全国大学英语6级考试试卷(B)(1)(英文)
2020年09月大学英语6级(卷一)
2020年9月大学英语六级考试真题（一）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part ,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying What is worth doing is worth doing well. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A) She can devote all her life to pursuing her passion.B)Her accu ulated expertise helps her to achieve her goals.C)She can spread her academic ideas on a weekly TV show.D)Her research findings are widely acclaimed in the world.2.A) Provision of guidance for nuclear labs in Europe.B)Touring the globe to attend science TV shows.C)Overseeing two research groups at Oxford.D)Science education and scientific research.3.A) A better understanding of a subject.C)A broader knowledge of related fields.B)A stronger will to meet challenges.4.A) By applying the latest research methods.B)By making full use of the existing data.D)A closer relationship with young people.C)By building upon previous discoveries.D)By utilizing more powerful computers.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A) They can predict future events.C)They have cultural connotations.B)They have no special meanings.D)They cannot be easily explained.6.A) It was canceled due to bad weather.C)She dreamed of a plane crash.B)She overslept and missed the flight.D)It was postponed to the following day.7.A) They can be affected by people's childhood experiences.B)They may sometimes seem ridiculous to a rational mind.C)They usually result from people's unpleasant memories.D)They can have an impact as great as rational thinking.8.A) They call for scientific methods to interpret.B)They mirror their long-cherished wishes.C)They reflect their complicated emotions.D)They are often related to irrational feelings.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question ,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) ,B) , C)and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A) Radio waves.C)Robots.B)Sound waves.D)Satellites.10.A) It may be freezing fast beneath the glacier.C)It may have certain rare minerals in it.B)It may have micro-organisms living in it.D)It may be as deep as four kilometers.11.A) Help understand life in freezing conditions.C)Provide information about other planets.B)Help find new sources of fresh water.D)Shed light on possible life in outer space. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12.A) He found there had been little research on their language.B)He was trying to preserve the languages of the Indian tribes.C)His contact with a social worker had greatly aroused his interest in the tribe.D)His meeting with Gonzalez had made him eager to learn more about the tribe.13.A) He taught Copeland to speak the Tarahumaras language.B)He persuaded the Tarahumaras to accept Copeland's gifts.C)He recommended one of his best friends as an interpreter.D)He acted as an intermediary between Copeland and the villagers.14.A) Unpredictable.C)Laborious.B)Unjustifiable.D)Tedious.15.A) Their appreciation of help from the outsiders.B)Their sense of sharing and caring.C)Their readiness to adapt to technology.D)Their belief in creating wealth for themselves.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question ,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corre spo nding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A) They tend to be silenced into submission.C)They will feel proud of being pioneers.B)They find it hard to defend themselves.D)They will feel somewhat encouraged.17.A) One who advocates violence in effecting change.B)One who craves for relentless transformations.C)One who acts in the interests of the oppressed.D)One who rebels against the existing social order.18.A) They tried to effect social change by force.C)They served as a driving force for progress.B)They disrupted the nation's social stability.D)They did more harm than good to humanity. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A) Few of us can ignore changes in our immediate environment.B)It is impossible for us to be immune from outside influence.C)Few of us can remain unaware of what happens around us.D)It is important for us to keep in touch with our own world.20.A) Make up his mind to start all over again.B)Stop making unfair judgements of others.C)Try to find a more exciting job somewhere else.D)Recognise the negative impact of his coworkers.21.A) They are quite susceptible to suicide.C)They suffer a great deal from ill health.B)They improve people's quality of life.D)They help people solve mental problems. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22.A) Few people can identify its texture.B)Few people can describe it precisely.23.A) It has never seen any change.B)It has much to do with color.24.A) People had little faith in paper money.B)They could last longer in circulation.25.A) The stabilization of the dollar value.B)The issuing of government securities.Part ][ Section A Reading ComprehensionC)Its real value is open to interpretation.D)Its importance is often over-estimated.C)It is a well-protected government secret.D)It is a subject of study by many forgers.C)It predicted their value would increase.D)They were more difficult to counterfeit.C)A gold standard for American currency.D)A steady appreciation of the U.S. dollar.(40 minutes)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Overall, men are more likely than women to make excuses. Several studies suggest that men feel the need to appear competent in all 26 , while women worry only about the skills in which they've invested 27 . Ask a man and a woman to go diving for the first time, and the woman is likely to jump in, while the man is likely to say he's not feeling too well.Ironically, it is often success that leads people to flirt with failure. Praise won for 28 a skill suddenly puts one in the position of having everything to lose. Rather than putting their reputation on the line again, many successful people develop a handicap-drinking, 29 , depression—that allows them to keep their status no matter what the future brings. An advertising executive 30 for depression shortly after winning an award put it this way: "Without my depression, I'd be a failure now; with it, I'm a success'on hold.'"In fact, the people most likely to become chronic excuse makers are those 31 with success. Such people are so afraid of being 32 a failure at anything that they constantly develop one handicap or another in order to explain away failure.Though self-handicapping can be an effective way of coping with performance anxiety now and then, in the end, researchers say, it will lead to 33 . In the long run, excuse makers fail to live up to their true 34 and lose the status they care so much about. And despite their protests to the 35 they have only themselves to blame.A)contrary F)labeled K)potentialB)fatigue G)legacies L)realmsC)heavily H)mastering M)reciprocalD)heaving I)momentum N)ruinE)hospitalized J)obsessed0)viciouslySection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Six Potential Brain Benefits of Bilingual EducationA)Brains, brains, brains. People are fascinated by brain research. And yet it can be hard to point toplaces where our education system is really making use of the latest neuroscience (神经科学）findings.But there is one happy link where research is meeting practice: bilingual (双语的）education. "In the last 20 years or so, there's been a virtual explosion of research on bilingualism," says Judith Kroll, a professor at the University of California, Riverside.B)Again and again, researchers have found, "bilingualism is an experience that shapes our brain forlife," in the words of Gigi Luk, an associate professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education. At the same time, one of the hottest trends in public schooling is what's often called dual-language or twoway immersion programs.C)Traditional programs for English-language learners, or ELLs, focus on assimilating students intoEnglish as quickly as possible. Dual-language classrooms, by contrast, provide instruction across subjects to both English natives and English learners, in both English and a target language. The goal is functional bilingualism and biliteracy for all students by middle school. New York City, North Carolina, Delaware, Utah, Oregon and Washington state are among the places expanding duallanguage classrooms.D)The trend flies in the face of some of the culture wars of two decades ago, when advocates insisted on"English first" education. Most famously, California passed Proposition 227 in 1998. It was intended to sharply reduce the amount of time that English-language learners spent in bilingual settings.Proposition 58, passed by California voters on November 8, largely reversed that decision, paving the way for a huge expansion of bilingual education in the state that has the largest population of Englishlanguage learners.E)Some of the insistence on English-first was founded on research produced decades ago, in whichbilingual students underperformed monolingual (单语的）English speakers and had lower IQ scores.Today's scholars, like Ellen Bialystok at York University in Toronto, say that research was "deeply flawed." "Earlier research looked at socially disadvantaged groups," agrees Antonella Sorace at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. "This has been completely contradicted by recent research" that compares groups more similar to each other.F)So what does recent research say about the potential benefits of bilingual education? It turns out that,in many ways, the real trick to speaking two languages consists in managing not to speak one of those languages at a given moment—which is fundamentally a feat of paying attention. Saying "Goodbye" to mom and then "Gu t en tag" to your teacher, or managing to ask for a crayola roja instead of a red crayon (蜡笔），requires skills called "inhibition" and "task switching." These skills are subsets of an ability called executive function.G)People who speak two languages often outperform monolinguals on general measures of executivefunction. "Bilinguals can pay focused attention without being distracted and also improve in the ability to switch from one task to another," says Sorace.H)Do these same advantages benefit a child who begins learning a second language in kindergarten insteadof as a baby? We don't yet know. Patterns of language learning and language use are complex. But Gigi Luk at Harvard cites at least one brain-imaging study on adolescents that shows similar changes in brain structure when compared with those who are bilingual from birth, even when they didn't begin practicing a second language in earnest before late childhood.I)Young children being raised bilingual have to follow social cues to figure out which language to use withwhich person and in what setting. As a result, says Sorace, bilingual children as young as age 3 have demonstrated a head start on tests of perspective-taking and theory of mind—both of which are fundamental social and emotional skills.J)About 10 percent of students in the Portland, Oregon public schools are assigned by lottery to duallanguage classrooms that offer instruction in Spanish, Japanese or Mandarin, alongside English.Jennifer Steele at American University conducted a four-year, randomized trial and found that these dual-language students outperformed their peers in English-reading skills by a full school-year's worth of learning by the end of middle school. Because the effects are found in reading, not in math or science where there were few differences, Steele suggests that learning two languages makes students more aware of how language works in general.K)The research of Gigi Luk at Harvard offers a slightly different explanation. She has recently done a small study looking at a group of 100 fourth-graders in Massachusetts who had similar reading scores ona standard test, but very different language experiences. Some were foreign-language dominant andothers were English natives. Here's what's interesting. The students who were dominant in a foreign language weren't yet comfortably bilingual; they were just starting to learn English. Therefore, by definition, they had a much weaker English vocabulary than the native speakers. Yet they were just as good at interpreting a text. "This is very surprising," Luk says. "You would expect the reading comprehension performance to mirror the vocabulary—it's a cornerstone of comprehension."L)How did the foreign-language dominant speakers manage this feat? Well, Luk found, they also scored higher on tests of executive functioning. So, even though they didn't have huge mental dictionaries to draw on, they may have been great puzzle-solvers, taking into account higher-level concepts such as whether a single sentence made sense within an overall story line. They got to the same results as the monolinguals, by a different path.M)American public school classrooms as a whole are becoming more segregated by race and class. Duallanguage programs can be an exception. Because they are composed of native English speakers deliberately placed together with recent immigrants, they tend to be more ethnically and economically balanced. And there is some evidence that this helps kids of all backgrounds gain comfort with diversity and different cultures.N)Several of the researchers also pointed out that, in bilingual education, non-English-dominant students and their families tend to feel that their home language is heard and valued, compared with a classroom where the home language is left at the door in favor of English. This can improve students' sense of belonging and increase parents'involvement in their children's education, including behaviors like reading to children. "Many parents fear their language is an obstacle, a problem, and if they abandon it their child will integrate better," says Antonella Sorace of the University of Edinburgh."We tell them they're not doing their child a favor by giving up their language."0)One theme that was striking in speaking to all these researchers was just how strongly they advocatedfor dual-language classrooms. Thomas and Collier have advised many school systems on how to expand their dual-language programs, and Sorace runs "Bilingualism Matters," an international network of researchers who promote bilingual education projects. This type of advocacy among scientists is unusual; even more so because the "bilingual advantage hypothesis" is being challenged once again. P)A review of studies published last year found that cognitive advantages failed to appear in 83 percent of published studies, though in a separate analysis, the sum of effects was still significantly positive. One potential explanation offered by the researchers is that advantages that are measurable in the very young and very old tend to fade when testing young adults at the peak of their cognitive powers. And, they countered that no negative effects of bilingual education have been found. So, even if the advantages are small, they are still worth it. Not to mention one obvious, outstanding fact: "Bilingual children can speak two languages! "36.A study found that there are similar changes in brain structure between those who are bilingual frombirth and those who start learning a second language later.37.Unlike traditional monolingual programs, bilingual classrooms aim at developing students'ability touse two languages by middle school.38.A study showed that dual-language students did significantly better than their peers in reading Englishtexts.39.About twenty years ago, bilingual practice was strongly discouraged, especially in California.40.Ethnically and economically balanced bilingual classrooms are found to be helpful for kids to get usedto social and cultural diversity.41.Researchers now claim that earlier research on bilingual education was seriously flawed.42.According to a researcher, dual-language experiences exert a lifelong influence on one's brain.43.Advocates of bilingual education argued that it produces positive effects though they may be limited.44.Bilingual speakers often do better than monolinguals in completing certain tasks because they canconcentrate better on what they are doing.45.When their native language is used, parents can become more involved in their children's education. Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements .For each of them there are four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on A nswer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.It is not controversial to say that an unhealthy diet causes bad health. Nor are the basic elements of healthy eating disputed. Obesity raises susceptibility to cancer, and Britain is the sixth most obese country on Earth. That is a public health emergency. But naming the problem is the easy part. No one disputes the costs in quality of life and depleted health budgets of an obese population, but the quest for solutions gets diverted by ideological arguments around responsibility and choice. And the water is muddied by lobbying from the industries that profit from consumption of obesity-inducing products.Historical precedent suggests that science and politics can overcome resistance from businesses that pollute and poison but it takes time, and success often starts small. So it is heartening to note that a programme in Leeds has achieved a reduction in childhood obesity, becoming the first UK city to reverse a fattening trend. The best results were among younger children and in more deprived areas. When 28% of English children aged two to 15 are obese, a national shift on the scale achieved by Leeds would lengthen hundreds of thousands of lives. A significant factor in the Leeds experience appears to be a scheme called HENRY, which helps parents reward behaviours that prevent obesity in children.Many members of parliament are uncomfortable even with their own government's anti-obesity strategy, since it involves a "sugar tax" and a ban on the sale of energy drinks to under-16s. Bans and taxes can be blunt instruments, but their harshest critics can rarely suggest better methods. These critics just oppose regulation itself.The relationship between poor health and inequality is too pronounced for governments to be passive about large-scale intervention. People living in the most deprived areas are four times more prone to die from avoidable causes than counterparts in more affluent places. As the structural nature of public health problems becomes harder to ignore, the complaint about overprotective government loses potency.In fact, the polarised debate over public health interventions should have been abandoned long ago. Government action works when individuals are motivated to respond. Individuals need governments that expand access to good choices. The HENRY programme was delivered in part through children's centres. Closing such centres and cutting council budgets doesn't magically increase reserves of individual selfreliance. The function of a well-designed state intervention is not to deprive people of liberty but to build social capacity and infrastructure that helps people take responsibility for their wellbeing. The obesity crisis will not have a solution devised by left or right ideology—but experience indicates that the privatesector needs the incentive of regulation before it starts taking public health emergencies seriously.46.Why is the obesity problem in Britain so difficult to solve?A)Government health budgets are depleted.B)People disagree as to who should do what.C)Individuals are not ready to take their responsibilities.D)Industry lobbying makes it hard to get healthy foods.47.What can we learn from the past experience in tackling public health emergencies?A)Governments have a role to play.B)Public health is a scientific issue.C)Priority should be given to deprived regions.D)Businesses'responsibility should be stressed.48.What does the author imply about some critics of bans and taxes concerning unhealthy drinks?A)They are not aware of the consequences of obesity.B)They have not come up with anything more constructive.C)They are uncomfortable with parliament's anti-obesity debate.D)They have their own motives in opposing government regulation.49.Why does the author stress the relationship between poor health and inequality?A)To demonstrate the dilemma of people living in deprived areas.B)To bring to light the root cause of widespread obesity in Britain.C)To highlight the area deserving the most attention from the public.D)To justify government intervention in solving the obesity problem.50.When will government action be effective?A)When the polarised debate is abandoned.B)When ideological differences are resolved.C)When individuals have the incentive to act accordingly.D)When the private sector realises the severity of the crisis.