2005年考研英语二真题和答案.docx

1、2005 年 1 月份 MBA 联考英语真题Section I Vocabulary Directions:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil.(10 points)1 Advertisers often a

2、im their campaigns at young people as they haveconsiderable spending .A powerB forceC energy Dability2Weveboughtsome chairsforthegardensothattheyareeasytostoreaway.A adaptingB adjustingC bendingDfolding3. Thenewspeedrestrictionswerea debatedissue.A heavilyB hotlyC deeply Dprofoundly4. Hischangeofjob

3、has himwithanewchallengeinlifeA introducedB initiatedC presented Dled5. No yourehungryifyouhaventeatensinceyesterday.A matterB surpriseC wonder Dproblem6. Thepianistplayedbeautifully, showingareal forthemusic.A feelingB understandingC appreciation Dsense7. Theboss intoarageandstartedshoutingatRobert

4、todoashe wastold.A flewB chargedC rushed Dburst8 Politiciansshouldneverlose oftheneedsofthepeoplethey representA viewB sightC regard Dprospect9. Theemployeestriedtosettlethedisputebydirect withtheboss.A negotiationB connectionC association Dcommunication10. You haventheardallthefactssodont toconclus

5、ions.A dashB jumpC much Dfly11Iam awareoftheneedtoobeytherulesofthecompetition.A greatlyB farC much Dwell12. Themanagerhasalwaysattendedtotheofimportantbusinesshimself.A transactionB solutionC translation Dstimulation13. Asisknowntoall,acountrygetsa(an)fromtaxes.A incomeB revenueC fundDpayment14Theg

6、overnmenthasdecidedtoreduce onallimports.A feeB chargeC tariffDtuition15. Theneedforfinancialprovision notonlytoproducersbutalsoto consumers.A connectsB linksC associates Drelates16. Theabilityofbanktocreatedepositsisdeterminedbytheratioof liquidassetswhichthey A mountB containC remain Dmaintain17.

7、ThefirstseriousprospectofacureforAids,atreatment whichdelaysitseffects,haemergedrecently.A otherthanB ratherthanC morethan Dlessthan18. Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasyoung,sohewasby hisgrandma.A bredB broughtC fed Dgrown19. TheJapanesedollar-buyingmakestraderseagertodollars infearofanothergovernmentinterve

8、ntion.A letinB letoutC letgoof Dletoff20 Thelocalpeoplecouldhardlythinkofanygoodwayto thedisasterofthewar.A shakeoffB getoffC putoff DtakeoffSectionIIClose Directions:For each numbered blank in the following passage ,there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your ans

9、wer on ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil. (15 points)A few decades ago, the world banking community invented new Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) systems to move money more efficiently across countries and around the globe. The 21 benefit of such systems was to 22 thefloatofcapitalthatwasunavailablefor? 2

10、3 checkswerebeingclearedthroughbanking 24 .Today, weunderstandthatbenefitsofelectronicbankingarefarmore_25 thanjustreducingfloatingcash.Theworld of banking 26 revolutionizeDIt is 27_ more efficient and faster, but more global. And now_28_the Internet, EFT systems are increasingly 29 with the new wor

11、ld of e-commerce and e-trade. 30 1997 and 2003, EFT value 31 from less than $50 trillion to nearly$40 trillion, more than the 32 economic product of all the countries and territories of the entire world. These statistics 33 should emphasize the true importance of transnational EFT Satellite, wireles

12、s, and cable-based electronicfundtransfers_34 thehubofglobalenterprise.Suchelectroniccashis_35 central to the idea of an emerging “worldwide mind.” Without the satellite and fiber infrastructure to support the flow of electronic funds, the world economy would grind to a halt.21 A hidingB gettingC dr

13、ivingDgiving22 A introduceB reduceC produceDincrease23 A whichB thatC whileDwhere24 A mechanicsB methodsC proceduresDsystems25 A extensiveB intensiveC profoundDgreat26AisBhasChasbeenDhadbeen27 A farB evenC justDnotonly28 A withB byC forDon29 A linkedB integratedC controlledDjoined30 A BetweenB InC F

14、romDAmong31 A decreasedB raisedC elevatedDsoared32 A grossB acceleratedC combinedDcollective33 A lonelyB aloneC onlyDmerely34 A presentB representC reserveDcomprehend35 A soB neverthelessC thereafterDthereforeSection III Reading Comprehension Directions:Read the following four passages. Answer the q

15、uestions below each passage by choosing A, B, C, and D. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil. (15 points)Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:Working at nonstandard timesevenings, nights, or weekendsis taking its toll on American families. One-fifth of all employed Ameri

16、cans work variable or rotating shifts, and one-third work weekends, according to Harriet B. Presser, sociology professor at the University of Maryland. The result is stress on familial relationships, which is likely to continue in coming decades.The consequences of working irregular hours vary accor

17、ding to gender, economic level, and whether or not children are involved. Single mothers are more likely to work nights and weekends than married mothers. Women in clerical, sales, or other low-paying jobs participate disproportionately in working late and graveyard shifts.Married-couple households

18、with children are increasingly becoming dual-earner households, generating more split-shift couples. School-aged children, however, may benefit from parents nonstandard work schedules because of the greater likelihood that a parent will be home before or after school. On the other hand, a correlatio

19、n exists between nonstandard work schedules and both marital instability and a decline in the quality of marriages.Nonstandard working hours mean families spend less time together for diner but more time together for breakfast. One-on-one interaction between parents and children varies, however, bas

