英语六级模拟试题（5） Directions:
This part consists
of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in
each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word.
Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you
change a word, cross it and write the correct word in the corresponding blank.
If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you
delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (—) in the blank.
The Seattle Times company is one newspaper firm that has recognized the need for change and done
something about it. In the newspaper industry, papers must reflect the
diversity of the communities to which they provide information. It must
reflect that diversity with their
62. ______. news coverage or risk losing their readers'
interest and their advertisers' support. Operating within minorities, the paper has put into place
policies and procedures for hiring and maintain a diverse workforce. The
underlying reason for the change is
64. ______. that for information to be fair,
appropriate, and subjective, it should be 65. ______. reported by the same kind of population
that reads it. A
diversity committee composed of reporters, editors, and photographers meets regularly to value the
Seattle Times' content and to
66. ______. educate the rest of the newsroom staff
about diversity issues. In an 67. ______. addition, the paper instituted a content
audit (审查) that
evaluates the frequency and manner of representation of
woman and people of color in
68. ______. photographs. Early audits showed that
minorities were pictured far too infrequently and were pictured with a
disproportionate number of negative articles. The audit has resulted from
improvement in the frequency of
69. ______. majority representation and their portrayal
in neutral or positive
70. ______. situations. And, with a result, the Seattle
Times has improved as a
71. ______. newspaper. The diversity training and
content audits helped the Times Company to win the Personnel Journal
Optimas Award for excellence in managing change. Part
Ⅵ
Translation (5
minutes) Directions: Complete the following
sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in
brackets. 72.
It was essential that __________________________ (我们在月底前签订合同). 73.
To our delight, she __________________________ (进大学一个月就适应了校园生活). 74.
The new government was accused __________________________ (未实现其降低失业率的承诺). 75.
The workmen think __________________________ (遵守安全规则很重要). |
