華宏2004年MBA聯(lián)考[英語(yǔ)]模擬試題（二） PART II Structure and Vocabulary (10%) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil. 21. He didn’t seem to mind ______TV while he was trying to study. A. their watching B. them watch C. they watching D. them to watch 22. The judges at the show decided to ______ her a blue ribbon for her cake. A. award B. reward C. loan D. finance 23. Let's buy our tickets while I still have ______. A. a little money to leave B. little money left C. a few dollars left D. few dollars to leave 24. I'm sure he is up to the job _______ he would give his mind to it. A. if only B. in case C. until D. unless 25. If we allow our imagination _____ by known research, our prophecies need not be sheer fantasy. A. guided B. be guided C. to be guided D. being guided 26. The students attended a class entitled “Contemporary Issues” _____ they discussed social, political and economic problems. A. in that B. in what C. in which D. in it 27. _____ through a telescope, the most prominent features of the Martian surface are the white polar caps. A. Seeing B. When seeing C. Seen D. Having seen 28. The government has issued laws preventing agricultural land _____ to industries. A. to sell B. to be sold C. from selling D. being sold 29. In a number of countries, __________, in a variety of forms, designed to limit the traditional independence of the central bank from the government. A. institutional changes occurred there B. changes institutional occurred there C. there occurred institutional changes D. there institutional changes occurred 30. The enemy troops were______ and demoralized (混亂) A. exhaustive B. exhausted C. exhaust D. exhausting 31. The government has______ their reasons for the change of policy. A. given out B. given into C. given on D. given back 32. Victor obviously doesn’t know what’s happened, otherwise he ______such a stupid remark. A. hadn’t made B. wouldn’t make C. wouldn’t have made D. wouldn’t be making 33. With the introduction of the electronic computer, there is no complicated problem_______ can be solved in a few hours. A. that B. but C. which D. what 34. ______ born in California, the author is very famous for his stories about New York City. A. Although B. Since C. When D. As 35. As always, I had to fight the_______ to take what she willingly offered. A. fascination B. attraction C. attention D. temptation 36. When I try to understand_______ prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes. A. why it does B. what it does C. what it is D. why it is 37. _______ will Mr. Smith be able to regain control of the company. A. With hard work B. In spite of his hard work C. Only if he works hardly D. Only with hard work 38. I think your words carry more weight than_______. A. anybody else’s B. that of anybody’s C. anybody’else D. else anybody’s 39. With a lot of power_______ into it, laser beam is powerful enough to drill hard material. A. packed B. packing C. to pack D. being packed 40. We shall send you commercial invoice, bills of lading and insurance certificates so that you can _______ the goods on a D/P basis. A. consume B. complain C. concern D. claim PART III Reading Comprehension (40 %) Section A Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil. Questions 41 to 44 are based on the following passage: More and more, the operations of our businesses, governments, and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap substantial rewards. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment. It's easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers. Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it's disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may been the victims of uncommonly bad luck. For example, a certain keypunch(鍵盤(pán)打孔) operator complained of having to stay overtime to punch extra cards. Investigation revealed that the extra cards she was being asked to punch were for dishonest transactions. In another case, dissatisfied employees of the thief tipped off(向……透露) the company that was being robbed. Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too often, their demands have been met. Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled(耍弄 ) the most confidential records right under the noses of the company's executives, accountants , and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere. 41. It can be concluded from the passage that __________. A. it is still impossible to detect computer crimes today B. computer crimes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial in situations C. computer criminals can escape punishment because they can't be detected D. people commit computer crimes at the request their company 42. It is implied in the third paragraph that __________. A. many more computer crimes go undetected than are discovered B. the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problem C. most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimes D. most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their bad luck 43. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage? A. A strict law against computer crimes must be enforced. B. Companies need to impose restrictions on confidential information. C. Companies will guard against computer crimes to protect their reputation D. Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes. 44. The passage is mainly about __________. A. why computer crimes are difficult to detect by systematic inspections. B. why computer criminals are often able to escape punishment C. how computer criminals manage to get good recommendation from their former employers D. why computer crimes can't be eliminated Questions 45 to 48 are based on the following passage: Although it is mankind’s inevitable fate to continually progress on the path of technology, there will always be the obstacle of resistance to overcome. Be it in the form of a protester who deplores implementation of the latest gadget or a dissenting scientist who disagrees with his co1leagues’ methods of research， it is an unavoidable fact that every step toward the future must be a hard—fought one，The latest battleground is one that has to do with the essence of nature itself: the bioengineering of certain plant species for human consumption. By learning about, isolating and finally manipulating