英语六级真题及答案解析

1、20XX年6月大英语六级考试真题及答案解析Part I Writing(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonlivinginthevirtualworld.Trytoimaginewhatwillhappenwhenpeoplespendmoreandmoretimeinthevirtualworldinsteadofinteractingintherealworld.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words

2、.Part II ListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

3、ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1 .A)ProjectorganizerB)Publicrelationsofficer.C)Marketingmanager.D)Marketresearchconsultant.2 .A)Quantitativeadvertisingresearch.B)Questionnairedesign.C)Researchmethodol

4、ogy.D)Interviewertraining.3 .A)Theyareintensivestudiesofpeople'sspendinghabits.B)Theyexaminerelationsbetweenproducersandcustomers.C)Theylookfornewandeffectivewaystopromoteproducts.D)Theystudytrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongperiod.4 .A)Thelackofpromotionopportunity.B)Checkingchartsandtables.

5、C)Designingquestionnaires.D)Thepersistentintensity.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5 .A)HisviewonCanadianuniversities.B)Hisunderstandingofhighereducation.C)Hissuggestionsforimprovementsinhighereducation.D)HiscomplaintaboutbureaucracyinAmericanuniversities.6 .A)Itiswelldesigned

6、.B)Itisratherinflexible.C)Itvariesamonguniversities.D)Ithasundergonegreatchanges.7 .A)TheUnitedStatesandCanadacanlearnfromeachother.B)Publicuniversitiesareoftensuperiortoprivateuniversities.C)Everyoneshouldbegivenequalaccesstohighereducation.D)Privateschoolsworkmoreefficientlythanpublicinstitutions.

7、8 .A)Universitysystemsvaryfromcountrytocountry.B)Efficiencyisessentialtouniversitymanagement.C) Itishardtosaywhichisbetter,apublicuniversityoraprivateone.D) ManyprivateuniversityintheU.S.Areactuallylargebureaucracies.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwi

8、llhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9 .A)Gover

9、nment'sroleinresolvinganeconomiccrisis.B) Theworseningrealwagesituationaroundtheworld.C) IndicationsofeconomicrecoveryintheUnitedStates.D) Theimpactofthecurrenteconomiccrisisonpeofe'slife.E) .A)Theywillfeellesspressuretoraiseemployees'wages.B) Theywillfeelfreetochoosethemostsuitableemplo

10、yees.C) Theywillfeelinclinedtoexpandtheirbusinessoperations.D) Theywillfeelmoreconfidentincompetingwiththeirrivals.11 .A)Employeesandcompaniescooperatetopullthroughtheeconomiccrisis.B) Governmentandcompaniesjoinhandstocreatehobsfortheunemployed.C) Employeesworkshorterhourstoavoidlayoffs.D) Teamworkw

11、illbeencouragedincompanies.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12 .A)Whethermemorysupplementswork.B) Whetherherbalmedicineworkswonders.C) Whetherexerciseenhancesone'smemory.D) Whetheramagicmemorypromisessuccess.13 .A)Theyhelptheelderlymorethantheyoung.B) Theyarebeneficialinoneway

12、oranother.C) Theygenerallydonothavesideeffects.D) Theyarenotbasedonrealscience.14 .A)Theyareavailableatmostcountryfairs.B)Theyaretakeninrelativelyhighdosage.C)Theyarecollectedorgrownbyfarmers.D)Theyareprescribedbytrainedpractitioners.15 .A)Theyhaveoftenprovedtobeashelpfulasdoingmentalexercise.B)Taki

13、ngthemwithothermedicationsmightentailunnecessaryrisks.C)Theireffectlastsonlyashorttime.D)Manyhavebenefitedfromthem.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestan

14、swerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16 .A)Howcatastrophicnaturaldisastersturnouttobetodevelopingnations.B)HowtheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationstudiesnaturaldisaste

15、rs.C)Howpowerlesshumansappeartobeinfaceofnaturaldisasters.D)Howthenegativeimpactsofnaturaldisasterscanbereduced.17 .A)Bytrainingrescueteamsforemergencies.B)Bytakingstepstopreparepeopleforthem.C)Bychangingpeople'sviewsofnature.D)Byrelocatingpeopletosaferplaces.18 .A)Howpreventiveactioncanreduceth

16、elossoflife.B)HowcourageousCubansareinfaceofdisasters.C)HowCubanssufferfromtropicalstorms.D)Howdestructivetropicalstormscanbe.Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19 .A)PaybacktheirloanstotheAmericangovernment.B)Provideloanstothoseinseverefinancialdifficulty.C)Contributemoretothegoa

17、lofawiderrecovery.D)Speeduptheirrecoveryfromthehousingbubble.20 .A)Somebanksmayhavetomergewithothers.B)Manysmallerregionalbanksaregoingtofail.C)Itwillbehardforbankstoprovidemoreloans.D)Manybankswillhavetolayoffsomeemployees.21 .A)Itwillworkcloselywiththegovernment.B)Itwillendeavortowriteoffbadloans.

18、C)Itwilltrytolowertheinterestrate.D)Itwilltrytoprovidemoreloans.22 .A)Itwon'thelptheAmericaneconomytoturnaround.B)Itwon'tdoanygoodtothemajorcommercialbanks.C)ItwillwintheapprovaloftheObamaadministration.D)Itwillbenecessaryiftheeconomystartstoshrinkagain.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingy

19、ouhavejustheard.23 .A)Beingunabletolearnnewthings.B)Beingratherslowtomakechanges.C)Losingtempermoreandmoreoften.D)Losingtheabilitytogetonwithothers.24 .A)Cognitivestimulation.B)Communityactivity.C)Balanceddiet.D)Freshair.25 .A)Ignoringthesignsandsymptomsofaging.B)Adoptinganoptimisticattitudetowardsl

20、ife.C)Endeavoringtogiveupunhealthylifestyles.D)Seekingadvicefromdoctorsfromtimetotime.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Section ADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethro

21、ughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Pursuingacareerisanessentialpartofadolescentdevelopment.“Thedolescentbecomesanadultwhen

22、he_26_arealjob."ToognitiveresearcherslikePiaget,adulthoodmeantthebeginningofan_27_.Piagetarguedthatonceadolescentsentertheworldofwork,theirnewlyacquiredabilitytoformhypothesesallowsthemtocreaterepresentationsthataretooideal.The_28_ofsuchideals,withoutthetemperingoftherealityofajoborprofession,r

23、apidlyleadsadolescentstobecome_29_ofthenon-idealisticworldandtopressforreforminacharacteristicallyadolescentway.Piagetsaid:Trueadaptationtosocietycomes_30_whentheadolescentreformerattemptstoputhisideistowork.”Ofcourse,youthfulidealismisoftencourageous,andnoonelikestogiveupdreams.Perhaps,taken_31_out

24、ofcontexPiaget'sstatementseemshWrshathewas_32_however,isthewayrealitycanmodifyidealisticviews.Somepeoplerefertosuchmodificationasmaturity.Piagetarguedthatattainingandacceptingavocationisoneofthebestwaystomodifyidealizedviewsandtomature.Ascareersandvocationsbecomelessavailableduringtimesof_33_,ad

25、olescentsmaybeespeciallyhardhit.Suchdifficulteconomictimesmayleavemanyadolescents_34_abouttheirrolesinsociety.Forthisreason,communityinterventionsandgovernmentjobprogramsthatoffersummerandvacationworkarenotonlyeconomically_35_butalsohelptostimulatetheadolescent'ssenseofworth.A)automaticallyI)inc

26、identallyB)beneficialJ)intolerantC)capturingK)occupationD)confusedL)promisesE)emphasizingM)recessionF)entranceN)slightlyG)excitedO)undertakesH)existenceSection BDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.I

