1、 咨询电话：0571-22835010社科赛斯（SUCCESS） 中国最大的 MBA 考前辅导机构 http:/12013 年 1 月管理类联考英语二真题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that
2、we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all payments are made electronically. 1 a true cashless society is probably not around the corner. Indeed, predictions have been 2 for two decades but have not yet come to fruition. For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic me
3、ans of payment would soon “revolutionize the very 3 of money itself,“ only to 4 itself several years later. Why has the movement to a cashless society been so 5 in coming?Although electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work 6 the disa
4、ppearance of the paper system. First, it is very 7 to set up the computer, card reader, and telecornmunications networks necessary to make electronic money the 8 form of payment Second, paper checks have the advantage that they 9 receipts, something thai many consumers are unwilling to 10 . Third, t
5、he use of paper checks gives consumers several days of “float“ - it takes several days 11 a check is cashed and funds are 12 from the issuers account, which means that the writer of the check can cam interest on the funds in the meantime. 13 electronic payments arc immediate, they eliminate the floa
6、t for the consumer.Fourth, electronic means of payment may 14 security and privacy concerns. We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information 15 there. The fact that this is not an 16 occurrence means that dishonest persons
7、might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and 17 from someone elses accounts. The 18 of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a new field of computer science is developing to 19 security issues. A further concern is that the use of e lectronic means of payment leaves an
8、electronic 20 that contains a large amount of personal data. There are concerns that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating our privacy.1. A However B Moreover C Therefore D Otherwise2. A off B back C over D around3. A power B concept C history D r
9、ole4. A reward B resist C resume D reverse5. A silent B sudden C slow D steady咨询电话：0571-22835010社科赛斯（SUCCESS） 中国最大的 MBA 考前辅导机构 http:/26. A for B against C with D on7. A expensive B imaginative C sensitive D productive8. A dominant B original C temporary D similar9. A collect B provide C copy D print
10、10. A give up B take over C bring back D pass down11. A before B after C since D when12. A kept B borrowed C withdrawn D released13. A Unless B Because C Until D Though14. A hide B express C raise Dease15. A analyzed B shared C displayed D stored16. A unsafe B unnatural C unclear D uncommon17. A cho
11、ose B steal C benefit D return18. A consideration B manipulation C prevention D justification19. A call for B fight against C adapt to D cope with20. A chunk B chip C trail D pathSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by c
12、hoosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1In an essay entitled “Making It in America”, the author Adam Davidson relates a joke from cotton about just how much a modern textile mill has been automated: The average mill only two employees today,” a man and a dog. The
13、man is there to feed the dog is there to keep the man away from the machines.”Davidsons article is one of a number of pieces that have recently appeared making the point that the reason we have such stubbornly high unemployment and declining middle-class incomes today is also because of the advances
14、 in both globalization and the information technology revolution, which are more rapidly than ever replacing labor with machines or foreign worker.In the past, workers with average skills, doing an average job，could earn an average lifestyle ,But ,today ,average is officially over. Being average jus
15、t wont earn you what it used to. It cant when so many more 咨询电话：0571-22835010社科赛斯（SUCCESS） 中国最大的 MBA 考前辅导机构 http:/3employers have so much more access to so much more above average cheap foreign labor, cheap robotics, cheap software, cheap automation and cheap genius. Therefore, everyone needs to fin
16、d their extra-their unique value contribution that makes them stand out in whatever is their field of employment.Yes, new technology has been eating jobs forever, and always will. But theres been an acceleration. As Davidson notes,” In the 10 years ending in 2009, U.S. factories shed workers so fast
17、 that they erased almost all the gains of the previous 70 years; roughly one out of every three manufacturing jobs-about 6 million in total -disappeared.There will always be changed-new jobs, new products, new services. But the one thing we know for sure is that with each advance in globalization an
18、d the I.T. revolution, the best jobs will require workers to have more and better education to make themselves above average.In a world where average is officially over, there are many things we need to do to support employment, but nothing would be more important than passing some kind of G.I.Bill
19、for the 21st century that ensures that every American has access to poet-high school education.21. The joke in Paragraph 1 is used to illustrate_A the impact of technological advances B the alleviation of job pressureC the shrinkage of textile mills D the decline of middle-class incomes22. According
20、 to Paragraph 3, to be a successful employee, one has to_A adopt an average lifestyle B work on cheap software salaryC contribute something unique D ask for a moderate23. The quotation in Paragraph 4 explains that _A gains of technology have been erased B job opportunities are disappearing at a high
21、 speedC factories are making much less money than beforeD new jobs and services have been offered24. According to the author, to reduce unemployment, the most important is_A to accelerate the I.T. revolution B to ensure more education for peopleC ro advance economic globalization D to pass more bill
22、s in the 21st century25. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the text?A Technology Goes Cheap B New Law Takes EffectC Recession Is Bad D Average Is Over咨询电话：0571-22835010社科赛斯（SUCCESS） 中国最大的 MBA 考前辅导机构 http:/4Text 2A century ago, the immigrants from across the Atlantic incl
23、ued settlers and sojourners. Along with the many folks looking to make a permanent home in the United States came those who had no intention to stay, and 7millin people arrived while about 2 million departed. About a quarter of all Italian immigrants, for exanmle, eventually returned to Italy for go
24、od. They even had an affectionate nickname, “uccelli di passaggio,” birds of passage.Today, we are much more rigid about immigrants. We divide nemcomers into two categories: legal or illegal, good or bad. We hail them as Americans in the making, or our broken immigrantion system and the long politic
25、al paralysis over how to fix it. We dont need more categories, but we need to change the way we think about categories. We need to look beyond strick definitions of legal and illegal. To start, we can recognize the new birds of passage, those living and thriving in the gray areas. We might then begi
26、n to solve our immigration challenges.Crop pickers, violinists, construction workers, entrepreneurs, engineers, home health-care aides and physicists are among todays birds of passage. They are energetic participants in a global economy driven by the flow of work, money and ideas .They prefer to com
27、e and go as opportunity calls them , They can manage to have a job in one place and a family in another.With or without permission, they straddle laws, jurisdictions and identities with ease. We need them to imagine the United States as a place where they can be productive for a while without commit
28、ting themselves to staying forever. We need them to feel that home can be both here and there and that they can belong to two nations honorably.Accommodating this new world of people in motion will require new attitudes on both sides of the immigration battle .Looking beyond the culture war logic of
29、 right or wrong means opening up the middle ground and understanding that managing immigration today requires multiple paths and multiple outcomes. Including some that are not easy to accomplish legally in the existing system.26 “Birds of passage” refers to those who_A find permanent jobs overseas.
