英语六级历年真题

2006年12月24日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(A卷)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

The

ImportanceofReadingClassics.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

1.阅读经典书籍对人的成长至关重要

2.现在愿意阅读经典的人却越来越少，原因是,，

3.我们大学生应该怎么做

TheImportanceofReadingClassics

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyand

answerthe

questionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y(fbrYES)

N(forNO)

NG(forNOTGIVEN)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage;ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;ifthe

informationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

SpaceTourism

Makeyourreservationsnow.Thespacetourismindustryisofficiallyopenfor

business,andticketsaregoingforamere$20millionfbraone-weekstayinspace.

DespitereluctancefromNationalAirandSpaceAdministration(NASA),Russia

madeAmericanbusinessmanDennisTitotheworld'sfirstspacetourist.Titoflew

intospaceaboardaRussianSoyuzrocketthatarrivedattheInternationalSpace

Station(ISS)onApril30,2001.Thesecondspacetourist,SouthAfricanbusinessman

MarkShuttleworth,tookoffaboardtheRussianSoyuzonApril25,2002,alsobound

fbrtheISS.

LanceBassof_NSyncwassupposedtobethethirdtomakethe$20milliontrip,

buthedidnotjointhethree-mancrewastheyblastedoffonOctober30,2002,dueto

lackofpayment.Probablythemostincredibleaspectofthisproposedspacetourwas

thatNASAapprovedofit.

Thesetripsarethebeginningofwhatcouldbeaprofitable21stcenturyindustry.

Therearealreadyseveralspacetourismcompaniesplanningtobuildsuborbital

vehiclesandorbitalcitieswithinthenexttwodecades.Thesecompanieshave

investedmillions,believingthatthespacetourismindustryisonthevergeoftaking

off.

In1997,NASApublishedareportconcludingthatsellingtripsintospacetoprivate

citizenscouldbeworthbillionsofdollars.AJapanesereportsupportsthesefindings,

andprojectsthatspacetourismcouldbea$10billionperyearindustrywithinthe

nexttwodecades.Theonlyobstaclestoopeningupspacetotouristsarethespace

agencies,whoareconcernedwithsafetyandthe

developmentofareliable,reusablelaunchvehicle.

SpaceAccommodations

Russia'sMirspacestationwassupposedtobethefirstdestinationforspacetourists.

ButinMarch2001,theRussianAerospaceAgencybroughtMirdownintothePacific

Ocean.Asitturnedout,bringingdownMironlytemporarilydelayedthefirsttourist

tripintospace.

TheMircrashdidcancelplansforanewreality-basedgameshowfromNBC,

whichwasgoingtobecalledDestinationMir.TheSurvivor-likeTVshowwas

scheduledtoairinfall2001,Participantsontheshowweretogothroughtrainingat

Russia'scosmonaut（宇航员）trainingcenter,StarCity.Eachweek,oneofthe

participantswouldbeeliminatedfromtheshow,withthewinnerreceivingatripto

theMirspacestation.TheMircrashhasruledoutNBC'sspaceplansfornow.NASA

isagainstbeginningspacetourismuntiltheInternationalSpaceStationiscompleted

in2006.

Russiaisnotaloneinitsinterestinspacetourism.Thereareseveralprojects

underwaytocommercializespacetravel.Hereareafewofthegroupsthatmighttake

touriststospace:

.SpaceIslandGroupisgoingtobuildaring-shaped,rotating—commercialspace

infrastructure（基础结构）IIthatwillresembletheDiscoveryspacecraftinthe

movie-2001:ASpaceOdyssey.IISpaceIslandsaysitwillbuilditsspacecityout

ofemptyNASAspace-shuttlefueltanks（tostart,itshouldtakearound12orso）,and

placeitabout400milesaboveEarth.Thespacecitywillrotateonceperminuteto

createagravitationalpullone-thirdasstrongasEarth's.

