2023年6月六级试题及答案

2023年6月20日六级真题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnthe

ImportanceofaName.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人说名字或名称很重要

2.也有人觉得名字或名称无关紧要

3.我认为…

OntheImportanceofaName

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15

minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutesiogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformation

giveninthepassage.

HelicopterMomsvs.Free-RangeKids

Wouldyouletyourfourth-graderridepublictransportationwithoutanadult?Probablynot.

Still,whenLenoreSkenazy.acolumnistfortheNewYorkSun,wroteaboutlettinghersontakethe

subwayalonetogetbacktcherManhattanhomefromadepartmentstoreontheUpperEastSide,

shedidn'texpecttogethitwithawaveofcriticismfromreaders.

“Longstoryshort:Mysongothome,ovcijoycdwithindependence,MSkenazywroteonApril

4intheNewYorkSun.uLongstorylonger:HalfthepeopleFvetoldthisepisodetonowwantto

turnmeinforchildabuse.Asifkeepingkidsunderlockandkeyandcellphoneandcarefulwatch

istherightwaytorearkids.Ifsnot.Ifsdebilitating(使虚弱)一tbrusandtbrthem.”

OnlinemessageboardsweresoonfullofpeoplebothapplaudingandcondemningSkenazy's

decisiontolethersongoitalone.ShewoundupdefendingherselfonCNN(accompaniedbyher

son)andonpopularblogsliketheHuffingtonPost,whereherfollow-uppiecewasironically

headlined"MoreFromAmerica'sWorstMom.”

Theepisodehasignitedanotheroneofthosedebatesthatdividesparentsintovocalopposing

camps.Aremodernparentsneedlesslyoverprotective,oristheworldamorecomplicatedand

dangerousplacethanitwaswhenpreviousgenerationswereallowedtowanderabout

unsupervised?

Fromthe"she'sanirresponsiblemother”campcame:"Shameonyoufbrbeingsocareless

abouthissafety,^incommentsontheHuffingtonPost.Andtherewasthisfromamotheroffour:

“Howwouldyouhavefeltifhedidn'tcomehome?”ButSkenazygotalotofsupport,too,with

womenandmenwritinginwithstoriesabouthowtheywereallowedtotaketripsallby

themselvesatsevenoreight.Shealsogotheapsofpraiseforbuckingthe“helicopterparent'*trend:

“GoodforthisMom,"onecommenterwroteontheHuffingtonPost.“Thisisaniuch-nccdcd

realitycheck.”

Lastweek,encouragedbyalltheattention,Skenazystartedherownblog—FreeRange

Kids—promotingtheideathatmodernchildrenneedsomeofthesameindependencethather

generationhad.Inthegoodolddaysnine-year-oldbabyboomersrodetheirbikestoschool,

walkedtothestore,tookbuses—andevensubways—allbythemselves.Herblog,shesays,is

dedicatedtosensibleparenzing.*4AtFreeRangeKids,webelieveinsafekids.Webelieveincar

seatsandsafetybelts.WedoNOTbelievethateverytimeschool-agechildrengooutside,they

needasecurityguard.n

Sowhyarcsomeparentssonervousaboutlettingtheirchildrenoutoftheirsight?Arccities

andtownslesssafeandkidsmorevulnerabletocrimeslikechildkidnapandsexualabusethan

theywereinpreviousgenerations?

Notexactly.NewYorkCity,fbrinstance,issaferthanit'severbeen;it'sranked136thin

crimeamongallAmericancities.Nationwide,strangerkidnapsarcextremelyrare;there'saone-

in-a-millionchanceachildwillbetakenbyastranger,accordingtotheJusticeDepartment.And

90percentofsexualabusecasesarecommittedbysomeonethechildknows.Mortalityratesfrom

allcauses,includingdiseaseandaccidents,forAmericanchildrenarelowernowthantheywere

25yearsago.AccordingtoChildTrends,anonprofitresearchgroup,between1980and2023

deathratesdroppedby44percentforchildrenaged5to14and32percentforteensaged15to19.

Thenthere'sthewholequestionofwhethermodernparentsaremorewatchfulandnervous

aboutsafetythanpreviousgenerations.Yes,somearc.Partoftheproblemisthatwithwall-tc-wall

Internetandcablenews,everymissingchildeasegetssomuchairtimethatit'snotsurprisingeven

normalparentalanxietycanbeamplified.Andmanymiddle-classparentshavegottenusedto

managingtheirchildren,stimeandshuttlingthemtovariousenrichingactivities,sotheideaof

lettingthemoutontheirowncanseemlikearisk.Backin1972,whenmanyoftoday'sparents

werekids,87percentofchildrenwholivedwithinamileofschoolwalkedorbikedeveryday.

