1、会计硕士专业学位联考英语(二)-27 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)Amazon today unveiled Dash Buttons, an easy way for customers to 1 select bulk goods 2 an internet-connected button, and yesterday 3 Home Services, an on-demand installation and handyman service. Combined, they show th
2、at the e-commerce giant has a clear understanding of how the Internet-of-things will 4 its business. And it isn“t going to be shy about capitalizing on connectivity to build its bottom line. Dash Buttons are an adaptation of Amazon“s 5 -controlled Dash ordering system that lets people speak to order
3、 new 6 items. So 7 Amazon has is a retrofit strategy for connecting smart appliances to its e-commerce operations and a future-facing strategy for the coming flood of 8 devices. And all of this is geared around making buying products from Amazon as easy as possible. The 9 of one-button tasks are app
4、ealing, 10 it could lead to a 11 of packages ending up at people“s doors if Amazon doesn“t try to 12 waste on its end, by grouping shipments together when possible. People on Twitter seem mostly 13 about pets and small children playing with the Dash Buttons and ordering multiples of their Kraft Maca
5、roni and Cheese boxes, although Amazon notes that 14 the button is pressed more than once, the order doesn“t go 15 on the second time, and you“ll get a smartphone notification about it. Amazon also recently launched Home Services, following up on last year“s opening of a home automation e-store devo
6、ted to connected gadgets for the homemany of which require a 16 installer. So now Amazon can sell these devices along with the person who can install them. It also is 17 on maintenance, via a network of service providers that it can call 18 for its network of suppliers or for its own planned connect
7、ed home play. With Dash, it“s 19 an offensive play to 20 up more sales as devices come online. With Amazon Home Services, it“s making a defensive play as other large companies try to become more vertically integrated.（分数：10.00）A.chooseB.buyC.orderD.getA.viaB.onC.aroundD.atA.publishedB.launchedC.anno
8、uncedD.releasedA.benefitB.influenceC.harmD.threatenA.numeralB.soundC.gestureD.voiceA.foodB.groceryC.digitD.automationA.thatB.whichC.whatD.whenA.connectedB.personalC.automaticD.electronicA.uncertaintyB.complexityC.creativityD.simplicityA.andB.soC.althoughD.becauseA.pileB.messC.packD.groupA.minimizeB.
9、decreaseC.stopD.controlA.carefulB.curiousC.concernedD.sympatheticA.whenB.thoughC.unlessD.ifA.downB.throughC.offD.outA.professionalB.specialC.specificD.amateurA.attendingB.emphasizingC.focusingD.commentingA.atB.forC.inD.onA.applyingB.makingC.takingD.gettingA.riseB.makeC.ringD.put二、Section Reading Co(
10、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)Just as each wedding creates potential business for divorce lawyers, so each engagement gives insurers a chance to drum up business. Future spouses, says Alan Tuvin of Travelers, an insurer, may wish to protect themselves against something
11、 going wrong on the wedding day. It is unlikely that your intended wife will leave on horseback, as Julia Roberts did in “Runaway Bride“, and most insurers wouldn“t cover that anyway. But you never know what might happen. Mr. Tuvin launched the firm“s wedding-insurance business; he and his wife were
12、 its first clients. A typical American wedding costs 25,000 or so. This has fallen a bit over the past quarter-century but still seems lavish given how tight American belts are these days. Weddings are pricey because the rich are more likely to marry than the poor, and the average age of newlyweds h
13、as gone up, so couples are more prosperous when they eventually tie the knot. High prices, and the fact that many venues require couples to take out liability insurance, feed demand for wedding insurance. A fifth of couples buy it, says the Wedding Report , a trade publication. Wedding insurance beg
14、an in Britain: Cornhill, an insurer, wrote its first policy in 1988. But there were few takers. The idea only took off once transplanted to America. In the early days, says Mr. Nuccio of Robert Nuccio of Wedsure, an surer, there were incidents of couples faking engagements to collect a payout. Since
15、 then, most policies have a clause that excludes “change of heart“. Wedsure does insure against cold feet, but its policy will pay out only if the wedding is cancelled more than 12 months before it is due to take place, thereby guarding against fiancs phoning the broker once the relationship is alre
16、ady on the rocks. This does not mean policies are useless. Common causes of payouts include the venue or caterers going bust after having taken a big deposit. Extreme weather, a spouse being deployed by the armed forces and an absent priest can all trigger payouts. Most policies will pay to re-stage
17、 the photos if the photographer fails to turn up or disappears with the pictures. For some, even a small risk of something going wrong on a day that has been planned for months is worth paying to avoid. Who says romance is dead?（分数：10.00）(1).The example of Julia Roberts is used to show that _.（分数：2.
