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2023年12月大学英语六级试题及答案
Pａrt Ⅰ Ｗritiｎg (30 minutｅs)
Diｒｅｃtions:  Fｏr ｔhis　ｐart， yｏｕ　aｒｅ　alｌｏｗeｄ ３0 minuｔes to　wriｔｅ　a shorｔ eｓsay enｔiｔled　Shouｌd　Ｐareｎts Send Ｔｈeir Kids ｔo Arｔ　Classes？ Yｏｕ should ｗrite at least 150 words ｆｏlloｗing ｔｈｅ outlｉne　giｖｅｎ ｂｅloｗ.
1.　目前有不少家长送孩子参与多种艺术班ﻫ2. 对这种做法有人表达支持,也有人并不赞成

3. 我认为……
Parｔ ⅡReadinｇ Cｏｍprｅhｅｎsion （Skiｍmｉng aｎd Ｓcａnｎinｇ) (15 mｉnuｔｅs)ﻫBosｓeｓ Say　“Yeｓ” to Home　Worｋ
Ｒisinｇ costs　oｆ office spａce, tｉｍe lｏｓt　to sｔｒessfｕl ｃｏmmuting, and　a ｓlow recognｉtｉoｎ　thａt ｗoｒkers ｈave ｌｉves bｅyoｎd ｔhｅ　offiｃe—alｌ　arｅ strｏng aｒgumｅnts for ｌetting staff woｒk　ｆrｏm ｈome.
Fｏr the smaｌl buｓｉness, ｔhｅｒe　ａre aｄditｉonal bｅnefiｔｓ　tｏo—staff are mｏrｅ producｔiｖe，　aｎd happier，　enａbliｎg fｉｒmｓ to keep thｅir headcouｎts (员工数) and　ｔｈeｉr　recrｕitment coｓｔs to a mｉnｉmuｍ. Ｉt cａn also ｐｒovｉde ｃompetitｉve　advantage, espeｃially ｗhｅn ｓmalｌ businessｅｓ　want　to attraｃt new　stａff ｂut dｏｎ’t　hａｖe the budget ｔo oｆfeｒ　ｈuｇe ｓalaｒies．
While　compａny　manaｇｅｒs hａve　kｎown ａｂout the benefits　for a　loｎg ｔｉme，　manｙ hａve ｄonｅ little　about iｔ, ｓkeｐticaｌ oｆ　whｅｔher ｔhey could　ｔrusｔ　ｔhｅｉr eｍplｏyeeｓ to　ｗｏrｋ　to　fulｌ caｐａciｔy without　suｐeｒｖｉｓｉon,　ｏr concerｎeｄ aｂout thｅ additiｏnａl expenses tｅｌｅｗorking poｌｉｃies　migｈt incur ａｓ sｔaff　starｔ chａrgｉnｇ theｉr home pｈonｅ　bills to　the business.ﻫYet tｈiｓ is now ｃｈａnｇiｎg. When ｃｏmmunｉcaｔiｏns provｉdｅr　Inｔer－Tel reｓeaｒcｈｅd　the uｓe ｏf　rｅmote wｏrkiｎg sｏluｔions　amｏnｇ　ｓｍall－aｎd－mｅdｉｕｍ-ｓiｚed UK　bｕsineｓsｅs in　April ｔｈis year， it founｄ that　28% morｅ cｏmpanies ｃlaimed tｏ　have　inｔroduｃｅd fｌｅｘible woｒkｉng ｐractｉcｅs ｔhan a yｅaｒ ago．ﻫThe UK ｎｅｔwｏrk of Ｂusｉｎess Linｋs confirms thａｔ　ｉt toｏ has seｅｎ　a groｗing intereｓt　ｉn remote worｋing soｌutions from smaｌl buｓinesses ｓeｅkiｎg its　ａdvice, and ｃlaiｍs tｈat aｓ ｍaｎy ａs　６０-7０% oｆ the　buｓｉｎesses　ｔhａｔ ｃome ｔｈrｏｕgｈ　ｉts doors　noｗ　ofｆeｒ sｏｍｅ　foｒm ｏf remote　ｗoｒｋiｎg sｕｐport to　ｔheｉr workforｃeｓ.
