1、MBA（英语）模拟试卷 12及答案与解析 一、 Section I Vocabulary Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 1 Never before that night _ the extent o
2、f my own power. （ A） did I feel （ B） had I felt （ C） I had felt （ D） I did felt 2 Last year, Susan earned _ her brother, though her brother has a better position. （ A） twice as much as （ B） twice as many as （ C） twice than （ D） twice as more as 3 We didnt know his telephone number; otherwise we _ hi
3、m. （ A） would have telephone （ B） would telephone （ C） must haw; telephoned （ D） had telephoned 4 Whatever the causes, English is currently more widely spoken and written than any other language （ A） ever was （ B） has ever been （ C） had ever been （ D） would ever be 5 Do you think the president will
4、be able to _ his promise not to raise taxes? （ A） catch （ B） capture （ C） find （ D） keep 6 Many businesses promotion campaigns _ because they never fulfill what they have said in their ads. （ A） pass away （ B） get by （ C） fall through （ D） give away 7 Very few people could understand his lecture bec
5、ause the subject was very _. （ A） faint （ B） indefinite （ C） obscure （ D） gloomy 8 Difficulties and hardships have _ the best qualities of the young scientist. （ A） brought forth （ B） brought up （ C） brought out （ D） brought about 9 The _ of the dollar can be directly linked to deterioration of the
6、current account of the U.S. balance of payments. （ A） depression （ B） depreciation （ C） description （ D） deficit 10 If the value-added tax was done away with, it would act as a _ to consumption. （ A） progression （ B） prime （ C） stimulus （ D） stability 11 Customers may also be permitted to _ their cu
7、rrent accounts for a short period in anticipation of a credit item coming in. （ A） overextend （ B） overdraw （ C） overvalue （ D） overpay 12 They had to eat a (n) _ meal, or they would be too late for the concert. （ A） temporary （ B） hasty （ C） immediate （ D） urgent 13 They came to their rescue and co
8、nvinced these trembling men _ safety and help. （ A） of （ B） with （ C） for （ D） as 14 To _ the world peace has been one of the most crucial functions of the United Nations since it was founded in 1945. （ A） sustain （ B） maintain （ C） contain （ D） retain 15 I managed to talk down the price and bought
9、the coat _ the discount of 20 percent. （ A） for （ B） with （ C） on （ D） at 16 He seemed immune _ such emotions as jealousy, vanity, bitterness, anger and resentment. （ A） to （ B） from （ C） with （ D） of 17 The doctors _the newly approved drug into the patient when he was critically ill. （ A） injected
10、（ B） rejected （ C） projected （ D） subjected 18 The high living standards of the US cause its present population to _ 25 percent of the worlds oil. （ A） assume （ B） consume （ C） resume （ D） presume 19 Picasso was an artist who fundamentally changed the _ of art for later generations. （ A） philosophy
11、（ B） concept （ C） viewpoint （ D） theme 20 Some sufferers will quickly be restored to perfect health, _ others will take a longer time. （ A） which （ B） where （ C） when （ D） whereas 二、 Section II Cloze Directions: Read the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B,
12、C and D. choices the best one and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 21 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 (21) that a cluster of tall buildings in a city
13、often overburdens public transportation and parking lot (22) . Skyscrapers are also enormous (23) , and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the addition (24) 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the (25) daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowat
14、ts- enough to (26) the entire city of Albany for a day. Glass-wailed skyscraper can be especially (27) . The heat loss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times (28) through a typical masonry wall filled with insulation board. To lessen the strain (29) heating and air-
15、conditioning equipment, (30) of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses (31) with silver or gold mirror films that reduce (32) as well as heat gain. However, (33) skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and (34) neighboring buildings. Skys
16、crapers put severe pressure on a citys sanitation (35) , 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 (36) as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which has a (37) of more than 109,000. Skyscraper
