英语六级真题

2007年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Step2:Commitmenttobeingwhoyouare,notwhoorwhatsomeonewantsyou

tobe.

Part1Writing(30minutes)Lookatthe\giftsandtalentsyouhaveandmakeacommitmenttopursue

1.有人做好事期望得到回报；thosethingsthatyoulovemost.Ifyoulovethesocialaspectsofyour

2.有人认为应该像雷锋那样做好事不图回报；job,butarestuckinsideanofficeorwchainedtoyourdesk“mostof

3.我的观点。thetime,vowtofollowyourinstinctandinvestigatealternativecareers

ShouldOneExpectaRewardWhenDoingaGoodDeed?andworkthatallowyoumoretimetointeractwithothers.Dawnworkedas

amanagerforalargeretailclothingstoreforseveralyears.Thoughshe

Part11ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)hadadvancedwithinthecompany,shefeltfrustratedandlongedtobe

SevenStepstoaMoreFulfillingJobinvolvedwithnatureandtheoutdoors.Shedecidedtogotoschoolnights

Manypeopletodayfindthemselvesinunfulfillingworksituations.Infact,andweekendstopursuehertruepassionbyearninghermaster*sdegree

oneinfourworkersisdissatisfiedwiththeircurrentjob,accordingtoinforestry.Shenowworksinthebiotechforestrydivisionofamajorpaper

therecentuPlansfor2004"survey.Theircareerpathmaybefinanciallycompany.

rewarding,butitdoesn,tmeettheiremotional,socialorcreativeneeds.Step3:Self-definition

They'restuck,unhappy,andhavenoideawhattodoaboutit,exceptmoveMillersuggeststhatoncejobseekersknowwhotheyare,theyneedtoknow

toanotherjob.howtosellthemselves."Inthejobmarket,youareaproduct.Andjust

MaryLynMiller,veterancareerconsultantandfounderoftheLifeandlikeaproduct,youmostknowthefeaturesandbenefitsthatyouhaveto

CareerClinic,saysthatwhenmostpeopleareunhappyabouttheirwork,offerapotentialclient,oremployer."Examinetheskillsandknowledge

theirfirstthoughtistogetadifferentjob.Instead,Millersuggeststhatyouhaveidentifyhowtheycanapplytoyourdesiredoccupation.Your

lookingatthepossibilityofadifferentlife.Throughherbook,8Mythsqualitieswillexhibittoemployerswhytheyshouldhireyouoverother

ofMakingaLiving,aswellasworkshops,seminarsandpersonalcoachingcandidates.

andconsulting,shehashelpedthousandsofdissatisfiedworkersreassessStep4:Attainalevelofself-honoring.

lifeandwork.Self-honoringorself-lovemayseemlikeanoddstepforjobhunters,but

LikethewayofZen,whichincludesunderstandingofoneselfasonereallybeingabletoacceptyourself,withoutjudgment,helpseliminate

is,Millerencouragesjobseekersandthosedissatisfiedwithworkorlifeinsecuritiesandwillmakeyoumoreself-assured.Byacceptingwhoyouare

toexaminetheirbeliefsaboutworkandrecognizethat“inmanycasesyour-allyouremotions,hopesanddreams,yourpersonality,andyourunique

beliefsarewhatbroughtyoutowhereyouaretoday."Youmayhavebeenwayofbeing-you'11projectmoreconfidencewhennetworkingandtalking

raisedtothinkthatwomenwerebestatnurturingandcaringand,therefore,withpotentialemployers.Thepowerofself-honoringcanhelptobreakall

shouldbeteachersandnurses.Sothat'swhatyoudid.Or,perhapsyouthefalsehoodsyouwereprogrammedtobelieve-thosethatmadeyoufeel

werebroughtuptobelievethatyoushoulddowhatyourfatherdid,soyouthatyouwerenotgoodenough,orstrongenough,orintelligentenoughto

havetakenoverthefamilybusiness,orbecomeadentist“justlikedad.”dowhatyoutrulydesire.

Ifthissoundsfamiliar,it,sprobablytimetolookatthenewStep5:Vision.

possibilitiesforyourfuture.Millersuggeststhatjobseekersdevelopavisionthatembracestheanswer

Millerdevelopeda7-stepprocesstohelppotentialjobseekersassessto“WhatdoIreallywanttodo?”oneshouldcreateasolidstatement

theircurrentsituationandbeliefs,identifytheirrealpassion,andstartinadozenorsosentencesthatdescribeindetailhowtheyseetheirlife

onajourneythatallowsthemtopursuetheirpassionthroughwork.relatedtowork.Forinstance,thesecretarywholongstobeanactress

Step1:Willingnesstodosomethingdifferent.describesalifethatallowshertoexpressherloveofShakespeareonstage.

