2017年12月CET6大学英语六级考试样题及答案详解【完整版】

2017年12月CET6大学英语六级考试样题及答案详解【完整版】试题结构听力部分，全部是选择题，取消短对话和短文听写，新增听力篇章调整为2篇（原3篇），新增讲座/讲话（3篇），为大家整理全国大学英语四六级考试委员会2017年大学英语四六级考试听力样题和答案，及应对策略和分析，供大家参考。先来看一下英语六级听力样题时间30分钟原文在试题最后PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION30MINUTESSECTIONADIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,YOUWILLHEARTWOLONGCONVERSATIONSATTHEENDOFEACHCONVERSATION,YOUWILLHEARSOMEQUESTIONSBOTHTHECONVERSATIONANDTHEQUESTIONSWILLBESPOKENONLYONCEAFTERYOUHEARAQUESTION,YOUMUSTCHOOSETHEBESTANSWERFROMTHEFOURCHOICESMARKEDA,B,CANDDTHENMARKTHECORRESPONDINGLETTERONANSWERSHEET1WITHASINGLELINETHROUGHTHECENTRECONVERSATIONONEQUESTIONS1TO4AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD1AHEINVENTEDTHEREFRIGERATORCHEWASADMITTEDTOAUNIVERSITYBHEPATENTEDHISFIRSTINVENTIONDHEGOTADEGREEINMATHEMATICS2AHESTARTEDTOWORKONREFRIGERATIONBHEBECAMEAPROFESSOROFMATHEMATICSCHEFELLINLOVEWITHNATASHAWILLOUGHBYDHEDISTINGUISHEDHIMSELFINLOWTEMPERATUREPHYSICS3ADISCOVERINGTHETRUENATUREOFSUBATOMICPARTICLESBTHEIREXPLANATIONOFTHELAWSOFCAUSEANDEFFECTCTHEIRWORKONVERYHIGHFREQUENCYRADIOWAVESDLAYINGTHEFOUNDATIONSOFMODERNMATHEMATICS4ATOHAVEATHREEWEEKHOLIDAYCTOPATENTHISINVENTIONSBTOSPENDHISREMAININGYEARSDTOTEACHATAUNIVERSITYCONVERSATIONTWOQUESTIONS5TO8AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD5ATHEINJURYOFSOMESTUDENTSBASCHOOLBUSCRASHONTHEWAYCTHECOLLAPSEOFASCHOOLBUILDINGDAFIRETHATBROKEOUTONASCHOOLCAMPUS6ATEACHINGCHAVINGLUNCHBONVACATIONDHOLDINGAMEETING7AAMALFUNCTIONINGSTOVECVIOLATIONOFTRAFFICRULESBCIGARETTESBUTTSLEFTBYWORKERSDNEGLIGENCEINSCHOOLMAINTENANCE8ASENTASTORYTOTHELOCALNEWSPAPERBTHREWASMALLTHANKSGIVINGPARTYCBAKEDSOMECOOKIESASAPRESENTDWROTEAPERSONALLETTEROFTHANKSSECTIONBDIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,YOUWILLHEARTWOPASSAGESATTHEENDOFEACHPASSAGE,YOUWILLHEARSOMEQUESTIONSBOTHTHEPASSAGEANDTHEQUESTIONSWILLBESPOKENONLYONCEAFTERYOUHEARAQUESTION,YOUMUSTCHOOSETHEBESTANSWERFROMTHEFOURCHOICESMARKEDA,B,CANDDTHENMARKTHECORRESPONDINGLETTERONANSWERSHEET1WITHASINGLELINETHROUGHTHECENTREPASSAGEONEQUESTIONS9TO11AREBASEDONTHEPASSAGEYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD9AITISATRAITOFAGENEROUSCHARACTERCITISANINDICATOROFHIGHINTELLIGENCEBITISAREFLECTIONOFSELFESTEEMDITISASIGNOFHAPPINESSANDCONFIDENCE10AITWASSELFDEFEATINGCITWASTHEESSENCEOFCOMEDYBITWASAGGRESSIVEDITWASSOMETHINGADMIRABLE11AITISADOUBLEEDGEDSWORDCITISAUNIQUEGIFTOFHUMANBEINGSBITISAFEATUREOFAGIVENCULTUREDITISARESULTOFBOTHNATUREANDNURTUREPASSAGETWOQUESTIONS12TO15AREBASEDONTHEPASSAGEYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD12ASHEISATOURISTGUIDECSHEISADOMESTICSERVANTBSHEISANINTERPRETERDSHEISFROMTHEROYALFAMILY13AITISSITUATEDATTHEFOOTOFABEAUTIFULMOUNTAINBITWASUSEDBYTHEFAMILYTOHOLDDINNERPARTIESCITWASFREQUENTLYVISITEDBYHEADSOFSTATEDITISFURNISHEDLIKEONEINAROYALPALACE14AITISELABORATELYDECORATEDCITISVERYBIG,WITHONLYSIXSLIMLEGSBITHASSURVIVEDSOME2,000YEARSDITISSHAPEDLIKEANANCIENTSPANISHBOAT15ATHEYAREINTERESTINGTOLOOKATBTHEYHAVELOSTSOMEOFTHEIRLEGSCTHEYDONOTMATCHTHEOVALTABLEATALLDTHEYAREUNCOMFORTABLETOSITINFORLONGSECTIONCDIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,YOUWILLHEARRECORDINGSOFLECTURESORTALKSFOLLOWEDBYSOMEQUESTIONSTHERECORDINGSWILLBEPLAYEDONLYONCEAFTERYOUHEARAQUESTION,YOUMUSTCHOOSETHEBESTANSWERFROMTHEFOURCHOICESMARKEDA,B,CANDDTHENMARKTHECORRESPONDINGLETTERONANSWERSHEET1WITHASINGLELINETHROUGHTHECENTRENOWLISTENTOTHEFOLLOWINGRECORDINGANDANSWERQUESTIONS16TO1916ATHEYINVESTIGATETHERETIREMENTHOMESINAMERICABTHEYAREONISSUESFACINGSENIORCITIZENSINAMERICACTHEYDESCRIBETHEGREATPLEASURESOFTHEGOLDENYEARSDTHEYAREFILLEDWITHFONDMEMORIESOFHISGRANDPARENTS17ATHELOSSOFTHEABILITYTOTAKECAREOFHIMSELFBTHEFEELINGOFNOTBEINGIMPORTANTANYMORECBEINGUNABLETOFINDAGOODRETIREMENTHOMEDLEAVINGTHEHOMEHEHADLIVEDINFOR60YEARS18ATHELOSSOFIDENTITYANDSELFWORTHBFEAROFBEINGREPLACEDORDISCARDEDCFREEDOMFROMPRESSUREANDWORLDLYCARESDTHEPOSSESSIONOFWEALTHANDHIGHRESPECT19ATHEURGENCYOFPENSIONREFORMBMEDICALCAREFORSENIORCITIZENSCFINDINGMEANINGFULROLESFORTHEELDERLYINSOCIETYDTHEDEVELOPMENTOFPUBLICFACILITIESFORSENIORCITIZENSNOWLISTENTOTHEFOLLOWINGRECORDINGANDANSWERQUESTIONS20TO2220AITSERIOUSLYIMPACTSTHEIRPHYSICALANDMENTALDEVELOPMENTBITHASBECOMEAPROBLEMAFFECTINGGLOBALECONOMICGROWTHCITISACOMMONPROBLEMFOUNDINUNDERDEVELOPEDCOUNTRIESDITISANISSUEOFTENOVERLOOKEDBYPARENTSINMANYCOUNTRIES21ATHEYWILLLIVELONGERCTHEYGETALONGWELLWITHPEOPLEBTHEYGETBETTERPAYDTHEYDEVELOPMUCHHIGHERIQS22AAPPROPRIATEDFUNDSTOPROMOTERESEARCHOFNUTRIENTRICHFOODSBENCOURAGEDBREASTFEEDINGFORTHEFIRSTSIXMONTHSOFACHILDSLIFECRECRUITEDVOLUNTEERSTOTEACHRURALPEOPLEABOUTHEALTHANDNUTRITIONDTARGETEDHUNGERRELIEFPROGRAMSATPREGNANTWOMENANDYOUNGCHILDRENNOWLISTENTOTHEFOLLOWINGRECORDINGANDANSWERQUESTIONS23TO2523ATHEGUARANTEEDQUALITYOFITSGOODSBTHEHUGEVOLUMEOFITSANNUALSALESCTHESERVICEITPROVIDESTOITSCUSTOMERSDTHEHIGHVALUETOWEIGHTRATIOOFITSGOODS24ATHOSEHAVINGATASTEORSMELLCOMPONENTBPRODUCTSPOTENTIALLYEMBARRASSINGTOBUYCTHOSETHATREQUIREVERYCAREFULHANDLINGDSERVICESINVOLVINGAPERSONALELEMENT25ATHOSEWHOLIVEINTHEVIRTUALWORLDBTHOSEWHOHAVETOWORKLONGHOURSCTHOSEWHOAREUSEDTOONLINETRANSACTIONSDTHOSEWHODONTMINDPAYINGALITTLEMORETAPESCRIPTOFLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION听力原文SECTIONADIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,YOUWILLHEARTWOLONGCONVERSATIONSATTHEENDOFEACHCONVERSATION,YOUWILLHEARSOMEQUESTIONSBOTHTHECONVERSATIONANDTHEQUESTIONSWILLB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