6级考前冲刺试题二含答案.docx

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6级考前冲刺试题二含答案

６级考前冲刺试题二

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSocialNetworkSites.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.当今社会，社交网站很流行

2.各人对此看法不同

3.我的看法

SocialNetworkSites

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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

DogsMakeEmployeesMoreProductiveAtWork

LeibLurieneverintendedforhiscompany,messagedeliveryserviceOneCallNow,tobepet-friendly.Buthisdog,Ivy,hadotherideas.

Fiveyearsago,theGermanshepherdshowedupunannouncedatOneCallNow’sTroy,Ohio-basedoffice—a1.5-miletrekfromLurie’shome.Whenhecontinuedtomakethetripeachdayhewasn’tbroughttotheoffice,Lurierealizeditwastimeforachangeincompanypolicy.Today,fourorfiveemployee’sdogs,aswellasavarietyoffish,birds,andothercagedanimalsjoinIvyintheofficedailytomakeOneCallNowaworkingman’smenagerie（动物园）.

“They’renotverygoodatsendingvoicemessages,”Luriejokesofthepetsinhisoffice.“Butwe’vegottenthemdownwithusingthecomputer,atleastthepointpart.”

OneCallNowjoinsagrowingforceofcompaniesacrosstheUnitedStatestowelcomepetsintheworkplace.Whileonly17percentofU.S.employerscurrentlyallowanimalsintheworkplace,accordingtoasurveyfromtheAmericanPetProductsManufacturersAssociation,pet-friendly,oftenspecificallydog-friendly,environmentsarebuildingsteam.FrommajorcompanieslikeGoogle,Zynga,andAtogrowingstart-ups,moreandmorecaninecompanionsareshowinguptowork.

Formanyentrepreneurs,theinceptionofadog-friendlyenvironmentbeginslongbeforeofficesenterthepicture.“Mydog,Blueberry,wasthefoundingdog,”explainsRandyHetrik,founderofTRXTraining.“Literally,itwashimandmebeforeanyotherpeoplecamein,sohetakesgreatprideinwhatwe’veaccomplished.”AsHetrikbuilthiscompany,heneverforgothisfirstpartner.Today,uptotendogswanderwithBlueberrythroughthefourfloorsofTRX’sSanFranciscooffice.

Manypet-friendlyworkenvironmentsdevelopasapartofthecompany’slargermissionorcompanyculture.Afterspendingyearsinuptightcorporateclimates,NancySquiresfoundedherownconsultingfirm,TheSquiresGroup,withadistinctlyhomeyatmosphere,whichincludedhertwoItaliangreyhounds.

MarketingsoftwarecompanyG5’sdog-friendlinessfitsintotheanimal-friendlyclimateoftheirmountaintownBend,Oregon,aswellasthecompany’sownculturalbackbone.“Wetrytohaveaculturethatpromotesfreedomfortheemployeesandhelpsthemthrive,”saysG5CEODanHobin.“Ifthatinvolvesbringingyourdogtowork,bringyourdogtowork.”

Havingdogsunderfootmightseemtosomelikeadistraction,butadvocatesofanimalsintheworkplaceseequitetheopposite.Dogsintheofficefosterfriendlier,morecollaborativeworkenvironments.AtG5,thisincludesdogsposingasmascotsforthecompany’svariousdivisions.“Everyoneralliesaroundthedogs,”Hobinsays.

Employeessurroundedbydogsalsohaveatendencytorallyaroundtheirjobs.Accordingtoasurveyof50smallandlargecompaniesbytheAmericanPetProductsManufacturersAssociationin2008,companiesthatallowpetsintheworkplaceseealowerrateofemployeeabsenteeism（旷工）andmorewillingnesstoworklongerhours.

“Therearealotofpeoplewhoknowtheyhavetospendextrahoursatwork,particularlyinthiseconomicclimate,”saysDebrahSchnackenberg,vicepresidentofemergencyservicesfortheAmericanHumaneAssociation.“Peoplefeelcomfortablespendingthatextrahourortwoattheofficewhentheyknowtheirdogisrighttherewiththem.”

Dog-friendlinessmaygeneratemoreloyaltyforthecompanyasawhole.Inthelasttwoyears,OneCallNowhasseenatwoorthreepercentturnoverrate.Lurieattributesthissmallnumberinparttotheofficepets.“Youasksomeonewhoisina$12-an-hourjob,‘Wouldyouworkanywhereelse?

’Andtheysay,‘Noway.’WhereelsecouldIbringmydogtowork?

