MBAMPAMPACC考試英語真題

MBA/MPA/MPACC考試英語真題本試卷滿分100分，考試時間為180分鐘)PARTISTRUCTUREANDVOCABULARY(20%)1.Smithistostudymedicineassoonashe____militaryservice。A.willfinishB.hasfinishedC.finishD.wouldfinish2.Hewaslaid_____forsixweekswithwebrokenribs。A.inB.outC.upD.down3.He_______tobeaffectedbymanythings。A.forcedB.permittedC.advisedD.tended4."DidyouremembertogiverAnnethemoneyyouownher。"Yes,______Isawher,Iremembered."A.momentarilyB.whileC.suddenlyD.theinstant4._______theformationofthesun,theplanetsandotherstarsbeganwiththeconsiderationofaninterstellarcloud。A.ItacceptedthatB.AcceptedthatC.ItisacceptedthatD.Thatisaccepted6.Heisaman__noonehasabetterrighttospeak。A.whomB.towhomC.thanwhoD.thanwhom7.______wouldhaveknowntheanswer。A.CleveranyoneB.AnyonecleverC.AnyoneiscleverD.Cleverisanyone8.Whyareyoustillsmoking?You_______。A.shouldhavegivenupitB.shouldhavegivenitupC.oughttohavegivenupitD.shouldgivenitup9.Novisit

tororrelativecanenterthepatient'sroomunless_____bythedoctor。A.theyareinvitedB.heisinvitedC.invitedD.beeninvited10.Thesick_______andthelost_____。A.havecured;havefoundB.hascured;hasfoundC.havebeencured;havebeenfoundD.hasbeencured;hasbeenfound11.Humanbehaviorismostlyaproductoflearning,______thebehaviorofanimaldependsmainlyoninstinct。A.whereasB.soC.unlessD.that12.Mumps____averycommondiseasewhichusuallyaffectschildren。A.wasB.isC.areD.were13.The_____largeststateis,andhasbeensinceAlaska'sadmissionintotheUnion,Califoria。A.threeB.thirdC.firstthirdD.most14.________thesurfaceofmetal,butalsoweakensit。A.NotonlydoesrustcorrodeB.NotonlyrustcorrodeC.Rust,whichnotonlycorrodesD.Rustnotonlycorrodes15.It'snicetogoforawalk__asummerevening。A.onB.inC.atD.during16."Arethesetwoissuessettled?""No,theystillwere_____conflict."A.duringB.onC.withD.in17."Didthemedicinemakeyoufeelbetter?""No,______theworseIfeel."A.takingmoremedicineB.themostmedicineItakeC.themoremedicineItakeD.whenItakemoremedicine18.Hishealthis_________。A.aspoor,ifnotpoorerthan,hissisterB.poorashissistersifnotpoorerC.aspooras,ifnotpoorerthan,hissister'sD.aspoor,ifnotpoorerthanhissister's19.Susannehadworkedforthreeyearstobeacomputeranalystbutfoundherprogress________。A.discouragingandunsatisfiedB.discourageableanddissatisfactionC.discouragingandissatisfactionD.unsatisfactoryanddiscouraging20.Thatdefinitionleaves_____fordisagreement。A.muchroomB.asmallroomC.greatdealroomD.notsobigaroomPASSAGE1JAMAICAThere'snoplacelikehomeHereareyou,athomeinJamaicainyourveryownvilla,allpastelsandprivacy.WithEvangelinetospoilyou:she'sgoingshoppingsoon,tosurpriseyouwithalobsterfordinner.Madlyextravagant?Notatall.Therearehundredsofvillasforrent,alloverJamaica.Bringyourfamily,orshareonewithyourbestfriendsandthecostbecomesinc_reasinglyattractive.AdwhatnicerwaytoexperiencethebountifulwondersofJamaicathantohaveyourownspecialplacetoreturntoe_acheveningwhereyoucansitbackwitharuinpunch,talkabouttomo_rrow,andtoyourself,"There'snoplacelikehome."MakeitJamaica.Again。21."Villa"inthisadvertisementreferstoa________。A.boardinghouseB.mudhutC.logcabinD.smallhouse22."Madlyextravagant"inthisadvertisementmeans_______。A.verycheapB.fairlycheapC.veryexpensiveD.fairlyexpensive23.Theadvertisementimpliesthatyou_______。A.enjoysightseeinginforeignplacesB.don'thavetospendalotofmoneyC.mayrequireentertainmentbywell-knownsingers。D.needalotofexcitementonyourvacation。24.Theadvertisementappealstothereader'sneedfor______。A.quietpleasureB.deliciousfoodC.relaxationD.alloftheabove25."Bountiful"means_________。A.abundantB.fertileC.greatD.prosperousPASSAGE2BLhasdismissedfightworksfiremenallegedtohavebeenasleepatitsLand-RoverworksatSolihullwhentwoworksinspectorsp_aidanunexpectedvisittothedutyfireroomshortlybeforedawnonMonday.Allfiremenonthenightshift,includingtheofficerincharge,aresaidtohavebeensleepinginchairsorstretchedoutonthefloor.ThisisthesecondtimeinrecentyearsthatagroupofBLempl_oyeesatSolihullhasbeendismissedforsleepingonduty.Twoandahalfyearsago13nightshiftworkerstherewerefounda_sleep.Theyhadbroughtsleepingbags,blankets,andbuiltmakeshiftb_unks.Butitisunderstoodthatnosuchpreparationshadbeenm_adebythefiremen.TheeightwerebroughtbeforeadisciplinaryhearingonTuesdayandchargedwithconductinbreachoftheirduty.Theyweresum_marilydismissed.Alleighthavegivenvoiceoftheirintentiontoappealundert_hecompany'sdisputesprocedure.ThehearingisexpectedtotakeplacenextweekwithofficialsoftheTransportandGeneralWor_kersUnionrepresentingthem。26.Accordingtothepassage,inspectorspaidanunexpectedvis_ittothedutyfireroomjust_____。A.beforethemoonsetB.afterthemoonsetC.afterthesunsetD.beforethesunrose27.Whatwerethefiremendoing?A.Theywerebuildingakindofbed。B.Theyweremendingsleepingbags。C.Theywereattendingameeting。D.Theyweresleepingonnightshift。28.HowcouldthepreviousbreachofdutyatBLbebestdescribed?A.13nightshiftworkerswerefoundplayingcards30monthsago。B.13nightshiftworkerswerefoundsleepingsoundly30monthsago。C.8nightshiftworkerswerefounddrinkingalcoholthreeyearsago/D.8nightshiftworkerswerefoundasleeptwoandahalfyearsago。29.Welearnedthatasaresultofthislatestcase______。A.eightfiremenweresackedB.thirteenfiremenweredismissedC.eightfiremenwerepromotedD.thirteenfiremenwerefired。30.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.Allfiremenofthatworkshavebeendismissed。B.Thefiremenwhohavebeenfiredweregoingtoleavethefactory。C.TheWorkersUnionsupportthatthesefiremenshouldbefired。D.Thosefiremenwouldappeal。

