1、大学六级-410 及答案解析(总分:693.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、BPart Writing(总题数:1,分数:106.00)1.假如你是李静,你想向校长申请参加西部大开发,你要给校长写一封信,信的内容包括: 1表达自己想要参加西部大开发的愿望; 2简要说明自己的理由。(分数:106.00)_二、BPart Reading (总题数:1,分数:70.00)BSuggestions for Your Work/BAnnie is a longtime secretary/receptionist for two senior vice presidents at a big compa
2、ny. They have been doing a lot of hiring lately, and almost all of the new middle-management personnel have been interviewed by one or the other of Annies two bosses, so naturally they come through her office first.Some of these people are unbelievably rude. Either they treat Annie like a piece of f
3、urniture (no hello, no eye contact) or they think she is their errand(差使) girl. Lately, Annies two bosses have started asking her for her impressions of job candidates. So far this week, two have been discourteous(失礼的) and dismissive, so Annie gave both the thumbs-down. Neither is getting called bac
4、k for the next round of interviews.No one knows how common this is, but if you are job hunting, its necessary to be aware that the dummy at the reception desk may be anything but not “just a secretary“.BSuggestions to Job Hunters/BAccording to Annie Stevens and Greg Gostanian, two partners at a Bost
5、on-based executive coaching firm called Clear Rock, its not unusual these days for a hiring manager to ask everyone who meets a potential new hire to give an opinion of him or her. “One of the biggest reasons so many newly recruited managers fail in a new job is their inability to fit in and get alo
6、ng with the people who are already there,“ says Stevens. “So employers now want to get staffers impressions right at the start.“Adds Gostanian: “A lot can be learned from how candidates treat receptionists, If the jobseeker is rude, condescending, or arrogant, this might be an indication of how he o
7、r she would treat coworkers or direct reports.“Obviously, anyone looking for a new job would do well not to alienate the person who sits outside the interviewers door. Stevens and Gostanian offer these six tips for getting off to the right start:introduce yourself as you would to any other potential
8、 new colleague. Smile, shake hands, and so on. It seems odd that this has to be spelled out, but apparently it does; and, besides being a matter of common courtesy, ordinary friendliness offers a practical advantage. “Learning and remembering an interviewers receptionists name can only help as you a
9、dvance in the interviewing process,“ Stevens notes.Dont regard a receptionist or other assistant as an underling(部下)-at least, not as your own personal underling. “Always ask the interviewer if you need help from anyone else in the office where youre interviewing, instead of seeking this directly yo
10、urself,“ says Gostanian. In other words, if youd like to leave an extra copy of your resume, refrain from sending the interviewers assistant to the Xerox machine.Its fine to accept if youre offered a beverage, but keep it simple. “Dont ask for particular brand names or expect to be brewed a fresh po
11、t of coffee,“ Stevens says. And of course, need we add that dispatching anybody to Starbucks is out of the question?Feel free to make small talk, but know that anything you say may well get back to the interviewer. “Dont ask probing questions about the company or offer unsolicited opinions,“ Gostard
12、an advises. No matter how hideous the office door, endless the hike from the parking lot, or inconvenient the wait to see the interviewer, keep it to yourself. Plenty of time for whining(抱怨) and grumbling after youre hired.Dont talk on your cell phone in front of the receptionist, and try to put you
13、r BlackBerry aside. “If you have to make or take a call, leave the reception area,“ Stevens says. Preoccupation with wireless devices will mark you, she says, as “a cold and fixated person“.“Dont forget to say good-bye. “Failure to say good-bye to someone youve just met reflects negatively on you,“
14、Gostanian notes. “Youll come across as impersonal and uncaring.“ Thats hardly the image any job hunter wants to project.BHow to Measure Your Work/BAny job, like any relationship, has its difficult moments. And with the job market heating up, the temptations to change partners are growing.As with any
15、 relationship, however, you really should assess the full value of what youve got before giving it up wholesale, because-lets face it-regret really is a waste of your time.Regardless of the main task of a job-be it bond trading, teaching, balancing the books, or cleaning hotel roomsare there objecti
16、ve criteria that you can use to measure whether your job is wonderful or not?Workplace experts Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman have identified several. In their book First, Break All the Rules: What the Worlds Greatest Managers Do Differently, they offer a useful guide in the form of 12 questions
