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［例］全国入学联考英语试题阅读部分第二篇文章讲义21MBA050813Suppose you go into a fruiterersshop,wanting anapple-you takeup one,and onbiting ityou finditis sour;you lookat it,and seethat it is hard and green.You takeup anotherone,and that,too,is hard,green,and sour.The shopmanoffers youa third;but,before bitingit,you examineit,and findthat itishard and green,and youimmediately saythat you will nothave it,as itmust beSOUG like those thatyou have alreadytried.Nothing can be moresimple thanthat,you think;but ifyou willtake thetrouble to analyze andtraceout into its logicalelements thathas beendone by the mind,you will be greatlysurprised.In the firstplace youhave performedthe operationof induction.You findthat,in twoexperiences,hardness andgreennessin appleswent togetherwith sourness.It wasso in the firstcase,and it was confirmedbythe second.True,it is a verysmall basis,but stillit isenough fromwhich to make aninduction;yougeneralized thefacts,and youexpect to find sournessin appleswhere youget hardnessandgreenness.You foundupon thata generallaw,that allhard and green apples are sour;and that,so farasit goes,is aperfect induction.Well,having gotyour naturallaw inthis way,when youare offeredanotherapple whichyou findit hard andgreen,you say,“All hardandgreen applesare sour;thisapple ishardandgreen;therefore,this appleis sour.”That trainof reasoningis whatlogicians calla（三段论法），syllogism andhas allits variousparts andterms-its majorpremises,its minorpremises,and conclusion.And,by thehelp offurther reasoning,which,if drawnout,would have to beexhibitedin twoor threeother syllogisms,you arriveat yourfinal determination.willnot havethat apple.So〃that,you see,youhave,in the others to see.Anyone cansay anythingthey want,whether itsrightor wrong/said Case.Readers haveto determinefor themselveswho totrust.In aworld of almost infinitevoices,respected journalistsand respectedbrand nameswill probablybecome more important,not less/Case said.The Internettoday is about whereradio was80years ago,or television50years agoor cable25years ago,he said.But it is growingrapidly becauseit providespeople withfast access to newsand achance to commenton it.

25.The maintopic ofthis passage is.A.the development of journalismB.the rapiddevelopmentof the InternetC.the effectthe Internethas onjournalismD.the advantagesof the Internet［例］全国入学联考英语试题阅读部分第三篇文章26MBAInternet isa vastnetwork of computers thatconnects manyof the worlds businesses,institutions,and individuals.The Internet,which meansinterconnected network of networks,linkstens ofthousands ofsmaller computernetworks.These networkstransmit hugeamounts ofinformation in theform ofwords,images,and sounds.The Internethas informationon virtuallyevery topic.Network userscan searchthrough sourcesrangingfrom vastdatabases tosmall electronicbulletin boards”,where usersform discussiongroupsaround commoninterests.Much of the Internet/s trafficconsists ofmessages sentfrom onecomputeruser to another.These messagesare calledelectronic mailor e-mail.Internet usershave electronicaddresses thatallow them to sendand receivee-mail.Other usersofthe networkinclude obtainingnews,joining electronicdebates,and playingelectronic games.Onefeature of the Internet,known asthe WorldWide Web,provides graphics,audio,and videotoenhance the informationinits documents.These documentscover avast numberof topics.People usuallyaccess the Internet with a devicecalled amodem.Modems connectcomputers to thenetwork throughtelephone lines.Much of the Internetoperates throughworldwide telephonenetworksof fiber-optic cables.These cablescontain hair-thin strandsof glassthat carrydata aspulsesof light.They cantransmit thousandsof timesmore datathan localphone lines,most of which consistofcopper wires.The history of the Internet beganin the1960/s.At thattime,the AdvancedResearch ProjectsAgencyARPA of the UnitedStates Departmentof Defensedeveloped anetworkofcomputers calledARPAnet.Originally,ARPAnet connectedonly militaryand governmentcomputer systems.Its purposewasto make these systemssecure in the eventof adisaster orwar.Soon afterthe creationofARPAnet,universities andother institutionsdeveloped theirown computernetworks.These networkseventuallywere mergedwith ARPAnetto formthe Internet.By the1990/s anyonewith acomputer,modem,and Internetsoftware couldlink upto the Internet.In the future,theInternetwill probablygrowmore sophisticatedas computertechnology becomesmore powerful.Many expertsbelieve theInternetmay becomepart of a largernetwork calledthe informationsuperhighway.This network,stillunder development,would linkcomputers withtelephone companies,cable televisionstations,andother communicationsystems.People couldbank,shop,watch TV,and performmany otheractivitiesthrough thenetwork.

