2024年6月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案

2024年6月高校英语六级考试真题及参考答案

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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceof

buildingtrustbetweenteachersandstudents.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbut

nomorethan180words.

【参考范文】

Itisuniversallyacknowledgedthattrustisoneofthemostvaluableassetsforinterpersonalcommunication.

However,itisnotuncommontohavemisunderstandingandgenerationgapbetweenteachersandstudents,with

thecurrenttrendofcommunicationbecomingnecessaryandindispensableinthisever-changingmodernsociety,

buildingtrustisofgreatsignificancs.

Inordertosetupthecredibilitybetweenteachersandstudents,ontheonehand,asteachers,weshould

sincerelydealwiththestudents,problemsanddifficulties,comprehendingtheirnecessities.Ontheotherhand,as

students,itisnecessarythatmoreunderstandingandrespectshouldhegiven.Recominggoodfriendsrohavethe

trans-positionalconsiderationeachothercanbuildaharmoniousatmosphere.

Onlyin(hisway,wouldtherelationshipoflrus(betweenteachersandstudentsbeestablishedeffectively.

Whenstudentsencounterthedifficultiesandproblems,theywouldbewillingtoturntotheirrespectedteachers,

wherebytheeducationdevelopmentinourcountrycouldhaveafurtherstep.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

暂缺选项

PartHIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Read

thepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankis

identifiedbyaletterPleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthe

bankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhenElonMusksaysthathisnewpriorityisusingartificialintelligencetobuilddomesticrobots,weshould

lookforwardtothedayinadmiration.

Mr.Muskisaguywhogetsthingsdone.Thefounderoftwotechcompanies,TeslaMotorsar.dSpaceX,is

bringingelectricvehiclescomassmarketand26humanstoliveonotherplanets.Thissoundslikesomuch

hotair,butthenear$13billionfortunethisentrepreneurhas27comesfrompracticalachievementsrather

thanhypotheticalones.

Alotofcleverpeopleare28aboutartificialintelligence,fearingthatrobotswillonedaybecomeso

29_thatthey'llmurderallofus.Thesefearsarcmostly30:aswithhysteriaaboutgeneticmodification,

wehumansaregenerallywiseenoughtomanagetheseproblemswithspeedandcare.

Andjustthinkofhowwonderfulitwouldbeifyouhadalive-inrobot.Itcould,31,belikehavinga

babysitterandanurserolledintoone—or,ifthatrequired32intelligencebeyondthepowerofMr.Musk's

imaginedmachine,atleastsomeonetochopthecarrots,washthecarandmowthelawn.Oncepurchasedand

trained,thiswouldallowthe33usertosavemoneyandtime,freeingup34spaceinourbusylives

toreadagoodbook.

ThatiswhywewelcomeMr.Musk'slatest35,andwishhimwell.Aslongasrobotsaddtothesum

ofhumanhappiness,reducesuffering,andcreatetimetoreadworld-classjournalism,weshouldbetheirfans.

Especiallysincejournalismisonejobrobotswillneverdo.

A)amasscd

B)casual

Oemotional

D)enabling

E)cvcntually

F)exaggerated

G)ex(ravagant

H)generously

I)misleading

J)prccious

K)rcward

L)smart

M)sphere

N)terrified

O)venture

【参考答案】

26.D.enabling

27.A.amassed

28.N.terrificd

29.L.smart

30.F.exaggerated

31.E.eventually

32.C.emotional

33.B.casual

34.J.precious

35.O.venture

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewilhtenstatementsattachedtoeachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe

informationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarked

withaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Intherealworld,nobodycaresthatyouwenttoanIvyLeagueschool

A)Asahighschooljunior,everythinginmyliferevolvedaroundgettingintotherightcollege.Idiligently

attendedmySAT,ACT,andAdvancedPlacementtestpreparationcourses.Ijuggled(尽力应付)cross-counlry

andtrackschedules,newspaperstaff,andmychurch'syouthgroupanddramateam.Ididn'tdrink,party,oreven

domuchdating.Therightcollege,Ithought,wasonewithprestige,onewithaname.Itdidn'thavetobetheIvy

League,butitneededtobe“topschool.''

B)Lookingbacknow,nineyearslater,Ican'trememberexactlywhatitwasabouttheseuniversitiesthatmade

themseemsomuchbetter.Wasitacuniculumthatappearedmorerigorous,perhaps?Oranalumninetworkthat1

hopedwouldopendoorsdowntheline?Maybe."1dothink:hcrcarcadvantagestoschoolswithmore

recognition/'notesMarybethGasiran,aprofessorofhighereducationattheUniversityofPennsylvania.t4Idon't

necessarilythinkthat'sareasontogotoone.”

