MBA联考英语模拟考试试题(阅读理解部分)5

MBA联考英语模拟考试试题（阅读理解部分）5

SectionIIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourpassages.Answerthequestionsbeloweachpassageby

choosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

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At26,JaneGoodallhadnocollegeeducationorsciencetraining.Butsincechildhood,shehad

beendreamingofworkingcloselywithanimalsinAfrica.MA11throughmychildhoodpeoplesaid

youcan'tgotoAfrica.You'reagirl."Goodallsays.MButmymotherusedtosay,ifyoureallywant

to,there'snothingyoucan'tdo."

In1957,the26-year-oldGoodallwenttoKenyatoworkasasecretary.Shealsoarrangedto

meetthefamousscientistLouisLeakey,whowassoimpressedbyherenthusiasmthathehired

herashisassistant.ShewentwithhimonmanytripstotheAfricanjungleandin1960Leakey

sentGoodalltoliveamongchimpanzees(黑猩猩)inaremoteanimalpreserve,recordingthe

animals'behaviorandinteractions.

ForthreemonthsGoodallmadelittleprogress.Butshesays,"Inevercameclosetogivingup.”

Herbreakthroughcameonedaywhenshesawamalechimpanzeestickapieceofgrassintoa

termitehill,thenputthegrassinhismouth.Afterwardshecametothehillanddidthesame.

Pullingthegrassout,shediscovereddozensoftermitesonit.Thediscovery-thatsomeanimals

usetools-wasunknowntomostscientistsatthetime.

Goodallsawchimpanzeesshowhuman-likeemotions,suchasjealousyandlove.Butshealso

discoveredtheywerecapableofviolentattacksagainsteachother.

GoodallreceivedherPh.D.inthestudyofanimalbehavioratEngland'sCambridgeUniversity.

Nowshetravelsaroundtheworldraisingmoneytopreservewildlife."Ilovelivingintheforest

withthechimpanzees/shesays."I'dmuchratherbetherethantravelingaroundfromcitytocity."

41.WhatwasGoodalfschildhooddream?

A.Shedreamedofgoingtocollege.

B.Shedreamedofbecomingafamousscientist.

C.ShedreamedofstudyinganimalsinAfrica.

D.Shedreamedoftravelingallaroundtheworld.

42.Goodall'smostimportantdiscoveryisthat.

A.animalshaveemotions

B.someanimalsusetools

C.chimpanzeescouldattackeachotherviolently

D.termitesarechimpanzees'favoritefood

43.Goodall'ssuccessischieflydueto.

A.herexceptionaltalents

B.determinationandpatience

C.secretarytraining

D.hereducationandgoodwork

44.WhatisGoodalldoingnow?

A.StudyinganimalbehavioratCambridgeUniversity.

B.ObservingchimpanzeesinAfricanjungles.

C.Raisingfundsforthepreservationofwildlife.

D.WorkinghardforaPh.D.degree.

45.Inline11."cameclosetogivingup'*means.

A.comingneartheanimalpreserve

B.recordingtheanimals*behaviorandinteractions

C.thinkingaboutstopdoingherjob

D.makingfriendwiththechimpanzees

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Chinesebusinessesarebeingurgedtogetreadyforanewglobalstandardonelectronictrade

afterChinajoinsWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).

E-businessanalystsattheE-Trade2000forumwarnedthatmanydomesticfirmsmaybe

pushedtothesidelinesofprofitableglobaltradeiftheycontinuetoignoretheInternetasameans

ofdoingbusiness.

Auniformstandardone-trade,althoughnotyetavailable,wouldbecomeatopWTOpriority,

analystssaid.

"Developedcountriesmayplaytheupperhandandadoptanewstandardone-trade.Itwill

createbigchallengestodomesticenterpriseswhicharefarawayfromglobalrules."saidFan

Yueying,deputydirectorofChinaInformationEconomyInstitute.

Fan,alsopresidentofMytongTechnologyCo.Ltd.,oneofChina'sleadingtradeinformation

companies,saidThursdaythatChinesefirmsstillunderestimatewhate-tradecoulddofortheir

business.

nBricks-and-mortarfirmsstillhaveawait-and-seeattitudetoe-trade.Mostofthefirmsjust

thinkthatopeningawebpageandmakingane-mailsystemisenoughforcyberdeals.Thatisfar

fromenough,"saidFan.

ArecentpollbyBeijingInternetDevelopmentCentrefoundonly4.5percentoftradefirmsin

Chinadidonlinetrade,while23.6percenthadnotputonlinebusinessontheiragenda.