39.This passage isaboutthe of theInternet.A.future B.general introductionC.use D.history［例刀全国入学联考英语试题阅读部分第一篇文章2MBAShoppers whohave flockedto onlinestores for their holidayshopping arelosing privacywithevery mouseclick,according toa newreport.（仔名The studyby theWashington-based ElectronicPrivacy InformationCenter scrutinizedHI审查）privacy policieson100of the most popularonline shoppingsites andcompared thosepolicieswith aset ofbasic privacyprinciples that have cometo beknown asfair information practices/Thegroup foundthat none of the100sites metall of the basiccriteria forprivacy protection,whichinclude givingnotice ofwhat informationis collectedand howitis used,offering consumersa choiceoverwhether theinformation willbe used in certainways,allowing access to datathat giveconsumersa chanceto seeand correcttheinformationcollected,and institutingthe kindof securitymeasuresthat ensurethat informationwon/t fallinto thewrong hands.“This studyshows thatsomebody else,other thanSanta,is readingyour Christmaslist/said JeffChester;executive directorof theCenter forMedia Education,which alsoworked on the survey.The onlineprivacy ofchildren isprotected byFederal TradeCommission rules,but adultsdo notsharethe samedegree ofprivacy protection.The government,like theonline shoppingindustry,favors self-regulation overimposition offurther governmentrestrictions onelectroniccommerce.Marc Rosenberg,executive directorof theprivacy group,said thestudy showedthatself-regulations hadfailed.zzWe needlegislation toenforce fairinformationpractices/he said,Consumers areat greaterrisk thanthey werein1997/when the group releasedits firstreport.The surveyalso askedwhether the100sites usedprofile-based advertising,and whetherthesites incorporate“cookies technology,which givesWeb sitesbasic informationon visitors.Profiling isthepractice ofgathering information about consumersinterests bytracing theirmovements online.The informationis thenused tocreate targetedadvertisingon Websites.All but18of thetop shoppingsites diddisplay aprivacy policy,a majorimprovement overtheearly daysof electroniccommerce,when suchpolicies werescarce.But thatdid notsatisfy theprivacygroup:Companies areposting privacypolicies,but thesepolicies are not the same thingas fairinformationpractices/Rosenberg said.The sitesalso did not performwell byother measures,the groupsaid.It foundthat35of thesitesfeature profile-based advertising,and87percent usecookies.The groupconcluded that thepolicies thatwere postedare typicallyconfusing,incomplete,and inconsistent/The report,“SurferBeware III:Privacy PoliciesWithout PrivacyProtection/is the third suchsurvey by thegroup.It calledforfurther developmentof technologiesthat helpconsumers protecttheir privacyand evenanonymitywhen exploringtheInternet.