27、dentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Cansocietiesberichandgreen?A"Ifoureconomiesaretoflourish,ifglobalpovertyistobeeliminatedandifthewell-beingofthe

28、world'peopleenhanced-notjustinthisgenerationbutinsucceedinggenerationswemustmakesurewetakecareofthenaturalenvironmentandresourcesonastereotypicaltree-hugging,save-the-worldgreenie(保主义者),butfromGordonBrown,apoliticianwithareputationforrigour,thoroughnessandaboveall,caution.which our economic acti

29、vity depends.That statementcomeu noight imagine, fromBAsurprisingthingforthemanwhorunsoneoftheworld'smostpowerfuleconomietosay?Perhaps;thoughintherun-uptothefive-yearreviewoftheMillennium(千年的)Goals,heisfarfromalone.Therootsofhisspeech,giveninMarchattheroundtablemeetingofenvironmentandenergyminis

30、tersfromtheG20groupofnations,stretchbackto1972,andtheUnitedNationsConferenceontheHumanEnvironmentinStockholm.C"Theprotectionandimprovementofthehumanenvironmentisamajorissuewhichaffectsthewell-beingofpeoplesandeconomicdevelopmentthroughouttheworld,readthefinaldeclarationfromthisgathering,thefirs

31、tofasequencewhichwouldleadtotheRiodeJaneiroEarthSummitin1992andtheWorldDevelopmentSummitinJohannesburgthreeyearsago.DHuntthroughthereportspreparedbyUNagenciesanddevelopmentgroups-manyforconferencessuchasthisyear'MillenniumGoalsreviewandyouwillfindthatthelinkagebetweenenvironmentalprotectionandec

32、onomicprogressisacommonthread.EManagingecosystemssustainablyismoreprofitablethanexploitingthem,accordingtotheMillenniumEcosystemAssessment.Butfindinghardevidencetosupportthethesisisnotsoeasy.Thoughtsturnfirsttosomesortofglobalstatistic,someindicatorwhichwouldratethewealthofnationsinbotheconomicanden

33、vironmentaltermsandshowarelationshipbetweenthetwo.FIfsuchanindicatorexists,itiswellhidden.Andonreflection,thisisnotsurprising;thesingleword“environmenthassomanydimensions,andtherearesomanyotherfactorsaffectingwealthsuchastheoildepositsthatteasingoutasimpleeconomy-environmentrelationshipwouldbealmost

34、impossible.GTheMillenniumEcosystemAssessment,avastfour-yearglobalstudywhichreporteditsinitialconclusionsearlierthisyear,foundreasonstobelievethatmanagingecosystemssustainably-workingwithnatureratherthanagainstitmightbelessprofitableintheshortterm,butcertainlybringslong-termrewards.HAndtheWorldResour

35、cesInstitute（WRI）initsWorldResources2005report,issuedattheendofAugust,producedseveralsuchexamplesfromAfricaandAsia;italsodemonstratedthatenvironmentaldegradationaffectsthepoormorethantherich,aspoorerpeoplederiveamuchhigherproportionoftheirincomedirectlyfromthenaturalresourcesaroundthem.IButtherearea

36、lsomanyexamplesofgrowingwealthbytrashingtheenvironment,inrichandpoorpartsoftheworldalike,whetherthroughunregulatedmineralextraction,drasticwateruseforagriculture,slash-and-burnfarming,orfossil-fuel-guzzling（大量消耗）transport.Ofcourse,suchgrowthmaynotpersistinthelongtermwhichiswhatMr.BrownandtheStockhol

37、mdeclarationwerebothattemptingtopointout.PerhapsthebestexampleofboomgrowthandbustdeclineistheGrandBanksfishery.Foralmostfivecenturiesaverylargesupplyofcod（鱼雪鱼）providedabundantrawmaterialforanindustrywhichatitspeakemployedabout40,000people,sustainingentirecommunitiesinNewfoundand.Then,abruptly,thecod

