1、MBA 联考-英语(二)-14 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C or D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Research on animal
2、intelligence always makes me wonder just how smart humans are. U U 1 /U /Uthe fruit-fly experiments described in Carl Zimmers piece in the Science Times on Tuesday. Fruit flies who were taught to be smarter than the average fruit fly U U 2 /U /Uto live shorter lives. This suggests that U U 3 /U /Ubu
3、lbs burn longer, that there is an U U 4 /U /Uin not being too terrifically bright.Intelligence, it U U 5 /U /U, is a high-priced option. It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is slow U U 6 /U /Uthe starting line because it depends on learuinga U U 7 /U /Uprocessinstead of instinct. Plenty of oth
4、er species are able to learn, and one of the things theyve apparently learned is when to U U 8 /U /U.Is there an adaptive value to U U 9 /U /Uintelligence? Thats the question behind this new research. I like it. Instead of casting a wistful glance, U U 10 /U /Uat all the species weve left in the dus
5、t I. Q. -wise, it implicitly asks what the real U U 11 /U /Uof our own intelligence might be. This is U U 12 /U /Uthe mind of every animal Ive ever met.Research on animal intelligence also makes me wonder what experiments animals would U U 13 /U /Uon humans if they had the chance. Every cat with an
6、owner, U U 14 /U /U, is running a small-scale study in operant conditioning. We believe that U U 15 /U /Uanimals ran the labs, they would test us to U U 16 /U /Uthe limits of our patience, our faithfulness, our memory for terrain. They would try to decide what intelligence in humans is really U U 17
7、 /U /U, not merely how much of it there is. U U 18 /U /U, they would hope to study a U U 19 /U /Uquestion: Are humans actually aware of the world they live in? U U 20 /U /Uthe results are inconclusive.（分数：10.00）(1). A. Suppose B. Consider C. Observe D. Imagine（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(2). A. tended B. feare
8、d C. happened D. threatened（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(3). A. thinner B. stabler C. lighter D. dimmer（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(4). A. tendency B. advantage C. inclination D. priority（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(5). A. insists on B. sums up C. turns out D. puts forward（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(6). A. off B. behind C. over D. along（分数：0.
9、50）A.B.C.D.(7). A. incredible B. spontaneous C. inevitable D. gradual（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(8). A. fight B. doubt C. stop D. think（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(9). A. invisible B. limited C. indefinite D. different（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(10). A. upward B. forward C. afterward D. backward（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(11). A. features
10、B. influences C. results D. costs（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(12). A. outside B. on C. by D. across（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(13). A. deliver B. carry C. perform D. apply（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(14). A. by chance B. in contrast C. as usual D. for instance（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(15). A. if B. unless C. as D. lest（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(16
11、). A. moderate B. overcome C. determine D. reach（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(17). A. at B. for C. after D. with（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(18). A. Above all B. After all C. However D. Otherwise（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(19). A. fundamental B. comprehensive C. equivalent D. hostile（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(20). A. By accident B. In time
12、C. So far D. Better still（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.二、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、BPart A/B(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, or D.In spring of 2004, when US gas prices hit US $2 a gallon, University of Washington senior Jo B
13、lue kept on driving. After Hurricane Katrina last August, prices topped US $3 a gallon. But Blue kept driving. Now, when prices have leveled at about US $2.25, she still commutes an hour everyday to her job as a swim coach. Blue has to get to work and public transportation is not an option. Buses to
14、 the suburb where she works are infrequent, so Blue has no choice but to spend US $30 a week on gas.High gas prices, which began to soar in 2004, have Americans-whose way of life depends on carscomplaining, but not doing much to change the countrys car culture.Like Blue, most Americans, except those
15、 in major cities, drive to work. Many live in sprawling suburbs which are accessible only by car. The average American spends 55 minutes each day behind the wheel, according to the US Department of Transportation. In 2003, the USs 290,000 residents registered 237,000 vehicles.Many experts say that t
16、his car driven lifestyle is unsustainable. “An event like Hurricane Katrina demonstrates how constrained and fragile the energy supply is now,“ said Barry Silverthorne, producer of “The End of Suburbia“, a documentary about American car culture.In the 1950s, King Hubert, a geologist working for Shel
17、l, a major US oil company, predicted that the rate of oil extraction (提取) could not continue to increase forever. Once all the high quality or easiest-to-reach oil was extracted, oil would become progressively scarcer and more expensive until the supply runs out altogether.Many major oil fields in t
18、he Middle East have reached or will soon reach their peaks, says Megan Qinn, director of the Community Solution, an organization that promotes sustainable development.Though most experts agree the US should become less dependent on cars, few have addressed the issue of “how“Deep down in America many
19、 of us have a sense that we are about to hit a brick wall of some kind. But people are too distracted by Paris Hiton and iPods to notice,“ said Silverthorne.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the author, the key reason why Americans need car is that _. A. they need to drive to work B. they have so many high
20、ways C. many live in suburbs accessible only by car D. many want to go traveling by car（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the statistics in 2003, every US residents owns _ vehicle (s). A. at least 0.5 B. at least 0.8 C. at least 1 D. at least 1.2（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).King Hubbert says that oil _. A. w
21、ill be replaced by other high quality or easy-to-reach energy B. is reaching its peak gradually C. will run out immediately D. will decrease some day（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The author believes that American car culture is _. A. a luxury B. necessary C. sustainable D. unsustainahle（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).T
22、he last paragraph suggests that _. A. Americans only care about celebrities and luxury products B. Americans know they are about to hit a wall due to energy crisis C. Americans know they should make a change of some kind D. Americans are conscious but do nothing about energy shortage（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D
23、.Learning disabilities are very common. They affect perhaps 10 percent of all children. Four times as many boys as girls have learning disabilities.Since about 1970, new research has helped brain scientists understand these problems better.Scientists now know there are many different kinds of learni
24、ng disabilities and that they are caused by many different things. There is no longer any question that all learning disabilities result from differences in the way the brain is organized.You cannot look at a child and tell if he or she has a learning disability. There is no outward sign of the diso
25、rder. So some researchers began looking at the brain itself to learn what might be wrong. In one study, researchers examined the brain of a learning-disabled person, who had died in an accident. They found two unusual things. One involved ceils in the left side of the brain, which control language.
