2013年英语六级(CET-6)全真预测试卷(6)
总分：710分及格：426分考试时间：140分
Part I Writing
(1)1．我们的生存环境面临威胁；2．人与环境的关系；3．保护环境的办法。
Part II Reading Comprehension
快速阅读单选题
(1)根据下列选项，回答{TSE}题：
{TS}How did investors think of the increases in CEO pay in 2011?
A. They were unhappy about that.
B. They considered it acceptable.
C. They showed indifference to it.
D. They felt it dropped too much.
(2)What was true about the rise rate of average weekly earnings for all employees in 2011?
A. It rose 1.2%.
B. It remained unchanged.
C. It rose more than 2%.
D. It was less than the rise rate of the median CEO pay.
(3)What can we learn about CEO's pay in 2011 from the passage?
A. It continued its escalating trajectory.
B. The median CEO pay was over $10 million.
C. Many board members regarded CEO's pay moderate.
D. Board members took some measures to deal with CEO's high pay.
(4)According to this passage, what is the largest source of CEOs' total pay?
A. Megabonuses.
B. Meganavchecks.
C. Other compensation.
D. Stock grants.
(5)Which of the following is the factor that dictates what CEOs earn, according to Wayne Guay?
A. Unemployment rate of workers.
B. Most workers' flat incomes.
C. Corporate profit.
D. Low operation cost.
(6)CEOs have been severely criticized the last few years for________
A. the perks they have received
B. the increase in their pay
C. the slow wage growth for average employees
D. the economic recession
(7)We can learn from the passage that Willian Weldon ________
A. will be the new CEO of Johnson & Johnson
B. got a deferred compensation of $95.1 million
C. had a pension with a value of $144 million
D. departed with $48.4 million in retirement pay
快速阅读填空题
(1)According to accounting rules, falling interest rates increase the value of________
(2)Obama, President of America, was involved in the discussion of the topic of________
(3)Guay points out that when there's a crisis, people will pay their attention to________
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
一、听力选择题
(1)听录音，回答{TSE}题：{MP3:https://www.doczj.com/doc/4e11265806.html,/examfiles/attached/media/20130523/20130523173232603260.mp3} {TS}
A. Keep looking for his wallet.
B. Report the theft of the wallet fight away.
C. Put his wallet in his jacket pocket.
D. Be more careful with his wallet.
(2)
A. She is on a special diet.
B. She doesn't like to walk to the cafeteria.
C. She thinks the cafeteria is too expensive.
D. She doesn't eat lunch any more.
(3)
A. The man should buy a new car.
B. The car looks better than it used to.
C. The man should fly to Florida.
D. The man should get his car checked.
(4)
A. Tickets are available for future performances.
B. The performance has been canceled.
C. She wants to see the show tomorrow.
D. The performance has already started.
(5)
A. She didn't require any papers last semester.
B. She was more flexible last semester.
C. She grades papers very quickly.
D. She isn't teaching this semester.
(6)
A. The women don't want to go to any more barbecues.
B. The guests are late because of the weather.
C. Everybody should help with the cooking.
D. The weather wasn't good on last barbecue.
(7)
A. Find out when the new job begins.
B. Make more copies of the letter.
C. Ask for an extension to apply for the job.
D. Get a more recent reference letter.
(8)
A. He has been asked to join the committee.
B. There are several new people on the committee.
C. He'd like to take the woman's place on the committee.
D. The woman should try to join the committee.
(9)
A. To apply for a student loan.
B. To discuss a decision he has to make.
C. To ask for a letter of recdmmendation.
D. To find out which colleges accepted him.
(10)
A. The laboratories are not well equipped.
B. The classes are too large.
C. It's too expensive.
D. It's too far away from home.
(11)
A. It has a beautiful campus.
B. Professors regularly publish their academic results.
C. It's in an urban setting.
D. Faculty members interact with students.
(12)
A. Because she is Professor Bill's daughter.
B. Because she works part-time as Professor Bill' s secretary.
C. Because she used to do the job herself.
D. Because she just came out of an interview for the job.
(13)
