2014mba英语试题6.18
2014mba英语试题6.4
1. When you put up wallpaper, should you ______ the edges or put them next to each other?A. coincideB. extendC. overlapD. collide2. More than one-third of the Chinese in the United States live in California,_____ in San Francisco.A. previouslyB. predominantly C practically D. permanently3. The workers agreed to _____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demands.A. call forB. call forthC. call offD. call up4. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn't _____ what color it was.A. look outB. make outC. get acrossD. take after5. The firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.A. extinguishB. preventC. suppressD. ruin6. Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations ______.A. simultaneouslyB. spontaneouslyC. homogeneouslyD. contemporarily7. The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the ______.A. vainB. vicinityC. courtD. jail8. Whether you live to eat or eat to live, food is a major ______ in every family's budget.A. nutritionB. expenditureC. routineD. provision1. 答案：C译文：当你贴壁纸时你是把纸的边缘重叠起来呢还是把它们平铺连在一起呢？解析：coincide 巧合；extend 延长；overlap 重叠；collide 碰撞2. 答案：B译文：在美国，华人中有三分之一居住在加利福尼亚洲, 其中主要是在旧金山。
2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题及参考答案
2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can’t remember1 we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintance’s name, or the name of an old ban d we used to love. As the brain 2 , we refer to these occurrences as "senior moments." 3 seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a (n) 4 impact on our professional, social, and personal 5 .Neurosc ientists, experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that there’s actually a lot that can be done. It 6 out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental 7 can significantly improve our basic cognitive 8 . Thinking is essentially a 9 of making connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to 10 in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited.11 , because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and fluctuate 12 mental effort.Now, a new Web-based company has taken it a step 13 and developed the first "brain training program" designed to actually help people improve and regain their mental 14 .The Web-based program 15 you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills. The program keeps 16 of your progress and provides detailed feedback 17 your performance and improvement. Most importantly, it 18 modifies and enhances the games you play to 19 on the strengths you are developing—much like a(n)20 exercise routine requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.1.[A]where2.[A]improves [B]when[B]fades[C]that[C]recovers[D]why[D]collapses3. [A]If [B]Unless [C]Once [D]While4. [A]uneven [B]limited [C]damaging [D]obscure5. [A]wellbeing [B]environment [C]relationship [D]outlook6. [A]turns [B]finds [C]points [D]figures7. [A]roundabouts [B]responses [C]workouts [D]associations8. [A]genre [B]functions [C]circumstances [D]criterion9. [A]channel [B]condition [C]sequence [D]process10. [A]persist [B]believe [C]excel [D]feature11. [A] Therefore [B] Moreover [C] Otherwise [D] However12. [A]according to [B]regardless of [C]apart from [D]instead of13. [A]back [B]further [C]aside [D]around14. [A]sharpness [B]stability [C]framework [D]flexibility15. [A]forces [B]reminds [C]hurries [D]allows16. [A]hold [B]track [C]order [D]pace17. [A]to [B]with [C]for [D]on18. [A]irregularly [B]habitually [C]constantly [D]unusually19. [A]carry [B]put [C]build [D]take20. [A]risky [B]effective [C]idle [D]familiarSection Ⅱ：Reading ComprehensionPart A ………………………………………………………………………………………………. Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1In order to "change lives for the better" and reduce "dependency," George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the "upfront work search" scheme. Only if the jobless arrive at the jobcentre with a CV, register for online job search, and start looking for work will they be eligible for benefit and then they should report weekly rather than fortnightly. What could be more reasonable?More apparent reasonableness followed. There will now be a seven-day wait for the jobseeker’s allowance. "Those fi rst few days should be spent looking for work, not looking to sign on." he claimed. "We’re doing these things because we know they help people stay off benefits and help those on benefits get into work faster." Help? Really? On first hearing, this was the socially concerned chancellor, trying to change lives for the better, complete with "reforms" to an obviously indulgent system that demands too little effort from the newly unemployed to find work, and subsidises laziness. What motivated him, we were to understand, was his zeal for "fundamental fairness"— protecting the taxpayer, controlling spending and ensuring that only the most deserving claimants received their benefits.Losing a job is hurting: you don’t skip down to the jobcentre with a song in you r heart, delighted at the prospect of doubling your income from the generous state. It is financially terrifying, psychologically embarrassing and you know that support is minimal and extraordinarily hard to get. You are now not wanted; you are now excluded from the work environment that offers purpose and structure in your life. Worse, the crucial income to feed yourself and your family and pay the bills has disappeared. Ask anyone newly unemployed what they want and the answer is always: a job.But in Osborneland, your first instinct is to fall into dependency — permanent dependency if you can get it — supported by a state only too ready to indulge your falsehood. It is as though 20 years of ever-tougher reforms of the job search and benefit administration system never happened. The principle of British welfare is no longer that you can insure yourself against the risk of unemployment and receive unconditional payments if the disaster happens. Even the very phrase "jobseeker’s allowance" is about redefining the unemployed as a "jobseeker" who had no fundamental right to a benefit he or she has earned through making national insurance contributions. Instead, the claimant receives a time-limited "allowance," conditional on actively seeking a job; no entitlement and no insurance, at £71.70 a week, one of the least generous in theEU.21.George Osborne’s scheme was intended to .[A]provide the unemployed with easier access to benefits[B]encourage jobseekers’ active engagement in job seeking[C]motivate the unemployed to report voluntarily[D]guarantee jobseekers’ legitimate right to benefits22.The phrase, "to sign on" (Line 2, Para. 2) most probably means .[A]to check on the availability of jobs at the jobcentre[B]to accept the government’s restrictions on the allowance[C]to register for an allowance from the government[D]to attend a governmental job-training program23.What prompted the chancellor to develop his scheme?[A]A desire to secure a better life for all.[B]An eagerness to protect the unemployed.[C]An urge to be generous to the claimants.[D]A passion to ensure fairness for taxpayers.24.According to Paragraph 3, being unemployed makes one feel .[A]uneasy[B]enraged.[C]insulted.[D]guilty.25.To which of the following would the author most probably agree?[A]The British welfare system indulges jobseekers’ laziness.[B]Osborne’s reforms will reduce the risk of unemployment.[C]The jobseekers’ allowance has met their actual needs.[D]Unemployment benefits should not be made conditional.Text 2All around the world, lawyers generate more hostility than the members of any other profession—with the possible exception of journalism. But there are few places where clients have more grounds for complaint than America.During the decade before the economic crisis, spending on legal services in America grew twice as fast as inflation. The best lawyers made skyscrapers-full of money, tempting ever more students to pile into law schools. But most law graduates never get a big-firm job. Many of them instead become the kind of nuisance-lawsuit filer that makes the tort system a costly nightmare.There are many reasons for this. One is the excessive costs of a legal education. There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states: a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subject, then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the bar exam. This leaves today’s average law-school graduate with $100,000 of debt on top of undergraduate debts. Law-school debt means that they have to work fearsomely hard.Reforming the system would help both lawyers and their customers. Sensible ideas have been around for a long time, but the state-level bodies that govern the profession have been tooconservative to implement them. One idea is to allow people to study law as an undergraduate degree. Another is to let students sit for the bar after only two years of law school. If the bar exam is truly a stern enough test for a would-be lawyer, those who can sit it earlier should be allowed to do so. Students who do not need the extra training could cut their debt mountain by a third.The other reason why costs are so high is the restrictive guild-like ownership structure of the business. Except in the District of Columbia, non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm. This keeps fees high and innovation slow. There is pressure for change from within the profession, but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically.In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms’ efficiency. After all, other countries, such as Australia and Britain, have started liberalizing their legal professions. America should follow.26.A lot of students take up law as their profession due to .[A]the growing demand from clients[B]the increasing pressure of inflation[C]the prospect of working in big firms[D]the attraction of financial rewards27.Which of the following adds to the costs of legal education in most American states?[A]Higher tuition fees for undergraduate studies.[B]Admissions approval from the bar association.[C]Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in another major.[D]Receiving training by professional associations.28.Hindrance to the reform of the legal system originates from .[A]lawyers’ and clients’ strong resistance[B]the rigid bodies governing the profession[C]the stem exam for would-be lawyers[D]non-professionals’ sharp criticism29.The guild-like ownership structure is considered "restrictive" partly because it .[A]bans outsiders’ involvement in the profession[B]keeps lawyers from holding law-firm shares[C]aggravates the ethical situation in the trade[D]prevents lawyers from gaining due profits30.In this text, the author mainly discusses .[A]flawed ownership of America’s law firms and its causes[B]the factors that help make a successful lawyer in America[C]a problem in America’s legal profession and solutions to it[D]the role of undergraduate studies in America’s legal educationText 3The U.S. $3-million Fundamental physics prize is indeed an interesting experiment, as Alexander Polyakov said when he accepted this year’s award in March. And it is far from the only one of its type. As a News Feature article in Nature discusses, a string of lucrative awards forresearchers have joined the Nobel Prizes in recent years. Many, like the Fundamental Physics Prize, are funded from the telephone-number-sized bank accounts of Internet entrepreneurs. These benefactors have succeeded in their chosen fields, they say, and they want to use their wealth to draw attention to those who have succeeded in science.What’s not to like? Quite a lot, according to a handful of scientists quoted in the News Feature. You cannot buy class, as the old saying goes, and these upstart entrepreneurs cannot buy their prizes the prestige of the Nobels. The new awards are an exercise in self-promotion for those behind them, say scientists. They could distort the achievement-based system of peer-review-led research. They could cement the status quo of peer-reviewed research. They do not fund peer-reviewed research. They perpetuate the myth of the lone genius.The goals of the prize-givers seem as scattered as the criticism. Some want to shock, others to draw people into science, or to better reward those who have made their careers in research.As Nature has pointed out before, there are some legitimate concerns about how science prizes—both new and old—are distributed. The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, launched this year, takes an unrepresentative view of what the life sciences include. But the Nobel Foundation’s limit of three recipients per prize, each of whom must still be living, has long been outgrown by the collaborative nature of modern research—as will be demonstrated by the inevitable row over who is ignored when it comes to acknowledging the discovery of the Higgs boson. The Nobels were, of course, themselves set up by a very rich individual who had decided what he wanted to do with his own money. Time, rather than intention, has given them legitimacy.As much as some scientists may complain about the new awards, two things seem clear. First, most researchers would accept such a prize if they were offered one. Second, it is surely a good thing that the money and attention come to science rather than go elsewhere, It is fair to criticize and question the mechanism—that is the culture of research, after all—but it is the prize-givers’money to do with as they please. It is wise to take such gifts with gratitude and grace.31.The Fundamental Physics Prize is seen as .[A]a symbol of the entrepreneurs’ wealth[B]a possible replacement of the Nobel Prizes[C]an example of bankers’ investments[D]a handsome reward for researchers32.The critics think that the new awards will most benefit .[A]the profit-oriented scientists.[B]the founders of the new awards.[C]the achievement-based system.[D]peer-review-led research.33.The discovery of the Higgs boson is a typical case which involves .[A]controversies over the recipients’ status[B]the joint effort of modern researchers[C]legitimate concerns over the new prizes[D]the demonstration of research findings34.According to Paragraph 4, which of the following is true of the Nobels?[A]Their endurance has done justice to them.[B]Their legitimacy has long been in dispute.[C]They are the most representative honor.[D]History has never cast doubt on them.35.The author believes that the new awards are .[A]acceptable despite the criticism.[B]harmful to the culture of research.[C]subject to undesirable changes.