2017年6月英语六级第二套及答案解析

页眉内容页眉内容2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析(第二套完整版)Writing(30minutes)Directions:Supposeyouareaskedtogiveadviceonwhethertomajorinscienceorhumanitiesatcollege,writeanessaytostateyouropinion.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.ListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youmilhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Doingenjoyablework.B)Havingfriendlycolleagues.C)Earningacompetitivesalary.D)Workingforsupportivebosses.A)31%.B)20%.C)25%.D)73%.A)Thoseofasmallsize.B)Thoserunbywomen.C)Thosethatarewellmanaged.D)Thosefullofskilledworkers.A)Theycanhopfromjobtojobeasily.B)Theycanwinrecognitionoftheirwork.C)Theycanbetterbalanceworkandlife.D)Theycantakeonmorethanonejob.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)ItisabookofEuropeanhistory.B)Itisanintroductiontomusic.C)ItisaboutthecityofBruges.D)Itisacollectionofphotos.A)WhenpaintingtheconcerthallofBruges.WhenvacationinginanItaliancoastalcity.Whentakingpicturesforaconcertcatalogue.WhenwritingaboutBelgium’scoastalregions.A)TheentireEuropeancoastlinewillbesubmerged.B)TherichheritageofEuropewillbelostcompletely.C)TheseawaterofEuropewillbeseriouslypolluted.D)ThemajorEuropeanscenicspotswilldisappear.A)Itswaterwaysarebeingincreasinglypolluted.B)Peoplecannotgetaroundwithoutusingboats.C)Itattractslargenumbersoftouristsfromhomeandabroad.D)Touristsusewoodenpathstoreachtheirhotelsinthemorning.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theymakecarefulpreparationbeforehand.Theytaketoomanyirrelevantfactorsintoaccount.Theyspendtoomuchtimeanticipatingtheirdefeat.Theytryhardtoavoidgettingoffonthewrongfoot.A)Aperson’snervoussystemismorecomplicatedthanimagined.B)Golfersusuallyhavepositivementalimagesofthemselves.C)Mentalimagesofteninterferewithathletes’performance.D)Thinkinghasthesameeffectonthenervoussystemasdoing.A)Anticipatepossibleproblems.Makealistofdo’sanddon’ts.Picturethemselvessucceeding.Trytoappearmoreprofessional.A)Sheworeadesignerdress.B)Shewonherfirstjurytrial.C)Shedidnotspeakloudenough.D)Shepresentedmovingpictures.Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Itslong-termeffectsareyettobeproved.B)Itshealthbenefitshavebeenoverestimated.C)Ithelpspeopletoavoiddevelopingbreastcancer.D)Itenablespatientswithdiabetestorecoversooner.A)Itfocusedontheirwaysoflifeduringyoungadulthood.B)Ittrackedtheirchangeinfoodpreferencesfor20years.C)Itfocusedontheirdifferencefrommeninfiberintake.D)Ittrackedtheireatinghabitssincetheiradolescence.A)Fibermayhelptoreducehormonesinthebody.B)Fibermaybringmorebenefitstowomenthanmen.C)Fibermayimprovethefunctionofheartmuscles.D)Fibermaymakebloodcirculationmoresmooth.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)Observingthechangesinmarketing.B)Conductingresearchonconsumerbehavior.C)Studyingthehazardsofyoungpeopledrinking.D)Investigatingtheimpactofmediaongovernment.17.A)Itisthecauseofmanystreetriots.B)Itisgettingworseyearbyyear.C)Itisachiefconcernofparents.D)Itisanactofsocialising.A)Theyspentaweekstudyingtheirownpurchasingbehavior.B)Theyresearchedtheimpactofmobilephonesonyoungpeople.C)Theyanalysedtheirfamilybudgetsovertheyears.D)Theyconductedathoroughresearchonadvertising.Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)Itishelpingitsbankstoimproveefficiency.B)Itistryinghardtodoawaywithdirtymoney.C)Itisthefirstcountrytousecreditcardsintheworld.D)Itislikelytogiveuppapermoneyinthenearfuture.A)Whetheritispossibletotravelwithoutcarryinganyphysicalcurrency.B)Whetheritispossibletopredicthowmuchmoneyoneisgoingtospend.C)Whethertheabsenceofphysicalcurrencycausesapersontospendmore.D)Whethertheabsenceofphysicalcurrencyisgoingtoaffecteverydaylife.A)Therewasnofoodserviceonthetrain.B)Theserviceonthetrainwasnotgood.C)Therestaurantcaracceptedcashonly.D)Thecashinherhandbagwasmissing.A)Byputtingmoneyintoenvelopes.B)Bydrawingmoneyweekbyweek.C)Bylimitingtheirday-to-dayspending.D)Byrefusingtobuyanythingoncredit.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)Populationexplosion.B)Chronichunger.C)Extinctionofrarespecies.D)Environmentaldeterioration.A)Theycontributetooverpopulation.B)Abouthalfofthemareunintended.C)Theyhavebeenbroughtundercontrol.D)Themajorityofthemtendtoendhalfway.A)Itisessentialtothewellbeingofallspeciesonearth.B)Itisbecomingasubjectofinterdisciplinaryresearch.C)Itisneglectedinmanyofthedevelopingcountries.D)Itisbeginningtoattractpostgraduates’attention.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.AfterbecomingpresidentofPurdueUniversityin2013,MitchDanielsaskedthefacultytoprovethattheirstudentshaveactuallyachievedoneofhighereducation’smostimportantgoals:criticalthinkingskills.Twoyearsbefore,anationwidestudyofcollegegraduateshadshownthatmorethanathirdhadmadeno__26__gainsinsuchmentalabilitiesduringtheirschoolyears.Mr.Danielsneededto__27__thehighcostofattendingPurduetoitsstudentsandtheirfamilies.Afterall,thepercentageofAmericanswhosayacollegedegreeis“veryimportant”hasfallen__28__inthelast5-6years.Purduenowhasapilottesttoassessstudents’criticalthinkingskills.YetlikemanycollegeteachersaroundtheU.S.,thefacultyremain__29__thattheirworkaseducatorscanbemeasuredbya“learning__30__”suchasagraduate’sabilitytoinvestigateandreason.However,theprofessorsneednotworrysomuch.Theresultsofarecentexperimentshowedthatprofessorscanuse__31__metricstomeasurehowwellstudentsdointhreekeyareas:criticalthinking,writtencommunication,andquantitativeliteracy.Despitethesuccessoftheexperiment,theactualresultsareworrisome,andmostly__32__earlierstudies.Theorganizersoftheexperimentconcludedthatfarfewerstudentswereachievingathighlevelsoncriticalthinkingthantheyweredoingforwrittencommunicationorquantitativeliteracy.Andthatconclusionisbasedonlyonstudentsnearinggraduation.Americanuniversities,despitetheirglobal__33__forexcellenceinteaching,haveonlybeguntodemonstratewhattheycanproduceinreal-worldlearning.Knowledge-baseddegreesarestillimportant,butemployersare__34__advancedthinkingskillsfromcollegegraduates.Iftheintellectualworthofacollegedegreecanbe__35__measured,morepeoplewillseekhighereducation---andcomeoutbetterthinkers.A)accuratelyB)confirmC)demandingD)doubtfulE)drasticallyF)justifyG)monopolizedH)outcomeI)predominanceJ)presumingK)reputationL)significantM)signifyN)simultaneouslyO)standardizedSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2.ThePriceofOilandthePriceofCarbonFossilfuelpricesarelikelytostay“lowforlong”.Notwithstandingimportantrecentprogressindevelopingrenewablefuelsources,lowfossilfuelpricescoulddiscouragefurtherinnovationin,andadoptionof,cleanerenergytechnologies.Theresultwouldbehigheremissionsofcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegases.Policymakersshouldnotallowlowenergypricestoderailthecleanenergytransition.Actiontorestoreappropriatepriceincentives,notablythroughcorrectivecarbonpricing,isurgentlyneededtolowertheriskofirreversibleandpotentiallydevastatingeffectsofclimatechange.Thatapproachalsooffersfiscalbenefits.Oilpriceshavedroppedbyover60%sinceJune2014.Acommonlyheldviewintheoilindustryisthat“thebestcureforlowoilpricesislowoilprices”.Thereasoningbehindthissayingisthatlowoilpricesdiscourageinvestmentinnewproductioncapacity,eventuallyshiftingtheoilsupplycurvebackwardandbringingpricesbackupasexistingoilfields---whichcanbetappedatrelativelylowmarginalcost