大学英语六级考试模拟试卷四十三（带答案）

大学英语六级考试模拟试卷四十三

(总分：32.00,做题时间：130分钟)

一、问答题(总题数：2,分数：2.00)

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteoshortessay

entitledTheImpor-tanceofIndependentThinkingandCuriosityinthe

Workplace.Youcan,citeexamplestoillus-trateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsbutnomorethan,200words.

无(分数：1.00)

正确答案：(TheImportanceofIndependentThinkingandCuriosityinthe

Workplace

(l)lnthemodemsociety,it'sundeniablethatcom-petitionintheworkplaceis

becomingmoreandmorefierce,whichputshigherrequirementsonthequalityof

employees.lnthecorporatecultureofmanycompanies,employeesareencouraged

tokeepcuriosityandthinkin-dependently.AIIofthissuggestthatindependent

thinkingandcuriosityplayanimportantroleintheworkplace.

(2)Theimportanceofindependentthinkingandcu-riositycanbeanalyzed

brieflyfromtwoperspectives.Intermsofemployees,theabilityofindependent

thinkingandcuriositycanpromoteaperson'srapidgrowthincompetence,and

completeworktaskswithhighqualityinashorttime,makinghim/herstandout.On

thecor-porateside,advocatingindependentthinkingandcurios-itycanincreasethe

reserveoftalentsandemployeeswithindependentthinkingandcuriosity,creating

greatervalueforabusiness,Acompanythatemphasizesindependentthinkingand

curiositywillbemorepowerfulincreativityandinnovation.

(3)AsSteveJobs,whocreatedAppleInc.,said,“Stayhungry,stayfoolish.nWe

shouldalwaysbeeagertolearnnewknowledge,andneverfancythatwearesmart

enoughtostoplearningandthinking.Asforcollegestudentswhoareabouttoenter

theworkplace,weshouldpayattentiontomaintainingcuriosityanddevelopingthe

abilityofindependentthinking.)

解析：⑴开篇引题，指出职场中独立思考和好奇心的重要性。

(2)从Intermsofemployees和Onthecorporateside两个方面分析独立思考和

好奇心的重要性。

(3)引用SteveJobs的名言，总结观点，并提出建议。

2.目前，中国很多城市纷纷建立共享书吧。人们可在共享书吧的书架中自行

挑选任意一本感兴趣的纸质图书或刊物回家阅读，阅毕可将此书送回。有些书吧

还引进数字阅读机，每台机器内存有大量高清畅销书，每月定时更新，使用二维

码扫一扫即可阅读。接下来，共享书吧将面向更广泛的地方推广，以期更好地发

挥图书馆馆藏资源利用率，进一步在全国范围内推广“全民阅读”，加快构建公

益性、均等性、便利性的公共文化服务体系，真正让共享书吧成为提升公共文化

服务水平和市民文化素养的载体平台。

无(分数：1.00)

正确答案：(Nowadays,(l)sharingbookbarsareestablishedinmanycities

aroundChinaPeoplecantakeanyoneofthe(2)paperbooksandmagazinestheyare

interestedinbackhome.Afterreadingtheycanreturnbookstothe

bar.Besides,therearealso(3)e-bookreaders,eachofwhichboastsalargenumberof

(4)HDbest-sellers(5)withmonthlyupdatesThee-bookscanbeacquiredthrough

scanningthe(6)QRcodeonthereaders.Sharingbookbar,inthefuture,willbesetup

inmorecities(7)inabidtomaximizetheutilizationofthelibrary

resources,(8)promotethepublicawarenessofreading,andacceleratethe

constructionofapublicculturalservicesystem(9)featuringpublicbenefit,equalityof

accessandconvenience,makingthesharingbookbarsacar-rierplatformtoadvance

thelevelofpublicculturalser-vicesandtheculturalliteracyofcitizens.)

