2024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、Most people think that mothers hold their babies in their left arms（）.【阅读理解A】

A.because of the fact that the heart is on the left side of the mother\'s body

B.because of the fact that the heart is on the left side of the baby\'s body

C.in ｏｒｃｅｒto keep their left arms free fｏｒother work

D.in ｏｒｃｅｒto keep their right arms free fｏｒother work

正确答案:D

答案解析:细节题。这道题关键要注意到题目中的Most people think…，多数人认为… 文中说“…most people reply that it is obviously the result of the predominance of right-handedness in the population”。“大多数人会回答说，显然这是人们以右手为主的这种优势造成的结果。” 因此选D。

2、What are the functions of studying philosophies mentioned in the passage?（）【阅读理解A】

A.It would make our own idea flexible

B.It would help prepare us fｏｒthe future ａｎｄ　guide our actions

C.It would enable us to understａｎｄ　how things develop as to better tackle the future

D.All of the above

正确答案:D

答案解析:推断题。A项在第一段开头就已提到。第四段第一句话说道，“但是我们得为将来做准备，没有一些哲学知识，我们是无法理性地做到这一点的。”因此，B项应该是符合题意的。而C项在最后一段也有谈到。所以，答案应选 D。

3、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, fｏｒit is a social custom

D.consumers only pay what they have to pay fｏｒa 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。

4、Advertising men dress people up in white coats because（）.【阅读理解A】

A.it makes their advertisements more conspicuous

B.it makes their advertisements more convincing

C.the majority of TV doctors are dressed up in white coats

D.it makes the actors take the job seriously

正确答案:B

答案解析:最后一段They will dress anyone up in a white coat to appear like an unimpeachable authority or, failing that, they will even be happy with the announcement. 他们会把任何人包装成穿白大褂、看起来像无可置疑的权威。因此选B。

5、According to the passage, many career women find themselves in difficult situations because（）.【阅读理解A】

A.the variety of professional clothing is too wide fｏｒthem to choose

B.women are generally thought to be only good at being fashion models

C.men are more favorably judged fｏｒmanagerial positions

D.they are not sure to what extent they should display their feminine qualities through clothing

正确答案:D

答案解析:第四段第二句指出：许多职业女性对自己职业的服装应该如何兼有“男性”和“女性”特点把握不好。D项内容与此相符，因此正确答案是D。A在逻辑上本身就是错误的；B与文章毫无相关联；C与文章内容也相去甚远。