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六级真题卷一

2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Supposeyouareaskedtogiveadviceonwhethertomajorinscienceorhumanitiesatcollege,writeanessaytostateyouropinion.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

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PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Doingenjoyablework.C）Earningacompetitivesalary.

B）Havingfriendlycolleagues.D）Workingforsupportivebosses.

2.A）31%.B）20%.C）25%.D）73%.

3.A）Thoseofasmallsize.C）Thosethatarewellmanaged.

B）Thoserunbywomen.D）Thosefullofskilledworkers.

4.A）Theycanhopfromjobtojobeasily.

B）Theycanwinrecognitionoftheirwork.

C）Theycanbetterbalanceworkandlife.

D）Theycantakeonmorethanonejob.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A）ItisabookofEuropeanhistory.C）ItisaboutthecityofBruges.

B）Itisanintroductiontomusic.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）Theymakecarefulpreparationsbeforehand.

B）Theytaketoomanyirrelevantfactorsintoaccount.

C）Theyspendtoomuchtimeanticipatingtheirdefeat.

D）Theytryhardtoavoidgettingoffonthewrongfoot.

10.A）Aperson'snervoussystemismorecomplicatedthanimagined.

B）Golfersusuallyhavepositivementalimagesofthemselves.

C）Mentalimagesofteninterferewithathletes'performance.

D）Thinkinghasthesameeffectonthenervoussystemasdoing.

11.A）Anticipatepossibleproblems.C）Picturethemselvessucceeding.

B）Makealistofdo'sanddon'ts.D）Trytoappearmoreprofessional.

12.A）Sheworeadesignerdress.C）Shedidnotspeakloudenough.

B）Shewonherfirstjurytrial.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,yonmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Observingthechangesinmarketing.

B）Conductingresearchonconsumerbehaviour.

C）Studyingthehazardsofyoungpeopledrinking.

D）Investigatingtheimpactofmediaongovernment.

17.A）Itisthecauseofmanystreetriots.C）Itisachiefconcernofparents.

B）Itisgettingworseyearbyyear.D）Itisanactofsocialising

18.A）Theyspentaweekstudyingtheirownpurchasingbehaviour.

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.C）Therestaurantcaracceptedcashonly.

B）Theserviceonthetrainwasnotgood.D）Thecashinherhandbagwasmissing.

22.A）Byputtingmoneyintoenvelopes.C）Bylimitingtheirday-to-dayspending.

B）Bydrawingmoneyweekbyweek.D）Byrefusingtobuyanythingoncredit.

Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Populationexplosion.C）Extinctionofrarespecies.

B）Chronichunger.D）Environmentaldeterioration.

24.A）Theycontributetooverpopulation.C）Theyhavebeenbroughtundercontrol.

B）Abouthalfofthemareunintended.D）Themajorityofthemtendtoendhalfway.

25.A）Itisessentialtothewellbeingofallspeciesonearth.

B）Itisbecomingasubjectofinterdisciplinaryresearch.

C）Itisneglectedinmanyofthedevelopingcountries.

D）Itisbeginningtoattractpostgraduates'attention.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AfterbecomingpresidentofPurdueUniversityin2013,MitchDanielsaskedthefacultytoprovethattheirstudentshaveactuallyachievedoneofhighereducation'smostimportantgoals:

criticalthinkingskills.Twoyearsbefore,anationwidestudyofcollegegraduateshadshownthatmorethanathirdhadmadeno26gainsinsuchmentalabilitiesduringtheirschoolyears.Mr.Danielsneededto27thehighcostofattendingPurduetoitsstudentsandtheirfamilies.Afterall,thepercentageofAmericanswhosayacollegedegreeis"veryimportant"hasfallen28inthelast5-6years.

Purduenowhasapilottesttoassessstudents'criticalthinkingskills.YetlikemanycollegeteachersaroundtheU.S.,thefacultyremain29thattheirworkaseducatorscanbemeasuredbya“learning30”suchasagraduate'sabilitytoinvestigateandreason.However,theprofessorsneednotworrysomuch.Theresultsofarecentexperimentshowedthatprofessorscanuse31metricstomeasurehowwellstudentsdointhreekeyareas:

criticalthinking,writtencommunication,andquantitativeliteracy.

Despitethesuccessoftheexperiment,theactualresultsareworrisome,andmostly32earlierstudies.Theorganizersoftheexperimentconcludedthatfarfewerstudentswereachievingathighlevelsoncriticalthinkingthantheyweredoingforwrittencommunicationorquantitativeliteracy.Andthatconclusionisbasedonlyonstudentsnearinggraduation.

Americanuniversities,despitetheirglobal33forexcellenceinteaching,haveonlybeguntodemonstratewhattheycanproduceinreal-worldlearning.Knowledge-baseddegreesarestillimportant,butemployersare34advancedthinkingskillsfromcollegegraduates.Iftheintellectualworthofacollegedegreecanbe35measured,morepeoplewillseekhighereducation—andcomeoutbetterthinkers.

A）accuratelyI）predominance

B）confirmJ）presuming

C）demandingK）reputation

D）doubtfulL）significant

C）drasticallyM）signify

F）justifyN）simultaneously

G）monopolizedO）standardized

H）outcome

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondinglette