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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上2005年真题 uestions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Mosthumanbeingsactual1ydecidebeforetheythink.Whenanyhumanbeingexecutive,specializedexpert,orpersoninthestreetencountersacomplexissueandformsanopinion,oftenwithinamatterofseconds,howthoroughlyhasheorsheexploredtheimplicationsofthevariou
2、scoursesofaction?Answer:notverythoroughly.Veryfewpeople,nomatterhowinte1ligentorexperienced,cantakeinventoryofthemanybranchingpossibilities,possibleoutcomes,sideeffects,andundesiredconsequencesofapolicyoracourseofactioninamatterofseconds.Yet,thosewhopridethemse1vesonbeingdecisiveoftentrytodojustthat
3、.Andoncetheirbrainslockontoanopinion,mostoftheirthinkingthereafterconsistsoffindingsupportforit.Averyserioussideeffectofargumentativedecisionmakingcanbealackofsupportforthechosencourseofactiononthepartofthe“losing”faction.Whenonefactionwinsthemeetingandtheothersseethemselvesaslosing,thebattleoftendo
4、esntendwhenthemeetingends.Anger,resentment,andjealousymayleadthemtosabotagethedecisionlater,ortoreopenthedebateatlatermeetings.Thereisabetter.AsphilosopherAldousHuxleysaid,“Itisntwhoisright,butwhatisright,thatcounts.”Thestructured-inquirymethodoffersabetteralternativetoargumentativedecisionmakingbyd
5、ebate.WiththehelpoftheInternetandwirelesscomputertechnologythegapbetweenexpertsandexecutivesisnowbeingdramaticallyclosed.Byactuallyputtingthebrakesonthethinkingprocess,slowingitdown,andorganizingtheflowoflogic,itspossibletocreatealevelofclaritythatsheerargumentationcannevermatch.Thestructured-inquir
6、yprocessintroducesalevelofconceptualclaritybyorganizingthecontributionsoftheexperts,thenbringstheexpertsandthedecisionmakersclosertogether.Althoughitisntpossibleornecessaryforapresidentorprimeministertolisteninoneveryintelligenceanalysismeeting,itspossibletoorganizetheexpertsinformationtogivethedeci
7、sionmakermuchgreaterinsightastoitsmeaning.Thisprocessmaysomewhatresembleamarketingfocusgroup;itsasimple,remarkablycleverwaytobringdecisionmakersclosertothesourceoftheexpertinformationandopinionsonwhichtheymustbasetheirdecisions.4lFromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat.Aexecutive,specializedexpert,areno
8、morecleverthanpersoninthestreetBveryfewpeopledec1debeforetheythinkCthosewhopridethemselvesonbeingdecisiveoftenfailtodosoDpeopletendtoconsidercarefullybeforemakingdecisions42Judgingfromthecontext,whatdoestheword“them”(line4,paragraph2)referto?ADecisionmakers.BThe“losing”faction.CAnger,resentment,andj
9、ealousy.DOtherpeople43AldousHuxleysremark(Paragraph3)impliesthat.AthereisasubtledifferencebetweenrightandwrongBwecannottellwhoisrightandwhatiswrongCwhatisrightismoreimportantthanwhoisrightDwhatisrightaccountsforthequestionwhoisright44Accordingtotheauthor,thefunctionofthestructured-inquirymethodis.At
10、omakedecisionbydebateBtoapplytheInternetandwirelesscomputertechnology.Ctobrakeonthethinkingprocess,slowingitdownDtocreatealevelofconceptualclarity45Thestructured-inquiryprocesscanbeusefulfor.AdecisionmakersBintelligenceanalysismeetingCtheexpertsinformationDmarketingfocusgroupsQuestions46to50arebased
11、onthefollowingpassage:Sportisheadingforanindissolublemarriagewithtelevisionandthepassivespectatorwillenjoyaprivateparadise.Allofthiswillbeinthefutureofsport.Thespectator(thetelevisionaudience)willbethepriorityandprofessionalclubswillhavetoreadjusttheirstructurestoadapttothenewreality:sportasabusines
12、s.Thenewtechnologieswillmeanthatspectatorswillnolongerhavetowaitforbroadcastsbytheconventionalchannels.Theywillbetheoneswhodecidewhattosee.Andtheywillhavetopayforit.IntheUnitedStatesthesystemofthefuturehasalreadystarted:pay-as-you-view.Everythingwillbeofferedbytelevisionandthespectatorwillonlyhaveto
13、choose.ThereviewSportsIllustratedrecentlypublishedafullprofileofthelifeofthesupporterathomeinthemiddleofthenextcentury.Itexplainedthattheconsumerswouldbeabletoselecttheirviewofthematchonagigantic,flatscreenoccupyingthewholeofonewall,withimagesofaclaritywhichcannotbeforeseenatpresent;theycouldwatchfr
14、omthetrainersstandsjustbehindthebatterinagameofbaseballorfromthehelmetofthestarplayerinanAmericanfootballgame.Andattheirdisposalwillbethesaneoptionstheproduceroftherecordedprogrammerhastoselectreplays,tochoosewhichcameratomeandtodecideonthesoundwhethertohearthepublic,theplayers,thetrainerandsoon.Man
