2025年6月英语六级真题(第2套)

2025年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第2套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentence“As

requirementsforjobapplicationsaregettingincreasinglyhigher,collegestudentsoughttobebetterpreparedfor

theirfuturecareer.”Youcanmakecomments,citeexamplesoruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Youshouldcopythesentencegiveninquotesatthebeginningofyouressay.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfour

questions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A.Theyhavetomakeachoicebytheendoftheday.C.Theyholddifferentviewsontheprocedure.

B.Bothcandidatesareverykeenongettingthejob.D.Bothcandidatesarequitecompetitive.

2.A.BothRachelandPetercameacrossasrespectfulandprofessional.

B.RachelscoredmoderatelyhighergradesthanPeteratschool.

C.BothRachelandPeterexcelledintheiracademicpursuit.

D.PeterappearedslightlystrongerthanRachelphysically.

3.A.Hisuseofbodylanguage.C.Hisunusualstateofmind.

B.Hisaccumulationofexperience.D.Hisknowledgeaboutthecompany.

4.A.Comparethecandidatessidebysideagain.C.Findawaytobreakthetienexttime.

B.Asktheboardtocastthedecidingvote.D.LetJohnmakethefinaldecision.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A.Theprivatelabel“L’Orange”.C.Thisseason’snewfashion.

B.Thewoman’slatestcollection.D.Theheaddesigner’srole.

6.A.Somethingreflectingthesocialnorms.C.Somethingslightlyabsurd.

B.Somethingmeetingpublicexpectations.D.Somethingabitambiguous.

7.A.Mergestylesoftenatoppositeendsofthefashionspectrum.

B.LearnfromthedesignsoftheAsianruralmountainvillagers.

C.Makevelvetcapeslookbothmajesticandmasculine.

D.Drawintricatepatternsontoatraditionalpowersuit.

8.A.Obtainingthewoman’ssignature.C.Incorporatingindigenousaspectsintohiswork.

B.Seeingthewoman’snewcreations.D.Sharingmoreideaswiththewomannexttime.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfour

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A.Theycouldreadilyrecognizetheirownersimplybylooking.

B.Theycouldunderstandtheimplicationsofhumancommands.

C.Theycouldbedomesticatedtoactasourcompanions.

D.Theycouldfollowpointinggestureswithouttraining.

10.A.Cultivatingthemtobeintelligentcreatures.C.Understandinghowhumansimpacttheirbehavior.

B.Trainingthemtobehavelikedomesticateddogs.D.Takingmeasurestoreducetheirnumbers.

11.A.Tamethemthroughrepeatedtraining.C.Makethemresponsivetoourcommands.

B.Treatthemwithsensitivityandrespect.D.Watchtheirbehaviorandtrytoimproveit.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A.Thetemperatureinsideitvariesfromplacetoplace.

B.Properplacementfacilitatesaccesstofoodproducts.

C.Itsdifferentshelvesaredesignedfordifferentpurposes.

D.Thespaceinanaveragefridgechangesfromtoptobottom.

13.A.Toslowtherisingoftemperatureinit.C.Topreventgermsfromgrowingquickly.

B.Toprovideabigboxofevenlycoldair.D.Tokeepthefoodcoldaslongaspossible.

14.A.Onthetopshelf.C.Ontheinsideofitsdoors.

B.Inthemiddlesection.D.Atthebackofitsbottomshelf.

15.A.Theywillbeextra-chilly.C.Theywillbecontaminated.

B.Theywillbehardtodefrost.D.Theywillberuined.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.

Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A.Chronicdepression.C.Hipfracture.

B.Growingfeebleness.D.Fatalinfections.

17.A.Itfeelsrealandrelevant.C.Itoutcompeteslotsofacademics’research.

B.Itcontributestopsychology.D.ItwinsrecognitionoutsideofBirmingham.

18.A.Bybringingtogetherexpertsoldandyoung.C.Bymakingfulluseofherexpertise.

