2007年12月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题
总分：100分及格：60分考试时间：120分
Part IV Reading Comprehension (15 minutes)
(1)In this part you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions {TSE}, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）.
(2)What does the European Union plan to do？
A. Diversify energy suppl
B. Cut energy consumptio
C. Reduce carbon emission
D. Raise production efficienc
(3)If you add enough insulation to your house, you may be able to________.
A. improve your work environment
B. cut your utilitybills by half
C. get rid of air-conditioners
D. enjoy much better health
(4)How much of the power consumed by incandescent bulbs is converted into light？
A. A small portio
B. Some 40 percen
C. Almost hal
D. 75 to 80 percen
(5)Some countries have tried to jump-start the market of heat pumps by________.
A. upgrading the equipment
B. encouraging investments
C. implementing high-tech
D. providing subsidies
(6)German chemicals giant BASF saves 200 million a year by________.
A. recycling heat and energy
B. setting up factories in China
C. using the newest technology
D. reducing the CO2 emissions of its plants
(7)Global residential power consumption can be cut by 43 percent if________.
A. we increase the insulation of walls and water pipes
B. we choose simpler models of electrical appliances
C. we cut down on the use of refrigerators and other white goods
D. we choose the most efficient models of refigerators and other whitegoods
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
(1)In this part you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions {TSE}, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage
(2)Many environmentalists maintain the view that conservation has much to do with ________.
(3)The strongest incentives for energy conservation will derive from________.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
(1)For each of them there are four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions {TSE} are based on the following passage.Like most people, I’ve long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, was disappointed to see that it also decides how I’m treated as a https://www.doczj.com/doc/6c11500207.html,st year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suspect they’d never say or do to their most casual acquaintances. One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away, then beckoned （示意）me back with his finger a minute later, complaining he was ready to order and asking where I’d been. I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon （勤杂工）by plenty of people. But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day I’d be sitting at their table, waiti ng to be served.Once I graduated I took a job at a community newspaper. From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from everyone who called me. I assumed this was the way the professional world worked—cordially.I soon found out differently. I sat several feet away from an advertising sales representative with a similar name. Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie. The mistake was immediately evident. Perhaps it was because money was involved, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me.My job title made
people treat me with courtesy. So it was a shock to return to the restaurant industry.It’s no secret that there’s a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips. The service industry, by definition, exists to cater to others’needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant.I’m now applyi ng to graduate school, which means someday I’ll return to a profession w here people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want. I think I’ll take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them.{TS}The author was disappointed to find that ________.
A. one’s position is used as a gauge to measure one’s intelligence
B. talented people like her should fail to get a respectable job
C. one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person
D. professionals tend to look down upon manual workers
(2)What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph？
A. Some customers simply show no respect to those who serve the
B. People absorbed in a phone conversation tend to be absent-minde
C. Waitresses are often treated by customers as casual acquaintance
D. Some customers like to make loud complaints for no reason at al
(3)How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19？
A. She felt it unfair to be treated as a mere servant by professional
B. She felt badly hurt when her customers regarded her as a peo
C. She was embarrassed each time her customers joked with he
D. She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferio
(4)What does the author imply by saying “. . . many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant”（Line 3, Para. 7）？
A. Those who cater to others’ needs are destined to be looked down upo
B. Those working in the service industry shouldn’t be treated as servant
C. Those serving others have to put up with rough treatment to earn a livin
D. The majority of customers tend to look on a servant as server nowaday
(5)The author says she’ll one day take her clients to dinner in order to ________.
