1、管理类专业学位联考（英语）模拟试卷 5 及答案与解析一、Section II ClozeDirections: 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 1.0 Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate than c
2、onsumer prices,【1】that businesses were still protecting consumers 【2】the full brunt(冲击) of higher energy costs.The Producer Price Index,【3】measures what producers receive for goods and services,【4】 1 percent in July, the Labor Department reported yesterday, double【5】economists had been expecting and
3、 a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June. Excluding【6】and energy, the core index of producer prices rose 0.4 percent,【7】than the 0.1 percent that economists had【8】. Much of that increase was a result of an【 9】increase in car and truck prices.On Tuesday, the Labor Department said the【10】that cons
4、umers paid for goods and services in July were【11】0.5 percent over all, and up 0.1 percent, excluding food and energy.12 the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices【13】caused by energy costs, which increased 4.4 percent in the month. (Wholesale food prices【14】0.3 percent in July.)【15】July
5、2004, wholesale prices were up 4.6 percent; the core rate【16 】2.8 percent, its fastest pace since 1995.Typically, increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index【17】businesses recoup(补偿) higher costs from customers.【18】for much of this expansion, which started【19
6、】the end of 2001, that has not been the【20】In fact, many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products.（A）indicate（B） to indicate（C） indicating（D）indicated （A）of（B） to（C） by（D）from （A）that（B） which（C） it（D）this （A）rise（B） rises（C） rose（D）raised （A）that（B） what（C） which
7、（D）this （A）food（B） grain（C） crop（D）diet （A）less（B） lower（C） higher（D）more （A）said（B） reported（C） calculated（D）forecast （A）expectable（B） unexpected（C） expectation（D）expecting （A）prices（B） costs（C） charges（D）values （A）down（B） from（C） to（D）up （A）Much（B） Most（C） Most of（D）Much of （A）was（B） were（C） is（D）
8、are （A）fall（B） fell（C） falls（D）has fallen （A）Comparing with（B） In comparison（C） Compared with（D）Compare to （A）dropped（B） declined（C） lifted（D）climbed （A）as（B） so（C） while（D）when （A）And（B） But（C） Yet（D）Still （A）at（B） by（C） in（D）to （A）condition（B） situation（C） matter（D）case 二、Section III Reading Compr
9、ehensionDirections: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.20 Prices arc sky-high, with profits to match. But looking further ahead, the industry faces wrenching change, says an expert of energy.“The tim
10、e when we could count on cheap oil and even cheaper natural gas is clearly ending.“ That was the gloomy forecast delivered in February by Dave OReilly, the chairman of Chevron Texaco, to hundreds of oilmen gathered for a conference in Houston. The following month, Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez gl
11、eefully echoed the sentiment: “The world should forget about cheap oil.“The surge in oil prices, from $10 a barrel in 1998 to above $50 in early 2005, has prompted talk of a new era of sustained higher prices. But whenever a “new era“ in oil is hailed, scepticism is in order. After all, this is esse
12、ntially a cyclical business in which prices habitually yo-yo. Even so, an unusually loud chorus is now joining Messrs OReilly and Chavez, pointing to intriguing evidence of a new “price floor“ of $30 or perhaps even $40. Confusingly, though, there are also signs that high oil prices may be caused by
13、 a speculative bubble that could burst quite suddenly. To see which camp is right, two questions need answering: why did the oil price soar? And what could keep it high?To make matters more complicated, there is in fact no such thing as a single “oil price“: rather, there are dozens of varieties of
14、crude trading at different prices. When newspapers write about oil prices, they usually mean one of two reference crudes: Brent from the North Sea, or West Texas Intermediate (WTI). But when ministers from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) discuss prices, they usually refe
15、r to a basket of heavier cartel crudes, which trade at a discount to WTI and Brent. All oil prices mentioned in this survey are per barrel of WTI.The recent volatility in prices is only one of several challenges facing the oil industry. Although at first sight Big Oil seems to be in rude health, pos
16、ting record profits, this survey will argue that the western oil majors will have their work cut out to cope with the rise of resource nationalism, which threatens to choke off access to new oil reserves. This is essential to replace their existing reserves, which are rapidly declining. They will al
17、so have to respond to efforts by governments to deal with oils serious environmental and geopolitical side-effects. Together, these challenges could yet wipe out the oil majors.21 Dave OReilly and Hugo Chavez believe that（A）prices of oil and natural gas are very high.（B） prices of oil and natural ga
18、s will not go down.（C） oil and natural gas will keep sustained high prices.（D）the world has forgotten about cheap oil. 22 Judging from paragraph 3, we may infer that oil prices will（A）enter into a “new era“.（B） reach a new “price floor“.（C） get to a new high.（D）be hard to predict. 23 According to th
19、e passage “West Texas Intermediate“ (Para.4) refers to（A）an oil industry.（B） an oil company.（C） a government organization.（D）a kind of crude oil. 24 In the authors opinion, the key to oil price is（A）energy crisis.（B） dozens of varieties of crude trading.（C） several challenges facing the oil industry
20、.（D）the rise of resource nationalism. 25 What is the tone of the passage?（A）Humorous.（B） Indifferent.（C） Serious.（D）Anxious. 25 Every spring migrating salmon return to British Columbias rivers to spawn. And every spring new reports detail fresh disasters that befall them. This year is no different.
