大学英语考试复习资料大学六级模拟1351文档格式.docx
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AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:
问题:
1.假设你在某日某时某地目击一起车祸,就此写一份见证书。
见证书须包括以下几点:
1.车祸发生的时间及地点
2.你所见到的车祸情况
3.你对车祸原因的分析
答案:
AnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccident
Yesterdayafternoon,Ihappenedtowitnessaterribletrafficaccidentonmywayhomefromschool.Itwas5:
30p.m.,IwasridingmyfavoriteGiantbackhome.WhenIgottothelastcrossingontheGoldenLionStreet,theredlightwason.SoIappliedthebrakes,alongwithalongqueueofvehicleswaitingtopass.
Justatthatmoment,aheavy-loadtruckwithearthroaredforwardatmysideandbumpedagainstaprivateAccordofHondatravelingeastbound.Asaresult,thewindshieldofthelorrywasbrokenintopiecesanditsdrivergotfatallywoundedontheheadonthesteeringwheel.ThedriveroftheAccordandhisgirlfriend,theonlypassengerinthecar,onlygotminorinjuries,buthiscarlostitsrearaxelandtwowheels.
Asforthecauseoftheaccident,Ithinkthedriverofthelorryshouldberesponsible:
thelightwasredthen;
heshouldhavestoppedandwaited.Itwashewhohadbrokenthetrafficregulations.Inaddition,thebadweatherwaspartofthecause.Itwasdrizzlingthen,andtheroadwasquiteslippery.Finally,drunkdrivingwasprobablyanimportantfactor.Asthepolicediscoveredonthespot,therewasaheavyalcoholicsmellonthedeadbodyofthelorrydriver.
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-4,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
TheNextSociety
Theneweconomymayormaynotmaterialize,butthereisnodoubtthatthenextsocietywillbewithusshortly.Inthedevelopedworld,andprobablyintheemergingcountriesaswell,thisnewsocietywillbeagooddealmoreimportantthantheneweconomy(ifany).Itwillbequitedifferentfromthesocietyofthelate20thcentury,andalsodifferentfromwhatmostpeopleexpect.Muchofitwillbeunprecedented.Andmostofitisalreadyhere,orisrapidlyemerging.
Inthedevelopedcountries,thedominantfactorinthenextsocietywillbesomethingtowhichmostpeopleareonlyjustbeginningtopayattention:
therapidgrowthintheolderpopulationandtherapidshrinkingoftheyoungergeneration.Politicianseverywherestillpromisetosavetheexistingpensionsystem,butthey--andtheirconstituents--knowperfectlywellthatinanother25yearspeoplewillhavetokeepworkinguntiltheirmid-70s,healthpermitting.
Whathasnotyetsunkinisthatagrowingnumberofolderpeople--saythoseover50--willnotkeeponworkingastraditionalfulltimenine-to-fiveemployees,butwillparticipateinthelaborforceinmanynewanddifferentways:
astemporaries,aspart-timers,asconsultantsonspecialassignments,andsoon.Whatusedtobepersonnelandarenowknownashumanresourcesdepartmentsstillassumethatthosewhoworkforanorganizationarefull-timeemployees.Employmentlawsandregulationsarebasedonthesameassumption.Within20or25years,however,perhapsasmanyashalfthepeoplewhoworkforanorganizationwillnotbeemployedbyit,certainlynotonafull-timebasis.Thiswillbeespeciallytrueforolderpeople.Newwaysofworkingwithpeopleatarm'
slengthwillincreasinglybecomethecentralmanagerialissueofemployingorganizations,andnotjustofbusinesses.
Theshrinkingoftheyoungerpopulationwillcauseanevengreaterupheaval,ifonlybecausenothinglikethishashappenedsincethedyingcenturiesoftheRomanEmpire.Ineverysingledevelopedcountry,butalsoinChinaandBrazil,thebirthrateisnowwellbelowthereplacementrateof2.2livebirthsperwomanofreproductiveage.Politically,thismeansthatimmigrationwillbecomeanimportantandhighlydivisiveissueinallrichcountries.Itwillcutacrossalltraditionalpoliticalalignments.Economically,thedeclineintheyoungpopulationwillchangemarketsinfundamentalways.Growthinfamilyformationhasbeenthedrivingforceofalldomesticmarketsinthedevelopedworld,buttherateoffamilyformationiscertaintofallsteadilyunlessbolsteredbylarge-scaleimmigrationofyoungerpeople.ThehomogeneousmassmarketthatemergedinallrichcountriesaftertheSecondWorldWarhasbeenyouth-determinedfromthestart.Itwillnowbecomemiddle-age-determined,orperhapsmorelikelyitwillsplitintotwo:
amiddle-age-determinedmassmarketandamuchsmalleryouth-determinedone.Andbecausethesupplyofyoungpeoplewillshrink,creatingnewemploymentpatternstoattractandholdthegrowingnumberofolderpeople(especiallyoldereducatedpeople)willbecomeincreasinglyimportant.
