MBA联考英语词汇语法专项习题附答案

2011年MBA联考《英语》词汇语法专项习题附答案一TranslatethesewordsintoChineseLoanlimitationliablelestleaklandscapelagdeclinebudgetbroom二Choosewords1.AssoonasCharleshad____alittlefromhissurprise,hisonethoughtwastogetaway.A.recoveredB.discoveredC.dissolvedD.absorbed2.Duringthewar,thegovernment_____manysoldiersfromworkersandfarms.A.adoptedB.collectedC.recruitedD.integrated3.AslongasyouowntheVIPcard,youcouldbuythesebooksata____of10percent.A.reductionB.recreationC.reflectionD.relation4.Ididn’tknowtheword,Ihadto_____refertothedictionary.A.lookoutB.makeoutC.refertoD.goover5.Aman’sactions___histhoughts.A.refineB.reformC.reflectD.refresh答案：一、贷款；限制；有责任的；以防万一；漏；风景；落后;谢绝；预算；繁荣二、1B2C3AReadingComprehensionHere’smysimpletestforaproductoftoday’stechnology:Igotothebookstoreandchecktheshelvesforremedialbooks.Themorebooks,themoremysuspicionsareraised.Ifcomputersandcomputerprogramssupposedlyaregettingeasiertouse,whyaresomanycompaniesstillmakinganicelivingpublishingbooksonhowtousethem?Computersmanipulateinformation,butinformationisinvisible.There’snothingtoseeortouch.Theprogrammerdecideswhatyouseeonthescreen.Computersdon’thaveknobslikeoldradios.Theydon’thavebuttons,notrealbuttons.Instead,moreandmoreprogramsdisplaypicturesofbuttons,movingevenfurtherintoabstractionandarbitrariness.Ilikecomputers,butIhopetheywilldisappear,thattheywillseemasstrangetoourdescendantsasthetechnologiesofourgrandparentsappeartous.Today’scomputersareindeedgettingeasiertous,butlookwheretheystarted:sodifficultthatalmostanyimprovementwaswelcome.Computerhavethepowertoallowpeoplewithinacompany,caressanationorevenaroundtheworldtoworktogether.Butthispowerwillbewastedifto-morrow’scomputersaren’tdesignedaroundtheneedsandcapabilitiesofthehumanbeingswhomustusethem—apeople-centeredphilosophy,inotherwords.Thatmeansretoolingcomputerstomeshwithhumanstrengths—observing,communicatingandinnovating—insteadofaskingpeopletoconformtotheunnaturalbehaviorcomputersdemand.Thatjustleadstoerror.Manyoftoday’smachinestrytodotoomuch.Whenacomplicatedwordprocessorattemptstodoubleasadesktoppulsingprogramorakitchenappliancecomeswithhalfadozenattachments,theproductisboundtobeunwieldyandburdensome.Myfavoriteexampleofatechnologicalproductonjusttherightscaleanelectronicdictionary.Itcanbemadesmaller,lighterandfareasiertousethanaprintversion,notonlygivingmeaningsbutevenpronouncingthewords.Today’selectronicdictionaries,withtheirtinykeysandbarelylegibledisplays,areprimitivebutthey’reontherighttrack.1.Thereasonwhytheauthoroftencheckstheremedialbooksisthat_____________.A.heisinterestedinreadingbooksB.hewantstofindoutwhethertheyarehelpfultoreadersC.heintendstotestanewtechnologicalproductD.hetriestomakeitclearwhytherearesomanyremedialbooks2.Intheauthor’sview,thepictureofbuttononthecomputerscreen____________.A.hasthesamefunctionasknobsofaradioB.causemorecomplexityandambiguityC.willcertainlydisappearinthenearfutureD.presentsthedevelopmentintechnology3.Themainideaofthe3rdparagraphis________.A.computerswillenablepeopleworkmoreefficientlyB.therewillbeawidegapbetweencomputersandtheirusersC.computersshouldhere-designedsoastomakethemabletoobserve,communicateandinnovatelikemanD.computersshouldabidebythepeople-phi1osophy4."Machine"inthe4thparagraphrefersto_______________.A.computersB.awordprocessorandakitchenapplianceC.technologicaldevicesD.electricdictionaries5.Concerningtheauthor’sattitudetowardscomputers,whichofthefollowingismostsuitable?A.HedoubtstheconvenienceofcomputersB.Helovesthem,butproposestochangethem.C.Hedoesn’tlikethematall,buthastorelyonitforhisjob.D.Heisdissatisfiedwithnowadays-technologicaldevelopment.