2023.06英语六级真题第3套

2023202363套PAGE1NUMPAGES62023年6月英语六级真题第3PartI (30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentence"Itiswidelyacceptedthatanimportantgoalofeducationistohelpstudentslearnhowtolearn."Youcanmakecomments,citeexamplesoruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIListening (30温馨提示：2023622PartIIIReading (40SectionDirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Youmightnotknowyourselfaswellasyouthink.Accordingtoanewstudy,peopleare26accuratejudgesofonlysomeoftheirbehaviors.Whilemostpreviousstudiesonhowwellpeopleknowthemselveshavebeendoneonlong-termpersonalitytraits,thisnewstudy27howwellpeopleunderstandhowtheyareactingfromonemomenttothenext.Researchersaskedparticipantstowearaudiorecordersthatautomatically28every9.5minutesbetween7a.m.and2a.m.torecordsecondsofaudio.Theseparticipantswerethenemailedsurveysfourtimesadayaskingthem29howoutgoing,agreeable,orconscientioustheywereduringaparticularhouroftheday.Thestudyuseddatafrom248participants,allofwhomansweredquestionsabouttheirbehaviorfor30weeksandworetheaudiodeviceforoneofthoseSixlaboratoryassistantsratedeachparticipant'saudioclipstoseehowtheirobservationscomparedwithpeople's31ofthemselves.Thesixassistantsweregenerallyinagreementwithoneanotherabouthowthepeopletheywereobservingacted.Further,participants'ratingsoftheirownbehaviorsagreedwithobservers'forhowoutgoingandhowconscientioustheywerebeing.Buttheagreementbetweenparticipantsandoutsideobserverswasmuchsmallerforagreeableness.Someofthis32couldbebecausetheobserversusedonlyaudioclips,andthuscouldnotread33likebodylanguage,butthereare34otherexplanations,aspeopleshouldbeabletohearwhenaparticipantisbeingkindversusbeingrude.Theweakagreementbetweenhowparticipantsthoughttheywereactingandwhatobserversheardcouldbebecausepeoplewouldrather35rudebehavior.SectionDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymakingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.WhyweneedtinyWe'reexperiencingtherebirthofsmallness.Farmersmarkets,tinyhomes,andbrewpubsallexemplifyourloveofsmallness.Sodocharterschools,coffeeshops,andlocalbookstores.Smallisoften(butnotalways)moreaffordable,healthier,andsustainable,butitsfinestcharacteristic,theonethatturnscharmintolove,isthatgoingsmallallowsustobemorefullywhoweare.Inhighereducationthetrendismostlyintheoppositedirection:Universitieswith20,000or30,000studentsareconsidered"mid-sized".Thenation'slargestuniversity,ArizonaStateUniversity,has80,000studentsoncampusandaimstoenrollanother100,000studentsonline.Attheotherendofthespectrumisahandfulofcollegesthathavefewerthanahundredstudentsoncampusandnoonlinecourses:collegessuchasSterlingCollege,ThomasMoreCollegeofLiberalArts,andDeepSpringsCollege.Thesecollegesaresosmallthattheycanonlybecalled"tiny."Tinycollegesfocusnotjustonayoungperson'sintellect,butontheyoungpersonasawhole.Equallyimportant,tinycollegesask,"Howcaneducationcontributetohumanflourishingandthewell-beingoftheworld?"Andtheyshapeacollegeexperiencetoaddressthatquestion.TheyreplaceconcernsaboutinstitutionalgrowthwithattentiontothegrowthofstudentsasfullydevelopedparticipantsintheirI'vehadtheprivilegeofteachingatthreedifferentinstitutionsofhigherlearningduringmycareer-asmallliberalartscollegeandtwomid-sizedpublicuniversities.I'vealsobeenprofoundlydisappointedineachoftheseinstitutions,andinmanyofmycolleagues,especiallywhenitcomestohelpingstudentsandpreparingthemforthemanyresponsibilitiesofadulthood.Administratorsfocusonthebusinessofrunningauniversity,andmostfacultyfocusontheirscholarshipandteachingtheirdiscipline.Littledeliberateattentionisgiventohowstudentsmatureasindividualsandsocialbeings