英語沖刺測試

2011年12月英語六級沖刺預測試題及

答案⑴

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

CollegeStudentsontheJobMarket.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheo

utlinegivenbelow.

1.當今大學生面臨著嚴重的就業(yè)壓力

2.這一現(xiàn)象的產生有多方面的原因

3.解決的辦法

CollegeStudentsontheJobMarket

PartIWriting

【寫作思路】

本文是關于對某種社會現(xiàn)象的討論，探討其原因，并提供解決問題的方案。

畢業(yè)生就業(yè)壓力大，是目前比較熱門的話題，媒體、社會以及學生本人都會時不時的討

論，所以文章難度不是很大。

文章開篇提出就業(yè)壓力大的問題，畢業(yè)生越來越多，而就業(yè)市場卻保持穩(wěn)定，兩者之間

的不平衡，導致畢業(yè)生面臨越來越大的就業(yè)壓力。

第二段討論出現(xiàn)這種問題的原因。第一方面，從宏觀上來看，整個世界的經(jīng)濟危機影響

了就業(yè)市場;第二方面，從學校招生來看，熱門專業(yè)人數(shù)過多，結果供過于求，而冷門專業(yè)

學生很少，結果供不應求。

第三段針對第二段的原因，探討相應的解決方案。從政府的角度出發(fā)，要盡可能的采取

各種手段幫助經(jīng)濟恢復，幫助學生就業(yè);從個人角度出發(fā)，要學會自主選擇，不追潮流，學

習自己感興趣的，努力提高自身素質，增強競爭能力。

【參考范文】

Moreandmoregraduatesaregoingoutofuniversitiesandenteringintothesocietye

veryyearwhilethedemandonthejobmarketremainsstable.Thecollegestudentsarcfa

cinggreaterandgreaterpressureinjob-hunting.

Therearemanyreasonsbehindthecurrentphenomenon.Tobeginwith,theeconomy

hasbeenconfrontedwithdepressioninrecentyearsonagloballevel,andittakestime

fortheworldwideeconomytorecover.Whafsmore,thereisanelementofirrationalityin

theenrollmentofthecampuses.Somehotmajorshaveenrolledtoomanystudents,and

manypeoplecompetefbronepositionaftergraduation,whereasthemajorswithlittleatte

ntionhavefewstudents,andmoregraduatesareneededthanthecampuscansupply.

Thesolutiontothisproblemlieswithboththegovernmentasawholeandtheindivi

dualinspecific.Thegovernmenttakeswhatevermeasurespossibletohelptheeconomyr

ecoverandtocreatemorejobopportunitiesfbrtheapplicants.Andfbrtheindividualstud

ents,itisbettertostudywhattheyareinterestedinandtogainexperiencethroughpracti

ce,thusbetterpreparedforthesociety.

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyand

answerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentences

withtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

WillElectronicMedicalRecordsImproveHealthCare?

Electronichealthrecords(EHRs)havereceivedalotofattentionsincetheObamaad

ministrationcommitted$19billioninstimulusfundsearlierthisyeartoencouragehospital

sandhealthcarefacilitiestodigitizepatientdataandmakebetteruseofinfbnnationtech

nology.Thehealthcareindustryasawhole,however,hasbeenslowtoadoptinformation

technologyandintegratecomputersystems,raisingthequestionofwhetherthepushtodi

gitizewillresultininformationthatempowersdoctorstomakebetter-informeddecisionso

ramorassofdisconnecteddata.

TheUniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenter(UPMC)knowsfirsthandhowdifficultit

istoachievetheformer,andhoweasilyanEHRplancanfallintothelatter.UPMCha

sspentfiveyearsandmorethan$1billiononinformationtechnologysystemstogetahe

adoftheEHRissue.Whilethatismorethanfivetimesasmuchasrecentestimatessay

itshouldcostahospitalsystem,UPMCisamammothnetworkconsistingof20hospital

saswellas400doctors*offices,outpatientsitesandlong-termcarefacilitiesemployinga

bout50,000people.