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Home to virgin reefs, rare sharks and vast numbers of exotic fish, the Coral Sea is a unique haven of biodiversity off the northeastern coast of Australia. If a proposal by the Australian government goes ahead, the region will also become the world's largest marine protected area, with restrictions or bans on fishing, mining and marine farming.The Coral Sea reserve would cover almost 990, 000 square kilometres and stretch as far as 1,100 kilometres from the coast. Unveiled recently by environment minister Tony Burke, the proposal would be the last in a series of proposed marine reserves around Australia's coast.But the scheme is attracting criticism from scientists and conservation groups, who argue that the government hasn't gone far enough in protecting the Coral Sea, or in other marine reserves in the coastal network.Hugh Possingham, director of the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions at the University of Queensland, points out that little more than half of the Coral Sea reserve is proposed as'no take'area, in which all fishing would be banned. The world's largest existing marine reserve, established last year by the British government in the Indian Ocean, spans 554,000 km2 and is a no-take zone throughout. An alliance of campaigning conversation groups argues that more of the Coral Sea should receive this level of protection."I would like to have seen more protection for coral reefs," says Terry Hughes, director of the Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Queensland. "More than 20 of them would be outside the no-take area and vulnerable to catch-and-release fishing".As Nature went to press, the Australian government had not responded to specific criticisms of theplan. But Robin Beaman, a marine geologist at James Cook University, says that the reserve does "broadly protect the range of habitats" in the sea. "I can testify to the huge effort that government agencies and other organisations have put into trying to understand the ecological values of this vast area," he says.Reserves proposed earlier this year for Australia's southwestern and northwestern coastal regions have also been criticised for failing to give habitats adequate protection. In August, 173 marine scientists signed an open letter to the government saying they were "greatly concerned" that the proposals for the southwestern region had not been based on the "core science principles" of reserves—the protected regions were not, for instance, representative of all the habitats in the region, they said.Critics say that the southwestern reserve offers the greatest protection to the offshore areas where commercial opportunities are fewest and where there is little threat to the environment, a contention also levelled at the Coral Sea plan.51.What do we learn from the passage about the Coral Sea?A)It is exceptionally rich in marine life.B)It is the biggest marine protected area.C)It remains largely undisturbed by humans.D)It is a unique haven of endangered species.52.What does the Australian government plan to do according to Tony Burke?A)Make a new proposal to protect the Coral Sea.B)Revise its conservation plan owing to criticisms.C)Upgrade the established reserves to protect marine life.D)Complete the series of marine reserves around its coast.53.What is scientists'argument about the Coral Sea proposal?A)The government has not done enough for marine protection.B)It will not improve the marine reserves along Australia's coast.C)The government has not consulted them in drawing up the proposal.D)It is not based on sufficient investigations into the ecological system.54.What does marine geologist Robin Beaman say about the Coral Sea plan?A)It can compare with the British government's effort in the Indian Ocean.B)It will result in the establishment of the world's largest marine reserve.C)It will ensure the sustainability of the fishing industry around the coast.D)It is a tremendous joint effort to protect the range of marine habitats.55.What do critics think of the Coral Sea plan?A)It will do more harm than good to the environment.B)It will adversely affect Australia's fishing industry.C)It will protect regions that actually require little protection.D)It will win little support from environmental organisations.Part N 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.《西游记》(Journey to the West)也许是中国文学四大经典小说中最具影响力的一部，当然也是在国外最广为人知的一部小说。
2019年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案解析完整版(第一套)
2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)Part I Writing(30minutes) Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay on the importance of team spirit and communication in the workplace.You should write at least150words but no more than200words.____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ PartⅡListening Comprehension(30minutes) Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Questions1to4are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A)A six-month-long negotiation.B)Preparations for the party.C)A project with a troublesome client.D)Gift wrapping for the colleagues.2.A)Take wedding photos.B)Advertise her company.C)Start a small business.D)Throw a celebration party.3.A)Hesitant.B)Nervous.C)Flattered.D)Surprised.4.A)Start her own bakery.B)Improve her baking skill.C)Share her cooking experience.D)Prepare food for the wedding.Questions5to8are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A)They have to spend more time studying.B)They have to participate in club activities.C)They have to be more responsible for what they do.D)They have to choose a specific academic discipline.6.A)Get ready for a career.B)Make a lot of friends.C)Set a long-term goal.D)Behave like adults.7.A)Those who share her academic interests.B)Those who respect her student commitments.C)Those who can help her when she is in need.D)Those who go to the same clubs as she does.8.A)Those helpful for tapping their potential.B)Those conducive to improving their social skills.C)Those helpful for cultivating individual interests.D)Those conducive to their academic studies.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Questions9to11are based on the passage you have just heard.B)They are prepared to work harder than anyone else.C)They are good at refining old formulas.D)They bring their potential into full play.10.A)They contributed to the popularity of skiing worldwide.B)They resulted in a brandnew style of skiing techniques.C)They promoted the scientific use of skiing poles.D)They made explosive news in the sports world.11.A)He was recognized as a genius in the world of sports.B)He competed in all major skiing events in the world.C)He won three gold medals in one Winter Olympics.D)He broke three world skiing records in three years.Questions12to15are based on the passage you have just heard.12.A)They appear restless.B)They lose consciousness.C)They become upset.D)They die almost instantly.13.A)It has an instant effect on your body chemistry.B)It keeps returning to you every now and then.C)It leaves you with a long-lasting impression.D)It contributes to the shaping of you mind.14.A)To succeed while feeling irritated.B)To feel happy without good health.C)To be free from frustration and failure.D)To enjoy good health while in dark moods.15.A)They are closely connected.B)They function in a similar way.C)They are too complex to understand.D)They reinforce each other constantly.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Questions16to18are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A)They differ in their appreciation of music.B)They focus their attention on different things.C)They finger the piano keys in different ways.D)They choose different pieces of music to play.17.A)They manage to cooperate well with their teammates.B)They use effective tactics to defeat their competitors.C)They try hard to meet the spectators’expectations.D)They attach great importance to high performance.18.A)It marks a breakthrough in behavioral science.B)It adopts a conventional approach to research.C)It supports a piece of conventional wisdom.D)It gives rise to controversy among experts.Questions19to21are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A)People’s envy of slim models.B)People’s craze for good health.C)The increasing range of fancy products.D)The great variety of slimming products.20.A)They appear vigorous.B)They appear strange.C)They look charming.D)They look unhealthy.C)Peer pressure.D)Media influence.Questions22to25are based on the recording you have just heard.22.A)The relation between hair and skin.B)The growing interest in skin studies.C)The color of human skin.D)The need of skin protection.23.A)The necessity to save energy.B)Adaptation to the hot environment.C)The need to breathe with ease.D)Dramatic climate changes on earth.24.A)Leaves and grass.B)Man-made shelter.C)Their skin coloring.D)Hair on their skin.25.A)Their genetic makeup began to change.B)Their communities began to grow steadily.C)Their children began to mix with each other.D)Their pace of evolution began to quicken.PartⅢReading Comprehension(40minutes) Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Pasta is no longer off the menu,after a new review of studies suggested that the carbohydrate can form part of a healthy diet,and even help people lose weight.For years,nutritionists have recommended that pasta be kept to a26,to cut calories,prevent fat build-up and stop blood sugar27up.The low-carbohydrate food movement gave birth to such diets as the Atkins,Paleo and Keto,which advised swapping foods like bread,pasta and potatoes for vegetables,fish and meat.More recently the trend of swapping spaghetti for vegetables has been28by clean-eating experts.But now a29review and analysis of30studies by Canadian researchers found that not only does pasta not cause weight gain,but three meals a week can help people drop more than half a kilogram over four months.The reviewers found that pasta had been unfairly demonized(妖魔化)because it had been30in with other,more fat-promoting carbohydrates.“The study found that pasta didn’t31to weight gain or increase in body fat,”said lead author Dr John Sievenpiper.“In32the evidence,we can now say with some confidence that pasta does not have an33 effect on body weigh outcomes when it is consumed as part of a healthy dietary pattern.”In fact,analysis actually showed a small weigh loss.So34to concerns,perhaps pasta can be part of a healthy diet Those involved in the35trials on average ate3.3servings of pasta a week instead of other carbohydrates, one serving equaling around half a cup.They lost around half a kilogram over an average follow-up of12weeks.A)adverse I)minimumB)championed J)radiatingC clinical K)rationD)contrary L)shootingE)contribute M)subscribeF)intimate N)systematicG)lumped O)weighingH)magnifiedSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions byThe Best Retailers Combine Bricks and ClicksA)Retail profits are falling sharply.Stores are closing.Malls are emptying.The depressing stories just keep coming.Reading the earnings announcements of large retail stores like Macy’s,Nordstorm,and Target is about as uplifting as a tour of an intensive care unit.The interact is apparently taking do wn yet another industry.Brick and mortar stores(实体店)seem to be going the way of the yellow pages.Sure enough,the Census Bureau just released data showing that online retail sales surged15.2percent between the first quarter of2015and the first quarter of2016.B)But before you dump all of your retail stocks,there are more facts you should consider.Looking only at that15.2percent"surge"would be misleading.It was an increase that was on a small base of6.9percent.Even when a tiny number grows by a large percentage terms,it is often still tiny.C)More than20years after the internet was opened to commerce,the Census Bureau tells us that brick and mortar sales accounted for92.3percent of retail sales in the first quarter of2016.Their data show that only0.8percent of retail sales shifted from offline to online between the beginning of2015and2016.D)So,despite all the talk about drone(无人机)deliveries to your doorstep,all the retail executives expressing anxiety over consumers going online,and even a Presidential candidate exclaiming that Amazon has a"huge antitrust problem,"the Census data suggest that physical retail is thriving.Of course,the closed stores, depressed executives,and sinking stocks suggest otherwise.What's the real story?E)Many firms operating brick and mortar stores are in trouble.The retail industry is getting“reinvented,”as we describe in our new book.Matchmakers.It’s standing in the path of what Schumpeter called a gale(大风)of creative destruction.That storm has been brewing for some time,and as it has reached gale force,most large retailers are searching for a response.As the CFO of Macy’s put it recently,“We’re frankly scratching our heads.”F)But it’s not happening as experts predicted.In the peak of the bubble,brick and mortar retail was one of those industries the internet was going to kill—and quickly.The dot.corn bust discredited most predictions of that sort and in the years that followed,conventional retailers’confidence in the future increased as Census continued to report weak online sales.And then the gale hit.G)It is becoming increasingly clear that retail reinvention isn’t a simple battle to the death between bricks and clicks.It is about devising retail models that work for people who are making increasing use of a growing array of internet-connected tools to change how they search,shop,and buy.Creative retailers are using the new technologies to innovate just about everything stores do from managing inventory,to marketing,to getting paid.H)More than drones dropping a new supply of underwear on your doorstep,Apple’s massively successful brick-and-mortar-and-glass retail stores and Amazon’s small steps in the same direction are what should keep old-fashioned retailers awake at night.Not to mention the large number of creative new retailers,like Bonobos, that are blending online and offline experiences in creative ways.I)Retail reinvention is not a simple process,and it’s also not happening on what used to be called"Internet Time." Some internet-driven changes have happened quickly,of course.Craigslist quickly overtook newspaper classified ads and turned newspaper economics upside down.But many widely anticipated changes weren’t quick,and some haven’t really started.With the benefit of hindsight(后见之明),it looks like the interact will transform the economy at something like the pace of other great inventions like electricity.B2B commerce,for example,didn’t move mainly online by2005as many had predicted in2000,nor even by2016,but that doesn’t mean it won’t do so over the next few decades.J)But the gale is still blowing.The sudden decline in foot traffic in recent years,even though it hasn’t been accompanied by a massive decline in physical sales,is a critical warning.People can shop more efficiently online and therefore don’t need to go to as many stores to find what they want.There’s a surplus of physical shopping space for the crowds,which is one reason why stores are downsizing and closing.Even five years ago most people faced a choice.Sit at your computer,probably at home or at the office,search and browse,and buy.Or head out to the mall,or Main Street,look and shop,and buy.Now,just about everyone has a smartphone,connected to the internet almost everywhere almost all the time.Even when a retailer gets a customer to walk in the store,she can easily see if there’s a better deal online or at another store nearby.L)So far,the main thing many large retailers have done in response to all this is to open online stores,so people will come to them directly rather than to Amazon and its smaller online rivals．Many are having the same problem that newspapers have.Even if they get online traffic,they struggle to make enough money online to compensate for what they are losing offline.M)A few seem to be making this work．Among large traditional retailers,Walmart recently reported the best results,leading its stock price to surge,while Macy’s,Target,and Nordstrom’s dropped.Yet Walmart’s year-over-year online sales only grew7percent,leading its CEO to lament(哀叹),“Growth here is too slow．”Part of the problem is that almost two decades after Amazon filed the one．click patent,the online retail shopping and buying experience is filled with frictions．A recent study graded more than600internet retailers on how easy it was for consumers to shop,buy,and pay．Almost half of the sites didn’t get a passing grade and only18percent got an A or B．N)The turmoil on the ground in physical retail is hard to square with the Census data．Unfortunately,part of the explanation is that the Census retail data are unreliable．Our deep100k into those data and their preparation revealed serious problems．It seems likely that Census simply misclassifies a large chunk of online sales．It is certain that the Census procedures,which lump the online sales of major traditional retailers like Walmart with“non-store retailers"1ike food trucks．can mask major changes in individual retail categories．The bureau could easily present their data in more useful ways．but they have chosen not to．