1清华大学-香港中文大学合作招收金融财务MBA入学样题(笔试部分)注意事项1.本试卷包括英语、逻辑和数学,分别占50%、30%和20%,总分为100分;2.答题时请将答案写在答题纸上,每个题只有唯一正确答案;3.将本试题、答题纸及草稿纸全部留下,考试结束后将被统一收回。姓名:考号身份证号:一、英语部分(50%)PARTIStructureandVocabulary(20×1%=20%)Directions:Thereare25incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.Ifnocityissuccessfulingainingamajorityinthefirstvote,thecitywiththefewestvotesiseliminated,andvotingcontinues,with_____rounds,untilamajoritywinnerisdetermined.A.suggestiveB.successfulC.successiveD.succeeding2.Inthepastfewyears,theU.S.PostalService(USPS)haslaunchedmanynewservices,_____stampsovertheInternet,electronicbillpayment,andaservicethatprintsandmailselectronicdocuments.A.includingB.rangingC.coveringD.stretching3.Literatureisaformofartthatcanbeenjoyedwithoutformalinstruction.However,peoplewithlimitedknowledgeofliteraturemaymissalotwhenreadinganovel,shortstory,poem,play,or______.A.fictionB.poetryC.essayD.art4.We____________playonthetownsquarewhenwewerechildren.2A.areusedtoB.wereusedtoC.usedtoD.useto5.Thepointisworth______________.A.beingmentionedB.mentioningC.tomentionD.mentioned6.Nolongerarecontributionstocomputertechnologyconfinedtoanyonecountry;___________isthismoretruethaninEurope.A.hardlyB.littleC.seldomD.nowhere7.Themanageriscallingona_________customertryingtotalkhimintosigningthecontract.A.prosperousB.preliminaryC.pessimisticD.prospective8.Since1998,theworldeconomyhasbeenexperiencingtheworstfinancial____inhistory.A.revivalB.repressionC.recessionD.recovery9.Despitethewonderfulactingandwell-developedplotthe__________moviecouldnotholdourattention.A.Three-hoursB.three-hourC.three-hours’D.three-hour’s10.Noonecanunderstand_____________adecisionuntilwhatseemstobethelastminute.A.himtopostponetomakeB.himtopostponemakingC.hispostponingtomakeD.hispostponingmaking11.Thebooks____________fromthecarwhenwegottothebookstore.A.werejustunloadingB.werejustbeingunloadedC.hadjustunloadedD.wouldjustbeenunloaded12.Afriendshipmaybe____________,causal,situationalordeepandlasting.A.identicalB.originalC.superficialD.critical313.Aproductistobeconsideredasbeing_____________,whenintroducedintothecommerceofanothercountryatlessthanitsnormalvalue.A.dischargedB.dicardedC.disposedD.dumped14.AlthoughAsiancountriesaregenerallymore___________insocialcustomsthanWesterncountries,therehavebeenseveralnotableexamplesofwomenleadersinbothChinaandIndia.A.conservativeB.confidentialC.comprehensiveD.consistent15.Theygaveeachcompetitoranumber;butthey___________No.13asnoonewantedtohaveit.A.leftoutB.leftoffC.leftbehindD.leftalone16.___________thelibrary__________thebookstorehasthebookIneed.WillyoutellmewhereIcangetit?A.Neither...norB.Neither...orC.Either...orD.Either...nor17.Thepoliceinvestigatedthe____________aboutthebankrobbery.A.stander-byB.stander-bysC.standers-byD.standers-bys18.Davidfailedtopasshisfinalexam.Iregretted___________tohelp.A.nottobeableC.beingunableB.notbeableD.beingnotable19.Bynextyear,Ishallhave___________allmydebts.A.clearedupB.clearedoffC.CleanedupD.cleanedaway20.Communicationistheprocessof_________amessagefromasourcetoanaudienceviaachannel.A.transmittingB.submittingC.transformingD.switching4PARTIIReadingComprehension(15×2%=30%)Directions:Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Learningdisabilitiesareverycommon.Theyaffectperhaps10percentofallchildren.Fourtimesasmanyboysasgirlshavelearningdisabilities.Sinceabout1970,newresearchhashelpedbrainscientistsunderstandtheseproblemsbetter.Scientistsnowknowtherearemanydifferentkindsoflearningdisabilitiesandthattheyarecausedbymanydifferentthings.Thereisnolongeranyquestionthatalllearningdisabilitiesresultfromdifferencesinthewaythebrainisorganized.Youcannotlookatachildandtellifheorshehasalearningdisability.Thereisnooutwardsignofthedisorder.Sosomeresearchersbeganlookingatthebrainitselftolearnwhatmightbewrong.Inonestudy,researchersexaminedthebrainofalearning-disabledpersonwhohaddiedinanaccident.Theyfoundtwounusualthings.Oneinvolvedcellsintheleftsideofthebrain,whichcontrollanguage.Thesecellsnormallyarewhite.Inthelearning-disabledperson,however,thesecellsweregray.Theresearchersalsofoundthatmanyofthenervecellswerenotinalinethewaytheyshouldhavebeen.Thenervecellsweremixedtogether.ThestudywascarriedoutundertheguidanceofNormanGeschwind,anearlyexpertonlearningdisabilities.DoctorGeschwindproposedthatlearningdisabilitiesresultedmainlyfromproblemsintheleftsideofthebrain.Hebelievedthissideofthebrainfailedtodevelopnormally.Probably,hesaid,nervecellstheredidnotconnectastheyshould.Sothebrainwaslikeanelectricaldeviceinwhichthewireswerecrossed.Otherresearchesdidnotexaminethebraintissue.Instead,theymeasuredthebrain’selectricalactivityandmadeamanoftheelectricalsignals.FrankDuffyexperimentedwiththistechniquesatC