至大学英语六级阅读真题.docx

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2011年12月大学英语六级真题

SectionB

Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

What'stheonewordofadviceawell-meaningprofessionalwouldgivetoarecentcollegegraduate?

China"}India!

Brazil!

Howabouttrade!

WhentheCommerceDepartmentreportedlastweekthatthetradedeficitinJuneapproached$50billion,itsetoffanewroundofeconomicdoomsaying.Imports,whichsoaredto$200.3billioninthemonth,aresubtractedinthecalculationofgrossdomesticproduct.Thelargerthetradedeficit,thesmallertheGDP.Shouldsuchimbalancescontinue,pessimistssay,theycouldcontributetoslowergrowth.

Butthere'sanotherwayoflookingatthetradedata.Overthepasttwoyears,thefiguresonimportsandexportsseemnottosignaladouble-diprecession–areneweddeclineinthebroadlevelofeconomicactivityintheUnitedStates–butaneconomicexpansion.

Therisingvolumeoftrade–moregoodsandservicesshuttlinginandoutoftheUnitedStates–isgoodnewsformanysectors.Companiesengagedinshipping,trucking,railfreight,delivery,

andlogistics（物流）haveallbeenreportingbetterthanexpectedresults.Therisingnumberssignifygrowingvitalityinforeignmarkets–whenweimportmorestuff,itputsmorecashinthehandsofpeoplearoundtheworld,andU.S.exportsarerisingbecausemoreforeignershavetheabilitytobuythethingsweproduceandmarket.Therisingtideoftradeisalsogoodnewsforpeoplewhoworkintrade-sensitivebusinesses,especiallythosethatproducecommoditiesforwhichglobaldemandsetstheprice–agriculturalgoods,mining,metals,andoil.

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,thebestwaytodothatisthroughtrade.Itmayseemobvious,butit'snolongerenoughsimplytodobusinesswithourfriendsandneighborshereathome.

Companiesandindividualswhodon'thaveastrategytoexportmore,ortogetmoreinvolvedinforeignmarkets,ortoplayaroleinglobaltrade,areshuttingthemselvesoutofthelion'sshareofeconomicopportunityinourworld.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52.HowdopessimistsinterprettheU.S.tradedeficitinJune?

A）ItreflectsAmericans'preferenceforimportedgoods.

B）ItsignifiesachangeinAmericaneconomicstructure.

C）ItistheresultofAmerica'sgrowingfocusondomesticmarket.

D）Itcouldleadtoslowergrowthofthenationaleconomy.

53.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthetradedataofthepasttwoyears?

A）ItindicatesthateconomicactivitiesintheU.S.haveincreased.

B）ItshowsthatU.S.economyisslippingfurtherintorecession.

C）Itsignalsdecreasingdomesticdemandforgoodsandservices.

D）Itreflectsthefluctuationsintheinternationalmarket.

54.Whoparticularlybenefitfromtherisingvolumeoftrade?

A）Peoplewhohaveexpertiseininternationaltrade.

B）Consumerswhofavorimportedgoodsandservices.

C）Producersofagriculturalgoodsandrawmaterials.

D）Retailersdealinginforeigngoodsandservices.

55.WhatisoneofthechallengesfacingtheAmericaneconomy?

A）Competitionfromoverseas.C）Slacktradeactivities.

B）People'sreluctancetospend.D）Decreasingproductivity.

56.Whatistheauthor'sadvicetoU.S.companiesandindividuals?

A）Toimportmorecheapgoodsfromdevelopingcountries.

B）Tomovetheircompaniestowherelaborischeaper.

C）Toincreasetheirmarketshareoverseas.

D）Tobealerttofluctuationsinforeignmarkets.

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ArecurringcriticismoftheUK'suniversitysectorisitsperceivedweaknessintranslatingnewknowledgeintonewproductsandservices.

Recently,theUKNationalStemCellNetworkwarnedtheUKcouldloseitsplaceamongtheworldleadersinstemcellresearchunlessadequatefundingandlegislationcouldbeassured.Weshouldtakethisconcernseriouslyasuniversitiesarekeyinthenationalinnovationsystem.

However,wedohavetochallengetheunthinkingcomplaintthatthesectordoesnotdoenoughintakingideastomarket.ThemostrecentcomparativedataontheperformanceofuniversitiesandresearchinstitutionsinAustralia,Canada,USAandUKshowsthat,fromarelativelyweakstartingposition,theUKnowleadsonmanyindicatorsofcommercializationactivity.

