新东方09年六级真题讲义.docx

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新东方09年六级真题讲义

2009年12月份六级真题

主讲：

屠浩民、王兆飞

赵建昆

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2009年6月份六级真题讲义（附答案）

（配套网络课程讲解使用）

PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上。

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,especiallywhensmallbusinesseswanttoattractnewstaffbutdon'thavethebudgettoofferhugesalaries.

Whilecompanymanagershaveknownaboutthebenefitsforalongtime,manyhavedonelittleaboutit,scepticalofwhethertheycouldtrusttheiremployeestoworktofullcapacitywithoutsupervision,orconcernedabouttheadditionalexpensesteleworkingpoliciesmightincurasstaffstartchargingtheirhomephonebillstothebusiness.

Yetthisisnowchanging.WhencommunicationsproviderInter-TelresearchedtheuseofremoteworkingsolutionsamongsmallandmediumsizedUKbusinessesinAprilthisyear,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'tcosttoomuchqualityservicescanbefoundforupwardsof£30amonth.

Thebenefitsofbroadbandtotheoccasionalhomeworkerarethattheycanaccessemailinrealtime,andtakefulladvantageofservicessuchasinternet-basedbackuporeveninternet-basedphoneservices.

Internet-basedtelecoms,orVoIP（VoiceoverIP）togiveititstechnicaltitle,isaninterestingtooltoanybusinesssupportingremoteworking.Notnecessarilybecauseofthepromiseoffreeorreducedpricephonecalls（whichexpertspointoutismisleadingfortheaveragebusiness）,butbecauseofthesophisticatedvoiceservicesthatcanbeexploitedbytheremoteworker-facilitiessuchasvoicemailandcallforwarding,whichprovideacontinuityofthecompany←imageforcustomersandbusinesspartners.

Bylaw,companiesmust"considerseriously"requeststoworkflexiblymadebyaparentwithachildundertheageofsix,oradisabledchildunder18.ItwastheneedtoaccommodateemployeeswithyoungchildrenthatmotivatedaccountancyfirmWrightVigartobeginpromotingteleworkingrecently.Thecompany,whichneededtoupgradeitsITinfrastructuretoprovideconnectivitywithanew,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.

Thecompanywillalsobeabletoavoidtheexpenseofhavingtorelocatestafftotemporaryofficesforseveralweekswhenitbeginsdisruptiveofficerenovations（翻新）soon.

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."

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答

1.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?

A）Howbusinessmanagersviewhi-tech

B）Benefitsofthepracticeofteleworking.

C）Howtocutdownthecostsofsmallbusinesses.

D）Relationsbetweenemployersandemployees.

2.FromtheresearchconductedbythecommunicationsproviderInterTel,welearnthat__________

A）attitudestowardITtechnologyhavechanged

B）moreemployeesworktofullcapacityathome

C）morebusinesseshaveadoptedremoteworkingsolutions

D）employeesshowagrowinginterestinsmallbusinesses.

3.WhatdevelopmenthasmadeflexibleworkingpracticespossibleaccordingtoAndyPoulton?

A）Reducedcostoftelecommunications.C）Accesstobroadbandeverywhere.

B）Improvedreliabilityofinternetservice.D）AvailabilityoftheVoIPservice.

4.WhatisNeilStephenson’sadvicetofirmscontractinginternetservices?

A）Theycontractthecheapestprovider.

B）Theylookforreliablebusiness-onlyproviders.

C）Theycontactproviderslocatednearesttothem.

D）Theycarefullyexaminethecontract.

5.Internet-basedtelecomsfacilitatesremoteworkingby_____________.

A）offeringsophisticatedvoiceservices.

B）providingcallscompletelyfreeofcharge.

C）helpingclientsdiscussbusinessathome.

D）givingaccesstoemailinginrealtime.

6.TheaccountancyfirmWrightVigarpromotedteleworkinginitiallyinorderto_________.

A）attractyoungpeoplewithITexpertisetoworkforit

B）presentapositiveimagetoprospectivecustomers.

C）reduceoperationalexpensesofasecondoffice.

D）supportitsemployeeswithchildrentotakecareof.

7.AccordingtomarketingdirectorJackO’Hern,teleworkingenabledthecompanyto__________.

A）minimizeitsofficespaceC）enhanceitsmarketimage

B）keephighlyqualifiedstaffD）reducerecruitmentcosts.

8.WrightVigar’spracticeofallowingformoreflexibleworkinghoursnotonlybenefitsthecompanybuthelpsimproveemployees’__________.

9.Withfast,wirelessinternetconnections,employeescanstillbe________whiletraveling.

10.SinglemotherLynneHargreavesdecidedtoworkathomemainly