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2021年12月英语六级真题及答案-第1套
2021年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第一套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
(请「正式开考后半小时内完成该部分.之后将进行听力考试)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayrelatedto(he
shortpassagegivenbelow.Inyouressay,youaretocommentonthe
phenomenondescribedhithepassageandsuggeslmeasurestoaddress
theissue.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200
words.
Nowadaysstarchasingisprevalentamongmanyteenagers.Theytake
popstarsastheiridols,imitatingIheirwayoftalking.Ibllowingtheir
styleofdressing,andseekingevenchancetomeettheminpersonat
grealexpenses.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:hithissection,youwillheartwolongconversations..Attheendof'each
conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestions
willhespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustschoosethebestanswer
fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),(1)andD)Theftmarkthecorrespondingletter
onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre
Questions1to4aITbasedontheconversationyouhavejusthenrd.
I.A)Ithasgivenrisetomuchcontroversy.
B)Ilhasbeenverytavorablyreceived.
C)llwasprimarilywriltenforvegetarians.
D)Itollendsmanyenvironmentalists
2.A)Sheneglectspeople*sellbrtsinanimalprotection.
B)Shetriestothreepeopletoacceptherradicalideas.
C)Sheignoresthe\ariousbenelltsofpublictransport.
D)Sheinsistsvegetariansarebanningtheenvironment.
3.A)The\aresignificant.
B)Theyarcrevolutionary.
C)Theyarerational.
D)Theyarcmodest.
4.A)ltwouldhelptoprotecttheenvironment.
13)11wouldgeneratemoneytorpublichealth.
C)Itwouldneedsupportfromthegeneralpublic.
D)Itwouldforcepoorpeopletochangetheirdiet.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Wheresucccsstiilpeople'sstrengthscometroni.
B)Whymanypeoplelightsoliardforsuccess.
C)Howsheacliicvedherlife'sgoal.
D)Wliatmakespeoplesuccessiiil.
6.A)Havingsomeonewhohasconfidenceinthem.
B)HavingsomeonewhoisreadslohelpIhem.
C)IIavingafirmbeliefintheirownability.
D)Havingarealisticaltiludetowardslilc.
7.A)Theyadjust(heirgoalsaccordingly.
B)TheytryIwrdtoappearoptimistic.
C)iheystaypositive.
I))Theyremaincalm.
8.A)Anunderstandingleadership.
B)Anurturingenvironment.
C)Mutualrespectamongcolleagues.
D)Highlycooperativeteammates.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,
youwillhearJourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonly
once./IJieryouhearac/uestion,youmustschoosethebestansyverfromtheJour
choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmark(hecorrespondingletteronAnswer
SheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Theyusetheirsenseofhearingtocapturetheirprey.
B)Theirfoodmainlyconsistsofsmallanimalsandfish.
C)Theyhavebigeyesanddistinctivevisualcenters.
D)TheirancestorisdiHerentfromthatofmicrobats.
1().A)Withthehelpofmoonlight.
B)Bymeansofecholocation.
C)Withtheaidofdaylightvision.
D)B\meansofvisionandsmell.
1LA)*Ibmakeuptbrtheirnaturalabsenceofvision.
B)Toadaptthemselvestoaparticularlitcstylc.
C)ToiaciIitatetheirtraveloverlongdistances.
D)Tosurviveintheever-changingweather.
Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejusthcaixl.
12.A)Theyacquireknowledgenotibundinbooks.
B)TheyleamhowtointeractwithIhcirpeers.
C)TheybecomemorecmoHonallyaggressive.
D)The、getmuchbetterpreparedlorschool.
13.A)Theyarclartromemotionallyprepared.
B)Theylendtobemoreattractedbyimages.
C)TheycanIfollowtheconllictsiniheshow.
D)Theylackthecognitiveandmemoryskills.
14.A)Chooseappropriateprogramsfortheirchildren.
B)Helptheirchildrenunderstandtheprogram'splot.