Buttoday,theCentersforDiseaseControlreportthatonly13percentofchildrenbike,walkor

otherwisegetthemselvestoschool.

Theextrasupervisionisbothacityandasuburbanphenomenon.Parentsareworriedabout

crime,andthey'reworriedaboutkidsgettingcaughtintrafficinacitythat'snotusedto

pedestrians.Ontheotherhand,therearcstillplentyofkidswhoseparentsgivethemalotof

independence,bychoiceerbynecessity.TheAfterSchoolAlliancefindsthatmorethan14

millionkidsaged5to17areresponsiblefortakingcareofthemselvesafterschool.Only6.5

millionkidsparticipateinorganizedprograms.t4Manychildrenwhohaveworkingparentshaveto

takethesubwayorbustogettoschool.Manydothisbythemselvesbecausetheyhavenoother

waytogettotheirschools,''saysDr.RichardGallagher,directoroftheParentingInstituteatthe

NewYorkUniversityChildStudyCenter.

Forthoseparentswhowonderhowandwhentheyshouldstartallowingtheirkidsmore

freedom,there'snoclear-cutanswer.Childexpertsdiscourageaone-size-fits-allapproachto

parenting.What'srightfbrSkenazy'snine-year-oldcouldbeinappropriateforanotherone.Itall

dependsondevelopmentalissues,maturity,andthepsychologicalandemotionalmakeupofthat

child.Severalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount,saysGallagher.4tThcabilitytofollowparent

guidelines,thechild'slevelofcomfortinhandlingsuchsituations,andachild'sgeneraljudgment

shouldbeweighed.”

GallagheragreeswithSkenazythatmanynine-year-oldsarcreadyforindependencelike

takingpublictransportationalone."Atcertaintimesofthecay,oncertainroutes,thesubwaysarc

generallysafeforthesechildren,especiallyiftheyhavegrownupinthecityandhavebeentaught

howtobesafe,howtoobtainhelpiftheyarcconcernedfortheirsafety,andhowtoavoidunsafe

situationsbybeingwatchfulandontheirtoes.”

Butevenwithmoretrafficandfewersidewalks,modemparentsdohaveoneadvantagetheir

parentsdidn't:thecellphorc.Beingabletocheckinwithachildanytimegoesalongwaytoward

relievingparentalanxietyandmayhelpparentsloosentheircontrolalittlesooner.Skenazygota

lotofcriticismbecauseshedidn'tgiveherkidhercellphonebecauseshethoughthe'dloseitand

wantedhimtolearntogoitalonewithoutdependingonmom——amajorprincipleoffree-range

parenting.Butmostparentsarcmorethanhappytousecellphonestokeeptracksontheirkies.

Andforthosewholiketheideaoffree-rangekidsbutstillstrugglewiththeirinnerhelicopter

parent,theremaybeamiddleway.AnewgenerationofGPScellphoneswithtrackingsoftware

makeiteasierthanevertofollowachild'severymovementviatheInternet—withoutseemingto

interfereorhover.Ofcourse,whentheygotocollege,theymightstartobjectingtobeing

monitoredasifthey'reonparole（假释）.

1.WhenLenoreSkenazy'ssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,he

|A）wasafraidthathemightgetlost|B]enjoyedhavingtheindependence

[C]wasonlytoopleasedtotaketherisk[D]thoughthewasanexceptionalchild

2.LenoreSkenazybelievesthatkeepingkidsundercarefulwatch.

[A]hinderstheirhealthygrowth[B]addstoomuchtoparents'expenses

[CJshowstraditionalparentalcaution[D]bucksthelatestparentingtrend

3.Skenazy\decisiontolethersontakethesubwayalonehasmetwith.

[A]oppositionfromherownfamily|B]officialchargesofchildabuse

[C]approvalfrompsychologists|D]somewhatmixedresponses

4.Skenazystartedherownblogto.

[A]promotesensibleparenting[B]shareparentingexperience

[C]fightagainstchildabuse[D]protectchildren'sright

5.Accordingtotheauthor,NewYorkCity.

[A]rankshighinroadaccidents[B]ismuchsaferthanbefore

[C]rankslowinchildmortalityrates|D]islessdangerousthansmallcities

6.Parentstodayarcmorenervousabouttheirkids'safetythanpreviousgenerationsbecause

[A]therearenowfewerchildreninthefamily

[B]thenumberoftrafficaccidentshasbeenincreasing

[C]theirfearisamplifiedbymediaexposureofcrime

[DIcrimerateshavebeenontheriseovertheyears

7.According(ochildexperts,howandwhenkidsmayb,allowedmorefreedomdependson

(A]thetraditionsandcustomsofthecommunity

[B]thesafetyconditionsoftheirneighborhood

[CJtheirparents*psychologicalmakeup

IDJtheirmaturityandpersonalqualities

8.AccordingtoGallagherandSkenazy,childrenwhoarcwatchfulwillbebetterabletostayaway

from.

9.Beingabletofindoutwhereachildisanytimehelpslessenparents5.

10.NowadayswiththehelpofGPScellphones,parentscan,fromadistance,tracktheir

children's.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[Af,[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhich

isthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

11.[A]Fredforgottocallhimlastnightaboutthecampingtrip.

[BlHeisnotgoingtolendhissleepingbagtoFred.

[ClHehasnotseenFredatthegymforsometime.

[D]Fredmayhaveborrowedasleepingbagfromsomeoneelse.

12.[A]Summerhasbecomehotterinrecentvears.

[B]Itwillcooldownabitovertheweekend.

[C]Swimminginapoolhasarelaxingeffect.

[D]Hehopestheweatherforeiscaasctcurate.

13.[A]TakingapictureofProf.Brown.

[B]Commentingonanoil-painting.

[C]HostingaTVprogram.

|D|Stagingaperformance.

14.[A]Shecanhelpthemantakecareoftheplants.

[B]Mostplantsgrowbetterindirectsunlight.

(ClTheplantsneedtobewateredfrequently.

[D]Theplantsshouldbeplacedinashadyspot.

15.[A]Changetoamoreexcitingchannel.

[B]Seethemoviesomeothertime.

[ClGotobedearly.

[D]Stayuptilleleven.

16.[A]Bothofthemarelaymenofmodernart.

[BlShehaslearnedtoappreciatemodernsculptures.

[C]Italianartists'worksaredifficulttounderstand.

[D]Modernartistsaregenerallyconsideredweird.

17.[A]Theyseemsatisfiedwithwhattheyhavedone.

[B]Theyhavscalledallclubmemberstocontribute.

[C]Theythinkthedaycanbecalledamemorableone.

[D]Theyfindithardtoraisemoneyforthehospital.

18.[A]Themanshouldn'thesitatetotakethecourse.

[B]Themanshouldtalkwiththeprofessorfirst.

[C]Thecourseisn'topentoundergraduates.

[D]Thecoursewillrequirealotofreading.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.[A]Currenttrendsineconomicdevelopment.

[B]Domesticissuesofgeneralsocialconcern.

[C]StoriesaboutBritain'srelationswithothernations.

[D]Conflictsandcompromisesamongpoliticalparties.

20.[A]Basedonthepollsofpublicopinions.

[B]Byinterviewingpeoplewhofilecomplaints.

(ClByanalyzingthedomesticandinternationalsituation.

[D]Basedonpublicexpectationsandeditors'judgment.

21.[A]Underlyingrulesofediting.

[BlPracticalexperience.

[C]Audience'sfeedback.

[DIProfessionalqualifications.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.[A]Theiraveragelifespanwaslessthan50years.

[B]Itwasverycommonforthemtohave12children.

[C]Theyretiredfromworkmuchearlierthantoday.

[D]Theywerequiteoptimisticabouttheirfuture.

23.[A]Getreadyforecologicalchanges.

[B]Adaptto1thenewenvironment.

[C]Learntousenewtechnology.

[D]Explorewaystostayyoung.

24.[A]Whenallwomengoouttowork.

[B]Whenfamilyplanningisenforced.

(ClWhenaworldgovernmentissetup.

[D]Whenallpeoplebecomewealthier.

25.[A]Eliminatepovertyandinjustice.

[B]Migratetootherplanets.

[ClControltheenvironment.

[D]Findinexhaustibleresources.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],fCJand/£)/.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.[A]lbhelpyoungpeopleimprovetheirdrivingskills.

[B]Toalertteenagerstothedangersofrecklessdriving.

[C]Toteachyoungpeopleroadmannersthroughvideotapes.

