2021年贵州省毕节地区大学英语6级大学英语六级真题(含答案)

2021年贵州省毕节地区大学英语6级大学

英语六级真题（含答案）

学校:班级:姓名:考号:

一、l.Writing（10题）

1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicABoominContinuingEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

accordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.图中所示为某城市1989、1994、1999、2004年参加成人教育（或继续

教育）的人数情况，请描述其变化

2.请说明发生这些变化的原因（可从社会发展及竞争能力方面加以说明）

3.请预测我国成人教育（或继续教育）的前景

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledOnGraduateMania.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.目前越来越多的人报考研究生

2.你认为此现象的原因是什么

3.你的观点

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetopicHarmfulnessofFakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)

below:

1.目前社会上有不少假冒伪劣商品，为什么会有这种现象？

2.举例说明假冒伪劣商品对消费者个人，社会等的危害。

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledAnnouncement.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

你们学校将开展一次赴西部支教的活动，在校生均可参加，为期一年，

教授的课程为初中语文、数学、英语、物理和化学。请你以学生会名义，

起草一份本次活动的宣传启事。

Announcement

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledA

LetterofApplication.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow:

1.你即将大学毕业，申请出国攻读博士学位

2.介绍个人简厉，所学专业以及专长

3.公派出国，费用由中国政府提供

4.希望申请被接受

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledThe

PhenomenonofEmptyNest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow.

注：“空巢老人”指那些到了退休年龄，身边却无子女与之共同生活的老

人。

1.如今的空巢老人逐渐增多

2.这种现象出现的原因

3.如何解决由此带来-的问题

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheTearsofABird.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.描述图片内容和作者的用意。

2.这种现象产生哪些危害。

3.如何解决这个问题？你的建议。

8.1.目前很多父母在子女高中毕业前就送他们出国学习

2.形成这种趋势的原因

3.我对些的看法

OverseaStudyatanEarlyAge

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onthetitle:HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation

1.中国已渐渐步入老龄化社会（65岁以上的老年人已占全国人口的7%）

2.我认为应如何对待老年人群（社会关爱与福利制度，家庭温暖，社区

服务...）

3.我的结论

10.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositiononthetopicALettertoaSchoolmate.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

假设你是李明，你有一校友玩网络游戏成瘾，请给他写封信，劝告他戒

掉这种游戏。

你的信应包括以下内容：

1.你得知他玩网络游戏成瘾的渠道及你的感受；

2.过分玩网络游戏的危害；

3.你对他的建议或忠告。

AlettertoaSchoolmate

二、2.ReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（10题）

11.

Withtheforestscutdown,soilcaneasilyloseitsfertilitywhentheessential

nutrientsare.

12.

HurricanesaremainlyformedinGulfofMexico.

13.BestTimeKeeper

WaldoWilcoxknewtherewastroublethemomenthesawthemauled（受伤

的）deercarcass,notfarfromoneofthemeadowswherehiscattlegrazed.

Hisdogs,DinkandShortie,sensedittoo-mountainlion.Hegrabbedhis

pistolandaropefromhistruck,andsaid,"Let'sgethim,"Thenheheadedup

themountainside,hishoundsracingfarahead.

Wilcoxmovedinlongstridesuptherockygrade.Still,ittooksometime

beforehetoppedthesummit.Thebigcatwasnot50yardsinfrontofhim,its

fangs（尖牙）bared,corneredbythedogsonamassivesandstonebluff.

Wilcoxgrippedhisgun.Hehopedtotakethemountainlionaliveandsellit

toazoo;he'ddonethatbeforeandmadeatidyprofit.Wilcoxtookquickaim,

hispistolcracked,andtherewasasuddensilenceastheanimalfelllimpto

theground.

Itwasn'tuntilthereddusthadsettledandWilcox'spulsehadslowedthathe

gazedaround.Whathesawstunnedhim.Highontheblufflayan

archeological（考古学的）treasuretrove（珍藏物）largepiecesofpottery,stone

sheltersthatoncehousedwholefamilies,anddomedstructuresthathadheld

wildgrainsharvestedcenturiesbeforeEuropeanssetfootinNorthAmerica.

