六級第五六七次八九課堂筆記

1.AgehasitsprivilegesinAmerica.Andofthemoreprominentofthemiscitizendiscount.Anyone1.AgehasitsprivilegesinAmerica.Andofthemoreprominentofthemiscitizendiscount.Anyonewhohascertainage—insomecasesastheseniorreachedas55—automaticallyentitledtoadazzlingarray commerciallife.Eligibilityisdeterminednotbyone’sneedbutbythedateonone’sbirthcertificate.Practicallyunheardofagenerationago,thediscountshavebecomearoutinetelevisionsinmotelroomsandfreecoffee2.Peoplewithgrayhairoftenarethediscountswithoutevenaskingforthem；yet,millionsofAmericansage60arehealthyandsolvent能力的).dareofferdiscountstocollegeoranyoneunder30freelyofferthemacceptablebecauseofdareofferdiscountstocollegeoranyoneunder30freelyofferthemacceptablebecauseofthe廣泛的belief觀點that“elderly”are(同義的).Perhapsthatoncewastrue,butaalowerpovertyratethantherestofButmostofthemimpactofthediscountsoncompanies.Formanyfirms,theyareastimulustorevenue.Butinotherthediscountsaregivenimpactofthediscountsoncompanies.Formanyfirms,theyareastimulustorevenue.ButinotherthediscountsaregivenattheAmericans.Moreover,theyareaa betweenthe4.fueled激發(fā)bycontinuingdebate爭論關(guān)于aresourcesfromtheyoungtotheEmploymentisanothersore的邏輯它后面所提到的事物前(支持)resourcesfromtheyoungtotheEmploymentisanothersore的邏輯它后面所提到的事物前(支持)Americansaredecliningthedinnerinfavorofstayingonthe5.Farfromakindofcharitytheyaamemberswhodon’tneedSheisfarfromagoodamemberswhodon’tneedSheisfarfromagoodfrom遠非是Theearthisfarfromthecenterof6.Itnolongermakessensetotreataeconomicneedsdeserveprioritythoseofothers.Seniorcitizenpeoplecan’ttakecareofandneedspecialtreatment；andthreatenthecreationofanewtakingforthemselvesthreatenthecreationofanewtakingforthemselvesattheexpensechildrenandotheragegroups.citizendiscountsaretheessencefightingagainst抵制-discriminationageEssence本質(zhì)Essential重要的31.Welearnfromthefirstthat A)offeringseniorcommercialmanyoldpeopletoliveadecentlifecommercialmanyoldpeopletoliveadecentlifegivingseniorcitizensdiscountsboostedthemarketforthebirthcertificatestogeta27.Whatliesbehindthepractice觀點ofseniorcitizendiscounts?［A］Theelderlybeingfinancially財政上的Underprivileged沒有特權(quán)的,needhumanehelpfromsociety.［B］Businesses,havingmadealotof盈利shoulddosomethingforsocietyin作為回報［C］Oldpeopleareentitledto貢對待forthetheymade［D］Seniorcitizen［C］Oldpeopleareentitledto貢對待forthetheymade［D］SeniorcitizendiscountscanmakeupfortheinadequacyoftheSocialSecuritysyste觀點：28.Accordingtosome政治學(xué)家and者,seniorcitizendiscountswill ［A］have不好的艱難financialimpactbusinessHaveadverseimpact響［B］bringa巨大著increaseincompaniesrevenues［C］makeoldpeopleevenmoreonsociety加強沖［D］between［C］makeoldpeopleevenmoreonsociety加強沖［D］betweentheandtheThe+adj29.HowdoestheauthorviewtheSecurityIt［A］鼓elderlypeopletoretireTime［B］Itbenefitstheoldattheexpenseof為代價theyoung.Folksshouldnotdeveloptheeconomyatexpenseofthe］Itshouldbe加［bylawsandcourtdecisions.［DItopensyoung30.Whichofthefollowingbesttheauthor’smain30.Whichofthefollowingbesttheauthor’smainargument觀點主旨［A］優(yōu)先權(quán)shouldbegiventotheeconomicneedsofeniorcitizens.［B］Seniorcitizensshouldfighthardagainstagediscrimination.［C］Theelderlyare自私andtakingseniordiscountsforTakesthforgranted把。。當(dāng)做理所當(dāng)然的［D］SeniorcitizendiscountsmaywellbeatypeofagePassageBill億萬富翁MicrosoftchairmanwithoutasingleearneduniversitydegreeisbyPassageBill億萬富翁Microsoftchairmanwithoutasingleearneduniversitydegreeisbyhissuccessraisingnewdoubtsabouttheworthofthebusinessworld’sfavoriteacademictitle頭銜:theMBA(MasterofBusinessAdministration).TheMBAa20th-centuryproductalwayshasbornethemarkoflowlycommerceandgreed(貪婪)onthetree-linedcampusesruledbypurerdisciplinessuchasphilosophyandButevenwiththerecessiongraduates,about79,000peopleareexpectedtoreceiveMBAsin1993.Thisisnearly16timesthenumberofbusinessgraduatesin1960,atestimonytothewidespreadassumptionthattheMBAisvitalforyoungmenandwomenwhowanttoruncompaniessome“Ifyouaregoingintothecorporateworlditisstilladisadvantagenottohaveone,”saidDonaldMorrison,professorofmarketingandmanagementscience.