2025年6月第3套大学英语六级考试真题

机密★启用前2025年6月第3套大学英语六级考试真题COLLEGEENGLISHTEST-BandSix(2025年6月第3套)试题册敬告考生一、在答题前，请认真完成以下内容：请检查试题册背面条形码粘贴条、答题卡的印刷质量，如有问题及时向监考员反映，确认无误后完成以下两点要求。请将试题册背面条形码粘贴条揭下后粘贴在答题卡1的条形码粘贴框内，并将姓名和准考证号填写在试题册背面相应位置。请在答题卡1和答题卡2指定位置用黑色签字笔填写准考证号、姓名和学校名称，并用HB-2B铅笔将对应准考证号的信息点涂黑。二、在考试过程中，请注意以下内容：所有题目必须在答题卡上规定位置作答，在试题册上或答题卡上非规定位置的作答一律无效。请在规定时间内在答题卡指定位置依次完成作文、听力、阅读、翻译各部分考试，作答作文期间不得翻阅该试题册。听力录音播放完毕后，请立即停止作答，监考员将立即收回答题卡1，得到监考员指令后方可继续作答。作文题内容印在试题册背面，作文题及其他主观题必须用黑色签字笔在答题卡指定区域内作答。选择题均为单选题，错选、不选或多选将不得分，作答时必须使用HB-2B铅笔在答题卡上相应位置填涂，修改时须用橡皮擦净。三、以下情况按违规处理：未正确填写（涂）个人信息，错贴、不贴、毁损条形码粘贴条。未按规定翻阅试题册、提前阅读试题、提前或在收答题卡期间作答。未用所规定的笔作答、折叠或毁损答题卡导致无法评卷。考试期间在非听力考试时间佩戴耳机。全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会PartIWriting(30minutes)（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentence"Asrequirementsforjobapplicationsaregettingincreasinglyhigher,collegestudentsoughttobebetterpreparedfortheirfuturecareer."Youcanmakecomments,citeexamplesoruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Youshouldcopythesentencegiveninquotesatthebeginningofyouressay.请用黑色签字笔在答题卡1指定区域内作答作文题，在试题册上的作答无效！PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)特别说明：六级考试每次仅考两套听力

第三套听力试题同第一套或第二套试题一致PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.NobeastonEarthistougherthanthetinytardigrade(缓步类动物).Itcan26beingfrozenat-272°Celsius,beingexposedtothevacuumofouterspaceandevenbeing27with500timesthedoseofX-raysthatwouldkillahuman.Inotherwords,thecreaturecanendureconditionsthatdon'tevenexistonEarth.Andresearchersarelookingtothemicroscopicanimalstolearnhowtopreparehumansandcropstohandlethe28ofspacetravel.Thetardigrade'sindestructibilitystemsfromits29toitsenvironment—whichmayseemsurprising,sinceitlivesin30comfortableplaces,likethecool,wetpatchesofmoss(青苔)thatdotagardenwall.Butitturnsoutthatatardigrade'sdamp,mossyhomecandryoutmanytimeseachyear.Dryingispretty31formostlivingthings.Itdoesdamagetocellsinsomeofthesamewaysthatfreezing,vacuumandradiationdo.Tardigrades,however,have32specialstrategiesfordealingwiththesekindsofdamage.Asatardigradedriesout,itscellsproduceseveralstrangeproteinsthatareunlikeanythingfoundinotheranimals.Inwater,theproteinsareshapeless.Butaswaterdisappears,theproteinsself-assembleintolongfibersthatfillthecell's33.Thefiberssupportthecell'smembranes(细胞膜)andproteins,preventingthemfrombreakingor34.Emulatingtardigradescouldonedayhelphumanscolonizeouterspace.Foodcropscouldbeengineeredtoproducetardigradeproteins,allowingtheseorganismstogrowmoreefficientlyonspacecraftwherelevelsofradiationareelevatedcomparedwithonEarth.Soifhumanseversucceedinreachingthestars,theymayaccomplishthis35,inpart,bystandingontheshouldersofthetinyeight-leggedendurancespecialistsinyourbackyard.A)adaptations

