2017年6月英语六级第一套及答案解析

1、2017 年 6 月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析(第一套完整版)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend avocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are requiredto write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Compre

2、hension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of eachconversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions willbe spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer fromthe four choic

3、es marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) He would feel insulted. B) He would feel very sad.C) He would be embarrassed. D) He would be disappointed.2.

4、 A) They are worthy of a prize. B) They are of little value.C) They make good reading. D) They need improvement.3. A) He seldom writes a book straight through.B) He writes several books simultaneously.C) He draws on his real-life experiences.D) He often turns to his wife for help.4. A) Writing a boo

5、k is just like watching a football match.B) Writers actually work every bit as hard as footballers.C) He likes watching a football match after finishing a book.D) Unlike a football match, there is no end to writing a book.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) Achie

6、vements of black male athletes in college.B) Financial assistance to black athletes in college.C) High college dropout rates among black athletes.D) Undergraduate enrollments of black athletes.6. A) They display great talent in every kind of game.B) They are better at sports than at academic work.C)

7、 They have difficulty finding money to complete their studies.7. A) About 15%. B) Around 40%.C) Slightly over 50%. D) Approximately 70%.8. A) Coaches lack the incentive to graduate them.B) College degrees do not count much to them.C) They have little interest in academic work.D) Schools do not deem

8、it a serious problem.Section BDirections: 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 spokenonly once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked

9、A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet欢迎下载21 with a single line through the centre.Questi ons 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) Marketi ng strategies. B) Holiday shopp ing.C) Shopp ing malls. D) Online stores.10. A) About 50% of holiday shopper

10、s.B) About 20-30% of holiday shoppers.C) About 136 millio n.11. A) They have fewer customers.B) They find it hard to survive.C) They are thriv ing once more.D) They appeal to elderly customers.12. A) Better quality of con sumer goods.B) Higher employme nt and wages.C) Greater varieties of commoditie

11、s.D) People hav ing more leisure time.Questi ons 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13. A) They are new species of big in sects.B) They are overprescribed an tibiotics.C) They are life-threate ning diseases.D) They are an tibiotic-resista nt bacteria.14. A) Antibiotics are now in

12、short supply.B) Ma ny infections are no Ion ger curable.C) Large amounts of tax money are wasted.D) Routi ne operati ons have become complex.15. A) Facilities. B)Expertise. C)Money. D)Publicity.Section CDirections: In this sect ion, you will hear three recordi ngs of lectures or talksfollowed by thr

13、ee or four questi ons. The recordi ngs will be played only on ce. After youhear a questio n, you must choose the best an swer from the four choices marked A), B),CJ and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Questi ons 16 to 18 are based on the

14、record ing you have just heard.16. A) It is accessible on ly to the tale nted.B) It improves stude nts ability to thi nk.C) It starts a life long lear ning process.D) It gives birth to many eminent scholars.17. A) They en courage academic democracy.B) They promote globalizati on.C) They uphold the p

15、reside nts authority.D) They protect stude nts hts. rig18. A) His thirst for kno wledge. B) His eager ness to find a job.C) His con tempt for authority. D) His pote ntial for leadership.Questi ons 19 to 22 are based on the record ing you have just heard.欢迎下载319. A) Few people know how to retrieve in

16、 formatio n properly.B) People can enhance their memory with a few tricks.C) Most people have a rather poor Ion g-term memory.D) People tend to un derestimate their men tal powers.20. A) They prese nt the states in a surpris in gly differe nt order.B) They in clude more or less the same nu mber of s

17、tates.C) They are exactly the same as is show n in the atlas.D) They contain n ames of the most familiar states.21. A) Focus ing on what is likely to be tested.B) Hav ing a good sleep the ni ght before.C) Review ing your less ons where the exam is to take place.D) Maki ng sen sible decisi ons while

18、choos ing your an swers.22. A) Discover whe n you can lear n best.B) Change your time of study daily.B) Give yourself a double bonus afterwards.D) Follow the example of a maratho n runner.Questi ons 23 to 25 are based on the record ing you have just heard.23. A) He is a politicia n. B) He is a bus i

19、n essma n.C) He is a sociologist. D) He is an econo mist.24. A) In slums.B) In Africa.C) In pre-i ndustrial societies.D) In develop ing coun tries.25. A) They have no access to health care, let alone entertainment or recreation.B) Their in come is less tha n 50% of the n ati onal average family in c

20、ome.C) They work extra hours to have their basic n eeds met.D) Their childre n cannot afford to go to private schools.Part III Readi ng Comprehe nsion (40 mi nutes)Section ADirections: In this sect ion, there is a passage with ten bla nks. You are required to select one wordfor each blank from a lis

21、t of choices given in a word bank follow ing the passage. Read the passagethrough carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Pleasemark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the cen tre.You may not use any of

22、 the words in the bank more tha n on ce.Let s all stop judging people who talk to themselves. New research says that those who can tseem to keep their inner monolo 独 u 白 s) in are actually more likely to stay on task, rema in _26_better and show improved percepti on capabilities. Not bad, really, fo

