2023年6月英语六级听力真题(第一套)题目-原文与答案

2023年6月英语六级听力真题（第一套）【四六级试卷采用花卷形式，核对答案时请找准具体选项内容，忽略套数和选项符号】Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A)Itwasspaciousandtranquil.B)Itwaswarmandcomfortable.C)Itwasshabbyandsolitary.D)Itwastinyandnoisy.2.A)Shenolongerhatespeopletalkingloudlyinthedorm.B)Shemissesherroommatessheusedtocomplainabout.C)Shebeginstoenjoythemoviessheoncefoundirritating.D)Shefindsthecrowdeddormascozyashernewapartment.3.A)Hefoundtheapartmentperfectlyfurnished.B)Hehadafeelingofdespairandfrustration.C)Hehadasimilarfeelingtothewoman’s.D)Hefeltthenewplacewaslikeparadise.4.A)Gotoseethewoman’sapartment.B)Makeaphonecalltohisparents.C)Buysomefurnitureforthewoman.D)Decoratethewoman’sapartment.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Heworksasaliterarycritic.B)Hehostsaneducationalprogram.C)Hehasinitiatedauniversityreform.D)Hehaspublishedabookrecently.6.A)Itfailstokeepupwiththeradicalchangesofsociety.B)Itfailstoensureuniversitiesgetsufficientresources.C)Ithasnotpreparedyoungpeopleforthejobmarket.D)Ithasnotfosteredthegrowthoftheartsdisciplines.7.A)Moreofthebudgetshouldgotoscienceandtechnology.B)Theunderfundedmusicdisciplineshouldbeprioritized.C)Subdisciplineslikesculptureshouldgetmorefunding.D)Literatureshouldgetasmuchfundingasengineering.8.A)Buildaprosperousnation.B)Makeskilledprofessionals.C)Createingeniousartists.D)Cultivatebettercitizens.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A)Itisquitecommon.B)Itisrarelynoticed.C)Itseldomannoyspeople.D)Itoccurswhenoneisalone.10.A)Seeingthingsinblackandwhite.B)Engaginginregularcontemplation.C)Havingaspecialunderstandingofcreativity.D)Knowinghowtomaketheirmentalbatterieswork.11.A)Engaginginintenseactivity.B)Fantasizinginone’sdowntime.C)Workingonaparticularproject.D)Reflectingduringone’srelaxation.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A)FarmershelpedNativeAmericansgrowcrops.B)Therewereexpansiveuniversitycampuses.C)Thereexistedpostoffices.D)Migrantsfoundgoldthere.13.A)IthelpedtoboosttheeconomyintheAmericanWest.B)Itprovidedjobopportunitiesformanygoldseekers.C)Itextendedtheinfluenceofthefederalgovernment.D)Itkeptpeopleinthedesertsandplainsconnected.14.A)ItemployedNativeAmericanstoworkaspostmen.B)Itcommissionedprivatewagonstocarrythemail.C)Itsubsidizedthelocalswhoactedaspostmasters.D)Itcentralizedpostalservicesinitsremoteareas.15.A)Heanalyzedinteractivemapsofmailroutes.B)Hereadalargecollectionofbooksonthetopic.C)Heexamineditshistoricaltrendswithdatascience.D)Hecollecteddataaboutitsimpactonlocalbusiness.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A)Higherlevelsofanxietymayimprovepeople’smemory.B)Someexperiencesareeasiertorememberthanothers.C)Mostpeopletendtorememberthingsselectively.D)Simplethingsmayleaveadeepimpressiononone’smemory.17.A)Theyclassifiedtheparticipants’mindset.B)Theyshowedsomephotostotheparticipants.C)Theymeasuredtheparticipants’anxietylevels.D)Theytestedthesizeoftheparticipants’vocabulary.18.A)Anxietyhasbecomeaseriousproblemforanincreasingnumberofpeople.B)Extremelevelsofanxietycanadverselyaffectcognitiveperformance.C)Peoplediagnosedwithanxietydisordermayforgetthingsselectively.D)Thereisnodirectcorrelationbetweenmemoryandlevelsofanxiety.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)Theycompareproductsfromdifferentcompaniesbeforemakingachoice.B)Theygetinformationfromotherconsumers’postingsandcomments.C)Theylosepatiencewhentheirphonecallisnotpromptlyanswered.D)Theyexpecttogetinstantaneousresponsestotheirinquiry.20.A)Givingthemrewardsonthespot.B)Broadeningtheirscopeofinterest.C)Speakingdirectlytotheiremotions.D)Focusingonthedetailsoftheproduct.21.A)Changetherulesofthegameinthemarketeveryyear.B)Keepupwiththelatesttechnologicaldevelopments.C)Learnfromtechnologicalinnovatorstodobusiness.D)Makegreatereffortstobuildupconsumers’confidence.