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2016 年 6 月英语六级真题及答案(三套全)

2016 年 6 月英语六级真题及答案(三套全)

2016 年6 月英语六级真题及答案(三套全)2016 年年6 月大学英语六级真题试卷一Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on AlbertEinstein’s remark “I have no special talents, but I am only passionately curious.” You can giveone example or two to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 150 words but no morethan 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the endof each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause.During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is thebest answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.1. A) The woman seldom speaks highly of herself.B) The man is unhappy with the woman's remark.C) The man behaved as if he were a thorough fool.D) The woman thinks she is cleverer than the man.2. A) Three crew members were involved in the incident.B) None of the hijacker carried any deadly weapons.C) The plane had been scheduled to fly to Japan.D) None of the passengers was injured or killed.2016 年6 月英语六级真题及答案(三套全)第- 2 -页,共一百〇五页共3. A) At a checkout counter.B) At a commercial bank.C) At a travel agency.D) At a hotel front desk.4. A) The restaurant was not up to the speakers’ expe ctations.B) The restaurant places many ads in popular magazines.C) The critic thought highly of the Chinese restaurant.D) Chinatown has got the best restaurants in the city.5. A) Prof. Laurence has stopped conducting seminars.B) Prof. Laurence is going into an active retirement.C) The professor's graduate seminar is well received.D) The professor will lead a quiet life after retirement.6. A) Finding a replacement for Leon.B) Assigning Leon to a new position.C) Arranging for Rodney's visit tomorrow.D) Finding a solution to Rodney's problem.7. A) Helen has been looking forward to the exhibition.B) The photography exhibition will close tomorrow.C) Helen asked the man to book a ticket for her.D) Photography is one of Helen's many hobbies.8. A) The speakers share the same opinion.B) Steve knows how to motivate employees.C) The woman is out of touch with the real world.D) The man has a better understanding of Steve.2016 年6 月英语六级真题及答案(三套全)第- 3 -页,共一百〇五页共Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) It is well paid.B) It is demanding.C) It is stimulating.D) It is fairly secure.10. A) A lighter workload.B) Free accommodation.C) Moving expenses.D) A quick promotion.11. A) He has to sign a long-term contract.B) He has trouble adapting to the local weather.C) He has to spend a lot more traveling back and forth.D) He has difficulty communicating with local people.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) The woman sympathizes with a man.B) The man is in the process of job hunting.C) The man is going to attend a job interview.D) The woman will help the man make a choice.13. A) To see if he can get loan from the woman's bank.B) To see if he can find a job in the woman's company.C) To inquire about the current financial market situation.D) To inquire about the interest rates at the woman's bank.14. A) Long-term investment.2016 年6 月英语六级真题及答案(三套全)第- 4 -页,共一百〇五页共B) Any high-interest deposit.C) A three-month deposit.D) And high-yield investment.15. A) She treated him to a meal.B) She raised interest rates for him.C) She offered him dining coupons.D) She gave him loans at low rates.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you willhear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D). Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。

2017年6月大学英语六级真题+答案解析-全三套

2017年6月大学英语六级真题+答案解析-全三套

2017 年6 月大学英语六级考试真题(第1 套)Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no morethan 200 words.Part ⅡListening 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. Afteryou 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 thecentre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A) He would feel insulted. B) He would feel very sad.C) He would be embarrassed. D) He would be disappointed.2.A) They are worthy of a prize. B) They are of little value.C)They make good reading. D) They need improvement.3.A) He seldom writes a book straight through.B)He writes several books simultaneously.C)He draws on his real-life experiences.D)He often turns to his wife for help.4.A) Writing a book is just like watching a football match.B)Writers actually work every bit as hard as footballers.C)He likes watching a football match after finishing a book.D)Unlike a football match, there is no end to writing a book.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A) A chievements of black male athletes in college.B)Financial assistance to black athletes in college.C)High college dropout rates among black athletes.D)Undergraduate enrollments of black athletes.6.A) They display great talent in every kind of game.B)They are better at sports than at academic work.C)They have difficulty finding money to complete their studies.D)They make money for the college but often fail to earn a degree.7.A) About 15%. B) Around 40%.C)Slightly over 50%. D) Approximately 70%.8.A) Coaches lack the incentive to graduate them.B)College degrees do not count much to them.C)They have little interest in academic work.D)Schools do not deem it a serious problem.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 aquestion, 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 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A) Marketing strategies. B) Holiday shopping.C) Shopping malls. D) Online stores.10.A) About 50% of holiday shoppers.B)About 20-30% of holiday shoppers.C)About 136 million.D)About 183.8 million.11.A) They have fewer customers.B)They find it hard to survive.C)They are thriving once more.D)They appeal to elderly customers.12.A) Better quality of consumer goods.B)Higher employment and wages.C)Greater varieties of commodities.D)People having more leisure time.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13.A) They are new species of big insects.B)They are overprescribed antibiotics.C)They are life-threatening diseases.D)They are antibiotic-resistant bacteria.14.A) Antibiotics are now in short supply.B)Many infections are no longer curable.C)Large amounts of tax money are wasted.D)Routine operations have become complex.15.A) Facilities.B)Expertise.C)Money.D)Publicity.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 choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A), B), CJ and D). Then mark the correspondingletter 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) It is accessible only to the talented.B)It improves students’ ability to t hink.C)It starts a lifelong learning process.D)It gives birth to many eminent scholars.17.A) They encourage academic democracy.B)They promote globalization.C)They uphold the presidents’ authority.D)They protect students’rights.18.A) His thirst for knowledge. B) His eagerness to find a job.C) His contempt for authority. D) His potential for leadership.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A) Few people know how to retrieve information properly.B)People can enhance their memory with a few tricks.C)Most people have a rather poor long-term memory.D)People tend to underestimate their mental powers.20.A) They present the states in a surprisingly different order.B)They include more or less the same number of states.C)They are exactly the same as is shown in the atlas.D)They contain names of the most familiar states.21.A) Focusing on what is likely to be tested.B)Having a good sleep the night before.C)Reviewing your lessons where the exam is to take place.D)Making sensible decisions while choosing your answers.22.A) Discover when you can learn best.B) Change your time of study daily.B)Give yourself a double bonus afterwards.D) Follow the example of a marathon runner.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23.A) He is a politician. B) He is a businessman.C)He is a sociologist. D) He is an economist.24.A) In slums.B)In Africa.C)In pre-industrial societies.D)In developing countries.25.A) They have no access to health care, let alone entertainment or recreation.B)Their income is less than 50% of the national average family income.C)They work extra hours to have their basic needs met.D)Their children cannot afford to go to private schools.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. Read the passagethrough 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 linethrough the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Let ’s all stop judging people who talk to themselves. New research says that those who can ’t seem to keep their inner monologues( 独 白 ) in are actually more likely to stay on task, remain 26 better and show improved perception capabilities. Not bad, really, for some extra muttering.According to a series of experiments published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology by professors Gary Lupyan and Daniel Swignley, the act of using verbal clues to 27 mental pictures helps people function quicker. In one experiment, they showed pictures of various objects to twenty 28 and asked them to find just one of those, a banana. Half were 29 to repeat out loud what they were looking for and the other half kept their lips 30 . Those who talked to themselves found the banana slightly faster than those who didn ’t ,the researchers say. In other experiments, Lupyan and Swignley found that 31 the name of a common product when on the hunt for it helped quicken someone’s pace, but talking about u ncommon items showed no advantage and slowed you down.Common research has long held that talking themselves through a task helps children learn, although doing so when you’ve 32 matured is not a great sign of 33 . The two professors hope to refute that idea, 34 that just as when kids walk themselves through a process, adults can benefit from using language not just to communicate, but also to help “augment thinking”.Of course, you are still encouraged to keep the talking at library tones and, whatever you do, keep the information you share simple, like a grocery list. At any 35 , there’s still such a thing as too much information.Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph fromwhich the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.Eachparagraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 2.Rich Children and Poor Ones Are Raised Very Differently[A] The lives of children from rich and poor American families look more different than ever before.[B] Well-off families are ruled by calendars, with children enrolled in ballet, soccer and after-school programs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. There are usually two parents, who spend a lotA) Apparently B) Arrogance C) Brilliance D) Claiming E) Dedicated F) Focused G) Incur H) Instructed I) ObscurelyJ) SealedK) spectatorsL) TriggerM) UtteringN) VolumeO) Volunteersof time reading to children and worrying about their anxiety levels and hectic schedules.[C]In poor families, meanwhile, children tend to spend their time at home or with extended family. They are more likely to grow up in neighborhoods that their parents say aren’t great for raising children, and their parents worry about them getting shot, beaten up or in trouble with the law.[D]The class differences in child rearing are growing — a symptom of widening inequality withfar-reaching consequences. Different upbringings set children on different paths and can deepen socioeconomic divisions, especially because education is strongly linked to earnings. Children grow up learning the skills to succeed in their socioeconomic stratum (阶层), but not necessarily others.[E]“Early childhood experiences can be very consequential for children’s long-term social, emotional and cognitive development,” said Sean Reardon, professor of poverty and inequality in education at Stanford University. “And because those influence educational success and later earnings, early childhood experiences cast a lifelong shadow.” The cycle continues: Poorer parents have less time and fewer resources to invest in their children, which can leave children less prepared for school and work, which leads to lower earnings.[F]American parents want similar things for their children, the Pew report and past research have found: for them to be healthy and happy, honest and ethical, caring and compassionate. There is no best parenting style or philosophy, researchers say, and across income groups, 92% of parents say they are doing a good job at raising their children. Yet they are doing it quite differently. Middle-class and higher- income parents see their children as projects in need of careful cultivation, says Annette Lareau, whose groundbreaking research on the topic was published in her book Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life. They try to develop their skills through close supervision and organized activities, and teach children to question authority figures and navigate elite i nstitutions.[G]Working-class parents, meanwhile, believe their children will naturally thrive, and give them far greater independence and time for free play. They are taught to be compliant and respectful to adults. There are benefits to both approaches. Working-class children are happier, more independent, complain less and are closer with family members, Ms. Lareau found. Higher-income children are more likely to declare boredom and expect their parents to solve their problems. Yet later on, the more affluent children end up in college and on the way to the middle class, while working-class children tend to struggle. Children from higher-income families are likely to have the skills to navigate bureaucracies and succeed in schools and workplaces, Ms. Lareau said.[H]“Do all parents want the most success for their children? Absolutely,” she said. “Do some strategies give children more advantages than others in institutions? Probably they do. Will parents be damaging children if they have one fewer organized activity? No, I really doubt i t.”[I]Social scientists say the differences arise in part because low-income parents have less money to spend on music class or preschool, and less flexible schedules to take children to museums or attend school events. Extracurricular activities reflect the differences in child rearing in the Pew survey, which was of a nationally representative sample of 1,807 parents. Of families earning more than $75,000 a year, 84% say their children have participated in organized sports over the past year, 64% have done volunteer work and 62% have taken lessons in music, dance or art. Of families earning less than $30,000, 59% of children have done sports, 37% have volunteered and 41% have taken arts classes.[J]Especially in affluent families, children start young. Nearly half of high-earning, college-graduate parents enrolled their children in arts classes before they were 5, compared with one-fifth of low-income, less- educated parents. Nonetheless, 20% of well-off parents say their children’s schedules are too hectic, compared with 8% of poorer parents.[K]Another example is reading aloud, which studies have shown gives children bigger vocabularies and better reading comprehension in school. 71% of parents with a college degree say they do it every day, compared with 33% of those with a high school diploma or less. White parents are more likely than others to read to their children daily, as are married parents. Most affluent parents enroll their children in preschool or day care, while low-income parents are more likely to depend on family members. Discipline techniques vary by education level: 8% of those with a postgraduate degree say they often beat their children, compared with 22% of those with a high school degree or less.[L]The survey also probed attitudes and anxieties. Interestingly, parents’ attitudes toward education do not seem to reflect their own educational background as much as a belief in the importance of education for upward mobility. Most American parents say they are not concerned about their children’s grades as long as they work hard. But 50% of poor parents say it is extremely important to them that their children earn a college degree, compared with 39% of wealthier parents.[M]Less-educated parents, and poorer and black and Latino parents are more likely to believe that there is no such thing as too much involvement in a child’s education. Parents who are white, wealthy or college- educated say too much involvement can be bad. Parental anxieties reflect their circumstances. High- earning parents are much more likely to say they live in a good neighborhood for raising children. While bullying is parents’ greatest concern over all, nearly half of low-income parents worry their child will get shot, compared with one-fifth of high-income parents. They are more worried about their children being depressed or anxious.[N]In the Pew survey, middle-class families earning between $30,000 and $75,000 a year fell right between working-class and high-earning parents on issues like the quality of their neighborhood for raising children, participation in extracurricular activities and involvement in their children’ s education.[O]Children were not always raised so differently. The achievement gap between children from high- and low-income families is 30-40% larger among children born in 2001 than those born 25 years earlier, according to Mr. Reardon’ s research. People used to live near people of different income levels; neighborhoods are now more segregated by income. More than a quarter of children live in single-parent households — a historic high, according to Pew 一and these children are three times as likely to live in poverty as those who live with married parents. Meanwhile, growing income inequality has coincided with the increasing importance of a college degree for earning a middle-class w age.[P]Yet there are recent signs that the gap could be starting to shrink. In the past decade, even as income inequality has grown, some of the socioeconomic differences in parenting, like reading to children and going to libraries, have narrowed.[Q]Public policies aimed at young children have helped, including public preschool programs and reading initiatives. Addressing differences in the earliest years, it seems, could reduce inequality in the next generation.36.Working-class parents teach their children to be obedient and show respect to adults.37.American parents, whether rich or poor, have similar expectations of their children despite different ways of parenting.38.While rich parents are more concerned with their children’s psychological well-being, poor parents are more worried about their children’s safety.39.The increasing differences in child rearing between rich and poor families reflect growing social inequality.40.Parenting approaches of working-class and affluent families both have a dvantages.41.Higher-income families and working-class families now tend to live in different neighborhoods.42.Physical punishment is used much less by well-educated parents.43.Ms. Lareau doesn’t believe participating in fewer after-class activities will negatively affect children’s development.44.Wealthy parents are concerned about their children’s mental health and busy schedules.45.Some socioeconomic differences in child rearing have shrunk in the p ast ten years.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. Youshould decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with asingle line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Tennessee’s technical and community colleges will not outsource(外包) management of their facilities to a private company, a decision one leader said was bolstered by an analysis of spending at each campus.In an email sent Monday to college presidents in the Tennessee Board of Regents system, outgoing Chancellor John Morgan said an internal analysis showed that each campus’ spending on facilities management fell well below the industry standards identified by the state. Morgan said those findings —which included data from the system’s 13 community colleges, 27 technical colleges and six universities —were part of the decision not to move forward with Governor Bill Haslam’s proposal to privatize management of state buildings in an effort to save money.“While these numbers are still being validated by the state, we feel any adjustments they might suggest will be immaterial,” Morgan wrote to the presidents. “System institutions are operating very efficiently based on this analysis, raising the question of the value of pursuing a broad scale outsourcing initiative.”Worker’s advocates have criticized Haslam’s plan, saying it would mean some campus workers would lose their jobs or benefits. Haslam has said colleges would be free to opt in or out of the out souring plan, which has not been finalized.Morgan notified the Haslam administration of his decision to opt out in a letter sent last week. That letter, which includes several concerns Morgan has with the plan, was originally obtained by The Commercial Appeal in Memphis.In an email statement from the state’s Office of Customer Focused Government, which is examining the possibility of outsourcing, spokeswoman Michelle R. Martin said officials were still working to analyze the data from the Board of Regents. Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a “business justification” the state will use a s officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan.“The state’s facilities management project team is still in the process of developing its business justification and expects to have that completed and available to the public at the end of Febru ary,” Martin said. “At this time there is nothing to take action on since the analysis has yet to be completed.”Morgan’s comments on outsourcing mark the second time this month that he has come out against one of Haslam’s plans for higher education in Ten nessee. Morgan said last week that he would retire at the end of January because of the governor’s proposal to split off six universities of the Board of Regents system and create separate governing boards for each of them. In his resignation letter, Morgan called the reorganization “unworkable”.46.What do we learn about the decision of technical and community colleges in Tennessee?A)It is backed by a campus spending analysis.B)It has been flatly rejected by the governor.C)It has neglected their faculty’s demands.D )It will improve their financial situation.47.What does the campus spending analysis reveal?A)Private companies play a big role in campus management.B)Facilities management by colleges is more c ost-effective.C)Facilities management has greatly improved in recent years.D)Colleges exercise foil control over their own financial a ffairs.48.Workers’ supporters argue that Bill Haslam’s proposal would .A)deprive colleges of the right to manage their facilitiesB)make workers less motivated in performing dutiesC)render a number of campus workers joblessD)lead to the privatization of campus facilities49.What do we learn from the state spokeswoman’s response to John Morgan’s d ecision?A)The outsourcing plan is not yet finalized.B)The outsourcing plan will be implemented.C)The state officials are confident about the outsourcing plan.D)The college spending analysis justifies the outsourcing plan.50.Why did John Morgan decide to resign?A)He had lost confidence in the Tennessee state government.B)He disagreed with the governor on higher education policies.C)He thought the state’s outsourcing proposal was simply unworkable.D)He opposed the governor’s plan to reconstruct the college board system.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Beginning in the late sixteenth century, it became fashionable for young aristocrats to visit Paris,Venice, Florence, and above all, Rome, as the culmination(终极) of their classical education. Thus wasborn the idea of the Grand Tour, a practice which introduced Englishmen, Germans, Scandinavians, and also Americans to the art and culture of France and Italy for the next 300 years. Travel was arduous and costly throughout the period, possible only for a privileged class—the same that produced gentlemen scientists, authors, antique experts, and patrons of the arts.The Grand Tourist was typically a young man with a thorough grounding in Greek and Latin literature as well as some leisure time, some means, and some interest in art. The German traveler Johann Winckelmann pioneered the field of art history with his comprehensive study of Greek and Roman sculpture; he was portrayed by his friend Anton Raphael Mengs at the beginning of his long residence in Rome. Most Grand Tourists, however, stayed for briefer periods and set out with less scholarly intentions, accompanied by a teacher or guardian, and expected to return home with souvenirs of their travels as well as an understanding of art and architecture formed by exposure to great masterpieces.London was a frequent starting point for Grand Tourists, and Paris a compulsory destination; many traveled to the Netherlands, some to Switzerland and Germany, and a very few adventurers to Spain, Greece, or Turkey. The essential place to visit, however, was Italy. The British traveler Charles Thompsonspoke for many Grand Tourists when in 1744 he described himself as “being impatiently desirous of viewing a country so famous in history, a country which once gave laws to the world, and which is at present the greatest school of music and painting, contains the noblest productions of sculpture and architecture, and is filled with cabinets of rarities, and collections of all kinds of historical relics”. Within Italy, the great focus was Rome, whose ancient ruins and more recent achievements were shown to every Grand Tourist. Panini’s Ancient Rome and Modem Rome represent the sights most prized, including celebrated Greco-Roman statues and views of famous ruins, fountains, and churches. Since there were few museums anywhere in Europe before the close of the eighteenth century, Grand Tourists often saw paintings and sculptures by gaining admission to private collections, and many were eager to acquire examples of Greco-Roman and Italian art for their own collections. In England, where architecture was increasingly seen as an aristocratic pursuit, noblemen often applied what they learned from the villas of Palladio in the Veneto and the evocative ( 唤起回忆的) ruins of Rome to their own country houses andgardens.51.What is said about the Grand Tour?A)It was fashionable among young people of the time.B)It was unaffordable for ordinary people.C)It produced some famous European artists.D)It made a compulsory part of college education.52.What did Grand Tourists have in common?A)They had much geographic knowledge.B)They were courageous and venturesome.C)They were versed in literature and interested in art.D)They had enough travel and outdoor-life experience.53.How did Grand Tourists benefit from their travel?A)They found inspiration in the world’s greatest masterpieces.B)They got a better understanding of early human civilization.C)They developed an interest in the origin of modem art forms.D)They gained some knowledge of classical art and architecture.54.Why did many Grand Tourists visit the private collections?A)They could buy unique souvenirs there to take back home.B)Europe hardly had any museums before the 19th century.C)They found the antiques there more valuable.D)Private collections were of greater variety.55.How did the Grand Tour influence the architecture in England?A)There appeared more and more Roman-style buildings.B)Many aristocrats began to move into Roman-style villas.C)Aristocrats,country houses all had Roman-style gardens.D) Italian architects were hired to design houses and gardens.Part IV Translation (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.唐朝始于618 年,终于907 年,是中国历史上最灿烂的时期。