C)Inreflection,myfirmbeliefinthepowerofthebrandwasnaive,nottomentionabitsnobby.Iquicklypassed

overstateschoolsandsouthernschools,believingtheircurriculumstobeautomaticallyinferiortonortheasternor

westerncounterparts.Instead,IdreamedoflivinginNewYorkCityandmyparentsobligedmewithavisitto

NewYorkUniversity's(NYU)uampus.DuringLhctuur,(uiliunleeswerediscussed.(NYUiscunsislcnllylankcd

oneofthecountry'smostexpensiveschools,withroomandboardcoststotalingupwardsofS64,000ayear.)Up

untilthen,Ihadn'ttrulyrealizedjusthowexpensiveaneducationcanbe.Overthenextfewmonths,Irealizednot

onlycouldInotaffordmydreamschool,Icouldn'tevenaffordtheoneswhereI'dbeenaccepted.CityUniversity

ofNewYork(CUNY),RutgersUniversity,andIndianaUniversitywereoutofreachaswereMississippiStateand

theUniversityofAlabama,whereIwouldhavetopayout-of-statcfees.Furthercomplicatingmycollegesearch

wasaflourishingstackcareer—Iwantedtokeeprunningbutmytimesweren'tquitefastenoughtosecurea

scholarship.

D)Andso,at11pmonthenightofGeorgiaStateUniversity's(GSU)midnightdeadline,Iappliedonline.Rated

No.466overallonForbes,ListsTopColleges,No.183inResearchUniversities,andNo.108intheSouth,Ican't

sayilwasmytopchoice.Still,thetrackcoachhadofferedmeawalk-onspot,andIactuallyfoundtheurban

AtlantacampusadecentconsolationprizeafterNewYorkCity.

E)Whileitmayhavebeenpractical,itwasn'tprestigious,Buthere'sthething:Ilovedmy"/owerdie尸(低层次

的)university.(Iusetheterm“low-tier“cautiously,becauseGSUisawell-regardedresearchinstitutionthat

attractshighqualityprofessorsandfacultyfromalloverthecountry.)Wearetaughttnbelievethatonlybygoing

tothebestschoolsandgettingthebestgradescanweescapetheratraceandbuildabetterfuture.Butwhatif

lower-tiercollegesanduniversitieswerethetickettoescaping(heratrace?Afterall,whereelsecanyouleave

schoolwithadecentdegree—butwithoutalifetimeofdebt?

F)Myschooldidn'tcomepre-packagedlikethemorepopularoptions,sowewerelefttolakecareofourselves,

figuringoutcitylifeandtryingtocompletedegreeprogramsthatnoonewaschampioningforus2succeedin.

WhatI'msayingis,Ilovedmyuniversitybecauseittaughtusalltoberesourcefulandwecouldmakewhatwe

wantedoutofit.

G)Iwasluckyenoughtohavemytuitioncoveredbyalottery-fundedscholarshipcalledHOPE(Helping

OutstandingPupilsEducationally).WhenIstartedcollege,theHOPEscholarshipwasfundedbythestateof

GeorgiaandofferedtograduatinghighschoolseniorswithaGPAof3.0orhigher.LivingcostsandbooksIpaid

forwithmoneyearnedduringhighschool,supplementedbyasmallcollegefundmydeceasedgrandfatherleftfor

meandamodestsavingsaccountmyparentscreatedwhenIwasborn.

H)Sowhataboutallthatnamerecognition?Sure,manyofmycolleaguesandcompetitorshavemoreglamorous

alr(uimaters(母校)thanIdo.Asajounialisc,IhavecompetedagainstNYU,Columbia,andNonheastern

graduatesforjobs.Andyet,notasingleinterviewerhaseveraskedmeaboutmyeducationalbackground.Infact,

almosteveryinterviewI'veeverhadwasduetoaconnection-onethatI'vegainedthroughpuredetermination,

notaschoolbrand.

I)AccordingtoTheBostonGlobe,studentswhoearnedtheirbachelor'sin2024haveanaveragemonthlyloan

paymentof$312,whichisone-thirdmorethanthosewhograduatedin2024.Ultimately,that'sthething

universitiesdon'twanttoadmit.Privateuniversitiesaremoney-makinginstitutions.Ifyoucanaffordtobuy

prestige,that,syourchoice.Fortherestofus,however,ourheartylowcr-ticrcduniversitiesarcjustfine,thank

you.