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A)Peoplehaveonlyonesocialengagementperweek.B)Workingtogetherenhancesfriendship.C)Fewpeoplehavedevotedfriends.D)Friendshipsbenefitwork.23.A)Theimpactoffriendsonpeople’sself-esteem.B)Howsupportivefriendscanbeintheworkplace.C)Howtoboostone’ssenseofvalueandworthiness.D)Theroleoffamilytiesinpeople’smentalwell-being.24.A)Theyshowlittleinterestintheirfriends’work.B)Theytendtobemuchmoredifficulttomake.C)Theyaremoretrustworthyandreliable.D)Theyincreasepeople’sjobsatisfaction.25.A)Allowemployeestohaveaflexibleworkschedule.B)Encourageemployeestobefriendswithcolleagues.C)Helpemployeesbalanceworkandfamilyresponsibilities.D)Organizeactivitiestonourishfriendshipsoutsideofwork.答案速查ConversationOne1.B)Itwaswarmandcomfortable.2.B)Shemissesherroommatessheusedtocomplainabout.3.C)Hehadasimilarfeelingtothewoman’s.4.A)Gotoseethewoman’sapartment.ConversationTwo5.D)Hehaspublishedabookrecently.6.C)Ithasnotpreparedyoungpeopleforthejobmarket.7.A)Moreofthebudgetshouldgotoscienceandtechnology.8.D)Cultivatebettercitizens.PassageOne9.A)Itisquitecommon.10.B)Engaginginregularcontemplation.11.D)Reflectingduringone’srelaxation.PassageTwo12.C)Thereexistedpostoffices.13.D)Itkeptpeopleinthedesertsandplainsconnected.14.B)Itcommissionedprivatewagonstocarrythemail.15.C)Heexamineditshistoricaltrendswithdatascience.RecordingOne16.A)Higherlevelsofanxietymayimprovepeople’smemory.17.C)Theymeasuredtheparticipants’anxietylevels.18.B)Extremelevelsofanxietycanadverselyaffectcognitiveperformance.RecordingTwo19.D)Theyexpecttogetinstantaneousresponsestotheirinquiry.20.C)Speakingdirectlytotheiremotions.21.B)Keepupwiththelatesttechnologicaldevelopments.RecordingThree22.D)Friendshipsbenefitwork.23.A)Theimpactoffriendsonpeople’sself-esteem.24.D)Theyincreasepeople’sjobsatisfaction.25.A)Allowemployeestohaveaflexibleworkschedule.听力原文与答案ConversationOneM:HiLily,how’sthenewapartment?W:It’sokay.M:What?Howcanitbejustokaywhenlastweekyouwerethrilledabouttheplaceandkeptpostingphotosofitonline?W:(1)Well,lastweekwhenImovedin,theapartmentseemedcozy,justtherightsizeforoneperson.Butnowitjustseemstiny,shabbyandsolitary.M:Ah,that’stheproblem.Youmissyourroommatesfromuniversity,don’tyou?W:(2)I’mgoingtosoundlikeanidiot,becauseIusedtocomplaintoyouallthetimeabouthowcrowdedourdormitoryroomwas,andaboutallthethingstheydidtoirritateme,likewatchingmovieslateatnightwithoutheadphones,ortalkingloudlyearlyinthemorning.ButnowImissthemterribly.M:Ofcourse,youdo.That’sperfectlynormal.(3)WhenIgotmyfirstplace,IrememberthinkingIcouldn’twaittolivebymyselfandgetawayfrommyjuvenileroommatesandalltheirannoyinghabits.ButthenIbeganmissingthemandfeelinglonelyandthinkingthatourdormitorywaslikeparadise.Eventhoughthereweresixofusguysinonesmallroom.W:Ithoughtitwasjustmewhofeltlikethat.M:Look,youlivedathomewithus,andthenyouhadthreeroommates,andthisisyourfirsttimelivingalone,soit’shard.Butyourfirstapartmentisamilestoneinyourlife.Andyoushouldcelebrateit.Tellmeabouttheapartment.W:Actually,it’snotbad.Infact,it’sprettyadorablenowthatIhavedecorateditandithaseverythingIneed.Ihaveakitchentocookinandabathroomalltomyself,andthenanotherroomwithmybedatoneendandasofa,asmalltableandchairsattheotherend.M:Thatdoessoundadorable,and(4)Ican’twaittoseeit.Andneithercanmomanddad.