26、These cells normally are white. In the learning-disabled person, however, these cells were gray. The researchers also found that many of the nerve cells were not in a line the way they should have been. The nerve cells were mixed together.The study was carried out under the guidance of Norman Geschw
27、ind, an early expert on learning disabilities. Doctor Geschwind proposed that learning disabilities resulted mainly from problems in the left side of the brain. He believed this side of the brain failed to develop normally. Probably, he said, nerve cells there did not connect as they should. So the
28、brain was like an electrical device in which the wires were crossed.Other researchers did not examine brain tissue. Instead, they measured the brains electrical activity and made a map of the electrical signals. Frank Duffy experimented with this technique at Childrens Hospital Medical Center in Bos
29、ton. Doctor Duffy found large differences in the brain activity of normal children and those with reading problems. The differences appeared throughout the brain. Doctor Dully said his research is evidence that reading disabilities involve damage to a wide area of the brain, not just the left side.（
30、分数：10.00）(1).Scientists found that the brain cells of a learning-disabled person differ from those of a normal person in _. A. structure and function B. color and function C. size and arrangement D. color and arrangement（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A.
31、Learning disabilities may result from the unknown area of the brain B. Learning disabilities may result from damage to a wide area of the brain C. Learning disabilities may result from abnormal organization of brain cells D. Learning disabilities may result from problems in the left side of the brai
32、n（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).All of the following statements are true EXCEPT that _. A. many factors account for learning disorder B. a learning-disabled person shows no outward signs C. reading disabilities are a common problem that affects 10 percent of the population D. the brain activity of learning-di
33、sabled children is different from that of normal children（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Doctor Duffy believed that _. A. he found the exact cause of learning disabilities B. the problem of learning disabilities was not limited to the left side of the brain C. the problem of learning disabilities resulted from
34、 the left side of the brain D. the problem of learning disabilities did not lie in the left side of the brain（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).According to the passage we can conclude that further researches should be made _. A. to investigate possible influences on brain development and organization B. to study
35、 how children learn to read and write, and use numbers C. to help learning-disabled children to develop their intelligence D. to explore how the left side of the brain functions in language learning（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.The word science is heard so often in modern times that almost everybody has some not
36、ion of its meaning. On the other hand, its definition is difficult for many people. The meaning of the term is confused, but everyone should understand its meaning and objectives. Just to make the explanation as simple as possible, suppose science is defined as classified knowledge (facts) .Even in
37、the true sciences distinguishing fact from fiction is not always easy. For this reason great care should be taken to distinguish between beliefs and truths. There is no danger as long as a clear difference is made between temporary and proved explanations. For example, hypotheses (假设) and theories a
38、re attempts to explain natural phenomena. From these positions the scientist continues to experiment and observe until they are proved or discredited (使不相信).The exacts status of any explanation should be clearly labeled to avoid confusion.The objectives of science are primarily the discovery and the
39、 subsequent understanding of the unknown. Man cannot be satisfied with recognizing that secrets exist in nature or that questions are unanswerable; he must solve them. Toward that end specialists in the field of biology and related fields of interest are directing much of their time and energy.Actua
40、lly, two basic approaches lead to the discovery of new information. One, aimed at satisfying curiosity, is referred to as pure science. The other is aimed at using knowledge for specific purposefor instance, improving health, raising standards of living, or creating new consumer products. In this ca
41、se knowledge is put to economic use. Such an approach is referred to as applied science.Sometimes practical-minded people miss the point of pure science in thinking only of its immediate application for economic rewards. Chemists responsible for many of the discoveries could hardly have anticipated
42、that their findings would one day result in applications of such a practical nature as those directly related to life and death. The discovery of one bit of information opens the door to the discovery of another. Some discoveries seem so simple that one is amazed they were not made years ago ; howev
43、er, one should remember that the construction of the microscope had to precede the discovery of the cell. The host of scientists dedicating their lives to pure science are not apologetic (抱歉) about ignoring the practical side of their discoveries; they know from experience that most knowledge is eve
44、ntually applied.（分数：10.00）(1).To define science we may simply call it _. A. the study of unrelated fields B. classified knowledge C. the study of unrelated subjects D. an attempt to explain natural phenomena（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Pure science, leading to the construction of a microscope, _. A. is not
45、always as pure as we suppose B. necessarily results from applied science and the discovery of a cell C. may lead to antiseientifie, “impure“ results D. necessarily precedes applied science, leading to the discovery of the cell（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A scientist interested in adding to our general knowl
46、edge about oxygen would probably call his approach _. A. pure science B. environmental science C. applied science D. agricultural science（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following statements does the author imply? A. In science, it is not difficult to distinguish fact from fiction B. Practical-mind
47、ed people can understand the meaning and objectives of pure science C. Scientists engaged in the theoretfcal research should not be blamed for ignoring the practical side of their discoveries D. Today few people have any nation of the meaning of science（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The best title for the passage is _. A. Hypotheses and Theories B. On Distinguishing Faet from Fiction C. The Nature of Science and Scientists D. Biology and the Scientific Age（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.Pictures in the British papers this week of Prince Will
