大学英语六级真题及答案解析全三套.docx

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大学英语六级真题及答案解析全三套

2017年12月大学英语六级真题及答案解析（全三套）

六级听力第一套：

SectionA

Conversation1

M:

Andnow,forthelightersideofthenews,Europeissettinganexamplefortherestoftheworldwhenitcomestofoodwaste.

W:

That’srightJohn.ThisweektheItaliangovernmentpasslegislationthataimstodramaticallyreducetheamountoffoodwastedinthecountry.Newlawshavebeenputintoplacethatwouldmakeiteasierforfarmsandsupermarketstodonateunsoldfoodstothosewhoareinneed.

M:

Yes.Andinadditiontothis,businesseswouldnowberewardedforsuccessfuleffortstocutfoodwaste.

W:

Italyisnottheonlycountrytofocusonreducingfoodwaste.Justearlierthisyear,theEuropeanParliamentvotedinfavoroflegislationthatwouldstopgrocerygiantsfromunfairtradingpracticesthatresultinoverproduction,thuscreatingwaste.

M:

InFrance,thegovernmenthasbannedsupermarketsfromthrowingawayediblefoodsandimposedharshpenaltiesonbusinessesthatfailtocomplywiththeregulations.

W:

Whilethereisstillmuchprogresstobemade,othercountriescouldlearnathingortwofromtheexamplesetbyFranceandItaly.IntheUnitedStates,uptofortypercentofallfoodgoesuneaten.DespitethefactthatoneinsevenAmericanhouseholdslacksregularaccesstogoodfood,onemajorcauseofthisproblemistheconfusionoverfoodexpirationlabels,whicharecurrentlynotregulatedbythegovernment.

M:

Allthiscouldchangesoon.ThiswaveofnewlawsinEuropewilldefinitelyputmorepressureonlawmakerstoreducefoodwastehere.WeturnnowtoaspokespersonfromHarvardUniversity’sFoodLawandPolicyClinicformoreonthestory.Andnow,let’swelcomeProf.EdwardBeckertospeaktous. 

Q1:

WhatdoesthewomansayaboutthenewlawsinItaly?

Q2:

WhatdidtheEuropeanParliamentdoreducefoodwaste?

Q3:

WhathastheFrenchgovernmentdonerecently?

Q4:

WhatisthemajorcauseoffoodwasteintheUnitedStates?

Q1.C）Theyfacilitatethedonationofunsoldfoodstotheneedy.

Q2.B）Itpassedalawaimingtostopoverproduction.

Q3.D）Ithasbannedsupermarketsfromdumpingediblefoods.

Q4.A）Theconfusionoverfoodexpirationlabels.

Conversation2

M:

ThankyouforcallingSaksFifthAvenuedepartmentstore.HowcanIbeofassistancetoyoutoday?

W:

Hello.Iwasinyourstorethispastweekendandboughtafewitems.Yesterday,myfriendtoldmethattheannualanniversarysaleshadbegun.ItturnedoutsheboughtthesamesweaterasIdidbutforamuchlowerprice.

M:

Yes.OuranniversarysalestartedonMonday.Wedoofferpriceadjustmentswithinsevendaysofpurchasetoensureourcustomersatisfaction.Yousaidyoudidthepurchaseherethispastweekend?

W:

Yes.IwasshoppinginyourstorelastSundayafternoon.

M:

Thatwoulddefinitelyfallwithinthepriceadjustmentwindow.Doyouhaveanaccountwithus?

Wecancredityouraccountdirectlywiththedifferenceifyouwish.Otherwisewecansendagiftcardbymailifyouprefer.

W:

Creditingmyaccountwouldbewonderful.Thankyou.Nowthatyoumentionthere'sasalegoingon,IdorememberadressIquitelikewhenIwasintheshoponSunday.Isitonofferaswell?

M:

Yes,ma'am.Allthenewarrivalsare15-20%off.Inadditiontothesale,we'rerunningapromotionforcomplimentarytailoringifyouneedit. 

W:

That'sagoodnews.ThedressreallycaughtmyeyebutIdidhavesomeconcernsaboutthelength.Howlongwillthealterationstake?

M:

Ourtailoringdepartmentguaranteesalterationstobecompletedwithinfiveworkingdays.IfyoulikeIcansetoneasideforyou.Ifyou'reabletocomethisafternoon,youcangiveyournametothesalemanagerandtheywillbeabletoassistyou.

Q5.WhatdowelearnaboutSaksdepartmentstore?

Q6.WhatdoesthemansaySaksdepartmentstoreoffers?

Q7.Whatdoesthewomanwantthestoretodotoaddressthepricedifference?

