MBA英语基础班测试

津桥MBA英语基础班测试

Part I Vocabulary and Structure ( 20 minutes, 20 points)

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1. Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt _____ lonely.

A. nothing but B. anything but C. all but D. everything but

2. Not only ______________working hard, but also she was very polite.

A. she was B. has she been C. was she D. had she been

3.It was not until he entered the classroom _________he realized that he had forgotten to do the homework.

A. before B. when C. then D. that

4. Dress warmly, ____________you'll catch cold.

A. on the contrary B. or rather C. or else D. in no way

5. ______________is well known to us all, too much stress can cause disease.

A. Which B. What C. As D. It

6. I need that book badly. If you go to the bookstore this afternoon, please remember _________a copy for me.

A. to have bought B. buying C. to buy D. having bought

7. I like the city, but I like the country better ___________I have more friends there.

A. in which B. in that C. in what D. that

8. The students expected ___________more reviewing classes before the final exams.

A. there to being B. there being

C. for there to be D. there to be

9. She thinks ____________easy to understand a letter written in English.

A. that B. which C. it D. what

10. People cannot but feel __________ , for they simply cannot understand how he could have made such a stupid mistake.

A. puzzling B. puzzled C. to be puzzled D. to puzzle

11. The basic causes are unknown, although certain conditions that may lead to cancer have been.__________.

A. identified B. guaranteed C. notified D. conveyed

12. The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to ___________ them.

A. split B. separate C. divide D. distinguish

13. The bossy manager is always finding fault with his ___________

A. employs B. employers C. employees D. employments

14. The woman had to ___________to the government for assistance in resisting forced marriage.

A. appeal B. appear C. appease D. applaud

15. Employment ____________for women are poor at the present time.

A. entrances B. occasions C. ways D. opportunities

16. Eminent physicists from all over the world to the U.S. to _______the centennial(一百周年) of A. Einstein's birth.

A. congratulate B. observe C. celebrate D. participate

17. High interest rates _______people from borrowing money from the commercial banks.

A. discourage B. decrease C. disgust D. disturb

18. _________an oil-pump failure, the moving parts will become over-heated.

A. In case of B. In the case of C.In case D. On case of

19. If we don't receive any reply by tomorrow morning, I shall have to__________ him on the phone.

A. get to B. get on to C. get on with D. get through

20. After the successful operation, the patient has taken a turn ______________.

A. for the moment B. for the present C. for the better D. for the good

Part II Reading comprehension (40 minutes, 40 points )

Directions: There are 4 passages in this section. Each of the passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statement. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

Passage One

If two scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are correct, people will still be driving gasoline-powered cars 50 years from now, giving out heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere—and yet that carbon dioxide will not contribute to global warming. The scientists, F. Jeffrey Martin and William L. Kubie Jr., are proposing a concept, which they have patriotically named Green Freedom, for removing carbon dioxide from the air and turning it back into gasoline.

The idea is simple. Air would be blown over a liquid solution which would absorb the carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide would then be extracted and subjected to chemical reactions that would turn it into fuel. Although they have not yet built a fuel factory, or even a small prototype, the scientists say it is all based on existing technology. “Everything in the concept has been built, is operating or has a close cousin that is operating.” Dr. Martin said. The proposal does not violate any laws of physics, and other scientists have independently suggested similar ideas.

In the efforts to reduce humanity’s emissions of carbon dioxide, three solutions have been offered: hydrogen-powered cars, electric cars and biofuels. Biofuels are gasoline substitutes produced from plants like coin or sugar cane. Plants absorb carbon dioxide as they grow, but growing crops for fuel take up wide strips of land. Hydrogen-powered cars emit no carbon dioxide, but producing hydrogen requires energy, and if that energy comes from coal-fired power plants, then the problem has not been solved. The problem with electric cars is that they have typically been limited to a range of tens of miles as opposed to the hundreds of miles that can be driven on a tank of gas.

Gasoline, it turns out, is an almost ideal fuel (except that it produces carbon dioxide). If it can be made out of carbon dioxide in the air, the Los Alamos concept may mean there is little reason to switch, after all.

