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大学英语六级考试真题及答案
2009年12月大学英语六级考试真题
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldParentsSendTheirKidstoArtClasses?
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?
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.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,especiallywhensmallbusinesseswanttoattractnewstaffbutdonthavethebudgettoofferhugesalaries.
Whilecompanymanagershaveknownaboutthebenefitsforalongtime,manyhavedonelittleaboutit,scepticalofwhethertheycouldtrusttheiremployeestoworktofullcapacitywithoutsupervision,orconcernedabouttheadditionalexpensesteleworkingpoliciesmightincurasstaffstartchargingtheirhomephonebillstothebusiness.
Yetthisisnowchanging.WhencommunicationsproviderInterTelresearchedtheuseofremoteworkingsolutionsamongsmallandmediumsizedUKbusinessesinAprilthisyear,itfoundthat28%morecompaniesclaimedtohaveintroducedflexibleworkingpracticesthanayearago.
TheUKnetworkofBusinessLinksconfirmsthatittoohasseenagrowinginterestinremoteworkingsolutionsfromsmallbusinessesseekingitsadvice,andclaimsthatasmanyas60-70%ofthebusinessesthatcomethroughitsdoorsnowoffersomeformofremoteworkingsupporttotheirworkforces.
Technologyadvances,includingthewidespreadavailabilityofbroadband,aremakingtheintroductionofremoteworkingapieceofcake.
“Ifsystemsaresetupproperly,staffcanhaveaccesstoalltheresourcestheyhaveintheofficewherevertheyhaveaninternetconnection,”saysAndyPoulton,ebusinessadvisoratBusinessLinkforBerkshireandWiltshire.“Therearesomeveryexcitingdevelopmentswhichhaveenabledthis.”
Oneistheavailabilityofbroadbandeverywhere,whichnowcoversalmostallofthecountry(BTclaimsthat,byJuly,99.8%ofitsexchangeswillbebroadbandenabled,withalternativeplansinplaceforeventhemostremoteexchanges).“Thisistheenabler,”Poultonsays.
Yetwhilebroadbandhascomedowninpricetoo,thoseserviceproviderstargetingthebusinessmarketwarnagainstconsumerservicesmasquerading(伪装)asbusinessfriendlybroadband.
“Broadbandisavailableforaslittleas£15amonth,butmanybusinessesfailtoappreciatethehiddencostsofsuchaservice,”saysNeilStephenson,salesandmarketingdirectoratOnyxInternet,aninternetserviceproviderbasedinthenortheastofEngland.“Providersofferingbroadbandforrockbottompricesarenotoriousforpoorservice,withregularbreakdownsandheavilycongested(拥堵的)networks.Itisalwaysadvisableforbusinessestolookbeyondthepricetagandlookforabusinessonlyproviderthatcanoffermorereliability,withgoodsupport.”Suchservicesdontcosttoomuch—qualityservicescanbefoundforupwardsof£30amonth.
Thebenefitsofbroadbandtotheoccasionalhomeworkerarethattheycanaccessemailinrealtime,andtakefulladvantageofservicessuchasinternetbasedbackuporeveninternetbasedphoneservices.
Internetbasedtelecoms,orVoIP(VoiceoverIP)togiveititstechnicaltitle,isaninterestingtooltoanybusinesssupportingremoteworking.Notnecessarilybecauseofthepromiseoffreeorreducedpricephonecalls(whichexpertspointoutismisleadingfortheaveragebusiness),butbecauseofthesophisticatedvoiceservicesthatcanbeexploitedbytheremoteworker—facilitiessuchasvoicemailandcallforwarding,whichprovideacontinuityofthecompanyimageforcustomersandbusinesspartners.
Bylaw,companiesmust“considerseriously”requeststoworkflexiblymadebyaparentwithachildundertheageofsix,oradisabledchildunder18.ItwastheneedtoaccommodateemployeeswithyoungchildrenthatmotivatedaccountancyfirmWrightVigartobeginpromotingteleworkingrecently.Thecompany,whichneededtoupgradeitsITinfrastructure(基础设施)toprovideconnectivitywithanew,secondoffice,decidedtointroducesupportforremoteworkingatthesametime.
MarketingdirectorJackOHernexplainsthatthecompanyhasarelativelyyoungworkforce,manyofwhomareparents:
“Oneofthetriggerswaswhenoneofourtaxmanagersreturnedfrommaternityleave.Shewasintendingtoworkparttime,butcouldonlymanageonedayaweekintheofficeduetochildcare.Byofferinghertheabilitytoworkfromhome,wehavedoubledhercapacity—nowsheworksadayaweekfromhome,andadayintheoffice.Thisisgreatforher,andforusasweretainsomeonehighlyqualified.”
