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7A版英语六级第二套及答案解析
2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析(第二套完整版)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Supposeyouareaskedtogiveadviceonwhethertomajorinscienceorhumanitiesatcollege,writeanessaytostateyouropinion.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youmilhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Doingenjoyablework.B)Havingfriendlycolleagues.
C)Earningacompetitivesalary.D)Workingforsupportivebosses.
2.A)31%.B)20%.C)25%.D)73%.
3.A)Thoseofasmallsize.B)Thoserunbywomen.
C)Thosethatarewellmanaged.D)Thosefullofskilledworkers.
4.A)Theycanhopfromjobtojobeasily.
B)Theycanwinrecognitionoftheirwork.
C)Theycanbetterbalanceworkandlife.
D)Theycantakeonmorethanonejob.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A)ItisabookofEuropeanhistory.B)Itisanintroductiontomusic.
C)ItisaboutthecityofBruges.D)Itisacollectionofphotos.
6.A)WhenpaintingtheconcerthallofBruges.
B)WhenvacationinginanItaliancoastalcity.
C)Whentakingpicturesforaconcertcatalogue.
D)WhenwritingaboutBelgium’scoastalregions.
7.A)TheentireEuropeancoastlinewillbesubmerged.
B)TherichheritageofEuropewillbelostcompletely.
C)TheseawaterofEuropewillbeseriouslypolluted.
D)ThemajorEuropeanscenicspotswilldisappear.
8.A)Itswaterwaysarebeingincreasinglypolluted.
B)Peoplecannotgetaroundwithoutusingboats.
C)Itattractslargenumbersoftouristsfromhomeandabroad.
D)Touristsusewoodenpathstoreachtheirhotelsinthemorning.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Theymakecarefulpreparationbeforehand.
B)Theytaketoomanyirrelevantfactorsintoaccount.
C)Theyspendtoomuchtimeanticipatingtheirdefeat.
D)Theytryhardtoavoidgettingoffonthewrongfoot.
10.A)Aperson’snervoussystemismorecomplicatedthanimagined.
B)Golfersusuallyhavepositivementalimagesofthemselves.
C)Mentalimagesofteninterferewithathletes’performance.
D)Thinkinghasthesameeffectonthenervoussystemasdoing.
11.A)Anticipatepossibleproblems.
B)Makealistofdo’sanddon’ts.
C)Picturethemselvessucceeding.
D)Trytoappearmoreprofessional.
12.A)Sheworeadesignerdress.B)Shewonherfirstjurytrial.
C)Shedidnotspeakloudenough.D)Shepresentedmovingpictures.
Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
13.A)Itslong-termeffectsareyettobeproved.
B)Itshealthbenefitshavebeenoverestimated.
C)Ithelpspeopletoavoiddevelopingbreastcancer.
D)Itenablespatientswithdiabetestorecoversooner.
14.A)Itfocusedontheirwaysoflifeduringyoungadulthood.
B)Ittrackedtheirchangeinfoodpreferencesfor20years.
C)Itfocusedontheirdifferencefrommeninfiberintake.
D)Ittrackedtheireatinghabitssincetheiradolescence.
15.A)Fibermayhelptoreducehormonesinthebody.
B)Fibermaybringmorebenefitstowomenthanmen.
C)Fibermayimprovethefunctionofheartmuscles.
D)Fibermaymakebloodcirculationmoresmooth.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Observingthechangesinmarketing.
B)Conductingresearchonconsumerbehavior.
C)Studyingthehazardsofyoungpeopledrinking.
D)Investigatingtheimpactofmediaongovernment.
17.A)Itisthecauseofmanystreetriots.
B)Itisgettingworseyearbyyear.
C)Itisachiefconcernofparents.
D)Itisanactofsocialising.
18.A)Theyspentaweekstudyingtheirownpurchasingbehavior.
B)Theyresearchedtheimpactofmobilephonesonyoungpeople.
C)Theyanalysedtheirfamilybudgetsovertheyears.
D)Theyconductedathoroughresearchonadvertising.
Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Itishelpingitsbankstoimproveefficiency.
B)Itistryinghardtodoawaywithdirtymoney.
C)Itisthefirstcountrytousecreditcardsintheworld.
D)Itislikelytogiveuppapermoneyinthenearfuture.
20.A)Whetheritispossibletotravelwithoutcarryinganyphysicalcurrency.
B)Whetheritispossibletopredicthowmuchmoneyoneisgoingtospend.
C)Whethertheabsenceofphysicalcurrencycausesapersontospendmore.
D)Whethertheabsenceofphysicalcurrencyisgoingtoaffecteverydaylife.
21.A)Therewasnofoodserviceonthetrain.
B)Theserviceonthetrainwasnotgood.
C)Therestaurantcaracceptedcashonly.
D)Thecashinherhandbagwasmissing.
22.A)Byputtingmoneyintoenvelopes.
B)Bydrawingmoneyweekbyweek.
C)Bylimitingtheirday-to-dayspending.
D)Byrefusingtobuyanythingoncredit.
Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
23.A)PopulationeGplosion.
