2023年6月英语六级听力真题(第二套)题目-原文与答案

2023年6月英语六级听力真题(第二套)

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Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

1.A)Sheisdrawntoitsintegrationofdesignandengineering.

B)Sheisinfluencedbyherfatherwhoteachesarchitecture.

C)Sheispreoccupiedwithherdreamtobeanarchitect.

D)Sheisattractedtothebeautyofmodernbuildings.

2.A)Bytakingprerequisitecourses.

B)Bystudyingthesubjectonline.

C)Withtheprofessor'shelp.

D)Throughhardwork.

3.A)Itisimmortal.

B)Itisimmaterial.

C)Itislong-lasting.

D)Itisgroundbreaking.

4.A)Computerscience.

B)Philosophy.

C)Economics.

D)Westernart.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Heisafamousfootballcoach.

B)Heiswellknowntothepublic.

C)Hehasbeenguardedbyadiscreetassistant.

D)Hehasoccasionallybeenharassedbyhisfans.

6.A)HelppromoteMrSanchez9spublicprofile.

B)Runcommondailychoresforthewoman.

C)PlayakeyroleinRealMadrid.

D)Serveasapersonalassistant.

7.A)Heonceworkedpart-timeinuniversity.

B)Heishonestandalwaystellsthetruth.

C)Hecareslittleabouthisworkinghours.

D)Hehaslittlepreviousworkexperience.

8.A)Hehasanaturalcapacitytocooperatewithothers.

B)Hehasasoundknowledgeofsportsconsultancy.

C)Hehasahighproficiencyinseverallanguages.

D)Hehasastrongabilitytoconnectwithpeople.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Theyhavefewerrulesandpressures.

B)Theyrequirelesssupervisionandtraining.

C)Theyaremoresuitabletoyoungpeople.

D)Theybringmorebenefitstoyoungpeople.

10.A)Theypreventkidsfromenjoyingadventuresports.

B)Theyrobkidsofthechancetocultivatetheircourage.

C)Theyhelpkidsguardagainstanypossibleinjuries.

D)Theydeprivekidsoftheopportunitytodevelopteamspirit.

11.A)Introducethemtothesesportsstepbystep.

B)Askthemtotrysomeformsofindoorsport.

C)Letthemparticipateinsomelessriskyoutdooractivities.

D)Helpthemtakeupthesesportswhentheyaremoremature.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Manufacturersuseeffectivestrategiestopromotefancierproducts.

B)Techfirmsintentionallydesignproductstohaveshortlifespans.

C)Suchproductstendtocomprisepartsthatareirreplaceable.

D)Consumersoftenhaveacravingforthelatestmodel.

13.A)Detailthelifecycleoftheirproducts.

B)Specifythemajorpartsoftheirproducts.

C)Listarepairabilityscoreoftheirproducts.

D)Indicatethecompetitivenessoftheirproducts.

14.A)Takeduecautioninupgradingtheirproducts.

B)Substitutealltoxicsubstanceswithnon-toxicones.

C)Investinconstructingmorerecyclingfacilities.

D)Taketheinitiativetoreduceelectronicwaste.

15.A)Itcanbesolved.

B)Itiscertaintoworsen.

C)Itisunavoidableinthelongrun.

D)Itwillbefixedbytechcompanies.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Howinternetmonitoringcanbeimplemented.

B)Howtopreventemployeesfromcyberloafing.

C)Howcyberloafingaffectsoverallproductivity.

D)Howtoencourageproductiveinternetsurfing.

17.A)Overuseofsocialmediamayleadtodeclineinproductivity.

B)Employeeengagementiscloselyrelatedtojobsatisfaction.

C)Cyberloafingmayrelieveemployeesofstress.

D)Cyberloafingisasignofworkers9laziness.

18.A)Takingmini-breaksmeansbetterjobperformance.

B)Cyberloafinggenerallydoesmoreharmthangood.

C)Employeeswhoindulgeininternetsurfingaremostlikelytoquit.

D)Workerturnoverislinkedtothetimeallowedforcyberloafing.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Therewereenvironmentalproblems.

B)Therewerenowoodenbuildings.

C)Therewerefewsettlers.

D)Therewerenotrees.

20.A)HeurgedthestatetostarttheNebraskaStateGardeningSociety.

B)Hefoundedanewspaperandusedittopromotehisideas.

C)Heengagedhimselfinalargenumberofaestheticprojects.

D)HeservedaschairmanoftheNebraskaStateBoardofAgriculture.

