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1、2008年考研英语二（MBA联考）真题试卷及答案Section I VocabularyDirections: 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. (10 points)1. Oil is an important _materi
2、al which can be processed into many different products, including plastics.A raw B bleak C flexible D fertile2. The high living standards of the US cause its present population to _ 25 percent of the worlds oil.A assume B consume C resume Dpresume3. You shouldnt be so _ -I didnt mean anything bad in
3、 what I said.A sentimental B sensible C sensitive D sophisticated4. Picasso was an artist who fundamentally changed the _ of art for later generations.A. philosophy B concept C viewpoint D theme5. Member states had the option to _ from this agreement with one years notice.A deny B object C suspect D
4、 withdraw6. The two countries achieved some progress in the sphere of trade relations, traditionally a source of _ irritation.A mutual B optional C neutral D parallel7. Williams had not been there during the _ moments when the kidnapping had taken place.A superior B rigorous C vital D unique8. Trave
5、l around Japan today, and one sees foreign residents a wide _ of jobs.A range B field C scale D area9. Modern manufacturing has _ a global river of materials into a stunning array of new products.A translated B transformed C transferred D transported10. Lightning has been the second largest storm ki
6、ller in the US over the past 40 years and is _ only by flood.A exceeded B excelled C excluded D extended11. Voices were _as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.A.swollen B. increased C. developed D. raised12. Some sufferers will quickly be restored to prefect health, _oth
7、ers will take a longer time.A. which B. where C. when D. whereas13. My brother likes eating very much but he isnt very _about the food he eats.A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual14. Britain might still be part of France if it werent _a disastrous flood 200.000 years ago, according to sci
8、entists from Imperial College in London.A. upon B. with C. in D. for15. The water prize is an international award that _outstanding contributions towards solving global water problems.A. recognizes B. requires C. releases D. relays16. In its 14 years of _-_, the European Union has earned the scorn o
9、f its citizens and skepticism from the United States.A. endurance B. emergence C. existence D. eminence17. His excuse for being late this morning was his car had _ in the snow.A. started up B. got stuck C. set back D. stood by18._widespread belief cockroaches (螳螂) would not take over the world if th
10、ere were no around to step on them.A. In view of B. Thanks to C. In case of D. Contrary to19. Consciously or not, ordinary citizens and government bureaucrats still _the notion that Japanese society is a unique culture.A. fit in with B. look down on C. cling to D. hold back20. As you can see by your
11、self, things _to be exactly as the professor had foreseen.A . turned in B. turned out C. turned up D. turned downSection II Cloze (10 points)Directions: Read the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answers on ANSWE
12、R SHEET 1. (10 points)Olympic Games are held every four years at a different site, in which athletes _21_different nations compete against each other in a _22_ of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the winter Olympics.In order to _23_the Olympics, a city must submit a p
13、roposal to the international Olympic committee (IOC). After all proposals have been _24_, the IOC votes. If one city is successful in gaining a majority in the first vote, the city with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voting continues with _25_rounds, until a majority winner is determined. Typic
14、ally the Games are awarded several years in advance, _26_the winning city time to prepare for the Games. In selecting the _27_of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a number of factors, chief among them which city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, and which organizing committee seems
15、most likely to _28_the Games effectively.The IOC also _29_which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games. _30_,Tolkyo, Japan, the host of the 1964 Summer Games, and Mexico city, Mexico, the host of the 1968 summer Games , were chosen _31_to popularize the Olympic movement In Asia and in Latin America._32_the growing importance of television worldwide, the IOC in recent years
