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2017年6月大学英语六级真题试卷一PartIWriting30minutes请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分,之后将进行听力考试Directions:Supposeyouareaskedtogiveadviceonwhethertomajorinscienceorhumanitiesatcollegewriteanessaytostateyouropinion.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIListeningComprehension30minutesSectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondinglettercmSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.ATheycanhopfromjobtojobeasily.Theycanwinrecognitionoftheirwork.Theycanbetterbalanceworkandlife.Theycantakeonmorethanonejob.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.AItisabookofEuropeanhistory.BItisanintroductiontomusic.ItisaboutthecityofBruges.DItisacollectionofphotos.AWhenpaintingtheconcerthallofBruges.WhenvacationinginanItaliancoastalcity.Whentakingpicturesforaconcertcatalogue.WhenwritingaboutBelgiumscoastalregions.ATheentireEuropeancoastlinewillbesubmerged.TherichheritageofEuropewillbelostcompletely.TheseawaterofEuropewillbeseriouslypolluted.ThemajorEuropeanscenicspotswilldisappear.AItswaterwaysarebeingincreasinglypolluted.Peoplecannotgetaroundwithoutusingboats.Itattractslargenumbersoftouristsfromhomeandabroad.Touristsusewoodenpathstoreachtheirhotelsinthemorning.SectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassageyouwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion/youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.ATheymakecarefulpreparationsbeforehand.Theytaketoomanyirrelevantfactorsintoaccount.Theyspendtoomuchtimeanticipatingtheirdefeat.Theytryhardtoavoidgettingoffonthewrongfoot.AApersonsnervoussystemismorecomplicatedthanimagined.Golfersusuallyhavepositivementalimagesofthemselves.Mentalimagesofteninterferewithathletesperformance.Thinkinghasthesameeffectonthenervoussystemasdoing.1l.AAnticipatepossibleproblems.Makealistofdosanddonts.Picturethemselvessucceeding.Trytoappearmoreprofessional.ASheworeadesignerdress.BShewonherfirstjurytrial.CShedidnotspeakloudenough.DShepresentedmovingpictures.Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.AItslong-termeffectsareyettobeproved.Itshealthbenefitshavebeenoverestimated.Ithelpspeopletoavoiddevelopingbreastcancer.Itenablespatientswithdiabetestorecoversooner.AItfocusedontheirwaysoflifeduringyoungadulthood.Ittrackedtheirchangeinfoodpreferencesfor20years.Itfocusedontheirdifferencefrommeninfiberintake.Ittrackedtheireatinghabitssincetheiradolescence.AFibermayhelptoreducehormonesinthebody.Fibermaybringmorebenefitstowomenthanmen.Fibermayimprovethefunctionofheartmuscles.Fibermaymakebloodcirculationmoresmooth.SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron心尸Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16tol8arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.AObservingthechangesinmarketing.Conductingresearchonconsumerbehaviour.Studyingthehazardsofyoungpeopledrinking.Investigatingtheimpactofmediaongovernment.AItisthecauseofmanystreetriots.BItisgettingworseyearbyyear.CItisachiefconcernofparents.ATheyspentaweekstudyingtheirownpurchasingbehaviour.Theyresearchedtheimpactofmobilephonesonyoungpeople.Theyanalysedtheirfamilybudgetsovertheyears.Theyconductedathoroughresearchonadvertising.Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.AItishelpingitsbankstoimproveefficiency.Itistryinghardtodoawaywithdirtymoney.Itisthefirstcountrytousecreditcardsintheworld.Itislikelytogiveuppapermoneyinthenearfuture.AWhetheritispossibletotravelwithoutcarryinganyphysicalcurrency.Whetheritispossibletopredicthowmuchmoneyoneisgoingtospend.Whethertheabsenceofphysicalcurrencycausesapersontospendmore.Whethertheabsenceofphysicalcurrencyisgoingtoaffecteverydaylife.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.APopulationexplosion.BExtinctionofrarespecies.Chronichunger.DEnvironmentaldeterioration.ATheycontributetooverpopulation.BAbouthalfofthemareunintended.Theyhavebeenbroughtundercontrol.DThemajorityofthemtendtoendhalfway.AItisessentialtothewellbeingofallspeciesonearth.Itisbecomingasubjectofinterdisciplinaryresearch.Itisneglectedinmanyofthedevelopingcountries.Itisbeginningtoattractpostgraduatesattention.PartHIReadingComprehensionSectionAforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.ReadthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoicesEachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AfterbecomingpresidentofPurdueUniversityin2013MitchDanielsaskedthefacultytoprovethattheirstudentshaveactuallyachievedoneofhighereducationsmostimportantgoals:criticalthinkingskills.Twoyearsbeforeanationwidestudyofcollegegraduateshadshownthatmorethanathirdhadmadeno_26—gainsinsuchmentalabilitiesduringtheirschoolyears.Mr.Danielsneededto_27—thehighcostofattendingPurduetoitsstudentsandtheirfamilies.AfterallthepercentageofAmericanswhosayacollegedegreeisveryimportantnhasfallen_28—inthelast5-6years.Purduenowhasapilottesttoassessstudents*criticalthinkingskills.YetlikemanycollegeteachersaroundtheU.S.thefacultyremain_29—thattheirworkaseducatorscanbemeasuredbyanlearning—3—suchasagraduatesabilitytoinvestigateandreason.Howevertheprofessorsneednotworrysomuch.Theresultsofarecentexperimentshowedthatprofessorscanuse_31—metricstomeasurehowwellstudentsdointhreekeyareas:criticalthinkingwrittencommunicationandquantitativeliteracy.Despitethesuccessoftheexperimenttheactualresultsareworrisomeandmostly_32—earlierstudies.Theorganizersoftheexperimentconcludedthatfarfewerstudentswereachievingathighlevelsoncriticalthinkingthantheyweredoingforwrittencommunicationorquantitativeliteracy.Andthatconclusionisbasedonlyonstudentsnearinggraduation.Americanuniversitiesdespitetheirglobal_33—forexcellenceinteachinghaveonlybeguntodemonstratewhattheycanproduceinreal-worldlearning.Knowledge-baseddegreesarestillimportantbutemployersare_34—advancedthinkingskillsfromcollegegraduates.Iftheintellectualworthofacollegedegreecanbe_35—measuredmorepeoplewillseekhighereducation一andcomeoutbetterthinkers.accuratelyBconfirmCdemandingDdoubtfulEdrasticallyFjustifyGmonopolizedHoutcomeIpredominanceJpresumingKreputationLsignificantMsignifyNsimultaneouslyOstandardizedSectionBEachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet
2.ThePriceofOilandthePriceofCarbonFossilfuelpricesarelikelytostaylowforlong.Notwithstandingimportantrecentprogressindevelopingrenewablefuelsourceslowfossilfuelpricescoulddiscouragefurtherinnovationinandadoptionofcleanerenergytechnologies.Theresultwouldbehigheremissionsofcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegases.Policymakersshouldnotallowlowenergypricestoderailthecleanenergytransition.Actiontorestoreappropriatepriceincentivesnotablythroughcorrectivecarbonpricingisurgentlyneededtolowertheriskofirreversibleandpotentiallydevastatingeffectsofclimatechange.Thatapproachalsooffersfiscalbenefits.Oilpriceshavedroppedbyover60%sinceJune