aredepleted.Infact,inlinewithpastexperience,capitalexpenditureintheoilsectorhasdroppedsharplyinmanyproducingcountries,includingtheUnitedStates.Thedynamicadjustmenttolowoilpricesmay,however,bedifferentthistimearound.Oilpricesareexpectedtoremainlowerforlonger.Theadventofnewtechnologieshasaddedabout4.2millionbarrelsperdaytothecrudeoilmarket,contributingtoaglobalover-supply.Inaddition,otherfactorsareputtingdownwardpressureonoilprices:changeinthestrategicbehavioroftheOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountries,theprojectedincreaseinIranianexports,thescaling-downofglobaldemand（especiallyfromemergingmarkets）,thelong-termdropinpetroleumconsumptionintheUnitedStates,andsomedisplacementofoilbysubstitutes.Theselikelypersistentforces,likethegrowthofshale（页岩）oil,pointtoa“lowforlong”scenario.Futuresmarkets,whichshowonlyamodestrecoveryofpricestoaround$60abarrelby2019,supportthisview.Naturalgasandcoal—alsofossilfuels—havesimilarlyseenpricedeclinesthatlooktobelong-lived.Coalandnaturalgasaremainlyusedforelectricitygeneration,whereasoilisusedmostlytopowertransportation,yetthepricesofalltheseenergysourcesarelinked.TheNorthAmericanshalegasboomhasresultedinrecordlowpricesthere.TherecentdiscoveryofthegiantZohrgasfieldofftheEgyptiancoastwilleventuallyhaveimpactonpricingintheMediterraneanregionandEurope,andthereissignificantdevelopmentpotentialinmanyotherplaces,notablyArgentina.Coalpricesalsoarelow,owingtoover-supplyandthescaling-downofdemand,especiallyfromChina,whichbumshalfoftheworld’scoal.Technologicalinnovationshaveunleashedthepowerofrenewablessuchaswind,hydro,solar,andgeothermal（地热）.EvenAfricaandtheMiddleEast,hometoeconomiesthatareheavilydependentonfossilfuelexports,haveenormouspotentialtodeveloprenewables.Forexample,theUnitedArabEmirateshasendorsedanambitioustargettodraw24%ofitsprimaryenergyconsumptionfromrenewablesourcesby2021.Progressinthedevelopmentofrenewablescouldbefragile,however,iffossilfuelpricesremainlowforlong.Renewablesaccountforonlyasmallshareofglobalprimaryenergyconsumption,whichisstilldominatedbyfossilfuels—30%eachforcoalandoil,25%fornaturalgas.Butrenewableenergywillhavetodisplacefossilfuelstoamuchgreaterextentinthefuturetoavoidunacceptableclimaterisks.Unfortunately,thecurrentlowpricesforoil,gas,andcoalmayprovidelittleincentiveforresearchtofindevencheapersubstitutesforthosefuels.Thereisstrongevidencethatbothinnovationandadoptionofcleanertechnologyarestronglyencouragedbyhigherfossilfuelprices.Thesameistruefornewtechnologiesforalleviatingfossilfuelemissions.Thecurrentlowfossilfuelpriceenvironmentwillthuscertainlydelaytheenergytransitionfromfossilfueltocleanenergysources.Unlessrenewablesbecomecheapenoughthatsubstantialcarbondepositsareleftundergroundforaverylongtime,ifnotforever,theplanetwilllikelybeexposedtopotentiallycatastrophicclimaterisks.Someclimateimpactsmayalreadybediscernible.Forexample,theUnitedNationsChildren’sFundestimatesthatsome11millionchildreninAfricafacehunger,disease,andwatershortagesasaresultofthestrongestElNino（厄尔尼诺）weatherphenomenonindecades.ManyscientistsbelievethatElNinoevents,causedbywarminginthePacific,arebecomingmoreintenseasaresultofclimatechange.NationsfromaroundtheworldhavegatheredinParisfortheUnitedNationsClimateChangeConference,COP21,withthegoalofauniversalandpotentiallylegally-bindingagreementonreducinggreenhousegasemissions.Weneedverybroadparticipationtofullyaddresstheglobaltragedythatresultswhencountriesfailtotakeintoaccountthenegativeimpactoftheircarbonemissionsontherestoftheworld.Moreover,non-participationbynations,ifsufficientlywidespread,canunderminethepoliticalwillofparticipatingcountriestoact.ThenationsparticipatingatCOP21arefocusingonquantitativeemissions-reductioncommitments.Economicreasoningshowsthattheleastexpensivewayforeachcountryistoputapriceoncarbonemissions.Thereasonisthatwhencarbonispriced,thoseemissionsreductionsthatareleastcostlytoimplementwillhappenfirst.TheInternationalMonetaryFundcalculatesthatcountriescangeneratesubstantialfiscalrevenuesbyeliminatingfossilfuelsubsidiesandlevyingcarbonchargesthatcapturethedomesticdamagecausedbyemissions.Ataxonupstreamcarbonsourcesisoneeasywaytoputapriceoncarbonemissions,althoughsomecountriesmaywishtouseothermethods,suchasemissionstradingschemes.Inordertomaximizeglobalwelfare,everycountry’scarbonpricingshouldreflectnotonlythepurelydomesticdamagefromemissions,butalsothedamagetoforeigncountries.Settingtherightcarbonpricewillthereforeefficientlyalignthecostspaidbycarbonuserswiththetruesocialopportunitycostofusingcarbon.Byraisingrelativedemandforcleanenergysources,acarbonpricewouldalsohelpalignthemarketreturntoclean-energyinnovationwithitssocialreturn,spurringtherefinementofexistingtechnologiesandthedevelopmentofnewones.Anditwouldraisethedemandfortechnologiessuchascarboncaptureandstorage,spurringtheirfurtherdevelopment.Ifnotcorrectedbytheappropriatecarbonprice,lowfossilfuelpricesarenotaccuratelysignalingtomarketsthetruesocialprofitabilityofcleanenergy.Whilealternativeestimatesofthedamagefromcarbonemissionsdiffer,andit’sespeciallyhardtoreckonthelikelycostsofpossiblecatastrophicclimateevents,mostestimatessuggestsubstantialnegativeeffects.Directsubsidiestoresearchanddevelopmenthavebeenadoptedbysomegovernmentsbutareapoorsubstituteforacarbonprice:theydoonlypartofthejob,leavinginplacemarketincentivestoover-usefossilfuelsandtherebyaddtothestockofatmosphericgreenhousegaseswithoutregardtothecollateral附带的）costs.ThehopeisthatthesuccessofCOP21opensthedoortofutureinternationalagreementoncarbonprices.Agreementonaninternationalcarbon-pricefloorwouldbeagoodstartingpointinthatprocess.Failuretoaddresscomprehensivelytheproblemofgreenhousegasemissions,however,exposesallgenerations,presentandfuture,toincalculablerisks.Anumberoffactorsaredrivingdowntheglobaloilpricesnotjustfornowbutintheforeseeablefuture.Pricingcarbonprovesthemosteconomicalwaytoreducegreenhousegasemissions.ItisestimatedthatextremeweatherconditionshaveendangeredthelivesofmillionsofAfricanchildren.Thepricesofcoalarelowasaresultofover-supplyanddecreasingdemand.Higherfossilfuelpricesprovetobeconducivetoinnovationandapplicationofcleanertechnology.Iffossilfuelpricesremainlowforalongtime,itmayleadtohigheremissionsofgreenhousegases.Fossilfuelsremainthemajorsourceofprimaryenergyconsumptionintoday’sworld.Evenmajorfossilexportingcountrieshavegreatpotentialtodeveloprenewableenergies.Greenhousegasemissions,ifnotproperlydealtwith,willposeendlessrisksformankind.Itisurgentforgovernmentstoincreasethecostofusingfossilfuelstoanappropriateleveltolessenthecatastrophiceffectsofclimatechange.