2016年2017 年英语六级真题及答案

英语六级2016年2017 年英语六级真题及答案Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on thesaying"Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. " You can give an example or twoto illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。

Part ⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section A注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。

1. A. Prepare for his exams.B. Catch up on his work.C. Attend the concert.D. Go on a vacation.2. A. Three crew members were involved in the incident.B. None of the hijackers carried any deadly weapons.C. The plane had been scheduled to fly to Japan.D. None of the passengers were injured or killed.3. A. An article about the election.B. A tedious job to be done.C. An election campaign.D. A fascinating topic.4. A. The restaurant was not up to the speakers' expectations.B. The restaurant places many ads in popular magazines.C. The critic thought highly of the Chinese restaurant.D. Chinatown has got the best restaurants in the city.5. A. He is going to visit his mother in the hospital.B. He is going to take on a new job next week.C. He has many things to deal with right now.D. He behaves in a way nobody understands.6. A. A large number of students refused to vote last night.B. At least twenty students are needed to vote on an issue.C. Major campus issues had to be discussed at the meeting.D. More students have to appear to make their voice heard.7. A. The woman can hardly tell what she likes.B. The speakers like watching TV very much.C. The speakers have nothing to do but watch TV.D. The man seldom watched TV before retirement.8. A. The woman should have registered earlier.B. He will help the woman solve the problem.C ) He finds it hard to agree with what the woman says.英语六级D. The woman will be able to attend the classes she wants. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A. Persuade the man to join her company.B. Employ the most up-to-date technology.C. Export bikes to foreign markets.D. Expand their domestic business.10. A. The state subsidizes small and medium enterprises.B. The government has control over bicycle imports.C. They can compete with the best domestic manufacturers.D. They have a cost advantage and can charge higher prices.11. A. Extra costs might eat up their profits abroad.B. More workers will be needed to do packaging.C. They might lose to foreign bike manufacturers.D. It is very difficult to find suitable local agents.12. A. Report to the management.B. Attract foreign investments.C. Conduct a feasibility studyD. Consult financial experts.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A. Coal burnt daily for the comfort of our homes.B. Anything that can be used to produce power.C. Fuel refined from oil extracted from underground.D. Electricity that keeps all kinds of machines running.14. A. Oil will soon be replaced by alternative energy sources.B. Oil reserves in the world will be exhausted in a decade.C. Oil consumption has given rise to many global problems.D. Oil production will begin to decline worldwide by 2025.15. A. Minimize the use of fossil fuels.B. Start developing alternative fuels.C. Find the real cause for global warming.D. Take steps to reduce the greenhouse effect.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you willhear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you heara 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 71 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。

Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A. The ability to predict fashion trends.B. A refined taste for artistic works.C. Years of practical experience.D. Strict professional training.17. A. Promoting all kinds of American hand-made specialties.英语六级B. Strengthening cooperation with foreign governments.C. Conducting trade in art works with dealers overseas.D. Purchasing handicrafts from all over the world.18. A. She has access to fashionable things.B. She is doing what she enjoys doing.C. She can enjoy life on a modest salary.D. She is free to do whatever she wants.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A. Join in neighborhood patrols.B. Get involved in his community.C. Voice his complaints to the city council.D. Make suggestions to the local authorities.20. A. Deterioration in the quality of life.B. Increase of police patrols at night.C. Renovation of the vacant buildings.D. Violation of community regulations.21. A. They may take a long time to solve.B. They need assistance from the city.C. They have to be dealt with one by one.D. They are too big for individual efforts.22. A. He had got some groceries at a big discount.B. He had read a funny poster near his seat.C. He had done a small deed of kindness.D. He had caught the bus just in time.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A. Childhood and healthy growth.B. Pressure and heart disease.C. Family life and health.D. Stress and depression.24. A. It experienced a series of misfortunes.B. It was in the process of reorganization.C. His mother died of a sudden heart attack.D. His wife left him because of his bad temper.25. A. They would give him a triple bypass surgery.B. They could remove the block in his artery.C. They could do nothing to help him.D. They would try hard to save his life.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read forthe first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read forthe second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.英语六级注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。

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2017六级试题及答案

2017六级试题及答案2017年六级考试题目及答案如下：一、听力部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1. B) Borrow some money from the bank.2. C) She has already seen it.3. A) The woman has to postpone her trip.4. C) The woman could go cycling with the man.5. B) Register to become a volunteer.6. B) Postpone the presentation.7. A) The man should wait for the woman in the office.8. C) Attend the meeting next week.9. B) They will have a training session next Monday.10. A) Change the date of their appointment.11. C) Taking a bus to the shopping mall.12. B) They haven't filled out the registration form yet.13. A) The woman should take her umbrella with her.14. B) He bought the tickets online.15. C) The man lost his way.16. B) To ask for the professor's remarks on their presentation.17. C) Take measurements of the building.18. A) Offer help to the man.19. B) The man is going to the concert alone.20. C) Get some fruit juice.二、阅读部分21. C) It teaches people how to eat out healthily.22. B) Interviewees are not likely to mention their mistakes.23. D) It fails to take into account other factors that influence ethics.24. C) Implementing practical measures to reduce traffic congestion.25. D) The economic crisis has badly affected college graduates.26. A) His confidence helped him succeed in the contest.27. B) It helps them to cope with their changing roles.28. A) It is important to improve our irrigation systems.29. D) It fosters their creativity and problem-solving skills.30. C) Exploring other parts of the world during winter vacations.31. B) Technical knowledge.32. D) They are desperately eager to have stable jobs.33. C) People overestimate the benefits of innovations.34. D) Incorporating playfulness into day-to-day activities.35. A) They tend to exceed mobile data limits.36. C) It affects their learning and social skills.37. B) It is becoming more widespread.38. A) Maintain a positive attitude towards life.39. D) They feel stressed due to higher expectations.40. B) Adjust to the fast pace of campus life.三、写作部分（一）作文Topic: The Impact of Social Media on RelationshipsWith the rapid development of social media in today's society, its impact on relationships has become a subject of great concern. This essay aims to explore the positive and negative effects that social media has on interpersonal relationships.Firstly, social media platforms facilitate communication between individuals, allowing them to connect and reconnect with others easily. Distance is no longer a barrier, and people can maintain relationships with friends and family across the globe. This has greatly enriched the quality and diversity of relationships. Moreover, social media provides a platform for sharing personal experiences and emotions, which strengthens the bond between individuals.On the other hand, excessive use of social media can lead to negative consequences in relationships. As individuals become overly engrossed invirtual interactions, they may neglect face-to-face communication with their loved ones. This can create a sense of detachment and hinder the development of more profound connections. In addition, the portrayal of idealized lives on social media often leads to comparison and envy, which can cause strain in relationships.To mitigate the negative impact of social media on relationships, it is essential for individuals to strike a balance between online and offline interactions. Allocating dedicated time for face-to-face communication and minimizing distractions from smartphones and social media would contribute to the cultivation of stronger relationships. Furthermore, individuals should actively reflect upon the authenticity and validity of the information presented on social media to prevent negative emotions from affecting their perceptions of relationships.In conclusion, social media has a significant influence on relationships. While it has the potential to enhance and strengthen connections, caution should be exercised to avoid its adverse effects. By utilizing social media responsibly and maintaining a healthy balance, individuals can foster and preserve meaningful relationships in the digital era.四、完形填空41. D) criticize42. C) essentially43. A) subjected44. B) definitions45. C) specialized46. D) valuable47. B) has taken on48. A) examined49. D) pattern50. C) similar51. A) anticipate52. D) experienced53. B) accordance54. A) implies55. B) resembles56. D) rely on57. C) in addition58. A) rooted59. D) otherwise60. B) favor五、翻译部分61. 通过技术的帮助，我们可以更方便地与朋友和家人保持联系。

2016年-2017年6月大学英语六级考试(CET-6)真题含答案(共九套)

2017年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（一）Part I Writing (30 minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)Directions: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.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.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) He would feel insulted.B) He would feel very sad.C) He would be embarrassed.D) He would be disappointed.2. A) They are worthy of a prize. B) They are of little value.C) They make good reading. D) They need improvement.3.A) He seldom writes a book straight through.B) He writes several books simultaneously.C) He draws on his real-life experiences.D) He often turns to his wife for help.4. A)Writing a book is just like watching a football match.B)Writers actually work every bit as hard as footballers.C)He likes watching a football match after finishing a book.D) Unlike a football match, there is no end to writing a book.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) Achievements of black male athletes in college.B) Financial assistance to black athletes in college.C) High college dropout rates among black athletes.D) Undergraduate enrollments of black athletes.6. A) They display great talent in every kind of game.B) They are better at sports than at academic work.C) They have difficulty finding money to complete their studies.D) They make money for the college but often fail to earn a degree.7. A) About 15%. B) Around 40%.C) Slightly over 50%. D) Approximately 70%.8. A) Coaches lack the incentive to graduate them. B) College degrees do not count much to them.C) They have little interest in academic work. D) Schools do not deem it a serious problem.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear 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.Questions9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) Marketing strategies.B) Holiday shopping.C) Shopping malls.D) Online stores.10.A) About 50% of holiday shoppers. B) About 20-30% of holiday shoppers.C) About 136 million. D) About 183.8 million.11. A) They have fewer customers. B) They find it hard to survive.C) They are thriving once more. D) They appeal to elderly customers.12. A) Better quality of consumer goods B) Higher employment and wages.C) Greater varieties of commodities. D) People having more leisure time.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13.A) They are new species of big insects.B) They are overprescribed antibiotics.C) They are life-threatening diseases.D) They are antibiotic-resistant bacteria.14.A) Antibiotics are now in short supply.B) Many infections are no longer curable.C) Large amounts of tax money are wasted.D) Routine operations have become complex.15. A) Facilities. B) Expertise.C) Money. D) Publicity.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must 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 to18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A) It is accessible only to the talented.B) It improves students’ ability to think.C) It starts a lifelong learning process.D) It gives birth to many eminent scholars.17.A) They encourage academic democracy.B) They promote globalization.C) They uphold the presidents' authority.D) They protect students’rights.18. A) His thirst for knowledge.B) His eagerness to find a job.C) His contempt for authority.D) His potential for leadership.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) Few people know how to retrieve information properly.B) People can enhance their memory with a few tricks.C) Most people have a rather poor long-term memory.D) People tend to underestimate their mental powers.20. A) They present the states in a surprisingly different order.B) They include more or less the same number of states.C) They are exactly the same as is shown in the atlas.21. A) Focusing on what is likely to be tested.B) Having a good sleep the night before.C) Reviewing your lessons where the exam is to lake place.D) Making sensible decisions while choosing your answers.22. A) Discover when you can learn best. B) Change your time of study daily.C) Give yourself a double bonus afterwards. D) Follow the example of a marathon runner. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recordingyou have just heard.23. A) He is a politician. B) He is a businessman.C) He is a sociologist. D) He is a economist24. A) In slums. B) In Africa.C) In pre-industrial societies. D) In developing countries.25. A) They have no access to health care, let alone entertainment or recreation.B) Their income is less than 50% of the national average family income.C) They work extra hours to have their basic needs met.D) Their children cannot afford to go to private schools.Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices, Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.After becoming president of Purdue University in 2013, Mitch Daniels asked the faculty to prove that their students have actually achieved one of higher education’s most important goals: c ritical thinking skills. Two years before, a nationwide study of college graduates had shown that more than a thirdhadmade no (26)_______ gains in such mental abilities during their school years. Mr. Daniels needed to(27)_______ the high cost of attending Purdue to its students and their families. After all, the percentageof Americans who say a college degree is “very important” has fallen (28)_______ in the last 5-6 years.Purdue now has a pilot test to assess students’ critical thinking skills. Yet like many college teachersaround the U.S., the faculty remain (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 professorsneed not worry so much. The results of a recent experiment showed that professors can use (31)_______ metrics to measure how well students do in three key areas: critical thinking, written communication, and quantitative literacy.Despite the success of the experiment, 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 written communication or quantitative literacy. And that conclusion is based only on students nearing graduation.American universities, despite their global (33)_______ for excellence in teaching, have only begunto demonstrate what they can produce in real-world learning. Knowledge-based degrees are still important,but employers are (34)_______ advanced thinking skills from college graduates. If the intellectual worthof a college degree can be (35)_______ measured, more people will seek higher education—and comeout better thinkers.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2017年-6-月英语六级真题及答案(三套全)

2017年 6 月英语六级真题及答案（三套全）2017年6月英语六级真题作文一：国国外上大学Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend college at home or abroad, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.参考答案Nowadays, there has been a heated discussion as to a better choice between attending college at home and abroad. Views on the topic vary greatly among people from different walks of life. Some believe that it is a better choice to study in domestic colleges, but others consider it better to study abroad. I totally agree with the latter idea for the reasons presented below. To begin with, it harms the society in that the greater the competition is, the higher the recruitment requirements will become. Therefore, with experiences of studying abroad, graduates will become more competitive in job hunting. Furthermore, it is beneficial to the students themselves to study abroad. Without the choice to pursue overseas study, many great scholars today would never have achieved such great success. From my perspective, it is crucial that the government should encourage people to pursue overseas study. Also it is crucial that people should understand the meaning and value of attending college abroad. Only in this way can we achieve greater success.作文二：文科还是理科Directions:Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to major in humanities or science, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.参考文：Living in a world which is full of changes and challenges,we are confronted with new problems every single day. Of all the issues, one might concern the high school graduates the most, and it is if there are two options: to major in science or humanities. As for me, I prefer the latter.Why,you may wonder, should I prefer to major in humanities. The reasons responsible for it can be listed as follows .Among the most important reasons cited by people is that to major in humanities，directly or indirectly，can not only enrich our basic knowledge about the diversified culture but also sharpen one’s insight in daily routine，which is of great importance in one’s growth.What’s more, to study humanities can give us an independent personality and a deeper vision towards the world, if it were not for those two attributes, how could we achieve great goals in this dog-eat-dog world.Above all, in such a society where emphasis，more often than not，is laid on the depth of one’s thought, to choose humanities as one’s major, must be the best way .To major humanities, so at least it seems to me, is preferable for college students, if they had the chance, in the process of which we will develop an innovative thought mode.As a proverb goes ,there is no difficulty that an innovative thought mode can not solve, no door that an innovative thought mode can not open, no mountain that an innovative thought mode can not surmount.作文三：选择综合类大学还是职业题目：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.参考文：With the flourish of education industry, modern students are faced with more alternatives to continue their further education. Both attending a vocational college or a university serves as two main options for the high school graduates. In terms of which to choose and what to be taken into consideration, I shall advise as follows:Primarily, self-orientation matters the most when it comes to a issue like this. Obviously, the main task of vocational college is cultivating human resource with practical capability. Instead, university serves as the cradle of academic researchers in different areas. Therefore, being aware of your self-expectation with a clear future blueprint lays a foundation for this important decision.Apart from what has been mentioned above, personal interest also plays a key role in it. For both passion and motivation are derived from interest, which not only decide how far you can reach academically and professionally but also how happy and fulfilled you will be .To sum up, a clear recognition of self orientation and personal interest will decide whether you will tick the box of vocational college or university. Only in this way can we get the most out of the further education.六级听力解析：Long conversation 1Q1: B Having friendly colleagues解析：原文中前半部分男士说到：“The most important factor for the majority of the people interviewed was having friendly, supportivecolleagues.” 对于大部分接受采访的人来说，最重要的因素是拥有友好的、互相支持的同事们。

2017年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案

2017年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（一）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) He would feel insulted. B) He would feel very sad.C) He would be embarrassed. D) He would be disappointed.2. A) They are worthy of a prize. B) They are of little value.C) They make good reading. D) They need improvement.3. A) He seldom writes a book straight through.B) He writes several books simultaneously.C) He draws on his real-life experiences.D) He often turns to his wife for help.4. A)Writing a book is just like watching a football match.B)Writers actually work every bit as hard as footballers.C)He likes watching a football match after finishing a book.D) Unlike a football match, there is no end to writing a book.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) Achievements of black male athletes in college.B) Financial assistance to black athletes in college.C) High college dropout rates among black athletes.D) Undergraduate enrollments of black athletes.6. A) They display great talent in every kind of game.B) They are better at sports than at academic work.C) They have difficulty finding money to complete their studies.D) They make money for the college but often fail to earn a degree.7. A) About 15%. B) Around 40%.C) Slightly over 50%. D) Approximately 70%.8. A) Coaches lack the incentive to graduate them.B) College degrees do not count much to them.C) They have little interest in academic work.D) Schools do not deem it a serious problem.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear 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.Questions9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9 A) Marketing strategies. B) Holiday shopping.C) Shopping malls. D) Online stores.10. A) About 50% of holiday shoppers. B) About 20-30% of holiday shoppers.C) About 136 million. D) About 183.8 million.11. A) They have fewer customers. B) They find it hard to survive.C) They are thriving once more. D) They appeal to elderly customers.12. A) Better quality of consumer goods B) Higher employment and wages.C) Greater varieties of commodities. D) People having more leisure time.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13.A) They are new species of big insects.B) They are overprescribed antibiotics.C) They are life-threatening diseases.D) They are antibiotic-resistant bacteria.14.A) Antibiotics are now in short supply.B) Many infections are no longer curable.C) Large amounts of tax money are wasted.D) Routine operations have become complex.15. A) Facilities. B) Expertise.C) Money. D) Publicity.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followedby 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 1with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A) It is accessible only to the talented.B) It improves students’ ability to think.C) It starts a lifelong learning process.D) It gives birth to many eminent scholars.17. A) They encourage academic democracy.B) They promote globalization.C) They uphold the presidents' authority.D) They protect students’rights.18. A) His thirst for knowledge.B) His eagerness to find a job.C) His contempt for authority.D) His potential for leadership.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) Few people know how to retrieve information properly.B) People can enhance their memory with a few tricks.C)Most people have a rather poor long-term memory.D)People tend to underestimate their mental powers.20. A) They present the states in a surprisingly different order.B) They include more or less the same number of states.C) They are exactly the same as is shown in the atlas.D) They contain names of the most familiar states.21. A) Focusing on what is likely to be tested.B) Having a good sleep the night before.C) Reviewing your lessons where the exam is to lake place.D) Making sensible decisions while choosing your answers.22. A) Discover when you can learn best.B) Change your time of study daily.C) Give yourself a double bonus afterwards.D) Follow the example of a marathon runner.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recordingyou have just heard.23. A) He is a politician. B) He is a businessman.C) He is a sociologist. D) He is a economist24. A) In slums. B) In Africa.C) In pre-industrial societies. D) In developing countries.25. A) They have no access to health care, let alone entertainment or recreation.B) Their income is less than 50% of the national average family income.C) They work extra hours to have their basic needs met.D) Their children cannot afford to go to private schools.Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices, Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not useany of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.After becoming president of Purdue University in 2013, Mitch Daniels asked the faculty to prove that their students have actually achieved one of higher education’s most important goals: critical thinking skills. Two years before, a nationwide study of college graduates had shown that more than a third hadmade no (26)_______ gains in such mental abilities during their school years. Mr. Daniels needed to(27)_______ the high cost of attending Purdue to its students and their families. After all, the percentageof Americans who say a college degree is “very important” has fallen (28)_______ in the last 5-6 years.Purdue now has a pilot test to assess students’ critical thinking skills. Yet like many college teachersaround the U.S., the faculty remain (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 professorsneed not worry so much. The results of a recent experiment showed that professors can use (31)_______ metrics to measure how well students do in three key areas: critical thinking, written communication, and quantitative literacy.Despite the success of the experiment, 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 written communication or quantitative literacy. And that conclusion is based only on students nearing graduation.American universities, despite their global (33)_______ for excellence in teaching, have only begunto demonstrate what they can produce in real-world learning. Knowledge-based degrees are still important,but employers are (34)_______ advanced thinking skills from college graduates. If the intellectual worthof a college degree can be (35)_______ measured, more people will seek higher education—and comeout better thinkers.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析（全三套）

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The researchers concluded that this is probably due to a better work-life balance.W: Are bosses happier than their employees?M: Yes, perhaps not surprisingly, the higher people go in a company, the happierthey are. So senior managers enjoy their jobs more than people working under them.Q1: What is the No.1 factor that made employees happy according to the survey? Q2: What is the percentage of the people surveyed who felt unhappy at work?Q3: What kind of companies are popular with employees?Q4: What is the possible reason for people on part-time contracts to be happier?答案：1.【B】2.【B】20%3.【A】those of a small size.4.【C】长对话2（卷一）W: Mr. De Keyzer, I'm a great lover of your book Moments Before the Flood. Can you tell us how you first became interested in this subject matter?M: In 2006, when the concert hall of the city of Bruges asked me to take some pictures for a catalogue for a new concert season around the theme of water, I found myself working along the Belgian coastline. 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I asked what impression she wanted to make on the jury. She replied:” I don’t want to look too inexperienced, I don’t want them to suspect this is my first trial.” This law yer had fallen victims to the don’ts syndrome—a form of negative goals setting. The don’ts can be self-fulfilling because your mind response to pictures.Research conducted at Stanford University shows a mental image fires the nerve system the same way as actually doing something. That means when a golfer tells himself: ”Don’t hit the ball into the water.” His mind sees the image of the ball flying into the water. So guess where the ball will go?Consequently, before going into any stressful situation, focus only on what you want to have happen. I asked the lawyer again how she wanted to appear at her first trial. And this time she said: ”I want to look professional and self-assured. ” I told her to create a picture of what self-assured would look like. To her, it meant moving confidently around the court room, using convincing body language and projecting her voice, so it could be heard from the judge’s bench to the back door. She also imagined a skillful closing argument and a winning trial. A few weeks after this positive stress rehearsal, the young lawyer did win.Q9: what do some people do when they face a new situation?Q10: what does the research conducted at Stanford University show?Q11: what advice does the speaker give to people in a stressful situation?Q12: what do we learn about the lawyer in the court?答案：9.【C】10.【D】11.【C】12.【B】Passage 2Most Americans don’t eat enough fruits, vegetables or whole grains, researchers now says adding fiber to teen diet may help lower the risk of breast cancer.Conversations about the benefits of fiber are probably more common in nursing homes than high schools. But along comes a new study that could change that. Kristi King.a diet specialist at Texas Children's Hospital finds it's hard to get teenager patients’attention about healthy eating but telling them that eating lots of high-fiber foods could reduce the risk of breast cancer before middle age. That's a powerful message.The new finding is based on a study of 44,000 women. They were surveyed about their diets during high school, and their eating habits were tracked for two decades. It turns out that those who consumed the highest levels of fiber during adolescence had a lower risk of developing breast cancer, compared to the women who ate the least fiber. This important study demonstrates that the more fiber you eat during your high school years, the lower your risk is in developing breast cancer in later life.The finding points to long-standing evidence that fiber may reduce circulating female hormone levels, which could explain the reduced risk. 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I think they found it veryuseful and it also helped them identify just what kind of budgets they had too.The fact of the matter is that there's a whole range of interesting research out there and I think as the years go on, there's going to be much more for us to consider and certainly much more for students to become involved in.16. What is the speaker currently doing?17. What has the speaker found about young people's drinking?18. 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The train cars were filled with groans because many of the passengers were traveling without cash."It underlines just how much things have changed in the last generation," Barrett says. "My parents, when they were younger, used to budget by putting money into envelopes — they'd get paid and they'd immediately separate the cash into piles and put them in envelopes, so they knew what they had to spend week by week. It was a very effective way for them to keep track of their spending. Nowadays, we're all on credit cards, we're doing online purchases, and money is kind of becoming a less physical and more imaginary type of thing that we can't get our hands around."Q19. What do we learn about Sweden?Q20. What did Claer Barrett want to find out with her experiment?Q21. What did Claer Barrett find on her train ride?Q22. How did people of the last generation budget their spending?答案：19.【D】20.【C】21.【C】22.【A】讲座3Passage 3Why should you consider taking a course in demography in college? You’ll be growing up in a generation where the baby boomers are going into retirement and dying. You will face the problems in the aging of the population that have never been faced before. You will hear more and more about migration between countries and between rural areas and cities. You need to understand as a citizen and as a tax payer and as a voter what’s really behind the argu ments.I want to tell you about the past, present and future of the human population. So let’s start with a few problems. Right now, a billion people are chronically hungry. That means they wake up hungry, they are hungry all day, and they go to sleep hungry. A billion people are living in slums, not the same billion people, but there is some overlap. Living in slums means they don’t have infrastructure to take the garbage away, they don’t have secure water supplies to drink.Nearly a billion people are illiterate. Try to imagine your life being illiterate. 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It studies these populations, in the past, present and future, using quantitative data and mathematical models as tools of analysis.I see demography as a central subject related to economics. It is the means to intervene more wisely, and more effectively in the real world, to improve the wellbeing, not only of yourself – important as that may be – but of people around you and of other species with whom we share the planet.Questions 23-25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23. What is one of the problems the speaker mentions in his talk?24. What does the speaker say about pregnancies?25. How does the speaker view the study of populations?答案：23.【B】24.【B】25.【A】选词填空（卷一）Section ALet’s all stop judging people who talk to themselves. New research says that those who can’t seem to keep their inner monologues (独白) in are actually more likely to stay on task, remain 26 better and show improved perception capabilities. Not bad, really, for some extra muttering.According to a series of experiments published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology by professors Gary Lupyan and Daniel Swignley, the actof using verbal clues to 27 mental pictures helps people function quicker.In one experiment, they showed pictures of various objects to twenty 28 and asked them to find just one of those, a banana. Half were 29 to repeat out loud what they were looking for and the other half kept their lips 30 . Those who talked to themselves f ound the banana slightly faster than those who didn’t, the researchers say. In other experiments, Lupyan and Swignley found that 31 the name of a common product when on the hunt for it helped quicken someone’s pace, but talking about uncommon items showed no advantage and slowed you down.Common research has long held that talking themselves through a task helps children learn, although doing so when you’ve 32 matured is not a great sign of 33 . 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At any 35 , there’s still such a thing as as too much information.答案：26.【F】27.【L】trigger28.【O】volunteers29.【H】instructed30.【J】sealed31.【M】uttering32.【A】apparently33.【C】brilliance34.【D】claiming35.【N】volume选词填空（卷二）26.【L】27.【F】justify28.【E】drastically29.【D】doubtful30.【H】outcome31.【O】standardized32.【B】 confirm33.【K】reputation34.【C】demanding35.【A】 accurately仔细阅读（卷一）仔细阅读题146.【A】It's backed by a campus spending analysis.47.【B】Facilities management by colleges is more cost-effective.48.【C】render a number of campus workers jobless49.【A】The outsourcing plan is not yet finalized.50.【D】He opposed the governor’s plan to reconstruct the college board system.51.【B】It was unaffordable for ordinary people.52.【C】They were versed in literature and interested in art.53.【D】They gained some knowledge of classical art and architecture.54.【B】Europe hardly had any museums before the 19th century.55.【A】There appeared more and more Roman作文真题：试卷一【国内还是国外读大学】Directions:Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend college at home or abroad, write an essay to state your opinion. 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In addition, some students even experience culture shock in the alien environment as a result of unfamiliarity and maladjustment.All in all, in order to achieve a colorful as well as meaningful experience in your life, students having the idea of studying abroad must be well prepared for all the possibilities they may encounter before making final decisions.英语六级作文答案：试卷二【文科还是理科】Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to major in humanities or science, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.范文1：学理科Nowadays, there has been a heated discussion as to the best choice in selecting the major. Views on the topic vary greatly among people from different walks of life. Some believe that it is a better choice to acquire knowledge in science, but others consider it better to dig into the humanities.I totally agree with the former choice for the reasons presented below. 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大学英语四六级-考试真题及参考答案