"Chinesefirmsalsotailforeignplayersinadoptingnewbusinessmodels,whichhascuttheir

globalcompetitiveness,"saidMichaelKleist,presidentofE-tradeAgentsAssociation,China.

46.TheE-trade2000Forumwasmostlikelyheldin.

A.BangkokB.ShanghaiC.NewYorkD.Tokyo

47.E-businessrefersto.

A.businesswithEU.B.electricitytrade.

C.ignoringtheInternetasameansoftradeD.noneoftheabove

48.Whatattitudedobricks-and-mortarfirmsholdtoe-trade?

A.Active.B.Pessimistic.C.Likeaspectator.D.Ignoring.

49.AccordingtoKleist,whathascutChinesefirms1globalcompetitiveness?

A.Independentdevelopment.B.Adoptingoldbusinessmodels.

C.TailingforeignFirms.D.Ignoringnewbusinessmodels.

50.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Openingawebpageandmakingane-mailsystemisenoughfordoinge-trade.

B.WTOisworkingtowardsauniformstandardone-trade.

C.ManyChinesefirmsstilldon'tknowtheadvantagesofe-trade.

D.Internetisanimportantmeansofdoingbusinessnowadays.

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Historianshaveonlyrecentlybeguntonotetheincreaseindemandforluxurygoodsand

servicesthattookplaceineighteenth-centuryEngland.McKendrickhasexploredtheWedgewood

Firm'sremarkablesuccessinmarketingluxurypottery.Plumbhaswrittenabouttheproliferation

ofprovincialtheaters,musicalfestivalsandchildren'stoysandbooks.Whilethefactofthis

consumerrevolutionishardlyindoubt,threekeyquestionsremain:Whoweretheconsumers?

Whatweretheirmotives?Andwhatweretheeffectsofthenewdemandforluxuries?

Ananswertothefirstofthesehasbeendifficulttoobtain.Althoughithasbeenpossibleto

inferfromthegoodsandserviceactuallyproducedwhatmanufacturersandservicingtrades

thoughttheircustomerswanted,onlyastudyofrelevantpersonaldocumentswrittenbyactual

consumerswillprovideaprecisepictureofwhowantedwhat.Westillneedtoknowhowlarge

thisconsumermarketwasandhowfardownthesocialscaletheconsumerdemandforluxury

goodspenetrated.Withregardtothislastquestion,wemightnoteinpassingthatThompson,

whilerightlyrestoringlaboringpeopletothestageofeighteenth-centuryEnglishhistory,has

probablyexaggeratedtheoppositionofthesepeopletotheinroadsofcapitalistconsumerismin

general:forexample,laboringpeopleineighteenth-centuryEnglandreadilyshiftedfrom

home-brewedbeertostandardizedbeerproducedbyhuge,heavilycapitalizedurbanbreweries.

Toanswerthequestionofwhyconsumersbecamesoeagertobuy,somehistorianshave

pointedtotheabilityofmanufacturerstoadvertiseinarelativelyuncensoredpress.This,however,

hardlyseemsasufficientanswer.McKendrickfavorsaVeblenmodelofconspicuous

consumptionstimulatedbycompetitionforstatus.The"middlingsort"boughtgoodsandservices

becausetheywantedtofollowfashionssetbytherich.Again,wemaywonderwhetherthis

explanationissufficient.Donotpeopleenjoybuyingthingsasaformofself-gratification?Ifso,

consumerismcouldbeseenasaproductoftheriseofnewconceptsofindividualismand

materialism,butnotnecessarilyofthefrenzyforconspicuouscompetition.

Finally,whatweretheconsequencesofthisconsumerdemandforluxuries?McKendrick

claimsthatitgoesalongwaytowardexplainingthecomingoftheIndustrialRevolution.Butdoes

it?Whatforexample,doestheproductionofhigh-qualitypotteryandleyshavetodowiththe

developmentofironmanufactureortextilemills?Itisperfectlypossibletohavethepsychology

andrealityofconsumersocietywithoutaheavyindustrialsector.

Thatfutureexplorationofthesekeyquestionsisundoubtedlynecessaryshouldnot,however,

diminishtheforceoftheconclusionofrecentstudies:theinsatiabledemandineighteenth-century

Englandforfrivolousaswellasusefulgoodsandservicesforeshadowsourownworld.

51.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthormentionsMcKendrickandPlumbmostprobablyinorder

to.

