六级笔试真题及答案解析

英语六级真题及答案解析（3套）2013年12月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）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 allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on happiness by referring to the saying“Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to dea l with them.”You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you can develop your ability to deal with problems and be happy. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At theend of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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 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。

大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案（第1套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of motivation and methods in learning. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.【参考范文】As an old saying goes, knowledge can change one’s life. In order to acquire knowledge, we have to study hard. However, it can not be ignored that effective learning needs both motivation and scientific methods.It’s not difficult for us to come up with several possible reasons accounting for this perspective. In the first place, learning is a kind of serious and hard work. Therefore, not everyone is able to keep going without certain internal motivations. Besides, scientific methods play a significant role in improving learning efficiency. Many of us believe that the longer you study, the better grades you will get. But a lot of experiences of our classmates prove that this view is not entirely correct. In details, studying for a long time is exhausting and it is very likely to decrease study efficiency, which is critical to academic performance.From what has been mentioned above, we can easily draw a conclusion that the importance of motivation and methods in learning is self-evident. And it is necessary for us to develop good learning methods.【参考范文译文】俗话说，知识能改变命运。

英语六级答案及真题解析【最新】英语六级答案及真题解析听力Section AConversation OneQuestions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. What do we learn about Anna Sanchez?定位句：(1) Mrs. Anna Sanchez is a three-time Olympic champion and author of the new book To the Edge Mrs. Sanchez,2. What is the woman’s book mainly about?定位句：(2) The book is about how science and technology has helped to push humans to the edge of their physical abilities.3. What has changed in the past thousands of years?定位句：(3) I believe that while our bodies have not changed in thousands of years, what has changed is the scientific knowledge.4. What is the man’s concern about the use of technology in sports competitions?定位句：(4) Is there any concern that technology is giving some athletes an unfair advantage over others.Conversation TwoQuestions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. What does the woman think is required to be successful in international trade?定位句：(5) Trends and demand come and go. So one needs to be very flexible to succeed in this industry.6. What does the woman say is special about her way ofdoing trade?定位句：(6) I even use the same container. It's a very efficient way of conducting trade.7. What does the woman have in both Italy and China?定位句：(7) I have a warehouse in Genova Italy and another in Shanghai.8. What does the woman say makes furniture marginally more profitable?定位句：(8) Furniture is marginally more profitable, mostly because it enjoys lower customs duties.Section BPassage OneQuestions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.8. What does the passage say about humor in the work place?定位句：(9)Humor unlocks the office prison because it lets adults bring some of their child-like spirit to the job.9. What does the study by Howard Poleo show?定位句：(10)Poleo conducted the study that proved humor can help workers excel at routine production tasks.11. What can ask employees do in the humor room?定位句：(11)Employees can take the doll apart, as long as they put arms and legs back in place.Passage two.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. What does the speaker say has aroused public interest?定位句：（12）Public interest was aroused by the latest discovery of a changed gene in an obese mice.13. What do we learn about the changed gene?定位句：（13）Those with the changed gene may not sense when they have eaten enough or if they have sufficient fatty tissue. And thus can't tell when to stop eating.14. What does university of Vermont psychologist Esther off burn say?定位句：（14）This research indicates that people really are born with a tendency to have a certain weight, just as they are to have a particular skin color or height.15. What accounts for Americans obesity according to a survey by the center for disease control?定位句：（15）Such rapid change underlines the role of environmental factors, like the abundance of rich foods in Americans overeating.Section CRecording OneQuestions 16 to18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. What quality do men value most concerning friendship according to a questionnaire response?定位句：(16) Asked to consider the ingredients of close friendship, women rated these qualities above all others, men assigned a lower priority to them in favor of similarity and interests (selected by 77% of men),17. What do women refer to when speaking of close friendships?定位句：(17) It is evident by their selections that when women speak of close friendships, they're referring to emotional factors,18. What may threaten a friendship for both men and women?定位句：(18) As for the hazards of friendship, more than afew relationships have been shattered because of cutthroat competition and feelings of betrayal. This applies to both men and women, but unequally.Recording TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. Where can many of the best dinosaur specimens be found in North America?定位句：(19)Many of the best specimens may be seen today at museums of natural history in the larger cities of the United States and Canada.20. What occurs to many people when they see the massive bones in the pit wall?定位句：(20)Many people get the idea from the massive bones in the pit wall that some disaster such as a volcanic explosion or a sudden flood killed a whole herd of dinosaurs in this area.21. What does the speaker suggest about the large number of dinosaur bones found in the pit?定位句：(21)The pit area is the large dinosaur graveyard, not a place where they died. Most of the remains probably floated down on eastward flowing river until they were left on a shallow sandbar.Recording ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on recording you have just heard.21. What have young Americans been accused of?定位句（22）Young people in this country have been accused of not caring for their parents the way they would have in the old country.22. What does the speakers say about old people in the United States?定位句：（23）old people have been influenced by an American ideal of independence and autonomy. So we live alone, perhaps on the verge of starvation in time without friends. But we are independent.23. What is astonishing to the young mothers interviewed by the speaker?定位句：（24）They were astonished to hear that in most of the world, throughout most of its history, families have been three or four generation families living under the same roof.25. What does the speakers say older people try their best to do?定位句：(25)So in the end, older people have to devote all their energies to not being a burden.选词填空【选词填空】26.grabbed27.disaster28.stake29.overwhelming30.eroding31.deteriorating32.stagnation33.determined34.urgent35.capacity长篇阅读【信息匹配】36-40：CJBAK 41-45：EMHDL36.C Piaget Believed that small children...37.J The author and his colleagues...38.B In the latter half of the last century...39.A Research conducted by Jane...40.K Our improved understanding of babies...41.E It has been found in recent research...42.M Scientists are still debating...43.H The newer research methods focus on...44.D With the progress in psychology...45.LEven though marked advances have been made...仔细阅读【仔细阅读】46-50：BDACC 41-45：BAACC参考答案：46.B They hold a different view on stress fromthe popular one.47.D They apply extreme tactics.48.A They help him combat stress from work.49.CIt is something everybody has to live with.50.C Its effect varies considerably from person toperson.51.B Hunting may also be a solution.52.A It keeps him pollution under control.53.A Over pollution is not an issue.54.C Many birds and small animals are being.55.C Coordinated efforts of hunter.翻译【翻译：三国演义】The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written in the 14th century, is a well-known historical novel of China which describes the wars among the three kingdoms ---Wei, Shu and Wu, basedon the history of the Period of the Three Kingdoms, from the second half of the 2nd century to the second half of the 3rd century. Nearly 1,000 characters and countless events are described. Although most of them can be found in the true history, they are more or less romanticized and dramatized. The novel is well recognized as a literary masterpiece, attracting readers from generation to generation since its publication and exerting widespread and profound influence on the Chinese culture.写作。

