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12大学英语六级真题精校版第一套
2017年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying“Respectothers,andyouwillberespected.”Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Theyrewardbusinessesthateliminatefoodwaste.
B)Theyprohibitthesaleoffoodsthathavegonestale.
C)Theyfacilitatethedonationofunsoldfoodstotheneedy.
D)Theyforbidbusinessestoproducemorefoodsthanneeded.
2.A)Itimposedpenaltiesonbusinessesthatwastefood.
B)Itpassedalawaimingtostopoverproduction.
C)ItvotedagainstfoodimportfromoutsideEurope.
D)Itprohibitedthepromotionofbulkfoodsales.
3.A)Ithaswarneditspeopleagainstpossiblefoodshortages.
B)Ithaspenalizedbusinessesthatkeepoverproducingfoods.
C)Ithasstartedanationwidecampaignagainstfoodwaste.
D)Ithasbannedsupermarketsfromdumpingediblefoods.
4.A)Theconfusionoverfoodexpirationlabels.
B)Thesurplusresultingfromoverproduction.
C)Americans’habitofbuyingfoodinbulk.
D)Alackofregulationonfoodconsumption.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Ithasstartedaweek-longpromotioncampaign.
B)Ithasjustlauncheditsannualanniversarysales.
C)Itoffersregularweekendsalesalltheyearround.
D)Itspecializesinthesaleofladies’designerdresses.
6.A)Pricereductionsforitsfrequentcustomers.
B)Couponsforcustomerswithbulkpurchases.
C)Freedeliveryofpurchasesforseniorcustomers.
D)Priceadjustmentswithinsevendaysofpurchase.
7.A)Mailagiftcardtoher.
B)Allowhertobuyoncredit.
C)Creditittoheraccount.
D)Givehersomecoupons.
8.A)Refundingforgoodsreturned.
B)Freeinstallingofappliances.
C)Prolongedgoodswarranty.
D)Complimentarytailoring.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Theyarethin,tall,andunlikerealhumanbeings.
B)Theyhavemorethantwentydifferenthairtextures.
C)Theyhavetwenty-fourdifferentbodyshapesintotal.
D)Theyrepresentpeoplefromvirtuallyallwalksoflife.
10.A)Theydonotreflectyounggirls’aspirations.
B)Theyarenotsoldtogetherwiththeoriginal.
C)Theirflatfeetdonotappealtoadolescents.
D)Theirbodyshapeshavenotchangedmuch.
11.A)Intoystores.
B)Inshoppingmalls.
C)OntheInternet.
D)AtBarbieshops.
Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Moveablemetaltypebegantobeusedinprinting.
B)Chineseprintingtechnologywasfirstintroduced.
C)Theearliestknownbookwaspublished.
D)MetaltypewasimportedfromKorea.
13.A)Ithadmorethanahundredprintingpresses.
B)Itwasthebiggestprinterinthe16thcentury.
C)IthelpedtheGermanpeoplebecomeliterate.
D)Itproducedsome20millionvolumesintotal.
14.A)Itpushedhandwrittenbooksoutofcirculation.
B)Itboostedthecirculationofpopularworks.
C)Itmadewritingaveryprofitablecareer.
D)Itprovidedreaderswithmorechoices.
15.A)ItacceleratedtheextinctionoftheLatinlanguage.
B)Itstandardizedthepublicationofgrammarbooks.
C)Itturnedtranslationintoawelcomeprofession.
D)Itpromotedthegrowthofnationallanguages.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughcentre.
Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theygetboredafterworkingforaperiodoftime.
B)Theyspendanaverageofoneyearfindingajob.
C)Theybecomestuckinthesamejobfordecades.
D)Theychooseajobwithoutthinkingitthrough.
17.A)Seeiftherewillbechancesforpromotion.
B)Findoutwhatjobchoicesareavailable.
C)Watchafilmaboutwaysofjobhunting.
D)Decidewhichjobismostattractivetoyou.
18.A)Thequalificationsyouhave.
B)Thepayyouaregoingtoget.
C)Thecultureofyourtargetcompany.
D)Theworkenvironmentyouwillbein.
Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
19.A)ItisasimportantasChristmasforAfrican-Americans.
B)ItisaculturalfestivalfoundedforAfrican-Americans.
C)ItisanancientfestivalcelebratedbyAfrican-Americans.
D)ItisareligiousfestivalcelebratedbyAfrican-Americans.
20.A)TourgeAfrican-Americanstodomoreforsociety.
B)TocallonAfrican-Americanstoworshiptheirgods.
C)TohelpAfrican-Americanstorealizetheirgoals.
D)ToremindAfrican-Americansoftheirsufferings.
21.A)Faithinself-determination.
B)Thefirstfruitsoftheharvest.
C)Unityandcooperativeeconomics.
D)Creativeworkandachievement.
22.A)Theyreciteaprinciple.
B)Theytakeasolemnoath.
C)Theydrinkwinefromtheunitycup.
D)Theycallouttheirancestors’names.
Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Itisoneoftheworld’smosthealthydiets.
B)Itcontainslargeamountsofdairyproducts.
C)Itbegantoimpacttheworldinrecentyears.
D)Itconsistsmainlyofvariouskindsofseafood.
24.A)Itinvolved13,000researchersfromAsia,EuropeandAmerica.
B)ItwasconductedinsevenMid-Easterncountriesinthe1950s.
C)Itisregardedasoneofthegreatestresearchesofitskind.
D)Ithasdrawntheattentionofmedicaldoctorstheworldover.
25.A)Theycaremuchabouttheirhealth.
B)Theyeatfoodswithlittlefat.
C)Theyuselittleoilincooking.
D)Theyhavelowermortalityrates.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Inthepast12months,Nigeriahassufferedfromashrinkingeconomy,aslidingcurrency,andaprolongedfuelshortage.Now,Africa’slargesteconomyinfacingafoodcrisisasmajortomatofieldshavebeendestroyedbyaninsect,leadingtoanationwideshortageandescalatingprices.
Theinsect,Tutaabsoluta,hasdestroyed80%offarmsinKaduna,Nigeria’slargesttomato-producingstate,leadingthegovernmenttheretodeclareastateof__26__.Theinsect,alsoknownasthetomatoleafminer,devastatescropsby__27__onfruitsanddiggingintoandmovingthroughstalks.It__28__incrediblyquickly,breedingupto12generationsperyearifconditionsarefavorable.Itisbelievedtohave__29__inSouthAmericaintheearly1900s,andlaterspreadtoEuropebeforecrossingovertosub-SaharanAfrica.
InNigeria,wheretomatoesareastapleoflocaldiets,theinsect’seffectsaredevastating.Retailpricesfora__30__oftomatoesatlocalmarketshaverisenfrom$0.50to$2.50.Farmersarereportingsteeplossesandanew$20milliontomato-pastefactoryhas__31__productionduetotheshortages.
Giventhemoth’sabilityalsotoattackcropslikepepperandpotatoes,AuduOgbeh,Nigeria’sministerofagriculture,haswarnedthatthepestmay"createseriousproblemsforfood__32__"inthecountry.Ogbehsaysexpertsareinvestigatinghowtocontrolthepest’sdamageandpreventitsspread,whichhasgonelargely__33__untilnow.
Despitebeingthecontinent’ssecond-largestproduceroftomatoes,Nigeriais__34__on$1billionworthoftomato-pasteimportseveryyear,asaround75%ofthelocalharvestgoestowastethankstoalackofproperstoragefacilities.Afurther__35__inlocalsuppliesisyetanotherunwelcomesetbacktotheindustry.
A)dependent
B)embarking
C)emergency
D)feeding
E)grazes
F)halted
G)handful
H)multitude
I)originated
J)reduction
K)reproduces
L)security
M)terror
N)unchecked
O)unchecked
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
Who’sReallyAddictingYouToTechnology?
[A]“NearlyeveryoneIknowisaddictedinsomemeasuretotheInternet,”wroteTonySchwartzinTheNewYorkTimes.It’sacommoncomplaintthesedays.AsteadystreamofsimilarheadlinesaccusetheNetanditsoffspringapps,socialmediasitesandonlinegamesofaddictingustodistraction.
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