2020年度大学英语六级考试真题模拟答案资料

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Part

Writing(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30

minutestowriteashortessayentitledThe

ImpactoftheInternetonInterpersonal

Communication.Youressayshouldstartwitha

briefdescriptionofthepicture.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

WriteyouressayonAnswerSheet1.

PartIIListening

Comprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

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Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8short

conversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestions

willbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour

choicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],

anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmark

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.[A]TheinjurywillconfineAnnatobed

forquiteawhile.

[B]TheseriousaccidentmayleaveAnna

paralyzed.

[C]ThemanhappenedtoseeAnnafall

onherback.

[D]Thedoctor飞therapyhasbeenvery

successful.

2.[A]Themancouldwatchtheballetwith

her.

[B]Herscheduleconflictswithhersister's.

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[C]Shehappenedtohaveboughttwo

tickets.

[D]Shecangetaballetticketforthe

man.

3.[A]Hewillsendsomeonerightaway.

[B]Hehastodootherrepairsfirst.

[C]Thewomancantrytofixitherself.

[D]Thewomancancalllaterthatday.

4.[A]Borrowsomemoneyfromthe

woman.

[B]Givehiscontributionsometimelater.

[C]Takeupacollectionnextweek.

[D]BuyanexpensivegiftforGemma.

5.[A]Addmorefruitsandvegetablesto

herdiet.

[B]AskTonytoconveythankstohis

mother.

[C]Declinetheinvitationasearlyas

possible.

[D]TellTony'smotherthatsheeatsno

meat.

6.[A]Theincreasingcrimerate.

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[B]Thecirculationofnewspapers.

[C]Thecoverageofnewspapers.

[D]Theimpactofmassmedia.

7.[A]Movetheconferencetoamore

spaciousplace.

[B]Limitthenumberofparticipantsinthe

conference.

[C]Checkthenumberofpeoplewho

haveregistered.

[D]Providepeoplewithadviceoncareer

development.

8.[A]Theapartmentisstillavailable.[C]

On-campushousingishardtosecure.

[B]Theadvertisementisoutdated.

[D]Theapartmentisclosetothecampus.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

9.[A]TOtesthowresponsivedolphinsare

tovarioussignals.

[B]Toseeifdolphinscanlearnto

communicatewitheachother.

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[C]Toexaminehowlongittakesdolphins

toacquireaskill.

[D]TOfindoutifthefemaledolphinis

clevererthanthemaleone.

10.[A]Raisetheirheadsabovethewater.

[C[Presstheright-handleverfirst.

[B]Swimstraightintothesametank.

[D]Producetheappropriatesound.

11.[A]Bothdolphinswereputinthesame

tank.

[B]Themaledolphinreceivedmore

rewards.

[C]Onlyonedolphinwasabletoseethe

light.

[D]Theleverwasbeyondthedolphins9

reach.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

12.[A]Inaresorttown.[C]Ona

cattlefarm.

[B]Inalectureroom.[D]Ina

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botanicalgarden.

13.[A]Itisanidealplaceforpeopleto

retireto.

[B]Ithaskeptmanytraditionsfrom

Victoriantimes.

[C]Itisatthecentreofthefashion

industry.

[D]Itremainsveryattractivewithits

mineralwaters.

14.[A]Itislocatedintheeasternpartof

Harrogate.

[B]Itwillbeusedasacentreforathletic

training.

[C]Itwasnamedafteralandownerin

theolddays.

[D]Itisprotectedasparklandbya

speciallaw.

15.[A]Thebeautifulflowers.[C]The

refreshingair.

[B]Thevastgrassland.[D]The

mineralwaters.

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SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3short

passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],

[C]and[D].Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

16.[A]Heprovidescounselingforuniversity

students.

[B]HeteachespsychologyatOhioState

University.

[C]Hespecializesininterpersonal

relationships.

[D]Hehasexperiencetutoringblack

students.

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17.[A]Studentswhoscoredlowon

standardizedtests.

[B]Studentswhoareaccustomedtoliving

indorms.

[C]Blackstudentsfromfamilieswith

lowincomes.

[D]Blackfreshmenwithhigh

standardizedtestscores.

18.[A]Theygenerallyspentmoretime

togetherthanwhitepairs.

