2018年6月大学生英语六级第三套

第第7页2018年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第3套）Directions:Forpart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingontheimportanceofbuildingtrustbetweenbusinessandconsumers.Youcanexamplestoillustrateyourshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.SectionAQuestions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WhenElonMusksaysthathisnewpriorityisusingartificialintelligencetobuilddomesticrobots,weshouldlookforwardtothedayinadmiration.Mr.Muskisaguywhogetsthingsdone.Thefounderoftwotechcompanies,TeslaMotorsandSpaceX,isbringingelectricvehiclestomassmarketand26humanstoliveonotherplanets.Thissoundslikesomuchhotair,butthenear$13billionfortunethisentrepreneurhas27comesfrompracticalachievementsratherthanhypotheticalones.Alotofcleverpeopleare28aboutartificialintelligence,fearingthatrobotswillonedaybecomeso29thatthey’llmurderallofus.Thesefearsaremostly30:aswithhysteriaaboutgeneticmodification,wehumansaregenerallywiseenoughtomanagetheseproblemswithspeedandcare.Andjustthinkofhowwonderfulitwouldbeifyouhadalive-inrobot.Itcould,31,belikehavingababysitterandanurserolledintoone--or,ifthatrequired32intelligencebeyondthepowerofMr.Musk’simaginedmachine,atleastsomeonetochopthecarrots,washthecarandmowthelawn.Oncepurchasedandtrained,thiswouldallowthe33usertosavemoneyandtime,freeingup34spaceinourbusylivestoreadagoodbook.ThatiswhywewelcomeMr.Musk’slatest35,andwishhimwell.Aslongasrobotsaddtothesumofhumanhappiness,reducesuffering,andcreatetimetoreadworld-classjournalism,weshouldbetheirfans.Especiallysincejournalismisonejobrobotswillneverdo.A).amassedcasualemotionalenablingeventuallyexaggeratedG).extravagantgenerouslyI).misleadingJ).preciousrewardsmartM).sphereN).terrifiedO).ventureSectionBDirections:Insection,youaregoingtoreadapassagetenstatementsattachedtoEachstatementcontainsinformationgivenoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.maychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphmarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Intherealworld,nobodycaresthatyouwenttoanIvyLeagueschoolAsahighschooljunior,everythinginmyliferevolvedaroundgettingintotherightcollege.IdiligentlyattendedmySAT,ACT,andAdvancedPlacementtestpreparationcourses.Ijuggled（尽力应付）cross-countryandtrackschedules,newspaperstaff,andmychurch’syouthgroupanddramateam.Ididn’tdrink,party,orevendomuchdating.Therightcollege,Ithought,wasonewithprestige,onewithaname.Itdidn’thavetobetheIvyLeague,butitneededtobe“topschool.”Lookingbacknow,nineyearslater,Ican’trememberexactlywhatitwasabouttheseuniversitiesthatmadethemseemsomuchbetter.Wasitacurriculumthatappearedmorerigorous,perhaps？OranalumninetworkthatIhopedwouldopendoorsdowntheline？Maybe.“Idothinkthereareadvantagestoschoolswithmorerecognition,”notesMarybethGasman,aprofessorofhighereducationattheUniversityofPennsylvania.“Idon’tnecessarilythinkthat’sareasontogotoone.”Inreflection,myfirmbeliefinthepowerofthebrandwasnaive,nottomentionabitsnobby.Iquicklypassedoverstateschoolsandsouthernschools,believingtheircurriculumtobeautomaticallyinferiortonortheasternorwesterncounterparts.Instead,IdreamedoflivinginNewYorkCityandmyparentsobligedmewithavisittoNewYorkUniversity’s（NYU）campus.Duringthetour,tuitionfeeswerediscussed.（NYUisconsistentlyrankedoneofthecountry’smostexpensiveschools,withroomandboardcoststotalingupwardsof$64,000ayear.）Upuntilthen,Ihadn’ttrulyrealizedjusthowexpensiveaneducationcanbe.Overthenextfewmonths,IrealizednotonlycouldInotaffordmydreamschool,Icouldn’tevenaffordtheoneswhereI’dbeenaccepted.CityUniversityofNewYork（CUNY）,RutgersUniversity,andIndianaUniversitywereoutofreachaswereMississippiStateandtheUniversityofAlabama,whereIwouldhavetopayout-of-statefees.Furthercomplicatingmycollegesearchwasaflourishingstackcareer—Iwantedtokeeprunningbutmytimesweren’tquitefastenoughtosecureascholarship.Andso,at11pmonthenightofGeorgiaStateUniversity’s（GSU）midnightdeadline,Iappliedonline.RatedNo.466overallonForbes’ListsTopColleges,No.183inResearchUniversities,andNo.108intheSouth,Ican’tsayitwasmytopchoice.Still,thetrackcoachhadofferedmeawalk-onspot,andIactuallyfoundtheurbanAtlantacampusadecentconsolationprizeafterNewYorkCity.Whileitmayhavebeenpractical,itwasn’tprestigious,Buthere’sthething：Ilovedmy“lower-tier”（低层次的）university.（Iusetheterm“low-tier”cautiously,becauseGSUisawell-regardedresearchinstitutionthatattractshighqualityprofessorsandfacultyfromalloverthecountry.）Wearetaughttobelievethatonlybygoingtothebestschoolsandgettingthebestgradescanweescapetheratraceandbuildabetterfuture.Butwhatiflower-tiercollegesanduniversitieswerethetickettoescapingtheratrace？Afterall,whereelsecanyouleaveschoolwithadecentdegree—butwithoutalifetimeofdebt？Iwasluckyenoughtohavemytuitioncoveredbyalottery-fundedscholarshipcalledHOPE（HelpingOutstandingPupilsEducationally）WhenIstartedcollege,theHOPEscholarshipwasfundedbythestateofGeorgiaandofferedtograduatinghighschoolseniorswithaGPAof3.0orhigher.LivingcostsandbooksIpaidforwithmoneyearnedduringhighschool,supplementedbyasmallcollegefundmydeceasedgrandfatherleftformeandamodestsavingsaccountmyparentsc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