1、会计硕士专业学位联考英语(二)-15 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Use Englis(总题数：1，分数：10.00)For years, French, Italian and American luxury brands have 1 as China“s middle class developed a(n) 2 for high-end fashion and jewelry. But that sales boom is 3 based on the disappointing results many Western luxury re
2、tailers have reported of late, 4 much suggests this slowdown will be 5 . French luxury brand Herms said watch sales fell 11% in large 6() because of China, and the company is expecting overall growth this year to remain 6 compared to recent averages. Meanwhile, Prada said it expects the tough times
3、for luxury to continue after its China sales fell 4% in 2014. 7 , Herms, known for its highly coveted Birkin bags and horse-themed silk scarves that go for thousands of dollars each, has continued to 8 its stores in China. Why? Because there is 9 data to suggest that luxury“s current slowdown in Chi
4、na is 10 a speed bump. According to a new report by the Economic Intelligence Unit 11 by Citigroup, China“s wealthy will have double the 12 of their U.S counterpart within five years. That means a lot of people will be wanting to shop at Prada and Gucci and buying expensive Este Lauder beauty produc
5、ts. And such companies are happy to 13 . Fashion company Michael Kors which is just getting started with its China expansion, recently said sales there are “starting to 14 .“ Kors“ main competitor Coach, which plans several new stores in China, saw its sales there rise 13% in its most recent quarter
6、. Tiffany is full 16 ahead with its China expansion 15 disappointing numbers over the holidays at its Hong Kong stores, a favorite haunt of mainland customers. So it“s clear that any Chinese slowdown is seen by luxury and retail executives as a temporary change. “China“s prestige beauty growth remai
7、ns at high single digits, and we see 16 opportunities to enter additional cities, doors and 17 , and 18 more brands,“ Este Lauder CEO said last month.（分数：10.00）A.thrivedB.appearedC.risenD.startedA.viewB.appetiteC.tasteD.biasA.advancingB.ebbingC.flowingD.ascendingA.asB.becauseC.thoughD.howeverA.far-r
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9、.goodsB.assetsC.estatesD.resourcesA.welcomeB.obligeC.greetD.receiveA.take placeB.take upC.take actionD.take holdA.opportunityB.blossomC.effortD.steamA.regardingB.thoughC.despiteD.now thatA.widespreadB.littleC.noD.muchA.channelsB.straitsC.vesselsD.passagesA.releaseB.announceC.noticeD.launch二、Section
10、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)Some chief executives say they are unplugging as best they can, when they can. Baratunde Thurston, CEO of humor company Cultivated Wit, braved a 25-day Internet detox last year and now settles for what he calls “micro-disconnect
11、ing“. For example, not checking Twitter at a meeting. And Spencer Rascoff, the CEO of online real estate center Zillow, turns off his company email for a 24-hour stretch every week. Internet sabbaticals is popular recently, but those at the helm of companies aren“t usually able to completely cut the
12、 wire. Still, many CEOs say they want to find a balance, suspecting it might actually help their work. “I am constantly thinking about Zillow, even when I“m sleeping,“ Mr. Rascoff says. “Without technology, I can think about it more thoughtfully without interruptions.“ Leslie Perlow, a Harvard Busin
13、ess School professor, says time away from technology can make people more creative, innovative and productive. “Everybody is bombarded all the time these days,“ she says. “The more senior you are, the more you perceive, there“s nobody but me.“ Jim Moffatt, CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP, finds that
14、occasionally turning out helps him cut through the “fog“ and “clutter“ of the day-to-day grind, making it easier to solve big problems. While “recharging“ on a recent summer vacation he caught a movie with his 14 year-old son. As the credits rolled, he had an epiphany about who the elusive, missing
15、employee should be for a team he was putting together. During fireworks this past Fourth of July, he mapped out global strategy in his head. Recent research from the University of Glasgow and UK-based Modeuro Consulting showed that executive email habits can be contagious; when the leadership team a
16、t a London-based power company decreased their email output, employees followed suit. Mr. Moffatt says one of the reasons he“s so public about his unplugging is to show his employees that it is important to have a life outside of work. Plus, his occasional absences give colleagues the chance to exer
17、cise more power. “It sends a pretty strong signal to your team: I don“t have to be there all the time,“ he says. Handing over the reins does occasionally come with growing pains. Mr. Thurston of Cultivated Wit eschewed everything from work email to Facebook to Instagram last December and found it to
18、 be a “humbling“ experience.（分数：10.00）(1).The author mentions Baratunde Thurston and Spencer Rascoff to show that _.（分数：2.00）A.some chief executives are favorable to be aloneB.micro-disconnecting is a hard time for executivesC.Internet detox enjoys its popularity recentlyD.CEOs are able to completel
19、y cut the wire(2).Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraphs 3-4?（分数：2.00）A.Without technology, Mr. Rascoff thinks more thoughtfully.B.Without technology, Leslie Perlow thinks people work more efficiently.C.Jim Moffatt finds occasionally unplugging helps him easier to solve problems.
