2024年1月全国大学英语六级考试真题

1-2024年1月全国大学英语六级考试真题PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.AttheendofeachConversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)2hours.

B)3hours.

C)4hours.

D)5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishby2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours〞isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A)Furnishedapartmentswillcostmore.

B)Theapartmentcanbefurnishedeasily.

C)Shecanprovidethemanwiththeapartmentheneeds.

D)Theapartmentisjustwhatthemanislookingfor.

2.A)HequiteagreeswithMr.Johnson’sviews.

B)Mr.Johnson’sideasarenonsense.

C)Mr.Johnsonisgoodatexpressinghisideas.

D)Hesharesthewoman’sviewsonsocialwelfare.

3.A)Avoiddistractionswhilestudyinginherdorm.

B)Improvehergradesgradually.

C)Changetheconditionsofherdorm.

D)Studyinaquietplace.

4.A)Itwillbeheldinadifferentplace,

B)Ithasbeenputoff.

C)Ithasbeencancelled.

D)Itwillberescheduledtoattractmoreparticipants.

5.A)Janetisverymuchinterestedinarchitecture.

B)JanetadmirestheSydneyOperaHouseverymuch.

C)Janetthinksit’sashameforanyonenottovisitAustralia.

D)JanetlovesthebeautifullandscapeofAustraliaverymuch.

6.A)Itfallsshortofhersupervisor’sexpectations.

B)Ithasdrawncriticismfromlotsofpeople.

C)Itcanbefinishedinafewweeks’time.

D)Itisbasedonalotofresearch.

7.A)Karenissuretopasstheinterview.

B)HeknowsKarenbetternow.

C)Karenisveryforgetful.

D)ThewomanshouldhaveremindedKarenearlier.

8.A)Skiptheclasstopreparefortheexam.

B)Telltheprofessorshe’slosthervoice.

C)Attendthelecturewiththeman.

D)AskJoetoapologizetotheprofessorforher.

9.A)Thewomanisworkinginakindergarten.

B)Themanwillgoinforbusinessfightafterhighschool.

C)Thewomanisnothappywiththeman’sdecision.

D)Themanwantstobeabusinessmanager.

10.A)Theyarebusyalltheyearround.

B)Theystaycloseduntilsummercomes.

C)Theycaterchieflytotourists.

D)Theyprovidequalityservicetotheircustomers.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Bossandsecretary.

B)PRrepresentativeandclient.

C)Classmates.

D)Colleagues.

12.A)Hethoughtthebosswasunfairtohim.

B)Hisclientscomplainedabouthisservice.

C)HefelthisassignmentwastougherthanSue’s.

D)Hisbosswasalwaysfindingfaultwithhiswork.

13.A)Shecomplainsaboutherbadluck.

B)Shealwaysacceptsthemcheerfully.

C)Sheisunwillingtoundertakethem.

D)Shetakesthemon,thoughreluctantly.

14.A)Johnhadtoquithisjob.

B)BothJohnandSuegotaraise.

C)Suefailedtocompleteherproject.

D)Suegotpromoted.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A)Bydisplayingtheirfeelingsandemotions.

B)Byexchangingtheirviewsonpublicaffairs.

C)Byaskingeachothersomepersonalquestions.

D)Bygreetingeachotherverypolitely.

16.A)Yellloudly.

B)Arguefiercely.

C)Expresshisopinionfrankly.

D)Refrainfromshowinghisfeelings.

17.A)Doingcredittoone’scommunity.

B)Distinguishingoneself.

C)Gettingrichquickly.

D)Respectingindividualrights.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)Whentestsshowthattheyarerelativelysafe.

B)Iftheydon’tinvolveanyrisks.

C)Whentheurgentneedforthemarises.

D)Iftheyproducepredictablesideeffects.

19.A)Becausetheyarelesssensitivetoitthanthosewhohavebeentestedforit.

B)Becausetheyarenotaccustomedtoit.

C)Becausetheirgenesdifferfromthosewhohavebeentestedforit.

D)Becausetheyarenotpsychologicallypreparedforit.

20.A)Theywillbecomephysicallyimpaired.

B)Theywillsufferfromminordiscomfort.

C)Theywillhavetotakeeverlargerdoses.

D)Theywillexperienceaverypainfulprocess.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Throughoutthenation’smorethan15,000schooldistricts,widelydifferingapproachestoteachingscienceandmathhaveemerged.Thoughtherecanbestrengthindiversity,anewinternationalanalysissuggeststhatthisvariabilityhasinsteadcontributedtolackluster(平淡的)achievementscoresbyU.S.childrenrelativetotheirpeersinotherdevelopedcountries.