“Butinthelastfiveyearsorso,whensomeonesays,“Ifyouaregoingintothecorporateworlditisstilladisadvantagenottohaveone,”saidDonaldMorrison,professorofmarketingandmanagementscience.“Butinthelastfiveyearsorso,whensomeonesays,‘ShouldIattempttogetanMBA,’theansweralotmoreis:It4.ThesuccessofBillGatesandothernon-MBAs,suchasthelateSamWaltonofWal-consciousdebatesonbusinessschoolcampusesovertheworthofabusinessdegreeandwhethermanagementskillscanbetaught.5.TheHarvardBusinessReviewprinted打alively生動的,fictional交換ofletterstodramatizeaboutbusinessdegree6.ThearticlecalledMBAhires=verydisappointing”andsaid“MBAswant升職promoted=promote=climbthe公司ladder=getahigherposition,theyunderstandpoliticsandpeople,andtheyaren’tabletofunctionaspartofateamuntiltheirthirdyearButbythenthey’re司ladder=getahigherposition,theyunderstandpoliticsandpeople,andtheyaren’tabletofunctionaspartofateamuntiltheirthirdyearButbythenthey’reoutforotherinisthe acquiredanaura光環(huán))offuturepowerfarbeyonditsactualand8.Enrollmentinbusinessschoolsassumptionthatnoonewhopursuedabusinesscareercoulddowithoutone.Thegrowthfueledbyabacklash反沖)againstthe women’s9.BusinesspeoplewhohavehiredorworkedwithMBAssaythosewiththedegreesofoftenknowhowtoanalyzesystemsbutarenotskillfulatmotivatingpeople.“Theydon’tgetbusiness”,saidJamesShaffer,vice-presidentandprincipaloftheTowersbusiness”,saidJamesShaffer,vice-presidentandprincipaloftheTowersPerrinmanagementconsultingfirm.P221.AccordingtoParagraph2,whatisthegeneralattitudetowardsbusinessoncampusesdominatedbypurerdisciplines?態(tài)度題Scornful.Appreciative.Envious.P3422.Itseemsthatthecontroversy爭論overthevalueofMBAdegreeshadfueled引發(fā)mainlyby employersthesuccessofmanynon-thecriticismfromthescientistsofpurerdisciplines學(xué)科無中生有D)thepoorperformanceofMBAsatproveD)thepoorperformanceofMBAsatproveP5623.WhatisthemajorweaknessofA)Theyareusuallyself-centered.B)Theyareaggressiveandgreedy.Theykeepcomplainingaboutjobs.Theyarenotgoodatdealingwith與人相處people.Office辦公室政治p78924.FromthepassageweknowthatMBAs 升職fairlyquicklyB)quittheirjobs升職fairlyquicklyB)quittheirjobsoncetheyarefamiliar熟withtheirworkmates無中生有C)receivesalariesthatdonottheirprofessionaltrainingtheir25.WhatisthepassagemainlyWhythereisanincreasedenrollmentinMBAThenecessityofreformingMBAprogramsinbusinessschools.DoubtsabouttheworthofholdinganMBAdegree.Questions21Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingInthevillagesoftheEnglishcountrysidetherearestillpeoplewhorememberthegoodolddayswhennoonebotheredtolocktheirdoors.Theresimplywasn’tanycrimetoworryAmazingly,thesehappytimesappearstilltobewithusintheworld’sbiggestcommunity.AnewstudybyDanFarmer,agiftedmer,usinganautomatedinvestigativeD)Adebate辯論heldrecently近期universityhisowncalledSATAN,showshisowncalledSATAN,showsthattheownersofwelloverhalfofallWorldWideWebsiteshavesetuphomewithoutfittinglockstotheirSATANcantryoutavarietyofwell-hacking黑客的tricksonanInternetsitebreakingin.Farmerhasmadetheprogrampubliclyavailable,amidmuchcriticism.Apersonwithevilintentcoulduseittohuntdownsitesthatareeasytoburgle(闖入 