J)Wealthyuniversitiestalkupthebenefits(heirnamewillgivegraduates;namely,strongalumninetworks,star

faculty,andaresumeboost.Butyouneedn'tattendanIvyLeagueschooltoreapthoserewards.Ludacrisandthe

formerCEOofBankofAmericaKenLewisarealumniofmycollege,aswellasVICE'Sfirstfemale

cditor-in-chicf,EllisJones.Successfulpeopletendtobesuccessfulnomatterwheretheygotoschool.And

lower-tierschoolscanhavealumninetworksjustasstrongastheirbignamecounterparts.Infact,lower-tier

schoolalumninetworksarearguablystronger,becausefellowalumnirecognizethatyoudidn'tnecessarilyhave

aneasypathtofollow.Theymightbemorewillingtooffercareerhelp,becauseyourlessfamousschooldenotes

that,likethem.,youarcalsofullofenergyandperseverance.

K)TheWashingtonPostreportedonarecentstudybyPrincetoneconomists,inwhichcollegegraduates,who

appliedtothemostselectiveschoolsinthe12thgradewerecomparedtothosewhoappliedtoslightlyless

selectiveschools.Theyfoundthatstudentswithmorepotentialearnedmoreasadults,andthereverseheldtrueas

well,nomatterwheretheywenttoschool.

I.)Iikcwise,starfacultyisnotalwaysfoundwhereyou'dexpectRignameschoolsarenotnecessarilythebest

placesforprofessors;plus,manyprofessorssplitteachingtimebetweenmultiplecollegesand/oruniversities.This

means,forinstance,aCUNYstudentcouldreasonablyexpecttoreceive(hesamequalityofinstructionfroma

prestigiousprofessorastheywouldiftheywereenrolledinthesameclassatNYU.

M)It'spossiblethatsomehiringmanagersmaybedrawntocandidateswithaparticulareducationalr6sum6,but

it'snoguarantee.Accordingtoa2024surveydescribedinTheAtlantic,collegereputationrankedlowestin

relativeimportanceofattributesinevaluatinggraduatesforhire,beatenoutbytopfactorslikeinternships,

employmentduringcollege,collegemajor,volunteerexperience,andcxtracurriculars.

N)Maybestudentswhochooselessprestigiousuniversitiesareboundtosucceedbecausetheyaredeterminedto.

Itendtothinkso.Inanycase,ifIcoulddoitagain,I'dstillmakethesamechoice.TodayI'mdebt-free,

resourceful-andIunderstandthateventheshiniestpackagingcan,tpredictwhatyou11findontheinside.

36.Modestinstitutionscanalsohavesuccessfulgraduatesandstrongalumninetworks.

37.Themoneytheauthormadeinhighschoolhelpedpaytorherlivingexpensesandbooksatcollege.

38.Theauthorcametoseehowcostlycollegeeducationcouldbewhenshewastryingtochooseauniversityto

attend.

39.Arecentstudyfoundthatagraduate'ssalaryisdeterminedbytheirpotential,nottheuniversitytheyattended.

40.Theauthorcannotrecallforsurewhatmadecertaintopuniversitiesappearalotbetter.

41.Noneoftheauthor'sjobinterviewerscaredwhichcollegeshewentto.

42.Theauthorthinksshedidtherightthinginchoosingalessprestigiousuniversity.

43.Inordertobeadmittedtoaprestigiousuniversity,theauthortookpartinvariousextracurricularactivitiesand

attendedtestpreparationcourses.

44.Theauthorlikedheruniversitywhichwasnotprestigiousbutlessexpensive.

45.Collegesarcreluctanttoadmitthatgraduatestodayarcinheavierdebt.

【参考答案】

46.[J]题干：Modestinstitutionscanalsohavesuccessfulgraduatesandstrongalumninetworks.

47.[G1题干：Themoney(heauthormadeinhighschoolhelpedpayforherlivingexpensesandbooksalcollege.

48.[C]题干：Theauthorcametoseehowcostlycollegeeducationcouldbewhenshewastryingtochoosea

universitytoattend.

49.[K]题干：Arecentstudyfoundthatagraduate'ssalaryisdeterminedbytheirpotential,notdieuniversity

theyattended

50.[Bl题干：Theauthorcannotrecallforsurewhatmadecertaintopuniversitiesappearalotbetter.

51.[H]题干：Noneoftheauthor'sjobinterviewerscaredwhichcollegeshewentto.

52.[N]题干：Theauthorthinksshedidtherightthinginchoosingalessprestigiousuniversity.

