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英语六级真题第2套
2015年6月英语六级真题(第2套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed80minutestowriteanessaycommentingonAlbertEinstein’sremark“Ihavenospecialtalents.Iamonlypassionatelycurious.”Youcangiveanexampleortwotoillustrateyourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.A)Thewomanthinkssheisclevererthantheman.
B)Themanbehavesasifhewereathoroughfool.
C)Themanisunhappywiththewoman’sremark.
D)Thewomanseldomspeakshighlyofherself.
2.A)Threecrewmemberswereinvolvedintheincident.
B)Noneofthehijackerscarriedanydeadlyweapons.
C)Noneofthepassengerswereinjuredorkilled.
D)TheplanehadbeenscheduledtoflytoJapan.
3.A)Atatravelagency.
B)Atahotelfrontdesk.
C)Atacheckoutcounter.
D)Atacommercialbank.
4.A)Chinatownhasgotthebestrestaurantsinthecity.
B)ThecriticthoughthighlyoftheChineserestaurant.
C)Therestaurantplacesmanyadsinpopularmagazines.
D)Therestaurantwasnotuptothespeakers’expectations.
5.A)ProLLaurenceisgoingintoanactiveretirement.
B)ProLLaurencehasstoppedconductingseminars.
C)Theprofessor’sgraduateseminariswellreceived.
D)Theprofessorwillleadaquietlifeafterretirement.
6.A)AssigningLeontoanewposition.
B)FindingareplacementforLeon.
C)ArrangingforRodney’svisittomorrow.
D)FindingasolutiontoRodney’sproblem.
7.A)PhotographyisoneofHelen’smanyhobbies.
B)Helenaskedthemantobookaticketforher.
C)Thephotographyexhibitionwillclosetomorrow.
D)Helenhasbeenlookingforwardtotheexhibition.
8.A)Thespeakerssharethesameopinion.
B)Steveknowshowtomotivateemployees.
C)ThemanhasabetterunderstandingofSteve.
D)Thewomanisoutoftouchwiththerealworld.
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Itiswellpaid.
B)Itisstimulating.
C)Itisdemanding.
D)Itisfairlysecure.
10.A)Aquickpromotion.
B)Freeaccommodation.
C)Movingexpenses.
D)Alighterworkload.
11.A)Hehasdifficultycommunicatingwithlocalpeople.
B)Hehastospendalotmoretravelingbackandforth.
C)Hehastroubleadaptingtothelocalweather.
D)Hehastosignalong-termcontract.
12.A)Thewomanwillhelpthemanmakeachoice.
B)Themanisgoingtoattendajobinterview.
C)Themanisintheprocessofjobhunting.
D)Thewomansympathizeswiththeman.
Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
13.A)Toinquireabouttheinterestratesatthewoman’sbank.
B)Toinquireaboutthecurrentfinancialmarketsituation.
C)Toseeifhecanfindajobinthewoman’scompany.
D)Toseeifhecangetaloanfromthewoman’sbank.
14.A)Long-terminvestment.
B)Athree-monthdeposit.
C)Anyhigh-interestdeposit.
D)Anyhigh-yieldinvestment.
15.A)Shetreatedhimtoameal.
B)Shegavehimloansatlowrates.
C)Sheofferedhimdiningcoupons.
D)Sheraisedinterestratesforhim.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1作答。
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebusedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Strictprofessionaltraining.
B)Yearsofpracticalexperience.
C)Arefinedtasteforartisticworks.
D)Theabilitytopredictfashiontrends.
17.A)Purchasinghandicraftsfromallovertheworld.
B)Conductingtradeinartworkswithdealersoverseas.
C)Strengtheningcooperationwithforeigngovernments.
D)PromotingallkindsofAmericanhand-madespecialties.
18.A)Shehasaccesstofashionablethings.
B)Shecanenjoylifeonamodestsalary.
C)Sheisdoingwhatsheenjoysdoing.
D)Sheisfreetodowhatevershewants.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)ItisaPortuguesecompanysellingcoffeeinNewYork.
B)Itsmostimportanttaskistoconductcoffeestudies.
C)Itrepresentsseveralcountriesthatexportcoffee.
