2004年MBA考前冲刺-英语模拟试题及答案(2-4)
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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 four choices marked A, B, C and D,
you should decide on the best choice and blacken the
corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil.
Questions 51 to 54 are based on the following passage:
Once issued, shares of stock trade in the secondary market
either on an organized exchange or by other means. The most
important stock exchange is the New York Exchange (NYSE),
followed by the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and various
regional exchanges. Security that aren’t listed on
organized exchanges are said to be traded over the counter
(OTC). The prices of many, but by no means all, OTC
securities are reported on the National Association of
Security Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) system.
The exchanges are closed on weekends and some holidays. On
a typical trading day on the NYSE, about 110 million shares
traded with an aggregate market value of around $4 billion.
The average NYSE company had a market value of $1.3
billion, 11 times the size of the average AMEX firm and 18
times that of the average NASDAY company. The NYSE is
called the “big board”, not only because of the number of
listed companies and the volume of trading, but also
because the NYSE companies are mostly the biggest and the
best.
To be listed on the NYSE, a corporation must have $million
in tangible assets, before-tax profits of $2.5 million, and
at least 1.1 publicly held shares with an aggregate market
value of at least $18 millions. Some large companies have
chosen not to be listed; for example, Apple Computer is
not, and (to avoid the NYSE’s disclosure requirements)
many financial institutions are not.
The NYSE and other organized exchanges are physical
locations, trading floors, where securities are bought and
sold by exchange members, who have seats on the exchange.
There are 1,366 seats on the New York Stock Exchange, which
are bought, sold, or leased at negotiated prices reflecting
supply and demand. The price of a seat began at $1,000 in
1850, reached 625,000 in 1929, before the stock market
crash, and has fluctuated considerably since, trading for
$250,000 in 1965,$40,000 in 1976, and $1 million in 1987.
Each stock traded on the NYSE is assigned to a specialist
who acts as both a broker (an agent trading for others) and
dealer (trading for himself or herself). As a broker, the
specialist collects orders from other members of the
exchange and executes a transaction when someone is willing
to buy at a price at which another member is willing to
sell. Specialists have an obligation to maintain a fair and
orderly market and, in this capacity, act as dealers by
buying or selling, as needed, for their own accounts. At
any moment, a specialist will quote a “bid” price at
which he will buy and an “ask” price at which he will
sell. The bid price is, of course, somewhat lower than the
ask price.
51. It can be inferred that_______
A. OTC securities are traded in the secondary market.
B. Most OTC securities are listed.
C. Some OTC securities are traded on the AMEX.
D. The transactions of OTC securities are organized
by the NASDAY.
52. The NYSE is called the ‘big board” for all of the
following reasons EXCEPT that_____
A. It enjoys a large number of transactions.
B. It has a large number of listed companies.
C. Most listed companies on the NYSE are very well
operated.
D. Most listed companies on the NYSE earn a big
return on their investment.
53 if a large well organized financial organization has
chosen not to be listed in the NYSE, the reason might be
that______
A. The requirement of before-tax profits is hard to
meet.
B. The organization believes it will be more
attractive in that way.
C. The organization does not like making too much of
their business known to the public.
D. The organization does not like having their
shares held publicly.
54. We can safely conclude that______
A. The stock market crash made the seat very
expensive.
B. NYSE specialists are actually speculators.
C. OTC transactions are not traded on the floor of
an exchange.
D. The companies that who choose not to be listed in
NYSE are relatively week in their financial strength.
参考答案:
51. A 52. D 53. C 54. C
摘自《英语--临考点拨与模拟考场》
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