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2006年6月英语四级考试阅读真题

PartIVReadingComprehension（readingindepth）

SectionB

Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Interestinpursuinginternationalcareershassoaredinrecentyears.enhancedbychronic（长久的）personnelshortagesthatarecausingcompaniestosearchbeyondtheirhomebordersfortalent.

　　Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhomecountriesforavarietyofreasons.Theymayfeeltheneedtorechargetheirbatterieswithanewchallenge.Theymaywantapositionwithmoreresponsibilitythatencouragescreativityandinitiative.Ortheymaywishtoexposetheirchildrentoanotherculture,andtheopportunitytolearnasecondlanguage.

　　Whenapplyingforajob,oneusuallyhastosubmitaresumeorcurriculumvitae（CV）.Thetwotermsgenerallymeanthesamething:

aone-ortwo-pagedocumentdescribingone'seducationalqualificationsandprofessionalexperience.However,guidelinesforpreparingar6sum6areconstantlychanging.Thebestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriateregardingthecorporate（公司）culture,thecountryculture,andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.Thechallengewillbetoembracetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.Thefollowinglistisagoodplacetostart.

　　"Educationalrequirementsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Inalmosteverycaseof'cross-border'jobhunting,juststatingthetitleofyourdegreewillnotbeanadequatedescription.Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyourstudiesandanyrelatedexperience."daohangtigong

　　Payattentiontotheresumeformatyouuse-chronologicalorreverse-chronologicalorder.Chronologicalordermeanslistingyour'oldest'workexperiencefirst.Reverse-chronologicalordermeanslistingyourcurrentormostrecentexperiencefirst.Mostcountrieshavepreferencesaboutwhichformatismostacceptable.Ifyoufindnospecificguidelines.thegeneralpreferenceisforthereverse-chronologicalformat."

　　IfyouaresubmittingyourresumeinEnglish,findoutiftherecipient（收件人）usesBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishbecausetherearevariationsbetweenthetwoversions.Forexample,universityeducationisoftenreferredtoas'tertiaryeducation'intheUnitedKingdom,butthistermisalmostneverusedintheUnitedStates.Areaderwhoisunfamiliarwiththesevariationsmayassumethatyourresumecontainserrors.

21.Companiesarehiringmoreforeignemployeesbecause

　　A）theyfindforeignemployeesareusuallymoretalented

　　B）theyneedoriginalideasfromemployeeshiredoverseas

　　C）theywanttoexpandtheirbusinessbeyondhomeborders

　　D）theyhavedifficultyfindingqualifiedpersonnelathome

22.Theauthorbelievesthatanindividualwhoappliestoworkoverseas

　　A）isusuallycreativeandfullofinitiative

　　B）aimstoimprovehisforeignlanguageskills

　　C）isdissatisfiedwithhisownlifeathome

　　D）seekseitherhisownorhischildren'sdevelopment

23.Whenitcomestoresumewriting,itisbestto

　　A）takeculturalfactorsintoconsideration

　　B）learnaboutthecompany'shiringprocess

　　C）followappropriateguidelinesforjobhunting

　　D）knowtheemployer'spersonallikesanddislikes

24.Whenwritingaboutqualifications,applicantsareadvisedto

　　A）stresstheiracademicpotentialtoimpressthedecisionmaker

　　B）givethetitleoftheuniversitydegreetheyhaveearnedathome

　　C）provideadetaileddescriptionoftheirstudyandworkexperiences

　　D）highlighttheirkeeninterestinpursuinga'cross-border'career

25.Accordingtotheauthor'slastpieceofadvice,theapplicantsshouldbeawareof

　　A）thedifferenteducationalsystemsintheUSandtheUK

　　B）thedifferencesbetweenthevarietiesofEnglish

　　C）therecipient'spreferencewithregardtotheformat

　　D）thedistinctivefeaturesofAmericanandBritishcultures

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedevelopingworld.Women'seducationmaybeunusualterritoryforeconomists,butenhancingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialissue.Andeconomics,withitsemphasisonincentives（激励）,providesguidepoststhatpointtoanexplanationforwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedofaneducation.