B.Bycountingonadvancedmoderntechnology.D.Bycombiningmultipleperspectives.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Theydon’tteachbasicorganization.C.Theyattachlittleimportancetorecipes.

B.Theydon’tfocusonteachingtechniques.D.Theyhireveryfewdistinguishedchefs.

20.A.It’suniquetocelebritychefs.C.It’stoodemandingforthem.

B.It’sawayoftransformation.D.It’sawayoflifetothem.

21.A.Respectotherssoastoberespected.C.Cultivateahabitofself-discipline.

B.Usetimeandresourcesinawiseway.D.Learnfromphilosophersearnestly.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A.Themotiveforhardwork.C.Thebasisforself-improvement.

B.Thereasonforstagnation.D.Thejustificationforself-confidence.

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23.A.Feelconfidence,happinessandsatisfaction.C.Useakeytoolforsettingambitiousgoals.

B.Believetheyhaveachievedtheirlifegoals.D.Stopimaginingfurtherprogressinlife.

24.A.Wefeelwearealwaysfallingbehindothers.

B.Wehavetoadapttotheever-changinggoal.

C.Therearevariousmisconceptionsaboutgoalsetting.

D.Therearealwaysproblemswiththegoaloriginallyset.

25.A.Anoticeablechangeinthenumberofgoalstoachieve.

B.Measuringalwaysagainstthegapratherthanthegain.

C.Measuringwherewe’vecomefrominsteadofmeasuringagainstthegoal.

D.Aproperconceptionofwhatwefailtonoticeintryingtoachieveourgoals.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemaking

yourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Theslowprogressofwomeninelectiveofficeisfrustratingforsomepoliticalobserversandexperts—

includingmyself.AchievinggenderequalityinCongressisanimportantgoal.Thisisbecausethenumberofwomen

involvedinlegislativedecisionshassignificant26forallthepoliciesthatgovernments27.Female

legislatorsaremorelikelythanmentointroduce,speakaboutandworktopasspoliciesthatdisproportionatelyaffect

womenandgirls,suchaspaidfamilyleave,pay28andgender-basedviolence.

HavingmorewomeninCongressalsofostersagreatersenseofconnectionbetweenfemalevotersand

government.Inaddition,it29women’ssensethatgovernmentcaresabouttheirconcernsandinspiresyoung

womentobecomemorepoliticallyengaged.

Whilewomenareunderrepresentedingovernmentsaroundtheglobe,itisaparticularly30probleminthe

UnitedStates.Currently,theUSranks73rdintheworldwhenitcomestofemalerepresentationingovernment.

Butthereasonwomenareso31underrepresentedinUSgovernmentisnotbecausetheyfaceresistance

fromvotersorstruggletoraisemoney.Onthecontrary,decadesofresearchshowsthatfemalecandidatesraiseas

muchmoneyandwinasoftenasmalepoliticianswithsimilar32.

Rather,theslowprogressofwomeninpoliticsisataleoftwopoliticalparties.

InthenextCongress,therewillbe107femaleDemocraticlawmakersand42femaleRepublicanlawmakersin

theSenateandHousecombined.

InorderforwomentogainhalfoftheseatsinCongress,morewomenneedtorun,33onRepublican

tickets.ThiswillrequiretheRepublicanPartyasawholeto34recruitingwomen—andnotjustforone

electioncycle,butina35way.

A.bolstersF.equityK.lavish

B.consequencesG.especiallyL.prioritize

C.credentialsH.evasivelyM.suffices

D.dramaticallyI.formidableN.sustained

E.enactJ.impetusO.tenured

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SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheBenefitsofSolitude

A.Icanbeareluctantsocialiser.I’msometimessecretlypleasedwhensocialplansarecalledoff.Igetrestlessafew

hoursintoahangout.Ievenoncewentonafree10-daysilentmeditation(冥想)retreat—notforthemeditation,

butforthesilence.

