英语六级考试真题仔细阅读及翻译

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英语六级考试真题仔细阅读和翻译

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SectionC仔细阅读

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD..YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ManufacturersofproductsthatclaimtobeenvironmentallyfriendlywillfacetighterrulesonhowtheyareadvertisedtoconsumersunderchangesproposedbytheFederalTradeCommission.

Thecommission'srevised"GreenGuides"warnmarketersagainstusinglabelsthatmakebroadclaims,like"eco-friendly".Marketersmustqualifytheirclaimsontheproductpackagingandlimitthemtoaspecificbenefit,suchashowmuchoftheproductisrecycled.

"Thisisreallyabouttryingtocutthroughtheconfusionthatconsumershavewhentheyarebuyingaproductandthatbusinesseshavewhentheyaresellingaproduct,"saidJonLeibowitz,chairmanofthecommission.

Therevisionscomeatatimewhengreenmarketingisontherise.Accordingtoanewstudy,thenumberofadvertisementswithgreenmessagesinmainstreammagazineshasrisensince1987,andpeakedin2008at10.4%.In2009,thenumberdroppedto9%.

Butwhilethenumberofadvertisementsmayhavedipped,therehasbeenarapidspreadofecolabeling.Therearebothgoodandbadplayersintheeco-labelinggame.

Inthelastfiveyearsorso,therehasbeenanexplosionofgreenclaimsandenvironmentalclaims.Itisclearthatconsumersdon'talwaysknowwhattheyaregetting.

Ahandfuloflawsuitshavebeenfiledinrecentyearsagainstcompaniesaccusedofusingmisleadingenvironmentallabels.In2008and2009,class-actionlawsuits集(体诉讼)werefiledagainstSCJohnsonforusing"Greenlist"labelsonitscleaningproducts.Thelawsuitssaidthatthelabelwasmisleadingbecauseitgavetheimpressionthattheproductshadbeencertifiedbyathirdpartywhenthecertificationwasthecompany'sown.

"WeareveryproudofouraccomplishmentsundertheGreenlistsystemandwebelievethatwewillprevailinthesecases,"ChristopherBeard,directorofpublicaffairsforSCJohnson,said,whileacknowledgingthat"thishasbeenanareathatisdifficulttonavigate."

Companieshavealsotakenituponthemselvestocontesteachother'sgreenclaims.

DavidMallen,associatedirectoroftheCouncilofBetterBusinessBureau,saidinthelasttwoyearstheorganizationhadseenanincreaseinthenumberofclaimscompanieswerebringingagainsteachotherforfalseormisleadingenvironmentalproductclaims.

"Aboutonceaweek,IhaveaclientthatwillbringupanewcertificationI'veneverevenheardofandI'minthisindustry,saidKevinWilhelm,chiefexecutiveofficerofSustainableBusinessConsulting."It'skindofaWildWest,anybodycanclaimthemselvestobegreen."Mr.Wilhelmsaidtheexcessoflabelsmadeitdifficultforbusinessesandconsumerstoknowwhichlabelstheyshouldpayattentionto.

Whatdotherevised"GreenGuides"requirebusinessestodo?A)Manufactureasmanygreenproductsaspossible.B)Indicatewhethertheirproductsarerecyclable.C)Specifyinwhatwaytheirproductsaregreen.D)Attachgreenlabelstoalloftheirproducts.

Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutconsumersfacinganexplosionofgreenclaims?A)Theycaneasilyseethroughthebusinesses'tricks.B)Theyhavetospendlotsoftimechoosingproducts.C)Theyhavedoubtaboutcurrentgreencertification.D)Theyarenotclearwhichproductsaretrulygreen.

WhatwasSCJohnsonaccusedofintheclass-actionlawsuits?

Itgaveconsumerstheimpressionthatallitsproductsweretrulygreen.

Itgaveathirdpartytheauthoritytolabelitsproductsasenvironmentallyfriendly.

Itmisledconsumerstobelievethatitsproductshadbeencertifiedbyathirdparty.

Itsoldcleaningproductsthatwerenotincludedintheofficial"Greenlist".

49.HowdidChristopherBearddefendhiscompany'slabelingpractice?

Therewerenoclearguidelinesconcerninggreenlabeling.