Wilcoxmadehisdiscoveryonthebluffalmost20yearsago-butitwasnot

thefirsttimehehadfoundrelicsonhisland.Since1951,whenhisfather

boughtthehighvalleyRangeCreekranch,ayearhadseldompassedinwhich

Wilcoxdidnotcomeuponsomespotofarcheologicalinterest.Occasionally

hestumbledacrossburialplots.

NativeAmericanCulture

Fornearlyhalfacentury,hekeptquietabouttheriches,tellinghardlyanyone

outsidehisimmediatefamilywhatwashiddenintheisolatedvalley160miles

southeastofSaltLakeCity.Whenhediscoveredanewsite,Wilcoxwould

noteitslocation-thenjustletthingsbe.

NowthesecretofRangeCreekisfinallyout.Fouryearsago,forcedbytime

togiveupranching,Wilcox,75,soldhisbeef-cattlepropertyinadealthat

ultimatelyputthelandinstatehands.ThankstoWilcox'ssilence,the4,200-

acreranchisonehuge,untouchedarcheologicalsite.Today,scientistsfrom

Utah'sDivisionofStateHistoryandtheUniversityofUtaharebusily

cataloguingmagnificent,previouslyunknownruinsontheproperty.

WhatthescientistsarelearningatRangeCreekhasalreadybeguntoshed

lightononeofthegreatestmysteriesofNativeAmericanhistory-thefateof

theFremontculture,whichhadthrivedinUtahforalmost1,000years,then

vanishedvirtuallyover-nightinthe1300s.

TheveryexistenceoftheFremontdidnotcometolightuntilthelate1920s,

whenaHarvardUniversityexpeditiondiscoveredevidenceofanancient

peoplewhosettledalongtheFremontRiverinsouthernUtah.Farmersand

hunter-gathererswhoarrivedintheregionataboutA.D.400,theFremont

livedinone-roomhomesdugintotheearthandfinishedoffwithstacked-

stonewailsandroofsmadeofreedsandmud.Carbondatingofcorncobs

foundontheWilcoxranchhintthatRangeCreekwasbuzzingwithactivity

fromroughlyA.D.900to1100.

Butrightaroundthebeginningofthe14thcentury,somegreatshiftoccurred.

Thedrawings,potteryandstructuresparticulartotheFremontcultureceased

tobemadeanywhere.Someexpertsguessthatotherpeoplespushedoutthe

Fremont.OthersspeculatethatsomeclimaticeventforcedtheFremontto

movesouth,wheretheymayhaveintegratedwithothertribes.

ALivingMonument

"Intermsofhistoryandarcheologicalstudy,RangeCreekisessentialtothe

state,"explainsformergovernorOleneS.Walker."Itgivesusaviewintoa

periodforwhichwehavenowrittenhistory."Sheisspeakingprimarilyabout

theFremontculture,butAWorldThatTimeForgot.Eventoday,thevalley

resemblesaworldthattimeforgot.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Peopleusuallyrereadthematerialswhenlosingtheirinterest.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Anefficientreaderalwayschangeshisrateaccordingtohisandthe

difficultyofthereadingmaterial.

16.

Ifyouwanttohavestrongbonesyoushouldeatfood

17.

Paulfollowedthemanallthewaythroughtowithoutsuspectingthat

themanmightnotbethepersonwantedbythepolice.

18.

Itfoundthatincreasesinairpollutiontendedto.

19.DoingBusinessinAsia

ManyWesternerswantingtodobusinessesinAsiannationsseekinformation

andadviceaboutthingstheyneedtoknowinordertobesuccessful.By

WesternerswhohavealreadybeenworkinginAsiannations,theyaretoldto

rememberasprioritiesthe"Fs":family,face,fate,favorsandfriends.

Althoughtheydohavesomesubtledifferencesinmeaningsandconnotations

indifferentpartsofAsia,nevertheless,Westernbusinessmenneedtobe

sensitivetotheseissuesiftheywishtobesuccessful.Thefive"Fs"are

explainedinthefollowingway.

