2005年工商管理硕士入学考试英语真题
2005年全国攻读工商管理硕士研究生入学考试英语试题Section IVocabulary （10 points）
Directions:
There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
1. Advertises often aim their campaigns at young people as they have considerable spending _____.
A. power B. force C. energy D. ability
2. We've bought some ______ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away
A. adapting B. adjusting C. binding D. folding
3. The new speed restrictions were a ______ debated issue,
A. heavily B. hotly C. deeply D. profoundly
4. His change of job has ____ him with a new challenge in life
A. introduced B. initiated C. presented D. led
5. No _____you're hungry if you haven't eaten since yesterday
A. matter B. surprise C. wonder D. problem
6. The pianist played beautifully, showing a real _____ for the music
A. feeling B. understanding C. appreciation D. sense
7. The boss into a rage and started shouting at Robert to do as he was told
A. flew B. charged C. rushed D. burst
8. Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent
A. view B. sight C. regard D. prospect
9. The employees tried to settle the dispute by direct _____with the boss
A, negotiation B. connection C. association D. communication
10. You haven't heard all the facts so don't _____ to conclusions
A. dash B. jump C. much D. fly
11. I am _____ aware of the need to obey the vales of the competition
A. greatly B. far C. much D. well
12. The manager has always attended to the _____ of important business himself
A. transaction B. solution C. translation D. stimulation
13. As is known to all a country gets a （an） ______from taxes
A income B. revenue C. Rind D. payment
I4, The government has decided to reduce ______ on all imports.
A. fee B. charge C. tariff D. tuition
15. The need for financial provision not only to producers but also to consumers
A. connects B. links C .associates D. relates
16. The ability of bank to create deposits is determined by the ratio of liouid assets
which they___.
A. mount. B. contain C. remain D. maintain
17 .The first serious prospect of a cure for Aids_____ a treatment which delays its effects
ha emerged
A. other than B. rather thanC. more than D. less than
18. His parents died when he was young, so he was ____ by his grandma
A. bredB. broughtC. fedD. grown
19.The Japanese dollar-buying makes traders eager to ______dollars in fear of another government inter
A. let in B. let out C. let go of D. let off it's
20. The local people could hardly think of any good way to ______ the disaster of the war
A. shake off B. get off C. put off D. take off
Section IICloze （10 points）
Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word（s） for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Afewdecadesago,theworldbankingcommunityinventednewElectronicFundsTransfer（EFT）systemstomovemoneymoreefficientlyacrosscountriesandaroundtheglobe. The___21__benefitofsuchsystemswasto__22___thefloatofcapitalthatwasunavailablefor?__23__checkswerebeingclearedthroughbanking__24__.Today,weunderstandthat benefitsofelectronicbankingarefarmore_25__thanjustreducingfloatingcash.The worldofbanking__26__revolutionizeD.Itis__27_moreefficientandfaster,butmore global.Andnow_28_theInternet,EFTsystemsareincreasingly__29__withthenewworldofe-commerceande-trade.
__30__1997and2003,EFTvalue__31__fromlessthan$50trilliontonearly$40trillion,morethanthe__32__economicproductofallthecountriesandterritoriesoftheentireworld.Thesestatistics__33__shouldemphasizethetrueimportanceoftransnationalEFTSatellite,wireless,andcable-basedelectronicfundtransfers_34__thehubofglobalenterprise.Suchelectroniccashis_35__centraltotheideaofanemerging“worldwidemind.” Withoutthesatelliteandfiberinfrastructuretosupporttheflowofelectronicfunds,theworldeconomywouldgrindtoahalt.
Section IIIReading comprehension （40 points）
Directions:
Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C and D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Passage One
Workingatnonstandardtimes-----evenings,nights,orweekends----istakingitstollonAmericanfamilies.One-fifthofallemployedAmericansworkvariableorrotatingshifts,andone-thirdworkweekends,accordingtoHarrietB.Presser,sociologyprofessorattheUniversityofMaryland.Theresultisstressonfamilialrelationships,whichislikelytocontinueincomingdecades.
