2017年大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷及答案解析4

2017年⼤学英语六级（ CET-6）真题试卷及答案解析 42017年⼤学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及答案解析PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionAA)Shewantstoreturntheskirtherhusbandbought.Shewantstobuyanotherskirt.Shewantstochangetheblueskirtforayellowone.Shewantstochangetheyellowskirtforablueone.A)It’stooexpensive.Itisn’tneeded.Itshouldbebuilt.Acollegewouldbebetter.A)Jack’scarwasstolen.Jacksoldhiscar.Jackboughtanewcar.Jackhadacaraccident.A)Somepeoplepretendtoknowwhattheyreallydon’t.Whatthewomansaidistrue.Whatthewomansaidiswrong.Heknowsmorethanthewomandoes.A)Thewoman’sjobisalibrarian.Women’srightsinsociety.Animportantelection.Careerplanning.A)Shethinksitiseasiersaidthandone.Shetotallyagreeswithhim.Shefeelsthatwhathesaysissimplynonsense.Shethinksthatheisratherimpoliteperson.A)Tocleantheyard.Toweedthegarden.Tohireagardener.Toworkintheflowerbeds.A)Onthe6thofJune.Onthe8thofJune.Onthe9thofJune.Onthe19thofJune.A)Themanthinksthewomaniswastinghertime.Themanthinksthewomanshouldmakefulluseofhertime.Themaniseagertoknowthewoman’sanswer.Themancanwaitandthereisnoneedforhertohurry.A)Torunintoeachother.Togetbargains.Toavoidthecrowds.Tojointhecrowds.SectionBPassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Becauseoftheirloveforhobbiesandpastimes.Becauseoftheirenthusiasmforsports.Becauseoftheirfearofheartattacks.Becauseoftheirstrongdesireforgoodhealth.A)Itwasdecreasing.Itwasincreasing.Itremainedalmostunchanged.Itwasgoingupslowly.A)Thosewhohaveheartattacks.Thosewhohavethedesiretobephysicallyfit.Thosewhohavesparetime.Thosewhohaveinactivejobs.PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Inthewhitepages.Inthebluepages.Intheyellowpages.Inaspecialsection.A)Onthefirstpageofthetelephonebook.Attheendofthetelephonebook.Inthefrontofthewhitepages.Rightafterthewhitepages.A)Checkyournumberandcallagain.Telltheoperatorwhathashappened.Asktheoperatortoputyouthrough.Asktheoperatorwhathashappened.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Itsspecializationintransportingsmallpackages.Thelowcostofitsservice.Beingthefirstairlinetosendurgentletters.Itsmodernsortingfacilities.18.A)10,000.B)35.C)130.D)30.A)Becauseofitsgoodairportfacilities.Becauseofitslocationinthecountry.Becauseofitssize.Becauseofitsround-the-clockservice.A)Itsfull-timestaff.ThepostmenwhoworkinMemphis.Studentswhoworkintheirsparetime.ThestaffmembersoftheInternationalAirport.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominantthattheydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises;thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblemsandthattheyhavenosenseofhumour,atleastinparent-childrelationships.Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfeltwhenyoung.Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeirchoicesinclothesandhairstyles,inentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.Then,ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparents,thisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste.Sometimesyouareresistant,andproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparentstoapproveofwhatyoudo.Iftheydidapprove,itlooksasifyouarebetrayingyourownagegroup.Butinthatcase,youareassumingthatyouaretheunderdog:youcan’twinbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonour.Thisisapassivewayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsofchildhood,whenyouwerecompletelyunderyourparents’control.Butitignoresthefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.Ifyouplantocontrolyourlife,co-operationcanbepartofthatplan.Youcancharmothers,especiallyparents,intodoingthingsthewaysyouwant.Youcanimpressotherswithyoursenseofresponsibilityandinitiative,sothattheywillgiveyoutheauthoritytodowhatyouwanttodo.Theauthorisprimarilyaddressing .parentsofteenagersnewspaperreadersthosewhogiveadvicetoteenagersteenagersThefirstparagraphismainlyabout .theteenagers’criticismoftheirparentsmisunderstandingsbetweenteenagersandtheirparentsthedominanceoftheparentsovertheirchildrentheteenagers’abilitytodealwithcrisesTeenagerstendtohavestrangeclothesandhairstylesbecausethey .wanttoshowtheirexistencebycreatingacultureoftheirownhaveastrongdesiretobeleadersinstyleandtastehavenootherwaytoenjoythemselvesbetterwanttoirritatetheirparentsTeenagersdonotwanttheirparentstoapproveofwhatevertheydobecausethey .havealreadybeenacceptedintotheadultworldfeelthattheyaresuperiorinasmallwaytotheadultsarenotlikelytowinovertheadultshaveadesiretobeindependentToimproveparent-childrelationships,teenagersareadvisedtobe .obedientresponsibleco-operativeindependentQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThelongyearsoffoodshortageinthiscountryhavesuddenlygivenwaytoapparentabundanceStoresandshopsarechokedwithfood.Rationing定量供应isvirtuallysuspended,andoverseassuppliershavebeenaskedtoholdbackdeliveriesYetinsteadofjoythereiswidespreaduneasinessandconfusion.Whydofoodpriceskeeponrising,whenthereseemstobesomuchmorefoodaboutIstheabundanceonlytemporaryorhasitcometostay?DoesitmeanthatweneedtothinklessnowaboutproducingmorefoodathomeNooneknowswhattoexpect.Therecentgrowthofexportsurplusesontheworldfoodmarkethascertainlybeenunexpectedlygreat,partlybecauseastrangesequenceoftwosuccessfulgrainharvests.NorthAmericaisnowbeingfollowedbyathird.MostofBritain’soverseassuppliersofmeat,too,areofferingmorethisyearandhomeproductionhasalsorisen.Buttheeffectofallthisonthefoodsituationinthiscountryhasbeenmadeworsebyasimultaneousriseinfoodprices,duechieflytothegradualcuttingdownofgovernmentsupportforfood.Theshopsareoverstockedwithfoodnotonlybecausethereismorefoodavailable,butalsobecausepeople,frightenedbyhighprices,arebuyinglessofit.Moreover,theriseindomesticpriceshascomeatatimewhenworldpriceshavebeguntofall,withtheresultthatimportedfood,withtheexceptionofgrain,isoftencheaperthanthehome-producedvariety.Andnowgrainprices,too,arefalling.Consumersarebeginningtoaskwhytheyshouldnotbeenabledtobenefitfromthistrend.Thesignificanceofthesedevelopmentsisnotlostonfarmers.Theoldergenerationhaveseenitallhappenbefore.Despitethepresentpriceandmarketguarantees,farmersfeartheyareabouttobesqueezedbetweencheapfoodimportsandashrinkinghomemarket.Presentproductionisrunningat51percentabovepre-warlevels,andthegovernmenthascalledforanexpansionto60percentby1956;butrepeatedMinisterialadviceiscarryinglittleweightandtheexpansionprogrammeisnotworkingverywell.26.Whyisthere“wide-spreaduneasinessandconfusionaboutthefoodsituationinBritain?”Theabundantfoodsupplyisnotexpectedtolast.Britainisimportinglessfood.Despitetheabundance,foodpriceskeeprising.Britainwillcutbackonitsproductionoffood.Themainreasonfortheriseinfoodpricesisthat .peoplearebuyinglessfoodthegovernmentisprovidinglessfinancialsupportforagriculturedomesticfoodproductionhasdecreasedimportedfoodisdrivingpriceshigherWhydidn’tthegovernment’sexpansionprogrammeworkverywell?Becausethefarmerswereuncertainaboutthefinancialsupportthegovernmentguaranteed.Becausethefarmerswereuncertainaboutthebenefitsofexpandingproduction.Becausethefarmerswereuncertainaboutwhetherforeignmarketscouldbefoundfortheirproduce.Becausetheoldergenerationoffarmerswerestronglyagainsttheprogrammer.Thedecreaseinworldfoodpricewasaresultof .asharpfallinthepurchasingpoweroftheconsumersasharpfallinthecostoffoodproductiontheoverproductionoffoodinthefood-importingcountriestheoverproductiononthepartofthemainfood-exportingcountriesWhatdidthefuturelooklikeforBritain’sfoodproductionatthetimethisarticlewaswritten?ThefallinworldfoodpriceswouldbenefitBritishfoodproducers.Anexpansionoffoodproductionwasathand.Britishfoodproducerswouldreceivemoregovernmentfinancialsupport.Itlooksdepressingdespitegovernmentguarantees.Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itishardtopredicthowscienceisgoingtoturnout,andifitisreallygoodscienceitisimpossibletopredict.Ifthethingstobefoundareactuallynew,theyarebydefinitionunknowninadvance.Youcannotmakechoicesinthismatter.Youeitherhavescienceoryoudon’t,andifyouhaveityouareobligedtoacceptthesurprisinganddisturbingpiecesofinformation,alongwiththeneatandpromptlyusefulbits.TheonlysolidpieceofscientifictruthaboutwhichIfeeltotallyconfidentisthatweareprofoundlyignorantaboutnature.IndeedIregardthisasthemajordiscoveryofthepasthundredyearsofbiologyItisinitswayanilluminationpieceofnewsItwouldhaveamazedthebrightestmindsofthe18thcenturyEnlightenment启蒙运动tobetoldbyanyofushowlittleweknowandhowbewilderingseemsthewayaheadItisthissuddenconfrontationwiththedepthandscopeofignorancethatrepresentsthemostsignificantcontributionofthe20thcenturysciencetothehumanintellectInearliertimes,weeitherpretendedtounderstandhowthingsworkedorignoredtheproblemorsimplymadeupstoriestofillthegapsNowthatwehavebegunexploringinearnestwearegettingglimpsesofhowhugethequestionsareandhowfarfrombeingansweredBecauseofthiswearedepressedItisnotsobadbeingignorantifyouaretotallyignorantthehardthingisknowinginsomedetailtherealityofignorancetheworstspotsandhereandtherethenot-so-badspots,butnotruelightattheendofthetunnelnorevenanytunnelsthatcanyetbetrusted.Butwearemakingabeginning,andthereoughttobesomesatisfaction.Thereareprobablynoquestionswecanthinkupthatcan’tbeanswered,soonerorlater,includingeventhematterofconsciousness.Tobesure,theremaywellbequestionswecan’tthinkup,ever,andthereforelimitstothereachofhumanintellect,butthatisanothermatter.Withinourlimits,weshouldbeabletoworkourwaythroughtoallouranswers,ifwekeepatitlongenough,andpayattention.Accordingtotheauthor,reallygoodscience .wouldsurprisethebrightestmindsofthe18thcenturyEnlightenmentwillproduceresultswhichcannotbeforeseenwillhelppeopletomaketherightchoiceinadvancewillbringaboutdisturbingresultsItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatscientistsofthe18thcentury .thoughtthattheyknewagreatdealandcouldsolvemostproblemsofsciencewereafraidoffacinguptotherealitiesofscientificresearchknewthattheywereignorantandwantedtoknowmoreaboutnaturedidmoreharmthangoodinpromotingman’sunderstandingofnatureWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofscientistsinearliertimes?Theyinventedfalsetheoriestoexplainthingstheydidn’tunderstand.Theyfalselyclaimedtoknowallaboutnature.Theydidnotbelieveinresultsfromscientificobservation.Theypaidlittleattentiontotheproblemstheydidn’tunderstand.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsscience?Heisdepressedbecauseoftheignoranceofscientists.Heisdoubtfulbecauseoftheenormousdifficultiesconfrontingit.Heisconfidentthoughheisawareoftheenormousdifficultiesconfrontingit.Heisdelightedbecauseoftheilluminatingscientificfindings.Theauthorbelievesthat .mancanfindsolutionstowhateverquestionsconcerningnaturehecanthinkupmancannotsolvealltheproblemshecanthinkupbecauseofthelimitsofhumanintellectsoonerorlatermancanthinkupallthequestionsconcerningnatureandanswerthemquestionsconcerningconsciousnessareoutsidethescopeofscientificresearchDQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Greenspacefacilitiesarecontributingtoanimportantextenttothequalityoftheurbanenvironment.Fortunatelyitisnolongernecessarythateverylectureoreverybookaboutthissubjecthastostartwiththeproofofthisidea.Atpresent,itisgenerallyaccepted,althoughmoreasaself-evidentstatementthanonthebaseofaclosely-reasonedscientificproof.Therecognitionoftheimportanceofgreenspacesintheurbanenvironmentisafirststepontherightway,thisdoesnotmean,however,thatsufficientdetailsareknownaboutthefunctionsofgreenspaceintownsandaboutthewayinwhichtheinhabitantsareusingthesespaces.AstothisrathercomplexsubjectIshall,withinthescopeofthislecture,enterintooneaspectonly,namelytherecreativefunctionofgreenspacefacilities.Thetheoreticalseparationofliving,working,trafficandrecreationwhichformanyyearshasbeenusedintown-and-countryplanning,hasinmyopinionresultedindisproportionateattentionforformsofrecreationfarfromhome,whereastherewasrelativelylittleattentionforimprovementofrecreativepossibilitiesinthedirectneighbourhoodofthehome.Wehavecometotheconclusionthatthisisnotright,becauseanimportantpartofthetimewhichwedonotpassinsleepingorworking,isusedforactivitiesatandaroundhome.Soitisobviousthatrecreationintheopenairhastobeginatthestreet-doorofthehouse.Theurbanenvironmenthastoofferasmanyrecreationactivitiesaspossible,andthedesignofthesehastobesuchthatmoreobligatoryactivitiescanalsohavearecreativeaspect.Theverybeststandardoflivingisnothingifitisnotpossibletotakeapleasantwalkinthedistrict,ifthechildrencannotbeallowedtoplayinthestreets,becausetherisksoftrafficaretoogreat,ifduringshoppingyoucannowherefindaspotforenjoyingforamomenttheniceweather,inshort,ifyouonlyfeelyourselfathomeafterthestreet-doorofyourhouseisclosedafteryou.Accordingtotheauthor,theimportanceofgreenspacesintheurbanenvironment .isstillunknownisusuallyneglectedisbeingcloselystudiedhasbeenfullyrecognizedThetheoreticalseparationofliving,working,trafficandrecreationhasledto .thedisproportionofrecreationfacilitiesintheneighbourhoodthelocationofrecreationfacilitiesfarfromhomerelativelylittleattentionforrecreativepossibilitiestheimprovementofrecreativepossibilitiesintheneighbourhoodTheauthorsuggeststhattherecreativepossibilitiesofgreenspaceshouldbeprovided .inspecialareasinthesuburbsintheneighbourhoodofthehouseingardensandparksAccordingtotheauthor,greenspacefacilitiesshouldbedesignedinsuchawaythat .moreobligatoryactivitiesmighttakeonarecreativeaspectmoreandmorepeoplemighthaveaccesstothemanincreasingnumberofrecreativeactivitiesmightbedevelopedrecreativeactivitiesmightbebroughtintoourhomesThemainideaofthispassageisthat .betteruseofgreenspacefacilitiesshouldbemadesoastoimprovethequalityofourlifeattentionmustbedirectedtotheimprovementofrecreativepossibilitiestheurbanenvironmentisprovidingmorerecreationactivitiesthanitdidmanyyearsagoprioritymustbegiventothedevelopmentofobligatoryactivitiesPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Tom betterthantoaskDickforhelp.shallknowshouldn’tknowhasknownshouldhaveknownThemagicianpickedseveralpersons fromtheaudienceandaskedthemtohelphimwiththeperformance.byaccidentatrandomonoccasiononaverageWaterentersintoagreatvarietyofchemicalreactions, havebeenmentionedinpreviouspages.afewofitafewofthatafewofthemafewofwhichThey’llhaveyou ifyoudon’tpayyourtaxes.tobearrestedarrestarrestedbeingarrestedTherewasaknockatthedoor.Itwasthesecondtimesomeone methatevening.hadinterruptedwouldhaveinterruptedtohaveinterruptedtointerruptedDespitetheirgoodservice,mostinnsarelesscostlythanhotelsof standards.equivalentalikeuniformlikely 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thattheymayeventuallyreducetheamountoflaborneededonconstructionsitesby90percent.socleveraretheconstructionrobotssoclevertheconstructionrobotsaresuchconstructionrobotsarecleversuchcleverconstructionrobotsareAllflights becauseofthestorm,theydecidedtotakethetrain.havingcanceledhavingbeencanceledwerecanceledhavebeencanceledThemicroscopecan theobject100timesindiameter.magnifyincreasedevelopmultiplyLanguagebelongstoeachoneofus,totheflower-seller totheprofessor.asmuchasasfarasthesameasaslongasWe Edison’ssuccesstohisintelligenceandhardwork.subjectattributeowereferSheonceagainwentthroughhercompositioncarefullyto allspellingmistakesfromit.withdrawdiminishabandoneliminatePartIVErrorCorrection(15minutes)Directions:Thispartconsistsof