《6月大学英语六级真题及答案优秀9篇》
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英语六级听力真题长对话 1
Section A
11.
W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?
M: Sure I did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills. But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad.
Q: What does the man say about some elderly people?
12.
W: Rod must be in a bad mood today. What’s wrong with him?
M: He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the admissions office. He’d been hoping for the position for a long time.
Q: What does the man mean?
13.
M: What a great singer Justin is! His concert is just awesome. And you’ll never regret the money you paid for the ticket.
W: Yeah. Judging by the amount of the applause, everyone was enjoying it.
Q: What does the woman mean?
14.
W: I received an email yesterday from Henry. Do you remember? He was one of the chairpersons of our students union.
M: Yes, but I haven’t heard from him for ages. Actually I’ve been out of touch with him since our first reunion after graduation.
Q: What do we learn about the speakers?
15.
M: Driving at night always makes me tired. Let’s stop for dinner.
W: Fine. And let’s find a motel, so that we can get an early start tomorrow.
Q: What will the speakers probably do?
16.
W: Let’s look at the survey on consumer confidence we conducted last week. How reliable are these figures?
M: They have a 5% margin of error
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
17.
W: Look at this catalogue, John. I think I want to get this red blouse.
M: Err, I think you’ve already one like this in blue. Do you need every color in the rainbow?
Q: What does the man mean?
18.
W: This notice says that all the introductory marketing classes are closed.
M: That can’t be true. There’s supposed to be 13 of them this semester.
Q: What does the man mean?
Conversation One
M: I see on your resume that you worked as a manager of a store called “Computer Country”。 Could you tell me a little more about your responsibilities there?
W: Sure. I was responsible for overseeing about 30 employees. I did all of the ordering for the store, and I kept track of the inventory.
M: What was the most difficult part of your job?
W: Probably handling angry customers. We didn’t have them very often, but when we did, I needed to make sure they were well taken care of. After all, the customer is always right.
M: That’s how we feel here too. How long did you work there?
W: I was there for three and a half years. I left the company last month.
M: And why did you leave?
W: My husband has been transferred to Boston. And I understand your company has an opening there too.
M: Yes, that’s right. We do. But the position won’t start until early next month. Would that be a problem for you?
W: No, not at all. My husband’s new job doesn’t begin for a few weeks. So we thought we would spend some time driving to Boston and stop to see my parents.
M: That sounds nice. So tell me, why are you interested in this particular position?
W: I know that your company has a great reputation, and a wonderful product. I’ve thought many times that I would like to be a part of it. When I heard about the opening in Boston, I jumped to the opportunity.
M: Well I’m glad you did.
19. What was the woman’s previous job?
20. What does the woman say was the most difficult part of her job?
21. Why is the woman looking for a job in Boston?
22. When can the woman start to work if she gets the job?
Conversation Two
W: Today in the studio we have Alberto Cortez, the well-known Brazilian advocate of the anti-global movement. He’s here to talk about the recent report, stating that by 2050 Brazil will be the one ot the word’s wealthiest and most successful countries. Alberto, what do you say to the report?
M: You know this isn’t the first time that people are saying Brazil will be a great economic power. The same thing was said over a hundred year ago. But it didn’t happen.
W: Yes, but you must admit the world’s a very different place now.
M: Of course. In fact I believe there’s maybe some truth in the prediction this time around. First of all, though, we must remember the problems facing Brazil at the moment.
W: Such as…?
M: There’s an enormous gap between the rich and the poor in this country. In Sal Paulo, you can see shopping malls full of designer goods right next door to the slam areas without proper water and electricity supplies. A lot of work needs to be done to help people in those areas improve their lives.
W: What needs to be done?
M: Education, for example. For Brazil to be successful, we need to offer education to all Brazilians. Successful countries like South Korea and Singapore have excellent education systems. Brazil needs to learn from these countries.
W: So you are hopeful for the future.
M: As I said earlier, I’m hopeful. This isn’t an easy job. We need to make sure that these important opportunities for Brazil aren’t wasted, as they were in the past.
23. What does the recent report say about Brazil?
24. What problem does Alberto say Brazil faces now?
25. What does Alberto say about economically successful countries?
Section B
Passage One
Wilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker. After graduating from college with degrees in chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in Louisiana. As part of her job, she conducted field research on toxic substances in the environment, often in minority communities located near large industrial polluters. She found many families were being exposed high, sometimes deadly, levels of chemicals and other toxic substances, but she was not allowed to make her information public.
Frustrated by these restrictions, Subra left her job in 1981, created her own company, and has devoted the past two decades to helping people fight back against giant industrial polluters. She works with families and community groups to conduct environmental tests, interpret test results, and organize for change. Because of her efforts, dozens of toxic sites across the country have been cleaned up, and one chemical industry spokesperson calls her “a top gun for the environmental movement.”
How has Wilma Subra achieved all this? Partly through her scientific training, partly through her commitment to environmental justice. But just as important is her ability to communicate with people through public speaking. “Public speaking,” she says, “is the primary vehicle I use for reaching people.”
If you had asked Subra before 1981, “Do you see yourself as a major public speaker?” She would have laughed at the idea. Yet today she gives more than 100 presentations a year. Along the way she has lectured at Harvard, testified before Congress, and addressed audiences in 40 states, as well as in Mexico, Canada, and Japan.
26. What did Wilma Subra do as part of her job while working at Gulf South Research Institute?
27. What did Wilma Subra leave her job in 1981?
28. What results have Wilma Subra’s efforts had in the part two decades?
29. What does the speaker say has contributed to Wilma Subra’s success?
Passage 2
One of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today is the rapid advance of globalization. The market place is no longer national or regional, but extends to all corners of the world. And this requires a global ready workforce. Universities have a large part to play in preparing students for the 21st century labor market by promoting international educational experiences. The most obvious way universities can help develop global workforce is by encouraging students to study abroad as part of their course. Students who have experienced another culture first hand are more likely to be global ready when they graduate.
Global workforce development doesn’t always have to involve travel abroad however. If students learn another language and study other cultures, they will be more global ready when they graduate. It is important to point out that students also need to have a deep understanding of their own culture before they can begin to observe, analyze and evaluate other cultures. In multi-cultural societies, people can study each other’s cultures, to develop intercultural competencies, such as critical and reflective thinking, and intellectual flexibility. This can be done both through the curriculum and through activities on campus, outside of the classroom, such as art exhibitions, and lectures from international experts. Many universities are already embracing this challenge, and providing opportunities for students to become global citizens. Students themselves, however, may not realize that when they graduate, they will be competing in a global labor market, and universities need to raise awareness of these issues amongst undergraduates.
Questions 30-32
Q30: What is one of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today?
Q31: What should students do first before they can really understand other cultures?
Q32: What should college students realize according to the speaker?
Passage 3
To see if hair color affects a person’s chances of getting a job, researchers at California State University asked 136 college students to review the resume and photograph of a female applicant for a job as an accountant. Each student was given the same resume. But the applicant’s picture was altered, so that in some photos her hair was golden, in some red and in some brown. The result? With brown hair, the woman was rated more capable, and she was offered a higher salary than when she had golden or red hair. Other studies have found similar results. Many respondents rate women with golden hair with less intelligent than other people, and red heads as more temperamental. Women with red or golden hair are victims of the common practice of stereotyping.
A stereotype is a simplistic or exaggerated image that humans carrying in their minds about groups of people. For example, lawyers are shrewd and dishonest is a popular stereotype. Stereotyping can occur in public speaking classes. When trying to choose a speech topic, some males think that women are uninterested in how to repair cars, while some females think that men are uninterested in creative hobbies, such as knitting and needle point. We should reject stereotypes, because they force all people in a group into the same simple pattern. They fail to account for individual differences, and the wide range of characteristics among members of any group. Some lawyers are dishonest, yes! But many are not. Some women are uninterested in repairing cars, yes! But some are enthusiastic mechanics.
