大学英语六级考试真题第2套

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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofmutualunderstandingandrespectininterpersonalrelationships.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked，A)B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

A)Asix-month-longnegotiation.B)Preparationsfortheparty.

C)Aprojectwithatroublesomeclient.D)Giftwrappingforthecolleagues.A)Takeweddingphotos.

Advertisehercompany.

Startasmallbusiness.

Throwacelebrationparty.

A)Hesitant.B)Nervous.C)Flattered.D)Surprised.

A)Startherownbakery.B)Improveherbakingskill.

C)Sharehercookingexperience.

A)Theyhavetospendmoretimestudying.B)Theyhavetoparticipateinclubactivities.

C)Theyhavetobemoreresponsibleforwhattheydo.D)Theyhavetochooseaspecificacademicdiscipline.A)Getreadyforacareer.

B)Makealotoffriends.C)Setalong-termgoal.D)Behavelikeadults.

A)Thosewhoshareheracademicinterests.B)Thosewhorespectherstudentcommitments.

Thosewhocanhelpherwhensheisinneed.

Thosewhogotothesameclubsasshedoes.

A)Thosehelpfulfortappingtheirpotential.B)Thoseconducivetoimprovingtheirsocialskills.C)Thosehelpfulforcultivatingindividualinterests.D)Thoseconducivetotheiracademicstudies.

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA，)B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Theybreakawayfromtraditionalwaysofthinking.

Theyarepreparedtoworkharderthananyoneelse.

Theyaregoodatrefiningoldformulas.

Theybringtheirpotentialintofullplay.

A)Theycontributedtothepopularityofskiingworldwide.B)Theyresultedinabrandnewstyleofskiingtechniques.Theypromotedthescientificuseofskiingpoles.

Theymadeexplosivenewsinthesportsworld.

A)Hewasrecognizedasageniusintheworldofsports.B)Hecompetedinallmajorskiingeventsintheworld.C)HewonthreegoldmedalsinoneWinterOlympics.

D)Hebrokethreeworldskiingrecordsinthreeyears.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

A)Theyappearrestless.

Theyloseconsciousness.

Theybecomeupset.

Theydiealmostinstantly.

A)Ithasaninstanteffectonyourbodychemistry.B)Itkeepsreturningtoyoueverynowandthen.

C)Itleavesyouwithalonglastingimpression.D)Itcontributestotheshapingofyoumind.

A)Tosucceedwhilefeelingirritated.B)Tofeelhappywithoutgoodhealth.

Tobefreefromfrustrationandfailure.

Toenjoygoodhealthwhileindarkmoods.

A)Theyarecloselyconnected.B)Theyfunctioninasimilarway.

C)Theyaretoocomplextounderstand.D)Theyreinforceeachotherconstantly.

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

A)Theydifferintheirappreciationofmusic.B)Theyfocustheirattentionondifferentthings.C)Theyfingerthepianokeysindifferentways.

D)Theychoosedifferentpiecesofmusictoplay.

A)Theymanagetocooperatewellwiththeirteammates.B)Theyuseeffectivetacticstodefeattheircompetitors.

Theyattachgreatimportancetohighperformance.18.A)Itmarksabreakthroughinbehavioralscience.

Itadoptsaconventionalapproachtoresearch.

Itsupportsapieceofconventionalwisdom.

Itgivesrisetocontroversyamongexperts.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)People’senvyofslimmodels.

People’scrazeforgoodhealth.

Theincreasingrangeoffancyproducts.

Thegreatvarietyofslimmingproducts.20.A)Theyappearvigorous.

Theyappearstrange.C)Theylookcharming.D)Theylookunhealthy.

21.A)Cultureandupbringing.

B)Wealthandsocialstatus.

C)Peerpressure.

D)Mediainfluence.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

A)Therelationbetweenhairandskin.B)Thegrowinginterestinskinstudies.C)Thecolorofhumanskin.

23.A)Thenecessitytosaveenergy.

Adaptationtothehotenvironment.C)Theneedtobreathewithease.

A)Leavesandgrass.B)Man-madeshelter.C)Theirskincoloring.

D)Hairontheirskin.

25.A)Theirgeneticmakeupbegantochange.B)Theircommunitiesbegantogrowsteadily.C)Theirchildrenbegantomixwitheachother.

D)Theirpaceofevolutionbegantoquicken.

PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thedreamofpersonalisedflightisstillvividinthemindsofmanyinventors,somedevelopingcycle-poweredcraft,others26moneyintojetpacks喷(气飞行背包).However,theflyingcarhasalwaysremainedthe27symbolofpersonaltransportfreedom.

Severalcompaniesaroundtheworldhaveproduced28thatcandriveonroadsandfly.Airbushasafuturisticmodular(组件式的)conceptinvolvingapassengercapsulethatcanbe

29fromtheroad-goingchassis 底(盘)andpickedupbyahelicopter-typemachine.Butalltheseconceptsaremassivelyexpensive,requiresafetycertificationstandardsforroadandair,need30controls,involvecomplexfoldingwingsandpropellers,andhavetobeflownfromair-strips.Sotheyare

likelytoremainrichpeople ’splaythingsratherthanpracticaltransportsolutionsforthemasses.

“AcarthattakesofffromsomeLondonstreetandlandsinanother31streetisunlikelytohappen,

Prof.Gray,aleadingaeronauticalengineer. “Skytaxisaremuchmorelikely. ”Butthatwo

fromdreamingupnewwaystoflyandtryingtopersuadeinvestorstobacktheirsometimes32schemes.

Civilianaviationisbeingdisrupted,notbytheage-olddesiresforspeed,romanticismand

33,butbythepressingneedtorespondtoachangingclimate.Newelectricenginescoupledwithartificialintelligenceand34systemswillcontributetoamoreefficient,integratedtransportsystemthatisless

pollutingandlessnoisy.Thatmaysoundsimple,butasProf.Graysays, “WhenItravelsom

thisnotionthatwhenIfinishmyjourneyIfeelbetterthanwhenIstaretdit.That ’scompletelyat35with

howIfeeltoday. ”Nowthatwouldbeprogress.

A)autonomous I)pouring

B)detached j)prototypes

C)dual K)random

D)glamour L)repressing

E)imminent M)segmented

F)odds N)spectrum

G)opposites O)ultimate

H)outrageous

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.CompaniesAreWorkingwithConsumerstoReduceWaste

Asconsumers,weareverywasteful.Annually,theworldgenerates1.3billiontonsofsolidwaste.Thisisexpectedtogoupto2.2billionby2025.Thedevelopedcountriesareresponsiblefor44%ofwaste,andintheU.S.alone,theaveragepersonthrowsawaytheirbodyweightinrubbisheverymonth.

Conventionalwisdomwouldseemtosuggestthatcompanieshavenoincentivetolengthenthelifecycleoftheirproductsandreducetherevenuetheywouldgetfromsellingnewgoods.Yet,moreandmorebusinessesarethinkingabouthowtoreduceconsumerwaste.Thisispartlydrivenbytherisingpriceofrawmaterialsandmetals.Itisalsopartlyduetobothconsumersandcompaniesbecomingmoreawareoftheneedtoprotectourenvironment.

Whenchoosingwhatproductstobuyandwhichbrandstobuyfrom,moreandmoreconsumersarelookingintosustainability.Thisisopposedtojustpriceandperformancetheywereconcernedaboutinthe

past.Inasurveyof54oftheworld ’sleadingbrands,almostallofthemreportedthatconsumersareshowincreasingcareaboutsustainablelifestyles.Atthesametime,surveysonconsumersintheU.S.andtheU.K.

showthattheyalsocareaboutminimizingenergyuseandreducingwaste.

Forthemostpart,consumerscontrolwhathappenstoaproduct.Butsomecompaniesarerealizingthatplacingtheburdenofrecyclingentirelyontheconsumerisnotaneffectivestrategy,especiallywhentossing

somethingawayseemsliketheeasiestandmostconvenientoption.

Someretailersandmanufacturersintheclothing,footwear,andelectronicsindustrieshavelaunchedenvironmentalprograms.Theywanttomaketheircustomersinterestedinpreservingtheirproductsand

preventingthingsthatstillhavevaluefromgoingtothegarbagedump.Byofferingservicestohelpexpand

thelongevityoftheirproducts,they ’repromisingqualityanddurabilitytoconsumers,andreceiving

reputationalgainsforbeingenvironmentallyfriendly.

