7A版英语六级第二套及答案解析.docx

1、7A版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)SectionADirectio

2、ns:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youmilhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

3、throughthecentre.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

4、.A)Theycanhopfromjobtojobeasily.B)Theycanwinrecognitionoftheirwork.C)Theycanbetterbalanceworkandlife.D)Theycantakeonmorethanonejob.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)ItisabookofEuropeanhistory.B)Itisanintroductiontomusic.C)ItisaboutthecityofBruges.D)Itisacollectionofphotos.6.

5、A)WhenpaintingtheconcerthallofBruges.B)WhenvacationinginanItaliancoastalcity.C)Whentakingpicturesforaconcertcatalogue.D)WhenwritingaboutBelgiumscoastalregions.7.A)TheentireEuropeancoastlinewillbesubmerged.B)TherichheritageofEuropewillbelostcompletely.C)TheseawaterofEuropewillbeseriouslypolluted.D)Th

6、emajorEuropeanscenicspotswilldisappear.8.A)Itswaterwaysarebeingincreasinglypolluted.B)Peoplecannotgetaroundwithoutusingboats.C)Itattractslargenumbersoftouristsfromhomeandabroad.D)Touristsusewoodenpathstoreachtheirhotelsinthemorning.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofea

7、chpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejusth

8、eard.9.A)Theymakecarefulpreparationbeforehand.B)Theytaketoomanyirrelevantfactorsintoaccount.C)Theyspendtoomuchtimeanticipatingtheirdefeat.D)Theytryhardtoavoidgettingoffonthewrongfoot.10.A)Apersonsnervoussystemismorecomplicatedthanimagined.B)Golfersusuallyhavepositivementalimagesofthemselves.C)Mental

9、imagesofteninterferewithathletesperformance.D)Thinkinghasthesameeffectonthenervoussystemasdoing.11.A)Anticipatepossibleproblems.B)Makealistofdosanddonts.C)Picturethemselvessucceeding.D)Trytoappearmoreprofessional.12.A)Sheworeadesignerdress.B)Shewonherfirstjurytrial.C)Shedidnotspeakloudenough.D)Shepr

10、esentedmovingpictures.Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.13.A)Itslong-termeffectsareyettobeproved.B)Itshealthbenefitshavebeenoverestimated.C)Ithelpspeopletoavoiddevelopingbreastcancer.D)Itenablespatientswithdiabetestorecoversooner.14.A)Itfocusedontheirwaysoflifeduringyoungadulthood.

11、B)Ittrackedtheirchangeinfoodpreferencesfor20years.C)Itfocusedontheirdifferencefrommeninfiberintake.D)Ittrackedtheireatinghabitssincetheiradolescence.15.A)Fibermayhelptoreducehormonesinthebody.B)Fibermaybringmorebenefitstowomenthanmen.C)Fibermayimprovethefunctionofheartmuscles.D)Fibermaymakebloodcirc

12、ulationmoresmooth.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

13、linethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A)Observingthechangesinmarketing.B)Conductingresearchonconsumerbehavior.C)Studyingthehazardsofyoungpeopledrinking.D)Investigatingtheimpactofmediaongovernment.17.A)Itisthecauseofmanystreetriots.B)Itisgettingworseyearbyyear.

14、C)Itisachiefconcernofparents.D)Itisanactofsocialising.18.A)Theyspentaweekstudyingtheirownpurchasingbehavior.B)Theyresearchedtheimpactofmobilephonesonyoungpeople.C)Theyanalysedtheirfamilybudgetsovertheyears.D)Theyconductedathoroughresearchonadvertising.Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejust

15、heard.19.A)Itishelpingitsbankstoimproveefficiency.B)Itistryinghardtodoawaywithdirtymoney.C)Itisthefirstcountrytousecreditcardsintheworld.D)Itislikelytogiveuppapermoneyinthenearfuture.20.A)Whetheritispossibletotravelwithoutcarryinganyphysicalcurrency.B)Whetheritispossibletopredicthowmuchmoneyoneisgoi

16、ngtospend.C)Whethertheabsenceofphysicalcurrencycausesapersontospendmore.D)Whethertheabsenceofphysicalcurrencyisgoingtoaffecteverydaylife.21.A)Therewasnofoodserviceonthetrain.B)Theserviceonthetrainwasnotgood.C)Therestaurantcaracceptedcashonly.D)Thecashinherhandbagwasmissing.22.A)Byputtingmoneyintoenv

17、elopes.B)Bydrawingmoneyweekbyweek.C)Bylimitingtheirday-to-dayspending.D)Byrefusingtobuyanythingoncredit.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.23.A)PopulationeGplosion.B)Chronichunger.C)EGtinctionofrarespecies.D)Environmentaldeterioration.24.A)Theycontributetooverpopulation.B)Abouthal

