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大学英语六级真题

2009年12月CET6真题

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Shouldparentssendtheirkidstoartclasses?

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）（15minutes）

BossesSay‘Yes’toHomeWork

Risingcostsofofficespace,timelosttostressfulcommuting,andaslowrecognitionthatworkershavelivesbeyondtheoffice-allarestrongargumentsforlettingstaffworkfromhome.

Forthesmallbusiness,thereareadditionalbenefitstoo-staffaremoreproductive,andhappier,enablingfirmstokeeptheirheadcounts（员工数）andtheirrecruitmentcoststoaminimum.Itcanalsoprovideacompetitiveadvantage,especiallywhensmallbusinesseswanttoattractnewstaffbutdon’thavethebudgettoofferhugesalaries.

Whilecompanymanagershaveknownaboutthebenefitsforalongtime,manyhavedonelittleaboutit,skepticalofwhethertheycouldtrusttheiremployeestoworktofullcapacitywithoutsupervision,orconcernedabouttheadditionalexpensesteleworkingpolicesmightincurasstaffstartchangingtheirhomephonebillstothebusiness.

Yetthisisnowchanging.WhencommunicationsproviderInter-Telresearchedtheuseofremoteworkingsolutionsamongsmall-andmedium-sizedUKbusinessesinAprilthisyear,itfoundthat28%morecompaniesclaimedtohaveintroducedflexibleworkingpracticesthanayearago.

TheUKnetworkofBusinessLinksconfirmsthatittoohasseenagrowinginterestinremoteworkingsolutionsfromsmallbusinessesseekingitsadvice,andclaimsthatasmanyas60-70%ofthebusinessesthatcomethroughitsdoorsnowoffersomeformofremoteworkingsupporttotheirworkforces.

Technologyadvances,includingthewidespreadavailabilityofbroadband,aremakingtheintroductionofremoteworkingapieceofcake.

“Ifsystemsaresetupproperly,staffcanhaveaccesstoalltheresourcestheyhaveintheofficewherevertheyhaveaninternetconnection,”saysAndyPoulton,e-businessadvisoratBusinessLinkforBerkshireandWiltshire.“Therearesomeveryexcitingdevelopmentswhichhaveenabledthis.”

Oneistheavailabilityofbroadband,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’tcosttoomuch–qualityservicescanbefoundforupwardsof￡30amonth.

Thebenefitsofbroadbandtotheoccasionalhomeworkerarethattheycanaccessemailinrealtime,andtakefulladvantageofservicessuchasinternet-basedbackuporeveninternet-basedphoneservices.

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

Bylaw,companiesmust“considerseriously”requeststoworkflexiblymadebyaparentwithachildundertheageofsix,oradisabledchildunder18.ItwastheneedtoaccommodateemployeeswithyoungchildrenthatmotivatedaccountancyfirmWrightVigartobeginpromotingteleworkingrecently,Thecompany,whichneededtoupgradeitsITinfrastructuretoprovideconnectivitywithanew,secondoffice,decidedtointroducesupportforremoteworkingatthesametime.

MarketingdirectorJackO’Hernexplainsthatthecompanyhasarelativelyyoungworkforce,manyofwhomareparents:

“Oneofthetriggerswaswhenoneofourtaxmanagersreturnedformmaternityleave.Shewasintendingtoworkparttime,butcouldonlymanageonedayaweekintheofficeduetochildcare.Byofferinghertheabilitytoworkfromhome,wehavedoubledhercapacity-nowsheworksadayaweekfromhome,andadayintheoffice.Thisisgreatforher,andforusasweretainsomeonehighlyqualified.”

ForWrightVigar,whichhasnowequippedallofitsfee-earnerstobeabletoworkatmaximumproductivitywhenawayfromtheoffices（whetherthat’sfromhome,orwhileontheroad）,thisstrategyisnotjustaboutsavingoncommutetimeorcuttingthemloosefromtheoffice,butenablingthemtoworkmoreflexiblehoursthatfitaroundtheirhomelife.