BreakingthecycleofdoingwhatyouhavealwaysdoneisoneofthemostArealestateagent,attractedtohiscurrentjobbecauseherlovesfixing

difficulttasksforjobseekers.Manyfinditdifficulttosteerawayfromupoldhomes,describesbuyingpropertiesthatneedalittletenderloving

acareerpathormakeachange,evenifitdoesn*tfeelright.Millerurgescaretomakethemmoresaleable.

jobseekerstoopentheirmindstootherpossibilitiesbeyondwhattheyStep6:Appropriaterisk.

arecurrentlydoing.Somephilosophersbelievethatthewaytoenlightenmentcomesthrough

facingobstaclesanddifficulties.Oncepeoplediscovertheirpassion,unwillingto.

manyaretooscaredtodoanythingaboutit.Instead,theydonothing.With10.Whatultimatelyholdspeoplebackfromattainingtheiridealsis

thisstep,jobseekersshouldassesswhattheyarewillingtogiveup,or

risk,inpursuitoftheirdream.Foroneworkingmom,thatmeanttakingPartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

nightclassestolearnnewcomputer-aideddesignskills,whilestillSectionA

earningasalaryandkeepingherdayjob.Forsomeoneelse,itmaymean注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

quittinghisorherjob,takingoutloanandgoingbacktoschoolfulltime.11.A)Surfingthenet.

You'11moveonestepclosertoyouridealwork1ifeifyouidentifyhowB)Watchingatalkshow.

muchriskyouarewillingtotakeandthesacrificesyouarewillingtoC)Packingabirthdaygift.

make.D)Shoppingatajewelrystore.

Step7:Action.12.A)Heenjoysfindingfaultwithexams.

Someteachersofphilosophydescribeactioninthisway,“IfonewantsB)Heissureofhissuccessintheexam.

togettothetopofamountain,justsittingatthefootthinkingaboutC)Hedoesn,tknowifhecandowellintheexam.

itwillnotbringonethere.ItisbymakingtheeffortofclimbinguptheD)HeusedtogetstraightA,sintheexamshetook.

mountain,stepbystep,thateventuallythesummitisreached."Alltoo13.A)Themanisgenerouswithhisgoodcommentsonpeople.

often,itisthelackofactionthatultimatelyholdspeoplebackfromB)Thewomanisunsureiftherewillbepeaceintheworld.

attainingtheirideals.CreatingaplanandtakingitonestepatatimeC)Thewomanisdoubtfulaboutnewspaperstories.

canleadtonewanddifferentjobopportunities.Job-huntingtasksgainD)Themanisquiteoptimisticabouthumannature.

addedmeaningasyousensetheirimportanceinyourquestforamore14.A)Studyforsomeprofession.

meaningfulworklife.TheplancanincluderesearchingindustriesandB)Attendamedicalschool.

occupations,talkingtopeoplewhoareinyourdesiredareaofwork,takingC)Stayinbusiness.

classes,oracceptingvolunteerworkinyourtargetedfield.D)Sellhisshop.

Eachofthesestepswillleadyouonajourneytoahappierandmore15.A)Moremoney.

rewardingworklife.Afterall,itisthejourney,notthedestination,B)Fairtreatment.

thatismostimportant.C)Acollegeeducation.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。D)Shorterworkhours.

1.Accordingtotherecent“Plansfor2004"survey,mostpeopleare16.A)Shewasexhaustedfromhertrip.

unhappywiththeircurrentjobs.B)Shemissedthecomfortsofhome.

2.MaryLynMiller'sjobistoadvisepeopleontheirlifeandcareer.C)ShewasimpressedbyMexicanfood.

3.MaryLynMillerherselfwasoncequitedissatisfiedwithherownD)ShewillnotgotoMexicoagain.

work.17.A)Cheerherselfupabit.

4.ManypeoplefinditdifficulttomakeuptheirmindswhethertochangeB)Findamoresuitablejob.

theircareerpath.C)Seekprofessionaladvice.

5.AccordingtoMaryLynMiller,peopleconsideringchangingtheirD)Takeapsychologycourse.

careersshouldcomiiiitthemselvestothepursuitof.18.A)Hedressesmoreformallynow.