PASSAGE3PromptnessisimportantinAmericanbusiness,academic,andsocialsettings.Theimportanceofpunctualityistaug_httoyoungchildreninschool.Tardyslopsandtheuseofbellssig_naltothechildthatpunctualityandtimeitselfaretoberespected.Peoplewhokeepappointmentsareconsidereddependable.Ifpeoplearelatetojobinterviews,appointments,orclasses,theyareoftenvie_wedasunreliableandirresponsible.Inthebusinessworld,"timeismoney"andcompaniesmayfinetheirexecutivesfortardinesstobusi_nessmeetings.Ofcourse,itisnotalwayspossibletobepunctual.Socialandbusinessetiquettealsoprovidesrulesforlatearrivals.Callingonthetelephoneifoneisgoingtobemorethanafewminute_slateforscheduleappointmentsisconsideredpoliteandisoftenex_pected.Keepingadateofafriendwaitingbeyondtentotwentyminute_sisconsideredrude.Ontheotherhand,arrivingthirtyminuteslatetosomepartiesisacceptable.Respectingdeadlinesisalsoimportantinacademicandprofessionalci_rcles.Itisexpectedthatdeadlinesforclassassignmentsorbusinessreportswillbemet.Studentswhohandinassignmentslatemaybesurp_risedtofindthattheprofessorwilllowertheirgradesorevenrefus_etogradetheirwork.Whetheritisaquestionofarrivingontimeorofmeetingadeadline,peopleareculturallyconditionedtoregulatet_ime。31.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________。A.PromptnessB.TimeC.DeadlinesD.Etiquette32.IntheUnitedStatesthechildwhomustgotobedearly,bepromptatschool,orbringatardyslipifheislate_____A.islearningtheimportanceoftimeandpunctualityinhisculture。B.Islearningtodisobeyhisparentsandteachers。C.Isbeingpunishedfordisobeyinghismotherandschoolofficials。D.Isbeingpunishedforplayingtoomuch。33.Ifapersonislateforabusinessmeeting,hemaybe_____A.criticizedB.firedC.madetopayD.givenapayrise34.SocialetiquetteintheUnitedStatesallowspeople______A.tobeafewminuteslateforinterviewsandbusinessmeetings。B.tocomeearlytopartiesC.tobeuptoahalf-hourlateforsomeparties。D.tocalladatewhenheisthirtyminuteslate。35.Thelastsentencemeans______A.peopleeverywhereregulatetimeinthesameway。B.Condi