B.SoIcanrelatetoauthorAnneliRufus,whowroteinPartyofOne:TheLoners’Manifesto:“WhenparentsonTV

showspunishedtheirkidsbyorderingthemtogototheirrooms,Iwasconfused.Ilovedmyroom.Beingthere

behindalockeddoorwasatreat.TomeapunishmentwasbeingorderedtoplaygameswithmycousinLouis.”

C.Unsocialtendenciesliketheseareoftenfarfromideal.Abundantresearchshowstheharmsofsocialisolation,

consideredaseriouspublichealthproblemincountriesthathaverapidlyageingpopulations(thoughtalkofa

‘lonelinessepidemic’maybeexaggerated).IntheUK,theRoyalCollegeofGeneralPractitionerssaysthat

lonelinesshasthesamerisklevelforprematuredeathasdiabetes.Strongsocialconnectionsareimportantfor

cognitivefunctioning,motorfunctionandasmoothlyrunningimmunesystem.

D.Thisisespeciallyclearfromcasesofextremesocialisolation.Examplesofpeoplekeptincaptivity,childrenkept

isolatedinabusiveorphanages,andprisonerskeptinsolitaryconfinementallshowhowprolongedsolitudecan

leadtohallucinations(幻觉)andotherformsofmentalinstability.

E.Butthesearesevereandinvoluntarycasesofaloneness.Forthoseofuswhojustpreferplentyofalonetime,

emergingresearchsuggestssomegoodnews:thereareupsidestobeingalone—forbothourworklivesandour

emotionalwell-being.

F.Solitudeisatimeforreflection,forthinkingaboutthingsmoredeeply.Inaworldincreasinglyfocusedonspeed

andcompetitiveness,solitudeispreciousandsomethingtobetreasured.Andtherearebenefitsinlearningtolove

yoursolitude.

G.Onekeybenefitofsolitudeisimprovedcreativity.GregoryFeist,whofocusesonthepsychologyofcreativityat

California’sSanJoseStateUniversity,hasdefinedcreativityasthinkingoractivitywithtwokeyelements:

originalityandusefulness.Hehasfoundthatpersonalitytraitscommonlyassociatedwithcreativityareopenness

(receptivenesstonewthoughtsandexperiences),self-confidence,andautonomy—whichmayinclude“alackof

concernforsocialnorms”and“apreferenceforbeingalone”.Infact,Feist’sresearchonbothartistsandscientists

showsthatoneofthemostprominentfeaturesofcreativefolksistheirlesserinterestinsocialising.

H.Onereasonforthisisthatsuchpeoplearelikelytospendsustainedtimealoneworkingontheircraft.Plus,Feist

says,manyartists“aretryingtomakesenseoftheirinternalworldandalotofinternalpersonalexperiencesthat

they’retryingtogiveexpressionandmeaningtothroughtheirart.”Solitudeallowsforthereflectionand

observationnecessaryforthatcreativeprocess.

I.ArecentjustificationoftheseideascamefromUniversityatBuffalopsychologistJulieBowker,whoresearches

socialwithdrawal.Socialwithdrawalisusuallycategorisedintothreetypes:shynesscausedbyfearoranxiety;

avoidance,fromadislikeofsocialising;andunsociability,fromapreferenceforsolitude.ApaperbyBowkerand

hercolleagueswasthefirsttoshowthatatypeofsocialwithdrawalcouldhaveapositiveeffect—theyfound

thatcreativitywaslinkedspecificallytounsociability.Theyalsofoundthatunsociabilityhadnocorrelationwith

aggression(shynessandavoidancedid).Thiswassignificantbecausewhilepreviousresearchhadsuggestedthat

unsociabilitymightbeharmless,Bowkerandcolleagues’papershowedthatitcouldactuallybebeneficial.

Unsociablepeoplearelikelytobe“havingjustenoughinteraction,”Bowkersays.“Theyhaveapreferencefor

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beingalone,buttheyalsodon’tmindbeingwithothers.”

