英语六级真题试卷第套.pdf
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英语六级考试网www.CET6W.com经典奉献12013年年6月英语六级考试月英语六级考试真题真题试卷试卷(第(第1套)套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:
Forthispartyyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingontheremarkGoodhabitsresultfromresistingtemptation.Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.___注意:
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Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.ANationThatsLosingItsToolboxThesceneinsidetheHomeDepotonWeymanAvenueherewouldgivetheold-timeAmericancraftsmanpause.InAisle34isprecutplasticflooring,thegluealreadyinplace.InAisle26areprefabricatedwindows.Stackednearthecheckoutcounters,andascolorfulasaFisher-Pricetoy,isanot-so-serious-lookingpowertool:
abattery-operatedsaw-and-drillcombination.Andifyoudontwanttodoityourself,headtoAisle23orAisle35,whereahelpdeskwillarrangeforaninstaller.Itsallveryhandystuff,Iguess,aconvenientwaytobeado-it-yourselferwithoutbeingallthatgoodwithtools.ButatatimewhentheAmericanfactoryseemstobeashrinkingpresence,andwhengoodmanufacturingjobshavevanished,perhapsnevertoreturn,thereissomethingdeeplytroublingaboutthisdilutionofAmericancraftsmanship.Thisisntalament(伤感)-ornotmerelyalament-forbygonetimes.Itsasocialandculturalissue,aswellasaneconomicone.TheHomeDepotapproachtocraftsmanship-英语六级考试网www.CET6W.com鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语六级考试!
英语六级考试网www.CET6W.com经典奉献2simplifyit,dumbitdown,hireacontractor-isonesignalthatmasteringtoolsandworkingwithoneshandsisrecedinginAmericaasahobby,asavaluedskill,asaculturalinfluencethatshapedthinkingandbehaviorinvastsectionsofthecountry.Thatshouldbeamatterofconcerninapresidentialelectionyear.YetneitherBarackObamanorMittRomneypromoteshimselfastool-savvy(使用工具很在行的)presidentialtimber,inthemoldofaJimmyCarter,askilledcarpenterandcabinetmaker.TheObamaadministrationdoesworrypubliclyaboutmanufacturing,afirstcousinofcraftsmanship.WhentheFordMotorCompany,forexample,recentlyannouncedthatitwasbringingsomeproductionhome,theWhiteHousecheered.WhenyouseethingslikeFordmovingnewproductionfromMexicotoDetroit,insteadoftheotherwayaround,youknowthingsarechanging,saysGeneSperling,directoroftheNationalEconomicCouncil.AsktheadministrationortheRepublicansormostacademicswhyAmericaneedsmoremanufacturing,andtheyrespondthatmanufacturinggivesbirthtoinnovation,bringsdownthetradedeficit,strengthensthedollar,generatesjobs,armsthemilitaryandbringsaboutarecoveryfromrecession.Butrarely,ifever,dotheypubliclytaketheargumentastepfurther,assertingthatagrowingmanufacturingsectorencouragescraftsmanshipandthatcraftsmanshipis,ifnotabirthright,thenavitalingredientoftheAmericanself-imageasacan-do,inventive,we-can-make-anythingpeople.Traditionalvocationaltraininginpublichighschoolsisgraduallydeclining,strandingthousandsofyoungpeoplewhoseektrainingforacraftwithoutgoingtocollege.Colleges,fortheirpart,havesince1985graduatedfewerchemical,mechanical,industrialandmetallurgical(冶金的)engineers,partlyinresponsetothereducedroleofmanufacturing,abigemployerofthem.Thedeclinestartedinthe1950s,whenmanufacturinggeneratedasturdy28%ofthenationalincome,orgrossdomesticproduct,andemployedone-thirdoftheworkforce.Today,factoryoutputgeneratesjust12%ofG.D.P.andemploysbarely9%ofthenationsworkers.Masslayoffsandplantclosingshavedrawnplentyofheadlinesandpublicdebateovertheyears,andtheystilloccasionallydo.Butthedamagetoskillandcraftsmanship-thatsneededtobuildacomplexairlineroratractor,orforaworkertomoveupfromassemblertomachinisttosupervisor-wentlargelyunnoticed.Inanearliergeneration,welostourconnectiontotheland,andnowwearelosingourconnectiontothemachinerywedependon,saysMichaelHout,asociologistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Peoplewhoworkwiththeirhands,hewenton,aredoingthingstodaythatwecallservicejobs,inrestaurantsandlaundries,orinmedicaltechnologyandthelike.英语六级考试网www.CET6W.com鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语六级考试!
