2024年专升本英语阅读理解考前练习

　　“Experience may possibly be the best teacher, but it is not a particularly good teacher.” You might think that Winston Churchill or perhaps Mark Twain spoke those words, but they actually come from James March, a professor at Stanford University and a pioneer in the field of organizational decision making. For years March (possibly the wisest philosopher of management) has studied how humans think and act, and he continues to do so in his new book The Ambiguities of Experience.

　　He begins by reminding us of just how firmly we have been sticking to the idea of experiential learning: “Experience is sought; experience is explained; experience is respected.” However, the problem is that learning from experience may involve serious new complications (复杂难题), which March discusses in the body of this book.

　　In one interesting part of the book, for example, he turns a doubtful eye toward the use of stories as the most effective way of experiential learning. In our efforts to make stories interesting, he argues, we lose part of the complicated truth of things. He says, “The more accurately reality is presented (展现), the less understandable the story is. And the more understandable the story, the less realistic it is.”

　　Besides being a broadly knowledgeable researcher, March is also a poet, and his gift shines through in the depth of views he offers and the simple language he uses. Though the book is short, it is demanding: Don't think of it as an easy lesson. Rather, be ready to think deeply about learning from experience in work and life.

　　问题：

　　1.According to the text, James March is _______.

　　A.a poet who creates hundreds of works

　　B.a teacher who teaches story writing in university

　　C.a researcher who studies the way humans think and act

　　D.a professor who helps organizations make important decisions

　　【精析】C

　　2.According to James March, experience _______.

　　A.is overvalued

　　B.is easy to explain

　　C.should be actively sought

　　D.should be highly respected

　　【精析】A

　　3.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

　　A.Experience makes stories more accurate.

　　B.Stories are easier to understand when reality is more accurately described.

　　C.The use of stories is the best way of experiential learning.

　　D.Interesting stories perhaps fail to fully present the truth.

　　【精析】D

　　4.What's the purpose of this text?

　　A.To introduce a book.

　　B.To describe a researcher.

　　C.To testify a correct thinking pattern.

　　D.To discuss organizational decision making.

　　【精析】A

　　5.The underlined word “demanding” in the last paragraph probably refers to “_______”.

　　A.in need  B.somewhat challenging  C.worth reading  D.definitely meaningful

　　【精析】B