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六级真题第一套
2018年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)
PartIWriting(30
minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhowtobalaneeworkandleisure.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30
minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsAttheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough
thecentre.
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Itcanbenefitprofessionalsandnon-professionalsalike.
B)Itliststhevariouschallengesphysicistsareconfronting.
C)Itdescribeshowsomemysteriesofphysicsweresolved.
D)Itisoneofthemostfascinatingphysicsbookseverwritten.
2.A)Physicists'contributiontohumanity.
B)Storiesaboutsomefemalephysicists.
C)Historicalevolutionofmodernphysics.
D)Women'schangingattitudestophysics.
3.A)Byexposingalotofmythsinphysics.
B)Bydescribingherownlifeexperiences.
C)Byincludinglotsoffascinatingknowledge.
D)Bytellinganecdotesaboutfamousprofessors.
4.A)Itavoidsdetailingabstractconceptsofphysics.
B)Itcontainsalotofthought-provokingquestions.
C)Itdemonstrateshowtheycanbecomephysicists.
D)Itprovidesexperimentstheycandothemselves.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Heistoobusytofinishhisassignmentintime.
B)Hedoesnotknowwhatkindoftopictowriteon.
C)Hedoesnotunderstandtheprofessor'sinstructions.
D)Hehasnoideahowtoproceedwithhisdissertation.
6.A)Itistoobroad.B)Itisabitoutdated.
C)Itischallenging.D)Itisinteresting.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
9.A)TheunprecedentedhightemperatureinGreenland.
B)ThecollapseoficeonthenortherntipofGreenland.
C)TheunusualcoldspellintheArcticareainOctober.
D)TherapidchangeofArctictemperaturewithinaday.
10.A)Ithascreatedatotallynewclimatepattern.
B)Itwillposeaseriousthreattomanyspecies.
C)Ittypicallyappearsaboutonceeverytenyears.
D)Ithaspuzzledtheclimatescientistsfordecades.
11.A)ExtinctionofArcticwildlife.
B)IcelesssummersintheArctic.
C)Emigrationofindigenouspeople.
D)Betterunderstandingofecosystems.
Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Agoodstart.
B)Adetailedplan.
C)Astrongdetermination.
D)Ascientificapproach.
13.A)Mostpeoplegetenergizedafterasufficientrest.
B)Mostpeopletendtohaveafinitesourceofenergy.
C)Itisvitaltotakebreaksbetweendemandingmentaltasks.
D)Itismostimportanttohaveconfidenceinone'swillpower.
14.A)Theycouldkeeponworkinglonger.
B)Theycoulddomorechallengingtasks.
C)Theyfounditeasiertofocusonworkathand.
D)Theyheldmorepositiveattitudestowardlife.
15.A)Theyarepartoftheirnature.
B)Theyaresubjecttochange.
C)Theyarerelatedtoculture.
D)Theyarebeyondcontrol.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Abouthalfofcurrentjobsmightbeautomated.
B)Thejobsofdoctorsandlawyerswouldbethreatened.
C)Thejobmarketisbecomingsomewhatunpredictable.
D)Machinelearningwouldprovedisruptiveby2013.
17.A)Theyarewidelyapplicableformassiveopenonlinecourses.
B)Theyarenowbeingusedbynumeroushighschoolteachers.
C)Theycouldreadasmanyas10,000essaysinasingleminute.
D)Theycouldgradehigh-schoolessaysjustlikehumanteachers.
18.A)Itneedsinstructionsthroughouttheprocess.
B)Itdoespoorlyonfrequent,high-volumetasks.
C)Ithastorelyonhugeamountsofpreviousdata.
D)Itisslowwhenitcomestotrackingnovelthings.
Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Theengineeringproblemswithsolarpower.
B)Thegenerationofsteamwiththelatesttechnology.
C)Theimportanceofexploringnewenergysources.
D)Thetheoreticalaspectsofsustainableenergy.
20.A)Drivetrainswithsolarenergy.
B)Upgradethecity'strainfacilities.
C)Buildanewten-kilometrerailwayline.
