2009年12月英语六级真题精讲：快速阅读
在做快速阅读时，考生需要很熟练地找到关键点，不止要找到相应的句子还要看上下句，同时要注意有些题在解题时需要转换，也就是改写原文，改写最常见的手段是词性的变化，里面是形容词答案当中可能会变成副词或者是名词，这就需要了解基本的构词法，如动词加上ment就变成了名词。
【试题精讲】
【原题】1.What is the main topic of this passage?
A)How business managers view hi-tech.
B)Benefits of the practice of teleworking.
C)How to cut down the costs of small businesses.
D)Relations between employers and employees.
【快速解题】1.B)。这是一道主旨题，解答这道题的关键是定位，文章的主题往往都会出现在开头的段落中，第一段讲的是支撑远程办公的理由，考生再往下看第二段就会发现：For the small business, there are additional benefits too，接着列举了很多远程办公的好处，所以，正确答案为B。而且，题目"老板同意在家工作"也告诉我们这篇文章的主题是远程办公。
【原题】2.From the research conducted by the communications provider Inter-Tel, we learn that.
A)attitudes toward IT technology have changed
B)more employees work to full capacity at home
C)more businesses have adopted remote working solutions
D)employees show a growing interest in small businesses
【快速解题】2.C)。考生可根据关键词Inter-Tel把答案迅速锁定在原文第4段 "...it found that 28% more companies claimed to have introduced flexible working practices than a year ago"，选项C和这句话意义一致，是正确答案。
【原题】3.What development has made flexible working practices possible according to Andy Poulton?
A)Reduced cost of telecommunications.
B)Improved reliability of internet service.
C)Access to broadband everywhere.
D)Availability of the VoIP service.
【快速解题】3.C)。考生要根据关键词Andy Poulton找到相应的段落，他首先指出"There are some very exciting developments which have enabled this."，接着下一段就说One is the availability of broadband everywhere，很显然选项C与这句话是一致的。
【原题】4.What is Neil Stephenson's advice to firms contracting internet services?
A)They contract the cheapest provider.
B)They look for reliable business-only providers.
C)The contact providers located nearest to them.
D)They carefully examine the contract.
【快速解题】4.B)。这道题的关键词是Neil Stephenson，考生要根据它进行准确定位，这一段中讲到 "It is always advisable for businesses to look beyond the price tag and look for a business-only provider that can offer more reliability, with good support." 比较一下四个选项，只有B符合题意。
【原题】5.Internet-based telecoms facilitates remote working by.
A)offering sophisticated voice services
B)providing calls completely free of charge
C)helping clients discuss business at home
D)giving access to emailing in real time
【快速解题】5.A)。关键词Internet-based telecoms可以让考生把答案迅速锁定到相应段落，其中提到VOIP的好处不是因为它的免费服务，but because of the sophisticated voice services that can be exploited by the remote worker，因此判断A是正确答案。
【原题】6.The accountancy firm Wright Vigar promoted teleworking initially in order to.
A)attract young people with IT expertise to work for it
B)present a positive image to prospective customers
C)reduce operational expenses of a second office
D)support its employees with children to take care of
【快速解题】6.D)。考生可根据关键词accountancy firm Wright Vigar 定位到 "It was the need to accommodate employees with young children that motivated accountancy firm Wright Vigar to begin promoting teleworking recently."，据此考生很容易就可以排除A、B、C三个选项了。
【原题】7.According to marketing director Jack O'Hern, teleworking enabled the company to.
A)minimise its office space
B)keep highly qualified staff
C)enhance its market image
D)reduce recruitment costs
【快速解题】7.B)。关键词marketing director Jack O'Hern可以帮助考生迅速定位到相应段落，这一段中说远程办公能让员工效率加倍， "This is great for her, and for us as we retain someone highly qualified."，也就是说，此举的目的是留住人才，正确答案为B。
【原题】8.Wright Vigar's practice of allowing for more flexible working hours not only benefits the company but helps improve employees' ______________.
【快速解题】 life关键词Wright Vigar紧接着把考生带入到下一段中，"...this strategy is not just about saving on commute time or cutting them loose from the office, but enabling them to work more flexible hours that fit around their home life." 考生要判断出这道题要填写的是什么词性，题目中employees'要接名词或名词性短语，很显然home life是正确答案。
【原题】9.With fast, wireless internet connections, employees can still be ______________ while traveling.
【快速解题】tive考生可在关键词With fast, wireless internet connections的指引下找到原文"With Wi-Fi (fast, wireless internet connections) popping up all over the place, even on trains, our fee-earners can be productive as they travel..."， 题目中的employees与原文中的fee-earners意思是一样的，考生便很容易判断出productive就是正确答案了。
【原题】10.Single mother Lynne Hargreaves decided to work at home mainly to _____________________________.
【快速解题】se her own productivity人名Hargreaves 是解答这道题的钥匙，考生要据此定位到"The main motivation behind adopting home working was to increase my own productivity, as a single mum to an 11-year-old," 不定式to后面即为答案的所在，考生可把my改成her，答案为improve her own productivity，当然，也可以把her own省略不写。