Family:Thismeansthatbusinessisoftencloselyconnectedtofamilyandthat

thereisafamilynetworkthatbranchesoutregionallyandinternationally,

providingefficientpolitical,financialandemotionalsupport,aswellas

distributionknowledge.Thisnetworkingisparticularlyobviousamong

ChinesewhocontrolhugebusinesssegmentsinAsiaandarebyfarthemost

successfulbusinessgroupintheregion.Theirlargepresencealsohelps—

Singaporeis77percentChinese;Malaysia,45percent;Taiwan,aChinese

province,99percent.IndonesiaandthePhilippinesalsohavesizableand

prosperousChinesecommunities.Itisexplainedthattheimportanceoffamily

goesbacktoConfucius,whotaughtthatfamilyrepresentsrelationshipsthat

onecantrust.AlthoughfamiliesintheWestmaybeconnected,theyare

almostneverascloselyconnectedasinConfucianAsia.Thisfamily

dependenceisalsotreeinKorea.ThelargestcorporationinSouthKoreais

Hyundai,amultibillion-dollarcompany.Headedbytheeldestbrother,the

company'sfivemajordivisionsareeithermanagedbyoneofthefivebrothers,

abrother-in-laworason-in-law.

Face:Twointerpretationsaregivenforthemeaningof"face".Oneisliteral—

Asiansliketodobusinessface-to-face.Theywanttoputafacetogetherwith

abusiness,torecognizeanindividualandtoassociatewithagivencompany.

Manyforeigncompanieshavemadethemistakeofsendingaseriesof

differentexecutivestoAsiaduringlengthycontractnegotiations.Theyare

advisednottodothis;ifnegotiationsarestartedbyoneindividual,they

shouldbecompletedbythatsamepersonifatallpossible.However,ifa

changemustbemade,thenthefirstpersonshouldtakethenewoneand

formallypresenthimashissuccessorsothatthetwofacesareidentified.The

secondinterpretationof"face"isthatinawayitmeans"respect".The

businessmanistoldthathemustshowthe"properrespect"accordingtothe

ageandpositionofthepersonheisdealingwithandalsotakeintoaccount

thesizeoftheperson'scompanyincomparisonwithhisown.InWestern

countries,ageisnotnecessarilygivenrespect,butinConfuciusAsia,ageis

givengreatrespect.Thusbusinessmenaretoldtoalwayspayattentiontoany

elderlypersonsattendingabusinessmeeting.Theyarealsowarnedthatitis

verydifficultforJapanesetospeakdirectlyandsayno.Theywilldoalmost

anythingtoavoidsayingno,eventothepointofnotgivinganansweratall.

Bygivingnoanswerorsayingsomethinglike"I'llthinkaboutit",or"I'll

considerit".Theyare"savingface",andreallymean"no".Thisistheopposite

oftheWestern"yesorno"mentality.ThusaWesternbusinessmaniswarned

nevertoputaJapanesebusinessmaninthepositionofhavingtosay"yes"or

"no".

Businessmenarealsogivenadviceabouthowtoshow"face"tosomeoneof

higherrank.RichardTallboy,CEOoftheWorldCoalOrganization,whohas

hadextensiveexperienceinAsia,tellsforeignersnottoforgetthe"Chairman's

1/2percentofthechairman'sownpocket."Hesaysthatthismeansthey

shouldalwaysstartnegotiatingatahigherpricewithAsians.Inthefirstround

negotiationsforeignersshouldallowthemselvestocomedowninprice10

percent.Inthesecondroundofnegotiationstheyshouldatlast

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

TheX-34hasareusablelowerstageandanexpendableupper,thegoalof

designsis.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)

21.听力原文：M：Arewomeneverseeninthemediatobesuperiortomen?

W：Veryrarely,infact.Andwhentheyareseentobebetter,orfaster,or

strongerthanmentheyarealsoseentobeafreak(反常的；稀罕的).You

know,someonewithsuperhumanpowers.Inotherwords,theyarenotseen

tobeanordinarypersonlikeyouorme.