38、populationcollapsed.Therewerenolongerenoughfishintheseaforthestocktomaintainitself,letaloneanindustry.Morethanadecadelater,therewasnosignoftheecosystemre-buildingitself.Ithad,apparently,beenfishedoutofexistence;andtheoncemightyNewfoundlandfleetnowgropesaboutfranticallyforcrabontheseafloor.JThereisav

39、iewthatmodernhumansareinevitablysowingtheseedofaglobalGrandBanks-styledisaster.Theideaisthatwearetakingmoreoutofwhatyoumightcalltheplanet'senvironmentalbankbalancethanitcansustwn;arelivingbeyondourecologicalmeans.Onerecentstudyattemptedtocalculatetheextentofthisecologicaloversh00tofthehumanecono

40、my”,andfoundthatweareusing1.2Ears-worthofenvironmentalgoodsandservicestheimplicationbeingthatatsomepointthedebtwillbecalledin,andallthoseservicesthethingswhichtheplanetdoesforusforfree-willgrindtoahalt.KWhetherthisisright,andifsowhereandwhentheecologicalaxewillfall,ishardtodeterminewithanyprecisionw

41、hichiswhygovernmentsandfinancialinstitutionsareonlybeginningtobringsuchrisksintotheireconomiccalculations.Itisalsothereasonwhydevelopmentagenciesarenotunitedintheirviewofenvironmentalissues;whilesome,liketheWRI,maintainthatenvironmentalprogressneedstogohand-in-handwitheconomicdevelopment,othersargue

42、thatthepriorityistobuildathrivingeconomy,andthenusethewealthcreatedtotackleenvironmentaldegradation.LThisviewassumesthatrichsocietieswillinvestinenvironmentalcare.Butisthisright?Dothingsgetbetterorworseaswegetricher?HeretheStockholmdeclarationisambiguous."thedevelopingcountries,it“says,mostofth

43、eenvironmentalproblemsarecausedbyunderdevelopment."Soitissayingthateconomicdevelopmentshouldmakeforacleanerworld?Notnecessarily;'thdnndustrializedcountries,environmentalproblemsaregenerallyrelatedtoindustrializationandtechnologicaldevelopment,代continues.Inotherwords,poorandrichbothover-expl

44、oitthenaturalworld,butfordifferentreasons.Itsimplynottruethateconomicgrowthwillsurelymakeourworldcleaner.MClearly,richersocietiesareabletoprovideenvironmentalimprovementswhichliewellbeyondthereachofpoorercommunities.Citizensofwealthynationsdemandnationalparks,cleanrivers,cleanairandpoison-freefood.T

45、heyalso,however,usefarmorenaturalresources-fuel,water(allthosebathsandgolfcourses)andbuildingmaterials.NAcasecanbemadethatrichnationsexportenvironmentalproblems,themostgraphicexamplebeingclimatechange.Asacountry'swegrows,sodoitsgreenhousegasemissions.Thefiguresavailablewillnotbecompletelyaccurat

46、e.Measuringemissionsisnotaprecisescience,particularlywhenitcomestoissuessurroundinglanduse;notallnationshavere-leasedup-to-datedata,andinanycase,emissionsfromsomesectorssuchasaviationarenotincludedinnationalstatistics.Butthedataisexactenoughforacleartrendtobeeasilydiscernible.Ascountriesbecomericher

47、,theyproducemoregreenhousegases;andtheimpactofthosegaseswillfallprimarilyinpoorpartsoftheworld.OWealthisnot,ofcourse,theonlyfactorinvolved.TheaverageNorwegianisbetteroffthantheaverageUScitizen,butcontributesabouthalfasmuchtoclimatechange.ButcouldNorwaykeepitsstandardoflivingandyetcutitsemissionstoMo

48、roccanorevenEthiopianlevels?Thatquestion,repeatedacrossadozenenvironmentalissuesandacrossourdiverseplanet,iswhatwillultimatelydeterminewhetherthehumanraceislivingbeyonditsecologicalmeansasitpursueseconomicrevival.36 .Examplesshowthatbothrichandpoorcountriesexploitedtheenvironmentforeconomicprogress.