Forexample,theSwedishjeanscompanyNudieJeansoffersfreerepairattwentyoftheirshops.Insteadofdiscardingtheiroldworn-outjeans,customersbringthemintoberenewed.Thecompanyevenprovidesmail-orderrepairkitsandonlinevideos,sothatcustomerscanlearnhowtofixapairofjeansathome.Theirphilosophyisthatextendingthelifeofapairofjeansisnotonlygreatfortheenvironment,butallowstheconsumertogetmorevalueoutoftheirproduct.Whencustomersdowanttotosstheirpair,theycangivethembacktothestore,whichwillrepurposeandresellthem.Anotherclothingcompany,Patagonia,ahigh-endoutdoorclothingstore,followsthesameprinciple.IthaspartneredwithDIYwebsiteiFixittoteachconsumershowtorepairtheirclothing,suchaswaterproofouterwear,athome.Thecompanyalsooffersarepairprogramfortheircustomersforamodestfee.Currently,Patagoniarepairsabout40,000garmentsa

yearintheirReno,Nevada,servicecenter.Accordingtothecompany ’sCEO,sRaobsoeutMarcari

buildingacompanythatcaresabouttheenvironment.Atthesametime,offeringrepairsupportsthe

perceivedqualityofitsproducts.

G)InBrazil,themultinationalcorporationAdidashasbeenrunningashoe-recyclingprogramcalled

“SustainableFootprint”since2012.CustomerscanbringshoesofanybrandintoanAdidasstoretobeshreddedandturnedintoalternativefuelsforenergycreationinsteadofbeingburnedastrash.Theyareusedtofuelcementovens.Tomotivatevisitorstobringinmoreoldshoes,AdidasBrazilpromotestheprogram

instoresbyshowingvideostoeducatecustomers,anditevenoffersadiscounteachtimeacustomerbringsinanoldpairofshoes.ThisbooststhereputationandimageofAdidasbymakingpeoplemoreawareofthecompany’svalues.

Enormousopportunitiesalsoliewithe-waste.Itisestimatedthatin2014theworldproducedsome42millionmetrictonsofe-waste(discardedelectricalandelectronicequipmentanditsparts)withNorthAmericaandEuropeaccountingfor8and12millionmetrictonsrespectively.Thematerialsfrome-wasteincludeiron,copper,gold,silver,andaluminummaterialsthatcouldbereused,resold,salvaged,orrecycled.Together,thevalueofthesemetalsisestimatedtobeabout$52billion.ElectronicsgiantslikeBestBuyandSamsunghaveprovidede-wastetake-backprogramsoverthepastfewyears,whichaimtorefurbis 翻h

oldelectroniccomponentsandpartsintonewproducts.

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Forothercompaniesinterestedinreducingwaste,helpingtheenvironment,andprovidingthesustainablelifestylesthatconsumersseek,herearesomefirststepsforbuildingarelationshipwithcustomersthat

focusesonrecyclingandrestoringvaluetoproducts:

Findpartners.Ifyouareamanufacturerwhoreliesonoutsidedistributors,thenretailersaretheidealpartnerforcollectingoldproducts.PowertoolmakerDeWaltpartnerswithcompanies,suchasLowesandNapaAutoParts,tocollectoldtoolsattheirstoresforrecycling.Thepartnershipbenefitsbothsidesbyallowingunconventionalpartners(forexample,twocompaniesfromtwodifferentindustries)toworktogetheronaspecificaspectofthevaluechain,like,inthisexample,anenginefirmwithanaccessoryone.K)Createincentives.Environmentalconscientiousnessisn ’talwaysenoughtomakecustomersrecyc

goods.Forinstance,DeWaltdiscoveredthatmanycontractorswereholdingontotheiroldtools,eveniftheynolongerworked,becausetheywereexpensivepurchasesanditwashardtojustifybringingtheminto

recycle.Byofferinginstantdiscountsworthasmuchas$100,DeWaltlaunchedatrade-inprogramtoencouragepeopletobringbacktools.Asaresult,DeWaltnowreusesthosematerialstocreatenewproducts.

Startwithatrialprogram,andexpecttochangethedetailsasyougo.Anytake-backprogramwilllikelychangeovertime,dependingonwhatworksforyourcustomersandcompanygoals.Maybeyouseelowcustomerparticipationatfirst,orconversely,somuchsuccessthatthecostofrecyclingbecomestoohigh.

BestBuy,forinstance,hasbeenbearingthelion -was’tesvsohluamreeosfinecetwoofitslargest

competitors,AmazonandWal-mart,donothavetheirownrecyclingprograms.Sincethelaunchofits

program,BestBuychangeditspolicytoadda$25feeforrecyclingoldtelevisionsinordertokeeptheprogramgoing.

