雅思阅读模拟题及答案Word格式文档下载.docx
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sworld.Thisisintruthnotaltogetherabadthing,butitputsmorepressureonthenetworkerthroughhishavingtomaintainaneverlargercircleofpeople.Themostconvenientwayoutis,perhaps,toculloldcontacts,butthiswouldbeanathematoournetworkerasitwoulddefeatthewholepurposeofnetworking.Anotherproblemisthereactionoffriendsandassociates.Spreadingoneselfthinlygivesonelesstimeforotherswhowereperhapsclosertooneinthepast.Intheworkplace,thiscancausetensionwithjealouscolleagues,andevenwithsuperiorswhomightbetemptedtoreininamoresuccessfulinferior.Jealousyandenvycanprovetobeverydetrimentalifoneisfacedwithaveryinsecuremanager,asthispersonmayseektostiflesomeone'
scareerorevenblockitcompletely.
Theanswerhereistoletone'
ssuperiorsshareintheglory;
tothrowthemafewcrumbsofcomfort.Itiscalledleadershipfromthebottom.Inthepresentbusinessclimate,companiesandenterprisesneedtoco-operatewitheachotherinordertoexpand.Asglobalizationgrowsapace,companiesneedtobeabletospannotjustcountriesbutcontinents.Whilstpeoplemayrailagainstthisdevelopmentitisforthemomentheretostay.Withoutco-operationandcontacts,specialistcompanieswillnotsurviveforlong.Computercomponents,forexample,needtobecompatiblewiththevariousmachinesonthemarketandtoachievethis,firmsneedtoworkinconjunctionwithothers.Nobusinessorinstitutioncanaffordtobeanislandintoday'
senvironment.Inthenotverydistantpast,itwaspossibleforcompaniestogoitalone,butitisnowmoredifficulttodoso.
Thesameappliesintheacademicworld,whereideashavebeenjealouslyguarded.Theopening-upofuniversitiesandcollegestotheoutsideworldinrecentyearshasbeenofenormousbenefittoindustryandeducationalinstitutions.Thestereotypicalacademicisonewhomovesinararefiedatmospherelivingalifeofsometimessplendidisolation,aprisoneroftheirowngenius.Thissortofpersondoesnotfiteasilyintothemouldofthemodernnetworker.Yeteventhisinsularworldischanging.Theivorytowersarebeingleftevermorefrequentlyaseducationalexpertsforgelinkswithotherbodies;
sometimestostunningeffectasinSiliconValleyinAmericaandaroundCambridgeinEngland,whichnowhasoneofthemostconcentratedclustersofhightechcompaniesinEurope.
Itisthenetworkers,thewheeler-dealers,themoversandshakers,callthemwhatyouwill,thatcarrytheworldalong.TheworldoftheNeanderthalswasshakenbetween35,000and40,000BC;
theyweresupersededbyHomoSapienswiththevery'
networking'
skillsthatseparateusfromotheranimals:
understanding,thoughtabstractionandculture,whichareinextricablylinkedtoplanningsurvivalandproductivityinhumans.Itissaidthemeekwillinherittheearth.Butwillthey?
Questions1-5
Dothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgivenin
ReadingPassage1?
Inboxes11-13onyouranswersheet,write
YES
ifthestatementagreeswiththewriter'
sclaims
NO
ifthestatementcontradictsthewriter'
NOTGIVEN
ifthereisimpossibletosaywhatthewriterthinksaboutthis
Example
Answer
Networkingisaconcept
Yes
1
Networkingisnotamodernidea.
2
Networkingiswornlikeabadgeexclusivelyinthebusinessworld.
3
Peoplefallintotwobasiccategories.
4
Apersonwhosharesknowledgeandfriendsmakesabetternetworkerthanonewhodoesnot.
5
Theclassicnetworkerisphysicallystrongandgenerallyingoodhealth.
Questions6-10
Using
NOMORETHANTHREEWORDS
fromthepassage,completethesentencesbelow.
6
Makingnewacquaintances
........................................
butalsohasitsdisadvantages.