Questions 33-35
Q33: What did researchers at California State University find?
Q34: What is the popular stereotype of lawyers?
Q35: Why does the speaker say we should reject stereotypes?
Section C
The ancient Greeks developed basic memory systems called mnemonics. The name is derived from their Goddess of memory "Mnemosyne". In the ancient world, a trained memory was an immense asset, particularly in public life. There were no convenient devices for taking notes, and early Greek orators delivered long speeches with great accuracy because they learned the speeches using mnemonic systems.
The Greeks discovered that human memory is largely an associative process that it works by linking things together. For example, think of an apple. The instant your brain registers the word "apple", it recalls the shape, color, taste, smell and texture of that fruit. All these things are associated in your memory with the word "apple". This means that any thought about a certain subject will often bring up more memories that are related to it. An example could be when you think about a lecture you have had. This could trigger a memory about what you're talking about through that lecture, which can then trigger another memory. Associations do not have to be logical. They just have to make a good link. An example given on a website I was looking at follows, "Do you remember the shape of Austria? Canada? Belgium? Or Germany? Probably not. What about Italy though? If you remember the shape of Italy, it is because you have been told at some time that Italy is shaped like a boot. You made an association with something already known, the shape of a boot. And Italy shape could not be forgotten once you had made the association."
6月大学英语六级真题及答案 2
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to wvrite an essay that begins with the sentence “People are now increasingly aware of the challenges in making a decision when faced with too many choices."You can make comments,cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay.You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200words.
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 bespoken only once.Afier 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 I with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1.A)In a food store.
B)In a restaurant.
C)In a kitchen.
D)In a supermarket.
2.A)She eats meat occasionally.
B)She enjoys cheeseburgers.
C)She is a partial vegetarian.
D)She is allergic to seafood.
3.A)Changing ones eating habit.
B)Dealing with ones colleagues.
C)Following the same diet for years.
D)Keeping awake at morning meetings.
4.A)They are both animal lovers.
B)They enjoy perfect health.
C)They only eat organic food.
D)They are cutting back on coffee.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5.A)The man had an attitude problem.
B)The man made little contribution to the company.
C)The man paid attention to trivial things.
D)The man got a poor evaluation from his colleagues.
6.A)They reject employeesreasonable arguments for work efficiency.
B)They make unhelpful decisions for solving problems.
C)They favor some employeessuggestions over others.
D)They use manipulative language to mask their irrational choices.
7.A)It is a good quality in the workplace.
B)It is more important now than ever.
C)It is a must for rational judgment.
D)It is more of a sin than a virtue.
8.A)Making rational and productive decisions.
B)Focusing on employeescareer growth.
C)Preserving their power and prestige.
D)Smoothing relationships in the workplace.
Section B
Directions:In this section,you will hear two passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9.A)They bring great honor to their country.
B)They create very high commercial value.
C)They accomplish feats many of us cannot.
D)They show genius which defies description.
10.A)They try to be positive role models to children.
B)They work in spare time to teach children sports.
C)They take part in kidsextra-curricular activities.
D)They serve as spokespersons for luxury goods.
11.A)Being super sports stars without appearing arrogant.
B)Keeping athletes away from drug or alcohol problems.
C)Preventing certain athletes from getting in trouble with the law.
D)Separating an athletes professional life from their personal life.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
12.A)They are dreams coming true to the brides.
B)They should be paid up by the attendees.
C)They are joyous and exciting occasions.
D)They always cost more than expected.
13.A)It was cancelled.
B)It had eight guests only.
C)It cost $60,000.
D)It was held in Las Vegas.
14.A)Ask her friends for help.
B)Postpone her wedding.
C)Keep to her budget.
D)Invite more guests.
15.A)She called it romantic.
B)She rejected it flatly.
C)She said she would think about it.
D)She welcomed it with open arms.
Section C
Directions:In this section,you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.
16.A)It determines peoples moods.
B)It can impact peoples wellbeing.
C)It can influence peoples personalities.
D)It is closely related to peoples emotions.
17.A)They make people more reproductive.
B)They tend to produce positive feelings.
C)They increase peoples life expectancy.
D)They may alter peoples genes gradually.
18.A)The Americans are apparently more outgoing than the Chinese.
B)People in the same geographical area may differ in personality.
C)People share many personality traits despite their nationalities.
D)The link between temperature and personality is fairly weak.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.
19.A)A growing number of US seniors face the risk of early mortality.
B)Correlations have been found between loneliness and ill health.
C)Chronic loneliness does harm to senior citizens in particular.
D)The number of older Americans living alone is on the rise.
20.A)Loneliness is probably reversible.
B)Being busy helps fight loneliness.
C)Loneliness rarely results from living alone.
D)Medication is available for treating loneliness.
21.A)Living with ones children.
B)Meaningful social contact.
C)Meeting social expectations.
D)Timely medical intervention.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
22.A)She had a successful career in finance.
B)She wrote stories about women travelers.
C)She invested in several private companies.
D)She made regular trips to Asian countries.
23.A)Travel round the world.
B)Set up a travel agency.
C)Buy a ranch.
D)Start a blog.
24.A)Create something unique to enter the industry.
B)Gain support from travel advertising companies.
C)Try to find a full-time job in the travel business.
D)Work hard to attract attention from publishers.
25.A)Refraining from promoting similar products.
B)Avoiding too much advertising early on.
C)Creating an exotic corporate culture.
D)Attracting sufficient investment.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter:Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Unthinkable as it may be,humanity,every last person,could someday be wiped from the face of the Earth. We have learned to worry about asteroids(小行星)and super volcanoes,but the more likely.26according to Nick Bostrom,a professor of philosophy at Oxford,is that we humans will destroy ourselves.
Professor Bostrom,who directs Oxfords Future of Humanity Institute,has argued over the course of several papers that human27risks are poorly understood and,worse still,28underestimated by society.Some of these existential risks are fairly well known,especially the natural ones.But others are29or even exotic. Most worrying to Bostrom is the subset of existential risks that30from human technology,a subset that he expects to grow in number and potency over the next century.
Despite his concerns about the risks31to humans by technological progress,Bostrom is no luddite(科 技进步反对者).In fact,he is a longtime32of trans-humanism—the effort to improve the human condition, and even human nature itself,through technological means.In the long run he sees technology as a bridge,a bridge we humans must cross with great care,in order to reach new and better modes of being.In his work, Bostrom uses the tools of philosophy and mathematics,in33probability theory,to try and determine how we as a,34might achieve this safe passage.What follows is my conversation with Bostrom about some of the most interesting and worrying existential risks that humanity might.35in the decades and centuries to come,and about what we can do to make sure we outlast them.
A)advocateI)particulan
B)ariseJ)posed
C)emphasizecK)scenarig
D)encounterL)severely
E)essentialM)shrewdly
F)evaporationN)species
G)extinctionO)variety
H)obscure
Section B
Directions:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter:Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
San Francisco Has Become One Huge Metaphor for Economic Inequality in America
A)The fog still chills the morning air and the cable cars still climb halfway to the stars.Yet on the ground,the Bay area has changed greatly since singer Tony Bennet left his heart here.Silicon Valley and the tech industry have led the region into a period of unprecedented wealth and innovation.But existing political and land limits have caused an alarming housing crisis and astronomical rise in social and economic difference.
B)While the residents of most cities display pride and support for their home industries,drastic market distortions in the San Francisco Bay Area have created boiling resentment in the region towards the tech industry.A vocal minority is even calling on officials to punish those who are benefitting from the economic and housing boom.If this boom and its consequences are not resolved,a drastic increase in social and economic difference may have a profound impact on the region for generations.A history and analysis of this transformation may hold invaluable insights about the opportunities.Perils of tech cities are currently being cultivated across the US,and indeed around the world.
