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星火英语版大学英语六级参考答案
【星火英语版】2017年12月大学英语六级参考答案
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星火英语四六级
2017年12月六级参考答案
六级听力一
ConversationOne
M:
Andnow,forthelattersideofthenews,Europeissettinganexamplefortherestoftheworldwhenitcomestofoodwaste.
W:
That’sright,John.Thisweek,theItaliangovernmentpassedlegislationthataimstodramaticallyreducetheamountoffoodwasteinthecountry.Newlawshavebeenputintoplacethatwillmakeiteasierforfarmsandsupermarketstodonateandsellfoodstothosewhoareinneed.
M:
Yes,inanadditiontothis,businesseswillnowberewardedforsuccessfuleffortstocutfoodwaste.
W:
Italyisnottheonlycountrytofocusonreducingfoodwaste.Justearlierthisyear,theEuropeanparliamentvotedinfavoroflegislationthatwouldstopgrocerygiantsfromunfairtradingpracticesthatresultinoverproduction,thuscreatingwaste.
M:
InFrance,thegovernmenthasbannedsupermarketsfromthrowingawayediblefoodsandimposedharshpenaltiesonbusinessesthatfailtocomplywiththeregulations.
W:
Whilethereisstillmuchprogresstobemade,othercountriescouldlearnathingortwofromtheexamplesetbyFranceandItaly.IntheUnitedSates,upto40%ofallfoodgoesuneaten.DespitethefactthatoneinsevenAmericanhouseholdslacksregularaccesstogoodfood,onemajorcauseofthisproblemistheconfusionoverfoodexpirationlabels,whicharecurrentlynotregulatedbythegovernment.
M:
Allthiscouldchangesoon.ThiswaveofnewlawsinEuropewilldefinitelyputmorepressureonlawmakerstoreducefoodwastehere.WeturnnowtoaspokespersonfromHarvardUniversity’sFoodLawandPolicyClinicformoreonthestory.Andnow,let’swelcomeprofessorEdwardBakertospeaktous.
1:
WhatdoesthewomansayaboutthenewlawsinItaly?
2:
WhatdidtheEuropeanparliamentdotoreducefoodwaste?
3:
WhathastheFrenchgovernmentdonerecently?
4:
WhatisthemajorcauseoffoodwasteintheUnitedStates?
ConversationTwo
M:
ThankyouforcallingtheSouthAvenueDepartmentStore.HowcanIbeassistanttoyoutoday?
W:
Hello.Iwasinyourstorethispastweekendandboughtafewitems.Yesterday,myfriendtoldmethattheannualanniversarysaleshadbegun.ItturnedoutsheboughtthesamesweaterasIdidbutforamuchlowerprice.
M:
Yes.OurannualanniversarysalesstartedonMonday.Wedoofferpriceadjustmentsforsevendaysofpurchasetoensureourcustomers’satisfaction.Yousaidyoudidthepurchaseherethispastweekend?
W:
Yes.IwasshoppinginyourstorelastSundayafternoon.
M:
Thatwoulddefinitelyfallwithinthepriceadjustmentwindow.Doyouhaveanaccountwithus?
Wecancredityouraccountdirectlywiththedifferenceifyouwish.Otherwise,wecansendagiftcardbymailifyouprefer.
W:
Creditingmyaccountwillbewonderful.Thankyou.Now,you’vementionedthatthereisasalegoingon.IdorememberadressIquietlylikewhenIwasintheshoponSunday.Isitonofferaswell.
M:
Yes,ma’am.Allthenewarrivalsare15-20%off.Inadditiontothesale,wearerunningapromotionforcomplementarytailoringifneeded
W:
That’sgoodnews.ThedressreallycaughtmyeyebutIdidhavesomeconcernsaboutthelength.Howlongwillyouralterationtake?
M:
Ourtailoringdepartmentguaranteesalterationtobecompletedwithinfiveworkingdays.Ifyoulike,Icansendasizeforyou.Ifyouareabletocomethisafternoon,youcangiveyournametothesalesmanager.Andtheywillbeabletoassistyou.
5:
WhatdowelearnabouttheSaxDepartmentStore?
6:
WhatdidthemansayaboutSaxDepartmentStore’soffers?
7:
Whatdidthewomanwantthestoretodotoaddressthepricedifference?
8:
WhatistheserviceSaxdepartmentstoreoffersinadditiontothepromotionsale?
Passage1
Barbiedollshaveaparticularlooktothem.Theyarethin,tall,longleggedandvirtually unlikeanyrealhumanbeing.Although,overtheyears,barbieshadmorethan180differentcareers,includingfootballcoach,signlanguageteacher,ambassador,presidentandastronaut.Herbodyshapehasn’tchangedmuch.Lastyear,MATEL,thecompanythatmakesBarbiedolls,addedsomebarbiestoitslinetohaveadifferentskintonesandhairtextures.Therearenowbarbies17skintones,22eyecoloursand24hairstylesthatchoosefrom.Lastyear,MATELalsogavebarbieaflatfootratherthan4fingerstobeinheelsallthetimelikeoriginalbarbieis.Now,theyareintroducingnewbarbieswith3slightlydifferentbodyshapes.Ontheoriginal,tallandthinbarbieswouldcontinuetobesold.Inthestatementonitswebsite,thecompanysays,itwantsbarbiestolookmorelikearealpeopleandtogivegirlseverywhere,infinitelymorewaysthatsparktheirimaginationandplayoutthestories.Althoughmanypeoplesaythenewbarbiesaresteppingintherightdirection.Somepeoplesaytheydon’tgofarenough.TheysaythenewBarbieshapescouldbeevenmoredifferentfromtheoriginaltall-thinbarbies.SalesofBarbiedollshasbeenfallingeveryyearssince2005accordingtoCBCnews.Thetoysaren’tinstoresyet,buttheywillbesoldonlineattheBarbiewebsitestartingthisweekfor9dollarsand99cents.
9.WhatdoweknowabouttheoriginalBarbiedolls?
10.WhydosomepeoplefeelunsatisfiedwithnewBarbiedolls?
11.WherewillthenewBarbiedollsbesoldfirst?
Passage2
TheearliestprintedbookweknowntodayappearedinChinaintheyear868,andmetaltypewasusedinKoreaatthebeginningofthefifteencentury,butitwasinGermanyaroundtheyear1415,thattheprintingpressusedinmovablemetaltypewasinvented.Capitalismturnedprintingfromaninventionintoanindustry,rightfromthestart,bookprintinginpublishingwereorganizedoncapitalistlines,thebiggestsixteencenturyprinter一个人名had24printingpricesandemployedmorethanahundredworkers,onlyasmallfactionofthepopulationwasliterate,butproductionofbooksgrowasanextraordinaryspeed.By500hundredsome20millionvolumeshadalreadybeenprinted,theimmediatefactorsprintingwastoincreasethecirculationofworksthatwerealreadypopularinthehand-writtenform,whilelesspopularworkswentoutofcirculation.Publisherswereinterestedonlyinbooksthatweresoldveryquicklyinsufficientnumberstocoverthecostsofproductionandmakeprofit.
Thus,whileprintingenormouslyincreasedaccesstobooksbymakingcheap,highvolumeproductionpossible,italsoreduceschoice.Thegreatcultureimpactofprintingwas facilitatedthegrowthofnationallanguages,mostearlybookswereprintedinLatin,butthemarkforLatinwaslimited,anditispursuitoflargemarkets,thebooktradesoonproducedtranslationintothenationallanguages,andmergingatthattime.
Printingindeedplayedthekeyroleinstandardizingandstabilizingthislanguagesbyfixingthemprintandproducingdictionariesandgrammarbooks.
12.WhathappenedinGermanyaroundthe1415?
13.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheprinter人名?
14.Whatistheimmediateaffectoftheprinting?
15.Whatwasthegreatcultureimpacttheprinting?
RecordingOne
Youdreamaboutbeingamoviestar.YouliveinabighouseinHollywood,gototheOscarseveryyear,andwin.Youwillberichandfamous.Waitaminute.Youalsohatehavingyourphotostakenandyouareveryshy.Sohowcouldyoueverbecomeamoviestar?
Choosingarightcareercanbehard.Manypeoplegraduatefromschoolorcollegenotknowingwhattheywanttodowiththeirlivesandgetajobwithoutreallythinkingaboutit.Forsome,thingsworkoutfine.Butothersoftenfindthemselvesstuckinajobtheyhate.Yourworkinglifelastsinaverage40years,soit’simportanttofindajobyoulikeandfeelenthusiasticabout.
Luckily,therearemanywaysyoucangethelptodothis.TheAustralianwebsiteWWW.Careersonline.com,compareschoosingacareerwithgoingtothemovies.Beforeyouseeamovie,youfindoutwhatfilmsareshowing.Thesitesuggestsyoushoulddothesamewithyourcareer.Findoutwhatjobsareavailableandwhatyouroptionsare.Next,decidewhichmovieyoulikebest.Ifyouarenotaromanticperson,youwon’twanttoseealovestory.Inotherwords,withyourcareer,youshoulddecidewhichjobwillsuityourpersonality.Finally,decidehowtogetmovieticketsandfindoutwherethetheaterisbeforeyougo.Withyourcareer,youneedtofindinformationaboutwhereyoucanworkandhowtogetajobinthatprofession.
So,howdoyoustart?
Beginbyaskingyourselfsomequestions,certainlifeexperiences.Haveyoutravelledoverseas?
Doyouhaveanyextracertificatesatyourdegree?
Suchasthefirst aidlicense,forexample.Yourphysicalstateandbuildcanalsoaffectwhichjobsyoucando.Aperson,forexample,whoisallergictocatswillprobablyneverbecomeananimaldoctor.Flightattendants,firefightersandpoliceofficershavetobeoveracertainheightandbephysicallyfit.Yourpersonalitymatterstoo.Areyououtgoingorshy?
Ifyoulikeworkingalone,ajobthatrequireslotsofteamworkmightnotsuityou.
Choosingacareercantaketimeandalotofthought.However,whenyouknowyoucanlookforwardtoworkinginyourdreamjob,youwillbegladyouthoughtitthrough.
16.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmanycollegegraduates?
17.WhatdoestheAustraliawebsitesuggestyoudofirsttofindasuitablejob?
18.WhatshouldyouthinkaboutwhenyoulookfortherightjobaccordingtotheAustralianwebsite?
Recording2
Kwanzaaisaculturalfestival,duringwhichAfrican-Americancelebrateandreflectupontheirrichheritageastheproductsofthetwoworlds.ItbeginsDecember26thandlastforsevendays.Kwanzaawasfoundedin1966byDr.Karenga,acollegeprofessorand