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1、2014六级阅读答案2014 年 12 月六级阅读答案It is easy to miss amid the day-to-day headlines of global economic recession, but there is a less conspicuous kind of social upheaval( 剧变 )underway that is fast altering both the face of the planet and the way human beings live. That change is the rapid acceleration of ur

2、banization. In 2008, for the first time in human history, more than half the world population was living in towns and cities. And as a recently published paper shows, the process of urbanization will only accelerate in the decades to com#e with an enormous impact on biodiversity and potentially on c

3、limate change.As Karen Seto, the led author of the paper, points out, the wave of urbanization isn about the migration of people into urban environments, but about the environments themselves becom#ing bigger to accom#modate all those people. The rapid expansion of urban areas will have a huge impac

4、t on biodiversity hotspots and on carbon emissions in those urban areas.Humans are the ultimate invasive species when the move into new territory, the often displace the wildlife that was already living there. And as land is cleared for those new cities especially in the dense tropical forests carbo

5、n will be released into theatmosphere as well. It s true that as people in developing nationsefromovthe countryside to the city, the shift may reduce the pressure on land, which could in turn be good for the environment. This is especially so in desperately poor countries, where residents in the cou

6、ntryside slash and burn forests each growing season to clear space for farming. But the real difference is that in developing nations, the move from rural areas to cities often leads to an accom#panying increase in incom#e and that increase leads to an increase in the consumption of food and energy,

7、 which in turn causes a rise in carbon emissions. Getting enough to eat and enjoying the safety and com#fort of living fully on the grid is certainly a good thing but it does carry an environmental price.The urbanization wave can t be stoppedandit shou ldn t be. But Seto s paper doesunderscore the i

8、mportance of managing that transition. If we do it the right way, we canreduce urbanization s impact on the environment.“ There s an enormous opportunityand a lot of pressure and responsibility to think about how we urbanize,” says Seto.“ Onething that s clear is that we can t build cities the way w

9、e have over the last couple ofhundred years. The scale of this transition won t allow that.” We re headed tourban planet no matter what, but whether it becom#es heaven or hell is up to us.56. What issue does the author try to draw people s attention to?A. The shrinking biodiversity worldwide.B. The

10、rapid increase of world population.C. The ongoing global economic recession.D. The impact of accelerating urbanization.【答案】 D57. In what sense are humans the ultimate invasive species? A. They are much greedier than other species.B. They are a unique species born to conquer. C. They force other spec

11、ies out of their territories. D. They have an urge to expand their living space.【答案】 C58. In what way is urbanization in poor countries good for the environment? A. More land will be preserved for wildlife.B. The pressure on farmland will be lessened.C. Carbon emissions will be considerably reduced.

12、D. Natural resources will be used more effectively.【答案】 B59. What does the author say about living com#fortably in the city? A. It incurs a high environmental price.B. It brings poverty and insecurity to an end.C. It causes a big change in peopleyle. s lifestD. It narrows the gap between city and co

13、untry.【答案】 A60. What can be done to minimize the negative impact of urbanization according to Seto? A. Slowing down the speed of transition.B. Innovative use of advanced technology.C. Appropriate management of the process.D. Enhancing people s sense of responsibility.【答案】 C2015 年 6 月英语六级模拟试题及答案：Ques

14、tions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage. Yet with economies in free fail, managers also need up-to-date informationabout what is happening to their businesses, so that they can change courserapidly if necessary. Cisco, an American network-equipment giant, has invested over many years in th

15、e technology needed to generate such data .Frank Caideroni, the firm's CFO, says that every day its senior executives can track exactly what orders are com#ing in from sales teams around the world, and identify emerging trends in each region and market segment. And at the end of each month, the

16、firm can get reliable financial results within four hours of closing its books. Most firms have to wait days or even weeks for such certainty. Admittedly, Cisco's financial results have not made happy reading recently because, in com#mon with many other large technology com#panies, it has seen d

17、emand for its products decline in the downturn. In early February it announced that its fiscal second-quarter revenues of $ 9.1 billion were 7.5% lower than the same period in 2008 and that its profit had fallen by 27%, to $1.5 billion. In response to hard times, Cisco plans to cut $1 billion of cos

18、ts this year by, among other things, making use of its own video-conferencing and other com#munications technologies to reduce the amount its executives travel. It is also using these facilities to relay information from employees on the ground to its senior managers, and to get instructions from Ci

19、sco's leaders back out to its 67,000 staff. A rapid exchange of information and instructions is especially valuable if the com#pany wants to alter course in stormy times. If everybody in a com#pany can rapidly grasp what they have to do and how it is changing, they are more likely to get the job

