[考研类试卷]MBA（英语）写作练习试卷14及答案与解析.doc

1、MBA（英语）写作练习试卷 14 及答案与解析一、Section V Writing1 1Being a waitress is an often underrated job. 2A waitress needs the tact of a diplomat, she must be as organized as a business executive, and the ability of an acrobat. 3Serving as the link between customers and kitchen, the most demanding diners must be s

2、atisfied and the often-temperamental kitchen help must be kept tamed. 4Both groups tend to blame the waitress whenever anything goes wrong. 5Somehow, she is held responsible by the customer for any delay (even if its the kitchens fault), for an overcooked steak, or for an unavailable dessert. 6While

3、 the kitchen automatically blames her for the diners who change their orders or return those burned steaks. 7In addition she must simultaneously keep straight who ordered what at each table, who is yelling for the check, and whether the new arrivals want cocktails or not. 8She must be sure empty tab

4、les are cleared, everyone has refills of coffee, and no one is scowling because a request for more rolls are going unheard. 9Finally the waitress must travel a hazardous route between the busy kitchen and the crowded dining room; she has to dodge a diners leg in the aisle or a swinging kitchen door.

5、 10And you must do this while balancing a tray heaped with steaming platters, 11The hardest task of tile waitress, though, is trying to maintain a decent imitation of a smile on her facemost of the time. 2 1The thirtieth anniversary party of my uncle and aunt was the worst family gathering Ive ever

6、attended. 2On a hot Saturday morning in July, Mom and I drive out into the country to Uncle Teds house. 3It had already rained heavily, and the only place left to park was in a muddy field. 4Then, you would not believe the crowd. 5There must have been two hundred people in Uncle Teds small yard, inc

7、luding his five daughters with their husbands and children, all the other relatives, all the neighbors, and the entire congregation of their church. 6Since the ground was soaked and light rain was falling. 7Mom and me went under the big rented canopy with everybody else. 8We couldnt move between the

8、 tables, and the humidity fogged my glasses. 9After wiping my glasses, I seen that there was a lot of food. 10It was mainly cold chicken and potato and macaroni salads, I ate a lot just because there was nothing else to do. 11We were surprised that Uncle Ted and his wife were doing all the work them

9、selves. 12They ran back and forth with trays of food and gathered trash into plastic bags staggering with exhaustion. 13It didnt seem like much of a way to celebrate. 14Mom was upset that she didnt get to speak with them. 15When we left, I was hot, sticky, and sick to my stomach from overeating. 16B

10、ut quickly pushed our car out of the mud and got us on the road. 17I have never been happier to leave a party. MBA（英语）写作练习试卷 14 答案与解析一、Section V Writing1 【正确答案】 Being a waitress is an often underrated job. A waitress needs the tact of a diplomat, the organization of a business executive, and the abi

11、lity of an acrobat. Serving as the link between customers and kitchen, the waitress must satisfy the most demanding diners and keep the often-temperamental kitchen help tamed. Both groups tend to blame the waitress whenever anything goes wrong. Somehow, she is held responsible by the customer for an

12、y delay (even if its the kitchens fault), for an overcooked steak, or for an unavailable dessert.) At the same time, the kitchen automatically blames her for the diners who change their orders or return those burned steaks. In addition, she must simultaneously keep straight who ordered what at each

13、table, who is yelling for the check, and whether the new arrivals want cocktails or not. She must be sure empty tables are cleared, everyone has refills of coffee, and no one is scowling because a request for more rolls is going unheard. Finally, the waitress must travel a hazardous route between th

14、e busy kitchen and tile crowded dining room she has to dodge a diners leg in the aisle or a swinging kitchen door. And she must do this while balancing a tray heaped with steaming platters. The hardest task of the waitress, though, is trying to maintain a decent imitation of a smile on her facemost

15、of the time【知识模块】 写作2 【正确答案】 The thirtieth anniversary party of my uncle and aunt was the worst family gathering Ive ever attended On a hot Saturday morning in July, Mom and I drove out into the country to Uncle Teds house. It had already rained heavily, and the only place left to park was in a mudd

16、y field. Then, I could not believe the crowd. (Pronoun point of view corrected.) There must have been two hundred people in uncle Teds small yard, including his five daughters with their husbands and children, all the other relatives, all the neighbors, and the entire congregation of their church. S

17、ince the ground was soaked and a light rain was falling, Mom and I went under the big rented canopy with everybody else. We couldnt move between the tables, and the humidity fogged my glasses. After wiping my glasses, I saw that there was a lot of food. It was mainly cold chicken and potato and maca

18、roni salads. I ate a lot just because there was nothing else to do. We were surprised that Uncle Ted and his wife were doing all the work themselves. Staggering with exhaustion, they ran back and forth with trays of food and gathered trash into plastic bags. It didnt seem like much of a wa3 to celebrate. Mom was upset that she didnt get to speak with them. When we left, I was hot, sticky, and sick to my stomach from overeating. But I quickly pushed our car out of the mud and got us on the road. I have never been happier to leave a party.【知识模块】 写作