解析：⑴“共享书吧”可翻译为sharingbookbars。

(2)“纸质图书”可翻译为paperbooks。

⑶“数字阅读机”可翻译为e-bookreaders。

⑷“高清畅销书”可翻译为HDbest-sellers。

(5)“每月定期更新”可作“数字阅读机”的伴随状语，翻译为withmonthly

updateso

⑹“二维码”可翻译为QRcode。

(7)“以期更好地”表目的，可用短语inabidto”为了……”。

⑻“推广'全民阅读"'可理解为“提高公民的阅读意识”,即promotethepublic

awarenessofreadingo

⑼“公益性、均等性、便利性”修饰公共文化服务体系，即这三点是服务

体系的特点，可.译为后置定语，用featuring连接，翻译为featuringpublicbenefit,

equali-tyofaccessandconvenience。

二、单选题(总题数：30,分数：30.00)

3.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Isyourpromotionreallynecessary?Manyworkersfocustheirhopesonclimbing

thehierarchyoftheir1.Theprospectofhigherpayhelpsexplaintheir

ambition,butsodoesthegreaterstatusthatcomeswitheach2title.

Thisscramblecanoftenendin3.ThePeterprinciple,developedby

LaurencePeterforabookpublishedin1969,statesthatworkersgetpromoteduntil

theyreachtheirlevelof4.Itmakesperfectsense.Ifyouaregoodatyourjob,

youriseupthecareerladder.Eventually,therewillbeajobyouarenotgoodatandat

thatpointyourcareerwillstalLThe5corollaryisthatanyse-niorstaff

memberswhohavebeenintheirjobforanextendedperiodareincompetent.

Thehigheruptheladderyougo,thegreaterthedemandsarelikelytobeon

yourtime.Thechiefexecutivewillexpectyoutobe6atweekends;afterall,

thatiswhyyougetpaidthebig7.Subordinateswillalsofeelthattheyare

abletoaskyoutrickyquestionswhenevertheyarise;theydon'twanttotake

decisionsthatareabovetheirpaygrade.Ifyouareinchargeofageo-graphicalregion,

youmayspendmuchofyourtimeonplanes,8thecorporatetroops.And

whenyouarenottravelling,yourdaywillbefilledwithmeetings.Attheendofthe

day,youwillhavebeenextremelybusy,butwithanaggingfeelingthatyouhave

achieved9ofsubstance.

Sothatshinypromotionmaynotbeforeveryone.Bewarethecurseofoverwork

and10.Somepeopleliketodevotetheirwholelivestotheirjobandbeat

thecentreofevents.ltisbesttoletthemgetonwithit.

空白处1应填

无（分数：1.00）

A.logical

B.dissatisfaction

C.bucks

0.disappointment

E.arise

F.available

G.successive

H.overwork

I.organizationsJ

J.many

K.visiting

L.incompetence

M.nothing

N.unhappy

□.suitable

解析：此处要填名词。空格前为形容词性物主代词their,故空格处应填名

词，且需填入的词应与climbingtheluerarchyoftheir构成搭配。第一句中出现

promotion（升职），第二句意为“许多员工将希望寄托在晋升”。故名

词复数organizations符合题意,与thehierarchyof构成搭配，意为“组织层级,

公司内部”。故本题选I。

4.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Isyourpromotionreallynecessary?Manyworkersfocustheirhopesonclimbing

thehierarchyoftheir1.Theprospectofhigherpayhelpsexplaintheir

ambition,butsodoesthegreaterstatusthatcomeswitheach2title.

Thisscramblecanoftenendin3.ThePeterprinciple,developedby

LaurencePeterforabookpublishedin1969,statesthatworkersgetpromoteduntil

theyreachtheirlevelof4.Itmakesperfectsense.Ifyouaregoodatyourjob,

youriseupthecareerladder.Eventually,therewillbeajobyouarenotgoodatandat

thatpointyourcareerwillstalLThe5corollaryisthatanyse-niorstaff

memberswhohavebeenintheirjobforanextendedperiodareincompetent.

Thehigheruptheladderyougo,thegreaterthedemandsarelikelytobeon

yourtime.Thechiefexecutivewillexpectyoutobe6atweekends;afterall,

thatiswhyyougetpaidthebig7.Subordinateswillalsofeelthattheyare

abletoaskyoutrickyquestionswhenevertheyarise;theydon'twanttotake

decisionsthatareabovetheirpaygrade.Ifyouareinchargeofageo-graphicalregion,

youmayspendmuchofyourtimeonplanes,8thecorporatetroops.And

whenyouarenottravelling,yourdaywillbefilledwithmeetings.Attheendofthe

day,youwillhavebeenextremelybusy,butwithanaggingfeelingthatyouhave

achieved9ofsubstance.