M：Whydoyouthinkthisis?

W：(23)It'sprobablybecauseifpeopleknowit'stooridiculoustobetrue,then

theyarenotgoingtobelieveit.Thiswayitwon'tharmmen'simage.

M：Sowhat'stheInternetlike?

W：(24)Infact.IthinktheInternetisprobablytheworstofallthemedia.I

don'tknowwhyexactly,butIthinkitisprobablybecausethereislittleorno

controlovertheInternet.Instead,theInternetisseenasatypeofno-man's

land,ifyoulike.Thatistosayit'snotactuallyownedbyoneperson,orone

company.Thereforepeoplearefreetoputwhateverinformationontlie

Internettheywant.

M：SowouldyousaythenthatinformationontheInternetshouldbe

supervised?

W：IthinkthereshouldbesomecontrolovertheInternetbecausesomeof

theimagesaredangerous.

M：Dangerous?I'mafraidyoumightbeexaggeratingaboutit.

W：Notreally,indeed.ForadultsIguessit'snotsuchabigproblembecause

maturepeopleareabletodecideforthemselveswhattobelieveandwhatnot

tobelieve.(25)Butchildrenareadifferentmatter.Theyacceptinformation

thatispresentedtothemwithouquestioningthatinformationorconsidering

theconsequencesofbelievingit.Inotherwords,childrenbelievewhatthey

see,orwhattheyaretold.

M：Yes,itisreallyabigproblem.

(20)

A.Becausewomenaresuperiorinreallife.

B.Becausemenwanttokeeptheirimage.

C.Becausewomencan'tbebetterthanmen.

D.Becausenobodybelieveswomen'spower.

22.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.

听力原文：W:Youarelateagain!We'vebeenexpectingyouforanhour.For

whatreasonthistime?

M:I'mterriblysorry.Icouldn'tstartmycar,andthenIhadtosendformy

mechanictofixit.Ireallydon'tknowthingswouldturnouttobelikethis.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

(12)

A.Themandoesnotseemtohaveagoodsenseoftime.

B.Themanisapoorerdriverthanthewoman.

C.Themanhadtofixthecaragainforthewoman.

D.Thewomanoftenmisunderstoodtheman.

23.听力原文:M:Maybeitwasn'tagoodideatotellEugeneaboutthe

surprisepartyforNataliethisFriday.

W:I'mnotworried.Hepromisednottotellandhedoesn'tmakepromises

lightly.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(16)

A.Nataliealreadyknowsaboutthesurpriseparty.

B.EugeneandNataliearenotgoodfriends.

C.EugenewillprobablytellNatalieabouttheparty.

D.Eugenewon'ttellNatalieabouttheparty.

24.

[B2]

25.听力原文：W:Excuseme,Dr.Chandler,doyouhaveamoment?Iwant

Wtalkaboutthetopicofmypaper.

M:Ofcourse,whatcanIdoforyou,Sienna?

W:(19)Iwanttochangethetopicofmypaper.YouknowIwaswritingabout

Apollo11,butnowIwanttowriteaboutsomethingelse.I'vejustfound

somethingbetter.

M:I'msurprised.OnMonday,youwereshowingmeallthepicturesofthe

moonlandingyou'dfoundontheInternet.Ithoughtyouwoulddoagoodjob

ontheApollo11topic.

W:(21)Well,yesterdaymyfriendintroducedmetoheruncle,whowasan

astronautatNASAupuntilayearago.I'dliketowriteabouthimifthat'sokay.

IbelievethatIcandobetterifIchangemytopic.

M:Yes,thatsoundslikeit'llbeafascinatingpaper.Makesureyouinclude

somehistoricalfacts,though;thisgentleman'sjobmusthavebeenvery

interesting,butdon'tforgetthehistoricalcontextorbackground.

W:I'vegotsomebooksabouttheAmericanspaceprogram,I'llfinishreading

themassoonaspossible.