D)Itsroleistoregulateinternationalcoffeeprices.
20.A)ThefreezingweatherinBrazil.
B)Theimpactofglobalwarming.
C)Theincreasedcoffeeconsumption.
D)Thefluctuationofcoffeeprices.
21.A)Heisdoingabachelor’sdegree.
B)Heisyoung,handsomeandsingle.
C)Heisaheavycoffeedrinker.
D)Heistall,richandintelligent.
22.A)Avisittoseveralcoffee-growingplantations.
B)Coffeepricesandhisadvertisingcampaign.
C)Avacationonsomebeautifultropicalbeach.
D)Aquickpromotionandahandsomeincome.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Theywereheldupinatrafficjam.
B)Theyboardedawrongcoachinahurry.
C)Theywerelateforthefirstmorningbus.
D)Theyweredelayedbythetrainforhours.
24.A)Itwascanceledbecauseofanunexpectedstrike.
B)Itwasthemostexcitingtriptheyeverhad.
C)Itwasspoiledbypooraccommodations.
D)Itwaspostponedduetoterribleweather.
25.A)Gooverseas.
B)Stayathome.
C)Takeromanticcruises.
D)Takeescortedtrips.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Whywouldananimalkillitself?
Itseemsastrangequestion,andyetitisonethathas26somepeopleforalongtime.Thelemming(旅鼠)isonesuchanimal.Lemmingsperiodicallycommitmass27,andnooneknowsjustwhy!
Thesmall28,whichinhabittheScandinavianmountains,sustainthemselvesonadietofrootsandliveinneststheymakeunderground.Whentheirfoodsupplyis29large,thelemmingsliveanormal,undisturbedlife.
However,whenthelemmings’foodsupplybecomestoolowtosupportthepopulation,asingular30commences.Thelemmingsleavetheirnestsalltogetheratthesametime,forminghugecrowds.GreatnumbersofthelemmingsbeginalongandhardjourneyacrosstheScandinavianplains,ajourneythatmaylastweeks.Thelemmingseateverythingintheirpath,continuingtheir31marchuntiltheyreachthesea.
Thereasonforwhatfollowsremainsamysteryforzoologistsandnaturalists.Uponreachingthecoast,thelemmingsdonotstopbutswimbythethousandsintothesurf.Most32onlyashorttimebeforetheytire,sink,anddrown.
Acommontheoryforthisunusualphenomenonisthatthelemmingsdonotrealizethattheoceanissuch33water.Intheircross-countryjourney,theanimalsmusttraversemanysmallerbodiesofwater,suchasriversandsmalllakes.Theymay34thattheseaisjustanothersuchswimmable35.Butnofinalanswerhasbeenfoundtothemystery.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Travelwebsiteshavebeenaroundsincethel990s,whenExpedia,Travelocity,andotherholidaybookingsiteswerelaunched,allowingtravelerstocompareflightandhotelpriceswiththeclickofamouse.Withinformationnolonger36bytravelagentsorhiddeninbusinessnetworks,thetravelindustrywasrevolutionized,asgreatertransparencyhelped37prices.
Today,theindustryisgoingthroughanewrevolution—thistimetransformingservicequality.Onlineratingplatforms—38inhotels,restaurants,apartments,andtaxis—allowtravelerstoexchangereviewsandexperiencesforalltosee.Hospitality“businessesarenowranked,analyzed,andcomparednotbyindustry39,butbytheverypeopleforwhomtheserviceisintended—thecustomer.Thishas40anewrelationshipbetweenbuyerandseller.Customershavealwaysvotedwiththeirfeet;theycannowexplaintheirdecisiontoanyonewhoisinterested.Asaresult,businessesaremuchmore41,ofteninveryspecificways,whichcreatespowerful42toimproveservice.
Althoughsomereadersmightnotcareforgossipyreportsofunfriendlybellboys(行李员)inBerlinormalfunctioninghotelhairdryersinHouston,thetruepowerofonlinereviewsliesnotjustintheindividualstories,butinthewebsites’43toaggregatealargevolumeofratings.
Theimpactcannotbe44.Businessesthatattracttopratingscanenjoyrapidgrowth,asnewcustom