Technology aｄvａｎcｅs， iｎcludｉng the ｗｉdesｐｒeaｄ availability ｏｆ ｂrｏａdbａnd, are ｍａking the ｉｎtrｏｄucｔion oｆ remote worｋing ａ piecｅ oｆ　cake.
“If systemｓ ａre set ｕp　pｒoperly， stafｆ cａn havｅ access to all the ｒｅsｏuｒｃes ｔhey　haｖe in　tｈｅ ｏfｆｉｃe wｈerever ｔhey have an internet connectiｏｎ,” ｓaｙs Aｎdｙ Poｕlｔon, e-busiｎess ａdviｓor　aｔ Buｓiness Link fｏr　Berkshｉrｅ and Ｗiltshire. “There aｒe　ｓome ｖeｒｙ　eｘｃiting dｅvｅlopments ｗhicｈ ｈave enabｌed　thｉs.”ﻫOne　is ｔhe ａvailａｂｉlｉty of　bｒoａdband　eｖerywhere, whｉｃｈ noｗ ｃovｅｒs ａlmost ａll of thｅ coｕntry　(BT ｃｌaimｓ ｔｈat, ｂy Julｙ, ９9．8％ oｆ ｉts eｘｃｈａnges will　bｅ bｒoadbaｎd eｎabled， with alternａｔivｅ plaｎs ｉn plａce ｆor eｖen　the　moｓｔ　ｒｅmotｅ ｅxｃｈangeｓ). “Thiｓ is　tｈe eｎabｌｅｒ,” Poulton ｓays．
Yeｔ ｗhile bｒoaｄｂａnd　has　cｏmｅ ｄown ｉn　ｐrｉce　ｔoo,　thoｓe　ｓervｉce ｐroｖidｅrs targeting the ｂusiness marｋeｔ ｗarn agaｉｎsｔ coｎsumer　ｓｅrvices masｑueraｄing (伪装)　as bｕsｉness-friendly bｒoadband.
“Ｂroａdbanｄ ｉs ａｖaｉlaｂlｅ　for　aｓ ｌｉｔtlｅ　aｓ　￡１5 a moｎth, but many ｂuｓiｎessｅｓ faiｌ to ａppreciatｅ the hiｄｄeｎ coｓts　oｆ ｓuch a servｉce,”　sayｓ Ｎeil Steｐhｅｎｓｏn， sales and maｒｋeｔing dｉrector ａｔ Ｏnyx Intｅrｎet,　ａｎ intｅrnet　servicｅ　provider baseｄ iｎ ｔhe　north－ｅａst of　Eｎgｌanｄ.　“Pｒoviders　offeｒing broadｂand ｆor rocｋ-ｂottｏm priｃes are　ｎotorious ｆor　pｏor sｅrvicｅ,　with　reguｌar breａkｄowns ａnd hｅavily conｇestｅｄ （拥堵旳） neｔwoｒks． Iｔ iｓ ａlｗays advisａble　ｆor　businesses tｏ look　beｙond ｔｈe price tag aｎd loｏk ｆor ａ ｂusｉｎess－only ｐrｏｖiｄｅｒ thaｔ ｃａn ofｆer moｒe rｅliability，　with ｇood　support.” Ｓuch ｓｅｒvｉcｅs ｄon’ｔ cost too muｃｈ—qｕａlｉｔｙ serviｃeｓ caｎ　bｅ found for upｗａrds of ￡30 a　mｏnｔh．
Ｔｈe bｅnｅfitｓ of brｏadbａnｄ ｔo the ｏｃcａsionａl　hｏme ｗorｋer　ａre　ｔhat tｈey can ａｃceｓs emaｉｌ in　rｅal　time， aｎd take ｆuｌl advanｔａgｅ　of　ｓerｖｉcｅs such as internet-based backup　oｒ ｅven interneｔ-bａseｄ ｐｈone　ｓerviｃｅｓ．
Intｅrnet-bａｓed teleｃｏms, or VoIP (Ｖｏice ｏveｒ ＩP) to ｇｉve it ｉｔs tｅchnｉcaｌ titｌe，　ｉｓ　an intｅrｅsting ｔool ｔo any bｕsｉness suｐpoｒｔｉｎg remｏte wｏｒｋｉng. Ｎｏt necｅsｓａrily becausｅ of ｔｈe　pｒoｍise oｆ free　or　reｄucｅd price　phｏｎｅ calls （which eｘpｅrtｓ pｏｉnt　ｏut is misleａding ｆor ｔhe aｖerage ｂuｓiｎesｓ), ｂuｔ　becausｅ of thｅ ｓｏpｈistiｃated　voice ｓｅrｖｉces　thａt　can　be expｌｏｉted　by the　remote worker—ｆacilitｉes such as voicemａiｌ ａnd　cａll forｗarｄing，　whicｈ provｉde ａ　cｏntinｕitｙ　of the　cｏｍｐaｎy iｍaｇｅ for customers and busiｎess ｐartneｒs.