2017年12月大學英語六級(CET-6)考試真題含答案解析(三套全)

2017年12月英語六級考試真題及答案（第一套）

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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying

"Respectothers,andyouwillberespected.canciteexamplestoilustrateyourviews.you

"you

shouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200

。

PartII

Listeningcomprehension(30miutes)

Sectiona

Directions:inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsattheendofeachcomversatio

youwillhearfourquestions.boththecomversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

afieryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b)

candd).thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswerSheetiwithasinglelinethroughthecen

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

1.a)theyrewardbusinessesthateliminatefoodwast

b)theyprohibitthesaleoffoodsthathavegonestale

c)theyfacilitatethedonationofunsoldfoodstotheneedy

d)theyforbidbusinessestoproducemorefoodsthanneeded

2.a)itimposedpenaltiesonbusinessesthatwastefood

b)itpassedalawaimingtostopoverproduction

C)itvotedgainstfoodimportfromoutsideeurope

d)itprohibitedthepromotion

ofbulkfoodsales.

3.a)ithaswarmeditspeopleagainstpossiblefoodshortage.

b)ithaspenalizedbusinessesthatkeepoverproducingfoods

c)ithasstartedanationwidecampaignagainstfoodwaste.

d)ithasbannedsupermarketsfromdumpingediblefoods.

4.a)theconfusionoverfoodexpirationlabels.

b)thesurplusresultingfromoverproduction

c)americans'habitofbuyingfoodinbulk

d)alackofregulationonfoodconsumption

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.a)ithasstartedaweek-longpromotioncampaign.

b)ithasjustlauncheditsannualanniversarysales

c)itoffersregularweekendsalesalltheyearround

d)itspecializesinthesaleofladiesdesignerdresses

6.a)pricereductionsforitsfrequentcustomers.

b)couponsforcustomerswithbulkpurchases.

c)freedeliveryofpurchasesforseniorcustomers.

d)priceadjustmentswithinsevendaysofpurchase.

7.a)mailagiftcardtoher.

b)allowhertobuyoncredi

c)creditittoheraccount

d)givehersomecoupons.

8.a)refundingforgoodsreturned

b)freeinstallingofappliances.

c)prolongedgoodswarranty.

d)complimentarytailoring

Sectionb

Directions:inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.attheendofeachpassage,youwillhe

Ireeorfourquestions.boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceAfteryouhe

aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd).thenmar

thecorrespondingletteronanswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard

9.a)theyarethin,tall,andunlikerealhumanbeings.

b)theyhavemorethantwentydifferenthairtextures

c)theyhavetwenty-fourdifferentbodyshapesintotal

d)theyrepresentpeoplefromvirtuallyallwalksoflife.

10.a)theydonotreflectyounggirlsaspirations

b)theyarenotsoldtogetherwiththeoriginal

c)theirflatfeetdonotappealtoadolescents

d)theirbodyshapeshavenotchangedmuch

11.a)intoystores

b)inshoppingmalls.

c)ontheinternet

d)atbarbieshops

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.a)moveablemetaltypebegantobeusedinprinting

b)chineseprintingtechnologywasfirstintroduce

c)theearliestknownbookwaspublished

d)metaltypewasimportedfromkorea

13.a)ithadmorethanahundredprintingpresses.

b)itwasthebiggestprinterinthe16thcentury.

c)ithelpedthegermanpeoplebecomeliterate.

d)itproducedsome20millionvolumesintotal

14.a)itpushedhandwrittenbooksoutofcirculation.

b)itboostedthecirculationofpopularworks.

c)itmadewritingaveryprofitablecareer.

d)itprovidedreaderswithmorechoices.

15.a)itacceleratedtheextinctionofthelatinlanguage.

b)itstandardizedthepublicationofgrammarbooks.

c)turnedtranslationintoawelcomeprofession.

d)itpromotedthegrowthofnationallanguages

Sectionc

Directions:inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythr

fourquestions.therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoo

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd)Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

answersheet1withasinglelinethroughcentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.a)theygetboredafterworkingforaperiodoftime.

b)theyspendanaverageofoneyearfindingajob.

c)theybecomestuckinthesamejobfordecades.

d)theychooseajobwithoutthinkingitthrough.

17.a)seeiftherewillbechancesforpromotion.

b)findoutwhatjobchoicesareavailable.

c)watchafilmaboutwaysofjobhunting.

d)decidewhichjobismostattractivetoyou.

