Americans become more obese?” point out that in the past, if people wanted to eat fatty hot food, they had to cook it. That took time and energy a good chip needs frying twice, once to cook the potato and once to get it crispy. Which discouraged of consumption of that cost of food. Mass preparation of food took away that constraint. Nobody has to cut and d ouble cook their own fries these days. Who has the time?
51．What might the previous paragraphs deal with? A．The relationship between meals and convenience food. B．The importance of convenience food in people’s life. C．The rise of convenience food. D．The history of food industry./
52 ．What is the paradox in the third paragraph? A．People don’t know how to cook.
B．The facilities in the kitchen are not totally used. C．People are becoming more obsess ,thus unhealthy. D．Convenience food actually does not save people thrive.
53．What does the passage mainly discuss? A．The bad effects of convenience food B．Mr. Silverstein’s new book C．People’s new hobby
D．Disappearance of the old symbol of togetherness.
54．Why has American become more obsess? A．Because of eating chips. B．Because of being busy. C．Because of being lazy. D．B and C.
55 ．Which of the following might the another mostly agree with? A．There is nothing bad about convenience food. B．Convenience food makes people lazy. C．Convenience food helps companies grow. D．Convenience food is a revolution in cooking.
Section IV Translation (20 points) Directions:
In this section there is a passage in English. Translate the five sentences underlined into Chinese and write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2.
An art museum director with foresight might follow trends in computer graphics to make exhibit more appealing to younger visitor.
For instances, capable corporate manager might see alarming rise in local housing price that could affect availability of skilled workers in the region. People in government also need foresight to keep system running smoothly, to play budget and prevent war.
Many of the best known technique for foresight were developed by government planner, especially in the military, thinking about the unthinkable.
The futurist recognized that the future world is continuing with preset world. We can learn a great deal about what many happen in the future by looking systematically at what is happy now
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56、 富有远见的艺术馆馆长应该顺应潮流，充分利用计算机制图的优势，使各项展出更加吸引年轻的参观者。
57、 比如说，能干的公司主管可能会从当地房价上涨这一现象中敏锐地观察到一丝的迹象，从而判断出涨价将不利于该地区吸引熟练工前来就职。
58、 在政府部门就职的人也需要有远见，以保证个部门运转顺利，灵活地制定预算，并且可以防止战争爆发。
59、 许多广为人知的使人们富有远见的方法都是由政府的策划者首创的。特别是在军队中，这种人大有人在。他们会失去琢磨一些一般人根本无法想到的事情。
60、 那些笃信未来的人意识到未来世界是与现实世界息息相关的。我们通过系统地观察现有世界中发生的事情，就可以在很大程度上预测到未来将要发生的事情。
2006年全国攻读工商管理硕士学位研究生入学考试
Section II Cloze (10 points)
Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate than consumer prices，21 hat businesses were still protecting consumers 22 the full brunt (冲 击) of higher energy costs.
The Producer Price Index 23 measures what producers receive for goods and services， 24 1 percent in July. The Labor Department reported yesterday. Double 25 economists had been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June. Excluding 26 and energy. the core index of producer prices rose 0.4 percent， 27 than the 0.1 percent that economists had 28 . Much of that increase was a result of an 29 increase in car and truck prices. On Tuesday， the Labor Department said the 30 that consumers paid for goods and services in July were 31 0.5 percent over all， and up 0.1 percent， excluding food and energy.
32 the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices 33 caused by energy costs， which increased 4.4 percent n the month. (Wholesale food prices 34 0.3 percent in July. 35 July 2004， Wholesale prices were up 4.6 percent， the core rate 36 2.8 percent， its fastest pace since 1995.
Typically， increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index 37 businesses recoup (补 偿) higher costs from customers. 38 for much of this expansion， which started 39 the end of 2001， that has not been the 40 . In fact， many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products. 21. A indicate B to indicate C indicating Dindicated 22. A of B to C by D from 23. A that B which C it D this 24.Arise B rises C rose D raised 25.A that B what C which D this 26. A food B grain C crop Ddiet 27. A less B lower C higher D more 28.A said B reported C calculated D forecast 29. A expectable B. unexpected C expectation D expecting 30. A prices B costs C charges D values