2007年12月大学英语六级真题
Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)
Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Digital Age. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.
1.如今数字化产品得到越来越广泛的使用，例如…
2.数字化产品的使用对人们工作、学习和生活产生的影响
The Digital Age
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
本题客观选择题共计7分，每小题1分。
Directions: In this part you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Seven Ways to Save the World
Forget the old idea that conserving energy is a form of self-denial—riding bicycles, dimming the lights, and taking fewer showers. These days conservation is all about efficiency: getting the same—or better—results from just a fraction of the energy. When a slump in business travel forced Ulrich Romer to cut costs at his family-owned hotel in Germany, he replaced hundreds of the hotel’s wasteful light bulbs, getting the same light for 80 percent less power. He bought a new water boiler with a digitally controlled pump, and wrapped insulation around the pipes. Spe nding about €100,000 on these and other improvements, he slashed his €90,000 fuel and power bill by €60,000. As a bonus, the hotel’s lower energy needs have reduced its annual carbon emissions by more than 200 metric tons. “For us, saving energy has been very, very profitable,” he says. “And most importantly, we’re not giving up a single comfort for our guests.”
Efficiency is also a great way to lower carbon emissions and help slow global warming. But the best argument for efficiency is its cost—or, mor e precisely, its profitability. That’s because quickly growing energy demand requires immense investment in new supply, not to mention the drain of rising energy prices.
No wonder efficiency has moved to the top of the political agenda. On Jan. 10, the European Union unveiled a plan to cut energy use across the continent by 20 percent by 2020. Last March, China imposed a 20 percent increase in energy efficiency by 2020. Even Greorge W. Bush, the Texas oilman, is expected to talk about energy conservation in his State of the Union speech this week.
The good news is that the world is full of proven, cheap ways to save energy. Here are the seven that could have the biggest impact:
Insulate
Space heating and cooling eats up 36 percent of all the w orld’s energy. There’s virtually no limit to how much of that can be saved, as prototype “zero-energy homes” in Switzerland and Germany have shown. There’s been a surge in new ways of keeping heat in and cold out(or vice versa). The most advanced insulation follows the law of increasing returns: if you add enough, you can scale down or even eliminate heating and air-conditioning equipment, lowering costs even before you start saving on utility bills. Studies have shown that green workplaces(ones that don’t constantly need to have the heat or air-conditioner running)have higher worker productivity and lower sick rates.
Change Bulbs
Lighting eats up 20 percent of the world’s electricity, or the equivalent of roughly 600,000 tons of coal a day. Forty percent of that powers old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs—a 19th-century technology that wastes most of the power it consumes on unwanted heat.
Compact fluorescent lamps, or CFLs, not only use 75 to 80 percent less electricity than incandescent bulbs to generate the same amount of light, but they also last 10 times longer. Phasing old bulbs out by 2030 would save the output of 650 power plants and avoid the release of 700 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year.
Comfort Zone
Water boilers, space heaters and air conditioners have been notoriously inefficient. The heat pump has altered that equation. It removes heat from the air outside or the ground below and uses it to supply heat to a building or its water supply. In the summer the system can be reversed to cool buildings as well.
Most new residential buildings in Sweden are already heated with ground-source heat pumps. Such systems consume almost no conventional fuel at all. Several countries have used subsidies to jump-start the market, including Japan, where almost 1 million heat pumps have been installed in the past two years to heat water for showers and hot tubs.
Remake Factories
From steel mills to paper factories, industry eats up about a third of the world’s energy. The opportunities to save are vast. In Ludwigshafen, German chemicals giant BASF runs an interconnected complex of more than €200 chemical factories, where heat produced by one chemical process is used to power the next. At the Ludwigshafen site alone, such recycling of heat and energy saves the company 200 million a year and almost half its CO2 emissions. Now BASF is doing the same for new plants in China. “Optimizing（优化）energy efficiency is a decisive competitive advantage,” says BASF CEO Jürgen Hambrecht.
Green Driving
A quarter of the world’s energy—including two thirds of the annual production of oil—is used for transportation. Some savings come free of charge: you can boost fuel efficiency by 6 percent simply by keeping your car’s tires properly inflate d(充气). Gasoline-electric hybrid(混合型的)models like the Toyota Prius improve mileage by a further 20 percent over conventional models.
A Better Fridge
More than half of all residential power goes into running household appliances, producing a fifth of the world’s carbon emissions. And that’s true even though manufacturers have already hiked the efficiency of refrigerators and other white goods by as much as 70 percent since the 1980s. According to an lnternational Energy Agency study, if consumers chose those models that would save them the most money over the life of the appliance, they’d cut global residential power consumption(and their utility bills)by 43 percent.
Flexible Payment
Who says you have to pay for all your conservation investments? “Energy service contractors” will pay for retrofitting(翻新改造)in return for a share of the client’s annual utility-bill savings. In Beijing, Shenwu Thermal Energy Technology Co. specializes in retrofitting China’s steel furnaces. Shenwu puts up the initial invest ment to install a heat exchanger that preheats the air going into the furnace, slashing the client’s fuel costs. Shenwu pockets a cut of those savings, so both Shenwu and the client profit.
If saving energy is so easy and profitable, why isn’t everyon e doing it? It has to do with psychology and a lack of information. Most of us tend to look at today’s price tag more than tomorrow’s potential savings. That holds double for the landlord or developer, who won’t actually see a penny of the savings his inve stment in better insulation or a better heating system might generate. In many people’s minds, conservation is still associated with self-denial. Many environmentalists still push that view.
Smart governments can help push the market in the right dire ction. The EU’s 1994 law on labeling was such a success that it extended the same idea to entire buildings last year. To boost the market value of efficiency, all new buildings are required to have an “energy pass” detailing power and heating consumption. Countries like Japan and Germany have successively tightened building codes, requiring an increase in insulation levels but leaving it up to builders to decide how to meet them.
The most powerful incentives, of course, will come from the market itself. Over the past year, sky-high fuel prices have focused minds on efficiency like never before. Ever-increasing pressure to cut costs has finally forced more companies to do some math on their energy use.
Will it be enough? With global demand and emissions rising so fast, we may not have any choice but to try. Efficient technology is here now, proven and cheap. Compared with all other options, it’s the biggest, easiest and most profitable bang for the buck.
1. What is said to be the best way to conserve energy nowadays?
A) Raising efficiency. B) Cutting unnecessary costs.
C) Finding alternative resources. D) Sacrificing some personal comforts.
2. What does the European Union plan to do?
A) Diversify energy supply. B) Cut energy consumption.
C) Reduce carbon emissions. D) Raise production efficiency.
3. If you add enough insulation to your house, you may be able to________.
A) improve your work environment B) cut your utility bills by half
C) get rid of air-conditioners D) enjoy much better health
4. How much of the power consumed by incandescent bulbs is converted into light?
A) A small portion.B) Some 40 percent.
C) Almost half.D) 75 to 80 percent.
