大学英语历年真题答案

2006年12月24II大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(A卷)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

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)

SpaceTourism

Makeyourreservationsnow.Thespacetourismindustryisofficiallyopenforbusiness,andticketsaregoingfora

mere$20millionforaone-weekstayinspace.DespitereluctancefromNationalAirandSpaceAdministration

(NASA),RussiamadeAmericanbusinessmanDennisTitotheworld'sfirstspacetourist.Titoflewintospaceaboarda

RussianSoyuzrocketthatarrivedattheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)onApril30,2001.Thesecondspacetourist,

SouthAfricanbusinessmanMarkShuttleworth,tookoffaboardtheRussianSoyuzonApril25,2002,alsoboundfbr

theISS.

LanceBassof'NSyncwassupposedtobethethirdtomakethe$20milliontrip,buthedidnotjointhethree-man

crewastheyblastedoffonOctober30,2002,duetolackofpayment.Probablythemostincredibleaspectofthis

proposedspacetourwasthatNASAapprovedofit.

Thesetripsarethebeginningofwhatcouldbeaprofitable21stcenturyindustry.Therearealreadyseveralspace

tourismcompaniesplanningtobuildsuborbitalvehiclesandorbitalcitieswithinthenexttwodecades.These

companieshaveinvestedmillions,believingthatthespacetourismindustryisonthevergeoftakingoff.

In1997,NASApublishedareportconcludingthatsellingtripsintospacetoprivatecitizenscouldbeworthbillionsof

dollars.AJapanesereportsupportsthesefindings,andprojectsthatspacetourismcouldbea$10billionperyear

industrywithinthenexttwodecades.Theonlyobstaclestoopeningupspacetotouristsarethespaceagencies,who

areconcernedwithsafetyandthedevelopmentofareliable,reusablelaunchvehicle.

SpaceAccommodations

Russia'sMirspacestationwassupposedtobethefirstdestinationforspacetourists.ButinMarch2001,theRussian

AerospaceAgencybroughtMirdownintothePacificOcean.Asitturnedout,bringingdownMironlytemporarily

delayedthefirsttouristtripintospace.

TheMircrashdidcancelplansforanewreality-basedgameshowfromNBC,whichwasgoingtobecalled

DestinationMir.TheSurvivor-likeTVshowwasscheduledtoairinfall2001,Participantsontheshowweretogo

throughtrainingatRussia'scosmonaut(宇航员)trainingcenter,StarCity.Eachweek,oneoftheparticipantswould

beeliminatedfromtheshow,withthewinnerreceivingatriptotheMirspacestation.TheMircrashhasruledout

NBC,sspaceplansfornow.NASAisagainstbeginningspacetourismuntiltheInternationalSpaceStationis

completedin2006.

Russiaisnotaloneinitsinterestinspacetourism.Thereareseveralprojectsunderwaytocommercializespacetravel.

Hereareafewofthegroupsthatmighttaketouriststospace:

SpaceIslandGroupisgoingtobuildaring-shaped,rotating''commercialspaceinfrastructure(基础结构)“that

willresembletheDiscoveryspacecraftinthemovie“2001:ASpaceOdyssey.^^SpaceIslandsaysitwillbuilditsspace

cityoutofemptyNASAspace-shuttlefueltanks(tostart,itshouldtakearound12orso),andplaceitabout400miles

aboveEarth.Thespacecitywillrotateonceperminutetocreateagravitationalpullone-thirdasstrongasEarth's.

Accordingtotheirvisionstatement.SpaceAdventuresplansto"flytensofthousandofpeopleinspaceoverthe

next10-15yearsandbeyond,aroundthemoon,andback,fromspaceportsbothonEarthandinspace,toandfrom

privatespacestations,andboarddozenofdifferentvehicles...5,

EvenHiltonHotelshasshowninterestinthespacetourismindustryandpossibilityofbuildingorco-fundinga

spacehotel.However,thecompanydidsaythatitbelievessuchaspacehotelis15to20yearsaway.

Initially,spacetourismwilloffersimpleaccommodationsatbest.Forinstance,iftheInternationalSpaceStationis

usedasatouristattraction,guestswon'tfindtheluxurioussurroundingsofahotelroomonEarth.Ithasbeen

designedforconductingresearch,notentertainment.However,thefirstgenerationofspacehotelsshouldoffertourists

amuchmorecomfortableexperience.