[D]unworthy of public attention.Text 4"The Heart of the Matter," the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America. Regrettably, however, the report’s failure to address the true nature of the crisis facing liberal education may cause more harm than good.In 2010, leading congressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the AAAS asking that it identify actions that could be taken by "federal, state and local governments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors and others" to "maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education." In response, the American Academy formed the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences. Among the commission’s 51 members are top-tier-university presidents, scholars, lawyers, judges, and business executives, as well as prominent figures from diplomacy, filmmaking, music and journalism.The goals identified in the report are generally admirable. Because representative government presupposes an informed citizenry, the report supports full literacy; stresses the study of history and government, particularly American history and American government; and encourages the use of new digital technologies. To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students’ ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning to bear on the great challenges of the day. The report also advocates greater study of foreign languages, international affairs and the expansion of study abroad programs.Unfortunately, despite 2½ years in the making, "The Heart of the Matter" never gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities. The commission ignores that for several decades America's colleges and universities have produced graduates who don’t know the content and character of liberal education and are thus deprived of its benefits. Sadly, the spirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of the humanities and social sciences as vehicles for publicizing "progressive," or left-liberal propaganda.Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas—such as free markets and self-reliance—as falling outside the boundaries of routine, and sometimes legitimate, intellectual investigation.The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education. Yet its report may well set back reform by obscuring the depth and breadth of the challenge that Congress asked it to illuminate.36.According to Paragraph 1, what is the author’s attitude toward the AAAS’s report?[A]Critical[B]Appreciative[C]Contemptuous[D]Tolerant37.Influential figures in the Congress required that the AAAS report on how to .[A]retain people’s interest in liberal education[B]define the government’s role in education[C]keep a leading position in liberal education[D]safeguard individuals’ rights to education38.According to Paragraph 3, the report suggests .[A]an exclusive study of American history[B]a greater emphasis on theoretical subjects[C]the application of emerging technologies[D]funding for the study of foreign languages39.The author implies in Paragraph 5 that professors are .[A]supportive of free markets[B]cautious about intellectual investigation[C]conservative about public policy[D]biased against classical liberal ideas40.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?[A]Ways to Grasp "The Heart of the Matter"[B]Illiberal Education and "The Heart of the Matter"[C]The AAAS’s Contribution to Liberal Education[D]Progressive Policy vs. Liberal EducationPart B……………………………………………………………………………………………….. Directions: The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order. For Questions 41-45, you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent text by choosing from the list A-G and filling them into the numbered boxes. Paragraphs A and E have been correctly placed Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET (10 points)[A]Some archaeological sites have always been easily observable—for example, the Parthenon inAthens, Greece; the pyramids of Giza in Egypt; and the megaliths of Stonehenge in southern England. But these sites are exceptions to the norm. Most archaeological sites have been located by means of careful searching, while many others have been discovered by accident.Olduvai Gorge, an early hominid site in Tanzania, was found by a butterfly hunter who literally fell into its deep valley in 1911. Thousands of Aztec artifacts came to light during the digging of the Mexico City subway in the 1970s.[B]I n another case, American archaeologists Rene Million and George Cowgill spent yearssystematically mapping the entire city of Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico near what is now Mexico City. At its peak around AD 600, this city was one of the largest human settlements in the world. The researchers mapped not only the city’s vast and ornateceremonial areas, but also hundreds of simpler apartment complexes where common people lived.[C]How do archaeologists know where to find what they are looking for when there is nothingvisible on the surface of the ground? Typically, they survey and sample (make test excavations on) large areas of terrain to determine where excavation will yield useful information. Surveys and test samples have also become important for understanding the larger landscapes that contain archaeological sites.[D]Surveys can cover a single large settlement or entire landscapes. In one case, many researchersworking around the ancient Maya city of Copan, Honduras, have located hundreds of small rural villages and individual dwellings by using aerial photographs and by making surveys on foot. The resulting settlement maps show how the distribution and density of the rural population around the city changed dramatically between AD 500 and 850, when Copan collapsed.[E]To find their sites, archaeologists today rely heavily on systematic survey methods and avariety of high-technology tools and techniques. Airborne technologies, such as different types of radar and photographic equipment carried by airplanes or spacecraft, allow archaeologists to learn about what lies beneath the ground without digging. Aerial surveys locate general areas of interest or larger buried features, such as ancient buildings or fields.[F]Most archaeological sites, however, are discovered by archaeologists who have set out to lookfor them. Such searches can take years. British archaeologist Howard Carter knew that the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun existed from information found in other sites.Carter sifted through rubble in the Valley of the Kings for seven years before he located the tomb in 1922. In the late 1800s British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evan combed antique dealers’ stores in Athens, Greece. He was searching for tiny engraved seals attributed to the ancient Mycenaean culture that dominated Greece from the 1400s to 1200s BC. Evans’s interpretations of these engravings eventually led him to find the Minoan palace at Knossos (Knossós) on the island of Crete, in 1900.[G]Ground surveys allow archaeologists to pinpoint the places where digs will be successful.Most ground surveys involve a lot of walking, looking for surface clues such as small fragments of pottery. They often include a certain amount of digging to test for buried materials at selected points across a landscape. Archaeologists also may locate buried remains by using such technologies as ground radar, magnetic-field recording, and metal detectors.Archaeologists commonly use computers to map sites and the landscapes around sites. Two- and three-dimensional maps are helpful tools in planning excavations, illustrating how sites look, and presenting the results of archaeological research.41. → A →42. → E →43. → 44. →45.Part C………………………………………………………………………………………………Directions: Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life. It might be poetic, philosophical, sensual, or mathematical, but in any case it must, in my view, have something to do with the soul of the human being. Hence it is metaphysical, but the means of expression is purely and exclusively physical sound. I believe it is precisely this permanent coexistence of metaphysical message through physical means that is the strength of music. (46) It is also the reason why when we try to describe music with words, all we can do is articulate our reactions to it, and not grasp music itself.Beethoven’s importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure. Sometimes I feel in his late works a will to break all signs of continuity. The music is abrupt and seemingly disconnected, as in the last piano sonata. In musical expression, he did not feel restrained by the weight of convention. (47) By all accounts he was a freethinking person, and a courageous one, and I find courage an essential quality for the understanding, let alone the performance, of his works.This courageous attitude in fact becomes a requirement for th e performers of Beethoven’s music. His compositions demand the performer to show courage, for example in the use of dynamics. (48) Beethoven’s habit of increasing the volume with an intense crescendo and then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage was only rarely used by composers before him.Beethoven was a deeply political man in the broadest sense of the word. He was not interested in daily politics, but concerned with questions of moral behavior and the larger questions of right and wrong affecting the entire society. (49) Especially significant was his view of freedom, which, for him, was associated with the rights and responsibilities of the individual: he advocated freedom of thought and of personal expression.Beethoven’s music tends to move from chaos to order as if order were an imperative of human existence. For him, order does not result from forgetting or ignoring the disorders that plague our existence; order is a necessary development, an improvement that may lead to the Greek ideal of spiritual elevation. It is not by chance that the Funeral March is not the last movement of the Eroica Symphony, but the second, so that suffering does not have the last word. (50) One could interpret much of the work of Beethoven by saying that suffering is inevitable, but the courage to fight it renders life worth living.Section ⅢWritingPart A……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 51.Directions:Write a letter of about 100 words to the president of your university, suggesting how toimprove students’ physical condition.You should include the details you think necessary.You should write neatly on the ANSWER SHEET.Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead.Do not write the address. (10 points)Part B………………………………………………………………………………………………..52.Directions:Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should1)describe the drawing briefly,2)interpret its intended meaning, and3)give your comments.You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET (20 points)2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题参考答案Section I: Use of English (10 points)1-5: A-B-D-C-A6-10: A-C-B-D-C11-15: D-A-B-A-D16-20: B-D-C-C-BSection II: ReadingComprehension (60points) Part A (40points)21-25: B-C-D-A-D26-30: D-C-B-A-C31-35: D-B-B-A-A36-40: A-C-C-D-BPart B (10 points)41-45: C-F-G-D-BPart C (10 points)46.这也就是为什么当我们试图用语言描述音乐时，我们只能明确表达我们对音乐的感受，而不能完全理解音乐本身。
2014MBA英语试题6.6
1. The old family _____ in China has undergone some change since liberation.A. patternB. shapeC. formD. institution2. The company is looking for a new _____ for another branch office.A. positionB. postC. pointD. site3. In order to buy the house she had to obtain a _____ from the bank.A. depositB. capitalC. debtD. loan4. The upset woman gave an _____ of the killer's second attack.A. illustrationB. accountC. analysisD. explanation5. In order to repair barns, build fence, grow crops, and care for animals a farmer must indeed be____.A. restlessB. skilledC. strongD. versatile6. The customer expressed her ____for that broad hat.A. disapprovalB. distasteC. dissatisfactionD. dismay7. The car was in good working ____when I bought it a few months ago.A. orderB. formC. stateD. circumstance8. In order to raise money, Aunt Nicola had to ____with some of her most treasured possessions.A. divideB. separateC. partD. abandon1. 答案：A译文：中国旧的家庭模式从解放以来已经历一些变化。
2014年mba英语试题6.19
1. You will see this product _______ wherever you go.A) to be advertised B) advertised C) advertise D) advertising2. The early pioneers had to _______ many hardships to settle on the new land.A) go along with B) go back on C) go through D) go into3. The suggestion that the mayor _______ they prizes was accepted by everyone.A) would present B) present C) presents D) ought to present4. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _______ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women.A) whose B) which C) that D) what5. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested _______ at the next town.A) to stop B) stopping C) stop D) having stopped参考答案及解析：1.[B]。
宾语补足语用法。
从逻辑关系上讲，product应该是advertise的宾语，所以advertise应该用被动形式。
动词不定式做补语时表示将来，所以这里应选B。
过去分词作定语，表示被动及完成；现在分词作定语，表示主动及正在进行。
句意：无论你走到哪里，都会看到这个产品的广告。
MBA联考-英语(二)真题2014年
MBA联考-英语(二)真题2014年Section ⅠUse of EnglishDirection: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.Thinner isn't always better. A number of studies have 1 that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases compared to those who are overweight. And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually 2 . For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women. 3 , among the elderly, being somewhat overweight is often an 4 of good health.Of even greater 5 is the fact that obesity turns out to be very difficult to define. It is often defined 6 body mass index, or BMI. BMI 7 body mass divided by the square of height. An adult with BMI of 18 to 25 is often considered to be normal weight. Between 25 and 30 is overweight. And over 30 is considered obese. Obesity, 8 , can-be divided into moderately obese, severely obese, and very severely obese.While such numerical standards seem 9 , they are not. Obesity is probably less a matter of weight than body fat. Some people with a high BMI are in fact extremely fit, 10 others with a low BMI may be in poor 11 For example, many collegiate and professional football players 12as obese, though their percentage body fat is low. Conversely, someone with a small frame may have high body fat but a 13 BMI.Today we have a(n) 14 to label obesity as a disgrace. The overweight are sometimes 15in the media with their faces covered. Stereotypes 16 with obesity include laziness, lack of will power, and lower prospects for success. Teachers, employers, and health professionals have been shown to harbor biases against the obese. 17 very young children tend to look down on the overweight, and teasing about body build has long been a problem in schools.Negative attitudes toward obesity, 18 in health concerns, have stimulated a number ofanti-obesity 19 . My own hospital system has banned sugary drinks from its facilities. Many employers have instituted weight loss and fitness initiatives. Michelle Obama has launched ahigh-visibility campaign 20 childhood obesity, even claiming that it represents our greatest1.A.concludedB.ensuredC.doubledD.denied答案：A本句的意思很清晰，说的是“诸多研究都得出正常体重人群实际上比超重的人群更容易患某些疾病的结论”，所以答案必然是A。
MBA联考英语真题2014年
MBA联考英语真题2014年Section ⅠClozeThinner isn't always better. A number of studies have 1 that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases, compared to those who are overweight. And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually 2 . For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women. 3 , among the elderly, being somewhat overweight is often an 4 of good health.Of even greater 4 is the fact that obesity turns out to be very difficult to define. It is often defined 6 body mass index, or BMI. BMI 7 body mass divided by the square of height. An adult with a BMI of 18 to 25 is often considered to be moral weight. Between 25 and 30 is overweight. And over 30 is considered obese. Obesity, 8 , can be divided into moderately obese, severely obese, and very severely obese. While such numerical standards seem 9 , they are not. Obesity is probably less a matter of weight than body fat. Some people with a high BMI are in fact extremely fit, 10 others with a low BMI may be in poor 11 . For example, many collegiate and professional football players 12 as obese, though their percentage body fat is low. Conversely, someone with a small flame may have high body fat but a 13 BMI. Today we have a(n) 14 to label obesity as a disgrace. The overweight are sometimes 15 in the media with their faces covered. Stereotypes 16 with obesity include laziness, lack of will power, and lower prospects for success. Teachers, employers, and health professionals have been shown to harbor biases against the obese.17 very young children tend to look down on the overweight, and teasing about body build has long been a problem in schools.Negative attitudes towards obesity, 18 in health concerns, have stimulated a number ofanti-obesity 19 . My own hospital system has banned sugary drinks from its facilities. Many employers have instituted weight loss and fitness initiatives. Michelle Obama has launched ahigh-visibility campaign 20 children obesity, even claiming that it represents our greatest national security threat.1.A.concludedD.denied答案：A[解答] 逻辑关系/语义衔接题。