5. Some countries have tried to jump-start the market of heat pumps by________.
A) upgrading the equipment B) encouraging investments
C) implementing high-tech D) providing subsidies
6. German chemicals giant BASF saves 200 million a year by________.
A) recycling heat and energy B) setting up factories in China
C) using the newest technology D) reducing the CO2 emissions of its plants
7. Global residential power consumption can be cut by 43 percent if________.
A) we increase the insulation of walls and water pipes
B) we choose simpler models of electrical appliances
C) we cut down on the use of refrigerators and other white goods
D) we choose the most efficient models of refigerators and other white goods
8. Energy service contractors profit by taking a part of clients’ ________.
9. Many environmentalists maintain the view that conservation has much to do with ________.
10. The strongest incentives for energy conservation will derive from________.
PartⅣ Reading Comprehension（Reading in Depth）(25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2. Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
Men, these days, are embracing fatherhood with the round-the-clock involvement their partners have always dreamed of—handling night feedings, packing lunches and bandaging knees. But unlike women, many find they’re negotiating their new roles with little support or information. “Men in my generation (aged 25-40) have a fear of becaming dads because we have no role models, ”says Jon Smith, a writer. They often find themselves excluded from mothers’ support networks and are eyed warily（警觉地）on the playground.
The challenge is particularly evident in the work-place. There, men are still expected to be breadwinners climbing the corporate ladder; traditionally-minded bosses are often unsympathetic to family needs. In Denmark most new fathers only take two weeks of paternity leave（父亲的陪产假）—even though they are allowed 34
days. As much as if not more so than women, fathers struggle to be taken seriously when they request flexible arrangements.
Though Wilfried-Fritz Maring, 54, a data-bank and Internet specialist with German firm FIZ Karlsruhe, feels that the time he spends with his daughter outweighs any disadvantages, he admits, “With my decisi on to work from home I dismissed any opportunity for promotion. ”
Mind-sets（思维定势）are changing gradually. When Maring had a daughter, the company equipped him with a home office and allowed him to choose a job that could be performed from there. Danish telecom company TDC initiated an internal campaign last year to encourage dads to take paternity leave: 97 percent now do. “When an employee goes on paternity leave and is with his kids, he gets a new kind of training: in how to keep cool under stress,” says spokesperson Christine Elberg Holm. For a new generation of dads, kids may come before the company—but it’s a shift that benefits both.
47. Unlike women, men often get little support or information from ______________.
48. Besides supporting the family, men were also expected to ______________.
49. Like women, men hope that their desire for a flexible schedule will be ______________.
50. When Maring was on paternity leave, he was allowed by his company to work ______________.
51. Christine Holm believes paternity leave provides a new kind of training for men in that it can help them cope with______________.
Section B 本题共计15分，每小题1.5分。
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Like most people, I’ve long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, was disappointed to see that it also decides how I’m treated as a person.
Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suspect they’d never say or do to their most casual acquaintances. One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away, then beckoned (示意) me back with his finger a minute later, complaining he was ready to order and asking where I’d been.
I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon (勤杂工) by plenty of people. But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day I’d be sitting at their table, waiting to be served.
Once I graduated I took a job at a community newspaper. From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from everyone who called me. I assumed this was the way the professional world worked—cordially.
I soon found out differently. I sat several feet away from an advertising sales representative with a similar name. Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie. The mistake was immediately evident. Perhaps it was because money was involved, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me.
My job title made people treat me with courtesy. So it was a shock to return to the restaurant industry.
It’s no secret that there’s a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips. The service indus try, by definition, exists to cater to others’ needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant.
I’m now applying to graduate school, which means someday I’ll return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want. I think I’ll take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them.
52. The author was disappointed to find that ________.
A) one’s position is used as a gauge to measure one’s intelligence
B) talented people like her should fail to get a respectable job
C) one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person
D) professionals tend to look down upon manual workers
53. What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph?
A) Some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them.
B) People absorbed in a phone conversation tend to be absent-minded.
C) Waitresses are often treated by customers as casual acquaintances.
D) Some customers like to make loud complaints for no reason at all.
54. How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19?
A) She felt it unfair to be treated as a mere servant by professionals.
B) She felt badly hurt when her customers regarded her as a peon.
C) She was embarrassed each time her customers joked with her.
D) She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior.
55. What does the author imply by saying “. . . many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and ser vant” (Line 3, Para. 7)?
A) Those who cater to others’ needs are destined to be looked down upon.
B) Those working in the service industry shouldn’t be treated as servants.
C) Those serving others have to put up with rough treatment to earn a living.
D) The majority of customers tend to look on a servant as server nowadays.
56. The author says she’ll one day take her clients to dinner in order to ________.
A) see what kind of person they are
B) experience the feeling of being served
C) show her generosity towards people inferior to her
D) arouse their sympathy for people living a humble life
Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
What’s hot for 2007 among the very rich? A ＄7. 3 million diamond ring. A trip to Tanzania to hunt wild animals. Oh, and income inequality.
Sure, some leftish billionaires like George Soros have been railing against income inequality for years. But increasingly, centrist and right-wing billionaires are starting to worry about income inequality and the fate of the middle class.
In December, Mortimer Zuckerman wrote a column in U. S. News & World Report, which he owns. “Our nation’s core bargain with the middle class is disintegrating, ”lamented (哀叹) the 117th-richest man in America. “Most of our economic gains have gone to people at the very top of the income ladder. Average income for a household of people of working age, by contrast, has fallen five years in a row. ” He noted that “Tens of milli ons of Americans live in fear that a major health problem can reduce them to bankruptcy. ”
Wilbur Ross Jr. has echoed Zuckerman’s anger over the bitter struggles faced by middle-class Americans. “It’s an outrage that any American’s life expectancy sho uld be shortened simply because the company they worked for went bankrupt and ended health-care coverage,” said the former chairman of the International Steel
Group.
What’s happening? The very rich are just as trendy as you and I, and can be so when it comes to politics and policy. Given the recent change of control in Congress, the popularity of measures like increasing the minimum wage, and efforts by California’s governor to offer universal health care, these guys don’t need their own personal weathermen to know which way the wind blows.
It’s possible that plutocrats（有钱有势的人）are expressing solidarity with the struggling middle class as part of an effort to insulate themselves from confiscatory（没收性的）tax policies. But the prospect that income inequality will lead to higher taxes on the wealthy doesn’t keep plutocrats up at night. They can live with that.
No, what they fear was that the political challenges of sustaining support for global economic integration will be more difficult in the United States because of what has happened to the distribution of income and economic insecurity.
In other words, if middle-class Americans continue to struggle financially as the ultrawealthy grow ever wealthier, it will be increasingly difficult to maintain political support for the free flow of goods, services, and capital across borders. And when the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and foreign goods, it’s likely to encourage reciprocal action abroad. For people who buy and sell companies, or who allocate capital to markets all around the worl d, that’s the real nightmare.
57. What is the current topic of common interest among the very rich in America?
A) The fate of the ultrawealthy people.