23、r some extra mutteri ng.Accord ing to a series of experime nts published in the Quarterly Jour nal of ExperimentalPsychology by professors Gary Lupyan and Daniel Swignley, the act of using verbal clues to _27_men tal pictures helps people fun cti on quicker.In one experime nt, they showed pictures o

24、f various objects to twenty _28_ and asked them tofind just one of those, a banana. Half were _29_ to repeat out loudwhat they were look ing for and the other half kept their lips _30_. Those who talked to themselvesfound the banana slightly faster than those who didr,the t欢迎下载4researchers say .In o

25、ther experime nts, Lupya n and Swig nley found that _31_ the n ame of a common product whe n on the hunt for it helped quick some ones pace, but talk ing about un com monitems showed no adva ntage and slowed you dow n.Common research has long held that talk ing themselves through a task helps childr

26、en learn,although doing so when you ve _32_ matured is not a great sign of_33_. The two professors hope to refute that idea, _34_ that just as whe n kids walk themselvesthrough a process, adults can ben efit from using Ian guage not just to com muni cate, but also to help“augme nt thinking”.Of cours

27、e, you are still en couraged to keep the talk ing at library tones and,whatever you do, keep the information you share simple, like a grocery list. At any35_, theres still such a thing as too much information.Secti on BDirections: In this sect ion, you are going to read a passage with ten stateme nt

28、s attached to it.Each stateme nt contains in formatio n give n in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph fromwhich the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more tha n on ce. Each paragraph ismarked with a letter. An swer the questi ons by marki ng the corresp onding letter on An

29、 swer Sheet 2.Rich Childre n and Poor Ones Are Raised Very Differe ntlyA The lives of childre n from rich and poor America n families look more differe nt tha n everbefore.B Well-off families are ruled by calendars, with children enrolled in ballet, soccer and after-schoolprograms, accordi ng to a n

30、ew Pew Research Cen ter survey. There are usually two pare nts, who spend a lot of time readi ng to childre n and worryi ng about their an xiety levels and hectic schedules.C In poor families, mean while, childre n tend to spe nd their time at home or with exte nded family.They are more likely to gr

31、ow up in n eighborhoods that their parents say aren t great for raising children,and their parents worry airout th gett ing shot, beate n up or in trouble with the law.D The class differences in child rearing are growing a symptom of widening in equality withfar-reach ing con seque nces. Differe nt

32、upbri ngings set childre n on differe nt paths and can deepe nsocioec ono mic divisi ons, especially because educati on is strongly linked to earnings. Children growup learning the skills to succeed in their socioec ono mic stratum 阶层),but not n ecessarily others.E“ Early childhood experiences can b

33、e very consequential for children sIong-term social, emotional and cognitive development,” said Sean Reardon,professor of poverty and in equality in educati on at Stanford Uni versity.“ Andb(欢迎下载5those in flue nee educati onal success and later earnin gs, early childhood experie nces cast a lifelong

34、shadow. ” The cycle continues: Poorer parents have less time and fewer resources to inv est in theirchildre n, which can leave childre n less prepared for school and work, which leads to lower earnin gs.F American parents want similar things for their children, the Pew report and past research havef

35、ound: for them to be healthy and happy, hon est and ethical, cari ng and compassi on ate. There is nobest pare nti ng style or philosophy, researchers say, and across in come groups, 92% of pare nts saythey are doing a good job at rais ing their childre n. Yet they are doing it quite differe ntly. M

36、iddle-classand higher- in come pare nts see their childre n as projects in n eed of careful cultivatio n, says Ann etteLareau, whose groun dbreak ing research on the topic was published in her bookUn equal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life. They try to develop their skills through closesupervi

37、si on and orga ni zed activities, and teach childre n to questio n authority figures and navigateelite institutions.G Working-class parents, meanwhile, believe their children will naturally thrive, and givethem far greater independence and time for free play. They are taught to be complia nt and res

38、pectful toadults. There are ben efits to both approaches. Work in g-class childre n are happier, more in dependent, compla in less and are closer with family members, Ms. Lareau found. Higher- in come childre nare more likely to declare boredom and expect their pare nts to solve their problems. Yet

39、later on, themore affluent children end up in college and on the way to the middle class, while work in g-class children tend to struggle. Childre n from higher- in come families are likely to have the skills to n avigatebureaucracies and succeed in schools and workplaces, Ms. Lareau said.H“ Do pare

40、nts want the most success for their childre n? Absolutely,said. “ Do some strategies give childre n more adva ntages tha n others in in stituti ons? Probably theydo. Will parents be damaging children if they have one fewer organized activity? No, I really doubt it. ”I Social scie ntists say the diff

41、ere nces arise in part because low-i ncome pare nts have lessmoney to spe nd on music class or preschool, and less flexible schedules to take childre n to museumsor atte nd school eve nts. Extracurricular activities reflect the differe nces in child reari ng in the Pewsurvey, which was of a n ati on