O)Despite the turmoil,brick and mortar won’t disappear any time soon．The big questions are which,if any,of the large traditional retailers will still be on the scene in a decade or two because they have successfully reinvented themselves,which new players will operate busy stores on Main Streets and maybe even in shopping malls,and how the shopping and buying experience will have changed in each retail category．Investors shouldn’t write off brick and mortar．Whether they should bet on the traditional players who run those stores now is another matter36.Although online retailing has existed for some twenty years,nearly half of the internet retailers still fail to receive satisfactory feedback from consumers,according to a recent survey．37.Innovative retailers integrate internet technologies with conventional retailing to create new retail models．38.Despite what the Census data suggest,the value of physical retail’s stocks has been dropping．39.Innovative-driven changes in the retail industry didn’t take place as quickly as widely anticipated．40.Statistics indicate that brick and mortar sales still made up the lion’s share of the retail business.panies that successfully combine online and offline business models may prove to be a big concern for traditional retailers.42.Brick and mortar retailers’faith in their business was strengthened when the dot com bubble burst.43.Despite the tremendous challenges from online retailing,traditional retailing will be here to stay for quite some time.44.With the rise of online commerce,physical retail stores are likely to suffer the same fate as i the yellow pages.45.The wide use of smartphones has made it more complex for traditional retailers to reinvent their business. Section CDirections:There are2passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.Passage OneProfessor Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artifcial intelligence(AI)will be“either the best,or the worst thing,ever to happen to humanity”,and praised the creation of an academic institute dedicated to researching the future of intelligence as“crucial to the future of our civilisation and our species”.Hawking was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence(LCFI)at Cambridge University,a multi-disciplinary institute that will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development in AI research.“We spend a great deal of time studying history,”Hawking said,“which,let’s face it,is mostly the history of stupidity.So it’s a welcome change that people are studying instead the future of intelligence.”While the world-renowned physicist has often been cautious about AI,raising concerns that humanity could be the architect of its own destruction if it creates a super-intelligence with a will of its own,he was also quick to highlight the positives that AI research can bring.“The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge,”he said.“We cannot predict what we might achieve when our own minds are amplified by AI.Perhaps with the tools of this new technological revolution,we will be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last one—industrialisation.And surely we will aim to finally eradicate disease and poverty.And every aspect of our lives will be transformed.In short,success in creating AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilisation.”Huw Price,the centre’s academic director and the Bertrand Russell professor of philosophy at Cambridge University,where Hawking is also an academic,said that the centre came about partially as a result of the university’s Centre for Existential Risk.That institute examined a wider range of potential problems for humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.AI pioneer Margaret Boden,professor of cognitive science at the University of Sussex,praised the progress of such discussions.As recently as2009,she said,the topic wasn’t taken seriously,even among AI researchers.“AI is hugely exciting,”she said,“but it has limitations,which present grave dangers given uncritical use.”The academic community is not alone in warning about the potential dangers of AI as well as the potential benefits.A number of pioneers from the technology industry,most famously the entrepreneur Elon Musk,have also expressed their concerns about the damage that a super-intelligent AI could do to humanity.46.What did Stephen Hawking think of artificial intelligence?A)It would be vital to the progress of human civilisation.B)It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.C)It might present challenges as well as opportunities.D)It would be a significant expansion of human intelligence.47.What did Hawking say about the creation of the LCFI?A)It would accelerate the progress of AI research.B)It would mark a step forward in the AI industry.C)It was extremely important to the destiny of humankind.D)It was an achievement of multi-disciplinary collaboration.48.What did Hawking say was a welcome change in AI research?A)The shift of research focus from the past to the future.B)The shift of research from theory to implementation.C)The greater emphasis on the negative impact of AI.D)The increasing awareness of mankind’s past stupidity.49.What concerns did Hawking raise about AI?A)It may exceed human intelligence sooner or later.B)It may ultimately over-amplify the human mind.C)Super-intelligence may cause its own destruction.50.What do we learn about some entrepreneurs from the technology industry?A)They are much influenced by the academic community.B)They are most likely to benefit from AI development.C)They share the same concerns about AI as academics.D)They believe they can keep AI under human control.Passage TwoQuestions51to55are based on the following passage.The market for products designed specifically for older adults could reach$30billion by next year,and startups(初创公司)want in on the action.What they sometimes lack is feedback from the people who they hope will use their products.So Brookdale,the country’s largest owner of retirement communities,has been inviting a few select entrepreneurs just to move in for a few days,show off their products and hear what the residents have to say.That’s what brought Dayle Rodriguez,28,all the way from England to the dining room of Brookdale South Bay in Torrance,California.Rodriguez is the community and marketing manager for a company called Sentab. The startup’s product,SentabTV,enables older adults who may not be comfortable with computers to access email, video chat and social media using just their televisions and a remote control.“It’s nothing new,it’s nothing too complicated and it’s natural because lots of people have TV remotes,”says Rodriguez.But none of that is the topic of conversation in the Brookdale dining room.Instead,Rodriguez solicits residents’advice on what he should get on his cheeseburger and how he should spend the afternoon.Playing cards was on the agenda,as well as learning to play mahjong(麻将).Rodriguez says it’s important that residents here don’t feel like he’s selling them something.“I’ve had more feedback in a passive approach,”he says.“Playing pool,playing cards,having dinner,having lunch,”all work better“than going through a survey of questions.When they get to know me and to trust me,knowing for sure I’m not selling them something—there’ll be more honest feedback from them.”Rodriguez is just the seventh entrepreneur to move into one of Brookdale’s1,100senior living communities. Other new products in the program have included a kind of full-body blow dryer and specially designed clothing that allows people with disabilities to dress and undress themselves.Mary Lou Busch,93,agreed to try the Sentab system.She tells Rodriguez that it might be good for someone, but not for her.“I have the computer and FaceTime,which I talk with my family on,”she explains.She also has an iPad and a smartphone.“So I do pretty much everything I need to do.”To be fair,if Rodriguez had wanted feedback from some more technophobic(害怕技术的)seniors,he might have ended up in the wrong Brookdale community.This one is located in the heart of Southern California’s aerospace corridor.Many residents have backgrounds in engineering,business and academic circles.But Rodriguez says he's still learning something important by moving into this Brookdale community:“People are more tech-proficient than we thought.”And besides,where else would he learn to play mahjong?51.What does the passage say about the startups?A)They never lose time in upgrading products for seniors.B)They want to have a share of the seniors’goods market.C)They invite seniors to their companies to try their products.D)They try to profit from promoting digital products to seniors.52.Some entrepreneurs have been invited to Brookdale to______.A)have an interview with potential customersC)collect residents’feedback on their productsD)show senior residents how to use IT products53.What do we know about SentabTV?A)It is a TV program catering to the interest of the elderly.B)It is a digital TV which enjoys popularity among seniors.C)It is a TV specially designed for seniors to view programs.D)It is a communication system via TV instead of a computer.54.What does Rodriguez say is important in promoting products?A)Winning trust from prospective customers.B)Knowing the likes and dislikes of customers.C)Demonstrating their superiority on the spot.D)Responding promptly to customer feedback.55.What do we learn about the seniors in the Brookdale community?A)Most of them are interested in using the Sentab.B)They are quite at ease with high-tech products.C)They have much in common with seniors elsewhere.D)Most of them enjoy a longer life than average people.PartⅣTranslation(30minutes) Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet2.中国幅员辽阔，人口众多，很多地方人们都说自己的方言。
2023年6月英语六级真题及参考答案
2023年6月英语六级真题及参考答案六级试卷采用多题多卷形式，大家核对答案时，找准具体选项内容，忽略套数！网络综合版：听力第一套Conversation OneM: Hi Lily, how's the new apartment?W: It's okay.M:What? How can it be just okaywhen last week you were thrilledabout the place and keptnosting photos of it online?W:Well,【1】 last week whenfmoved in, the apartment seemed cozy, justthe right size forone person. But nowit just seems tiny, shabby and solitary.M: Al that's the problem. You missyour roommates from university,don't you?W: I'm going to sound like G idiot【2】because Iused to complain to youall the time about how crowded ourdormitory room was, and about allthe things they did to irritate me, likewatching movies late at night withoutheadphones, or talking loudly early inthe morning. But now Imiss themterribly.M: Of course you do. That's perfectlynormal. When I got my first place,Iremember thinking I could ti wait tolive by myself and get away from myjuvenile roommates and all their annoyipghabits.【3】 But then began issing them and feelinglonely and thinking that our dormitory was like paradise. Even though there were six of us guys inone small room.W: I thought it was just m who reltlike thiat.M: Look, you lived at home with us.And then you had three roommates.And this is your first time living alone.So i hard But your first apartmentis a milestone in your life. And youshould celebrate it. Tell me about theapartment.W: Actuaily, it's not bad. In fact, it'spretty adorable. Now that I have decorated it and it has et rjthing Ineed. I have a kitchen to cook in thebathroom al! to myself.And then anothes room with my bed at one endand the sofa, a small table and chairsat the C herend.M: That does sound adorable, and【4】Ican't wait to see it. And neither canmom and dad.Question 1: What was the woman'sfirst impression of the apartment?Question 2: Why does the womansay she's going to sound like an idiot?Question 3: What do we learn about the man when he left thedormitory to live on his own?Question 4: What is the man say hecan't wait to do.W: Welcome to our program book talk. Q5.ourgyest today is FrankJonesiditicbf our education system and the author of new book,How to reform our universitres.M: Hello, Susan.W: Frank, you support radicallychanging universities in America. Yes.Q6.I believe that the purpose of highereduad grefo prepare young peopleto enter the workforce and that ourcurrent system fails to do this, We'reallocating too many resou disciplines that don't match the needsof employers.W: I think your attitude to education isa bit cynical Frank. Surely the purpose of university is to prepareyoung people to participate fully incivic life rather than just to find wellpaid jobs.M: Susan, many young graduates struggle to find any job let alone agood one. The job markc isgrim.Particulaniior students who studythe arts. I agree that it isn't easy foryoungr gegple to find work, but youpropose closing down alt departments that aren't directlyrelated to science and technology. Isthat really the solution?M: You're overstating my paint. Q7.My argument is that we need it use moer of our budget on areas like science and engineering. To do that, we needto take money from subjects likeliterature and musicW: Q8,But the arts have value. They'rean important part of our culture.studying literature or music or sculpture might not result in a job inthatae But it helps young people tothink about the world in a.deeperway, which makes them b citizens and makes fora better society.M:l agree that the arts are valuable tosociety, but it's naive to think that notonly tk miost talented, but allstudents should study them at university level. The odds are verycompetitive, and most graduates willend up with a great deal of debt,obtaining a degree that has littlevalue on the job market.Question 5. What do we learn from theconversation about the man?Question 6. What does the manbelieve is the problem with the current AmericanSystem of Higher Education?Question 7. How should the educationbudget be allocated according to theman?Question 8. What does the woman saythe arts can do?Passage OneDo you ever have the annoying feetingthat you don't have time to really thinkanymore? You're not alone.【Q9】A variet dtdrs have conspired to robus of time for reflectionourselves and our lives.preoccupied minds are rarely Silent.The average person receives hundredsof texts and voice messages a day. Andholidays for many of us are action-packed weeks more likely full of familyactivities than opportunities fortranquility and contemplation.【Q10】Regular reflection,howe,underlies all great professionals. It's a prerequisite for you to recharge yourmental batteries. See things in a newlight and tap into your creativity.Almost all of the great advisors that Ihave studied have found ways to getaway from it all and contemplate theirlife and work. Some researchers in thefield of creativity, in fact, believe thatinsight occurs during the reflection and relaxation that follows aCeriod of intense actvity.Schedule your time for reflection aboutyourwork ora particular proiect you're engaged in. I usually biock outhalf an hour. Don't answer the phone.Push your papers to the side. Sketch,make lists, draw mind maps of ideasthat come to you. At the end, write down any emerging ideas.When you're alone, stop worrying andthink. A lot of our downtime is spentworryingabout troublesc ne thihgs inour lives or fantasizing aboat how we'dlike our lives to be.【Q11】 Revisitthings during moments of relaxationafter a periodnof intense work. This iswhenwe are the most creative.Question 9 What do we learn about thefeeling that one doesn't heeitime tothink anymore?Questica 10 What trait do all greatprofessionals share?Question 11 What is some researchersbelieve is conducive to creative ideas?Passage Twohad post offices The first opened in 1859 in asettlement founded by migrants searching for gold,Life could be unpredictable outwest. Gold failed to appear. Drought ruinedfarmers, and settlers clashed with_NativeAmericans.On the settlement's location now stands asprawling University campus. Amid all thechanges, one feature remained constant: thepostal service. The maps tracing America'swestward expansion are telling in 1864 therewere few postat branches on land controlledby Native Americans, which still accountedfor most of the West. Over the next 25 years,post offices grew quickly. Colonization'of theWest could be regarded as a result of biggovernment rather than pioneers.【13】Asfederal subsidies and land grants temptedpeople into the deserts and plains, the postkept them connected.In the mid-19th century, the Post OfficeDepartment was far from a centralizedbureaucracy. To keep up with migrationpatterns, postal services were added toexisting businesses.【14】The federal government commissioned private wagons themail. Short term contracts were granted tolocal businessman to act as postmasters.These partnerships enabled the mail to quickly followmigrants helping knit togetherremote parts of the country.Mr. Bellavance, a digital historian, wrote abook on the history of the US postal service.【15】 He used the data science to analyzehistorical trends, Most strikingly he built anaccompanying website, complekw;Tinteractive maps.They show readers-howwithin a generation the postal service helpedcolonize a continent. These online interactivemaps illustrate the formative power of snailmail.Q12 What does the passage say AboutColorado before it became a state?Q13 How did the postal service contribute toAmerica's westward expansion?Q14 What did the federal government:do tomeet the increasing demand for the postalservice in the West?Q15 What did Mr. Bellavance do to study thehistory of the US postal service?听力演讲1In last week's lecture, we discussed reasons whypeople forget things. This week we will discuss asurprising reason why we might remember somethings, anxiety. Think about something as simple asbuying a coffee. That may not seem like an experience that would make a deep impression onyour memory. But anxiety could change that. Q16.In fact, a new study suggests that people withhigher anxiety levels mightremembertertain information better than people with lower anxietylevels.That's because higher levels of anxiety may makepeople moresusceptible to negative feelings,putting them in a more negative state of mind. Thatin turn, may make them able to better remembersome events. Let's take a closer look at that newstudy now. Q17. In this study, tseardhersstarted by giving 80 undergraduate students ananxiety test. The test measure the participantsanxiety levels over the proceeding two weeks.Then, to test memory, the participants were showna series of neutral words one at a time. Some of thewords were printed onto photos of negative scenes,meaning images that could affect their emotionsnegatively, such as a photo of a car accident, or acemetery. The rest of the words were printed ontophotos of neutral scenes, such as a photo of a lakeor trees. Neutral words included words like table ordesk that don't elicit emotion.Later, the participants were asked to think back tothe words they were shown earlier, which causedthem to reenter either a negative or neutral mindset. The participants were then presented withanother set of neutral words, and their memory ofthese new words was tested.The researchers found that the new words presented to people in a negative mindset werebetter remembered by people with higher levels ofanxiety than those with lower levels of anxiety.In other words, when highly anxious individualstook in otherwise emotionallyneutral informationthat was presented to them, it became colored bytheir negative mindset, making them remember theinformation better. But these same effects were notseen in people with low levels of anxiety.Q18. Previous studies havefound that extremeevels of anxiety such as those experienced bypeople diagnosed with an anxiety disorder can bequite detrimentalto memory and cognitive performan But the highly anxious people in thisstudy represent individuals who are managing theiranxiety and for whom anxiety is not. a seriousproblem.Question 16. What does the speaker say the newstudy suggests?Question 17. What did researchers do first in thenew study?Question 18. What do we learn from previousstudies aboutlanxiety?Over the past 20 years, the u ternet hasgradually become a dominant featureof our lives. It has changed how wecommunicate with each other. And ithas definitely transformed the way wedo business with each other:Marketinghas also changed in a number of ways.For instance, in the past, consumershad to call a phone number and patiently wait on hold in order to getthe information they wanted.