the individual genes and strings of DNA that compose a plant species, geneticists are able to create new breeds of plants in the laboratory. These plants are able to live longer in harsher environments, provide better nutrition, and sustain themselves with a minimum of human care. By changing the composition of the plants at a cellular level and chemically combining elements of different plants that don’t normally cross-pollinate in nature, science is ushering in a wave of new food items that earth has seen before. Many argue that they are achieving the best of both worlds, the best that each individual species has to offer, conveniently contained within one product, Some scientists even go so far as to argue that these foods are better for humans than anything nature itself has ever created. The opposition has its own theories, however. Due to the relatively new nature of these experiments, it is questionable whether these items are truly safe human consumption, despite government approval. Taking a broader view, they contend that by combining species that normally do not go together, we may be achieving the WORST of both worlds, meaning that diseases that are normally contained within one species will combine as well. Thus, they may be made stringer by mutation, possibly endangering earth’s agricultural food supply if unleashed upon helpless natural species that have never had to deal with such enemies before. The possibilities that come with such a warning are frightening. A bio-engineered disease could wreak havoc on the delicate balance created by nature, possibly decimating the plant population of earth and depriving mankind of its food source. Clearly, the words of those opposed to progress must be considered on this issue, for the stakes are simply too high to be taken without an extreme degree of caution. 45.The word“cross-pollinate” (Line 6, paragrph2) in the context probably means _______. A.co-exist B.thrive in the same environment C.reproduce together D.survive under the same conditions 46.Paragraphs 2 and 3 are written to_______. A. be used in conjunction in order to clearly evaluate the current situation B. lead the reader to agree to with one side of the argument C. complement one another by countering each other’s points D. present the respective arguments of each side on the issue 47.Which of the following is definitely true according to the text? A. Biologically engineered foods are safe for human consumption B. Genetically combining different plant species results in new developments, both good and bad. C. Genetically engineering foods are capable of unleashing destructive diseases on the environment D. Science can execute the task of bio-engineering foods, but not fully evaluate its results at the present time. 48.The author’s attitude toward the issue of genetically engineering foods is ______. A. Impartial B. subjective C. Biased D. puzzling Questions 49-52 are based on the following passage. It might be supposed that greater efficiency should be achieved if several people collaborate solve a problem than if only one individual works on it. The assumption is by no means invariably true. Although groups often may increase the motivation of their members to deal with problems, there is a counter-balancing need to contend with conflicts arising among members of a group and to give it coherent directions, Problem solving is facilitated by the presence of an effective leader who not only provides direction but permits the orderly, constructive expression of a variety of opinions: much of the leader’s effort may be devoted to resolving differences. Success in problem –solving also depends on the distribution of ability within a group. Solutions simply may reflect the presence of an outstanding individual who might perform even better by himself. Although groups may reach a greater number of correct solutions, or may require less time to discover an answer, their net man-hour efficiency is typically lower than that achieved by skilled individuals working alone. A process called brainstorming has been offered as a method of facilitating the production of new solution to problems, In brainstorming, a problem is presented to a group of people who then proceed to offer whatever they can think of quality and with as few inhibitions as possible. Theoretically these unrestricted suggestions increase the probability that at least some superior solutions will emerge. Nevertheless, studies show that when individuals work alone under similar conditions, performance tends to proceed more efficiently than it does in groups. Under special circumstances, however, a group may solve problems more effectively than does a reasonably competent individual. Group members may contribute different (and essential) resources to a solution that no individual can readily achieve alone: such pooling of information and skills can make group achievement superior in dealing with selected problems. Sometimes social demands may require group agreement on a single alternative, as in formulating national economic or military policies under democratic governments, When only one among several alternative solutions is correct, even if a group requires more time, it has a higher probability of identifying the right one than does an individual alone. 49.In this passage, the author argues that thinking in groups_______. A. is the best way to solve a problem B. is by no means useful in problem-solving C. may result in effective problem-solving under certain circumstances D. will inevitably produce greater efficiency in problem-solving than individual thinking 50.According to the author, compared with an individual, a group______. A. may need more time to formulate a satisfactory answer B. needs an effective leader to provide directions C. often fails to resolve conflicts among its members D. will always produce better solutions 51.The words“brainstorming” in the fourth paragraph probably means_____. A. offering a method of facilitating the production of new solutions to problem. B. Unrestrained offering of ideas and suggestions by a group of people to seek solutions to a problem. C. increasing the efficiency in problem-solving by working with each other D. forcing people to work together to solve a problem 52.It can be seem from the