Indeed,concludesWilliamH.SchmidtofMichiganStateUniversity,wholedthenewanalysis,“nosingleintellectuallycoherentvisiondominatesU.S.educationalpracticeinmathorscience.〞Thereason,hesaid,“isbecausethesystemisdeeplyandfundamentallyflawed.〞

Thenewanalysis,releasedthisweekbytheNationalScienceFoundationinArlington,Va.,isbasedondatacollectedfromabout50nationsaspartoftheThirdInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy.

NotonlydoapproachestoteachingscienceandmathvaryamongindividualU.S.communities,thereportfinds,butthereappearstobelittlestrategicfocuswithinaschooldistrict’scurricula,itstextbooks,oritsteachers’activities.Thiscontrastssharplywiththecoordinatednationalprogramsofmostothercountries.

Onaverage,U.S.studentsstudymoretopicswithinscienceandmaththantheirinternationalcounterpartsdo.Thiscreatesaneducationalenvironmentthat“isamilewideandaninchdeep,〞Schmidtnotes.

Forinstance,eighthgradersintheUnitedStatescoverabout33topicsinmathversusjust19inJapan.Amongsciencecourses,theinternationalgapisevenwider.U.S.curriculaforthisagelevelresemblethoseofasmallgroupofcountriesincludingAustralia,Thailand,Iceland,andBulgaria.SchmidtaskswhethertheUnitedStateswantstobeclassedwiththesenations,whoseeducationalsystems“shareourpatternofsplintered(支离破碎的)visions〞butwhicharenoteconomicleaders.

Thenewreport“couldn’tcomeatabettertime,〞saysGeraldWheeler,executivedirectoroftheNationalScienceTeachersAssociationinArlington.“ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsprovidethatfocusedvision,〞includingthecall“todoless,butingreaterdepth.〞

Implementingthenewsciencestandardsandtheirmathcounterpartswillbethechallenge,heandSchmidtagree,becausethedecentralizedresponsibilityforeducationintheUnitedStatesrequiresthatanyreformsbetailoredandinstitutedonecommunityatatime.

Infact,Schmidtargues,reformssuchastheseproposednationalstandards“faceanalmostimpossibletask,becauseeventhoughtheyareintellectuallycoherent,eachbecomesonlyonemorevoiceinthebabble(嘈杂声).〞

21.Accordingtothepassage,theteachingofscienceandmathinAmericais________.

A)losingitsvitalitygradually

B)characterizedbyitsdiversity

C)goingdownhillinrecentyears

D)focusedontappingstudents’potential

22.ThefundamentalflawofAmericanschooleducationisthat________.

A)itattachestoomuchimportancetointensivestudyofschoolsubjects

B)itreliesheavilyontheinitiativeofindividualteachers

C)itsetsaverylowacademicstandardforstudents

D)itlacksacoordinatednationalprogram

23.BysayingthattheU.S.educationalenvironmentis“amilewideandaninchdeep〞(Line2,Para.5),theauthormeansU.S.educationalpractice________.

A)scratchesthesurfaceofawiderangeoftopics

B)laysstressonqualityattheexpenseofquantity

C)encourageslearningbothindepthandinscope

D)offersanenvironmentforcomprehensiveeducation

24.ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsaregoodnewsinthattheywill________.

A)solvemostoftheproblemsinschoolteaching

B)providedepthtoschoolscienceeducation

C)quicklydominateU.S.educationalpractice

D)beabletomeetthedemandsofthecommunity

25.Puttingthenewscienceandmathstandardsintopracticewillprovedifficultbecause________.

A)manyschoolteacherschallengetheacceptabilityofthesestandards

B)thereisalwayscontroversyineducationalcircles

C)notenougheducatorshaverealizedthenecessityfordoingso

D)schooldistrictsareresponsibleformakingtheirowndecisions

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ihadanexperiencesomeyearsagowhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuary,Ihadtoofficiateattwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity.Bothhaddied“fullofyears,〞astheBiblewouldsay;bothyieldedtothenormalwearingoutofthebodyafteralongandfulllife.Theirhomeshappenedtobeneareachother,soIpaidcondolence(吊唁)callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternoon.

Atthefirsthome,thesonofthedeceased(已故的)womansaidtome,“IfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnow,shewouldbealivetoday.It’smyfaultthatshedied.〞Atthesecondhome,thesonoftheotherdeceasedwomansaid,“IfonlyIhadn’tinsistedonmymother’sgoingtoFlorida,shewouldbealivetoday.Thatlongairplaneride,theabruptchangeofclimate,wasmorethanshecouldtake.It’smyfaultthatshe’sdead.〞

Whenthingsdon’tturnoutaswewouldlikethemto,itisverytemptingtoassumethathadwedonethingsdifferently,thestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Priestsknowthatanytimethereisadeath,thesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadly,theybelievethattheoppositecourse-keepingMotherathome,postponingtheoperation—wouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterall,howcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?

Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilt.Thefirstisourpressingneedtobelievethattheworldmakessense,thatthereisacauseforeveryeffectandareasonforeverythingthathappens.Thatleadsustofindpatternsandconnectionsbothwheretheyreallyexistandwheretheyexistonlyinourminds.

Thesecondelementisthenotionthatwearethecauseofwhathappens,especiallythebadthingsthathappen.Itseemstobeashortstepfrombelievingthateveryeventhasacausetobelievingthateverydisasterisourfault.Therootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhood.Psychologistsspeakoftheinfantilemythofomnipotence(万能).Ababycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneeds,andthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandsummonstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecries,andsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungry,peoplefeedhim,andwhenheiswet,peoplechangehim.Veryoften,wedonotcompletelyoutgrowthatinfantilenotionthatourwishescausethingstohappen.

26.Whatissaidaboutthetwodeceasedelderlywomen?

A)Theylivedoutanaturallife.

B)Theydiedduetolackofcarebyfamilymembers.

C)Theydiedofexhaustionafterthelongplaneride.

D)Theyweren’taccustomedtothechangeinweather.

27.Theauthorhadtoconductthetwowomen’sfuneralsprobablybecause________.

A)hehadgreatsympathyforthedeceased

B)hewantedtoconsolethetwofamilies

C)hewaspriestofthelocalchurch

D)hewasanofficialfromthecommunity

28.Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause________.

A)theybelievethattheywereresponsible

B)theyhadneglectedthenaturalcourseofevents

C)theycouldn’tfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirgrief

D)theydidn’tknowthingsoftenturnoutintheoppositedirection

29.Inthecontextofthepassage,“...theworldmakessense〞(Line2,Para,4)probablymeansthat________.

A)wehavetobesensibleinordertounderstandtheworld

B)everythingintheworldispredetermined

C)there’sanexplanationforeverythingintheworld

D)theworldcanbeinterpretedindifferentways

30.Peoplehavebeenmadetobelievesinceinfancythat________.

A)everystoryshouldhaveahappyending

B)theirwishesarethecauseofeverythingthathappens

C)lifeanddeathisanunsolvedmystery

D)everybodyisattheircommand

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“I’venevermetahumanworthcloning,〞sayscloningexpertMarkWesthusinfromhislabatTexasA&MUniversity.“It’sastupidendeavor.〞That’saninterestingchoiceofadjective,comingfromamanwhohasspentmillionsofdollarstryingtoclonea13-year-olddognamedMissy.Sofar,heandhisteamhavenotsucceeded,thoughtheyhaveclonedtwocowsandexpecttocloneacatsoon.TheyjustmightsucceedincloningMissythisspring—orperhapsnotforanother5years.Itseemsthereproductivesystemofman’sbestfriendisoneofthemysteriesofmodernscience.

Westhusin’sexperiencewithcloninganimalsleaveshimupsetbyallthistalkofhumancloning.InthreeyearsofworkontheMissyproject,usinghundredsuponhundredsofdog’seggs,theA&Mteamhasproducedonlyadozenorsoembryos(胚胎)carryingMissy’sDNA.Nonehavesurvivedthetransfertoasurrogate(代孕的)mother.Thewastageofeggsandthemanyspontaneouslyabortedfetuses(胎)maybeacceptablewhenyou’redealingwithcatsorbulls,heargues,butnotwithhumans.“Cloningisincrediblyinefficient,andalsodangerous,〞hesays.

Evenso,dogcloningisacommercialopportunity,withaniceresearchpayoff.EversinceDollythesheepwasclonedin1997,Westhusin’sphonehasbeenringingwithpeoplecallinginhopesofduplicatingtheircatsanddogs,cattleandhorses.“Alotofpeoplewanttoclonepets,especiallyifthepriceisright,〞saysWesthusin.CostisnoobstacleforMissy’smysteriousbillionaireowner;he’sputup$3.7millionsofartofundA&M’sresearch.

Contrarytosomemediareports,Missyisnotdead.TheownerwantsatwintocarryonMissy’sfinequalitiesaftershedoesdie.Theprototypeis,byallaccounts,athletic,good-naturedandsupersmart.Missy’smasterdoesnotexpectanexactcopyofher.Heknowsherclonemaynothavehertemperament.Inastatementofpurpose,Missy’sownerandtheA&Mteamsaytheyare“bothlookingforwardtostudyingthewaysthatherclonesdifferfromMissy.〞

Besidescloningagreatdog,theprojectmaycontributeinsightintotheoldquestionofnaturevs,nurture.Itcouldalsoleadtothecloningofspecialrescuedogsandmanyendangeredanimals.

However,Westhusiniscautiousabouthiswork.Heknowsthatevenifhegetsadogpregnant,theoffspring,shouldtheysurvive,willfacetheproblemsshownatbirthbyotherclonedanimals:abnormalitieslikeimmaturelungsandheartandweightproblems~“Whywouldyoueverwanttoclonehumans,Westhusinasks,“whenwe’renotevenclosetogettingitworkedoutinanimalsyet?〞

31.By“stupidendeavor〞(Line2,Para.1),Westhusinmeanstosaythat________.

A)humancloningisafoolishundertaking

B)animalcloningisabsolutelyimpractical

C)humancloningshouldbedoneselectively

D)animalcloningisnotworththeeffortatall

32.WhatdoesthefirstparagraphtellusaboutWesthusin’sdogcloningproject?

A)Itssuccessisalreadyinsight.

B)Itisdoomedtoutterfailure.

C)Itisprogressingsmoothly.

D)Itsoutcomeremainsuncertain.

33.BycloningMissy,MarkWesthusinhopesto________.

A)examinethereproductivesystemofthedogspecies

B)findoutthedifferencesbetweenMissyanditsclones

C)searchforwaystomodify.itstemperament

D)studythepossibilityofcloninghumans

34.Welearnfromthepassagethatanimalclonesarelikelytohave________.

A)anabnormalshape

B)abadtemper

C)defectiveorgans

D)immunedeficiency

35.Itcanbeseenthatpresentcloningtechniques________.

A)provideinsightintothequestionofnaturevs,nurture

B)havebeenwidelyusedinsavingendangeredspecies

C)haveprovedquiteadequateforthecloningofhumans

D)stillhavealongwaytogobeforereachingmaturity

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

FrustratedwithdelaysinSacramento,BayAreaofficialssaidThursdaytheyplannedtotakemattersintotheirownhandstoregulatetheregion’sgrowingpileofelectronictrash.

ASanJosecouncilwomanandaSanFranciscosupervisorsaidtheywouldproposelocalinitiativesaimedatcontrollingelectronicwasteiftheCalifornialaw-makingbodyfailstoactontwobillsstalledintheAssembly.TheyareamongagrowingnumberofCaliforniacitiesandcountiesthathaveexpressedthesameintention.

Environmentalistsandlocalgovernmentsareincreasinglyconcernedaboutthetoxichazardposedbyoldelectronicdevicesandthecostofsafelyrecyclingthoseproducts.Anestimated6milliontelevisionsandcomputersarestockedinCaliforniahomes,andanadditional6,000to7,000computersbecomeoutdatedeveryday.Themachinescontainhighlevelsofleadandotherhazardoussubstances,andarealreadybannedfromCalifornialandfills(垃圾填埋场).

LegislationbySenatorByronSherwouldrequireconsumerstopayarecyclingfeeofupto$30oneverynewmachinecontainingacathode(阴极)raytube.Usedinalmostallvideomonitorsandtelevisions,thosedevicescontainfourtoeightpoundsofleadeach.Thefeeswouldgotowardsettinguprecyclingprograms,providinggrantstonon-profitagenciesthatreusethetubesandrewardingmanufacturersthatencouragerecycling.

AseparatebillbyLosAngeles-areaSenatorGloriaRomerowouldrequirehigh-techmanufacturerstodevelopprogramstorecycleso-callede-waste.

Ifpassed,themeasureswouldputCaliforniaattheforefrontofnationaleffortstomanagetherefuseoftheelectronicage.

Buthigh-techgroups,includingtheSiliconValleyManufacturingGroupandtheAmericanElectronicsAssociation,opposethemeasures,arguingthatfeesofupto$30willdriveconsumerstoonline,out-of-stateretailers.

“Whatreallyneedstooccurisconsumereducation.Mostconsumersareunawarethey’renotsupposedtothrowcomputersinthetrash,〞saidRoxanneGould,vicepresidentofgovernmentrelationsfortheelectronicsassociation.

Computerrecyclingshouldbealocaleffortandpartofresidentialwastecollectionprograms,sheadded.

Recyclingelectronicwasteisadangerousandspecializedmatter,andenvironmentalistsmaintainthestatemustsupportrecyclingeffortsandensurethatthejobisn’tcontractedtounscrupulous(毫无