1、MBA（英语）模拟试卷 9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 Nancy is so poor that even fifty dollar
2、s _ a big sum to her. （ A） is （ B） are （ C） add （ D） equal 2 Black people are by no means _ white people. （ A） inferior over （ B） more inferior than （ C） inferior to （ D） more inferior to 3 She had her finger _ when she was cutting paper. （ A） cut （ B） cutting （ C） to cut （ D） cuts 4 Jean did not ha
3、ve time to go to the concert last night because she was busy _ for her examination. （ A） to prepare （ B） preparing （ C） to be prepared （ D） being prepared 5 He will come to call on you the moment he _ his work. （ A） will finish （ B） had finished （ C） finishes （ D） finished 6 All _ is a continuous su
4、pply of the basic necessities of life. （ A） what is needed （ B） the time needed （ C） for our needs （ D） that is needed 7 It _ by the end of last year _ the new student dormitory building had been completed. （ A） was which （ B） was that （ C） had been which （ D） had been that 8 Life is a candle _ to b
5、urn ever brighter. （ A） being meant （ B） meaning （ C） to mean （ D） meant 9 If we dont receive any reply by tomorrow morning, I shall have to _ him on the phone. （ A） get to （ B） get onto （ C） get on with （ D） get over 10 Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not _ close examinati
6、on. （ A） put up （ B） keep up （ C） stand up to （ D） look up to 11 Most people cant _ the day without at least one cup of tea or coffee. （ A） get through （ B） get on （ C） get at （ D） get by 12 If the value-added tax was done away with, it would act as a _ to consumption. （ A） progression （ B） prime （
7、C） stimulus （ D） stability 13 The lawyer advised him to drop the _, since he stands little chance to win. （ A） case （ B） event （ C） affair （ D） incident 14 It is said that one hundred dollars can hardly _ one night at a top hotel in Shanghai. （ A） pay （ B） cover （ C） spend （ D） cost 15 According to
8、a recent poll, 61 percent of American high school students admitted _ cheating on exams at least once. （ A） to （ B） on （ C） of （ D） for 16 It is obvious that _of about 40% will be attractive if the dollar really stabilizes. （ A） manufacture （ B） yield （ C） creating （ D） receiving 17 After his uncle
9、died, the young man _ the beautiful estate with which he changed from a poor man to a wealthy noble. （ A） inhabited （ B） inherited （ C） inhibited （ D） inhaled 18 About 20 of the passengers who were injured in a plane crash are said to be in _ condition. （ A） decisive （ B） urgent （ C） vital （ D） crit
10、ical 19 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 20 _ widespread belief, cockroaches (蟑螂 ) would not take over the world if there were no one around to step on them. （ A） In view of （ B） Than
11、ks to （ C） In case of （ D） Contrary to 二、 Section II Cloze Directions: Read the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. choices the best one and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 There is virtually no limit to how one can serve community interest
12、s, from spending a few hours a week with some charitable organizations to practically fulltime work for asocial agency. Just as there are opportunities for voluntary service【 1】 (VSO) for young people before they take up fulltime employment, so there are opportunities for overseas service for【 2】 te
13、chnicians in developing countries. Some people, particularly those who retire early, offer their technical and business skills in countries【 3】 there is a special need. So in considering voluntary or paid community service there are more opportunities than there ever were when one first began work.
14、Most voluntary organizations have only a small fulltime【 4】 , and depend very much on volunteers and part-timers. This means that working relationships are different from those in commercial organizations, and values may be different.【 5】 some ways they may seem more casual and less efficient, but o
15、ne should not judge them by commercial criteria. The people who work with them do so for different reasons and with different【 6】 , both personal and organizational. One should not join them【 7】 to arm them with professional expertise; they must be joined with commitment to the cause, not business e
16、fficiency. Because salaries are small or non-existent. Many voluntary bodies offer modest expenses. But many retired people take part in community service for【 8】 , simply because they enjoy the work. Many community activities possible【 9】 retirement were also possible during ones working life but t
17、hey are to be undertaken no less seriously for that. Retired people who are just looking for something different or unusual to do should not consider【 10】community service. （ A） oversea （ B） over sea （ C） over seas （ D） overseas （ A） quantity （ B） qualifying （ C） quality （ D） qualified （ A） which （
18、B） where （ C） as （ D） that （ A） team （ B） number （ C） staff （ D） crowd （ A） In （ B） By （ C） With （ D） Through （ A） subjective （ B） subject （ C） objectives （ D） objects （ A） expecting （ B） to expect （ C） being expected （ D） expected （ A） free （ B） freedom （ C） money （ D） something （ A） before （ B） on
19、 （ C） in （ D） at （ A） to be taken （ B） to take （ C） taking （ D） being taken 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. 30 The evolution of the social science
20、s has reached a crucial point that might be called a phase change in which old, atomistic, and impressionistic ways of doing research are superseded by a far more systematic and united methodology. To bring social sciences to the level of rigor already achieved by some of the physical sciences, a ne
21、w type of facility will be needed. This will be a trans-disciplinary, Internet-based collaboratory that will provide social and behavioral scientists with the databases, software and hardware tools, and other resources to conduct worldwide research that integrates experimental, survey, geographic, a
22、nd economic methodologies on a much larger scale than was possible previously. This facility will enable advanced research and professional education in economics, sociology, political science, social geography, and related fields. In many branches of social sciences, a new emphasis on the rigor of
23、formal laboratory experimentation has driven researchers to develop procedure and software to conduct online interaction experiment using computer terminals attached to local area networks. The opportunity to open these laboratories to the Internet will reduce the cost per research participant and i
24、ncrease greatly the number of institutions, researchers, students, and research participants who can take part. The scale of social sciences experimentation can increase by an order of magnitude or more, examining a much wider range of phenomena and ensuring great confidence in results through multi
25、ple replication of crucial studies. Technology for administering questionnaires to very large numbers of respondents over the Internet will revolutionize survey research. Data from past questionnaire surveys can be the springboard for new surveys with vastly larger numbers of respondents at lower co
26、st than by traditional methods. Integrated researches can combine modules using both questionnaire and experimental methods.Results can be linked via geographic analysis to other sources of data including census information, economic statistics, and data from other experiments and surveys. Longitudi
27、nal studies will conduct time-series comparisons across data sets to chart social and economic trends. Each new study will be designed so that the data automatically and instantly becomes part of the archives, and scientific publications will be linked to the data sets on which they are based so tha
28、t the network becomes a universal knowledge system. 31 A “phase change“ (Para. 1) is one in which （ A） an old period ends and a new period begins. （ B） a gradual invisible transition takes place. （ C） fragments are united into a whole. （ D） social sciences come to be united with physical sciences. 3
29、2 It is implied in the first paragraph that （ A） there should be no difference in methodology between physical and social sciences. （ B） social sciences lag far behind physical science in terms of methodology. （ C） social sciences have achieved little due to limited data. （ D） the Internet can never
30、 advance scientific research unless it is properly used. 33 Why do researchers begin to show interest in online interaction experiment? （ A） To reduce the cost per research participant. （ B） To upgrade the level of rigor of research in social sciences. （ C） To conduct worldwide research that was unf
31、easible before. （ D） To take full advantage of achievements made by physical sciences. 34 The greatest advantage with the Internet-based collaboratory may lie in （ A） the greater cost reduction and availability of data in research. （ B） its promptness in putting research results into practice. （ C）
