大学英语六级考试(CET6)历年真题听力2011年12月英语六级听力真题

2011年6月英语六级(CET6)真题

If you know where to find a good plastic-free shampoo, can you tell Jeanne Haegele? Last September, the 28-year-old Chicago resident resolved to cut plast ics out of her life. The marketing coordinator was concerned about what the che micals leaching out of some common types of plastic might be doing to her body.She was also worried about the damage all the plastic refuse was doing to the environment. So she hopped on her bike and rode to the nearest grocery store to see what she could find that didn't include plastic. "I went in and barely bou ght anything," Haegele says. She did purchase some canned food and a carton of milk--only to discover later that both containers were lined with plastic resin."Plastic," she says, "just seemed like it was in everything."重磅阅读2012年6月英语四级考试强化备考六级备考策略：最新最全∙[四级]英语四六级考试强化备考：词汇篇∙[四级]2012年6月四级备考资料中心∙[六级]英语四六级考试强化备考：阅读篇∙[六级]六级强化备考：别小看单词和语法∙[四级]四级听力：注重真题多做练习∙[四级]四级单词记忆：不要死记学会高效She's right. Back when Dustin Hoffman received the most famous one-word pie ce of career advice in cinema history, plastic was well on its way to becoming a staple of American life. The U.S. produced 28 million tons of plastic waste i n 2005--27 million tons of which ended up in landfills. Our food and water come wrapped in plastic. It's used in our phones and our computers, the cars we dri ve and the planes we ride in. But the infinitely adaptable substance has its da rk side. Environmentalists fret about the petroleum needed to make it. Parents worry about the possibility of toxic chemicals making their way from household plastic into children's bloodstreams. Which means Haegele isn't the only person trying to cut plastic out of her life--she isn't even the only one blogging ab out this kind of endeavor. But those who've tried know it's far from easy to go plastic-free. "These things are so ubiquitous that it is practically impossibl e to avoid coming into contact with them," says Frederick vom Saal, a biologist at the University of Missouri.Vom Saal is a prominent member of a group of researchers who have raised wo rrisome questions in recent years about the safety of some common types of plas tics. We think of plastic as essentially inert; after all, it takes hundreds of years for a plastic bottle to degrade in a landfill. But as plastic ages or is exposed to heat or stress, it can release trace amounts of some of its ingredi ents. Of particular concern these days are bisphenol-a (BPA), used to strengthe n some plastics, and phthalates, used to soften others. Each ingredient is a pa rt of hundreds of household items; BPA is in everything from baby bottles to can linings (to protect against E. coli and botulism), while phthalates are found in children's toys as well as vinyl shower curtains. And those chemicals can g et inside us through the food, water and bits of dust we consume or even by bei ng absorbed through our skin. Indeed, the Centers for Disease Control and Preve ntion reported that 92% of Americans age 6 or older test positive for BPA--a si gn of just how common the chemical is in our plastic universe.Scientists like vom Saal argue that BPA and phthalates are different from o ther environmental toxins like lead and mercury in that these plastic ingredien ts are endocrine disrupters, which mimic hormones. Estrogen and other hormones in relatively tiny amounts can cause vast changes, so some researchers worry th at BPA and phthalates could do the same, especially in young children. Animal s tudies on BPA found that low-dose exposure, particularly during pregnancy, may be associated with a variety of ills, including cancer and reproductive problem s. Some human studies on phthalates linked exposure to declining sperm quality in adult males, while other work has found that early puberty in girls may be a ssociated with the chemicals.Does that mean even today's minuscule exposure levels are too much? The sci ence is still murky, and human studies are few and far from definitive. So whil e Canada and the Democratic Republic of Wal-Mart are moving to ban BPA in baby bottles, the Food and Drug Administration maintains that BPA products pose no d anger, as does the European Union. Even so, scientists like Mel Suffet, a professor of environmental-health sciences at the University of California, Los Ange les, say avoiding certain kinds of plastics is simply being better safe than so rry.As researchers continue to examine plastic's impact on our bodies, there's no doubt that cutting down on the material will help the environment. Plastic m akes up nearly 12% of our trash, up from 1% in 1960. You can literally see the result 1,000 miles (1,600 km) west of San Francisco in the Great Pacific Garbag e Patch, a swirling mass of plastic debris twice the size of Texas. The rising cost of petroleum may get plastic manufacturers to come up with incentives for recycling; current rates stand at less than 6% in the U.S. But the best way to reduce your plastic impact on the earth is simply to use less.Here's how. You can avoid plastic bottles and toys labeled with the numbers 3 or 7, which often contain BPA or phthalates, and steer clear of vinyl shower curtains and canned foods--especially those with acidic contents like tomatoes. Vom Saal counsels that the cautious should also avoid heating plastic in micro waves. But get rid of the stuff altogether? "It's hard to go all the way," says Haegele, who, 10 months into her experiment, is leading a mostly plastic-free life. Although she still uses a plastic toothbrush, she's experimented with her own toothpaste (made of baking soda, cinnamon and vodka; for the recipe, go to her blog, She has used vinegar for conditioner an d is searching for a decent shampoo that doesn't come in a plastic bottle. Shehas tried soaplike bars of shampoo, but they make her hair feel sticky. Plus, t hey sometimes come wrapped in--you guessed it--plastic.。

2020年12月英语六级听力真题及答案(第2套)

2020年12月英语六级听力真题及答案(第2套)听力试题1.A) driving testB) A video gameC) Traffic routesD)Cargo logistics2.A) He found it instructive and realisticB) XXX it when touring EuropeC)He was really drawn to his other versions.D)He introduced it to his brother last year3.A) Traveling all over the countryB) Driving from one city to anotherC)The details in the driving simulatorD)XXX industry4.A) Clearerroad sign:B) XXX driving safelyC)Stricter traffic rulesD)Moreself-driving trucks on the road5.A) It XXXB) It XXXC)It doesn't enable him to earn much money as he used toD)It doesn't XXX6.A) Not all of them care about their employees’behaviorsB) Few of them are aware of their employee's feelingsC) Few of them offer praise and reward to their employeesD)Not all of them know how to motivate their employees7.A) Job satisfactionB) Self-esteemC)AutonomyD)Money8.A) XXXB) XXXC)The advantages of permanent full-time employment.D)XXX9.A) XXXB) XXX' desire to go shoppingC)XXX' XXXD)Consumers' XXX.10.A) ActiveconsumptionB) Direct correlationC)Individual associationD)XXX11.A) XXXB) XXX what to sell and at what priceC)XXXD)XXX variety of products12.A) A XXXB) A cool office will boost employee’s productivityC)Office air-conditioning should follow guidebooksD)Air-XXX office13.A) People in their comfort zone of temperature are more XXX)Twenty-two degrees is the optimal temperature for office workersD) There is a range of temperature for people to XXX14.A) It will have no negative impact on workB) It will be XXXC)It will sharply decrease work efficiencyD)It will cause a lot of discomfort15.A) XXX XXXB) They suffer from rapid temperature changeC) XXXD)They XXX XXX16.A)XXXB) It ignored the XXX and subjectiveC)It classified XXX as either positive or negativeD)It measured positive and negative emotions independent17.A) XXX distressingB) XXX' mental well-beingC)Sitting alone for 15 minutes made the participants restlessD)Solitude had a reductive effective on high-arousal emotions18.A) XXXB) It went hand in hand with sadnessC)It helped increase low-arousal emotionsD)It XXX19.A) It uses up much less energy than it does in deep thinkingB) It XXXC)It XXX to help us stay in shapeD)It XXX of the body's total energy.20.A) Much of the consumption has nothing to do with conscious activitiesB) It has something to do with the XXXC)XXX for a big part of itD)A significant amount of it is for performing difficult cognitive tasks21.A) Itis XXXB) It is a prerequisite for any mental activityC)It XXXD)It XXX22.A) Job candidates rarely take it seriouslyB) Jobseekers tend to have a ready answerC)Jobseekers often feel at a loss where to start in answering itD)Job candidates XXX its。

2021年12月英语六级真题答案(共三套)

2021年12月英语六级真题答案（第一套）含完整听力原文题目答案Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay related to the short passage given below. In your essay, you are to comment on the phenomenon described in the passage and suggest measures to address the issue. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Some parents in China are overprotective of their children. They plan everything for their children, make all the decisions for them, and do not allow them to explore on their own in case they make mistakes or get hurt.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 musts 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.Conversation 1 主题：校园生活对话W: Hi, David. I haven't seen you in class for almost 2 weeks. We thought you had disappeared on holiday earlier or something[1].M: Hi, Sarah, it's a bit of a long story I'm afraid. I got a throat infection last week and had to go to the hospital to get some antibiotics as I really wasn't getting any better.W: Oh, yeah, there have been so many viruses going around this winter. The weather's been so awful for the last few weeks.M: And on the way back from the hospital, I slipped on some ice and fell, and then had to go to the hospital to get an X-Ray because I basically thought I broke my wrist, although, thankfully, it's not broken[2]. But I need to be careful with it for the next few weeks.W: Oh, that’s too bad. How unfortunate!M: To make things worse, I managed to fall right in front of four girls from the 9th Grade. It was utterly humiliated. Plus, the laptop in my bag was broken, too.W: Now, what a complete catastrophe! Is the laptop still under warranty? If it is, then you can easily send it back to the manufacturer, and they'll send you a brand new one for Free[3].Surely.M: The warranty ran out 3 days before I broke it. And all my essays are in there, and I need to hand them in before we break for the Christmas holidays.W: Listen, I have the number of a really good, affordable computer repair shop at home. My dad has used this guy before and he can work miracles. Let's go back to my house and we can call the repair shop. You can have some tea and cookies, too[4].M: Wow, thanks, Sarah. That would be great. Let me just call my mom and let her know. I'll behome a little bit later.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.What did Sarah think David was doing for the last 2 weeks?A. He was enjoying his holiday.B. He was recovering in hospital.C. He was busy writing his essays.D. He was fighting a throat infection.2.What happened to David on his way back from the hospital?A. He broke his wrist.B. He lost his antibiotics.C. He slipped on ice and fell.D. He was laughed at by some girls.3.What does Sarah say they should do with the damaged computer?A. Turn to her father for help.B. Call the repair shop to fix it.C. Ask the manufacturer for repair.D. Replace it with a brand-new one.4.What does Sarah say she is going to do?A. Help David retrieves his essays.B. Introduce David to her parents.C. Offer David some refreshmentsD. Accompany David to his home.Conversation 2 主题：作家的新书座谈M: Welcome to this week's episode of book talk. With me today is Heidi Brown, a historian who has written five critically acclaimed books about military history[5].W: Thanks for having me, John. I'm so excited to talk about my latest book which was published last month.M: So, this book is a novel, your first attempt at that genre. I thought it was a bit of a departure for you.W: I'd say it's a major departure as it's not just a work of fiction[6]. It's set 200 years in the future.M: Right. So how did that happen? You spent three decades writing about the past and focusing on the 18th and 19th centuries[7]. And now you're speculating about the future.W: After years of researching soldiers and chronicling their lives during battle, I just started wondering about other facets of their lives, especially their personal lives[7].M: I can see that. Your novel is about soldiers, but it focuses on their relationships, especially the bonds between sons and mothers and men and their wives.W: Yes. That focus came about when I still intended to write another book of history. I started by researching soldiers, actual personal lives, studying their letters home[7].M: So how did that history book become a novel?W: Well, I realized that the historical record was incomplete, so I'd either have to leave a lot of gaps or make a lot more assumptions than a historian should.M: But why write a novel set in the future when your credentials are perfect for a historical novel? As a historian, any historical novel you write would have a lot of credibility.W: I felt too constrained working with the past, like what I wrote needed to be fact as opposed to fiction[8], but writing about the future gave me more freedom to imagine, to invent.M: Having read your book, I'm glad you made that choice to move into fiction.Question 5-8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. What did the man say about the woman?A. She is a critic of works on military affairs.B. She is an acclaimed hostess of Book Talk.C. She is a researcher of literary genres.D. She is a historian of military history.6. What does the woman say about her newly published book?A. It is about the military history of Europe.B. It is set in the 18th and 19th centuries.C. It is her fifth book of military history.D. It is a war novel set in the future.7. What did the woman do before writing her new book?A. She visited soldiers’ wives and mothers.B. She conducted surveys of many soldiers.C. she met a large number of soldiers in person.D. She looked into the personal lives of soldiers.8. What does the woman say about her writing history books?A. She doesn’t have much freedom for imagination.B. It is not easy to make her readers believe in her.C. It is difficult to attract young readers.D. She has to combine fact with fiction.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. Passage one 主题：可口可乐包装设计Whether it's in the hands of animated polar bears, or Santa Claus, there's one thing you'll find in nearly all ads for Coca Cola - the characteristic glass bottle[9].Most Americans don't drink soda out of the glass bottles seen in cokes ads anymore.But this week, the company is Celebrating a century of the bottle that's been sold in more than 200 countries. Flashback to 1915, when a bottle of Coca Cola cost just a nickel. As the soft drink gained in popularity, it faced a growing number of competitors, counterfeits even trying tocopy cokes logo[10].So according to Coca Cola historian Ted Ryan, the company decided to come up with packaging that couldn't be duplicated.A product request was sent to eight different glassmakers. Workers at the Root Glass company got the request and began flipping through the encyclopedia at the local library, landing on cocoa seed[11]. Though cocoa seed is not an ingredient of the soda, they designed their bottle based on the seeds shape and large middle.It won over coke executives in Atlanta and will go on to receive its own trademark, spur collections and earn Coca-Cola an iconic image that made it part of American culture for a century. It was 100 years ago this week that the bottle earned a patent. By World War Two, Coke bottle sales had ballooned into billions.Americans mostly consumed coke out of aluminum or plastic today, but the glass bottle remains a symbol of America is readily recognized around the world.Question 9 to 11are based on the recording you have just heard.9. What does the passage say appears in almost all ads for Coca Cola?A. Santa ClausB. Cocoa SeedsC. A polar bearD. A glass bottle10. Why did the Coca Cola Company decide to have special packaging designed?A. To attract customer attention.B. To keep up with the times.C. To combat counterfeits.D. To promote its sales.11. What do we learn about the Coca Cola bottle designed by the Root Glass company?A. It resembles a picture in the encyclopedia.B. It appears in the shape of a cocoa seed.C. It has the drink’s logo in the middle.D. It displays the image of Santa Claus.Passage 2 主题：陌生人之间的交流使人愉悦Research shows that a few moments of conversation with a stranger creates a measurable improvement in mood [12].But most of us are reluctant to start these conversations because we presume the opposite. In an experiment, commuters who talk to nearby strangers found their commute more enjoyable than those who didn't. They were asked to predict whether they'd enjoy the commute more if they conversed with other people. Intriguingly, most expected the more solitary experience to be more pleasurable.Why is this? Social Anxiety appears to be the problem[13]. People's reluctance to start conversations with nearby strangers comes partly from under estimating others interest in connecting.The sad thing is that people presume that a nearby stranger doesn't want to converse and don't start a conversation. Only those who forced themselves to chat because it was acquired by an experiment found out what a pleasant experience it could be. Human beings are social animals. Those who misunderstand the impact of social interactions may not, in some context, be social enough for their own well-being. You should be chatting with the strangers you encounter.You may occasionally have a negative encounter that might stick in your memory. This isbecause the human brain is biased to dwell on negative events, but starting conversations with strangers is still well worth the risk of rejection[14].It may surprise you that conversing with strangers will make them happier, too. The pleasure of connection seems contagious. People who are talked to has equally positive experiences as those who initiate a conversation [15].Questions 12 to 15 are based on the recording you have just heard.12. What does research show about a conversation between strangers?A. It often occurs among commuters.B. It promotes mutual understanding.C. It improves their mood considerably.D. It takes a great deal of effort to sustain.13. What prevents people from starting a conversation with strangers?A. Social anxiety.B. Excessive caution.C. Lack of social skills.D. Preference for solitude.14. Why does a negative encounter with strangers stick in one's memory?A. People usually regard it as an unforgettable lesson.B. Human brains tend to dwell on negative events.C. Negative events often hurt people deeply.D. People generally resent being rejected.15. What does the passage say; the pleasure of connection seems to be?A. Contagious.B. Temporary.C. Unpredictable.D. Measurable.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.Recording1 主题：加勒比群岛的经济生态The Caribbean islands are divided into two worlds, a rich one, and a poor one. This tropical region's economy is based mainly on farming[16]. Farmers are of 2 types. One is the plantation owner who may have hundreds of thousands of acres. In contrast, the small cultivator is working only a few acres of land. Most visitors to the Caribbean are rich, like the plantation owner. They do not realize or do not want to realize that many foreign families barely managed to get by on what they grow. The Caribbean produces many things, sugar is the main product[17].Other export crops are tobacco, coffee, bananas, spices, and citrus fruits, such as orange, lemon, or grapefruit. From the West Indies also come oil, mineral pitch, and many forest products, Jamaica’s aluminum or supplies are the world's largest. Oil comes from Trinidad, Aruba, and Korako. But for many of the smaller islands, sugar is the only export.Rum, a strong alcoholic drink, which is distilled from sugar cane, is also an export..The world's best rum comes from this area. Local kinds vary from the light rums of Puerto Rico to theheavier Dhaka rums of Barbados and Jamaica. American tourists enjoy stalking up on inexpensive, high quality,Caribbean rum while they are on vacation. In Korako, the well-known liquor of that name is made from the thick outer skin of a native orange. Ever since America's colonial days. The Caribbean islands have been favorite places to visit. Since World War Two, tourism has increased rapidly, because great numbers of people go there. The islanders have built elaborate resorts, developed harbors and airfields, improved beaches and have expanded sea and air routes. Everything is at the resort, hotel, beach, shopping and recreation.The vacationer never has any reason to explore the island. As in most places those who have money live well indeed, those who don't have money live at various levels of poverty. But here the poor greatly outnumber the wealthy[18].A visitor will find rich people living in apartments or Spanish houses at the seaside or in the countryside. Their surface might include a cook, a maid and a nurse for the children. Q18: Most of the people live well below the poverty level. In towns, they live crowded together in tiny houses. Islanders make the best they can of what they have. Their homes are quite shabby. Sadly, most tourists never see the side of the Caribbean.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. What does the speaker say about the economy of the Caribbean islands?A. It depends heavily on tourism.B. It is flourishing in foreign trade.C. It is mainly based on agriculture.D. It relies chiefly on mineral export.17. What is the main product of the Caribbean islands?A. Tobacco.B. Bananas.C. Coffee.D. Sugar.18. What do we learn about the majority of people in the Caribbean islands?A. They toil on farms.B. They live a poor life.C. They live in Spanish-style houses.D. They hire people to do housework.Recording2 孩童教育Talk to anyone who is a generation of too older, and they would most likely comment that children are more spoiled these days. No one wants to have or be around, demanding, selfish and spoiled children, those who get bad tempered or silently brewed when they're not given everything they want immediately[19].Paradoxically, the parents of such children encouraged this demanding behavior in the mistaken belief that by giving their children everything they can, their children will be happy. In the short term, perhaps they are right. But in the longer term, such children end up lonely, dependent, chronically dissatisfied and resentful of the parents, who tried so hard to please them.Undoubtedly, parents want to raise happy children who are confident, capable, and likable rather than spoiled and miserable. One factor hindering this is that parents can't or don't spendenough quality time with their kids and substitute this deficit with toys, games, gadgets, and the like[20].Rather than getting material things, children need parents devote their attention. The quantity of time spent together is less important than the content of that time. Instead of instantly satisfying their wishes, parents should help them work out a plan to earn things they'd like to have. This teaches them to value the effort as well as what it achieves.Allow them to enjoy anticipation. Numerous psychological studies have demonstrated that children who learn to wait for things they desire are more likely to succeed in a number of ways later in life. One famous experiment in the 1960s involved 3 to 6-year-old children. They were given a choice between receiving a small reward such as a cookie immediately. Or if they waited 15 minutes, they could have two. Follow up studies have found that those who chose to delay satisfaction and now more academically successful have greater self worth and even tend to be healthier.If they fail, children should be encouraged to keep trying rather than to give up if they really want the desired result[21]This teaches them how to handle and recover from disappointment, which is associated with greater success and satisfaction, academically, financially and in personal relationships.And lastly, parents should encourage their children to look at life from other points of view, as well as their own. This teaches them to be understanding of and sympathetic towards others, qualities sure to take them a long way in life.Questions 19 to 20 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. What will happen to children if they always get immediate satisfaction?A. They will be more demanding of their next generation.B. They will end up lonely, dependent and dissatisfied.C. They will experience more setbacks than successes.D. They will find it difficult to get along with others.20. What may prevent parents from raising confident and capable children?A. Failure to pay due attention to their behavior.B. Unwillingness to allow them to play with toys.C. Unwillingness to satisfy their wishes immediately.D. Failure to spend sufficient quality time with them.21. Why should children be encouraged to keep trying when they fail?A. It will enable them to learn from mistakes.B. It will help them to handle disappointment.C. It will do much good to their mental health.D. It will build their ability to endure hardships.Recording3 面试技巧It's not hard to mess up an interview. Most people feel nervous sitting across from a hiring manager, answering questions that effectively opened themselves up for judgment, and your chances are being more carefully considered for the job, can quickly go downhill, just by sayingthe wrong thing at the wrong time[22]. The most obvious thing not to do is complain[23]. Employers want to hire positive people, talking about a previous job negatively raises concerns that you might be difficult to manage, or you might be someone that blames management for your own poor performance.Don't say that you've moved around in jobs because you haven't found the right fit or feel that you were not challenged enough[24]. Statements like these will make you sound aimless and lost. An interviewer may well think, why would this role be any different for you? You will probably leave here in 6 months. It also begs the question of what type of relationship you had with your manager. It doesn't sound like you had open communication with him or her. Managers usually love people who can self-sustain and enable growth through taking initiative, who are strong at following through their work, and who bring ideas and solutions to the table.If you were in a management or leadership position, when discussing your current role, never take all the credit for accomplishments or achievements, emphasize your team and how through their talents, your vision was realized. Most successful leaders know that they are only as good as their team, and acknowledging this in an interview will go a long way towards suggesting that you might be the right person for the position you are applying for.Lastly, have a good idea of what your role will be, and try and convey the idea that you're flexible. Asking what your role will be, suggest you will limit yourself purely to what is expected of you.In reality, your role is whatever you make of it[25]. This is especially true in small companies, where the ability to adapt and take on new responsibilities is highly valued. And this is equally important if you are just starting out. Entry level interviewees would do well to demonstrate a broad set of skills in most interviews. Q25: It's important to have a wide skill set as many startups and small companies are moving really fast. Employers are looking for candidates that are intelligent and can quickly adapt and excel in a growing company.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. What does the speaker say can easily prevent an interviewee from getting a job?A. Failing to make sufficient preparations.B. Looking away from the hiring manager.C. Saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.D. Making a wrong judgment of the interview.23. What should the interviewee avoid doing in an interview?A. Complaining about their previous job.B. Inquiring about their salary to be paid.C. Exaggerating their academic background.D. Understanding their previous achievements.24. What kind of employees do companies like to recruit?A. Those who have both skill and experience.B. Those who get along well with colleagues.C. Those who take initiative in their work.D. Those who are loyal to their managers.25. What is especially important for those working in a small company?A. Ability to shoulder new responsibilities.B. Experience of performing multiple roles.C. Readiness to work to flexible schedules.D. Skills to communicate with colleagues.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in thebank is identified by a letter: Please mark the corresponding letter for each item onAnswer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of thewords in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passageIf you think life is wonderful and expect it to stay that way, then you may have a good chance of living to a ripe old age, at least that is what the findings of a new study suggest. That study found that participants who reported the highest levels of optimism were far more likely to live to age 85 or 26 . This was compared to those participants who reported the lowest levels of optimism. It is 27 that the findings held even after the researchers considered factors that could 28 the link, including whether participants had health conditions, such as heart disease or cancer, or whether they experienced depression. The results add to a growing body of evidence that certain psychological factors may predict a longer life 29 . For example, previous studies have found that more optimistic people have a lower risk of developing chronic diseases, and a lower risk of 30 death. However, the new study appears to be the first to 31 look at the relationship between optimism and longevity. The researchers 32 that the link found in the new study was not as strong when they factored in the effects of certain health behaviors, including exercise levels, sleep habits and diet. This suggests that these behaviors may, at least in part, explain the link. In other words, optimism may 33 good habits that bolster health. It is also important to note that the study found only a 34 , as researchers did not prove for certain that optimism leads to a longer life. However, if the findings are true, they suggest that optimism could serve as a psychological 35 that promotes health and a longer life."A. affectB. beyondC. concededD. correlationE. fosterF. henceforthG. loftyH. noteworthyI. plausiblyJ. prematureK. reconciled L. span M. specifically N. spiral O. trait Section BDirections：In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs Identify theparagraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraphmore than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter：Answer the questions bymarking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.No one in fashion is surprised that Burberry burnt £28 million of stockA) Last week, Burberry’s annual report revealed that £28.6 million worth of stock was burnt lastyear. The news has left investors and consumers outraged but come as little surprise to those in the fashion industry.B) The practice of destroying unsold stock, and even rolls of unused fabric, is commonplace forluxury labels. Becoming too widely available at a cheaper price through discount stores discourages full-price sales. Sending products for recycling leaves them vulnerable to being stolen and sold on the black market. Jasmine Bina, CEO of brand strategy agency Concept Bureau explains, “Typically, luxury brands rally around exclusivity to protect their business interests, namely intellectual property and preservation of brand equity（资产）.” She stated she had heard rumors of stock burning but not specific cases until this week.C) Another reason for the commonplace practice is a financial incentive for brands exportinggoods to America. United States Customs states that if imported merchandise is unused and destroyed under their supervision, 99% of the duties, taxes or fees paid on the merchandise may be recovered. It is incredibly difficult to calculate how much dead stock currently goes to waste. While there are incentives to do it, there’s no legal obligation to report it.D) A source, who chose to remain anonymous, shared her experience working in a Burberrystore in New York in October 2016. “My job was to toss items in boxes so they could be sent to be burned. It was killing me inside because all that leather and fur went to waste and animals had died for nothing. I couldn’t stay there any longer, their business practices threw me off the roof.” In May this year, Burberry announced it was taking fur out of its catwalk shows and reviewing its use elsewhere in the business. “Even though we asked the management, they refused to give us detailed answers as to why they would do this with their collection,” continued the source, which left her role within two weeks. She has since worked with another high-profile, luxury label.E) In an online forum post, which asked if it’s true that Louis Vuitton burned its bags, AhmedBouchfaa, who claimed to work for Louis Vuitton, responded that the brand holds sales of old stock for staff members twice a year. Items which have still not sold after several sales are destroyed. “Louis Vuitton doesn’t have public sales. They either sell a product at a given price or discontinue it. This is to make sure that everybody pays the same price for an item,” he says. He goes on to disclose the strict guidelines around the employee sales: “You may buy gifts for someone, but they track each item, and if your gift ends up online they know who to ask.” One investor commenting on the Burberry figures was reportedly outraged that the unsold goods were not even offered to investors before they were destroyed.F) Richemont, who owns several luxury brands, hit the headlines in May for taking back £437million of watches for destruction in the last two years to avoid marked-down prices. It’s not just luxury brands either. In October last year, a Danish TV show exposed H&M for burning12 tones of unsold clothing since 2013. In a statement, the high street retailer defended itselfby saying that the burnt clothing had failed safety tests:“The products to which the media are referring have been tested in external laboratories. The test results show that one of the。

2020年12月英语六级真题：CET6听力原文(文都教育版)

2020年12月英语六级真题：CET6听力原文（文都教育版）2020年12月英语六级真题：CET6听力原文（文都教育版）考试采取"多题多卷"模式，试题顺序不统一，请依据试题实行核对。

Section A1. W：Wow, what a variety of salads you’ve got on your menu, could you recommend something special?M： Well, I think you can try this mixed salad. We make the dressing with fresh berries.Q： what does the man mean?2. W： I was talking to Mary the other day, and she mentioned that your new consulting firm is doing really well.M： Yes, business paced up much faster than we anticipated. We now have over 200 clients.Q： What do we learn about the man from the conversation?3. W： Do you know where we keep flash disks and printing paper?M： They should be in the cabinet if there are any. That’s wh ere we keep all of our office supplies.Q： what does the woman mean?4.W： The printing of this dictionary is so small. I can’t read the explanations at all.M：Let me get my magnify glass. I know I just can’t do without it.Q： What does the man mean?5. W：I’m considering having my office redecorated, the furniture is old and the paint is chipping.M：I’ll give you my sister-in-law’s number. She just graduated from an interior designing academy, and will give a free estimate.Q： What is the woman considering?6. W： We have a full load of goods that needs to be delivered. But we can’t get a container ship anyway.M：That’s always being a problem in this port. The facilities here are never able to meet our needs.Q： What are the speakers talking about?7. W：Why didn’t Rod get a pay raise?M：The boss just isn’t convinced that his work attitude warranted it. She said she saw him by the coffee machine more often than at his desk.Q： What are the speakers talking about?8. W： The hotel called, saying that because of the scheduling there, they won’t be are able to cater for our banquet.M： I know an Indian restaurant on the high street that offers a special diner for groups. The food is excellent, and the room is large enough to accommodate us.Q： What does the man suggest they do?Section BConversation OneM： Hello Jane.W： Hello Paul.M：Please coming. I’m just getting ready to go home. Susan is expecting me for dinner. I wanted to be on time for a change.W：Look, I’m terribly sorry to drop in this time on Friday, Paul, but it is rather important.M：That’s OK. What’s the problem?W：Well, Paul, I won’t keep you long. You see there is a problem with the exchange rates. The Indian Rupee has taken a fall on the foreign exchange market. You see there is being a sharp increase in Indian’s balance of payment deficit.M：I see. How serious, isn’t it?W： Well, as you know, there have been reports of unrest India, and the prospects for the Rupee look pretty gloomy.M：And that’s going to affect us, as if we didn’t have enough problems on our hands.W： So I thought it would be wise to take out forward exchange cover to protect our position on the outstanding contract.M： Just a minute. Forward exchange cover, now what does that mean exactly?W： Well, it means that JO notes enters into a commitment to sell Indian Rupees at the present rate.M： I see. And how will that benefit us?W：Well, JO notes wouldn’t lose out if Indian Rupee falls further.M： What will it cost, Jane?W： A small percentage, about 1% and that can be built into the price of the bike.M：Well, I don’t suppose there is much choice. Allright Jane, let’s put it into action.Q9：What do we learn about the man’s daily life?Q10： Why did the woman come to see the man?Q11： What makes the woman worry about the Indian Rupee?Conversation TwoW： Charles, among other things, you regarded as one of the America’s great masters of the blues. A musical idiom does essentially about loss,particularly the loss of romantic love. Why does love die?M： People often get into love affairs because they have unrealistic expectations about somebody. Then when the person doesn’t turn out to be who they thought he or she was, they start thinking maybe I can change him or her.That kind of thinking is a mistake. Because when the dust settles, peopleare going to be pretty much what they are. It’s a rare thing for anybody to be able to change who they really are. Andthis creates a lot of problems.W： At 62, you continue to spend a large percentage of your life touring. What appeals to you about life on the road?M：Music, I don’t especially love life on the road, but I figure if you are lucky enough to be able to do what you truly love do ing, you’ve got the ultimate of life.W：What’s the most widely-held misconception about the life of a famous musician?M：People think it’s all glamour. Actually we have the same troubles they do. Playing music doesn’t mean lifetreats you any better.W： How do you feel about being recognized everywhere you go?M： You think I be used to it by now. But I still find it fascinating.You go to a little town in Japan, where nobody speaks English, yet they know you on side and know all your music. I’m still amazed by the love people express for me and by music.Q12： What does the man say about most people when they get into love affairs?Q13： What does the man say about himself as a singer on the road most of his life?Q14： What do most people think of the life of a famous musician?Q15： How does the man feel whenever he was recognized by his fans?短文Passage OneChanging technology and markets have stimulated the team approach to management. Inflation, resource scarcity, reduced personnel levels and budget cuts have all underscore the need for better coordination in organizations.Team management provides for this coordination. Team management calls for new skills if personnel potential is to be fully realized. Although a team may be composed of knowledgeable people, they must learn new ways of relating and working together to solve cross-functional problems. When teams consist to be experienced employees from hierarchical organizations, who have been condition to traditional organizational culture. Cooperation may not occur naturally, it mainly to be created. Furthermore, the issue is not just how the team can function more effectively, but how it integrates with the overall organization,all society that it supposes it serves. A group of individuals is not automatically a team. Therefore, team building may be necessary in order to improve the group’s performance. Casey, an expert in this field, suggests that the cooperation process within teams must be organized, promoted and managed.He believes the team corporation results when members go beyond their individual capabilities, beyond what each is used to being and doing. Together,the team may then produce something new, unique and superior to that of any one member. For this to happen, he suggests the multi-cultural managers exhibit understanding of their own andothers’ cultural influences and limitations.They should also cultivate such skills as toleration of ambiguity, persistence and patience, as well as assertedness. If a team manager exemplifies such qualities, then the team as a whole would be better able to realize their potential and achieve their objectives.Q 16： What should team members do to fully realize their potential?Q 17： What needs to be considered for effective team management?Q 18： What conclusion can we draw from what Casey says?Passage TwoIn early 1994, when Mark Andreessen was just 23 years old, he arrived in Silicon Valley with an idea that would changethe world. As a student at the University of Illinois, he and his friends had developed a program called Mosaic, which allowed people to share information on the worldwide web. Before Mosaic, the web had been used mainly by scientists and other technical people, who were happy just to send andreceive text. But with Mosaic, Andreessen and his friends had developed a program, which could send images over the web as well. Mosaic was an overnight success. It was put on the university’s network at the beginning of 1993. And by theend of the year, it had over a million users. Soon after, Andreessen went to seek his fortune in Silicon Valley. Oncehe got there, he started to have meetings with a man called Jim Clark, who was one of the Valley’s most famous entrepreneurs. In 1994, nobody was making any real money fromthe Internet, which was still very slow and hard to use. But Andreessen had seen an opportunity that would make him and Clark rich within two years. He suggested they should create a new computer program that would do the same job as Mosaic but would be much easier to use. Clark listened carefully to Andreessen, whose ideas and enthusiasm impressed him greatly. Eventually, Clark agreed to invest three million dollars of his own money in the project, and to raise an extra fifteen million from venture capitalists, who were always keen to listen to Clark’s new ideas.Q 19 What do we learn about Mosaic?Q 20 What did Andreessen do upon arriving in Silicon Valley?Q 21Why were venture capitalists willing to join in Clark’s investment?Passage ThreeAdvertising informs consumers about the existence and benefits of products and services and attempts to persuade them to buy them. The best form of advertising is probably word of mouth advertising which occurs when people tell their friends about the benefits of products or services that they have purchased. Yet virtually no providers of goods or services relay on this alone,which using paid advertising instead. Indeed many organizations also use institutional or prestige advertising which is designed to build up their reputation rather than to sell particular products. Although large companies could easily set up their own advertising departments, write their own advertisements and by mediaspace themselves.They tend to use the services of large advertising agencies. These are likely to have more resources and more knowledge about all aspects of advertising and advertising media than single company. It is also easier for a dissatisfy company to give its account to another agency. And it would be to fire their own advertising staff. The company generally give the advertising agency and agreed budget. A statement of the objective of the advertising campaign know as brief and overall advertising strategy concerning the message to be communicated to the target customers. The agency creates advertisements and develops a media prime, specifying which media will be used and in which proportions.Agencies often produce alternative ads or commercials that pretested in newspapers, television stations etc. in different parts of the country. Before a final choices was made prior to a national campaign.Q22 What is probably the best form of advertising according to the speaker?Q23 What does the speaker say is the proposes of many organization using prestige advertising ?Q24 How did large companies generally handle their advertising?Q25 What would advertising agencies often do before a national campaign?Section CExtinction is a difficult concept to grasp. It is an eternal concept. It is not at all like the killing of individual life forms that can be renewed through normalprocesses of reproduction. Nor is simply diminishing numbers.Nor is it damage that can somehow be remedied or for which some substitute can be found. Nor is it something that only affects our own generation. Nor is it something that could be remedied by some supernatural power. It is, rather, an absolute and final act which there is no remedy on earth or in heaven. A species once extinct, it’s gone forever. However many generations succeed us in coming centuries, none of them will ever see this species that we extinguish. Not only us we bring about extinction of life on a vast scale. We are also making the land and the air and sea so toxic that the very conditions of life are being destroyed.As regard natural resources ,not only are the none renewable resources being used up in a of frenzy of processing, consuming and disposing but we are also ruining much of our renewable resources. Such as the very solid self on which terrestrial life depends. The change that is taking place on the earth and in our minds is one of the greatest changes ever to take place in human affairs. Perhaps the greatest, since we are talking about is not simply another historical change or cultural modification. But it change the geological and biological as well as psychological order of magnitude.相关推荐：2020年12月英语六级真题及答案专题2020年12月英语四级真题及答案专题2020年12月英语六级成绩查询专题2020年12月英语四级成绩查询专题。

2021年12月英语六级(第3套)听力真题短对话(1)

2021年12月英语六级(第3套)听力真题短对话(1)Question 1. M: I need to find a dentist.问题 1 男：我要找个牙医。

You said you know Dr. Smith well.你说过你比较了解史密斯医生。

Do you recommend her?你推荐她么？W: Well, I had to see her a few times, but what impressed me most were the magazines in her waiting room.女：额，我去过她那里好几次了，但是给我印象最深的是她的候诊室里的杂志。

Q: What does the woman imply?问题：这个女人在暗示什么？Question 2. W: I'm afraid I can't show you the apartment at the moment, because the tenant is still living in it.问题2 女：恐怕我不能现在带你去看公寓了，因为租户还住在里面。

It's really a lovely place with a big kitchen and a sunny window, for only 200 dollars a month.这间房子确是非常不错。

有一个大的厨房，透光的窗户，而且每个月只要200美元。

M: Sounds good, but we really can't rent an apartment without seeing it first.男：听起来不错，但是我们真的不能在没看一眼之前就租下它。

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?问题：我们从对话中能获知什么？Question 3. M: So, that's what's been keeping you so busy recently!问题3 男：所以，这就是让你最近如此忙的事情！W: Yes,I've been tied up with my studies.女：是的，我最近被我的学习的事情给捆绑住了。

2021年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第3套)

大学英语六级考试2021年12月真题(第三套)Part I Writing(30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay related to the short passage given below. In your essay, you are to comment on the phenomenon described in the passage and suggest measures to address the issue. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Some parents in China are overprotective of their children. They plan everything for their children, make all the decisions for them, and do not allow them to explore on their own in case they make mistakes or get hurt. Part II Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)特别说明：由于多题多卷，官方第三套真题的听力试题与第二套真题的一致，只是选项顺序不同，因此，本套试卷不再提供听力部分。

Part III Reading Comprehension(40 minutes) Section A特别说明：由于多题多卷，此次官方第三套真题的阅读Section A与第二套真题的一致，因此，本套试卷不再提供阅读Section A。

Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Why facts don’t change our mindsA)The economist J. K. Galbraith once wrote, “Faced with a choice between changing one’s mind and provingthere is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy with the proof.”B)Leo Tolstoy was even bolder: “The most diﬃ cult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if hehas not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is ﬁ rmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.”C)What’s going on here? Why don’t facts change our minds? And why would someone continue to believe afalse or inaccurate idea anyway? How do such behaviors serve us? Humans need a reasonably accurate view of the world in order to survive. If your model of reality is wildly diﬀ erent from the actual world, then you struggle to take eﬀ ective actions each day. However, truth and accuracy are not the only things that matter to the human mind. Humans also seem to have a deep desire to belong.D) In Atomic Habits, I wrote, “Humans are herd animals. We want to ﬁ t in, to bond with others, and to earn therespect and approval of our peers. Such inclinations are essential to our survival. For most of our evolutionaryhistory, our ancestors lived in tribes. Becoming separated from the tribe—or worse, being cast out—was a death sentence.”E)Understanding the truth of a situation is important, but so is remaining part of a tribe. While these two desiresoften work well together, they occasionally come into conﬂ ict. In many circumstances, social connection is actually more helpful to your daily life than understanding the truth of a particular fact or idea. The Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker put it this way, “People are embraced or condemned according to their beliefs, so one function of the mind may be to hold beliefs that bring the belief-holder the greatest number of allies, protectors, or disciples (信徒), rather than beliefs that are most likely to be true.”F)We don’t always believe things because they are correct. Sometimes we believe things because they makeus look good to the people we care about. I thought Kevin Simler put it well when he wrote, “If a brain anticipates that it will be rewarded for adopting a particular belief, it’s perfectly happy to do so, and doesn’t much care where the reward comes from—whether it’s pragmatic (实用主义的) (better outcomes resulting from better decisions), social (better treatment from one’s peers), or some mix of the two.”G)False beliefs can be useful in a social sense even if they are not useful in a factual sense. For lack of a betterphrase, we might call this approach “factually false, but socially accurate.” When we have to choose between the two, people often select friends and family over facts. This insight not only explains why we might hold our tongue at a dinner party or look the other way when our parents say something oﬀ ensive, but also revealsa better way to change the minds of others.H)Convincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing them to change their tribe. Ifthey abandon their beliefs, they run the risk of losing social ties. You can’t expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too.You have to give them somewhere to go. Nobody wants their worldview torn apart if loneliness is the outcome.I)The way to change people’s minds is to become friends with them, to integrate them into your tribe, to bringthem into your circle. Now, they can change their beliefs without the risk of being abandoned socially.J)Perhaps it is not diﬀ erence, but distance, that breeds tribalism and hostility. As proximity increases, so does understanding. I am reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s quote, “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.”K)Facts don’t change our minds. Friendship does. Years ago, Ben Casnocha mentioned an idea to me that I haven’t been able to shake: The people who are most likely to change our minds are the ones we agree with on 98 percent of topics. If someone you know, like, and trust believes a radical idea, you are more likely to give it merit, weight, or consideration. You already agree with them in most areas of life. Maybe you should change your mind on this one too. But if someone wildly diﬀ erent than you proposes the same radical idea, well, it’s easy to dismiss them as nuts.L)One way to visualize this distinction is by mapping beliefs on a spectrum. If you divide this spectrum into 10 units and you ﬁ nd yourself at Position 7, then there is little sense in trying to convince someone at Position 1.The gap is too wide. When you’re at Position 7, your time is better spent connecting with people who are at Positions 6 and 8, gradually pulling them in your direction.M) The most heated arguments often occur between people on opposite ends of the spectrum, but the most frequent learning occurs from people who are nearby. The closer you are to someone, the more likely it becomes that the one or two beliefs you don’t share will bleed over into your own mind and shape your thinking. The further away an idea is from your current position, the more likely you are to reject it outright.When it comes to changing people’s minds, it is very diﬃ cult to jump from one side to another. You can’t jump down the spectrum. You have to slide down it.N)Any idea that is suﬃ ciently diﬀ erent from your current worldview will feel threatening. And the best place to ponder a threatening idea is in a non-threatening environment. As a result, books are often a better vehicle for transforming beliefs than conversations or debates. In conversation, people have to carefully consider their status and appearance. They want to save face and avoid looking stupid. When confronted with an uncomfortable set of facts, the tendency is often to double down on their current position rather than publicly admit to being wrong. Books resolve this tension. With a book, the conversation takes place inside someone’s head and without the risk of being judged by others. It’s easier to be open-minded when you aren’t feeling defensive.O)There is another reason bad ideas continue to live on, which is that people continue to talk about them.Silence is death for any idea. An idea that is never spoken or written down dies with the person who conceived it. Ideas can only be remembered when they are repeated. They can only be believed when they are repeated. I have already pointed out that people repeat ideas to signal they are part of the same social group. But here’s a crucial point most people miss: People also repeat bad ideas when they complain about them. Before you can criticize an idea, you have to reference that idea. You end up repeating the ideas you’re hoping people will forget—but, of course, people can’t forget them because you keep talking about them. The more you repeat a bad idea, the more likely people are to believe it.P)Let’s call this phenomenon Clear’s Law of Recurrence: The number of people who believe an idea is directly proportional to the number of times it has been repeated during the last year—even if the idea is false.36.According to the author, humans can hardly survive if separated from their community.37. People often accept false beliefs because they prioritize social bonds rather than facts.38.Most often people learn from those close to them.39. Sometimes people adopt certain beliefs in order to leave a favorable impression on those dear to them.40. Compared with face-to-face communication, books often provide a better medium for changing people’sbeliefs.41. On many occasions in daily life, people beneﬁ t more from their social bonds than from knowing the truth.42. If you want to change somebody’s beliefs, you should ﬁ rst establish social connection with them.43. Humans cannot survive without a fair knowledge of the actual world.44. Repetition of bad ideas increases their chances of being accepted.45. Nobody is willing to give up their beliefs at the risk of getting isolated.Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.The subject of automation and its role in our economy has taken hold in American public discourse. Technology broadly and automation speciﬁ cally are dramatically reshaping the way we work. And we need to have a plan for what’s still to come.We don’t have to look further than our own communities to see the devastating impact of automation. From automated warehouses to cashierless grocery stores to neighborhood libraries that offer self-checkout lanes instead of employing real people—automation is increasingly replacing jobs and leaving too few good new jobs behind.The statistics in manufacturing are staggering. Despite the widespread fears about trade, a recent report showed that just 13 percent of jobs lost in manufacturing are due to trade—the rest of the losses have been due to advances in technology.That is why more people are criticizing the ever-increasing role of technology in our economy. Our country is manufacturing more than ever before, but we are doing it with fewer workers. However, it’s not just factories that are seeing losses—software and information technology are also having a dramatic impact on jobs most people think are secure from the forces of a rapidly-changing economy. Something transformative is happening in America that is having an adverse eﬀ ect on American families. Whether policymakers and politicians admit it or not, workers have made clear their feelings about their economic insecurity and desire to keep good jobs in America.So why are people so insistent on ignoring the perils of automation? They are failing to look ahead at a time when planning for the future is more important than ever. Resisting automation is futile: it is as inevitable as industrialization was before it. I sincerely hope that those who assert that automation will make us more eﬀective and pave the way for new occupations are right, but the reality of automation’s detrimental eﬀects on workers makes me skeptical. No one can currently say where the new jobs are coming from or when, and any sensible company or country should prepare for all alternatives.I’m not overstating the danger: look at what’s happened to the labor force. According to economic research, one in six working-age men, 25-54, doesn’t have a job. Fifty years ago, nearly 100 percent of men that age were working. Women’s labor force participation, meanwhile, has slipped back to the level it was at in the late 1980s.American families and prominent business leaders are aware that there’s a big problem with automation. The value of a college degree is diminishing, and our upward mobility is declining. If we want an economy that allows everyone to be economically secure, we need to start thinking about how we can rightfully address automation.46. What can we observe from the author’s description of our communities?A)The growing passion for automation.C)Their changing views on employment.B)The shift from manual jobs to IT ones.D)Their fading employment opportunities.47. What do we learn from a recent report?A)The manufacturing sector is declining at a fast rate.B)The concerns about the eﬀ ect of trade are exaggerated.C)The fears about trade have been spreading far and wide.D)The impact of trade on employment has been staggering.48. What does the passage tell us about American workers in an era of transformation?A)They feel ignored by politicians.C)They keep adapting to the changes.B)They feel increasingly vulnerable.D)They keep complaining but to no avail.49. What does the author think of automation?A)It will have the same impact as industrialization.C)Its alleged positive eﬀ ects are doubtful.B)It provides sensible companies with alternatives.D)Its detrimental eﬀ ects are unavoidable.50. What should we attach importance to when dealing with automation?A)College graduates’ job prospects.C)People’s economic security.B)Women’s access to employment.D)People’s social mobility.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Look at the people around you. Some are passive, others more aggressive. Some work best alone, others crave companionship. We easily recognize that there is great variation among the individuals who live near us. Yet, when we speak of people from elsewhere, we seem to inevitably characterize them based on their country of origin.Statistics specialists, when they speak of national averages, often make the same mistake.Newly published research shows how erroneous such overviews are. Three researchers analyzed decades of values-based surveys and found that only between 16% and 21% of the variation in cultural values could be explained by diﬀ erences between countries. In other words, the vast majority of what makes us culturally distinct from one another has nothing to do with our homeland.To determine what factors really are associated with culture, the authors combined data from 558 prior surveys that each measured one or more of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. These are traits, such as individualism and masculinity, that describe work-related cultural values. (They are not a measure of visible cultural traits, such as food or dress.) Though the validity of Hofstede’s dimensions has been questioned, they have the singular beneﬁ t of having been in use for decades, which allows for historical and international comparisons.The researchers found that both demographic factors, such as age, and environmental factors, such as long-term unemployment rates, were more correlated with cultural values than nationality. Occupation and social economic status were the most strongly correlated, suggesting that our values are more economically driven than we usually give them credit for.The evidence implies that people with similar jobs and incomes are more culturally alike, regardless of where they live. Vas Taras, the lead author of the study, puts it this way: “Tell me how much you make and I will make a pretty accurate prediction about your cultural values. Tell me what your nationality is and I probably will make a wrong prediction.”Taras says our erroneous belief that countries are cultures has caused businesses to teach their employees useless or even harmful ways of interacting with their international peers. Chinese and American lawyers might be trained to interact based on the assumption that the Chinese person is less individualistic, even though their similar social economic situations make it probable they are actually quite alike in that regard.The country, as the unit of authority, is often a convenient way of generalizing about a population. However, our focus on countries can mask broad variations within them. In the majority of cases we would be better oﬀidentifying people by the factors that constrain their lives, like income, rather than by the lines surrounding them on a map.51. What error do experts often make when describing people from other places?A)They tend to overly rely on nationality.C)They often misunderstand their cultures.B)They often exaggerate their diﬀ erences.D)They tend to dwell on national averages.52. What do we learn about Hofstede’s cultural dimensions?A)They are useful in comparing cultural values across time and space.B)They have brought unusual beneﬁ ts to people of diﬀ erent cultures.C)They are widely used to identify people’s individual traits.D)They provide valuable questions for researchers to study.53. What did researchers ﬁ nd about previous studies on factors determining people’s values?A)Environmental factors were prioritized over other factors.B) An individual’s ﬁ nancial status was often underestimated.C)Too much emphasis had been placed on one’s occupation.D)The impact of social progress on one’s values was ignored.54. What is the impact on employees when cultures are identiﬁ ed with countries?A)They may fail to see the cultural biases of their business partners.B)They may fail to attach suﬃ cient importance to cultural diversity.C)They may not be taught how to properly interact with overseas partners.D)They may not be able to learn the legal procedures for business transactions.55. What does the author suggest at the end of the passage?A)There is suﬃcient reason to generalize about a country’s population.B)The majority of people are still constrained by their national identity.C)It is arguable that the country should be regarded as the unit of authority.D) Nationality is less useful than socio-economic status as an indicator of one’s values.Part IV Translation (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.井冈山地处湖南江西两省交界处，因其辉煌的革命历史被誉为“中国革命红色摇篮”。

