2009年-MBA联考英语模拟试题(2)

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PASSAGE 1K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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There's no place like homeHere are you , at home in Jamaica in your very own villa, all pastelsand privacy.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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With Evangeline to spoil you: she's going shopping soon, to surprise you with a lobster for dinner. Madly extravagant? Not at all.There are hundreds of villas for rent, all over Jamaica. Bring your family, or share one with your best friends and the cost becomes inc_reasingly attractive. A d what nicer way to experience the bountiful wonders of Jamaica than to have your own special place to return to e_ach evening where you can sit back with a ruin punch, talk about tomo_rrow, and to yourself, "There's no place like home."Make it Jamaica. Again.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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BL has dismissed fight works firemen alleged to have been asleep at its Land-Rover works at Solihull when two works inspectors p_aid an unexpected visit to the duty fireroom shortly before dawnon Monday.All firemen on the night shift, including the officer in charge,are said to have been sleeping in chairs or stretched out on thefloor.This is the second time in recent years that a group of BL empl_oyees at Solihull has been dismissed for sleeping on duty. Two and a half years ago 13 night shift workers there were found a_sleep.They had brought sleeping bags, blankets, and built makeshift b_unks. But it is understood that no such preparations had been m_ade by the firemen.The eight were brought before a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday and charged with conduct in breach of their duty. They were sum_marily dismissed.All eight have given voice of their intention to appeal under t_he company's disputes procedure. The hearing is expected to takeplace next week with officials of the Transport and General Wor_kers Union representing them.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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26. According to the passage, inspectors paid an unexpected vis_it to the duty fireroom just _____.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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27. What were the firemen doing?K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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A. They were building a kind of bed.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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B. They were mending sleeping bags.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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C. They were attending a meeting.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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D. They were sleeping on night shift.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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28. How could the previous breach of duty at BL be best described?K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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A. 13 night shift workers were found playing cards 30 months ago.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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C. 8 night shift workers were found drinking alcohol three years ago/K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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D. 8 night shift workers were found asleep two and a half years ago.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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29. We learned that as a result of this latest case ______.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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A. eight firemen were sackedK5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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B. thirteen firemen were dismissedK5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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C. eight firemen were promotedK5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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D. thirteen firemen were fired.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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30. Which of the following statement is true?K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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A. All firemen of that works have been dismissed.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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B. The firemen who have been fired were going to leave the factory.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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C. The Workers Union support that these firemen should be fired.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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D. Those firemen would appeal.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_

PASSAGE 3K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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Promptness is important in American business,academic, and social settings. The importance of punctuality is taug_ht to young children in school. Tardy slops and the use of bells sig_nal to the child that punctuality and time itself are to be respected.People who keep appointments are considered dependable. If people arelate to job interviews, appointments, or classes, they are often vie_wed as unreliable and irresponsible. In the business world, "time is oney" and companies may fine their executives for tardiness to busi_ness meetings. Of course, it is not always possible to be punctual. Social and business etiquette also provides rules for late arrivals. Calling on the telephone if one is going to be more than a few minute_s late for schedule appointments is considered polite and is often ex_pected. Keeping a date of a friend waiting beyond ten to twenty minute_s is considered rude. On the other hand, arriving thirty minutes late to some parties is acceptable.Respecting deadlines is also important in academic and professional ci_rcles. It is expected that deadlines for class assignments or business reports will be met. Students who hand in assignments late may be surp_rised to find that the professor will lower their grades or even refus_e to grade their work. Whether it is a question of arriving on time or of meeting a deadline, people are culturally conditioned to regulate t_ime.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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32. In the United States the child who must go to bed early, be prompt at school, or bring a tardy slip if he is late______K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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A. is learning the importance of time and punctuality in his culture.K5í½‚n†Ýforum.liuxuehome.com=4Ó×u)_
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