1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 598及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Why Do the Viewers Like Watching Sport Programs? You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the chart and outline below: 1简要分析图表 2分析
2、观众喜欢看体育节目的原因 Why Do the Viewers Like Watching Sport Programs? 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark： Y (for YES)
3、 if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Staying Smart: Advice on Navigating Your Career Millions of career changes occur each
4、 year. Some are natural, but many more occur in adverse circumstances. Other forces at work today further alter the work environment. The Internet tidal wave destroys existing business methods and creates new ones. Many jobs get shaken up in the process. In 1998 the momentum of the Asian economies w
5、ent from fast-forward to reverse. With their appetite for new products and services, these countries had fueled economic growth all over the world. The change in their fortunes has affected and untold number of careers throughout the world; Clearly, environmental changes like these beget strategic i
6、nflection points for companies. Even more acutely, however, they bring career inflection points to the employees of those companies. Your Career is Your Business Every person, whether he is an employee or self-employed, is like an individual business. Your career is your business, and you are its CE
7、O. Just like the CEO of a large corporation, you must respond to market forces, head off competitors, and be alert to the possibility that what you are doing can be done in a different way. You must protect your career from harm and position yourself to benefit from changes in the operating environm
8、ent. This business of one often encounters a defining point where an action you take will determine whether your career bounces upward or slumps into decline. Lets call it a career inflection point. A career inflection point most often results from a subtle but profound shift in the operating enviro
9、nment in which you work, a shift that demands that you respond with action. This action will not necessarily introduce an immediate discontinuity into your career, but it may unleash forces that in time will have a lasting and significant effect. A strategic inflection point reflects a wrenching mom
10、ent in the life of a company, but the effort of navigating through it is spread among members of a community. Career inflection points are more intense, because everything rests on the shoulders of one individual you. Career inflection points happen to everyone. Consider the ease of a business journ
11、alist I know. This man used to be a banker. He was happily and productively employed until the day he went to work and learned that his employer had been acquired by a larger bank. In short order he was out of a job. He then became a stockbroker. For a while, things went well and the future looked p
12、romising. However, a short time before we met, online brokerage firms started to appear. Several of this mans clients left him, preferring to do their business with low-cost online firms. The handwriting was on the wall. This time our man decided to make his move early. He had always had an interest
13、 in and aptitude for writing. Building on the financial knowledge he had already acquired, he found himself a job as a business journalist, a less lucrative position but one less likely to be done in by technology. This transition Was not as traumatic (痛苦而难忘的 ) as the move from hank to brokerage; th
14、is time he had initiated it rather than waiting for change to be forced on him by outside forces. To know whether youre facing a career inflection point, you must be alert to changes in your environment. Working inside an organization, youre often sheltered from the world at large. In some ways you
15、tacitly relinquish (放弃 ) responsibility for your welfare to your employer. But if you take your eyes off the environment in which your company operates, you may be the last to know of potential changes that could have an impact on your career. The Mental Fire Drill You should train yourself to look
16、for strategic inflection points that may affect your career. Simply put, you need to be a little paranoid about your career. One way to do this is to go through a mental fire drill: Act as if you were the CEO of a large company, a CEO who is open to outside views and stimuli. Read newspapers. Attend
17、 industry conferences. Network with colleagues in other companies. Listen to chatter from colleagues and friends. When different sources all reinforce the idea that change is afoot- whether in your industry or another one- it is time to sit up and ask yourself a series of questions like these: - Do
18、these anecdotes indicate changes that might somehow apply to you? - What would you do if you were affected by such a change? - How likely is your company to be affected by changes in your industry? - If you think that developments originating in other industries could have a ripple effect on your jo
19、b, are you confident of learning the new ways? If not, what should you do? Only through this kind of vigorous debate with yourself can you determine whether youve reached a career inflection point. The only way to hone your ability to recognize and analyze changes is to question the tacit assumption
20、s underlying your daily work. Timing Is Everything Success in navigating a career inflection point depends largely on a sense of timing. But you have invested a lot in getting your career to where it is and youve got great hopes of rising further along the current trajectory(轨道 ) of your career. So
21、its more than likely that after asking yourself the kinds of questions listed above and deciding that a troublesome shift is underway, your whole being will probably work to try to deny that this is so. Denial can come from two wholly different sources. If youve been very successful in your career,
22、the smoothness of success may keep you from recognizing danger. If youve just been hanging on, fear of change may make you reluctant to risk what little you have. Either way, denial can cost you time, causing you to miss the best moment for action. As in managing business, it is rare that people mak
23、e career calls early. But the truth is that a change made under the benign bubble of an existing job will be far less wrenching than a change made once your career has started to decline. If you are among the first to take advantage of a career inflection point, you are likely to find the best pick
24、of the new opportunities. Simply put, the early bird gets the worm; latecomers get leftovers. Get in Shape for Change The period between an early sense of foreboding and an actual career inflection point is valuable. Just as athletes get in shape for competition, this is your time to get in shape fo
25、r change. Picture yourself in different roles. Talk to people in those kinds of jobs. Conduct a dialogue with yourself about how suited you are for a new line of work. Train your brain for the big change. Experimentation is a key way to prepare for change. This can take several different forms. For
