2017年6月英语六级真题第2套

2017年6月英语六级真题（第二套） Part IWriting（30 minutes） 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 200words. Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes） Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A）He would feel insulted. B）He would feel very sad. C）He would be embarrassed. D）He would be disappointed. 2. A）They are worthy of a prize. B）They are of little value. C）They make good reading. D）They need improvement. 3. A）He seldom writes a book straight through. B）He writes several books simultaneously. C）He draws on his real-life experiences. D）He often turns to his wife for help. 4. A）Writing a book is just like watching a football match. B）Writers actually work every bit as hard as footballers. C）He likes watching a football match after finishing a book. D）Unlike a football match, there is no end to writing a book. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A）Achievements of black male athletes in college. B）Financial assistance to black athletes in college. C）High college dropout rates among black athletes. D）Undergraduate enrollments of black athletes. 6. A）They display great talent in every kind of game. B）They are better at sports than at academic work. C）They have difficulty finding money to complete their studies. D）They make money for the college but often fail to earn a degree. 7. A）About 15%. B）Around 40%. C）Slightly over 50%. D）Approximately 70%. 8. A）Coaches lack the incentive to graduate them. B）College degrees do not count much to them. C）They have little interest in academic work. D）Schools do not deem it a serious problem. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard. 9. A）Marketing strategies. B）Holiday shopping. C）Shopping malls. D）Online stores. 10. A）About 50% of holiday shoppers. B）About 20%–30% of holiday shoppers. C）About 136 million. D）About 183.8 million. 11. A）They have fewer customers. B）They find it hard to survive. C）They are thriving once more. D）They appeal to elderly customers. 12. A）Better quality of consumer goods. B）Higher employment and wages. C）Greater varieties of commodities. D）People having more leisure time. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 13. A）They are new species of big insects. B）They are overprescribed antibiotics. C）They are life-threatening diseases. D）They are antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 14. A）Antibiotics are now in short supply. B）Many infections are no longer curable. C）Large amounts of tax money are wasted. D）Routine operations have become complex. 15. A）Facilities. B）Expertise. C）Money. D）Publicity. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）, B）, C）, and D）. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard. 16. A）It is accessible only to the talented. B）It improves students’ ability to think. C）It starts a lifelong learning process. D）It gives birth to many eminent scholars. 17. A）They encourage academic democracy. B）They promote globalization. C）They uphold the presidents’ authority. D）They protect students’ rights. 18. A）His thirst for knowledge. B）His eagerness to find a job. C）His contempt for authority. D）His potential for leadership. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard. 19. A）Few people know how to retrieve information properly. B）People can enhance their memory with a few tricks. C）Most people have a rather poor long-term memory. D）People tend to underestimate their mental powers. 20. A）They present the states in a surprisingly different order. B）They include more or less the same number of states. C）They are exactly the same as is shown in the atlas. D）They contain names of the most familiar states. 21. A）Focusing on what is likely to be tested. B）Having a good sleep the night before. C）Reviewing your lessons where the exam is to take place. D）Making sensible decisions while choosing your answers. 22. A）Discover when you can learn best. B）Change your time of study daily. C）Give yourself a double bonus afterwards. D）Follow the example of a marathon runner. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard. 23. A）He is a politician. B）He is a businessman. C）He is a sociologist. D）He is an economist. 24. A）In slums. B）In Africa. C）In pre-industrial societies. D）In developing countries. 25. A）They have no access to health care, let alone entertainment or recreation. B）Their income is less than 50% of the national average family income. C）They work extra hours to have their basic needs met. D）Their children cannot afford to go to private schools. Part III Reading Comprehension （40 minutes） Section A 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 line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. After becoming president of Purdue University in 2013, Mitch Daniels asked the faculty to prove that their students have actually achieved one of higher education’s most important goals: critical thinking skills. Two years before, a nationwide study of college graduates had shown that more than a third had made no abilities during their school years. Mr. Daniels, needed to 26 27 gains in such mental the high cost of attending Purdue to its students and their families. After all, the percentage of Americans who say a college degree is “very important” has fallen 28 in the last 5-6 years. Purdue now has a pilot test to assess the critical thinking skills of students as they progress. Yet like many college teachers around the United States, the faculty remain that their work as educators can be measured by a “learning ability to investigate and reason”. However the professors can use 30 29 such as a graduate’s 31 metrics to measure how well students do in three key areas: critical thinking, written communication, and quantitative literacy. Despite the success of the experiment, the actual results are worrisome, and mostly 32 earlier studies. The organizers of the experiment concluded that far fewer students were “achieving at high levels on a critical thinking than they were doing for written communication or quantitative literacy”. And that conclusion is based only on students nearing graduation. American universities, despite their global 33 for excellence in teaching, have only begun to demonstrate what they can produce in real-world learning. Knowledge-based degrees are still important. But employers are 34 advanced thinking skills from college graduate. If the intellectual worth of a college degree can be 35 measured, more people will seek higher education—and come out better thinkers. A）accurately I）predominance B）confirm J）presuming C）demanding K）reputation D）doubtful L）significant E）drastically M）signify F）justify N）simultaneously G）monopolized O）standardized H）outcome Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a