2021年黑龍江省七臺(tái)河市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題(含答案)

2021年黑龍江省七臺(tái)河市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.Writing(10題)1.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．住房問題在大城市變得越來越嚴(yán)重

2．住房問題的產(chǎn)生原因和給城市帶來的影響

3．建議一個(gè)解決辦法

HowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCities?

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareall6wed30minutestowriteashortessayentitleVideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.電子游戲在學(xué)生之間享有很高的人氣，很多人玩，尤其是大學(xué)生

2.沉迷電子游戲?qū)W(xué)生的影響

3.如何解決“電子游戲熱”

VideoGame:ABlessingoraCurse

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheValueofScience.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.有的人認(rèn)為，科學(xué)的價(jià)值在于對(duì)人類物質(zhì)生活的提高作出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)；另一些人則認(rèn)為，科學(xué)的真正價(jià)值在于它提高了人的整體素質(zhì).你的看法如何？寫出你的觀點(diǎn)，并適當(dāng)舉例說明你的理由.

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOntheConscriptionofCollegeStudents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.越來越多的大學(xué)生應(yīng)征入伍

2.許多人認(rèn)為大學(xué)生應(yīng)征入伍利大于弊

3.我的看法

OntheConscriptionofCollegeStudents

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthefollowingtable.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.解釋表格各數(shù)據(jù)：

2．分析報(bào)名人數(shù)變化的原因；

3．對(duì)這一現(xiàn)象做出評(píng)論

6.Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessaybasedonthefollowingnewsextractedfromanewspaper,commentingonwhathadhappenedandgivingyourownunderstandingofit.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsandgiveyouressayanappropriatetitle.

"香港著名影、視、歌三棲明星張國榮四月一日從香港某高層數(shù)縱身跳下，自殺身亡......"——《新民晚報(bào)》

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwiththetitleofLivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountry,analyzingchangesinpeople'slivingexpenditureofadevelopedcountry.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlineandchartgivenbelow.

1.描述圖表中生活費(fèi)用支出的變化情況

2.給出可能的原因

3.得出你的結(jié)論

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledYouth.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.青春是人生的一個(gè)重要階段。

2．然而，對(duì)于不同的人來說，這一階段的生活也不同。

3．自己對(duì)待青春的態(tài)度。

Youth

9.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation

1．中國已漸漸步入老齡化社會(huì)(65歲以上的老年人已占全國人口的7%)

2．我認(rèn)為應(yīng)如何對(duì)待老年人群(社會(huì)關(guān)愛與福利制度，家庭溫暖，社區(qū)服務(wù)……)

3．我的結(jié)論

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthecartoongivenbelow:

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)11.

Thispassagetoldustheexperiencesof______captains'narrowescapes.

12.Nowadaysemployersoftenaskquestionsdesignedto______.

A.findtheinterviewees'shortcomings

B.findthesolutionsofthecompany'sproblems

C.maketheintervieweesrealizetheyneedtolearnmore

D.discovermoreaboutintervieweeandthewaytheintervieweereacttodifferentsituations

13.

Fruits,suchaswatermelon,redgrapefruit,andguava,arenowexcitingtheinterestofresearchersbecause______.

14.

Increasingone'soutputturnsouttobethemostimportantstrategyinfulfillingtheself-improvement.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.TheBusinessofMediaViolence

In2001,peoplearoundtheworldspentUS$14billiongoingtothemovies.TheU.S.domesticboxofficealonehitUS$9billion—a75percentincreasefrom1991—andtherearehugerevenuesfromhomevideo/DVDsales,rentalsandspin-offmerchandise.Buteventheseprofitsaredwarfedbymusic,thelargestglobalmediasector.In2000,salesreachedUS$37billion,withmusicconsumptionhighamongyoungaudienceseverywhere.Videogamesarenotfarbehind:globalsalesfor2002wereanticipatedtobeUS$31billion.

AnExpandingForeignMarket

Americanmediacorporationsearnfitleasthalfoftheirprofitsfromforeignsales.Andglobalmarketsaregrowingfastasstandardsoflivingarerisingaroundtheworld.SalesofTVs,stereos,VCRsandsatellitedishesareincreasing,andinthelastdecadeortwo,newandexpandingmarketshaveemergedincountriesthathaveabandonedstatecontrolofmediaanddistribution.

Today,U.S.filmsareshowninmorethan150countriesworldwide,andtheU.S.filmindustryprovidesmostofthepre-recordedvideosandDVDssoldthroughouttheworld.Americantelevisionprogramsarebroadcastinover125internationalmarkets,andMTVcanbeseeninmoreforeignhouseholdsthanAmericanones.

Thisinternationalsuccesshasatremendousimpactnorjustontherecipientcountries,butalsoontheculturalenvironmentoftheU.S.Tosomeextent,thetailiswaggingthedog:moreandmore,thedemandsandtastesofforeignmarkets?areinfluencingwhatpopularproductsgetmadeintheU.S.

