大学英语六级考试CET6真题及答案43共12套Word文件下载.docx
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Forinvestorswhodesirelowriskandguaranteedincome,USgovernmentbondsareasecureinvestmentbecausethesebondshavethefinancialbackingandfullfaithandcreditofthefederalgovernment.Municipalbonds,alsosecure,areofferedbylocalgovernmentsandoftenhave36suchastax-freeinterest.Somemayevenbe37.Corporatebondsareabitmorerisky.
Twoquestionsoften38first-timecorporatebondinvestors.Thefirstis"
IfIpurchaseacorporatebond,doIhavetoholdituntilthematuritydate?
"
Theanswerisno.Bondsareboughtandsolddailyon39securitiesexchanges.However,ifyoudecidetosellyourbondbeforeitsmaturitydate,you'
renotguaranteedtogetthefacevalueofthebond.Forexample,ifyourbonddoesnothave40thatmakeitattractivetootherinvestors,youmaybeforcedtosellyourbondata41,i.e.,apricelessthanthebond'
sfacevalue.Butifyourbondishighlyvaluedbyotherinvestors,youmaybeabletosellitatapremium,i.e.,apriceaboveitsfacevalue.Bondpricesgenerally42inversely(相反地)withcurrentmarketinterestrates.Asinterestratesgoup,bondpricesfall,andviceversa(反之亦然).Thus,likeallinvestments,bondshaveadegreeofrisk.
Thesecondquestionis"
HowcanI43theinvestmentriskofaparticularbondissue?
Standard&
Poor'
sandMoody'
sInvestorsServiceratethelevelofriskofmanycorporateandgovernmentbonds.And44,thehigherthemarketriskofabond,thehighertheinterestrate.Investorswillinvestinabondconsideredriskyonlyifthe45returnishighenough.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A.advantagesF.discountK.insured
B.assessG.embarrassL.major
C.botherH.featuresM.naturally
D.conservedI.fluctuateN.potential
E.deductionJ.indefiniteO.simultaneously
SectionB
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
LessonsFromaFeministParadiseA.Onthesurface,Swedenappearstobeafeministparadise.LookatanyglobalsurveyofgenderequalityandSwedenwillbenearthetop.Family-friendlypoliciesareitsnorm--with16monthsofpaidparentalleave,specialprotectionsforpart-timeworkers,andstate-subsidizedpreschoolswhere,accordingtoagovernmentwebsite,"
gender-awarenesseducationisincreasinglycommon."
Duetoanunofficialquotasystem,womenhold45percentofpositionsintheSwedishparliament.TheyhaveenjoyedtheprotectionofgovernmentagencieswithtitlesliketheMinistryofIntegrationandGenderEqualityandtheSecretariatofGenderResearch.SowhyareAmericanwomensofaraheadoftheirSwedishcounterpartsinbreakingthroughtheglassceiling?
B.Ina2012report,theWorldEconomicForumfoundthatwhenitcomestoclosingthegendergapin"
economicparticipationandopportunity,"
theUnitedStatesisaheadofnotonlySwedenbutalsoFinland,Denmark,theNetherlands,Iceland,Germany,andtheUnitedKingdom.Sweden'
srankinthereportcanlargelybeexplainedbyitspoliticalquotasystem.ThoughtheUnitedStateshasfewerwomenintheworkforce(68percentcomparedtoSweden'
s77percent),Americanwomenwhochoosetobeemployedarefarmorelikelytoworkfull-timeandtoholdhigh-leveljobsasmanagersorprofessionals.Theyalsoownmorebusinesses,launchmorestart-ups(新创办的企业),andmoreoftenworkintraditionallymalefields.Asforbreakingthroughtheglassceilinginbusiness,Americanwomenarewellinthelead.
C.WhatexplainstheAmericanadvantage?
HowcanitbethatsocietieslikeSweden,wheregenderequalityisvigorouslypursuedandenforced,havefewerfemalemanagers,executives,professionals,andbusinessownersthanthelaissez-faire(自由放任的)UnitedStates?
AnewstudybyCornelleconomistsFrancineBlauandLawrenceKahngivesanexplanation.
D.Generousparentalleavepoliciesandreadilyavailablepart-timeoptionshaveunintendedconsequences:
insteadofstrengtheningwomen'
sattachmenttotheworkplace,theyappeartoweakenit.Inadditiontoa16-monthleave,aSwedishparenthastherighttoworksixhoursaday(forareducedsalary)untilhisorherchildiseightyearsold.Mothersarefarmorelikelythanfatherstotakeadvantageofthislaw.Butextendedleavesandpart-timeemploymentareknowntobeharmfultocareers--forbothgenders.Andwithwomenasecondfactorcomesintoplay:
mostseemtoenjoytheflexible-timearrangement(onceknownasthe"
mommytrack"
)andneverfindtheirwaybacktofull-timeorhigh-levelemployment.Insum:
generousfamily-friendlypoliciesdokeepmorewomeninthelabormarket,buttheyalsotendtodiminishtheircareers.