ﻫBy law, cｏmpａnｉes must　“ｃonｓiｄｅr seriously” reqｕｅsts　to woｒk flｅxibly madｅ ｂy a　parｅnt with a child uｎdｅｒ the　aｇｅ of　sｉｘ， oｒ a　disａbleｄ　chｉｌｄ under　1８. It　was the need tｏ acｃｏmmodatｅ emplｏyｅeｓ with young　ｃhildren that motivated accoｕntancy fｉrm　Wriｇht　Viｇar to beｇin prｏmotinｇ telewoｒking ｒecｅntｌy.　The ｃompany, which　neeｄed　tｏ　upgradｅ its IＴ　iｎｆｒａstructuｒe (基础设施) to provide cｏnnｅcｔivity with a new， sｅcond office, decided to intｒoduｃe　ｓupｐｏｒt fｏr ｒｅmoｔe wｏｒking at　the saｍe tｉme.
Mａrkeｔing direｃtor Jacｋ Ｏ’Ｈｅrn explａins ｔｈat　thｅ ｃoｍpａｎy ｈas　a　relａｔivｅly　yｏung woｒkforce, maｎy　of ｗhom are paｒentｓ: “One of ｔｈｅ　trｉｇgers waｓ wｈｅn one of our　ｔax　mａｎａgers returned ｆrom maｔｅｒnity leａve. She ｗas intenｄinｇ ｔo wｏrk ｐaｒt　tｉmｅ,　ｂuｔ　ｃoulｄ　onlｙ maｎａge one ｄay ａ weeｋ　in　the ｏｆfice duｅ to chiｌdcａrｅ. By ｏfｆeriｎg hｅr　the ability to woｒｋ　fｒom home, we ｈave doubleｄ heｒ　capacitｙ—ｎｏｗ she　works　a　dａｙ　ａ weｅk　fｒom hoｍe, anｄ a day in　the oｆｆice. Thｉs is great ｆｏr her, anｄ fｏr us as we retain soｍeonｅ higｈly　qualifｉeｄ.”
For　Wｒｉgｈt　Vigａｒ,　which has　ｎow　equiｐpｅd　all　of itｓ fee－earnｅrs tｏ　be able to worｋ　aｔ　maximum prodｕctｉvｉty whｅｎ away ｆroｍ the　ofｆｉces　(wheｔher　thaｔ’s　fｒｏm　hｏme, or while oｎ the　roａd), this　strａtｅgy is not jusｔ aｂouｔ ｓaｖing ｏｎ comｍutｅ ｔime or cutｔinｇ tｈｅｍ ｌooｓe　from thｅ oｆfｉｃｅ,　buｔ enabｌing thｅm to work mｏｒｅ flｅxibｌｅ ｈours　that　ｆｉt　aｒound tｈeｉｒ home lifｅ.ﻫO’Hern saｙｓ: “Althoｕgh mｏst of oｕr worｋ ｉs　ｃlienｔ-baｓed and ｍuｓt fit arｏund　thｉs, we　can’t　see　any rｅaｓoｎ whｙ a　pａｒeｎｔ can’t　bｅ　oｎ　hａｎd to deａｌ ｗitｈ soｍeｔhｉng imｐortanｔ ａｔ hｏme, if they hａｖｅ the abｉlitｙ ｔｏ cｏmｐlete　a prｏjｅcｔ latｅr　in the dａｙ.”ﻫＳｕｐporｔiｎｇ tｈis ｎew　wａy ｏf working came　with　a price, tｈｏugh.　Ａｌthougｈ　thｅ　firｍ waｓ uｐdatｉng iｔs sｙｓtems ａnyway,　the　compａny sｐeｎt　10－1５％ ｍore per usｅr to　equiｐ　them ｗiｔh ａ lapｔop ｒaｔher　than ａ　ＰC， and　ａboｕt ｔhe　sａme tｏ　upｇｒade to　a serveｒ　tｈａt　ｗouｌｄ ｅｎablｅ　remｏte staff　to　ｃonｎeｃt to the companｙ netwoｒkｓ ａnｄ ａｃｃess aｌｌ　theiｒ　usuａl resoｕｒces．ﻫAlthoｕgh Wrｉｇht Viｇａr hasn’ｔ ｙet qｕantified tｈｅ　ｂuｓｉness bｅneｆitｓ, ｉt claims tｈat, ｉn addｉtion to bｅing　able ｔo retａin key stａff with yｏung　families,　it is able ｔｏ　save　fee-earners　a ｓｕbsｔanｔiaｌ ａｍount of “ｄead” tiｍe in　ｔｈeir workiｎg days.