ActionSells:FilmandTelevision

Nowhereisthisinfluencemoreevidentthaninthefilmindustry.IntheU.S.andCanada,moviesrated"G"(General)and"PG"(ParentalGuidance)consistentlybringsinmorerevenuesthanR-ratedfilms.YetthenumberofGandPGfilmshasdroppedinrecentyears,andthenumberofrestrictedfilmshasrisen.Two-thirdsofHollywoodfilmsin2001wererated"R".

Filmproducersareunequivocalaboutwhythisisso:theforeignmarketlikesactionfilms.

Actiontravelswell.Actionmoviesdon'trequirecomplexplotsorcharacters.Theyrelyonfights,killings,specialeffectsandexplosionstoholdtheiraudiences.And,unlikecomedyordrama—whichdependongoodstories,sharphumor,andcrediblecharacters,allofwhichareoftenculture-specific—actionfilmsrequirelittleinthewayofgoodwritingandacting.They'resimple,andthey'reuniversallyunderstood.Totopitoff,thelargelynon-verbalnatureofthekindoffilmsthatjournalistSharonWaxmanreferstoas"short-on-dialogue,high-on-testosterone"makestheirdubbingortranslationrelativelyinexpensive.

Thereare,ofcourse,exceptionstotherule.ThefilmTitanicmadealmostUS$2billioninworldwidesalesasof2001—makingitthebiggest-grossingmovieofalltime.TheBritishfilmTheFullMontywasaninternationalhit;andMyBigFatGreekWeddingdebunkedalltheprofitformulasin2002.Butsuchoffbeatsuccessesarehardtopredict.AflicksuchasDieHardorTerminatorismuchmoreofasurething.MostfilmbudgetstodayaverageUS$75-100million,soHollywoodstudiosdon'tliketotakechances.

AllthismeansenormouspressuresontheAmericanmovieindustrytoabandoncomplexityinfavorofactionfilms.Theeffectisakindof"dumbing-down"oftheindustryingeneral.Foreigninvestorsaremuchlesslikelytoinvestinfilmsfocusingonserioussocialthemesorwomen'sissues,oronesthatfeatureminoritycasts.Suchfilms,howeverbrilliant,arenotwherethebigmoneyis.Worldwideappealdeterminescastingandscript.decisionsandtheoverwhelmingdemandisforwhiteactorsandaction.

Successbreedssuccess,andthesheerubiquityoftheseproductionsandalltheirspin-offproductsandbusinessesaroundt

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Americaalsoborrowsculturefromothercountriesthereforeitsinfluenceisnota______traffic.

17.Comparedwithbeingliars,itis______todetectaliaraccordingtothestudy.

18.

GrowingpainsareespeciallydestructiveinAustralia,wherepeoplehave______.

19.

PeopleasktheGovernmenttopaymoreattentionto______.

20.

Wecantellwhethersomeonesuffersfromdepressionornotby______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)21.聽力原文：W:MybrotheriscomingthisweekendandIthoughtthreeofuscouldgoouttodinnerSaturdaynight.Anysuggestions?

M:It'suptoyou.Idon'tknowtherestaurantsaroundherethatwell.Soyouknowabetterplacetogothanme.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

(16)

A.Hisbrotheriscoming.

B.Hecouldgoouttodinner.

C.Heknowabetterplacetogo.

D.Thewomanmaymakethedecision.

22.

【B5】

23.(19)

A.Heisseeingapopularfilm.

B.Heisdiscussingtheprice.

C.Heistalkingsomethingaboutthelatestfashion.

D.Heismakingapopularsuit.

24.聽力原文：M:IwonderwhatmakesMothersoupsetthesedays.

W:Fatheriscancelinghisvacationtrip.Hepromisedtotakeherabroadlastyear.ButthecompanyisagainaskingFathertopostponehisvacation.

Q:Whyistheirmotherunhappy?

(13)

A.Theirfatherisunabletokeephispromise.

B.Theirfatherisgoingonavacationwithouther.

C.Theirfatherisn'ttellingherthetruth.

D.Theirfatherdoesn'twanttotravelabroad.

25.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

聽力原文：M:Icouldn'tputupwithmywifeanylonger.Idon'tknowwhysheusuallywantstolookateverythinginsuchanegativeway.

W:Maybeyoushouldtrytogettoknowsomethingaboutherchildhood.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(12)

A.Themanshouldtrytobemoreunderstanding.

B.Theman'swifeshouldbemoreunderstanding.

C.Theman'snegativeattitudemaybederivedfromhischildhood.

D.Thepessimismofman'swifemaybetheresultofherpastexperiences.

26.(32)

A.Becausethemarkethasbothupanddownyears.