UPMC'searlyattemptstocreateauniversalEHRsystem,suchasitsambulatoryelec

tronicmedicalrecordsrolledoutbetween2000and2005,weremetwithresistanceasdoc

tors,staffandotheruserseitheravoidedusingthenewtechnologyaltogetherorclungto

individual,disconnectedsoftwareandsystemsthatUPMC'sITdepartmenthadimplemente

dovertheyears.

Onthemend

AlthoughUPMCbegandigitizingsomeofitsrecordsin1996,theturningpointinit

seffortscamein2004withtherolloutofitseRecordsystemacrosstheentirehealthcare

network.eRecordnowcontainsmorethan3.6millionelectronicpatientrecords,including

imagesandCTscans,clinicallaboratoryinformation,radiologydata,andapicturearchiv

alandcommunicationsystemthatdigitizesimagesandmakesthemavailableonPCs.The

EHRsystemhas29,000users,includingmorethan5,000physiciansemployedbyoraffi

liatedwithUPMC.

IfUPMCmakesEHRsystemslookeasy,don'tbefooled,cautionsUPMCchiefmedi

calinfbnnationofficerDanMartich,whosaysthehealthcarenetwork'sITsystemsrequir

ea"huge,ongoingeffort"toensurethatthosesystemscancommunicatewithoneanothe

r.OneofthemainreasonsisthatUPMC,likemanyotherhealthcareorganizations,uses

anumberofdifferentvendorsforitsmedicalandITsystems,leavingtheintegrationlar

gelyuptotheITstaff.

Sincedoctorstypicallydonotwanttochangethewaytheyworkfbrthesakeofac

omputersystem,thesuccessofanEHRprogramisdictatednotonlybythepresenceoft

hetechnologybutalsobyhowwellthedoctorsaretrainedon,anduse,thetechnology.

PhysiciansneedtoseethebenefitsofusingEHRsystemsbothpersistentlyandconsistent!

y,saysLouisBaverso,chiefinformationofficeratUPMC'sMagee-Women,sHospital.But

thesebenefitsmightnotbeobviousatfirst,hesays,adding,"Whatdoctorsseeintheb

eginningisthatthey'relosingtheirabilitytoworkwithpaperdocuments,whichhasbeen

sovaluabletothemupuntilnow."

Opportunitiesandcosts

GiventhelackofEHRadoptionthroughoutthehealthcareworld,therearealotof

opportunitiestogetthisright(orwrong).Lessthan10percentofU.S.hospitalshaveado

ptedelectronicmedicalrecordseveninthemostbasicway,accordingtoastudyauthored

byAshishJha,associateprofessorofhealthpolicyandmanagementatHarvardSchoolo

fPublicHealth.Only1.5percenthaveadoptedacomprehensivesystemofelectronicreco

rdsthatincludesphysicians*notesandordersanddecisionsupportsystemsthatalertdocto

rsofpotentialdruginteractionsorotherproblemsthatmightresultfromtheirintendedor

ders.

CostistheprimaryfactorstallingEHRsystems,followedbyresistancefromphysicia

nsunwillingtoadoptnewtechnologiesandalackofstaffwithadequateITexpertise,ac

cordingtoJha.Heindicatedthatahospitalcouldspendfrom$20millionto$200million

toimplementanelectronicrecordsystemoverseveralyears,dependingonthesizeofth

ehospital.Atypicaldoctor'sofficewouldcostanestimated$50,000tooutfitwithanEH

Rsystem.

TheupsideofEHRsystemsismoredifficulttoquantify.Althoughsomeestimatessa

ythathospitalsanddoctor'sofficescouldsaveasmuchasSI00millionannuallybymov

ingtoEHRs,themereactofimplementingthetechnologyguaranteesneithercostsavings

norimprovementsincare,JhasaidduringaHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthcommunity

fbrumonSeptember17.AnotherHarvardstudyofhospitalcomputerizationlikewisedeter

minedthatcuttingcostsandimprovingcarethroughhealthITasitexiststodayis"wishf

ulthinking".ThisstudywasledbyDavidHimmelstein,associateprofessoratHarvardMe

dicalSchool.

