2009年1月MBA联考英语试题
Section I Vocabulary（10 points ）
Directions：There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section.For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, andD.Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1
1.The poor lady was too and distressed to talk about the tragedy. A.engaged B.exhausted C.ignorant D.energetic
2.At fist, the famous painting doesn't impress the audience at all. A.glance B.gaze C.stare D.view
3.Delegates agree to the plan in, but there were some details they didn't approve.
A.discipline B.theory C.principle D.nature
4.I took the medicine 10minutes ago, but the bitterness is still in my mouth.
A.scattering B.felling C.maintaining D.lingering
5.Since the of human history, human beings have been asking questions like “What is the essence of life.” A.dusk B.dust C.twinkle D.Dawn
6.The eldest son all the family members to discuss how to celebrate the 50th wedding
anniversary of their parents. A.Clustered B.resembled C.assembled D.rendered
7.I must leave now, ， if you want that book I'LL bring it you tomorrow . A.Accidentally B.Incidentally C.Occasionally D.Subsequently
8.My mother is a light sleeper, to any sound even as low as the humming of mosquito.
A.alert B.acute C.keen D.immune
9.The newly built factory is in urgent need of a number of skilled and workers.
A.consistent B.conscious C.confidential D.conscientious
10.As an outstanding scholar, he has become to the research team. A.senior B.junior
C.indispensible C.independent
11.Sixteen days after the earthquake, 40people, in their village, were rescue.
A.trapped B.confined C.enclosed D.captured
12.Working far away from home, Jerry had to from downtown to his office everyday.
A.wander B.commute
C.ramble D.motion
13.The finance minister has not been so since he raised taxes to an unbearable level.
A.famous B.favorable C.popular D.preferable
14.It is unimaginable for someone in such a high in the govemment to behave so badly in public.
A.situation B.position C.profession D.appointment
15.Information given to employees must be , clear and in easy-to-follow language.
A.convenient B.continuous C.constant D.concise
16.John was very upset because he was by the police with breaking the law. A.sentenced B.arrested C.accused D.charged
17.David likes country life and has decided farming. A.go in for B.go back on
C.go along with D.go through with
18.Jennifer has never really her son's death.It's very hard to accept the face that she'll never have a chilD.
A.come to terms with B.come up against C.come out with D.come down to
19.A national debate is now about whether we should replace golden weeks with paid
Vacations.
A.in the way B.by the way C.under way D.out of the way
20.When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people
and asks them questions. A.at ease B.at random C.in essence D.in sum
Section II Cloze （ 10 points ）
Directions：Read the following passage.For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSW
ER SHEET 1.
In1999, the price of oil hovered around $16 a barrel.By 2008, it had 21 the $100 a barrel mark.The reasons for the surge 22 from the dramatic growth of the economies of china and India to widespread 23 in oil-producing regions, including Iraq and Nigeria's delta region.Triple-digit oil prices have 24 the economic and political map of the world, 25 some old notions of power.Oil-rich nations are enjoying historic gains and opportunities, 26 major importers—including china and India, home to a third of the world's population—— 27 rising economic and social costs.Managing this new order is fast becoming a central 28 of global politics.Countries that need oil are clawing at each other to 29 scarce supplies, and are willing to deal with any government,
30 how unpleasant, to do it .
In many poor nations with oil, the profits are being,lost to corruption, 31 these countries of their best hope for development.And oil is fueling enormous investment funds run by foreign governments, 32 some in the west see as a new t
hreat.
Countries like Russia, Venezuela and Iran are well supplied with rising oil 33, a change reflected in newly aggressive foreign policies.But some unexpected countries are reaping benefits, 34 costs, from higher prices.Consider Germany.35 it imports virtually all its oil, it has prospered from extensive tr
ade with a booming Russia and the Middle East.German exports to Russia 36 12
8 percent from 2001 to 2006.
In the United States, as already high gas prices rose 37 higher in the spring of 2008,the issue cropped up in the presidential campaign, with Senators McCain and Obama 38 for a federal gas tax holiday during the peak summer driving months.And driving habits began to 39 ,as sales of small cars jumped and mas
s transport systems 40 the country reported a sharp increase in riders. 21.A.come B.gone C.crossed D.arrived 22.A.covered B.discovered C.arranged D.ranged 23.A.intensity B.infinity C.insecurity D.instability 24.A.drawn B.redrawn C.retained D.reviewed 25.A.fighting B.struggling C.challenging D.threatening 26.A.and B.while C.thus D.though 27.A.confine B.conflict C.conform D.confront 28.A.problem B.question C.matter D.event 29.A.look for B.lock up C.send out D.keep off 30.A.no matter B.what if C.only if D.in spite of 31.A.abolishing B.depriving C.destroying D.eliminating 32.A.what B.that C.which D.whom 33.A.interests B.taxes C.incomes D.revenues 34.A.as many as B.as good as C.as far as D.as well as 35.A.Although B.Because C.Since D.As 36.A.advanced B.grew C. reduces D. multiplied 37.A.even B.still C.rather D.fairly