[Q19]Today, they want the informationimmediately. They'll go to the company's sociaLmediapdc nifostcomments and questions expecting toreceive an immediate response. If theydon't get their questions answeredsoon they'll move on to anothercompany that will answer themquickly.Marketing departments today need tofollow technological development.Forexample, this year smartphone issmarter than last years. s fariving cars are now on the road. Marketershave to do research on which techncingies:are coming into bsing,otherwise, they risk being leit behindin the virtual dust.Marketing has also changed due to theimportance of video. People don't justwant to read text. They walt to watchthings happening. Companies now have to explore how they can use videoon a consistent basis to share information about their sinesses.Fortunately, it's extremely easy toshoot something these days. All youneed is a smartphone.But what's the result of all this? Shorteraitention spans? We aren't the samepeople that we were 20 yedi ago. Notonly have we grown accustomed togetting the information we want instantaneously, our attention spansare much shorter. If something doesn'tcaptulc ourattention within a fewseconds. We're on to the next piece ofcontent.[Q20]Marketers need to figureout ways to speak directly to the customer's emotions and they need tofigure out how to do that as quickly aspossible. Once people are emotionallyengaged, they'll stick with you.If marketingi has changed this much inthe past 20 years, imagine what thenext 20 years will bring li ai recentsurvey, only 9% of marketers could saywith confidence that their marketingefforts were actually working. Theirconfidence is being shaken becausethe rules of the game change everyyear. That's why [Q21]it'simportant for marketers to pay attention to the latest technological devel and consider collaborating with technological innovators. That way,they'll be moving at the samepace asthe tech industry.Question 19 What does the speaker sayabout today's consumers?Question 20 How do marketers captureconsumers'attention as quickly aspossible?Question 21 What does the speakersuggest marketers do to meet futurechalletes?演讲3You might be surprised to learn that [Q22] thebenefits offriendships extend beyond people'ssociallifeand into their work, which is interestingwhen cd lili the extent to which peoplesacrifice friendships, or at least the time they spendwith friends because of the exte edihairsthey'redevoting to work. Just last week, rwas remarking toa colleague that I'm content with only one socialengagement per week. But according to recentresearch, that's evidently not enough.In an initial study of more than 700 respondents,scholars from an American university [Q23] analyzethe imrf thst:fiends as opposed to family haveon sel dem Jahd well-being. Friends came outsubstantially on top. That's because to be someone's mate is a voluntary act. Unlike familywho people rarely get to choose. The researchersfound that when people choose to cultivate andmaintain supportive friendships with an individual,it means that the person is valued and worthy oftheir limited time. Such sentiments of value andworthiness boost our self-esteem.The second study comprised more than 300 participants. It proved that the better we feel aboutourselves, the more likely we will perform our jobconfidently andcompetently. This follow-up studyfound that [Q24] non-work friends even improvedpeople's job satisfaction. They have as much of animpact on how much they love their jobs, as do thefriends they have at work, despite not actuallybeing at our place of work. These types of friendstend to be our preferred outlet fo nni aboutwork-related mattersyThis is an avenue that maynot be available at the office.So even though friendships can be easy to neglectwhen confronted-by pressures at work, or evenpressures at home, neglecting our friends can turnout to be harmful and counterproductive. That'swhy when determining how to create a better work-life balance, we need to consider not only how tobalance work and family demands, but also how tocultivate and sustain supportive friendships. It's for employees for flexible work arrangements. It'sirrelevant whether their need for a desired scheduleis due to say, parenting responsibilities, or a craving to hang out with their best mate. Whatmatters is the opportunity to engage in a nourishingactiyity outside of work. That will definitely have afollow-on effect at work.Q 22 What does the speaker say is interesting?Q 23 What did researchers from an Americanuniversity analyze in their initial study?Q 24 What did the second study find aboutmon-work friends?Q 25 What does the speaker suggest managers do?参考答案：1.A) She is drawn to its integration of design andengineering.2.D) Through hard work.3.C) It is long-lasting.4.A) Computer science.5.B) He is well known to the public.6.D) Serve as a personatassistant.7.D) He has little previous work experience.8.C) He has a high proficiency in several languages.9.A) They have fewer rules and pressures.10.D) They deprive kids of the opportunity todevelop team spirit.11.C) Let them participate in some less risky outdooractivities.12.B) Tech firms intentionally design products tohave short lifespans.13.C) List a repairability score of their product.14.D) Take the initintive to reduce electronic waste.15.A) It can be solved.16.B) How to prevent employees from cyberloafing.17.C) Cyberloafing may relieve employees of stress.18.A) Taking mini-breaks means better jobperfontance.19.D) There were no trees.20.B) He founded a newspaper and used it topromote his ideas.21.B) The state government declared it the officialArbor Day.22.B)They moved ou of Africa about 60,000 yearsago.23.D) The discovery of two modern human teeth inChina.24.A) There must have been some reason for humanmigration.25.D) What path modern humans took to migrateout of America. 听力第二套参考答案：作文：心理健康Mental well-being is regarded as a state of health where a person is able to address normal stresses in daily life. Recently,this state has been grasped as much attention as physical health.Obviously, there are several factors that affect people's mental well-being. Firstly, a strong contributor to mental well-being refers to the state of a person's usual environ-ment. Adverse environmental circumstances can lea negative effectson psychological wellness. Living in a positive social environment, in contrast, can provide protection against mental challenges. Secondly, people's lifestyle can also impact their mental health. Smoking, a poor diet, alcohol con-sumption, substance use, and risky sexual behavior may result in psychological harm. Smoking, a poor diet, alcohol consump-tion, substance use, and risky sexual behavior may result in psychological harm. Worse, such behaviors have been linked to depression.In conclusion, because mental health is so important to general wellness, it's important that you take care of your mental health. Talking therapy, meditation and maintaining a positive outlook on life all contribute to people mental health. With a positive mental state, all areas of life will go towards active de-velopment.友好的讨论When faced with differing opinions, we should try to reach agreement through friendly discussion and reasonable argu-ment. In our daily life, it is common to see college students struggling with a polite and logical way when their views differ from others'. Apparently, this issue has sparked public con-cerns.Friendly discussion allows individuals to share their perspec-tives and opinions in a respectful manner. This can lead to a better understanding of each other's viewpoints and poten-tially even finding common ground. In addition, reasonable ar-gument allows individuals to present evidence and logic to sup-port their position, which can help persuade others to see their point of view. However, it is important to note that not all disagreements can be resolved through discussionand argu-ment alone. In some cases, compromise may be necessary to reach a resolution that satisfies all parties involved.To sum up, friendly discussion and reasonable argument, to a large extent, are of great use. We should be open-minded and engaged in such practices.教育的目标Education has played an increasingly crucial role in modern so-ciety. We aim education on different levels at cultivating the to-be successors of our global village. One important goal that education is trying to achieve is help students master the ways to acquire knowledge.Of all the capabilities one can develop to acquire knowledge in being educated, three sorts are of the greatest significance.First of all, students who are receiving education definitely know that they are always ignorant of some branches in th eocean of knowledge, which can keep them modest and more willing to explore their unfamiliar realms, even deeper if they've already done so. Moreover, students can imitate what their teachers or professors do in or our of class and then gradually acquire the ability to undertake more scientific re-search and intellectual inquiries alone. Last but not least,youngsters who are accustomed to being educated at school or college are more likely to keep studying as a life-long habit,which will have a substantially positive effect on their own life and the future of the human world.In my perspective, education is one of the most marvelous social inventionsthat ever existed in human history. Without it, the whole globe can never continue developing further in a civilized and prosperous direction.星火英语版：听力部分（共2套）第一套1.B) It was warm and comfortable.2.B) She misses her roommates she used to complain about.3.C) He had a similar feeling to the woman's.4.A) Go to see the woman's apartment.5.D) He has published a book recently.6.C) It has not prepared young people for the job market.7.A) More of the budget should go to science and technology.8.D) Cultivate better citizens.9. A) It is quite common.10. B) Engaging in regular contemplation.11. D) Reflecting during ones relaxation.12. C) There existed post offices.13. D) It kept people in the deserts and plains connected.14. B) It commissioned private wagons to carry the mail.15. C) He examined its historical trends with data science.16. A) Higher levels of anxiety may improve people's memory.17）C) They measured the participants' anxiety levels.18.B) Extreme levels of anxiety can adversely affect cognitive performance.19. D) They expect to get instantaneous responses to their inquiry.20. C) Speaking directly to their emotions.21. B) Keep up with the latest technological developments.22. D) Friendships benefit work.23. A) The impact of friends on people's self-esteem.24. D) They increase people's job satisfaction.25. A) Allow employees to have a flexible work schedule.第二套1. A) She is drawn to its integration of design and engineering.2.D) Through hard work.3.C) It is long-lasting.4.A) Computer science.5.B) He is well known to the public.6.D) Serve as a personal assistant.7.D) He has little previous work experience.8.C) He has a high proficiency in several languages.9.A) They have fewer rules and pressures.10.D) They deprive kids of the opportunity to develop team spirit.11 C) Let them participate in some less risky outdoor activities.12. B) Tech firms intentionally design products to have short lifespans.13. C) List a repairability score of their product.14. D) Take the initintive to reduce electronic waste.15. A) It can be solved.16.B) How to prevent employees from cyberloafing.17.C) Cyberloafing may relieve employees of stress.18. A) Taking mini-breaks means better job perfontance.19.D) There were no trees.20.B) He founded a newspaper and used it to promote his ideas.21.B) The state government declared it the official Arbor Day.22.B）They moved ou of Africa about 60,000 years ago.23.D) The discovery of two modern human teeth in China.24.A) There must have been some reason for human migration.25.D) What path modern humans took to migrate out of America.翻译部分（共3套）1.中国文化出口近年来，越来越多的中国文化产品走向全球市场，日益受到海外消费者的青睐。
(完整版)CET英语6级考试试题
CET-6词汇语法模拟题集unit 11．please do not be ____ by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract attention.[a] disregarded [b] distorted[c] irritated [d] intervened2. craig assured his boss that he would ____ all his energies in doing this new job.[a] call forth [b] call at[c] call on [d] call off3. too much ____ to x-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.[a] disclosure [b] exhibitio[c] contact [d] exposure4. when confronted with such questions, my mind goes ____, and i can hardly remember my own date of birth.[a] dim [b] blank[c] faint [d] vai5. it is well known that knowledge is the ____ condition for expansion of mind.[a] incompatible [b] incredible[c] indefinite [d] indispensable6. language, culture, and personality may be considered ____ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.[a] indistinctly [b] separately[c] irrelevantly [d] independently7. watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the irish milkmaid fought hard to ____ her laughter.[a] hold back [b] hold o[c] hold out [d] hold u8. the manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.[a] impartial [b] mild[c] hostile [d] opposing9. i ____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.[a] express [b] confe[c] verify [d] acknowledge10. it is strictly ____ that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few.[a] secured [b] forbidde[c] regulated [d] determined11. the pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the congress is in ____ again next spring.[a] assembly [b] sessio[c] conference [d] conventio12. christmas is a christian holy day usually celebrated on december 25th ____ the birth of jesus christ.[a] in accordance with [b] in terms of[c] in favor of [d] in honor of13. since it is too late to change my mind now, i am ____ to carrying out the plan.[a] obliged [b] committed[c] engaged [d] resolved14. it was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ____ as well as we had hoped.[a] came off [b] went off[c] brought out [d] make out15. to survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must ____ the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.[a] improve [b] enhance[c] guarantee [d] gear16. he left early on the ____ that he had a bad toothache and had to see the dentist.[a] prescription [b] pretext[c] knowledge [d] preconditio17. the new edition of the encyclopedia ____ many improvements, which is the result of the persistent effort of all the compilers.[a] embedded [b] embodied[c] enchanted [d] enclosed18. the boys and girls ____ together round the camp fire telling stories and singing songs.[a] reversed [b] clapped[c] clustered [d] contracted19. the new underground railway will ____ the journey to all parts of the city.[a] consume [b] eliminate[c] formulate [d] facilitate20. the speaker attracted the audience at the very beginning of the lecture by giving a ____ description of his personal experience.[a] global [b] graciou[c] graphic [d] prescriptive21. it is up to the government to ____ the rights of individual citizens.[a] withdraw [b] withhold[c] upgrade [d] uphold22. the notice about the english evening ____ many students who have interest in english.[a] impelled [b] intrigued[c] provoked [d] induced23. the leader went his own way in ____ of thepublic opinion, which aroused great anger among the people.[a] defiance [b] reflectio[c] obedience [d] observatio24. could you just give me a hand? let’s ____ the car into motion; it got a flameout just now.[a] shove [b] nudge[c] prompt [d] poke25. the river was ____ with waste from that factory. some measures must be taken to stop its production.[a] corrupted [b] consumed[c] contaminated [d] infected26. poverty is not ____ in most cities although, perhaps because of the crowded conditions in certain areas, it is more visible there.[a] rare [b] temporary[c] prevalent [d] segmental27. people who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in ____ populated areas.[a] densely [b] intensely[c] abundantly [d] highly28. as a way of ____ the mails while they were away, the johnsons asked the cleaning lady to send little printed slips asking the sendersto write again later.[a] picking up [b] coping with[c] passing out [d] getting acro29. tom’s mother tried hard to persuade him to ____ from his intention to invest his savings in stock market.[a] pull out [b] give u[c] draw in [d] back dow30. an increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical ____, well become progressively more reliant on expensive technology.[a] interference [b] interruptio[c] intervention [d] interactiounit 11．please do not be ____ by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract attention.[a] disregarded [b] distorted[c] irritated [d] intervened2. craig assured his boss that he would ____ all his energies in doing this new job.[a] call forth [b] call at[c] call on [d] call off3. too much ____ to x-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.[a] disclosure [b] exhibitio[c] contact [d] exposure4. when confronted with such questions, my mind goes ____, and i can hardly remember my own date of birth.[a] dim [b] blank[c] faint [d] vai5. it is well known that knowledge is the ____ condition for expansion of mind.[a] incompatible [b] incredible[c] indefinite [d] indispensable6. language, culture, and personality may be considered ____ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.[a] indistinctly [b] separately[c] irrelevantly [d] independently7. watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the irish milkmaid fought hard to ____ her laughter.[a] hold back [b] hold o[c] hold out [d] hold u8. the manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.[a] impartial [b] mild[c] hostile [d] opposing9. i ____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.[a] express [b] confe[c] verify [d] acknowledge10. it is strictly ____ that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few.[a] secured [b] forbidde[c] regulated [d] determined。
