1、謝謝觀賞2012年MBAMPAMPACC聯考英語沖刺閱讀精篇12012年MBAMPAMPACC聯考英語沖刺閱讀精篇練習（一）TodayonlyonepersoninfiveintheUnitedStatesliveswithin50milesofhisbirthplace.Sincethecountrywasfirstsettled,Americanshavemovedaroundagreatdeal,andareoftenfarawayfromtheirparents.Becausetheyhavebrokentieswiththeirpastatayoungage,chosentheiro

2、wnoccupations,establishedtheirownhomesanddevelopedtheirownlifestyles,fewAmericanchildrengrowupcloselysurroundedbygrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinsastheydoinItaly,Nigeria,orIndia,forexample.ThisalongwiththefactthatmodernAmericanfamiliesdonothaveservantshasmadethe“baby-sitter”avitalpartoftheAmerican

3、scene.A“sitter”issomeonewhoishiredtocareforchildrenforaspecificlengthoftimeusuallyrelativelyshortwhiletheparentsareoutforanevening,goingtoapartyoracourseofstudyforexample.Sometimesthebaby-sitterisalsohiredforlongerperiod,perhapswhentheparentsareawayforaweekend.Insuchcasesthe“sitter”islikelytobeamatu

4、reandmotherlywoman.Forshortperiods,teen-agers,collegestudents,nursingstudents,andothersarecommonlyemployedonanhourlybasis.Fromthepointofviewofconvenience,thebestsittersareoftenyoungpeoplewholiveinyourapartmentbuildingorclosebyintheneighborhood.Thisgivesyouachancetomeettheparentsandseewhattheyarelike

5、.Ifanemergencyoccurs,youngsitterscancallupontheirparentsquicklyforhelp;youdonothavetotakethemfartoseethemhomeatnightorpayexpensivetaxifares.Anotheradvantageisthatyoungpeoplelivingclosebycanusuallyfillinquitereadilyonshortnoticeorforshortperiodsoftime.Inanapartmenthouseyoucanaskthesuperintendentforpe

6、rmissiontopostanoticeforababy-sitterbythemailboxes.Thisisoftenthebestwaytofindoutifthereisanyoneinthebuildingwhoisinterestedinbaby-sitting.Retiredpeopleaswellasstudentsareoftengladtoearnalittlemoneyinthiswayandcanbefoundbysuchanote.1. Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat.A. theAmericanisamovableandin

7、dependentnationB. theAmericansareoftenfarawayfromtheirparentsC. theChildreninItaly,Nigeria,orIndiadoesntfeellikelivingwiththeirparentsD. theAmericansbroketieswiththeirpastatayoungage2. Ababy-sitterisapersonwho.A. helpstodohouseworkB. isacleaningwomanC. looksafterchildrenwhiletheirparentsareoutD. tak

8、escareofbabiesandcooksforthefamily3. Whocanbeababy-sitter?A. WomenB. ManC. CollegestudentD. Alltheabove4. Itisadvisedthatwhenyouareoutforshortperiods,youmayhiretobebaby-sitters.A. motherlywomenB. retiredpeopleC. youngpeopleD. maturewomen5. Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A. AmericanFamiliesB. Baby-Sitte

9、rsC. AWayofEarningMoneyforYoungStudentsD. ABestWaytoFindBaby-Sitters答案：1. A。根據題干中的“infer”可以排除B項和D項，因為這兩項在文中有直接體現，而非讀者通過閱讀之后“推斷”出來的內容，C項表述錯誤。故答案為A。2. C。根據理解以及短文第一段的說明“Asitterissomeonewhoishiredtocareforchildrenforaspecificlengthoftimeusuallyrelativelyshortwhiletheparentsareout”可以知道，故答案為C。3. Do短文中并沒有提

10、及對這一職業的性別限制，所以應該是全部都可以，故答案為D。4. C。由第一段“Forshortperiods,teen-agers,collegesstudents,nursingstudents,andothersarecommonlyemployedonanhourlybasis.”可以知道，短期的保姆就雇傭青年人比較合適。5. B。本題比較簡單，B選項概括了短文的內容，而且比較簡練。練習（二）Yourebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureallyneed.Letsassumeyouonceactuallycompletedac

11、oupleofyearsofcollegeworkoreventhatyoucompletedyourdegree.Isntittemptingtoliejustalittle,toclaimontheformthatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvarddegree?OrthatyoufinishedanextracoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?Moreandmorepeopleareturningtoutterdeceptionlikethistolandtheirjobortomoveaheadintheircareers,for

12、personnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools.Ajobapplicantmayhaveagoodeducationanyway,butheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghiredarebetterwithadiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.Registrarsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.Person