大学英语6级真题(三套全)

大学英语6级真题(三套全)

大学英语6级真题(三套全)2014年6月大学英语六级真题(第一套) PartI Writing ( 30minutes)Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put allyour eggs in one basket. You can give examples to illustrate your point .Youshould write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise a person bytheir appearance. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You shouldwrite at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump toconclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give examples toillustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200words.Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,youwill hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of eachconversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each questionthere will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices markedA),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet1 with a single line through the centre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

2021年6月大学英语六级作文真题及范文(3套)

2021年6月大学英语六级作文真题及范文(3套)

2021年6月大学英语六级作文真题及范文(3套)卷一Part I Writing(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30mimites to write an essay based on the chart below. 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.参考范文:The bar chart above explicitly demonstrates that the gross enrollment ratio in universities in China,according to the data from Ministry of Education,has increased dramatically from3.4% in1990to51.6%in2019.Obviously,the past thirty years have witnessed China⁵s great achievements in higher education.Firstly,higher education in China has become approachable to most Chinese citizens.This is partly due to the fact that ChinaJ s economy has been developing at a marvelous speed,but also because Chinese government has launched a wide range of favorable policies to support rural students to get admitted to colleges.Moreover,the quality of China"s universities has showed a marked improvement.Now,several seats of learning in China are among the top universities world-wide, and every year they draw numerous foreign students to come to China for higher education<Besides, Chinese government and a mass of big enterprises have been investing heavily into upgrading the campus sites,introducing the most advanced equipments,and increasing the facultyJ s salaries.In all,the China"s achievements in higher education are remarkable.I believe that this trend will surely continue,and will in turn benefit our great country.卷二PartⅠWriting(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30mimites to write an essay based on the graph below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the graph and comment on China's achievements in urbanization.You should write at least150words but no more than200words.参考范文:The chart above displays the progress of urbanization in China over the last four decades.We can see that,in less than40years,the number of people in China who lived in cities had more than tripled.From1980to2010,the share of urban population had grown from19.39%to49.96%, which was a record high worldwide.As far as I am concerned,China’s extraordinary urbanization has gone hand-in-hand with its economic boom.Since its reform and opening-up in1978,China’s economy has taken off.During the past four decades,China underwent vast changes to its economic system and abundantopportunities emerged in the coastal area.As a result,people living in the rural areas came to big cities in the costal area to pursuit a better life,which speeded up the progress of urbanization.Urbanization,in return,contributes to the development of China’s fast-growing economy.Take, for example,the basic infrastructures in big cities.The government has invested a lot of money in buildings and facilities,which enables people to live and work in high-density in tall buildings, which greatly improvs efficiency and productivity.In conclusion,the urbanization in China not only enables people to enjoy a better living condition, but also lays foundations for sustainable economic growth.It is a great achievement and has far-reaching benefits.卷三PartⅠWriting(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30mimites to write an essay based on the chart below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the chart and comment on China5s achievements in poverty alleviation.You should write at least150words but no more than200 words.参考范文:The bar chart above explicitly demonstrates the great achievements China has made in poverty alleviation.In2012,there are over80million rural people in poverty,which takes up almost 10%of the rural population.However,the following nine years witness the continuous decline in this figure,and in2020,all the Chinese rural people are alleviated from poverty.The achievements,however,can not be completely reflected by this figure.Firstly,Chinese rural people have become increasingly wealthier.More families possess their own automobiles,more rural people have access to high-tech devices,and their living conditions have also improved markedly. Moreover,the literate rate of rural population has greatly increased,too.Primary schools are so popular in rural area that almost every child can receive education,which will surely in turn propel the development of rural areas in the future.Besides,more rural people go to bigger cities to realize their Chinese dreams,and they have contributed a lot to the prosperity of our great country.In all,China"s achievements in alleviating poverty have attracted worldwide attention.I am very proud of being a Chinese citizen,and I believe our great country will become better,stronger, and more beautiful.。

6月大学英语六级真题第三套完整版

6月大学英语六级真题第三套完整版

Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attendcollege at home or abroad, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required towrite at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.【参照范文】Whether to Attend College at Home or AbroadCurrently,with studying abroad gains mounting popularity among people,there is a heated debate about whether to attend college at home or abroad. Opinions onthis topic vary from person to person. Some see more benefits in studying at homewhile others claim that studying abroad is a more ideal choice as it’ s more challenging.Personally, I am a strong favorer of the latter view. Listed below are thereasons for my advice. First of all, attending college abroad provides an opportunityto broaden one’ s experience and mind. You can acquire cross-cultural experiencesand gain new perspectives on your chosen field of study. In addition,studying abroad helps you to polish your social skills; you can make friends with different peoplewith different background. Thirdly,overseas studying is conducive to the formation of an independent, autonomous and tenacious personality, which willultimately benefit the achievement of our life goals.Just as an old saying goes: “It is better to travel thousand miles than to read tenthousand books. ” Then studying abroad can not only enable us to reap in our books,but also in our trips. And this is why attending college abroad is a preferable selectionfor me.Part II Listening Comprehension说明: 2017 年 6 月大学英语六级真题全国共考了两套听力。

2016年6月大学英语六级考试真题试卷及解析(全三套无听力)

2016年6月大学英语六级考试真题试卷及解析(全三套无听力)

2016年6月大学英语六级考试真题试卷及答案(第1套)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on living in the virtual world. Try to imagine what will happen when people spend more and more time in the virtual world instead of interacting in the real world. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.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.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.Pursuing a career is an essential part of adolescent development.“The adolescent becomes an adult when he_26_a real job.”To cognit ive researchers like Piaget,adulthoodmeant the beginning of an_27_.Piaget argued that once adolescents enter the world of work,their newly acquired ability to form hypotheses allows them to create representations that are too ideal.The_28_of such ideals,without the tempering of the reality of a job or profession,rapidly leads adolescents to become _29_ of the non-idealistic world and to press for reform in a characteristically adolescent way.Piaget said:“True adaptation to society comes_30_when the adole scent reformer attempts to put his ideas to work.”Of course,youthful idealism is often courageous,and no one likes to give up dreams.Perhaps,taken_31_out of context,Piaget’s statement seems harsh.What he was_32_,however,is the way reality can modify idealistic views.Some people refer to such modification as maturity.Piaget argued that attaining and accepting a vocation is one of the best ways to modify idealized views and to mature.As careers and vocations become less available during times of _33_,adolescents may be especially hard hit.Such difficult economic times may leave many adolescents_34_about their roles in society.For this reason,community interventions and government job programs that offer summer and vacation work are not only economically_35_but also help to stimulate the adolescent’s sense of worth.A)automatically I)incidentallyB)beneficial J)intolerantC)capturing K)occupationD)confused L)promisesE)emphasizing M)recessionF)entrance N)slightlyG)excited O)undertakes H)existenceSection 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.Can societies be rich and green?[A]“If our economies are to flourish,if global poverty is to be eliminated and if the well-being of the world’s people enhanced—not just in this generation but in succeeding generations—we must make sure we take care of the natural environment and resources on which our economic activity depends.”That statement comes not,as you might imagine,from a stereotypical tree-hugging,save-the-world greenie(环保主义者),but fromGordon Brown,a politician with a reputation for rigour,thoroughness and above all,caution.[B]A surprising thing for the man who runs one of the world’s most powerful economies to say?Perhaps;though in the run-up to the five-year review of the Millennium(千年的)Goals,he is far from alone.The roots of his speech,given in March at the roundtable meeting of environment and energy ministers from the G20 group of nations,stretch back to 1972,and the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm.[C]“The protection and improvement of the human environment is a major issue which affects the well-being of peoples and economic development throughout the world,”read the final declaration from this gathering,the first of a sequence which would lead to the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992 and the World Development Summit in Johannesburg three years ago.[D]Hunt through the reports prepared by UN agencies and development groups—many for conferences such as this year’s Millennium Goals review—and you will find that the linkage between environmental protection and economic progress is a common thread.[E]Managing ecosystems sustainably is more profitable than exploiting them,according to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.But finding hard evidence to support the thesis is not so easy.Thoughts turn first to some sort of global statistic,some indicator which would rate the wealth of nations in both economic and environmental terms and show arelationship between the two.[F]If such an indicator exists,it is well hidden.And on reflection,this is not surprising;the single word“environment”has so many dimensions,and there are so many other factors affecting wealth—such as the oil deposits—that teasing out a simple economy-environment relationship would be almost impossible.[G]The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment,a vast four-year global study which reported its initial conclusions earlier this year,found reasons to believe that managing ecosystems sustainably—working with nature rather than against it—might be less profitable in the short term,but certainly brings long-term rewards.[H]And the World Resources Institute(WRI)in its World Resources 2005 report,issued at the end of August,produced several such examples from Africa and Asia;it also demonstrated that environmental degradation affects the poor more than the rich,as poorer people derive a much higher proportion of their income directly from the natural resources around them.[I]But there are also many examples of growing wealth by trashing the environment,in rich and poor parts of the world alike,whether through unregulated mineral extraction,drastic water use for agriculture,slash-and-burn farming,or fossil-fuel-guzzling(大量消耗)transport.Of course,such growth may not persist in the long term—which is whatMr.Brown and the Stockholm declaration were both attempting to point out.Perhaps the best example of boom growth and bust decline is the Grand Banks fishery.For almost five centuries a very large supply of cod(鳕鱼)provided abundant raw material for an industry which at its peak employed about 40,000 people,sustaining entire communities in Newfoundland.Then,abruptly,the cod population collapsed.There were no longer enough fish in the sea for the stock to maintain itself,let alone an industry.More than a decade later,there was no sign of the ecosystem re-building itself.It had,apparently,been fished out of existence;and the once mighty Newfoundland fleet now gropes about frantically for crab on the sea floor.[J]There is a view that modern humans are inevitably sowing the seed of a global Grand Banks-style disaster.The idea is that we are taking more out of what you might call the planet’s environmental bank balance than it can sustain;we are living beyond our ecological means.One recent study attempted to calculate the extent of this“ecological overshoot of the human economy”,and found that we are using 1.2 Earth’s-worth of environmental goods and services—the implication being that at some point the debt will be called in,and all those services—the things which the planet does for us for free—will grind to a halt.[K]Whether this is right,and if so where and when the ecological axe will fall,is hard to determine with any precision—which is why governments and financial institutions are only beginning to bring such risks into their economic calculations.It is also the reasonwhy development agencies are not united in their view of environmental issues;while some,like the WRI,maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-in-hand with economic development,others argue that the priority is to build a thriving economy,and then use the wealth created to tackle environmental degradation.[L]This view assumes that rich societies will invest in environmental care.But is this right?Do things get better or worse as we get richer? Here the Stockholm declaration is ambiguous.“In the developing countries,”it says,“most of the environmental problems are caused by under-development.”So it is saying that economic development should make for a cleaner world?Not necessarily;“In the industralised countries,environmental problems are generally related to industrialisation and technological development,”it continues.In other words,poor and rich both over-exploit the natural world,but for different reasons.It’s simply not true that economic growth will surely make our world cleaner.[M]Clearly,richer societies are able to provide environmental improvements which lie well beyond the reach of poorer communities.Citizens of wealthy nations demand national parks,clean rivers,clean air and poison-free food.They also,however,use far more natural resources-fuel,water(all those baths and golf courses)and building materials.[N]A case can be made that rich nations export environmental problems,the most graphic example being climate change.As a country’s wealth grows,so do its greenhouse gas emissions.The figures available will not be completely accurate.Measuring emissions isnot a precise science, particularly when it comes to issues surrounding land use;not all nations have re-leased up-to-date data,and in any case,emissions from some sectors such as aviation are not included in national statistics.But the data is exact enough for a clear trend to be easily discernible.As countries become richer,they produce more greenhouse gases;and the impact of those gases will fall primarily in poor parts of the world.[O]Wealth is not,of course,the only factor involved.The average Norwegian is better off than the average US citizen,but contributes about half as much to climate change.But could Norway keep its standard of living and yet cut its emissions to Moroccan or even Ethiopian levels?That question,repeated across a dozen environmental issues and across our diverse planet,is what will ultimately determine whether the human race is living beyond its ecological means as it pursues economic revival.36.Examples show that both rich and poor countries exploited the environment for economic progress.37.Environmental protection and improvement benefit people all over the world.38.It is not necessarily true that economic growth will make our world cleaner.39.The common theme of the UN reports is the relation between environmental protectionand economic growth.40.Development agencies disagree regarding how to tackle environment issues while ensuring economic progress.41.It is difficult to find solid evidence to prove environmental friendliness generates more profits than exploiting the natural environment.42.Sustainable management of ecosystems will prove rewarding in the long run.43.A politician noted for being cautious asserts that sustainable human development depends on the natural environment.44.Poor countries will have to bear the cost for rich nations’ economic development.45.One recent study warns us of the danger of the exhaustion of natural resources on Earth.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 markedA),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.Interactive television advertising, which allows viewers to use their remote controls to click on advertisements, has been pushed for years. Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of “Friends”, a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston’s with a few taps on their remote control.“It’s been the year of interactive television advertising for the last ten or twel ve years,”says Colin Dixon of a digital-media consultancy.So the news that Cablevision, and American cable company, was rolling out interactive advertisements to all its customers on October 6th was greeted with some skepticism. During commercials, an overlay will appear at the bottom of the screen, prompting viewers to press a button to request a free sample or order a catalogue. Cablevision hopes to allow customers to buy things with their remote controls early next year.Television advertising could do with a boost. Spending fell by 10% in the first half of the year. The popularization of digital video recorders has caused advertisers to worry thattheir commercials will be skipped. Some are turning to the Internet, which is cheaper and offers concrete measurements like click-through rates—especially important at a time when marketing budgets are tight. With the launch of interactive advertising,“many of the dollars that went to the Internet will come back to the TV,”says David Kline of Cablevision. Or so the industry hopes.In theory, interactive advertising can engage viewers in a way that 30-second spots do not. Unilever recently ran an interactive campaign for its Axe deodorant(除臭剂),which kept viewers engaged for more than three minutes on average.The amount spent on interactive advertising on television is still small. Magna, an advertising agency, reckons it will be worth about $138 million this year. That falls far short of the billions of dollars people once expected it to generate. But DirecTV, Comcast and Time Warner Cable have all invested in it. A new effort led by Canoe Ventures, a coalition of leading cable providers, aims to make interactive advertising available across America later this year. BrightLine iTV, Which designs and sells interactive ads, says interest has surged: it expects its revenues almost to triple this year. BSkyB, Britain’s biggest satellite-television service, already provides 9 million customers with interactive ads.Yet there are doubts whether people watching telev ision, a“lean back”medium, crave interaction. Click-through rates have been high so far(around 3-4%, compared with less than 0.3% online), but that may be a result of the novelty. Interactive ads and viewersmight not go well together.46.What does Colin Dixon mean by saying“It’s been the year of interactive television advertising for the last ten or twelve years”(Lines 4-5, Para.1)?A)Interactive television advertising will become popular in 10-12 years.B)Interactive television advertising has been under debate for the last decade or so.C)Interactive television advertising is successful when incorporated into situation comedies.D)Interactive television advertising has not achieved the anticipated results.47.What is the public’s response to Cablevision’s planned interactive TV advertising program?A)Pretty positive.B)Totally indifferent.C)Somewhat doubtful.D)Rather critical.48.What is the impact of the wide use of digital video recorders on TV advertising?A)It has made TV advertising easily accessible to viewers.B)It helps advertisers to measure the click-through rates.C)It has placed TV advertising at a great disadvantage.D)It enables viewers to check the sales items with ease.49.What do we learn about Unilever’s interactive c ampaign?A)It proves the advantage of TV advertising.B)It has done well in engaging the viewers.C)It helps attract investments in the company.D)it has boosted the TV advertising industry.50.How does the author view the hitherto high click-through rates?A)They may be due to the novel way of advertising.B)They signify the popularity of interactive advertising.C)They point to the growing curiosity ofTV viewers.D)They indicate the future direction of media reform.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.What can be done about mass unemployment? All the wise heads agree: there’re no quick or easy answers. There’s work to be done, but workers aren’t ready to do it—they’re in the wrong places, or they have the wrong sk ills, Our problems are“structural,”and will take many years to solve.But don’t bother asking for evidence that justifies this bleak view. There isn’t any. On the contrary, all the facts suggest that high unemployment in America is the result ofinadequat e demand. saying that there’re no easy answers sounds wise. But it’s actually foolish: our unemployment crisis could be cured very quickly if we had the intellectual clarity and political will to act. In other words, structural unemployment is a fake problem, which mainly serves as an excuse for not pursing real solutions.The fact is job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into part-time employment in almost all industries has soared. Unemployment has surged in every major occupational category. Only three states. With a combined population not much larger than that of Brooklyn, have unemployment rates below 5%. So the evidence contradicts the claim that we’re mainly suffering from structural unemployment. Why, then, has this claim become so popular?Part of the answer is that this is what always happens during periods of high unemployment—in part because experts and analysts believe that declaring the problem deeply rooted, with no easy answers, makes them sound serious.I’ve been looking at what self-proclaimed experts were saying about unemployment during the Great Depression; it was almost identical to what Very Serious People are saying now. Unemployment cannot be brought down rapidly, declared one 1935 analysis, because the workforce is“unadaptable and untrained. It cannot respond to the opportunities which industry may offer.”A few years later, a large defense buildup finally provided a fiscal stimulus adequate to the economy’s needs—and suddenly industry waseager to employ those“unadaptable and untrained”workers.But now, as then, powerful forces are ideologically opposed to the whole idea of government action on a sufficient scale to jump-start the economy. And that, fundamentally, is why claims that we face huge structural problems have been multiplying: they offer a reason to do nothing about the mass unemployment that is crippling out economy and our society.So what you need to know is that there’s no evidence whatsoever to back these claims. We aren’t suffering from a shortage of needed skills, We’re suffering from a lack of policy resolve. As I said, structural unemployment isn’t a real problem, it’s an excuse—a reason not to act on America’s problems at a time when action is desperately needed.51.What does the author think is the root cause of mass unemployment in America?A)Corporate mismanagement.B)Insufficient demand.C)Technological advances.D)Workers’ slow adaptation.52.What does the author think of the experts’ claim concerning unemployment?A)Self-evident.B)Thought-provoking.C)Irrational.D)Groundless.53.What does the author say helped bring down unemployment during the Great Depression?A)The booming defense industry.B)The wise heads’ benefit package.C)Nationwide training of workers.D)Thorough restructuring of industries.54.What has caused claims of huge structural problems to multiply?A)Powerful opposition to government’s stimulus efforts.B)Very Serious People’s attempt to cripple the economy.C)Evidence gathered from many sectors of the industries.D)Economists’ failure to detect the problems in time.55.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A)To testify to the experts’ analysis of America’s problems.B)To offer a feasible solution to the structural unemployment.C)To show the urgent need for the government to take action.D)To alert American workers to the urgency for adaptation.Part IV Translation (30minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage fromChinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.中国的创新正以前所未有的速度蓬勃发展。