6.Inthejobmarket,jobseekersneedtoknowhowtosellthemselvesB)Whathewearsdoesnotmatchhisposition.

like.C)Hehasignoredhisfriendssincegraduation.

7.Duringaninterviewwithpotentialemployers,self-honoringorD)Hefailedtodowellatcollege.

self-lovemayhelpajobseekertoshow.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.MaryLynMillersuggeststhatajobseekerdevelopavisionthat19.A)Togosightseeing.

answersthequestion”B)Tohavemeetings.

9.ManypeoplearetooscaredtopursuetheirdreamsbecausetheyareC)Topromoteanewchampagne.

D)Tojoininatrainingprogram.PassageTwo

20.A)Itcanreducethenumberofpassengercomplaints.Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

B)Itcanmakeairtravelmoreentertaining.29.A)Michael'sparentsgotdivorced.

C)Itcancutdowntheexpensesforairtravel.B)KarenwasadoptedbyRayAnderson.

D)Itcanlessenthediscomfortcausedbyairtravel.C)KarenJsmotherdiedinacaraccident.

21.A)Tookbalancedmealswithchampagne.D)Atruckdriverlosthislifeinacollision.

B)Atevegetablesandfruitonly.30.A)Heranaredlightandcollidedwithatruck.

C)Refrainedfromfishormeat.B)Hesacrificedhislifetosaveababygirl.

D)Avoidedeatingrichfood.C)Hewaskilledinstantlyinaburningcar.

22.A)Manyofthemfounditdifficulttoexerciseonaplane.D)HegotmarriedtoKaren?smother.

B)Manyofthemwereconcernedwiththeirwell-being.31.A)Thereportedheroturnedouttobehisfather.

C)Notmanyofthemchosetodowhatshedid.B)Hedidnotunderstandhisfathertilltoolate.

D)Notmanyofthemunderstoodtheprogram.C)Suchmisfortuneshouldhavefallenonhim.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.D)Itremindedhimofhismiserablechildhood.

23.A)Atafair.PassageThree

B)Atacafeteria.Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

C)Inacomputerlab.32.A)Germany.

D)Inashoppingmall.B)Japan.

24.A)Thelatestcomputertechnology.C)TheU.S.

B)Theorganizingofanexhibition.D)TheU.K.

C)Thepurchasingofsomeequipment.33.A)Bydoingoddjobsatweekends.

D)Thedramaticchangesinthejobmarket.B)Byworkinglonghourseveryday.

25.A)Datacollection.C)Byputtinginmorehourseachweek.

B)Trainingconsultancy.D)Bytakingshortervacationseachyear.

C)Corporatemanagement.34.A)Tocombatcompetitionandraiseproductivity.

D)Informationprocessing.B)Toprovidethemwithmorejobopportunities.

SectionBC)Tohelpthemmaintaintheirlivingstandard.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。D)Topreventthemfromholdingasecondjob.

PassageOne35.A)Changetheirjobs.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.B)Earnmoremoney.

26.A)Improvethemselves.C)Reducetheirworkinghours.

B)Getridofemptydreams.D)Strengthenthegovernment?srole.

C)Followtheculturaltradition.SectionC

D)Attemptsomethingimpossible.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

27.A)Byfindingsufficientsupportforimplementation.Nursing,asatypicallyfemaleprofession,mustdealconstantlywiththe

B)Bytakingintoaccounttheirownabilitytochange.falseimpressionthatnursesaretheretowaitonthephysician.Asnurses,

C)Byconstantlykeepinginmindtheirultimategoals.weare(36)toprovidenursingcareonly.Wedonothaveanylegal

D)Bymakingdetailedplansandcarryingthemout.ormoral(37)toanyphysician.Weprovidehealthteaching,(38)

28.A)Toshowpeoplehowtogettheirlivesbacktonormal.physicalaswellasemotionalproblems,(39)

B)Toshowhowdifficultitisforpeopletoloseweight.patient-relatedservices,andmakeallofournursingdecisionsbasedupon

C)Toremindpeopletocheckthecaloriesonfoodbags.whatisbestorsuitableforthepatient.If,inany(40),wefeel

D)Toillustratehoweasilypeopleabandontheirgoals.thataphysician,sorderis(41)orunsafe,wehavealegal(42)

toquestionthatorderorrefusetocarryitout.moneywithitsinvention.Ithadlotsofusers,butalmostnoonewaspaying.

