大学英语六级新题型考试一.docx

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大学英语六级新题型考试一

大学英语六级新题型考试

（一）

　　COLLEGEENGLISHTEST

　　—BandSix—

　　（6MSH2）

　　PartIWriting（30minutes）

　　Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledToCurbSpending?

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

　　1.现在许多大学生花钱大手大脚

　　2.有人认为社会整体生活水平提高了，大学生花钱多一些无可厚非

　　3.你的看法

　　PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

　　Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

　　Forquestions14,mark

　　Y（forYES） ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

　　N（forNO） ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

　　NG（forNOTGIVEN  ）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

　　Forquestions510,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

　　Evenastheeconomyimproves,ajoblessexecutivemayfaceuptoayearormoreofunemployment.Thisisalotoftime,especiallyforhard-charginghigh-performerswhoarenotusedtohavinganyfreetime.Whilesomejobseekersspendhundreds—eventhousands—ofhoursdiscoveringdaytimetelevision,othersseemtothriveonactivitiesthatboosttheirprofessionalcareersorresolvefamilyissueswhentheyaren’tworking.

　　Havinganextendedperiodoffreetimeintheprimeofone’slifecaninfactbeauniqueopportunitytofocusonvolunteerservice,professionaleducationorpersonalgrowth.

　　CommunityInvolvement

　　ForLisaPerez,thewakeupcallwasburnedporkchops.Anexecutivewhopreviouslyhadn’tbeenparticularlyinterestedinhomeandhealthhadbecomeobsessedwithhomemakingduringastintofunemployment.

　　Sherealizedthatcleaningandorganizingherhomewasn’thelpingherjobsearch.Nevertheless,“Imadelistsof50thingstodoeveryday,”saysMs.Perez,apoliticalandpublic-relationsconsultantinScottsdale,Ariz.“Myhousewasspotless,justsoI’dhavesomethingtodo.”

　　Oneday,herboyfrienddidn’tarriveontimefordinnerbecausehehadtoworklate,andherporkchopswereruined.Shethrewafit.“I’dneverbeenapersonlikethat,”shesays.“SoIdecidedtostopfeelingsorryformyself,andgooutanddosomethingproductive.”

　　Ms.Perez,35,resolvedtobecomeanactivevolunteerforthedurationofhersearch.Shegavehertimetoahealth-careconcern,ahousingprogramandapoliticalcampaign.

　　Theworkbolsteredherself-confidence.“Volunteeringtakesthefocusoffofyou.Onethingyouhavethat’sstillvaluableisyourtime.And,ofcourse,youlearnthattherearethousandsofpeoplewithalifethat’smuchworsethanyours,”shesays.

　　Volunteerassignmentsarealsogreatwaystomeetpowerfulandwell-connectedpeople.Overasix-monthperiod,hervolunteeringevolvedintoworkingasapaidconsultantandthenasafull-timeemployee,ajobshestillholdstoday.Inall,shewasunemployedforeightmonths.

　　Beforeherjobloss,shethoughtshedidn’thavetimetovolunteerwhileworking.“Now,eventhoughIhaveademandingjob,Istillvolunteer,becauseofwhatIgotoutofit,”saysMs.Perez.

　　ContinuingEducation

　　GeneBellavance,a36-yearoldinformation-technologyprojectmanager,tookanotherrouteduringhisunemployment.WhenhewaslaidofffromasteelcompanynearCleveland,heknewhisimmediateprospectswerebleak.Heexpectedhissearchtotakeayear.Hefacedadecision:

takeajobthatwouldsetbackhiscareerorholdoutforanofferhereallywanted.

　　Mr.Bellavance,singleandvirtuallydebtfree,shiftedhisfinancesintosurvivalmode.Hecashedouthispension,soldhishouse,unloadedthingshedidn’tneedatgaragesales,andrentedanapartmentwitharoommate.Then,hesays,“IsignedupforeverybenefitIcouldfind.”

　　Buthewasn’tjustwaitingouttheyear.Hespenttherestofhissearchupdatinghisskills,includingbecomingcertifiedinnewdatabaseandproject-managementsoftware.“Youhavetoinvestinyourself,”Mr.Bellavancesays.“Iestimatedwhattechnologywasgoingtobethemostbeneficialandchoseapplicationsthatweregoingtobepervasive,thatwererightformymarket,andthatweregoingtoensuretoppay.”

　　InadditiontoincomefromtheoccasionalIT-consultingassignment,hereliedonacombinationofdisplaced-worker-retraininggrantsandunemploymentbenefits.“Iwentoutandfoundtheclasses,submittedthepaperwork,anddealtwiththebureaucracy.Youhavetostayafterthem,keepingyourbenefitsmovingforward.It’suptoyoutomakeitworkwithyouroveralltransitionplan,”hesays.

　　Hisjobsearchwasonemonthshyofthefullyearhe’dexpected.Helookedforworkduringhistrainingandsayshewouldhavefinishedthecertificationprogramsevenifhe’dbeenhiredbeforecompletingthem.

