2020年英语六级模拟题

2019年12月英语六级模拟题Part IVReading ComprehensionReading inDepth25minutesSection ADirections:In this section,there isa shortpassage with5questions orincompletestatements.Read thepassage carefully.Then answerthe questionsor completethestatements in the fewestpossible words.Please writeyour answerson AnswerSheet

2.Questions47to51are basedon thefollowing passage.Leadership is the mostsignificant wordin todayscompetitive businessenvironmentbecause itdirects themanager ofa businessto focusinward on their personalcapabilitiesand style.Experts onleadership willquickly pointout thatQuestions57to61are basedon thefollowing passage.A recurringcriticism of the UKsuniversity sectoris itsperceived weaknessintranslating newknowledge intonew productsand services.Recently,the UKNational StemCell Networkwarned the UK couldlose itsplaceamong theworld leadersin stemcell researchunless adequatefunding andlegislationcould beassured.We shouldtake thisconcern seriouslyas universities arekey in the nationalinnovation system.However;we dohave tochallenge theunthinking complaintthat thesector does notdo enoughin takingideas tomarket.The mostrecent comparativedata on theperformance of universities and research institutionsin Australia,Canada,USA andUKshows that,from arelatively weakstartingposition,the UKnow leadson manyindicatorsof commercialisationactivity.When viewedat the national level,the policyinterventions of the past decade havehelpedtransformthe performanceof UK universities.Evidence suggeststhe UKspositionis muchstronger thanin therecent pastand isstill showingimprovement.But nationaldata masksthe verylargevariation in the performanceof individualuniversities.The evidenceshows thata largenumber ofuniversitieshave fallenoff thebackofthepack,a fewperform stronglyand therest chasetheleaders.This typeof unevendistribution isnot peculiarto the UK andis mirroredacross othereconomies.In the UK,research isconcentrated:less than25%of universitiesreceive75%oftheresearch funding.These sameuniversitiesarealso theinstitutionsproducing thegreatest share of PhDgraduates,science citations,patents andlicenceincome.The effectof policiesgenerating long-term resourceconcentration hasalsocreated adistinctive setof universities which are research-led andcommerciallyactive.It seemsclear that the concentrationof researchand commercialisationworkcreates differencesbetween universities.The coreobjective for universitieswhichareresearch-led mustbe tomaximise theimpactoftheir researchefforts.These universitiesshould begenerating thewidestrange ofsocial,economic andenvironmental benefits.In returnfor the scale ofinvestmentthey shouldshare theirexpertise inorder tobuild greaterconfidence inthesector.Part ofthe economicrecovery ofthe UKwill bedriven bythe nextgeneration ofresearchcommercialisation spillingout of our universities.There arethree dozenuniversities in the UKwhich areactively engagedin advancedresearch trainingandcommercialisation work.If therewas a greater coordinationof technology transfer officeswithin regionsand asimultaneousinvestment in thescaleand functionsofourgraduate schools,universities could,and should,play a key role in positioningtheUKfor thenextgrowth cycle.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答

257.What doesthe authorthink ofUKuniversitiesin termsof commercialisationAThey failto convertknowledge intomoney.B Theydo notregard itas theirresponsibility.C Theystill havea placeamong theworld leaders.D Theyhave losttheir leadingposition inmany ways.

58.What doesthe authorsay aboutthe nationaldata onUK universitiesperformancein commercialisationAIt masksthe fatalweaknesses of government policy.B Itdoes notrank UKuniversitiesin a scientificway.C Itdoesnotreflect thedifferences amonguniversities.D It indicates theirineffective useofgovernmentresources.

59.We caninfer fromParagraph5that policyinterventions Linel Para.4refersz____toA governmentaid tonon-research-oriented universitiesBcompulsory cooperationbetween universitiesand industriesCfair distributionof fundingforuniversitiesandresearch institutionsD concentrationof resourcesinalimited numberofuniversities

60.What doesthe authorsuggest research-led universitiesdoA Publicisetheir research to wininternational recognition.B Fullyutilise theirresearchto benefit allsectors ofsociety.C Generouslyshare theirfacilities withthose shortof funds.D Spreadtheir influenceamong topresearchinstitutions.

61.How canthe universitysector play akeyrole inthe UKseconomic growthABy establishingmore regionaltechnology transferoffices.B Byasking thegovernment toinvest intechnology transferresearch.C Bypromoting technologytransfer andgraduate schooleducation.D Byincreasing theefficiency oftechnologytransferagencies.how thingsget doneinfluences thesuccess ofthe outcomesand indicatesa rightwayand awrong wayto dothings.When anoted leaderon theart ofmanagement,Peter Drucker,coined thephrase Managementis doingthings right;leadership isdoingthe rightthings,he wasseeking toclarify thedistinctions heassociates withtheterms.When Stephen Covey,founder anddirector ofthe LeadershipInstitute,exploredleadership stylesinthe pastdecade,he focusedonthehabits ofagreatnumber ofhighlyeffective individuals.His SevenHabits ofHighly EffectivePeople becameapopular bestsellervery quickly.His ideasforced areexamination ofthe early（范例），leadership paradigmwhich heobserved centeredon traitsfound inthecharacter ethicand thepersonality ethic.The formerethic suggestedsuccess wasfounded on integrity,modesty,loyalty,courage,patience,and soforth.Thepersonality ethicsuggested itwas onesattitude,not behavior,that inspiredsuccess,and thisethic wasfoundedona beliefof positivemental attitude.In contrastto eachofthese ideas,Covey advocatesthat leadersneed tounderstand universalprinciplesof effectiveness,and hehighlights howvital it is forleaders tofirst personallymanagethemselves if they areto enjoyany hopeof outstandingsuccess intheir workenvironments.To achievea desiredvision foryour business,itisvital thatyou haveapersonal visionof whereyou areheaded andwhat youvalue.Business leadershipmeans thatmanagers needto putfirst thingsfirst,whichimplies thatbefore leadingothers,you needtobeclear onyour ownvalues,abilities,and strengths and beseen astrustworthy.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答

