【正文】 th quarter. However, it’s clear that Macy’s believes its troubles run deeper than a temporary aberration (偏離) off the thermometer. The retail giant said the poor financial performance this year has pushed it to begin implementing $400 million in costcutting measures. The pany pledged to cut 600 backoffice positions, though some 150 workers in those roles would be reassigned to other jobs. It also plans to offer “voluntary separation” packages to 165 senior executives. It will slash staffing at its fleet of 770 stores, a move affecting some 3,000 employees. The retailer also announced the locations of 36 stores it will close in early 2016. The pany had previously announced the planned closures, but had not said which locations would be affected. None of the chain’s stores in the Washington metropolitan area are to be closed. Macy’s has been moving aggressively to try to remake itself for a new era of shopping. It has plans to open more locations of Macy’s Backstage, a newlydeveloped offprice concept which might help it better pete with ambitious T. J. Maxx. It’s also pushing ahead in 2016 with an expansion of Bluemercury, the beauty chain it bought last year. At a time when young beauty shoppers are often turning to Sephora or Ulta instead of department store beauty counters, Macy’s hopes Bluemercury will help strengthen its position in the category. One relative bright spot for Macy’s during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up “doubledigit” increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled. That relative strength would be consistent with what was seen in the wilder retail industry during the early part of the holiday season. While Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday all saw record spending online, instore sales plunged over the holiday weekend. 51. What does the author say about the shrinking spending of international tourists in the .? A)It is attributable to the rising value of the . dollar. B)It is a direct result of the global economic recession. C)It reflects a shift of their interest in consumer goods. D)It poses a potential threat to the retail business in the . 52. What does Macy’s believe about its problems? A) They can be solved with better management. B) They cannot be attributed to weather only. C) They are not as serious in its online stores. D) They call for increased investments. 53. In order to cut costs, Macy’s decided to ________. A) cut the salary of senior executives B) relocate some of its chain stores C) adjust its promotion strategies D) reduce the size of its staff 54. Why does Macy’s plan to expand Bluemercury in 2016? A) To experiment on its new business concept. B) To focus more on beauty products than clothing. C) To promote sales of its products by lowering prices. D) To be more petitive in sales of beauty products. 55. What can we learn about Macy’s during the holiday season? A) Sales dropped sharply in its physical stores. B)Its retail sales exceeded those of T. J. Maxx. C)It helped Bluemercury establish its position worldwide. D)It filled its stores with abundant supply of merchandise. Part IV Translation (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2. 宋朝始于960年，一直延續(xù)到1279年。這一時期，中國經(jīng)濟大幅增長，成為世界上最先進的經(jīng)濟體，科學、技術(shù)、哲學和數(shù)學蓬勃發(fā)展。宋代中國是世界歷史上首先發(fā)行紙幣的國家。宋朝還最早使用火藥并發(fā)明了活字（movabletype）印刷。人口增長迅速，越來越多的人住進城市，那里有熱鬧的娛樂場所。社會生活多種多樣。人們聚集在一起觀看和交易珍貴藝術(shù)品。宋朝的政府體制在當時也是先進的。政府官員均通過競爭性考試選拔任用。 2017年6月大學英語六級考試真題及答案解析（第二套完整版）Part I Writing (30 minutes) 【參考范文】 Whether to Major in Science or Humanities at College? Nowadays, as the whole society place increasingly considerable value on education, the question of whether to major in science or humanities at college is not only a concern for students, but also a focal point for parents. Some believe that to dig into science is a better choice because it promises us a brighter future。 others may hold the opposite view that humanity knowledge is the foundation of humanity quality. As for me, both arguments are justified. However, I believe that the important thing is not about which subject is better, what matters most is people who will have to make the decision. In other words, we should not lay onesided emphasis on the advantages of either subject。 on the contrary, the students themselves, their interests and preferences, pros and cons are supposed to be taken into consideration. For example, if a student is more adept at humanity and that’s where his real interests lie, then he should dedicate to the study on humanity. Whether to major in science or humanities is a critical choice for every student because its result has a profound influence on personal career development and life style. Thus we should figure out what we really care about so as not to put the cart before the horse. 1【答案】B 【解析】對話中關于第一個調(diào)查，男士說有十大因素影響著人們在工作中的幸福感。并提及對接受調(diào)查的大多數(shù)人來說，最重要的因素就是擁有友好、 給予支持的同事。事實上，接受調(diào)查的人中有73%的人把與同事的關系作為促成工作幸福感的關鍵因素，這是一個很高的比例。由此可知，友好的同事是讓員工感到幸福的第一因素。故選B。 2【答案】B 【解析】對話中女士問男士調(diào)查中還有沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)其他的信息。男士在回答中提及“However, 20% of employees described themselves as being unhappy”，故選B。 3【答案】A 【解析】對話中男士說從調(diào)查中還得出了一些更有趣的結(jié)論：首先小公司很好，人們更明確地傾向于在不超過100人的較小的機構(gòu)或公司中工作。由此可知，小規(guī)模的公司在員工中更受歡迎。故選A。 4【答案】C 【解析】對話中男士說一天只工作5個小時的兼職合同工比那些全職的人更快樂。隨后提及，從調(diào)查中得出的結(jié)論是，這一現(xiàn)象可能是由于兼職合同工能更好地平衡工作和生活。故選C。 5【答案】D 【解析】對話開篇女士問男士一開始是怎么對這一主題感興趣的。男士在回答時提到，對逼近的危險的恐懼成為了這一大型拍攝項目的主題。由此可推斷出，《洪水將至》是一本攝影集。故選D。 6【答案】C 【解析】男士在回答女士的問題（一開始是怎么對這一主題感興趣的）時提及，“2006年，布魯日城的音樂廳讓我為一個新的音樂節(jié)的目錄拍一些關于水的主題的照片”。由此可知，男士是在為音樂節(jié)目錄拍照時想出了這一作品的主題。故選C。 7【答案】A 【解析】男士在對話中提及，傳媒報導中有大量警惕性文章是關于即將發(fā)生的氣候突變。并且對話中女士問男士，關于書中的原話“我不想拍攝災難，我想拍攝即將發(fā)生的災難”能否說些什么。男士在回答，整個歐洲的海岸線被淹沒只是時間問題，這一點現(xiàn)在非常清楚。由此可知，氣候突變發(fā)生時，整個歐洲的海岸線將被淹沒。故選A。 8【答案】D 【解析】對話中男士在回答女士的問題（關于歷史在這個項目中的作用）時提及，威尼斯是一座一直受到海水威脅的城市，在那里每天早上會建起接木橋讓游客通往旅館。故選D。 9【答案】C 9.【解析】題目是問一些人在面臨新情況時是如何表現(xiàn)的。聽力材料開頭提到，一些人面對新情況時，常?；ㄙM太多的時間預期最壞的結(jié)果來預演他們的失敗。其中C選項中的the