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MBA英语阅读模拟试题及答案一

2014年MBA英语阅读模拟试题及答案一

（1）

　　RepresentativesofCallahanMediaAssociates（CM　[A]announcedtodaythatthenewsagencywouldattempttobuytheNationalBroadcastingSystem（NBS）,thesecondlargesttelevisionandradionetworkintheUnitedStates.RonaldCallahan,sonofJessicaCallahan,whostartedCMA,toldreportersthatheexpectshiscompany'sofferingpricetobehighenoughtowinoutoverotheroffers.HeindicatedthatNBSexecutiveshadalreadydiscussedreorganizationplansthatmightresultfromaCMAtakeover.

　　AnativeoftheUnitedKingdom,JessicaCallahanbegantobuynewspapers,magazines,andradiostationsintheUnitedStateseightyearsago,andCMAnowownsorcontrolsmorethanfifteennewsorganizationshere.Beforeshebecamealeaderinmediainthiscountry,shehadestablishedherfamily-ownedcompanyasoneofthemostimportantforcesinBritishTVandnewspapers.Callahanstartedhernewscareermorethantwenty-fiveyearsago,andshehadworkedasareporteronthreedifferentpaperswhenshetookthejobofeditorofEngland'sBirminghamHerald（伯明汉先驱报）,anewspaperthathadbeenexperiencingfinancialdifficultiesforseveralyears.HersuccessinraisingthenewsreportingstandardsaswellasmakingtheHeraldintoaprofitablebusinessgainedCallahantheattentionandrespectoftheBritishnewsestablishment.Bythetimeshewas35,shehadbecomeapublisherandstartedCMA,whichisnowoneofthelargestmediaorganizationsintheworld.

　　CallahanhadnevervisitedtheUnitedStatesbeforeshecametoMiamiandbecamethepublisheroftheMiamiJournalalmosteightyearsago,butshehadbeenreadingthenewspaperforseveralyears,andshesaidthatshelikedthepaper'sstyle.AftershehadownedtheJournalforjustoverayear,sheboughtasmallradiostationinGeorgia,andinthenextfiveyearsshewentontoacquirenewsorganizationsinseveraldifferentpartsofthecountry.

　　IfCMAbecomestheownerofNBS,forthefirsttimeitwillhavecontroloveranationwideTVnetwork.Inaninterviewlastweek,PhilipRosen,thepresidentofNBS,saidthathewasnotveryhappyaboutthepurchase.HeagreedthatCallahanandCMAhaddonealottohelpAmericannewspapersbecomemorefinanciallysecure,butheexpressedfearsthatthenewmanagementwasgoingtomakenewscoverageonNBSirresponsible.HestatedthathehopedhecouldremainwithNBSbutsaidthatthismightnotbepossible.

　　1.ThewriterthinsthatCMA'soffertobuytheNationalBroadcastingSystemisprobably_____.

　　[A]theonlyone

　　[B]agoodone

　　[C]unacceptablylow

　　[D]ofgreatcompetition

　　2.JessicaCallahancapturedtheconfidenceofthepressaftershebecametheeditorofBirminghamHeraldbecause_____.

　　[A]shewasexperienced

　　[B]shehadstrongfinancialbackground

　　[C]sincethenitstartedtomakemoney

　　[D]sheenjoyedgoodpopularity

　　3.JessicaCallahanhasnever_____.

　　[A]visitedtheUnitedStates

　　[B]ownedanationalTVnetwork

　　[C]workedasaneditor

　　[D]readtheMiamiJournal

　　4.TheattitudeofNBStopexecutivetotheCMAtakeoverwasthat_____.

　　[A]hewasopposedtothepurchase

　　[B]hehopedthetakeoverwouldbotaffectthesystem'sfame

　　[C]hewasafraidNBSwouldsufferseriousfinancialloss

　　[D]hecouldnotleavehispresentposition

　　5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

　　[A]JessicaCallahan---aSuccessfulWoman

　　[B]CMA---fromBritishtoUSA

　　[C]CMABuyingNBS?

　　[D]CMA'sAttractiveOffertoNBS

参考答案：

DCCBB

2014年MBA英语阅读模拟试题及答案一

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　　Itisplainthatintheyear2000everyonewillhaveathiselbowseveraltimesmoremechanicalenergythanhehastoday.

　　Therewillbeadvancesinbiologicalknowledgeasfar-reachingasthosethathavebeenmadeinphysics.Weareonlybeginningtolearnthatwecancontrolourbiologicalenvironmentaswellasourphysicalone.Starvationhasbeenpredictedtwicetoagrowingworldpopulation:

byMalthusinabout1800,byCrookesinabout1900.ItwasheadedoffthefirsttimebytakingagriculturetoAmericaandthesecondtimebyusingthenewfertilizers.Intheyear2000,starvationwillbeheadedoffbythecontrolofthediseasesandtheheredity（遗传）ofplantsandanimals—byshapingourownbiologicalenvironment.

　　NowIcomebacktothehauntingthemeofautomation.Themostcommonspeciesinthefactorytodayisthemanwhoworksormindsasimplemachine—theoperator.Bytheyear2000,therepetitivetasksofindustrywillbetakenoverbythemachines,astheheavytasksweretakenoverlongago;andthementaltediumwillgothewayofphysicalexhaustion.Todaywestilldistinguish,evenamongrepetitivejobs,betweentheskilledandtheunskilled;butintheyear2000allrepetitionwillbeunskilled.Wesimplywasteourtimeifweopposethischange;itisasinevitableastheyear2000itself.