B)Chronichunger.
C)EGtinctionofrarespecies.
D)Environmentaldeterioration.
24.A)Theycontributetooverpopulation.
B)Abouthalfofthemareunintended.
C)Theyhavebeenbroughtundercontrol.
D)Themajorityofthemtendtoendhalfway.
25.A)Itisessentialtothewellbeingofallspeciesonearth.
B)Itisbecomingasubjectofinterdisciplinaryresearch.
C)Itisneglectedinmanyofthedevelopingcountries.
D)Itisbeginningtoattractpostgraduates’attention.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
AfterbecomingpresidentofPurdueUniversityin20XX,MitchDanielsaskedthefacultytoprovethattheirstudentshaveactuallyachievedoneofhighereducation’smostimportantgoals:
criticalthinkingskills.Twoyearsbefore,anationwidestudyofcollegegraduateshadshownthatmorethanathirdhadmadeno__26__gainsinsuchmentalabilitiesduringtheirschoolyears.Mr.Danielsneededto__27__thehighcostofattendingPurduetoitsstudentsandtheirfamilies.Afterall,thepercentageofAmericanswhosayacollegedegreeis“veryimportant”hasfallen__28__inthelast5-6years.
Purduenowhasapilottesttoassessstudents’criticalthinkingskills.YetlikemanycollegeteachersaroundtheU.S.,thefacultyremain__29__thattheirworkaseducatorscanbemeasuredbya“learning__30__”suchasagraduate’sabilitytoinvestigateandreason.However,theprofessorsneednotworrysomuch.TheresultsofarecenteGperimentshowedthatprofessorscanuse__31__metricstomeasurehowwellstudentsdointhreekeyareas:
criticalthinking,writtencommunication,andquantitativeliteracy.
DespitethesuccessoftheeGperiment,theactualresultsareworrisome,andmostly__32__earlierstudies.TheorganizersoftheeGperimentconcludedthatfarfewerstudentswereachievingathighlevelsoncriticalthinkingthantheyweredoingforwrittencommunicationorquantitativeliteracy.Andthatconclusionisbasedonlyonstudentsnearinggraduation.
Americanuniversities,despitetheirglobal__33__foreGcellenceinteaching,haveonlybeguntodemonstratewhattheycanproduceinreal-worldlearning.Knowledge-baseddegreesarestillimportant,butemployersare__34__advancedthinkingskillsfromcollegegraduates.Iftheintellectualworthofacollegedegreecanbe__35__measured,morepeoplewillseekhighereducation---andcomeoutbetterthinkers.
A)accuratelyB)confirmC)demandingD)doubtfulE)drastically
F)justifyG)monopolizedH)outcomeI)predominanceJ)presuming
K)reputationL)significantM)signifyN)simultaneouslyO)standardized
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2.
ThePriceofOilandthePriceofCarbon
[A]Fossilfuelpricesarelikelytostay“lowforlong”.Notwithstandingimportantrecentprogressindevelopingrenewablefuelsources,lowfossilfuelpricescoulddiscouragefurtherinnovationin,andadoptionof,cleanerenergytechnologies.TheresultwouldbehigheremissionsofcarbondioGideandothergreenhousegases.
[B]Policymakersshouldnotallowlowenergypricestoderailthecleanenergytransition.Actiontorestoreappropriatepriceincentives,notablythroughcorrectivecarbonpricing,isurgentlyneededtolowertheriskofirreversibleandpotentiallydevastatingeffectsofclimatechange.Thatapproachalsooffersfiscalbenefits.
[C]Oilpriceshavedroppedbyover60%sinceJune20XX.Acommonlyheldviewintheoilindustryisthat“thebestcureforlowoilpricesislowoilprices”.Thereasoningbehindthissayingisthatlowoilpricesdiscourageinvestmentinnewproductioncapacity,eventuallyshiftingtheoilsupplycurvebackwardandbringingpricesbackupaseGistingoilfields---whichcanbetappedatrelativelylowmarginalcost----aredepleted.Infact,inlinewithpasteGperience,capitaleGpenditureintheoilsectorhasdroppedsharplyinmanyproducingcountries,includingtheUnitedStates.Thedynamicadjustmenttolowoilpricesmay,however,bedifferentthistimearound.
[D]OilpricesareeGpectedtoremainlowerforlonger.Theadventofnewtechnologieshasaddedabout4.2millionbarrelsperdaytothecrudeoilmarket,contributingtoaglobalover-supply.Inaddition,otherfactorsareputtingdownwardpressureonoilprices:
changeinthestrategicbehavioroftheOrganizationofPetroleumEGportingCountries,theprojectedincreaseinIranianeGports,thescaling-downofglobaldemand(especiallyfromemergingmarkets),thelong-termdropinpetroleumconsumptionintheUnitedStates,andsomedisplacementofoilbysubstitutes.Theselikelypersistentforces,likethegrowthofshale(页岩)oil,pointtoa“lowforlong”scenario.Futuresmarkets,whichshowonlyamodestrecoveryofpricestoaround$60abarrelby2019