C)According to a recent study,San Francisco ranks first in California for economic difference.The average income of the top 1%of households in the city averages $3.6 million.This is 44 times the average income of those at the bottom,which stands at $81,094.The top 1%of the San Francisco peninsulas share of total income now extends to 30.8%of the regions income.This was a dramatic jump from 1989,where it stood at 15.8%.
D)The regions economy has been fundamentally transformed by the technology industry springing from Silicon Valley.Policies pushed by Mayor Ed Lee provided tax breaks for tech companies to set up shop along the citys long-neglected Mid-Market area.The city is now home to Twitter,Uber,Airbnb,Pinterest,Dropbox and others.In short,the Bay Area has become a global magnet for those with specialized skills,which has in turn helped fuel economic enthusiasm,and this economic growth has reduced unemployment to 3.4%,an admirable feat.
E)In spite of all that,the strength of the recent job growth,combined with policies that have traditionally limited housing development in the city and throughout the peninsula,did not help ease the affordability crisis.In 2015 alone,the Bay Area added 64,000 in jobs.In the same year,only 5,000 new homes were built.
F)With the average house in the city costing over $1.25 million and average flat prices over $1.11 million,the minimum qualifying income to purchase a house has increased to $254, that the average household income in the city currently stands at around $80,000,it is not an exaggeration to say that the dream of home ownership is now beyond the grasp of the vast majority of todays people who rent.
G)For generations,the stability and prosperity of the American middle class has been anchored by home ownership.Studies have consistently shown that the value of land has overtaken overall income growth,thus providing a huge advantage to property owners as a vehicle of wealth building.When home prices soar above the reach of most households,the gap between the rich and the poor dramatically increases.
H)If contributing factors leading to housing becoming less than affordable are not resolved over multiple generations,a small elite will control a vast share of the countrys total wealth.The result?A society where the threat of class warfare would loom large.A societys level of happiness is tied less to measures of quantitative wealth and more to measures of qualitative wealth.This means that how a person judges their security in comparison to their neighborshas more of an impact on their happiness than their objective standard of living.At the same time,when a system no longer provides opportunities for the majority to participate in wealth building,it not only robs those who are excluded from opportunities,but also deprives them of their dignity.
I) San Francisco and the Bay Area have long been committed to values which embrace inclusion and rejection of mainstream see these values coming apart so publicly adds insult to injury for a region once defined by its progressive social fabric.In the face of resentment,it is human to want revenge.But deteriorating policies such as heavily taxing technology companies or real estate developers are not likely to shift the balance.
J)The housing crisis is caused by two primary factors:the growing desirability of the Bay Area as a place to live due to its excellent economy,and our limited housing stock.Although the city is experiencing an unprecedented boom in new housing,more units are sorely needed.Protection policies were originally designed to suppress bad development and boost historic preservation in our urban ,too many developers are experiencing excessive ,there are the land limitations of the Bay Area to consider.The region is surrounded by water and mountains.Local governments need to aid development as well.This means increasing housing density throughout the region and building upwards while streamlining the approval process.
K)Real estate alone will not solve the problem,of ,too,needs to be updated and infrastructure extended to link distant regions to Silicon Valley and the city.We need to build an effective high-speed commuting system linking the high-priced and crowded Bay Area with the low-priced and low- density Central Valley.This would dramatically reduce travel times.And based on the operating speeds of hovering trains used in countries such as Japan or Spain,high-speed rail could shorten the time to travel between San Francisco and Californias capital,Sacramento,or from Stockton to San Jose,to under 30 minutes.This system would bring once distant regions within reasonable commute to heavy job centers. The city also needs to existing transportation routes combined with smart home-building policies that dramatically increase housing density in areas surrounding high-speed rail stations.By doing so,we will be able to build affordable housing within acceptable commuting distances for a significant bulk of the workforce.
L)Our threatening housing crisis forces the difficult question of what type of society we would like to be.Will it be one where the elite command the vast bulk of wealth and regional culture is defined by an aggressive business world?We were recently treated to a taste of the latter,when local tech employee Justin Keller wrote an open letter to the city complaining about having to see homeless people on his way to work.
M)It doesnt have to be this way.But solutions need to be implemented now,before angry crowds grow from a nuisance to serious concern.It may take less than you might think.And in fact,the solutions to our housing crisis are already fairly clear.We need to increase the density of housing units.We need to use existing technology to shorten travel times and break the land limits.There is a way to solve complex social and economic problems without abandoning social responsibility.This is the Bay Areas opportunity to prove that it can innovate more than just technology.
36.San Francisco city government offered tax benefits to attract tech companies to establish operations in a less developed area.
37.The fast rise in the prices of land and houses increases the economic inequality among people.
38.San Francisco has been found to have the biggest income gap in California between the rich and the poor.
39.The higher rate of employment,combined with limited housing supply,did not make it any easier to buy a bouse.
40.When people compare their own living standard with others,it has a greater impact on their sense of contentment.
41.Improved transport networks connecting the city to distant outlying areas will also help solve the housing crisis.
42.Average incomes in the Bay Area make it virtually impossible for most tenant families to buy a home.
43.Innovative solutions to social and economic problems should be introduced before it is too late.
of the San Francisco Bay Area strongly resent the tech industry because of the economic inequality it has contributed to.
way to deal with the housing crisis is for the government to simplify approval procedures for housing projects.
Section C
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 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
The suggestion that people should aim for dietary diversity by trying to eat a variety of foods has been a basic public health recommendation for decades in the United States and ,however,experts are warning that aiming for a diverse diet may actually lead to just eating more calories,and,thus,to issue is that people may not interpret "variety"the way nutritionists intend.This problem is highlighted by new research conducted by the American Heart reviewed all the evidence published related to dietary diversity and saw a correlation between dietary diversity and a greater intake of both healthy and unhealthy foods.This had implications for obesity,as researchers found a greater prevalence of obesity amongst people with a greater dietary diversity.
One author of the new study explained that their findings contradict standard dietary advice,as most dietary guidelines around the world include a statement of eating a variety of foods.But this advice does not seem to be supported by science,possibly because there is little agreement about the meaning of “dietary diversity,”which is not clearly and consistently defined.Some experts measure dietary diversity by counting the number of food groups eaten,while others look at the distribution of calories across individual foods,and still others measure how different the foods eaten are from each other.
Although the findings of this new study contradict standard dietary advice,they do not come as a surprise to all of the researchers involved.Dr.Rao,one of the study authors,noted that,after 20 years of experience in the field of obesity,he has observed that people who have a regimented lifestyle and diet tend to be thinner and healthier than people with a wide variety of consumption.This anecdotal evidence matches the conclusions of the study,which found no evidence that dietary diversity promotes healthy body weight or optimal eating patterns, and limited evidence shows that eating a variety of foods is actually associated with consuming more calories, poor eating patterns and weight gain.Further,there is some evidence that a greater variety of food options in a single meal may delay peoples feeling of fullness and actually increase how much they eat.
Based on their findings,the researchers endorse a diet consisting of a limited number of healthy foods such as vegetables,fruits,grains,and poultry.They also recommend that people simultaneously endeavor to restrict consumption of sweets,sugar and red meat.The researchers stress,however,that their dietary recommendations do not imply dietary diversity is never positive,and that,in the past,diversity in diets of whole,unprocessed food may have actually been very beneficial.
46.What has been a standard piece of dietary advice for decades?
A)People should diversify what they eat.
B)People should have a well-balanced diet.
C)People should cultivate a healthy eating habit.
D)People should limit calorie intake to avoid obesity.
47.What did the new research by the American Heart Association find?
A)Unhealthy food makes people gain weight more easily.
B)Dietary diversity is positively related to good health.
C)People seeking dietary diversity tend to eat more.