A. see what kind of person they are
B. experience the feeling of being served
C. show her generosity towards people inferior to her
D. arouse their sympathy for people living a humble life
(6)Passage TwoQuestions {TSE} are based on the following passage.What’s hot for 2007
among the very rich? A ＄7. 3 million diamond ring. A trip to Tanzania to hunt wild animals. Oh, and income inequality.Sure, some leftish billionaires like George Soros have been railing against income inequality for years. But increasingly, centrist and right-wing billionaires are starting to worry about income inequality and the fate of the middle class.In December, Mortimer Zuckerman wrote a column in U. S. News & World Report, which he owns. “Our nation’s core bargain with the middle class is disintegrating, ”lamented （哀叹）the 117th-richest man in America. “Most of our economic gains have gone to people at the very top of the income ladder. Average income for a household of people of working age, by contrast, has fallen five years in a row. ” He noted that “Tens of millions of Americans live in fear that a major health problem can reduce them to bankruptcy. ” Wilbur Ross Jr. has echoed Zuckerman’s anger over the bitter struggles faced by middle-class Americans. “It’s an outrage that any American’s life expectancy should be shortened simply because the company they worked for went bankrupt and ended health-care coverage,” said the former chairman of the Interna tional Steel Group. What’s happening? The very rich are just as trendy as you and I, and can be so when it comes to politics and policy. Given the recent change of control in Congress, the popularity of measures like increasing the minimum wage, and efforts by California’s governor to offer universal health care, these guys don’t need their own personal weathermen to know which way the wind blows. It’s possible that plutocrats（有钱有势的人）are expressing solidarity with the struggling middle class as part of an effort to insulate themselves from confiscatory（没收性的）tax policies. But the prospect that income inequality will lead to higher taxes on the wealthy doesn’t keep plutocrats up at night. They can live with that.No, what they fear was that the political challenges of sustaining support for global economic integration will be more difficult in the United States because of what has happened to the distribution of income and economic insecurity. In other words, if middle-class Americans continue to struggle financially as the ultrawealthy grow ever wealthier, it will be increasingly difficult to maintain political support for the free flow of goods, services, and capital across borders. And when the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and foreign g oods, it’s likely to encourage reciprocal action abroad. For people who buy and sell companies, or who allocate capital to markets all around the world, that’s the real nightmare.{TS}What is the current topic of common interest among the very rich in America？
A. The fate of the ultrawealthy peopl
B.
C. The disintegration of the middle clas
D. (7)What do we learn from Mortimer Zuckerman’s lamentation？ A. Many middle-income families have failed to make a bargain for better welfar B. The American economic system has caused many companies to go bankrup C. The American nation is becoming more and more divided despite its wealt D. The majority of Americans benefit little from the natiion’s growing wealt (8)From the fifth paragraph we can learn that ________. A. the very rich are fashion-conscious B. the very rich are politically sensitive C. universal health care is to be implemented throughout America D. Congress has gained popularity by increasing the minimum wage (9)What is the real reason for plutocrats to express solidarity with the middle class？ A. They want to protect themselves from confiscatory taxatio B. They know that the middle class contributes most to societ C. They want to gain support for global economic integratio D. They feel increasingly threatened by economic insecurit (10)What may happen if the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and foreign goods？ A. The prices of imported goods will inevitably soar beyond contro B. The investors will have to make great efforts to re-allocate capita C. The wealthy will attempt to buy foreign companies across border D. Foreign countries will place the same economic barriers in retur Part V Cloze (15 minutes) (1)There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage TwoQuestions {TSE} are based on the following passage.In 1915 Einstein made a trip to G ttingen to give some lectures at the invitation of the mathematical physicist David Hilbert. He was particularly eager—too eager, it would turn （62）—to explain all the intricacies of relativity to him. The visit was a triumph, and he said to a friend excitedly, “I was able to （63）Hilbert of the general theory of relativity. ”（64）all of Einstein’s personal turmoil（焦躁）at the time, a new scientific anxiety was about to （65）. He was struggling to find the right equations that would （66）his new concept of gravity, （67）that would define how objects move （68）space and how space is curved by objects. By the end of the summer, he （69）the mathematical approach he had been （70）for almost three years was flawed. And now there was a （71）pressure. Einstein discovered to his （72）that Hilbert had taken what he had learned from Einstein’s lectures and was racing to come up （73）the correct equations first.It was an enormously complex task. Although Einstein was the better physicist, Hilbert was the better mathematician. So in October 1915 Einstein （74）himself into a month-long frantic endeavor in （75）he returned to an earlier mathematical strategy and wrestled with equations, proofs, corrections and updates that he （76）to give as lectures to Berlin’s Prussian Academy of Sciences on four （77）Thursdays.His first lecture was delivered on Nov. 4. 