大学英语2019年6月六级真题第3套(1)

大学英语2019年6月六级真题第3套(1)

2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第三套)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to major in science or humanities at college, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)(说明:由于2019年6月六级考试全国共考了2套听力,本套真题听力与前2套内容完全一样,只是顺序不一样,因此在本套真题中不再重复出现)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. Read the passage throughcarefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please markthe corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Youmay not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Half of your brain stays alert and prepared for danger when you sleep in a new place, a study has revealed. This phenomenon is often 26 to as the “first-night-effect”. Researchers from Brown University found that a network in the left hemisphere of t he brain “remained more active” than the network in the right side of the brain. Playing sounds into the right ears (stimulating the left hemisphere)of 27 was more likely to wake them up than if the noises were played into their left ear.It was 28 observed that the brain was more active during deep sleep. When the researchers repeated the laboratory experiment on the second and third nights they found the left hemisphere could not be stimulated in the same way during deep sleep. The researchers explained that the study demonstrated “when we are i n a 29 environment, the brain partly remains alert so that humans can defend themselves against any 30 danger.”The researchers believe this is the first time that the “first-night-effect” of different brain states has been 31 in humans. It isn’t, however, the first time it has ever been seen. Some animal 32 also display this phenomenon. For example, dolphins, as well as other 33 animals shut down one hemisphere of the brain when they go to sleep. A previous study noted that dolphins always 34 control their breathing. Without keeping the brain active while sleeping, they would probably down. But, as the human study suggest, another reason for dolphins keeping their eyes open during sleep is that they can look out for 35 while asleep. Italso keeps their physiological processes working.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 theinformation is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is markedwith a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Price of Oil and the Price of Carbon[A]Fossil fuel prices are likely to stay “low for long”. Notwithstanding important recent progre ss in developing renewable fuel sources, low fossil fuel prices could discourage further innovation in, and adoption of, cleaner energy technologies. The result would be higher emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.[B]Policymakers should not allow low energy prices to derail the clean energy transition. Action to restore appropriate price incentives, notably through corrective carbon pricing, is urgently needed to lower the risk of irreversible and potentially devastating effects of climate change. That approach also offers fiscal benefits.[C] Oil prices have dropped by over 60 percent since June 2019. A commonly held view in the oil industry is that “the best cure for low oil prices is low oil prices”. The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal cost—are depleted. In fact, in line with past experience, capital expenditure in the oil sector has dropped sharply in many producing countries, including the United States. The dynamic adjustment to low oil prices may, however, be different this time around.[D]Oil prices are expected to remain lower for longer. The advent of new technologies has added about 4.2 million barrels per day to the crude oil market, contributing to a global over-supply. In addition, other factors are putting downward pressure on oil prices: change in the strategic behavior of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the projected increase in Iranian exports, the scaling-down of global demand(especially from emerging markets), the long-term drop in petroleum consumption in the United States, and some displacement of oil by substitutes. These likely persistent forces, like the growth of shale(页岩), point to a “low for long” scenario. Futures markets, which show only a modest recovery of prices to around $60 a barrel by 2019, support this view.[E]Natural gas and coal—also fossil fuels—have similarly seen price declines that look to be long-lived. Coal and natural gas are mainly used for electricity generation, whereas oil is used mostly to power transportation, yet the prices of all these energy sources are linked. The North American shale gas boom has resulted in record low prices there. The recent discovery of the giant Zohr gas field off the Egyptian coast will eventually have impact on pricing in the Mediterranean region and Europe, and there is significant development potential in many other places, notably Argentina. Coal prices also are low, owing to over-supply and the scaling down of demand, especially from China, which burns half of the world’s coal.[F] Technological innovations have unleashed the power of renewables such as wind, hydro, solar, and geothermal (地热). Even Africa and the Middle East, home to economies that are heavily dependent on fossil fuel exports, have enormous potential to develop renewables. For example, the United Arab Emirates has endorsed an ambitious target to draw 24% of its primary energy consumption from renewable sources by 2021.[G]Progress in the development of renewables could be fragile, however, if fossil fuel prices remain low for long. Renewables account for only a small share of global primary energy consumption, which is still dominated by fossil fuels—30% each for coal and oil, 25% for natural gas. But renewable energy will have to displace fossil fuels to a much greater extent in the future to avoid unacceptable climate risks.[H]Unfortunately, the current low prices for oil, gas, and coal may provide little incentive for research to find even cheaper substitutes for those fuels. There is strong evidence that both innovation and adoption of cleaner technology are strongly encouraged by higher fossil fuel prices. The same is true for new technologies for alleviating fossil fuel emissions.[I] The current low fossil-fuel price environment will thus certainly delay the energy transition from fossil fuel to clean energy sources. Unless renewables become cheap enough that substantial carbon deposits are left underground for a very long time, if not forever, the planet will likely be exposed to potentially catastrophic climate risks.[J] Some climate impacts may already be discernible. For example, the United Nations Children’s Fund estimates that some 11 million children in Africa face hunger, disease, and water shortages as a result of the strongest ElNiño(厄尔尼诺)weather phenomenon in decades. Many scientists believe that El Niño events, caused by warming in the Pacific, are becoming more intense as a result of climate change.[K]Nations from around the world have gathered in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, with the goal of a universal and potentially legally-binding agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We need very broad participation to address fully the global tragedy that results when countries fail to take into account the negative impact of their carbon emissions on the rest of the world. Moreover, non-participants by nations, if sufficiently widespread, can undermine the political will of participating countries to act.[L]The nations participating at COP 21 are focusing on quantitative emissions-reduction commitments. Economic reasoning shows that the least expensive way for each country is to put a price on carbon emissions. The reason is that when carbon is priced, those emissions reductions that are least costly to implement will happen first. The International Monetary Fund calculates that countries can generate substantial fiscal revenues by eliminating fossil fuel subsidies and levying carbon charges that capture the domestic damage caused by emissions. A tax on upstream carbon sources is one easy way to put a price on carbon emissions, although some countries may wish to use other methods, such as emissions trading schemes. In order to maximize global welfare, every country’s carbon pricing should reflect not only th e purely domestic damages from emissions, but also the damages to foreign countries.[M]Setting the right carbon price will therefore efficiently align the costs paid by carbon users with the true social opportunity cost of using carbon. By raising relative demand for clean energy sources, a carbon price would also help to align the market return to clean-energy innovation with its social return, spurring the refinement of existing technologies and the development of new ones. And it would raise the demand for technologies such as carbon capture and storage, spurring their further development. If not corrected by the appropriate carbon price, low fossil fuel prices are not accurately signaling to markets the true social profitability of clean energy. While alternative estimates of the damages from carbon emissions differ, and it’s especially hard to reckon the likely costs of possible catastrophic climate events, most estimates suggest substantial negative effects.[N] Direct subsidies to research and development have been adopted by some governments but are a poor substitute for a carbon price: they do only part of the job, leaving in place market incentives to over-use fossil fuels and thereby add to the stock of atmospheric greenhouse gases without regard to the collateral(附带的)costs.[O] The hope is that the success of COP 21 opens the door to future international agreement on carbon prices. Agreement on an international carbon-price floor would be a good starting point in that process. Failure to address comprehensively the problem of greenhouse gas emissions, however, exposes all generations, present and future, to incalculable risks.36. A number of factors are driving down the global oil prices not just for now but in the foreseeable future.37. Pricing carbon proves the most economical way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.38. It is estimated that extreme weather conditions have endangered the lives of millions of African children.39. The prices of coal are low as a result of over-supply and decreasing demand.40. Higher fossil fuel prices prove to be conducive to innovation and application of cleaner technology.41. If fossil fuel prices remain low for a long time, it may lead to higher emissions of greenhouse gases.42. Fossil fuels remain the major source of primary energy consumption in today’s world.43. Even major fossil exporting countries have great potential to develop renewable energies.44. Greenhouse gas emissions, if not properly dealt with, will pose endless risks for mankind.45. It is urgent for governments to increase the cost of using fossil fuels to an appropriate level to lessen thecatastrophic effects of climate change.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 onthe best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Tennessee’s technical and community college will not outsource(外包)management of their facilities to a private company, a decision one leader said was bolstered by an analysis of spending at each campus.In an email sent Monday to college presidents in the Tennessee Board of Regents system, outgoing Chancellor John Morgan said an internal analysis showed that each campus’ spending on facilities management fell well below the industry standards identified by the state. Morgan said those findings—which included data from the system’s 13 community colleges, 27 technical colleges and six universities—were part of the decision not to move forward with Governor Bill Haslam’s proposal to privatize management of state buildings in an effort to save money.“While these numbers are still being validated by the state, we feel any adjustments they might suggest will be immaterial,” Morgan wrote to the presidents. “System institutions are operating very efficiently based on this analysis, raising the question of the value of pursing a broad scale outsourcing initiative.”Workers’ advocates have criticized Haslam’s plan, saying it would mean some campus workers would lose their jobs or benefits. Haslam has said colleges would be free to opt in or out of the outsourcing plan, which has not been finalized.Morgan notified that Haslam administration of his decision to opt out in a letter sent last week. That letter, which includes several concerns Morgan has with the plan, was originally obtained by The Commercial Appeal in Memphis.In an email statement from the state’s Office of Customer Focused Government, which is examining the possibility of outsourcing, spokeswoman Michelle R. Martin said officials were still working to analyze the datafrom the Board of Regents. Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a “business justification” the state will use as officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan.“The state’s facilities management project team is still in the process of developing its bu siness justification and expects to have that completed and available to the public at the end of February,” Martin said. “At this time there is nothing to take action on since the analysis has yet to be completed.”Morgan’s comments on outsourcing mark th e second time this month that he has come out against one of Haslam’s plans for higher education in Tennessee. Morgan said last week that he would retire at the end of January because of the governor’s proposal to split off six universities of the Board of Regents system and create separate governing boards for each of them. In his resignation letter, Morgan called the reorganization “unworkable”.46. What do we learn about the decision of technical and community colleges in Tennessee?A)It is backed by a campus spending analysis.B)It has been flatly rejected by the governor.C)It has neglected their faculty’s demands.D)It will improve their financial situation.47. What does the campus spending analysis reveal?A)Private companies play a big role in campus management.B)Facilities management by colleges is more cost-effective.C)Facilities management has greatly improved in recent years.D)College exercise full control over their own financial affairs.48. Workers’ supporters argue that Bill Haslam’s prop osal would ______.A)deprive colleges of the right to manage their facilitiesB)make workers less motivated in performing dutiesC)render a number of campus workers joblessD)lead to the privatization of campus facilities49. What do we learn from the stat e spokeswoman’s response to John Morgan’s decision?A)The outsourcing plan is not yet finalized.B)The outsourcing plan will be implemented.C)The state officials are confident about the outsourcing plan.D)The college spending analysis justifies the outsourcing plan.50. Why did John Morgan decide to resign?A)He had lost confidence in the Tennessee state government.B)He disagreed with the governor on higher education policies.C)He thought the state’s outsourcing proposal was simply unworkable.D)He opposed the governor’s plan to reconstruct the college board system.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Macy’s reported its sales plunged 5.2% in November and December at stores open more than a year, a disappointing holiday season performance that capped a difficult year for a department store chain facing wide-ranging challenges. Its flagship stores in major U.S. cities depend heavily on international tourist spending, which shrank at many retailers due to a strong dol lar. Meanwhile, Macy’s has simply struggled to lure consumers who are more interested in spending on travel or dining out than on new clothes or accessories.The company blamed much of the poor performance in November and December on unseasonably warm weat her. “About 80% of our company’s year-over-year declines in comparable sales can be attributed to shortfalls(短缺)in cold-weather goods,” said chief executive Terry Lundgren in a press release. This prompted the company to cut its forecasts for the full fourth quarter.However, it’s clear that Macy’s believes its troubles run deeper than a temporary aberration(偏离)off the thermometer. The retail giant said the poor financial performance this year has pushed it to begin implementing $400 million in cost-cutting measures. The company pledged to cut 600 back-office positions, though some 150 workers in those roles would be reassigned to other jobs. It also plans to offer “voluntary separation” packages to 165 senior executives. It will splash staffing at its fleet of 770 stores, a move affecting some 3,000 employees.The retailer also announced the locations of 36 stores it will close in early 2019. The company had previously announced the planned closures, but had not said which locations would be affected. None of the chain’s stores in the Washington metropolitan area are to be closed.Macy’s has been moving aggressively to try to remake itself for a new era of shopping. It has plans to open more locations of Macy’s Backstage, a newly-developed off-price concept which might help it better compete with ambitious T.J. Maxx. It’s also pushing ahead in 2019 with an expansion of Bluemercury, the beauty chain it bought last year. At a time when young beauty shoppers are often turning to Sephora or Ulta instead of department store beauty counters, Macy’s hopes Bluemercury will help strengthen its position in th e category.One relative bright spot for Macy’s during the holiday season was the online channel, where it rang up “double-digit” increases in sales and a 25% increase in the number of orders it filled. That relative strength would be consistent with what was seen in the wider retail industry during the early part of the holiday season. While Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday all saw record spending online, in-store sales plunged over the holiday weekend.51. What does the author say about the shrinking spending of international tourists in the U.S.?A)It is attributable to the rising value of the U.S. dollar.B)It is a direct result of the global economic recession.C)It reflects a shift of their interest in consumer goods.D)It poses a potential threat to the retail business in the U.S.52. What does Macy’s believe about its problems?A)They can be solved with better management.B)They cannot be attributed to weather only.C)They are not as serious in its online stores.D)They call for increased investments.53. In order to cut costs, Macy’s decided to _______.A)cut the salary of senior executivesB)relocate some of its chain storesC)adjust its promotion strategiesD)reduce the size of its staff54. Why does Macy’s plan to expand Bluemercury in 2019?A)To experiment on its new business concept.B)To focus more on beauty products than clothing.C)To promote sales of its products by lowering prices.D)To be more competitive in sales of beauty products.55. What can we learn about Macy’s during the holiday season?A)Sales dropped sharply in its physical stores.B)Its retail sales exceeded those of T.J. Maxx.C)It helped Bluemercury establish its position worldwide.D)It filled its stores with abundant supply of merchandise.Part VI 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.明朝统治中国276年,被人们描绘成人类历史上治理有序、社会稳定的最伟大的时代之一。