Sothatshinypromotionmaynotbeforeveryone.Bewarethecurseofoverwork

and10.Somepeopleliketodevotetheirwholelivestotheirjobandbeat

thecentreofevents.ltisbesttoletthemgetonwithit.

空白处2应填

无（分数：1.00）

A.logical

B.dissatisfaction

C.bucks

0.disappointment

E.arise

F.available

G.successiveV

H.overwork

I.organizations

J.many

K.visiting

L.incompetence

M.nothing

N.unhappy

□.suitable

解析：此处要填形容词。空格前为each,空格后为名词title,故空格处应填

入形容词，修饰名词，且符合greaterstatus的含义。该句意为“他们有这样的抱

负，除了期待更高的薪水，还有每次就会带来更高的地位”。故形容词successive

符合句意，修饰名词title,意为“接连的，相继的”,与each搭配。eachsuccessive

title意为“（之后的）每一次晋升”。故本题选G。

5.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Isyourpromotionreallynecessary?Manyworkersfocustheirhopesonclimbing

thehierarchyoftheir1.Theprospectofhigherpayhelpsexplaintheir

ambition,butsodoesthegreaterstatusthatcomeswitheach2title.

Thisscramblecanoftenendin3.ThePeterprinciple,developedby

LaurencePeterforabookpublishedin1969,statesthatworkersgetpromoteduntil

theyreachtheirlevelof4.Itmakesperfectsense.Ifyouaregoodatyourjob,

youriseupthecareerladder.Eventually,therewillbeajobyouarenotgoodatandat

thatpointyourcareerwillstalLThe5corollaryisthatanyse-niorstaff

memberswhohavebeenintheirjobforanextendedperiodareincompetent.

Thehigheruptheladderyougo,thegreaterthedemandsarelikelytobeon

yourtime.Thechiefexecutivewillexpectyoutobe6atweekends;afterall,

thatiswhyyougetpaidthebig7.Subordinateswillalsofeelthattheyare

abletoaskyoutrickyquestionswhenevertheyarise;theydon'twanttotake

decisionsthatareabovetheirpaygrade.Ifyouareinchargeofageo-graphicalregion,

youmayspendmuchofyourtimeonplanes,8thecorporatetroops.And

whenyouarenottravelling,yourdaywillbefilledwithmeetings.Attheendofthe

day,youwillhavebeenextremelybusy,butwithanaggingfeelingthatyouhave

achieved9ofsubstance.

Sothatshinypromotionmaynotbeforeveryone.Bewarethecurseofoverwork

and10.Somepeopleliketodevotetheirwholelivestotheirjobandbeat

thecentreofevents.ltisbesttoletthemgetonwithit.

空白处3应填

无（分数：1.00）

A.logical

B.dissatisfaction

C.bucks

0.disappointmentJ

E.arise

F.available

G.successive

H.overwork

I.organizations

J.many

K.visiting

L.incompetence

M.nothing

N.unhappy

□.suitable

解析：空格前为介词in,空格处应填名词或动名词，且要和endin连用符合

原文语义，故备选项dissatisfac-tion,bucks,disappointment,incompetence,

overwork和nothing均在选择范围。但根据下文Peterprinciple的内容可知，步

步高升最终走到不擅长的岗位，导致事业停滞不前。由此可推断出，寄希望于升

职，但结果可能会令人失望。因此disappointment“失望”符合题意。故本题选

Do

6.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Isyourpromotionreallynecessary?Manyworkersfocustheirhopesonclimbing

thehierarchyoftheir1.Theprospectofhigherpayhelpsexplaintheir

ambition,butsodoesthegreaterstatusthatcomeswitheach2title.

Thisscramblecanoftenendin3.ThePeterprinciple,developedby

LaurencePeterforabookpublishedin1969,statesthatworkersgetpromoteduntil

theyreachtheirlevelof4.Itmakesperfectsense.Ifyouaregoodatyourjob,

youriseupthecareerladder.Eventually,therewillbeajobyouarenotgoodatandat

thatpointyourcareerwillstall.The5corollaryisthatanyse-niorstaff

memberswhohavebeenintheirjobforanextendedperiodareincompetent.

