六级真题卷一.docx

1、六级真题卷一2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions:Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to major in science or humanities at college, write an essay to state your opinion.You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words._Part II Listening Comprehensio

2、n (30 minutes)Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question，you must choose the best answer from the four choices m

3、arked A），B）,C）and D）. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A）Doing enjoyable work. C）Earning a competitive salary. B）Having friendly colleagues. D）Working for supportive bosses.

4、2.A）31%. B）20%. C）25%. D）73%.3.A）Those of a small size. C）Those that are well managed. B）Those run by women. D）Those full of skilled workers.4. A) T hey can hop from job to job easily. B) T hey can win recognition of their work. C) T hey can better balance work and life. D) They can take on more tha

5、n one job.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A)It is a book of European history. C) It is about the city of Bruges. B) It is an introduction to music. D) It is a collection of photos.6. A) When painting the concert hall of Bruges. B) When vacationing in an Italian

6、 coastal city. C) When taking pictures for a concert catalogue. D) When writing about Belgiums coastal regions.7. A) T he entire European coastline will be submerged. B) T he rich heritage of Europe will be lost completely. C) T he seawater of Europe will be seriously polluted. D) The major European

7、 scenic spots will disappear.8. A) I ts waterways are being increasingly polluted. B) People cannot get around without using boats. C) It attracts large numbers of tourists from home and abroad. D) Tourists use wooden paths to reach their hotels in the morning.Section B Directions: In this section,

8、you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on

9、 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) They make careful preparations beforehand. B) They take too many irrelevant factors into account. C) They spend too much time anticipating their defeat. D) They try hard to avoi

10、d getting off on the wrong foot.10. A) A persons nervous system is more complicated than imagined. B) Golfers usually have positive mental images of themselves. C) Mental images often interfere with athletes performance. D) Thinking has the same effect on the nervous system as doing.11. A) Anticipat

11、e possible problems. C) Picture themselves succeeding. B) Make a list of dos and don ts. D) Try to appear more professional.12. A) She wore a designer dress. C) She did not speak loud enough. B) She won her first jury trial. D) She presented moving pictures. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passa

12、ge you have just heard.13. A) Its long-term effects are yet to be proved. B) Its health benefits have been overestimated. C) It helps people to avoid developing breast cancer. D) It enables patients with diabetes to recover sooner.14. A) It focused on their ways of life during young adulthood. B) It

13、 tracked their change in food preferences for 20 years. C) It focused on their difference from men in fiber intake. D) It tracked their eating habits since their adolescence.15. A) Fiber may help to reduce hormones in the body. B) Fiber may bring more benefits to women than men. C) Fiber may improve

14、 the function of heart muscles. D) Fiber may make blood circulation more smooth.Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, yon must choose the best

15、 answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) Observing the changes in marketing. B) Conducting research on consumer behaviour

16、. C) Studying the hazards of young people drinking. D) Investigating the impact of media on government.17. A) It is the cause of many street riots. C) It is a chief concern of parents. B) It is getting worse year by year. D) It is an act of socialising18. A) They spent a week studying their own purc

17、hasing behaviour. B) They researched the impact of mobile phones on young people. C) They analysed their family budgets over the years. D) They conducted a thorough research on advertising.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) It is helping its banks to improve eff

18、iciency. B) It is trying hard to do away with dirty money. C) It is the first country to use credit cards in the world. D) It is likely to give up paper money in the near future.20. A) Whether it is possible to travel without carrying any physical currency. B) Whether it is possible to predict how m

19、uch money one is going to spend. C) Whether the absence of physical currency causes a person to spend more. D) Whether the absence of physical currency is going to affect everyday life.21. A) There was no food service on the train. C) The restaurant car accepted cash only. B) The service on the trai

20、n was not good. D) The cash in her handbag was missing.22. A) By putting money into envelopes. C) By limiting their day-to-day spending. B) By drawing money week by week. D) By refusing to buy anything on credit. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23. A) Population exp

21、losion. C) Extinction of rare species. B) Chronic hunger. D) Environmental deterioration.24. A) They contribute to overpopulation. C) They have been brought under control. B) About half of them are unintended. D) The majority of them tend to end halfway.25. A) It is essential to the wellbeing of all

22、 species on earth. B) It is becoming a subject of interdisciplinary research. C) It is neglected in many of the developing countries. D) It is beginning to attract postgraduates attention.Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks

23、. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet

24、 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.After becoming president of Purdue University in 2013, Mitch Daniels asked the faculty to prove that their students have actually achieved one o

25、f higher educations most important goals: critical thinking skills. Two years before, a nationwide study of college graduates had shown that more than a third had made no 26 gains in such mental abilities during their school years. Mr. Daniels needed to 27 the high cost of attending Purdue to its st

26、udents and their families. After all, the percentage of Americans who say a college degree is very importanthas fallen 28 in the last 5-6 years.Purdue now has a pilot test to assess students critical thinking skills. Yet like many college teachers around the U. S. , the faculty remain 29 that their

27、work as educators can be measured by a “learning 30 ” such as a graduates ability to investigate and reason. However, the professors need not worry so much. The results of a recent experiment showed that professors can use 31 metrics to measure how well students do in three key areas: critical think

28、ing, written communication, and quantitative literacy.Despite the success of the experiment, the actual results are worrisome, and mostly 32 earlier studies. The organizers of the experiment concluded that far fewer students were achieving at high levels on critical thinking than they were doing for

29、 written communication or quantitative literacy. And that conclusion is based only on students nearing graduation.American universities, despite their global 33 for excellence in teaching, have only begun to demonstrate what they can produce in real-world learning. Knowledge-based degrees are still

30、important, but employers are 34 advanced thinking skills from college graduates. If the intellectual worth of a college degree can be 35 measured, more people will seek higher educationand come out better thinkers.A) accurately I) predominanceB) confirm J) presumingC) demanding K) reputationD) doubt

31、ful L) significantC) drastically M) signifyF) justify N) simultaneouslyG) monopolized O) standardizedH) outcome Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding lette