2015年6月大学英语六级英语考试真题（三）

2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题(三)PAGE112015年6月大学英语六级考试真题(三)PAGE102015年6月大学英语六级考试真题(三)PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesayingulfyoucannotdogreatthings,dosmallthingsinagreatway.99Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleastwordsbutnomorethanwords.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartⅡ ListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)9B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。A)ThemanmightbeabletoplayintheWorldCup.Theman’sfootballcareerseemstobeatanend.Themanwasoperatedonafewweeksago.Themanisafanofworld-famousfootballplayers.2、A)Workoutaplantotightenhisbudget. C)Applyforaseniorpositionintherestaurant.B)Findouttheopeninghoursofthecafeteria.D)Solvehisproblembydoingapart-timejob.3、A)Afinancialburden.C)Arealnuisance.B)Agoodcompanion.D)Awell-trainedpet.4、A)Theerrorswillbecorrectedsoon.C)Thecomputingsystemistoocomplex.B)Thewomanwasmistakenherself.D)Hehascalledthewomanseveraltimes.5、A)Heneedshelptoretrievehisfiles.C)Heneedssometimetopolishhispaper.B)Hehastotypehispaperoncemore.D)Hewillbeawayforatwo-weekconference.6、A)Theymighthavetochangetheirplan.C)Hehasaheavierworkloadthanthewoman.B)Hehasgoteverythingsetfortheirtrip.D)TheycouldstayinthemountainsuntilJune8.7、A)Theyhavetowaitamonthtoapplyforastudentloan.B)Theycanfindtheapplicationformsinthebrochure.C)Theyarenoteligibleforastudentloan.D)Theyarenotlateforaloanapplication.8、A)Newlawsareyettobemadetoreducepollutantrelease.B)Pollutionhasattractedlittleattentionfromthepublic.C)Thequalityofairwillsurelychangeforthebetter.D)It’lltakeyearstobringairpollutionundercontrol.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard9、A)Enormoussizeofitsstores. C)Itsappealingsurroundings.B)Numerousvarietiesoffood. D)Itsrichandcolorfulhistory.10、A)Anancientbuilding. C)AnEgyptianmuseum.B)Aworldofantiques. D)AnEgyptianmemorial.

11、A) Itspowerbillreaches£9millionayear. C)Itsuppliespowertoanearbytown.B)Itsellsthousandsoflightbulbsaday. D)Itgenerates70%oftheelectricityituses.12、A)11500. B)30000. C)250000. D)300000.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13、A) Transferringtoanotherdepartment. C)Thinkingaboutdoingadifferentjob.B)Studyingaccountingatauniversity. D)Makingpreparationsforherwedding.14、A)Shehasfinallygotapromotionandapayraise.B)Shehasgotasatisfactoryjobinanothercompany.C)Shecouldatlastleavetheaccountingdepartment.D)Shemanagedtokeepherpositioninthecompany.15、A)HeandAndreahaveprovedtobeaperfectmatch.B)Hechangedhismindaboutmarriageunexpectedly.C)Hedeclaredthathewouldremainsingleallhislife.D)HewouldmarryAndreaevenwithoutmeetingher.SectionBDirections：Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16、A)Theyaremotorcyclesdesignatedforwatersports.B)Theyarespeedyboatsrestrictedinnarrowwaterways.C)Theyarebecominganefficientformofwatertransportation.D)Theyaregettingmorepopularasameansofwaterrecreation.17、A)Waterscooteroperators’lackofexperience.C)Overloadingofsmallboatsandothercraft.B)Vacationers’disregardofwatersafetyrules.D)Carelessnessofpeopleboatingalongtheshore.18、A)Theyscarewhalestodeath.C)Theydischargetoxicemissions.B)Theyproducetoomuchnoise.D)Theyendangerlotsofwaterlife.19、A)Expandoperatingareas.B)Limittheuseofwaterscooters.C)Restrictoperatinghours.D)Enforcenecessaryregulations.PassageTwoQuestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.20、A)Theyarestable.B)Theyareclose.C)Theyarestrained.D)Theyarechanging.21、A)Theyarefullyoccupiedwiththeirownbusiness.B)Notmanyofthemstayinthesameplaceforlong.C)Notmanyofthemcanwintrustfromtheirneighbors.D)Theyattachlessimportancetointerpersonalrelations.22、A)Countoneachotherforhelp. C)Keepafriendlydistance.B)Giveeachotheracoldshoulder. D)Buildafencebetweenthem.