打印版MBA MPA MPACC管理类联考英语二真题及答案解析.docx

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打印版MBAMPAMPACC管理类联考英语二真题及答案解析

2013年1月管理类联考英语二真题

SectionI   UseofEnglish

Directions:

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

Giventheadvantagesofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatwewouldmovequicklytothecashlesssocietyinwhichallpaymentsaremadeelectronically.  1  atruecashlesssocietyisprobablynotaroundthecorner.Indeed,predictionshavebeen 2  fortwodecadesbuthavenotyetcometofruition.Forexample,BusinessWeekpredictedin1975thatelectronicmeansofpaymentwouldsoon"revolutionizethevery 3  ofmoneyitself,"onlyto 4  itselfseveralyearslater.Whyhasthemovementtoacashlesssocietybeenso 5  incoming?

Althoughelectronicmeansofpaymentmaybemoreefficientthanapaymentssystembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork 6  thedisappearanceofthepapersystem.First,itisvery 7  tosetupthecomputer,cardreader,andtelecornmunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe 8 formofpaymentSecond,papercheckshavetheadvantagethatthey 9 receipts,somethingthaimanyconsumersareunwillingto 10  .Third,theuseofpaperchecksgivesconsumersseveraldaysof"float"-ittakesseveraldays 11  acheckiscashedandfundsare 12  fromtheissuer'saccount,whichmeansthatthewriterofthecheckcancaminterestonthefundsinthemeantime. 13  electronicpaymentsarcimmediate,theyeliminatethefloatfortheconsumer.

Fourth,electronicmeansofpaymentmay 14  securityandprivacyconcerns.Weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhackerhasbeenabletoaccessacomputerdatabaseandtoalterinformation 15  there.Thefactthatthisisnotan16occurrencemeansthatdishonestpersonsmightbeabletoaccessbankaccountsinelectronicpaymentssystemsand 17  fromsomeoneelse'saccounts.The 18  ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andanewfieldofcomputerscienceisdevelopingto 19  securityissues.Afurtherconcernisthattheuseofelectronicmeansofpaymentleavesanelectronic 20  thatcontainsalargeamountofpersonaldata.Thereareconcernsthatgovernment,employers,andmarketersmightbeabletoaccessthesedata,therebyviolatingourprivacy.

1.[A]However  [B]Moreover  [C]Therefore  [D]Otherwise

2.[A]off    [B]back    [C]over                   [D]around

3.[A]power   [B]concept   [C]history    [D]role

4.[A]reward  [B]resist   [C]resume    [D]reverse

5.[A]silent  [B]sudden    [C]slow     [D]steady

6.[A]for    [B]against    [C]with     [D]on

7.[A]imaginative  [B]expensive   [C]sensitive   [D]productive

8.[A]similar    [B]original    [C]temporary    [D]dominant

9.[A]collect  [B]provide    [C]copy   [D]print

10.[A]giveup    [B]takeover    [C]bringback   [D]passdown

11.[A]before    [B]after [C]since    [D]when

12.[A]kept   [B]borrowed    [C]released    [D]withdrawn

13.[A]Unless    [B]Until     [C]Because    [D]Though

14.[A]hide    [B]express     [C]raise   [D]ease

15.[A]analyzed   [B]shared     [C]stored   [D]displayed

16.[A]unsafe    [B]unnatural   [C]uncommon    [D]unclear

17.[A]steal    [B]choose     [C]benefit     [D]return

18.[A]consideration [B]prevention  [C]manipulation  [D]justification

19.[A]copewith  [B]fightagainst  [C]adaptto   [D]callfor

20.[A]chunk     [B]chip      [C]path   [D]trail

SectionII ReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

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

Text1

Inanessayentitled“MakingItinAmerica”,theauthorAdamDavidsonrelatesajokefromcottonaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:

Theaveragemillonlytwoemployeestoday,”amanandadog.Themanistheretofeedthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines.”

Davidson’sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentanddecliningmiddle-classincomestodayisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworker.

Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob，couldearnanaveragelifestyle,But,today,averageisofficiallyover.Beingaveragejustwon’tearnyouwhatitusedto.Itcan’twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.Therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheirextra-theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.

Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Butthere’sbeenanacceleration.AsDavidsonnotes,”Inthe10yearsendingin2009,[U.S.]factoriesshedworkerssofastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsoftheprevious70years;roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturingjobs-about6millionintotal-disappeared.

Therewillalwaysbechanged-newjobs,newproducts,newservices.ButtheonethingweknowforsureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationandtheI.T.revolution,thebestjobswillrequireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomakethemselvesaboveaverage.

Inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,therearemanythingsweneedtodotosupportemployment,butnothingwouldbemoreimportantthanpassingsomekindofG.I.Billforthe21stcenturythatensuresthateveryAmericanhasaccesstopoet-highschooleducation.

21.ThejokeinParagraph1isusedtoillustrate_______

[A]theimpactoftechnologicaladvances[B]thealleviationofjobpressure

[C]theshrinkageoftextilemills[D]thedeclineofmiddle-classincomes

22.AccordingtoParagraph3,tobeasuccessfulemployee,onehasto______

[A]workoncheapsoftware[B]askforamoderatesalary

[C]adoptanaveragelifestyle[D]contributesomethingunique

23.ThequotationinParagraph4explainsthat______

[A]gainsoftechnologyhavebeenerased

[B]jobopportunitiesaredisappearingatahighspeed

[C]factoriesaremakingmuchlessmoneythanbefore

[D]newjobsandserviceshavebeenoffered

24.Accordingtotheauthor,toreduceunemployment,themostimportantis_____

[A]toacceleratetheI.T.revolution[B]toensuremoreeducationforpeople

[C]roadvanceeconomicglobalization[D]topassmorebillsinthe21stcentury

25.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?

[A]NewLawTakesEffect[B]TechnologyGoesCheap

[C]AverageIsOver[D]RecessionIsBad

Text2

Acenturyago,theimmigrantsfromacrosstheAtlanticincluedsettlersandsojourners.AlongwiththemanyfolkslookingtomakeapermanenthomeintheUnitedStatescamethosewhohadnointentiontostay,and7millinpeoplearrivedwhileabout2milliondeparted.AboutaquarterofallItalianimmigrants,forexanmle,eventuallyreturnedtoItalyforgood.Theyevenhadanaffectionatenickname,“uccellidipassaggio,”birdsofpassage.

Today,wearemuchmorerigidaboutimmigrants.Wedividenemcomersintotwocategories:

legalorillegal,goodorbad.WehailthemasAmericansinthemaking,orourbrokenimmigrantionsystemandthelongpoliticalparalysisoverhowtofixit.Wedon’tneedmorecategories,butweneedtochangethewaywethinkaboutcategories.Weneedtolookbeyondstrickdefinitionsoflegalandillegal.Tostart,wecanrecognizethenewbirdsofpassage,thoselivingandthrivinginthegrayareas.Wemightthenbegintosolveourimmigrationchallenges.

Croppickers,violinists,constructionworkers,entrepreneurs,engineers,homehealth-careaidesandphysicistsareamongtoday’sbirdsofpassage.Theyareenergeticparticipantsinaglobaleconomydrivenbytheflowofwork,moneyandideas.Theyprefertocomeandgoasopportunitycallsthem,Theycanmanagetohaveajobinoneplaceandafamilyinanother.

Withorwithoutpermission,theystraddlelaws,jurisdictionsandidentitieswithease.WeneedthemtoimaginetheUnitedStatesasaplacewheretheycanbeproductiveforawhilewithoutcommittingthemselvestostayingforever.Weneedthemtofeelthathomecanbebothhereandthereandthattheycanbelongtotwonationshonorably.

Accommodatingthisnewworldofpeopleinmotionwillrequirenewattitudesonbothsidesoftheimmigrationbattle.Lookingbeyondtheculturewarlogicofrightorwrongmeansopeningupthemiddlegroundandunderstandingthatmanagingimmigrationtodayrequiresmultiplepathsandmultipleoutcomes.Includingsomethatarenoteasytoaccomplishlegallyintheexistingsystem.

26“Birdsofpassage”referstothosewho____

[A]immigrateacrosstheAtlantic.[B]leavetheirhomecountriesforgood.

[C]stayinaforegintemporaily.[D]findpermanentjobsoverseas.

27Itisimpliedinparagraph2thatthecurrentimmigrationstystemintheUS____

[A]needsnewimmigrantcategories.[B]hasloosenedcontroloverimmigrants.

[C]shouldbeadoptedtomeetchallenges.[D]hasbeenfixeedviapoliticalmeans.

28Accordingtotheauthor,today’sbirdsofpassagewant___

[A]fiancialincentives.[B]aglobalrecognition.

[C]opportunitiestogetregularjobs.[D]thefreedomtostayandleave.

29Theauthorsuggeststhatthebirdsofpassagetodayshouldbetreated__

[A]asfaithfulpartners.[B]witheconomicfavors.

[C]withregaltolerance.[D]asmightyrivals.

30选出最适合文章的标题

[A]comeandgo:

bigmistake.[B]livingandthriving:

greatrisk.

[C]withorwithout:

greatrisk.[D]legalorillegal:

bigmistake