2019年6月英语六级选词填空答案(文都版)
2019年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案：选词填空
【导语】2019年6⽉英语六级考试已结束，四六级频道在考后特别整理了2019年6⽉英语六级阅读真题及答案：选词填空，仅供⼤家参考，祝⼤家顺利通过六级考试！ Pasta is no longer off the menu, after a new review of studies suggested that the carbohydrate can form part of a healthy diet, and even help people lose weight. For years, nutritionists have recommended that pasta be kept to a 26 , to cut calories, prevent fat build-up and stop blood sugar 27 up. The low-carbohydrate food movement gave birth to such diets as the Atkins, Paleo and Keto, which advised swapping foods like bread, pasta and potatoes for vegetables, fish and meat. More recently the trend of swapping spaghetti for vegetables has been 28 by clean-eating experts. But now a 29 review and analysis of 30 studies by Canadian researchers found that not only does pasta not cause weight gain, but three meals a week can help people drop more than half a kilogram over four months. The reviewers found that pasta had been unfairly demonized (妖魔化) because it had been 30 in with other, more fat-promoting carbohydrates. “The study found that pasta didn’t 31 to weight gain or increase in body fat,” said lead author Dr John Sievenpiper. “In 32 the evidence, we can now say with some confidence that pasta does not have an 33 effect on body weight outcomes when it is consumed as part of a healthy dietary pattern.” In fact, analysis actually showed a small weight loss. So 34 to concerns, perhaps pasta can be part of a healthy diet. Those involved in the 35 trails on average ate 3.3 servings of pasta a week instead of other carbohydrates, one serving equaling around half a cup. They lost around half a kilogram over an average follow-up of 12 weeks. A) adverse I) minimum B) championed J) radiating C) clinical K) ration D) contrary L) shooting E) contribute M) subscribe F) intimate N) systematic G) lumped O) weighing H) magnified 26. K) ration 【语法分析】keep something to a ration把某物保持在某个⽐率。
2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案(第3套)
2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案（第3套）来源：文都教育Part I Writing(30minutes) Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay on the importance of team spirit and communication in the workplace.You should write at least150wordsbut no more than200words.【参考范文】The Importance of Team Spirit and Communication in the Workplace When it comes to the team spirit and communication,all of us ought to see it in perspective. Fortunately,with the society commercializing and competition becoming fierce,a substantial number of people are paying due attention to it.It is apparent that we are supposed to be aware of the importance of team spirit and communication,especially in workplace.Hardly can anyone achieve success in his career without the assistance of his colleagues and communication with his partners.As grows increasingly fierce, we must defeat our rivals through powerful team work.Take basketball star Yao Ming for an example.He can slam the duck smartly because all his teammates contribute more or less to his outstanding performance.If we work separately,we will be confined to frail minds and limited resources.On the basis of the analysis above,we may draw a conclusion that team spirit and communication really count in this competitive society.Therefore,we should associate ourselves harmoniously with our companions in every attempt towards our goals.In addition,it is indispensable to train our kids frequently to interact smoothly with others in a team.As the frequently-quoted proverb goes,unity is strength.【参考译文】当谈到团队精神和沟通，我们所有人都应该正确看待它。
2019年英语六级选词填空习题及答案(9)
2019年英语六级选词填空习题及答案(9)Sport is not only physically challenging, but it can also be mentally challenging. Criticismfrom coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create an excessiveamount of __1__ or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychologicaland research has indicated that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as __2__ orquitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are __3__ years for learning about oneself. The sport settingis one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to__4__ with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives.Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can __5__affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find aflaw（缺陷）in themselves.Coaches and parents should also be __6__ that youth sport participation does not become workfor children. That outcome of the game should not be more important than the __7__ of learning thesport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying moreabout who will win instead of __8__ themselves and the sport. Following a game many parents andcoaches __9__ on the outcome and find fault with youngsters’ performances. Positive reinforcementshould be provided regardless of the outcome. Research indicates that positive reinforcement motivatesand has a greater effect on learning that criticism. Again,criticism can create __10__ levels of stress,which can lead to burnout.A)processB)highC)enjoyingD)anxietyE)settleF)cautiousG)cooperateH)greatlyI)droppingJ)hardlyK)intenseL)focusM)aspirationN)criticalO)procedure。
2019年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案：选词填空
2019年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案：选词填空Pasta is no longer off the menu, after a new review of studies suggested that the carbohydrate can form part of a healthy diet, and even help people lose weight. For years, nutritionists have recommended that pasta be kept to a 26 , to cut calories, prevent fat build-up and stop blood sugar 27 up.The low-carbohydrate food movement gave birth to such diets as the Atkins, Paleo and Keto, which advised swapping foods like bread, pasta and potatoes for vegetables, fish and meat. More recently the trend of swapping spaghetti for vegetables has been 28 by clean-eating experts.But now a 29 review and analysis of 30 studies by Canadian researchers found that not only does pasta not cause weight gain, but three meals a week can help people drop more than half a kilogram over four months. The reviewers found that pasta had been unfairly demonized (妖魔化) because it had been 30 in with other, more fat-promoting carbohydrates.“The study found that pasta didn’t 31 to weight gain or increase in body fat,” said lead author Dr John Sievenpiper. “In 32 the evidence, we can now say with some confidence that pasta does not have an 33 effect on body weight outcomes when it is consumed as part of a healthy dietary pattern.” In fact, analysis actually showed a small weight loss. So 34 to concerns, perhaps pasta can be part of a healthy diet.Those involved in the 35 trails on average ate 3.3 servings of pasta a week instead of other carbohydrates, one serving equaling around half a cup. They lost around half a kilogram over an average follow-up of 12 weeks.A) adverse I) minimumB) championed J) radiatingC) clinical K) rationD) contrary L) shootingE) contribute M) subscribeF) intimate N) systematicG) lumped O) weighingH) magnified26. K) ration【语法分析】keep something to a ration把某物保持在某个比率。
2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案(全三套)