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23、A)Itmayproduceanincreasingnumberofidleyoungsters.B)ItmayaffectthequalityofhighereducationinAmerica.C)Itmaycausemanyschoolstogooutofoperation.D)Itmayleadtoalackofproperlyeducatedworkers.24、A)Itislessseriousincitiesthaninruralareas.Itaffectsbothjuniorandseniorhighschools.Itresultsfromaworseningeconomicclimate.ItisanewchallengefacingAmericaneducators.25、A)Allowingthemtochoosetheirfavoriteteachers.Creatingamorerelaxedlearningenvironment.Rewardingexcellentacademicperformance.Helpingthemtodevelopbetterstudyhabits.SectionCDirections：Inthissection，youwillhearapassagethreetimes．Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea．Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard．Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten．注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。I'minterestedinthecriminaljusticesystemofourcountry．Itseemstomethatsomethinghastobedone，ifwe’reto26asacountry．Icertainlydon’tknowwhattheanswerstoourproblemsare．Thingscertainlyget27inahurrywhenyougetintothem，butlwonderifsomethingcouldn’tbedonetodealwithsomeoftheseproblems．OnethingI'mconcernedaboutisourpracticeofputting28injailwhohaven’tharmedanyone．Whynotworkoutsomesystemwherebytheycanpaybackthedebtstheyowesocietyinsteadof29anotherdebtbygoingtoprisonand，ofcourse，coming‘30hardenedcriminals．I'malsoconcernedabouttheshortprisonsentencespeopleare31seriouscrimes．Ofcourseonealternativetothisisto32capitalpunishment，butI'mnotsurelwouldbeforthat．I'mnotsureit’srighttotakeaneyeforaneye．Thealternativetocapitalpunishmentislongersentences。buttheywouldcertainlycostthetaxpayersmuchmoney．Ialsothinkwemustdosomethingabouttheinsanity33．Inmyopinion，anyonewhotakesanotherperson’slife34isinsane，however，thatdoesnotmeanthatthepersonisn’tguiltyofthecrime，orthatheshouldn’tpaysocietythedebtheowes．It’ssad，ofcourse，thatapersonmayhavetospendtherestofhislife，oralargepartofitinprisonforactsthathe35whilenotinfullcontrolofhismind．PartⅢ ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Travelwebsiteshavebeenaroundsincethe1990s,whenExpedia,Travelocity,andotherholidaybookingsiteswerelaunched,allowingtravelerstocompareflightandhotelpriceswiththeclickofamouse.Withinformationnolonger36bytravelagentsorhiddeninbusinessnetworks,thetravelindustrywasrevolutionized,asgreatertransparencyhelped37prices.Today,theindustryisgoingthroughanewrevolution—thistimetransformingservicequality.Onlineratingplatforms—38inhotels,restaurants,apartments,andtaxis—allowtravelerstoexchangereviewsandexperiencesforalltosee.Hospitalitybusinessesarenowranked,analyzed,andcomparednotbyindustry39，butbytheverypeopleforwhomtheserviceisintended—thecustomer.Thishas40anewrelationshipbetweenbuyerandseller.Customershavealwaysvotedwiththeirfeet；theycannowexplaintheirdecisiontoanyonewhoisinterested.Asaresult,businessesaremuchmore41，ofteninveryspecificways,whichcreatespowerful42toimproveservice.Althoughsomereadersmightnotcareforgossipyreportsofunfriendlybellboys(行李员）inBerlinormalfunctioninghotelhairdryersinHouston,thetruepowerofonlinereviewsliesnotjustintheindividualstories,butinthewebsites’43toaggregatealargevolumeofratings.Theimpactcannotbe44Businessesthatattracttopratingscanenjoyrapidgrowth,asnewcustomersareattractedbygoodreviewsand45provideyetmorepositivefeedback.Sogreatistheinfluenceofonlineratingsthatmanycompaniesnowhiredigitalreputationmanagerstoensureafavorableonlineidentity.