A. It should be higher,
B. It's very good.
C. It's the same as that of school post office.
D. It varies according to the person's experience.
(14)
A. Make up homework problem sets.
B. Do research in the laboratory.
C. Teach an economics course.
D. Grade homework sets.
(15)
A. He wonders if he'll have enough time to do the job.
B. He is afraid he doesn't know enough to do the job well.
C. He fears that the job may be too boring.
D. He thinks Professor Bill has someone else in mind.
(16)
A. Florida.
B. California.
C. Nevada.
D. Hannibal.
(17)
A. Because he wanted to be a journalist.
B. Because he liked the climate there.
C. Because he wanted to get away from the army.
D. Because he was sent there by his father.
(18)
A. His stories were inspired by his travels.
B. His travels prevented him from writing.
C. He traveled in order to relax from the pressures of writing.
D. He traveled around to promote his books.
(19)
A. He was not interested in political reform.
B. He had an unusual military career.
C. He had no political experience.
D. He expressed many controversial ideas.
(20)
A. Because he was well known on the West Coast.
B. Because he served as James Polk's Vice President.
C. Because he supported financial aid to farmers.
D. Because he was a popular war hero.
(21)
A. He lost the support of farmers.
B. He was opposed by the Whig party.
C. He died early in his term.
D. He came into conflict with railroad owners.
(22)
A. All the wasps.
B. The male wasp.
C. The female wasp.
D. The new offspring.
(23)
A. To protect the nest.
B. To lay eggs.
C. To gather food.
D. To replace nest cells.
(24)
A. Because female wasps transmit diseases.
B. Because male wasps do not leave the nest.
C. Because female wasps are bigger than males.
D. Because female wasps have stingers.
(25)
A. Paper.
B. Stone.
C. Mud.
D. Grass.
二、听力
(1)根据下列选项，回答:
3 6._____________
(2)37._____________
(3)38._____________
(4)39._____________
(5)40._____________
(6)41._____________
(7)42._____________
(8)43._____________
(9)44._____________
(10)45._____________
(11)46._____________
Part IV Reading Comprehension （Reading in Depth）（25 minutes）
仔细阅读填空题
(1)根据以下资料，回答{TSE}题：
{ TS} Usually a conversation happens when two speakers are in the same setting and notice________
(2)When people communicate with each other, they not only use words but also turn to________
(3)To those who overhear a conversation, they usually cannot well understand the conversation due to the lack of________
(4)Conversations, unlike lectures or interviews, allow frequent________
(5)In an informal conversation, the lack of specific topics can partly result in a sudden change of________
仔细阅读选择题
(1)根据下列选项，回答{TSE}题：
{ TS} The importance of work lies in the fact that __________
A. it becomes a measurement of people's living standard
B. the pay from work satisfies our need for materials
C. it is a typical life style in an industrial society
D. it is the only way for others to judge our social status
(2)How does the author think of the value of work?
