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MPA英语真题

SectionⅠUseofEnglish

　　Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

　　Directions：

Readthefollowingtext。

Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（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.TheduohadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14."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]little

[C]another

[D]much

3.[A]beaten

[B]guided

[C]plugged

[D]brought

4.[A]message

[B]code

[C]notice

[D]sign

5.[A]under

[B]beyond

[C]behind

[D]from

6.[A]misapplied

[B]mismatched

[C]misadjusted

[D]misinterpreted

7.[A]replaced

[B]fired

[C]judged

[D]delayed

8.[A]unreasonable

[B]ungrateful

[C]unconventional

[D]unfamiliar

9.[A]comfortable

[B]confident

[C]anxious

[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]passengers

[B]employees

[C]researchers

[D]trainees

15.[A]reveal

[B]choose

[C]predict 

[D]design

16.[A]voyage

[B]ride

[C]walk

[D]flight

17.[A]wentthrough

[B]didaway

[C]caughtup

[D]putup

18.[A]inturn

[B]infact 

[C]inparticular

[D]inconsequence

19.[A]unless

[B]since

[C]if

[D]whereas

20.[A]funny

[B]logical

[C]simple

[D]rare

　　正确选项：

1-5CDCAC6-10DCDCD11-15AABAC16-20BABBC

　　SectionⅡReadingComprehension

　PartA

　　Directions：

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

　　Text1

　　Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys.Peopleartactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople’scontrol.Whichisitatstressmarker.Whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge。

　　“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdomwefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome”writesoneoftheresearchers.SarahDamaskeInfactwomensaytheyfeelbetteratwork.Shenotes.“itismennotwomen.Whoreportbeinghappierathomethanatwork”Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwithoutbutmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypeoplewhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth。

　　Whatthestudydoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhenthey’reathomewhetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymentheendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhometheynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehometheyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofrolesandthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomenit’snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome。

　　Butit’snotjustagenderthing.Atworkpeopleprettymuchknowwhatthey’resupposedtobedoing:

workingmakingmoneydoingthetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:

Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola。

　　Onthehomefronthoweverpeoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedonethereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoitorifthey’reteenagersthreatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plusthey’reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome。

　　Soit’snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinitetheco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate。

　　21.AccordingtoParagraph1，mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome___________

　　[A]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation

　　[B]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace

　　[C]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement

　　[D]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace

　　22.AccordingtoDamaske，whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?

　　[A]Workingmothers

　　[B]Childlesshusbands

　　[C]Childlesswives

　　[D]Workingfathers

　　23Theblurringofworkingwomen'srolesreferstothefactthat___________

　　[A]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives

　　[B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback

　　[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind

　　[D]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice

　　24.Theword“moola”（Line4，Para4）mostprobablymeans___________

　　[A]energy　　[B]skills

　[C]earnings[D]nutrition

　　25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplaceinthat_____________

　　[A]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment

　　[B]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut

　　[C]householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating

　　[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarde

　　答案：

　　21答案Dofferedgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace

　　22答案Bchildlesshusbands

　　23答案Atheyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives

　　24.答案C

　　25.答案Bdivisionoflaborathomeisseldom-clear-cut

　　Text2

　　Foryearsstudieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents-thosewhodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree-lagotherstudentsonarangeofeducationachievementfactors.Theirgradesarelowerandtheirdropoutratesarehigher.Butsincesuchstudentsaremostlikelytoadvanceeconomicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducationcollegesanduniversitieshavepushedfordecadestorecruitmoreofthem.Thishascreated“aparadox”inthatrecruitingfirst-generationstudentsbutthenwatchingmanyofthemfailmeansthathighereducationhas“continuedtoreproduceandwidenratherthanclose”achievementgapbasedonsocialclassaccordingtothedepressingbeginningofapaperforthcominginthejournalPsychologicalScience。

　　Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimisticasitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblemsuggestingthatanapproach（whichinvolvesaone-hournext-to-no-costprogram）canclose63percentoftheachievementgap（measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades）betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents。

　　Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversitiesandtheirfindingsarebasedonastudyinvolving147students（whocompletedtheproject）atanunnamedprivateuniversity.Firstgenerationwasdefinedasnothavingaparentwithafour-yearcollegedegreeMostofthefirst-generationstudents（59.1percent）wererecipientsofPellGrants，afederalgrantforundergraduateswithfinancialneed，whilethiswastrueonlyfor8.6percentofthestudentswithatleastoneparentwithafour-yeardegree

　　Theirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact-wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfacemostcollegestudentsTheycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievementgap。

　　Manyfirst-generationstudents’struggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultureofhighereducation，learntherulesofthegame,andtakeadvantageofcollegeresources”theywriteAndthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollagesdon’ttalkabouttheclassadvantageanddisadvantagesofdifferentgroupsofstudentsBecauseUScollegesanduniversitiesseldomacknowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudents’educationalexperience，manyfirst-generationstudentslacksightaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudents’likethemcanimprove

　　26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas

　　[A]reducedtheirdropoutrates

　　[B]narrow