2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案（第1套）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.【参考范文】As an old saying goes, knowledge can change one’s life. In order to acquire knowledge, we have to study hard. However, it can not be ignored that effective learning needs both motivation and scientific methods.It’s not difficult for us to come up with several possible reasons accounting for this perspective. In the first place, learning is a kind of serious and hard work. Therefore, not everyone is able to keep going without certain internal motivations. Besides, scientific methods play a significant role in improving learning efficiency. Many of us believe that the longer you study, the better grades you will get. But a lot of experiences of our classmates prove that this view is not entirely correct. In details, studying for a long time is exhausting and it is very likely to decrease study efficiency, which is critical to academic performance.From what has been mentioned above, we can easily draw a conclusion that the importance of motivation and methods in learning is self-evident. And it is necessary for us to develop good learning methods.【参考范文译文】俗话说，知识能改变命运。
2019年6月大学英语六级真题及答案解析卷三
2019年6月大学英语六级真题及答案解析完整版（卷三）Part I WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the imp ortance of team spirit and communication in the workplace. You can cite examples to illustrate your views. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 wor ds.One of the problems both people and corporation face today is self-isolation and information loss, and many feel there is a great need for team spirit and communicat ion. I believe that working together and communicating with each other offer the bes t solution to the world’s pressing matters.Firstly, team spirit and communication help to deal with information loss. A group share information by working together and communication. Among all the touching f acts relating to this topic, the most impressive one is Bill Gates and Allen. Without te amwork and communication, how could it be possible for Microsoft corporation to ac hieve success? Second, team spirit and communication are beneficial to staff who do not have opportunity to speak all day long staring at the PC. Working with others gi ves them a chance to speak and prevent their speaking skills from deteriorate. More i mportantly, team spirit and communication help to create an amicable working atmos phere. By consulting problems with others, the moderate and friendly atmosphere is t hus created.Overall, team spirit and communication is beneficial in that they eliminate barriers to information loss, and improve the relationship between colleagues as well as the w orking atmosphere. Team spirit and communication are therefore an essential measure, the effects of which will be felt far and wide.【解析】本篇作文属于话题类作文，要求我们就团队精神及沟通在工作中的重要性写一篇作文。
2019年6月英语四级阅读选词填空真题及答案【含解析】
2019年6月英语四级阅读选词填空真题及答案【含解析】Ships are often sunk in order to create underwaterreefs(暗礁)perfect for scuba diving(水肺式潜泳)and preserving marine ___26___.Turkish authorities have just sunk somethinga little different than a ship, and it wouldn't normally ever touch water, an Airbus A300. The hollowed-out A300 was___27___ of everything potentially harmful to the environment and sunk off the Aegean coast today. Not only will the sunken plane ___28___the perfect skeleton for artificial reef growth, but authorities hope this new underwater attraction willbring tourists to the area.The plane ___29___ a total length of 54 meters, where experienced scuba divers will ___30___ be able to venture through the cabin and around the plane's ___ 31___. Aydin Municipality bought the plane from a private company for just under USS100,000 but they hope to see a return on that___32___ through the tourism industry. Tourism throughout Turkey is expected to fall this year as the country has been the ___33___ of several deadly terrorist attacks. As far as sunken planes go, this Airbus A300 is the largest___34___. sunk aircraft ever.Taking a trip underwater and ___35___ the inside of a sunken A300 would be quite an adventure, and that is exactly what Turkish authorities are hoping this attraction will make peoplethink. Drawing in adventure seekers and experienceddivers, this new artificial Airbus reef will be a scubadiver's paradise(天堂).A) create I) intentionallyB) depressed J) investmentC) eventually K) revealingD) experiences L) stretchesE) exploring M) strippedF) exterior N) territoryG) habitats O) victimH) innovate答案：GMALC FJOIE解析：Ships are often sunk in order to create underwaterreefs(暗礁)perfect for scuba diving(水肺式潜泳)and preserving marine __26G___.26题，先判断词性，需要填名词，habitats，栖息地。
2019年6月大学英语六级真题及答案(文都版)
2019年6月大学英语六级真题及答案（文都版）What did Stephen Hawking think of artificial intelligence?正确答案B). It might be a blessing or disaster in the making.解题思路：定位第一段第一句话前半部分“either the best，or the worst thing...”，这就是他的想法，选项B中blessing or a disaster 正是对这句话的同义转述，所以是正确选项。
其他关于AI的选项都是对一部分看法，而不是整体看法，所以排除。
47. What did Hawking say about the creation of the LCFI?正确答案C). It was extremely important to the destiny of mankind.解题思路：定位第一段第一句话后半部分，也就and后面的句子，就是对于这个LCFI建立所做的评论“crucial to the future of our civilization and our species.”。
选项C中的extremely important正是对crucial 的同义重述；destiny of mankind 对应原文civilization and our species。
所以选项C是正确答案。
48. What did Hawking say was a welcome change in AI research?正确答案A). The shift of research focus from the past to the future.解题思路：定位文章第二段最后一句，找到welcome change 这两个词，可以发现整句话的说的是不再研究历史，而是开始研究智能的未来，对应C 选项中，的past是原文history的同义转述，所以正确答案是A。
2019年6月英语六级真题及答案
精选版大学英语六级考试阅读的section A选词填空，要求从15个题目中选出10个词填到文章中对应的空格部分。
文章主题是论述科技的进步对于就业的影响。
文都教育搜集整理了原题及答案，供学习参考：题目：Innovation, the elixir (灵丹妙药) of progress, has always cost people their jobs. In the Industrial Revolution hand weavers were ___36___ aside by the mechanical loom. Over the past 30 years the digital revolution has ___37___ many of the mid-skill jobs that underpinned 20th-century middle-class life. Typists, ticketagents, bank tellers and many production-line jobs have been dispensed with,just as the weavers were.For those who believe that technological progress has made the world a better place, such disruption is a natural part of rising ___38___. Although innovation kills some jobs, it creates new and better ones, as a more ___39___ society becomes richer and its wealthier inhabitants demand more goods and services. A hundred years ago one in three American workers was ___40___ on a farm. Today less than 2% of them produce far more food. The millions freed from the land were not rendered ___41___, but found better-paid work as the economy grew more sophisticated. Today the pool of secretaries has___42___, but there are ever more computer programmers and web designers.Optimism remains the right starting-point, but for workers the dislocating effects of technology may make themselves evident faster than its ___43___. Even if new jobs and wonderful products emerge, in the short term income gaps will widen, causing huge social dislocation and perhaps even changing politics. Technology's ___44___ will feel like a tornado (旋风), hitting the rich world first, but ___45___ sweeping through poorer countries too. No government is prepared for it.