20、 done. But some firms are reluctant to share their goals with the wider world. Unilever, a big Anglo-Dutch consumer-goods group, has decided against issuing a 2009 financial forecast to investors, arguing that it is difficult to predict what is going to happen, given the dangerous state of the world

21、 economy. "We're not just going to provide numbers for the sake of it," explains James Allison, the com#pany's head of investor relations. Other com#panies that have decided not to provide annual earnings estimates for 2009 include Costco, a big American retailer, and Union Pacific

22、, an American railway com#pany. Some firms, such as Intel, seem to have chosen to take things quarter by quarter. The giant chipmaker( 芯片制造商 ) said in January that it would not issue an official forecast for the first quarter of 2009 after its fourth-quarter 2008 profit decreased by 90%. Several ret

23、ail chains have also stopped providing monthly sales estimates because they cannot see whatthe future holds. Retailers, chipmakers and firms in many other industries may have a long wait before the economic fog finally lifts.61. What can we learn about Cisco from the passage? A) It will keep a recor

24、d of the orders from sales teams.B) It cuts $1 billion cost by solely relying on its own technologies.C) Unlike other technology com#panies, its financial reports are encouraging. D) Only employees can use the video-conferencing to pass information.62. According to the author, the staff can perform

25、better by_.A) getting instructions from their senior managersB) seizing what to do at hand and what to do nextC) having a financial forecast as a goalD) sharing their goals with others63. What is important in the unstable time ff a com#pany wants to change strategies? A) To issue com#pany's fina

26、ncial reports faster.B) To obtain the up-to-date information of com#pany's business. C) To predict what is going to happen in the future.D) To wait until the economic fog finally lifts.64. The reason Unilever plans not to issue financial forecast in 2009 lies in_. A) its reluctance to share its

27、goal with othersB) its rapid grasp of changes in the marketsC) the unstable economic situationD) its reduction in the cost of prediction65. What can we know about the giant chipmaker, Intel in the passage? A) It did not issue first-quarter forecast for great decrease in January. B) Inters chain stor

28、e used to report sales estimates by year.C) Only retailers and chipmakers are greatly influenced.D) Intel's profit was greatly decreased in 2008's last quarter.答案：61.A)。定位 由题干中的 Cisco 定位到文章第一段第二、三句：Cisco，all American network-equipmen t giantits senior executives cart track exactly what order

29、s are com#ing in fromsales teams around the world ，and identify emerging trends in each region and marketsegment. 详解 事实细节题。由定位句可知，思科公司的高级主管每天都会跟踪销售团队的订单，确定各个地区的新的发展趋势， A)符合题意。第三段第一句提到Cisco plans tocut$1 billion of costs this year by ，among other things ，making use of its own video0-conferencing and

30、other com#munications technologies.由 among other things 可知，思科公司减少开支的途径不仅仅是依靠自身的技术，故排除B); 第二段第一句提到 Cisco sfinancial results have not made happy readin9 ，可见思科公司的财务报告并不乐观，故排除 C);第三段第二 句提到 It is also using these facilitiesto get instructions from Ciscosleaders.可见思科公司的领导者们同样可以通过此设备下达指令，故排除D)。62.B)。定位 由题干

31、中的 the staff can perform better by 定位 到文章第四段第一句： If everybody in a com#pany can rapidly grasp what they have to do and how it is changing ， they are more likely to get the job done 。 详解 推理判断题。由定位句可知，如果公司的每一名员工都可以迅速掌握自己目前和下一步该做的事情，他们就能更容易完成工作，即更好地完成工作， B)符合题意。 A) 对于公司的发展很重要，但是与员工们的表现无关，故排除 ;第四段第二句确实提

32、到财务预测和财务目标的论述，但是作者并没有将它们与员工的表现联系起来，故排除C)、D) 。63.B)。定位 由题干中的 a com#pany wants to change strategies 定位到文章第三段最后一句： A rapid exchange of information and instructions is especially valuable if the com#pany wants to alter course in stormy times. 详解 事实细节题。由定位句可知，如果公司想在动荡时期改变策略，必须迅速交流信息与指示，也就是获得公司最新的业务信息， B)符合题意。第一段最后提到，思科公司可以比其他公司更快得到财务结果，但作者并未明确表明这样对改变公司的策略很重要，故排除 A); 第四段第三句提到 it is difficult to predict what is going to happen ，可见公司预测将来要发生什么很难，而且文章也未涉及预测与改变策略的关系，故排除 C);最后一段最后一句提到 industries may have a long wait before theeconomic fog finally lifts ，这里是指各行