InregardtoaconceptforaspacehotelinitiallyplannedbySpaceIsland,suchahotelcouldofferguestsevery

conveniencetheymightfindatahotelonEarth,andsometheymightnot.Thesmallgravitationalpullcreatedbythe

rotatingspacecitywouldallowspace-touristsandresidentstowalkaroundandfunctionfacilitieswouldbepossible.

Additionally,spacetouristswouldevenbeabletotakespacewalks.

Manyofthesecompaniesbelievethattheyhavetoofferanextremelyenjoyableexperienceinorderforpassengersto

paythousands,ifnotmillions,ofdollarstorideintospace.Sowillspacecreateanotherseparationbetweenthehaves

andhave-nots?

TheMostExpensiveVacation

Willspacebeanexoticretreatreservedfbronlythewealthy?Orwillmiddle-classfolkshaveachancetotaketheir

familiestospace?Makenomistakeaboutit,goingtospacewillbethemostexpensivevacationyouevertake.Prices

rightnowareinthetensofmillionsofdollars.Currently,theonlyvehiclesthatcantakeyouintospacearethespace

shuttleandtheRussianSoyuz,bothofwhichareterriblyinefficient.Eachspacecraftrequiresmillionsofpoundsof

fueltotakeoffintospace,whichmakesthemexpensivetolaunch.Onepoundofpayload(有效载重)costsabout

$10,00()toputintoEarth'sorbit.

NASAandLockheedMartinarecurrentlydevelopingasingle-stage-to-orbitlaunchspaceplane,calledthe

VentureStar,thatcouldbelaunchedforaboutatenthofwhatthespaceshuttlecoststolaunch.IftheVentureStartakes

off,thenumberofpeoplewhocouldaffordtotakeatripintospacewouldmoveintothemillions.

In1998,ajointreportfromNASAandtheSpaceTransportationAssociationstatedthatimprovementsintechnology

couldpushfaresforspacetravelaslowas$50,000,andpossiblydownto$20,000or$10,000adecadelater.The

reportconcludedthataticketpriceof$50,000,therecouldbe500,000passengersflyingintospaceeachyear.While

stillleavingoutmanypeople,thesepriceswouldopenupspacetoatremendousamountoftraffic.

Sincethebeginningofthespacerace,thegeneralpublichassaid,"Isn'tthatgreat-whendoIgettogo?"Well,our

chancemightbecloserthanever.Withinthenext20years,spaceplanescouldbetakingofffortheMoonatthesame

frequencyasairplanesflyingbetweenNewYorkandLosAngles.

1.LanceBasswasn'tabletogoonatourofspacebecauseofhealthproblems.

2.Severaltourismcompaniesbelievespacetravelisgoingtobeanewprofitableindustry.

3.Thespaceagenciesarereluctanttoopenupspacetotourists.

4.TwoAustralianbillionaireshavebeenplacedonthewaitinglistforenteringspaceasprivatepassengers.

5.Thepriceforthewinnerinthefall2001NBATVgameshowwouldhavebeen.

6.HiltonHotelsbelievesitwon'tbelongbeforeitispossibletobuilda.

7.Inorderforspacetouriststowalkaroundandfunctionnormally,itisnecessaryforthespacecitytocreatea

8.Whatmakinggoingtospacethemostexpensivevacationistheenormouscostinvolvedin.

9.Eachyear500,000spacetouristscouldbeflyingintospaceifticketpricescouldbeloweredto.

10.Withinthenexttwodecades,couldbeasintercityairtravel.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

11.A)Dr.Smith'swaitingroomisn'ttidy.

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'tthinkhighbloodpressureisaproblemforhim.

C)Hewasnotawareofhisillnessuntildiagnosedwithit.

D)Hedidnottakethesymptomsofhisillnessseriously.

15.A)ToinvestigatethecauseofAIDS.

B)ToraisemoneyforAIDSpatients.

C)TorallysupportforAIDSvictimsinAfrica.

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)Thecafeteriasometimesprovidesrarefoodforthestudents.

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

PassageOne

26.A)Hisfathercaughtaseriousdisease.

B)Hismotherpassedaway.

C)Hismotherlefthimtomarryarichbusinessman.

D)Hisfathertooktodrinking.

27.A)Hedislikedbeingdisciplined.

B)Hecouldn'tpayhisgamblingdebts.

C)Hewasexpelledbytheuniversity.

D)Heenjoyedworkingforamagazine.

28.A)HispoemsareheavilyinfluencedbyFrenchwriters.

B)HisstoriesaremainlysetintheStateofVirginia.

C)Hisworkdifficulttoread.

D)Hidlanguageisnotrefined.

29.A)Hegrievedtodeathoverthelossofhiswife.

B)Hecommittedsuicideforunknownreasons.

C)Hewasshotdeadattheageof40.

D)Hediedofheavydrinking.

PassageTwo

30.A)Women.

B)Manualworkers.

C)Prisoners.

D)Schoolagechildren.

31.A)Hetaughthisstudentshowtopronouncethelettersfirst.

B)Hematchedtheletterswiththesoundsfamiliartothelearners.

C)Heshowedthelearnershowtocombinethelettersintosimplewords.

D)Hedividedthelettersintogroupsaccordingtothewaytheyarewritten.

32.A)Itcanhelppeopletobecomeliteratewithinashorttime.

B)ItwasoriginallydesignedforteachingtheEnglishlanguage.

C)Itenablesthelearnerstomasteralanguagewithinthreemonths.

D)ItiseffectiveinteachinganyalphabeticallanguagetoBrazilians.

PassageThree

33.A)Thecrop'sbloomingperiodisdelayed.

B)Therootsofcropsarecutoff.

C)Thetopsoilisseriouslydamaged.

D)Thegrowthofweedsisaccelerated.

34.A)It'sanewwayofapplyingchemicalfertilizer.

B)It'sanimprovedmethodofharvestingcrops.

C)It'sancreativetechniqueforsavinglabor.

D)It'safarmingprocesslimitingtheuseofploughs.

35.A)Inareaswithfewweedsandunwantedplants.

B)Inareaswithaseversshortageofwater.

C)Inareaslackinginchemicalfertilizer.

D)Inareasdependentonimportedfood.

SectionC

Adultsaregettingsmarterabouthowsmartbabiesare.Notlongago,researcherslearnedthat4-day-oldscould

understand(36)andsubtraction.Now,Britishresearch(37)GrahamSchaferhasdiscoveredthat

infantscanlearnwordsforuncommonthingslongbeforetheycanspeak.Hefoundthat9-monlh-oldinfantscouldbe

taught,throughrepeatedshow-and-tell,to(38)thenamesofobjectsthatwereforeigntothem,aresultthat

(39)insomewaysthereceived(40)that,apartfromlearningto(41)thingscommon

totheirdailylives,childrendon'tbegintobuildvocabularyuntilwellintotheirsecondyear."It'sno(42)

thatchildrenlearnwords,butthewordstheytendtoknowarewordslinkedto(43)situationsinthehome,“

explainsSchafer."(44)withanunfamiliarvoicegivinginstructionsinan

unfamiliarsetting.^^

Figuringouthowhumansacquirelanguagemayshedlightonwhysomechildrenlearntoreadandwritelaterthan

others,Schafersays,andcouldleadtobettertreatmentsfordevelopmentalproblems.(45)

.''Languageisatestcaseforhumancognitivedevelopment,saysSchafer.

Butparentseagertoteachtheirinfantsshouldtakenote(46)."Thisisnot

aboutadvancingdevelopment,hesays."It'sjustaboutwhatchildrencandoatanearlieragethanwhateducators

haveoftenihought.”

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

FveheardfromandtalkedtomanypeoplewhodescribedhowMotherNaturesimplifiedtheirlivesforthem.They'd

losttheirhomeandmanyoralloftheirpossessionsthroughfires,floods,earthquakes,orsomeotherdisaster.Losing

everythingyouownundersuchcircumstancescanbedistressing,butthepeopleFveheardfromallsawtheirloss,

ultimatelyasablessing.