参考答案：36. N swept37. B displaced38. I prosperity39. H productive40. C employed41. F jobless42. M shrunk43. A benefits44. E impact45. D eventuallyPassage TwoQuestions 61-65 are based on the following passage.Some of the world’s most significant problems never hit headlines.One example comes from agriculture. Food riots and hunger make news. But the trend lying behind these matters is rarely talked about. This is the decline in the growth in yields of some of the world’s major crops.A new study by the University of Minnesota and McGill University in Montreal looks at where, and how far, this decline is occurring.The authors take a vast number of data points for the four most important crops: rice, wheat corn and soybeans(大豆). They find that on between 24% and 39% of all harvested areas, the improvement in yields that tood place before the 1980s slowed down in the 1990s and 2000s.There are two worrying features of the slowdown. One is that it has been particularly sharp in the world’s most populous(人口多的) countries, India and China. Their ability to feed themselves has been an important source of relative stability both within the countries and on world food markets. That self-sufficiency cannot be taken for granted if yields continue to slow down or reverse.Second, yield growth has been lower in wheat and rice than in corn and soyabeans. This is problematic because wheat and rice are more important as foods, accounting for around half of all calories consumed. Corn and soyabeans are more important as feed grains. The authors note that “we have preferentially fo cused our crop improvement efforts on feeding animals and cars rather than on crops that feed people and are the basis of food security in much of the world.”The report qualifies the more optimistic findings of another new paper which suggests that the world will not have to dig up a lot more land for farming in order to feed 9 billion people in 2050, as the Food and Agriculture Organisation has argued.Instead, it says, thanks to slowing population growth, land currently ploughted up for crops might be able to revert(回返)to forest or wilderness. This could happen. The trouble is that the forecast assumes continued improvements in yields, which may not actually happen.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案(完整)
2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案（完整）2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of motivation and methods in learning. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. PartⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 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 interest to performing arts.D)Her family’s suspension of financial aid.3. A) She was not an outgoing person.B)She was modest and hardworkingC)She was easy-going on the whole.D)She was usually not very optimistic.4. A)She was influenced by the roles she played in the films.B)Her parents taught her to symbolize with the needy.C)She learned to volunteer when she was a child.D)Her family benifited from other people’s help.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the recording you have just heard.5. A) Give a presentation.B)Rise some questions.C)Start a new company.D)Ateed a board meeting.6. A) It will cut production costs.B)It will raise productivities.C)No staff willl be dismissed.D)No new staff will be hired.7.A) The timeline of restructuring.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 on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A) 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.10.A) Avoiding possible dangers.B) Finding their way around.C) Identifying drug smugglers.D) Looking after sick passengers.11.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.12.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 beplayed 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 from a space vehicle.20.A) It resembles Earth in many aspects.B)It is the same as fiction has portrayed.C)It is a paradise of romance for alien life.D)It 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)It used to have more water than Earth.D)It used to be covered with rainforests.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22.A) Causes of sleeplessness.B)Cross-cultural communication.C)Cultural psychology.D)Motivation and positive feelings.23.A) They attach great importance to sleep.B)They often have trouble falling asleep.C)They pay more attention to sleep efficiency.D)They generally sleep longer than East Asians.24.A) By asking people to report their sleep habits.B)By observing people’s sleep patterns in labs.C)By having people wear motion-detecting watches.D)By 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 sleep.C)It has not yet produced anything conclusive.D)It has attached attention all over the world.Part ⅢReading 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.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Pasta is no longer off the menu, after a new review of studies suggested that the carbohydrate can form part of a healthy diet, and even help people lose weight. For years, nutritionists have recommended that pasta be kept to a 26 , to cut calories, prevent fat build-up and stop blood sugar 27 up.The low-carbohydrate food movement gave birth to such diets as the Atkins, Paleo and Keto, which advised swapping foods likebread, pasta and potatoes for vegetables, fish and meat. More recently the trend of swapping spaghetti for vegetables has been 28 by clean-eating experts.But now a 29 review and analysis of 30 studies by Canadian researchers found that not only does pasta not cause weight gain, but three meals a week can help people drop more than half a kilogram over four months. The reviewers found that pasta had been unfairly demonized (妖魔化) because it had been 30 in with other, more ft-promoting carbohydrates.“The study found that pasta didn’t 3 to weight gain or increase in body fat,”said lead author Dr John Sievenpiper. “In 32 the evidence, we can now say with some confidence that pasta does not have an 33 effect on body weigh outcomes when it is consumed as part of a healthy dietary pattern.”In fact, analysis actually showed a small weigh loss 34 to concerns. perhaps pasta can be part of a healthy dietThose involved in the 35 trials on average ate 3.3 servings of pasta a week instead of other carbohydrates, one serving equaling around half a cup. They lost around half a kilogram over an average follow-up of 12 weeks.A) adverseB) championedC clinicalD) contraryE) contributeF) intimateG) lumpedH) magnified D) minimum J) radiating K) rationL) shooting M) subscribe N) systematic O) weighingSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Best Retailers Combine Bricks and ClicksA) Retail profits are falling sharply. Stores are closing. Malls are emptying. The depressing stories just keep coming. Reading the earnings announcements of large retail stores like Macy’s, Nordstrom, and Target is about as uplifting as a tour of an intensive care unit. The interact is apparently taking down yet another industry. Brick and mortar stores (实体店) seem to be going the way of the yellow pages. Sure enough, the Census Bureau just released data showing that online retail sales surged 15.2 percent between the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016.B) But before you dump all of your retail stocks, there are more facts you should consider. Looking only at that 15.2 percent "surge" would be misleading. It was an increase that was on a smallbase of 6.9 percent. Even when a tiny number grows by a large percentage terms, it is often still tiny.C) More than 20 years after the internet was opened to commerce, the Census Bureau tells us that brick and mortar sales accounted for 92.3 percent of retail sales in the first quarter of 2016. Their data show that only 0.8 percent of retail sales shifted from offline to online between the beginning of 2015 and 2016.D) So, despite all the talk about drone (无人机) deliveries to your doorstep, all the retail executives expressing anxiety over consumers going online, and even a Presidential candidate exclaiming that Amazon has a "huge antitrust problem," the Census data suggest that physical retail is thriving. Of course, the closed stores, depressed executives, and sinking stocks suggest otherwise. What's the real story?E) Many firms operating brick and mortar stores are in trouble. The retail industry is getting reinvented, as we describe in our new book Matchmakers. It's standing in the Path of what Schumpeter called a gale (大风) of creative destruction. That storm has been brewing for some time, and as it has reached gale force, most large retailers are searching for a response. As the CFO of Macy’s put it recently, “We’re frankly scratching our heads.”F) But it’s not happening as experts