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1、2011年12月英语六级真题答案Part I WritingThe Way to SuccessAbraham Lincoln, a successful leader sparkling in American history, once put, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Simple as his remark is, it subtly encapsulates a profound and enlightening notio
2、n that the path to success only lies under the feet of people who are well-prepared.Currently in this progressively competitive society, it is anything but uncommon for us to see people desperately in want of success. Taking a look around, not only can we easily find students staying up late with th
3、eir homework, we can also notice that a multitude of clerks step into the mansion in the early morning, then go back home after overtime. However, success, as a matter of fact, only belongs to a few of them. For instance, there is no shortage of this kind of peoplewho participate in numerous intervi
4、ews and get nothing but a rejection slip, then they start whining time after time, “why isnt that me?”Just as an ancient Chinese proverb goes, “Sharp tools make good work.” Accumulation of ability and knowledge is the prerequisite of success, and once we are strong and powerful enough, the whole uni
5、verse will come to assist us in chasing our dreams.The way to successSuccess, the one everyone desires, plays an essential role in our daily life, because it directly determines our daily behaviors. In other words, if there is no desire for success, there will be no individuals development and even
6、no advance of our society. It is the aspiration of success that promotes our growth of our individuals and society. But throughout the whole human history, how to succeed is always the most concerned topic.Among all the factors of success, well preparation of knowledge, the basic requisition of succ
7、ess, should be placed on the first one. Without extensive and intensive knowledge, even if there are exterior opportunities to success, such as the parents assistance or friends recommendation, you will still never succeed, because you cannot qualify the job you have already had. The more preparatio
8、n you do in advance, the more likely you will get success. As Lincoln has said, if I had six hours to chop down a tree, I would spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.Besides the well preparation of knowledge, the preparation of confidence and interpersonal skills is also indispensable on the
9、 way to success.快速阅读Googles plan for worlds biggest online library: philanthropy or act of piracy?1 Google has already scanned 10 million books in its bid to digitise the contents of the worlds major libraries, but a copyright battle now threatens the project, with Amazon and Microsoft joining autho
10、rs and publishers opposed to the scheme.2 In recent years the worlds most venerable libraries have played host to some incongruous visitors. In dusty nooks and far-flung stacks, teams of workers dispatched by Google have been beavering away to make digital copies of books. So far, Google has scanned
11、 more than 10 million titles from libraries in America and Europe including half a million volumes held by the Bodleian in Oxford. The exact method it uses is unclear; the company does not allow outsiders to observe the process.3 Why is Google undertaking such a venture, so seemingly out-of-kilter w
12、ith its snazzy, hi-tech image? Why is it even interested in all those out-of-print library books, most of which have been gathering dust on forgotten shelves for decades? 1.The company claims its motives are essentially public-spirited. Its overall mission, after all, is to organise the worlds infor
13、mation, so it would be odd if that information did not include books. Like the Ancient Egyptians who attempted to build a library at Alexandria containing all the known worlds scrolls, Google executives talk of constructing a universal online archive, a treasure trove of knowledge that will be freel
14、y available or at least freely searchable for all.4 The company likes to present itself as having lofty, utopian aspirations. This really isnt about making money is a mantra. We are doing this for the good of society. As Santiago de la Mora, head of Google Books for Europe, puts it: 2.By making it p
15、ossible to search the millions of books that exist today, we hope to expand the frontiers of human knowledge.5 Dan Clancy, the chief architect of Google Books, offers an analogy with the invention of the Gutenberg press Googles book project, he says, will have a similar democratising effect. He talk
16、s of people in far-flung parts being able to access knowledge as never before, of search queries leading them to the one, long out-of-print book they need.6 And he does seem genuine in his conviction that this is primarily a philanthropic exercise. Googles core business is search and find, so obviously what helps improve Googles search engine is good for Google, h