B) The disintegration of the middle class.
C) The inequality in the distribution of wealth.
D) The conflict between the left and the right wing.
58. What do we learn from Mortimer Zuckerman’s lamentation?
A) Many middle-income families have failed to make a bargain for better welfare.
B) The American economic system has caused many companies to go bankrupt.
C) The American nation is becoming more and more divided despite its wealth.
D) The majority of Americans benefit little from the natiion’s growing wealth.
59. From the fifth paragraph we can learn that ________.
A) the very rich are fashion-conscious
B) the very rich are politically sensitive
C) universal health care is to be implemented throughout America
D) Congress has gained popularity by increasing the minimum wage
60. What is the real reason for plutocrats to express solidarity with the middle class?
A) They want to protect themselves from confiscatory taxation.
B) They know that the middle class contributes most to society.
C) They want to gain support for global economic integration.
D) They feel increasingly threatened by economic insecurity.
61. What may happen if the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and foreign goods?
A) The prices of imported goods will inevitably soar beyond control.
B) The investors will have to make great efforts to re-allocate capital.
C) The wealthy will attempt to buy foreign companies across borders.
D) Foreign countries will place the same economic barriers in return.
Part ⅤCloze (15 minutes) 本题共计10分，每小题0.5分。
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
In 1915 Einstein made a trip to G ttingen to give some lectures at the invitation of the mathematical physicist David Hilbert. He was particularly eager—too eager, it would turn (62)—to explain all the intricacies of relativity to him. The visit was a triumph, and he said to a friend excitedly, “I was able to (63) Hilbert of the general theory of relativity. ”
(64) all of Einstein’s personal turmoil（焦躁）at the time, a new scientific anxiety was about to (65). He was struggling to find the right equations that would (66) his new concept of gravity, (67) that would define how objects move (68) space and how space is curved by objects. By the end of the summer, he (69) the mathematical approach he had been (70) for almost three years was flawed. And now there was a (71) pressure. Einstein discovered to his (72) that Hilbert had taken what he had learned from Einstein’s lectures and was racing to come up (73) the correct equations first.
It was an enormously complex task. Although Einstein was the better physicist, Hilbert was the better mathematician. So in October 1915 Einstein (74) himself into a month-long frantic endeavor in (75) he returned to an earlier mathematical strategy and wrestled with equations, proofs, corrections and updates that he (76) to give as lectures to Berlin’s Prussian Academy of Sciences on four (77) Thursdays.
His first lecture was delivered on Nov. 4. 1915, and it explained his new approach, (78) he admitted he did not yet have the precise mathematical formulation of it. Einstein also took time off from (79) revising his equations to engage in an awkward fandango (方丹戈双人舞)with his competitor Hilbert. Worried (80) being scooped（抢先），he sent Hilbert a copy of his Nov. 4 lecture. “I am (81) to know whether you will take kindly to this new solution, ”Einstein noted with a touch of defensiveness.
62. A) up B) over C) out D) off
63. A) convince B) counsel C) persuade D) preach
64. A)Above B)Around C)Amid D)Along
65. A) emit B) emerge C) submit D) submerge
66. A) imitate B) ignite C) describe D) ascribe
67. A) ones B) those C) all D) none
68. A) into B) beyond C) among D) through
69. A) resolved B) realized C) accepted D) assured
70. A) pursuing B) protecting C) contesting D) contending
71. A) complex B) compatible C) comparative D) competitive
72. A) humor B) horror C) excitement D) extinction
73. A) to B) for C) with D) against
74. A) threw B) thrust C) huddled D) hopped
75. A) how B) that C) what D) which
76. A) dashed B) darted C) rushed D) reeled
77. A) successive B) progressive C) extensive D) repetitive
78. A) so B) since C) though D) because
79. A) casually B) coarsely C) violently D) furiously
80. A) after B) about C) on D) in
81. A) curious B) conscious C) ambitious D) ambiguous
PartⅥ Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.
82. But for mobile phones, ___________________ (我们的通信就不可能如此迅速和方便).
83. In handling an embarrassing situation, ___________________ (没有什么比幽默感更有帮助的了).
84. The Foreign Minister said he was resigning, ___________________ (但他拒绝进一步解释这样做的原
因).
85. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, ___________________ (而动物的行为主要依靠本能).
86. The witness was told that under no circumstances ___________________ (他都不应该对法庭说谎）.
答案：
Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)
写作点拨：
①审题及布局。由题目和提示可知，这是一篇以叙述为主，议论为辅的文章。写作可以分三步来进行：第一
步通过举例说明数字化产品的普及，数字时代的到来；第二步论述数字化产品对人们的影响，这一部分比较灵
活，可以仅从正面或反面进行论述，也可以正反结合进行论述；最后总结全文，深化主题。
②语言。本文是一篇叙述和议论相结合的文章，因此语言上要注意准确性，事例选用时要注意典型性；句式
使用上要注意多样性，长短句结合，使用较复杂的句式，如从句、倒装句等；过渡自然，使用连接词或一些固定
用法，力求文章流畅。
范文The Digital Age
(1)Nowadays with the rapid development of advanced digital technology, more and more digital products are commonly and widely used in everyday life, (2)ranging from computers and MP4s to mobile telephones and digital cameras. (3)We are indeed coming into the digital age.
(4)The popularity of digital products will have great influence on our work, study and everyday life. (5)On the one hand, the digital products really facilitate our life. (6)With the help of computers, we may even deal with our work at home, enjoying music at the same time. (7)With digital cameras, we may take photos to our hearts’ content, keeping happy occasions as a permanent memory. (8)With digital TV programs, it is convenient for us to watch whatever programs at any time we like. (9)But on the other hand, some people are becoming too dependent on digital products and almost becoming slaves of advanced technology. Nowadays some students even can’t calm down to study without wearing their MP4s and mobile phones at hand. What a terr ible scene!
(10)To conclude, digital products are just like a double-edged sword. With them we may have less trouble dealing with problems in life and enjoy a better-off life. (11)However, one point should be kept in mind that we should take sensible use of them, always being the master of them.
范文点评：
(1)开门见山描述社会现象：数字化产品得到广泛使用。
(2)使用rang from. . . to. . . 结构进行例证。
(3)总结概括社会现象。
(4)本段中心句，总述数字化产品给人们带来的影响。
(5)和(9)使用on the one hand. . . on the other hand. . . 结构，从正、反两方面介绍数字化产品对人们的影响。
(6) (7) (8) 三个with引导的短语，构成排比句式，行文流畅。
(10)使用to conclude总结全文，深化主题。
(11)however形成对比，与第2段的论述形成呼应。
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
1. What is said to be the best way to conserve energy nowadays?
A) Raising efficiency.
B) Cutting unnecessary costs.
C) Finding alternative resources.
D) Sacrificing some personal comforts.
答案：A）。
[定位]由题干中的the best way to conserve energy定位到文章首段第2句：These days conservation is all about efficiency: getting the same—or better—results from just a fraction of the energy.