D)Big eaters are more likely to become overweight.
48.What could help to explain the contradiction between the new findings and the common public health recommendation?
A)There is little consensus on the definition of dietary diversity.
B)The methods researchers use to measure nutrition vary greatly.
C)Conventional wisdom about diet is seldom supported by science.
D)Most dietary guidelines around the world contradict one another.
49.What did Dr.Rao find after 20 years of research on obesity?
A)There is no clear definition of optimal eating patterns.
B)Diversified food intake may not contribute to health.
C)Eating patterns and weight gain go hand in hand.
D)Dietary diversity promotes healthy body weight.
50.What does the passage say about people who eat a great variety of food?
A)They are more likely to eat foods beneficial to their health.
B)They dont have any problems getting sufficient nutrition.
C)They dont feel they have had enough until they overeat.
D)They tend to consume more sweets,sugar and red meat.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
The ability to make inferences from same and different,once thought to be unique to humans,is viewed as a cornerstone of abstract intelligent thought.A new study,however,has shown that what psychologists call same- different discrimination is present in creatures generally seen as unintelligent:newborn ducklings(小鸭) .
The study,published Thursday in Science,challenges our idea of what it means to have a birdbrain,said Edward Wasserman,an experimental psychologist at the University of lowa who wrote an independent review of the study
“In fact,birds are extremely intelligent and our problem pretty much lies in figuring out how to get them to talkto us,or tell us how smart they really are,"he said.
Antone Martinho and Alex Kacelnik,co-authors of the new paper,devised a clever experiment to better test bird intelligence
First,they took 1-day-old ducklings and exposed them to a pair of moving objects.The two objects were either the same or different in shape or color.Then they exposed each duckling to two entirely new pairs of moving objects.
The researchers found that about 70%of the ducklings preferred to move toward the pair of objects that had the same shape or color relationship as the first objects they saw.A duckling that was first shown two green spheres,in other words,was more likely to move toward a pair of blue spheres than a mismatched pair of orange and purple spheres.
Ducklings go through a rapid learning process called imprinting shortly after birth—its what allows them to identify and follow their mothers.
These findings suggest that ducklings use abstract relationships between sensory inputs like color,shape, sounds and odor to recognize their mothers,said Dr.Kacelnik.
By studying imprinting,the authors of this study have shown for the first time that an animal can learn relationships between concepts without training,said Jeffrey Katz,an experimental psychologist at Auburn University who was not involved in the study.
Previous studies have suggested that other animals,including pigeons,dolphins,honeybees and some primates (灵长类动物) ,can discern same from different,but only after extensive training.
Adding ducklings to the list—particularly untrained newborn ducklings-suggests that the ability to compare abstract concepts“is far more necessary to a wider variety of animalssurvival than we previously thought,”Dr.Martinho said.He believes the ability is so crucial because it helps animals consider context when identifying objects in their environment.
Its clear from this study and others like it that “animals process and appreciate far more of the intricacies in their world than weve ever understood,"Dr.Wasserman said."We are in a revolutionary phase in terms of our ability to understand the minds of other animals.”
51.In what way were humans thought to be unique?
A)Being capable of same-different discrimination.
B)Being able to distinguish abstract from concrete.
C)Being a major source of animal intelligence.
D)Being the cornerstone of the creative world.
52.What do we learn from the study published in Science?
A)Our understanding of the bird world was biased.
B)Our communication with birds was far from adequate.
C)Our knowledge about bird psychology needs updating.
D)Our conception of birdsintelligence was wrong.
53.What did the researchers discover about most ducklings from their experiment?
A)They could associate shape with color.
B)They could tell whether the objects were the same.
C)They preferred colored objects to colorless ones.
D)They reacted quickly to moving objects.
54.What was novel about the experiment in the study reported in Science?
A)The ducklings were compared with other animals.
B)It was conducted by experimental psychologists.
C)The animals used received no training.
D)It used a number of colors and shapes.
55.What do we learn from Dr.Wassermans comment on the study of animal minds at the end of the passage?
A)Research methods are being updated.
B)It is getting more and more intricate.
C)It is attracting more public attention.
D)Remarkable progress is being made.
Part N Translation (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
郑和是中国历史上最杰出的航海家，在航海、外交、军事等诸多领域都表现出非凡的智慧和卓越 的才能。他曾七次率领庞大的船队远航，访问了西太平洋和印度洋的许多国家和地区，加深了中国同 东南亚、东非的相互了解。
郑和下西洋对中外的'经济和文化交流起到了十分积极的推进作用，也为维护区域和平做出了巨大 贡献。为了永远铭记郑和及其丰功伟绩，7月11 日，即郑和首次率船队远航启程的日子，被定为中国 的航海节。
2023年3月英语六级答案（第二套）
PartI Writing
参考范文：
People are now increasingly aware of the challenges in making a decision when faced with too many choices.We are faced with various choices since our childhood, such as choosing friends,schools,careers and so on.Different choices will surely bring different lives.Therefore,it is of great significance to make decisions carefully.
From my perspective,there are both positive and negative aspects no matter what choice is made.Take us college students as an example.We are about to graduate and will face a dilemma of choosing whether to take the postgraduate entrance exam or hunt for jobs after the one hand,pursuing postgraduate study can help us improve our academic level and lay a solid foundation for our future career development,while also requiring a lot of time and the other hand,going to work allows you to enter the workplace earlier and gain practical experience,as well as a certain amount of money.But in an increasingly competitive society,your career development may be limited by not having a distinguished educational background.
In short,any decision has two sides.We need to take our own actual situation into account in order to make a wiser choice.
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.D 8.C 9.C 10.A 11.D 12.D 13.A 14.C 15.B
16.C 17.B 18.D 19.C 20.A 21.B 22.A 23.D 24.A 25.B
Part III Reading Comprehension
26.K 27.G 28.L 29.H 30.B 31.J 32.A 33.I 34.N 35.D
36.D 37.G 38.C 39.E 40.H 41.K 42.F 43.M 44.B 45.J
46.A 47.C 48.A 49.B 50.C 51.A 52.D 53.B 54.C 55.D
Part IV Translation
参考译文：
Zheng He was the most outstanding navigator in Chinese history.He showed extraordinary wisdom and talent in many fields such as navigation,diplomacy and military affairs.He led a huge fleet of ships on seven long voyages and visited many countries and regions in the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean,deepening the mutual understanding between China and Southeast Asia and East Africa.
Zheng Hes voyages to the western oceans played a very positive role in promoting economic and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries,and also made great contributions to the maintenance of regional peace.In order to forever remember Zheng He and his great achievements,July 11,the day when Zheng He first set sail for a long voyage with his fleet of ships,was designated as Chinas Maritime Day.
英语六级听力真题长对话 3
Section A
Tapescripts:
1. W: Raise your hat a little bit and hold the saddle and smile a little. You look wonderful posing like that. Shall I press the shutter?
M: Wait a minute. Let me put on a cowboy hat.
Q: What are the speakers doing?
2. M: I’m still waiting for my sister to come back and type the application letter for me.
W: Why bother her? I’ll show you how to use the computer. It’s quite easy?
Q: What does the woman mean?
3. M: Hey, where did you find the journal? I need it, too.
W: Right here on the shelf. Don’t worry, John. I’ll take it out on my card for both of us.
Q: What does the woman mean?
4. M: Thank you for your helpful assistance. Otherwise, I’d surely have missed it. The place is so out of the way.
W: It was a pleasure meeting you. Good-bye.
Q: Why does the man thank the woman?
5. W: We are informed that the 11:30 train is late again.
M: Why did the railway company even bother to print a schedule?
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
6. M: Maybe I ought to subscribe to the Engineering Quarterly. It contains a lot of useful information.
W: Why not read it in the library and save the money?
Q: What is the woman advice to the man?
