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)

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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)Theyclassifiedtheparticipants9mindset.

B)Theyshowedsomephotostotheparticipants.

C)Theymeasuredtheparticipants9anxietylevels.

D)Theytestedthesizeoftheparticipants9vocabulary.

18.A)Anxietyhasbecomeaseriousproblemforanincreasingnumberofpeople.

B)Extremelevelsofanxietycanadverselyaffectcognitiveperformance.

C)Peoplediagnosedwithanxietydisordermayforgetthingsselectively.

D)Thereisnodirectcorrelationbetweenmemoryandlevelsofanxiety.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Theycompareproductsfromdifferentcompaniesbeforemakingachoice.

B)Theygetinformationfromotherconsumers9postingsandcomments.

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)Theyshowlittleinterestintheirfriends7work.

B)Theytendtobemuchmoredifficulttomake.

C)Theyaremoretrustworthyandreliable.

D)Theyincreasepeople'sjobsatisfaction.

25.A)Allowemployeestohaveaflexibleworkschedule.

B)Encourageemployeestobefriendswithcolleagues.

C)Helpemployeesbalanceworkandfamilyresponsibilities.

D)Organizeactivitiestonourishfriendshipsoutsideofwork.

答案速查

ConversationOne

1.B)Itwaswarmandcomfortable.

2.B)Shemissesherroommatessheusedtocomplainabout.

3.C)Hehadasimilarfeelingtothewoman's.

4.A)Gotoseethewoman'sapartment.

ConversationTwo

5.D)Hehaspublishedabookrecently.

6.C)Ithasnotpreparedyoungpeopleforthejobmarket.

7.A)Moreofthebudgetshouldgotoscienceandtechnology.

8.D)Cultivatebettercitizens.

PassageOne

9.A)Itisquitecommon.

10.B)Engaginginregularcontemplation.

11.D)Reflectingduringone'srelaxation.

PassageTwo

12.C)Thereexistedpostoffices.

13.D)Itkeptpeopleinthedesertsandplainsconnected.

14.B)Itcommissionedprivatewagonstocarrythemail.

15.C)Heexamineditshistoricaltrendswithdatascience.

RecordingOne

16.A)Higherlevelsofanxietymayimprovepeople'smemory.

17.C)Theymeasuredtheparticipants9anxietylevels.

18.B)Extremelevelsofanxietycanadverselyaffectcognitiveperformance.

RecordingTwo

19.D)Theyexpecttogetinstantaneousresponsestotheirinquiry.

20.C)Speakingdirectlytotheiremotions.

21.B)Keepupwiththelatesttechnologicaldevelopments.

RecordingThree

22.D)Friendshipsbenefitwork.

23.A)Theimpactoffriendsonpeople'sself-esteem.

24.D)Theyincreasepeople'sjobsatisfaction.

25.A)Allowemployeestohaveaflexibleworkschedule.

听力原文与答案

ConversationOne

M:HiLily,how'sthenewapartment?

W:It'sokay.

M:What?Howcanitbejustokaywhenlastweekyouwerethrilledabouttheplaceandkeptposting

photosofitonline?

W:(1)Well,lastweekwhenImovedin,theapartmentseemedcozy,justtherightsizeforoneperson.

Butnowitjustseemstiny,shabbyandsolitary.

M:Ah,that'stheproblem.Youmissyourroommatesfromuniversity,don'tyou?

W:(2)I'mgoingtosoundlikeanidiot,becauseIusedtocomplaint。youallthetimeabouthow

crowdedourdormitoryroomwas,andaboutallthethingstheydidtoirritateme,likewatchingmovies

lateatnightwithoutheadphones,ortalkingloudlyearlyinthemorning.ButnowImissthemterribly.

M:Ofcourse,youdo.That'sperfectlynormal.(3)WhenIgotmyfirstplace、IrememberthinkingI

couldn'twaittolivebymyselfandgetawayfrommyjuvenileroommatesandalltheirannoyinghabits.

ButthenIbeganmissingthemandfeelinglonelyandthinkingthatourdormitorywaslikeparadise.

Eventhoughthereweresixofusguysinonesmallroom.

W:Ithoughtitwasjustmewhofeltlikethat.

M:Look,youlivedathomewithus,andthenyouhadthreeroommates,andthisisyourfirsttime

livingalone,soit'shard.Butyourfirstapartmentisamilestoneinyourlife.Andyoushouldcelebrate

it.Tellmeabouttheapartment.

