2012MBA英语阅读理解

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Passage 3
For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom (生育高峰) generation, a longer life span means that the nation's elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. "In addition to the doctors, we're going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers," says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California's (USC) School of Gerontology (老年学).
Lawyers can specialize in "elder law," which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination (歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. "Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money," one professor says.
Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was "really bored with bacteria". So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, "I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying."
1. "... Old is suddenly in" (Line 1, Para. 1) most probably means "      ".
A. America has suddenly become a nation of old people
B. gerontology has suddenly become popular
C. more elderly professors are found on American campuses
D. American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students
2. With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit      .
A. from the adoption of the "elder law"
B. from rendering special services to the elderly
C. by enriching their professional knowledge
D. by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests
3. Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market?
A. Retirees are more generous in spending money.
B. They can employ more gerontologists.
C. The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.
D. There are more elderly people working than before.
4. Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage?
A. Retirees who are business-minded.
B. The volunteer workers in retirement homes.
C. College graduates with an MBA or law degree.
D. Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.
5. It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of America's elderly population      .
A. will provide good job opportunities in many areas
B. will impose an unbearable burden on society
C. may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination
D. will create new fields of study in universities

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1.        选B。本题有一定的难度。题干定位于原文第一段第一句，其大意为：对于越来越多的美国大学生而言，“老”突然变得in了，原因很显然：the graying of American means jobs美国的老年化意味着工作机会。另外，联系第一段第二句话中的the graying，以及末段提到的Margarite 改修gerontology（老年学）课程的例子可知，引文中Old指的就是老年学，由此可推断，in 有popular（受欢迎）之意。故选 B。A. America has suddenly become a nation of old people 美国突然变成老人之国了，原文数据表明美国老年人数量增多，但仍只占少部分，不至于说美国是老人之国，故错误；C. more elderly professors are found on American campuses 美国校园出现越来越多的老年教授，文章未提到；D. American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students美国大学已经意识到招收老年学生的必要性，文章也未提及。
2.        选B。本题问随着美国老年化，律师如何受益。根据第二段第一句话Lawyers can ...age discrimination可以概括出，律师可为老年人提供多种服务，故选B。A. from the adoption of the "elder law"从老年人法律中受益，文中未提及；C. by enriching their professional knowledge 丰富他们的专业知识，不够精确，应该是相关老年学的知识；D. by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests 赢得老人的信任以谋取利益，与原文不符，原文中的trust是信托，而不是信任的意思，故排除。
3.        选 C。本题问为什么商人能在日益发展的老年人市场中赚到钱。由题干中的businessmen定位到第二段：Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history 商人在老年人市场上看到了巨大的机会，因为高达7 400万人的生育高峰期出生的一代人可能是人类历史上最富有的一群退休者，暗示其消费能力，由此推断选C。Retirees are more generous in spending money退休者花钱更慷慨，原文只提到消费能力，没讲消费态度；B. They can employ more gerontologists他们可以雇更多的老年学家；D. There are more elderly people working than before 现在比以前有更多的老年人在工作，这两项原文均未提到。
4.        选D。本题问新世纪里谁能赚大钱。由题干make big money 定位到末段的：an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money（= make big money），意思是MBA和法律专业的学生如果拥有老年学知识，将获得“印钞许可证”—— 这是一个夸张幽默的说法，意指能源源不断地挣到大钱；其必备条件是：专业精通；对老年学具有相当知识，而D就是这句话的同义替换。A. Retirees who are business-minded拥有商业头脑的退休人员，不符合文章意思；B. The volunteer workers in retirement homes在退休老人福利院工作的义务志愿者，不符合上面的条件；C. College graduates with an MBA or law degree拥有MBA或法律专业的大学毕业生只符合了其中一个条件，不准确。
5.        选A。本题问美国老年人数量的增加将带来什么效应。这是一道主旨题，根据第一段中的the graying of American means jobs 和 it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions and in law and business as well（这也在医药、卫生行业以及法律、商业方面创造了工作机会）可见原文指出了许多人将受益于美国社会的老龄化，所以选A。B. will impose an unbearable burden on society 将给社会施加不可忍受的负担，而文中只讲益处，故排除。C. may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination 将导致家庭虐待、年龄歧视，文中：Lawyers can specialize in "elder law", which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing home abuse and age discrimination（律师可以专门做老年法律业务，包括信托、房地产、敬老院虐待和年龄歧视），可见老年人口扩大化与敬老院虐待和年龄歧视之间并非因果关系，而是作为如何有益于法律人士的证据，故排除；D. will create new fields of study in universities 将在大学里创造新的研究领域，而原文没提到老年学以及相关的知识是不是新的研究，故排除。
词汇精解
in  adj. 时尚的，时髦的
obvious  adj. 明显的
baby-boom  n.（美）婴儿出生高峰期
expand  v. 扩张，扩展
significantly  adv. 明显地，重要地
pose  v. 摆放，设置
profound  v. 深刻的，深奥的
sociologist  n. 社会学家
urban  adj. 城市的，城市居民
specialize  vi.（in）擅长……，专门研究……
trust  n. 信托
estate  n.（上有大片建筑物的）土地，房地产
nursing-home  n. 敬老院
abuse  n. 虐待，滥用
discrimination  n. 歧视
retiree  n. 退休人员
combine  v. 结合，联合
gerontology  n. 老年学
bacteria  n. 细菌
volunteer  n. 志愿者