大学英语六级真题及答案除听力.docx

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大学英语六级真题及答案除听力

2014年6月大学英语六级真题及答案

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetoputallyoureggsinonebasket.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwiseapersonbytheirappearance.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetojumptoconclusionsuponseeingorhearingsomething.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIII Rdading Comprehension （40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks,YouarerequiredtoselectOnewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethrough carefullybefore makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebamkisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon　AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentreYoumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Forinvestorswhodesirelowriskandguaranteedincome,U.S.Governmentbondsareasecureinvestmentbecausethesebondshavethefinancialbackingandfullfaithandcreditofthefederalgovernment.Municipalbonds,alsosecure,areofferedbylocalgovernmengtsandoftenhave____36______suchastax-freeinterest.Somemayevenbe____37______.Corportatebondsareabitmorerisky.

Twoquestionsoften_____38_____first-timecorportatebondinvestors.Thefirstis”IfIpurchaseacorportatebond,doIhavetoholdituntilthematueitydate?

”Theanswerisno.Bondsareboughtandsolddailyon____39_____securitiesexchanges.However,ifyourbonddoesnothave____40_____thatmakeitattractivetootherinvestors,youmaybeforcedtosellyourbondata____41____i.e.,apricelessthanthebond’sfacevalue.Butifyourbondishighlyvaluedbyotherinvestors,youmaybeabletosellitatapremium,i.e.,apriceaboveitsfacevalue.Bondpricesgcncrally____42____inversely（相反地）withcurrentmarketinterestrates.Asinterestratesgoup,bondpnccstall,andviceversa（反之亦然）.Thus,likeallinvestments，bondshaveadegreeofrisk.

Thesecondquestionis“HowcanI___43_______theinvestmentriskofaparticularbondissue?

”Standard&Poor’sandMoody’sInvestorsServiceratethelevelofriskofmanycorporateandgovernmentbonds.And____44______,thehigherthemarketriskofabond，thehighertheinterestrate.Investorswillinvestinabondconsideredriskyonlyifthe_____45_____returnishighenough.

注意:

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A）advantages　I）fluctuate

B）assess　J）indefinite

C）botherK）insured

D）conserved　L）major

E）deduction　M）naturally

F）discount　N）potential

G）embarrass　0）simultaneously

H）features 

SectionB

Directions:

:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatmentsattachedtoit.eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.identifytheparagraphfromweichtheinformationisderived.youmaychooseaparpgraphmorethanonce.eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet2.

lessonsfromaFeministParadise

[A]Onthesurface,Swedenappearstobeafeministparadise.LookatanyglobalsurveyofgenderequalityandSwedenwillbenearthetop.Family-friendlypoliciesareitsnorm-with16monthsofpaidparentalleave,specialprotectionsforpart-timeworkers,andstate-subsidizedpreschoolswhere,accordingtoagovernmentwebsite,"gender-awarenesseducationisincreasinglycommon."duetoanunfficialquotasystem,womenhold45percentofpositionsintheswedishparliament.theyhaveenjoyedtheprotectionofgovernmentagencieswithtitlesliketheMinistryofIntegrationandGenderEqualityandtheSecretariatofGenderResearch.SowhyareAmericanwomensofaraheadoftheirSwedishcounterpartsinbreakingthroughtheglassceiling?

[B]ina2012report,theWorldEconomicForumfoundthatwhenitcomestoclosingthegendergapin"econmicparticipationandopportunity,"theUnitedStatesisaheadofnotonlySwedenbutalsoFinland,Denmark,theNetherlands,Iceland,Germany,andtheUnitedKingdom.Sweden'srankinthereportcanlargelybeexplainedbyitspoliticalquotasystem.ThoughtheUnitedStateshasfewerwomenintheworkorce（68percentcomparedtoSweden's77percent）.Americanwomenwhochoosetobeemployedarefarmorelikelytoworkfull-timeandtoholdhigh-leveljobsasmanangersorprofessionals.Theyalsoownmorebusinesses,lauchmorestart-ups（新创办的企业）,andmoreoftenworkintraditionallymalefields.Asforbreakingthroughtheglassceilinginbusiness,Americanwomenarewellinthelead.

[C]whatexplainstheAmericanadvantage?

HowcanitbethatsocietieslikeSweden,wheregenderequalityisvigorouslypusuedandengorced,havefewerfemalemanagers,executives,professionals,andbusinessownersthanehlaissez-faire（自由放任的）unitedstates?

AnewstudybyclrnelleconomistsFrancineBlauandLawrenceKahngivesanexplanation.

