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【题目】 Conventional wisdom may tell you that a master’s degree from Harvard Business School in the US is the key to a Fortune 500 job, while the same degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, US, means a possible career on Wall Street.

It seems that the graduate school you go to somewhat decides your future. And a recent New York Times article reveals the correlation between MBA (Master of Business Administration) graduates at certain US schools and career prospects.

To work at Amazon

Ross School of Business (University of Michigan)

Amazon regularly hires more MBAs from top 10 business schools than big Wall Street firms. And a large chunk of Americans employees are from Ross. Graduate Peter Faricy, vice president of Amazon Marketplace, says the reason behind this is that Ross’ curriculum-related offerings, a problem-solvingcourse for instance, are particularly well suited to Amazon.

To work at McKinsey& Company

Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern)

For an MBA, landing a job at McKinsey is like trying to get into a competitive business school all over again. However, Kellogg graduates perform well in the fierce competition. The school’s MBAs are in demand at elite consulting firms, which hired 35 percent of Kellogg graduates last year, a higher percentage than at Harvard (23 percent) and Stanford (16 percent).

To work at Apple

Fuqua School of Business (Duke)

Silicon alley hasn’t always welcomed MBAs. However, two of Apple’s top 10 executives come from Fuqua. Apple has hired 32 Fuqua graduates over the past five years, and provided 42 internships for Duke students.

To start your own company

Harvard Business School

The extensive resources Harvard has devoted to its entrepreneurial offerings in recent years are starting to show real results. By many accounts, it has surpassed Stanford as the top entrepreneurial hot-bed in the US.

【1】Which university offers students a course on various approaches to difficulties at work?

A.Kellogg School of Management.

B.Ross School of Business.

C.Harvard Business School.

D.Fuqua School of Business.

【2】According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A.Consulting companies favor MBA students from Kellogg.

B.Stanford produces the greatest number of business leaders.

C.To work at Apple, MBA graduates have an advantage.

D.Wall Street employs more MBAs from top 10 than Amazon.

【3】If you want to work in the area of hi-tech electronic products, you may choose to study in .

A.Wharton School

B.Kellogg School of Management

C.Ross School of Business

D.Fuqua School of Business

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】

本文是一篇应用文，介绍了美国几个大学的专业优势与毕业生的就业情况。

【1】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“the reason behind this is that Ross’ curriculum-related offerings, a problem-solving course for instance, are particularly well suited to Amazon”可知，罗斯商学院为学生开设了各种解决工作困难的方法的课程，故B项正确。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The school’s MBAs are in demand at elite consulting firms, which hired 35 percent of Kellogg graduates last year, a higher percentage than at Harvard (23 percent) and Stanford (16 percent).”可知，该校的MBA在精英咨询公司很受欢迎，这些公司去年聘用了凯洛格35%的毕业生，这一比例高于哈佛（23%）和斯坦福（16%），由此可知，咨询公司青睐凯洛格的MBA学生，故A项正确。

【3】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“However, two of Apple’s top 10 executives come from Fuqua. Apple has hired 32 Fuqua graduates over the past five years,”可知，苹果前十名高管中有两位来自福库。过去五年，苹果公司雇佣了32名福库商学院的毕业生，由此可知，福库商学院的毕业生在电子产品领域很受青睐，所以如果你想在高科技电子产品领域工作，你可以选择在福库商学院学习，故D项正确。