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2015年MBA英语真题【mba加油站】

SectionIUseofEnglish

  Directions:

  Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET.(10points)

  Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith--orevenlookingat--astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones,evenwithouta1underground.

  It'sasadreality--ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings--becausethere's2tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn'tknowit,3intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe4:

"Pleasedon'tapproachme."

  Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?

  Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6as"creepy,".Wefearwe'llbe7.Wefearwe'llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently8tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,we10toourphones."Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,"Wortmannsays."Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore11.”

  Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn't12sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:

Starta13.TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14."WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir16wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,"theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn'texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey17withtheexperiment,"notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed."

  18,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesanscommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,19humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat20:

Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.

  1.[A]ticket[B]permit[C]signal[D]record

  2.[A]nothing[B]link[C]another[D]much

  3.[A]beaten[B]guided[C]plugged[D]brought

  4.[A]message[B]cede[C]notice[D]sign

  5.[A]under[B]beyond[C]behind[D]from

  6.[A]misinterpret[B]misapplied[C]misadjusted[D]mismatched

  7.[A]fired[B]judged[C]replaced[D]delayed

  8.[A]unreasonable[B]ungrateful[C]unconventional[D]unfamiliar

  9.[A]comfortable[B]anxious[C]confident[D]angry

  10.[A]attend[B]point[C]take[D]turn

  11.[A]dangerous[B]mysterious[C]violent[D]boring

  12.[A]hurt[B]resist[C]bend[D]decay

  13.[A]lecture[B]conversation[C]debate[D]negotiation

  14.[A]trainees[B]employees[C]researchers[D]passengers

  15.[A]reveal[B]choose[C]predict[D]design

  16.[A]voyage[B]flight[C]walk[D]ride

  17.[A]wentthrough[B]didaway[C]caughtup[D]putup

  18.[A]Inturn[B]Inparticular[C]Infact[D]Inconsequence

  19.[A]unless[B]since[C]if[D]whereas

20.[A]funny[B]simple[C]logical[D]rare

 

SectionIIReadingComprehension

 

  PartA

  Directions:

  Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(40points)

  Text1

  Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople’scortisol,whichisastressmarker,whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.

  “Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,”writesoneoftheresearchers,SarahDamske.Infactwomenevensaytheyfeelbetteratwork,shenotes.“Itismen,notwomen,whoreportbeinghappierathomethanatwork.”Anothersurpriseisthatfindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypeoplewhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.

  Whatthestudydoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhenthey’reathome,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceamakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,it’snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.

  Butit’snotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuchknowwhatthey’resupposedtobedoing:

working,markingmoney,doingthetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:

Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.

  Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoit,orifthey’reteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,they’reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome.

  Soit’snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinite,theco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate.

  toParagraph1,mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome_____

  [A]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace

  [B]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement

  [C]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace

  [D]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation

  22.AccordingtoDamaske,whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?

  [A]Childlesswives

  [B]Workingmothers

  [C]Childlesshusbands

  [D]Workingfathers

  blurringofworkingwomen'srolesreferstothefactthat_____

  [A]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice

  [B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback

  [C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind

  [D]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives

  word“moola”(Line4,Para4)mostprobablymeans_____

  [A]skills

  [B]energy

  [C]earnings

  [D]nutrition

  homefrontdiffersfromtheworkplaceinthat_____

  [A]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut

  [B]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment

  [C]householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating

  [D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarded

 

Text2

 

  Foryears,studieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents-thosewhodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree-lagotherstudentsonarangeofeducationachievementfactors.Theirgradesarelowerandtheirdropoutratesarehigher.Butsincesuchstudentsaremostlikelytoadvanceeconomicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducation,collegesanduniversitieshavepushedfordecadestorecruitmoreofthem.Thishascreated“aparadox”inthatrecruitingfirst-generationstudents,butthenwatchingmanyofthemfail,meansthathighereducationhas“continuedtoreproduceandwiden,ratherthanclose”abachievementgapbasedonsocialclass,accordingtothedepressingbeginningofapaperforthcominginthejournalPsychologicalScience.

  Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimistic,asitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblem,suggestingthatanapproach(whichinvolvesaone-hour,next-to-no-costprogram)canclose63percentoftheachievementgap(measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades)betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents.

  Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversities,andtheirfindingsarebasedonastudyinvolving147students(whocompletedtheproject)atanunnamedprivateuniversity.Firstgenerationwasdefinedasnothavingaparentwithafour-yearcollegedegree.Mostofthefirst-generationstudentspercent)wererecipientsofPellGrants,afederalgrantforundergraduateswithfinancialneed,whilethiswastrueonlyforpercentofthestudentswitatleastoneparentwithafour-yeardegree.

  Theirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact-wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfacemostcollegestudents.Theycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievementgap.

  Manyfirst-generationstudents“struggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultureofhighereducation,learnthe‘rulesofthegame,’andtakeadvantageofcollegeresources,”theywrite.Andthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollagesdon’ttalkabouttheclassadvantageanddisadvantagesofdifferentgroupsofstudents.BecauseUScollegesanduniversitiesseldomacknowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudents’educationalexperience,manyfirst-generationstudentslacksightaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudents’likethemcanimprove.

  26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas_______

  [A]reducedtheirdropoutrates

  [B]narrowedtheachievementgap

  [C]misseditsoriginalpurpose

  [D]depressedcollegestudents

  27.Theauthoroftheresearcharticleareoptimisticbecause_______

  [A]theproblemissolvable

  [B]theirapproachiscostless

  [C]therecruitingratehasincreased

  [D]theirfindingappealtostudents

  28.Thestudysuggeststhatmostfirst-generationstud

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