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1、2022年考博英语-北京师范大学考前拔高综合测试题（含答案带详解）1. 案例题Picture a typical MBA lecture theatre twenty years ago. In it the majority of students will have conformed to the standard model of the time: male, middle class and Western. Walk into a class today, however, and youll get a completely different impression. For
2、a start, you will now see plenty more women - the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School, for example, boasts that 40% of its new enrolment is female. You will also see a wide range of ethnic groups and nationals of practically every country.It might be tempting, therefore, to think that the old
3、 barriers have been broken down and equal opportunity achieved. But, increasingly, this apparent diversity is becoming a mask for a new type of conformity. Behind the differences in sex, skin tones and mother tongues, there are common attitudes, expectations and ambitions which risk creating a set o
4、f clones among the business leaders of the future.Diversity, it seems, has not helped to address fundamental weaknesses in business leadership. So what can be done to create more effective managers of the commercial world? According to Valerie Gauthier, associate dean at HEC Paris, the key lies in t
5、he process by which MBA programmes recruit their students. At the moment candidates are selected on a fairly narrow set of criteria such as prior academic and career performance, and analytical and problem solving abilities. This is then coupled to a schools picture of what a diverse class should lo
6、ok like, with the result that passport, ethnic origin and sex can all become influencing factors. But schools rarely dig down to find out what really makes an applicant succeed, to create a class which also contains diversity of attitude and approach - arguably the only diversity that, in a business
7、 context, really matters.Professor Gauthier believes schools should not just be selecting candidates from traditional sectors such as banking, consultancy and industry. They should also be seeking individuals who have backgrounds in areas such as political science, the creative arts, history or phil
8、osophy, which will allow them to put business decisions into a wider context.Indeed, there does seem to be a demand for the more rounded leaders such diversity might create. A study by Mannaz, a leadership development company, suggests that, while the bully-boy chief executive of old may not have be
9、en eradicated completely, there is a definite shift in emphasis towards less tough styles of management - at least in America and Europe. Perhaps most significant, according to Mannaz, is the increasing interest large companies have in more collaborative management models, such as those prevalent in
10、 Scandinavia, which seek to integrate the hard and soft aspects of leadership and encourage delegated responsibility and accountability.1. What characterises the business school student population of today?A. Greater diversity.B. Intellectual maturity.C. Exceptional diligence.D. Higher ambition.2. W
11、hat is the authors concern about current business school education?A. It will arouse students unrealistic expectations.B. It will produce business leaders of a uniform style.C. It focuses on theory rather than on practical skills.D. It stresses competition rather than cooperation.3. What aspect of d
12、iversity does Valerie Gauthier think is most important?A. Age and educational background.B. Social and professional experience.C. Attitude and approach to business.D. Ethnic origin and gender.4. What applicants does the author think MBA programmes should consider recruiting?A. Applicants with prior
13、experience in business companies.B. Applicants with sound knowledge in math and statistics.C. Applicants from outside the traditional sectors.D. Applicants from less developed regions and areas.5. What does Mannaz say about the current management style?A. It is eradicating the tough aspects of manag
14、ement.B. It encourages male and female executives to work side by side.C. It adopts the bully-boy chief executive model.D. It is shifting towards more collaborative models.【答案】1.A2.B3.C4.C5.D【解析】1.根据第一段的内容可知，以前的NBA讲堂是典型的男性，中产阶级和西方人为主，而现在也能看到很多女性，还有来自不同国家和不同种族的人。这说明现在商学院学生人口的特点是多样性，选项A正确。2.根据第二段的最后一句
15、“Behind the differences in sex, skin tones and mother tongues, there are common attitudes, expectations and ambitions which risk creating a set of clones among the business leaders of the future.”选项B符合原文。3.根据第三段“According to Valerie Gauthier.problem solving abilities. ”目前，候选人的选拔标准相当狭窄，比如先前的学业和职业表现，以
16、及分析和解决问题的能力。说明Valerie Gauthier最看重的是社会经历和工作经验。4.根据第四段的内容可知，商学院不应仅仅从银行、咨询和工业等传统行业中挑选候选人。他们还应该寻找具有政治科学、创意艺术、历史或哲学等领域背景的个人，这些领域将使他们能够将商业决策置于更广泛的背景中。选项C符合原文。5.根据最后一段“Perhaps most significant, according to Mannaz, is the increasing interest large companies have in more collaborative management models.”大公司对更多的合作管理模式越来越感兴趣，选项D正确。2. 单选题Scientists have long underst
