2000年MBA真题

2000年全国MBA联考英语真题PARTⅠStructureandVocabulary（10%）Directions：Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetWithapencil.1.Tomygreatsurprisethefoodwasstillonthetable，_____A.untouchingB.notouchC.untouchedD.nottobetouched2.Wedonotevenknowhisname；______abouthischaracter.A.lessweknowB.lessknowweC.lessdoweknowD.lesswedoknow3.ShedidnotgototheNorth，insteadsheremainedhereintheSouth.Thedoctorsuggestedthatshe_______there.A.notgoB.gonotC.couldn‘tgoD.didn’tgo4.Iwasillthatday，OtherwiseI＿＿＿＿＿＿themeeting.A.wouldhaveattendedB.hadattendedC.wouldattendD.attended5.Thisbookwillshowyou_______canbeusedinothercontexts.A.howwhatyou‘veobservedB.howyou’veobservedC.thatyou‘veobservedD.thethingwhatyou’veobserved6.Thestatesmanandwriteryoutalkedwithlastmonth_____attoday‘sconference.A.waspresentB.waspresentingC.werepresentD.werepresenting7.Thescienceofmedicine，______weoweagreatdeal，isperhapsthemostimportantofallthesciences.A.inwhichB.towhichC.atwhichD.forwhich8.“Timeforfootballgames.DoyoumindifIchangetosportschannel？”“__________”A.Yes，IagreeB.No，nochangeC.Yes，pleaseD.Notatall.Goahead9.Studentsatcollegesinlargecitiesraninto_______debtsbecauseitwaseasierforthemtofindpart-timejobsthanthoseinruralareas.A.fewB.fewerC.littleD.less10.ItissaidthattheNewYorkareahasmoreJewsthan_______cityoutsideIsraelintheworld.A.anotherB.otherC.anyotherD.theother11.Mybosshasalwaysattendedtothe______ofimportantbusinesshimself.A.transactionB.solutionC.translationD.stimulation12.Thegovernmentgetsa（n）______fromtaxes.A.incomeB.revenueC.fundD.payment13.TheJapanesedollar-buyingmakestraderseagerto_____dollarsinfearofanothergovernmentintervention.A.letinB.letoutC.letgoofD.letoff14.Theresponsetoourfinancialappeal______anythingweexpectedA.surpassedB.impressedC.surprisedD.passed15.Mostofhisgreatnovelsandplayswerenotpublishedorknowntothepublic_____histragicdeathin1786.A.evenbeforeB.eversinceC.untilafterD.untilbefore16.Massproductionis_____onlyinaneconomywithahighlydevelopedtechnology.A.feasibleB.permissibleC.allowableD.receivable17.Thosenationsthatinterfereintheinternalaffairsofanothernationshouldbe_____condemned.A.commonlyB.actuallyC.uniquelyD.universally18.Thegovernmenthasdecidedtoreducea（n）＿＿＿allimports.A.feeB.chargeC.tariffD.expenditure19.Thenewly-electedpresidentisdeterminedto_____theestablishedpolicyofdevelopingagriculture.A.goforB.goonC.gobyD.goup20.Asalways，Ihadtofightthe____totakewhatshewillinglyoffered.A.fascinationB.attractionC.attentionD.temptationPARTⅡReadingComprehension（50%）SectionADirections：Thereare5.passagesinthispart，Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthentherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B，C，andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.Questions21to24arebasedonthefollowingpassage：Inrecentyearsmanycountriesoftheworldhavebeenfacedwiththeproblemofhowtomaketheirworkersmoreproductive.Someexpertsclaimtheansweristomakejobsmorevaried.Butdomorevariedjobsleadtogreaterproductivity？Thereisevidencetosuggestthatwhilevarietycertainlymakestheworkers‘lifemoreenjoyable，itdoesnotactuallymakethemworkharder.Asfarasincreasingproductivityisconcerned，thenvarietyisnotanimportantfactor.Otherexpertsfeelthatgivingtheworkersfreedomtodotheirjobsintheirownwayisimportantandthereisnodoubtthatthisistrue.Theproblemisthatthiskindoffreedomcannoteasilybegiveninthemodernfactorywithitscomplicatedmachinerywhichmustbeusedinafixedway.Thuswhilefreedomofchoicemaybeimportant，thereisusuallyverylittlethatcanbeproductionlinesratherthanonelargeone，sothateachworkercontributesmoretotheproductionofthecarsonhisline.Itwouldseemthatnotonlyisdegreeofworkercontributionanimportantfactor，butitisalsoonewecandosomethingabout.Towhatextentdoesmoremoneyleadtogreaterproductivity？Theworkersthemselvescertainlythinkthisimportant.Butperhapstheywantmoreonlybecausetheworktheydoissoboring.Moneyjustletsthemenjoytheirsparetimemore.Asimilarargumentmayexplaindemandsforshorterworkinghours.Perhapsifwesucceedinmakingtheirjobsmoreinteresting，theywillneitherwantmore，norwillshorterworkinghoursbesoimportanttothem.21.WhichofthesepossiblefactorsleadingtogreaterproductivityisNOTtrue？A.TomakejobsmorevariedB.Togivetheworkersfreedomtodotheirjobsintheirownway.C.Degreeofworkercontribution.D.Demandsoflongerworkinghours.22.Whydoworkerswantmoremoney？A.Becausetheirjobsaretooboring.B.InordertoenjoymoresparetimeC.TomaketheirjobsmoreinterestingD.Todemandshorterworkinghours.23.Thelastsentenceinthispassagemeansthatifwesucceedinmakingworkers‘jobsmoreinteresting______.A.theywillwantmoremoneyB.theywilldemandshorterworkinghoursareimportantfactors.C.moremoneyandshorterworkinghoursareimportantfactors.D.moremoneyandshorterworkinghourswillnotbesoimportanttothem.24.Inthispassage，theauthortellsus________.A.howtomaketheworkersmoreproductiveB.impossiblefactorsleadingtogreaterefficiencyC.towhatextentmoremoneyleadstogreaterproductivityD.howtomakeworkers‘jobsmor