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大学英语六级历年真题及详解（2017.6～2018.12）试读：
2017年6月大学英语六级真题及详解（第一套）[听力音频]
Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to major in science or humanities at college, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.【审题构思】
题目要求考生针对大学中的专业选择提出自己的建议，根据给出的建议参照实际罗列相关原因，最后回归题目要求，进一步强调自己的建议。字数不少于150字，但不超过200字。【参考范文】Science or Humanities
(1) Many students have difficulties in deciding to major in science or humanities at college. As far as I am concerned, it is more advisable for students to choose science as their major in college. The reasons are as follows:
(2) Firstly, much emphasis has been put on the development of science in modern societies, which would contribute to the improvement of productivity and the living standard of people. For instance, the clean energy like solar power can be applied to household appliances because of the physics, a branch of science. (3) Secondly, with the help of comprehensive knowledge of science, people can also deepen their understandings about humanities. (4) Thirdly, the study of science rather than humanities makes people more rational and logical when it comes to deal with complex issues. In addition, the rational thinking is extremely helpful in facing emergency.
(5) In a word, considering the benefits of science and humanities, it is more advisable for students to major in science in college.【行文点评】
(1) 开门见山，表明大学生选择文理专业时难以抉择的现状并给出自己的观点。
(2) 给出选择理科专业的第一个原因：理科知识推动社会发展，并举例适当拓展。
(3) 给出选择理科专业的第二个原因：学习理科可以帮助人们加深对文科知识的理解。
(4) 给出选择理科专业的第三个原因：学习理科专业可以锻炼人的理性思维和逻辑思维能力。
(5) 总结全文，再次点题。
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 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. A) Doing enjoyable work.
B) Having friendly colleagues.
C) Earning a competitive salary.
D) Working for supportive bosses.
2. A) 31%.
B) 20%.
C) 25%.
D) 73%.
3. A) Those of a small size.
B) Those run by women.
C) Those that are well managed.
D) Those full of skilled workers.
4. A) They can hop from job to job easily.
B) They can win recognition of their work.
C) They can better balance work and life.
D) They can take on more than one job.【答案与解析】
1. B 根据录音内容可知：对于大多数受访者来说，工作中感到快乐最重要的因素是同事友好，而且能为他们提供支持。故选B。
2. B 根据录音内容可知：在工作中感到不快乐的人数比例为20%，故选B。
3. A 根据录音内容可知：人们更喜欢为人数少于100人的小型组织或企业工作。故选A。
4. C 根据录音内容可知：每日工作4或5个小时的兼职者要比全职者更加快乐。研究人员总结道：这可能是由于他们能在生活和工作中更好地达到平衡。故选C。【录音原文】
W: Welcome to Work Place. And in today’s program, we are looking at the results of two recently published surveys, which both deal with the same topic—Happiness at Work. John, tell us about the first survey.
M: Well, this was done by a human resources consultancy who interviewed more than 1,000 workers and established a top 10 of the factors which make people happy at work. [1] The most important factor, for the majority of the people interviewed, was having friendly, supportive colleagues. In fact, 73% of people interviewed put their relationship with colleagues as the key factor contributing to happiness at work, which is a very high percentage. The second most important factor was having work that is enjoyable. The two least important factors were having one’s achievements recognized and rather surprisingly, earning a competitive salary.
W: So we are not mainly motivated by money?
M: Apparently not.
W: Any other interesting information in the survey?
M: Yes. For example, 25% of the working people interviewed described themselves as very happy at work. [2] However, 20% of employees described themselves as being unhappy.
W: That’s quite a lot of unhappy people at work every day.
M: It is, isn’t it? And there were several more interesting conclusions revealed by the survey. [3] First of all, small is beautiful. People definitely prefer working for smaller organizations or companies with less than 100 staff. We also find out that, generally speaking, women were happier in their work than men.
W: Yes, we are, aren’t we?
M: [4] 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.
W: Are bosses happier than their employees?
M: Yes. Perhaps not surprisingly, the higher people go in a company, the happier they are. So senior managers enjoy their jobs more than people working under them.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. What is the number one factor that made employees happy according to the survey?
2. What is the percentage of the people surveyed who felt unhappy at work?
3. What kind of companies are popular with employees?
4. What is the possible reason for people on part-time contracts to be happier?
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5. A) It is a book of European history.