C)Outlinetheprogram'splottortheirchildrenfirst.
D)Monitortheirchildren'swatchingofTVprograms.
15.A)ExplainitsmessagetoIheirchildren.
B)Checkiftheirchildrenhaveenjoyedit.
C)Encouragetheirchildrentoretellthestory.
D)AsktheirchildrentodescriIKitscharacters.
SectionC
Directions:bithissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowed
bythreeorfourquestiom.Therecordingswillbeplciyedonlyonce.Afteryouheara
question^youmustschoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)
andDhThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline
t/trouglithecentre.
Questions16to18arcbasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
16.A)The>areairaidofinjuringtheirleet.
B)Theyhaveneverdevelopedthehabit.
C)Theybelievealittledirtharmsnoone.
I))The、finditrathertroublesometodoso.
17.A)Ditlercnttypesofbacteriaexistedonpublic-loiletfloors.
B)Thereweremorebacteriaonsidewalksthaninthehome.
C)Officecarpetscollectedmorebacteriathanelsewhere.
I))Alargenumberoi'bacteriacollectedonasingleshoe.
18.A)Thechemicalsonshoescandeteriorateairquality.
B)Shoescanupsettainilymemberswiththeirnoise.
C)Themarksleftbyshoesarchardtoerase.
D)Shoescanleavescratchesonthefloor.
Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
19.A)IlissinfuIandimmoral.
B)Ilisdeemeduncivilized.
C)Ilisanunconlroltablebehavior.
D)Itisaviolationoflaithandtrusl.
2O.A)Assesstheirconsequences.
B)Guardagainsttheirharm.
C)Acceptthemasnormal.
D)bindouttheircauses.
21.A)Trytounderstandwhatmessagestheyconvey
B)Payattentiontotheirpossibleconsequences.
C)Considerthemfromdirtcrcnlperspectives.
D)Makesuretheyarcbroughtundercontrol.
Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Cultivationofnewvancticsofcrops.
B)Measurestocopewithclimatecliangc
C)Developmentol'moreellcctivepesticides.
D)Applicationofmorenitrogen-nchiertiiizers.
23:A)TheexpansionofQinnlandindevelopingcounlries.
B)Theresearchoncroprotationindevelopingcounlries.
C)Thecooperationoftheworld'sagnculturalscientists.
D)Theimprovementofagricultunilinfrastructure
24.A)ForencouragingHinnersloembracenewfanningtechniques.
B)Foraligningtheirresearchwithadvancesinfarmingtechnology.
C)borturning(heirfix:ustoiheneedsoftannersinpoorercounlries.
I))Forcooperatingcloselywithpolicymakersindevelopingcountries.
25.A)Rapidtransitiontobecomeatbodexporter.
B)Suhstantialfimdinginagriculturalresearch
C)Quickrisetobecomealeadinggrainproducer.
D)Assumptionofhumanitarianresponsibilities.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:hithissection,thereisapassagewithtenhhuiks.Youarerequiredto
selectonewordforeachblankJr(>nialistofchoicesgiveninawordhankfollowing
thepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each
choiceinthehankisidenlijiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor
eachitemonAns^verSheet2withasinglelinethroughiheceiure.YoumayHOIuse
(imofthewordsinthehankmorethanonce.
AccordingtopsychologistSharonDraper,ourclothingchoicescanabsolutely
afleetourwellbeing.Whenwe.wearill-Httingclothes,orledover-orunder-dressed
Ibranevent.il,snaluraltofedsell-consciousorevenstressed.Conversely,shesays,
optingtorclolhesthatGtwelland26withyoursenseofstylecanimprove
sourconfidence.