Thehigheruptheladderyougo,thegreaterthedemandsarelikelytobeon

yourtime.Thechiefexecutivewillexpectyoutobe6atweekends;afterallz

thatiswhyyougetpaidthebig7.Subordinateswillalsofeelthattheyare

abletoaskyoutrickyquestionswhenevertheyarise;theydon'twanttotake

decisionsthatareabovetheirpaygrade.Ifyouareinchargeofageo-graphicalregion,

youmayspendmuchofyourtimeonplanes,8thecorporatetroops.And

whenyouarenottravelling,yourdaywillbefilledwithmeetings.Attheendofthe

day,youwillhavebeenextremelybusy,butwithanaggingfeelingthatyouhave

achieved9ofsubstance.

Sothatshinypromotionmaynotbeforeveryone.Bewarethecurseofoverwork

and10.Somepeopleliketodevotetheirwholelivestotheirjobandbeat

thecentreofevents.ltisbesttoletthemgetonwithit.

空白处4应填

无（分数：1.00）

A.logical

B.dissatisfaction

C.bucks

0.disappointment

E.arise

F.available

G.successive

H.overwork

I.organizations

J.many

K.visiting

L.incompetenceV

M.nothing

N.unhappy

□.suitable

解析：根据空格前介词of可知，空格处应填入名词或动名词，且要和reach

theirlevelof搭配，此句陈述“彼得原理”的内容，句意为“员工不断得到晋升，

直到达到的职位”。根据后文notgoodat可知，incompetence"不胜任，

不称职”符合题意。故本题选L。

7.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Isyourpromotionreallynecessary?Manyworkersfocustheirhopesonclimbing

thehierarchyoftheir1.Theprospectofhigherpayhelpsexplaintheir

ambition,butsodoesthegreaterstatusthatcomeswitheach2title.

Thisscramblecanoftenendin3.ThePeterprinciple,developedby

LaurencePeterforabookpublishedin1969,statesthatworkersgetpromoteduntil

theyreachtheirlevelof4.Itmakesperfectsense.Ifyouaregoodatyourjob,

youriseupthecareerladder.Eventually,therewillbeajobyouarenotgoodatandat

thatpointyourcareerwillstalLThe5corollaryisthatanyse-niorstaff

memberswhohavebeenintheirjobforanextendedperiodareincompetent.

Thehigheruptheladderyougo,thegreaterthedemandsarelikelytobeon

yourtime.Thechiefexecutivewillexpectyoutobe6atweekends;afterall,

thatiswhyyougetpaidthebig7.Subordinateswillalsofeelthattheyare

abletoaskyoutrickyquestionswhenevertheyarise;theydon'twanttotake

decisionsthatareabovetheirpaygrade.Ifyouareinchargeofageo-graphicalregion,

youmayspendmuchofyourtimeonplanes,8thecorporatetroops.And

whenyouarenottravelling,yourdaywillbefilledwithmeetings.Attheendofthe

day,youwillhavebeenextremelybusy,butwithanaggingfeelingthatyouhave

achieved9ofsubstance.

Sothatshinypromotionmaynotbeforeveryone.Bewarethecurseofoverwork

and10.Somepeopleliketodevotetheirwholelivestotheirjobandbeat

thecentreofevents.ltisbesttoletthemgetonwithit.

空白处5应填

无（分数：1.00）

A.logicalV

B.dissatisfaction

C.bucks

0.disappointment

E.arise

F.available

G.successive

H.overwork

I.organizations

J.many

K.visiting

L.incompetence

M.nothing

N.unhappy

□.suitable

解析：此处要填形容词。分析上下文语义和逻辑关系可知，此句是一个由上

文引出的推论，其句意为“—的推论是，任何长期处于当前职位的高级工作人

员都不称职”。将备选项logical”符合逻辑的"、available”可得到的；有空的”、

many'许多的"和suitable“适合的”代入原文可知,logical符合题意。故本题

选Ao

8.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Isyourpromotionreallynecessary?Manyworkersfocustheirhopesonclimbing

thehierarchyoftheir1.Theprospectofhigherpayhelpsexplaintheir

ambition,butsodoesthegreaterstatusthatcomeswitheach2title.

Thisscramblecanoftenendin3.ThePeterprinciple,developedby

LaurencePeterforabookpublishedin1969,statesthatworkersgetpromoteduntil

theyreachtheirlevelof4.Itmakesperfectsense.Ifyouaregoodatyourjob,

youriseupthecareerladder.Eventually,therewillbeajobyouarenotgoodatandat

thatpointyourcareerwillstalLThe5corollaryisthatanyse-niorstaff

memberswhohavebeenintheirjobforanextendedperiodareincompetent.