20、D.Jim Moffatt“s case shows time away from work helps make global strategies.(3).The reasons that Mr. Moffatt is public about his unplugging exclude _.（分数：2.00）A.it can offer an opportunity to test the loyalty of his employeesB.it is vital to show his employees having a life out of workC.employees ar
21、e offered opportunities to exercise more powerD.it can send a message that sometimes he can be absent(4).It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _.（分数：2.00）A.it“s difficult for Mr. Thurston to turn off InternetB.Facebook and Instagram are indispensable tools in workC.it“s painful sometimes t
22、o delegate powerD.keeping away from Internet makes people humble(5).The most appropriate title for this text could be _.（分数：2.00）A.The Reflections of CEOsB.At Work: Unplugging Can HelpC.Unplugging Encourages to Think IndependentlyD.Stay Away from High Technology五、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Much of contin
23、ental Europe is in poor shape. True, the aggregate wealth of people is little changed and the social capital in museums, parks and other amenities is still intact. Yet, in the western part, the economy is failing society. Inclusion of ethnic minorities and youth in the economy is more lacking than e
24、ver. Among those who do participate, fewer are prospering. It is a measure of the decline that, in almost every country, the growth of wage rates has steadily slowed since 1995. What has gone wrong? European economists speak of a loss of competitiveness in southern Europe. They suggest that output a
25、nd employment are down, relative to the past trend, because wages leapt ahead of productivity, making labour too expensive and forcing employers to cut back. Taking this perspective, some German economists argue that wages need to fall in the affected economies. Others argue instead for monetary sti
26、mulusfor instance, asset purchases by central banksto raise prices and make current wage rates affordable. Economists of a classical bent lay a large part of the decline of employment, and thus lagging output, to a contraction of labour supply. And they lay that contraction largely to outbreaks of f
27、iscal profligacyas happened in Europe from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s. Disciples of Keynes, who focus on aggregate demand, view any increase in household wealth as raising employment because they say it adds to consumer demand. They say Europe needs a lot more fiscal “profligacy“ if it is to bri
28、ng unemployment down. Some evidence favours the classics. Yet both sides of this debate miss the critical force at work. The main cause of Europe“s deep fallthe losses of inclusion, job satisfaction and wage growthis the devastating slowdown of productivity that began in the late 1990s and struck la
29、rge swathes of the continent. It holds down the growth of wages rates and it depresses employment. That slowdown resulted from narrowing innovation. Even in the postwar years, innovation in Europe was feeble by past standards. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, much of Europe is still sufferi
30、ng a slump on top of its post-1990s fall. The slump will pass but the fall will not be easily overcome. The continent is losing its best talent. It needs to fight for an economic life worth living.（分数：10.00）(1).That the growth of wage rates has steadily slowed indicates that _.（分数：2.00）A.less and le
31、ss ethnic minorities and youth participate in the economyB.the economy in Europe is on the declineC.the wages in Europe are lowD.the prospering participants in the economy are declining(2).In European economists“ opinion, southern Europe lose competitiveness because _.（分数：2.00）A.the output and emplo
32、yment are losing balanceB.the wages in affected economies are too lowC.the increase of wages goes beyond that of productivityD.monetary stimulus can“t make current wage rates affordable(3).Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraph 3?（分数：2.00）A.The outbreaks of fiscal profligacy are r
33、egarded as the cause of labour-supply“s contraction.B.Disciples of Keynes attach more importance to aggregate demand.C.More fiscal “profligacy“ is helpful to bring unemployment down.D.There is no evidence to support the opinions of classics.(4).The critical factor of Europe“s deep fall neglected by
34、both sides of the debate is _.（分数：2.00）A.the rapid slowdown of productivityB.the decline of wage growthC.the depression of employmentD.the decrease of job satisfaction(5).What is the passage mainly about?（分数：2.00）A.Economists“ opinions on the decline of Europe.B.Narrowing innovation: responsible for