17、s also (38) with television reception, block bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic. Still, people (39) to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them-personal ambition and the (40) of owners to have the largest possible amount of rentable space. （ A） at （ B） to （ C） out （
18、 D） towards （ A） power （ B） capacities （ C） potentials （ D） capabilities （ A） savers （ B） consumers （ C） losers （ D） spenders （ A） of （ B） in （ C） to （ D） at （ A） point （ B） top （ C） summit （ D） peak （ A） distribute （ B） give （ C） supply （ D） donate （ A） thrifty （ B） economic （ C） prosperous （ D） wa
19、steful （ A） that （ B） those （ C） which （ D） when （ A） to （ B） between （ C） on （ D） both （ A） founders （ B） consumers （ C） builders （ D） suppliers （ A） covered （ B） filled （ C） powdered （ D） stained （ A） brightness （ B） light （ C） glare （ D） gaze （ A） glass-walled （ B） plastic-walled （ C） concrete-wa
20、lled （ D） mirror-walled （ A） affect （ B） assist （ C） protect （ D） benefit （ A） decorations （ B） furniture （ C） facilities （ D） appliances （ A） many （ B） much （ C） few （ D） little （ A） population （ B） people （ C） mankind （ D） race （ A） intervene （ B） interfere （ C） interrupt （ D） obstacle （ A） stop （
21、 B） pause （ C） continue （ D） terminate （ A） wish （ B） desire （ C） secret （ D） promise 三、 Section III Reading Comprehension Directions: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Selling is the direct con
22、frontation between the company and its customer. Management training and material tend to be devoted to “closing the sale”, “effective presentation skills“, “use of visual aids“ , and so on. The one aspect of selling which is often neglected is “prospecting(寻找可能的顾客 )“. In advance of any direct selli
23、ng activity or, indeed, any promotion, it is important to take time and allocate resources to prospecting for clients. Prospecting identifies buyers and makes the best use of time available for selling. It is the quality, not the quantity, of prospects that matters. Market segmentation(条块化 ) will sh
24、ow the market segment most likely to yield buyers, e.g. manufacturing companies with a turnover in excess of 5 million within 50 miles of your offices. Building up a prime prospect file is the most valuable activity a salesperson can do. Once achieved, canvassing(游说顾客 ) is necessary only to “top up“
25、 the prospect reservoir when the level drops; that is, a prospect is converted to a customer, ceases to be a prime prospect and is replaced by another prime prospect. The prospect file will help only if it is kept up to date and used systematically. A follow-up or bring-forward system will force you
26、 to plan your time effectively. The selection of prospects can be done at the desk or by telephone. It involves a relatively low cost resource, compared with a field salesperson. The use of computers enables companies to develop a database of prospects which can be used interactively, depending on s
27、ales objectives or changes in strategy. By using a computerized marketing database, you can analyze important factors such as source of prospect/lead, date last called, change in staff. A new sales in a market sector can open the door to acquiring a number of new prospects in this sector. 41 Accordi
28、ng to the author, in selling people do not attach importance to _. （ A） management training and material （ B） effective presentation skills （ C） search for possible customers （ D） successful conclusion of deals 42 The word “prospects“ in the passage most probably means _. （ A） things that may become
29、 very popular in the near future （ B） products that may be well received by customers （ C） managers who try to promote the sales of a product （ D） people who are expected to buy a product soon 43 One thing that is considered most valuable for a salesperson to do is _. （ A） establishing a prime prosp
30、ect file （ B） opening a management training course （ C） making use of time and money available （ D） obtaining sufficient time and resources 44 The following are all the benefits of computerization except _. （ A） enabling companies to develop a database of prospects （ B） securing an annual turnover i
31、n excess of 5million （ C） using database of prospects interactively （ D） analyzing many important factors 45 Which of the following do you think is the best title for the passage? （ A） A Useful Sales Activity. （ B） Helpful If Done Systematically. （ C） An Important but Often Neglected Sales Activity.
