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1-2024年1月全國大學(xué)英語六級考試真題PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.AttheendofeachConversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)2hours.
B)3hours.
C)4hours.
D)5hours.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishby2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours〞isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)Furnishedapartmentswillcostmore.
B)Theapartmentcanbefurnishedeasily.
C)Shecanprovidethemanwiththeapartmentheneeds.
D)Theapartmentisjustwhatthemanislookingfor.
2.A)HequiteagreeswithMr.Johnson’sviews.
B)Mr.Johnson’sideasarenonsense.
C)Mr.Johnsonisgoodatexpressinghisideas.
D)Hesharesthewoman’sviewsonsocialwelfare.
3.A)Avoiddistractionswhilestudyinginherdorm.
B)Improvehergradesgradually.
C)Changetheconditionsofherdorm.
D)Studyinaquietplace.
4.A)Itwillbeheldinadifferentplace,
B)Ithasbeenputoff.
C)Ithasbeencancelled.
D)Itwillberescheduledtoattractmoreparticipants.
5.A)Janetisverymuchinterestedinarchitecture.
B)JanetadmirestheSydneyOperaHouseverymuch.
C)Janetthinksit’sashameforanyonenottovisitAustralia.
D)JanetlovesthebeautifullandscapeofAustraliaverymuch.
6.A)Itfallsshortofhersupervisor’sexpectations.
B)Ithasdrawncriticismfromlotsofpeople.
C)Itcanbefinishedinafewweeks’time.
D)Itisbasedonalotofresearch.
7.A)Karenissuretopasstheinterview.
B)HeknowsKarenbetternow.
C)Karenisveryforgetful.
D)ThewomanshouldhaveremindedKarenearlier.
8.A)Skiptheclasstopreparefortheexam.
B)Telltheprofessorshe’slosthervoice.
C)Attendthelecturewiththeman.
D)AskJoetoapologizetotheprofessorforher.
9.A)Thewomanisworkinginakindergarten.
B)Themanwillgoinforbusinessfightafterhighschool.
C)Thewomanisnothappywiththeman’sdecision.
D)Themanwantstobeabusinessmanager.
10.A)Theyarebusyalltheyearround.
B)Theystaycloseduntilsummercomes.
C)Theycaterchieflytotourists.
D)Theyprovidequalityservicetotheircustomers.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Bossandsecretary.
B)PRrepresentativeandclient.
C)Classmates.
D)Colleagues.
12.A)Hethoughtthebosswasunfairtohim.
B)Hisclientscomplainedabouthisservice.
C)HefelthisassignmentwastougherthanSue’s.
D)Hisbosswasalwaysfindingfaultwithhiswork.
13.A)Shecomplainsaboutherbadluck.
B)Shealwaysacceptsthemcheerfully.
C)Sheisunwillingtoundertakethem.
D)Shetakesthemon,thoughreluctantly.
14.A)Johnhadtoquithisjob.
B)BothJohnandSuegotaraise.
C)Suefailedtocompleteherproject.
D)Suegotpromoted.
PassageTwo
Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
15.A)Bydisplayingtheirfeelingsandemotions.
B)Byexchangingtheirviewsonpublicaffairs.
C)Byaskingeachothersomepersonalquestions.
D)Bygreetingeachotherverypolitely.
16.A)Yellloudly.
B)Arguefiercely.
C)Expresshisopinionfrankly.
D)Refrainfromshowinghisfeelings.
17.A)Doingcredittoone’scommunity.
B)Distinguishingoneself.
C)Gettingrichquickly.
D)Respectingindividualrights.
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)Whentestsshowthattheyarerelativelysafe.
B)Iftheydon’tinvolveanyrisks.
C)Whentheurgentneedforthemarises.
D)Iftheyproducepredictablesideeffects.
19.A)Becausetheyarelesssensitivetoitthanthosewhohavebeentestedforit.
B)Becausetheyarenotaccustomedtoit.
C)Becausetheirgenesdifferfromthosewhohavebeentestedforit.
D)Becausetheyarenotpsychologicallypreparedforit.
20.A)Theywillbecomephysicallyimpaired.
B)Theywillsufferfromminordiscomfort.
C)Theywillhavetotakeeverlargerdoses.
D)Theywillexperienceaverypainfulprocess.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Throughoutthenation’smorethan15,000schooldistricts,widelydifferingapproachestoteachingscienceandmathhaveemerged.Thoughtherecanbestrengthindiversity,anewinternationalanalysissuggeststhatthisvariabilityhasinsteadcontributedtolackluster(平淡的)achievementscoresbyU.S.childrenrelativetotheirpeersinotherdevelopedcountries.