54.What does the passage mainly talkaboutA.Marc Rosenbergs study onself-regulation.B.Some onlineproblems foundby aprivacy group/sstudy.C.Adults andchildren aredifferent.D.Online securitymeasures.［例］全国入学联考英语试题阅读部分第二篇文章28MBABy education,I meanthe influence of the environment uponthe individualto produceapermanent changein thehabits ofbehavior,of thoughtand ofattitude.It isin beingthus susceptible（轻易受影响）to the environment thatman differsfrom theanimals,and the higher animalsfromthe lower.The loweranimals areinfluenced bythe environmentbut notin thedirection of changing（遗传;继承）.their habits.Their instinctiveresponses arefew andfixed byheredity Whentransferredto anunnatural situation,such ananimal isled astrayby itsinstincts.Thus theu ant-lion（腹部），“whose instinctimplies it to bore into loosesand bypushing backwardswith abdomengoesbackwards ona plateof glassas soonas dangerthreatens,and endeavors,with theutmost exertionsto boreintoit.It knowsno othermode offlight,“or ifsuch alonely animal is engagedupon achain of（actions and is interrupted,it eithergoes onvainly with the remainingactions asuseless ascultivating）an unsownfield ordies inhelpless inactivity^.Thus anet-making spiderwhich digsa burrowand（堡垒）rims itwith abastion ofgravel andbits ofwood,when removedfrom ahalf finishedhome,willnot begin again,though itwill continueanother burrow,even onemade with a pencil.Advance in the scaleof evolutionalong suchlines asthese couldonly bemade bytheemergence ofcreatures withmore and more complicatedinstincts.Such beingswe knowin the antsand spiders.But anotherline ofadvance wasdestined toopen outa muchmore far-reachingpossibility ofwhich wedo notsee the end perhapseven inman.Habits,instead ofbeing bornready-made whenthey arecalled instinctsand nothabits atall wereleft moreandmoreto theformativeinfluenceof theenvironment,ofwhichthemostimportant factorwas theparent whonowcared for the younganimal duringa periodof infancyin whichvaguer instinctsthan thoseof theinsectswere moldedto suitsurroundings whichmight beconsiderably changedwithout harm.This means,one mightat firstimagine,that graduallyheredity becomes less and environmentmore important.But thisis hardlythe truthand certainlynot thewhole truth.For althoughfixedautomatic responseslikethoseof theinsect-like creaturesarenolonger inherited,although selectionforpurification of that sortis nolonger goingon,yet selectionfor educabilityis verydefinitely stillofimportance.The abilityto acquirehabits can be conceivablyinherited justas muchas candefiniteresponses tonarrow situations.Besides,since amechanism-is now,forthefirst time,created bywhichthe individualin contradictionto thespecies canbe fittedto theenvironment,the latterbecomes,in anothersense,less notmore important.And finally,less notthehigher animals whopossessthe powerofchangingtheir environmentby engineeringfeats and the like,a power海狸，卓越土也possessed tosome extenteven bythe beaverand preeminentlyby man.Environment and heredity arein nocase exclusivebut alwayssupplementary factors.

55.Which of the following is themost suitabletitle forthe passageA.The Evolutionof InsectsB.Environment andHeredityC.Education:The Influenceof theEnvironmentD.The Instincts of Animals［例］全国入学联考英语试题阅读部分第一篇文章29MBAThe stabilityof theU.S.banking systemis maintainedby means of supervisionand regulation,inspections,deposit insurance,and loansto troubledbanks.For over50years,these precautionshaveprevented bankingpanics.However,there have been someclose calls.The collapseof ContinentalIllinoisBankTrusted Companyof Chicagoin1984didnotbring downthe bankingsystem,but itcertainlyrattled somewindows.In thelate1970s,Continental soaredtoaleadership positionamong Midwesternbanks.Parts of its growth strategy wererisky,however.It mademany loansin theenergy field,including$1billion thatit tookover fromPenn SquareBank ofOklahoma City.To obtain the fundsit neededtomake theseloans,Continental reliedheavily onshort-term borrowingfrom other banks andlarge,30-day certificatesof deposit-hot money”,in bankingjargon.At leastone Continentalofficer sawdangersigns andwrote awarning memoto hersuperiors,but thememo wentunheeded.Althoughthe Comptrollerof theCurrency inspectedContinental ona regularbasis,it failedtoseehow seriousitsproblems weregoing to be.Penn SquareBank wasclosed byregulators inJuly

1982.When energyprices beganto slip,most of the$1billion inloans thatContinental hadtaken overfrom thesmaller banksturned outtobe bad.Other loansto troubledcompanies such as Chrysler,International Harvester,and Branifflooked questionable.Seeing theseproblems,“hot moneyowners beganto pulltheir fundsout ofContinental.By thespring of1984,a runon Continental had begun.In May,the bankhad toborrow$

3.5billion from the Fedto replaceovernight fundsit hadlost.But thiswas notenough.To try tostem theoutflow ofdeposits fromContinental,the FDICagreed toguarantee notjust thefirst$100,000of eachdepositors moneybut allofit.Nevertheless,the runcontinued.Federal regulatorstried hardtofinda soundbank thatcould takeover Continental-a commonwayof rescuingfailing banks.But Continentalwas justtoo bigfor anyoneto buy.By July,all hopeof aprivate sector rescue was dashed.Regulators faceda starkchoice:Let Continentalcollapse ortake itoverthemselves.Letting thebank failseemed toorisky.It wasestimated thatmore than100otherbankshadplaced enoughfunds inContinental toput themat riskif Continentalfailed.Thus,onarainy Thursdayat theendof July,the FDICin effectnationalized ContinentalIllinois ata costof$

4.5billion.This keptthebanks doorsopen andprevented achain reaction.However,in allbut atechnical sense.Continentalhadbecome thebiggest bankfailure inU.S.history.