2016-2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案2016-2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案一、单选题第1题：It seems somewhat ___________ to expect anyone to drive 3 hours just for a 20-minute meeting.A) eccentric B) impossible C) absurd D) unique【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第2题：This area of the park has been specially __________ for children, but accompanying adults are also welcome.A) inaugurated B) designated C) entitled D) delegated【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第3题：The girl‟s face __________ with embarrassment during the interview when she couldn‟t answer the tough question.A) beamed B) dazzled C) radiated D) flushed【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第4题：Slavery was __________ in Canada in 1833, and Canadian authorities encouraged the slaves, who escaped from America, to settle on its vast virgin landA) diluted B) dissipated C) abolished D) resigned【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第5题：Unfortunately, the new edition of dictionary is __________ in all major bookshops.A) out of reach B) out of stock C) out of business D) out of season【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第6题：The hands on my alarm clock are __________, so I can see what time it is in the dark.A) exotic B) gorgeous C) luminous D) spectacular【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第7题：Psychologists have done extensive studies on how well patients __________ with doctors‟ orders.A) comply B) correspond C) interfere D) interact【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第8题：In today‟s class, the students were asked to __their mistakes on the exam paper and put in their possible corrections.A) cancel B) omit C)extinguish D)erase【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第9题：The Government‟s policies will come under close __ in the weeks before the election.A) appreciation B) specification C)scrutiny D)apprehension【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第10题：Police and villagers unanimously __the forest fire to thunder and lightning.A) ascribed B) approached C)confirmed D)confined【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第11题：In some remote places there are still very poor people who can‟t afford to live in __conditions.A) gracious B) decent C)honorable D)positive【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第12题：Since our knowledge is __ none of us can exclude the possibility of being wrong.A) controlled B )restrained C)finite D)delicate【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第13题：You shouldn‟t __your father‟s instructions. Anyway he is an experienced teacher.A) deduce B) deliberate C)defy D)denounce【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第14题：The company management attempted to __information that was not favorable to them, but it was all in vain.A) suppress B) supplement C)concentrate D)plug【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第15题：It is my hope that everyone in this class should __ their errors before it is too late.A) refute B) exclude C)expel D)rectify【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第16题：The boy‟s foolish question __his mother who was busy with housework and had no interest in talking.A) intrigued B) fascinated C) irritated D)stimulated【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第17题：Millions of people around the world have some type of physical, mental, or emotional __ that severely limits their abilities to manage their daily activities.A) scandal B) misfortune C)deficit D)handicap【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第18题：It is believed that the feeding patterns parents __ on their children can determine their adolescent and adult eating habits.A) compel B) impose C)evoke D)necessitate【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第19题：If the value-added tax were done away with, it would act as a __ to consumption.A) progression B) prime C)stability D)stimulus【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第20题：The bride and groom promised to __ each other through sickness and health.A) nourish B) nominate C)roster D)cherish【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第21题：They‟re going to build a big office b lock on that __ piece of land.A) void B) vacant C)blank D)shallow【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第22题：Without any hesitation, she took off her shoes, __up her skirt and splashed across the stream.A) tucked B) revolved C)twisted D)curled【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第23题：Very few people could understand his lecture because the subject was very __.A) faint B) obscure C)gloomy D)indefinite【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第24题：Professor Smith explained the movement of light__ that of water.A) by analogy with B) by virtue of C)in line with D)in terms of【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第25题：Tom is bankrupt now. He is desperate because all his efforts __ failure.A) tumbled to B) hinged upon C)inflicted on D)culminated in【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第26题：While fashion is thought of usually __ clothing, it is important to realize that it covers a much wider domain.A) in relation to B) in proportion to C)by means of D)on behalf of【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第27题：The meaning of the sentence is __; you can interpret it in several ways.A) skeptical B) intelligible C)ambiguous D)exclusive【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第28题：Cancer is a group of diseases in which there is uncontrolled and disordered growth of __ cells.A) irrelevant B) inferior C)controversial D)abnormal【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第29题：At that time, the economy was still undergoing a __and job offers were hard to get.A) concession B) supervision C)recession D)deviation【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第30题：I could hear nothing but the roar of the airplane engines which __all other sounds.A) overturned B) drowned C)deafened D)smoothed【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无二、阅读理解第31题：Too many vulnerable child-free adults are being ruthlessly(无情的)manipulated into parent-hood by their parents , who think that happiness among older people depends on having a grand-child to spoil. We need an organization to help beat down the persistent campaigns of grandchildless parents. It‟s time to establish Planned Grandparenthood, which would have many global and local benefits.Part of its mission would be to promote the risks and realities associated with being a grandparent. The staff would include depressed grandparents who would explain how grandkids break lamps, bite, scream and kick. Others would detail how an hour of baby-sitting often turns into a crying marathon. More grandparents would testif y that they had to pay for their grandchild‟s expensive college education.Planned grandparenthood‟s carefully written literature would detail all the joys of life grand-child-free a calm living room, extra money for luxuries during the golden years, etc. Potential grandparents would be reminded that, without grandchildren around, it‟s possible to have a conversation with your kids, who----incidentally-----would have more time for their own parents .Meanwhile, most children are vulnerable to the enormous influence exerted by grandchildless parents aiming to persuade their kids to produce children . They will take a call from a persistent parent, even if they‟re loaded with works. In addition, some parents make handsome money offers payable upon the grandchi ld‟s birth. Sometimes these gifts not only cover expenses associated with the infant‟s birth, but extras, too, like a vacation. In any case, cash gifts can weaken the resolve of even the noblest person.At Planned Grandparenthood, children targeted by their parents to reproduce could obtain non-biased information about the insanity of having their own kids. The catastrophic psychological and economic costs of childbearing would be emphasized. The symptoms ofmorning sickness would be listed and horrors of childbirth pictured. A monthly newsletter would contain stories about overwhelmed parents and offer guidance on how childless adults can respond to the different lobbying tactics that would-be grandparents employ.When I think about all the problems of our overpopulated world and look at our boy grabbing at the lamp by the sofa, I wish I could have turned to Planned Grandparenthood when my parents were putting the grandchild squeeze on me.If I could have, I might not be in this parenthood predicament( 窘境) . But here‟s the crazy irony, I don‟t want my child-free life back . Dylan‟s too much fun.1. What‟s the purpose of the proposed organization Planned Grandparenthood?A) To encourage childless couples to have children.B) To provide facilities and services for grandchildless parents.C) To offer counseling to people on how to raise grandchildren.D) To discourage people from insisting on having grandchildren.2. Planned Grandparenthood would include depressed grandparents on its staff in order to____.A) show them the joys of life grandparents may have in raising grandchildrenB) draw attention to the troubles and difficulties grandchildren may causeC) share their experience in raising grandchildren in a more scientific wayD) help raise funds to cover the high expense of education for grandchildren3. According to the passage, some couples may eventually choose to have children because_____.A) they find it hard to resist the carrot-and-stick approach of their parentsB) they have learn from other parents about the joys of having childrenC) they feel more and more lonely ad they grow olderD) they have found it irrational to remain childless4.By saying “… my parents were putting the grandchild squeeze on me” (Line 2-3,Para. 6), the author means that _________.A) her parents kept pressuring her to have a childB) her parents liked to have a grandchild in their armsC) her parents asked her to save for the expenses of raising a childD) her parents kept blaming her for her child‟s bad behavior5.What does the author really of the idea of having children?A) It does more harm than good.B) It contributes to overpopulation.C) It is troublesome but rewarding.D) It is a psychological catastrophe1小题>、【正确答案】：D2小题>、【正确答案】：D3小题>、【正确答案】：A4小题>、【正确答案】：B5小题>、【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第32题：Ask most people how they define the American Dream and chances are they‟ll say, “Success.” The dream of individual opportunity has been home in American since Europeans discovered a “new world” in the Western Hemisphere. Early immigrants like Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur praised highly the freedom and opportunity to be found in this new land. His glowing descriptions of a classless society where anyone could attain success through honesty and hard work fired the imaginations of many European readers: in Letters from an American Farmer (1782) he wrote. “We are all excited at the spirit of an industry which is unfettered (无拘无束的) and unrestrained, because each person works for himself … We have no princes, for whom we toil (干苦力活)，starve, and bleed: we are the most perfect society now existing in the world.” The promise of a land where “the rewards of a man‟s industry follow with equal steps the progress of his labor” drew poor immigrants from Europe and fueled national expansion into the western territories.Our national mythology (神化) is full of illustration the American success story. There‟s Benjamin Franklin, the very model of the self-educated, self-made man, who rose from modest origins to become a well-known scientist, philosopher, and statesman. In the nineteenth century, Horatio Alger, a writer of fiction for young boys, became American‟s best-selling author with rags-to-riches tales. The notion of success haunts us: we spend million every year reading about the rich and famous, learning how to “make a fortune in real estate with no money down,” and “dressing for success.” The myth of success has even invaded our personal relationships: today it‟s as important to be “successful” in marriage or parenthoods as it is to come out on top in business.But dre ams easily turn into nightmares. Every American who hopes to “make it” also knows the fear of failure, because the myth of success inevitably implies comparison between the haves and the have-nots, the stars and the anonymous crowd. Under pressure of the myth, we become indulged in status symbols: we try to live in the “right” neighborhoods, wear the “right” clothes, eat the “right” foods. These symbols of distinction assure us and others that we believe strongly in the fundamental equality of all, yet strive as hard as we can to separate ourselves from our fellow citizens.1. What is the essence of the American Dream according to Crevecoeur?A) People are free to develop their power of imagination.B) People who are honest and work hard can succeed.C) People are free from exploitation and oppression.D) People can fully enjoy individual freedom.2.By saying “the rewards of a man‟s industry follow with equal steps the progress of his labor” (Line 10, Para. 1), the author means __________ .A) the more diligent one is, the bigger his returnsB) laborious work ensures the growth of an industryC) a man‟s business should be developed step by stepD) a company‟s success depends on its employees‟ hard work3. The characters described in Horatio Alger‟s novel s are people who _______.A) succeed in real estate investmentB) earned enormous fortunes by chancesC) became wealthy after starting life very poorD) became famous despite their modest origins4. It can be inferred from the last sentence of the second paragraph that _________.A) business success often contributes to a successful marriageB) Americans wish to succeed in every aspect of lifeC) good personal relationships lead to business successD) successful business people provide good care for their children5. What is the paradox of American culture according to the author?A) The American road to success is full of nightmares.B) Status symbols are not a real indicator of a person‟s wealth.C) The American Dream is nothing but an empty dream.D) What Americans strive after often contradicts their beliefs.1小题>、【正确答案】：A2小题>、【正确答案】：C3小题>、【正确答案】：B4小题>、【正确答案】：A5小题>、【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第33题：Public distrust of scientists stems in part from the blurring of boundaries between science and technology, between discovery and manufacture. Most government, perhaps all governments, justify public expenditure on scientific research in terms of the economic benefits the scientific enterprise ha brought in the past and will bring in the future. Politicians remind their voters of the splendid machines …our scientists‟ have invented, the new drugs to relieve old ailments (病痛), and the new surgical equipment and techniques by which previously intractable (难治疗的) conditions may now be treated and lives saved. At the same time, the politicians demand of scientists that they tailor their research to …economics needs‟, that they award a higher priority to research proposals that are …near the market‟ and can be translated into the greatest return on investment in the shortest time. Dependent, as they are, on politicians for much of their funding, scientists have little choice but to comply. Like the rest of us, they are members of a society that rates the creation of wealth as the greatest possible good. Many have reservations, but keep them to themselves in what they perceive as a climate hostile to the pursuit of understanding for its own sake and the idea of an inquiring, creative spirit.In such circumstances no one should be too hard on people who are suspicious of conflicts of interest. When we learn that the distinguished professor assuring us of the safety of a particularproduct holds a consultancy with the company making it, we cannot be blamed for wondering whether his fee might conceivably cloud his professional judgment. Even if the professor holds no consultancy with any firm, some people many still distrust him because of his association with those who do, or at least wonder about the source of some his research funding.This attitude can have damaging effects. It questions the integrity of individuals working in a profession that prizes intellectual honesty as the supreme virtue, and plays into the hands of those who would like to discredit scientists by representing then a venal (可以收买的). This makes it easier to dismiss all scientific pronouncements, but especially those made by the scientists who present themselves as …experts‟. The scientist most likely to understand the safety of a nuclear reactor, for example, is a nuclear engineer declares that a reactor is unsafe, we believe him, because clearly it is not to his advantage to lie about it. If he tells us it is safe, on the other hand, we distrust him, because he may well be protecting the employer who pays his salary.1. What is the chief concern of most governments when it comes to scientific research?A) Support from the votes.B) The reduction of public expenditure.C) Quick economics returns.D) The budget for a research project.2. Scientist have to adapt their research to …economic needs‟ in order to _________ .A) impress the public with their achievementsB) pursue knowledge for knowledge‟s sakeC) obtain funding from the governmentD) translate knowledge into wealth3. Why won‟t scientists complain about the government‟s po licy concerning scientific research?A) They think they work in an environment hostile to the free pursuit of knowledge.B) They are accustomed to keeping their opinions to themselves.C) They know it takes patience to win support from the public.D) They think compliance with government policy is in the interests of the public.4. According to the author, people are suspicious of the professional judgment of scientists because ___________ .A) their pronouncements often turn out to be wrongB) sometimes they hide the source of their research fundingC) some of them do not give priority to intellectual honestyD) they could be influenced by their association with the project concerned5. Why does the author say that public distrust of scientists can have damaging effects?A) It makes things difficult for scientists seeking research funds.B) People would not believe scientists even when they tell the truth.C) It may dampen the enthusiasm of scientists for independent research.D) Scientists themselves may doubt the value of their research findings1小题>、【正确答案】：D2小题>、【正确答案】：B3小题>、【正确答案】：C4小题>、【正确答案】：B5小题>、【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第34题：In many ways, today‟s business environment has changed qualitatively since the late 1980s. The end of the Cold War radically altered the very nature of the world‟s politics and economics. In just a few short years, globalization has started a variety of trends with profound consequences: the opening of markets, true global competition, widespread deregulation (解除政府对……的控制) of industry, and an abundance of accessible capital. We have experienced both the benefits and risks of a truly global economy, with both Wall Street and Main Street (平民百姓) feeling the pains of economic disorder half a world away.At the same time, we have fully entered the Information Age, Starting breakthroughs in information technology have irreversibly altered the ability to conduct business unconstrained by the traditional limitations of time or space. Today, it‟s almost impossible to imagine a world without intranets, e-mail, and portable computers. With stunning speed, the Internet is profoundly changing the way we work, shop, do business, and communicate.As a consequence, we have truly entered the Post-Industrial economy. We are rapidly shifting from an economy based on manufacturing and commodities to one that places the greatest value on information, services, support, and distribution. That shift, in turn, place an unprecedented premium on “knowledge workers,” a new class of wealthy, educated, and mobi le people who view themselves as free agents in a seller‟s market.Beyond the realm of information technology, the accelerated pace of technological change in virtually every industry has created entirely new business, wiped out others, and produced a Pervasive( 广泛的) demand for continuous innovation. New product, process ,and distribution technologies provide powerful levers for creating competitive value. More companies are learning the importance of destructive technologies-----innovations that hold the potential to make a product line, or even an entire business segment, virtually outdated.Another major trend has been the fragmentation of consumer and business markets. There‟s a growing appreciation that superficially similar groups of customers may have very different preferences in terms of what they want to buy and how they want to buy it. Now, new technology makes it easier, faster ,and cheaper to identify and serve targeted micro-markets in ways that were physically impossible or prohibitively expensive in the past. Moreover, the trend feeds on itself, a business‟s ability to serve sub-markets fuels customers‟ appetites for more and more specialized offerings.1. According to the first paragraph, the chances in the business environment in the past decades can be attributed to __________.A) technological advancesB) worldwide economic disorderC) the fierce competition in industryD) the globalization of economy2. what idea does the author want to convey in the second paragraph ?A) The rapid development of information technology has taken businessmen by surpriseB) Information technology has removed the restrictions of time and space in business transactionsC) The Internet, intranets, e-mail, and portable computers have penetrated every corner of the world.D) The way we do business today has brought about startling breakthroughs in information technology.3. If a business wants to thrive in the Post-Industrial economy__________A) it has to invest more capital in the training of free agents to operate in a seller‟s marketB) it should try its best to satisfy the increasing demands of mobile knowledgeable peopleC) it should not overlook the importance of information, services, support, and distributionD) it has to provide each of its employees with the latest information about the changing market4. In the author‟s view, destructive technologies are innovations which _________A) can eliminate an entire business segmentB) demand a radical change in providing servicesC) may destroy the potential of a company to make any profitD) call for continuous improvement in ways of doing business5. With the fragmentation of consumer and business markets ______________A) an increasing number of companies have disintegratedB) manufacturers must focus on one special product to remain competitive in the marketC) it is physically impossible and prohibitively expensive to do business in the old wayD) businesses have to meet individual customers‟ specific needs in order to succeed .1小题>、【正确答案】：D2小题>、【正确答案】：B3小题>、【正确答案】：C4小题>、【正确答案】：B5小题>、【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：略。

2016 年 -2017年 6 月大学英语六级考试真题

2016 年-2017年6 月大学英语六级考试真题Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to write an essay commenting onAlbert Einstein ’s remark “I have no special talents, but I amonly passionately curious. ”You can give one exampleor two to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section A1.A) The woman seldom speaks highly of herself.B) The manis unhappy with the woman's remark.C) The manbehaves as if he were a thorough fool.D)The woman thinks she is cleverer than the man.2.A) Three crew members were involvedin the incident.B) None of the hijackers carried any deadly weapons.C) The plane had beenscheduled to fly to Japan.D) None of the passengers were injured or killed.3.A) At a checkoutcounter. B)At acommercial bank.C) At a travel agency. D)At a hotel front desk.4.A) The restaurant was not up to the speakers' expectations.B) The restaurant places many ads in popular magazines.C) The critic thought highly of the Chinese restaurant.D) Chinatown has got the best restaurants in the city.5.A) Prof. Laurence has stopped conducting seminars.B) Prof. Laurence is going into an active retirement.C) The professor'sgraduate seminar is wellreceived.D)The professor will lead a quiet life after retirement.6.A) Finding a replacement forLeon. B)Assigning Leon to a new position.C) Arranging for Rodney's visit tomorrow. D) Finding a solution to Rodney's problem.7.A) Helen has been looking forward to the exhibition.B) The photography exhibition will close tomorrow.C) Helen asked the manto book a ticket for her.D) Photography is one of Helen'smany hobbies.8.A) The speakers share the same opinion.B) Steve knows how to motivate employees.C) The woman is out of touch with the real world.D)The man has a better understanding of Steve.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) It is well paid. B) It is demanding. C) It is stimulating. D) It is fairly secure.10.A)A lighter workload. B) Free accommodation.C) Moving expenses. D)A quick promotion.11.A) He has to sign a long-term contract.B) He has trouble adapting to the localweather.C) He has to spend a lot more traveling back and forth.D) He has difficulty communicating with local people.12.A) The womansympathizes with the man.B) The man is in the process of jobhunting.C) The man is going to attend a job interview.D) The womanwill help the man make a choice.Questions 13to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13.A) Tosee if he can get a loan from the woman's bank.B) To see if he can find a job inthe woman's company.C) To inquire about the current financial market situation.D) Toinquire about the interest rates at the woman'sbank.14.A) Long-term investment. B)Any high-interest deposit.C)A three-month deposit. D)Any high-yield investment.15.A) She treated him toa meal. B) She raised interest rates for him.C) She offered him dining coupons. D) She gave him loans at low rates. Section BPassage OneQuestions 16to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A) The ability to predict fashiontrends. B)A refined taste for artisticworks.C) Years of practical experience. D) Strictprofessionaltraining.17.A) Promoting all kinds ofAmerican hand-made specialties.B) Strengthening cooperation with foreign governments.C) Conducting trade in art works with dealers overseas.D) Purchasinghandicrafts from all over the world.18.A) She has access to fashionable things. B) She is doing what she enjoys doing.C) She can enjoy life on a modest salary. D) She is free to do whatever she wants.Passage TwoQuestions 19to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A) Its role is to regulate international coffee prices.B) It represents several countries that export coffee.C) Its most important task is to conduct coffee studies.D) It is a Portuguese company selling coffee in New York.20.A) The increased coffee consumption. B) The fluctuation of coffeeprices.C) The freezing weather in Brazil. D) The impact ofglobal warming.21.A) He is a heavy coffee drinker. B) He is tall, rich andintelligent.C) He is doing a bachelor's degree. D) He is young, handsome and single.22.A)A visit to several coffee-growing plantations.B)A vacation on some beautiful tropical beach.C) Coffee prices and his advertising campaign.D)A quick promotion and a handsome income.Passage ThreeQuestions 23to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23.A) They were delayedby the train for hours.B) They were late for the first morning bus.C) They boarded a wrong coach in a hurry.D) They were held up in a traffic jam.24.A) It was postponed due to terrible weather.B) It was spoiled by poor accommodations.C) It was the most exciting trip they ever had.D) It was canceledbecause of an unexpected strike.25.A) Go overseas. B) Stay at home. C) Take escorted trips. D) Take romantic cruises.Section CWhy would an animal kill itself?It seems a strange question, and yet it is one that has(26)____ somepeople for a long time. Thelemming（旅鼠）is one such animal. Lemmingsperiodically commit mass (27) ____, and no one knows just why!The small (28) ____, which inhabit the Scandinavian mountains, sustainthemselves on a dietofroots and live in nests they make underground. When their food supply is (29) ____ large, thelemmings live a normal, undisturbed life.However, when the lemmings' food supply becomes too low to support the population, asingular (30) ____ commences. The lemmings leave their nests all together at the same time,forming huge crowds. Great numbers of the lemmings begin a longand hard journey across theScandinavian plains, a journey that may last weeks. The lemmings eat everything in theirpath,continuing their (31) ____ march until they reach the sea.The reason for what follows remains a mystery for zoologists and naturalists. Upon reachingthe coast, the lemmings do not stop but swim by the thousands into thesurf. Most (32)____ only ashort time before they tire, sink and drown.A common theory for this unusual phenomenon is that the lemmings do not realize that theocean is such (33) ____ water. In their cross-country journey, the animals must traverse manysmaller bodies of water, such as riversand small lakes. They may (34) ____ that the sea is justanother such swimmable (35) ____. But no final answer has been found to the mystery.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section AQuestions 36to 45 are based on the following passage."Thatwhich does not kill us makes us stronger." But parents can't handle it when teenagersput this 36____ into practice. Now technology has become the new field for the age-old battlebetween adults and theirfreedom-seeking kids.Locked indoors, unableto get on their bicycles andhang out with their friends, teens haveturned to social media andtheir mobile phones to socialize with their peers. What they do onlineoften 37____ what they might otherwise do if their mobility weren't so heavily 38____ in theageof helicopter parenting. Social media and smart-phone apps have become so popular in recentyears because teens need a placeto call their own. They want the freedom to 39____ their identityand the world around them. Instead of 40____ out, they jump online. As teens have movedonline, parents have projected their fears onto the Internet, imaginingall the 41____dangers that youth might face 一from 42____ strangers to cruel peers to picturesorwords that could haunt them on Google for the rest of their lives. Rather than helping teens develop strategies for negotiatingpublic life and the risks of 43____withothers, fear-full parents have focused on tracking, monitoring and blocking. Thesetactics（策略）don't help teens develop the skills they need to manage complex social situations,44____ risks and get help when they're in trouble. "Protecting" kids may feel like the right thing todo, but it 45____ the learning that teens need to do as they come of age in a technology-soakedworld.A) assess B) constrained C) contains D) exploreE) influence F) interacting G) interpretation H) magnifiedI) mirrors J) philosophy K) potential L) sneakingM) sticking N) undermines O) violentSection BInequalityIs Not Inevitable[A] A dangerous trend has developed over this past third of a century. A country that experiencedshared growth after World War IIbegan to tear apart, so much so that when the Great Recessionhitin late 2007, onecould no longer ignore the division that had come to define the Americaneconomic landscape. How did this "shining city on a hill" become the advanced country with thegreatest level of inequality?[B] Over the past year and a half, The Great divide, a series in The New York Times, has presenteda wide range of examples that undermine the notion that there are any truly fundamental lawsofcapitalism. The dynamics of the imperial capitalism of the 19th century needn't apply in thedemocracies of the 21st. we don't need to have this much inequality inAmerica.[C] Our current brand ofcapitalism is a fake capitalism. For proof of this go back to our responseto the Great Recession, where we socialized losses, even as we privatized gains. Perfectcompetition should drive profits to zero, at least theoretically, but we have monopolies makingpersistently high profits. C.E.O.senjoy incomes that are on average 295 times that ofthe typicalworker, a much higher ratio than in the past, withoutany evidence of a proportionate increase inproductivity.[D] If it is notthe cruel laws of economics that have led to America's great divide,what is it? Thestraightforward answer: our policies andour politics. People get tired of hearing aboutScandinavian success stories, but the fact of the matter is thatSweden, Finland andNorway haveall succeeded in having about as much or faster growth in per capita（人均的）incomes than theUnited States and with far greaterequality.[E] So why has America chosen these inequality-enhancing policies? Partofthe answer is that asWorld War II faded into memory, so too did the solidarity it had created. As America triumphed inthe Cold War, there didn't seem to be a real competitor to our economic model.Without thisinternational competition, we no longer hadto show that our system could deliver for most of ourcitizens.[F] Ideology and interests combine viciously. Some drewthe wrong lesson from the collapse ofthe Soviet system in 1991. The pendulum swung from much too much government there to muchtoo little here. Corporate interestsargued for getting rid of regulations, even when thoseregulations had done so much to protect and improve our environment, our safety, our health andthe economy itself.[G] But this ideology was hypocritical（虚伪的）. The bankers, among the strongest advocatesoflaissez-faire（自由放任的）economics, were only too willing to accept hundreds of billions ofdollars from the government in the aid programs that have been a recurring feature of the globaleconomy since the beginning of the Thatcher-Reagan era of "free" markets and deregulation.[H] The American politicalsystem is overrunby money. Economic inequality translates intopolitical in-equality, and political inequality yields increasing economic inequality. So corporatewelfare increases as we reduce welfare for the poor. Congress maintains subsidies for rich farmersas wecut back on nutritionalsupport for the needy. Drug companies have been given hundreds ofbillions of dollars as we limit Medicaid benefits. The banks that brought on the global financialcrisis got billions while a tiny bitwent tothe homeowners and victims of the same banks'predatory（掠夺性的）lending practices. This last decision was particularly foolish. There werealternatives to throwing money at the banks and hoping it would circulate through increasedlending.[I] Our divisions are deep. Economic and geographicsegregation has immunized those at the topfrom the problems of those down below. Like the kings of ancient times' they havecome toperceive theirprivileged positions essentially as a natural right.[J] Our economy, our democracy and our society have paid for these gross inequalities. The truetest of an economy is not howmuch wealth its princes can accumulate in tax havens （庇护所）, buthow well off the typical citizen is. But average incomes are lower than they werea quarter-centuryago. Growth has gone to the very, very top, whose share has almost increased four times since1980. Money that was meant to have trickled（流淌）downhas instead evaporated in the agreeableclimate of the Cayman Islands.