Nursingisnotanine-to-fivejobwitheveryweekendoff.AllnursesareThesolutionturnedouttobeadvertising,andit,snotanexaggeration

awareofthatbeforetheyentertheprofession.TheemotionalandphysicaltosaythatGoogleisnowessentiallyanadvertisingcompany,giventhat

stress.However,thatoccursduetooddworkinghoursisa(43)thatJsthesourceofnearlyallitsrevenue.Todayitisagiant

reasonforalotofthecareerdissatisfaction.(44)advertisingcompany,worth$100billion.

,Thatdisturbsourpersonallives,注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

disruptsoursleepingandeatinghabits,andisolatesusfromeverything47.Apartfromaseriesoffortunateevents,whatisitthathasmade

exceptjob-relatedfriendsandactivities.Googlesosuccessful?

Thequalityofnursingcareisbeingaffecteddramaticallybythese48.Google*ssearchengineoriginatedfromstartedbyL.

situations.(45).ConsumersofPage.

medicallyrelatedserviceshaveevidentlynotbeenaffectedenoughyetto49.HowdidGoogle*ssearchenginespreadallovertheworld?

demandchangesinourmedicalsystem.Butiftrendscontinueaspredicted,50.BrinandPagedecidedtosetuptheirownbusinessbecausenoone

(46).would.

51.TherevenueoftheGooglecompanyislargelygeneratedfrom

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionASectionB

Googleisaworld-famouscompany,withitsheadquartersinMountainView,PassageOne

California.ItwassetupinaSiliconValleygaragein1998,andinflatedQuestions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

(膨胀)withtheInternetbubble.EvenwheneverythingarounditcollapsedYouheartherefrainallthetime:theU.S.economylooksgoodstatistically,

thecompanykeptoninflating.GoogleJssearchengineissowidespreadbutitdoesn'tfeelgood.Whydoesn'tever-greaterwealthpromote

acrosstheworldthatsearchbecameGoogle,andgooglebecameaverb.Theever-greaterhappiness?Itisaquestionthatdatesatleasttothe

worldfellinlovewiththeeffective,fascinatinglyfasttechnology.appearancein1958ofTheAffluent(富裕的)SocietybyJohnKenneth

GoogleowesmuchofitssuccesstothebrillianceofS.BrinandL.Page,Galbraith,whodiedrecentlyat97.

butalsotoaseriesoffortunateevents.ItwasPagewho,atStanfordinTheAffluentSocietyisamodernclassicbecauseithelpeddefineanew

1996,initiatedtheacademicprojectthateventuallybecameGoogle?smomentinthehumancondition.Formostofhistory,“hunger,sickness,

searchengine.Brin,whohadmetPageatastudentorientationayearandcold,,threatenednearlyeveryone,Galbraithwrote."Povertywas

earlier,joinedtheprojectearlyon.TheywerebothPh.D.candidateswhenfoundeverywhereinthatworld.Obviouslyitisnotofours."AfterWorld

theydevisedthesearchenginewhichwasbetterthantherestand,withoutWarII,thedreadofanotherGreatDepressiongavewaytoaneconomicboom.

anymarketing,spreadbywordofmouthfromearlyadoptersto,eventually,Inthe1930sunemploymenthadaveraged18.2percent;inthe1950sitwas

yourgrandmother.4.5percent.

Theirbreakthrough,simplyput,wasthatwhentheirsearchenginecrawledToGalbraith,materialismhadgonemadandwouldbreeddiscontent.Through

theWeb,itdidmorethanjustlookforwordmatches,italsotallied(统advertising,companiesconditionedconsumerstobuythingstheydidn't

计)andrankedahostofothercriticalfactorslikehowwebsiteslinktoreallywantorneed.Becausesomuchspendingwasartificial,itwould

oneanother.Thatdeliveredfarbetterresultsthananythingelse.Brinbeunfulfilling.Meanwhile,governmentspendingthatwouldmakeeveryone

andPagemeanttonametheircreationGoogol(themathematicaltermforbetteroffwasbeingcutdownbecausepeopleinstinctively-and

thenumber1followedby100zeroes),butsomeonemisspelledthewordsowrongly-labeledgovernmentonlyas“anecessaryevil.”

itstuckasGoogle.Theyraisedmoneyfromprescient(有先见之明的)It'softensaidthatonlythericharegettingahead;everyoneelseis

professorsandventurecapitalists,andmovedoffcampustoturnGooglestandingstillorfallingbehind.Well,therearemanyundeservingrich

intobusiness.Perhapstheirbiggeststrokeofluckcameearlyonwhenthey—overpaidchiefexecutives,forinstance.Butoveranymeaningfulperiod,

triedtoselltheirtechnologytoothersearchengines,butnoonemettheirmostpeople'sincomesareincreasing.From1995to2004,

price,andtheybuiltitupontheirown.inflation-adjustedaveragefamilyincomerose14.3percent,to$43,200.