2014.Acommonlyheldviewintheoilindustiyisthatthebestcureforlowoilpricesislowoilprices.Thereasoningbehindthissayingisthatlowoilpricesdiscourageinvestmentinnewproductioncapacityeventuallyshiftingtheoilsupplycurvebackwardandbringingpricesbackupasexistingoilfields一whichcanbetappedatrelativelylowmarginalcost—aredepleted.InfactinlinewithpastexperiencecapitaiexpenditureintheoilsectorhasdroppedsharplyinmanyproducingcountriesincludingtheUnitedStates.Thedynamicadjustmenttolowoilpricesmayhoweverbedifferentthistimearound.Oilpricesareexpectedtoremainlowerforlonger.Theadventofnewtechnologieshasaddedabout
4.2millionbarrelsperdaytothecrudeoilmarketcontributingtoaglobalover-supply.Inadditionotherfactorsareputtingdownwardpressureonoilprices:changeinthestrategicbehavioroftheOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountriestheprojectedincreaseinIranianexportsthescaling-downofglobaldemandespeciallyfromemergingmarketsthelong-termdropinpetroleumconsumptionintheUnitedStatesandsomedisplacementofoilbysubstitutes.Theselikelypersistentforceslikethegrowthofshale页岩oilpointtoalowforlongscenario.Futuresmarketswhichshowonlyamodestrecoveryofpricestoaround$60abarrelby2019supportthisview.Naturalgasandcoal一alsofossilfuels一havesimilarlyseenpricedeclinesthatlooktobelong-lived.Coalandnaturalgasaremainlyusedforelectricitygenerationwhereasoilisusedmostlytopowertransportationyetthepricesofalltheseenergysourcesarelinked.TheNorthAmericanshalegasboomhasresultedinrecordlowpricesthere.TherecentdiscoveryofthegiantZohrgasfieldofftheEgyptiancoastwilleventuallyhaveimpactonpricingintheMediterraneanregionandEuropeandthereissignificantdevelopmentpotentialinmanyotherplacesnotablyArgentina.Coa1pricesalsoarelowowingtoover-supplyandthescaling-downofdemandespeciallyfromChinawhichbumshalfoftheworldscoal.Technologicalinnovationshaveunleashedthepowerofrenewablessuchaswindhydrosolarandgeothermal土也热.EvenAfricaandtheMiddleEasthometoeconomiesthatareheavilydependentonfossilfuelexportshaveenormouspotentialtodeveloprenewables.ForexampletheUnitedArabEmirateshasendorsedanambitioustargettodraw24%ofitsprimaryenergyconsumptionfromrenewablesourcesby
2021.Progressinthedevelopmentofrenewablescouldbefragilehoweveriffossilfuelpricesremainlowforlong.Renewablesaccountforonlyasmallshareofglobalprimaryenergyconsumptionwhichisstilldominatedbyfossilfuels一30%eachforcoalandoil25%fornaturalgas.Butrenewableenergywillhavetodisplacefossilfuelstoamuchgreaterextentinthefuturetoavoidunacceptableclimaterisks.Unfortunatelythecurrentlowpricesforoilgasandcoalmayprovidelittleincentiveforresearchtofindevencheapersubstitutesforthosefuels.Thereisstrongevidencethatbothinnovationandadoptionofcleanertechnologyarestronglyencouragedbyhigherfossilfuelprices.Thesameistruefornewtechnologiesforalleviatingfossilfuelemissions.Thecurrentlowfossilfuelpriceenvironmentwillthuscertainlydelaytheenergytransitionfromfossilfueltocleanenergysources.Unlessrenewablesbecomecheapenoughthatsubstantialcarbondepositsareleftundergroundforaverylongtimeifnotforevertheplanetwilllikelybeexposedtopotentiallycatastrophicclimaterisks.Someclimateimpactsmayalreadybediscernible.ForexampletheUnitedNationsChildrensFundestimatesthatsome11millionchildreninAfricafacehungerdiseaseandwatershoilagesasaresultofthestrongestElNino厄尔尼诺weatherphenomenonindecades.ManyscientistsbelievethatElNinoeventscausedbywarminginthePacificarebecomingmoreintenseasaresultofclimatechange.NationsfromaroundtheworldhavegatheredinParisfortheUnitedNationsClimateChangeConferenceCOP21withthegoalofauniversalandpotentiallylegally-bindingagreementonreducinggreenhousegasemissions.Weneedverybroadparticipationtofullyaddresstheglobaltragedythatresultswhencountriesfailtotakeintoaccountthenegativeimpactoftheircarbonemissionsontherestoftheworld.Moreovernon-participationbynationsifsufficientlywidespreadcanunderminethepoliticalwillofparticipatingcountriestoact.ThenationsparticipatingatCOP21arefocusingonquantitativeemissions-reductioncommitments.Economicreasoningshowsthattheleastexpensivewayforeachcountryistoputapriceoncarbonemissions.Thereasonisthatwhencarbonispricedthoseemissionsreductionsthatareleastcostlytoimplementwillhappenfirst.TheInternationalMonetaryFundcalculatesthatcountriescangeneratesubstantialfiscalrevenuesbyeliminatingfossilfuelsubsidiesandlevyingcarbonchargesthatcapturethedomesticdamagecausedbyemissions.Ataxonupstreamcarbonsourcesisoneeasywaytoputapriceoncarbonemissionsalthoughsomecountriesmaywishtouseothermethodssuchasemissionstradingschemes.Inordertomaximizeglobalwelfareeverycountryscarbonpricingshouldreflectnotonlythepurelydomesticdamagefromemissionsbutalsothedamagetoforeigncountries.Settingtherightcarbonpricewillthereforeefficientlyalignthecostspaidbycarbonuserswiththetruesocialopportunitycostofusingcarbon.Byraisingrelativedemandforcleanenergysourcesacarbonpricewouldalsohelpalignthemarketreturntoclean-energyinnovationwithitssocialreturnspumngtherefinementofexistingtechnologiesandthedevelopmentofnewones.Anditwouldraisethedemandfortechnologiessuchascarboncaptureandstoragespurringtheirfurtherdevelopment.Ifnotcorrectedbytheappropriatecarbonpricelowfossilfuelpricesarenotaccuratelysignalingtomarketsthetruesocialprofitabilityofcleanenergy.WhilealternativeestimatesofthedamagefromcarbonemissionsdifferanditsespeciallyhardtoreckontheHkelycostsofpossiblecatastrophicclimateeventsmostestimatessuggestsubstantialnegativeeffects.Directsubsidiestoresearchanddevelopmenthavebeenadoptedbysomegovernmentsbutareapoorsubstituteforacarbonprice:theydoonlypartofthejobleavinginplacemarketincentivestoover-usefossilfuelsandtherebyaddtothestockofatmosphericgreenhousegaseswithoutregardtothecollateral卜付带的costs.ThehopeisthatthesuccessofCOP21opensthedoortofutureinternationalagreementoncarbonprices.Agreementonaninternationalcarbon-pricefloorwouldbeagoodstartingpointinthatprocess.Failuretoaddresscomprehensivelytheproblemofgreenhousegasemissionshoweverexposesallgenerationspresentandfuturetoincalculablerisks.Anumberoffactorsaredrivingdowntheglobaloilpricesnotjustfornowbutintheforeseeablefuture.Pricingcarbonprovesthemosteconomicalwaytoreducegreenhousegasemissions.ItisestimatedthatextremeweatherconditionshaveendangeredthelivesofmillionsofAfricanchildren.Thepricesofcoalarelowasaresultofover-supplyanddecreasingdemand.Higherfossilfuelpricesprovetobeconducivetoinnovationandapplicationofcleanertechnology.Iffossilfuelpricesremainlowforalongtimeitmayleadtohigheremissionsofgreenhousegases.Fossilfuelsremainthemajorsourceofprimaryenergyconsumptionintodaysworld.Evenmajorfossilexportingcountrieshavegreatpotentialtodeveloprenewableenergies.Greenhousegasemissionsifnotproperlydealtwithwillposeendlessrisksformankind.Itisurgentforgovernmentstoincreasethecostofusingfossilfuelstoanappropriateleveltolessenthecatastrophiceffectsofclimatechange.