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2019年12月英语六级考试阅读真题及答案
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年12月英语六级考试阅读真题及答案
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.
Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Leadershipisthemostsignificantwordintoday'scompetitivebusinessenvironmentbecauseitdirectsthemanagerofabusinesstofocusinwardontheirpersonalcapabilitiesandstyle.Expertsonleadershipwillquicklypointoutthat"howthingsgetdone"influencesthesuccessoftheoutcomesandindicatesarightwayandawrongwaytodothings.Whenanotedleaderontheartofmanagement,PeterDrucker,coinedthephrase"Managementisdoingthingsright;leadershipisdoingtherightthings,"hewasseekingtoclarifythedistinctionsheassociateswiththeterms.
WhenStephenCovey,founderanddirectoroftheLeadershipInstitute,exploredleadershipstylesinthepastdecade,hefocusedonthehabitsofagreatnumberofhighlyeffectiveindividuals.HisSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeoplebecameapopularbestsellerveryquickly.Hisideasforcedareexaminationoftheearlyleadershipparadigm(
范
例),whichheobservedcenteredontraitsfoundinthe
characterethicandthepersonalityethic.Theformerethicsuggestedsuccesswasfoundedonintegrity,modesty,loyalty,courage,patience,andsoforth.Thepersonalityethicsuggesteditwasone'sattitude,notbehavior,thatinspiredsuccess,andthisethicwasfoundedonabeliefofpositivementalattitude.Incontrasttoeachoftheseideas,Coveyadvocatesthatleadersneedtounderstanduniversalprinciplesofeffectiveness,andhehighlightshowvitalit
isforleaderstofirstpersonallymanagethemselvesiftheyaretoenjoyanyhopeofoutstandingsuccessintheirworkenvironments.Toachieveadesiredvisionforyourbusiness,itisvitalthatyouhaveapersonalvisionofwhereyouareheadedandwhatyouvalue.Businessleadershipmeansthatmanagersneedto"putfirstthingsfirst,"whichimpliesthatbeforeleadingothers,youneedtobeclearonyourownvalues,abilities,andstrengthsandbeseenastrustworthy.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
47.Tobegoodleaders,managersmustpaycloseattentiontotheirown_____.
48.AccordingtoPeterDrucker,leadersshouldbegood
at_____.
49.Thepersonalityethicsuggeststhatpeoplearelikelytosucceediftheyhave_____.
50.AccordingtoStephenCovey,leaderswhohopetoachieveoutstandingsuccessneedfirstofallto_____.
51.Goodleadershiprequiresonetoknowone'sownstrengthsandbeabletowinpeople's_____.
参考答案
47.values,abilitiesandstrengths
48.doingtherightthings
49.positivementalattitude
50.managethemselves
51.trust
SectionB
Directions:
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
What'stheonewordofadviceawell-meaningprofessionalwouldgivetoarecentcollegegraduate?
China"}India!
Brazil!
Howabouttrade!
WhentheCommerceDepartmentreportedlastweekthatthetradedeficitinJuneapproached$50billion,itsetoffa
newroundofeconomicdoomsaying.Imports,whichsoaredto$200.3billioninthemonth,aresubtractedinthecalculationofgrossdomesticproduct.Thelargerthetradedeficit,thesmallertheGDP.Shouldsuchimbalancescontinue,pessimistssay,theycouldcontributetoslowergrowth.
Butthere'sanotherwayoflookingatthetradedata.Overthepasttwoyears,thefiguresonimportsandexports
seemnottosignaladouble-diprecession–areneweddeclineinthebroadlevelofeconomicactivityintheUnitedStates–butaneconomicexpansion.
Therisingvolumeoftrade–moregoodsandservices
shuttlinginandoutoftheUnitedStates–isgoodnewsfor
manysectors.Companiesengagedinshipping,trucking,railfreight,delivery,
andlogistics(物流)haveallbeenreportingbetterthanexpectedresults.Therisingnumberssignifygrowingvitality
inforeignmarkets–whenweimportmorestuff,itputsmorecashinthehandsofpeoplearoundtheworld,andU.S.exportsarerisingbecausemoreforeignershavetheability
tobuythethingsweproduceandmarket.Therisingtideoftradeisalsogoodnewsforpeoplewhoworkintrade-sensitivebusinesses,especiallythosethatproduce
commoditiesforwhichglobaldemandsetstheprice–agriculturalgoods,mining,metals,oil.
Andwhileexportsalwaysseemtolag,U.S.companiesarebecomingmoreinvolvedintheglobaleconomywitheachpassingmonth.GeneralMotorssellsasmanycarsinChinaasinAmericaeachmonth.Whilethatmaynotdomuchforimports,
itdoeshelpGM'sbalancesheet–andhencemakesthejobsofU.S.-basedexecutivesmorestable.
