MBA英语阅读习题和答案八.docx
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MBA英语阅读习题和答案八
MBA英语阅读习题和答案(八)
Ifyouintendusinghumorinyourtalktomakepeoplesmile,youmustknowhowtoidentifysharedexperiencesandproblems.Yourhumormustberelevanttotheaudienceandshouldhelptoshowthemthatyouareoneofthemorthatyouunderstandtheirsituationandareinsympathywiththeirpointofview.Dependingonwhomyouareaddressing,theproblemswillbedifferent.Ifyouaretalkingtoagroupofmanagers,youmayrefertothedisorganizedmethodsoftheirsecretaries;alternativelyifyouareaddressingsecretaries,youmaywanttocommentontheirdisorganizedbosses.
Hereisanexample,whichIheardatanurses’convention,ofastorywhichworkswellbecausetheaudienceallsharedthesameviewofdoctors.AmanarrivesinheavenandisbeingshownaroundbySt.Peter.Heseeswonderfulaccommodations,beautifulgardens,sunnyweather,andsoon.Everyoneisverypeaceful,politeandfriendlyuntil,waitinginalineforlunch,thenewarrivalissuddenlypushedasidebyamaninawhitecoat,whorushestotheheadoftheline,grabshisfoodandstompsovertoatablebyhimself.“Whoisthat?
”thenewarrivalaskedSt.Peter.“On,that’sGod,”camethereply,“butsometimeshethinkshe’sadoctor.”
Ifyouarepartofthegroupwhichyouareaddressing,youwillbeinapositiontoknowtheexperiencesandproblemswhicharecommontoallofyouandit’llbeappropriateforyoutomakeapassingremarkabouttheinediblecanteenfoodorthechairman’snotoriousbadtasteinties.Withotheraudiencesyoumustn’tattempttocutinwithhumorastheywillresentanoutsidermakingdisparagingremarksabouttheircanteenortheirchairman.YouwillbeonsafergroundifyousticktoscapegoatslikethePostOfficeorthetelephonesystem.
Ifyoufeelawkwardbeinghumorous,youmustpracticesothatitbecomesmorenatural.Includeafewcasualandapparentlyoff-the-cuffremarkswhichyoucandeliverinarelaxedandunforcedmanner.Oftenit’sthedeliverywhichcausestheaudiencetosmile,sospeakslowlyandrememberthataraisedeyebroworanunbelievinglookmayhelptoshowthatyouaremakingalight-heartedremark.
Lookforthehumor.Itoftencomesfromtheunexpected.Atwistonafamiliarquote“Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed,giveup”oraplayonwordsoronasituation.Searchforexaggerationandunderstatements.Lookatyourtalkandpickoutafewwordsorsentenceswhichyoucanturnaboutandinjectwithhumor.
1.Tomakeyourhumorwork,youshould.
A.takeadvantageofdifferentkindsofaudience
B.makefunofthedisorganizedpeople
C.addressdifferentproblemstodifferentpeople
D.showsympathyforyourlisteners
2.Thejokeaboutdoctorsimpliesthat,intheeyesofnurses,theyare.
A.impolitetonewarrivals
B.veryconsciousoftheirgodlikerole
C.entitledtosomeprivileges
D.verybusyevenduringlunchhours
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatpublicservices.
A.havebenefitedmanypeople
B.arethefocusofpublicattention
C.areaninappropriatesubjectforhumor
D.haveoftenbeenthelaughingstock
4.Toachievethedesiredresult,humorousstoriesshouldbedelivered.
A.inwell-wordedlanguage
B.asawkwardlyaspossible
C.inexaggeratedstatements
D.ascasuallyaspossible
5.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe.
A.UseHumorEffectively
B.VariousKindsofHumor
C.AddHumortoSpeech
D.DifferentHumorStrategies
参考答案:
CBDDA ItissaidthatthepublicandCongressionalconcernaboutdeceptive(欺骗性的)packagingrumpus(喧嚣)startedbecauseSenatorHartdiscoveredthattheboxesofcerealsconsumedbyhim,Mrs.Hart,andtheirchildrenwerebecominghigherandnarrower,withadeclineofnetweightfrom12to10-1/2ounces,withoutanyreductioninprice.Therewerestilltwelvebiscuits,buttheyhadbeenreducedinsize.Later,theSenatorrightlycomplainedofastore-boughtpieinahandsomelyillustratedboxthatpictured,inasingleslice,almostasmanycherriesastherewereinthewholepie.Themanufacturerwhoincreasestheunit
priceofhisproductbychanginghispackagesizetolowerthequantitydeliveredcan,withoutunduehardship,puthisproductintoboxes,bags,andtinsthatwillcontaineven4-ounce,8-ounce,one-pound,two-poundquantitiesofbreakfastfoods,cakemixes,etc.Astudyofdrugstore(杂货店)andsupermarketshelveswillconvinceanyobserverthatallpossiblesizesandshapesofboxes,jars,bottles,andtinsareinuseatthesametime,and,asthepackagejournalsshow,weekbyweek,thereisneveranyhesitationinintroducinganewsizeandshapeofboxorbottlewhenitaidsinproductdifferentiation.Theproducersofpackagedproductsarguestronglyagainstchangingsizesofpackagestocontainevenweightsandvolumes,butnooneinthetradecommentsunfavorablyonthehugecostsincurredbyendlesschangesofpackagesizes,materials,shape,artwork,andnetweightsthatareusedforimprovingaproduct’smarketposition.