Thecostofgettingitwrong

Thedifferencebetweentheprojectedcostsavingsandtherealityofthesituationste

msfromthefactthattheEHRtechnologiesimplementedtodatehavenotbeendesigned

tosavemoneyorimprovepatientcare,saysLeonardD'Avolio,associatecenterdirectoro

fBiomedicalInformaticsattheMassachusettsVeteransEpidemiologyResearchandInform

ationCenter(MAVERIC).Instead,EHRsareusedtodocumentindividualpatients1conditi

ons,passthisinfonnationamongclinicianstreatingthosepatients,justifyfinancialreimbur

sementandserveasthelegalrecordsofevents.

Thisisbecause,ifahealthcarefacilityhas$1milliontospend,itsmanagersarem

orelikelytospenditonanexpensivepieceoflabequipmentthanoninformationtechnol

ogy,D'Avoliosays,addingthattheinvestmentonlabequipmentcanbemadeupbychar

gingpatientsaccesstoitasabillableservice.ThisisnotthecasefbrIT.Also,compute

rsandnetworksusedthroughouthospitalsandhealthcarefacilitiesaredisconnectedando

ftenmanufacturedbydifferentvendorswithoutastandardizedwayofcommunicating."Me

dicaldataisdifficulttostandardizebecausecaringfbrpatientsisacomplexprocess,"he

says."Weneedtofindsomewayofreachingacrossnotjustdepartmentsbutentirehospi

tals.Ifyoucan'tmeasuresomething,youcan'timproveit,andwithoutaccesstothisdata,

youcan*tmeasureit."

ToqualifyfbrapieceoftheS19billionbeingofferedthroughtheAmericanRecover

yandReinvestmentAct(ARRA),healthcarefacilitieswillhavetojustifythesignificance

oftheirITinvestmentstoensuretheyare^meaningfulusers"ofEHRs.TheDepartmento

fHealthandHumanServiceshasyettodefinewhatitconsidersmeaningfuluse

Aggregatinginfbtocreateknowledge

Ideally,inadditiontoprovidingdoctorswithbasicinformationabouttheirpatients,d

atabasesofvitalsigns,images,laboratoryvalues,medications,diseases,interventions,and

patientdemographicinformationcouldbeminedfornewknowledge,D'Avoliosays.nWith

justafewofthesedatabasesnetworkedtogether,thepowertoimprovehealthcareincre

asesexponentially/*D'Avoliosuggested.nAllthatismissingisthecollectiverealizationth

atbetterhealthcarerequiresaccesstobetterinfbnnation—notautomationofthestatusqu

o.nDowntheroad,theadditionofgenomicinfonnation,environmentalfactorsandfamily

historytothesedatabaseswillenableclinicianstobegintorealizethepotentialofperso

nalizedmedicine,headded.

1.InAmerica,itisslowtoadoptinformationtechnologybecause---------------.

A)thefundsinvestedbythegovernmentisnotenoughinthepast

B)EHRshavereceivedlessattentionofthepublicinthepast

C)whetheritwillbeusefultodoctorsornotisdoubtful

D)UPMCknowshowdifficultitistodigitizethehospital

2.TheUniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenter(UPMC)

A)isthefirstmedicalcentertoadoptinformationtechnology

B)satisfytherequirementofthegovernmentoninformationtechnology

C)spentlessmoneyoninformationtechnologythanitwasestimated

D)attemptedtocreatedauniversalEHRsystem,butmetsomedifficulties

3.Thehealthcarenetwork'sITsystemsrequirealotofefforttoensureitcancom

municatewithoneanothermainlybecause---------------..

