2025年全国大学英语六级考试（CET-6）仿真试题及答案三
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1). When hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005，the Red Cross announced a toll-free telephone hotline to help victims and their families find each other.The hotline was quickly swamped.So the Red Cross turned to a little-known firm called -LiveOps，a company that recruits call agents from around the world and directs their tasks entirely through the Internet.Within three hours，it had arranged for 300 people to staff the phones.A few days later，the freelance agents had processed more than 17，000 calls.■This success story—combining impressive numbers with a good cause—is an example of a new phenomenon：using the Internet not just to aggregate and access computing power，but also to find and direct brainpower.Invoking the current mania around cloud computing，where things your computer used to do now happen online，a new class of companies are promoting cloud labor.“Get fast turnaround times for jobs computers can′t do，” says one site.“Spool up thousands of people without picking up the phone.” This new form of labor has begun to catch on in the post-financial-crisis world.It could create efficiencies and opportunities that economists hitherto could only dream of.It could also usher in a new era of digital sweatshops.■To understand just how radical this new form of labor is，consider how it works so far.It′s a pyramid of sorts，with services designed to tap serious (and rare) smarts at the top，and others to enlist anyone with a brain wave at the bottom.At the apex of the pyramid are companies like InnoCentive，a venture founded by pharma giant Eli Lilly.It is essentially an eBay for difficult problems.Companies pose questions that they can′t easily answer in-house，and then set a bounty for answering them by a certain deadline.■In the middle of the pyramid lie tasks that pay less but don′t require the brains of Thomas Edison.That′s where a virtual-call-center organization like LiveOps fits in.It relies on more than 20，000 “contractors” (they′re not officially employees) working out of their homes.Once they′ve passed tests for reading comprehension and basic computer skills，they′re put to work.They might begin by relaying takeout orders from hungry callers to a restaurant franchise.After tiring of that，they could switch to handling the Red Cross hotline for a while，or soliciting (招募) membership renewals for a regional automobile club.■At the bottom of the pyramid are mindless tasks that are still too tricky for a computer to handle.Amazon′s little-known but game-changing Mechanical Turk offers tasks for as little as penny a pop.One task displays pictures and asks “Turkers” to label them with keywords.Another seeks people who know coffee-shop owners—and then asks them to send the owners e-mails，$1 per recipient.Workers discover the Web site themselves or hear about it from friends.■It all sounds great，and in many ways it is.The Internet has created new markets for human labor potentially gleaned anywhere in the world—indeed，a company called CrowdFlower has set up a special program to channel tasks to refugees working at a data center in Kenya.Elsewhere，these services offer those working from home many more options than they′d have commuting to a single employer.The story of the Red Cross was mentioned to( ).
A.advertise the little known firm LiveOps
B.illustrate the significance of the Internet
C.explain the importance of telephone hotlines
D.show the breakage power of natural disasters
正确答案：B
2). For an increasing number of students at American universities，old is suddenly in.The reason is obvious：the graying of America means jobs.Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom(生育高峰) generation，a longer life span means that the nation′s elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years.By 2050，25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65，up from 14 percent in1995.The change poses profound questions for government and society，of course.But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions，and in law and business as well.“In addition to the doctors，we′re going to need more sociologists，biologists，urban planners and specialized lawyers，” says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California′s (USC) School of Gerontology(老年学).■Lawyers can specialize in “elder law”，which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination(歧视).Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers，74 million strong，are likely to be wealthiest group of retirees in human history.“Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with，say，an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money，” one professor says.■Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC.She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria.” So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it.She says，“I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.”Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market？( )
A.Retirees are more generous in spending money
B.They can employ more gerontologists
C.The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power
D.There are more elderly people working than before
正确答案：C
