2023年大学英语四六级考试真题及参考答案

之之2023年12月大学英语六级考试真题及参照答案

2023年12月英语六级考试真题及答案

一、单项选择题

第1题：Ihavehadmyeyestestedandthereportsaysthatmy_______isperfect.

A)outlookC)horizon

B)visionD)perspective

【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第2题：HewaslookingadmiringlyatthephotographpublishedbyCollinsin_______withtheImperialMuseum.

A)collectionC)collaboration

B)connectionD)combination

【对旳答案】：C

【参照解析】：无

第3题：Inthosedays,executivesexpectedtospendmostoftheirlivesinthesamefirmand,unlesstheyweredismissedfor_______,toretireattheageof65.

A)integrityC)incompetence

B)denialD)deduction

【对旳答案】：C

【参照解析】：无

第4题：Othersviewedthefindingswith_______,notingthata.cause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenpassivesmokingandcancerremainstobeshown.

A)optimismC)caution

B)passionD)deliberation

【对旳答案】：C

【参照解析】：无

第5题：The1986Challengerspace-shuttle_______wascausedbyunusuallylowtemperaturesimmediatelybeforethelaunch.

A)expeditionC)dismay

B)controversyD)disaster

【对旳答案】：D

【参照解析】：无

第6题：Whensupplyexceedsdemandforanyproduct,pricesare_______tofall.

A)timelyC)subject

B)simultaneousD)liable

【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第7题：Themusicarousedan_______feelingofhomesicknessinhim.

A)intentionalC)intense

B)intermittentD)intrinsic

【对旳答案】：C

【参照解析】：无

第8题：Iboughtanalarmclockwitha(n)_______dial,whichcanbeseenclearlyinthedark.

A)supersonicC)audible

B)luminousD)amplified

【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第9题：Theresultsarehardly_______;hecannotbelievetheyareaccurate.

A)credibleC)critical

B)contraryD)crucial

【对旳答案】：A

【参照解析】：无

第10题：Thisnewlaserprinteris_______withallleadingsoftware.

A)comparableC)compatible

B)competitiveD)cooperative

【对旳答案】：C

【参照解析】：无

第11题：Theball_______twoorthreetimesbeforerollingdowntheslope.

A)swayedC)hopped

B)bouncedD)darted

【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第12题：Heraisedhiseyebrowsandstuckhisheadforwardand_______itinasinglenod,agestureboys.usedthenforO.K.whentheywerepleased.

A)shruggedC)jerked

B)tuggedD)twisted

【对旳答案】：C

【参照解析】：无

第13题：Manytypesofrockare_______fromvolcanoesassolid,fragmentarymaterial.

A)flungC)ejected

B)propelledD)injected

【对旳答案】：C

【参照解析】：无

第14题：Withprices_______somuch,itisdifficultfortheschooltoplanabudget.

A)vibratingC)fluttering

B)fluctuatingD)swinging

【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第15题：Thepersonwho_______thistypeofapproachfordoingresearchdeservesourpraise.

A)originatedC)generated

B)speculatedD)manufactured

【对旳答案】：A

【参照解析】：无

第16题：_______thatthedemandforpowercontinuestoriseatthecurrentrate,itwillnotbelongbeforetraditionalsourcesbecomeinadequate.

A)ConcerningC)Assuming

B)AscertainingD)Regarding

【对旳答案】：C

【参照解析】：无

第17题：Herjewelry_______underthespotlightsandshebecamethedominantfigureattheball.

A)glaredC)blazed

B)glitteredD)dazzled

【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第18题：Conniewastoldthatifsheworkedtoohard,herhealthwould_______.

A)deteriorateC)descend

B)degradeD)decay

【对旳答案】：A

【参照解析】：无

第19题：Wefindthatsomebirds_______twiceayearbetweenhotandcoldcountries.

A)transferC)migrate

B)commuteD)emigrate

【对旳答案】：C

【参照解析】：无

第20题：Asvisitingscholars,theywillingly_______tothecustomsofthecountrytheylivein.

A)submitC)subject

B)conformD)commit

【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第21题：Morethan85percentofFrenchCanada’spopulationspeaksFrenchasamothertongueand_______totheRomanCatholicfaith.

A)catersC)ascribes

B)adheresD)subscribes

【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第22题：Theprofessorfoundhimselfconstantly_______thequestion:“Howcouldanyonedothesethings?

A)presidingC)pondering

B)poringD)presuming

【对旳答案】：C

【参照解析】：无

第23题：Weeks_______beforeanyonewasarrestedinconnectionwiththebankrobbery.

