2020年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試真題及答案(全三套)

英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試真題及答案(第一套)“考試采取“多題多卷”模式，試題順序不統(tǒng)一，請(qǐng)依據(jù)試題進(jìn)行核對(duì)?！盤(pán)artIWriting(30minutes)Directions:forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Respectothers,andyouwillberespected."youcanciteexamplestoilustrateyourviews.youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200。PartIIListeningcomprehension(30miutes)SectionaDirections:inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsattheendofeachcomversationyouwillhearfourquestions.boththecomversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.afieryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b)candd).thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswerSheetiwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions】to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejusthearda)theyrewardbusinessesthateliminatefoodwasttheyprohibitthesaleoffoodsthathavegonestaletheyfacilitatethedonationofunsoldfoodstotheneedytheyforbidbusinessestoproducemorefoodsthanneededa)itimposedpenaltiesonbusinessesthatwastefooditpassedalawaimingtostopoverproductionC)itvotedgainstfoodimportfromoutsideeuroped)itprohibitedthepromotionofbulkfoodsales.a)ithaswarmeditspeopleagainstpossiblefoodshortage.ithaspenalizedbusinessesthatkeepoverproducingfoods

ithasstartedanationwidecampaignagainstfoodwaste.ithasbannedsupermarketsfromdumpingediblefoods.4.a)theconfusionoverfoodexpirationlabels.thesurplusresultingfromoverproductionamericans'habitofbuyingfoodinbulkalackofregulationonfoodconsumptionQuestions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.a)ithasstartedaweek-longpromotioncampaign.ithasjustlauncheditsannualanniversarysalesitoffersregularweekendsalesalltheyearrounditspecializesinthesaleofladiesdesignerdressesa)pricereductionsforitsfrequentcustomers.couponsforcustomerswithbulkpurchases.freedeliveryofpurchasesforseniorcustomers.priceadjustmentswithinsevendaysofpurchase.a)mailagiftcardtoher.allowhertobuyoncredicreditittoheraccountgivehersomecoupons.a)plimentarytailoringSectionbDirections:inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearIreeorfourquestions.boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceAfteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd).thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejusthearda)theyarethin,tall,andunlikerealhumanbeings.theyhavemorethantwentydifferenthairtexturestheyhavetwenty-fourdifferentbodyshapesintotaltheyrepresentpeoplefromvirtuallyallwalksoflife.a)theydonotreflectyounggirlsaspirationstheyarenotsoldtogetherwiththeoriginaltheirflatfeetdonotappealtoadolescentstheirbodyshapeshavenotchangedmucha)intoystoresinshoppingmalls.ontheinternetatbarbieshopsQuestions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a)moveablemetaltypebegantobeusedinprintingchineseprintingtechnologywasfirstintroducetheearliestknownbookwaspublishedmetaltypewasimportedfromkoreaa)ithadmorethanahundredprintingpresses.itwasthebiggestprinterinthe16thcentury.ithelpedthegermanpeoplebecomeliterate.itproducedsome20millionvolumesintotala)itpushedhandwrittenbooksoutofcirculation.itboostedthecirculationofpopularworks.itmadewritingaveryprofitablecareer.itprovidedreaderswithmorechoices.a)itacceleratedtheextinctionofthelatinlanguage.itstandardizedthepublicationofgrammarbooks.turnedtranslationintoawelcomeprofession.itpromotedthegrowthofnationallanguagesSectioncDirections:inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd)Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelinethroughcentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.a)theygetboredafterworkingforaperiodoftime.theyspendanaverageofoneyearfindingajob.theybecomestuckinthesamejobfordecades.theychooseajobwithoutthinkingitthrough.a)seeiftherewillbechancesforpromotion.findoutwhatjobchoicesareavailable.watchafilmaboutwaysofjobhunting.decidewhichjobismostattractivetoyou.a)thequalificationsyouhave.thepayyouaregoingtoget.thecultureofyourtargetcompany.theworkenvironmentyouwillbein.a)itisasimportantaschristmasforafrican-americans.itisaculturalfestivalfoundedforafrican-americans.itisanancientfestivalcelebratedbyafrican-americans.itisareligiousfestivalcelebratedbyafrican-americansa)tourgeafrican-americanstodomoreforsociety.tocallonafrican-americanstoworshiptheirgodstohelpafrican-americanstorealizetheirgoals.toremindafrican-americansoftheirsufferings.a)faithinself-determinationthefirstfruitsoftheharvestunityandcooperativeeconomicsdcreativeworkandachievement.a)theyreciteaprincipletheytakeasolemnoaththeydrinkwinefromtheunitycuptheycallouttheirancestors'names.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejusthearda)itisoneoftheworld'smosthealthydiets.itcontainslargeamountsofdairyproducts.itbegantoimpacttheworldinrecentyears.itconsistsmainlyofvariouskindsofseafood.a)itinvolved13,000researchersfromasia,europeandamerica.b)itwasconductedinsevenmid-easterncountriesinthe1950sitisregardedasoneofthegreatestresearchesofitskind.ithasdrawntheattentionofmedicaldoctorstheworldover.25.a)theycaremuchabouttheirhealth.b)theyeatfoodswithlittlefat.c)theyuselittleoilincookingtheyhavelowermortalityratesPartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Inthepast12months,Nigeriahassufferedfromashrinkingeconomy,aslidingcurrency,andaprolongedfuelshortage.Now,Africa'slargestinfacingafoodcrisisasmajortomatofieldshavebeendestroyedbyaninsect,leadingtoanationwideshortageandescalatingprices.Theinsect,Tutaabsoluta,hasdestroyed80%offarmsinKaduna,Nigeria'slargesttomatoproducingstate,leadingthegovernmenttheretodeclareastateof26.Theinsect,alsoknownasthetomatoleafminer,devastatescropsby27onfruitsanddiggingintoandmovingthroughstalks.It28incrediblyquickly,breedingupto12generationsperyearifconditionsarefavorable.itisbelievedtohave29inSouthAmericaintheearly1900s,andlaterspreadtoEuropebeforecrossingovertosub-SaharanAfrica.InNigeria,wheretomatoesareastapleoflocaldiets,theinsect'seffectsaredevastating.Retailpricesfora30oftomatoesatlocalmarketshaverisenfrom$0.50to$2.50.Farmersarereportingsteeplossesandanew$20milliontomato-pastefactoryhas31productionduetotheshortages.Giventhemoth'sabilityalsotoattackcropslikepepperandpotatoes,AuduOgbeh,Nigeria'sministerofagriculture,haswarnedthatthepestmay"createseriousproblemsfor

food32"inthecountry.Ogbehsaysexpertsareinvestigatinghowtocontrolthepest'sdamageandpreventitsspread,whichhasgonelargely33untilnow.originatedJ)reductionK)reproducessecurityoriginatedJ)reductionK)reproducessecurityM)terrorN)uncheckedO)uncheckeddependentEmbarkingemergencfeedinggrazeshaltedhandfulmultitudeSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.who'sreallyaddictingyoutoTechnology?"Nearlyeveryoneiknowisaddictedinsomemeasuretotheinternet,"wrotetonySchwartzinTheNewYorkTimes.it'sacommoncomplaintthesedays.Asteadystreamofsimilarheadlinesaccusethenetanditsoffspringapps,socialmediasitesandonlinegamesofaddictingustodistractionThere'slittledoubtthatnearlyeveryonewhocomesincontactwiththenethasdifficultyconcentrationthanittakestopostastatusupdate.asonepersonironicallyputitinthecommentssectionofSchwartz'sonlinearticle,"AsIwasreadingthisveryexcellentarticle.Istoppedatleasthalfadozentimestocheekmyemail.There'ssomethingdifferentaboutthistechnology:itisbothinvasiveandpersuasive.butwho'satfaultforitsoveruse？