Buicanyouimproveyourhealththroughyour27clothing,withouthaving
todashoulandbuyawholenew28?**Absolutel\J*saysDraper.Ifyourgoalis
toimproveyourthinking,sherecommendspickingclothesthatfitwellandare
unlikelytoencouragerestlessness,so.avoidbows,ticsandunnecessary29.It
alsohelpstoopttorclothesyou30astyinginwithyourgoals,so.ifyouwant
toperformletteratwork,selectpiecesyouviewasprofessional.Drapersaysthisfits
inwiththeconceptofbehavioralactivation,whereby31inabehavior(inthis
case,selectingclothes)cansetyouonthepathtothenachievingyourgoals(working
harder).
Anotherwaytoimproveyour32ofmindistomixthingsup.Drapersays
wcoftentcclstuckinamt(常规)ifwewearthesameclothes-evenifthey"reour
favorites-thusopingibranitemyoudon'twearotten.oraddingsomethingdifierent
toanoutiit.suchasahat.can33_shitjourmood.Ondayswhenyourereally
34lobravetheworld.Drapersuggestsselectingsentimentalitemsofclolhing.
suchasonesyouworeonaspecialday,orgiventoyoubyalovedone,asclothes
with35associationscanhelpyoulapintoconstructiveemotions.
A)accessories
B)align
C)concurrently
D)current
E)engaging
F)ibnd
G)frame
H)locations
I)perceive
J)positively
K)profile
L)prospering
M)reluctant
N)showcase
O)wardrobe
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements
allachedtoit.Eachslatemenlcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.
Identijy'theparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Younui\fchoosea
paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe
questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
Whyfactsdon'tchangeourminds
|A]TheeconomistJ.K.Galbraithoncewrote.'Tacedwithachoicebetweenchanging
one'smindandprovingthereisnoneedtodoso.almosteveryonegetsbusywiththe
proof?'
|B]LeoTolstoywasevenbolder"Themostdifllcullsubjectscanbeexplainedtothe
mostslow-wittedmanifhehasnotformedanyideaofthemalready;butthesimplest
thingcannotbemadecleartothemostintelligentmanifheis11milypersuadedthat
heknowsalready,withoutashadowofdoubt,whatislaidbelbrchim."
|C|What'sgoingonhere?Whydon'ttactschangeourminds?Andwhywould
someonecontinuetobelieveataiscorinaccurateideaanyway?Howdosuch
behaviorsserveus?Humansneedareasonablyaccurateviewoftheworldinorderto
survive.Ifyourmodelofrealityiswildlydiflerentfromtheactualworld,thenyou
struggletotakeeffectiveactionseachday.However,truthandaccuracyarcnotthe
onlythingsthatmattertothehumanmind.Humansalsoseemtohaveadeepdesireto
belong.
|D]InAtomicHabits.Iwrote."Humansarcherdanimals.Wcwanttofitin,tobond
withothers,andtoearntherespectandapprovalofourpeers.Suchinclinationsarc
essentialtooursurvival.Formostofourevolutionaryhistory,ourancestorslivedin
tribes.Becomingseparatedirointhetribe—orworse,beingcastout—wasadeath
sentence.
|E]UnderstandingIhetruthofasituationisimportant,butsoisremainingpartofa
tribe.Whilethese(wodesiresoftenworkwelltogetherthe\occasionallycomeinto
conllict.Inmanycircumstances.socialconnectionisactual!)morehelplultoyour
dailylilethanunderstandingthetruthofaparticularfactoridea.TheIlanard
psychologistStevenPinkerputitthisway."Peopleareembracedorcondemned
accordingtotheirbeliefs,soonelunctionofthemindmaybetoholdbelielsthat
bringthebeliei-holderthegreatestnumberofallies,protectors,ordisciples(信徒).
