年管理類專業碩士學位聯考英語真題及答案SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark,orDonANSWER(10points)Weighingyourselfregularlyisawonderfulwaytostayawareofanysignificantweightfluctuations.1,whendonetoooften,thishabitcansometimeshurtmorethanit2.Asforme,weighingmyselfeverydaycausedmetoshiftmyfocusfrombeinggenerallyhealthyandphysicallyactivetofocusing3onthescale.Thatwasbadtomyoverallfitnessgoals.Ihadgainedweightintheformofmusclemass,butthinkingonlyof4thenumberonthescale,Ialteredmytrainingprogram.ThatconflictedwithhowIneededtotrainto5mygoals.Ialsofoundweighingmyselfdailydidnotprovideanaccurate6ofthehardworkandprogressIwasmakinginthegym.Ittakesaboutthreeweekstoamonthtonoticesignificantchangesinweight7alteringyourtrainingprogram.Themost8changeswillbeobservedinskilllevel,strengthandincheslost.Forthese9,Istoppedweighingmyselfeverydayandswitchedtoabimonthlyweighingschedule10.Sinceweightlossisnotmygoal,itislessimportantformeto11myweighteachweek.Weighingeveryotherweekallowsmetoobserveand12anysignificantweightchanges.ThattellsmewhetherIneedto13mytrainingprogram.Ialsousemybimonthlyweigh-in14togetinformationaboutmynutritionaswell.Ifmytrainingintensityremainsthesame,butI’mconstantly15anddroppingweight,thisisa16thatIneedtoincreasemydailycaloricintake.The17tostopweighingmyselfeverydayhasdonewondersformyoverallhealth,fitnessandwell-being.IamexperiencingincreasedzealforworkingoutsinceInolongercarrytheburdenofa18morningweigh-in.I’vealsoexperiencedgreatersuccessinachievingmyspecificfitnessgoals,19I’mtrainingaccordingtothosegoals,insteadofnumbersonascale.Ratherthan20overthescale,turnyourfocustohowyoulook,feel,howyourclothesfitandyouroverallenergylevel.1.2.A.cares.7.offromwithto1.12.ofontoforon13.0.PartASectionII ReadingComprehensionDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWER(40points)Text1Unlikeso-calledbasicemotionssuchassadness,fear,andanger,guiltemergesalittlelater,inconjunctionwithachild’sgrowinggraspofsocialandmoralnorms.Childrenaren’tbornknowinghowtosay“I’msorry”;rather,theylearnovertimethatsuchstatementsappeaseparentsandfriends–andtheirownconsciences.Thisiswhyresearchersgenerallyregardso-calledmoralguilt,intherightamount,tobeagoodthing.Inthepopularimagination,ofcourse,guiltstillgetsabadrap.Itisdeeplyuncomfortable—it’stheemotionalequivalentofwearingajacketweightedwithstones.Yetthisunderstandingisoutdated.“Therehasbeenakindofrevivalorarethinkingaboutwhatguiltisandwhatroleguiltcanserve,”saysAmrishVaish,addingthatthisrevivalispartofalargerrecognitionthatemotionsaren’tbinary—feelingsthatmaybeadvantageousinonecontextmaybeharmfulinanother.Jealousyandanger,forexample,mayhaveevolvedtoalertustoimportantinequalities.Toomuchhappiness(thinkmania)canbedestructive.Andguilt,bypromptingustothinkmoredeeplyaboutourgoodness,canencouragehumanstomakeupforerrorsandfixrelationships.Guilt,inotherwords,canhelpholdacooperativespeciestogether.Itisakindofsocialglue.Viewedinthislight,guiltisanopportunity.WorkbyTinaMalti,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofToronto,suggeststhatguiltmaycompensateforanemotionaldeficiency.Inanumberofstudies,Maltiandothershaveshownthatguiltandsympathymayrepresentdifferentpathwaystocooperationandsharing.Somekidswhoarelowinsympathymaymakeupforthatshortfallbyexperiencingmoreguilt,whichcanreinintheirnastierimpulses.Andviceversa:Highsympathycansubstituteforlowguilt.Inastudy,forexample,Maltiandacolleaguelookedat244children,ages4,8,and12.Usingcaregiverassessmentsandthechildren’sself-observations,theyratedeachchild’soverallsympathylevelandhisorhertendencytofeelnegativeemotions(likeguiltandsadness)aftermoraltransgressions.Thenthekidswerehandedstickersandchocolatecoins,andgivenachancetosharethemwithananonymouschild.Forthelow-sympathykids,howmuchtheysharedappearedtoturnonhowinclinedtheyweretofeelguilty.Theguilt-proneonessharedmore,eventhoughtheyhadn’tmagicallybecomemoresympathetictotheotherchild’sdeprivation.“That’sgoodnews,”Maltisays.“Wecanbeprosocialbecauseofourempatheticproclivity,orbecausewecausedharmandwefeelregret.”Researchersthinkthatguiltcanbeagoodthingbecauseitmayhelp . regulateachild’sbasicemotionsimproveachild’sintellectualabilityintensifyachild’spositivefeelingsfosterachild’smoraldevelopmentAccordingtoParagraph2,manypeoplestillguilttobe .A.deceptive B.addictive C.burdensome D.inexcusableVaishholdsthattherethinkingaboutguiltcomesfromanawareness.anemotioncanplayopposingrolesemotionsaresociallyconstructiveemotionalstabilitycanbenefithealthemotionsarecontext-independentMaltiandothershaveshownthatcooperationandsharing .mayhelpcorrectemotionaldeficienciescanbringaboutemotionalsatisfactioncanresultfromeithersympathyorguiltmaybetheoutcomeofimpulsiveactsTheword“transgressions”(line4para5)isclosestinmeaningto .A.wrongdoings B.discussions C.restrictions D.teachingsText2Forestsgiveusshade,quietandoneoftheharderchallengesinthefightagainstclimatechange.Evenaswehumanscountonforeststosoakupagoodshareofthecarbondioxideweproduce,wearethreateningtheirabilitytodoso.Theclimatechangewearehasteningcouldonedayleaveuswithforeststhatemitmorecarbonthantheyabsorb.Thankfully,thereisawayoutofthistrap--butitinvolvesstrikingasubtlebalance.Helpingforestsflourishasvaluable"carbonsinks"longintothefuturemayrequirereducingtheircapacitytosequestercarbonnow.Californiaisleadingtheway,asitdoesonsomanyclimateefforts,infiguringoutthedetails.Thestate’sproposedForestCarbonPlanaimstodoubleeffortstothinoutyoungtreesandclearbrushinpartsoftheforest.Thistemporarilylowerscarbon-carryingcapacity.Buttheremainingtreesdrawagreatershareoftheavailablemoisture,sotheygrowandthrive,restoringtheforest'scapacitytopullcarbonfromtheair.Healthytreesarealsobetterabletofendoffinsects.Thelandscapeisrenderedlesseasilyburnable.Evenintheeventofafire,fewertreesareconsumed.Theneedforsuchplanningisincreasinglyurgent.Already,since,droughtandinsectshavekilledmorethan100milliontreesinCalifornia,mostoftheminalone,andwildfireshavescorchedhundredsofthousandsofacres.California’splanenvisionstreating35,000acresofforestayearby,and60,000by2030--financedfromtheproceedsofthestate'semissions-permitauctions.That'sonlyasmallshareofthetotalacreagethatcouldbenefit,anhalfamillionacresinall,soitwillbeimportanttoprioritizeareasatgreatestriskoffireordrought.Thestrategyalsoaimstoensurethatcarboninwoodymaterialremovedfromtheforestsislockedawayintheformofsolidlumberorburnedasbiofuelinvehiclesthatwouldotherwiserunonfossilfuels,orusedincompostoranimalfeed.Newresearchontransportationbiofuelsisalreadyunderway.Stategovernmentsarewellaccustomedtomanagingforests,buttraditionallythey'vefocusedonwildlife,watershedsandopportunitiesforrecreation.Onlyrecentlyhavetheycometoseethevitalpartforestswillhavetoplayinstoringcarbon.California'splan,whichisexpectedtobefinalizedbythegovernorearlynextyear,shouldserveasamodel.Bysaying“oneoftheharderchallenges,”theauthorimpliesthat.forestsmaybecomeapotentialthreatpeoplemaymisunderstandglobalwarmingextremeweatherconditionsmayariseglobalclimatechangemaygetoutofcontrolTomaintainforestsasvaluable“carbonsinks,”wemayneedto .lowertheirpresentcarbon-absorbingcapacitystrikeabalanceamongdifferentplantsacceleratethegrowthofyoungtreespreservethediversityofspeciesinthemCalifornia’sForestCarbonPlanendeavorstocultivatemoredrought-resistanttreesfindmoreeffectivewaystokillinsectsreducethedensityofsomeofitsforestsrestoreitsforestsquicklyafterwildfiresWhatisessentialtoCalifornia’splanaccordingtoparagraph5TocarryitoutbeforetheyearofTohandletheareasinseriousdangerfirstToperfecttheemissions-permitauctionsToobtainenoughfinancialsupportTheauthor’sattitudetoCalifornia’splancanbestbedescribedas.A.ambiguous B.tolerant C.cautious D.supportiveText3Americanfarmershavebeencomplainingoflaborshortagesforseveralyearsnow.Thecomplaintsareunlikelytostopwithoutanoverhaulofimmigrationrulesforfarmworkers.Effortstocreateamorestraightforwardagricultural-workersvisathatwouldenableforeignworkerstostaylongerinthe.andchangejobswithintheindustry.Ifthisdoesn’tchange,Americanbusinesses,communitiesandconsumerswillbethelosers.Perhapshalfof.farmlaborersareundocumentedimmigrants.Asfewersuchworkersenterthecountry,thecharacteristicsoftheagriculturalworkforcearechanging.Today’sfarmlaborers,whilestillpredominantlyborninMexico,aremorelikelytobesettled,ratherthanmigrating,andmorelikelytobemarriedthansingle.Theyarealsoaging.Atthestartofthiscentury,aboutone-thirdofcropworkerswereovertheageof35.Now,morethanhalfare.Andcroppickingishardonolderbodies.Oneoft-debatedcureforthislaborshortageremainsasimplausibleasithasbeenallalong:Native.workerswon’tbereturningtothefarm.Mechanizationisnottheanswereither—notyetatleast.Productionofcorn,cotton,rice,soybeansandwheathavebeenlargelymechanized,butmanyhigh-value,labor-intensivecrops,suchasstrawberries,needlabor.Evendairyfarms,whererobotscurrentlydoonlyasmallshareofmilking,havealongwaytogobeforetheyareautomated.Asaresult,farmshavegrownincreasinglyreliantontemporaryguestworkersusingtheH-2Avisatofillthegapsintheworkforce.Startingaround,requestsforthevisasrosesharply;fromtothenumberofvisasissuedmorethandoubled.TheH-2Avisahasnonumericalcap,unliketheH-2Bvisafornonagriculturalwork,whichislimitedto66,000ayear.Evenso,employerscomplainthattheyaren’tgivenalltheworkerstheyneed.Theprocessiscumbersome,expensiveandunreliable.OnesurveyfoundthatbureaucraticdelaysledH-2Aworkerstoarriveonthejobanaverageof22dayslate.Andtheshortageiscompoundedbyfederalimmigrationraids,whichremovesomeworkersanddriveothersunderground.Inasurveyby,71percentoftree-fruitgrowersandnearly80percentofraisinandberrygrowerssaidtheywereshortoflabor.SomewesterngrowershaverespondedbymovingoperationstoMexico.1998-,percentofthefruitAmericansconsumedwasimported.Littlemorethanadecadelater,theshareofimportedfruithadincreasedtopercent.Ineffect,the.canimportfoodoritcanimporttheworkerswhopickit.WhatproblemshouldbeaddressedaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphsDiscriminationagainstforeignworkersinthe.BiasedlawsinfavorofsomeAmericanbusinesses.Flawsin.immigrationrulesforfarmworkers.Declineofjobopportunitiesin.agriculture.Onetroublewith.agriculturalworkforceis .therisingnumberofillegalimmigrantsthehighmobilityofcropworkersthelackofexperiencedlaborerstheagingofimmigrantfarmworkersWhatisthemuch-arguedsolutiontothelaborshortagein.farmingToattractyoungerlaborerstofarmwork.Togetnative.workersbacktofarming.Tousemorerobotstogrowhigh-valuecrops.Tostrengthenfinancialsupportforfarmers.AgriculturalemployerscomplainabouttheH-2Avisaforits .slowgrantingprocedureslimitondurationofstaytightenedrequirementsofannualadmissionsWhichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthistext.AgricultureinDeclineImportFoodorLaborAmericaSavedbyMexicoManpowervs.AutomationText4ArnoldSchwarzenegger,DiaMirzaandAdrianGrenierhaveamessageforyou:It’seasytobeatplastic.They’repartofabunchofcelebritiesstaringinanewvideoforWorldEnvironmentDay-encouragingyou,theconsumer,tossingle-usePlasticstaplestocombattheplasticcrisis.ThekeymessagesthathavebeenputtogetherforWorldEnvironmentDaydoincludeacallforgovernmentstoenactlegislationtocurbsingle-usplastics.Buttheoverarchingmessageisdirectedatindividuals.Myconcernwithleavingituptotheindividual,however,isourlimitedsenseofwhatneedstobeachieved.Ontheirown,takingourownbagstothegrocerystoreorquittingplasticstraws,forexample,willaccomplishlittleandrequireverylittleofus.Theycouldevenbedetrimental,satisfyinganeedtohave“doneourbit”withouteverprogressingontobigger,bolder,moreeffectiveactions—akindof“morallicensing”thatallaysourconcernsandstopsusdoingmoreandaskingmoreofthoseincharge.Whiletheconversationaroundourenvironmentandourresponsibilitytowarditremainscenteredonshoppingbagsandstraws,we’reignoringthebalanceofpowerthatimpliesthatas“consumers”wemustshopsustainably,ratherthanas“citizens”holeourgovernmentsandindustriestoaccounttopushforrealsystemicchange.It’simportanttoacknowledgethattheenvironmentisn’teveryone’spriority-orevenmostpeople’s.Weshouldn’texpectittobe.Inherlatestbook,WhyCouldPeopleDoBadEnvironmentalThings.ElizabethR.DeSombrearguesthatthebestwaytocollectivelychangethebehavioroflargenumbersofpeopleisforthechangetobestructural.Thismightmeanimplementingpolicysuchasaplastictaxthataddsacosttoenvironmentallyproblematicaction,orbanningsingle-useplasticsaltogether.Indiahasjustannounceditwill“eliminateallsingle-useplasticinthecountryby.”Therearealsoincentive-basedwaysofmakingbetterenvironmentalchoiceseasier,suchasensuringrecyclingisatleastaseasyastrashdisposal.DeSombreisn’tsayingpeopleshouldstopcaringabouttheenvironment.It’sjustthatindividualactionsaretooslow,shesays,forthattobetheonly,orevenprimary,approachtochangingwidespreadbehavior.Noneofthisisaboutwritingofftheindividual.It’sjustaboutputtingthingsintoperspective.Wedon’thavetimetowait.Weneedprogressivepoliciesthatshapecollectiveaction,alongsideengagedcitizenspushingforchange.Somecelebritiesstarinanewvideoto.demandnewlawsontheuseofplasticsurgeconsumerstocuttheuseofplasticsinvitepublicopinionontheplasticscrisisthecausesoftheplasticscrisisTheauthorisconcernedthat“morallicensing”may.misleadusintodoingworthlessthingspreventusfrommakingfurthereffortsweakenoursenseofaccomplishmentsuppressourdesireforsuccessBypointingoutouridentity“citizens”,theauthorindicatesthat .ourfocusshouldbeshiftedtocommunitywelfareourrelationshipwithlocalindustriesisimprovinghavebeenactivelyexercisingourcivilrightsshouldpressourgovernmentstoleadthecombatDeSombrearguesthatthebestwayforacollectivechangeshouldbe.awin-winarrangementaself-drivenmechanismacost-effectiveapproachatopdownprocessTheauthorconcludesthatindividualefforts.canbetooaggressivecanbetooinconsistentarefarfromsufficientfarfromrationalPartBaregoingtoreadalistofheadingsandatext.ChoosethemostsuitableheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.