[精解]题干中的the best way与原文中的all about是同义转述。原文中提到“现在节约都与效率相关”，随后进行了详细解说。换言之，节约能源的最好方式就是能源使用效率的提高。
2. What does the European Union plan to do?
A) Diversify energy supply.
B) Cut energy consumption.
C) Reduce carbon emissions.
D) Raise production efficiency.
答案：B）。[定位]由题干中的European Union定位到文章第三段第2句：On Jan. 10, the European Uninon unveiled a plan to cut energy use across the continent by 20 percent by 2020.
[精解]题干中的plan to do和原文中的unveiled a plan to. . . 属于同义转述，其后的不定式短语cut energy use就是本题的答案，而consumption和use同义，故答案为B)。这里的unveil意为“使…公布于众，披露”。
3. If you add enough insulation to your house, you may be able to .
A) improve your work environment
B) cut your utility bills by half
C) get rid of air-conditioners
D) enjoy much better health
答案：C)。
[定位]由题干中的add enough insulation to your house定位到文章第一个小标题下第4句：. . . if you add enough, you can scale down or even eliminate heating and air-conditioning equipment, . . .
[精解]题干中的if条件句是对原文中if条件句的补充，所以产生的结果显然是scale down or even eliminate heating and air-conditioning equipment，其中的eliminate和选项C)中的短语get rid of是同义转述，选项C)的内容是原文论述的结果中的一个，故为答案。这里scale down意为“按比例减少，缩小”，eliminate意为“排除，消除”。
4. How much of the power consumed by incandescent bulbs is converted into light?
A) A small portion.
B) Some 40 percent.
C) Almost half.
D) 75 to 80 percent.
答案：A)。
[定位]由题干中的incandescent bulbs定位到文章第二个小标题下第2句：Forty percent of that powers old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs. . .
[精解]题干中问的是白炽灯泡能将多大比例的能量转换为光能，原文提到其浪费了大部分的人们不希望消耗的能量，也就是说，只有一小部分的能量被转化成光能，所以答案为A)。
5. Some countries have tried to jump-start the market of heat pumps by .
A) upgrading the equipment
B) encouraging investments
C) implementing high-tech
D) providing subsidies
答案：D)。
[定位]由题干中的jump-start the market和heat pumps定位到文章第三个小标题下第二段第3句：Several countries have used subsidies to jump-start the market, including Japan.
[精解]题干针对一些对热泵国家进行市场推广的方式而提问，题干中的provide和原文中的use同义，used subsidies即是采用的市场推广方式，故答案为D）。
6. German chemicals giant BASF saves 200 million a year by .
A) recycling heat and energy
B) setting up factories in China
C) using the newest technology
D) reducing the CO2 emissions of its plants
答案：A)。
[定位]由题干中的German chemicals giant BASF和200 million定位到文章第四个小标题下的第4句：At the Ludwigshafen site alone, such recycling of heat and energy saves the company 200 million a year and. . .
[精解]题干中的句子和原文中的句子意思相同，只是结构略微有些变化，原句中的主语转变成了题干中的句子的方式状语，不难得出答案为A)，即原文中句子的主语。
7. Global residential power consumption can be cut by 43 percent if .
A) we increase the insulation of walls and water pipes
B) we choose simpler models of electrical appliances
C) we cut down on the use of refrigerators and other white goods
D) we choose the most efficient models of refigerators and other white goods
答案：D)。
[定位]由题干中的global residential power consumption和43 percent定位到文章第六个小标题下末句：. . . , if consumers chose those models that would save them the most money over the life of the appliance, they’d cut global residential power consumption (and their utility bills) by 43 percent.
[精解]题干中的句子和原文的句子都有条件状语从句，结构相似，对比之后，可以得出答案为those models that would save them the most money，结合原文前一句的内容，这里models实际上是指前一句中的the most efficient models of refrigerators and other white goods，故本题答案为D)。
8. Energy service contractors profit by taking a p art of clients’ .
答案：annual utility-bill savings
[定位]由题干中的Energy service contractor定位到文章第七个小标题下第2句：“Energy service contractors”will pay for retrofitting in return for a share of the client’s annual utility-bill savings.
[精解]此处需要填入名词性成分承接前面的所有格形式。题干中的profit是动词，意为“获利”，与原文中的in return属近义表达，题干中的a part of和原文中的a share of是同义转述，由此可知Energy service contractors获得利润的方式就是收取部分annual utility-bill savings，即本题答案。
9. Many environmentalists maintain the view that conservation has much to do with .
答案：self-denial
[定位]由题干中的many environmentalists定位到文章倒数第四段最后两句：In many people’s minds, conservation is still associated with self-denial. Many environmentalists still push that view.
[精解]此处需要填入名词性成分作介词with的宾语。题干中的maintain the view和原文中的push that view是同义转述，但是view的内容没有在最后一句中提到，而是出现在前一句中：许多人认为节约仍然与自我节制相关。题干中的has much to do with和原文中的is still associated with是同义转述，介词with后的宾语self-denial就是本题的答案。
10. The strongest incentives for energy conservation will derive from .
答案：the market itself
[定位]由题干中的incentives for energy conservation定位到文章倒数第二段首句：The most powerful incentives, of course, will come from the market itself.
[精解]此处需要填入名词性成分作介词from的宾语。题干中的strongest和derive from分别是对原文中的most powerful和come from的同义转述，两个句子中的from的宾语是相同的，故答案为the market itself。
Part ⅣReading Comprehension（Reading in Depth）(25 minutes)
Section A
议论文。本文讨论了男性劳动者在身为人父后所面临的来自家庭和职场的双重压力。随着思维定势的转变，人们采取
了一些灵活的方法来解决该问题，照顾子女和拼搏职场不再是完全对立的，而是变得相得益彰。
47. mother’s support networks
[定位]根据题干中的unlike women和support or information定位到原文第一段第2句But unlike women, many find they’re negotiating their new roles with little support or information和第4句They often find themselves excluded from mother’s support networks. . .
[精解]本题问的是男女双方在获得支持和信息方面的不同。题干中的get little. . . 和第4句中的excluded是同义转述，两个句子都含有from引导的介词短语，from的宾语mother’s suppor t networks就是本题的答案。
48. climb the corporate ladder
[定位]根据题干中的men were also expected to定位到原文第二段第2句There, men are still expected to be breadwinners climbing the corporate ladder.
[精解]本题针对男士应该承担的责任提问，题干中已经给出了其责任之一：supporting family，这和第2句中的be breadwinners“负担家计的人”属同义转述。分析第2句的句子结构，现在分词climbing引导的短语作伴随状语，其内容就是男人应该承担的另一个责任，即climbing the corporate ladder。但是结合题干对原文作出的改变，be expected to后要接动词原形，故本题答案为climb the corporate ladder。
49. taken seriously
[定位]根据题干中的flexible schedule定位到原文第2段末句As much as if not more so than women, fathers struggle to be taken seriously when they request flexible arrangements.
