六级简答题练习.docx

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六级简答题练习

六级简答题练习

Passage1　　

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Lazinessisasin,everyoneknowsthat.Wehaveprobablyallhadlecturespointingoutthatlazinessisimmoral,thatitiswasteful,andthatlazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife.Butlazinesscanbemoreharmfulthanthat,anditisoftencausedbymorecomplexreasonsthansimplewishtoavoidwork.Somepeoplewhoappeartobelazyaresufferingfrommuchmoreseriousproblems.Theymaybesodistrustfuloftheirfellowworkersthattheyareunabletojoininanygrouptaskforfearofridiculeorfearofhavingtheirideasstolen.Thesepeoplewhoseemlazymaybeparalyzedbyafearoffailurethatpreventsfruitfulwork.Orothersortsoffantasiesmaypreventwork:

somepeoplearesobusyplanning,sometimesplanninggreatdealsoffantasticachievementsthattheyareunabletodealwith;strictlyspeaking,theyaremerelyprocrastinating--reschedulingtheirday.

　　Lazinesscanactuallybehelpful.Likeprocrastinators,somepeoplemaylooklazywhentheyarereallythinking,planning,contemplating,researching.Weshouldrememberthatsomegreatscientificdiscoveriesoccurredbychanceorwhilesomeonewas"goofingoff."Newtonwasn'tworkingintheorchardwhentheapplehithimandhedevisedthetheoryofgravity.Allofuswouldliketohavesome"lazy"buildthecarorstovewebuy,particularlyifthat"laziness"werecausedbytheworker'stakingtimetocheckeachstepofhisworkandtodohisjobright.Andsometimes,being"lazy"—thatis,takingtimeoffforarest—isgoodfortheoverworkedstudentorexecutive.Takingarestcanbeparticularlyhelpfultotheathletewhoistryingtoohard,todoctorwho'ssimplyworkinghimselfovertimetoomanyevenings,attheclinic.Sobecarefulwhenyou'retemptedtocallsomeonelazy.Thatpersonmaybethinking,resting,orplanninghisorhernextbook.

47.Thispassageismainlyabout_________________.

48.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,somepeopleappearlazybecause_________________.

49.Someso-calledlazypeople,strictlyspeaking,arejust_____________.

50.Accordingtothesecondparagraphlaziness____________

51.Accordingtotheauthor,wecannotcallthepeoplelazywhoarenotatworkbecause

_______________________.

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Passage2

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　AddisonHeardusesanimageofhiswifeandinfantsonforthebackgroundonhislaptop.AnMBAstudentattheUniversityofVirginia'sDardenSchoolofBusiness,Heardthinksabouthisfamilyconstantly.Butbecausehe'sawayatB-school,hehasexperiencedmuchofhisson'sfirstyearviaphonecallsanddigitalphotos.SaysHeard,"Ithasbeenparticularlyhard,notbeingtherewiththemeveryday."

　　Thiswashisfamily'schoice.Itdidn'tmakefinancialsenseforhiswife,Eden,acorporatelawyerinWashington,toquitherjob,selltheircondo（公寓）,andmovetoCharlottervillewithherhusband.Sohewentalone.InhisfirstYeareachspousemadethe200-mileround-tripcommuteonalternateweekends.SincetheirsonwasbornlastMay,Addisonhasbeendoingmostofthedriving.

　　AscomplicatedastheHeard'ssituationseems,itisn'tallthatrare.Inanyyear,hundredsofcouplesdealwithhowtohandlethefamilylogistics（后勤工作）ofgoingtoB-school.Somechoosealong-distancerelationship,commutingbackandforthonweekendsandbreaks.Othersseepartnersandchildrenonlyonvacationsandholidays.Stillotherspackupthefamilyandbringthemalong.

　　Beingaparthasn'tbeeneasy,buttheHeardshavemadeitwork.OnweekendswhenthecoupleisinVirginia,theyattendsocialevents,soshecanfeelapartofthecommunity.HeardalsoavoidsFridayclassestogainmorefamilytime."We'vegottenintoaroutinethatworks,"hesays,"butI'mlookingforwardtobeinghome,sothethreeofuscanbeafamily."

　　Anylong-distancecommuteputspressureonarelationship,causingsomecouplestodriftapart.Beingthrowninarigorousacademicscheduleforonespouseandademandingcareerfortheother,thestressintensifies,oftendistractingstudentsfromtheirstudies.

　　Someschoolsofferstudentsinthesesituationsagooddealofsupport.Forfarawayspouses,thereareon-campussocialeventswhentheyvisit,onlinecommunities,eveninvolvementinalumninetworksintheirhomecities.ButmainlyB-schoolstrytomakeiteasierforstudentstotaketheirpartnersalongfortheride.Theyhelpfamiliesfindhousing,preschools,orlocalemployment.

　　ThedecisiontoattendadistantB-schoolisfraught（伴随着的）withfinancialandlogisticalproblems.Studentsalsomustdecideiftheirfamiliesshouldstayorgo.Eitherway,schoolstrytoaccommodatethem."Wehavemorethanourselvestothinkabout,"anMBAstudent,CoryHriciksays."It'safamily-influencedchoice."

