1、MBA 联考逻辑-55 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Analysts have their go at humor, and I have read some of this interpretative literature, (1) without being greatly instructed. Humor can be (2) , (3) a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are (4) to an
2、y but the pure scientific mind.One of the things (5) said about humorists is that they are really very sad people clowns with a breaking heart. There is some truth in it, but it is badly (6) . It would be more (7) , I think, to say that there is a deep vein of melancholy running through everyones li
3、fe and that the humorist, perhaps more (8) of it than some others, compensates for it actively and (9) Humorists fatten on troubles. They have always made trouble (10) They struggle along with a good will and endure pain (11) , knowing how well it will (12) them in the sweet by and by. You find them
4、 wrestling with foreign languages, fighting folding ironing hoards and swollen drainpipes, suffering the terrible (13) of tight boots. They pour out their sorrows profitably, in a (14) of what is not quite fiction nor quite fact either. Beneath the sparking surface of these dilemmas flows the strong
5、 (15) of human woe.Practically everyone is a manic depressive of sorts, with his up moments and his down moments, and you certainly dont have to be a humorist to (16) the sadness of situation and mood. But there is often a rather fine line between laughing and crying, and if a humorous piece of writ
6、ing brings a person to the point (17) his emotional responses are untrustworthy and seem likely to break over into the opposite realm, it is (18) humor, like poetry, has an extra content, it plays (19) to the big hot fire which is Truth, and sometimes the reader feels the (20) .（分数：10.00）(1).A while
7、 B although C but D if（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(2).A explained B integrated C detected D dissected（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(3).A as B for C which D though（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(4).A disgusting B discouraging C discounting D dismissing（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(5).A regularly B commonly C roughly D uniquely（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(6).A
8、consulted B commented C remarked D stated（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(7).A accurate B normal C immediate D exclusive（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(8).A consciously B credulous C sensible D absurd（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(9).A adequately B confusedly C reluctantly D positively（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(10).A come across B pay off C hold up
9、D break down（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(11).A annoyingly B cheerfully C worriedly D hopefully（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(12).A interest B threaten C benefit D deprive（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(13).A pleasure B exhibition C prejudice D discomfort（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(14).A style B pattern C form D mold（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(15).A tide B
10、drift C float D flare（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(16).A taste B steer C tackle D stir（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(17).A how B where C how D unless（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(18).A when B that C whatever D because（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(19).A open B related C close D devoted（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(20).A warmth B severity C tension D fever（分数：0
11、.50）A.B.C.D.二、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)For my proposed journey, the first priority was clearly to start learning Arabic. I have never been a linguist. Though I had traveled widely as a journalist, I had never managed to pick up more than a smatt
12、ering of phrases in any tongue other than French, and even my French, was laborious for want of lengthy practice. The prospect of tackling one of the notoriously difficult languages at the age of forty, and trying to speak it well, both deterred and excited me. It was perhaps expecting a little too
13、much of a curiously unreceptive part of myself, yet the possibility that I might gain access to a completely alien culture and tradition by this means was enormously pleasing.I enrolled as a pupil in a small school in the center of the city. It was run by a Mr Beheit, of dapper appearance and explos
14、ive temperament, who assured me that after three months of his special treatment I would speak Arabic fluently. Whereupon he drew from his desk a postcard which an old pupil had sent him from somewhere in the Middle East, expressing great gratitude and reporting the astonishment of local Arabs that
15、he could converse with them like a native. It was written in English. Mr Beheit himself spent most of his time coaching businessmen in French, and through the thin, partitioned walls of his school one could hear him bellowing in exasperation at some confused entrepreneur: “Non, M. Jones. Jane suis p
16、as francais. Pas, Pas, Pas!“ (No Mr. Jones, Im NOT French, Im not, not, NOT!). I was gratified that my own tutor, whose name was Ahmed, was infinitely softer and less public in approach.For a couple of hours every morning we would face each other across a small table, while we discussed in meticulou
17、s detail the colour scheme of the tiny cubicle, the events in the street below and, once a week, the hair-raising progress of a window-cleaner across the wall of the building opposite. In between, hearing in mind the particular interest I had in acquiring Arabic, I would inquire the way to some imag
18、inary oasis, anxiously demand fodder and water for my camels, wonder politely whether the sheikh was prepared to grant me audience now. It was all hard going. I frequently despaired of ever becoming anything like a fluent speaker, though Ahmed assured me that my pronunciation was above average for a