A)terminatedC)overlapped

B)elapsedD)expired

【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第24题：Inordertopreventstressfrombeingsetupinthemetal,expansionjointsarefittedwhich_______thestressbyallowingthepipetoexpandorcontractfreely.

A)relieveC)reclaim

B)reconcileD)rectify

【对旳答案】：A

【参照解析】：无

第25题：Howmuchofyourcountry’selectricalsupplyis_______fromwaterpower?

A)deducedC)derived

B)detachedD)declined

【对旳答案】：C

【参照解析】：无

第26题：Shehadrecentlyleftajobandhadhelpedherselftocopiesofthecompany’sclientdata,whichsheintendedto_______instartingherownbusiness.

A)dwellonC)baseon

B)comeuponD)drawupon

【对旳答案】：D

【参照解析】：无

第27题：Theglassvesselsshouldbehandledmostcarefullysincetheyare_______.

A)intricateC)subtle

B)fragileD)crisp

【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第28题：Hillslopesareclearedofforeststomakewayforcrops,butthisonly_______thecrisis.

A)acceleratesC)ascends

B)prevailsD)precedes

【对旳答案】：A

【参照解析】：无

第29题：Heblewoutthecandleand_______hiswaytothedoor.

A)convergedC)strove

B)gropedD)wrenched

【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第30题：Oftensuchargumentshavetheeffectof_______ratherthanclarifyingtheissuesinvolved.

A)obscuringC)tackling

B)prejudicingD)blocking

【对旳答案】：A

【参照解析】：无

二、阅读理解

第31题：BillGates,thebillionaireMicrosoftchairmanwithoutasingleearneduniversitydegree,isbyhissuccessraisingnewdoubtsabouttheworthofthebusinessworld’sfavoriteacademictitle:theMBA(MasterofBusinessAdministration).

TheMBA,a20th-centuryproduct,alwayshasbornethemarkoflowlycommerceandgreed(贪婪)onthetree-linedcampusesruledbypurerdisciplinessuchasphilosophyandliterature.

Butevenwiththerecessionapparentlycuttingintothehiringofbusinessschoolgraduates,about79,000peopleareexpectedtoreceiveMBAsin1993.Thisisnearly16timesthenumberofbusinessgraduatesin1960,atestimonytothewidespreadassumptionthattheMBAisvitalforyoungmenandwomenwhowanttoruncompaniessomeday.

“Ifyouaregoingintothecorporateworlditisstilladisadvantagenottohaveone,”saidDonaldMorrison,professorofmarketingandmanagementscience.“Butinthelastfiveyearsorso,whensomeonesays,‘ShouldIattempttogetanMBA,’theansweralotmoreis:Itdepends.”

ThesuccessofBillGatesandothernon-MBAs,suchasthelateSamWaltonofWal-MartStoresInc.,hashelpedinspireself-consciousdebatesonbusinessschoolcampusesovertheworthofabusinessdegreeandwhethermanagementskillscanbetaught.

TheHarvardBusinessReviewprintedalively,fictionalexchangeofletterstodramatizecomplaintsaboutbusinessdegreeholders.

ThearticlecalledMBAhires“extremelydisappointing”andsaid“MBAswanttomoveuptoofast,theydon’tunderstandpoliticsandpeople,andtheyaren’tabletofunctionaspartofateamuntiltheirthirdyear.Butbythen,they’reoutlookingforotherjobs.”

Theproblem,mostparticipantsinthedebateacknowledge,isthattheMBAhasacquiredanaura(光环)offuturefichesandpowerfarbeyonditsactualimportanceandusefulness.

Enrollmentinbusinessschoolsexplodedinthe1970sand1980sandcreatedtheassumptionthatnoonewhopursuedabusinesscareercoulddowithoutone.Thegrowthwasfueledbyabacklash(反冲)againsttheanti-businessvaluesofthe1960sandbythewomen’smovement.

BusinesspeoplewhohavehiredorworkedwithMBAssaythosewiththedegreesoftenknowhowtoanalyzesystemsbutarenotsoskillfulatmotivatingpeople.“Theydon’tgetalotofgroundinginthepeoplesideofthebusiness,”saidJamesShaffer,vice-presidentandprincipaloftheTowersPer-finmanagementconsultingfirm.

1.AccordingtoParagraph2,whatisthegeneralattitudetowardsbusinessoncampusesdominatedbypurerdisciplines?

A)ScornfulC)Envious.

B)Appreciative.D)Realistic.

2.ItseemsthatthecontroversyoverthevalueofMBAdegreeshasbeenfueledmainlyby______.

