2004年全国MBA联考英语预测试卷及答案(doc)
2004年全国MBA联考英语预测试卷及答案 Section I：Listening Comprehension (20 points) 　　Directions: 　　This Section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken Engli sh. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the ques tions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Pa rt B and Part C. 　　Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your a nswers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension secti on, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test book let to ANSWER SHEET 1. (20 points) 　　Now look at Part A in your test booklet. 　　Part A 　　Directions: For Questions 1—5, you will hear a talk about American educa tion. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you’ve heard . Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 w ord or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You n ow have 25 seconds to read the table below. (5 points) 　　American Education 　　schools organized by1 　　general compulsory education continues to___ (years old)2 　　the age formal school begins___ (years old)3 　　the length of time in high school in rural areas___ (years)4 　　the aim of US educationprovide equal ___ for all5 　　Part B 　　Directions: For questions 6—10, you will hear a talk about a travel on t he Angeles Mountains. While you listen, complete the sentences or answer the questions. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the rec ording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and questions be low. (5 points) 　　The group of people left Los Angeles on6 　　The people were looking forward to a week of7 　　The peak of the next mountain was covered8 　　They could only travel a few miles an hour because of the9 　　They spent a wonderful day10 　　Part C 　　Directions: You will hear three pieces of recorded material. Before list ening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. W hile listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listeni ng, you will have time to check your answers. You will hear each piece once only. (10 points) 　　Questions 11—13 are based on the following monologue. You now have 15 se conds to read Questions 11—13. 　　11. The two aspects of music mentioned in the talk are ______. 　　A. sedative-stimulative musicB. stimulative-rock music 　　C. stimulative-jumpy musicD. sedative-smooth music 　　12. A synonym for “stimulate” in this talk is ______. 　　A. sedateB. calmC. energizeD. raise 　　13. What kind of music would the speaker recommend for a nervous person? 　　A. Rock and roll music.B. Irregular harmonies. 　　C. Repeated rhythms.D. Disjunct melodies. 　　Questions 14—16 are based on the following monologue. You now have 15 se conds to read Questions 14—16. 　　14. Why don’t the people in some rural areas get the news and informatio n by radio? 　　A. Because it is too expensive to listen to the radio. 　　B. Because some rural parts of the world have no electricity. 　　C. Because the news or information from the outside world is not importa nt. 　　D. Because they don’t enjoy it. 　　15. What’s the trouble for the poor people? 　　A. Batteries are very expensive.B. Batteries aren’t available. 　　C. Batteries are not convenient.D. They can’t afford the electricity. 　　16. How long will the clockwork radio play? 　　A. For an hour and a half.B. For an hour. 　　C. For two hours.D. For half an hour. 　　Questions 17—20 are based on the following monologue. You now have 20 se conds to read Questions 17—20. 　　17. What is the purpose of the broadcast? 　　A. To make recommendations on sensible dieting. 　　B. To report the latest advances in physical therapy. 　　C. To relate an experiment combining sleep and exercise. 　　D. To offer advice about sleeping problems. 　　18. According to the speaker, what happens when you toss and turn to get comfortable? 　　A. Your heart rate is lowered.B. It becomes harder to relax. 　　C. You become too tired to sleep.D. Sleep rhythms are disrupted. 　　19. According to the speaker, what sometimes causes people to have troub le sleeping? 　　A. Failure to rest during the day.B. Lack of sleep on weekends. 　　C. Vigorous exercise in the evening.D. Eating cheese before going to bed . 　　20. What does the speaker say about sleeping pills? 　　A. They might eventually cause you to close sleep. 　　B. They help produce a neurotransmitter in the brain. 　　C. You must not drink milk if you take them. 　　D. They make it unnecessary to take naps. 　　You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test bookl et to ANSWER SHEET. 　　THIS IS THE END OF SECTION I 　　Section II: Vocabulary and Structure (10 points) 　　Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. 