“Thefiresavedustheagonyofdecidingwhattokeepandwhattogetridof,“onewomanwrote.Andonceallthose

thingswerenolongerthere,sheandherhusbandsawhowtheyhadweighedthemdownandcomplicatetheirlives.

uTherewassomuchstuffweneverusedandthatwasjusttakingupspace.Wevowedwhenwestartedover,we'd

replaceonlywhatweneeded,andthistimewe'ddoitright.We'vekeptourpromise:wedon'thavemuchnow,but

whatwehaveisexactlywhatwewant.”

Thoughwe'veneverhadacatastrophiclosssuchasthat,GibbsandIdidhaveaclosecallshortlybeforewedecided

tosimplify.Atthattimewelivedinafirezone.Onenightafirestormragesthroughanddestroyedoversixhundred

homesinourcommunity.Thattragedygaveustheopportunitytolookobjectivelyatthegoodswe'daccumulated.

Wesawthattherewassomuchwecouldgetridofandonlynevermiss,butbebetteroffwithout.Havingalmostlost

itall,wefounditmucheasiertoletgoofthethingsweknewwe'dneveruseagain.

Obviously,there'satremendousdifferencebetweengettingridofpossessionsandlosingthemthroughanatural

disasterwithouthavingasayinthematter.Andthisisnottominimizethetragedyandpainsuchalosscangenerate.

Butyoumightthinkabouthowyouwouldapproachtheacquisitionprocessifyouhadittodoalloveragain.Look

aroundyourhomeandmakealistofwhatyouwouldreplace.

Makeanotherlistofthingsyouwouldn'tacquireagainnomatterwhat,andinfactwouldbehappytoberidof.

Whenyou'rereadytostartunloadingsomeofyourstuff,thatlistwillbeagoodplacetostart.

47.Manypeoplewhosepossessionsweredestroyedinnaturaldisasterseventuallyconsideredtheirloss.

48.Nowthatalltheirpossessionswerelostinthefire,thewomanandherhusbandfeltthattheirliveshadbeen

49.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'shousefromthesentence“Gibbsanddidhaveaclosecall(Line1-2,

Para.4)?

50.Accordingtotheauthor,gettingridofpossessionsandlosingthemthroughanaturaldisasterarevastly

51.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledowithunnecessarythings?

SectionB

PassageOne

Inapurelybiologicalsense,fearbeginswiththebody'ssystemforreactingtothingsthatcanharmus—theso-called

fight-or-flightresponse."Ananimalthatcan'tdetectdangercan'tstayalive,“saysJosephLeDoux.Likeanimals,

humansevolvedwithanelaboratemechanismforprocessinginformationaboutpotentialthreats.Atitscoreisa

clusterofneurons(神经元)deepinthebrainknownastheamygdale(扁桃核).

LeDouxstudiesthewayanimalsandhumansrespondtothreatstounderstandhowweformmemoriesofsignificant

eventsinourlives.Theamygdalereceivesinputfrommanypartsofthebrain,includingregionsresponsiblefor

retrievingmemories.Usingthisinformation,theamygdaleappraisesasituation—Ithinkthischargingdogwantsto

biteme—andtriggersaresponsebyradiatingnervesignalsthroughoutthebody.Thesesignalsproducethefamiliar

signsofdistress:trembling,perspirationandfast-movingfeet,justtonamethree.

Thisfearmechanismiscriticaltothesurvivalofallanimals,butnoonecansayforsurewhetherbeastsotherthan

humansknowthey'reafraid.Thatis,asLeDouxsays,4tifyouputthatsystemintoabrainthathasconsciousness,then

yougetthefeelingoffear.”

Humans,saysEdwardM.Hallowell,havetheabilitytocallupimagesofbadthingsthathappenedinthepastandto

anticipatefutureevents.Combinethesehigherthoughtprocesseswithourhardwireddanger-detectionsystems,and

yougetanear-universalhumanphenomenon:worry.

That'snotnecessarilyabadthing,saysHallowell."Whenusedproperly,worryisanincredibledevice,“hesays.After

all,alittlehealthyworryingisokayifitleadstoconstructiveaction—likehavingadoctorlookatthatweirdspoton

yourback.

Hallowellinsists,though,thatthere'sarightwaytoworry.<4Neverdoitalone,getthefactsandthenmakeaplan."He

says.Mostofushavesurvivedarecession,sowe'refamiliarwiththebelt-tighteningstrategiesneededtosurvivea

slump.

