六級(jí)預(yù)測(cè)試卷第三套試題及答案解析

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16、youhavejustheard.Finally,whenthe passage isforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhaveNewYears resolutions often have to do with eating more healthfully, going to the gym more, losingweight alladmirable goalsaimedat improving ones physical health. Most people, though, do nottheirbrainsinasimilart they

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19、we ,ourownAnd can the brains ability to change 32. give us greater ers? The 33. of peopletitWhetheritisbylearninganewlanguageorsimplythinkingaboutanoldproblemina newway,allofusfind ways to stimulate our brains to he coming year and those to follow. Just as physical activity ainingahealthybody,health

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22、tyourownweaknessesandders)haslongbeenrecognizedasasignof And yetthis is one of the mostdifficult of your sense of humour todevelop.Oscar Wilde once offered a insight about the way we live our lives when he saidt “Life is important to be taken .” I dont think he meant you ve to take your responsibili

23、ties, work, etc. He didnt t its OK to live life with no . I think he t the quality of our suffers when we everything in a serious manner. We are no longer vivid, cheerful and spontaneous aswhenwewerekidswhenwetakeeverythingsoI think the key here is to take your work and your duties seriously, but ta

24、ke yourself he Otherwise, you will lose many tacheerfulattitudeandhumourcanTheres a liberating t most people when they get to the pot they can laugh twe carry themthemselves.Weget so caughtup in ouranxieties,embarrassments, frustrationsandwith us throughout the day. But when we find a way to laugh a

25、t them, they lose their emotional grip on us o thebackground.Wefeelatpeace with the incident,eventhough itwas very atthemoment.SectionI)J) K) L) M)N)O)Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten ements attached to it. Each containsinformation given in one of the paragraphs.

26、 Identify the paragraph from which the is derived. You may choose a paragraph n once. Each paragraph is marked AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten ements attached to it. Each containsinformation given in

27、one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the is derived. You may choose a paragraph n once. Each paragraph is marked AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheettheDefenseThedefenseindustryisfacingunprecedentedchallenges,withthehelpofanewgroupofwomenA Women currentl

28、y hold a little over four percent of the Fortune 500 itions. However, in the industry, women are at the helm of 50 percent of the largest firms. Although women are hardly new to industry, they are moving male-dominatedo the top jobs, and in the s melting away the defense B As the vice chairman of th

29、e House Defense mittee, mittee I have served on mittee, which I eight years, and the chairman of the e and Foreign Operations been at the helm of for the last six years, I have witnessed the transition, and seen the hand morewomenserveasleadershedefenseC The defense industry is facing unprecedented

30、challenges. Yet, with the help of a new group of women solutions to the defense industrys challenges are being advanced, he s the future of our securityisbeingdand D Foryears,DellaWilliams,aconstituentofmine,wasoneofjustahandfulofwomendefenseindustryShe started the company Williams R.D.M., formerly

31、known as Williams Pyro, in 1963. Williams R.D.M is defense contracting firm with n 100 employees. While she has overseen tremendous growth of company, establishing itive name for her business did not prove to be an obstacle-free endeavor Williams. She founded her company ime when womens he workforce

32、 were only beginning change,andshedealtwithhershareofgender-relatedchallengesearlyE Back then, and even today, he workforce often feel they are not listened to. Instead of letting serve as an obstacle, women have turned o a strength ing better listeners themselves s stronger leaders. This es very im

33、portant when you have management-union sandlessegodrivenes, instance.Italsoleadstomorewin-winF Fifty years ago, most engineers were men, and when they picked up the phone to call Williams Pyro, expected to speakmalearton theother end. When they heardDellaWilliamsvoice on themanyofthemwereskepticalof

34、whethershecouldhelpthem.Totheskeptics,Williamswouldsay,“Tryme.”shecouldnthelpthem,theywerenoworsenbefore theycalledtwasrarelytheG Like most executives, earning a good repu ion and rapport with customers and other industry leaders didnt come withoutWilliamsspending a lotof time atwork.Unfortuna y for

35、 her,asa woman,the idea of balancing workand family would inevitably come up. She felt a duty to her employees, their fami s and her so there were many nights when Williams remained at work instead of going home. She was so devoted to s of Williams t she even returned to work four days after having

36、her third child during full-scaledevelopmentofLockheedMartinsF-H Similarlyto Williams, MarillynHewson, who now servesas the chief executive officer of LockheedMartin, shownherselftobeanexceptionalheindustry.HerLockheedheearlyand she has erved in 18 different itions. She claims she climbed the becaus

37、e of her self-reliance, which she learned from her family growing up. Herfather died when she was andhermotherwaslefttoraisefive childrenasa singlemother.Thistragedytaughthernotonlyself-buttoberesponsibleforheralsesorI InNovember2012,HewsonbecameLockheedsCEObecause theeadershipandof recognizedhertal

38、ent,andbecauseshewasknownforneverholdingbackwhengivenanJ When she took over the top job, the Strike rogram was uncertain, and even the smallest made lified by the media. The Strike Fighter is unique in the world, butI InNovember2012,HewsonbecameLockheedsCEObecause theeadershipandof recognizedhertale

39、nt,andbecauseshewasknownforneverholdingbackwhengivenanJ When she took over the top job, the Strike rogram was uncertain, and even the smallest made lified by the media. The Strike Fighter is unique in the world, but has had problems with the Pentagon. There was a real lack of Marilyntookover.Theconv

40、ersationchangedasdidtheattitude.Deci t changed almost y sweredbeendelayedK Women tend to be problem solvers by any t es more n having particulartitle,theirnameonthedoororthehighestsalary, butthistakelongertoreachthesoworkto theirdetrimentandmakeL To combatproblems with the Strike rogram, Hewson ed L