[D]Toshowteensthepenaltiesimposedoncarelessdrivers.

27.[A]Readaccidents.

[B|Streetviolence.

[ClDrugabuse.

[D]Lungcancer.

28.[A]Ithaschangedteens'wayoflife.

fB]Ithasmadeteensfeellikeadults.

[C]Ithasaccomplisheditsobjective.

[D]Ithasbeensupportedbyparents.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.[A]Customersmaygetaddictedtothesmells.

[BlCustomersmaybemisledbythesmells.

[C]Ithidesthedefectsofcertaingoods.

[D|Itgivesrisetounfaircompetition.

30.[A]Flexible.

IB]Critical.

Supportive.

[D]Cautious.

31.[A]Theflowerscentstimulatedpeople'sdesiretobuy.

[B]Strongersmellshadgreatereffectsonconsumers.

[C]Mostshoppershatedthesmellsintheshoestore.

[D]84%ofthecustomerswereunawareofthesmells.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.[A]Agoodstrainhitabuscarryingmanypassengers.

[BlTwopassengertrainscrashedintoeachother.

[C]Apassengertraincollidedwithagoodstrain.

[D]Anexpresstrainwasderailedwhenhitbyabomb.

33.[A]Therescueoperationshavenotbeenveryeffective.

[BlMorethan300injuredpassengerswerehospitalized.

[ClThecauseofthetragicaccidentremainsunknown.

[D]Theexactcasualtyfiguresarenotyetavailable.

34.[A]Therewasabombscare.

[BlTherewasaterroristattack.

[C]Afirealarmwassetoffbymistake.

[D]50poundsofexplosiveswerefound.

35.[A]Followpolicemen'sdirections.

[B]Keepaneyeontheweather.

IC1Avoidsnow-coveredroads.

[D]Drivewithspecialcare.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

time,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromJ6to43withtheexactwordsyouhave

justheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.

Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemain

pointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheck

whatyouhavewritten.

Englishistheleadinginternationallanguage.Indifferentcountriesaroundtheglobe,English

isacquiredasthemother(36),inothersit'susedasasecondlanguage.Somenations

useEnglishastheir(37)language,performingthefunctionof(38);inothers

it'susedasaninternationallanguagefbrbusiness,(39)andindustry.

Whatfactorsandforceshaveledtothe(40)ofEnglish?WhyisEnglishnow

consideredtobesoprestigiousthat,acrosstheglobe,individualsandsocietiesfeel(41)

iftheydonothave(42)inthislanguage?HowhasEnglishchangedthrough1,500years?

Thesearesomeofthequestionsthatyou(43)whenyoustudyEnglish.

YoualsoexaminetheimmensevariabilityofEnglishand(44)

____________________________________________.Youdevelopin-depthknowledgeofthe

intricatestructureofthelanguage.Whydosomenon-nativcspeakersofEnglishclaimthatit'sa

difficultlanguagetolearn,while(45)?At

theUniversityofSussex,youareintroducedtothenatureandgrammarofEnglishinallits

aspects.Thisinvolvesthestudyofsoundstructures,theformationofwords,thesequencingof

wordsandtheconstructionofmeaning,aswellasexaminationofthetheoriesexplainingthese

aspectsofEnglishusage.(46).

whichareraisedbystudyinghowspeakersandwritersemployEnglishforawidevarietyof

purposes.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25

minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.

Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsintheJewest

possiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyideasabout

howthintheyneedtobeinordertobeconsideredbeautiful.Whatissurprisingisthemethod

psychologistsattheUniversityofTexashavecomeupwithtokeepgirlsfromdevelopingeating

disorders.Theirmainweaponagainstsuperskinny(role)models:abrandofcivildisobedience

dubbed“bodyactivism''.

Since2023,morethan1,(X)()highschoolandcollegestudentsintheU.S.haveparticipatedin

theBodyProject,whichworksbygettinggirlstounderstandhowtheyhavebeenbuyingintothe

notionthatyouhavetobethintobehappyorsuccessful.Aftercritiquing(评论)theso-calledthin

idealbywritingessaysandrole-playingwiththeirpeers,participantsarcdirectedtocomeupwith

andexecutesmall,nonviolentacts.Theyincludeslippingnotessaying“Loveyourbodythewayit

isnintodietingbooksatstoreslikeBordersandwritingletterstoMattel,makersoftheimpossibly

proportionedBarbiedoll.

