1、考博英语（阅读理解）练习试卷 5及答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehension 0 One motivational analyst who became curious to know there had been such a great rise in impulse buying at supermarkets was James Vicary. He suspected that some special psychology must be going on inside the women as they shopped in supermarkets. His
2、suspicion was that perhaps they underwent such an increase in tension when confronted with so many possibilities that they were forced into making quick purchases. He set out to find out if this were true. The best way to detect what was going on inside the shopper was through the use of a galvanome
3、ter or lie detector. That obviously was impractical. The next best thing was to use a hidden motion-picture camera and record the eye-blink rate of the women as they shopped. How fast a person blinks his eyes is a pretty good index of his state of inner tension. The average person, according to Mr.
4、Vicary, normally blinks his eyes about 32 times a minute. If he is tense, he blinks them more frequently; and. under extreme tension, he may blink up to 50 or 60 times a minute. II he is notably relaxed, on the other hand, his eye-blink rate may drop to a subnormal twenty or less. Mr. Vicary set up
5、his cameras and started following the ladies as they entered the store. The results were startling, even to him. Their eyeblink rate, instead of going up to indicate mounting tension, went down and down, to a very subnormal fourteen blinks a minute. The ladies fell into what Mr. Vicary calls a hypno
6、idal trance, a light kind of trance that, he explains, is the first stage of hypnosis. Mr. Vicary has decided that the main cause of the trance is that the supermarket is packed with products which in former years would have been items only kings and queens could have afforded and here in this fairy
7、land they were available to all. Mr. Vicary theorizes: “Just within this generation, anyone can be a king or queen and go through these stores where the products say buy me, buy me. “(344 words) 1 Vicarys curiosity was aroused by the fact that_. （ A） there was a decrease in sales in supermarkets （ B
8、） women were showing strong resistance to products in supermarkets （ C） there seemed to be no logic in womens buying habits （ D） women were shopping very carefully 2 According to the article, eye-blink rate is an indication of_. （ A） the truth or falsity of a statement （ B） the mental ability of a p
9、erson （ C） blood pressure （ D） the emotional state of a person 3 Mr. Vicarys test_. （ A） proved his original hypothesis to be true （ B） proved that the tension of a woman shopper, after entering the store, decreased rather than increased （ C） nullified the eye-blink rate as a measurement of tension
10、（ D） showed that a womans reaction to the products in a supermarket is impossible to determine 4 After his tests. Mr. Vicary concluded that_. （ A） shopping was apt to create serious nervous disorders （ B） a supermarket is a fantastic place （ C） women are entranced by the wonderful items in supermark
11、ets （ D） women become too excited to control the meeloes in supermarkets 5 Implied but not stated is that_. （ A） quick purchasing is the result of inner tension （ B） the first stage of hypnosis is a light trance （ C） research conducted by motivation analysis can disprove their original premises （ D）
12、 supermarkets seeking a fairyland atmosphere can install hidden movie cameras 5 Increasingly, U. S. companies are becoming relationship-focused. We seek to be customer-driven. We want to partner with suppliers. We are moving from a manufacturing economy to a value-added, service-oriented economy. An
13、d at the heart of service are relationships: interpersonal relationships, inter-group relationships, and interdepartmental relationships. The ascendance of work teams in large U. S. organizations puts a new premium on the relationship of team members. In fact, emphasis on teamwork has long become th
14、e most frequently valued managerial competence in studies of organizations around the world. About half the Fortune 500 companies say they are using self-managed work teams and expect to expand their use in coming years. Teamwork, for many of us, is a big switch from how were accustomed to functioni
15、ng. And thats especially true for those of you at the beginning of your careers. Some people never get out of the individual contributor mode because they have limited expertise with the interpersonal skills required for team-building. But the highly-effective people of success are those who move fr
16、om child-like dependence to independence, and then onto interdependence. Teamwork really builds. If theres no trust and honesty among employees and everyone is maneuvering based on what it might do for their own careers, youre not going to accomplish much. An old Oriental proverb that “people with o
17、ne mind will remove Mount Tai“ is true. Another way is to consider this: individuals add; team players multiply. Of course, as the whole is never the sum of its parts, it may be greater or lesser, depending on how well the individuals work together. A good team leader is one who can create group syn
18、ergy in order to pursue collective goals. If youre going to be a good boss, make sure that you support people around you and keep the group working well. Thats an important lesson I learned from one of my former chief executive officers, who held me accountable for my beliefs in fact, there were tim
19、es he held my feet to the fire- -but he never held a grudge against me for believing in something different from him. (345 words) 6 The main idea of the passage is_. （ A） customer-driven service is increasingly popular （ B） the qualities to be a good learn leader （ C） a company should partner with s
20、uppliers （ D） U. S. companies are becoming relationship-focused 7 What is the key to a companys service according to the passage? （ A） Relationships. （ B） Interpersonal relationships. （ C） Inter-group relationships. （ D） Interdepartmental relationships. 8 From the third paragraph, what can we infer?
21、 （ A） Many young people can cooperate well with their colleagues. （ B） Self-dependence is of prime importance to ones career. （ C） Interdependence is the key to success for many entrepreneurs. （ D） A successful person has never undergone child-like dependence. 9 The proverb in the fourth paragraph m
22、ost probably comes from_. （ A） Japan （ B） China （ C） India （ D） America 10 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） Teamwork has long been neglected in the studies of management. （ B） Some people never get out of the individual contributor mode. （ C） The author learnt a lot
23、from one of his former bosses. （ D） Moving from child-like dependence to independence, and then onto interdependence is a natural way for a successful man. 10 Computers are often hard to relate to, frustrating a lot of people. Apple Computer Incs Macintosh, with its graphical symbols, was an importa
24、nt first step toward greater “user-friendliness. “ But now, a new technology just coming into vogue, called object-oriented programming, promises to stretch the Macs inviting appeal a Brobdingnagian(巨 大的 ) step further, revolutionizing software as we know it. The technology is based on the creation
25、of intelligent pieces of software known as objects. Such software can represent anything in the physical world, from a bond in an investment portfolio to a planet in the solar system. By building complex software out of objects, people are able to model business and scientific events in a way that n
26、ontechies can understand. The promise of object-oriented programming is enormous. By making computers far more accommodating, it should spur new demand at a time when computer-industry growth has slowed. But thats not all. Theres already evidence that object programming can help corporate computing
27、departments, reduce the outlandish amounts of money and time spent on creating their own programs. That could spell substantial savings, since corporations now spend most of their information-technology budgets on softwareabout 60% more than they spend on hardware, according to market researchers. T
28、o be sure, converting to object-oriented software will require people to switch away from some of the software they are now using, that may cause disruption and require massive investment. But if it makes software cheaper to create and easier to use, its an investment that could pay for itself many
29、times over. The benefits of low-cost, higher-quality software for everything from automobiles to nuclear reactors are obvious. Equally important, however, is the significance of object technology in keeping the U. S. lead in software. While Japan and other Asian competitors have seized the lead in m
30、any kinds of hardware from memory chips to laptop PCS U. S. companies have managed to retain their edge in software, largely because of the creativity of American programmers. Object-oriented programming should keep the U. S. industry ahead by making its programming geniuses efficient, too. (347 wor
31、ds) 11 Macintosh (Line 2, Para. 1) is_. （ A） user-oriented （ B） object-oriented （ C） language-oriented （ D） symbol-oriented 12 Object-oriented software can simulate_. （ A） securities （ B） heaven bodies （ C） rockets and satellites （ D） all above 13 Object-oriented software is specially helpful to_. （
32、 A） computer specialists （ B） computer managers （ C） nontechies （ D） computer manufacturers 14 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） Corporations now spend more money on hardware than on software. （ B） Corporations now spend more money on software than on hardware. （ C） Object-oriented pro
33、gramming will make computers less accommodating. （ D） Computer industry growth is accelerating now. 15 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Adapting object-oriented software will need massive investment. （ B） Adapting object-oriented software may cause disruption. （ C） Converting to o
34、bject-oriented software will require people to give up some software they are using now. （ D） Converting to object-oriented software will cause no trouble at all. 考博英语（阅读理解）练习试卷 5答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehension 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文章第一段就讲述了 Vicary怀疑妇女在 购物时有一种特殊的心理在起作用与 C“女性购物是没有逻辑理由 ”相近。故选
35、C。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 从文中第一段第八句可以看出，一个人眨眼的快慢是他内心紧张程度的最佳标记故选 D。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 参考文章第二段， Vicary的测验结果发现，她们的眨眼率不是在上升而是在下降。这说明妇女进入商店后，其购物紧张度程度是下降而不是上升。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 C 【 试题解析】 参考文章第二段后半部分。 Vicary认为超市里摆满了以前只有帝王、王妃才能买得起的商品，现在，这些商品任何人都能够选购，这就是妇女在超市里心醉神迷的原因。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确
36、答案】 C 【试题解析】 Vicary先生对妇女购物冲动产尘了好奇心认为这是由于她们心理紧张所致。可是当他对她们在购 物时眨眼的坝率进行测定后却发现，妇女并不紧张。因此 Vicary认为妇女在购物时是心醉神迷的，神情非常放松。由此可见，动机分析研究的结果否定了他原先的假没。 【知识模块 】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 文章第一句是主题句与 D项内容相符。 relationship-focused意思为 “重视合作关系的 ”。 A、 B和 C的内容都是太具体了。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由于 A的内容概括了下面三点，所
37、以选择它作为 “一个企业成功的关键 ”较为合适。这点从第一段第一句和最后句可以看出特别是最后句中relationships后面有冒号这就证明它是个概括词。 【知识模块】 阅读理 解 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第三段所说的是一个成功人士走向成熟要经过几个阶段，最终的一个阶段是 “有团队工作的能力 ”。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文虽然只提到 Oriental proverb但从 Mount Tai可以判断出这个谚语是中国的 “人心齐泰山移 ”。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 参考第二段第二句。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
38、【知识模块】 阅读理解 11 【正确答案 】 A 【试题解析】 第一段第一句中有 user-friendliness，说明 Macintosh是方便使用者型的。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 参考文章第二段。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第二段最后一句说 “连非技术人员都能看懂 ”，这就意味着对非技术人员有帮助故选 C。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 文章第三段制数第二句 “公司现在把人部分的信息科技预算花在 软件上，比硬件多花了约 60%” ，由此可见答案是 B。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 参考文章第三段最后一句。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
