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1、2023年最新整理考试真题资料12 月大学英语六级真题Part IVSection AReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)Directions: In this section， there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements.Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words

2、. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.How good are you at saying no?For many，its surprisingly difficult. This is especially true of editors，who by nature tend to be eager and engaged participants in everything they do. Consider these scen

3、arios:Its late in the day. That front-page package youve been working on is nearly complete；one last edit and its finished. Enter the executive editor，who makes a suggestion requiring amore-than-modest rearrangement of the design and the addition of an information box. You want to scream：No！Its done

4、! What do you do?The first rule of saying no to the boss is dont say no. She probably has something in mind when she makes suggestions，and its up to you to find out what. The second rule is dont raise the stakes by challenging her authority. That issue is already decided. The third rule is to be rea

5、dy to cite options and consequences. The bosss suggestions might be appropriate，but there are always consequences. She might not know about the pages backing up that need attention，or about the designer who had to go home sick. Tell her she can have what she wants，but explain the consequences. Under

6、stand what shes trying to accomplish and propose a Plan B that will make it happen without destroying what youve done so far.Heres another case. Your least-favorite reporter suggests a dumb story idea. This one should beeasy，but its not. If you say no，even politely，you risk inhibiting further ideas，

7、not just from thatreporter，but from others who heard that you turned down the idea. This scenario is common in newsrooms that lack a systematic way to filter story suggestions.Two steps are necessary. First，you need a system for how stories are proposed and reviewed. Reporters can tolerate rejection

8、 of their ideas if they believe they were given a fair hearing.Your gut reaction (本能反映) and dismissive rejection，even of a worthless idea，might not qualify as systematic or fair.Second，the people you work with need to negotiate a What if .? agreement covering What if my idea is turned down? How are

9、people expected to react?Is there an appeal process?Can they refine the idea and resubmit it?By anticipating What if.? situations before they happen，you can reach understanding that will help ease you out of confrontations.47. Instead of directly saying no to your boss，you should find out .48. The a

10、uthors second warning is that we should avoid running a greater risk by .49. One way of responding to your bosss suggestion is to explain the to her and offer an alternative solution.50. To ensure fairness to reporters，it is important to set up a system for stories to .51. People who learn to antici

11、pate What if.? situations will be able to reach understanding and avoid .Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D). Youshould decide on the best choice

12、 and mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question：are immigrants good or bad for the economy?The American public overwhelm

13、ingly thinks theyre bad. Yet the consensus among most economists is that immigration，both legal and illegal，provides a small net boost to the economy. Immigrants provide cheap labor，lower the prices of everything from farm produce to new homes，and leave consumers with a little more money in their po

14、ckets. So why is there such a discrepancy between the perception of immigrants impact on the economy and the reality? There are a number of familiar theories. Some argue that people are anxious and feel threatened by an inflow of new workers. Others highlight the strain that undocumented immigrants

15、place on public services，like schools，hospitals，and jails. Still others emphasize the role of race，arguing that foreigners add to the nations fears and insecurities. Theres some truth to all these explanations，but they arent quite sufficient.To get a better understanding of whats going on，consider t

16、he way immigrations impact is felt. Though its overall effect may be positive，its costs and benefits are distributed unevenly. David Card，an economist at UC Berkeley，notes that the ones who profit most directly from immigrants low-cost labor are businesses and employers meatpacking plants in Nebrask

17、a，for instance，or agricultural businesses in California. Granted，these producers savings probably translate into lower prices at the grocery store，but how many consumers make that mental connection at the checkout counter?As for the drawbacks of illegal immigration，these，too，are concentrated. Native

18、 low-skilled workers suffer most from the competition of foreign labor. According to a study by George Borjas，a Harvard economist，immigration reduced the wages of American high-school dropouts by 9% between 1980-.Among high-skilled，better-educated employees，however，opposition was strongest in states

19、 withboth high numbers of immigrants and relatively generous social services. What worried them most，in other words，was the fisca(l财政)burden of immigration. That conclusion was reinforcedby another finding：that their opposition appeared to soften when that fiscal burden decreased，as occurred with we

20、lfare reform in the 1990s，which curbed immigrants access to certain benefits.The irony is that for all the overexcited debate，the net effect of immigration is minimal. Even for those most acutely affected say，low-skilled workers，or California residents the impact isnt all that dramatic. The unpleasa

21、nt voices have tended to dominate our perceptions, says Daniel Tichenor，a political science professor at the University of Oregon. But when all those factors are put together and the economists calculate the numbers，it ends up being a net positive，but a small one. Too bad most people dont realize it

22、.注意：此某些试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。52. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A) Whether immigrants are good or bad for the economy has been puzzling economists.B) The American economy used to thrive on immigration but now its a different story.C) The consensus among economists is that immigration should not

23、be encouraged.D) The general public thinks differently from most economists on the impact of immigration.53. In what way does the author think ordinary Americans benefit from immigration?A) They can access all kinds of public services.B) They can get consumer goods at lower prices.C) They can mix wi

24、th people of different cultures.D) They can avoid doing much of the manual labor.54. Why do native low-skilled workers suffer most from illegal immigration?A) They have greater difficulty getting welfare support.B) They are more likely to encounter interracial conflicts.C) They have a harder time ge

25、tting a job with decent pay.D) They are no match for illegal immigrants in labor skills.55. What is the chief concern of native high-skilled，better-educated employees about the inflow of immigrants?A) It may change the existing social structure.B) It may pose a threat to their economic status.C) It