21.A)Nebraskaearnedthenickname“theTreePlantersState”.

B)ThestategovernmentdeclaredittheofficialArborDay.

C)OnemilliontreeswereplantedthroughoutNebraska.

D)AspecialprizewasawardedtoJuliusMorton.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)TheylivedmostlyinAfricaforabout200,000years.

B)TheymovedoutofAfricaabout60,000yearsago.

C)TheypreferredtoliveinEuroperatherthaninAsia.

D)TheyspreadacrossEuropeandAsiainafewdecades.

23.A)TheLunacaveinGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.

B)ThehumanfossilsdiscoveredmostrecentlyinAfrica.

C)ThetracesofhumanmigrationoutofAfricatoAsia.

D)ThediscoveryoftwomodernhumanteethinChina.

24.A)Theremusthavebeensomereasonforhumanmigration.

B)Humanshadaccesstoabundantfoodsourcesthere.

C)Humansadaptedthemselvestotheenvironmentthere.

D)Therehavebeenchangesinanimals9livingconditions.

25.A)WhenmodernhumansstartedtodisperseoutofAfrica.

B)HowhumanssettleddownontheArabianPeninsula.

C)Whyfreshwaterissoimportantforhumansurvival.

D)WhatpathmodernhumanstooktomigrateoutofAfrica.

答案速查

1.A)Sheisdrawntoitsintegrationofdesignandengineering.

2.D)Throughhardwork.

3.C)Itislong-lasting.

4.A)Computerscience.

5.B)Heiswellknowntothepublic.

6.D)Serveasapersonalassistant.

7.D)Hehaslittlepreviousworkexperience.

8.C)Hehasahighproficiencyinseverallanguages.

9.A)Theyhavefewerrulesandpressures.

10.B)Theyrobkidsofthechancetocultivatetheircourage.

11.C)Letthemparticipateinsomelessriskyoutdooractivities.

12.B)Techfirmsintentionallydesignproductstohaveshortlifespans.

13.C)Listarepairabilityscoreoftheirproducts.

14.D)Taketheinitiativetoreduceelectronicwaste.

15.A)Itcanbesolved.

16.B)Howtopreventemployeesfromcyberloafing.

17.C)Cyberloafingmayrelieveemployeesofstress.

18.A)Takingmini-breaksmeansbetterjobperformance.

19.D)Therewerenotrees.

20.B)Hefoundedanewspaperandusedittopromotehisideas.

21.C)OnemilliontreeswereplantedthroughoutNebraska.

22.B)TheymovedoutofAfricaabout60,000yearsago.

23.D)ThediscoveryoftwomodernhumanteethinChina.

24.A)Theremusthavebeensomereasonforhumanmigration.

25.D)WhatpathmodernhumanstooktomigrateoutofAfrica.

听力原文与答案

SectionA

ConversationOne

M:Haveyoudecidedwhatyouwishtostudy?

W:Yes,professor.Iwishtostudyarchitecture.

M:Ah,that'sawonderfulprofession.Whydidyouchooseit?

W:Igavealotofthoughttothingsyousaidduringourlastdiscussion.(1)AndIdecidedarchitecture

madethemostsenseforme.Inparticular,I'mattractedtothemarriageofdesignandengineering.

M:That'sgreat,butIseemtorememberyouwerepreoccupiedwithalltheloftymathematics.Youno

longerthinkthisaspectwillbetoohardforyou?

W:No.IwasdoingsomeonlineresearchandIthinkIshouldbeabletomanage.(2)Mathmightbethe

toughestsubjectIencounterinthecurriculum,butI'llsimplyputintheworkrequired.I'mcertainthe

fhiitsofmylaborwillpayoff.

M:I'msurethat'strue.Duetoitsmaterialnature,architectureisonefieldwhereyouwillbeableto

clearlywitnessthecontributionyoumaketoacity.(3)Andthelegaciesyoubuildwilllastmuch

longerthananyofusmortals.

W:Yeah,Iguessthat'struetoo.SowhatsubjectsdoyouthinkIshouldstartbrushinguponin

preparation?Ihavethewholesummer.

M:Thesedays,architectureisaverydiverseanddynamicdegree.Mostuniversitieswillencourage

youtolearndifferentthingsfromfieldsaswide-rangingasphilosophyandeconomics.Nevertheless,(4)

Iwouldsuggestyoustartwithcomputerscience,becausetherewillbemanyintricatevisualsyouwill

havetoproduceaspartofyourprojects.

