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6月大学英语六级考试真题

2016年-2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingon

AlbertEinstein’sremark“Ihavenospecialtalents,butIamonlypassionatelycurious.”

Youcangiveoneexampleortwotoillustrateyourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Thewomanseldomspeakshighlyofherself.

B）Themanisunhappywiththewoman'sremark.

C）Themanbehavesasifhewereathoroughfool.

D）Thewomanthinkssheisclevererthantheman.

2.A）Threecrewmemberswereinvolvedintheincident.

B）Noneofthehijackerscarriedanydeadlyweapons.

C）TheplanehadbeenscheduledtoflytoJapan.

D）Noneofthepassengerswereinjuredorkilled.

3.A）Atacheckoutcounter.B）Atacommercialbank.

C）Atatravelagency.D）Atahotelfrontdesk.

4.A）Therestaurantwasnotuptothespeakers'expectations.

B）Therestaurantplacesmanyadsinpopularmagazines.

C）ThecriticthoughthighlyoftheChineserestaurant.

D）Chinatownhasgotthebestrestaurantsinthecity.

5.A）Prof.Laurencehasstoppedconductingseminars.

B）Prof.Laurenceisgoingintoanactiveretirement.

C）Theprofessor'sgraduateseminariswellreceived.

D）Theprofessorwillleadaquietlifeafterretirement.

6.A）FindingareplacementforLeon.B）AssigningLeontoanewposition.

C）ArrangingforRodney'svisittomorrow.D）FindingasolutiontoRodney'sproblem.

7.A）Helenhasbeenlookingforwardtotheexhibition.

B）Thephotographyexhibitionwillclosetomorrow.

C）Helenaskedthemantobookaticketforher.

D）PhotographyisoneofHelen'smanyhobbies.

8.A）Thespeakerssharethesameopinion.

B）Steveknowshowtomotivateemployees.

C）Thewomanisoutoftouchwiththerealworld.

D）ThemanhasabetterunderstandingofSteve.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Itiswellpaid.B）Itisdemanding.C）Itisstimulating.D）Itisfairlysecure.

10.A）Alighterworkload.B）Freeaccommodation.

C）Movingexpenses.D）Aquickpromotion.

11.A）Hehastosignalong-termcontract.

B）Hehastroubleadaptingtothelocalweather.

C）Hehastospendalotmoretravelingbackandforth.

D）Hehasdifficultycommunicatingwithlocalpeople.

12.A）Thewomansympathizeswiththeman.

B）Themanisintheprocessofjobhunting.

C）Themanisgoingtoattendajobinterview.

D）Thewomanwillhelpthemanmakeachoice.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A）Toseeifhecangetaloanfromthewoman'sbank.

B）Toseeifhecanfindajobinthewoman'scompany.

C）Toinquireaboutthecurrentfinancialmarketsituation.

D）Toinquireabouttheinterestratesatthewoman'sbank.

14.A）Long-terminvestment.B）Anyhigh-interestdeposit.

C）Athree-monthdeposit.D）Anyhigh-yieldinvestment.

15.A）Shetreatedhimtoameal.B）Sheraisedinterestratesforhim.

C）Sheofferedhimdiningcoupons.D）Shegavehimloansatlowrates.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theabilitytopredictfashiontrends.B）Arefinedtasteforartisticworks.

C）Yearsofpracticalexperience.D）Strictprofessionaltraining.

17.A）PromotingallkindsofAmericanhand-madespecialties.

B）Strengtheningcooperationwithforeigngovernments.

C）Conductingtradeinartworkswithdealersoverseas.

D）Purchasinghandicraftsfromallovertheworld.

18.A）Shehasaccesstofashionablethings.B）Sheisdoingwhatsheenjoysdoing.

C）Shecanenjoylifeonamodestsalary.D）Sheisfreetodowhatevershewants.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Itsroleistoregulateinternationalcoffeeprices.

B）Itrepresentsseveralcountriesthatexportcoffee.

C）Itsmostimportanttaskistoconductcoffeestudies.

D）ItisaPortuguesecompanysellingcoffeeinNewYork.

20.A）Theincreasedcoffeeconsumption.B）Thefluctuationofcoffeeprices.

C）ThefreezingweatherinBrazil.D）Theimpactofglobalwarming.

21.A）Heisaheavycoffeedrinker.B）Heistall,richandintelligent.

C）Heisdoingabachelor'sdegree.D）Heisyoung,handsomeandsingle.

22.A）Avisittoseveralcoffee-growingplantations.

B）Avacationonsomebeautifultropicalbeach.

C）Coffeepricesandhisadvertisingcampaign.

D）Aquickpromotionandahandsomeincome.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Theyweredelayedbythetrainforhours.

B）Theywerelateforthefirstmorningbus.

C）Theyboardedawrongcoachinahurry.

D）Theywereheldupinatrafficjam.

24.A）Itwaspostponedduetoterribleweather.

B）Itwasspoiledbypooraccommodations.

C）Itwasthemostexcitingtriptheyeverhad.

D）Itwascanceledbecauseofanunexpectedstrike.