Whenviewedatthenationallevel,thepolicyinterventionsofthepastdecadehavehelpedtransformtheperformanceofUKuniversities.EvidencesuggeststheUK'spositionismuchstrongerthanintherecentpastandisstillshowingimprovement.Butnationaldatamaskstheverylargevariationintheperformanceofindividualuniversities.Theevidenceshowsthatalargenumberofuniversitieshavefallenoffthebackofthepack,afewperformstronglyandtherestchasetheleaders.

ThistypeofunevendistributionisnotpeculiartotheUKandismirroredacrossothereconomies.IntheUK,researchisconcentrated:

lessthan25%ofuniversitiesreceive75%oftheresearchfunding.ThesesameuniversitiesarealsotheinstitutionsproducingthegreatestshareofPhDgraduates,sciencecitations,patentsandlicenseincome.Theeffectofpoliciesgeneratinglong-termresourceconcentrationhasalsocreatedadistinctivesetofuniversitieswhichareresearch-ledandcommerciallyactive.Itseemsclearthattheconcentrationofresearchandcommercializationworkcreatesdifferencesbetweenuniversities.

Thecoreobjectiveforuniversitieswhichareresearch-ledmustbetomaximizetheimpactoftheirresearchefforts.Theseuniversitiesshouldbegeneratingthewidestrangeofsocial,economicandenvironmentalbenefits.Inreturnforthescaleofinvestment,theyshouldsharetheirexpertiseinordertobuildgreaterconfidenceinthesector.

PartoftheeconomicrecoveryoftheUKwillbedrivenbythenextgenerationofresearchcommercializationspillingoutofouruniversities.TherearethreedozenuniversitiesintheUKwhichareactivelyengagedinadvancedresearchtrainingandcommercializationwork.

Iftherewasagreatercoordinationoftechnologytransferofficeswithinregionsandasimultaneousinvestmentinthescaleandfunctionsofourgraduateschools,universitiescould,andshould,playakeyroleinpositioningtheUKforthenextgrowthcycle.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofUKuniversitiesintermsofcommercialization?

A）Theyfailtoconvertknowledgeintomoney.

B）Theydonotregarditastheirresponsibility.

C）Theystillhaveaplaceamongtheworldleaders.

D）Theyhavelosttheirleadingpositioninmanyways.

58.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutthenationaldataonUKuniversities'performanceincommercialization?

A）Itmasksthefatalweaknessesofgovernmentpolicy.

B）ItdoesnotrankUKuniversitiesinascientificway.

C）Itdoesnotreflectthedifferencesamonguniversities.

D）Itindicatestheirineffectiveuseofgovernmentresources.

59.WecaninferfromParagraph5that"policyinterventions"（Line1,Para.4）refersto_____.

A）governmentaidtonon-research-orienteduniversities

B）compulsorycooperationbetweenuniversitiesandindustries

C）fairdistributionoffundingforuniversitiesandresearchinstitutions

D）concentrationofresourcesinalimitednumberofuniversities

60.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestresearch-leduniversitiesdo?

A）Publicisetheirresearchtowininternationalrecognition.

B）Fullyutilisetheirresearchtobenefitallsectorsofsociety.

C）Generouslysharetheirfacilitieswiththoseshortoffunds.

D）Spreadtheirinfluenceamongtopresearchinstitutions.

61.HowcantheuniversitysectorplayakeyroleintheUK'seconomicgrowth?

A）Byestablishingmoreregionaltechnologytransferoffices.

B）Byaskingthegovernmenttoinvestintechnologytransferresearch.

C）Bypromotingtechnologytransferandgraduateschooleducation.

D）Byincreasingtheefficiencyoftechnologytransferagencies.

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SectionB

Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Attheheartofthedebateoverillegalimmigrationliesonekeyquestion:

areimmigrantsgoodorbadfortheeconomy?

TheAmericanpublicoverwhelminglythinksthey'rebad.Yettheconsensusamongmosteconomistsisthatimmigration,bothlegalandillegal,providesasmallnetboosttotheeconomy.Immigrantsprovidecheaplabor,lowerthepricesofeverythingfromfarmproducetonewhomes,andleaveconsumerswithalittlemoremoneyintheirpockets.Sowhyistheresuchadiscrepancybetweent