2022年12月大学英语六级笔试真题和答案下载(三套)

作文（三套）更多样、有效的学习方式Learn in diverse and effective waysWith the application of information technology in education,college students can now learn in more diverse and effective ways.Benefited from this,students' learning efficiency and learning effect has been improved.First of all,studying through the online courses offered by the university is the most common way for college students to study nowadays.Online education gets rid of the traditional offline teaching mode,so that students are no longer restricted by time and place.Even thousands of miles away,through the Internet,students can learn knowledge anytime and anywhere,which greatly saves time.Secondly, through the Internet,many college students can achieve unprecedented interaction,feedback and communication with teachers,classmates and friends. The learning scope and communication objects are also expanded with the application of information technology in education,which is more convenient and efficient than the traditional learning methods.Finally,college students can learn what they are interested in through a variety of online platforms,which cover a broader and more cutting-edge range of knowledge than what is taught in school.We college students should actively adapt to and effectively make use of the more diversified and effective learning styles.Only in this way can we quickly grow intothe talents needed by the society.随着信息技术在教育中的应用，大学生现在可以以更加多样和有效的方式学习。

2022年6月23日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(A卷)

大学英语六级听力真题试题SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatsaid.Both theconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)B) C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。

11.A)Surfingthenet.B)Watchingatalkshow.C)Packingabirthdaygift.D)Shoppingatajewelrystore.12.A)Heenjoysfindingfaultwithexams.B)Heissureofhissuccessintheexam.C)Hedo esn’tknowifhecandowellintheexa m.D)HeusedtogetstraightA’sintheexamshetook.B)Thewomanisunsureiftherewillbepeaceintheworld.C)Thewomanisdoubtfulaboutnewspaperstories.D)Themanisquiteoptimisticabouthumannature.14.A)Studyforsomeprofession.B)Attendamedicalschool.C)Stayinbusiness.D)Sellhisshop.15.A)Moremoney.B)Fairtreatment.C)Acollegeeducation.D)Shorterworkhours.16.A)Shewasexhaustedfromhertrip.六级听力真题试题C)ShewasimpressedbyMexicanfood.D)ShewillnotgotoMexicoagain.17.A)Cheerherselfupabit.B)Findamoresuitablejob.C)Seekprofessionaladvice.D)Takeapsychologycourse.18.A)Hedressesmoreformallynow.B)Whathewearsdoesnotmatchhisposition.C)Hehasignoredhisfriendssincegraduation.D)Hefailedtodowellatcollege.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Togosightseeing.B)Tohavemeetings.C)Topromoteanewchampagne.D)Tojoininatrainingprogram.B)Itcanmakeairtravelmoreentertaining.C)Itcancutdowntheexpensesforairtravel.21.A)Tookbalancedmealswithchampagne.B)Atevegetablesandfruitonly.C)Refrainedfromfishormeat.D)Avoidedeatingrichfood.22.A)Manyofthemfounditdifficulttoexerciseonaplane.B)Manyofthemwereconcernedwiththeirwell-being.C)Notmanyofthemchosetodowhatshedid.D)Notmanyofthemunderstoodtheprogram.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.A)Atafair.B)Atacafeteria.D)Inashoppingmall.六级听力真题试题B)Theorganizingofanexhibition.C)Thepurchasingofsomeequipment.D)Thedramaticchangesinthejobmarket.25.A)Datacollection.B)Trainingconsultancy.C)Corporatemanagement.D)Informationprocessing.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage, youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce. Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoice markedA)B)C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。

2024年06月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)