O’Hernsays:

“Althoughmostofourworkisclient-basedandmustfitaroundthis,wecan’tseeanyreasonwhyaparentcan’tbeonhandtodealwithsomethingimportantathome,iftheyhavetheabilitytocompleteaprojectlateintheday.”

Supportingthisnewwayofworkingcamewithaprice,though.Althoughthefirmwasupdatingitssystemsanyway,thecompanyspent10-15%moreperusertoequipthemwithalaptopratherthanaPC,andaboutthesametoupgradetoaserverthatwouldenableremotestafftoconnecttothecompanynetworksandaccessalltheirusualresources.

AlthoughWrightVigarhasn’tyetquantifiedthebusinessbenefits,itclaimsthat,inadditiontobeingabletoretainkeystaffwithyoungfamilies,itisabletosavefee-earnersasubstantialamountof“dead”timeintheirworkingdays.

Thatstaffcandothiswithoutneedingafixedtelephonelineprovidesevenmoreefficiencysavings.“WithWi-Fi（fast,wirelessinternetconnections）poppingupallovertheplace,evenontrains,ourfree-earnerscanbeproductiveastheytravel,andbetweenmeetings,insteadofhavingtokilltimeattheshops,”headds.

Thecompanywillalsobeabletoavoidtheexpenseofhavingtorelocatestafftotemporaryofficesforseveralweekswhenitbeginsdisruptiveofficerenovations（翻新）soon.

FinancialrecruitmentspecialistLynneHargreavesknowsexactlyhowmuchherfirmhassavedbyadoptingateleworkingstrategy,whichhasinvolvedhandinghercompany’sdatamanagementovertoaremotehostingcompany,Datanet,soitcanbeaccessiblebyallthecompany’sconsultantsoverbroadbandinternetconnections.

Ithasenabledthecompanytodispensewithitsbusinesspremisesaltogether,followingtherealisationthatitjustdidn’tneedthemanymore.“Themainmotivationbehindadoptinghomeworkingwastoincreasemyownproductivity,asasinglemumtoan11-year-old,”saysHargreaves.“ButIsoonrealisedthat,asmostofourbusinessisdoneonthephone,emailatoff–sitemeetings,wedidn’tneedourofficesatall.We’renowsaving￡16,000ayearonrent,plusthecostofutilities,nottomentionwhatwouldhavebeenspentoncommuting.”

1.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?

A）Howbusinessmanagersviewhi-tech.

B）Benefitsofthepracticeofteleworking.

C）Howtocutdownthecostsofsmallbusinesses.

D）Relationsbetweenemployersandemployees.

2.FromtheresearchconcredbythecommunicationproviderInter-Tel,welearnthat________.

A）attitudestowardITtechnologyhavechanged.

B）moreemployeesworktofullcapacityathome.

C）morebusinesseshaveadoptedremoteworkingsolution.

D）employeesshowagrowinginrestinsmallbusinesses.

3.WhatdevelopmenthasmadeflexibleworkingpracticespossibleaccordingtoAndyPoulton?

A）Reducedcostoftelecommunications.

B）Improvedreliabilityofinternetservice.

C）Accesstobroadbaneverywhere.

D）AvailabilityofVoIPservice.

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）minimiseitsofficespace

B）keephighlyqualifiedstaff

C）enhanceitsmarketimage

D）reducerecruitmentcosts

8.WrightVigar’spracticeofallowingformoreflexibleworkinghoursnotonlybenefitsthecompanybuthelpsimproveemployees’__________.

9.Withfast,wirelessinternetconnections,employeescanstillbe________whiletraveling.

10.SinglemotherLynneHargreavesdecidedtoworkathomemainlyto__________.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

11.A）Theyprefertocarrycashwhentravelingabroad.

B）Theyusuallycarrymanythingsaroundwiththem.

C）Theywouldrathertravelaroundthanstayathome.

D）Theydon’tliketospendmuchmoneyontraveling.

12.A）Thes