W:Actually,it'snotbad.Infact,it'sprettyadorablenowthatIhavedecorateditandithaseverything

Ineed.Ihaveakitchentocookinandabathroomalltomyself,andthenanotherroomwithmybedat

oneendandasofa,asmalltableandchairsattheotherend.

M:Thatdoessoundadorable,and(4)Ican'twaittoseeit.Andneithercanmomanddad.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

QI.Whatwasthewoman'sfirstimpressionoftheapartment?答案：B)

Q2.Whydoesthewomansayshe'sgoingtosoundlikeanidiot?答案：B)

Q3.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanwhenheleftthedormitorytoliveonhisown?答案：C)

Q4.Whatdoesthemansayhecan'twaittodo?答案:A)

ConversationTwo

W:Welcometoourprogrambooktalk.⑸OurguesttodayisFrankJones,acriticofoureducation

systemandtheauthorofanewbook,HowtoReformOurUniversities.

M:Hello,Susan.

W:Frank,yousupportradicallychanginguniversitiesinAmerica.

M:Yes.(6)Ibelievethatthepurposeofhighereducationistoprepareyoungpeopletoenterthe

workforceandthatourcurrentsystemfailstodothis.We'reallocatingtoomanyresourcesto

disciplinesthatdon'tmatchtheneedsofemployers.

W:Ithinkyourattitudetoeducationisabitcynical,Frank.Surelythepurposeofuniversityisto

prepareyoungpeopletoparticipatefullyincivicliferatherthanjusttofindwellpaidjobs.

M:Susan,manyyounggraduatesstruggletofindanyjob,letaloneagoodone.Thejobmarketisgrim,

particularlyforstudentswhostudythearts.

W:Iagreethatitisn'teasyforyoungpeopletofindwork,butyouproposeclosingdownall

departmentsthataren'tdirectlyrelatedtoscienceandtechnology.Isthatreallythesolution?

M:You'reoverstatingmypoint.(7)Myargumentisthatweneedtnusemoreofourbudgetonareas

likescienceandengineering.Todothat,weneedtotakemoneyfromsubjectslikeliteratureand

music.

W:(8)Buttheartshavevalue.They'reanimportantpartofouuculture.Studyingliteratureormusicor

sculpturemightnotresultinajobinthatarea,butithelpsyoungpeopletothinkabouttheworldina

deeperway,whichmakesthembettercitizensandmakesforabettersociety.

M:1agreethattheartsarevaluabletosociety,butit'snaivetothinkthatnotonlythemosttalented,

butallstudentsshouldstudythematuniversitylevel.Theoddsareverycompetitive,andmost

graduateswillendupwithagreatdealofdebtobtainingadegreethathaslittlevalueonthejobmarket.

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're

notalone.Avarietyoffactorshaveconspiredtorobusoftimeforreflectionaboutourselvesandour

lives.Todayourpreoccupiedmindsarerarelysilent.Theaveragepersonreceiveshundredsoftextsand

voicemessagesaday.Andholidaysformanyofusareactionpackedweeksmorelikelyfulloffamily

activitiesthanopportunitiesfortranquilityandcontemplation.

(10)Regularreflection,however,underliesallgreatprofessionals.It'saprerequisiteforyouto

rechargeyourmentalbatteries,seethingsinanewlightandtapintoyourcreativity.Almostallofthe

greatadvisorsthatIhavestudiedhavefoundwaystogetawayfromitallandcontemplatetheirlifeand

work.Someresearchersinthefieldofcreativity,infact,believethatinsightoccursduringthe

reflectionandrelaxationthatfollowsaperiodofintenseactivity.Scheduleyourtimeforreflection

aboutyourwork,oraparticularprojectyou'reengagedin.

Iusuallyblockouthalfanhour.Don'tanswerthephone.Pushyourpaperstotheside.Sketch,make

lists,drawmindmapsofideasthatcometoyou.Attheend,writedownanyemergingideas.