2024年06月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “There is a growing awareness of the importance of digital literacy and skills in today’s world.” You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.You should copy the sentence given in quotes at the beginning of your essay.PartⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 witha single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) Reply to the man’s last proposal within a short time.B) Sign the agreement if one small change is made to it.C) Make a sponsorship deal for her client at the meeting.D) Give the man some good news regarding the contract.2. A) They are becoming impatient. C) They are used to making alterations.B) They are afraid time is running out. D) They are concerned about the details.3. A) To prevent geographical discrimination. C) To avoid any conflict of interest.B) To tap the food and beverage market. D) To reduce unfair competition.4. A) It is a potential market for food and beverage. C) It is a negligible market for his company.B) It is very attractive for real estate developers. D) It is very different from other markets.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) They are thrilled by a rare astronomic phenomenon.B) They are celebrating a big event on mountain tops.C) They are enthusiastic about big science-related stories.D) They are joined by astronomers all across North America.6. A) It will be the most formidable of its kind in over a century.B) It will come closest to Earth in more than one hundred years.C) It will eclipse many other such events in human history.D) It will be seen most clearly from Denver’s mountain tops.7. A) A blur. C) The edge of our galaxy.B) Stars. D) An ordinary flying object.8. A) Use professional equipment. C) Fix their eyes due north.B) Climb to the nearby heights. D) Make use of phone apps.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) Whether consumers should be warned against ultra-processed foods.B) Whether there is sufficient scientific consensus on dietary guidelines.C) Whether guidelines can form the basis for nutrition advice to consumers.D) Whether food scientists will agree on the concept of ultra-processed foods.10. A) By the labor cost for the final products. C) By the extent of chemical alteration.B) By the degree of industrial processing. D) By the convention of classification.11. A) Increased consumers’ expen ses. C) People’s misunderstanding of nutrition.B) Greater risk of chronic diseases. D) Children’s dislike for unprocessed foods.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) They begin to think of the benefits of constraints.B) They try to seek solutions from creative people.C) They try hard to maximize their mental energy.D) They begin to see the world in a different way.13. A) It is characteristic of all creative people.B) It is essential to pushing society forward.C) It is a creative p erson’s response to limitation.D) It is an impetus to socio-economic development.14. A) Scarcity or abundance of resources has little impact on people’s creativity.B) Innovative people are not constrained in connecting unrelated concepts.C) People have no incentive to use available resources in new ways.D) Creative people tend to consume more available resources.15. A) It is key to a company’s survival.B) It shapes and focuses problems.C) It is essential to meeting challenges.D) It thrives best when constrained.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) Because they are learned. C) Because they have to be properly personalized.B) Because they come naturally. D) Because there can be more effective strategies.17. A) The extent of difference and of similarity between the two sides.B) The knowledge of the specific expectation the other side holds.C) The importance of one’s goals and of the relationship.D) The approaches one adopts to conflict management.18. A) The fox. C) The shark.B) The owl. D) The turtle.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) Help save species from extinction and boost human health.B) Understand how plants and animals perished over the past.C) Help gather information publicly available to researchers.D) Find out the cause of extinction of Britain’s 66,000 species.20. A) It was once dominated by dinosaurs. C) Its prospects depend on future human behaviour.B) It has entered the sixth mass extinction. D) Its climate change is aggravated by humans.21. A) It dwarfs all other efforts to conserve, protect and restore biodiversity on earth.B) It is costly to get started and requires the joint efforts of thousands of scientists.C) It can help to bring back the large numbers of plants and animals that have gone extinct.D) It is the most exciting, most relevant, most timely and most internationally inspirational.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A) Cultural identity. C) The Copernican revolution.B) Social evolution. D) Human individuality.23. A) It is a delusion to be disposed of. C) It is a myth spread by John Donne’s poem.B) It is prevalent even among academics. D) It is rooted in the mindset of the 17th century.24. A) He believes in Copernican philosophical doctrines about the universe.B) He has gained ample scientific evidence at the University of Reading.C) He has found that our inner self and material self are interconnected.D) He contends most of our body cells can only live a few days or weeks.25. A) By coming to see how disruptive such problems have got to be.B) By realising that we all can do our own bit in such endeavours.C) By becoming aware that we are part of a bigger world.D) By making joint efforts resolutely and persistently.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Readthe passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identifiedby a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a singleline through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.It’s quite remarkable how different genres of music can spark unique feelings, emotions,and memories. Studies have shown that music can reduce stress and anxiety before surgeriesand we are all attracted toward our own unique life soundtrack.If you’re lo oking to 26 stress, you might want to give classical music a try.The sounds of classical music produce a calming effect letting 27 pleasure-inducing dopamine (多巴胺) in the brain that helps control attention, learning and emotional responses. It can also turn down the body’s stress response, resulting in an overall happier mood. It turns out a pleasant mood can lead to 28 in a person’s thinking.Although there are many great 29 of classical music like Bach, Beethoven and Handel, none of these artists’ music seems to have the same health effects as Mozart’s does. According to researchers, listening to Mozart can increase brain wave activity and improve 30 function. Another study found that the distinctive features of Mozart’s music trigger parts of the brain that are responsible for high-level mental functions. Even maternity 31 use Mozart to help newborn babies adapt to life outside of the mother’s belly.It has been found that listening to classical music 32 reduces a pers on’s blood pressure. Researchers believe that the calming sounds of classical music may help your heart 33 from stress. Classical music can also be a great tool to help people who have trouble sleeping. One study found that students who had trouble sleeping slept better while they were listening to classical music.Whether classical music is something that you listen to on a regular basis or not, it wouldn’t34 to take time out of your day to listen to music that you find 35 . You will be surprised at how good it makes you feel and the potentially positive change in your health.Section BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Curious Case of the Tree That Owns ItselfA)In the city of Athens, Georgia, there exists a rather curious local landmark—a large whiteoak that is almost universally stated to own itself. Because of this, it is considered one of the most famous trees in the world. So how did this tree come to own itself and the land around it?B)Sometime in the 19th century a Georgian called Colonel William Jackson reportedly tooka liking to the said tree and endeavored to protect it from any danger. As to why he loved itso, the earliest documented account of this story is an anonymously written front page article in the Athens Weekly Banner published on August 12, 1890. It states, “Col. Jackson had watched the tree grow from his childhood, and grew to love it almost as he would a human. Its luxuriant leaves and sturdy limbs had often protected him from the heavy rains, and out of its highest branches he had many a time gotten the eggs of the feathered singers.He watched its growth, and when reaching a ripe old age he saw the tree standing in its magnificent proportions, he was pained to think that after his death it would fall into the hands of those who might destroy it.”C)Towards this end, Jackson transferred by means of a deed ownership of the tree and a littleland around it to the tree itself. The deed read, “W. H. Jackson for and in consideration of the great affection which he bears the said tree, and his great desire to see it protected has conveyed unto the said oak tree entire possession of itself and of all land within eight feet of it on all sides.”D)In time, the tree came to be something of a tourist attraction, known as The Tree That OwnsItself. However, in the early 20th century, the tree started showing signs of its slow death, with little that could be done about it. Father time comes for us all eventually, even our often long lived, tall and leafy fellow custodians (看管者) of Earth. Finally, on October 9, 1942, the over 30 meter tall and 200-400 year old tree fell, rumor has it, as a result of a severe windstorm and/or via having previously died and its roots rotted.E)About four years later, members of the Junior Ladies Garden Club (who’d tended to thetree before its unfortunate death) tracked down a small tree grown from a nut taken from the original tree. And so it was that on October 9, 1946, under the direction of Professor Roy Bowden of the College of Agriculture at the University of Georgia, this little tree was transplanted to the location of its ancestor. A couple of months later, an official ceremony was held featuring none other than the Mayor of Athens, Robert L McWhorter, to commemorate the occasion.F)This new tree became known as The Son of the Tree That Owns Itself and it was assumedthat, as the original tree’s heir, it naturally inherited the land it stood on. Of course, there are many dozens of other trees known to exist descending from the original, as people taking a nut from it to grow elsewhere was a certainty. That said, to date, none of the original tree’s other children have petitioned the courts for their share of the land, so it seems all good. In any event, The Son of the Tree That Owns Itself still stands today, though often referred to simply as The Tree That Owns Itself.G)This all brings us around to whether Jackson ever actually gave legal ownership of the treeto itself in the first place and whether such a deed is legally binding.H)Well, to begin with, it turns out Jackson only spent about three years of his life in Athens,starting at the age of 43 from 1829 to 1832, sort of dismissing the idea that he loved the tree from spending time under it as a child and watching it grow, and then worrying about what would happen to it after he died. Further, an extensive search of land ownership records in Athens does not seem to indicate Jackson ever owned the land the tree sits on.I)He did live on a lot of land directly next to it for those three years, but whether he ownedthat land or not isn’t clear. Whatever the case, in 1832 a four acre parcel, which included the land the tree was on and the neighboring land Jackson lived on, among others, was sold to University professor Malthus A Ward. In the transaction, Ward was required to payJackson a sum of $1,200 (about $31,000 today), either for the property itself or simply in compensation for improvements Jackson had made on the lot. In the end, whether he ever owned the neighboring lot or was simply allowed to use it while he allegedly worked at the University, he definitely never owned the lot the tree grew on, which is the most important bit for the topic at hand.J)After Professor Ward purchased the land, Jackson and his family purchased a 655 acre parcel a few miles away and moved there. Ten years later, in 1844, Jackson seemed to have come into financial difficulties and had his little plantation seized by the Clarke County Sheriff’s office and auctioned off to settle the mortgage. Thus, had he owned some land in Athens itself, including the land the tree sat on, presumably he would have sold it to raise funds or otherwise had it taken as well.K)And whatever the case there, Jackson would have known property taxes needed to be paid on the deeded land for the tree to be truly secure in its future. Yet no account or record indicates any trust or the like was set up to facilitate this.L)On top of all this, there is no hard evidence such a deed ever existed, despite the fact that deed records in Athens go back many decades before Jackson’s death in 1876 and that it was supposed to have existed in 1890 in the archives according to the original anonymous news reporter who claims to have seen it.M)As you might imagine from all of this, few give credit to this side of the story. So how did all of this come about then?N)It is speculated to have been invented by the imagination of the said anonymous author at the Athens Weekly Banner in the aforementioned 1890 front page article titled “Deeded to Itself”, which by the way contained several elements that are much more easily proved to be false. As to why the author would do this, it’s speculated perhaps it was a 19th century version of a click-bait thought exercise on whether it would be legal for someone to deed such a non-conscious living thing to itself or not.O)Whatever the case, the next known instance of the Tree That Owns Itself being mentioned wasn’t until 1901 in the Centennial Edition of that same paper, the Athens Weekly Banner.This featured another account very clearly just copying the original article published abouta decade before, only slightly reworded. The next account was in 1906, again in the AthensWeekly Banner, again very clearly copying the original account, only slightly reworded, the 19th century equivalent of re-posts when the audience has forgotten about the original.36. Jackson was said to have transferred his ownership of the oak tree to itself in order to protect it from being destroyed.37. No proof has been found from an extensive search that Jackson had ever owned the land where the oak tree grew.38. When it was raining heavily, Jackson often took shelter under a big tree that is said to own itself.39. There is no evidence that Jackson had made arrangements to pay property taxes for the land on which the oak tree sat.40. Professor Ward paid Jackson over one thousand dollars when purchasing a piece of land from him.41. It is said the tree that owned itself fell in a heavy windstorm.42. The story of the oak tree is suspected to have been invented as a thought exercise.43. Jackson’s little plantation was auctioned off to settle his debt in the mid-19th century.44. An official ceremony was held to celebrate the transplanting of a small tree to where its ancestor had stood.45. The story of the Tree That Owns Itself appeared in the local paper several times, with slight alterations in wording.Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.It is irrefutable that employees know the difference between right and wron g. So why don’t more employees intervene when they see someone exhibiting at-risk behavior in the workplace?There are a number of factors that influence whether people intervene. First, they need to be able to see a risky situation beginning to unfold. Second, the company’s culture needs to make them feel safe to speak up. And third, they need to have the communication skills to say something effectively.This is not strictly a workplace problem; it’s a growing problem off the job too. Every day people witness things on the street and choose to stand idly by. This is known as the bystander effect—the more people who witness an event, the less likely anyone in that group is to help the victim. The psychology behind this is called diffusion of responsibility. Basically, the larger the crowd, the more people assume that someone else will take care of it—meaning no one effectively intervenes or acts in a moment of need.This crowd mentality is strong enough for people to evade their known responsibilities. But it’s not only frontline workers who don’t make safety i nterventions in the workplace. There are also instances where supervisors do not intervene either.When a group of employees sees unsafe behavior not being addressed at a leadership level it creates the precedent that this is how these situations should be addressed, thus defining the safety culture for everyone.Despite the fact that workers are encouraged to intervene when they observe unsafe operations, this happens less than half of the time. Fear is the ultimate factor in not intervening. There is a fear of penalty, a fear that they’ll have to do more work if they intervene. Unsuccessful attempts in the past are another strong contributing factor to why people don’t intervene—they tend to prefer to defer that action to someone else for all future situations.On many worksites, competent workers must be appointed. Part of their job is to intervene when workers perform a task without the proper equipment or if the conditions are unsafe. Competent workers are also required to stop work from continuing when there’s a danger.Supervisors also play a critical role. Even if a competent person isn’t required, supervisors need a broad set of skills to not only identify and alleviate workplace hazards but also build a safety climate within their team that supports intervening and open communication among them.Beyond competent workers and supervisors, it’s important to educate everyon e within the organization that they are obliged to intervene if they witness a possible unsafe act, whether you’re a designated competent person, a supervisor or a frontline worker.46. What is one of the factors contributing to failure of intervention in face of risky behavior in the workplace?A) Slack supervision style. C) Unforeseeable risk.B) Unfavorable workplace culture. D) Blocked communication.47. What does the author mean by “diffusion of responsibility” (Line 4, Para. 3)?A) The more people are around, the more they need to worry about their personal safety.B) The more people who witness an event, the less likely anyone will venture to participate.C) The more people idling around on the street, the more likely they need taking care of.D) The more people are around, the less chance someone will step forward to intervene.48. What happens when unsafe behavior at the workplace is not addressed by the leaders?A) No one will intervene when they see similar behaviors.B) Everyone will see it as the easiest way to deal with crisis.C) Workers have to take extra caution executing their duties.D) Workers are left to take care of the emergency themselves.49. What is the ultimate reason workers won’t act when they see unsafe operations?A) Preference of deferring the action to others. C) Fear of being isolated by coworkers.B) Anticipation of leadership intervention. D) Fear of having to do more work.50. What is critical to ensuring workplace safety?A) Workers be trained to operate their equipment properly.B) Workers exhibiting at-risk behavior be strictly disciplined.C) Supervisors create a safety environment for timely intervention.D) Supervisors conduct effective communication with frontline workers.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.The term “environmentalist” can mean different things. It used to refer to people trying to protect wildlife and natural ecosystems. In the 21st century, the term has evolved to capture the need to combat human-made climate change.The distinction between these two strands of environmentalism is the cause of a split within the scientific community about nuclear energy.On one side are purists who believe nuclear power isn’t worth the risk and the exclusive solution to the climate crisis is renewable energy. The opposing side agrees that renewables are crucial, but says society needs an amount of power available to meet consumers’ basic demands when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. Nuclear energy, being far cleaner than oil, gas and coal, is a natural option, especially where hydroelectric capacity is limited.Leon Clarke, who helped author reports for the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, isn’t an uncritical supporter of nuclear energy, but says it’s a valuable option to have i f we’re serious about reaching carbon neutrality.“Core to all of this is the degree to which you think we can actually meet climate goals with 100% renewables,” he said. “If you don’t believe we can do it, and you care about the climate, you are forced to think about something like nuclear.”The achievability of universal 100% renewability is similarly contentious. Cities such as Burlington, Vermont, have been “100% renewable” for years. But these cities often have s mall populations, occasionally still rely on fossil fuel energy and have significant renewable resources at their immediate disposal. Meanwhile, countries that manage to run off renewables typically do so thanks to extraordinary hydroelectric capabilities.Germany stands as the best case study for a large, industrialized country pushing into green energy. Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2011 announced Energiewende, an energy transition that would phase out nuclear and coal while phasing in renewables. Wind and solar power generation has increased over 400% since 2010, and renewables provided 46% of the country’s electricity in 2019.But progress has halted in recent years. The instability of renewables doe sn’t just mean energy is often not produced at night, but also that solar and wind can overwhelm the grid during the day, forcing utilities to pay customers to use their electricity. Lagging grid infrastructure struggles to transport this overabundance of green energy from Germany’s north to its industrial south, meaning many factories still run on coal and gas. The political limit has also been reached in some places, with citizens meeting the construction of new wind turbines with loud protests.The result is that Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by around 11.5% since 2010—slower than the EU average of 13.5%.51. What accounts for the divide within the scientific community about nuclear energy?A) Attention to combating human-made climate change.B) Emphasis on protecting wildlife and natural ecosystems.C) Evolution of the term ‘green energy’ over the last century.D) Adherence to different interpretations of environmentalism.52. What is the solution to energy shortage proposed by purists’ opponents?A) Relying on renewables firmly and exclusively.B) Using fossil fuel and green energy alternately.C) Opting for nuclear energy when necessary.D) Limiting people’s non-basic consumption.53. What point does the author want to make with cities like Burlington as an example?A) It is controversial whether the goal of the whole world’s exclusive dependence on renewables is attainable.B) It is contentious whether cities with large populations have renewable resources at their immediate disposal.C) It is arguable whether cities that manage to run off renewables have sustainable hydroelectric capabilities.D) It is debatable whether traditional fossil fuel energy can be done away with entirely throughout the world.54. What do we learn about Germany regarding renewable energy?A) It has increased its wind and solar power generation four times over the last two decades.B) It represents a good example of a major industrialized country promoting green energy.C) It relies on renewable energy to generate more than half of its electricity.D) It has succeeded in reaching the goal of energy transition set by Merkel.55. What may be one of the reasons for Germany’s progress having halted in recent years?A) Its grid infrastructure’s capacity has fallen behind its development of green energy.B) Its overabundance of green energy has forced power plants to suspend operation during daytime.C) Its industrial south is used to running factories on conventional energy supplies.D) Its renewable energy supplies are unstable both at night and during the day.Part IV Translation (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.中国的传统婚礼习俗历史悠久，从周朝开始就逐渐形成了一套完整的婚礼仪式，有些一直沿用至今。

