2017年-6-月英语六级真题及答案(三套全).doc

2017年 6 月英语六级真题及答案（三套全）
2017年6月英语六级真题
　　作文一：国内国外上大学
　　Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend college at home or abroad, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
　　参考答案
　　Nowadays, there has been a heated discussion as to a better choice between attending college at home and abroad. Views on the topic vary greatly among people from different walks of life. Some believe that it is a better choice to study in domestic colleges, but others consider it better to study abroad. I totally agree with the latter idea for the reasons presented below. To begin with, it harms the society in that the greater the competition is, the higher the recruitment requirements will become. Therefore, with experiences of studying abroad, graduates will become more competitive in job hunting. Furthermore, it is beneficial to the students themselves to study abroad. Without the choice to pursue overseas study, many great scholars today would never have achieved such great success. From my perspective, it is crucial that the government should encourage people to pursue overseas study. Also it is crucial that people should understand the meaning and value of attending college abroad. Only in this way can we achieve greater success.
　　作文二：文科还是理科
　　Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to major in humanities or science, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
　　参考范文：
　　Living in a world which is full of changes and challenges,we are confronted with new problems every single day. Of all the issues, one might concern the high school graduates the most, and it is if there are two options: to major in science or humanities. As for me, I prefer the latter.
　　Why,you may wonder, should I prefer to major in humanities. The reasons responsible for it can be listed as follows .
　　Among the most important reasons cited by people is that to major in humanities，directly or indirectly，can not only enrich our basic knowledge about the diversified culture but also sharpen one’s insight in daily routine，which is of great importance in one’s growth.
　　What’s more, to study humanities can give us an independent personality and a deeper vision towards the world, if it were not for those two attributes, how could we achieve great goals in this dog-eat-dog world.
　　Above all, in such a society where emphasis，more often than not，is laid on the depth of one’s thought, to choose humanities as one’s major, must be the best way .
　　To major humanities, so at least it seems to me, is preferable for college  students, if they had the chance, in the process of which we will develop an innovative thought mode.
　　As a proverb goes ,there is no difficulty that an innovative thought mode can not solve, no door that an innovative thought mode can not open, no mountain that an innovative thought mode can not surmount.
　　作文三：选择综合类大学还是职业
　　题目：
　　Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
　　参考范文：
　　With the flourish of education industry, modern students are faced with  more alternatives to continue their further education. Both attending a vocational college or a university serves as two main options for the high school graduates. In terms of which to choose and what to be taken into consideration, I shall advise as follows:
　　Primarily, self-orientation matters the most when it comes to a issue like this. Obviously, the main task of vocational college is cultivating human resource with practical capability. Instead, university serves as the cradle of academic researchers in different areas. Therefore, being aware of your self-expectation with a clear future blueprint lays a foundation for this important decision.
　　Apart from what has been mentioned above, personal interest also plays a key role in it. For both passion and motivation are derived from interest, which not only decide how far you can reach academically and professionally but also how happy and fulfilled you will be .
　　To sum up, a clear recognition of self orientation and personal interest will decide whether you will tick the box of vocational college or university. Only in this way can we get the most out of the further education.

　　六级听力解析：
　　Long conversation 1
　　Q1: B Having friendly colleagues
　　解析：原文中前半部分男士说到：“The most important factor for the majority of the people interviewed was having friendly, supportive colleagues.” 对于大部分接受采访的人来说，最重要的因素是拥有友好的、互相支持的同事们。
　　Q2：B 20%
　　解析：原文中部男士说到：“However, 20% of employees described themselves as being unhappy.” 20%的员工说他们工作得不开心。
　　Q3：A those of a small size
　　解析：后半部男士提到：“First of all, small is beautiful: people definitely prefer working for smaller organizations or companies with less than 100 staff.” 首先小就是好：人们绝对偏爱在少于100人的小公司工作。
　　Q4：C They can better balance work and life
　　解析：原文中男士说到：“And workers on part-time contracts, who only work 4 or 5 hours a day, are happier than those who work full-time. The researchers concluded that this is probably due to a better work-life balance.” 每天工作4、5个小时的兼职人员比全职人员要开心，这可能是由于一种更好的工作与生活之间的平衡。
　　Long conversation 2
　　Q5：D It is a collection of photos.
　　解析：原文前部分男士提到：“In 2006, when the concert hall of the city of Bruges asked me to take some pictures for a catalogue for a new concert season around the theme of water.” 在2006年，布鲁日城市音乐厅请我帮他们完成一个以水为主题的摄影系列。所以这本书是一个摄影系列。
　　Q6: C When taking pictures for a concert catalogue.

