2008年MB考试英语及答案.doc

绝密★启用前 2008年全国攻读工商管理硕士研究生入学考试 英语试题 Section I Vocabulary Directions: 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) Oil is an important ______material which can be processed into many different products, including plastics. A raw B bleak C flexible D fertile The high living standards of the US cause its present population to ____ 25 percent of the world’s oil. A assume B consume C resume D　presume 3. You shouldn’t be so ___ ---I didn’t mean anything bad in what I said. A sentimental B sensible C sensitive D sophisticated 4. Picasso was an artist who fundamentally changed the ___ of art for later generations. A. philosophy B concept C viewpoint D theme 5. Member states had the option to ____ from this agreement with one year’s notice. A deny B object C suspect D withdraw 6. The two countries achieved some progress in the sphere of trade relations, traditionally a source of ____ irritation. A mutual B optional C neutral D parallel 7. Williams had not been there during the ___ moments when the kidnapping had taken place. A superior B rigorous C vital D unique 8. Travel around Japan today, and one sees foreign residents a wide ____ of jobs. A range B field C scale D area 9. Modern manufacturing has ___ a global river of materials into a stunning array of new products. A translated B transformed C transferred D transported 10. Lightning has been the second largest storm killer in the US over the past 40 years and is ____ only by flood. A exceeded B excelled C excluded D extended 11. Voices were ____as the argument between the