Theconsequencesofworkingirregularhoursvaryaccordingtogender,economiclevel,andwhetherornotchildrenareinvolved.Singlemothersaremorelikelytoworknightsandweekendsthanmarriedmothers.Womeninclerical,sales,orotherlow-payingjobsparticipatedisproportionatelyinworkinglateandgraveyardshifts.
Married-couplehouseholdswithchildrenareincreasinglybecomingdual-earnerhouseholds,generatingmoresplit-shiftcouples.School-agedchildren,however,maybenefitfromparents'nonstandardworkschedulesbecauseofthegreaterlikelihoodthataparentwillbehomebeforeorafterschool.Ontheotherhand,acorrelationexistsbetweennonstandardworkschedulesandbothmaritalinstabilityandadeclineinthequalityofmarriages.
Nonstandardworkinghoursmeanfamiliesspendlesstimetogetherfordinerbutmoretimetogetherforbreakfast.One-on-oneinteractionbetweenparentsandchildrenvaries,however,basedonparent,shift,andageofchildren.Thereisalsoagreaterrelianceonchildcarebyrelativesandbyprofessionalproviders.
Workingnonstandardhoursislessachoiceofemployeesandmoreamandateofemployer.Presserbelievesthattheneedforswingshiftsandweekendworkwillcontinuetoriseinthecomingdecades.ShereportsthatinsomeEuropeancountriestherearesubstantialsalarypremiumsforemployeesworkingirregularhours-sometimesasmuchas50%higher.Theconvenienceofhavingservicesavailable24hoursadaycontinuestodrivethistrend.
Unfortunately,saysPresser,theissueisvirtuallyabsentfrompublicdiscourse.Sheemphasizestheneedforfocusedstudiesoncostsandbenefitsofworkingoddhours,thephysicalandemotionalhealthofpeopleworkingnightsandweekends,andthereasonsbehindthenecessityforworkingthesehours.“NonstandardworkschedulesnotonlyarehighlyprevalentamongAmericanfamiliesbutalsogeneratealevelofcomplexityinfamilyfunctioningthatneedsgreaterattention,”shesays.
36.WhichofthefollowingdemonstratesthatworkingatnonstandardtimesistakingitstollonAmericanfamilies？
A.Stressonfamilialrelationships.
B.Rotatingshifts.
C.Evenings，nights，orweekends.
D.Itsconsequences.
37.Whichofthefollowingisaffectedmostbyworkingirregularhours？
A.Children.
B.Marriage.
C.Singlemothers.
D.Workingwomen.
38.Whowouldbeinfavorofthepracticeofworkingnonstandardhours？
A.Children.
B.Parents.
C.Employees
D.Professionalchildproviders.
39.Itisimpliedthattheconsequencesofnonstandardworkschedulesare .
A.emphasized
B.absent
C.neglected
D.prevalent
40.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsworkingirregularhours？
A.Positive.
B.Negative.
C.Indifferent.
D.Objective.
Passage Two
Mosthumanbeingsactual1ydecidebeforetheythink.Whenanyhumanbeing----executive,specialized expert,orpersoninthestreet----encountersacomplexissueandformsanopinion,oftenwithinamatterofseconds,howthoroughlyhasheorsheexploredtheimplicationsofthevariouscoursesofaction?Answer:notverythoroughly.Veryfewpeople,nomatterhowinte1ligentorexperienced,cantakeinventoryofthemanybranchingpossibilities,possibleoutcomes,sideeffects,andundesiredconsequencesofapolicyoracourseofactioninamatterofseconds.Yet,thosewhopridethemse1vesonbeingdecisiveoftentrytodojustthat.Andoncetheirbrainslockontoanopinion,mostoftheirthinkingthereafterconsistsoffindingsupportforit.
Averyserioussideeffectofargumentativedecisionmakingcanbealackofsupportforthechosencourseofactiononthepatofthe“losing”faction.Whenonefactionwinsthemeetingandtheothersseethemselvesaslosing,thebattleoftendoesn'tendwhenthemeetingends.Anger,resentment,andjealousymayleadthemtosabotagethe4ecisionlater,ortoreopenthedebateatlatermeetings.
