大学英语考试复习资料大学六级模拟582.docx

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大学英语考试复习资料大学六级模拟582

[大学英语考试复习资料]大学六级模拟582

大学六级模拟582

PartⅠWriting

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledIdleYoung,Needyold.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

问题:

1.解释言语

2.结合现实举例论证

3.珍惜时光，从现在做起

IdleYoung,NeedyOld

答案:

IdleYoung,NeedyOld

[1]Thisisanagedsaying,butthetruthinitisuniversal[2]ifyoudonotworkwhenyouareyoung,youwillliveamiserablelifewhenold.[3]Noonecandenyit,foritisself-evident.

Theancientsrealizedthisintheearlytimeandthesayinghaspassedon,butunfortunately,[4]nowadaysmanypeoplestillturnadeafeartoit.[5]Wecanseefromtimetotime[6]teenagersareengrossedinplayingInternetgamesallnightlong,whodonotcareifthesegamesdoharmtoboththeirbodyandtheirsoul.[7]Moreoftenthannot,theharmbecomesahazard,and[8]killingsoftheteenagers'peersarenotonceinthepress.Someoftheseladswereonceexcellentintheirstudy,butdonothaveagoodending.[9]Thereisanothergroupofstudents,especiallycollegestudents,[10]whopaynoattentiontotheirmajorsandotherknowledge,butonlyidleaway,[11]thinking-thattheyhavealotoftimeinhandandthepurposetogotocollegeisjusttogetadiplomawith-outmucheffort.Suchpeoplemustsufferhardshipinthenearfuture,letalonewhentheyareold.

[12]Weallshouldkeepinmind"Idleyoung,needyold",andexertoureffortstomakeourduecontributiontosociety.[1]谚语型作文开头的经典句型。

agedsaying“古老的说法”；universal“普遍的”。

[2]使用省略句式避免重复，使文章更简洁。

miserablelife“痛苦的生活”。

[3]self-evident意为“不证自明的，不言而喻的”，是沦证观点的亮点词汇。

[4]turnadeafearto意为“置若罔闻”，是亮点词汇，表达生动。

[5]引出例子的经典句型。

fromtimetotime“不时，偶尔”。

[6]后置定语简化了句子的结构，使表达更简洁。

beengrossedin“全神贯注于……，热衷于”。

[7]Moreoftenthannot意为“时常”。

[8]此句意为“杀害同伴的例子已经不是第一次出现在新闻中了。

”

[9]举出第2个例子。

[10]Paynoattentionto“不注意”；idleaway“虚度时光”。

[11]分词结构简化了句子的结构，使表达更简洁。

letalone“更不用说”，表递进。

[12]呼吁大家珍惜青春时光，为社会做贡献。

exertone-seffortsto“努力，尽力”。

PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）

TheBeautyAdvantage

MostofushaveheardthestoryofDebrahleeLorenzana,the33-year-oldQueens,N.Y.,womanwhosuedCitibanklastmonth,claimingthatshewasfiredfromherdeskjobforbeing"toohot."Butforallthetalkaboutthiswoman'smotives-andwhetherornotshewasindeedfiredforherlooks-there'sonequestionnobodyseemstowanttoask:

isn'titpossibleLorenzana'slooksgotherthejobinthefirstplace?

Notallemployersarethatshallow-butit'snosecretweareacultureconsumedbyimage.Econonustshavelongrecognizedwhat'sbeendubbedthe"beautypremium"-theideathatprettypeople,whatevertheiraspirations,tendtodobetterin,well,almosteverything.Handsomemenearn,onaverage,5percentmorethantheirless-attractivecounterparts（good-lookingwomenearn4percentmore）,prettypeoplegetmoreattentionfromteachers,bosses,andmentors,evenbabiesstarelongeratgood-lookingfaces（andwestarelongeratgood-lookingbabies）.Acoupleofdecadesago,whentheeconomywasthriving,wemighthavebrushedoffthosestatisticsassuperficial.Butnow,there'sagrowingbundleofresearchtoshowthatourbiasagainsttheunattractive-our"beautybias,"-ismorepervasivethanever.Andwhenitcomestotheworkplace,it'slooks,notmerit,thatalltoooftenrule.

Considerthefollowing:

overhiscareer,agood-lookingmanwillmakesome$250,000morethanhisleast-attractivecounterpart,accordingtoeconomistDanielHamermesh;13percentofwomen,accordingtotheAmericanSocietyofPlasticSurgeons,saythey'dconsidercosmeticsurgeryifitmadethemmorecompetitiveatwork.Bothpointsaredisturbing,certainly.Butinthecurrenteconomy,whenemployershavemorehiringoptionsthanever,looks,itseems,aren'tjustimportant;they'recritical.Newsweeksurveyed202corporatehiringmanagers,fromhuman-resourcesstafftosenior-levelvicepresidents,aswellas964membersofthepublic,onlytoconfirmwhatnoqualified（orunqualified）employeewantstoadmit:

fromhiringtoofficepoliticstopromotions,even,lookinggoodisnolongersomethingwecandismissasunimportantorvain.

Fifty-sevenpercentofhiringmanagerstoldNewsweekthatqualifiedbutunattractivecandidatesarelikelytohaveahardertimelandingajob,whilemorethanhalfadvisedspendingasmuchtimeandmoneyon"makingsuretheylookattractive"asonperfectingaresume.Whenitcomestowomen:

61percentofmanagerssaiditwouldbeanadvantageforawomantowearclothingshowingoffherfigureatwork.Askedtorankemployeeattributesinorderofimportance,meanwhile,managersplacedlooksaboveeducation:

ofninecharactertraits,itcameinthird,belowexperienceandconfidencebutabove"whereacandidatewenttoschool".DoesthatmeanyoushoulddropoutofHarvardandinvestinanosejob?