42、 allyrepresentative sample of 1,807 parents. Of families earning more than $75,000 a year, 84% say theirchildre n have participated in orga ni zed sports over the past year, 64% have done volun teer work and62% have take n less ons in music, dance or art. Of families earning less than $30,000, 59% o

43、f childrenhave done sports, 37% have volun teered and 41% have take n arts classes.J Especially in affluent families, children start young. Nearly half of high-ear ning,college-graduate pare nts en rolled their childre n in arts classes before they were 5, compared with one-fifth of low-i ncome, les

44、s- educated pare nts.Non etheless, 20% of well-off pare nts say their childre ncompared with 8% of poorer pare nts.K Ano ther example is read ing aloud, which studies have show n gives childre n biggervocabularies and better reading comprehension in school. 71% of parents with a college degree sayth

45、ey do it every day, compared with 33% of those with a high school diploma or less. White pare nts aremore likely tha n others to read to their childre n daily, as are married pare nts. Most afflue nt pare nts enroll their childre n in preschool or day care, while low-i ncome pare nts are more likely

46、 to depe nd onfamily members. Discipline techniques vary by education level: 8% of those with a postgraduate degreesay they ofte n beat their childre n, compared with 22% of those with a high school degree or less.L The survey also probed attitudes and an xieties. In teresti ngly, pare nts attitudes

47、 towardeducati on do not seem to reflect their own educati onal backgro und as much as a belief in theimportance of education for upward mobility. Most Americanshe_Il II I x esarschiffirihiecti欢迎下载6parents say they are not conceied about their children s grades as long as they workhard. But 50% of p

48、oor parents say it is extremely important to them that their children earn a collegedegree, compared with 39% of wealthier pare nts.M Less-educated pare nts, and poorer and black and Lati no pare nts are more likely to believethat there is no such thing as too much invo Iveme nt in a child educati o

49、n. Pare nts who are white,wealthy or college- educated say too muchinvo Iveme nt can be bad. Pare ntal an xieties reflect their circumsta nces. High- earning pare nts aremuch more likely to say they live in a good n eighborhood for rais ing childre n. While bully ing is pare nts greatest concern ove

50、r all, n early half oflow-income parents worry their child will get shot, compared with one-fifth of high-i ncome pare nts.They are more worried about their childre n being depressed or an xious.N In the Pew survey, middle-class families earning between $30,000 and$75,000 a year fell right betwee n

51、work in g-class and high-ear ning pare nts on issues like the quality oftheir n eighborhood for rais ing childre n, participati on in extracurricular activities and invo Iveme nt intheir childre n s educati on.O Childre n were not always raised so differe ntly. The achieveme nt gap betwee n childre

52、n fromhigh- and low-i ncome families is 30-40% larger among childre n born in 2001 tha n those born 25 yearsearlier, accordi ng to Mr. Reard on research. People used to live n ear people of differe nt in come levels;n eighborhoods are now more segregated by in come. More tha n a quarter of childre n

53、 live insingle-parent households a historic high, according to Pew 一 and these children are three times aslikely to live in poverty as those who live with married pare nts. Mean while, grow ing in come in equalityhas coin cided with the in creas ing importa nce of a college degree for earning a midd

54、le-class wage.P Yet there are rece nt sig ns that the gap could be start ing to shri nk. In the past decade, eve nas in come in equality has grow n, some of the socioec ono mic differe nces in pare nti ng, like read ingto childre n and going to libraries, have n arrowed.Q Public policies aimed at yo

55、ung childre n have helped, in cludi ng public preschool programsand readi ng in itiatives. Address ing differe nces in the earliest years, it seems, could reduce in equalityin the n ext gen eratio n.36. Work in g-class pare nts teach their childre n to be obedie nt and show respect to adults.37. Ame

56、rican parents, whether rich or poor, have similar expectations of their childre n despitediffere nt ways of pare nting.38. While rich parents are more concerned with their children s psychologicalwell-being, poor parents are more worried about their children s safety.39. The in creas ing differe nce

57、s in child reari ng betwee n rich and poor families reflect grow ingsocial in equality.40. Pare nting approaches of work in g-class and afflue nt families both have adva ntages.41. Higher- in come families and work in g-class families now tend to live indiffere nt n eighborhoods.42. Physical puni sh

58、me nt is used much less by well-educated pare nts.43. Ms. Lareau does nt believe participati ng in fewercassr activities willn egatively affect childre ns development.44. Wealthy parents are concerned about their children s mental health and busyschedules.45. Some socioeconomic differences in child

59、rearing have shrunk in the past ten years.Section C欢迎下载7Directio ns: There are 2 passages in this sect ion. Each passage is followed by some questi ons orunfini shed stateme nts. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You shoulddecide on the best choice and mark the corres

60、ponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single linethrough the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Tennessee s technical and community colleges will not outsource 包) management of theirfacilities to a private company, a decision one leader said was bolstered by an