Thereisabetter.AsphilosopherAldousHuxleysaid,“Itisn'twhoisright,butwhatisright,thatcounts.”
Thestructured-inquirymethodoffersabetteralternativetoargumentativedecisionmakingbydebate.WiththehelpoftheInternetandwirelesscomputertechnologythegapbetweenexpertsandexecutivesisnowbeingdramaticallyclosed.Byactuallyputtingthebrakesonthethinkingprocess,slowingitdown,andorganizingtheflowoflogic,it'spossibletocreatealevelofclaritythatsheerargumentationcannevermatch.
Thestructured-inquiryprocessintroducesalevelofconceptualclaritybyorganizingthecontributionsoftheexperts,thenbringstheexpertsandthedecisionmakersclosertogether.Althoughitisn'tpossibleornecessaryforapresidentorprimeministertolisteninoneveryintelligenceanalysismeeting,it'spossibletoorganizetheexperts' informationtogivethedecisionmakermuchgreaterinsightastoitsmeaning.Thisprocessmaysomewhatresembleamarketingfocusgroup; it'sasimple,remarkablycleverwaytobringdecisionmakersclosertothesourceoftheexpertinformationandopinionsonwhichtheymustbasetheirdecisions.
4l.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat .
A.executive,specializedexpert,arenomorecleverthanpersoninthestreet
B.veryfewpeopledec1debeforetheythink
C.thosewhopridethemselvesonbeingdecisiveoftenfailtodoso
D.peopletendtoconsidercarefullybeforemakingdecisions
42.Judgingfromthecontext,whatdoestheword“them”（line4,paragraph2）referto?
A.Decisionmakers.
B.The“losing”faction.
C.Anger,resentment,andjealousy.
D.Otherpeople.
43.AldousHuxley'sremark（Paragraph3）impliesthat .
A.thereisasubtledifferencebetweenrightandwrong
B.wecannottellwhoisrightandwhatiswrong
C.whatisrightismoreimportantthanwhoisright
D.whatisrightaccountsforthequestionwhoisright
44.Accordingtotheauthor,thefunctionofthestructured-inquirymethodis .
A.tomakedecisionbydebate
B.toapplytheInternetandwirelesscomputertechnology.
C.tobrakeonthethinkingprocess,slowingitdown
D.tocreatealevelofconceptualclarity
45.Thestructured-inquiryprocesscanbeusefulfor .
A.decisionmakers
B.intelligenceanalysismeeting
C.theexperts'information
D.marketingfocusgroups
Passage Three
Sportisheadingforanindissolublemarriagewithtelevisionandthepassivespectatorwillenjoyaprivateparadise.Allofthiswillbeinthefutureofsport.Thespectator（thetelevisionaudience）willbethepriorityandprofessionalclubswillhavetoreadjusttheirstructurestoadapttothenewreality:sportasabusiness.
Thenewtechnologieswillmeanthatspectatorswillnolongerhavetowaitforbroadcastsbytheconventionalchannels.Theywillbetheoneswhodecidewhattosee.Andtheywillhavetopayforit.IntheUnitedStatesthesystemofthefuturehasalreadystarted:pay-as-you-view.Everythingwillbeofferedbytelevisionandthespectatorwillonlyhavetochoose.ThereviewSportsIllustratedrecentlypublishedafullprofileofthelifeofthesupporterathomeinthemiddleofthenextcentury.Itexplainedthattheconsumerswouldbeabletoselecttheirviewofthematchonagigantic,flatscreenoccupyingthewholeofonewall,withimagesofaclaritywhichcannotbeforeseenatpresent;theycouldwatchfromthetrainer'sstandsjustbehindthebatterinagameofbaseballorfromthehelmetofthestarplayerinanAmericanfootballgame.Andattheirdisposalwillbethesaneoptionstheproduceroftherecordedprogrammerhastoselectreplays,tochoosewhichcameratomeandtodecideonthesoundwhethertohearthepublic,theplayers,thetrainerandsoon.