M:Thatsoundslikeagoodstart.(20)Youcouldtalkalittleaboutthe

EuropeanandRussianspaceprograms,too.

W:I'lldothat.I'llseeyounextweek,Dr.Chandler.Wecantalkaboutmy

furtherimprovement.I'llprepareforit.Thankyou,Dr.Chandler!

M:Bye,Sienna.Iamlookingforwardtoreadingyourpaper.

(20)--

A.Shewantstotypeupabiographyaboutheruncle.

B.ShewouldliketofindaninterestingjobworkingatNASA.

C.Shewouldliketointroducehimtoarecentlyretiredastronaut.

D.ShewantstowriteamanwhoonceworkedintheU.S.spaceprogram.

26.(22)

A.Abridgebetweenthecompanyanditscustomers.

B.Awayofsupervisingthecompany'sbusiness.

C.Awaytodealwithcustomers'after-salesservices.

D.Awaytodealwithcustomers'complaintsandrefunds.

27.听力原文：W:ShallIbringyouyourcoffeenoworwouldyouratherhave

itwithyourlunch?

M:I'dlikeitnow,please.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

(13)

A.Atabutchershop.

B.Atarestaurant.

C.Atabookstore.

D.Atagrocerystore.

28.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

听力原文：Peoplesinceancienttimeshaveusedaspirin-likemedicinesto

fightpainandreducehighbodytemperature.(26)Modernresearchhasfound

otherusesofaspirin.Thedrugactsasabloodthinner.Itcanhelpbloodflow

pastablockageinanartery.Blockagescancauseheartattacksorstrokes.As

aresult,patientsatriskofblockagesmightbeadvisedbytheirdoctorstotake

alow-strengthaspirineveryday.

Andresearchcontinues.(27)Anewstudyhasshownthataspirincanimprove

survivalincoloncancerpatients.Itinvolvedaboutonethousandthree

hundredpatientswithcolorectalcancer.Thecancerhadnotspreadtoother

partsofthebodyyet.Thestudycomparedpatientswhotookthreehundred

twenty-fivemilligramsofaspirinatleasttwotimesaweekwiththosewho

didnotuseaspirin.Thestudyfoundthattheaspirinusershadanalmostthirty

percentlowerriskofdyingfromtheircancer.Thatwasduringanaverageof

elevenyearsafterthecancerwasdiscovered.

AndrewChanofHarvardMedicalSchoolandMassachusettsGeneral

Hospitalledthestudy.DoctorChansaystheeffectsappearedespecially

strongamongpatientswithtumorsexpressingachemicalcalledCOX-2.

Two-thirdsofcolorectalcancersproducethatchemical.DoctorChanthinks

theaspirinworksbyblockingit.(28)Thestudyappearedlastweekinthe

JournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.Itwasanobservationalstudy.

Inacontrolledstudy,somepatientswouldhavetakenaspirin.Otherswould

havereceivedaplacebo-sugarpills-forcomparison.

(27)-

Altcanbeusedtofightpains.

B.Itcanbeusedtoreducehighbodytemperature.

C.Itcanbeusedtohelpbloodpassthroughblockage.

D.Itcanbeusedtostopheartattacksorstrokes.

29.听力原文：M:Irememberyou'veimmigratedtoTorontofornearlythree

years.Areyouhappywiththelifeinyoursecondhometown?

W:Yes,indeed.I'donceconsideredgoingtoTokyo,WellingtonorSicily,but

I'veneverregrettedmydecision.

Q:Wheredoesthewomanlive?

(13)

A.InToronto.B.InTokyo.C.InWellington.D.InSicily.

30.听力原文：W:Hello!

M:Goodevening.IsthatMrs.Philips?

W:Yes,itis.

M:Well,Mrs.Phillips.Thisevening,(19)I'mcallingtoofferyouaspecial

discounton...

W:Ah,no,letmeguess.Youwanttosellasubscriptiontothenewspaperor

agreatdealontheairfaretoHawaii,right?Or,youwanttooffermean

unbelievablebargainondancelessons?

