英语六级第二套及答案解析.docx

英语六级第二套及答案解析.docx

《英语六级第二套及答案解析.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《英语六级第二套及答案解析.docx（17页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

英语六级第二套及答案解析

2017年6月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.

nationwidestudyofcollegegraduateshadshownthatmorethanathirdhadmadeno__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.Theresultsofarecentexperimentshowedthatprofessorscanuse__31__metricstomeasurehowwellstudentsdointhreekeyareas:

criticalthinking,writtencommunication,andquantitativeliteracy.

Despitethesuccessoftheexperiment,theactualresultsareworrisome,andmostly__32__earlierstudies.Theorganizersoftheexperimentconcludedthatfarfewerstudentswereachievingathighlevelsoncriticalthinkingthantheyweredoingforwrittencommunicationorquantitativeliteracy.Andthatconclusionisbasedonlyonstudentsnearinggraduation.

Americanuniversities,despitetheirglobal__33__forexcellenceinteaching,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.Theresultwouldbehigheremissionsofcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegases.

[B]Policymakersshouldnotallowlowenergypricestoderailthecleanenergytransition.Actiontorestoreappropriatepriceincentives,notablythroughcorrectivecarbonpricing,isurgentlyneededtolowertheriskofirreversibleandpotentiallydevastatingeffectsofclimatechange.Thatapproachalsooffersfiscalbenefits.

[C]Oilpriceshavedroppedbyover60%sinceJune2014.Acommonlyheldviewintheoilindustryisthat“thebestcureforlowoilpricesislowoilprices”.Thereasoningbehindthissayingisthatlowoilpricesdiscourageinvestmentinnewproductioncapacity,eventuallyshiftingtheoilsupplycurvebackwardandbringingpricesbackupasexistingoilfields---whichcanbetappedatrelativelylowmarginalcost----aredepleted.Infact,inlinewithpastexperience,capitalexpenditureintheoilsectorhasdroppedsharplyinmanyproducingcountries,includingtheUnitedStates.Thedynamicadjustmenttolowoilpricesmay,however,bedifferentthistimearound.

[D]Oilpricesareexpectedtoremainlowerforlonger.Theadventofnewtechnologieshasaddedabout4.2millionbarrelsperdaytothecrudeoilmarket,contributingtoaglobalover-supply.Inaddition,otherfactorsareputtingdownwardpressureonoilprices:

changeinthestrategicbehavioroftheOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountries,theprojectedincreaseinIranianexports,thescaling-downofglobaldemand（especiallyfromemergingmarkets）,thelong-termdropinpetroleumconsumptionintheUnitedStates,andsomedisplacementofoilbysubstitutes.Theselikelypersistentforces,likethegrowthofshale（页岩）oil,pointtoa“lowforlong”scenario.Futuresmarkets,whichshowonlyamodestrecoveryofpricestoaround$60abarrelby2019,supportthisview.

[E]Naturalgasandcoal—alsofossilfuels—havesimilarlyseenpricedeclinesthatlooktobelong-lived.Coalandnaturalgasaremainlyusedforelectricitygeneration,whereasoilisusedmostlytopowertransportation,yetthepricesofalltheseenergysourcesarelinked.TheNorthAmericanshalegasboomhasresultedinrecordlowpricesthere.TherecentdiscoveryofthegiantZohrgasfieldofftheEgyptiancoastwilleventuallyhaveimpactonpricingintheMediterraneanregionandEurope,andthereissignificantdevelopmentpotentialinmanyotherplaces,notablyArgentina.Coalpricesalsoarelow,owingtoover-supplyandthescaling-downofdemand,especiallyfromChina,whichbumshalfoftheworld’scoal.

[F]Technologicalinnovationshaveunleashedthepowerofrenewablessuchaswind,hydro,solar,andgeothermal（地热）.EvenAfricaandtheMiddleEast,hometoeconomiesthatareheavilydependentonfossilfuelexports,haveenormouspotentialtodeveloprenewables.Forexample,theUnitedArabEmirateshasendorsedanambitioustargettodraw24%ofitsprimaryenergyconsumptionfromrenewablesourcesby2021.

[G]Progressinthedevelopmentofrenewablescouldbefragile,however,iffossilfuelpricesremainlowforlong.Renewablesaccountforonlyasmallshareofglobalprimaryenergyconsumption,whichisstilldominatedbyfossilfuels—30%eachforcoalandoil,25%fornaturalgas.Butrenewableenergywillhavetodisplacefossilfuelstoamuchgreaterextentinthefuturetoavoidunacceptableclimaterisks.

[H]Unfortunately,thecurrentlowpricesforoil,gas,andcoalmayprovidelittleincentiveforresearchtofindevencheapersubstitutesforthosefuels.Thereisstrongevidencethatbothinnovationandadoptionofcleanertechnologyarestronglyencouragedbyhigherfossilfuelprices.Thesameistruefornewtechnologiesforalleviatingfossilfuelemissions.

[I]Thecurrentlowfossilfuelpriceenvironmentwillthuscertainlydelaytheenergytransitionfromfossilfueltocleanenergysources.Unlessrenewablesbecomecheapenoughthatsubstantialcarbondepositsareleftundergroundforaverylongtime,ifnotforever,theplanetwilllikelybeexposedtopotentiallycatastrophicclimaterisks.

[J]Someclimateimpactsmayalreadybediscernible.Forexample,theUnitedNationsChildren’sFundestimatesthatsome11millionchildreninAfricafacehunger,disease,andwatershortagesasaresultofthestrongestElNino（厄尔尼诺）weatherphenomenonindecades.ManyscientistsbelievethatElNinoevents,causedbywarminginthePacific,arebecomingmoreintenseasaresultofclimatechange.

[K]NationsfromaroundtheworldhavegatheredinParisfortheUnitedNationsClimateChangeConference,COP21,withthegoalofauniversalandpotentiallylegally-bindingagreem