A. The psychological reward is less important than before.
B. The material reward is greater than that of psychological one.
C. It is no longer important to people's life.
D. It's still of great importance to people's life.
(3)According to the passage, only a small number of people __________
A. dominate all the important positions of a company or an organization
B. allocate the psychological reward to most employees in a company
C. have access to a higher position and a satisfying salary in a company
D. have the ri.'ght to enjoy the creative and other positive aspects of work
(4)It can be inferred that to solve problems in an industrial society, we________
A. should create more working opportunities for the poor
B. have to eliminate the unequal aspects in work
C. had better cancel all managing positions in a company
D. should turn to individual employment and work at home
(5)Compared with a manager, workers __________
A. don't have any right to criticize the management
B. lack the equal chances of satisfaction from the work
C. do too much routine work without any reward
D. can make a better living in a governmental organization
(6)根据下列选项，回答{TSE}题：
{ TS} In a primary group, members tend to __________
A. be quite formal to each other on certain occasions
B. pass religious belief to other generations
C. communicate with each other in informal ways
D. keep a casual relationship with other people
(7)In a communal society, members __________
A. usually show no interest in new technology
B. enjoy relatively equal relations between others
C. adapt the standard of a family to the whole society
D. value their family status rather than the social one
(8)Compared with a communal society, an associational one __________
A. is marked by a highly advanced social system
B. gives high social status to people with skills
C. stresses formal relations within a temporary group
D. expands primary relations to even strangers
(9)When a person's sense of well-being is not satisfied, __________
A. the feeling of alienation will dominate his or her heart
B. the individual has to confine the emotional needs
C. the individual is likely to revenge on the society
D. an effort of developing the sense will be made
(10)According to the author, in a nuclear family, ________
A. family members are indifferent to each other
B. the primary family relation is between father and son
C. grandparents no longer love their grandchildren
D. a close tie between family members breaks up
Part V CLOZE
(1)回答{TSE}题：
{ TS}
A. learns
B. tends
C. refers
D. leads
(2)
A. permanent
B. immortal
C. infinite
D. persistent
(3)
A. advancing
B. creeping
C. crawling
D. spreading
(4)
A. convert
B. apply
C. translate
D. alter
(5)
A. civilization
B. accomplishment
C. culture
D. literature
(6)
A. out
B. up
C. on
D. over
(7)
A. where
B. who
C. that
D. what
(8)
A. sparks
B. undertakes
C. commences
D. starts
(9)
A. to
B. with
C. about
D. in
(10)
A. usual
B. most
C. plain
D. simple
(11)
A. stronger
B. worse
C. easier
D. harder
(12)
A. familiar
B. informed
C. aware
D. knowledgeable
(13)
A. paid
B. laid
C. fallen
D. facilitated
(14)
A. preserved
B. defended
C. advocated
D. upheld
(15)
A. followed
B. fought
C. withstood
D. resisted
(16)
A. about
B. against
C. for
D. towards
(17)
A. worded
B. anxious
C. concerned
D. disturbed
(18)
A. influence
B. fact
C. reason
D. effect
(19)
A. particular
B. specific
C. distinct
D. special
(20)
A. equipped
B. understood
C. informed
D. known
Part VI Translation （5 minutes）
(1)Scarcely________________(他刚一到会议室)when he realized thathe forgot to bring the important documents for the business negotiation．
(2)Rebecca did not attend the welcome party yesterday because she was________________(忙着准备后天的期中考试)．
(3)I would rather that________________(市政府采取更有效的措施)to cope with the problem of air pollution．
(4)________________(填完所有的表格后)，he went to the counter to open a savings account with the bank．
(5)Human behavior is mostly a product of learning and consciousness, ________________(而动物的行为主要依靠的是本能)．
答案和解析
Part I Writing
(1) :
Part II Reading Comprehension 快速阅读单选题
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2015年6月英语六级真题及答案（第三套） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. ’’You can cite examples to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least l50 words but no more than 200 words. 注意: 此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or, more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet, with a single line through the centre. 注意: 此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 1．A. The man might be able to play in the World Cup. B. The man’s football career seems to be at an end. C. The man was operated on a few weeks. D. The man is a fan of world famous football players. 2．A. Work out a plan to tighten his budget. B. Find out the opening hours of the cafeteria. C. Apply for a senior position in the restaurant. D. Solve his problem by doing a part time job. 3．A.A financial burden. B. A good companion. C. A real nuisance. D.A well trained pet. 4．A. The errors will be corrected soon. B. The woman was mistaken herself. C. The computing system is too complex. D. He has called the woman several times. 5．A. He needs help to retrieve his files. B. He has to type his paper once more. C. He needs some time to polish his paper. D. He will be away for a two-week conference. 6．A. They might have to change their plan. B. He has got everything set for their trip. C. He has a heavier workload than the woman. D. They could stay in the mountains until June 8. 7．A. They have to wait a month to apply for a student loan. B. They can find the application forms in the brochure. C. They are not eligible for a student loan. D. They are not late for a loan application.
