1、MBA 联考-英语(二)-7 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Directions:(总题数：6，分数：100.00)Few people know that Mr. Potato Head was almost little more than a forgotten cereal premium. But history has a way of being kind to the classics. And George Lerner was about to make history!
2、During the World War era, George Lerner enjoyed success as a well-known inventor and designer. Just before 1950, he designed and produced a first generation set of plastic face pieces. The push pin-shaped noses, ears, eyes and mouth parts could be pushed into fruits or vegetables to transform the fo
3、od into an endless array of magical anthropomorphic playmates. The toy wasn“t an immediate hit however. There was still a World War mentality to conserve resources. Toy companies didn“t think that customers would accept the idea of wasting a piece of food as a child“s toy. But after a while, George
4、finally sold the toy, for $ 5,000 dollars, to a cereal company, who planned to use the pieces as a premium giveaway in cereal boxes. But George knew that his new toy deserved a bigger shot. And that shot came in a meeting with a family-owned New England manufacturer. Mr. Lerner and the manufacturer
5、bought back the rights from the cereal company for $ 7,000. Mr. Potato Head, one of the world“s most adored “personalities,“ was “born“ in 1952, and began making history at an early age as the very first toy to be advertised on television. The original Mr. Potato Head contained only parts, such as e
6、yes, ears, noses and mouths, and parents had to supply children with real potatoes for face-changing fun! Over the next three decades, a variety of Mr. Potato Head products were sold. He was so loved by children, that he was expanded into additional toy categories including puzzles, creative play se
7、ts, and electronic handheld board and video games. The vast popularity of Mr. Potato Head also attracted non-toy companies who licensed his image and name to make apparel, accessories and novelty items. Mr. Potato Head“s appeal to people young and old made him the ideal ambassador for many causes an
8、d good-will efforts. On his 40th birthday, it was decided that he would no longer be a “couch potato.“ And he received a special award from the President“s Council for Physical Fitness, right on the lawn of the White House! Always one to pass on a wholesome message to the public, he and Mrs. Potato
9、Head joined up with the League of Women“s Voters in 1996 to help out with their “Get out the Vote“ campaign and spread the word about the importance of voting to Americans.（分数：12.50）(1).What happened to the first generation of the new toy?（分数：2.50）A.It was widely accepted as soon as it was made.B.It
10、 was sold to a toy company and it was sold well.C.It was given away to customers by a cereal company as a gift.D.Its patent was sold at the price of $ 7,000 dollars.(2).We learn from the passage that the original form of Mr. Potato Head _.（分数：2.50）A.was very ugly and refused by customersB.was design
11、ed during the World War eraC.was completely made of eatable potatoesD.was made up of several separate parts(3).From the development history of the toy we can know that _.（分数：2.50）A.it was the first product that appeared in an advertisement on TVB.it was entirely made of plastic in 1960C.many forms o
12、f it had been designed before 1982D.it is not one kind of toy any more at last(4).Which one is not possible to see the image of Mr. Potato Head?（分数：2.50）A.Cartoon plays.B.Pharmaceutical advertisement.C.Electronic games.D.Cloth advertisement.(5).According to the last paragraph, the role played by Mr.
13、 Potato Head is _.（分数：2.50）A.a simple children“s toyB.everyone“s best friendC.an entertainment starD.a popular cultural symbolLife really should be one long journey of joy for children born with a world of wealth at their tiny feet. But psychologists now believe that silver spoons can leave a bitter
14、 taste. If suicide statistics are an indicator of happiness, then the rich are a miserable lot. Figures show that it is the wealthy who most often do away with themselves. Internationally famous child psychiatrist Dr. Robert Coles is the world“s top expert on the influence of money on children. He h
15、as written a highly acclaimed book on the subject, The Privileged Ones , and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. “Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich,“ says the 53-year-old psychiatrist, “such as better health education and
16、future work prospects. But most important is the quality of family life. Money can“t buy love. “ It can buy a lot of other things, though, and that“s where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. Over-indulgence by their parents can make them spoilt
17、. They tend to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which causes feeling of restlessness. “But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world,“ adds Mr. Coles, “and they are more self-assured.“ I can“t imagine, for instance, that Prin
18、ce William will not grow up to be self-assured. Prince William is probably the most privileged child in the world and will grow up to fill the world“s most privileged positionKing of England. So money will never be one of Prince William“s problems, living anything that resembles a normal life will.