竊ButFarmerisveryconcernedabouttheto提醒thepublictopoorsecurityand,sofar,eventshaveprovedhimright.SATANhasdonemoretoalertpeopletotherisksthanCausenewdisorder.SoistheNetbecomingmoresecure?Farfromit.Intheearlydays,nyouvisitednyouvisitedaWebsiteyourbrowsersimplylookedatthecontent.NowtheWebisfulloftinyprogramsthatautomaticallydownloadwhenyoulookataWebpage,andrunonyourownmachine.Theseprogramscould,iftheirauthorswished,doallkindsofnastythingstoyourcoAtthesametime,theNetisincreasinglypopulatedwithspiders,worms,agentsandothertypesofautomatedbeastsdesignedtopenetratethesitesandseekoutandclassifyinformation.AllthesemakewonderfultoolsforantisocialpeoplewhowanttoinvadeweaksitesandcauseButlet’slookonthebrightside.Giventhelackoflocks,theInternetissurelytheworld’sbiggest(almost)crime-freesociety.Maybethatisbecausehackersfundamentallyhonest.Orthattherecurrentlysn’tmuchtosteal.Orbecausevandalism意惡破壞isn’tmuchfununlessyouhaveapeculiarislikeforWhateverislikeforWhateverthereason,let’senjoyitwhilewen.Butexpectitalltochange,andsecuritytobecomethenumberoneissue,whenthemostinfluentialinhabitantsoftheNetarecestheywanttobepaid21.Bysaying“...ownersofwelloverhalfallWorldWideWebsiteshavesetuphomehoutfittinglockstotheir(Lines4,Para.2),theauthormeans thosehappytimesappearstilltobewiththeresimplywasn’tanycrimetoworryabomanysitesarenotwell-hackerstryouttricksonanInternetsitewithoutactuallybreakingin（C）22.SATAN,aprogramdesignedbyDanercanbeused toinvestigatethesecurityofInternettoimprovethesecurityoftheInternetsysttopreventhackerstopreventhackersfrombreakingintowebtodownloadusefulprogramsandinformati23.Fanner’sprogramhasbeencriticizedbyepublicitcausesdamagetoNetitcanbreakintoInternetitcanbeusedtocausedisorderonallitcanbeusedbypeoplewithevilinten（D）24.Theauthor’sattitudetowardSATANis 區(qū)域態(tài)度 enthusiastic熱情critical批判性positive題后面的內(nèi)容在首末兩段都出現(xiàn)的話那她就是區(qū)域如果沒有出現(xiàn)在首末兩段Artificial后面的內(nèi)容在首末兩段都出現(xiàn)的話那她就是區(qū)域如果沒有出現(xiàn)在首末兩段Artificial25.Theauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthat weshouldmakefulluseoftheInternetbeforesecuritymeasuresareweshouldalertthemosttialbusinessmentotheimportanceofsecurityinfluentialbusinessmenshouldgiveprioritytotheimprovementofNetsecuritynetinhabitantsshouldinfluentialbusinessmenshouldgiveprioritytotheimprovementofNetsecuritynetinhabitantsshouldnotleturitymeasuresaffecttheirjoyofsurfingtheInternet232積極：positive/active/optimistic樂觀的pleasant的/熱情的喜歡suspicious懷疑的criticalPessimisticscornful懷疑的 懷疑的 中立：neutralobjectivecautiousImpersonal必錯：漠不關(guān)心的Questions21to25arebasedonQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowing1.Whenweworryaboutwhomightbespyingonourprivatelives,weusuallythinkabouttheFederalagents.Buttheprivatesector過超thegovernmenteverytime.It’sLindanottheFBIwhoisfacingchargesMaryland’slawsagainstsecrettelephonetaping.It’sourbanksnottheInternalRevenueService(IRS),thatpassourprivatefinancialdatatotelemarketing2.Consumerarepressing活躍分子國forbetterprivacylawswithoutmuchsofar.Thelegislators=law-立法leantowardleantowardlettingpeopleourfinancialhabitsvirtually跟3.Asanexampleofwhat’sgoingon,U.S.Bancorp,whichwasrecentlysuedfordeceptivepracticesbythestateofMinnesota.Accordingtothelawsuit,thebanksuppliedatelemarketercalledMemberWorkswithsensitivecustomerdatasuchasnames,phonenumbers,bank-accountandcredit’cardnumbers,SocialSecuritynumbers,accountbalancesandcredit4.Withthesecustomerlistsinhand,MemberWorksstarteddialingfordollars-sellingdentalplans,videogames,computersoftwareandotherproductsandservices.Customerswhoaccepteda“freetrialoffer”had30daystocancel.Ifthedeadlinepassed,theyautomaticallythroughautomaticallythroughtheirbankor收cardaccounts.U.S.BancorpcollectedaoftheCustomersweredoublydeceived,thelawsuitclaims.Theydidn’tknowthatthebankwasgivingaccountnumberstoMemberWorks.Andifcustomersasked,