1、MBA 联考英语真题 2012 年及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Millions of Americans and foreigners see G. I. Joe as a mindless war toy, the symbol of American military adventurism, but that s not how it used to be. To the men and women who (1) in World War and the people they liber
2、ated, the G. I. was the (2) man grown into hero, the poor farm kid torn away from his home, the guy who (3) all the burdens of battle, who slept in cold foxholes, who went without the (4) of food and shelter, who stuck it out and drove back the Nazi reign of murder. This was not a volunteer soldier,
3、 not someone well paid, (5) an average guy, up (6) the best trained, best equipped, fiercest, most brutal enemies seen in centuries.His name isn t much. G. I. is just a military abbreviation (7) Government Issue, and it was on all of the articles (8) to soldiers. And Joe? A common name for a guy who
4、 never (9) it to the top. Joe Blow, Joe Palooka, Joe Magrac. a working class name. The United States has (10) had a president or vice-president or secretary of state Joe.G. I. Joe had a (11) career fighting German, Japanese, and Korean troops. He appears as a character, or a (12) of American persona
5、lities, in the 1945 movie The Story of G. I. Joe, based on the last days of war correspondent Ernie Pyle. Some of the soldiers Pyle (13) portrayed themselves in the film. Pyle was famous for covering the (14) side of the war, writing about the dirt-snow-and-mud soldiers, not how many miles were (15)
6、 or what towns were captured or liberated. His reports (16) the “Willie“ cartoons of famed Stars and Stripes artist Bill Maul den. Both men (17) the dirt and exhaustion of war, the (18) of civilization that the soldiers shared with each other and the civilians: coffee, tobacco, whiskey, shelter, sle
7、ep. (19) Egypt, France, and a dozen more countries, G. I. Joe was any American soldier, (20) the most important person in their lives.（分数：10.00）A.servedB.performedC.rebelledD.betrayedA.actualB.commonC.specialD.normalA.loadedB.easedC.removedD.boreA.necessitiesB.facilitiesC.commoditiesD.propertiesA.an
8、dB.norC.butD.henceA.forB.intoC.fromD.againstA.implyingB.meaningC.symbolizingD.claimingA.handed outB.turned overC.brought backD.passed downA.pushedB.gotC.madeD.managedA.everB.neverC.eitherD.neitherA.disguisedB.disturbedC.disputedD.distinguishedA.companyB.communityC.collectionD.colonyA.employedB.appoi
9、ntedC.interviewedD.questionedA.humanB.militaryC.politicalD.ethicalA.ruinedB.commutedC.patrolledD.gainedA.paralleledB.counteractedC.duplicatedD.contradictedA.neglectedB.emphasizedC.avoidedD.admiredA.stagesB.illusionsC.fragmentsD.advancesA.WithB.ToC.AmongD.BeyondA.on the contraryB.by this meansC.from
10、the outsetD.at that point二、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angele
11、s Unified, are revising their thinking on this educational ritual. Unfortunately, L. A. Unified has produced an inflexible policy which mandates that with the exception of some advanced courses, homework may no longer count for more than 10% of a student s academic grade.This rule is meant to addres
12、s the difficulty that students from impoverished or chaotic homes might have in completing their homework. But the policy is unclear and contradictory. Certainly, no homework should be assigned that students cannot complete on their own or that they cannot do without expensive equipment. But if the
13、district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do their homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implication that standards need to be lowered for poor children.District administrators say that homework will still be a part of schooling; teachers a
14、re allowed to assign as much of it as they want. But with homework counting for no more than 10% of their grades, students can easily skip half their homework and see very little difference on their report cards. Some students might do well on state tests without completing their homework, but what
15、about the students who performed well on the tests and did their homework? It is quite possible that the homework helped. Yet rather than empowering teachers to find what works best for their students, the policy imposes a fiat, across-the-board rule.At the same time, the policy addresses none of th
16、e truly thorny questions about homework. If the district finds homework to be unimportant to its students academic achievement, it should move to reduce or eliminate the assignments, not make them count for almost nothing. Conversely, if homework matters, it should account for a significant portion
17、of the grade. Meanwhile, this policy does nothing to ensure that the homework students receive is meaningful or appropriate to their age and the subject, or that teachers are not assigning more than they are willing to review and correct.The homework rules should be put on hold while the school boar