7. M: I’ve been waiting all week for this concert. The performance is said to be excellent. And with our student discount, the tickets will be real cheap.
W: Ah ah…I’m afraid I left my student ID card in the dorm.
Q: What does the woman imply?
8. M: Mr. Smith, our history professor, announced that we would be doing two papers and three exams this semester. I wonder how I’m going to pour through when other courses have similar requirements.
W: Well, can’t you drop one course and pick it up the next semester?
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
9. W: Renting the conference room at the hotel will cost us too much. We’re already running in the red.
M: How about using our dining room for the meeting?
Q: What’s worrying the woman?
10.W: Jerry, can you pick me up after work today? I left my car at the garage.
M: I’m afraid I can’t. I’ve scheduled an appointment with a client at dinner time.
Q: What is the man going to do?
Section B
Passage One
A few months ago, millions of people in London heard alarms all over the town. The Emergency Emergency services, the Fire Departments, the Police, hospitals, and ambulances stood by, ready to go into action. In railway underground stations, people read notices and maps which told them where to go and what to do in the emergency. This was Exercise Flood Call, to prepare people for a flood emergency. London wasn't flooded yet, but it is possible that it would be. In 1236 and in 1663, London was badly flooded. In 1928, people living in Westminster, the heart of London, drowned in floods. And in 1953, one hundred people, living on the eastern edge of the London suburbs were killed, again, in the floods. At last, Greater London Council took actions to prevent this disaster from happening again. Though a flood wall was built in the 1960s, Londoners still must be prepared for the possible disaster. If it happens, 50 underground stations will be under water. Electricity, gas and phone services will be out of action. Roads will be drowned. It will be impossible to cross any of the bridges between north and south London. Imagine: London will look like the famous Italian city, Venice. But this Exercise Flood Call didn't cause panic among Londoners. Most people knew it was just a warning. One lady said, "It's a flood warning, isn't it? The water doesn't look high to me."
Question 11: What happened in London a few months ago?
Question 12: What measure was taken against floods in London in the 1960s?
Question 13: What can we learnt from the lady's comment?
Passage Two
America's national symbol, the bald eagle, almost went extinct twenty years ago, but it has made a comeback. In fact, the U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service is considering the possibility of taking it off the Endangered Species List. Once, more than fifty hundred pairs of bald eagles nested across the country, but by 1960 that number had fallen below four hundred. The chief killer was the widely used DDT. Fish, soaked up DDT, died, and were washed up on shores, where bald eagles feasted on them.DDT prevented eagle egg shells from thickening. The shells became so thin that they shattered before the babies hatched. Fortunately, in 1972, a law was passed to ban DDT, which saved the bald eagle from total wipeout. And since then wild life biologists had reintroduced bald eagles from Canada to America. The result was that last year U.S. bird watchers counted eleven thousand six hundred and ten bald eagles in the country.If it were dropped from the Endangered Species List, the bald eagle would still be a threatened species. That means the bird would continue to get the same protection. No hunting allowed, and no disturbing of nests. But bald eagles still face tough times. The destruction of their natural homes could be the next DDT causing eagle numbers to drop quickly.
Question 14: What was the main harmful effect of the pests killer DDT on bald eagles?
Question 15: What measure did the wild life biologist take to increase the number of bald eagles?
Question 16: According to the speaker, what is the possible danger facing bald eagles?
Passage Three
If the earth gets hotter in the new century, what will happen to animals and the plants which animals depend on for survival? The question offers another way of looking at the "Greenhouse Effect".People have talked about the general problem of "Global Warming" for some time. But they were usually worried about things like whether to buy a home on the coast. Biologists and other scientists turn their attention to plants and animals at an important meeting that took place last October. They were reviewed evidence that plants and animals are sensitive to climate. Since the Ice Age ended ten thousand years ago and warmer temperatures returned to the northern latitudes, many species have migrated north. If the predictions about the Greenhouse are correct, temperatures will rise by the same amount in the next one hundred years as they did in the past ten thousand. Will animals and plants be able to adapt that quickly to change in the environment? Many won't. Certain species will probably become very rare. Experts say plants under climate stress will be very open to disease and fire. Forest fires may become more common. That, in turn, man harm animals that depend on the trees for food will for shelter. Any preserves we set up to protect endangered species may become useless as the species are forced to migrate along with their natural homes. Change is a part of life, but rapid change, says scientist George Woodwell, is the enemy of life.
Question 17: What is the concern of ordinary people about the "Greenhouse Effect"?
Question 18: What has happened since the end of the ICE AGE?
Question 19: What will be a possible threat to plants in the future?
Question 20: According to the passage, what will probably happen to the endangered species?
英语六级听力真题长对话 4
Section A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end 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。
1.
A) The rock band needs more hours ofpractice.
B) The rock band is going to play here fora month.
C) Their hard work has resulted in a bigsuccess.
D) He appreciates the woman's help with theband.
2.
A) Go on a diving tour in Europe.
B) Add 300 dollars to his budget.
C) Travel overseas on his own.
D) Join a package tour to Mexico.
3.
A) In case some problem should occur.
B) Something unexpected has happened.
C) To avoid more work later on.
D) To make better preparations.
4.
A) The woman asked for a free pass to try outthe facilities.
B) The man is going to renew his membershipin a fitness center.
C) The woman can give the man a discount ifhe joins the club now.
D) The man can try out the facilitiesbefore he becomes a member.
5.
A) He is not afraid of challenge.
B) He is not fit to study science.
C) He is worried about the test.
D) He is going to drop the physics course.
6.
A) Pay for part of the picomic food.
B) Invite Gary's family to dinner.
C) Buy something special for Gary.
D) Take some food to the picomic.
7.
A) Bus drivers' working conditions.
B) A labor dispute at a bus company.
C) Public transportation.
D) A corporate takeover.
8.
A) The bank statement.
B) Their sales overseas.
C) The payment for an order.
D) The check just deposited.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on theconversation you have just heard.
9.
A) A hotel receptionist.
B) A private secretary.
C) A shop assistant.
D) A sales manager.
10.
A) Voice.
B) Intelligence.
C) Appearance.
D) Manners.
11.
A) Arrange one more interview.
B) Offer the job to David Wallace.
C) Report the matter to their boss.
D) Hire Barbara Jones on a trial basis.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on theconversation you have just heard.
12.
A) He invented the refrigerator.
B) He patented his first invention.
C) He got a degree in Mathematics.
D) He was admitted to university.
13.
A) He distinguished himself in lowtemperature physics.
B) He fell in love with Natasha Willoughby.
C) He became a professor of Mathematics.
D) He started to work on refrigeration.
14.
A) Finding the true nature of subatomicparticles.
B) Their work on very high frequency radiowaves.
C) Laying the foundations of modernmathematics.
D) Their discovery of the laws of
15.
A) To teach at a university.
B) To patent his inventions.
C) To spend his remaining years.
D) To have a three-week holiday.
2013年12月英语六级听力真题第1套Section B
Section B
Directions: 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 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。
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on theconversation you have just heard.
16.
A) They have fallen prey to wolves.
B) They have become a tourist attraction.
C) They have caused lots of damage tocrops.
D) They have become a headache to thecommunity.
17.
A) To celebrate their victory.
B) To cheer up the hunters.
C) To scare the wolves.
D) To alert the deer.
18.
A) They would help to spread a fataldisease.
B) They would pose a threat to thechildren.
C) They would endanger domestic animals.
D) They would eventually kill off the deer.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passageyou have just heard.
19.
A) She is an interpreter.
B) She is a tourist guide.
C) She is a domestic servant.
D) She is from the royal family.
20.
A) It was used by the family to hold dinnerparties.
B) It is situated at the foot of abeautiful mountain.
C) It was frequently visited by heads ofstate.
D) It is furnished like one in a royalpalace.
21.
A) It is elaborately decorated.
