六级第五六七次八九课堂笔记

1.AgehasitsprivilegesinAmerica.Andofthemoreprominentofthemiscitizendiscount.Anyone1.AgehasitsprivilegesinAmerica.Andofthemoreprominentofthemiscitizendiscount.Anyonewhohascertainage—insomecasesastheseniorreachedas55—automaticallyentitledtoadazzlingarray commerciallife.Eligibilityisdeterminednotbyone’sneedbutbythedateonone’sbirthcertificate.Practicallyunheardofagenerationago,thediscountshavebecomearoutinetelevisionsinmotelroomsandfreecoffee2.Peoplewithgrayhairoftenarethediscountswithoutevenaskingforthem；yet,millionsofAmericansage60arehealthyandsolvent能力的).dareofferdiscountstocollegeoranyoneunder30freelyofferthemacceptablebecauseofdareofferdiscountstocollegeoranyoneunder30freelyofferthemacceptablebecauseofthe广泛的belief观点that“elderly”are(同义的).Perhapsthatoncewastrue,butaalowerpovertyratethantherestofButmostofthemimpactofthediscountsoncompanies.Formanyfirms,theyareastimulustorevenue.Butinotherthediscountsaregivenimpactofthediscountsoncompanies.Formanyfirms,theyareastimulustorevenue.ButinotherthediscountsaregivenattheAmericans.Moreover,theyareaa betweenthe4.fueled激发bycontinuingdebate争论关于aresourcesfromtheyoungtotheEmploymentisanothersore的逻辑它后面所提到的事物前(支持)resourcesfromtheyoungtotheEmploymentisanothersore的逻辑它后面所提到的事物前(支持)Americansaredecliningthedinnerinfavorofstayingonthe5.Farfromakindofcharitytheyaamemberswhodon’tneedSheisfarfromagoodamemberswhodon’tneedSheisfarfromagoodfrom远非是Theearthisfarfromthecenterof6.Itnolongermakessensetotreataeconomicneedsdeserveprioritythoseofothers.Seniorcitizenpeoplecan’ttakecareofandneedspecialtreatment；andthreatenthecreationofanewtakingforthemselvesthreatenthecreationofanewtakingforthemselvesattheexpensechildrenandotheragegroups.citizendiscountsaretheessencefightingagainst抵制-discriminationageEssence本质Essential重要的31.Welearnfromthefirstthat A)offeringseniorcommercialmanyoldpeopletoliveadecentlifecommercialmanyoldpeopletoliveadecentlifegivingseniorcitizensdiscountsboostedthemarketforthebirthcertificatestogeta27.Whatliesbehindthepractice观点ofseniorcitizendiscounts?［A］Theelderlybeingfinancially财政上的Underprivileged没有特权的,needhumanehelpfromsociety.［B］Businesses,havingmadealotof盈利shoulddosomethingforsocietyin作为回报［C］Oldpeopleareentitledto贡对待forthetheymade［D］Seniorcitizen［C］Oldpeopleareentitledto贡对待forthetheymade［D］SeniorcitizendiscountscanmakeupfortheinadequacyoftheSocialSecuritysyste观点：28.Accordingtosome政治学家and者,seniorcitizendiscountswill ［A］have不好的艰难financialimpactbusinessHaveadverseimpact响［B］bringa巨大著increaseincompaniesrevenues［C］makeoldpeopleevenmoreonsociety加强冲［D］between［C］makeoldpeopleevenmoreonsociety加强冲［D］betweentheandtheThe+adj29.HowdoestheauthorviewtheSecurityIt［A］鼓elderlypeopletoretireTime［B］Itbenefitstheoldattheexpenseof为代价theyoung.Folksshouldnotdeveloptheeconomyatexpenseofthe］Itshouldbe加［bylawsandcourtdecisions.［DItopensyoung30.Whichofthefollowingbesttheauthor’smain30.Whichofthefollowingbesttheauthor’smainargument观点主旨［A］优先权shouldbegiventotheeconomicneedsofeniorcitizens.［B］Seniorcitizensshouldfighthardagainstagediscrimination.［C］Theelderlyare自私andtakingseniordiscountsforTakesthforgranted把。。当做理所当然的［D］SeniorcitizendiscountsmaywellbeatypeofagePassageBill亿万富翁MicrosoftchairmanwithoutasingleearneduniversitydegreeisbyPassageBill亿万富翁Microsoftchairmanwithoutasingleearneduniversitydegreeisbyhissuccessraisingnewdoubtsabouttheworthofthebusinessworld’sfavoriteacademictitle头衔:theMBA(MasterofBusinessAdministration).TheMBAa20th-centuryproductalwayshasbornethemarkoflowlycommerceandgreed(贪婪)onthetree-linedcampusesruledbypurerdisciplinessuchasphilosophyandButevenwiththerecessiongraduates,about79,000peopleareexpectedtoreceiveMBAsin1993.Thisisnearly16timesthenumberofbusinessgraduatesin1960,atestimonytothewidespreadassumptionthattheMBAisvitalforyoungmenandwomenwhowanttoruncompaniessome“Ifyouaregoingintothecorporateworlditisstilladisadvantagenottohaveone,”saidDonaldMorrison,professorofmarketingandmanagementscience.