Q8.WhatistheserviceSaksdepartmentstoreoffersinadditiontothepromotionalsale?

Q5.B）Ithasjustlauncheditsannualanniversarysales.

Q6.D）Priceadjustmentswithinsevendaysofpurchase.

Q7.C）Creditittoheraccount.

Q8.D）Complimentarytailoring.

SectionB

Passage1

Barbiedollshaveaparticularlooktothem.They’rethin,tall,long-leggedandvirtuallyunlikeanyrealhumanbeing.AlthoughovertheyearsBarbiehashadmorethan180differentcareers-includingfootballcoach,signlanguageteacher,ambassador,presidentandastronaut–herbodyshapehasn’tchangedmuch.

LastyearMattel,thecompanythatmakesBarbiedolls,addedsomeBarbiestoitslinethathavedifferentskintonesandhairtextures.TherearenowBarbieswithoneofsevenskintones,22eyecoloursand24hairstylestochoosefrom.LastyearMattelalsogaveBarbieaflatfoot,ratherthanforcinghertobe“inheels”allthetimeliketheoriginalBarbieis.

NowtheyareintroducingnewBarbieswiththreeslightlydifferentbodyshapeswhiletheoriginal,tallandthinBarbieswillcontinuetobesold.

Inastatementonitswebsite,thecompanysaysitwantsBarbiestolookmorelikerealpeople,andtogivegirlseverywhereinfinitelymorewaystosparktheirimaginationandplayouttheirstories.

AlthoughmanypeoplesaythenewBarbiesareastepintherightdirection,somepeoplesaytheydon’tgofarenough.Theysaythatthenewbodyshapescouldbeevenmoredifferentfromtheoriginal,tall,thinBarbies.

SalesofBarbiedollshavebeenfalling“everyyearsince2012,”accordingtoCBCNews.

Thetoysaren’tinstoresyetbuttheywillbesoldonlineattheBarbiewebsite,startingthisweek,for$.

Q9.WhatdoweknowabouttheoriginalBarbiedolls?

Q10.WhydosomepeoplefeelunsatisfiedwiththenewBarbiedolls?

Q11.WherewillthenewBarbiedollsbesoldfirst?

Q9.A.Theyarethin,tall,andunlikerealhumanbeings.

Q10.D.Theirbodyshapeshavenotchangedmuch.

Q11.C.OntheInternet.

Passage2

TheearliestprintedbookweknowtodayappearedinChinaintheyear868,andmetaltypewasinuseinKoreaatthebeginningofthefifteenthcentury,butitwasinGermanyaroundtheyear1450thataprintingpressusingmovablemetaltypewasinvented.

Capitalismturnedprintingfromaninventionintoanindustry.Rightfromthestart,bookprintingandpublishingwereorganizedoncapitalistlines.'Thebiggestsixteenth-centuryprinter,PlantinofAntwerp,hadtwenty-fourprintingpressesandemployedmorethanahundredworkers.Onlyasmallfractionofthepopulationwasliterate,buttheproductionofbooksgrewatanextraordinaryspeed.By1500sometwentymillionvolumeshadalreadybeenprinted.

Theimmediateeffectofprintingwastoincreasethecirculationofworksthatwerealreadypopularinthehandwrittenform,whilelesspopularworkswentoutofcirculation.Publisherswereinterestedonlyinbooksthatwouldsellfairlyquicklyinsufficientnumberstocoverthecostsofproductionandmakeaprofit.Thus,whileprintingenormouslyincreasedaccesstobooksbymakingcheap,high-volumeproductionpossible,italsoreducedchoice.

Thegreatculturalimpactofprintingwasthatitfacilitatedthegrowthofnationallanguages.MostearlybookswereprintedinLatin,butthemarketforLatinwaslimited,andinitspursuitoflargermarketsthebooktradesoonproducedtranslationsintothenationallanguagesemergingatthetime.Printingindeedplayedakeyroleinstandardizingandstabilizingtheselanguagesbyfixingtheminprint,andproducingdictionariesandgrammarbooks.

Q12.WhathappenedinGermanyaroundtheyearof1450?

Q13.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheprinter,PlantinofAntwerp?

Q14.Whatwastheimmediateeffectofprinting?

Q15.Whatwasthegreatculturalimpactofprinting?

Q12.A）Movablemetaltypebegantobeusedinprinting.

Q13.B）Itwasthebiggestprinterinthe16thcentury.

Q14.B）Itboostedthecirculationofpopularworks.

Q15.D）Itpromotedthegrowthofnationallanguages.

SectionC

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,whoisallergictocatswillprobablyneverbecomeananim