predicted. In the peak of the dot. com bubble, brick and mortar retail was one of those industries the internet was going to kill-and quickly. Thedot.corn bust discredited most predictions of that sort and in the years that followed, onventional retailers’confidence in the future increased as Census continued to report weak online sales. And then the gale hit.G) It is becoming increasingly clear that retail reinvention isn’t a simple battle to the death between bricks and clicks. It is about devising retail models that work for people who are making increasing use of a growing array of internet-connected tools to change how they search, shop, and buy. Creative retailers are using the new technologies to innovate just about everything stores do from managing inventory, to marketing, to getting paid.H) More than drones dropping a new supply of underwear on your doorstep, Apple’s massively successful brick-and-mortar-and-glass retail stores and Amazon’s small steps in the same direction are what should keep old-fashioned retailers awake at night. Not to mention the large number of creative new retailers, like Bonobos, that are blending online and offline experiences in creative ways.I) Retail reinvention is not a simple process, and it’s also not happening on what used to be called "Internet Time." Some internet-driven changes have happened quickly, of course. Craigslist quickly overtook newspaper classified ads and turned newspaper economics upside down. But many widely anticipated changes weren’t quick, and some haven’t really started. With the benefit of hindsight (后见之明), it looks like the interact will transform the economy at something like the pace of other great inventions like electricity. B2B commerce, for example, didn’t move mainly online by 2005 as many had predicted in 2000, nor even by 2016, but that doesn’t mean it won’t do so over the next few decades.J) But the gale is still blowing. The sudden decline in foot traffic in recent years, even though it hasn’t been accompanied by a massive decline in physical sales, is a critical warning. People can shop more efficiently online and therefore don’t need to go to as many stores to find what they want. There’s a surplus of physical shopping space for the crowds, which is one reason why stores are downsizing and closing.K) The rise of the mobile phone has recently added a new level of complexity to the process of retail reinvention. Even five years agomost people faced a choice. Sit at your computer, probably at home or at the office, search and browse, and buy. Or head out to the mall, or Main Street, look and shop, and buy. Now, just about everyone has a smartphone, connected to the internet almost everywhere almost all the time. Even when a retailer gets a customer to walk in the store, she can easily see if there’s a better deal online or at another store nearby.L) So far, the main thing many large retailers have done in response to all this is to open online stores, so people will come to them directly rather than to Amazon and its smaller online rivals.Many are having the same problem that newspapers have. Even if they get online traffic, they struggle to make enough money online to compensate for what they are losing offline.M) A few seem to be making this work.Among large traditional retailers, Walmart recently reported the best results, leading its stock price to surge, while Macy’s, Target, and Nordstrom’s dropped. Yet Walmart’s year-over-year online sales only grew 7 percent, leading its CEO to lament (哀叹), “Growth here is too slow.”Part of the problem is that almost two decades after Amazon filed the one.click patent, the online retail shopping and buying experience is filled with frictions.A recent study gradedmore than 600 internet retailers on how easy it was for consumers to shop, buy, and pay.Almost half of the sites didn’t get a passing grade and only 18 percent got an A or B.N) The turmoil on the ground in physical retail is hard to square with the Census data. Unfortunately, part of the explanation is that the Census retail data are unreliable.Our deep 100k into those data and their preparation revealed serious problems.It seems likely that Census simply misclassifies a large chunk of online sales.It is certain that the Census procedures, which lump the online sales of major traditional retailers like Walmart with“non-store retailers"1ike food trucks.can mask major changes in individual retail categories.The bureau could easily present their data in more useful ways.but they have chosen not to.O) Despite the turmoil, brick and mortar won’t disappear any time soon.The big questions are which, if any, of the large traditional retailers will still be on the scene in a decade or two because they have successfully reinvented themselves, which new players will operate busy stores on Main Streets and maybe even in shopping malls, and how the shopping and buying experience will have changed in each retail category.Investors shouldn’t write off brickand mortar.Whether they should bet on the traditional players who run those stores now is another matter36.Although online retailing has existed for some twenty years, nearly half of the internet retailers still fail to receive satisfactory feedback from consumers, according to a recent survey.37.Innovative retailers integrate internet technologies with conventional retailing to create new retail models.38.Despite what the Census data suggest, the value of physical retail’s stocks has been dropping.39.Innovative—driven changes in the retail industry didn’t take place as quickly as widely anticipated.40. Statistics indicate that brick and mortar sales still made up the lion’s share of the retail business.41. Companies that successfully combine online and offline business models may prove to be a big concern for traditional retailers.42.Brick and mortar retailers’faith in their business was strengthened when the dot com bubble burst.43. Despite the tremendous challenges from online retailing, traditional retailing will be here to stay for quite some time. 44. With the rise of online commerce, physical retail stores are likely to suffer the same fate as i the yellow pages.45. The wide use of smartphones has made it more complex for traditional retailers to reinvent their business.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage. Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artifcial intelligence (AI) will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”, and praised the creation of an academic institute dedicated to researching thefuture of intelligence as “crucial to the future of our civilisation and our species”.Hawking was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence(LCFI) at Cambridge University, a multi-disciplinary institute that will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development in AI research. “We spend a great deal of time studyin history,”Hawking said, “which, let’s face it, is mostly the history of stupidity. So it;s a welcome change that people are studying instead the future of intelligence.”While the world-renowned physicist has often been cautious about AI, raising concerns that humanity could be the architect of its own destruction if it creates a super-intelligence with a will of its own, he was also quick to highlight the positives that AI research can bring. “The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge,”he said. “We cannot predict what we might achieve when our own minds are amplified by AI. Perhaps with the tools of this new technological revolution, we will be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last one-industrialisation. And surely we will aim to finally eradicate disease and poverty. And every aspect of