2025年6月（第 2 套）大学英语六级考试真题及答案

2025年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案（第2套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentence"Associalmediaisusedmoreandmoreextensively,thereisagrowingawarenessoftheimportanceofusingitproperlyandresponsibly."Youcanmakecomments,citeexamplesoruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Youshouldcopythesentencegiveninquotesatthebeginningofyouressay.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Theyhavetomakeachoicebytheendoftheday.

B)Bothcandidatesareverykeenongettingthejob.

C)Theyholddifferentviewsontheprocedure.

D)Bothcandidatesarequitecompetitive.A)BothRachelandPetercameacrossasrespectfulandprofessional.

B)RachelscoredmoderatelyhighergradesthanPeteratschool.

C)BothRachelandPeterexcelledintheiracademicpursuit.

D)PeterappearedslightlystrongerthanRachelphysically.A)Hisuseofbodylanguage.

B)Hisaccumulationofexperience.

C)Hisunusualstateofmind.

D)Hisknowledgeaboutthecompany.A)Comparethecandidatessidebysideagain.

B)Asktheboardtocastthedecidingvote.

C)Findawaytobreakthetienexttime.

D)LetJohnmakethefinaldecision.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Theprivatelabel"L'Orange".

B)Thewoman'slatestcollection.

C)Thisseason'snewfashion.

D)Theheaddesigner'srole.

6.A)Somethingreflectingthesocialnorms.

B)Somethingmeetingpublicexpectations.

C)Somethingslightlyabsurd.

D)Somethingabitambiguous.

7.A)Mergestylesoftenatoppositeendsofthefashionspectrum.

B)LearnfromthedesignsoftheAsianruralmountainvillagers.

C)Makevelvetcapeslookbothmajesticandmasculine.

D)Drawintricatepatternsontoatraditionalpowersuit.

8.A)Obtainingthewoman'ssignature.

B)Seeingthewoman'snewcreations.

C)Incorporatingindigenousaspectsintohiswork.

D)Sharingmoreideaswiththewomannexttime.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Theycouldreadilyrecognizetheirownersimplybylooking.

B)Theycouldunderstandtheimplicationsofhumancommands.

C)Theycouldbedomesticatedtoactasourcompanions.

D)Theycouldfollowpointinggestureswithouttraining.

10.A)Cultivatingthemtobeintelligentcreatures.

B)Trainingthemtobehavelikedomesticateddogs.

C)Understandinghowhumansimpacttheirbehavior.

D)Takingmeasurestoreducetheirnumbers.

11.A)Tamethemthroughrepeatedtraining.

B)Treatthemwithsensitivityandrespect.

C)Makethemresponsivetoourcommands.

D)Watchtheirbehaviorandtrytoimproveit.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Thetemperatureinsideitvariesfromplacetoplace.

B)Properplacementfacilitatesaccesstofoodproducts.

C)Itsdifferentshelvesaredesignedfordifferentpurposes.

D)Thespaceinanaveragefridgechangesfromtoptobottom.

13.A)Toslowtherisingoftemperatureinit.

B)Toprovideabigboxofevenlycoldair.

C)Topreventgermsfromgrowingquickly.

D)Tokeepthefoodcoldaslongaspossible.

14.A)Onthetopshelf.

B)Inthemiddlesection.

C)Ontheinsideofitsdoors.

D)Atthebackofitsbottomshelf.

15.A)Theywillbeextra-chilly.

B)Theywillbehardtodefrost.

C)Theywillbecontaminated.

D)Theywillberuined.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordings.Attheendofeachrecording,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththerecordingandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Chronicdepression.

B)Growingfeebleness.

C)Hipfracture.

D)Fatalinfections.

17.A)Itfeelsrealandrelevant.

B)Itcontributestopsychology.

C)Itoutcompeteslotsofacademics'research.

D)ItwinsrecognitionoutsideofBirmingham.

18.A)Bybringingtogetherexpertsoldandyoung.

B)Bycountingonadvancedmoderntechnology.

C)Bymakingfulluseofherexpertise.

D)Bycombiningmultipleperspectives.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Theydon'tteachbasicorganization.

B)Theydon'tfocusonteachingtechniques.

C)Theyattachlittleimportancetorecipes.

D)Theyhireveryfewdistinguishedchefs.

20.A)It'suniquetocelebritychefs.

B)It'sawayoftransformation.

C)It'stoodemandingforthem.

