英语六级真题及答案三套全.docx

1、英语六级真题及答案三套全2018年6月英语六级真题和答案听力Passage 1 At some 2300 miles in length, the Mississippi is the longest river in the United States. At some 1000 miles, the Mackenzie is the longest river in Canada. But these waterways seem minute in comparison to the worlds 2 lengthiest rivers: the Nile and the Amazon.

2、 The Nile which begins in central Africa and flows over 4100 miles north into the Mediterranean hosted one of the worlds great ancient civilizations along its shores. Calm and peaceful for most of the year, the Nile used to flood annually, thereby creating, irrigating and carrying new topsoil to the

3、 nearby farmland on which ancient Egypt depended for livelihood. As a means of transportation, the river carried various vessels up and down its length. A journey through the unobstructed part of this waterway today would pass by the splendid valley of the Kings, where the tombs of many of these anc

4、ient monarchs have stood for over 3000 years. Great civilizations and intensive settlement are hardly associated with the Amazon, yet this 4000 mile-long south American river carries about 20% of the worlds fresh water more than the Mississippi, Nile and Yangtze combined. Other statistics are equall

5、y astonishing. The Amazon is so wide at some points that from its center neither shore can be seen. Each second, the Amazon pours some 55 million gallons of water into the Atlantic. There, at its mouth stands one island larger than Switzerland. Most important of all, the Amazon irrigates the largest

6、 tropical rain forest on earth.Passage 19. What can be found in the valley of the Kings?10. In what way is the Amazon different from other big rivers?11. What does the speaker say about the Amazon?Recording 2 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the third in our cities of business semi

7、nars in the program “Doing Business Abroad”. (Q19) Today, we are going to look at the intercultural awareness, that is the fact that not everyone is British, not everyone speaks English and not everyone does business in a British way. And, why should they? (Q19) If overseas business people are selli

8、ng to us, then they will make every effort to speak English and to respect our traditions and methods. It is only polite for us to do the same when we visit them. It is not only polite, it is a central, if we want to sell British products overseas. First, a short quiz. Lets see how interculturally-a

9、ware you are. Question 1: where must you not drink alcohol on the first and seventh of every month. Question 2: where should you never admire your hosts possessions. Question 3: how should you attract the waiter during a business lunch in Bangkok. Question 4: where should you try to make all your ap

10、pointments either before 2 or after 5:30 pm. OK, everyone had a chance to make some notes. Right! Here are the answers. Although I am sure that the information could equally well apply to countries other than those I have chosen. No.1: (Q20) you must not drink alcohol on the first and seventh of the

11、 month in India. In international hotels, you may find it served, but if you are having a meal with an India colleague, remember to avoid asking for a beer. If you are an arrival, coincide with one of those tips. No.2: in Arab countries, the politeness and generosity of the people is without paralle

12、l. If you admire your colleagues beautiful belt and bowls, you may well find yourself being presented with them as a present. This is not a cheap way to do your shopping, however, as your host will quite correctly expect you to respond by presenting him with a gift of equal worth and beauty. In Thai

13、land, clicking the fingers, clapping your hands or just shouting “Waiter” will embarrass your hosts, fellow diners, the waiter himself and, most of all, you. Place your palm downward and make an inconspicuous waving gesture, which will produce instant and satisfying results. And finally, (Q21) in Sp

14、ain, some businesses maintain the pattern of working until about 2 oclock and then returning to the office from 5:30 to 8, 9 or 10 in the evening.Q19: What should you do when doing business with foreigners?Q20: What must you avoid doing with your Indian colleague?Q21: What do we learn about some Spa

15、nish people? 选词填空儿歌 Did Sarah Josepha Hale write “Marys Little Lamb,” the eternal nursery rhyme（儿歌）about girl named Mary with a stubborn lamb? This is still disputed, but its clear that the woman 26 reputed for writing it was one of Americas most fascinating 27 characters. In honor of the poem publi

16、cation on May 24,1830, heres more about the 28 supposed authors life. Hale wasnt just a writer, she was also a 29 fierce social advocate, and she was particularly 30 obsessed with an ideal New England, which she associated with abundant Thanksgivinx xg meals that she claimed had “a deep moral influe

17、nce,” she began a nationwide 31 campaign to have a national holiday declared that would bring families together while celebrating the 32 traditional festivals. In 1863, after 17 years of advocacy including letters to five presidents, Hale got it. President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, issue