B)blasted

C)catastrophic

D)evolved

E)feat

F)interior

G)probing

H)recurrence

I)rigors

J)seemingly

K)survive

L)tempt

M)thrill

N)unanimously

O)unfoldingSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Yes,eatingmeataffectstheenvironment,butcowsarenotkillingtheclimateA)Asthescaleandimpactsofclimatechangebecomeincreasinglyalarming,meatisapopulartargetforaction.Advocatesfortheprotectionofthenaturalenvironmentfromdestructionorpollutionurgethepublictoeatlessmeat.Someactivistshaveevencalledfortaxingmeattoreduceconsumptionofit.

B)Akeyclaimunderlyingtheseargumentsholdsthatglobally,meatproductiongeneratesmoregreenhousegasesthantheentiretransportationsector.However,thisclaimisdemonstrablywrong,asIwillshow.Anditspersistencehasledtofalseassumptionsaboutthelinkagebetweenmeatandclimatechange.

C)Myrecentresearchfocusesonwaysinwhichanimalagricultureaffectsairqualityandclimatechange.Inmyview,therearemanyreasonsforeitherchoosinganimalproteinoroptingforavegetarianselection.However,abandoningmeatandmeatproductsisnottheenvironmentalpanacea(万灵药)manywouldhaveusbelieve.Andiftakentoanextreme,italsocouldhaveharmfulnutritionalconsequences.

D)Ahealthyportionofmeat'snegativereputationcentersontheassertionthatlivestockisthelargestsourceofgreenhousegasesworldwide.Forexample,ananalysispublishedin2009bytheWorldWatchInstitutebasedinWashington,D.C.assertedthat51percentofglobalgreenhousegasemissionscomefromrearingandprocessinglivestock.AccordingtotheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,thelargestsourcesofU.S.greenhousegasemissionsin2016wereelectricityproduction(28percentoftotalemissions),transportation(28percent)andindustry(22percent).Allofagricultureaccountedforatotalof9percent,butallofanimalagriculturecontributeslessthanhalfofthisamount,representing3.9percentofthetotalgreenhouseemissionintheU.S.Thatisverydifferentfromclaimingthatlivestockrepresentsasmuchasormorethantransportation.

E)Whyistheresuchamisconception?In2006theUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO)publishedastudytitledLivestock'sLongShadow,whichreceivedwidespreadinternationalattention.Itstatedthatlivestockproducedastaggering18percentoftheworld'sgreenhousegasemissions.Theagencydrewastartlingconclusionthatlivestockwasdoingmoretoharmtheclimatethanallmodesoftransportationcombined.Thislatterclaimwaswrong,andhassincebeencorrectedbyHenningStenfeld,thereport'sseniorauthor.

F)TheproblemwasthatanalystsfromtheFAOusedacomprehensivelife-cycleassessmenttostudytheclimateimpactoflivestock,butadifferentmethodwhentheyanalyzedtransportation.Forlivestock,theyconsideredeveryfactorassociatedwithproducingmeat.Thisincludedemissionsfromfertilizerproduction,convertinglandfromforeststopastures,growingfeed,anddirectemissionsfromanimals(manureaswellasexpellingofgasfromthestomach)frombirthtodeath.

G)However,whentheylookedattransportation'scarbonfootprint,theyignoredimpactsontheclimatefrommanufacturingvehiclematerialsandparts,assemblingvehiclesandmaintainingroads,bridgesandairports.Instead,theyonlyconsideredtheexhaustsmokeemittedbyfinishedcars,trucks,trainsandplanes.Asaresult,theFAO'scomparisonofgreenhousegasemissionsfromlivestocktothosefromtransportationwasgreatlydistorted.