　　Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:

girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandartkeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool-theprophecy（预言）becomesself-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircle（恶性循环）ofneglect.

　　Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuouscircle.

　　Fewwilldisputethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.

26.Theauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesis

A）troublesome

B）labor-saving

C）rewarding

D）expensive

27.Bysaying"...theprophecybecomesself-fulfilling..."（Lines45.Para.2）.theauthormeansthat

　　A）girlswillturnouttobelessvaluablethanboys

　　B）girlswillbecapableofrealizingtheirowndreams

　　C）girlswilleventuallyfindtheirgoalsinlifebeyondreach

　　D）girlswillbeincreasinglydiscontentedwiththeirlifeathome

28.Theauthorbelievesthataviciouscirclecanturnintoavirtuouscirclewhen

　　A）womencaremoreabouteducation

　　B）girlscangainequalaccesstoeducation

　　C）afamilyhasfewerbuthealthierchildren

　　D）parentscanaffordtheirdaughters'education

29.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutwomen'seducation?

　　A）Itdeservesgreaterattentionthanothersocialissues.

　　B）Itisnowgiventoppriorityinmanydevelopingcountries.

　　C）Itwillyieldgreaterreturnsthanotherknowninvestments.

　　D）Ithasarousedtheinterestofagrowingnumberofeconomists.

30.7bepassagemainlydiscusses

　　A）unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelopingcountries

　　B）thepotentialearningpowerofwell-educatedwomen

　　C）themajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentosociety

　　D）theeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingwomen

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Speedingoffinastolencar,thethiefthinkshehasgotagreatcatch.Butheisinforanunwelcomesurprise.Thecarisfittedwitharemoteimmobiliser（锁止器）,andaradiosignalfromacontrolcentremilesawaywillensurethatoncethethiefswitchestheengineoff,hewillnotbeabletostartitagain.

　　Theideagoeslikethis.Acontrolboxfittedtothecarcontainsamini-cellphone,amicro-processorandmemory,andaGPS（全球定位系统）satellitepositioningreceiver.ffthecarisstolen,acodedcellphonesignalwilltellthecontrolcentretoblockthevehicle'senginemanagementsystemandpreventtheenginebeingrestarted.daoahngtigong

　　IntheUK,asetoftechnicalfixesisalreadymakinglifeharderforcarthieves.'Thepatternofvehiclecrimehaschanged,'saysMartynRandall,asecurityexpert.Hesaysitwouldonlytakehimafewminutestoteachapersonhowtostealacar,usingabareminimumoftools.Butonlyifthecarismorethan10yearsold.

　　Moderncarsarefartoughertosteal,astheirenginemanagementcomputerwon'tallowthemtostartunlesstheyreceiveauniqueIDcodebeamedoutbytheignition（点火）key.IntheUK,technologieslikethishavehelpedachievea31%dropinvehicle-relatedcrimesince1997.

　　Butdeterminedcriminalsarestillmanagingtofindotherwaystostealcars,oftenbygettingboldoftheowner'skeys.Andkeytheftisresponsiblefor40%ofthetheftsofvehiclesfittedwithatrackingsystem.

　　Ifthecartravels100metreswithoutthedriverconfirmingtheirID,thesystemwillsendasignaltoanoperationscentrethatithasbeenstolen.ThehundredmetresminimumavoidsfalsealarmsduetoinaccuraciesintheGPSsignal.

　　Staffatthecentrewillthencontacttheownertoconfirmthatthecarreallyismissing,andkeeppoliceinformedofthevehicle'smovementsviathecar'sGPSunit.

31.What'sthefunctionoftheremoteimmobilizerfittedtoacar?

　　A）Tohelpthepolicemakeasurpriseattackonthecarthief.

　　B）Toallowthecartolockautomaticallywhenstolen.

　　C）Topreventthecarthieffromrestartingitonceitstops.

　　D）Topreventcartheftbysendingaradiosignaltothecarowner.

32.Bysaying'Thepatternofvehiclecrimehaschanged'（Lines1-2.Para.3）.MartynRandallsuggeststhat

　　A）ittakesalon