3). When hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005，the Red Cross announced a toll-free telephone hotline to help victims and their families find each other.The hotline was quickly swamped.So the Red Cross turned to a little-known firm called -LiveOps，a company that recruits call agents from around the world and directs their tasks entirely through the Internet.Within three hours，it had arranged for 300 people to staff the phones.A few days later，the freelance agents had processed more than 17，000 calls.■This success story—combining impressive numbers with a good cause—is an example of a new phenomenon：using the Internet not just to aggregate and access computing power，but also to find and direct brainpower.Invoking the current mania around cloud computing，where things your computer used to do now happen online，a new class of companies are promoting cloud labor.“Get fast turnaround times for jobs computers can′t do，” says one site.“Spool up thousands of people without picking up the phone.” This new form of labor has begun to catch on in the post-financial-crisis world.It could create efficiencies and opportunities that economists hitherto could only dream of.It could also usher in a new era of digital sweatshops.■To understand just how radical this new form of labor is，consider how it works so far.It′s a pyramid of sorts，with services designed to tap serious (and rare) smarts at the top，and others to enlist anyone with a brain wave at the bottom.At the apex of the pyramid are companies like InnoCentive，a venture founded by pharma giant Eli Lilly.It is essentially an eBay for difficult problems.Companies pose questions that they can′t easily answer in-house，and then set a bounty for answering them by a certain deadline.■In the middle of the pyramid lie tasks that pay less but don′t require the brains of Thomas Edison.That′s where a virtual-call-center organization like LiveOps fits in.It relies on more than 20，000 “contractors” (they′re not officially employees) working out of their homes.Once they′ve passed tests for reading comprehension and basic computer skills，they′re put to work.They might begin by relaying takeout orders from hungry callers to a restaurant franchise.After tiring of that，they could switch to handling the Red Cross hotline for a while，or soliciting (招募) membership renewals for a regional automobile club.■At the bottom of the pyramid are mindless tasks that are still too tricky for a computer to handle.Amazon′s little-known but game-changing Mechanical Turk offers tasks for as little as penny a pop.One task displays pictures and asks “Turkers” to label them with keywords.Another seeks people who know coffee-shop owners—and then asks them to send the owners e-mails，$1 per recipient.Workers discover the Web site themselves or hear about it from friends.■It all sounds great，and in many ways it is.The Internet has created new markets for human labor potentially gleaned anywhere in the world—indeed，a company called CrowdFlower has set up a special program to channel tasks to refugees working at a data center in Kenya.Elsewhere，these services offer those working from home many more options than they′d have commuting to a single employer.What can we learn from the middle of the new labor form？( )
A.There contains less tasks than at the top
B.It mainly offers indoor Jobs for employees
C.Tasks here need less intellectual competence
D.People get tired of the tasks here more easily
正确答案：C
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1). When hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005，the Red Cross announced a toll-free telephone hotline to help victims and their families find each other.The hotline was quickly swamped.So the Red Cross turned to a little-known firm called -LiveOps，a company that recruits call agents from around the world and directs their tasks entirely through the Internet.Within three hours，it had arranged for 300 people to staff the phones.A few days later，the freelance agents had processed more than 17，000 calls.■This success story—combining impressive numbers with a good cause—is an example of a new phenomenon：using the Internet not just to aggregate and access computing power，but also to find and direct brainpower.Invoking the current mania around cloud computing，where things your computer used to do now happen online，a new class of companies are promoting cloud labor.“Get fast turnaround times for jobs computers can′t do，” says one site.“Spool up thousands of people without picking up the phone.” This new form of labor has begun to catch on in the post-financial-crisis world.It could create efficiencies and opportunities that economists hitherto could only dream of.It could also usher in a new era of digital sweatshops.■To understand just how radical this new form of labor is，consider how it works so far.It′s a pyramid of sorts，with services designed to tap serious (and rare) smarts at the top，and others to enlist anyone with a brain wave at the bottom.At the apex of the pyramid are companies like InnoCentive，a venture founded by pharma giant Eli Lilly.It is essentially an eBay for difficult problems.Companies pose questions that they can′t easily answer in-house，and then set a bounty for answering them by a certain deadline.■In the middle of the pyramid lie tasks that pay less but don′t require the brains of Thomas Edison.That′s where a virtual-call-center organization like LiveOps fits in.It relies on more than 20，000 “contractors” (they′re not officially employees) working out of their homes.Once they′ve passed tests for reading comprehension and basic computer skills，they′re put to work.They might begin by relaying takeout orders from hungry callers to a restaurant franchise.After tiring of that，they could switch to handling the Red Cross hotline for a while，or soliciting (招募) membership renewals for a regional automobile club.■At the bottom of the pyramid are mindless tasks that are still too tricky for a computer to handle.Amazon′s little-known but game-changing Mechanical Turk offers tasks for as little as penny a pop.One task displays pictures and asks “Turkers” to label them with keywords.Another seeks people who know coffee-shop owners—and then asks them to send the owners e-mails，$1 per recipient.Workers discover the Web site themselves or hear about it from friends.■It all sounds great，and in many ways it is.The Internet has created new markets for human labor potentially gleaned anywhere in the world—indeed，a company called CrowdFlower has set up a special program to channel tasks to refugees working at a data center in Kenya.Elsewhere，these services offer those working from home many more options than they′d have commuting to a single employer.The story of the Red Cross was mentioned to( ).
A.advertise the little known firm LiveOps
B.illustrate the significance of the Internet
C.explain the importance of telephone hotlines
D.show the breakage power of natural disasters
正确答案：B
2). For an increasing number of students at American universities，old is suddenly in.The reason is obvious：the graying of America means jobs.Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom(生育高峰) generation，a longer life span means that the nation′s elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years.By 2050，25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65，up from 14 percent in1995.The change poses profound questions for government and society，of course.But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions，and in law and business as well.“In addition to the doctors，we′re going to need more sociologists，biologists，urban planners and specialized lawyers，” says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California′s (USC) School of Gerontology(老年学).■Lawyers can specialize in “elder law”，which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination(歧视).Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers，74 million strong，are likely to be wealthiest group of retirees in human history.“Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with，say，an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money，” one professor says.■Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC.She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria.” So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it.She says，“I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.”Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market？( )
A.Retirees are more generous in spending money
B.They can employ more gerontologists
C.The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power
D.There are more elderly people working than before
正确答案：C
3). When hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005，the Red Cross announced a toll-free telephone hotline to help victims and their families find each other.The hotline was quickly swamped.So the Red Cross turned to a little-known firm called -LiveOps，a company that recruits call agents from around the world and directs their tasks entirely through the Internet.Within three hours，it had arranged for 300 people to staff the phones.A few days later，the freelance agents had processed more than 17，000 calls.■This success story—combining impressive numbers with a good cause—is an example of a new phenomenon：using the Internet not just to aggregate and access computing power，but also to find and direct brainpower.Invoking the current mania around cloud computing，where things your computer used to do now happen online，a new class of companies are promoting cloud labor.“Get fast turnaround times for jobs computers can′t do，” says one site.“Spool up thousands of people without picking up the phone.” This new form of labor has begun to catch on in the post-financial-crisis world.It could create efficiencies and opportunities that economists hitherto could only dream of.It could also usher in a new era of digital sweatshops.■To understand just how radical this new form of labor is，consider how it works so far.It′s a pyramid of sorts，with services designed to tap serious (and rare) smarts at the top，and others to enlist anyone with a brain wave at the bottom.At the apex of the pyramid are companies like InnoCentive，a venture founded by pharma giant Eli Lilly.It is essentially an eBay for difficult problems.Companies pose questions that they can′t easily answer in-house，and then set a bounty for answering them by a certain deadline.■In the middle of the pyramid lie tasks that pay less but don′t require the brains of Thomas Edison.That′s where a virtual-call-center organization like LiveOps fits in.It relies on more than 20，000 “contractors” (they′re not officially employees) working out of their homes.Once they′ve passed tests for reading comprehension and basic computer skills，they′re put to work.They might begin by relaying takeout orders from hungry callers to a restaurant franchise.After tiring of that，they could switch to handling the Red Cross hotline for a while，or soliciting (招募) membership renewals for a regional automobile club.■At the bottom of the pyramid are mindless tasks that are still too tricky for a computer to handle.Amazon′s little-known but game-changing Mechanical Turk offers tasks for as little as penny a pop.One task displays pictures and asks “Turkers” to label them with keywords.Another seeks people who know coffee-shop owners—and then asks them to send the owners e-mails，$1 per recipient.Workers discover the Web site themselves or hear about it from friends.■It all sounds great，and in many ways it is.The Internet has created new markets for human labor potentially gleaned anywhere in the world—indeed，a company called CrowdFlower has set up a special program to channel tasks to refugees working at a data center in Kenya.Elsewhere，these services offer those working from home many more options than they′d have commuting to a single employer.What can we learn from the middle of the new labor form？( )
A.There contains less tasks than at the top
B.It mainly offers indoor Jobs for employees
C.Tasks here need less intellectual competence
D.People get tired of the tasks here more easily
正确答案：C
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