大学英语六级真题.docx
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大学英语六级真题
2009年12月CET6真题
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Shouldparentssendtheirkidstoartclasses?
现在有不少家长送孩子参加各种艺术班
1、对这种做法有人表示支持
2、有人并不赞成
3、我认为……
PartIIReadingComprehension(Skimmingandscanning)(15minutes)
BossesSay‘Yes’toHomeWork
Risingcostsofofficespace,timelosttostressfulcommuting,andaslowrecognitionthatworkershavelivesbeyondtheoffice-allarestrongargumentsforlettingstaffworkfromhome.
Forthesmallbusiness,thereareadditionalbenefitstoo-staffaremoreproductive,andhappier,enablingfirmstokeeptheirheadcounts(员工数)andtheirrecruitmentcoststoaminimum.Itcanalsoprovideacompetitiveadvantage,especiallywhensmallbusinesseswanttoattractnewstaffbutdon’thavethebudgettoofferhugesalaries.
Whilecompanymanagershaveknownaboutthebenefitsforalongtime,manyhavedonelittleaboutit,skepticalofwhethertheycouldtrusttheiremployeestoworktofullcapacitywithoutsupervision,orconcernedabouttheadditionalexpensesteleworkingpolicesmightincurasstaffstartchangingtheirhomephonebillstothebusiness.
Yetthisisnowchanging.WhencommunicationsproviderInter-Telresearchedtheuseofremoteworkingsolutionsamongsmall-andmedium-sizedUKbusinessesinAprilthisyear,itfoundthat28%morecompaniesclaimedtohaveintroducedflexibleworkingpracticesthanayearago.
TheUKnetworkofBusinessLinksconfirmsthatittoohasseenagrowinginterestinremoteworkingsolutionsfromsmallbusinessesseekingitsadvice,andclaimsthatasmanyas60-70%ofthebusinessesthatcomethroughitsdoorsnowoffersomeformofremoteworkingsupporttotheirworkforces.
Technologyadvances,includingthewidespreadavailabilityofbroadband,aremakingtheintroductionofremoteworkingapieceofcake.
“Ifsystemsaresetupproperly,staffcanhaveaccesstoalltheresourcestheyhaveintheofficewherevertheyhaveaninternetconnection,”saysAndyPoulton,e-businessadvisoratBusinessLinkforBerkshireandWiltshire.“Therearesomeveryexcitingdevelopmentswhichhaveenabledthis.”
Oneistheavailabilityofbroadband,whichnowcoversalmostallofthecountry(BTclaimsthat,byJuly,99.8%ofitsexchangeswillbebroadbandenabled,withalternativeplansinplaceforeventhemostremoteexchanges).“Thisistheenabler,”Poultonsays.
Yetwhilebroadbandhascomedowninpricetoo,thoseserviceproviderstargetingthebusinessmarketwarnagainstconsumerservicesmasquerading(伪装)asbusiness-friendlybroadband.
“Broadbandisavailableforaslittleas£15amonth,butmanybusinessesfailtoappreciatethehiddencostsofsuchaservice,”saysNeilStephenson,salesandmarketingdirectoratOnyxInternet,aninternetserviceproviderbasedinthenorth-eastofEngland“Providersofferingbroadbandforrock-bottompricesarenotoriousforpoorservice,withregularbreakdownsandheavilycongested(拥堵的)networks.Itisalwaysadvisableforbusinessestolookbeyondthepricetagandlookforabusiness-onlyproviderthatcanoffermorereliability,withgoodsupport.”Suchservicesdon’tcosttoomuch–qualityservicescanbefoundforupwardsof£30amonth.
Thebenefitsofbroadbandtotheoccasionalhomeworkerarethattheycanaccessemailinrealtime,andtakefulladvantageofservicessuchasinternet-basedbackuporeveninternet-basedphoneservices.
Internet-basedtelecom,orVoIP(VoiceoverIP)togiveititstechnicaltitle,isaninterestingtooltoanybusinesssupportingremoteworking.Notnecessarilybecauseofthepromiseoffreeorreducedpricephonecalls(whichexpertspointoutismisleadingfortheaveragebusiness),butbecauseofthesophisticatedvoiceservicesthatcanbeexploitedbytheremoteworker-facilitiessuchasvoicemailandcallforwarding,whichprovideacontinuityofthecompany-imageforcustomersandbusinesspartners.
Bylaw,companiesmust“considerseriously”requeststoworkflexiblymadebyaparentwithachildundertheageofsix,oradisabledchildunder18.ItwastheneedtoaccommodateemployeeswithyoungchildrenthatmotivatedaccountancyfirmWrightVigartobeginpromotingteleworkingrecently,Thecompany,whichneededtoupgradeitsITinfrastructuretoprovideconnectivitywithanew,secondoffice,decidedtointroducesupportforremoteworkingatthesametime.
MarketingdirectorJackO’Hernexplainsthatthecompanyhasarelativelyyoungworkforce,manyofwhomareparents:
“Oneofthetriggerswaswhenoneofourtaxmanagersreturnedformmaternityleave.Shewasintendingtoworkparttime,butcouldonlymanageonedayaweekintheofficeduetochildcare.Byofferinghertheabilitytoworkfromhome,wehavedoubledhercapacity-nowsheworksadayaweekfromhome,andadayintheoffice.Thisisgreatforher,andforusasweretainsomeonehighlyqualified.”
