10年MBA英语试题二

绝密★启用前清华MBA考前辅导2010年攻读硕士学位全国联考MBA/MPA/MPACC英语能力试卷（二）考生须知1．考生必须严格遵守各项考场规则。2．答题前，考生将答题卡上的“考生姓名”、“报考单位”、“考生编号”等信息填写清楚，并与准考证上的一致。3．答案必须按要求填涂或写在指定的答题卡上。（1）除写作题之外的其它题的答案须用2B铅笔填涂在A型答题卡上，用其它笔填涂的、填涂在其它类型答题卡上的或做在试卷上的答案无效。（2）写作题一律用蓝色或黑色墨水笔或圆珠笔在答题纸上按规定要求作答，凡做在试卷上或未做在指定位置的答案无效。4．答题卡严禁折叠。考试结束后，将答题卡1和答题卡2一起交给监考人员，并配合监考人员验收。咨询电话：010-6278004087846333敬请登录：(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Historically,humansgetseriousaboutavoidingdisastersonlyafteronehasjuststruckthem.__1__thatlogic,2006shouldhavebeenabreakthroughyearforrationalbehavior.Withthememoryof9/11still__2_intheirminds,AmericanswatchedhurricaneKatrina,themostexpensivedisasterinU.S.history,on__3__TV.Anyonewhodidn’tknowitbeforeshouldhavelearnedthatbadthingscanhappen.Andtheyaremade__4__worsebyourwillfulblindnesstoriskasmuchasour__5__toworktogetherbeforeeverythinggoestohell.Granted,someamountofdelusion(错觉)isprobablypartofthe__6__condition.InA.D.63,Pompeiiwasseriouslydamagedbyanearthquake,andthelocalsimmediatelywenttowork__7__,inthesamespot—untiltheywereburiedaltogetherbyavolcanoeruption16yearslater.Buta__8__ofthepastyearindisasterhistorysuggeststhatmodernAmericansareparticularlybadat__9__themselvesfromguaranteedthreats.Weknowmorethanwe__10__didaboutthedangersweface.Butitturns__11__thatintimesofcrisis,ourgreatestenemyis__12__thestorm,thequakeorthe__13__itself.Moreoften,itisourselves.Sowhathashappenedintheyearthat__14__thedisasterontheGulfCoast?InNewOrleans,theArmyCorpsofEngineershasworkeddayandnighttorebuildthefloodwalls.Theyhavegotthewallsto__15__theywerebeforeKatrina,moreorless.That’snot__16__,wecannowsaywithconfidence.Butitmaybeall__17__canbeexpectedfromoneyearofhustle(忙碌).Meanwhile,NewOrleansofficialshavecraftedaplantousebusesandtrainsto__18__thesickandthedisabled.Thecityestimatesthat15,000peoplewillneeda__19__out.However,stateofficialshavenotyetdeterminedwherethesepeoplewillbetaken.The__20__withneighboringcommunitiesareongoinganddifficult.1.A)ToB)ByC)OnD)For2.A)freshB)obviousC)apparentD)evident3.A)visualB)vividC)liveD)lively4.A)littleB)lessC)moreD)much5.A)reluctanceB)rejectionC)denialD)decline6.A)naturalB)worldC)socialD)human7.A)revisingB)refiningC)rebuildingD)retrieving8.A)reviewB)reminderC)conceptD)prospect9.A)preparingB)protestingC)protectingD)prevailing10.A)neverB)everC)thenD)before11.A)upB)downC)overD)out12.A)merelyB)rarelyC)incidentallyD)accidentally13.A)surgeB)spurC)surfD)splash赛尔教育MBA考试辅导中心清华科技园科技大厦B座18层010-62780040214.A)ensuedB)tracedC)followedD)occurred15.A)whichB)whereC)whatD)when16.A)enoughB)certainC)conclusiveD)final17.A)butB)asC)thatD)those18.A)exileB)evacuateC)dismissD)displace19.A)rideB)trailC)pathD)track20.A)conventionsB)notificationsC)communicationsD)negotiationsSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1(40points)Text1Toomanyvulnerablechild-freeadultsarebeingruthlessly(无情的)manipulatedintoparent-hoodbytheirparents,whothinkthathappinessamongolderpeopledependsonhavingagrand-childtospoil.Weneedanorganizationtohelpbeatdownthepersistentcampaignsofgrandchildlessparents.It’stimetoestablishPlannedGrandparenthood,whichwouldhavemanyglobalandlocalbenefits.Partofitsmissionwouldbetopromotetherisksandrealitiesassociatedwithbeingagrandparent.Thestaffwouldincludedepressedgrandparentswhowouldexplainhowgrandkidsbreaklamps,bite,screamandkick.Otherswoulddetailhowanhourofbaby-sittingoftenturnsintoacryingmarathon.Moregrandparentswouldtestifythattheyhadtopayfortheirgrandchild’sexpensivecollegeeducation.Plannedgrandparenthood’scarefullywrittenliteraturewoulddetailallthejoysoflifegrand-child-freeacalmlivingroom,extramoneyforluxuriesduringthegoldenyears,etc.Potentialgrandparentswouldberemindedthat,withoutgrandchildrenaround,it’spossibletohaveaconversationwithyourkids,who—incidentally—wouldhavemoretimefortheirownparents.Meanwhile,mostchildrenarevulnerabletotheenormousinfluenceexertedbygrandchildlessparentsaimingtopersuadetheirkidstoproducechildren.Theywilltakeacallfromapersistentparent,evenifthey’reloadedwithworks.Inaddition,someparentsmakehandsomemoneyofferspayableuponthegrandchild’sbirth.Sometimesthesegiftsnotonlycoverexpensesassociatedwiththeinfant’sbirth,butextras,too,likeavacation.Inanycase,cashgiftscanweakentheresolveofeventhenoblestperson.AtPlannedGrandparenthood,childrentargetedbytheirparentstoreproducecouldobtainnon-biasedinformationabouttheinsanityofhavingtheirownkids.Thecatastrophicpsychologicalandeconomiccostsofchildbearingwouldbeemphasized.Thesymptomsofmorningsicknesswouldbelistedandhorrorsofchildbirthpictured.Amonthlynewsletterwouldcontainstoriesaboutoverwhelmedparentsandofferguidanceonhowchildlessadults赛尔教育MBA考试辅导中心清华科技园科技大厦B座18层010-627800403canrespondtothedifferentlobbyingtacticsthatwould-begrandparentsemploy.WhenIthinkaboutalltheproblemsofouroverpopulatedworldandlookatourboygrabbingatthelampbythe