tionsdecidehowpeoplespendtime。C.Regulartimetableisimportantineveryculture。D.Differentcultureshavedifferentcustomsconcerningtime。PASSAGE4Urbanlifehasalwaysinvolvedabalancingofopportunitiesandrewardsagainstdangersandstress;itsmotivatingforceis,inthebroadests_ense,money.Opportunitiestomakemoneymeancompetitionandcompetit_ionisstressful;itisoftenatitsmostintenseinthelargestcities,whereopportunitiesaregreatest.Thepresenceofhugenumbersofpe_opleinevitableinvolvesmoreconflict,moretraveling,theoverloadingofpublicservicesandexposuretothosedeviantsandcriminalswhoaredrawntotherichpickingsofgreatcities.Crimehasalwaysflourishedintherelativeanonymityofurbanlife,buttoday'seaseofmovementmakesitscontrolmoredifficultthanever;thereismuchevidencethatitsextenthasadirectrelationshiptothesizeofcommunities.Citydwellersmaybecometrappedintheirhomesbythefearofcrimearoundthem.Asadefenseagainstthesedevelopmentscitydwellerstendtousevari_ousstrategiestotryandreducethepressuresuponthemselves:contac_tswithotherpeoplearegenerallymadebriefandimpersonal;doorsarekeptlocked;telephonenumbersmaybeex-directory;journeysoutsideth_ehomeareusuallyhurried,ratherthanasourceofpleasure.Thereareotherstrategiestoo,whicharepositivelyharmfultotheindividual;f_orexample,reducingawarenessthroughdrugsoralcohol.Furthermore,a_llthesedefensiveformsofbehaviorareharmfultosocietyingeneral;theycausewidespreadlonelinessanddestroythecommunity'sconcernforitsmembers.Lackofinformalsocialcontactandindifferencetothemi_sfortunesofothers,iftheyarenotpersonallyknowntooneself,area_mongstthemajorcausesofurbancrime。36.Accordingtotheauthor,livinginacitycausesstressbecausethe_rearesomanypeoplewhoare_____。A.anxioustosucceedB.inneedofhelpC.naturallyaggressiveD.likelytocommitcrime37.Theauthorthinksthatcrimeisincreasingincitiesbecause_____。A.peopledonotcommunicatewiththeirneighborsB.CriminalsaredifficulttotraceinlargepopulationC.PeoplefeelanonymousthereD.Thetrappingsofsuccessareattractivetocriminals38.Accordingtothearticle,whatistheworstproblemfacingpeoplelivingincities?A.crimeB.findingsomewheretoliveC.lonelinessD.drugsandalcoholism39.Thebiggestincentivetoliveinacityis_______A.rewardsB.stressC.competitionD.money40.Accordingtotheauthor,crimeiscausedbyseveralfactors,oneofwhichis_____A.socialisolationB.defensivebehaviorC.hurriedjourneysD.personalmisfortune

PASSAGE5SYDENHAMHIGHSCHOOLGirlsfrom5-18yearsAwellestablished,selectivegirlsschoolOfferingabroadacademiccurriculumAndawidevarietyofextracurricularactivitiesandclubsTelephone:081778873741.What'sthispassagefor?42.Whowillbeinterestedinreadingit?43.Cana14-year-oldboybesentthere?44.Ifyouwanttosendyourdaughtertothatschool,whatshouldyoudo?45.Whatdoestheschooloffer?PASSAGE6Hesawthestationinanewlight.Herewasamassofhumanbeings,someblack,somewhite,andsomebrownlikehimself.Heretheymixedwithoneanother,yeteachmistrustedtheotherwithanunnaturalfear.Eachtreatedtheotherwithsuspicion,eachmoveinanarrow,hauntedpatternofitsownmanufacture.Onemustchallengethesethingsthespeakerhadsaidinone'sownway.Yethowinone'sway?Howwasonetochallenge?Slowlyitdawneduponhim.Herewashischance,thebench.Therailwaybenchwiththelegend"EuropeansOnly"neatlypaintedonitinwhite.Foronemomentitsymbolizedallthechallengetohisrightsasaman.Thereitstood,aperfectlyordinarywoodenrailwaybench,likehundredsofthousandsofothersinSouthAfrica.Thatbench,nowhadconcentratedinitalltheevilsofsystem,hecouldnotunderstand.Itwastheobstacletohimselfandhumanity.Ifhesatonithewasahuman

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