18、00）A.anything can happen on the wedding dayB.each engagement gives insurers a chance to profitC.suddenness like that is easy to happen during the weddingD.most wedding insurers will cover things like that(2).Which of the following cannot explain the development of wedding insurance?（分数：2.00）A.Higher
19、 prices of weddings.B.More liability insurance required.C.The newlyweds“ getting older.D.More demand for wedding insurance.(3).Wedsure“s policy against cold feet will pay out on condition that _.（分数：2.00）A.the fiancs are due to break upB.the fiancs“ relationship is already on the rocksC.the wedding
20、is cancelled when it is due to take placeD.the wedding is cancelled more than one year in advance(4).Common causes of payouts exclude that _.（分数：2.00）A.caterers go bankruptB.a spouse changes the heartC.the priest is not presentD.the photographer vanishes(5).The author“s attitude towards wedding insu
21、rance is _.（分数：2.00）A.criticalB.neutralC.approvedD.indifferent五、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Women have been driving yellow cabs in New York since the 1940s, but 99% of drivers are male. Even among drivers of cars booked by phone or online, only 4% are women. That may change with the launch of SheTaxis, an
22、 app that lets female passengers insist on female drivers, and vice versa. It will be available in New York City, Westchester and Long Island, and the firm plans to expand to other cities. Stella Mateo, the founder, is betting that quite a few women are nervous and weary of getting into cars driven
23、by men. The service may also appeal to those whose religious beliefs forbid them to travel with unrelated men. Each driver wears a pink pashmina. Men who ask for a ride will be directed to another car service. Similar services thrive in India, South Africa and several Middle Eastern cities. Japan ha
24、s had women-only railway carriages on and off since 1912. Known as hana densha (flower trains), they offer shelter from the gropers who make rush hour in Tokyo so disagreeable. But SheTaxis faces two speed bumps. One is practical. Demand has been so great that the firm has had to decelerate its laun
25、ch until it can recruit 500 drivers. The other obstacle is legal. By employing only female drivers, She Taxis is obviously discriminating against men. Since anti-discrimination law is not always applied with common sense, that may be illegal. And there is no shortage of potential litigants. Yellow c
26、abbies are furious at the growth of online taxi firms such as Uber. “It“s not hard to imagine a guy.filing suit,“ says Sylvia Law of New York University Law School. “SheTaxis“ defence would probably be that its drivers are all independent contractors.“ Because the firm caters only to women, it is di
27、scriminating against male customers, too. Is that legal? Angela Cornell of Cornell Law School thinks there could be a loophole. New York“s Human Rights Commission could make an exemption on the ground that She Taxi offers a service that is in the public interest: women feel safer not getting into ca
28、rs with strange men. Women-only colleges are allowed, so why not women-only cabs? The snag is that some men may also feel safer getting into cabs with female drivers. A study in 2010 found that 80% of crashes in New York City that kill or seriously injure pedestrians involve male drivers. Women driv
29、ers are simply better.（分数：10.00）(1).We can learn from the first paragraph that SheTaxis _.（分数：2.00）A.will increase women driving yellow cabsB.will change the market of booking taxis onlineC.allows female drivers to only choose female passengersD.lets male passengers insist on male drivers(2).It can
30、be inferred that the service of SheTaxis may appeal to _.（分数：2.00）A.women who are nervous about taxi driversB.women with certain religious beliefsC.women who are tired of taking taxisD.men who ask for a ride(3).The word “gropers“ (Para. 3) probably refers to _.（分数：2.00）A.people who cause a traffic j
31、amB.men who make sexual harassment to womenC.men who cause the rush hour in TokyoD.people who make taking trains disagreeable(4).If SheTaxis is accused of discriminating against men, it may _.（分数：2.00）A.decelerate its launch as an online taxi firmB.employ both male and female driversC.make anti-disc
32、rimination law not applicableD.spring to the defence of its drivers(5).She Taxis may be exempt from illegality by New York“s Human Rights Commission because _.（分数：2.00）A.its service provided is based on the public interestB.it discriminates against male passengersC.it provides service also for male
33、passengersD.it decreases crashes caused by male drivers六、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)It took some time to figure out just the right shopping complex, off just the right highway interchange and just the right distance from Seoul, that could accommodate a 624,000-square-foot storethat is to say, one more th