AccordingtoastudyinthelatestissueoftheJournalofConsultingandClinicalPsychology,

theriskofdevelopingeatingdisorderswasreduced61%amongBodyProjectparticipants.And

theycontinuedtoexhibitpositivebody-imageattitudesaslongasthreeyearsaftercompletingthe

program,whichconsistsoffourone-hoursessions.Suchlastingeffectsmaybyduetogirls*

realizingnotonlyhowtheywerebeinginfluencedbutalsowhowasbenefitingfromthesocietal

pressuretobethin.'Thesepeoplewhopromotetheperfectbodyreallydon'tcareaboutyouat

all,“saysKelseyHertel,ahighschooljuniorandBodyProjectveteraninEugene,Oregon.l,They

purposefullymakeyoufeellikelessofapersonsoyou'llbuytheirstuffandthey'llmakemoney.^^

47.Wheredogirlsgetthenotionthattheyneedtobethininordertobeconsideredbeautiful?

48.Bypromoting“bodyactivism,MUniversityofTexaspsychologistaimtopreventgirls

from.

49.Accordingtotheauthor,Mattel'sBarbiedollsare.

50.ThepositiveeffectsoftheBodyProjectmaylastupto.

51.OneBodyProjectparticipantsaysthattherealmotiveofthosewhopromotetheperfectbody

isto.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Forhundredsofmillionsofyears,M川es(海龟)havestruggledoutoftheseatolaytheir

eggsonsandybeaches,longbefore(herewerenaturedocumentariestocelebratethem,orGPS

satellitesandmarinebiologiststo(rackthem,orvolunteerstohand-carrythehatchlings(幼龟)

downtothewater'sedgelest(heybecomedisorientedbyheadlightsandcrawltowardsamotel

parkinglotinstead.Aformidablewallofbureaucracyhasbeenerectedtoprotecttheirprime

nestingsitesontheAtlanticcoastlines.Withallthatattentionpaidtothem,you'dthinkthese

creatureswouldatleasthavethegratitudenottogoextinct.

ButNatureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness,andareportbythebishandWildlife

ServiceshowedaworrisomedropinthepopulationsofseveralspeciesofNorthAtlanticsea

turtles,notablyloggerheads,whichcangrowtoasmuchas4)0pounds.TheSouthFloridanesting

population,(helargest,hasdeclinedby50%inthelastdecade,accordingtoElizabethGriffin,a

marinebiologistwiththeenvironmentalgroupOceana.ThefigurespromptedOceanatopetition

thegovernmenttoupgradethelevelofprotectionfortheNorthAtlanticloggerheadsfrom

"threatened''to"endangered”-meaningtheyarcindangerofdisappearingwithoutadditional

help.

Whichraisestheobviousquestion:whatelsedotheseturtleswantfromus,anyway?Itturns

out,accordingtoGriffin,tliatwhilewehavedoneagoodjobofprotectingtheturtlesforthe

weekstheyspendonland(asegg-layingfemales,aseggsandashatchlings),wehaveneglected

theyearstheyspendintheocean.Fhcthreatisfromcommercialfishing,“saysGriffin.Trawlers

(whichdraglargenetsthroughthewaterandalongtheoceanfloor)andlonglincfishers(which

candeploythousandsofhooksonlinesthatcanstretchtormiles)takeaheavytollonturtles.

Ofcourse,likeeveryotherenvironmentalissuetoday,thisisplayingoutagainstthe

backgroundofglobalwarmingandhumaninterferencewithnaturalecosystems.Thenarrowstrips

ofbeachonwhichtheturtleslaytheireggsarebeingsqueezedononesidebydevelopmentandon

theotherbythethreatofrisingsealevelsastheoceanswarm.Ultimatelywemustgetahandleon

thoseissuesaswell,oracreaturethatoutlivedthedinosaurs(恐龙)willmeetitsendatthehands

ofhumans,leavingourdescendantstowonderhowacreaturesouglycouldhavewonsomuch

affection.

32.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

[A]humanactivitieshavechangedthewayturtlessurvive

[B]effortshavebeenmadetoprotectturtlesfromdyingout

[C]governmentbureaucracyhascontributedtoturtles'extinction

|D|marinebiologistsarclookingforthesecretofturtles5reproduction

53.Whatdocstheauthormeanby“Natureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness”(Line1,

Para.2)?

[AjNatureisquitefairregardingthesurvivalofturtles.

IBjTurtlesarcbynatureindifferentt