H)IpointedoutthisflawduringaspeechtofellowscientistsinSanFranciscoonMarch22,2010,whichledtoafloodofmediacoverage.Toitscredit,theFAOimmediatelyowneduptoitserror.Unfortunately,theagency'sinitialclaimthatlivestockwasresponsibleforthelion'sshareofworldgreenhousegasemissionshadalreadyreceivedwidecoverage.Tothisday,westruggleto"unring"thebell.Initsmostrecentassessmentreport,theFAOestimatedthatlivestockproduces14.5percentofglobalgreenhousegasemissionsfromhumanactivities.Thereisnocomparablefulllife-cycleassessmentfortransportation.However,asStenfeldhaspointedout,directemissionsfromtransportationversuslivestockcanbecomparedandamountto14versus5percent,respectively.

I)Manypeoplecontinuetothinkthatavoidingmeatasinfrequentlyasonceaweekwillmakeasignificantdifferencetotheclimate.Butaccordingtoonerecentstudy,evenifAmericanseliminatedallanimalproteinfromtheirdiets,theywouldreducegreenhousegasemissionsbyonly2.6percent.AccordingtoourresearchattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis,ifthepracticeofMeatlessMondayweretobeadoptedbyallAmericans,we'dseeareductionofonly0.5percent.

J)Moreover,technological,geneticandmanagementchangesthathavetakenplaceinU.S.agricultureoverthepast70yearshavemadelivestockproductionmoreefficientandlessgreenhousegas-intensive.AccordingtotheFAO'sstatisticaldatabase,totaldirectgreenhousegasemissionsfromU.S.livestockhavedeclinedby11.3percentsince1961,whileproductionoflivestockmeathasmorethandoubled.

K)Demandformeatisrisingindevelopingandemergingeconomies,especiallyintheMiddleEast,NorthAfricaandSoutheastAsia.Forexample,raisinglivestocksuchasgoatsinKenyaisanimportantsourceoffoodandincomeformanysmall-scalefarmersandherders.Butmeatconsumptionperpersonintheseregionsstilllagsthatofdevelopedcountries.In2015,averageannualmeatconsumptionperpersonindevelopedcountrieswas92kilograms,comparedto24kilogramsintheMiddleEastandNorthAfricaand18kilogramsinSoutheastAsia.Still,givenprojectedpopulationgrowthinthedevelopingworld,therewillcertainlybeanopportunityforcountriessuchastheUnitedStatestobringtheirsustainablelivestockrearingpracticestothetable.

L)RemovinganimalsfromU.S.agriculturewouldlowernationalgreenhousegasemissionstoasmalldegree,butitwouldalsomakeithardertomeetpeople'snutritionalrequirements.Manycriticsofanimalagriculturearequicktopointoutthatiffarmersraisedonlyplants,theycouldproducemorepoundsoffoodandmorecaloriesperperson.Buthumansalsoneedmanyessentialmicro-andmacro-nutrientsforgoodhealth.It'shardtomakeacompellingargumentthattheUnitedStateshasacaloriedeficit,givenitshighnationalratesofadultandchildobesity.Moreover,notallplantpartsareedibleordesirable.Raisinglivestockisawaytoaddnutritionalandeconomicvaluetoplantagriculture.

M)Asoneexample,theenergyinplantsthatlivestockconsumeismostoftencontainedincellulose(纤维素),whichisindigestibleforhumansandmanyothermammals.Butcows,sheepandotherruminant(反刍的)animalscanbreakcellulosedownandreleasethesolarenergycontainedinthisvastresource.AccordingtotheFAO,asmuchas70percentofallagriculturallandgloballyisrangelandthatcanonlybeutilizedasgrazinglandforruminantlivestock.

N)Theworldpopulationiscurrentlyprojectedtoreach9.8billionby2050.Feedingthismanypeoplewillraiseimmensechallenges.Meatismorecalorie-denseperservingthanvegetarianoptions,andruminantanimalslargelythriveonfeedthatisnotsuitableforhumans.Raisinglivestockalsooffersmuch-neededincomeforsmall-scalefarmersindevelopingnations.Worldwide,livestockprovidesalivelihoodfor1billionpeople.

O)Climatechangedemandsurgentattention,andthelivestockindustryhasalargeoverallenvironmentalfootprintthataffectsair,waterandland.These,combinedwitharapidlyrisingworldpopulation,giveusplentyofcompellingreasonstocontinuetoworkforgreaterefficienciesinanimalagriculture.Ibelievetheplacetostartiswithscience-basedfacts.TheFAOconcludedthatfarmanimalswereproducingmoregreenhousegasesthanallmodesoftransportationcombined.ConsumptionofmeatperpersonindevelopingcountriesismuchlessthanthatincountriesliketheU.S.TheFAOwasworthyofpraiseinthatitadmitteditsmistakeonceitwaspointedout.Environmentaliststryhardtomakepeopleconsumelessmeattocombatclimatechange.RecentresearchhasshownthatevenifAmericansquiteatingmeataltogether,theresultingreductionofgreenhousegasesintheU.S.wouldbeslight.Morethanhalfoftheworld'sfarmlandissuitableonlyforanimalslikecowstograzeon.Theallegationthatfarmanimalsproducetheworld'slargestportionofgreenhousegasesisresponsibleformeat'sbadreputation.Raisingfarmanimalsmakesiteasiertomeetpeople'snutritionalneeds.Theauthordoesn'tbelievegivingupmeatandmeatproductswillbeacure-allfortheenvironmentalproblem.ChangesinAmerica'sfarmingtechnologyandmanagementinthepastdecadeshaveincreasedefficiencyandreducedgreenhousegasemissionsinmeatproduction.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whyarewesoworriedaboutourcareers?Partlyit'stodowithmoney,butthere'sapsychologicalaspecttoourfearsaswell.Weworrybecausewesuspect—notwrongly—thattheworldisfullofafrighteningsortofpersonreadytojudgeusruthlesslyandswiftly:apersonwecancallasnob.Asnobisanyonewhotakesarelativelysmallpartofusandusesittocometoarigidconclusionabouthowmuchoftheirattentionwedeserve.Inthepast,thatmightbeyourancestryandroyalconnections.Nowadays,thesnobcaresaboutonethingonly:whatyoudoforaliving.Thisexplainswhythefirstquestionwewillbeaskedinanynewsocialcontextis'Whatdoyoudo?'andaccordingtohowweanswer,snobswilleitherwelcomeuswithbroadsmiles,orleaveusinthecold.Andthatiswhywearefiredupbysuchadesperateurgetoachieveandimpress.Sometimesourbehaviourismistakenforgreedandvanity,butitismorethanthis.Alotofourinterestinfancycars,jobsandhouseshasnothingtodowithmaterialism.Ithastodowithahungerfortherespectandesteemthatisonlyavailableinoursocietiesthroughtheacquisitionofmaterialgoods.Itisn'tthegoodsthemselvesweseek,itisthelovewestandtogainthroughourpossessionofthem.ThenexttimeweseesomeonedrivingaFerrari,weshouldn'tcondemnthemfortheirgreed,weshouldpitythemfortheintensityoftheirneedforlovefromtheworld.Attherootofsnobberyisalackofimaginationandconfidenceabouthowtodecidewhointheworldisvaluable.Thesnobsarebrutallymisguidedandslavishintheirbeliefsabouthowthesuperiorindividualscanbeidentified.Forsnobs,itisthealreadyacclaimedandalreadysuccessfulwhoaretheonlyonesworthyofrespect.Thereisnoroomintheirtimidregimentedmindstoimaginethatsomeonemightbeclever,kindorgood—andyetsomehowhavebeenoverlookedentirelybysociety,theirqualitieslyinghiddenbeneathanunfamiliarveil,andhavingasyetdiscoverednoobviousoutlet.Thetrueanswertosnobberyisnottosaythatthereisnosuchthingasabetterorworseperson,buttoinsistthatbetterorworseexistinconstantlyunexpectedplacesandcarrynoneoftheoutwardsignsofdistinction.Andbecausewearesuchpoorjudgesoftheworthofothers,ourultimatedutyremainstobekind,good,curiousandimaginativeaboutprettymucheveryonewhoevercrossesourpath.Whatgivesrisetoourworryaboutcareersapartfrommoney?