17、:Do I know whats expected of me at work?Do I have the materials and equipment I need to do my work right?At work, do I have the opportunity to de what I do best every day?In the last 7 days, have I received recognition or praise for doing good work?Does my supervisor, or someone at work, seem to car
18、e about me as a person?Is there someone at work who encourages my development?At work, do my opinions seem to count?Does the mission/purpose of my company make me feel my job is important?Are my coworkers committed to doing quality work?Do I have a best friend at work?In the last six months, has som
19、eone at work talked to me about my progress?This last year, have I had opportunities at work to learn and to grow?Buckingham and Coffman picked these 12 questions after looking for patterns among the responses of more than 1 million employees to workplace questions posed by the Gallup Organization o
20、ver the years.“We were searching for those special questions where the most engaged employees. answered positively, and everyone else. answered neutrally or negatively,“ they wrote.Their reasoning: they wanted to identify the key elements of a strong workplace that can attract and retain talent.Sati
21、sfaction with pay and benefits didnt make the list not because theyre not important, Coffman said, but because theyre important to all employees, whether theyre engaged in their work or not.So, assuming you feel youre paid the going rate for your job, answering affirmatively to all or even most of t
22、he 12 questions can be an indication that youve got a great job that you should part with only for very good reason. And if job satisfaction is important to you, then the promise of a bigger paycheck alone may not be reason enough.When Coffman is asked what percentage of companies he thinks actually
23、 pass the 12- question test, his estimate is no more than 15 percent. But within a company, he said, Individual departments may meet the test, even if the company overall doesnt.Why? The manager of a department makes all the difference. Coffman said when an employee quits, 70 percent of the time she
24、s not leaving because of the job, shes leaving because of the manager.One cautionary note: your job may not be as wonderful for you as you think if you answer a majority of the 12 questions affirmatively but the few questions that you cant are among the first six. Thats because the first six questio
25、ns make up the base on which job satisfaction rests, according to Buckingham and Coffman. If your current job doesnt meet the first six criteria, you are more likely to be disengaged with your work and less productive than you could be.Consider question three after all. Do you have the opportunity t
26、o do what you do best everyday? “If youre net able to use your gifts every day, youll be pretty frustrated,“ Coffman said.Of course, job satisfaction isnt a one-way street with a department either meeting your needs or not. In order to answer the 12 questions honestly, you need to know what it is th
27、at makes you tick and net blindly blame your department for any job dissatisfaction.Do you know what it is you like to do and what you do best? What kind of recognition do you like? Public or private? What are your values and do they square with your companys goals? How do you like a manager to rela
28、te to you?Otherwise, your career, like a string of bad relationships, can become a case of “different partner, same problems“.(分数:70.00)(1).When you go to a company for an interview, there is no need to care the feelings oftbe receptionists.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(2).According to Annie Stevens, many newly
29、recruited managers fail in a new job because they cannot get along with their coworkers.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(3).If you want to get off to the right start, you should treat the receptionists as your potential bosses.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(4).If you fail to say “thank you“ to the receptionists, they will have n
30、egative impressions of you.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(5).If you want to give up a job wholesale, you should evaluate _ from it.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(6).When you are measuring your work, you should consider that if there is someone at work who encourages your development and talks to you about _.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(7)
31、.The question about satisfaction with pay and benefits is not included in the 12 questions because its important to all employees, whether _ or not.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(8).Even if the company overall cannot pass the 12-question test, _ may pass it.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(9).You should pay special attention to
32、the first six questions of the 12 questions because they make up the base on which _.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(10).If yon want to answer the 12 questions honestly, you should know what makes you not blindly blame your department for _.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_三、BPart Listenin(总题数:3,分数:105.00)Questions 11 to 18 are ba