13、nelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationforms,then.Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantislying,mostcollegesarereluctanttoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthem“impostors（騙子）”;anotherreferstothemas“specialcases”.Onewell-knownWestCoastschool,inperhapsthemostdelicatephraseofall,saysthatt

14、heseclaimsaremadeby“nosuchpeople”.Toavoidoutright（徹底的）lies,somejob-seekersclaimthatthey“attended”or“wereassociatedwith”acollegeoruniversity.Aftercarefullychecking,apersonnelofficermaydiscoverthat“attending”meansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethat“beingassociatedwith”acollegemeansthatthejob-se

15、ekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootballweekend.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepracticedatesbackatleasttotheturnofthecenturythatswhentheybegankeepingrecords,anyhow.Ifyoudontwanttolieorevenstretchthetruth,therearecompaniesthatwillsellyouaphonydiploma.Onecompany,withofficesinNewYorka

16、ndontheWestCoast,willputyournameonadiplomafromanynumberofnonexistentcolleges.Thepricebeginsataroundtwentydollarsforadiplomafrom“SmootStateUniversity”.Thepricesincreaserapidlyforadegreefromthe“UniversityofPurdue”.AsthereisnoSmootStateandtherealschoolinIndianaisproperlycalledPurdueUniversity,theprices

17、seemratherhighforonesheetofpaper.1. Themainideaofthispassageisthat.A. employersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnowB. lyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblemC. collegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasilyD. employersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegrees2. Accordingtothepassage,“specialeases”re

18、ferstocasesthat.A. studentsattendaschoolonlypart-timeB. studentsneverattendedaschooltheylistedontheirapplicationC. studentspurchasefalsedegreesfromcommercialfirmsD. studentsattendedafamousschool3. Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A. performanceisabetterjudgeofabilitythanacollegedegreeB. experienceistheb

19、estteacherC. pastworkhistoriesinfluencepersonnelofficersmorethandegreesdoD. adegreefromafamousschoolenablesanapplicanttogainadvantageoverothersinjobcompetitio4. Thispassageimpliesthat.A. buyingafalsedegreeisnotmoralB. personnelofficersonlyconsiderapplicantsfromfamousschoolsC. mostpeoplelieonapplicat

20、ionsbecausetheyweredismissedfromschoolD. societyshouldbegreatlyresponsibleforlyingonapplications5. Theword“phony”(Para.2)means.A. thoroughC.falseB. ultimateD.decisive答案：1. Bo文章第一段簡要概述了求職人員在求職過程中對自己的學歷弄虛作假這一社會現象，然后在第二、三段分別給出一些具體的例子進行說明，所以B正確。，2. B。由第二段中前半部分的Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantislyingschoolcal

21、lsthem“impostors；anotherreferstothemas“specialcases可知，imposters和specialcases指的者B是編造虛假學歷，所以B正確。3. Do由文章第一段倒數第二句中的forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools可知，名牌大學的畢業生在求職過程中比其他人有優勢，所以D正確。4. Do文章講述的是在簡歷中對學歷弄虛作假這一問題，同時也指出，問題出現的原因是大家都很看重學歷，特別是名牌大學的文憑，由此可知，這是一種社會現象，全社會對此都負有責任，所以D

22、正確。5. Co該詞所在句意為“如果你不想撒謊又不愿和盤托出，會有公司愿意賣給你文憑”，再結合下文提到的售賣假文憑的公司的情況可知，C（假的）正確。thorough意為“徹底的”，ultimate意為“最終的”，decisive意為“決定性的”，均排除練習（三）ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDiana,PrincessofWales,madeatriptoAngolain1997,tosupporttheRedCrossscampaignforatotalbanonallanti-personnellandmines.Withinhoursofarriving

23、inAngola,televisionscreensaroundtheworldwerefilledwithimagesofhercomfortingvictimsinjuredin謝謝觀賞謝謝觀賞explosionscausedbylandmines.“Iknewthestatistics,”shesaid.“Butputtingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometome;likewhenImetSandra,a13-year-oldgirlwhohadlostherleg,andpeoplelikeher.”ThePrincessconclud

24、edwithasimplemessage:“Wemuststoplandmines”.Andsheusedeveryopportunityduringhervisittorepeatthismessage.But,backinLondon,herviewswerenotsharedbysomemembersoftheBritishgovernment,whichrefusedtosupportabanontheseweapons.AngrypoliticianslaunchedanattackOnthePrincessinthepress.Theydescribedheras“veryill-informed”anda“loosecannon”（亂放跑的人）ThePrincessrespondedbybrushingasidetheCriticisms:“Thisisadistraction（干擾）wedonotneed.AllImtryingtodoishelp.”Oppositionparties,themediaandthepublicimmediat