B.Becauseyoucangetbiggerguaranteedreturns.

C.Because30%returnscanbeachievedwiththerightstocks.

D.Becauseyouhavetoweatherthestorm.

27.【B10】

28.(34)

A.OniPodyoucanwatchallTVprogramsofABC

B.TwoABChitsareavailableoniPod.

C.TheiPodwilljoindigitalvideorecordersandDVDs.

D.TheiPodbegantoproduceitsownprograms.

29.

【B2】

30.聽力原文：W:So,haveyoufoundajobyet?

M:No,but,Ihaveafewinterviewsnextweek,sothingsarelookingup.

W:Whatkindofjobareyoulookingfor?

M:Actually,IwanttoworkforaWebhostingcompany.

W:Whatwouldyoudothereexactly?

M:Well,generallyspeaking,WebhostingcompaniesprovidespaceforpeopletostoreandruntheirWebsites.Canyoufollowme?

W:Oh,yeah,sortof.

M:Well,theyallowpeopletowithouthavingtobuyandmaintaintheirownservers,andI'dliketoworkintechnicalsupport,youknow,helpingcustomersresolvecomputer-relatedproblemswiththeirsites.

W:So,how'sthepayforthatsortofjob?

M:Well,mostpeopleIknowstartoutwithaveryreasonablesalary;youcanearnpayincreasesdependingonyourperformance.

W:So,whataboutbenefits?

M:Oh,thebenefitsareprettygood.Theyoftenprovidehealthinsurance,twoweeksofpaidvacationayear,andopportunitiesforadvancement.

W:Well,istherelong-termjobsecurityinajoblikethat?

M:That'shardtotell.Imean,theInternetisbooming,andthesekindsofcompaniesaresproutingupeverywhere,whichisagoodthing,butyouneverknowhowlongthingswilllast.

W:Well,haveyoueverthoughtaboutgoingbacktoschooltoimproveyourjobskills?Youknow,youdiddropoutofcollege;moretrainingmighthelpyoulandabetterjob.

M:Well,Idon'thavetheresourcesatthemomenttodothat;however,thejobI'mlookingatwillpayforsomeclassesafterIhavebeenwiththecompanyforsixmonths.

W:Well,itlookslikeyouhavethingsplannedoutthistime.

19．Inwhichfieldisthemanlookingforajob?

20.Whatarethebenefitsthecompanyprovides?

21.Whatdoesthefutureholdfortheindustrythatthemanisconsidering?

22.Whatdoweknowabouttheman'seducationalbackgroundaccordingtotheconversation?

(23)

A.ITindustry.

B.Educationindustry.

C.Medicineindustry.

D.Engineeringindustry.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)31.

TheexperimentatJohnHopkinsUniversityshowsthat______.

A.babiescanrecognizeoddwordsinstinctively

B.byaboutninemonths,babiesbeginrecognizingfrequentpatternsinlanguage

C.babiesinthecontrolgrouparenotinterestedinthestoriestheyheard

D.repetitionhelpsbabiesunderstandthemeaningsofthewords

32.

Thehydraisakindof______.

A.flatwormB.coelenterateC.seaanemoneD.nervecell

33.Recentresearchfindingsprovethat______.

A.rewardscanresultinlowproductivity

B.behaviorismisstillinfluentialinAmerica

C.positivereinforcementstillworkwonders

D.thereisacrisisofvaluesinAmericanschool

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3題)34.

【S5】

35.

【S8】

36.

【S2】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3題)37.

【S5】

38.

【S9】

39.

【S7】

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6.IsItaPerfectEnding?Somepeopleheartheirinnervoiceofpursuingperfectionincludingaperfectending.Suchpeoplebecometriumphantbuttheychoosetosuicide.Mr.ZhangGuorongisamongthem.EndingneIsItaPerfectEnding?Somepeopleheartheirinnervoiceofpursuingperfection,includingaperfectending.Suchpeoplebecometriumphant,buttheychoosetosuicide.Mr.ZhangGuorongisamongthem.Endingne