A.contrasttheirviewsonthesubjectofluxuryconsumerismineighteenth-centuryEngland.

B.indicatetheinadequacyofhistoriographicalapproachestoeighteenth-centuryEnglish

history.

C.giveexamplesofhistorianswhohavehelpedtoestablishthefactofgrowingconsumerism

ineighteenth-centuryEngland.

D.supportthecontentionthatkeyquestionsabouteighteenth-centuryconsumerismremainto

beanswered.

52.Accordingtothepassage,Thompsonattributestolaboringpeopleineighteenth-century

Englandwhichofthefollowingattitudestowardcapitalistconsumerism?

A.EnthusiasmB.CuriosityC.AmbivalenceD.Hostility

53.Accordingtothepassage,eighteenth-centuryEnglandandthecontemporaryworldofthe

passage'sreadersare.

A.dissimilarintheextenttowhichluxuryconsumerismcouldbesaidtobewidespread

amongthesocialclasses

B.dissimilarintheextenttowhichluxurygoodscouldbesaidtobeastimulantofindustrial

development

C.similarintheirstrongdemandforavarietyofgoodsandservices

D.similarintheextenttowhichamiddleclasscouldbeidentifiedasimitatingthehabitsofa

wealthierclass

54.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwouldmostprobablyagreewithwhich

ofthefollowingstatementsabouttherelationshipbetweentheIndustrialRevolutionandthe

demandforluxurygoodsandservicesineighteenth-centuryEngland.

A.Thegrowingdemandforluxurygoodsandserviceswasamajorfactorinthecomingof

theIndustrialRevolution.

B.TheIndustrialRevolutionexploitedthealreadyexistingdemandforluxurygoodsand

services.

C.AlthoughthedemandforluxurygoodsmayhavehelpedbringabouttheIndustrial

Revolution,thedemandforluxuryservicesdidnot.

D.ThereisnoreasontobelievethattheIndustrialRevolutionwasdirectlydrivenbya

growingdemandforluxurygoodsandservices.

55.Whatdoes"it"refertointhesentence"...itgoesalongwaytowardexplainingthecoming

oftheIndustrialRevolution."inthelastparagraphbutone?

A.ThisconsumerdemandB.Theconsequences

C.LuxuriesD.TheIndustrialRevolution

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SinceWorldWarILtherehasbeenaclearlydiscernibletrend,especiallyamongthegrowing

groupofcollegestudents,towardearlymarriage.Manyyouthsbegindatinginthefirststagesof

adolescence,"gosteady"thoughhighschool,andmarrybeforetheirformaleducationhasbeen

completed.Insomequarters,thereismuchshakingofgrayinghairandcluckingofmiddle-aged

peopleoverthewaysof"wildyouth.uHowever,emotionalmaturityisnorespecterofbirthdays:it

doesnotaniveautomaticallyattwenty-oneortwenty-five.Someachieveitsurprisinglyearly,

whileothersneverdo,eveninthree-scoreyearsandten.

Manystudentsaremarryingasanescape,notonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelife,butalso

fromtheirownpersonalproblemsofisolationandloneliness.Anditcanalmostbeputdownas

truethatanymarriageenteredintoasanescapecannotproveentirelysuccessful.Thesadfactis

thatmarriageseldomsolvesone'sproblems:moreoften,itaccentuatesthem.Furthermore,itis

doubtfulwhetherthehomeasaninstitutioniscapableofcarryingallthattheyoungareseekingto

putintoit:onemightsayintheologicalterms,thattheyaregivinguponeidolonlytoworship

another.Youngpeoplecorrectlyunderstandthattheirparentsarewronginbelievingthat

''success"istheultimategood,buttheyerroneouslybelievethattheythemselveshavefoundthe

truecenteroflife'smeaning.TheirexpectationsofmarriageareessentiallyUtopianandtherefore

incapableoffulfillment.Theywanttoomuch,andtragicdisillusionmentisoftenboundtofollow

Shallwe,then,jointhechorusof"Misereres"overearlymamages?Onecannotgeneralize:all

earlymarriagesarenotbadanymorethanalllateronesaregood.Satisfactorymarriagesare

determinednotbychronology,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Therefore,eachcase

mustbejudgedonitsownmerits.Iftheearlymarriageisnotanescape,ifitisenteredintowith

relativelyfewillusionsorfalseexpectations,andifitiseconomicallyfeasible,whynot?Good

marriagescanbemadefromsixteentosixty,andsocanbadones.