2019 年 6 月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案（第 1 套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of motivation and methods in learning. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.【参考范文】As an old saying goes, knowledge can change one ’s life. In order to acquire knowledge, we have to study hard. However, it can not be ignored that effective learning needs both motivation and scientific methods.It ’ s not difficult for us to come up with several possible reasonsaccounting for this perspective. In the first place, learning is a kindof serious and hard work. Therefore, not everyone is able to keep goingwithout certain internal motivations. Besides, scientific methods playa significant role in improving learning efficiency. Many of us believethat the longer you study, the better grades you will get. But a lot ofexperiences of our classmates prove that this view is not entirely correct. In details, studying for a long time is exhausting and it is very likelyto decrease study efficiency,which is critical to academic performance.From what has been mentioned above, we can easily draw a conclusion that the importance of motivation and methods in learning is self-evident. And it isnecessary for us to develop good learning methods.【参考范文译文】俗话说，知识能改变命运。

2023年12月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及答案详解试卷一Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.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 were talking about some work theywill 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. You 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) She knows where Martha has gone.B) Martha will go to the concert by herself.C) It is quite possible for the man to find Martha.D) The man is going to meet Martha at the concert.2. A) The air pollution is caused by the development of industry.B) The city was poor because there wasn’t much industry then.C) The woman’s exaggerating the seriousness of the pollution.D) He might move to another city very soon.3. A) The man should work harder to improve his grades.B) The man will benefit from the effort he’s put in.C) It serves the man right to get a poor grade.D) It was unfair of the teacher to give the man a C.4. A) She can make a reservation at the restaurant.B) The man should decide where to eat.C) She already has plans for Saturday night.D) The man should ask his brother for suggestions.5. A) The man deserved the award.B) The woman helped the man succeed.C) The man is thankful to the woman for her assistance.D) The woman worked hard and was given an award.6. A) V oluntary work can help the man establish connections with the community.B) The man’s voluntary work has left him little room in his schedule.C) V oluntary work with the environment council requires a time commitment.D) A lot of people have signed up for voluntary work with the environment council.7. A) The patient must receive treatment regularly.B) The patient can’t leave the hospital until the bleeding stops.C) The patient’s husband can attend to the business in her place.D) The patient must take a good rest and forget about her business.8. A) Alice does not know much about electronics.B) Alice is unlikely to find a job anywhere.C) Alice is not interested in anything but electronics.D) Alice is likely to find a job in an electronics company.9. A) Jimmy is going to set out tonight.B) Jimmy has not decided on his journey.C) There is no need to have a farewell dinner.D) They may have a dinner when Jimmy’s back.10. A) The woman had been planning for the conference.B) The woman called the man but the line was busy.C) The woman didn’t come back until midnight.D) The woman had guests all evening.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) They are delighted because they can enjoy the scenery while driving.B) They are frightened because traffic accidents are frequent.C) They are irritated because the bridge is jammed with cars.D) They are pleased because it saves them much time.12. A) They don’t have their own cars to drive to work.B) Many of them are romantic by temperament.C) Most of them enjoy the drinks on the boat.D) They tend to be more friendly to each other.13. A) Many welcome the idea of having more bars on board.B) Many prefer the ferry to maintain its present speed.C) Some suggest improving the design of the deck.D) Some object to using larger luxury boats.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) Coca Cola.B) Sausage.C) Milk.D) Fried chicken.15. A) He has had thirteen decayed teeth.B) He doesn’t have a single decayed tooth.C) He has fewer decayed teeth than other people of his age.D) He never had a single tooth pulled out before he was fifty.16. A) Brush your teeth right before you go to bed in the evening.B) Have as few of your teeth pulled out as possible.C) Have your teeth X-rayed at regular intervals.D) Clean your teeth shortly after eating.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) A visit to a prison.B) The influence of his father.C) A talk with some miserable slaves.D) His experience in the war between France and Austria.18. A) He sent surgeons to serve in the army.B) He provided soldiers with medical supplies.C) He recruited volunteers to care for the wounded.D) He helped to free the prisoners of war.19. A) All men are created equal.B) The wounded and dying should be treated for free.C) A wounded soldier should surrender before he receives any medical treatment.D) A suffering person is entitled to help regardless of race, religion or politicalbeliefs.20. A) To honor Swiss heroes who died in the war.B) To show Switzerland was neutral.C) To pay tribute to Switzerland.D) To show gratitude to the Swiss government for its financial support.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.For years, doctors advised their patients that the only thing taking multivitamins does is give them extensive urine (尿). After all, true vitamin deficiencies are practicallyunheard of in industrialized countries. Now it seems those doctors may have been wrong. The results of a growing number of studies suggest that even a modest vitamin shortfall can be harmful to your health. Although proof of the benefits of multivitamins is still far from certain, the few dollars you spend on them is probably a good investment.Or at least that’s the argument put forward in the New England Journal of Medicine. Ideally, say Dr. Walter Willett and Dr. Meir Stampfer of Harvard, all vitamin supplements would be evaluated in scientifically rigorous clinical trials.But those studies can take a long time and often raise more questions than they answer. At some point, while researchers work on figuring out where the truth lies, it just makes sense to say the potential benefit outweighs the cost.The best evidence to date concerns folate, one of the B vitamins. It’s been proved to limit the number of defects in embryos (胚胎), and a recent trial found that folate in combination with vitamin B 12 and a form of B6 also decreases the re-blockage of arteries after surgical repair.The news on vitamin E has been more mixed. Healthy folks who take 400 international units daily for at least two years appear somewhat less likely to develop heart disease. But when doctors give vitamin E to patients who already have he art disease, the vitamin doesn’t seem to help. It may turn out that vitamin E plays a role in prevention but cannot undo serious damage.Despite vitamin C’s great popularity, consuming large amounts of it still has not been positively linked to any great benefit. The body quickly becomes saturated with Cand simply excretes (排泄) any excess.The multivitamins question boils down to this: Do you need to wait until all the evidence is in before you take them, or are you willing to accept that there’s enough evidence that they don’t hurt and could help?If the latter, there’s no need to go to extremes and buy the biggest horse pills or the most expensive bottles. Large doses can cause trouble, including excessive bleeding and nervous system problems.Multivitamins are no substitute for exercise and a balanced diet, of course.As long as you understand that any potential benefit is modest and subject to further refinement, taking a daily multivitamin makes a lot of sense.21. At one time doctors discouraged taking multivitamins because they believed thatmultivitamins ________.A) could not easily be absorbed by the human bodyB) were potentially harmful to people’s healthC) were too expensive for daily consumptionD) could not provide any cure for vitamin deficiencies22. According to the author, clinical trials of vitamin supplements ________.A) often result in misleading conclusionsB) take time and will not produce conclusive resultsC) should be conducted by scientists on a larger scaleD) appear to be a sheer waste of time and resources23. It has been found that vitamin E ________.A) should be taken by patients regularly and persistentlyB) can effectively reduce the recurrence of