31.In thespring of1984,Continental experienced.A.a fastgrowth periodB.a stabilityperiodC.a runD.an oilprice

32.By July,all hopeofaprivatesectorrescuewas.A.destroyed B.absurdC.desperate D.damaged

34.Banking panicsmay beprevented bymeansof.C.long-term borrowingD.warning memoA.deposit insuranceB.growthstrategy［例］全国入学联考英语试题阅读部分第四篇文章30MBAThe termcorporate culturerefers toan organizationsvalue system.Managerial philosophies,workplace practices,and organizationalnetwork areincluded in the conceptof corporate culture.Tyson Foods corporateculture is reflectedin thefact thateveryone-even CEODon Tyson-wears tanworkclothes onthe job.The corporateculture istypically shapedbytheleaders whodeveloped thecompany andbythose whosucceed them.One generationof employeespasses ona corporateculture toneweremployees.Sometimes thisis partof formaltraining;new managerswho attendMcDonald/sHamburger Universitymay learnskills inmanagement,but theyalso pickup the basics of theorganizations corporateculture.Employees canabsorb corporateculture throughinformal contactsaswell,by talkingwith otherworkers andthrough theirexperiences onthe job.Corporate culturehasa majorimpact onthe successof anorganization.In organizationswith strongculture,everyoneknows andsupports the organizations objectives.In thosewith weakcultures,no clearsense ofpurposeexists.In fact,the authorsof theclassic bookIn Searchof Excellenceconcluded thepresenceof astrong corporateculture wasthe singlecommon threadamong manydiverse buthighlysuccessful companiessuch asGeneral Electricand McDonalds.As youcan imagine,changing acompanys corporateculture canbe verydifficult.But somemanagerstryto do justthat whenthey feelthe currentcultureisweak,or whenthe organizationsobjectiveschange and the oldculture nolonger fits.Sometimes thecompetitive situationof acompanychanges;electric utilities,which oncehad theirprofits guaranteedby publicregulation,nowface capitalist-style competition.Firms thatwere comfortablycompeting againstother Americancompaniesnow findthemselves fightingcompetitors fromoverseas,too.Management expertPeter Druckerfeels that,rather thantrying tochange culture,managers shouldfocuson changingemployees habits,as follows:IT|*Define whatresults areneeded.Specify inmeasurable termswhat theorganization ordepartment,or officeneeds toachieve.13^*Determine wherethese resultsare alreadybeing achievedwithin thecurrent organization.Analyze thedepartments that are alreadyeffective.Find outwhat they are doingdifferently from therest.PPM*Determine whattop managementcan do to encouragethese goodresults.Drucker suggeststhatexecutives openlyask whatthey candotohelp,and thendo it.PPM*Change thereward system-or developa newone-to recognizethese effectivehabits.Whenemployees realizethat theorganization reallydoes rewardthe newapproach,they willadopt itmuchmore quickly.Whether onewants tochange anorganizations cultureor not,itisimportant tochoose managersandemployees whosepersonal stylesfit theorganizations goals.

64.According toPeter Drucker,when changingemployees habits,a managershouldA.first determinewhich partsof theorganization bestmeet thecorporate cultureB.first determinewhat isto be achieved bythe corporationC.reward allthe employeesthat bestknow theorganizations corporatecultureD.restructure theorganization

