英语六级真题及答案卷一
2024年6月大学英语六级考试真题和答案(第1套)
2024年6月大学英语六级考试真题和答案（第1套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “There is a growing awareness of the importance of digital literacy and skills in today’s world.” You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. You should copy the sentence given in quotes at the beginning of your essay.Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) Reply to the man’s last proposal within a short time.B) Sign the agreement if one small change is made to it.C) Make a sponsorship deal for her client at the meeting.D) Give the man some good news regarding the contract.2. A) They are becoming impatient.B) They are afraid time is running out.C) They are used to making alterations.D) They are concerned about the details.3. A) To prevent geographical discrimination.B) To tap the food and beverage market.C) To avoid any conflict of interest.D) To reduce unfair competition.4. A) It is a potential market for food and beverage.B) It is very attractive for real estate developers.C) It is a negligible market for his company.D) It is very different from other markets.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) They are thrilled by a rare astronomic phenomenon.B) They are celebrating a big event on mountain tops.C) They are enthusiastic about big science-related stories.D) They are joined by astronomers all across North America.6. A) It will be the most formidable of its kind in over a century.B) It will come closest to Earth in more than one hundred years.C) It will eclipse many other such events in human history.D) It will be seen most clearly from Denver’s mountain tops.7. A) A blur.B) Stars.C) The edge of our galaxy.D) An ordinary flying object.8. A) Use professional equipment.B) Climb to the nearby heights.C) Fix their eyes due north.D) Make use of phone apps.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) Whether consumers should be warned against ultra-processed foods.B) Whether there is sufficient scientific consensus on dietary guidelines.C) Whether guidelines can form the basis for nutrition advice to consumers.D) Whether food scientists will agree on the concept of ultra-processed foods.10. A) By the labor cost for the final products.B) By the degree of industrial processing.C) By the extent of chemical alteration.D) By the convention of classification.11. A) Increased consumers’ expenses.B) Greater risk of chronic diseases.C) People’s misunderstanding of nutrition.D) Children’s dislike for unprocessed foods.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) They begin to think of the benefits of constraints.B) They try to seek solutions from creative people.C) They try hard to maximize their mental energy.D) They begin to see the world in a different way.13. A) It is characteristic of all creative people.B) It is essential to pushing society forward.C) It is a creative person’s response to limitation.D) It is an impetus to socio-economic development.14. A) Scarcity or abundance of resources has little impact on people’s creativity.B) Innovative people are not constrained in connecting unrelated concepts.C) People have no incentive to use available resources in new ways.D) Creative people tend to consume more available resources.15. A) It is key to a company’s survival.B) It shapes and focuses problems.C) It is essential to meeting challenges.D) It thrives best when constrained.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) Because they are learned.B) Because they come naturally.C) Because they have to be properly personalized.D) Because there can be more effective strategies.17. A) The extent of difference and of similarity between the two sides.B) The knowledge of the specific expectation the other side holds.C) The importance of one’s goals and of the relationship.D) The approaches one adopts to conflict management.18. A) The fox.B) The owl.C) The shark.D) The turtle.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) Help save species from extinction and boost human health.B) Understand how plants and animals perished over the past.C) Help gather information publicly available to researchers.D) Find out the cause of extinction of Britain’s 66,000 species.20. A) It was once dominated by dinosaurs.B) It has entered the sixth mass extinction.C) Its prospects depend on future human behaviour.D) Its climate change is aggravated by humans.21. A) It dwarfs all other efforts to conserve, protect and restorebiodiversity on earth.B) It is costly to get started and requires the joint efforts of thousands of scientists.C) It can help to bring back the large numbers of plants and animals that have gone extinct.D) It is the most exciting, most relevant, most timely and most internationally inspirational.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A) Cultural identity.B) Social evolution.C) The Copernican revolution.D) Human individuality.23. A) It is a delusion to be disposed of.B) It is prevalent even among academics.C) It is a myth spread by John Donne’s poem.D) It is rooted in the mindset of the 17th century.24. A) He believes in Copernican philosophical doctrines about the universe.B) He has gained ample scientific evidence at the University of Reading.C) He has found that our inner self and material self are interconnected.D) He contends most of our body cells can only live a few days or weeks.25. A) By coming to see how disruptive such problems have got to be.B) By realising that we all can do our own bit in such endeavours.C) By becoming aware that we are part of a bigger world.D) By making joint efforts resolutely and persistently.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. 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.It’s quite remarkable how different genres of music can spark unique feelings, emotions, and memories. Studies have shown that music can reduce stress and anxiety before surgeries and we are all attracted toward our own unique life soundtrack.If you’re looking to____26____stress, you might want to give classical music a try.The sounds of classical music produce a calming effectletting____27____pleasure-inducing dopamine (多巴胺) in the brain thathelps control attention, learning and emotional responses.It can also turn down the body’s stress response, resulting in an overall happier mood. It turns out a pleasant mood can lead to____28____in a person’s thinking.Although there are many great____29____of classical music like Bach, Beethoven and Handel, none of these artists’ music seems to have the same health effects as Mozart’s does. According to researchers, listening to Mozart can increase brain wave activity and improve____30____function. Another study found that the distinctive features of Mozart’s music trigger parts of the brain that are responsible for high-level mental functions. Even maternity____31____use Mozart to help newborn babies adapt to life outside of the mother’s belly.It has been found that listening to classical music____32____reduces a person’s blood pressure. Researchers believe that the calming sounds of classical music may help your heart____33____from stress. Classical music can also be a great tool to help people who have trouble sleeping. One study found that students who had trouble sleeping slept better while they were listening to classical music.Whether classical music is something that you listen to on a regular basis or not, it wouldn’t____34____to take time out of your day to listen to music that you find____35____. You will be surprised at how good it makes you feel and the potentially positive change in your health.A) alleviateB) clarityC) cognitiveD) composersE) hurtF) inhibitingG) interrogationH) intrinsicallyI) looseJ) majesticK) mandatoryL) recoverM) significantlyN) soothingO) wardsSection 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 correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 2.The Curious Case of the Tree That Owns ItselfA) In the city of Athens, Georgia, there exists a rather curious local landmark—a large white oak that is almost universally stated to own itself. Because of this, it is considered one of the most famous trees in the world. So how did this tree come to own itself and the land around it?B) Sometime in the 19th century a Georgian called Colonel William Jackson reportedly took a liking to the said tree and endeavored to protect it from any danger. As to why he loved it so, the earliest documented account of this story is an anonymously written front page article in the Athens Weekly Banner published on August 12, 1890. It states, “Col. Jackson had watched the tree grow from his childhood, and grew to love it almost as he would a human. Its luxuriant leaves and sturdy limbs had often protected him from the heavy rains,and out of its highest branches he had many a time gotten the eggs of the feathered singers.He watched its growth, and when reaching a ripe old age he saw the tree standing in its magnificent proportions, he was pained to think that after his death it would fall into the hands of those who might destroy it.”C) Towards this end, Jackson transferred by means of a deed ownership of the tree and a little land around it to the tree itself. The deed read, “W. H. Jackson for and in consideration of the great affection which he bears the said tree, and his great desire to see it protected has conveyed unto the said oak tree entire possession of itself and of all land within eight feet of it on all sides.”D) In time, the tree came to be something of a tourist attraction, known as The Tree That Owns Itself. However, in the early 20th century, the tree started showing signs of its slow death,with little that could be done about it. Father time comes for us all eventually, even our often long lived, tall and leafy fellow custodians (看管者) of Earth. Finally, on October 9,1942, the over 30 meter tall and 200-400 year old tree fell, rumor has it, as a result of a severe windstorm and/or via having previously died and its roots rotted.E) About four years later, members of the Junior Ladies Garden Club (who’d tended to the tree before its unfortunate death) tracked down a small tree grown from a nut taken from the original tree. And so it was that on October 9, 1946, under the direction of Professor Roy Bowden of the College of Agriculture at the University of Georgia, this little tree was transplanted to the location of its ancestor. A couple of months later, an official ceremony was held featuring none other than the Mayor of Athens, Robert L McWhorter, to commemorate the occasion.F) This new tree became known as The Son of the Tree That Owns Itself and it was assumed that, as the original tree’s heir, it naturally inherited the land it stood on. Of course, there are many dozens of othertrees known to exist descending from the original, as people taking a nut from it to grow elsewhere was a certainty. Thatsaid, to date, none of the original tree’s other children have petitioned the courts for their share of the land, so it seems all good. In any event, The Son of the Tree That Owns Itself still stands today, though often referred to simply as The Tree That Owns Itself.G) This all brings us around to whether Jackson ever actually gave legal ownership of the tree to itself in the first place and whether such a deed is legally binding.H) Well, to begin with, it turns out Jackson only spent about three years of his life in Athens,starting at the age of 43 from 1829 to 1832, sort of dismissing the idea that he loved the tree from spending time under it as a child and watching it grow, and then worrying about what would happen to it after he died. Further, an extensive search of land ownership records in Athens does not seem to indicate Jackson ever owned the land the tree sits on.I) He did live on a lot of land directly next to it for those three years, but whether he owned that land or not isn’t clear. Whatever the case, in 1832 a four acre parcel, which included the land the tree was on and the neighboring land Jackson lived on, among others, was sold to University professor Malthus A Ward. In the transaction, Ward was required to pay Jackson a sum of $1,200 (about $31,000 today), either for the property itself or simply in compensation for improvements Jackson had made on the lot. In the end, whether he ever owned the neighboring lot or was simply allowed to use it while he allegedly worked at the University, he definitely never owned the lot the tree grew on, which is the most important bit for the topic at hand.J) After Professor Ward purchased the land, Jackson and his family purchased a 655 acre parcel a few miles away and moved there. Ten years later, in 1844, Jackson seemed to have come into financial difficulties and had his little plantation seized by the Clarke County Sheriff’s office and auctioned off to settle the mortgage. Thus, had he owned some land in Athens itself, including the land the tree sat on, presumably he would have sold it to raise funds or otherwise had it taken as well.K) And whatever the case there, Jackson would have known property taxes needed to be paid on the deeded land for the tree to be truly secure in its future. Yet no account or record indicates any trust or the like was set up to facilitate this.L) On top of all this, there is no hard evidence such a deed ever existed, despite the fact that deed records in Athens go back many decades before Jackson’s death in 1876 and that it was supposed to have existed in 1890 in the archives according to the original anonymous news reporter who claims to have seen it.M) As you might imagine from all of this, few give credit to this sideof the story. So how did all of this come about then?N) It is speculated to have been invented by the imagination of the said anonymous author at the Athens Weekly Banner in the aforementioned 1890 front page article titled “Deeded to Itself”, which by the way contained several elements that are much more easily proved to be false. As to why the author would do this, it’s speculated perhaps it was a 19th century version of a click-bait thought exercise on whether it would be legal for someone to deed such a non-conscious living thing to itself or not.O) Whatever the case, the next known instance of the Tree That Owns Itself being mentioned wasn’t until 1901 in the Centennial Edition of that same paper, the Athens Weekly Banner. This featured another account very clearly just copying the original article published about a decade before, only slightly reworded. The next account was in 1906, again in the Athens Weekly Banner, again very clearly copying the original account, only slightly reworded, the 19th century equivalent of re-posts when the audience has forgotten about the original.36. Jackson was said to have transferred his ownership of the oak tree to itself in order to protect it from being destroyed.37. No proof has been found from an extensive search that Jackson had ever owned the land where the oak tree grew.38. When it was raining heavily, Jackson often took shelter under a big tree that is said to own itself.39. There is no evidence that Jackson had made arrangements to pay property taxes for the land on which the oak tree sat.40. Professor Ward paid Jackson over one thousand dollars when purchasinga piece of land from him.41. It is said the tree that owned itself fell in a heavy windstorm.42. The story of the oak tree is suspected to have been invented as a thought exercise.43. Jackson’s little plantation was auctioned off to settle his debt in the mid-19th century.44. An official ceremony was held to celebrate the transplanting of a small tree to where its ancestor had stood.45. The story of the Tree That Owns Itself appeared in the local paper several times, with slight alterations in wording.Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.It is irrefutable that employees know the difference between right and wrong. So why don’t more employees intervene when they see someone exhibiting at-risk behavior in the workplace?There are a number of factors that influence whether people intervene. First, they need to be able to see a risky situation beginning to unfold. Second, the company’s culture needs to make them feel safe to speak up. And third, they need to have the communication skills to say something effectively.This is not strictly a workplace problem; it’s a growing problem off the job too. Every day people witness things on the street and choose to stand idly by. This is known as the bystander effect—the more people who witness an event, the less likely anyone in that group is to help the victim. The psychology behind this is called diffusion of responsibility. Basically, the larger the crowd, the more people assume that someone else will take care of it—meaning no one effectively intervenes or acts in a moment of need.This crowd mentality is strong enough for people to evade their known responsibilities. But it’s not only frontline workers who don’t make safety interventions in the workplace. There are also instances where supervisors do not intervene either.When a group of employees sees unsafe behavior not being addressed at a leadership level it creates the precedent that this is how these situations should be addressed, thus defining the safety culture for everyone.Despite the fact that workers are encouraged to intervene when they observe unsafe operations, this happens less than half of the time. Fear is the ultimate factor in not intervening. There is a fear of penalty, a fear that they’ll have to do more work if they intervene. Unsuccessful attempts in the past are another strong contributing factor to why people don’t intervene—they tend to prefer to defer that action to someone else for all future situations.On many worksites, competent workers must be appointed. Part of their job is to intervene when workers perform a task without the proper equipment or if the conditions are unsafe. Competent workers are also required to stop work from continuing when there’s a danger.Supervisors also play a critical role. Even if a competent person isn’t required, supervisors need a broad set of skills to not only identify and alleviate workplace hazards but also build a safety climate within their team that supports intervening and open communication among them.Beyond competent workers and supervisors, it’s important to educate everyone within the organization that they are obliged to intervene ifthey witness a possible unsafe act, whether you’re a designated competent person, a supervisor or a frontline worker.46. What is one of the factors contributing to failure of intervention in face of risky behavior in the workplace?A) Slack supervision style.B) Unfavorable workplace culture.C) Unforeseeable risk.D) Blocked communication.47. What does the author mean by “diffusion of responsibility” (Line 4, Para. 3)?A) The more people are around, the more they need to worry about their personal safety.B) The more people who witness an event, the less likely anyone will venture to participate.C) The more people idling around on the street, the more likely they need taking care of.D) The more people are around, the less chance someone will step forward to intervene.48. What happens when unsafe behavior at the workplace is not addressed by the leaders?A) No one will intervene when they see similar behaviors.B) Everyone will see it as the easiest way to deal with crisis.C) Workers have to take extra caution executing their duties.D) Workers are left to take care of the emergency themselves.49. What is the ultimate reason workers won’t act when they see unsafe operations?A) Preference of deferring the action to others.B) Anticipation of leadership intervention.C) Fear of being isolated by coworkers.D) Fear of having to do more work.50. What is critical to ensuring workplace safety?A) Workers be trained to operate their equipment properly.B) Workers exhibiting at-risk behavior be strictly disciplined.C) Supervisors create a safety environment for timely intervention.D) Supervisors conduct effective communication with frontline workers.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.The term “environmentalist” can mean different things. It used to refer to people trying to protect wildlife and natural ecosystems. In the 21st century, the term has evolved to capture the need to combat human-made climate change.The distinction between these two strands of environmentalism is thecause of a split within the scientific community about nuclear energy.On one side are purists who believe nuclear power isn’t worth the risk and the exclusive solution to the climate crisis is renewable energy. The opposing side agrees that renewables are crucial, but says society needs an amount of power available to meet consumers’ basic demands when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. Nuclear energy, being far cleaner than oil, gas and coal, is a natural option, especially where hydroelectric capacity is limited.Leon Clarke, who helped author reports for the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, isn’t an uncritical supporter of nuclear energy, but says it’s a valuable option to have if we’re serious about reaching carbon neutrality.“Core to all of this is the degree to which you think we can actually meet climate goals with 100% renewables,” he said. “If you don’t believe we can do it, and you care about the climate, you are forced to think about something like nuclear.”The achievability of universal 100% renewability is similarly contentious. Cities such as Burlington, Vermont, have been “100% renewable” for years. But these cities often have small populations, occasionally still rely on fossil fuel energy and have significant renewable resources at their immediate disposal. Meanwhile, countries that manage to run off renewables typically do so thanks to extraordinary hydroelectric capabilities.Germany stands as the best case study for a large, industrialized country pushing into green energy. Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2011 announced Energiewende, an energy transition that would phase out nuclear and coal while phasing in renewables. Wind and solar power generation has increased over 400% since 2010, and renewables provided 46% of the country’s electricity in 2019.But progress has halted in recent years. The instability of renewables doesn’t just mean energy is often not produced at night, but also that solar and wind can overwhelm the grid during the day, forcing utilities to pay customers to use their electricity. Lagging grid infrastructure struggles to transport this overabundance of green energy from Germany’s north to its industrial south, meaning many factories still run on coal and gas. The political limit has also been reached in some places, with citizens meeting the construction of new wind turbines with loud protests.The result is that Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by around 11.5% since 2010—slower than the EU average of 13.5%.51. What accounts for the divide within the scientific community about nuclear energy?A) Attention to combating human-made climate change.B) Emphasis on protecting wildlife and natural ecosystems.C) Evolution of the term ‘green energy’ over the last century.D) Adherence to different interpretations of environmentalism.52. What is the solution to energy shortage proposed by purists’opponents?A) Relying on renewables firmly and exclusively.B) Using fossil fuel and green energy alternately.C) Opting for nuclear energy when necessary.D) Limiting people’s non-basic consumption.53. What point does the author want to make with cities like Burlington as an example?A) It is controversial whether the goal of the whole world’s exclusive dependence on renewables is attainable.B) It is contentious whether cities with large populations have renewable resources at their immediate disposal.C) It is arguable whether cities that manage to run off renewables have sustainable hydroelectric capabilities.D) It is debatable whether traditional fossil fuel energy can be done away with entirely throughout the world.54. What do we learn about Germany regarding renewable energy?A) It has increased its wind and solar power generation four times over the last two decades.B) It represents a good example of a major industrialized country promoting green energy.C) It relies on renewable energy to generate more than half of its electricity.D) It has succeeded in reaching the goal of energy transition set by Merkel.55. What may be one of the reasons for Germany’s progress having halted in recent years?A) Its grid infrastructure’s capacity has fallen behind its development of green energy.B) Its overabundance of green energy has forced power plants to suspend operation during daytime.C) Its industrial south is used to running factories on conventional energy supplies.D) Its renewable energy supplies are unstable both at night and during the day.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.中国的传统婚礼习俗历史悠久，从周朝开始就逐渐形成了一套完整的婚礼仪式，有些一直沿用至今。
2021-2022年江苏省淮安市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)
2021-2022年江苏省淮安市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题)1.The beggars in London ______ speak with anyone who talked about America. 2.Being a volunteer is helpful because volunteer assignments can provide you with chances to meet ___________________ people.3.The Stock Exchange provides the large companies with a way to reach into the pockets of the public.A.YB.NC.NG4.To people living in the Arctic, the melting of some glaciers may permit new opportunities for ______.5.______measures the annual energy output per square meter of area swept by the turbine blades as they rotate.6.The fusion process of sun gave off ______.7.Bionics is now developed to a remarkable level.A.YB.NC.NG8. What do researchers think is the drive for many everyday preferences?A.The haste judgment.B.The mechanism of self-feedback.C.The interaction with others.D.The expectation for the future.9.Dr. Horvitz recently demonstrated a voice based system that could show ______ to patients.10.Nike has a new television advertisement showing that an athlete with HIV______.11.What largely gives rise to Google's "goodness"?A.Adam Smith's economic theories.B.Google aims at benefiting the society.C.A useful service Google provides.D.Google makes profits for itself.12.It is ______ that drives birds to become intelligent.A.society necessityB.physical needC.genetic informationD.psychological request13.It is necessary that birds should be trained to get back home.A.YB.NC.NG14.Wilcox's father had occasionally sold the relics found in his land since 1951.A.YB.NC.NG15.When did hydroelectric power was universally considered as an environmentally safe and clean means of electricity generator?A.Around 250 BC.B.In 1982.C.In the middle .years of 20th century.D.Until only recently.16. College education is to blame for the failure of America's math and science education.17. Traditional media outlets such as ______ may still hoax their audiences nowadays.18. YouTube can hardly generate profit because______.A.its content can be illegalB.it is only part of GoogleC.it is not well-known enoughD.it sets too many limits to users19.For many people, the biggest challenge in the workplace would be interacting efficiently with others.A.YB.NC.NG20.DivorceFor every 1,000 married couples in the UK, 13 end up divorced according to statistics. Divorce is often a complicated and messy process, and throws up many pities.Divorce IssuesSuch painful issues as whether to sell your home, which parent will look after your children, and how it will affect any loans you may have, will all have to be resolved. And if you are divorcing your partner in Scotland rather than in England and Wales then another set of laws will apply.For many couples, obtaining a divorce has never been easier. The old-fashioned concept of establishing that one party is at fault has been committed to history and the important fact to establish now is that the relationship has "irreparably broken down".In Court or Online?It is even possible to divorce your partner online, allowing you to save on legal costs—and according to online experts, this can save you about ￡700from the average ￡800.However, this method is only suitable for very straight forward anduncontested divorces. Alternatively, you can apply for divorce at a county court in England and Wales, but to do this, couples must have been married for at least a year.The first stage of divorce is obtaining what is known as a "Decree nisi(日后才生效的离婚判决书)". This is granted if the court is satisfied the marriagehas "irreparably broken down", and this is proven by showing one of five things: adultery(通奸行为);unreasonable behavior; desertion on the part ofone partner for at least two years; that the couple have been separated for two years and both spouses agree to divorce; or that the couple have been separated for five years. Your spouse's "unreasonable behavior" must be so intolerable that nobody could reasonably expect you to carry on living with him or her. It could include, for example, financial carelessness, drinking, gambling, or lack of emotional support. You cannot base your divorce on this if you then live together for a period of more than six months afterwards. This rule also applies to desertion, and the discovery that adultery has taken place. The second and final stage is obtaining a "Decree absolute(绝对判决)". Thedivorce can be stopped at any time until this is granted, so it is advisable to sort out all the financial and practical details first.Using a Divorce LawyerIf as in the vast majority of cases, your relationship is complicated, it is advisable to seek legal advice from a famous family law advisor, who will be able to properly advise you about your rights and responsibilities.If you are unsure how to go about choosing a lawyer then it might be a good idea to consult the Law Society or the Family Law Solicitors Association, who keep a list of qualified lawyers. Alternatively visit the Citizen's Advice Bureau who has a great deal of information regarding such matters.What Are the Alternatives?Negotiation is a voluntary service that allows you and your partner to meet with a trained and impartial negotiator to clarify the issues, discuss the available options, and reach decisions acceptable to you both. While the negotiator will manage the process of negotiation, he or she is not there to promote either person's interests. The decisions are finally yours.You will still require the services of a lawyer to put your decisions on property or financial matters into legal form. The government is keen for people to attend negotiation, and the number of people offering this service has vastly increased in the last few years. You may be required to attend negotiation meetings if your divorce is funded by legal aid. For more information visit our feature on Negotiation.What About the Children?Divorce can be especially confusing for children, who are likely to feelconfused by events and may even blame themselves for their parents splitting up. So it is impA.YB.NC.NG二、3.Listening Comprehension(20题)21.(42)22.听力原文：M: Can I make a flight reservation for Los Angeles on July 17th.W: Sorry, Sir. It's fully booked on the 17th. But you can catch a flight the next day.What does the woman tell the man?(17)A.He can take another flight on the same day.B.He can take a flight on another day.C.He can get his ticket the next day.D.He can get a confirmation file next day.23.【B10】24.(27)A.He does not think the "digital divide" ever exists.B.He thinks that to people in developing countries to be healthy is more important.C.He has given large amounts of money to help poor people use computers and Internet.D.He attended the conference held in Seattle and made an impressive speech there.25.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation 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 isthe best answer.听力原文：M: What a beautiful dress you've got! I guess you must have spent no less than $200 for it.W: Thanks. Not so expensive, actually. The salesgirl charged me $180, but I bargained with her and finally I bought it $50 cheaper.Q: How much did the woman pay for her dress?(12)A.$200.B.$130.C.$180.D.$50.26.听力原文：Is your family interested in buying a dog? A dog can be a happy addition to your family, but if you choose the wrong kind of dog, the consequences can cause you a lot of trouble.Families should sit down and thoroughly discuss the problems involved before buying a dog. [29] Even if the children in your family are the ones who want the dog, the parents are the ones who are really responsible for seeing that the animal is properly cared for. If you don't know much about dogs, it's a good idea to go to the library or the ASPCA for books about various kinds of dogs, as well as books about how to train a puppy. In reading about the different breeds, you should know that a dog described as very alert may be too jumpy and bouncy. When a book describes a dog as an ideal hunting dog, it probably means that the dog won't be happy living in a small apartment. Dog breeds vary in popularity as the years go by. [30] One of the most popular dogs these days is the German shepherd, this is because it provides protection as well as comRanionship. The family should be warned that these dogs grow up to be very big, and may be too powerful for children to handle. If space is limited, a toy dog may be a good choice. There dogs are very small and easy to train. [3] They don't need to be walked daily, since they can exercise in the space available in the home.(33)A.Children.B.Family.C.Parents.D.ASPCA27.听力原文：M: How was the trip, Ellen?W: It was all right, only the plane should have taken off at 14:00, but it was grounded for two hours and fifteen minutes because of bad weather.Q: When did the plane take off?(15)A.At 6:15.B.At 5:50.C.At 16:05.D.At 16:15.28.【B9】29.听力原文：W: Jerry, last night we held a discussion in that small room numbered 405 on the third floor and you were so conspicuous by your absence. M: Well, I made a mistake about the room number and stayed in room 415 for an hour waiting.Q: What do we learn about Jerry?(13)A.He stayed in a room on the third floor for an hour.B.He was absent when the discussion was being held.C.Nobody but the woman noticed that he was absent.D.He did not leave room 405 until an hour had passed.30.(25)A.It is but a dream and will never come tree.B.It is still at a trial period.C.It starts being used for the time being.D.It has been widely practiced31.听力原文：M: Do you think it's about to rain? Look at the sky and the cloud．I guess it Will rain0．W: Rain? It's about to pour．Also I wish to have a storm. These days it's so dry，Q: What does the woman mean?(18)A.There will be a lot of rain.B.Rain is very unlikely.C.It’s already raining.D.She's not sure.32.(36)A.You should have long hair.B.You should be in casual dress.C.You should dress according to personal taste.D.You should dress appropriately.33.(22)A.She requests the man not to call her again.B.She requests the man to call her in a few days.C.She requests to change a salesman.D.She requests a cheaper price for what the man offers.34.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down theTwo United Nations agencies have【B1】______ for more money to supply food to【B2】______ camps in Africa. They say they have had to cut food aid to hundreds of thousands of people. Most are in West Africa and the Great Lakes area.The two agencies say the cuts have created【B3】______ among those【B4】______ . Special feeding programs for young children,【B5】______ women and new mothers have also been reduced.In Sudan, the World Food Program reported a【B6】______ problem: a shortage of airplane【B7】______ at the worst time of year. Aid workers call it the hunger season. The agency says it had to cut in half its 【B8】______ food shipments in August to more than one million people in the south. The fuel shortage also affected efforts in the Darfur area in western Sudan.【B9】_________________________ .It follows rain shortages and a locust (蝗虫) invasion last year.【B10】________________________ . The medical aid group says tens of thousands of children still require immediate assistance. Last week, the World Food Program reported "good progress" in its work in Niger. The aim is to supply food to more than three and one-half million people.【B11】________________________ . The next harvest in most ofNiger is several weeks away.【B1】35.(28)A.When the ecological balance of the river is lost.B.When people consume more fish than they used to.C.When large numbers of algae, fish and birds are killed.D.When the production of marine petroleum is increased.36.听力原文：M: Jane, could you do me a favor, please? I am in a hurry to get to the airport before 4. Can I borrow your car?W: I wish I could, but I don't even have a garage.Q: What does the woman mean?(15)A.She will lend her car to the man.B.Her car is in her garage.C.She is not able to help the man.D.Her car is under poor conditions.37.【B6】38.(45)39.(29)A.To let them know another language.B.To enable them to succeed in business.C.To let them know the fact that China is the fastest growing country.D.To make learning Mandarin a national trend.40.(41)三、4.Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(20题)41.The recession usually washes away women's yearnings for ______.42.According to the passage, DNA fingerprinting can be unreliable when ______ .A.the methods used of blood cell calculation are not accurateB.two different individuals of the same ethnic group may have the same DNA fingerprinting patternC.a match is by chance left with fingerprints that happen to belong to two different individualsD.two different individuals leave two DNA samples43.According to this passage, a Soul Catcher will be ______ .A.a new invention in order to capture and preserve human thoughtsB.made by British scientists to offer a semblance of immortalityC.made of silicon circuits which can index people's nervous activityD.a new machine on which radical research measures have already made44.Section BDirections: 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. Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops, and factories are discovering the great efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunchrooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output. Thus the "typical" Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more goods than his counterpart of the last generation. He gains in creating comforts and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of persona, uniqueness, or individuality.Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the U.S. is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so-called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that "assembly-line life" will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely (but less productive) old French style. What will happen, they ask,to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life--joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local cafe?Since the late 1950s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of this competitive, goods-oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.In spite of critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modem, industrial France is preferable to the old. The old French way of life is characterized by ______.A.leisure, elegance, and efficiencyB.elegance, efficiency, and tasteC.leisure, elegance, and tasteD.leisure, efficiency, and taste45.What is the author's main purpose?A.To highly praise Ms. Harris's work.B.To counter Ms. Harris's work.C.To objectively report on Ms. Harris's work.D.To. critically comment on Ms. Harris's work.46.According to Paragraph 3, the newest group of singles are ______.A.warm and light heartedB.on either side of marriageC.negative and gloomyD.healthy and wealthy47.One implication of the final sentence in the passage is that ______.A.the reader should turn next to commentaries on general fictionB.there is no reason for any reader not to like science fictionC.all fiction consists of six basic elements.D.those who can read and analyze fiction can also do so with science fiction48.【C3】49.What is the purpose of Tek. Xam?A.It aims to verify students' technical skills.B.It is expected to assist students in handling problems in reality.C.It aims at overwhelming LSAT and CPA.D.It aims to substitute liberal-arts course in independent colleges.50.Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The Olympic Games originated in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Greece. Participants in the first Olympiad are said to have run a 200-yard race, but as the Games were held every four years, they expanded in scope. Only Greek amateurs were allowed to participate in this festival in honor of the god Zeus. The event became a religious, patriotic, and athletic occasion where winners were honored with wreaths and special privileges. There was a profound change in the nature of the Games under the Roman emperors. They were banned in 394 A. D. by Emperor Theodosius, after they became professional circuses and carnivals.The modern Olympic Games began in Athens in 1896 as a result of the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator whose desire was to promote international understanding through athletics. Nine nations participated in the first Games; over 100 nations currently compete.The taint of politics and racial controversy, however, has impinged upon the Olympic Games in our epoch. In 1936 Hitler, whose country hosted the Games, affronted Jesse Owens, a black American runner, by refusing to congratulate Owens for the feat of having won four gold medals. In the 1972 Munich Games, the world was appalled by the deplorable murder of eleven Israeli athletes by Arab terrorists. The next Olympic Games in Montreal were boycotted by African nations. In 1980, following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, sixty-two nations caused great dismay to their athletes by refusing to participate in the Games. The consensus among those nations was that their refusal would admonish the Soviet.According to the passage, the first Olympic Games were held as ______.51.The word "it" (Line 3, Para. 6) probably refers to ______.A.carbon dioxideB.nitrogenC.atmosphereD.coal52.If the assumption about the delay of a new Ice Age is correct, _____.A.the increased levels of carbon dioxide could warm up the earth more quicklyB.ice would soon cover the southern hemisphereC.the best way to overcome the cooling effect would be to burn more fuelsD.the greenhouse effect could work to the advantage of the earth53.Common reactions of parents to bad TV content are ______.A.rudenessB.silenceC.scoldingD.warning54.From the very moment when men apply for heir first job, they are tested constantly by ______.55.According to the author, cats ______.A.are not domestic animals at allB.are fiercer than dogsC.are both meek and independentD.can sometimes be very hostile to people56.According to the passage, male marmoset and tamarin monkeys ______A.can't defend more than one femaleB.practice monogamyC.get more offspringD.invest heavily in their partners and the young57.Why does the author mention the formation of glaciers in Iceland and Antarctica in the third paragraph?A.To show the temperature in the two places.B.To show the environment in the two places.C.To show the importance of temperature and the rate of snowfall in the formation of glaciers.D.To show these two places contain the oldest glaciers in the world.58.John Ryan is president of the State University of New York and ______ as well.59.At least one sample of a third of bottled water brands tested by NRDC failed to meet60.Person who has A characteristics is______.四、5.Error Correction(5题)61.【S9】62.【S6】63.【S10】64.【S8】65.【S3】五、6.Translation(5题)66. Mrs. Smith shut the window lest ___________________(外面的噪音会影响她儿子的睡眠).67. __________(我们一旦让他知道了真相), we experience the nightmare.68. If Aristotle worked in a university today，__________(他就会有很大的机会教授计算机)．69. Unable to control themselves，some teenagers get hooked by online games，________________(这成了老师和家长始终担心的事)．70. If the building project ______ (打算月底前完成的) is delayed, the construction company will be fined.参考答案1.were afraid towere afraid to 解析：由文章第九段得知，这些乞丐(beggars)非常害怕和那些提到"America"这个可怕字眼的人说话。
2021-2022年湖南省郴州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)
2021-2022年湖南省郴州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题)1.Many people expected the medicines they took to be safe when the medicines cost a lot.A.YB.NC.NG2. A geodesic dome is basically a spherical structure created from rectangles.3.Being a volunteer is helpful because volunteer assignments can provide you with chances to meet _____________ people.4.According to Mary Lyn Miller, people considering changing their careers should commit themselves to the pursuit of ______.5. Lyubomirsky designed a Subjective Happiness Scale because she believed it was each person's ______ that can faithfully record their own happiness.6.Animal EinsteinsWhen it comes to intelligence, human beings are the top dogs of the animal kingdom. Or so we tell ourselves. But in recent years, scientists have been documenting surprising intelligence and emotional depth in animals ranging from humble honeybees to thundering elephants. Through studies in labs and in the wild, researchers have found animals communicating complex ideas, solving problems, using tools and expressing their feelings-- behaviors once thought to be uniquely human.The intelligence we're talking about is more than, say, training a dog to detect cancer in humans, a feat that may save many lives. It's the ability of the animal to use an innate trait for a complex purpose. Here are some amazing examples. Artistic Monkey BusinessArtistic Monkey BusinessWhen Janet Schmid became executive director of the Little River Zoo in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1996, she learned a lot about the intelligence of monkeys. She and her husband adopted a young male who had a naughty personality, and named him Mr. Bailey. The monkey particularly liked taking ear rides, insisting that he insert the ignition key and ride shotgun in the passenger's seat. "He loved to duck below the window as we'd come to an intersection", Schmid recalls, "when we'd stop, he'd jump up and laugh at the car next to us, just to get a rise out of the passengers".Now 12 years old, Mr.Bailey has become an avid painter. He uses a variety of brush strokes to create colorful, abstract canvases and, like any temperamental artist, prefers not to be disturbed while creating his art. "He'll paint steadily for almost an hour and won't let anyone interrupt him until he puts down his brush", says Schmid. "He's amazing to watch because you can tell there's a thought process occurring. When we raised him, we quit watching TV because he was so entertaining".Ivy League ParrotThe term birdbrain is considered an insult, but some birds actually are pretty brainy. One African grey parrot in suburban Boston is said to have the cognitive abilities of a five-year-old child. Alex (for Avian Learning Experiment) is a 29-year-old bird that's been tutored most of his life by Irene Pepperberg, PhD, a Harvard-educated professor now teaching at Brandeis University. Alex can identify 50 different objects, seven colors, five shapes, quantities up to six, and the concepts of bigget, smaller, same and different. "And he said, 'I'm sorry'", reports Pepperberg. "He knew what was appropriate to say".Pepperberg insists that Alex makes reasoned decisions-- meaning he possesses language abilities once thought to separate humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. During an experiment in 2004, researchers gave Alex different-colored blocks in sets of two, three and six. When asked which color group had five blocks, Alex replied, "None". And he repeated the answer in duplicate tests. Although Alex had previously learned the term to describe the difference between two identically sized objects, he apparently interpreted the concept of "none" as an absence of quantity all on his own."The important thing was not just that he understood a zero-like concept", says Pepperberg, "but that he was able to take information from one domain and apply it to another. That's a lot like a high school student answering questions on a quiz show". Such feats have made Alex a celebrity. Cultured Orangutans (猩猩)Because orangutans and humans share 97 percent of the same DNA, it's no surprise that the primates exhibit impressive brainpower. Take Chantek, a 28-year-old living in Zoo Atlanta. Raised like a human child by anthropologist H. Lyn Miles, PhD, Chantek learned to use a toilet, clean his room and receivean allowance, which he spent on trips to McDonald's. Today he knows more than 150 words in sign language and can comprehend spoken English. Likened to a four-yearA.YB.NC.NG7.People usually place their trust in famous people.A.YB.NC.NG8.Workplace negativity often arises when a manager makes a decision about a person's work without ______.9.Scientists hope that by 2040 the temperature will still be stable by the cooperation among some countries.A.YB.NC.NG10. Under your durable power attorney, if you are unable, a person can be given the authority to ______.11.In The Tale of Two Pebbles, with the creative way of thinking, the girl eventually reversed the unfavorable condition and gained ______.12.Germans regard deep disagreement on any subject that matters to both of the two friends as a tragedy, because______.A.their friendship is based on common feelingsB.they make friends just to enlarge their knowledgeC.they consider friends the most important people in their lifeD.they can't tolerate any difference between each other13.British companies have proposed designs that are more suitable than the X-33 and X-34, but the government does not support it.A.YB.NC.NG14.Some research might be conducted in a high-security laboratory in order toavoid ______.15. A good exercise for people who are regaining a normal condition after an injury may be ______.16. Antipollution legislations have been enacted thanks to the continued pressure from ______.A.grass-roots organizationsB.individual activismC.environmentalistsD.environmental regulation17. One innovative proposal proposed by some experts is providing ______ for 25,000 qualified undergraduate students.18.In cities or towns where ______ is not serious, it is more likely that black people would enter intermarriage.19.The family breakup has caused some economic loss to the British government each year.A.YB.NC.NG20.Inflammatory headaches will occur when mucus cannot flow freely through the sinuses and causes too much stress on ______.二、3.Listening Comprehension(20题)21.听力原文：W: Hey, Joe. What's all this talk about a benefit walkathon this weekend?M: Don't you know? Most of the residents in Parker Hall are going to try to walk the seven miles from the Engineering Library, across campus, and down to City Hall in an effort to raise money for the new children's hospital.W: Sounds like a good ideal But I don't understand where the money comesM: Well, a few days before the walkathon, each participant goes around asking people to pledge a certain amount of money for each mile that he or she expects to walk in the event. Then after the walkathon is over, the participants go back to those same people, collect the money pledged, and send it to the hospital.W: So you mean if you pledge, say, a dollar a mile and you walk five miles, then you get five dollars.M: That's fight. Of course most of my friends aren't such big spenders. The biggest pledge I've gotten so far is 25 cents a mile.W: And how many people have made pledges for you?M: Eleven so far. Say, how about making it a dozen?W: Sure. If you'll do the same for me. The walkathon sounds like the perfect opportunity for me to break in my new pair of sports shoes.(23)A.Hospital employees.B.City Hall officials.C.Packer Hall residents.D.The engineering students.22.(26)A.The patient has no stress in her life.B.The patient suffers from stress in her work, life and finances.C.The patient is very busy and does not have enough time for sleep.D.The biggest problem with the patient is her tack of physical exercise.23.(43)24.(31)A.Dinosaurs can find food and enemies easily.B.Dinosaurs can live under water with long necks.C.The nostrils of dinosaurs are closer to the mouth.D.The noses of dinosaurs are large and long.25.听力原文：M: What would you do if you heard a strange noise in the middle of the night?W: I'd lie awake a little while, waiting to see if it happened again. And if it did, I'd get up.Q: How would you describe the woman?A.Cowardly.B.Curious.zy.D.Courageous.26.(18)A.The two speakers will continue talking and become friends.B.The two speakers will spend their vacation together.C.The woman is not interested in the talk.D.The man will tell the woman is business major.27.(21)A.Six.B.Seven.C.Five.D.Six or seven.28.【B2】29.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down theThe more women and【B1】______ make their way into the ranks of management, the more they seem to want a talk about things【B2】______judged to be best left unsaid. The newcomers also tend to see office matters with a【B3】______ eye, in the process sometimes coming up with【B4】______ analyses of the forces that【B5】______ everyone's experience in theorganization.Consider the novel views of Harvey Coleman of Atlanta on the subject of getting ahead. Coleman is black. He spent 11 years with IBM, half of them working in management development, and now serves as a【B6】______ tothe likes of AT'T, Co-ca-Cola, Prudential, and Merch. Coleman says that based on what he's seen at big companies, he【B7】______ the differentelements that make for【B8】______ career success as follows: performancecounts a mere 10%, image, 30%, and exposure, a full 60%. Coleman concludes that 【B9】______ , it won't secure you the big promotion. He finds that advancement more often depends on how many people know you and your work, and how high up they are.Ridiculous beliefs? Not to many people,【B10】______ ."Women and blacks in organizations work under false beliefs," says Kaleen Jamison, a New York-based management consultant who helps corporations deal with these issues. "They think that if you work hard, you'll get ahead that someone in authority will reach down and give you promotion." She adds, "Most women and blacks are so frightened that people will think they've gotten ahead because of their sex or color that they play down their visibility. ' Her advice to those folks:【B11】______ .【B1】30.(22)A.She isn't there in the morning.B.Her assistant isn't there in the morning.C.She won't have the forms he needs until the afternoon.D.She isn't too busy in the afternoon.31. 【B8】32.(15)A.Miss part of the performance.B.Find their seats in the theater.C.Enter the mission.D.Look for a gas station.33.听力原文：W：Hi．May I help you?M：Yeah．Um，you see，I need some flowers for my wife，and uh，and，you know，I．．．W：Let me guess．(22)You forget your anniversary, and you're trying to make things up, right?M：(22)Oh．Yeah，is it that obvious?W：Well，yeah．We see men like you all the time that are so involved in their work that they simply forget about us．M：Well，in this case，it's not like that．W：Sure．What do you need?M：Well，uh，I'd like to get a dozen roses and a very nice card。
2023年6月大学英语六级考试真题1答案
2023年6月大学英语六级考试真题1答案The following is the answer key for the June 2023 College English Test Level 6 (CET-6) exam:Section I: Listening ComprehensionPart A: English to Chinese Translation1. Extraordinary2. Diversity3. Scenario4. Embrace5. AccomplishmentPart B: Sentence Translation6. How was the trip overall?7. It's important to maintain a balanced diet.8. The professor will give a lecture on climate change.9. The company is looking to expand its market overseas.10. The new policy will take effect next month.Part C: Listening and Note-taking11. Student ID: 765432112. Auditorium location: Room 20113. Guest speaker: Dr. Johnson14. Seminar topic: Renewable energy15. Quiz on Chapter 4 next weekSection II: Reading ComprehensionPassage 116. B) The importance of acquiring multiple skills17. D) Enhance creativity through interdisciplinary studies18. C) Maintaining physical and mental health19. A) Engage in recreational activities20. B) Foster a learning environment in various fieldsPassage 221. B) Recognize the significance of environmental education22. A) Encourage active participation in global environmental issues23. D) Offer practical solutions for environmental challenges24. C) Implement sustainable practices in daily life25. A) Promoting environmental awareness through educationPassage 326. A) Support for marginalized groups27. C) Addressing systemic inequalities28. D) Advocate for social justice29. B) Empower individuals through education30. C) Promote equal opportunities for allSection III: WritingPart A: Sentence Transformation31. Not only did Mary attend the workshop, but she also actively participated in discussions.32. Despite the heavy rain, the outdoor concert will still go on as scheduled.33. The new regulations must be adhered to by all employees without exception.34. No sooner had the meeting started than the power went out.Part B: Essay WritingPrompt: Discuss the impact of technology on communication skills.Sample Answer: Technology has revolutionized the way we communicate, offering a multitude of platforms for connecting with others. While this has improved efficiency and convenience, it has also had a significant impact on our communication skills. With the rise of texting and social media, face-to-face interactions have decreased, leading to a decline in interpersonal communication abilities. Additionally, the anonymity of online communication can lead to misinterpretation and misunderstandings. It is essential for individuals to cultivate strong communication skills through practice and active listening in order to navigate the complexities of the digital age.。
2023年6月英语六级真题及参考答案
2023年6月英语六级真题及参考答案六级试卷采用多题多卷形式，大家核对答案时，找准具体选项内容，忽略套数！网络综合版：听力第一套Conversation OneM: Hi Lily, how's the new apartment?W: It's okay.M:What? How can it be just okaywhen last week you were thrilledabout the place and keptnosting photos of it online?W:Well,【1】 last week whenfmoved in, the apartment seemed cozy, justthe right size forone person. But nowit just seems tiny, shabby and solitary.M: Al that's the problem. You missyour roommates from university,don't you?W: I'm going to sound like G idiot【2】because Iused to complain to youall the time about how crowded ourdormitory room was, and about allthe things they did to irritate me, likewatching movies late at night withoutheadphones, or talking loudly early inthe morning. But now Imiss themterribly.M: Of course you do. That's perfectlynormal. When I got my first place,Iremember thinking I could ti wait tolive by myself and get away from myjuvenile roommates and all their annoyipghabits.【3】 But then began issing them and feelinglonely and thinking that our dormitory was like paradise. Even though there were six of us guys inone small room.W: I thought it was just m who reltlike thiat.M: Look, you lived at home with us.And then you had three roommates.And this is your first time living alone.So i hard But your first apartmentis a milestone in your life. And youshould celebrate it. Tell me about theapartment.W: Actuaily, it's not bad. In fact, it'spretty adorable. Now that I have decorated it and it has et rjthing Ineed. I have a kitchen to cook in thebathroom al! to myself.And then anothes room with my bed at one endand the sofa, a small table and chairsat the C herend.M: That does sound adorable, and【4】Ican't wait to see it. And neither canmom and dad.Question 1: What was the woman'sfirst impression of the apartment?Question 2: Why does the womansay she's going to sound like an idiot?Question 3: What do we learn about the man when he left thedormitory to live on his own?Question 4: What is the man say hecan't wait to do.W: Welcome to our program book talk. Q5.ourgyest today is FrankJonesiditicbf our education system and the author of new book,How to reform our universitres.M: Hello, Susan.W: Frank, you support radicallychanging universities in America. Yes.Q6.I believe that the purpose of highereduad grefo prepare young peopleto enter the workforce and that ourcurrent system fails to do this, We'reallocating too many resou disciplines that don't match the needsof employers.W: I think your attitude to education isa bit cynical Frank. Surely the purpose of university is to prepareyoung people to participate fully incivic life rather than just to find wellpaid jobs.M: Susan, many young graduates struggle to find any job let alone agood one. The job markc isgrim.Particulaniior students who studythe arts. I agree that it isn't easy foryoungr gegple to find work, but youpropose closing down alt departments that aren't directlyrelated to science and technology. Isthat really the solution?M: You're overstating my paint. Q7.My argument is that we need it use moer of our budget on areas like science and engineering. To do that, we needto take money from subjects likeliterature and musicW: Q8,But the arts have value. They'rean important part of our culture.studying literature or music or sculpture might not result in a job inthatae But it helps young people tothink about the world in a.deeperway, which makes them b citizens and makes fora better society.M:l agree that the arts are valuable tosociety, but it's naive to think that notonly tk miost talented, but allstudents should study them at university level. The odds are verycompetitive, and most graduates willend up with a great deal of debt,obtaining a degree that has littlevalue on the job market.Question 5. What do we learn from theconversation about the man?Question 6. What does the manbelieve is the problem with the current AmericanSystem of Higher Education?Question 7. How should the educationbudget be allocated according to theman?Question 8. What does the woman saythe arts can do?Passage OneDo you ever have the annoying feetingthat you don't have time to really thinkanymore? You're not alone.【Q9】A variet dtdrs have conspired to robus of time for reflectionourselves and our lives.preoccupied minds are rarely Silent.The average person receives hundredsof texts and voice messages a day. Andholidays for many of us are action-packed weeks more likely full of familyactivities than opportunities fortranquility and contemplation.【Q10】Regular reflection,howe,underlies all great professionals. It's a prerequisite for you to recharge yourmental batteries. See things in a newlight and tap into your creativity.Almost all of the great advisors that Ihave studied have found ways to getaway from it all and contemplate theirlife and work. Some researchers in thefield of creativity, in fact, believe thatinsight occurs during the reflection and relaxation that follows aCeriod of intense actvity.Schedule your time for reflection aboutyourwork ora particular proiect you're engaged in. I usually biock outhalf an hour. Don't answer the phone.Push your papers to the side. Sketch,make lists, draw mind maps of ideasthat come to you. At the end, write down any emerging ideas.When you're alone, stop worrying andthink. A lot of our downtime is spentworryingabout troublesc ne thihgs inour lives or fantasizing aboat how we'dlike our lives to be.【Q11】 Revisitthings during moments of relaxationafter a periodnof intense work. This iswhenwe are the most creative.Question 9 What do we learn about thefeeling that one doesn't heeitime tothink anymore?Questica 10 What trait do all greatprofessionals share?Question 11 What is some researchersbelieve is conducive to creative ideas?Passage Twohad post offices The first opened in 1859 in asettlement founded by migrants searching for gold,Life could be unpredictable outwest. Gold failed to appear. Drought ruinedfarmers, and settlers clashed with_NativeAmericans.On the settlement's location now stands asprawling University campus. Amid all thechanges, one feature remained constant: thepostal service. The maps tracing America'swestward expansion are telling in 1864 therewere few postat branches on land controlledby Native Americans, which still accountedfor most of the West. Over the next 25 years,post offices grew quickly. Colonization'of theWest could be regarded as a result of biggovernment rather than pioneers.【13】Asfederal subsidies and land grants temptedpeople into the deserts and plains, the postkept them connected.In the mid-19th century, the Post OfficeDepartment was far from a centralizedbureaucracy. To keep up with migrationpatterns, postal services were added toexisting businesses.【14】The federal government commissioned private wagons themail. Short term contracts were granted tolocal businessman to act as postmasters.These partnerships enabled the mail to quickly followmigrants helping knit togetherremote parts of the country.Mr. Bellavance, a digital historian, wrote abook on the history of the US postal service.【15】 He used the data science to analyzehistorical trends, Most strikingly he built anaccompanying website, complekw;Tinteractive maps.They show readers-howwithin a generation the postal service helpedcolonize a continent. These online interactivemaps illustrate the formative power of snailmail.Q12 What does the passage say AboutColorado before it became a state?Q13 How did the postal service contribute toAmerica's westward expansion?Q14 What did the federal government:do tomeet the increasing demand for the postalservice in the West?Q15 What did Mr. Bellavance do to study thehistory of the US postal service?听力演讲1In last week's lecture, we discussed reasons whypeople forget things. This week we will discuss asurprising reason why we might remember somethings, anxiety. Think about something as simple asbuying a coffee. That may not seem like an experience that would make a deep impression onyour memory. But anxiety could change that. Q16.In fact, a new study suggests that people withhigher anxiety levels mightremembertertain information better than people with lower anxietylevels.That's because higher levels of anxiety may makepeople moresusceptible to negative feelings,putting them in a more negative state of mind. Thatin turn, may make them able to better remembersome events. Let's take a closer look at that newstudy now. Q17. In this study, tseardhersstarted by giving 80 undergraduate students ananxiety test. The test measure the participantsanxiety levels over the proceeding two weeks.Then, to test memory, the participants were showna series of neutral words one at a time. Some of thewords were printed onto photos of negative scenes,meaning images that could affect their emotionsnegatively, such as a photo of a car accident, or acemetery. The rest of the words were printed ontophotos of neutral scenes, such as a photo of a lakeor trees. Neutral words included words like table ordesk that don't elicit emotion.Later, the participants were asked to think back tothe words they were shown earlier, which causedthem to reenter either a negative or neutral mindset. The participants were then presented withanother set of neutral words, and their memory ofthese new words was tested.The researchers found that the new words presented to people in a negative mindset werebetter remembered by people with higher levels ofanxiety than those with lower levels of anxiety.In other words, when highly anxious individualstook in otherwise emotionallyneutral informationthat was presented to them, it became colored bytheir negative mindset, making them remember theinformation better. But these same effects were notseen in people with low levels of anxiety.Q18. Previous studies havefound that extremeevels of anxiety such as those experienced bypeople diagnosed with an anxiety disorder can bequite detrimentalto memory and cognitive performan But the highly anxious people in thisstudy represent individuals who are managing theiranxiety and for whom anxiety is not. a seriousproblem.Question 16. What does the speaker say the newstudy suggests?Question 17. What did researchers do first in thenew study?Question 18. What do we learn from previousstudies aboutlanxiety?Over the past 20 years, the u ternet hasgradually become a dominant featureof our lives. It has changed how wecommunicate with each other. And ithas definitely transformed the way wedo business with each other:Marketinghas also changed in a number of ways.For instance, in the past, consumershad to call a phone number and patiently wait on hold in order to getthe information they wanted.[Q19]Today, they want the informationimmediately. They'll go to the company's sociaLmediapdc nifostcomments and questions expecting toreceive an immediate response. If theydon't get their questions answeredsoon they'll move on to anothercompany that will answer themquickly.Marketing departments today need tofollow technological development.Forexample, this year smartphone issmarter than last years. s fariving cars are now on the road. Marketershave to do research on which techncingies:are coming into bsing,otherwise, they risk being leit behindin the virtual dust.Marketing has also changed due to theimportance of video. People don't justwant to read text. They walt to watchthings happening. Companies now have to explore how they can use videoon a consistent basis to share information about their sinesses.Fortunately, it's extremely easy toshoot something these days. All youneed is a smartphone.But what's the result of all this? Shorteraitention spans? We aren't the samepeople that we were 20 yedi ago. Notonly have we grown accustomed togetting the information we want instantaneously, our attention spansare much shorter. If something doesn'tcaptulc ourattention within a fewseconds. We're on to the next piece ofcontent.[Q20]Marketers need to figureout ways to speak directly to the customer's emotions and they need tofigure out how to do that as quickly aspossible. Once people are emotionallyengaged, they'll stick with you.If marketingi has changed this much inthe past 20 years, imagine what thenext 20 years will bring li ai recentsurvey, only 9% of marketers could saywith confidence that their marketingefforts were actually working. Theirconfidence is being shaken becausethe rules of the game change everyyear. That's why [Q21]it'simportant for marketers to pay attention to the latest technological devel and consider collaborating with technological innovators. That way,they'll be moving at the samepace asthe tech industry.Question 19 What does the speaker sayabout today's consumers?Question 20 How do marketers captureconsumers'attention as quickly aspossible?Question 21 What does the speakersuggest marketers do to meet futurechalletes?演讲3You might be surprised to learn that [Q22] thebenefits offriendships extend beyond people'ssociallifeand into their work, which is interestingwhen cd lili the extent to which peoplesacrifice friendships, or at least the time they spendwith friends because of the exte edihairsthey'redevoting to work. Just last week, rwas remarking toa colleague that I'm content with only one socialengagement per week. But according to recentresearch, that's evidently not enough.In an initial study of more than 700 respondents,scholars from an American university [Q23] analyzethe imrf thst:fiends as opposed to family haveon sel dem Jahd well-being. Friends came outsubstantially on top. That's because to be someone's mate is a voluntary act. Unlike familywho people rarely get to choose. The researchersfound that when people choose to cultivate andmaintain supportive friendships with an individual,it means that the person is valued and worthy oftheir limited time. Such sentiments of value andworthiness boost our self-esteem.The second study comprised more than 300 participants. It proved that the better we feel aboutourselves, the more likely we will perform our jobconfidently andcompetently. This follow-up studyfound that [Q24] non-work friends even improvedpeople's job satisfaction. They have as much of animpact on how much they love their jobs, as do thefriends they have at work, despite not actuallybeing at our place of work. These types of friendstend to be our preferred outlet fo nni aboutwork-related mattersyThis is an avenue that maynot be available at the office.So even though friendships can be easy to neglectwhen confronted-by pressures at work, or evenpressures at home, neglecting our friends can turnout to be harmful and counterproductive. That'swhy when determining how to create a better work-life balance, we need to consider not only how tobalance work and family demands, but also how tocultivate and sustain supportive friendships. It's for employees for flexible work arrangements. It'sirrelevant whether their need for a desired scheduleis due to say, parenting responsibilities, or a craving to hang out with their best mate. Whatmatters is the opportunity to engage in a nourishingactiyity outside of work. That will definitely have afollow-on effect at work.Q 22 What does the speaker say is interesting?Q 23 What did researchers from an Americanuniversity analyze in their initial study?Q 24 What did the second study find aboutmon-work friends?Q 25 What does the speaker suggest managers do?