19、 Westemer. This, I suspected, was partly flattery, for there are a couple of Arabic sounds which not even a gift for mimicry allowed me to grasp for ages. There were, moreover, vast distinctions of meaning conveyed by subtle sound shifts rarely employed in English. And for me the problem was increas
20、ed by the need to assimilate a vocabulary, that would vary from place to place across five essentially Arabic-speaking countries that practiced vernaculars of their own: so that the word for “people“, for instance, might be nais, sah ab or sooken.Each day I was mentally exhausted by the strain of a
21、morning in school, followed by an afternoon struggling at home with a tape recorder. Yet there was relief in the most elementary forms of understanding and progress. When merely got the drift of a torrent which Ahmed had just released, I was childishly elated. When I managed to roll a complete sente
22、nce off my tongue without apparently thinking what I was saying, and it came out right, I beamed like an idiot. And the enjoyment of reading and writing the flowing Arabic script was something that did not leave me once I had mastered it. By the end of June, no-one could have described me as anythin
23、g like a fluent speaker of Arabic. I was approximately in the position of a fifteen-year old who, equipped with a modicum of schoolroom French, nervously awaits his first trip to Paris. But this was something I could reprove upon in my own time. I bade farewell to Mr Beheit, still struggling to driv
24、e the French negative into the still confused mind of Mr Jones.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is not characteristic of Mr Beheit?A. He had a neat and clean appearance.B. He was volatile and highly emotionalC. He was very modest about his success in teaching.D. He sometimes lost his temper and
25、shouted loudly when teaching.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).It is known from the passage that the writer_.A. had a good command of FrenchB. couldnt make sounds properly when learning ArabicC. spoke highly of Mr Beheits achievements in language teachingD. didnt like Ahmeds style of teaching（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3)
26、.It can be inferred from the passage that Ahmed was_.A. a fast speakerB. a boring speakerC. a laconic speakerD. an interesting speaker（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The word “modicum“ in the last paragraph can be replaced by_.A. competence B. excellenceC. mimicry D. smattering（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the
27、 following statements is FALSE according to the passage?A. The writers intended journey created particular difficulties in his learning of Arabic.B. The reading and writing of the Arabic script gave the writer lasting pleasure.C. The writer found learning Arabic was a grueling experience but rewardi
28、ng.D. The writer regarded Ahmeds praise of his pronunciation as tongue-in-cheek（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Massive changes in all of the worlds deeply cherished sporting habits are underway. Whether its one of Londons parks full of people playing softball, and Russians taking up rugby,
29、or the Superbowl rivaling the British Football Cup Final as a televised spectator event in Britain, the patterns of players and spectators are changing beyond recognition. We are witnessing a globalization of our sporting culture.That annual bicycle race, the Tour de France, much loved by the French
30、 is a good case in point. Just a few years back it was a strictly continental affair with France, Belgium and Holland, Spain and Italy taking part. But in recent years it has been dominated by Colombian mountain climbers, and American and Irish riders. The people who really matter welcome the shift
31、toward globalization. Peugeot, Michelin and Panasonic are multi-national corporations that want worldwide returns for the millions they invest in teams. So it does them literally a world of good to see this unofficial world championship become just that.This is undoubtedly an economic-based revoluti
32、on we are witnessing here, one made possible by communications technology, but made to happen because of marketing considerations. Sell the game and you can sell Coca Cola or Budweiser as well.The skilful way in which American football has been sold to Europe is a good example of how all sports will
33、 develop. The aim of course is not really to spread the sport for its own sake, but to increase the number of people interested in the major money-making events. The economics of the Superbowl are already astronomical. With seats at US $125, gate receipts alone were a staggering $10,000,000. The mos
34、t important statistic of the day, however, was the $100,000,000 in TV advertising fees. Imagine how much that becomes when the eyes of the world are watching.So it came as a terrible shock, but not really as a surprise, to learn that some people are now suggesting that soccer change from being a gam
35、e of two 45-minute halves, to one of four 25-minute quarters. The idea is unashamedly to capture more advertising revenue, without giving any thought for the integrity of a sport which relies for its essence on the flowing nature of the action.Moreover, as sports expand into world markets, and as ou
36、r choice of sports as consumers also grows, so we will demand to see them played at a higher and higher level. In boxing we have already seen numerous, dubious world title categories because people will not pay to see anything less than a “World Title“ fight, and this means that the title fights hav
37、e to be held in different countries around the world!（分数：10.00）(1).Globalization of sporting culture means thatA more people are taking up sports.B traditional sports are getting popular.C many local sports are becoming international.D foreigners are more interested in local sports.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.
