六级简答题练习.docx
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六级简答题练习
六级简答题练习
Passage1
Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Lazinessisasin,everyoneknowsthat.Wehaveprobablyallhadlecturespointingoutthatlazinessisimmoral,thatitiswasteful,andthatlazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife.Butlazinesscanbemoreharmfulthanthat,anditisoftencausedbymorecomplexreasonsthansimplewishtoavoidwork.Somepeoplewhoappeartobelazyaresufferingfrommuchmoreseriousproblems.Theymaybesodistrustfuloftheirfellowworkersthattheyareunabletojoininanygrouptaskforfearofridiculeorfearofhavingtheirideasstolen.Thesepeoplewhoseemlazymaybeparalyzedbyafearoffailurethatpreventsfruitfulwork.Orothersortsoffantasiesmaypreventwork:
somepeoplearesobusyplanning,sometimesplanninggreatdealsoffantasticachievementsthattheyareunabletodealwith;strictlyspeaking,theyaremerelyprocrastinating--reschedulingtheirday.
Lazinesscanactuallybehelpful.Likeprocrastinators,somepeoplemaylooklazywhentheyarereallythinking,planning,contemplating,researching.Weshouldrememberthatsomegreatscientificdiscoveriesoccurredbychanceorwhilesomeonewas"goofingoff."Newtonwasn'tworkingintheorchardwhentheapplehithimandhedevisedthetheoryofgravity.Allofuswouldliketohavesome"lazy"buildthecarorstovewebuy,particularlyifthat"laziness"werecausedbytheworker'stakingtimetocheckeachstepofhisworkandtodohisjobright.Andsometimes,being"lazy"—thatis,takingtimeoffforarest—isgoodfortheoverworkedstudentorexecutive.Takingarestcanbeparticularlyhelpfultotheathletewhoistryingtoohard,todoctorwho'ssimplyworkinghimselfovertimetoomanyevenings,attheclinic.Sobecarefulwhenyou'retemptedtocallsomeonelazy.Thatpersonmaybethinking,resting,orplanninghisorhernextbook.
47.Thispassageismainlyabout_________________.
48.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,somepeopleappearlazybecause_________________.
49.Someso-calledlazypeople,strictlyspeaking,arejust_____________.
50.Accordingtothesecondparagraphlaziness____________
51.Accordingtotheauthor,wecannotcallthepeoplelazywhoarenotatworkbecause
_______________________.
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Passage2
Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AddisonHeardusesanimageofhiswifeandinfantsonforthebackgroundonhislaptop.AnMBAstudentattheUniversityofVirginia'sDardenSchoolofBusiness,Heardthinksabouthisfamilyconstantly.Butbecausehe'sawayatB-school,hehasexperiencedmuchofhisson'sfirstyearviaphonecallsanddigitalphotos.SaysHeard,"Ithasbeenparticularlyhard,notbeingtherewiththemeveryday."
Thiswashisfamily'schoice.Itdidn'tmakefinancialsenseforhiswife,Eden,acorporatelawyerinWashington,toquitherjob,selltheircondo(公寓),andmovetoCharlottervillewithherhusband.Sohewentalone.InhisfirstYeareachspousemadethe200-mileround-tripcommuteonalternateweekends.SincetheirsonwasbornlastMay,Addisonhasbeendoingmostofthedriving.
AscomplicatedastheHeard'ssituationseems,itisn'tallthatrare.Inanyyear,hundredsofcouplesdealwithhowtohandlethefamilylogistics(后勤工作)ofgoingtoB-school.Somechoosealong-distancerelationship,commutingbackandforthonweekendsandbreaks.Othersseepartnersandchildrenonlyonvacationsandholidays.Stillotherspackupthefamilyandbringthemalong.
Beingaparthasn'tbeeneasy,buttheHeardshavemadeitwork.OnweekendswhenthecoupleisinVirginia,theyattendsocialevents,soshecanfeelapartofthecommunity.HeardalsoavoidsFridayclassestogainmorefamilytime."We'vegottenintoaroutinethatworks,"hesays,"butI'mlookingforwardtobeinghome,sothethreeofuscanbeafamily."
Anylong-distancecommuteputspressureonarelationship,causingsomecouplestodriftapart.Beingthrowninarigorousacademicscheduleforonespouseandademandingcareerfortheother,thestressintensifies,oftendistractingstudentsfromtheirstudies.
Someschoolsofferstudentsinthesesituationsagooddealofsupport.Forfarawayspouses,thereareon-campussocialeventswhentheyvisit,onlinecommunities,eveninvolvementinalumninetworksintheirhomecities.ButmainlyB-schoolstrytomakeiteasierforstudentstotaketheirpartnersalongfortheride.Theyhelpfamiliesfindhousing,preschools,orlocalemployment.
ThedecisiontoattendadistantB-schoolisfraught(伴随着的)withfinancialandlogisticalproblems.Studentsalsomustdecideiftheirfamiliesshouldstayorgo.Eitherway,schoolstrytoaccommodatethem."Wehavemorethanourselvestothinkabout,"anMBAstudent,CoryHriciksays."It'safamily-influencedchoice."