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Q1.Whatwasthewoman’sfirstimpressionoftheapartment?答案:B)Q2.Whydoesthewomansayshe’sgoingtosoundlikeanidiot?答案:B)Q3.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanwhenheleftthedormitorytoliveonhisown?答案:C)Q4.Whatdoesthemansayhecan’twaittodo?答案:A)ConversationTwoW:Welcometoourprogrambooktalk.(5)OurguesttodayisFrankJones,acriticofoureducationsystemandtheauthorofanewbook,HowtoReformOurUniversities.M:Hello,Susan.W:Frank,yousupportradicallychanginguniversitiesinAmerica.M:Yes.(6)Ibelievethatthepurposeofhighereducationistoprepareyoungpeopletoentertheworkforceandthatourcurrentsystemfailstodothis.We’reallocatingtoomanyresourcestodisciplinesthatdon’tmatchtheneedsofemployers.W:Ithinkyourattitudetoeducationisabitcynical,Frank.Surelythepurposeofuniversityistoprepareyoungpeopletoparticipatefullyincivicliferatherthanjusttofindwellpaidjobs.M:Susan,manyyounggraduatesstruggletofindanyjob,letaloneagoodone.Thejobmarketisgrim,particularlyforstudentswhostudythearts.W:Iagreethatitisn’teasyforyoungpeopletofindwork,butyouproposeclosingdownalldepartmentsthataren’tdirectlyrelatedtoscienceandtechnology.Isthatreallythesolution?M:You’reoverstatingmypoint.(7)Myargumentisthatweneedtousemoreofourbudgetonareaslikescienceandengineering.Todothat,weneedtotakemoneyfromsubjectslikeliteratureandmusic.W:(8)Buttheartshavevalue.They’reanimportantpartofourculture.Studyingliteratureormusicorsculpturemightnotresultinajobinthatarea,butithelpsyoungpeopletothinkabouttheworldinadeeperway,whichmakesthembettercitizensandmakesforabettersociety.M:lagreethattheartsarevaluabletosociety,butit’snaivetothinkthatnotonlythemosttalented,butallstudentsshouldstudythematuniversitylevel.Theoddsareverycompetitive,andmostgraduateswillendupwithagreatdealofdebtobtainingadegreethathaslittlevalueonthejobmarket.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Q5.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversationabouttheman?答案:D)Q6.WhatdoesthemanbelieveistheproblemwiththecurrentAmericansystemofhighereducation?答案:C)Q7.Howshouldtheeducationbudgetbeallocatedaccordingtotheman?答案:A)Q8.Whatdoesthewomansaytheartscando?答案:D)PassageOne(9)Doyoueverhavetheannoyingfeelingthatyoudon’thavetimetoreallythinkanymore?You’renotalone.Avarietyoffactorshaveconspiredtorobusoftimeforreflectionaboutourselvesandourlives.Todayourpreoccupiedmindsarerarelysilent.Theaveragepersonreceiveshundredsoftextsandvoicemessagesaday.Andholidaysformanyofusareactionpackedweeksmorelikelyfulloffamilyactivitiesthanopportunitiesfortranquilityandcontemplation.(10)Regularreflection,however,underliesallgreatprofessionals.It’saprerequisiteforyoutorechargeyourmentalbatteries,seethingsinanewlightandtapintoyourcreativity.AlmostallofthegreatadvisorsthatIhavestudiedhavefoundwaystogetawayfromitallandcontemplatetheirlifeandwork.Someresearchersinthefieldofcreativity,infact,believethatinsightoccursduringthereflectionandrelaxationthatfollowsaperiodofintenseactivity.Scheduleyourtimeforreflectionaboutyourwork,oraparticularprojectyou’reengagedin.Iusuallyblockouthalfanhour.Don’tanswerthephone.Pushyourpaperstotheside.Sketch,makelists,drawmindmapsofideasthatcometoyou.Attheend,writedownanyemergingideas.Whenyou’realone,stopworryingandthink.Alotofourdowntimeisspentworryingabouttroublesomethingsinourlivesorfantasizingabouthowwe’dlikeourlivestobe.(11)Revisitthingsduringmomentsofrelaxationafteraperiodofintensework.Thisiswhenwearethemostcreative.