D)It'sawayoflifetothem.

21.A)Respectotherssoastoberespected.

B)Usetimeandresourcesinawiseway.

C)Cultivateahabitofself-discipline.

D)Learnfromphilosophersearnestly.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Themotiveforhardwork.

B)Thereasonforstagnation.

C)Thebasisforself-improvement.

D)Thejustificationforself-confidence.

23.A)Feelconfidence,happinessandsatisfaction.

B)Believetheyhaveachievedtheirlifegoals.

C)Useakeytoolforsettingambitiousgoals.

D)Stopimaginingfurtherprogressinlife.

24.A)Wefeelwearealwaysfallingbehindothers.

B)Wehavetoadapttotheever-changinggoal.

C)Therearevariousmisconceptionsaboutgoalsetting.

D)Therearealwaysproblemswiththegoaloriginallyset.

25.A)Anoticeablechangeinthenumberofgoalstoachieve.

B)Measuringalwaysagainstthegapratherthanthegain.

C)Measuringwherewe'vecomefrominsteadofmeasuringagainstthegoal.

D)Aproperconceptionofwhatwefailtonoticeintryingtoachieveourgoals.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Theslowprogressofwomeninelectiveofficeisfrustratingforsomepoliticalobserversandexperts—includingmyself.AchievinggenderequalityinCongressisanimportantgoal.Thisisbecausethenumberofwomeninvolvedinlegislativedecisionshassignificant26forallthepoliciesthatgovernments27.Femalelegislatorsaremorelikelythanmentointroduce,speakaboutandworktopasspoliciesthatdisproportionatelyaffectwomenandgirls,suchaspaidfamilyleave,pay28andgender-basedviolence.HavingmorewomeninCongressalsofostersagreatersenseofconnectionbetweenfemalevotersandgovernment.Inaddition,it29women'ssensethatgovernmentcaresabouttheirconcernsandinspiresyoungwomentobecomemorepoliticallyengaged.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.C)Unsocialtendenciesliketheseareoftenfarfromideal.Abundantresearchshowstheharmsofsocialisolation,consideredaseriouspublichealthproblemincountriesthathaverapidlyageingpopulations(thoughtalkofa'lonelinessepidemic'maybeexaggerated).IntheUK,theRoyalCollegeofGeneralPractitionerssaysthatlonelinesshasthesamerisklevelforprematuredeathasdiabetes.Strongsocialconnectionsareimportantforcognitivefunctioning,motorfunctionandasmoothlyrunningimmunesystem.

D)Thisisespeciallyclearfromcasesofextremesocialisolation.Examplesofpeoplekeptincaptivity,childrenkeptisolatedinabusiveorphanages,andprisonerskeptinsolitaryconfinementallshowhowprolongedsolitudecanleadtohallucinations(幻觉)andotherformsofmentalinstability.

E)Butthesearesevereandinvoluntarycasesofaloneness.Forthoseofuswhojustpreferplentyofalonetime,emergingresearchsuggestssomegoodnews:thereareupsidestobeingalone—forbothourworklivesandouremotionalwell-being.

F)Solitudeisatimeforreflection,forthinkingaboutthingsmoredeeply.Inaworldincreasinglyfocusedonspeedandcompetitiveness,solitudeispreciousandsomethingtobetreasured.Andtherearebenefitsinlearningtoloveyoursolitude.

G)Onekeybenefitofsolitudeisimprovedcreativity.GregoryFeist,whofocusesonthepsychologyofcreativityatCalifornia'sSanJoseStateUniversity,hasdefinedcreativityasthinkingoractivitywithtwokeyelements:originalityandusefulness.Hehasfoundthatpersonalitytraitscommonlyassociatedwithcreativityareopenness(receptivenesstonewthoughtsandexperiences),self-confidence,andautonomy—whichmayinclude"alackofconcernforsocialnorms"and"apreferenceforbeingalone".Infact,Feist'sresearchonbothartistsandscientistsshowsthatoneofthemostprominentfeaturesofcreativefolksistheirlesserinterestinsocialising.

H)Onereasonforthisisthatsuchpeoplearelikelytospendsustainedtimealoneworkingontheircraft.Plus,Feistsays,manyartists"aretryingtomakesenseoftheirinternalworldandalotofinternalpersonalexperiencesthatthey'retryingtogiveexpressionandmeaningtothroughtheirart."Solitudeallowsforthereflectionandobservationnecessaryforthatcreativeprocess.