　　1.Thearticlewaswrittento_____.

　　[A]warnusoftheimpendingstarvation

　　[B]presentfactsaboutlifeinthenearfuture

　　[C]opposebiologicaladvances

　　[D]warnoftheevilsideofautomation

　　2.Advancesinbiologicalknowledgewere_____.

　　[A]keptpacewithadvancesinphysics

　　[B]beenresponsiblefortheinventionofnewmachines

　　[C]surpassedthoseinphysics

　　[D]laggedbehindthoseinphysics

　　3.Accordingtothepassage,starvation_____.

　　[A]canbepredicted

　　[B]isunavoidable

　　[C]canbeprevented

　　[D]ismainlycausedbypooragriculture

　　4.Repetitivetasksinindustryleadto_____.

　　[A]physicalexhaustion

　　[B]mentalstimulation

　　[C]mentalexhaustion

　　[D]extinction

　　5.Ifthepredictionsofthiswriterarerealized,thedemandfortheunskilledworkersinthetwenty-firstcenturywillbe_____.

　　[A]veryhigh

　　[B]verylow

　　[C]thesameastoday

　　[D]constantlyrising

　　参考答案：

BDCCB

2014年MBA英语阅读模拟试题及答案一（3）

　　Inthesedaysoftechnologicaltriumphs,itiswelltoremindourselvesfromtimetotimethatlivingmechanismsareoftenincomparablymoreefficientthantheirartificialimitations.Thereisnobetterillustrationofthisideathanthesonarsystemofbats.Ounceforounceandwattforwatt,itisbillionsoftimesmoreefficientandmoresensitivethantheradarsandsonarsdesignedbyman.Ofcourse,thebatshavehadsome50millionyearsofevolutiontorefinetheirsonar.Theirphysiologicalmechanismsforecholocation,basedonallthisaccumulatedexperience,thereforemeritourthoroughstudyandanalysis.Toappreciatetheprecisionofthebats'echolocation,wemustfirstconsiderThedegreeoftheirrelianceuponit.Thankstosonar,aninsect-eatingbatcangetalongperfectlywellwithouteyesight.ThiswasbrilliantlydemonstratedbyanexperimentperformedinthelateeighteenthcenturybytheItaliannaturalistLazureSpallanzani.Hecaughtsomebatsinabelltower,blindedthem,andreleasedthemoutdoors.Fouroftheseblindbatswererecapturedaftertheyhadfoundtheirwaybacktothebelltower,andonexaminingtheirstomachs'contents,Spallanzanifoundthattheyhadbeenabletocaptureandfillthemselveswithflyinginsects.Weknowfromexperimentsthatbatseasilyfindinsectsinthedarkofnight,evenwhentheinsectsemitnosoundthatcanbeheardbyhumanears.Abatwillcatchhundredsofsoft-bodied,silent-flyingmothsinasinglehour.Itwillevendetectandchasepebblestossedintotheair.

　　1.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

　　[A]livingmechanismsandtheirartificialimitations

　　[B]theremarkablesonarsystemofbats

　　[C]thedeficienciesofman-madesonars

　　[D]theexperimentof"blind-bats"

　　2.Whereofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

　　[A]Livingmechanismsarealwaysmoreefficientthantheirartificialimitations.

　　[B]Batsrelyontheirsonarsystemaswellaseyesighttoeatinsects.

　　[C]Thesonarsystemofbatshashad50millionyearstoberefined.

　　[D]Peoplehavediscoveredthebats'sonarsystemthousandsofyearsage.

　　3.LazzoroSpallanzanidemonstratedthatabatcangetalongwellwithouteyesightthrough_____.

　　[A]Hecaughtsoembatsandblindedthemandreleasedthem.

　　[B]Fouroftheseblindbatsfoundtheirwayback.

　　[C]Herecapturedthefourreturnedbats.

　　[D]Thestomachs'oftheblindbatsfoundtobefillwithflyinginsects.

　　4.Batsfindinsectsinthedarkofnightwiththehelpof_____.

　　[A]echoes

　　[B]eyesight

　　[C]soundwaves

　　[D]noneoftheabove

　　5Impliedbutnotstated_____.

　　[A]Pebblestossedintotheairmakenosoundthatcanbeheardbyhumanears

　　[B]Abatwillcatchhundredsofmonthsinasinglehour

　　[C]Insect-eatingbatsaretotallyblind

　　[D]Thesonarsystemofbatsisasgoodasman-madesonar

　　参考答案：

BCDDA

2014年MBA英语阅读模拟试题及答案一（4）

　　TheheritageofEnglishlawbroughtwithittheseedsofAmericanliberty-nottheflowerandthefruit,whichweretobeproducedafterlonglaborandpainfulstruggle.Nevertheless,theseedswerethereandtheysprouted,tookrootandhavecontinuedtogrow.Tothisextent,theinheritancewasvaluable,butitisnottobedeniedthateventhoughEnglishlawgaveustheseedsofliberty,italsoimposeduponusavastamountofuselesslumberthatwehavenotsweptawayentirely---afterthreehundredyearsofunceasingeffort.Eventhesystemoftrialbyjury,inspiteofitsenormousvalue,cametouswithburdensome,outwornideasandunnecessaryprecautions,ontheonehand,andwithnoadequatemeansofadaptationtochangingconditions,ontheother.Foronething,intheearlydaysitwasassumedthatignoranceofthefactswasaguaranteeofajuror'simpartiality.Atthattime,whenmeansofcommunicationwerefewandslow,therewassomethingtobesaidfortheidea;buttoday,whenmeansofcommunicationwere