大学英语六级真题库.docx
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大学英语六级真题库
大学英语六级真题2009年12月
PartⅠWriting
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldParentsSendTheirKidstoArtClasses?
Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:
1、现在有不少家长送孩子参加各种艺术班
2.对这种做法有人表示支持,有人并不赞成
3.我认为……
ShouldParentsSendTheirKidstoArtClasses?
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PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1—7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8—10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
BossesSay"Yes"toHomeWork
Risingcostsofofficespace,timelosttostressfulcommuting,andaslowrecognitionthatworkershavelivesbeyondtheoffice—allarestrongargumentsforlettingstaffworkfromhome.
Forthesmallbusiness,thereareadditionalbenefitstoo—staffaremoreproductive,andhappier,enablingfirmstokeeptheirheadcounts(员工数)andtheirrecruitmentcoststoaminimum.Itcanalsoprovideacompetitiveadvantage,especiallywhensmallbusinesseswanttoattractnewstaffbutdon'thavethebudgettoofferhugesalaries.
Whilecompanymanagershaveknownaboutthebenefitsforalongtime,manyhavedonelittleaboutit,skepticalofwhethertheycouldtrusttheiremployeestoworktofullcapacitywithoutsupervision,orconcernedabouttheadditionalexpensesteleworkingpoliciesmightincurasstaffstartchargingtheirhomephonebillstothebusiness.
Yetthisisnowchanging.WhencommunicationsproviderInter-Telresearchedtheuseofremoteworkingsolutionsamongsmall-andmedium-sizedUKbusinessesinAprilthisyear,itfoundthat28%morecompaniesclaimedtohaveintroducedflexibleworkingpracticesthanayearago.
TheUKnetworkofBusinessLinksconfirmsthatittoohasseenagrowinginterestinremoteworkingsolutionsfromsmallbusinessesseekingitsadvice,andclaimsthatasmanyas60-70%ofthebusinessesthatcomethroughitsdoorsnowoffersomeformofremoteworkingsupporttotheirworkforces.
Technologyadvances,includingthewidespreadavailabilityofbroadband,aremakingtheintroductionofremoteworkingapieceofcake.
"Ifsystemsaresetupproperly,staffcanhaveaccesstoalltheresourcestheyhaveintheofficewherevertheyhaveaninternetconnection,"saysAndyPoulton,e-businessadvisoratBusinessLinkforBerkshireandWiltshire. "Therearesomeveryexcitingdevelopmentswhichhaveenabledthis."
Oneistheavailabilityofbroadbandeverywhere,whichnowcoversalmostallofthecountry(BTclaimsthat,byJuly,99.8%ofitsexchangeswillbebroadbandenabled,withalternativeplansinplaceforeventhemostremoteexchanges)."Thisistheenabler,"Poultonsays.
Yetwhilebroadbandhascomedowninpricetoo,thoseserviceproviderstargetingthebusinessmarketwarnagainstconsumerservicesmasquerading(伪装)asbusiness-friendlybroadband.
"Broadbandisavailableforaslittleas£15amonth,butmanybusinessesfailtoappreciatethehiddencostsofsuchaservice,"saysNellStephenson,salesandmarketingdirectoratOnyxInternet,aninternetserviceproviderbasedinthenorth-eastofEngland."Providersofferingbroadbandforrock-bottompricesarenotoriousforpoorservice,withregularbreakdownsandheavilycongested(拥堵的)networks.Itisalwaysadvisableforbusinessestolookbeyondthepricetagandlookforabusiness-onlyproviderthatcanoffermorereliability,withgoodsupport."Suchservicesdon'tcosttoomuch—qualityservicescanbefoundforupwardsof£30amonth.
Thebenefitsofbroadbandtotheoccasionalhomeworkerarethattheycanaccessemailinrealtime,andtakefulladvantageofservicessuchasinternet-basedbackuporeveninternet-basedphoneservices.
Internet-basedtelecoms,orVoIP(VoiceoverIP)togiveititstechnicaltitle,isaninterestingtooltoanybusinesssupportingremoteworking.Netnecessarilybecauseofthepromiseoffreeorreducedpricephonecalls(whichexpertspointoutismisleadingfortheaveragebusiness),butbecauseofthesophisticatedvoiceservicesthatcanbeexploitedbytheremoteworker—facilitiessuchasvoicemailandcallforwarding,whichprovideacontinuityofthecompany—imageforcustomersandbusinesspartners.
Bylaw,companiesmust"considerseriously"requeststoworkflexiblymadebyaparentwithachildundertheageofsix,oradisabledchildunder18. ItwastheneedtoaccommodateemployeeswithyoungchildrenthatmotivatedaccountancyfirmWrightVigartobeginpromotingteleworkingrecently.Thecompany,whichneededtoupgradeitsITinfrastructuretoprovideconnectivitywithanew,secondoffice,decidedtointroducesupportforremoteworkingatthesametime.
MarketingdirectorJackO'Hernexplainsthatthecompanyhasarelativelyyoungworkforce,manyofwhomareparents:
"Oneofthetriggerswaswhenoneofourtaxmanagersreturnedfrommaternityleave.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.
Thatstaffcandothiswithoutneedingafixedtelephonelineprovidersevenmoreefficiencysavings. "WithWi-Fi(fast,wirelessinternetconnections)poppingupalloverplace,evenontrains,ourfee-earnerscanbeproductiveastheytravel,andbetweenmeetings,insteadofhavingtokilltimeattheshops,"headds.
Thecompanywillalsobeabletoavoidtheexpenseofhavingtorelocatestafftotemporaryofficeforseveralweekswhenitbeginsdisruptiveofficerenovations(翻新)soon.
FinancialrecruitmentspecialistLynneHargreavesknowsexactlyhowmuchherfirmhassavedbyadoptingateleworkingstrategy,whichhasinvolvedhandinghercompany'sdatamanagementovertoaremotehostingcompany,Datanet,soitcanbeaccessiblebyallthecompany'sconsultantsoverbroadbandinternetconnections.
Ithasenabledthecompanytodispensewithitsbusinesspremisesaltogether,followingtherealizationthatitjustdidn'tneedthemanymore."Themainmotivationbehindadoptinghomeworkingwastoincreasemyownproductivity,asasinglemumtoan11-year-old,"saysHargreaves."ButIsoonrealisedthat,asmostofourbusinessisdoneonthephone,emailandatoff-sitemeetings,wedidn'tneedourofficesatall.We'renowsaving£16,000ayearonrent,plusthecostofutilities,nottomentionwhatwouldhavebeenspentoncommuting."
1、Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?
A)Howbusinessmanagesfewhi-tech.
B)Benefitsofthepracticeofteleworking.
C)Howtocutdownthecostsofsmallbusinesses.
D)Relationsbetweenemployersandemployees.
2、FromtheresearchconductedbythecommunicationproviderInter-Tel,welearnthat_____.
A)attitudestowardITtechnologyhavechanged
B)moreemployeesworktofullcapacityathome
C)morebusinesseshaveadoptedremoteworkingsolution
D)employeesshowagrowinginterestinsmallbusinesses
3、WhatdevelopmenthasmadeflexibleworkingpracticespossibleaccordingtoAndyPoulton?
A)Reducedcostoftelecommunications. B)Improvedreliabilityofinternetservice.
C)Accesstobroadbandeverywhere. D)AvailabilityoftheVolPservice.
4、WhatisNellStephenson'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)supportitsemployeeswithchildrento
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