Manysportsexecutives,largelytoooldandtooconservativetofeelathomewiththenewtechnologieswillbelievethatsportmustcontroltheexpansionoftelevisioncoverageinordertosurviveandensurethatspectatorsattendmatches.Theydonotevenaccepttheevidencewhichcontradictstheirviewwhilethereismorebasketballthaneverontelevision,forexample,itisalsocertainthatbasketballismorepopularthanever.
Itisalsotheargumentofthesesportsexecutivesthattelevisionharmingthemodestteams.Thisistrue,butthefutureofthoseteam isalsomodest.Theyhavereachedtheirceiling.Itisthelawofthemarket.Thegreateventscontinuallyattractlargeraudience.
TheworldIbeingconstructedonnewtechnologiessothatpeoplecanmaketheutmostuseoftheirtimeand,intheirhomehaveaccesstothegreatestpossiblerangeofrecreationalactivities.Sportwillhavetoadaptitselftothenewworld.
Themostvisionaryexecutivesgofurther.Thatphilosophyis:ratherthanseetelevisiontakeoversportwhynothavesportstakenovertelevision?
46.Whatdoesthewritermeanbyuseofthephrase“anindissolublemarriage”inthefirstparagraph?
A.sportiscombinedwithtelevision.
B.sportcontrolstelevision.
C.televisiondictatessports.
D.Sportandtelevisionwillgotheirownways
47.Whatdoes“they”inline2paragraph2standfor?
A.Broadcasts.
B.Channels.
C.Spectators.
D.Technologies.
48.Howdomanysportsexecutivesfeelwiththenewtechnologies?
A.theyaretoooldtodoanything.
B.Theyfeelillatease.
C.Theyfeelcompletelyathome.
D.Technologiescangohandinhandwithsports.
49.Whatisgoingtobediscussedinthefollowingparagraphs?
A.thephilosophyofvisionaryexecutives.
B.Theprocessoftelevisiontakingoversport.
C.Televisioncoverageexpansion.
D.Anexampletoshowhowsporthastakenovertelevision.
50.Whatmightbetheappropriatetitleofthispassage?
A.theargumentsofsportsexecutives.
B.Thephilosophyofvisionaryexecutives.
C.Sportsandtelevisioninthe21stcentury.
D.Sports:abusiness.
Passage Four
Conveniencefoodhelpscompaniesbycreatinggrowth,butwhatisitseffectonpeople?Forpeoplewhothinkcookingwasthefoundationofcivilization,themicrowaveisthelastenemy.Thecommunionofeatingtogether
Iseasilybrokenbyadevicethatliberateshouseholdscitizensfromwaitingformealtimes.Thefirstgreatrevolutioninthehistoryoffoodisindangerofbeingundone.Thecompanionshipofthecampfire,cookingpotandcommontable,whichhavehelpedtobondhumansincollaborativelivingforatleast150000yearscouldbedestroyed.
Mealshavecertainlysatedfromtheriseofconveniencefood.TheonlymealsregularlytakentogetherinBritainthesedaysareattheweekend,amongrichfamiliesstrugglingtoretainsomethingoftheoldsymboloftogetherness.Indeed,theday'sfirstmealhasallbutdisappeared.Inthe20thcenturytheleisureBritishbreakfastwasunderminedbythecornflake;inthe21stbreakfastisvanishingaltogetheravictimofthequickcupofcoffeeinStarbucksandthecerealbar.
Conveniencefoodhasalsomadepeopleforgethowtocookoneoftheapparentparadoxesofmodernfoodisthatwhiletheamountoftimespentcookingmealshasfallenfrom60minutesadayin1980to13Madayin2002,thenumberofcooksandtelevisionprogrammeroncookinghasmultiplied.Butperhapsthisisn'taparadox.Maybeitisbecamepeoplecan'tcookanymore,sotheyneedtobetoldhowtodoit,ormaybeitisbecausepeoplebuybooksabouthobbies---golf,yachting---notaboutchores.Cookinghasceasedtobeachoreandhasbecomeahobby.
