2004年MBA考前冲刺-英语模拟试题及答案(2-6)
网络资源 半岛在线注册/2009-01-16
Questions 59-62 are based on the following passage:
When I complained to my son Eric about things I can no
longer remember. He replied: “what do you expect? With all
you’ve stuffed into your head all these years, something
is bound to fall out.” Along with the many notes on my
fridge reminding me of things I have to do is a New Yorker
cartoon depicting an elephant covered with Post-its(即使贴
纸),who tells his unadorned(朴实的)companion, “as I got
older, I find I rely more and more on these sticky notes to
remind me.” Many of us these days seem to be in need of
memory assists, and millions of Americans are falling prey
to supplements that claim to boost cognitive function.
But it is the baby boomers and beyond who are most
concerned about the reliability of their memories and other
cognitive functions. And it is to them that many poorly
tested products are being pitched, claiming to enhance
memory and concentration and restrain the cognitive decline
that commonly accompanies aging. The Center for Science in
the Public Interest, a Washington-based consumer
organization, recently reviewed the research, or lack
thereof, supporting claims of various “memory pills” and
concluded for all but one product: “don’t waster your
money.” The one exception, phosphatidylserine now being
made from soybeans(大豆), looks promising in preliminary
studies but costs about $90 a month, the center said in its
printed report, Nutrition Action.
Despite the attention given to Alzheimer’ s disease and
other forms of dementia(痴呆), these disorders, as ruinous
as they are ,afflict a minority of order people——from 3
percent of people over 65——although the risk of dementia
rise with age, affecting about 40 percent of those over 80.
But really all of us are at risk of such common cognitive
deflects as forgetting why we walked from one room to
another or being unable to remember the name of someone we
know well. Also, with advancing age, it takes us longer to
learn something new and to perform complex tasks.
The good news is that scientist have recently demonstrated
that while brain activity typically slows with age. In
normal healthy older people, large numbers of serve cells
are not lost. In fact, at any age, with the right stimuli,
new serve cells and connections between them can form to
enhance brain function.
59. According to the passage, that_______
A. The author isn’t satisfied with his son’s answer.
B. Many people are confident in memory pills.
C. Notes are more reliable than memory.
D. Using notes to assist memory isn’t sensible.
60. We can conclude that memory assistance_________
A. Has obtained great achievements.
B. Mainly restrain the cognitive decline efficiently.
C. Mainly pays attention to 60 year olds
D. Is supported by people and government.
61. the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s
attitude to Phosphatidylserine is ________
A. Objective
B. Negative
C. Positive
D. Uncertain
62. From the paragraph 3, we can see that_______
A. Alzheimer’s disease causes most old people to
lost memory.
B. Forgetting is natural to some extent
C. It is impossible for old people to study
D. Old people over 80 can’t keep their cognitive
ability.
参考答案:
59. C 60. C 61. C 62. B
摘自《英语--临考点拨与模拟考场》
策划:太奇MBA培训中心
主编:周建武
出版社:中国经济出版社
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