“It’s definitely worth pursuing.” Said Maritin I. Hoffert, a professor of physics at New York University. “It has a couple of pieces to it that are interesting.” Other scientists also said the proposal looked promising but could not evaluate it fully because the details had not been published.

21. What is most remarkable about the proposal made by the two scientists?

A. It is given a patriotic name.

B. No law of physics is violated.

C. It is based on existing technology.

D. Carbon dioxide can be converted into fuel.

22. What is the biggest problem with hydrogen-powered cars?

A. There is no cheap source of hydrogen.

B. There might be a safety problem in hydrogen production.

C. They may still be a cause of global warming.

D. They are not suitable for long-distance travel.

23. If what is proposed by the two scientists becomes true______

A. air pollution will become a thing of the past

B. there will be no need for gasoline substitutes

C. people will be able to use much cheaper energy

D. there will be no more biofuel-powered vehicles

24. Which of the following can best describe the attitude of Martin I .Hoffert to the proposal?

A. Indifferent B. positive

C. Suspicious D. Critical

25. The passage is mainly written to________

A. introduce a new concept

B. compare different energy sources

C. stress the importance of gasoline

D. discuss solutions to global warming

Passage Two

One of the odd things about some business organizations is that they spend so much money to lure( 吸引) new customers and spend so little to keep them after they've been landed. It just doesn't make sense. Taking customers for granted is routine in some larger organizations, where mere bigness generates an attitude of indifference.

Loyal customers are an organization's only protection against bankruptcy, and losing them because of neglect or indifference is downright sinful (可耻的). Not only do satisfied customers continue to fatten the till (钱袋); they often encourage others to buy. This is advertising that doesn't cost a penny. And although there are always problems in giving good service to customers, maintaining their patronage(光顾) isn't all that difficult. It's a matter of attitude, of believing that everyone who buys from you is entitled to the best treatment you can deliver. Plus giving just a little more than you have to.

We said there are always problems in giving good service to customers. The reason, of course, is that no organization is perfect, and there's many a slip: unreasonable delays in filling orders, shipping the wrong merchandise, failing to answer letters promptly, and so on.

Sometimes these errors or failures can't be helped. For example, if you can't get parts because of material shortages or a transportation strike, customers may be denied the goods they've ordered. And not infrequently the customer is to blame -- for example,

failing to clearly identify the article or service required

Yet no matter who is at fault, customers whom you value highly should generally be given the benefit of any doubt. Note that we said \"customers whom you value highly.\" The old saw (格言) that all customers should be treated alike is a myth. Customers who repeatedly place large orders and pay for them will naturally get more attention than those who buy infrequently and have to be badgered (纠缠) to pay what they owe. However, you have to make the assumption that all customers are good unless proved otherwise. ( 355 words )

26. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage ?

A. Business organizations should not spend so much money to attract new customers.

B. Maintaining customers' patronage is most important to business organizations.

C. Customers are kings.

D. Organizations should pay more attention to the benefit of their customers.

27. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the second paragraph?

A. Customers should always be well serviced.

B. Without loyal customers an organization might go bankrupt.

C. Companies can employ customers to advertise their products.

D. It is difficult for large organizations to provide their customers with good service.

28. The author might probably disagree with which of the following statements?

A. Some errors and failures are unavoidable.

B. Both an organization and their customer are responsible for certain error.

C. An attitude of indifference towards their customers might result in a heavy loss of profit.

D. Only regular customers deserve good treatment

29. What does the author imply in the sentence \"The old saw that customers should be treated alike is a myth\"?

A. It's not real that customers should be treated equal

B. It's not true that all customers are treated equal

C. Customers received equal treatment in the past

D. It's an old story that customers were treated equal

30. The word “identify” in the fourth paragraph is the same as ________

A. notice B. distinguish C. describe D. recognize

Passage Three

Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology that would have seemed incredible 50 years ago. And we can expect the rate of change to accelerate rather than slow down within our lifetime. The developments in technology are bound to have a dramatic effect on the future of work. By 2010, new technology will have revolutionized communications. People will be transmitting more messages down telephone lines that previously would have been sent by post. Not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper-free society. All the routine tasks they perform will be carried on a tiny silicon chip so that they will be as obsolete as the horse and cart after the invention of the motor car. One change will make thousands, if not millions, redundant.

Even people in traditional professions, where expert knowledge has been the key, are unlikely to escape the effects of new technology. Instead of going to a solicitor, you might go to a computer which is programmed with all the most up-to-date legal information. Doctors, too, will find that an electronic competitor will be able to carry out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more efficient courses of treatment. In education, teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines far more knowledgeable than any human being. Most learning will take place in the home via video conferencing. Children will still go to school though, until another place is created where they can make friends and develop social skills.

What can we do to avoid the threat of unemployment? We shouldn’t hide our heads in the sand. Unions will try to stop change but they will be fighting a losing battle. People should get computer literate as this just might save them from professional extinction. After all, there will be a few jobs left in law, education and medicine for those few individuals who are capable of writing and programming the software of the future. Strangely enough, there will still be jobs like rubbish collection and cleaning as it is tough to program tasks which are largely unpredictable. （ 351 words ）

31. According to the writer, the rate of change in technology ______.

A. will remain the same B. will slow down

C. will speed up D. can not be predicted

32. The writer expects that by 2010 new technology will have revolutionized communications and ______.

A. bookshops will not exist

B. the present postal system will have disappeared

C. people will no longer send letters

D. the postmen will have been replaced by the motor car

33. From the passage, we can infer that ______.

A. professionals won’t be affected by new technology

B. doctors won’t be as efficient as computers

C. computers can not replace lawyers

D. experts will know less in the future

34. The passage tells us that in the future ______.

A. children will not be taught in schools

B. no teachers will be needed

C. teachers will be less knowledgeable

D. children will learn life skills at school

35. In the writer’s view, ______.

A. people should be prepared for the future

B. there exists no threat of unemployment

C. unions can stop the unfavorable change

D. people had better become cleaners

Passage Four

Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles (困难). People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off (挡开) illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting （转移…注意力）us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support---financial aid, material resources, and needed services---that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.

36 Interpersonal relationships are important because ___________________.

A. they are indispensable to people’s social well-being

B. they awaken people’s desire to exchange resources

C. they help people to cope with life in the information era

D. they can cure a range of illnesses such as heart disease, etc

37 Research shows that people’s physical and mental health _________________.

A. relies on the social welfare systems which support them

B. has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

C. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D. is closely related to their strength for coping with major changes in their lives

38 Para 2)?

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “cushions” (Line 1,

A. Adds up to B. Lessens the effect of

C. Does away with D. Lays the foundation for

39 Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of

_____________________.

A. instrumental support B. social companionship

C. informational support D. the strengthening of self-respect

40 Social companionship is beneficial in that ____________________.

A. it helps strengthen our ties with relatives

B. it enables us to eliminate our faults and mistakes

C. it makes our leisure-time activities more enjoyable

D. it draws our attention away from our worries and troubles

Part III Cloze Test ( 15 minutes, 10 points )

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. The world is not only hungry, it is thirsty for 41 . This may seem worried to you, 42 almost seventy five percent of the world is covered up water. And about ninety-seven percent of this huge 43 is sea water but salt water. Man can only drink and use the 44 three percent－the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, and other places. And

we 45 use all of that, because some of it is in the form of ice, more worse, some of it is polluted. 46 , as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water, which is always 47 by rain, is anyway enough for us. But our water needs are increasing very slowly. Every day, it seems, we need 48 water than we did the day before. 49 _ take steps to deal with this problem now we can prevent a real water problem in the near future. A 50 water

supply

would

have

a

bad

effect

on

agriculture

and

industry.

(165 words)

41. A. energy B. natural sources C. work D. water

42. A. for B. since C. but D. if

43. A. plenty B. number C. amount D. water

44. A. other B. one other C. another D. most

45. A. can even B. can’t even C. can also D. can’t also

46. A. All the same B. Still C. However D. Anyhow

47. A. be replaced been provided

B. being replaced C. been replaced D.

48. A. less B. little C. more D. much less

49. A. If only we B. Only if we C. If we only D. If we

50. A. strict B. limited C. reducing D. forbidding