B) It has survived some 2000 years.
C) It is very big, with only six slim legs.
D) It is shaped like an ancient Spanishboat.
22.
A) They are uncomfortable to sit in forlong.
B) They do not match the oval table at all.
C) They have lost some of their legs.
D) They are interesting to look at.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passageyou have just heard.
23.
A) It is an uncommon infectious disease.
B) It destroys the patient's ability tothink.
C) It is a disease very difficult todiagnose.
D) It is the biggest crippler of youngadults.
24.
A) Search for the best cure.
B) Hurry up and live life.
C) Write a book about her life.
D) Exercise more and work harder.
25.
A) Aggressive.
B) Adventurous.
C) Sophisticated.
D) Self-centered.
2013年12月英语六级听力真题第1套Section C
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time，you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time，you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
It's difficult to estimate the number ofyoungsters involved in home schooling, where children are not sent to schooland receive their formal education from one or both parents. (26)______ andcourt decisions have made it legally possible in most states for parents toeducate their children at home, and each year more people take advantage ofthat opportunity. Some states require parents or a home tutor to meet teachercertification standards, and many require parents to complete legal forms toverify that their children are receiving (27)______ in state-approvedcurricula.
home education claim that it'sless expensive and far more (28)______ than mass public education. Moreover,they cite several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding, strengthenedfamily relationships, lower (29)______ rates, the fact that students areallowed to learn at their own rate, increased (30)______, higher standardizedtest scores, and reduced (31)______ problems.
Criticsof the home schooling movement (32)______ that it creates as many problems asit solves. They acknowledge that, in a few cases, home schooling offerseducational opportunities superior to those found in most public schools, butfew parents can provide such educational advantages. Some parents who withdrawtheir children from the schools (33)______ home schooling have an inadequateeducational background and insufficient formal training to provide asatisfactory education for their children. Typically, parents have fewertechnological resources (34)______ than do schools. However, the relativelyinexpensive computer technology that is readily available today is causing someto challenge the notion that home schooling is in any way (35)______ morehighly structured classroom education.
答案：
1-25 CDADB ABCAC BDCBA DDCBA CADBB
26. Legislation
27. instruction
28. efficient
29. dropout
30. motivation
31. discipline
32. contend
33. in favor of
34. at their disposal
35.inferior to
英语六级通过率大概是多少 5
不同院校英语六级通过率有所不同，985高校的大学生英语四六级的通过率接近八成，而一些普通院校的通过率则相对较低，这说明学校的教学质量、学生的英语基础等因素对通过率有较大影响。
大一学生英语六级通过率相对较低。从全国范围来看，多数高校限制大一学生直接报考六级，认为学生在大一阶段的英语水平可能还未达到六级要求。此外，英语六级考试难度较高，对词汇量、语法掌握、阅读理解和听力能力都有较高要求，平均通过率约为40%。
英语六级听力真题长对话 6
Section A
1. M: Mary, could you please tell Thomas to contact me? I was hoping he would be able to help me out with the freshmen orientation program next week.
W: I would certainly tell him if I saw him, but I haven't seen him around for quite a few days.
Q: What does the woman mean?
2. M: Susan, I am going to change the light bulb above the dining room table. Will you hold the ladder for me?
W: No problem. But be careful while you're up there.
Q: What does the man want the woman to do?
3. W: It's freezing cold. Let me make some coffee to warm us up. Do you want a piece of pie as well?
M: Coffee sounds great. But I'm going to have dinner with some friends in a while, so I'd better skip the pie.
Q: What does the man mean?
4. W: How come Jim lost his job?
M: I didn't say he had lost it. All I said was if he didn't get out and start selling a few cars instead of idling around all day, he might find himself looking for a new job.
Q: What does the man say about Jim?
5. M: Hello, Mary. This is Paul at the bank. Is Tony home?
W: Not yet. Paul. I don't think you can reach him at the office now, either. He phoned me five minutes ago to say he was stopping for a hair-cut on his way home.
Q: Who do you think the woman probably is?
6. W: Oh! Boy! I don't understand how you got a ticket today. I always thought you were slow even driving on the less crowded fast lane.
M: I'm usually careful. But this time I thought I could get through the intersection before the light turned.
Q: What do we learn about the man?
7. W: Your dog certainly seems to know you are his master. Did you have to punish him very often when you trained him?
M: I found it's much better to praise him when he obeys and not to be so fussy when he makes mistakes.
Q: What does the man say about training dogs?
8. M: I am afraid there won't be time to do another tooth today. Make sure you don't eat anything like stakes for the next few hours, and we'll fill the other cavity tomorrow.
W: All right. Actually, I must hurry to the library to return some books.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
9. W: I am worried about Jenny going to college. College students are so wild nowadays.
M: Actually, only a few are like that. Most students are too busy studying to have time to cause trouble.
Q: What does the man imply?
10. W: You didn't seem to be terribly enthusiastic about the performance.
M: You must be kidding. I couldn't have clapped any harder. My hands are still hurting.
Q: What does the man think of the performance?
Section B
Passage 1
Born and raised in central Ohio, I'm a country girl through and through. I'm currently studying to become a physical therapist, a career path that marks a great achievement for me. At Ohio State University, admission into the physical therapy program is intensely competitive. I made it pass the first cut the first year I applied, but was turned down for admission. I was crushed, because for years I have been determined to become a physical therapist. I received advice from friends and relatives about changing my major and finding another course for my life. I just couldn't do it. I knew I could not be as happy in another profession. So I stilled myself, began to work seriously for another year and reapplied. Happily I received notice of my admission. Later, I found out that less than 15% of the applicant had been offered positions that year. Now in the first two years of professional training, I couldn't be happier with my decision not to give up on my dream. My father told me that if I wanted it badly enough, I would get in. Well, Daddy, I wanted it. So there. After graduation, I would like to travel to another country, possibly a Latin American country and work in a children's hospital for a year or two. So many of the children there are physically handicapped but most hospitals don't have the funding to hire trained staff to care for them properly. I would like to change that somehow.
11. What is the speaker's field of study?
12. According to the speaker, what contributed to her admission to Ohio State University?
13. Why does the speaker want to go to a Latin American country?
Passage 2
Gabriela Mistral was once an ordinary teacher in a small village school in Northern Chile. Towering mountains separate her village from the world outside. Gabriela Mistral was only fifteen when she began teaching, but she was a good teacher. She helped the minds of her students' scale the mountain walls and reached out to the world beyond. For eighteen years, Gabriela devoted her life to the poor farm children of Chile's Northern valleys. During part of this time, she was director of schools in all of Chile. Before long, many countries recognized her as a great friend of children and the leader in education. In 1922, she was invited to Mexico to help organize the rural school system. Two years later, Gabriela Mistral came to the United States where she served as a visiting professor in several colleges. In New York City, a group of teachers helped to finance the publication of her first book of poetry. Some of her books have been translated into six different languages. She gave the income from some of her books to help poor and neglected children. Beginning in the 1920's, her interests reached out to broader fields. Statesmen asked her advice on international problems. She tried to break through the national barriers that hindered the exchange of ideas among the Spanish speaking peoples of South America. She tried to develop a better understanding between the United States and countries of Latin America. In 1945, she gained worldwide recognition by winning the Nobel Prize in literature, the first Southern American to win the prize.
