大学英语六级B卷真题及答案Word格式文档下载.docx

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Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

　　1. 

现在有不少家长送孩子参加各种艺术班

　　2. 

对这种做法有人表示支持，也有人并不赞成

　　3. 

我认为……

　　ShouldParentsSendTheirKidstoArtClasses?

　　Part 

ⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionson 

AnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

BossesSay“Yes”toHomeWork

Risingcostsofofficespace,timelosttostressfulcommuting,andaslowrecognitionthatworkershavelivesbeyondtheoffice—allarestrongargumentsforlettingstaffworkfromhome.

　　Forthesmallbusiness,thereareadditionalbenefitstoo—staffaremoreproductive,andhappier,enablingfirmstokeeptheirheadcounts（员工数）andtheirrecruitmentcoststoaminimum.Itcanalsoprovidecompetitiveadvantage,especiallywhensmallbusinesseswanttoattractnewstaffbutdon’thavethebudgettoofferhugesalaries.

　　Whilecompanymanagershaveknownaboutthebenefitsforalongtime,manyhavedonelittleaboutit,scepticalofwhethertheycouldtrusttheiremployeestoworktofullcapacitywithoutsupervision,orconcernedabouttheadditionalexpensesteleworkingpoliciesmightincurasstaffstartchargingtheirhomephonebillstothebusiness.

　　Yetthisisnowchanging.WhencommunicationsproviderInter-Telresearchedtheuseofremoteworkingsolutionsamongsmall-and-medium-sizedUKbusinessesinAprilthisyear,itfoundthat28%morecompaniesclaimedtohaveintroducedflexibleworkingpracticesthanayearago.

　　TheUKnetworkofBusinessLinksconfirmsthatittoohasseenagrowinginterestinremoteworkingsolutionsfromsmallbusinessesseekingitsadvice,andclaimsthatasmanyas60-70%ofthebusinessesthatcomethroughitsdoorsnowoffersomeformofremoteworkingsupporttotheirworkforces.

　　Technologyadvances,includingthewidespreadavailabilityofbroadband,aremakingtheintroductionofremoteworkingapieceofcake.

　　“Ifsystemsaresetupproperly,staffcanhaveaccesstoalltheresourcestheyhaveintheofficewherevertheyhaveaninternetconnection,”saysAndyPoulton,e-businessadvisoratBusinessLinkforBerkshireandWiltshire.“Therearesomeveryexcitingdevelopmentswhichhaveenabledthis.”

　　Oneistheavailabilityofbroadbandeverywhere,whichnowcoversalmostallofthecountry（BTclaimsthat,byJuly,99.8%ofitsexchangeswillbebroadbandenabled,withalternativeplansinplaceforeventhemostremoteexchanges）.“Thisistheenabler,”Poultonsays.

　　Yetwhilebroadbandhascomedowninpricetoo,thoseserviceproviderstargetingthebusinessmarketwarnagainstconsumerservicesmasquerading（伪装）asbusiness-friendlybroadband.

　　“Broadbandisavailableforaslittleas 

￡15amonth,butmanybusinessesfailtoappreciatethehiddencostsofsuchaservice,”saysNeilStephenson,salesandmarketingdirectoratOnyxInternet,aninternetserviceproviderbasedinthenorth-eastofEngland.“Providersofferingbroadbandforrock-bottompricesarenotoriousforpoorservice,withregularbreakdownsandheavilycongested（拥堵的）networks.Itisalwaysadvisableforbusinessestolookbeyondthepricetagandlookforabusiness-onlyproviderthatcanoffermorereliability,withgoodsupport.”Suchservicesdon’tcosttoomuch—qualityservicescanbefoundforupwardsof 

￡30amonth.

　　Thebenefitsofbroadbandtotheoccasionalhomeworkerarethattheycanaccessemailinrealtime,andtakefulladvantageofservicessuchasinternet-basedbackuporeveninternet-basedphoneservices.

Internet-basedtelecoms,orVoIP（VoiceoverIP）togiveititstechnicaltitle,isaninterestingtooltoanybusinesssupportingremoteworking.Notnecessarilybecauseofthepromiseoffreeorreducedpricephonecalls（whichexpertspointoutismisleadingfortheaveragebusiness）,butbecauseofthesophisticatedvoiceservicesthatcanbeexploitedbytheremoteworker—facilitiessuchasvoicemailandcallforwarding,whichprovideacontinuityofthecompanyimageforcustomersandbusinesspartners.

　　Bylaw,companiesmust“considerseriously”requeststoworkflexiblymadebyaparentwithachildundertheageofsix,oradisabledchildunder18.ItwastheneedtoaccommodateemployeeswithyoungchildrenthatmotivatedaccountancyfirmWrightVigartobeginpromotingteleworkingrecently.Thecompany,whichneededtoupgradeitsITinfrastructure（基础设施）toprovideconnectivitywithanew,secondoffice,decidedtointroducesupportforremoteworkingatthesametime.

