MBA英语阅读习题和答案五Word文档下载推荐.docx

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andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistoseekdangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.

1.Asuitabletitleforthepassageis.

A.DangerousSports:

WhatandWhy?

B.TheBoredomofModernLife

C.BungeeJumping:

IsItReallyDangerous?

D.TheNeedforExcitement

2.Moreandmorepeopletoday.

A.aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumping

B.areclimbingthehighestmountains

C.areclosetodeathinsports

D.arelookingforadventuressuchasexploringunknownplaces

3.Peopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause.

A.theyhavealotoffreetime

B.theycangotohospitaliftheyareinjured

C.theirliveslackexcitement

D.heynolongerneedtohuntforfood

4.Thewriterofthepassagehasa（n）attitudetowardsdangeroussports.

A.positive

B.negative

C.objective

D.subjective

参考答案：

AACC　IntheUnitedStates,theneedtoprotectplantandanimalspecieshasbecomeahighlycontroversialandsharplypoliticalissuesincethepassageoftheEndangeredSpeciesActin1973.Theact,designedtoprotectspecies’livingareas,andpoliciesthatpreservelandandforestscompetewitheconomicinterests.Inthe1990’s,forexample,thewoodcuttersintheWesternUnitedStateswerechallengedlegallyintheirattempttocuttreesfortimberintheCascadeMountains.Thechallengewasmountedtoprotecttheendangeredspottedowl（猫头鹰）,whoseremainingpopulationoccupiestheseforestsandrequirestheintact,ancientforestforsurvival.Theproblematicsituationsettheinterestsofenvironmentalistsagainstthoseofcorporationsandofindividualswhostoodtolosejobs.Aftermonthsofdebateandlegalbattles,thefateofthewoodcutters—andtheowls—wasstillundecidedinmid-1992.

Similartensionsexistbetweenthedevelopedandthedevelopingnations.Manypeopleinindustrializednations,forexample,believethatdevelopingnationsintropicalregionsshoulddomoretoprotecttheirrainforestsandothernaturalareas.Butthedevelopingcountriesmaybeimpoverished（使穷困）,withpopulationsgrowingsorapidlythatusingthelandisameanstotemporarilyavoidworseningpovertyandstarvation.

ManyofthechangestoEarththatconcernscientistshavethepotentialtorobtheplanetofitsbiologicalrichness.ThedestructionofEarth’sozonelayer（臭氧层）,forexample,couldcontributetothegeneralprocessofimpoverishmentbyallowingultra-violetraystoharmplantsandanimals.Andglobalwarmingcouldwipeoutspeciesunabletoquicklyadapttochangingclimates.Clearly,protectingwillcomeonlythroughcoordinatedinternationaleffortstocontrolhumanpopulation,stabilizethecompositionoftheatmosphere,andpreserveintactEarth’scomplexweboflife.

1.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheprotectionofendangeredspeciesisahighlycontroversialissue?

A.Becausepeoplecan’tagreeastowhatspeciestoprotect.

B.Becauseitisdifficulttofindaneffectivewaytoprotectsuchspecies.

C.Becauseitaffectstheinterestsofcertaingroupsofpeople.

D.Becauseitisamajorprobleminvolvingaseriesoflegalprocedures.

2.Accordingtothepassage,thepreservationofrainforests_____.

A.mayhamperdevelopingcountryinitsfightagainstpoverty

B.benefitsdevelopedcountriesratherthandevelopingcountries

C.shouldtakepriorityoverthecontrolofhumanpopulation

D.willhelpimprovethelivingconditionsindevelopingcountries

3.Accordingtothepassage,cuttingtreestogrowmorefood_____.

A.willwidenthegapbetweenthedevelopedandthedevelopingcountries

B.isbutashort-termrelieftothefoodproblem

C.canhardlyalleviatetheshortageoffood

D.provestobeaneffectivewayoutforimpoverishednations

4.Among“humanity’scurrentproblems”（Line6,Para.3）,thechiefconcernofthescientistsis_____.

A.theimpoverishmentofdevelopingcountries

B.theexplosionofthehumanpopulation

C.thereductionofbiologicaldiversity

D.theeffectofglobalwamfing

5.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageis_____.