A)theintegrationamongdifferentsystemislargelyuptotheITstaff

B)UPMCislikemanyotherhealthcareorganizationsintheUnitedStates

C)UPMCmakesEHRsystemslookeasy

D)UMPCbegandigitizingsomeofitsrecordsin1996

4.ThesuccessoftheEHRprogramisdecidedby

A)thefactwhethertheinformationtechnologyisavailableornot

B)thefacthowwellthedoctorsaretrainedtousetheinformationtechnology

C)notonlythepresenceofthetechnologybutthedoctor'strainingontechnology

D)thefactwhetherphysicianscanseethebenefitsofusingEHRsystems

5.ThemostimportantreasonofmosthospitalsbeingreluctanttoadoptEHRsystem

isthat

A)thecostistoohighfbrthehospitaltoafford

B)physiciansareunwillingtoadoptit

C)thereisalackofstaffwithadequateITexpertise

D)doctorworryaboutitsnegativeinfluenceonpatients

6.AccordingtothestudyledbyDavidHimmelsteinthroughhealthIT

A)itispossibletocutthecostsofthehospital

B)itispossibletoimprovethehealthcare

C)itensureneithercostsavingnorimprovementincare

D)itcouldsaveasmuchas$100millionannually

7.Thehospitafsmanagerspreferto

A)spendmoneyonanexpensivepieceofequipmentthanoninfonnationtechnology

B)chargepatientsaccesstotheinformationtechnologyasabillableservice

C)purchasetheinformationtechnologytoimprovethehealthcareofthehospital

D)investmoremoneyonthetrainingofthephysicianstochargepatientsmoremon

ey

8.Jhasaidthemereactofimplementingthetechnologyguarantees

9.D'Avoliosaystheinvestmentonlabequipmentcanbemadeupby

10.Databasesofvitalsigns,images,laboratoryvalues,medications,diseases,intervent

ions,andpatientdemographicinformationcouldbe.