ratherthanbeliefsthatarcmostlikelytobetrue/'
|F|Wedon'talwaysbelievethingsbecausetheyarecorrect.Sometimeswebelieve
thingsbecausetheymakeuslookgoodtothepeoplewccarcabout.IthoughtKevin
Simlerpulitwellwhenhewrote.T「abrainanticipatesthatitwillberewardedtor
adoptingaparticularbelief,it'sperfectlyhappyTOdoso.anddoesn'tmuchcare
wheretherewardcomesfromwhetheritspragmaiic(实用主义的)(bcttc「outcomes
resultingfrombetterdecisions),social(bettertreatmentfromone'speers),orsome
mixofthetwo”
[G]Falscbcliciscanbeusefulinasocialsenseeveniftheyarcnotuscliilinatactual
sense.卜orlackofabetterphrase,wemightcallthisapproach^tactuallyfalse,but
sociallyaccurate/7When\vchavetochoosebetweenthetwo.peopleoftenselect
friendsandfamilyovertacts.Thisinsightnotonlyexplainswhywemightholdour
tongueatadinnerpartyorlooktheotherwaywhenourparentssaysomctliing
ollensivc,butalsorevealsabetterwastochangethemindsofothers.
fllJConvincingsomeonetochangetheirmindisreallytheprocessofconvincingthem
tochangetheirtnbe.Ifthe、abandontheirbelie瓜theyruntheriskoflosingsocial
ties.Youcan?texpectsomeonetochangetheirmindifyoutakeawaytheir
communitytoo.Ybuhavetogiveihemsomewheretogo.Nobod、wantstheir
worldviewtomapartiflonelinessistheoutcome.
|T|Thewaytochangepeople’smindsistobecomeInendswiththem,tointegrate
themintoyourtribe.Iobringihetnintosourcircle.Now.the\canchangetheirbeliels
withouttheriskofbeingabandonedsocially.
|J]Perhapsitisnotdifference,butdistance,thatbreedstribalismandhostility.As
proximityincreases,sodoesunderstanding.IamremindedofAbrahamLincoln's
quote,"aldon'tlikethatman.Imustgettoknowhimbetter/'
|K(Factsdon'tchangeourminds.hriendshipdocs.Yearsago.BenCasnocha
mentionedanideatonicthatIhaven'tbeenabletoshake:Thepeoplewhoaremost
likelytochangeourmindsarctheonesweagreewithon98percentoftopics.If
someoneyouknow,like,andtrustbelievesaradicalidea.\ouarcmorelikelytogive
itmerit,weight,orconsideration.Youalreadyagreewiththeminmostareasoflite.
Maybeyoushouldchangeyourmindonthisonetoo.Butifsomeonewildlyditlcrcnt
thanyouproposesthesameradicalidea.well,it'seasytodismissthemasnuts.
|L|()ncwaytovisualizethisdistinctionisbymappingbeliesonaspectrum.Ifyou
dividethisspectruminto10unitsandyoufindyourselfatPosition7.thenthereis
littlesenseintryinglocoiixincesomeoneatPosition1.Thegapistoowide.When
you'reatPosition7,yourlimeisbetterspentconnectingwithpeoplewhoareat
Positions6and8.graduallypullingtheminyourdirection.
|M]ThemostheatedargumentsoRenoccurbetweenpeopleonoppositeendsofthe
spectrum,butihemostirequenllearningoccursfrompeoplewhoarenearby.Ihe
closeryouaretosomeone,themorelike!)itbecomesthattheoneortwobeliefsyou
don,tsharewillbleedoverintoyourownmindandshapeyourthinking.Thelurther
awayanideaisiroinyourcurrentposition.Ihemorelikelyyouaretorejectitoutright.
Wheni(comestochangingpeople'sminds,itisverydilllculttojumptronioneside
toanother.Youcan'tjumpdownthespectrum.Youhaveloslidedownit.
|N|AnyideathatissuOlcientlydiilerenttroniyourcurrentworldviewwillieel
threatening.Andthebestplacetoponderathreateningideaisinanon-threatening
environment.Asaresult,hooksarcoftenabettervehicle,tbrtransformingbeliefs
thanconversationsordebates.Inconversation,peoplehavetocaretullyconsiderIheir
statusandappearance.Theywanttosavefaceandavoidlookingstupid.When
controiHcdwithanuncomfortablesetoftacts.thetendencyisoftentodoubledown
ontheircurrentpositionratherthanpubliclyadmittobeingwrong.Booksresolvethis
tension.Withabook,theconversationtakesplaceinsidesomeone'sheadandwithout
theriskofbeingjudgedbyothers.It'seasiertobeopcn-niindcdwhenyouarentt
feelingdefensive.