our lives will be transformed. In short, success increating AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilisation.”Huw Price, the centre’s academic director and the Bertrand Russell professor of philosophy at Cambridge University, where Hawking is also an academic, said that the centre came about partially as a result of the university’s Centre for Existential Risk. That institute examined a wider range of potential problems for humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.AI pioneer Margaret Boden, professor of cognitive science at the University of Sussex, praised the progress of such discussions. As recently as 2009, she said, the topic wasn’t taken seriously, even among AI researchers. “AI is hugely exciting,”she said, “but it has limitations, which present grave dangers given uncritical use.”The academic community is not alone in warning about the potential dangers of AI as well as the potential benefits. A number of pioneers from the technology industry, most famously the entrepreneur Elon Musk, have also expressed their concerns about the damage that a super-intelligent AI could do to humanity.46. What did Stephen Hawking think of artificial intelligence?A) It would be vital to the progress of human civilisation.B) It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.C) It might present challenges as well as opportunities.D) It would be a significant expansion of human intelligence.47. What did Hawking say about the creation of the LCFI?A) It would accelerate the progress of AI research.B) It would mark a step forward in the AI industry.C) It was extremely important to the destiny of humankind.D) It was an achievement of multi-disciplinary collaboration.48. What did Hawking say was a welcome change in AI research?A) The shift of research focus from the past to the future.B) The shift of research from theory to implementation.C) The greater emphasis on the negative impact of AI.D) The increasing awareness of mankind’s past stupidity.49. What concerns did Hawking raise about AI?A) It may exceed human intelligence sooner or later.B) It may ultimately over-amplify the human mind.C) Super-intelligence may cause its own destruction.D) Super-intelligence may eventually ruin mankind.50. What do we learn about some entrepreneurs from the technology industry?A) They are much influenced by the academic community.B) They are most likely to benefit from AI development.C) They share the same concerns about AI as academics.D) They believe they can keep AI under human control.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.The market for products designed specifically for older adults could reach $30 billion by next year, and startups (初创公司) want in on the action. What they sometimes lack is feedback from the people who they hope will use their products. So Brookdale, the country’s largest owner of retirement communities, has beeninviting a few select entrepreneurs just to move in for a few days, show off their products and hear what the residents have to say. That’s what brought Dayle Rodriguez, 28, all the way from England to the dining room of Brookdale South Bay in Torrance, California. Rodriguez is the community and marketing manager for a company called Sentab. The startup’s product, SentabTV, enables older adults who may not be comfortable with computers to access email, video chat and social media using just their televisions and a remote control.“It’s nothing new, it’s nothing too complicated and it’s natural because lots of people have TV remotes,”says Rodriguez. But none of that is the topic of conversation in the Brookdale dining room. Instead, Rodriguez solicits residents’advice on what he should get on his cheeseburger and how he should spend the afternoon. Playing cards was on the agenda, as well as learning to play mahjong (麻将).Rodriguez says it’s important that residents here don’t feel like he’s selling them something. “I’ve had more feedback in a passive approach,”he says. “Playing pool, playing cards, having dinner, having lunch,”all work better “than going through asurvey of questions. When they get to know me and to trust me, knowing for sure I’m not selling them something—there’ll be more honest feedback from them.”Rodriguez is just the seventh entrepreneur to move into one of Brookdale’s 1,100 senior living communities. Other new products in the program have included a kind of full-body blow dryer and specially designed clothing that allows people with disabilities to dress and undress themselves.Mary Lou Busch, 93, agreed to try the Sentab system. She tells Rodriguez that it might be good for someone, but not for her.“I have the computer and FaceTime, which I talk with my family on,”she explains. She also has an iPad and a smartphone. “So I do pretty much everything I need to do.”To be fair, if Rodriguez had wanted feedback from some more technophobic (害怕技术的) seniors, he might have ended up in the wrong Brookdale community. This one is located in the heart of Southern California’s aerospace corridor. Many residents have backgrounds in engineering, business and academic circles.But Rodriguez says he's still learning something important by moving into this Brookdale community: “People are more tech-proficient than we thought.”And besides, where else would he learn to play mahjong?51. What does the passage say about the startups?A) They never lose time in upgrading products for seniors.B) They want to have a share of the seniors’goods market.C) They invite seniors to their companies to try their products.D) They try to profit from promoting digital products to seniors.52. Some entrepreneurs have been invited to Brookdale toA) have an interview with potential customersB) conduct a survey of retirement communitiesC) collect residents’feedback on their productsD) show senior residents how to use IT products53. What do we know about SentabTV?A) It is a TV program catering to the interest of the elderly.B) It is a digital TV which enjoys popularity among seniors.C) It is a TV specially designed for seniors to view programs.D) It is a communication system via TV instead of a computer.54. What does Rodriguez say is important in promoting products?A) Winning trust from prospective customers.B) Knowing the likes and dislikes of customers.C) Demonstrating their superiority on the spot.D) Responding promptly to customer feedback.55. What do we learn about the seniors in the Brookdale community?A) Most of them are interested in using the Sentab.B) They are quite at ease with high-tech products.C) They have much in common with seniors elsewhere.D) Most of them enjoy a longer life than average people.Part ⅣTranslation (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.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。
2019年大学英语六级选词填空习题及答案(4)
