2021年12月英语六级真题答案(第一套)

1、2021年月英语六级真题答案（第一套）含完整听力原文题目答案Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay related to thepassage given below. In your essay, you are to comment on the phenomenon described in theshortpassage and suggest measures to address the issue. You should w

2、rite at least 150 words but nomore than 200 words.Some parents in China are overprotective of their children. They plan everything for theirchildren, make all the decisions for them, and do not allow them to explore on their own in casethey make mistakes or get hurt.Part II Listening Comprehension(3

3、0 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you musts choose the best answer from the four choices marke

4、d A), B),C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.Conversation 1 主题：校园生活对话W: Hi, David. I havent seen you in class for almost 2 weeks. We thought you had disappearedon holiday earlier or something1.M: Hi, Sarah, its a bit of a long story Im

5、 afraid. I got a throat infection last week and had to goto the hospital to get some antibiotics as I really wasnt getting any better.W: Oh, yeah, there have been so many viruses going around this winter. The weathers been soawful for the last few weeks.M: And on the way back from the hospital, I sl

6、ipped on some ice and fell, and then had to go tothe hospital to get an X-Ray because I basically thought I broke my wrist,although,thankfully, its not broken2. But I need to be careful with it for the next few weeks.W: Oh, thats too bad. How unfortunate!M: To make things worse, I managed to fall ri

7、ght in front of four girls from the 9th Grade. It wasutterly humiliated. Plus, the laptop in my bag was broken, too.W: Now, what a complete catastrophe! Is the laptop still under warranty? If it is, then you caneasily send it back to the manufacturer, and theyll send you a brand new one forFree3.Sur

8、ely.M: The warranty ran out 3 days before I broke it. And all my essays are in there, and I need tohand them in before we break for the Christmas holidays.W: Listen, I have the number of a really good, affordable computer repair shop at home. My dadhas used this guy before and he can work miracles.

9、Lets go back to my house and we cancall the repair shop. You can have some tea and cookies, too4.M: Wow, thanks, Sarah. That would be great. Let me just call my mom and let her know. Ill be2021 年 12 月 CET6 -1home a little bit later.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1

10、. What did Sarah think David was doing for the last 2 weeks?A. He was enjoying his holiday.B. He was recovering in hospital.C. He was busy writing his essays.D. He was fighting a throat infection.2. What happened to David on his way back from the hospital?A. He broke his wrist.B. He lost his antibio

11、tics.C. He slipped on ice and fell.D. He was laughed at by some girls.3. What does Sarah say they should do with the damaged computer?A. Turn to her father for help.B. Call the repair shop to fix it.C. Ask the manufacturer for repair.D. Replace it with a brand-new one.4. What does Sarah say she is g

12、oing to do?A. Help David retrieves his essays.B. Introduce David to her parents.C. Offer David some refreshmentsD. Accompany David to his home.M: Welcome to this weeks episode of book talk. With me today is Heidi Brown, a historian whohas written five critically acclaimed books about military histor

13、y5.W: Thanks for having me, John. Im so excited to talk about my latest book which was publishedlast month.M: So, this book is a novel, your first attempt at that genre. I thought it was a bit of a departurefor you.W: Id say its a major departure as its not just a work of fiction6. Its set 200 years

14、 in thefuture.M: Right. So how did that happen? You spent three decades writing about the past and focusingon the 18th and 19th centuries7. And now youre speculating about the future.W: After years of researching soldiers and chronicling their lives during battle, I just startedwondering about other

15、 facets of their lives, especially their personal lives7.M: I can see that. Your novel is about soldiers, but it focuses on their relationships, especiallythe bonds between sons and mothers and men and their wives.W: Yes. That focus came about when I still intended to write another book of history.

16、I startedby researching soldiers, actual personal lives, studying their letters home7.M: So how did that history book become a novel?2021 年 12 月 CET6 -2W: Well, I realized that the historical record was incomplete, so Id either have to leave a lot ofgaps or make a lot more assumptions than a histori

17、an should.M: But why write a novel set in the future when your credentials are perfect for a historicalnovel? As a historian, any historical novel you write would have a lot of credibility.W: I felt too constrained working with the past, like what I wrote needed to be fact as opposed tofiction8, but

18、 writing about the future gave me more freedom to imagine, to invent.M: Having read your book, Im glad you made that choice to move into fiction.Question 5-8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. What did the man say about the woman?A. She is a critic of works on military affairs.B. S

19、he is an acclaimed hostess of Book Talk.C. She is a researcher of literary genres.D. She is a historian of military history.6. What does the woman say about her newly published book?A. It is about the military history of Europe.B. It is set in the 18th and 19th centuries.C. It is her fifth book of m

20、ilitary history.D. It is a war novel set in the future.7. What did the woman do before writing her new book?A. She visited soldiers wives and mothers.B. She conducted surveys of many soldiers.C. she met a large number of soldiers in person.D. She looked into the personal lives of soldiers.8. What do

21、es the woman say about her writing history books?A. She doesnt have much freedom for imagination.B. It is not easy to make her readers believe in her.C. It is difficult to attract young readers.D. She has to combine fact with fiction.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two passages.