W:AnysoftwareinparticularyouthinkIshouldstartwith?

M:Photoshopisagoodplace.Ifyouaren'tyet,trytobecomeasproficientasyoucanwithit.And

anotherthingthatIwouldrecommendyoulearnasmuchasyoucanisfinearts,inparticular,the

historyofWesternart.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

QI.Whydoesthewomanwishtostudyarchitecture?答案：A)

Q2.Howdoesthewomansayshewillovercomethedifficultyinlearningmathematics?答案：D)

Q3.Whatdoesthemansayaboutarchitects9contributiontoacity?答案：C)

Q4.Whatsubjectdoesthemansuggestthewomanstartwith?答案：A)

ConversationTwo

W:So,asImentionedoverthephone,wearelookingforsomeonewhoisverydiscreet.Ican'tstress

thisenough.

M:Ifullyunderstand.

W:Asweallknow,(5)beingsuchafamousfootbellplayeratRealMadrid,MrSanchezhasavery

highpublicprofile.Thismeanshecannotleavethehousewithoutbeingrecognizedandharassed.

M:Yes,IcompletelyunderstandhowimperativeitwouldbetorespectMrSanchez9sprivatelife.

W:Good.⑹Ashispersonalassistant,youwouldb。requiredtonmcommoneverydaychoresforMr

Sanchez,thingshecannotdohimselfduetohisfame,likegoingtothesupermarketorpostoffice.So,

well,atfirstsightitmayappearthatworkingforacelebrityisveryglamorous.Nothingcouldbe

furtherfromthetruth.I'mtellingyouthissothatyoudon'tgetanyfalseexpectationsofwhatthejob

hastoofferyou.

M:Thanks.Iunderstandthistoo.(7)Thisismyfirstjobaftergraduatingfromuniversity.Sofrankly,I

don'thavemuchpriorworkingexperience.Iam,however,veryexcitedabouttheprospectofjoining

thiscompanyandverykeentostartfromthebottominwhatevercapacityImaybeofuse.

W:That'sgoodtohear.Yousoundveryenergetic.Tellmewhydoyouthinkyouarewellsuitedfor

thisjob?

M:Well,firstly,Ilovefootball.I'malifelongRealMadridsupporterandgototheirgamesevery

weekendIcan.IwouldsimplylovetohaveajobwhereI'minvolvedinsomecapacitywithReal

Madrid,regardlessofthepositionandsalary.(8-1)Andsecondly,Ithinkwhatthiscompanydoesin

sportsconsultancyisverycool.AndIthinkmylanguageskillscouldproveveryusefuldowntheroad.

W:Pleasetellmemoreaboutyourlanguageskills.

M:(8-2)IamfullyfluentinEnglishandSpanishandhaveaworkingprohcinncyinFrench.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q5.WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMrSanchez?答案：B)

Q6.Whatwillthemandoifhegetsthejob?答案:D)

Q7.Whatdoesthemansayabouthimself?答案:D)

Q8.Whydoesthemanthinkheisaverycompetitivecandidate?答案：C)

SectionB

PassageOne

(9)Adventuresportsareundeniablyattractivetomanyenergeticandthrill-seekingkids.Sportslike

rockclimbing,surfing,skiing,andmountainbiking,thushavelotsofappeal.Theydon'thavemanyof

therulesandpressuresoftraditionalteamsports,buttheystillhaveallthebenefitsofoutdoorphysical

activity.Whenproperlysupervised,extremesportscanbeapartofahealthy,balancedlife.

Someadventuresportsmaybeassociatedwithhigherrisksofinjury,soit'simportantforkidstofigure

outwhentotakerisks,andwhennotto.(10)Risk-freeactivitiesdeprivekidsoftheopportunitytotest

themselvesandovercometheirfears.

But,tosome,theseveryrisksarewhatmakesthesesportsabadchoice.Theysaythatextremesports

canoftenleadtodevastatinginjuries,especiallyasyoungthrillseekersmayattemptfeatsthataretoo

advancedforthem.