65.According to the passage,in McDonaldsHamburger firstplace,established alaw byinduction,and uponthat youhave foundeda deduction,and reasonedout thespecialparticular case.Well now,suppose,having gotyour conclusionof thelaw,that atsome timesafterwards,you arediscussingthe qualitiesof applewith afriend;youwillsay tohim,“It isa verycurious thing,but I findthat allhardandgreenapplesaresour!”Your friendsays toyou,“But howdo youknow thatYou atonceapply,zzOh,because I have triedthem overand overagain,and havealways foundthemto beso.Well,if wewere talkingscience insteadof commonsense,we shouldcall thatan experimentalverification.And,if stillopposed,yougofurther,and say,“Ihaveheard frompeople.In SomersetshireandDevonshire,where alarge numberof applesare grown,and inLondon,where manyapples aresoldand eaten,that theyhave observedthesamething.It isalso foundto be the casein Normandy,and inNorth America.In short,Ifindittobe theuniversal experienceof mankindwherever attentionhasbeen directedto the subject/Whereupon,your friend,unless heisavery unreasonableman,agrees withyou,andisperhaps hedoes notknow hebelievesit,that the more extensiveverificationshave beenmade,and resultsof thesame kindarrived at-that themore variedthe conditionsunderwhich thesame resultsare attained,themorecertain is the ultimateconclusion,and hedisputes thequestionno further.He seesthat theexperiment hasbeen triedunder allsorts ofconditions,as totime,place,and people,with thesame result;and hesays withyou,therefore,thatthelaw youhavelaid downmust bea goodone,andhemust believeit.

55.Apples areused.A.in orderto convincethe readerthat fruithas nointellectUniversity,.A.new managers,learn theorganizations corporateculture atlengthB.new managershave thechances to know abouttheorganization/s corporatecultureC.new managersspend moretime instudying theorganization/scorporateculture rather thanmanagement skills[例全国D.new managersare usuallymore interestedin learningthe managementskills31]MBA入学联考英语试题阅读部分第三篇文章第

一、二段（疏远）One of the saddestthings aboutthe periodin whichwe liveis thegrowing estrangementbetweenAmerica andEurope.This maybeasurprising discoveryto thosewho areover impressedbythe speedwith whichturbojets canhop fromNew Yorkto Paris.But toanyone whois awareof whatAmericaonce meantto Englishlibertarian poetsand philosophers,to theyoung Ibisesbitterly（痛斥）excoriating Europeanroyalty forthe murderof Lincoln,to Italiannovelists andpoetstranslating thenineteenth centuryAmerican classicsas ademonstration againstFascism,there issomethingparticularly disquietingin theway thatthe EuropeanLeft,historically“pro-Americanbecause itidentified America with expansivedemocracy,now punishesAmericawithEuropes lackofhope in the future.Although Americahas obviouslynot fulfilledthe visionaryhope entertainedfor itintheromantic（heyday,Americans have,until recently,thought of themselves as an idea,a propositionin Lincolns）word setup forthe enlightenmentand theimprovement ofmankind.Officially,we liveby ouroriginalprinciples;we insiston thisboastfully andeven inhumanly.And itis preciselythis（使苦恼，使厌烦）steadfastness toprinciple thatirks Europeanswho underso manypressures havehadto shiftand tochange,to compromiseand toretreat.

60.The writerstates that,until recently,Americans thoughtof theircountry asa.A.source ofenlightenmentB.leader intechnological progressC.recipient ofEuropean heritageD.peacemaker［例］全国入学联考英语试题阅读部分第四篇文章前四段32MBAThe trulyincompetent maynever knowthe depthsof theirown incompetence,a pairof socialpsychologistssaid onThursday.（可等人）“We foundagain andagain thatpeople whoperform poorlyrelative to their peersItended tothink thatthey didrather well.”Justin Kruger,co-author ofa studyonthesubject,said inatelephone interview.Kruger andco-author DavidDunning foundthat whenit cametoavariety ofskills-logical（无能；愚蠢）reasoning,grammar,even senseof humor-people whoessentially wereinept neverrealizedit,while thosewho hadsome abilitywere self-critical.It hadlittle todo withinnate modesty,Kruger said,but ratherwithacentral paradox:Incompetents lackthe basicskills toevaluate theirperformance realistically.Once theyget thoseskills,they knowwhere theystand,even ifthat isatthebottom.