Unfortunately,fewofushavemuchexperiencedealingwiththethreatofterrorism,soit'sbeendifficulttogetfact

abouthowweshouldrespond.That'swhyHallowellbelievesitwasokayforpeopletoindulgesomeextremeworries

lastfallbyaskingdoctorsforCipro(抗炭疽菌的药物)andbuyinggasmasks.

52.The"so-calledfight-or-flightresponse,,(Line2,Para.1)refersto"

A)thebiologicalprocessinwhichhumanbeings'senseofself-defenseevolves

B)theinstinctivefearhumanbeingsfeelwhenfacedwithpotentialdanger

C)theactofevaluatingadangeroussituationandmakingaquickdecision

D)theelaboratemechanisminthehumanbrainforretrievinginformation

53.FromthestudiesconductedbyLeDouxwelearnthat.

A)reactionsofhumansandanimalstodangeroussituationsareoftenunpredictable

B)memoriesofsignificanteventsenablepeopletocontrolfearanddistress

C)people'sunpleasantmemoriesarederivedfromtheirfeelingoffear

D)theamygdaleplaysavitalpartinhumanandanimalresponsestopotentialdanger

54.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A)alittleworrywilldousgoodifhandledproperly

B)alittleworrywillenableustosurvivearecession

C)fearstrengthensthehumandesiretosurvivedanger

D)fearhelpspeopletoanticipatecertainfutureevents

55.WhichofthefollowingisthebestwaytodealwithyourworriesaccordingtoHallowell?

A)Askforhelpfromthepeoplearoundyou.

B)Usethebelt-tighteningstrategiesforsurvival.

C)Seekprofessionaladviceandtakeaction.

D)Understandthesituationandbefullyprepared.

56.InHalloweirsview,people'sreactiontotheterroristthreatlastfallwas.

A)ridiculous

B)understandable

C)over-cautious

D)sensible

PassageTwo

AmitaiEtzioniisnotsuiprisedbythelatestheadingsaboutschemingcorporatecrooks(骗子).Asavisitingprofessor

attheHarvardBusinessSchoolin1989,heendedhisworktheredisgustedwithhisstudents'overwhelminglostfor

money."They'retaughtthatprofitisallthatmatters/,hesays.uManyschoolsdon,tevenofferethics(伦理学)

coursesatall.”

Etzioniexpressedhisfrustrationabouttheinterestsofhisgraduatestudents.t4Byandlarge,Iclearlyhadnotfounda

waytohelpclassesfullofMBAsseethatthereismoretolifethanmoney,power,fameandself-interest.^^Hewroteat

thetime.Todayhestilltakestheblamefornoteducatingthese“business-leaders-to-be.”“IreallylikeIfailedthem,^^

hesays."IfIwasabetterteachermaybeIcouldhavereachedthem.”

EtzioniwasarespectedethicsexpertwhenhearrivedatHarvard.Hehopedhisworkattheuniversitywouldgivehim

insightintohowquestionsofmoralitycouldbeappliedtoplaceswhereself-interestflourished.Whathefoundwasn't

encouraging.Thosewouldbeexecutiveshad,saysEtzioni,littleinterestinconceptsofethicsandmoralityinthe

boardroom—andtheirprofessorwasmetwithblankstareswhenheurgedhisstudentstoseebusinessinnewand

differentways.

EtzioniseestheexperienceatHarvardasaneye-openingoneandsaysthere'smuchaboutbusinessschoolsthathe'd

liketochange.UAlotofthefacultyteachingbusinessarebadnewsthemselves,Etzionisays.Fromofferingclasses

thatteachstudentshowtolegallymanipulatecontracts,toreinforcingthenotionofprofitovercommunityinterests,

Etzionihasseenalotthat'slefthimshakinghishead.Andbecauseofwhathe'sseentaughtinbusinessschools,he's

notsurprisedbythelatestrashofcorporatescandals.4tInmanywaysthingshavegotalotworseatbusinessschools,I

suspect,“saysEtzioni.