14. Where did Gabriela Mistral start her teaching career?
15. How did Gabriela Mistral help the poor children of her hometown?
16. Why did many countries think highly of Gabriela Mistral?
17. How did Gabriela Mistral become famous all over the world?
Passage 3
Over time animals have developed many ways to stay away from predators. A predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals. Hiding is one of the best ways to stay alive. Some animals hide by looking like the places where they live. To see how this works, let's look at the sea dragon. It is a master of disguise. The sea dragon is covered with skin that looks like leaves. The skin helps the dragon look like a piece of seaweed. A hungry meat eater would stay away from anything that looks like seaweed. Other animals stay safe by showing their colors. They want other animals to see them. Scientists call these bright colors--warning colors. You have probably seen animals that have warning colors. Some grasshoppers show off their own bright colors. Those colors don't just look attractive; they tell their enemies to stay away. Of course, hungry predators sometimes ignore the warning. They still go after the grasshopper. If that happens, the grasshopper has a backup defense. It makes lots of foam. The foam tastes so bad that the predator won't do it again. Color doesn't offer enough protection for some other animals. They have different defenses that help them survive in the wild. Many fish live in groups or schools. That's because there is safety in numbers. At the first sign of trouble, schooling fish swim as close together as they can get. Then the school of fish makes lots of twists and turns. All that movement makes it hard for predators to see individuals in a large group.
18. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
19. What protects the sea dragon from the meat eater's attack?
20. According to the passage, why do many fish stay in groups?
英语六级听力真题长对话 7
Conversation One
M: So how long have you been a Market Research Consultant?
W: Well, I started straight after finishing university.
M: Did you study market research?
W: Yeah, and it really helped me to get into the industry, but I have to say that it's more important to get experience in different types of market research to find out exactly what you're interested in.
M: So what are you interested in?
W: Well, at the moment, I specialize in quantitative advertising research, which means that I do two types of projects. Trackers, which are ongoing projects that look at trends or customer satisfaction over a long period of time. The only problem with trackers is that it takes up a lot of your time. But you do build up a good relationship with the client. I also do a couple of ad-hoc jobs which are much shorter projects.
M: What exactly do you mean by ad-hoc jobs?
W: It's basically when companies need quick answers to their questions about their consumers' habits. They just ask for one questionnaire to be sent out for example, so the time you spend on an ad-hoc project tends to be fairly short.
M: Which do you prefer, trackers or ad-hoc?
W: I like doing both and in fact I need to do both at the same time to keep me from going crazy. I need the variety.
M: Can you just explain what process you go through with a new client?
W: Well, together we decide on the methodology and the objectives of the research. I then design a questionnaire. Once the interviewers have been briefed, I send the client a schedule and then they get back to me with deadlines. Once the final charts and tables are ready, I have to check them and organize a presentation.
M: Hmm, one last question, what do you like and dislike about your job?
W: As I said, variety is important and as for what I don't like, it has to be the checking of charts and tables.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Q1: What position does the woman hold in the company?
Q2: What does the woman specialize in at the moment?
Q3: What does the woman say about trackers?
Q4: What does the woman dislike about her job?
Conversation Two
W: Hello, I'm here with Frederick. Now Fred, you went to university in Canada?
M: Yeah, that's right.
W: OK, and you have very strong views about universities in Canada. Could you please explain?
M: Well, we don't have private universities in Canada. They’re all public. All the universities are owned by the government, so there is the Ministry of Education in charge of creating the curriculum for the universities and so there is not much room for flexibility. Since it's a government operated institution, things don't move very fast. If you want something to be done, then their staff do not have so much incentive to help you because he's a worker for the government. So I don't think it's very efficient. However, there are certain advantages of public universities, such as the fees being free. You don't have to pay for your education. But the system isn't efficient, and it does not work that well.
W: Yeah, I can see your point, but in the United States we have many private universities, and I think they are large bureaucracies also. Maybe people don't act that much differently, because it’s the same thing working for a private university. They get paid for their job. I don’t know if they're that much more motivated to help people. Also, we have a problem in the United States that usually only wealthy kids go to the best schools and it's kind of a problem actually.
M: I agree with you. I think it's a problem because you're not giving equal access to education to everybody. It’s not easy, but having only public universities also might not be the best solution. Perhaps we can learn from Japan where they have a system of private and public universities. Now, in Japan, public universities are considered to be the best.
W: Right. It's the exact opposite in the United States.
M: So, as you see, it's very hard to say which one is better.
W: Right, a good point.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Q5: What does the woman want Frederick to talk about?
Q6: What does the man say about the curriculum in Canadian universities?
Q7: On what point do the speakers agree?
Q8: What point does the man make at the end of the conversation?
英语六级听力真题长对话 8
Lecture 1
The negative impacts of natural disasters can be seen everywhere. In just the past few weeks, the world has witnessed the destructive powers of earthquakes in Indonesia, typhoons in the Philippines, and the destructive sea waves that struck Samoa and neighboring islands.
A study by the Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters finds that, between 1980 and 2007, nearly 8,400 natural disasters killed more than two-million people. These catastrophic events caused more than $1.5 trillion in economic losses.
U.N. weather expert Geoffrey Love says that is the bad news. "Over the last 50 years, economic losses have increased by a factor of 50. That sounds pretty terrible, but the loss of life has decreased by a factor of 10 simply because we are getting better at warning people. We are making a difference. Extreme events, however, will continue to occur. But, the message is that they may not be disasters."
Love, who is director of Weather and Disaster Risk Reduction at the World Meteorological Organization, says most of the deaths and economic losses were caused by weather, climate, or water-related extremes. These include droughts, floods, windstorms, strong tropical winds and wildfires.
He says extreme events will continue. But, he says extreme events become disasters only when people fail to prepare for them.
"Many of the remedies are well-known. From a planning perspective, it is pretty simple. Build better buildings. Don’t build where the hazards will destroy them. From an early-warning perspective, make sure the warnings go right down to the community level. Build community action plans. ”
The World Meteorological Organization points to Cuba and Bangladesh as examples of countries that have successfully reduced the loss of life caused by natural disasters by taking preventive action.
It says tropical cyclones formerly claimed dozens, if not hundreds of lives, each year, in Cuba. But, the development of an early-warning system has reversed that trend. In 2008, Cuba was hit by five successive hurricanes, but only seven people were killed.
Bangladesh also has achieved substantial results. Major storm surges in 1970 and 1991 caused the deaths of about 440,000 people. Through careful preparation, the death toll from a super tropical storm in November 2007 was less than 3,500.
Q16. What is the talk mainly about?
Q17. How can we stop extreme events from turning into events?
Q18. What does the example of Cuba serve to show?
Lecture 2
As U.S. banks recovered with the help of American government and the American taxpayers, president Obama held meetings with top bank executives, telling them it’s time to return the favor. “The way I see it are banks now having a greater obligation to the goal of a wide recovery,” he said. But the president may be giving the financial sector too much credit. “It was in a free fall, and it was a very scary period.” Economist Martin Neil Baily said. After the failure of Lehman Brothers, many of the world’s largest banks feared the worst as the collapse of the housing bubble exposed in investments in risky loans.
Although he says the worst is just over, Bailey says the banking crisis is not. More than 130 US banks failed in 2009. He predicts high failure rates for smaller, regional banks in 2010 as commercial real estate loans come due.
"So there may actually be a worsening of credit availability to small and medium sized businesses in the next year or so."
Analysts say the biggest problem is high unemployment, which weakens demand and makes banks reluctant to lend. But US Bankcorp chief Richard Davis sees the situation differently.
"We're probably more optimistic than the experts might be.
With that in mind, we're putting everything we can, lending is the coal to our engine, so we want to make more loans. We have to find a way to qualify more people and not put ourselves at risk."
While some economists predict continued recovery in the future, Baily says the only certainty is that banks are unlikely to make the same mistakes - twice. "You know, forecasting's become a very hazardous business so I don't want to commit myself too much. I don't think we know exactly what's going to happen but it's certainly possible that we could get very slow growth over the next year or two.”
If the economy starts to shrink again, Baily says it would make a strong case for a second stimulus -- something the Obama administration hopes will not be necessary.
Q19. What dose president Obama hope the banks will do?
Q20. What is Martin Neil Baily’s prediction about the financial situation in the future?
