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至大学英语六级阅读真题
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.
2011年6月大学英语六级真题
SectionB
Directions:
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Attheheartofthedebateoverillegalimmigrationliesonekeyquestion:
areimmigrantsgoodorbadfortheeconomy?
TheAmericanpublicoverwhelminglythinksthey'rebad.Yettheconsensusamongmosteconomistsisthatimmigration,bothlegalandillegal,providesasmallnetboosttotheeconomy.Immigrantsprovidecheaplabor,lowerthepricesofeverythingfromfarmproducetonewhomes,andleaveconsumerswithalittlemoremoneyintheirpockets.Sowhyistheresuchadiscrepancybetweent