1、MBA（英语）阅读理解练习试卷 2 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 Im usually fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are either happie
2、r or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that todays children are significantly more anxious than children in
3、 the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children aged 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago. Why are Americas kids so stressed? The report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolation-brought on by high divorce
4、 rates and less involvement in community, among other things-and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place. Given that we cant turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation cope. At the top of the list is nurturing a better appreciation of the limits
5、 of individualism. No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against stress. To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later. They will have more time for face-to-
6、face relationships, and they will get more sleep. Limit the amount of virtual violence your children are exposed to. Its not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news. Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never
7、 attended Harvard or Yale. Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you cope with your own anxieties and provide a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable, but it doesnt have to ruin your life.1 The author thinks that the conclusions of any research about peoples sta
8、te of mind are（A）surprising.（B） confusing.（C） illogical.（D）questionable. 2 What does the author mean when he says, “we cant turn the dock back“ (Para. 3) ?（A）Its impossible to slow down the pace of change.（B） The social reality children are facing cannot be changed.（C） Lessons learned from the past
9、should not be forgotten.（D）Its impossible to forget the past. 3 According to an analysis, compared with normal children today, children treated as mentally ill 50 years ago（A）were less isolated physically.（B） were probably less self-centered.（C） probably suffered less from anxiety.（D）were considered
10、 less individualistic. 4 The first and most important thing parents should do to help their children is（A）to provide them with a safer environment.（B） to lower their expectations for them.（C） to get them more involved socially.（D）to set a good model for them to follow. 5 What conclusion can be drawn
11、 from the passage?（A）Anxiety, though unavoidable, can be coped with.（B） Childrens anxiety has been enormously exaggerated.（C） Childrens anxiety can be eliminated with more parental care.（D）Anxiety, if properly controlled, may help children become mature. 5 When families gather for Christmas dinner,
12、some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandmas generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday-best. But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware-and-stainless informality, with dresses assu
13、ming an equally casual-Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times. Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs-one-fifth of its
14、 total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier. Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in eart
15、hshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company “has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend“ toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television. E
16、ven dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that its better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real“ dinner party. Too often, t
17、he perfect moment never comes. Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time? Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette (礼节) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents (
18、“Chew with your mouth closed Keep your elbows off the table“) must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.6 The trend toward casual dining has resulted in（A）bankruptcy of fine china manufacturers.（B）
