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MPA英语真题
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext。
Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith--orevenlookingat--astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones,evenwithouta1underground.
It'sasadreality--ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings--becausethere's2tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn'tknowit,3intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe4:
"Pleasedon'tapproachme."
Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?
Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6as"creepy,".Wefearwe'llbe7.Wefearwe'llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently8tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,we10toourphones."Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,"Wortmannsays."Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore11."
Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn't12sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:
Starta13.TheduohadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14."WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir16wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,"theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn'texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey17withtheexperiment,"notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed."
18,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesanscommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,19humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat20:
Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.
1.[A]ticket
[B]permit
[C]signal
[D]record
2.[A]nothing
[B]little
[C]another
[D]much
3.[A]beaten
[B]guided
[C]plugged
[D]brought
4.[A]message
[B]code
[C]notice
[D]sign
5.[A]under
[B]beyond
[C]behind
[D]from
6.[A]misapplied
[B]mismatched
[C]misadjusted
[D]misinterpreted
7.[A]replaced
[B]fired
[C]judged
[D]delayed
8.[A]unreasonable
[B]ungrateful
[C]unconventional
[D]unfamiliar
9.[A]comfortable
[B]confident
[C]anxious
[D]angry
10.[A]attend
[B]point
[C]take
[D]turn
11.[A]dangerous
[B]mysterious
[C]violent
[D]boring
12.[A]hurt
[B]resist
[C]bend
[D]decay
13.[A]lecture
[B]conversation
[C]debate
[D]negotiation
14.[A]passengers
[B]employees
[C]researchers
[D]trainees
15.[A]reveal
[B]choose
[C]predict
[D]design
16.[A]voyage
[B]ride
[C]walk
[D]flight
17.[A]wentthrough
[B]didaway
[C]caughtup
[D]putup
18.[A]inturn
[B]infact
[C]inparticular
[D]inconsequence
19.[A]unless
[B]since
[C]if
[D]whereas
20.[A]funny
[B]logical
[C]simple
[D]rare
正确选项:
1-5CDCAC6-10DCDCD11-15AABAC16-20BABBC
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys.Peopleartactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople’scontrol.Whichisitatstressmarker.Whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge。
“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdomwefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome”writesoneoftheresearchers.SarahDamaskeInfactwomensaytheyfeelbetteratwork.Shenotes.“itismennotwomen.Whoreportbeinghappierathomethanatwork”Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwithoutbutmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypeoplewhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth。
Whatthestudydoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhenthey’reathomewhetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymentheendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhometheynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehometheyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofrolesandthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomenit’snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome。
Butit’snotjustagenderthing.Atworkpeopleprettymuchknowwhatthey’resupposedtobedoing:
workingmakingmoneydoingthetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:
Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola。
Onthehomefronthoweverpeoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedonethereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoitorifthey’reteenagersthreatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plusthey’reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome。
Soit’snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinitetheco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate。
21.AccordingtoParagraph1,mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome___________
[A]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation
[B]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace
[C]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement
[D]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace
22.AccordingtoDamaske,whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?
[A]Workingmothers
[B]Childlesshusbands
[C]Childlesswives
[D]Workingfathers
23Theblurringofworkingwomen'srolesreferstothefactthat___________
[A]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives
[B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback
[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind
[D]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice
24.Theword“moola”(Line4,Para4)mostprobablymeans___________
[A]energy [B]skills
[C]earnings[D]nutrition
25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplaceinthat_____________
[A]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment
[B]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut
[C]householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating
[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarde
答案:
21答案Dofferedgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace
22答案Bchildlesshusbands
23答案Atheyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives
24.答案C
25.答案Bdivisionoflaborathomeisseldom-clear-cut
Text2
Foryearsstudieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents-thosewhodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree-lagotherstudentsonarangeofeducationachievementfactors.Theirgradesarelowerandtheirdropoutratesarehigher.Butsincesuchstudentsaremostlikelytoadvanceeconomicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducationcollegesanduniversitieshavepushedfordecadestorecruitmoreofthem.Thishascreated“aparadox”inthatrecruitingfirst-generationstudentsbutthenwatchingmanyofthemfailmeansthathighereducationhas“continuedtoreproduceandwidenratherthanclose”achievementgapbasedonsocialclassaccordingtothedepressingbeginningofapaperforthcominginthejournalPsychologicalScience。
Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimisticasitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblemsuggestingthatanapproach(whichinvolvesaone-hournext-to-no-costprogram)canclose63percentoftheachievementgap(measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades)betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents。
Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversitiesandtheirfindingsarebasedonastudyinvolving147students(whocompletedtheproject)atanunnamedprivateuniversity.Firstgenerationwasdefinedasnothavingaparentwithafour-yearcollegedegreeMostofthefirst-generationstudents(59.1percent)wererecipientsofPellGrants,afederalgrantforundergraduateswithfinancialneed,whilethiswastrueonlyfor8.6percentofthestudentswithatleastoneparentwithafour-yeardegree
Theirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact-wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfacemostcollegestudentsTheycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievementgap。
Manyfirst-generationstudents’struggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultureofhighereducation,learntherulesofthegame,andtakeadvantageofcollegeresources”theywriteAndthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollagesdon’ttalkabouttheclassadvantageanddisadvantagesofdifferentgroupsofstudentsBecauseUScollegesanduniversitiesseldomacknowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudents’educationalexperience,manyfirst-generationstudentslacksightaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudents’likethemcanimprove
26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas
[A]reducedtheirdropoutrates
[B]narrow
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