heart diseaseC) has a preventive but not curative effect on heart diseaseD) should be given to patients with heart disease as early as possible24. It can be seen that large doses of multivitamins ________.A) may bring about serious side effectsB) may help prevent excessive bleedingC) are likely to induce the blockage of arteriesD) are advisable for those with vitamin deficiencies25. The author concludes the passage with the advice that ________.A) the benefit of daily multivitamin intake outweighs that of exercise and abalanced dietB) it’s risky to take multivitamins without knowing their specific functionC) the potential benefit of multivitamins can never be overestimatedD) it’s reasonable to take a rational dose of multivitamins dailyPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Some futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge (剧增) of women in the workforce may portend a rejection of marriage. Many women, according to this hypothesis, would rather work than marry. The converse (背面) of this concern is that the prospects of becoming a multi-paycheck household could encourage marriages. In the past, only the earnings and financial prospects of the man counted in the marriage decision. Now, however, the earning ability of a woman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner. Data show that economic downturns tend to postpone marriage because the parties cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead. As the economy rebounds, the number of marriages also rises.Coincident with the increase in women working outside the home is the increase in divorce rates. Yet, it may be wrong to jump to any simple cause-and-effect conclusions. The impact of a wife’s work on divorce is no less cloudy than its impact on marriage decisions. The realization that she can be a good provider may increase the chances that a working wife will choose divorce over an unsatisfactory marriage. But the reverse is equally plausible. Tensions grounded in financial problems often play a key role in ending a marriage. Given high unemployment, inflationary problems, and slow growth in real earnings, a working wife can increase household income and relieve some of these pressing financial burdens. By raising a family’s standard of living, a working wife may strengthen her family’s financial and emotional stability.Psychological factors also should be considered. For example, a wife blocked from a career outside the home may feel caged in the house. She may view her only choice as seeking a divorce.On the other hand, if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home, work and marriage can go together to create a stronger and more stable union.Also, a major part of women’s inequality in marriage has been due to the fact that, in most cases, men have remained the main breadwinners. With higher earning capacity and status occupations outside of the home comes the capacity to exercise power within the family. A working wife may rob a husband of being the master of the house. Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new conditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership or it could create new insecurities.26. The word “portend” (Line 2, Para. 1) is closest in meaning to “________”.A) defyB) signalC) suffer fromD) result from27. It is said in the passage that when the economy slides, ________.A) men would choose working women as their marriage partnersB) more women would get married to seek financial securityC) even working women would worry about their marriagesD) more people would prefer to remain single for the time being28. If women find fulfillment through work outside the home, ________.A) they are more likely to dominate their marriage partnersB) their husbands are expected to do more houseworkC) their marriage ties can be strengthenedD) they tend to put their career before marriage29. One reason why women with no career may seek a divorce is that ________.A) they feel that they have been robbed of their freedomB) they are afraid of being bossed around by their husbandsC) they feel that their partners fail to live up to their expectationsD) they tend to suspect their husbands’ loyalty to their marriage30. Which of the following statements can best summarize the author’s view in thepassage?A) The stability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect the economic situationof the country.B) Even when economically independent, most women have to struggle for realequality in marriage.C) In order to secure their marriage women should work outside the home andremain independent.D) The impact of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case tocase.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.For most thinkers since the Greek philosophers, it was self-evident that the re is something called human nature, something that constitutes the essence of man. There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement that such an essence exists—that is to say, that there is something by virtue of which man is man. Thus man was defined as a rational being, as a social animal, an animal that can make tools, or a symbol-making animal.More recently, this traditional view has begun to be questioned. One reason for this change was the increasing emphasis given to the historical approach to man. An examination of the history of humanity suggested that man in our epoch is so different from man in previous times that it seemed unrealistic to assume that men in every age have had in common something that can be called “human nature.” The historical approach was reinforced, particularly in the United States, by studies in the field of cultural anthropology (人类学). The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of customs, values, feelings, and thoughts that many anthropologists arrived atthe concept that man is born as a blank sheet of paper on which each culture writes its text. Another factor contributing to the tendency to deny the assumption of a fixed human nature was that the concept has so often been abused as a shield behind which the most inhuman acts are committed. In the name of human nature, for example, Aristotle and most thinkers up to the eighteenth century defended slavery. Or in order to prove the rationality and necessity of the capitalist form of society, scholars have tried to make a case for acquisitiveness, competitiveness, and selfishness as innate(天生旳) human traits. Popularly, one refers cynically to “human nature” in accepting the inevitability of such undesirable human behavior as greed, murder, cheating and lying.Another reason for skepticism about the concept of human nature probably lies in the influence of evolutionary thinking. Once man came to be seen as developing in the process of evolution, the idea of a substance which is contained in his essence seemed untenable. Yet I believe it is precisely from an evolutionary standpoint that we can expect new insight into the problem of the nature of man.31. The traditional view of “human nature” was strongly challenged by ________.A) the emergence of the evolutionary theoryB) the historical approach to manC) new insight into human behaviorD) the philosophical analysis of slavery32. According to the passage, anthropologists believe that human beings ________.A) have some traits in commonB) are born with diverse culturesC) are born without a fixed natureD) change their characters as they grow up33. The author mentioned Aristotle, a great ancient thinker, in order to ________.A) emphasize that he contributed a lot to defining the concept of “human nature”B) show that the concept of “human nature” was used to justify social evilsC) prove that he had a profound influence on the concept of “human nature”D) support the idea that some human traits are acquired34. The word “untenable” (Line 3) in the last paragraph of the passage most probablymeans ________.A) invaluableB) imaginableC) changeableD) indefensible35. Most philosophers believed that human nature ________.A) is the quality distinguishing man from other animalsB) consists of competitiveness and selfishnessC) is something partly innate and partly acquiredD) consists of rationality and undesirable behaviorPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Richard Satava, program manager for advanced medical technologies, has been a driving force in bring ing virtual reality to medicine, where computers create a “virtual” or simulated environment for surgeons and other medical practitioners (从业者).