linesD.rowsA.positionB.situationC.statusD.dilemmaA.disposedB.discernedC.dischargedD.dispersedA.polishingB.regulatingC.furnishingD.forwardingPassage 5 The human being longs for a sense of being accom
29、plished, of being able to do things, with his hand, with his mind, with his will. Each of us wants to feel he or she has the ability to do U(1) /U that is meaningful and that serves as a U(2) /U to our inherent abilities. It is easiest to see this U(3) /U the craftsman who lovingly shapes some cheap
30、 material into an object that may be either useful or beautiful or U(4) /U. You can see the carpenter or bricklayer stand aside and U(5) /U the product of his personal skill. But even U(6) /U there is no obvious end product that is U(7) /U attributable to one persons skill, researchers have found th
31、at employees find pride in accomplishment. Our own research in hospitals suggests that U(8) /U the housekeeping and laundry staffs take pride in the U(9) /U that in their own ways they are helping to cure sick people-and thus accomplishing a good deal. Were often misled by the complaints U(10) /U di
32、fficult work; deep U(11) /U most people regard their own capacity to conquer the tough job as the mark of their own unique U(12) /U Complaining is just U(13) /U of working. After all, how U(14) /U do you know who you are, except as you can demonstrate the ability of your U(15) /U to control you limb
33、s and hands and words? You are, U(16) /U significant measure, what you can do. Some are deceived into thinking that people like to store up U(17) /U, to rest and save U(18) /U as much as possible. Just the U(19) /U. It is energy U(20) /U that is satisfying. （分数：20.00）A.one thingB.somethingC.workD.a
34、jobA.tributeB.devotionC.contributionD.constructionA.atB.onC.inD.withA.meaningfulB.sensibleC.reasonableD.bothA.look atB.seeC.admireD.observeA.soB.althoughC.whereD.asA.onlyB.solelyC.directlyD.completelyA.evenB.howeverC.ifD.thoughA.workB.thoughtC.factD.phenomenonA.surroundingB.aroundC.roundD.associatin
35、gA.inB.intoC.upD.downA.characterB.personalityC.characteristicD.styleA.necessityB.partC.requirementD.informationA.manyB.muchC.elseD.otherA.heartB.thoughtC.mindD.brainA.toB.onC.atD.inA.strengthB.spiritsC.energyD.timeA.itB.themselvesC.themD.theirsA.oppositeB.contraryC.counteractionD.counterA.lossB.expe
36、nditureC.explorationD.exploitPassage 6 An important factor of leadership is attraction. This does not mean attractiveness in the ordinary sense, for that is a born quality U(1) /U our control. The leader has, nevertheless, to be a magnet; a central figure towards whom people are U(2) /U. Magnetism i
37、n that sense depends, first of all, U(3) /U being seen. There is a type of authority which can be U(4) /U. from behind closed doors, but that is not leadership. U(5) /U there is movement and action, the true leaders is in the forefront and may seem, indeed, to be everywhere at once. He has to become
38、 a legend; the U(6) /U for anecdotes, whether true or U(7) /U; an important character. One of the simplest devices is to be absent U(8) /U the occasion when the leader might be U(9) /U to be there, enough in itself to start a rumor about the vital business U(10) /U has detained him. To U(11) /U up f
39、or this, he can appeal when least expected, giving rise to another story about the interest he can display U(12) /U things which other folks might U(13) /U as trivial. With this gift for U(14) /U curiosity, the leader always combines a reluctance to talk about himself. His interest is U(15) /U in ot
40、her people; he questions them and encourages them to talk and then remembers all U(16) /U is relevant. He never leaves a party U(17) /U he has mentally field a minimum dossier (档案) on U(18) /U present, ensuring that he knows U(19) /U to say when he meets them again. He is not artificially extrovert
41、but he would usually rather listen U(20) /U talk. Others realize gradually that his importance needs no proof. （分数：20.00）A.inB.beyondC.underD.ofA.unitedB.draggedC.drawnD.hauledA.atB.inC.aboutD.onA.lookedB.recognizedC.exercisedD.respectedA.WhereB.ThoughC.BecauseD.WhenA.minor roleB.subjectC.jokeD.supp
42、lementA.incorrectB.wrongC.falseD.badA.inB.onC.atD.underA.refusedB.suspectedC.expelledD.expectedA.whichB.whenC.whatD.whereA.takeB.makeC.comeD.giveA.onB.inC.aboutD.atA.lookB.thinkC.viewD.dealA.decreasingB.possessingC.inspiringD.urgingA.directlyB.obscurelyC.scarcelyD.plainlyA.whichB.thatC.whatD.oneA.af
43、terB.whenC.untilD.beforeA.someoneB.everyoneC.menD.oneA.whenB.whereC.whichD.whatA.andB.orC.thanD.butPassage 7 A major reason for conflict in the animal world is territory. The male animal U(1) /U an area. The size of the area is sufficient to provide food for him, his U(2) /U and their offspring. Mig
44、rating birds, for example, U(3) /U up the best territory in the order of “first come, first U(4) /U.“ The late arrivals may acquire U(5) /U territories, but less food is available, or they are too close to the U(6) /U of the enemies of the species. U(7) /U there is really insufficient food or the da
45、nger is very great, the animal will not U(8) /U. In this way, the members of the species which are less fit will not have offspring. When there is conflict U(9) /U territory, animals will commonly use force, or a U(10) /U of force, to decide which will stay and which will go. It is interesting to no
46、te, however, that animals seem to use U(11) /U the minimum amount of force U(12) /U to drive away the intruder. There is usually no killing. In the U(13) /U of those animals which are capable of doing each other great harm, U(14) /U is a system for the losing animal to show the winning animals that he U(15) /U to submit. When he shows this, the U(16) /U normally stops fighting. Animals (especially birds), which can easily escape from conflict seem to have. U(17) /Uobstacle against killing, and equally no mechanism U(18) /U submiss