.Havingjustretiredfromteachingatapublicuniversity,I'mnowreturningtomyhometownofFlagstaff,Arizona,toestablishatinycollege—FlagstaffCollege.I'mconvincedthere'saneedforanothertypeofeducation,onedevotedtohelpingstudentscomeintotheirownandintothisbeautifulandtroubledworld.Youngpeopleneedaneducationthatwillprovidethemwithmeaning,hope,courage,andpassion,aswellasinformationandskills.Largeinstitutions,Ibelieve,areparticularlyill-suitedtothistypeofeducation.There'sno"bestof"listwhenitcomestotinycolleges,atleastnotyet.Butaroundthecountrypeoplearecreatingnewcollegesthatprovideanalternativetosmallliberalartscolleges,largepublicuniversities,andonlineeducation.Withonly26students,DeepSpringsisthesmallestcollegeinthecountryand,quitelikely,themostatypical(非典型的).LocatedonaworkingcattleranchontheCalifornia-Nevadaborder,DeepSpringsisaprivate,residential,two-yearcollegeformen,committedtoeducatingstudentsfor"alifeofservicetohumanity."Foundedbytheelectricitytycoon大亨)L.L.Nunnin1917,DeepSprings"curriculum"revolvesaroundacademics,labor,andself-governance.Inadditiontotheircourses,studentsarechargedwithrunningthe155-acreranchandoverseeingthefunctioningofthecollege.Studentschairboththeadmissionsandthecurriculumcommittees."Livinginclosecommunitywithone'steachersandfellowstudents,andbeingforcedtotakeonadultresponsibilities,makesforone'sgrowthasaperson,"saysWilliamHunt,whograduatedlastyear."Toexistforverylonginacommunitylikethat,youhavetogetoverthequestionofwhetheryou'resufficientlytalentedorprincipledandgetstartedworryingabouthowyoucanstretchyourselfandyourpeers,howmuchyoucanmanagetolearnwiththem."SterlingCollege,inCraftsburyCommon,Vermont,isalsoverysmall-fewerthan100students.UnlikeDeepSprings,Sterlingfocusesitscurriculumonenvironmentalandsocialjusticeissues,butlikeDeepSpringsitplacesahighvalueonpersonalresponsibilityandmanuallabor.Accordingtoitscatalog,acollegeeducationatSterlingcombines"rigorousacademics,roll-up-your-sleeveschallenges,andgoodoldhardwork."Theaveragetuitionatasmallliberal-artscollegeis$30,000to$40,000ayear,notincludingthecostoflivingoncampus,ascomparedto$8,000to$10,000ayearfortuitionaloneatapublicuniversity.Ofthetinycolleges,onlyDeepSpringsdoesn'tchargetuitionorroomandboard;studentspayonlyforbooksandthecostoftravelingtoandfromcollege.Iftinyschoolsaretobecomeaplayeronthehighereducationscene,theywillneedtofindawaytobetrulyaffordable.Doingsomaynotbethatdifficultsolongastheydonotpatternthemselvestoocloselyonexistingnorms.We'vecometobelievethatagoodcollegeshouldhavemanyacademicprogramsandexcellentfacilities,posh(豪华的)dorms,anarrayofathleticprograms,andaworld-classstudentactivitycenter.Imagineagoodcollegewithoutaclimbingwall!Wealsohaveacceptedtheideathatcollegepresidents,andtheirmanyvice-presidents,shouldbepaidliketheircounterpartsinthebusinessworldandthathighereducationrequiresanelaborate,up-to-datetechnologyinfrastructure.Allofthisdrivesupthecostofeducation.The"trick"tomakingtinycollegesaffordable,ifthat'stherightword,issimplicity.Atitscore,educationisahuman-to-humaninteraction.Reflectingonhisowncollegeeducation,PresidentGarfieldoncecommentedthatanidealcollegewouldconsistofnothingmorethanthelegendaryteacherMarkHopkinsononeendofalogandastudentontheother.Theeconomicsofatinycollege,inotherwords,mightbesimilartothatofatinyhouse.Becauseitissmall,atinyhousecostslesstobuildandlesstofurnish,insure,andmaintain.Buttheeconomicbenefitsofasmallhousedon'tendthere.Tinyhomesdiscouragehomeownersfrombuyingstuffthattheyreallydon'tneed,becausethere'snoplacetoputit.I'malateconverttotheideaoftinycolleges,andIfullyunderstandtheneedformanydiversetypesofeducationalinstitutions.Academicresearchandjobtrainingareimportant,buttinycollegesaren'tsuitedforeither.Theeducationalneedsofacomplexsocietyarethemselvescomplex,andnosinglemodelcanmeetalloftheseneeds.ButI'mnowconvincedthere'saneducationalneedthat'snowgoingalmostcompletelyunmet:namely,theneedtohelpyoungpeopletransitionintoadulthood.Tinycollegescandothisbetterthananyothertypeofeducationalinstitution.Theultimatejustificationforatinycollegeistheconvictionthateachofuscomesintoourfullhumanitybycloseinteractionwiththosewhoknowandcareforus,andthatoneofthebasicpurposesofhighereducationissocial.Althoughwegivelipservicetotheideathatacollegeeducationwillmakeusbetterpeople,whenall'ssaidanddone,wethinkofhighereducationprimarilyineconomicterms.We'vecometothinkofhighereducationasameanstomakealivingratherthanmakealife.We'vealsocometoseehighereducationasaprivategoodratherthanapublicone.Tinycollegesarenottheanswertoallofoureducationalrequirements,butthey'reananswertooneofourmostbasiceducationalnecessities;theneedtoproducethoughtful,engaged,andcompassionatehumanOnetinyAmericancollegesituatedonacattlefarmisdevotedtoeducatingstudentstoservemankindthroughouttheirlives.Muchtotheauthor'sdisappointment,thethreeinstitutionsofhigherlearningwhereshetaughtlargelyignorestudents'growthassocialbeings.TinycollegesmustbemadeaffordableinordertoplayaroleinhigherAccordingtoarecentgraduatefromatinycollege,livingtogetherwithfacultyandfellowstudentsisconducivetoastudent'sgrowthasaperson.Ratherthangoingsmall,mostAmericanuniversitiesaretryingtogoInacertaintinycollege,rigorousacademicworkandtraditionalmanuallaborareTinycollegesfocusoneducatingstudentstobecomewell-roundedcitizensinsteadofseekingtheirownTheessenceofeducationliesintheinteractionbetweenAfterherretirement,theauthorhasdecidedtosetupatinycollegeinherTinycollegesarejustifiedasitisbelievedthatourgrowthintofullhumanitycomesthroughinteractionwithpeoplenearanddeartous.SectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingIfyou'resomeonewhohasturnedtosnackingonjunkfoodmoreinthepandemic大流行病),you'renotalone.InvestigativereporterMichaelMosssaysprocessedfoodisengineeredtohookyou,notunlikealcohol,cigarettes,orotherharmfulsubstancesHis2013book,SaltSugarFatexploredfoodcompanies'aggressivemarketingofthoseproductsandtheirimpactonourhealth.Inhisnewbook,Hooked,Mossupdatesthefoodgiants'effortstokeepuseatingwhattheyserve,andhowthey'rerespondingtocomplaintsfromconsumersandhealthadvocates.Processedfoodisinexpensive,it'slegal,andit'severywhere.Companies'advertisingiscueingustorememberthoseproductsandwewantthoseproductsconstantly.Sothefoodenvironmentisoneofthosekeythingsthatmakesfoodevenmoreproblematicforsomanypeople.Memory,nostalgia(怀旧)inparticular,playsabigroleinthefoodswecrave.Sodacompaniesdiscoveredthatiftheyputasodainthehandsofachildwhenthey'reataballgamewiththeirparents,thatsodawillforeverbeassociatedwiththatjoyousmoment.Laterinlife,whenthatchildwantstoexperienceajoyousmoment,they'regoingtothinkofsoda.Manypeopleseekcomfortinthesnackstheyrememberfromchildhood.Mossexaminesthewaycompaniescapitalizeonourmemories,cravingsandbrainchemistrytokeepussnacking.OneofthereasonsIcametothinkthatsomeofthesefoodproductsareevenmorepowerful,moretroublesomethandrugscanbeismemory.Whatweeatisallaboutmemory.Andwebeginformingmemoriesforfoodatareallyearlyage.Andwekeepthosememoriesforalifetime.Knowingthis,thefoodindustryspendslotsoftimetryingtoshapethememoriesthatwehavefortheirproducts.Oneofthefeaturesofaddictionthatscientistsstudyingdrugaddictiondiscoveredbackinthe1990swasthatthefasterasubstancehitsthebrain,themoreaptweareasaresulttoactimpulsively.There'snothingfasterthanfoodinitsabilitytohitthebrain.ForMoss,thisputsthenotionof"fastfood"inanentirelynewlightasthisisn'tlimitedtofastfoodchains-almost90%offoodproductsingrocerystoresareprocessedfoods.Everythingintheindustryisaboutspeed,frommanufacturingtopackaging.Overall,Mossoutlinestheindustry'sdependenceonmakingtheirproductsinexpensive,delicious,andincrediblyconvenientforconsumers.Nowthatmoreandmorepeoplecareaboutwhattheyputintheirbodiesandarewantingtoeathealthier,thesecompaniesarefindingitreallydifficulttomeetthatnewdemandbecauseoftheirownaddictiontomakingtheseconveniencefoods.InwhatwaydoesMichaelMossthinkprocessedfoodiscomparabletoalcoholandTheyareall C)TheyareallengineeredtobeTheyareallnecessary D)TheyareallinincreasinglygreatWhatdoestheauthorsayplaysakeyroleinthefoodsweThefood C)Aggressive D)Whatdofoodcompaniesdotocapitalizeonconsumers'associationwiththeirfoodTheystrivetoinfluencehowconsumersremembertheirTheyattempttouseconsumers'long-termmemoriestopromoteTheytrytoexploitconsumers'memoriesfortheirproductsasearlyasTheyendeavortofindwhatconsumersrememberabouttheirHowdoesthefoodindustryoperatefrommanufacturingtopackaging,accordingtoPlacingtheideaoffastfoodinanentirelynewSettingnolimittothenumberoffastfoodFocusingonhowquicklytheworkisPrioritizingthequalityoftheirWhyarecompaniesfindingitdifficulttosatisfyconsumers'demandforhealthierfoodTheythinkspeedofproductionoutweighsconsumers'TheybelievetheirindustrywouldperishwithoutfastTheyhavetostrikeabalancebetweentasteandTheyarehookedonmanufacturingconveniencePassageQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingChimpanzees黑猩猩),humanbeings'closestanimalrelatives,shareupto98%ofourgenes.Yethumansandchimpanzeesleadverydifferentlives.Fewerthan300,000wildchimpanzeesliveinafewforestedcornersofAfricatoday,whilehumanshavecolonizedeverycorneroftheglobe.Atmorethan7billion,humanpopulationdwarfsthatofnearlyallothermammals—despiteourphysicalweaknesses.Whatcouldaccountforourspecies'incredibleevolutionaryOneobviousanswerisourbigbrains.Itcouldbethatourrawintelligencegaveusanunprecedentedabilitytothinkoutsidethebox,innovatingsolutionstothornyproblemsaspeoplemigratedacrosstheglobe.Butagrowingnumberofcognitivescientistsandanthropologists人类学家)arerejectingthatexplanation.Theythinkthat,ratherthanmakingourlivingasinnovators,wesurviveandthrivepreciselybecausewedon'tthinkforourselves.Instead,peoplecopewithchallengingclimatesandecologicalcontextsbycarefullycopyingothers.Inafamousstudy,psychologistsVictoriaHornerandAndrewWhitenshowedtwogroupsoftestsubjects-childrenandchimpanzees-amechanicalboxwithatreatinside.Inonecondition,theboxwasopaque,whileintheotheritwastransparent.Theexperimentersdemonstratedhowtoopentheboxtoretrievethetreat,buttheyalsoincludedtheirrelevantstepoftappingontheboxwithastick.Oddly,thechildrencarefullycopiedallthestepstoopenthebox,evenwhentheycouldseethatthestickhadnopracticaleffect.Thatis,theycopiedirrationally:Insteadofdoingonlywhatwasnecessarytogettheirreward,childrenslavishlyimitatedeveryactionthey'dwitnessed.Ofcourse,thatstudyonlyincludedthree-andfour-year-olds.Butadditionalresearchhasshownthatolderchildrenandadultsareevenmorelikelytomindlesslycopyothers'actions,andinfantsarelesslikelytoover-imitate—thatis,topreciselycopyevenimpracticalactions.Bycontrast,chimpanzeesinthestudyonlyover-imitatedintheopaquecondition.Inthetransparentcondition-wheretheysawthatthestickwasmechanicallyuseless-theyignoredthatstepentirely.Otherresearchhassincesupportedthesefindings.Whenitcomestocopying,chimpanzeesaremorerationalthanhumanchildrenorWheredoestheseeminglyirrationalhumanpreferenceforover-imitationcomefrom?AnthropologistJosephHenrichpointsou