大学英语六级考试真题和答案第三套

大学英语六级考试真题和答案第三套

2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第三套)听力同第二套Part IIISection AQuestions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Travel websites have been around since the 1990s, when Expedia, Travelocity, and other holiday booking sites were launched, allowingtravelers to compare flight and hotel prices with the click of a mouse. Withinformation no longer 36____ by travel agents or hidden in business networks,the travel industry was revolutionized, as greater transparency helped37____ prices.Today, the industry is going through a new revolution—this time transforming service quality. Online rating platforms—38____ in hotels,restaurants, apartments, and taxis—allow travelers to exchange reviews andexperiences for all to see.Hospitality businesses are now ranked, analyzed, and compared not byindustry 39____, but by the very people for whom the service is intended—thecustomer. This has 40____ a new relationship between buyer and seller.Customers have always voted with their feet; they can now explain theirdecision to anyone who is interested. As a result, businesses are much more41____, often in very specific ways, which creates powerful 42____ to improveservice.Although some readers might not care for gossipy reports of unfriendlybellboys(行李员)in Berlin or malfunctioning hotel hairdryers in Houston,the true power of online reviews lies not just in the individual stories,but in the websites' 43____ to aggregate a large volume of ratings.The impact cannot be 44____. Businesses that attract top ratings can enjoy rapid growth, as new customers are attracted by good reviews and 45____ provide yet more positive feedback. So great is theinfluence of online ratings that many companies now hire digital reputation managers to ensure aonline identity.A) accountable B) capacity C) controlled D) entailH) overstated F) incentives E) forged G) occasionallyJ) pessimistic L) slashK) professionals I) persistingN) spectators O) subsequently M) specializingSection BPlastic SurgeryA better credit card is the solution to ever larger hack attacks[A] A thin magnetic stripe (magstripe) is all that stands between your credit-card information and the bad guys.And they've been working hard to break in. That's why 2014 is shaping up as a major showdown: banks, lawenforcement and technology companies are all trying to stop a network of hackers who are succeeding instealing account numbers, names, email addresses and other crucial data used in identity theft. More than100 million accounts at Target, Neiman Marcus and Michaels stores were affected in some way during themost recent attacks, starting last November.[B] Swipe(刷卡)is the operative word: cards are increasingly vulnerable to attacks when you make purchasesin a store. In several recent incidents, hackers have been able to obtain massive information of credit-, debit-card numbers using malware, i.e. malicious software, inserted secretly into the retailers'-or prepaid(借记).point-of-sale system—the checkout registers. Hackers then sold the data to a second group of criminalsoperating in shadowy comers of the web. Not long after, the stolen data was showing up on fake cards andbeing used for online purchases.[C] The solution could cost as little as $2 extra for every piece of plastic issued. The fix is a security technologyused heavily outside the U.S. While American credit cards use the 40-year-old magstripe technology toprocess transactions, much of the rest of the world uses smarter cards with a technology called EMV (short forEuropay, MasterCard, Visa) that employs a chip embedded in the card plus a customer PIN (personal identification number) to authenticate(验证)every transaction on the spot. If a purchaser fails to punch in thecorrect PIN at the checkout, the transaction gets rejected. (Online purchases can be made by setting up aseparate transaction code.)[D] Why haven't big banks adopted the more secure technology? When it comes to mailing out newcards, it's all about relative costs, says David Robertson, who runs the Nihon Report, an industry newsletter:The cost of the card, putting the sticker on it, coding the account number and expiration date, embossing(凸印)it, the small envelop—all put together, you are in the dollar range. A chip-and-PIN card currently costscloser to $3, says Robertson, because of the price of chips. (Once large issuers convert together, the chip costsshould drop.)[E] Multiply $3 by the more than 5 billion magstripe credit and prepaid cards in circulation in the U.S. Thenconsider that there's an estimated $12.4 billion in card fraud on a global basis' says Robertson. With 44% ofthat in the U.S., American credit-card fraud amounts to about $5.5 billion annually. Card issuers have so farcalculated that absorbing the liability for even big hacks like the Target one is still cheaper than replacing allthat plastic.[F] That leaves American retailers pretty much alone the world over in relying on magstripe technology tocharge purchases—and leaves consumers vulnerable. Each magstripe has three tracks of information, explainspayments security expert Jeremy Gumbley, the chief technology officer of CreditCall, anelectronic-paymentscompany. The first and third are used by the bank or card issuer. Your vital account information lives on thesecond track, which hackers try to capture. Malware is scanning through the memory in real time and looking潦?慤慴尬栠?慳獹???牣慥整??整瑸映汩?桴瑡朠瑥?瑳汯湥尮[G] Chip-and-PIN cards, by contrast, make fake cards or skimming impossible because the information thatgets scanned is encrypted(加密). The historical reason the U.S. has stuck with magstripe, ironically enough, isonce superior technology. Our cheap, ultra-reliable wired networks made credit-card authentication over thephone frictionless. In France, card companies created EMV in part because the telephone monopoly was somaddeningly inefficient and expensive. The EMV solution allowed transactions to be verified locally andsecurely.[H] Some big banks, like Wells Fargo, are now offering to convert your magstripe card to achip-and-PIN model.(It's actually a hybrid(混合体)that will still have a magstripe, since most U.S. merchants don't have EMVterminals.) Should you take them up on it? If you travel internationally, the answer is yes.[I] Keep in mind, too, that credit cards typically have better liability protection than debit cards. If someoneuses your credit card fraudulently(欺诈性地)it's the issuer or merchant, not you, that takes the hit. Debitcards have different liability limits depending on the bank and the events surrounding any fraud. If it's available, the logical thing is to get a chip-and-PIN card from your bank, says Eric Adamowsky, aco-founder of. I would use credit cards over debit cards because of liability issues. Cash still workspretty well too.[J] Retailers and banks stand to benefit from the lower fraud levels of chip-and-PIN cards but have beenreluctant for years to invest in the new infrastructure(基础设施)needed for the technology, especially ifconsumers don't have access to it. It's a chicken-and-egg problem; no one wants to spend the money onupgraded point- of-sale systems that can read the chip cards if shoppers aren't carrying them一yet there'slittle point in consumers' carrying the fancy plastic if stores aren't equipped to use them. (An earlier effort byTarget to move to chip and PIN never gained progress.) According to Gumbley, there's a you-first mentality.The logjam(僵局)慨?潴戠?牢歯湥尮[K] JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently expressed his willingness to do so, noting that banks andmerchants have spent the past decade suing each other over interchange fees—the percentage of the transaction price they keep-rather than deal with the growing hacking problem. Chase offers achip-enabledcard under its own brand and several others for travel-related companies such as British Airways and Ritz-Carlton.[L] The Target and Neiman hacks have also changed the cost calculation: although retailers have been reluctant to spend the $6.75 billion that Capgemini consultants estimate it will take to convert all their registers to be chip-and-PIN-compatible, the potential liability they now face is dramatically greater. Target hasbeen hit with class actions from hacked consumers. It's the ultimate nightmare, a retail executive from awell-known chain admitted to TIME.[M] The card-payment companies MasterCard and Visa are pushing hard for change. The two firms havewarned all parties in the transaction chain一merchant, network, bank一that if they don't become EMV-compliant by October 2015, the party that is least compliant will bear the fraud risk.[N] In the meantime, app-equipped smartphones and digital wallets—all of which can use EMV technology—are beginning to make inroads(侵袭)on cards and cash. PayPal, for instance, is testingan appthat lets you use your mobile phone to pay on the fly at local merchants—without surrendering any cardinformation to them. And further down the road is biometric authentication, which could be encrypted with,say, a fingerprint.[O] Credit and debit cards, though, are going to be with us for the foreseeable future, and so are hackers, if westick with magstripe technology. It seems crazy to me, says Gumbley, who is English, hat acutting-edge-technology country is depending on a 40-year-old technology. That's why it may be up to consumersto movethe needle on chip and PIN. Says Robertson: ‘‘When you get the consumer into a position of worry and湩潣癮湥敩据?琠慨?环眠敨敲琠敨爠扵敢?楨獴琠敨爠慯?46. It's best to use an EMV card for international travel. 47. Personal information on credit and debit cards is increasingly vulnerable to hacking. 48. The French card companies adopted EMV technology partly because of inefficient telephone service. 49. While many countries use the smarter EMV cards, the U.S. still clings to its old magstripe technology. 50. Attempts are being made to prevent hackers from carrying out identity theft. 51. Credit cards are much safer to use than debit cards. 52. Big banks have been reluctant to switch to more secure technology because of the higher costs involved. 53. The potential liability for retailers using magstripe is far more costly than upgrading their registers.54. The use of magstripe cards by American retailers leaves consumers exposed to the risks of losing account information. 55. Consumers will be a driving force behind the conversion from magstripe to EMV technology. 仔细阅读实际只考了两套TranslationPart IV汉朝是中国历史上最重要的朝代之一。

2021年6月大学英语六级第3套答案解析

2021年6月大学英语六级第3套答案解析

2021年6月大学英语六级第3套答案解析20__ 年 6 月大学英语六级考试真题(第三套)解析 Part I Writing 【参考范文】 As we know, science and technology are the primary forces that drive social and economic development.Robots are the inevitable products of technological progress and the crystallization of human wisdom.It bees increasingly possible for robots to replace human beings in work and in life, which will have a profound impact on our lives in the future.From my point of view, the influence of robots is two-sided.On the one hand, robots can increase work efficiency and avoid accidents in which human lives are lost.Furthermore, more people can be released from the routine of simple and monotonous tasks and instead can concentrate on sophisticated skills and technologies.On the other hand, more robots in industry means that fewer people are needed in some fields, leading to the unemployment of people with less education.By and large, we can e to the conclusion that the impact of robots on industry and people’s daily lives is a double-edged sword.Only by receiving more education can we adapt to the changes brought by it.听力Section A 参考答案1 What do we learn about the South Theater pany? [B]【解析】女士说South Theater pany 想知道我们是否对赞助他们去东亚旅行感兴趣。

2023年6月六级真题第三套

2023年6月六级真题第三套

2023年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第3套)Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “It is widely accepted that an important goal of education is to help students learn how tolearn.” You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to developyour essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words._____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) 说明:由于2023年6月六级考试全国共考了两套听力,本套真题听力与前两套内容相同,只是选项顺序不同,因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。

2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(三套全)

2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(三套全)

2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(三套全)目录2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(一) (1)快速对答案 (16)2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(二) (16)快速对答案 (31)2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(三) (32)快速对答案 (42)2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(一)Part I Writing(30minutes) (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分,之后将进行听力考试)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay on the importance of building trust between businesses and consumers.You can cite examples to illustrate your views.you should write at least150words but no more than200words.Part II Listening 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.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

2017年6月大学英语六级真题和答案解析(全三套)

2017年6月大学英语六级真题和答案解析(全三套)

2017年6月大学英语六级真题及答案解析(全三套)长对话(卷一)W: Welcome to Work Place. And in today’s program, we’re looking at the results of two recently published surveys, which both deal with the same topic - happiness at work. John, tell us about the first survey.M: Well, this was done by a human resources consultancy, who interviewed more than 1,000 workers, and established a top ten of the factors, which make people happy at work. The most important factor for the majority of the people interviewed was having friendly, supportive colleagues. In fact, 73% of people interviewed put their relationship with colleagues as the key factor contributing to happiness at work, which is a very high percentage. The second most important factor was having work that is enjoyable. The two least important factors were having one's achievements recognized, and rather surprisingly, earning a competitive salary.W: So, we are not mainly motivated by money?M: Apparently not.W: Any other interesting information in the survey?M: Yes. For example, 25% of the working people interviewed described themselves as 'very happy' at work. However, 20% of employees described themselves as being unhappy.W: That’s quite a lot of unha ppy people at work every day.M: It is, isn’t it? And there were several more interesting conclusions revealed by the survey. First of all, small is beautiful: people definitely prefer working for smaller organizations or companies with less than 100 staff. We also find out that, generally speaking, women were happier in their work than men.W: Yes, we are, aren’t we?M: And workers on part-time contracts, who only work 4 or 5 hours a day, are happier than those who work full-time. The researchers concluded that this is probably due to a better work-life balance.W: Are bosses happier than their employees?M: Yes, perhaps not surprisingly, the higher people go in a company, the happierthey are. So senior managers enjoy their jobs more than people working under them.Q1: What is the No.1 factor that made employees happy according to the survey? Q2: What is the percentage of the people surveyed who felt unhappy at work?Q3: What kind of companies are popular with employees?Q4: What is the possible reason for people on part-time contracts to be happier?答案:1.【B】2.【B】20%3.【A】those of a small size.4.【C】长对话2(卷一)W: Mr. De Keyzer, I'm a great lover of your book Moments Before the Flood. Can you tell us how you first became interested in this subject matter?M: In 2006, when the concert hall of the city of Bruges asked me to take some pictures for a catalogue for a new concert season around the theme of water, I found myself working along the Belgian coastline. As there had been numerous alarming articles in the press about a climate catastrophe waiting to happen, I started looking at the sea and the beach very differently, a place where I spent so many perfect days as a child. This fear of a looming danger became the subject of a large-scale photo project.W: You wrote in the book: "I don’t want to photograph the disaster, I want to photograph the disaster waiting to happen.” Can you talk a bit about that?M: It is clear now that it is a matter of time before the entire European coastline disappears under water. The same goes for numerous big cities around the world. My idea was to photograph this beautiful and very unique coastline, rich in history, before it’s too late—as a last witness.W: Can you talk a bit about how history plays a role in this project?M: Sure. The project is also about the history of Europe looking at the sea and wondering when the next enemy would appear. In the images, you see all kinds of possible defense constructions to hold back the Romans, Germans, Vikings, and now nature as enemy number one. For example, there is the image of the bridge into the sea taken at the Normandy D-Day landing site. Also, Venice, the cityeternally threatened by the sea, where every morning wooden pathways have to be set up to allow tourists to reach their hotels.W: Thank you, Mr. De Keyzer. It was a pleasure to have you with us today.Q5. What does the man say about the book Moments Before the Flood?Q6. When did the man get his idea for the work?Q7. What will happen when the climate catastrophe occurs?Q8. What does the man say about Venice?答案:5.【D】6.【C】7.【A】8.【D】Section BPassage 1When facing a new situation, some people tend to rehearse their defeat by spending too much time anticipating the worst. I remember talking with a young lawyer who was about to begin her first jury trial. She was very nervous. I asked what impression she wanted to make on the jury. She replied:” I don’t want to look too inexperienced, I don’t want them to suspect this is my first trial.” This law yer had fallen victims to the don’ts syndrome—a form of negative goals setting. The don’ts can be self-fulfilling because your mind response to pictures.Research conducted at Stanford University shows a mental image fires the nerve system the same way as actually doing something. That means when a golfer tells himself: ”Don’t hit the ball into the water.” His mind sees the image of the ball flying into the water. So guess where the ball will go?Consequently, before going into any stressful situation, focus only on what you want to have happen. I asked the lawyer again how she wanted to appear at her first trial. And this time she said: ”I want to look professional and self-assured. ” I told her to create a picture of what self-assured would look like. To her, it meant moving confidently around the court room, using convincing body language and projecting her voice, so it could be heard from the judge’s bench to the back door. She also imagined a skillful closing argument and a winning trial. A few weeks after this positive stress rehearsal, the young lawyer did win.Q9: what do some people do when they face a new situation?Q10: what does the research conducted at Stanford University show?Q11: what advice does the speaker give to people in a stressful situation?Q12: what do we learn about the lawyer in the court?答案:9.【C】10.【D】11.【C】12.【B】Passage 2Most Americans don’t eat enough fruits, vegetables or whole grains, researchers now says adding fiber to teen diet may help lower the risk of breast cancer.Conversations about the benefits of fiber are probably more common in nursing homes than high schools. But along comes a new study that could change that. Kristi King.a diet specialist at Texas Children's Hospital finds it's hard to get teenager patients’attention about healthy eating but telling them that eating lots of high-fiber foods could reduce the risk of breast cancer before middle age. That's a powerful message.The new finding is based on a study of 44,000 women. They were surveyed about their diets during high school, and their eating habits were tracked for two decades. It turns out that those who consumed the highest levels of fiber during adolescence had a lower risk of developing breast cancer, compared to the women who ate the least fiber. This important study demonstrates that the more fiber you eat during your high school years, the lower your risk is in developing breast cancer in later life.The finding points to long-standing evidence that fiber may reduce circulating female hormone levels, which could explain the reduced risk. The bottom line here is the more fiber you eat, perhaps, a lower level of hormone in your body, and therefore, a lower lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. High-fiber diets are also linked to a reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes. That's why women are told to eat 25 grams a fiber a day - men even more.Q13. What does the new study tell about adding fiber to the teen diet?Q14. What do we learn about the survey of the 44,000 women?Q15. What explanation does the speaker offer for the research finding?答案:13.【C】14.【D】15.【A】讲座1(卷一)Well my current research is really about consumer behavior. So recently I've looked at young people's drinking and it's obviously a major concern to Government at the moment.I've also looked at how older people are represented in the media; again, it's of major current interest with older people becoming a much larger proportion of UK and indeed world society.I'm also interested in how consumers operate online, and how that online behavior might be different from how they operate offline when they go to the shops.Well, I think that the important thing here is to actually understand what's happening from the consumer's perspective. One of the things that businesses and indeed Government organizations often fail to do is to really see what is happening from the consumer's perspective.For example, in the case of young people's drinking, one of the things that I've identified is that drinking for people say between the ages of 18 and 24 is all about the social activity.A lot of the Government advertising has been about individual responsibility, but actually understanding that drinking is very much about the social activity and finding ways to help young people get home safely and not end up in hospital is one of the things that we've tried to present there.The key thing about consumer behavior is that it's very much about how consumers change. Markets always change faster than marketing; so we have to look at what consumers are doing.Currently I teach consumer behavior to undergraduates in their second year and we look at all kinds of things in consumer behavior and particularly how consumers are presented in advertising.So they get involved by looking at advertising and really critically assessing the consumer behavior aspects of it and getting involved sometimes doing primary research.For example, last year my students spent a week looking at their own purchasing and analyzed it in detail from shopping to the relationship that they have with their retail banks and their mobile phone providers. I think they found it veryuseful and it also helped them identify just what kind of budgets they had too.The fact of the matter is that there's a whole range of interesting research out there and I think as the years go on, there's going to be much more for us to consider and certainly much more for students to become involved in.16. What is the speaker currently doing?17. What has the speaker found about young people's drinking?18. What does the speaker say that his students did last year?答案:16.【B】17.【D】18.【A】讲座2Sweden was the first European country to print and use paper money, but it may soon do away with physical currencies.Banks can save a lot of money and avoid regulatory headaches by moving to a cash-free system, and they can also avoid bank robberies, theft, and dirty money.Claer Barrett, the editor of Financial Times Money, says the Western world is headed toward a world without physical currency."Andy Holder — the chief eco|nomist at The Bank of England — suggested that the UK move towards a government-backed digital currency. But does a cashless society really make good economic sense?"The fact that cash is being drawn out of society, is less a feature of our everyday lives, and the ease of electronic payments — is this actually making us spend more money without realizing it?"Barrett wanted to find out if the absence of physical currency does indeed cause a person to spend more, so she decided to conduct an experiment a few months ago.She decided that she was going to try to just use cash for two weeks to make all of her essential purchases and see what that would do to her spending. She found she did spend a lot less money because it is incredibly hard to predict how much cash one is going to need — she was forever drawing money out of cash points. Months later, she was still finding cash stuffed in her trouser pockets and the pockets of her handbags.During the experiment, Barrett took a train ride. On the way, there was an announcement that the restaurant car was not currently accepting credit cards. The train cars were filled with groans because many of the passengers were traveling without cash."It underlines just how much things have changed in the last generation," Barrett says. "My parents, when they were younger, used to budget by putting money into envelopes — they'd get paid and they'd immediately separate the cash into piles and put them in envelopes, so they knew what they had to spend week by week. It was a very effective way for them to keep track of their spending. Nowadays, we're all on credit cards, we're doing online purchases, and money is kind of becoming a less physical and more imaginary type of thing that we can't get our hands around."Q19. What do we learn about Sweden?Q20. What did Claer Barrett want to find out with her experiment?Q21. What did Claer Barrett find on her train ride?Q22. How did people of the last generation budget their spending?答案:19.【D】20.【C】21.【C】22.【A】讲座3Passage 3Why should you consider taking a course in demography in college? You’ll be growing up in a generation where the baby boomers are going into retirement and dying. You will face the problems in the aging of the population that have never been faced before. You will hear more and more about migration between countries and between rural areas and cities. You need to understand as a citizen and as a tax payer and as a voter what’s really behind the argu ments.I want to tell you about the past, present and future of the human population. So let’s start with a few problems. Right now, a billion people are chronically hungry. That means they wake up hungry, they are hungry all day, and they go to sleep hungry. A billion people are living in slums, not the same billion people, but there is some overlap. Living in slums means they don’t have infrastructure to take the garbage away, they don’t have secure water supplies to drink.Nearly a billion people are illiterate. Try to imagine your life being illiterate. You can’t read the labels on the bottles in the supermarket, if you can get to a supermarket. Two-thirds of those people who are illiterate are women and about 200 to 215 million women don’t have access to birth control they want, so that they can control their own fertility. This is not only a problem in developing countries. About half of all pregnancies globally are unintended. So those are examples of population problems.Demography gives you the tools to understand and to address these problems. It’s not only the study of human population, but the populations of non-human species, including viruses like influenza, the bacteria in your gut, plants that you eat, animals that you enjoy or that provide you with meat. Demography also includes the study of non-living objects like light bulbs and taxi cabs, and buildings because these are also populations. It studies these populations, in the past, present and future, using quantitative data and mathematical models as tools of analysis.I see demography as a central subject related to economics. It is the means to intervene more wisely, and more effectively in the real world, to improve the wellbeing, not only of yourself – important as that may be – but of people around you and of other species with whom we share the planet.Questions 23-25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23. What is one of the problems the speaker mentions in his talk?24. What does the speaker say about pregnancies?25. How does the speaker view the study of populations?答案:23.【B】24.【B】25.【A】选词填空(卷一)Section ALet’s all stop judging people who talk to themselves. New research says that those who can’t seem to keep their inner monologues (独白) in are actually more likely to stay on task, remain 26 better and show improved perception capabilities. Not bad, really, for some extra muttering.According to a series of experiments published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology by professors Gary Lupyan and Daniel Swignley, the actof using verbal clues to 27 mental pictures helps people function quicker.In one experiment, they showed pictures of various objects to twenty 28 and asked them to find just one of those, a banana. Half were 29 to repeat out loud what they were looking for and the other half kept their lips 30 . Those who talked to themselves f ound the banana slightly faster than those who didn’t, the researchers say. In other experiments, Lupyan and Swignley found that 31 the name of a common product when on the hunt for it helped quicken someone’s pace, but talking about uncommon items showed no advantage and slowed you down.Common research has long held that talking themselves through a task helps children learn, although doing so when you’ve 32 matured is not a great sign of 33 . The two professors hope to refute that idea, 34 that just as when kids walk themselves through a process, adults can benefit from using language not just to communicate, but also to help “augment thinking”.Of course, you are still encouraged to keep the talking at library tones and, whatever you do, keep the information you share simple, like a grocery list. At any 35 , there’s still such a thing as as too much information.答案:26.【F】27.【L】trigger28.【O】volunteers29.【H】instructed30.【J】sealed31.【M】uttering32.【A】apparently33.【C】brilliance34.【D】claiming35.【N】volume选词填空(卷二)26.【L】27.【F】justify28.【E】drastically29.【D】doubtful30.【H】outcome31.【O】standardized32.【B】 confirm33.【K】reputation34.【C】demanding35.【A】 accurately仔细阅读(卷一)仔细阅读题146.【A】It's backed by a campus spending analysis.47.【B】Facilities management by colleges is more cost-effective.48.【C】render a number of campus workers jobless49.【A】The outsourcing plan is not yet finalized.50.【D】He opposed the governor’s plan to reconstruct the college board system.51.【B】It was unaffordable for ordinary people.52.【C】They were versed in literature and interested in art.53.【D】They gained some knowledge of classical art and architecture.54.【B】Europe hardly had any museums before the 19th century.55.【A】There appeared more and more Roman作文真题:试卷一【国内还是国外读大学】Directions:Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend college at home or abroad, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.范文:In recent years, an increasing number of students choose to attend college abroad, while some, financially challenging or not, still regard going to school at home as their first choice. It is obvious that this phenomenon has been the concern of many people. From my perspective of view, to study abroad has both benefits and drawbacks.There is no doubt that students are benefiting tremendously from attending college abroad. Those who study at a world famous university can not only broaden their horizons but also gain better job opportunities. As exposed to foreign cultures and customs, overseas students can immerse themselves in the nation’s language. As to studying abroad, certainly, some drawbacks does exist. First, living away from home can be challenging and even frustrating to some extent. Moreover, the language barrier may cause difficulties for students whose languageskill is not good enough. In addition, some students even experience culture shock in the alien environment as a result of unfamiliarity and maladjustment.All in all, in order to achieve a colorful as well as meaningful experience in your life, students having the idea of studying abroad must be well prepared for all the possibilities they may encounter before making final decisions.英语六级作文答案:试卷二【文科还是理科】Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to major in humanities or science, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.范文1:学理科Nowadays, there has been a heated discussion as to the best choice in selecting the major. Views on the topic vary greatly among people from different walks of life. Some believe that it is a better choice to acquire knowledge in science, but others consider it better to dig into the humanities.I totally agree with the former choice for the reasons presented below. Above all, it is good for the whole society because if more peoplein this society can choose to acquire scientific knowledge,it is more likely that the society will become better and better. Also, it is good for the person himself/herself. For example, it can help him/her become a person of practice rather than a person of words, which will make him/her a more useful person.From my perspective, it is crucial that modern education should encourage people tobe practitioners rather than pedants. Also it is crucial that people should understand the meaning and value of scientific knowledge. Only in this way can we achieve greater success.范文2:学文科Nowadays, there has been a heated discussion as to the best choice in selecting the major. Views on the topic vary greatly among people from different walks of life. Some believe that it is a better choice to dig into the humanities, but others consider it better to acquire knowledge in science.I totally agree with the former choice for the reasons presented below. Above all, it is good for the whole society because if more peoplein this society can choose to dig into the humanities,it is more likely that the society will become better and better. Also, it is good for the person himself/herself. For example,it can make him/her more humanism rather than more scientism, which will make him/her a wiserperson.From my perspective, it is crucial that modern education should encourage people to be wise meditators rather than mad scientists. Also it is crucial that people should understand the meaning and value of humanities. Only in this way can we achieve greater success.作文(三)职业学校还是大学?Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Modern society has made job hunting more difficult than ever for college students, and many data have continually testified this tendency. Therefore, the question of whether to attend a vocational college or a university has become a sore spot for millions of high school graduates. From my perspective, the latter choice would definitely make more sense.Firstly, university education would play a more important role in preparing students for different future choices as many students cannot decide what they would like to do before finishing their four-year study. Moreover, with more majors, subjects, and courses to select from at universities, students would easily find their favorite subjects and their advantages. Even though a vocational college could help students find a job, it may hide some talent of a student by limiting his career choices and reducing the time for academic study.To summarize, students are highly recommended to choose university for further study in that it offers more knowledge and skills for various future choices and allows the time to discover one’s true talents.翻译真题:唐朝唐朝始于618年.终于907年.是中国历史上最灿烂的时期。