56.Accordingtothearticlethetrendtowardearlymarriages.

A.cannotbeeasilydetermined

B.isonethatcanbeclearlyseen

C.isanoutgrowthofthemorallaxitybroughtaboutbyWorldWarII

D.occursaftereverymajorwar

57.Accordingtothearticle,successfulmarriagesaredeterminedbytheemotionalmaturityof

thepartnersandnotby.

A.financialconsiderationsB.parentalconsent

C.educationalbackgroundD.chronologicalage

58.Theauthorsuggeststhatmanyoftoday'searlymarriagesarearesultof.

A.escapismB.theologicaldictumC.lackofformaleducationD.convenience

59.Theauthorstatesthatthehomeasaninstitutionis.

A.unworthyofworship

B.overrated

C.probablynotcapableofbeingwhatmanyyoungpeopleexpectittobe

D.incapableofbeingthebasicunitofsociety

60.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthornotagreewith?

A.Allearlymarriagesarenotbad.

B.Badmarriagescanhemadefromsixteentosixty.

C.Satisfactorymarriagesaredeterminedbychronology.

D.Alllatermarriagesarenotgood.

MBA联考英语模拟考试试题（阅读理解部分）6

SectionIIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourpassages.Answerthequestionsbeloweachpassageby

choosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

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Islanguage,likefood,abasichumanneedwithoutwhichachildinacriticalperiodoflife

canbestarvedanddamaged?JudgingfromthedrasticexperimentofFrederickIIinthe

thirteenthcentury,itmaybe.Hopingtodiscoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakifheheard

nomothertongue,hetoldthenursestokeepsilent.

Alltheinfantsdiedbeforethefirstyear.But,clearlytherewasmorethanlackoflanguage

here.Whatwasmissingwasgoodmothering.Withoutgoodmothering,inthefirstyearoflife

especially,thecapacitytosurviveisseriouslyaffected.

TodaynosuchlackexistsasthatorderedbyFrederick.Nevertheless,somechildrenarestill

backwardinspeaking.Mostofthereasonforthisisthatthemotherisinsensitivetothesignals

oftheinfant,whosebrainisprogrammedtolearnlanguagerapidly.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsare

neglected,theidealtimeforacquiringskillspassesandtheymightneverbelearnedsoeasily

again.Abirdlearnstosingandtoflyrapidlyattherighttime,buttheprocessisslowandonce

thecriticalstagehaspassed.

Expertssuggestthatspeechstagesarereachedinafixedsequenceandataconstantage,but

therearecaseswherespeechhasstartedlateinachildwhoeventuallyturnsouttobeofhighIQ.

Attwelveweeksbabysmilesandmakesvowel-likesounds;attwelvemonthshecanspeak

simplewordsandunderstandsimplecommands;ateighteenmonthshehasavocabularyofthree

tofiftywords.Atthreeheknowsabout1,000wordswhichhecanputintosentences,andatfour

hislanguagediffersfromthatofhisparentsinstyleratherthangrammar.

Recentevidencesuggeststhataninfantisbornwiththecapacitytospeak.Whatisspecial

aboutman'sbrain,comparedwiththatofthemonkey,isthecomplexsystemwhichenablesa

childtoconnectthesightandfeelof,say,atoy-bearwiththesoundpattern“toy-bear”.Andeven

moreincredibleistheyoungbrain'sabilitytopickoutanorderinlanguagefromthemixtureof

soundaroundhim,toanalyze,tocombineandrecombinethepartsofalanguageinnewways.

Butspeechhastobeinduced,andthisdependsoninteractionbetweenthemotherandthe

child,wherethemotherrecognizesthesignalsinthechild'sbabbling,graspingandsmiling,and

respondstothem.Sensitivitytothechild'snon-verbalsignalsisessentialtothegrowthand

developmentoflanguage.

41.ThepurposeofFrederickII'sexperimentwasto.

A.provethatchildrenarebornwiththeabilitytospeak

B.discoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakwithouthearinganyhumanspeech

C.findoutwhatrolecarefulnursingwouldplayinteachingchildtospeak

D.provethatachildbedamagedwithoutlearningalanguage

42.Whatdoesthesentence“Abirdlearnstosingandtoflyrapidlyattherighttime...”(L.4,

para.3)mean?

A.Abirdlearnstosingandflywhenattwelveweeks.

B.Aninfantlearnstosmileandmakevowel-likesoundsattwelveweeks.