　　解析：原文前部分男士提到：“In 2006, when the concert hall of the city of Bruges asked me to take some pictures for a catalogue for a new concert season around the theme of water.” 在2006年，布鲁日城市音乐厅请我帮他们完成一个以水为主题的摄影系列。所以是在拍摄这个系列时产生的灵感。
　　Q7：A The entire European coastline will be submerged.
　　解析：原文中部提到：“It is clear now that it is a matter of time before the entire European coastline disappears under water.” 很明确，整个欧洲海岸线的消失只是时间的问题，由此判断出正确答案。
　　Q8：D Tourists use wooden paths to reach their hotels in the morning.
　　解析：文章结尾提到：“Also, Venice, the city eternally threatened by the sea, where every morning wooden pathways have to be set up to allow tourists to reach their hotels.” 威尼斯全程都被海洋威胁着，每天早上人们都要搭上木桥，游客们才能顺利到达旅馆。
　　Passage 1
　　Q9: C they spend too much time anticipating their defeat
　　解析：原文第一句说到：“When facing a new situation, some people tend to rehearse their defeat by spending too much time anticipating the worst.” 当面临新的挑战， 人们总花很多时间去想最坏的情况。由此得出正确答案。
　　Q10：D Thinking has the same effect on the nervous system as doing
　　解析：原文提到：“Research conducted at Stanford University shows a mental image fires the nerve system the same way as actually doing something.” 斯坦福大学发布的研究表明，心理暗示对神经系统作用巨大，会最终导致同样的结果。
　　Q11：C Picture themselves succeeding
　　解析：由文中年轻律师成功的例子得出正确答案。
　　Q12：B She won her first jury trail
　　解析：根据文中年轻律师成功的例子得出正确答案。
　　Passage 2
　　Q 13: C It helps people to avoid developing breast cancer
　　解析：文章前部分提到：“Telling them that eating lots of high-fiber foods could reduce the risk of breast cancer before middle age.” 摄入大量高纤维食品合一降低中年时期患乳腺癌的概率。
　　Q14：D It tracked their eating habits since their adolescence
　　解析：文章中间提到：“It turns out that those who consumed the highest levels of fiber during adolescence had a lower risk of developing breast cancer.” 研究发现青春期摄入越多纤维的女性在未来患乳腺癌的概率越低。所以答案是这项研究从她们青春期开始追踪的。
　　Q15：A Fiber may help to reduce hormones in the body
　　解析：文章后半部分提到：“The finding points to long-standing evidence that fiber may reduce circulating female hormone levels,” 研究表明长期实验的证据表明纤维可以降低女性体内的荷尔蒙。
　　Lecture 1
　　Q16:B Conducting research on consumer behaviour
　　解析：原文第一句提到：“Well my current research is really about consumer behavior.” 最近我在关注消费者行为这个课题。
　　Q17：D It is an act of socialisting
　　解析：文章中部提到：“One of the things that I've identified is that drinking for people say between the ages of 18 and 24 is all about the social activity.” 我的一项发现是年龄在18至24岁的人喝酒是出于社交原因。
　　Q18：A They spent a week studying their own purchasing bahaviour.
　　解析：文章最后提到：“last year my students spent a week looking at their own purchasing and analyzed it in detail from shopping to the relationship that they have with their retail banks and their mobile phone providers.” 去年我的学生花了一周时间去关注、分析他们的购物情况，以及他们和银行、手机制造商的关系。
　　Lecture 2
　　Q19: D It is likely to give up paper money in the near future
　　解析：在听力原文中说到Sweden was the first European country to print and use paper money, but it may soon do away with physical currencies. 瑞典是欧洲第一个印刷并使用纸币的国家，但可能不久就会停止使用。
　　Q20：C whether the absence of physical currency causes a person to spend more
　　解析：在听力原文中说到Barrett wanted to find out if the absence of physical currency does indeed cause a person to spend more, so she decided to conduct an experiment a few months ago. Barrett想知道不带现金是否会导致人们花更多的钱，所以几个月前她决定做一个实验。
　　Q21：C the restaurant car accepted cash only
　　解析：在听力原文中说到On the way, there was an announcement that the restaurant car was not currently accepting credit cards. The train cars were filled with groans because many of the passengers were traveling without cash. 在火车上，她发现餐车不接受信用卡消费，结果车上便充满了呻吟因为很多乘客都没有带现金。
　　Q22：A By putting into envelopes
　　解析：在听力原文中说到My parents, when they were younger, used to budget by putting money into envelopes— they'd get paid and they'd immediately separate the cash into piles and put them in envelopes, so they knew what they had to spend week by week. 我父母那一代，当他们年轻的时候，他们会把钱放进信封里来做预算。当他们拿到工资后，他们便立马把现金分为几份并放进信封，这样他们就能知道每周要花多少钱。
　　Lecture 3
　　Q23：B Chrome hunger
　　解析：原文提到：“So let’s start with a few problems. Right now, a billion people are chronically hungry.” 让我们先来说几个问题。现在有上十亿人长期处于饥饿状态。
　　Q24：B About half of them are unintended
　　解析：在听力原文中说到About half of all pregnancies globally are unintended.全球有近五成意外受孕。
　　Q25：A It is essential to the wellbeing of all species on earth
　　解析：原文提到：“It’s not only the study of human population, but the populations of non-human species. Demography also includes the study of non-living objects.” 人口统计学，不仅是关于人类的种群，也关乎于非人类种群，还包括无生命的对象。由此可见，人口问题对所有物种来说都是必要的。