M)Buildacultureofcollectivevalueswithcustomers.Astrongerrelationshipbetweentheretailer/producerandtheconsumerisnjus’tatboutfinancialincentives.Bycreatingmoreawarenessaroundyoureffortstoreducewaste,andbydevelopingacultureofresponsibility,repair,andreuse,youcanbuildcustomerloyaltybasedonsharedvaluesandresponsibilities.

Theseexamplesarejustthetipoftheiceberg,buttheydemonstratehowhelpingcustomersgetmoreuseoftheirmaterialscantransformvaluechainsandoperations.Reducingwastebyincorporatingused

materialsintoproductioncancutcostsanddecreasethepriceofprocuremen 采t(购):lesstobeprocured

fromtheoutsideandmoretobere-utilizedfromtheinside.

O)Companiesplayabigroleincreatingacirculareconomy,inwhichvalueisgeneratinglessfrom

extractingnewresourcesandmorefromgettingbetteruseoutoftheresourceswealreadyhave--butthey

mustalsogetcustomersengagedintheprocess.

26.Somecompaniesbelievethatproducts ’prolongedlifespanbenefitsboththeenvironmentand

custo

Asurveyshowsshopperstodayaregettingmoreconcernedaboutenergyconservationand28.environmentalprotectionwhendecidingwhattobuy.

Companiescanbuildcustomerloyaltybycreatingapositivecultureofenvironmentalawareness.

Whencompanieslaunchenvironmentalprograms,theywillhavetheirbrandreputationenhanced.

Onemultinationalcompanyoffersdiscountstocustomerswhobringinoldfootweartobeusedasfuel.

Recyclingusedproductscanhelpmanufacturersreduceproductioncosts.

Electronicproductscontainvaluablemetalsthatcouldberecovered.

Itseemscommonlybelievedthatcompaniesarenotmotivatedtoprolongtheirproducts

Itisadvisableforcompaniestopartnerwitheachotherinproductrecycling.

Somebusinesseshavebeguntorealizeitmaynotbeeffectivetoletconsumerstakefullresponsibility37.forrecycling.SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

EffectiveFriday,ScreenActorsGuild-AmericanFederationofTelevisionandRadioArtists(SAG-AFTRA)hasdeclaredastrikeagainst11videogamepublishersovergamesthatwentintoproductionafterFeb.17,2015.Thecompaniesincludesomeoftheheavyweightsoftheindustry,likeElectronicArtsProductions,InsomniacGames,ActivisionandDisney.

Thestrikecomesinlightofanunsuccessful19monthsofnegotiationsaftertheexistinglaborcontractknownastheInteractiveMediaAgreementexpiredinlate2014.overall,thestrikeisanefforttoprovidemoresecondarycompensationalongwithotherconcerns,suchastransparencyuponhiringtalentandon-set(制作中)safetyprecautions.Thevideogamingindustryhasballoonedinrecentyears.TheLosAngelesTimesreportsthattheindustryisinthemidstofanintenseincreaseincashflow.In2015,gamingproduced$23.5billionindomesticrevenue.

ButSAG-AFTRAsaysvoiceactorsdon ’treceiveres追id加ua酬ls金()fortheirgamingwork.Instead,they

receiveafixedrate,whichistypicallyabout$825forastandardfour-hourvocalsession.Sothevoiceactors

arepushingfortheideaofsecondarycompensatio —naperformancebonuseverytimeagamesells2million

copiesordownloads,orreaches2millionsubscribers,withacapat8million.

“It’savsemryallnumberofgamesthatwouldtriggerthissecondarycompensationissue, ”

sa

CrispinFreeman,who ’samemberoftheunion ’snegotiatingcommittee. “Thisisan

importan

whatitmeanstobeafreelance 从(事自由职业的 )performer,whoisn’tregularlyemployedeverysingle

dayworkingonprojects. ”

Anothermajorcomplaintfromtheactorsisthesecrecyoftheindustry. “Ican ’timagine

actingjobintheworldwhereyoudon ’tknowwhatshowyou ’rein,whenyou ’re

hired, ”

KeytheFarley,whochairstheSAG-AFTRAnegotiatingcommittee.