22、At the end of each passage, you will hearthree or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1with a single lin

23、e through the centre.Passage one 主题：可口可乐包装设计Whether its in the hands of animated polar bears, or Santa Claus, theres one thing youllfind in nearly all ads for Coca Cola - the characteristic glass bottle9.Most Americans dont drinksoda out of the glass bottles seen in cokes ads anymore.But this week,

24、the company is Celebrating a century of the bottle thats been sold in morethan 200 countries. Flashback to 1915, when a bottle of Coca Cola cost just a nickel. As the softdrink gained in popularity, it faced a growing number of competitors, counterfeits even trying to2021 年 12 月 CET6 -3copy cokes lo

25、go10.So according to Coca Cola historian Ted Ryan, the company decided tocome up with packaging that couldnt be duplicated.A product request was sent to eight different glassmakers. Workers at the Root Glasscompany got the request and began flipping through the encyclopedia at the local library, lan

26、dingon cocoa seed11. Though cocoa seed is not an ingredient of the soda, they designed their bottlebased on the seeds shape and large middle.It won over coke executives in Atlanta and will go on to receive its own trademark, spurcollections and earn Coca-Cola an iconic image that made it part of Ame

27、rican culture for acentury. It was 100 years ago this week that the bottle earned a patent. By World War Two, Cokebottle sales had ballooned into billions.Americans mostly consumed coke out of aluminum or plastic today, but the glass bottleremains a symbol of America is readily recognized around the

28、 world.Question 9 to 11are based on the recording you have just heard.9. What does the passage say appears in almost all ads for Coca Cola?A. Santa ClausC. A polar bearB. Cocoa SeedsD. A glass bottle10. Why did the Coca Cola Company decide to have special packaging designed?A. To attract customer at

29、tention.C. To combat counterfeits.B. To keep up with the times.D. To promote its sales.11. What do we learn about the Coca Cola bottle designed by the Root Glass company?A. It resembles a picture in the encyclopedia.B. It appears in the shape of a cocoa seed.C. It has the drinks logo in the middle.D

30、. It displays the image of Santa Claus.Passage 2Research shows that a few moments of conversation with a stranger creates a measurableimprovement in mood 12.But most of us are reluctant to start these conversations because wepresume the opposite. Inan experiment, commuters who talk to nearby strange

31、rs found theircommute more enjoyable than those who didnt. They were asked to predict whether theyd enjoythe commute more if they conversed with other people. Intriguingly, most expected the moresolitary experience to be more pleasurable.Why is this? Social Anxiety appears to be the problem13. Peopl

32、es reluctance to startconversations with nearby strangers comes partly from under estimating others interest inconnecting.The sad thing is that people presume that a nearby stranger doesnt want to converse anddont start a conversation. Only those who forced themselves to chat because it was acquired

33、 byan experiment found out what a pleasant experience it could be. Human beings are social animals.Those who misunderstand the impact of social interactions may not, in some context, be socialenough for their own well-being. You should be chatting with the strangers you encounter.You may occasionall

34、y have a negative encounter that might stick in your memory. This is2021 年 12 月 CET6 -4because the human brain is biased to dwell on negative events, but starting conversations withstrangers is still well worth the risk of rejection14.It may surprise you that conversing with strangers will make them

35、 happier, too. The pleasureof connection seems contagious. People who are talked to has equally positive experiences asthose who initiate a conversation 15.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the recording you have just heard.12. What does research show about a conversation between strangers?A. It often

36、 occurs among commuters.B. It promotes mutual understanding.C. It improves their mood considerably.D. It takes a great deal of effort to sustain.13. What prevents people from starting a conversation with strangers?A. Social anxiety.B. Excessive caution.C. Lack of social skills.D. Preference for soli

37、tude.14. Why does a negative encounter with strangers stick in ones memory?A. People usually regard it as an unforgettable lesson.B. Human brains tend to dwell on negative events.C. Negative events often hurt people deeply.D. People generally resent being rejected.15. What does the passage say; the

38、pleasure of connection seems to be?A. Contagious.B. Temporary.D. Measurable.C. Unpredictable.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three orfour questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear achoose the best answer f

39、rom the four choices marked A), B), C)question, you mustand D). Then mark thecorresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.Recording1 主题：加勒比群岛的经济生态The Caribbean islands are divided into two worlds, a rich one, and a poor one. This tropicalregions economy is based mainly

40、on farming16. Farmers are of 2 types. One is the plantationowner who may have hundreds of thousands of acres. In contrast, the small cultivator is workingonly a few acres of land. Most visitors to the Caribbean are rich, like the plantation owner. Theydo not realize or do not want to realize that ma

41、ny foreign families barely managed to get by onwhat they grow. The Caribbean produces many things, sugar is the main product17.Other export crops are tobacco, coffee, bananas, spices, and citrus fruits, such as orange,lemon, or grapefruit. From the West Indies also come oil, mineral pitch, and many

42、forest products,Jamaicas aluminum or supplies are the worlds largest. Oil comes from Trinidad, Aruba, andKorako. But for many of the smaller islands, sugar is the only export.Rum, a strong alcoholic drink, which is distilled from sugar cane, is also an export.Theworlds best rum comes from this area.