18.a)thequalificationsyouhave.

b)thepayyouaregoingtoget.

c)thecultureofyourtargetcompany.

d)theworkenvironmentyouwillbein.

19.a)itisasimportantaschristmasforafrican-americans.

b)itisaculturalfestivalfoundedforafrican-americans.

c)itisanancientfestivalcelebratedbyafrican-americans.

d)itisareligiousfestivalcelebratedbyafrican-americans

20.a)tourgeafrican-americanstodomoreforsociety.

b)tocallonafrican-americanstoworshiptheirgods

c)tohelpafrican-americanstorealizetheirgoals.

d)toremindafrican-americansoftheirsufferings.

21.a)faithinself-determination

b)thefirstfruitsoftheharvest

c)unityandcooperativeeconomics

dcreativeworkandachievement.

22.a)theyreciteaprinciple

b)theytakeasolemnoath

c)theydrinkwinefromtheunitycup

d)theycallouttheirancestors'names.

Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard

23.a)itisoneoftheworld'smosthealthydiets.

b)itcontainslargeamountsofdairyproducts.

c)itbegantoimpacttheworldinrecentyears.

d)itconsistsmainlyofvariouskindsofseafood.

4.a)itinvolved13,000researchersfromasia,europeandamerica.

b)itwasconductedinsevenmid-easterncountriesinthe1950s

c)itisregardedasoneofthegreatestresearchesofitskind.

d)ithasdrawntheattentionofmedicaldoctorstheworldover.

25.a)theycaremuchabouttheirhealth.

b)theyeatfoodswithlittlefat.

c)theyuselittleoilincooking

d)theyhavelowermortalityrates

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Inthepast12months,Nigeriahassufferedfromashrinkingeconomy,aslidingcurrency,and

prolongedfuelshortage.Africa'slargestinfacingafoodcrisisasmajortomatofieldshave

Now,

beendestroyedbyaninsect,leadingtoanationwideshortageandescalatingprices.

Theinsect,Tutaabsoluta,hasdestroyed80%offarmsinKaduna,Nigeria'slargesttomato

producingstate,leadingthegovernmenttheretodeclareastateof

26

.Theinsect,alsoknownasthetomatoleafminer,devastatesoncropsbyand

fruits27

diggingintoandmovingthroughstalks.It

incrediblyquickly,

28

breedingupto12generationsperyearifconditionsarefavorable.itisbelievedtohave29

in

SouthAmericaintheearly1900s,andlaterspreadtoEuropebeforecrossingovertosub-Saharan

Africa.

InNigeria,wheretomatoesareastapleoflocaldiets,theinsect'seffectsaredevastating.

Retailpricesforaoftomatoesatlocalmarketshaverisenfrom$0.50to$2.50.Farmersare

30

reportingsteeplossesandanew$20milliontomato-pastefactoryhas31tothe

productiondue

shortages.

Giventhemoth'sabilityalsotoattackcropslikepepperAudupotatoes,

andOgbeh,

Nigeria'sministerofagriculture,haswarnedthatthepestmay"createseriousproblemsfor

food32"inthecountry.Ogbehsaysexpertsareinvestigatinglhowtopest'sdamage

thecontro

andpreventitsspread,whichhasgonelargelynow.

until33

Despitebeingthecontinent'ssecond-largestproduceroftomatoes,Nigeriais34

on$1

billionworthoftomato-pasteimportseveryyear.asaround75%ofthelocalharvestgoestowast

thankstoalackofproperstoragefacilities.Ainlocalsuppliesisyetanother

further35

unwelcomesetbacktotheindustry.

A)dependent

B)Embarking

C)emergenc

D)feeding

E)grazes

F)halted

G)handful

）originated

I

J)reduction

K)reproduces

）security

L

）terrorM

N)unchecked

）unchecked

O

H)multitude

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedto

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2.

who'sreallyaddictingyoutoTechnology?

A."Nearlyeveryoneiknowisaddictedinsomemeasuretotheinternet,"wrotetonySchwartzin

TheNewYorkTimes.it'sacommoncomplaintthesedays.Asteadystreamofsimilarheadlines

accusethenetanditsoffspringapps,socialmediasitesandonlinegamesofaddictingusto

distraction

B.There'slittledoubtthatnearlyeveryonewhocomesincontactwiththenethasdifficulty

concentrationthanittakestopostastatusupdate.asonepersonironicallyputitinthecomm

sectionofSchwartz'sonlinearticle,"AsIwasreadingthisveryexcellentarticle.Istoppedat

halfadozentimestocheekmyemail.