14年mba英语真题答案解析
14年mba英语真题答案解析MBA英语真题答案解析近年来，越来越多的人开始关注MBA教育，认识到其对个人职业发展的重要性。
而MBA入学考试是申请MBA学位的第一道门槛，对许多考生来说是一个充满挑战的过程。
在这篇文章中，我们将对20MBA英语真题进行解析，并帮助考生更好地理解题目难度与解题技巧。
首先，我们来看一道阅读理解题：Passage 1The world of investment is divided into two broad categories: stocks and bonds. Stockholders are the owners of a business and thus have the right to vote on major decisions affecting the company. In addition, they take on the risks and rewards of running the business, as stock values can fluctuate. Bondholders, on the other hand, are lenders to a company. They loan money to a business and in return receive interest payments. Unlike stockholders, they do not have voting rights.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Stockholders have the right to vote on major business decisions.B. Bondholders can take on the risks and rewards of running a business.C. Stockholders do not receive interest payments.D. Bondholders have voting rights.正确的答案是A. Stockholders have the right to vote on major business decisions. 通过仔细阅读文章，我们可以得出这一结论。
2014年mba英语试题6.9
1. They travelled to Spain by the most _______route.A) easy B) direct C) straight D) unique2. What he said just now had little to do with the question _______discussion.A) on B) in C) under D) at3. He said that very clearly so that nobody was in any_______ about what was meant.A) doubt B) wonder C) question D) consideration4. The headmaster had been trying for years to _______money for a new science block.A) arise B) raise C) lift D) arouse5. _______ the sight of the police officers, the men ran off.A. InB. AtC. OnD. Within6. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time _______ the guards discovered what had happened.A. beforeB. untilC. sinceD. when7. Diamonds have little __________ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.A) intrinsic B) eternal C) subtle D) inherent8. Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations on people who are _____ to heart attack.A) infectious B) accessible C) disposed D) prone1. 答案：B译文：他们选择了最直接的路线去西班牙旅行。
2014年MBA英语阅读理解习题及参考答案
2014年MBA英语阅读理解习题及参考答案（45篇）Representatives of Callahan Media Associates (CM [A] announced today that the news agency would attempt to buy the National Broadcasting System (NBS), the second largest television and radio network in the United States. Ronald Callahan, son of Jessica Callahan, who started CMA, told reporters that he expects his company's offering price to be high enough to win out over other offers. He indicated that NBS executives had already discussed reorganization plans that might result from a CMA takeover.A native of the United Kingdom, Jessica Callahan began to buy newspapers, magazines, and radio stations in the United States eight years ago, and CMA now owns or controls more than fifteen news organizations here. Before she became a leader in media in this country, she had established her family-owned company as one of the most important forces in British TV and newspapers. Callahan started her news career more than twenty-five years ago, and she had worked as a reporter on three different papers when she took the job of editor of England's Birmingham Herald(伯明汉先驱报), a newspaper that had been experiencing financial difficulties for several years. Her success in raising the news reporting standards as well as making the Herald into a profitable business gained Callahan the attention and respect of the British news establishment. By the time she was 35, she had become a publisher and started CMA, which is now one of the largest media organizations in the world.Callahan had never visited the United States before she came to Miami and became the publisher of the Miami Journal almost eight years ago, but she had been reading the newspaper for several years, and she said that she liked the paper's style. After she had owned the Journal for just over a year, she bought a small radio station in Georgia, and in the next five years she went on to acquire news organizations in several different parts of the country.If CMA becomes the owner of NBS, for the first time it will have control over a nationwide TV network. In an interview last week, Philip Rosen, the president of NBS, said that he was not very happy about the purchase. He agreed that Callahan and CMA had done a lot to help American newspapers become more financially secure, but he expressed fears that the new management was going to make news coverage on NBS irresponsible. He stated that he hoped he could remain with NBS but said that this might not be possible.1.The writer thins that CMA's offer to buy the National Broadcasting System is probably _____.[A] the only one[B] a good one[C] unacceptably low[D] of great competition2. Jessica Callahan captured the confidence of the press after she became the editor of Birmingham Herald because _____.[A] she was experienced[B] she had strong financial background[C] since then it started to make money[D] she enjoyed good popularity3. Jessica Callahan has never _____.[A] visited the United States[B] owned a national TV network[C] worked as an editor[D] read the Miami Journal4. The attitude of NBS top executive to the CMA takeover was that _____.[A] he was opposed to the purchase[B] he hoped the takeover would bot affect the system's fame[C] he was afraid NBS would suffer serious financial loss[D] he could not leave his present position5. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?[A] Jessica Callahan---a Successful Woman[B] CMA---from British to USA[C] CMA Buying NBS?[D] CMA's Attractive Offer to NBS参考答案：D C C B BIn recent years, railroads have been combining with each other, mergingintosuper systems, causing heightened concerns about monopoly. As recently as 1995, the top four railroads accounted for under 70 percent of the total ton-miles moved by rails. Next year, after a series of mergers is completed, just four railroads will control well over 90 percent of all the freight moved by major rail carriers.Supporters of the new super systems argue that these mergers will allow for substantialcost reductions and better coordinated service. Any threat of monopoly, they argue, is removed by fierce competition from trucks. But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.The vast consolidation within the rail industry means that most shippers are served by only one rail company. Railroads typically charge such "captive" shippers 20 to 30 percent more than they do when another railroad is competing for the business. Shippers who feel they are being overcharged have the right to appeal to the federal government's Surface Transportation Board for rate relief, but the process is expensive, time consuming, and will work only in truly extreme cases.Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces everyone's cost. If railroads charged all customers the same average rate, they argue, shippers who have the option of switching to trucks or other forms of transportation would do so, leaving remaining customers to shoulder the cost of keeping up the line. It's theory to which many economists subscribe, but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail. "Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and who loses in the marketplace?" asks Martin Bercovici, a Washington lawyer who frequently represents shipper.Many captive shippers also worry they will soon be his with a round of huge rate increases. The railroad industry as a whole, despite its brightening fortuning fortunes, still does not earn enough to cover the cost of the capital it must invest to keep up with its surging traffic. Yet railroads continue to borrow billions to acquire one another, with Wall Street cheering them on. Consider the 2 billion bid by Norfolk Southern and CSX to acquire Conrail this year. Conrail's net railway operating income in 1996 was just million, less than half of the carrying costs of the transaction. Who's going to pay for the rest of the bill? Many captive shippers fear that they will, as Norfolk Southern and CSX increase their grip on the market.1. According to those who support mergers railway monopoly is unlikely because .A. cost reduction is based on competitionB. services call for cross-trade coordinationC. outside competitors will continue to existD. shippers will have the railway by the throat2、What is many captive shippers' attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry?A. A.Indifferent.B. Supportive.C. Indignant.D. Apprehensive.3、It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that .A. shippers will be charged less without a rival railroadB. there will soon be only one railroad company nationwideC. overcharged shippers are unlikely to appeal for rate reliefD. a government board ensures fair play in railway business4. The word "arbiters" (line 6, paragraph 4)most probably refers to those .A. who work as coordinatorsB. who function as judgesC. who supervise transactionsD. who determine the price5. According to the text, the cost increase in the rail industry is mainly caused by .A. the continuing acquisitionB. the growing trafficC. the cheering Wall StreetD. the shrinking market参考答案：CDCBAWhen school officials in Kalkaska, Michigan, closed classes last week, the media flocked to the story, portraying the town's 2,305 students as victims of stingy (吝啬的) taxpayers. There is some truth to that; the property-tax rate here is one-third lower than the state average. But shutting their schools also allowed Kalkaska's educators and the state's largest teachers' union, the Michigan Education Association, to make a political point. Their aim was to spur passage of legislation Michigan lawmakers are debating to increase the state's share of school funding.It was no coincidence that Kalkaska shut its schools two weeks after residents rejected a 28 percent property-tax increase. The school board argued that without the increase it lacked the $1.5 million needed to keep schools open.But the school system had not done all it could to keep the schools open. Officials declined to borrow against next year's state aid, they refused to trim extracurricular activities and they did not consider seeking a smaller—perhaps more acceptable—tax increase. In fact, closing early is costing Kalkaska a significant amount, including $ 600,000 in unemployment payments to teachers and staff and $ 250,000 in lost state aid. In February, the school system promised teachers and staff two months of retirement payments in case schools closed early, a deal that will cost the district $ 275,000 more.Other signs suggest school authorities were at least as eager to make a political statement as to keep schools open. The Michigan Education Association. hired a public relations firm to stage a rally marking the school closings, which attracted 14 local and national television stations and networks. The president of the National Education Association, the MEA's parent organization, flew from Washington, D. C, for the event. And the union tutored school officials in the art of television interviews. School supervisor Doyle Disbrow acknowledges the district could have kept schools open by cutting programs but denies the moves were politically motivated.Michigan lawmakers have reacted angrily to the closings. The state Senate has already voted to put the system into receivership (破产管理) and reopen schools immediately; the Michigan House plans to consider the bill this week.1. We learn from the passage that schools in Kalkaska, Michigan, are funded .A. mainly by the state governmentB. exclusively by the local governmentC. by the National Education AssociationD. by both the local and state governments2. One of the purposes for which school officials closed classes was .A. to draw the attention of local taxpayers to political issuesB. to avoid paying retirement benefits to teachers and staffC. to pressure Michigan lawmakers into increasing state funds for local schoolsD. to make the financial difficulties of their teachers and staff known to the public3. The author seems to disapprove of .A. the shutting of schools in KalkaskaB. the involvement of the mass mediaC. the Michigan lawmakers' endless debatingD. delaying the passage of the school funding legislation4. We learn from the passage that school authorities in Kalkaska are more concerned about .A. making a political issue of the closing of the schoolsB. the attitude of the MEA's parent organizationC. a raise in the property-tax rate in MichiganD. reopening the schools there immediately5. According to the passage, the closing of the schools developed into a crisisbecause of .A. the strong protest on the part of the students' parentsB. the political motives on the part of the educatorsC. the weak response of the state officialsD. the complexity of the problem参考答案：DCAABThe United States is a country made up of many different races. Usually they are mixed together and can't be told from one another. But many of them still talk about where their ancestors came from. It is something they are proud of.The original Americans, of course were the Indians. The so- called white men who then came were mostly from England. But many came from other countries like Germany and France.One problem the United States has always had is discrimination. As new groups came to the United States they found they were discriminated against. First it was the Irish and Italians. Later it was the blacks. Almost every group has been able to finally escape this discrimination. The only immigrants who have not are the blacks. Surprisingly enough the worst discrimination today is shown towards the Indians.One reason the Indians are discriminated against is that they have tried so hard to keep their identity. Of course they are not the only ones who have done so. The Japanese have their Little Tokyo in Los Angeles and the Chinese a Chinatown in New York. The Dutch settlement in Pennsylvania also stays separate from other people. Their towns are like something from the 19th century. They have a different reason from the other groups for staying separately. They live separately for religious reasons rather than keep together in a racial group.Although some groups have kept themselves separate and others have been discriminated against, all groups have helped make the United States a great county. There is no group that has not helped in some way. And there is no group that can say they have done the most to make it a great country.Many people still come from other countries to help the United States grow. A good example is the American project that let a man walk on the moon. It was a scientist from Germany who was most responsible for doing that. It is certain that in the future the United States