2018年6月大学英语六级真题及答案(全三套)

2018年6月大学英语六级真题及答案(全三套)

2018年6月英语六级真题和答案听力Passage 1At some 2300 miles in length, the Mississippi is the longest river in the United States. At some 1000 miles, the Mackenzie is the longest river in Canada. But these waterways seem minute in comparison to the world’s 2 lengthiest rivers: the Nile and the Amazon.The Nile which begins in central Africa and flows over 4100 miles north into the Mediterranean hosted one of the world’s great ancient civilizations along its shores. Calm and peaceful for most of the year, the Nile used to flood annually, thereby creating, irrigating and carrying new topsoil to the nearby farmland on which ancient Egypt depended for livelihood. As a means of transportation, the river carried various vessels up and down its length.A journey through the unobstructed part of this waterway today would pass by the splendid valley of the Kings, where the tombs of many of these ancient monarchs have stood for over 3000 years. Great civilizations and intensive settlement are hardly associated with the Amazon, yet this 4000 mile-long south American river carries about 20% of the world’s fresh water more than the Mississippi, Nile and Yangtze combined. Other statistics are equally astonishing. The Amazon is so wide at some points that from its center neither shore can be seen. Each second, the Amazon pours some 55 million gallons of water into the Atlantic. There, at its mouth stands one island larger than Switzerland. Most important of all, the Amazon irrigates the largest tropical rain forest on earth.Passage 19.What can be found in the valley of the Kings?10.In what way is the Amazon different from other big rivers?11.What does the speaker say about the Amazon?Recording 2Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the third in our cities of business se minars in the program “Doing Business Abroad”. (Q19) Today, we are going to look at the intercultural awareness, that is the fact that not everyone is British, not everyone speaks English and not everyone does business in a British way. And, why should they? (Q19) If overseas business people are selling to us, then they will make every effort to speak English and to respect our traditions and methods. It is only polite for us to do the same when we visit them. It is not only polite, it is a central, if we want to sell British products overseas. First, a short quiz. Let’s see how interculturally-aware you are. Question 1: where must you not drink alcohol on the first and seventh of every month. Question 2: where should you never admire your host’s possessions. Question 3: how should you attract the waiter during a business lunch in Bangkok. Question 4: where should you try to make all your appointments either before 2 or after 5:30 pm. OK, everyone had a chance to make some notes. Right! Here are the answers. Although I am sure that the information could equally well apply to countries other than those I have chosen. No.1: (Q20) you must not drink alcohol on the first and seventh of the month in India. In international hotels, you may find it served, but if you are having a meal with an India colleague, remember to avoid asking for a beer. If you are an arrival, coincide with one of those tips. No.2: in Arab countries, the politeness and generosity of the people is without parallel. If you admire your colleague’s beautiful belt and bowls, you may well find yourself being presented with them as a present. This is not a cheap way to do your shopping, however, as your host will quite correctly expect you to respond by presenting him with a gift of equal worth and beauty. In Thailand, clicking the fingers, clapping your hands or just shouting “Waiter” will embarrass your hosts, fellow diners, the waiter himself and, most of all, you. Place your palm downward and make an inconspicuous waving gesture, which will produce instant and satisfying results. And finally, (Q21) in Spain, some businesses maintain the pattern of working until about 2 o’clock and then returning to the office from 5:30 to 8, 9 or 10 in the evening.Q19: What should you do when doing business with foreigners?Q20: What must you avoid doing with your Indian colleague?Q21: What do we learn about some Spanish people?选词填空儿歌Did Sarah Josepha Hale write “Mary’s Little Lamb,” the eternal nursery rhyme(儿歌)about girl named Mary with a stubborn lamb? This is still disputed, but it’s clear that the woman 26 reputed for writing it was one of America’s most fascinating 27 characters. In honor of the poem publication on May 24,1830, here’s more about the 28 supposed author’s life.Hale wasn’t just a write r, she was also a 29 fierce social advocate, and she was particularly 30 obsessed with an ideal New England, which she associated with abundant Thanksgivinx xg meals that she claimed had “a deep moral influence,” she began a nationwide 31 campaign to have a national holiday declared that would bring families together while celebrating the 32 traditional festivals. In 1863, after 17 years of advocacy including letters to five presidents, Hale got it. President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, issued a 33 proclamation setting aside the last Thursday in November for the holiday.The true authorship of “Mary’s Little Lamb” is disputed. According to New England Historical Society, Hale wrote only one part of the poem, but claimed authorship. Regardless of the author, it seems that the poem was 34 inspired by a real event. When young Mary Sawyer was followed to school by a lamb in 1816, it caused some problems. A bystander named John Roulstone wrote a poem about the event, then, at some point, Hale herself seems to have helped write it. However, if a 1916 piece by her great-niece is to be trusted, Hale claimed for the 35 rest of her life that “Some other people pretended that someone else wrote the poem”.A)campaignB)career C)characters D)features E)fierce F)inspired G)latter H)obsessed I)proclamationJ)rectified K)reputed L)restM)supposedN)traditionalO)versatile金字塔Scientists scanning and mapping the Giza pyramids say they've discovered that the Great Pyramid of Giza is not exactly even. But really not by much. This pyramid is the oldest of the world’s Seven Wonders. The pyramid’s exact size has 26 puzzled experts for centuries, as the "more than 21 acres of hard, white casing stones" that originally covered it were 27 removed long ago.Reporting in the most recent issue of the newsletter "AERAGRAM," which 28 chronicles the work of the Ancient Egypt Research Associates, engineer Glen Dash says that by using a new measuring approach that involved finding any surviving 29 remnants of the casing in order to determine where the original edge was. They found the east side of the pyramid to be a 30 maximum of 5.55 inches shorter than the west side.The question that most 31 fascinates him, however, isn't how the Egyptians who designed and built the pyramid got it wrong 4,500 years ago, but how they got it so close to 32 perfect. "We can only speculate as to how theEgyptians could have laid out these lines with such 33 precision using only the tools they had," Dash writes. He says his 34 hypothesis is that the Egyptians laid out their design on a grid, noting that the great pyramid is oriented only 35 slightly away from the cardinal directions (its north-south axis runs 3 minutes 54 seconds west of due north, while its east-west axis runs 3 minutes 51 seconds north of due east)—an amount that's "tiny, but similar," Atlas Obscura points out.chroniclescompleteestablishedfascinateshypothesismaximummomentummysteriouslyperfectprecisionpuzzledremnantsremovedrevelationsslightly家用机器人When Elon Musk says, as he did this week, that his new priority is using artificial intelligence to build domestic robots, we should not only take note, but look forward to the day we can put our legs up in admiration.Mr. Musk is a guy who gets things done. The founder of two “moonshot” tech companies, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is bringing electric vehicles to mass market and 26 humans to live on other planets. Lest this strike the amateur techie—not that readers of The Independent would ever count among them—as so much hot air, you can be reassured that the near $13bn(£8.8bn) fortune this entrepreneur has 27 comes from practical achievements rather than hypothetical ones.A lot of clever people are 28 about artificial intelligence, fearing that robots will one da y become so 29 they’ll murder all of us. These fears are mostly 30 : as with hysteria about genetic modification, we humans are generally wise enough to manage these problems with alacrity and care.And just think of how wonderful it would be if you had a live-in robot. It could — 31 — be like having a babysitter and masseuse rolled into one — or, if that required 32 intelligence beyond the ken of Mr. Musk’s imagined machine, at least some one to chop the carrots, wash the car and mow the lawn. Once purchased and trained, this would allow the 33 user to save money and time, freeing up 34 space in our busy lives to, for instance, read The Independent.That is why we welcome Mr. Musk’s latest 35 , and wish him well. As long as robots add to the sum of human happiness, reduce suffering or cumbersome activity, and create time to read world-class journalism, The Independent will be their fans. Especially since journalism is one job robots will never do.A)amassedB)casualC)emotionalD)enablingE)eventuallyF)exaggeratedG)extravagantH)generouslyI)misleadingJ)preciousK)rewardL)smartM)sphereN)terrifiedO)venture答案:26.D enabling27.A amassed28.N terrified29.L smart30.F exaggerated31.E eventually32.C emotional33.B casual34.J precious35.O venture阅读Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish Civil War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is pitting rice farmers against two enemies: the rice-eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels. What happens here will have a bearing on the future of European rice production and the overall health of southern European wetlands.Located on the Mediterranean just two hours south of Barcelona, the Ebro Delta produces 120 million kilograms of rice a year, making it one of the continent’s most important rice-growing areas. As the sea creeps into these fresh-water marshes, however, rising salinity(盐分)is hampering rice production. At the same time, this sea-water also kills off the greedy giant apple snail, an introduced pest that feeds on young rice plants. The most promising strategy has become to harness one foe against the o ther.The battle is currently being waged on land, in greenhouses at theUniversity of Barcelona. Scientists working under the b anner “Project Neurice” are seeking varieties of rice that can withstand the increasing salinity without losing the absorbency that makes European rice ideal for traditional Spanish and Italian dishes.“The project has two sides,” says Xavier Serrat, Neur ice project manager and researcher at the University of Barcelona. “the short-term fight against the snail, and a mid- to long-term fight against climate change. But the snail has given the project greater urgency.”Originally from South America, the snails were accidentally introduced into the Ebro Delta by Global Aquatic Tecnologies, a company that raised the snails for fresh-water aquariums(水族馆), but failed to prevent their escape. For now, the giant apple snail’s presence in Europe is limited to the Ebro Delta. But the snail continues its march to new territory, says Serrat. “The question is not if it will reach other rice-growing areas of Europe, but when.”Over the next year and a half investigators will test the various strains of salt-tolerant rice they’ve bred. In 2018, farmers will plant the varieties with the most promise in the Ebro Delta and Europe’s other two main rice- growing regions—along the Po in Italy, and France’s Rhône. A season in the field will help determine which, if any, of the varieties are ready for commercialization.As an EU-funded effort, the search for salt-tolerant varieties of rice is taking place in all three countries. Each team is crossbreeding a local European short-grain rice with a long-grain Asian variety that carries the salt-resistant gene. The scientists are breeding successive generations to arrive at varieties that incorporate salt tolerance but retain about 97 percent of the European rice genome(基因组).46.Why does the author mention the Spanish Civil War at the beginning of the passage?A.It had great impact on the life of Spanish rice farmers.B.It is of great significance in the records of Spanish history.C.Rice farmers in the Ebro Delta are waging a battle of similar i mportance.D.Rice farmers in the Ebro Delta are experiencing as hard a time as in the war.47.What may be the most effective strategy for rice farmers to employ in fighting their enemies?A.Striking the weaker enemy firstB.Killing two birds with one stoneC.Eliminating the enemy one by oneing one evil to combat the other48.What do we learn about “Project Neurice”?A.Its goals will have to be realized at a cost.B.It aims to increase the yield of Spanish rice.C.Its immediate priority is to bring the pest under c ontrol.D.It tries to kill the snails with the help of climate c hange.49.What does Neurice project manager say about the giant apple snail?A.It can survive only on southern European wetlands.B.It will invade other rice-growing regions of Europe.C.It multiplies at a speed beyond human imagination.D.It was introduced into the rice fields on purpose.50.What is the ultimate goal of the EU-funded program?A.Cultivating ideal salt-resistant rice varieties.B.Increasing the absorbency of the Spanish rice.C.Introducing Spanish rice to the rest of Europe.D.Popularizing the rice crossbreeding technology.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Photography was once an expensive, laborious ordeal reserved for life's greatest milestones. Now, the only apparent cost to taking infinite photos of something as common as a meal is the space on your hard drive and your dining companion's patience.But is there another cost, a deeper cost, to documenting a life experience instead of simply enjoying it? "You hear that you shouldn't take all these photos and interrupt the experience, and it's bad for you, and we're not living in the present moment," says Kristin Diehl, associate professor of marketing at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.Diehl and her fellow researchers wanted to find out if that was true, so they embarked on a series of nine experiments in the lab and in the field testing people's enjoyment in the presence or absence of a camera. The results, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, surprised them. Taking photos actually makes people enjoy what they're doing more, not less."What we find is you actually look at the world slightly differently, because you're looking for things you want to capture, that you may want to hang onto," Diehl explains. "That gets people more engaged in the experience, and they tend to enjoy it more."Take sightseeing. In one experiment, nearly 200 participants boarded a double-decker bus for a tour of Philadelphia. Both bus tours forbade the use of cell phones but one tour provided digital cameras and encouraged people to take photos. The people who took photos enjoyed the experience significantly more, and said they were more engaged, than those who didn't. Snapping a photo directs attention, which heightens the pleasure you get from whatever you're looking at, Diehl says. It works for things as boring as archaeological(考古的)museums, where people were given eye-tracking glasses and instructed either to take photos or not. "People look longer at things they want to photograph," Diehl says. They report liking the exhibits more, too.To the relief of Instagrammers(Instagram用户)everywhere, it can even makes meals more enjoyable. When people were encouraged to take at least three photos while they ate lunch, they were more immersed in theirmeals than those who weren't told to take photos.Was it the satisfying click of the camera? The physical act of the snap? No, they found; just the act of planning to take a photo—and not actually taking it—had the same joy-boosting effect. "If you want to take mental photos, that works the same way," Diehl says. "Thinking about what you would want to photograph also gets you more engaged."51.What does the author say about photo-taking in the past?A.It was a painstaking effort for recording life’s major events.B.It was a luxury that only a few wealthy people could enjoy.C.It was a good way to preserve one’s precious images.D.It was a skill that required lots of practice to master.52.Kristin Diehl conducted a series of experiments on photo-taking to find out .A.what kind of pleasure it would actually bring to photo-takersB.whether people enjoyed it when they did sightseeingC.how it could help to enrich people’s life experiencesD.Whether it prevented people enjoying what they were doing53.What do the result s of Diehl’s experiments show that people taking photos?A.They are distracted from what they are doing.B.They can better remember what they see or do.C.They are more absorbed in what catches their eye.D.They can have a better understanding of the world.54.What is found about museum visitors with the aid of eye-tracking glasses?A.They come out with better photographs of the exhibits.B.They focus more on the exhibits when taking pictures.C.They have a better view of what are on display.D.They follow the historical events more easily.55.What do we learn from the last paragraph?A.It is better to make plans before taking photos.B.Mental photos can be as beautiful as snapshots.C.Photographers can derive great joy from the click of the camera.D.Even the very thought of taking a photo can have a positive effect.翻译自行车自行车曾经是中国城乡最主要的交通工具,中国一度被称为“自行车王国”。