theywereledtotheanswerwasThestatesuedMemberWorksseparatelyfordeceptiveselling.Thecompanydeniesthatitdidanythingwrong.Foritspart,U.S.Bancorpsettledwithoutadmittinganymistakes.Butitagreedtostopexposingitscustomerstononfinancialproductssoldbyoutsidefirms.fewtopdecidedtodofewtopdecidedtodotheManyotherbankswillstilldobusinessMemberWorksandsimilarAndbankswillstillbeminingdatafromyouraccountinordertosellyoufinancialproducts,includingthingsoflittlevalue,suchascreditinsuranceandcredit-cardprotection8.Youhavealmostnoprotection商thatuseyourpersonalaccountsforprofitorexample,nofederallawshields保護“transactionandexperience”information—mainlythedetailsofyourbankandcredit-cardaccounts.定位明確的題目舉例不起任何作用SocialSecuritynumbersareforsalebyprivatefirms.They’vegenerallyagreednottoselltothepublic.Buttobusinesses,numbersareanopenbook.Self-doesn’twork.Afirmmightpublishaprotectiondoesn’twork.Afirmmightpublishaprotectionpolicy,butwhoenforcesTakeU.S.Bancorpagain.Customerswere,inwriting,that“allpersonalinformationyousupplytouswillbeconsideredconfidential.”ThenitsoldyourdatatoMemberWorks.Thebankevenclaimsthatitdoesn’t“sell”yourdataatall.Itmerely“shares”itandreapsaprofit.Nowyou21.P1Contrarytopopular舊觀點theauthorfindsthatspyingon.Aismainlycarriedoutbymeansofsecrettapinghasbeenwiththehelpofthe反ispracticed加與原文信息相獨有bytheD)ismoreinbusiness普遍popularP2322.WeknowfromD)ismoreinbusiness普遍popularP2322.Weknowfromthepassage.A)legislatorsareactingtopassalawprovidebetterprivacy與原文信Bmoststatesareturningablindeyeto欺騙性方式的ofprivateC)thestateofMinnesotaisconsideringdrawinguplawstoprotectprivate起D)lawmakersareinclined傾向探giveafreehandtobusinessestointocustomersbuying23.P4Whenthe“freetrial”deadlineisyou’llbechargedwithoutnoticeforaorservice.A)youfailtocancelitwithintheorservice.A)youfailtocancelitwithintheB)youhappentorevealyourcreditcard巧碰C)youfindtheproductorDyoufailtoapplyforextensionof24.P8Businessesdonotregardconcerningpersonalbankaccountsas.A)its泄露willdonoharmtoconsumersundercurrentprotectionitisconsidered“transactionandexperience”informationunprotectedbylawithasalwaysbeenconsideredanopensecretbythegeneralpublic無中生有itssalecanbebroughtunderthroughself-P9Wecaninferfromthepassage推斷題.A)banksthroughself-P9Wecaninferfromthepassage推斷題.A)bankswillhavetochangetheirwaysdoingB)privacyprotectionlawssoonbe原文信息相與反C)consumers’privacywillcontinuetoAchargingdogfor1.Thepercentageofimmigrants(includingthoseunlawfullypresent)intheUnitedStateshasbeencreepingupwardforyears.At12.6percent,itisnowhigherthanatanypointthe1.Thepercentageofimmigrants(includingthoseunlawfullypresent)intheUnitedStateshasbeencreepingupwardforyears.At12.6percent,itisnowhigherthanatanypointthemid-2.WearenotabouttogobacktothewhenCongressopenlyworriedaboutonceagainwearewonderingwhetherwehavetoomanyofthewrongsortofnewcomers.Theirloudestcriticsarguethatthenewwaveofimmigrantscannot,andindeeddonotwantto,fitinaspreviousgenerations3.Wenowknowthattheseracistwerewrong.Intime,Italians,RomaniansbecameexemplaryAmericansandgreatly,inwaystoonumeroustodetail,tobuildingofthis宏偉的壯觀的immigrantshavethesame immigrantsdobetter,intermsofeducationalandprofessionalattainment,thantheirparents,UCLAsociologistEdwardTelleshasfoundthatthegainsdon′tcontinue.Indeed,immigrantshavethesame