passage that a group will be more efficient in______. A. solving problems that need intensive study B. analyzing information C. dealing with national problem D. selecting the best solution to an important, complicated problem Questions 53 to 55 are based on the following passage: The traditional distinction between products that satisfy needs and those that satisfy wants is no longer adequate to describe classes of products. In today's prosperous societies the distinction has become blurred because so many wants have been turned into needs. A writer, for instance, can work with paper and pencils. These are legitimate needs for the task. But the work can be done more quickly and efficiently with a word processor. Thus a computer is soon viewed as a need rather than a want. In the field of marketing, consumer goods are classed according to the way in which they are purchased. The two main categories are convenience goods and shopping goods. Two lesser types are specialty goods and unsought goods. It must be emphasized that all of these types are based on the way shoppers think about products, not on the nature of the products themselves. What is regarded as a convenience item in France (wine, for example) may be a specialty good in the United States. People do not spend a great deal of time shopping for such convenience items as groceries, newspapers, toothpaste, razor blades, aspirin, and candy. The buying of convenience goods may be done routinely, as some families buy groceries once a week. Such regularly purchased items are called staples. Sometimes convenience products are bought on impulse: someone has a sudden desire for an ice cream sundae on a hot day. Or they may be purchased as emergency items. Shopping goods are items for which customers search. They compare prices, quality, and styles, and may visit a number of stores before making a decision. Buying an automobile is often done this way. Shopping goods fall into two classes: those that are perceived as basically the same and those that are regarded as different. Items that are looked upon as basically the same include such things as home appliances, television sets, and automobiles. Having decided on the model desired, the customer is primarily interested in getting the item at the most favorable price. Items regarded as inherently different include clothing, furniture, and dishes. Quality, style, and fashion will either take precedence over price, or they will not matter at all. Specialty goods have characteristics that impel customers to make special efforts to find them. Price may be no consideration at all. Specialty goods can include almost any kind of product. Normally, specialty goods have a brand name or other distinguishing characteristics. Unsought goods are items a consumer does not necessarily want or need or may not even know about. Promotion or advertising brings such goods to the consumer's attention. The product could be something new on the market as the Sony Walkman once was or it may be a fairly standard service, such as life insurance, for which most people will usually not bother shopping. 53. A word processor can be looked on as satisfying a need rather than a want if _____ . A. it is used at home to do paper work B. it is used by a writer to type a novel C. it becomes the only means to an end D. a writer does not want to use it 54. Staples (in the third paragraph) are commodities _____ . A. that people are in constant need of B. that people do not really want C. that people want but don't need D. that are convenient to purchase 55. Shopping goods are those _____ . A. that satisfy similar needs of the consumer B. that consumers don't care where to buy them C. that consumers may spend much time to look for D. that can be found in nearly every shop Section B Directions: Read the following passage carefully and then give short answers to the five questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. Thomas Alva Edison was interested in science at an early age. When he was twelve, he began to sell newspapers. He traveled on American trains and sold his newspapers on them. He began to make experiments on the trains too, and he had a lot of instruments and chemicals on them. The railway line was not very good, and one day a train suddenly shook badly on a curve. Edison had a piece of phosphorus(磷) among his chemicals. Everything in the train was shaken, and the phosphorus fell on the floor. It began to burn, as phosphorus often does. The train was soon burning also, and Edison was blamed for everything. Thus he was driven out of the train. After that he did not sell any more newspapers on trains. Perhaps the story that follows explains the next part of his life. One day he was talking to a fried, Jim Mackenzie, who was a telegraph operator. During the conversation Edison looked up and saw a small boy on the railway line. The boy was Mackenzie’s son, and a train was coming. Edison rushed on the line in front of the train. He had saved the boy away before the train. He dragged himself and the boy away before the train reached them. He had saved the boy’s life, and Mackenzie wanted to thank him properly. But Mackenzie was not a rich man; so, to show his feelings, he taught Edison the use of the telegraph instruments. After that Edison worked as a telegraph operator. He worked a night; during the day he read books and made experiments. The result was that he was very tired. Sometimes he slept at night. His colleagues were angry and they soon found a way to keep him awake. They told him to telegraph the letter A every hour; and in order to do this, he had to stay awake. Edison did not like this at all, so he inverted a new instrument, which sent the letter A every hour. It never, never failed. Instruments are not like people who forget. So the other operators received the letter every hour. Edison continued his experiments in New York, but he had not got much money. He invented another instrument. This one printed the passages which the telegraph received. There was by chance a rich man there who was studying the electric telegraph. As soon as he saw the new instrument he bought it about 8,000 pounds. With this money Edison was able to get some other scientists to help him. His father also built a big house for him at Menlo Park, and in that house Edison invented a lot of different things. One of these was a talking-machine, another was the light bulb. For sixty years Edison was the world’s leading inventor. He patented over a thousand inventions which changed our way of living. There is no wonder that Edison received many honors during his life for contributions to the progress of mankind. Yet, in spite of all. His fame, Edison remained a modest man. He preferred to continue his work, rather than rest on his achievements. When Edison died in 1931, it was proposed that the American people turn off all power in their homes, streets, and factories for several minutes in honor of this great man. Of course, it was quickly realized that such an honor would be impossible. Its impossibility was indeed the Real tribute to Edison’s achievements. 