B) It is an introduction to music.
C) It is about the city of Bruges.
D) It is a collection of photos.
6. A) When painting the concert hall of Bruges.
B) When vacationing in an Italian coastal city.
C) When taking pictures for a concert catalogue.
D) When writing about Belgium’s coastal regions.
7. A) The entire European coastline will be submerged.
B) The rich heritage of Europe will be lost completely.
C) The seawater of Europe will be seriously polluted.
D) The major European scenic spots will disappear.
8. A) Its waterways are being increasingly polluted.
B) People cannot get around without using boats.
C) It attracts large numbers of tourists from home and abroad.
D) Tourists use wooden paths to reach their hotels in the morning.【答案与解析】
5. D 根据录音内容可知：2006年，布鲁日市音乐厅邀请该男子以水为主题为新音乐季的宣传图册拍摄照片，当时，媒体已经刊登过很多令人震惊的且即将发生的气候灾难文章，即将到来的恐惧成为了他拍摄大型照片集的主题。这表明这本书其实是一本照片集。故选D。
6. C 根据录音内容可知：2006年，布鲁日市音乐厅邀请该男子以水为主题为新音乐季的宣传图册拍摄照片，当时，媒体已经刊登过很多令人震惊的且即将发生的气候灾难文章，即将到来的恐惧成为了他拍摄大型照片集的主题。因此，他是在为音乐厅拍摄宣传图册时有了这种想法。故选C。
7. A 根据录音内容可知：整个欧洲海岸线消失在水下只是时间上的问题。全世界的许多大城市也会出现同样的问题。这表明，当气候灾难发生时，整个欧洲海岸线将被淹没。故选A。
8. D 根据录音内容可知：威尼斯最终也会受到海水的威胁，在这里，每天早上人们都要搭建木制的通道才能让游客到达旅店。故选D。【录音原文】
W: Mr. De Keyzer, I am a great lover of your book, Moments Before the Flood. Can you tell us how you first became interested in the subject matter?
M: [6] 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, I found myself working along the Belgian coastline. As there had been numerous alarming articles in the press about a climate catastrophe waiting to happen, I started looking at the sea and the beach very differently, a place where I spent so many perfect days as a child. [5] This fear of a looming danger became the subject of a large-scale photo project.
W: You wrote in the book “I don’t want to photograph the disaster; I want to photograph the disaster waiting to happen.” Can you talk a bit about that?
M: [7] It is clear now that it’s a matter of time before the entire European coastline disappears under water. The same goes for numerous big cities around the world. My idea was to photograph this beautiful and very unique coastline, reaching history, before it’s too late—as a last witness.
W: Can you talk a bit about how history plays a role in this project?
M: Sure. The project is also about the history of Europe looking at the sea and wondering when the next enemy would appear. In the images, you see all kinds of possible defense constructions to hold back the Romans, Germans, Vikings, and now nature as enemy No.1. For example, there is the image of the bridge into the sea taken at the Normandy D-Day landing site. [8] 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.
W: Thank you, Mr. De Keyzer. It was a pleasure to have you with us today.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5. What does the man say about the book Moments Before the Flood?
6. When did the man get his idea for the work?
7. What will happen when the climate catastrophe occurs?
8. What does the man say about Venice?
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) They make careful preparations beforehand.
B) They take too many irrelevant factors into account.
C) They spend too much time anticipating their defeat.
D) They try hard to avoid getting off on the wrong foot.
10. A) A person’s nervous system is more complicated than imagined.
B) Golfers usually have positive mental images of themselves.
C) Mental images often interfere with athletes’ performance.
D) Thinking has the same effect on the nervous system as doing.
11. A) Anticipate possible problems.
B) Make a list of do’s and don’ts.
C) Picture themselves succeeding.
D) Try to appear more professional.
12. A) She wore a designer dress.
B) She won her first jury trial.
C) She did not speak loud enough.