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q9.Whatdowelearnaboutthefeelingthatonedoesn’thavetimetothinkanymore?答案:A)Q10.Whattraitdoallgreatprofessionalsshare?答案:B)Q11.Whatdosomeresearchersbelieveisconducivetocreativeideas?答案:D)PassageTwo(12)EvenbeforeColoradowasastate,ithadpostoffices.Thefirstopenedin1859inasettlementfoundedbymigrantssearchingforgold.Lifecouldbeunpredictableoutwest.Goldfailedtoappear，droughtruinedfarmers,andsettlersclashedwithNativeAmericans.Onthesettlement’slocation,nowstandsasprawlinguniversitycampus.Amidallthechanges,onefeatureremainedconstant:thepostalservice.ThemapstracingAmerica’swestwardexpansionaretelling.In1864therewerefewpostalbranchesonlandcontrolledbyNativeAmericans,whichstillaccountedformostoftheWest.Overthenext25years,postofficesgrewquickly.ColonizationoftheWestcouldberegardedasaresultofbiggovernmentratherthanpioneers.(13)Asfederalsubsidiesandlandgrantstemptedpeopleintothedesertsandplains,thepostkeptthemconnected.Inthemid-19thcentury,thePostOfficeDepartmentwasfarfromacentralizedbureaucracy.Tokeepupwithmigrationpatterns,postalserviceswereaddedtoexistingbusinesses.(14)Thefederalgovernmentcommissionedprivatewagonstocarrythemail.Short-termcontractsweregrantedtolocalbusinessmentoactaspostmasters.Thesepartnershipsenabledthemailtoquicklyfollowmigrants,helpingknittogetherremotepartsofthecountry.Mr.Blevins,adigitalhistorian,wroteabookonthehistoryoftheUSpostalservice.(15)Heuseddatasciencetoanalyzehistoricaltrends.Moststrikingly,hebuiltanaccompanyingwebsitecompletewithinteractivemaps.Theyshowreadershow,withinageneration,thepostalservicehelpedcolonizeacontinent.Theseonlineinteractivemapsillustratetheformativepowerofsnailmail.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q12.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutColoradobeforeitbecameastate?答案:C)Q13.HowdidthepostalservicecontributetoAmerica’swestwardexpansion?答案:D)Q14.WhatdidthefederalgovernmentdotomeettheincreasingdemandforthepostalserviceintheWest?答案:B)Q15.WhatdidMr.BlevinsdotostudythehistoryoftheUSpostalservice?答案:C)RecordingOneInlastweek’slecture,wediscussedreasonswhypeopleforgetthings.Thisweek,wewilldiscussasurprisingreasonwhywemightremembersomethings:anxiety.Thinkaboutsomethingassimpleasbuyingacoffee.Thatmaynotseemlikeanexperiencethatwouldmakeadeepimpressiononyourmemory.Butanxietycouldchangethat.(16)Infact,anewstudysuggeststhatpeoplewithhigheranxietylevelsmightremembercertaininformationbetterthanpeoplewithloweranxietylevels.That’sbecausehigherlevelsofanxietymaymakepeoplemoresusceptibletonegativefeelings.Puttingtheminamorenegativestateofmind,thatinturn,maymakethemabletobetterremembersomeevents.Let’stakeacloserlookatthatnewstudynow.(17)Inthestudy,theresearchersstartedbygiving80undergraduatestudentsananxietytest.Thetestmeasuredtheparticipants’anxietylevelsovertheproceedingtwoweeks.Then,totestmemory,theparticipantswereshownaseriesofneutralwordsoneatatime.Someofthewordswereprintedontophotosofnegativescenes,meaningimagesthatcouldaffecttheiremotionsnegatively,suchasaphotoofacaraccident,oracemetery.Therestofthewordswereprintedontophotosofneutralscenes,suchasaphotoofalakeortrees.Neutralwordsincludedwordsliketableordeskthatdon’telicitemotion.Later,theparticipantswereaskedtothinkbacktothewordstheywereshownearlier,whichcausedthemtoreentereitheranegativeorneutralmindset.Theparticipantswerethenpresentedwithanothersetofneutralwords,andtheirmemoryofthesenewwordswastested.Theresearchersfoundthatthenewwordspresentedtopeopleinanegativemindsetwerebetterrememberedbypeoplewithhigherlevelsofanxietythanthosewithlowerlevelsofanxiety.Inotherwords,whenhighlyanxiousindividualstookinotherwiseemotionallyneutralinformationthatwaspresentedtothem,itbecamecoloredbytheirnegativemindset,makingthemremembertheinformationbetter.Butthesesameeffectswerenotseeninpeoplewithlowlevelsofanxiety.