38、(2).Which of the following is NOT related to the massive changes?A Good economic returns. B Revival of traditional games.C Communications technology. D Marketing strategies.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).As is used in the passage, “globalization“ comes closest in meaning toA commercialization. B popularizatio
39、n.C speculation. D standardization.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the authors attitude towards the suggestion to change soccer into one of four 25-minute quarters?A Favorable. B Unclear.C Reserved. D Critical.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).People want to see higher-level sports competitions mainly becauseA they
40、 become more professional than ever.B they regard sports as consumer goods.C there exist few world-class championships.D sports events are exciting and stimulating.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.六、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Halfway through “ The Rebel Sell,“ the authors pause to make fun of“ free-range“ chicken. Payin
41、g over the odds to ensure that dinner was not, in a previous life, confined to tiny cages is all well and good. But“a free-range chicken is about as plausible as a sun-loving earthworm“ : given a choice, chickens prefer to curl up in a nice dark corner of the barn. Only about 15% of “free-range“ chi
42、ckens actually use the space available to them.This is just one case in which Joseph Heath, who teaches philosophy at the University of Toronto, and Andrew Potter, a journalist and researcher based in Montreal, find fault with well-meaning but, in their view, ultimately naive consumers who hope to d
43、istance themselves from consumerism by buying their shoes from Mother Jones magazine instead of Nike. Mr Heath and Mr Potter argue that“ the counterculture, “in all its attempts to be subversive, has done nothing more than create new segments of the market, and thus ends up feeding the very monster
44、of consumerism and conformity it hopes to destroy. In the process ,they cover Marx, Freud, the experiments on obedience of Stanley Milgram, the films “Pleasantville“,“ The Matrix“ and “American Beauty“, 15th-century table manners, Norman Mailer, the Unabomber, real-estate prices in central Toronto (
45、more than once), the voluntary-simplicity movement and the worlds funniest joke.Why range so widely? The authors beef is with a very small group: left-wing activists who eschew smaller, potentially useful campaigns in favor of grand statements about the hopelessness of consumer culture and the dange
46、rs of “selling out“. Instead of encouraging useful activities, such as pushing for new legislation, would-be leftists are left to participate in unstructured, pointless demonstrations against “globalization,“ or buy fair-trade coffee and free-range chicken, which only substitutes snobbery for activi
47、sm. Two authors of books that railed against brands, Naomi Klein ( “No Logo“) and Alissa Quart (“Branded“), come in for special derision for diagnosing the problems of consumerism but refusing to offer practical solutions.Anticipating criticism, perhaps, Messrs Heath and Potter make sure to put fort
48、h a few of their own solutions, such as the 35-hour working week and school uniforms (to keep teenagers from competing with each other to wear ever-more-expensive clothes). Increasing consumption, they argue throughout, is not imposed upon stupid workers by overbearing companies, but arises as a res
49、ult of a cultural “arms race“: each person buys more to keep his standard of living high relative to his neighbors. Imposing some restrictions, such as a shorter working week, might not stop the arms race, but it would at least curb its most offensive excesses. (This assumes one finds excess consumption offensive; even the authors do not seem entirely sure.
