2019.6六级英语真题第一套

2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofteamspiritandcommunicationintheworkplace.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A)Asix-month-longnegotiation. B)Preparationsfortheparty. C)Aprojectwithatroublesomeclient. D)Giftwrappingforthecolleagues.2.A)Takeweddingphotos. B)Advertisehercompany. C)Startasmallbusiness. D)Throwacelebrationparty.3.A)Hesitant. B)Nervous. C)Flattered. D)Surprised.4.A)Startherownbakery. B)Improveherbakingskill. C)Sharehercookingexperience. D)Preparefoodforthewedding.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Theyhavetospendmoretimestudying. B)Theyhavetoparticipateinclubactivities. C)Theyhavetobemoreresponsibleforwhattheydo. D)Theyhavetochooseaspecificacademicdiscipline.6.A)Getreadyforacareer. B)Makealotoffriends. C)Setalong-termgoal. D)Behavelikeadults.7.A)Thosewhoshareheracademicinterests. B)Thosewhorespectherstudentcommitments. C)Thosewhocanhelpherwhensheisinneed. D)Thosewhogotothesameclubsasshedoes.8.A)Thosehelpfulfortappingtheirpotential. B)Thoseconducivetoimprovingtheirsocialskills. C)Thosehelpfulforcultivatingindividualinterests. D)Thoseconducivetotheiracademicstudies.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A)Theybreakawayfromtraditionalwaysofthinking. B)Theyarepreparedtoworkharderthananyoneelse. C)Theyaregoodatrefiningoldformulas. D)Theybringtheirpotentialintofullplay.10.A)Theycontributedtothepopularityofskiingworldwide. B)Theyresultedinabrandnewstyleofskiingtechniques. C)Theypromotedthescientificuseofskiingpoles. D)Theymadeexplosivenewsinthesportsworld.11.A)Hewasrecognizedasageniusintheworldofsports. B)Hecompetedinallmajorskiingeventsintheworld. C)HewonthreegoldmedalsinoneWinterOlympics. D)Hebrokethreeworldskiingrecordsinthreeyears.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A)Theyappearrestless. B)Theyloseconsciousness. C)Theybecomeupset. D)Theydiealmostinstantly.13.A)Ithasaninstanteffectonyourbodychemistry. B)Itkeepsreturningtoyoueverynowandthen. C)Itleavesyouwithalong-lastingimpression. D)Itcontributestotheshapingofyoumind.14.A)Tosucceedwhilefeelingirritated. B)Tofeelhappywithoutgoodhealth. C)Tobefreefromfrustrationandfailure. D)Toenjoygoodhealthwhileindarkmoods.15.A)Theyarecloselyconnected. B)Theyfunctioninasimilarway. C)Theyaretoocomplextounderstand. D)Theyreinforceeachotherconstantly.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theydifferintheirappreciationofmusic. B)Theyfocustheirattentionondifferentthings. C)Theyfingerthepianokeysindifferentways. D)Theychoosedifferentpiecesofmusictoplay.17.A)Theymanagetocooperatewellwiththeirteammates. B)Theyuseeffectivetacticstodefeattheircompetitors. C)Theytryhardtomeetthespectators’expectations. D)Theyattachgreatimportancetohighperformance.18.A)Itmarksabreakthroughinbehavioralscience. B)Itadoptsaconventionalapproachtoresearch. C)Itsupportsapieceofconventionalwisdom. D)Itgivesrisetocontroversyamongexperts.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)People’senvyofslimmodels. B)People’scrazeforgoodhealth. C)Theincreasingrangeoffancyproducts. D)Thegreatvarietyofslimmingproducts.20.A)Theyappearvigorous. B)Theyappearstrange. C)Theylookcharming. D)Theylookunhealthy.21.A)Cultureandupbringing. B)Wealthandsocialstatus. C)Peerpressure. D)Mediainfluence.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A)Therelationbetweenhairandskin. B)Thegrowinginterestinskinstudies. C)Thecolorofhumanskin. D)Theneedofskinprotection.23.A)Thenecessitytosaveenergy. B)Adaptationtothehotenvironment. C)Theneedtobreathewithease. D)Dramaticclimatechangesonearth.24.A)Leavesandgrass. B)Man-madeshelter. C)Theirskincoloring. D)Hairontheirskin.25.A)Theirgeneticmakeupbegantochange. B)Theircommunitiesbegantogrowsteadily. C)Theirchildrenbegantomixwitheachother.D)Theirpaceofevolutionbegantoquicken.PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon

AnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Pastaisnolongeroffthemenu,afteranewreviewofstudiessuggestedthatthecarbohydratecanformpartofahealthydiet,andevenhelppeopleloseweight.Foryears,nutritionistshaverecommendedthatpastabekepttoa26,tocutcalories,preventfatbuild-upandstopbloodsugar27up.Thelow-carbohydratefoodmovementgavebirthtosuchdietsastheAtkins,PaleoandKeto,whichadvisedswappingfoodslikebread,pastaandpotatoesforvegetables,fishandmeat.Morerecentlythetrendofswappingspaghettiforvegetableshasbeen28byclean-eatingexperts.Butnowa29reviewandanalysisof30studiesbyCanadianresearchersfoundthatnotonlydoespastanotcauseweightgain,butthreemealsaweekcanhelppeopledropmorethanhalfakilogramoverfourmonths.Thereviewersfoundthatpastahadbeenunfairlydemonized(妖魔化)becauseithadbeen30inwithother,morefat-promotingcarbohydrates.“Thestudyfoundthatpastadidn’t31toweightgainorincreaseinbodyfat,”saidleadauthorDrJohnSievenpiper.“In32theevidence,wecannowsaywithsomeconfidencethatpastadoesnothavean33effectonbodyweighoutcomeswhenitisconsumedaspartofahealthydietarypattern.”Infact,analysisactuallyshowedasmallweighloss.So34toconcerns,perhapspastacanbepartofahealthydietThoseinvolvedinthe35trialsonaverageate3.3servingsofpastaaweekinsteadofothercarbohydrates,oneservingequalingaroundhalfacup.Theylostaroundhalfakilogramoveranaveragefollow-upof12weeks.A)adverseI)minimumB)championedJ)radiatingCclinicalK)rationD)contraryL)shootingE)contributeM)subscribeF)intimateN)systematicG)lumpedO)weighingH)magnifiedSectionBDirections:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2.TheBestRetailersCombineBricksandClicksA)Retailprofitsarefallingsharply.Storesareclosing.Mallsareemptying.Thedepressingstoriesjustkeepcoming.ReadingtheearningsannouncementsoflargeretailstoreslikeMacy’s,Nordstorm,andTargetisaboutasupliftingasatourofanintensivecareunit.Theinteractisapparentlytakingdownyetanotherindustry.Brickandmortarstores(实体店)seemtobegoingthewayoftheyellowpages.Sureenough,theCensusBureaujustreleaseddatashowingthatonlineretailsalessurged15.2percentbetweenthefirstquarterof2015andthefirstquarterof2016.B)Butbeforeyoudumpallofyourretailstocks,therearemorefactsyoushouldconsider.Lookingonlyatthat15.2percent"surge"wouldbemisleading.Itwasanincreasethatwasonasmallbaseof6.9percent.Evenwhenatinynumbergrowsbyalargepercentageterms,itisoftenstilltiny.C)Morethan20yearsaftertheinternetwasopenedtocommerce,theCensusBureautellsusthatbrickandmortarsalesaccountedfor92.3percentofretailsalesinthefirstquarterof2016.Theirdatashowthatonly0.8percentofretailsalesshiftedfromofflinetoonlinebetweenthebeginningof2015and2016.D)So,despiteallthetalkaboutdrone(无人机)deliveriestoyourdoorstep,alltheretailexecutivesexpressinganxietyoverconsumersgoingonline,andevenaPresidentialcandidateexclaimingthatAmazonhasa"hugeantitrustproblem,"theCensusdatasuggestthatphysicalretailisthriving.Ofcourse,theclosedstores,depressedexecutives,andsinkingstockssuggestotherwise.What'stherealstory?E)Manyfirmsoperatingbrickandmortarstoresareintrouble.Theretailindustryisgetting“reinvented,”aswedescribeinournewbook.Matchmakers.It’sstandinginthepathofwhatSchumpetercalledagale(大风)ofcreativedestruction.Thatstormhasbeenbrewingforsometime,andasithasreachedgaleforce,mostlargeretailersaresearchingforaresponse.AstheCFOofMacy’sputitrecently,“We’refranklyscratchingourheads.”F)Butit’snothappeningasexpertspredicted.Ibubble,brickandmortarretailwasoneofthoseindustriestheinternetwasgoingtokill—andquickly.Thedot.cornbustdiscreditedmostpredictionsofthatsortandintheyearsthatfollowed,conventionalretailers’confidenceinthefutureincreasedasCensuscontinuedtoreportweakonlinesales.Andthenthegalehit.G)Itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthatretailreinventionisn’tasimplebattletothedeathbetweenbricksandclicks.Itisaboutdevisingretailmodelsthatworkforpeoplewhoaremakingincreasinguseofagrowingarrayofinternet-connectedtoolstochangehowtheysearch,shop,andbuy.Creativeretailersareusingthenewtechnologiestoinnovatejustabouteverythingstoresdofrommanaginginventory,tomarketing,togettingpaid.H)Morethandronesdroppinganewsupplyofunderwearonyourdoorstep,Apple’smassivelysuccessfulbrick-and-mortar-and-glassretailstoresandAmazon’ssmallstepsinthesamedirectionarewhatshouldkeepold-fashionedretailersawakeatnight.Nottomentionthelargenumberofcreativenewretailers,likeBonobos,thatareblendingonlineandofflineexperiencesincreativeways.I)Retailreinventionisnotasimpleprocess,andit’salsonothappeningonwhatusedtobecalled"InternetTime."Someinternet-drivenchangeshavehappenedquickly,ofcourse.Craigslistquicklyovertooknewspaperclassifiedadsandturnednewspapereconomicsupsidedown.Butmanywidelyanticipatedchangesweren’tquick,andsomehaven’treallystarted.Withthebenefitofhindsight(后见之明),itlooksliketheinteractwilltransformtheeconomyatsomethinglikethepaceofothergreatinventionslikeelectricity.B2Bcommerce,forexample,didn’tmovemainlyonlineby2005asmanyhadpredictedin2000,norevenby2016,butthatdoesn’tmeanitwon’tdosooverthenextfewdecades.J)Butthegaleisstillblowing.Thesuddendeclineinfoottrafficinrecentyears,eventhoughithasn’tbeenaccompaniedbyamassivedeclineinphysicalsales,isacriticalwarning.Peoplecanshopmoreefficientlyonlineandthereforedon’tneedtogotoasmanystorestofindwhattheywant.There’sasurplusofphysicalshoppingspaceforthecrowds,whichisonereasonwhystoresaredownsizingandclosing.K)Theriseofthemobilephonehasrecentlyaddedanewlevelofcomplexitytotheprocessofretailreinvention.Evenfiveyearsagomostpeoplefacedachoice.Sitatyourcomputer,probablyathomeorattheoffice,searchandbrowse,andbuy.Orheadouttothemall,orMainStreet,lookandshop,andbuy.Now,justabouteveryonehasasmartphone,connectedtotheinternetalmosteverywherealmostallthetime.Evenwhenaretailergetsacustomertowalkinthestore,shecaneasilyseeifthere’sabetterdealonlineoratanotherstorenearby.L)Sofar,themainthingmanylargeretailershavedoneinresponsetoallthisistoopenonlinestores,sopeoplewillcometothemdirectlyratherthantoAmazonanditssmalleronlinerivals．Manyarehavingthesameproblemthatnewspapershave.Eveniftheygetonlinetraffic,theystruggletomakeenoughmoneyonlinetocompensateforwhattheyarelosingoffline.M)Afewseemtobemakingthiswork．Amonglargetraditionalretailers,Walmartrecentlyreportedthebestresults,leadingitsstockpricetosurge,whileMacy’s,Target,andNordstrom’sdropped.YetWalmart’syear-over-yearonlinesalesonlygrew7percent,leadingitsCEOtolament(哀叹),“Growthhereistooslow．”PartoftheproblemisthatalmosttwodecadesafterAmazonfiledtheone．clickpatent,theonlineretailshoppingandbuyingexperienceisfilledwithfrictions．Arecentstudygradedmorethan600internetretailersonhoweasyitwasforconsumerstoshop,buy,andpay．Almosthalfofthesitesdidn’tgetapassinggradeandonly18percentgotanAorB．N)TheturmoilonthegroundinphysicalretailishardtosquarewiththeCensusdata．Unfortunately,partoftheexplanationisthattheCensusretaildataareunreliable．Ourdeep100kintothosedataandtheirpreparationrevealedseriousproblems．