2010年12月大学英语六级考试模拟题二PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youare.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordssumallowed30minutestowritearfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:假设你是李明¬¬——一名应届毕业生,在报纸上看到一则招聘广告,你想要到登广告的公司供职,请给该公司写一封求职信,内容应简要介绍自己的情况以及自己的经历等。PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-4,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.America'sBrainDrainCrisisLosingtheGlobalEdgeWilliamKunzisaself-describedcomputergeek.Amoreaptdescriptionmightbecomputergenius.Whenhewasjust11,Kunzstartedwritingsoftwareprograms,andby14hehadcreatedhisownvideogame.AsahighschoolsophomoreinHouston,Texas,hewonfirstprizeinalocalsciencefairforadataencryption(编密码)programhewrote.Inhissenioryear,hetookupprizeinaninternationalscienceandengineeringfairfordesigningaprogramtoanalyzeandsortDNApatterns.KunzwentontoattendCarnegieMellon,amongthenation'shighest-rankeduniversitiesincomputerscience.AftercollegehelandedajobwithOracleinSiliconValley,writingsoftwareusedbycompaniesaroundtheworld.Kunzlookedsettobecomeastarinhisfield.Thenhegaveitallup.Today,threeyearslater,KunzisinhisfirstyearatHarvardBusinessSchool.Heleftsoftwareengineeringpartlybecausehisearningpotentialpalednexttofriendswhoweregoingintolaworbusiness.Healsoworriedaboutjobsecurity,especiallyasmorecompaniesmovetheirprogrammingoverseastolowercosts.Everytimeyou'reaskedtotrainsomeoneinIndia,youthink,'AmItrainingmyreplacement?'Kunzsays.Thingsareturningoutverydifferentlyforanotherstandoutinengineering,Qing-ShanJia.AstudentatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing,Jiashinesevenamonghisgiftedcohorts(一群人)ataschoolsometimescalledtheMITofChina.HeconsideredapplyingtoHarvardforhisPhD,butdecideditwasn'tworthit.Hisuniversityisinvestingheavilyincutting-edgeresearchfacilities,andattractsanimpressiverosterofinternationalprofessors.Icangetaworld-classeducationhereandstudywithworld-classscholars,Jiasays.Thesetwosnapshots(快照)illustratepartofadeeplydisturbingpicture.Inthedisciplinesunderpinningthehigh-techeconomy—math,scienceandengineering—Americaissteadilylosingitsglobaledge.Thedepthandbreadthoftheproblemisclear:•SeveralofAmerica'skeyagenciesforscientificresearchanddevelopmentwillfacearetirementcrisiswithinthenexttenyears.•Lessthan6%ofAmerica'shighschoolseniorsplantopursueengineeringdegrees,down36%fromadecadeago.•In2000,56%ofChina'sundergraduatedegreeswereinthehardsciences;intheUnitedStates,thefigurewas17%.•ChinawilllikelyproducesixtimesthenumberofengineersnextyearthanAmericawillgraduate,accordingtoMikeGibbonsoftheAmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducation.Japan,withhalfAmerica'spopulation,hasminted(铸造)twiceasmanyinrecentyears.MostAmericansareunawareofhowmuchsciencedoesforthiscountryandwhatwestandtoloseifwecan'tkeepup,saysShirleyAnnJackson,presidentofRensselaerPolytechnicInstituteandchairoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.DavidBaltimore,presidentoftheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyandaNobellaureate,putsitbluntly:Wecan'thopetokeepintactourstandardofliving,ournationalsecurity,ourwayoflife,ifAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience.TheCrisisAmericansCreatedInJanuary2001,theHart-RudmanCommission,taskedwithfindingsolutionstoAmerica'smajornationalsecuritythreats,concludedthatthefailuresofAmerica'smathandscienceeducationandAmerica'ssystemofresearchPoseagreaterthreat...thananypotentialconventionalwar.Therootsofthisfailurelieinprimaryandsecondaryeducation.Thenationthatproducedmostofthegreattechnologicaladvancesofthelastcenturynowscorespoorlyininternationalsciencetesting.A2003surveyofmathandscienceliteracyrankedAmerican15-year-oldsagainstkidsfromotherindustrializednations.Inmath,Americanstudentscamein24thoutof28countries;inscience,Americanswere24thoutof40countries,tiedwithLatvia.Thistest,inconjunctionwithothers,indicatesAmericansstartoutwithsufficientsmarts—theirfourth-gradersscorewell—buttheybegintoslidebyeighthgrade,andsinkalmosttothebottombyhighschool.Don'tblameschoolbudgets.Americansshelloutmorethan$440billioneachyearonpubliceducation,andspendmorepercapitathananynationsaveSwitzerland.Theproblemisthattoomanyoftheirhighschoolscienceandmathteachersjustaren'tqualified.Asurveyin2000revealedthat38%ofmathteachersand28%ofscienceteachersingrades7~12lackedacollegemajororminorintheirsubjectarea.Inschoolswithhighpovertyrates,thefiguresjumpedto52%ofmathteachersand32%ofscienceteachers.Thehighestpredictorofstudentperformanceboilsdowntoteacherknowledge,saysGeraldWheeler,executivedirectoroftheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation.ToCaliforniaCongressmanBuckMcKeon,amemberoftheHouseCommitteeonEducationandtheWorkforce,itcomesdowntothis:Howcanyoupassonapassiontoyourstudentsifyoudon'tknowthesubject?Perhapsit'snosurprisethat,accordingtoa2004IndianaUniversitysurvey,18%ofcollegeprepkidsweren'ttakingmaththeirsen