“With virtual reality we’ll be able to put a surgeon in every trench,” said Satava. He envisaged a time when soldiers who are wounded fighting overseas are put in mobile surgical units equipped with computers.The computers would transmit images of the soldiers to surgeons back in the U.S. The surgeons would look at the soldier through virtual reality helmets (头盔) that contain a small screen displaying the image of the wound. The doctors would guide robotic instruments in the battlefield mobile surgical unit that operate on the soldier.Although Satava’s vision may be years away from standard operating procedure, scientists are progressing toward virtual reality surgery. Engineers at an international organization in California are developing a tele-operating device. As surgeons watch a three-dimensional image of the surgery, they move instruments that are connected to a computer, which passes their movements to robotic instruments that perform the surgery. The computer provides feedback to the surgeon on force, textures, and sound.These technological wonders may not yet be part of the community hospital setting but increasingly some of the machinery is finding its way into civilian medicine. At Wayne State University Medical School, surgeon Lucia Zamorano takes images of the brain from computerized scans and uses a computer program to produce a 3-D image. She can then maneuver the 3-D image on the computer screen to map the shortest, least invasive surgical path to the tumor (肿瘤). Zamorano is also using technology that attaches a probe to surgical instruments so that she can track their positions. While cutting away a tumor deep in the brain, she watches the movement of her surgical tools in a computer graphics image of the patient’s brain taken before surgery.During these procedures—operations that are done through small cuts in the body in which a miniature camera and surgical tools are maneuvered—surgeons are wearing 3-D glasses for a better view. And they are commanding robot surgeons to cut away tissue more accurately than human surgeons can.Satava says, “We are in the midst of a fundamental change in the field of medicine.”36. According to Richard Satava, the application of virtual reality to medicine________.A) will enable surgeons to be physically present on every battlefieldB) can raise the spirits of soldiers wounded on the battlefieldC) will greatly improve medical conditions on the battlefieldD) can shorten the time for operations on soldiers wounded on the battlefield37. Richard Satava has visions of ________.A) using a remote-control technique to treat wounded soldiers fighting overseasB) wounded soldiers being saved by doctors wearing virtual reality helmets on thebattlefieldC) wounded soldiers being operated on by specially trained surgeonsD) setting up mobile surgical units overseas38. How is virtual reality surgery performed?A) It is performed by a computer-designed high precision device.B) Surgeons wear virtual reality helmets to receive feedback provided by acomputer.C) Surgeons move robotic instruments by means of a computer linked to them.D) A 3-D image records the movements of the surgeons during the operation.39. During virtual reality operations, the surgeon can have a better view of the cuts inthe body because ________.A) he is looking at the cuts on a computer screenB) the cuts can be examined from different anglesC) the cuts have been highly magnifiedD) he is wearing 3-D glasses40. Virtual reality operations are an improvement on conventional surgery in that they________.A) cause less pain to the woundedB) allow the patient to recover more quicklyC) will make human surgeons’ work less tediousD) are done by robot surgeons with greater precisionPart III Vocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the centre.41. He suggested that we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ________.A) probableB) sustainableC) feasibleD) eligible42. This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important ________ ofAmerican life.A) facetsC) formulasD) fashions43. It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to ________ and transport it to theindustrial centers.A) permeateB) extractC) distinguishD) concentrate44. Students are expected to be quiet and ________ in an Asian classroom.A) obedientB) overwhelmingC) skepticalD) subsidiary45. Our reporter has just called to say that rescue teams will ________ to bring out thetrapped miners.A) effectB) affectD) endeavour46. The Spanish team, who are not in superb form, will be doing their best next week to________ themselves on the German team for last year’s defeat.A) remedyB) reproachC) reviveD) revenge47. Creating so much confusion, Mason realized he had better make ________ what hewas trying to tell the audience.A) exclusiveB) explicitC) objectiveD) obscure48. One of the examination questions ________ me completely and I couldn’t answer it..A) baffledB) mingledC) provokedD) diverted49. The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never be________ from my memory.A) ejectedB) escapedC) erasedD) omitted50. At present, it is not possible to confirm or to refute the suggestion that there is acausal relationship between the amount of fat we eat and the ________ of heart attacks.A) incidenceB) impetusC) ruptureD) emergence51. There are many who believe that the use of force ________ political ends can neverbe justified.A) in search ofB) in pursuit ofC) in view ofD) in light of52. Sometimes the bank manager himself is asked to ________ cheques if his clerks arenot sure about them.A) creditB) assureC) certifyD) access53. It is believed that the authorities are thinking of ________ new taxes to raise extrarevenue.A) impairingB) imposingC) invadingD) integrating54. When she heard the bad news, her eyes ________ with tears as she struggled tocontrol her emotions.A) sparkledB) twinkledC) radiatedD) glittered55. There are occasions when giving a gift ________ spoken communication, since themessage it offers can cut through barriers of language and cultural diversity.A) overtakesB) nourishesC) surpassesD) enforces56. In order to keep the line moving, customers with lengthy ________ are required todo their banking inside.A) transitB) transactionsC) turnoverD) tempos57. President Wilson attempted to ________ between the powers to end the war, butneither side was prepared to give in.A) segregateB) whirlC) compromiseD) mediate58. The police have installed cameras at dangerous road ________ to film those whodrive through red traffic lights.A) trenchesB) utilitiesC) pavementsD) junctions59. It is reported that thirty people were killed in a ________ on the railway yesterday.A) collisionB) collaborationC) corrosionD) confrontation60. Since a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is accepted as a symbol of________ love.A) successiveB) consecutiveC) eternalD) insistent61. Executives of the company enjoyed an ________ lifestyle of free gifts, fine winesand high salaries.A) exquisiteB) extravagantC) exoticD) eccentric62. If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to ________ away all the rocks.A) haulB) repelC) disposeD) snatch63. Some crops are relatively high yielders and could be planted in preference to othersto ________ the food supply.A) enhanceB) curbC) disruptD) heighten64. Astronomers at the University of California discovered one of the most distant________.A) paradoxesB) paradisesC) galaxiesD) shuttles65. Many great scientists ________ their success to hard work.A) portrayB) ascribeC) impartD) acknowledge66. The sign set up by the road ________ drivers to a sharp turn.A) alertsB) refreshesC) pleadsD) diverts67. The doctors don’t ________ that the patient will live much longer.A) monitorC) articulateD) anticipate68. Call your doctor for advice if the ________ persist for more than a few days.A) responsesB) signalsC) symptomsD) reflections69. We find it impossible to ________ with the latest safety regulations.A) accordB) unifyC) obeyD) comply70. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will ________ in presenting the series oflectures on American literature.A) alterB) alternateC) substitute试卷二Part IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word,add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the correctionsin the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write thecorrect word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put aninsertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in theblank. If you delete a word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank. Example:╱. 1. time/times/period Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periodsMany of the arguments having╱ used for the study of literature as 2. _______\_______ a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. ______the______Thomas Malthus published his “Essay on the Principle of Population” almost 200 years ago. Ever since then, forecasters have being warning that worldwide famine was (S1) just around the next corner. The fast-growing population’s demand for food, they warned, would soon exceed their (S2) supply, leading to widespread food shortages and starvation.But in reality, the world’s total grain harvest has risen steadily over the years.。