Whenyou'realone,stopworryingandthink.Alotofourdowntimeisspentworryingabout

troublesomethingsinourlivesorfantasizingabouthowwe'dlikeourlivestobe.(11)Revisitthings

duringmomentsofrelaxationafteraperiodofintensework.Thisiswhenwearethemostcreative.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q9.Whatdowelearnaboutthefeelingthatonedoesn'thavetimetothinkanymore?答案：A)

Q10.Whattraitdoallgreatprofessionalsshare?答案：B)

Qll.Whatdosomeresearchersbelieveisconducivetocreativeideas?答案：D)

PassageTwo

(12)EvenbeforeColoradowasastate,ithadpostoffices.Thefirstopenedin1859inasettlement

foundedbymigrantssearchingforgold.Lifecouldbeunpredictableoutwest.Goldfailedtoappear,

droughtruinedfarmers,andsettlersclashedwithNativeAmericans.

Onthesettlement'slocation,nowstandsasprawlinguniversitycampus.Amidallthechanges,one

featureremainedconstant:thepostalservice.ThemapstracingAmerica'swestwardexpansionare

telling.In1864therewerefewpostalbranchesonlandcontrolledbyNativeAmericans,whichstill

accountedformostoftheWest.Overthenext25years,postofficesgrewquickly.Colonizationofthe

Westcouldberegardedasaresultofbiggovernmentratherthanpioneers.(13)Asfederalsubsidies

andlandgrantstemptedpeopleintothedesertsandplains,thepostkeptthemconnected.

Inthemid-19thcentury,thePostOfficeDepartmentwasfarfromacentralizedbureaucracy.Tokeep

upwithmigrationpatterns,postalserviceswereaddedtoexistingbusinesses.(14)Thefederal

governmentcommissionedprivatewagonstocarrythemail.Short-termcontractsweregrantedtolocal

businessmentoactaspostmasters.Thesepartnershipsenabledthemailtoquicklyfollowmigrants,

helpingknittogetherremotepartsofthecountry.

Mr.Blevins,adigitalhistorian,wroteabookonthehistoryoftheUSpostalservice.(15)Heuseddata

sciencetoanalyzehistoricaltrends.Moststrikingly,hebuiltanaccompanyingwebsitecompletewith

interactivemaps.Theyshowreadershow,withinageneration,thepostalservicehelpedcolonizea

continent.Theseonlineinteractivemapsillustratetheformativepowerofsnailmail.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q12.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutColoradobeforeitbecameastate?答案：C)

Q13.HowdidthepostalservicecontributetoAmerica'swestwardexpansion?答案：D)

Q14.Whatdidthefederalgovernmentdotomeettheincreasingdemandforthepostalserviceinthe

West?答案：B)

Q15.WhatdidMr.BlevinsdotostudythehistoryoftheUSpostalservice?答案：C)

RecordingOne

Inlastweek'slecture,wediscussedreasonswhypeopleforgetthings.Thisweek,wewilldiscussa

surprisingreasonwhywemightremembersomethings:anxiety.Thinkaboutsomethingassimpleas

buyingacoffee.Thatmaynotseemlikeanexperiencethatwouldmakeadeepimpressiononyour

memory.Butanxietycouldchangethat.(16)Infact,anewstudysuggeststhatpeoplewithhigher

anxietylevelsmightremembercertaininformationbetterthanpeoplewithloweranxietylevels.That's

becausehigherlevelsofanxietymaymakepeoplemoresusceptibletonegativefeelings.Puttingthem

inamorenegativestateofmind,thatinturn,maymakethemabletobetterremembersomeevents.

Let'stakeacloserlookatthatnewstudynow.(17)Inthestudy,theresearchersstartedbygiving80

undergraduatestudentsananxietytest.Thetestmeasuredtheparticipants'anxietylevelsoverthe

proceedingtwoweeks.

Then,totestmemory,theparticipantswereshownaseriesofneutralwordsoneatatime.Someofthe

wordswereprintedontophotosofnegativescenes,meaningimagesthatcouldaffecttheiremotions

negatively,suchasaphotoofacaraccident,oracemetery.Therestofthewordswereprintedonto

photosofneutralscenes,suchasaphotoofalakeortrees.Neutralwordsincludedwordsliketableor

deskthatdon'telicitemotion.

Later,theparticipantswereaskedtothinkbacktothewordstheywereshownearlier,whichcaused

themtoreentereitheranegativeorneutralmindset.Theparticipantswerethenpresentedwithanother

setofneutralwords,andtheirmemoryofthesenewwordswastested.