35、 the decline of Europe.C.The development trend of European countries.D.The troubles of European countries.六、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)There were some consistent patterns among the heavier readers: For the younger children ages 6 to 11being read aloud to regularly and having restricted online time were c
36、orrelated with frequent reading; for the older childrenages 12 to 17one of the largest predictors was whether they had time to read on their own during the school day. The finding about reading aloud to children long after toddlerhood may come as a surprise to some parents who read books to children
37、 at bedtime when they were very young but then tapered off. Last summer, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced a new policy recommending that all parents read to their children from birth. “A lot of parents assume that once kids begin to read independently, that now that is the best thing for
38、 them to do,“ said Maggie McGuire, the vice president for a website for parents operated by Scholastic. But reading aloud through elementary school seemed to be connected to a love of reading generally. According to the report, 41 percent of frequent readers ages 6 to 10 were read aloud to at home,
39、while only 13 percent of infrequent readers were being read to. Of course, children who love to read are generally immersed in households with lots of books and parents who like to read. So while parents who read to their children later in elementary school may encourage those children to become fre
40、quent readers on their own, such behavior can also result from “a whole constellation of other things that goes on in those families,“ said Timothy Shanahan, a past president of the International Reading Association. There is not yet strong research that connects reading aloud at older ages to impro
41、ved reading comprehension. But some literacy experts said that when parents or teachers read aloud to children even after they can read themselves, the children can hear more complex words or stories than they might tackle themselves. “It“s this idea of marinating children in higher-level vocabulary
42、,“ said Pare Allyn, founder of LitWorld.Org, a nonprofit group that works to increase literacy among young people. “The read-aloud can really lift the child.“ Other literacy experts say the real value of reading to children is helping to develop background knowledge in all kinds of topics as well as
43、 exposure to sophisticated language.（分数：10.00）(1).It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _.（分数：2.00）A.the younger children and the older children have the same reading patternsB.for the younger children, being read aloud regularly is good to their school daysC.for the older children, havin
44、g time to read independently is very importantD.for the older children, having restricted online time is good to develop reading habits(2).The phrase “tapered off“ (Para. 2) probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.stopped halfwayB.declined graduallyC.turned offD.read occasionally(3).The author mentions “the rep
45、ort“ in Paragraph 3 to show that _.（分数：2.00）A.reading aloud through elementary school is related to children“s reading habitsB.Maggie McGuire“s viewpoint is wrongC.many parents think that children read independently is the best thingD.there is little difference between frequent readers and infrequen
46、t readers(4).Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraphs 4-5?（分数：2.00）A.Children who like to read are usually influenced by parents.B.The family atmosphere is crucial to children“s reading behavior.C.No obvious evidence proves reading aloud at older ages can strengthen reading compreh
47、ension.D.Some literacy experts believe there is no significance to read aloud for older children.(5).Pare Allyn argues that the advantage of read-aloud is that _.（分数：2.00）A.it can enlarge children“s vocabularyB.it can really improve children“s reading abilityC.it“s helpful to enrich children“s knowl
48、edgeD.it“s beneficial for children to understand sophisticated language七、Text 4(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Scientists have long argued over the relative contributions of practice and native talent to the development of elite performance. This debate swings back and forth every century, it seems, but a paper in
49、the current issue of the journal Psychological Science illustrates where the discussion now stands and hintsmore tantalizingly, for people who just want to do their bestat where the research will go next. The value-of-practice debate has reached a stalemate. In a landmark 1993 study of musicians, a research team led by K. Anders Ericsson found that practice time explained almost all the difference (about 80 percent) between elite performers and committed amateurs. The finding rippled quickly through the popular culture,