ForWrightVigar,whichhasnowequippedallofitsfeeearnerstobeabletoworkatmaximumproductivitywhenawayfromtheoffices(whetherthatsfromhome,orwhileontheroad),thisstrategyisnotjustaboutsavingoncommutetimeorcuttingthemloosefromtheoffice,butenablingthemtoworkmoreflexiblehoursthatfitaroundtheirhomelife.
OHernsays:
“Althoughmostofourworkisclientbasedandmustfitaroundthis,wecantseeanyreasonwhyaparentcantbeonhandtodealwithsomethingimportantathome,iftheyhavetheabilitytocompleteaprojectlaterintheday.”
Supportingthisnewwayofworkingcamewithaprice,though.Althoughthefirmwasupdatingitssystemsanyway,thecompanyspent10-15%moreperusertoequipthemwithalaptopratherthanaPC,andaboutthesametoupgradetoaserverthatwouldenableremotestafftoconnecttothecompanynetworksandaccessalltheirusualresources.
AlthoughWrightVigarhasntyetquantifiedthebusinessbenefits,itclaimsthat,inadditiontobeingabletoretainkeystaffwithyoungfamilies,itisabletosavefeeearnersasubstantialamountof“dead”timeintheirworkingdays.
Thatstaffcandothiswithoutneedingafixedtelephonelineprovidesevenmoreefficiencysavings.“WithWiFi(fast,wirelessinternetconnections)poppingupallovertheplace,evenontrains,ourfeeearnerscanbeproductiveastheytravel,andbetweenmeetings,insteadofhavingtokilltimeattheshops,”headds.
Thecompanywillalsobeabletoavoidtheexpenseofhavingtorelocatestafftotemporaryofficesforseveralweekswhenitbeginsdisruptiveofficerenovationssoon.
FinancialrecruitmentspecialistLynneHargreavesknowsexactlyhowmuchherfirmhassavedbyadoptingateleworkingstrategy,whichhasinvolvedhandinghercompanysdatamanagementovertoaremotehostingcompany,Datanet,soitcanbeaccessiblebyallthecompanysconsultantsoverbroadbandinternetconnections.
Ithasenabledthecompanytodispensewithitsbusinesspremisesaltogether,followingtherealisationthatitjustdidntneedthemanymore.“Themainmotivationbehindadoptinghomeworkingwastoincreasemyownproductivity,asasinglemumtoan11yearold,”saysHargreaves.“ButIsoonrealisedthat,asmostofourbusinessisdoneonthephone,emailandatoffsitemeetings,wedidntneedourofficesatall.Werenowsaving£16,000ayearonrent,plusthecostofutilities,nottomentionwhatwouldhavebeenspentoncommuting.”
1.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?
A)Howbusinessmanagersviewhitech.B)Relationsbetweenemployersandemployees.
C)Howtocutdownthecostsofsmallbusinesses.D)Benefitsofthepracticeofteleworking.
2.FromtheresearchconductedbythecommunicationsproviderInterTel,welearnthat.
A)moreemployeesworktofullcapacityathome
B)employeesshowagrowinginterestinsmallbusinesses
C)morebusinesseshaveadoptedremoteworkingsolutions
D)attitudestowardITtechnologyhavechanged
3.WhatdevelopmenthasmadeflexibleworkingpracticespossibleaccordingtoAndyPoulton?
A)Reducedcostoftelecommunications.B)Improvedreliabilityofinternetservice.
C)AvailabilityoftheVoIPservice.D)Accesstobroadbandeverywhere.
4.WhatisNeilStephensonsadvicetofirmscontractinginternetservices?
A)Theylookforreliablebusinessonlyproviders.B)Theycontactproviderslocatednearesttothem.
C)Theycarefullyexaminethecontract.D)Theycontractthecheapestprovider.
5.Internetbasedtelecomsfacilitatesremoteworkingby.
A)offeringsophisticatedvoiceservicesB)givingaccesstoemailinginrealtime
C)helpingclientsdiscussbusinessathomeD)providingcallscompletelyfreeofcharge
6.TheaccountancyfirmWrightVigarpromotedteleworkinginitiallyinorderto.
A)presentapositiveimagetoprospectivecustomers
B)supportitsemployeeswithchildrentotakecareof
C)attractyoungpeoplewithITexpertisetoworkforit
D)reduceoperationalexpensesofasecondoffice
7.AccordingtomarketingdirectorJackOHern,teleworkingenabledthecompanyto.
A)enhanceitsmarketimageB)reducerecruitmentcosts
C)keephighlyqualifiedstaffD)minimiseitsofficespace
8.WrightVigarspracticeofallowingformoreflexibleworkinghoursnotonlyben