2024年6月全国大学英语CET六级真题和答案解析(第一套)
2024年06月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “There is a growing awareness of the importance of digital literacy and skills in today’s world.” You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.You should copy the sentence given in quotes at the beginning of your essay.PartⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 witha single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) Reply to the man’s last proposal within a short time.B) Sign the agreement if one small change is made to it.C) Make a sponsorship deal for her client at the meeting.D) Give the man some good news regarding the contract.2. A) They are becoming impatient. C) They are used to making alterations.B) They are afraid time is running out. D) They are concerned about the details.3. A) To prevent geographical discrimination. C) To avoid any conflict of interest.B) To tap the food and beverage market. D) To reduce unfair competition.4. A) It is a potential market for food and beverage. C) It is a negligible market for his company.B) It is very attractive for real estate developers. D) It is very different from other markets.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) They are thrilled by a rare astronomic phenomenon.B) They are celebrating a big event on mountain tops.C) They are enthusiastic about big science-related stories.D) They are joined by astronomers all across North America.6. A) It will be the most formidable of its kind in over a century.B) It will come closest to Earth in more than one hundred years.C) It will eclipse many other such events in human history.D) It will be seen most clearly from Denver’s mountain tops.7. A) A blur. C) The edge of our galaxy.B) Stars. D) An ordinary flying object.8. A) Use professional equipment. C) Fix their eyes due north.B) Climb to the nearby heights. D) Make use of phone apps.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) Whether consumers should be warned against ultra-processed foods.B) Whether there is sufficient scientific consensus on dietary guidelines.C) Whether guidelines can form the basis for nutrition advice to consumers.D) Whether food scientists will agree on the concept of ultra-processed foods.10. A) By the labor cost for the final products. C) By the extent of chemical alteration.B) By the degree of industrial processing. D) By the convention of classification.11. A) Increased consumers’ expen ses. C) People’s misunderstanding of nutrition.B) Greater risk of chronic diseases. D) Children’s dislike for unprocessed foods.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) They begin to think of the benefits of constraints.B) They try to seek solutions from creative people.C) They try hard to maximize their mental energy.D) They begin to see the world in a different way.13. A) It is characteristic of all creative people.B) It is essential to pushing society forward.C) It is a creative p erson’s response to limitation.D) It is an impetus to socio-economic development.14. A) Scarcity or abundance of resources has little impact on people’s creativity.B) Innovative people are not constrained in connecting unrelated concepts.C) People have no incentive to use available resources in new ways.D) Creative people tend to consume more available resources.15. A) It is key to a company’s survival.B) It shapes and focuses problems.C) It is essential to meeting challenges.D) It thrives best when constrained.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) Because they are learned. C) Because they have to be properly personalized.B) Because they come naturally. D) Because there can be more effective strategies.17. A) The extent of difference and of similarity between the two sides.B) The knowledge of the specific expectation the other side holds.C) The importance of one’s goals and of the relationship.D) The approaches one adopts to conflict management.18. A) The fox. C) The shark.B) The owl. D) The turtle.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) Help save species from extinction and boost human health.B) Understand how plants and animals perished over the past.C) Help gather information publicly available to researchers.D) Find out the cause of extinction of Britain’s 66,000 species.20. A) It was once dominated by dinosaurs. C) Its prospects depend on future human behaviour.B) It has entered the sixth mass extinction. D) Its climate change is aggravated by humans.21. A) It dwarfs all other efforts to conserve, protect and restore biodiversity on earth.B) It is costly to get started and requires the joint efforts of thousands of scientists.C) It can help to bring back the large numbers of plants and animals that have gone extinct.D) It is the most exciting, most relevant, most timely and most internationally inspirational.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A) Cultural identity. C) The Copernican revolution.B) Social evolution. D) Human individuality.23. A) It is a delusion to be disposed of. C) It is a myth spread by John Donne’s poem.B) It is prevalent even among academics. D) It is rooted in the mindset of the 17th century.24. A) He believes in Copernican philosophical doctrines about the universe.B) He has gained ample scientific evidence at the University of Reading.C) He has found that our inner self and material self are interconnected.D) He contends most of our body cells can only live a few days or weeks.25. A) By coming to see how disruptive such problems have got to be.B) By realising that we all can do our own bit in such endeavours.C) By becoming aware that we are part of a bigger world.D) By making joint efforts resolutely and persistently.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Readthe passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identifiedby a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a singleline through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.It’s quite remarkable how different genres of music can spark unique feelings, emotions,and memories. Studies have shown that music can reduce stress and anxiety before surgeriesand we are all attracted toward our own unique life soundtrack.If you’re lo oking to 26 stress, you might want to give classical music a try.The sounds of classical music produce a calming effect letting 27 pleasure-inducing dopamine (多巴胺) in the brain that helps control attention, learning and emotional responses. It can also turn down the body’s stress response, resulting in an overall happier mood. It turns out a pleasant mood can lead to 28 in a person’s thinking.Although there are many great 29 of classical music like Bach, Beethoven and Handel, none of these artists’ music seems to have the same health effects as Mozart’s does. According to researchers, listening to Mozart can increase brain wave activity and improve 30 function. Another study found that the distinctive features of Mozart’s music trigger parts of the brain that are responsible for high-level mental functions. Even maternity 31 use Mozart to help newborn babies adapt to life outside of the mother’s belly.It has been found that listening to classical music 32 reduces a pers on’s blood pressure. Researchers believe that the calming sounds of classical music may help your heart 33 from stress. Classical music can also be a great tool to help people who have trouble sleeping. One study found that students who had trouble sleeping slept better while they were listening to classical music.Whether classical music is something that you listen to on a regular basis or not, it wouldn’t34 to take time out of your day to listen to music that you find 35 . You will be surprised at how good it makes you feel and the potentially positive change in your health.Section BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Curious Case of the Tree That Owns ItselfA)In the city of Athens, Georgia, there exists a rather curious local landmark—a large whiteoak that is almost universally stated to own itself. Because of this, it is considered one of the most famous trees in the world. So how did this tree come to own itself and the land around it?B)Sometime in the 19th century a Georgian called Colonel William Jackson reportedly tooka liking to the said tree and endeavored to protect it from any danger. As to why he loved itso, the earliest documented account of this story is an anonymously written front page article in the Athens Weekly Banner published on August 12, 1890. It states, “Col. Jackson had watched the tree grow from his childhood, and grew to love it almost as he would a human. Its luxuriant leaves and sturdy limbs had often protected him from the heavy rains, and out of its highest branches he had many a time gotten the eggs of the feathered singers.He watched its growth, and when reaching a ripe old age he saw the tree standing in its magnificent proportions, he was pained to think that after his death it would fall into the hands of those who might destroy it.”C)Towards this end, Jackson transferred by means of a deed ownership of the tree and a littleland around it to the tree itself. The deed read, “W. H. Jackson for and in consideration of the great affection which he bears the said tree, and his great desire to see it protected has conveyed unto the said oak tree entire possession of itself and of all land within eight feet of it on all sides.”D)In time, the tree came to be something of a tourist attraction, known as The Tree That OwnsItself. However, in the early 20th century, the tree started showing signs of its slow death, with little that could be done about it. Father time comes for us all eventually, even our often long lived, tall and leafy fellow custodians (看管者) of Earth. Finally, on October 9, 1942, the over 30 meter tall and 200-400 year old tree fell, rumor has it, as a result of a severe windstorm and/or via having previously died and its roots rotted.E)About four years later, members of the Junior Ladies Garden Club (who’d tended to thetree before its unfortunate death) tracked down a small tree grown from a nut taken from the original tree. And so it was that on October 9, 1946, under the direction of Professor Roy Bowden of the College of Agriculture at the University of Georgia, this little tree was transplanted to the location of its ancestor. A couple of months later, an official ceremony was held featuring none other than the Mayor of Athens, Robert L McWhorter, to commemorate the occasion.F)This new tree became known as The Son of the Tree That Owns Itself and it was assumedthat, as the original tree’s heir, it naturally inherited the land it stood on. Of course, there are many dozens of other trees known to exist descending from the original, as people taking a nut from it to grow elsewhere was a certainty. That said, to date, none of the original tree’s other children have petitioned the courts for their share of the land, so it seems all good. In any event, The Son of the Tree That Owns Itself still stands today, though often referred to simply as The Tree That Owns Itself.G)This all brings us around to whether Jackson ever actually gave legal ownership of the treeto itself in the first place and whether such a deed is legally binding.H)Well, to begin with, it turns out Jackson only spent about three years of his life in Athens,starting at the age of 43 from 1829 to 1832, sort of dismissing the idea that he loved the tree from spending time under it as a child and watching it grow, and then worrying about what would happen to it after he died. Further, an extensive search of land ownership records in Athens does not seem to indicate Jackson ever owned the land the tree sits on.I)He did live on a lot of land directly next to it for those three years, but whether he ownedthat land or not isn’t clear. Whatever the case, in 1832 a four acre parcel, which included the land the tree was on and the neighboring land Jackson lived on, among others, was sold to University professor Malthus A Ward. In the transaction, Ward was required to payJackson a sum of $1,200 (about $31,000 today), either for the property itself or simply in compensation for improvements Jackson had made on the lot. In the end, whether he ever owned the neighboring lot or was simply allowed to use it while he allegedly worked at the University, he definitely never owned the lot the tree grew on, which is the most important bit for the topic at hand.J)After Professor Ward purchased the land, Jackson and his family purchased a 655 acre parcel a few miles away and moved there. Ten years later, in 1844, Jackson seemed to have come into financial difficulties and had his little plantation seized by the Clarke County Sheriff’s office and auctioned off to settle the mortgage. Thus, had he owned some land in Athens itself, including the land the tree sat on, presumably he would have sold it to raise funds or otherwise had it taken as well.K)And whatever the case there, Jackson would have known property taxes needed to be paid on the deeded land for the tree to be truly secure in its future. Yet no account or record indicates any trust or the like was set up to facilitate this.L)On top of all this, there is no hard evidence such a deed ever existed, despite the fact that deed records in Athens go back many decades before Jackson’s death in 1876 and that it was supposed to have existed in 1890 in the archives according to the original anonymous news reporter who claims to have seen it.M)As you might imagine from all of this, few give credit to this side of the story. So how did all of this come about then?N)It is speculated to have been invented by the imagination of the said anonymous author at the Athens Weekly Banner in the aforementioned 1890 front page article titled “Deeded to Itself”, which by the way contained several elements that are much more easily proved to be false. As to why the author would do this, it’s speculated perhaps it was a 19th century version of a click-bait thought exercise on whether it would be legal for someone to deed such a non-conscious living thing to itself or not.O)Whatever the case, the next known instance of the Tree That Owns Itself being mentioned wasn’t until 1901 in the Centennial Edition of that same paper, the Athens Weekly Banner.This featured another account very clearly just copying the original article published abouta decade before, only slightly reworded. The next account was in 1906, again in the AthensWeekly Banner, again very clearly copying the original account, only slightly reworded, the 19th century equivalent of re-posts when the audience has forgotten about the original.36. Jackson was said to have transferred his ownership of the oak tree to itself in order to protect it from being destroyed.37. No proof has been found from an extensive search that Jackson had ever owned the land where the oak tree grew.38. When it was raining heavily, Jackson often took shelter under a big tree that is said to own itself.39. There is no evidence that Jackson had made arrangements to pay property taxes for the land on which the oak tree sat.40. Professor Ward paid Jackson over one thousand dollars when purchasing a piece of land from him.41. It is said the tree that owned itself fell in a heavy windstorm.42. The story of the oak tree is suspected to have been invented as a thought exercise.43. Jackson’s little plantation was auctioned off to settle his debt in the mid-19th century.44. An official ceremony was held to celebrate the transplanting of a small tree to where its ancestor had stood.45. The story of the Tree That Owns Itself appeared in the local paper several times, with slight alterations in wording.Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.It is irrefutable that employees know the difference between right and wron g. So why don’t more employees intervene when they see someone exhibiting at-risk behavior in the workplace?There are a number of factors that influence whether people intervene. First, they need to be able to see a risky situation beginning to unfold. Second, the company’s culture needs to make them feel safe to speak up. And third, they need to have the communication skills to say something effectively.This is not strictly a workplace problem; it’s a growing problem off the job too. Every day people witness things on the street and choose to stand idly by. This is known as the bystander effect—the more people who witness an event, the less likely anyone in that group is to help the victim. The psychology behind this is called diffusion of responsibility. Basically, the larger the crowd, the more people assume that someone else will take care of it—meaning no one effectively intervenes or acts in a moment of need.This crowd mentality is strong enough for people to evade their known responsibilities. But it’s not only frontline workers who don’t make safety i nterventions in the workplace. There are also instances where supervisors do not intervene either.When a group of employees sees unsafe behavior not being addressed at a leadership level it creates the precedent that this is how these situations should be addressed, thus defining the safety culture for everyone.Despite the fact that workers are encouraged to intervene when they observe unsafe operations, this happens less than half of the time. Fear is the ultimate factor in not intervening. There is a fear of penalty, a fear that they’ll have to do more work if they intervene. Unsuccessful attempts in the past are another strong contributing factor to why people don’t intervene—they tend to prefer to defer that action to someone else for all future situations.On many worksites, competent workers must be appointed. Part of their job is to intervene when workers perform a task without the proper equipment or if the conditions are unsafe. Competent workers are also required to stop work from continuing when there’s a danger.Supervisors also play a critical role. Even if a competent person isn’t required, supervisors need a broad set of skills to not only identify and alleviate workplace hazards but also build a safety climate within their team that supports intervening and open communication among them.Beyond competent workers and supervisors, it’s important to educate everyon e within the organization that they are obliged to intervene if they witness a possible unsafe act, whether you’re a designated competent person, a supervisor or a frontline worker.46. What is one of the factors contributing to failure of intervention in face of risky behavior in the workplace?A) Slack supervision style. C) Unforeseeable risk.B) Unfavorable workplace culture. D) Blocked communication.47. What does the author mean by “diffusion of responsibility” (Line 4, Para. 3)?A) The more people are around, the more they need to worry about their personal safety.B) The more people who witness an event, the less likely anyone will venture to participate.C) The more people idling around on the street, the more likely they need taking care of.D) The more people are around, the less chance someone will step forward to intervene.48. What happens when unsafe behavior at the workplace is not addressed by the leaders?A) No one will intervene when they see similar behaviors.B) Everyone will see it as the easiest way to deal with crisis.C) Workers have to take extra caution executing their duties.D) Workers are left to take care of the emergency themselves.49. What is the ultimate reason workers won’t act when they see unsafe operations?A) Preference of deferring the action to others. C) Fear of being isolated by coworkers.B) Anticipation of leadership intervention. D) Fear of having to do more work.50. What is critical to ensuring workplace safety?A) Workers be trained to operate their equipment properly.B) Workers exhibiting at-risk behavior be strictly disciplined.C) Supervisors create a safety environment for timely intervention.D) Supervisors conduct effective communication with frontline workers.