Ｔhaｔ staff　can ｄo　ｔhiｓ wiｔhouｔ needinｇ a fixed telｅphone lｉnｅ provides evｅn ｍore efｆiciency sａvinｇs. “Ｗｉth　Wi-Fi　(faｓt, wiｒeless inｔeｒneｔ conｎections) popping　uｐ alｌ　ｏver tｈe pｌａce, even on ｔrａins, ｏur　fee-eａrnｅｒs cａn ｂe pｒｏductivｅ as ｔｈey traｖel, anｄ　betweｅn ｍｅetｉngs,　ｉnstead of haｖiｎg　to　ｋill ｔimｅ　at　ｔhe shoｐｓ,” he aｄdｓ.ﻫＴhe coｍｐａny will　also　bｅ able to avｏid the exｐense of havinｇ to reｌocate sｔaff　to temｐorarｙ　ｏffiｃes for　severaｌ weeｋs ｗhen　iｔ beginｓ　ｄisｒuptivｅ　oｆfiｃe rｅnｏvatiｏｎs soon.
Finaｎciaｌ reｃruitmｅnt ｓｐeｃiａliｓt Lｙnｎe Harｇreａvｅs knｏｗs　eｘaｃtｌｙ how much her　firｍ ｈaｓ　ｓaｖed by aｄｏpｔinｇ　a　ｔeleworking sｔrategy, whｉch has　inｖoｌved handing hｅr　cｏｍpaｎy’s data mａｎａｇｅment ｏｖｅr　to　a ｒeｍotｅ ｈoｓtｉnｇ comｐａny， Dａtａnｅt, so　iｔ　can be aｃcessible by all　thｅ company’s cｏnｓultants oｖer brｏａdｂaｎd intｅrｎｅt coｎnections.
It ｈａs ｅnａbled the compａｎy tｏ　ｄispense　wiｔh its　buｓiness ｐｒemises aｌｔogｅｔhｅr， ｆｏlｌｏwiｎg tｈe ｒeａlｉsaｔion that　it just diｄn’t neeｄ　thｅm aｎy　more.　“Ｔhe mａin　motivａtｉｏn　ｂeｈiｎd adoptiｎg homｅ workinｇ was tｏ ｉncｒeaｓe my　own ｐｒｏductivity, ａｓ a singlｅ muｍ to an １1-yｅar-oｌd，” ｓａｙs Hａrgrｅaｖes. “But Ｉ sooｎ realｉsed　tｈat, ａs mｏｓｔ　of our busｉness iｓ ｄoｎe oｎ　the pｈoｎe,　ｅｍaiｌ　and aｔ ｏfｆ－ｓite ｍeeｔings， we dｉdｎ’ｔ need our oｆｆices at　alｌ． Ｗｅ’ｒe now saving ￡１6,0０0 a ｙeaｒ on reｎt, plus thｅ　ｃost ｏｆ utiｌitieｓ, not tｏ mentioｎ what wｏuld　ｈａvｅ beeｎ ｓｐenｔ ｏn　commuting.”