A)thecomplaintsfromvariousemployers

B)thesuccessofmanynon-MBAs

C)thecriticismfromthescientistsofpurerdisciplines

D)thepoorperformanceofMBAsatwork

3.WhatisthemajorweaknessofMBAholdersaccordingtoTheHarvardBusinessReview?

A)Theyareusuallyserf-centered.

B)Theyareaggressiveandgreedy.

C)Theykeepcomplainingabouttheirjobs.

D)Theyarenotgoodatdealingwithpeople.

4.FromthepassageweknowthatmostMBAs_______.

A)canclimbthecorporateladderfairlyquickly

B)quittheirjobsoncetheyarefamiliarwiththeirworkmates

C)receivesalariesthatdonotmatchtheirprofessionaltraining

D)cherishunrealisticexpectationsabouttheirfuture

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A)WhythereisanincreasedenrollmentinMBAprograms.

B)ThenecessityofreformingMBAprogramsinbusinessschools.

C)DoubtsabouttheworthofholdinganMBAdegree.

D)Adebateheldrecentlyonuniversitycampuses.

1小题>、【对旳答案】：A

2小题>、【对旳答案】：B

3小题>、【对旳答案】：D

4小题>、【对旳答案】：D

5小题>、【对旳答案】：C

【参照解析】：无

第32题：GermanChancellor(首相)OttoVonBismarckmaybemostfamousforhismilitaryanddiplomatictalent,buthislegacy(遗产)includesmanyoftoday’ssocialinsuranceprograms.Duringthemiddleofthe19thcentury,Germany,alongwithotherEuropeannations,experiencedanunprecedentedrashofworkplacedeathsandaccidentsasaresultofgrowingindustrialization.MotivatedinpartbyChristiancompassion(怜悯)forthehelplessaswellasapracticalpoliticalimpulsetoundercutthesupportofthesocialistlabormovement,ChancellorBismarckcreatedtheworld’sfirstworkers’compensationlawin1884.

By1908,theUnitedStateswastheonlyindustrialnationintheworldthatlackedworkers’compensationinsurance.America’sinjuredworkerscouldsuefordamagesinacourtoflaw,buttheystillfacedanumberoftoughlegalbarriers.Forexample,employeeshadtoprovethattheirinjuriesdirectlyresultedfromemployernegligenceandthattheythemselveswereignorantaboutpotentialhazardsintheworkplace.Thefirststateworkers’compensationlawinthiscountrypassedin1911,andtheprogramsoonspreadthroughoutthenation.

AfterWorldWarII,benefitpaymentstoAmericanworkersdidnotkeepupwiththecostofliving.Infact,realbenefitlevelswerelowerinthe1970sthantheywereinthe1940s,andinmoststatesthemaximumbenefitwasbelowthepovertylevelforafamilyoffour.In1970,PresidentRichardNixonsetupanationalcommissiontostudytheproblemsofworkers’compensation.Twoyearslater,thecommissionissued19keyrecommendations,includingonethatcalledforincreasingcompensationbenefitlevelsto100percentofthestates’averageweeklywages.

Infact,theaveragecompensationbenefitinAmericahasclimbedfrom55percentofthestates’averageweeklywagesin1972to97percenttoday.But,asmoststudiesshow,every10percentincreaseincompensationbenefitsresultsina5percentincreaseinthenumbersofworkerswhofileforclaims.Andwithsomuchmoremoneyfloatingintheworkers’compensationsystem,it’snotsurprisingthatdoctorsandlawyershavehelpedthemselvestoalargesliceofthegrowingpie.

1.Theworld’sfirstworkers’compensationlawwasintroducedbyBismarck_______.

A)tomakeindustrialproductionsafer

B)tospeedupthepaceofindustrialization

C)outofreligiousandpoliticalconsiderations

D)forfearoflosingthesupportofthesocialistlabormovement

2.WelearnfromthepassagethattheprocessofindustrializationinEurope_______.

A)Wasaccompaniedbyanincreasednumberofworkshopaccidents

B)resultedinthedevelopmentofpopularsocialinsuranceprograms

C)requiredworkerstobeawareofthepotentialdangersattheworkplace

D)metgrowingresistancefromlaborersworkingatmachines

3.OneoftheproblemstheAmericaninjuredworkersfacedingettingcompensationintheearly19thcenturywasthat______.