30、B leave their home countries for good.C immigrate across the Atlantic. D stay in a foregin temporaily.27 It is implied in paragraph 2 that the current immigration stystem in the US_A needs new immigrant categories. B has loosened control over immigrants.C should be adopted to meet challenges. D has
31、been fixeed via political means.28 According to the author, todays birds of passage want_咨询电话：0571-22835010社科赛斯（SUCCESS） 中国最大的 MBA 考前辅导机构 http:/5A fiancial incentives. B a global recognition.C opportunities to get regular jobs. D the freedom to stay and leave.29 The author suggests that the birds of
32、 passage today should be treated _A as faithful partners. B with regal tolerance.C with economic favors. D as mighty rivals.30 the most appropriste title for this test would be .A come and go: big mistake. B living and thriving : great risk.C legal or illegal: big mistake. D with or without : great
33、risk.Text 3Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions, if we take a moment and think about how we are likely to react, we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects of our quick, hard-wired responses.Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms; if we are jud
34、ging whether someone is dangerous, our brains and bodies are hard-wired to react very quickly, within milliseconds. But we need more time to assess other factors. To accurately tell whether someone is sociable, studies show, we need at least a minute, preferably five. It takes a while to judge compl
35、ex aspects of personality, like neuroticism or open-mindedness.But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli arent exclusive to the interpersonal realm. Psychologists at the University of Toronto found that viewing a fast-food logo for just a few milliseconds primes us to read 20 percent faster, e
36、ven though reading has little to do with eating. We unconsciously associate fast food with speed and impatience and carry those impulses into whatever else were doing, Subjects exposed to fast-food flashes also tend to think a musical piece lasts too long.Yet we can reverse such influences. If we kn
37、ow we will overreact to consumer products or housing options when we see a happy face (one reason good sales representatives and real estate agents are always smiling), we can take a moment before buying. If we know female job screeners are more likely to reject attractive female applicants, we can
38、help screeners understand their biases-or hire outside screeners.John Gottman, the marriage expert, explains that we quickly “thin slice” information reliably only after we ground such snap reactions in “thick sliced” long-term study. When Dr. Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will sta
39、y together, he invites them to his island retreat for a muck longer evaluation; two days, not two seconds.咨询电话：0571-22835010社科赛斯（SUCCESS） 中国最大的 MBA 考前辅导机构 http:/6Our ability to mute our hard-wired reactions by pausing is what differentiates us from animals: doge can think about the future only inter
40、mittently or for a few minutes. But historically we have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplating the longer term. Although technology might change the way we react, it hasnt changed our nature. We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the high-speed trend.
41、31. The time needed in making decisions may_.A vary according to the urgency of the situation B prove the complexity of our brain reactionC depend on the importance of the assessment D predetermine the accuracy of our judgment32. Our reaction to a fast-food logo shows that snao decisions_.A can be a
42、ssociative B are not unconsciousC can be dangerous D are not impulsive33. Toreverse the negative influences of snap decisions,we should_.A trust our first impression B do as people usually doC think before we act D ask for expert advice34. John Gottman says that reliable snap reaction are based on_.
43、A critical assessment Bthin sliced studyC sensible explanation D adequate information35. The authors attitude toward reversing the high-speed trend is_.A tolerant B uncertain C optimistic D doubtfulText 4Europe is not a gender-equality heaven.In particular, the corporate workplace will never be comp
44、letely familyfriendly until women are part of senior management decisions,and Europe,s top corporate-governance positions remain overwhelmingly male .indeed,women hold only 14 percent of positions on Europe corporate boards.The Europe Union is now considering legislation to compel corporate boards t
45、o maintain a certain proportion of women-up to 60 percent.This proposed mandate was born of frustration. Last year, Europe Commission Vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action. Reding invited corporations to sign up for gender balance goal of 40 percent female board membership. But her appeal was considered a failure: only 24 companies took it up.Do we need quotas to ensure that women can continue to clim