247.To be good leaders,managers mustpay closeattention totheir own

48.According toPeter Drucker,leaders shouldbegoodat

49.The personalityethic suggeststhat peopleare likelyto succeediftheyhave

50.According toStephenCovey,leaders whohope to achieve outstandingsuccessneed firstof allto

51.Good leadershiprequires oneto knowones ownstrengthsandbe ableto winpeoplesSectionBDirections:There are2passages inthissection.Each passageis followedby somequestionsor unfinishedstatements.For eachof themthere arefour choicesmarkedA,B,C andD.You shoulddecide onthe bestchoice andmark thecorrespondingletter onAnswer Sheet2with asingle linethrough thecentre.Passage OneQuestions52to56are basedonthefollowing passage.Whats theone wordof advicea well-meaning professionalwould givetoarecentcollege graduateChina}India!Brazil!How abouttrade!When theCommerce Departmentreported lastweek thatthe trade deficit inJuneapproached$50billion,it setoff anew roundof economicdoomsaying.Imports,which soaredto$

200.3billion inthe month,are subtractedinthecalculation ofgrossdomestic product.The largerthe tradedeficit,the smallerthe GDRShould suchimbalancescontinue,pessimists say,they couldcontribute to slower growth.But theresanother wayof lookingatthe trade data.Over thepast twoyears,thefigures onimports andexports seemnot tosignal adouble-dip recession-arenewed declineinthebroad levelof economicactivity inthe UnitedStates-but aneconomicexpansion.The risingvolume oftrade-more goods and servicesshuttling inand outof theUnitedStates-is goodnews formany sectors.Companies engagedin shipping,（物流）trucking,rail freight,delivery,and logisticshave allbeen reportingbetter than「expected results.The risingnumbers signify growingvitality in foreign markets-when weimport morestuff,it putsmore cashinthehands ofpeople aroundtheworld,and U.S.exports arerising becausemore foreignershave theability tobuy thethingswe produceand market.The risingtide oftrade isalso goodnews forpeoplewho workin trade-sensitive businesses,especially thosethat producecommoditiesfor whichglobal demandsets theprice-agricultural goods,mining,metals,oil.And whileexports alwaysseem tolag,U.S.companies arebecoming moreinvolved intheglobal economywith eachpassing month.General Motorssells asmany carsinChina asin Americaeach month.While thatmay notdo muchfor imports,it doeshelpGMs balancesheet-and hencemakes thejobs ofU.S.-based executivesmorestable.One greatchallenge fortheU.S.economy isslack domesticconsumer demand.Americans arepaying downdebt,saving more,and spendingmore carefully.Thatsto beexpected,given whatweve beenthrough.But theresa biggerchallenge.CanU.S.-based businesses,large andsmall,figure outhow toget apiece ofgrowingglobal demandUnless youwant topick upand moveto India,or Brazil,or China,thebest wayto dothat isthrough trade.It mayseem obvious,but itsno longerenoughsimply todo businesswith ourfriends andneighbors hereat home.Companies andindividuals whodont havea strategyto exportmore,or toget moreinvolvedin foreignmarkets,or toplayaroleinglobal trade,are shuttingthemselvesout ofthe lionsshareofeconomic opportunityin ourworld.注意此部分试题请在答题卡上作答

252.How dopessimists interprettheU.S.tradedeficitin JuneAIt reflectsAmericans preferencefor imported goods.B Itsignifies achange inAmerican economicstructure.C Itistheresult ofAmericas growingfocus ondomestic market.D Itcould leadtoslowergrowth ofthenationaleconomy.

53.What doesthe authorsay aboutthetradedata ofthepasttwo yearsAItindicatesthat economicactivities intheU.S.have increased.B Itshows thatU.S.economy isslipping furtherinto recession.C Itsignals decreasingdomestic demandfor goodsand services.D Itreflects thefluctuations inthe internationalmarket.

54.Who particularlybenefit fromthe risingvolume oftradeA Peoplewho haveexpertise ininternational trade.B Consumerswho favorimportedgoodsand services.C Producersof agriculturalgoodsandraw materials.D Retailersdealing inforeign goodsand services.

55.What isone ofthe challengesfacing theAmerican economyACompetition fromoverseas.C Slacktrade activities.B Peoplesreluctance tospend.D Decreasingproductivity.

56.What isthe authorsadvice toU.S.companies andindividualsA Toimport morecheap goodsfrom developingcountries.B Tomove theircompanies towhere laboris cheaper.C Toincrease theirmarket shareoverseas.D Tobe alertto fluctuationsinforeignmarkets.Passage Two。