will still need the help of people from all racialgroups to remain a great country.1. Which of the following statements can best describe the main idea of this passage?A. The United States is a country made up of many different races.B. Discrimination is the most serious problem in the United States.C. All races in the United States have helped make the country a great one.D. The prosperity of the United States is mainly due to the hard work of the most discriminated races.2. In the first paragraph the word "told" means_________.A. separatedB. distinguishedC. revealedD. made known3. This passage implies that discrimination is a problem which .A. many races in the United States have experiencedB. will still be very serious in the United States in the futureC. has already been solved in the United StatesD. is strongly opposed by many different races in the United States4. The main reason why the Indians are most discriminated against is that .A. they have tried hard to keep their religionsB. they have tried hard to live together to keep their Indian customsC. they are the only ones who have tried to keep their identityD. they discriminate many other races5. The Dutch live separately in Pennsylvania .A. to escape discriminationB. to keep together in a racial groupC. to enjoy themselves in their own townsD. for religious reasons参考答案：CBABDSilicon Valley is a magnet to which numerous talented engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs from overseas flock to in search of fame, fast money and to participate in a technological revolution whose impact on mankind will surely surpass the epoch-making European Renaissance and Industrial Revolution of the bygone age.With the rapid spread of the Internet and the relentless technological innovations generated through it, the information era is truly upon us, profoundly influencing and changing not only our lifestyle, but also the way we work, do business, think and communicate with others.It is noteworthy that close to 50% of its skilled manpower, including engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs, come from Asia. Prominent among them are Indians and Chinese, and not a few Singaporeans.Intellectual challenges aside, it is a common practice for start-ups to offer generous share options to employees in order to attract the right talent into their folds. This is a powerful incentive to motivate the staff to do their utmost and to share in the company's prosperity if it reaches its goal. Many regard this as the foundation of a successful enterprise.（184 words）1. Why is Silicon Valley compared with a magnet? BecauseA. it is very famous.B. it attracted numerous talented people.C. numerous talented people flock to it.D. its impact will surpass European Renaissance and Industrial Revolution.2. What does “it” in 2nd paragraph refer to?A. the InternetB. the rapid spread of the InternetC. the information eraD. our lifestyle3. What does “its” in 2nd paragraph mean??A. Silicon Valley’sB. the Internet’sC. Asia’sD. America’s4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the common practice for start-ups?A. Intellectual challenges.B. Generous share options.C. Sharing in the company's prosperity.D. A successful enterprise.5. The main idea of the passage isA. Silicon Valley’s successB. the information era upon usC. Intellectual challengesD. practice of successful enterprise参考答案：BAADATo paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke, "all that is needed for the triumph of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing." One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory that animals have rights ruling out their use in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animalrights advocates, whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care. Leaders of the animal rights movement target biomedical research because it depends on public funding, and few people understand the process of health care research. Hearing allegations of cruelty to animals in research settings, many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm an animal.For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street fair was distributing a brochure that encouraged readers not to use anything that opposed immunizations, she wanted to know if vaccines come from animal research. When assured that they do, she replied, "Then 1 would have to say yes." Asked what will happen when epidemics return, she said, "Don't worry, scientists will find some way of using computers." Such well-meaning people just don't understand.Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate, understandable wayin human terms, not in the language of molecular biology. We need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmother's hip replacement, a father's bypass operation, a baby's vaccinations, and even a pet's shots. To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments, as well as new treatments and vaccines, animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.Much can be done. Scientists could "adopt" middle school classes and present their own research. They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth. Research institutions could be opened to tours, to show that laboratory animals receive humane care.Finally, because the ultimate stakeholders are patients, the health research community should actively recruit to its cause not only well-known personalities such as Stephen Cooper, who has made courageous statements about the value of animal research, but all who receive medical treatment. If good people do nothing there is a real possibility that an uninformed citizenry will extinguish the precious embers of medical progress.1. The author begins his article with Edmund Burke's words to .A. call on scientists to take some actionsB. criticize the misguided cause of animal rightsC. warn of the doom of biomedical researchD. show the triumph of the animal rights movement2. Misled people tend to think that using an animal in research is .A. cruel but naturalB. inhuman and unacceptableC. inevitable but viciousD. pointless and wasteful3. The example of the grandmotherly woman is used to show the public's .A. discontent with animal researchB. ignorance about medical scienceC. indifference to epidemicsD. anxiety about animal rights4. The author believes that, in face of the challenge from animal rights advocates, scientists should .A. communicate more with the publicB. employ hi-tech means in researchC. feel no shame for their causeD. strive to develop new cures5. From the text we learn that Stephen Cooper is -A. a well-known humanistB. a medical practitionerC. an enthusiast in animal rightsD. a supporter of animal research参考答案：ABBADIt is plain that in the year 2000 everyone will have at his elbow several timesmore mechanical energy than he has today.There will be advances in biological knowledge as far-reaching as those that have been made in physics. We are only beginning to learn that we can control our biological environment as well as our physical one. Starvation has been predicted twice to a growing world population: by Malthus in about 1800, by Crookes in about 1900. It was headed off the first time by taking agriculture to America and the second time by using the new fertilizers. In the year 2000, starvation will be headed off by the control of the diseases and the heredity(遗传) of plants and animals—by shaping our own biological environment.Now I come back to the haunting theme of automation. The most common species in the factory today is the man who works or minds a simple machine—the operator. By the year 2000, the repetitive tasks of industry will be taken over by the machines, as the heavy tasks were taken over long ago; and the mental tedium will go the way of physical exhaustion. Today we still distinguish, even among repetitive jobs, between the skilled and the unskilled; but in the year 2000 all repetition will be unskilled. We simply waste our time if we oppose this change; it is as inevitable as the year 2000 itself.1. The article was written to _____.[A] warn us of the impending starvation[B] present facts about life in the near future[C] oppose biological advances[D] warn of the evil side of automation2. Advances in biological knowledge were _____.[A] kept pace with advances in physics[B] been responsible for the invention of new machines[C] surpassed those in physics[D] lagged behind those in physics3. According to the passage,starvation _____.[A] can be predicted[B] is unavoidable[C] can be prevented[D] is mainly caused by poor agriculture4. Repetitive tasks in industry lead to _____.[A] physical exhaustion[B] mental stimulation[C] mental exhaustion[D] extinction5. If the predictions of this writer are realized,the demand for the unskilled workers in the twenty-first century will be _____.[A] very high[B] very low[C] the same as today[D] constantly rising参考答案：B D C C BIn these days of technological triumphs, it is well to remind ourselves from time to time that living mechanisms are often incomparably more efficient than their artificial imitations. There is no better illustration of this idea than the sonar system of bats. Ounce for ounce and watt for watt, it is billions of times more efficient and more sensitive than the radars and sonars designed by man. Of course, the bats have had some 50 million years of evolution to refine their sonar. Their physiological mechanisms for echo location, based on all this accumulated experience, therefore merit our thorough study and analysis. To appreciate the precision of the bats' echo location, we must first consider The degree of their reliance upon it. Thanks to sonar, an insect-eating bat can get along perfectly well without eyesight. This was brilliantly demonstrated by an experiment performed in the late eighteenth century by the Italian naturalist Lazure Spallanzani. He caught some bats in a bell tower, blinded them, and released them outdoors. Four of these blind bats were recaptured after they had found their way back to the bell tower, and on examining their stomachs' contents, Spallanzani found that they had been able to capture andfill themselves with flying insects. We know from experiments that bats easily find insects in the dark of night, even when the insects emit no sound that can be heard by human ears. A bat will catch hundreds of soft-bodied, silent-flying moths in a single hour. It will even detect and chase pebbles tossed into the air.1. The passage is mainly about _____.[A] living mechanisms and their artificial imitations[B] the remarkable sonar system of bats[C] the deficiencies of man-made sonars[D] the experiment of "blind-bats"2. Where of the following statements is true?[A] Living mechanisms are always more efficient than their artificial imitations.[B] Bats rely on their sonar system as well as eyesight to eat insects.[C] The sonar system of bats has had 50 million years to be refined.[D] People have discovered the bats' sonar system thousands of years age.3. Lazzoro Spallanzani demonstrated that a bat can get along well without eyesight through _____.[A] He caught soem bats and blinded them and released them.[B] Four of these blind bats found their way back.[C] He recaptured the four returned bats.[D] The stomachs' of the blind bats found to be fill with flying insects.4. Bats find insects in the dark of night with the help of _____.[A] echoes[B] eyesight[C] sound waves[D] none ofthe above5 Implied but not stated _____.[A] Pebbles tossed into the air make no sound that can be heard by human ears[B] A bat will catch hundreds of months in a single hour[C] Insect-eating bats are totally blind[D] The sonar system of bats is as good as man-made sonar参考答案：B C D D AThe heritage of English law brought with it the seeds of American liberty-not the flower and the fruit, which were to be produced after long labor and painful struggle. Nevertheless, the seeds were there and they sprouted, took root and have continued to grow. To this extent, the inheritance was valuable, but it is not to be denied that even though English law gave us the seeds of liberty, it also imposed upon us a vast amount of useless lumber that we have not swept away entirely --- after three hundred years of unceasing effort. Even the system of trial by jury, in spite of its enormous value, came to us with burdensome, outworn ideas and unnecessary precautions, on the one hand, and with no adequate means of adaptation to changing conditions, on the other. For one thing, in the early days it was assumed that ignorance of the facts was a guarantee of a juror's impartiality. At that time, when means of communication were few and slow, there was something to be said for the idea; but today, when means of communication were abundant and almost instantaneous, ignorance of the facts is evidence, not of impartiality, but of extraordinary stupidity, or of extraordinary indifference. The rule that a juror must be ignorant of the facts is, therefore, a rule that operates against, not for the effort to fill the jury box with honest men of ordinary intelligence. It has become so hopeless, indeed, that the courts literally ceased long ago trying to enforce it. It is, nevertheless, still a theoretical part of the system.1 The passage is main about _____.[A] the seeds of American literty[B] the system of trial by jury[C] a theoretical weakness of the jury system[D] the changing conditions in the jury system2. The inheritance of English law brought with it _____.[A] the seeds of American literty[B] the flower and fruit of American literty[C] some ideas and precautions which were useless[D] both A and C3. The assumption that ignorance of the facts was a guarantee of a juror's impartiality _____.[A] was reasonable neither in the past nor at present[B] was extraordinary stupid or indifferent[C] is not valid under the changing conditions[D] has been proved reasonable4. The rule that a juror must be ignorant of the facts is _____.[A] no longer a theoretical part of the system[B] no longer strictly enforced[C] against the theoretical basis[D] still strictly enfore5. Which of the following statements is true?[A] The rules of the trial system should be more flexible to adapt to the changing conditions.[B] The members of the jury should be of extraordinary intelligance.[C] Ignorance of the facts on the part of a juror today is evidence of impartiality.[D] When means of communication had proved abundant,there was nothing to be said for the idea.。
2014mba英语试题6.20
1. Dark glasses serve to ____ eyes from the glare of the sun.A. saveB. shelterC. shieldD. cover2. The final exam is divided into three ____, namely, reading, writing and translation.A. fractionsB. fragmentsC. portionsD. sections3. We cannot always ____ the wind, so new windmills should be so designed that they can also be driven by water.A. hang onB. count onC. hold onD. take on4. Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and ____ by the same federal laws.A. standB. conformC. abideD. sustain1. 答案: C句意：墨镜保护眼睛免受刺眼的阳光的照射。
解析：save：挽救，救；shelter：庇护，掩护，保护；shield：保护……免受；掩护；cover：盖，掩盖。
2. 答案: D句意：期末考试分为三个部分，即：阅读，写作和翻译。
解析：fraction：（数学中的）分数，小数；小部分；fragment：碎片，断片；portion：物体的一部分，一份；section：物体的一部分；（书、报纸等的）段、节。
3. 答案: B句意：我们不能总指望风，所以应该设计一些新的水利风车。
解析：hang on：坚持；紧紧抓住，继续等待；count on：依靠，指望；hold on：继续坚持下去；（打电话时）别挂断；take on：呈现，开始雇佣。
管理类联考英语(二)2014年真题及解析