C.There'ssomethingdifferentaboutthistechnology:itisbothinvasiveandpersuasive.butwho

atfaultforitsoverusefindsolutions,it'simportanttounderstandwhatwe'redealing

？To

with.Therearefourpartiesconspiringtokeepyouconnectedthetech,yourboss,yourfriendsa

you.

D.Thetechnologiesthemselvesandtheirmakers,aretheeasiestsuspectstoblameforour

diminishingattentionspans.NicholasCarr,authorofThewhattheinternetisdoing

：Shallows

Ourbrains,wrote,Thenetisdesignedtobeaninterruptionsystem,amachinegearedtodividin

attention.

E.OnlineserviceslikeFacebook,twitterandthelike,arecalledoutofmanipula-tion--making

，

productssogoodthatpeoplecan'tstopusingthem.afterstudyingtheseproductsforseveralye

Iwroteabookabouthowtheydoit.Ilearneditallstartswiththebusinessmodel.sincethes

servicesrelyonadvertisingrevenue,Themorefrequentlyyouusemoneytheymake.It'sno

winderthesecompaniesemployteamsofpeoplefocusedonengineeringtheirservicestobeas

engagingaspossible.theseproductsaren'thabit-formingbychance;it'sbydesign.theyhavea

incentivetokeepushooked.

F.However,asgoodastheseservicestherearesimplestepswecantaketokeepthemat

are,

bay.Forexample,wecanchangehowoftenwereceivethedistractingnotifications

urgetocheck.Accordingtoadammarchick,ceoofmobilemarketingcompanykahuna,

15percentofsmartphoneuserseverbothertoadjusttheirnotification

setlings--meaning

the

remaining85percentofusdefaulttotheappmakers'everypresettrigger.Google

madeitfartoodifficulttoadjustthesesettingssoit'suptoustotakesteps

triggerstosuitourownneeds,nottheneedsoftheappmakers.

thattriggero

lessthan

andApplehave

ensureweset

G.WhilecompanieslikeFacebookharvestattentiongeneraterevenuefromadvertisers,

to

other

technologies

havenosuchagenda.takeemail,forexample.thissystemcouldn't

carelesshow

oftenyouuseit.Yettomany,emailisthemosthabit-formingmediumofall.Wecheckemailata

hoursoftheday--we're

obsessed,butwhy?Becausethat's

whatthebosswants.Foralmostall

white-collarjobs,Aslow

Responsetoamessagecould

hurtnotonlyyourreputationbutalsoyourlivelihood.

H.Yourfriendsarealsoresponsible.Thinkaboutthisfamiliarscene.Peoplegatheredaroundatab

enjoyingfoodandeachotherscompany.there's

laughterabitofkidding.

and

Then,duringan

intervaltheconversation,

in

someonetakesouttheirphonetocheckwhoknowswhat.Barely

anyonenoticesandnoonesaysathing.

I.Nowimaginethesamedinner,butinsteadofcheckingtheirphone,thepersonbelches(

打嗝）

-loudly.Everyone

notices.

unlessthemealtakesplaceinabeerhouse,thisisconsideredbad

manners.Theimpoliteactviolatesthebasicrulesofetiquette.onehastowonderwhydon'twe

applythesamesocialnormstocheckingphonesduringmeals,meetingsandconversationsaswe

dotootherantisocialbehaviorssomehow,weacceptitandsaynothingwhensomeoneoffends.

J.Therealityistakingone'sphoneoutatthewrongtimeisworsethanbelchingbecause,unlike

otherminoroffense,

checkingtechiscontagious.

onceonepersonlooksattheirphone,other

peoplefeelcompelledtodothesame,startingchainreaction.morepeopleareontheir

a

the

phones,thefewerpeoplearetalkinguntilfinallyyouaretheonlyoneleftnotreadingemailo

checkingtwitter.fromasocietalperspective,phonecheckingislesslikebelchinginpublican

morelikeanotherbadhabit.ourphonesarelikecigarettes-somethingtodowhenwereboredor

whenourfingersneedsomethingtotoywithseeingothersenjoyasmoke,orsneakaquickglance,

istootemptingtoresistandsooneveryoneisdoingit.