J.Still,itturnsoutthatsolitudeisimportantformorethancreativity.It’scommonlybelievedthatleadersneedtobe

sociable.Butthisdepends,amongotherthings,onthepersonalitiesoftheiremployees.One2011studyshowed

thatinbranchesofapizzachainwhereemployeesweremorepassive,outgoingbosseswereassociatedwith

higherprofits.Butinbrancheswhereemployeesweremoreactive,introverted(内向的)leadersweremore

effective.Onereasonforthisisthatintrovertedpeoplearelesslikelytofeelthreatenedbystrongpersonalities

andsuggestions.They’realsomorelikelytolisten.

K.Sinceancienttimes,meanwhile,peoplehavebeenawareofalinkbetweenisolationandmentalfocus.Afterall,

cultureswithtraditionsofreligioushermits(隐士)believethatsolitudeisimportantforenlightenment.Recent

researchhasgivenusabetterunderstandingofwhy.Onebenefitofunsociabilityisthebrain’sstateofactive

mentalrest,whichgoeshand-in-handwiththestillnessofbeingalone.Whenanotherpersonispresent,yourbrain

can’thelpbutpaysomeattention.Thiscanbeapositivedistraction.Butit’sstilladistraction.

L.Daydreamingintheabsenceofsuchdistractionsactivatesthebrain’sdefault-modenetwork.Amongother

functions,thisnetworkhelpstoconsolidatememoryandunderstandothers’emotions.Givingfreereintoa

wanderingmindnotonlyhelpswithfocusinthelongtermbutstrengthensyoursenseofbothyourselfandothers.

Paradoxically,therefore,periodsofsolitudeactuallyhelpwhenitcomestimetosocialiseoncemore.Andthe

occasionalabsenceoffocusultimatelyhelpsconcentrationinthelongrun.

M.AmorerecentadvocateofthoughtfulandproductivesolitudeisSusanCain,authorofQuiet:ThePowerof

IntrovertsinaWorldThatCan’tStopTalkingandfounderofQuietRevolution,acompanythatpromotesquiet

andintrovert-friendlyworkplaces.“Thesedays,wetendtobelievethatcreativityemergesfromadecidedly

unreservedsocialisingprocess,butinfactitrequiressustainedattentionanddeepfocus,”shesays.“Also,humans

aresuchabsorbentsocialbeingsthatwhenwesurroundourselveswithothers,weautomaticallytakeintheir

opinionsandaesthetics.Totrulychartourownpathorvision,wehavetobewillingtoisolateourselves,atleast

forsomeperiodoftime.”

N.Still,thelinebetweenusefulsolitudeanddangerousisolationcanbeblurry.“Almostanythingcanbeadaptive

andmaladaptive,dependingonhowextremetheyget,”Feistsays.Adisorderhastodowithdysfunction.If

someonestopscaringaboutpeopleandcutsoffallcontact,thiscouldpointtoanirrationalneglectofsocial

relations.Butcreativeunsociabilityisafarcryfromthis.Infact,Feistsays,“there’sarealdangerwithpeople

whoareneveralone.”It’shardtoexamineone’sownthoughts,feelingsandmotives,tobeself-aware,andfully

relaxedunlessyouhaveoccasionalsolitude.Inaddition,introvertstendtohavefewerbutstrongerfriendships—

whichhasbeenlinkedtogreaterhappiness.

O.Aswithmanythings,qualityreignsoverquantity.Nurturingafewsolidrelationshipswithoutfeelingtheneedto

constantlypopulateyourlifewithendlesschattingultimatelymaybebetterforyou.

P.Thus,ifyourpersonalitytendstowardunsociability,youshouldn’tfeeltheneedtochange.Ofcourse,thatcomes

withqualifications.Butaslongasyouhaveregularsocialcontact,youarechoosingsolituderatherthanbeing

forcedintoit,youhaveatleastafewgoodfriendsandyoursolitudeisgoodforyourwell-beingorproductivity,

there’snopointagonisingoverhowtofitasquarepersonalityintoaroundhole.