答案：CBDABReadingComprehensionChildrendisplayanamazingabilitytobecomefluentspeakersofanylanguageconsistentlyspokenaroundthem.Everynormalchild,notbroughtupinvirtualisolationfromlanguage,sooncomestospeakoneormorelanguagesnatively.Thechild’sacquisitionofhisorhernativelanguageisnotdependentonanyspecialtutoringParentsmayspendmanyhours"reinforcing"everyrecognizablebitoftheirchild’sverbalactivitywithasmileorsomeotherreward.Butthereisnoparticularreasontobelievethatsuchactivityaffectsthechild’sultimatesuccessinbecominganativespeakerofhisparents’language.Childrencanpickupalanguagebyplayingwithotherchildrenwhohappentospeakitjustaswellastheycanthroughtheconcentratedeffortsofdotingparents.Alltheyseemtoneedissufficientexposuretothelanguageinquestion.Thiscapacityforacquiringlanguageisremarkableforanumberofreasons.Itisremarkablefirstlybecauseofitsuniformityacrossculture.Therearesimplynocasesofnormalchildrenwho,whentheyaregiventhechances,failtoacquireanativelanguage.Bywayofcomparison,itisnotatallunusualforachildtofailtomasterarithmetic,reading,swimming,orgymnasticsdespiteaconsiderableamountofinstruction.Languageacquisition,inotherwords,is"inherentlyhuman”.Itisalsospecific.Everynormalpersonlearnsahumanlanguagebutnootheranimals,noteventhemostintelligentapes,hasbeenshowntobecapableofmakingtheslightestprogressinthisdirectionalthoughsomeanimalscanlearntosolveproblems,usetoolsandsoon.Languageacquisitionthusappearstobedifferentinkindfromacquisitionoftheotherskillsmentioned.TheprogressisfurtherremarkableforitscomparativespeedandperfectionWhenweactuallyattempttotakealanguageaparttoseehowitworkswefinditisextraordinarilycomplexandthatitinvolveshighlyabstractorganizationalprinciples.Yet,withinthefirstfewyearsofhislifeeverychildhassucceededinmasteringatleastonesuchsystem.Furthermore,thelinguisticsystemthatthechildmastersisidenticaltotheoneemployedbythepeoplearoundhimorher.Ifachildisregularlyexposedtotwolanguages,hewillveryprobablylearnboth.Moreover,theywillsucceedinkeepingthetwolinguisticsystemsseparate,whichisaconsiderableachievement.1.Whatismostimportantinnativelanguageacquisition?A.Tutoring.B.Reinforcement.C.Exposure.D.Concentration.2.Whichofthefollowingiseasiertolearnfornormalchildren?A.Nativelanguage.B.Arithmetic.C.Swimming.D.Gymnastics.3.Whentheauthorsaysthatlanguageis“inherentlyhuman",hemeansthat_________.A.humanbeingslearnlanguagefasterthananimalsB.allhumanbeingssharethesamelinguisticsystemC.allhumanbeingsarecapableoflanguageacquisitionD.theprinciplesofdifferentlanguagesarethesame4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Apeshavenointelligencewhatsoever.B.Apescanmakeslowprogressinlanguagelearning.C.Languagelearningisbeyondeventhemostintelligentape.D.Somespeciesofapeshavetheirownspecificlanguage.5.Sincelanguageiscomplex,itisremarkablethatchildren_________.A.areexposedtoseverallanguageatthesametimeB.learntheirnativelanguagesoquicklyandsowellC.cansuccessfullycombineseparatelinguisticsystemsD.canachievespeedandperfectioninlanguagelearning答案：CACCBReadingComprehensionInancienttimethemostimportantexaminationswerespoken,notwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRome,testingusuallyconsistedofsayingpoetryaloudorgivingspeeches.IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAges,studentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubjectThiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheprocessoftestingcandidatesforthedoctor'sdegree.Generally,however,modernexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexamination,whereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestions,wasprobablynotknownuntilthenineteenthcentury.Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry.Aroomfullofcandidatesforastateexamination,timedexactlybyaelectricclocksandcarefullywatchedoverbymanagers,resemblesagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory.Certainly,duringexaminationsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoactlikemachines.Onetypeoftestissometimescalled"objective"test.Itisintendedtodealwithfacts,notpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetest,theteacherwritesaseriesofquestions,eachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwrit