2016全年,2017年6月份英语六级真题三套全含答案

第1页共116页2017年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（一）PARTIWRITING30MINUTES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DIRECTIONSSUPPOSEYOUAREASKEDTOGIVEADVICEONWHETHERTOATTENDAVOCATIONALCOLLEGEORAUNIVERSITY,WRITEANESSAYTOSTATEYOUROPINIONYOUAREREQUIREDTOWRITEATLEAST150WORDSBUTNOMORETHAN200WORDSPARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION30MINUTESSECTIONADIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,YOUWILLHEARTWOLONGCONVERSATIONSATTHEENDOFEACHCONVERSATION,YOUWILLHEARFOURQUESTIONSBOTHTHECONVERSATIONANDTHEQUESTIONSWILLBESPOKENONLYONCEAFTERYOUHEARAQUESTION,YOUMUSTCHOOSETHEBESTANSWERFROMTHEFOURCHOICESMARKEDA,B,CANDDTHENMARKTHECORRESPONDINGLETTERONANSWERSHEET1WITHASINGLELINETHROUGHTHECENTRE注意此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。QUESTIONS1TO4AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD1AHEWOULDFEELINSULTEDBHEWOULDFEELVERYSADCHEWOULDBEEMBARRASSEDDHEWOULDBEDISAPPOINTED2ATHEYAREWORTHYOFAPRIZEBTHEYAREOFLITTLEVALUECTHEYMAKEGOODREADINGDTHEYNEEDIMPROVEMENT3AHESELDOMWRITESABOOKSTRAIGHTTHROUGHBHEWRITESSEVERALBOOKSSIMULTANEOUSLYCHEDRAWSONHISREALLIFEEXPERIENCESDHEOFTENTURNSTOHISWIFEFORHELP第2页共116页4AWRITINGABOOKISJUSTLIKEWATCHINGAFOOTBALLMATCHBWRITERSACTUALLYWORKEVERYBITASHARDASFOOTBALLERSCHELIKESWATCHINGAFOOTBALLMATCHAFTERFINISHINGABOOKDUNLIKEAFOOTBALLMATCH,THEREISNOENDTOWRITINGABOOKQUESTIONS5TO8AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD5AACHIEVEMENTSOFBLACKMALEATHLETESINCOLLEGEBFINANCIALASSISTANCETOBLACKATHLETESINCOLLEGECHIGHCOLLEGEDROPOUTRATESAMONGBLACKATHLETESDUNDERGRADUATEENROLLMENTSOFBLACKATHLETES6ATHEYDISPLAYGREATTALENTINEVERYKINDOFGAMEBTHEYAREBETTERATSPORTSTHANATACADEMICWORKCTHEYHAVEDIFFICULTYFINDINGMONEYTOCOMPLETETHEIRSTUDIESDTHEYMAKEMONEYFORTHECOLLEGEBUTOFTENFAILTOEARNADEGREE7AABOUT15BAROUND40CSLIGHTLYOVER50DAPPROXIMATELY708ACOACHESLACKTHEINCENTIVETOGRADUATETHEMBCOLLEGEDEGREESDONOTCOUNTMUCHTOTHEMCTHEYHAVELITTLEINTERESTINACADEMICWORKDSCHOOLSDONOTDEEMITASERIOUSPROBLEMSECTIONBDIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,YOUWILLHEARTWOPASSAGESATTHEENDOFEACHPASSAGE,YOUWILLHEARTHREEORFOURQUESTIONSBOTHTHEPASSAGEANDTHEQUESTIONSWILLBESPOKENONLYONCEAFTERYOUHEARAQUESTION，YOUMUSTCHOOSETHEBESTANSWERFROMTHEFOURCHOICESMARKEDA,B,CANDDTHENMARKTHECORRESPONDINGLETTERONANSWERSHEET1WITHASINGLELINETHROUGHTHECENTRE第3页共116页QUESTIONS9TO12AREBASEDONTHEPASSAGEYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD9AMARKETINGSTRATEGIESBHOLIDAYSHOPPINGCSHOPPINGMALLSDONLINESTORES10AABOUT50OFHOLIDAYSHOPPERSBABOUT2030OFHOLIDAYSHOPPERSCABOUT136MILLIONDABOUT1838MILLION11ATHEYHAVEFEWERCUSTOMERSBTHEYFINDITHARDTOSURVIVECTHEYARETHRIVINGONCEMOREDTHEYAPPEALTOELDERLYCUSTOMERS12ABETTERQUALITYOFCONSUMERGOODSBHIGHEREMPLOYMENTANDWAGESCGREATERVARIETIESOFCOMMODITIESDPEOPLEHAVINGMORELEISURETIMEQUESTIONS13TO15AREBASEDONTHEPASSAGEYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD13ATHEYARENEWSPECIESOFBIGINSECTSBTHEYAREOVERPRESCRIBEDANTIBIOTICSCTHEYARELIFETHREATENINGDISEASESDTHEYAREANTIBIOTICRESISTANTBACTERIA14AANTIBIOTICSARENOWINSHORTSUPPLYBMANYINFECTIONSARENOLONGERCURABLECLARGEAMOUNTSOFTAXMONEYAREWASTEDDROUTINEOPERATIONSHAVEBECOMECOMPLEX15AFACILITIESBEXPERTISECMONEYDPUBLICITYSECTIONC第4页共116页DIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,YOUWILLHEARTHREERECORDINGSOFLECTURESORTALKSFOLLOWEDBYTHREEORFOURQUESTIONSTHERECORDINGSWILLBEPLAYEDONLYONCEAFTERYOUHEARAQUESTION,YOUMUSTCHOOSETHEBESTANSWERFROMTHEFOURCHOICESMARKEDA,B，CANDDTHENMARKTHECORRESPONDINGLETTERONANSWERSHEET1WITHASINGLELINETHROUGHTHECENTREQUESTIONS16TO18AREBASEDONTHERECORDINGYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD16AITISACCESSIBLEONLYTOTHETALENTEDBITIMPROVESSTUDENTSABILITYTOTHINKCITSTARTSALIFELONGLEARNINGPROCESSDITGIVESBIRTHTOMANYEMINENTSCHOLARS17ATHEYENCOURAGEACADEMICDEMOCRACYBTHEYPROMOTEGLOBALIZATIONCTHEYUPHOLDTHEPRESIDENTSAUTHORITYDTHEYPROTECTSTUDENTSRIGHTS18AHISTHIRSTFORKNOWLEDGEBHISEAGERNESSTOFINDAJOBCHISCONTEMPTFORAUTHORITYDHISPOTENTIALFORLEADERSHIPQUESTIONS19TO22AREBASEDONTHERECORDINGYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD19AFEWPEOPLEKNOWHOWTORETRIEVEINFORMATIONPROPERLYBPEOPLECANENHANCETHEIRMEMORYWITHAFEWTRICKSCMOSTPEOPLEHAVEARATHERPOORLONGTERMMEMORYDPEOPLETENDTOUNDERESTIMATETHEIRMENTALPOWERS20ATHEYPRESENTTHESTATESINASURPRISINGLYDIFFERENTORDERBTHEYINCLUDEMOREORLESSTHESAMENUMBEROFSTATESCTHEYAREEXACTLYTHESAMEASISSHOWNINTHEATLAS第5页共116页DTHEYCONTAINNAMESOFTHEMOSTFAMILIARSTATES21AFOCUSINGONWHATISLIKELYTOBETESTEDBHAVINGAGOODSLEEPTHENIGHTBEFORECREVIEWINGYOURLESSONSWHERETHEEXAMISTOLAKEPLACEDMAKINGSENSIBLEDECISIONSWHILECHOOSINGYOURANSWERS22ADISCOVERWHENYOUCANLEARNBESTBCHANGEYOURTIMEOFSTUDYDAILYCGIVEYOURSELFADOUBLEBONUSAFTERWARDSDFOLLOWTHEEXAMPLEOFAMARATHONRUNNERQUESTIONS23TO25AREBASEDONTHERECORDINGYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD23AHEISAPOLITICIANBHEISABUSINESSMANCHEISASOCIOLOGISTDHEISAECONOMIST24AINSLUMSBINAFRICACINPREINDUSTRIALSOCIETIESDINDEVELOPINGCOUNTRIES25ATHEYHAVENOACCESSTOHEALTHCARE,LETALONEENTERTAINMENTORRECREATIONBTHEIRINCOMEISLESSTHAN50OFTHENATIONALAVERAGEFAMILYINCOMECTHEYWORKEXTRAHOURSTOHAVETHEIRBASICNEEDSMETDTHEIRCHILDRENCANNOTAFFORDTOGOTOPRIVATESCHOOLSPARTREADINGCOMPREHENSION40MINUTESSECTIONADIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,THEREISAPASSAGEWITHTENBLANKSYOUAREREQUIREDTOSELECTONEWORDFOREACHBLANKFROMALISTOFCHOICESGIVENINAWORDBANKFOLLOWINGTHEPASSAGEREADTHEPASSAGETHROUGHCAREFULLYBEFOREMAKINGYOURCHOICES,EACHCHOICEINTHEBANKISIDENTIFIEDBYALETTERPLEASEMARKTHECORRESPONDINGLETTERFOREACHITEMONANS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