1、MBA（英语）阅读理解练习试卷 13 及答案与解析一、Section III Reading ComprehensionDirections: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.0 Why crime has risen so much further and faster in Britain than in any other rich country o
2、ver the past half-century is anybodys guess, maybe its the result of near-American levels of relative poverty and family breakdown combined with a European reluctance to bang up quite such a large proportion of the population as America does. Anyway, the long-term causes are of less immediate intere
3、st to the government than a short-term solution. Popular concern about crime is rising: 23% of people rated it as one of the most important issues for the government at the beginning of this year; 34% do now. An official report concluding that the criminal justice system is failing has added to the
4、governments problems. The Audit Commission, the governments watchdog, says that the police too often charge suspects with the wrong offences, use inaccurate computerized information and face serious inefficiencies in the forensic science (the use of scientific methods by the police) service. Court d
5、elays alone are costing taxpayers80m ($120m) a year. The result is that few criminals are brought to justice and even fewer convicted. Only 6% of the more than 5m offences recorded by the police last year resulted in a conviction. Hardly surprising, then, that more than half the public believes that
6、 the criminal justice system is ineffective. The main purpose of the White Paper published last year is to address concerns that the procedures of the court are weighted too heavily against the prosecution. It includes many sensible and uncontroversial proposals. It asks for more support for witness
7、es, many of whom are frightened of testifying. A survey of one London court found that, of 140 witnesses called in a two-week period, only 19 actually turned up. Making juries more representative must also make sense. Getting off jury service is too easy. In some London courts, two-thirds of those c
8、alled for jury service fail to turn up. As a result, juries are often composed of housewives, the unemployed and the retired. The White Paper recommends a check on professionals getting off service, who can excuse themselves by saying their work is too important, and proposes penalties for those who
9、 fail to comply. Other proposed reforms will be more controversial. At present, no defendant can be tried for the same offence twice even if compelling new evidence emerges. The governments plan to scrap that law will be resisted by civil liberties campaigners, as will the proposal that previous con
10、victions should be disclosed in open court if they are relevant to the case being heard. Whether or not such proposals make it into law, the White Paper did not do much to address public concerns. The reason why 94% of crimes do not result in a conviction is that three-quarters of them are not clear
11、ed up, and so nobody is charged. That is the fault of the police, not the courts; and that is the part of the criminal justice system that the government needs to focus on if it is to make a difference. A use insufficient computerized information. B the work of the police, not that of the courts. C
12、a short-term solution rather than the long-term causes. D the mistaken offences. E most of those called for jury duty are absent. F to address public concerns. G who are afraid of appearing in court.1 According to the text, the government would pay more attention to _ 2 The suspects are too often ac
13、cused of _ 3 The White Paper proposes more aid for witnesses _ 4 In some London courts, _ 5 The part of the criminal justice system that needs improvement is concerned with _ 5 Migration is usually defined as “permanent or semi-permanent change of residence“. However, our concern is with movement be
14、tween nations, not with internal migration within nations, although such movements often exceed international movements in volume. Today, the motives of people who move short distances are very similar to those of international migrants. Students of human migration speak of “push“ and “pull“ factors
15、, which influence an individuals decision to move from one place to another. Push factors are associated with the place of origin. A push factor can be as simple and mild a matter as difficulty in finding a suitable job, or as traumatic as war, or severe famine. Obviously, refugees who leave their h
16、omes with guns pointed at their heads are motivated almost entirely by push factors (although pull factors do influence their choice of destination). Pull factors are those associated with the place of destination. Most often these are economic, such as better job opportunities or the availability o
17、f good land to farm. In general, pull factors add up to an apparently better chance for a good life and material well-being than is offered by the place of origin. When there is a choice between several attractive potential destinations, the deciding factor might be a non-economic consideration such
18、 as the presence of relatives, friends, or at least fellow countrymen already established in the new place who are willing to help the newcomers settle in. Besides push and pull factors, there are what the sociologists call “intervening obstacles.“ Even if push and (or) pull factors are very strong
19、they still may be outweighed by intervening obstacles, such as the distance of the move, the trouble and cost of moving, the difficulty of entering the new country, and the problems likely to be encountered on arrival. The decision to move is also influenced by “personal factors“ of the potential mi
20、grant. The prospect of packing up everything and moving to a new and perhaps very strange environment may appear interesting and challenging to an unmarried young man and appallingly difficult to a slightly older man with a wife and small kids. Similarly, the need to learn a new language and customs
21、 may excite one person and frighten another. Regardless of why people move, migration of large numbers of people causes conflict. The United States and other western countries have experienced adjustment problems with each new wave of immigrants. It has usually taken several decades for each group t
22、o be accepted into the mainstream of society in the host country. 6 Today it is found that movement between nations often exceed international movements in volume. （A）True（B） False7 Employment is a key push factor that migrants may consider in making decision. （A）True（B） False8 Among those pull fact
23、ors, non-economic ones are comparatively the least influential. （A）True（B） False9 While moving abroad, people wont be troubled with the difficulty of entering the destined country. （A）True（B） False10 Each host country may experience similar difficulty of absorbing migrants into the society as a whol
24、e. （A）True（B） FalseMBA（英语）阅读理解练习试卷 13 答案与解析一、Section III Reading ComprehensionDirections: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.【知识模块】 阅读理解1 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 题目源自于首段第二句的信息，注意原句中的比较结构以及选项 C里面替换的 rather tha
25、n 的构造。 【知识模块】 阅读理解2 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 本题源自于第二段第二句：选项进行了主动语态和被动语态之间的转换。 【知识模块】 阅读理解3 【正确答案】 G【试题解析】 本题来源于第三段的第三句：选项中有词语的替换使用。 【知识模块】 阅读理解4 【正确答案】 E【试题解析】 本题来源于第四段第三句的信息：很多担任“陪审员”的市民并没有履行自己的义务。 【知识模块】 阅读理解5 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文章最后一句指出了目前司法体制的弊端以及改进的方向。 【知识模块】 阅读理解【知识模块】 阅读理解6 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 源自第一段第二句，问题是混淆了原句中的国际移民和国内迁移两个概念。 【知识模块】 阅读理解7 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 源自第二段。原文中有好几处列举“推动移民”的因素，“就业”是其中一个重要因素。 【知识模块】 阅读理解8 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 源自第三段，和最后一句的意义矛盾。 【知识模块】 阅读理解9 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 源自最后一段第二句，人们会考虑很多“干扰”因素，“入境困难”正是其中一个因素。 【知识模块】 阅读理解10 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 源自最后一段最后一句，表达方式略有差异，但是信息一致。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