A)Fearofbeingjudgedinasnobbishmanner.

B)Theprospectoffacingfault-findingmanagers.

C)Theruthlesswayemployeesareoftentreated.

D)Frightatthedifficultyinhuntingforajob.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttoday'ssnobs?

A)Theytryhardtodigintoaperson'spast.

B)Theydrawarigidconclusionaboutpeople.

C)Theyjudgeapersonbytheiroccupation.

D)Theytendtoplacepeopleinasocialcontext.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutpeople'sinterestinmaterialgoods?

A)Itisthecauseforcondemnationoftheirgreed.

B)Ithasalottodowiththecomfortstheyprovide.

C)Itarousespityratherthanrespectfromthewealthy.

D)Itarisesfromtheircravingforsocialrecognition.Whatkindofpeopledosnobsdeemworthrespectandesteem?

A)Thosewithfameandfortune.

B)Thosewithregimentedminds.

C)Thosewithintelligenceandimagination.

D)Thosewithqualitieslyinghiddenindisguise.Whatdoestheauthorimplyweshoulddotoavoidbeingsnobbish?

A)Beawaretherehasneverbeensuchathingasabetterorworseperson.

B)Bekindtoandcuriousaboutthosewhowehappentomeetinourlives.

C)Realizethatbetterorworsekeepschanginginunexpectedways.

D)Judgepeopleonthebasisoftheirdistinctivecharactertraits.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Womenhavehistoricallybeenpaidless.ButintheUSinthe1980s,theybegantocatchup-fast.Duringthatdecade,thegenderpaygapclosedbyaboutonepercentagepointayear.Hadthattrendcontinued,thegenderwagegapwouldhavebeenclosedby2017.Butthetrenddidn'tcontinue,andthegapremainsyawning.AccordingtoanewstudyfromacademicsatHarvard,thestagnationcanbeputdown,perhapscounterintuitively,totheintroductionofstateandfederalfamilyleavepolicies.Theacademicsarguethatduringthe1990s,asgovernmentsbegantointroduceleavepolicies,itwasmainlywomenwhotookadvantageofthem.Thoughtheleavepoliciesmighthavehelpedthosewomentostayintheworkplace-insteadofdroppingouttohavefamilies-thosewhoreturnedsawtheirwageshadincreasedatlowerratesthanthemen.AfterfamilyleavewasintroducedintheUS,infact,therateofgenderwageconvergencefelltojust0.03percentagepointsperyear,andhasremainedthereeversince.Thosemonitoringtheprocesstowardssalaryequityatworkhavelongwatchedasprogressslowedinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.Infact,thatprogressbegantoreverseduringthepandemic(大流行病).Thegenderpaygapisoneofthemostoutstandingexamplesofthatlackofparity(平等),andstillexistsjustabouteverywhere.Themotherhoodpenaltyhasbecomeashorthandfordescribingwhy:Inmanyplaces,especiallyrichcountries,womenearnthesameasmenuntiltheyreachtheirchildbearingyears.Womenwhohavechildrenbegintoseetheirsalariesslipbehindtheirmalecounterparts.Partofthisisbecausewomentakeonmoreoftheunpaidlaborathome,whichcaneatintotimeavailableforworkandenergyforcareeradvancement.Butit'salsobecausemothersarepassedoverforraisesandpromotion,andbecausetimeoutoftheworkplacesetswomenback,evenifthattimeistakenvoluntarily,andsupportedbycompanyorgovernmentpolicy.Whatwouldhavehappenedifleavepolicieshadn'tbeenintroduced?Thestudydoesn'tgointothatquestion,otherthantosaythatifthe1980strendcontinued,wewouldhavebeenatparitybynow.It'spossible,however,thatthejourneytowardswageparitywouldhavestalledeitherway.Ifwomen'sgainsinthe1980sweremadethroughtheerasureofthingslikebias,oncethoselessuncontrollableproblemshadbeenaddressed,therewouldstillh