2024年6月全国大学英语CET六级真题和答案解析(第一套)

2024年06月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “There is a growing awareness of the importance of digital literacy and skills in today’s world.” You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.You should copy the sentence given in quotes at the beginning of your essay.PartⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 witha single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) Reply to the man’s last proposal within a short time.B) Sign the agreement if one small change is made to it.C) Make a sponsorship deal for her client at the meeting.D) Give the man some good news regarding the contract.2. A) They are becoming impatient. C) They are used to making alterations.B) They are afraid time is running out. D) They are concerned about the details.3. A) To prevent geographical discrimination. C) To avoid any conflict of interest.B) To tap the food and beverage market. D) To reduce unfair competition.4. A) It is a potential market for food and beverage. C) It is a negligible market for his company.B) It is very attractive for real estate developers. D) It is very different from other markets.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) They are thrilled by a rare astronomic phenomenon.B) They are celebrating a big event on mountain tops.C) They are enthusiastic about big science-related stories.D) They are joined by astronomers all across North America.6. A) It will be the most formidable of its kind in over a century.B) It will come closest to Earth in more than one hundred years.C) It will eclipse many other such events in human history.D) It will be seen most clearly from Denver’s mountain tops.7. A) A blur. C) The edge of our galaxy.B) Stars. D) An ordinary flying object.8. A) Use professional equipment. C) Fix their eyes due north.B) Climb to the nearby heights. D) Make use of phone apps.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) Whether consumers should be warned against ultra-processed foods.B) Whether there is sufficient scientific consensus on dietary guidelines.C) Whether guidelines can form the basis for nutrition advice to consumers.D) Whether food scientists will agree on the concept of ultra-processed foods.10. A) By the labor cost for the final products. C) By the extent of chemical alteration.B) By the degree of industrial processing. D) By the convention of classification.11. A) Increased consumers’ expen ses. C) People’s misunderstanding of nutrition.B) Greater risk of chronic diseases. D) Children’s dislike for unprocessed foods.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) They begin to think of the benefits of constraints.B) They try to seek solutions from creative people.C) They try hard to maximize their mental energy.D) They begin to see the world in a different way.13. A) It is characteristic of all creative people.B) It is essential to pushing society forward.C) It is a creative p erson’s response to limitation.D) It is an impetus to socio-economic development.14. A) Scarcity or abundance of resources has little impact on people’s creativity.B) Innovative people are not constrained in connecting unrelated concepts.C) People have no incentive to use available resources in new ways.D) Creative people tend to consume more available resources.15. A) It is key to a company’s survival.B) It shapes and focuses problems.C) It is essential to meeting challenges.D) It thrives best when constrained.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) Because they are learned. C) Because they have to be properly personalized.B) Because they come naturally. D) Because there can be more effective strategies.17. A) The extent of difference and of similarity between the two sides.B) The knowledge of the specific expectation the other side holds.C) The importance of one’s goals and of the relationship.D) The approaches one adopts to conflict management.18. A) The fox. C) The shark.B) The owl. D) The turtle.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) Help save species from extinction and boost human health.B) Understand how plants and animals perished over the past.C) Help gather information publicly available to researchers.D) Find out the cause of extinction of Britain’s 66,000 species.20. A) It was once dominated by dinosaurs. C) Its prospects depend on future human behaviour.B) It has entered the sixth mass extinction. D) Its climate change is aggravated by humans.21. A) It dwarfs all other efforts to conserve, protect and restore biodiversity on earth.B) It is costly to get started and requires the joint efforts of thousands of scientists.C) It can help to bring back the large numbers of plants and animals that have gone extinct.D) It is the most exciting, most relevant, most timely and most internationally inspirational.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A) Cultural identity. C) The Copernican revolution.B) Social evolution. D) Human individuality.23. A) It is a delusion to be disposed of. C) It is a myth spread by John Donne’s poem.B) It is prevalent even among academics. D) It is rooted in the mindset of the 17th century.24. A) He believes in Copernican philosophical doctrines about the universe.B) He has gained ample scientific evidence at the University of Reading.C) He has found that our inner self and material self are interconnected.D) He contends most of our body cells can only live a few days or weeks.25. A) By coming to see how disruptive such problems have got to be.B) By realising that we all can do our own bit in such endeavours.C) By becoming aware that we are part of a bigger world.D) By making joint efforts resolutely and persistently.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Readthe passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identifiedby a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a singleline through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.It’s quite remarkable how different genres of music can spark unique feelings, emotions,and memories. Studies have shown that music can reduce stress and anxiety before surgeriesand we are all attracted toward our own unique life soundtrack.If you’re lo oking to 26 stress, you might want to give classical music a try.The sounds of classical music produce a calming effect letting 27 pleasure-inducing dopamine (多巴胺) in the brain that helps control attention, learning and emotional responses. It can also turn down the body’s stress response, resulting in an overall happier mood. It turns out a pleasant mood can lead to 28 in a person’s thinking.Although there are many great 29 of classical music like Bach, Beethoven and Handel, none of these artists’ music seems to have the same health effects as Mozart’s does. According to researchers, listening to Mozart can increase brain wave activity and improve 30 function. Another study found that the distinctive features of Mozart’s music trigger parts of the brain that are responsible for high-level mental functions. Even maternity 31 use Mozart to help newborn babies adapt to life outside of the mother’s belly.It has been found that listening to classical music 32 reduces a pers on’s blood pressure. Researchers believe that the calming sounds of classical music may help your heart 33 from stress. Classical music can also be a great tool to help people who have trouble sleeping. One study found that students who had trouble sleeping slept better while they were listening to classical music.Whether classical music is something that you listen to on a regular basis or not, it wouldn’t34 to take time out of your day to listen to music that you find 35 . You will be surprised at how good it makes you feel and the potentially positive change in your health.Section BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Curious Case of the Tree That Owns ItselfA)In the city of Athens, Georgia, there exists a rather curious local landmark—a large whiteoak that is almost universally stated to own itself. Because of this, it is considered one of the most famous trees in the world. So how did this tree come to own itself and the land around it?B)Sometime in the 19th century a Georgian called Colonel William Jackson reportedly tooka liking to the said tree and endeavored to protect it from any danger. As to why he loved itso, the earliest documented account of this story is an anonymously written front page article in the Athens Weekly Banner published on August 12, 1890. It states, “Col. Jackson had watched the tree grow from his childhood, and grew to love it almost as he would a human. Its luxuriant leaves and sturdy limbs had often protected him from the heavy rains, and out of its highest branches he had many a time gotten the eggs of the feathered singers.He watched its growth, and when reaching a ripe old age he saw the tree standing in its magnificent proportions, he was pained to think that after his death it would fall into the hands of those who might destroy it.”C)Towards this end, Jackson transferred by means of a deed ownership of the tree and a littleland around it to the tree itself. The deed read, “W. H. Jackson for and in consideration of the great affection which he bears the said tree, and his great desire to see it protected has conveyed unto the said oak tree entire possession of itself and of all land within eight feet of it on all sides.”D)In time, the tree came to be something of a tourist attraction, known as The Tree That OwnsItself. However, in the early 20th century, the tree started showing signs of its slow death, with little that could be done about it. Father time comes for us all eventually, even our often long lived, tall and leafy fellow custodians (看管者) of Earth. Finally, on October 9, 1942, the over 30 meter tall and 200-400 year old tree fell, rumor has it, as a result of a severe windstorm and/or via having previously died and its roots rotted.E)About four years later, members of the Junior Ladies Garden Club (who’d tended to thetree before its unfortunate death) tracked down a small tree grown from a nut taken from the original tree. And so it was that on October 9, 1946, under the direction of Professor Roy Bowden of the College of Agriculture at the University of Georgia, this little tree was transplanted to the location of its ancestor. A couple of months later, an official ceremony was held featuring none other than the Mayor of Athens, Robert L McWhorter, to commemorate the occasion.F)This new tree became known as The Son of the Tree That Owns Itself and it was assumedthat, as the original tree’s heir, it naturally inherited the land it stood on. Of course, there are many dozens of other trees known to exist descending from the original, as people taking a nut from it to grow elsewhere was a certainty. That said, to date, none of the original tree’s other children have petitioned the courts for their share of the land, so it seems all good. In any event, The Son of the Tree That Owns Itself still stands today, though often referred to simply as The Tree That Owns Itself.G)This all brings us around to whether Jackson ever actually gave legal ownership of the treeto itself in the first place and whether such a deed is legally binding.H)Well, to begin with, it turns out Jackson only spent about three years of his life in Athens,starting at the age of 43 from 1829 to 1832, sort of dismissing the idea that he loved the tree from spending time under it as a child and watching it grow, and then worrying about what would happen to it after he died. Further, an extensive search of land ownership records in Athens does not seem to indicate Jackson ever owned the land the tree sits on.I)He did live on a lot of land directly next to it for those three years, but whether he ownedthat land or not isn’t clear. Whatever the case, in 1832 a four acre parcel, which included the land the tree was on and the neighboring land Jackson lived on, among others, was sold to University professor Malthus A Ward. In the transaction, Ward was required to payJackson a sum of $1,200 (about $31,000 today), either for the property itself or simply in compensation for improvements Jackson had made on the lot. In the end, whether he ever owned the neighboring lot or was simply allowed to use it while he allegedly worked at the University, he definitely never owned the lot the tree grew on, which is the most important bit for the topic at hand.J)After Professor Ward purchased the land, Jackson and his family purchased a 655 acre parcel a few miles away and moved there. Ten years later, in 1844, Jackson seemed to have come into financial difficulties and had his little plantation seized by the Clarke County Sheriff’s office and auctioned off to settle the mortgage. Thus, had he owned some land in Athens itself, including the land the tree sat on, presumably he would have sold it to raise funds or otherwise had it taken as well.K)And whatever the case there, Jackson would have known property taxes needed to be paid on the deeded land for the tree to be truly secure in its future. Yet no account or record indicates any trust or the like was set up to facilitate this.L)On top of all this, there is no hard evidence such a deed ever existed, despite the fact that deed records in Athens go back many decades before Jackson’s death in 1876 and that it was supposed to have existed in 1890 in the archives according to the original anonymous news reporter who claims to have seen it.M)As you might imagine from all of this, few give credit to this side of the story. So how did all of this come about then?N)It is speculated to have been invented by the imagination of the said anonymous author at the Athens Weekly Banner in the aforementioned 1890 front page article titled “Deeded to Itself”, which by the way contained several elements that are much more easily proved to be false. As to why the author would do this, it’s speculated perhaps it was a 19th century version of a click-bait thought exercise on whether it would be legal for someone to deed such a non-conscious living thing to itself or not.O)Whatever the case, the next known instance of the Tree That Owns Itself being mentioned wasn’t until 1901 in the Centennial Edition of that same paper, the Athens Weekly Banner.This featured another account very clearly just copying the original article published abouta decade before, only slightly reworded. The next account was in 1906, again in the AthensWeekly Banner, again very clearly copying the original account, only slightly reworded, the 19th century equivalent of re-posts when the audience has forgotten about the original.36. Jackson was said to have transferred his ownership of the oak tree to itself in order to protect it from being destroyed.37. No proof has been found from an extensive search that Jackson had ever owned the land where the oak tree grew.38. When it was raining heavily, Jackson often took shelter under a big tree that is said to own itself.39. There is no evidence that Jackson had made arrangements to pay property taxes for the land on which the oak tree sat.40. Professor Ward paid Jackson over one thousand dollars when purchasing a piece of land from him.41. It is said the tree that owned itself fell in a heavy windstorm.42. The story of the oak tree is suspected to have been invented as a thought exercise.43. Jackson’s little plantation was auctioned off to settle his debt in the mid-19th century.44. An official ceremony was held to celebrate the transplanting of a small tree to where its ancestor had stood.45. The story of the Tree That Owns Itself appeared in the local paper several times, with slight alterations in wording.Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.It is irrefutable that employees know the difference between right and wron g. So why don’t more employees intervene when they see someone exhibiting at-risk behavior in the workplace?There are a number of factors that influence whether people intervene. First, they need to be able to see a risky situation beginning to unfold. Second, the company’s culture needs to make them feel safe to speak up. And third, they need to have the communication skills to say something effectively.This is not strictly a workplace problem; it’s a growing problem off the job too. Every day people witness things on the street and choose to stand idly by. This is known as the bystander effect—the more people who witness an event, the less likely anyone in that group is to help the victim. The psychology behind this is called diffusion of responsibility. Basically, the larger the crowd, the more people assume that someone else will take care of it—meaning no one effectively intervenes or acts in a moment of need.This crowd mentality is strong enough for people to evade their known responsibilities. But it’s not only frontline workers who don’t make safety i nterventions in the workplace. There are also instances where supervisors do not intervene either.When a group of employees sees unsafe behavior not being addressed at a leadership level it creates the precedent that this is how these situations should be addressed, thus defining the safety culture for everyone.Despite the fact that workers are encouraged to intervene when they observe unsafe operations, this happens less than half of the time. Fear is the ultimate factor in not intervening. There is a fear of penalty, a fear that they’ll have to do more work if they intervene. Unsuccessful attempts in the past are another strong contributing factor to why people don’t intervene—they tend to prefer to defer that action to someone else for all future situations.On many worksites, competent workers must be appointed. Part of their job is to intervene when workers perform a task without the proper equipment or if the conditions are unsafe. Competent workers are also required to stop work from continuing when there’s a danger.Supervisors also play a critical role. Even if a competent person isn’t required, supervisors need a broad set of skills to not only identify and alleviate workplace hazards but also build a safety climate within their team that supports intervening and open communication among them.Beyond competent workers and supervisors, it’s important to educate everyon e within the organization that they are obliged to intervene if they witness a possible unsafe act, whether you’re a designated competent person, a supervisor or a frontline worker.46. What is one of the factors contributing to failure of intervention in face of risky behavior in the workplace?A) Slack supervision style. C) Unforeseeable risk.B) Unfavorable workplace culture. D) Blocked communication.47. What does the author mean by “diffusion of responsibility” (Line 4, Para. 3)?A) The more people are around, the more they need to worry about their personal safety.B) The more people who witness an event, the less likely anyone will venture to participate.C) The more people idling around on the street, the more likely they need taking care of.D) The more people are around, the less chance someone will step forward to intervene.48. What happens when unsafe behavior at the workplace is not addressed by the leaders?A) No one will intervene when they see similar behaviors.B) Everyone will see it as the easiest way to deal with crisis.C) Workers have to take extra caution executing their duties.D) Workers are left to take care of the emergency themselves.49. What is the ultimate reason workers won’t act when they see unsafe operations?A) Preference of deferring the action to others. C) Fear of being isolated by coworkers.B) Anticipation of leadership intervention. D) Fear of having to do more work.50. What is critical to ensuring workplace safety?A) Workers be trained to operate their equipment properly.B) Workers exhibiting at-risk behavior be strictly disciplined.C) Supervisors create a safety environment for timely intervention.D) Supervisors conduct effective communication with frontline workers.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.The term “environmentalist” can mean different things. It used to refer to people trying to protect wildlife and natural ecosystems. In the 21st century, the term has evolved to capture the need to combat human-made climate change.The distinction between these two strands of environmentalism is the cause of a split within the scientific community about nuclear energy.On one side are purists who believe nuclear power isn’t worth the risk and the exclusive solution to the climate crisis is renewable energy. The opposing side agrees that renewables are crucial, but says society needs an amount of power available to meet consumers’ basic demands when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. Nuclear energy, being far cleaner than oil, gas and coal, is a natural option, especially where hydroelectric capacity is limited.Leon Clarke, who helped author reports for the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, isn’t an uncritical supporter of nuclear energy, but says it’s a valuable option to have i f we’re serious about reaching carbon neutrality.“Core to all of this is the degree to which you think we can actually meet climate goals with 100% renewables,” he said. “If you don’t believe we can do it, and you care about the climate, you are forced to think about something like nuclear.”The achievability of universal 100% renewability is similarly contentious. Cities such as Burlington, Vermont, have been “100% renewable” for years. But these cities often have s mall populations, occasionally still rely on fossil fuel energy and have significant renewable resources at their immediate disposal. Meanwhile, countries that manage to run off renewables typically do so thanks to extraordinary hydroelectric capabilities.Germany stands as the best case study for a large, industrialized country pushing into green energy. Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2011 announced Energiewende, an energy transition that would phase out nuclear and coal while phasing in renewables. Wind and solar power generation has increased over 400% since 2010, and renewables provided 46% of the country’s electricity in 2019.But progress has halted in recent years. The instability of renewables doe sn’t just mean energy is often not produced at night, but also that solar and wind can overwhelm the grid during the day, forcing utilities to pay customers to use their electricity. Lagging grid infrastructure struggles to transport this overabundance of green energy from Germany’s north to its industrial south, meaning many factories still run on coal and gas. The political limit has also been reached in some places, with citizens meeting the construction of new wind turbines with loud protests.The result is that Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by around 11.5% since 2010—slower than the EU average of 13.5%.51. What accounts for the divide within the scientific community about nuclear energy?A) Attention to combating human-made climate change.B) Emphasis on protecting wildlife and natural ecosystems.C) Evolution of the term ‘green energy’ over the last century.D) Adherence to different interpretations of environmentalism.52. What is the solution to energy shortage proposed by purists’ opponents?A) Relying on renewables firmly and exclusively.B) Using fossil fuel and green energy alternately.C) Opting for nuclear energy when necessary.D) Limiting people’s non-basic consumption.53. What point does the author want to make with cities like Burlington as an example?A) It is controversial whether the goal of the whole world’s exclusive dependence on renewables is attainable.B) It is contentious whether cities with large populations have renewable resources at their immediate disposal.C) It is arguable whether cities that manage to run off renewables have sustainable hydroelectric capabilities.D) It is debatable whether traditional fossil fuel energy can be done away with entirely throughout the world.54. What do we learn about Germany regarding renewable energy?A) It has increased its wind and solar power generation four times over the last two decades.B) It represents a good example of a major industrialized country promoting green energy.C) It relies on renewable energy to generate more than half of its electricity.D) It has succeeded in reaching the goal of energy transition set by Merkel.55. What may be one of the reasons for Germany’s progress having halted in recent years?A) Its grid infrastructure’s capacity has fallen behind its development of green energy.B) Its overabundance of green energy has forced power plants to suspend operation during daytime.C) Its industrial south is used to running factories on conventional energy supplies.D) Its renewable energy supplies are unstable both at night and during the day.Part IV Translation (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.中国的传统婚礼习俗历史悠久，从周朝开始就逐渐形成了一套完整的婚礼仪式，有些一直沿用至今。