Theresearchersfoundthatthenewwordspresentedtopeopleinanegativemindsetwerebetter

rememberedbypeoplewithhigherlevelsofanxietythanthosewithlowerlevelsofanxiety.

Inotherwords,whenhighlyanxiousindividualstookinotherwiseemotionallyneutralinformationthat

waspresentedtothem,itbecamecoloredbytheirnegativemindset,makingthemrememberthe

informationbetter.Butthesesameeffectswerenotseeninpeoplewithlowlevelsofanxiety.

(18)Previousstudieshavefoundthatextremelevelsofanxietysuchasthoseexperiencedbypeople

diagnosedwithananxietydisordercanbequitedetrimentaltomemoryandcognitiveperformance.But

thehighlyanxiouspeopleinthisstudyrepresentindividualswhoaremanagingtheiranxietyandfor

whomanxietyisnotaseriousproblem.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

Q16.Whatdoesthespeakersaythenewstudysuggests?答案：A)

Q17.Whatdidresearchersdofirstinthenewstudy?答案：C)

Q18.Whatdowelearnfrompreviousstudiesaboutanxiety?答案：B)

RecordingTwo

Overthepast20years,theinternethasgraduallybecomeadominantfeatureofourlives.Ithas

changedhowwecommunicatewitheachother.Andithasdefinitelytransformedthewaywedo

businesswitheachother.Marketinghasalsochangedinanumberofways.

Forinstance,inthepast,consumershadtocallaphonenumberandpatientlywaitonholdinorderto

gettheinformationtheywanted.(19)Today,theywanttheinformationimmediately.They'llgotothe

company'ssocialmediapageandpostcommentsandquestions,expectingtoreceiveanimmediate

response.Iftheydon'tgettheirquestionsansweredsoon,they'llmoveontoanothercompanythatwill

answerthemquickly.

Marketingdepartmentstodayneedtofollowtechnologicaldevelopment.Forexample,thisyear's

smartphoneissmarterthanlastyear's;self-drivingcarsarenowontheroad.Marketershavetodo

researchonwhichtechnologiesarecomingintobeing.Otherwise,theyriskbeingleftbehindinthe

virtualdust.

Marketinghasalsochangedduetotheimportanceofvideo.Peopledon'tjustwanttoreadtext;they

wanttowatchthingshappening.Companiesnowhavetoexplorehowtheycanusevideoona

consistentbasistoshareinformationabouttheirbusinesses.Fortunately,it'sextremelyeasytoshoot

somethingthesedays.Allyouneedisasmartphone.

Butwhat'stheresultofallthis?Shorterattentionspans.Wearen'tthesamepeoplethatwewere20

yearsago.Notonlyhavewegrownaccustomedtogettingtheinformationwewantinstantaneously,

ourattentionspansaremuchshorter.Ifsomethingdoesn'tcaptureourattentionwithinafewseconds,

we'reontothenextpieceofcontent.(20)Marketersoeedtofigureoutwaystospeakdirectlytothe

customer'semotions,andtheyneedtofigureouthowtodothatasquicklyaspossible.Oncepeopleare

emotionallyengaged,they'llstickwithyou.

Ifmarketinghaschangedthismuchinthepast20years,imaginewhatthenext20yearswillbring.Ina

recentsurvey,onlyninepercentofmarketerscouldsaywithconfidencethattheirmarketingefforts

wereactuallyworking.Theirconfidenceisbeingshakenbecausetherulesofthegamechangeevery

year.That'swhy(21)it'simportantfovmarketerstopayattentiontothelatesttechnological

developmentsandconsidercollaboratingwithtechnologicalinnovators.Thatway,they'llbemovingat

thesamepaceasthetechindustry.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

Q19.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttoday'sconsumers?答案:D)

Q20.Howdomarketerscaptureconsumers'attentionasquicklyaspossible?答案：C)

Q21.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestmarketersdotomeetfuturechallenges?答案：B)

RecordingThree

Youmightbesurprisedtolearnthat(22)thebenefitsoffriendshipsextendbeyondpeople'ssociallife

andintotheirwork,whichisinterestingwhenconsideringtheextenttowhichpeoplesacrifice

friendships,oratleastthetimetheyspendwithfriendsbecauseoftheextendedhoursthey'redevoting

towork.Justlastweek,IwasremarkingtoacolleaguethatI'mcontentwithonlyonesocial

engagementperweek.Butaccord