47.Heardwillcomeintocontactwithhissoninhisfirstyearvia____________________.

48.Beforehissonwasborn,inordertomeeteachother,Addisonmadethe200-mile

round-tripcommute_______________.

49.ThewaythatAddisoncontinueshisstudywillmaketheother____________________.

50.SomeB-schoolswillmakeiteasierforstudentsto______________________.

51.AccordingtoHricik'sremarks,thepursuitofMBAdegreeis____________________.

Passage3

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Americaisacountrythatnowsitsatopthecherishedmyththatworkprovidesrewards,thatworkingpeoplecansupporttheirfamilies.It'samyththathasbecomesodivorcedfromrealitythatitmightaswellbeginwiththewords"Onceuponatime".Today1.6millionNewYorkerssufferfrom"foodinsecurity",whichisafancywayofsayingtheydon'thaveenoughtoeat.Somearethepeoplewhocomeinatnightandcleantheskyscrapersthatglitteralongtheriver.Somepourcoffeeandtakecareoftheagedparentsofthepeoplewholiveinthosebuildings.TheAmericanDreamforthewell-to-dogrowsfromthebowedbacksoftheworkingpoor,whotoooftenhavetochoosebetweengroceriesandrent。

　　Inanewbookcalled"TheBetrayalofWork",BethShulmansaysthateveninthebooming1990soneoutofeveryfourAmericanworkersmadelessthan$8.70anhour,anincomeequaltothegovernment'spovertylevelforafamilyoffour.Many,ifnotmost,oftheseworkershadnohealthcare,sickpayorretirementprovisions。

　　Weeaseourconsciences,Shulmanwrites,bydescribingthesepeopleas"lowskilled",asthoughthey'renotimportantorintelligentenoughtodeservemore.Butlow-skilledworkerstodayarebettereducatedthaneverbefore,andtheyconstitutethelinchpin（SYNC）ofAmericanindustry.Whenpoliticianscrow（得意洋洋地说）thathappydaysarehereagainbecausejobsareontherise,it'sthesejobsthey'rereallytalkingabout.Fiveofthe10occupationsexpectedtogrowbiginthenextdecadeareinthelowest-payingjobgroups.Andbeforewesitbackanddecidethat'sjustthewayit;is,it'sinstructivetoconsidertherestoftheworld.Whilethebottom10percentofAmericanworkersearnjust37percentofouraveragewage,theircounterpartsinotherindustrializedcountriesearnupwardsof60percent.Andthosearecountriesthatprovidehealthcareandchildcare,whicheasestheeconomicpinchconsiderably。

　　Almost40yearsago,whenLyndonJohnsondeclaredwaronpoverty,afamilywithacarandahouseinthesuburbsfeltprosperous.Todaythatsamefamilymaywellfeelpoor,overwhelmedbycreditcarddebt,asecondmortgageandthecostofthestuffthathasbecomethebackboneofAmericanlife.WhenthemiddleClassfeelspoor,thepoorhavelittlechanceforchange,orevenrecognition。

47.Bysaying"itmightaswellbeginwiththewords'Onceuponatime'"（Line3,Para.1），theauthorsuggeststhattheAmericanmythis______.

48.TheAmericanDreamofthewell-to-dobuiltupon___________.

49.SomeAmericanstrytomakethemselvesfeellessguiltybyattributingthepovertyoftheworkingpeopleto______。

50.WelearnfromthepassagethatthedifferenceinpaybetweenthelowestpaidandtheaverageworkerinAmericais______than.thatinotherindustrializedcountries。

51.Accordingtotheauthor,nowanAmericanfamilywithacarandahouseinthesuburbsprobablyfeelaboutthemselves______________.

Passage4

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thediscoverythatlanguagecanbeabarriertocommunicationisquicklymadebyallwhotravel,study,governorsell.Whethertheactivityistourism,research,government,policing,businessordatadissemination,thelackofacommonlanguagecanseverelyimpedeprogressorcanhaltitaltogether。

　　Althoughcommunicationproblemsofthiskindmusthappenthousandsoftimeseachday,veryfewbecomepublicknowledge.Publicitycomesonlywhenafailuretocommunicatehasmajorconsequences,suchasstrikes,lostorders,legalproblemsorfatalaccidents--even,attimes,war.Onereportedinstanceofcommunicationfailuretookplacein1970,whenseveralAmericansateaspeciesofpoisonousmushroom.Noremedywasknown,andtwoofthepeoplediedwithindays.Aradioreportofthecasewasheardbyachemistwhoknewofatreatmentthathadbeensuccessfullyusedin1959andpublishedin1963.WhyhadtheAmericandoctorsnotheardofitsevenyearslater?

PresumablybecausethereportofthetreatmenthadbeenpublishedonlyinjournalswritteninEuropeanlanguagesotherthanEnglish。

Severalcomparablecaseshavebeenreported.Butisolatedexamplesdonotgiveanimpressionofthesizeoftheproblem--somethingthatcancomeonlyfromstudiesoftheuseoravoidanceofforeign-languagematerialsandcontactsindifferentcommunicativesituations.IntheEnglish-