[B]Theymovedoutofthecollegedormsat

theendofthesemester.

[C]Theyweremoreappreciativeofthe

university'shousingpolicy.

[D]Theybrokeupmoreoftenthan

same-raceroommates.

19.[A]Theirtestscoresrosegradually.

[C]Theygrewboredofeachother.

[B]Theystarteddoingsimilaractivities.

[D]Theirracialattitudesimproved.

PassageTwo

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Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

20.[A]Itcanhelpsolveglobalfoodcrises.

[B]Itwillchangetheconceptoffood.

[C]Ithasattractedworldwideattention.

[D]Itwillbecomepopulargradually.

21.[A]IthasbeendrasticallycutbyNASA.

[B]Itcomesregularlyfromitsdonors.

[C]Ithasbeenincreasedovertheyears.

[D]Itisstillfarfrombeingsufficient.

22.[A]Theyarenotasnaturalaswe

believed.

[B]Theyarelesshealthythanweexpected.

[C]Theyaremorenutritiousand

delicious.

[D]Theyarenotasexpensiveasbefore.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyou

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havejustheard.

23.[A]Heisahabitualcriminal.

[B]Hewaswronglyimprisoned.

[C]Hewasaccusedoffamilyviolence.

[D]Hehasbittermemoriesofchildhood.

24.[A]Theevidencefoundatthecrime

scene.

[B]Thejury'sprejudiceagainsthisrace.

[C]Thetwovictims9identification.

[D]Thetestimonyofhistwofriends.

25.[A]Eyewitnessesareoftenmisledbythe

lawyer'squestions.

[B]Frightenedvictimscanrarelymake

correctidentification.

[C]Manyfactorsinfluencetheaccuracyof

witnesstestimony.

[D]TheUSjudicialsystemhasmuchroom

forimprovement.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheara

passagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisread

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forthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyfor

itsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthe

blankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethird

time,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

About700,000childreninMexicodropped

outofschoollastyearasrecession-stricken

familiespushedkidstowork,andaweak

economicrecoverywillallowonlya(26)

inthedrop-outratein,atop

education(27)said.

Mexico9seconomysufferedmorethanany

otherinLatinAmericalastyear,(28)

anestimated7percentduetoa

(29)inU.S.demandforMexican

exportssuchascars.

The(30)ledtoa4percent

increaseinthenumberofkidswholeft(31)

in,saidJuandeDiosCastro,who

(32)thenation'sadulteducation

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programandkeepsaclosewatchondrop-out

rates.

“(33)roseandthatisa

factorthatmakesourjobmoredifficult,

CastrotoldReutersinaninterviewearlierthis

month.

Hinderedbyhighertaxesandweak

demandforitsexports,Mexico'seconomyis

seenonly(34)thisyear.Asaresult,

drop-outrateswillnotimprovemuch,Castro

said."Therewillbesomeimprovement,butnot

significant,Castrosaid.

Mexicohas(35)hadhigh

drop-outratesaspoorfamiliespullkidsoutof

schooltohelpputfoodonthetable.And

childrenoftensellcandyandcraftsinthestreets

orworkinrestaurants.

PartIIIReading

Comprehension(40minutes)

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SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassage

withtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven

inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyour

choices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedby

aletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthe

wordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Infaceofglobalwarming,muchefforthas

been36onreducinggreenhousegas

emissionsthroughavarietyofstrategies.But

whilemuchoftheresearchandinnovationhas

concentratedonHndingless-pollutingenergy

37,itmaybedecadesbeforeclean

technologieslikewindandsolarmeeta

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38portionofourenergyneeds.

Inthemeantime,theamountofCO2inthe

airisrapidlyapproachingthelimitsproposed

bytheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimate

Change(IPCC)."Aslongaswe'reconsuming

fossilfuels,we'reputtingoutCO2,“saysKlaus

Lackner,ageophysicistatColumbiaUniversity.

“WecannotlettheCO2intheatmosphererise

―39—

That40ofurgencyhasincreased

interestin41andstoringCO2,whichthe

IPCCsayscouldprovidethemorethan50%

reductioninemissionsthoughtneededtoreduce

globalwarming."Weseethepotentialfor

captureandstoragetoplayanintegralrolein

reducingemissions,wsaysKimCorley,Shell9s

senioradvisorofCO2and42affairs.

