2021年MBA考试《英语》考试共48题，分为英译汉和写作和完形填空和阅读理解A和阅读理解B。小编为您整理第四章 阅读理解A5道练习题，附答案解析，供您备考练习。

1、According to the passage, the decisive factor in maintaining a firm\'s competitive advantage is（）.【阅读理解A】

A.the introduction of new technologies

B.the improvement of workers\' basic skills

C.the rational composition of professional and managerial employees

D.the attachment of importance to the bottom half of the employees

正确答案:B

答案解析:根据本文，保持公司竞争优势的决定性因素是什么。文章开头第一句话便指出：“如果持续性的竞争优势取决于劳动者技能的话，那么美国公司正面临着难题”。第三段中又指出：“员工基本技能的培训使得他们吸收掌握新技术成为可能。”B项“提高工人的基本技能”与文章内容相近，故B为正确答案。

2、We can infer from the first paragraph that（）.【阅读理解A】

A.most Americans regard tipping as a rational practice, though some of them dislike it

B.most Americans recognize the fact that tips encourage good service and make servants feel equal

C.tipping is unnecessary and unreasonable, but people in America have to, for it is a social custom

D.consumers only pay what they have to pay for a given service, because they don\'t like tipping

正确答案:C

答案解析:从原文第一段内容可以推断，虽然作者认为小费不合理，但美国人在接受服务后不得不付小费，因为这是一个惯例。

3、We can infer from the second paragraph that（）.【阅读理解A】

A.Turkey will soon catch the average GDP level of the 15 pre-2004 EU members

B.inflation rate in Turkey used to be very high

C.Turkey’s economy will keep growing at present rate

D.IMF’s economic program will help Turkey join the EU

正确答案:B

答案解析:根据文章第二段“土耳其得通货膨胀率自1972年以来首次跌进个位数”可知，以前的通货膨胀率都在两位数甚至更多，是非常高的数字。

4、This passage seems to be a(n)（）. 【阅读理解A】

A.book review

B.advertisement

C.news report

D.research paper

正确答案:A

答案解析:是一篇书评，从最后一段，“The author offers a few examples of companies…but they offer little useful guidance…”可知。

5、According to the passage, the way we dress（）.【阅读理解A】

A.provides clues for people who are critical of us

B.indicates our likes and dislikes in choosing a career

C.has a direct influence on the way people regard us

D.is of particular importance when we get on in age

正确答案:C

答案解析:此题考核综合概括能力。文章第一句就概括了全文中心：人的衣着在判断一个人时起关键作用（Clothes play a critical part in the conclusions we reach by providing clues to），文章第二段和第三段已反复阐明这一中心思想。由此判断C与文章内容一致，正确答案是C。A不符合文章第二段及第三段内容。B、D二项内容没有被提及。