2013年6月英语六级真题及答案（文都版） Part ⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Question 47 to 51 are based on the following passage often assumed musical Highly proficient musicianship is hard won. Although it’s evidence that this isn’t the case. While it seems ability us inherited, there’s abundant that at birth virtually everyone has perfect pitch, the reasons that one child is better than another are motivation and practice. Highly musical children were sung to more as infants and more encouraged to join in song games as kids than less musical ones, long before any musical ability could have been evident. Studies of classical musicians prove that the best ones practiced considerably more from childhood onwards than ordinary orchestral players, and this is because their parents were at them to put in the hours from a very young age. The same was true of children selected for entry to specialist music schools, compared with those who were rejected. The chosen children had parents who had very actively supervised music lessons and daily practice from young ages, giving up substantial periods of leisure time to take the children to lessons and concerts. The singer Michael Jackson’s story, although unusually brutal and extreme, is illumination when considering musical prodigy(天才). Accounts suggest that he was subjected to cruel beatings and emotional torture ,and that he was humiliated (羞辱) constantly by his father, What sets Jackson’s family apart is that his father used his reign of terror to train his children as musicians and dancers. On top of his extra ability Michael also had more drive. This may have been the result of being the closest of his brothers and sisters to his mother. “He seemed other said of him. She different to me from the other children —special,”Michael’s m may not have realized that treating her son as special may have been part of the reason be became like that. All in all, if you want to bring up a Mozart or Bach, the key factor is how hard you
写作 作文范文：Greed or Greet? The earth has nurtured generations of human beings, offering us with every resource to survive and prosper. Nowadays, with the explosion of population and boom of economy, human’s rel entless exploitation of natural resources has caused crisis of exhaustion of energy and resources. The remark “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” gives out a warning for us all. The ecosystem has remained balanced until man becomes obsessed with their ambition to conquer Nature and they are blinded by greed. On one hand, they are so economy-oriented that they ignore the protection of environment. Increasing pollution not only causes serious problems such as global warming but also could threaten to end human life on our planet. On the other hand, man exploits and abuses non-renewable energy and resources for the sake of developing economy. If man insists on extracting natural resources recklessly, it will be too dreadful to face the consequence. Let us remember that only when we shake off greed and heal the earth can we build a better home for ourselves and our future generations. 【快速阅读】 美国工业制造 1-7 DADAAAB 8 higher 9 the immigrants 10 doing more themselves 听力 11. Why she could not get through to him. 12. He has difficulty finding affordable housing. 13. A code number is necessary to run the copy machine.
2013年12月六级真题及答案 第1套 Part I Writing (30 minutes) （请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试） Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on happiness by referring to the saying“Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them.”You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you can develop your ability to deal with problems and be happy. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At theend of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。 1. A) The rock band needs more hours of practice. B) The rock band is going to play here for a month. C) Their hard work has resulted in a big success. D) He appreciates the woman?s help with the band. 2. A) Go on a diving tour in Europe. C) Travel overseas on his own. B) Add 300 dollars to his budget. D) Join a package tour to Mexico. 3. A) In case some problem should occur. C) To avoid more work later on. B) Something unexpected has happened. D) To make better preparations. 4. A) The woman asked for a free pass to try out the facilities. B) The man is going to renew his membership in a fitness center. C) The woman can give the man a discount if he joins the club now. D) The man can try out the facilities before he becomes a member. 5. A) He is not afraid of challenge. B) He is not fit to study science. C) He is worried about the test.D) He is going to drop the physics course 6. A) Pay for part of the picnic food. C) Buy something special for Gary. B) Invite Gary?s family to dinner.D) Take some food to the picnic. 7. A) Bus drivers? working conditions.C)Public transportation.