Thatforwardthinkingstrategyisgaining

support.

Butwhatdoyoudowiththegasonce

you'vecapturedit?Oneoptionistoputitto

newuses.DakotaGasificationofNorthDakota

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capturesCO2ataplantthat43coalinto

syntheticnaturalgas.Itthenshipsthegas200

milesbypipelinetoCanada,whereitispumped

44inoilrecoveryoperations.

However,scientistssaythatthescaleof

CO2emissionswillrequirevastamountsof

long-termstorage.Some45storingthe

CO2incoalminesorliquidstorageintheocean.

A)convertsI)understanding

B)alternativesJ)takes

C)playedK)capturing

D)significantL)environmental

E)senseM)important

F)focusedN)regularly

G)indefinitelyO)propose

H)underground

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoread

apassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

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Eachstatementcontainsinformationgivenin

oneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraph

fromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmay

chooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Each

paragraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2.

Teens'SecretLivesOnline

A）CelinaMcPhaiFsmomwouldn'tlether

haveaFacebookaccount.The12-year-oldison

Instagraminstead.Hermother,MariaMcPhail,

agreedtoletherdownloadtheapp（应用软件）

ontoheriPodTouch,becauseshethoughtshe

wasfosteringaninterestinphotography.But

Ms.McPhail,ofAustin,Texas,haslearnedthat

Celinaandherfriendsmostlyusetheserviceto

postPhotoshoppedphoto-jokesandtext

messagestheycreateonanotherfreeappcalled

Versagram.Whenkidscan'tgetonFacebook,

“they'regoodatfindingwaysaroundthat,”

shesays.

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B)Ifsharderthanevertokeepaneyeonthe

children.Manyparentslimittheirpreteens9

accesstowell-knownsiteslikeFacebookand

monitorwhattheirchildrendoonline.Butwith

kidsconstantlyseekingnewplacestoconnect-

preferably,unsupervisedbytheir

families-mostparentsarelearninghow

difficultitistopreventtheirkidsfrom

interactingwithsocialmedia.

C)Childrenareusingtechnologyat

ever-youngerages.About15%ofkidsunderthe

ageof11havetheirownmobilephone,

accordingtoeMarketer.ThePewResearch

Center'sInternet&AmericanLifeProject

reportedlastsummerthat16%ofkidsaged

from12to17whoareonlineusedTwitter,

doublethenumberfromtwoyearsearlier.

D)Parentsworryabouttherisksofonline

predatorsandbullying,andthereareother

concerns.Kidsarecreatingpermanentpublic

records,andtheymayencounterexcessiveor

inappropriateadvertising.Yetmanyparents

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alsobelieveitisintheirkids9interesttobe

expertintechnology.

E)Asfamiliesgrapplewithhowtouse

socialmediasafely,manymarketersare

workingtocreatesocialnetworksandother

interactiveapplicationsforkidsthatparentswill

approve.Somegoevenfurther,seeing

themselvesasprovidingacrucialeducationin

onlineliteracy一"trainingwheelsforsocial

media99,asRebeccaLevey,founderofsocial

mediasiteKidzVuzputsit.

F)Lastweek,20companiespitchedonline

andmobileproductsforkidsinPasadena,Calif.,

atthe6thannualDigitalKidsConference.This

summer,MicrosoftandScholasticwillhelp

sponsorthefirstDigitalFamilySummitin

Philadelphia.Scholasticwillpreviewanew

versionofStoria,aninteractivee-reading

applicationaimedatkidsages3to14.“Askids

migratemoretodevices,wedon'twanttobeleft

out,“saysDeborahForte,presidentof

ScholasticMedia.

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G)aDigitalmediaisagreatthingforkids;

evena12-year-oldcanhaveapersonalbrand,“

saysStephanieSchwab,thefounderofthe

DigitalFamilyconvention.Her3-year-olduses

aniPadeveryday.WhenMs.Schwabrecently

wonderedoutloudwhattheweatherwaslike,

hersonresponded,66AskSiri."

