【正文】 allow C. digest D. assimilate 49. A. choose B. use C. hold out D. pick out 50. A. for B. along C. within D. except Section IV Reading Comprehension (40 points) Part A Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are for choices marked A,B,C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET1 whit a pencil. Questions 51 to 54 are based on the following passage: A little more than a century ago, Michael Faraday, the noted British physicist, managed to gain audience with a group of high government officials, to demonstrate an electrochemical principle, in the hope of gaining support for his work. After observing the demonstrations closely, one of the officials remarked bluntly, “It’s a fascinating demonstration, young man, but just what practical application will e of this?” “I don’t know,” replied Faraday, “but I do know that 100 years from now you’ll be taxing them.” From the demonstration of a principle to the marketing of products derived from that principle is often a long, involved series of steps. The speed and effectiveness with which these steps art taken are closely related to the history of management, the art of getting things done. Just as management applies to the wonders that have evolved from Faraday and other inventors, so it applied some 4,000 years ago to the working of the great Egyptian and Mesopotamian import and export firms… to Hannibal’s remarkable feat of crossing the Alps in 218 . with 90,000 foot soldiers, 12,000 horsemen and a “conveyor belt” of 40 elephants…or to the early Christian Church, with its worldshaking concepts of individual freedom and equality. These ancient innovators were deeply involved in the problems of authority, divisions of labor, discipline, unity of mand, clarity of direction and the other basic factors that are so meaningful to management today. But the real impetus to management as an emerging profession was the Industrial Revolution. Originating in 18century England, it was triggered by a series of classic inventions and new processes。 7．答題卡嚴(yán)禁折疊，考試結(jié)束后，按監(jiān)考人員指令交卷。A、B兩節(jié)必須用藍(黑)圓珠筆答題，注意字跡清楚。 4．本試題為試題(一)。17 / 18XX年MBA聯(lián)考英語試題考生注意事項 ，得到監(jiān)考人員指令后方可開始答題?？忌仨氃谝?guī)定的時間內(nèi)作答。C節(jié)必須用2B鉛筆按照答題卡上的要求填涂，如要改動，必須用橡皮擦干凈。 Section I Listening Comprehension Direction: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will　hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions acpany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening prehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part ADirection: For Questions 1－5, you will hear a talk about Boston Museum of Fine Arts. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. (5 points) Part B Directions:For Questions 610, you will hear an interview with an expert on marriage problems. While you listen, plete the sentences or answer the questions. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and questions below. (5 points) Part C Directions: You will hear three pieces of recorded material. Before listening to each one, you will　have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by　choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to check your answers. You will hear each piece once only. (10 points) Questions 11－13 are based on the following talk about napping. You now have 15　seconds to read Questions 11－13. 11. Children under five have abundant energy partly because they A. sleep in three distinct parts. B. have many fiveminute naps. C. sleep in one long block. one or two naps daily. 12. According to the speaker, the sleep pattern of a baby is determined by A. its genes. B. its habit. C. its mental state. D. its physical condition. 13. The talk suggests that, if you feel sleepy through the day, you should A. take some refreshments. B. go to bed early. C. have a long rest. D. give in to sleep. Questions 14－16 are based on the following interview with Sherman Alexie , an　American Indian poet. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14－16. 14. Why did Sherman Alexie only take day jobs. A. He could bring unfinished work home. B. He might have time to pursue his interests. C. He might do some evening teaching. D. He could invest more emotion in his family. 15. What was his original goal at college? A. To teach in high school. B. To write his own books. C. To be a medical doctor. D. To be a mathematician. 16. Why did he take the poetrywriting class? A. To follow his father. B. For an easy grade. C. To change his specialty. D. For knowledge of poetry. Questions 17－20 are based on the following talk about public speaking: You now　have 20 seconds to read Questions 17－20. 17. What is the most import thing in public speaking?B. Preparation. C. Informativeness. D. Organization. 18. What does the speaker advise us to do to capture the audience39。 among them John Kay’s flying Shuttle in 1733. James Hargrove’s’ Spinning Jenny in 1770, Samuel Compton’s Mule Spinner in 1779 and Edmund Cartwright’s Power Loom in 1785. 51. The anecdote about Michael Faraday indicates that