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)accountableF)incentivesK)professionalsB)capacityG)occasionallyL)slashC)controlledH)overstatedM)specializingD)entailI)persistingN)spectatorsE)forgedJ)pessimisticO)subsequentlySectionBDirections：Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteron.PlasticSurgeryAbettercreditcardisthesolutiontoeverlargerhackattacks.Athinmagneticstrip(magstripe)isallthatstandsbetweenyourcredit-cardinformationandthebadguys.Andthey’ebeenworkinghardtobreakin.That’swhy2014isshapingupasamajorshowdown：banks,lawenforcementandtechnologycompaniesarealltryingtostopanetworkofhackerswhoaresucceedinginstealingaccountnumbers,names,emailaddressesandothercrucialdatausedinidentitytheft.Morethan100millionaccountsatTarget,NeimanMarcusandMichaelsstoreswereaffectedinsomewayduringthemostrecentattacks,startinglastNovember.Swipe(刷卡)istheoperativeword：cardsareincreasinglyvulnerabletoattackswhenyoumakepurchasesinastore.Inseveralrecentincidents,hackershavebeenabletoobtainmassiveinformationofcredit-debit-(借记）orprepaid-cardnumbersusingmalware,i.e.malicioussoftware,insertedsecretlyintotheretailers’point-of-salesystem—thecheckoutregisters.Hackersthensoldthedatatoasecondgroupofcriminalsoperatinginshadowycornersoftheweb.Notlongafter,thestolendatawasshowinguponfakecardsandbeingusedforonlinepurchases.C)Thesolutioncouldcostaslittleas$2extraforeverypieceofplasticissued.ThefixisasecuritytechnologyusedheavilyoutsidetheUS.WhileAmericancreditcardsusethe40-year-oldmagstripetechnologytoprocesstransactions,muchoftherestoftheworldusessmartercardswithatechnologycalledEMV(shortforEuropay,MasterCard,Visa)thatemploysachipembeddedinthecardplusacustomerPIN(personalidentificationnumber)toauthenticate(验证)everytransactiononthespot.IfapurchaserfailstopunchinthecorrectPINatthecheckout,thetransactiongetsrejected.(Onlinepurchasescanbemadebysettingupaseparatetransactioncode.)D)Whyhaven’tbigbanksadoptedthemoresecuretechnology?Whenitcomestomailingoutnewcreditcards,it’sallaboutrelativecosts,saysDavidRobertson,whorunstheNilsonReport,anindustrynewsletter.“Thecostofthecard,puttingthestickeronit,codingtheaccountnumberandexpirationdate,embossing(凸印）it,thesmallenvelope—allputtogether,you’reinthedollarrange.”Achip-and-PINcardcurrentlycostscloserto$3,saysRobertson,becauseofthepriceofchips.(Oncelargeissuersconverttogether,thechipcostsshoulddrop.)E)Multiply$3bythemorethan5billionmagstripecreditandprepaidcardsincirculationintheUS.Thenconsiderthatthere’sanestimated$12.4billionincardfraudonaglobalbasis,saysRobertson.With44%ofthatintheUS,Americancredit-cardfraudamountstoabout$5.5billionannually.CardissuershavesofarcalculatedthatabsorbingtheliabilityforevenbighacksliketheTargetoneisstillcheaperthanreplacingallthatplastic.F)ThatleavesAmericanretailersprettymuchalonetheworldoverinrelyingonmagstripetechnologytochargepurchases—andleavesconsumersvulnerable.Eachmagstripehasthreetracksofinformation,explainspaymentssecurityexpertJeremyGumbley,thechieftechnologyofficerofCreditCall,anelectronic-paymentscompany.Thefirstandthirdareusedbythebankorcardissuer.Yourvitalaccountinformationlivesonthesecondtrack,whichhackerstrytocapture.“Malwareisscanningthroughthememoryinrealtimeandlookingfordata，”hesays.