过过掌MBA 2014年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语（二）真题Part ADirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Thinner isn’t always better. A number of studies have 1 that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases compared to those who are overweight. And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually 2 . For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women. 3 , among the elderly, being somewhat overweight is often an 4 of good health.Of even greater 5 is the fact that obesity turns out to be very difficult to define. It is often defined 6 body mass index, or BMI. BMI 7 body mass divided by the square of height. An adult with a BMI of 18 to 25 is often considered to be normal weight. Between 25 and 30 is overweight. And over 30 is considered obese. Obesity, 8 , can be divided into moderately obese, severely obese, and very severely obese.While such numerical standards seem 9 , they are not. Obesity is probably less a matter of weight than body fat. Some people with a high BMI are in fact extremely fit, 10 others with a low BMI may be in poor 11 . For example, many collegiate and professional football players 12 as obese, though their percentage body fat is low. Conversely, someone with a small frame may have high body fat but a 13 BMI.Today we have a(an) 14 to label obesity as a disgrace. The overweight are sometimes 15 in the media with their faces covered. Stereotypes 16 with obesity include laziness, lack of will power, and lower prospects for success. Teachers, employers, and health professionals have been shown to harbor biases against the obese. 17 very young children tend to look down on the overweight, and teasing about body build has long been a problem in schools.Negative attitudes toward obesity, 18 in health concerns, have stimulated a number of anti-obesity 19 . My own hospital system has banned sugary drinks from its facilities. Many employers have instituted weight loss and fitness initiatives. Michelle Obama has launched a high-visibility campaign 20 childhood obesity, even claiming that it represents our greatest national security threat.1. [A] denied[B] concluded[C] doubled[D] ensured2. [A] protective[B] dangerous[C] sufficient[D] troublesome3. [A] Instead[B] However[C] Likewise[D] Therefore4. [A] indicator[B] objective[C] origin[D] example5. [A] impact[B] relevance[C] assistance[D] concern6. [A] in terms of[B] in case of [C] in favor of [D] in respects of7. [A] measures[B] determines[C] equals[D] modifies8. [A] in essence[B] in contrast [C] in turn [D] in part9. [A] complicated[B] conservative[C] variable[D] straightforward10. [A] so[B] while[C] since[D] unless11. [A] shape [B] spirit [C] balance[D] taste12. [A] start[B] quality [C] retire[D] stay13. [A] strange [B] changeable [C] normal[D] constant14. [A] option[B] reason [C] opportunity[D] tendency15. [A] employed[B] pictured[C] imitated [D] monitored16. [A] compared[B] combined[C] settled[D] associated17. [A] Even[B] Still [C] Yet[D] Only18. [A] despised[B] corrected[C] ignored[D] grounded19. [A] discussions[B] businesses[C] policies[D] studies20. [A] for[B] against [C] with[D] withoutSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B], [C], or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1What would you do with $590m? This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie, an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment, she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton.These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive. Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes. Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly. What was once exciting and new becomes old-hat; regret creeps in. It is far better to spend money on experiences, say Ms Dunn and Mr Norton, like interesting trips, unique meals or even going to the cinema. These purchases often become more valuable with time — as stories or memories—particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most “happiness bang for your buck.” It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it). Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself, and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly. This is apparently the reason McDonald’s restricts the availability of its popular McRib — a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.Readers of Happy Money are clearly a privileged lot, anxious about fulfillment, not hunger. Money may not quite buy happiness, but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones. Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world, and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people. Not everyone will agree with the authors’ policy ideas, which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers. But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.21. According to Dunn and Norton, which of the following is the most rewarding purchase?[A] A big house[B] A special tour[C] A stylish car[D] A rich meal22. The author’s attitude toward Americans’ watching TV is ___________.[A] critical[B] supportive[C] sympathetic[D] ambiguous23. Mc Rib is mentioned in paragraph 3 to show that___________.[A] consumers are sometimes irrational[B] popularity usually comes after quality[C] marketing tricks are often effective[D] rarity generally increases pleasure24. According to the last paragraph, Happy Money___________.[A] has left much room for readers’ criticism[B] may prove to be a worthwhile purchase[C] has predicted a wider income gap in the US.[D] may give its readers a sense of achievement25. This text mainly discusses how to___________.[A] balance feeling good and spending money[B] spend large sums of money won in lotteries[C] obtain lasting satisfaction from money spent[D] become more reasonable in spending on luxuriesText 2An article in Scientific America has pointed out that empirical research says that, actually, you think you’re more beautiful than you are. We have a deep-seated need to feel good about ourselves and we naturally employ a number of self-enhancing strategies to achieve this. Social psychologists have amassed oceans of research into what they call the “above average effect”, or “illusory superiority”, and shown that, for example, 70% of us rate ourselves as above average in leadership, 93% in driving and 85% at getting on well with others—all obviously statistical impossibilities.We rose-tint our memories and put ourselves into self-affirming situations. We becomedefensive when criticized, and apply negative stereotypes to others to boost our own esteem. We stalk around thinking we’re hot stuff.Psychologist and behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley oversaw a key study into self-enhancement and attractiveness. Rather than have people simply rate their beauty compared with others, he asked them to identify an original photograph of themselves from a lineup including versions that had been altered to appear more and less attractive. Visual recognition, reads the study, is “an automatic psychological process, occurring rapidly and intuitively with little or no apparent conscious deliberation.” If the subjects quickly chose a falsely flattering image— which most did—they genuinely believed it was really how they looked.Epley found no significant gender difference in responses. Nor was there any evidence that those who self-enhanced the most (that is, the participants who thought the most positively doctored picture were real) were doing so to make up for profound insecurities. In fact, those who thought that the images higher up the attractiveness scale were real directly corresponded with those who showed other makers for having higher self-esteem. “I don’t think the findings that we have are any evidence of personal delusion,” says Epley. “It’s a reflection simply of people generally thinking well of themselves.” If you are depressed, you won’t be self-enhancing.Knowing the results of Epley’s study, it makes sense that many people hate photographs of themselves viscerally—on one level, they don’t even recognize the person in the picture as themselves. Facebook, therefore, is a self-enhancer’s paradise, where people can share only the most flattering photos, the cream of their wit, style, beauty, intellect and lifestyles. It’s not that people’s profiles are dishonest, says Catalina Toma of Wisconsin-Madison University, “but they portray an idealized version of themselves.”26. According to the first paragraph, social psychologists have found that ___________.[A] our self-ratings are unrealistically high[B] illusory superiority is baseless effect[C] our need for leadership is unnatural[D] self-enhancing strategies are ineffective27. Visual recognition is believed to be people’s ___________.[A] rapid matching[B] conscious choice[C] intuitive response[D] automatic self-defense28. Epley found that people with higher self-esteem tended to ___________.[A] underestimate their insecurities[B] believe in their attractiveness[C] cover up their depressions[D] oversimplify their illusions29. The word “viscerally” (Para. 5) is closest in meaning to __________.[A] instinctively[B] occasionally[C] particularly[D] aggressively30. It can be inferred that Facebook is a self-enhancer’s paradise because people can __________.[A] present their dishonest profiles[B] define their traditional lifestyles[C] share their intellectual pursuits[D] withhold their unflattering sidesText 3The concept of man versus machine is at least as old as the industrial revolution, but this phenomenon tends to be most acutely felt during economic downturns and fragile recoveries. And yet, it would be a mistake to think we are right now simply experiencing the painful side of a boom and bust cycle. Certain jobs have gone away for good, outmoded by machines. Since technology has such an insatiable appetite for eating up human jobs, this phenomenon will continue to restructure our economy in ways we cannot immediately foresee.When there is rapid improvement in the price and performance of technology, jobs that were once thought to be immune from automation suddenly become threatened. This argument has attracted a lot of attention, via the success of the book Race Against the Machine, by Erik Brynjolfsson and An drew McAfee, who both hail from MIT’s Center for Digital Business.This is a powerful argument, and a scary one. And yet, John Hagel, author of The Power of Pull and other books, says Brynjolfsson and McAfee miss the reason why these jobs are so vulnerable to technology in the first place.Hagel says we have designed jobs in the U.S. that tend to be “tightly scripted” and “highly standardized” ones that leave no room for “individual initiative or creativity.” In short, these are the types of jobs that machines can perform much better at than human beings. That is how we have put a giant target sign on the backs of American workers, Hagel says.It’s time to reinvent the formula for how work is conducted, since we are still relying on a very 20th century notion of work, Hagel says. In our rapidly changing economy, we more than ever need people in the workplace who can take initiative and exercise their imagination “to respond to unexpected events.” That’s not something machines are good at. They are designed to perform very predictable activities.As Hagel notes, Brynjolfsson and McAfee indeed touched on this point in their book. We need to reframe race against the machine as race with the machine. In other words, we need to look at the ways in which machines can augment human labor rather than replace it. So then the problem is not really about technology, but rather, “how do we innovate our institutions and our work practices?”31. According to the first paragraph, economic downturns would .[A] ease the competition of man vs. machine[B] highlight machines’ threat to human jobs[C] provoke a painful technological revolution[D] outmode our current economic structure32. The authors of Race Against the Machine argue that .[A] technology is diminishing man’s job opportunities[B] automation is accelerating technological development[C] certain jobs will remain intact after automation[D] man will finally win the race against machine33. Hagel argues that jobs in the U.S. are often .[A] performed by innovative minds[B] scripted with an individual style[C] standardized without a clear target[D] designed against human creativity34. According to the last paragraph, Brynjolfsson and McAfee discussed .[A] the predictability of machine behavior in practice[B] the formula for how work is conducted efficiently[C] the ways machines replace human labor in modern times[D] the necessity of human involvement in the workplace35. Which of the following could be the most appropriate title for the text?[A] How to Innovate Our Work Practices?[B] Machines Will Replace Human Labor[C] Can We Win the Race Against Machines?[D] Economic Downturns Stimulate InnovationsText 4When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economy, the focus is usually on roads, railways, broadband and energy. Housing is seldom mentioned.Why is that? To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the blame. We have not been good at communicating the real value that housing can contribute to economic growth. Then there is the scale of the typical housing project. It is hard to shove for attention among multibillion-pound infrastructure projects, so it is inevitable that the attention is focused elsewhere. But perhaps the most significant reason is that the issue has always been so politically charged.Nevertheless, the affordable housing situation is desperate. Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes.The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the government to help rectify this. It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgent housing need.There are some indications that it is preparing to do just that. The communities minister, Don Foster, has hinted that George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt. Evidence shows that 60,000 extra new homes could be built over the next five years if the cap were lifted, increasing GDP by 0.6%.Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment, which wouldhave a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.But it is not just down to the government. While these measures would be welcome in the short term, we must face up to the fact that the existing £4.5 bn programme of grants to fund new affordable housing, set to expire in 2015, is unlikely to be extended beyond then. The Labour party has recently announced that it will retain a large part of the coalition’s spending plans if returns to power. The housing sector needs to accept that we are very unlikely to ever return to the era of large-scale public grants. We need to adjust to this changing climate.While the government’s commitment to long-term funding may have changed, the very pressing need for more affordable housing is real and is not going away.36. The author believes that the housing sector __________.[A] has attracted much attention[B] has lost its real value in economy[C] shoulders too much responsibility[D] involves certain political factors37. It can be learned that affordable housing has __________.[A] suffered government biases[B] increased its home supply[C] offered spending opportunities[D] disappointed the government38. According to Paragraph 5, George Osborne may __________.[A] prepare to reduce housing stock debt[B] release a lifted GDP growth forecast[C] allow greater government debt for housing[D] stop local authorities from building homes39. It can be inferred that a stable rental environment would __________.