“Andyetthathappenseverydayinthevideogameworld, ”Farleytoldreportersduringapress

co

Friday. “IwasamaincharacterinFallout4,acharacterbytheo nfaKmeelogg,andIneverknewthatIwas

doingvocalrecordingforthatgamethroughouttheyearandahalf. ”

ScottWitlin,thelawyerrepresentingthevideogamecompanies,saysvoiceactors

“repres

tenthof1percentoftheworkthatgoesintomakingavideogame. ”So “eventhoughthey ’rethe

top

craftsmenintheirfield, ”Witlinsays, “ifwepaythemunderavastlydifferentsystemthanthe

peop

the99.9percentofthework,that ’sgoingtocreatefarmoreproblemsforthevideogamecompanies.

WhydidSAG-AFTRAdeclareastrikeagainstsomevideogamepublishers?A)Thelaborcontractbetweenthemhadbeenviolated.

B)Itsappealtorenegotiatethecontracthadbeenrejected.C)Ithadbeencheatedrepeatedlyinthe19monthsoftalks.D)Thenegotiationsbetweenthemhadbrokendown.

Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutthevideogamingindustry?

Ithasreapedhugeprofitsinrecentyears.

Ithasbecomemoreopenandtransparent.

Ithasattractedmanyfamousvoiceactors.

Ithasinvestedalotinitsdomesticmarket.Whatarethevoiceactorsdemanding?A)Moreregularemployment.

B)Anon-discriminatorycontract.

C)Extrapaybasedonsalesrevenues.D)Alimitonthemaximumworkhours.

WhatdoesKeytheFarleysayaboutvoiceactors?

Theyarekeptinthedarkaboutmanydetailsoftheirjob.

Theyarediscriminatedagainstinthegamingindustry.Theyarenotpaidonaregularbasis.

Theyarenotemployedfull-time.

42.WhatistheargumentoflawyerScottWitlin?

Voiceactorsshouldhaveapayraiseiftheyprovetobetopcraftsmen.

Changingthepaysystemwouldcausetheindustrymoreproblems.

Voiceactorsaremerecraftsmen,notprofessionalperformers.

Payingvoiceactorsonanhourlybasisisinlinewiththelaw.PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

OfficialsattheWhiteHouseannouncedanewspacepolicyfocusedonmanagingtheincreasingnumberofsatellitesthatcompaniesandgovernmentsarelaunchingintospace.SpacePolicyDirective-3laysoutgeneralguidelinesfortheUnitedStatestomitigate缓(解)theeffectsofspacedebrisandtrackandmanage

trafficinspace.

ThispolicysetsthestagefortheDepartmentofCommercetotakeoverthemanagementoftrafficinspace.

Thedepartmentwillmakesurethatnewlylaunchedsatellitesdon ’tuseradiofrequenciesthat

w

interferewithexistingsatellites,andschedulewhensuchnewsatellitescanbelaunched.ThisonlyappliestoAmericanspaceactivities,butthehopeisthatitwillhelpstandardizeasetofnormsinthedawningcommercialspaceflightindustrythroughouttheworld.

Space,especiallythespacedirectlyaroundourplanet,isgettingmorecrowdedasmoregovernmentsandcompanieslaunchsatellites.Oneimpetusforthepolicyisthatcompaniesarealreadystartingtobuildmassiveconstellations星(座),comprisinghundredsorthousandsofsatelliteswithmanymovingpartsamongthem.Withsomuchstuffinspace,andalimitedareaaroundourplanet,thegovernmentwantsto

reducethechancesofacollision.Twoormoresatellitesslammingintoeachothercouldcreatemanymoreout-of-controlbitsthatwouldposeevenmorehazardstothegrowingcollectionofsatellitesinspace.

Andit’snotlikethishasn’thappenedbefore.In2009anoldRussiancraftslammedintoacommunica

satellite,creatingacloudofhundredsofpiecesofdebrisandputtingotherhardwareatrisk.JournalistSarahScolesreportsthatNASAcurrentlytracksabout24,000objectsinspace,andin2016theAirForcehadtoissue3,995,874warningstosatelliteownersalertingthemtoapotentialnearbythreatfromanothersatelliteorbitofdebris.

That’swhythisnewpolicyalsoincludesdirectionstoupdatethecurrentU.S.GovernmentOrbitalDebrisMitigationStandardPractices,whichalreadyrequireanyentitythatlaunchesasatelliteorspacec