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1、2021年6月六级阅读真题及答案2021年6月六级阅读真题及答案Section ADirections : In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks,You are required to select One word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in
2、 the bamk is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.For investors who desire low risk and guaranteed income,U.S. Government bonds are a secure invest
3、ment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government.Municipal bonds,also secure,are offered by local governmengts and often have 36 such as tax-free interest.Some may even be37 .Corportate bonds are a bit more risky.Two questions often 38 first-tim
4、e corportatebond investors.The first is If I purchase a corportate bond,do I have to hold it until the matueity date? The answer is no.Bonds are bought and sold daily on39 securities exchanges.However,if your bond does nothave 40 that make it attractive to other investors,you may be forced to sell y
5、our bond at a 41 i.e., aprice less than the bond s face value. But if your bond is highly valued by other investors, you may be able to sell it at a premium, i.e., a price above its face value. Bond prices gcncrally 42 inversely ( 相反地 )with current marketinterest rates. As interest rates go up, bond
6、 pnccs tall, and vice versa (反之亦然 ).Thus, like all investments, bonds havea degree of risk.The second question is“How can I 43 theinvestment risk of a particular bond issue? Standard &Poor s and Moody s Investors Service rate the level of risk of many corporate and government bonds. And 44, thehighe
7、r the market risk of a bond) the higher the interestrate. Investors will invest in a bond considered risky only if the 45 return is high enough.注意：此局部试题请在做题卡2上作答.A) advantages I) fluctuateB) assess J) indefiniteL) majorM) naturallyN) potential0) simultaneouslyC) bother K) insuredD) conservedE) deduc
8、tionF) discountG) embarrassH) features参照答案36. N) spoiling本空与前面的 spend组成spend time doing的搭配需要动词ing形式.备选的有 illustrating 论述和spoiling喜爱,能与空 后的grandkids 组成合理搭配的显然只有spoiling ,意为花更多时间去宠孙子.37. K) radically本空所在句不缺骨干成分且本空是修饰different ideas 所以需要副词.备选的有mysteriously 神奇地、radically 根当地和separately 分开地.能与different i
9、deas组成合理搭配的只有radically这里做水平副词表示丈夫与老婆有着“根本上不一样的 看法.38. C disagree本空为从句中的谓语,因此缺乏动词,由于从句主语为复数couples ,因此需要动词原形或过去式；且要考虑与空后的on组成搭配,应 为不及物动词.备选的有 assume假定、disagree不一样意、 observe观察和underestimate低估.此中不及物且与 on能组成搭 配的只有disagree.此外,第一段段末提到的丈夫与老婆有着“根本 上不一样的看法也提示了这里所描绘的现象理应是夫妇们不一样意 相互的建议.39. O underestimate本空为该句
10、谓语,且与之并列的前半句使用的是一般此刻时,因 此需要动词原形,备选的有 assume假定、observe观察和 underestimate低估.可以与空后的age组成合理搭配的只有 underestimate ,意为丈夫们“低估了老婆退休时的年纪.止匕外,前 半句与该句组成转折,而前半句提到的是老婆一般能正确判断丈夫的 退休年纪,可知该句应描绘的是丈夫不熟悉老婆的退休年纪.40. I optimistic本空为表语,且被副词slightly 修饰,空气还有more ,提示了应为形容词.备选的又 confidential 机密的、forthcoming马上到 来的和optimistic 乐观的
11、.注意本空形容的是空后的standard ofliving生活标准,能组成合理意思的只有optimistic ,意为丈夫比老婆“对于生活标准要稍微乐观一些.41. M separately本空与together组成并列,因此应当与together词性一致,为副词,备选的有 mysteriously神奇地和separately分开地.能与together 意思上组成并列的只有 separately ,表示正好相反的状态,被 or串连,组 成选择型的并列.42. A assume本空为该句谓语,且并列的后半句用的是一般此刻时,而本句主语 为复数they ,因此本空需要动词原形.备选的有assume
12、假定和observe观察.能在这里组成合理意思的只有 assume ,意为“他们认 为他们建议一致.43. L reality空前的the提示了本空需要名词,空后的is提示了本空需要可数 名词单数或不行数名词.备选的有formula公式、方案、package包裹和reality现实.这里能组成合理意思的只有 reality ,意为“但现实是他们甚至都没有讨论这个话题.注意前半句 的assume示意了前半句是夫妇们自认为的现象、也就是设想,这也示 意43空所在的转折以后的后半句描绘的才是实情.44. E forthcoming本空是在形容 retirement date退休日期,需要形容词.备选
13、的有confidential 机密的和forthcoming 马上到来的.能组成合 理意思的只有forthcoming ,意为“经常是马上就要到临的退休日成为了退休规划的催化剂,即人们只有靠近退休的时候才会被迫开始 做规划.45. J package空前的an后边需要可数名词单数,但early-retirement 并不是可数名词单数,因此本空才理应是被an限制的可数名词单数.备选的有formula公式、方案和package包裹.这里意思更合理的是 package , 这个词可以表示 “揽子计戈厂, early- retirement package 意为“提早退休方案.Section BDi
14、rections : In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statments attached to it.each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.identify the paragraph from weich the information is derived.you may choose a parpgraph more than once.each paragraph is marked with a lette
15、r.answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on answer sheet 2.lessons from a Feminist ParadiseAOn the surface,Sweden appears to be a feminist paradise.Look at any global survey of gender equality and Sweden will be near the top.Family-friendly policies are its norm-with 16 months of p
16、aid parental leave,special protections for part-time workers,and state-subsidized preschools where,according to a government website,gender- awareness education is increasingly common.due to an unfficial quota system,women hold 45 percent of positions in the swedish parliament.they have enjoyed the
17、protection of government agencies with titles like the Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality and the Secretariat of GenderResearch.So why are American women so far ahead of theirSwedish counterparts in breaking through the glass ceiling?Bin a 2021 report,the World Economic Forum found that whe