[A] lower the costs of registered providers[B] relieve the ministers of responsibilities[C] contribute to funding new developments[D] lessen the impact of government interference40. The author believes that after 2015, the government may __________.[A] implement more policies to support housing[B] stop generous funding to the housing sector[C] renew the affordable housing grants programme[D] review the need for large-scale public grantsPart BDirections:Read the following text and match each of the numbered items in the left column to itscorresponding information in the right column. There are two extra choices in the right column. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Emerging in the late Sixties and reaching a peak in the Seventies, Land Art was one of a range of new forms, including Body Art, Performance Art, Action Art and Installation Art, which pushed art beyond the traditional confines of the studio and gallery. Rather than portraying landscape, land artists used the physical substance of the land itself as their medium.The British land art, typified by Richard Long’s piece, was not only more domestically scaled, but a lot quirkier than its American counterpart. Indeed, while you might assume that an exhibition of Land Art would consist only of records of works rather than the works themselves, Long’s photograph of his work is the work. Since his “action” is in the past, the photograph is its sole embodiment.That might seem rather an obscure point, but it sets the tone for an exhibition that contains a lot of black-and-white photographs and relatively few natural objects.Long is Britain’s best-known Land Artist and his Stone Circle, a perfect ring of purplish rocks from Portishead beach laid out on the gallery floor, represents the elegant, rarefied side of the form. The Boyle Family, on the other hand, stands for its dirty, urban aspect. Comprising artists Mark Boyle and Joan Hills and their children, they recreated random sections of the British landscape on gallery walls. Their Olaf Street Study, a square of brick-strewn waste ground, is one of the few works here to embrace the commonplaceness that characterizes most of our experience of the landscape most of the time.Parks feature, particularly in the earlier works, such as John Hilliard’s very funny Across the Park, in which a long-haired stroller is variously smiled at by a pretty girl and unwittingly assaulted in a sequence of images that turn out to be different parts of the same photograph.Generally however British land artists preferred to get away from towns, gravitating towards landscapes that are traditionally considered beautiful such as the Lake District or the Wiltshire Downs. While it probably wasn’t apparent at the time, much of this work is permeated by a spirit of romantic escapism that the likes of Wordsworth would have readily understood. Derek Jarman’s yellow-tinted film Towards Avebury, a collection of long, mostly still shots of the Wiltshire landscape, evokes a tradition of English landscape painting stretching from Samuel Palmer to Paul Nash.In the case of Hamish Fulton, you can’t help feeling that the Scottish artist has simply found a way of making his love of walking pay. A typical work, such as Seven Days, consists of a single beautiful black-and-white photograph taken on an epic walk, with the mileage and number of days taken listed beneath. British Land Art as shown in this well selected, but relatively modestly scaled exhibition wasn’t about imposing on the landscape, more a kind of landscape-orientated light conceptual art created passing through. It had its origins in the great outdoors, but the results were as gallery-bound as the paintings of Turner and Constable.Section III Translation46. Directions: Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)Most people would define optimism as being endlessly happy, with a glass that’s perpetually half full. But that’s exactly the kind of false cheerfulness that positive psychologists wouldn't recommend. “Healthy optimism means being in touch with reality.” says Tal Ben-Shahar, a Harvard professor. According to Ben-Shahar, realistic optimists are those who make the best of things that happen, but not those who believe everything happens for the best.Ben-Shahar uses three optimistic exercises. When he feels down—say, after giving a bad lecture—he grants himself permission to be human. He reminds himself that not every lecture can be a Nobel winner; some will be less effective than others. Next is reconstruction. He analyzes the weak lecture, learning lessons for the future about what works and what doesn’t. Finally, there is perspective, which involves acknowledging that in the grand scheme of life, one lecture really doesn’t matter.Section IV WritingPart A47. Directions:Suppose you are going to study abroad and share an apartment with John, a local student. Write him an email to1) tells him about your living habit, and2) ask for advice for living thereDo not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead.Do not write the address. (10 Points)Part B48.Directions:Write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, you should1) interpret the chart and2) give your commentsYou should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET.20年间中国城镇人口、乡村人口变化图（单位：百万）过过掌MBA 2014年考研英语(二)真题答案Section I: Use of English (10 points)1-5 BACAD6-10 ACCDB11-15 ABCDB16-20 DADCBSection II: Reading ComprehensionPart A (40 points)21-25 BADBC26-30 ACBAD31-35 BADDC36-40 DACCBPart B (10 points)41-45 DEGCASection III Translation46. 大多数人都会把乐观定义为永远快乐，觉得杯子里总有半杯水。
2014年MBA英语真题及参考答案完整版
2014年MBA英语真题及参考参考答案完整版Section I Use of English (10%)Directions: Read the following text. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)Thinner isn’t always better. A number of studies have __1 that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases. Compared to those who are overweight. And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually __ 2 . For example heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women. __ 3 , among the elderly, being somewhat overweight is often an 4 of good health.Of even greater 5 is the fact that turns out to be very difficult to define. It is often defined 6 body mass index, or BMI. BMI 7 body mass divided by the square of height. An adult with a BMI of 18 to 25 is often considered to be moral weight. Between 25 and 30 is overweight. And over 30 is considered obese. Obesity, __8 , Can be divided into moderately obese, severely obese, and very severely obese.While such numerical standards seem 9 , they are not. Obesity is probably less a matter of weight than body fat. Some people with a high BMI are in fact extremely fit, 10 other with a low BMI may be in poor 11 . For example, many collegiate and professional football players 12 as obese, though their percentage body fat is low. Conversely , someone with a small frame may have high body fat buta 13 BMI.Today we have a(n) 14 to label obesity as a disgrace. The overweight are sometimes 15In the media with their faces covered. Stereotypes 16 with obesity include laziness ,lack of will power, and lower prospects for success. Teachers, employers, and health professionals have been shown to harbor biases against the obese. 17 very young children tend to look down on the overweight, and testing about body build has long been a problem in schools.Negative attitudes towards obesity, _ 18 in health concerns, have stimulated a number of anti-obesity 19 .My own hospital system has banned sugary drinks from its facilities. Many employers have instituted weight loss and fitness initiatives. Michelle Obema has launched a high-visibility campaign 20 children obesity, even claiming that it represents our greatest national security threat.1. (A) concluded (B) ensured (C) doubted (D) denied2. (A) dangerous (B) protective (C) sufficient (D) troublesome3. (A) Instead (B) However (C) Likewise (D) Therefore4. (A) objective (B) indicator (C) origin (D) example5. (A) impact (B) relevance (C) assistance (D) concern6. (A) in favor of (B) in case of (C) in term of (D) in respects of7. (A) equals (B) determines (C) measures (D) modifies8. (A) in turn (B) in contrast (C) in essence (D) in part9. (A) complicated (B) conservative (C) variable (D) straightforward10. (A) so (B) unless (C) since (D) while11. (A) shape (B) spirit (C) balance (D) taste12. (A) start (B) qualify (C) stay (D) retire13. (A) strange (B) constant (C) normal (D) changeable14. (A) option (B) tendency (C) opportunity (D) reason15. (A) employed (B) pictured (C) imitated (D) monitored16. (A) compared (B) combined (C) settled (D) associated17. (A) Yet (B) Still (C) Even (D) Only18. (A) despised (B) ignored (C) corrected (D) grounded19. (A) discussions (B) businesses (C)policies (D)studies20. (A) against (B) for (C) without (D) with参考答案：1-5 ABCBD 6-10 CAADD 11-15 ABCBB 16-20 DCDCASection II Reading Comprehension (50points)Part ADirections: Read the following passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1What would you do with $590m? This is now a question for Gloria MacKenzie, an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. The blogosphere is full of advice for this lucky Powerball pensioner. But if she hopes her new-found lucre will yield lasting feeling of fulfilment, she could do worse than read “Happy Money”by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton.These two academics---she teachers psychology at the University of British Columbia; he lectures on marketing at Harvard BusinessScholl---use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive. Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and palatial homes on remote bluffs. Yet satisfaction with these material purchase wears off fairly quickly. What was once exciting and new becomes old-hat; remorse creeps in. It is far better to spend money on experiences, say Ms Dum and Mr Norton, like interesting trips, unique meals or even going to the cinema. These purchases often become more valuable with time---as stories or memories-particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most “happiness bang for your buck ”.It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television(something the average American spends a whopping two monthsa year doing, and is hardly jollier for it ). Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself, and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly. This is apparently the reason McDonald’s restricts the availability of its popular McRib - a marketing gimmick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.Readers of “Happy Money” are clearly a privileged lot, anxious about fulfilment, not hunger. Money may not quite buy happiness, but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones. Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich an poor people. Not everyone will agree with the authors’ policy ideas, which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers. But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.21. According to Dunnand Norton, while of the following is the most rewarding purchase?[A] A rich meal [B] A special tour [C] A stylish car [D] A big house22. The author’s attitude toward Americans’ watching TV .[A] critical [B] supportive [C] sympathetic [D] ambiguous23. Mcrib is mentioned in Paragraph 3 to show that .[A] popularity usually comes after quality[B] consumers are sometimes irrational[C] marketing tricks are often effective[D] rarity generally increases pleasure24. According to the last paragraph, Happy Money .[A] may prove to be a worthwhile purchase[B] has left much room for readers’ criticism[C] has predicated a wider income gap in the US[D] may give its readers a sense of achievement25. This text mainly discusses how to .[A] balance feeling good and spending money[B] spend large sums of money won in lotteries[C] obtain lasting satisfaction from money spent[D] become more reasonable in spending on luxuries21-25 BADBAText 2An article in Scientific American has pointed out that empirical research says that, actually you think you’re more beautiful than you are.We have a deep-seated need to feel good about ourselves and we naturally employ a number of self-enhancing(to use the psychological terminology) strategies to achieve this. Social psychologists have。
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PANT I 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 blarken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil .1 . He didn't seem to mind_____ TV while he was trying to study .A. their watchingB. them watchC. they watchingD. them to watch2 . It is said that more than one person in this department ______ going to lose his job.A. areB. wereC. willD. is3 . When she________ all the magazines ,she'11 come back home.A. has soldB. will sellC. sellD. would sell4 . The manufacturer claimed that this engine is_______ the previous one .A. as twice powerful asB. powerful as twice asC. twice powerful asD. twice as powerful as5 . Nowhere else in the world_______ more attractive scenery than in Switzerland .A. are foundB. have been foundC. you can findD. can you find6. If he had not been ill yesterday , he_________ to class.A. goB. would goC. would have goneD. went7. _______ science and technology help the society to progress is a fact accepted by most people.A. ModernB. That modernC. There is modernD. It is modern8. ________ one of the leading novelists in America , Amy Taylor has also written a number of poems and plays.A. ConsideredB. ConsideringC. Having consideredD. Been considered9.The streets are all wet. It_______ during the night.A. must be rainingB. had to rainC. must have rainedD. had rained10.England's chief exports are coal , cars and cotton goods , cars ______ the most important of these.A. have beenB. areC. beD. being11.Everything was so expensive during the war that it was hardly_____ to save penny.A. likelyB. feasibleC. probableD. possible12.The automation has made it possible to_________ great changes in industry.A. bring aboutB. bring downC. bring outD. bring up13.The police stopped him because he_______ the traffic regulation .A. damagedB. destroyedC. brokeD. corrupted14.All too_______ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.A. fastB. soonC. quickD. often15.The chief manager refused to on the rumor that he was going to_________retire .A. explainB. commentC. speakD. talk16.Mr. Brown gradually_______ a knowledge of the suhJect.A. requiredB. inquireC. achievedD. acquired17.If I am not_________ when you come to my office , ask for my secretary .A. suitableB. availableC. comfortableD. proper18.Peasants supply workers with food , and workers__________ supply peasants with manufactured goods.A. in tumB. by tumC. for retumD. bv retnm。
2014mba英语试题6.8
1. The manager promised to have my complaint ______.A. looked throughB. looked intoC. looked overD. looked after2. His tastes and habits ______with those of his wife.A. combineB. competeC. coincideD. compromise3. Being somewhat short sighted, she had the habit of ______at people.A. glancingB. peeringC. gazingD. scanning4. The ______runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.A. commonB. usualC. averageD. general5. The travelers ______their journey after a short break.A. recoveredB. resumedC. renewedD. restored6. My friend does one thing one day and just the ______the next. His behavior is inconsistent.A. otherB. alternativeC. negativeD. opposite7. The terrorists might have planted a bomb on the plane in Athens, set to______ when it arrived in New York.A. get offB. carry offC. go offD. come off8. Attempts to persuade her to stay after she felt insulted were ______.A. of no availB. on the contraryC. at a lossD. in no way1. 答案：B句意：经理答应对我的投诉进行调查。