K.Thetechnology,yourboss,andyourfriends,allinfluencehowoftenyoufindyourselfusing(

overusing)thesegadgets.butthere'sstillsomeonewhodeservesscrutiny--thepersonholdingth

phone.

L.Ihaveaconfession.eventhoughistudyhabit-formingtechnologyforaliving,disconnecting

noteasyforme.I'monlinefarmorethanI'dlikelikeSchwartzandsomanyothers,Ioftenfind

myselfdistractedofftack.Iwantedtoknowwhysoibeganself-monitoringtryto

and

to

understandmybehavior.that'swhenidiscoveredanuncomfortabletruth.iusetechnologyasan

escape.whenI'mdoingsomethingI'drathernotdo,orwhenI'msomeplaceI'drathernotattenti

wasoftenagoodthing,likewhenpassingtimeonpublictransportation,butfrequentlymytech

usewasnotsobenign.whenifaceddifficultwork,likethinkingthroughanarticleideaoredi

thesamedraftforthehundredthtime,forexample,amoresinisterscreenwoulddrawmein.i

couldeasilyescapediscomfort.temporarlly.byansweringemailorbrowsingingthewebunderthe

pretenseofso-called"research."thoughIdesperatelywantedtolayblameelsewhere,ifinallyh

toadmitthatmybadhabitshadlesstodowithnew-age.technology

andmoretodowith

old-fashionedprocrastination(

拖延）

M.it'seasytoblametechnologyforbeingsodistracting,butdistractionisnothingnew.Aristo

andSocratesdehatednatureof--ourtendencytodothingsagninstourinterests.Ifwe're

"akrasia"

honestwithourselves,techistherwaytooccupyourtimeandminds,ifweweren'tonour

justano

devices.

We'dlikelydosimilarlyunproductive.

N.personaltechnologyisindeedmoreengagingthanever,andthere'sdoubtcompaniesare

no

engineeringtheirproductsandservicestocompellingandattractivebutwouldwantit

morebe

anyotherwaytheintendedresultofmakingsomethingbetteristhatpeopleuseitmore.that's

necessarilyaproblem,that'sprogress.

O.Theseimprovementsdon'tmeanweshouldn'tattempttocontrolouruseoftechnology.Inorder

tomakesureitdoesn'tcontrolus,weshouldcometotermswiththefactthatit'smorethanth

technologyitself

that's

responsibleourhabits.ourworkplaceculture,

for

socialnornsand

individualbehaviorsallplayaparttoputtechnologyinitsplace,wemustbeconsciousnoton

ofhowtechnologyischanging,butalsoofhowitischangingus.

36.Onlineservicesaresodesignedthatthemoretheyareused,themoreprofittheygenerate.

37.Theauthoradmitsusingtechnologyasanescapefromthetaskathand.

38.Checkingphonesatdinnersisnowacceptedasnormalbutnotbelching

39.Tomakeproperuseof

technology,shouldnotonlyincreaseawarenessof

we

our

howitis

changingbutalsohowitisimpactingus.

40.Mostofusfindithardtofocusonourimmediatetasksbecauseofinternetdistractions

41.whenonepersonstartscheckingtheirphone,theotherswillfollowsuit.

42.Thegreatmajorityofsmartphoneuserstakethetroubletoadjusttheirsettingstosuit

don't

theirownpurposes.

43.Theinternetisregardedbysomeasdesignedtodistractourattention.

44.Theauthorattributeshistechaddictionchieflytohishabitofputtingoffdoingwhathes

45.White-collarworkerscheckemailroundtheclockbecauseitisrequiredbytheiremployers

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedto

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2.

who'sreallyaddictingyoutoTechnology?

A."Nearlyeveryoneiknowisaddictedinsomemeasuretotheinternet,"wrotetonySchwartzin

TheNewYorkTimes.it'sacommoncomplaintthesedays.Asteadystreamofsimilarheadlines

accusethenetanditsoffspringapps,socialmediasitesandonlinegamesofaddictingusto

distraction

B.There'slittledoubtthatnearlyeveryonewhocomesincontactwiththenethasdifficulty

concentrationthanittakestopostastatusupdate.asonepersonironicallyputitinthecomm

sectionofSchwartz'sonlinearticle,"AsIwasreadingthisveryexcellentarticle.Istoppedat

halfadozentimestocheekmyemail.