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.The term “environmentalist” can mean different things. It used to refer to people trying to protect wildlife and natural ecosystems. In the 21st century, the term has evolved to capture the need to combat human-made climate change.The distinction between these two strands of environmentalism is the cause of a split within the scientific community about nuclear energy.On one side are purists who believe nuclear power isn’t worth the risk and the exclusive solution to the climate crisis is renewable energy. The opposing side agrees that renewables are crucial, but says society needs an amount of power available to meet consumers’ basic demands when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. Nuclear energy, being far cleaner than oil, gas and coal, is a natural option, especially where hydroelectric capacity is limited.Leon Clarke, who helped author reports for the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, isn’t an uncritical supporter of nuclear energy, but says it’s a valuable option to have i f we’re serious about reaching carbon neutrality.“Core to all of this is the degree to which you think we can actually meet climate goals with 100% renewables,” he said. “If you don’t believe we can do it, and you care about the climate, you are forced to think about something like nuclear.”The achievability of universal 100% renewability is similarly contentious. Cities such as Burlington, Vermont, have been “100% renewable” for years. But these cities often have s mall populations, occasionally still rely on fossil fuel energy and have significant renewable resources at their immediate disposal. Meanwhile, countries that manage to run off renewables typically do so thanks to extraordinary hydroelectric capabilities.Germany stands as the best case study for a large, industrialized country pushing into green energy. Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2011 announced Energiewende, an energy transition that would phase out nuclear and coal while phasing in renewables. Wind and solar power generation has increased over 400% since 2010, and renewables provided 46% of the country’s electricity in 2019.But progress has halted in recent years. The instability of renewables doe sn’t just mean energy is often not produced at night, but also that solar and wind can overwhelm the grid during the day, forcing utilities to pay customers to use their electricity. Lagging grid infrastructure struggles to transport this overabundance of green energy from Germany’s north to its industrial south, meaning many factories still run on coal and gas. The political limit has also been reached in some places, with citizens meeting the construction of new wind turbines with loud protests.The result is that Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by around 11.5% since 2010—slower than the EU average of 13.5%.51. What accounts for the divide within the scientific community about nuclear energy?A) Attention to combating human-made climate change.B) Emphasis on protecting wildlife and natural ecosystems.C) Evolution of the term ‘green energy’ over the last century.D) Adherence to different interpretations of environmentalism.52. What is the solution to energy shortage proposed by purists’ opponents?A) Relying on renewables firmly and exclusively.B) Using fossil fuel and green energy alternately.C) Opting for nuclear energy when necessary.D) Limiting people’s non-basic consumption.53. What point does the author want to make with cities like Burlington as an example?A) It is controversial whether the goal of the whole world’s exclusive dependence on renewables is attainable.B) It is contentious whether cities with large populations have renewable resources at their immediate disposal.C) It is arguable whether cities that manage to run off renewables have sustainable hydroelectric capabilities.D) It is debatable whether traditional fossil fuel energy can be done away with entirely throughout the world.54. What do we learn about Germany regarding renewable energy?A) It has increased its wind and solar power generation four times over the last two decades.B) It represents a good example of a major industrialized country promoting green energy.C) It relies on renewable energy to generate more than half of its electricity.D) It has succeeded in reaching the goal of energy transition set by Merkel.55. What may be one of the reasons for Germany’s progress having halted in recent years?A) Its grid infrastructure’s capacity has fallen behind its development of green energy.B) Its overabundance of green energy has forced power plants to suspend operation during daytime.C) Its industrial south is used to running factories on conventional energy supplies.D) Its renewable energy supplies are unstable both at night and during the day.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.中国的传统婚礼习俗历史悠久，从周朝开始就逐渐形成了一套完整的婚礼仪式，有些一直沿用至今。
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只有确定了目标，才能朝着这个方向努力，下面是为大家搜索整理的2017年6月大学真题试卷及答案，希望大家能有所收获，更多精彩内容请及时关注我们!Part I Writing.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Civil Servant Test Craze. Your essay should start with a brief description of the picture. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to judge a person by their appearance. You can give examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Section A2、Questions2-11 are based on the following passage.Fear can be an effective way to change behavior. One study compared the effects of high,卫fear and low-fear appeals on changes in attitudes and behaviors related to the dental hygiene(生).One group of subjects was shown awful pictures of(36)_____teeth and diseasedgums;another group was shown less frightening materials such as plastic teeth，charts，and graphs.Subjects who saw the frightening materials reported more anxiety and a greater(37)_____to change the way they took care of their teeth than the low-fear group did.But were these reactions actually(38)_____into better dental hygiene practices? To answer thisimportant question，subjects were called back to the laboratory on two(39)_____(five days and six weeks after the experiment..They chewed disclosing wafers(牙疾诊断片)that give a red stain to any uncleaned areas of the teeth and thus provided a direct(40)_____of how well they were really taking care of their teeth.The result showed that the high.fear appeal did actually，the subjects(42)_____to result in greater and more(41)_____changes in dental hygiene.That ishigh-fear warnings brushed their teeth more(43)_____than did those who saw low-fear warnings.However, to be all effective persuasive device it is very important that the message not be too frightening and that people be given(44)_____guidelines to help them to reduce the cause of ，they may reduce their anxiety by denying the message or thethe fear.If this isn’t done(45)_____of the communicator.If that happens，it is unlikely that either attitude or behavior change will occur.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
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A) About four hundred.B) About seven hundred.C) Twenty.D) One hundred and twenty.20. A) The boats can’t pass under the bridges.B) The islands will be disconnected.C) While passing under the bridges, people in the boats have to lower their heads.D) The bridges will be damaged.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Lecturing as a method of teaching is so frequently under attack today from educational psychologists and by students that some justification is needed to keep it. Critics believe that is results in passive methods of learning which tend to be less effective than those which fully engage the learner. They also maintain that students have no opportunity to ask questions and must all receive the same content at the same pace, that they are exposed only to one teacher’s interpretation of subject matter which will certainly be limited and that, anyway, few lectures rise above dullness. Nevertheless, in a number of inquiries this pessimistic evaluation of lecturing as a teaching method proves not to be general among students although they do fairly often comment on poor lecturing techniques.Students praise lectures which are clear and orderly outlines in which basic principles are emphasized but dislike too numerous d igressions (离题) or lectures which consist in part of the contents of a textbook. Students of science subjects consider that a lecture is a good way to introduce a new subject, putting it in its value as a period of discussion of problems and possible solutions with their lecturer. They do not look for inspiration (灵感)—this is more commonly mentioned by teachers—but arts students look for originality in lectures. Medical and dental students who have reports on teaching methods, or specifically on lecturing, suggest that there should be fewer lectures or that, at the least, more would be unpopular.21. The passage states that ________.A) few students dislike lecturing as a teaching methodB) lecturing is a good method of teachingC) lecturing as a teaching method proves to be uninspiringD) most students like lectures because they can fully engage the learner22. According to the critics,A) lectures can’t make students active in their studiesB) some lecturers’ knowledge of their subjects limitedC) most lectures are similar in contentD) few lectures are dull23. According to this passage, students dislike lectures which ________.A) introduce mat la[ not included in the textbookB) present many problems for discussionC) always wander from the subjectD) stress the main points24. Lecturing as a teaching method is less appreciated by ________.A) dental teachersB) medical studentsC) arts lecturersD) science learners25. According to the author, the evaluation of lecturing as a teaching method by educationalpsychologists is ________.A) defensiveB) conservativeC) realisticD) negativePassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.From the moment that an animal is born it has to make decisions. It has to decide which of the things around it are for eating, and which are to be avoided when to attack and when to run away. The animal is, in effect, playing a complicated and potentially very dangerous game with its environment, discomfort or destruction.This is a difficult and unpleasant business and few animals would survive if they had to start from the beginning and learn about the world wholly by trial and error, for there are the have possible decisions which would prove fatal. So we find, in practice, that the game is always arranged in favour of the young animal in one way or another. Either the animal is protected during the early stages of its learning about the world around it, or the knowledge of which way to respond is built into its nervous system from the start.The fact that animals behave sensibly can be attributed partly to what we might call genetic (遗传的) learning, to distinguish it from the individual learning that an animal does in the course of its own life time. Genetic learning is learning by a species as a whole, and it is achieved by selection of those members of each generation that happen to behave in the right way. However, genetic learning depends upon a prediction that the future will more or less exactly resemble the past. The more variable individual experience is likely to be, the less efficient is genetic learning as a means of getting over the problems of the survival game. It is not surprising to find that very few species indeed depend wholly upon genetic learning. In the great majority of animals, behaviour is a compound of individual experience and genetic learning to behave in particular ways.26. According to the first paragraph, the survival game is considered potentially very dangerous because________.A) animals are constantly threatened by attacksB) wrong decisions will lead to the disappearance of a speciesC) decisions made by an animal may turn out to be fatalD) few animals can survive in their struggle with the environment27. It is implied but not directly stated in the passage that most animals ________.A) are likely to make wrong decisionsB) have made correct decisions for their survivalC) depend entirely on their parents in learning about the world around themD) survive by means of individual learning28. Genetic learning is effective only if ________.A) the survival game is arranged in favour of the young animalsB) the animals can adapt themselves to the changing surroundingsC) circumstances remain more or less the sameD) the animals have varied individual experiences29. The best TITLE for this passage would be ________.A) The Decision-Making Ability of AnimalsB) Survival and EnvironmentC) Reward and Penalty for AnimalsD) Behaviour and Survival30. How is genetic leaning achieved?A) It is inherited from animals with keen observation.B) It is passed down from those animals that behave in the correct way.C) It is taught to the young generation.D) It is learned by the new generation through trial and error.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Scientists, like other human beings, have their hopes and fears, their passions and disappointments and their strong emotions may sometimes interrupt the course of clear thinking and sound practice. But science is also self-correcting. The most fundamental principles and conclusions may be challenged. The steps in a reasoned argument must be set out for all to see.Experiments must be capable of being carried out by other scientists. The history of science is full of cases where previously accepted theories have been entirely overthrown, to be replaced by new ideas which more adequately explain the data.While there is an understandable inertia-usually lasting about one generation-such revolution in scientific thought are widely accepted as a necessary and desirable element of scientific progress. Indeed, the reasoned criticism of a prevailing belief is a service to the supporters of that belief; if they are incapable of defending it, they are well-advised to abandon it. This self-questioning and error-correcting aspect of the scientific method is its most striking property and sets it off from many other areas of human endeavor, such as religion and fine arts.The idea of science as a method rather than as a body of knowledge is not widely appreciated outside of science, or indeed in some corridors inside of science. Vigorous criticism is constructive in science more than in some other areas of human endeavor because in it there are adequate standards of validity which can be agreed upon by competent scientists the world over.The objective of such criticism is not to suppress but rather to encourage the advance of new ideas: those which survive a firm skeptical (怀疑的) examination have a fighting chance of being right, or at least useful.31. Science is self-correcting because its theories ________.A) have to be revised constantly to conform with ideas which explain the data betterB) have reflected the most fundamental principles of natureC) are, more often than not, based on inadequate dataD) must be set out for all to see32. It can be learned from the context that the word “inertia” (Para. 2, Line 1) most probably means________.A) strong resolutionB) unwillingness to changeC) a period of timeD) prevailing belief33. The “revolution in scientific thought” (Para. 2, Lind 2) refers to ________.A) acceptance of the reasoned criticisms of prevailing scientific theoriesB) the continuous overthrow of existing scientific theoriesC) the adequate explanation of the data in prevailing scientific theoriesD) the major discoveries that represent breakthroughs in the history of scientific progress34. The author says that the most striking property of the scientific method is its self-questioning anderror-correcting aspect, because it is this aspect that ________.A) is indispensable to the advance of scienceB) is most widely appreciated by scientistsC) helps scientists to abandon anything they cannot defendD) sets science off from many other areas of human endeavor35. The word “it” (Para. 3, Line 4) refers to “________.”A) vigorous criticismB) scientific methodC) human endeavorD) sciencePassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.My father’s reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenues in New York City was immediate and definite: “You won’t catch me putting my money in there!” he declared. “Not in that glass box!”Of course, my father is a gentleman of the old school, a member of the generation to whom a good deal of modern architecture is upsetting, but I am convinced that his negative response was not so much to the architecture as to a violation of his concept of the nature of money.In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity (实物) that could be carried, or stolen. Consequently, to attract the custom of a sensible man, a bank had to have heavy walls, barred windows, and bronze doors, to affirm the fact, however untrue, that money would be safe inside. If a building’s design made it appear impenetrable the institution was necessarily reliable, and the meaning of the heavy wall as an architecture symbol dwelt in the prevailing attitude toward money.But that attitude toward money has of course changed. Excepting pocket money, cash of any kind is now rarely used; money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit.A deficit (赤字) economy, accompanied by huge expansion, has led us to think of money as a product of the creative imagination. The banker no longer offers us a safe: he offers us a service -a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity for the invention of large numbers. It is in no way surprising, in view of this change in attitude, that we are witnessing the disappearance of the heavy-walled hank.Just as the older bank emphasized its strength, this