”hesays.

Thissenseofloyaltystemsfromasimpleconcept:

Dogsmakepeoplehappy.“They’realwayshappytoseeyou,they’rehappyforthesmallestthings,andthey’reeveroptimistic,”saysHetrik.“Havingadogwanderingaroundjustseemstomakepeoplesmile.”

Inhigh-performanceorhigh-stressworkenvironments,dogscannotonlyspreadsmilesbutalsoeasetension.Takingawalk,practicingatrick,orevenabsentmindedlyscratchingadogbehindtheearallowseventhemostworked-upemployeetorelaxandreprioritize.“It’stheircigarette,”saysSquires.“Thedogsareasenseofpeace,gentleness,adiversion,somethingotherthanwhatwedefineaswork.Ithinkit’sagreatbreak.”

And,adogbreakiscertainlyhealthierthanasmokebreak.Numerousstudieshaveshownthathavingthecompanionshiporevenbeinginthepresencesofapet,forinstanceintheworkplace,lowersbloodpressureandcortisollevelswhileheighteningendorphinsandoxytocin,thehormonelinkedtomaternalbonding.Suchanemotionalconnectionishealthyforyourdogaswell.“Dogsbondtotheirhumansandwouldratherbewiththemthannot,”saysSchnackenberg.“Fromanemotionalwell-beingperspective,it’shealthyforadogtobewiththeirownerthroughouttheday.”

Withtheirmanyattributesandbenefits,dogsplayacriticalroleinpet-friendlycompany’shiringprocesses.Alloftheaforementionedcompaniesandmanymorelikethemusetheirdogsintheinterviewprocesstointroducepotentialemployeestothecorporateclimate.Theirreactionstotheanimalsalsoserveasacompatibilitytest.“I’venevermetadog-friendlypersonwhowasn’tacustomer-friendlyperson,”saysLurie.“Andwehirecustomer-friendlypeople.”

Thedogun-friendlyortheallergenic,however,neednotapply.

“Youtrytobuildacompanyofpeoplewhocanrallyaroundavision,anddogsplayapartofthat,”Hetriksays.“Peoplewholookatthatandsayhowstinkyorhairyorwhateverprobablyaren’tpeoplethataregoingtomoldwellintothecasual,roughandtumble,workhard,playhardworkenvironmentthatI’vecreated.”

TheSquiresGroupmaintainsasimilarmantra（口号）.“Ifpeopledon’tdodogs,theremaybeanotherpartofthecompanytheydon’tdo,”Squiressays.“I’mnotsayingthey’rebadpeopleorthattheywouldn’tbegreatforothercompanies,buttheywouldn’tfitourcompanygreatly.”

Companiesconsideringintroducingadog-friendlyworkenvironmentshouldconsideradoptingapetpolicy.Whenadvisingcompaniesinthistransition,theAmericanHumanAssociationsuggestshighlightingclearrulesaboutwhenyoucanbringyourdogin,whatbehaviorisexpected,andwhathappenswhenthepetorpersondoesnotconformtothoserules.

Manysmallcompaniesadopttheseadvisedpolicies,butgoverntheirpetsinamoreadhoc（非正式的）manner.Afterafewminor“accidents,”G5’sHRDepartmentdevelopedadetailedpetpolicytoincludeinthecompanyhandbook.“Idon’tthinkIactuallyeverreadit,”admitsHobin.“Inshort,though,thepolicyistoberesponsibleandrespectful.”

AtTRX,dogsareunderthesameconsiderationsaspeople.“Youwouldn’ttoleratealotofbarking,snappingandsnarlingfromthepeopleyouworkwith,”Hetriksays.“Neithershouldyoutolerateitfromthecaninepalstheybringtowork.We’reprettyclearonallthat.”Growingcompaniesshouldalsobeflexibletochangingthestipulationsintheirpolicyastheydevelop.

AdjustmentstotheTRXpetpolicyareunderconsiderationasthecompanyintendstoexpanditsworkforcefrom120to300employees.Thecompanymayintroduceasign-up,limitingthetotalnumberofdogstothecurrenttwotothreeperfloor.Nomatterthechanges,though,dogswillremainafixtureinthecompany.

“Dogswerepartofthefabricfromtheverybeginning,”saysHetrik.“Andthey’llbehereuntiltheveryend.Ilikehavingthesepupsaround.”

1.LeibLurierealizedheshouldchangethecompanytobepet-friendlywhen_______.

A）employeesbroughttheirp