7
Atwork,problemscanbecausedifthemanageris
.
8
Amanagercansuppress,oreventotally
thecareerofanemployee.
9
Inbusinesstoday,workingtogetherisnecessaryinorderfor........................................
togrow.
10
Businessesthatspecializewillnotlastforlongwithout
Questions11-15
11
Inwhichsphereoflifehaveideasbeenprotectedjealously?
12
Whichtypeofindividualdoesnoteasilybecomeamodernnetworker?
13
WhereisoneofthegreatestconcentrationsofhightechcompaniesinEurope?
14
WhoreplacedtheNeanderthals?
15
What,aswellasunderstandingandthoughtabstraction,setsusapartfromotheranimals?
ReadingPassage2
ASILENTFORCE
A
ThereisalegendthatStAugustineinthefourthcenturyADwasthefirstindividualtobeseenreadingsilentlyratherthanaloud,orsemi-aloud,ashadbeenthepracticehitherto.ReadinghascomealongwaysinceAugustine'
sday.Therewasatimewhenitwasamenialjobofscribesandpriests,notthemarkofcivilizationitbecameinEuropeduringtheRenaissancewhenitwasseenasoneoftheattributesofthecivilizedindividual.
B
Modernnationsarenowseriouslyaffectedbytheirlevelsofliteracy.WhiletheWesternworldhasseenanoticeabledeclineintheseareas,otherlessdevelopedcountrieshaveadvancedand,insomecases,overtakentheWest.India,forexample,nowhasalargepoolofeducatedworkers.SoEuropeancountriescannolongerrestontheirlaurelsastheyhavedoneforfartoolong;
otherwise,theyareindangeroffallingevenfurtherbehindeconomically.
C
Itisdifficultinthemodernworldtodoanythingotherthanabasicjobwithoutbeingabletoread.Readingasaskillisthekeytoaneducatedworkforce,whichinturnisthebedrockofeconomicadvancement,particularlyinthepresenttechnologicalage.StudieshaveshownthatbyincreasingtheliteracyandnumeracyskillsofprimaryschoolchildrenintheUK,thebenefittotheeconomygenerallyisinbillionsofpounds.Theskillofreadingisnownomorejustanintellectualorleisureactivity,butratherafully-fledgedeconomicforce.
D
Partoftheproblemwithreadingisthatitisaskillwhichisnotappreciatedinmostdevelopedsocieties.ThisisanattitudethathascondemnedlargeswathesofthepopulationinmostWesternnationstoilliteracy.ItmightsurprisepeopleincountriesoutsidetheWesttolearnthatintheUnitedKingdom,andindeedinsomeotherEuropeancountries,theliteracyratehasfallentobelowthatofso-calledlessdevelopedcountries.
E
Therearealsoforcesconspiringagainstreadinginourmodernsociety.ItisnotseenascoolamongayoungergenerationmoreathomewithcomputerscreensoraWalkman.Thesolitudeofreadingisnotveryappealing.Studentsatschool,collegeoruniversitywhoreadalotarecalledbookworms.Thetermindicatesthecontemptinwhichreadingandlearningareheldincertaincirclesorsubcultures.Itisacriticism,likeallsuchattacks,drivenbytheinsecurityofthosewhoarenotliterateoraresemi-literate.Criticismisalsoameans,likeallbullying,ofkeepingpeersinplacesothattheydonotstepoutofline.Peerpressureamongyoungpeopleissopowerfulthatitoftenkillsanyattemptstochangeattitudestohabitslikereading.
F
Butthenegativeconnotationsapart,ismodernWesternsocietystandingCanute-likeagainstanuncontrollablespiralofdecline?
Ithinknot.
G
Howshouldpeoplebeencouragedtoreadmore?
Itcaneasilybedonebyincreasingbasicreadingskillsatanearlyageandencouragingyoungpeopletoborrowbooksfromschools.Someschoolshaveclassroomlibrariesaswellasschoollibraries.Itisnogoodwaitinguntilpupilsareintheirsecondaryschooltoencourageaninterestinbooks;
itneedstobepu
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