M:No,no,actually...Mrs.Philips.Oh,sorry.Thatwasthelastguy.Uh,

(20)wewanttoofferyouafreemembershiptooursportsclubdowntownat

theintroductorypriceof$39.95...

W:Thirty-nineninety-five?Ithoughtyousaidfree!Uh,listen,I'mnot

interested.

M:Well,itincludesunlimitedaccesstoallourfacilities,includingthegym,

weightroom,tenniscourts,andswimmingpool.

W:Again,I'mnotinterested.IhavemyownfitnessprogramIdoaroundthe

houseanyway.

M:Well,thisisaonce-in-a-lifetimedeal.Inaddition,thelocationofthesports

clubisnearyourhouse.Thatwillbeconvenientforyou.

W:LikeIsaid,I'llpassthistime.(21)Andpleaseputmeonyour"don'tcall"

list.

M:Okay.It'lltakebetweenfourandsixmonthsbeforeyournamewillbe

removedfromourdatabase.Youmightbecalledbyanotherrepresentative

duringthattime.

W:Ah,man.Ah,great.

M:Haveaniceevening,Mrs.Philips.

(20)-

A.Heispromotingthesalesofsomethingbytelephone.

B.Heistalkingwiththewomanonhowtostayhealthy.

C.Heisdiscussingwiththewomanonhowtostayfit.

D.Heistalkingwiththewomanaboutafitnessprogram.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)

31.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Notsolongago,predictionmarkets(市场预测)werebeingconsideredasa

fantasticnewwaytoforecasteverythingfromthecompletiondateofavital

projecttoafirm'sannualsales.Butalthoughtheyhavespreadbeyondearly-

adoptingcompaniesinthetechnologyindustry,theyhavestillnotbecome

mainstreammanagementtools.Evencrazyadvocatesadmitmuchremainsto

bedonetoconvincedoubtfulmanagersoftheirvalue."It'sstillapretty

blessingbusiness,"saysLeslieFineofCrowdCast,oneofthefirmsthat

providetradingplatformsforcompanieskeentopoolthecollectivewisdom

oftheiremployees.

Predictionmarketsworkbygivingpeoplevirtualtradingaccountsthatallow

themtobuyandsell"shares"thatcorrespondtoaparticularoutcome.Shares

inanoutcomethatisconsideredmorelikelytooccurthentradeatahigher

pricethanthosethatrepresentalesslikelyoutcome.Thisprovidesawayto

approachthetacit(默许的)knowledgethatexistsincompanies,especially

onesthathavemanydifferentdivisionsoroffices.

KochIndustries,anAmericancompanyinarangeofbusinessesincluding

chemicals,fertilizersandcommoditytrading,hasbeenrunningprediction

marketsforthepastninemonthsinvolvingabout200ofitsstafffromdifferent

areas.Thegroup,whichhasrevenuesofsome$100billion,haslaunched

contractson,amongotherthings,thefuturepricesofrawmaterialsusedinits

chemicalsdivisionandthelikelihoodofbanknationalizations.Kochsaysthe

resultssofarhavebeenprettyaccuratecomparedtoactualoutcomes,but

stressesthatmarketsarecomplementarytootherforecastingtechniques,not

asubstituteforthem.

Abigobstaclefacingmanagersusingpredictionmarketsisgettingenough

peopletokeeptradingafterthenoveltyhaswornoff.Manyfirmsusegaming­

style.leaderboardstoencourageinternalcompetition,oroffermodestprizes

tothemostsuccessfultraders.LloydsTSB,abank,launchedamarketin

whichparticipantsidentifythebestnewideasbytradinginacurrencycalled

BankBeanz,whichcanthenbeexchangedforcash—aschemethebank'shead

ofinnovationcalls"anexceptionalmotivator".

Anotherreasonpredictionmarketsfailedisthatemployeescannotseehow

theresultsareused,sotheyloseinterest.WellsFargo,abigbankthathasbeen

runninginternalmarketsforoverayeartoidentifywaystoimproveservice

tosomecorporatecustomers,saysitsmosteffectiveteststookplaceinareas

wheremanagerscoulddosomethingwiththeirfindings,makingstafffeelthat

tradingwasworthwhile.

