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　　The partygoers who gathered on a small farm outside campus were not your typical gaggle of business school students. Sure, some would soon move on to plum jobs at investment banks and oil companies, but instead of traditionally celebrating their success, they opted for a "sellout party." The event was held by students at the University of Michigan Erb Institute, a three-year, dual-degree program between the university's business and natural resources schools. Most of the institute's students are environmental advocates first, business people second, yet see the importance of money in making a difference. They represent a small but growing cadre of M.B.A.-wielding social activists who plan to bring about change, one PowerPoint presentation at a time.

　　Greg Shopoff, a third-year student at the Erb Institute, studied geology at Colorado College and briefly considered going into environmental law. But he found the legal profession too slow for his tastes and opted for business school. "If you can harness the impact of business for good," he says, "you have the potential for larger-scale change in a shorter period of time." More students have begun thinking like Shopoff, and business schools clearly see the shift. At the Erb Institute, director Tom Lyon notes the program has grown from five new students a year to as many as 25. The sheer number of business school classes like Corporate Social Responsibility and Competitive Environmental Strategy is up across the country, and school officials say students are asking for more conferences, lectures, and workshops on social and environmental stewardship. "This generation has grown up with a much higher global awareness," says Kriss Deiglmeier, director of the Stanford School of Business Center for Social Innovation. "They see what kind of problems we're facing and want to be engaged in solving them."

　　On the hiring side of the job market, recruiters from both non- and for-profits are looking increasingly for this type of multifaceted talent. In the nonprofit sector, the push makes good business sense. More money is now at stake within mission-based organizations than just a couple of years ago, and nonprofits compete more fiercely with one another for funds and with corporations for government contracts. "A decade ago, nonprofits would not have appreciated as much how useful an M.B.A. would be," says Sharon Oster, director of the Yale School of Management Program on Social Enterprise. "Now there are more opportunities for M.B.A. grads to move into that sector."

　　Corporations provide the rest of the rising demand for these students, especially as they see that environmental values can help boost the bottom line. Both companies and environmental consulting groups are hiring. Environmental Defense–a nonprofit advocacy group that partnered with FedEx to promote its hybrid electric fleet and also helped McDonald's phase out Styrofoam packaging–actively seeks out multidisciplinary employees who understand environmental issues but use business acumen to address them.

　　The intersection between financial know-how and social responsibility is not really new–just look at the number of CEOs on the boards of nonprofits and charities. But as M.B.A. programs have stepped up, schools serve not only as the nexus between corporate America and students but also as the link between business savvy and the need for social and environmental advocacy.

　　1. Students at the University of Michigan Erb Institute held the party probably in order to_____

　　[A] promote the three-year, dual-degree program.

　　[B] attract the attention of investment banks and oil companies.

　　[C] work out measures to solve environmental problems.

　　[D] raise a fund for environmental protection.

　　2. Greg Shopoff chose to study business rather than environmental law because_____

　　[A] he was more interested in business than in legal profession.

　　[B] he thought business was a shortcut for him to become an influential person.

　　[C] he wanted to solve the environmental problems through business that he can make better use of.

　　[D] he thought legal procedures is not efficient in harnessing the impact of business for good.

　　3. Nonprofits need to hire more M.B.A. graduates now than a decade ago because_____

　　[A] there are more vacancies in nonprofits than before.

　　[B] nonprofits are now also doing business to earn more money.

　　[C] nonprofits need to be more efficient so as to be more competitive.

　　[D] nonprofits have to compete with for-profits for funds now.

　　4. The case of Environmental Defense implies that _____

　　[A] nonprofit is united with for-profit to make common efforts in environment protection.

　　[B] corporations are in great need of multifaceted organizations to work with companies on environmental issues.

　　[C] nonprofit organizations are switching more attention on environmental business.

　　[D] nonprofit organizations are helping business to be more environmentally friendly through business practices.

　　5. By this passages, the author tries to show that_____

　　[A] business world is turning its attention to integrating business with environmental issues.

　　[B] business corporations can be united with nonprofits in environmental protection.

　　[C] multidisciplinary students are increasingly popular in nonprofits as well as in corporations.

　　[D] there is a trend for business students to making use of business acumen for advocating environmental protection.

　　文章剖析：

　　这篇文章介绍了目前一些致力于环境保护的学生选择学习商业以求曲线救国。第一段由一群商业学生的聚会为契因引出这些学生的真正目的;第二段讲述目前有越来越多的学生通过学习商业来改变环境现状;第三、四段讲述目前非盈利机构和公司都需要雇用这种学生;第五段讲述了金融与社会责任相结合的例子。

　　词汇注释：

　　gaggle n.一群

　　plum n. 好东西，好工作

　　wield v. 支配, 掌握

　　sheer adj. 绝对的

　　stewardship n. 工作， 职位

　　acumen n. 洞察力

　　savvy n. 实际知识

　　难句突破：

　　(1) Sure, some would soon move on to plum jobs at investment banks and oil companies, but instead of traditionally celebrating their success, they opted for a "sellout party."

　　[主体句式] Some would move on…, but they opted for…

　　[结构分析] 这是一个复杂句，后面分句中instead of …是句子的状语。

　　[句子译文] 当然他们中很快有人就会去投资银行或石油公司从事好的工作，但是他们现在并不是在庆祝自己成功就业，而是在选择一个“宣传会”的形式。

　　(2) The sheer number of business school classes like Corporate Social Responsibility and Competitive Environmental Strategy is up across the country, and school officials say students are asking for more conferences, lectures, and workshops on social and environmental stewardship.