63.Why doincompetent peoplerarely knowtheyareineptA.They aretoo inepttoknowwhat competenceis.B.They arenot skillfulat logicalreasoning,grammar,and senseof humor.C.They lackthebasicskills toevaluate theirperformance realistically.B.to illustratethesubjectof the passageC.to givecolor to the storyD.to showhow foolishlogic is［例］全国入学联考英语试题阅读部分第一篇文章22MBAA littlemore thana centuryago,Michael Faraday,the notedBritish physicist,managed togainaudience witha groupof highgovernment officials,to demonstratean electrochemicalprinciple,inthe hopeof gainingsupport forhis work.After observingthe demonstrationsclosely,one of the officialsremarked bluntly,Its a〃fascinating demonstration,young man,but justwhat practicalapplication willcome ofthis ldon/tknow/replied Faraday,abut Ido knowthat100years fromnow you/llbetaxing them.”From thedemonstrationofaprinciple to the marketingof productsderived fromthat principleis oftena long,involved seriesof steps.The speedand effectivenesswith whichthese stepsare takenare closelyrelatedtothehistoryofmanagement,the artof gettingthings done.Just asmanagement appliestothe wondersthathaveevolved fromFaradayand otherinventors,so itapplied some4,000years agotothe workingof thegreat Egyptianand Mesopotamianimport andexport firms...to Hannibalsremarkablefeat ofcrossing theAlps in218B.C.with90,000foot soldiers,12,000horsemen andaconveyor beltof40elephants...or tothe earlyChristian Church,with itsworld-shaking conceptsofindividual freedomand equality.These ancientinnovators weredeeply involvedinthe problems ofauthority,divisions oflaboodiscipline,unity ofcommand,clarity ofdirection andtheotherbasic factorsthataresomeaningful to management today.But thereal impetustomanagementasanemerging professionwasthe IndustrialRevolution.Originating in18th-century England,itwastriggered bya seriesofclassic inventionsand newprocesses;among themJohn Kaysflying Shuttlein

1733.JamesHargreaves SpinningJenny in1770,Samuel CromptonsMule Spinnerin1779and EdmudCartwrightsPower Loomin

1785.

51.The anecdoteabout MichaelFaraday indicatesthat.A.politicians taxeverythingB.people areskeptical aboutthe valuesof pureresearchC.government shouldsupport scientistsD.he wasrejected byhis government［例］全国入学联考英语试题阅读部分第二篇文章第一段23MBABy education,I meanthe influenceoftheenvironment uponthe individualto produceapermanent changeinthehabits ofbehavior,of thoughtand ofattitude.It isin beingthus susceptible（轻易受影响）totheenvironment thatman differsfrom theanimals,andthehigheranimalsfromthe lower.The loweranimals areinfluenced bytheenvironmentbut notinthedirection ofchanging（遗传;继承）,their habits.Their instinctiveresponses arefew andfixed byheredity Whentransferredtoanunnatural situation,such ananimalisled astrayby itsinstincts.Thus theu ant-lion.（腹部）whose instinctimplies itto boreinto loosesand bypushing backwardswith abdomen,goesbackwards ona plateof glassas soonas dangerthreatens,and endeavors,withtheutmost exertions〃toboreintoit.It knowsno othermode offlight,or ifsuchalonely animalis engagedupon achain of（actions andis interrupted,it eithergoes onvainly withthe remainingactions asuseless ascultivating）an unsownfield ordies inhelpless inactivity”.Thus anet-making spiderwhich digsa burrowand（堡垒）rims itwithabastion ofgravel andbits ofwood,when removedfrom ahalf finishedhome,willnot beginagain,though itwill continueanother burrow,even onemade witha pencil.