19、“He will have a sense of isolation,“ cautions Dr. Coles, “and he could suffer from the handicap of not being able to deal with the everyday world because he will never really be given the chance. Royals exist in an elaborate social fantasy. Everything they have achieved is because of an accident of
20、birth. There can be no tremendous inner satisfaction about that.“ Today“s wealthy parents perhaps realize their riches can be more of a burden than a blessing to their children. So their priority is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money.（分数：17.50）(1).The sentence “si
21、lver spoons can leave a bitter taste“ in the first paragraph probably implies _.（分数：3.50）A.rich children often kill themselvesB.rich children are not always happyC.expensive spoons are preferred by the richD.rich children are a miserable lot(2).According to Dr. Coles, _.（分数：3.50）A.there are as many
22、advantages to being poor as there are to being richB.being rich can bring more problems than being poorC.rich children can be deprived of the thing they are most in need ofD.wealth brings more disadvantages than advantages to rich children(3).It can be inferred that Prince William _.（分数：3.50）A.will
23、have difficulty in adapting to the normal worldB.will be the richest man in the worldC.easily suffers from mental problems than common childrenD.will bear the burden of ruling a country(4).It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _.（分数：3.50）A.too much money is a burden to the familyB.too much
24、 money is a blessing to the parentsC.children in wealthy family are living a miserable lifeD.children in wealthy family need more love apart from money(5).The main idea of the passage is that _.（分数：3.50）A.rich people always tend to commit suicideB.money can always bring happiness to childrenC.life i
25、s always joyful for children born richD.it is love not money that brings happiness to rich childrenThe past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists. Descriptions like “Palaeolithic Man“, “Neolithic Man“, etc. , neatly sum up whole periods. When the time comes for anthropologis
26、ts to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely choose the label “Legless Man“. Histories of the time will go something like this. “In the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There we
27、re lifts and escalators in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. This situation was forced upon earth dwellers of that time because of their extraordinary way of life. In those days, people thought nothing of traveling hundreds of miles each day. But the surprising thing is that they d
28、idn“t use their legs even when they went on holiday. They built cable railways, ski-lifts and roads to the top of every huge mountain. All the beauty spots on earth were marred by the presence of large car parks.“ The future history books might also record that we were deprived of the use of our eye
29、s. In our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird“s-eye view of the worldor even less if the wing of the aircraft happens to get in your way. When you travel by car or train a blurred image of the countryside constantly smears the win
30、dows. Car drivers, in particular, are forever obsessed with the urge to go on and on: they never want to stop. Is it the lure of the great motorways, or what? And as for sea travel, it hardly deserves mention. The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says “I“ve been there.“ When
31、you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this, you suspend all experie
32、nce the present ceases to be a reality: you might just as well be dead. The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes,
33、 his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical weariness. He knows that sound. Satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travellers.（分数：17.50）(1).Anthropologists label nowaday“s men “Legless“ because _.（分数：3.50）A.people forget how to use
34、his legsB.people prefer cars, buses and trainsC.lifts and escalators prevent people from walkingD.there are a lot of transportation devices(2).Why does the author say “we are deprived of the use of our eyes“?（分数：3.50）A.People won“t use their eyes.B.In traveling at high speed, eyes become useless.C.P
35、eople can“t see anything on his way of travel.D.People want to sleep during travelling.(3).Travelling at high speed means _.（分数：3.50）A.people“s focus on the futureB.a pleasureC.satisfying drivers“ great thrillD.a necessity of life(4).What does “a bird“s-eye view“ mean?（分数：3.50）A.See view with bird“s
36、 eyes.B.A bird looks at a beautiful view.C.It is a general view from a high position looking down.D.A scenic place.(5).The passage is mainly about _.（分数：3.50）A.legs become weakerB.modern means of transportation make the world a small placeC.there is no need to use eyesD.the best way to travel is on
37、footScience is a dominant theme in our culture. Since it touches almost every facet of our life, educated people need at least some acquaintance with its structure and operation. They should also have an understanding of the subculture in which scientists live and the kinds of people they are. An un
38、derstanding of general characteristics of science as well as specific scientific concepts is easier to attain if one knows something about the things that excite and frustrate the scientist. This book is written for the intelligent student or lay person whose acquaintance with science is superficial
39、; for the person who has been presented with science as a musty storehouse of dried facts. The book can be used to supplement a course in any science that attempts to provide a better understanding of science. We hope this book will lead readers to a broader perspective on scientific attitudes and a
40、 more realistic view of what science is, who scientists are, and what they do. In addition, readers may learn to appreciate the relationship between scientific views and some of the values and philosophies that are pervasive in our culture. We have tried to present in this book an accurate and up-to
41、-date picture of the scientific community and the people who populate it. That population has in recent years come to comprise more and more women. This increasing role of women in the scientific subculture is not an unique incident but, rather, part of the trend evident in all segments of society a
42、s more women enter traditionally male-dominated fields and make significant contributions. In discussing these changes and contribution, however, we are faced with a language that is implicitly sexist, one that uses male nouns or pronouns in referring to unspecified individuals. To offset this built
43、-in bias, we have adopted the policy of using plural nouns and pronouns whenever possible and, when absolutely necessary, alternating he and she. This policy is far from being ideal, but it is at least an acknowledgment of the inadequacy of our language in treating half of the human race equally. We
44、 have also tried to make the book entertaining as well as informative. Our approach is usually informal. We feel, as do many other scientists, that we shouldn“t take ourselves too seriously. As the reader may observe, we see science as a delightful pastime rather than as a grim and dreary way to ear
45、n a living.（分数：17.50）(1).According to the passage, “scientific subculture“ means _.（分数：3.50）A.cultural groups that are formed by scientistsB.people whose knowledge of science is very limitedC.the scientific communityD.people who make good contribution to science(2).We need to know something about th
46、e structure and operation of science because _.（分数：3.50）A.it is not easy to understand the things that excite and frustrate scientistsB.science affects almost every aspect of our lifeC.scientists live in a specific subcultureD.it is easier to understand general characteristics of science(3).The book
47、 mentioned in this passage is written for readers who _.（分数：3.50）A.are intelligent college students and lay person who do not know much about scienceB.are good at producing various gadgetsC.work in a storehouse of dried factsD.want to have a superficial understanding of science(4).According to this
48、passage, _.（分数：3.50）A.English is a sexist languageB.only in the scientific world is the role of women increasing rapidlyC.women are making significant contributions to eliminating the inadequacy of our languageD.male nouns or pronouns should not be used to refer to scientists(5).This passage most pr
49、obably is _.（分数：3.50）A.a book reviewB.the preface of a bookC.the postscript of a bookD.the concluding part of a bookYou“re busy filling out the application form for a position you really need. Let“s assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isn“t it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University? More and more people ar
