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Bill Gates, the billionaire Microsoft chairman without a single earned university degree, is by his success raising new doubts about the worth of the business world’s favorite academic title: the MBA (Master of Business Administration).

The MBA, a 20th century product, always has borne the mark of lowly commerce and greed on the tree-lined campuses ruled by purer disciplines such as philosophy and literature.

But even with the recession(经济萎缩) apparently cutting down the hiring of business school graduates, about 79,000 people are expected to receive MBAs in 1993. This is nearly 16 times the number of business graduates in 1960.

“If you are going into the corporate world it is still a disadvantage not to have one,” said Donald Morrison, professor of marketing and management science. “But in the last five years or so, when someone says, ‘Should I attempt to get an MBA?’ the answer a lot more is: It depends.”

The success of Bill Gates and other non-MBAs, such as the late Sam Walton of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has helped inspire self-conscious debates on business school campuses over the worth of a business degree and whether management skills can be taught.

The Harvard Business Review printed a lively, fictional exchange of letters to dramatize complaints about business degree holders. The article called MBA hires “extremely disappointing” and said “MBAs want to move up too fast, they don’t understand politics and people, and they aren’t able to function as part of a team until their third year. But by then, they’re out looking for other jobs.”

The problem, most participants in the debate acknowledge, is that the MBA has acquired an aura (光环) of future riches and power far beyond its actual importance and usefulness.

Business people who have hired or worked with MBAs say those with the degrees of ten know how to analyze systems but are not so skillful at motivating people. “They don’t get a lot of grounding in the people side of the business”, said James Shaffer, vice-president and principal of the Towers Perrin management consulting firm.

1.According to paragraph 2, what is the general attitude towards business on campuses ruled by purer disciplines?

A.Envious(嫉妒的).

B.Realistic.

C.Scornful(蔑视的).

D.Appreciative.

2.. It seems that the argument over the value of MBA degrees had been fueled mainly by ___.

A.the complaints from various employers

B.the success of many non-MBAs

C.the criticism from the scientists of purer disciplines

D.the poor performance of MBAs at work

3.. What is the major weakness of MBA holders according to the Harvard Business Review?

A.They are usually self-centered.

B.They are aggressive and greedy.

C.They keep complaining about their jobs.

D.They are not good at dealing with people.

4.. From the passage we know that most MBAs ________.

A.can climb the corporate ladder fairly quickly

B.quit their jobs once they are familiar with their workmates

C.receive salaries that do not match their professional training

D.cherish unrealistic expectations about their future

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A.Why there is an increased enrollment in MBA programs.

B.The necessity of reforming MBA programs in business schools.

C.Doubts about the worth of holding an MBA degree.

D.A debate held recently on university campuses.

 

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析:

1.C 推理题。根据文章第一段内容可知Bill Gates的成功让人们对于MBA的学历有了很大的怀疑。那些学习哲学和文学的人对MBA更是很看轻。故说明C项正确。

2.B 推理题。根据第五段内容The success of Bill Gates and other non-MBAs, such as the late Sam Walton of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has helped inspire self-conscious debates on business school campuses over the worth of a business degree and whether management skills can be taught.说明Bill Gates等人的成功让人们对MBA持有了怀疑的态度。故B正确。

3..D 推理题。根据文章最后一段第1,2行Business people who have hired or worked with MBAs say those with the degrees of ten know how to analyze systems but are not so skillful at motivating people.说明MBA的毕业生可能不太擅长与人交流,在处理与人有关的事物方面的技巧缺乏,故D正确。

4..D 细节题。根据倒数第三段MBAs want to move up too fast, they don’t understand politics and people, and they aren’t able to function as part of a team until their third year. But by then, they’re out looking for other jobs.”说明MBA的毕业生有些想法不是很实际,故D正确。

5..C 主旨大意题。文章主要是关于对MBA课程的怀疑,认为MBA的毕业生在处理人际关系方面有缺陷,以及他们可能会有一些不太切合实际的想法等。故C正确。

考点:考查报告类短文阅读

点评:文章主要是关于对MBA课程的怀疑,认为MBA的毕业生在处理人际关系方面有缺陷,以及他们可能会有一些不太切合实际的想法等。考查了推理题为主,。以推理题的考查为主,在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息,采用针对性方法进行阅读,准确定位细心判断。

 

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