D) She presented moving pictures.【答案与解析】
9. C 根据录音内容可知：在面对新情况时，一些人趋向于通过花费大量时间去预测最坏的情况，从而预演自己的失败。故选C。
10. D 根据录音内容可知：在斯坦福大学进行的研究表明，思想中的幻象与实际去做某件事一样，都会使神经系统产生反应。故选D。
11. C 根据录音内容可知：总之，在陷入任何有压力的情况之前，只关注你想要发生的那些事情。故选C。
12. B 根据录音内容可知：在她彩排几周之后，这位年轻的律师的确赢得了诉讼。故选B。【录音原文】
[9] When facing a new situation, some people tend to rehearse their defeat by spending too much time anticipating the worst. I remember talking with a young lawyer who was about to begin her first jury trial. She was very nervous. I asked what impression she wanted to make on the jury. She replied, “I don’t want to look too inexperienced; I don’t want them to suspect this is my first trial.” This lawyer had fallen victim to the “don’ts” syndrome, a form of negative goal setting. The “don’ts” can be self-fulfilling because your mind responds to pictures. [10] Research conducted at Stanford University shows a mental image fires the nervous system the same way as actually doing something. That means when a golfer tells himself “Don’t hit the ball into the water,” his mind sees the image of the ball flying into the water. So guess where the ball will go. [11] Consequently, before going into any stressful situation, focus only on what you want to have happen. I asked the lawyer again how she wanted to appear at her first trial, and this time she said, “I want to look professional and self-assured.” I told her to create a picture of what “self-assured” would look like. To her it meant moving confidently around the court room, using convincing body language and projecting her voice so it could be heard from the judge’s bench to the door. She also imagined a skillful closing argument and a winning trial. [12] A few weeks after this dress rehearsal, the young lawyer did win.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9. What do some people do when they face a new situation?
10. What does the research conducted at Stanford University show?
11. What advice does the speaker give to people in a stressful situation?
12. What do we learn about the lawyer in the court?
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
13. A) Its long-term effects are yet to be proved.
B) Its health benefits have been overestimated.
C) It helps people to avoid developing breast cancer.
D) It enables patients with diabetes to recover sooner.
14. A) It focused on their ways of life during young adulthood.
B) It tracked their change in food preferences for 20 years.
C) It focused on their difference from men in fiber intake.
D) It tracked their eating habits since their adolescence.
15. A) Fiber may help to reduce hormones in the body.
B) Fiber may bring more benefits to women than men.
C) Fiber may improve the function of heart muscles.
D) Fiber may make blood circulation more smooth.【答案与解析】
13. C 根据录音内容可知：如今，研究表明，在青少年的饮食中添加纤维可能有助于降低患乳腺癌的风险。故选C。
14. D 根据录音内容可知：这项新发现是基于对44000名妇女的研究得出的，包括对这些妇女在高中期间的饮食和20年饮食习惯的跟踪调查。故选D。
15. A 根据录音内容可知：这一发现指向了一项长期存在的证据，该证据表明，纤维可能减少女性体内循环的荷尔蒙水平，这就可以解释为什么纤维能降低患乳腺癌的风险。你吃的纤维越多，也许你体内的激素水平越低，因此一生中患上乳腺癌的风险就越低。故选A。【录音原文】
Most Americans don’t eat enough fruits, vegetables or whole grains. [13] Research now says adding fiber to the teen diet may help lower the risk of breast cancer. Conversations about the benefits of fiber are probably more common in nursing homes than high schools. But along comes a new study that could change that. Kristi King, a diet specialist at Texas Children’s Hospital, finds it hard to get teenage patients’ attention about healthy eating by telling them that eating lots of high-fiber foods could reduce the risk of breast cancer before middle age. That’s a powerful message. [14] The new finding is based on a study of 44,000 women. They were surveyed about their diets during high school and their eating habits were tracked for two decades. It turns out that those who consumed the highest levels of fiber during adolescence had a lower risk of developing breast cancer, compared to the women who ate the least fiber. This important study demonstrates that the more fiber you eat during your high school years, the lower your risk is in developing breast cancer in later life. [15] The finding points to long-standing evidence that fiber may reduce circulating female hormone levels, which could explain the reduced risk. The bottom line here is the more fiber you eat, perhaps, a lower level of hormone in your body, and therefore, a lower lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. High-fiber diets are also linked to a reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes. That’s why women are told to eat 25 grams of fiber a day—men even more.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
13. What does the new study tell about adding fiber to the teen diet?
14. What do we learn about the survey of the 44,000 women?
15. What explanation does the speaker offer for the research finding?
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) Observing the changes in marketing.
B) Conducting research on consumer behaviour.
C) Studying the hazards of young people drinking.