20、ed on parent, shift, and age of children. There is also a greater reliance on child care by relatives and by professional providers.Working nonstandard hours is less a choice of employees and more a mandate of employer. Presser believes that the need for swing shifts and weekend work will continue t

21、o rise in the coming decades. She reports that in some European countries there are substantial salary premiums for employees working irregular hours-sometimes as much as 50% higher. The convenience of having services available 24 hours a day continues to drive this trend.Unfortunately, says Presser

22、, the issue is virtually absent from public discourse. She emphasizes the need for focused studies on costs and benefits of working odd hours, the physical and emotional health of people working nights and weekends, and the reasons behind the necessity for working these hours. “Nonstandard work sche

23、dules not only are highly prevalent among American families but also generate a level of complexity in family functioning that needs greater attention,” she says.36Which of the following demonstrates that working at nonstandard times istakingitstollonAmericanfamilies？AStressonfamilialrelationshipsBR

24、otatingshifts.CEvenings，nights，orweekends.DItsconsequences.37Whichofthefollowingisaffectedmostbyworkingirregularhours？AChildren.BMarriage.CSinglemothers.DWorking women.38Whowouldbeinfavorofthepracticeofworkingnonstandardhours？AChildren.BParents.CEmployeesDProfessionalchildproviders.39 Itisimpliedtha

25、ttheconsequencesofnonstandardworkschedules are.A. emphasized Babsent Cneglected Dprevalent40Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardsworkingirregularhours？ APositive.B. Negative.C. Indifferent.D. Objective.Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:Most human beings actual1y decide before they thin

26、k. When any human beingexecutive, specialized expert, or person in the streetencounters a complex issue and forms an opinion, often within a matter of seconds, how thoroughly has he or she explored the implications of the various courses of action? Answer: not very thoroughly. Very few people, no ma

27、tter how inte1ligent or experienced, can take inventory of the many branching possibilities, possible outcomes, side effects, and undesired consequences of a policy or a course of action in a matter of seconds. Yet, those who pride themse1ves on being decisive often try to do just that. And once the

28、ir brains lock onto an opinion, most of their thinking thereafter consists of finding support for it.A very serious side effect of argumentative decision making can be a lackof support for the chosen course of action on the pat of the “losing”faction. When one faction wins the meeting and the others

29、 see themselves as losing, the battle often doesnt end when the meeting ends. Anger, resentment, and jealousy may lead them to sabotage the 4ecision later, or to reopen the debate at later meetings.There is a better. As philosopher Aldous Huxley said, “It isnt who is right, but what is right, that c

30、ounts.”The structured-inquiry method offers a better alternative to argumentative decision making by debate. With the help of the Internet and wireless computer technology the gap between experts and executives is now being dramatically closed. By actually putting the brakes on the thinking process,

31、 slowing it down, and organizing the flow of logic, its possible to create a level of clarity that sheer argumentation can never match.The structured-inquiry process introduces a level of conceptual clarity by organizing the contributions of the experts, then brings the experts and the decision make

32、rs closer together. Although it isnt possible or necessary for a president or prime minister to listen in on every intelligence analysis meeting, its possible to organize the experts information to give the decision maker much greater insight as to its meaning. This process may somewhat resemble a m

33、arketing focus group; its a simple, remarkably clever way to bring decision makers closer to the source of the expert information and opinions on which they must base their decisions.4lFrom the first paragraph we can learn that.Aexecutive,specializedexpert,arenomorecleverthanpersoninthestreet Bveryf

34、ewpeopledec1debeforetheythinkCthosewhopridethemselvesonbeingdecisiveoftenfailtodosoDpeopletendtoconsidercarefullybeforemakingdecisions42. Judgingfromthecontext,whatdoestheword“them” (line4,paragraph 2)referto?A. Decisionmakers.B. The“losing”faction.C. Anger, resentment,andjealousy.D. Otherpeople.43.

35、 AldousHuxleysremark(Paragraph3)impliesthat. AthereisasubtledifferencebetweenrightandwrongB. wecannottellwhoisrightandwhatiswrongC. whatisrightismoreimportantthanwhoisrightD. whatisrightaccountsforthequestionwhoisright44 Accordingtotheauthor,thefunctionofthestructured-inquirymethodis.Atomakedecision

36、bydebateBtoapplytheInternetandwirelesscomputertechnology.Ctobrakeonthethinkingprocess,slowingitdownDtocreatealevelofconceptualclarity45. Thestructured-inquiry processcanbeusefulfor.Adecisionmakers Bintelligenceanalysismeeting Ctheexpertsinformation DmarketingfocusgroupsQuestions 46 to 50 are based o

37、n the following passage:Sport is heading for an indissoluble marriage with television and the passive spectator will enjoy a private paradise. All of this will be in the future of sport. The spectator (the television audience) will be the priority and professional clubs will have to readjust their s

38、tructures to adapt to the new reality: sport as a business.The new technologies will mean that spectators will no longer have to wait for broadcasts by the conventional channels. They will be the ones who decide what to see. And they will have to pay for it. In the United States the system of the fu

39、ture has already started: pay-as-you-view. Everything will be offered by television and the spectator will only have to choose. The review Sports Illustrated recently published a full profile of the life of the supporter at home in the middle of the next century. It explained that the consumers woul

40、d be able to select their view of the match on a gigantic, flat screen occupying the whole of one wall, with images of a clarity which cannot be foreseen at present; they could watch from the trainers stands just behind the batter in a game of baseball or from the helmet of the star player in an American football game. And at their disposal will be the sane option s the producer of the recorded programmer has to select replays, to choose which camera to me and to decide on the sound whether to hear the public, the players, the trainer and so on.Many sports exe