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2013 MBA 2013 MBA 年MMBBAA 联考英语模拟卷（二） Section Use of English Section Use of English SSeeccttiioonn Ⅰ UUssee ooff EEnngglliisshh Directions: Directions: DDiirreeccttiioonnss:: Readthe following passage. For eachnumberedblankthere arefour choices markedA,B, C andD. ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1. (10points) The invention of both labor-saving tools and tools of intelligence is rarely accidental. Instead, it is usually the product of human need; __1__ is truly the mother of invention. People usually devise tools to __2__ for natural deficiencies. For example, people invented weapons to defend __3__ from physically superior __4__. But __5__is only one incentive for inventions. People also invent __6__ tools to __7__ certain established tasks more efficiently. For instance, people developed the bow and arrow from the __8__ spear or javelin in order to shoot __9__ and strike with greater strength. __10__ civilizations developed, greater work efficiency came to be demanded, and __11__ tools became more __12__. A tool would __13__ a function until it proved __14__ in meeting human needs, at which point an improvement would be made. One impetus for invention has always been the __15__ for speed and high-quality results--provided they are achieved __16__ reasonable costs. Stone pebbles were sufficient to account for small quantities of possessions, __17__ they were not efficient enough for performing sophisticated mathematics. However, beads arranged systematically evolved into the abacus. The __18__ of this tool can be __19__to the development of commerce in the East around 3000 B.C., and the abacus is known __20__ by the ancient Babylonians, Egyptians, Chinese, etc.. 1．A．imagination B．creativity