1、大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 108及答案与解析 Section B 0 Seven Steps to a More Fulfilling Job A)Many people today find themselves in unfulfilling work situations. In fact, one in four workers is dissatisfied with their current job, according to the recent “Plans for 2004“ survey. Their career path may be financiall
2、y rewarding, but it doesnt meet their emotional, social or creative needs. Theyre stuck, unhappy, and have no idea what to do about it, except move to another job. B)Mary Lyn Miller, veteran career consultant and founder of the Life and Career Clinic, says that when most people are unhappy about the
3、ir work, their first thought is to get a different job. Instead, Miller suggests looking at the possibility of a different life. Through her book, 8 Myths of Making a Living, as well as workshops, seminars and personal coaching and consulting, she has helped thousands of dissatisfied workers reasses
4、s life and work. C)Like the way of Zen, which includes understanding of oneself as one really is, Miller encourages job seekers and those dissatisfied with work or life to examine their beliefs about work and recognize that “in many cases your beliefs are what brought you to where you are today“. Yo
5、u may have been raised to think that women were best at nurturing and caring and, therefore, should be teachers and nurses. So thats what you did. Or, perhaps you were brought up to believe that you should do what your father did, so you have taken over the family business, or become a dentist “just
6、 like dad“. If this sounds familiar, its probably time to look at the new possibilities for your future. D)Miller developed a 7-step process to help potential job seekers assess their current situation and beliefs, identify their real passion, and start on a journey that allows them to pursue their
7、passion through work. Step 1: Willingness to do something different. E)Breaking the cycle of doing what you have always done is one of the most difficult tasks for job seekers. Many find it difficult to steer away from a career path or make a change, even if it doesnt feel right. Miller urges job se
8、ekers to open their minds to other possibilities beyond what they are currently doing. Step 2: Commitment to being who you are, not who or what someone wants you to be. F)Look at the gifts and talents you have and make a commitment to pursue those things that you love most. If you love the social as
9、pects of your job, but are stuck inside an office or “chained to your desk“ most of the time, vow to follow your instinct and investigate alternative careers and work that allow you more time to interact with others. G)Dawn worked as a manager for a large retail clothing store for several years. Tho
10、ugh she had advanced within the company, she felt frustrated and longed to be involved with nature and the outdoors. She decided to go to school nights and weekends to pursue her true passion by earning her masters degree in forestry. She now works in the biotech forestry division of a major paper c
11、ompany. Step 3: Self-definition. H)Miller suggests that once job seekers know who they are, they need to know how to sell themselves. “In the job market, you are a product. And just like a product, you must know the features and benefits that you have to offer a potential client, or employer.“ Exami
12、ne the skills and knowledge that you have and identify how they can apply to your desired occupation. Your qualities will exhibit to employers why they should hire you over other candidates. Step 4: Attain a level of self-honoring. I)Self-honoring or self-love may seem like an odd step for job hunte
13、rs, but being able to accept yourself, without judgment, helps eliminate insecurities and will make you more self-assured. By accepting who you are all your emotions, hopes and dreams, your personality, and your unique way of being youll project more confidence when networking and talking with poten
14、tial employers. The power of self-honoring can help to break all the falsehoods you were programmed to believe those that made you feel that you were not good enough, or strong enough, or intelligent enough to do what you truly desire. Step 5: Vision. J)Miller suggests that job seekers develop a vis
15、ion that embraces the answer to “What do I really want to do?“ One should create a solid statement in a dozen or so sentences that describe in detail how they see their life related to work. For instance, the secretary who longs to be an actress describes a life that allows her to express her love o
16、f Shakespeare on stage. A real estate agent, attracted to his current job because he loves fixing up old homes, describes buying properties that need a little tender loving care to make; them more saleable. Step 6: Appropriate risk. K)Some philosophers believe that the way to enlightenment comes thr
17、ough facing obstacles and difficulties. Once people discover their passion, many are too scared to do anything about it. Instead, they do nothing. With this step, job seekers should assess what they are willing to give up, or risk, in pursuit of their dream. L)For one working mom, that meant taking
