2020年12月大学英语六级考试阅读真题及答案.pdf
2020 年 12 月大学英语六级考试阅读真题及答案2020 年 12 月大学英语六级考试阅读真题及答案Section ADirections： In this section, there is a short passagewith 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passagecarefully. Then answer the questions or complete thestatements in the fewest possible words. Please write youranswers on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.Leadership is the most significant word in todayscompetitive business environment because it directs themanager of a business to focus inward on their personalcapabilities and style. Experts on leadership will quicklypoint out that how things get done influences the successof the outcomes and indicates a right way and a wrong way todo things. When a noted leader on the art of management,Peter Drucker, coined the phrase Management is doing thingsright; leadership is doing the right things, he was seekingto clarify the distinctions he associates with the terms.When Stephen Covey, founder and director of theLeadership Institute, explored leadership styles in the pastdecade, he focused on the habits of a great number of highlyeffective individuals. His Seven Habits of Highly EffectivePeople became a popular bestseller very quickly. His ideasforced a reexamination of the early leadership paradigm (例), which he observed centered on traits found in thecharacter ethic and the personality ethic. The former ethic范suggested success was founded on integrity, modesty, loyalty,courage, patience, and so forth. The personality ethicsuggested it was ones attitude, not behavior, that inspiredsuccess, and this ethic was founded on a belief of positivemental attitude. In contrast to each of these ideas, Coveyadvocates that leaders need to understand universalprinciples of effectiveness, and he highlights how vital itis for leaders to first personally manage themselves if theyare to enjoy any hope of outstanding success in their workenvironments. To achieve a desired vision for your business,it is vital that you have a personal vision of where you areheaded and what you value. Business leadership means thatmanagers need to put first things first, which implies thatbefore leading others, you need to be clear on your ownvalues, abilities, and strengths and be seen as trustworthy.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。47. To be good leaders, managers must pay close attentionto their own _.48. According to Peter Drucker, leaders should be good at_.49. The personality ethic suggests that people are likelyto succeed if they have _.50. According to Stephen Covey, leaders who hope toachieve outstanding success need first of all to _.51. Good leadership requires one to know ones ownstrengths and be able to win peoples _.参考答案47. values, abilities and strengths48. doing the right things49. positive mental attitude50. manage themselves51. trustSection BDirections： There are 2 passages in this section. Eachpassage is followed by some questions or unfinishedstatements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and markthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single linethrough the centre.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.Whats the one word of advice a well-meaning professionalwould give to a recent college graduate? China India!Brazil! How about trade!When the Commerce Department reported last week that thetrade deficit in June approached $50 billion, it set off anew round of economic doomsaying. Imports, which soared to$200.3 billion in the month, are subtracted in thecalculation of gross domestic product. The larger the tradedeficit, the smaller the GDP. Should such imbalances continue,pessimists say, they could contribute to slower growth.