2019年大学英语六级选词填空习题及答案(4)Nearly half the (1)__________ believes UFOs could be a (2) __________of extraterrestrial visitation.A HuffPost/YouGov poll reveals that 48 percent of adults in the United States are open to the idea that alien spacecraft are observing our planet -- and just 35 percent outright (3)__________ the idea.The poll was seen as vindication from the community of UFO researchers who often feel they are laughed off by government officials."It's always been intriguing to me how we act as though only kooks and quacks and little old ladies in tennis shoes believe in flying saucers. And it's never been true, at least for 30 or 40 years," said former nuclear physicist Stanton Friedman, who was the original civilian investigator of the events surrounding the (4) __________Roswell, NM, UFO crash of 1947.Friedman is very outspoken on the idea that some UFOs are (5)__________ controlled extraterrestrial vehicles."The believers are far more quiet, but far more on the side of reality," Friedman told The Huffington Post. "When you look at the polls, it's clear. And I see the benefit of that, (6)__________, because I've only had 11 hecklers in over 700 lectures. I've been out there, all over the place,in every state, 18 other countries, and I know that my (7)__________is more than tolerant -- they're accepting. It's been one of the things that really has kept me going."In the HuffPost/YouGov poll, conducted between Sept. 6-7, 1,000 adults were asked if they either believed or didn't believe that some people have (8)__________ UFOs that have an extraterrestrial origin.When YouGov offered (9)__________ the choice between "slightly disagree," "disagree" and "strongly disagree,"those numbers added up to 35 percent who are skeptical of the notion that any UFOs may be alien-related.However, nearly half of the adults surveyed (48 percent) resounded in the affirmative, leaving 16 percent who(10)__________ that they weren't sure on either side of theET issue.A： legendaryB：acceptC： rejectD： respondentsE： personallyF： impliedG： populationH： resposibilityI： intelligentlyJ： indicatedK： signL： signalM： witnessed N： storyO： audience。
2019年6月英语六级考试真题试卷附答案(完整版 第3套)
Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on th e 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)说明：由于2019年6月六级考试全国共考了两套听力，本套真题听力与前2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。
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are require d 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 yo ur 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 throug h the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Steel is valued for its reliability, but not when it gets cold. Most forms of ste el __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—with out 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 sank.Brittleness remains a problem when building steel structures in cold condition s, such as oil rigs in the Arctic. So scientists have __31__ to find a solution b y mixing it with expensive metals such as nickel.Yuuji Kimura and colleagues in Japan tried a more physical __32__. Rather th an adding other metals, they developed a complex mechanical process involving repeated heating and very severe mechanical deformation, known as t empforming.The resulting steel appears to achieve a combination of strength and toug hness that is __33__ to that of modem steels that are very rich in alloy cont ent and, therefore, very expensive.Kimura's team intends to use its tempformed steel to make ultra-high strengt h parts, such as bolts. They hope to reduce both the number of __34__ need ed in a construction job and their weight—by replacing solid supports with _ _35__ tubes, for example. This could reduce the amount of steel needed to m ake everything from automobiles to buildings and bridges.A）abruptlyB）additivesC）approachD）ardentlyE）besiegedF）channelG）comparableH）componentsI）crackedJ）fracturesK）hollowL）relevantM）reshuffledN）strivedO）violentSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statemen ts attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the pa ragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a le tter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sh eet 2.The future of personal satellite technology is here—are we ready for it?A）Satellites used to be the exclusive playthings of rich governments and wealt hy corporations. But increasingly, as space becomes more democratized, they are coming within reach of 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 heads.B）As a recent report from the National Academy of Sciences highlights, these sa tellites hold tremendous potential for making satellite-based science more a ccessible than ever before. However, as the cost of getting your own satellit e in orbit drops sharply, the risks of irresponsible use grow. The question he re is no longer "Can we?" but "Should we?" What are the potential downside s of having a slice of space densely populated by equipment built by people not traditionally labeled as "professionals" ? And what would the responsible a nd beneficial development and use of this technology actually look like? Som e of the answers may come from a nonprofit organization that has been buildi ng and launching amateur satellites for nearly 50 years.C）Having your personal satellite launched into orbit might sound like an idea str aight 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 simpl y refers to the satellite's shape. The most common CubeSat is a 10cm cube, so small that a single CubeSat could easily be mistaken for a paperweight on your desk. These mini-satellites can fit in a launch vehicle's formerly "wasted space." Multiples can be deployed in combination for more complex missions than could be achieved by one CubeSat alone.D）Within their compact bodies these minute satellites are able to house sensor s and communications receivers/transmitters that enable operators to study E arth from space, as well as space around Earth. They're primarily designed fo r Low Earth Orbit （LEO）—an easily accessible region of space from around 200 to 800 miles above E arth, where human-tended missions like the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station （ISS） hang out. But they can attain more dista nt orbits; NASA plans for most of its future Earth-escaping payloads （to the moon and Mars especially） to carry CubeSats.E）Because they're so small and light, it costs much less to get a CubSat into Ear th's orbit than a traditional communications or GPS satellite. For instance,a r esearch group here at Arizona State University recently claimed their develop mental small CubeSats could cost as little as $3,000 to put in orbit. This decre ase in cost allows researchers, hobbyists and even elementary school groups to put simple instruments into LEO or even having them deployed from the I SS.F）The first CubeSat was created in the early 2000s,as a way of enabling Stanfor d 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 h ave all launched and operated CubeSats. There are more than 130 currently i n operation. The NASA Educational Launch of Nano Satellite program, which o ffers free launches for educational groups and science missions, is now open t o U. S. nonprofit corporations as well. Clearly, satellites are not just for rocket scientists anymore.G）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-free. The greatest concern the authors raise is space debris—pieces of "j unk" that orbit the earth, with the potential to cause serious damage if they collide with operational units, including the ISS.H）Currently, there aren't many CubeSats and they're tracked closely. Yet as LE O opens up to more amateur satellites, they may pose an increasing threat. As the report authors point out, even near-misses might lead to the "creation of a burdensome regulatory framework and affect the future disposition of science CubeSats."I）CubeSat researchers suggest that now's the time to ponder unexpected an d unintended possible consequences of more people than ever having access t o their own small slice of space. In an era when you can simply buy a CubeS at kit off the shelf, how can we trust the satellites over our heads were devel oped with good intentions by people who knew what they were doing? Some " expert amateurs" in the satellite game could provide some inspiration for ho w to proceed responsibly.J）In 1969.the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation （AMSAT） was created in or der to foster ham radio enthusiasts' （业余无线电爱好者）participation in space research and communication. It continued the effort s, 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 pu tting "amateur" satellites in orbit decades before the current CubeSat craze. And over time, its members have learned a thing or two about responsibility. Here, open-source development has been a central principle. Within the or ganization, AMSAT has a philosophy of open sourcing everything—making tec hnical 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 te am 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 amate ur satellite when everyone has access to the designs and implementation. K）However, they're more cautious about sharing information with nonmembers , as the organization guards against others developing the ability to hijack an d take control of their satellites. This form of "self-governance" is possible wi thin 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 wit hin 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 fi mders, 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-equipp ed to think through potential unintended consequences. What these uninten ded consequences might be is admittedly far from clear. Yet we know innovat ors can be remarkably creative with taking technologies in unexpected dire ctions. Think of something as seemingly benign as the cellphone—we have m icrofinance and text-based social networking at one end of the spectrum, an d improvised（临时制作的）explosive devices at the other.M）This is where a culture of social responsibility around CubeSats becomes imp ortant-not simply to ensure that physical risks are minimized, but to engage with a much larger community in anticipating and managing less obvious co nsequences of the technology. This is not an easy task. Yet the evidence fro m AMSAT and other areas of technology development suggests that responsib le amateur communities can and do emerge around novel technologies. The challenge here, of course, is ensuring that what an amateur community c onsiders to be responsible, actually is. Here's where there needs to be a much wider public conversation that extends beyond government agencies and sc ientific communities to include students, hobbyists，and anyone who may potentially stand to be affected by the use of CubeSa t technology.36. Given the easier accessibility to space, it is time to think about how to pr event misuse of satellites.37. A group of mini-satellites can work together to accomplish more comple x tasks.38. The greater accessibility of mini-satellites increases the risks of their irres ponsible use.39. Even school pupils can have their CubeSats put in orbit owing to the lowe red launching cost.40. is careful about sharing information with outsiders to prevent hijacking of their satellites.41. NASA offers to launch CubeSats free of charge for educational and resear ch purposes.42. Even with constraints, it is possible for some creative developers to take the CubeSat technology in directions that result in harmful outcomes.43. While making significant contributions to space science, CubeSats may po se 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 having all its technical data accessi ble to its members, preventing the abuse of amateur satellites.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by s ome questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four ch oices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and ma rk the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the c entre.Passage 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 ente red the corporate world that I realized, for me at least, being friends with col leagues didn't emerge as a priority at all. This is surprising when you consid er the prevailing emphasis by scholars and trainers and managers on the i mportance of cultivating close interpersonal relationships at work. So much re search 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, unde rmining, anger, and more.Perhaps my expectations of lunches, water-cooler gossip and caring, deep-a nd-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 decad e, 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 rela tionships". 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 substitutab le.Indifferent relationships are neither positive nor negative. The limited resea rch conducted thus far indicates they're especially dominant among those w ho value independence over cooperation, and harmony over confrontati on. Indifference is also the preferred option among those who are socially la zy. Maintaining relationships over the long term takes effort. For some of us, t oo 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 efficienc y. Less time chatting and socializing means more time working and（产出）.The other is self-esteem. As human beings, we're primed to compare ourselv es to each other in what is an anxiety-inducing phenomenon. Apparently, w e look down on acquaintances more so than Mends. Since the former is most common among those inclined towards indifferent relationships, their predo minance can bolster individuals' sense of self-worth.Ego aside, a third advantage is that the emotional neutrality of indifferen t relationships has been found to enhance critical evaluation, to strength en one's focus on task resolution, and to gain greater access to valuable inf ormation. None of that might be as fun as after-work socializing but, hey, I'll take it anyway.46. What did the author realize when he re-entered the corporate world? A） Making new Mends with his workmates was not as easy as he had anticip ated.B） Cultivating positive interpersonal relationships helped him expel solitary feelings.C） Working in the corporate world requires more interpersonal skills than s elf-employment.D） Building close relationships with his colleagues was not as important as he had ejected.47. What do we learn from many studies about collegial relationships?A） Inharmonious relationships have an adverse effect on productivity. B） Harmonious relationships are what many companies aim to cultivate. C） Close collegial relationships contribute very little to product quality. D） Conflicting relationships in the workplace exist almost everywhere.48. What can be inferred about relationships at work from an academic ana lysis?A） They should be cultivated.B） They are virtually irrelevant.C） They are vital to corporate culture.D） They should be reasonably intimate.49. What does the author say about people who are socially lazy?A） They feel uncomfortable when engaging in social interactions.B） They often find themselves in confrontation with their colleagues.C） They are unwilling to make efforts to maintain workplace relationships. D） They lack basic communication skills in dealing with interpersonal issu es.60. What is one of the benefits of indifferent relationships?A） They provide fun at work.B） They help control emotions.C） They help resolve differences.D） They improve work efficiency.