MBA英语历年真题阅读理解及参考答案详解二.docx

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MBA英语历年真题阅读理解及参考答案详解二

MBA英语历年真题阅读理解及参考答案详解二

　　WetendtothinkofthedecadesimmediatelyfollowingWorldWarⅡasatimeofprosperityandgrowth,withsoldiersreturninghomebythemillions,goingofftocollegeontheGl,Billandliningupatthemarriagebureaus.

　　Butwhenitcametotheirhouses,itwasatimeofcommonsenseandabeliefthatlesscouldtrulybemore,DuringtheDepressionandthewar,Americanshadlearnedtolivewithless.andthatrestraint,incombinationwiththepostwarconfidenceinthefuture,madesmall,efficienthousingpositivelystylish.

　　Economicconditionwasonlyastimulusforthetrendtowardefficientliving.Thephrase“lessismore"wasactuallyfirstpopularizedbyaGerman,thearchitectLudwigMiesvanderRobe,whoLikeotherpeopleassociatedwiththeBauhaus,aschoolofdesign,emigratedtotheUnitedStatesbeforeWorldWar11andtookuppostsatAmericanarchitectureschools.ThesedesignerscametoexertenormousinfluenceonthecourseofAmericanarchitecture.butnonemoresothanMies.Mies'ssignaturephrasemeansthatlessdecoration,properlyorganized,hasmoreimpactsthanalot.Elegance,hebelieved,didnotderivefromabundance.Likeothermodemarchitects.heemployedmetal,glassandlaminatedwood-materialsthatwetakeforgrantedtodaybutthatinthe

　　194Ossymbolizedthefuture.Mies'ssophisticatedpresentationmaskedthefactthatthespaceshedesignedweresmallandefficient,ratherthanbigandoftenempty.

　　TheapartmentsintheeleganttowersMiesbuiltonChicago'sLakeShoreDrive,forexample,weresmaller-two-bedroomunitsunder1,000squarefeet-thanthoseintheirolderneighborsalongthecity'sGoldCoast.Buttheywerepopularbecauseoftheirairyglasswalls,theviewstheyaffordedandtheeleganceofthebuildings'detailsandproportions,thearchitecturalequivalentoftheabstractartsopopularatthetime.

　　Thetrendtoward“less"wasnotentirelyforeign,Inthe193OsFrankLloydWrightstartedbuildingmoremodestandefficienthouses-usuallyaround1,200squarefeet-thanthespreadingtwo-storeyoneshehaddesignedintheI89Osandtheearly20thcentury.

　　The"CaseStudyHouses"commissionedfromtalentedmodernarchitectsbyCaliforniaArts&Architecturemagazinebetween1945and1962wereyetanotherhomegrowninfluenceonthe"lessismore"trend.Aestheticeffectcamefromthelandscape,newmaterialsandforthrightdetailing.InthisCaseStudyHouse,RalphRapsonmayhavemispredictedjusthowthemechanicalrevolutionwouldimpacteverydaylife-fewAmericanfamiliesacquiredhelicopters,thoughmosteventuallygotclothesdryers-buthisbeliefthatself-sufficiencywasbothdesirableandinevitablewaswidelyshared.

　　31.ThepostwarAmericanhousingstylelargelyreflectedtheAmerican______.

　　A.prosperityandgrowth

　　B.efficiencyandpracticality

　　C.restraintandconfidence

　　D.prideandfaithfulness

　　32.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromParagraph3abouttheBauhaus?

　　A.ItwasfoundedbyLudwigMiesvanderRobe.

　　B.ItsdesigningconceptwasaffectedbyWorldWar11.

　　C.MostAmericanarchitectsusedtobeassociatedwithit.

　　D.IthadagreatinfluenceuponAmericanarchitecture.

　　33.Miesheldthateleganceofarchitecturaldesign

　　A.wasrelatedtolargespace

　　B.wasidentifiedwithemptiness

　　C.wasnotreliantonabundantdecoration

　　D.wasnotassociatedwithefficiency

　　34.WhatistrueabouttheapartmentsMiesbuiltonChicago’sLakeShoreDrive?

　　A.Theyignoreddetailsandproportions.

　　B.Theywerebuiltwithmaterialspopularatthattime.

　　C.Theyweremorespaciousthanneighboringbuildings.

　　D.Theysharedsomecharacteristicsofabstractart.