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Opendatasharersarestillintheminorityinmanyfields.Althoughmanyresearchersbroadlyagreethatpublicaccesstorawdatawouldacceleratesciencemostarereluctanttoposttheresultsoftheirownlaborsonline.Somecommunitieshaveagreedtoshareonline一geneticistsforexamplepostDNAsequencesattheGenBankrepository库,andastronomersareaccustomedtoaccessingimagesofgalaxiesandstarsfromsaytheSloanDigitalSkySurveyatelescopethathasobservedsome500millionobjects一buttheseremaintheexceptionnottherule.Historicallyscientistshaveobjectedtosharingformanyreasons:itisalotofwork;untilrecentlygooddatabasesdidnotexist;grantfunderswerenotpushingforsharing;ithasbeendifficulttoagreeonstandardsforformattingdata;andthereisnoagreedwaytoassigncreditfordata.Butthebarriersaredisappearinginpartbecausejournalsandfundingagenciesworldwideareencouragingscientiststomaketheirdatapublic.LastyeartheRoyalSocietyinLondonsaidinitsreportthatscientistsneedtoshiftawayfromaresearchculturewheredataisviewedasaprivatepreserve*.Fundingagenciesnotethatdatapaidforwithpublicmoneyshouldbepublicinformationandthescientificcommunityisrecognizingthatdatacannowbeshareddigitallyinwaysthatwerenotpossiblebefore.Tomatchthegrowingdemandservicesarespringinguptomakeiteasiertopublishresearchproductsonlineandenableotherresearcherstodiscoverandcitethem.AlthoughcallstosharedataoftenconcentrateonthemoraladvantagesofsharingthepracticeisnotpurelyaltruiStic利他白勺.Researcherswhosharegetplentyofpersonalbenefitsincludingmoreconnectionswithcolleaguesimprovedvisibilityandincreasedcitations.Themostsuccessfulsharers一thosewhosedataaredownloadedandcitedthemostoften---getnoticedandtheirworkgetsused.ForexampleoneofthemostpopulardatasetsonmultidisciplinaryrepositoryDryadisaboutwooddensityaroundtheworld;ithasbeendownloaded5700times.Co-authorAmyZannethinksthatusersprobablyrangefromclimate-changeresearcherswantingtoestimatehowmuchcarbonisstoredinbiomasstoforesterslookingforinformationondifferentgradesoftimber.Idmuchprefertohavemydatausedbythemaximumnumberofpeopletoasktheirownquestionsshesays.Itsimportanttoallowreadersandreviewerstoseeexactlyhowyouarriveatyourresults.Publishingdataandcodeallowsyoursciencetobereproducible.Evenpeoplewhosedataarelesspopularcanbenefit.Bymakingtheefforttoorganizeandlabelfilessootherscanunderstandthemscientistsbecomemoreorganizedandbetterdisciplinedthemselvesthusavoidingconfusionlateron.WhatdomanyresearchersgenerallyacceptItisimperativetoprotectscientistspatents.Repositoriesareessentialtoscientificresearch.Opendatasharingismostimportanttomedicalscience.Opendatasharingisconducivetoscientificadvancement.WhatistheattitudeofmostresearcherstowardsmakingtheirowndatapublicOpposed.Ambiguous.Liberal.Neutral.AccordingtothepassagewhatmighthinderopendatasharingThefearofmassivecopying.Thelackofaresearchculture.Thebeliefthatresearchdataisprivateintellectualproperty.Theconcernthatcertainagenciesmaymakeaprofitoutofit.WhathelpsliftsomeofthebarrierstoopendatasharingTheever-growingdemandforbigdata.Theadvancementofdigitaltechnology.Thechangingattitudeofjournalsandfunders.Thetrendofsocialandeconomicdevelopment.Dryadservesasanexampletoshowhowopendatasharing.isbecomingincreasinglypopularbenefitssharersandusersalikemakesresearcherssuccessfulsavesbothmoneyandlaborPassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Macysreporteditssalesplunged