Hiscompany'sproductshadbeenwellreceivedbythepublic.

Itwasinconformitytotheprevailingpracticeinthemarket.

Nolawrequiredtheinvolvementofathirdpartyincertification.

50.WhatdoesKevinWilhelmimplybysaying"It'skindofaWildWest"(Line3，Para.

11)?

Businessescompetetoproducegreenproducts.

Eachbusinessactsitsownwayingreenlabeling.

Consumersgrowwildwithproductslabeledgreen.

AnythingproducedintheWestcanbelabeledgreen.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

America'seducationsystemhasbecomelessaladderofopportunitythanastructuretotransmitinequalityfromonegenerationtothenext.

That'swhyschoolreformissocritical.Thisisanissueofequality,opportunityandnationalconscience.It'snotjustabouteducation,butaboutpovertyandjustice.

It'struethatthemainreasoninner-cityschoolsdopoorlyisn'tteachers'unions,butstateswithoutstrongteachers'，unionshaveschoolsatleastasawfulasthoseinunionstates.SomeChicagoteachersseemtothinkthattheyshouldn'tbeheldaccountableuntilpovertyissolved.There'restepswecantakethatwouldmakesomedifference,andMayorRahmEmanuelistryingsomeofthem—yettheunionisresisting.

I'dbesympatheticiftheunionfocusedsolelyonhighercompensation.Teachersneedtobemuchbetterpaidtoattractthebestcollegegraduatestothenation'sworstschools.But,instead,theChicagounionseemstobeusingitspoliticalcapitalprimarilytoprotectweakperformers.

There'ssolidevidencethattherearehugedifferencesintheeffectivenessofteachers.ThegoldstandardstudybyHarvardandColumbiaUniversityscholarsfoundthateveninhigh-povertyschools,teachersconsistentlyhadahugepositiveornegativeimpact.

Getabottom1%teacher,andtheeffectisthesameasifachildmisses40%oftheschoolyear.Getateacherfromthetop20%,andit'sasifachildhasgonetoschoolforanextramonthortwo.

Thestudyfoundthatstrongteachersinthefourththrougheighthgradesraisedtheskillsoftheirstudentsinwaysthatwouldlastfordecades.Justhavingastrongteacherforoneelementaryyearleftpupilsabitlesslikelytobecomemothersasteenagers,abitmorelikelytogotocollegeandearningmoremoneyatage28.

Howdoesonefigureoutwhoisaweakteacher?Yes,that'sachallenge.Butresearchersareimprovingsystemstomeasureateacher'sperformancethroughouttheyear,and,withthreeyearsofdata,ifsusuallypossibletotellwhichteachersarefailing.

Unfortunately,theunioninChicagoisinsistingthatteacherswhoarelaidoff—oftenforbeingineffective—shouldgetpriorityinnewhiring.That'saninsulttostudents.

Teachingissoimportantthatitshouldbelikeotherprofessions,withhighpayandgoodworkingconditionsbutfewjobprotectionsforbottomperformers.

Thisisn'tabattlebetweengarmentworkersandgreedybosses.ThecentralfiguresintheChicagoschoolsstrikeareneitherstrikersnormanagersbut350,000children.Protectingtheuniondemandsacrificesthosestudents,ineffectturningablindeyetotheinjusticeintheeducationsystem.

WhatdowelearnaboutAmerica'seducationsystem?A)Itprovidesaladderofopportunityforthewealthy.B)Itcontributeslittletotheeliminationofinequality.

C)Ithasremainedbasicallyunchangedforgenerations.D)Ithasbroughtupgenerationsofresponsiblecitizens.

Whatischieflyresponsiblefortheundesirableperformanceofinner-cityschools?A)Unqualifiedteachers.C)Unfavorablelearningenvironment.B)Lackoffinancialresources.D)Subconsciousracialdiscrimination.

Whatdoestheauthorthinktheunionshoulddotowinpopularsupport?

Assistthecitygovernmentinreformingschools.C)Demandhigherpayforteachers.

Giveconstructiveadvicetoinner-cityschools.D)Helpteachersimproveteaching.

WhatisthefindingofthegoldstandardstudybyHarvardandColumbiaUniversityscholars?

A)Manyinner-cityschoolteachersarenotequaltotheirjobs