Etzioniisstillteachingthesociologyofrightandwrongandstillcallingforethicalbusinessleadership.''Peoplewith

poormotiveswillalwaysexist."Hesays."Sometimesenvironmentsconstrainthosepeopleandsometimes

environmentsgivethosepeopleopportunity.^^Etzionisaystheboomingeconomyofthelastdecadeenabledthose

individualswithpoormotivestogetrichbeforegettingintrouble.Hishopenow:thatthecriesforreformwillprovide

morefertilesoilforhislong-standingmessagesaboutbusinessethics.

57.WhatimpressedAmitaiEtzionimostaboutHarvardMBAstudents?

A)Theirkeeninterestinbusinesscourses.

B)Theirintensedesireformoney.

C)Theirtacticsformakingprofits.

D)Theirpotentialtobecomebusinessleaders.

58.WhydidAmitaiEtzionisay"Ireallyfeellike1failedthem"(Line4,Para.2)?

A)Hewasunabletoalerthisstudentstocorporatemalpractice.

B)Hedidn'tteachhisstudentstoseebusinessinnewanddifferentways.

C)Hecouldnotgethisstudentstounderstandtheimportanceofethicsinbusiness.

D)Hedidn'toffercoursesthatwouldmeettheexpectationsofthebusiness-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)theincreasinglyfiercecompetitioninthemodernbusinessworld

D)themoralcorruptionofbusinessschoolgraduates

61.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A)thecallsforreformwillhelppromotebusinessethics

B)businessmenwithpoormotiveswillgaintheupperhand

C)businessethicscoursesshouldbetaughtinallbusinessschools

D)reforminbusinessmanagementcontributestoeconomicgrowth

PartVITranslation(5minutes)

72.Ifyouhad(听从了我的忠告，你就不会陷入麻烦).

73.Withtearsonherface,thelady(看着她受伤的儿子被送进手术室).

74.Aftertheterroristattack,tourists(被劝告暂时不要去该国旅游).

75.Iprefertocommunicatewithmycustomers(通过写电子邮件而不是打电话).

76.(直到截止日他才寄出)hisapplicationform.

2007年6月23日大学英语六级(CET・6)真题试卷(A卷)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

1.有人做好事期望得到回报；

2.有人认为应该像雷锋那样做好事不图回报；

3.我的观点。

ShouldOneExpectaRewardWhenDoingaGoodDeed?

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

SevenStepstoaMoreFulfillingJob

Manypeopletodayfindthemselvesinunfulfillingworksituations.Infact,oneinfourworkersisdissatisfiedwith

theircuirentjob,accordingtotherecent"Plansfor2004"survey.Theircareerpathmaybefinanciallyrewarding,but

itdoesn'tmeettheiremotional,socialorcreativeneeds.They'restuck,unhappy,andhavenoideawhattodoaboutit,

exceptmovetoanotherjob.

MaryLynMiller,veterancareerconsultantandfounderoftheLifeandCareerClinic,saysthatwhenmostpeopleare

unhappyabouttheirwork,theirfirstthoughtistogetadifferentjob.Instead,Millersuggestslookingatthepossibility

ofadifferentlife.Throughherbook,8MythsofMakingaLiving,aswellasworkshops,seminarsandpersonal

coachingandconsulting,shehashelpedthousandsofdissatisfiedworkersreassesslifeandwork.

LikethewayofZen,whichincludesunderstandingofoneselfasonereallyis,Millerencouragesjobseekersand

thosedissatisfiedwithworkorlifetoexaminetheirbeliefsaboutworkandrecognizethat4<inmanycasesyourbeliefs

arewhatbroughtyoutowhereyouaretoday."Youmayhavebeenraisedtothinkthatwomenwerebestatnurturing

andcaringand,therefore,shouldbeteachersandnurses.Sothat'swhatyoudid.Or,perhapsyouwerebroughtupto

believethatyoushoulddowhatyourfatherdid,soyouhavetakenoverthefamilybusiness,orbecomeadentist<4just

likedad."Ifthissoundsfamiliar,it'sprobablytimetolookatthenewpossibilitiesfbryourfuture.

Millerdevelopeda7-stepprocesstohelppotentialjobseekersassesstheircurrentsituationandbeliefs,identifytheir

realpassion,andstartonajourneythatallowsthemtopursuetheirpassionthroughwork.

Step1:Willingnesstodosomethingdifferent.

Breakingthecycleof