2023年6月英语六级真题及答案(完整版)

2023年6月英语六级真题及答案(完整版)

2023年6月英语六级真题及答案(完整版)2023年6月英语六级真题及答案(完整版)大学英语考试根据理工科本科和文理科本科用的两个《大学英语教学大纲》,由教育部(原国家教育委员会)高等教育司组织的全国统一的单科性标准化教学考试,下面是小编给大家推荐的2023年6月英语六级真题及答案完整版。

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2023年6月英语四级真题及答案完整版2023英语六级答案6月(完整版)第一套听力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 jobi ja 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 . SP18. 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 .2023英语六级答案6月(完整版)第二套听力1.A) She is drawn to its integration of design andengineering .2.D) Through hard work3.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.B) They rob kids of the chance to cultivate their courage .11.C) Let them participate in some less risky outdooractivities .12.B) Tech firms intentionally design products to have shortlifespans13.C) List a repairability score of their products .14.D) Take the initiative to reduce e lectronie 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 performance19.D) There were no trees .20.B) He founded a newspaper and used it to promote hisideas .21.C) One million trees were planted throughout Nebraska22.B) They moved out 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 humanmigration .25.D) What path modern humans took to migrate out of Africa2023英语六级答案6月(完整版)第三套听力:待更新2023六月英语六级答案——选词填空(第一套)Scientists recently examined studies on dog intelligence ..26.N surpass27.K previously28.O volumn29.M prove30.A affirmed31.G formidable32.D differentiate33.E distinct34.C completely35.I overstated2023六月英语六级答案——选词填空(第二套)Imagine sitting down to a big dinner ...26.H indulging27.I innumerable28.J morality29.A attributes30.K odds31.M regulatory32.G inclined33.N still34.E diminishing35.B comprised2023六月英语六级答案——选词填空(第三套)You might not know yourself as wellasyouthink ...26.L relatively27.I probes28.A activated29.k recall30.D consecutive31.C assessment32.G discrepancy33.E cues34.J random35.O terminate2023英语六级答案6月(完整版)信息匹配1答案速查36-40 GDJHB41-45 ICLEN36.【 G 】 With only 26 students ...37.【 D 】I’ve had the priviledge of38.【 J 】 The average tuition at a small ...39.【 H 】" Living in close community ..40.【 B 】 In higher education the trend ...41.【 I 】 Sterling Collegein Craftsbury Common ..42.【 C 】 Tiny Colleges focus not just on mi43.【 L 】 The " trick " to making tiny colleges ...44.【 E 】 Having just retired from teaching at a ...45.【 N 】The ultimate justification for a tiny college……2023英语六级答案6月(完整版)信息匹配236-40 CGAIF41-45 KDMBH36【 C 】 Defoe ' s masterpiece , which is often ..37【 G 】 There are multiple explanations ...38【 A 】 Gratitude may be more beneficiasm39【 I 】 Of course , act of kindness can also ...40【 F 】 Recent scientific studies support .41【 K 】 Reflecting on generosity and gratitude ...42【 D 】 When we focus on the things ....43【 M 】When Defoe depicted Robinson ...44【 B 】 While this research into ...45【 H 】 Gratitude also tends to strengthens a sense2023英语六级答案6月(完整版)信息匹配3答案速查36-40 EAFCH41-45 BIEKG36.【 E 】 Curran describes socilly prescibed .37.【 A 】 When psychologist Jessica Pryor ...38.【 F 】 Perfectionism can , of course , be ...39.【 C 】 What ' s more , perfectionism ...40.【 H 】 While educators and parents have ...41.【 B 】 Along with other therapists ...42.【 I 】 Bach , who sees many students ....43.【 E 】Curan describes socially prescribed …44.【K 】Brustein likes to get his perfectionist clients to create ...45.【 G 】 Brustein says his perfectionist clients ...英语六级翻译答案6月2023年:城市发展近年来,中国城市加快发展,城市人居住环境得到显著改善。

2023年6月大学英语六级考试真题(含答案)

2023年6月大学英语六级考试真题(含答案)

2023年6月大学英语六级考试真题(含答案)2023年6月大学英语六级考试真题(含答案)2023年6月21日大学英语六级考试真题〔Part I-Part IV 〕Part I Listening prehension (20 minutes)Section AExle: You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o'clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) "5 hours" is the correct answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sle Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) Riding a horse.B) Shooting a movie.C) Playing a game.D) Taking a photo.2. A) She'11 type the letter for the man.B) She'll teach the man to operate the puter.C) She doesn't think his sister is a good typist.D) She thinks the man should buy a puter.3. A) John can share the magazine with her.B) She wants to borrow John's card.C) She'll let John use the journal first.D) John should find another copy for himself.4. A) She promised to help the man.》》。

2024年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案(第3套)

2024年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案(第3套)

2024年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第3套)Part I Writing (30minutes) Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30minutes 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 150words but no more than 200words.(You should copy the sentence given in quotes at the beginning of your essay.)Part II Listening Comprehension (30minutes) 提示:2024年6月六级全国只考两套听力,本套听力内容与第一二套相同,故本套未重复显示。

Reading Comprehension Part III Section (40minutes) A 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 2with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. The Sun Is Also a Star is a truly lovely story of love,romance,fate,and destiny.Natasha is a Jamaican-born immigrant living 26 in America,not by choice exactly.Her parents brought her over and created the situation she 27 to be out of.Daniel is an American born of Korean immigrants.He believes in true love,fate,and all that other nonsense that Natasha 28through scientific reasoning.Daniel and Natasha meet by 29 on the streets of New York on the day that she is to be 30 .She doesn’t tell him that but does allow him to keep her company while he tries to get her to fall in love with him over the course of the day.Natasha is me.I found her so similar to myself.She’s scientifically-minded,practical,somewhat cynical,and always 31 .Her obsession with the universe through a scientific lens is infectious and I 32 Daniel seeing that too.Daniel is charming and passionate and has a way with words that even 33 Natasha’s tough outer shell.By the end of the book I fell in love with both of them.I used to find romance stories to always be cheap or laughable.I think now I can see the value in escaping into a story of pure optimism.I got 34 in The Sun Is Also a Star and finished it cover to cover in a weekend.I couldn’t wait to get to what I hoped would be a happy ending.It’s nice every once in a while to give in to magic.It doesn’t have to be a hard fantasy novel with actual spells,it can be the magic found between two people who just have that special something.That 35 that causes them to react and spark when they’re near each other.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 Sheet2.These are the habits to avoid if you want to make a behavior changeA.According to recent research,behavioral change involves physical changes in the brain.In the past decade,researchers have shown that when it comes to the duration of making a new behavior a deep-rooted habit there is not a simple answer.Even for the most productive and disciplined among us,undoing something that has become an automatic part of who we are takes more than an overnight effort.Once we’ve successfully made that change,we then have to make other adjustments to our lives to ensure that we continue to maintain it,which is often a whole other challenge in itself.B.At its core,success in changing and maintaining a behavior rarely occurs without the introduction of somesort of system.When there isn’t the right framework in place,we face a greater likelihood of derailing our hard-earned progress.To ensure success in changing and maintaining a behavior,we should stay away from some detrimental habits.C.The first one to avoid is relying on willpower.Think about the last time you vowed to resist a temptation.Perhaps you didn’t want to check your phone every15minutes,or you were determined not to reach for a chocolate bar at3p.m.Think about how difficult it must have been not to glance at your phone when it was within reach,or not to walk to the vending machine when your afternoon slump hit.D.The research on whether we have finite or infinite willpower is inconclusive,but experts do generally agreethat you can’t change and sustain a habit if you rely on your willpower alone.The old military saying“You never rise to the occasion,you only sink to the level of training”also applies to behavior change.The idea is simple—you repeat something so many times that it becomes automatic.E.Think about what else you can change about your surrounding that makes it easier for you to perform thischange on a daily basis.This is called your“cue.”Basically,it’s a trigger to perform that particular habit.If you don’t want to reach for a sugary treat at3p.m.,have a box of herbal tea ready at your desk.When3p.m.comes around,that’s your cue to pour yourself a cup of hot water and drink that tea,instead of walking to the vending machine.F.The second one to avoid is focusing on negative goals.Sometimes,it’s not your process that lets you down,but the habit that you want to change in the first place.For starters,not eating chocolate to beat your afternoon slump is a harder goal than swapping chocolate for herbal tea when you reach the designated time.Your brain wants to find routines that have succeeded in the past and allow you to repeat those actions again in the future without having to think about them explicitly.However,this habit-learning system isn’t so effective when it comes to learning not to do something.That’s why rather than giving up something,think about introducing something in its place.Focus on actions you are going to take that will ultimately conflict with the behaviors you want to stop.When your attention is on doing something new,you give your habit system a chance to operate.G.The third one to avoid is using the same strategies in different circumstances.Because we are creatures ofhabit,it’s natural to assume that when we do manage to adopt and sustain a desirable behavior,that same strategy will work when we want to make another behavior change.But that’s not always the case.Sometimes,the system that got you to change one behavior might not work for another.H.Sometimes we become accustomed to relying on our guts when it comes to decision-making.This serves uswell in certain situations,but can hinder us in others especially when we need to consider metrics and data, rather than letting our instinct override everything.For example,if you want to stop checking your email first thing in the morning,you might decide to substitute another activity in its place.But if you want to stop indulging in video games,simply deciding you will go for a run might not be as effective.You might need to introduce another reinforcement,such as meeting a friend and booking an exercise class together.I.The fourth one to avoid is not forgiving ourselves for slipping up.Of course,even the best-laid plans failsometimes.You might have stuck to your screen-free nighttime routine for five days,and then a big project landed on your desk and you found yourself in bed with your laptop before you went to sleep.Or you prepared meals on Sunday and stuck to eating healthy dinners at home,but by Friday you found yourself so exhausted and opted to order greasy takeout.Life happens and even if your behavior change is small,every single day can prove pretty inflexible,and at some point your luck may run out,even if just for a day.The perfectionist in you might be screaming to abandon your goals altogether,but try to see it in the bigger picture.Just because you might have temporarily strayed off course doesn’t mean you can’t start afresh the next day.J.The final one to avoid is discounting small progress.There’s a habit that many perfectionists tend to fall into when they try to establish a behavior change.They focus too much on the big goal and don’t take the time to celebrate the small progress they make in the process.Your brain responds to rewards.The basal ganglia,the brain region linked to our performance of habits,is most active at the beginning of a behavior,when the habit is cued,and at the end,when it’s rewarded.Say your goal is to run five miles three times a week,and this week you ran one mile on Monday,Wednesday,and Friday.Rather than focusing on how far you’ve gone toward your goal,think about how you can reward yourself for the progress you’ve made.It doesn’t have to be big or expensive;it can be something as simple as making your favorite fruit juice after your run.Whatever your reward,it has to be more than just the activity itself to get you going.K.Initiating a new behavior usually seems like the hardest part of the process of change.However,people often fail to adequately prepare for maintaining it.One of the reasons for this is because we mistakenly believe the strategies we used to initiate the change will be equally effective in helping us continue the change.But they won’t.Where changing a strongly deep-rooted habit requires changing our belief about that habit that penetrates deeply into our lives,continually manifesting that wisdom requires that we maintain a positive outlook.If our mood is low,the wisdom to behave differently seems to disappear and we go back to eating more and exercising less.The key,then,to maintaining new behaviors is to be happy!Which is why it’s so hard to maintain new behaviors.L.Remember,overcoming the behavioral inertia that prevents us from implementing new changes,like eatinga healthy diet or exercising,can benefit us in the long run and can improve our physical and mental health.No one was born with habits.They were all learned,and can all,therefore,be unlearned.The question is: how badly do you really want to change?36.There is general consensus among experts that willpower alone cannot guarantee one’s success in changingand maintaining a habit.37.One need not abandon their goals completely just because they missed their target temporarily;they canstart anew.38.Research shows it is quite another challenge to maintain a behavioral change after you have initiated it.39.It is wrong to assume the strategies we use to start a change of behavior will work equally well in helpingmaintain it.40.Sometimes,it may not be successful to simply substitute one activity with another to effect a change ofhabit;you may need extra reinforcement.41.One should introduce something new to replace an old habit instead of simply kicking it.42.Perfectionists focus too much on their big target and neglect celebrating the small gains they make in theprocess.43.It is of great benefit to us in the long term to conquer the inertia that stops us from making behavioralchanges.44.The strategy that successfully changed one of your behaviors may not work for some other behavior ofyours.45.Without a happy mood,it seems that our wisdom to adopt a different behavior vanishes.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 OneQuestions46to50are based on the following passage.The“American Dream”promises that in the Land of Opportunity,any individual can climb the economic ladder and prosper through hard work and ambition alone.And yet,young Americans today are struggling to earn more than their parents did at the same age,and upward mobility in the US actually compares unfavourably to that of other industrialised nations.So why does the idea of the American Dream persist?A new study in the American Journal of Political Science identifies one factor that has been overlooked:the influence of reality TV.Reality shows have come to dominate US television over the past20years,notes Eunji Kim from Vanderbilt University.And the overwhelming majority of these have a“rags-to-riches”storyline:they feature ordinary Americans who work hard to achieve great economic success.And while these programmes are regularly among the most-watched shows,news broadcasts—which paint a more realistic view of the economic hardship faced by millions of Americans—get a much smaller proportion of the viewership.Rags-to-riches stories are ubiquitous(无处不在的)on TV—but does watching these programmes actually convince people that economic mobility is easily attainable?To find out,Kim’s team had participants watch a5-minute clip from a reality show with a rags-to-riches storyline.Control participants watched a clip from a reality show that didn’t have a rags-to-riches story.After watching the shows,participants rated how much they agreed with four statements relating to the American Dream.The results showed that those who’d watched a rags-to-riches clip did indeed have a significantly greater belief in the American Dream.Interestingly,when participants were separated by party affiliation,this effect was significant among Republicans but not Democrats,suggesting that the kind of messages implicit in these TV shows may play into people’s existing socioeconomic beliefs.Kim also conducted a survey of3,000US residents.They also rated the extent to which they believed success in life is related to various internal factors(such as ambition)and external factors(such as family wealth).Finally,they read a list of TV programmes and indicated which they regularly watched.Participants who were heavy viewers of rags-to-riches programmes or frequent viewers had a stronger belief in the American Dream than those who never watched such shows.Kim concludes that“rags-to-riches entertainment media are an important cultural force that promotes and perpetuates beliefs in upward mobility”.And here’s the problem:if people mistakenly believe that hard work is all that is needed for individuals to make a better life for themselves,they may be less supportive of policies that could actually combat inequality.“In this era of choice,entertainment media are what captures hearts and minds,”Kim writes.“Its political consequences are anything but trivial”.46.What do we learn from the passage about young Americans of today?A.They have greater ambitions than their parents.B.They find it difficult to achieve upward mobility.C.They have overtaken their parents in terms of earnings.D.They envy the opportunities in other industrialised nations.47.What does Kim’s team find about reality TV shows in America?A.They reinterpret the essence of the popular rags-to-riches culture.B.They urge people to achieve economic success through hard work.C.They help strengthen people’s conviction in the American Dream.D.They feature ordinary Americans striving for social recognition.48.What does the author say about news broadcasts in America?A.They attract far fewer viewers than reality TV.B.They are bent on reporting the dark side of life.C.They stand in striking contrast with reality TV.D.They focus on Americans’economic hardships.49.What can we infer from the passage about Republicans in general?A.They believe strongly in the American Dream.B.They strive to climb the socio-economic ladder.C.They have a very strong affiliation with their party.D.They tend to watch more rags-to-riches TV shows.50.What is stated about people who believe in upward mobility?A.They are likely to blame the government for their plight.B.They regard political consequences as anything but trivial.C.They respect individuals striving to climb the social ladder.D.They are less likely to approve of policies to fight inequality.Passage TwoQuestions51to55are based on the following passage.When someone asks us“what do you do?”we nearly always reply with our occupation.Work,for many of us,is much more than a job.It is the defining aspect of our identity.For many of us it is through our job that we can define ourselves.“Without my job I don’t know who I am,”is a sentence that has been uttered on more than a handful of occasions from my office chair.Indeed,it can be one of the most challenging aspects I work on with clients who have lost or been forced into changing their jobs.This loss provokes an identity crisis much greater than the loss of the job itself.One of the things I have come to understand,however,is that our identity is much more complex than werecognise at first glance.If we take the time to reflect we might recognise that as well as our work we can also identify as a friend,a spouse,a son or daughter,a parent,a member of a sports team or religious community.We may recognise that we feel and act differently in these roles and relationships than we do at work.The passive daughter becomes an assertive leader at work.Furthermore,our identities at work are not static.They change over time.I myself have been a shop assistant,a waitress,a student,a graduate,and a clinical psychologist.At each stage my ability to adapt to and develop my career identity has been crucial to my wellbeing.Whilst we like to eliminate uncertainty in our lives at some level we have to manage uncertainty,especially in today’s volatile and ever-shifting job market.How we see ourselves is central to the isue of our identity.When we tell ourselves“I’m good at starting projects but not so great at seeing them through”it can become part of our belief system.But if you have the unfortunate experience of an enforced job change you will need to examine those beliefs to see how grounded in reality they are.You will be required to ask yourself how helpful these beliefs are and consider personal change.We can change our beliefs,behaviours and emotional experience at any time through experimentation, practice and conscious self-discipline.In an age where career progression may lead us into new sectors it is ever more important to challenge our sense of self and explore whether you can create a new experience of your identity by changing the beliefs you hold about yourself in order to expand your career options.Ultimately it is you who define who you are.You are only your job if you let it be so.51.What do we learn from the passage about one’s loss of a job?A.It compels them to visit a clinical psychologist.B.It offers them a chance to play different roles.52.What has the author come to understand about our C.It renders them puzzled about who they are.D.It forces them to redefine their life’s goals.identity?A.It is crucial to our emotional wellbeing.B.It plays a big role in many facets of life.53.What does the passage say about our identities atC.It reflects our changing status in society.D.It is more complicated than it appears. work?A.They are essential to our self-esteem.B.They evolve with the passage of time.54.What do we have to do in today’s ever-changing jobC.They overrule all other self-perceptions.D.They are key to understanding ourselves. market?A.Strive to develop our social identity.B.Prepare for different career paths.55.What should we do to expand our careerC.Try to be assertive at all times.D.Learn to manage uncertainty. options?A.Alter our perceptions of ourselves.pare various job opportunities.C.Look into newly emerging sectors.D.Exercise self-discipline consciously.Part IV Translation(30minutes) Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet2.扇子自古以来就深受中国人喜爱,但现在已不只是消暑纳凉的工具,而更多地作为艺术品供人欣赏。