18、d ,which is responsible for setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conducts public hearings. It is not too late for L. A. Unified to do homework right.（分数：10.00）(1).It is implied in Paragraph 1 that nowadays homework _.（分数：2.00）A.is receiving more criticismB.is gaining more preference
19、sC.is no longer an educational ritualD.is not required for advanced courses(2).L. A. Unified has made the rule about homework mainly because poor students _.（分数：2.00）A.tend to have moderate expectations for their educationB.have asked for a different educational standardC.may have problems finishing
20、 their homeworkD.have voiced their complaints about homework(3).According to Paragraph 3, one problem with the policy is that it may _.（分数：2.00）A.result in students indifference to their report cardsB.undermine the authority of state testsC.restrict teachers power in educationD.discourage students f
21、rom doing homework(4).As mentioned in Paragraph 4,a key question unanswered about homework is whether _.（分数：2.00）A.it should be eliminatedB.it counts much in schoolingC.it places extra burdens on teachersD.it is important for grades(5).A suitable title for this text could be _.（分数：2.00）A.A Faulty Ap
22、proach to HomeworkB.A Welcomed Policy for Poor StudentsC.Thorny Questions about HomeworkD.Wrong Interpretations of an Educational Policy五、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Pretty in pink: adult women do not remember being so obsessed with the colour, yet it is pervasive in our young girls lives. It is not that
23、pink is intrinsically bad, but it is such a tiny slice of the rainbow and, though it may celebrate girlhood in one way, it also repeatedly and firmly fuses girls identity to appearance. Then it presents that connection, even among two-year-olds, between girls as not only innocent but as evidence of
24、innocence. Looking around, I despaired at the singular lack of imagination about girls lives and interests.Girls attraction to pink may seem unavoidable, somehow encoded in their DNA, but according to Jo Paoletli, an associate professor of American Studies, it is not. Children were not colour-coded
25、at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What s more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutral dresses. When nursery colours were
26、introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, a pastel version of red, which was associated will, strength. Blue, with its intimations of the Virgin Mary, constancy and faithfulness, symbolised femininity. It was not until the mid-1980s, when amplifying age and sex differences
27、became a dominant childrens marketing strategy, that pink fully came into its own, when it began to seem inherently attractive to girls, part of what defined them as female, at least for the first few critical years.I had not realised how profoundly marketing trends dictated our perception of what i
28、s natural to kids, including our core beliefs about their psychological development. Take the toddler. I assumed that phase was something experts developed after years of research into children s behaviour: wrong. Turns out, according to Daniel Cook, a historian of childhood consumerism, it was popu
29、larised as a marketing trick by clothiug manufacturers in the 1930s.Trade publications counselled department stores that, in order to increase sales, they should create a “third stepping slime“ between infant wear and older kids clothes. It was only after “toddler“ became a common shoppers term that
30、 it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults, into ever-tinier categories has proved a sure-fire way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to segment a market is to magnify gender differences-or invent them where they did not previously exist.（分数：10.00）(
31、1).By saying “it is. the rainbow“ (Para. 1), the author means pink _.（分数：2.00）A.cannot explain girls lack of imaginationB.should not be associated with girls innocenceC.should not be the sole representation of girlhoodD.cannot influence girls lives and interests(2).According to Paragraph 2, which of
32、 the following is true of colours?（分数：2.00）A.Colours are encoded in girls DNA.B.Blue used to be regarded as the colour for girls.C.White is preferred by babies.D.Pink used to be a neutral colour in symbolising genders.(3).The author suggests that our perception of children s psychological developmen
33、t was much influenced by _.（分数：2.00）A.the observation of childrens natureB.the marketing of products for childrenC.researches into childrens behaviourD.studies of childhood consumption(4).We may learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised to _.（分数：2.00）A.classify consumers into smalle
34、r groupsB.attach equal importance to different gendersC.focus on infant wear and older kids clothesD.create some common shoppers terms(5).It can be concluded that girls attraction to pink seems to he _.（分数：2.00）A.fully understood by clothing manufacturersB.clearly explained by their inborn tendencyC