[精解]题干中的like是对原句中As much as if not more so than的概括与同义转述，desire和request，hope和struggle也为同义转述，同时两个句子结构相同，都使用了被动语态，所以答案就很清楚了，为taken seriously。
50. at home/in a home office
[定位]根据题干中的Maring, paternity leave和his company定位到原文第4段第2句When Maring had a daughter, the company equipped him with a home office and allowed him to chose a job that could be performed from there.
[精解]本题针对Maring休陪产假时的工作地点提问。题干中Maring was on paternity leave(休陪产假)和原句中的Maring had a daughter(有了女儿)是同义转述，原句中提到公司为他配备了一间家庭办公室，显然是允许他在家中工作，所以本题的答案为at home或in a home office。
51. stress
[定位]根据题干中的人名Christine Holm, paternity leave和a new kind of training定位到原文末段第4句“When an employee goes on paternity leave and is with his kids, h e gets a new kind of training:in how to keep cool under stress, ”says spokesperson Christine Elberg Holm.
[精解]题目问为什么陪产假能够让男性员工得到锻炼。根据原句可知，陪产假可以让员工接受一种新的训练：如何在压力下保持冷静。结合题干，可见，陪产假可以帮助员工应对stress(压力)，这就是本题的答案。
Section B
Passage One
52. C)。[定位]由题干中的the author was disappointed定位到原文首段第2句Recently, however, I was disappointed to see that it also decides how I’m treated as a person.
[精解]语义题。首先要确定从句中的主语it指代前一句中的my occupation(职业)，由此可以看出，让作者感到失望的是“我的工作也能决定我身而为人是如何被对待的”，选项C)“人的工作可以影响到他作为一个人被对待的方式”与原文是同义转述，因此C)为答案。
53. A)。[定位]由题干中提到的the example in the second paragraph定位到第2段。
[精解]推断题。第2段所举事例是说，作者在当饭店招待员时碰到了一位蛮横无礼的顾客，对她随意地呼来唤去。由此可见，作者想表达的意思是：很多顾客不尊重为他们提供服务的人，所以A)正确。
54. D)。[定位]由题干中的waiting tables at the age of 19定位到原文第3段第2句But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults.
[精解]语义题。作者19岁时在饭店当招待员，不被顾客尊重，她对此的看法是“deserved inferior treatment”，即“比别人低人一等是理所应当的”，换句话说，作者认为这是十分自然的，即选项D)所述的“natural”。正确答案为D)。
55. B)。[定位]由题干定位到原文第7段末句Still, it seemed that many of my customers didn’t get the dif ference between server and servant.
[精解]推断题。本题问的是作者说这句话所要表达的深意。句子的意思是“很多顾客没有弄清楚server(侍者)和servant(仆人)的区别”，换句话说，许多顾客把给他们提供服务的服务生当成仆人了，在现代社会中，这显然是不正确的，即选项B)所述“服务行业的人员不应该被当成仆人来对待。”
56. A)。[定位]由题干中的She’ll one day take her clients to dinner定位到原文末段最后一句I’ll tak e them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them.
[精解]推断题。原文中提到，对于有求于她的人，作者会先带他去吃饭，看看他是如何对待那些唯一的工作就是为他们提供服务的人。结合前文作者的经历和感受，可以看出，作者是想通过观察他对服务生的态度和举止来了解这个人的品性，故选项A)为答案。
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同大部分人一样，我早就明白人们会通过我从事的工作来判断我。我的职业就如同一个标尺，人们通过它来衡量我有多么聪明或睿智。(52)但是，最近令我深感失望的是，我看到工作同样也决定了身而为人的我将会如何被对待。
去年，我辞职不再做小镇的记者，转而找了一份招待员的工作。做着领薪水为他人提供餐饮服务的工作，我遇到一些顾客，他们对我说了一些也做了一些我觉得他们从来没有对一般的熟人说过或做过的事情。(53)一天晚上一个拿着手机打电话的男子挥手示意我离开，然后不到一分钟又用手指示意我回来，埋怨说他已经准备好点菜，问我去哪里了。
暑假里我在大学里当招待员，被很多人当作勤杂工一样对待。(54)但是年仅19岁的年龄，我认为接受一些来自成年职业人士的劣等对待并无不当。况且，在我告诉他们我在上大学时，他们对我的反应就会有所不同。客人们会对我开玩笑说，有朝一日我也可以坐在桌子边上，等候着有人提供服务。
毕业之后，我在一家社区报纸找到了一份工作。从第一天起，我从任何一位称呼我的人口中听到的都是尊敬的口吻。我以为这就是职场的运作方式——诚恳。
很快我有了不同的发现。我坐的位置距离一位和我的名字非常相似的广告销售代表仅有几英尺远。我们的电话经常混淆，Kristen的电话会被转接给Christie。错误很快就清楚了。也许是因为钱的缘故，对着Kristen讲话时，人们总是使用一种从来没有对我使用过的口吻。
我的工作头衔让人们非常谦恭地对待我。所以，重新回到饭店行业让人感到震惊。
站在桌边等顾客点菜时有很多需要容忍的事情，这已经不是什么秘密了。但是，幸运的是，当你拿到小费时，就会忘记很多的不满。服务业，顾名思义，它之所以存在就是要满足别人的需要。(55)而且，看起来我的很多顾客没有弄清楚server(侍者)和servant(仆人)的区别。
现在我正在申请读研究生，这就意味着将来有一天我会重新找到一份工作，一份人们为了得到他们想得到的东西而对我非常友好的工作。(56)我想我会先带他们去吃饭，借机看一下他们是如何对待那些唯一的工作就是为他们提供服务的人。Passage Two
57. C)。[定位]由题干中的current topic of common interest among the very rich定位到原文首段。
[精解]细节题。题干中的current topic of common interest是对原文中hot一词的具体解释。对于富人们2007年最感兴趣的事情，原文中提到了三个：A $7. 3 million diamond ring，A trip to Tanzania to hunt wild animals和income inequality，其中第3个是最重要的，结合选项可以看出本题的答案是C)。
58. C)。[定位]由题干中的Mortimer Zucherman’s lamentation定位到原文第三段中的一系列进行哀叹的话语。
[精解]语义题。第三段第3句提到“我们的大部分经济收入都进入了位于收入台阶最顶层的富翁的腰包中。形成鲜明对比的是，对于一家人都是工薪阶层的人来说，五年来的平均收入呈连续下降趋势。”选项C)“虽然财富在不断增加，但是美国人的贫富分化状况不断加大”对此进行了概括，是本题的答案。
59. B)。[定位]由题干中的the fifth paragraph定位到原文第5段的内容。
[精解]推断题。第5段第2句提到“巨富者和你我一样都能跟得上潮流，在涉及政治和政策问题时，也是如此”，由此可见，巨富者不但关心时尚变化，而且十分关注政治和政策，即选项B)所说的“巨富者在政治上十分敏感”。
60. C)。[定位]由题干中的plutocrats和express solidarity with the middle class定位到原文第6段首句It’s possible that plutocrats are expressing solidarity with the struggling middle class as part of an effort to insulate themselves from confiscatory tax policies.
[精解]推断题。本题提问有钱有势的人向中产阶级表示团结的real reason(真正原因)。从表面上看，有钱有势的人向中产阶
级表示团结，目的是防止出现没收性的税收政策，会觉得A)正确；但是继续往下读文章，第7段继续陈述了有钱有势的人害怕中产阶级的深层原因，也是真正原因：the political challenges of sustaining support for global economic integration will be more difficult in the United States. . . ，简而言之，他们希望在全球经济融合问
题上获得中产阶级的支持，这才是他们的最大利益所在，即C)所述内容。因此选项C)是本题的答案。61. D)。[定位]由题干中的条件从句if the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and foreign goods定位到原文末段第2句And when the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and foreign goods, it’s likely to encourage reciprocal action abroad.
[精解]语义题。题干的条件从句和原文中的很相似，而且题干中的what may happen是对原文中的it’s likely to. . . 的同义转述，后面的内容encourage reciprocal action abroad就是答案所在。reciprocal意为“相应的，交互的”，所以本题的答案为D)“作为回应，外国也会设置同样的经济壁垒”。
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(57)2007年巨富们对什么事情最关心？价值730万美元的钻戒。去坦桑尼亚旅行、打猎。哦，还有收入的不平等。
的确，一些象George Soros一样的左派富翁多年来一直抨击收入不公平问题。但是，中间派议员们和右派富翁也越来越担心收入不公平问题和中产阶级的命运。
12月份，Mortimer Zuckerman在自己拥有的《美国新闻与世界报导》上发表专栏文章。“我们国家与中产阶级之间的核心契约正在瓦解，”美国排名第117位的富翁哀叹道。“(58)我们的大部分经济收入都进入了位于收入台阶最顶层的富翁的腰包中。形成鲜明对比的是，对于一家人都是工薪阶层的人来说，五年来的平均收入呈连续下降趋势。”他说，“成百上千万美国人生活在恐惧中，他们害怕严重的健康问题会让他们破产。”
Zuckerman对于中产阶级所面临的苦苦挣扎表示极大愤慨，Wilbur Ross Jr. 随即作出响应。“如果任何美国人寿命的缩短仅仅是因为他所工作的公司破产而没法享受健康救助，这简直就是暴行，”国际钢铁组织前任主席说。
到底在发生着什么？(59)巨富者和你我一样都能跟得上潮流，在涉及政治和政策问题时，也是如此。就拿最近国会控制权发生的变化，增加最低工资举措的受欢迎以及加利福尼亚州州长努力推行普及健康救助的行动来说，这些人不需要个人天气预报员来了解风往哪个方向吹。
(60)有钱有势的人与苦苦挣扎的中产阶级表示团结以使他们远离没收性的税收政策。这一点是有可能的。但是收入不公平会导致对富者更多的税率的可能性并没有让有钱有势的人半夜里睡不着觉。他们能够承受得了。
不，(60)他们担心的是，因为收入分配和经济安全的现状，若要使全球经济融合得到越来越多的人的支持的政治挑战在美国会变得更困难。
换句话说，如果美国的中产阶级继续在财政问题上挣扎，而巨富者越来越富有的话，物品、服务和资本跨越国境自由流通将越来越难获得政治上的支持。(61)当美国对外国投资者和外国商品设置障碍时，很有可能国外也会采取相对应的措施。这样，对于那些买卖公司或者向全球市场分配资本的人来说，这无疑是一个真正的梦魇。
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
记叙文。本文叙述了物理学家爱因斯坦在1915年间进行科学研究时遇到的问题及其为此所做的努力，同时本文还提到了爱因斯坦同其对手希尔伯特之间的竞争。
62. C)。[精解]动词短语辨义。turn out意为“证明是，结果是”，符合句意。turn up意为“出现，露面”；turn over意为“打翻，移交”；turn off意为“关掉”。
63. A)。[精解]动词辨义与搭配。convince与其后的of构成固定搭配convince sb. of sth. 意为“使相信，使信服”。爱因斯坦发现了相对论，当然希望能够使别人相信自己提出的理论。counsel意为“劝告，忠告”；persuade意为“说服，劝服”，常用的搭配为persuade sb. to do sth. 或persuade sb. into doing sth. ；preach意为“鼓吹，宣扬”。
64. C)。[精解]介词辨义。amid意为“在…中”，后可接复数名词，符合句意。above意为“在…上面”，around意为“在…周围”，along意为“顺着，沿着”。
65. B)。[精解]动词辨义。emerge意为“出现，形成”，本句的主语为a new scientific anxiety，即“科学上有新的忧虑出现”，符合句意。emit意为“发出，放射”，submit意为“提交，服从”，submerge意为“浸没，淹没”。
66. C)。[精解]动词辨义。describe意为“描述，形容”，可以与其后的宾语concept搭配。根据句意，爱因斯坦想找到公式来描述自己的重力概念。imitate意为“模仿，效仿”，ignite意为“点火，点燃”，ascribe意为“归因于，归咎于”，常与介词to构成搭配。
67. A)。[精解]代词辨义。ones用来指代前文提到的复数概念，此处指代前文提到的the right equations。
68. D)。[精解]介词辨义。through意为“穿过，通过”，move through意为“在…范围内运动”，所在句子的意思是“物体如何在空中运动”。into意为“在…里面”，beyond意为“超过，那一边”，among意为“在…中，…之一”。
69. B)。[精解]动词辨义。realize意为“意识到，体会到”，后面一般接人的感觉，句中指爱因斯坦意识到自己试图证明的数学方法有缺陷。resolve意为“决心，决定”，常接不定式或that从句；accept意为“接受，认可”；assure意为“确保，保证”。
70. A)。[精解]动词辨义。pursue意为“从事，追踪”，后常接某种目标或追求，此处指爱因斯坦探索数学方法。protect意为“保护”，contest意为“争辩，竞赛”，contend意为“斗争，竞争”。
71. D)。[精解]形容词辨义。competitive意为“竞争的”，有竞争才会有压力，所以可以和其后的pressure搭配。complex 意为“复杂的，综合的”，compatible意为“协调的，一致的”，comparative意为“比较的，相当的”。
72. B)。[精解]名词辨义。horror意为“惊骇，恐惧”，to one’s horror是固定短语，意为“让…感到恐惧的是”，爱因斯坦发现别人的研究有可能领先于他，所以感到很恐惧。humor意为“幽默，诙谐”，excitement意为“激动，兴奋”，extinction意为“消失，消灭”。
73. C)。[精解]固定搭配。come up与with构成固定搭配，意为“提出，拿出”，后常接表示“计划”、“方案”的词汇。come up to意为“达到, 符合，达到(标准), 比得上, 等于”；come up against意为“碰到，遭遇”。
74. A)。[精解]固定短语。throw oneself into意为“投身于，积极从事”，句中指爱因斯坦投身于长达一个月的近乎疯狂的研究中去。thrust意为“刺，戳”，huddle意为“拥挤，聚集”，hop意为“单脚跳，跳跃”。
75. D)。[精解]连接代词用法。which在句中引导定语从句，可以作介词in的宾语，其先行词为frantic endeavor。how是连接副词，引导方式状语从句；that是连接代词，可以引导定语从句，但是不能作介词in的宾语；what是连接代词，常引导名词性从句。
76. C)。[精解]动词辨义。rush意为“匆忙地做，冲进”，在句中指爱因斯坦匆忙发表演讲，公布科研成果，以占领先机。dash意为“猛冲，草率完成”，dart意为“飞奔，投掷”，reel意为“旋转，退缩”。
77. A)。[精解]形容词辨义。successive意为“连续的，继承的”，句中指爱因斯坦连续发表演讲公布自己的成果。progressive 意为“前进的，进步的”，extensive意为“广泛的，广阔的”，repetitive意为“重复的，反复性的”。
78. C)。[精解]连接副词辨义。though引导让步状语从句，句中指尽管爱因斯坦承认自己尚未得出精确的数学公式，但是为了防止别人抢得先机，他还是公布了自己已经取得的成果。so是连词，后接表结果的句子；since和because引导原因状语从句。
79. D)。[精解]副词辨义。furiously意为“激烈地，兴奋地”，指爱因斯坦进行科研工作时的激情高涨。casually意为“偶然地，随便地”，coarsely意为“粗俗地，鄙俗地”，violently意为“猛烈地，激烈地”。
80. B)。[精解]固定搭配。worry about是固定短语，意为“为…担心，为…烦恼”。after，on，in都不能与worry搭配。
81. A)。[精解]形容词辨义。curious意为“好奇的，求知的”，常用结构为be curious to do和be curious about。conscious意为“有意识的，有知觉的”，常用结构为be conscious of；ambitious意为“有雄心的，野心勃勃的”；ambiguous意为“含糊的，不确定的”。
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82. our communication would not have been so efficient and convenient
[考点]①虚拟语气：but for引导含蓄虚拟语气句；②efficient表示“有效率的，迅速的”；③convenient表示“方便的”。
83. nothing is more helpful than a sense of humor
[考点]①nothing is more/-er than结构表示“没有…比…更…”；②sense of humor表示“幽默感”。
84. but (he) refused to make further explanation (for doing so)/to further explain why
[考点]①refuse to do表示“拒绝”；②make further explanation或further explain表示“进一步解释”。
85. while animal behavior depends mainly /is mainly dependent on/upon their instinct(s)
[考点]①while表示对比；②depends mainly on/upon或is mainly dependent on/upon表示“主要依靠”；③“本能”用instinct来表示。
86. should he lie to the court
[考点]①倒装结构：under no circumstances意思为“决不”，置于句首时，句子要使用倒装结构，类似的需要使用倒装结构的短语有by no means, in no way, in no case等；②lie to sb. 表示“向…说谎”。
六级真题 2017 年大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(二) Part I Writing (30 minutes) ( 请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试) 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 Comprehension (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 marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。 Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) Doing enjoyable work. B) Earning a competitive salary. 2. A) 20%. B) 25%. 3. A) Those full of skilled workers. B) Those that are well managed. C) Those run by women. D) Those of a small size. C) Having friendly colleagues. D) Working for supportive bosses. C) 31%. D) 73%.