2019年6月英语六级真题第三套

2019年6月英语六级真题第三套

2019年6月大学英语六级考试(卷三)Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of motivation and methods in learning. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A(听力部分同卷二)Directions: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) Why Roman Holiday was more famous than Breakfast at Tiffany's.B)Why Audrey Hepburn had more female fans than male ones.C)Why the woman wanted to be like Audrey Hepburn.D)Why so many girls adored Audrey Hepburn.2.A)Her unique personality. B)Her physical condition.C)Her shift of i nterest to performing arts. D)Her family's suspension of financial aid.3.A) She was not an outgoing person. B)She was easy-going on the whole.C)She was modest and hardworking D)She was usually not very optimistic.4.A)She was i nfluenced by the roles she played in the films.B)Her parents taught her to symbolize with the needy.C)She learned t o v olunteer when s he w as a c hild.D)Her family benifited from other people's help.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A) Give a presentation. B)Rise some questions.C)Start a n ew company. D)Attend a board meeting.6.A) It will cut production costs. B)It will raise productivity.C)No staff will be dismissed. D)No new staff will be hired.7.A) The timeline of r estructuring. B) The reasons for restructuring.C) The communication channels. D) The company's new missions.8.A) By consulting their own department managers.B)By emailing questions to the man or the woman.C)By exploring various channels of communication.D)By visiting the company's own computer network.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 o n 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) It helps passengers to take care of their pet animals.B)It has animals to help passengers carry their language.C)It uses therapy animals to soothe nervous passengers.D)It allows passengers to have animal travel with them.IO.A) Avoiding possible dangers.B)Finding their way around.C)Identifying drug smugglers.D)Looking after sick passengers.I I.A) Schedule their flights around the animal visits.B)Photograph the therapy animals at the airport.C)Keep some animals for therapeutic purposes.D)Bring their animals on board their plane.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.I2.A) Beside a beautifully painted wall in Arles.B)Beside the gate of an ancient Roman city.C)At the site of an ancient Roman mansion.D)At the entrance to a reception hall in Rome.13.A) A number of different images. B) A number of mythological heroes.C) Various musical instruments. D) Paintings by famous French artists.14.A) The originality and expertise shown. B) The worldly sophistication displayed.C)The stunning images vividly depicted. D) The impressive skills and costly dyes.15.A) His artistic taste is superb. B) His identity remains unclear.D)He was a collector of antiques. D) He was a rich Italian merchant.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) They encourage international cooperation.B)They lay stress on basic scientific research.C)They place great emphasis on empirical studies.D)They favour scientists from its member countries.17.A) Many of them wish to win international recognition.B)They believe that more hands will make light work.C)They want to follow closely the international trend.D)Many of their projects have become complicated.18.A) It requires mathematicians to work independently.B)It is faced with many unprecedented challenges.C)It lags behind other disciplines in collaboration.D)It calls for more research funding to catch up.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A) Scientists tried to send a balloon to Venus.B)Scientists discovered water on Venus.C)Scientists found Venus had atmosphere.D)Scientists observed Venus f rom a s pace v ehicle.20.A) It resembles Earth in many aspects.B)It is the same as fiction has portrayed.C)I t is a paradise of romance for alien life.D)I t undergoes geological changes like Earth.21.A) It might have been hotter than it is today.B)It might have been a cozy habitat for life.C)I t used to have more water than Earth.D)I t used to be covered with rainforests.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22.A) Causes of sleeplessness.C)Cultural psychology.23.A) They attach great importance to s leep.B)They often have trouble falling asleep.C)They pay more attention to sleep efficiency.B)Cross-cultural communication.D)Motivation and positive feelings.D)They generally sleep l onger than E ast A sians.24.A) By asking people to report their sleep habits.B)By observing people's sleep patterns in labs.C)B y having people wear motion-detecting watches.D)B y videotaping people's daily sleeping processes.25.A) It has made remarkable progress in the past few decades.B)It has not yet explored the cross-cultural aspect of s leep.C)It has not yet produced anything conclusive.D)It has attached attention all over the world.Part mSection AReading Comprehension (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 onceSteel is valued for its reliability, but not when it gets cold. Most forms of steel 26 become brittle (脆的)at temperatures below about -25 unless they are mixed with other metals. Now, though, a novel type of steel has been developed that resists 27 at much lower temperatures, while retaining its strength and toughness —without the need for expensive 28.Steel's fragility at low temperatures first became a major concern during the Second World War. After German U-boats torpedoed ( 用鱼雷攻击)numerous British ships, a 2,700-strong fleet of cheap-and-cheerful"Liberty ships"was introduced to replace the lost vessels, providing a lifeline for the 29 British. But the steel shells of hundreds of the ships 30 in the icy north Atlantic, and 12 broke in half and sankBrittleness remains a problem when building steel structures in cold conditions, such as oil rigs in the Arctic So scientists have 31 to find a solution by mixing it with expensive metals such as nickel.Yuuji Kimura and colleagues in Japan tried a more physical 32 . Rather than adding other metals, they developed a complex mechanical process involving repeated heating and very severe mechanical deformation, known as tempforming.The resulting steel appears to achieve a combination of strength and toughness that is 33 to that of modem steels that are very rich in alloy content and, therefore, very expensive.Kimura's team ends to use its tempfomed steel to make ultra-high strength parts, such as bolts. They hope to reduce both the number of 34 needed in a construction job and their weight—by repl aci ng solid supports with 35 tubes, for example. This could reduce the amount of steel needed to make everything from automobiles to buildings and bridgesSection 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 2The future of personal satellite technology is here_are we ready for it?A)Satellites used to be the exclusive playthings of rich governments and wealthy corporations. But increasingly, as space becomes more democratized, they are coming within reach ordinary people. Just like drones (无人机) before them, miniature satellites are beginning to fundamentally transform our conceptions of who gets to do what up above our headsB)A s a recent report from the National Academy of Sciences highlights, these satellites holdtremendous potential for making satellite-based science more accessible than ever before. However,as the cost of getting your own satellite in orbit drops sharply, the risks of irresponsible use grow. The question here is no longer"Can we?"but"Should we?"What are the potential downsides of having a slice of space densely populated by equipment built by people not traditionally labeled as"professionals"? And what would the responsible and beneficial development and use of this technology actually look like? Some of the answers may come from a nonprofit organization that has been building and launching amateur satellites for nearly 50 yearsC)H aving your personal satellite launched into orbit might sound like an idea straight out of science fiction. But over the past few decades a unique class of satellites has been created that fits the bill: CubeSats The"Cube"here simply refers to the satellite's shape. The most common CubeSat is a I0cm cube, so small that a single CubeSat could easily be mistaken for a paperweight on your desk. These mini-satellites can fit m a launch vehicle's formerly"wasted space."Multiples can be deployed in combination for more complex m1ss10ns than could be achieved by one CubeSat aloneD)D) Within their compact bodies these minute satellites are able to house sensors and communications receivers/transmitters that enable operators to study Earth from space, as well as space around Earth. They're primarily designed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) - an easily accessible region of space from around 200 to 800 miles above Earth, where human-tended missions like the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station (ISS) hang out. But they can attain more distant orbits; NASA plans for most of its future Earth-escaping payloads (to the moon and Mars especially) to carry CubeSats.E)D) Within their compact bodies these minute satellites are able to house sensors and communications receivers/transmitters that enable operators to study Earth from space, as well as space around Earth. They're primarily designed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) - an easily accessible region of space from around 200 to 800 miles above Earth, where human-tended missions like the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station (ISS) hang out. But they can attain more distant orbits; NASA plans for most of its future Earth-escaping payloads (to the moon and Mars especially) to carry CubeSats.F)The first CubeSat was created in the early 2000s, as a way of enabling Stanford graduate students to design, build, test and operate a spacecraft with similar capabilities to the USSR's Sputnik (前苏联的人造卫星). Since then, NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office and even Boeing have all launched and operated CubeSats There arc more than 130 currently in operation. The NASA Educational Launch of Nano Satellite program, which offers free launches for educational groups and science missions, is now open to U.S. nonprofit corporations as well. Clearly, satellites are not just for rocket scientists anymoreG)The National Academy of Sciences report emphasizes CubeSats' importance in scientific discovery and the training of future space scientists and engineers. Yet it also acknowledges that widespread deployment of LEO CubeSats isn't risk-flee. The greatest concern the authors raise is space debris - pieces of“junk”that orbit the earth, with the potential to cause serious damage if they collide with operational units, including the ISSH)The National Academy of Sciences report emphasizes CubeSats' importance in scientific discovery and the training of future space scientists and engineers. Yet it also acknowledges that widespread deployment of LEO CubeSats isn't risk-flee. The greatest concern the authors raise is space debris - pieces of“junk”that orbit the earth, with the potential to cause serious damage if they collide with operational units, includingI)The National Academy of Sciences report emphasizes CubeSats' importance in scientific discovery and thetraining of future space scientists and engineers. Yet it also acknowledges that widespread deployment of LEO CubeSats isn't risk-flee. The greatest concern the authors raise is space debris - pieces of“junk”that orbit the earth, with the potential to cause serious damage if they collide with operational units, including J)In 1969, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) was created in order to foster ham radio enthusiasts' (业余无线电爱好者) participation in space research and communication. It continued the efforts, begun in 1961, by Project OSCAR- a U.S.-based group that built and launched the very first nongovernmental satellite just four years after Sputnik. As an organization of volunteers, AMSAT was putting“amateur”satellites in orbit decades before the current CubeSat craze. And over time, its members have learned a thing or two about responsibility.K)H ere, open.source development has been a central principle, Within the organization, AMSAT has a philosophy of open sourcing everything making technical data on all aspects of their satellites fully available to everyone in the organization, and when possible, the public. According to a member of the team responsible for FOX 1-A, AMSAT's first CubeSat, this means that there s no way to sneak something like explosives or an energy emitter into an amateur satellite when everyone has access to the designs and implementation.However, they're more cautious about sharing information with nonmembers, as the organization guards against others developing the ability to hijack and take control of their satellites. This form of“self-governance”is possible within long-standing amateur organizations that, over time, are able to build a sense of responsibility to community members, as well as society in general. But what happens when new players emerge, who don't have deep roots within the existing culture?L)Hobbyists and students are gaining access to technologies without being part of a long-standing amateur establishment. They're still constrained by funders, launch providers and a series of regulations - all of which rein in what CubeSat developers can and cannot do. But there's a danger they're ill-equipped to think through potential unintended consequences. What these unintended consequences might be is admittedly far from clear. Yet we know innovators can be remarkably creative with taking technologies in unexpected directions. Think of something as seemingly benign as the cellphone - we have microfinance and text-based social networking at one end of the spectrum, and improvised (临时制作的) explosive devices at the other.M)This is where a culture of social responsibility around CubeSats becomes important - not simply to ensure that physical risks are minimized, but to engage with a much larger community in anticipating and managing less obvious consequences of the technology. This is not an easy task. Yet the'evidence from AMSAT and other areas of technology development suggests that responsible amateur communities can and do emerge around novel technologies. The challenge here, of course, is ensuring that what an amateur communities considers to be responsible, actually is. Here's where there needs to be a much wider public conversation that extends beyond government agencies and scientific communities to include students, hobbyists, and anyone who may potentially stand to be affected by the use of CubeSat technology.36.Given the easier accessibility to space, it is time to think about how to prevent misuse ofsatellites.37.A group of mini-satellites can work together to accomplish more complex tasks .38.The greater accessibility of mini-satellites increases the risks oftheir irresponsible use39.Even school pupils can have their CubeSats put in orbit owing to the lowered launching cost.40.AMSAT is careful about sharing information with outsiders to prevent hijacking oftheir satellites.41.NASA offers to launch CubeSats free of charge for educational and research purposes.42.Even with constraint, it is possible for some creative developers to take the CubeSat technology in directions that result in harmful outcomes43.While making significant contributions to space science, CubeSats may pose hazards to other space vehicles .44.Mini-satellites enable operators to study Earth from LEO and space around it.45.AMSAT operates on the principle of h aving all its technical data accessible to its members,preventing the abuse ofamateur satellites.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 centrePassage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.When I re-entered the full-time workforce a few years ago after a decade of solitary self-employment, there was one thing I was looking forward to the most: the opportunity to have work friends once again. It wasn’t until I entered the corporate world that I realized, for me at least, being friends with colleagues didn’t emerge as a priority at all. This is surprising when you consider the prevailing emphasis by scholars and trainers and managers on the importance of cultivating close interpersonal relationships at work. So much research has explored the way in which collegial (同事的) ties can help overcome a range of workplace issues affecting productivity and the quality of work output such as team-based conflict, jealousy, undermining, anger, and more.Perhaps my expectations of lunches, water-cooler gossip and caring, deep-and-meaningful conversations were a legacy of the last time I was in that kind of office environment. Whereas now, as I near the end of my fourth decade, I realize work can be fully functional and entirely fulfilling without needing to be best mates with the people sitting next to you.In an academic analysis just published in the profoundly-respected Journal of Management, researchers have looked at the concept of “indifferent relationships”.It’s a simple term that encapsulates (概括) the fact that relationships at work can reasonably be non-intimate, inconsequential, unimportant and even, dare I say it, disposable or substitutable.Indifferent relationships are neither positive nor negative. The limited research conducted thus far indicates they’re especially dominant among those who value independence over cooperation, and harmony over confrontation. Indifference is also the preferred option among those who are socially lazy. Maintaining relationships over the long term takes effort. For some of us, too much effort.As noted above, indifferent relationships may not always be the most helpful approach in resolving some of the issues that pop up at work. But there are nonetheless several empirically proven benefits. One of those is efficiency. Less time chatting and socializing means more time working and churning (产出).The other is self-esteem. As human beings, we're primed to compare ourselves to each other in what 1s an anxiety-inducing phenomenon. Apparently, we look down on acquaintances more so than friends. Since the former is most common among those inclined towards indifferent relationships, their predominance can bolster individuals' sense of self-worth.Ego aside, a third advantage is that the emotional neutrality of indifferent relationships has been found to enhance critical evaluation, to strengthen one's focus on task resolution, and to gain greater access to valuable information. None ofthat might be as fun as after-work socializing but, hey, I'll take it anyway46.What did the author realize when he re-entered the corporate world?A)Making new friends with his workmates was not as easy as he had anticipatedB)Cultivating positive interpersonal relationships helped him expel solitary feelings.C)Working in the corporate world requires more interpersonal skills than self-employment.D)Building close relationships with his colleagues was not as important as he had expected47.What do we learn from many studies about collegial relationships?A)Inharmonious relationships have an adverse effect on productivityB)Harmonious relationships are what many companies s aim to cultivateC)Close collegial relationships contribute very little to product qualityD)Conflicting relationships in the workplace exist almost everywhere48.What can be inferred about relationships at work from an academic analysis?A)They should be cultivatedB)They are virtually irrelevantC)They are vital to corporate cultureD)They should be reasonably intimate49.What does the author say about people who are socially lazy?A)They feel uncomfortable when engaging in social interactionsB)They often find themselves in confrontation with their colleaguesC)They are unwilling to make efforts to maintain Workplace r elationshipsD)They lack basic communication skills in dealing with interpersonal issues50.What is one of the benefits of indifferent relationships?A)They provide fun at workB)They help control emotionsC)They help resolve differencesD)They improve work efficiencyPassage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.In a few decades, artificial intelligence (AI) will surpass many of the abilities that we believe make us special This is a grand challenge for our age and it may require an "irrational" responseOne of the most significant pieces of news from the US in early 2017 was the efforts of Google to make autonomous driving a reality. According to a report, Google’s self-driving cars clocked 1,023,330 krn, and required human intervention 124 times. That is one intervention about every 8,047 km of autonomous driving. But even more impressive is the progress in just a single year: human interventions fell from 0.8 times per thousand miles to 0.2, a 400% improvement. With such progress, Google’s cars will easily surpass my own driving ability later this year.Driving once seemed to be a very human skill. But we said that about chess, too. Then a computer beat the human world champion, repeatedly. The board game Go ( 围棋)took over from chess as a new test for human thinking in 2016, when a computer beat one of the world's lea小ng professional Go players. With computers conquering what used to be deeply human tasks, what will it mean in the future to be human? I worry about my six-year-old son. What will his place be in a world where machines beat us in one area after another? He'll never calculate faster, never drive better, or even fly more safely. Actually, it all comes down to a fairly simple questionWhat's so special about us? It can't be skills like arithmetic, which machines already excel in. So far, machines have a pretty hard time emulating creativity, arbitrary enough not to be predicted by a computer, and yet more than simple randomness.Perhaps, if we continue to improve information-processing machines, we’ll soon have helpful rational assistants. So we must aim to complement the rationality of the machine, rather than to compete with it. If I'm right, we should foster a creative spirit because a dose of illogical creativity will complement the rationality of the machine. Unfortunately, however, our education system has not caught up to the approaching reality. Indeed, our schools and universities are structured to mould pupils to be mostly obedient servants of rationality, and to develop outdated skills in interacting with outdated machines. We need to help our children learn how to best work with smart computers to improve human decision-making. But most of all we need to keep the long-term perspective in mind: that even if computers will outsmart us, we can still be the most creative. Because if we aren’t,we won’t be providing much value in future ecosystems, and that may put in question the foundation for our existence.51.What is the author's greatest concern about the use of AI?A)Computers are perfoming lots of creative tasksB)Many abilities will cease to be unique to human bemgsC)Computers may become more rational than humansD)Many human skills are fast becoming outdated52.What impresses the author most in the field of AI?A)Google's experimental driverless cars require little human interventionB)Google's cars have surpassed his driving ability in j ust a single yearC)Google has made huge progress in autonomous driving in a short timeD)Google has become a world leader in the field of a utonomous driving53.What do we learn from the passage about creativity?A)It is rat10nalB)It is predictableC)It is human specificD)It is yet to be emulated by AI54.What should schools help children do in the era of AI?A)Cultivate original thinkingB)Learn to work independentlyC)Compete with smart machinesD)Understand how AI works55.How can we humans justify our future existence?A)By constantly outsmarting computersB)By adopting a l ong-term perspectiveC)By r ationally c ompromising w ith A ID)By providing value with our creativityPart IV Translation (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage f rom Chinese into English. Y ou should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2成语(Chinese idioms) 是汉语中的一种独特的表达方式,大多由四个汉字组成。