18、night classes to learn new computer-aided design skills, while still earning a salary and keeping her day job. For someone else, it may mean quitting his or her job, taking out a loan and going back to school full time. Youll move one step closer to your ideal work life if you identify how much risk
19、 you are willing to take and the sacrifices you are willing to make. Step 7: Action. M)Some teachers of philosophy describe action in this way, “If one wants to get to the top of a mountain, just sitting at the foot thinking about it will not bring one there. It is by making the effort of climbing u
20、p the mountain, step by step, that eventually the summit is reached.“ All too often, it is the lack of action that ultimately holds people back from attaining their ideals. N)Creating a plan and taking it one step at a time can lead to new and different job opportunities. Job-hunting tasks gain adde
21、d meaning as you sense their importance in your quest for a more meaningful work life. The plan can include researching industries and occupations, talking to people who are in your desired area of work, taking classes, or accepting volunteer work in your targeted field. O)Each of these steps will l
22、ead you on a journey to a happier and more rewarding work life. After all, it is journey, not the destination, that is most important. 1 Mary Lyn Millers job is to advise people on their life and career. 2 Mary Lyn Miller suggests that a job seeker develop a vision that answers the question “What do
23、 I really want to do?“ 3 Many people are too scared to pursue their dreams because they are unwilling to give up. 4 Understanding of oneself as one really is a thought of Zen. 5 In the job market, job seekers need to know how to sell themselves like products. 6 According to the recent “Plans for 200
24、4“ survey, a quarter of workers are unhappy with their current jobs. 7 What ultimately holds people back from attaining their ideals is the lack of action. 8 People considering changing their careers should commit themselves to the pursuit of those things that they love most. 9 During an interview w
25、ith potential employers, self-honoring or self-love may help a job seeker to show more confidence. 10 Many people find it difficult to make up their minds whether to change their career path. 10 Space Tourism A)Make your reservations now. The space tourism industry is officially open for business, a
26、nd tickets are going for a mere $20 million for a one-week stay in space. Despite reluctance from National Air and Space Administration(NASA), Russia made American businessman Dennis Tito the worlds first space tourist. Tito flew into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket that arrived at the Internati
27、onal Space Station(ISS)on April 30, 2001. The second space tourist, South African businessman Mark Shuttleworth, took off aboard the Russian Soyuz on April 25, 2002, also bound for the ISS. B)Lance Bass of N Sync was supposed to be the third to make the $20 million trip, but he did not join the thre
28、e-man crew as they blasted off on October 30, 2002, due to lack of payment. Probably the most incredible aspect of this proposed space tour was that NASA approved of it. C)These trips are the beginning of what could be a profitable 21st century industry. There are already several space tourism compa
29、nies planning to build suborbital vehicles and orbital cities within the next two decades. These companies have invested millions, believing that the space tourism industry is on the verge of taking off. D)In 1997, NASA published a report concluding that selling trips into space to private citizens
30、could be worth billions of dollars. A Japanese report supports these findings, and projects that space tourism could be a $10 billion per year industry within the next two decades. The only obstacles to opening up space to tourists are the space agencies, who are concerned with safety and the develo
31、pment of a reliable, reusable launch vehicle. Space Accommodations E)Russias Mir space station was supposed to be the first destination for space tourists. But in March 2001, the Russian Aerospace Agency brought Mir down into the Pacific Ocean. As it turned out, bringing down Mir only temporarily de
32、layed the first tourist trip into space. F)The Mir crash did cancel plans for a new reality-based game show from NBC, which was going to be called Destination Mir. The Survivor-like TV show was scheduled to air in fall 2001. Participants on the show were to go through training at Russias cosmonaut(宇
33、航员 )training center, Star City. Each week, one of the participants would be eliminated from the show, with the winner receiving a trip to the Mir space station. The Mir crash has ruled our NBCs space plans for now. NASA is against beginning space tourism until the International Space Station is comp
34、leted in 2006. G)Russia is not alone in its interest in space tourism. There are several projects underway to commercialize space travel. There are a few of the groups that might take tourists to space. Space Island Group is going to build a ring-shaped, rotating “commercial space infrastructure(基础结