.Accordingtotheirvisionstatement.SpaceAdventuresplansto—flytensof

thousandofpeopleinspaceoverthenext10-15yearsandbeyond,aroundthemoon,

andback,fromspaceportsbothonEarthandinspace,toandfromprivatespace

stations,andboarddozenofdifferentvehicles...II

.EvenHiltonHotelshasshowninterestinthespacetourismindustryand

possibilityofbuildingorco-fundingaspacehotel.However,thecompanydidsaythat

itbelievessuchaspacehotelis15to20yearsaway.

Initially,spacetourismwilloffersimpleaccommodationsatbest.Forinstance,if

theInternationalSpaceStationisusedasatouristattraction,guestswon'tfindthe

luxurioussurroundingsofahotelroomonEarth.Ithasbeendesignedforconducting

research,notentertainment.However,thefirstgenerationofspacehotelsshouldoffer

touristsamuchmorecomfortableexperience.

InregardtoaconceptforaspacehotelinitiallyplannedbySpaceIsland,sucha

hotelcouldofferguestseveryconveniencetheymightfindatahotelonEarth,and

sometheymightnot.Thesmallgravitationalpullcreatedbytherotatingspacecity

wouldallowspace-touristsandresidentstowalkaroundandfunctionfacilitieswould

bepossible.Additionally,spacetouristswouldevenbeabletotakespacewalks.

Manyofthesecompaniesbelievethattheyhavetoofferanextremelyenjoyable

experienceinorderforpassengerstopaythousands,ifnotmillions,ofdollarstoride

intospace.Sowillspacecreateanotherseparationbetweenthehavesandhave-nots?

TheMostExpensiveVacation

Willspacebeanexoticretreatreservedforonlythewealthy?Orwillmiddle-class

folkshaveachancetotaketheirfamiliestospace?Makenomistakeaboutit,goingto

spacewillbethemostexpensivevacationyouevertake.Pricesrightnowareinthe

tensofmillionsofdollars.Currently,the

onlyvehiclesthatcantakeyouintospacearethespaceshuttleandtheRussian

Soyuz,bothofwhichareterriblyinefficient.Eachspacecraftrequiresmillionsof

poundsoffueltotakeoffintospace,whichmakesthemexpensivetolaunch.One

poundofpayload（有效载重）costsabout$10,000toputintoEarth'sorbit.

NASAandLockheedMartinarecurrentlydevelopingasingle-stage-to-orbitlaunch

spaceplane,calledtheVentureStar,thatcouldbelaunchedforaboutatenthofwhat

thespaceshuttlecoststolaunch.IftheVentureStartakeso工thenumberofpeople

whocouldaffordtotakeatripintospacewouldmoveintothemillions.

In1998,ajointreportfromNASAandtheSpaceTransportationAssociationstated

thatimprovementsintechnologycouldpushforesforspacetravelaslowas$50,000,

andpossiblydownto$20,000or$10,000adecadelater.Thereportconcludedthata

ticketpriceof$50,000,therecouldbe500,000passengersflyingintospaceeachyear.

Whilestillleavingoutmanypeople,thesepriceswouldopenupspacetoa

tremendousamountoftraffic.

Sincethebeginningofthespacerace,thegeneralpublichassaid,—Isn、that

great——whendoIgettogo?IIWell,ourchancemightbecloserthanever.Withinthe

next20years,spaceplanescouldbetakingofffortheMoonatthesamefrequencyas

airplanesflyingbetweenNewYorkandLosAngles.

1.LanceBasswasn'tabletogoonatourofspacebecauseofhealthproblems.

2.Severaltourismcompaniesbelievespacetravelisgoingtobeanewprofitable

industry.

3.Thespaceagenciesarereluctanttoopenupspacetotourists.

4.TwoAustralianbillionaireshavebeenplacedonthewaitinglistforentering

spaceasprivate

passengers.

5.Thepriceforthewinnerinthefall2001NBATVgameshowwouldhavebeen

6.HiltonHotelsbelievesitwon'tbelongbeforeitispossibletobuilda.