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

原文精譯

[1]給自己的事業(yè)買最好的保險

消防隊無意之中淹沒了MadGab's的總部，MadGab's是GabrielleMelchionda二十多

年前建立的美容公司。盡管Melchionda知道，保險公司會替她換掉損壞的桌椅、電腦以及

唇膏架子，但她仍淚流滿面。然而，讓她吃驚的是，隨后幾個月，才是真正的痛苦，她一直

虧欠工資和租金，銷售額慢的像涓涓細流。

【2】Melchionda女士說，“沒有投保最重要的企業(yè)停頓保險”。她已經(jīng)投保了財產險和

責任險，卻從沒有想到多買一張保單，以承擔事故之后的收入損失。

企業(yè)主們有很多類似Melchionda女士的經(jīng)歷。他們的很多保單要么不足以涵蓋所有損

失，要么投保了錯誤的風險。關于保險的怨言，有些可以歸咎于吝嗇的保險公司或信息有誤

的代理人，更多卻是因為企業(yè)家自己的保險決策不夠全面。

獨立的保險代理人StevenSpiro說，“一般來講，干小生意的人并不太清楚他們擁有或

需要的保險范圍他解釋，這些人買保險只是為了遵守辦公室租賃條約的要求。

選擇代理人

【3】買保險可能讓人膽怯，很難知道哪些人是想利用你，哪些人是給你忠告.所以你

應該咨詢同行的企業(yè)家們，他們購買了何種保險以及是向誰購買的。有三類人可以幫你選擇

保險：獨立代理人，專屬代理人，風險咨詢師。

獨立代理人，別稱“經(jīng)紀人”，因為他們代表很多家保險公司，所以可以提供很好的選擇。

保險公司付他們傭金，一般是一張保單每年保險費的10%到20%。注意：由于某些保險公

司付給更多傭金，這些經(jīng)紀人可能受到誘惑，會有私心和偏愛。

專屬代理人代表某?家保險公司，從該保險公司領取薪水，并對其絕對忠誠。一些諸如

Allstate的公司只和自己的代理人打交道;也就是說，你只能通過該家保險公司的代理人來購

買此公司的保險。

每年年末，按照賣出去的保險和賠償損失之間的比率，獨立代理人和專屬代理人都可拿

到獎金。這意味著，賣給你盡可能多的保險，而最小化你的索賠，是符合他們利益的。

也要理解，大部分代理人只注意保險。美國保險研究所主要從事小本生意研究的專家A

rthurFlitner說，“有時候，沒有保險，你的問題反而可能處理的更好。''比如說，建立基金

以備不時之需，自己為自己投保來應對某些財產風險;或執(zhí)行嚴格的雇傭政策，減少訴訟風

險，從經(jīng)濟角度來看，這些更有意義。

這時就需要風險咨詢師的幫助了。他們收費很高，一個簡單的項目就要花費幾千美元。

[4]如果你的運作有很大風險，如果你的公司-年收入2500萬美元，如果你的公司有100

多名員工，這時候雇傭風險專家，才有意義。

找到了可信的代理人，接下來就要買保險了。你想去找多少個代理人都可以，但是需要

記?。和瑯拥谋ｋU項目，保險公司不會尋找不同的代理人。

選擇保單

如果公司總值低于300萬美元，你很有可能需要被稱為B.O.P.的業(yè)主保單，它把業(yè)務保

單集中在一起，還讓你增添必要的保單。每個保險公司的B.O.P.都不一樣，購買的時候，要

確保自己進行了精確的比較。

如果公司總值高于300萬美元，你可能必須分開購買保險。如果公司有幾十名員工，做

生意不得不買的保單有四個：

【5】員工賠償保險是州法律要求的，它涵蓋員工的醫(yī)療費用、殘疾人士福利金和死亡

賠償，【6】保險比率因行業(yè)和職業(yè)不同相差甚遠。秘書的保險費可能是，每100美元工資

給付22美分，而蓋頂工可能是，每100美元給付20多美元。確保你的生意分類正確，不要

把玩具廠（制造業(yè)被認為是高風險的）誤歸為設計公司（低風險）。雇員填寫索賠表格時，保險

公司會認為，你的公司是?個風險系數(shù)比較高的設計公司，從而提高保險費。

【8】財產保險包括房產和辦公室里的設備。所在建筑的年齡大小，距離消防隊的遠近,

建筑材料是鋼鐵還是木材，都會使保險比率大有不同。

要注意共同保險條款，如果保險公司認為投保金額不足，這個條款允許保險公司只賠償

部分損失。讓代理人加上“協(xié)定保險價額“，你和保險公司認同一個合適的保險價值。這可

能讓保險費提高15%,卻減少了隨后的爭端。

一般責任保險涵蓋公司對他人健康、財產或名譽帶來的傷害損失。一般來說，保險費的

比率要考慮以下因素：收入，辦公室規(guī)模，客戶數(shù)量。大多數(shù)的基本成套保險，是每次危險

保100萬美元;而傘狀保單以相對低的價格涵蓋更大范圍。

[9]如果可能，一定買比較貴的“發(fā)生”保單，它在事故發(fā)生當時就給你賠償，哪怕你

已停業(yè)或保單已過期?！八髻r”保單與此相反，它只有在你受保期間索賠才有效。

[101企業(yè)停頓保險——Melchionda女士本該買的保險，它不僅賠償事故之后房子重建

期間的銷售損失、房租、工資損失;還出錢幫你租賃臨時辦公室或設備，這樣你可以盡快的

回到軌道上去。

這些保單僅僅是投保的開始。根據(jù)你經(jīng)營的生意種類，還可增加其他幾十個保單。像醫(yī)

生、醫(yī)院的醫(yī)療過失保險，這些非常重要;而另一些純粹是浪費。想要決定你需要哪些保險,

可以先問自己兩個問題：你承受損失的可能性有多大，你自己可以賠償所有損失嗎?正如專

家指出的那樣，保險旨在賠償大災難，而不是日常維護。

[7]公共調解員GeorgeVonYork說，“這是場賭博“。他幫助業(yè)主和保險公司談判，

以期獲得更多賠償。”大部分人一輩子也沒有得到實在的賠償。但是，孩子，在你需要時，

最好還是有保險。”