“Itcreatesatextfilethatgetsstolen.”G)Chip-and-PINcards,bycontrast,makefakecardsorskimmingimpossiblebecausetheinformationthatgetsscannedisencrypted(加密).ThehistoricalreasontheUShasstuckwithmagstripe,ironicallyenough,isoncesuperiortechnology.Ourcheap,ultra-reliablewirednetworksmadecredit-cardauthenticationoverthephonefrictionless.InFrance,cardcompaniescreatedEMVinpartbecausethetelephonemonopolywassomaddeninglyinefficientandexpensive.TheEMVsolutionallowedtransactionstobeverifiedlocallyandsecurely.Somebigbanks,likeWellsFargo,arenowofferingtoconvertyourmagstripecardtoachip-and-PINmodel.(It’sactuallyahybird(混合体）thatwillstillhaveamagstripe,sincemostUSmerchantsdon’thaveEMVterminals.)Shouldyoutakethemuponit?Ifyoutravelinternationally,theanswerisyes.I）Keepinmind,too,thatcreditcardstypicallyhavebetterliabilityprotectionthandebitcards.Ifsomeoneusesyourcreditcardfraudulently（欺诈性的），it’stheissuerormerchant,notyou,thattakesthehit.Debitcardshavedifferentliabilitylimitsdependingonthebankandtheeventssurroundinganyfraud.“Ifit’savailable,thelogicalthingistogetachip-and-PINcardfromyourbank，”saysEricAdamowsky,aco-founderofCreditC.“Iwouldusecreditcardsoverdebitcardsbecauseofliabilityissues.’’Cashstillworksprettywelltoo.Retailersandbanksstandtobenefitfromthelowerfraudlevelsofchip-and-PINcardsbuthavebeenreluctanforyearstoinvestinthenewinfrastructure(基袖设施）neededforthetechnology，especiallyifconsumersdon＇thaveaccesstoit.It＇sachicken-and-eggproblem：noonewantstospendthemoneyonupgradedpoint-of-salesystemsthatcanreadthechipcardsifshoppersaren’tcarryingthem—yetthere’slittlepointinconsumers’carryingthefancyplasticifstoresaren’tequippedtousethem.(AnearliereffortbyTargettomovetochipandPINnevergainedprogress.)AccordingtoGumbley,there’sa“you-firstmentality.Thelogjam(僵局）hastobebroken.”JPMorganChaseCEOJamieDimonrecentlyexpressedhiswillingnesstodoso,notingthatbanksandmerchantshavespentthepastdecadesuingeachotheroverinterchangefees—thepercentageofthetransactionpricetheykeep—ratherthandealwiththegrowinghackingproblem.Chaseoffersachip-enabledcardunderitsownbrandandseveralothersfortravel-relatedcompaniessuchasBritishAirwaysandRitz-Carlton.TheTargetandNeimanhackshavealsochangedthecostcalculation：althoughretailershavebeenreluctanttospendthe$6.75billionthatCapgeminiconsultantsestimateitwilltaketoconvertalltheirregisterstobechip-and-PIN-compatible,thepotentialliabilitytheynowfaceisdramaticallygreater.Targethasbeenhitwithclassactionsfromhackedconsumers.“It’stheultimatenightmare,”aretailexecutivefromawell-knownchainadmittedtoTIME.Thecard-paymentcompaniesMasterCardandVisaarepushinghardforchange.Thetwofirmshavewarnedallpartiesinthetransactionchain一merchant,network,bank—thatiftheydon’tbecomeEMV-compliantbyOctober2015,thepartythatisleastcompliantwillbearthefraudrisk.Inthemeantime,app-equippedsmartphonesanddigitalwallets—allofwhichcanuseEMVtechnology—arebeginningtomakeinroads（侵染）oncardsandcash.PayPal,forinstance,istestinganappthatletsyouuseyourmobilephonetopayontheflyatlocalmerchants—withoutsurrenderinganycardinformationtothem.Andfurtherdowntheroadisbiometricauthentication,whichcouldbeencryptedwith,say,afingerprint.Creditanddebitcards,though,aregoingtobewithusfortheforeseeablefuture,andsoarehackers,ifwestickwithmagstripetechnology.“Itseemscrazytome,”saysGumbley,whoisEnglish,“thatacutting-edge-technologycountryisdependingona40-year-oldtechnology.That’swhyitmaybeuptoconsumerstomovetheneedleonchipandPIN.SaysRobertson:”Whenyougettheconsumerintoapositionofworryandinconvenience,that’swheretherubberhitstheroad.’’注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。