33、sed on the conversation you have just heard.(分数:56.00)A.Camp in the mountains.B.Stay at his own house.C.Write to his girlfriend.D.Hold his uncles mails.A.He doesnt understand his staff.B.His computer doesnt work properly.C.He doesnt know how to apply computer theory.D.He is trouble to add the figure
34、s.A.Cowardly.B.Anxious.C.Lazy.D.Courageous.A.She made a reservation for the 9:00 flight.B.She changed the reservation.C.She found they were late for the 8:00 flight.D.She misunderstood the man.A.He couldnt make any sense out of his course.B.He hasnt taken more than one philosophy course.C.He is a ph
35、ilosophy major.D.He haspt taken any philosophy course in that department.A.A dentist.B.A cook.C.A dietician.D.A twirler.A.Go for a swim.B.Make better use of time.C.Follow the official procedure.D.Watch television.A.She doubts he makes much money now.B.Shes surprised that he chose that company.C.She
36、doesnt know when her classes started.D.She wonders why hes kept his job.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.(分数:21.00)A.The CPU is broken.B.The screen is flashing.C.It doesnt work.D.It dropped to the floor.A.The company will compensate the customer.B.The company will
37、 refund the customers money.C.The company will replace it.D.The company will do nothing about it.A.Exchange the computer for the woman.B.Refund the womans money.C.Give the woman anything she likes in the store.D.Give the woman a store credit with which she can buy anything in the store.BQuestions 22
38、 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard./B(分数:28.00)A.The close-ups are perfect.B.The dialogues are easy to understand.C.Its not boring at all.D.It doesnt tell any story.A.Because its dark.B.Because it makes her think.C.Because there are two-dimensional characters in it.D.Because th
39、e dialogues in it are superficial.A.Gun fights and exploding cars.B.Depressing stories.C.Intense characters.D.Dark background.A.Comedy.B.Light movie.C.Mystery movie.D.Action movie.四、BSection B/B(总题数:3,分数:70.00)BPassage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard./B(分数:28.00)A.
40、On April 26, 1611.B.On April 23, 1611.C.On April 26, 1616.D.On April 23, 1616.A.In 1585.B.In 1584.C.In 1583.D.In 1586.A.People know almost nothing about Shakespeares early life.B.Shakespeare was already well known before he went to London.C.People know a lot about Shakespeares life in London.D.Peopl
41、e know only a little about Shakespeares life in London.A.Shakespeare was not interested in making a profit.B.Shakespeare could get one-tenth of the profits of the Globe Theater.C.Shakespeare, like his fellow writers, had no business sense.D.Shakespeares fellow writers shared the same profits as he d
42、id.BPassage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard./B(分数:21.00)A.Kings and queens, princes and princesses, and lords and ladies built castles in order to get more land.B.Around the outside of a castle, a moat was dug, which was often filled with water.C.A castle was built
43、 behind a thick and high stonewall, which was strong enough to stand the possible attack of enemies.D.If a drawbridge was pulled up, there was no way for people to enter the castle.A.They lived a luxurious life and their diet was very delicate.B.They lived a highly civilized court life.C.They lived
44、a primitive life and their table manners were often rude.D.They lived a comparatively luxurious but not-so-civilized life.A.Castles structure and the eating habit in them.B.Castles structure and people who lived in them.C.Castles structure and the lives in them.D.Why people built castles and castles
45、 structure.BPassage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard./B(分数:21.00)A.Separate houses were built for storing ice.B.Double walls were built in icehouses to keep cool.C.Blocks of ice were packed with weed in icehouses.D.Ice was put into icehouses In winter.A.The ice wa
46、s cut and handled with the help of some special tools.B.The ice was taken from the flowing river with hooks and carried by sleds to icehouses.C.The ice was carried on the frozen surface of the pond or river.D.The ice was sawed into even blocks by workers.A.Saws, choppers, axes, tongs, hooks.B.Axes,
47、saws, choppers, tongs, hooks.C.Choppers, axes, saws, hooks, tongs.D.Axes, saws, choppers, hooks.五、BSection C/B(总题数:1,分数:77.00)In about 45 years, temperatures on Earth will be hotter than at anytime during the past one million years, says the U.S. U(36) /U top climatologist in a new report U(37) /U t
48、oday.According to the report, published in the U(38) /U of the National Academy of Sciences, the planet is just two degrees shy of an U(39) /U temperature of 59 degrees Fahrenheit, which is what they U(40) /U the temperature was about a million years ago.NASAs James Hansen, along with U(41) /U from the University of California and Columbia University, are for the first time,