18、n it comes to closing the gender gap ineconmic participation and opportunity,the United States is ahead of not only Sweden but also Finland,Denmark,the Netherlands,Iceland,Germany,and the United Kingdom.Swedens rank in the report can largely be explained by its politicalquota system.Though the Unite
19、d States has fewer women in the workorce(68 percent compared to Swedens 77 percent).American women who choose to be employed are far more likely to work full-time and to hold high-level jobs as manangers or professionals.They also own more businesses,lauch more start- ups(新仓ij立的公司 ),and more often w
20、ork in traditionally male fields.As for breaking through the glass ceiling in business,American women are well in the lead.Cwhat explains the American advantage?How can it be that societies like Sweden,where gender equality is vigorously pusued and engorced,have fewer female managers,executives,prof
21、essionals,and business owners than eh laissez-faire( 自 由听任的 )united states?A new study by clrnell economists Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn gives an explanation.DGenerous parental leave policies and readilyavailable part-time options have unintended consequences instead of strengthening womens atta
22、chment to the workplace,they appear to weaken it.In addition to a 16-month leave,a swedish parent has the right to work six hours a day (for a reduced salary)until his or her child is eight yearsold.Mothers are far more likely than fathers to take advantage of this law,But extended leaves and part-t
23、ime employment are known to be harmful to careers-for bothgenders. And with women a second factor comes into play: mostseem to enjoy the flexible-time arrangementonce known as the“mommytrack and never find their way back to full-time orhigh-level employment.In sum : generous family-friendly policies
24、 do keep more women in the labor market,but they also tend to diminisb their careers.E According to Blau and Kahn,Swedish-style paternal 亲 父 的leave policies and flexibletime arrangements pose a second threat to woman s progress : they make employers cautious about hiring woman for full-time position
25、s at all.Offering ajob to a man is the safer bet.He is far less likely to take a year of parental leave and then return on a reduced work schedule for the next eight years.FI became aware of the triale of career-focused European woman a few years ago when I met a post-doctoral student from Germany w
26、ho was then a visiting fellow at Johns Hopkins. She was astonished by the professional possibilities afforded to young American woman. Her best hope in Germany was a govermment job-prospects for woman in the privatesector were dim. In Germany “ she told me, we have all the benefits, “ but employers
27、don t wan to hire us. G Swedish economists Magnus Henrekson and Mikael Stenkula addressed the following question in their 2021 study why are there so few female top executives in the European egalitarian同等主义的 welfare states?Their answer: Broad-based welfare- state policies hinder women s represent a
28、tion in elite competitive positions.H It is tempting to declare the Swedish policies regressive 退步的 and hail the American system as superior.But that would be shortsighted.The Swedes can certainly take a lesson from the United States and look for ways to clear a path for their ambitious female caree
29、rists. But most woman are not committsd careerists.When the Pew Research Center recently asked American parents to identify their ideal life arrangement,47 percent of mothers said they would prefer to work park-time and 20percent said they would prefer not to work at all.Fathers answered differrntly
30、 75 percent preferred full-time work.Some version of the Swedish system might work well for a majority of American parents,but the United States is unlikely to fully embrace the Swedish model. Still,we can learn from their experience.I Despite its failure to shatter the glass ceiling,Sweden has one
31、of the most powerful and innovative economies in the world.In its 2021-2021survey,the World Economic Forum ran ked Sweden as the “ rockstar of the recovery in the Washington Post,also leads the world in life satisfaction and happiness. It is a society well worth studying,and its efforts to conquer t
32、he gender gap impart a vital lesson -though not the lesson the Swedes had in mind.raising, and non-sexist child rearingwould close the gender divide once and for all.Yet the divide persists.J A 2021 press release from Statistics Sweden bearsthe title “Gender Equality in Sweden Treading 踩Water and no