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 t he ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil. 　　21. Most people chose him as one of ______ statesmen of that year. 　　A. popularB. favoredC. favoriteD. favorable 　　22. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ______. 　　A. abilityB. future C. possibilityD. opportunity 　　23. The complier ______ the article to make it fit the space available i n a magazine. 　　A. turns down B. cuts downC. pulls downD. runs down 　　24. The bank extends long- term ______ at favorable rate to foreign buyers, thus financing the purchase of US goods and services. 　　A. mortgages B. securities C. loans D. insurances 　　25. He tried to ______ his involvement in this scheme but he finally gav e in and confessed. 　　A. declineB. reject C. refuseD. deny 　　26. Through teaching, man is able to build his basic abilities into new and more ______ skills. 　　A. complicated B. complex C. confusedD. confined 　　27. Those two will never co- operate while there’s such a basic ______ of interest between them. 　　A. confusionB. contradiction C. contrastD. conflict 　　28. All I’m trying to do is to ______ why your condition has not been im proved. 　　A. look forB. find outC. search forD. get in 　　29. My brother likes eating very much but he isn’t very ______ about the food he eats. 　　A. specialB. peculiarC. particularD. unusual 　　30. The detective had found a few ______ towards the murder, but still, he had no idea who the murderer was. 　　A. guidesB. indicationsC. cluesD. hints 　　31. It is not always possible to foresee the obstacles ______ your way t owards an ambitious goal. 　　A. blockedB. blocking C. to blockD. to blacking 　　32. We can share what we know, ______, with someone who has need of that knowledge or skill. 　　A. however little it might beB. though little it might be 　　C. however it might be littleD. as little it might be 　　33. It is time the nations of the world ______ a halt to the manufacture s of nuclear weapons. 　　A. would callB. callC. calledD. will call 　　34. The teacher said the essays were mostly very good, but ______ of Jan e’s and Tom’s there was much room for improvement. 　　A. in caseB. for the sake of C. in orderD. in the case 　　35. All the tasks ______ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday fo r a week. 　　A. had been fulfilledB. were fulfilled 　　C. having been fulfilledD. been fulfilled 　　36. No one is sure ______ damage the cosmic rays can do to a human being , but scientists feel that brief exposure is probably not very harmful. 　　A. that B. whatC. whetherD. which 　　37. Someone of us had told Smith about ______ a lecture the following da y. 　　A. there beingB. there be C. there would beD. there was 　　38. One investigation showed that forty percent of those killed in auto accidents ______ if they had been wearing seat belt. 　　A. would have been savedB. could have been saved 　　C. should have been savedD. might have been saved 　　39. The pressure of a gas plays ______ important a part than that of a l iquid. 　　A. no lessB. none lessC. none the lessD. not the less 　　40. Many a time ______ me good advice, but I refused to follow it. 　　A. my teacher has givenB. has my teacher given 　　C. my teacher had givenD. had my teacher given 　　Section III: Cloze (5 points) 　　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 1. 　　Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared. This is the famous equation of Albert Einstein. It 41 to the category of the theory of relativi ty, and it equates energy with mass. All things are made up of atoms. When 4 2 of an atom travels at almost the speed of light, and we put more energy in to it to 43 the speed, it begins to increase in mass. The energy that makes it travel fast cannot make it travel beyond the speed of light—nothing 44 li ght can travel that fast—so the energy goes into the thing itself and increa ses its mass. Energy 45 into mass. 　　Why is the theory called the theory of relativity? A thing that is relat ive depends upon something else to identify it or to define it. In relativit y theory we identify or define mass, time, and length 46 to the speed of lig ht. 　　When something is at rest, it looks ordinary in length. However, when it travels at almost the speed of light, it becomes 47 . Time also changes. Ho wever, the change in time is 48 to the change in length. The length of a thi ng becomes short but time becomes long. 　　If you want to 49 young, relative to a friend, take a trio in a spaceshi p that travels at almost the speed of light. And, although time and heartbea t 50 ordinary to you in the spaceship, when you return, look at your friend: Relative to you, he or she is old. 　　41. A. prefersB. relatesC. belongsD. adheres 　　42. A. partB...
2004年全国MBA联考英语预测试卷及答案(doc)