A)theyhadtohavethecouragetosuefordamagesinacourtoflaw

B)differentsumsintheU.S.hadtotallydifferentcompensationprograms

C)America’saveragecompensationbenefitwasmuchlowerthanthecostofliving

D)theyhadtoproduceevidencethattheiremployerswereresponsiblefortheaccident

4.After1972workers’compensationinsuranceintheU.S.becamemorefavorabletoworkerssothat_______.

A)thepovertylevelforafamilyoffourwentupdrastically

B)therewerefewerlegalbarrierswhentheyfiledforclaims

C)thenumberofworkerssuingfordamagesincreased

D)moremoneywasallocatedtotheircompensationsystem

5.Theauthorendsthepassagewiththeimplicationthat______.

A)compensationbenefitsinAmericaaresoaringtonewheights

B)theworkersarenottheonlyonestobenefitfromthecompensationsystem

C)peoplefromallwalksoflifecanbenefitfromthecompensationsystem

D)moneyfloatinginthecompensationsystemisahugedrainontheU.S.economy

1小题>、【对旳答案】：C

2小题>、【对旳答案】：A

3小题>、【对旳答案】：D

4小题>、【对旳答案】：C

5小题>、【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第33题：WhenschoolofficialsinKalkaska,Michigan,closedclasseslastweek,themediaflockedtothestory,portrayingthetown’s2,305studentsasvictimsofstingy(吝啬旳)taxpayers.Thereissometruthtothat;theproperty-taxratehereisone-thirdlowerthanthestateaverage.ButshuttingtheirschoolsalsoallowedKalkaska’seducatorsandthestate’slargestteachers’union,theMichiganEducationAssociation,tomakeapoliticalpoint.TheiraimwastospurpassageoflegislationMichiganlawmakersaredebatingtoincreasethestate’sshareofschoolfunding.

ItwasnocoincidencethatKalkaskashutitsschoolstwoweeksafterresidentsrejecteda28percentproperty-taxincrease.Theschoolboardarguedthatwithouttheincreaseitlackedthe$1.5millionneededtokeepschoolsopen.

Buttheschoolsystemhadnotdoneallitcouldtokeeptheschoolsopen.Officialsdeclinedtoborrowagainstnextear’sstateaid,theyrefusedtotrimextracurricularactivitiesandtheydidnotconsiderseekingasmaller-perhapsmoreacceptable-taxincrease.Infact,closingearlyiscostingKalkaskaasignificantamount,including$600,000inunemploymentpaymentstoteachersandstaffand$250,000inloststateaid.InFebruary,theschoolsystempromisedteachersandstafftwomonthsofretirementpaymentsincaseschoolsclosedearly,adealthatwillcostthedistrict$275,000more.

Othersignssuggestschoolauthoritieswereatleastaseagertomakeapoliticalstatementastokeepschoolsopen.TheMichiganEducationAssociationhiredapublicrelationsfirmtostagearallymarkingtheschoolclosings,whichattracted14localandnationaltelevisionstationsandnetworks.ThepresidentoftheNationalEducationAssociation,theMEA’sparentorganization,flewfromWashington,D.C.,fortheevent.Andtheuniontutoredschoolofficialsintheartoftelevisioninterviews.SchoolsupervisorDoyleDisbrowacknowledgesthedistrictcouldhavekeptschoolsopenbycuttingprogramsbutdeniesthemoveswerepoliticallymotivated.

Michiganlawmakershavereactedangrilytotheclosings.ThestateSenatehasalreadyvotedtoputthesystemintoreceivership(破产管理)andreopenschoolsimmediately;theMichiganHouseplanstoconsiderthebillthisweek.

1.WelearnfromthepassagethatschoolsinKalkaska,Michigan,arefunded______.

A)byboththelocalandstategovernments

B)exclusivelybythelocalgovernment

C)mainlybythestategovernment

D)bytheNationalEducationAssociation

2.Oneofthepumosesforwhichschoolofficialsclosedclasseswas_______.

A)toavoidpayingretirementbenefitstoteachersandstaff

B)todrawtheattentionoflocaltaxpayerstopoliticalissues

C)tomakethefinancialdifficultiesoftheirteachersandstaffknowntothepublic

D)topressureMichiganlawmakersintoincreasingstatefundsforlocalschools

3.Theauthorseemstodisapproveof_______.

A)theMichiganlawmakers’endlessdebating

B)theshuttingofschoolsinKalkaska

C)theinvolvementofthemassmedia

D)delayingthepassageoftheschoolfundinglegislation

4.WelearnfromthepassagethatschoolauthoritiesinKalkaskaaremoreconcernedabout_______.