47.Heardwillcomeintocontactwithhissoninhisfirstyearvia____________________.
48.Beforehissonwasborn,inordertomeeteachother,Addisonmadethe200-mile
round-tripcommute_______________.
49.ThewaythatAddisoncontinueshisstudywillmaketheother____________________.
50.SomeB-schoolswillmakeiteasierforstudentsto______________________.
51.AccordingtoHricik'sremarks,thepursuitofMBAdegreeis____________________.
Passage3
Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Americaisacountrythatnowsitsatopthecherishedmyththatworkprovidesrewards,thatworkingpeoplecansupporttheirfamilies.It'samyththathasbecomesodivorcedfromrealitythatitmightaswellbeginwiththewords"Onceuponatime".Today1.6millionNewYorkerssufferfrom"foodinsecurity",whichisafancywayofsayingtheydon'thaveenoughtoeat.Somearethepeoplewhocomeinatnightandcleantheskyscrapersthatglitteralongtheriver.Somepourcoffeeandtakecareoftheagedparentsofthepeoplewholiveinthosebuildings.TheAmericanDreamforthewell-to-dogrowsfromthebowedbacksoftheworkingpoor,whotoooftenhavetochoosebetweengroceriesandrent。
Inanewbookcalled"TheBetrayalofWork",BethShulmansaysthateveninthebooming1990soneoutofeveryfourAmericanworkersmadelessthan$8.70anhour,anincomeequaltothegovernment'spovertylevelforafamilyoffour.Many,ifnotmost,oftheseworkershadnohealthcare,sickpayorretirementprovisions。
Weeaseourconsciences,Shulmanwrites,bydescribingthesepeopleas"lowskilled",asthoughthey'renotimportantorintelligentenoughtodeservemore.Butlow-skilledworkerstodayarebettereducatedthaneverbefore,andtheyconstitutethelinchpin(SYNC)ofAmericanindustry.Whenpoliticianscrow(得意洋洋地说)thathappydaysarehereagainbecausejobsareontherise,it'sthesejobsthey'rereallytalkingabout.Fiveofthe10occupationsexpectedtogrowbiginthenextdecadeareinthelowest-payingjobgroups.Andbeforewesitbackanddecidethat'sjustthewayit;is,it'sinstructivetoconsidertherestoftheworld.Whilethebottom10percentofAmericanworkersearnjust37percentofouraveragewage,theircounterpartsinotherindustrializedcountriesearnupwardsof60percent.Andthosearecountriesthatprovidehealthcareandchildcare,whicheasestheeconomicpinchconsiderably。
Almost40yearsago,whenLyndonJohnsondeclaredwaronpoverty,afamilywithacarandahouseinthesuburbsfeltprosperous.Todaythatsamefamilymaywellfeelpoor,overwhelmedbycreditcarddebt,asecondmortgageandthecostofthestuffthathasbecomethebackboneofAmericanlife.WhenthemiddleClassfeelspoor,thepoorhavelittlechanceforchange,orevenrecognition。
47.Bysaying"itmightaswellbeginwiththewords'Onceuponatime'"(Line3,Para.1),theauthorsuggeststhattheAmericanmythis______.
48.TheAmericanDreamofthewell-to-dobuiltupon___________.
49.SomeAmericanstrytomakethemselvesfeellessguiltybyattributingthepovertyoftheworkingpeopleto______。
50.WelearnfromthepassagethatthedifferenceinpaybetweenthelowestpaidandtheaverageworkerinAmericais______than.thatinotherindustrializedcountries。
51.Accordingtotheauthor,nowanAmericanfamilywithacarandahouseinthesuburbsprobablyfeelaboutthemselves______________.
Passage4
Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thediscoverythatlanguagecanbeabarriertocommunicationisquicklymadebyallwhotravel,study,governorsell.Whethertheactivityistourism,research,government,policing,businessordatadissemination,thelackofacommonlanguagecanseverelyimpedeprogressorcanhaltitaltogether。
Althoughcommunicationproblemsofthiskindmusthappenthousandsoftimeseachday,veryfewbecomepublicknowledge.Publicitycomesonlywhenafailuretocommunicatehasmajorconsequences,suchasstrikes,lostorders,legalproblemsorfatalaccidents--even,attimes,war.Onereportedinstanceofcommunicationfailuretookplacein1970,whenseveralAmericansateaspeciesofpoisonousmushroom.Noremedywasknown,andtwoofthepeoplediedwithindays.Aradioreportofthecasewasheardbyachemistwhoknewofatreatmentthathadbeensuccessfullyusedin1959andpublishedin1963.WhyhadtheAmericandoctorsnotheardofitsevenyearslater?
PresumablybecausethereportofthetreatmenthadbeenpublishedonlyinjournalswritteninEuropeanlanguagesotherthanEnglish。
Severalcomparablecaseshavebeenreported.Butisolatedexamplesdonotgiveanimpressionofthesizeoftheproblem--somethingthatcancomeonlyfromstudiesoftheuseoravoidanceofforeign-languagematerialsandcontactsindifferentcommunicativesituations.IntheEnglish-
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