18、d a 33 proclamation setting aside the last Thursday in November for the holiday. The true authorship of “Marys Little Lamb” is disputed. According to New England Historical Society, Hale wrote only one part of the poem, but claimed authorship. Regardless of the author, it seems that the poem was 34

19、inspired by a real event. When young Mary Sawyer was followed to school by a lamb in 1816, it caused some problems. A bystander named John Roulstone wrote a poem about the event, then, at some point, Hale herself seems to have helped write it. However, if a 1916 piece by her great-niece is to be tru

20、sted, Hale claimed for the 35 rest of her life that “Some other people pretended that someone else wrote the poem”.A）campaignB）careerC）charactersD）featuresE）fierceF）inspiredG）latterH）obsessedI）proclamationJ）rectifiedK）reputedL）restM）supposedN）traditionalO）versatile金字塔 Scientists scanning and mapping

21、 the Giza pyramids say theyve discovered that the Great Pyramid of Giza is not exactly even. But really not by much. This pyramid is the oldest of the worlds Seven Wonders. The pyramids exact size has 26 puzzled experts for centuries, as the more than 21 acres of hard, white casing stones that origi

22、nally covered it were 27 removed long ago. Reporting in the most recent issue of the newsletter AERAGRAM, which 28 chronicles the work of the Ancient Egypt Research Associates, engineer Glen Dash says that by using a new measuring approach that involved finding any surviving 29 remnants of the casin

23、g in order to determine where the original edge was. They found the east side of the pyramid to be a 30 maximum of 5.55 inches shorter than the west side. The question that most 31 fascinates him, however, isnt how the Egyptians who designed and built the pyramid got it wrong 4,500 years ago, but ho

24、w they got it so close to 32 perfect. We can only speculate as to how the Egyptians could have laid out these lines with such 33 precision using only the tools they had, Dash writes. He says his 34 hypothesis is that the Egyptians laid out their design on a grid, noting that the great pyramid is ori

25、ented only 35 slightly away from the cardinal directions (its north-south axis runs 3 minutes 54 seconds west of due north, while its east-west axis runs 3 minutes 51 seconds north of due east)an amount thats tiny, but similar, Atlas Obscura points out.chroniclescompleteestablishedfascinateshypothes

26、ismaximummomentummysteriouslyperfectprecisionpuzzledremnantsremovedrevelationsslightly家用机器人 When Elon Musk says, as he did this week, that his new priority is using artificial intelligence to build domestic robots, we should not only take note, but look forward to the day we can put our legs up in a

27、dmiration. Mr. Musk is a guy who gets things done. The founder of two “moonshot” tech companies, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is bringing electric vehicles to mass market and 26 humans to live on other planets. Lest this strike the amateur techienot that readers of The Independent would ever count among

28、 themas so much hot air, you can be reassured that the near $13bn (8.8bn) fortune this entrepreneur has 27 comes from practical achievements rather than hypothetical ones. A lot of clever people are 28 about artificial intelligence, fearing that robots will one day become so 29 theyll murder all of

29、us. These fears are mostly 30 : as with hysteria about genetic modification, we humans are generally wise enough to manage these problems with alacrity and care. And just think of how wonderful it would be if you had a live-in robot. It could 31 be like having a babysitter and masseuse rolled into o

30、ne or, if that required 32 intelligence beyond the ken of Mr. Musks imagined machine, at least some one to chop the carrots, wash the car and mow the lawn. Once purchased and trained, this would allow the 33 user to save money and time, freeing up 34 space in our busy lives to, for instance, read Th

31、e Independent. That is why we welcome Mr. Musks latest 35 , and wish him well. As long as robots add to the sum of human happiness, reduce suffering or cumbersome activity, and create time to read world-class journalism, The Independent will be their fans. Especially since journalism is one job robo

32、ts will never do.A) amassedB) casualC) emotionalD) enablingE) eventuallyF) exaggeratedG) extravagantH) generouslyI) misleadingJ) preciousK) rewardL) smartM) sphereN) terrifiedO) venture答案：26. D enabling27. A amassed28. N terrified29. L smart30. F exaggerated31. E eventually32. C emotional33. B casual34. J precious35. O venture 阅读Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passag