Althougheverybodylivesinthekitchen.itsfacilitiesareincreasinglyfordisplayratherthanforuse.Mr.Silverstein'snowbook,“tradingup”lookatmid-rangeconsumer'smillingnowtosplashout.Hesaysthatindustrial--styleVikingcookpot,withnearlytwicetheheatoutputofotherranges,havehelpedtopushthe“kitchenastheater”trendinhourgoods.Theycostfrom$1000to$9000.Some75%of themareneverused.
Conveniencealsohasanimpactonthehealthiness,orotherwise,offood,ofcoursethereisnothingbadaboutreadytoeatfooditself.Youdon'tgetmuchhealthierthananapple,andsupermarketssellabetterforyourangeofready-meals.Butthereisalimittothenumberofapplespeoplewanttoeat;andthesedaysitiseasierforpeopletoeatthekindoffoodthatmakesthemfatThethreeHarvardeconomistsintheirpaper“whyhaveAmericansbecomemoreobese?”pointoutthatinthepast,ifpeoplewantedtoeatfattyhotfood,theyhadtocookit.Thattooktimeandenergyagoodchipneedsfryingtwice,oncetocookthepotatoandoncetogetitcrispy.Whichdiscouragedofconsumptionofthatcostoffood.Masspreparationoffoodtookawaythatconstraint.Nobodyhastocutandd oublecooktheirownfriesthesedays.Whohasthetime?
51.Whatmightthepreviousparagraphsdealwith?
A.Therelationshipbetweenmealsandconveniencefood.
B.Theimportanceofconveniencefoodinpeople'slife.
C.Theriseofconveniencefood.
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52.Whatistheparadoxinthethirdparagraph?
A.Peopledon'tknowhowtocook.
B.Thefacilitiesinthekitchenarenottotallyused.
C.Peoplearebecomingmoreobsess,thusunhealthy.
D.Conveniencefoodactuallydoesnotsavepeoplethrive.
53.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
A.Thebadeffectsofconveniencefood
B.Mr.Silverstein'snewbook
C.People'snewhobby
D.Disappearanceoftheoldsymboloftogetherness.
54.WhyhasAmericanbecomemoreobsess?
A.Becauseofeatingchips.
B.Becauseofbeingbusy.
C.Becauseofbeinglazy.
D.BandC.
55.Whichofthefollowingmighttheanothermostlyagreewith?
A.Thereisnothingbadaboutconveniencefood.
B.Conveniencefoodmakespeoplelazy.
C.Conveniencefoodhelpscompaniesgrow.
D.Conveniencefoodisarevolutionincooking.
Section IVTranslation （20 points）
Directions:
In this section there is a passage in English. Translate the five sentences underlined into Chinese and write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2.
Anartmuseumdirectorwithforesightmightfollowtrendsincomputergraphicstomakeexhibitmoreappealingtoyoungervisitor.
Forinstances,capablecorporatemanagermightseealarmingriseinlocalhousingpricethatcouldaffectavailabilityofskilledworkersintheregion. Peopleingovernmentalsoneedforesighttokeepsystemrunningsmoothly,toplaybudgetandpreventwar.
Manyofthebestknowntechniqueforforesightweredevelopedbygovernmentplanner,especiallyinthemilitary,thinkingabouttheunthinkable.
Thefuturistrecognizedthatthefutureworldiscontinuingwithpresetworld.Wecanlearnagreatdealaboutwhatmanyhappeninthefuturebylookingsystematicallyatwhatishappynow
Section VWriting （20 points）
Directions:
In this part, you are asked to write a composition according to the information below. You should write more than 150 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.
“五一”、“十一”长假已逐步为人们所习惯，她给百姓带来了充足的娱乐休闲机会，更促进了旅游经济的发展。但是，“黄金周”也带来了诸如交通压力增大、环保等诸多问题。作为一名普通百姓，请你给政府有关部门写一封信，提出你关于“黄金周”的意见和建议。
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