For investors who desire low riskand guaranteed income,U.S. Government bonds are a secure investment becausethese bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federalgovernment.Municipal bonds,also secure,are offered by local governmengts andoften have____36______such as tax-free interest.Some may even be____37______.Corportate bonds are a bit more risky. Two questionsoften_____38_____first-time corportate bond investors.The first is”If I purchase a corportate bond,do I have t o hold it until thematueity date?”The answer is no.Bonds are bought and sold daily on____39_____securities exchanges.However,if your bond does not have____40_____that make it attractive to other investors, you may be forced to sell your bondat a____41____i.e., a price less than the bond’s face value. But if your bond is highly valued by otherinvestors, you may be able to sell it at a premium, i.e., a price above itsface value. Bond prices gcncrally____42____ inversely (相反地)with current market interest rates. Asinterest rates go up, bond pnccs tall, and vice versa (反之亦然).Thus, like all investments，bonds have adegree of risk. The second question is “How can I ___43_______ the investment risk of a particular bondissue?” Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors S ervice rate the level of risk of many corporateand government bonds. And ____44______, the higher the market risk of a bond，the higher the interest rate. Investors willinvest in a bond considered risky only if the _____45_____return is highenough. A)advantages I)fluctuate B)assess J)indefinite C)bother K)insured D)conserved L)major E)deduction M)naturally F)discount N)potential G)embarrass 0)simultaneously H)features 36.A advantages 37.K insured 38. C bother 39. L major 40. H features 41. F discount 42. I fluctuate 43. B assess 44. M naturally 45. N potential 2014.6【2】 Fear can be an effective way to change behavior. One study compared the effects of high-tear and low-fear appeals on changes in attitudes and behaviors related to dental hygiene （卫生）. One group of subjects was shown awful pictures of ___36___teeth and diseased gums; another group was shown less frightening materials such as plastic teeth, charts, and graphs. Subjects who saw the frightening materials reported more anxiety and a greater___37___to change the way they took care of their teeth than the low-fear group did. But were these reactions actually___38___into better dental hygiene practices? To answer this important question, subjects were called back to the laboratory on two___39___ (five days and six weeks alter the experiment). They chewed disclosing wafers（牙疾诊断片）that give a red stain to any uncleaned areas of the teeth and thus provided a direct___40___of how well they were really taking care of their teeth. The result showed that the high-fear appeal did actually result in greater and more___41___changes in dental hygiene. That is, the subjects___42___to high-fear warnings brushed their teeth more___43____than did those who saw low-fear warnings. However, to be an effective persuasive device it is very important that the message not be too frightening and that people be given___44___guidelines to help them to reduce the cause of the fear. If this isn’t done, they may reduce their anxiety by denying the message or the___45___of the communicator. If that happens, it is unlikely that either attitude or behavior change will occur. A) accustomed B) carefully C) cautiously D) concrete E) credibility F) decayed G) desire H) dimensions I) eligible J) exposed K) indication L) occasions M) permanent N) sensitivity O) translated 36.F 37.G 38.O 39.L 40.K 41.D 42.J 43.B 44.I 45.E
DUANG~~DUANG~~DUANG~~，又到一年CET。说到四六级，你第一反应是裸考刷分？还是abandon？是单词书本？还是逝去的青春？考过的，满满都是回忆；将要考的，给你们加油鼓劲！ 2013年英语六级真题及答案汇总 目录 2013年6月英语六级真题及答案 (2) 2013年12月英语六级真题及答案 (25) （为了这份资源，我也蛮拼的）
2013年6月英语六级真题及答案 Part ⅡListening Comprehension Section A 1. C M: The biological project is now in trouble. You know, my colleague and I have completely different ideas about how to proceed. W: Why don’t you compromise? Try to make it a win-win situation for you both. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 【听前预测】 1．四项均以动词原形开头。 2．两项提到同事(colleague)。 结论：对话应该是工作场景，可能提问接下来要怎么做或建议某人做什么。 2．B M: How does Nancy like the new dress she bought in Rome? W: She said she would never have bought an Italian style dress if she had known Mary had already got such a dress. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 【听前预测】 1．四项提及两个人物——Mary和Nancy。 2．三项均与服饰、时尚有关(style，dress，fashion)，两项与购物有关(buying，shopping)。 结论：对话很可能与买衣服有关，注意区分两个人物的行为。 3．A M: You are not going to do all those dishes before we leave, are you?If we don’t pick up George and Martha in 25 minutes, we will never get to the theater on time. W: Oh, didn’t I tell you? Martha called to say her daughter was ill and they could not go tonight. Q: What is the woman probably going to do first? 【听前预测】 1．四项均以动词原形开头。
Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. Some performance evaluations require supervisors to take action. Employees who receive a very favorable evaluation may deserve some type of recognition or even a promotion. If supervisors do not acknowledge such outstanding performance, employees may either lose their36 and reduce their effort or search for a new job at a firm that will37 them for high performance. Supervisors should acknowledge high performance so that the employee will continue to perform well in the future. Employees who receive unfavorable evaluations must also be given attention. Supervisors must 38 the reasons for poor performance. Some reasons, such as a family illness, may have a temporary adverse 39 on performance and can be corrected. Other reasons, such as a bad attitude, may not be temporary. When supervisors give employees an unfavorable evaluation, they must decide whether to take any 40 actions. If the employees were unaware of their own deficiencies, the unfavorable evaluation can pinpoint(指出) the deficiencies that employees must correct. In this case, the supervisor may simply need to monitor the employees 41 and ensure that the deficiencies are corrected. If the employees were already aware of their deficiencies before the evaluation period, however, they may be unable or unwilling to correct them. This situation is more serious, and the supervisor may need to take action. The action should be 42 with the firm?s guidelines and may include reassigning the employees to new jobs, 43 them temporarily, or firing them. A supervisor?s action toward a poorly performing worker can 44 the attitudes of other employees. If no 45 isimposed on an employee for poor performance, other employees may react by reducing their productivity as well. A) additional B) affect C) aptly D) assimilate H) circulation F) closely G) consistent H) enthusiasm I) identify J) impact K) penalty L) reward M) simplifying N) suspending O) vulnerable Sheet 2. The College Essay: Why Those 500 Words Drive Us Crazy A) Meg is a lawyer-mom in suburban Washington, D.C., where lawyer-moms are thick on the ground. Her son Doug is one of several hundred thousand high-school seniors who had a painful fall. The deadline for applying to his favorite college was Nov. 1,and by early October he had yet to fill out the application. More to the point, he had yet to settle on a subject for the personal essay accompanying the application. According to college folklore, a well-turned essay has the power to seduce (诱惑) an admissions co mmittee. “He wanted to do one thing at a time,”Meg says, explaining her son?s delay. “But really, my son is a huge procrastinator (拖 延者). The essay is the hardest thing to do, so he?s put it off the longest.” Friends and other veterans of the process have warned Meg that the back and forth between editing parent and writing student can be traumatic (痛苦的). B) Back in the good old days—say, two years ago, when the last of my children suffered the ordeal (折磨)—a high-school student applying to college could procrastinate all the way to
2015年6月大学英语6级真题(三套全) 2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第一套） Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A 1. A) Prepare for his exams. B) Catch up on his work. C) Attend the concert. D) Go on a vacation. 2. A) Three crew members were involved in the incident. B) None of the hijackers carried any deadly weapons. C) The plane had been scheduled to fly to Japan. D) None of the passengers were injured or killed. 3. A) An article about the election. B) A tedious job to be done. C) An election campaign. D) A fascinating topic. 4. A) The restaurant was not up to the speakers' expectations. B) The restaurant places many ads in popular magazines. C) The critic thought highly of the Chinese restaurant. D) Chinatown has got the best restaurant in the city. 5. A) He is going to visit his mother in the hospital. B) He is going to take on a new job next week.
2013年6月英语六级考试真题试卷（第1套） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this party you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark "Good habits result from resisting temptation." You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. A Nation That's Losing Its Toolbox The scene inside the Home Depot on Weyman Avenue here would give the old-time American craftsman pause. In Aisle 34 is precut plastic flooring, the glue already in place. In Aisle 26 are prefabricated windows. Stacked near the checkout counters, and as colorful as a Fisher-Price toy, is a not-so-serious-looking power tool: a battery-operated saw-and-drill combination. And if you don't want to do it yourself, head to Aisle 23 or Aisle 35, where a help desk will arrange for an installer. It's all very handy stuff, I guess, a convenient way to be a do-it-yourselfer without being all that good with tools. But at a time when the American factory seems to be a shrinking presence, and when good manufacturing jobs have vanished, perhaps never to return, there is something deeply troubling about this dilution of American craftsmanship. This isn't a lament (伤感) - or not merely a lament - for bygone times. It's a social and cultural issue, as well as an economic one. The Home Depot approach to craftsmanship -