25.A）Gooverseas.B）Stayathome.C）Takeescortedtrips.D）Takeromanticcruises.

SectionC

Whywouldananimalkillitself?

Itseemsastrangequestion,andyetitisonethathas

（26）____somepeopleforalongtime.Thelemming（旅鼠）isonesuchanimal.Lemmings

periodicallycommitmass（27）____,andnooneknowsjustwhy!

Thesmall（28）____,whichinhabittheScandinavianmountains,sustainthemselvesonadiet

ofrootsandliveinneststheymakeunderground.Whentheirfoodsupplyis（29）____large,the

lemmingsliveanormal,undisturbedlife.

However,whenthelemmings'foodsupplybecomestoolowtosupportthepopulation,a

singular（30）____commences.Thelemmingsleavetheirnestsalltogetheratthesametime,

forminghugecrowds.Greatnumbersofthelemmingsbeginalongandhardjourneyacrossthe

Scandinavianplains,ajourneythatmaylastweeks.Thelemmingseateverythingintheirpath,

continuingtheir（31）____marchuntiltheyreachthesea.

Thereasonforwhatfollowsremainsamysteryforzoologistsandnaturalists.Uponreaching

thecoast,thelemmingsdonotstopbutswimbythethousandsintothesurf.Most（32）____onlya

shorttimebeforetheytire,sinkanddrown.

Acommontheoryforthisunusualphenomenonisthatthelemmingsdonotrealizethatthe

oceanissuch（33）____water.Intheircross-countryjourney,theanimalsmusttraversemany

smallerbodiesofwater,suchasriversandsmalllakes.Theymay（34）____thattheseaisjust

anothersuchswimmable（35）____.Butnofinalanswerhasbeenfoundtothemystery.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

"Thatwhichdoesnotkillusmakesusstronger."Butparentscan'thandleitwhenteenagers

putthis36____intopractice.Nowtechnologyhasbecomethenewfieldfortheage-oldbattle

betweenadultsandtheirfreedom-seekingkids.

Lockedindoors,unabletogetontheirbicyclesandhangoutwiththeirfriends,teenshave

turnedtosocialmediaandtheirmobilephonestosocializewiththeirpeers.Whattheydoonline

often37____whattheymightotherwisedoiftheirmobilityweren'tsoheavily38____intheage

ofhelicopterparenting.Socialmediaandsmart-phoneappshavebecomesopopularinrecent

yearsbecauseteensneedaplacetocalltheirown.Theywantthefreedomto39____theiridentity

andtheworldaroundthem.Insteadof40____out,theyjumponline.

Asteenshavemovedonline,parentshaveprojectedtheirfearsontotheInternet,imagining

allthe41____dangersthatyouthmightface一from42____strangerstocruelpeerstopicturesor

wordsthatcouldhauntthemonGooglefortherestoftheirlives.

Ratherthanhelpingteensdevelopstrategiesfornegotiatingpubliclifeandtherisksof43

____withothers,fear-fullparentshavefocusedontracking,monitoringandblocking.These

tactics（策略）don'thelpteensdeveloptheskillstheyneedtomanagecomplexsocialsituations,

44____risksandgethelpwhenthey'reintrouble."Protecting"kidsmayfeelliketherightthingto

do,butit45____thelearningthatteensneedtodoastheycomeofageinatechnology-soaked

world.

A）assessB）constrainedC）containsD）explore

E）influenceF）interactingG）interpretationH）magnified

I）mirrorsJ）philosophyK）potentialL）sneaking

M）stickingN）underminesO）violent

SectionB

InequalityIsNotInevitable

[A]Adangeroustrendhasdevelopedoverthispastthirdofacentury.Acountrythatexperienced

sharedgrowthafterWorldWarIIbegantotearapart,somuchsothatwhentheGreatRecession

hitinlate2007,onecouldnolongerignorethedivisionthathadcometodefinetheAmerican

economiclandscape.Howdidthis"shiningcityonahill"becometheadvancedcountrywiththe

greatestlevelofinequality?

[B]Overthepastyearandahalf,TheGreatdivide,aseriesinTheNewYorkTimes,haspresented

awiderangeofexamplesthatunderminethenotionthatthereareanytrulyfundamentallawsof

capitalism.Thedynamicsoftheimperialcapitalismofthe19thcenturyneedn'tapplyinthe

democraciesofthe21st.wedon'tneedtohavethismuchinequalityinAmerica.

[C]Ourcurrentbrandofcapitalismisafakecapitalism.Forproofofthisgobacktoourresponse

totheGreatRecession,wherewesocializedlosses,evenasweprivatizedgains.Perfect

competitionshoulddriveprofitstozero,atleasttheoretically,butwehavemonopoliesmaking

persistentlyhighprofits.C.E.O.senjoyincomesthatareonaverage295timesthatofthetypical

worker,amuchhigherratiothaninthepast,withoutanyevidenceofaproportionateincreasein

productivity.

[D]IfitisnotthecruellawsofeconomicsthathaveledtoAmerica'sgreatdivide,whatisit?

The

straightforwardanswer:

ourpoliciesandourpolitics.Peoplegettiredofhearingabout

Scandinaviansuccessstories,butthe