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Opendatasharersarestillintheminorityinmanyfields.Althoughmanyresearchersbroadlyagreethatpublicaccesstorawdatawouldacceleratescience,mostarereluctanttoposttheresultsoftheirownlaborsonline.Somecommunitieshaveagreedtoshareonline—geneticists,forexample,postDNAsequencesattheGenBankrepository(库),andastronomersareaccustomedtoaccessingimagesofgalaxiesandstarsfrom,say,theSloanDigitalSkySurvey,atelescopethathasobservedsome500millionobjects---buttheseremaintheexception,nottherule.Historically,scientistshaveobjectedtosharingformanyreasons:itisalotofwork;untilrecently,gooddatabasesdidnotexist;grantfunderswerenotpushingforsharing;ithasbeendifficulttoagreeonstandardsforformattingdata;andthereisnoagreedwaytoassigncreditfordata.Butthebarriersaredisappearing,inpartbecausejournalsandfundingagenciesworldwideareencouragingscientiststomaketheirdatapublic.Lastyear,theRoyalSocietyinLondonsaidinitsreportthatscientistsneedto“shiftawayfromaresearchculturewheredataisviewedasaprivatepreserve”.Fundingagenciesnotethatdatapaidforwithpublicmoneyshouldbepublicinformation,andthescientificcommunityisrecognizingthatdatacannowbeshareddigitallyinwaysthatwerenotpossiblebefore.Tomatchthegrowingdemand,servicesarespringinguptomakeiteasiertopublishresearchproductsonlineandenableotherresearcherstodiscoverandcitethem.Althoughcallstosharedataoftenconcentrateonthemoraladvantagesofsharing,thepracticeisnotpurelyaltruistic(禾U他的).Researcherswhosharegetplentyofpersonalbenefits,includingmoreconnectionswithcolleagues,improvedvisibilityandincreasedcitations.Themostsuccessfulsharers-thosewhosedataaredownloadedandcitedthemostoften---getnoticed,andtheirworkgetsused.Forexample,oneofthemostpopulardatasetsonmultidisciplinaryrepositoryDryadisaboutwooddensityaroundtheworld;ithasbeendownloaded5,700times.Co-authorAmyZannethinksthatusersprobablyrangefromclimate-changeresearcherswantingtoestimatehowmuchcarbonisstoredinbiomass,toforesterslookingforinformationondifferentgradesoftimber.“I’dmuchprefertohavemydatausedbythemaximumnumberofpeopletoasktheirownquestions,”shesays.“It’simportanttoallowreadersandreviewerstoseeexactlyhowyouarriveatyourresults.Publishingdataandcodeallowsyoursciencetobereproducible.”Evenpeoplewhosedataarelesspopularcanbenefit.Bymakingtheefforttoorganizeandlabelfilessootherscanunderstandthem,scientistsbecomemoreorganizedandbetterdisciplinedthemselves,thusavoidingconfusionlateron.Whatdomanyresearchersgenerallyaccept?A)Itisimperativetoprotectscientists’patents.B)Repositoriesareessentialtoscientificresearch.C)Opendatasharingismostimportanttomedicalscience.D)Opendatasharingisconducivetoscientificadvancement.Whatistheattitudeofmostresearcherstowardsmakingtheirowndatapublic?A)Opposed.B)Ambiguous.C)Liberal.D)Neutral.Accordingtothepassage,whatmighthinderopendatasharing?A)Thefearofmassivecopying.B)Thelackofaresearchculture.C)Thebeliefthatresearchdataisprivateintellectualproperty.D)Theconcernthatcertainagenciesmaymakeaprofitoutofit.Whathelpsliftsomeofthebarrierstoopendatasharing?A)Theever-growingdemandforbigdata.B)Theadvancementofdigitaltechnology.C)Thechangingattitudeofjournalsandfunders.D)Thetrendofsocialandeconomicdevelopment.Dryadservesasanexampletoshowhowopendatashari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.A)isbecomingincreasinglypopularB)benefitssharersandusersalikeC)makesresearcherssuccessfulD)savesbothmoneyandlaborPassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Macy’sreporteditssalesplunged5.2%inNovemberandDecemberatstoresopenmorethanayear,adisappointingholidayseasonperformancethatcappedadifficultyearforadepartmentstorechainfacingwide-rangingchallenges.ItsflagshipstoresinmajorU.S.citiesdependheavilyoninternationaltouristspending,whichshrankatmanyretailersduetoastrongdollar.Meanwhile,Macy’shassimplystruggledtolureconsumerswhoaremoreinterestedinspendingontravelordiningoutthanonnewclothesoraccessories.ThecompanyblamedmuchofthepoorperformanceinNovemberandDecemberonunseasonablywarmweather.“About80%ofourcompany’syear-over-yeardeclinesincomparablesalescanbeattributedto$卜0代£2肽(短缺)incold-weathergoods,”saidchiefexecutiveTenyLundgreninapressrelease.Thispromptedthecompanytocutitsforecastsforthefullfourthquarter.However,it’sclearthatMacy’sbelievesitstroublesrundeeperthanatemporaryaberration(偏离)offthethermometer.Theretailgiantsaidthepoorfinancialperformancethisyearhaspushedittobeginimplementing$400millionincost-cuttingmeasures.Thecompanypledgedtocut600back-officepositions,thoughsome150workersinthoseroleswouldbereassignedtootherjobs.Italsoplanstooffer“voluntaryseparation”packagesto165seniorexecutives.Itwillslashstaffingatitsfleetof770stores,amoveaffectingsome3,000employees.Theretaileralsoannouncedthelocationsof36storesitwillcloseinearly2016.Thecompanyhadpreviouslyannouncedtheplannedclosures,buthadnotsaidwhichlocationswouldbeaffected.Noneofthechain’sstoresintheWashingtonmetropolitanareaaretobeclosed.Macy’shasbeenmovingaggressivelytotrytoremakeitselfforaneweraofshopping.IthasplanstoopenmorelocationsofMacy’sBackstage,anewly-developedoff-priceconceptwhichmighthelpitbettercompetewithambitiousT.J.Maxx.It’salsopushingaheadin2016withanexpansionofBluemercury,thebeautychainitboughtlastyear.AtatimewhenyoungbeautyshoppersareoftenturningtoSephoraorUltainsteadofdepartmentstorebeautycounters,Macy’shopesBluemercurywillhelpstrengthenitspositioninthecategory.OnerelativebrightspotforMacy’sduringtheholidayseasonwastheonlinechannel,whereitrangup“double-digit”increasesinsalesanda25%increaseinthenumberofordersitfilled.Thatrelativestrengthwouldbeconsistentwithwhatwasseeninthewilderretailindustryduringtheearlypartoftheholidayseason.WhileThanksgiving,BlackFridayandCyberMondayallsawrecordspendingonline,in-storesalesplungedovertheholidayweekend.WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheshrinkingspendingofinternationaltouristsintheU.S.?A)ItisattributabletotherisingvalueoftheU.S.dollar.B)Itisadirectresultoftheglobaleconomicrecession.C)Itreflectsashiftoftheirinterestinconsumergoods.D)ItposesapotentialthreattotheretailbusinessintheU.S.WhatdoesMacy’sbelieveaboutitsproblems?Theycanbesolvedwithbettermanagement.Theycannotbeattributedtoweatheronly.Theyarenotasseriousinitsonlinestores.Theycallforincreasedinvestments.Inordertocutcosts,Macy’sdecidedto .cutthesalaryofseniorexecutivesrelocatesomeofitschainstoresadjustitspromotionstrategiesreducethesizeofitsstaffWhydoesMacy’splantoexpandBluemercuryin2016?A)Toexperimentonitsnewbusinessconcept.B)Tofocusmoreonbeautyproductsthanclothing.C)Topromotesalesofitsproductsbyloweringprices.D)Tobemorecompetitiveinsalesofbeautyproducts.WhatcanwelearnaboutMacy’sduringtheholidayseason?A)Salesdroppedsharplyinitsphysicalstores.B)ItsretailsalesexceededthoseofT.J.Maxx.C)IthelpedBluemercuryestablishitspositionworldwide.D)Itfilleditsstoreswithabundantsupplyofmerchandise.PartIVTranslation(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.宋朝始于960年，一直延续到1279年。这一时期，中国经济大幅增长，成为世界上最先进的经济体，科学、技术、哲学和数学蓬勃发展。宋代中国是世界历史上首先发行纸币的国家。宋朝还最早使用火药并发明了活字(movable-type)印刷。人口增长迅速，越来越多的人住进城市，那里有热闹的娱乐场所。社会生活多种多样。人们聚集在一起观看和交易珍贵艺术品。宋朝的政府体制在当时也是先进的。政府官员均通过竞争性考试选拔任用。2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析(第二套完整版)PartIWriting(30minutes)【参考范文】WhethertoMajorinScienceorHumanitiesatCollege?Nowadays,as thewholesocietyplace increasingly considerablevalueoneducation,the questionofwhetherto major inscienceorh