第一套完整版大学英语六级考试真题.docx

1、第一套完整版大学英语六级考试真题（第一套完整版）2018年12月大学英语六级考试真题Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on how to balance academic study and extracurricular activities. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension

2、(30 minutes)Section ADirections：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 mar

3、ked 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) Stop worrying about him.B) Keep away from the statue.C)Take a picture of him.D)Put on a smile for the photo.2.A)Ga

4、ining great fame on the Internet.B)Publishing a collection of his photos.C)Collecting the best photos in the world.D)Becoming a professional photographer.3.A)Surfing various websites and collecting photos.B)Editing his pictures and posting them online.C)Following similar accounts to compare notes.D)

5、Studying the pictures in popular social media.4.A) They are far from satisfactory.B)They are mostly taken by her mom.C)They make an impressive album.D)They record her fond memories.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) A journal reporting the latest progress in phy

6、sics.B) An introductory course of modem physics.C) An occasion for physicists to exchange ideas.D) A series of interviews with outstanding physicists.6.A) The future of the physical world.B) The origin of the universe.C)Sources of radiation.D)Particle theory.7.A)How matter collides with anti-matter.

7、B) Whether the universe will turn barren.C)Why there exists anti-matter.D)Why there is a universe at all.8.A)Matter and anti-matter are opposites of each other.B)Anti-matter allowed humans to come into existence.C)The universe formed due to a sufficient amount of matter.D)Anti-matter exists in very

8、high-temperature environments,Section BDirections: In this section, 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 cho

9、ices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A) She found herself speaking a foreign language.B) She woke up speaking with a different accent.C) She found som

10、e symptoms of her illness gone.D) She woke up finding herself in another country.10. A) It is usually caused by a stroke or brain injury.B) It has not yet found any effective treatment.C) It leaves the patient with a distorted memory.D) It often happens to people with speech defects.11. A) British.B

11、) Irish.C) Russian.D) Australian.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) Water sports.B) Racing in rivers.C) Stories about women swimmers.D)Books about swimming.13. A) She succeeded in swimming across the English Channel.B) She published a guide to Londons best swimmin

12、g spots.C) She told her story of adventures to some young swimmers.D) She wrote a book about the history of swimwear in the UK.14. A) They loved vacationing on the seashore.B) They had a unique notion of modesty.C) They were prohibited from swimming.D) They were fully dressed when swimming.15. A) Sh

13、e designed lots of appropriate swimwear for women.B) She once successfully competed against men in swimming.C) She was the first woman to swim across the English Channel.D) She was an advocate of womens right to swim in public pools.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recording

14、s of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a sing line through the centre.Que

15、stions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) Build a machine that can detect lies.B) Develop a magnetic brain scanner.C) Test the credibility of court evidence.D) Win peoples complete trust in them.17. A) They are optimistic about its potential.B) They are sceptical of its r

16、eliability.C) They think it is but business promotion.D) They celebrate it with great enthusiasm.18. A) It is not to be trusted at all.B) It does not sound economical.C) It may intrude into peopled privacy.D) It may lead to overuse in court trials.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you ha

17、ve just heard.19. A) Most of its residents speak several languages.B) Some of its indigenous languages are dying out.C) Each village there speaks a totally different language.D) Its languages have interested researchers the world over.20. A) They are spread randomly across the world.B) Some are more

18、 difficult to learn than others.C) More are found in tropical regions than in the mild zones.D) They enrich and impact each other in more ways than one.21. A) They used different methods to collect and analyze data.B) They identified distinct patterns of language distribution.C) Their conclusions do

19、 not correspond to their original hypotheses.D) There is no conclusive account for the cause of language diversity.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard. .22. A) Its middle-class is disappearing.B) Its wealth is rationally distributed.C) Its population is rapidly growing.

20、D) Its cherished dream is coming true.23. A) Success was but a dream without conscientious effort.B) They could realize their dreams through hard work.C) A few dollars could go a long way.D) Wealth was shared by all citizens.24. A) Better working conditions.B) Better-paying jobs.C) High social statu

21、s.D) Full employment.25. A) Reduce the administrative costs.B) Adopt effective business models.C) Hire part-time employees only.D) Make use of the latest technology.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required t

22、o 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 2 with a single lin

23、e through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.In whats probably the craziest headline Ive ever written, Ive reported that _26_ in livestock protection are happening with scientists painting eyes on the butts of cows. The experiment is based upon the idea that farm

24、ers whore protecting their herd from lions would shoot and kill lions in an effort to protect their livestock. While this makes a lot of sense, it results in many lion deaths that _27_ would have been unnecessary. Researchers in Australia have been _28_ and testing a method of trickery to make lions

25、 think they are being watched by the painted eyes on cow butts.This idea is based on the principle that lions and other _29_ are far less likely to attack when they feel they are being watched. As conservation areas become smaller, lions are increasingly coming into contact with human populations, w

26、hich are expanding to the _30_ of these protected areas.Efforts like painting eyes on cow butts may seem crazy at first, but they could make actual headway in the fight for conservation. “If the method works, it could provide farmers in Botswana and _31_ with a low-cost, sustainable tool to protect

27、their livestock, and a way to keep lions safe from being killed.”Lions are _32_ ambush（埋伏）hunters, so when they feel their prey has _33_ them, they usually give up on the hunt. Researchers are _34_ testing their idea on a select herd of cattle. They have painted half of the cows with eyes and left t

28、he other half as normal. Through satellite tracking of both the herd and the lions in the area, they will be able to _35_ if their psychological trickery will work to help keep farmers from shooting lions.A)advancesB)boundariesC)challengingD)currentlyE)determineF)devisingG)elsewhereH) neverthelessI)

29、otherwiseJ)predatorsK)primarilyL)retortedM)spottedN)testimoniesO)wrestleSection BDirections: 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 d

30、erived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You EndureA) As constant travelers and parents of a 2-year-old，we sometimes fantasize ab

31、out how much work we can do when one of us gets on a plane, undistracted by phones, friends, or movies. We race to get all our ground work done: packing, going through security, doing a last-minute work call, calling each other, then boarding the plane. Then, when we try to have that amazing work se

32、ssion in flight, we get nothing done. Even worse, after refreshing our email or reading the same studies over and over, we are too exhausted when we land to soldier on with(继续处理）the emails that have inevitably still piled up.B) Why should flying deplete us? Were just sitting there doing nothing. Why cant we be tougher, more resilient（有复原力的）and determined in our work so we can ac