H)KidzVuzisasocialmediastart-upaimedat

teachingkidshowtocreatecontentatanearly

age.Kidscreateaprofilewithahandle(say,

“GossipGirl")butnoname,andparentshave

toapprovetheaccount.Kidsthencreatevideo

reviewsofbooks,films,foodandclothes.There

isnoprivatemessaging,andcommentsare

activelymonitoredfornastiness.Thesitewas

launchedbytwotechnologicallyactivemothers

inNewYorkCity.Oneco-founder,Ms.Levey,

saystheideaistocreateasafeplaceforchildren

tolearnhowtocommunicateeffectivelyand

politelyonamediumthatwillbekeytotheir

social,academicandeconomiclives.

I)FaithKing,a9-year-oldthirdgraderin

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RedBank,N.J.,sayssinceshestartedposting

videoreviewstoKidzVuz,shehaslearned

importantlessonsoffilmproduction."Youneed

tomakesurethelightsareonsopeoplecansee

you,“shesays.Shealsohaslearnedtofocuson

interestingcontents."Don'treviewa

dictionary,sheadvises.Hermother,Cristie

Ritz-King,saysherdaughter'sloveofthesite

haspromptedmanyconversationsaboutthe

importanceofbeingskepticalaboutstrangers

onlineandquestioningtheaccuracyof

information.Shewantsherdaughtertolearn

earlyontobeagile（机敏的）withsocialmedia.

“It'snevergoingaway,“shesays.

J）TheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia's

AnnenbergInnovationLabhascreated

Playground,asocialplatformforschool-age

students.Theideaisforkidstolearnhowto

createInternetcontent—andtoconsiderthe

implicationsofprivacy,thepermanenceofa

Webfootprint,thebasicsofbrandbuildingand

alittleaboutonlinemanners.Educatorsneedto

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teachInternetliteracyatanearlyage,saysErin

Reilly,Playground'screator."Kidsarealways

goingtofindabackdoorforcommunication

andcollaboration/9shesays.

K)Alongwithestablishedsocialsitesforkids,

suchasWaltDisneyCo/sClubPenguin,kids

areflockingtonewersitessuchas

FashionP,ameetingplaceaimedat

girls9ages5to12whoareinterestedin

designingclothes,andEverloop,asocial

networkforkidsundertheageof13.Viddy,a

video-sharingsitewhichfunctionssimilarlyto

Instagram,isbecomingmorepopularwithkids

andteenagersaswell.

L)SomekidsdojoinYouTube,Google,

Facebook,TumblrandTwitter,despitepolicies

meanttobarkidsunder13.Thesesitesrequire

thatusersentertheirdateofbirthuponsigning

up,andtheymustbeatleast13yearsold.Apple

-whichrequiresanaccounttodownloadapps

likeInstagramtoaniPhone-hasthesame

requirement.Butthereislittletobarkidsfrom

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enteringafalsedateofbirthorgettinganadult

tosetupanaccount.Instagramdeclinedto

comment.

M)“Ifwelearnthatsomeoneisnotold

enoughtohaveaGoogleaccount,orwereceive

areport,wewillinvestigateandtakethe

appropriateaction,wsaysGooglespokesman

JayNancarrow.Headdsthatusersfirsthavea

chancetodemonstratethattheymeetourage

requirements.Iftheydon't,wewillclosethe

account.Facebookandmostothersiteshave

similarpolicies.

N)Still,somechildrenestablishpublic

identitiesonsocialmedianetworkslikeYouTube

andFacebookwiththeirparents9permission.

AutumnMiller,a10-year-oldfromSouthern

California,hasnearly6,000peoplefollowingher

Facebookfanpostings(博文),which

includelinkstovideosofherinmakeupand

costumes,dancingLaker-Girlstyle.Autie's

FreestyleFridayDanceChannelonYouTube

hasnearly13,000subscribersandhosts39

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videosthathaveloggedinexcessof3.5million

views.

O)Facebook's"fanpages”—inwhichbrands

canestablishaFacebookpresenceandthose

who"like"thebrandcanseeitspostings—are

supposedtobemanagedbysomeoneof

appropriateagetohaveaprofilepage,

accordingtoAndrewNoyes,Facebook's

managerofpublicpolicycommunications.

Autie'sfatherMr.Millerconfirmedthathis

daughtermostlysucceedsinoverseeingherown

fanpagewithparentalsupervision.

P)Butmanyparentsandchildrenfind

themselvesinanevasive(躲躲闪闪的)dance

online.AlexaAshley'smother,Lisa,allowedher

onFacebookat13-thentooktheaccountaway.

Whenshelearnedthatherdaughter,now14,

hadanInstagramaccountandwantedtocheck

itout,Alexabristledathermother'sinterest.

Alexasaysshedoesn'tmindbeingbarredfrom

Facebook—wherehergrandmother'scomments

embarrassedher.SheisstickingwithInstagram

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fornow.

46.Inspiteofdifferentkindsofconcerns,

manyparentsstillthinkitisgoodfortheirkids

tobeskilledininternettechnology.

47.Themoreelectronicdevicesarebeingused

bychildren,themoremarketstheinternet

companiesarelongingtooccupy.

48.MariaMcPhailallowedher12-year-old

daughtertodownloadtheappofInstagram

becauseshebelievedherdaughterwas

interestedinphotography.

49.Parents9watchandcontrolcanhelp

childrenmanagetheirownfanpages.

50.Despitetheagelimitations,somekidsfake

theirbirthdatestoopenanonlineaccount.

51.Beingskepticalaboutstrangersonlineand

questioningtheaccuracyofinformationare

veryimportant.

52.Nokidscansendorreceiveprivate

messagesonKidzVuzandtheirreviewsare

underseverecontrol.

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53.PropermeasureswillbeadoptedbyGoogle

ifitsusersarenotoldenoughtohaveGoogle

accounts.

54.WhenMs.Schwabaskedabouttheweather

conditions,hersonadvisedhertoseekhelpfrom

Siri.

55.Underthepermissionofparents,some

childrencreatepublicaccountsonsocialmedia

networkssuchasYouTubeandFacebook.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.

Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthere

arefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],EC]

and[D]Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowing

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passage.

Asanyonewhohastriedtoloseweight

knows,realisticgoal-settinggenerallyproduces

thebestresults.Thafspartiallybecauseit

appearspeoplewhosetrealisticgoalsactually

workmoreefficiently,andexertmoreeffort,to

achievethosegoals.

Whafsfarlessunderstoodbyscientists,

however,arethepotentiallyharmfuleffectsof

goal-setting.

Newspapersrelaydailyaccountsof

goal-settingprevalentinindustriesand

businessesupanddownbothWallStreetand

MainStreet,yettherehasbeensurprisingly

littleresearchonhowthelong-trumpeted

practiceofsettinggoalsmayhavecontributedto

thecurrenteconomiccrisis,andunethical（不

道德的）behavioringeneral.

aGoalsarewidelyusedandpromotedas

havingreallybeneficialeffects.Andyet,the

samemotivationthatcanpushpeopletoexert

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moreeffortinaconstructivewaycouldalso

motivatepeopletobemorelikelytoengagein

unethicalbehaviors/9saysMauriceSchweitzer,

anassociateprofessoratPenn'sWharton

School.

“Itturnsoutthere'snoeconomicbenefit

tojusthavingagoal—youjustgeta

psychologicalbenefit.Schweitzersays,“Butin

manycases,goalshaveeconomicrewardsthat

makethemmorepowerful.

AprimeexampleSchweitzerandhis

colleaguesciteisthecollapseof

energy-tradinggiantEnron,wheremanagers

usedfinancialincentivestomotivatesalesmento

meetspecificrevenuegoals.Theproblem,

Schweitzersays,istheactualtradeswerenot

profitable.

Otherstudieshaveshownthatsaddling

employeeswithunrealisticgoalscancompel

themtolie,cheatorsteal.Suchwasthecasein

theearly1990swhenSearsimposedasales

quotaonitsautorepairstaff.Itprompted

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employeestooverchargeforworkandto

completeunnecessaryrepairsona

companywidebasis.

Schweitzerconcedeshisresearchruns

countertoaverylargebodyofliteraturethat

commendsthemanybenefitsofgoal-setting.

Advocatesofthepracticehavetakenissuewith

histeam'suseofsuchevidenceasnewsaccounts

tosupporthisconclusionthatgoal-settingis

widelyover-prescribed.