　　“Peopleshouldnotfeelguilty”aboutacceptinggovernmentaid,hesays.“Isawthisinalotofpeople.Theyfelttheyweresomekindofloserfortakingbenefits.Myadviceis:

Getallyoucan.You’vebeenpayingfortheseprogramsinyourentirecareer,andyoumayaswellstarttobenefitfromthem.”

　　FamilyMatters

　　Inadditiontopursuingtrainingorvolunteering,somedisplacedcareeristsusetheirtimeoffworktoattendtofamilymatters.Manyexecutivesrediscovertheirchildrenorfindtimetohelptheirparents.

　　StanfordRappaportheldthreejobsinSanFrancisco,includinghigh-techandteachingpositions.Whenhewaslaidofffromthehigh-techjoblastyear,heknewitmightbealongslogbeforehecouldgetanotherpostlikeitintheBayArea.“Iwasabletodothemath,”saysMr.Rappaport,46.“Thenumberofpeoplelaidoff:

huge;andthenumberofavailablejobs:

miniscule.Atthetime,Ithoughtitmightbetwoorthreeyearsbeforethetechindustryrecovered.”

　　Mr.Rappaport’sremainingjob,apart-timefacultypositionwithCityCollegeofSanFrancisco,didn’tpayenoughtosupporthim.Afteracoupleofmonthsofsearchingwithnoresults,hedecidedtoescapetheNorthernCaliforniajobsmeltdown.“Myplan,”hesays,“wastogetoutofanexpensivelivingsituation,andeitherseekworkinanothersectionoftheU.S.oroverseas,forthosetwoyears.”Mr.Rappaport,whospeaksfivelanguages,hadworkedoverseasbefore.

　　Beforehefoundanassignment,hisArkansas-basedmotherwasdiagnosedwithaseriouschronicillness,andhewascalledintodutyasason.Mr.RappaportwasabletohelphismothergetheraffairsinordernottointerrupthissearchbyusingaSanFranciscomaildropandcellphone.“IcontinuedtolookforworkinCaliforniawhileIwasinFayetteville,Ark.,helpingmymotherthroughthiscrisis.”

　　Hetookhismothertomedicalappointments,maderepairsonherhouse,boughtherabettercar,andstraightenedoutherlegalandfinancialaffairs.“Ievengottogothroughmyfather’seffects,whichinthefiveyearssincehehaddiedweresimplypiledinboxesinhisoffice,”hesays.

　　Mr.Rappaport’sstayinArkansaslastedsixmonths.“It’samazingthatatthisstageIhadtheopportunitytospendasignificantamountoftimewithmymotherandimproveherlifeandgetalotofthingsdoneforher.Mostpeopleneverhavethatopportunity.I’mverythankfulthatIhadthechance.Itwasabsolutelyworthit,”hesays. 

　　Oneoftheunexpectedbenefitswasthehugeboostinconfidencehegainedfromhisroleascaregiver.He’dbeenfeelingdepressedanddefeatedwhenheleftCalifornia,butafterreturning,hefeltrenewed.HelandedajobwithaformeremployerafterreturningtoSanFranciscoandremainsapart-timefacultymember.

　　DiscoveryandExploration

　　Insteadofspendingtimeofflamentingyourunemployedstatus,askyourself:

“IstheresomethingI’vealwayswantedtodobuthaven’tbecauseofthedemandsofmyjob?

”

　　FeliceFisk,a29yearoldinSeattle,recentlyleftanaccount-managerpositionatacontract-furniturecompany.Duringsevenmonthsofunemployment,shetookaninterestinfine-artpaintingandcompleted18piecesbeforereturningtowork.“Ifoundtheartwork,orsomekindofcreativeoutlet,tobereallybeneficial,”shesays.She’snowaninteriordesignerforaninterior-designfirm.

　　MichaelRoss,42,aformerITadministratorinElCerrito,Calif.,recentlyspenthis10monthsofunemploymentplayingguitarandexploringhislifelonginterestinscriptwritingandthemoviebusiness.“After18yearsatmyformeremployerandhowhardIhadworked,IknewIhadtorecover,togetrestored,”hesays.“Ilookedatthisasanopportunity,ratherthanapenalty.Thiswasverymuchaboutclearingspaceforme.”

　　Attheexecutivelevel,evenaveryefficientandsuccessfuljobsearchmaybequitelengthy.Itmakessensetospendthattimeinanenrichingandproductivemanner.Thesejobseekerspursuedservice,continuingeducationandshoringupfamilybonds.Howyou’lllookbackonaperiodofunemploymentdependsonwhatyoudowithit.

　　1.Thispassagemainlytellsthatbeingunemployedisnotallbad.

　　2.LisaPerezfoundanewinterestinhomemakingduringtheperiodofunemployment.

　　3.LisaPerezwasalwaysoptimisticduringtheperiodofherunemployment.

　　4.Aftershegotanewjob,LisaPerezregrettedthatshehadnotdonevolunteeringworkearlier.

　　5.Unemploymentmeansalotoftime,especiallyforthosehard-chargingexecutiveswhoarenotusedtohavingany     time.

　　6.Beingavolunteerishelpfulbecausevolunteerassignmentscanprovideyouwithchancestomeet       people.