2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析(全三套)

2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析(全三套)

To major humanities, so at least it seems to me, is preferable for college students, if they had the chance, in the process of which we will develop an innovative thought mode.
Why,you may wonder, should I prefer to major in humanities. The reasons responsible for it can be listed as follows .
Among the most important reasons cited by people is that to major in humanitie,s
Apart from what has been mentioned above, personal interest also plays a key role in it. For both passion and motivation are derived from interest, which not only decide how far you can reach academically and professionally but also how happy and fulfilled you will be .
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Nowadays, there has been a heated discussion as to a better choice between attending college at home and abroad. Views on the topic vary greatly among people from different walks of life. Some believe that it is a better choice to study in domestic colleges, but others consider it better to study abroad. I totally agree with the latter idea for the reasons presented below. To begin with, it harms the society in that the greater the competition is, the higher the recruitment requirements will become. Therefore, with experiences of studying abroad, graduates will become more competitive in job hunting. Furthermore, it is beneficial to the students themselves to study abroad. Without the choice to pursue overseas study, many great scholars today would never have achieved such great success. From my perspective, it is crucial that the government should encourage people to pursue overseas study. Also it is crucial that people should understand the meaning and value of attending college abroad. Only in this way can we achieve greater success.

2021年6月大学英语六级真题试卷(3)

2021年6月大学英语六级真题试卷(3)

2021年6月大学英语六级真题试卷(3)PartⅠWriting(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30mimites to write an essay based on the chart below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the chart and comment on China5s achievements in poverty alleviation.You should write at least150words but no more than200 words.Part III Reading Comprehension(40minutes)Section ADirections:in this setion,there is apassage wtih ten banks.You are required to select one words 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 choices in the bank is identified by a letter.Plaease 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.I'm always baffled when I walk into a pharmacy and see shelves bursting with various vitamins,extracts and other supplements,all promising to accelerate or promote weight loss.Aisles of marketing genius belie(掩饰)the fact that,____26____,weight loss is dictatedby the laws of artithmetic.Economistes Jessica Trcine wrote a book about how she used math to help her lose more than18kilograms.If calrics taken in are less than calories____27____,weight shall be lost,and so it is with money.Despite the___28___of financial products,service and solutions geared towards accumulateing wealth,it all begins with the same__29___:getting ahead financially requires a reduction of spengding,so that income is greater than expenses,i was reminded of this again recently listenning to an interview with nicole haddow the author of samshed avocado,explaining how she cracked the property market at31,it was quite a____30____,given where she had been two years carlier.Nicole didn't celebrate her30th birthday as she had_31.She was sobbing at the diner table with her parens,wth whom she had just moved back in.She had no stable income S12000in credi-card debt and no pan,but to her_32,her father,an accountant told her that her financial33_wasn't as badasshe thought.He said,on her income,with some changes,she would be able to buy an investment unit within two years,which she did.Nicole admitted she was fortunate,as she was able to live with her parents and34her spending-and life-to get herself on track financally.Creating a gap between her income and spending required a paradigm shift and35sacrifice and commitment but by going into financial lockdown,Nicole gained f nancial independence.A)abundance I)impetusB)astonishment J)overhaulC)entailed K)permanentlyD)envisaged L)plightE)equation M)prosperF)expended N)shatterG)feat0)ultimatelyH)fiscally选词填空:26.H)fragility27.E)diminished28.J)obscurity29.B)authentic3030.0)suppress3131.F)drowned32.M)purchasable33.G)embark34.A)adversity35.D)depictions信息匹配:What Are the Ethics of CGI Actors-And Will They Replace Real Ones?36.[G]Legally,a person's rights to control the commercial use of their name and image beyond their death differ between and even within countries.37.[C]The James Dean film is a way to keep the actor's image relevant for younger generations, says Mark Roesler of CMG Worldwide,the firm that represents Dean's estate.38.[J]This refers to the idea that when objects trying to resemble humans aren,t quite perfect, they can make viewers feel uneasy because they fall somewhere between obviously non-human and fully human.39.[A]Digital humans are coming to a screen near you.40.[F]A hidden hazard of digitally recreating a deceased(已故的)celebrity is the risk of damaging their legacy.41.[L]Webber expects that we will see more digital humans on screen.42.[B]Late in2019,it was announced that US actor James Dean,who died in1955,will star ina Vietnam War film scheduled for release later this year.43.[H]A recreation,however lifelike,will never be indistinguishable from a real actor,says Webber.44.[E]Now,a person can be animated from scratch.45.[l]As it becomes easier to digitally recreate celebrities and to entirely manufacture on-screen identities,could this kind of technology put actors out of jobs?仔细阅读1We often think of drawing as something that takes inborn talent,but this kind of thinking stems from our misclassification of drawing as,primarily,an art form rather than a tool for learning.Researchers,teachers,and artists are starting to see how drawing can positively impact a wide variety of skills and disciplines.Most of us have spent some time drawing before,but at some point,most of us stop drawing.There are people who don't,obviously,and thank god for that:a world without designers and artists would be a very shabby one indeed.Some argue that so many adults have abandoned drawing because we've miscategorized it and given it a very narrow definition.In his book,Stick Figures:Drawing as a Human Practice,Professor D.B.Dowd argues that"We have misfiled the significance of drawing because we see it as a professional skill instead of a personal capacity.We mistakenly think of"good"drawings as those which work as recreations of the real world,as realistic illusions.Rather,drawing should be recategorized as a symbolic tool.Human beings have been drawing for73,000years.It's part of what it means to be human.We don't have the strength of chimpanzees(大猩猩)because we've given up animal strength to manipulate subtle instruments,like hammers,spears,and—later—pens and pencils.The human hand is an extremely dense network of nerve endings.In many ways,human beings are built to draw.Some researchers argue that doodling(涂画)activates the brain's so-called default circuit—essentially,the areas of the brain responsible for maintaining a baseline level of activity in the absence of other stimuli.Because of this,some believe that doodling during a boring lecture can help students pay attention.In one study,participants were asked to listen to a list of names while either doodling or sitting still.Those who remembered29percent more of the names than those who did not.There's also evidence that drawing talent is based on how accurately someone perceives the world. The human visual system tends to misjudge size,shape,color,and angles but artists perceive these qualities more accurately than non-artists.Cultivating drawing talent can become an essential tool to improve people's observational skills in fields where the visual is important.Rather than think of drawing as a talent that some creative people are gifted in,we should consider it as a tool for seeing and understanding the world better-one that just so happens to double as an art from.Both absent-minded doodling and copying from life have been shown to positively affect your memory and visual perception,so complain loudly the next time your school board slashes the art department's budget.46.What do people generally think about drawing?A)It is a gift creative people are endowed with.B)It is a skill that is acquired with practiceC)It is an art form that is appreciated by all.D)It is an ability everyone should cultivate.47.What do we learn about designers and artists?A)They are declining gradually in numberB)They are keen on changing shabby surroundings.C)They add beauty and charm to the world.D)They spend most of their lives drawing.48.What does Professor D.B.Dowd argue in his book?A)Everybody is born with the capacity to draw.B)Drawing is a skill that requires special trainingC)The value of drawing tends to be overestimatedD)Drawing should be redefined as a realistic illusion.49.What have some researchers found from one study about doodling?A)It is a must for maintaining a base level of brain activity.B)It can turn something boring into something interestingC)It is the most reliable stimulant to activate l the brain.D)It helps improve concentration and memory.50.What is characteristic of people withdrawing talent?A)Sensitivity to cognitive stimulation.B)Subtlety of representation.C)Accuracy in categorization.D)Precision in visual perception.仔细阅读:You can't see it,smell it,or hear it,and people disagree on how precisely to define it,or where exactly it comes from................46.D)It contributes to intellectual growth but can easily be skilled.47.B)Cultivation of creativity should permeate the entire school curriculum.48.C)Test-oriented teaching.49.B)They attach great importance to arts education.50.C)Providing all children with equal access to arts education.Emulating your conversation partner5s actions is a common human behavior classified as “mirroring”and has been............51.C)Imitate their partners'gestures without their knowing it.52.B)When both sides have a lot of things in common.53.A)It encourages people to imitate.54.A)It facilitates the creation of one's own writing style.55.D)It may do harm as well as good.Part IV Translation(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet2.青海是中国西北部的一个省份,平均海拔3000以上,大部分地区为高山和高原。

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2014年6月大学英语六级真题(第一套) PartI Writing ( 30minutes)Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put allyour eggs in one basket. You can give examples to illustrate your point .Youshould write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise a person bytheir appearance. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You shouldwrite at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump toconclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give examples toillustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200words.Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,youwill hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of eachconversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each questionthere will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices markedA),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet1 with a single line through the centre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A)They might be stolen goodsB)They might be fake productsC)They might be faulty productsD)They might be smuggled good2.A)They are civil servantsB)They are job applicantsC)They are news reportersD)They are public speakers3.A)The man has decided to quithis computer classB)The woman wants to get a degreein administrationC)A computer degree is a must foradministrative workD)The man went to change the timeof his computer class4.A)A lot of contestantsparticipated in the showB)The fifth contestant won thebiggest prizeC)It was not as exciting as he hadexpectedD)It was sponsored by a carmanufacturer5.A)Reading a newspaper columnB)Looking at a railway timetableC)Driving form New York to BostonD)Waiting for someone at theairport6.A)He wears a coat bought in themallB)He got a new job at thebarbershopC)He had a finger hurt last nightD)He had his hair cut yesterday7.A)He cannot appreciate thePicasso exhibitionB)Even his nephew can draw as wellas PicassoC)He is not quite impressed withmodern paintingsD)Some drawings by kindergartenkids are excellent8.A)He should not put the cart before the horseB)His conduct does not square withhis wordsC)His attitude to studentgovernment has changedD)He has long been involved in student governmentQuestions 9 to 11 are based on theconversation you have just heard9.A)She left her own car inManchesterB)Something went wrong with hercarC)She wants to go traveling on theweekendD)Her car won,t be back in aweek,s time10.A)SafetyB)SizeC)ComfortD)Cost11.A)Third-party insuranceB)Value-added taxC)PetrolD)CDWQuestions 12 to 15 are based onthe conversation you have just heard12.A)How to update the basicfacilitiesB)What to do to enhance theirpositionC)Where to locate their plantD)How to attract investments13.A)Their road link to other European countries is fastB)They are all located in thesouth of FranceC)They are very close to eachotherD)Their basic facilities are good14.A)Try to avoid making a hastydecisionB)Take advantage of the train linksC)Talk with the local authoritiesD)Conduct field surveys first15.A)Future product distributionB)Local employment policiesC)Road and rail links for smalltownsD)Skilled workforce in the hillyregionSection BDirections:In this section,youwill hear 3 short passages..At the end of each passage, you will hear somequestions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After youhear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedA),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with asingle line through the centre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Passage oneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on thepassage you have just haard.16.A)One fifth of them were on badterms with their sisters and broithers.B)About one eighth of themadmitted to lingering bitter feelings.C)More than half of them wereinvolved in inheritance disputes.D)Most of them had broken withtheir sisters and brothers.17.A)Less concern with moneymatters.B)More experience in worldlyaffairs.C)Advance in age.D)Freedom from work.18.A)They have little time left torenew contact with their brothers and sisters.B)They tend to forget past unhappymemories and focus on their present needs .C)They are more tolerant of oneanother.D)They find close relatives morereliable.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based onthe passage you have just heard.19.A)They have bright colors andintricate patterns.B)They can only survive in partsof the Americas.D)They have strong wings capableof flying long distances.20.A)In a Michigan mountainforest.B)In a Louisiana mountain forest.C)In a Kentucky mountain forest.D)In aMexican mountain forest.21.A)Each flock of butterflieslays eggs in the same states.B)They start to lay eggs when theyare nine months old.C)Each generation in a cycle layseggs at a different place.D)Only the strongest can reachtheir destination to lay eggs.22.A)Evolution of monarchbutterflies.B)Living habits of monarchbutterflies.C)Migration patterns of monarchbutterflies.D)Environmental impacts on monarch butterfly life.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based onthe passage you habe just heard.23.A)Time has become more limitedB)Time has become more preciousC)Time is moneyD)Time is relative24.A)Americams now attach moreimportance to the effective use of time.B)Americans today have more freetime than earlier generationsC)The number of hours Americanswork has increased steadilyD)More and more Americans feel pressed for time nowadays25.A)Our interpersonalrelationships improveB)Our work efficiency increasesgreatly.C)Our living habits are alteredD)Our behavior is changedSection CDirections:In this section,youwill hear a passage three times.when the passage isRead for the first time,youshould listen carefully for its general idea.when the passage is read for the secondtime.you are required to fill the blanks with the exact words you have justheard ,Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,youshould checkwhat you have written.The first copyright law in the United States was passed by Congressin1790. .In1976 Congress enacted the latest copyright law, __(26) __ thetechnological developments that had occurredsince the passage of the Copyright Act of 1909. For example,in 1909,anyone whowanted to make a single copy of a __(27) __ workfor personal use had to do so by hand.The very process__(28) __ a limitation on the quantity of materials copied. Today, aphotocopier can do the work in seconds; the limitation has diasppeared. The 1909 law did not provide fullprotection for films and suond recording,nordid it__(29) __ the need to protect radio and television. As a result,__(30) __of the law and abuese of the intent of the law have lessened the__(31)__ rewards of authors,artises,and producers.The1976 Copyright Act has not prevented these abuses fully, but it has clarifiedthe legal rights of the injured parties and given them an__(32) __for remedy.since 1976 the Act has been__(33)__ to inclued computer sofrware,and guiedlines have been adpoted for fair use of television broadcases.These changes havecleared up much of the confusion and conflictthat followed__(34) __ the 1976 legislation.The fine points of the law are decided by the courts and by acceptablecommon practice over time.As these decisions and agreements are made,we modifyour behavior accordingly. For now,we need to__(35) __ the law and itsguidelines as accurately as we can and to act in a fair manner.Part III Rdading Comprehension (40minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, thereis a passage with ten blanks,You are required to select One word for each blankfrom a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making yourchoices. Each choice in the bamk is identified by a letter.Please mark thecorresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre You may not useany of the words in the bank more than once.For investors who desire low riskand guaranteed income,U.S. Government bonds are a secure investment becausethese bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federalgovernment.Municipal bonds,also secure,are offered by local governmengts andoften have____36______such as tax-free interest.Some may even be____37______.Corportate bonds are a bit more risky.Two questionsoften_____38_____first-time corportate bond investors.The firstis”If I purchase a corportate bond,do I have to hold it until thematueity date?”The answer is no.Bonds are bought and sold daily on____39_____securities exchanges.However,if your bond does not have____40_____that make it attractive to other investors, you may be forced to sell your bondat a____41____i.e., a price less than the bon d’s face value. But if your bond is highly valued by otherinvestors, you may be able to sell it at a premium, i.e., a price above itsface value. Bond prices gcncrally____42____ inversely (相反地)with current market interest rates. Asinterest rates go up, bond pnccs tall, and vice versa (反之亦然).Thus, like all investments,bonds have adegree of risk.The second question is “How can I ___43_______ the investment risk of a particular bondissue?” Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service rate the level of risk of many corporateand government bonds. And ____44______, the higher the market risk of a bond,the higher the interest rate. Investors willinvest in a bond considered risky only if the _____45_____return is highenough.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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