Butlet'sbereal.Mostkidsdoallkindsofdangerousstuffwhetheryouwantthemtoornot.Adventure

sportshavemanyofthesamerisksanddangers.But,theyhaveanadditionalsenseofadventure,

courageandautonomythatisimportanttofosterinyoungchildren.Asalways,it'suptoparentsto

decidewhat'sbestfortheirkids.(11)But,ifyoudodecidethatadventuresportsareabittoomuch,do

trytointroduceotherformsofoutdooradventuresintotheirlives.Campingunderthestars,fishing,

stargazing,orevenjustplayinginthewoodscanhelpalotinbuildingthesamesenseof

self-confidenceandrisk-takingasinadventuresports.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q9.Whydoextremesportsappealtomanykids?答案：A)

Q10.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutrisk-freeactivities?答案：B)

Qll.Whatshallparentsdoiftheydecideadventuresportsareabittoomuchfortheirkids?答案：C)

PassageTwo

Theshinygadgetsoftodaywillbewastetomorrow.

Manufacturersdon'ttalkmuchaboutthiswhentheyannouncethebignewthingthatwillreplaceyour

mostlyjustasgoodoldthing.(12)Infact,technologyfirmsoftenpurposelydesigndevicesthatwill

notlastlongandcannotberepairedsothatconsumerswillhavetospendtheirmoneyonanewone.

(13)Thisyear,thaFinechgovernmentbeginrequiringtechmanufacturerstolistarepairabilityscore.

Ifadevicecanberepaired,thenitslifecanbeextended,savingconsumersmoneyandtheplanetthe

burdenofsomanytrashedgadgets.Equippedwiththisknowledge,consumerscanmakebetterchoices

aboutwhichproductstobuy.

Some59milliontonsofoldTVs,computers,screens,smartphones,washersandotherelectronicsare

discardedeveryyear.Thiswasteisdangerous.Batteriesexplodeinrecyclingfacilities.Toxic

substanceslikemercuryleakintosoilandgroundwateranddisperseintheair.Manufacturingflat

screensaddsgreenhousegasestotheatmosphere.(14)Weneedtechcompaniestotaketheleadto

solvethisproblem.Iftheywon't,governmentsmustmakethemdoso.

Althoughtechcompanieswilloftenspeakofenvironmentalsustainability,manylobbyagainstrepair

legislation,fearfulitwilleatintotheirprofits.Sustainabilitymatters,butmarketabledesignappearsto

mattermoretothesecompanies.Consumersshouldsupportright-to-repairlegislation.

(15)Inthisworld,damageisacertainty.Butwecannotleavethingsbroken:Aproblemofouccreation

isaproblemthatcanbefixed.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q12.Whydidnewtechproductssoonbecomewaste?答案:B)

Q13.WhatdidtheFrenchgovernmentrequiretechcompaniestodotohelpconsumersmakebetter

choices?答案：C)

Q14.Whatshouldtechcompaniesdotohelpensureenvironmentalsustainability?答案：D)

Q15.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkoftheproblemofwaste?答案：A)

SectionC

RecordingOne

Onaverage,U.S.workersspendabout10%oftheirworkdaysurfingtheinternet,emailingfriendsor

shoppingonline.Thisbehavior,calledcyberloafing,isbelievedtocostemployersupto$85billiona

yearinlostproductivity.

(16)Themajorityofcyberloafingresearchfocusesonwaystopreventemployeesfi~omengaginginthis

behaviorthroughinterventionssuchasinternetmonitoringandcomputerusepolicies.

Butitturnsout,suchbehaviorsmaynotbeasignthataworkerislazyorjustwastingtime.Social

mediauseatworkhasbeenlinkedtohigherlevelsofemployeeengagementandjobsatisfaction.New

researchsuggestscyberloafingcanhelpworkerscopewithanexceptionallystressfulwork

environment.

Butiscyberloafingactuallyeffectiveatreducingemployeestresslevels?

That'sthequestionmyresearchteamwantedtoanswerinournewstudy.(17)Ourhypothesiswasthat

cyberloafingmayserveasamini-break,givingemployeesanopportunitytorecoverfromstressful

worksituations.

Totestthis,weaskedworkerstocompleteanonlinesurveyandrankhowmuchtimetheyspent

cyberloafing,checkingnon-workemailsandshopping.Wealsoaskedthemtorankjobsatisfaction,

theirdesiretoquit,andhowoftenthey'veexperiencedmistreatmentatwork,suchasbeingbullied,

threatenedoryelledat.

Asyoumightexpect,wefoundthatoverall,moremistreatmentatworkwascorrelatedwithlower

levelsofjobsatisfactionandagreaterdesiretoquit.

Moreinterestingly,wefoundthatcyberloafingeffectivelybufferedthisconnection.Thatis,mistreated

workerswhospentmoretimesurfingthewebandcheckingemailsreportedhigherjobsatisfactionand

werelesslikelytowanttoquitthansimilarparticipantswhodidn'tcyberloafasmuch.