Q21. What does U.S. Bankcorp chief Richard Davis say about its future operation?
Q22. What does Martin Neil Baily think of a second stimulus to the economy?
2024年12月英语六级答案(第一、二、三套全 9
The United States is on the verge of losing its leading place in the worlds technology.So says more than one study in recent of the reasons for this decline is the parallel decline in the number of.scientists and engineers.
Since 1976,employment of scientists and engineers is up 85 percent.This trend is expected to continue.However,the trend shows that the number of 22-year-olds--the near term source of future declining.Further adding to the problem is the increased competition for these candidates from other fields-law,medicine,business,etc.While the number of.in science and engineering declines,the award of to foreign nationals is increasing rapidly.
Our inability to motivate students to pursue science and engineering careers at the graduate level is compounded because of the intense demand industry has for bright Bachelors and Masters degree often,promising confronting the cost and financial sacrifice of pursuing their education,find the attraction of industry irresistible.
1.Come to lose its leading place in technology probably because ________.
a.the number of degree holders is declining
b.the number of scientists and engineers is decreasing
c.the number of 22-year-ilds is declining
d.scientists and engineers are not employed
2.field of science and engineering is facing a competition from ________.
a.technology
b.foreign nationals
c.such fields as law,medicine and business
d.postgraduates
3.enterprises now need _______.
a.bright graduates and postgraduates
b.new inventions
c.advanced technology
d.engineers
4.promising postgraduates are unwilling to pursue adegree because _________.
a.they are not encouraged to be engaged in science
b.industry does not require holders
c.they have financial difficulties
d.they will spend much time and energy completing.
5.candidates "find the attraction of industry irresistible" means that _________.
a.they find industry is attracting more and more college students
b.they dont think they can prevent themselves from working for industry
c.they cannot resist any attraction from all sides
d.they cannot work for industry any longer
答案：bcadb
6月六级真题+答案2
There are two factors which determine an individuals intelligence.The first is the sort of brain he is born with.Human brains differ considerably,some being more capable than others.But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with,an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn.So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared.If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.The importance of environment in determining an individuals intellingence can be -
demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins,Peter and Mark X.Being identical,the twins had identical brains at birth,and their growth processes were the same.When the twins were three months old ,their parents died,and they were placed in separate foster homes.Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college.He was read to as a child ,sent to good schools,and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens,when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence.Marks I.Q.was 125,twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother.Given equal opportunities ,the twins ,having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.
1.This selection can best be titled_________.
a.Measuring Your Intelligence
b.Intelligence and Environment
c.The Case of Peter and Mark
d.How the brain Influences Intelligence
2.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.a.human brains differ considerably b.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligence c.environment is crucial in determining a persons intelligence d.persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence -
3.According to the passage ,the average I.Q.is _____.a.85
b.100
c.110
d.125
4.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same level b.an individuals intelligence is determined only by his enviroment c.lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence d.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain
5.This passage suggests that an individual s I.Q.______.a.can be predicted at birth
b.stays the same throuthout his life
c.can be increased by education
d.is determined by his childhood
答案：bcbcc
6月六级真题+答案3
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage
Among all the animals,the ape is most like human beings.Both people and apes have the similar brain structure,the similar nerve system,and the similar kind of blood.
There are four kinds of apes: the chimpanzee(黑猩猩),the orangutan(猩猩),the gorilla(大猩猩),and the gibbon(长臂猿).They live in the deep forests and warm tropical regions of Africa and of Southeast Asia,including Indonesia.
All apes are covered with brown,reddish-brown,or black hair everywhere on their bodies except their faces,feet,and hands.Their hands each have four fingers and a thumb that helps them grip things the way our thumbs help us.But they also have a thumb on each foot instead of a big toe.Thus they can hold things with their feet also.Having short,weak legs,apes do not walk on the ground very much.However,their arms are very strong.This enables them to swing from branches and travel very quickly from tree to tree.
These animals live in small family groups that move from place to place in search of vegetables and fruits.They also eat eggs,small animals,nuts,and insects.When they are tired,they build nests in the trees.But they rarely sleep there for more than a night or two.Then they move on to look for more food.
There are some differences among the following three kids of apes.The gibbon is never more than three feet high and weight only about fourteen pounds.The gorilla grows to be six feet tall and weight up to 600 pounds.The orangutan is smaller than the gorilla.It stands three to five feet tall and weight up to 200 pounds.
Chimpanzees are the smartest of all apes.They can be taught to sit at a table and eat,to dress themselves,and to do things that human children can do.
11.What does the first paragraph tell us?
[A]The ape looks like human beings most.
[B]People and the ape think alike.
[C]People and the ape behave alike.
[D]The ape is the most intellectual animal in the world.
12.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
[A]All apes are brown or black.
[B]All parts of apes’ bodies are covered with hair.
[C]Apes have weak legs but very strong arms.
[D]Apes’ arms are strong enough to swim.
13.Apes build nests in the trees but seldom sleep there for more than a night or two because ________.
[A]They like to live in small family groups
[B]They like to move from place to place in search of more food
[C]They like to eat eggs,small animals,nuts and insects
[D]it rains too often in the deep forests
14.Among the three kinds of apes,________.
[A]the gorilla is the biggest
[B]the gibbon is only three feet high but it is heavier than the orangutan
[C]the orangutan is smaller than the gorilla and cleverer than the gibbon
[D]the orangutan can stand up to a great height,but others cannot
15.The last paragraph tells us that ________.
[A]chimpanzees can do better than human children
[B]chimpanzees can do many things that human children cannot do
[C]human children can do many things that chimpanzees cannot do
[D]the intelligence of chimpanzees is similar to that of human children
参考答案：
(11-15)：A C B A D
6月六级真题+答案4
If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate,there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the planet.By the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue,we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for example.Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else.But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at possible solution to the problem,however,has recently been suggested by American scientist,Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earths resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself.The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on Venus.As soon as this has been done,the algae will be placed in small rockets.Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere.In a fairly short time,the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done theri work,the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain.The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus.-
1.Inte long run,the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.
a.food
b.oil
c.space d.resources
2.Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____ a.it might be possible to change its atmosphere b.its atmosphere is the same as the earths
c.there is a good supply of water on Venus
d.the days on Venus are long enough
3.On Venus there is a lot of ________.
a.water
b.carbon dioxide
c.carbon monoxide d.oxygen
4.Algae are plants that can____.
a.live in very hot temperatures
b.live in very cold temperatures
c.manufacture oxygen d.all of the above
5.Man can land on Venus only when_______.a.the algae have done their work -
b.the atmosphere becomes cooler
c.thereis oxygen
d.it rains there
答案：cabdd
6月六级真题+答案5
Social customs and ways of behaving change.Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable.Just a few years ago,it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.Customs also differ from country to country.Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesnt it matter? Should you use both hands when you are eating? Should leave one in your lap,or on the table? The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs.For example,in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time.Also,most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman ,and so will most Americans.Promptness is important both in England and in America.That is ,if a dinner invitation is for 7 oclock ,the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests.When the food was served ,one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife.The other guests were amused -
or shocked ,but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way.It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
1.If one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?
a.He should find an excuse
b.He should adk for excuse.
c.He should say sorry
d.He should telephone to explain his being late.
2."It would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "Bad manners " means ________.
a.ugly
b.dishonest
c.impolite d.shameful
3.which of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?
a.Social Customs and Customs
b.Social Life
c.American and British Customs
d.Promptness Is Important
4.According to the text,the best host_______.
a.tries his best to make his guests feel comfortable
b.makes his guests feel excited
c.tries to avoid being naughty to his guests
d.tries to avoid being foolish -
5.The author of this article may agree with which of the following?
a.The guest who ate his peas with a knife
b.The other guests who were amused or shocked
c.The host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same way
d.None of the above
答案：dcaac