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CET6大学英语6级试题含听力原文+试题答案
PartⅠWriting
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldParentsSendTheirKidstoArtClasses?
Youshouldatleastwrite150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.
现在有不少家长送孩子参加各种艺术班:
1.对这种做法有人表示支持;
2.有人并不赞成;
3.我认为……
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
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,skepticalofwhethertheycouldtrusttheiremployeestoworktofullcapacitywithoutsupervision,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."
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,wirelessint