20XX年6月大英语六级考试真题及答案解析 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on living in the virtual world. Try to imagine what will happen when people spend more and more time in the virtual world instead of interacting in the real world. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (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 marked 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)Project organizer B)Public relations officer. C)Marketing manager. D)Market research consultant. 2.A)Quantitative advertising research. B)Questionnaire design. C)Research methodology. D)Interviewer training. 3.A)They are intensive studies of people’s spending habits. B)They examine relations between producers and customers. C)They look for new and effective ways to promote products. D)They study trends or customer satisfaction over a long period. 4.A)The lack of promotion opportunity. B)Checking charts and tables. C)Designing questionnaires. D)The persistent intensity. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5.A)His view on Canadian universities. B)His understanding of higher education. C)His suggestions for improvements in higher education. D)His complaint about bureaucracy in American universities. 6.A)It is well designed. B)It is rather inflexible.
Part I Writing ( 30minutes) 1、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put all your eggs in one basket. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 2、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise a person by their appearance. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.（小编写的就是这篇，还行~~） 3、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump to conclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200words. Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) For investors who desire low risk and guaranteed income, US government bonds are a secure investment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government. Municipal bonds, also secure, are offered by local governments and often have___ 36___such as tax-free interest. Some may even be___37___. Corporate bonds are a bit more risky. Two questions often___38___first-time corporate bond investors. The first is “If I purchase a corporate bond, do I have to hold it until the maturity date?” The answer is no. Bonds are bought and sold daily on___39___securities exchanges. However, if you decide to sell your bond before its maturity date, you’re not guaranteed to get the face value of the bond. For example, if your bond does not have___40___ that make it attractive to other investors, you may be forced to sell your bond at a___ 41___, i.e., a price less than the bond's face value. But if your bond is highly valued by other investors, you may be able to sell it at a premium, i. e ., a price above its face value. Bond prices generally___42___inversely (相反地) with current market interest rates. As interest rates go up, bond prices fall, and vice versa (反之亦然）. Thus, like all investments, bonds have a degree of risk. The second question is “ How can I___43___the investment risk of a particular bond issue?” Standard & Poor's and Moody’s Investors Service rate the level of risk of many corporate and government bonds. And___44___, the higher the market risk of a bond, the higher the interest rate. Investors will invest in a bond considered risky only if the 45 return is high enough. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2作答。
大学英语六级CET6真题及答案 part i listening comprehension (20 minutes) section a 1.a) the dean should have consulted her on the appointment. b) dr. holden should have taken over the position earlier. c) she doesn’t think dr. holden has made a wise choice. d) dr. holden is the best person for the chairmanship. 2 .a) they’ll keep in touch during the summer vacation b) they’ll hold a party before the summer vacation c) they’ll do odd jobs together at the school library d) they’ll get back to their school once in a while 3. a)peaches are in season now. b)peaches are not at their best now. c)the woman didn’t know how to bargain. d)the woman helped the man choose the fruit. 4.a)they join the physics club. b)they ask for an extension of the deadline. c)they work on the assignment together. d)they choose an easier assignment. 5.a)she admires jean’s straightforwardness b)she thinks dr. brown deserves the praise c)she will talk to jean about what happened d)she believes jean was rude to dr. brown 6.a)he liked writing when he was a child b)he enjoyed reading stories in reader’s digest c)he used to be an editor of reader’s digest d)he became well known at the age of six 7.a)he shows great enthusiasm for his studies b)he is a very versatile person c)he has no talent for tennis d)he does not study hard enough 8 a) john has lost something at the railway station b) there are several railway stations in the city c) it will be very difficult for them to find john d) the train that john is taking will arrive soon 9. a)its rapid growth is beneficial to the world
2016年6月大英语六级考试真题及答案解析 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on living in the virtual world. Try to imagine what will happen when people spend more and more time in the virtual world instead of interacting in the real world. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (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 marked 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)Project organizer B)Public relations officer. C)Marketing manager. D)Market research consultant. 2.A)Quantitative advertising research. B)Questionnaire design. C)Research methodology. D)Interviewer training. 3.A)They are intensive studies of people’s spending habits. B)They examine relations between producers and customers. C)They look for new and effective ways to promote products. D)They study trends or customer satisfaction over a long period. 4.A)The lack of promotion opportunity. B)Checking charts and tables. C)Designing questionnaires. D)The persistent intensity. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5.A)His view on Canadian universities. B)His understanding of higher education. C)His suggestions for improvements in higher education. D)His complaint about bureaucracy in American universities. 6.A)It is well designed. B)It is rather inflexible.