19、 shrinking of the pottery industry.（C） restructuring of large enterprises.（D）economic recession in Great Britain. 7 Which of the following may be the best reason for casual dining?（A）Family members need more time to relax.（B） Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.（C） People want to pract
20、ice economy in times of scarcity.（D）Young people wont follow the etiquette of the older generation. 8 It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is（A）a retailer of stainless steel tableware.（B） a dealer in stoneware.（C） a pottery chain store.（D）a producer of fine china. 9 The main cause o
21、f the layoffs in the pottery industry is（A）the increased value of the pound.（B） the economic recession in Asia.（C） the change in peoples way of life.（D）the fierce competition at home and abroad. 10 Refined table manners, though less popular than before in current soda life,（A）are still a must on cer
22、tain occasions.（B） are bound to return sooner or later.（C） are still being taught by parents at home.（D）can help improve personal relationships. MBA（英语）阅读理解练习试卷 2 答案与解析一、Section III Reading ComprehensionDirections: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing
23、 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】 D【试题解析】 细节题。根据文章第一段中的“skeptical about”“Whileimpossible”以及“Still” 可以判断，作者是持怀疑态度的。选项 D 中的 questionable 正是怀疑的意思，所以正确。根据文章可以排除 A、B；skeptical并不是否定意思，而 illogical 却是否定意思，所以 C 不对。 【知识模块】 阅读理解2 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 词义题。前面提到了孩子的压力状况，下文探讨了成年人应该做的
24、事。这说明，我们不能回到过去，反过来说就是我们只能正视现状。所以 B 正确。文中没有提到 A；C、D 两项都包含有和过去相关的意思，单独来看似乎正确，但是文中并没有表达这层意思。 【知识模块】 阅读理解3 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 细节题。根据第一段最后一句话“normal children aged 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago”可知，现在的孩子比过去更焦虑，反过来说就是过去的孩子要：less an
25、xiety。这说明 C 正确。第二段第二句话说，现在的孩子是孤独的，但这只是现在孩子的状况，并没有和以前的孩子进行比较，无法推断以前孩子是不是不那么孤独，所以 A 不对；第四段第一句话提到了个人主义，但这也是目前的状况，与过去没有构成比较，所以 B、D 不对。 【知识模块】 阅读理解4 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 细节题。文中提到家长能做的事情有很多，但本题询问的是首要的事情。第四段第一句话“At the top of the list is nurturing a better appreciation of the limits of individualism.”中的 At the t
26、op of the list 与选项中的 The first and most important 相对应，所以 C 正确。A、B、D 三项也是作者提到的家长应该做的事，但不是最重要的事。 【知识模块】 阅读理解5 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 归纳题。全文在介绍了美国青少年心理状况处于严重焦虑状况后，提出了一系列措施帮助青少年们脱离困境；最后两句话指出“Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable But it doesnt have to ruin your life.”(有时焦虑是无可避免的，但不一定非要让它破坏你的生活。)这说明，A 项正确。根据文中的意思可以看出，
27、孩子的焦虑问题并没有被夸大，所以 B 不对；文中说的各种措施都是减轻焦虑的方法，但不能消除焦虑，所以 C 项不对；文中没有提到如果正确控制焦虑，孩子是否会成熟的问题，所以 D 不对。 【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】 细节题。shrinking 与文中提到的裁员相对应，而且 pottery industry 也是原文所限定的范围，所以 B 正确。文中只是说制瓷业将不景气，但并没有说会破产，所以 A 不对；文中提到 restructuring 的例子只是指制瓷厂的，并不是所有的公司都 restructuring，所以 C 也不对；文中提到的不景气仅仅是
28、指制瓷业，而不是整个英国，所以 D 也不对。 【知识模块】 阅读理解7 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 细节题。文章第五段第二句话提出了非正式化的原因，就是 long work hours and demanding family schedules。这与选项 B 中的 busy schedules 相对应，所以正确。文中没有提到 A 项的原因；C 项中的 in times of scarcity 不是“缺少时间”的意思，而是“物资匮乏的时代”，所以不对；文中只是提到现在的年轻人缺乏礼节，但没有指出是否是因为他们不愿意遵循过去的礼节，所以 D 不对。 【知识模块】 阅读理解8 【正确答案】 D【
29、试题解析】 归纳题。文章开头指出，制瓷业将萎缩，然后列举了：Royal Doulton 的例子，第三段最后一句还用了 other pottery factories，说明该公司是一个瓷器公司。选项 D 中的 fine china 与上文所提到的精美相符，所以正确。A 、C明显与文章的意思不符；文中指出“Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier”这说明，Royal Doulton 和 Wedgwood and other pottery factories 都是工厂，所以 B 项不对。 【知识模块】 阅读理解9 【正确答案】 C
30、【试题解析】 细节题。文章第二段指出，人们喜欢过简单、舒适的生活；第五段指出，人们没有时间去熨烫一块漂亮的桌布或者磨光银具。这说明，人们的生活方式发生了变化。所以 C 正确。A、B 两项都是文中提到的原因，但文中用了although，说明这两个原因不是 main reason；文中完全没有提到 D。 【知识模块】 阅读理解10 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 细节题。文章倒数第二句话指出，礼节在某些地方是必需的。这说明 A 正确。文中没有提到传统是否会回归，所以 B 不对；文中倒数第二句话说的是这些礼节现在不能从家长那里得到了，说明 C 与文章的意思正好相反；文中并没有说明礼节是否能带来良好的人际关系，所以 D 不对。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