Whenapackagingexpertexplainedthathewasabletomultiplythepriceofhardsweetsby2.5,from$1to$2.50bychangingtoafancyjar,orthathehadmadea5-ouncebottlelookasthoughitheld8ounces,hewasineffecttellingthepublicthatpackagingcanbeaveryexpensiveluxury.Itevidentlydoescomehigh,whenanaveragefamilypaysabout$200ayearforbottles,cans,boxes,jarsandothercontainers,mostofwhichcan’tbeusedforanythingbutstuffingthegarbagecan.
1.WhatstartedthepublicandCongressionalconcernaboutdeceptivepackagingrumpus?
A.Consumers’complaintsaboutthechangesinpackagesize.
B.Expensivepackagingforpoorqualityproducts.
C.Asenator’sdiscoveryofthetricksinpackaging.
D.Theriseintheunitpriceformanyproducts.
2.Theword“undue”(Line2,Para.2)means““.
A.improper
C.unexpected
B.adequate
D.excessive
3.Consumersareconcernedaboutthechangesinpackagesize,mainlybecause.
A.theyhatetoseeanychangesinthingstheyarefamiliarwith
B.theunitpriceforaproductoftenrisesasaresult
C.theyhavetopayforthecostofchangingpackagesizes
D.thisentailsanincreaseinthecostofpackaging
4.Accordingtothispassage,varioustypesofpackagingcomeintoexistenceto.
A.meettheneedsofconsumers
C.enhancethemarketpositionofproducts
B.suitallkindsofproducts
D.introducenewproducts
5.Theauthoriscriticalmainlyof.
A.dishonestpackaging
B.inferiorpackaging
C.thechangesinpackagesize
D.exaggeratedillustrationsonpackages
参考答案:
CDBCA Sincethedawnofhumaningenuity,peoplehavedevisedevermorecunningtoolstocopewithworkthatisdangerous,boring,burdensome,orjustplainnasty.Thatcompulsionhasresultedinrobotics—thescienceofconferringvarioushumancapabilitiesonmachines.Andifscientistshaveyettocreatethemechanicalversionofsciencefiction,theyhavebeguntocomeclose.
Asaresult,themodernworldisincreasinglypopulatedbyintelligentgizmoswhosepresencewebarelynoticebutwhoseuniversalexistencehasremovedmuchhumanlabor.Ourfactorieshumtotherhythmofrobotassemblyarms.Ourbankingisdoneatautomatedtellerterminalsthatthankuswithmechanicalpolitenessforthetransaction.Oursubwaytrainsarecontrolledbytirelessrobo-drivers.Andthankstothecontinualminiaturizationofelectronicsandmicro-mechanics,therearealreadyrobotsystemsthatcanperformsomekindsofbrainandbonesurgerywithsubmillimeteraccuracy—fargreaterprecisionthanhighlyskilledphysicianscanachievewiththeirhandsalone.
Butifrobotsaretoreachthenextstageoflaborsavingutility,theywillhavetooperatewithlesshumansupervisionandbeabletomakeatleastafewdecisionsforthemselves—goalsthatposearealchallenge.“Whileweknowhowtotellarobottohandleaspecificerror,”saysDaveLavery,managerofaroboticsprogramatNASA,“wecan’tyetgivearobotenough‘commonsense’toreliablyinteractwithadynamicworld.”Indeedthequestfortrueartificialintelligencehasproducedverymixedresults.Despiteaspellofinitialoptimisminthe1960sand1970swhenitappearedthattransistorcircuitsandmicroprocessorsmightbeabletocopytheactionofthehumanbrainbytheyear2010,researcherslatelyhavebeguntoextendthatforecastbydecadesifnotcenturies.
Whattheyfound,inattemptingtomodelthought,isthatthehumanbrain’sroughlyonehundredbillionnervecellsaremuchmoretalented—andhumanperceptionfarmorecomplicated—thanpreviouslyimagined.Theyhavebuiltrobotsthatcanrecognizetheerrorofamachinepanelbyafractionofamillimeterinacontrolledfactoryenvironment.Butthehumanmindcanglimpsearapidlychangingsceneandimmediatelydisregardthe98percentthatisirrelevant,instantaneouslyfocusingonthemonkeyatthesideofawindingforestroadorthesinglesuspiciousfaceinabigcrowd.ThemostadvancedcomputersystemsonEarthcan’tapproachthatkindofability,andneuroscientistsstilldon’tknowquitehowwedoit.
1.Humaningenuitywasinitiallydemonstratedin.
A.theuseofmachinestoproducesciencefiction
B.thewideuseofmachinesinmanufacturingindustry
C.theinventionoftoolsfordifficultanddangerouswork
D.theelite’scunningtacklingofdangerousandboringwork
2.Theword“gizmos”(line1,paragraph2)mostprobablymeans.
A.programs
B.experts
C.devices
D.creatures
3.Accordingtothetext,whatisbeyondman’sabilitynowistodesignarobotthatcan.
A.fulfilldelicatetaskslikeperformingbrainsurgery
B.interactwithhumanbeingsverbally
C.havealittlecommonsense
D.respondindependentlytoac
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