43、 Local kinds vary from the light rums of Puerto Rico to the2021 年 12 月 CET6 -5heavier Dhaka rums of Barbados and Jamaica. American tourists enjoy stalking up oninexpensive, high quality,Caribbean rum while they are on vacation. In Korako, the well-known liquor of that name ismade from the thick oute

44、r skin of a native orange.Ever since Americas colonial days. TheCaribbean islands have been favorite places to visit. Since World War Two, tourism has increasedrapidly, because great numbers of people go there. The islanders have built elaborate resorts,developed harbors and airfields, improved beac

45、hes and have expanded sea and air routes.Everything is at the resort, hotel, beach, shopping and recreation.The vacationer never has any reason to explore the island. As in most places those who havemoney live well indeed, those who dont have money live at various levels of poverty. But herethe poor

46、 greatly outnumber the wealthy18.A visitor will find rich people living in apartments or Spanish houses at the seaside or in thecountryside. Their surface might include a cook, a maid and a nurse for the children. Q18: Mostof the people live well below the poverty level. In towns, they live crowded

47、together in tinyhouses. Islanders make the best they can of what they have. Their homes are quite shabby. Sadly,most tourists never see the side of the Caribbean.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. What does the speaker say about the economy of the Caribbean islands

48、?A. It depends heavily on tourism.B. It is flourishing in foreign trade.C. It is mainly based on agriculture.D. It relies chiefly on mineral export.17. What is the main product of the Caribbean islands?A. Tobacco.B. Bananas.C. Coffee.D. Sugar.18. What do we learn about the majority of people in the

49、Caribbean islands?A. They toil on farms.B. They live a poor life.C. They live in Spanish-style houses.D. They hire people to do housework.Recording2 孩童教育Talk to anyone who is a generation of too older, and they would most likely comment thatchildren are more spoiled these days. No one wants to have

50、or be around, demanding, selfish andspoiled children, those who get bad tempered or silently brewed when theyre not giveneverything they want immediately19.Paradoxically, the parents of such children encouraged this demanding behavior in themistaken belief that by giving their children everything th

51、ey can, their children will behappy.Inthe short term, perhaps they are right. But in the longer term, such children end up lonely,dependent, chronically dissatisfied and resentful of the parents, who tried so hard to please them.Undoubtedly, parents want to raise happy children who are confident, ca

52、pable, and likablerather than spoiled and miserable. One factor hindering this is that parents cant or dont spend2021 年 12 月 CET6 -6enough quality time with their kids and substitute this deficit with toys, games, gadgets, and thelike20.Rather than getting material things, children need parents devo

53、te their attention. The quantityof time spent together is less important than the content of that time. Instead of instantlysatisfying their wishes, parents should help them work out a plan to earn things theyd like to have.This teaches them to value the effort as well as what it achieves.Allow them

54、 to enjoy anticipation. Numerous psychological studies have demonstrated thatchildren who learn to wait for things they desire are more likely to succeed in a number of wayslater in life. One famous experiment in the 1960s involved 3 to 6-year-old children. They weregiven a choice between receiving

55、a small reward such as a cookie immediately. Or if they waited15 minutes, they could have two. Follow up studies have found that those who chose to delaysatisfaction and now more academically successful have greater self worth and even tend to behealthier.If they fail, children should be encouraged

56、to keep trying rather than to give up if they reallywant the desired result21This teaches them how to handle and recover from disappointment,which is associated with greater success and satisfaction, academically, financially and inpersonal relationships.And lastly, parents should encourage their ch

57、ildren to look at life from other points of view,as well as their own. This teaches them to be understanding of and sympathetic towards others,qualities sure to take them a long way in life.Questions 19 to 20 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. What will happen to children if they alw

58、ays get immediate satisfaction?A. They will be more demanding of their next generation.B. They will end up lonely, dependent and dissatisfied.C. They will experience more setbacks than successes.D. They will find it difficult to get along with others.20. What may prevent parents from raising confide

59、nt and capable children?A. Failure to pay due attention to their behavior.B. Unwillingness to allow them to play with toys.C. Unwillingness to satisfy their wishes immediately.D. Failure to spend sufficient quality time with them.21. Why should children be encouraged to keep trying when they fail?A.

60、 It will enable them to learn from mistakes.B. It will help them to handle disappointment.C. It will do much good to their mental health.D. It will build their ability to endure hardships.Recording3 面试技巧Its not hard to mess up an interview. Most people feel nervous sitting across from a hiringmanage