32、its capability to reexamine the validity of traditional research. （ D） its potentiality in integrating social sciences into physical sciences. 35 All of the following are defeats with the traditional survey in the form of questionnaires EXCEPT （ A） a restricted range of investigation. （ B） greater c
33、ost in administering them. （ C） lack of precision compared with experiments. （ D） difficulty in being confirmed by other kinds of research. 35 No reference book, perhaps no book of any kind except the Bible, is so widely used as “the dictionary“. Even houses that have few books or none at all posses
34、s at least one dictionary; most business offices have dictionaries, and most typists keep a copy on their desks; at one time or another most girls and boys are required by their teachers to obtain and use a dictionary. Admittedly, the dictionary is often used merely to determine the correct spelling
35、 of words, or to find out the accepted pronunciation, and such a use is perhaps not the most important from an intellectual point of view. Dictionaries may, however, have social importance, for it is often a matter of some concern to the person using the dictionary for such purpose that he should no
36、t suggest to others, by misspelling a word in a letter, or mispronouncing it in conversation, that he is not “well-bred“, and has not been well educated. Yet, despite this familiarity with the dictionary, the average person is likely to have many wrong ideas about it, and little idea of how to use i
37、t profitably, or interpret it rightly. For example, it is often believed that the mere presence of a word in a dictionary is evidence that it is acceptable in good writing. Though most dictionaries have a system of marking words as obsolete, or in use only as slang, many people, more especially if t
38、heir use of a particular word has been challenged, are likely to conclude, if they find it in a dictionary, that it is accepted as being used by writers of established reputation. This would certainly have been true of dictionaries a hundred years or so ago. For a long time after they were first fir
39、mly established in the eighteenth century, their aim was to include only what was used by the best writers, and all else was suppressed, and the compiler frequently claimed that this dictionary contained “low“ words. Apparently this aspect of the dictionary achieved such importance in the mind of th
40、e average person that most people today are unaware of the great change that has taken place in the compilation of present-day dictionaries. Similarly, the ordinary man invariably supposes that one dictionary is as good and authoritative as another, and, moreover, believes that “the dictionary“ has
41、absolute authority, and quotes it to clinch arguments. Although this is an advantage, in that the dictionary presents a definition the basic meaning of which cant be altered by the speaker, yet it could be accepted only if all dictionaries agreed on the particular point in question. But ultimately t
42、he authority of the dictionary rests only on the authority of the man who compiled it, and, however careful he may be, a dictionary-maker is fallible: reputable dictionaries may disagree in their judgments, and indeed different sections of the same dictionary may differ. 36 Which of the following st
43、atements is TRUE according to the passage? （ A） The Bible is the most widely used reference book. （ B） The dictionary is the most widely used reference book. （ C） The dictionary is actually the more widely used book than the Bible. （ D） The Bible is used as widely as the dictionary. 37 By “the great
44、 change“ in present-day dictionaries, the author implies that （ A） dictionaries seem to have many wrong ideas in them for the average persons. （ B） many average persons do not know how to use the dictionaries profitably. （ C） words appearing in a present-day dictionary may not be acceptable in good
45、writing. （ D） dictionaries have different systems of marking the words they contain. 38 Many people do not realize that （ A） it is not easy for dictionary-makers to compile a dictionary. （ B） dictionaries have achieved such importance today. （ C） a dictionary today may contain “low“ words. （ D） word
46、s in a dictionary may be out of date or used only as slang. 39 When can one quote from dictionaries to settle his arguments decisively? （ A） When he looks up in a dictionary that has absolute authority. （ B） When the basic meaning of a word found in one dictionary is confirmed in other ones. （ C） Wh
47、en a dictionary presents a definition that the basic meaning of which cannot be altered by the speakers. （ D） When the compiler of the dictionary is a reputable person. 40 According to the author, differences between dictionaries or in a dictionary usually result from （ A） varied definitions of a wo
48、rd. （ B） the different purposes of making them. （ C） misinterpretations of users. （ D） different judgment of the compilers. 41 The Supreme Courts decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications for how medicine seeks to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering. Although it r
49、uled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of “double effect,“ a centuries-old moral principle holding that an action having two effects-a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen-is permissible if the actor intends only the good effect. Doctors have used that principle in recent years to justify using high doses of morphine to control terminally ill patients