53.[A]题干：Inordertobeadmittedtoaprestigiousuniversity,iheauthortookpartinvariousextracurricular

activitiesandattendedtestpreparationcourses.

54.[E]题干：Theauthorlikedheruniversitywhichwasnotprestigiousbutlessexpensive.

55.[I]题干：Collegesarereluctanttoadmitthatgraduatestodayareinheavierdebt.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Economicallyspeaking,arewebetteroffthanweweretenyearsago?Twentyyearsago?

Intheirthirstforevidenceonthisissue,commentatorsseizedontherecentreportbytheCensusBureau,

whichfoundthataveragehouseholdincomeroseby5.2%in2024.Unfortunately,thatconclusionputstoomuch

weightonauseful,butflawedandincomplete,statistic.AmongthemoresignificantproblemswiththeCensus's

measurearethat:1)itexcludestaxes,transfers,andcompensationlikeemployer-providedhealthinsurance;and2)

itisbasedonsurveysratherthandata.Evenifpreciselymeasured,incomedataexcludeimportantdeterminantsof

economicwell-being,suchasthehoursofworkneededtoearnthatincome.

Whilethinkingaboutthequestion,wecameacrossarecentlypublishedarticlebyCharlesJonesandPeter

Klcnow,whichproposesaninterestingnewmeasureofeconomicwelfare.Whilebynomeansperfect,itis

considerablymorecomprehensivethanaverageincome,takingintoaccountnotonlygrowthinconsumptionper

personbutalsochangesinworkingtime,lifeexpectancy,andinequality.Moreover,itcanbeused(oassess

economicperformancebothacrosscountriesandovertime.

TheJones-Klenowmethodcanbeillustratedbyacross-countryexample.Supposewewanttocomparethe

economicwelfareofcitizensofthe(IS.andFrancein2024.

In2024,astheauthorsobserve,realconsumptionperpersoninFrancewasonly60%ashighastheU.S.,

makingitappearthatAmericanswereeconomicallymuchbetteroffthantheFrenchonaverage.However,that

comparisonomitsotherrelevantfactors:leisuretime,lifeexpectancy,andeconomicinequality.TheFrenchtake

longervacationsandretireearlier,sotypicallyworkfewerhours;(h?yenjoyahigherlifeexpectancy,presumably

reflectingadvantageswithrespecttohealthcare,diet,lifestyle,andthelike;andincomeandconsumptionare

somewhatmoreequallydistributedtherethanintheU.S.Becauseofthesedifferences,comparingFrance's

consumptionwiththeU.S.'soverstatesthegapineconomicwelfare.

SimilarcalculationscanbeusedtocomparetheU.S.andothercountries.Forexample,thiscalculationputs

economicwelfareintheUnitedKingdomat97%ofU.S.levels,butestimatesMexicanwell-beingat22%.

TheJones-Klenowmeasurecanalsoassessaneconomy'sperfcmianceovertime.Accordingtothismeasure,

asoftheearly-to-mid-2000s,theU.S.hadthehighesteconomicwelfareofanylargecountry.Since2024,

economicwelfareintheU.S.hascontinuedtoimprove.However,thepaceofimprovementhasslowedmarkedly.

Methodologically,thelessonfromtheJones-Klenowresearchisthateconomicwelfareismulti-dimensional.

Theirapproachisflexibleenoughthatinprincipleotherimportantquality-of-lifechangescouldbe

incorporated—fbrexample,decreasesintotalemissionsofpollutantsanddeclinesincrimerates.

46.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthe2024reportbytheCensusBureau?

A)itisbasedonquestionablestatistics.

B)Itreflectstheeconomicchanges.

C)Itevidencestheimprovedwelfare.

D)Itprovidesmuchfoodforthought.

47.WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheJones-Klenowmethod?

A)Itiswidelyusedtocomparetheeconomicgrowthacrosscountries.

B)Itrevolutionizesthewayofmeasuringordinarypeople'slivelihood.

C)Itfbcuscsonpeople'sconsumptionratherthattheiraverageincome.

D)Itisamorecomprehensivemeasureofpeople'seconomicwell-being.

48.WhatdoJonesandKlcnowthinkofthecomparisonbetweenFranceandtheU.S.intermsofrealconsumption

perperson?

A)Itreflectedtheexistingbiggapbetweenthetwoeconomies.

R)Itneglectedmanyimportantindicatorsnfpeople'*welfare

C)Itcoveredupthedifferencesbetweenindividualcitizens.

D)Itfailedtocountintheirdifferenceinnaturalresources.

49.W