I)ArecentjustificationoftheseideascamefromUniversityatBuffalopsychologistJulieBowker,whoresearchessocialwithdrawal.Socialwithdrawalisusuallycategorisedintothreetypes:shynesscausedbyfearoranxiety;avoidance,fromadislikeofsocialising;andunsociability,fromapreferenceforsolitude.ApaperbyBowkerandhercolleagueswasthefirsttoshowthatatypeofsocialwithdrawalcouldhaveapositiveeffect—theyfoundthatcreativitywaslinkedspecificallytounsociability.Theyalsofoundthatunsociabilityhadnocorrelationwithaggression(shynessandavoidancedid).

J)Still,itturnsoutthatsolitudeisimportantformorethancreativity.It'scommonlybelievedthatleadersneedtobesociable.Butthisdepends,amongotherthings,onthepersonalitiesoftheiremployees.One2011studyshowedthatinbranchesofapizzachainwhereemployeesweremorepassive,outgoingbosseswereassociatedwithhigherprofits.Butinbrancheswhereemployeesweremoreactive,introvertedleadersweremoreeffective.

K)Sinceancienttimes,meanwhile,peoplehavebeenawareofalinkbetweenisolationandmentalfocus.Afterall,cultureswithtraditionsofreligioushermits(隐士)believethatsolitudeisimportantforenlightenment.Recentresearchhasgivenusabetterunderstandingofwhy.Onebenefitofunsociabilityisthebrain'sstateofactivementalrest,whichgoeshand-in-handwiththestillnessofbeingalone.

L)Daydreamingintheabsenceofsuchdistractionsactivatesthebrain'sdefault-modenetwork.Amongotherfunctions,thisnetworkhelpstoconsolidatememoryandunderstandothers'emotions.Givingfreereintoawanderingmindnotonlyhelpswithfocusinthelongtermbutstrengthensyoursenseofbothyourselfandothers.

M)AmorerecentadvocateofthoughtfulandproductivesolitudeisSusanCain,authorofQuiet:ThePowerofIntrovertsinaWorldThatCan'tStopTalkingandfounderofQuietRevolution,acompanythatpromotesquietandintrovert-friendlyworkplaces."Thesedays,wetendtobelievethatcreativityemergesfromadecidedlyunreservedsocialisingprocess,butinfactitrequiressustainedattentionanddeepfocus,"shesays."Also,humansaresuchabsorbentsocialbeingsthatwhenwesurroundourselveswithothers,weautomaticallytakeintheiropinionsandaesthetics.Totrulychartourownpathorvision,wehavetobewillingtoisolateourselves,atleastforsomeperiodoftime."

N)Still,thelinebetweenusefulsolitudeanddangerousisolationcanbeblurry."Almostanythingcanbeadaptiveandmaladaptive,dependingonhowextremetheyget,"Feistsays.Adisorderhastodowithdysfunction.Ifsomeonestopscaringaboutpeopleandcutsoffallcontact,thiscouldpointtoanirrationalneglectofsocialrelations.Butcreativeunsociabilityisafarcryfromthis.Infact,Feistsays,"there'sarealdangerwithpeoplewhoareneveralone."It'shardtoexamineone'sownthoughts,feelingsandmotives,tobeself-aware,andfullyrelaxedunlessyouhaveoccasionalsolitude.

O)Aswithmanythings,qualityreignsoverquantity.Nurturingafewsolidrelationshipswithoutfeelingtheneedtoconstantlypopulateyourlifewithendlesschattingultimatelymaybebetterforyou.