1.答案A

解析：本題考查考生對整篇文章大意的掌握。本篇快速閱讀的標題為“為自己的公司買

最好的保險”，暗示文章內容圍繞著如何買保險而展開的。選項A是標題的同義表述，而B、

C、D僅僅涉及了買保險過程中的某一個因素。

2.答案D

解析：題干中的人名GabrielleMelchionda出現(xiàn)在文章-開始。文章開頭講述Melchion

da女士的遭遇。因為沒有保“企業(yè)停頓保險"，Melchionda女士蒙受了損失，感到痛苦。答

案D是正確選項。

3.答案B

解析：題干中inthat相當于連詞because,表示原因?？碱}考查買保險為什么讓人感到

害怕?？忌啥ㄎ辉谖恼碌牡谖宥?，文章提及有些是忠告，有些卻是在利用投保人，而這之

間很難分辨。選項B是對此句話的總結。

4.答案C

解析：考題考查在特定的情況下，投保人應該如何做。考生可根據(jù)題干中“如果你的運

作有很大風險”，將答案定位在第?個小標題pickinganagent的最后兩段，文章講到，此

時你需要雇風險咨詢師，所以選項C是正確答案。

5.答案A

解析：考題問到，州法律要求的保險是什么?第二個小標題pickingapolicy下面的第三

段中講“員工賠償保險是州法律要求”，所以選項A是正確答案。

6.答案D

解析：根據(jù)題干中的“worker'scompensation",考生可繼續(xù)鎖定第二個小標題下的第三

段,原文中講“Ratesvarywidelybyindustryandoccupation'',其中vary意為“不同,變動”,

和選項D中的bedifferent同義。

7.答案B

解析：根據(jù)題干中的人名GeorgeVonYork,考生可鎖定文章的最后一段，GeorgeVo

nYork認為保險就是一場賭博，一輩子可能用不到，可是又不能沒有，如果有可能，你還

是需要買保險。從中可以看出GeorgeVonYork的態(tài)度，他是建議人們買保險的，而選項C

是個干擾項，他并不是向投保人收費很高，而是幫助投保人獲得更高的索賠。

8.答案equipmentinyouroffice

解析：根據(jù)題干，考生可找到第二個小標題pickingapolicy下面的第四段，它講到財

產保險涵蓋的方面。

9.答案available

解析：根據(jù)題干，考生可鎖定第二個小標題pickingapolicy下面的第七段，原文講到

買這種保險的條件。

10.答案atemporaryofficeorequipment

解析：根據(jù)題干中的businessinterruptioninsurance,考生可鎖定第二個小標題picking

apolicy下面的第八段，文中提及“企業(yè)停頓保險”的承保內容。

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletesta

tements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatements

inthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Lazinessisasin,everyoneknowsthat.Wehaveprobablyallhadlecturespointingo

utthatlazinessisimmoral,thatitiswasteful,andthatlazypeoplewillneveramountto

anythinginlife.Butlazinesscanbemoreharmfulthanthat,anditisoftencausedbym

orecomplexreasonsthansimplewishtoavoidwork.Somepeoplewhoappeartobelazy

aresufferingfrommuchmoreseriousproblems.Theymaybesodistrustfiiloftheirfello

wworkersthattheyareunabletojoininanygrouptaskforfearofridiculeorfearofh

avingtheirideasstolen.Thesepeoplewhoseemlazymaybeparalyzedbyafearoffailu

rethatpreventsfruitfulwork.Orothersortsoffantasiesmaypreventwork:somepeople

aresobusyplanning,sometimesplanninggreatdealsoffantasticachievementsthattheya

reunabletodealwith;strictlyspeaking,theyaremerelyprocrastinating-reschedulingtheir

day.

Lazinesscanactuallybehelpful.Likeprocrastinators,somepeoplemaylooklazywh

entheyarereallythinking,planning,contemplating,researching.Weshouldrememberthat

somegreatscientificdiscoveriesoccurredbychanceorwhilesomeonewas"goofingoff.