　　MarketingdirectorJackO’Hernexplainsthatthecompanyhasarelativelyyoungworkforce,manyofwhomareparents:

“Oneofthetriggerswaswhenoneofourtaxmanagersreturnedfrommaternityleave.Shewasintendingtoworkparttime,butcouldonlymanageonedayaweekintheofficeduetochildcare.Byofferinghertheabilitytoworkfromhome,wehavedoubledhercapacity—nowsheworksadayaweekfromhome,andadayintheoffice.Thisisgreatforher,andforusasweretainsomeonehighlyqualified.”

　　ForWrightVigar,whichhasnowequippedallofitsfee-earnerstobeabletoworkatmaximumproductivitywhenawayfromtheoffices（whetherthat’sfromhome,orwhileontheroad）,thisstrategyisnotjustaboutsavingoncommutetimeorcuttingthemloosefromtheoffice,butenablingthemtoworkmoreflexiblehoursthatfitaroundtheirhomelife.

　　O’Hernsays:

“Althoughmostofourworkisclient-basedandmustfitaroundthis,wecan’tseeanyreasonwhyaparentcan’tbeonhandtodealwithsomethingimportantathome,iftheyhavetheabilitytocompleteaprojectlaterintheday.”

Supportingthisnewwayofworkingcamewithaprice,though.Althoughthefirmwasupdatingitssystemsanyway,thecompanyspent10-15%moreperusertoequipthemwithalaptopratherthanaPC,andaboutthesametoupgradetoaserverthatwouldenableremotestafftoconnecttothecompanynetworksandaccessalltheirusualresources.

AlthoughWrightVigarhasn’tyetquantifiedthebusinessbenefits,itclaimsthat,inadditiontobeingabletoretainkeystaffwithyoungfamilies,itisabletosavefee-earnersasubstantialamountof“dead”timeintheirworkingdays.

　　Thatstaffcandothiswithoutneedingafixedtelephonelineprovidesevenmoreefficiencysavings.“WithWi-Fi（fast,wirelessinternetconnections）poppingupallovertheplace,evenontrains,ourfee-earnerscanbeproductiveastheytravel,andbetweenmeetings,insteadofhavingtokilltimeattheshops,”headds.

　Thecompanywillalsobeabletoavoidtheexpenseofhavingtorelocatestafftotemporaryofficesforseveralweekswhenitbeginsdisruptiveofficerenovationssoon.

　　FinancialrecruitmentspecialistLynneHargreavesknowsexactlyhowmuchherfirmhassavedbyadoptingateleworkingstrategy,whichhasinvolvedhandinghercompany’sdatamanagementovertoaremotehostingcompany,Datanet,soitcanbeaccessiblebyallthecompany’sconsultantsoverbroadbandinternetconnections.

Ithasenabledthecompanytodispensewithitsbusinesspremisesaltogether,followingtherealisationthatitjustdidn’tneedthemanymore.“Themainmotivationbehindadoptinghomeworkingwastoincreasemyownproductivity,asasinglemumtoan11-year-old,”saysHargreaves.“ButIsoonrealisedthat,asmostofourbusinessisdoneonthephone,emailandatoff-sitemeetings,wedidn’tneedourofficesatall.We’renowsaving 

￡16,000ayearonrent,plusthecostofutilities,nottomentionwhatwouldhavebeenspentoncommuting.”

　　1.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?

　　A）Howbusinessmanagersviewhi-tech.

　　B）Relationsbetweenemployersandemployees.

　　C）Howtocutdownthecostsofsmallbusinesses.

　D）Benefitsofthepracticeofteleworking.

　　2.FromtheresearchconductedbythecommunicationsproviderInter-Tel,welearnthat__________.

　　A）moreemployeesworktofullcapacityathome

　　B）employeesshowagrowinginterestinsmallbusinesses

　　C）morebusinesseshaveadoptedremoteworkingsolutions

　　D）attitudestowardITtechnologyhavechanged

　　3.WhatdevelopmenthasmadeflexibleworkingpracticespossibleaccordingtoAndyPoulton?

　　A）Reducedcostoftelecommunications.

　　B）Improvedreliabilityofinternetservice.

　　C）AvailabilityoftheVoIPservice.

　　D）Accesstobroadbandeverywhere.

　　4.WhatisNeilStephenson’sadvicetofirmscontractinginternetservices?

　　A）Theylookforreliablebusiness-onlyproviders.

　　B）Theycontactproviderslocatednearesttothem.

　　C）Theycarefullyexaminethecontract.

　　D）Theycontractthecheapestprovider.

　　5.Internet-basedtelecomsfacilitatesremoteworkingby__________.

　　A）offeringsophisticatedvoiceservices

　　B）givingaccesstoemailinginrealtime

　　C）helpingclientsdiscussbusinessathome

　　D）providingcallscompletelyfreeofcharge

　　6.TheaccountancyfirmWrightVigarpromotedteleworkinginitiallyinorderto__________.

　　A）presentapositiveimagetoprospectivecustomers

　　B）supportitsemployeeswithchildrentotakecareof

　　C）attractyoungpeoplewithITexpertisetoworkforit

　　D）reduceoperationalexpensesofasecondoffice

　　7.AccordingtomarketingdirectorJackO’Hern,teleworkingenabledthecompanyto__________.

　　A）enhanceitsmarketimage

　B）reducerecruitmentcosts

　　C）keephighlyqualifiedstaff