参考答案：1.A) She is drawn to its integration of design andengineering.2.D) Through hard work.3.C) It is long-lasting.4.A) Computer science.5.B) He is well known to the public.6.D) Serve as a personatassistant.7.D) He has little previous work experience.8.C) He has a high proficiency in several languages.9.A) They have fewer rules and pressures.10.D) They deprive kids of the opportunity todevelop team spirit.11.C) Let them participate in some less risky outdooractivities.12.B) Tech firms intentionally design products tohave short lifespans.13.C) List a repairability score of their product.14.D) Take the initintive to reduce electronic waste.15.A) It can be solved.16.B) How to prevent employees from cyberloafing.17.C) Cyberloafing may relieve employees of stress.18.A) Taking mini-breaks means better jobperfontance.19.D) There were no trees.20.B) He founded a newspaper and used it topromote his ideas.21.B) The state government declared it the officialArbor Day.22.B)They moved ou of Africa about 60,000 yearsago.23.D) The discovery of two modern human teeth inChina.24.A) There must have been some reason for humanmigration.25.D) What path modern humans took to migrateout of America. 听力第二套参考答案：作文：心理健康Mental well-being is regarded as a state of health where a person is able to address normal stresses in daily life. Recently,this state has been grasped as much attention as physical health.Obviously, there are several factors that affect people's mental well-being. Firstly, a strong contributor to mental well-being refers to the state of a person's usual environ-ment. Adverse environmental circumstances can lea negative effectson psychological wellness. Living in a positive social environment, in contrast, can provide protection against mental challenges. Secondly, people's lifestyle can also impact their mental health. Smoking, a poor diet, alcohol con-sumption, substance use, and risky sexual behavior may result in psychological harm. Smoking, a poor diet, alcohol consump-tion, substance use, and risky sexual behavior may result in psychological harm. Worse, such behaviors have been linked to depression.In conclusion, because mental health is so important to general wellness, it's important that you take care of your mental health. Talking therapy, meditation and maintaining a positive outlook on life all contribute to people mental health. With a positive mental state, all areas of life will go towards active de-velopment.友好的讨论When faced with differing opinions, we should try to reach agreement through friendly discussion and reasonable argu-ment. In our daily life, it is common to see college students struggling with a polite and logical way when their views differ from others'. Apparently, this issue has sparked public con-cerns.Friendly discussion allows individuals to share their perspec-tives and opinions in a respectful manner. This can lead to a better understanding of each other's viewpoints and poten-tially even finding common ground. In addition, reasonable ar-gument allows individuals to present evidence and logic to sup-port their position, which can help persuade others to see their point of view. However, it is important to note that not all disagreements can be resolved through discussionand argu-ment alone. In some cases, compromise may be necessary to reach a resolution that satisfies all parties involved.To sum up, friendly discussion and reasonable argument, to a large extent, are of great use. We should be open-minded and engaged in such practices.教育的目标Education has played an increasingly crucial role in modern so-ciety. We aim education on different levels at cultivating the to-be successors of our global village. One important goal that education is trying to achieve is help students master the ways to acquire knowledge.Of all the capabilities one can develop to acquire knowledge in being educated, three sorts are of the greatest significance.First of all, students who are receiving education definitely know that they are always ignorant of some branches in th eocean of knowledge, which can keep them modest and more willing to explore their unfamiliar realms, even deeper if they've already done so. Moreover, students can imitate what their teachers or professors do in or our of class and then gradually acquire the ability to undertake more scientific re-search and intellectual inquiries alone. Last but not least,youngsters who are accustomed to being educated at school or college are more likely to keep studying as a life-long habit,which will have a substantially positive effect on their own life and the future of the human world.In my perspective, education is one of the most marvelous social inventionsthat ever existed in human history. Without it, the whole globe can never continue developing further in a civilized and prosperous direction.星火英语版：听力部分（共2套）第一套1.B) It was warm and comfortable.2.B) She misses her roommates she used to complain about.3.C) He had a similar feeling to the woman's.4.A) Go to see the woman's apartment.5.D) He has published a book recently.6.C) It has not prepared young people for the job market.7.A) More of the budget should go to science and technology.8.D) Cultivate better citizens.9. A) It is quite common.10. B) Engaging in regular contemplation.11. D) Reflecting during ones relaxation.12. C) There existed post offices.13. D) It kept people in the deserts and plains connected.14. B) It commissioned private wagons to carry the mail.15. C) He examined its historical trends with data science.16. A) Higher levels of anxiety may improve people's memory.17）C) They measured the participants' anxiety levels.18.B) Extreme levels of anxiety can adversely affect cognitive performance.19. D) They expect to get instantaneous responses to their inquiry.20. C) Speaking directly to their emotions.21. B) Keep up with the latest technological developments.22. D) Friendships benefit work.23. A) The impact of friends on people's self-esteem.24. D) They increase people's job satisfaction.25. A) Allow employees to have a flexible work schedule.第二套1. A) She is drawn to its integration of design and engineering.2.D) Through hard work.3.C) It is long-lasting.4.A) Computer science.5.B) He is well known to the public.6.D) Serve as a personal assistant.7.D) He has little previous work experience.8.C) He has a high proficiency in several languages.9.A) They have fewer rules and pressures.10.D) They deprive kids of the opportunity to develop team spirit.11 C) Let them participate in some less risky outdoor activities.12. B) Tech firms intentionally design products to have short lifespans.13. C) List a repairability score of their product.14. D) Take the initintive to reduce electronic waste.15. A) It can be solved.16.B) How to prevent employees from cyberloafing.17.C) Cyberloafing may relieve employees of stress.18. A) Taking mini-breaks means better job perfontance.19.D) There were no trees.20.B) He founded a newspaper and used it to promote his ideas.21.B) The state government declared it the official Arbor Day.22.B）They moved ou of Africa about 60,000 years ago.23.D) The discovery of two modern human teeth in China.24.A) There must have been some reason for human migration.25.D) What path modern humans took to migrate out of America.翻译部分（共3套）1.中国文化出口近年来，越来越多的中国文化产品走向全球市场，日益受到海外消费者的青睐。
2021-2022年福建省龙岩市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)
2021-2022年福建省龙岩市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题)1.The early electric cars gradually disappeared because of______.A.gasoline-powered cars.B.technological restrictions.cking government's support.D.no profits and unfeasibility.2.Newton was never a good student and had never finished his university studies.A.YB.NC.NG3.The newer SAT II Subject Tests are supposed to assess students' ______ .A.ability to enter collegeB.knowledge of college studyC.level of versatilityD.knowledge of a subject4.The researchers who met at the Asilomar Conference Grounds agreed that robots will soon ______.A.be smarter than human beingsB.be able to control themselvesC.be more popular than the InternetD.be able to take over all our work5.De Coubertin amended the Olympic Charter many times.A.YB.NC.NG6.Television has invaded our culture so completely that that it even has effect on ______.A.the literary worldB.foreign countriesC.the highly-educated peopleD.those who don't watch TV at all7.Noise can not only spoil people's sleep and sanity, but also their hearing and health.A.YB.NC.NG8.How can we know whether our planned retirement spending will work?A.We can use some on-line retirement calculators.B.We can ask some people who have already retired.C.We can try to live below our means.D.We can conduct a kind of experiment of that life.9.Some types of depression are inherited form. generation to generation in ______.10.The short-lived, rapidly dispersed species are often called ______.11.According to the poll by the National Sleep Foundation，compared to that of women，the number of men with snoring problem is_____.rgerB.smallerC.nearly the sameD.quite different12.As the center site of the worship of Zeus, Olympia hosted the opening ceremony for the ancient Olympic games.A.YB.NC.NG13.A great slogan should remind people of the brand name, so the name should appear in the tagline.A.YB.NC.NG14.In the United States, your address is an important cue to ______.15.Best Time KeeperWaldo Wilcox knew there was trouble the moment he saw the mauled(受伤的) deer carcass, not far from one of the meadows where his cattle grazed.His dogs, Dink and Shortie, sensed it too—mountain lion. He grabbed his pistol and a rope from his truck, and said, "Let's get him." Then he headed up the mountainside, his hounds racing far ahead.Wilcox moved in long strides up the rocky grade. Still, it took some time before he topped the summit. The big cat was not 50 yards in front of him, its fangs(尖牙) bared, cornered by the dogs on a massive sandstone bluff.Wilcox gripped his gun. He hoped to take the mountain lion alive and sell it to a zoo; he'd done that before and made a tidy profit. Wilcox took quick aim, his pistol cracked, and there was a sudden silence as the animal fell limp to the ground.It wasn't until the red dust had settled and Wilcox's pulse had slowed that he gazed around. What he saw stunned him. High on the bluff lay an archeological(考古学的) treasure trove(珍藏物) large pieces of pottery, stoneshelters that once housed whole families, and domed structures that had held wild grains harvested centuries before Europeans set foot in North America. Wilcox made his discovery on the bluff almost 20 years ago—but it was not the first time he had found relics on his land. Since 1951, when his father bought the high valley Range Creek ranch, a year had seldom passed in which Wilcox did not come upon some spot of archeological interest. Occasionally he stumbled across burial plots.Native American CultureFor nearly half a century, he kept quiet about the riches, telling hardly anyone outside his immediate family what was hidden in the isolated valley 160 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. When he discovered a new site, Wilcox would note its location—then just let things be.Now the secret of Range Creek is finally out. Four years ago, forced by time to give up ranching, Wilcox, 75, sold his beef-cattle property in a deal that ultimately put the land in state hands. Thanks to Wilcox's silence, the 4,200-acre ranch is one huge, untouched archeological site. Today, scientists fromUtah's Division of State History and the University of Utah are busily cataloguing magnificent, previously unknown ruins on the property.What the scientists are learning at Range Creek has already begun to shed light on one of the greatest mysteries of Native American history—the fate of the Fremont culture, which had thrived in Utah for almost 1,000 years, then vanished virtually over-night in the 1300s.The very existence of the Fremont did not come to light until the late 1920s, when a Harvard University expedition discovered evidence of an ancient people who settled along the Fremont River in southern Utah. Farmers and hunter-gatherers who arrived in the region at about A.D. 400, the Fremont lived in one-room homes dug into the earth and finished off with stacked-stone wails and roofs made of reeds and mud. Carbon dating of corncobs found on the Wilcox ranch hint that Range Creek was buzzing with activity from roughly A.D. 900 to 1100.But right around the beginning of the 14th century, some great shift occurred. The drawings, pottery and structures particular to the Fremont culture ceased to be made anywhere. Some experts guess that other peoples pushed out the Fremont. Others speculate that some climatic event forced the Fremont to move south, where they may have integrated with other tribes.A Living Monument"In terms of history and archeological study, Range Creek is essential to the state," explains former governor Olene S. Walker. "It gives us a view into a period for which we have no written history." She is speaking primarily about the Fremont culture, but A World That Time Forgot. Even today, the valley resembles a world that time forgot.A.YB.NC.NG16.The author suggests that couples should give first priority to ______.17.Mark Twain seemed unhappy in his later years because his wife and ______ had died.18.Catherine Fredman was not worried about paying Mr. Fredman's ______. 19.Exercises in gratitude, kindness and optimism can make people happier--but only if they keep doing them and these exercises ______.20. It's safer for you to fish out and hold the card in hand before ______.二、3.Listening Comprehension(20题)21.(28)A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.D.Eight.22.听力原文：M: Will the light rain prevent the scheduled flight from taking off on time?W: Of course, except when it lightnings rains and snows hard. So don't worry about that. The flight will depart on schedule.Q: What weather will not affect the departure of the flight?(13)A.Light rain.B.Heavy rain.C.Lightning.D.Heavy snow23.听力原文：W: Hey, John, are you OK? Why are you frowning?M: Well, I sort of(22)have a headache. I'll be fine after a glass of boiled water and some pain-killers. That happens a lot, and I always take one or two of them whenever a headache occurs.W: A lot? Seriously? Have you ever seen a doctor?M: Of course I have. Guess what? He just told me to take some pills or let it be until the headache was gone by itself. So, I chose the first.W: Then how did you get those pills? (23) On prescription?M: (23)I had no choice.W: Now I have to tell you for your own good that it will be pretty dangerous if you go on taking those pain-relievers like this.M: How come? It's only a kind of normal medicine, and I don't take many each time.W: Well, I've read an article that said, believe it or not, (24) although most people think pain-relievers are safe, they are in fact addictive, in the same way as heroin and morphine. Some people even visit the doctor regularly on purpose to satisfy their addiction.M: You must be kidding me! Does that mean I have made myself a drug addict or something? That's terrifying !W: Oh, don't be scared. As long as you are aware of it and pay some attention to the dose, your doctor is not likely to appear as a "drug dealer".M: (25) That sounds reasonable. It seems that I must take notice to these little white pills. Thank you for your information.W: My pleasure.(23)A.Drug addiction.B.A headache.C.Pain-killers.D.The woman's suggestion.24.(43)25.【B9】26.【B6】27.【B8】28.【B11】29.听力原文：W：As a well-known public speaker，can you give us some suggestions on how to deliver a good speech?M：(19)To begin with, you should ask yourself a question, that is, what does your audience need and want? It's better to question yourself before the speech．W：Why do we need to know their needs and wants?M：(21)If you are a public speaker Lit is absolutely essential to know how to capture and maintain the interest of your audience, which means you have to know what they want to know and what they want to hear．W：You mean we should pay special attention to the content of the speech，right?M：Yes．If you elaborate on facts and figures that everyone is already familiar with，then it is quite possible that you will actually lose the attention of those who are listening to your presentation．W：What should we do then?M：(20)Many successful speakers will summarize that part or add some different viewpoints to it．This is a good way to increase their level of understanding of the topic．If your audience cannot follow your speech．it's quite possible that they'll leave or doze off．W：How about body language? I see many speakers use a lot of hand gestures．M：Not only hand gestures，but also facial expression，body movement and even voice changes．It is always important to remember that sometimes，how you say something will have a larger impact than what you say．(20)A.Ask himself a lot of questions.B.Know his own needs and wants.C.Figure out what his audience is interested in.D.Put his notes in order ahead.30.听力原文：M: The program director said that we'd have to postpone the outing until Saturday because of inclement weather.W: It's a shame because all the food has already been ordered and will probably spoil.Q: Why was the outing postponed?(13)A.The food spoiled.B.The group was shameful.C.The weather was bad.D.The program director wanted to have it on another day.31.(44)32.(36)A.Sport events.B.Cultural activities.C.Counseling.D.Creative activities.33.听力原文：M：You know，I've been studying regularly，but I'm still not doing well in my history class．W：Maybe instead of studying in your room, you should seat yourself in a place that has fewer distractions.Q：What does the woman advise the man to do?(18)A.Find a quiet place to study.B.Change the conditions of his room.C.Find a more comfortable place to study.D.Avoid distractions while studying in his room.34.听力原文：M: The forecast calls for heavy snow again tonight. Aren't you glad we'll be getting away from this for a week?W: I sure am. But let's call tomorrow morning before we leave for the airport to make sure our flight hasn't been delayed or cancelled.Q: What does the woman suggest they do?(18)A.Call to see whether it will snow heavily.B.Check their flight schedule in the morningC.Listen to the morning weather forecast.D.Change their vacation plans.35.(17)A.It failed for lack of funds.B.It ended up fairly successful.C.It was suspended for the land dispute.D.It was difficult to complete and had to be stopped.36.(32)A.Interpersonal relationships.B.Kinds of social support.C.Ways to deal with stress.D.Effects of stressful condition.37.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down theTo be really happy and real safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real. It is no use (36)______ late in life to say: "I will take an (37)______ in this or that. "A man may acquire great(38)______ of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet get hardly any(39)______ or relief. It is no use what you like; you have got to like what you do. Broadly speaking, human beings may be (40)______ in to three classes: those who toiled to death, those who are (41)______ to death, and those who are bored to death. It is no use inviting the (42)______ or the professional or business man, who has been (43)______ or worrying about serious things for five days, to work or worry about trifling things at the weekend.It may also be said that rational, industrious, useful human beings are divided into two classes: (44)____________. Of these the former are the majority. The long hours in the office or the factory bring with them as their reward, not only the means of sustenance, but a keen appetite for pleasure even in its simplest and most modest form. (45)____________. For them the working hours are never enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays, when they come, are just like enforced interruptions in an absorbing vacation.(46)____________.38.听力原文：For centuries, parrots have been prized pets because of their strange talent for imitating human speech. They are able to hear vocal ranges, memorize the tones, and then repeat what they have heard. Often this skill isused to entertain people. But recently, an Amazon parrot, named Baby, was able to put this ability to work by helping police break up a gang of burglars responsible for over＄50,000 in property theft.Baby helped the police to identify the gang of thieves. A recent robbery victim reported to the Baytown, Texas police that her parrot, Baby started acting strangely and saying new phrases after the robbery. Before the robbery, Baby had only a twenty-eight word vocabulary; afterwards, the bird started saying the additional phrases "Come back, Robert!" and "Come on, Ronnie!".The police detectives were delighted. Although one man had already been arrested, Ronnie and Robert were the names of their two top suspects who were believed to have aided the first man. Under questioning, this suspect explained what had happened. When the robbers entered the house, they heard Baby talking and thought that someone was home. Ronnie and Robert began running away, while the third man yelled for them to come back. Baby remembered this incident and recorded their voices in her memory.(33)A.A victim.B.A police detective.C.A robber.D.A pet bird.39.听力原文：W: I was a half-hour late for Professor Harrison's lecture thismorning. Could you lend me your notes, Jim?M: Sure. But you won't find anything in my notes. He didn't say anything important during your absence.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?(19)A.Jim's notes are not very good.B.Professor Harrison doesn't teach well.C.Mary should have come to the lecture earlier.D.Mary doesn't have to borrow notes from Jim.40.(31)A.The job must not ruin your talents.B.The job must be able to shape your personality.C.The job must set a pattern of life.D.The job must suit your interest.三、4.Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(20题)41.How does the author most probably look at the African children?A.Much effort has to be made to change their life.B.He takes it his responsibility to change their life.C.Their sufferings deserve more worldwide concern.D.Their sufferings are resulted from shortage of fund.42.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A.How to Overcome Cultural Near-sightednessB.Different Cultural NormsC.Harms of Cultural BlindnessD.Deep-rooted Cultural Near-sighted43.Which of the following, if presented as the first sentence of a succeeding paragraph, would most logically continue the discussion presented in the passage?A.Timekeeping in medical tomography must be precise because the changes in travel time caused by density fluctuations are slight.B.To understand how ocean acoustic tomography works, it is necessary to know how sound travels in the ocean.C.Ships are another possibility, but they would need to stop every 50 kilometers to lower measuring instruments.D.These variations amount to only about 2 to 3 percent of the average speed of sound in water, which is about i 500 meters per second.44.New England Journal admonished doctors to ______.A.give the pills only to the severely overweight personsB.put clearer warnings on the drug labelsC.drop the prescriptions for the pills drasticallyD.take the obese patients off the drugs completely45. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.96 percent of the earth's surface is covered by ice.B.Over 10 million square miles of the earth's surface are covered by ice now.C.Almost all of the ice sheets covering the land and glaciers in the mountains have been hidden.D.Most of the ice on the earth's surface is located in Antarctic and Greenland for the time being.46.Section BDirections: 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. Nowadays, no document is safe any more. Counterfeiting. once the domain of skilled deceivers that used expensive engraving and printing equipment, has gone mainstream since the price of desktop publishing systems has dropped. In ancient times, counterfeiting was a hanging offence. Today, desktop counterfeiters have little reason to worry about prison, because the systems they use are ubiquitous (普遍存在的) and there is no means of tracing forged documents to the machine that produced them. This, however, may soon change thanks to technology development by George Chiu, an anti-counterfeiting engineer.His approach is based on detecting imperfections in the print quality of documents. Old-school scientists were able to trace documents to particular typewriters based on quirks (构槽) of the individual keys. He employs asimilar approach, exploiting the fact that the rotating (转动) drums and mirrors inside a printer are imperfect pieces of engineering which leave unique patterns of banding in their products.Although these patterns are invisible to the naked eye, they can be detected and analyzed by computer programs, and it is these patterns that Dr. Chiu has spent the past year devising. So far, he cannot trace individual printers, but he can tell pretty reliably which make and model of printer was used to create a document.That, however, is only the beginning. While it remains to be seen whether it will be possible to trace a counterfeit document back to its guilty creator on the basis of manufacturing imperfections, Dr. Chiu is now working out ways to make those imperfections deliberate. He wants to modify the printing process so that unique, invisible signatures can be incorporated into each machine produced which would make any document traceable. Ironically, it was after years of collaborating with printing companies to reduce banding and thus increase the quality of prints, that he came up with the idea of introducing artificial banding that could encode identification information into a document. Using the banding patterns of printers to secure documents would be both cheap to implement and hard, if not impossible, for those without. specialist knowledge and hardware to evade.Not surprising, the American Secret Service is monitoring the progress of this research very closely, and is providing guidelines to help Dr. Chiu to travel in what the service thinks is the right direction, which is fine for catching criminals. But how the legitimate users of printers will react to Big Brotherbeing able to track any document back to his source remains to be seen.By saying no document is safe any more, the author probably means _____.A.affordable printers make it possible for anyone to forge documentsB.the American Secret Service will be able to trace any documentC.every printed document will be secretly marked out through high-techD.counterfeiters have more advanced technology to use47.According to the passage, we know that "bulls, bears, and bubbles" has a history of about ______.A.200 yearsB.250 yearsC.375 yearsD.280 years48.【C9】49.(54)50.The passage points out that to identity, with others is less important than to identify with ______.51.The writer says that primates show little hostility ______.A.towards soldiers and other human beingsB.except towards animals such as lions, leopards, tigers or wild catsC.unless their own particular area is invadedD.towards other groups of the same species of monkey or ape52.Parents of wailing (哀号) babies, take comfort: You are not alone. Chimpanzee babies fuss. Sea gull chicks squawk. Burying beetle larvae tap their parents' legs. Throughout the animal kingdom, babies know how to get their parents' attention. Exactly why evolution has produced all this fussing, squawking and tapping is a question many biologists are trying to answer. Someday, that answer may shed some light on the mystery of crying in human babies. "It may point researchers in the right direction to find the causes of excessive crying," said Joseph Soltis, a bioacoustics expert at Disney's AnimalKingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Soltis published an article on the evolution of crying in the current issue of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Young animals vary in how much they cry, squawk or otherwise communicate with their parents, and studies with mice, beetles and monkeys show that this variation is partly based on genes. Some level of crying in humans, of course, is based on gas pains and messy diapers. But as for the genetic contribution, you might expect that natural selection would favor genes for noisier children, since they would get more attention.Before long, however, this sort of deception may be ruinous. If the signals of offspring became totally unreliable, parents would no longer benefit from paying attention. Some evolutionary biologists have proposed that natural selection should therefore favor so-called honest advertisements. Some biologists have speculated that these honest advertisements may not just tell a parent which offspring are hungry. They might also show their parent that they are healthy and vigorous and therefore worth some extra investment. The babies of monkeys cry out to their mothers and tend to cry even more around the time their mothers wean (断奶) them. The mothers, in response, begin to ignore most of their babies' distress calls, since most turn out to be false alarms. "Initially, mothers respond any time an infant cries," said Dario Maestripieri, a primatologist at the University of Chicago. "But as the cries increase, they respond less and less. They become more skeptical. So infants start crying less. So they go through these cycles, adjusting their responses." Kim Bard, a primatologist at the University of Plymouth in England, has spent more than a decade observing chimpanzee babies. "Chimps can cry for a long time if something terrible is happening to them, but when you pick them up, they stop," Bard said. "I've never seen any chimpanzees in the first three months of life be inconsolable."Maestripieri and other researchers say these evolutionary forces may have also shaped the cries of human babies. "All primate infants cry," Maestripieri said. "It's a very conserved behavior. It's not something humans have evolved on their own."What can be the most probable title of this passage?A.Parents Bothered by Babies' CryB.Infants Crying for Parents' AttentionC.Clues from Animals on Why Babies CryD.False Cry53.One of the reasons why black Americans could not easily mix in American society is ______.A.that most Americans are immigrantsB.due to their skin colorC.that they speak their language differently from AmericansD.that they were free to keep their heritage54. In a harassment suit filed by a senior employee, who had left printouts from an adult website in her office?55.What does the last paragraph want to indicate?A.The kinds of confusion gone unnoticed.B.What makes some confusion go unnoticed.C.The contents of confusion gone unnoticed.D.The people with some confusion gone unnoticed.56.What will be the result of designing the body of SAX-40 as tailless and triangular?A.This shape can make the airplane fly faster.B.This shape can hold more passengers.C.This shape can supply more power raising.D.This shape can be flied easily.57. Superfast broadband delivered by fibre saves users of instant communication from delays which______.58.The word "spare" (Para. 2) is close in meaning to" ______".A.freeB.extraC.frugalD.meager59.When parents show constant disappointment in their children, the destructive effect is that the children will ______.60. The word "demographic" (Line 4, Para. 1 ) means ______.A.statistics of humanB.surroundings studyC.accumulation of humanD.development of human四、5.Error Correction(5题)61.【S8】62.【S7】63.【S6】64.【S5】65.【S2】五、6.Translation(5题)66. Look at the manners he talks,______(好像他知道一切似的).67. ______ (无论会遇到到少困难)we will manage to accomplish our goal.68. They have decided to _________________________ (在所有的当地学校废除体罚).69. The woman ______(担心服用这种的副作用), but her doctor reassured her that it is absolutely harmless.70. It is high time that ______ (我们尝试不同的方法解决经济危机).参考答案1.B解析：根据题干关键词early，electric cars定位到原文第一标题下第一段第三句；But technological limitations eventually killed those early EVs... 可知技术的限制最终导致了电动汽车逐渐退出市场，故选B项。
2021-2022年贵州省贵阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)
2021-2022年贵州省贵阳市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题)1.As local temperatures fluctuate naturally, it is not right to say that the Earth is becoming hotter.A.YB.NC.NG2.The Embarrassing Pharmaceutical IndustryThe image of drug industryThe drug industry's image problems are beginning to hurt pharmaceutical companies where it matters most-- at the bottom line.A year after Merck's withdrawal of its arthritis medicine Vioxx led to an industry wide credibility crisis, the Food and Drug Administration is blocking new medicines that might previously have passed muster. Doctors are writing fewer prescriptions for antidepressants and other drugs whose safety has been challenged, like hormone replacement therapies for women in menopause. Meanwhile, insurers and some states are taking advantage of the backlash against the industry to try shifting patients to older, generic drugs, arguing that they work as well as newer and more expensive branded medicines. Overall, prescriptions continue to rise slightly, but an increasing share of prescriptions are going to generic drugs. Also, consumers seem to be less responsive to aggressive drug marketing.The industry lost trust"A lot of the demand that the industry has created over the years has been through promotion, and for that promotion to be effective, there has to be trust," said Richard Evans, an analyst covering drug stocks at Sanford C. Bernstein and Company. "That trust has been lost."In the background, new competitors are forcing the old-line drug giants to struggle to keep pace. Biotechnology companies like Genentech are taking the lead in finding new treatments for cancer, a promising and lucrative field. Executives of the major drug companies say they expect public scrutiny in the wake of problems with Vioxx and other drugs. But they say they are concerned that consumer mistrust has led to unrealistic expectations about drug safety and risks, stunting the development of new medicines."I think there is an overall unreasonable expectation right now that there is such a thing as a risk free drug," said Sidney Taurel, chief executive of EliLilly & Company.The major drug makers remain highly profitable. But at some, including Pfizer and Merck, the largest and third-largest American companies in terms of revenue, sales are stagnant and profits are failing, leading to layoffs and-- for the first time in years-- cuts in research budgets. The drug industry, which is dominated by companies based in this country, is hardly in a full-blown crisis, and layoffs are occurring mainly on the margins of its work force. Pfizer alone will make about ＄8 billion in profit this year, on sales of about ＄51 billion, and invest more than ＄7 billion in research and developmentalthough the company's research spending fell 6 percent in the third quarter of 2005 compared with the same period in 2004, and Pfizer expects it to stay flat or decline in the coming years. Overall, the industry spends more than ＄30 billion annually on research and development.But for the companies, and for patients who are counting on industry research to produce new treatments for diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes, these are trying times. Wall Street has also taken notice of the industry's woes. Shares of Pfizer are near their lowest levels since 1997, closing Friday at ＄22.43, and a broad index of drug stocks has fallen 25 percent in five years. In contrast, shares of biotechnology companies are soaring.Without new drugs to promote as patents expire, and with the bar set so high by the blockbusters of the last decade, the old-line companies have depended on stopgap measures to protect sales, like reformulating existing drugs so they can be taken once a week instead of once daily. At the same time, they have used consumer advertising to drive patient demand. But those strategies appear to be losing their effectiveness, as consumers become more skeptical and insurers rebel against high prices for drugs that are notA.YB.NC.NG3.Without the prenuptial talk, it' s not likely that couples have an actual plan for their lives together.A.YB.NC.NG4.There is no public charging stations because ______.A.Its building cost is pretty high.B.People would like to charge at home.C.It takes long time to finish the charging.D.Charge in public stations cost long time.5. According the race rules, dogs for race must have ______.6.What kind of change did World War I1 bring to the theatres?A.The putting forward of dinner.B.The costume of the performance.C.The time of the performance.D.The restaurants nearly offer different food.7.According to the passage, land can be polluted by ______ from agriculture.A.heavy metalsB.pesticides and nitrate-poor fertilizersC.slurry from livestockD.rubbish8.The old values and attitudes imparted into the young Chinese Americans effectively help prevent______.9.To trade with the third world is mainly because that it is full of natural resources.A.YB.NC.NG10.Cable television had developed technology that allowed them to add more programming to cable service in ______.A.In the early 1990sB.In the late 1970sC.In the early 1950sD.In the early 1940s11.It is advised to be subtle when parents step in to the principal about the bullies because ______.12.Now cohabitation normally happens before marriage.A.YB.NC.NG13.Organic agriculture has become a big industry as more and more farmers are switching to it.A.YB.NC.NG14.A nonviolent offender can choose ______.15.Trust is a matter of ______ rather than of technique.16.About the buzzing prodigies, people argue ______.17.How Earthquakes WorkAn earthquake is one of the most terrifying phenomena that nature can dish up. We generally think of the ground we stand on as "rock-solid" and completely stable. But an earthquake can shatter that perception instantly. Up until relatively recently, scientists only had unsubstantiated guesses as to what actually caused earthquakes. Even today there is still a certain amount of mystery surrounding them, but scientists have a much clearer understanding. There has been enormous progress in the past century: Scientists have identified the forces that cause earthquakes, and developed technology that can tell us an earthquake's magnitude and origin. The next hurdle is to find a way of predicting earthquakes.Shaking GroundAn earthquake is a vibration that travels through the earth's crust. Technically, a large truck that rumbles down the street is causing a mini-earthquake, if you feel your house shaking as it goes by, but we tend to think of earthquakes as events that affect a fairly large area, such as an entire city. All kinds of things can cause earthquakes:-volcanic eruptions-meteor(流星) impacts-underground explosions (an underground nuclear test, for example)-collapsing structures (such as a collapsing mine)But the majority of naturally-occurring earthquakes are caused by movementsof the earth's plates, as we'll see in the next section.We only hear about earthquakes in the news every once in a while, but they are actually an everyday occurrence on our planet. According to the United States Geological Survey, more than three million earthquakes occur every year. That's about 8000 a day, or one every 11 seconds! The vast majority of these 3 million quakes are extremely weak.Sliding PlatesThe biggest scientific breakthrough in the history of seismology(地震学)—the study of earthquakes came in the middle of the 20th century, with the development of the theory of plate tectonics(板块构造). The basic theory is that the surface layer of the earth—the lithosphere—is comprised of many plates that slide over the lubricating mantle(地幔) layer. At the boundaries between these huge plates of soil and rock, three different things can happen: -Plates can move apart—If two plates are moving apart from each other, hot, molten rock flows up from the layers of mantle below the lithosphere.-Plates can push together—If the two plates are moving toward each other, one plate typically pushes under the other one. At some boundaries where two plates meet, neither plate is in a position to subduct under the other, so they both push against each other to form. mountains.-Plates slide against each other—At other boundaries, plates simply slide by each other—they are pushed tightly together. A great deal of tension builds at the boundary.Where these plates meet, you'll find faults—breaks in the earth's crust where the blocks of rock on each side are moving in different directions. Earthquakes are much more common along fault lines than they are anywhere else on the planet.FaultsScientists identify four types of faults, characterized by the position of the fault plane, the break in the rock and the movement of the two rock blocks: -In a normal fault (see animation below), the fault plane is nearly vertical. These faults occur where the crust is being pulled apart, due to the pull of a divergent plate boundary.-The fault plane in a reverse fault is also nearly vertical, but the hanging wall pushes up and the footwall pushes down. This sort of fault forms where a plate is being compressed.-A thrust fault moves the same way as a reverse fault, but the fault line is nearly horizontal. This is the sort of fault that occurs in a converging plate boundary.-InA.YB.NC.NG18.Bipolar disorder is characterized by cycling mood changes. Mostly, such changes are gradual.A.YB.NC.NG19.When GM tomatoes first entered British supermarket, it caused a sensation to the whole immediately.A.YB.NC.NG20.No matter what the hostage situation is like, the principle of negotiating is to work the hostage-takers into a ______.二、3.Listening Comprehension(20题)21.(19)A.He made it himself.B.He had a carpenter make it.C.He bought it a long time ago.D.He had an old one re-made.22.(46)23.(21)A.He believes that flashy robes attract greater attention.B.He believes that flashy robes go well with boxing matches.C.He wants to send a message to the spectators saying he can fight though he's 40.D.He believes that the spectators love to see him dressed in flashy robes.24.(26)A.Only the subjects that could be used in society are important.B.The subjects could be irrelevant so long.C.There should be more classes on social studies.D.There should be no exams in subjects of social studies.25.【B9】26.听力原文：As a tradition, workers in companies are always required to wear suits and fie, but according to a senior government official, Thailand is to ask workers to stop wearing suits as part of the country ' s latest measure to conserve energy. This is the idea of the new government, because Thailand is a tropical country and air-conditioners have been used very commonly, which consume a large amount of energy, but if the workers turned up in shirt sleeves, they wouldn't need air-conditioners turned up so high. At its weekly meeting, the cabinet passed a resolution asking all public servants not to wear jackets and urging private employees to do the same. This has already been practised by the government. At a re cent meeting, only four of six air-conditioners in the cabinet room had been turned on. One of the government officials says, "Initially it was not hot in the room, but if a meeting lasts a long time, the temperature might need to be lowered a bit."(31)A.New Fashion in Thailand.B.How to Use Air-conditioner wisely.C.A New Way to Save Energy.D.Air-conditioner in Thailand.27.(15)A.That the man will not be able to sleep.B.That someone will enter the back door while the man is sleeping.C.That the lock on the door will break.D.That the man will not be able to come back.28.(32)A.They are not as dangerous as people think.B.They can be as friendly to humans as dogs.C.They attack human beings by nature.D.They are really tame sea animals.29.听力原文：W: I can't believe it! I finally found the perfect sofa and it's out of stock. It'll take weeks to deliver.M: Does that really matter? You've already waited this long.Q: What does the man imply the woman should do?A.Report the problem to the store manager.B.Go to another furniture store.C.Order the sofa she wants.D.Postpone making a decision about the sofa.30.听力原文：W: Tim, I hate to tell you this, but we're caught in a budget crunch, and we must lay you off. I'm sorry.M: I understand. I've enjoyed my time here, and I'm confident I can find something else.Q: What is the man's response?(15)A.He is upset.B.He flies into a rage.C.He is only too glad to go.D.He is sure of his future.31.(38)32.【B5】33.听力原文：W：The charity appeal raised only half of what it expected．M：One quarter of a million is respectable，however．Q：How much money did they expect to raise?(14)A.＄1 million.B.＄1/4 million.C.＄1/2 million.D.＄2 million.34.听力原文：M: I don't know why I married you. The house is always dirty. The children are ignorant, and I never have any clean clothes to wear.W: I never promised to do any of those things. You should have gotten the girl back home and not a famous model like me.Q: Who is the man talking to?A.His teacher.B.His maid.C.A famous model.D.His wife.35.听力原文：W: I can't get over the way you treated me at our own dinner table.M: I was irritated at something else. I said I was sorry. Do we have to go through all that again?Q: What happened to the woman the other day?(19)A.She was hurt by the man.B.She lost her temper.C.She didn't speak to her husband.D.She missed the dinner party.36.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some 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.听力原文：Many teachers believe that the responsibility for learning lies with the students. If a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or on a given examination. The ideal student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning, not the one interested only in getting high marks.When research is assigned, the professor expects the student to take the initiative and to complete the assignment with minimal guidance. It is the student's responsibility to find books, periodicals, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain how a university library works; they expect students, particularly graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference sources in the library.Professors will help students who need them, but prefer that their students not be overly depend on them. In the United States, professors have other duties besides teaching. Often they are responsible for administrative work within their departments. In addition, they may be obliged to publish articles and books. Therefore, the time a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either approach a professor during office hours or make an appointment.(27)A.For the completion of required assignments.B.For passing given examinations.C.For the good of gaining knowledge.D.For the sake of high grades.37.听力原文：W：Why is she talking so loudly?M：I think she is hard of hearing.Q：Why is the woman mentioned speaking so loudly?(18)A.It is too noisy.B.She enjoys speaking loudly.C.She is very angry.D.She is deaf.38.(29)A.She had three brothers.B.She was the first leader of the women's liberation movement in America.C.She did a lot of writing in support of equal rights for women.D.She came to be aware of the inequality before studying in college.39.(47)40.(22)A.Expensive.B.Much lower.C.Everyone could achieve scholarship.D.Students' parents don't have to be rich.三、4.Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(20题)41.Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Let's now briefly consider a generally honored but sometimes maligned (有坏影响的) type of scientist, the theorist. Theorists are considered separately,since they are the rarest, most fascinating, and most important of the species Scientificus. Their motivational system most often is that of the Player, although occasionally it is that of the Operator.Although theorists are often viewed as cold, rational, deliberate machines, they are generally almost the opposite of this popular picture. They are usually individuals of strong feelings who have the ego (自我) of actors and anirrational, almost mystic attachment to particular views of their discipline. The appearance of cool deliberation is their public face, which often represents only their disdain (轻蔑) for contact with the spectators.There are important occupational differences between theorists and other scientists. Theorists set the framework within which others do their research. Those other than the theorists do the important work of filling in details of existing theories. Non-theorists fulfill a relatively safe and useful function. Their work contributes to science but does not threaten the individual scientist unless he or she happens to accumulate evidence contrary to the status quo. What is the general personality makeup of theorists? Are they normal, neurotic, or even psychotic? They rarely fit the pattern of middle-class normality, and yet they are intensely in touch with their own reality. Perhaps they don't fit any of the usual categories. George Bernard Shaw once said, "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." Perhaps his message was to tolerate the dissenters (反对者), the faddists, the kooks (狂人), and in general those who disagree with what we know are right so long as they don't become too violent. Tolerate them, not out of any sense of humanity but for crass self-interest. A few of them are innovators, and society needs them infinitely more than they need society.In reviewing all the group of scientists and science-trained individuals we have encountered, we find a range of individuals spread over the whole spectrum of human behavior. but with some important common characteristics. Scientists are neither supermen nor naive children. They are not foggily absent-minded or unrealistic; rather, many of the things they consider important and real are often quite different from those of the "everyday" world.By describing theorists as cold, rational, deliberate machines, the author intends to imply that theorists are actually individuals of______.42. What may borrowers suffer from the violent movements in exchange rates?43.Many countries are shocked to find that______.A.consuming countries are confronting a serious drug problemB.drug problem has become more serious than everC.drug trafficking gangs are often allied with terroristsD.drag abuse is undermining their government44.What is the main difference between an electronic book and a LCD screen?A.Electronic ink.B.The portability they come to.C.The convenience they make.D.The content they store.45.How many people are suffering from labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions: In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same dire (可怕的) consequences today as it did in the 1930s when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings ware usually much closer to the margin of subsistence, and when there were no countervailing social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated(减轻) the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overstate the dimensions of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the overwhelming majority is from multiple earners, relatively affluent families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market pathologies. Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor-market-related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude millions of fully employed workers whose wages arc so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently internet to undermine the capacity for self-support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times thenumber unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffers. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another part-time working because of the inability Io find fulltime work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failings in the labor market are adequately protected.As a result of such contradictory evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be countered by job creation and economic stimulus. There is only one area of agreement in this debate----that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one of their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.Which of the following docs "labor market problems" (Line 1, Para. 1) refer to?A.Shortage of jobs providing adequate income.B.Deficiencies in the training of the work force.C.Trade relationships among producers of goods.D.The overall causes of poverty.46.It is clear from the passage that the author advocates ______.A.the natural development of children's intelligenceB.early intervention in children's intellectual growthC.providing enough day-care centers for children of working mothersD.depriving poor mothers of the opportunities to raise their children at home47.We can infer from the passage that______.A.there is little difference between specialization and professionalisationB.amateurs can compete with professionals in some areas of scienceC.amateurs have national academic societies but no local onesD.professionals welcome amateurs into the scientific community48. Advertisements are aimed at people suffering from mild complaintsbecause ______.A.they often watch ads on TVB.they are more likely to buy the drugs advertisedC.they generally lead a sedentary lifeD.they don't take to sports and easily catch colds49.Nowadays the bosses can ask the workers to take the polygraph tests only under the condition that ______.50.Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Students who score high in achievement needs tend to make higher grades in college than those who score low. When degree aptitude for college work, as indicated by College Entrance Examination Board Tests, is held constant, engineering students who score high in achievement needs tend to make higher grades in college than the aptitude test scores would indicate.We can define this need as the habitual desire to do useful work well. It is a salient influence characteristic of those who need little supervision. Their desire for accomplishment is a stronger motivation than any stimulation the supervisor can provide. Individuals who function in terms of this drive do not "bluff" in regard to a job that they fail to do well.Some employees have a strong drive for success in their work; others are satisfied when they make a living. Those who want to feel that they are successful have high aspiration for themselves. Thoughts concerning the achievement drive are often prominent in the evaluations made by the typical employment interviewer who interviews college seniors for executive training. He wants to find out whether the senior has a strong drive to get ahead or merely to hold a job. Research indicates that some who do get ahead have an even stronger drive to avoid failure.What is the main subject of this passage?51.Many companies hesitate to use the Web because ______.A.technical flaws of Internet make it impossible to run business online efficientlyB.shops in silicon costs lots of moneyC.consumers are usually annoyed by the "push" strategyD.some people just do not regard network as reliable pathway for business52. The order of athletic events at the ancient Olympics ______.A.has not definitely been establishedB.varied according to the number of foreign competitorsC.was decided by Zeus, in whose honor the Games were heldD.was considered unimportant53. To strengthen moral instruction, parents should fix into their children's mind a sense of ______.54.How can users keep the password in secret?55.Oskar Pfungst discovered that Hans performed badly in the math work when ______.56.(60)57.The author of this essay seems to suggest that______.A.the devaluation of Malaysia's currency is due to the American plotB.the Asian Crisis is the result of ASEAN pandering to terrorist governmentsC.there is not a serious economic problems in Southeast Asia at allD.the economic problems in some Asian countries is partly the result of their overheating economy58.What's the goal of American parents to raise children?A.To gain more freedom.B.To show respect to their parents.C.To be independent.D.To understand the meaning of a family.59.【C9】60.What do you think of the final paragraph?四、5.Error Correction(5题)61.【S8】62.【S7】63.【S3】64.【S6】65.The term "virus" is derived from the Latin word forposition, or slime. It was originally applied to the noxiousstench emanating from swamps that was thought to cause avariety of disease in the centuries before microbes were S1.______ discovered and specifically linked to illness. But it was S2.______ until almost the end of the nineteenth century that a truevirus was proven to be the reason of a disease. S3.______The nature of viruses made them impossible to detectfor many years, even after bacteria had been discovered and studied. Not only are viruses too small to be seen with alight microscope, they also cannot be detected through their S4.______ biological activity, except as it occurs in conjunction withother organisms. In fact, viruses show no traces of biologicalactivity by themselves. Unlike bacteria, they are not livingagents in the strictest way. Viruses are very simple pieces S5.______。
2021-2022年河北省唐山市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)
2021-2022年河北省唐山市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题)1. According to preparedness experts, if a city has at least 500 hospital beds for every 100,000 residents, it could find ______ in an emergency.2.Hybrid CarsHave you pulled your car up to the gas pump lately and been shocked by the high price of gasoline? As the pump clicked past $20 or $30, maybe you thought about trading in your car for something that gets better mileage. Or maybe you're worried that your car is contributing to the greenhouse effect. The auto industry has the technology to address these concerns. It's the hybrid car. You're probably aware of hybrid cars because they've been in the news a lot. Most automobile manufacturers have announced plans to manufacture their own versions. What makes it a "Hybrid"?Any vehicle is a hybrid when it combines two or more sources of power. In fact, many people have probably owned a hybrid vehicle at some point. For example, a moped (a motorized pedal bike) is a type of hybrid because it combines the power of a gasoline engine with the pedal power of its rider. Hybrid vehicles are all around us. Most of the locomotives we see pulling trains are diesel-electric hybrids. Cities like Seattle have diesel-electric(以柴油发动机发电的) buses—these can draw electric power from overhead wiresor run on diesel when they are away from the wires. Giant mining trucks are often diesel-electric hybrids. Submarines are also hybrid vehicles — some are nuclear-electric and some are diesel-electric. The gasoline-electric hybrid car is a cross between a gasoline-powered car and an electric car.Hybrid StructureYou can combine the two power sources found in a hybrid car in different ways. One way, known as a parallel hybrid, has a fuel tank, which supplies gasoline to the engine. But it also has a set of batteries that supplies power to an electric motor. Both the engine and the electric motor can turn the transmission at the same time, and the transmission then turns the wheels. By contrast, in a series hybrid the gasoline engine turns a generator, and the generator can either charge the batteries or power an electric motor that drivesthe transmission. Thus, the gasoline engine never directly powers the vehicle. Why Build Such a Complex Car?You might wonder why anyone would build such a complicated machine when most people are perfectly happy with their gasoline-powered cars. The reason is twofold: to reduce tailpipe emissions and to improve mileage. These goals are actually tightly interwoven.Evolution of the HybridThe hybrid is a compromise. It attempts to significantly increase the mileage and reduce the emissions of a gas-powered car while overcoming the shortcomings of an electric car.The Problem with Gas-powered CarsTo be useful to you or me, a car must meet certain minimum requirements. The car should be able to:-Drive at least 300 miles (482 km) between re-fueling-Be refueled quickly and easily-Keep up with the other traffic on the roadA gasoline car meets these requirements but produces a relatively large amount of pollution and generally gets poor gas mileage. An electric car, on the other hand, produces almost no pollution, but it can only go 50 to 100 miles (80 to 161 km) between charges. And the problem has been that it is very slow and inconvenient to recharge.A driver's desire for quick acceleration causes our cars to be much less efficient than they could be. You may have noticed that a car with a less powerful engine gets better gas mileage than an identical car with a more powerful engine. Just look at the window stickers(有图形或文字的粘贴标鉴) on new cars at a dealership for a city and highway mph comparison. The amazing thing is that most of what we require a car to do uses only a small percentage of its horsepower! When you are driving along the freeway at 60 mph (96.6 kph), your car engine has to provide the power to do three things:&A.YB.NC.NG3.Traditional radical prostatectomy(前列腺切除术), which would require an______ and at least two days in the hospital.4.Another common fault that is easily observed is head movement.A.YB.NC.NG5.According to the principle that the power output from a wind turbine rises as a cube lf wind speed, higher-speed winds are more easily and inexpensively captured.A.YB.NC.NG6.What if a child has poor chemistry with the teacher?7.Promotions are usually used to attract low-income shoppers.A.YB.NC.NG8.Lyubomirsky designed a Subjective Happiness Scale because she believed it was each person's ______ that can faithfully record their own happiness.9.Bipolar disorder is characterized by cycling mood changes. Mostly, such changes are gradual.A.YB.NC.NG10.Suicide rate is particularly high among young aboriginal men as they have to struggle against not only employment and poverty but also ______.11.The fusion process of sun gave off ______.12.The length of the summer school in music is______.13. Lucky people use counter-factual thinking to ______.A.encourage others to be happierB.move their misfortune to othersC.weaken the impact of misfortuneD.help unlucky people deal with misfortune14.It is necessary to make frequent ______ reading rate adjustment.15.______, ______, and ______ are some factors that lead parents to pursue a competitive approach to child rearing.16.To the point of weight, a fat calorie is ______ from a protein calorie because they both are units of energy.17. Studio engineers benefit greatly from Auto-Tune in that ______.A.they no longer need to correct wrong notesB.it helps them keep songs secret before going publicC.it is totally free and thus saves them lots of moneyD.they don't have to waste time on recording music again18.Which of the following is famous for reducing anxiety?A.Celery.B.Almonds.C.Onion.D.Aroma of an orange.19.75 percent of the pressure on joints can be reduced if you swim______. 20.When is the best time to take the newer SAT II's American history?A.After several years of study.B.Immediately when you finish the course.C.When you have a large information source.D.Right after a holiday when your mind is refreshed.二、3.Listening Comprehension(20题)21.【B5】22.(24)A.Fresh fruit.B.A girl certificate.C.Homemade candy.D.A wedding present.23.(39)24.听力原文：M: Jenny, remember this: a job worth doing at all is worth doing well.W: Oh, yes! I certainly won't forget it. But don't expect me to stick to the job just because it pays a few more bucks. A life of continuous exploration is a life worth living.Q: What can be inferred from what the woman has said?(13)A.She will do her best if the job is worth doing.B.She prefers a life of continued exploration.C.She will stick to the job if the pay is good.D.She doesn't think much of job-hopping.25.(31)A.Britain.B.The United States.C.France.D.Japan.26.(35)A.They design the dresses themselves.B.They alter the dresses they have.C.They buy inexpensive clothes.D.They don't mind the fashion in clothes.27.(34)A.It was very developed.B.It was densely populated.C.It was at a war with Great Britain.D.It was a small, unimportant city.28.【B2】29.(36)A.To be patientB.To be punctual.C.Te be tolerantD.To get to an appointment earlier.30.(29)A.Pessimistic.B.Optimistic.C.Radical.D.Practical.31.【B11】32.(19)A.Customer and clerk.B.Professor and student.C.Boss and employee.wyer and client.33.听力原文：W: My brother is shorter than Peter and taller than Billy. M: And my brother is taller than Peter.Q: Who is the shortest?(14)A.Billy.B.Peter.C.The man's brother.D.The woman's brother.34.听力原文：M: Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm on the tennis court. He talked like a professional.W: I only wish he'd show as much for his studies.Q: What does the woman imply about her son?(17)A.He shows great enthusiasm for his studies.B.He is a very versatile person.C.He has no talent for tennis.D.He does not study hard enough.35.听力原文：In Britain, arrangements for inviting and entertaining guests at a wedding are usually the responsibility of the bride's family. In most cases it is mainly friends and relations of both families who are invited. But when the bride's father is a businessman of some kind, the wedding reception may provide a useful occasion for establishing social connections with clients or customers and other people whose goodwill may be of advantage to him. It is however the bride's mother who has the job of sending out the formal printed invitation cards.In the case of a church wedding, the priest of each neighborhood in which the bride and bridegroom live is formally informed about a month in advance of the ceremony. Thus an announcement of the coming wedding can be made in church on each of three Sundays before it takes place. Often up to a hundred or more people attend the religious service and the bride usually wears the traditional long white dress and veil, while her bridesmaids wear long dresses in attractive colors.This may also happen in the case of a civil wedding in a register office but is probably less usual. The reception which follows may be held in a restaurant, a local hall or, when there are few guests, in the bride's home. Refreshments are provided, a special iced wedding-cake is cut and distributed to the guests, toasts are drunk and dancing may follow. At some point in the celebrations the bride goes off to change into everyday clothes and then leaves the party with her husband to go on their honeymoon, the journey they will make together, often in romantic surroundings abroad.(33)A.They make all the arrangements for the wedding.B.They provide hospitality for the people attending.C.They decide who shall be invited.D.They pay all the expenses involved.36.(32)A.People automatically deserve respect because they are old.B.Young people and old people are equals.C.You should argue with young people if they are wrong.D.Young people have many faults.37.(26)A.She'll pay per minute.B.She'll pay a monthly service fee.C.She'll pay a yearly service fee.D.She won't have to pay.38.听力原文：W: Hi, Sam, I hate to bother you but I wonder if I could havea word with you?M: Sounds so serious. What's up?W: Well, the landlord just informed me that he's going to increase our rent by two hundred. I'm wondering how you feel about it.M: How do I feel about it? No way! In the rental agreement, it says he will have to give us a notice three months in advance if he wants to increase the rent.W: Yeah, that's right! It's gotta be three months later. Well, I think he realizes his rental fee is below the market rate and he must be feeling a bit ripped off when he could be charging a couple hundred extra. What do you think, Sam? Should we agree to the raise or find somewhere else?M: Good question. I'm not sure either. The location we're at now is quite convenient, close to the grocery and near the subway. It'll be hard to find another location like this one.W: I wonder whether he'll allow room for negotiation, perhaps a hundred dollars instead of two. Maybe he might be more willing to give a bit if we speak to him right away.M: Well, he seems to be a nice guy to talk to. But what if he refuses? Would you go for two then? W: Well, I guess I would, since it'll be hard to find such a convenient location. Besides, it's close to my school and I can sleep a little later in the mornings.M: Ha! I figured that's what you'd be concerned about. Well, I have to give it some serious thought. I'm not sure I can afford to cough up an extra hundred a month just to make sure I can sleep in an extra 15 minutes.W: Didn't you get your loan recently? That'll cover what you need. Besides, if you could just stop spending so much on cafeteria snacks you'd have lots of money to spare.M: Yeah, but I'm thinking of getting a new laptop.W: Well, I tell you, there aren't a lot of apartments that are cheaper, even with this new increase.M: I know, so when does he want us to come back on this?W: He told me to let him know this weekend.M: Sure, by then I should be able to make up my mind.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What is the main problem that the speakers have?24. What are the two choices that they face?25. What is the advantage of staying in the apartment according to the woman?(20)A.Where they should move.B.How to negotiate with the landlord.C.How to fight the increase.D.Whether to accept an increase in rent or move.39.【B10】40.【B7】三、4.Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(20题)41.What do the scarce elite degrees mean to parents?42.Pointcast Network is most probably ______.A.a company that develops the latest push softwareB.a tool that promotes a company's online marketingC.the first company that used an online push softwareD.the most popular software that helps a company push43.According to the passage, Milton ______.A.describes Satan as a PuritanB.doesn't believe in GodC.is satisfied with the British rulerD.calls on people to fight against the dictator44. In Para.4,the word "Rusken" most probably means ______.A.a traffic police who directs the trafficB.a bad example to give a cautionC.one person who breaks the traffic regulationsD.the driver loved by the passengers45. The World Digital Library mainly targets ______.A.young people in the U. S.B.children of poor countriesC.students all over the worldD.scholars understanding English46.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 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Good sense is the most equitably distributed thing in the world, for each man considers himself so well provided with it that even those who are most difficult to【C1】______ in everything else do not usually wish to have momof it than they have already. It is not likely that everyone is【C2】______ in this. It shows, rather, that the ability to judge rightly and separate the true from the false, which is essentially what is called good sense or【C3】______ , is by nature equal in all men; end thus that our opinions differ not because some men are better【C4】______ with reason than others, but only because we direct our thoughts along different paths, and do not consider the same things. For it is not enough to have a good mind; what is most important is to【C5】______ it rightly.The greatest souls are capable of the greatest vices; and those who walk very slowly can【C6】______ much further, if they always keep to the direct road, than those who run end go astray.For my part, I have never【C7】______ my mind to be more perfect than average in any way; I have, in fact, often wished that my thoughts were as quick, or my imagination as precise and distinct, or my【C8】______ as capacious or prompt, as those of seine other men. And I know of no other qualities than these which make for the【C9】______ of die mind; for as to reason, or good sense, in as much as it alone makes ns men end distinguishes us from the beasts, I am quite willing to believe that it is whole and entire ineach' of ns, and to follow in the common【C10】______ of the philosophers who say that there are differences of more or less only among the accidents, end not among the forms, or natures, of the individuals of a single species.[A] misunderstood [I] presumed[B] satisfy [J] illusion[C] design [K] reason[D] opinion [L] mistaken[E] advance [M] perfect[F] brain [N] memory[G] endowed [O] apply[H] perfection【C1】47.【C3】48.Which is the main idea of the last paragraph?A.Care about appearance in formal situations.B.Fashion in formal and informal situations.C.Ignoring appearance in informal situations.D.Ignoring appearance in all situations.49.The word "scrutinize" (Paragraph 2) can be best replaced by ______.A.improveB.examine closelyC.experiment withD.make use of50.According to the author, what may chiefly be responsible for the moral decline of Japanese society?ing of age of the post war baby boom.B.More workers are dissatisfied with their jobs.C.Excessive emphasis his been placed on the basics.D.The life-style. has been influenced by Western values.51.What can you learn from the survey done by the government's Equalities office?A.Most parents feel they don't have very good relationship with their children.B.When children get older, parents don't need to spend much time with themC.Most parents surveyed want more time to help children with their homework.D.Most parents favor the idea of having flexible working hours.52.Americans are now taking steps to solve the problem of alcoholism by ______.A.giving courses to teach doctors about drugs and treatments for alcoholicsB.teaching young students how to drive safely after drinking alcoholC.punishing people more heavily for driving after drinking alcoholD.decreasing the amount of alcohol drunk by drivers53.Section BDirections: 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. When British voters go to the polls during General Elections to decide who will govern them they usually have a choice of at least three candidates who will each represent one of the three main political parties in Britain today. The Labour Party is the party of the left, the Tory or Conservative Party represents the right, and between the two, with policies and opinions of its own, is the smaller Liberal Party.Britain is divided into over 600 political units known as "constituencies", each with its own candidates who stand for Parliament hoping to be elected (or re-elected) with large majorities. The cities and large towns are themselves divided into constituencies and they also choose the Members of Parliament (MPs) who will represent their views in the Houses of Parliament at Westminster. Here, in the House, the government of the day led by its Prime Minister and his Cabinet—a team of specially selected minister—carries out its duties of governing the country. Various proposals are put forward for debate and discussion and these may, eventually, become part of the law of the land. The government in office has to face the criticism of the other parties which are opposition. This is the sort of democratic process that the majority of British people seem to favour by Her Majesty's Government is watched over by Her Majesty's Opposition, and thus a certain balance of power is maintained. Decisions are made by a majority vote and this, of course, is where the other parties, the Liberals, the National and Regional parties (such as the Scottish or Welsh National Party) and other independent parties canexercise their influence. Some issues may be decided on a mere handful of votes.Before General Elections most prospective candidates visit their constituencies to canvass for votes by addressing public meetings, talking to people in the streets, publishing political leaflets or by touring the area in cars fitted with loudspeakers. Sometimes quite a carnival atmosphere is created, especially when a candidate in one of the rural districts arrives on horse back or by tractor to attract attention!What does the passage mainly discuss?A.The three main political parties in Britain.B.The duties of Prime Minister's Cabinet.C.The British general election and parliament system.D.The political units known as constituencies.54.In the near future, ______.A.some officials concerned will leave their positionsB.it will be possible to reach an agreement on GEC.the commission will be refreshedD.the new commission will consider more significant matters55.The estimates in Economic Outlook show that in rich countries ______.A.heavy industry becomes more energy-intensiveB.income loss mainly results from fluctuating crude oil pricesC.manufacturing industry has been seriously squeezedD.oil price changes have no significant influence on GDP56.In general, our society is becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucratic management in which man becomes a small, well-oiled cog (齿轮) in the machinery. The oiling is done with higher wages, well-ventilated factories and piped (播送的) music, and by psychologists and "human-relations" experts; yet all this oiling does not alter the fact that man has become powerless, that he does not wholeheartedly participate in his work and that he is bored with it. In fact, the blue-and the white-collar workers have become economic puppets (木偶) who dance to the tune of automated machines and bureaucratic management.The worker and employee are anxious, not only because they might find themselves out of a job, they are anxious also because they are unable to acquire any real satisfaction or interest in life. They live and die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence as emotionally and intellectually independent and productive human beings. Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious. Their lives are no less empty than those of their subordinates. They are even more insecure in some respects. They are in a highly competitive race. To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of self-respect. When they apply for their first job, they are tested for intelligence as well as for the right mixture of submissiveness and independence. From that moment on they are tested again—by the psychologists, for whom testing is a big business, and by their superiors, who judge their behavior, sociability, capacity to, get along, etc. This constant need to prove that one is as good as or better than one's fellow-competitor creates constant anxiety and stress, the very causes of unhappiness and illness. Am I suggesting that we should return to the pre-industrial mode of production or to nineteenth century "free enterprise capitalism"? Certainly not. Problems are never solved by returning to a stage which one has already outgrown. I suggest transforming our social system from a bureaucratically managed industrialism in which maximal production and consumption are ends in themselves into a humanist industrialism in which-man and full development of his potentialities—those of love and reason—are the aims of all social arrangements. Production and consumption should serve only as means to this end, and should be prevented from ruling man.By "a well-oiled cog in the machinery" (Para. 1) the author intends to render the idea that man is ______ .A.a necessary part of the society though each individual's function is negligibleB.working in complete harmony with the rest of societyC.an unimportant part in comparison with the rest of the society, though functioning smoothlyD.a humble component of the society; especially when working smoothly57. What does human society depend on to make progress according to the author?58.It can be concluded from the passage that the value of older people is______by employers.59. What might be the author's attitude towards the move to generate economic dynamism?A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.60.What is the author's opinion of the San Antonio project?A.It is clearly the best of the projects discussed.B.It is a good project that could be copied in other cities.C.The extensive use of bulldozers made the project unnecessarily costly.D.The work done on the river was more important than the work done on the buildings.四、5.Error Correction(5题)61.【S9】62.【S3】63.【S2】64.【S7】65.【S10】五、6.Translation(5题)66. SARS _______________ (三年前大概占据了各家报纸的头版头条), but it wasn't the only weird disease on the World Health Organization's radar screen.67. The court ruling ______(剥夺了他的政治权利).68. Through communicating with his pets, ________________ (他从丧失亲人的极度悲痛中解脱出来).69. We think it important that_______(医院将被感染的病人与其他居民隔离开来).70. ______________________ (每当遇到这类问题时), my mind goes blank, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.参考答案1.enough spare beds。
2021-2022年河北省保定市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)
2021-2022年河北省保定市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题)1.At the point of your sitting down, the recruiter's decision on you is ______ made.2.The Dreamer type never spends long hours in front of a desk.A.YB.NC.NG3.The Giant Pandas are most active in the morning and______.4.Coupons, according to Dave Lieberman, are to encourage the consumers to ______.5.If you suppress variations in income by whatever means, the result always seems to be the same ______.6.The disadvantage of today's social networks is that to the outside web, they are not ______.7.You need rich people in your society basically because of______.8.The author defines an ideal as Platonic whenA.it tries to change the worldB.it is not perfectC.it is not compatible with the realityD.it matches the real world9.A nonviolent offender can choose ______.10.Nowadays employers often ask questions designed to ______ .A.find the interviewees' shortcomingsB.find the solutions of the company's problemsC.make the interviewees realize they need to learn moreD.discover more about interviewee and the way the interviewee react to different situations11.Which of the following techniques concerning lateral thinking is NOT mentioned in the passage?A.Trying to figure out the maximum of solutions to the problem.B.Trying to handle the situation from a macroscopic perspective.C.Trying to question your presumptions about the problem.D.Trying to add in unselected factors to bring you unexpected inspiration.12.Men and women always compete in running, jumping, climbing, lifting, throwing and wrestling.A.YB.NC.NG13.If moth larvae are dead for five days, scrub jays will not touch upon them in any case.A.YB.NC.NG14.According to some scientists,______is the single greatest cause of the fresh water shortage in the world.15.In order to heal the pain of an abused person, we should ______.A.improve our educationB.punish the bad guysC.show him our compassionD.make the world a better place16.It's Never Too Late to Start ExerciseResearchers Find Great Rewards When Mild Exercise Programs Are Started Late In Life.May 13, 2003--You know the benefits of exercise programs. And if you've been inactive, you may have also felt them--with sore muscles and bruised motivation to continue. But a new study in women shows that the old adage is true--it's never too late to start when it comes to exercise programs. So now what can you do to jump on the exercise bandwagon (乐队花车)?WebMD got exercise tips from the experts."There certainly seems to be something here to suggest that women can start exercising later in life and still reap the rewards," lead researcher and CDC epidemiologist Edward W. Gregg, PhD, tells WebMD. His findings are published in the May 16 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.Researchers tracked 9,500 women for 12 years, starting when they were at least age 66. In that time, they found that those who went from doing little or nothing to walking just a mile a day slashed(减少) their risk Of death fromall causes and from cancer by nearly half. Their risk of heart disease also fell by more than a third. In fact, they enjoyed nearly as much protection as women who were physically active before the study began and remained so. During the study, he and his colleagues surveyed the women on their exercise levels at the start of the trial and again up to six years later. Years later, the researchers tracked their rates of death and disease.The new information we found is that older women who went from being sedentary(少活动的) or walking about two miles a week to "walking eight miles a week between the two visits had significant life improvements," says another study researcher, Jane A. Cauley, DrPH, of the University of Pittsburgh."We're talking about women with an average age of 77 at the second visit," she tells WebMD. "And we're talking about their engaging in very mild exercise--and not running marathons."But if the only workout(运动)you've been getting lately involves the TVremote, here's how to avoid those walks around the block from making yourbody feel as if it just tackled Boston Marathon's infamous "Heartbreak Hill". Get a checkup before a workout.A visit to your doctor is wise for anyone beginning an exercise program, but it's crucial for the elderly or others who have been inactive because of health problems. In addition to the obvious-- checking your heart and lungs--your doctor can help determine if your regimen(养生法) needs to consider othermedical conditions, and the drugs you take for them."People can sometimes control conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure with weight loss and exercise so they don't need to continue their medications," says William A. Banks, MD, professor of geriatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. It's important to let your doctor know about your new exercise program in case your medication doses need to be changed."A doctor can also help facilitate the best type of exercise if you have a disability or impairment. For instance, many of my patients have bad knees, so I tell them that if they start running or even walking, they're going tohave problems that will likely impact their ability to continue," he tells WebMD. "So I try to steer them to another activity, such as swimmings which is especially good for people with joint problems or obesity(肥胖)."Start slow.Once you get the green light, the key to avoiding fatigue and muscle pain is to pull out of the gate very slowly. "You hear so much about the importance of getting 30 minutes of exercise a day, but those recommendations should not be viewed as goals if you've been sedentary--even if you're healthy," Banks says. "Initially, you should actually shoot below your comfort level.A.YB.NC.NG17.At the night of Monday, December fifth, at the meetings throughout the country, blacks in Montgomery agreed to refuse to get on city buses until the city buses removed their ______.18.Profiling(犯罪剖绘)As the stars of true-crime documentaries, TV series and Hollywood thrillers, criminal profilers have one of the best-known law enforcement jobs in the world. Basic profiling—identifying, the perpetrator(犯罪者) of a crime basedon an analysis of crime and the way it was committed—is a common investigative tool. But some fear that police departments have taken profilingtoo far, harassing or even arresting people because of certain characteristics they might have in common with criminals—or worse yet, because of their skin color. Others argue that in an age of terrorism and violent crime, we can't afford not to examine people based on crime patterns, even if that means suspicion based on race.Basics of ProfilingThe most basic kind of profiling is a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) or All-Points Bulletin (APB). You're probably familiar with these, although you might not have heard it referred to as a profile.An APB is a description of a specific suspect accused of committing a specific crime or crimes, usually based on eyewitness accounts. For example, following a bank robbery, police might interview suspects and review surveillance camera footage before releasing the following APB:Suspect was last seen in a dark blue Ford pick-up truck. He was wearing a red T-shirt and black jeans. Suspect is described as a white male, 5-feet 10-inches tall and thin with receding blond hair. He has a tattoo of a snake on his left forearm.The next step in profiling is the psychological profile. Investigators create this profile in the absence of physical evidence or eyewitness descriptions, or to supplement such descriptions. They take what they know about an unknown suspect and his actions and try to generate additional information. For example, if a serial murderer has been killing the female employees of a law firm, profilers might find it likely that the killer is a male former employee or client of the law firm.Other evidence, such as notes left by the killer, the location of the killing, or the state of the crime scene can allow profilers to develop "educated guesses." These guesses might include things like the suspect's education level, psychological traumas(创伤) he has suffered or where he lives. They are not always 100 percent accurate, and sometimes they can be rather vague. Predictive ProfilingWith predictive profiling, criminal profiling gets more controversial. Instead of seeking a particular suspect based on evidence at a specific crime, predictive profiling attempts to guess which people are likely to commit a crime that hasn't happened yet.This isn't a revolutionary idea by itself. Police officers don't just react to crimes: they patrol, observe and try to spot suspicious behavior. that could mean a crime is going to take place. Few people would question an officers' right to investigate a suspicious situation or question a suspicious person. Even when police departments use their criminal profiles as a justification for searches and arrests without warrants, those practices have been upheld by the Supreme Court.Here's an example. State troopers are patrolling a stretch of highway known to be frequented by drug traffickers(干非法勾当者). The officers know fromprevious experience that drug traffickers often use rented cars, travel in the very early morning, and put the spare tire in the backseat to leave more room in the trunk for drugs.At 4:00 a.m. an officer notices a car that fits this profile. The driver is not breaking any major traffic rules, but the trooper pulls the car over anyway, hoping to spot some evidence that could lead to a search of the car. This is considered profiling. The practice of noting criminal tendencies and creating a written profile is sometimes attributed to Florida Highway Patrolman Bob V ogel, although it was probably carried out by otherA.YB.NC.NG19.Mr. Bellavance cashed out his pension, sold his house and unloaded things he didn't need at garage after losing his job in order to change his finances into ______ mode.20.When you're weight training, the qualifications of instructors are important because injuries might be caused by______.二、3.Listening Comprehension(20题)21.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some 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.听力原文：Today, I'll be talking about the invention of the camera and photography. The invention of the camera and photography changed our lives a lot. The camera is often thought to be a modern invention. But as early as 1727. (26) a German physicist discovered that light darkens silver salt, a chemical compound. Using as a camera, a big box with small hole to let the light in, (26)he made temporary images on the salt. Silver salt is still the base of film today.Then a French scientist made the first permanent picture by using a special piece of metal sensitized with silver salt. A photograph he made in 1826 still exists. The painter, Daguerre improved on the process by placing common salt on the metal. (27)This was in 1839, the official date of the beginning of photography, but the problem was the printing of the photographs, and it wasn't until other scientists developed the kind of paper we now use, that goodprinting was possible and photograph became truly modem.(28) In 1860s, Mattew Bradey was able to take his famous pictures of the American Civil War. In the 20th century. George Eastman of the United States simplified film developing, and Dr. Edwin Land invented the so-called "instant" camera with self-developing film. If we say that photography came into existence in 1839, it follows that it has taken more than one hundred years for the camera to reach its present condition of technical refinement.(27)A.Light darkens silver salt.B.Light darkens natural salt.C.Light darkens silver.D.Light darkens self-developing film.22.(29)nguage.B.Art.C.Natural Sciences.D.Physical culture.23.听力原文：Social Security is one of the great moral achievements of American government. For almost 70 years, it has kept millions of elderly citizens out of poverty and assured young Americans of a secure future. The Social Security system is essential, yet it faces a long-term problem.While benefits for today's seniors are secure, the system is headed towards bankruptcy down the road. Each year there are more retirees taking money out of the system, and not enough additional workers to support them.In the 1950s, there were about 16 workers paying for every Social Security beneficiary. Today, there are about three. And eventually, there will only be two workers per beneficiary. These changes signal a looming danger. In the year 2018, for the first time ever, Social Security will pay out more in benefits than the government collects in payroll taxes. And the gaps will grow larger each year leading to the bankruptcy of the system.Therefore, Social Security is not a personal savings plan. Benefits paid to today's retirees come directly from the taxes paid by today's workers. The crisis in Social Security can be avoided by emphasizing several principles. First, nothing will change for those who are receiving Social Security and for those who are near retirement. Secondly, payroll taxes will not increase, because higher taxes would slow economic growth. More efforts must be made to use the power of compound interest, by giving younger workers the option to save some of their payroll taxes in a personal account, which government cannot take away.(30)A.Around 1930.B.Around 1940.C.Around 1950.D.Around 1960.24.听力原文：M: Have you called John to come and fix the faucet in ourbathroom?W: I called several times but his phone was out of order.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?(19)A.John was not at home when the woman called.B.The woman dialed the wrong number.C.John is a plumber.D.John was too busy to come.25.(35)A.Wars or natural disasters make them lose their families.B.They want to help their families earn enough money to survive.C.They are poor.D.All the above.26.【B4】27.(25)A.Preparing for an important test.B.Funding for university education.C.Winning the confidence of voters.D.Graduate school application procedures.28.听力原文：M: I found that one of my schoolmates uses drugs. How can I help him, Mom?W: Stay away from him, son. Never think that you can talk him out of the habit if he is addicted. But perhaps you can talk to your teacher about the matter.Q: What does the woman advice her son to do?(14)A.Stop thinking about the matter.B.Talk the drug user out of the habit.C.Be more friendly to his schoolmate.D.Keep his distance from drug addicts.29.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the听力原文：Microsoft is a well-known corporation and its main product is software. The man who will soon become Microsoft's new chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer, said on Thursday that it would be " absolutely reckless and irresponsible" to break up the massive software firm. "I think it would be absolutely reckless and irresponsible for anyone to try to break up this company," Ballmer said at a news conference after Chairman Bill Gates introduced him as the new CEO. The company is in the middle of negotiations with the US Government in a landmark antitrust case. The government favors breaking up Microsoft Corp., best known for creating Windows computer operating systems. A break-up would settle the case, people familiar with the mediation talks taking place in Chicago have said. Details of the approach being taken by the government remain fluid and unclear, sources said. But Ballmer and Gates said that only a unified company able to deliver across-the-board solutions could add "real value". When being asked what he thought about breaking up the company, Gates replied, " I'm surprised people can keep a straight face when they say that would be proper thing to do."After Ballmer's statement, a Justice Department spokesperson in Washington, D. C. declined to state the government's view. " Because of the current posture of the case，it would be inappropriate for us to debate the merits of any particular remedy ,"said the spokesperson, Gina TalamonaMicrosoft is a well-known corporation and its main product is software. The man who will soon become Microsoft's new chief 【B1】______ officer, SteveBallmer, said on Thursday that it would be " 【B2】______ reckless andirresponsible" to break up the massive 【B3】______ firm. "I think it wouldbe absolutely reckless and 【B4】______ for anyone to try to break up thiscompany," Ballmer said at a news 【B5】______ after Chairman Bill Gatesintroduced him as the new CEO. The company is in the middle of 【B6】______ with the US Government in a 【B7】______ antitrust case. Thegovernment favors breaking up Microsoft Corp., best known for creating Windows computer operating systems. A break-up would settle the case, people 【B8】______ with the mediation talks taking place in Chicago havesaid. 【B9】______ , sources said. But Ballmer and Gates said that only a unified company able to deliver across-the-board solutions could add "real value". When being asked what he thought about breaking up the company, Gates replied, " 【B10】______ ."After Ballmer's statement, a Justice Department spokesperson in Washington, D. C. declined to state the government's view. " 【B11】______ ,"said the spokesperson, Gina Talamona.【B1】30.(36)A.Most of the children in developing countries do not receive education or health care.B.The chief goal of Child Hope U. S. A is to halt the spread of AIDS and the use of illegal drugs among children.C.Child Hope U. S. A cooperates with international children's groups, government agencies and other national and local groups.D.No children work in Pakistan after the new laws to control child labor was approved.31.听力原文：W: I hate the way the trains run in this city. I've been waiting here for almost half an hour.M: It's almost eight o'clock, so we should be on our way soon.Q: When did the woman begin waiting for the train?(16)A.Seven o' clock.B.Seven thirty.C.Eight o' clock.D.Eight thirty.32.【B3】33.(24)A.By a hill.B.A concert.C.The waterfall scenery.D.A hotel they once stayed in.34.听力原文：W: With us now, is Malcolm Bricklin, CEO of Vehicles.M：Hello，everyone．W：We have been hearing a couple of tings about this news that Ford Motor Company is slashing up to 30,000 jobs,shutting down 14 plants nationwide．Is it a big deal if we are no longer manufacturing these cars，Malcolm?M: I think it's a huge deal．I mean the companies are massive employers both directly and indirectly．If you look at Ford after their restructuring，they've actually got 87,000 employees which is twice as many as Microsoft have worldwide．Moreover，if you look at those jobs，they are very high-paying jobs．These are people who can afford to buy their own products．W: Er，it seems to indicate a big hit for our economy if these jobs go bye-bye．M: Yeah，it's a really sad day for America．W: But it is not as if cars are stopped being made，right?M: Correct．Still a large number of cars are being made by American manufacturers．More than half of the American cars sold in America are America．So what has happened over time is that as the market share has fallen，foreign car companies have come in，taken over plants and set up new plants and they have taken over that capacity．So，it is not like there are fewercars being produced in America than there were 30 years ago．W: Let me ask you about the Chinese coming in. What would it mean to American job, if and when that happen?M: The Chinese cars we have seen so far aren't that great and they don't have the branding necessary to make a huge impact in the world stage(23)A.It is closing down some factories in the US.B.It no longer offers high-paying jobs.C.The number of its employees is doubled after the restructuring.D.It is manufacturing as many cars as before.35.【B9】36.(14)A.He's surprised she chose that agency.B.He wonders why she's kept her job.C.He doesn't know when her classes started.D.He doubts she makes much money now.37.(17)A.He shouldn't have apologized.B.He will find a better way of apologizing.C.He couldn't find a right word to make an apology.D.His friend is asking for more than just an apology.38.【B7】39.(22)A.He will be singing traditional English songs.B.He will be talking to his professor.C.He will be on his way to an English club.D.He will be practising his listening skills.40.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down theA few years ago it was【B1】______ to speak of a generation gap, a division between young people and their elders. Parents【B2】______ that children did not show them proper respect and【B3】______ , while childrencomplained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared?【B4】______ the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many【B5】______ arguethat it is built into the fabric of our society.One important cause of the generation gap is the【B6】that young people have to choose their own life styles. In more【B7】______ societies, whenchildren grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and【B8】______ of, and often tocontinue the fatuity occupation. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with【B9】______In our upwardly mobile society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however,【B10】______ often, theydiscover that they have very little in common with each other.Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture,【B11】______ . The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities.【B1】三、4.Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(20题)41.Section BDirections: 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. "What a difference a word makes?" The issue of semantics (语义学) has been an ongoing complaint against the media, which has been characterized by an increasing level of sensationalism and irresponsible reporting over the years, fostered by increasingly-fierce competition and struggle for wider distributions and readerships.A focal point for the criticism is the coverage of high-profile criminal cases. With such headlines as "Mr. X Arrest for First-degree Murder" prominently displayed across the front page, it has been argued that such provocative language influences public opinion, causing premature assumptions of guilt before the matter can be properly and legally decided in a court of law. The power of the media to influence public opinion and, by extension, legal and political perceptions, has long been established and recognized, spurting outcries when inaccurate or overly-embellished stories result in unwarranted destruction of public image or intrusions into privacy of unwilling individuals. Reporters and editors take the utmost care in their choice of words for use in their articles, but with constant pressure to create provocative headlines in order to sell their papers, the distinction between respectable periodicals and trashy tabloids is becoming thinner every day. The predicament is exacerbated by the public's seeming short attention span, putting the papers under pressure to make their stories as attention-grabbing as they are accurate. Further obscuring the situation is the fact that the same phrase can be interpreted in a myriad of different ways depending on who reads it, making it hard for one to judge whether a line is excessive or not.Whatever the causes and effects, however, the freedom of press laws in the United States means that any change to the style. employed by the media must be self-imposed. In that respect, it appears that nothing will be changing in the near future, since the public's insatiable hunger for controversy and scandal continues to dominate and set the pace for marketable reporting. As the sensationalism and its related effects continue into the longer term, however, there will no doubt be more outcry as the trend continues. This will possibly result in an upheaval of the system, favoring more accurate, unembellished reporting, consisting of hard. facts with a minimum of supposition or commentary and devoid ( 缺乏的) of rumors and otherquestionable sources of information. If and when that occurs, we can truly state with pride that our media industry is not only a free one, but a responsible and reliable one.Accurate representation and reporting is vital in the media because ______.A.such information is necessary for proper decision-making by public leadersB.the way that information is presented to the public can influence opinions and outcomesC.far-fetched exaggerations invariably intrude into the private lives of those being reported onD.catering to profit-driven sensationalism leads to further accuracies and misrepresentations42.【C8】43. On what condition can the birds spread the influenza through migration?44.Human babies are born in immature, helpless states, owing to ______.A.the early birth of human fetusesB.the big brains of the fetusC.the constricted birth canals of the motherD.both big brains and constricted birth canals45.Form. the text we can infer that ______.A.the author is in favor of the young generationB.the author's attitude is very ambiguousC.the author is for the old generationD.the author is impartial46.We can infer from the passage that the author ______.A.prefers dogs to catsB.prefers cats to dogsC.likes dogs as well as cats。
2021-2022年吉林省吉林市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)
2021-2022年吉林省吉林市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题)1.The October 11 Guardian claimed that the rate of CO2 accumulation was increasing at an alarming rate in 2002 and 200A.YB.NC.NG2.Which is one of the services offered by Kelly?A.To make sure your CV meets the requirements.B.To help fill the CV online.C.To help hand your CV to the companies.D.To establish a time table for you.3. The college department or association can get payments from the issuer if it sanctions credit cards decorated with ______.4.The fundamental importance of trees for the life on Earth should ______. 5.The largest corporation in South Korea is Hyundai which is managed by their family members.A.YB.NC.NG6.Treatment for depression in teenagers as well as adults requires ______.7.How America's Most Successful Executives Accomplish So Much in So Little TimeThey head the nation's biggest, fastest-growing companies. They're the movers and shakers and policy makers. How does the "super-executive"manage to do it all-and still find time for a personal life? A top productivity expert reveals the answer.WASHINGTON D.C.(SPECIAL)—It's the business epidemic of the 90s: Too much to do, too little time.Downsizing and layoffs have decimated the ranks of many organizations. Yet those who retained their jobs are now saddled with more responsibilities, so they're busier than ever. If the rapidly escalating symptoms of stress, fatigue and burnout are any indication, many of these "lucky" survivors are killing themselves-sometimes literally.Paradoxically enough, however, some of the world's most successful CEOs—just the folks you'd expect to suffer the most from chronic overload-lead very different lives.Consider John C. Malone, president of TCL, America's largest cable TV company. Despite his enormous power and wealth, Malone works only five hours a day-and goes home for lunch, to boot.When wildly successful Disney CEO Michael Eisner makes a commitment to his children, he simply refuses to work late.And when Steven Spielberg decided to team up with his two high-powered pals, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenherg, to launch the mega—studio DreamWorks SKG, he agreed to the venture only when he was sure that the partnership would allow him to spend ample time with his family.All of these people have enormous responsibilities. Yet they somehow find time for leisure, family, hobbies, and other personal pursuits. In short, they enjoy life. How do they do it?The Productivity CoachStephen Winston knows the answer. "These high achievers have mastered techniques that simplify their lives and make their work more efficient," she says.According to Winston, they reserve serious work for "prime times" when their energy level is at its peak. They multi- ply their time with minimum effort by using a strategy called "leveraging""Anyone can learn these methods," claims Winston. "They can help people get more done faster, leaving plenty of free time for other things." Stephen Winston was perhaps the first professional organizer. Equipped with an insider's knowledge of the corporate world, she began teaching overburdened business people how to make their work more rewarding. Her popular books Get ting Organized and The Organized Executive have together sold more than one million copies.Today, Winston is America's top authority on sharpening organizational skills, successful time management, and personal productivity. She's a consultant to major corporations-ranging from American Express to Xerox-who collects $1,500 a day for her advice. Her clients seem to love her.Success storyTake the ad agency vice-president who had trouble getting assignments done.Winston showed her how (and where) to block out periods of private time to accomplish creative work undisturbed.Not only was her problem solved, but shortly afterward she was named senior vice-president. She attributes the surprise promotion to the change in her work habits that Winston engineered.Expanding the dayHer clients are grateful for Winston's help. But she often heard comments like, "I wish I had you around all the time," She also thought about the many people who might benefit from her expertise, but who are not in a position to hire her. One day, she hit upon the solution:A.YB.NC.NG8.In order to______, California also has created a special identity theft registry.A.help those victimsB.make things rightC.make up for their mistakesD.prevent a mistaken arrest9.Shoulds are a source of ______________.10.For the entire Iditarod race, a sled dog team has to eat so much as to ______.11. When you request cash, the money moves electronically from your account to the host's account to ______.12.The Mayas are believed as the first people to figure out______.13.When do high head power plants use surplus electricity to transfer water to a second reservoir?A.In the morning.B.At noon.C.In the afternoon.D.At night.14.Following______, the 1980s band Duran Duran is going to hold a live concert later this month on Second Life on its own virtual island.15.Alternative sentencing is considered only good for young offenders.A.YB.NC.NG16.According to the passage, a speaker with self-confidence will ______.A.stand as a soldierB.have more body languagesC.speak in a slow and tender voiceD.make self-changes to his audience17.The economists stated that German economy would rank No. 3 after the United States and China by 2030.A.YB.NC.NG18.How the patient will be treated will depend on the result of the ______.19. The reason why the ersatz news that Alabama changed the value of Pi spread wildly was that ______ forwarded the article to friends and posted it on other newsgroups.20. According to the passage, what happened to T-Pain since 2005?A.He had to give up Auto-Tune.B.He became very successful.C.He made a fortune working for the Prince.D.He won fame as teachers of well-known singers.二、3.Listening Comprehension(20题)21.(26)A.Help the man plan a student rally.e the student parking lot.C.Make a donation to support the group.D.Sign a petition.22.(29)A.Rudeness.B.Nervousness.C.Ignorance.D.Convention.23.(36)A.To illustrate the importance of the speaker's research.B.To tell the difference of "self-respect" and "self-esteem".C.To persuade people not to be concerned with "self-esteem".D.To explain why some people are more prone to guilt and stress. Passage Three24.(31)A.Traveling in it.B.Studying its language.C.Living in it.D.All of the above.25.(34)A.The Federal government.B.Individual schools.C.Respective states.D.Local communities.26.(35)A.People surrounding her and loving her.B.Her relatives' affection, true caring, and unselfish generosity.C.Talking, eating with relatives.D.The Iranian college education.27.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation 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 the best answer.听力原文：M: Would you like a copy of professor Smith's. article?W: Thanks, if it's not too much trouble.Q: What does the woman imply?(12)A.She is not interested in the article.B.She has given the man much trouble.C.She would like to have a copy of the article.D.She doesn't want to take the trouble to read the article.28.听力原文：M: Are you going to the demonstration to help stop the spreadof nuclear weapons tomorrow，Cleo?W: No，Simon．I hate demonstrations．I have heard the police will be standingby with tear gas．M: Yes，but North Korea boasts it has nuclear arms．W: One hundred ninety countries have signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, but the issues are just too complex．There are two sides to everystory．I don't understand it and I have no intention of going to ademonstration．Demonstrations don't seem to accomplish anything anyway．M: Several demonstrations have changed politician's minds throughout history. As a responsible citizen I think it is important to stand up for what you believe in．W: Leave it to someone else．As I said，if you listen to both sides of a story，both sides have some good points. Why should I demonstrate and risk getting hurt for something that I am not even sure is right?M: You are not likely to get hurt. This will be a peaceful demonstration. I have spoken to the organizer for the university group. He insists that this will be peaceful. He advocates if you want world peace, peace begins at home, and that means right here in this city.W: You go if you want, Simon. But I plan to study for my physics exam. M: It would only take two hours of your day. The bus leaves the campus at 11:30 and leaves downtown to return to campus at 12:45. You could eat your lunch on the bus.W: I am not going. Simon. Why don't you ask the students in your political science class this afternoon if they want to go?M: They are all going.W: Okay, Simon. I need to meet my sister for coffee now.M: Bye then. See you in physics class tomorrow.(20)A.Which country should be allowed to have nuclear weapons.B.The time for their next coffee appointment.C.Whether it is meaningful to go to, the demonstration.D.The bus arrangement to and from the campus.29.(21)A.The work place.B.The environment.C.His wife and children.D.The income.30.(22)A.She will be shown around the city.B.She will be in a meeting immediately.C.There is a dinner arranged for her.D.She will go to the hotel to have a rest.31.【B3】32. 【B8】33.【B7】34.听力原文：M: I've just found the most useful device at that new outdoor store, a water purifier.W: A water purifier! You want to carry even more equipment with you on our hiking trips?M: If it is lightweight and saves work--yes! And this one fits that description. W: Really? I bet it takes up a lot of room.M: Not at all. It's a straw, much like the ones you use to drink a soda or amilkshake.W: Really? That's small.M: It's plastic and has a series of mineral and chemical filters that strain harmful microbes from water.W: Yes, but how good a job can it do filtering the germs out of stagnant pond water, or water from lakes and streams?M: It's fantastic. It makes the water entirely germ-free.W: But what about salt or chemical pollutants? Does it clean them out?M: No, it doesn't remove salt and chemicals. But these are really not major concerns when we're out hiking and camping.W: Hm... How long will a straw last?M: For about 100 gallons. But don't worry about measuring that large amount of water. There is a built- in safety feature. The mineral and chemical filters become clogged long before the limit is reached, and the straw then stops drawing water.W: I think I'll go and get one for my camping trip this weekend.(20)A.Small and lightweight.B.Solid and heavy.C.Bulky but weightless.rge but necessary.35.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the听力原文：If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a (36) genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational (37) psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes that (38) ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental (39) expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too (40) unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a (41) sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well—especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.Michael Li is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging (42)private piano and violin lessons for him.Although Michael' s mother knows very little about music, Michael' s father plays the trumpet in a large (43)orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.Michael' s Mend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. (44) Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set a too high standard for Winston. They want their son to be (45) as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. "When 1 was your age, I used to win every competition I entered." Winston' s father tells him. (46) Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a【B1】______ , they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational 【B2】______ , this is one of the biggest mistakes that【B3】______ parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental【B4】______ can cause great damage tochildren. However, if parents are not too【B5】______about what they expecttheir children to do, but are ambitious in a【B6】______ way, the child may succeed in doing very well—especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.Michael Li is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging【B7】______piano and violin lessons for him.Although Michael's mother knows very little about music, Michael's father plays the trumpet in a large【B8】______ However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky.【B9】____________________They want their son to be【B10】________________ They are very unhappy when he does not win. "When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered." Winston's father tells him. 【B11】_____________________________【B1】36.(32)A.The white-collar workers.B.The blue-collar workers.C.Both the economists and stockholders.D.The persons with business interests and investments.37.(23)A.He tried to flatter Lisa.B.He was an acquaintance of Dr. Watts.C.He had heard of Lisa before.D.He was having a holiday at that time.38.(46)39.听力原文：W: I'm wondering whether I'd better switch my major to international trade so that I can find a good job after graduation.M: Well, basically your mom and I won't interfere with you if only everything is well taken into consideration before your final decision.Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?(14)A.Daughter and father.B.Student and teacher.C.Secretary and manager.D.Patient and doctor.40.听力原文：M: Have you found a roommate to share your apartment? Your place is so big that it's suitable to look for some one to share the rent bill. W: I'm still looking for someone who fits the bill, but you know it's so difficult. Q: What does the woman mean?(15)A.She met someone who could pay the bill.B.She billed her new roommate for the suit.C.She hasn't found a suitable roommate yet.D.She's looking for someone who can lend her money.三、4.Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(20题)41.Pure science, leading to the construction of a microscope ______.A.is not always as pure as we supposeB.necessarily results from applied science and the discovery of a cellC.may lead to antiscientific, "impure' resultsD.necessarily precedes applied science, leading to the discovery of the cell42.We can infer from the passage that______.A.there is little difference between specialization and professionalisationB.amateurs can compete with professionals in some areas of scienceC.amateurs have national academic societies but no local onesD.professionals welcome amateurs into the scientific community43.Causes of fashions are ______.A.uniformB.variedC.unknownD.inexplicable44.We can safely conclude that the author ______.A.objects to excessive drinkB.never drinksC.is very fond of alcoholD.had quitted drinking when he wrote this passage45.(53)46. We learn from the passage that actually employees in Google______.A.are equally kind and optimistic as their bossesB.appreciate and feel encouraged by the benefits packageC.can't escape the unpleasant competition for power in the officeD.are far away from office competition thanks to the innovation in managing47.The evidence collected shows us ______.A.concentrated wealth leads to people's longer and happier lifeB.lower-positioned people may enjoy higher health and relaxationC.people in place no longer dominating will not feel stressedD.identity exposed, lower-status people will perform. worse than normal48.Why would governments attach importance to the Internet?49. It can be drawn from the first paragraph that______.A.most of the eastern countries enjoy fast-paced economic growthB.trade conflicts may be foreseen between two parts of the worldC.sharp differences exist between some traditional rich and once-poor countriesD.the traditional rich countries have come bottom in the world economy50.(57)51. Private companies have been granted a large sum of money to launch campaigns as a measure to ______.52.Section BDirections: 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. Generation gaps are nothing new. Imperfect communication between age groups plagued the ancient Greeks and current workers alike.Many an older worker chafes at an under-30 colleague who surfs the Internet, listens to his Sony Walkman and chats on the phone or with his desk mate—all while working on a project due in an hour.Sometimes, of course, he isn't working, and that's a whole different is sue. But sometimes he is getting lots of great stuff done. In the meantime, the different work styles create a case of "Would you please shut up?" vs. "Lighten up. Get a life."Marc Prensky, vice president of Bankers Trust and founder of its interactive learning subsidiary, Corporate Gameware, was on point in Across the Board, a publication of the conference Board. The business research organization titled Prensky's article "Twitch Speed," a reference to the fast pace of video game play.Today's under-30 workers likely grew up in a multimedia, technology rich, twitch-speed environment. Prensky says they simultaneously did home work, watched TV and listened to music; this exposure changed the ways theyreceive and process information.Baby boomers and older workers may or may not have done homework by TV, but much else has changed. Sociologists say the over-30s are more likely to want room doors closed. TV off. One thing happening at a time. Quiet, please!'When the two heritages clash in the workplace, it pits comfort with speed and "multitasking" against comfort with deliberation and focused con centration. Sound familiar? If the gap has become a chasm in your workplace, it's time to talk. Both work styles can be productive, but both sides need to make accommodations so the other's productivity isn't impaired.This passage mainly describes ______.A.generation gapsB.work styles of different age groupsck of mutual understanding between the old and the youngD.imperfect communication between old and young workers53.The second paragraph is mainly about______.A.the importance of self-restraint on the parts of the husband and wifeB.the sacrifice man should make to contribute to houseworkC.the tolerance of her husband's misbehavior. on the part of the wifeD.the difference in value put on marriage between the husband and wife54.What can we learn according to the whole passage?A.The survey by European Commission suggests Euro-area's GDP is shrinking.B.The quick slash may put policymakers into an impotent position later,C.Interest rates reduced to zero, the monetary-policy will be powerless.D.ECB now has no sign of cutting its rates.55.Paragraph 4 is to suggest that ______.A.politicians will need to' learn to become more personal when meeting citizensB.politicians who are considered very attractive are favored by citizens over politicians who are less attractiveC.citizens tend to favor a politician who analyzes the issues over one who does notD.citizens will need to learn how to evaluate visual political images in orderto become better informed56.Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way; women are luckier only about one in two hundred is affected in this manner. There are different forms of color blindness. A man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green-a strange world indeed.In certain occupations color blindness can be dangerous and candidates are tested most carefully. For example, when fighting at night, soldiers use lights of flares to signal to each other. A green light may mean "Advance" and a red light may mean "Danger! Keep back!" You can see what will happen if somebody thinks that red is green! Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called "cones". These help to see in a bright light and to tell the difference between colors. There are also millions of "rods" but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but not color. Wait until it is dark tonight, and then go outside. Look round you and try to see what colors you can recognize.Birds and animals which hunt at night have eyes which contain few or no cones at all, so they cannot see colors. As far as we know, bats and adult owls cannot see colors at all only light and dark shapes. Similarly cats and dogs cannot see colors as well as we can.Insects can see ultra-violet rays which are invisible to us, and some of them can even see X-rays. The wings of a moth may seem gray and dull to us, but to insects they may appear beautiful, showing colors which we cannot see. Scientists know that there are other colors around us which insects can see but which we cannot see. Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes like blue, but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects but a blue lamp will. According to the passage, color blindness can be dangerous in certain occupations like ______.57.Section BDirections: 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.As the English language has changed at a fast speed in this century, so has the use of the English language.After the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) was founded in 1927, the particular style. of speech of the BBC announcers was recognized as Standard English or Received Pronunciation(RP) English. Now, most people still consider that the pronunciation and delivery of BBC announcers is the clearest and most understandable spoken English.English has had a strong association with class and social status. However, since the Second World War there has been a considerable change of attitude towards speech snobbery, and hallmarks of class distinction such as styles of speech have been gradually discarded, especially by the younger generation. As the need has arisen, new words have been invented or found from other languages and incorporated into English. Similarly, old words and expressions have been discarded as their usefulness has diminished or the fashions have passed. This also happens to styles and modes of speech which became fashionable at a particular time and in specific circum stances.By the end of the 1960s it became apparent that it was not necessary to speak Standard English or even correct gram mar to become popular, successful and rich. The fashionable speech of the day was no longer the prerogative of a privileged class but rather a defiant expression of class lessons.The greatest single influence of the shaping of the English language in modem times is the American English Over the last 25 years the English used by many people, particularly by those in the media, advertising and show business, has be come more and more mid-Atlantic in style, delivery and accent.In the 1970s, fashion favored stressless pronunciation and a language full of jargon, slang and "in" words, much of it quite incomprehensible to the outside world. What is considered modern and fashionable in Britain today is often not the kind of English taught in schools and colleges.Which one of the following is. NOT true?A.The use of the English language has not changed much in this century.B.The BBC announcers speak Standard English.C.English has no association with class and social status now.D.Young people all speak English in the same way.58. The comparative rarity of IOK-1 means that significant changes must have occurred in the universe over the 60 million years that ______.59.The second paragraph uses facts to develop the idea, a that ______.A.the stronger the wind, the more the water vapor lossB.carbon dioxide is the essential for plant developmentC.a plant needs more water than is found in its compositionD.a plant efficiently uses most of the water it absorbs60.Which of the following is true according to this passage?A.Chad Lake located in the middle of Chad in northern Africa.B.The water from Chad water can now only be used for irrigation.C.The area around Chad Lake has suffered from heavy rain lack many decades.D.Population around the Chad Lake now begins to decrease due to water lack.四、5.Error Correction(5题)61.【S6】62.The most striking single fact about chimpanzees is flexibility of 【S1】______their social life, the lack of any rigid form. of organization. It represents about so far a departure from the baboon type of organization as one 【S2】______can find among the higher primates (灵长目), and serves emphasizing 【S3】______the great variety of primate adaptations. Chimpanzees are more humathan baboons (狒狒), or rather they accord better by the way we like to 【S4】______picture ourselves, as free—wheeling individuals who are tend to be 【S5】______unpredictable, do not take readily to any form. of regimentation, and are frequently charming. Two researches have described what they found during more than eight months spending among chimpanzees in their 【S6】______natural habitat, the forest: "We were quite surprised to observe what 【S7】。
2023年12月份英语六级真题一(附带答案及解析)
【正确答案】1.写作With their valuable skills and experience,elderly people can continue to make significant contributions to society.Despite the common misconception that aging diminishes one's abilities,the elderly possess a unique set of qualities that can greatly benefit the community.Firstly,years of professional and personal experience usually make seniors ideal mentors for younger generations.They can offer guidance,impart practical skills, and serve as role models,nurturing the growth of future leaders.Their presence in the workforce can provide stability and continuity,as they boast institutional memory and a deep understanding of the industry.Moreover,elderly individuals can contribute to society through volunteer work.Their availability of time and willingness to serve can be used to support community activities,charitable organizations,and social causes.Their dedication and life experiences can bring a unique perspective to problem-solving and decision-making processes.In conclusion,society can profit significantly from the professional insights and voluntary work that elderly individuals can offer.Thanks to their skills,experience,and wisdom,we can create a more inclusive society that benefits from the collective strengths of all its members.【试题解析】题目要求以给定句子开头写作。
2024年06月六级考试真题答案速查(第1套)
2024年06月六级考试真题答案速查（第1套）Part I Writing参考范文：There is a growing awareness of the importance of digital literacy and skills in today’s world. In today’s rapidly evolving digital wor ld, I fully agree that digital literacy and skills are very important to everyone.For one thing, it is obvious that digital literacy is crucial for students. There are a large number of learning resources available online, such as great theses and excellent courses from prestigious universities. Students can draw on these rich resources to learn more knowledge and expand their horizons. For another, there is no denying that digital skills play an essential role in the workplace. We need to be proficient in using search engines to get more information and enhance our productivity with application software. Moreover, we cannot live a better life without digital literacy and skills. They can help a lot when it comes to getting around, shopping, socializing, and so on.To sum up, digital literacy and skills are of great importance to our study, work, and daily life. We should try our best to improve our digital literacy and skills to navigate the digital world.Part Ⅳ Translation参考译文：Traditional wedding customs in China have a long history, and since the Zhou Dynasty a complete set of wedding rituals has gradually developed, some of which are still in use today. Nowadays, Chinese wedding customs have changed a lot, but the ceremony is still very grand. The wedding venue is carefully decorated, with the main color of red, a symbol of jubilance, and many objects are placed to wish the couple happiness. At the wedding, the couple will bow to Heaven and Earth, to their parents and to each other, and then hold a banquet to entertain the guests and toast the guests to express their gratitude. Today, many young people still prefer the traditional Chinese wedding, to experience the unique and beautiful Chinese romance.。
六级英语试题原题及答案
六级英语试题原题及答案一、听力部分1. A) The man is a professor.B) The man is a student.C) The woman is a professor.D) The woman is a student.答案：A2. A) The woman is going to the library.B) The man is going to the library.C) Both of them are going to the library.D) Neither of them is going to the library.答案：B二、阅读部分Passage 136. What is the main idea of the passage?A) The importance of technology in education.B) The challenges faced by students in the digital age.C) The benefits of online learning.D) The drawbacks of relying too much on technology.答案：D37. According to the passage, what can be inferred about the author?A) The author is a teacher.B) The author is a student.C) The author is a technology expert.D) The author is a parent.答案：BPassage 238. What does the author suggest to improve the situation?A) Reducing the use of technology.B) Encouraging students to engage in more physical activities.C) Implementing stricter regulations on technology use.D) Providing more support for students who struggle with technology.答案：A39. What is the author's attitude towards technology?A) Optimistic.B) Pessimistic.C) Neutral.D) Ambivalent.答案：D三、写作部分Task: Write an essay on the topic "The Impact of Social Media on Society". You should write at least 150 words.范文：The advent of social media has revolutionized the way we communicate and interact with each other. It has brought about both positive and negative impacts on society. On the positive side, social media platforms connect people from all over the world, allowing for the sharing of ideas and information at an unprecedented rate. It has also provided a platform for individuals to express their opinions and creativity.However, the negative effects of social media cannot be ignored. It has led to issues such as cyberbullying, the spread of misinformation, and the erosion of privacy. Additionally, excessive use of social media can lead tosocial isolation and mental health issues.In conclusion, while social media has undoubtedly made the world more connected, it is crucial to be aware of its potential pitfalls and to use it responsibly.四、翻译部分Translate the following sentences into English:41. 随着科技的发展，我们的生活变得越来越便利。
2021-2022年湖北省鄂州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)
2021-2022年湖北省鄂州市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题)1.Newton was very creative in thinking and solving problems when he was a little boy.A.YB.NC.NG2.To judge how serious a flood is, we have to consider the volumes of rivers and streams in an area and ______.3.Mark Twain became the most outstanding writer of his time because he knew his people and the Mississippi River very well, and he inherited from his mother ______.4.Genetic medicines are newer and more expensive.A.YB.NC.NG5. People who want their back pain to be fixed quickly often resort to ______ .A.surgeryB.chiropractic careC.massageD.acupuncture6.Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1～7, markY (for YES ) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO ) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 8～10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Hurricane (飓风)Hurricane is a name given to violent storms that originate over the tropical (热带的) or subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or North Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line. Such storms over the North Pacific west of the International Date Line are called typhoons (台风); those elsewhere are known as tropical cyclones (热带气旋), which is the general name for all such storms including hurricanes and typhoons. These storms can cause great damage to property and loss of human life due to high winds, flooding, and large waves crashing against shorelines. The deadliest natural disaster in the United States history was caused by a hurricane that struck the coast of Texas in 1990. The costliest natural disaster in U.S. history stemmed from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.How hurricanes formOceans can become warm enough in the summer for hurricanes to develop, and the oceans also retain summer heat through the fall. As a result, the hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin, which comprises the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico, runs from June 1 through November 30. At least 25 out-of-season storms, however, have occurred from 1887 through 2003, and 9 of these strengthened into hurricanes for at least a few hours.Hurricanes weaken and die out when cut off from warm, humid air as they move over cooler water or land but can remain dangerous as they weaken. Hurricanes and other tropical cyclones begin as disorganized clusters of showers and thunderstorms. When one of these clusters becomes organized with its winds making a complete circle around a center, it is called a tropical depression (热带低气压)When a depression's sustained winds reach 63 km/h or more, it becomes a tropical storm and is given a name. By definition, a tropical storm becomes a hurricane when winds reach 119 km/h or more.For a tropical depression to grow into a hurricane, winds from just above the surface of the ocean to more than 12,000 m in altitude must be blowing from roughly the same direction and at the same speed. Winds that blow in opposite directions create wind shear--different wind speeds or direction at upper and lower altitudes (海拔)--that can prevent a storm from growing. Characteristics of hurricanesA hurricane consists of bands of thunderstorms that spiral (盘旋) toward the low-pressure center, or "eye" of the storm. Winds also spiral in toward the center, speeding up as they approach the eye. Large thunderstorms create an"eye wall" around the center where winds are the strongest. Winds in the eye itself are nearly calm, and the sky is often clear. Air pressures in the eye at the surface range from around 982 hectopascals (百帕) in a weak hurricane tolower than 914 hectopascals in the strongest storms.In a large, strong storm, hurricane-force winds may be felt over an area with a diameter of more than 100 km. The diameter of the area effected by gale winds and torrential rain can extend another 200 km or more outward from the eye of the storm. The diameter of the eye may be less than 16 km in a strong hurricaA.YB.NC.NG7.The voyage of Emery's father and his companions heading for Cook Inlet can be described as______.8.In eliminating a lot of noise in the airport, pilots can also help, and they can ______.9.NASA Inventions You Might Use Every DayIn 1958, President Eisenhower signed the Space Act, officially creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. From the beginning, the purpose for the new branch extended beyond space ships and moon boots. The law prescribed that its research and advancements should benefit all people, and in its 50-year history, NASA has certainly fulfilled that role. Although most people today will never set foot on the moon, everyone likely comes in con tact with a NASA by-product every day. Partnering with various research teams and companies, NASA continues to produce a vast array of new technologies and products that have improved our daily lives. Basic steps in health, safety, communications and even casual entertainment find their roots in the government branch commonly associated with rocket ships and floating people. In fact, NASA has filed more than 6,300 patents with the U.S. government.Each year since 1976, NASA has published a list of every commercialized technology and product linked to its research. The NASA journal Spinoff highlights these products, which have included things like improved pacemakers, state of the art exercise machines and satellite radio. Each product was made possible thanks to a NASA idea or innovation.But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to use many of these so-called by-products. Read on to learn about some of these familiar products.1. Water FiltersWater is the essential ingredient to human survival. Since people cannot live without water, the ability to convert contaminated water to pure water is an incredibly important scientific achievement.Astronauts needed a way to cleanse water they take up into space, since bacteria and sickness would be highly problematic. Water filter technology had existed since the early 1950s, but NASA wanted to know how to clean water in more extreme situations and keep it clean for longer periods of time. If you look at a water filter, you can usually detect small chunks of charcoal (木炭) inside of them. Sometimes, when you first use a water filter, you'll even notice tiny black flecks from those chunks. This charcoal is specially activated and contains silver ions that neutralize bacteria in the water. Along with killing bacteria in the water, the filters also prevent further bacterial growth. Companies have borrowed from this same technology to bring us the water filter systems millions of people use at home every day.2. Cordless ToolsWhen you're sucking up bits of dirt or crumbs around the house with a handheld cordless vacuum, you are actually using the same technology that astronauts used on the moon. Although Black & Decker had already invented the first battery-powered tools in 1961, the NASA-related research helped refine the technology that led to lightweight, cordless medical instruments, hand held vacuum cleaners and other tools.In the mid-1960s, to prepare for the Apollo missions to the moon, NASA needed a tool that astronauts could use to obtain samples of rocks and soil. The drill had to be lightweight, compact and powerful enough to dig deep into the surface of the moon. Since rigging up a cord to a drill in outer space would be a difficult feat, NASA and Black & Decker invented a battery-powered, magnet-motor drill. Working in the context of a limited space environment, Black & Decker developed a computer program for the tool that reduced the amount of power expended during use to maximize battery life.After the NASA project, Black & Decker applied the same principles to make other lightweight, battery-powered tools for everyday consumers.3. Long-distance TelecommunicationsThe ability to carry on long-distance telephone conversations did not happen overnight. It doesn'tA.space travelB.national securityC.people's welfareD.economic development10. The great number of patients visiting the complementary-medicine center at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery reflects ______ in the US.11.When parents separate, it is advisable for them to reach sensible and fair decisions to reduce the children's injury at ______ degree.12.According to the author, it is a good habit to finish all the small projects before starting with a major one.A.YB.NC.NG13.During the preparing procedure, one important part is to help the candidates understand the possible outcomes and ______.14.The journal Spinoff is intended to introduce ______.A.NASA's products for commercial useB.medical advancements in AmericaC.the development of space technologyD.the history and the role of NASA15.Both blood pressure and the effects of stress will be decreased by the increase of______.16.Researchers assumed that self-driving cars may be a threat to ______.A.the transportation industryB.our safety on the roadC.vehicle productionD.our employment17.The mobile handset has completely turned into the next computer.A.YB.NC.NG18.Most of the foods grown and processed according to the federal standards will bear the seal ______.19.The general view of Europe is likely to change from cultivated farm-land to growing shrubs and forests with species-poor wildlife such as wildcats, bears, deer and wolves.A.YB.NC.NG20.The ice tongue growing out from the Greenland coast used to reject salt back into the water, making ______ heavier and helping it to sink.二、3.Listening Comprehension(20题)21.(31)A.There is no actual sales take place.B.It is up to parents to monitor their children.C.Children understand what an advertisement is trying to do.D.Children are provided a game in return for the information.22.听力原文：As a tradition, workers in companies are always required to wear suits and fie, but according to a senior government official, Thailand is to ask workers to stop wearing suits as part of the country ' s latest measure to conserve energy. This is the idea of the new government, because Thailand is a tropical country and air-conditioners have been used very commonly, which consume a large amount of energy, but if the workers turned up in shirt sleeves, they wouldn't need air-conditioners turned up so high. At its weekly meeting, the cabinet passed a resolution asking all public servants not to wear jackets and urging private employees to do the same. This has already been practised by the government. At a re cent meeting, only four of six air-conditioners in the cabinet room had been turned on. One of the government officials says, "Initially it was not hot in the room, but if a meeting lasts a long time, the temperature might need to be lowered a bit."(30)A.New Fashion in Thailand.B.How to Use Air-conditioner wisely.C.A New Way to Save Energy.D.Air-conditioner in Thailand.23.(29)A.It was a great comfort.B.It was a sign of danger.C.It was a call for help.D.It was a musical note.24.(35)A.They send the message to the President within ten days.B.They officially state reasons for rejecting the message.C.They meet with the President.D.They revise the vetoed bill.25.听力原文：W: Dave told me he had had 10 papers published this year. Is that true?M: You have to take what Dave says with a grain of salt.Q: What does the man imply?(15)A.The woman shouldn't believe everything Dave tells her.B.The woman shouldn't let Dave get the best of her.C.Dave is not serious with the woman.D.Dave is always true to his words.26.(34)A.To replace physical therapy.B.To control brain seizures.C.To prevent heart disease.D.To relieve tension.27.(21)A.Doctors in hospital.B.Nurses in hospital.C.Patients in hospital.D.Hospital administrators.28.(14)A.She has to change the time for the trip.B.She hasn't decided where to go next month.C.She can't afford the time for the trip.D.She will manage to leave this month.29.(26)A.Increasing upper-body strength.B.Discussing popular climbing sites.C.Selecting the necessary equipment.D.Finding a climbing partner.30.【B10】31.(24)A.Boston schools.B.Frontier life.C.Teaching requirements.D.Immigration patterns.32.听力原文：M: Have you checked out the library? I'm thrilled at the extensive collection of sociology books there. It must be the most extensive of any university.W: Not to mention journals.Q: What does the woman mean?(15)A.The library has very few sociology journals.B.She can't find any useful journals in the library.C.The man should have checked the journals as well.D.The journal collection is as extensive as book collection.33.听力原文：W: I still can't get over the show last Saturday evening. I keep haying nightmares all night.M: So, next time before you walk into a theatre, make sure what you are going to see. I don't want to hear your complaints again and it is kind of wasting money, too.Q: What can we infer from this conversation?(18)A.The woman enjoyed the movie very much.B.The woman saw a horror movie last Saturday.C.The man asked the woman to be careful at night.D.The man went to the show with the woman.34.听力原文：W: You don't look too happy. What's the problem?M: Well, I've got to write a composition for my English class, and I just can't come up with any idea, and it's due tomorrow.Q: What is the man's problem?(17)A.He has to change the topic for his composition.B.He has fallen behind others in English class.C.He hasn't made up his mind as to what to write about.D.The book he borrowed will be due tomorrow.35.听力原文：M: Miss Linda Brown, fight?W: Yes, that's fight.M: Please take a seat.W: Thank you.M: So you're interested in a job as a waitress.W: That's fight. I saw your sign in the window asking for a part-time waitress. M: Mm, have you worked as a waitress before?W: Yes. I've worked as a waitress for three years at several different restaurants.M: I see. Are you working now?W: Yes, at the King Hotel dining room on Park Avenue.M: They have a very nice dining room there. Why do you want to leave? w: Because I can't work full time at the moment, I'M Taking some courses at university and need more time to study.M: I see. What days are you available?W: I'm free all day Thursday and Friday, Saturday and Sunday.M: That suits us very well actually. We're looking for someone who can help us late in the week when we get very busy.W: That's fine with me.M: When canW: Is the first of next month ail fight with you?M: That's fine. The first of May. Yes, that's good. By the way, you'll get $1.80 an hour ,with tips, ofW: Good. Thank you very much.(23)A.Because she wanted a job as a waitress.B.Because King Hotel dining room was closing down.C.Because she wanted more time m study.D.Because her pay was too low.36.【B4】37.(18)A.To give each other a pleasant surprise.B.To join the crowds.C.To avoid the crowds.D.To get grocery bargains.38.(19)A.Gensen.B.Jensen.C.Jinsin.D.Ginsin.39.(36)A.It's not popular.B.It's very new.C.It's catching on.D.It's on the decline.40. 【B4】三、4.Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(20题)41.【C7】42. How does a car react at first to the code signal of an electronic car key?43.According to the passage, one of the causes leading to Liu's success is that______.44.Contrasting to the first round election, the run-off electionA.experienced more violenceB.were rejected by some votersC.went through more smoothlyD.were controlled by General Rios Montt45.The common elements in all styles of friendship include ______.46.Stanley thought that ______ was to blame for the cities' collapse in the middle of the eighth century A.D.47.According to the Para. 2，when it comes to gap years, ______.A.the popularity of gap years results from an increasing number of charitiesB.Prince William was working hard during his gap yearC.gap years are not as fashionable as they were ten years agoD.a well-structured gap year is a guarantee of university success48.Our schools, according to the passage, should not ______.49.【C9】50.The second paragraph uses facts to develop the idea that ______.A.a plant needs more water than is found in its compositionB.a plant efficiently utilizes most of the water it absorbsC.the stronger the wind, the more water vapor the plant loses.D.carbon dioxide is the essential substance needed for plant development51.The statement "the diet-drug revolution is facing a setback" is supported by the following facts EXCEPT that ______ .A.some health organizations and diet chains have suspended their support for the pillsB.some states have forbidden or limited the prescriptions of the pillsC.patients in Florida are advised to drop the use of fen-phenD.Sheldon Levine, a New Jersey doctor, recommended one of the pills on TV and in his book52.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ______.A.not really important skillsB.more important than other skillsC.basically the same in that we learn by practising and making changesD.quite different in terms of the way of learning53.The phrase "draws the line at"(para.2) most probably means______.A.startsB.suggestsC.enjoysD.refuses54.What does "live a completely sedentary lifestyle" in Para. 1 most probably mean?55.According to the passage, Benjamin Franklin was the first to prove that______.A.lightning is caused by hail through supercooled cloudsB.thunderclouds are not charged with electricityC.thunderclouds are charged with electricityD.lightning was not an invention of the devil56.Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.When you stop smoking, you're likely to feel tense, nervous, irritable, anxious--even eat more. You may think it's purely psychological, but it's also physical. It's caused by your body craving nicotine--physically craving nicotine. And Habitrol can help relieve those cravings.Habitrol is a nicotine patch, available only by prescription from your doctor. It replaces some of the nicotine you're not getting from cigarettes and helps lessen the effects of your withdrawal symptoms. When used as part of a comprehensive behavioral smoking cessation program, Habitrol has been clinically proven to increase the chances of quitting smoking in the critical first three months. That's when the nicotine withdrawal symptoms force many people back to smoking.Remember how stressed out, anxious and burdensome you felt the last time you tried to quit? And how you thought it was purely psychological and there was nothing that could help you? Well, now you know it's also physical and there is something that can help you. Habitrol.Habitrol is a drug indicated as an aid to smoking cessation for the relief of nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Its effectiveness has been established only as part of a comprehensive behavioral smoking cessation program. It won't work for everyone. In studies during the first 3 months after quitting, Habitrol has been shown to increase the chances of stopping smoking. Long-term studies of Habitrol haven't been conducted. It shouldn't be used for more than 3 months.Habitrol, like cigarettes, contains nicotine, so stop smoking completely before starting Habitrol. And do not smoke or use anything with nicotine while on it. If you're pregnant or nursing (nicotine could cause fatal harm) or have heart disease, or other conditions, ask your doctor about other ways to stop smoking. If you’re taking prescription medicine or under a doctor's care, ask your doctor about the potential risks of Habitrol. Habitrol hasn't been studied in pregnant women or in patients under 18. Used and unused Habitrol systems should be kept out of the reach of children and pets.Giving up smoking in the first few months will make smokers have a stronger desire ______.57.Which of the following statements is true according to the text?A.Doctors will be held guilty if they risk their patients' death.B.Modern medicine has assisted terminally ill patients in painless recovery.C.The Court ruled that high-dosage pain-relieving medication can be prescribed.D.A doctor's medication is no longer justified by his intentions.58.Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Opportunities for rewarding work become fewer for both men and women as they grow older. After age 40, job hunting becomes even more difficult. Many workers stay at jobs they are too old for rather than face possible rejection. Our youth-oriented, throw-away culture sees little value in older people. In writer Lilian Hellman's words, they have "the wisdom that comes with age that we can't make use of"Unemployment and economic need for work is higher among older women, especially minorities, than among younger white women. A national council reports these findings: Though unemployed longer when seeking work, older women job-hunt harder, hold a job longer with less absenteeism (缺勤), perform. as well or better, are more reliable, and are more willing to learn than men or younger women. Yet many older women earn poor pay and face a future of poverty in their retirement years. When "sexism meets ageism, poverty is no longer on the doorstep—it moves in", according to Tish Sommers, director of a special study on older women for the National Organization for Women.Yet a 1981 report on the White House Conference on Aging shows that as a group, older Americans are the "wealthiest, best fed, best housed, healthiest, most self-reliant older population in our history". This statement is small comfort to those living below the poverty line, but it does explode some of the old traditional beliefs and fears. Opportunities for moving in and up in a large company may shrink but many older people begin successful small businesses, volunteer in satisfying activities, and stay active for many years. They have few role models because in previous generations the life span was much shorter and expectations of life were fewer. They are ploughing new ground.Employers are beginning to recognize that the mature person can bring a great deal of stability and responsibility to a position. One doesn't lose ability and experience on the eve of one's 65th or 70th birthday any more than one grows up instantly at age 21.After the age of 40, many workers tend to______rather than face possible rejection.59.According to the passage, what helps to coordinate the complex physical activity of a mammal?A.The cerebellum.B.The forebrain.C.The cerebrum.D.The midbrain.60.Section BDirections: 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.In recent years, we have all watched the increasing commercialization of the campus. The numerous advertising, posters and the golden arches of fast food outlets may be an insult to our aesthetic sensibilities, but they are, arguably, no worse than ugly. Some of the other new features of commercialized campus life do, however, constitute a serious threat to things we rightly respect. "Privatization" and the "business model" are the potential menace. What do these notions mean? To me, they involve an increased dependence on industry and charitable actions for operating the university; an increased amount of our resources being directed to applied or so-called practical subjects, both in teaching and in research; a proprietary(所有权的，所有人的) treatment of research results, with the commercial interest in secrecy overriding the public's interest in free, shared knowledge; and an attempt to run the university more like a business that treats industry and students as clients and ourselves as service providers with something to sell. We pay increasing attention to the immediate needs and demands of our "customers" and, as the old saying goes, "the customer is always right".Privatization is particularly frightening from the point of view of public well-being. A researcher employed by a university-affiliated hospital in Canada, working under contract with a medicine-making company, made public her findings that a particular drug was harmful. This violated the terms of her contract, and so she was fired. Her dismissal caused a scandal, and she was subsequently restored to her previous position. The university and hospital in question are now working out something similar to tenure(终身任职)for hospital-based researchers and guidelines for contracts, so that more public exposure of privately funded research will become possible. This is a rare victory and a small step in the right direction, but the general trend is the other way. Thanks to profit-driven private funding, researchers are not only forced to keep valuable information secret, they are often contractually obliged to keep discovered dangers to public health under wraps, too. of course, we must not be too naive about this. Governments can unwisely insist on secrecy, too, as did the British Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food in the work they funded in connection with the bovine spongiform. encephalopathy(牛脑海绵体病) epidemic. This prevented others from reviewing the relevant data and pointing out that problems were more serious than government was letting on.From the first, paragraph we can learn that the campus life has become ______.A.more convenientB.rather uglyC.somewhat harmfulD.no more aesthetic than before四、5.Error Correction(5题)61.【S2】62.【S4】63.【S10】64.【S3】65. 【S10】五、6.Translation(5题)66. __________________(这些数字很可能有些出入), as certainly largenumbers of overweight people never seek medical advice.67. Judges will normally interpret contracts strictly and will use certain principles when it______ (解决意思前后矛盾、模菱两面可的问题时).68. My little daughter, Mary, __________________________ (进入大学三个月了才开始慢慢适应校园生活).69. In modern times, several people ______ (在那瀑布上走过，他们大多数是有意的).70. The lecture was so boring that ___________________________(学生忍不住打起哈欠来).参考答案1.A解析：本题根据第四段的主题句——即该段第一句而设的，find new ways to answer questions正是题目所要表达的意思，故本题正确。
2021-2022年湖南省常德市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)
2021-2022年湖南省常德市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题)1. When sled dogs get sufficient care from the owner, they usually ______.A.fight with other dogsB.are too heavy to runC.are friendly and gentleD.develop reliability on the owner2.it's reported that the IMF coordinates ______to help stabilize Thailand's economy.3.Which of the following is the typical behavior. of the grind?A.They have all color of socks in the sock drawer.B.They never fail to do a certain amount of study every evening.C.They write down everything the teacher says in the class.D.They don't even take a break on the weekends.4.This passage mainly deals with how Emery Tobin made his magazine famous all over the United States.A.YB.NC.NG5.No matter what the hostage situation is like, the principle of negotiating is to work the hostage-takers into a ______.6.In order to meet ______ , low-income shoppers must consider a lot of factors when selecting food products.7.Many cities offer ______ that can save you money and ensure your safety. 8. Without the host processor, a cardholder cannot withdraw money from an ATM.9. According to scientists at the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center, within about 60 years, there will be ______ on the Arctic Ocean.10. When you go to a company for an interview, there is no need to care the feelings of the receptionists.11.The Internet's ______ programming isn't suitable for mobile phones.12.Which of the following can help you get into the habit of reality testing?A.Videotaping your life.B.Bringing a memo pad.C.Setting an alarm clock.D.Regulating your hobbies.13.During the World War I, millions of American soldiers formed the habit of ______.14. If you are doing academic reading in your library, you're advised ______.A.to hit overstuffed couches and chairs to produce ideasB.to use overstuffed couches and chairs for a refreshmentC.not to use overstuffed couches and chairsD.not to stuff comfortable coaches or chairs15.The author suggests to buy medicines in Wal-Mart because ______.16.The popularity of Chinese in the world makes the "Chinese TOFEL", the ______ exam, possible.17.The economy and job market are so good that more graduates are determined to find the best job.A.YB.NC.NG18.Some ads fail because of lack of originality, and the ad agencies suffer financial loss from that.A.YB.NC.NG19.When there are no efficient doctors in large population centers, epidemics start.A.YB.NC.NG20.Until the middle of 19th century, all inventions by women ______under the law.二、3.Listening Comprehension(20题)21.(35)A.Because the stores that accept the credit card will promote their sales.B.Because some people may intentionally purchase goods that they cannot possibly afford.C.Because overdue payments of shopping goods may bring damage to shopkeepers' profits.D.Because the stores that accept the credit card increase prices for goods and services.22.(36)A.Light-bulbs.B.An ax.C.Clothing.D.Knives.23.【B6】24.(26)A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.25.听力原文：W: Hi, Sam, I hate to bother you but I wonder if I could havea word with you?M: Sounds so serious. What's up?W: Well, the landlord just informed me that he's going to increase our rent by two hundred. I'm wondering how you feel about it.M: How do I feel about it? No way! In our tenancy agreement, it says he will have to give us a notice three months in advance if he wants to increase the rent.W: Yeah, that's right! It's gotta be three months later. Well, I think he realizes his rental fee is below the market rate and he must be feeling a bit ripped off when he could be charging a couple hundred extra. What do you think Sam? Should we agree to the raise or find somewhere else?M: Good question. I'm not sure either. The location we're at now is quite convenient. Close to the grocery and near the subway. It'll be hard to find another location like this one.W: I wonder whether he'll allow room for negotiation. Perhaps a hundred dollars instead of two. Maybe he might be more willing to give a bit if we speak to him right way.M: Well, he seems to be a nice guy to talk to. But what if he refuses? Would you go for two then?W: Well, I guess I would, since it'll be hard to find such a convenient location. Besides, it's close to my school and I can sleep a little later in the mornings. M: Ha! I figured that's what you'd be concerned about. Well, I have to give it some serious thought. I'm not sure I can afford to cough up an extra hundred a month just to make sure I can sleep in an extra 15 minutes.W: Didn't you get your loan recently? That'll cover what you need. Besides, if you could just stop spending so much on cafeteria snacks you'd have lots of money to spare.M: Yeah, but I'm thinking of getting a new laptop.W: Well, I tell you, there aren't a lot of apartments that are cheaper, even with this new increase.M: I know, so when does he want us to come back on this?W: He told me to let him know this weekend.M: Sure, by then I should be able to make up my mind.(20)A.Where they should move.B.How to negotiate with the landlord.C.How to fight the increase.D.Whether to accept an increase in rent or move.26.(15)A.She has to resign from the company for her poor sales performance.B.She has been granted leave for a month.C.She has been dismissed by the company.D.She has been offered a new job.27.(21)A.It bills the customer once a month.B.It's a kind of ATM cards.C.It's a kind of credit cards.D.It takes out the money from the customer's bank account.28.听力原文：W: My cousin Bob is getting married in California next Sunday and I can't decide whether to go or not．M: It's a long trip and it will take you about four hours to get there，but I think you will have a good time on such an occasion.Q: What does the man imply?(13)A.The woman will be happy to meet her cousin.B.The woman should go to the wedding ceremony.C.He plans to go travelling with the woman.D.He has never been to California for it's far away.29.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some 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.听力原文：Most people know at least some of the old ways of predicting weather. Most of these older ways depended on careful observation of the behavior. of animals and insects and of the appearance of clouds, the sun. the moon and growing plants. But we are mostly city-living people and have forgotten the origin of many of these ways of foretelling weather. We should not laugh at these examples of weather wisdom, however. Since they arebased on what people have seen year after year they are often quite accurate. Animals are commonly thought to be more sensitive to changes in the weather than we human beings. Our senses have become dull: we are not so close to nature and our lives do not depend so much on warnings given by the senses as animals do.Every country has its own particular weather wisdom connected with animals. In northern countries, where winters are hard, the behavior. of animals which hibernate or migrate is taken to indicate what sort of winter is coming. The squirrels may be seen gathering their food supply of nuts earlier than usual; the dormouse may dig more deeply than usual, the migrating birds may gather for their flight south earlier than usual. All these signs would be seen by the countryman as predictions of an especially severe winter to come. According to so many examples we could see animals are so sensitive, and their senses are more accurate than our human beings. If we'll find the extraordinary of their behaviors, so pay attention to it.(27)A.Because many people believe in old ways of predicting weather.B.Because city dwellers have no other ways of predicting weather.C.Because it is based on long experience and observation.D.Because we have no other origins of foretelling weather.30.听力原文：Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never become submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect their independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One thing that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact. Recently the New York Animal Medical Centre made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock of injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 stories, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. "Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers," a doctor said. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.(33)A.Because cats always fascinate human beings.B.Because cats are friendly and affectionate towards humans.C.Because there is a popular belief that cats have nine lives.D.Because cats lead their own lives and seldom become obedient like dogs are.31.(44)32.【B9】33.(45)34.(29)A.None.B.Two.C.Three.D.More than three.35.听力原文：M: I'd like to borrow that book after you've finished it.W: Sure, but I promised it to Jane first.Q: What does the woman intend to do?(17)A.Introduce the man to Jane soon.B.Let the man have the book after Jane.C.Ask Jane what she thought of the book.D.Finish writing to Jane as soon as possible.36.(31)A.Dismayed.B.Relieved.C.Disappointed.D.Frustrated.37.听力原文：W: What time do you want people to come?M: Six. And tell them not to wear anything fancy. It's only a casual affair. Q: Which of the following is not true?(15)A.People are expected to come at six.B.A formal party will be held.C.It will be a party for relaxation.D.There is no need to prepare special clothes.38.【B4】39.(22)A.The quality of paper will improve.B.Garbage dumps will decrease in size.C.Paper prices will go down.D.Ties will be saved.40.(32)A.Because rich Chinese men enjoy their wealth in secret ways.B.Because the rich Chinese customer no longer hide his wealth.C.Because there are more wealthy people in China.D.Because China has a large population.三、4.Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(20题)41.According to the passage, why has human intelligence not been copied in the making of a robot?puters can only do mathematical problems better than human beings.B.Technology is not advanced enough to copy how human minds work.C.Scientists are satisfied to have the robot with senses of sight and touch.D.Robots with human intelligence will be dangerous to human beings.42.Although ______ is very crucial, the efforts that the government promotes a healthy diet have failed.43.Section BDirections: 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.The sight of eight long black legs moving over the floor makes some people scream and run—and women are four times more likely to take fright than men. Now a study suggests that females are genetically prone to develop fearsfor potentially dangerous animals.David Rakison, a developmental psychologist at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, found that baby girls only 11 months old rapidly start to associate pictures of spiders with fear. Baby boys remain merrily indifferent to this connection.In an initial training phase Rakison showed to baby girls and boys a picture of a spider together with a fearful face. In the following test phase he let them watch the image of a spider paired with a happy face, and the image of a flower paired with a fearful face.Despite the spider's happy companion, the girls looked significantly longer at it than at the flower. The researchers took this to mean that the girls expected spiders to be linked with fear. The boys looked for an equal time at both images.With a different group of babies, Rakison first showed a spider with a happy face, and a flower with a fearful face. Now the girls too looked at both images for the same length of time— implying that they did not have an inborn fear of spiders.The results suggest that girls are more inclined than boys to learn to fear dangerous animals. By contrast, says Rakison, modern phobias (恐惧) such as fear of flying or injections show no sex difference.He attributes the difference to behavioural differences between men and women among our hunter-gatherer ancestors. A dislike for spiders may help women avoid dangerous animals, but in men evolution seems to have favoured more risk-taking behaviour for successful hunting.It makes evolutionary sense to acquire spider fear at a certain age, rather than to be born with it, he adds. "There is little reason for an infant to fear an object unless it can respond to it, for example by crawling away," he says.But if being scared of spiders is genetically inclined, is there any point in seeing a psychiatrist? "Even if a person is heavily inclined to develop spider phobia, exposure therapy would still be effective," says Jaime Derringer, a clinical psychologist from Washington University in St. Louis. "But it may be more difficult to eliminate the association between spiders and a fearful response," she says.We can learn from David Rakison's study that ______.A.people develop fears for dangerous animals by learningB.people are born with fears for dangerous animalsC.boys do not feel frightened by the pictures of spidersD.girls are more attracted by beautiful flowers than boys do44.(59)45.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 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Forest is a complex ecosystem in which trees are the dominant life form. Tree dominated forests can occur wherever the temperatures rise above 50°F(10℃) in the warmest months and the annual【C1】______ is more than 8 in.(200mm). They can develop under various conditions within these limits, and the kind of soil, plant, and animal life differs according to the extremes of environmental influences. In cool, high-latitude subpolar regions, taiga forests are dominated by【C2】______ conifers (针叶松). In more temperate high-latitude climates, mixed forests of both conifers and broad-leaved deciduous trees【C3】______ . Broad-leaved deciduous forests develop in midlatitude climates. In humid equatorial climates, tropical rain forests develop. There heavy rainfall supports evergreens that have broad leaves instead of the needle leaves of cooler evergreen forests. Forests are among the most complex ecosystems in the world, with extensive vertical layering. Conifer forests have the simplest structure: a tree layer, a shrub layer that is 【C4】______ or even absent, and a ground layer covered with lichens,mosses, and liverworts. Deciduous forests are more complex (the tree canopy is divided into an upper and lower story), and rain-forest canopies are divided into at least three layers. The forest is nature's most efficient ecosystem, with a high rate of【C5】______ affecting both plant and animal systems in complex organic relationships.Rain forest is lush forest, generally composed of tall, broad-leaved trees and usually found in wet tropical regions around the equator. Depending on the amount of annual rainfall, the trees may be evergreens or mainly deciduous. The former require more water. Soil conditions vary with location and climate, though most rain-forest soils tend to be permanently moist and not very【C6】______ , because the hot, humid weather causes organic matter to decompose rapidly and to be absorbed quickly by tree roots and fungi. Rain forests have many vertical layers of plant and animal development. The highest plant layer, the tree canopy,【C7】______ to heights of 100-165 ft (30-50 m). Animalsthere mostly feed and escape from predators among leaves and branches. The next-highest layer is filled with small trees. Above the ground surface the space is occupied by tree branches, twigs, and 【C8】______ . Many speciesof animals live in the undergrowth. Contrary to popular belief, the rain forest floor is not impassable, being bare except for a thin layer of humus and fallen leaves. Animals【C9】______ this layer are adapted to walking and climbingshort distances Burrowing animals are found below the soil surface, as are microorganisms that help decompose and free much of the organic litter accumulated by other plants and animals from all layers. The climate of the ground layer is unusually【C10】______ because the upper stories of tree canopies and the lower branches filter sunlight and heat radiation and reduce wind speeds, keeping the temperatures fairly even.A. resort I. extendsB. stable J. inhabitingC. conform K. predominateD. foliage L. biologyE. fertile M. spottyF. apprentice N. precipitationG. photosynthesis O. perishingH. hardy【C1】46.The second longest river in the world is______.47.The writer in this article concludesA.that the saving and spending patterns in Great Britain are better than those in AmericaB.that the consumers always expect the price to rise a bit at sessionsC.that maintaining stable prices is a correct business policyD.that people's income and consumption level are interrelated48.What is the author's attitude towards Tek Xam?A.Objective.B.Hesitant.C.Supportive.D.Negative.49.What is the main point the author makes about the cultivation of the students' imitation capacity?A.It depends on the students' own effort.B.It relies on the teacher's technique to present speech models.C.The teacher himself must be a perfect speech model.D.The teacher must treat it as a matter of primary importance.50.【C4】51.What is "miles of red tape" in Paragraph 2 likely to mean?A.Troublesome procedures.B.A long journey.C.Many difficulties.D.A lot of choices.52.Which of the following statements will the author support?A.Everybody can get rich with some financial assets.B.The credit risk for treasury bonds is extremely high.C.It's no use trying to know the advantages of stocks, bonds and cash.D.Everybody should realize the importance of distribution of their financial assets.53. High doses of antioxidant supplements are assumed dangerous to human body because they canA.damage DNA pro-oxidants and regular cellsB.oxidize cancer cells and the harmful DNAC.fight against pathogens in human immune systemD.stimulate harmful reactions to human bodies54.How can the Companies cut their cost according to the passage?A.They dismiss some employees to save money.B.They use temporary labors and cheap labors.C.They refuse to pay for the employees' health insurance.D.They invest money on marketing campaigns.55.A close analogy to a study design is the rough sketch made by an artist before he commits his vision to canvas(画布). The broad outlines are drawn, the proper perspective achieved, and the total impact of the picture-to-be can be partially appreciated in advance. So it is with the design of research: it specifies in advance the kinds of statements that can be made on the basis of its findings and Sixes the perspectives against which these findings are to be evaluated.One major purpose of this study was to demonstrate whether or not the newer social research techniques could help in broadening and deepening knowledge concerning juvenile delinquency. Construction of the design was guided by this goal of exploring new methods in the analysis of juvenile delinquency. However, research technique developed in one content area can not be mechanically transferred to another. A new application of them requires substantial changes and it is these innovative modifications which this study offers as its contribution.Juvenile delinquency has been the subject of many previous studies using a variety of research techniques. This study makes an additional contribution by using a design specially planned to permit a comparison of several approaches.The drawing up of the study design profited greatly from an extensive survey of previous researches on crime, undertaken during the earliest stage of the project. It was found that most studies could be classified as belonging to one or more of three broadly conceived types: social background study, family background study and personal motivation study.Each type has its characteristic design and mode of interpretation and each has produced information of considerable importance. Yet not attempt was made in any of the studies to integrate one or more of these three design types. It became apparent that one of the major contributions a pilot study could make to both method and substantive findings would be to bring all three study types together in one design for the purpose of correlating their findings and evaluating their relative importance in producing data of use to the practitioner.In the first paragraph, the author draws an analogy between ______.A.doing research and drawing a pictureB.research finding and picture's perspectiveC.designing a research and making a quick drawingD.a researcher and a painter56. Studies indicate that crime in teenagers can be partly attributed to the absence of ______.57.How would an urban inhabitant usually rent a car in the past eight years? 58.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Robert Browning?A.He believes that longer life is no good thing.B.He believes that true life lies in how one makes of it.C.He is identical with Lewis Thomas, regarding the life issue.D.He is opposite to A.E. Housman, regarding the death issue.59.To make much progress with them, how should a manager evaluate his subordinates?60."Minimal profile information"(Line 2, Para. 6) in the passage refers to ______.A.filling out as less information as possibleB.filling out as much information as possibleC.filling out the information up to the lowest acceptable levelD.filling out some private and personal information四、5.Error Correction(5题)61.When you start talking about good and bad manners you immediately start meeting difficulties. Many people just cannot agree what they mean. We asked alady, who replied that she thought you could tell a well-mannered person on S1.______the way they occupied. The space around them—for example, when such a per-son walks down a street he or she is constantly unaware of others. Such people S2.______never bump into other people.However, a second person thought that this was more a question of civilizedbehavior. as good manners. Instead this other person told us a story, S3.______it he said was quite well-known, about an American who had been invited to S4.______an Arab meal at one of the countries of the Middle East. S5.______The American hasn't been told very much about the kind of food he might ex- S6.______pect. If he had known about American food, he might have behaved better. Ira- S7.______mediately before him was a very flat piece of bread that looked, to him, very much as napkin(餐中). Picking it up, he put it into his collar, so that it falls S8.______across his shirt. His Arab host, who had been watching, S9.______said of nothing, but immediately copied the action of his guest. S10.______ And that, said this second person, was a fine example of good manners.【S1】62.【S9】63.【S7】64. 【S3】65.【S4】五、6.Translation(5题)66. Some youngsters ____________ (对在网吧玩游戏已经上瘾).67. Just like the work of Einstein, the new discovery _______________ (对于人类必定大有用处).68. The growth of a city often__________________________ (提高它附近土地的价值),69. Johnson made full preparation for the experiment ______(以便实验能顺利进行).70. The problem is so complicated ______(花了我们两周时间才解决).参考答案1.C解析：由题干中get sufficient care可定位到第二个小标题下第四段首句Sled dogs that are well cared for and loved by their owners are quite friendly and gentle．题干中get sufficient care与原句are well cared for and loved对应。
2024年6月大学英语六级真题及答案最全
Part I Writing ( 30minutes)1、Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put all your eggs in one basket. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2、Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise a person by their appearance. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.（小编写的就是这篇，还行~~）3、Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump to conclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200words.Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)For investors who desire low risk and guaranteed income, US government bonds are a secure investment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government. Municipal bonds, also secure, are offered by local governments and often have___ 36___such as tax-free interest. Some may even be___37___. Corporate bonds are a bit more risky.Two questions often___38___first-time corporate bond investors. The first is “If I purchase a corporate bond, do I have to hold it until the maturity date?” The answer is no. Bonds are bought and sold daily on___39___securities exchanges. However, if you decide to sell your bond before its maturity date, you’re not guaranteed to get the face value of the bond. For example, if your bond does not have___40___ that make it attractive to other investors, you may be forced to sell your bond at a___ 41___, i.e., a price less than the bond's face value. But if your bond is highly valued by other investors, you may be able to sell it at a premium, i. e ., a price above its face value. Bond prices generally___42___inversely (相反地) with current market interest rates. As interest rates go up, bond prices fall, and vice versa (反之亦然）. Thus, like all investments, bonds have a degree of risk.The second question is “ How can I___43___the investment risk of a particular bond issue?”Standard & Poor's and Moody’s Investors Service rate the level of risk of many corporate and government bonds. And___44___, the higher the market risk of a bond, the higher the interest rate. Investors will invest in a bond considered risky only if the 45 return is high enough.留意：此部分试题请在答题卡2作答。
2021-2022年黑龙江省佳木斯市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案)
2021-2022年黑龙江省佳木斯市大学英语6级大学英语六级真题一卷(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题)1.Viewers will have to agree to participate in a special file-sharing network, to reduce the cost of downloading.A.YB.NC.NG2. The story of apple orchard suggests that ______.A.you should find a orchard with enough applesB.the more you change, the more chances you will getC.you can pick more apples because of your luckD.you should try harder to find apples in the places you've visited before 3.The most important factors necessary to lower population growth rates in the developing world are ______.4."Man" paralleled the Latin word "homo" 'which means ______.5.People usually place an early bid in case the bidding ends too soon with someone choosing _______________.6.It was ______ from her desperate dad that flung Nancy Woods and her parents into action.7. Comparing the results of household surveys, we can conclude that people with different levels of income have different ______ .8. Most models predict more warming in the troposphere than at the surface, whereas most datasets ______.9.Chantek, the "orangutan person", signs "tomato toothpaste" and "eye drink" for ______ respectively.10. "Are you still beating your wife?" is in reality two questions that are usually ______.11.From the context, the word "minute" (Line 4, Para l) is closest in meaning to "second".A.YB.NC.NG12.The Indians had invented the hammock long before the Europeans came to South America.A.YB.NC.NG13.Since the journey from England to Scotland is quite long, it's good to ______ .A.drive all the wayB.have a companionC.take an extra wheelD.pick up a friend14.Stock investments are better to early retirees than other common retirement investments in that when cashed in. they require only______.15.If many people have demand for the network at the same time, the data communication will be difficult even with 4G technology.16.More than 2,300 universities in over 100 countries have introduced Chinese courses to their curricula, and young overseas nationals flock toChina each year to learn Chinese. In 2004, the number of international students in China was 400,000, with an annual increase of 20 percent in the past five years, according to the Chinese .Ministry of Education.The Rise of China's EconomyMonsieur Label and his wife, both respected architects living in Paris' Sixth Quarter, have enrolled their daughter in a nearby school where Chinese classes start at kindergarten. Monsieur Label says of China: "I and my colleagues witnessed the country's amazing development when we .attended a recent seminar in Shenzhen. I believe that China is the economic superpower of the future. My wife and I speak French, English and Spanish, but my daughter should also learn Chinese because it will be useful to her when she grows up."Since Chinese courses were added to the curricula of 132 French junior and senior high schools their enrollment has doubled. That at the Oriental Language and Culture College, one of France's largest Chinese teaching colleges, has skyrocketed in recent yearn, according to Xu Dan, dean of the Chinese Department. She confirms that Chinese and Japanese are now the two most studied Asian languages.French junior student Beida says totally fluent in Chinese. "I'm learning Chinese because I want to be an international lawyer in China, "he explains. Young French entrepreneur Petrie Penia established his Beiyan Consultancy Company in Paris, and it now works together with China Central Television in introducing French traditions and culture to Chinese audiences. Patric also cooperated with Beijing's University of Finance and Economies and Central University of Finance and Economies in launching a three-week crash course in Chinese in Beijing. In 2005, he initiated the "Chinese people and business management" training course in Paris, which consists of seminars to help French businessmen understand how Chinese business operates.Germany has also caught on to the benefits of Chinese language learning, and has added Chinese to its high school graduation exams. Many international corporations also hold introductory Chinese courses for employee's assigned work in China. "English isn't enough," says Herr Gerck, president of Siemens China, "We need to equip our staff with the ability to deal with Chinese merchants in their own language."In Britain, a Chinese teaching program that will form. part of the national curriculum has been formulated and approved by the Department of Education and Skills. In the U. S. , Chinese is part of the Advance Placement Program for American high school students. This means that students can take college-level Chinese in the same way as they learn French, Spanish and German and gain credits if they get good test results. More than 2,500 primary and high schools now offer AP courses in the Chinese language.Cultural EchoesChinese characters, along with the Confucian philosophy, have always had profound influence on Hah cultural circles in Asia, and after a brief hiatus,Chinese language teaching is in demand once more in the Singapore, Japan and Vietnam."Singaporeans rushed to learn English in the 1970s, when it was believed to be the most useful language for the future. Now, in the 21st century, a lack of Chinese-speaking skills is seen as a disadvantage," says one Singaporean student, who recently graduated from Beijing University with a BA in international relations.The German ambassador to the ROK once told vice minister of Education Zhang Xinsheng: "Nowadays, high school teachers of German and French must also learn Chinese if they want to keep their jobs."In the ROK, a high HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi -- the Chinese Language Proficiency TestA.YB.NC.NG17.In order to encourage bowel health, older people are advised to choose foods that are naturally rich in______.18.Finally Wilcox's property was deeded to the state, which was more possibly than an individual to preserve ______ .19.In Thailand, the most popular second language nowadays is Chinese.A.YB.NC.NG20.Robert Feldman believes that white lies are ______.A.habitualB.occasionalC.proceduralD.harmful二、3.Listening Comprehension(20题)21.(25)A.He is not cooperative.B.He will be in his office all afternoon.C.He has not read any of the articles himself.D.He already brought in extra copies of the articles.22.(46)23.(24)A.Why species don't avoid extinction by adapting.B.Why species become extinct at the rate they do.C.Why humans aren't extinct.D.How many species aren't extinct.24.(13)A.To visit the cinema and write a composition.B.To read a novel and write a summary.C.To read the textbook and make an experiment.D.To see a movie and write a comment.25.(22)A.She requests the man not to call her again.B.She requests the man to call her in a few days.C.She requests to change a salesman.D.She requests a cheaper price for what the man offers.26.听力原文：M: Are traveling facilities good in the rest of Britain?W: Well, we've got the railways that connect all our big towns. There're over 13,000 miles of track in Britain. Rail transport provides a very important service to the public, to industry and commerce.M: What about road transport? Are your roads good?W: Yes, they are on the whole. We've got about a quarter of a million miles of roads, and multi-motorways are appearing everywhere. We should have over one thousand miles of motorways soon.M: Is there a good internal air service in Britain?W: Well, yes. But it is not as important as our rail and road transport systems. M: But British air services, the BEA and the BOAC, are world famous, aren't they?W: Oh yes, our international air services are very good. London Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world.M: What about travel by sea?W: As an island people and a trading nation, Britain's seafaring traditions have always been great. We used to have the biggest merchant navy in the world, carrying a third of the world's passengers, you know.M: But I suppose today sea travel has diminished in importance, hasn't it? W: It has. But some people still prefer traveling by sea to any other forms of transport.(20)A.There are over 1,000 miles of track in Britain.B.In Britain there are about 250,000 miles of track.C.There are over 13,000 miles of track in England.D.In England there are 133,000 miles of track.27.(36)A.It should be assimilated thoroughly.B.It should be authorized by the source.C.It should be paraphrased by the authors.D.It should be enclosed in quotation marks.28.听力原文：If you live in a city in North America or Europe, you have probably never thought much about water. Whenever you need some, you turn on the tap and there it is. Millions of people in other parts of the world are not so lucky. (29)They have trouble getting enough clean water tot their basic needs. This situation may. soon become common all around the world, scientists believe. In fact, they say that the lack of clean water may be one of the biggest issues in the twenty-first century.The reasons for this are clear. (30)On the one hand, people are using more water than ever before. Over the last fifty years, the population of the world has more than doubled. So has the demand for water, for home use, for farming, and for industry. (30)On the other hand, supplies of clean water are disappearing. Many sources of surface water such as rivers, lakes, and streams—are too polluted and unhealthy for use as drinking water. This has forced more and more people to drill wells so they can get water from underground.There are enormous amounts of water deep underground in lakes called aquifers. Until recently, scientists believed this groundwater was safe from pollution. Then, in 1980s, people in the United States began to find chemicals in their well water, and scientists took a closer look at what was happening. Weldon Spring, Missouri, for example, was the site of a bomb factory during World War Ⅱ. The factory was destroyed after the war, but poisonous chemicals remained on the ground. Very slowly, (31) theses chemicals dripped down through the ground and into the aquifer. Once they did, however, the water from that aquifer was no longer drinkable.(30)A.Pollution problems.B.Water supplies around the world.C.An industrial site in Missouri.D.Groundwater pollution.29.(14)A.Cowardly.B.Curious.zy.D.Courageous.30.(32)A.To show the key role played by air traffic controllers.B.To show the great responsibility shouldered by the pilots.C.To give an example of air disasters.D.To show that air travel is far safer than driving a car.31.(29)A.To pay a refundable deposit.B.To provide their own furnishings.C.To sign a housing contract.D.To cook by themselves.32.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation 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 the best answer.听力原文：M: Between the two homes we saw yesterday, which one do you prefer?W: I think the white one is prettier, but the brick one has a bigger yard, so I like it better.Q: Which house does the woman prefer?(12)A.The black one.B.The white one.C.The big one.D.The one with a bigger yard.33.听力原文：Six consecutive days of spring rain had created a raging river running by Nancy Brown's farm. As She tried to herd her cows to higher ground, she slipped and hit her head on a fallen tree think. The fall knocked her out for a moment or two. When she came to, (32) Lizzie, one of her oldestand favorite cows, was licking her face. The water was rising. Nancy got up and began walking slowly with Lizzie. The water was now waist high. It was quite hard to walk in the water. Nancy's pace got slower and slower. Finally, all she could do was to throw her arm around Lizzie's neck and try to hang on. About twenty minutes later, Lizzie managed to successfully pull herself and Nancy out of the raging water and onto a bit of high land, a small island now in the middle of acres of white water.Even though it was about noon, the sky was so dark and the rain and lightning so bad that it took rescuers another two hours to discover Nancy. A helicopter lowered a paramedic, who attached Nancy to a life-support hoist. (33) They raised her into the helicopter and took her to the school gym, where the Red Cross had set up an emergency shelter.When the flood finally subsided two days later, Nancy immediately went back to the "island". (34) To her great grief, Lizzie was gone. She was one of nineteen cows that Nancy lost. "I owe my life to her," said Nancy sobbingly.(33)A.She was a farmer.B.She was a cow.C.She was a rescuer.D.She was a horse.34.【B4】35.听力原文：W: John certainly has been in a bad mood today.M: I'll say he has.Q: What does the man mean?(19)A.John is always sad.B.He thinks the woman is right.C.He will talk to John.D.John is actually happy.36.(44)37.(39)38.(45)39.听力原文：W: Have you guys decided whether you are going to get an apartment off campus next year or you are staying in the dorm?M: We are still talking about the pros and cons. I don't know, To me it seems like six of one and half a dozen of the other.Q: What does the man mean?(15)A.He wants to live off campus.B.There are advantages and disadvantages to living off campus.C.Living space in the dorm is crowded.D.There are only a few apartments available off campus.40.【B9】三、4.Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)(20题)41.(59)42.With which of the following would the author most likely disagree?A.Persons have the right to dress as they please and flaunt their wealth if they choose to do so.B.Individuality is a luxury that a large society can no longer afford.anizations must have more intrinsic worth than wearing a uniform. would suggest.D.The media depend on the sale of clothing, if only in an indirect way.43.【C10】44.According to Cyber Dialogue,______.A.online shopping will not replace the traditional shopping habitsB.customers seek information via the Internet more often than via any other meansC.Internet users prefer to seek information online without making real purchasesD.fewer and fewer people purchase what they want via the Internet45.A study of thunderclouds over the North Atlantic showed that lightning occurred only when the air temperature______.A.around the cloud was below freezingB.around the cloud was above freezingC.about the cloud was lower than the temperature below the cloudD.of the cloud was above freezing46.The second and seventh paragraphs have all the following points in common EXCEPT ______.A.the importance of experience in building attitudesB.how fear sometimes governs attitudesC.how attitudes can be changed in the classroomD.how reading affects attitude47.Focus on what you do best. This age-old strategy has worked well for RealNetworks, Microsoft's main competitor in multimedia software for the Internet. Now, the smaller Seattle-based firm is trying a novel way to contain the software giant. On October 29th, it released the underlying recipe, or source-code, of its RealPlayer software and will soon do the same for its other programs — giving away a big chunk of its intellectual property.This may sound like a desperate echo of 1998, when Netscape, struggling in Microsoft's choke holding, published the source-code of its web browser (an initiative that yielded few real results until this June, when the first serious new version of the open-source browser, Mozilla, was released). Yet RealNetworks is not playing defense. It is trying to encourage the creation of a common multimedia software structure for every kind of file format and device, thus defeating Microsoft's ambitions in this promising market.The firm hopes that others in the industry (volunteer programmers, media firms and hardware makers) will take the code, called Helix DNA, improve it and make it run on new devices, such as mobile phones and home stereos, turning RealNetworks' software into an industry standard. Clever licensing terms are supposed to ensure that this standard does not split and that the firmstill makes money.Individual developers, universities and other non-profit organizations can modify the software as they please, and even redistribute it for free, so long as they also publish the source-code for their changes. This is a sort of payment in kind, for RealNetworks is then allowed to use these contributions. Firms, on the other hand, must pay royalty fees if they distribute more than lm copies of the code. They also have to make sure that their software works with other Helix DNA products. The software's development community already has 2,000 members. And several hardware makers hack the effort. But there are risks. Afraid of piracy (盗版), media groups are suspicious of anything that might be related to hackers (although they also do not want to depend on, and pay for, technology controlled by Microsoft). The self-created competition could also hurt RealNetworks if customers decide its commercial products, which will ha based on the open source-cede but with extra features, are not worth paying extra for.RealNetworks' move is another sign that the software industry is going hybrid. Mixing elements of proprietary software, where the source-code is tightly controlled, with open-source programs enables firms to expand a market, harvest the ideas of others and, they hope, still make money. Even Microsoft is edging this way: it recently announced that partners can now look at — but not modify or re-use — the source-code for Passport, its controversial digital-identity service.By what way does RealNetworks attempt to prevent Microsoft's ambitions?A.Publishing the source code.ing RealNetworks' achievements.C.Protecting intellectual property.D.Accusing of Microsoft.48.The phrase "go under" in the third paragraph most probably means ______.49.When he woke up in the morning, he would ______.A.roll up the curtainsB.help Mrs. Left and Mrs. RightC.try to work out his plans for the dayD.make Mrs. Left argue with Mrs. Right50.Which fact can prove what Newton proposed was right?A.The departing ships seemed to be smaller and smaller when they sailed away.B.The greater a concentration of mass is at the poles, the stronger its gravitational pull.C.The length from Earth's center to sea level at the equator is longer than that at the poles.D.The changes in the rising of a few millimeters on Earth's surface detected by modern devices.51.【C5】52.The author believes that a study of our dime novels ______.A.is a waste of timeB.would be sufficient in itself to determine the essential characteristics of the American traditionC.would be a valuable contribution in determining the essential characteristics of the American traditionD.would be amusing but unimportant53.Section BDirections: 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.The word science is heard so often in modern times that almost everybody has some notion of its meaning. On the other hand, its definition is difficult for many people. The meaning of the term is confusing, but everyone should understand its meanings and objectives. Just to make the explanation as simple as possible, suppose science is defined as classified knowledge (facts). Even in the true sciences distinguishing fact from fiction is not always easy. For this reason great care should be taken to distinguish between beliefs and truths. There is no danger as long as a clear difference is made between temporary and proved explanations. For example, hypotheses and theories are attempts to explain natural phenomena. From these positions the scientist continues to experiment and observe until they are proved or discredited (使不足信). The exact status of any explanation should be clearly labeled toavoid confusion.The objectives of science are primarily the discovery and the subsequent understanding of the unknown. Man cannot be satisfied with recognizing that secrets exist in nature or that questions are unanswerable; he must solve them. Toward that end specialists in the field of biology and related fields of interest are directing much of their time and energy.Actually, two basic approaches lead to the discovery of new information. One, aimed at satisfying curiosity, is referred to as pure science. The other is aimed at using knowledge for specific purpose--for instance, improving health, raising standards of living, or creating new consumer products. In this case knowledge is put to economic use. Such an approach is referred to as applied science.Sometimes practical-minded people miss the point of pure science in thinking only of its immediate application for economic rewards. Chemists responsible for many of the discoveries could hardly have anticipated that their findings would one day result in applications of such a practical nature as those directly related to life and death. The discovery of one bit of information opens the door to the discovery of another. Some discoveries seem so simple that one is amazed they were not made years ago; however, one should remember that the construction of the microscope had to precede the discovery of the cell. The host of scientists dedicating their lives to pure science are not apologetic (抱歉的) about ignoring the practical side of their discoveries; they know from experience that most knowledge is eventually applied.To define science we may simply call it ______.A.the study of unrelated fieldsB.classified knowledgeC.the study of unrelated subjectsD.an attempt to explain natural phenomena54.The second paragraph uses facts to develop the idea, a that ______.A.the stronger the wind, the more the water vapor lossB.carbon dioxide is the essential for plant developmentC.a plant needs more water than is found in its compositionD.a plant efficiently uses most of the water it absorbs55.According to the older woman, her illness had much to do with ______.A.her difficult lifeB.her son's rare visitsC.her being lonelyD.her son's stressful work56.In order to solve the problem of global warming, all countries should ______.A.replace all the harmful substancesB.make progress in economy developmentC.share ideas and bear common responsibilitiesD.develop advanced technology to improve the situation57.According to the passage the low-Earth orbit is ______.A.the destination for most commercial payloadsB.a few hundred kilometers above the earthC.about 36,000 kilometers away above the earthD.a few hundred kilometers above the stationary orbit58.Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.Everyone would like to widen their cultural scope if they can.B.The obstacles to overcoming cultural parochialism lie in mainly people's habitual way of thinking.C.As long as one is brought up in a certain culture, he cannot be without bias in making cultural evaluations.D.Childhood is an important stage in comprehending culture.59.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 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadcasting our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When human first (47)______, they were like newborn children, unable to use this (48)______ tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for humankind's future attainments and cultural growth increased.Many linguists believe that evolution is (49)______ for our ability to produce and use language. They (50)______ that our highly evolved brain provides uswith innate language ability not found in lower organisms. Proponents of this innateness(先天) theory say that our (51)______ for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually as a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical biological times for language development.Current (52)______ of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. Indeed, more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in the lower grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being (53)______ to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the rules of their first language have become firmly fixed. Although some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have been (54)______ from other human beings do not possess language. This demonstrates that (55)______ with other human beings is necessary for proper language development. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language (56)______ than any innate capacities. These theories view language as imitative, learned behavior. In other words, children learn language from their parents by imitating them. Parents gradually shape their child's language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.Word Bank:A. appropriate I. interactionB. evolved J. contrastC. isolated K. exposedD. involved L. valuableE. acquisition M. informF. claim N. responsibleG. reviews O. potentialH. generate60.What does the author want to say by citing the examples of Paris, Venice and Florence?四、5.Error Correction(5题)61.【S8】62.【S4】63. 【S8】64.【S5】65.【S3】五、6.Translation(5题)66. All employees are______(每年都享有三个星期的假期)．67. Everyone interviewed__________(都受到了不公正的待遇).68. It turns out that______(他就是有资格做这一工作的最合适人选)．69. The new system now allows faxes to be sent round the world ______ (以最省事、最安全的方式).70. The mountaineers __________________(在浓雾中难以确定自己的方位).参考答案1.C解析：“To use the technology，viewers will have to agree to participate in a special file-sharing network.”作者只是讲到要使用特殊的文件共享网络，但是并没有说是否要降低费用。
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英语六级真题及答案卷
一
Document serial number【UU89WT-UU98YT-UU8CB-UUUT-UUT108】
2019年12月英语六级真题及答案（卷一）作文第一篇: sense of social responsibility:
Living in an age when the economy is rapidly developing and the commercial environment becomes increasingly complicated, we have to realize that a sense of ss social responsibility plays such an important role that it defines what we are and determines how many accomplishments humans can achieve in the future.
The reasons why sense of social responsibility is so important can be listed as follows. On the one hand, a sense of social responsibility can inherently restrain SS
producers' behavior, which can tremendously reduce the possibility of producing fake or even harmful commodities. Without a sense of social responsibility, some producers might do great harm to the whole society. Take Sanlu milk powder as an example. It was such an irresponsible enterprise that it added tripolycyanamide to its milk powder, which tragically led to many babies'developmental disorders and ruined many
families' happiness. On the other hand, as a member of the society, we Ipo
should also be responsible for what we do to others as well as the whole social environment
As far as I'm concerned, a sense of social responsibility
is to our society what sunshine is to humans. Although we can survive for a while without sunshine, but our phealthy and
long-lasting development can never shine without sun, just as our society can never thrive without a sense of social responsibility.
选词填空(第一套):
卷一:选词填空空气污染和交通
26: K...died prematurely from...
27: C ..will determine the everyday...
28: N become synonymous with air...
29: M ...simply switching to electric...
30: D ..run them is generated,
31: I tiny airborn particles as...
32:H are opting for
33: J ...reached its peak and...
34: O..with this trend，
35: L can simply double...
信息匹配(第一套):
卷一:信息匹配 How much protein do you really need
36:c段落首句:. . government's' recommended daily allowanceRDA37:E段落首句: If you are considering supplement，read the list of
38:A段落首句: The marketing is tempting: Get stronger muscles and healthier bodies
39:F段落首句: But there are certain situations that do warrant extra protein55
40:M段落首句: There have been some indications that extra protein makes the41:G段落首句: Vegans can benefit from protein supplements since they do not eat42:B段落首句: For starters，protein is critical for every cell in our body
43:H段落首句: In fact， along with her colleague Connie Bales，
44:D段落首句: So if it's' so easy to get your protein in food
45:L段落首句: But can people overdo protein
仔细阅读(第一套):
46-50:态度的重要性一笑而过pass一笑而过
46:)It determines how we respond to our immediate environment 47: A)Their idols'behaviors
48: A)They may not suggest how a person is going to behave 49: D)They lack willpower
s550:B)Starting to act in way that embodies one's' aspirations
51-55:保护南极
51: C)It was carried out too close to the habitats of penguins and whales 52: B)To establish conservation areas in the Antarctic regior
53: A)Opting to operate away from the suggested conservation arcas 54: D)Sustain fishing without damaging the Antarctic ecosystem pas 55: C)A provider of the needed expertis 翻译
梅花位居中国十大名花之首,源于中国南方,已有三千多年的栽培和种植历史。
隆冬时节,五颜六色的梅花不畏严寒,迎着风雪傲然绽放。
在中国传统文化中,梅花象征着坚强、纯洁、高雅,激励人们不畏艰难、砥砺前行。
自古以来,许多诗人和画家从梅花中获取灵感,创作了无数不朽的作品。
普通大众也都喜爱梅花,春节期间常用于家庭装饰。
南京市已将梅花定为市花,每年举办梅花节,成千上万的人冒着严寒到梅花山踏雪赏梅。
Plum blossom, which tops the ten most famous flowers of China, originated in south China and has a planting history of more than 3, 000 years. In winter, colourful plum flowers blossom boldly against the cold. In traditional Chinese culture plum blossom symbolizes toughness, purity and grace, motivating people to face hardships and move forward bravely In history, many poets and painters gained inspiration from the flower and created countless masterpieces. Ordinary citizens are also fond of the flower, which is often used to decorate the house during
the spring city has designated plumb blossom as the city flower and holds the flower festival every year,which attracts hundreds of thousands of people to appreciate the flower in snow despite the cold.。