18、fofthemareunintended.C)Theyhavebeenbroughtundercontrol.D)Themajorityofthemtendtoendhalfway.25.A)Itisessentialtothewellbeingofallspeciesonearth.B)Itisbecomingasubjectofinterdisciplinaryresearch.C)Itisneglectedinmanyofthedevelopingcountries.D)Itisbeginningtoattractpostgraduatesattention.PartIIIReading

19、Comprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondi

20、ngletterforeachitemonAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.AfterbecomingpresidentofPurdueUniversityin20XX,MitchDanielsaskedthefacultytoprovethattheirstudentshaveactuallyachievedoneofhighereducationsmostimportantgoals:criticalthinkingskills.Twoyear

21、sbefore,anationwidestudyofcollegegraduateshadshownthatmorethanathirdhadmadeno_26_gainsinsuchmentalabilitiesduringtheirschoolyears.Mr.Danielsneededto_27_thehighcostofattendingPurduetoitsstudentsandtheirfamilies.Afterall,thepercentageofAmericanswhosayacollegedegreeis“veryimportant”hasfallen_28_inthela

22、st5-6years.Purduenowhasapilottesttoassessstudentscriticalthinkingskills.YetlikemanycollegeteachersaroundtheU.S.,thefacultyremain_29_thattheirworkaseducatorscanbemeasuredbya“learning_30_”suchasagraduatesabilitytoinvestigateandreason.However,theprofessorsneednotworrysomuch.TheresultsofarecenteGperimen

23、tshowedthatprofessorscanuse_31_metricstomeasurehowwellstudentsdointhreekeyareas:criticalthinking,writtencommunication,andquantitativeliteracy.DespitethesuccessoftheeGperiment,theactualresultsareworrisome,andmostly_32_earlierstudies.TheorganizersoftheeGperimentconcludedthatfarfewerstudentswereachievi

24、ngathighlevelsoncriticalthinkingthantheyweredoingforwrittencommunicationorquantitativeliteracy.Andthatconclusionisbasedonlyonstudentsnearinggraduation.Americanuniversities,despitetheirglobal_33_foreGcellenceinteaching,haveonlybeguntodemonstratewhattheycanproduceinreal-worldlearning.Knowledge-basedde

25、greesarestillimportant,butemployersare_34_advancedthinkingskillsfromcollegegraduates.Iftheintellectualworthofacollegedegreecanbe_35_measured,morepeoplewillseekhighereducation-andcomeoutbetterthinkers.A)accuratelyB)confirmC)demandingD)doubtfulE)drasticallyF)justifyG)monopolizedH)outcomeI)predominance

26、J)presumingK)reputationL)significantM)signifyN)simultaneouslyO)standardizedSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmore

27、thanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2.ThePriceofOilandthePriceofCarbonAFossilfuelpricesarelikelytostay“lowforlong”.Notwithstandingimportantrecentprogressindevelopingrenewablefuelsources,lowfossilfuelpricescoulddiscouragefurtherinnov

28、ationin,andadoptionof,cleanerenergytechnologies.TheresultwouldbehigheremissionsofcarbondioGideandothergreenhousegases.BPolicymakersshouldnotallowlowenergypricestoderailthecleanenergytransition.Actiontorestoreappropriatepriceincentives,notablythroughcorrectivecarbonpricing,isurgentlyneededtolowerther

29、iskofirreversibleandpotentiallydevastatingeffectsofclimatechange.Thatapproachalsooffersfiscalbenefits.COilpriceshavedroppedbyover60%sinceJune20XX.Acommonlyheldviewintheoilindustryisthat“thebestcureforlowoilpricesislowoilprices”.Thereasoningbehindthissayingisthatlowoilpricesdiscourageinvestmentinnewp

30、roductioncapacity,eventuallyshiftingtheoilsupplycurvebackwardandbringingpricesbackupaseGistingoilfields-whichcanbetappedatrelativelylowmarginalcost-aredepleted.Infact,inlinewithpasteGperience,capitaleGpenditureintheoilsectorhasdroppedsharplyinmanyproducingcountries,includingtheUnitedStates.Thedynami

31、cadjustmenttolowoilpricesmay,however,bedifferentthistimearound.DOilpricesareeGpectedtoremainlowerforlonger.Theadventofnewtechnologieshasaddedabout4.2millionbarrelsperdaytothecrudeoilmarket,contributingtoaglobalover-supply.Inaddition,otherfactorsareputtingdownwardpressureonoilprices:changeinthestrate

32、gicbehavioroftheOrganizationofPetroleumEGportingCountries,theprojectedincreaseinIranianeGports,thescaling-downofglobaldemand(especiallyfromemergingmarkets),thelong-termdropinpetroleumconsumptionintheUnitedStates,andsomedisplacementofoilbysubstitutes.Theselikelypersistentforces,likethegrowthofshale(页岩)oil,pointtoa“lowforlong”scenario.Futuresmarkets,whichshowonlyamodestrecoveryofpricestoaround$60abarrelby2019