Bossesmayalsobewaryofrelyingonthejudgmentsofnon-experts.Yet

manypilotprojectsrunsofarhaveshownthatjuniorstaffcanoftenbe

surprisinglygoodforecasters.Perhapsthebestwaytofindoutwhen

predictionmarketswillfinallytakeoffistoaskyouremployees—usinga

predictionmarket.

Whatdoestheauthortellusaboutthepredictionmarketinthepassage?

Altnowhasbecomeamajormanagementwayformostcompanies.

B.Theadvocatesaretoooptimisticaboutpredictionmarket.

C.Itisawaytoknowfirms'owncovertknowledge.

D.Itworksbygivingtradersanactualtradingaccounts.

32.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.humanbeingslongforanimmortallife

B.peoplecanliveimmortallyastechnologydevelops

C.therearemanydifficultiesinmakingtheSoulCatcher

D.theinventionofSoulCatcherhasgreatsignificance

33.

Whyisimportedfoodoftencheaperthanthehomeproducedvariety?

五、5.ErrorCorrection©题)

34.

[S2]

35.

[S7]

36.Thedecisiontomoveisalsoinfluencedby"personalfactors"

ofthepromisingmigrant.Thesamepush-pullfactorsandobstacles[Si]

operatedifferentlyondifferentpeoples,sometimesbecausetheyare[S2]

ondifferentstagesoftheirlives,orjust[S3]

becausetheirvaryingabilitiesandpersonalities.Theprospectof[S4]

pullingupstakesandmovingtoanewandperhapsverystrangeenvironment

mayappearinterestingandchallengingtoayoung,footloose

manandfrighteningdifficulttoaslightlyoldermanwithawife[S5]

andyoungchildren.Similarly,theneedtolearnanewlanguageand

customsmayintrigueonepersonandfrightenother.[S6]

Regardlessfromwhypeoplemove,migrationoflarge[S7]

numberofpeoplecausesfriction.TheUnitedStatesandother"receiving"

[S8]______

countries(thetermusedforcountriesthatwelcomelarge

numbersofimmigrants)haveexperiencedadjustmentproblemswith

eachnewwaveofimmigrants.Thenewestarrivalsareusuallygiving[S9]

thejobswithlowestpayandareresentedbynativeswhomayhave

tocompetewiththemforthosejobs.Ithasusuallytakenseveraldecades

foreachonetogainacceptanceinthemainstreamofsocietyin[S10]

thereceivingcountry.

[SI]

六、6.ErrorCorrection©题）

37.

[S5]

38.

[S2]

39.

[S9]

参考答案

l.ABoominContinuingEducationThegraphaboveshowsusthestatistics

oftheContinuingEducationparticipationandtheincreasingnumbersofthe

participantsinXcity.In1989therewereonlythirtythousandpeopletakA

BoominContinuingEducationThegraphaboveshowsusthestatisticsofthe

ContinuingEducationparticipationandtheincreasingnumbersofthe

participantsinXcity.In1989there,wereonlythirtythousandpeopletak

2.0nGraduateManiaInrecentyearsanincreasingnumberofpeoplewould

liketogotograduateschool.Ontheonehandthousandsofenterprisingyoung

mentakeNationalGraduateEntranceExameachyear.Forexample127

thousandcandidatestookpartintheNationalGraduateEntranceExamlast

year.Ontheotherhandnotonlytheundergraduatesbutalsosomepeoplewith

worktrytheirbesttobepostgraduates.Therearemanyreasonsforthis

phenomenon.Firstlyitisoutofemploymentpressurethathasmadelarge

numbersofpeopleenrollintheGraduateEntranceExam.Owingtothe

improvementofeducationalstandardabachelor'sdegreeisnolonger

evaluatedasasufficientqualificationtoensureadecentjob.Secondlysome

peoplethoughhavebeenemployedforseveralyearsfind