6月大学英语六级考试试题及参照答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 hearYou will rerdA) 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) f'5 hours" is the correct answer. You should choose [Dl on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centreSample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]l. A) Registering for courses. C) Buying a new computerB) Getting directions. 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 carD) The man is unlikely to find exactly what he desires.3. A) Painting a picture. C) Designing a studio.B) Hosting a program. D) Taking a photograph.4. A) The woman doesn't think it a problem to get her passport renewed.B) The woman has difficulty renewing her passport.C) The woman hasn't renewed her passport yet.D) The woman's passport is still valid.5. A) A prediction of the future of mankind. C) An opportunity for a good job.B) A new drug that may benefit mankind. D) An unsuccessful experiment.6. A) A lesson requires students' active involvement.B) Students usually take an active part in a lecture.C) More knowledge is covered in a lecture.D) There is a larger group of people interested in lessons.7. A) Neither of their watches keeps good time.B) The woman's watch stopped 3 hours ago.C) The man's watch goes too fast.D) It's too dark for the woman to read her watch.8. A) She's proud of being able to do many things at the same time.B) She is sure to finish all the things in a few hours.C) She dreams of becoming a millionaire some day.D) She's been kept extremely busy.9. A) He wants his students to be on time for class.B) He doesn't allow his students to tell jokes in class.C) He is always punctual for his class.D) He rarely notices which students are late.10. A) He is nervous about the exam. C) He doesn't dare to tell lies.B) He is looking for a job. D) He doesn't know how to answer the questions.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short P passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some 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 the answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.ll. A) She was bored with her idle life at home.B) She was offered a good job by her neighbour.C) she wanted to help with the family’s finances.D) Her family would like to see her mere involved in social life.l2. A) Doing housework. C) Reading papers and watching TVB) Looking after her neighbour's children. D) Taking good care of her husband.l3. A) Jane got angry at Bill's idle life.B) Bill failed to adapt to the new situation.C) Bill blamed Jane for neglecting the family.D) The chi1dren were not taken good care of14.A) Neighbours should help each other.B) Women should have their own careers.C) Man and wife should share household duties.D) Parents should take good care of their children.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) To predict natural disasters that can cause vast destruction.B) To limit the destruction that natural disasters may cause.C) To gain financial support from the United Nations.D) To propose measures to hold back natural disasters.16. A) There is still a long way to go before man can control natural disasters.B) International cooperation can minimize the destructive force of natural disasters.C) Technology can help reduce the damage natural disasters may cause.D) Scientists can successfully predict earthquakes.17. A) There were fatal mistakes in its design.B) The builder didn't observe the building codes of the time.C) The traffic load went beyond its capacity.D) It was built according to less strict earthquake-resistance standards.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) By judging to what extent they can eliminate the risks.B) By estimating the possible loss of lives and property.C) By estimating the frequency of volcanic eruptions.D) By judging the possible risks against the likely benefits.19. A) One of Etna's recent eruptions made many people move away.B) Etna's frequent eruptions have ruined most of the local farmland.C) Etna's eruptions are frequent but usually mild.D) There are signs that Etna will erupt again in the near future.20. A) They will remain where they are.B) They will leave this area for ever.C) They will turn to experts for advice.D) They will seek shelter in nearby regions.Part ll Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this Part. 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.When global warming finally came, it stuck with a vengeance (异乎寻常地). In some regions, temperatures rose several degrees in less than a century Sea levels shot up nearly 400 feet, flooding coastal settlements and forcing people to migrate inland. Deserts spread throughout the world as vegetation shifted drastically in North America, Europe and Asia. After driving many of the animals around them to near extinction, people were forced to abandon their old way of life for a radically new survival strategy that resulted in widespread starvation and disease. The adaptation was farming: the global-warming crisis that gave rise to it happened more than l0,000 years ago.As environmentalists convene in rio de Janeiro this week to ponder the global climate of the future, earth scientists are in themidst of a revolution in understanding how climate has changed in the past -- and how those changes have transformed human existence. Researchers have begun to piece together an illuminating picture of the powerful geo1ogical and astronomical forces that have combined to change the planet's environment from hot to cold, wet to dry and back again over a time Period stretching back hundreds of millions of years.Most important, scientists are beginning to realize that the climatic changes have had a major impact on the evolution of the human species. New research now suggests that climate shifts have played a key role in nearly every significant turning point in human evolution: from the dawn of Primates (灵长类动物) some 65 million years ago to human ancestors rising up to walk on two legs, from the huge expansion of the human brain to the rise of agriculture. Indeed, the human history has not been merely touched by global climate change, some scientists argue, it has in some instances been driven by it.The new research has profound implications for the environmental summit in Rio. Among other things, the findings demonstrate that dramatic climate change is nothing new for planet Earth. The benign (宜人旳) global environment that has existed over the past l0,00O years - during which agriculture, writing, cities and most other features of civilization appeared -- is a mere bright spot in a much large pattern of widely varying climate over the ages. In fact the pattern of climate change in the past reveals that Earth's climate will almost certainly go through dramatic changes in the future -- even without the influence of human activity2l. Farming emerged as a survival strategy because man had been obliged --A) to give up his former way of lifeB) to leave the coastal areas.C) to follow the ever-shifting vegetationD) to abandon his original settlement.22. Earth scientists have come to understand that climate --A) is going trough a fundamental changeB) has been getting warmer for l0, 000 yearsC) will eventually change from hot to cold.D) has gone through Periodical changes23. Scientists believe that human evolution -A) has seldom been accompanied by climatic changesB) has exerted little influence on climatic changesC) has large1y been effected by climatic changesD) has had a major impact on climatic changes24. Evidence of past climatic changes indicates that .A) human activities have accelerated changes of Earth's environmentB) Earth's environment will remain mild despite human interferenceC) Earth's climate is bound to change significantly in the futureD) Earth's climate is unlikely to undergo substantial changes in the future25. The message the author wishes to convey in the passage is that .A) human civilization remains glorious though it is affected by climatic changesB) mankind is virtually helpless in the face of the dramatic changes of climateC) man has to limit his activities to slow down the global warming processD) human civilization will continue to develop in spite of the changes of naturePassage twoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess (公爵夫人) of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times. Being thin is deemed as such virtue.The Problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the better -- or worse -- part of my life. Being rich wouldn't be bad either, but that won't happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars.Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent? All religions have certain days when PeOPle refrain from eating, and excessive eating is one of Christianity's seven deadly sins. However until quite recently, most People had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, Wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and nigh morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.Today the Opposite is true. We have shifted to thinness as ourk new mar of virtue. The result is that being fat -- or even only somewhat overweight -- is bad because it implies a lack of moral strength.Our obsession (迷恋) with thinness is also fueled by health concerns. It is true that in this country we have more overweightpeople than ever before, and that, in many cases, being over weight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. These diseases, however, may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excess weight. And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problem -- too much fat and a lack of fiber -- than a weight problem.The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. Exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop -paying so much attention to weight. Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually hazardous if those who get (or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be pure vainglory (虚荣).26. In the eyes of the author an odd phenomenon nowadays is that --.A) the Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtueB) looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortuneC) being thin is viewed as a much desired qualityD) religious people are not necessarily virtuous27. Swept by the prevailing trend, the author --.A) had to go on a diet for the greater part of her lifeB) could still prevent herself from going off the trackC) had to seek help from rich distant relativesD) had to wear highly fashionable clothes28. In human history peopl e’s views on body weight .A) were closely related to their religious beliefsB) changed from time to timeC) varied between the poor and the richD) led to different moral standards29. The author criticizes women's obsession with thinness --.A) from an economic and educational perspectiveB) from sociological and medical points of viewC) from a historical and religious standpointD) in the light of moral principles30. What's the author’s advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinn ess?A) They should be more concerned with their overall lifestyle.B) They should be more watchful for fatal diseases.C) They should gain weight to look healthy.D) They should rid themse1ves of fantasies about designer clothes.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.War may be a natura1 expression of biological instinct and drives toward aggression in the human species. natural impulses of anger, hostility, and territoriality (守卫地盘旳天性) are expressed through acts of violence. These are all qualities that humans share with animals. Aggression is a kind of innate (天生旳) survival mechanism, an instinct for self-preservation, that allows animals to defend themselves from threats to their existence. But, on the other hand, human violence shows evidence of being a learned behavior. In the case of human aggression, violence can not be simply reduced to an instinct. The many expressions of human violence are always conditioned by social conventions that give shape to aggressive behavior. In human societies vio1ence has a social function: It is a strategy for creating or destroying forms of social order. Religious traditions have taken a leading role in directing the powers of violence. We will look at the ritual and ethical (道德上旳) patterns within which human violence has been directed.The violence within a society is controlled through institutions of law .The more developed a legal system becomes, the more society takes responsibility for the discovery, control, and punishment of violent acts. In most tribal societies the only means to deal with an act of violence is revenge. Each family group may have the responsibility for personally carrying out judgment and punishment upon the person who committed the offense. But in legal systems, the responsibility for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused. The society assumes the responsibility for protecting individuals from violence. In cases where they cannot be protected, the society is responsible for imposing punishment. In a state controlled legal system, individuals are removed from the cycle of revenge motivated by acts of violence, and the state assumes responsibility for their protection.The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus. while the one protects the individual from violence, the other sacrifices the individual to violence in the interests of the state. In war the state affirms supreme power over the individuals within its own borders. War is not simply a trial by combat to settle disputes between states; it is the moment when the state makes itsmost powerful demands upon its people for their commitment, allegiance, and supreme sacrifice.Times of war test a community’s deepest religious and ethical commitments.31. Human violence shows evidence of being a 1earned behavior in that --A) it threatens the existing social systemsB) it is influenced by societyC) it has roots in religious conflictsD) it is directed against institutions of law32. The function of legal systems, according to the passage, is --.A) to control violence within a societyB) to protect the world from chaosC) to free society from the idea of revengeD) to give the government absolute power33. What does the author mean by saying "... in legal systems, the responsibility for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused”(Lines 5-6, Para. 2)?A) Legal systems gre4tly reduce the possibilities of physical violence.B) Offenses against individuals are no longer judged on a personal basis.C) Victims of violence find it more difficult to take revenge.D) Punishment is not dried out directly by the individuals involved.34. The world “allegiance" (Line 5, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to --.A) loyalty C) survivalB) objective D) motive35. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A) Governments tend to abuse their supreme Power in times of warB) In times of war governments may extend their power across national borders.C) In times of war governments impose high religious and ethical standards on their people.D) Governments may sacrifice individuals in the interests of the state in times of war.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 4o are based on the following passage.Researchers who are unfamiliar with the cultural and ethnic groups they are studying must take extra precautions to shed any biases they bring with them from their own culture. For example, they must make sure they construct measures that are meaningful for each of the cultural or ethnic minority groups being studied.In conducting research on culture and ethnic minority issues, investigators distinguish between the emic approach and the etic approach. In the emic approach, the goal is to describe behavior in one culture or ethnic group in terms that are meaningful and wit to the People in that culture or ethnic group, without regard to other cultures or ethnic groups. In the etic approach, the goal is to describe behavior so that generalizations can be made across cultures. If researchers construct a questionnaire in an emic fashion, their concern is only that the questions are meaningful to the particular culture or ethnic group being studied. If, however, the researchers construct a questionnaire in an etic fashion, they want to include questions that reflect concepts familiar to all cultures involved.How might the emic and etic approaches be reflected in the study of family processes? In the emic approach, the researchers might choose to focus only on middle-class White families, without regard for whether the information obtained in the study can be generalized or is appropriate for ethic minority groups. In a subsequent study the researchers may decide to adopt an etic approach by studying not only middle-class, White families, but also lower-income White families, Black American families, Spanish American families, and Asian American families. In studying in ethic minority families, the researchers would likely discover that the extended family is more frequently a support system in ethnic minority families than in White American families. If so, the emic approach would reveal a different pattern of family interaction than would the etic approach, documenting that research with middle-class White families cannot always be generalized to all ethnic groups.36. According to the first paragraph, researchers unfamiliar with the target cultures are inclined toA) be overcautious in constructing meaningful measuresB) view them from their own cultural perspectiveC) guard against interference from their own cultureD) accept readily what is alien to their own culture37. What does the author say about the emic approach and the etic approach?A) They have different research focuses in the study of ethnic issues.B) The former is biased while the latter is objective.C) The former concentrates on the study of culture while the latter on familyissues.D) They are both heavily dependent on questionnaires in conducting surveys.38. Compared with the etic approach, the emic approach is apparently more --.A) culturally interactive C) culturally biasedB) culture-oriented D) culture-specific39. The etic approach is concerned with .A) the general characteristics of minority familiesB) culture-related concepts of individual ethnic groupsC) features shared by various cultures or ethnic groupsD) the economic conditions of different types of families40. Which of the following is true of the ethnic minority families in the U.S. accordingto the passage?A) Their cultural patterns are usually more adaptable.B) Their cultural concepts are difficult to comprehend.C) They don't interact with each other so much as White families.D) They have closer family ties than White families.Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this Part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.4l. It was that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.A) addicted C) assaultedB) alleged D) ascribed42. The medicine -- his pain but did not care his illness.A) activated C) mediatedB) alleviated D) deteriorated43. He is the only Person who can in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysterious1yA) testify C) accuseB) charge D) rectify44. Professor Hawking is -- as one of the world’s greatest living physicists.A) dignified C) acknowledgedB) clarified D) illustrated45. The financial problem of this company is further -- by the rise in interest rates.A) increased C) reinforcedC) strengthened D) aggravated46. We shall probably never be able to -- the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles.A) assert C) ascertainB) impart D) notify47. All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colourful balloons slowly into the sky.A) ascending C) escalatingB) elevating D) lingering48. Many years had -- before they returned to their original urban areas.A) floated C) skippedB) elapsed D) proceeded.49. What you say now is not -- with what you said last week.A) consistent. C) permanentB) persistent D) insistent50. Military orders are -- and cannot be disobeyed.A) defective C) alternativeB) conservative D) imperative5l. Some educators try to put students of similar abilities into the same class because they believe this kind of -- grouping is advisable.A) homogeneous C) spontaneousB) instantaneous D) anonymous52. Even sensible men do -- things sometimes.A) abrupt C) acuteB) absurd D) apt53. The commission would find itself -- at every turn if its members couldn't reach an agreement.A) collided C) crumbledB) savaged D) hampered54. Grain production in the word is -- but still millions go hungry.A) staggering C) soaringB) shrinking D) suspending55. He developed a -- attitude after years of frustration in his careerA) sneaking C) drasticB) disgusted D) cynical56. They believed that this was not the -- of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning.A) climax C) pitchB) summit D) maximum57. Several guests were waiting in the -- for the front door to open.A) porch C) inletB) vent D) entry58. As the mountains were covered with a of cloud, we couldn't see their tops.A) coating C) veilB) film D) shade59. We couldn't really afford to buy a house so we got it on fore purchase and paid monthlyA) investments C) arrangementsB) requirements D) installment60. The magician made us think he cut the girl into pieces but it was merely anA) illusion C) imageB) impression D) illumination6l. A good education is an you can fall back on for the rest of your life.A) asset C) inventoryB) ethic D) obligation62. Giving a gift can convey a wealth of meaning about your appreciation of their and the importance you place upon the relationship.A) solidarity C) superiorityB) priority D) hospitality63. The designer has applied for a -- for his new invention.A) tariff C) versionB) discount D) patent64. The toy maker produces a -- copy of the space station, exact in every detail.A) minimal C) miniatureB) minimum D) minor65. An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget .A) disposition C) defectB) discrepancy D) deficit66. They have decided to w physical punishment in all local schools.A) put away C) do away withB) breakaway from D) pass away67. Astronauts are -- all kinds of tests before they are actuaI1y sent up in a spacecraft.A) inclined to C) prone toB) subjected to D) bound to68. Individual sports are run by over 370 independent governing bodies whose functions usually include -- rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promoting international links.A) drawing on C) drawing upB) drawing in D) drawing down69. Up until that time. his interest had focused almost on fully mastering the skills and techniques of his craft.A) restrictively C) inclusivelyB) radically D) exclusively70. All the ceremonies at the Olympic Games had a unique Australian flavor,of their multicultural communities.A) noticeable C) conspicuousB) indicative D) implicit试卷二Part IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether i0 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blank provided If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in thecorresponding blank If you and a word put an insertion mark (A) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word cross it out and put a slash (/) in the blank.Example:Te1evision is rapidly becoming the literature 1. time/times/period of our periods. Many of the arguments having for the study 2. of literature as a school subject are valid for study 3. theof television.A great many cities are experiencing difficultieswhich are nothing new in the history of cities, exceptin their scale. Some cities have lost their originalpurpose and have not found new one. And any large or rich S1.city is going to attract poor immigrants, who flood in, S2.filling with hopes of prosperity which are then oftendisappointing. There are backward towns on the edge of S3.Bombay or Brasilia, just as though there were on the edge ofseventeenth-century London or early nineteenth-century S4.Paris. This is new is the scale.Descriptions written by eighteenth-century travelers of the poor S5.of Mexico City, and the enormous contrasts that was to be found S6.there, are very dissimilar to descriptions of Mexico City today -the poor can still be numbered in millions.The whole monstrous growth rests on economic prosperity, butbehind it lies two myths: the myth of the city as a promised land, S7.that attracts immigrants from rural poverty and brings it flooding S8.into city centers, and the myth of the country as a Garden of Eden, S9.which, a few generations late, sends them flooding out again to S10.the suburbs.Part V Writing （30 minutes）Directions：For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Student Use of Computers. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the chart and the outline given below:。

大学英语六级真题Part I Writing (30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of Chinese. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:1.近年来在学生中出现了忽视中文学习现象；2.出现这种现象原因和后果；3.我认为…Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of ChineseAlmost no one in China can have failed to notice the fact that a number of students pay little attention to the study of Cheese nowadays. Taking a look around, one can find examples too many to list: some refuse to go to Chinese classes, some read few Chinese classics and some rarely write in Chinese。

A number of factors can account for such phenomenon, but the following might be the critical ones. For one thing, the craze for learning English affect, to some degree, students’ passion for the study of their native language. For another, the increasing emphasis on some so-called “practical subjects” closely related to th e pursuit for jobs also cut into students’ time and energy spent on the study of Chinese。

xx年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案(word版)Part I：Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Way to Suess by menting on Abraham Lincoln's famous remark, "Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend, the first four sharpening the axe." You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.The Way to SuessPart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer thequestions 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, plete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Google's Plan for World's Biggest Online Library: Philanthropy Or Act of Piracy?In recent years, teams of workers dispatched by Google have been working hard to make digital copies of books. So far, Google has scanned more than 10 million titles from libraries in America and Europe - including half a million volumes held by the Bodleian in Oxford. The exact method ituses is unclear; the pany does not allow outsiders to observe the process.Why is Google undertaking such a venture? Why is iteven interested in all those out-of-printlibrary books,most of which have been gathering dust on forgotten shelves for decades? Thepany claims its motives are essentially public-spirited. Its overall mission, after all, is to "organise the world's information", so it would be odd if that information did not include books.The pany likes to present itself as having lofty aspirations. "This really isn't about making money. We are doing this for the good of society." As Santiago de la Mora, head of Google Books for Europe, puts it: "By making it possible to search the millions of books that exist today, we hope to expand the frontiers of human knowledge."Dan Clancy, the chief architect of Google Books, does seem genuine in his