全国攻读工商管理硕士学位研究生入学考试英语预测试题参考答案及详细解答(4-6)
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Question 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
There is much discussion today whether economic growth
is desirable. At an earlier period, our desire for material
wealth may have been justified. Now, however, this desire
for more than we need is causing serious problems. Even
though we have good intentions, we may be producing too
much, too fast.
Those who criticize economic growth argue that we must
slow down. They believe that society is approaching certain
limits on growth. These include the fixed supply of natural
resources, the possible negative effects of industry in the
natural environment, and the continuing increase in the
worlds population. As society reaches these limits,
economic growth can no longer continue, and the quality of
life will decrease.
People who want more economic growth, on the other
hand, argue that even at the present growth rate there are
still many poor people in the world. These proponents of
economic growth believe that only more growth can create
the capital needed to improve the quality of life in the
world. Furthermore, they argue that only continued growth
can provide the financial resources required to protect our
natural surroundings from industrialization.
This debate over the desirability of continued economic
growth is of vital importance to business and industry. If
those who argue against economic growth are correct, the
problems they mention cannot be ignored. To find a
solution, economists and the business community must pay
attention to these problems and continue discussing them
with one another.
36. According to those who argue against economic
growth we must slow down for the following reasons EXCEPT
that
A. our natural surroundings are in danger of being
destroyed by industry
B. the fixed supply of natural resources marks a point
beyond which economic growth cannot continue
C. the world population is ever increasing
D. more efforts should be made to improve the quality
of our material life
37. Those who want more economic growth believe that
continued economic growth.
A. is essential to the well-being of society as a whole
B. can provide the solution to many of our social
problems today
C. can protest our environment from being polluted by
industry
D. can provide us with more natural resources for
industrialization
38. We may infer from the context
that "proponent"(Pare. 3) most probably means
A. arguments in support of something
B. disagreements
C. people who argue for something
D. people who argue against something
39. The passage is mainly about
A. the contradiction between economic growth
B. the present debate on economic growth
C. the advantages and disadvantages of economic growth
D. the importance of the debate on economic growth
40. We may infer from the passage that
A. the author describes the case as it is
B. the author is for economic growth
C. the author is against continued economic growth
D. the author is very much worried about the problems
caused by continued economic growth
参考答案:
36.D 第二段第二行提到三个原因:自然资源有限,工业对自然环境有负面影响,世界人口持续增长。
37.A 第三段提,世界上仍有很多穷人,经济的发展能创造财富,提高人们生活质量。
38.C 从第三段第二句他们所持的观点可以得知proponent指的是“提倡者”。
39.B 本文首先提出问;然后分析问题,摆出两种截然不同的观点;最后在末尾指出这种讨论的重要性。通观全文,B最全面。
40.C 文章第一段作者说,在前一段时间,我们期望有更多的物质财富是可以理解的。但现在,这种期望会带来严重的问题。虽然我们出发点是好的,但是我们生产得太多、太快。intention本意。
(待续)