41、orraine Martin as the general manager in April 2013. As a result of Hewson and Martins work, criticism of the program has significantly reduced. These women achieved e by bringing authenticity to the table and the programs credibility. n tucking away the companys previous errors, they acknowledged T

42、hey supported contract aircraftforlesst now hold Lockheed accountable and pushed the company to make M At General Dynamics, Phebe Novakovic earned a similar ion for authenticity within ks CEO. When the companys $2 billion hit the news on January 23, 2013, General Dynamics price fell by n five percen

43、t within span of a few hours. n whitewashing the t were going to be taken Novakovic spoke candidly aboutthe problemsnd and emphasized fix them. Her honesty caught the attention of Wall Street, and it responded. By the end of the day, Dynamicsstockrose 50centsnthepreviousN Through using their instinc

44、ts of honesty and authenticity, these women made it to the top of their industry evenwhen they were sometimes the only he room. Linda Hudson, CEO of B.A.E.,also the feeling of being alone in a room full of men. As female CEO of a major defense company, she played a critical role in changing a s trad

45、itionally been closed to women. Although the was starting to sour when Hudson took over at B.A.E. in October 2009, Hudson sfully reversed negative t were out there. She streamlined the company, egrated the two dozen tB.A.E.hadcobbledtogetherthroughacquisitions,andostsasthemarketO Hudson, Williams, H

46、ewson, Novakovic and other women leaders in the defense industry are meeting exceeding demands for better management during this time of fiscal . They are t s,theygenderdoesntmatter.Whatmattersiswhatyoudowiththeopportunitiesgiventohe the46.Lorraine Martinwasedas todealwiththe problemsoftheeralmanage

47、rofthe Strike rograminApril2013 in47.Itisaninevitableproblemforawomanexecutivetomakeagoodbalancenworkand48. Williams R.D.M., formerly known as Williams Pyro is a defense contracting company which was started 49.Womencurrentlyhold50percentofthelargestfirmshedefense50. Hewsonwasedas LockheedsCEO inNov

48、ember2012because she wasable togiventoevery 51. As female CEO of B.A.E., Linda Hudson has great influence on the change of a t once openedto52. The author had been served as the vice chairman of the House Defense 50. Hewsonwasedas LockheedsCEO inNovember2012because she wasable togiventoevery 51. As

49、female CEO of B.A.E., Linda Hudson has great influence on the change of a t once openedto52. The author had been served as the vice chairman of the House Defense mittee for53. Fifty years ago, people were skeptical of whether Della Williams could fit for her job, because womenarerareindefenset 54. B

50、ecause of Novakovics ways to approaching the problems, General Dynamicsstock was able torise 50 higheronJanuary23,nthe day55.MarillynHewsontherself-reliance,whichenableshertobe thechiefexecutive officerofMartin,waslearnedfromherSectionDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is

51、 followed by some questions or ements. For eachof them there are four markedA), B),C) andD). Youshould decide on bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2singlelinethroughthePassage Questions56to60arebased onthefollowingheir sixties shouldgo to university to retrain because theywillbeexp

52、ected to work for longer retirement,Older workers who take courses to keep their skills up to date will be more likely to keep their jobs, DavidWilletts,thehighereducationminister.MrWillettslimiton studentloanstocovertuitionfeesbeenlifted,makinga degreecourse“greatvalue”foreople.Thiswouldhelpthemcop

53、ewith the re wouldface tokeepuptodateastheyworkedotheirsixties,heHis comments followed ernment report which t the countrys future economic s dependontheskillsandcontributionsofolderners for the elderly voiced t prospective ers would be willing to commit challenging degree courses and increased level

54、s of debt to continue working. One in four people will be n65 by 2033 and economists have unless more people work for longer. The e ing population will place an urden on age is to rise to 67 by 2028. Ministers have t havenoidea whenyoungerheirthirtieswillbeabletoMr Willetts, who panying David Camero

55、n , urged workers n 60 to give education serious consideration. “There is certainly a re for continuing to get retrained and upskilled,” he The egraph. “Higher education has an economic hat if you stay up to date owledge skills you are more employable.” Mr Willetts said a university course had “wide

56、r” benefits, making people likely to leadhealthy lives.“Education cha good thing it is for eople,” he said. willbepeople ofallageswhowillwanttostudy.There isgreatvalue inlifelongUnder previous rules, students in England were eligible for a loan to cover tuition fees only if they n 54. “There was a l

57、ot of criticism ism of all this,” Mr Willetts said. “The regime now t only 1,940 undergraduates starting courses last there is no age limit on fee loans.”Under previous rules, students in England were eligible for a loan to cover tuition fees only if they n 54. “There was a lot of criticism ism of a

58、ll this,” Mr Willetts said. “The regime now t only 1,940 undergraduates starting courses last there is no age limit on fee loans.” Latest figures were n 60, out of a total of 552,240 students in Britain. Some 6,455 were aged n 50 and accordingtotheHigherEducationisticsMr Willetts said this pattern w

59、as changing. He said: “There is evidence then stop isnt what the world is like any more.”t the t study 56.Whyisit“greatvalue”foreopletotakea degreeA)Becausetheywillbeabletoworkfor C)BecausetheywillhaveaBecausetheywillbeabletoapplyforstudentBecausetheycangettrainingwithoutpayingstudent57.Whowillmostp

60、robablyrefusetocontinuetoworkthroughtakingadegreeElderly MatureAccordingtotheeconomists,howMorepeopleshouldworkTheebirthrateshouldingpopulationproblembeD)Theeageshouldbe allowspeopletogetgoodeducationwithoutC)givestheyoungmoretoachieve sD)enablestheoldtofulfilltheirdreamsof60.Itcanbeinferredfromthe