conviction that thisis primarily a philanthropic (慈善的) exercise. "Google's core business is search and find, soobviously what helps improve Google's search engine is good for Google," he says. "But we havenever built a spreadsheet (电子数据表) outlining the financial benefits of this, and I have neverhad to justify the amount I am spending to the pany's founders."It is easy, talking to Clancy and his colleagues, to be swept along by their missionary passion. But Google's book-scanning project is proving controversial. Several opponents have recently emerged, ranging from rival tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon to small bodies representing authors and publishers across the world. In broad terms, these opponents have levelled two sets of criticisms at Google.First, they have questioned whether the primary responsibility for digitally archiving the world's books should be allowed to fall to a mercial pany. In a recent essay in the New YorkReview of Books, Robert Darnton, the head of Harvard University's library, argued that because such books are a mon resource – the possession of us all – only public, not-for-profit bodiesshould be given the power to control them.The second related criticism is that Google's scanning of books is actually illegal. This allegation has led to Google being mired in (陷入) a legal battle whose scope and plexity makes the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case in Charles Dickens' Bleak House look straightforward.At its centre, however, is one simple issue: that of copyright. The inconvenient fact about most books, to which Google has arguably paid insufficient attention, is that they are protected by copyright. Copyright laws differ from country to country, but in general protection extends for the duration of an author's life and for a substantialperiod afterwards, thus allowing the author's heirs to benefit. (In Britain and America, this post-death period is 70 years.) This means, of course, that almost all of the books published in the 20th century are still under copyright – and the last century saw more books published than in all previous centuries bined. Of the roughly 40 million books in US libraries, for example, an estimated 32 million are in copyright. Of these, some 27 million are out of print.Outside the US, Google has made sure only to scan books that are out of copyright and thus in the "public domain" (works such as the Bodleian's first edition of Middlemarch, which anyone canread for free on Google Books Search).But, within the US, the pany has scanned both in-copyright and out-of-copyright works. Inits defence, Google points out that it displays only small segments of books that are in copyright– arguing that such displays are "fair use". But critics allege that by making electronic copies of these books without first seeking the permission of copyright holders, Google has mitted piracy."The key principle of copyright law has always beenthat works can be copied only once authors have expressly given their permission," says Piers Blofeld, of the Sheil Land literary agency in London. "Google has reversed this– it has simply copied all these works without bothering toask."In xx, the Authors Guild of America, together with a group of US publishers, launched aclass action suit (集团诉讼) against Google that, after more than two years of negotiation, endedwith an announcement last October that Google and the claimants had reached an out-of-courtsettlement. The full details are plicated - the text alone runs to 385 pages– and trying tosummarise it is no easy task. "Part of the problem is that it is basically inprehensible," saysBlofeld, one of the settlement's most vocal British critics.Broadly, the deal provides a mechanism for Google to pensate authors and publishers whose rights it has breached (including giving them a share of any future revenue it generates fromtheir works). In exchange for this, therights holders agree not to sue Google in future.This settlement hands Google the power - but only with the agreement of individual rights holders – to exploitits database of out-of-print books. It can include them in subscription deals sold to libraries or sell them individually under a consumer licence. It is these mercial provisions that are proving the settlement's most controversial aspect.Critics point out that, by giving Google the right to mercially exploit its database, thesettlement paves the way for a subtle shift in the pany's role from provider of information to seller. "Google's business model has always been to provide information for free, and sell advertising on the basis of the traffic this generates," points out James Grimmelmann, associate professor at New York Law School. Now, he says, because of the settlement's provisions, Google could bee a significant force in bookselling.Interest in this aspect of the settlement has focused on "orphan" works, where there is noknown copyright holder – these make up an estimated 5-10% of the books Google has scanned. Under the settlement, when no rights holders e forward and register their interest in a work, mercial control automatically reverts to Google. Google will be able to display up to 20% oforphan works for free, include them in its subscription deals to libraries and sell them to individual buyers under the consumer licence.It is by no means certain that the settlement will be enacted (执行) – it is the subject of afairness hearing in the US courts. But if it is enacted, Google will in effect be off the hook as far as copyright violations in the US are concerned. Many people are seriously concerned by this- and the pany is likely to face challenges in other courts around the world.No one knows the precise use Google will make of the intellectual property it has gained byscanning the world's library books, and the truth, as Gleick, an American science writer and member of the Authors Guild, points out, is that the pany probably doesn't even know itself. But what is certain is that, in some way or other, Google's entrance into digital bookselling will have a significant impact on the book world in the years to e.注意：此局部请在答题卡1上作答。

⼤学英语六级真题与答案详解完整版英语六级复习必刷资料⼤学英语六级真题与答案详解完整版Part I Writing标准版My opinion on certificate crazeThe growing tendency among college students to get all kinds of certificates has now evolved into a craze. Just randomly ask a student what he or she is busily engaged in doing, quite possibly, you would get the answer that he or she is preparing for a certificate of some kind. So, why’s the craze?The reason behind this phenomenon is common — the enormous pressure of finding a job. Faced with a harsh job market, most students have no choice but to seek more certificates to parlay their qualifications. Another factor is that diploma and certificates still weighs heavily in terms of signifying one’s ability. For the sake of increasing their odds of landing a better job, the students are compelled to run from one exam to another.Though I have an open mind toward the craze on certificates, I suggest that students should be more rational when it comes to certificates, since they do not necessarily tell their ability. Instead, they should be more involved in learning and capability boosting, thus, opportunities would come quite naturally.⽂章点评：这是⼀篇“中等偏上”的学⽣作⽂。

2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析（第一套）Part I Writing (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.【参考范文】Whether to Attend a Vocational College or a University?It’s an undisputable truth that virtually all high school graduates will encounter the choices between a vocational college and a university. And when it comes to this question, students’ ideas are not cut from the same cloth. In point of which to choose and what to be taken into consideration, my advices are as follow.In the first place, we should be conscious of the fact that both of the two choices have its own superiorities. For instance, a vocational college specializes in cultivating human resources with practical capabilities; while a university serves as the cradle of academic researchers in different fields. Then it does follow that high school graduates should have a clear picture of themselves. That is to say, they should know their merits and demerits and their choices must give play to their strengths whilst circumvent weaknesses. In addition, interest is the best teacher and it’s also the premise of learning on one’s own initiative. Thus interest must be taken into account because it can not only decide how far one can reach academically and professionally but also how happy and fulfilled one will be.In brief, all above just goes to show that there really is no one-size-fits-all answer for the question. The key lies in a clear cognition, accurate self-positioning and the interest of oneself. Only then can every one find a right path that works best for us.Part II Listening Comprehension (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 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.【答案】A【解析】题目问如果男士在二手书店中发现了自己写的书，那么男士会感觉怎样。