|O]Thereisanotherreasonbadideascontinuetoliveon.whichisthatpeople
continuetotalkaboutthem.Silenceisdeathibranyidea.Anideathatisneverspoken
orwrittendowndiesuiththepersonwhoconceivedit.Ideascanonlyberemembered
wiientheyarerepeated.Theycanonlybebelievedwhentheyarerepeated.1have
alreadypointedoutthatpeoplerepealideaslosignaltheyarepartofthesamesocial
group.Buthcrcsacrucialpointmostpeoplemiss:Peoplealsorepeatbadideaswhen
lhe\complainaboutthem.Beibreyoucancriticizeanidea.\ouha\elorelerencethat
idea.Youenduprepeatingtheideasyou'rehopingpeoplewillIbrgetbut.ofcourse,
peoplecan'tIbrgetthembecauseyoukeeptalkingaboutthem.Themoreyourepeata
badidea,themorelikelypeoplearclobelieveit.
|P]Let'scallthisphenomenonClear\LawofRecurrence:Thenumberofpeople
whobelieveanideaisdirectlyproportionalto(henumberoflimesilhasbeen
repeatedduringthelast\eareveniftheideaislaIse.
36.Accordinglotheauthor,humanscanhardlysurviveifseparatedfromtheir
community.
37.Peopleoftenacceptfalsebeliefsbecausetlicyprioritizesocialbondsratherthan
facts.
38.Mostoftenpeoplelearnfromthoseclosetothem
39.Sometimespeopleadoptcertainbcliclsinordertoleavealavorablcimpressionon
thosedeartothem.
40.Comparedwithtacc-to-tacecommunication,booksoftenprovideabettermedium
ibrchangingpeople'sbeliefs.
41.Onmanyoccasionsindailylite,peoplebcncihmorefromtheirsocialbondsthan
fromknowingthetnith.
42.Ifyou\vanltochangesomebody'sbclicls.youshouldlirstestablishsocial
connectionwiththem.
43Humanscannotsurvivewithoutalairknowledgeoftheactualworld
44.Repetitionofbadideasincreasestheirchancesofbeingaccepted.
45.Nobcxlyiswillingtogiveupiheirbeliefsalthenskofgettingisolated.
SectionC
Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome
questionsortuifitiishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked.4;.
B),C)andD).Ycntshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding
letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassaicOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thesubjectofautoinalionanditsroleinoureconomyhastakenholdin
Americanpublicdiscourse.Technologybroadlyandautomationspecilicallyare
dnimaticallyreshapingthewaywework.Andweneedtoliaveaplanlorwhat'sstill
tocome.
Wcdon'thavetolookfurtherthanourowncoirunuiiiticstoseethedevastating
impactofaulonialion.Fromautomatedwarehousestocashicrlcssgrocerystoresto
neighborhocxilibrariesthatoilersell-checkoutlanesinsteadofemployingreal
peopleautomationisincreasinglyreplacingjobsandleavingtoolewgoodnew
jobsbehind.
Thestatisticsinmanutacturingarcstaggering.Despitethewidespreadtears
abouttrade,arecentreportshowedthatjusl13percentofjobslostinmanutacturing
areduetotradetherestofthelosseshavebeenduetoadvancesintechnology.
Thatiswhymorepeoplearecriticizingtheever-increasingroleoftechnolog\,
inoureconomy.Ourcountnismanutacturingmorethaneverbefore,butwcare
doingitwithfewerworkers.Howeveril'snotjustlactoricsthatareseeing
losses-solhvareandinlbnnationteclmologyarealsohavingadramaticimpacton
jobsmostpeopleihinkaresecureIrointheIbrcesofarapidly-changingecononix.
SomethingtranslbnnativeishappeninginAmericaihalishavinganadverseellecl
onAmericantainilics.Whetherpolicymakersandpoliticiansadmititornot.workers
havemadecleartheirfeelings,abouttheireconomicinsecurityanddesiretokeep
goodjobsinAmerica.
Sowhyarepeoplesoinsistentonignoringtheperilsofautomation?Theyare
tailingtolookaheadatatimewhenplanningtorthefiitureismoreimportantthan
ever.Resistingautomationisfutile:itisasinevitableasindustrializationwasIxrtbrc
it.Isincerelyhopethatthosewhoassertthatautomationwillmakeusmorectlcctivc
andpaveIhewaxfornewoccupationsareright,buttherealityofautomation's
detrimentalellectsonworkersmakesmeskeptical.Noonecancurrentlysay"here
thenewjobsarecomingfromorwhen,andanysensiblecompanyorcountnshould
preparetbrallalternatives.
I,mnotoverstatingthedanger:lookatwhat'shappenedtothelaborforce.
Accordingtoeconomicresearch.oneinsixworking-agemen.25-54.doesn'thavea
job.Fillyyearsago.nearly100percentofmenthatagewereworking.Women'slabor
forceparticipation,meanwhile,hasslippedbacktothelevelitwasatinthelate
1980s.
Americanlinniliesandprominentbusinessleadersarcawarethattheresabig
problemwithautomation.Ihevalueofacollegedegreeisdiminishing,andour
upwardmobilityisdeclining.Ifwewantaneconomythatallowsevenonetobe
economicallysecure,weneedtostartthinkingabouthowwecanrightfullyaddress
automation.
46.Whatcanwcobservefromtheauthor'sdescriptionofourcommunities?
A)lhcgrowingpassiontbrautomaUon.
B)TheshiftfrommanualjobstoTTones.
C)Theirchangingviewsonemployment
I))Theirfadingemploymentopportunities.
47.Whatdowelearntromarecentreport?
A)Theinanulacturingsectorisdecliningatafastrate.
B)Theconcernsthecllcctoftradeareexaggerated.
C)Thetearsabouttradehavebeenspreading(arandwide.
D)Theimpactoftradeonemploymenthasbeenstaggering.
48.WhaldoesthepassagetellusaboutAmericanworkersinaneraortransibnnation?
A)The\ieelignoredbypoliticians.
B)Theyleelincreasing]、vulnerable
C)Theykeepadaptingtothechanges.
D)The、keepcomplainingbuttonoavail.
49.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofautomation?
A)1twillhavethesameimpactasindustrialization.
B)Itprovidessensiblecompanieswithalternatives.
C)ltsallegedpositivectlcctsarcdoubtiiil.
l))ltsdetrimentalctlcctsarcunavoidable.
5().Whatshouldweattachimportancetowhendealingwithautomation?
A)Collcgcgraduates'jobprospects.
B)Women'saccesstocmployincnt.
C)Pcoplc,seconomicsecurity
D)People'ssocialmobiliK
PassageTwo
Qui*stions51to55sirebasedonthefollowingpassive.
Iookatthepeoplearoundyou.Somearcpassive.othersmoreaggressive.Some
workbestalone,otherscravecompaiiionsliip.Wceasilyrecognizethatthereisgreat
variationamongtheindividualswholivenearus.Yet.whenuespeakofpeoplefrom
elsewhere,wcseemtoinevitablycharacterizethembasedontheircountnoforigin.
Statisticsspecialists,whentheyspeakofnationalaverages,oftenmakethesame
mistake.
Newlypublishedresearchshowshowerroneoussuchoverv沁wsare.Three
researchersanalyzeddecadesofvalues-basedsuncysandibundthatonlybetween
16°vand21°oofthevariationinculturalvaluescouldbeexplainedbydillcrcnccs
betweencountries.Inotherwords,thevastmajorityofwhatmakesusculturally
distinctfromoneanotherhasnothingtodowithourhomeland.
Todeterminewhatfactorsreallyarcassociatedwithculture,theauthors
combineddatafrom558priorsurveysthateachmeasuredonemoreofHofstcdc's
culturaldimensions.Thesearctraits,suchasindividualismandmasculinity,that
describework-relatedculturalvalues.(Thc\arcnotameasureofvisibleculturaltrails,
suchasfoodordress.)I'houghthevalidityofHotstcdc'sdimensionshasbeen
questioned,theyhavethesingularbenefitofhavingbeeninusetbrdecades,which
allowstbrhistoricalandintcniationalcomparisons.
Theresearchersfoundthatbothdemographictactors.suchasage.and
environmentallactors,suchaslong-termuiiemployinentrales,weremorecorrelated
withculturalvaluesthannationality.OccupationandsocialeconomicstatuswereIhc
moststronghcorrelated,suggestingthatourvaluesarcmoreeconomicallydriven
thanvveusuallygivethemcredilIbr.
Theevidenceimplieslha(peoplewithsimilarjobsandincomesaremore
cullurallyalike,regardlessofwhere(he\live.VasFaras,theleadauthorof(hestudy,
pulsitthisway""TellmehoumuchyoumakeandIwillmakeaprettyaccurate
predictionaboutyourcuhuralvalues.TellmewhatyournationalityisandIprobably
willmakeawrongprediction/'
Tarassaysourerroneousbeliefthatcountriesarecultureshascausedbusinesses
toteachtheiremployeesuselessorevenhamiiulwaysofinteractingwiththeir
internationalpeers.ChineseandAmericanlawyersmightbetrainedtointeractbased
ontheassumptionthattheChinesepersonislessindividualistic,eventhoughtheir
similarsocialeconomicsituationsmakeitprobabletheyareactuallyquitealikein
thatregard.
Thecountry,astheunitofauthority,isoftenaconvenientwayofgeneralizing
aboutapopulation.However,ourtbcusoticountriescanmaskbroadvariationswithin
them.Inthemajorityofcaseswcwouldbebetterotridentityingpeoplebythetactors
thatconstraintheirlives,likeincome,ratherthanbythelinessurroundingthemona
map.
51.WhaterrordoexpertsollenmakewhendescribingpeopleIromotherplaces?
A)Theylendtooverlyrelyonnatioiuility.
B)The>oftenexaggeratetheirdifferences.
C)Theyoltenmisunderstandtheircultures.
1))Theyendtodwellonnationalaverages.
52.WhatdowelearnaboutHolstede'sculturaldimensions?
A)Theyareusefulincomparingculturalvaluesacrosslimeandspace.
B)The\havebroughtunusualbenefitstopeopleofdiHerentcultures.
C)The>arewidelyusedIoidentilypeople'sindividualtraits.
I))rheyprovidevaluablequestionstorresearcherstostudy.
53.Whatdidresearchersfindalx)utpreviousstudiesontactorsdeterminingpeople's
value?
A)Environmentalfactorswereprioritizedoverotherfactors.
B)Anindividualsfinancialstatuswasoftenunderestimated.
C)Toomuchemphasishadbeenplacedonone'soccupation.
D)Theimpactofsocialprogressonone'svalueswasignored.
54.Whatistheimpactonemployeeswhenculturesarcidentifiedwithcountries?
A)rhcymaytailtoseetheculturalbiasesoftheirbusinesspartners.
B)Thcymaytailtoattachsufficientimportancetoculturaldiversity.
C)Thcymaynotbetaughthowtoproperlyinteractwithoverseaspartners.
D)TheymaynotbeabletoIearnthelegalproceduresibrbusinesstransactions.
55.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestattheendofthepassage?
A)I'hereissullkientreasontogeneralizeaboutacountn'spopulation.
B)Themajorityofpeoplea
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