"Newtonwasn'tworkingintheorchardwhentheapplehithimandhedevisedthetheor

yofgravity.Allofuswouldliketohavesome"lazy"buildthecarorstovewebuy,pa

rticularlyifthat"laziness'1werecausedbytheworker'stakingtimetocheckeachstepof

hisworkandtodohisjobright.Andsometimes,being"lazy"-thatis,takingtimeoff

forarest—isgoodfortheoverworkedstudentorexecutive.Takingarestcanbeparticul

arlyhelpfultotheathletewhoistryingtoohard,todoctorwho*ssimplyworkinghimself

overtimetoomanyevenings,attheclinic.Sobecarefulwhenyou'retemptedtocallso

mconelazy.Thatpersonmaybethinking,resting,orplanninghisorhernextbook.

47.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

48.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,somepeopleappearlazybecause

49.Whatdoyouthinkoflazinessaccordingtothesecondparagraph?

50.Accordingtotheauthor,wecannotcallthepeoplelazywhoarenotatworkbee

ause.

51.Theword"fantasies"probablymeans.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomeq

uestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheSuperBowlisoneofthebiggesteventsontheadvertisingcalendar,ascompani

esvietoproducethemostmemorableandinnovativeads.ThebattlefortheNationalFo

otballLeague'sultimateprizeattractsmoreviewersthananythingelseonAmericantelevis

ionandprovidesa"symbolicpulsetaking"fortheadvertisingindustryeveryFebruary,say

sJohnFrelinghuysen,ananalystatBainandCompany,aconsultancy.Butthisyearthep

atientisinpoorhealth.Alltheadvertisingslots(廣告攤位)forthe2008SuperBowlhad

beensoldbytheendofNovember2007,despitethe$2.6millionpriceofeach.For200

9thepricehasrisento$3million,butatleast,tenslots(outof67)arcstilllookingfo

rabuyer.

GeneralMotors,whichran11adsonSuperBowlSundayinFebruary2008,hasalre

adysaidthatitwillnotrunanyin2009.America'stwootherbigcarmakers,FordandC

hrysler,arelikelytofollowsuit.Tellingly,Monstercom,anonlinejob-searchcompany,s

aidrecentlythatitwasbuyingaslot.Insteadoftheusualparadeofexpensiveadspayin

gtributetoAmericanconsumerism,2009*sSuperBowlwillreflectacountryinrecession

andindicateahardyearfortheadvertisingindustry.

MostforecastsfornextyearsaythatadspendinginAmericawilldeclineby5%or

more.Muchdependsonthefateoftheautomotiveindustry:carmakersanddealersnormal

lyspendaround$20billionayearonadvertising,butChryslerandFordscaledbackthe

irexpenditurebymorethan30%inthefirstninemonthsof2008,andareexpectedto

makefurthercutsin2009astheystruggleforsurvival.

Thecarindustry'ssituationwillhurtallmedia,butespeciallytelevision.Analystsat

BMOCapitalMarketspredictthattotalspendingontelevisionadswillfallbyalmost9%

nextyear.Onlynewspapers,whereadeclineof12%isexpected,areforecasttofarewo

rse.CarmakershavealreadyshiftedsomeoftheiradvertisingspendingtotheInternet,and

arelikelytogofurtherin2009.Caradsmakeup25%ofadvertisingrevenuesforlocal

televisionchannels,andcarmakershavebeenamongthemostconsistentbuyersofhigh-p

ricedadsonnationaltelevision.

Sofarlocalstationshavebeenmostaffectedbyfallingspendingonadvertising.Nati

onalstationshavebeensafer,becausetheyoperateonlonger-termcontractswithadvertise

rs.ButintheNewYeartheywillalsofeelthechill,ascompaniesfailtorenewtheirco

ntracts.Television,whichhasremainedstrongasprintmediahavelostadvertisingdollars

andreaderstotheInternet,couldenteradeclineofitsown."NextonthelistisTVstati

ons,"saysAnthonyDiclemente,amediaanalystatBarclaysCapital.

