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12005年1月份MBA联考英语真题SectionIVocabularyDirections:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1withapencil.(10points)1．Advertisersoftenaimtheircampaignsatyoungpeopleastheyhaveconsiderablespending______.A．powerB．forceC．energyD．ability2．We’veboughtsome_______chairsforthegardensothattheyareeasytostoreaway.A．adaptingB．adjustingC．bendingD．folding3．Thenewspeedrestrictionswerea__debatedissue.A．heavilyB．hotlyC．deeplyD．profoundly4．Hischangeofjobhas____himwithanewchallengeinlifeA．introducedB．initiatedC．presentedD．led5．No________you’rehungryifyouhaven’teatensinceyesterday.A．matterB．surpriseC．wonderD．problem6．Thepianistplayedbeautifully,showingareal_______forthemusic.A．feelingB．understandingC．appreciationD．sense7．Theboss______intoarageandstartedshoutingatRoberttodoashewastold.A．flewB．chargedC．rushedD．burst8．Politiciansshouldneverlose_______oftheneedsofthepeopletheyrepresentA．viewB．sightC．regardD．prospect9．Theemployeestriedtosettlethedisputebydirect____withtheboss.A．negotiationB．connectionC．associationD．communication10．Youhaven’theardallthefactssodon’t_____toconclusions.A．dashB．jumpC．muchD．fly11．Iam______awareoftheneedtoobeytherulesofthecompetition.A．greatlyB．farC．muchD．well12．Themanagerhasalwaysattendedtothe____ofimportantbusinesshimself.A．transactionB．solutionC．translationD．stimulation213．Asisknowntoall,acountrygetsa(an)____fromtaxes.A．incomeB．revenueC．fundD．payment14．Thegovernmenthasdecidedtoreduce____onallimports.A．feeB．chargeC．tariffD．tuition15．Theneedforfinancialprovision___notonlytoproducersbutalsotoconsumers.A．connectsB．linksC．associatesD．relates16．Theabilityofbanktocreatedepositsisdeterminedbytheratioofliquidassetswhichthey___A．mountB．containC．remainD．maintain17．ThefirstseriousprospectofacureforAids,atreatmentwhichdelaysitseffects,haemergedrecently.A．otherthanB．ratherthanC．morethanD．lessthan18．Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasyoung,sohewasbyhisgrandma.A．bredB．broughtC．fedD．grown19．TheJapanesedollar-buyingmakestraderseagertodollarsinfearofanothergovernmentintervention.A．letinB．letoutC．letgoofD．letoff20．Thelocalpeoplecouldhardlythinkofanygoodwaytothedisasterofthewar.A．shakeoffB．getoffC．putoffD．takeoffSectionIICloseDirections:Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1withapencil.(15points)Afewdecadesago,theworldbankingcommunityinventednewElectronicFundsTransfer(EFT)systemstomovemoneymoreefficientlyacrosscountriesandaroundtheglobe.The___21__benefitofsuchsystemswasto__22___thefloatofcapitalthatwasunavailablefor?__23__checkswerebeingclearedthroughbanking__24__.Today,weunderstandthatbenefitsofelectronicbankingarefarmore_25__thanjustreducingfloatingcash.Theworldofbanking__26__revolutionizeD．Itis__27_moreefficientandfaster,butmoreglobal.Andnow_28_theInternet,EFTsystemsareincreasingly__29__withthenewworldofe-commerceande-trade.__30__1997and2003,EFTvalue__31__fromlessthan$50trilliontonearly$40trillion,morethanthe__32__economicproductofallthecountriesandterritoriesoftheentireworld.Thesestatistics__33__shouldemphasizethetrueimportanceoftransnationalEFTSatellite,wireless,andcable-basedelectronicfundtransfers_34__thehubofglobalenterprise.Suchelectroniccashis_35__centraltotheidea3ofanemerging“worldwidemind.”Withoutthesatelliteandfiberinfrastructuretosupporttheflowofelectronicfunds,theworldeconomywouldgrindtoahalt.21．A．hidingB．gettingC．drivingD．giving22．A．introduceB．reduceC．produceD．increase23．A．whichB．thatC．whileD．where24．A．mechanicsB．methodsC．proceduresD．systems25．A．extensiveB．intensiveC．profoundD．great26．A．isB．hasC．hasbeenD．hadbeen27．A．farB．evenC．justD．notonly28．A．withB．byC．forD．on29．A．linkedB．integratedC．controlledD．joined30．A．BetweenB．InC．FromD．Among31．A．decreasedB．raisedC．elevatedD．soared32．A．grossB．acceleratedC．combinedD．collective33．A．lonelyB．aloneC．onlyD．merely34．A．presentB．representC．reserveD．comprehend35．A．soB．neverthelessC．thereafterD．thereforeSectionIIIReadingComprehensionDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,C,andD.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1withapencil.(15points)Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Workingatnonstandardtimes－evenings,nights,orweekends－istakingitstollonAmericanfamilies.One-fifthofallemployedAmericansworkvariableorrotatingshifts,andone-thirdworkweekends,accordingtoHarrietB.Presser,sociologyprofessorattheUniversityofMaryland.Theresultisstressonfamilialrelationships,whichislikelytocontinueincomingdecades.Theconsequencesofworkingirregularhoursvaryaccordingtogender,economiclevel,andwhetherornotchildrenareinvolved.Singlemothersaremorelikelytoworknightsandweekendsthanmarriedmothers.Womeninclerical,sales,or4otherlow-payingjobsparticipatedisproportionatelyinworkinglateandgraveyardshifts.Married-couplehouseholdswithchildrenareincreasinglybecomingdual-earnerhouseholds,generatingmoresplit-shiftcouples.School-agedchildren,however,maybenefitfromparents’nonstandardwork