35、构 )“ that will resemble the Discovery spacecraft in the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey.“ According to their vision statement, Space Adventures plans to “fly tens of thousands of people in space over the next 10-15 years and beyond, around the moon, and back, from spaceports both on Earth and in space,
36、 to and from private space stations, and aboard dozens of different vehicles. “ Even Hilton Hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry and the possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel. However, the company did say that it believes such a space hotel is 15 to 20 years away. H)
37、Initially, space tourism will offer simple accommodations at best. For instance, if the International Space Station is used as a tourist attraction, guests wont find the luxurious surroundings of a hotel room on Earth. It has been designed for conducting research, not entertainment. However the firs
38、t generation of space hotels should offer tourists a much more comfortable experience. I)In regard to a concept for a space hotel initially planned by Space Island, such a hotel could offer guests every convenience they might find at a hotel on Earth, and some they might not. The small gravitational
39、 pull created by the rotating space city would allow space-tourists and residents to walk around and function normally within the structure. Everything from running water to a recycling plant to medical facilities would be possible. Additionally, space tourists would even be able to take space walks
40、. J)Many of these companies believe that they have to offer an extremely enjoyable experience in order for passengers to pay thousands, if not millions, of dollars to ride into space. So will space create another separation between the haves and have-nots? The Most Expensive Vacation K)Will space be
41、 an exotic retreat reserved for only the wealthy? Or will middle-class folks have a chance to take their families to space? Make no mistake about it, going to space will be the most expensive vacation you ever take. Prices right now are in the tens of millions of dollars. Currently, the only vehicle
42、s that can take you into space are the space shuttle and the Russian Soyuz, both of which are terribly inefficient. Each spacecraft requires millions of pounds of fuel to take off into space, which makes them expensive to launch. One pound of payload(有效载重 )costs about $10 000 to put into Earths orbi
43、t. L)NASA and Lockheed Martin are currently developing a single-stage-to-orbit launch space plane, called the VentureStar, that could be launched for about a tenth of what the; space shuttle costs to launch. If the VentureStar takes off, the number of people who could afford to take a trip into spac
44、e would move into the millions. M)In 1998, a joint report from NASA and the Space Transportation Association stated that improvements in technology could push fares for space travel as low as $50 000, and possibly down to $20 000 or $10 000 a decade later. The report concluded that at a ticket price
45、 of $50 000, there could be 500 000 passengers flying into space each year. While still leaving out many people, these prices would open up space to a tremendous amount of traffic. N)Since the beginning of the space race, the general public has said, “Isnt that greatwhen do I get to go?“ Well, our c
46、hance might be closer than ever. Within the next 20 years, space planes could be taking off for the Moon at the same frequency as airplanes flying between New York and Los Angeles. 11 Several tourism companies believe space travel is going to be a new profitable industry. 12 What makes going to spac
47、e the most expensive vacation is the enormous cost involved in the fuel of spacecraft. 13 Each year 500 000 space tourists could be flying into space if ticket prices could be lowered to $ 50 000. 14 The space agencies are reluctant to open up space to tourists. 15 Hilton Hotels believes it wont be
48、long before it is possible to build a space hotel. 16 Lance Bass wasnt able to go on a tour of space because of financial problems. 17 Within the next two decades, space travel could be as common as intercity air travel. 18 The prize for the winner in the fall 2001 NBC TV game show would have been a
49、 trip to the Mir space station. 19 In order for space tourists to walk around and function normally, it is necessary for the space city to create a small gravitational pull. 20 The worlds first space tourist is an American businessman. 大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 108答案与解析 Section B 【知识模块】 信息匹配 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 信息匹配 2 【正确答案】 J 【知识模块】 信息匹配 3 【正确答案】 K 【知识模块】 信息匹配 4 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 信息匹配 5 【正确答案】 H 【知识模块】 信息匹配 6 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 信息匹配 7 【正确答案】 M 【知识模块】 信息匹配 8 【正 确答案】 F 【知识模块】 信息匹配 9 【正确答案】 I 【知识模块】 信息匹配 10 【正确答案】 E 【知识模块】 信息匹配 【知识模块】 信息匹配 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 信息匹