7.Inorderfbrspacetouriststowalkaroundandfunctionnormally,itisnecessary

forthespacecity

tocreatea.

8.Whatmakinggoingtospacethemostexpensivevacationistheenormouscost

involvedin

9.Eachyear500,000spacetouristscouldbeflyingintospaceifticketpricescould

beloweredto

10.Withinthenexttwodecades,couldbeasintercityairtravel.

PartHIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

11.A)Dr.Smith<swaitingroomisntidy.

B)Dr.Smithenjoysreadingmagazines.

C)Dr.Smithhasleftagoodimpressiononher.

D)Dr.Smithmaynotbeagoodchoice.

12.A)Themanwillrenttheapartmentwhenitisavailable.

B)Themanmadeabargainwiththelandladyovertherent.

C)Themaninsistsonhavingalookattheapartmentfirst.

D)Themanisnotfullysatisfiedwiththeapartment.

13.A)Packinguptogoabroad.

B)DrawingupaplanforherEnglishcourse.

C)BrushinguponherEnglish.

D)ApplyingforavisatotheUnitedSates.

14.A)Heisanxioustofindacureforhishighbloodpressure.

B)Hedoesn'tthinkhighbloodpressureisaproblemfbrhim.

C)Hewasnotawareofhisillnessuntildiagnosedwithit.

D)Hedidnottakethesymptomsofhisillnessseriously.

15.A)ToinvestigatethecauseofAIDS.

B)ToraisemoneyfbrAIDSpatients.

C)TorallysupportfbrAIDSvictimsinAfrica.

D)TodrawattentiontothespreadofAIDSinAsia.

16.A)Ithasaverylonghistory.

B)Itisaprivateinstitution.

C)ItwasfoundedbyThomasJefferson.

D)Itstressesthecomprehensivestudyofnature.

17.A)Theycan'tfitintothemachine.

B)Theyhavenotbeendeliveredyet.

C)Theyweresenttothewrongaddress.

D)Theywerefoundtobeofthewrongtype.

18.A)Thefoodservedinthecafeteriausuallylacksvariety.

B)Thecafeteriasometimesprovidesrarefoodfbrthestudents.

C)Thestudentsfindtheserviceinthecafeteriasatisfactory.

D)Thecafeteriatrieshardtocatertothestudents'needs.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Hepickedupsomeapplesinhisyard.

B)Hecutsomebranchesofftheappletree.

C)Hequarreledwithhisneighboroverthefence.

D)Hecleanedupallthegarbageinthewoman'syard.

20.A)Trimtheappletreesinheryard.

B)Pickuptheapplesthatfellinheryard.

C)Takethegarbagetothecurbforher.

D)Removethebranchesfromheryard.

21.A)Filealawsuitagainsttheman.

B)Askthemanforcompensation.

C)Havetheman'sappletreecutdown.

D)Throwgarbageintotheman<syard.

22.A)Hewasreadytomakeaconcession.

B)Hewasnotintimidated.

C)Hewasnotpreparedtogotocourt.

D)Hewasabitconcerned.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Badweather.

B)Breakdownoftheengines.

C)Humanerror.

D)Failureofthecommunicationssystem.

24.A)Twothousandfeet.

B)Twentythousandfeet.

C)Twelvethousandfeet.

D)Twenty-twothousandfeet.

25.A)Accuratecommunicationisofutmostimportance.

B)Pilotsshouldbeabletospeakseveralforeignlanguages.

C)Aircontrollersshouldkeepaclosewatchontheweather.

D)Cooperationbetweenpilotsandaircontrollersisessential.SectionB

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Hisfathercaughtaseriousdisease.

B)Hismotherpassedaway.

C)Hismotherlefthimtomarryarichbusinessman.

D)Hisfathertooktodrinking.

27.A)Hedislikedbeingdisciplined.

B)Hecouldn'tpayhisgamblingdebts.