D)Cutdownthecity'senergyconsumption.
21.A)Buildathankforkeepingcalciumoxide.
B)Findanewmaterialforstoringenergy.
C)Recoversuper-heatedsteam.
D)Collectcarbondioxidegas.
Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Thelackofsupervisionbyboththenationalandlocalgovernments.
B)Theimpactofthecurrenteconomiccrisisathomeandabroad.
C)Thepoormanagementofdaycentresandhomehelpservices.
D)Thepoorrelationbetweennationalhealthandsocialcareservices.
23.A)Itwasmainlyprovidedbyvoluntaryservices.
B)Itmainlycaterstotheneedsoftheprivileged.
C)Itcalledforasufficientnumberofvolunteers.
D)Ithasdeterioratedoverthepastsixtyyears.
24.A)Theirlongerlifespans.
B)Fewerhomehelpersavailable.
C)Theirpreferenceforprivateservices.
D)Moreofthemsufferingseriousillnesses.
25.A)Theyareunabletopayforhealthservices.
B)Theyhavelongbeendiscriminatedagainst.
C)Theyarevulnerabletoillnessesanddiseases.
D)Theyhavecontributedagreatdealtosociety.
PartIIIReadingComprehension
(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
JustoffthecoastofSouthernCaliforniasitsSantaCruzIsland,whereamagicalcreaturecalledtheislandfox26.Adecadeago,thisisland'ecosystemwasin27.Wildpigs
attractedgoldeneaglesfromthemainland,andthoseflying28crashedthefoxpopulation.SotheNatureConservancylauncheda29waragainstthepigs,completewithhelicoptersandsharpshooters.
Anditworked.Today,federalagenciesarepullingtheislandfoxfromtheEndangeredSpeciesList.It'sthefastest-everrecoveryofamammal,joiningpeersliketheLouisianablackbearasglowingsuccessesinthehistoryoftheEndangeredSpeciesAct.
ButtherecoveryofSantaCruzIslandisn'tjustaboutthefox.TheNatureConservancyhas30waronamultitudeofinvasivespecieshere,fromsheeptoplantstothe31Argentineant.Ourphilosophywiththeislandhasalwaysbeen,OK,32thethreatsandlettheislandgobacktowhatitwas,'”aysecologistChristinaBoser.Anditappearstobeworking.Nativeplantsarecomingback,andthefoxonceagainboundsaboutcarefree.
ButkeepingthosefoxesfromharmwilloccupyBoserandhercolleaguesforyearstocome.
Yousee,humansarestillallowedonSantaCruzIsland,andtheybringdogs.SoBoserhastovaccinateherfoxesagainstvariousdiseases.We'reobligatedtokeepapulseonthepopulationforatleastfiveyearsafterthefoxesaredelisted,”saysBoser.Thatincludestaggingthefoxesand33theirnumberstoensurenothinggoeswrong.
Thisisthestoryofthelittlefoxthathascomeback,andthepeoplewhohave34their
livestoprotectingit.Thisisthestoryofwildlifeconservationintheageofmass35.
A)aggressive
I)hinders
B)chaos
J)mammal
C)configuration
K)monitoring
D)declared
L)predators
E)dedicated
M)remove
F)dwells
N)tempt
G)extinction
O)underlying
H)fierce
SectionBDirections:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
DoParentsInvadeChildren'sPrivacyWhenTheyPostPhotosOnline?
[A]WhenKatlynBurbidge'ssonwas6yearsold,hewasperformingsomeridiculoussonganddancetypicalofafirst-grader.Butaftershesnappedaphotoandstartedusingherphone,heaskedheraseriousquestion:
“Areyougoingtopostthatonline?
”Shelaughedandanswered,
IthinkIwill.”Whathesaidnextstoppedher.“Canyounot?
”
[B]That'swhenitdawnedonher:
Shehadbeenpostingphotosofhimonlinewithoutaskinghispermission.“We'rebigadvocatesofbodilyautonomyandnotformcintgohiugorkiss
peopleunlesshewantsto,butitnev