Thehigheruptheladderyougo,thegreaterthedemandsarelikelytobeon

yourtime.Thechiefexecutivewillexpectyoutobe6atweekends;afterall,

thatiswhyyougetpaidthebig7.Subordinateswillalsofeelthattheyare

abletoaskyoutrickyquestionswhenevertheyarise;theydon'twanttotake

decisionsthatareabovetheirpaygrade.Ifyouareinchargeofageo-graphicalregion,

youmayspendmuchofyourtimeonplanes,8thecorporatetroops.And

whenyouarenottravelling,yourdaywillbefilledwithmeetings.Attheendofthe

day,youwillhavebeenextremelybusy,butwithanaggingfeelingthatyouhave

achieved9ofsubstance.

Sothatshinypromotionmaynotbeforeveryone.Bewarethecurseofoverwork

and10.Somepeopleliketodevotetheirwholelivestotheirjobandbeat

thecentreofevents.ltisbesttoletthemgetonwithit.

空白处6应填

无（分数：1.00）

A.logical

B.dissatisfaction

C.bucks

0.disappointment

E.arise

F.availableJ

G.successive

H.overwork

I.organizations

J.many

K.visiting

Lincompetence

M.nothing

N.unhappy

□.suitable

解析：根据空格前tobe可知，空格处所填单词应为形容词或动词的过去分

词，备选项中没有过去分词，因此应填形容词。前文提到职位越高，要求的时间

越多，根据句意“首席执行官会希望你周末也_______"可知，available符合题

意，意为“有时间工作”。故本题选F。

9.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Isyourpromotionreallynecessary?Manyworkersfocustheirhopesonclimbing

thehierarchyoftheir1.Theprospectofhigherpayhelpsexplaintheir

ambition,butsodoesthegreaterstatusthatcomeswitheach2title.

Thisscramblecanoftenendin3.ThePeterprinciple,developedby

LaurencePeterforabookpublishedin1969,statesthatworkersgetpromoteduntil

theyreachtheirlevelof4.Itmakesperfectsense.Ifyouaregoodatyourjob,

youriseupthecareerladder.Eventually,therewillbeajobyouarenotgoodatandat

thatpointyourcareerwillstall.The5corollaryisthatanyse-niorstaff

memberswhohavebeenintheirjobforanextendedperiodareincompetent.

Thehigheruptheladderyougo,thegreaterthedemandsarelikelytobeon

yourtime.Thechiefexecutivewillexpectyoutobe6atweekends;afterall,

thatiswhyyougetpaidthebig7.Subordinateswillalsofeelthattheyare

abletoaskyoutrickyquestionswhenevertheyarise;theydon'twanttotake

decisionsthatareabovetheirpaygrade.Ifyouareinchargeofageo-graphicalregion,

youmayspendmuchofyourtimeonplanes,8thecorporatetroops.And

whenyouarenottravelling,yourdaywillbefilledwithmeetings.Attheendofthe

day,youwillhavebeenextremelybusy,butwithanaggingfeelingthatyouhave

achieved9ofsubstance.

Sothatshinypromotionmaynotbeforeveryone.Bewarethecurseofoverwork

and10.Somepeopleliketodevotetheirwholelivestotheirjobandbeat

thecentreofevents.ltisbesttoletthemgetonwithit.

空白处7应填

无（分数：1.00）

A.logical

B.dissatisfaction

C.bucksV

0.disappointment

E.arise

F.available

G.successive

H.overwork

I.organizations

J.many

K.visiting

L.incompetence

M.nothing

N.unhappy

□.suitable

解析：此处要填名词。根据空格前形容词big可知，空格处所填单词应为名

词，且能和pay构成搭配，本句意为“毕竟，这是公司支付给你高的原

因”。因此bucks“美元”符合语义，bigbucks意为“高薪”。故本题选C。

lO.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Isyourpromotionreallynecessary?Manyworkersfocustheirhopesonclimbing

thehierarchyoftheir1.Theprospectofhigherpayhelpsexplaintheir

ambition,butsodoesthegreaterstatusthatcomeswitheach2title.

Thisscramblecanoftenendin3.ThePeterprinciple,developedby

LaurencePeterforabookpublishedin1969,statesthatworkersgetpromoteduntil

theyreachtheirlevelof4.Itmakesperfectsense.Ifyouaregoodatyourjob,

youriseupthecareerladder.Eventually,therewillbeajobyouarenotgoodatandat

thatpointyourcareerwillstall.The5corollaryisthatanyse-niorstaff

memberswhohavebeenintheirjobforanextendedperiodareincompetent.

Thehigheruptheladderyougo,thegreaterthedemandsarelikelytobeon

yourtime.Thechiefexecutivewillexpectyoutobe6atweekends;afterallz

thatiswhyyougetpaidthebig7.Subordinateswillalsofeelthattheyare

abletoaskyoutrickyquestionswhenevertheyarise;theydon'twanttotake

decisionsthatareabovetheirpaygrade.Ifyouareinchargeofageo-graphicalregion,

youmayspendmuchofyourtimeonplanes,8thecorporatetroops.And

whenyouarenottravelling,yourdaywillbefilledwithmeetings.Attheendofthe

day,youwillhavebeenextremelybusy,butwithanaggingfeelingthatyouhave

achieved9ofsubstance.

Sothatshinypromotionmaynotbeforeveryone.Bewarethecurseofoverwork

and10.Somepeopleliketodevotetheirwholelivestotheirjobandbeat

thecentreofevents.ltisbesttoletthemgetonwithit.

空白处8应填

无（分数：1.00）

A.logical

B.dissatisfaction

C.bucks

□.disappointment

E.arise

F.available

G.successive

H.overwork

I.organizations

J.many

K.visitingJ

Lincompetence

M.nothing

N.unhappy

□.suitable

解析：空格前为一个完整的句子，空格后为名词短语thecorporatetroops,

分析句子可知，逗号后的部分应为状语，且句子主语为you,故空格处应填入现

在分词作非谓语成分。因此visiting符合题意,且可以和thecorporatetroops搭

配，意为“视察公司的团队二故本题选K。

11.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Isyourpromotionreallynecessary?Manyworkersfocustheirhopesonclimbing

thehierarchyoftheir1.Theprospectofhigherpayhelpsexplaintheir

ambition,butsodoesthegreaterstatusthatcomeswitheach2title.

Thisscramblecanoftenendin3.ThePeterprinciple,developedby

LaurencePeterforabookpublishedin1969,statesthatworkersgetpromoteduntil

theyreachtheirlevelof4.Itmakesperfectsense.Ifyouaregoodatyourjob,

youriseupthecareerladder.Eventually,therewillbeajobyouarenotgoodatandat

thatpointyourcareerwillstalLThe5corollaryisthatanyse-niorstaff

memberswhohavebeenintheirjobforanextendedperiodareincompetent.

Thehigheruptheladderyougo,thegreaterthedemandsarelikelytobeon

yourtime.Thechiefexecutivewillexpectyoutobe6atweekends;afterall,

thatiswhyyougetpaidthebig7.Subordinateswillalsofeelthattheyare

abletoaskyoutrickyquestionswhenevertheyarise;theydon'twanttotake

decisionsthatareabovetheirpaygrade.Ifyouareinchargeofageo-graphicalregion,

youmayspendmuchofyourtimeonplanes,8thecorporatetroops.And

whenyouarenottravelling,yourdaywillbefilledwithmeetings.Attheendofthe

day,youwillhavebeenextremelybusy,butwithanaggingfeelingthatyouhave

achieved9ofsubstance.

Sothatshinypromotionmaynotbeforeveryone.Bewarethecurseofoverwork

and10.Somepeopleliketodevotetheirwholelivestotheirjobandbeat

thecentreofevents.ltisbesttoletthemgetonwithit.

空白处9应填

无（分数：1.00）

A.logical

B.dissatisfaction

C.bucks

0.disappointment

E.arise

F.available

G.successive

H.overwork

I.organizations

J.many

K.visiting

Lincompetence

M.nothingV

N.unhappy

□.suitable

解析：空格前为动词achieved,空格后为of,由此可知，空格处应填入形容

词或名词，并与后面的ofsubstance搭配。备选项形容词many和of搭配，构成

manyof“许多”，但前文出现了naggingfeeling“不愉快（低落/沮丧）的感觉”,

因此不符合句意。将备选项nothing代入空格处，achievednothingofsubstance

“没有取得任何实质性的成果”符合题意。故本题选M。

12.Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Isyourpromotionreallynecessary?Manyworkersfocustheirhopesonclimbing

thehierarchyoftheir1.Theprospectofhigherpayhelpsexplaintheir

ambition,butsodoesthegreaterstatusthatcomeswitheach2title.