Inarebuttal（反驳）paper,Dr.Edwin

Lockewrites:aGoal-settingisnotgoingaway.

Organizationscannotthrivewithoutbeing

focusedontheirdesiredendresultsanymore

thananindividualcanthrivewithoutgoalsto

provideasenseofpurpose.

ButSchweitzercontendstheamounting

causalevidence“linkinggoal-settingand

harmfulbehaviorshouldbestudiedtohelp

spotlightissuesthatmeritcautionandfurther

investigation."Evenafewnegativeeffectscould

besolargethattheyoutweighmanypositive

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effects,99hesays.

“Goal-settingdoeshelpcoordinateand

motivatepeople.Myideawouldbetocombine

thatwithcarefuloversight,astrong

organizationalculture,andmakesurethegoals

thatyouusearegoingtobeconstructiveandnot

significantlyharmtheorganization,99Schweitzer

says.

56.Whatmessagedoestheauthortryto

conveyaboutgoal-setting?

[A]Itsrolehasbeenlargely

underestimated.

[B]Thegoalsmostpeoplesetare

unrealistic.

[C]Thegoalsincreasepeopledwork

efficiency.

[D]Itsnegativeeffectshavelongbeen

neglected.

57.WhatdoesMauriceSchweitzerwantto

showbycitingtheexampleofEnron?

[A]Financialincentivesensurecompanies

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meetspecificrevenuegoals.

[B]Settingrealisticgoalscanturnafailing

businessintosuccess.

[C]GoalswithHnancialrewardshave

strongmotivationalpower.

[D]Businessesarelesslikelytosucceed

withoutsettingrealisticgoals.

58.HowdidSears9goal-settingaffectits

employees?

[A]Theyresortedtounethicalpracticeto

meettheirsalesquota.

[B]Theyimprovedtheircustomerservice

onacompanywidebasis.

[C]Theywereobligedtoworkmorehours

toincreasetheirsales.

[D]Theycompetedwithoneanotherto

attractmorecustomers.

59.Whatdoadvocatesofgoal-settingthinkof

Schweitzer^research?

[A]Itexaggeratesthesideeffectsof

goal-setting.

[B]Itsconclusionisnotbasedonsolid

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scientificevidence.

[C]Itrunscountertotheexistingliterature

onthesubject.

[D]Itsfindingsarenotofmuchpractical

value.

60.WhatisSchweitzer^contentionagainst

EdwinLocke?

[A]Goal-settinghasbecometoo

deep-rootedincorporateculture.

[B]Studyinggoal-settingcanthrowmore

lightonsuccessfulbusinesspractices.

[C]Thelinkbetweengoal-settingand

harmfulbehaviordeservesfurtherstudy.

[D]Thepositiveeffectsofgoal-setting

outweighitsnegativeeffects.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Formostofthe20thcentury,Asiaasked

itselfwhatitcouldlearnfromthemodern,

innovatingWest.Nowthequestionmustbe

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reversed:whatcantheWesfsoverlyindebted

andsluggish（经济滞长的）nationslearnfrom

aflourishingAsia?

Justafewdecadesago,Asia'stwogiants

werestagnating（停滞不前）underfaulty

economicideologies.However,onceChina

beganembracingfree-marketreformsinthe

1980s,followedbyIndiainthe1990s,both

countriesachievedrapidgrowth.Crucially,as

theyopeneduptheirmarkets,theybalanced

marketeconomywithsensiblegovernment

direction.AstheIndianeconomistAmartyaSen

haswiselysaid,“Theinvisiblehandofthe

markethasoftenreliedheavilyonthevisible

handofgovernment.^^

ContrastthismiddlepathwithAmerica

andEurope,whichhaveeachgoneideologically

overboardintheirownways.Sincethe1980s,

Americahasbeenincreasinglyclingingtothe

ideologyofuncontrolledfreemarketsand

dismissingtheroleofgovernment——following

RonaldReagan'sideathatugovernmentisnot

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thesolutiontoourproblem;governmentisthe

problem.wOfcourse,whenthemarketscame

crashingdownin,itwasdecisivegovernment

interventionthatsavedtheday.Despitethisfact,

manyAmericansarestillstronglyopposedto

“biggovernment.^^

IfAmericanscoul