56. Why was young Edison blamed for the accident of that American train? 57.What’s the meaning of the phrase “on the line” in the second paragraph? 58. Why were the other operators angry with Edison? 59. According to the passage, what were the two main things invented by Edison? 60. What did the American people do in order to show their respect for Edison after he died? PART IV Cloze (5%) Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet Anyone trying to recover in the wake of last week’s visit by Hurricane（颶風(fēng)）Bonnie probably isn’t feeling especially lucky at the moment. Good fortune isn’t the first thing you think of when your living room is fully of_ 61 , you roof is missing, your power has been out for days on_ 62 . But considering the destruction that often accompanies storms of this__63 , residents of North and South Carolina and Virginia __64 remarkably lightly. Only three people died. Property 65 was far lower than it might have been. Because remained largely intact. 66 , the storm reinforced the popular belief that hurricanes are so thoroughly tracked, probed and forecast these days that they cannot possibly cause great loss of life. Scientists don’t share that optimism, _ 67 . Many believe we’re entering a cycle in which violent storms are going to be more frequent, and in which the likelihood of a __68 strike will be greater than ever. The scientists’ pet nightmare is of the Big One—a disastrous storm that could do ＄ 100 billion dollars’__69 of damage and kill thousands of people. No one knows when or where the Big One will__70 but the certainty is growing that it will. 61. A. mud B. earth C. soil D. oil 62. A. hand B. purpose C. standing D. end 63. A. size B. site C. state D. standard 64. A. got up B. got out C. got off D. got on 65. A. missing B. damage C. danger D. harm 66. A. If everything B. If something C. If nothing D. If anything 67. A. whatever B. whereas C. however D. as well 68. A. strategic B. local C. mild D. disastrous 69. A. worth B. value C. price D. worthy 70. A. fall B. knock C. hit D. beat PART V English-Chinese Translation (10%) Directions: In this part there is a passage in English. Translate the five sentences underlined into Chinese and write your translation on the Answer Sheet. There is certainly much work which is exceedingly troublesome, and an excess of work is always very painful. 71.I think, however, that, provided work is not excessive in amount, even the dullest work is to most people less painful than idleness. Accordingly the more intelligent rich men work nearly as hard as if they were poor, while rich women for the most part keep themselves busy with innumerable trifles of whose earth-shaking importance they are firmly persuaded. 72.Work therefore is desirable, first and foremost, at a preventive of boredom, for the boredom that a man feels when he is doing necessary though uninteresting work is as nothing in comparison with the boredom that he feels when he was nothing to do with his days. With this advantage of work another is associated, namely that it makes holidays much more delicious when they come. Provided a man does not have to work so hard as to impair his vigor, he is likely to find far more zest in his free time than an idle man could possibly find. The second advantage of most paid work and of some unpaid work is that it gives changes of success and opportunities for ambition. In most work success is measured by income, and while our capitalistic society continues, this is inevitable. It is only where the best work is concerned that this measure ceases to be the natural one to apply. 73.The desire that men feel to increase their income is quite as much a desire for success as for the extra comforts that a higher income can obtain. However dull work may be, it becomes bearable if it is a means of building up a reputation, whether in the world at large or only in one’s own circle. Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run, and for most men this comes chiefly through their work. In this respect those women whose lives are occupied with housework are much less fortunate than men, or than women who work outside the home. The domesticated wife does not receive wages, has no means of bettering herself, is taken for granted by her husband (who sees practically nothing of what she does), and is valued by him not for her housework but for quite other qualities.74.Of course this does not apply to those women who are sufficiently well-to-do to make beautiful houses and beautiful gardens and become the envy of their neighbors; but such women are comparatively few, and for the great majority housework cannot bring as much satisfaction as work of other kinds brings to men and to professional women. 75.The satisfaction of killing time and of affording some outlet, however modest, for ambition, belongs to most work, and is sufficient to make even a man whose work is dull happier on the average than a man who has no work at all. But when work is interesting, it is capable of giving satisfaction of a far higher order than mere relief from tedium. Part VI Writing (15 points) Direction: For this part, you are asked to write a composition about Developing Economy or Protecting the Environment? You are given the outline below. Your part of the composition should be about 120 words. Remember to write it clearly on the Answer Sheet 2. 1. 目前人們更加重視產(chǎn)品的質(zhì)量了 2.分產(chǎn)品不好的原因是什么？ 3. 如何采取措施控制產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量