20186月大学英语六级考试真题及答案及解析(共三套)(20200629182740)

2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析(第一套)

Part I Writi ng (30 min utes)

Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a

vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

【参考范文】

Whether to Atte nd a Vocatio nal College or a Uni versity?

It ' s an undisputable truth that virtually all high school graduates will encoun ter the choices betwee n a vocati onal college and a uni versity. And whe n it comes to this question, students ' ideas are not cut from the same cloth. In point of which to choose and what to be taken into consideration,

my advices are as follow.

In the first place, we should be conscious of the fact that both of the two choices have its own superiorities. For instanee, a vocational college specializes in cultivating humanresources with practical capabilities; while a university serves

as the cradle of academic researchers in different fields. Then it does follow that

high school graduates should have a clear picture of themselves. That is to say, they should know their merits and demerits and their choices must give play to their stre ngths whilst circumve nt weak nesses. In additi on, in terest is the best teacher and it ' s also the premise of learning on one' s own initiative. Thus interest must

be taken into account because it can not only decide how far one can reach academically and professi on ally but also how happy and fulfilled one will be.

In brief, all above just goes to show that there really is no one-size-fits-all answer for the question. The key lies in a clear cognition, accurate self-positioning and the in terest of on eself. Only the n can every one find a right path that works best for us.

Part II Liste ning Comprehe nsion (30 minu tes)

Sectio n A

Directions: In this secti on, you will hear two long con versatio ns. At the end of each con versati on, you will hear four questi ons. Both the con versati on 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

corresp onding letter on An swer Sheet 1 with a sin gle line through the cen tre.

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1. A) He would feel in sulted. B) He would feel very sad.

C) He would be embarrassed. D) He would be disappo in ted.

【答案】A

【解析】题目问如果男士在二手书店中发现了自己写的书，那么男士会感觉怎样。男士

说到：如果他在二手书店发现了自己的书，他会认为这是种侮辱。因此选A o

2. A) They are worthy of a prize. B) They are of little value.

C) They make good readi ng. D) They n eed improveme nt.

【答案】B

【解析】题目问男士的妻子认为他的书怎么样。男士说到：他最新的一本书是在2004

年写的，当时在写的时候给他妻子看了一小部分。妻子认为他写的内容是垃圾。这表明他的

妻子认为他写的书毫无价值。因此选B o

3. A) He seldom writes a book straight through.

B) He writes several books simulta neously.

C) He draws on his real-life experie nces.

D) He often turns to his wife for help.

【答案】A

【解析】题目问当男士在写作的时候，他通常会做什么。在对话中，女士问男士他那本

《被埋葬的巨人》为什么被搁置了那么久，显然是过了十年才把这本书写好。男士回答：

他写书通常都是写写停停，写到一半就会搁置几年时间再继续写。男士的言外之意是，他很

少会一口气把一本书写完。因此选A。

4. A) Writi ng a book is just like watch ing a football match.

B) Writers actually work every bit as hard as footballers.

C) He likes watch ing a football match after finishing a book.

D) Un like a football match, there is no end to writ ing a book. Questi ons 5 to 8 are based on the

con versati on you have just heard.

【答案】D

【解析】题目问男士提到足球比赛是想表达什么。男士在最后说到，足球运动员在结束

的哨声吹响的时候，就意味着比赛已经结束了。但是对于作家来说，永远都没有结束的哨声这一说。因此选Do

5. A) Achieveme nts of black male athletes in college.

B) Finan cial assista nee to black athletes in college.

C) High college dropout rates among black athletes.

D) Un dergraduate en rollme nts of black athletes.

【答案】C

【解析】题目问这两个讲话者在谈论什么。女士在一开始就引出主题：一份研究表明，在大学中黑人运动员的辍学率特别高。因此选Co

6. A) They display great tale nt in every kind of game.

B) They are better at sports tha n at academic work.

C) They have difficulty finding money to complete their studies.

D) They make money for the college but ofte n fail to earn a degree.

【答案】D

【解析】题目问这份研究对黑人男性运动员有什么新的发现。男士说到：他们是以给学

校创造收入的工薪阶层的身份存在的，而不是以受教育的学生的身份存在的。就是说，黑人

男性运动员只是学校的挣钱工具，而学校并没有给他们太多接受学术教育的机会。因此选0

7. A) About 15%. B) Around 40%.

C) Slightly over 50%. D) Approximately 70%.

【答案】C

【解析】题目问黑人男性运动员的毕业率是多少。女士回答：在65所学校中只有勉强

一半多一点儿的黑人能毕业。因此选C o

8. A) Coaches lack the incen tive to graduate them.

B) College degrees do not count much to them.

C) They have little in terest in academic work.

D) Schools do not deem it a serious problem.

【答案】A

【解析】题目问根据男士可知，黑人运动员没能取得大学学位的原因是什么。男士在最

后说到：所有的动机不是要赢得比赛就是不能输掉比赛。教练缺乏让他们毕业的动力。因此

选A o

Sectio n B

Directions: In this secti on, 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 An swer Sheet 1 with a sin gle line through the cen tre.

Questi ons 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

9. A) Marketi ng strategies. B) Holiday shopp ing.

C) Shopp ing malls. D) On li ne stores.

【答案】B

【解析】题目问说话者主要说了什么。听力材料一开始就提到" America ' s holiday shopp ing seas on starts on Black Friday... It is the busiest shopp ing day of the year ”，因此，不难推断出该篇听力的主题是关于holiday shoppi ng ，因此本题选 B

10. A) About 50% of holiday shoppers.

B) About 20-30% of holiday shoppers.

C) About 136 millio n.

D) About 183.8 millio n.

【答案】D

【解析】题目问有多少人会在网络星期一那天购物。听力篇章中提及，“About 183.8 million people will shop on Cyber Monday "，就不难选出本题答案D。

11. A) They have fewer customers.

B) They find it hard to survive.

C) They are thrivi ng once more.

D) They appeal to elderly customers.

【答案】C

【解析】题目问关于传统购物中心，《财富》是怎么说的。听力篇章中提及“Fortune says the weakest of the malls have closed. The sector is thrivi ng aga in ”，由此可知，本题答案选C o

12. A) Better quality of con sumer goods.

B) Higher employme nt and wages.

C) Greater varieties of commodities.

D) People hav ing more leisure time.

【答案】B

【解析】题目是问购物者数量增加的原因是什么。篇章中提到，“Tower unemployment

and rising wages could give America ns more money to spe nd ”，其中B 选项与这句话

完全符合，lower unemployment 即higher employment ，故本题选B。

Questi ons 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

13. A) They are new species of big in sects.

B) They are overprescribed an tibiotics.

C) They are life-threate ning diseases.

D) They are an tibiotic-resista nt bacteria.

【答案】D

【解析】题目问关于超级细菌我们知道什么。篇章中提及，“ you may have heard about

the new superbugs which are an tibiotic-resista nt bacteria that have developed as a result of overprescribed antibiotics.", 其中D选项与这句话完全符合。

14. A) An tibiotics are now in short supply.

B) Ma ny infections are no Ion ger curable.

C) Large amounts of tax money are wasted.

D) Routi ne operati ons have become complex.

【答案】D

【解析】题目问抗生素用量过度的后果是什么。篇章中提到“ seemi ngly rout ine operations... are now much more hazardous... ”，D选项与此相符合。

15. A) Facilities.

B) Expertise.

C) Mo ney.

D) Publicity.

【答案】C

【解析】题目问，在说话者看来，为应对严重威胁生命的传染病，什么是最迫切需要的。篇章最后提及：面对严重威胁生命的传染病，却只有 1.2%的预算被用于研究上，这与所需

的资金相差甚远。由此可知C选项正确。

Sectio n C

Directio ns: In this sect ion, you will hear three record ings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a questi on, you must choose the best an swer from the four choices marked

A) , B), CJ and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the cen tre.

Questi ons 16 to 18 are based on the record ing you have just heard.

16. A) It is accessible only to the tale nted.

B) It improves stude nts ' ability to think.

C) It starts a life long lear ning process.

D) It gives birth to many eminent scholars.

【答案】B

【解析】题目问说话者是如何描述大学的。听力材料中提到“ you are here to understand thinking better and to think better your- self ”，B 选项与此相符合。

17. A) They en courage academic democracy.

B) They promote globalizati on.

C) They uphold the preside nts ' authority.

D) They protect stude nts ' rights.

【答案】A

【解析】题目问关于大学，我们可以从说话者的故事中了解到什么。篇章中提到“ But what was really important about that was the universities stand out as places that really are about the authority of ideas." ，由此可推断出大学鼓励思想交流，鼓励学

术民主，A选项正确。

18. A) His thirst for kno wledge. B) His eager ness to find a job.

C) His con tempt for authority. D) His pote ntial for leadership.

【答案】A

【解析】题目是问说话者在挑战他论文的年轻人身上看到了什么。听力篇章中提及“a...

you couldn ' t debate that young man ' s hunger to learn "，由此可判断选A。

Questi ons 19 to 22 are based on the record ing you have just heard.

19. A) Few people know how to retrieve in formati on properly.

B) People can enhance their memory with a few tricks.

C) Most people have a rather poor Ion g-term memory.

D) People tend to un derestimate their men tal powers.

【答案】D

【解析】听力篇章一开始就提及，“Psychological research shows we con siste ntly underestimate our mental powers. ”，这与D选项完全符合。

20. A) They present the states in a surprisingly different order.

B) They in clude more or less the same nu mber of states.

C) They are exactly the same as is show n in the atlas.

D) They con tain n ames of the most familiar states.

【答案】B

【解析】听力材料中提到，“The two lists will co ntain roughly the same number

of states but they will n ot be ide ntical "，由此可知本题答案为 B 选项。

21. A) Focus ing on what is likely to be tested.

B) Havi ng a good sleep the ni ght before.

C) Review ing your less ons where the exam is to take place.

D) Mak ing sen sible decisi ons while choos ing your an swers.

【答案】C

【解析】题目问说话者对如何准备和参加考试有何建议。听力篇章中提及“If possible,

you should also try to learn information in the room where it is going to be tested ”，这与C选项完全符合，故本题选Co

22. A) Discover whe n you can lear n best.

B) Change your time of study daily.

B) Give yourself a double bonus afterwards.

D) Follow the example of a marath on runner.

【答案】A

【解析】题目问关于学习，说话者给了我们什么建议。听力篇章中曾提及：“Whenyou lear n is also importa nt "，这表明，要找到最适合自己学习的时间，故A选项正确。

Questi ons 23 to 25 are based on the record ing you have just heard.

23. A) He is a politicia n. B) He is a bus in essma n.

C) He is a sociologist. D) He is an econo mist.

【答案】C

【解析】题目是问说话者是做什么的。听力篇章中提及“It concerns not only us sociologists but also econo mists, politicia ns and bus in ess people. "，答案为 C 选项。

24. A) In slums.

B) In Africa.

C) In pre-industrial societies.

D) In develop ing coun tries.

【答案】D

【解析】题目是问说话者说在哪可以发现极度贫穷的情况。听力篇章中提及：

“ Where

does extreme poverty occur? Well, you can find it only in developing countries. ”，

因此本题答案选Do

25. A) They have no access to health care, let alone entertainment or recreation.

B) Their in come is less tha n 50% of the n atio nal average family in come.

C) They work extra hours to have their basic n eeds met.

D) Their childre n cannot afford to go to private schools.

【答案】B

【解析】题目是问家庭相对贫穷的美国人是什么样的。听力篇章中提及：“in the United States a family can be con sidered poor if their in come is less tha n 50%of the n ati onal average family in come. ”，这与B选项完全符合。

Part III Readi ng Comprehe nsion (40 minu tes)

Sectio n A

Directions: In this sect ion, there is a passage with ten bla nks. You are required

to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter

for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more tha n on ce.

Let' s all stop judging people who talk to themselves. New research says that those who can' t seem to keep their inner monologues(独白)in are actually more likely to stay on task, rema in __26__ better and show improved percepti on capabilities.

Not bad, really, for some extra mutteri ng.

According to a series of experiments published in the Quarterly Journal of Experime ntal Psychology by professors Gary Lupya n and Dan iel Swig nley, the act of using verbal clues to __27__

men tal pictures helps people function quicker.

In one experiment, they showed pictures of various objects to twenty __28__ and asked them to find just one of those, a banana. Half were __29__ to repeat out loud what they were looking for and the other half kept their lips __30__. Those who talked to themselves found the banana slightly faster than those who didn 't , the researchers say. In other experime nts, Lupya n and Swig nley found that __31__ the n ame of a com mon

product whe n on the hunt for it helped quicke n some one ' s pace, but talk ing about

un com mon items showed no adva ntage and slowed you dow n.

Common research has long held that talk ing themselves through a task helps children learn, although doing so when you ' ve __32__ matured is not a great sign

of __33__. The two professors hope to refute that idea, __34__ that just as whe n kids walk themselves through a process, adults can ben efit from using Ian guage not just to com muni cate, but also to help

“ augme nt thinking ” .

Of course, you are still en couraged to keep the talk ing at library tones and, whatever you do, keep the information you share simple, like a grocery list. At any

__35__, there ' s still such a thing as too much information.

—26.【解析】F。空格前的remain为系动词，因此空格处需要填入一个形容词；根据前面的句意“……更有可能坚持做一件事”，可知focused最为符合，表示“保持全神贯注”，因此本题选F。

27. 【解析】L。根据空格前的to可判断空格处应填入动词原形，根据句意，“使用口头提示来记忆图像”，可知选项L符合。

28. 【解析】0。空格前是量词twenty，因此空格处需填入一个名词复数；再由前边的

“ In one experime nt ”可知这是一个实验，所以这里选择volu nteers （志愿者）最为合适，故本题选0。

29. 【解析】H。空格前后分别为be动词were和介词to，因此空格处需要填入一个动

词的被动语态；根据句意，“一半人被____ 要大声地重复他们要找的东西，”可知instructed

（通知，指导）最为合适，因此本题答案选Ho

30. 【解析】J。根据句子结构可判断空格处需要填入一个形容词。再由the other half

对应的是前边的Half ,可知这里的情况和前边的不同，前边说repeat out loud （大声地重复），后边自然就是要表达“不说话”的意思，keep one ' s lips sealed 即“闭上嘴巴、不说话”的意思，故本题选J。

31. 【解析】M。空格前的that引导的是宾语从句，空格与后面的名词词组the name of

a common product共同充当宾语从句的主语，因此空格处应填入动词的-ing形式，根据句

意可判断uttering 更为合适，故本题选M

32. 【解析】A。空格所在句是一个现在完成时态，空格前后组成谓语动词have matured ,

因此空格处实际上并不缺成分，只可能填入一个副词来修饰动词matured，根据单词意思，

这里应选apparently 。

33. 【解析】G根据空格前边的a great sign of 可知，空格处缺少一个名词；再根

据句意，“当你足够成熟时，自言自语并不能显示出你的 ________ ” ,可知这里填入brillianee

更为合适。故本题选Co

34. 【解析】D。空格前边是一句完整的话，空格后是that从句，由此判断空格处填

入动词的-ing形式，作为前边句子的伴随状语，并引导后面的宾语从句；分析选项，动词

的-ing 形式只剩下claiming这一个词，故本题选

35. 【解析】N。空格处需要填入一个名词，与前边的At any构成介词词组；结合整篇

文章的大意，此处填入volume最为合适，故本题选N。

Sectio n B

Directions: In this sect ion, you are going to read a passage with ten stateme nts

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 questio ns by marking the corresp onding letter on An swer Sheet 2.

Rich Childre n and Poor Ones Are Raised Very Differe ntly

[A] The lives of children from rich and poor American families look more differe nt tha n ever before.

[B] Well-off families are ruled by calendars, with children enrolled in ballet,

soccer and after-school programs, accord ing to a new Pew Research Cen ter survey.

There are usually two pare nts, who spe nd a lot of time readi ng to childre n and worryi ng about their an xiety levels and hectic schedules.

[C] In poor families, mean while, childre n tend to spe nd their time at home or with extended family. They are more likely to grow up in neighborhoods that their

parents say aren ' t great for raising children, and their parents worry about them

getti ng shot, beate n up or in trouble with the law.

[D] The class differences in child rearing are growing —a symptom of widening in equality with far-reach ing con seque nces. Different upbri ngings set childre n on

different paths and can deepen socioeconomic divisions, especially because education is strongly linked to earnings. Children grow up learning the skills to succeed in their socioec ono mic stratum （阶层）,but not n ecessarily others.

[E] “ Early childhood experiences can be very consequential for children ' s Iong-term social, emotional and cognitive development, ” said Sean Reardon, professor of poverty and in equality in educati on at Stanford Uni versity. “ And because those in flue nee educati onal success and later earnin gs, early childhood

experiences cast a lifelong shadow. ” The cycle continues: Poorer parents have less time and fewer resources to in vest in their childre n, which can leave childre n less prepared for school and work, which leads to lower earnin gs.

[F] American parents want similar things for their children, the Pewreport and past research have found: for them to be healthy and happy, honest and ethical, caring and compassi on ate. There is no best pare nti ng style or philosophy, researchers say, and across in come groups, 92% of pare nts say they are doing a good job at rais ing

their childre n. Yet they are doing it quite differe ntly. Middle-class and higher- income parents see their children as projects in need of careful cultivation, says

Annette Lareau, whose groundbreaking research on the topic was published in her book Un equal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life. They try to develop their skills through close supervision a nd organized activities, and teach children to question

authority figures and navigate elite institutions.

[G] Work in g-class pare nts, mean while, believe their childre n will n aturally

thrive, and give them far greater independence and time for free play. They are taught to be complia nt and respectful to adults. There are ben efits to both approaches.

Work in g-class childre n are happier, more in depe ndent, complai n less and are closer

with family members, Ms. Lareau found. Higher- in come childre n are more likely to declare boredom and expect their parents to solve their problems. Yet later on, the more affluent children end up in college and on the way to the middle class, while work in g-class childre n tend to struggle. Childre n from higher- in come families are likely to have the skills to n avigate bureaucracies and succeed in schools and workplaces, Ms. Lareau said.

[H] “ Do all pare nts want the most success for their childre n? Absolutely, ”she said. “ Do some strategies give children more advantages than others in

institutions? Probably they do. Will parents be damaging children if they have one

fewer orga ni zed activity? No, I really doubt it. ”

[I] Social scie ntists say the differe nces arise in part because low-i ncome parents have less money to spend on music class or preschool, and less flexible schedules to take childre n to museums

or atte nd school eve nts. Extracurricular activities reflect the differences in child rearing in the Pew survey, which was

of a n ati on ally represe ntative sample of 1,807 pare nts. Of families earning more than $75,000 a year, 84% say their childre n have participated in orga ni zed sports over the past year, 64%have done volunteer work and 62%have taken lessons in music, dance or art. Of families earning less than $30,000, 59%of children have done sports, 37% have volun teered and 41% have take n arts classes.

[J] Especially in affluent families, children start young. Nearly half of high-ear ning, college-graduate pare nts en rolled their childre n in arts classes

before they were 5, compared with one-fifth of low-income, less- educated parents. Nonetheless, 20%of well-off parents say their children ' s schedules are too hectic, compared with 8% of poorer pare nts.

[K] Ano ther example is readi ng aloud, which studies have show n gives childre n

bigger vocabularies and better reading comprehension in school. 71%of parents with a college degree say they do it every day, compared with 33% of those with a high school diploma or less. White pare nts are more likely tha n others to read to their children daily, as are married parents. Most affluent parents enroll their children in preschool or day care, while low-income parents are more likely to depend on family members. Discipline techniques vary by education level:

8% of those with a

postgraduate degree say they often beat their children, compared with 22%of those with a high school degree or less.

[L] The survey also probed attitudes and an xieties. In terest in gly, pare nts ' attitudes toward education do not seem to reflect their own educational background as much as a belief in the importanee of education for upward mobility. Most American parents say they are not concerned about their children ' s grades as long as they

work hard. But 50% of poor parents say it is extremely important to them that their childre n earn a college degree, compared with 39% of wealthier pare nts.

[M] Less-educated pare nts, and poorer and black and Lati no pare nts are more

likely to believe that there is no such thi ng as too much in volveme nt in a child '

s educati on. Parents who are white, wealthy or college- educated say too much in volveme nt can be bad. Pare ntal an xieties reflect their circumsta nces. High- earning pare nts are much more likely to say they live in a good n eighborhood for raising children. While bullying is parents ' greatest concern over all, nearly half

of low-income parents worry their child will get shot, compared with one-fifth of high-income parents. They are more worried about their children being depressed or an xious.

[N] In the Pewsurvey, middle-class families earning between $30,000 and $75,000

a year fell right betwee n work in g-class and high-ear ning pare nts on issues like the quality of their

n eighborhood for rais ing childre n, participati on in extracurricular activities and in volveme nt in their childre n ' s educati on.

[O] Children were not always raised so differently. The achievement gap between childre n from high- and low-i ncome families is 30-40% larger among childre n born

in 2001 tha n those born 25 years earlier, accord ing to Mr. Reard on ' s research. People used to live n ear people of differe nt in come levels; n eighborhoods are now more segregated by in come. More tha n a quarter of childre n live in sin gle-pare nt households —a historic high, accord ing to Pew 一and these childre n are three

times as likely to live in poverty as those who live with married pare nts. Mean while, grow ing in come in equality has coin cided with the in creas ing importa nee of a college degree for earning a middle-class wage.

[P] Yet there are recent sig ns that the gap could be start ing to shri nk. In the

past decade, even as in come in equality has grow n, some of the socioec ono mic differences in parenting, like reading to children and going to libraries, have

n arrowed.

[Q] Public policies aimed at young childre n have helped, in cludi ng public

preschool programs and reading initiatives. Addressing differences in the earliest years, it seems, could reduce in equality in the n ext gen erati on.

36. Work in g-class pare nts teach their childre n to be obedie nt and show respect

to adults.

37. American parents, whether rich or poor, have similar expectations of their childre n despite differe nt ways of pare nti ng.

38. While rich parents are more concerned with their children ' s psychological well-being, poor parents are more worried about their children ' s safety. 39. The increasing differences in child rearing between rich and poor reflect grow ing social in equality. 40. Parenting approaches of work in g-class and afflue nt families both have adva ntages.

41. Higher- in come families and work in g-class families now tend to live in differe nt n eighborhoods. 42. Physical puni shme nt is used much less by well-educated pare nts.

43. Ms. Lareau doesn ' t believe participating in fewer after-class activities will negatively affect children ' s development. 44. Wealthy parents are concerned schedules. 45. Somesocioeconomic differences years. 36. 【解析】G 根据题干中的关键词 定位至［G ］段。 about their children ' s mental health in child rearing have shrunk in the work in g-class pare nts, respect to adults 37. 【解析】F 。根据题干中的关键词 American parents 和different 可定位至［F ］段。 38. 【解析】根据题干中的关键词 psychological well-being 和 可定位至［M ］段。 39. 【解析】 可定位至［D ］段。 40. 【解析】 41. 【解析】 42. 【解析】 定位至［K ］段。

43. 【解析】 定位至［H ］段。 44. 【解析】 段。

45. 【解析】 past ten years Sectio n C D 。根据题干中的关键词 differe nces in child reari ng families and busy past ten

ways of parenting childre n's safety 禾口 in equality proaches 禾口 approaches 可定位至［G ］

段。 neighborhoods 可定位至［0］段。 G 。根据题干中的关键词 0。根据题干中的关键词 K 。根据题干中的关键 physical punishment 禾和 well-educated parents Ho 根据题干中的关键词 B o 根据题干中的关键词 P o 根据题干中的关键词 可定位至［P ］段。 Ms. Lareau 禾口 fewer after-class activities mental health 禾口 busy schedules 可定位至 socioeconomic differences, shrunk 禾口 in ［B ］ the

Directio ns: There are 2 passages in this sect ion. Each passage is followed by some questi ons or unfini shed stateme nts. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You

should decide on the best choice and mark

corresp onding letter on An swer Sheet 2 with a sin gle line through the cen tre. Passage One Questi ons 46 to 50 are based on the follow ing passage. Tennessee ' s technical and community colleges will not outsource(夕卜包) management of

their facilities to a private company, a decision one leader said was bolstered by an an alysis of spe nding at each campus. In an email sent Mon day to college preside nts in the Tenn essee Board of Rege nts outgoing Chancellor John Morgan said an internal analysis showed that each

spe nding on facilities man ageme nt fell well below the in dustry sta ndards by the state. Morgan said those findings — which included data from the s 13 community colleges, 27 technical colleges and six universities ——were 's proposal to

system, campus ' iden tified system ' part of the decisi on not to move forward with Governor Bill Haslam privatize man ageme nt of state buildi ngs in an effort to

save money

the

While these numbers are still being validated by the state, we feel any adjustments they might suggest will be immaterial, ” Morgan wrote to the presidents.

“ System institutions are operating very efficiently based on this analysis, raising the questi on of the value of purs uing a broad scale outsourci ng in itiative. ”

Worker' s advocates have criticized Haslam ' s plan, saying it would mean some campus workers would lose their jobs or ben efits. Haslam has said colleges would be free to opt in or out of the out souring plan, which has not been finalized.

Morgan notified the Haslam administration of his decision to opt out in a letter

sent last week. That letter, which includes several concerns Morgan has with the plan, was originally obtained by The Commercial Appeal in Memphis.

In an email statement from the state ' s Office of Customer Focused Government, which is examining the possibility of outsourcing, spokeswoman Michelle R. Martin said officials were still work ing to an alyze the data from the Board of Rege nts.

Data on man ageme nt expe nses at the college system and in other state departme nts will be part of a “ bus in ess justificati on ” the state will use as officials

deliberate the specifics of an outsourci ng pla n.

“ The state ' s facilities management project team is still in the process of develop ing its bus in ess justificati on and expects to have that completed and

available to the public at the end of February, ” Martin said. “At this time there

is nothing to take action on since the an alysis has yet to be completed. ”

Morga n' s comme nts on outsourc ing mark the sec ond time this month that he has come out against one of Haslam ' s plans for higher education in Tennessee. Morgan said last week that he would retire at the end of January because of the governor ' s proposal to split off six uni versities of the Board of Rege nts system and create separate governing boards for each of them. In his resignation letter, Morgan called

the reorganization “ unworkable ” .

46. What do we lear n about the decisi on of tech ni cal and com munity colleges in Tennessee?

A) It is backed by a campus spe nding an alysis.

B) It has bee n flatly rejected by the gover nor.

C) It has n eglected their faculty ' s dema nds.

D) It will improve their finan cial situati on.

【答案】A

【解析】由题干中的关键词decision , technical and community colleges, Tennessee

可定位至第一段。A选项中的backed与原文中的bolstered 同义，因此选A。

47. What does the campus spe nding an alysis reveal?

A) Private compa nies play a big role in campus man ageme nt.

B) Facilities man ageme nt by colleges is more cost-effective.

C) Facilities man ageme nt has greatly improved in recent years.

D) Colleges exercise foil con trol over their own finan cial affairs.

【答案】B

【解析】由题干中的关键词campus spending analysis, reveal可以定位至原文的第二段。题干中的reveal对应原文中的showed。因此选B。

48. Workers ' supporters argue that Bill Haslam ' s proposal would _________ .

A) deprive colleges of the right to man age their facilities

B) make workers less motivated in perform ing duties

C) ren der a nu mber of campus workers jobless

D) lead to the privatization of campus facilities

【答案】C

48. 【解析】由题干中的关键词Workers ' supporters, Bill Haslam ' s proposal 可

以定位至第四段。该段的第一句指出，工人拥护者已经批判了哈斯拉姆的计划，他们表示这

将意味着一些校园工人可能会失去他们的工作或利益。因此选C。

49. What do we learn from the state spokeswoman ' s response to John Morgan ' s decisi on?

A) The outsourci ng pla n is not yet fin alized.

B) The outsourci ng pla n will be impleme nted.

C) The state officials are con fide nt about the outsourc ing pla n.

D) The college spending analysis justifies the outsourcing plan.

【答案】A

49. 【解析】由题干中的关键词spokeswoman可定位至第六段。该段指出，发言人Michelle R. Martin表示官员们还在分析评议委员会的数据。大学体系和其他州相关部门的管理费用数据将会是“商业理由”的一部分，田纳西州会用此来研讨外包计划的细节。这说明，外包

计划还在讨论中，尚未成定论，因此选Ao

50. Why did Joh n Morga n decide to resig n?

A) He had lost con fide nee in the Tenn essee state gover nment.

B) He disagreed with the gover nor on higher educati on policies.

C) He thought the state ' s outsourcing proposal was simply unworkable.

D) He opposed the gover nor ' s pla n to recon struct the college board system.

【答案】D

【解析】由题干中的关键词John Morgan, resign可定位至最后一段。该段的最后一句

指出，在他的辞职信中，摩根表示这一重组计划“不切实际”。言外之意就是反对州长重组大学董事会的计划。因此选Do

Passage Two

Questi ons 51 to 55 are based on the follow ing passage.

Begi nning in the late sixtee nth cen tury, it became fashi on able for young aristocrats to visit Paris, Venice, Florence, and above all, Rome, as the culmination( 终极)of their classical education. Thus was born the idea of the Grand Tour, a practice which in troduced En glishme n, Germa ns, Scandin avia ns, and also America ns to the art and culture of France and Italy for the next 300 years. Travel was arduous and costly throughout the period, possible only for a privileged class —the same that produced gentlemen scientists, authors, antique experts, and patrons

of the arts.

The Grand Tourist was typically a young man with a thorough gro unding in Greek and Lati n literature as well as some leisure time, some means, and some in terest in art. The German traveler Johann Winckelmann pioneered the field of art history with his comprehensive study of Greek and Roman sculpture; he was portrayed by his friend Anton Raphael Mengs at the begi nning of his long reside nee in Rome. Most Grand Tourists, however, stayed for briefer periods and set out with less scholarly

intentions, accompanied by a teacher or guardian, and expected to return home with

souvenirs of their travels as well as an understanding of art and architecture formed by exposure to great masterpieces.

London was a frequent starting point for Grand Tourists, and Paris a compulsory destination; many traveled to the Netherlands, some to Switzerland and Germany, and a very few adve nturers to Spain, Greece, or Turkey. The esse ntial place to visit, however, was Italy. The British traveler Charles Thomps on spoke for many Grand

Tourists when in 1744 he described himself as “ being impatiently desirous of viewing

a country so famous in history, a country which once gave laws to the world, and which is at present the greatest school of music and painting, contains the noblest product ions of sculpture and

architecture, and is filled with cab in ets of rarities, and collect ions of all kinds of historical relics ” . With in Italy, the great focus

was Rome, whose ancient ruins and more recent achievements were shown to every Grand Tourist. Panini ' s Ancient Rome and Modem Rome represent the sights most prized, including celebrated Greco-Roman statues and views of famous ruins, fountains, and

churches. Since there were few museums any where in Europe before the close of the eightee nth cen tury, Grand Tourists often saw pain ti ngs and sculptures by gaining admission to private

collections, and many were eager to acquire examples of

Greco-Roman and Italian art for their own collections. In England, where architecture was in creas in gly see n as an aristocratic pursuit, n obleme n ofte n applied what they learned from the villas of Palladio in the Veneto and the evocative (唤起回忆的)ruins of Rome to their own country houses and garde ns.

51. What is said about the Grand Tour?

A) It was fashi on able among young people of the time.

B) It was un affordable for ordinary people.

C) It produced some famous Europea n artists.

D) It made a compulsory part of college educati on.

【答案】B

【解析】由题干中的关键词the Grand Tour 定位至第一段第二句。由此可知，大旅行

对于一般人来说是负担不起的。故选B。

52. What did Grand Tourists have in com mon?

A) They had much geographic kno wledge.

B) They were courageous and ven turesome.

C) They were versed in literature and in terested in art.

D) They had eno ugh travel and outdoor-life experie nee.

【答案】C

【解析】由题干中的关键词Grand Tourists 定位至第二段第一句。选项C是对原文的同义表述，其中were versed in 对应原文中的 a thorough grounding in 。故选C。

53. How did Grand Tourists ben efit from their travel?

A) They found inspiration in the world ' s greatest masterpieces.

B) They got a better un dersta nding of early huma n civilizati on.

C) They developed an interest in the origin of modem art forms.

D) They gained some kno wledge of classical art and architecture.

【答案】D

【解析】由题干中的关键词ben efit from their travel定位至第二段最后一句。选项

D是对原文的同义改写，其中knowledge对应原文中的understanding 。故选D。

54. Why did many Grand Tourists visit the private collect ions?

A) They could buy unique souve nirs there to take back home.

B) Europe hardly had any museums before the 19th cen tury.

C) They found the an tiques there more valuable.

D) Private collect ions were of greater variety.

【答案】B

【解析】由题干中的关键词the private collections 定位至第三段倒数第二句。选项

中的hardly 和before the 19th century 分别对应原文中的few 和before the close of the eighteenth century 。故选B。

55. How did the Grand Tour in flue nee the architecture in En gla nd?

A) There appeared more and more Roma n-style buildi ngs.

B) Ma ny aristocrats bega n to move into Roma n-style villas.

C) Aristocrats ，country houses all had Roma n-style garde ns.

D) Italia n architects were hired to desig n houses and garde ns.

【答案】A

【解析】由题干中的关键词in flue nee the architecture in En gla nd 定位至第三段最

后一句。由此可知，在英国会有越来越多的罗马风格的建筑，选项A是对原文的延展推理。

故选A。

Part IV Tran slation (30 minu tes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minu tes to tran slate a passage from Chin ese into En glish. You should write your an swer on An swer Sheet 2.

唐朝始于618年，终于907年，是中国历史上最灿烂的时期。经过近三百年的发展，唐代中国成为世界上最繁荣的强国，其首都长安是当时世界上最大的都市。这一时期，经济发达、商业繁荣、社会秩序稳定，甚至边境也对外开放。随着城市化和财富的增加，艺术和文学也繁荣起来。李白和杜甫是以作品简洁自然而著称的诗人。他们的诗歌打动了学者和普通

人的心。即使在今天，他们的许多诗歌仍广为儿童及成人阅读背诵。

【答案】The Tang Dynasty, which dated from 618 and ended in 907, was the most prosperous period in Chin ese history. After n early three hun dred years of development, it had become the most flourishing power around the world, with its capital Chang' an as the largest metropolis in the world. China during that period was embodied in the booming economy, thriving commerce, stable social order and even the ope n borders. As urba ni zati on gained its mome ntum and wealth accumulated, art and literature also flourished. Li Bai and Du Fu were poets distinguished for their concise and natural writing style. Their poetry struck a chord with scholars as well as ordinary people. Even today, many of their poems are still widely read and recited by childre n and adults.

2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析(第二套)

Part I Writi ng (30 min utes)

Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to major in scienee

or huma nities at college, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

【参考范文】

Whether to Major in Science or Huma nities at College?

Nowadays, as the whole society place increasingly considerable value on education, the question of whether to major in scienee or humanities at college is

not only a concern for stude nts, but also a focal point for pare nts. Some believe that to dig into scienee is a better choice because it promises us a brighter future; others may hold the opposite view that humanity knowledge is the foundation of huma nity quality.

As for me, both arguments are justified. However, I believe that the important thing is not about which subject is better, what matters most is people who will have to make the decisi on. In other words, we should not lay on e-sided emphasis on the adva ntages of either subject; on the con trary, the stude nts themselves, their interests and preferences, pros and cons are supposed to be taken into consideration.

For example, if a student is more adept at humanity and that ' s where his real

in terests lie, the n he should dedicate to the study on huma ni ty.

Whether to major in scienee or humanities is a critical choice for every student because its result has a profo und in flue nee on pers onal career developme nt and life style. Thus we should figure out what we really care about so as not to put the cart before the horse.

Part II Liste ning Comprehe nsion (30 minu tes)

Sectio n A

Directions: In this secti on, you will hear two long con versatio ns. At the end of each con versati on, you mil hear four questi ons. Both the con versati on 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

corresp onding letter on An swer Sheet 1 with a sin gle line through the cen tre.

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1. A) Doi ng enjoyable work. B) Havi ng frie ndly colleagues.

C)Ear ning a competitive salary. D) Work ing for supportive bosses.

【答案】B

【解析】对话中关于第一个调查，男士说有十大因素影响着人们在工作中的幸福感。并提及对接受调查的大多数人来说，最重要的因素就是拥有友好、给予支持的同事。事实上，

接受调查的人中有73%勺人把与同事的关系作为促成工作幸福感的关键因素，这是一个很高

的比例。由此可知，友好的同事是让员工感到幸福的第一因素。故选B。

2. A) 31%. B) 20%.

C)25%. D) 73%.

【答案】B

【解析】对话中女士问男士调查中还有没有发现其他的信息。男士在回答中提及

“However, 20% of employees described themselves as being unhappy ”，故选B。

3. A) Those of a small size. B) Those run by wome n.

C)Those that are well man aged. D) Those full of skilled workers.

【答案】A

【解析】对话中男士说从调查中还得出了一些更有趣的结论：首先小公司很好，人们更

明确地倾向于在不超过100人的较小的机构或公司中工作。由此可知，小规模的公司在员工

中更受欢迎。故选A

4. A) They can hop from job to job easily.

B) They can win recog niti on of their work.

C) They can better bala nee work and life.

D) They can take on more tha n one job.

【答案】C

【解析】对话中男士说一天只工作4、5个小时的兼职合同工比那些全职的人更快乐。

随后提及，从调查中得出的结论是，这一现象可能是由于兼职合同工能更好地平衡工作和生活。故选Co

Questi ons 5 to 8 are based on the con versati on you have just heard.

5. A) It is a book of Europea n history. B) It is an in troduct ion to music.

C)It is about the city of Bruges. D) It is a collect ion of photos.

【答案】D

【解析】对话开篇女士问男士一开始是怎么对这一主题感兴趣的。男士在回答时提到，对逼近的危险的恐惧成为了这一大型拍摄项目的主题。由此可推断出，《洪水将至》是一本摄影集。故选Do

6. A) When pain ti ng the concert hall of Bruges.

B) When vacationing in an Italian coastal city.

C) When tak ing pictures for a concert catalogue.

D) When writing about Belgium ' s coastal regions.

【答案】C

【解析】男士在回答女士的问题(一开始是怎么对这一主题感兴趣的)时提及，

“ 200 6

年，布鲁日城的音乐厅让我为一个新的音乐节的目录拍一些关于水的主题的照片”。由此可知，男士是在为音乐节目录拍照时想出了这一作品的主题。故选Co

7. A) The en tire Europea n coastl ine will be submerged.

B) The rich heritage of Europe will be lost completely.

C) The seawater of Europe will be seriously polluted.

D) The major Europea n scenic spots will disappear.

【答案】A

【解析】男士在对话中提及，传媒报导中有大量警惕性文章是关于即将发生的气候突变。 并且

对话中女士问男士， 关于书中的原话“我不想拍摄灾难，我想拍摄即将发生的灾难”能

否说些什么。男士在回答，整个欧洲的海岸线被淹没只是时间问题，这一点现在非常清楚。 由此可

知，气候突变发生时，整个欧洲的海岸线将被淹没。故选 A 。

8. A) Its waterways are being in creas in gly polluted.

B) People cannot get around without using boats.

C) It attracts large nu mbers of tourists from home and abroad.

D) Tourists use woode n paths to reach their hotels in the morning.

【答案】D

【解析】对话中男士在回答女士的问题(关于历史在这个项目中的作用)时提及， 威尼

斯是一座一直受到海水威胁的城市， 在那里每天早上会建起接木桥让游客通往旅馆。 故选Db

Sectio n B

Directions: In this secti on, 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 An swer Sheet 1 with a sin gle line through the cen tre.

Questi ons 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

9. A) They make careful preparati on beforeha nd.

B) They take too many irreleva nt factors into acco unt.

C) They spend too much time anticipating their defeat.

D) They try hard to avoid getti ng off on the wrong foot.

【答案】C

9.【解析】题目是问一些人在面临新情况时是如何表现的。听力材料开头提到，一些人 面对新情

况时，常常花费太多的时间预期最坏的结果来预演他们的失败。其中 C 选项中的

their defeat 即听力材料中的 the worst 。故选C 。

10. A) A person ' s nervous system is more complicated than imagined.

B) Golfers usually have positive men tal images of themselves.

C) Me ntal images ofte n in terfere with athletes ' performa nee.

D) Thi nking has the same effect on the n ervous system as doing.

【答案】D

【解析】听力材料中提到，在斯坦福大学做的研究表明， 心理影像对神经系统的刺激方

说话人给她的建议是：让她创造一个画面想象自己自信是什么样子的。对她而言这意味着,

在法庭上自信地走动，用有说服力的肢体语言和突出自己的声音以便让临近后门的法官席上 的人能够听见。她同样也想象了一个巧妙的结辩陈词和一个胜利的审判。由此可以推断出， 说话人给处于压力情况下的人的建议是想象自己成功的样子。故选 Co

12. A) She wore a designer dress. B) She won her first jury trial. C)She did not speak loud eno

ugh. D) She prese nted moving pictures. 【答案】B

式和行动对神经系统的刺激方式是 这一点。故选Do

11. A) An ticipate possible problems.

B) Make a list of do ' s and don

C) Picture themselves succeedi ng.

D) Try to appear more professi on al.

【答案】C

【解析】听力材料中提到了一位女律

样的。 并且在后文给出了一个高尔夫球手的例子来说明

ts.

她在开始她的第一个陪审团审案之前非常紧张。

【解析】题目问及女律师在法庭上的表现。 听力材料结尾提到， 年轻的女律师在自信的

预演几周之后，确实赢了第一个陪审团审案。故选 B 。

Questi ons 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

13. A) Its Ion g-term effects are yet to be proved.

B) lts health ben efits have bee n overestimated.

C) It helps people to avoid develop ing breast cancer.

D) It en ables patie nts with diabetes to recover sooner.

【答案】C

【解析】听力材料中提到，研究现在表明，把纤维添加到青少年的饮食中能帮助降低患 乳腺癌

的风险。并且在后文中也提到，饮食专家克里斯蒂？金发现很难使青少年病人关注健 康的饮食，他告诉青少年病人多吃高纤维食物可以降低在中年之前患乳腺癌的风险。 由此可 知，把纤维放到青少年饮食中能够帮助人们避免患乳腺癌。故选 Co

14. A) It focused on their ways of life during young adulthood.

B) It tracked their cha nge in food prefere nces for 20 years.

C) It focused on their differe nee from men in fiber in take.

D) It tracked their eati ng habits since their adolesce nee. 【答案】D

【解析】听力材料中提到，有一项基于对44000名女性研究的新发现。 们高中时期的饮食，还追踪了她们 20年来的饮食习惯。由此可知，这项对 研究追踪了她们自青春期以来的饮食习惯。故选 D o

15. A) Fiber may help to reduce horm ones in the body.

B) Fiber may bring more ben efits to wome n tha n men.

C) Fiber may improve the function of heart muscles.

D) Fiber may make blood circulati on more smooth.

【答案】A

【解析】文章中提到，对44000名女性的研究表明了长期以来的证据，

即纤维能够降低 雌性激素的循环水平，这一点能够解释纤维为什么能够降低患乳腺癌的风险。 其本质内容就

是你吃的纤维越多， 你身体中的激素水平可能越低，因此，患乳腺癌的风险也就越低。 故选 Ao

Sectio n C

In this sect ion, you will hear three record ings of lectures or talks

followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After

you hear a questi on, you must choose the best an swer 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 cen tre.

Questi ons 16 to 18 are based on the record ing you have just heard.

16. A) Observi ng the cha nges in marketi ng.

B) Con duct ing research on con sumer behavior.

C) Study ing the hazards of young people drinking.

D) In vestigat ing the impact of media on gover nment.

【答案】B

【解析】听力材料开头就提到， 说话者目前的研究实际上是关于消费者行为。其中，文

章中提到的市场变化、 年轻人喝酒都是在用案例论证要从消费者的角度看问题。

媒体对政府

的影响并未提及。故选 B o

17. A) It is the cause of many street riots.

B) It is getting worse year by year.

C) It is a chief concern of pare nts.

D) It is an act of socialis ing.

【答案】D

【解析】听力材料中提到，在年轻人喝酒的案例中，能够确定的其中一件事情是对于

18-24岁的年轻人来说，喝酒与参与社会活动有关。文章中还提到年轻人喝酒目前备受政府 而不是父该研究调查了她

44000名女性的

Directio ns:

母的关切。故选Do

18. A) They spe nt a week study ing their own purchas ing behavior.

B) They researched the impact of mobile pho nes on young people.

C) They an alysed their family budgets over the years.

D) They con ducted a thorough research on advertis ing.

【答案】A

【解析】听力材料中提到，说话者的学生去年花了一周的时间研究他们自己的购买行为，并且对从商店到他们与零售银行和手机提供商之间的关系做了详细的分析。故选A o Questi ons 19 to 22 are based on the record ing you have just heard.

19. A) It is help ing its banks to improve efficie ncy.

B) It is trying hard to do away with dirty money.

C) It is the first country to use credit cards in the world.

D) It is likely to give up paper money in the n ear future.

【答案】D

【解析】题目是问从听力中我们对瑞典有何了解。听力材料开头提到，瑞典是第一个印

刷和使用纸币的欧洲国家，但是它可能很快将不再使用纸币。D选项符合题意。故选Do

20. A) Whether it is possible to travel without carrying any physical currency.

B) Whether it is possible to predict how much money one is going to spe nd.

C) Whether the abse nee of physical curre ncy causes a pers on to spe nd more.

D) Whether the abse nee of physical curre ncy is going to affect everyday life.

【答案】C

【解析】听力材料中提到，克莱尔？贝瑞塔想查明没有纸币是否确实会导致一个人花更多的钱，因此她几个月前决定做一项实验。故选Co

21. A) There was no food service on the train.

B) The service on the train was not good.

C) The restaura nt car accepted cash only.

D) The cash in her han dbag was miss ing.

【答案】C

【解析】听力材料中提到，克莱尔？贝瑞塔在实验期间坐了一次火车。在途中，有一项通告告诉人们餐车目前不接受信用卡支付。因为很多乘客旅行中没有带现金，所以火车上有很多抱怨。由此可知，火车上的餐车只接受现金支付。故选G

22. A) By putt ing money into en velopes.

B) By draw ing money week by week.

C) By limiti ng their day-to-day spe nding.

D) By refus ing to buy anything on credit.

【答案】A

【解析】听力材料中提到，贝瑞塔说她的父母年轻的时候常把钱放进信封里来做预算。当他们拿到工资后，他们便立马把现金分为几份放进信封，这样他们就能知道每周有多少钱。

故选A o

Questi ons 23 to 25 are based on the record ing you have just heard.

23. A) Populatio n explosi on.

B) Chr onic hun ger.

C) Ext inction of rare species.

D) E nvironmen tal deteriorati on.

【答案】B

【解析】听力材料中提到，说话者想要告诉我们人类人口的过去、现在和将来，并且用

几个问题作为开场。第一个问题就是：现在有十亿人长期处于饥饿状态，这意味着他们醒来

后感觉俄，一整天都感觉饿，睡觉的时候也感觉饿。故选B o

24. A) They con tribute to overpopulati on.

B) About half of them are uninten ded.

C) They have bee n brought un der con trol.

D) The majority of them tend to end halfway.

【答案】B

【解析】听力材料中提到，有2000 —2500万不识字的女人在生育上没有得到她们想要

的控制。这一问题不只在发展中国家有，全球有近五成的怀孕是出于意外。故选B。

25. A) It is essential to the wellbeing of all species on earth.

B) It is becoming a subject of interdisciplinary research.

C) It is n eglected in many of the develop ing coun tries.

D) It is beg inning to attract postgraduates ' atte nti on.

【答案】A

【解析】听力材料中提到，人口统计学不仅关乎人类的种群，也关乎于非人类种群，还

包括无生命的对象。它是一种干预真实世界更明智、更有效的方法。它不仅能够提高你自己

的福祉，同样重要的是，它还能够提高你自己和周围的人以及与我们共享地球的其他物种

的福祉。由此可知，人口统计学对地球上所有物种来说都是必要的。故选A o Part III Readi ng Comprehe nsion (40 minu tes)

Sectio n A

Directions: In this sect ion, there is a passage with ten bla nks. 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 An swer sheet 2 with a sin gle line through the cen tre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more tha n on ce.

After beco ming preside nt of Purdue Uni versity in 2013, Mitch Dani els asked the faculty to prove that their students have actually achieved one of higher education ' s most importa nt goals: critical thinking skills. Two years before, a n ati on wide study of college graduates had shown that more than a third had made no __26__ gains in such men tal abilities duri ng their school years. Mr. Dani els n eeded to __27__ the high cost of attending Purdue to its students and their families. After all, the perce ntage of America ns who say a college degree is "very importa nt ” has falle n __28__ in the last 5-6 years.

Purdue now has a pilot test to assess students ' critical thinking skills. Yet like many college teachers around the U.S., the faculty rema in __29__ that their work as educators can be measured by a " learning __30_ ” such as a graduate ' s

ability to investigate and reason. However, the professors need not worry so much. The results of a recent experime nt showed that professors can use __31__ metrics to measure how well students do in three key areas: critical thinking, written com muni cati on, and qua ntitative literacy.

Despite the success of the experime nt, the actual results are worrisome, and mostly __32__ earlier studies. The organizers of the experiment concluded that far fewer students were achieving at high levels on critical thinking than they were doing for writte n com muni cati on or qua ntitative literacy. And that con clusi on is based only on students nearing graduation.

American universities, despite their global __33__ for excellenee in teaching, have only begu n to dem on strate what they can produce in real-world lear ning. Kno wledge-based degrees are still importa nt, but employers are __34__ adva need thinking skills from college graduates. If the intellectual worth of a college degree

can be __35__ measured, more people will seek higher education---and come out better

thi nkers.

A) accurately B) confirm C) demanding D) doubtful E) drastically

F) justify G) mono polized H) outcome I) predo minance J) presu ming