5.2%inNovemberandDecemberatstoresopenmorethanayearadisappointingholidayseasonperformancethatcappedadifficultyearforadepartmentstorechainfacingwide-rangingchallenges.ItsflagshipstoresinmajorU.S.citiesdependheavilyoninternationaltouristspendingwhichshrankatmanyretailersduetoastrongdollar.MeanwhileMacyshassimplystruggledtolureconsumerswhoaremoreinterestedinspendingontravelordiningoutthanonnewclothesoraccessories.ThecompanyblamedmuchofthepoorperformanceinNovemberandDecemberonunseasonablywarmweather.nAbout80%ofourcompanysyear-over-yeardeclinesincomparablesalescanbeattributedtoshortfalls短缺incold-weathergoods/saidchiefexecutiveTenyLundgreninapressrelease.Thispromptedthecompanytocutitsforecastsforthefullfourthquarter.HoweveritsclearthatMacysbelievesitstroublesrundeeperthanatemporaryaberration偏离offthethermometer.Theretailgiantsaidthepoorfinancialperformancethisyearhaspushedittobeginimplementing$400millionincost-cuttingmeasures.Thecompanypledgedtocut600back-officepositionsthoughsome150workersinthoseroleswouldbereassignedtootherjobs.Italsoplanstooffervoluntaryseparationpackagesto165seniorexecutives.Itwillslashstaffingatitsfleetof770storesamoveaffectingsome3000employees.Theretaileralsoannouncedthelocationsof36storesitwillcloseinearly
2016.Thecompanyhadpreviouslyannouncedtheplannedclosuresbuthadnotsaidwhichlocationswouldbeaffected.NoneofthechainsstoresintheWashingtonmetropolitanareaaretobeclosed.Macyshasbeenmovingaggressivelytotrytoremakeitselfforaneweraofshopping.IthasplanstoopenmorelocationsofMacysBackstageanewly-developedoff-priceconceptwhichmighthelpitbettercompetewithambitiousT.J.Maxx.Itsalsopushingaheadin2016withanexpansionofBluemercurythebeautychainitboughtlastyear.AtatimewhenyoungbeautyshoppersareoftenturningtoSephoraorUltainsteadofdepartmentstorebeautycountersMacyshopesBluemercurywillhelpstrengthenitspositioninthecategory.OnerelativebrightspotforMacysduringtheholidayseasonwastheonlinechannelwhereitrangupdouble-digitincreasesinsalesanda25%increaseinthenumberofordersitfilled.Thatrelativestrengthwouldbeconsistentwithwhatwasseeninthewilderretailindustryduringtheearlypartoftheholidayseason.WhileThanksgivingBlackFridayandCyberMondayallsawrecordspendingonlinein-storesalesplungedovertheholidayweekend.WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheshrinkingspendingofinternationaltouristsintheU.S.ItisattributabletotherisingvalueoftheU.S.dollar.Itisadirectresultoftheglobaleconomicrecession.Itreflectsashiftoftheirinterestinconsumergoods.ItposesapotentialthreattotheretailbusinessintheU.S.WhatdoesMacysbelieveaboutitsproblemsTheycanbesolvedwithbettermanagement.Theycannotbeattributedtoweatheronly.Theyarenotasseriousinitsonlinestores.Theycallforincreasedinvestments.InordertocutcostsMacysdecidedto.cutthesalaryofseniorexecutivesrelocatesomeofitschainstoresadjustitspromotionstrategiesreducethesizeofitsstaffWhydoesMacysplantoexpandBluemercuryin2016Toexperimentonitsnewbusinessconcept.Tofocusmoreonbeautyproductsthanclothing.Topromotesalesofitsproductsbyloweringprices.Tobemorecompetitiveinsalesofbeautyproducts.WhatcanwelearnaboutMacysduringtheholidayseasonSalesdroppedsharplyinitsphysicalstores.ItsretailsalesexceededthoseofT.J.Maxx.IthelpedBluemercuryestablishitspositionworldwide.Itfilleditsstoreswithabundantsupplyofmerchandise.PartIVTranslation30minutesDirections:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronSheet
2.明朝统治中国276年,被人们描绘成人类历史上治理有序、社会稳定的最伟大的时代之一这一时期手工业的发展促进了市场经济和城市化大量商品,包括酒和丝绸,都在市场销售同时,还进口许多外国商品,如时钟和烟草北京、南京、扬州、苏州这样的大商业中心相继形成也是在明代,由郑和率领的船队曾到印度洋进行了七次大规模探险航行还值得一提的是,中国文学的四大经典名著中有三部写于明代。