１. What ｉｓ thｅ　mａin toｐiｃ of this passａge？
Ａ） How ｂusiｎesｓ mａnａgers view hi－tech.         B)　Ｒｅlations bｅtｗeen　empｌoyｅｒs aｎd　emplｏｙees．
C)　Ｈow ｔo　cut dowｎ the　coｓｔs　of small　businesses.  Ｄ) Bｅｎefｉts of　the ｐｒaｃｔice ｏf telewoｒking.ﻫ2. Ｆrom the rｅsｅａrcｈ　coｎducｔed ｂy thｅ comｍｕｎｉcatｉoｎｓ ｐrovider Intｅr-Tel, wｅ lｅａｒn that        .ﻫＡ) moｒe empｌｏｙｅeｓ ｗork tｏ ｆuｌｌ capacｉtｙ　aｔ home
B）　eｍpｌｏyｅes sｈｏw a growing　intｅｒesｔ in ｓｍall businesseｓﻫC） more businesｓes　ｈaｖe adoptｅd　rｅmote　woｒkiｎg　ｓoluｔionsﻫＤ)　ａｔtitudes ｔowaｒd　ＩT tｅｃｈnologｙ havｅ chａnｇedﻫ3. What dｅvｅloｐment has made flｅxibｌe wｏｒｋｉｎg praｃtices　pｏssible aｃcｏrdiｎｇ to Andy Pouｌｔon?
A) Ｒeduced coｓt　ｏｆ teｌecomｍuｎiｃaｔioｎｓ. 　Ｂ)　Ｉｍpｒoved reliabiliｔy oｆ　internet servｉce．ﻫC)　Ａｖailａｂｉｌity oｆ tｈe VｏIＰ serviｃe.       D) Ａcｃess to brｏaｄｂanｄ eｖｅrywhｅre．ﻫ4. Whaｔ　is Neiｌ Stephenｓon’s ａdvｉce ｔo fiｒms ｃｏntracting interｎet seｒｖiceｓ?
A) They loｏｋ for relｉａblｅ busｉneｓｓ-onｌy　ｐｒｏvidｅrs. B) Tｈey cｏntact provideｒs ｌｏcａteｄ neａrest to　ｔhem.
C) Thｅｙ caｒefullｙ examｉnｅ ｔhｅ ｃontracｔ.         D) Ｔheｙ contract the　ｃheａpeｓt pｒovider．
５. Ｉnterｎet-bａsed teｌeｃoms faｃiｌitates remｏte working by __________．
Ａ) ofｆｅriｎｇ sophｉsticａted　voice sｅｒｖices      B)　ｇｉvinｇ acｃess　ｔo　emailｉnｇ in　real tｉmｅ
Ｃ） helpｉng ｃlienｔs diｓcuｓｓ ｂuｓiness aｔ ｈｏｍe    Ｄ) pｒovidｉｎg calls　coｍｐletely free of chａrgeﻫ6. The　aｃcoｕntancy　firm Ｗriｇht Vigar proｍｏted　tｅｌeｗorking　initｉally iｎ　oｒder　ｔo __________．
A) pｒesent　a ｐｏsｉtive iｍage ｔo ｐrospeｃtive　ｃuｓtoｍers
B） support ｉtｓ employees　ｗｉｔh childｒen to ｔａｋe caｒｅ oｆﻫC） ａｔtracｔ　young peｏple　with IT eｘpｅrtise to　work　for it
D) rｅduce opｅratｉonal　ｅxｐｅnｓes of a second ｏffice
７. Accorｄinｇ to ｍarkeｔｉng dｉｒectｏr Jack O’Hｅrn, teleworking enａbleｄ　tｈe ｃompany ｔo _＿_＿__＿___．ﻫＡ） eｎhance its　marｋet imａｇe    B）　reduｃｅ　recruｉｔｍent coｓts
C） keep highly　quａlified staff   D）　minｉmiｚe　its　offｉce sｐace
8. Wriｇｈｔ　Ｖiｇar’s ｐractice　ｏf aｌlｏwiｎｇ for　more fleｘｉble ｗorking ｈours ｎｏt onｌｙ　beｎｅfｉts the comｐanｙ bｕt helpｓ　improve eｍｐｌoyees’　.ﻫ9. Ｗith fast, wｉrelesｓ intｅrｎｅt connectioｎs, emplｏyｅeｓ can　ｓtilｌ　ｂｅ　＿____＿____ whiｌe travｅling.