52.WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleofSuperBowl?

A)BecauseitisthemostpopularfootballgamesinAmerica.

B)Becauseitshowsadvertisers*enthusiasminrunningslotshasdropped.

C)Becauseitisaneventthatattractstheattentionofadvertisers.

D)BecauseitwillberightoninAmericain2009.

53.Whycan'tatleasttenslotsfindabuyer(Lastsentence,Para.1)accordingtot

hepassage?

A)Thepriceforrunningtheadvertisingslotshasrisento$3million.

B)Itisnotattractiveanymorefbrtheadvertisingindustry.

C)Theadvertisingindustryissufferingahardyear.

D)Theadvertisingslotshavebeenontherisesince2007.

54.Whatmaythecarmakersresorttofbrpromotingtheirautomobilesandcuttingdo

wnexpenditure?

A)Buyinglow-pricedadsonnationaltelevision.

B)Renewingnewcontractswithnationalstations.

C)ShiftingtheiradvertisingspendingtotheInternet.

D)Relyingonsuchprintmediaasnewspaper.

55.Whatdoesthesentence"NextonthelistisTVstations1'(lastparagraph)saidb

yAnthonyDiclemcntemean?

A)WhatheisgoingtoanalyzenextisTVstations.

B)WhatadvertisersprefertouseisTVstations.

C)TVstationisthenexttobedefeatedbyInternet.

D)HewouldchooseTVstationasasecondchoice.

56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A)FordandChryslerwillruntheadvertisingslotsin2009

B)2009'sSuperBowlwillstillbeanexpensiveadsparade

C)America'sadspendingthisyearwilldeclineby5%ormore

D)Carmakers'fatedeterminestocertainextenttheadspendinginAmerica

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Accordingtosomeindividuals,ifyourhouseisbuiltintherightposition,thismaya

ffectyoursuccessinlife,whichseemsstrangetomanypeople.However,tobelieversin

Feng-Shui,ortheartofgeomancy,notonlythepositionbutalsothechoiceofdecoration

sandeventhecolorofyourhomecanmeanthedifferencebetweengoodfortuneanddis

aster.ThisarthasbeenpracticedfbrcenturiesinChinaandisstillusedalloverSouthE

astAsia.EventhehugeHongKongbankscallinageomantiftheyareplanningtobuil

dnewoffices.Theyhavesuchfaithinhisknowledgethatifheadvisesthemtomove,t

heywillaltertheirplansfbreventheirbiggestbuildings.

LikemanyOrientalbeliefsthegeomanfsskilldependsontheideaofhannonyinnat

ure.IfthereisnoimbalancebetweentheopposingforcesofYinandYang,thebuilding

willbringlucktoitsinhabitants.Thismeansthatthehousemustbebuiltontherightsp

otaswellasfacingtherightdirection,andalsobepaintedanauspiciouscolor.Forinsta

nee,iftherearemountainstothenorth,thiswillprotectthemfromevilinfluences.Ifthe

houseispaintedred,thiswillbringhappinesstotheoccupantswhilegreensymbolizesy

outhandwillbringlonglife.Otherfactors,suchastheownefstimeanddateofbirth,a

retakenintoaccount,too.Thegeomantbelievesthatunlessalltheseareconsideredwhen

choosingasiteforconstruction,thefortuneofthepeopleusingitwillbeatrisk.

Indeed,toignorethegeomant*sadvicecanhavefatalresults.Thedeathoftheintern

ationallyfamousKung-Fustar,BruceeLee,hasbeenusedasanexample.Itissaidthat

whenLeefoundoutthatthehousehewaslivinginwasanunluckyone,hefolloweda

geomant'sadviceandinstalledaneight-sidedmirroroutsidehisfrontdoortobringhimlu

ck.Unfortunately,astormdamagedthemirrorandthehousewasleftunprotectedfromh

arm