英语六级考试网www.CET6W.com经典奉献3Thatsoneexplanationforthedeclineintraditionalcraftsmanship.Lackofinterestisanother.Thebigmoneyisinfieldslikefinance.Startinginthe1980s,skillinfinancegrewinimportance,and,asdepictedinthenewsmediaandthemovies,becameamoreappealingsourceofincome.Bylastyear,WallStreettraders,bankersandthosewhodealinrealestategenerated21%ofthenationalincome,doubletheirshareinthe1950s.AndWarrenBuffett,thegood-naturedfinancier,becameahomespunfolkhero,withoutthetoolsandoveralls(工作服).Youngpeoplegrowupwithoutdevelopingtheskillstofixthingsaroundthehouse,saysRichardCurtin,directoroftheThomsonReuters/UniversityofMichiganSurveysofConsumers.Theyknowaboutcomputers,ofcourse,buttheydontknowhowtobuildthem.Manufacturingsshrinkingpresenceundoubtedlyhelpsexplainthedeclineincraftsmanship,ifonlybecausemanyofthenationsassemblylineworkerswereskilledincraftwork,ifnotonthejobthenintheirsparetime.Inalate1990sstudyofblue-collaremployeesataGeneralMotorsplant(nowclosed)inLinden,N.J.,thesociologistRuthMilkmanofCityUniversityofNewYorkfoundthatmanylineworkers,intheiroff-hours,didhomerenovationandotherskilledwork.Ihaveoftenthought,Ms.Milkmansays,thattheseextracurricularjobswereaneffortonthepartoftheworkerstoregaintheirdignityaftersufferingthedegradationofrepetitiveassemblylineworkinthefactory.CraftworkhashigherstatusinnationslikeGermany,whichinvestsinapprenticeship(学徒)programsforhighschoolstudents.CorporationsinGermanyrealizedthattherewasaninteresttobeservedeconomicallyandpatrioticallyinbuildingupaskilledlaborforceathome;weneverhadthatethos(风气),saysRichardSennett,aNewYorkUniversitysociologistwhohaswrittenabouttheconnectionofcraftandculture.ThedamagetoAmericancraftsmanshipseemstoparallelthesteepslideinmanufacturingemployment.Thoughthedeclinestartedinthe1970s,itbecamemuchsteeperbeginningin2000.Sincethen,some5.3millionjobs,orone-thirdoftheworkforceinmanufacturing,havebeenlost.AstatedgoaloftheObamaadministrationistorestoreabigchunkofthisemployment,alongwiththemultitudeofskillsthatmanyofthejobsrequired.Asforcraftsmanshipitself,theissueishowtopreserveitasavaluedskillinthegeneralpopulation.Ms.Milkman,thesociologist,arguesthatAmericancraftsmanshipisntdisappearingasquicklyassomewouldargue-thatithasinsteadshiftedtoimmigrants.Prideincraft,itisaliveintheimmigrantworld,shesays.SolAxelrod,37,themanageroftheHomeDepothere,fittinglylearnedtofixhis英语六级考试网www.CET6W.com鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语六级考试!
英语六级考试网www.CET6W.com经典奉献4owncarasateenager,evenchangingthebrakes.Nowhefindsimmigrantcraftsmengatheredinabundanceoutsidehisstoreintheearlymorning,waitingforittoopensotheycanbuysuppliesforthedaysworkascontractors.Skilleddaylaborers,alsomostlyimmigrants,waitquietlyinhopesofbeinghiredbythecontractors.Mr.Axelrodalsosaystherecessionandpersistentlyhighunemploymenthaveforcedmanypeopletotrytosavemoneybydoingmorethemselves,andHomeDepotinresponseoffersclassesinfixingwatertapsandothersimplerepairs.Theteachersarestoreemployees,manyofthemolderandsemi-retiredfromaskilledtrade,orlaidoff.Ourcustomersmaynotbebuildingcabinetsoroutdoordecks;wetrytodothatforthem,Mr.Axelrodsays,butsomearetryingtobuildupskillsotheycandomoreforthemselvesinthesehardtimes.注意:
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1.HowdidtheauthorfeellookingatthesceneinsidetheHomeDepot?
A)Hefeltproudthathewasado-it-youselferhimself.B)Hewasinspiredbythewaythewaresweredisplayed.C)HefelttroubledabouttheweakeningofAmericancraftsmanship.D)Hewashappytoseethereturnofthedo-it-yourselfspiritinAmerica.2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofmasteringtoolsandworkingwithoneshands?
A)Itshapespeoplesthinkingandbehavior.B)Itisnolongerimportantinmoderntimes.C)Ithelpspoliticiansconnectwithworkmen.D)Itisessentialtoadvancedmanufacturing.3.HowdidtheWhiteHouserespondtoFordsannouncementtobringsomeproductionbacktoAmerica?
A)Itworriedpublicly.B)Itfeltmuchrelieved.C)Itmadenocomment.D)Itwelcomedthedecision.4.Howdoestheauthorviewmanufacturing?
A)Itencouragescraftsmanship.B)Itisvitaltonationaldefense.C)Itcanchangetheself-imageofworkers.D)Itrepresentsthenationsgloriouspast.5.WhatdowelearnaboutAmericasmanufacturinginthe1950s?
A)Itgeneratedjust12%ofthegrossnationalincome.英语六级考试网www.CET6W.com鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语六级考试!
英语六级考试网www.CET6W.com经典奉献5B)Itconstituted28%ofthegrossdomesticproduct.C)ItwasthebiggestemployerofAmericanworkers.D)ItwasthemostactivesectorofAmericaneconomy.6.Whatdoestheauthorsayisafactorcontributingtothedeclineintraditionalcraftsmanship?
A)Automationmakesitunnecessarytoemploytoomanyskilledworkers.B)Peoplecanearnmoremoneyinfieldsotherthanmanufacturing.C)Manypeoplenowtendtolookdownuponworkingwithhands.D)Youngpeoplenolongerlookuponskillasanimportant
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