7.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefullywecanseeinthepastfifteenyearstherehavebeengreatchangesinpeople'slivingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%.Itisalsothecasewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcareenergytransportationandcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischangeisprobablytheimprovementofpeople'slivingquality.Whenpeoplebecomerichertheywillspendlessandlessmoneyonlife'snecessitiessuchasfoodandclothes.Neverthelessmedicalcarecostspeoplemoreandmoremoneybecausetheypaymoreandmoreattentiontopersonalhealth.Thereasonwhyfuellightandwaterchargesrisesteadilyisthatthegovernmentliftsthepricessothatpeoplewillmakebetteruseofenergyresources.Lastbutnot.theleasttransportationandcommunicationexpenseshavebeenincreasingaseconomydevelops.Tosumuppeople'slivingqualityisimprovingallthetime--theycasttheirattentionbeyondlife'snecessitiesanduponvariousaspectsoflife.LivingExpenditureofaDevelopedCountryStudyingthetablecarefully,wecanseeinthepastfifteenyears,therehavebeengreatchangesinpeople'slivingexpenditure.Foodisonthedeclinefrom24.4%to22.2%.Itisalsothecasewithclothes.Butthemoneyspentonmedicalcare,energy,transportationandcommunicationisontherise.Themostimportantreasonofthischangeisprobablytheimprovementofpeople'slivingquality.Whenpeoplebecomericher,theywillspendlessandlessmoneyonlife'snecessitiessuchasfoodandclothes.Nevertheless,medicalcarecostspeoplemoreandmoremoney,becausetheypaymoreandmoreattentiontopersonalhealth.Thereasonwhyfuel,lightandwaterchargesrisesteadilyisthatthegovernmentliftsthepricessothatpeoplewillmakebetteruseofenergyresources.Lastbutnot.theleast,transportationandcommunicationexpenseshavebeenincreasingaseconomydevelops.Tosumup,people'slivingqualityisimprovingallthetime--theycasttheirattentionbeyondlife'snecessitiesanduponvariousaspectsoflife.

8.YouthYouthisanimportantstageinlife.Whenapersonreachesthisstagehehasbecomefull-grown.Thatistosayhehasfullymaturedinhisbodycharacterpoweretc.Heisnolongerachild.Hecanaccomplishsomethingorevenachievegreatsuccessesinthisperiodoflife.Manyamanbecomesgreatwhenheisyounginthehumanhistory.Howeverlifeofthisperioddifferswithdifferentpersons.Differentpersonshavedifferentideasastohowtospendtheiryouth.Somewanttospenditforonlyenjoyingthemselvesbyeatingdrinkingandevenfoolingabout.Asaresultafewofthembecomewrong-doers.Othersstudydiligentlytoenrichtheirknowledgeorworkhardtodeveloptheirabilitiestoservethepeople.Thustheybecomepersonswhoareofvaluetothepeople.Weareyoungstudentssoweshouldvalueouryouthveryhighly.Sinceyouthisthetimeofbothphysicalandmentalgrowthwehavetomakethebestofourgoldenageinlifebuildingourbodiesandbroadeningourknowledge.Andwededicateouryouthtoourcountry.Wemustneveridleaboutorwasteourtimeandenergywhileburstingwithyouthfulvigour;otherwisewe'llaccomplishnothingintheendasthesayinggoes:"Ifonedoesnotexertoneselfinyouthwillregretitinoldage."YouthYouthisanimportantstageinlife.Whenapersonreachesthisstage,hehasbecomefull-grown.Thatistosay,hehasfullymaturedinhisbody,character,power,etc.Heisnolongerachild.Hecanaccomplishsomethingorevenachievegreatsuccessesinthisperiodoflife.Manyamanbecomesgreatwhenheisyounginthehumanhistory.However,lifeofthisperioddifferswithdifferentpersons.Differentpersonshavedifferentideasastohowtospendtheiryouth.Somewanttospenditforonlyenjoyingthemselvesbyeating,drinking,andevenfoolingabout.Asaresult,afewofthembecomewrong-doers.Othersstudydiligentlytoenrichtheirknowledgeorworkhardtodeveloptheirabilitiestoservethepeople.Thustheybecomepersonswhoareofvaluetothepeople.Weareyoungstudents,soweshouldvalueouryouthveryhighly.Sinceyouthisthetimeofbothphysicalandmentalgrowth,wehavetomakethebestofourgoldenageinlife,buildingourbodiesandbroadeningourknowledge.Andwededicateouryouthtoourcountry.Wemustneveridleaboutorwasteourtimeandenergy,whileburstingwithyouthfulvigour;otherwise,we'llaccomplishnothingintheend,asthesayinggoes:"Ifonedoesnotexertoneselfinyouth,willregretitinoldage."

9.HowtoTreatOurAgingPopulation?Chinahasalreadysteppedintoanagingsocietyaccordingtointernationalstandards.Thosebeyond65madeupmorethan7percentofthenationalpopulation.Accordingtoexperts'predictionthisphenomenonisgoingtocontinuefordecades.Nowthesocietyisfacedupwiththeissueoftacklingtheoldpeople'sproblems.Firstthesocietyshouldfosterasocialenvironmentthatchampionsrespectandcarefortheold.Thisisprerequisiteintacklingthevariousproblemstheelderlyface.Withoutloveandrespectfortheoldanywelfaremeasurecouldnotbeimplementedfullyandforthebenefitoftheold.Thoughinmostareathetraditionalideaoflovingandrespectingtheoldstillprevailstherearesomeyoungpeoplewhoconsideroldpeopleaseconomicandmentalburdenandareeagertogetridofthem.Therefore