P)Thus,ifyourpersonalitytendstowardunsociability,youshouldn'tfeeltheneedtochange.Ofcourse,thatcomeswithqualifications.Butaslongasyouhaveregularsocialcontact,youarechoosingsolituderatherthanbeingforcedintoit,youhaveatleastafewgoodfriendsandyoursolitudeisgoodforyourwell-beingorproductivity,there'snopointagonisingoverhowtofitasquarepersonalityintoaroundhole.Lotsofresearchdemonstratesthatbeingsociallyisolatedisharmfultotheelderly.Beingaloneenablesartiststothinkandobserve,whichisamustfortheircreation.Toonewriter,beingforcedtoplaywithotherswasapenaltywhilebeingkeptaloneinaroomwasquiteapleasure.Recentresearchshowsforthefirsttimethatthereisaspecificlinkbetweenbeingcreativeandbeingunsociable.Wemustbewillingtostayaloneatleastforsometimetoplotourowncourse.Accordingtonewresearch,forpeoplewhopreferbeingalone,solitudecanbebeneficialtotheirworklivesandemotionalhealth.Itmayturnouttobebetterforonetocultivateafewsteadyrelationshipsthantobusythemselvessocialising.Allowingyourmindtowanderfreelyisconducivetosharpeningyourfocusinthelongrun.Researchconductedonartistsandscientistsindicatesthatcreativepeoplearelessinterestedinhangingoutwithothers.AccordingtoFeist,youwillhavedifficultyknowingyourselfifyoudonotstayaloneoccasionally.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Simulatorsaremostoftenutilizedwithinindustriessuchasnuclearpower,aviationandsurgerywherefailureresultsindisastrousconsequences.Tomaximizethevaluefromasimulationlearningexperience,participantsshouldimmediatelyanddirectlyapplytheirlearningtoaspecificinterventionwithintheirorganization.Mostorganizationsaspiretodeploysignificantchangeprograms,onlytofindthemnearlyimpossibletoimplement.Thatislargelybecausesuccessfulchangerequiresmorethanavision;itrequiresaworkforcethatnotonlydoesn'tresistchange,butembracesit.Toachievesuccess,anorganizationmustbuildatransformationprogramthatwillallowchangetoberapidlypulledacrossitsdepartmentsandthroughoutitslayers.Regardlessofthelevelofseniormanagementcommitment,unlesskeythoughtleadersatalllevelsembracethechange,theinitiativewillwitheranddie.Tocreatethiskindofwidespreadpassion,learningleadersmustexposetheworkforcetowhatcouldbe,whichwillenablethemtorethinktheirmentalmodels,enablethemtobreakfreefromtheirdeep-rootedparadigmsandembracetheopportunitytolearn.Allowingparticipantstoenterasimulatedenvironmentprovidesthemwiththeopportunitytoexperiencealternativerealitieswhichcanpromptthemtorethinktheircurrentbeliefs.Behavioralchangeisnoteasyformostadults.Lectures,trainingprogramsandworkshopscanexplaintheintellectualelementsoftransformation,buttheyareseldomeffectiveatgettingtothebehavioralaspectsthatlieattheheartofasignificantchangeinitiative.Further,undernormalworkingconditions,managersrarelyseethefulleffectoftheiremployeedevelopmentefforts.Assuch,aninterventionlikeasimulationcanprovidethestimulusforchange.Aneffectivesimulationcanbebetterthanexperienceasalearningtoolbecauseitacceleratestime,compressesspace,andunlikereality,isspecificallydesignedtomaximizeparticipantlearning.Simulationsprovideanimmersivelearningexperiencewhereskills,processesandknowledgeallcanbehighlightedinawayrealitycannot.Theabilitytoexplore,experimentandrepeatedlyapplynewknowledgeinunlimited,risk-freemodelsiswhatmakessimulationoneofthemostproductiveformsoflearning.Well-designedsimulationscanenableindividualsandgroupstodevelopadeeplevelofunderstandingabouthowtheirdecisionsandintuitiveresponsestobusinessstimuliaffecttheirfellowparticipantsandtheorganizationasawhole.Toreapthebenefits,however,simulationsmustfeellikereality.Attheendofthesuccessfulsimulation,participantsmustdeclare"thisisus."Iftheydon't,theywillviewtheexperienceasagame,whichcanbedifficulttoapplyonthejob,orworse,irrelevanttoeverydayworktasks.Tomaximizebenefitsfromsimulation,participantsshouldimmediatelyapplythelearningfromtheexperiencetoforgeasmoothlinkbetweenlearninganddoing.Whatdowelearnaboutsuccessfulchangesinorganizations?

A)Theycanbeimmediatelyimplementedwithgreatease.

B)Theyareusuallyledbyorganizationleadersofvision.

C)Theycallforenthusiasticsupportfromtheworkforce.

D)Theyoftenresultfromsimulationlearningexperiences.Whatshouldlearningleadersdotoarouselearners'passionforchange?

A)Allowthemtoseewhatcouldpossiblybeachieved.

B)Helpthembreakfreefromtheiroldparadigms.

C)Encouragethemtorethinktheirthoughtmodels.

D)Stimulatethemtoembracefreshopportunities.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutlectures,trainingprogramsandworkshops?

A)Theyaregenerallyincapableofchangingworkers'behaviorsonthejob.