26、may lead to social instability in the country.D) It may place a great strain on the state budget.56. What is the irony about the debate over immigration?A) Even economists cant reach a consensus about its impact.B) Those who are opposed to it turn out to benefit most from it.C) People are making too

27、 big a fuss about something of small impact.D) There is no essential difference between seemingly opposite opinions.Passage TwoQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Picture a typical MBA lecture theatre twenty years ago. In it the majority of students will have conformed to the stand

28、ard model of the time：male，middle class and Western. Walk into a class today，however，and youll get a completely different impression. For a start，you will now see plenty more women the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School，for example，boasts that 40% of its new enrolment is female. You will als

29、o see a wide range of ethnic groups and nationals of practically every country.It might be tempting，therefore，to think that the old barriers have been broken down and equalopportunity achieved. But，increasingly，this apparent diversity is becoming a mask for a new type of conformity. Behind the diffe

30、rences in sex，skin tones and mother tongues，there are common attitudes，expectations and ambitions which risk creating a set of clones among the business leaders of the future.Diversity，it seems，has not helped to address fundamental weaknesses in business leadership. So what can be done to create mor

31、e effective managers of the commercial world?According to Valerie Gauthier，associate dean at HEC Paris，the key lies in the process by which MBA programmes recruit their students. At the moment candidates are selected on a fairly narrow set of criteria such as prior academic and career performance，an

32、d analytical and problem solving abilities. This is then coupled to a schools picture of what a diverse class should look like，with the result that passport，ethnic origin and sex can all become influencing factors. But schools rarely dig down to find out what really makes an applicant succeed，to cre

33、ate a class which also contains diversity of attitude and approach arguably the only diversity that，in a business context，really matters.Professor Gauthier believes schools should not just be selecting candidates from traditional sectors such as banking，consultancy and industry. They should also be

34、seeking individuals who have backgrounds in areas such as political science，the creative arts，history or philosophy，which will allow them to put business decisions into a wider context.Indeed，there does seem to be a demand for the more rounded leaders such diversity might create. A study by Mannaz，a

35、 leadership development company，suggests that，while the bully-boy chief executive of old may not have been eradicated completely，there is a definite shift in emphasis towards less tough styles of management at least in America and Europe. Perhaps most significant，according to Mannaz，is the increasin

36、g interest large companies have in more collaborative management models，such as those prevalent in Scandinavia，which seek to integrate the hard and soft aspects of leadership and encourage delegated responsibility and accountability.注意：此某些试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。57. What characterises the business school stud

37、ent population of today?A) Greater diversity.B) Intellectual maturity.C) Exceptional diligence.D) Higher ambition.58. What is the authors concern about current business school education?A) It will arouse students unrealistic expectations.B) It will produce business leaders of a uniform style.C) It f

38、ocuses on theory rather than on practical skills.D) It stresses competition rather than cooperation.59. What aspect of diversity does Valerie Gauthier think is most important?A) Age and educational background.B) Social and professional experience.C) Attitude and approach to business.D) Ethnic origin

39、 and gender.60. What applicants does the author think MBA programmes should consider recruiting?A) Applicants with prior experience in business companies.B) Applicants with sound knowledge in math and statistics.C) Applicants from outside the traditional sectors.D) Applicants from less developed reg

40、ions and areas.61. What does Mannaz say about the current management style?A) It is eradicating the tough aspects of management.B) It encourages male and female executives to work side by side.C) It adopts the bully-boy chief executive model.D) It is shifting towards more collaborative models.PartVC

41、loze(15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choicesmarked A)，B)，C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2 with a single linethrou

42、gh the centre.注意：此某些试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。Organised volunteering and work experience has long been a vital companion to university degree courses. Usually it is left to 62 to deduce the potential from a list of extracurricularadventures on a graduates resume， 63 now the University of Bristol has launched an

43、 award toformalise the achievements of students who 64 time to activities outside their courses. Bristol PLuS aims to boost students in an increasingly 65 job market by helping them acquire work and life skills alongside 66 qualifications.Our students are a pretty active bunch，but we found that they

44、 didnt 67 appreciate the value of what they did 68 the lecture hall, says Jeff Goodman，director of careers and employability at the university. Employers are much more 69 than they used to be. They used to look for 70 and saw it as part of their job to extract the value of an applicants skills.Now t

45、hey want students to be able to explain why those skills are 71 to the job.Students who sign 72 for the award will be expected to complete 50 hours of work experience or 73 work，attend four workshops on employ-ability skills，take part in an intensive skills-related activity 74 ，crucially，write a sum

46、mary of the skills they have gained. 75 efforts will gain an Outstanding Achievement Award. Those who 76 best on the sports field can take the Sporting PLuS Award which fosters employer-friendly sports accomplishments.The experience does not have to be 77 organised. Were not just interested in easil

47、y identifiable skills, says Goodman. 78 ，one student took the lead in dealing with a difficult landlord and so 79 negotiation skills. We try to make the experience relevant to individual lives.Goodman hopes the 80 will enable active students to fill in any gaps in their experience and encourage thei

48、r less-active 81 to take up activities outside their academic area of work.62. A) advisorsB) specialistsC) criticsD) employers63. A) which64. A) divide65. A) harmoniousB) butB) devoteB) competitiveC) unlessC) deliverC) resourcefulD) sinceD) donateD) prosperous66. A) artistic67. A) dominantly68. A) outside69. A) g