Indeed,concludesWilliamH.SchmidtofMichiganStateUniversity,wholedthenewanalysis,“nosingleintellectuallycoherentvisiondominatesU.S.educationalpracticeinmathorscience.〞Thereason,hesaid,“isbecausethesystemisdeeplyandfundamentallyflawed.〞
Thenewanalysis,releasedthisweekbytheNationalScienceFoundationinArlington,Va.,isbasedondatacollectedfromabout50nationsaspartoftheThirdInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy.
NotonlydoapproachestoteachingscienceandmathvaryamongindividualU.S.communities,thereportfinds,butthereappearstobelittlestrategicfocuswithinaschooldistrict’scurricula,itstextbooks,oritsteachers’activities.Thiscontrastssharplywiththecoordinatednationalprogramsofmostothercountries.
Onaverage,U.S.studentsstudymoretopicswithinscienceandmaththantheirinternationalcounterpartsdo.Thiscreatesaneducationalenvironmentthat“isamilewideandaninchdeep,〞Schmidtnotes.
Forinstance,eighthgradersintheUnitedStatescoverabout33topicsinmathversusjust19inJapan.Amongsciencecourses,theinternationalgapisevenwider.U.S.curriculaforthisagelevelresemblethoseofasmallgroupofcountriesincludingAustralia,Thailand,Iceland,andBulgaria.SchmidtaskswhethertheUnitedStateswantstobeclassedwiththesenations,whoseeducationalsystems“shareourpatternofsplintered(支離破碎的)visions〞butwhicharenoteconomicleaders.
Thenewreport“couldn’tcomeatabettertime,〞saysGeraldWheeler,executivedirectoroftheNationalScienceTeachersAssociationinArlington.“ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsprovidethatfocusedvision,〞includingthecall“todoless,butingreaterdepth.〞
Implementingthenewsciencestandardsandtheirmathcounterpartswillbethechallenge,heandSchmidtagree,becausethedecentralizedresponsibilityforeducationintheUnitedStatesrequiresthatanyreformsbetailoredandinstitutedonecommunityatatime.
Infact,Schmidtargues,reformssuchastheseproposednationalstandards“faceanalmostimpossibletask,becauseeventhoughtheyareintellectuallycoherent,eachbecomesonlyonemorevoiceinthebabble(嘈雜聲).〞
21.Accordingtothepassage,theteachingofscienceandmathinAmericais________.
A)losingitsvitalitygradually
B)characterizedbyitsdiversity
C)goingdownhillinrecentyears
D)focusedontappingstudents’potential
22.ThefundamentalflawofAmericanschooleducationisthat________.
A)itattachestoomuchimportancetointensivestudyofschoolsubjects
B)itreliesheavilyontheinitiativeofindividualteachers
C)itsetsaverylowacademicstandardforstudents
D)itlacksacoordinatednationalprogram
23.BysayingthattheU.S.educationalenvironmentis“amilewideandaninchdeep〞(Line2,Para.5),theauthormeansU.S.educationalpractice________.
A)scratchesthesurfaceofawiderangeoftopics
B)laysstressonqualityattheexpenseofquantity
C)encourageslearningbothindepthandinscope
D)offersanenvironmentforcomprehensiveeducation
24.ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsaregoodnewsinthattheywill________.
A)solvemostoftheproblemsinschoolteaching
B)providedepthtoschoolscienceeducation
C)quicklydominateU.S.educationalpractice
D)beabletomeetthedemandsofthecommunity
25.Puttingthenewscienceandmathstandardsintopracticewillprovedifficultbecause________.
A)manyschoolteacherschallengetheacceptabilityofthesestandards
B)thereisalwayscontroversyineducationalcircles
C)notenougheducatorshaverealizedthenecessityfordoingso
D)schooldistrictsareresponsibleformakingtheirowndecisions
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Ihadanexperiencesomeyearsagowhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuary,Ihadtoofficiateattwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity.Bothhaddied“fullofyears,〞astheBiblewouldsay;bothyieldedtothenormalwearingoutofthebodyafteralongandfulllife.Theirhomeshappenedtobeneareachother,soIpaidcondolence(吊唁)callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternoon.
Atthefirsthome,thesonofthedeceased(已故的)womansaidtome,“IfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnow,shewouldbealivetoday.It’smyfaultthatshedied.〞Atthesecondhome,thesonoftheotherdeceasedwomansaid,“IfonlyIhadn’tinsistedonmymother’sgoingtoFlorida,shewouldbealivetoday.Thatlongairplaneride,theabruptchangeofclimate,wasmorethanshecouldtake.It’smyfaultthatshe’sdead.〞
Whenthingsdon’tturnoutaswewouldlikethemto,itisverytemptingtoassumethathadwedonethingsdifferently,thestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Priestsknowthatanytimethereisadeath,thesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadly,theybelievethattheoppositecourse-keepingMotherathome,postponingtheoperation—wouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterall,howcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?
Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilt.Thefirstisourpressingneedtobelievethattheworldmakessense,thatthereisacauseforeveryeffectandareasonforeverythingthathappens.Thatleadsustofindpatternsandconnectionsbothwheretheyreallyexistandwheretheyexistonlyinourminds.
Thesecondelementisthenotionthatwearethecauseofwhathappens,especiallythebadthingsthathappen.Itseemstobeashortstepfrombelievingthateveryeventhasacausetobelievingthateverydisasterisourfault.Therootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhood.Psychologistsspeakoftheinfantilemythofomnipotence(萬能).Ababycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneeds,andthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandsummonstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecries,andsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungry,peoplefeedhim,andwhenheiswet,peoplechangehim.Veryoften,wedonotcompletelyoutgrowthatinfantilenotionthatourwishescausethingstohappen.
26.Whatissaidaboutthetwodeceasedelderlywomen?
A)Theylivedoutanaturallife.
B)Theydiedduetolackofcarebyfamilymembers.
C)Theydiedofexhaustionafterthelongplaneride.
D)Theyweren’taccustomedtothechangeinweather.
27.Theauthorhadtoconductthetwowomen’sfuneralsprobablybecause________.
A)hehadgreatsympathyforthedeceased
B)hewantedtoconsolethetwofamilies
C)hewaspriestofthelocalchurch
D)hewasanofficialfromthecommunity
28.Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause________.
A)theybelievethattheywereresponsible
B)theyhadneglectedthenaturalcourseofevents
C)theycouldn’tfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirgrief
D)theydidn’tknowthingsoftenturnoutintheoppositedirection
29.Inthecontextofthepassage,“...theworldmakessense〞(Line2,Para,4)probablymeansthat________.
A)wehavetobesensibleinordertounderstandtheworld
B)everythingintheworldispredetermined
C)there’sanexplanationforeverythingintheworld
D)theworldcanbeinterpretedindifferentways
30.Peoplehavebeenmadetobelievesinceinfancythat________.
A)everystoryshouldhaveahappyending
B)theirwishesarethecauseofeverythingthathappens
C)lifeanddeathisanunsolvedmystery
D)everybodyisattheircommand
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
“I’venevermetahumanworthcloning,〞sayscloningexpertMarkWesthusinfromhislabatTexasA&MUniversity.“It’sastupidendeavor.〞That’saninterestingchoiceofadjective,comingfromamanwhohasspentmillionsofdollarstryingtoclonea13-year-olddognamedMissy.Sofar,heandhisteamhavenotsucceeded,thoughtheyhaveclonedtwocowsandexpecttocloneacatsoon.TheyjustmightsucceedincloningMissythisspring—orperhapsnotforanother5years.Itseemsthereproductivesystemofman’sbestfriendisoneofthemysteriesofmodernscience.
Westhusin’sexperiencewithcloninganimalsleaveshimupsetbyallthistalkofhumancloning.InthreeyearsofworkontheMissyproject,usinghundredsuponhundredsofdog’seggs,theA&Mteamhasproducedonlyadozenorsoembryos(胚胎)carryingMissy’sDNA.Nonehavesurvivedthetransfertoasurrogate(代孕的)mother.Thewastageofeggsandthemanyspontaneouslyabortedfetuses(胎)maybeacceptablewhenyou’redealingwithcatsorbulls,heargues,butnotwithhumans.“Cloningisincrediblyinefficient,andalsodangerous,〞hesays.
Evenso,dogcloningisacommercialopportunity,withaniceresearchpayoff.EversinceDollythesheepwasclonedin1997,Westhusin’sphonehasbeenringingwithpeoplecallinginhopesofduplicatingtheircatsanddogs,cattleandhorses.“Alotofpeoplewanttoclonepets,especiallyifthepriceisright,〞saysWesthusin.CostisnoobstacleforMissy’smysteriousbillionaireowner;he’sputup$3.7millionsofartofundA&M’sresearch.
Contrarytosomemediareports,Missyisnotdead.TheownerwantsatwintocarryonMissy’sfinequalitiesaftershedoesdie.Theprototypeis,byallaccounts,athletic,good-naturedandsupersmart.Missy’smasterdoesnotexpectanexactcopyofher.Heknowsherclonemaynothavehertemperament.Inastatementofpurpose,Missy’sownerandtheA&Mteamsaytheyare“bothlookingforwardtostudyingthewaysthatherclonesdifferfromMissy.〞
Besidescloningagreatdog,theprojectmaycontributeinsightintotheoldquestionofnaturevs,nurture.Itcouldalsoleadtothecloningofspecialrescuedogsandmanyendangeredanimals.