1915, and it explained his new approach, （78）he admitted he did not yet have the precise mathematical formulation of it. Einstein also took time off from （79）revising his equations to engage in an awkward fandango （方丹戈双人舞）with his competitor Hilbert. Worried （80）being scooped （抢先），he sent Hilbert a copy of his Nov. 4 lecture. “I am （81）to know whether you will take kindly to this new solution, ”Einstein noted with a touch of defensiveness. {TS} A. up B. over C. out D. off (2) A. convince B. counsel C. persuade D. preach (3) A. Above B. Around C. Amid D. Along (4) A. emit B. emerge C. submit D. submerge (5) A. imitate B. ignite C. describe D. ascribe (6) A. ones B. those C. all D. none (7) A. into B. beyond C. among D. through (8) A. resolved B. realized C. accepted D. assured (9) A. pursuing B. protecting C. contesting D. contending (10) A. complex B. compatible C. comparative D. competitive (11) A. humor B. horror C. excitement D. extinction (12) A. to B. for C. with D. against (13) A. threw B. thrust C. huddled D. hopped (14) A. how B. that C. what D. which (15) A. dashed B. darted C. rushed D. reeled (16) A. successive B. progressive C. extensive D. repetitive (17) A. so B. since C. though D. because (18) A. casually B. coarsely C. violently D. furiously (19) A. after B. about C. on D. in (20) A. curious B. conscious C. ambitious D. ambiguous Part VI Translation (5 minutes) (1)But for mobile phones, ___________________ （我们的通信就不可能如此迅速和方便）. (2)In handling an embarrassing situation, ___________________ （没有什么比幽默感更有帮助的了）. (3)The Foreign Minister said he was resigning, ___________________ （但他拒绝进一步解释这样做的原因）. (4)Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, ___________________ （而动物的行为主要依靠本能）. (5)The witness was told that under no circumstances ___________________ （他都不应该对法庭说谎） 答案和解析 Part IV Reading Comprehension (15 minutes) (1) :A (2) :B (3) :C (4) :B (5) :D (6) :A (7) :D Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) (1) : Annual utility-bill savings (2) : Self-denial(3) : The market itselfPart IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (1) :C (2) :A (3) :D (4) :B (5) :A (6) :C (7) :C (8) :B (9) :C (10) :D Part V Cloze (15 minutes) (1) :C (2) :A (3) :C (4) :B (5) :C (6) :A (7) :D (8) :B (9) :A (10) :D (11) :B (12) :C (13) :A (14) :D (15) :C (16) :A (17) :C (18) :D (19) :B (20) :A Part VI Translation (5 minutes) (1) : But for mobile phones, our communication would not have been so efficient and convenient(2) : In handling an embarrassing situation, nothing is more helpful than humor/ a sense of humor(3) : The Foreign Minister said he was resigning, but (he) refused to make further explanation/ to further explain why (4) : Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, while animal behavior depends mainly upon (或on) their instinct(s)(5) : The witness was told that under no circumstances should he lie to the court / is he allowed to lie to the court 最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！ 洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：https://www.doczj.com/doc/6c11500207.html,/ielts/xd.html（报名网址） Unit 10 Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: More and more, the operations of our businesses, governments, and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap substantial rewards. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment. It's easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers. Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it's disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may be the victims of uncommonly bad luck. For example, a certain keypunch (键盘打孔) operator complained of having to stay overtime to punch extra cards. Investigation revealed that the extra cards she was being asked to punch were for dishonest transactions. In another case, dissatisfied employees of the thief tipped off (向……透露) the company that was being robbed. Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too often, their demands have been met. Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled (耍弄) the most confidential records right under the noses of the company's executives, accountants, 2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析（第一套） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 【参考范文】 Whether to Attend a Vocational College or a University? It’s an undisputable truth that virtually all high school graduates will encounter the choices between a vocational college and a university. And when it comes to this question, students’ ideas are not cut from the same cloth. In point of which to choose and what to be taken into consideration, my advices are as follow. In the first place, we should be conscious of the fact that both of the two choices have its own superiorities. For instance, a vocational college specializes in cultivating human resources with practical capabilities; while a university serves as the cradle of academic researchers in different fields. Then it does follow that high school graduates should have a clear picture of themselves. That is to say, they should know their merits and demerits and their choices must give play to their strengths whilst circumvent weaknesses. In addition, interest is the best teacher and it’s also the premise of learning on one’s own initiative. Thus interest must be taken into account because it can not only decide how far one can reach academically and professionally but also how happy and fulfilled one will be. In brief, all above just goes to show that there really is no one-size-fits-all answer for the question. The key lies in a clear cognition, accurate self-positioning and the interest of oneself. Only then can every one find a right path that works best for us. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) He would feel insulted. B) He would feel very sad. C) He would be embarrassed. D) He would be disappointed. 【答案】A 【解析】题目问如果男士在二手书店中发现了自己写的书，那么男士会感觉怎样。