A.todescribethedifficultiesinsolvinghumanity’scurrentproblems

B.topresentthedifferentviewsonhumanity’scurrentproblems

C.toanalysethecontradictionbetweencountriesindealingwithhumanity’scurrentproblems

D.topointoutthathumanity’scurrentproblemscanonlybesolvedthroughthecooperationofnations

CABCD　Theestimatesofthenumbersofhome-schooledchildrenvarywidely.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationestimatesthereare250,000to350,000home-schooledchildreninthecountry.Home-schooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigher—ataboutamillion.

Manypublicschooladvocatestakeaharshattitudetowardhomeschoolers,perceivingtheiractionsastheultimateslapinthefaceforpubliceducationandadamagingmoveforthechildren.Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschools,chargingshortcomingsthatrangefromlackofreligiousperspectiveinthecurriculumtoaherdlikeapproachtoteachingchildren.

Yet,aspublicschoolofficialsrealizetheystandlittletogainbyremaininghostiletothehome-schoolpopulationandashomesehoolersrealizetheycanreapbenefitsfrompublicschools,thesehardlinesseemtobesofteningabit.Publicschoolsandhomeshoolershavemovedclosertotoleranceand,insomecases,evencooperation.

SaysJohnMarshall,aneducationofficial,“Wearebecomingrelativelytolerantofhomeschoolers.”Theideais,“Let’sgivethekidsaccesstopublicschoolsothey’llseeit’snotasterribleasthey’vebeentold,andthey’llwanttocomeback.”

Perhaps,butdon’tcountonit,sayhome-schooladvocates.Homeschoolersopposethesystembecausetheyhavestrongconvictionsthattheirapproachtoeducation—wetherfueledbyreligiousenthusiasmortheindividualchild’sinterestsandnaturalpace—isbest.

“Thebulkofhomeschoolersjustwanttobeleftalone,”saysEngeCannon,associatedirectoroftheNationalCenterForHomeEducation.Shesayshomeschoolerschoosethatpathforavarietyofreasons,butreligionplaysarole85percentofthetime.

ProfessorVanGalenbreakshomeschoolersintotwogroups.Somehomeschoolerswanttheirchildrentolearnnotonlytraditionalsubjectmatterbutalso“strictreligiousdoctrineandaconservativepoliticalandsocialperspective.Notincidentally,theyalsowanttheirchildrentolearn—bothintellectuallyandemotionally—thatthefamilyisthemostimportantinstitutioninsociety.”

Otherhomeschoolerscontend“notsomuchthattheschoolsteachheresy（异端邪说）,butthatschoolsteachwhatevertheyteachinappropriately,”VanGalenwrites,“Theseparentsarehighlyindependentandstriveto‘takeresponsibility’fortheirownliveswithinasocietythattheydefineasbureaucraticandinefficient.”

1.Accordingtothepassage,homeschoolersare.

A.thosewhoengageprivateteacherstoprovideadditionaleducationfortheirchildren

B.thosewhoeducatetheirchildrenathomeinsteadofsendingthemtoschool

C.thosewhoadvocatecombiningpubliceducationwithhomeschooling

D.thosewhodon’tgotoschoolbutareeducatedathomebytheirparents

2.Publicschoolsaresofteningtheirpositiononhomeschoolingbecause.

A.thereisn’tmuchtheycangotochangethepresentsituation

B.theywanttoshowtheirtolerancefordifferentteachingsystems

C.homeschoolingprovidesanewvarietyofeducationforchildren

D.publicschoolshavesomanyproblemsthattheycannotofferpropereducationforallchildren

3.Home-schooladvocatesareoftheopinionthat.

A.thingsinpublicschoolsarenotsobadashasoftenbeensaid

B.theirtoleranceofpubliceducationwillattractmorekidstopublicschools

C.homeschoolingissuperiorand,therefore,theywillnoteasilygivein

D.theirincreasedcooperationwithpublicschoolwillbringabouttheimprovementofpubliceducation

4.Mosthomeschoolers’oppositiontopubliceducationstemsfromtheir.

A.respectfortheinterestsofindividuals

B.worryabouttheinefficiencyofpublicschools

C.concernwiththecostinvolved

D.devotiontoreligion

5.AccordingtoVanGalensomehomeschoolersbelievethat.

A