“Butinthelastfiveyearsorso,whensomeonesays,“Ifyouaregoingintothecorporateworlditisstilladisadvantagenottohaveone,”saidDonaldMorrison,professorofmarketingandmanagementscience.“Butinthelastfiveyearsorso,whensomeonesays,‘ShouldIattempttogetanMBA,’theansweralotmoreis:It4.ThesuccessofBillGatesandothernon-MBAs,suchasthelateSamWaltonofWal-consciousdebatesonbusinessschoolcampusesovertheworthofabusinessdegreeandwhethermanagementskillscanbetaught.5.TheHarvardBusinessReviewprinted打alively生动的,fictional交换ofletterstodramatizeaboutbusinessdegree6.ThearticlecalledMBAhires=verydisappointing”andsaid“MBAswant升职promoted=promote=climbthe公司ladder=getahigherposition,theyunderstandpoliticsandpeople,andtheyaren’tabletofunctionaspartofateamuntiltheirthirdyearButbythenthey’re司ladder=getahigherposition,theyunderstandpoliticsandpeople,andtheyaren’tabletofunctionaspartofateamuntiltheirthirdyearButbythenthey’reoutforotherinisthe acquiredanaura光环)offuturepowerfarbeyonditsactualand8.Enrollmentinbusinessschoolsassumptionthatnoonewhopursuedabusinesscareercoulddowithoutone.Thegrowthfueledbyabacklash反冲)againstthe women’s9.BusinesspeoplewhohavehiredorworkedwithMBAssaythosewiththedegreesofoftenknowhowtoanalyzesystemsbutarenotskillfulatmotivatingpeople.“Theydon’tgetbusiness”,saidJamesShaffer,vice-presidentandprincipaloftheTowersbusiness”,saidJamesShaffer,vice-presidentandprincipaloftheTowersPerrinmanagementconsultingfirm.P221.AccordingtoParagraph2,whatisthegeneralattitudetowardsbusinessoncampusesdominatedbypurerdisciplines?态度题Scornful.Appreciative.Envious.P3422.Itseemsthatthecontroversy争论overthevalueofMBAdegreeshadfueled引发mainlyby employersthesuccessofmanynon-thecriticismfromthescientistsofpurerdisciplines学科无中生有D)thepoorperformanceofMBAsatproveD)thepoorperformanceofMBAsatproveP5623.WhatisthemajorweaknessofA)Theyareusuallyself-centered.B)Theyareaggressiveandgreedy.Theykeepcomplainingaboutjobs.Theyarenotgoodatdealingwith与人相处people.Office办公室政治p78924.FromthepassageweknowthatMBAs 升职fairlyquicklyB)quittheirjobs升职fairlyquicklyB)quittheirjobsoncetheyarefamiliar熟withtheirworkmates无中生有C)receivesalariesthatdonottheirprofessionaltrainingtheir25.WhatisthepassagemainlyWhythereisanincreasedenrollmentinMBAThenecessityofreformingMBAprogramsinbusinessschools.DoubtsabouttheworthofholdinganMBAdegree.Questions21Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingInthevillagesoftheEnglishcountrysidetherearestillpeoplewhorememberthegoodolddayswhennoonebotheredtolocktheirdoors.Theresimplywasn’tanycrimetoworryAmazingly,thesehappytimesappearstilltobewithusintheworld’sbiggestcommunity.AnewstudybyDanFarmer,agiftedmer,usinganautomatedinvestigativeD)Adebate辩论heldrecently近期universityhisowncalledSATAN,showshisowncalledSATAN,showsthattheownersofwelloverhalfofallWorldWideWebsiteshavesetuphomewithoutfittinglockstotheirSATANcantryoutavarietyofwell-hacking黑客的tricksonanInternetsitebreakingin.Farmerhasmadetheprogrampubliclyavailable,amidmuchcriticism.Apersonwithevilintentcoulduseittohuntdownsitesthatareeasytoburgle(闯入 