男士说到：如果他在二手书店发现了自己的书，他会认为这是种侮辱。因此选A。 2. A) They are worthy of a prize. B) They are of little value. C) They make good reading. D) They need improvement. 【答案】B 【解析】题目问男士的妻子认为他的书怎么样。男士说到：他最新的一本书是在2004年写的，当时在写的时候给他妻子看了一小部分。妻子认为他写的内容是垃圾。这表明他的妻子认为他写的书毫无价值。因此选B。 3. A) He seldom writes a book straight through. B) He writes several books simultaneously. C) He draws on his real-life experiences. D) He often turns to his wife for help. 【答案】A 2018年英语六级考试试题及答案 PartⅠWriting 1.【题干】For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of building trust between business and consumers. You can cite examples to illustrate your views. 150-200 words. 【答案】Without a doubt, a mutually-trusted relation between businesses and consumers is important for the two parties. First of all, though business is objective, cooperation is relatively subjective. Only when a consumer believe in what a businessman is selling, he or she could decide to buy something from the man. In reality, I have seen too many consumers purchase or refuse one commodity only because they like or dislike the salesman who they meet, especially when they are in a bad mood. Secondly, when one businessman consider that a customer trusts him, he would feel honored and satisfied thereby giving more preference to the customer. Naturally, when one businessman offers the best quality goods and the best prices to a customer, the customer has no excuse to refuse the businessman. Once such relation informed, both the two parties gain profit from it Hence, both businesses and consumers should work together to form a reciprocal relation. PartⅢReading Section A 2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析（第三套完整版） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend college at home or abroad, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 【参考范文】 Whether to Attend College at Home or Abroad? Currently, with studying abroad gains mounting popularity among people, there is a heated debate about whether to attend college at home or abroad. Opinions on this topic vary from person to person. Some see more benefits in studying at home while others claim that studying abroad is a more ideal choice as it?s more challenging. Personally, I am a strong favorer of the latter view. Listed below are the reasons for my advice. First of all, attending college abroad provides an opportunity to broaden one?s experience and mind. You can acquire cross-cultural experiences and gain new perspectives on your chosen field of study. In addition, studying abroad helps you to polish your social skills; you can make friends with different people with different background. Thirdly, overseas studying is conducive to the formation of an independent, autonomous and tenacious personality, which will ultimately benefit the achievement of our life goals. Just as an old saying goes: “It is better to travel thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.” Then studying abroad can not only enable us to reap in our books, but also in our trips. And this is why attending college abroad is a preferable selection for me. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) 说明：2017年6月大学英语六级真题全国共考了两套听力。本套（即第三套）的听力材料与第一套完全一样，只是选项的顺序不同而已，故本套不再重复给出。 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 2007年12月大学英语六级考试真题 Passage One Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage. Like most people, I’ve long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, I was disappointed to see that it also decides how I’m treated as a person. Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people. I had customers say and do things to me I suspect they’d never say or do to their most casual acquaintances. One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away, then beckoned (示意) me back with his finger minute later, complaining he was ready to order and asking where I’d been. I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon (勤杂工) plenty of people. But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day I’d be sitting at their table, waiting to be served. Once I graduated I took a job at a community newspaper. From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from everyone who called me. I assumed this was the way the professional world worked — cordially. I soon found out differently. I sat several feet away from an advertising sales representative with a similar name. Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie. The mistake was immediately evident. Perhaps it was because money was involved, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me. My job title made people treat me with courtesy. So it was a shock to return to the restaurant industry. It’s no secret that there’s a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips. The service industry, by definition, exists to cater to others’ needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didn’t g et the difference between server and servant. I’m now applying to graduated school, which means someday I’ll return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want, I think I’ll take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them. 52. The author was disappointed to find that _______. [A] one’s position is used as a gauge to measure one’s intelligence [B] talented people like her should fail to get a respectable job [C] one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person [D] professionals tend to look down upon manual workers 53. What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph? [A] Some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them. [B] People absorbed in a phone conversation tend to be absent-minded. [C] Waitresses are often treated by customers as casual acquaintances. [D] Some customers like to make loud complaints for no reason at all. 54. How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19? [A] She felt it unfair to be treated as a mere servant by professional. [B] She felt badly hurt when her customers regarded her as a peon. [C] She was embarrassed each time her customers joked with her. [D] She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior. 55. What does the author imply by saying “…many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant”(Lines 3-4, Para.7)? [A] Those who cater to others’ needs are destined to be looked down upon. 2019年6 月大学英语六级考试真题(第2 套) Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of mutual understanding and respect in interpersonal relationships. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. PartⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked，A)B)，C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) A six- month-long negotiation. B) Preparations for the party. C) A project with a troublesome client. D) Gift wrapping for the colleagues. 2. A) Take wedding photos. B) Advertise her company. C) Start a small business. D) Throw a celebration party. 3. A) Hesitant. B) Nervous. C) Flattered. D) Surprised. 4. A) Start her own bakery. B) Improve her baking skill. C) Share her cooking experience. D) Prepare for the wedding. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the recording you have just heard. 5. A) They have to spend more time studying. B) They have to participate in club activities. C) They have to be more responsible for what they do. D) They have to choose a specific academic discipline. 6. A) Get ready for a career. B) Make a lot of friends. 大学英语六级CET6真题及答案 part i listening comprehension (20 minutes) section a 1.a) the dean should have consulted her on the appointment. b) dr. holden should have taken over the position earlier. c) she doesn’t think dr. holden has made a wise choice. d) dr. holden is the best person for the chairmanship. 2 .a) they’ll keep in touch during the summer vacation b) they’ll hold a party before the summer vacation c) they’ll do odd jobs together at the school library d) they’ll get back to their school once in a while 3. a)peaches are in season now. b)peaches are not at their best now. c)the woman didn’t know how to bargain. d)the woman helped the man choose the fruit. 4.a)they join the physics club. b)they ask for an extension of the deadline. c)they work on the assignment together. d)they choose an easier assignment. 5.a)she admires jean’s straightforwardness b)she thinks dr. brown deserves the praise c)she will talk to jean about what happened d)she believes jean was rude to dr. brown 6.a)he liked writing when he was a child b)he enjoyed reading stories in reader’s digest c)he used to be an editor of reader’s digest d)he became well known at the age of six 7.a)he shows great enthusiasm for his studies b)he is a very versatile person c)he has no talent for tennis d)he does not study hard enough 8 a) john has lost something at the railway station b) there are several railway stations in the city c) it will be very difficult for them to find john d) the train that john is taking will arrive soon 9. a)its rapid growth is beneficial to the world 2011年6月大学英语六级真题及答案 Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2. Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage. How good are you at saying "no"? For many, it's surprisingly difficult. This is especially true of editors, who by nature tend to be eager and engaged participants in everything they do. Consider these scenarios: It's late in the day. That front-page package you've been working on is nearly complete; one last edit and it's finished. Enter the executive editor, who makes a suggestion requiring a more-than-modest rearrangement of the design and the addition of an information box. You want to scream: "No! It's done!" What do you do? The first rule of saying no to the boss is don't say no. She probably has something in mind when she makes suggestions, and it's up to you to find out what. The second rule is don't raise the stakes by challenging her authority. That issue is already decided. The third rule is to be ready to cite options and consequences. The boss's suggestions might be appropriate, but there are always consequences. She might not know about the pages backing up that need attention, or about the designer who had to go home sick. Tell her she can have what she wants, but explain the consequences. Understand what she's trying to accomplish and propose a Plan B that will make it happen without destroying what you've done so far. Here's another case. Your least-favorite reporter suggests a dumb story idea. This one should be easy, but it's not. If you say no, even politely, you risk inhibiting further ideas, not just from that reporter, but from others who heard that you turned down the idea. This scenario is common in newsrooms that lack a systematic way to filter story suggestions. Two steps are necessary. First, you need a system for how stories are proposed and reviewed. Reporters can tolerate rejection of their ideas if they believe they were given a fair hearing. Your gut reaction (本能反应) and dismissive rejection, even of a worthless idea, might not qualify as systematic or fair. Second, the people you work with need to negotiate a "What if ...?" agreement covering "What if my idea is turned down?" How are people expected to react? Is there an appeal process? Can they refine the idea and resubmit it? By anticipating "What if...?" situations before they happen, you can reach understanding that will help ease you out of confrontations. 47. Instead of directly saying no to your boss, you should find out __________. 48. The author's second warning is that we should avoid running a greater risk by __________. 49. One way of responding to your boss's suggestion is to explain the __________ to her and offer an alternative solution. 50. To ensure fairness to reporters, it is important to set up a system for stories to __________. 51. 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