E)AccordingtoBlauandKahn,Swedish-stylepaternal(父亲的)leavepoliciesandflexible-timearrangementsposeasecondthreattowomen'
sprogress:
theymakeemployerscautiousabouthiringwomenforfull-timepositionsatall.Offeringajobtoamanisthesaferbet.Heisfarlesslikelytotakeayearofparentalleaveandthenreturnonareducedworkscheduleforthenexteightyears.
F)Ibecameawareofthetrialsofcareer-focusedEuropeanwomenafewyearsagowhenImetapost-doctoralstudentfromGermanywhowasthenavisitingfellowatJohnsHopkins.ShewasastonishedbytheprofessionalpossibilitiesaffordedtoyoungAmericanwomen.HerbesthopeinGermanywasagovernmentjob-prospectsforwomenintheprivatesectorweredim."
InGermany,"
shetoldme,"
wehaveallthebenefits,butemployersdon'
twanttohireus."
G)SwedisheconomistsMagnusHenreksonandMikaelStenkulaaddressedthefollowingquestionintheir2009study:
whyaretheresofewfemaletopexecutivesintheEuropeanegalitarian(平等主义的)welfarestates?
Theiranswer:
Broad-basedwelfare-statepolicieshinderwomen'
srepresentationinelitecompetitivepositions."
H)ItistemptingtodeclaretheSwedishpoliciesregressive(退步的)andhailtheAmericansystemassuperior.Butthatwouldbeshortsighted.TheSwedescancertainlytakealessonfromtheUnitedStatesandlookforwaystoclearapathfortheirambitiousfemalecareerists.Butmostwomenarenotcommittedcareerists.WhenthePewResearchCenterrecentlyaskedAmericanparentstoidentifytheir"
ideal"
lifearrangement,47percentofmotherssaidtheywouldprefertoworkpart-timeand20percentsaidtheywouldprefernottoworkatall.Fathersanswereddifferently:
75percentpreferredfull-timework.SomeversionoftheSwedishsystemmightworkwellforamajorityofAmericanparents,buttheUnitedStatesisunlikelytofullyembracetheSwedishmodel.Still,wecanlearnfromtheirexperience.I)Despiteitsfailuretoshattertheglassceiling,Swedenhasoneofthemostpowerfulandinnovativeeconomiesintheworld.Inits2011-2012survey,theWorldEconomicForumrankedSwedenastheworld'
sthirdmostcompetitiveeconomy;
theUnitedStatescameinfifth.Sweden,dubbedthe"
rockstaroftherecovery"
intheWashingtonPost,alsoleadstheworldinlifesatisfactionandhappiness.Itisasocietywellworthstudying,anditseffortstoconquerthegendergapimpartavitallesson--thoughnotthelessontheSwedeshadinmind.
J)Swedenhasgonefartherthananyothernationonearthtointegratethesexesandtoofferwomenthesameopportunitiesandfreedomsasmen.Fordecades,thesedescendantsoftheVikingshavebeentryingtoshowtheworldthattherightmixofenlightenedpolicy,consciousnessraising,andnon-sexistchildrearingwouldclosethegenderdivideonceandforall.Yetthedividepersists.
K)A2012pressreleasefromStatisticsSwedenbearsthetitle"
GenderEqualityinSwedenTreading(踩)
Water"
andnotes:
~Thetotalincomefromemploymentforallagesislowerforwomenthanformen.~Oneinthreeemployedwomenandoneintenemployedmenworkpart-time.
~Women'
sworkingtimeisinfluencedbythenumberandageoftheirchildren,butmen'
sworkingtimeisnotaffectedbythesefactors.
~Ofallemployees,only13percentofthewomenand12percentofthemenhaveoccupationswithanevendistributionofthesexes.
L)Confrontedwithsuchfacts,someSwedishactivistsandlegislatorsaredemandingmoreextremeandfar-reachingmeasures,suchasreplacingmaleandfemalepronounswithaneutralalternativeandmonitoringchildrenmorecloselytocorrectthemwhentheygravitate(被吸引)towardgenderedplay.Whenitcametolightlastyearthatmothers,farmorethanfathers,chosetostayhomefromworktocarefortheirsickkids,UlfKristersson,ministerofsocialsecurity,quicklycommissionedastudytodeterminethecausesofandpossiblecuresforthisdisturbingstateofaffairs.
M)Swedishfamilypolicies,byaccommodatingwomen'
spreferenceseffectively,arereducingthenumberofwomeninelitecompetitivepositions.TheSwedeswillfindthisparadoxicalandtrytofindsolutions.Letushopethesedonotincludebanninggenderpronouns,policingchildren'
splay,implementingmoregenderqu
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