窃ButFarmerisveryconcernedabouttheto提醒thepublictopoorsecurityand,sofar,eventshaveprovedhimright.SATANhasdonemoretoalertpeopletotherisksthanCausenewdisorder.SoistheNetbecomingmoresecure?Farfromit.Intheearlydays,nyouvisitednyouvisitedaWebsiteyourbrowsersimplylookedatthecontent.NowtheWebisfulloftinyprogramsthatautomaticallydownloadwhenyoulookataWebpage,andrunonyourownmachine.Theseprogramscould,iftheirauthorswished,doallkindsofnastythingstoyourcoAtthesametime,theNetisincreasinglypopulatedwithspiders,worms,agentsandothertypesofautomatedbeastsdesignedtopenetratethesitesandseekoutandclassifyinformation.AllthesemakewonderfultoolsforantisocialpeoplewhowanttoinvadeweaksitesandcauseButlet’slookonthebrightside.Giventhelackoflocks,theInternetissurelytheworld’sbiggest(almost)crime-freesociety.Maybethatisbecausehackersfundamentallyhonest.Orthattherecurrentlysn’tmuchtosteal.Orbecausevandalism意恶破坏isn’tmuchfununlessyouhaveapeculiarislikeforWhateverislikeforWhateverthereason,let’senjoyitwhilewen.Butexpectitalltochange,andsecuritytobecomethenumberoneissue,whenthemostinfluentialinhabitantsoftheNetarecestheywanttobepaid21.Bysaying“...ownersofwelloverhalfallWorldWideWebsiteshavesetuphomehoutfittinglockstotheir(Lines4,Para.2),theauthormeans thosehappytimesappearstilltobewiththeresimplywasn’tanycrimetoworryabomanysitesarenotwell-hackerstryouttricksonanInternetsitewithoutactuallybreakingin（C）22.SATAN,aprogramdesignedbyDanercanbeused toinvestigatethesecurityofInternettoimprovethesecurityoftheInternetsysttopreventhackerstopreventhackersfrombreakingintowebtodownloadusefulprogramsandinformati23.Fanner’sprogramhasbeencriticizedbyepublicitcausesdamagetoNetitcanbreakintoInternetitcanbeusedtocausedisorderonallitcanbeusedbypeoplewithevilinten（D）24.Theauthor’sattitudetowardSATANis 区域态度 enthusiastic热情critical批判性positive题后面的内容在首末两段都出现的话那她就是区域如果没有出现在首末两段Artificial后面的内容在首末两段都出现的话那她就是区域如果没有出现在首末两段Artificial25.Theauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthat weshouldmakefulluseoftheInternetbeforesecuritymeasuresareweshouldalertthemosttialbusinessmentotheimportanceofsecurityinfluentialbusinessmenshouldgiveprioritytotheimprovementofNetsecuritynetinhabitantsshouldinfluentialbusinessmenshouldgiveprioritytotheimprovementofNetsecuritynetinhabitantsshouldnotleturitymeasuresaffecttheirjoyofsurfingtheInternet232积极：positive/active/optimistic乐观的pleasant的/热情的喜欢suspicious怀疑的criticalPessimisticscornful怀疑的 怀疑的 中立：neutralobjectivecautiousImpersonal必错：漠不关心的Questions21to25arebasedonQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowing1.Whenweworryaboutwhomightbespyingonourprivatelives,weusuallythinkabouttheFederalagents.Buttheprivatesector过超thegovernmenteverytime.It’sLindanottheFBIwhoisfacingchargesMaryland’slawsagainstsecrettelephonetaping.It’sourbanksnottheInternalRevenueService(IRS),thatpassourprivatefinancialdatatotelemarketing2.Consumerarepressing活跃分子国forbetterprivacylawswithoutmuchsofar.Thelegislators=law-立法leantowardleantowardlettingpeopleourfinancialhabitsvirtually跟3.Asanexampleofwhat’sgoingon,U.S.Bancorp,whichwasrecentlysuedfordeceptivepracticesbythestateofMinnesota.Accordingtothelawsuit,thebanksuppliedatelemarketercalledMemberWorkswithsensitivecustomerdatasuchasnames,phonenumbers,bank-accountandcredit’cardnumbers,SocialSecuritynumbers,accountbalancesandcredit4.Withthesecustomerlistsinhand,MemberWorksstarteddialingfordollars-sellingdentalplans,videogames,computersoftwareandotherproductsandservices.Customerswhoaccepteda“freetrialoffer”had30daystocancel.Ifthedeadlinepassed,theyautomaticallythroughautomaticallythroughtheirbankor收cardaccounts.U.S.BancorpcollectedaoftheCustomersweredoublydeceived,thelawsuitclaims.Theydidn’tknowthatthebankwasgivingaccountnumberstoMemberWorks.Andifcustomersasked,theywereledtotheanswerwasThestatesuedMemberWorksseparatelyfordeceptiveselling.Thecompanydeniesthatitdidanythingwrong.Foritspart,U.S.Bancorpsettledwithoutadmittinganymistakes.Butitagreedtostopexposingitscustomerstononfinancialproductssoldbyoutsidefirms.fewtopdecidedtodofewtopdecidedtodotheManyotherbankswillstilldobusinessMemberWorksandsimilarAndbankswillstillbeminingdatafromyouraccountinordertosellyoufinancialproducts,includingthingsoflittlevalue,suchascreditinsuranceandcredit-cardprotection8.Youhavealmostnoprotection商thatuseyourpersonalaccountsforprofitorexample,nofederallawshields保护“transactionandexperience”information—mainlythedetailsofyourbankandcredit-cardaccounts.定位明确的题目举例不起任何作用SocialSecuritynumbersareforsalebyprivatefirms.They’vegenerallyagreednottoselltothepublic.Buttobusinesses,numbersareanopenbook.Self-doesn’twork.Afirmmightpublishaprotectiondoesn’twork.Afirmmightpublishaprotectionpolicy,butwhoenforcesTakeU.S.Bancorpagain.Customerswere,inwriting,that“allpersonalinformationyousupplytouswillbeconsideredconfidential.”ThenitsoldyourdatatoMemberWorks.Thebankevenclaimsthatitdoesn’t“sell”yourdataatall.Itmerely“shares”itandreapsaprofit.Nowyou21.P1Contrarytopopular旧观点theauthorfindsthatspyingon.Aismainlycarriedoutbymeansofsecrettapinghasbeenwiththehelpofthe反ispracticed加与原文信息相独有bytheD)ismoreinbusiness普遍popularP2322.WeknowfromD)ismoreinbusiness普遍popularP2322.Weknowfromthepassage.A)legislatorsareactingtopassalawprovidebetterprivacy与原文信Bmoststatesareturningablindeyeto欺骗性方式的ofprivateC)thestateofMinnesotaisconsideringdrawinguplawstoprotectprivate起D)lawmakersareinclined倾向探giveafreehandtobusinessestointocustomersbuying23.P4Whenthe“freetrial”deadlineisyou’llbechargedwithoutnoticeforaorservice.A)youfailtocancelitwithintheorservice.A)youfailtocancelitwithintheB)youhappentorevealyourcreditcard巧碰C)youfindtheproductorDyoufailtoapplyforextensionof24.P8Businessesdonotregardconcerningpersonalbankaccountsas.A)its泄露willdonoharmtoconsumersundercurrentprotectionitisconsidered“transactionandexperience”informationunprotectedbylawithasalwaysbeenconsideredanopensecretbythegeneralpublic无中生有itssalecanbebroughtunderthroughself-P9Wecaninferfromthepassage推断题.A)banksthroughself-P9Wecaninferfromthepassage推断题.A)bankswillhavetochangetheirwaysdoingB)privacyprotectionlawssoonbe原文信息相与反C)consumers’privacywillcontinuetoAchargingdogfor1.Thepercentageofimmigrants(includingthoseunlawfullypresent)intheUnitedStateshasbeencreepingupwardforyears.At12.6percent,itisnowhigherthanatanypointthe1.Thepercentageofimmigrants(includingthoseunlawfullypresent)intheUnitedStateshasbeencreepingupwardforyears.At12.6percent,itisnowhigherthanatanypointthemid-2.WearenotabouttogobacktothewhenCongressopenlyworriedaboutonceagainwearewonderingwhetherwehavetoomanyofthewrongsortofnewcomers.Theirloudestcriticsarguethatthenewwaveofimmigrantscannot,andindeeddonotwantto,fitinaspreviousgenerations3.Wenowknowthattheseracistwerewrong.Intime,Italians,RomaniansbecameexemplaryAmericansandgreatly,inwaystoonumeroustodetail,tobuildingofthis宏伟的壮观的immigrantshavethesame immigrantsdobetter,intermsofeducationalandprofessionalattainment,thantheirparents,UCLAsociologistEdwardTelleshasfoundthatthegainsdon´tcontinue.Indeed,immigrantshavethesame