C.There'ssomethingdifferentaboutthistechnology:itisbothinvasiveandpersuasive.butwho

atfaultforitsoverusefindsolutions,it'simportanttounderstandwh

？To

atwe'redealing

with.Therearefourpartiesconspiringtokeepyouconnectedthetech,yourboss,yourfriendsa

you.

D.Thetechnologiesthemselvesandtheirmakers,aretheeasiestsuspectstoblameforour

diminishingattentionspans.NicholasCarr,authorofThewhattheinternetisdoing

：Shallows

Ourbrains,wrote,Thenetisdesignedtobeaninterruptionsystem,amachinegearedtodividin

attention.

E.OnlineserviceslikeFacebook,twitterandthelike,arecalledoutofmanipula-tion--making

，

productssogoodthatpeoplecan'tstopusingthem.afterstudyingtheseproductsforseveralye

Iwroteabookabouthowtheydoit.Ilearneditallstartswiththebusinessmodel.sincethes

servicesrelyonadvertisingrevenue,Themorefrequentlyyotheymake.It'sno

uusemoney

winderthesecompaniesemployteamsofpeoplefocusedonengineeringtheirservicestobeas

engagingaspossible.theseproductsaren'thabit-formingbychance;it'sbydesign.theyhavea

incentivetokeepushooked.

F.However,asgoodastheseservicestherearesimplestepswecantaketokeepthemat

are,

bay.Forexample,wecanchangehowoftenwereceivethedistractingnotifications

urgetocheck.Accordingtoadammarchick,ceoofmobilemarketingcompanykahuna,

15percentofsmartphoneuserseverbothertoadjusttheirnotification

setlings--meaning

the

remaining85percentofusdefaulttotheappmakers'everypresettrigger.Google

madeitfartoodifficulttoadjustthesesettingssoit'suptoustotakesteps

triggerstosuitourownneeds,nottheneedsoftheappmakers.

thattriggero

lessthan

andApplehave

ensureweset

G.WhilecompanieslikeFacebookharvestattentiongeneraterevenuefromadvertisers,

to

other

technologies

havenosuchagenda.takeemail,forexample.thissystemcouldn't

carelesshow

oftenyouuseit.Yettomany,emailisthemosthabit-formingmediumofall.Wecheckemailata

hoursoftheday--we're

obsessed,butwhy?Becausethat's

whatthebosswants.Foralmostall

white-collarjobs,Aslow

Responsetoamessagecould

hurtnotonlyyourreputationbutalsoyourlivelihood.

H.Yourfriendsarealsoresponsible.Thinkaboutthisfamiliarscene.Peoplegatheredaroundatab

enjoyingfoodandeachotherscompany.there's

laughterabitofkidding.

and

Then,duringan

intervaltheconversation,

in

someonetakesouttheirphonetocheckwhoknowswhat.Barely

anyonenoticesandnoonesaysathing.

I.Nowimaginethesamedinner,butinsteadofcheckingtheirphone,thepersonbelches(

打嗝）

-loudly.Everyone

notices.

unlessthemealtakesplaceinabeerhouse,thisisconsideredbad

manners.Theimpoliteactviolatesthebasicrulesofetiquette.onehastowonderwhydon'twe

applythesamesocialnormstocheckingphonesduringmeals,meetingsandconversationsaswe

dotootherantisocialbehaviorssomehow,weacceptitandsaynothingwhensomeoneoffends.

J.Therealityistakingone'sphoneoutatthewrongtimeisworsethanbelchingbecause,unlike

otherminoroffense,

checkingtechiscontagious.

onceonepersonlooksattheirphone,other

peoplefeelcompelledtodothesame,startingchainreaction.morepeopleareontheir

a

the

phones,thefewerpeoplearetalkinguntilfinallyyouaretheonlyoneleftnotreadingemailo

checkingtwitter.fromasocietalperspective,phonecheckingislesslikebelchinginpublican

morelikeanotherbadhabit.ourphonesarelikecigarettes-somethingtodowhenwereboredor

whenourfingersneedsomethingtotoywithseeingothersenjoyasmoke,orsneakaquickglance,

istootemptingtoresistandsooneveryoneisdoingit.

K.Thetechnology,yourboss,andyourfriends,allinfluencehowoftenyoufindyourselfusing(

overusing)thesegadgets.butthere'sstillsomeonewhodeservesscrutiny--thepersonholdingth

phone.