2014年MBA英语真题及答案
2014年MBA英语真题及答案2014年MBA/MPA/MPACC英语真题Directions：Read the following text.Choose the best word（s）for each numbered blank and mark A，B，C or D on ANSWER SHEET.（10 points）Thinner isn‘t always better.A number of studies have__1___that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases compared to those who are overweight.And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually___2___.For example，heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thinwomen.___3___among the elderly，being somewhat overweight is often an___4___of good health.Today we have a（an）_14_to label obesity as a disgrace.The overweight aresometimes_15_in the media with their faces covered.Stereotypes_16_with obesity include laziness，lack of will power，and lower prospects for success.Teachers，employers，and health professionals have been shown to harbor biases against the obese._17_very young children tend to look down on the overweight，and teasing about body build has long been a problem in schools.1.[A]denied [B]conduced [C]doubled[D]ensured2.[A]protective [B]dangerous[C]sufficient [D]troublesome3.[A]Instead [B]However [C]Likewise[D]Therefore4.[A]indicator [B]objective [C]origin[D]example5.[A]impact [B]relevance [C]assistance[D]concern6.[A]in terms of [B]in case of [C]in favor of [D]in of7.[A]measures [B]determines [C]equals[D]modifies8.[A]in essence [B]in contrast [C]in turn[D]in part9.[A]complicated [B]conservative[C]variable [D]straightforward10.[A]so [B]unlike [C]since [D]unless11.[A]shape [B]spirit [C]balance[D]taste12.[A]start [B]quality [C]retire [D]stay13.[A]strange [B]changeable [C]normal[D]constant14.[A]option [B]reason [C]opportunity[D]tendency15.[A]employed [B]pictured [C]imitated[D]monitored16.[A] [B]combined [C]settled[D]associated17.[A]Even [B]Still [C]Yet [D]Only18.[A]despised [B]corrected [C]ignored[D]grounded19.[A]discussions [B]businesses[C]policies [D]studies20.[A]for [B]against [C]with [D]withoutDirections：Translate the following text from English into Chinese.Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2.（15 points）Most people would define optimism as endlessly happy，with a glass that‘s perpetually half fall.But that’s exactly the kind of false deerfulness that positive psychologists wouldn‘t recommend.“Healthy optimists means being in touch with reality.”s ays Tal Ben-Shahar，a Harvard professor，According to Ben-Shalar，realistic optimists are these who make the best of things that happen，but not those who believe everything happens for the best.Ben-Shalar uses three optimistic exercisers.When he feels down-sag，after giving a bad lecture-he grants himself permission to be human.He reminds himselfthat mot every lecture can be a Nobel winner；some will be less effective than others.Next is reconstruction，He analyzes the weak lecture，leaning lessons，for the future about what works and what doesn‘t.Finally，there is perspective，which involves acknowledging that in the ground scheme of life，one lecture really doesn’t matter.英语二大作文Directions:Write an essay based on the following chart.In your essay, you should1) interpret the chart, and2) give your comments。
2014管理类联考英语真题(含答案)
Section I Use of English (10%)Directions: Read the following text. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Thinner isn ’t always better. A number of studies have __1___ that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases compared to those who are overweight. And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually ___2___. For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women. ___3___ among the elderly, being somewhat overweight is often an ___4___ of good health.Of even greater ___5___ is the fact that obesity turns out to be very difficult to define. It is often defined ___6___ body mass index, or BMI. BMI ___7__ body mass divided by the square of height. An adult with a BMI of 18 to 25 is often considered to be normal weight. Between 25 and 30 is overweight. And over 30 is considered obese. Obesity, ___8___,can be divided into moderately obese, severely obese, and very severely obese.While such numerical standards seem 9 , they are not. Obesity is probably less a matter of weight than body fat. Some people with a high BMI are in fact extremely fit, 10 others with a low BMI may be in poor 11 .For example, many collegiate and professional football players 12 as obese, though their percentage body fat is low. Conversely, someone with a small frame may have high body fat but a 13 BMI.Today we have a(an) _14 _ to label obesity as a disgrace.The overweight are sometimes_15_in the media with their faces covered. Stereotypes _16_ with obesity include laziness, lack of will power,and lower prospects for success.Teachers,employers,and health professionals have been shown to harbor biases against the obese. _17_very young children tend to look down on the overweight, and teasing about body build has long been a problem in schools.Negative attitudes toward obesity, _18_in health concerns, have stimulated a number of anti-obesity _19_.My own hospital system has banned sugary drinks from its facilities. Many employers have instituted weight loss and fitness initiatives. Michelle Obama launched a high-visibility campaign _20_ childhood obesity, even claiming that it represents our greatest national security threat.1.[A]denied [B]concluded [C]doubled [D]ensured 2014 年管理类专业学位全国联考英语（二）试卷12.[A]protective[B]dangerous[C]sufficient[D]troublesome3.[A]Instead[B]However[C]Likewise[D]Therefore4.[A]indicator[B]objective[C]origin[D]example5.[A]impact[B]relevance[C]assistance[D]concern6.[A]in terms of[B]in case of[C]in favor of[D]in respects of7.[A]measures[B]determines[C]equals[D]modifies8.[A]in essence[B]in contrast[C]in turn[D]in part9.[A]complicated[B]conservative[C]variable[D]straightforward10.[A]so[B] while[C]since[D]unless11.[A]shape[B]spirit[C]balance[D]taste12.[A]start[B]quality[C]retire[D]stay13.[A]strange[B]changeable[C]normal[D]constant14.[A]option[B]reason[C]opportunity[D]tendency15.[A]employed[B]pictured[C]imitated[D]monitored16.[A]compared[B]combined[C]settled[D]associated17.[A]Even[B]Still[C]Yet[D]Only18.[A]despised[B]corrected[C]ignored[D]grounded19.[A]discussions[B]businesses[C]policies[D]studies20.[A]for[B]against[C]with[D]withoutSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following passages.Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A B C or D.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.(40points)Text1What would you do with590m?This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie,an84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small,tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history.If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment,she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton.These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive.Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes.Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly.What was once exciting and new becomes old-hat;regret creeps in.It is far better to spend money on experiences,say Ms Dumn and Mr Norton,like interesting trips,unique meals or even going to the cinema.These purchases often become more valuable with time---as stories or memories---particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most“happiness bang for your buck.”It seems most people would be better off if they couldshorten their commutes to work,spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television（something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing,and is hardly jollier for it）.Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself,and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly.This is apparently the reason MacDonald’s restricts the availability of its popular McRib-a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.Readers of Happy Money are clearly a privileged lot,anxious about fulfillment,not hunger. Money may not quite buy happiness,but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones.Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world,and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people.Not everyone will agree with the authors’policy ideas,which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers.But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.21.According to Dunn and Norton,which of the following is the most rewarding purchase?[A]A big house[B]A special tour[C]A stylish car[D]A rich meal22.The author’s attitude toward Americans’watching TV is.[A]critical[B]supportive[C]sympathetic[D]ambiguous23.Macrib is mentioned in paragraph3to show that.[A]consumers are sometimes irrational[B]popularity usually comes after quality[C]marketing tricks are often effective[D]rarity generally increases pleasure24.According to the last paragraph,Happy Money.[A]has left much room for readers’criticism[B]may prove to be a worthwhile purchase[C]has predicted a wider income gap in the US[D]may give its readers a sense of achievement25.This text mainly discusses how to.[A]balance feeling good and spending money[B]spend large sums of money won in lotteries[C]obtain lasting satisfaction from money spent[D]become more reasonable in spending on luxuriesText2An article in Scientific America has pointed out that empirical research says that,actually,you think you’re more beautiful than you are.We have a deep-seated need to feel good about ourselves and we naturally employ a number of self-enhancing strategies to achieve this.Social psychologists have amassed oceans of research into what they called the“above-average effect”,or“illusory superiority”,and shown that,for example,70%of us rate ourselves as above average in leadership, 93%in driving and85%at getting on well with others---all obviously statistical impossibilities.We rose-tint our memories and put ourselves into self-affirming situations.We become defensive when criticized,and apply negative stereotypes to others to boost our own esteem,we stalk around thinking we’re hot stuff.Psychologist and behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley oversaw a key study into self-enhancement and attractiveness.Rather than have people simply rate their beauty compared with others,he asked them to identify an original photograph of themselves from a line-up including versions that had been altered to appear more and less attractive.Visual recognition, reads the study,is“an automatic psychological process,occurring rapidly and intuitively with little or no apparent conscious deliberation”.If the subjects quickly chose a falsely flattering image---which must did---they genuinely believed it was really how they looked.Epley found no significant gender difference in responses.Nor was there any evidence that, those who self-enhance the most(that is,the participants who thought the most positively doctored picture were real)were doing so to make up for profound insecurities.In fact those who thought that the images higher up the attractiveness scale were real,directly corresponded with those who showed other makers for having higher self-esteem.“I don’t think the findings that we have are any evidence of personal delusion”,says Epley.“It’s a reflection simply of people generally thinking well of themselves”.If you are depressed,you won’t be self-enhancing.Knowing the results of Epley’s study,it makes sense that many people hate photographs of themselves so viscerally---on one level,they don’t even recognize the person in the picture as themselves.Facebook,therefore,is a self-enhancer’s paradise,where people can share only the most flattering photos,the cream of their wit,style,beauty,intellect and lifestyle.“It’s not that people’s profiles are dishonest,”says Catalina Toma of Wiscon-Madison University,“but they portray an idealized version of themselves.”26.According to the first paragraph,social psychologists have found that______.[A]our self-ratings are unrealistically high[B]illusory superiority is baseless effect[C]our need for leadership is unnatural[D]self-enhancing strategies are ineffective27.Visual recognition is believed to be people’s______[A]rapid watching[B]conscious choice[C]intuitive response[D]automatic self-defense28.Epley found that people with higher self-esteem tended to______[A]underestimate their insecurities[B]believe in their attractiveness[C]cover up their depressions[D]oversimplify their illusions29.The word“viscerally”（Line2,para.5）is closest in meaning to_____.[A]instinctively[B]occasionally[C]particularly[D]aggressively30.It can be inferred that Facebook is self-enhancer's paradise because people can_____.[A]present their dishonest profiles[B]define their traditional life styles[C]share their intellectual pursuits[D]withhold their unflattering sidesText3The concept of man versus machine is at least as old as the industrial revolution,but this phenomenon tends to be most acutely felt during economic downturns and fragile recoveries.And yet,it would be a mistake to think we are right now simply experiencing the painful side of a boom and bust cycle.Certain jobs have gone away for good,outmoded by machines.Since technology has such an insatiable appetite for eating up human jobs,this phenomenon will continue to restructure our economy in ways we can’t immediately foresee.When there is exponential improvement in the price and performance of technology,jobs that were once thought to be immune from automation suddenly become threatened.This argument has attracted a lot of attention,via the success of the book Race Argument the Machine,by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee,who both hail from MIT’s Center for Digital Business.This is a powerful argument,and a scary one.And yet,John Hagel,author of The Power of Pull and other books,says Brynjolfsson and McAfee miss the reason why these jobs are so vulnerable to technology in the first place.Hagel says we have designed jobs in the U.S that tend to be“tightly scripted”and“highly standardized”ones that leave no room for“individual initiative or creativity.”In short,these are the types of jobs that machines can perform much better at than human beings.That is how we have put a giant target sign on the backs of American workers,Hagel says.It’s time to reinvent the formula for how work is conducted,since we are still relying on a very20th century notion of work,Hagel says.In our rapidly changing economy,we more than everneed people in the workplace who can take initiative and exercise their imagination“to respond to unexpected events.”That’s not something machines are good at.They are designed to perform very predictable activities.As Hagel notes,Brynjolfsson and McAfee indeed touched on this point in their book.We need to reframe race against the machine as race with the machine.In other words,we need to look at the ways in which machine can augment human labor rather than replace it.So then the problem is not really about technology,but rather,“how do we innovate our institutions and our work practices?”31.According to the first paragraph,economic downturns would.[A]ease the competition of man vs.machine[B]highlight machines’threat to human jobs[C]provoke a painful technological revolution[D]outmode our current economic structure32.The authors of Race Against the Machine argue that.[A]technology is diminishing man’s job opportunities[B]automation is accelerating technological development[C]certain jobs will remain intact after automation[D]man will finally win the race against machine33.Hagel argues that jobs in the U.S are often.