OnegreatchallengefortheU.S.economyisslackdomesticconsumerdemand.Americansare
payingdowndebt,savingmore,andspendingmorecarefully.That'stobeexpected,givenwhatwe'vebeenthrough.Butthere'sabiggerchallenge.CanU.S.-basedbusinesses,largeandsmall,figureouthowtogetapieceofgrowingglobaldemand?
UnlessyouwanttopickupandmovetoIndia,orBrazil,orChina,thebestwaytodothatis
throughtrade.Itmayseemobvious,butit'snolongerenoughsimplytodobusinesswithourfriendsandneighborshereathome.
Companiesandindividualswhodon'thaveastrategytoexportmore,ortogetmoreinvolvedinforeignmarkets,ortoplayaroleinglobaltrade,areshuttingthemselvesout
ofthelion'sshareofeconomicopportunityinourworld.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
52.HowdopessimistsinterprettheU.S.tradedeficit
inJune?
A)ItreflectsAmericans'preferenceforimportedgoods.
B)ItsignifiesachangeinAmericaneconomicstructure.
C)ItistheresultofAmerica'sgrowingfocusondomesticmarket.
D)Itcouldleadtoslowergrowthofthenationaleconomy.
53.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthetradedataofthepasttwoyears?
A)ItindicatesthateconomicactivitiesintheU.S.haveincreased.
B)ItshowsthatU.S.economyisslippingfurtherintorecession.
C)Itsignalsdecreasingdomesticdemandforgoodsand
services.
D)Itreflectsthefluctuationsintheinternational
market.
54.Whoparticularlybenefitfromtherisingvolumeof
trade?
A)Peoplewhohaveexpertiseininternationaltrade.
B)Consumerswhofavorimportedgoodsandservices.
C)Producersofagriculturalgoodsandrawmaterials.
D)Retailersdealinginforeigngoodsandservices.
55.WhatisoneofthechallengesfacingtheAmericaneconomy?
A)Competitionfromoverseas.
B)People'sreluctancetospend.
C)Slacktradeactivities.
D)Decreasingproductivity.
56.Whatistheauthor'sadvicetoU.S.companiesandindividuals?
A)Toimportmorecheapgoodsfromdevelopingcountries.
B)Tomovetheircompaniestowherelaborischeaper.
C)Toincreasetheirmarketshareoverseas.
D)Tobealerttofluctuationsinforeignmarkets.PassageTwo
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ArecurringcriticismoftheUK'suniversitysectoris
itsperceivedweaknessintranslatingnewknowledgeintonewproductsandservices.
Recently,theUKNationalStemCellNetworkwarnedtheUKcouldloseitsplaceamongtheworldleadersinstemcellresearchunlessadequatefundingandlegislationcouldbeassured.Weshouldtakethisconcernseriouslyasuniversitiesarekeyinthenationalinnovationsystem.
However,wedohavetochallengetheunthinkingcomplaintthatthesectordoesnotdoenoughintakingideastomarket.ThemostrecentcomparativedataontheperformanceofuniversitiesandresearchinstitutionsinAustralia,Canada,USAandUKshowsthat,fromarelativelyweakstartingposition,theUKnowleadsonmanyindicatorsofcommercialisationactivity.
Whenviewedatthenationallevel,thepolicy
interventionsofthepastdecadehavehelpedtransformthe
performanceofUKuniversities.EvidencesuggeststheUK's
positionismuchstrongerthanintherecentpastandis
stillshowingimprovement.Butnationaldatamasksthevery
largevariationintheperformanceofindividualuniversities.
Theevidenceshowsthatalargenumberofuniversitieshave
fallenoffthebackofthepack,afewperformstronglyand
therestchasetheleaders.
ThistypeofunevendistributionisnotpeculiartotheUKandismirroredacrossothereconomies.IntheUK,researchisconcentrated:
lessthan25%ofuniversitiesreceive75%oftheresearchfunding.ThesesameuniversitiesarealsotheinstitutionsproducingthegreatestshareofPhDgraduates,sciencecitations,patentsandlicenceincome.Theeffectofpoliciesgeneratinglong-termresourceconcentrationhasalsocreatedadistinctivesetofuniversitieswhichareresearch-ledandcommerciallyactive.Itseemsclearthattheconcentrationofresearchandcommercialisationworkcreatesdifferencesbetweenuniversities.
Thecoreobjectiveforuniversitieswhichareresearch-ledmustbetomaximisetheimpactoftheirresearchefforts.Theseuniversitiesshouldbegeneratingthewidestrangeofsocial,economicandenvironmentalbenefits.Inreturnforthescaleofinvestment,theyshouldsharetheirexpertiseinordertobuildgreaterconfidenceinthesector.
PartoftheeconomicrecoveryoftheUKwillbedrivenbythenextgenerationofresearchcommercia