35、.mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmenD.well interpreted by psychological experts六、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In 2010, a federal judge shook Americas biotech industry to its core. Companies had won patents for isolated DNA for decades-by 2005 some 20% of human genes were patented. But in March 2010
36、 a judge ruled that genes were unpatentable. Executives were violently agitated. The Biotechnology Industry Organisation (BIO), a trade group, assured members that this was just a “preliminary step“ in a longer battle.On July 29th they wererelieved, at least temporarily. A federal appeals court over
37、turned the prior decision, ruling that Myriad Genetics could indeed hold patents to two genes that help forecast a woman s risk of breast cancer. The chief executive of Myriad, a company in Utah, said the ruling was a blessing to firms and patients alike.But as companies continue their attempts at p
38、ersonalised medicine, the courts will remain rather busy. The Myriad ease itself is probably not over. Critics make three main arguments against gene patents: a gene is a product of nature, so it may not be patented; gene patents suppress innovation rather than reward it; and patents monopolies rest
39、rict access to genetic tests such as Myriad s. A growing number seem to agree. Last year a federal task-force urged reform for patents related to genetic tests. In October the Department of Justice filed a brief in the Myriad case, arguing that an isolated DNA molecule “is no less a product of natur
40、e.“ than are cotton fibres that have been separated from cotton seeds. “Despite the appeals court s decision, big questions remain unanswered. For example, it is unclear whether the sequencing of a whole genomeviolates the patents of individual genes within it. The case may yet reach the Supreme Cou
41、rt.As the industry advances, however, other suits may have an even greater impact. Companies are unlikely to file many more patents for human DNA molecules-most are already patented or in the public domain. Firms are now studying how genes interact, looking for correlations that might be used to det
42、ermine the causes of disease or predict a drug s efficacy“ Companies are eager to win patents for “connecting the dots,“ explains Hans Sauer, a lawyer for the BIO.Their success may be determined by a suit related to this issue, brought by the Mayo Clinic, which the Supreme Court will hear in its nex
43、t term. The BIO recently held a convention which included sessions to coach lawyers on the shifting landscape for patents. Each meeting was packed.（分数：10.00）(1).It can be learned from Paragraph 1 that the biotech companies would like _.（分数：2.00）A.genes to be patentableB.the BIO to issue a warningC.t
44、heir executives to be activeD.judges to rule out gene patenting(2).Those who are against gene patents believe that _.（分数：2.00）A.genetic tests are not reliableB.only man-made products are patentableC.patents on genes depend much on innovationD.courts should restrict access to genetic tests(3).Accordi
45、ng to Hans Sauer, companies are eager to win patents for _.（分数：2.00）A.discovering gene interactionsB.establishing disease correlationsC.drawing pictures of genesD.identifying human DNA(4).By saying“ Each meeting was packed“ (Para. 6), the author means that _.（分数：2.00）A.the supreme court was authorit
46、ativeB.the BIO was a powerful organisationC.gene patenting was a great concernD.lawyers were keen to attend conventions(5).Generally speaking, the author s attitude toward gene patenting is _.（分数：2.00）A.criticalB.supportiveC.scornfulD.objective七、Text 4(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The great recession may be over,
47、 but this era of high joblessness is probably beginning. Before it ends, it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults. And ultimately, it is likely to reshape our politics, our culture, and the character of our society for years.No one tries harder than the job
48、less to find silver linings in this national economic disaster. Many said that unemployment, while extremely painful, had improved them in some ways: they had become less materialistic and more financially prudent; they were more aware of the struggles of others. In limited respects, perhaps the rec
49、ession will leave society better off. At the very least, it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches and bigger houses, and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.But for the most part, these benefits seem thin, uncertain, and far off. In The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth, the economic historian Benjamin Friedman argues that both inside and outside the U. S. , lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left socie