C.Abirdlearnstosingandflywhenitisoldenough.

D.Abirdlearnstosingandflyfastatacertainstage.

43.Thereasonsomechildrenarebackwardinspeakingismostprobablythat.

A.theyareincapableoflearninglanguagerapidly

B.theyareexposedtotoomuchlanguageatonce

C.theirmothersrespondinadequatelytotheirattemptstospeak

D.theirmothersarenotintelligentaboutachild

44.Whatisexceptionallyremarkableaboutachildisthat.

A.heisbornwiththecapacitytospeak

B.hehasabrainmorecomplexthanananimafs

C.hecanproducehisownsentences

D.heoweshisspeechabilitytogoodnursing

45.Ifachildstartstospeaklaterthanothers,hewillinfuture.

A.haveahighIQ

B.belessintelligent

C.beinsensitivetoverbalsignals

D.notnecessarilybebackward

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MoneyspentonadvertisingismoneyspentasanyIknowof.Itservesdirectlytoassista

rapiddistributionofgoodsatreasonableprices.Bydrawingattentiontonewideasithelps

enormouslytoraisestandardsofliving.Byhelpingtoincreasedemanditensuresanincreased

needforlabor,andisthereforeaneffectivewaytofightunemployment.Itlowersthecostsof

manyservices:withoutadvertisementsyourdailynewspaperwouldcostfourtimesasmuch,the

priceofyourtelevisionlicensewouldneedtobedoubled,andtravelbybusortubewouldcost20

percentmore.

Andperhapsmostimportantofall,advertisingprovidesaguaranteeofreasonablevaluein

theproductsandservicesyoubuy.Apartfromthefactthattwenty-sevenActsofparliament

governthetermsofadvertising,noregularadvertiserdarepromoteaproductthatfailstoliveup

tothepromiseofhisadvertisements.Hemightfoolsomepeopleforalittlewhilethrough

misleading.Hewillnotdosoforlong,formercifullythepublichasthegoodsensenottobuythe

inferiorarticlemorethanonce.Ifyouseeanarticleconsistentlyadvertised,itisthesurestproofI

knowthatthearticledoeswhatisclaimedforit,andthatitrepresentsgoodvalue.

AdvertisingdoesmoreforthematerialbenefitofthecommunitythananyotherforceIcan

thinkof.ThereisonemorepointIfeelIoughttotouchon.RecentlyIheardawell-known

televisionpersonalitydeclarethathewasagainstadvertisingbecauseitpersuadesratherthan

informs.Hewasdrawingexcessivelyfinedistinctions.Ofcourseadvertisingseekstopersuade.

Ifitsmessagewereconfinedmerelytoinformation——andthatinitselfwouldbedifficultif

notimpossibletoachieve,forevenadetailsuchasthechoiceofthecolorofashirtissubtle,

perhapsthatiswhatthewell-knowntelevisionpersonalitywants.

46.Bythefirstsentenceofthetexttheauthormeansthat

A.heisfairlyfamiliarwiththecostofadvertising.

B.everybodyknowswellthatadvertisingismoneyconsuming.

C.advertisingcostsmoneylikeeverythingelse.

D.itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonadvertising.

47.Inthetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheadvantagesofadvertising?

A.Securinggreaterfame.

B.Providingmorejobs.

C.Enhancinglivingstandards.

D.Reducingnewspapercost.

48.Theauthorthinksthatthewell-knownTVpersonalityis

A.verypreciseinpassinghisjudgmentonadvertising.

B.interestedinnothingbutthebuyer'sattention.

C.correctintellingthedifferencebetweenpersuasionandinformation.

D.obviouslypartialinhisviewsonadvertising.

49.Intheauthor'sopinion

A.advertisingcanseldombringmaterialbenefittomanbyprovidinginformation.

B.advertisinginformspeopleofnewideasratherthanwinsthemover.

C.thereisnothingwrongwithadvertisinginpersuadingthebuyer.

D.thebuyerisnotinterestedingettinginformationfromanadvertisement.

50.Whatistheauthor'stoneinthistext?

A.Critical.

B.Appreciative.

C.Supportive.

D.Persuasive.

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Thatexperiencesinfluencesubsequentbehaviourisevidenceofanobviousbutremarkable

activitycalledremembering.Learningcouldnotoccurwithoutthefunctionpopularlynamed

memory.Constantpracticehassuchaneffectonmemoryastoleadtoskillfulperformanceonthe

piano,torecitationofapoem,andeventoreadingandunderstandingthesewords.So-called

intelligentbehaviourdemandsmemory,rememberingbeingaprimaryrequirementforreasoning.

Theabilitytosolveanyproblemoreventorecognizethataproblemexistsdependsonmemory.

Typically,thedecisiontocrossastreetisbasedonrememberingmanyearlierexperiences.

Practice(orreview)tendstobuildandmaintainmemoryforataskorforanylearnedmaterial.

Overaperiodofnopracticewhathasbeenlearnedtendstobeforgotten;andtheadaptive

consequencesmaynotseemobvious.Yet,dramaticinstancesofsuddenforgettingcanbeseento

beadaptive.Inthissense,theabilitytoforgetcanbeinterpretedtohavesurvivedthrougha

processofnaturalselectioninanimals.Indeed,whenone'smemoryofanemotionallypainful

experienceleadstoseriousanxiety,forgettingmayproducerelief.Nevertheless,anevolutionary

interpretationmightmakeitdifficulttounderstandhowthecommonlygradualprocessof

forgettingsurvivednaturalselection.

Inthinkingabouttheevolutionofmemorytogetherwithallitspossibleaspects,itishelpfulto

considerwhatwouldhappenifmemoriesfailedtofade.Forgettingclearlyaidsorientationintime,

sinceoldmemoriesweakenandthenewtendtostandout,providingcluesforinferringduration.

Withoutforgetting,adaptiveabilitywouldsuffer;forexample,learnedbehaviourthatmighthave

beencorrectadecadeagomaynolongerbe.Casesarerecordedofpeoplewho(byordinary

standards)forgotsolittlethattheireverydayactivitieswerefullofconfusion.Thusforgetting

seemstoservethesurvivaloftheindividualandthespecies.

Anotherlineofthoughtassumesamemorystoragesystemoflimitedcapacitythatprovides

adaptiveflexibilityspecificallythroughforgetting.Inthisview,continualadjustmentsaremade

betweenlearningormemorystorage(input)andforgetting(output).Indeed,thereisevidence

thattherateatwhichindividualsforgetisdirectlyrelatedtohowmuchtheyhavelearned.Such

dataoffergrosssupportofcontemporarymodelsofmemorythatassumeaninput-outputbalance.

51.Fromtheevolutionarypointofview,

A.forgettingforlackofpracticetendstobeobviouslyinadaptive.

B.ifapersongetsveryforgetfulofasuddenhemustbeveryadaptive.

C.thegradualprocessofforgettingisanindicationofanindividuafsadaptability.

D.suddenforgettingmaybringaboutadaptiveconsequences.

52.Accordingtothetext,ifapersonneverforgot.

A.hewouldsurvivebest.

B.hewouldhavealotoftrouble.

C.hisabilitytolearnwouldbeenhanced.

D.theevolutionofmemorywouldstop.

53.Whichistheproperexplanationoftheword"fade”(L.2,para.3)?

A.Disappear.

B.Decrease.

C.Demonstrate.

D.Declare.

54.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthat

A.forgetfulnessisaresponsetolearning.

B.thememorystoragesystemisanexactlybalancedinput-outputsystem.

C.memoryisacompensationforforgetting.

D.thecapacityofamemorystoragesystemislimitedbecauseforgettingoccurs.

55.Inthisarticle,theauthortriestointerpretthefunctionof

A.remembering.

B.forgetting.

C.adapting.

D.experiencing.

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Noverysatisfactoryaccountofthemechanismthatcausedtheformationoftheoceanbasins

hasyetbeengiven.Thetraditionalviewsupposesthattheupperlayeroftheearthbehavesasa

liquidwhenitissubjectedtosmallfocusforlongperiodsandthatdifferencesintemperature

underoceansandcontinentsaresufficienttoproducemovementsintheupperlayeroftheearth

withrisingcurrentsundertheinid-oceanridgesandsinkingcurrentsunderthecontinents.

Theoretically,thesemovementswouldcarrythecontinentalplatesalongasthoughtheywereona

conveyorbeltandwouldprovidetheforcesneededtoproducethesplitthatoccuralongtheridge.

Thisviewmaybecorrect;ithastheadvantagethatthecurrentsaredrivenbytemperature

differencesthatthemselvesdependonthepositionofthecontinents.

Ontheotherhand,thetheoryisunconvincingbecausethemovementsdonotnormally

occuralonglines,anditcertainlydoesnotoccuralonglinesbrokenbyfrequentchangesin

direction,astheridgeis.Also,