ItisbesttouseanEMVcardforinternationaltravel.Personalinformationoncreditanddebitcardsisincreasinglyvulnerabletohacking.TheFrenchcardcompaniesadoptedEMVtechnologypartlybecauseofinefficienttelephoneservice.WhilemanycountriesusethesmarterEMVcards,theUSstillclingstoitsoldmagstripetechnology.Attemptsarebeingmadetopreventhackersfromcarryingoutidentitytheft.Creditcardsaremuchsafertousethandebitcards.Bigbankshavebeenreluctanttoswitchtomoresecuretechnologybecauseofthehighercostsinvolved.Thepotentialliabilityforretailersusingmagstripeisfarmorecostlythanupgradingtheirregisters.TheuseofmagstripecardsbyAmericanretailersleavesconsumersexposedtotherisksoflosingaccountinformation.ConsumerswillbeadrivingforcebehindtheconversionfrommagstripetoEMVtechnology.SectionCDirections：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements•ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThereportfromtheBureauofLaborStatisticswasjustasgloomyasanticipated.UnemploymentinJanuaryjumpedtoa16-yearhighof7.6percent,as598000jobswereslashedfromUSpayrollsintheworstsingle-monthdeclinesinceDecember,1974.With1.8millionjobslostinthelastthreemonths,thereisurgentdesiretoboosttheeconomyasquicklyaspossible.ButWashingtonwoulddowelltotakeadeepbreathbeforereactingtothegrimnumbers.Collectively,werelyontheunemploymentfiguresandotherstatisticstoframeoursenseofreality.Theyareavitalpartofanarrayofdatathatweusetoassessifwe’redoingwellordoingbadly,andthatinturnshapesgovernmentpoliciesandcorporatebudgetsandpersonalspendingdecisions.Theproblemisthatthestatisticsaren’tanobjectivemeasureofreality；theyaresimplyabestapproximation.Directionally,theycapturethetrends,buttheideathatweknowpreciselyhowmanyareunemployedisamyth.Thatmakesfindingasolutionallthemoredifficult.First,thereisthewaythedataisassembled.Theofficialunemploymentrateistheproductofatelephonesurveyofabout60000homes.Thereisanothersurvey,sometimesreferredtoasthe“payrollsurvey”thatassesses400000businessesbasedontheirreportedpayrolls.Bothsurveyshaveproblems.Thepayrollsurveycaneasilydouble-countsomeone:ifyouareonepersonwithtwojobs,youshowupastwoworkers.Thepayrollsurveyalsodoesn’tcapturethenumberofself-employed,andsosayslittleabouthowmanypeoplearegeneratinganindependentincome.Thehouseholdsurveyhasalargerproblem.Whenaskedstraightforwardly,peopletendtolieorshadethetruthwhenthesubjectissex,moneyoremployment.Ifyougetacallandareaskedifyou’reemployed,andyousayyes,you’reemployed.Ifyousayno,however,itmaysurpriseyoutolearnthatyouareonlyunemployedifyou’vebeenactivelylookingforworkinthepastfourweeks；otherwise,youare“marginallyattachedtothelaborforce”andnotactuallyunemployed.Theurgetoquantifyisembeddedinoursociety.Buttheideathatstatisticianscanthencaptureanobjectiverealityisn’tjustimpossible.Italsoleadstoseriousmisjudgments.DemocratsandRepublicanscanandwilltakesidesonanumberofissues,butamorecrucialconcernisthatbotharebasingmajorpolicydecisionsonguesstimatesratherthanlookingatthevastwealthofrawdatawithacriticaleyeandanopenmind.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。56.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?TheUSeconomicsituationisgoingfrombadtoworse.Washingtonistakingdrasticmeasurestoprovidemorejobs.TheUSgovernmentisslashingmorejobsfromitspayrolls.TherecenteconomiccrisishastakentheUSbysurprise.57.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheunemploymentfiguresandotherstatistics?Theyformasolidbasisforpolicymaking. C) Theysignalfutureeconomictrends.Theyrepresentthecurrentsituation. D) Theydonotfullyreflectthereality.58.Oneproblemwiththepayrollsurveyisthat .itdoesnotincludeallthebusinesses C) itmagnifiesthenumberofthejoblessitfailstocountintheself-employed D) itdoesnottreatallcompan