C)Hewasexpelledbytheuniversity.

D)Heenjoyedworkingfbramagazine.

28.A)HispoemsareheavilyinfluencedbyFrenchwriters.

B)HisstoriesaremainlysetintheStateofVirginia.

C)Hisworkdifficulttoread.

D)Hidlanguageisnotrefined.

29.A)Hegrievedtodeathoverthelossofhiswife.

B)Hecommittedsuicidefbrunknownreasons.

C)Hewasshotdeadattheageof40.

D)Hediedofheavydrinking.

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Women.

B)Manualworkers.

C)Prisoners.

D)Schoolagechildren.

31.A)Hetaughthisstudentshowtopronouncethelettersfirst.

B)Hematchedtheletterswiththesoundsfamiliartothelearners.

C)Heshowedthelearnershowtocombinethelettersintosimplewords.

D)Hedividedthelettersintogroupsaccordingtothewaytheyarewritten.

32.A)Itcanhelppeopletobecomeliteratewithinashorttime.

B)ItwasoriginallydesignedfbrteachingtheEnglishlanguage.

C)Itenablesthelearnerstomasteralanguagewithinthreemonths.

D)ItiseffectiveinteachinganyalphabeticallanguagetoBrazilians.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Thecrop'sbloomingperiodisdelayed.

B)Therootsofcropsarecutoff

C)Thetopsoilisseriouslydamaged.

D)Thegrowthofweedsisaccelerated.

34.A)It'sanewwayofapplyingchemicalfertilizer.

B)It'sanimprovedmethodofharvestingcrops.

C)It'sancreativetechniqueforsavinglabor.

D)It'safermingprocesslimitingtheuseofploughs.

35.A)Inareaswithfewweedsandunwantedplants.

B)Inareaswithaseversshortageofwater.

C)Inareaslackinginchemicalfertilizer.

D)Inareasdependentonimportedfood.

SectionC

Adultsaregettingsmarterabouthowsmartbabiesare.Notlongago,researchers

learnedthat4-day-oldscouldunderstand(36)andsubtraction.Now,British

research(37)GrahamSchaferhasdiscoveredthatinfantscanlearnwords

fbruncommonthingslongbeforetheycanspeak.Hefoundthat9-month-oldinfants

couldbetaught,throughrepeatedshow-and-tell,to(38)thenamesof

objectsthatwereforeigntothem,aresultthat(39)insomewaysthe

received(40)that,apartfromlearningto(41)thingscommonto

theirdailylives,childrendon'tbegintobuildvocabularyuntilwellintotheirsecond

year.—It'sno(42)thatchildrenlearnwords,butthewordstheytendto

knowarewordslinkedto(43)situationsinthehome,IIexplains

Schafer.—(44)withanunfamiliarvoice

givinginstructionsinanunfamiliarsetting.II

Figuringouthowhumansacquirelanguagemayshedlightonwhysomechildren

learntoreadandwritelaterthanothers,Schafersays,andcouldleadtobetter

treatmentsfbrdevelopmental

problems.(45).—Languageisatestcase

forhumancognitivedevelopment,IIsaysSchafer.Butparentseagertoteachtheir

infantsshouldtakenote(46).—Thisisnot

aboutadvancingdevelopment,IIhesays.—It'sjustaboutwhatchildrencandoatan

earlieragethanwhateducatorshaveoftenthought.II

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

I'veheardfromandtalkedtomanypeoplewhodescribedhowMotherNature

simplifiedtheirlivesforthem.They'dlosttheirhomeandmanyoralloftheir

possessionsthroughfires,floods,earthquakes,orsomeotherdisaster.Losing

everythingyouownundersuchcircumstancescanbedistressing,butthepeopleI've

heardfromallsawtheirloss,ultimatelyasablessing.

—Thefiresavedustheagonyofdecidingwhattokeepandwhattogetridof,II

onewomanwrote.Andonceallthosethingswerenolongerthere,sheandher

husbandsawhowtheyhadweighedthemdownandcomplicatetheirlives.