Tofindsolutions,it'simportanttounderstandwhatwe'redealingwith.Therearefourpartiesconspiringtokeepyouconnectedthetech,yourboss,yourfriendsandyou.Thetechnologiesthemselvesandtheirmakers,aretheeasiestsuspectstoblameforourdiminishingattentionspans.NicholasCarr,authorofTheShallows：whattheinternetisdoingOurbrains,wrote,Thenetisdesignedtobeaninterruptionsystem,amachinegearedtodividingattention.OnlineserviceslikeFacebook,twitterandthelike,arecalledoutofmanipula-tion--making，productssogoodthatpeoplecan'tstopusingthem.afterstudyingtheseproductsforseveralyears,Iwroteabookabouthowtheydoit.Ilearneditallstartswiththebusinessmodel.sincetheseservicesrelyonadvertisingrevenue,Themorefrequentlyyouusemoneytheymake.It'snowinderthesecompaniesemployteamsofpeoplefocusedonengineeringtheirservicestobeasengagingaspossible.theseproductsaren'thabit-formingbychance;it'sbydesign.theyhaveanincentivetokeepushooked.However,asgoodastheseservicesare,therearesimplestepswecantaketokeepthematbay.Forexample,wecanchangehowoftenwereceivethedistractingnotificationsthattriggeroururgetocheck.Accordingtoadammarchick,ceoofmobilemarketingcompanykahuna,lessthan15percentofsmartphoneuserseverbothertoadjusttheirnotificationsetlings--meaningtheremaining85percentofusdefaulttotheappmakers'everypresettrigger.GoogleandApplehavemadeitfartoodifficulttoadjustthesesettingssoit'suptoustotakestepsensurewesetthesetriggerstosuitourownneeds,nottheneedsoftheappmakers.WhilecompanieslikeFacebookharvestattentiontogeneraterevenuefromadvertisers,othertechnologieshavenosuchagenda.takeemail,forexample.thissystemcouldn'tcarelesshowoftenyouuseit.Yettomany,emailisthemosthabit-formingmediumofall.Wecheckemailatallhoursoftheday--we'reobsessed,butwhy?Becausethat'swhatthebosswants.Foralmostallwhite-collarjobs,AslowResponsetoamessagecouldhurtnotonlyyourreputationbutalsoyourlivelihood.Yourfriendsarealsoresponsible.Thinkaboutthisfamiliarscene.Peoplegatheredaroundatable,enjoyingfoodandeachotherscompany.there'slaughterandabitofkidding.Then,duringanintervalintheconversation,someonetakesouttheirphonetocheckwhoknowswhat.Barelyanyonenoticesandnoonesaysathing.Nowimaginethesamedinner,butinsteadofcheckingtheirphone,thepersonbelches（打嗝）-loudly.Everyonenotices.unlessthemealtakesplaceinabeerhouse,thisisconsideredbadmanners.Theimpoliteactviolatesthebasicrulesofetiquette.onehastowonderwhydon'tweapplythesamesocialnormstocheckingphonesduringmeals,meetingsandconversationsaswedotootherantisocialbehaviorssomehow,weacceptitandsaynothingwhensomeoneoffends.Therealityistakingone'sphoneoutatthewrongtimeisworsethanbelchingbecause,unlikeotherminoroffense,checkingtechiscontagious.onceonepersonlooksattheirphone,otherpeoplefeelcompelledtodothesame,startingachainreaction.themorepeopleareontheirphones,thefewerpeoplearetalkinguntilfinallyyouaretheonlyoneleftnotreadingemailorcheckingtwitter.fromasocietalperspective,phonecheckingislesslikebelchinginpublicandmorelikeanotherbadhabit.ourphonesarelikecigarettes-somethingtodowhenwereboredorwhenourfingersneedsomethingtotoywithseeingothersenjoyasmoke,orsneakaquickglance,istootemptingtoresistandsooneveryoneisdoingit.Thetechnology,yourboss,andyourfriends,allinfluencehowoftenyoufindyourselfusing(oroverusing)thesegadgets.butthere'sstillsomeonewhodeservesscrutiny--thepersonholdingthephone.Ihaveaconfession.eventhoughistudyhabit-formingtechnologyforaliving,disconnectingisnoteasyforme.I'monlinefarmorethanI'dlikelikeSchwartzandsomanyothers,Ioftenfindmyselfdistractedandofftack.Iwantedtoknowwhysoibeganself-monitoringtotrytounderstandmybehavior.that'swhenidiscoveredanuncomfortabletruth.iusetechnologyasanescape.whenI'mdoingsomethingI'drathernotdo,orwhenI'msomeplaceI'drathernotattentionwasoftenagoodthing,likewhenpassingtimeonpublictransportation,butfrequentlymytechusewasnotsobenign.whenifaceddifficultwork,likethinkingthroughanarticleideaoreditingthesamedraftforthehundredthtime,forexample,amoresinisterscreenwoulddrawmein.icouldeasilyescapediscomfort.temporarlly.byansweringemailorbrowsingingthewebunderthepretenseofso-called"research."thoughIdesperatelywantedtolayblameelsewhere,ifinallyhadtoadmitthatmybadhabitshadlesstodowithnew-age.technologyandmoretodowithold-fashionedprocrastination(拖延)it'seasytoblametechnologyforbeingsodistracting,butdistractionisnothingnew.AristotleandSocratesdehatednatureof“akrasia”--ourtendencytodothingsagninstourinterests.Ifwe'rehonestwithourselves,techisjustanotherwaytooccupyourtimeandminds,ifweweren'tonourdevices.We'dlikelydosimilarlyunproductive.personaltechnologyisindeedmoreengagingthanever,andthere'snodoubtcompaniesareengineeringtheirproductsandservicestobemorecompellingandattractivebutwouldwantitanyotherwaytheintendedresultofmakingsomethingbetteristhatpeopleuseitmore.that'snotnecessarilyaproblem,that'sprogress.Theseimprovementsdon'tmeanweshouldn'tattempttocontrolouruseoftechnology.Inordertomakesureitdoesn'tcontrolus,weshouldcometotermswiththefactthatit'smorethanthetechnologyitselfthat'sresponsibleforourhabits.ourworkplaceculture,socialnornsandindividualbehaviorsallplayaparttoputtechnologyinitsplace,wemustbeconsciousnotonlyofhowtechnologyischanging,butalsoofhowitischangingus.36.Onlineservicesaresodesignedthatthemoretheyareused,themoreprofittheygenerate.Theauthoradmitsusingtechnologyasanescapefromthetaskathand.Checkingphonesatdinnersisnowacceptedasnormalbutnotbelching

Tomakeproperuseoftechnology,weshouldnotonlyincreaseourawarenessofhowitischangingbutalsohowitisimpactingus.Mostofusfindithardtofocusonourimmediatetasksbecauseofinternetdistractionswhenonepersonstartscheckingtheirphone,theotherswillfollowsuit.Thegreatmajorityofsmartphoneusersdon'ttakethetroubletoadjusttheirsettingstosuittheirownpurposes.Theinternetisregardedbysomeasdesignedtodistractourattention.TheauthorattributeshistechaddictionchieflytohishabitofputtingoffdoingwhatheshouldWhite-collarworkerscheckemailroundtheclockbecauseitisrequiredbytheiremployersSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.who'sreallyaddictingyoutoTechnology?"Nearlyeveryoneiknowisaddictedinsomemeasuretotheinternet,"wrotetonySchwartzinTheNewYorkTimes.it'sacommoncomplaintthesedays.Asteadystreamofsimilarheadlinesaccusethenetanditsoffspringapps,socialmediasitesandonlinegamesofaddictingustodistractionThere'slittledoubtthatnearlyeveryonewhocomesincontactwiththenethasdifficultyconcentrationthanittakestopostastatusupdate.asonepersonironicallyputitinthecommentssectionofSchwartz'sonlinearticle,"AsIwasreadingthisveryexcellentarticle.Istoppedatleasthalfadozentimestocheekmyemail.There'ssomethingdifferentaboutthistechnology:itisbothinvasiveandpersuasive.butwho'satfaultforitsoveruse？Tofindsolutions,it'simportanttounderstandwhatwe'redealingwith.Therearefourpartiesconspiringtokeepyouconnectedthetech,yourboss,yourfriendsandyou.Thetechnologiesthemselvesandtheirmakers,aretheeasiestsuspectstoblameforourdiminishingattentionspans.NicholasCarr,authorofTheShallows：whattheinternetisdoingOurbrains,wrote,Thenetisdesignedtobeaninterruptionsystem,amachinegearedtodividingattention.OnlineserviceslikeFacebook,twitterandthelike,arecalledoutofmanipula-tion--making，productssogoodthatpeoplecan'tstopusingthem.afterstudyingtheseproductsforseveralyears,Iwroteabookabouthowtheydoit.Ilearneditallstartswiththebusinessmodel.sincetheseservicesrelyonadvertisingrevenue,Themorefrequentlyyouusemoneytheymake.It'snowinderthesecompaniesemployteamsofpeoplefocusedonengineeringtheirservicestobeasengagingaspossible.theseproductsaren'thabit-formingbychance;it'sbydesign.theyhaveanincentivetokeepushooked.However,asgoodastheseservicesare,therearesimplestepswecantaketokeepthematbay.Forexample,wecanchangehowoftenwereceivethedistractingnotificationsthattriggeroururgetocheck.Accordingtoadammarchick,ceoofmobilemarketingcompanykahuna,lessthan15percentofsmartphoneuserseverbothertoadjusttheirnotificationsetlings--meaningtheremaining85percentofusdefaulttotheappmakers'everypresettrigger.GoogleandApplehavemadeitfartoodifficulttoadjustthesesettingssoit'suptoustotakestepsensurewesetthesetriggerstosuitourownneeds,nottheneedsoftheappmakers.WhilecompanieslikeFacebookharvestattentiontogeneraterevenuefromadvertisers,othertechnologieshavenosuchagenda.takeemail,forexample.thissystemcouldn'tcarelesshowoftenyouuseit.Yettomany,emailisthemosthabit-formingmediumofall.Wecheckemailatallhoursoftheday--we'reobsessed,butwhy?Becausethat'swhatthebosswants.Foralmostallwhite-collarjobs,AslowResponsetoamessagecouldhurtnotonlyyourreputationbutalsoyourlivelihood.Yourfriendsarealsoresponsible.Thinkaboutthisfamiliarscene.Peoplegatheredaroundatable,enjoyingfoodandeachotherscompany.there'slaughterandabitofkidding.Then,duringanintervalintheconversation,someonetakesouttheirphonetocheckwhoknowswhat.Barelyanyonenoticesandnoonesaysathing.Nowimaginethesamedinner,butinsteadofcheckingtheirphone,thepersonbelches（打嗝）-loudly.Everyonenotices.unlessthemealtakesplaceinabeerhouse,thisisconsideredbadmanners.Theimpoliteactviolatesthebasicrulesofetiquette.onehastowonderwhydon'tweapplythesamesocialnormstocheckingphonesduringmeals,meetingsandconversationsaswedotootherantisocialbehaviorssomehow,weacceptitandsaynothingwhensomeoneoffends.Therealityistakingone'sphoneoutatthewrongtimeisworsethanbelchingbecause,unlikeotherminoroffense,checkingtechiscontagious.onceonepersonlooksattheirphone,otherpeoplefeelcompelledtodothesame,startingachainreaction.themorepeopleareontheirphones,thefewerpeoplearetalkinguntilfinallyyouaretheonlyoneleftnotreadingemailorcheckingtwitter.fromasocietalperspective,phonecheckingislesslikebelchinginpublicandmorelikeanotherbadhabit.ourphonesarelikecigarettes-somethingtodowhenwereboredorwhenourfingersneedsomethingtotoywithseeingothersenjoyasmoke,orsneakaquickglance,istootemptingtoresistandsooneveryoneisdoingit.20202020年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試真題及答案（全三套）20202020年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試真題及答案（全三套）Thetechnology,yourboss,andyourfriends,allinfluencehowoftenyoufindyourselfusing(overusing)thesegadgets.butthere'sstillsomeonewhodeservesscrutiny--thepersonholdingthphone.Ihaveaconfession.eventhoughistudyhabit-formingtechnologyforaliving,disconnectingnoteasyforme.I'monlinefarmorethanI'dlikelikeSchwartzandsomanyothers,Ioftenfindmyselfdistracteadndofftack.Iwantedtoknowwhysoibeganself-monitorintgotrytounderstandmybehavior.that'swhenidiscoveredanuncomfortabletruth.iusetechnologyasanescape.whenI'mdoingsomethingI'drathernotdo,orwhenI'msomeplaceI'drathernotattentiwasoftenagoodthing,likewhenpassingtimeonpublictransportation,butfrequentlymytechusewasnotsobenign.whenifaceddifficultwork,likethinkingthroughanarticleideaoredithesamedraftforthehundredthtime,forexample,amoresinisterscreenwoulddrawmein.icouldeasilyescapediscomfort.temporarlly.byansweringemailorbrowsingingthewebunderthepretenseofso-called"research."thoughIdesperatelywantedtolayblameelsewhere,ifinallyhtoadmitthatmybadhabitshadlesstodowithnew-age.technologyandmoretodowithold-fashionedprocrastin拖延n(it'seasytoblametechnologyforbeingsodistracting,butdistractionisnothingnew.AristoandSocratesdehatednatur“eaokfrasi-a-”ourtendencytodothingsagninstourinterests.Ifwe'rehonestwithourselves,techisjustanotherwaytooccupyourtimeandminds,ifweweren