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1、2014年英语六级真题Part I Writing ( 30minutes)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put all your eggs in one basket. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Or 2.Directio
2、ns: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise a person by their appearance. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Or3.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write
3、an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump to conclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Part Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Part III Reading Comprehension (40minutes) For invest
4、ors who desire low risk and guaranteed income,U.S. Government bonds are a secure investment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government.Municipal bonds,also secure,are offered by local governments and often have_36_such as tax-free interest.Some
5、 may even be _37_.Corporate bonds are a bit more risky.Two questions often_38_first-time Corporate bond investors.The first is”If I purchase a Corporate bond,do I have to hold it until the maturity date?”The answer is no.Bonds are bought and sold daily on _39_securities exchanges.However,if your bon
6、d does not have_40_ that make it attractive to other investors, you may be forced to sell your bond at a_41_i.e., a price less than the bonds 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 gcn
7、crally_42_ inversely (相反地）with current market interest rates. As interest rates go up, bond pnccs tall, and vice versa (反之亦然）.Thus, like all investments，bonds have a degree of risk.The second question is “How can I _43_ the investment risk of a particular bond issue?” Standard & Poors and Moodys Inv
8、estors Service rate the level of risk of many corporate and government bonds. And _44_, the higher the market risk of a bond，the higher the interest rate. Investors will invest in a bond considered risky only if the _45_return is high enough.A) advantages I) fluctuate B) B) assess J) indefiniteC) bo
9、ther K) insuredD) conserved L) majorE) deduction M) naturallyF) discount N) potentialG) embarrass 0) simultaneouslyH) featureslessons 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-f
10、riendly policies are its norm-with 16 months of paid 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 unefficial quota system,women hold 45 percent of positions
11、 in the swedish parliament.they have enjoyed the protection of government agencies with titles like the Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality and the Secretariat of Gender Research.So why are American women so far ahead of their Swedish counterparts in breaking through the glass ceiling?Bin a
12、2012 report,the World Economic Forum found that when it comes to closing the gender gap ineconomic 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 exp
13、lained by its political quota system.Though the United States has fewer women in the workforce(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 managers or professionals.They also own more busines
14、ses,launch more start-ups(新创办的企业),and more often work 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 pursued and
15、engorced,have fewer female managers,executives,professionals,and business owners than eh laissez-faire(自由放任的)united states?A new study by clrnell economists Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn gives an explanation.DGenerous parental leave policies and readily available part-time options have unintended
16、consequences:instead of strengthening womens attachment 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 years old.Mothers are far more likely than fathers to take advantage of this law,But extended l
