2020年MBA考試《英語》考試共48題，分為英譯漢和寫作和完形填空和閱讀理解A和閱讀理解B。小編為您整理第四章 閱讀理解A5道練習題，附答案解析，供您備考練習。

1、What are the functions of studying philosophies mentioned in the passage?（）【閱讀理解A】

A.It would make our own idea flexible

B.It would help prepare us for the future and guide our actions

C.It would enable us to understand how things develop as to better tackle the future

D.All of the above

正確答案:D

答案解析:推斷題。A項在第一段開頭就已提到。第四段第一句話說道，“但是我們得為將來做準備，沒有一些哲學知識，我們是無法理性地做到這一點的?！币虼耍珺項應該是符合題意的。而C項在最后一段也有談到。所以，答案應選 D。

2、What is the position of the head of human-resource management in an American firm?（）【閱讀理解A】

A.He is one of the most important executives in the firm

B.His post is likely to disappear when new technologies are introduced

C.He is directly under the chief financial executive

D.He has no say in making important decisions in the firm

正確答案:D

答案解析:問在美國公司中人力資源部經(jīng)理一職地位如何。第2段第4句話指出：“擔任人力資源部經(jīng)理一職者在公司作出重大決策時從未被咨詢過，也沒有機會升任公司總經(jīng)理?！盌項說，“他在公司作重大決定時沒有發(fā)言權?！眱删湟馑枷喾?，故D為正確答案。

3、The following sentence（）is right.【閱讀理解A】

A.The author thinks that we can learn nothing new from the usual fondling, cuddling and cleaning of babies by their mothers

B.It is rather unusual for a mother to hold her baby against her body when resting

C.Eighty percent of American mothers put their babies on the left side of the cradle

D.The author does not agree that there is a predominance of right-handedness in the population

正確答案:D

答案解析:文章第一段第四句If asked to explain the significance of this preference most people reply that it is obviously the result of the predominance of right-handedness in the population. （如果問及這種偏好的原因，大多數(shù)人回答顯然是因為人口中右撇子占多數(shù)的結果），但是第6句作者表明 But a detailed analysis shows that this is not the case（但是一項細致的分析表明事實并不是這樣的），可見作者不同意人口中右撇子居多。

4、According to the passage, many career women find themselves in difficult situations because（）.【閱讀理解A】

A.the variety of professional clothing is too wide for them to choose

B.women are generally thought to be only good at being fashion models

C.men are more favorably judged for managerial positions

D.they are not sure to what extent they should display their feminine qualities through clothing

正確答案:D

答案解析:第四段第二句指出：許多職業(yè)女性對自己職業(yè)的服裝應該如何兼有“男性”和“女性”特點把握不好。D項內容與此相符，因此正確答案是D。A在邏輯上本身就是錯誤的；B與文章毫無相關聯(lián)；C與文章內容也相去甚遠。

5、Seventy-eight percent of left-handed mothers hold their babies on the left side. This fact contradict the theory（）.【閱讀理解A】

A.that the holding of the babies on the left is the result of the heart-beating on the left

B.that the holding of the babies on the left is the result of the predominance of right-handedness in the population

C.that the holding of the babies on the left is the result of the predominance of left-handedness in the population

D.that the holding of the babies on the left is the result of the heart-beating on the right

正確答案:B

答案解析:推斷題。78%的以左手為主的母親也是左手兜住自己的孩子，與…it is obviously the result of the predominance of right-handedness in the population. By holding the babies in their left arms, the mothers keep their dominant arm free for manipulations. “人們以右手為主的這種優(yōu)勢造成的結果。母親用自己的左手抱住嬰兒，從而就能騰出自己主要的手臂來從事各種操作?！毕嚆?。因此選B。