—Therewassomuchstuffweneverusedandthatwasjusttakingupspace.We

vowedwhenwestartedover,we'dreplaceonlywhatweneeded,andthistimewe'd

doitright.We'vekeptourpromise:wedon'thavemuchnow,butwhatwehaveis

exactlywhatwewant.II

Thoughwe'veneverhadacatastrophiclosssuchasthat,GibbsandIdidhavea

closecallshortlybeforewedecidedtosimplify.Atthattimewelivedinafirezone.

Onenightafirestormragesthroughanddestroyedoversixhundredhomesinour

community.Thattragedygaveustheopportunitytolookobjectivelyatthegoodswe

'daccumulated.

Wesawthattherewassomuchwecouldgetridofandonlynevermiss,butbe

betteroffwithout.Havingalmostlostitall,wefounditmucheasiertoletgoofthe

thingsweknewwe'dneveruseagain.

Obviously,there'satremendousdifferencebetweengettingridofpossessionsand

losingthemthroughanaturaldisasterwithouthavingasayinthematter.Andthisis

nottominimizethetragedyandpainsuchalosscangenerate.

Butyoumightthinkabouthowyouwouldapproachtheacquisitionprocessifyou

hadittodoalloveragain.Lookaroundyourhomeandmakealistofwhatyouwould

replace.

Makeanotherlistofthingsyouwouldn'tacquireagainnomatterwhat,andinfact

wouldbehappytoberidof.

Whenyou'rereadytostartunloadingsomeofyourstuff,thatlistwillbeagood

placetostart.

47.Manypeoplewhosepossessionsweredestroyedinnaturaldisasterseventually

consideredtheir

loss.

48.Nowthatalltheirpossessionswerelostinthefire,thewomanandherhusband

feltthattheir

liveshadbeen.

49.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'shousefromthesentence—Gibbsanddid

haveaclose

call...II(Line1-2,Para.4)?

50.Accordingtotheauthor,gettingridofpossessionsandlosingthemthrougha

naturaldisasterare

vastly.

51.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledowithunnecessarythings?

SectionB

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inapurelybiologicalsense,fearbeginswiththebody'ssystemforreactingto

thingsthatcanharmus一theso-calledfight-or-flightresponse.一Ananimalthatcan

'tdetectdangercan'tstayalive,IIsaysJosephLeDoux.Likeanimals,humans

evolvedwithanelaboratemechanismfbrprocessinginformationaboutpotential

threats.Atitscoreisaclusterofneurons(神经元)deepinthebrainknownasthe

amygdale(扁桃核).

LeDouxstudiesthewayanimalsandhumansrespondtothreatstounderstandhow

weformmemoriesofsignificanteventsinourlives.Theamygdalereceivesinput

frommanypartsofthebrain,includingregionsresponsibleforretrievingmemories.

Usingthisinformation,theamygdaleappraisesasituation—Ithinkthischargingdog

wantstobiteme——andtriggersaresponsebyradiatingnervesignalsthroughoutthe

body.Thesesignalsproducethefamiliarsignsofdistress:trembling,perspirationand

fast-movingfeet,justtonamethree.

Thisfearmechanismiscriticaltothesurvivalofallanimals,butnoonecansayfbr

surewhetherbeastsotherthanhumansknowthey'reafraid.Thatis,asLeDoux

says,—ifyouputthatsystemintoabrainthathasconsciousness,thenyougetthe

feelingoffear.II

Humans,saysEdwardM.Hallowell,havetheabilitytocallupimagesofbadthings

thathappenedinthepastandtoanticipatefutureevents.Combinethesehigher

thoughtprocesseswithourhardwireddanger-detectionsystems,andyougeta

near-universalhumanphenomenon:worry.

That'snotnecessarilyabadthing,saysHallowell.—Whenusedproperly,worryis

anincredibledevice,IIhesays.Afterall,alittlehealthyworryingisokayifitleads

toconstructiveaction一likehavingadoctorlookatthatweirdspotonyourback.

Hallowellinsists,though,thatthere'sarightwaytoworry.—Neverdoitalone,get

thefactsandthenmakeaplan.IIHesays.Mostofushavesurvivedarecession,so

we'refamiliarwiththebelt-tighteningstrategiesneededtosurviveaslump.

Unfortunately,fewofushavemuchexperiencedealingwiththethreatofterrorism,

soit'sbeendifficulttogetfactabouthowweshouldrespond.That'swhyHallowell

believesitwasokayfbrpeopletoindulgesomeextremeworrieslastfallbyasking

doctorsforCipro(抗炭疽菌的药物)andbuyinggasmasks.

52.The-so-calledfight-or-flightresponseII(Line2,Para.1)refers

to—II.

A)thebiologicalprocessinwhichhumanbeings'senseofself-defenseevolves

B)theinstinctivefearhumanbeingsfeelwhenfacedwithpotentialdanger

C)theactofevaluatingadangeroussituationandmakingaquickdecision

D)theelaboratemechanisminthehumanbrainfbrretrievinginformation

53.FromthestudiesconductedbyLeDouxwelearnthat.

A)reactionsofhumansandanimalstodangeroussituationsareoftenunpredictable

B)memoriesofsignificanteventsenablepeopletocontrolfearanddistress

C)people'sunpleasantmemoriesarederivedfromtheirfeelingoffear

D)theamygdaleplaysavitalpartinhumanandanimalresponsestopotential

danger

54.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A)alittleworrywilldousgoodifhandledproperly

B)alittleworrywillenableustosurvivearecession

C)fearstrengthensthehumandesiretosurvivedanger

D)fearhelpspeopletoanticipatecertainfutureevents

55.Whichofthefollowingisthebestwaytodealwithyourworriesaccordingto

Hallowell?

A)Askforhelpfromthepeoplearoundyou.

B)Usethebelt-tighteningstrategiesforsurvival.

C)Seekprofessionaladviceandtakeaction.

D)Understandthesituationandbefullyprepared.

56.InHallowell'sview,people'sreactiontotheterroristthreatlastfallwas

A)ridiculous

B)understandable

C)over-cautious

D)sensible

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AmitaiEtzioniisnotsurprisedbythelatestheadingsaboutschemingcorporate

crooks(骗子).AsavisitingprofessorattheHarvardBusinessSchoolin1989,he

endedhisworktheredisgustedwithhisstudents'overwhelminglostfor

money.—They'retaughtthatprofitisallthatmatters,IIhesays.—Manyschools

don'tevenofferethics(伦理学)coursesatall.II

Etzioniexpressedhisfrustrationabouttheinterestsofhisgraduatestudents.—By

andlarge,IclearlyhadnotfoundawaytohelpclassesfullofMBAsseethatthereis

moretolifethanmoney,power,fameandself-interest.IIHewroteatthetime.Today

hestilltakestheblamefornoteducatingthese—business-leaders-to-be.II—Ireally

likeIfailedthem,IIhesays.—IfIwasabetterteachermaybeIcouldhavereached

them.II

EtzioniwasarespectedethicsexpertwhenhearrivedatHarvard.Hehopedhis

workattheuniversitywouldgivehiminsightintohowquestionsofmoralitycouldbe

appliedtoplaceswhereself-interestflourished.Whathefoundwasn'tencouraging.

Thosewouldbeexecutiveshad,saysEtzioni,littleinterestinconceptsofethicsand

moralityintheboardroom—andtheirprofessorwasmetwithblankstareswhenhe

urgedhisstudentstoseebusinessinnewanddifferentways.

