2012年MBA、MPA、MPAcc联考英语真题参考答案(3)

　　Trade publications counselled department stores that, in order to increase sales, they should create a “third stepping stone” between infant wear and older kids’ clothes. Tt was only after “toddler”became a common shoppers’ term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults,into ever-tinier categories has proved a sure-fire way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to segment a market is to magnify gender differences – or invent them where they did not previously exist。

　　26.By saying "it is...the rainbow"(Line 3, Para.1)，the author means pink______。

　　[A]should not be the sole representation of girlhood

　　[B]should not be associated with girls' innocence

　　[C]cannot explain girls' lack of imagination

　　[D]cannot influence girls' lives and interests

　　27.According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is true of colours?

　　[A]Colours are encoded in girls' DNA。

　　[B]Blue used to be regarded as the colour for girls。

　　[C]Pink used to be a neutral colour in symbolising genders。

　　[D]White is prefered by babies。

　　28.The author suggests that our perception of children's psychological development was much influenced by_____。

　　[A]the marketing of products for children

　　[B]the observation of children's nature

　　[C]researches into children's behavior

　　[D]studies of childhood consumption

　　29.We may learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised to_____。

　　[A]focus on infant wear and older kids' clothes

　　[B]attach equal importance to different genders

　　[C]classify consumers into smaller groups

　　[D]create some common shoppers' terms

　　30.It can be concluded that girls' attraction to pink seems to be____。

　　[A] clearly explained by their inborn tendency

　　[B]fully understood by clothing manufacturers

　　[C] mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmen

　　[D]well interpreted by psychological experts

Text3

　　In2010.afederaljudgeshookAmerica'sbiotechindustrytoitscore.CompanieshadwonpatentsforisolatedDNAfordecades-by2005some20%ofhumangeneswereparented.ButinMarch2010ajudgeruledthatgeneswereunpatentable.Executiveswereviolentlyagitated.TheBiotechnologyIndustryOrganisation(BIO)，atradegroup,assuredmembersthatthiswasjusta“preliminarystep”inalongerbattle。

　　OnJuly29ththeywererelieved,atleasttemporarily.Afederalappealscourtoverturnedthepriordecision,rulingthatMyriadGeneticscouldindeedholbpatentstotwogenssthathelpforecastawoman'sriskofbreastcancer.ThechiefexecutiveofMyriad,acompanyinUtah,saidtherulingwasablessingtofirmsandpatientsalike。

　　Butascompaniescontinuetheirattemptsatpersonalisedmedicine,thecourtswillremainratherbusy.TheMyriadcaseitselfisprobablynotoverCriticsmakethreemainargumentsagainstgenepatents:ageneisaproductofnature,soitmaynotbepatented;genepatentssuppressinnovationratherthanrewardit;andpatents'monopoliesrestrictaccesstogenetictestssuchasMyriad's.Agrowingnumberseemtoagree.Lastyearafederaltask-forceurgedreformforpatentsrelatedtogenetictests.InOctobertheDepartmentofJusticefiledabriefintheMyriadcase,arguingthatanisolatedDNAmolecule“isnolessaproductofnature...thanarecottonfibresthathavebeenseparatedfromcottonseeds。”

　　Despitetheappealscourt'sdecision,bigquestionsremainunanswered.Forexample,itisunclearwhetherthesequencingofawholegenomeviolatesthepatentsofindividualgeneswithinit.ThecasemayyetreachtheSupremeCourt。

　　AS the industry advances ,however,other suits may have an even greater impact.companies are unlikely to file many more patents for human DNA molecules-most are already patented or in the public domain .firms are now studying how genes intcract,looking for correlations that might be used to determine the causes of disease or predict a drug’s efficacy,companies are eager to win patents for ‘connecting the dits’,expaains hans sauer,alawyer for the BIO。

　　Their success may be determined by a suit related to this issue, brought by the Mayo Clinic, which the Supreme Court will hear in its next term. The BIO rtcently held a convention which included seddions to coach lawyers on the shifting landscape for patents. Each meeting was packed。

　　31.it canbe learned from paragraph I that the biotech companies would like-----

　　A.their executives to be active

　　B.judges to rule out gene patenting

　　C.genes to be patcntablc

　　D.the BIO to issue a warning

　　32.those who are against gene patents believe that----

　　A.genetic tests are not reliable

　　B.only man-made products are patentable

　　C.patents on genes depend much on innovatiaon

　　D.courts should restrict access to gene tic tests

　　33.according to hans sauer ,companies are eager to win patents for----

　　A.establishing disease comelations

　　B.discovering gene interactions

　　C.drawing pictures of genes

　　D.identifying human DNA

　　34.By saying “each meeting was packed”(line4,para6)the author means that -----

　　A.the supreme court was authoritative

　　B.the BIO was a powerful organization

　　C.gene patenting was a great concern

　　D.lawyers were keen to attend conventiongs

　　35.generally speaking ,the author’s attitude toward gene patenting is----

　　A.critical

　　B.supportive

　　C.scornful

　　D.objective

Text 4

　　The great recession may be over, but this era of high joblessness is probably beginning. Before it ends,