2019年12月英语六级模拟题

2019年12月英语六级模拟题

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincomplete

statements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethe

statementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswer

Sheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Leadershipisthemostsignificantwordintoday'scompetitivebusiness

environmentbecauseitdirectsthemanagerofabusinesstofocusinwardontheir

personalcapabilitiesandstyle.Expertsonleadershipwillquicklypointoutthat

howthingsgetdone"influencesthesuccessoftheoutcomesandindicatesaright

wayandawrongwaytodothings.Whenanotedleaderontheartofmanagement,

PeterDrucker,coinedthephrase"Managementisdoingthingsright;leadershipis

doingtherightthings/'hewasseekingtoclarifythedistinctionsheassociateswith

theterms.

WhenStephenCovey,founderanddirectoroftheLeadershipInstitute,explored

leadershipstylesinthepastdecade,hefocusedonthehabitsofagreatnumberof

highlyeffectiveindividuals.HisSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeoplebecamea

popularbestsellerveryquickly.Hisideasforcedareexaminationoftheearly

leadershipparadigm（范例），whichheobservedcenteredontraitsfoundinthe

characterethicandthepersonalityethic.Theformerethicsuggestedsuccesswas

foundedonintegrity,modesty,loyalty,courage,patience,andsoforth.The

personalityethicsuggesteditwasone'sattitude,notbehavior,thatinspiredsuccess,

andthisethicwasfoundedonabeliefofpositivementalattitude.Incontrastto

eachoftheseideas,Coveyadvocatesthatleadersneedtounderstanduniversal

principlesofeffectiveness,andhehighlightshowvitalitisforleaderstofirst

personallymanagethemselvesiftheyaretoenjoyanyhopeofoutstandingsuccess

intheirworkenvironments.Toachieveadesiredvisionforyourbusiness,itisvital

thatyouhaveapersonalvisionofwhereyouareheadedandwhatyouvalue.

Businessleadershipmeansthatmanagersneedto"putfirstthingsfirst,"which

impliesthatbeforeleadingothers,youneedtobeclearonyourownvalues,

abilities,andstrengthsandbeseenastrustworthy.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47.Tobegoodleaders,managersmustpaycloseattentiontotheirown.

48.AccordingtoPeterDrucker,leadersshouldbegoodat.

49.Thepersonalityethicsuggeststhatpeoplearelikelytosucceediftheyhave

50.AccordingtoStephenCovey,leaderswhohopetoachieveoutstandingsuccess

needfirstofallto.

51.Goodleadershiprequiresonetoknowone'sownstrengthsandbeabletowin

people's.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

What'stheonewordofadviceawell-meaningprofessionalwouldgivetoarecent

collegegraduate?China"}India!Brazil!Howabouttrade!

WhentheCommerceDepartmentreportedlastweekthatthetradedeficitinJune

approached$50billion,itsetoffanewroundofeconomicdoomsaying.Imports,

whichsoaredto$200.3billioninthemonth,aresubtractedinthecalculationof

grossdomesticproduct.Thelargerthetradedeficit,thesmallertheGDRShould

suchimbalancescontinue,pessimistssayztheycouldcontributetoslowergrowth.

Butthere'sanotherwayoflookingatthetradedata.Overthepasttwoyears,the

figuresonimportsandexportsseemnottosignaladouble-diprecession-a

reneweddeclineinthebroadlevelofeconomicactivityintheUnitedStates-but

aneconomicexpansion.

Therisingvolumeoftrade-moregoodsandservicesshuttlinginandoutofthe

UnitedStates-isgoodnewsformanysectors.Companiesengagedinshipping,

trucking,railfreight,delivery,

andlogistics（物流）haveallbeenreportingbetterthanexpectedresults.Therising

numberssig->nifygrowingvitalityinforeignmarkets-whenweimportmorestuff

itputsmorecashinthehandsofpeoplearoundtheworld,andU.S.exportsare

risingbecausemoreforeignershavetheabilitytobuythethingsweproduceand

market.Therisingtideoftradeisalsogoodnewsforpeoplewhoworkin

trade-sensitivebusinesses,especiallythosethatproducecommoditiesforwhich

globaldemandsetstheprice-agriculturalgoods,mining,metals,oil.

Andwhileexportsalwaysseemtolag,U.S.companiesarebecomingmoreinvolved

intheglobaleconomywitheachpassingmonth.GeneralMotorssellsasmanycars

inChinaasinAmericaeachmonth.Whilethatmaynotdomuchforimports,it

doeshelpGM'sbalancesheet-andhencemakesthejobsofU.S.-based

executivesmorestable.

OnegreatchallengefortheU.S.economyisslackdomesticconsumerdemand.

Americansare

payingdowndebt,savingmore,andspendingmorecarefully.That'stobeexpected,

givenwhatwe'vebeenthrough.Butthere'sabiggerchallenge.CanU.S.-based

businesses,largeandsmall,figureouthowtogetapieceofgrowingglobal

demand?UnlessyouwanttopickupandmovetoIndia,orBrazil,orChina,thebest

waytodothatisthroughtrade.Itmayseemobvious,butit'snolongerenough

simplytodobusinesswithourfriendsandneighborshereathome.