15、ysportsexecutives,largelytoooldandtooconservativetofeelathomewiththenewtechnologieswillbelievethatsportmustcontroltheexpansionoftelevisioncoverageinordertosurviveandensurethatspectatorsattendmatches.Theydonotevenaccepttheevidencewhichcontradictstheirviewwhilethereismorebasketballthaneverontelevision
16、,forexample,itisalsocertainthatbasketballismorepopularthanever.Itisalsotheargumentofthesesportsexecutivesthattelevisionharmingthemodestteam.Thisistrue,butthefutureofthoseteamsisalsomodest.Theyhavereachedtheirceiling.Itisthelawofthemarket.Thegreateventscontinuallyattractlargeraudience.TheworldIbeingc
17、onstructedonnewtechnologiessothatpeoplecanmaketheutmostuseoftheirtimeand,intheirhomehaveaccesstothegreatestpossiblerangeofrecreationalactivities.Sportwillhavetoadaptitselftothenewworld.Themostvisionaryexecutivesgofurther.Thatphilosophyis:ratherthanseetelevisiontakeoversportwhynothavesportstakenovert
18、elevision?46Whatdoesthewritermeanbyuseofthephrase“anindissolublemarriage”inthefirstparagraph?Asportiscombinedwithtelevision.Bsportcontrolstelevision.Ctelevisiondictatessports.DSportandtelevisionwillgotheirownways47Whatdoes“they”inline2paragraph2standfor?ABroadcasts.BChannels.CSpectators.DTechnologie
19、s.48Howdomanysportsexecutivesfeelwiththenewtechnologies?Atheyaretoooldtodoanything.BTheyfeelillatease.CTheyfeelcompletelyathome.DTechnologiescangohandinhandwithsports.49Whatisgoingtobediscussedinthefollowingparagraphs?Athephilosophyofvisionaryexecutives.BTheprocessoftelevisiontakingoversport.CTelevi
20、sioncoverageexpansion.DAnexampletoshowhowsporthastakenovertelevision.50Whatmightbetheappropriatetitleofthispassage?Atheargumentsofsportsexecutives.BThephilosophyofvisionaryexecutives.CSportsandtelevisioninthe21stcentury.DSports:abusiness.Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Conveniencefoodhe
21、lpscompaniesbycreatinggrowth,butwhatisitseffectonpeople?Forpeoplewhothinkcookingwasthefoundationofcivilization,themicrowaveisthelastenemy.ThecommunionofeatingtogetherIseasilybrokenbyadevicethatliberateshouseholdscitizensfromwaitingformealtimes.Thefirstgreatrevolutioninthehistoryoffoodisindangerofbei
22、ngundone.Thecompanionshipofthecampfire,cookingpotandcommontable,whichhavehelpedtobondhumansincollaborativelivingforatleastyearscouldbedestroyed.Mealshavecertainlysatedfromtheriseofconveniencefood.TheonlymealsregularlytakentogetherinBritainthesedaysareattheweekend,amongrichfamiliesstrugglingtoretains
23、omethingoftheoldsymboloftogetherness.Indeed,thedaysfirstmealhasallbutdisappeared.Inthe20thcenturytheleisureBritishbreakfastwasunderminedbythecornflake;inthe21stbreakfastisvanishingaltogetheravictimofthequickcupofcoffeeinStarbucksandthecerealbar.Conveniencefoodhasalsomadepeopleforgethowtocookoneofthe
24、apparentparadoxesofmodernfoodisthatwhiletheamountoftimespentcookingmealshasfallenfrom60minutesadayin1980to13Madayin2002,thenumberofcooksandtelevisionprogrammeroncookinghasmultiplied.Butperhapsthisisntaparadox.Maybeitisbecamepeoplecantcookanymore,sotheyneedtobetoldhowtodoit,ormaybeitisbecausepeoplebu
25、ybooksabouthobbies-golf,yachting-notaboutchores.Cookinghasceasedtobeachoreandhasbecomeahobby.Althougheverybodylivesinthekitchen.itsfacilitiesareincreasinglyfordisplayratherthanforuse.Mr.Silversteinsnowbook,”tradingup”lookatmid-rangeconsumersmillingnowtosplashout.HesaysthatindustrialstyleVikingcookpo
26、t,withnearlytwicetheheatoutputofotherranges,havehelpedtopushthe“kitchenastheater”trendinhourgoods.Theycostfrom$1000to$9000.Some75%ofthemareneverused.Conveniencealsohasanimpactonthehealthiness,orotherwise,offood,ofcoursethereisnothingbadaboutreadytoeatfooditself.Youdontgetmuchhealthierthananapple,and
27、supermarketssellabetterforyourangeofready-meals.Butthereisalimittothenumberofapplespeoplewanttoeat;andthesedaysitiseasierforpeopletoeatthekindoffoodthatmakesthemfatThethreeHarvardeconomistsintheirpaper“whyhaveAmericansbecomemoreobese?”pointoutthatinthepast,ifpeoplewantedtoeatfattyhotfood,theyhadtoco
28、okit.Thattooktimeandenergyagoodchipneedsfryingtwice,oncetocookthepotatoandoncetogetitcrispy.Whichdiscouragedofconsumptionofthatcostoffood.Masspreparationoffoodtookawaythatconstraint.Nobodyhastocutanddoublecooktheirownfriesthesedays.Whohasthetime?51Whatmightthepreviousparagraphsdealwith?ATherelations