Thenextbreakthroughcamein2000,whenGooglefiguredouthowtomakepeoplefeel“squeezed“becausetheirrisingincomesoftendon'tsatisfy

theirrisingwants-forbiggerhomes,morehealthcare,moreeducation,A)Thosewhoseejobstabilityaspartoftheirlivingstandard.

fasterInternetconnections.B)Peopleful1ofutopianideasresultingfromaffluence.

Theothergreatfrustrationisthatithasnoteliminatedinsecurity.C)PeoplewhohavelittlesayinAmericanpolitics.

Peopleregardjobstabilityaspartoftheirstandardofliving.AsD)Workerswhonolongerhavesecurejobs.

corporatelayoffsincreased,thatparthaseroded.Moreworkersfear56.WhathasaffluencebroughttoAmericansociety?

they'vebecome“thedisposableAmerican,“asLouisUchitelleputsitA)Renewedeconomicsecurity.

inhisbookbythesamename.B)Asenseofself-fulfillment.

Becausesomuchprevioussufferingandsocialconflictstemmedfrompoverty,C)Newconflictsandcomplaints.

thearrivalofwidespreadaffluencesuggestedutopian(乌托邦式的)D)Miseryandanti-socialbehavior.

possibilities.Uptoapoint,affluencesucceeds.ThereismuchlesPassageTwo

physicalmiserythanbefore.Peoplearebetteroff.Unfortunately,Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

affluencealsocreatesnewcomplaintsandcontradictions.Theuseofdeferential(敬重的)languageissymbolicoftheConfucianideal

Advancedsocietiesneedeconomicgrowthtosatisfythemultiplyingwantsofthewoman,whichdominatesconservativegendernormsinJapan.This

oftheircitizens.Butthequestforgrowthletsloosenewanxietiesandidealpresentsawomanwhowithdrawsquietlytothebackground,

economicconflictsthatdisturbthesocialorder.Affluenceliberatesthesubordinatingherlifeandneedstothoseofherfamilyanditsmalehead.

individual,promisingthateveryonecanchooseauniquewaytoSheisadutifuldaughter,wife,andmother,masterofthedomesticarts.

self-fulfillment.ButthepromiseissoextravagantthatitpredestinesThetypicalrefinedJapanesewomanexcelsinmodestyanddelicacy;she

manydisappointmentsandsometimesinspireschoicesthathaveanti-socialutreadssoftly(谨言慎行)intheworld,elevatingfemininebeautyand

consequences,includingfamilybreakdownandobesity(肥胖症).gracetoanartform.

Statisticalindicatorsofhappinesshavenotrisenwithincomes.Nowadays,itiscommonlyobservedthatyoungwomenarenotconformingto

Shouldwebesurprised?Notreally.We'vesimplyreaffirmedanoldtruth:thefemininelinguistic(语言的)ideal.Theyareusingfewerofthevery

thepursuitofaffluencedoesnotalwaysendwithhappiness.deferential“women's"forms,andevenusingthefewstrongformsthat

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。areknowas"men's."This,ofcourse,attractsconsiderableattention

52.WhatquestiondoesJohnKennethGalbraithraiseinhisbookTheandhasledtoanoutcryintheJapanesemediaagainstthedefeminization

AffluentSociety?ofwomen?slanguage.Indeed,wedidn'thearabout"men'slanguagev

A)Whystatisticsdon,ttellthetruthabouttheeconomy.untilpeoplebegantorespondtogirls'appropriationofformsnormally

B)Whyaffluencedoesn,tguaranteehappiness.reservedforboysandmen.Thereisconsiderablesentimentaboutthe

C)Howhappinesscanbepromotedtoday.“corruption”ofwomenJslanguage—whichofcourseisviewedaspartof

D)Whatliesbehindaneconomicboom.thelossoffeminineidealsandmorality—andthissentimentis

53.AccordingtoGalbraith,peoplefeeldiscontentedbecause.crystallizedbynationwideopinionpollsthatareregularlycarriedout

A)publicspendinghasn,tbeencutdownasexpectedbythemedia.

B)thegovernmenthasprovedtobeanecessaryevilYoshiko