　　[主体句式] The sheer number is up and school officials say…

　　[结构分析] 这是一个并列句;前面分局中，like…是做school classes的定语;后面一个分句有一个宾语从句。

　　[句子译文] 全国各地商业学校都在开更多像“共同社会责任”、“竞争环境策略”之类的课程，学院官员称学生希望有更多有关社会和环境工作的会议、讲座及研讨会。

　　题目分析：

　　[答案]C

　　[难度系数] ☆

　　[分析]推理题。文章第一段指出这些学生不是一般的学商业的学生，他们举行聚会不是为了庆祝自己已经在好的公司找到了工作，他们是环境保护倡议者，这是他们的第一身份。他们计划可以改变目前的现状，也就是环境的现状，那么，选项中C是符合题意的，D选项没有提到这一点。

　　[答案]C

　　[难度系数] ☆☆☆

　　[分析]推理题。文章第二段提到Greg一开始考虑研究环境法，但是他发现法律专业对于他的嗜好来说太慢了，于是选择了商业。根据上下文，他的爱好是保护环境。他认为，如果能够控制商业影响，那么在短时间内就能发生极大变化。选项C符合题意，D他只是觉得法律程序过慢，但不一定不能阻止。

　　[答案]C

　　[难度系数] ☆☆☆☆

　　[分析]细节题。文章第三段提到相比前几年，非盈利机构要和别的机构竞争基金，也要和公司竞争政府合同，因此，才需要工商管理人才，选项中C最为符合题意。

　　[答案]D

　　[难度系数] ☆☆☆

　　[分析] 推理题。第四段提到了“环境保护”组织和FedEx一起促进使用混合电力车，也帮助麦当劳逐步停止使用聚乙烯塑料包装，积极寻求综合性的员工，他们懂得环境知识,也可以使用商业知识来进行工作。结合上下文，这个例子还是为了说明该组织希望公司在商业行为中加强环保。因此，D选项最为符合题意。

　　[答案]D

　　[难度系数] ☆☆☆☆

　　[分析] 主旨题。这篇文章讲述了许多致力于环境保护的学生学习了商业，希望通过这种方式最终可以更好更快地解决环境问题，那么这也就说明了学生们倾向于将环境问题和商业敏感性结合起来的趋向，因此选项中D最为符合。

　　参考译文：

　　在校外一家小农场开聚会的那群人可不是那种一般的商学院学生。当然他们中很快有人就会去投资银行或石油公司从事好的工作，但是他们现在并不是在庆祝自己成功就业，而是在选择一个“宣传会”的形式。这个活动由密歇根大学Erb学院的学生举办，是该大学商业学院和自然资源学院为期三年的双学位项目。该学院大部分学生首先是环保倡导者，然后才是商业人士，他们发现金钱可以改变现状。他们代表一小群正在发展壮大的希望能带来改变的MBA社会活动者，每次都会有一个幻灯片展示。

　　Greg Shopoff是Erb学院的三年级学生，他在科罗拉多学院学习地质学，现在暂时考虑研究环境法。但是他发现法律专业于他的兴趣而言进度太慢，于是选择了商业学院。“如果你可以一直控制商业影响，”他说，“你就有可能在很短的时间内促生极大的变化。”现在有越来越多的学生与Shopoff的想法是一样的，而商业学院也发现了这种变化。在Erb 学院，主任Tom Lyon发现该项目已经从一开始的每年5个学生发展为现在的25个。全国各地商业学校都在开更多像“共同社会责任”、“竞争环境策略”之类的课程，学院官员称学生希望有更多有关社会和环境工作的会议、讲座及研讨会。“这一代是在更高的全球意识中生长起来的，”斯坦福大学商业中心负责社会创新的Kriss Deighmeier说，“他们明白我们面对的是什么样的问题，希望可以参与进解决过程中来。”

　　在人才市场，盈利或非盈利机构的招聘人员也在寻找这种多面的人才。在非盈利机构，这种趋势有很好的商业意义。比起前几年，盈利机构更难要多的资金，而非盈利机构为了得到更多资助而彼此激烈竞争同时为了拿到政府合同而与盈利机构竞争。“十年之前，非盈利机构还不明白一个工商管理硕士的价值，”耶鲁大学社会事业管理项目学院 主任Sharon Oster说道，“现在工商管理硕士到这些部门工作的机会多了。”

　　公司将自己日益增加的职位提供给了这类学生，尤其当他们发现环境价值可以帮助推进账本底线。公司和环境咨询机构都在雇佣此类人才。“环境保护”是一家非盈利的宣传机构，和FedEx一起促进混合电力车的使用，也帮助麦当劳逐步停止使用聚乙烯塑料包装，该机构积极寻求综合性的员工，他们既懂得环境知识，又可以使用商业知识来工作。

　　金融方面的知识与社会责任的结合并不是新颖，看看那些非盈利机构和慈善团体董事会中首席执行官的数量就可以明白这一点。但是随着工商管理项目的增加，学校不仅仅是美国商业界和学生之间的连结，而且也是商业知识和社会环境宣传的连接。