ItseemslikelythatCensussimplymisclassifiesalargechunkofonlinesales．ItiscertainthattheCensusprocedures,whichlumptheonlinesalesofmajortraditionalretailerslikeWalmartwith“non-storeretailers"1ikefoodtrucks．canmaskmajorchangesinindividualretailcategories．Thebureaucouldeasilypresenttheirdatainmoreusefulways．buttheyhavechosennotto．O)Despitetheturmoil,brickandmortarwon’tdisappearanytimesoon．Thebigquestionsarewhich,ifany,ofthelargetraditionalretailerswillstillbeonthesceneinadecadeortwobecausetheyhavesuccessfullyreinventedthemselves,whichnewplayerswilloperatebusystoresonMainStreetsandmaybeeveninshoppingmalls,andhowtheshoppingandbuyingexperiencewillhavechangedineachretailcategory．Investorsshouldn’twriteoffbrickandmortar．Whethertheyshouldbetonthetraditionalplayerswhorunthosestoresnowisanothermatter36.Althoughonlineretailinghasexistedforsometwentyyears,nearlyhalfoftheinternetretailersstillfailtoreceivesatisfactoryfeedbackfromconsumers,accordingtoarecentsurvey．37.Innovativeretailersintegrateinternettechnologieswithconventionalretailingtocreatenewretailmodels．38.DespitewhattheCensusdatasuggest,thevalueofphysicalretail’sstockshasbeendropping．39.Innovative-drivenchangesintheretailindustrydidn’ttakeplaceasquicklyaswidelyanticipated．40.Statisticsindicatethatbrickandmortarsalesstillmadeupthelion’sshareoftheretailbusiness.41.Companiesthatsuccessfullycombineonlineandofflinebusinessmodelsmayprovetobeabigconcernfortraditionalretailers.42.Brickandmortarretailers’faithintheirbusinesswasstrengthenedwhenthedotcombubbleburst.43.Despitethetremendouschallengesfromonlineretailing,traditionalretailingwillbeheretostayforquitesometime.44.Withtheriseofonlinecommerce,physicalretailstoresarelikelytosufferthesamefateasitheyellowpages.45.Thewideuseofsmartphoneshasmadeitmorecomplexfortraditionalretailerstoreinventtheirbusiness.SectionCDirections:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartifcialintelligence(AI)willbe“eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity”,andpraisedthecreationofanacademicinstitutededicatedtoresearchingthefutureofintelligenceas“crucialtothefutureofourcivilisationandourspecies”.HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureofIntelligence(LCFI)atCambridgeUniversity,amulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwillattempttotacklesomeoftheopen-endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceofdevelopmentinAIresearch.“Wespendagreatdealoftimestudyinghistory,”Hawkingsaid,“which,let’sfaceit,ismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soit’sawelcomechangethatpeoplearestudyinginsteadthefutureofintelligence.”Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAI,raisingconcernsthathumanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesasuper-intelligencewithawillofitsown,hewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositivesthatAIresearchcanbring.“Thepotentialbenefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge,”hesaid.“WecannotpredictwhatwemightachievewhenourownmindsareamplifiedbyAI.Perhapswiththetoolsofthisnewtechnologicalrevolution,wewillbeabletoundosomeofthedamagedonetothenaturalworldbythelastone—industrialisation.Andsurelywewillaimtofinallyeradicatediseaseandpoverty.Andeveryaspectofourliveswillbetransformed.Inshort,successincreatingAIcouldbethebiggesteventinthehistoryofourcivilisation.”HuwPrice,thecentre’sacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorofphilosophyatCambridgeUniversity,whereHawkingisalsoanacademic,saidthatthecentrecameaboutpartiallyasaresultoftheuniversity’sCentreforExistentialRisk.Thatinstituteexaminedawiderrangeofpotentialproblemsforhumanity,whiletheLCFIhasanarrowfocus.AIpioneerMargaretBoden,professorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityofSussex,praisedtheprogressofsuchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas2009,shesaid,thetopicwasn’ttakenseriously,evenamongAIresearchers.