[D]Generousparentalleavepoliciesandreadilyavailablepart-timeoptionshaveunintendedconsequences:

insteadofstrengtheningwomen'sattachmenttotheworkplace,theyappeartoweakenit.Inadditiontoa16-monthleave,aswedishparenthastherighttoworksixhoursaday（forareducedsalary）untilhisorherchildiseightyearsold.Mothersarefarmorelikelythanfatherstotakeadvantageofthislaw,Butextendedleavesandpart-timeemploymentareknowntobeharmfultocareers—forbothgenders.Andwithwomenasecondfactorcomesintoplay:

mostseemtoenjoytheflexible-timearrangement（onceknownasthe“mommytrack”）andneverfindtheirwaybacktofull-timeorhigh-levelemployment.Insum:

generousfamily-friendlypoliciesdokeepmorewomeninthelabormarket,buttheyalsotendtodiminisbtheircareers.

[E]AccordingtoBlauandKahn,Swedish-stylepaternal（父亲的）leavepoliciesandflexibletimearrangementsposeasecondthreattowoman’sprogress:

theymakeemployerscautiousabouthiringwomanforfull-timepositionsatall.Offeringajobtoamanisthesaferbet.Heisfarlesslikelytotakeayearofparentalleaveandthenreturnonareducedworkscheduleforthenexteightyears.

[F]Ibecameawareofthetrialeofcareer-focusedEuropeanwomanafewyearsagowhenImetapost-doctoralstudentfromGermanywhowasthenavisitingfellowatJohnsHopkins.ShewasastonishedbytheprofessionalpossibilitiesaffordedtoyoungAmericanwoman.HerbesthopeinGermany wasagovermmentjob—prospectsforwomanintheprivatesectorweredim.”InGermany“shetoldme,”wehaveallthebenefits,”butemployersdon’t’wantohireus.”

[G]SwedisheconomistsMagnusHenreksonandMikaelStenkulaaddressedthefollowingquestionintheir2009study:

whyaretheresofewfemaletopexecutivesintheEuropeanegalitarian（平等主义的）welfarestates?

Theiranswer:

”Broad-basedwelfare-state policieshinderwomen’srepresentationinelitecompetitivepositions.”

[H]ItistemptingtodeclaretheSwedishpoliciesregressive（退步的）andhailtheAmericansystemassuperior.Butthatwouldbeshortsighted.TheSwedescancertainlytakealessonfromtheUnitedStatesandlookforwaystoclearapathfortheirambitiousfemalecareerists.Butmostwomanarenotcommittsdcareerists.WhenthePewResearchCenterrecentlyaskedAmericanparentstoidentifytheir”ideal”lifearrangement,47percentofmotherssaidtheywouldprefertoworkpark-timeand20percentsaidtheywouldprefernottoworkatall.Fathersanswereddifferrntly:

75percentpreferredfull-timework.SomeversionoftheSwedishsystemmightworkwellforamajorityofAmericanparents,buttheUnitedStatesisunlikelytofullyembracetheSwedishmodel.Still,wecanlearnfromtheirexperience.

[I] Despiteitsfailuretoshattertheglassceiling,Swedenhasoneofthemostpowerfulandinnovativeeconomiesintheworld.Inits2011-2012survey,theWorldEconomicForumrankedSwedenasthe“rockstaroftherecovery”intheWashingtonPost,alsoleadstheworldinlifesatisfactionandhappiness.Itisasocietywellworthstudying,anditseffortstoconquerthegendergapimpartavitallesson—thoughnotthelessontheSwedeshadinmind。

[J]Swedenhasgonefartherthananyothernationonearthtointegratethesexesandtoofferwomenthesameopportunitiesandfreedomsasmen.Fordecades,thesedescendantsoftheVikingshavebeentryingtoshowtheworldthattherightmixofenlinghtenedpolicy.consciousnessraising,andnon-sexistchildrearingwouldclosethegenderdivideonceandforall.Yetthedividepersists.

[K]A2012pressreleasefromStatisticsSwedenbearsthetitle“GenderEqualityinSwedenTreading（踩）Water”andnotes:

1、Thetotalincomefromemploymentforallagesislowerforwomenthanformen.

2、Oneinthreeemployedwomenandoneintenemployedmenworkpart-time.

3、Women'sworkingtimeisinfluencedbythenumberandageoftheirchildren,butmen′sworkingtimeisnotaffectedbythesefactors.

4、Ofallemployees，only13percentofthewomenand12percentofthemenhaveoccupationswithanevendistributionofthesexes.

[L]Confrontedwithsuchfacts,someSwedishactivistsandlegislatorsaredemandingmoreex-tremeandfar-reachingmeasures,suchasreplacingmaleandfemalepronounswithaneutralalternativeandmonitoringchildrenmorecloselytocorrectthemwhentheygravitahta（被吸引）towardgenderedplay.Whenitcametolightlastyearthatmothers,farmorethanfathers,chosetostayhomefromworktocarefortheirsickkids.