29、hipbetweenmealsandconveniencefood.BTheimportanceofconveniencefoodinpeopleslife.CTheriseofconveniencefood.DThehistoryoffoodindustry.52Whatistheparadoxinthethirdparagraph?APeopledontknowhowtocook.BThefacilitiesinthekitchenarenottotallyused.CPeoplearebecomingmoreobsess,thusunhealthy.DConveniencefoodact
30、uallydoesnotsavepeoplethrive.53Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?AThebadeffectsofconveniencefoodBMr.SilversteinsnewbookCPeoplesnewhobbyDDisappearanceoftheoldsymboloftogetherness.54WhyhasAmericanbecomemoreobsess?ABecauseofeatingchips.BBecauseofbeingbusy.CBecauseofbeinglazy.DBandC.55Whichofthefollowingm
31、ighttheanothermostlyagreewith?AThereisnothingbadaboutconveniencefood.BConveniencefoodmakespeoplelazy.CConveniencefoodhelpscompaniesgrow.DConveniencefoodisarevolutionincooking.答案：41-55CBCDAACBDCCDADB2006 年1 月Section III Reading Comprehension (40 points) Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following p
32、assage: Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation ( 计算机自动化).Word 000 jobs over the next few years， while 57，processors and typists will lose about 93，000 secretarial jobs will vanish.Blame the PC: Today， many executives type their own memos and carry there secretaries in the pal
33、ms of their hands.Time is also hard for stock clerks， whose ranks are expected to decrease by 68，000.And employees in manufacturing firms and wholesalers are being replaced with computerized systems. But not everyone who loses a job will end up in the unemployment line.Many will shift to growing pos
34、itions within their own companies.When new technologies shook up the telecomm business， telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursued retraining.She is now a communications technician，earning about $ 64，000 per year.Of course， if youve been a tollbooth collector for the past 30 years， and you find yours
35、elf replaced by an E ZPass machine， it may be of little consolation( 安慰) to know that the telecom field is booming. And thats just it: The service economy is fading: welcome to the expertise( 专门知识) economy.To succeed in the new job market， you must be able to handle complex problems.Indeed， all but
36、one of the 50 highest-paying occupations-air-traffic controller-demand at least a bachelors degree. For those with just a high school diploma( 毕业证书)。Its going to get tougher to find a well-paying job.Since fewer factory and clerical jobs will be available 。whats left be the jobs that compumations ca
37、nt kill， computers cant clean offices ，or for Alzheimers patients( 老年痴呆病人).But ，since most people have the skills to fill those positions， the wages stay painfully low ， meaning compumation could drive an even deeper wedge ( 楔子) between the and poor， The best advice now ，Never stop learning ，and kee
38、p up with new technology. For busy adults of course that can be tough ，The good news is that very technology thats reducing so many jobs is a making it easier to go back to school without having to sit in a classroom.So called internet distance learning is hot， with more than three million students
39、currently enrolled ， and its gaining credibility with employers. Are you at risk of losing your job to a computer ？ Check the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook ，which is available online at bless 。god . 41. Prom the first paragraph we can infer that all of the followin
40、g persons are easily thrown into unemployment EXCEPT. A secretaries B stock clerks C managers D wholesalers 42. In the second paragraph the anther mentions the tollbooth collector to A mean he will get benefits from the telecomm fled B show he is too old to shift to a new position C console him on h
41、aving been replaced by a machine D blame the PC for his unemployment 43. By saying compumation could drive an even deeper wedge between the rich and poor (line 5.Para 4 )the author means A people are getting richer and richer B there will be a small gap between rich and poor C the gap between rich a
42、nd poor is getting larger an larger D its time to close up be gap between the rich and poor 44. What is the authors attitude towards computers？ A positive B negative C neutral D prejudiced 45. Which of the following might serve as the best title of passage？ A Blaming the PC B The booming telecomm field C Internet distance leaning D Keeping up with compumation Question 46 to 50 are based on the following passage： Tens of thousands of 18 year olds will graduate this year and be handed m