　　Part III Reading comprehension (40 minutes)
　　选词填空
　　Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single through the center. You may not use any of the word in the bank more than once.
　　Let’s all stop judging people who talk to themselves. New research says that those who can’t seem to keep their inner monologues (独白) in are actually more likely to stay on task, remain ___26___ better and show improved perception capabilities. Not bad, really, for some extra muttering.
　　According to a series of experiments published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology by professors Gary Lupyan and Daniel Swignley, the act of using verbal clues to ___27___ mental pictures helps people function quicker.
　　In one experiment, they showed pictures of various objects to twenty ___28___ and asked them to find just one of those, a banana. Half were ___29___ to repeat out loud what they were looking for and the other half kept their lips ___30___ . Those who talked to themselves found the banana slightly faster than those who didn’t, the researchers say. In other experiments, Lupyan and Swignley found that ___31___ the name of a common product when on the hunt for it helped quicken someone’s pace, but talking about uncommon items showed no advantage and slowed you down.
　　Common research has long held that talking themselves through a task helps children learn, although doing so when you’ve ___32___ matured is not a great sign of ___33___The two professors hope to refute that idea, ___34___ that just as when kids walk themselves through a process, adults can benefit from using language not just to communicate, but also to help “augment thinking”.
　　Of course, you are still encouraged to keep the talking at library tones and, whatever you do, keep the information you share simple, like a grocery  list. At any ___35___ , there’s still such a thing as too much information.
　　A) Apparently
　　B) Arrogance
　　C) Brilliance
　　D) Claiming
　　E) Dedicated
　　F) Focused
　　G) Incur
　　H) Instructed
　　I) Obscurely
　　J) Sealed
　　K) spectators
　　L) Trigger
　　M) Uttering
　　N) Volume
　　O) Volunteers
　　参考答案
　　26. F) focused
　　27. L) trigger
　　28. O) volunteers
　　29. H) instructed
　　30. J) sealed
　　31. M) uttering
　　32. A) apparently
　　33. C) brilliance
　　34. D) claiming
　　35. N) volume

　　段落匹配
　　[A] The lives of children from rich and poor American families look more different than they have in decades.
　　[B] Well-off families are ruled by calendars. with children enrolled in ballet. soccer and after-school programs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey There are usually two parents, who spend a lot of time reading to children and worrying about their anxiety levels and hectic schedules
　　[C] In poor families. however. children tend to spend their time at home or with extended family. the survey found They are more likely to grow up in neighborhoods that their parents say aren't great for raising children. and  their parents worry about them getting shot, beaten up or in trouble with the law
　　[D] The class differences m child rearing are growing, researchers say - a symptom of widening inequality with far-reaching consequences Different  upbringings set children on different paths and can deepen socioeconomic divisions. Especially because education is strongly linked to earnings Children grow up learning the skills to succeed in their socioeconomic stratum. but not necessarily others
　　[E] "Early childhood experiences can be very consequential for children's long-term social, emotional and cognitive development." said Sean F.Reardon. professor of poverty and inequality in education at Stanford University -And because those influence educational success and later earnings. early childhood experiences cast a lifelong shadow" The cycle continues: Poorer parents have less time and fewer resources to invest in their children. which can leave children less prepared for school and work. which leads to lower earnings
　　[F] American parents want similar things for their children, the Pew report and past research have found: for them to be healthy and happy, honest and ethical, caring and compassionate There is no best parenting style or philosophy, researchers say, and across income groups, 92 percent of parents say they are doing a good
　　job at raising their children. Yet they are doing it quite differently Middle-class and higher-income parents see their children as proje