B)Theyareinterventionsdifferentfromsimulationsincreatingstimuliforchange.

C)Theyaimattransformingthebehaviorsoftheworkersinanorganization.

D)Theyhelpmanagersachievethefulleffectofemployeedevelopmentefforts.Whatmakessimulationoneofthemostfruitfulformsoflearning?

A)Itscapabilityofsavingtimebyacceleratingtheimmersivelearningexperience.

B)Itspotentialforlearnerstoexaminetheirskills,knowledgeandlearningprocess.

C)Itscapabilityofprovidingallparticipantswithapracticallearningexperience.

D)Itspotentialforlearnerstoexplore,experimentandpracticewithoutanyrisk.Whatshouldparticipantsdoinasimulationtoreapthegreatestbenefitspossible?

A)Taketheexperienceasameregame.

B)Applypromptlywhattheylearntotheirjobs.

C)Developadeeplevelofunderstanding.

D)Strivetoconnectcloselywiththeirleaders.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

GDPgrowthisnotagoodindicatorofhowwellacountryisperforming,andshouldnotbetheprimarygoalofgovernments.Unlimitedgrowthisnotsustainable,andeconomicthinkingismovingtowardtheideathatweshouldaimforsustainabilityinoureconomicmodels.Butwhileasustainableeconomyisvitaltoourfuture,itisameanstoanend,notanendinitself.Theideathatgovernmentsshouldfocusonhappinesshasitscritics.Thereareconcernsabouthowhappinesscanbemeasured.Ishappinessnotafleetingandsubjectivepsychologicalstate?Don'tdifferentpeopleexperiencedifferentlevelsofhappiness?Evenonthebroadestinterpretationof'happiness'asprosperityor'lifesatisfaction',peoplewantdifferentthings.Ofcourse,governmentscannotimposelifesatisfactiononcitizens.Butourhappinessreliesoncollaborativeeffortsasasociety.Agovernment'sobligationliesincreatingconditionsthatpromoteprosperity.Andthereisgoodreasontosupposethatsuchconditionsexist,aregloballyapplicable,andarediscoverablethroughresearch.Inarecentlypublishedarticle,philosopherJulianBagginisuggestsweshouldfocuson'realwealth'forcitizens,whichdoesnotdependonGDPgrowth.Accessiskey:peopledonotneedtoown,butratheraccessthingsthatenablethemtolivewell.Technologicaladvancesandchangesinsocialbehaviorenableustomakemoreefficientuseoftheassetsthatwealreadyhave.Andfocusingonaccesstotheresourcespeopleneedtolivebetterlivescouldhelpreduceinequality.Asfarasitgoes,thishasmuchincommonwithproposalstabledby'happiness'advocates.Butitsetsthebarfartoolowforwhatgovernmentscanandshouldbedoingfortheircitizens.Forexample,it'snotclearhowa'realwealth'economywouldremedytheepidemicofmentalill-healththatplaguesoursociety.InWesterncountries,atleast—poormentalhealthismoredetrimentaltowellbeingthanpoverty.Overandaboveavastlyimprovedprovisionoftherapeuticmentalhealthcare,therearepreventativemeasuresforimprovingmentalhealththatgovernmentscouldandshouldadopt.TheWHOrecommendsestablishinginstitutionsthatfacilitatecommunityparticipation—educationalprogramsandinterventionsthatprovideskillsforpromotingmentalwellbeing.Itsaysalot,however,thattheWHOfeelstheneedtoappealtotheeconomicbenefitsofimprovingmentalhealthtopersuadegovernmentsthatthecostoftakingproposedmeasuresisjustified.Aslongastheeconomyistheirpriority,governmentsneedgonofurtherthanensuringcitizens'continuedproductivity.Todemandthatgovernmentssetthe'happiness'ofcitizensastheirhighestpriorityistodemandthattheyviewcitizensasendsinthemselves.Whatdoesthepassagesayisthemorerecentthinkingofeconomicgrowth?

A)Itshouldbemadesustainable.

B)Itisvitaltothefutureofhumanity.

C)Itshouldbegovernments'chiefconcern.

D)Itisanindicatorofgovernmentperformance.Whyaresomepeopleopposedtotheideathatgovernmentsshouldfocusonhappiness?

A)Governmentscannotimposehappinessoncitizens.

B)People'shappinessisbuiltupontheirownendeavor.

C)Happinessmeansdifferentthingstodiff