(18)Previousstudieshavefoundthatextremelevelsofanxietysuchasthoseexperiencedbypeoplediagnosedwithananxietydisordercanbequitedetrimentaltomemoryandcognitiveperformance.Butthehighlyanxiouspeopleinthisstudyrepresentindividualswhoaremanagingtheiranxietyandforwhomanxietyisnotaseriousproblem.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.Q16.Whatdoesthespeakersaythenewstudysuggests?答案:A)Q17.Whatdidresearchersdofirstinthenewstudy?答案:C)Q18.Whatdowelearnfrompreviousstudiesaboutanxiety?答案:B)RecordingTwoOverthepast20years,theinternethasgraduallybecomeadominantfeatureofourlives.Ithaschangedhowwecommunicatewitheachother.Andithasdefinitelytransformedthewaywedobusinesswitheachother.Marketinghasalsochangedinanumberofways.Forinstance,inthepast,consumershadtocallaphonenumberandpatientlywaitonholdinordertogettheinformationtheywanted.(19)Today,theywanttheinformationimmediately.They’llgotothecompany’ssocialmediapageandpostcommentsandquestions,expectingtoreceiveanimmediateresponse.Iftheydon’tgettheirquestionsansweredsoon,they’llmoveontoanothercompanythatwillanswerthemquickly.Marketingdepartmentstodayneedtofollowtechnologicaldevelopment.Forexample,thisyear’ssmartphoneissmarterthanlastyear’s;self-drivingcarsarenowontheroad.Marketershavetodoresearchonwhichtechnologiesarecomingintobeing.Otherwise,theyriskbeingleftbehindinthevirtualdust.Marketinghasalsochangedduetotheimportanceofvideo.Peopledon’tjustwanttoreadtext;theywanttowatchthingshappening.Companiesnowhavetoexplorehowtheycanusevideoonaconsistentbasistoshareinformationabouttheirbusinesses.Fortunately,it’sextremelyeasytoshootsomethingthesedays.Allyouneedisasmartphone.Butwhat’stheresultofallthis?Shorterattentionspans.Wearen’tthesamepeoplethatwewere20yearsago.Notonlyhavewegrownaccustomedtogettingtheinformationwewantinstantaneously,ourattentionspansaremuchshorter.Ifsomethingdoesn’tcaptureourattentionwithinafewseconds,we’reontothenextpieceofcontent.(20)Marketersneedtofigureoutwaystospeakdirectlytothecustomer’semotions,andtheyneedtofigureouthowtodothatasquicklyaspossible.Oncepeopleareemotionallyengaged,they’llstickwithyou.Ifmarketinghaschangedthismuchinthepast20years,imaginewhatthenext20yearswillbring.Inarecentsurvey,onlyninepercentofmarketerscouldsaywithconfidencethattheirmarketingeffortswereactuallyworking.Theirconfidenceisbeingshakenbecausetherulesofthegamechangeeveryyear.That’swhy(21)it’simportantformarketerstopayattentiontothelatesttechnologicaldevelopmentsandconsidercollaboratingwithtechnologicalinnovators.Thatway,they’llbemovingatthesamepaceasthetechindustry.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.Q19.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttoday’sconsumers?答案:D)Q20.Howdomarketerscaptureconsumers’attentionasquicklyaspossible?答案:C)Q21.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestmarketersdotomeetfuturechallenges?答案:B)RecordingThreeYoumightbesurprisedtolearnthat(22)thebenefitsoffriendshipsextendbeyondpeople’ssociallifeandintotheirwork,whichisinterestingwhenconsideringtheextenttowhichpeoplesacrificefriendships,oratleastthetimetheyspendwithfriendsbecauseoftheextendedhoursthey’redevotingtowork.Justlastweek,IwasremarkingtoacolleaguethatI’mcontentwithonlyonesocialengagementperweek.Butaccordingtorecentresearch,that’s