immigrantsdobetter,intermsofeducationalandprofessionalattainment,thantheirparents,UCLAsociologistEdwardTelleshasfoundthatthegainsdon′tcontinue.Indeed,thefourthgenerationismarginallyworseoffthanMichigan,hasfoundasimilartrendamongblackCaribbeanimmigrants.TellesfearsthatMexican-Americansmaybefatedto命中注定followinthefootstepsofAmericanblacks—thatlargepartsofthecommunitymaymired陷入inaseeminglypermanent狀態(tài)貧窮Like碌碌無為increasinglyrelegatedto降入)substandardschools,andtheirdropoutratethehighestforanyethnicgroupinthelearnedpresumptionoftheethnic/racialinferiority.ButwhatwehavenotyetlearnedishowtomaketheprocessofAmericanizationworkforall.Iamnottalkingaboutrequiringpeopletolearnedpresumptionoftheethnic/racialinferiority.ButwhatwehavenotyetlearnedishowtomaketheprocessofAmericanizationworkforall.Iamnottalkingaboutrequiringpeopletothingshappenprettymuchontheirown.Butcampaigntrail,wealsooughttoaskhowtoensurethatpeople,once邊緣化withintheseappraiseaccompanyassimilating表示強調(diào)單A+輔音字母的雙寫6.出題Thatisamuchlargerquestionthanwhatshouldhappenwithundocumentedworkers,orhowbesttosecuretheborder,andit表示強調(diào)單A+輔音字母的雙寫6.出題Thatisamuchlargerquestionthanwhatshouldhappenwithundocumentedworkers,orhowbesttosecuretheborder,anditisonethataffectsnotonlynewcomersbutgroupshavebeenhereforgenerations.Itwilldecidetosettheadmissionsbarforthewaveofwould-beAmericans.Anditwouldbeniceifwefinallygottheanswerright.A)TheywillbeadynamicworkforcetheUS.doasC)Theywillbeverydisappointedonthenewland.DTheymayfindithardtofitintothemainstream主流.DTheymayfindithardtofitintothemainstream主流.無中生有SbfinditadjtoSb.FindtodorarelyseldomnevernobarelybarenoHowever,therehasbeenayear1957inwhichbirthrateshavefallenintheUnitedStatesandotherrichcountries,andin急1976thefallwasespeciallysharp劇的掉TheobservationisthecurrenteconomicTheobservationisthecurrenteconomicObservationAmancanhavemanyAmothercanbepatientwithherAwomancanneverhavetoomanyWomanOldoldClothesSthcannot/hardly/scarcelybeOldoldClothesSthcannot/hardly/scarcelybeThesignificanceoftheinternetcannotbeP42.WhatdoesEdwardTelles′sayaboutMexican-B)Theywilldobetterintermsofeducationalattainment獲得.C)TheywillmeltintotheAmericancommunity.D)TheymayforeverremainpoorP53.D)TheymayforeverremainpoorP53.Whatshouldbedonetohelptheimmigrants?A)RidthemoftheirinferiorityUrge敦促themtoadoptPreventthemfrombeingP64.Accordingtotheauthor,theimmigrationis A)howtodealwithpeopleenteringU.S.withoutAmericanC)howtostopillegalimmigrantscrossingtheD)howtolimitC)howtostopillegalimmigrantscrossingtheD)howtolimitthenumberoftoenterthe5.HowwereimmigrantsviewedbyCongressinearlyA)TheywereofinferioraC)Theywerethreat1.1.Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved.No,you'pletely.Withthedollarslumpingtoa26-yearlowagainstthepound,already-expensiveLondonhasbecomequiteunaffordable.AcoffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidableinEnglandasitisintheUnitedStates,runsabout$8.Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn'tdoingaTitanicagainstjustthepound.Itissittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlowagainsttheCanadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethrivingagainstthedollar.Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation(屈辱foranation'sself-esteem自尊inpart=inalargepartrestson決于thestrengthofitscurrency貨幣.It'salsoapotentialeconomicproblem,sinceadecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmoreexpensiveandexertsupwardpressureoninterestratesAndyettherearesubstantial大sectorsofthevastUSeconomy--giantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-popgiantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsinMiami—forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellentnews.ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthathasbecomehostiletoforeigners.ButnothingmakespeoplethinkmorewarmlyoftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotalnumberofvisitorsfromabroadwasup6.8%fromlastyear.Shouldthetrendcontinue,thenumberoftouriststhisyearwillfinally