56.What canbe inferredfrom the example oftheant-lion inthefirst paragraphA.Instinctsofanimals canlead tounreasonable reactionsin strangesituation.B.When itis engagedinachain actionsit cannotbe interrupted.C.Environment andheredity aretwo supplementaryfactors inthe evolutionof insects.D.Along thelines ofevolution hereditybecomeslessandenvironmentmoreimportant.第三章阅读了解测试题型及解题技巧）主旨题1What is the mainidea ofthe passageWhat is the passagemainly aboutWhat does the passagemainly discussWhat is themain pointthe authormakes inthe passageThe passageismainlyabout.The best title forthepassageis.The passagecould beentitled.The passagetells us.The mainidea ofthe second paragraph is.What wouldbe themost appropriatetitle forthe passageWhich ofthe following wouldbethebesttitleforthe passageWhatisthe purposeofthe passageThe purposeofthepassageis.Which ofthe followingisthe authors mainpurpose inthepassageThearticle iswritten toexplain.2细节题・,■because.The reasonfor...is that.According tothe writer,who what,where,whenIn whatyearWhy isareWhat doesthe exampleof...illustrateThe authorwants toprove withtheexampleof...that.The...example implies that.The exampleof...inthe paragraph X isusedto.词语释义题3Whatisthe possiblemeaning ofthe wordin LineX,Paragraph X〃In LineX,the wordprobably means.In LineX,the phraseprobably means.〃〃Which isthe probabledefinition ofthe word.The firstsentence inthethirdparagraph tells us that.The sentenceinthefirstparagraphimplies that.推断题4It canbe inferredfrom thepassage that.It canbe concludedfromthepassage that.Thepassage implies that.We cansee infer,conclude,learn fromthepassagethat.The authorimpliesthat.The firstpassageimpliesthat.What conclusioncanbedrawn fromthepassageWhat doesthepassage suggestWhichdoesthesecondparagraphimply thatWhich ofthe following canbe inferredfromthepassageWhatdoestheparagraphpreceding thisone probablydiscuss是非判断题Where wouldthis paragraphmost probablybe found5Whichofthe followingis true according tothe writerWhichofthe following statements is NOTtrueaccording tothe passageWhich ofthefollowing statementsis NOT mentionedaccording tothepassageWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTincluded inthe passageAllofthefollowingis true EXCEPT.判断作者观点和态度题6The authorofthepassage seemstobe.The authorsattitude towardsXis.The authorsattitude towardsX maybest besummarized asoneofthefollowingwords.Whichofthefollowingthe authoris mostlikely toagree withWhatistheauthors opinionaboutWhat isthe toneofthepassageThe toneoftheauthor canbest bedescribed as.The authorofthepassage seemstobein favoroftheidea of［例］全国入学联考英语试题阅读部分第一篇文章24MBAIn recentyears manycountries oftheworldhavebeenfaced withtheproblemof howtomake theirworkers moreproductive.Some expertsclaim theanswer istomakejobs morevaried.Butdo morevaried jobslead to greater productivityThere isevidence tosuggest thatwhile varietycertainlymakes the workers lifemore enjoyable,it doesnot actuallymake themwork harder.As farasincreasing productivityis concerned,then varietyis notan important factor.Other expertsfeel thatgiving theworkers freedomtodotheir jobsin theirown wayisimportant andthere isno doubtthat thisistrue.The problemis thatthis kindof freedomcannoteasily begiven inthe modernfactory withits complicatedmachinery whichmust beusedina fixedway.Thus whilefreedom ofchoice maybe important,there isusually verylittle thatcanbedone tocreateit.Another importantconsideration ishow mucheach workercontributes tothe producthe ismaking.In mostof factoriesemployers arenow experimentingwith havingmanysmall productionlinesratherthanone largeone,so thateach workercontributes moretotheproduction ofthe carsonhis line.It wouldseem thatnot onlyis degreeof workercontribution animportantfactor,but itis alsoonewe cando somethingabout.To whatextent doesmore moneylead togreater productivityThe workersthemselvescertainly thinkthis important.But perhapsthey want more moneyonly becausetheworkthey doisso boring.Money justlets themenjoy theirspare timemore.A similarargument mayexplaindemands forshorter workinghours.Perhaps ifwe succeedin makingtheir jobs more interesting,theywill neitherwantmoremoney,nor willshorter workinghours beso importantto them.

24.In thispassage,theauthortellsus.A.How tomaketheworkers moreproductive.B.Impossible factorsleading togreater efficiencyC.To whatextent moremoney leadstogreaterproductivity.How tomake workersjobsmoreinteresting［例］全国入学联考英语试题阅读部分第二篇文章25MBAThe Internetcan makethe newsmore democratic,giving thepublic achanceto ask questionsandseek outfacts behindstories andcandidates,accordingtothe headofthelargest USon-lineservice.“But thegreatest potentialfor publicparticipation isstill inthefuture,“Steve Case,Chairman ofAmericaOn-line,told arecent meetingon JournalismandtheInternet sponsoredbytheFreedom（讨论会）,Forum However,some otherexperts oftensay thenew technologyofcomputersischanging theface ofjournalism,giving reportersaccesstomore informationand theirreaders achancetoaskquestions andturn todifferent sources.“You donthavetobuy anewspaper andbe confinedtothefour cornersofthatpaper anymore/Sam Meddis,on-line technologyeditor atUSA today,observed aboutthe varietyof informationavailableto computerusers.But theexperts notedthe easyaccesstotheInternetalso meansanyone canpost informationfor。