2012年在职工商管理硕士(MBA)英语模拟试题(二)
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题型介绍
| 题型 | 单选题 | 简答题 |
|---|---|---|
| 数量 | 40 | 2 |
PART I STRUCTURE AND VOCABULARY (20%)
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"Did you remember to giver Anne the money you own her.
"Did you remember to giver Anne the money you own her.
"Yes, ______ I saw her, I remembered."
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_______ the formation of the sun, the planets and other stars began with the consideration of an interstellar cloud.
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Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, ______the behavior of animal depends mainly on instinct.
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The _____largest state is, and has been since Alaska’s admission into the Union, Califoria.
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Susanne had worked for three years to be a computer analyst but found her progress ________.
PART II READING COMPREHENSION (50%)
PASSAGE 1
JAMAICA
There’s no place like homeHere are you , at home in Jamaica in your very own villa, all pastelsand privacy.
With Evangeline to spoil you: she’s going shopping soon, to surprise you with a lobster for dinner. Madly extravagant? Not at all.There are hundreds of villas for rent, all over Jamaica. Bring your family, or share one with your best friends and the cost becomes inc_reasingly attractive. A d what nicer way to experience the bountiful wonders of Jamaica than to have your own special place to return to e_ach evening where you can sit back with a ruin punch, talk about tomo_rrow, and to yourself, "There’s no place like home."Make it Jamaica. Again.
PASSAGE 2
BL has dismissed fight works firemen alleged to have been asleep at its Land-Rover works at Solihull when two works inspectors p_aid an unexpected visit to the duty fireroom shortly before dawnon Monday.All firemen on the night shift, including the officer in charge,are said to have been sleeping in chairs or stretched out on thefloor.This is the second time in recent years that a group of BL empl_oyees at Solihull has been dismissed for sleeping on duty. Two and a half years ago 13 night shift workers there were found a_sleep.They had brought sleeping bags, blankets, and built makeshift b_unks. But it is understood that no such preparations had been m_ade by the firemen.The eight were brought before a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday and charged with conduct in breach of their duty. They were sum_marily dismissed.All eight have given voice of their intention to appeal under t_he company’s disputes procedure. The hearing is expected to takeplace next week with officials of the Transport and General Wor_kers Union representing them.
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According to the passage, inspectors paid an unexpected vis_it to the duty fireroom just _____.
PASSAGE 3
Promptness is important in American business,academic, and social settings. The importance of punctuality is taug_ht to young children in school. Tardy slops and the use of bells sig_nal to the child that punctuality and time itself are to be respected.People who keep appointments are considered dependable. If people arelate to job interviews, appointments, or classes, they are often vie_wed as unreliable and irresponsible. In the business world, "time is oney" and companies may fine their executives for tardiness to busi_ness meetings. Of course, it is not always possible to be punctual. Social and business etiquette also provides rules for late arrivals. Calling on the telephone if one is going to be more than a few minute_s late for schedule appointments is considered polite and is often ex_pected. Keeping a date of a friend waiting beyond ten to twenty minute_s is considered rude. On the other hand, arriving thirty minutes late to some parties is acceptable.Respecting deadlines is also important in academic and professional ci_rcles. It is expected that deadlines for class assignments or business reports will be met. Students who hand in assignments late may be surp_rised to find that the professor will lower their grades or even refus_e to grade their work. Whether it is a question of arriving on time or of meeting a deadline, people are culturally conditioned to regulate t_ime.
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In the United States the child who must go to bed early, be prompt at school, or bring a tardy slip if he is late______
PASSAGE 4
Urban life has always involved a balancing of opportunities and rewardsagainst dangers and stress; its motivating force is, in the broadest s_ense, money. Opportunities to make money mean competition and competit_ion is stressful; it is often at its most intense in the largest cities, where opportunities are greatest. The presence of huge numbers of pe_ople inevitable involves more conflict, more traveling, the overloadingof public services and exposure to those deviants and criminals who aredrawn to the rich pickings of great cities. Crime has always flourishedin the relative anonymity of urban life, but today’s ease of movement makes its control more difficult than ever; there is much evidence thatits extent has a direct relationship to the size of communities. City dwellers may become trapped in their homes by the fear of crime around them.
As a defense against these developments city dwellers tend to use vari_ous strategies to try and reduce the pressures upon themselves: contac_ts with other people are generally made brief and impersonal; doors arekept locked; telephone numbers may be ex-directory; journeys outside th_e home are usually hurried, rather than a source of pleasure. There are other strategies too, which are positively harmful to the individual; f_or example, reducing awareness through drugs or alcohol. Furthermore, a_ll these defensive forms of behavior are harmful to society in general; they cause widespread loneliness and destroy the community’s concern for its members. Lack of informal social contact and indifference to the mi_sfortunes of others, if they are not personally known to oneself, are a_mongst the major causes of urban crime.
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According to the author, living in a city causes stress because the_
According to the author, living in a city causes stress because the_
re are so many people who are _____.
PART III TRANSLATION (15%)
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Engineering software technology is constantly evolving, driving the marketplace, allowing companies to bring better products tomarket faster and at lower cost. Each new software release provides breakthroughs that allow companies to rely more on virtual product development and less on hours of laboratory, build-and-break studies. What used to take companies months or even years, costing a lot to design and build, now can be done in just weeks without great expense. This evolution is a direct result of the changing role of design analysis and optimisation software. Once thought of as "an extra step", today, this software is being applied throughout the product development process, testing ideas early in the development stage. ACME, Inc. develops the software tools that allow companies to build better, safer and more reliable products faster than ever before.
PART IV COMPOSITION (15%)
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Opportunity and Success