'tonodevices.eW'dlikelydosimilarlyunproductive.personaltechnologyisindeedmoreengagingthanever,andthere'nodoubtcompaniesareengineeringtheirproductsandservicemoite)(bempellingandattractivebutwouldwantitanyotherwaytheintendedresultofmakingsomethingbetteristhatpeopleuseitmore.that'snecessarilyaproblem,that'sprogress.Theseimprovementsdon'tmeanweshouldn'tattempttocontrolouruseoftechnology.Inordertomakesureitdoesn'tcontrolus,weshouldcometotermswiththefactthatit'smorethanthtechnologyitselfthat'rsesponsibleforourhabits.ourworkplaceculture,socialnornsandindividualbehaviorsallplayaparttoputtechnologyinitsplace,wemustbeconsciousnotonofhowtechnologyischanging,butalsoofhowitischangingus.36.Onlineservicesaresodesignedthatthemoretheyareused,themoreprofittheygenerate.Theauthoradmitsusingtechnologyasanescapefromthetaskathand.CheckingphonesatdinnersisnowacceptedasnormalbutnotbelchingTomakeproperuseotfechnology,weshouldnotonlyincreaseourawarenessofhowitischangingbutalsohowitisimpactingus.Mostofusfindithardtofocusonourimmediatetasksbecauseofinternetdistractionswhenonepersonstartscheckingtheirphone,theotherswillfollowsuit.Thegreatmajorityofsmartphoneusersdon'ttakethetroubletoadjusttheirsettingstosuittheirownpurposes.Theinternetisregardedbysomeasdesignedtodistractourattention.TheauthorattributeshistechaddictionchieflytohishabitofputtingoffdoingwhatheshouldWhite-collarworkerscheckemailroundtheclockbecauseitisrequiredbytheiremployersPartIVTranslation(30minutes)Directions:forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromchineseintoEnglish.youshouldwriteyouransweronanswersheet2.太湖是中國(guó)東部的一個(gè)淡水湖,占地面積2250平方公里,是中國(guó)第三大淡水湖,僅次于鄱陽(yáng)和洞庭。太湖約有90個(gè)島嶼,大小從幾平方米到幾平方公里不等。太湖以其獨(dú)特的“太湖石”而聞名,太湖石常用于裝飾中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)園林。太湖也以高產(chǎn)的捕魚(yú)業(yè)聞名。自上世紀(jì)70年代后期以來(lái),捕撈魚(yú)蟹對(duì)沿湖的居民來(lái)說(shuō)極為重要,并對(duì)周邊地區(qū)的經(jīng)濟(jì)作出了重大貢獻(xiàn)。太湖地區(qū)是中國(guó)陶瓷(ceramics)業(yè)基地之一，其中宜興的陶瓷廠家生產(chǎn)舉世聞名的宜興紫砂壺(clayteapot,)2017年12月英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試真題及答案(第二套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Seektounderstandothers,andyouwillbeunderstood"youcanciteexamplestoilustrateyourviews.youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200。PartIIListeningcomprehension(30miutes)SectionaDirections:inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsattheendofeachcomversationyouwillhearfourquestions.boththecomversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.afieryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b)candd).thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswerSheetiwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejusthearda)theyrewardbusinessesthateliminatefoodwasttheyprohibitthesaleoffoodsthathavegonestaletheyfacilitatethedonationofunsoldfoodstotheneedytheyforbidbusinessestoproducemorefoodsthanneededa)itimposedpenaltiesonbusinessesthatwastefooditpassedalawaimingtostopoverproductionC)itvotedgainstfoodimportfromoutsideeuroped)itprohibitedthepromotionofbulkfoodsales.a)ithaswarmeditspeopleagainstpossiblefoodshortage.ithaspenalizedbusinessesthatkeepoverproducingfoodsithasstartedanationwidecampaignagainstfoodwaste.ithasbannedsupermarketsfromdumpingediblefoods.4.a)theconfusionoverfoodexpirationlabels.thesurplusresultingfromoverproductionamericans'habitofbuyingfoodinbulkalackofregulationonfoodconsumptionQuestions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.a)ithasstartedaweek-longpromotioncampaign.ithasjustlauncheditsannualanniversarysalesitoffersregularweekendsalesalltheyearrounditspecializesinthesaleofladiesdesignerdressesa)pricereductionsforitsfrequentcustomers.couponsforcustomerswithbulkpurchases.freedeliveryofpurchasesforseniorcustomers.priceadjustmentswithinsevendaysofpurchase.a)mailagiftcardtoher.allowhertobuyoncredicreditittoheraccountgivehersomecoupons.a)plimentarytailoringSectionbDirections:inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearIreeorfourquestions.boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceAfteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd).thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejusthearda)theyarethin,tall,andunlikerealhumanbeings.theyhavemorethantwentydifferenthairtexturestheyhavetwenty-fourdifferentbodyshapesintotaltheyrepresentpeoplefromvirtuallyallwalksoflife.a)theydonotreflectyounggirlsaspirationstheyarenotsoldtogetherwiththeoriginaltheirflatfeetdonotappealtoadolescentstheirbodyshapeshavenotchangedmucha)intoystoresinshoppingmalls.ontheinternetatbarbieshopsQuestions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a)moveablemetaltypebegantobeusedinprintingchineseprintingtechnologywasfirstintroducetheearliestknownbookwaspublishedmetaltypewasimportedfromkoreaa)ithadmorethanahundredprintingpresses.itwasthebiggestprinterinthe16thcentury.ithelpedthegermanpeoplebecomeliterate.itproducedsome20millionvolumesintotala)itpushedhandwrittenbooksoutofcirculation.itboostedthecirculationofpopularworks.itmadewritingaveryprofitablecareer.itprovidedreaderswithmorechoices.a)itacceleratedtheextinctionofthelatinlanguage.itstandardizedthepublicationofgrammarbooks.turnedtranslationintoawelcomeprofession.itpromotedthegrowthofnationallanguagesSectioncDirections:inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd)Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelinethroughcentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.a)theygetboredafterworkingforaperiodoftime.theyspendanaverageofoneyearfindingajob.theybecomestuckinthesamejobfordecades.theychooseajobwithoutthinkingitthrough.a)seeiftherewillbechancesforpromotion.findoutwhatjobchoicesareavailable.watchafilmaboutwaysofjobhunting.decidewhichjobismostattractivetoyou.a)thequalificationsyouhave.

thepayyouaregoingtoget.thecultureofyourtargetcompany.theworkenvironmentyouwillbein.a)itisasimportantaschristmasforafrican-americans.itisaculturalfestivalfoundedforafrican-americans.itisanancientfestivalcelebratedbyafrican-americans.itisareligiousfestivalcelebratedbyafrican-americansa)tourgeafrican-americanstodomoreforsociety.tocallonafrican-americanstoworshiptheirgodstohelpafrican-americanstorealizetheirgoals.toremindafrican-americansoftheirsufferings.a)faithinself-determinationthefirstfruitsoftheharvestunityandcooperativeeconomicsdcreativeworkandachievement.a)theyreciteaprincipletheytakeasolemnoaththeydrinkwinefromtheunitycuptheycallouttheirancestors'names.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejusthearda)itisoneoftheworld'smosthealthydiets.itcontainslargeamountsofdairyproducts.itbegantoimpacttheworldinrecentyears.itconsistsmainlyofvariouskindsofseafood.4.a)itinvolved13,000researchersfromasia,europeandamerica.itwasconductedinsevenmid-easterncountriesinthe1950sitisregardedasoneofthegreatestresearchesofitskind.ithasdrawntheattentionofmedicaldoctorstheworldover.25.a)theycaremuchabouttheirhealth.theyeatfoodswithlittlefat.theyuselittleoilincookingtheyhavelowermortalityratesPartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Thepacificislandnationofpalauhasbecomehometothesixthlargestmarineworld.thenewmarinereserve,nowthelargestinthepacific,will--26--nofishingormining.Palaualsoestablishedtheworld,firstsharksanctuaryin2009.Thetinyislandnationhassetaside500,000squarekilometres-80percent-ofitsmaritime--27--,forfullprotection,that'sthehighestpercentageofan--28--economiczonedevotedtoremaining20percentofthe