26、the stockbroker-turned-journalist, this meant dusting off his writing skills and contracting potential employers early. You might consider moonlighting(兼职 ) or going back to school part-time. You may want to ask your current employer for a new and entirely different assignment. As you experiment, av
27、oid random motion. Dont take blind steps just to head in a different direction. Guide yourself by your understanding of the nature of the changes that are upon on you. Look for something that allows you to use your knowledge or skills in a position thats immune to the wave of changes you have spotte
28、d. Better yet, look for a job that actually takes advantage of the changes. Go with the flow rather than fight it. When a corporation navigates a strategic inflection point, the CEO is called upon to describe a clear vision of the new industry map and to provide the leadership to get the organizatio
29、n across this valley. As CEO of your own career, you must supply the vision and commitment yourself. Arriving at the clarity of direction through a dialogue with yourself and then maintaining your conviction when you wake up in the middle of the night filled with doubts is not easy. Yet you have no
30、choice. You have just one career. Your might take control of it with full focus and energy, and with no wavering. 2 Environmental changes may lead to the employees career inflection points. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The career inflection point can determine whether a business can succeed or not. （ A）
31、Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 When you experience and observe your inflection point, you should stop your career at once. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 A journalist succeeds more easily than a stockbroker. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 _ often results from working for an organization. 7 You can judge whether youve reached
32、 your career turning point after you _. 8 _ is the most important factor that determines whether you can succeed in navigating your turning point. 9 The denial of what have happened often come from two sources _. 10 The period between an early sense of foreboding and an actual career inflection poin
33、t is the time for you to _. 11 By saying “As you experiment, avoid random motion“, the author means you should _ Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was sa
34、id. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. （ D） Four. （ A） In Toronto. （ B） In Tokyo. （ C）
35、 In Wellington. （ D） In Sicily. （ A） She will go to the museum with the man. （ B） She likes the bronze sword very much. （ C） She hopes the man can pass the exam the next day. （ D） She cant go with the man for having an exam the next day. （ A） The plane is too crowded. （ B） The plane is late for some
36、 unknown reason. （ C） Theres no vacant seat on the plane. （ D） The man is reading and drinking in a plane. （ A） To ask Susan to give a speech before supper. （ B） To meet Susan in the hall after supper. （ C） To call Susan immediately and tell her the news. （ D） To tell Susan at supper about the news.
37、 （ A） Both of them are bothered with the smoke in the cinema. （ B） The man doesnt agree to the womans opinion. （ C） The room is smoky because its on fire. （ D） The man isnt permitted to smoke in the room. （ A） Its their most favorite album. （ B） Both of them are already fed up with it. （ C） Theyre g
38、lad he has sung it thousands of times. （ D） They could listen to it another thousands of times. （ A） They should find a new place for the old typewriter. （ B） They should find a new place for the typist, （ C） They should find a new typist. （ D） They should buy a new typewriter. （ A） Find another equ
39、ipment. （ B） Connect his computer to the office. （ C） Find the mangers office. （ D） Do preparation for the minutes. （ A） To write down as much as she can. （ B） To prepare a reasonable presentation. （ C） To make a list of the subjects to be considered at the meeting. （ D） To give notice to people to
40、attend the meeting. （ A） She should do the man a favor. （ B） She should sort out the relevant material of the meeting. （ C） She should arrange the next meeting. （ D） She should go to see the manager. （ A） Spending more hours on the Internet. （ B） Spending fewer hours on the Internet. （ C） The state
41、of being on the Internet. （ D） Their brighter expectations not being met. （ A） The Net is healthier than TV. （ B） The Net is not healthy for people. （ C） The Net does not help with peoples communication. （ D） The Net does no good to peoples psychological well-being. （ A） They stay at home longer tha
42、n before. （ B） They have more friends on the Internet. （ C） They give too much time to the Internet. （ D） They have less face-to-face conversations than before. （ A） The fast-developing technology. （ B） The people who design different applications. （ C） The way how people make use of the Internet. （
43、 D） The increasing information and communication via the Net. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the b
44、est answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） A chocolate chipmaker. （ B） A big real estate agent. （ C） A cookie factory. （ D） A talent agency. （ A） He couldnt sell the cookies. （ B） He was a bad manager. （ C） He was not a good salesman. （ D） He was sued for libel. （ A） Because he was
45、sued. （ B） Because he gave up his trademark rights. （ C） Because he sold the company to the Shanby Group. （ D） Because he had no money to register. （ A） They have nothing to do with each other. （ B） They have something to do with each other. （ C） They help each other in a way. （ D） They depend on ea
46、ch other. （ A） Other living things change their environment while man doesnt. （ B） Man alters his environment while he is adapted to it, but other living things do not. （ C） Other living things is not only adapted to their environment but also alters it. （ D） Man is only adapted to the environment b
47、ut he doesnt alter it. （ A） The relationship between man and his environment. （ B） The relationship between living things and their environment. （ C） The relationship between man and living things. （ D） The relationship between mans brain and other living things. （ A） Working too long. （ B） Accumula
48、ted stress. （ C） Bad sleeping habits. （ D） Anti-social lifestyles. （ A） A third. （ B） Almost half. （ C） Less than three-fifths. （ D） More than three-fifths. （ A） It is not as bad as it used to be. （ B） Americans do not want to give up any more sleep. （ C） Americans guarantee to change the sleeping h
49、abits. （ D） Americans want to know just how bad it is to their health. （ A） Bringing in a guest expert on the show. （ B） Discussing how to change the situation. （ C） Getting feedback from listeners who call the show. （ D） Discussing whether this is a trend in all developing countries. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second