Companiesandindividualswhodon'thaveastrategytoexportmore,ortoget

moreinvolvedinforeignmarkets,ortoplayaroleinglobaltrade,areshutting

themselvesoutofthelion'sshareofeconomicopportunityinourworld.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52.HowdopessimistsinterprettheU.S.tradedeficitinJune?

A)ItreflectsAmericans'preferenceforimportedgoods.

B)ItsignifiesachangeinAmericaneconomicstructure.

C)ItistheresultofAmerica'sgrowingfocusondomesticmarket.

D)Itcouldleadtoslowergrowthofthenationaleconomy.

53.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthetradedataofthepasttwoyears?

A)ItindicatesthateconomicactivitiesintheU.S.haveincreased.

B)ItshowsthatU.S.economyisslippingfurtherintorecession.

C)Itsignalsdecreasingdomesticdemandforgoodsandservices.

D)Itreflectsthefluctuationsintheinternationalmarket.

54.Whoparticularlybenefitfromtherisingvolumeoftrade?

A)Peoplewhohaveexpertiseininternationaltrade.

B)Consumerswhofavorimportedgoodsandservices.

C)Producersofagriculturalgoodsandrawmaterials.

D)Retailersdealinginforeigngoodsandservices.

55.WhatisoneofthechallengesfacingtheAmericaneconomy?

A)Competitionfromoverseas.C)Slacktradeactivities.

B)People'sreluctancetospend.D)Decreasingproductivity.

56.Whatistheauthor'sadvicetoU.S.companiesandindividuals?

A)Toimportmorecheapgoodsfromdevelopingcountries.

B)Tomovetheircompaniestowherelaborischeaper.

C)Toincreasetheirmarketshareoverseas.

D)Tobealerttofluctuationsinforeignmarkets.

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ArecurringcriticismoftheUK'suniversitysectorisitsperceivedweaknessin

translatingnewknowledgeintonewproductsandservices.

Recently,theUKNationalStemCellNetworkwarnedtheUKcouldloseitsplace

amongtheworldleadersinstemcellresearchunlessadequatefundingand

legislationcouldbeassured.Weshouldtakethisconcernseriouslyasuniversities

arekeyinthenationalinnovationsystem.

However,wedohavetochallengetheunthinkingcomplaintthatthesectordoes

notdoenoughintakingideastomarket.Themostrecentcomparativedataonthe

performanceofuniversitiesandresearchinstitutionsinAustralia,Canada,USAand

UKshowsthat,fromarelativelyweakstartingposition,theUKnowleadsonmany

indicatorsofcommercialisationactivity.

Whenviewedatthenationallevel,thepolicyinterventionsofthepastdecadehave

helpedtransformtheperformanceofUKuniversities.EvidencesuggeststheUK's

positionismuchstrongerthanintherecentpastandisstillshowingimprovement.

Butnationaldatamaskstheverylargevariationintheperformanceofindividual

universities.Theevidenceshowsthatalargenumberofuniversitieshavefallenoff

thebackofthepack,afewperformstronglyandtherestchasetheleaders.

ThistypeofunevendistributionisnotpeculiartotheUKandismirroredacross

othereconomies.IntheUK,researchisconcentrated:lessthan25%ofuniversities

receive75%oftheresearchfunding.Thesesameuniversitiesarealsothe

institutionsproducingthegreatestshareofPhDgraduates,sciencecitations,

patentsandlicenceincome.Theeffectofpoliciesgeneratinglong-termresource

concentrationhasalsocreatedadistinctivesetofuniversitieswhichare

research-ledandcommerciallyactive.Itseemsclearthattheconcentrationof

researchandcommercialisationworkcreatesdifferencesbetweenuniversities.

Thecoreobjectiveforuniversitieswhichareresearch-ledmustbetomaximisethe

impactoftheirresearchefforts.Theseuniversitiesshouldbegeneratingthewidest

rangeofsocial,economicandenvironmentalbenefits.Inreturnforthescaleof

investmenttheyshouldsharetheirexpertiseinordertobuildgreaterconfidencein

thesector.

PartoftheeconomicrecoveryoftheUKwillbedrivenbythenextgenerationof

researchcommercialisationspillingoutofouruniversities.Therearethreedozen

universitiesintheUKwhichareactivelyengagedinadvancedresearchtrainingand

commercialisationwork.

Iftherewasagreatercoordinationoftechnologytransferofficeswithinregionsand

asimultaneousinvestmentinthescaleandfunctionsofourgraduateschools,

universitiescould,andshould,playakeyroleinpositioningtheUKforthenext

growthcycle.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofUKuniversitiesintermsofcommercialisation?

A)Theyfailtoconvertknowledgeintomoney.

B)Theydonotregarditastheirresponsibility.

C)Theystillhaveaplaceamongtheworldleaders.

D)Theyhavelosttheirleadingpositioninmanyways.

58.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutthenationaldataonUKuniversities'

performanceincommercialisation?

A)Itmasksthefatalweaknessesofgovernmentpolicy.

B)Itdoesno