ForWrightVigar,whichhasnowequippedallofitsfee-earnerstobeabletoworkatmaximumproductivitywhenawayfromtheoffices(whetherthat’sfromhome,orwhileontheroad),thisstrategyisnotjustaboutsavingoncommutetimeorcuttingthemloosefromtheoffice,butenablingthemtoworkmoreflexiblehoursthatfitaroundtheirhomelife.
O’Hernsays:
“Althoughmostofourworkisclient-basedandmustfitaroundthis,wecan’tseeanyreasonwhyaparentcan’tbeonhandtodealwithsomethingimportantathome,iftheyhavetheabilitytocompleteaprojectlateintheday.”
Supportingthisnewwayofworkingcamewithaprice,though.Althoughthefirmwasupdatingitssystemsanyway,thecompanyspent10-15%moreperusertoequipthemwithalaptopratherthanaPC,andaboutthesametoupgradetoaserverthatwouldenableremotestafftoconnecttothecompanynetworksandaccessalltheirusualresources.
AlthoughWrightVigarhasn’tyetquantifiedthebusinessbenefits,itclaimsthat,inadditiontobeingabletoretainkeystaffwithyoungfamilies,itisabletosavefee-earnersasubstantialamountof“dead”timeintheirworkingdays.
Thatstaffcandothiswithoutneedingafixedtelephonelineprovidesevenmoreefficiencysavings.“WithWi-Fi(fast,wirelessinternetconnections)poppingupallovertheplace,evenontrains,ourfree-earnerscanbeproductiveastheytravel,andbetweenmeetings,insteadofhavingtokilltimeattheshops,”headds.
Thecompanywillalsobeabletoavoidtheexpenseofhavingtorelocatestafftotemporaryofficesforseveralweekswhenitbeginsdisruptiveofficerenovations(翻新)soon.
FinancialrecruitmentspecialistLynneHargreavesknowsexactlyhowmuchherfirmhassavedbyadoptingateleworkingstrategy,whichhasinvolvedhandinghercompany’sdatamanagementovertoaremotehostingcompany,Datanet,soitcanbeaccessiblebyallthecompany’sconsultantsoverbroadbandinternetconnections.
Ithasenabledthecompanytodispensewithitsbusinesspremisesaltogether,followingtherealisationthatitjustdidn’tneedthemanymore.“Themainmotivationbehindadoptinghomeworkingwastoincreasemyownproductivity,asasinglemumtoan11-year-old,”saysHargreaves.“ButIsoonrealisedthat,asmostofourbusinessisdoneonthephone,emailatoff–sitemeetings,wedidn’tneedourofficesatall.We’renowsaving£16,000ayearonrent,plusthecostofutilities,nottomentionwhatwouldhavebeenspentoncommuting.”
1.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?
A)Howbusinessmanagersviewhi-tech.
B)Benefitsofthepracticeofteleworking.
C)Howtocutdownthecostsofsmallbusinesses.
D)Relationsbetweenemployersandemployees.
2.FromtheresearchconcredbythecommunicationproviderInter-Tel,welearnthat________.
A)attitudestowardITtechnologyhavechanged.
B)moreemployeesworktofullcapacityathome.
C)morebusinesseshaveadoptedremoteworkingsolution.
D)employeesshowagrowinginrestinsmallbusinesses.
3.WhatdevelopmenthasmadeflexibleworkingpracticespossibleaccordingtoAndyPoulton?
A)Reducedcostoftelecommunications.
B)Improvedreliabilityofinternetservice.
C)Accesstobroadbaneverywhere.
D)AvailabilityofVoIPservice.
4.WhatisNeilStephenson’sadvicetofirmscontractinginternetservices?
A)Theycontractthecheapestprovider.
B)Theylookforreliablebusiness-onlyproviders.
C)Theycontactproviderslocatednearesttothem.
D)Theycarefullyexaminethecontract.
5.Internet-basedtelecomsfacilitatesremoteworkingby________.
A)offeringsophisticatedvoiceservices
B)providingcallscompletelyfreeofcharge
C)helpingclientsdiscussbusinessathome
D)givingaccesstoemailinginrealtime
6.TheaccountancyfirmWrightVigarpromotedteleworkinginitiallyinorderto__________.
A)attractyoungpeoplewithITexpertisetoworkforit
B)presentapositiveimagetoprospectivecustomers
C)reduceoperationalexpensesofasecondoffice
D)supportitsemployeeswithchildrentotakecareof
7.AccordingtomarketingdirectorJackO’Hern,teleworkingenabledthecompanyto_______.
A)minimiseitsofficespace
B)keephighlyqualifiedstaff
C)enhanceitsmarketimage
D)reducerecruitmentcosts
8.WrightVigar’spracticeofallowingformoreflexibleworkinghoursnotonlybenefitsthecompanybuthelpsimproveemployees’__________.
9.Withfast,wirelessinternetconnections,employeescanstillbe________whiletraveling.
10.SinglemotherLynneHargreavesdecidedtoworkathomemainlyto__________.
PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
11.A)Theyprefertocarrycashwhentravelingabroad.
B)Theyusuallycarrymanythingsaroundwiththem.
C)Theywouldrathertravelaroundthanstayathome.
D)Theydon’tliketospendmuchmoneyontraveling.
12.A)Thes
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