[A]performed by innovative minds[B]scripted with an individual style[C]standardized without a clear target[D]designed against human creativity34.According to the last paragraph,Brynjolfssonan Mcafee discussed.[A]the predictability of machine behavior in practice[B]the formula for how work is conducted efficiently[C]the ways machines replace human labor in modern times[D]the necessity of human involvement in the workplace35.Which of the following could be the most appropriate title for the text?[A]How to Innovate Our Work Practices[B]Machines will Replace Human Labor[C]Can We Win the Race Against Machines[D]Economic Downturns Stimulate InnovationsText4When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economy the focus is usually on roads,railways,broadband and energy.Housing is seldom mentioned.Why is that?To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the blame.We have not beengood at communicating the real value that housing can contribute to economic growth.Then there is the scale of the typical housing project.It is hard to shove for attention among multibillion-pound infrastructure project,so it is inevitable that the attention is focused elsewhere.But perhaps the most significant reason is that the issue has always been so politically charged.Nevertheless,the affordable housing situation is desperate.Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes.The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the government to help rectify this.It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgent housing need.There are some indications that it is preparing to do just that.The communities minister,Don Foster,has hinted that George Osborne,Chancellor of the Exchequer,may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt.Evidence shows that60,000extra new homes could be built over the next five years if the cap were lifted,increasing GDP by0.6%.Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment,which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.But it is not just down to the government.While these measures would be welcome in the short term,we must face up to the fact that the existing£4.5bn programme of grants to fund new affordable housing,set to expire in2015,is unlikely to be extended beyond then.The Labour party has recently announced that it will retain a large part of the coalition’s spending plans if it returns to power.The housing sector needs to accept that we are very unlikely to ever return to era of large-scale public grants.We need to adjust to this changing climate.36.The author believes that the housing sector.[A]has attracted much attention[B]involves certain political factors[C]shoulders too much responsibility[D]has lost its real value in economy37.It can be learned that affordable housing has.[A]increased its home supply[B]offered spending opportunities[C]suffered government biases[D]disappointed the government38.According to Paragraph5,George Osborne may_______.[A]allow greater government debt for housing[B]stop local authorities from building homes[C]prepare to reduce housing stock debt[D]release a lifted GDP growth forecast39.It can be inferred that a stable rental environment would.[A]lower the costs of registered providers[B]lessen the impact of government interference[C]contribute to funding new developments[D]relieve the ministers of responsibilities40.The author believes that after2015,the government may.[A]implement more policies to support housing[B]review the need for large-scale public grants[C]renew the affordable housing grants programme[D]stop generous funding to the housing sectorPart BDirections:Read the following text and match each of the numbered items in the left column to its corresponding information in the right column.There are two extra choices in the right column. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)Emerging in the late Sixties and reaching a peak in the Seventies,Land Art was one of a range of new forms,including Body Art,Performance Art,Action Art and Installation Art,which pushed art beyond the traditional confines of the studio and gallery.Rather than portraying landscape,land artists used the physical substance of the land itself as their medium.The British land art,typified by Richard Long’s piece,was not only more domestically scaled, but a lot quirkier than its American counterpart.Indeed,while you might assume that an exhibition of Land Art would consist only of records of works rather than the works themselves,Long’s photograph of his work is the work.Since his“action”is in the past the photograph is its sole embodiment.That might seem rather an obscure point,but it sets the tone for an exhibition that contains a lot of black-and-white photographs and relatively few natural objects.Long is Britain’s best-known Land Artist and his Stone Circle,a perfect ring of purplish rocks from Portishead beach laid out on the gallery floor,represents the elegant,rarefied side of the form. The Boyle Family,on the other hand,stand for its dirty,urban prising artists Mark Boyle and Joan Hills and their children,they recreated random sections of the British landscape on gallery walls.Their Olaf Street Study,a square of brick-strewn waste ground,is one of the few works here to embrace the mundanity that characterizes most of our experience of the landscape most of the time.Parks feature,particularly in the earlier works,such as John Hilliard’s very funny Across the Park,in which a long-haired stroller is variously smiled at by a pretty girl and unwittingly assaulted in a sequence of images that turn out to be different parts of the same photograph.Generally however British land artists preferred to get away from towns,gravitating towards landscapes that are traditionally considered beautiful such as the Lake District or the WiltshireDowns.While it probably wasn’t apparent at the time,much of this work is permeated by a spirit of romantic escapism that the likes of Wordsworth would have readily understood.Derek Jarman’s yellow-tinted film Towards Avebury,a collection of long,mostly still shots of the Wiltshire landscape,evokes a tradition of English landscape painting stretching from Samuel Palmer to Paul Nash.In the case of Hamish Fulton,you can’t help feeling that the Scottish artist has simply found a way of making his love of walking pay.A typical work,such as Seven Days,consists of a single beautiful black-and-white photograph taken on an epic walk,with the mileage and number of days taken listed beneath.British Land Art as shown in this well selected,but relatively modestly scaled exhibition wasn’t about imposing on the landscape,more a kind of landscape-orientated light conceptual art created passing through.It had its origins in the great outdoors,but the results were as gallery-bound as the paintings of Turner and Constable.[A]originates from a long walk that the artist took41.Stone Circle[B]illustrates a kind of landscape-orientated light conceptual art42.Olaf Street Study[C]reminds people of the English landscape painting tradition.43.Across the Park[D]represents the elegance of the British land art44.Towards Avebury[E]depicts the ordinary side of the British land art45.Seven days[F]embodies a romantic escape into the Scottish outdoors[G]contains images from different parts of the same photograph. Section III Translation46.Directions:In this section there is a passage in English.Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your translation on ANSWER SHEET2.(15points)Most people would define optimism as endlessly happy,with a glass that’s perpetually half fall. But that’s exactly the kind of false deerfulness that positive psychologists wouldn’t recommend.“Healthy optimists means being in touch with reality.”says Tal Ben-Shahar,a Harvard professor, According to Ben-Shalar,realistic optimists are these who make the best of things that happen,but not those who believe everything happens for the best.Ben-Shalar uses three optimistic exercisers.When he feels down-sag,after giving a bad lecture-he grants himself permission to be human.He reminds himself that mot every lecture can be a Nobel winner;some will be less effective than others.Next is reconstruction,He analyzes the weak lecture,leaning lessons,for the future about what works and what doesn’t.Finally,there is perspective,which involves acknowledging that in the ground scheme of life,one lecture really doesn’t matter.Section IV WritingPart ADirections:Suppose you are going to study abroad and share an apartment with John,a local student.Write him to email to1）tell him about your living habits,and2）ask for advice about living there.You should write about100words on answer sheet.Do not use your own e“Li Ming”instead.Do not writ your address.(10points)Part BDirections:Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET.（15points）You should1.Interpret the chart,and2.Give your comments.You should write about150words on the ANSWER SHEET.（15points）2014 年 MBA 全国考试英语真题答案11—15：A BCDB16—20：DADCB 1—5：BACAD 6—10：ACCDB 21—25：BADBC 26—30：ACBAD31—35：BADDC 36—40：B CACD 41—45：DEGCA一46.大多数人愿意把乐观定义为无尽的欢乐，总觉得杯子里的水还有半。
2014mba英语试题6.3
1.In my opinion, you can widen the_____ of these improvements through your active participation.A. dimensionB. volumeC. magnitudeD. scope2. The author was required to submit an ______of about 200 words together with his research paper.A. editionB. editorialC. articleD. abstract3. His landlady gave him a week's _____ to leave the flat.A. threatB. noticeC. adviceD. caution4. There is no______ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.A. rigidB. solidC. smoothD. harsh5. Knowing that more teachers will come to visit her class ____ her on.A. spurredB. promotedC. thrilledD. excited6. It is reported that Uruguay understands and ______ China on human rights issues.A. grantsB. changesC. abandonsD. backs7. His trousers ______when he tried to jump over the fence.A. crackedB. splitC. brokeD. burst8. So far, ______winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the Atlantic coast.A. governingB. blowingC. prevailingD. ruling1. 答案：D译文：依我看，通过你的积极参与，你能够扩大这些改进措施的范围。
2014mba英语试题6.28
2. He returned a week later and found his house________.A. had broken intoB. was broken intoC. to be broken intoD. had been broken into3. Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university________.A. has been acceptedB. have been acceptedC. was acceptedD. were accepted4. These oranges ________ nice.A. are tastedB. tasteC. is tastedD. tastes5. Once environmental damage________, it takes many years for the system to recover.A. has doneB. is to doC. doesD. is done6. In most manufacturing companies, workers ________ on a weekly basis.A. are paidB. are paid forC. get payD. get paid for7. Whatever the causes, English at the end of the 20th century is more widely spoken and written than any other language ________.A. ever was B to have been C. has ever been D. would ever be8. The sixth-generation computers with artificial intelligence ________ and perfected now.A. developedB. will have been developedC. have developedD. are being developed9. Some people viewed the findings with caution, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remained________.A. to be shownB. to have been shownC. to have shownD. being shown10. Though Newton was a great scientist, many of his ideas ________ today and are being modified by the work of today's scientists.A. are to challengeB. are challengingC. may be challengedD. have been challenged2．D。
2014mba英语试题6.17
1. If nothing is done to protect the environment, millions of species that are alive today will have become ________ .A) deteriorated B) degenerated C) suppressed D) extinct2. The ________ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can succeed in understanding the universe.A) essence B) texture C) content D) threshold3. The old lady has developed a ________ cough which cannot be cured completely in a short time.A) perpetual B) permanent C) chronic D) sustained4. What the correspondent sent us is an ________ news report. We can depend on it.A) evident B) authentic C) ultimate D) immediate5. Having had her as a professor and adviser, I can tell you that she is an _______ force who pushes her students to excel far beyond their own expectations.A) inspirational B) educational C) excessive D) instantaneous6. Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly ______ to hot, dry winds. They are what we call weather sensitive people.A) subjective B) subordinate C) liable D) vulnerable7. Hurricanes are killer winds, and their ________ power lies in the physical damage they can do.A) cumulative B) destructive C) turbulent D) prevalent8. In spite of the ______economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.A) gloomy B) miserable C) shadowy D) obscure1.答案：D译文：如果不采取措施保护环境，数百万的现存物种就会灭绝。
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1. He greatly resented the publication of this book. which he saw as an embarrassing invasion of his ________.
A) privacy B) morality C) dignity D) secrecy
2. In fact as he approached this famous statue, he only barely resisted the ________to reach into his bag for his camera.
A) impatience B) impulse C) incentive D) initiative
3. He suggested that we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite _____.
A) probable B) sustainable C) feasible D) eligible
4. This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important _____ of American life.
A) facets B) formats C) formulas D) fashions
5. It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to _____ and transport it to the industrial centers.
A) permeate B) extract C) distinguish D) concentrate
6. when john was nineteen he ______ going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late.
A) took to B) took up C) took for D) took on
7. It is no ______ that a large number of violent crimes are committed under the influence of alcohol.
A) coincidence B) correspondence C) inspiration D) intuition
8. One's university days often appear happier in ________ than they actually were at the time.
A) retention B) retrospect C) return D) reverse
1. 答案：A
译文：他很讨厌这本书的出版，因为他认为这是对他隐私的侵犯。
A) privacy 隐私；B) morality 道德；C) dignity 尊严，如果是侵犯尊严，不应是令人难堪的，而应是令人愤怒；D) secrecy 秘密，应为泄露秘密
2. 答案：B
译文：事实上当他走进这尊著名的雕像时，他差点忍不住那份冲动，从包里拿出照相机来。
A) impatience 急躁，不耐烦；B) impulse 冲动；C) incentive 刺激，奖励，常与to连用；
D) initiative 主动性
3. 答案：C
译文：他建议我们将计划付诸实施，因为它是完全可行的。
A) probable 可能的；B) sustainable 可以忍受的，可持续的；C) feasible 可实施的，可行的；
D) eligible 符合条件的，有资格的
4. 答案：A
译文：这本书是关于这些基本信仰与价值观如何影响美国人生活的重大方面的。
A) facets 方面；B) formats 格式；C) formulas 公式，规则；D) fashions 时尚，流行
5. 答案：B
译文：发现石油是一回事，要开采出来并运到工业中心是另一回事。
A) permeate 弥漫，渗透；B) extract 提取，开采；C) distinguish 分别，区分；D) concentrate 集合，集中
6. 答案：A
译文：约翰19岁时就和一群陌生人混在一起，很晚不回家。
take to 沉湎于：john’s taken to drinking too much lately. 最近约翰过于沉溺于饮酒。
B) take up 从事于；（活动，事件）占去（时间）；C) take for 把……当作；D) take on 承担；聘用。
7. 答案：A
译文：大量暴力犯罪都是在酒精作用下犯的，这一点并非巧合。
A)coincidence巧合，it is no coincidence that...句型表示并非巧合；B)correspondence信件，对应；C)inspiration 灵感；D)intuition 直觉
8. 答案：B
参考译文：一个人的大学时光在回忆时经常比实际上更美好。
A)retention保留，保持；B)retrospect回顾，追忆in retrospect是固定短语，表示回顾，回想起来；C)return 回来，返回，in return是回报的意思；D)reverse 相反，挫折
翻译：Robert Fulton once wrote, "The mechanic should sit down among levers, screws, wedges, wheel, etc, like a poet among the letters of the alphabet, considering them as an exhibition of his thoughts, in which a new arrangement transmits a new idea".
参考译文：罗伯特•法欧特曾经这样写到：“一个技师会坐在杠杆、螺丝钉、楔子、轮子等等当中，就像一个诗人沉浸在字母表的字母中，把这些字母看成自己思想的展示，在这样的展示中，每种新的次序安排都传达了一种新的思想。
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