1、会计硕士专业学位联考英语(二)-15 (1)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：5，分数：100.00)It“s possible that while you are at work, you may dream about a month of Sundays, but your boss wishes for a week of Tuesday. That“s because he probably knows that productivity is one
2、of the main factors bolstering a company“s growth. And a recent poll shows that workers are most productive on Tuesdays! Accountemps, an employment agency, conducted a national survey of office managers, which shows that by the middle of the week, they see a dramatic productivity decrease. While Mon
3、day is considered second in “productivity value,“ only nine percent of office managers think Wednesday is the peak productivity day. Five percent believe it is Thursday. And Friday, well, you can just imagine! However, forty-eight percent of the managers polled said that Tuesday is, by far, the most
4、 productive day of the week. A close analysis of workweek rhythms would turn up some obvious reasons for those survey results. First of all, Monday is overloaded with meetings, designed to “get things moving,“ and everybody knows meetings aren“t very productive. Wednesday is “hump day“ (驼峰日) get ove
5、r it as painlessly as possible, a worker thinks, and the week is more than halfway over. On Thursday, people are running out of steam; and Friday, everybody“s thinking about the weekend. There are reasons why the other days aren“t productive, but what makes Tuesday special? Tuesdays, employees hit p
6、eak performance because they are very focused on day-to-day activities. Also, it“s usually the first day of the week when they“re focused on their own task. They“re not in meetings that take them away from their primary responsibilities. Actually, Tuesdays can be quite hectic. Workers are arriving a
7、t work fairly frantic. And so, in 10 hours, they“re doing 20-hour work. That“s productive, but it“s also tough. This does not mean that nothing happens on the last three days of the workweek. Things do not get so lax that people are sitting with their feet on desks, sipping coffee and talking on the
8、 phone all day, but there“s a definite lack of focus. The pace softens and the rhythm slows down. And this is not healthy: it produces fatigue and lowers productivity. To prevent this midweek slowdown, some management consultants suggest that employers avoid jamming so many meetings into Mondays. Wo
9、rk deadlines can be rescheduled to stretch out the workflow. Variations in productivity are only natural, but both workers and bosses win when the peaks and valleys are less dramatic than they are now.（分数：20.00）(1).According to the poll, which of the following days is most productive?（分数：4.00）A.Thur
10、sday.B.Friday.C.Monday.D.Wednesday.(2).The peak productivity day of the week is marked by _.（分数：4.00）A.violent excitement and activityB.due enthusiasm and creativityC.hurried and disordered movementD.full concentration and efficiency(3).The word “lax“ in the last paragraph means _.（分数：4.00）A.usually
11、 negligibleB.lacking in controlC.totally distractiveD.worthy of relaxing(4).With respect to the changes in productivity, the text suggests that _.（分数：4.00）A.work deadlines can be readjustedB.they are reasonable and expectableC.Monday meetings may be called offD.their differences are to be minimized(
12、5).The author has explained all of the following EXCEPT _.（分数：4.00）A.the steps taken to alter workweek rhythmsB.the productivity on the 6th day of the weekC.the reason why midweek slowdown takes placeD.the concern bosses have about low productivityFew people know that Mr. Potato Head was almost litt
13、le 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! 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
14、of plastic face pieces. The push pin-shaped noses, ears, eyes and mouth parts could be pushed into fruits or vegetables to transform the food 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 resourc
15、es. 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 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
16、 toy deserved a bigger shot. And that shot came in a meeting with a family-owned New England manufacturer. Mr. Lerner and the manufacturer 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
17、 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 eyes, 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 He
18、ad products were sold. He was so loved by children, that he was expanded into additional toy categories including puzzles, creative play sets, 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 mak
19、e apparel, accessories and novelty items. Mr. Potato Head“s appeal to people young and old made him the ideal ambassador for many causes and 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 Counc
20、il 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 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
21、 Americans.（分数：20.00）(1).What happened to the first generation of the new toy?（分数：4.00）A.It was widely accepted as soon as it was made.B.It 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 doll
22、ars.(2).We learn from the passage that the original form of Mr. Potato Head _.（分数：4.00）A.was very ugly and refused by customersB.was designed 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 kno
23、w that _.（分数：4.00）A.it was the first product that appeared in an advertisement on TVB.it was entirely made of plastic in 1960C.many forms of 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：4.00）A.Cartoo
24、n plays.B.Pharmaceutical advertisement.C.Electronic games.D.Cloth advertisement.(5).According to the last paragraph, the role played by Mr. Potato Head is _.（分数：4.00）A.a simple children“s toyB.everyone“s best friendC.an entertainment starD.a popular cultural symbolLife really should be one long jour
25、ney 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 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 t
26、hemselves. Internationally famous child psychiatrist Dr. Robert Coles is the world“s top expert on the influence of money on children. He has 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 t
27、oo little. “Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich,“ says the 53-year-old psychiatrist, “such as better health education and 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 tr
28、ouble starts. Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. Over-indulgence by their parents can make them spoilt. 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
29、 better sense of their positions in the world,“ adds Mr. Coles, “and they axe more self-assured.“ I can“t imagine, for instance, that Prince 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 privil
30、eged positionKing of England. So money will never be one of Prince William“s problems, living anything that resembles a normal life will. “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
31、never really be given the chance. Royals exist in an elaborate social fantasy. Everything they have achieved is because of an accident of 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
32、their children. So their priority is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money.（分数：20.00）(1).The sentence “silver spoons can leave a bitter taste“ in the first paragraph probably implies _.（分数：4.00）A.rich children often kill themselvesB.rich children are not always happy
33、C.expensive spoons are preferred by the richD.rich children are a miserable lot(2).According to Dr. Coles, _.（分数：4.00）A.there are as many 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
34、in need ofD.wealth brings more disadvantages than advantages to rich children(3).It can be inferred that Prince William _.（分数：4.00）A.will 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 bur
35、den of ruling a country(4).It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _.（分数：4.00）A.too much money is a burden to the familyB.too much 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 mai
36、n idea of the passage is that _.（分数：4.00）A.rich people always tend to commit suicideB.money can always bring happiness to childrenC.life is 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 anthrop
37、ologists. Descriptions like “Palaeolithic Man“, “Neolithic Man“, etc., neatly sum up whole periods. When the time comes for anthropologists 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 tw
38、entieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were 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 extraord
39、inary way of life. In those days, people thought nothing of traveling hundreds of miles each day. But the surprising thing is that they didn“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 eart
40、h 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 eyes. 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
41、 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 windows. 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
42、as for sea travel, it hardly deserves mention. The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says “I“ve been there.“ When 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 p
43、lace. But actual arrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this, you suspend all experience; 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 travelin
44、g and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, 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 jus
45、t reward of all true travellers.（分数：20.00）(1).Anthropologists label nowaday“s men “Legless“ because _.（分数：4.00）A.people forget how to use 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
46、 say “we are deprived of the use of our eyes“?（分数：4.00）A.People won“t use their eyes.B.In traveling at high speed, eyes become useless.C.People can“t see anything on his way of travel.D.People want to sleep during travelling.(3).Travelling at high speed means _.（分数：4.00）A.people“s focus on the futur
47、eB.a pleasureC.satisfying drivers“ great thrillD.a necessity of life(4).What does “a bird“s-eye view“ mean?（分数：4.00）A.See view with bird“s 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：4.00）A.le
48、gs 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 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 structur
49、e and operation. They should also have an understanding of the subculture in which scientists live and the kinds of people they are. An understanding 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; for the person who has been presented with science as a musty storehouse of