Thisscramblecanoftenendin3.ThePeterprinciple,developedby

LaurencePeterforabookpublishedin1969,statesthatworkersgetpromoteduntil

theyreachtheirlevelof4.Itmakesperfectsense.Ifyouaregoodatyourjob,

youriseupthecareerladder.Eventually,therewillbeajobyouarenotgoodatandat

thatpointyourcareerwillstalLThe5corollaryisthatanyse-niorstaff

memberswhohavebeenintheirjobforanextendedperiodareincompetent.

Thehigheruptheladderyougo,thegreaterthedemandsarelikelytobeon

yourtime.Thechiefexecutivewillexpectyoutobe6atweekends;afterall,

thatiswhyyougetpaidthebig7.Subordinateswillalsofeelthattheyare

abletoaskyoutrickyquestionswhenevertheyarise;theydon'twanttotake

decisionsthatareabovetheirpaygrade.Ifyouareinchargeofageo-graphicalregion,

youmayspendmuchofyourtimeonplanes,8thecorporatetroops.And

whenyouarenottravelling,yourdaywillbefilledwithmeetings.Attheendofthe

day,youwillhavebeenextremelybusy,butwithanaggingfeelingthatyouhave

achieved9ofsubstance.

Sothatshinypromotionmaynotbeforeveryone.Bewarethecurseofoverwork

and10.Somepeopleliketodevotetheirwholelivestotheirjobandbeat

thecentreofevents.ltisbesttoletthemgetonwithit.

空白处10应填

无(分数：1.00)

A.logical

B.dissatisfactionJ

C.bucks

0.disappointment

E.arise

F.available

G.successive

H.overwork

I.organizations

J.many

K.visiting

L.incompetence

M.nothing

N.unhappy

□.suitable

解析:此处要填名词。空格前是and,出现thecurseof,且所填词汇和overwork

构成并列关系，因此空格处应填名词。本句意为“小心升职带来超负荷工作和

的诅咒”。因此根据前文内容，dissatisfaction“心情不愉悦”符合题意。

故本题选Bo

参考译文

升职真的有必要吗？许多员工将希望寄托于公司内部晋升上。他们有这样的

抱负，除了期待更高的薪水，还有每晋升一级就会带来更高的地位。

而这种晋升往往会令人失望。劳伦斯•彼得在1969年出版了一本书，在这

本书中他提出了“彼得原理”，该原理指出员工不断得到晋升，直到达到他无法

胜任的职位。这种说法颇有道理。如果你能胜任所做的工作，你就会在职业发展

阶梯上越爬越高。最终，在阶梯的上层总会有一份工作是你并不擅长的，到那时

你的职业发展就会停滞不前。合乎逻辑的推论是，任何长期处于当前职位的高级

工作人员都不称职。

你在职业发展阶梯上爬得越高，工作对时间的要求通常就越多。首席执行官

会希望你周末也有时间工作。毕竟，这是公司支付给你高薪的原因。你的下属也

会觉得无论何时，只要出现棘手的问题，他们都能向你求助。因为他们不想做出

高于自己薪酬水平的决定。如果你是某个区域的负责人，你可能大部分时间都会

在飞机上度过，出差去各地视察公司的团队。不出差的时候，你又要参加各种各

样的会议。到了晚上,你觉得自己度过了极其忙碌的一天，却有种不愉快的感觉，

你觉得这一天并没有取得任何实质性的工作成果。

所以，光鲜的晋升可能并不适合每个人。小心升职带来超负荷工作和心情不

愉快的诅咒。有些人喜欢将自己的生活全都奉献给工作，并成为各种活动的核心

人物。最好让他们继续下去。

13.Parents;Homework：FindPerfectTeachersforKids

(A)TomiHalldidwhatshecouldtolobbyforthebestteachersforhertwo

children,makinghercasethisspringinletterstotheprincipal.Thenallshecoulddo

waswaitingfornewsoftheirclassroomassignments-andit'sbeentorturing.The

Auroramomknowshereffortscarrynoguarantees.Oneyearagohersondidn'tget

theteacherHallhadhopedfor,andhestruggledformonthswithonewhoserelaxed

stylecameacrosstohimasuncaring."Grant