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大学英语四级真题6

ModelTestTwo

PartⅠWriting

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnIncomeGap.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1．有人认为收入差距的存在是合理的

2．有人认为收入差距的存在是不合理的

3．收入差距对社会的影响

OnIncomeGap

PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8–l0,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HowExecutivesDealwiththeJoblessTime?

Althoughtheeconomyhasimproved,ajoblessexecutivemayhavetofaceuptoayearormoreofunemployment.That'salotoftime,especiallyforthosewhoarenotusedtohavinganyfreetime.Whilesomejobseekersspendhundredsofhoursdiscoveringdaytimetelevision,othersseemtothriveonactivitiesthatboosttheirprofessionalcareersorresolvefamilyissueswhentheyaren'tworking.

Havinganextendedperiodoffreetimeintheprimeofone'slifecaninfactbeauniqueopportunitytofocusonvolunteerservice,professionaleducationorpersonalgrowth.

CommunityInvolvement

ForLisaPerez,thewakeupcallwasburnedporkchops.Anexecutivewhopreviouslyhadn'tbeenparticularlyinterestedinhomeandhealthhadbecomeobsessedwithhomemakingduringaperiodofunemployment.

Sherealizedthatcleaningandorganizingherhomewasn'thelpingherjobsearch.Nevertheless,"Imadelistsof50thingstodoeveryday,"saysMs.Perez,apoliticalandpublic-relationsconsultantinScottsdale,Ariz."Myhousewasclean,justsoI'dhavesomethingtodo."

Oneday,herboyfrienddidn'tarriveontimefordinnerbecausehehadtoworklate,andherporkchopswereruined.Shefliedintoarage."I'dneverbeenapersonlikethat,"shesays."SoIdecidedtostopfeelingsorryformyself,andgooutanddosomethingproductive."

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

Theworkofferedherself-confidence."Volunteeringtakesthefocusoffyou.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-year-oldinformation-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."Iestimatedwhattechnologywasgoingtobethemostbeneficialandchoseapplicationsthatweregoingtoensuretoppay.

Hisjobsearchwasonemonthshyofthefullyearhe'dexpected.Helookedforworkduringhistrainingandsayshewouldhavefinishedthecertificationprogramsevenifhe'dbeenhiredbeforecompletingthem.

FamilyMatters

Inadditiontopursuingtrainingorvolunteering,somedisplacedcareeristsusetheirtimeoffworktoattendtofamilymatters.Manyexecutivesrediscovertheirchildrenorfindtimetohelptheirparents.

StanfordRappaportheldthreejobsinSanFrancisco,includinghigh-techandteachingpositions.Whenhewaslaidofffromthehigh-techjoblastyear,heknewitmighttakealongtimebeforehecouldgetanotherpostlikeit."Iwasabletodothemath,"saysMr.Rappaport."Thenumberofpeoplelaidoff:

huge;andthenumberofavailablejobs:

little.Atthetime,Ithoughtitmighttaketwoorthreeyearsbeforethetechindustryrecovered."

Mr.Rappaport'sremainingjob,apart-timefacultyposition,didn'tpayenoughtosupporthim.Afteracoupleofmonthsofsearchingwithnoresults,hedecidedtoescape."Myplan,"hesays,"wastogetoutofanexpensivelivingsituation,andeitherseekworkinanothersectionoftheU.S.oroverseas,forthosetwoyears."

Beforehefoundanassignment,hisArkansas-basedmotherwasdiagnosedwithaseriouschronicillness,andhewascalledintodutyasason.Mr.RappaportwasabletohelphismothergetheraffairsinordernottointerrupthissearchbyusingaSanFranciscomaildropandcellphone."IcontinuedtolookforworkinCaliforniawhileIwashome,helpingmymotherthroughthiscrisis."Hetookhismothertomedicalappointments,maderepairsonherhouse,boughtherabettercar,andstraightenedoutherlegalandfinancialaffairs.

Mr.RappaportstayedinArkansasforsixmonths."It'samazingthatatthisstageIhadtheopportunitytospendasignificantamountoftimewithmymotherandimproveherlife.Mostpeopleneverhavethatopportunity.I'mverythankfulthatIhadthechance.Itwasabsolutelyworthit,"hesays.

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

DiscoveryandExploration

Insteadofspendingtimeoffworryingaboutyourunemployedstatus,askyourself:

"IstheresomethingI'vealwayswantedtodobuthaven'tbecauseofthedemandsofmyjob?

"

FeliceFisk,a29-year-oldinSeattle,recentlyleftanaccount-managerpositionatacontract-furniturecompany.Duringsevenmonthsofunemployment,shetookaninterestinfine-artpaintingandcompleted18piecesbeforereturningtowork."Ifoundtheartworktobereallybeneficial,"shesays.She'snowadesignerforaninterior-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.Afterlosinghisjob,Mr.Bellavancetookmanymeasurestochangehislifestyle.

6.Beforefindinghisnewjob,Mr.Bellavanceinvestedinhimselfandtriedhisbesttolearnnewskillsasmanyaspossible.

7.Asateachingfacultyinschool,StanfordRappaportmayearnenoughmoneytosupporthimselfandhisfamily.

8.TheroleascaregiverprovidedMr.Rappaportwiththebenefitof______.

9.Beforefindingasatisfactoryjob,FeliceFiskspenthistimeindevelopinghisinterestin______.

10.MichaelRossspentmuchunemploymenttimedevelopinghisinterestbecauseheregardedthisperiodoftimeasanopportunityinsteadof______.

PartⅢListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Sheattendedabiologyclassinanotherschool.

B）Shewashavingaspecialclassactivityoutdoors.

C）Shewentonatriptostudyfarming.

D）Shestayedatherparents'farmtohelpoutinthefield.

12.A）Thewomanshouldwaittobuynewclothes.B）Thecoldweatherwillprobablycontinue.

C）Theweatherwillwarmupsoon.D）Healreadyhasawarmcoat.

13.A）Hethinksthewomaniswastinghertime.

B）Hethinksthewomanshouldmakefulluseofhertime.

C）Heiseagertoknowthewoman'sanswer.

D）Hethinksthereisnoneed