“AIishugelyexciting,”shesaid,“butithaslimitations,whichpresentgravedangersgivenuncriticaluse.”TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAIaswellasthepotentialbenefits.Anumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustry,mostfamouslytheentrepreneurElonMusk,havealsoexpressedtheirconcernsaboutthedamagethatasuper-intelligentAIcoulddotohumanity.46.WhatdidStephenHawkingthinkofartificialintelligence?A)Itwouldbevitaltotheprogressofhumancivilisation.B)Itmightbeablessingoradisasterinthemaking.C)Itmightpresentchallengesaswellasopportunities. D)Itwouldbeasignificantexpansionofhumanintelligence.47.WhatdidHawkingsayaboutthecreationoftheLCFI? A)ItwouldacceleratetheprogressofAIresearch. B)ItwouldmarkastepforwardintheAIindustry. C)Itwasextremelyimportanttothedestinyofhumankind. D)Itwasanachievementofmulti-disciplinarycollaboration.48.WhatdidHawkingsaywasawelcomechangeinAIresearch? A)Theshiftofresearchfocusfromthepasttothefuture. B)Theshiftofresearchfromtheorytoimplementation. C)ThegreateremphasisonthenegativeimpactofAI. D)Theincreasingawarenessofmankind’spaststupidity.49.WhatconcernsdidHawkingraiseaboutAI? A)Itmayexceedhumanintelligencesoonerorlater. B)Itmayultimatelyover-amplifythehumanmind. C)Super-intelligencemaycauseitsowndestruction. D)Super-intelligencemayeventuallyruinmankind.50.Whatdowelearnaboutsomeentrepreneursfromthetechnologyindustry? A)Theyaremuchinfluencedbytheacademiccommunity. B)TheyaremostlikelytobenefitfromAIdevelopment. C)TheysharethesameconcernsaboutAIasacademics. D)TheybelievetheycankeepAIunderhumancontrol.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Themarketforproductsdesignedspecificallyforolderadultscouldreach$30billionbynextyear,andstartups(初创公司)wantinontheaction.Whattheysometimeslackisfeedbackfromthepeoplewhotheyhopewillusetheirproducts.SoBrookdale,thecountry’slargestownerofretirementcommunities,hasbeeninvitingafewselectentrepreneursjusttomoveinforafewdays,showofftheirproductsandhearwhattheresidentshavetosay.That’swhatbroughtDayleRodriguez,28,allthewayfromEnglandtothediningroomofBrookdaleSouthBayinTorrance,California.RodriguezisthecommunityandmarketingmanagerforacompanycalledSentab.Thestartup’sproduct,SentabTV,enablesolderadultswhomaynotbecomfortablewithcomputerstoaccessemail,videochatandsocialmediausingjusttheirtelevisionsandaremotecontrol.“It’snothingnew,it’snothingtoocomplicatedandit’snaturalbecauselotsofpeoplehaveTVremotes,”saysRodriguez.ButnoneofthatisthetopicofconversationintheBrookdalediningroom.Instead,Rodriguezsolicitsresidents’adviceonwhatheshouldgetonhischeeseburgerandhowheshouldspendtheafternoon.Playingcardswasontheagenda,aswellaslearningtoplaymahjong(麻将).Rodriguezsaysit’simportantthatresidentsheredon’tfeellikehe’ssellingthemsomething.“I’vehadmorefeedbackinapassiveapproach,”hesays.“Playingpool,playingcards,havingdinner,havinglunch,”allworkbetter“thangoingthroughasurveyofquestions.Whentheygettoknowmeandtotrustme,knowingforsureI’mnotsellingthemsomething—there’llbemorehonestfeedbackfromthem.”RodriguezisjusttheseventhentrepreneurtomoveintooneofBrookdale’s1,100seniorlivingcommunities.Othernewproductsintheprogramhaveincludedakindoffull-bodyblowdryerandspeciallydesignedclothingthatallowspeoplewithdisabilitiestodressandundressthemselves.MaryLouBusch,93,agreedtotrytheSentabsystem.ShetellsRodriguez