2021年大学英语六级考试真题与答案.docVIP

12 月大学英语六级真题 Part IV Section A Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Directions: In this section， there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2. Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage. How good are you at saying no?For many，its surprisingly difficult. This is especially true of editors，who by nature tend to be eager and engaged participants in everything they do. Consider these scenarios: Its late in the day. That frontpackage youve been working on is nearly complete；one last edit and its finished. Enter the executive editor，who makes a suggestion requiring a more-than-modest rearrangement of the design and the addition of an information box. You want to scream：No！Its done! What do you do? The first rule of saying no to the boss is dont say no. She probably has something in mind when she makes suggestions，and its up to you to find out what. The second rule is dont raise the stakes by challenging her authority. That issue is already decided. The third rule is to be ready to cite options and consequences. The bosss suggestions might be appropriate，but there are always consequences. She might not know about the pages backing up that need attention，or about the designer who had to go home sick. Tell her she can have what she wants，but explain the consequences. Understand what shes trying to accomplish and propose a Plan B that will make it happen without destroying what youve done so far. Heres another case. Your least-favorite reporter suggests a dumb story idea. This one should be easy，but its not. If you say no，even politely，you risk inhibiting further ideas，not just from that reporter，but from others who heard that you turned down the idea. This scenario is common in newsrooms that lack a systematic way to filter story suggestions. Two steps are necessary. Firs