1０. Sinｇle ｍother Lynne Hargreａｖes　ｄeciｄｅd tｏ work ａｔ home maｉnlｙ　ｔo __＿_______.
Ｐart Ⅲ　Ｌiｓｔeｎiｎｇ　Coｍprehenｓiｏn (３5 mｉｎuteｓ)ﻫSeｃtion A
11. Ａ） They　wｏuｌd ｒather　ｔｒavｅl arounｄ　thaｎ　stａｙ aｔ home.
B) Thｅy prefｅr ｔo caｒry cash　wｈeｎ ｔraｖｅling aｂrｏａd.
C) They　usuａｌly　carrｙ ｍanｙ　thｉｎgs aroｕnd wiｔh theｍ.ﻫD)　Theｙ don’t　lｉke　to ｓpｅnd much monｅy oｎ trａｖｅｌinｇ.
12. Ａ)　Ｔhe ｓelecｔiｏｎ process waｓ a ｌitｔle unfａir.   B） Ｈｅ　ｈad long dreamed of tｈe　dean’s　posiｔｉon.
C) Rod was　ｅｌｉmｉnaｔｅd in ｔｈe selection procｅss．   Ｄ) Rｏｄ ｗａs ｉn　charge of the admｉsｓｉoｎs　ofｆice．ﻫ13． Ａ)　Aｐplauｓe　encourａgeｓ　tｈe sｉnｇｅr．  　B) Sｈe　reｇretｓ paying ｆor　ｔｈe　concｅrｔ．
C） Almosｔ eveｒyone lｏves pop　mｕsｉc.    　D) Ｔhe　conｃｅrｔ is　ｖeｒy impｒｅssive.ﻫ1４. Ａ） Theｙ　ｈavｅ kｎoｗn　eaｃｈ oｔher ｓince tｈeiｒ schooldaｙs.
B) Thｅｙ werｅ　botｈ　chａirｐersoｎｓ　ｏf　tｈe　Stuｄentｓ’ Ｕｎｉｏn.ﻫC) Tｈｅｙ haｖｅ bｅｅｎ ｉｎ ｃｌosｅ　tｏuch by ｅmａiｌ.              ﻫD） Thｅy　ａre　ｇoinｇ tｏ holｄ　a rｅｕnｉon ｐarty.ﻫ15. A)　Ｃoｏk tｈeｉｒ dｉnner.  Ｂ)　Rｅsｔ foｒ ａ wｈｉlｅ. 　Ｃ) Ｇｅt their car fixed.  D) Sｔop for　the　nｉｇｈt.
１6. A） Ｎewly-lauｎched pｒｏducts.  Ｂ) Ｃoｎsumer pｒeferencｅs. Ｃ)　Survey　rｅsｕlts.  D) Sｕrvey methods.
17． A） He would ratｈeｒ　tｈe　woｍａn didn’t buy the blouｓe.ﻫＢ） Ｔｈe womａｎ needs bｌouses　in the coｌors　of a　rainｂow．
C) Tｈe infoｒmation　in the　catalog is nｏｔ　ａlｗaｙs　ｒeliabｌｅ．ﻫD) Hｅ　ｔhinks　the　bｌue ｂlｏuse　is bｅttｅｒ　than　ｔhe　ｒｅｄ one.
18. Ａ） Thｅ cｏursｅ ｉs ｏpen ｔo ａｌl ｎeｘｔ semeｓter.  Ｂ）　The　noｔice maｙ ｎｏt ｂｅ reliabｌｅ．
C) Ｔｈe woｍan hａs ｎot told ｔhe tｒuth.  D)　He wilｌ drop ｈｉs cｏursｅ iｎ mａrkeｔing.
Queｓｔｉｏnｓ １９　ｔo　２2 arｅ baｓｅd　oｎ ｔhｅ coｎversaｔiｏn　ｙou havｅ just　heard.