Probablynot.Butastateschoolmightbejustasmarketable."Thisisthenewrealityofthejobmarket,"saysoneNewYorkrecruiter,whoaskedtohavehernamewithheldbecausesheadvisesjobcandidatesforaliving."It'sbettertobeaverageandgood-lookingthanbrilliantandunattractive."

Beautyislinkedtoconfidence;andit'sacombinationoflooksandconfidencethatweoftenequatewithsmarts.Perhapsthere'ssomeevidencetothat:

ifhandsomekidsgetmoreattentionfromteachers,then,sure,maybetheydobetterinschooland,ultimately,atwork.Butthemorelikelyplotiswhatscientistsdubthe"haloeffect"-that,likeapackofuntrainedpuppies,wearecaptivatedbybeauty,blindlyascribingintelligenttraitstogoalongwithit.

Therearevariousforcestoblameformuchofthis,fromaneconomythatallowspickinesstoaplastic-surgeryindustrythatencouragessuperficialnotionsofbeauty.Inreality,it'sameetingpointofculturalforcesthathasleftusclutching,desperately,toanever-evolvingbeautyideal.Today'syoungworkerswererearedonthekindofrealityTVandpopculturethatscreams,againandagain,thateverythingisacandidateforupgrade.We'vewatchedbodiestransformedonExtremeMakeover,facestakenapartandpiecedbacktogetheronIWantaFamousFace.Wecompareourselveswiththeairbrushedimagesinadvertisementsandmagazines,andreadsurveys-thatconfirmourworstfears.Weareaculturemoresexualizedthanever,withtechnologythat'smadeiteasierthaneverto"better"ourselves,warpingourstandardsforwhat'snormal.Plasticsurgeryused-tobefortherichandfamous;todaywe'veleveledtheplayingfieldwithcheapstupidjobs,andoutpatientproceduresyoucangetonyourlunchbreak.Wherethatleadsusisrunningtostandstill:

taughtthatgoodlooksarenolongeragiftbutaceaselesspursuit.

DeborahRhode,aStanfordlawprofessorandauthorofTheBeautyBias,isherselfaninterestingcasestudy.DuringhertermaschairoftheAmericanBarAssociation'scommissiononworkingwomen,shewasstruckbyhowoftenthenation'smostpowerfulfemaleswerestrandedincablinesandlateformeetingsbecause,inheels,walkinganydistancewasoutofthequestion.Thesewereworking,powerful,leadingwomen,shewrites.Whydidtheyinsistonwearingheels?

Sure,somewomenjustlikeheels.Butthereisalsotherealitythathoweverhardmenhaveit-and,fromaneconomicperspective,their"beautypremium"ishigher,sayeconomists-womenwillalwaysfaceadoublebind,expectedtoconformtothebeautystandardsoftheday,yetsimultaneouslycondemnedfordoingso.RecruitersmaythinkwomenlikeLorenzanacangetaheadforshowingofftheirlooks,but47percentalsobelieveit'spossibleforawomantobepenalizedforbeing"toogood-looking."Whetherornotanyofitpaysoff,there'ssomethingterriblywrongwhen6-year-oldsareusingmakeup,whiletheirmothersspendtheequivalentofacollegeeducationjustkeepingtheirfacesintact."Allofthisishappeningagainstabackgroundofmorewomenintheworkplace,inallkindsofjobs,strivingtowardwageequality,"saysHarvardpsychologistNancyEtcoff."Sowe'resurprised-butweshouldn'tbe-howthisbeautycursecontinuestohauntus."

Toaddanextralayerofcomplexity,there'sthepuzzlingproblemofaginginaculturewhereyoungerworkersaremoreskillful,cheaper,and,well,nicerontheeyes.Eighty-fourpercentofmanagerstoldNewsweektheybelieveaqualifiedbutvisiblyoldercandidatewouldmakesomeemployershesitate,andwhileageismaffectsmen,too,it'sparticularlytoughforwomen.AsRhodeputsit,silverhairandwrinkledbrowsmaymakeagingmenlook"distinguished,"butagingwomenriskmarginalizationorscornfortheireffortstopassasyoung."Thisdoublestandard,"Rhodewrites,"leaveswomennotonlyperpetuallyworriedabouttheirappearance-butalsoworriedaboutworrying."

Thequestforbeautymaybeacenturies-oldcharm,butinthepresentdaytherealityisugly.Beautyhasmoreinfluencethanever-notjustoverwhoweworkwith,butwhetherweworkatall.

1.Lastmonth,Citibankwasaccusedbyoneofitsformeremployeeof______

A.unfairdismissal

B.sexualharassment

C.poorworkingenvironment

D.unequalpromotionpolicies

答案:

A[解析]由题干中的Citibank定位到第1段第1句。

[详解]花旗银行以穿着“太性感”为由解雇了旗下一名员工，因而在上个月遭到该员工的起诉。

此题问的是该员工起诉花旗银行的原因。

选A“不公平的解雇”。

2.Whatistheideaof"beautypremium"?

A.Thebiasagainstthebeauty.

B.Thebiasinfavoroftheunattractive.

C.Thebeautyinclinestobebetter.

D.Thebeautytendtobericher.

答案:

C[解析]由题干中的“beautypremium”定位到第2段第2句。

[详解]该句破折号的内容正是对beautypremium的进一步解析：

长相漂亮的人在各方面表现得都不错。

C为答案。

3.WhatcanwelearnfromthestatisticsfromtheecononustDanielHamermesh?

A.Thebeautybiasismorepervasivethanbefore.

B.Thebeautyad