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.In a few decades, artificial intelligence (AI) will surpass many of the abiliti es that we believe make us special. This is a grand challenge for our age and it may require an "irrational" response.One 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 km, and required human interv ention 124 times. That is one intervention about every 8,047 km of autono mous 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, t oo. Then a computer beat the human world champion, repeatedly. The boar d game Go（围棋）took over from chess as a new test for human thinking in 2016, when a comp uter beat one of the world's leading professional Go players. With computer s conquering what used to be deeply human tasks, what will it mean in the fu ture to be human? I worry about my six-year-old son. What will his place bе i n a world where machines beat us in one area after another? He'll never calc ulate faster, never drive better, or even fly more safely. Actually, it all comes down to a fairly simple question： What's so special about us? It can't be skill s like arithmetic, which machines already excel in. So far, machines have a p retty 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, well soo n have helpful rational assistants. So we must aim to complement the rati onality of the machine, rather than to compete with it. If I'm right, we shoul d 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 ma chines. We need to help our children learn how to best work with smart comp uters to improve human decision-making. But most of all we need to keep th e long-term perspective in mind: that even if computers will outsmart us, w e 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 performing lots of creative tasks.B） Many abilities will cease to be unique to human beings.C） Computers may become more rational than humans.D） Many human skills are fast becoming outdated.52. What impresses the author most in the field of AI?A） Google's experimental driverless cars require little human intervention. B） Google's cars have surpassed his driving ability in just a single year.C） Google has made huge progress in autonomous driving in a short time. D） Google has become a world leader in the field of autonomous driving. 53. What do we learn from the passage about creativity?A） It is rational.B） It is predictable.C） It is human specific.D） It is yet to be emulated by AI.54. What should schools help children do in the era of AI?A） Cultivate original thinking.B） Learn to work independently.C） Compete with smart machines.D） Understand how AI works.55. How can we humans justify our future existence?A） By constantly outsmarting computers.B） By adopting a long-term perspective.C） By rationally compromising with AI.D） By providing value with our creativity.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage f rom Chinese into English. You 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。
201906月大学英语六级考试真题答案
201906月大学英语六级考试真题答案2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题答案Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Should parents be strict with their children? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 近年来有关家庭教育话题的讨论很多2. 有人认为父母对孩子应该宽松一些3. 你的观点In recent years, the topic of family education has been widely discussed. Some people argue that parents should be strict with their children in order to help them develop into responsible and disciplined individuals. However, other people believe that parents should be more lenient and give their children more freedom to explore and make their own choices.In my opinion, there should be a balance between being strict and being lenient when it comes to parenting. While it is important for parents to set rules and boundaries for their children, it is equally important for them to listen to theirchildren's opinions and allow them to express themselves. Being too strict can stifle a child's creativity and independence, while being too lenient can lead to a lack of discipline and respect.Overall, parents should strive to create a nurturing and supportive environment for their children, where they feel valued and respected. By finding the right balance between being strict and lenient, parents can help their children grow into confident and responsible adults.。
2019年英语六级答案：6月六级选词填空答案(文都版)
2019年英语六级答案：6月六级选词填空答案（文都版）2019年英语六级答案：6月六级选词填空答案（文都版）考试采取"多题多卷"模式，试题顺序不统一，请依据试题实行核对。
26. 准确选项 O undertakesUndertake是指“承担，着手，开始实行”的意思;Undertakes a real job是指承担一份真正的工作，考察的是对词汇的理解和固定搭配的使用;27. 准确选项 K occupationOccupation是指“职业，占用”的意思;adulthood meant the beginning of an occupation意思为“成年就意味着开始一份工作”;28. 准确选项 H existenceExistence是指“存有，实在，生存的”意思;the existence of such ideals意思是“这种理想的存有”，是对词汇意思的考察;29. 准确选项 J intolerantIntolerant指的是“无法忍受的，狭隘的意思”;rapidl y leads adolescents to become intolerant of the non-idealistic world 的意思是指“前面的那种理想似的想法会迅速导致青年人无法忍受这非理想化的世界”;30. 准确选项 A automaticallyAutomatically是指“不经思索地，自然地”，true adaptation to society comes automatically是“自动地去适合社会”;31. 准确选项 N slightlySlightly是“些微地，轻微地，纤细地”的意思;takenslightly out of context是“有些断章取义的意思”;32. 准确选项 E emphasizingEmphasizing是emphasize的ing形式，是“强调”的意思;在这里指的是“他所强调的是...”;33. 准确选项 M recessionRecession是“衰退，不景气”的意思;during the time of recession也就是指“在萧条时间”;34. 准确选项 D confusedConfused的意思是“迷茫的，困惑的”;confused about...是指“对...感到困惑，迷茫”;35. 准确选项 BbeneficialBeneficial是“有益的，有利的”的意思;economically beneficial指的是“在经济上有利的”;考后注重：2019年6月英语六级成绩将于8月中下旬公布，请广大考生密切注重###。
2019大学英语六级选词填空习题及答案(5)
2019大学英语六级选词填空习题及答案(5)The typical pre-industrial family not only had a good many children, but numerous other dependents as well---grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousions. Such "extended" families were suited for survival in slow paced __1__ societies. But such families are hard to __2__. They are immobile.Industrialism demanded masses of workers ready and able to move off the land in pursuit of jobs, and to moveagain whenever necessary. Thus the extended family __3__ shed its excess weight and the so-called "nuclear" family emerged---a stripped-down, portable family unit __4__ only of parents and a small set of children. This new style family, far more__5__ than the traditional extended family, became the standard model in all the industrial counties. Super-industrialism, however, the next stage of eco-technological development, __6__ even higher mobility. Thus we may expect many among the people of the future to carry thestreamlinling process, a stePfurther by remaining children, cutting the family down to its more __7__ components, amanand a woman. Two people, perhaps with matched careers, will prove more efficient at navigating through education andsocial status, through job changes and geographic relocations, than teh ordinarily child-cluttered family.A __8__ may be the postponement of children, rather than childlessness. Men and women today are often torn in __9__ between a commitment to career and a commitment to children. In the future, many__10__ will sidestePthis problem by deferring the entire task of raising children until after retirement.A)transplantB)solutionC)gaduallyD)transportE)elementalF)conflictG)continuallyH)mobileI)couplesJ)agriculturalK)includingL)compromiseM)requiresN)primaryO)consistingANSWER：1. 选J）。
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2019年6月英语六级选词填空答案(文都版)
2017年6月英语六级选词填空答案(文都版)
考试采取“多题多卷”模式，试题顺序不统一，请依据试题实行核对。
【参考答案】
26. F focued
27. L trigger
28. O volunteers
29. H instructed
30. J sealed
31. M uttering
32. A apparently
33. C brilliance
34. D. claiming
35. N volume
【答案解析】
A apparently adv 显然的，表面的
B arrogance n 自大，傲慢
C brilliance n 光辉，才华，宏伟
D claiming v 声称
E dedicated adj 专注的，献身的
F focused adj聚焦的，专心的 v 注视
G incur v 招致，引发
H instructed adj 受教育的，得到指示的;v 指示，教育
I obscurely adv 费解地，隐匿地
J sealed adj 密封的，未知的; v 封闭，盖印
K spectators n观众，旁观者
L trigger v 引发，引起; n 扳机
M uttering v 发出，作声; n 故意提供过伪造文件罪
N volume n 量，音量; adj 大量的; v 把.....收成卷
O volunteers n 志愿者; v 志愿
26. remain 为系动词，后边需要一个形容词，根据语意，focused最为符合
27. 根据句子结构可判断这里缺少一个动词原形，应为前边为to, 从G L N里边选择，根据文章意思说语言线索可引起想象的图片可判
断trigger最符合。
28. 空格前边是量词twenty，这里需要一个名词复数，即volunteers和spectators，前边说这是一个实验，所以这里选择volunteers最为合适
29. 空格前后分别为be动词和to，这里需要一个动词被动，根
据语意，instructed最恰当
30. 根据句子结构可判断这里需要一个形容词，the other对应
的是前边的half，说明这里的情况和前边不同，前边说repeat out loud，那这里应该为sealed。
31. 这里在that引导的从句里边做句子的主语首个单词，后边
是一个名词词组，所以这里需要一个动词ing形式，根据意思可判断uttering。
32. 此空缺少一个副词，所以从apparently和obscurely选择，根据单词意思很明显这里选择apparently
33. 根据前边a great sign of...的标志，得知，这里缺少一个名词，依照前文理解应该是brilliance
34. 此空格缺少一个动词ing形式，claiming和uttering，前
边选项已经选了uttering，所以这里我们选择claiming
35. 根据结构可判断这里需要一个名词，能够接前边at的名词
而且符合整篇文章的意思的即是volume。
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