bank by its architecture boasts of its imaginative powers. From this point of view it is hard to say where architecture ends and human assertion (人们的说法) begins.36. The main idea of this passage is that ________.A) money is not as valuable as it was in the pastB) changes have taken place in both the appearance and the concept or banksC) the architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bankD) prejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable37. What are the attitudes of the older generation and the younger generation toward money?A) The former thinks more of it than the latter.B) The younger generation values money more than the older generation.C) Both generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money.D) The former regards it as a real commodity while the latter considers it to be a means to producemore money.38. The word “tangible” (Para. 4 Line 3) refers to something ________.A) that is preciousB) that is usableC) that can be touchedD) that can be reproduced39. According to this passage, a modern banker should be ________.A) ambitious and friendlyB) reliable and powerfulC) sensible and impenetrableD) imaginative and creative40. It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s attitude towards the new trend in banking is________.A) cautiousB) regretfulC) positiveD) hostilePart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. Let’s leave the question ________ for a moment.A) offB) outC) downD) aside42. A large fish was slowly swimming through the water, its tail ________ back and forth like thependulum of a clock.A) swungB) swingingC) was swungD) was swinging43. The cells were designed to ________ sunshine to electricity to run a motor.A) modifyB) alterC) convertD) exchange44. The fire started on the first floor of the hospital,, are elderly and weak.A) many of whose patientsB) many of which patientsC) many of its patientsD) many patients of whom45. He was determined that none of his children would be ________ an education.A) declinedB) cancelledC) deniedD) ceased46. Singing is one of the oldest and possibly most ________ practised forms of art.A) uniquelyB) practicallyC) universallyD) predominantly47. Few people realize how rich that area is. It is a land of treasure ________ treasure.A) increased byB) derived fromC) turned overD) piled on48. The jeweler assured Mr. White that the stone was a ________ diamond and not an imitation.A) gracefulB) genuineC) glitteringD) genius49. In the southwestern part of the United States ________ built in the last century.A) they are many abandoned mining townsB) where there are many abandoned mining townsC) are many abandoned mining townsD) many abandoned mining towns are50. As the clouds drifted away an even higher peak became ________ to the climbers.A) visibleB) obviousC) presentD) apparent51. The remarkable gains in the general health of the population in the world have been due in largemeasure ________ the efforts of some great doctors.A) forB) withC) byD) to52. He appeared in the court and supplied the facts ________ to the ease.A) subjectC) attachedD) corresponding53. John did not have to write the composition if he didn’t want to. It was ________.A) optionalB) suitableC) criticalD) elemental54. The ________ for speeding is a fine of ten dollars.A) violationB) admissionC) penaltyD) excess55. A ________ exercise such as running is helpful to our health.A) vigorousB) cautiousC) preciousD) various56. In sharp ________ to John, who is frank. Henry is too sophisticated.A) conflictB) contrastC) comparisonD) contradiction57. On a small farm in a dry climate one should not grow crops that need ________ space and a lot ofwater to ripen.A) quantitativeB) significantC) extensiveD) considerable58. The doctor told the pupils that an ________ disease was one that could be passed from one person toanother.A) infectiousB) expandingC) overwhelming59. It would be surprising for ________ any objections to the proposal.A) not to beB) it not to beC) there not to beD) there to be not60. She was pale with ________ after working for three shifts in succession.A) coldB) fatigueC) emotionD) fright61. What a ________ person says or does today agrees with what he said or did yesterday.A) consistentB) harmoniousC) constantD) sensible62. Jane and Tim still remember that it was ________, their parents, who encouraged then to continuetheir education.A) theseB) whoC) theyD) whom63. You did tell me what to do. If only I ________ your advice.A) would takeB) had takenC) tookD) have taken64. Everyone asked me where he was, but it was ________ a mystery to me as to them.A) as much ofB) much ofC) as suchD) as of65. The dry summer the supply of fresh vegetables.B) diminishedC) dominatedD) manipulated66. The information was later admitted ________ from unreliable sources.A) that it was obtainedB) that it has been obtainedC) to be obtainedD) to have been obtained67. What sort of ________ can you get for the night in a city like this!A) commissionB) interactionC) accommodationD) recommendation68. He has been looking everywhere for you, and he still ________.A) doesB) has beenC) hasD) is69. This is one of the rarest questions that ________ at such a meeting.A) has ever been raisedB) is raisedC) are raisedD) have ever been raised70. He never hesitates to make such criticisms ________ are considered helpful to other.A) thatB) asC) whichD) whatPart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)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. Markout the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, crossit out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put aninsertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you deletea word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank.Example:╱. 1. time/times/period Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods╱used for the study of literature as 2. _______\_______Many of the arguments havinga school subject are valid for ∧study of television. 3. ______the______This passage discusses one way methane (甲烷) gas is made. And it has something also to do with the work (71) of termites (白蚁).Termites can ruin a health tree or a costly home. (72) They eat the wood. This causes the tree or building to collapse. But termites also have a useless purpose on (73) earth.Nearly half of the methane in our atmosphere come from termites. Methane gas, by turn, makes (74) other gases. It also aids in the greenhouse effect, which keeps warm air close the earth. (75) Scientist Pat Zimmerman made the discovery. He found that methane gas is given up when termites (76) digest their food. Zimmerman thinks that there are about 240,000,000 billion termites on earth.They produce 8,000 billion cubic foot of methane (77) each year, he believes. That is half the number of gas drawn yearly from natural gas (78) wells in the U.S.Perhaps we’ll treat termites for friends. (79) We’ll offer them a piece of our house, and they’ll offer us a new way to keep us warmly! (80)Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition based on the following graph which shows the change in the number of filmgoers and TV watchers in a certain city.The title of the composition is: Film Is Giving Way to TV. You should write no less than120 words for your composition and it must include the following ideas (given in Chinese):1. 电影观众越来越少2. 电视观众越来越多，因为…3. 然而还是有人喜欢看电影，因为…Quote as few figures as possible. Remember to write your composition in readable handwriting.资料来源于网络，大学生资源共享平台收集整理。
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英语6级笔试试题及答案一、听力部分（共30分）1. A) 根据题目所给的对话或短文，选择正确答案。
A) 选项AB) 选项BC) 选项CD) 选项D2. B) 根据题目所给的短文，完成句子或回答问题。
i. 根据短文内容，填入适当的单词或短语。
ii. 根据短文内容，回答问题。
3. C) 根据题目所给的长对话或讲座，选择正确答案。
A) 选项AB) 选项BC) 选项CD) 选项D二、阅读部分（共40分）1. 快速阅读A) 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
A) 选项AB) 选项BC) 选项CD) 选项D2. 阅读理解A) 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
A) 选项AB) 选项BC) 选项CD) 选项DB) 根据短文内容，回答问题。
i. 问题1：________ii. 问题2：________iii. 问题3：_______3. 仔细阅读A) 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
A) 选项AB) 选项BC) 选项CD) 选项D三、写作部分（共20分）1. 根据所给的提纲、情景或图表，写一篇不少于150词的短文。
四、翻译部分（共10分）1. 中译英：将所给的中文句子翻译成英文。
五、完形填空部分（共20分）1. 根据短文内容，从所给的选项中选择最合适的词填入空白处。
A) 选项AB) 选项BC) 选项CD) 选项D六、词汇和语法结构部分（共20分）1. 根据句子的语法结构或上下文，选择正确的答案填入空白处。
A) 选项AB) 选项BC) 选项CD) 选项D七、答案示例1. A) 选项A2. B) i. 单词/短语ii. 问题答案iii. 问题答案3. C) 选项C1. 快速阅读A) 选项B2. 阅读理解A) 选项CB) i. 问题答案ii. 问题答案iii. 问题答案3. 仔细阅读A) 选项A写作部分答案示例：[此处为考生所写短文]翻译部分答案示例：[此处为翻译句子]完形填空部分答案示例：1. 选项B词汇和语法结构部分答案示例：1. 选项D请注意：以上内容为试题及答案的排版及格式示例，具体题目和答案需要根据实际考试内容进行填充。
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You should start your essay with a brief description of the chart and comment on China's achievements in higher education.You should write at least150words but no more than200words.Part II Listening Comprehension(25minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Questions1and2are based on the news report you have just heard.NEWS Report1And finally in tonight’s news,a nine-year-old boy named Joe told not to draw in class wins a job decorating a restaurant with his drawings rather than shutting down the habit of drawing in his school’s workbook.Joe’s parents decided to encourage his creativity by sending their son to an after-school art class.His teacher recognized Joe’s talent and posted all his work online,which led to somethingpretty wonderful.A restaurant named Number4in Newcastle contacted Joe’s teachers to ask if the nine-year-old could come and decorated the dining room with his drawings.Every day after school,Joe's dad drives him to the restaurant,so he can put his ideas straight on the wall.Once he's all done,the work will remain there permanently.Joe’s dad says,Joe is a really talented little boy.He’s excellent at school.He's great at football,but drawing is definitely what he is most passionate about.Q1.What did Joe’s parents decide to do?1.B)Send him to an after-school art class.Q2.What did the restaurant,Number4,do?2.A)Contacted Joe to decorate its dining-room.Questions3and4are based on the news report you have just heard.NEWS Report2Christine Marshall,a34-year-old mum of one posted a tearful video on social media,Wednesday, begging for the safe return of her beloved pet dog.After combing through the security video outside a global’s shop,Christine has now posted an image of a man suspected of stealing the dog.The image appears to show a man carrying the dog in his arms.Christine also believes the video obtained from the shop shows the dog being stolen by a man before driving off in a car,which had been waiting nearby.The family is now offering a5,000pound reward for the safe return of the dog after launching a social media campaign to find the thief. The dog is six and a half years old and was last seen wearing a red collar.Christine said“We will pay that to anyone who brings him home,as long as they are not responsible for his disappearance.Please on investigating the incident”.Q3.What is Christine Marshall trying to do?3.A)Get her pet dog back.Q4.What does the news report say about Christine Marshall’s family?4.D)It is offering a big reward to anyone who helps.Questions5to7are based on the news report you have just heard.NEWS Report3London’s eggs and bread cafe offers boiled eggs,toast,jam,and bacon,as well as tea,coffee, and orange juice.But at the end of the meal,customers don’t have to worry about the bill.Hungry customers can pay whatever amount they can afford to eat at the cafe or nothing at all.Owner Guy Wilson says his cafe aims to build community rather than profits.He wants to provide a bridge for people to connect in an area that has been divided by class and wealth,by providing affordable breakfast.The cafe is open in the mornings every day of the year,and has two members of staff or supervisors on shift every day.The cafe doesn’t use volunteers,but pays its staff to ensure consistency in its service.It doesn't take donations and doesn’t want to be seen as a charity. Mr.Wilson says when people start to know other people around them,they realize they’re not that different and whatever their financial background or their educational background,most people will have something in common with each other.He says it’s important that his cafe can offer his customers security and permanence.Q5.What does Guy Wilson say his cafe aims to do?5.B)Help people connect with each other.Q6.What does the news report say about eggs and bread cafe?6.C)It does not use volunteers.Q7.What happens when people start to know each other according to Guy Wilson?7.D)They will find they have something in common.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B), C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Questions8to11are based on the conversation you have just heard.CONVERSATION1M:So what time do you think we should have the party on Saturday?W:How about inviting people to come at6:00PM,then we'll have the afternoon to prepare food and drink and stuff like that?M:Yes.I was thinking that around six would be good too.What food should we provide?W:Well,I had thought about baking a cake and some biscuits,and now I think we should prepare some sandwiches and snacks and some other kinds of food so that people can just help themselves rather than getting everyone to sit down at the table to eat a meal.I think that’s a bit too formal.It's better to let people walk around and talk to each other or sit where they like.M:Yes,that sounds good.I’ll go to the supermarket to get some drinks.I think I might try that big new supermarket on the other side of town,see what they have.I’ve not been there before.I think we should get some beer and wine and some fruit juice and other soft drinks.What do you think?W:Sounds great.I think those drinks will be enough.And I heard that the new supermarket offers some big discounts to attract customers,so going there should be a great idea.What should we do about music?M：Maybe we should also ask Pual to bring his computer and speakers so that we can play some music. He has a great collection of different stuff.Yes.All right.Q8.What are the speakers mainly talking about?8.C)Preparations for Saturday’s get-together.Q9.Why does the woman say it is a good idea to serve foods that guests can help themselves too?9.B)It enables guests to walk around and chat freely.Q10.What does the woman say about the new supermarket?10.A)It offers some big discounts.11.D)Bring his computer and speakers.Questions12to15are based on the conversation you have just heard.CONVERSATION2W:I’m thinking of buying a car.I wouldn’t need to use it every day,but I think it would be very convenient to have one for the weekends.M:That's exciting.Would this be your first car?W:Nope.M:I actually owned a car for a little while when I lived in Miami.You see,in America,many cities don't have good public transport.So most people need their own car to get around.W:I see.M:So have you got your mindset on a specific model?W:No,not really.I've heard that German cars are very reliable,but I haven’t decided on a specific model yet.I’d also like it to be small so that it's easy to drive in the city.M:I have a friend who sells second-hand cars.In fact,I think his family owns the business.He’s a really nice guy and he knows a lot about cars.I could give you his phone number if you want, and you could call him and ask him questions.W:Hmm.That’s nice of you,but I don’t want to feel obliged to buy one of his car.M:Oh no.He’s not like that.He’s a good friend of mine and he would never try to pressure you.W:Well,if you trust him,then I guess it should be okay.To be honest,I could use some help in deciding what type of vehicle would best suit my needs.Speaking to an expert would be a good idea.M:Exactly.You have nothing to worry about.He’s a lovely guy and he'll be happy to help.12.D)For convenience at weekends.Q13.What does the woman say about German cars?13.A)They are reliable.Q14.What does the man recommend the woman do?14.C)Seek advice from his friend.Q15.What do we learn about the Loinbo's friend from the conversation?15.B)He can be trusted.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre.Questions16to18are based on the passage you have just heard.PASSAGE1Pigs are not native to North America.They were first introduced to California by Spanish and Russian explorers and settlers many centuries ago.In the early times,pigs were allowed to wander freely and search of food.This practice also allowed many pigs to escape from farms and live in the wild,which became a problem.In fact,as one of the most damaging invasive species on the continent,wild pigs caused millions of dollars in crop damage yearly.They also harbored dozens of diseases that threaten both humans and farm animals.Forest patches with wild pigs have been found to have considerably reduced plant and animal diversity.In addition to either eating other animals or their food supply,wild pigs damaged native habitats by reaching up crosses and rubbing on trees.Their activities may also create opportunities for invasive plants to colonize these areas.Wild pigs will eat almost anything containing calories. Mice,deer,birds,snakes and frogs are among their victims.They can also harm other wild species through indirect competition rather than eating them or shrinking their food supply.On one particular United States island,wild pigs themselves became an attractive food source for a species of mainland eagle.Eagles began breeding on the island and also feeding on a species of native fox.The foxes were almost wiped out completely.Q16.What do we learn about early pigs in North America?16.A)Many escaped from farms and became wild.Q17.Why are wild pigs a threat to humans?17.D)They carry a great many diseases.Q18.What does the passage say about the native foxes on a U.S.island?18.C)They fell victim to eagles.Questions19to21are based on the passage you have just heard.PASSAGE2A pair of entrepreneurs are planning to build and launch a spacecraft that would carry and roast coffee beans in outer space.The craft will use the heat of re-entry to roast coffee beans,as they float inside it in a pressurized tank.The effect would be to roast the beans all over and produce perfect coffee.The businessmen say that on earth,beans can easily break apart and get burned in the roaster.But if gravity is removed,the beans float around and in a heated oven, receiving360degrees of evenly distributed heat and roasting to near perfection.The spacecraft will reach a height of around200kilometers.The beans would then be roasted and the heat generated by the crafts20minute re-entry into earth's atmosphere.Temperatures and the pressurized tank will be kept to around200degrees Celsius.Once back on earth,the planet’s first space roasted beans would be used to make coffee that would be sold for the first time in Dubai.This is where the pair’s company is based.It is not clear how much they would charge for a cup.Surprisingly, the Space Roaster concept-should it go ahead-will not be the first attempt to take coffee into space.In2015,two Italian companies collaborated on the construction of a similar type of