（10points）Howseriouslyshouldparentstakekids’opinionswhensearchingforahomeInchoosinganewhome,CamilleMcClain’skidshavesingledemand:abackyard.McClain’slittleonearen’ttheonlykidswhohaveanopinionwhenitcomestohousing,andinmanycasesyoungsters’viewsweighheavilyonparents’realestatedecisions,accordingtoaHarrisPollsurveyofmorethan2,000.adults.Whilemorefamiliesbuckanolder-generationproclivitytoleavekidsinthedarkaboutrealestatedecisions,realtyagentsandpsychologistshavemixedviewsaboutthefinancial,personalandlong-termeffectskids’opinionsmayhave.Theideaofinvolvingchildreninabigdecisionisagreatideabecauseitcanhelpthemfeelasenseofcontrolandownershipinwhatcanbeanoverwhelmingprocess,saidRyanHooper,aclinicalpsychologistinChicago.“Childrenmayfaceseriousdifficultiesincopingwithsignificantmoves,especiallyifitremovesthemfromtheircurrentschoolorsupportsystem,”hesaid.GregJaroszewski,arealestatebrokerswithGagliardoRealtyAssociates,saidhe’snotconvincedthatkidsshouldbeinvolvedinselectingahome—buttheiropinionsshouldbeconsideredinregardstoproximitytofriendsandsocialactivities,ifpossible.Youngerchildrenshouldfeellikethey’rechoosingtheirhome—withoutactuallygettingachoiceinthematter,saidAdamBailey,arealestateattorneybasedinNewYork.Askingthemquestionsaboutwhattheylikeaboutthebackyardofapotentialhomewillmakethemfeellikethey’rebeingincludedinthedecision-makingprocess,Baileysaid.Manyoftheaspectsofhomebuyingaren’taconsiderationforchildren,saidTraceyHampson,arealestateagentbasedinSantaClarita,Calif.Andplacingtoomuchemphasisontheiropinionscanruinafantastichomepurchase.“Speakingwithchildrenbeforeyoumakearealestatedecisioniswise,butIwouldn’tbasethepurchasingdecisionsolelyontheiropinions.”Hampsonsaid.Theotherissueisthatmanychildren-especiallyolderones-maybasetheirrealestateknowledgeonHGTVshows,saidAaronNorrisofTheNorrisGroupinRiverside,Calif.“TheyloveChipandJoannaGainesjustasmuchastherestofus,”hesaid.“HGTVhasseriouslychangedhowpeopleviewrealestate.It’snotshelter,it’salifestyle.Withthatmindsetchangecomesomeseriousmoneyconsequences.”Kidstendtogetstuckinthefeaturesandtheimmediatebenefitstothempersonally,Norrissaid,Parentsneedtoremindtheirchildrenthattheirneedsanddesiresmaychangeovertime,saidJulieGurner,arealestateanalystwith.“Theiropinionscanchangetomorrow,”Gurnersaid.“Harshasitmaybetosay,thatdecisionshouldlikelynotbemadecontingentonachild’sopinions,butrathermadeforthemwithgreatconsiderationintowhathomecanmeettheirneedsbest-andgivethemanopportunitytocustomizeitabitandmakeittheirown.”Thisadviceismorerelevantnowthaneverbefore,evenasmoreparentswanttoembracetheideasoftheirchildren,despitethecurrenthousingcrunch.thatsignificantmovesmayposechallengestochildren.Hooperthatitiswisetoleavekidsinthedarkaboutrealestatedecisions.BaileyC.advisesthathomepurchasesshouldnotbebasedonlyonchildren’sopinions.43.TraceyHampsonD.thinksthatchildrenshouldbegivenasenseofinvolvementinhomebuyingdecisions.44.AaronNorrisE.notesthataspectslikechildren’sfriendsandsocialactivitiesshouldbeconsid