36.Lotsofresearchdemonstratesthatbeingsociallyisolatedisharmfultotheelderly.

37.Beingaloneenablesartiststothinkandobserve,whichisamustfortheircreation.

38.Toonewriter,beingforcedtoplaywithotherswasapenaltywhilebeingkeptaloneinaroomwasquitea

pleasure.

39.Recentresearchshowsforthefirsttimethatthereisaspecificlinkbetweenbeingcreativeandbeingunsociable.

40.Wemustbewillingtostayaloneatleastforsometimeinordertoplotourowncourse.

41.Accordingtonewresearch,forpeoplewhopreferbeingalone,solitudecanbebeneficialtotheirworklivesand

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emotionalhealth.

42.Itmayturnouttobebetterforonetocultivateafewsteadyrelationshipsthantobusythemselvessocialising.

43.Allowingyourmindtowanderfreelyisconducivetosharpeningyourfocusinthelongrun.

44.Researchconductedonartistsandscientistsindicatesthatcreativepeoplearelessinterestedinhangingoutwith

others.

45.AccordingtoFeist,youwillhavedifficultyknowingyourselfifyoudonotstayaloneoccasionally.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceand

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Simulatorsaremostoftenutilizedwithinindustriessuchasnuclearpower,aviationandsurgerywherefailure

resultsindisastrousconsequences.Tomaximizethevaluefromasimulationlearningexperience,participantsshould

immediatelyanddirectlyapplytheirlearningtoaspecificinterventionwithintheirorganization.

Mostorganizationsaspiretodeploysignificantchangeprograms,onlytofindthemnearlyimpossibleto

implement.Thatislargelybecausesuccessfulchangerequiresmorethanavision,itrequiresaworkforcethatnot

onlydoesn’tresistchange,butembracesit.

Toachievesuccess,anorganizationmustbuildatransformationprogramthatwillallowchangetoberapidly

pulledacrossitsdepartmentsandthroughoutitslayers.Regardlessofthelevelofseniormanagementcommitment,

unlesskeythoughtleadersatalllevelsembracethechange,theinitiativewillwitheranddie.Tocreatethiskindof

widespreadpassion,learningleadersmustexposetheworkforcetowhatcouldbe,whichwillenablethemtorethink

theirmentalmodels,enablethemtobreakfreefromtheirdeep-rootedparadigmsandembracetheopportunityto

learn.

Allowingparticipantstoenterasimulatedenvironmentprovidesthemwiththeopportunitytoexperience

alternativerealitieswhichcanpromptthemtorethinktheircurrentbeliefs.

Behavioralchangeisnoteasyformostadults.Lectures,trainingprogramsandworkshopscanexplainthe

intellectualelementsoftransformation,buttheyareseldomeffectiveatgettingtothebehavioralaspectsthatlieat

theheartofasignificantchangeinitiative.Further,undernormalworkingconditions,managersrarelyseethefull

effectoftheiremployeedevelopmentefforts.Assuch,aninterventionlikeasimulationcanprovidethestimulusfor

change.

Aneffectivesimulationcanbebetterthanexperienceasalearningtoolbecauseitacceleratestime,compresses

space,andunlikereality,isspecificallydesignedtomaximizeparticipantlearning.Simulationsprovideanimmersive

learningexperiencewhereskills,processesandknowledgeallcanbehighlightedinawayrealitycannot.Theability

toexplore,experimentandrepeatedlyapplynewknowledgeinunlimited,risk-freemodelsiswhatmakessimulation

oneofthemostproductiveformsoflearning.

Well-designedsimulationscanenableindividualsandgroupstodevelopadeeplevelofunderstandingabout

howtheirdecisionsandintuitiveresponsestobusinessstimuliaffecttheirfellowparticipantsandtheorganizationas

awhole.Toreapt