2012年在职工商管理硕士(MBA)英语模拟试题及答案(二)(2)

31. The best title for this passage is ________.

A. Promptness

B. Time

C. Deadlines

D. Etiquette

32. In the United States the child who must go to bed early, be prompt at school,

or bring a tardy slip if he is late______

A. is learning the importance of time and punctuality in his culture.

B. Is learning to disobey his parents and teachers.

C. Is being punished for disobeying his mother and school officials.

D. Is being punished for playing too much.

33. If a person is late for a business meeting, he may be _____

A. criticized

B. fired

C. made to pay

D. given a pay rise

34. Social etiquette in the United States allows people______

A. to be a few minutes late for interviews and business meetings.

B. to come early to parties

C. to be up to a half-hour late for some parties.

D. to call a date when he is thirty minutes late.

35. The last sentence means ______

A. people everywhere regulate time in the same way.

B. Conditions decide how people spend time.

C. Regular timetable is important in every culture.

D. Different cultures have different customs concerning time.

PASSAGE 4

Urban life has always involved a balancing of opportunities and rewardsagainst dangers and stress; its motivating force is, in the broadest s_ense, money. Opportunities to make money mean competition and competit_ion is stressful; it is often at its most intense in the largest cities, where opportunities are greatest. The presence of huge numbers of pe_ople inevitable involves more conflict, more traveling, the overloadingof public services and exposure to those deviants and criminals who aredrawn to the rich pickings of great cities. Crime has always flourishedin the relative anonymity of urban life, but today’s ease of movement makes its control more difficult than ever; there is much evidence thatits extent

has a direct relationship to the size of communities. City dwellers may become trapped in their homes by the fear of crime around them.

As a defense against these developments city dwellers tend to use vari_ous strategies to try and reduce the pressures upon themselves: contac_ts with other people are generally made brief and impersonal; doors arekept locked; telephone numbers may be ex-directory; journeys outside th_e home are usually hurried, rather than a source of pleasure. There are other strategies too, which are positively harmful to the individual; f_or example, reducing awareness through drugs or alcohol. Furthermore, a_ll these defensive forms of behavior are harmful to society in general; they cause widespread loneliness and destroy the community’s concern for its members. Lack of informal social contact and indifference to the mi_sfortunes of others, if they are not personally known to oneself, are a_mongst the major causes of urban crime.

36. According to the author, living in a city causes stress because the_ re are so many people who are _____.

A. anxious to succeed

B. in need of help

C. naturally aggressive

D. likely to commit crime

37. The author thinks that crime is increasing in cities because _____.

A. people do not communicate with their neighbors

B. Criminals are difficult to trace in large population

C. People feel anonymous there

D. The trappings of success are attractive to criminals

38. According to the article, what is the worst problem facing people living in cities?

A. crime

B. finding somewhere to live

C. loneliness

D. drugs and alcoholism

39. The biggest incentive to live in a city is_______

A. rewards

B. stress

C. competition

D. money

40. According to the author, crime is caused by several factors, oneof which is _____

A. social isolation

B. defensive behavior

C. hurried journeys

D. personal misfortune

PART III TRANSLATION (15%)

Engineering software technology is constantly evolving, driving the marketplace, allowing companies to bring better products tomarket faster and at lower cost. Each new software release provides breakthroughs that allow companies to rely more on virtual product development and less on hours of laboratory, build-and-break studies. What used to take companies months or even years, costing a lot to design and build, now can be done in just weeks without great expense. This evolution is a direct result of the changing role of design analysis and optimisation software. Once thought of as "an extra step", today, this software is being applied throughout the product development process, testing ideas early in the development stage. ACME, Inc. develops the software tools that allow companies to build better, safer and more reliable products faster than ever before.

PART IV COMPOSITION (15%)

Opportunity and Success

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