EtzioniseestheexperienceatHarvardasaneye-openingoneandsaysthere'smuch

aboutbusinessschoolsthathe'dliketochange.—Alotofthefacultyteaching

businessarebadnewsthemselves,IIEtzionisays.Fromofferingclassesthatteach

studentshowtolegallymanipulatecontracts,toreinforcingthenotionofprofitover

communityinterests,Etzionihasseenalotthat'slefthimshakinghishead.And

becauseofwhathe'sseentaughtinbusinessschools,he'snotsurprisedbythelatest

rashofcorporatescandals.—Inmanywaysthingshavegotalotworseatbusiness

schools,Isuspect,IIsaysEtzioni.

Etzioniisstillteachingthesociologyofrightandwrongandstillcallingforethical

business

leadership.—Peoplewithpoormotiveswillalwaysexist.IIHesays.—Sometimes

environmentsconstrainthosepeopleandsometimesenvironmentsgivethosepeople

opportunity.IIEtzionisaystheboomingeconomyofthelastdecadeenabledthose

individualswithpoormotivestogetrichbeforegettingintrouble.Hishopenow:that

thecriesfbrreformwillprovidemorefertilesoilfbrhislong-standingmessagesabout

businessethics.

57.WhatimpressedAmitaiEtzionimostaboutHarvardMBAstudents?

A)Theirkeeninterestinbusinesscourses.

B)Theirintensedesirefbrmoney.

C)Theirtacticsfbrmakingprofits.

D)Theirpotentialtobecomebusinessleaders.

58.WhydidAmitaiEtzionisay—IreallyfeellikeIfailedthemII(Line4,Para.2)?

A)Hewasunabletoalerthisstudentstocorporatemalpractice.

B)Hedidn、teachhisstudentstoseebusinessinnewanddifferentways.

C)Hecouldnotgethisstudentstounderstandtheimportanceofethicsinbusiness.

D)Hedidn'toffercoursesthatwouldmeettheexpectationsofthe

business-leaders-to-be.

59.Mostwould-beexecutivesattheHarvardBusinessSchoolbelievedthat

A)questionsofmoralitywereofutmostimportanceinbusinessaffairs

B)self-interestshouldnotbethetoppriorityinbusinessdealings

C)newanddifferentprinciplesshouldbetaughtatbusinessschools

D)therewasnoplaceforethicsandmoralityinbusinessdealings

60.InEtzioni'sview,thelatestrashofcorporatescandalscouldbeattributedto

A)thetendencyinbusinessschoolstostressself-interestoverbusinessethics

B)theexecutives'lackofknowledgeinlegallymanipulatingcontracts

C)theincreasinglyfiercecompetitioninthemodembusinessworld

D)themoralcorruptionofbusinessschoolgraduates

61.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A)thecallsfbrreformwillhelppromotebusinessethics

B)businessmenwithpoormotiveswillgaintheupperhand

C)businessethicscoursesshouldbetaughtinallbusinessschools

D)reforminbusinessmanagementcontributestoeconomicgrowth

PartVErrorCorrection(15minutes)

Example:

Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteratureofourperiods/.Manyofthe

argumentshaving/usedforthestudyofliteratureasaschoolsubjectarevalidfor

Astudyoftelevision.TheNationalEndowmentfbrtheArtsrecentlyreleasedthe

resultsofits—ReadingatRiskII

survey,whichdescribedthemovementoftheAmericanpublicawayfrombooks

andliteratureandII'srighttoobtainbookstoreandlibraryrecordsundera

provisionoftheUSAPatriotAct.Thebookcustomerlistsandothermaterialin

terrorismandintelligenceinvestigations,anddiscussingbooksandliterature.Atthe

sametime,throughaprovisionofthePatriotAct,thedesirableactivitiesthatmight

undermineoursystemofgovernmentratherthanhelpingdemocracyflourish.

the1980s'culturewars,libraryshelvesbecauseitscontentwasdeemedbyparents

andteacherstobeinappropriate.Nowwhatstartedinschoolsispossiblyhavingan

impactonthereadinghabitsoftheAmericanpublic.

PartVITranslation(5minutes)

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74.Afterth