33、tes1、The total income from employment for all ages is lower for women than for men.2、One in three employed women and one in ten employed men work part-time.3、Womens working time is influenced by the number and age of theirchildren , but men s working time is not affected by these factors.4、Of all em
34、ployees only 13 percent of the women and 12 percent of the men have occupations with an even distribution of the sexes.K Confronted with such facts, some Swedish activists and legislators are demanding more ex-treme and far-reaching measures, such as replacing male and female pronouns with a neutral
35、 alternative and monitoring children more closely to correct them when they gravitahta 被吸弓 I toward gendered play. When it came to light last year that mothers, far more than fathers, chose to stay home from work to care for their sick kids. Ulf Kristersson. minister of social security,quickly commi
36、ssioned a study to determine the causcs of and possiiblce cures for this disturbing stale of affairs.MSwcdish family policies, by accommodating womens preferences efleetively, are reduting the number of women inelite competitive positions. The Swedes will find this paradoxical and try to find soluti
37、ons. Let us hope these do not include banning gender pronouns, policing children splay, implementing more gender quotas, or treating women sspecial attachment to home and family as a social injustice.Most mothers do not aspire to 神往 elite, competitive fulltime positions the Swedish policies have giv
38、en them the freedom and opportunity to live the lives they prefer.Americans should look past the gender rhetoric and consider what these Scandina-vians have achieved. On their way to creating a feminist paradise, the Swedes have unintentionally created a haven 避风港 for normal mortals.注意：此局部试题请在做题卡2上作
39、答.1 6.Sweden has done more than other nations to close the gender gap. but it conimucs 10 exist.2 7.Sweden is one of the most competitive economics life satisfaction.48 . More American women hold elite job positions in business than Swedish women.49 . Swedish family-friendly policies tend to exert a
40、 negative influence on women s careers.50 .The quota system in Swede n ensures women s better representation in government.51 .Though the Swedish model appears workable for most American parents, it may not be accepted by them in its entirety.52 .Swedish women are allowed the freedom and opportunity
41、 to choose their own way of life.53 .Swedish employers are hesitant about hiring women for full-time positions because of the family-friendly policies.54. Gender-awareness education is becoming more and more popular in state-subsidized preschools in Sweden.55. Some lawmakers in Sweden propose that g
42、enderless pronouns be used in the Swedish language.参照答案56. Sweden has done more than other nations to closethe gender gap, but it continues to exist.答案J.分析： has done more than other nations 第一句has gone farther than any other nation, close thegender gap 倒数第二句 close the gender divide , ifcontinues to
43、exist 最后一句 the divide persists57. Sweden is one of the most competitive economies in the world and its people enjoy the greatest life satisfaction.答案I.分析： one of the most competitive economies in the world 第二句 the world s third most competitive economy , “兔njoy the greatest life satisfaction 第三句 als
44、o leads the world in life satisfaction and happiness 58. More American women hold elite job positions in business than Swedish women.答案Mo分析： elite job positions 第句 elitecompetitive positions ) More American ?than Swedish women 第句瑞士的政策正在 “ reducing the number of women in elitepositions ,合后文提到美国的状况,得出
45、更多美国女性 有高位.59. Swedish family-friendly policies tend to exert a negative influence on women s career.答案D.分析： Swedish family - friendly policies 第一句 Generous parental leave policies and readily availablepart- time options , anegative influence指的就是第二句提到的“they appear to weaken it )里的it指的是前文提到的women s a
46、ttachment to the workplace o60. The quota system in Sweden ensures women s better representation in government.答案Ao分析： The quota system in Sweden 第四句 an unofficial quota system , representation in government 以后提至U 的 “45 percent of positions in the Swedish parliament o61. Though the Swedish model app
47、ears workable for most American parents, it may not be accepted by them in its entirely.答案Ho分析： “ the Swedish model appears workable for most American parents 对应倒数第二句 Swedish system might work well for a majority of American parents “ may not be accepted by them in its entirely 对应最后一句 unlikely to fu
48、lly embrace the Swedish model o62. Swedish women are allowed the freedom and opportunity to choose their own way of life.答案Mo分析：瑞典的女性有更多自由和时机来选择想要的生活.该句直 凄对应 M 段倒数第 3 句话： the Swedish policies have given them the freedom and opportunity to live the lives they prefer. 63. Swedish employers are hesitant about hiring women for full-time positions because