34、an three times the size of the average Wal-Mart Supercenter. It took more time to solve certain mysteries, like how big to make the store“s children“s section in a country where kids are often given ample space in the family living quarters. It took more time to figure out how to showcase kitchens t
35、hat incorporate kimchi refrigerators, a uniquely Korean appliance and even more time to untangle nuances of the market, like the South Korean“s preference for metal chopsticks. In all, it took about six years for Ikea to unveil its inaugural store in South Korea, in Gwangmyeong, starting from the fi
36、rst scouting trip. The lag was typically Ikean. But six years? “The more global, the more complex it gets,“ replies Mikael Palmquist, the regional manager of retail for Asia Pacific. “We need to get these things right or we will never be taken seriously.“ Today the Gwangmyeong store, which is the co
37、mpany“s largest in the world by shopping area, is on track to become one of Ikea“s top-performing outlets for 2015. The success is hardly a fluke . Ikea, it seems, is a genius at selling Ikeaflat packing, transporting, and reassembling its quirky Swedish styling all across the planet. The furniture
38、and furnishings brand is in more countries than Wal-Mart and Carrefour. China, where Ikea has eight of its 10 biggest stores, is the company“s fastest-growing market. An outlet in Morocco is coming soon, and there are hints that Brazil may not be far off. Meanwhile, Ikea is going meatballs out in In
39、dia, where it plans to invest about $2 billion over a decade to open 10 stores. Getting it right in emerging markets like China and India, where Ikea is well-positioned to capitalize on a growing middle class, is a key factor in its goal of hitting 50 billion in sales by 2020. That“s up from （分数：10.
40、00）(1).The first paragraph is used to illustrate that _.（分数：2.00）A.it took more time to figure out a right shopping complexB.it was tricky to make an ample children“s section in a storeC.it was time-consuming to untangle nuances of the Korean marketD.the lag is the unique feature of Ikea to open new
41、 stores(2).Ikea doesn“t expand too rapidly because _.（分数：2.00）A.it is a global companyB.the expansion is too complexC.it is difficult to get things rightD.it needs to be taken seriously by customers(3).The phrase “a fluke“ (Para. 4) probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.an effortB.good luckC.an opportunityD.a
42、 necessity(4).According to the text, Ikea is a genius at all of the following EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.selling its furnitureB.selling its furnishingsC.reassembling Swedish styleD.expanding outlets(5).Which of the following is NOT true?（分数：2.00）A.Ikea is aiming for around 500 stores by 2020.B.South Korean
43、 is Ikea“s fastest-growing market.C.Brazil may be one of Ikea“s emerging markets.D.Ikea plans to capitalize on middle classes in India.七、Text 4(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Nationally, an ageing population is a problem. But locally it can be a boon. The over-50s control 80% of Britain“s wealth, and like to spend
44、it on houses and high-street shopping. The young “generation rent“, by contrast, is poor, distractible and liable to shop online. People aged between 50 and 74 spend twice as much as the under-30s on cinema tickets. Between 2000 and 2010 restaurant spending by those aged 65-74 increased by 33%, whil
45、e the under-30s spent 18% less. And while the young still struggle to find work, older people are retiring later. During the financial crisis full-time employment fell for every age group but the over-65s, and there has been a rash of older entrepreneurs. Pensioners also support the working populati
46、on by volunteering: some 100 retirees in Christchurch help out as business mentors. Even if they wanted to, most small towns and cities could not capture the cool kids. Mobile young professionals cluster, and greatly prefer to cluster in London. Even supposed meccas like Manchester are ageing: clubs
47、 in that city are becoming members-only. Towns that aim too young, like Bracknell and Chippenham, can find their high streets full of closed La Senzas (a lingerie chain) and struggling tattoo parlours. Companies often lag behind local authorities in working this out. They are London-obsessed, and ha
48、ve been slow to appreciate the growing economic heft of the oldwho are assumed, often wrongly, to stick with products they learned to love in their youth. But Caroyln Freeman of Revelation Marketing reckons Britain could be on the verge of a marketing surge directed at the grey pound, “similar to wh
49、at we saw with the pink“. The window will not remain open forever: soon the baby boomers will start to ail, and no one else alive today is likely to have such a rich retirement. Meanwhile, with the over-50s holding the purse strings, the towns that draw them are likely to grow more and more pleasant. Decent restaurants and nice shops spring up in the favoured haunts of the old, just as they do in the trendy, revamped boroughs of London. Latimer House, a Christchurch furniture store full of retro clothing and 1940s mus
