大学英语四级真题6.docx
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大学英语四级真题6
ModelTestTwo
PartⅠWriting
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnIncomeGap.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:
1.有人认为收入差距的存在是合理的
2.有人认为收入差距的存在是不合理的
3.收入差距对社会的影响
OnIncomeGap
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-7,
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions8–l0,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
HowExecutivesDealwiththeJoblessTime?
Althoughtheeconomyhasimproved,ajoblessexecutivemayhavetofaceuptoayearormoreofunemployment.That'salotoftime,especiallyforthosewhoarenotusedtohavinganyfreetime.Whilesomejobseekersspendhundredsofhoursdiscoveringdaytimetelevision,othersseemtothriveonactivitiesthatboosttheirprofessionalcareersorresolvefamilyissueswhentheyaren'tworking.
Havinganextendedperiodoffreetimeintheprimeofone'slifecaninfactbeauniqueopportunitytofocusonvolunteerservice,professionaleducationorpersonalgrowth.
CommunityInvolvement
ForLisaPerez,thewakeupcallwasburnedporkchops.Anexecutivewhopreviouslyhadn'tbeenparticularlyinterestedinhomeandhealthhadbecomeobsessedwithhomemakingduringaperiodofunemployment.
Sherealizedthatcleaningandorganizingherhomewasn'thelpingherjobsearch.Nevertheless,"Imadelistsof50thingstodoeveryday,"saysMs.Perez,apoliticalandpublic-relationsconsultantinScottsdale,Ariz."Myhousewasclean,justsoI'dhavesomethingtodo."
Oneday,herboyfrienddidn'tarriveontimefordinnerbecausehehadtoworklate,andherporkchopswereruined.Shefliedintoarage."I'dneverbeenapersonlikethat,"shesays."SoIdecidedtostopfeelingsorryformyself,andgooutanddosomethingproductive."
Ms.Perez,35,resolvedtobecomeanactivevolunteerforthedurationofhersearch.Shegavehertimetoahealth-careconcern,ahousingprogramandapoliticalcampaign.
Theworkofferedherself-confidence."Volunteeringtakesthefocusoffyou.Onethingyouhavethat'sstillvaluableisyourtime.And,ofcourse,youlearnthattherearethousandsofpeoplewithalifethat'smuchworsethanyours,"shesays.
Volunteerassignmentsarealsogreatwaystomeetpowerfulandwell-connectedpeople.Overasix-monthperiod,hervolunteeringevolvedintoworkingasapaidconsultantandthenasafull-timeemployee,ajobshestillholdstoday.Inall,shewasunemployedforeightmonths.
Beforeherjobloss,shethoughtshedidn'thavetimetovolunteerwhileworking."Now,eventhoughIhaveademandingjob,Istillvolunteer,becauseofwhatIgotoutofit,"saysMs.Perez.
ContinuingEducation
GeneBellavance,a36-year-oldinformation-technologyprojectmanager,tookanotherrouteduringhisunemployment.WhenhewaslaidofffromasteelcompanynearCleveland,heknewhisimmediateprospectswerebleak.Heexpectedhissearchtotakeayear.Hefacedadecision:
takeajobthatwouldsetbackhiscareerorholdoutforanofferhereallywanted.
Mr.Bellavance,singleandvirtuallydebtfree,shiftedhisfinancesintosurvivalmode.Hecashedouthispension,soldhishouse,unloadedthingshedidn'tneedatgaragesales,andrentedanapartmentwitharoommate.Then,hesays,"IsignedupforeverybenefitIcouldfind."
Buthewasn'tjustwaitingouttheyear.Hespenttherestofhissearchupdatinghisskills,includingbecomingcertifiedinnewdatabaseandproject-managementsoftware."Youhavetoinvestinyourself,"Mr.Bellavancesays."Iestimatedwhattechnologywasgoingtobethemostbeneficialandchoseapplicationsthatweregoingtoensuretoppay.
Hisjobsearchwasonemonthshyofthefullyearhe'dexpected.Helookedforworkduringhistrainingandsayshewouldhavefinishedthecertificationprogramsevenifhe'dbeenhiredbeforecompletingthem.
FamilyMatters
Inadditiontopursuingtrainingorvolunteering,somedisplacedcareeristsusetheirtimeoffworktoattendtofamilymatters.Manyexecutivesrediscovertheirchildrenorfindtimetohelptheirparents.
StanfordRappaportheldthreejobsinSanFrancisco,includinghigh-techandteachingpositions.Whenhewaslaidofffromthehigh-techjoblastyear,heknewitmighttakealongtimebeforehecouldgetanotherpostlikeit."Iwasabletodothemath,"saysMr.Rappaport."Thenumberofpeoplelaidoff:
huge;andthenumberofavailablejobs:
little.Atthetime,Ithoughtitmighttaketwoorthreeyearsbeforethetechindustryrecovered."
Mr.Rappaport'sremainingjob,apart-timefacultyposition,didn'tpayenoughtosupporthim.Afteracoupleofmonthsofsearchingwithnoresults,hedecidedtoescape."Myplan,"hesays,"wastogetoutofanexpensivelivingsituation,andeitherseekworkinanothersectionoftheU.S.oroverseas,forthosetwoyears."
Beforehefoundanassignment,hisArkansas-basedmotherwasdiagnosedwithaseriouschronicillness,andhewascalledintodutyasason.Mr.RappaportwasabletohelphismothergetheraffairsinordernottointerrupthissearchbyusingaSanFranciscomaildropandcellphone."IcontinuedtolookforworkinCaliforniawhileIwashome,helpingmymotherthroughthiscrisis."Hetookhismothertomedicalappointments,maderepairsonherhouse,boughtherabettercar,andstraightenedoutherlegalandfinancialaffairs.
Mr.RappaportstayedinArkansasforsixmonths."It'samazingthatatthisstageIhadtheopportunitytospendasignificantamountoftimewithmymotherandimproveherlife.Mostpeopleneverhavethatopportunity.I'mverythankfulthatIhadthechance.Itwasabsolutelyworthit,"hesays.
Oneoftheunexpectedbenefitswasthehugeboostinconfidencehegainedfromhisroleascaregiver.He'dbeenfeelingdepressedanddefeatedwhenheleftCalifornia,butafterreturning,hefeltrenewed.HelandedajobwithaformeremployerafterreturningtoSanFranciscoandremainsapart-timefacultymember.
DiscoveryandExploration
Insteadofspendingtimeoffworryingaboutyourunemployedstatus,askyourself:
"IstheresomethingI'vealwayswantedtodobuthaven'tbecauseofthedemandsofmyjob?
"
FeliceFisk,a29-year-oldinSeattle,recentlyleftanaccount-managerpositionatacontract-furniturecompany.Duringsevenmonthsofunemployment,shetookaninterestinfine-artpaintingandcompleted18piecesbeforereturningtowork."Ifoundtheartworktobereallybeneficial,"shesays.She'snowadesignerforaninterior-designfirm.
MichaelRoss,42,aformerITadministratorinElCerrito,Calif.,recentlyspenthis10monthsofunemploymentplayingguitarandexploringhislifelonginterestinscriptwritingandthemoviebusiness."After18yearsatmyformeremployerandhowhardIhadworked,IknewIhadtorecover,togetrestored,"hesays."Ilookedatthisasanopportunity,ratherthanapenalty.Thiswasverymuchaboutclearingspaceforme."
Attheexecutivelevel,evenaveryefficientandsuccessfuljobsearchmaybequitelengthy.Itmakessensetospendthattimeinanenrichingandproductivemanner.Thesejobseekerspursuedservice,continuingeducationandshoringupfamilybonds.Howyou'lllookbackonaperiodofunemploymentdependsonwhatyoudowithit.
1.Thispassagemainlytellsthatbeingunemployedisnotallbad.
2.LisaPerezfoundanewinterestinhomemakingduringtheperiodofunemployment.
3.LisaPerezwasalwaysoptimisticduringtheperiodofherunemployment.
4.Aftershegotanewjob,LisaPerezregrettedthatshehadnotdonevolunteeringworkearlier.
5.Afterlosinghisjob,Mr.Bellavancetookmanymeasurestochangehislifestyle.
6.Beforefindinghisnewjob,Mr.Bellavanceinvestedinhimselfandtriedhisbesttolearnnewskillsasmanyaspossible.
7.Asateachingfacultyinschool,StanfordRappaportmayearnenoughmoneytosupporthimselfandhisfamily.
8.TheroleascaregiverprovidedMr.Rappaportwiththebenefitof______.
9.Beforefindingasatisfactoryjob,FeliceFiskspenthistimeindevelopinghisinterestin______.
10.MichaelRossspentmuchunemploymenttimedevelopinghisinterestbecauseheregardedthisperiodoftimeasanopportunityinsteadof______.
PartⅢListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Sheattendedabiologyclassinanotherschool.
B)Shewashavingaspecialclassactivityoutdoors.
C)Shewentonatriptostudyfarming.
D)Shestayedatherparents'farmtohelpoutinthefield.
12.A)Thewomanshouldwaittobuynewclothes.B)Thecoldweatherwillprobablycontinue.
C)Theweatherwillwarmupsoon.D)Healreadyhasawarmcoat.
13.A)Hethinksthewomaniswastinghertime.
B)Hethinksthewomanshouldmakefulluseofhertime.
C)Heiseagertoknowthewoman'sanswer.
D)Hethinksthereisnoneed
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