　　35.Whatcanwelearnaboutthedesignofthe"CaseStudyHouses"?

　　A.Mechanicaldeviceswerewidelyused.

　　B.Naturalscenesweretakenintoconsideration.

　　C.Detailsweresacrificedfortheoveralleffects.

　　D.Eco-friendlymaterialswereemployed.

　　参考答案

　　31.答案C。

　　解析本题信息点是ThepostwarAmericanhousingstylelargelyreflected，在文章中查阅该信息点时我们找到该信息点出现在第二段最后一句..restraint，incombinationwiththepostwarconfidenceinthefuture，madesmall，efficienthousingpositivelystylish，其大意为：

克制加上对未来的信心造就了小而高效的房屋建筑风格。

由此看出房屋建筑风格体现了restraint和confidence，所以本题答案为C.

　　32.答案D。

　　解析本题信息点是Bauhaus，并且该信息点被限定在第三段。

该信息点在第三段首次出现在第二句Thephrase"lessismore”wasactuallyfirstpopularizedbyaGerman，thearchitectLudwigMiesvanderRohe,wholikeotherpeopleassociatedwiththeBauhaus,aschoolofdesign,emigratedtotheUnitedStatesbeforeWorldwarllandtookuppostsatAmericanarchitectureschools，其大意为：

（少就是多”是由一位德国建筑师推广，这位建筑师像其他Bauhaus有关的人一样在二战之前迁到美国并在美国多所设计学院供职。

Bauhaus是一所设计院：

第三句ThesedesignerscametoexertenormousinfluenceonthecourseofAmericanarchitecture，butnonemoresothanMies也包含Bauhaus的信息，大意为：

这些设计人员对美国建筑设计道路带来了很大影响，但是影响最大的人当属Mies。

再将这两句话表述的内容与四个选项比照，我们发现选项D.IthadagreatinfluenceuponAmericanarchitecture符合第三句的内容，为本题答案.

　　33.答案C。

　　解析本题信息点是eleganceofarchitecturaldesign，并且限定了Mies的观点。

在文章中查阅该信息，我们找到该信息点出现在第四段第一句从Mies’ssignaturephrasemeansthatlessdecoration，properlyorganized，hasmoreimpactsthanalot和第二句Elegance，hebelieved，didnotderivefromabundance，大意为：

Mies的标志性言论意味着轻装饰，重安排，这对许多人产生了巨大的影响。

并且，他认为富足并不带来优雅。

根据上下文，这里abundance显然指大量的decoration。

由此可见选项C.wasnotreliantonabundantdecoration符合文章语意，为本题答案。

　　34.答案D。

　　解析本题信息点是theapartmentsMiesbuiltonChicago’sLakeShoreDrive。

在文章中查找该信息点时我们发现第五段的两句话都与该信息点相关，第一句话是TheapartmentsintheeleganttowersMiesbuiltonChicago'sLakeShoreDrive,forexample,weresmallertwo-bedroomunitsunder1,000squarefeet-thanthoseintheirolderneighborsalongthecity'sGoldCoast.大意为：

Mies建造在芝加哥的公寓比周围的旧房子更小：

第二句话是theywerepopularbecauseortheirairyglasswalls,theviewstheyaffordedandtheeleganceorthebuildings’detailsandproportions，thearchitecturalequivalentoftheabstractartsopopularatthetime，大意为：

这些公寓之所以受欢迎是因为其轻薄的玻璃墙壁、周围的景致极其优美的细节比例，这些建筑风格相当于当时甚为流行的抽象艺术。

将以上信息与四个选项比对，我们得知选项D.Theysharedsomecharacteristicsofabstractart符合第二句话后半部分的内容，为本题答案。

　　35.答案B。

　　解析本题信息点是thedesignofthecasestudyHouses。

该信息点分布在最后一段的各个句子中，第一句是The”caseStudyHouses”commissionedfromtalentedmodernarchitectsbyCaliforniaArts＆Architecturemagazinebetween1945and1962wereyetanotherhomegrowninfluenceonthe“lessismore”trend，大意为：

casestudyHouses对“少就是多”趋势的影响产生于国内：

第二句是Aestheticeffectcamefromthelandscape，newmaterialsandforthrightdetailing，大意为：

审美效果来自于地形地貌、新材料和明了的细节设计，其中landscape符合选项B中的naturalscene，由此可见，选项B符合第二句的内容，为本题答案。