１9. A) A ｄirectoｒ　of a sales deｐaｒtment.  B)　Ａ ｍaｎａgeｒ ａｔ ａ computer stoｒｅ．ﻫC)　Ａ saleｓ　clerk　at ａ shｏpping ｃentｅｒ.     D) An ａccounｔant of a ｃoｍputer　firｍ.
20. Ａ）　Handling customeｒ coｍplaiｎtｓ.   B) Recrｕｉting　ａnd training　ｎew staｆｆ.
C) Dｉspatｃhiｎg ordered goodｓ ｏｎ timｅ.  　Ｄ） Ｄevelｏpinｇ computｅr ｐｒogrａms.ﻫ21. Ａ) She lｉｋｅs soｍethinｇ　ｍoｒｅ cｈａｌｌengｉnｇ． Ｂ) Sｈe　ｌikes ｔo be nearer　tｏ ｈer paｒentｓ.ﻫＣ) She wａｎｔｓ ｔo have a bettｅｒ-ｐaid jｏb.       Ｄ） Sｈe wａnts to　ｂe　wｉth hｅr　huｓｂand.ﻫ22. Ａ) Ｒiｇｈt ａway．  B) Ｉn two mｏｎthｓ.  C） Ｅarly neｘt month.  D) Ｉｎ ａ ｃoｕｐle of ｄays.
Questioｎs 23　tｏ　25　arｅ　ｂａsｅd　oｎ ｔhe ｃonvｅrsatiｏn you　have　jｕst hearｄ.ﻫ２3． A) Ｉt ｗill faｃe cｈallｅnges unpreｃｅｄented ｉn ｉtｓ　history.ﻫB) It　ｉs ａ reｓｏlute　advocａtｅ of　the aｎti-ｇloｂaｌ ｍovement.
C)　Ｉt is bound　to regaｉn iｔs full gｌory of　ａ ｈundｒed ｙearｓ　ago．
D) Ｉt　wilｌ bｅ a major ecｏnomｉc pｏwer ｂy tｈe　ｍid-2１ｓt centｕrｙ.ﻫ24. Ａ) Ｔhe lack oｆ　overall ｕrban pｌanｎing.       B） Ｔhe huge　ｇap beｔwｅeｎ tｈｅ havｅｓ aｎd hａｖe－ｎots.
C）　The inadeqｕate ｓｕpply ｏf　watｅｒ aｎｄ eleｃｔｒicｉty.  D) The sｈoｒtａｇe of　hi-tech pｅｒsonnｅl.
２５. A) Thｅｙ　aｔtａｃｈ　grｅaｔ　iｍporｔance to educａtiｏn. 　B) Ｔｈeｙ are　abｌｅ　tｏ ｇraｓp　growtｈ oｐｐoｒｔｕnitｉeｓ.
C） Tｈey　ａre gooｄ at ｌearnｉｎg ｆｒom ｏther ｎａtions．   D) Tｈｅy hａvｅ　ｍade uｓe of　advancｅd teｃhnoｌoｇｉes.
Section B
Ｐaｓsａge One 　Ｑｕestｉｏns 26 to 29 are ｂaｓｅd on the passage yｏu　ｈave juｓt heard.
26. A） Shｅ ｔaｕghｔ　ｃｈemistrｙ and mｉcrｏbｉoｌogy courses　in ａ coｌlegｅ.ﻫＢ） She gaｖe lecｔuｒｅs　on how　tｏ become ａ ｐubliｃ speakeｒ.ﻫC） Sｈe　helｐed ｆamilies　move away frｏm ｉｎduｓtrial pollｕteｒs．
D） Sｈe engageｄ in　ｆｉeｌd rｅｓｅarcｈ on ｅｎviｒｏnmenｔａl ｐｏllｕｔioｎ.ﻫ27. A) Tｈe jｏb restricｔed her from reｖｅaling ｈer finｄinｇｓ.
Ｂ) Ｔhｅ job ｐosｅd ａ poteｎtiａl　tｈrｅat　to　her healｔh.ﻫC) Sｈe found ｔhｅ ｗoｒkinｇ　coｎditiｏnｓ　fruｓtratｉnｇ.ﻫD） She waｓ ｏfｆｅｒed a ｂetter　jｏb in a minoｒｉty　cｏｍmunｉty.
28. Ａ） Some gｉant ｉndｕｓｔrial pｏlｌｕterｓ have gone ｏuｔ of　busｉｎesｓ.
B) Morｅ　environmentａｌ ｏrｇanizaｔiｏns haｖe aｐpeared．ﻫC) Ｍany　tｏxｉc sｉｔes in Ａmerica have ｂeeｎ　clｅaned up.
D）　More ｂranｃｈes of her　comｐaｎy have beeｎ ｓｅt up．ﻫ2９. A) Hｅｒ wideｓpｒead ｉｎfluenｃe ａｍoｎg members of　Congｒess.
B) Ｈer ａｂility to commuｎicate ｔhrouｇh ｐｕｂlｉc speaking.ﻫＣ) Ｈer rigorouｓ　trａining　ｉn　deliｖｅring eｌoqｕeｎt ｓpeｅches．
D)　Her lｉfelｏng commiｔment to domesｔic　ａnｄ gｌoｂaｌ　issuｅｓ.

Pａsｓaｇe Ｔwo 　Queｓtiｏnｓ　30　tｏ 32　ａrｅ based on the　passage ｙou　have just hｅaｒd.ﻫ３0. A) Ｔｈe　fｉeｒce compｅtition　in　the market.  B) Ｔhｅ growinｇ　necessｉty of ｓtaff traｉnｉng.ﻫＣ）　The aｃceleｒateｄ pａｃe of ｇｌoｂａliｚation．    D） The urgenｔ neeｄ ｏf a　ｄiversｅ　workfoｒｃe.ﻫ31. A) Gain a dｅep undｅrｓｔａｎdiｎg　of ｔｈｅiｒ owｎ ｃuｌｔuｒe.
B） Taｋｅ couｒses ｏf fｏrｅｉgn languages ａnd cｕltuｒｅs.
C)　Share thｅ experieｎcｅs ｏf peopｌｅ fｒom oｔher cｕlｔureｓ.
D) Ｐarticipatｅ iｎ　ｉnternａtionaｌ eｘchａnge progｒammeｓ．ﻫ32. A) Rｅflecｔiｖe ｔhinｋing ｉs　ｂecｏｍiｎｇ criｔｉｃal. 　B)　Ｌａｂoｒ mａｒkeｔ is　ｇｅtting gloｂａliseｄ．
C)　Knowiｎg a ｆoｒｅｉgｎ language　is　ｅssｅｎtial.     D）　Gｌobalｉzａtiｏn wｉll ｅｌiminate maｎｙ　jobs．
Passagｅ Ｔhrｅe 　Ｑuestiｏns 33 to 3５　are　based oｎ　thｅ passａge ｙou ｈaｖe　ｊust hｅard．
33. A) Ｒeｄ-ｈaｉｒed wｏmen ｗeｒe　regarｄeｄ as mｏre reliablｅ．ﻫB） Brｏwn-haｉｒed wｏmen were rated ａs　morｅ capabｌｅ.
C)　Ｇoldeｎ-hａiｒed women　wｅre considｅrｅｄ atｔrａctive.ﻫD) Ｂlａｃk-hａired women were　juｄged　ｔo be　intelliｇｅnt．
34． A) Ｔheｙ are　smart　and elｏqueｎｔ. 　B） Ｔｈｅy　aｒe　ambitｉｏus ａnd　aｒroｇａnt.
C）　Thｅy aｒe ｓhrｅwd and　disｈｏneｓｔ.    D) Theｙ are ｗealｔhy anｄ iｎdｕstrious.ﻫ35. Ａ)　Tｈey　ｆoｒcｅ peｏple tｏ folｌｏw the ｃultural mａｉnsｔｒeａm.ﻫB） Ｔhｅｙ exaggerate the roles of certａin　groups of peｏple.
Ｃ) They ｅmphasizｅ　diveｒｓity ａt the expｅｎse of uniformity.
D) They ｈiｎｄer our　pｅrcｅptiｏｎ of inｄividual ｄifferences.
Sectiｏn CﻫＴhe　ancieｎt Greeks deveｌ