However,Westhusiniscautiousabouthiswork.Heknowsthatevenifhegetsadogpregnant,theoffspring,shouldtheysurvive,willfacetheproblemsshownatbirthbyotherclonedanimals:abnormalitieslikeimmaturelungsandheartandweightproblems~“Whywouldyoueverwanttoclonehumans,Westhusinasks,“whenwe’renotevenclosetogettingitworkedoutinanimalsyet?〞
31.By“stupidendeavor〞(Line2,Para.1),Westhusinmeanstosaythat________.
A)humancloningisafoolishundertaking
B)animalcloningisabsolutelyimpractical
C)humancloningshouldbedoneselectively
D)animalcloningisnotworththeeffortatall
32.WhatdoesthefirstparagraphtellusaboutWesthusin’sdogcloningproject?
A)Itssuccessisalreadyinsight.
B)Itisdoomedtoutterfailure.
C)Itisprogressingsmoothly.
D)Itsoutcomeremainsuncertain.
33.BycloningMissy,MarkWesthusinhopesto________.
A)examinethereproductivesystemofthedogspecies
B)findoutthedifferencesbetweenMissyanditsclones
C)searchforwaystomodify.itstemperament
D)studythepossibilityofcloninghumans
34.Welearnfromthepassagethatanimalclonesarelikelytohave________.
A)anabnormalshape
B)abadtemper
C)defectiveorgans
D)immunedeficiency
35.Itcanbeseenthatpresentcloningtechniques________.
A)provideinsightintothequestionofnaturevs,nurture
B)havebeenwidelyusedinsavingendangeredspecies
C)haveprovedquiteadequateforthecloningofhumans
D)stillhavealongwaytogobeforereachingmaturity
PassageFour
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
FrustratedwithdelaysinSacramento,BayAreaofficialssaidThursdaytheyplannedtotakemattersintotheirownhandstoregulatetheregion’sgrowingpileofelectronictrash.
ASanJosecouncilwomanandaSanFranciscosupervisorsaidtheywouldproposelocalinitiativesaimedatcontrollingelectronicwasteiftheCalifornialaw-makingbodyfailstoactontwobillsstalledintheAssembly.TheyareamongagrowingnumberofCaliforniacitiesandcountiesthathaveexpressedthesameintention.
Environmentalistsandlocalgovernmentsareincreasinglyconcernedaboutthetoxichazardposedbyoldelectronicdevicesandthecostofsafelyrecyclingthoseproducts.Anestimated6milliontelevisionsandcomputersarestockedinCaliforniahomes,andanadditional6,000to7,000computersbecomeoutdatedeveryday.Themachinescontainhighlevelsofleadandotherhazardoussubstances,andarealreadybannedfromCalifornialandfills(垃圾填埋場).
LegislationbySenatorByronSherwouldrequireconsumerstopayarecyclingfeeofupto$30oneverynewmachinecontainingacathode(陰極)raytube.Usedinalmostallvideomonitorsandtelevisions,thosedevicescontainfourtoeightpoundsofleadeach.Thefeeswouldgotowardsettinguprecyclingprograms,providinggrantstonon-profitagenciesthatreusethetubesandrewardingmanufacturersthatencouragerecycling.
AseparatebillbyLosAngeles-areaSenatorGloriaRomerowouldrequirehigh-techmanufacturerstodevelopprogramstorecycleso-callede-waste.
Ifpassed,themeasureswouldputCaliforniaattheforefrontofnationaleffortstomanagetherefuseoftheelectronicage.
Buthigh-techgroups,includingtheSiliconValleyManufacturingGroupandtheAmericanElectronicsAssociation,opposethemeasures,arguingthatfeesofupto$30willdriveconsumerstoonline,out-of-stateretailers.
“Whatreallyneedstooccurisconsumereducation.Mostconsumersareunawarethey’renotsupposedtothrowcomputersinthetrash,〞saidRoxanneGould,vicepresidentofgovernmentrelationsfortheelectronicsassociation.
Computerrecyclingshouldbealocaleffortandpartofresidentialwastecollectionprograms,sheadded.
Recyclingelectronicwasteisadangerousandspecializedmatter,andenvironmentalistsmaintainthestatemustsupportrecyclingeffortsandensurethatthejobisn’tcontractedtounscrupulous(毫無
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