21、The fisheries committee of Canadas House of Commons and a former chief justice of British Columbia, Bryan Williams, have just examined separately why 1.3 m sockeye salmon mysteriously “disappeared“ from the famed Fraser river fishery in 2004. Their conclusions point to a politically explosive confli
22、ct between the survival of salmon and the rights of First Nations, as Canadians call IndiansIn 2004, only about 524,000 salmon are thought to have returned to the spawning grounds, barely more than a quarter the number who made it four years earlier. High water temperatures may have killed many. The
23、 House of Commons also lambasted the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) for poor scientific data, and for failing to enforce catch levels. Four similar reports since 1992 have called for the departments reform. In vain: its senior officials are “in denial“ about its failings, said the
24、committee.Mr. Williams report added a more shocking twist. He concluded that illegal fishing on the Fraser river is “rampant and out of control“, with “no-go” zones where fisheries officers are told not to confront Indian poachers for fear of violence. The judge complained that the DFO withheld a re
25、port by one of its investigators which detailed extensive poaching and sale of salmon by members of the Cheam First Nation, some of whom were armed.Some First Nations claim an unrestricted right to fish and sell their catch. Canadas constitution acknowledges the aboriginal right to fish for food and
26、 for social and ceremonial needs, but not a general commercial right. On the Fraser, however, the DFO has granted Indians a special commercial fishery. To some Indians, even that is not enough.Both reports called for more funds for the DFO, to improve data collection and enforcement. They also recom
27、mended returning to a single legal regime for commercial fishing applying to all Canadians.On April 14th, Geoff Regan, the federal fisheries minister, responded to two previous reports from a year ago. One, from a First Nations group, suggested giving natives a rising share of the catch. The other p
28、roposed a new quota system for fishing licences, and the conclusion of long-standing talks on treaties, including fishing rights, with First Nations. Mr. Regan said his department would spend this year consulting “stakeholders“ (natives, commercial and sport fishermen). It will also launch pilot pro
29、jects aimed at improving conservation, enforcement and First Nations access to fisheries.26 The “explosive conflict“ in Para 1 refers to（A）Salmons return to spawn and its survival.（B） The fisheries committee of Canadas House of Commons and Bryan Williams（C） The struggle between sockeye salmon and hu
30、man beings.（D）The collision between salmons survival and human fishery. 27 The number of salmon every spring in British Columbias rivers four years earlier is（A）1.3 million.（B） about 524,000.（C） about 1,824,000.（D）above 2,000,000. 28 Which of the following is NOT the reason for the decrease of salmo
31、n according to Mr Williams?（A）High water temperatures.（B） Shocking twist.（C） Illegal fishing.（D）Officials failings. 29 Geoff Regan, the federal fisheries minister is most probably going to（A）responding to two previous reports.（B） proposing a new quota system for fishing licences.（C） consulting nativ
32、es, commercial and sport fishermen.（D）keeping a balance between conservation, enforcement and fisheries. 30 The best title for the passage may be（A）Where have the salmon gone9（B） How to protect the salmon?（C） Environment and fishery（D）The survival of salmon and the rights of First Nations 30 Asias r
33、eal boat-rocker is a growing China, not Japan, a senior American economist observed.There is so much noise surrounding and emanating from the worlds miracle economy that it is becoming cacophonous. In Washington, DC, the latest idea is that China is becoming too successful, perhaps even dangerously
34、so: while Capitol Hill resounds with complaints of trade surpluses and currency manipulation, the Pentagon and sundry think-tanks echo to a new drumbeat of analysts worrying about Chinas 12.6% annual rise in military spending and about whether it might soon have the ability to take pre-emptive milit
35、ary action to force Taiwan to rejoin it. So it may be no coincidence that for three consecutive weekends the streets of big Chinese cities have been filled with the sounds of demonstrators marching and rocks being thrown, all seeking to send a different message: that Japan is the problem in Asia, no
36、t China, because of its wanton failure to face up to its history; and that by cosying up to Japan in security matters, America is allying with Asias pariah.Deafness is not the only risk from all this noise. The pressure towards protectionism in Washington is strong, and could put in further danger n
37、ot only trade with China but also the wider climate for trade liberalisation in the Doha round of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). So far words have been the main weapons used between China and Japan, but there is a chance that nationalism in either or both countries could lead the governments to
38、 strike confrontational poses over their territorial disputes in the seas that divide them, even involving their navies. And the more that nationalist positions become entrenched in both countries but especially China, the more that street protests could become stirred up, perhaps towards more viole
39、nce.All these issues are complex ones and, as is often the case in trade and in historical disputes, finding solutions is likely to be far from simple. A revaluation of the yuan, as demanded in Congress, would not re-balance trade between America and China, though it might help a little, in due cour
40、se. A “sincere“ apology by Japan for its wartime atrocities might also help a little, but it would not suddenly turn Asias natural great-power rivals into bosom buddies. For behind all the noise lies one big fact: that it is the rise of China, not the status or conduct of Japan, that poses Asias tho
41、rniest questions.31 From the first paragraph we may see that Americas attitude towards Chinas success is（A）friendly.（B） hostile.（C） objective.（D）prejudiced. 32 Judging from the context, “think-tanks“(Line 5, Para.2,) probably means（A）Tanks that can think as human beings.（B） An institute or group org
42、anized for interdisciplinary research.（C） A group of authoritative people.（D）Scholars and professional men. 33 What is the reason for the demonstrations in the streets of big Chinese cities?（A）China takes military action to force Taiwan to rejoin it.（B） Japan is the problem in Asia, not China.（C） Ja
43、pan is unwilling to face up to its history.（D）America is allying with Asias pariah. 34 How will the territorial disputes between China and Japan be settled according to the author?（A）By words and negotiations.（B） With their navies.（C） Through more violence.（D）By means beyond his knowledge. 35 Accord
44、ing to the author the main cause of the issues in Asia is（A）trade and historical disputes.（B） the appreciation of the yuan.（C） Japans refusal of apology for its wartime atrocities.（D）the rise of China. 35 It has been a wretched few weeks for Americas celebrity bosses. AIGs Maurice Greenberg has been
45、 dramatically ousted from the firm through which he dominated global insurance for decades. At Morgan Stanley a mutiny is forcing Philip Purcell, a boss used to getting his own way, into an increasingly desperate campaign to save his skin. At Boeing, Harry Stonecipher was called out of retirement to
46、 lead the scandal-hit firm and raise ethical standards, only to commit a lapse of his own, being sacked for sending e- mails to a lover who was also an employee. Carly Fiorina was the most powerful woman in corporate America until a few weeks ago, when Hewlett-Packard (HP) sacked her for poor perfor
47、mance. The fate of Bernie Ebbers is much grimmer. The once high-profile boss of WorldCom could well spend the rest of his life behind bars following his conviction last month on fraud charges.In different ways, each of these examples appears to point to the same, welcome conclusion: that the imbalan
48、ce in corporate power of the late 1990s, when many bosses were allowed to behave like absolute monarchs, has been corrected. Alas, appearances can be deceptive. While each of these recent tales of chief-executive woe is a sign of progress, none provides much evidence that the crisis in American corp
49、orate governance is yet over. In fact, each of these cases is an example of failed, not successful, governance.At the very least, the boards of both Morgan Stanley and HP were far too slow to address their bosses inadequacies. The record of the Boeing board in picking chiefs prone to ethical lapses is too long to be dismissed as mere bad luck. The fall of Messrs Greenberg and Ebbers, meanwhile, highlights the growing role of governmentand, in particular, of criminal prosecutorsin holding bosses to account a development that is, at best, a mixed bles