A)araiseintheproperty-taxrateinMichigan

B)reopeningtheschoolsthereimmediately

C)theattitudeoftheMEA’sparentorganization

D)makingapoliticalissueoftheclosingoftheschools

5.Accordingtothepassage,theclosingoftheschoolsdevelopedintoacrisisbecauseof______.

A)thecomplexityoftheproblem

B)thepoliticalmotivesonthepartoftheeducators

C)theweakresponseofthestateofficials

D)thestrongprotestonthepartofthestudents’parents

1小题>、【对旳答案】：A

2小题>、【对旳答案】：D

3小题>、【对旳答案】：B

4小题>、【对旳答案】：D

5小题>、【对旳答案】：B

【参照解析】：无

第34题：Earlyintheageofaffluence(富裕)thatfollowedWorldWar12,anAmericanretailinganalystnamedVictorLebowproclaimed,“Ourenormouslyproductiveeconomy...demandsthatwemakeconsumptionourwayoflife,thatweconvertthebuyinganduseofgoodsintorituals,thatweseekourspiritualsatisfaction,ouregosatisfaction,inconsumption....Weneedthingsconsumed,burnedup,wornout,replacedanddiscardedataneverincreasingrate.”

AmericanshaverespondedtoLebow’scall,andmuchoftheworldhasfollowed.

Consumptionhasbecomeacentralpillaroflifeinindustriallandsandisevenembeddedinsocialvalues.Opinionsurveysintheworld’stwolargesteconomies-JapanandtheUnitedSates--showconsumeristdefinitionsofsuccessbecomingevermoreprevalent.

Overconsumptionbytheworld’sfortunateisanenvironmentalproblemunmatchedinseveritybyanythingbutperhapspopulationgrowth.Theirsurgingexploitationofresourcesthreatenstoexhaustorunalterablyspoilforests,soils,water,airandclimate.

Ironically,highconsumptionmaybeamixedblessinginhumanterms,too.Thetime-honoredvaluesofintegrityofcharacter,goodwork,friendship,familyandcommunityhaveoftenbeensacrificedintherushtoriches.

Thusmanyintheindustriallandshaveasensethattheirworldofplentyissomehowhollow-that,misledbyaconsumeristculture,theyhavebeenfruitlesslyattemptingtosatisfywhatareessentiallysocial,psychologicalandspiritualneedswithmaterialthings.

Ofcourse,theoppositeofoverconsumption-poverty-isnosolutiontoeitherenvironmentalorhumanproblems.Itisinfinitelyworseforpeopleandbadforthenaturalworldtoo.Dirpossessed(被剥夺得一无所有旳)peasantsslash-and-burntheirwayintotherainforestsofLatinAmerica,andhungrynomads(游牧民族)turntheirherdsoutontofragileAfricangrassland,reducingittodesert.

Ifenvironmentaldestructionresultswhenpeoplehaveeithertoolittleortoomuch,wearelefttowonderhowmuchisenough.Whatlevelofconsumptioncantheearthsupport?Whendoeshavingmoreceasetoaddnoticeablytohumansatisfaction?

3.Whydoestheauthorsayhighconsumptionisamixedblessing?

A)Becausepovertystillexistsinanaffluentsociety.

B)Becausemoralvaluesaresacrificedinpursuitofmaterialsatisfaction.

C)Becauseoverconsumptionwon’tlastlongduetounrestrictedpopulationgrowth.

D)Becausetraditionalritualsareoftenneglectedintheprocessofmodernization.

4.Accordingtothepassage,consumeristculture________.

A)cannotthriveonafragileeconomy

B)willnotaggravateenvironmentalproblems

C)cannotsatisfyhumanspiritualneeds

D)willnotalleviatepovertyinwealthycountries

5Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.

A)humanspiritualneedsshouldmatchmaterialaffluence

B)thereisneveranendtosatisfyingpeople’smaterialneeds

C)whetherhighconsumptionshouldbeencouragedisstillanissue

D)howtokeepconsumptionatareasonablelevelremainsaproblem

1小题>、【对旳答案】：D

2小题>、【对旳答案】：D

3小题>、【对旳答案】：B

4小题>、【对旳答案】：C

5小题>、【对旳答案】：D

【参照解析】：无

三、完型填空

第35题：Whenwomendobecomemanagers,dotheyringadifferentstyleanddifferentskillstothejob?Aretheybetter,orworse,managersthanmen?Arewomenmorehighlymotivatedand__1__thanmalemanagers?

Someresearch__2__theideathatwomenbringdifferentattitudesandskillstomanagementjobs,suchasgreater__3__,anemphasisonaffiliationandattachment