Thissuggeststhatcyberloafingactsasasortofreliefvalveforworkers,helpingthemrecoverfrom

stressfulexperiences.

(18)WhilewedidnotdirectlyassesshowcyberloaEngaffectsworkerperformance,webelieveby

relievingstressitmaynotonlyreduceworkerturnover,butalsoultimatelybolsterproductivity.This

fitswithotherrecentresearchthatsuggeststakingshortbreaksisassociatedwithhigherlevelsofdaily

jobperformance.

Thatisn'ttosaycyberloafingisalwaysgood.Toomuchtimespentonnon-workactivitieslikely

causesperformancetosuffer.

Allinall,managersshouldbemorelenientwithemployees.Webelieveabitofonlineshoppingor

surfingtheinternetatworkcouldmakeworkersmoreproductiveinthelongrun.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

Q16.Whatdoesmostcyberloafingresearchfocuson?答案：B)

Q17.Whatwasthehypothesisofthespeaker'sresearchteam?答案：C)

QI8.Onwhatpointdotheresultsofthespeaker'sstudyagreewithotherrecentresearch?答案：A)

RecordingTwo

(19)WhenJuliusMortonmovedtoNebraskaCityin1854,hefacedaproblemsharedbymanysettlers

intheterritory:Itwasatreelessplain.Thatmeantnotreesforbuildingmaterials,orforfuel.

ButMortonwasoneoftheworld9sfirstconservationists,stating,caForprosperity,weoughttoplantas

manyforestsaswehaveexhaustedandconsumed^^.Sohestartedplantingtrees,beginningwithhis

ownland.

By1860Mortonpossessedaforestofmorethan300trees.Afewyearslater,hehadmorethan1,000.

(20)Astheforestgrew,sodidMorton'sinfluenceinNebraska.ThiswaslargelybecauseMorton

foundedtheNebraskaCityNews,thestate'sfirstnewspaper,inwhichhefrequentlywroteeditorials

aboutthepracticalandaestheticbenefitsoftreeplanting.HealsoorganizedtheNebraskaState

GardeningSocietyandservedontheNebraskaStateBoardofAgriculture.

WhileservingontheBoard,Mortoncameupwithanideatospreadhisbeliefintreeplantingstatewide.

OnJanuary4,1872,MortondraftedaresolutionthatApril10bedesignateddayfortheplantingof

treesintheStateofNebraskaandurgedpeopletogooutandplanttreesthemselves.

MortoncalledthespecialeventArborDayas“arbor“isLatinfor"tree”.Thestategovernmentagreed.

(21)AndonApril10,1872,thefirstunofficialArborDaywascelebratedthroughoutNebraska.Prizes

wereawardedtocounties,cities,andindividualswhoplantedthelargestnumberoftrees.Thatday,an

astoundingonemilliontreeswereplantedinNebraska-anaverageofmorethansixforeveryman,

womanandchildinthestate.

Since1885,Nebraskahasplantedmorethan700,000acresoftrees,earningitthenickname“theTree

PlantersState”.ArborDaybecamealegal,civicholidayinthestatein1885.ItwasheldonApril

22—JuliusMorton'sbirthday.InadditiontoaparadeinNebraskaCity,Mortonintroducedwhathas

sincebecomealong-standingArborDaytradition:Schoolchildrenwentoutsideandplantedtrees

together.

In1970,nearlyacenturyafterArborDaywasfirstcelebrated,PresidentRichardNixondeclaredthe

lastFridayofeveryApriltobeobservedasNationalArborDay.All50statesrecognizetheApril

observance,althoughmanyholdanadditionalstateArborDayinamonthmoresuitedtolocaltree

planting.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

Q19.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutNebraskaCityin1854whenJuliusMortonmovedthere?答案：

D)

Q20.WhatdidJuliusMortondothatincreasedhisinfluenceinNebraskaCity?答案：B)

Q21.WhatdoesthespeakersayhappenedonApril10,1872?答案:C)

RecordingThree

(22)ModemhumansaroseinAfricaabout200,000yearsago.TheythenspreadacrossEuropeand

Asiasometimeafter60,000yearsago.Thisisthe“OutofAfiica“model,asit'scommonlyknown.In

the1990s,thehypothesisfoundwidespreadacceptance.Butthispopularideaisinneedofrevision,

particularlygiventhenumberofimportantfindingsacrossAsiaoverthepastfewdecades.(23-1)For

instance,manynewhumanfossilsfound,particularlyinChina,are