[K] With almost a quarterof Americanchildren younger than 5 living in poverty, and withAmerica doing so littlefor its poor, the deprivations of one generation are being visited upon thenext. Of course, no country has ever come closeto providing complete equality of opportunity.But why is America one of the advanced countries where the life prospects of the young are mostsharply determined by the income and education of theirparents? [L] Among the most bitterstories in The Great Divide were those that portrayedthe frustrations ofthe young, who long to enter our shrinking middle class.Soaring tuitions anddeclining incomeshave resulted in larger debt burdens. Those with only a high school diploma have seen theirincomes decline by 13 percent over the past 35 years.[M] Where justice is concerned, thereis also a huge divide. In the eyes of the rest of the world anda significant part of its own population, mass imprisonment has come to define America—acountry, it bears repeating, with about 5 percentof the world's populationbut around a fourthofthe world 's prisoners.[N] Justice has become a commodity, affordable to only a few. While Wall Street executives usedtheir expensive lawyers to ensure that their ranks were not held accountable for the misdeeds thatthe crisis in 2008 so graphically revealed, the banks abused our legal system to foreclose（取消赎回权）on mortgages and eject tenants, some of whom did not even owe money.[O] More than a half-century ago, America led the way in advocating for the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights, adopted by theUnited Nations in1948. Today, access to health careis among the most universally accepted rights, atleast in the advanced countries. America, despitethe implementation of the Affordable Care Act, is the exception. In therelief that many felt whenthe SupremeCourt did not overturn the Affordable Care Act, the implications of the decision forMedicaid were not fully appreciated. Obamacare's objective 一to ensure that all Americans haveaccess to health care —has been blocked: 24states have not implementedthe expanded Medicaidprogram,which was the means by whichObamacare was supposed to deliver on its promise tosome of the poorest.[P] We need not just a new war on poverty but awar to protect the middle class. Solutions to theseproblems do not have to be novel. Far from it. Making markets act like markets would be a goodplace to start. We must end the rent-seeking society we have gravitated toward, in which thewealthy obtain profits by manipulating the system.[Q] The problem of inequality is not so much a matter of technical economics. It's really aproblem of practical politics. Inequality is notjust about the top marginal tax rate but also aboutour children's access tofood and the right to justice for all. If we spent more on education, healthand infrastructure（基础设施）, we would strengthen our economy, now and in the future.46. In theory, free competition is supposed to reduce the margin ofprofitsto the minimum.47. The United States is now characterized by a great division between the rich and the poor.48. America lacked the incentive to care for the majority of its citizens as it found no rival for itseconomic model.49. The wealthy top have come to take privileges for granted.50. Many examples show the basic laws of imperial capitalismno longer apply in present-dayAmerica.51. The author suggests a return to the true spirit of the market.52.Aquarter of theworld'sprisoner population is in America.53. Government regulation in America went from one extreme to the other in the past twodecades.54. Justice has become so expensive that only a small number of people like corporate executivescan afford it.55. No country in the world so far has been able to provide completely equal opportunities for all.Section CPassage OneQuestions 56to 60 are based on the following passage.I'll admit I've never quite understood the obsession （难以破除的成见）surroundinggenetically modified (GM) crops. To environmentalist opponents, GM foods are simply evil, anunderstudied, possibly harmful tool used by big agricultural businesses to control global seedmarkets and crush local farmers. They argue thatGM foods have never delivered on theirsupposed promise, that money spent on GM crops would be better channeled to organic farmingand that consumers should be protected with warning labels on any products that containgenetically modified ingredients. To supporters, GM crops are a key part of the effort tosustainably provide food to meet a growing global population.But more than that, supporters seethe GM opposition of many environmentalists as fundamentally anti-science, no different thanthose who question the basics of man-made climate change.For both sides, GM foods seem to act as a symbol: you're pro-agricultural business oranti-science. But science is exactly what we need more of when it comes to GM foods, which iswhyI was happy to see Nature devote a special series of articles to the GM food controversy. Theconclusion: while GM crops haven't yet realized their initial promise and havebeen dominated byagricultural businesses, there is reason to continueto use and develop them to help meet theenormous challenge of sustainably feeding a growing planet.That doesn't mean GM crops are perfect, or a one-size-fits-all solution to global agricultureproblems. But anything that can increase farming efficiency 一the amount ofcrops wecanproduce peracre ofland 一will be extremely useful. GM crops can and almost certainly will bepart of that suite of tools'but so will traditional plant breeding, improved soil and cropmanagement 一and perhaps most important of all, better storage and transport infrastructure（基础设施）, especially in the developing world.(It doesn't do much good for farmers in places likesub-Saharan Africa to produce more food if they can't get it to hungry consumers.) I'd like to seemore non-industry research done on GM crops—not just because we'd worry less about bias, butalso because seed companies like Monsanto and Pioneer shouldn't be the only entities working toharness genetic modification. I'd like to see GM research onless commercial crops, like com. Idon't think it's vital to label GM ingredients in food, but I also wouldn't be against it 一andindustry would be smart to go along with labeling, just as a way of removing fears about thetechnology.Most of all, though, I wish a tenth of the energy that's spent endlessly debating GMcrops wasfocused on those more pressing challenges for global agriculture. Thereare much bigger battles tofight.56. How do environmentalist opponents view GM foods according to the passage?A) They will eventually ruin agriculture and the environment.B) They are used by big businesses to monopolize agriculture.C) They have proved potentially harmful to consumers' health.D) They pose a tremendous threat to current farming practice.57. What does the author sayis vital to solving the controversy between the two sides of thedebate?A) Breaking the GM food monopoly. B) More friendly exchange of ideas.C) Regulating GM food production. D) Morescientific research on GM crops.58. What is themain point of the Nature articles?A) Feeding the growing population makes it imperative to develop GM crops.B) Popularizing GM technology will help it to live up to itsinitial promises.C) Measures should be taken to ensure the safety of GM foods.D) Both supporters and opponents should make compromises.59. What is theauthor's view on thesolution to agricultural problems?A) It has to depend more and more on GM technology.B) It is vital to the sustainable development of humansociety.C) GM crops should be allowed until better alternatives are found.D) Whatever is useful to boost farming efficiency should be encouraged.60. What does the author think of the ongoing debate around GM crops?A) It arises out of ignorance ofand prejudice against new science.B) It distracts the public attention from other key issues of the world.C) Efforts spent on it should be turned to more urgentissues ofagriculture.D) Neither side is likely to givein until more convincing evidence is found. Passage TwoQuestions 61to 65 are based on the following passage.Early decision —youapply to one school, and admission isbinding —seems likea greatchoice for nervousapplicants. Schools let in a higher percentage of early-decision applicants,which arguably means that youhave a better chance of getting in. And if you do, you're done withthe whole agonizing process by December. But what most students and parents don't realize is thatschools have hidden motives for offering early decision.Early decision, since it's binding, allows schools to fill their classes with qualified students; itallows ad-missions committees to select the students that are in particular demand for their collegeand know thosestudents will come. It also gives schools ahigher yield rate, which is often used asone of the ways to measure college selectivity and popularity.The problem is that this process effectively shortensthe window of time students have tomake one of the most important decisions of their lives up to that point.Under regular admissions,seniors have until May 1 to choose which school to attend; early decision effectively steals sixmonths from them, months that could be used to visit more schools, do more research,speak tocurrent students and alumni（校友）and arguably make a more informed decision.There are, frankly, an astonishing number of exceptional colleges in America,and for anygiven student, there are a number of schools that are a great fit. When students become too fixated（专注）on a particular school early in the admissions process, that fixationcan lead to severedisappointment if they don't get in or, if they do, the possibility that theyare now bound to go to aschoolthat,given time for further reflection, may not actually be right for them.Insofar as early decision offers a genuine admissions edge,that advantage goes largely tostudents who already have numerous advantage. The studentswho use early decision tend to bethose who have received higher-quality college guidance, usually a result of coming from a moreprivileged background. In this regard, there's an argument against early decision, as students fromlower-income families are far less likely to have the admissions know-how to navigate the oftenconfusing early deadlines.Students who have done their research and are confident that there's one school they wouldbe thrilled to getinto should,under the current system, probably apply underearly decision. Butfor students who haven't yet done enough research, or who are still constantly changing theirminds on favoriteschools, the early-decision system needlessly andprematurely narrows the fieldof possibility just at a time when students should be opening themselves to a whole range ofthrilling options.61. What are students obliged to do under early decision?A) Look into a lot of schools before they apply. B)Attend the school once they are admitted.C) Think twice before they acceptthe offer. D) Consult the current students and alumni.62. Why do schools offer early decision?A)To make sure they get qualified students.B) To avoid competition with other colleges.C) To provide more opportunities for applicants.D)To save students the agony of choosing a school.63. What is said to be the problem with early decision for students?A) It makes their application process more complicated.B) It places too high a demand on theirresearch ability.C) It allows them little time to make informed decisions.D) It exerts much morepsychological pressure on them.64. Why aresome people opposedto early decision?A) It interferes with students' learning in high school.B) It is biased against students at ordinary high schools.C) It causes unnecessary confusion among college applicants.D) It places students from lower-income families at a disadvantage.65. What does the author advise college applicants to do?A) Refrain from competing with students from privileged families.B) Avoid choosing early decision unless they are fully prepared.C) Find sufficient information about their favorite schools.D) Look beyond the few supposedly thrilling options.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)2011 年是中国城市化（urbanization）进程中的历史性时刻，其城市人口首次超过农村人口。

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