L.Ihaveaconfession.eventhoughistudyhabit-formingtechnologyforaliving,disconnecting

noteasyforme.I'monlinefarmorethanI'dlikelikeSchwartzandsomanyothers,Ioftenfind

myselfdistractedofftack.Iwantedtoknowwhysoibeganself-monitoringtryto

and

to

understandmybehavior.that'swhenidiscoveredanuncomfortabletruth.iusetechnologyasan

escape.whenI'mdoingsomethingI'drathernotdo,orwhenI'msomeplaceI'drathernotattenti

wasoftenagoodthing,likewhenpassingtimeonpublictransportation,butfrequentlymytech

usewasnotsobenign.whenifaceddifficultwork,likethinkingthroughanarticleideaoredi

thesamedraftforthehundredthtime,forexample,amoresinisterscreenwoulddrawmein.i

couldeasilyescapediscomfort.temporarlly.byansweringemailorbrowsingingthewebunderthe

pretenseofso-called"research."thoughIdesperatelywantedtolayblameelsewhere,ifinallyh

toadmitthatmybadhabitshadlesstodowithnew-age.technology

andmoretodowith

old-fashionedprocrastination(

拖延）

M.it'seasytoblametechnologyforbeingsodistracting,butdistractionisnothingnew.Aristo

andSocratesdehatednatureof--ourtendencytodothingsagninstourinterests.Ifwe're

"akrasia"

honestwithourselves,techisjustanotherwaytooccupyourtimeandminds,ifweweren'tono

devices.

We'dlikelydosimilarlyunproductive.

N.personaltechnologyisindeedmoreengagingthanever,andthere'sdoubtcompaniesare

no

engineeringtheirproductsandservicestocompellingandattractivebutwouldwantit

morebe

anyotherwaytheintendedresultofmakingsomethingbetteristhatpeopleuseitmore.that's

necessarilyaproblem,that'sprogress.

O.Theseimprovementsdon'tmeanweshouldn'tattempttocontrolouruseoftechnology.Inorder

tomakesureitdoesn'tcontrolus,weshouldcometotermswiththefactthatit'smorethanth

technologyitself

that's

responsibleourhabits.ourworkplaceculture,

for

socialnornsand

individualbehaviorsallplayaparttoputtechnologyinitsplace,wemustbeconsciousnoton

ofhowtechnologyischanging,butalsoofhowitischangingus.

36.Onlineservicesaresodesignedthatthemoretheyareused,themoreprofittheygenerate.

37.Theauthoradmitsusingtechnologyasanescapefromthetaskathand.

38.Checkingphonesatdinnersisnowacceptedasnormalbutnotbelching

39.Tomakeproperuseof

technology,shouldnotonlyincreaseawarenessof

we

our

howitis

changingbutalsohowitisimpactingus.

40.Mostofusfindithardtofocusonourimmediatetasksbecauseofinternetdistractions

41.whenonepersonstartscheckingtheirphone,theotherswillfollowsuit.

42.Thegreatmajorityofsmartphoneuserstakethetroubletoadjusttheirsettingstosuit

don't

theirownpurposes.

43.Theinternetisregardedbysomeasdesignedtodistractourattention.

44.Theauthorattributeshistechaddictionchieflytohishabitofputtingoffdoingwhathes

45.White-collarworkerscheckemailroundtheclockbecauseitisrequiredbytheiremployers

PartIV

Translation(30minutes)

Directions:forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefrom

chineseintoEnglish.youshouldwriteyouransweronanswersheet2.

太湖是中國東部的一個淡水湖,占地面積2250平方公里,是中國第三大淡水湖,僅

次于鄱陽和洞庭。太湖約有90個島嶼,大小從幾平方米到幾平方公里不等。太湖

以其獨特的"

太湖石"

而聞名,太湖石常用于裝飾中國傳統(tǒng)園林。太湖也以高產(chǎn)的

捕魚業(yè)聞名。自上世紀70年代后期以來,捕撈魚蟹對沿湖的居民來說極為重要,

并對周邊地區(qū)的經(jīng)濟作出了重大貢獻。太湖地區(qū)是中國陶瓷(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月英語六級考試真題及答案（第二套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying

"Seektounderstandothers,andyouwillbeunderstood"youcanciteexamplestoilustrateyour

views.youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200

。

PartII

Listeningcomprehension(30miutes)

Sectiona

Directions:inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsattheendofeachcomversatio

youwillhearfourquestions.boththecomversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

afieryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b)

candd).thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswerSheetiwithasinglelinethroughthecen

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyo