大学六级模拟.docx
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大学六级模拟
大学英语六级考试710分新题型
王长喜英语预测试卷
WangChangxi'sModelTestofForecastforCET-6
(原则版)
6
PartⅠWriting
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofLow-CarbonLifestyle.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.
1.当前低碳生活成为一种流行
2.低碳生活指是……
3.作为大学生我应当怎么做
Low-CarbonLifestyle
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
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PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
TheEndoftheCashEra
InthespringAdamSmithwillreplaceSirEdwardElgarasthefaceonBritain's£20note.Thefirsteconomicthinkertobesohonoredcouldwellbethelast.Notbecauseeconomistsareespeciallyundeserving,butbecausecash,aftermillenniaasoneofmankind'smostversatileandenduringtechnologies,lookssetoverthenext15yearsorsofinallytomeltawayintoanelectronicstreamofonesandzeros.Ifaneraisrepresentedbyitsmoney,theinformationageisathand.
Notesandcoinsarealreadyasmallfractionofthemoneyinmostrichcountries.Butgoingbythenumberoftransactionsratherthantheirvalue,westilllivefirmlyinacashsociety.TheEuropeanPaymentsCouncilestimatesthattheEuropeanUnion's360billioncashtransactionscostatleast~50billionayear;othersputthebillat£200ahead.Visa,ahugecredit-cardalliance,reckonscashaccountsformostofthe$1.3trillionspentayearacrosstheworldonsmall-ticketitems.Whetherqueuingtogetmoneyoutandqueuingagaintospendit,orbreakinga$100billwithanirate(发火)cabdriveroneminuteandhavingyourpocketsandpursesfatwithcoinsthenext,cashisplainlystillking.
Yetsignsoftheneworderareeverywhere.OnFebruary12th,19telephoneoperatorswithnetworksinover100countriessaidthatpeoplewouldbeabletousetheirhandsetstosendmoneyabroad.MasterCardwilloperatethesysteminwhichremittances(汇款)willbesentastextmessages.Forpeoplewithoutbankaccounts,thecreditcanbeconvertedintopre-paidcardswhichcanthenbeusedtobuythings."Itwillrevolutionizethemoney-transferbusiness,"saidSunilBhartiMittal,bossofBhartiAirtel,oneofIndia'sbiggestmobileoperators.Theideaistotapintothemorethan$250billionayearthatimmigrantsandmigrantworkerssendtorelativesandfriendsbackhome.
Britain'sVodafoneandAmerica'sCitigrouparealsolaunchinganinternationalmoney-transferservicedevelopedfromtheM-PESAremittanceservicewhichisalreadyoperatingsuccessfullywithinKenya.SirJohnBond,formerlychairmanoftheHSBCbankinggroupandnowchairmanofVodafone,haslongbeenconvincedthatpaymentsandmobileswouldsomehowconverge."MobilephoneshavetheabilitytomakeadramaticchangetovillagelifeinAfrica,"hesays.Healsothinksphonesloadedwithcreditwillmakemanyofthepaymentspeopleusecashforinricheconomies.Forbankswithhighinfrastructurecosts,saysSirJohn,ithasalways"beenhardtomakemoneyoutofsmallpayments".Butlower-costbusinessmodels,someofthemfromdevelopingcountries,areopeningupnewopportunities.Thebigattractionofthemobilephoneasapurseisthatsomanypeoplehavethem-evenchildren.
BothMasterCardandVisahaverecentlyintroducedplasticcardsinAmericathatdonothavetobeswipedforpurchasesunder$25.Laterthisyeara"dualinterface"systemwillbetestedinLondon.ItwillinvolveasingleplasticcardwhichcombinesanOysterfortravel,astandardVisacardissuedbyBritain'sBarclaysBankfor"chipandPIN"paymentsandanew"waveandpay"Visaforinstanttransactionsupto£10.
Nobodycanbesurehowfastbitsandbyteswilldriveoutmetalandpaper.AhundredyearsagoyoucouldstillpayyourtaxesinUgandaincowrieshells.Perhapshardcashwillalwaysfindaniche,tuckedawayinchildren'sbirthdaycardsandasmoneyfortheunbankedandphoneless.Butmostofthetimeaphoneorasmartcardthatcanbewavedoveranelectronicreaderwillbeatnotesandcoinshands-down.Thedoubt-andtheremainingobstacletodigitalmoney-concernsathirdpropertyofcash:
itsanonymity.
Gresham'slawvsMoore'slaw
Renderingcashaspureinformationisthefinaldenialofthenotionthatmoneyhasintrinsicvalue:
whatwasonceacarefullyweighedpieceofgold,silverorbronzehasbecomesimplyatoken.Thatisahard-wontruth.AsJohnMaynardKeynesoncelamented,whenitappearsgovernmentsareabletodeceivetheircitizensbydepreciatingthecurrency.
Yetwhenmoneyisminted(锻造)fromsiliconsomethingremarkablehappens.Theeconomicsofhandlingcash-whichtodayinvolvesthick-neckedmenincrash-helmets-issuddenlyembodiedbyMoore'slaw,whichhasseenthecostofcomputer-processingpowerfallbyhalfevery18monthsorso.Electronicinformationisinstantaneous,weightlessandexact.Nolongerthemiserablefumblingthroughcoatpocketswhilealineofwaitingcustomersquietlyfumes.Shopkeeperscandoawaywithexpensivecashfloatsandelaboraterusestostopcashfraud-suchascharging$4.99sothatthe$5billmostpeoplehandoverhastopassthroughthetill(钞票出纳机抽屉)foronecentchangeratherthanbeingtrouseredbyashopassistant.
Information-moneycanbehandledbyanyinformation-processingdevice.Thatincludesthemobilephone,whichcanaddtomoney'sutilityinthatitsscreencandisplayinformationclearlyanditcanlinktoyourbankasamobileATMatanytime.Visathinksacontactlessdigitaltransactiontakeslessthanhalfthetimeofacashoneandthatpeopleliberatedfromwhathappenstobeintheirwalletsspendafifthmore.
Whichiswhydigitalcashisnowsolvingitschicken-and-eggproblem.Inthepastshopkeeperswouldnotinstallsystemsunlessshoppershadelectroniccash.Andshopperswouldnotuseelectroniccashunlesstheyhadsomethingtobuy.Butsmartcardsandreadershavebecomecheapandconsumersnowpossessmobilephonesindroves.Thetrillionsofpaymentsthataretoosmalltobearthefeesofpayingbycreditcardhavecomewithinreachandalmosteveryonestandstogain.SomeJapanesemerchantshavealreadybeguntoofferdiscountstopeopleusingelectroniccash.Otherswillfollow.
Thebuckstopshere
Exceptthereisthatnaggingquestionofanonymity.Itiswellknownthatprivacyhasalotgoingforit.Thefirmsrunningpaymentsystemsmightsellinformationaboutwhatyoubuyandwhen.Prepareyourselfforabarrageofe-couponsandoffersdesignedtofityourprofileanduploadedtoyourphone.Andtherearemoreseriousconcerns.Inthecashworld,anonymitycanbeacloakforwrongdoing.Thesuspicionclingsthatwhereyoufindanonymityyoufinddrugs,fraud,moneylaundering,terroristfinancingandahugeamountoftaxevasion.
Nowondergovernmentshavelongsoughttocontrolanonymousfinancialinstruments.Thestateiscertaintolimittheamountthatcanpassthroughananonymouscard,phone,orothermeansofbusiness.Eagertocollecttaxesfrombuildersandnannies,itwillalsobetemptedtomonitorelectronic-cashpayments.
Whetheritdoessoisapoliticalquestion,notatechnologicalone.Youcandesignpaymentsystemsthatprotectagainstfraudandyetpreserveanonymity,justasyoucandesignopensystemsorthosethatkeepyouridentitysecretunlesstheauthoritiesdemandthatitberevealed.
Whenitcomestotradingconvenienceagainstprivacy,mostpeopleseemtobackconvenienceeverytime.Withcash,however,itmightbedifferent.Themorethestateintrudesintoelectroniccash,themoreitencouragesinefficientnotesandcoin.Fromthefirstslavewhoboughthisfreedom,moneyhasbeenwhatDostoyevskycalled"coinedliberty".AsAdamSmithwouldnodoubthaveobserved,justbecausethestatecanpryintoelectroniccashdoesnotmeanitshould.
1.WhycouldAdamSmithbethelasteconomistasthefaceonabanknote?
[A]Noeconomicthinkercouldbemorehonorable.
[B]Cashisveryversatileandenduring.
[C]Wewillnotneedmoneyinthenearfuture.
[D]Electronicmoneywillreplacecashinthefuture.
2.Thesecondparagraphmainlyindicatesthat______.
[A]notesandcoinsplayalessimportantrolethanbefore
[B]cashstilldominatestheeconomiclifeinthesociety
[C]wedon'tneedasmuchmoneyinflowasgoodsvalue
[D]therearemanyinconveniencesincashtransactions
3.AccordingtoSunilBhartiMittal,whatwillrevolutionizethetraditionalmoney-transferbusiness?
[A]AllianceoftelephoneoperatorsandMasterCard.
[B]Thelargedemandofimmigrantsandmigrantworkers.
[C]Sendingmoneybytextmessages.
[D]Internationaltelephonenetworks.
4.WhatdoesthechairmanofVodafoneJohnBondthinkofbanks?
[A]Theycanhardlygetprofitoutofsmallpayments.
[B]Theymaydisappearinthenearfuturejustlikecash.
[C]TheyhavegreatlychangedvillagelifeinAfrica.
[D]Theyholdaprimaryroleinthemoney-transferbusiness.
5.Visawillintroduceanew"waveandpay"cardinLondonforpurchases______.
[A]under$25[B]under£10[C]abroad[D]intraveling
6.AccordingtoJohnMaynardKeynes,whencangovernmentsusedevaluationofcurrencytotakeinpeople?
[A]Whenvalueisinherentinmoney.
[B]Whenmetalcurrencybecomesatoken.
[C]Whencashcan'tbeusedanonymously.
[D]WhenMoore'slawbeginstowork.
7.AccordingtoVisa,transactionsbymobileATMscanencouragespendingby______.
[A]18%[B]
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