文档编号：YLWK239517 2017 年6 月大学英语六级考试真题(第1 套) Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes) Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Part ⅡListening Comprehension (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 marked 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) He would feel insulted. B) He would feel very sad. C) He would be embarrassed. D) He would be disappointed. 2.A) They are worthy of a prize. B) They are of little value. C)They make good reading. D) They need improvement. 3.A) He seldom writes a book straight through. B)He writes several books simultaneously. C)He draws on his real-life experiences. D)He often turns to his wife for help. 4.A) Writing a book is just like watching a football match. B)Writers actually work every bit as hard as footballers. C)He likes watching a football match after finishing a book. D)Unlike a football match, there is no end to writing a book. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5.A) A chievements of black male athletes in college. B)Financial assistance to black athletes in college. C)High college dropout rates among black athletes. D)Undergraduate enrollments of black athletes. 6.A) They display great talent in every kind of game. B)They are better at sports than at academic work. C)They have difficulty finding money to complete their studies. D)They make money for the college but often fail to earn a degree. 7.A) About 15%. B) Around 40%. C)Slightly over 50%. D) Approximately 70%. 8.A) Coaches lack the incentive to graduate them. B)College degrees do not count much to them. C)They have little interest in academic work. D)Schools do not deem it a serious problem. Section B
2019年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（三套 全） 目录 2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（一） (1) 快速对答案 (16) 2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（二） (17) 快速对答案 (32) 2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（三） (32) 快速对答案 (43) 2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（一） Part I Writing (30 minutes) (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试) Directions: For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay on the importance of building trust between employers and employees.You can cite examples to illustrate your views.you should write at least150words but no more than200words. Part II Listening Comprehension (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 marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 第1页共43
P a r tⅢR e a d i n g C o m p r e h e n s i o n Section A As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge of honor. Plus, we live in a culture that_____(37)to the late-nighter, from 24-hour grocery stores to online shopping sites that never close. It's no surprise, then, that more than half of American adults don't get the 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as_____(38)by sleep experts. Whether or not we can catch up on sleep-on the weekend, say-is a hotly_____(39)topic among sleep researches. The latest evidence suggests that while it isn't_____(40), it might help. When Liu, the UCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine, brought_____(41)sleep-restricted people into the lab for a weekend of sleep during which they logged about 10 hours per night, they showed_____(42)in the ability of insulin(胰岛素)to process blood sugar. That suggests that catchup sleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep_____(43)causes, which is encouraging given how many adults don't get the hours they need each night. Still, Liu isn't_____(44)to endorse the habit of sleeping less and making up for it later. Sleeping pills, while helpful for some, are not_____(45)an effective remedy either. “A sleeping pill will_____(46)one area of the brain, but there's never going to be a perfect sleeping pill, because you couldn't really replicates(复制)the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts of the brain to go through the different stages of sleep," says Collop, director of the Emory University Sleep Center. 37.【题干】_____ 【选项】
2002年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及答案 试卷一 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C) 4 hours. D) 5 hours. From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D)“5 hours”is the correct answer. Y ou should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A) Registering for courses. B) Getting directions. C) Buying a new computer. D) Studying sociology. 2. A) The man will probably have to find a roommate. B) The man is unlikely to live in the suburbs. C) The man will probably have to buy a car. D) The man is unlikely to find exactly what he desires. 3. A) Painting a picture. B) Hosting a program.
2017 年6 月大学英语六级考试真题(第1 套) Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes) Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Part ⅡListening Comprehension (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 marked 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) He would feel insulted. B) He would feel very sad. C) He would be embarrassed. D) He would be disappointed. 2.A) They are worthy of a prize. B) They are of little value. C)They make good reading. D) They need improvement. 3.A) He seldom writes a book straight through. B)He writes several books simultaneously. C)He draws on his real-life experiences. D)He often turns to his wife for help. 4.A) Writing a book is just like watching a football match. B)Writers actually work every bit as hard as footballers. C)He likes watching a football match after finishing a book. D)Unlike a football match, there is no end to writing a book. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5.A) A chievements of black male athletes in college. B)Financial assistance to black athletes in college. C)High college dropout rates among black athletes. D)Undergraduate enrollments of black athletes. 6.A) They display great talent in every kind of game. B)They are better at sports than at academic work. C)They have difficulty finding money to complete their studies. D)They make money for the college but often fail to earn a degree. 7.A) About 15%. B) Around 40%. C)Slightly over 50%. D) Approximately 70%. 8.A) Coaches lack the incentive to graduate them. B)College degrees do not count much to them. C)They have little interest in academic work. D)Schools do not deem it a serious problem. Section B
PartⅢ Reading Comprehension Section A As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge of honor. Plus, we live in a culture that_____(37)to the late-nighter, from 24-hour grocery stores to online shopping sites that never close. It's no surprise, then, that more than half of American adults don't get the 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as_____(38)by sleep experts. Whether or not we can catch up on sleep-on the weekend, say-is a hotly_____(39)topic among sleep researches. The latest evidence suggests that while it isn't_____(40), it might help. When Liu, the UCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine, brought_____(41)sleep-restricted people into the lab for a weekend of sleep during which they logged about 10 hours per night, they showed_____(42)in the ability of insulin(胰岛素)to process blood sugar. That suggests that catchup sleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep_____(43)causes, which is encouraging given how many adults don't get the hours they need each night. Still, Liu isn't_____(44)to endorse the habit of sleeping less and making up for it later. Sleeping pills, while helpful for some, are not_____(45)an effective remedy either. “A sleeping pill will_____(46)one area of the brain, but there's never going to be a perfect sleeping pill, because you couldn't really replicates(复制)the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts of the brain to go through the different stages of sleep," says Dr.Nancy Collop, director of the Emory University Sleep Center. 37.【题干】_____ 【选项】 A.alternatively B.caters C.chronically D.debated