Knowledgeisall
Thenextsocietywillbeaknowledgesociety.Knowledgewillbeitskeyresource,andknowledgeworkerswillbethedominantgroupinitsworkforce.Itsthreemaincharacteristicswillbe:
·
Borderlessness,becauseknowledgetravelsevenmoreeffortlesslythanmoney.
Upwardmobility,availabletoeveryonethrougheasilyacquiredformaleducation.
Thepotentialforfailureaswellassuccess.Anyonecanacquirethe"
meansofproduction"
i.e,theknowledgerequiredforthejob,butnoteveryonecanwin.
Together,thosethreecharacteristicswillmaketheknowledgesocietyahighlycompetitiveone,fororganizationsandindividualsalike.Informationtechnology,althoughonlyoneofmanynewfeaturesofthenextsociety,isalreadyhavingonehugelyimportanteffect:
itisallowingknowledgetospreadnear-instantly,andmakingitaccessibletoeveryone.Giventheeaseandspeedatwhichinformationtravels,everyinstitutionintheknowledgesociety--notonlybusinesses,butalsoschools,universities,hospitalsandincreasinglygovernmentagenciestoo--hastobegloballycompetitive,eventhoughmostorganizationswillcontinuetobelocalintheiractivitiesandintheirmarkets.ThisisbecausetheInternetwillkeepcustomerseverywhereinformedonwhatisavailableanywhereintheworld,andatwhatprice.
Thisnewknowledgeeconomywillrelyheavilyonknowledgeworkers.Atpresent,thistermiswidelyusedtodescribepeoplewithconsiderabletheoreticalknowledgeandlearning:
doctors,lawyers,teachers,accountants,chemicalengineers.Butthemoststrikinggrowthwillbein"
knowledgetechnologists"
~computertechnicians,softwaredesigners,analystsinclinicallabs,manufacturingtechnologists,paralegals.Thesepeopleareasmuchmanualworkersastheyareknowledgeworkers;
infact,theyusuallyspendfarmoretimeworkingwiththeirhandsthanwiththeirbrains.Buttheirmanualworkisbasedonasubstantialamountoftheoreticalknowledgewhichcanbeacquiredonlythroughformaleducation,notthroughanapprenticeship.Theyarenot,asarule,muchbetterpaidthantraditionalskilledworkers,buttheyseethemselvesas"
professionals"
.Justasunskilledmanualworkersinmanufacturingwerethedominantsocialandpoliticalforceinthe20thcentury,knowledgetechnologistsarelikelytobecomethedominantsocial--andperhapsalsopolitical--forceoverthenextdecades.
Thenewprotectionism
Structurally,too,thenextsocietyisalreadydivergingfromthesocietyalmostallofusstilllivein.The20thcenturysawtherapiddecline'
ofthesectorthathaddominatedsocietyfor10,000years:
agriculture.Involumeterms,farmproductionnowisatleastfourorfivetimeswhatitwasbeforetheFirstWorldWar.Butin1913farmproductsaccountedfor70%ofworldtrade,whereasnowtheirshareisatmost17%.Intheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury,agricultureinmostdevelopedcountrieswasthelargestsinglecontributortoGDP;
nowinrichcountriesitscontributionhasdwindledtothepointofbecomingmarginal.Andthefarmpopulationisdowntoatinyproportionofthetotal.
Manufacturinghastraveledalongwaydownthesameroad.SincetheSecondWorldWar,manufacturingoutputinthedevelopedworldhasprobablytripledinvolume,butinflationadjustedmanufacturingpriceshavefallensteadily,whereasthecostofprimeknowledgeproducts-healthcareandeducation-hastripled,againadjustedforinflation.Therelativepurchasingpowerofmanufacturedgoodsagainstknowledgeproductsisnowonlyone-fifthorone-sixthofwhatitwas50yearsago.ManufacturingemploymentinAmericahasfallenfrom35%oftheworkforceinthe1950stolessthanhalfthatnow,withoutcausingmuchsocialdisruption.ButitmaybetoomuchtohopeforanequallyeasytransitionincountriessuchasJapanorGermany,whereblue-collarmanufacturingworkersstillmakeup25--30%ofthelaborforce.
ThedeclineoffarmingasaproducerofwealthandoflivelihoodshasallowedfarmprotectionismtospreadtoadegreethatwouldhavebeenunthinkablebeforetheSecondWorldWar.Inthesameway,thedeclineofmanufacturingwilltriggeranexplosionofmanufacturingprotectionism-evenaslipservicecontinuestobepaidtofreetrade.Thisprotectionismmaynotnecessarilytaketheformoftraditionaltariffs,butofsubsidies,quotasandregulationsofallkinds.Evenmorelikely,regionalblockswillemergethattradefreelyinternallybutarehig
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