immigrantsdobetter,intermsofeducationalandprofessionalattainment,thantheirparents,UCLAsociologistEdwardTelleshasfoundthatthegainsdon´tcontinue.Indeed,thefourthgenerationismarginallyworseoffthanMichigan,hasfoundasimilartrendamongblackCaribbeanimmigrants.TellesfearsthatMexican-Americansmaybefatedto命中注定followinthefootstepsofAmericanblacks—thatlargepartsofthecommunitymaymired陷入inaseeminglypermanent状态贫穷Like碌碌无为increasinglyrelegatedto降入)substandardschools,andtheirdropoutratethehighestforanyethnicgroupinthelearnedpresumptionoftheethnic/racialinferiority.ButwhatwehavenotyetlearnedishowtomaketheprocessofAmericanizationworkforall.Iamnottalkingaboutrequiringpeopletolearnedpresumptionoftheethnic/racialinferiority.ButwhatwehavenotyetlearnedishowtomaketheprocessofAmericanizationworkforall.Iamnottalkingaboutrequiringpeopletothingshappenprettymuchontheirown.Butcampaigntrail,wealsooughttoaskhowtoensurethatpeople,once边缘化withintheseappraiseaccompanyassimilating表示强调单A+辅音字母的双写6.出题Thatisamuchlargerquestionthanwhatshouldhappenwithundocumentedworkers,orhowbesttosecuretheborder,andit表示强调单A+辅音字母的双写6.出题Thatisamuchlargerquestionthanwhatshouldhappenwithundocumentedworkers,orhowbesttosecuretheborder,anditisonethataffectsnotonlynewcomersbutgroupshavebeenhereforgenerations.Itwilldecidetosettheadmissionsbarforthewaveofwould-beAmericans.Anditwouldbeniceifwefinallygottheanswerright.A)TheywillbeadynamicworkforcetheUS.doasC)Theywillbeverydisappointedonthenewland.DTheymayfindithardtofitintothemainstream主流.DTheymayfindithardtofitintothemainstream主流.无中生有SbfinditadjtoSb.FindtodorarelyseldomnevernobarelybarenoHowever,therehasbeenayear1957inwhichbirthrateshavefallenintheUnitedStatesandotherrichcountries,andin急1976thefallwasespeciallysharp剧的掉TheobservationisthecurrenteconomicTheobservationisthecurrenteconomicObservationAmancanhavemanyAmothercanbepatientwithherAwomancanneverhavetoomanyWomanOldoldClothesSthcannot/hardly/scarcelybeOldoldClothesSthcannot/hardly/scarcelybeThesignificanceoftheinternetcannotbeP42.WhatdoesEdwardTelles´sayaboutMexican-B)Theywilldobetterintermsofeducationalattainment获得.C)TheywillmeltintotheAmericancommunity.D)TheymayforeverremainpoorP53.D)TheymayforeverremainpoorP53.Whatshouldbedonetohelptheimmigrants?A)RidthemoftheirinferiorityUrge敦促themtoadoptPreventthemfrombeingP64.Accordingtotheauthor,theimmigrationis A)howtodealwithpeopleenteringU.S.withoutAmericanC)howtostopillegalimmigrantscrossingtheD)howtolimitC)howtostopillegalimmigrantscrossingtheD)howtolimitthenumberoftoenterthe5.HowwereimmigrantsviewedbyCongressinearlyA)TheywereofinferioraC)Theywerethreat1.1.Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved.No,you'pletely.Withthedollarslumpingtoa26-yearlowagainstthepound,already-expensiveLondonhasbecomequiteunaffordable.AcoffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidableinEnglandasitisintheUnitedStates,runsabout$8.Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn'tdoingaTitanicagainstjustthepound.Itissittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlowagainsttheCanadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethrivingagainstthedollar.Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation(屈辱foranation'sself-esteem自尊inpart=inalargepartrestson决于thestrengthofitscurrency货币.It'salsoapotentialeconomicproblem,sinceadecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmoreexpensiveandexertsupwardpressureoninterestratesAndyettherearesubstantial大sectorsofthevastUSeconomy--giantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-popgiantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsinMiami—forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellentnews.ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthathasbecomehostiletoforeigners.ButnothingmakespeoplethinkmorewarmlyoftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotalnumberofvisitorsfromabroadwasup6.8%fromlastyear.Shouldthetrendcontinue,thenumberoftouriststhisyearwillfinally