49、37 .Environmentalprotectionandimprovementbenefitpeopleallovertheworld.38.Itisnotnecessarilytruethateconomicgrowthwillmakeourworldcleaner.39 .ThecommonthemeoftheUNreportsistherelationbetweenenvironmentalprotectionandeconomicgrowth.40 .Developmentagenciesdisagreeregardinghowtotackleenvironmentissueswh

50、ileensuringeconomicprogress.41 .Itisdifficulttofindsolidevidencetoproveenvironmentalfriendlinessgeneratesmoreprofitsthanexploitingthenaturalenvironment.42 .Sustainablemanagementofecosystemswillproverewardinginthelongrun.43 .Apoliticiannotedforbeingcautiousassertsthatsustainablehumandevelopmentdepend

51、sonthenaturalenvironment.44 .Poorcountrieswillhavetobearthecostforrichnations'economicdevelopment.45 .OnerecentstudywarnsusofthedangeroftheexhaustionofnaturalresourcesonEarth.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthe

52、mtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Interactivetelevisionadvertising,whichallowsviewerstousetheirremotecontrolstoclickonadvertisements,h

53、asbeenpushedforyears.Nearlyadecadeagoitwaspredictedthatviewersof“Friends”,apopularsituationcomedy,wouldsoonbeabletopurchaseasweaterlikeJenniferAniston'withafewtapsontheirremotecontrol."Ibeenstheyearofinteractivetelevisionadvertisingforthelasttenortwelveyears,saysColinDixonofadigital-mediaco

54、nsultancy.SothenewsthatCablevision,andAmericancablecompany,wasrollingoutinteractiveadvertisementstoallitscustomersonOctober6thwasgreetedwithsomeskepticism.Duringcommercials,anoverlaywillappearatthebottomofthescreen,promptingviewerstopressabuttontorequestafreesampleororderacatalogue.Cablevisionhopest

55、oallowcustomerstobuythingswiththeirremotecontrolsearlynextyear.Televisionadvertisingcoulddowithaboost.Spendingfellby10%inthefirsthalfoftheyear.Thepopularizationofdigitalvideorecordershascausedadvertiserstoworrythattheircommercialswillbeskipped.SomeareturningtotheInternet,whichischeaperandoffersconcr

56、etemeasurementslikeclick-throughratesespeciallyimportantatatimewhenmarketingbudgetsaretight.Withthelaunchofinteractiveadvertising,“moathedollarsthatwenttotheInternetwillcomebacktotheTV,“saysavidKlineofCablevision.Orsotheindustryhopes.Intheory,interactiveadvertisingcanengageviewersinawaythat30-second

57、spotsdonot.UnileverrecentlyrananinteractivecampaignforitsAxedeodoran除臭齐J),whichkeptviewersengagedformorethanthreeminutesonaverage.Theamountspentoninteractiveadvertisingontelevisionisstillsmall.Magna,anadvertisingagency,reckonsitwillbeworthabout$138millionthisyear.Thatfallsfarshortofthebillionsofdoll

58、arspeopleonceexpectedittogenerate.ButDirecTVComcastandTimeWarnerCablehaveallinvestedinit.AneweffortledbyCanoeVentures,acoalitionofleadingcableproviders,aimstomakeinteractiveadvertisingavailableacrossAmericalaterthisyear.BrightLineit,Whichdesignsandsellsinteractiveads,saysinteresthassurged:itexpectsi

59、tsrevenuesalmosttotriplethisyear.Bosky,Britainbisgestsatellite-televisionservice,alreadyprovides9millioncustomerswithinteractiveads.Yettherearedoubtswhetherpeoplewatchingtelevision,a"learback"mediumcraveinteraction.Click-throughrateshavebeenhighsofar(around3-4%,comparedwithlessthan0.3%online),butthatmaybearesultofthen