32、 （ D） A Newly-created Sales Activity. 45 Read the following text and answer questions by finding information from the right column that corresponds to each of the marked details given in the left column. There are two extra choices in the left column. For centuries, explorers have risked their lives
33、 venturing into the unknown for reasons that were to varying degrees economic and nationalistic. Columbus went west to look for better trade routes to the Orient and to promote the greater glory of Spain, Lewis and Clark journeyed into the American wilderness to find out what the US had acquired whe
34、n it purchased Louisiana, and the Apollo astronauts rocketed to the moon in a dramatic show of technological muscle during the cold war. Although their missions blended commercial and political-military imperatives, the explorers involved all accomplished some significant science by going where no s
35、cientists had gone before. Today Mars looms (隐约出现 ) as humanitys next great terra incognita (未探明之地 ). And with doubtful prospects for a short-term financial return, with the cold war a rapidly fading memory and amid a growing emphasis on international cooperation in large space ventures, it is clear
36、 that imperatives other than profits or nationalism will have to compel human beings to leave their tracks on the planets reddish surface. Could it be that sciences which has long played a minor role in exploration, is at last destined to take a leading role? The question naturally invites a couple
37、of others: Are there experiment that only human could do on Mars? Could those experiments provide insights profound enough to justify the expense of sending people across interplanetary space? With Mars the scientific stakes are arguably higher than they have ever been. The issue of whether life eve
38、r existed on the planet, and whether it persists to this day, has been highlighted by mounting evidence that the Red Planet once had abundant stable, liquid water and by the continuing controversy over suggestions that bacterial fossils rode to Earth on a meteorite (陨石 ) from Mars. A more conclusive
39、 answer about life on Mars, past or present, would give researchers invaluable data about the range of conditions under which a planet can generate the complex chemistry that leads to life. If it could be established that life arose independently on Mars and Earth, the finding would provide the firs
40、t concrete clues in one of the deepest mysteries in all of science: the prevalence of life in the Universe. A. bacterial fossils rode to Earth on a meteorite from Mars B. their explorations were driven by commercial and political-military interests C. promote the greater glory of Spain D. demonstrat
41、e the powerful development of technology achieved by Americans E. complex chemistry come into existence which lead to life F. liquid water existed abundantly on Mars. G. believe thats a signify cantcommitment 46 The United States sent Apolloastronau ts to the moon in order to _. 47 Scientists devote
42、d to leave tracks of human beings on Mars surface _. 48 People dispute on the conclusion that _. 49 If it is proved that life indeed existed on Mars,researchers would get invaluable data about the conditions under which _. 50 Although Columbus accomplished significant science, it can be concluded th
43、at _. 50 The truly incompetent may never know the depths of their own incompetence, a pair of social psychologists said on Thursday. “We found again and again that people who perform poorly relative to their peers(同等人 ) tended to think that they did rather well,“ Justin Kruger, co-author of a study
44、on the subject, said in a telephone interview. Kruger and co-author David Dunning found that when it came to a variety of skills-logical reasoning, grammar, even sense of humor-people who essentially were inept (无能的；愚蠢的 ) never realized it, while those who had some ability were self-critical. It had
45、 little to do with innate modesty, Kruger said, but rather with a central paradox: Incompetents lack the basic skills to evaluate their performance realistically. Once they get those skills, they know where they stand, even if that is at the bottom. Americans and Western Europeans especially had an
46、unrealistically sunny assessment of their own capabilities, Dunning said by telephone in a separate interview, while Japanese and Koreans tended to give a reasonable assessment of their performance. In certain areas, such as athletic performance, which can be easily quantified, there is less self-de
47、lusion (欺骗 ), the researchers said. But even in some cases in which the failure should seem obvious, the perpetrator is blithely(愉快地；快活地 ) unaware of the problem. This was especially true in the area of logical reasoning, where research subjects + students at Cornell University, where the two resear
48、chers were based + often rated themselves highly even when they flubbed(搞得一团糟 ) all questions in a reasoning test. Later, when the students were instructed in logical reasoning, they scored better on a test but rated themselves lower, having learned what constituted competence in this area. Grammar
49、was another area in which objective knowledge was helpful in determining competence, but the more subjective area of humor posed different challenges, the researchers said. Participants were asked to rate how funny certain jokes were, and compare their responses with what an expert panel of comedians thought. On average, participants overestimated their sense of humor by about 16 percentage points. This might be thought of