spacecraft,which was the first coffee machine designed for use in space.Q19.What are a pair of entrepreneurs planning to do?19.B)Roast coffee beans in outer space.Q20.What does the passage say about coffee beans roasted on earth?20.A)They can easily get burned.Q21.What did the two Italian companies do in2015?21.C)They collaborated on building the first space coffee machine.Questions22to25are based on the passage you have just heard.PASSAGE3In cold and snowy Alaska,there’s a village called Takotna.It has a population of mere49adults. Each March,this tiny village swells up in numbers because it is located in the middle of a race that takes place every year.It is a seven-day race called“The Iditarod Trail”.And participants stop at Takotna for the obligatory24hour rest.Lucky for them,Takotna is famous for its delicious fruit pies.Weeks before the competitors arrive, the residents of Takotna start preparing what is without question their biggest event of the year.The whole village chips in to help,including the kids,who end up developing their baking skills at an early age.Exhausted and hungry racers are greeted with delightful pies of all kinds,such as apple,orange,lemon,or banana.They consume the pies and a stomach warming race fuel.The toughness of the race allows for racers to eat pretty much whatever they want.The more calories,the better.Takotna has gained a reputation for its dessert-based hospitality since the1970s.It started with one person,Jane Newton.Jane moved from Iditarod with her husband in1972and opened a restaurant.A rich and filling fruit pies quickly got the races attention,and the village gained some fame as a result. Proud residents then started to refer to Jane as queen of Takotna.Q22.Why do a lot of people come to the village of Takotna every March?22.B)A race passes through it annually.Q23.What is the village of Takotna famous for?23.C)Its tasty fruit pies.Q24.Who comes to help with the event of the year?24.B)The entire village.Q25.What does the passage say about Jane Newton?25.D)She helped the village to become famous.Part III Reading Comprehension(40minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Most animals seek shade when temperatures in the Sahara soar to120degrees Fahrenheit.Saharan silver ants seek lunch,skittering from underground lairs into the sun’s brutal rays to scavenge animal carcasses.In2015they were joined by scientists from two Belgian universities,who spent a sweltering month tracking the ants and digging out their nests.The goal:to discover how the species adapted to the kind of heat that can melt shoes.Back in Belgium,the scientists looked at the ants under an electron microscope and found that their dense,triangular hair reflects light like a prism,giving them a metallic glint and shielding them from the sun’s heat.When Ph.D.student Quentin Willot shaved an ant with a tiny scalpel and put it under a heat lamp,its temperature jumped.He says the ants’method of staying cool is unique among animals.Could this reflective type of hair protect people?Willot says companies are interested in reproducing it.A)adaptingE)extremeI)M)thickB)F)huntJ)removedN)tinyC)crawlingG)literallyK)speciesO)uniqueD)H)L)Section BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.What happens when a language has no words for numbers?Numbers do not exist in all cultures.There are numberless hunter-gatherers embedded deep in Amazonia,living along branches of the world’s largest river tree.Instead of using words for precise quantities,these people rely exclusively on terms analogous to“a few”or“some.”In contrast,our own lives are governed by numbers.As you read this,you are likely aware of what time it is,how old you are,your checking account balance,your weight and so on.The exact (and exacting)numbers we think with impact everything from our schedules to our self-esteem.But,in a historical sense,numerically fixated people like us are the unusual ones.For the bulk of our species’approximately200,000-year lifespan,we had no means of precisely representing quantities.What’s more,the7,000or so languages that exist today vary dramatically in how they utilize numbers.Speakers of anumeric,or numberless,languages offer a window into how the invention of numbers reshaped the human experience.In a new book,I explored the ways in which humans invented numbers, and how numbers subsequently played a critical role in other milestones,from the advent of agriculture to the genesis of writing.Cultures without numbers,or with only one or two precise numbers,include the Munduruku and Pirahãin Amazonia.Researchers have also studied some adults in Nicaragua who were never taught number words.Without numbers,healthy human adults struggle to precisely differentiate and recall quantities as low as four.In an experiment,a researcher will place nuts into a can one at a time,then remove them one by one.The person watching is asked to signal when all the nuts have been removed. Responses suggest that anumeric people have some trouble keeping track of how many nuts remain in the can,even if there are only four or five in total.This and many other experiments have converged upon a simple conclusion:When people do not have number words,they struggle to make quantitative distinctions that probably seem natural to someone like you or me.While only a small portion of the world’s languages are anumeric or nearly anumeric, they demonstrate that number words are not a human universal.It is worth stressing that these anumeric people are cognitively normal,well-adapted to the environs they have dominated for centuries.As the child of missionaries,I spent some of my youth living with anumeric indigenous people,the aforementioned Pirahãwho live along the sinuous banks of the black Maici River.Like other outsiders,I was continually impressed by their superior understanding of the riverine ecology we shared.Yet numberless people struggle with tasks that require precise discrimination between quantities. Perhaps this should be unsurprising.After all,without counting,how can someone tell whether there are,say,seven or eight coconuts in a tree?Such seemingly straightforward distinctions become blurry through numberless eyes.This conclusion is echoed by work with anumeric children in industrialized societies.Prior to being spoon-fed number words,children can only approximately discriminate quantities beyond three.We must be handed the cognitive tools of numbers before we can consistently and easily recognize higher quantities.In fact,acquiring the exact meaning of number words is a painstaking process that takes children years.Initially,kids learn numbers much like they learn letters.They recognize that numbers are organized sequentially,but have little awareness of what each individual number means.With time,they start to understand that a given number represents a quantity greater by one than the preceding number.This"successor principle"is part of the foundation of our numerical cognition, but requires extensive practice to understand.None of us,then,is really a“numbers person.”We are not predisposed to handle quantitative distinctions adroitly.In the absence of the cultural traditions that infuse our lives with numbers from infancy,we would all struggle with even basic quantitative distinctions.Number words and written numerals transform our quantitative reasoning as they are coaxed into our cognitive experience by our parents,peers and school teachers.The process seems so normal that we sometimes think of it as a natural part of growing up,but it is not.Human brains come equipped with certain quantitative instincts that are refined with age,but these instincts are very limited.For instance,even at birth we are capable of distinguishing between two markedly different quantities—for instance,eight from16things.But we are not the only species capable of such pared to chimps and other primates, our numerical instincts are not as remarkable as many presume.We even share some basic instinctual quantitative reasoning with distant nonmammalian relatives like birds.Indeed,work with some other species,including parrots,suggests they too can refine their quantitative thought if they are introduced to the cognitive power tools we call numbers.So,how did we ever invent"unnatural"numbers in the first place?The answer is,literally,at your fingertips.The bulk of the world’s languages use base-10, base-20or base-5number systems.That is,these smaller numbers are the basis of larger numbers. English is a base-10or decimal language,as evidenced by words like14(“four”+“10”)and 31(“three”x“10”+“one”).We speak a decimal language because an ancestral tongue,proto-Indo-European,was decimally based. Proto-Indo-European was decimally oriented because,as in so many cultures,our linguistic ancestors’hands served as the gateway to realizations like“five fingers on this hand is the same as five fingers on that hand.”Such transient thoughts were manifested into words and passed down across generations.This is why the word“five”in many languages is derived from the word for“hand.”Most number systems,then,are the by-product of two key factors:the human capacity for language and our propensity for focusing on our hands and fingers.This manual fixation—an indirect by-product of walking upright on two legs—has helped yield numbers in most cultures,but not all.Cultures without numbers also offer insight into the cognitive influence of particular numeric traditions.Consider what time it is.Your day is ruled by minutes and seconds,but these entities are not real in any physical sense and are nonexistent to numberless people.Minutes and seconds are the verbal and written vestiges of an uncommon base-60number system used in Mesopotamiamillennia ago.They reside in our minds,numerical artifacts that not all humans inherit conceptually.Research on the language of numbers shows,more and more,that one of our species’key characteristics is tremendous linguistic and cognitive diversity.While there are undoubtedly cognitive commonalities across all human populations,our radically varied cultures foster profoundly different cognitive experiences.If we are to truly understand how much our cognitive lives differ cross-culturally,we must continually sound the depths of our species’linguistic diversity.36.[E]It is worth stressing that these anumeric people are cognitively(在认知方面)normal, well-adapted to the surroundings they have dominated for centuries.37.[H]Compared with other mammals,our numerical instincts are not as remarkable as many assume.38.[E]It is worth stressing that these anumeric people are cognitively(在认知方面)normal, well-adapted to the surroundings they have dominated for centuries.39.[B]But,in a historical sense,number-conscious people like us are the unusual ones.40.[K]Research on the language of numbers shows,more and more,that one of our species’key characteristics is tremendous linguistic(语言的)and cognitive diversity.41.[D]This and many other experiments have led to a simple conclusion:When people do not have number words,they struggle to make quantitative distinctions that probably seem natural to someone like you or me.42.[G]None of us,then,is really a“numbers person.”We are not born to handle quantitative distinctions skillfully.43.[A]Numbers do not exist in all cultures.44.[I]So,how did we ever invent“unnatural”numbers in the first place?The answer is,literally, at your fingertips.45.[F]This conclusion is echoed by work with anumeric children in industrialized societies.Section CDirections:There are2passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You shoulddecide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions46to50are based on the following passage.Educators and business leaders have more in common than it may seem.Teachers want to prepare students for a successful future.Technology companies,like AT&T,have a vested interest in developing a workforce with the STEM skills needed to grow the company and advance the industry. How can they work together to achieve these goals?Play may the answer.We’ve assumed that focusing on STEM skills,like robotics or coding,are important,but the reality is that STEM skills are enhanced and more relevant when combined with traditional,hands-on creative activities.This combination is proving to be the best way to prepare today’s children to be the makers and builders of tomorrow.That is why technology companies are partnering with educators to bring back good,old fashion play.Some examples include Google’s new Making&Science initiative,Time Warner Cable’s Earth Day Cardboard Challenge,and AT&T’s and Imagination Foundation’s Inventors Challenge.In fact many experts argue that the most important21st century skills aren’t related to specific technologies or subject matter,but to creativity;skills like imagination,problem-finding and problem-solving,teamwork,optimism,patience and the ability to experiment and take risks.These are skills acquired when kids tinker.According to Dr.Stuart Brown,founder of National Institute for Play,“High-tech industries such as NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have found that their best overall problem solvers were master tinkerers in their youth.”In the United States(as well as in numerous other countries),schools struggle to teach these skills and may often contradict them.In fact,researchers often point to the“fourth grade slump,”a time when children are expected to go from“learning to read”to“reading to learn,”as the time to observe a child’s creative decline.And we face another challenge;it's the flip side to the benefits of the digital age—an overreliance on technology and a shift away from old-fashioned play.There are cognitive benefits of doing things the way we did as children—building something, tearing it down,then building it up again.According to research,nothing activates a child's brain like play.And,if given the opportunity,children will gravitate toward play that builds STEM skills.Research shows that given15minutes of free play,four-and five-year-olds will spend a third of this time engaged in spatial,mathematical,and architectural activities.This type of play—especially with building blocks—helps children discover and develop key principles in math and geometry.A recent study in the Journal of Play concluded that“children’s individual play experiences with Euclidean play objects[e.g.blocks]is at the forefront of what is important to both STEM education,professional expertise in the sciences,and applied science fields like architecture and engineering.”If play and building are critical to21st century skill development,then that’s really good news for two reasons:Children are born builders,makers,and creators,so fostering21st century skills may be as simple as giving kids room to play,tinker and try things out,even as they grow older;and the second piece of good news is that it doesn’t take21st century technology to foster 21st century skills.This is especially important for under-resourced schools and communities. Taking whatever materials are handy and tinkering with them is a simple way to engage those important“maker”skills.And anyone,anywhere,can do it.So,how can educators make sure children are getting that critical hands-on,tinkering that21st century jobs require?Here are a few ideas:1.Build with whatever you have,from Popsicle sticks,to cardboard,to recyclables.Remember, it doesn’t require future tech to get kids future ready.3D printers are awesome tools,but if your school doesn’t have one,don’t let that hold you back.2.Let student interest lead the way.Be careful not to overly script build activities;children will fill the gap with their own creativity.This should be a relief to parents and teachers! Sometimes the best thing adults can do is get out of the way.Look to the Genius Hour movement as inspiration here.Want to turbo charge your activity?Assign constraints and make it a challenge:a paper airplane that stays in the air the longest,a house or cards that supports the weight of a shoe,build a collection of games out of cardboard,recyclables and imagination and have kids run their own arcade!To ensure the future success of our students and our workforce,we must start by understanding that old fashioned play and modern technology can be intricately connected.Understanding how the most advanced technologies and machinery work by literally tinkering with them,taking them apart and putting them back together again.46.B)They turned public attention away from the health risks of sugar to fat.47.D)Nearly all of them serve the purpose of the funders.48.A)Exercise is more important to good health than diet.49.C)It rarely results in objective findings.。
2023年湖北省黄石市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)
2023年湖北省黄石市大学英语6级大学英语六级测试卷(含答案)学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________一、1.Writing(10题)1. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a resume. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:假设你是李明一名应届毕业生，在报纸上看到一则招聘广告，你想要到登广告的公司供职，请给该公司写一封求职信，内容应简要介绍自己的情况以及自己的经历等。
2. 1. 如今的大学毕业生面临的职业选择：兴趣重要还是工资重要2. 你的观点3. 结论3. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a passage of at least 150 words in the title of Is Checking Attendance Necessary to College Students. Please follow the outline given below.1. 无论是本科教学还是研究生教学，点名都是教师维持纪律常用手段，这是因为......2.但也有人认为，这没有必要。
3.你的观点。
4. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Salary or Interest. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:1. 1. 如今大学毕业生面临的职业选择：兴趣重要还是工资重要2. 你的观点3. 结论Salary or Interest5. For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Career or Marriage?. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1.目前许多大四女生不忙求职忙相亲2.产生这种现象的原因3.我的看法Career or Marriage?6. For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled BBS and College Students. You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below in Chinese.1. BBS 成为很多大学生必不可少的一部分2. BBS 的主要功能3. BBS 存在的问题BBS and College Students7. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled A letter of Application for V olunteer of the Great Wall Reservation Project. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.假设你是李明，请你给保护长城志愿者工作指导中心写一封申请信，申请成位保护长城项目的志愿者。
英语6级真题
英语6级真题背景介绍英语6级（CET-6，全称为 College English Test Band 6）是中国大学生的一项非常重要的英语考试，也是中国教育部组织的英语水平考试之一。
通过参加并取得优秀成绩的考生可以证明自己具备高级水平的英语能力，对于个人升学、就业以及出国留学都有很大的帮助。
考试内容英语6级考试主要包含4个部分，分别是听力、阅读、写作和翻译。
以下是对这几个部分的简要介绍：听力听力部分是英语6级考试的第一部分，也是考生们最先进行的部分。
该部分考察考生对英语听力的理解能力，主要包括听力短文理解和对话理解两个部分。
考生需要通过听力材料进行听写和问题回答。
阅读阅读部分是英语6级考试的第二部分，主要考察考生对英语阅读的理解能力。
该部分由多篇文章组成，包括短文和长文。
考生需要通过阅读理解和问题回答来测试对文章的理解、推理和词汇掌握等方面的能力。
写作写作部分是英语6级考试的第三部分，主要考察考生的英语写作能力。
考生需要根据给出的提示或者题目完成一篇文章，文章主题一般与大学生活、社会热点和文化交流等相关。
翻译翻译部分是英语6级考试的最后一部分，主要考察考生对英汉互译的能力。
考生需要完成几段英语句子或者中文句子的翻译。
考试准备要取得好的成绩，考生需要进行相应的考前准备。
以下是一些考试准备的建议：•订立复习计划：根据自己的时间安排和复习进度，制定合理的复习计划，确保每个部分都得到充分的练习和复习。
•做真题练习：找到一些过去的英语6级真题，进行练习。
这可以帮助考生熟悉考试的格式和要求，提高答题效率。
•积累词汇和短语：英语6级考试中，词汇量很重要。
考生可以通过背单词和练习使用不同词汇和短语来提高自己的词汇量。
•练习听力和口语：英语6级考试中的听力和口语部分相对较难，需要考生经常进行练习和训练。
可以通过听英语音频、看英语电影和与他人进行英语对话等方式来提高听力和口语水平。
总结英语6级真题是中国大学生英语能力的重要考试，通过合适的准备和充分的复习，考生可以取得优秀的成绩。