D) Investigating the impact of media on government.
17. A) It is the cause of many street riots.
B) It is getting worse year by year.
C) It is a chief concern of parents.
D) It is an act of socialising.
18. A) They spent a week studying their own purchasing behaviour.
B) They researched the impact of mobile phones on young people.
C) They analysed their family budgets over the years.
D) They conducted a thorough research on advertising.【答案与解析】
16. B 根据录音内容可知：我（演讲者）目前的研究内容与消费者的行为有关。故选B。
17. D 根据录音内容可知：例如：在年轻人喝酒的案例中，我确认的一件事是年龄在18岁到24岁之间的人喝酒都和社交活动有关。故选D。
18. A 根据录音内容可知：去年，我（演讲者）的学生花了一周的时间查看他们自己的购买情况，并对购物以及自己和零售银行及手机供应商的之间的关系进行了详细地分析。故选A。【录音原文】
[16] Well, my current research is really about consumer behavior. So recently, I’ve looked at young people’s drinking and it’s obviously a major concern to government at the moment. I’ve also looked at how older people are represented in the media. Again, it’s of major current interest with older people becoming a much larger proportion of UK, and indeed, world society. I’m also interested in how consumers operate online and how that online behavior might be different from how they operate offline when they go to the shops. Well, I think that the important thing here is to actually understand what’s happening from the consumers’ perspective. One of the things that businesses and indeed government organizations often fail to do is to really see what is happening from the consumers’ perspective. [17] For example, in the case of young people’s drinking, 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. A lot of the government advertising has been about individual responsibility, but actually understanding that drinking is very much about the social activity and finding ways to help young people get home safely, and not end up in hospital is one of the things that we’ve tried to present there. The key thing about consumer behavior is that it’s very much about how consumers change. Markets always change faster than marketing, so we have to look at what consumers are doing. Currently I teach consumer behavior to undergraduates in their second year, and we looked at all kinds of things in consumer behavior and particularly how consumers are presented in advertising. So they get involved by looking at advertising and really critically assessing the consumer behavior aspects of it, and getting involved, sometimes doing primary research. [18] For example, last year my students spent a week looking at their own purchasing and analysed it in detail from shopping to the relationship that they have with their retail banks and their mobile phone providers. I think they found it very useful and it also helped them identify just what kind of budgets they had too. The fact of the matter is that there is a whole range of interesting research out there. And I think as the years go on, there is going to be much more for us to consider and certainly much more for students to become involved in.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.
16. What is the speaker currently doing?
17. What has the speaker found about young people’s drinking?
18. What does the speaker say that his students did last year?
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.
19. A) It is helping its banks to improve efficiency.
B) It is trying hard to do away with dirty money.
C) It is the first country to use credit cards in the world.
D) It is likely to give up paper money in the near future.
20. A) Whether it is possible to travel without carrying any physical currency.
B) Whether it is possible to predict how much money one is going to spend.
C) Whether the absence of physical currency causes a person to spend more.
D) Whether the absence of physical currency is going to affect everyday life.
21. A) There was no food service on the train.
B) The service on the train was not good.
C) The restaurant car accepted cash only.
D) The cash in her handbag was missing.
22. A) By putting money into envelopes.
B) By drawing money week by week.
C) By limiting their day-to-day spending.
D) By refusing to buy anything on credit.【答案与解析】
19. D 根据录音内容可知：瑞典是欧洲第一个印制并且使用纸币的国家，但瑞典可能很快就会废除实物货币。故选D。
20. C 根据录音内容可知：没有实物货币是不是真的会导致人们花费更多的钱，Barrett想找出答案，所以几个月前她决定做一项实验。故选C。
21. C 根据录音内容可知：在这个实验中，Barrett乘坐火车出行。途中，火车上通知餐车暂时不接受使用信用卡，换句话说，餐车暂时只接受现金。故选C。
22. A 根据录音内容可知：Barrett的父母年轻时常常通过把钱放进信封进行资金预算。他们一拿到薪水就会立刻把现金分成几份并装进信封，所以他们知道每周要花多少钱。故选A。【录音原文】
[19] Sweden was the first European county to print and use paper money, but it may soon do away with physical currencies. Bank can save a lot of money and avoid regulatory headaches by moving to a cash free system, and they can also avoid bank robberies, theft and dirty money.
Clear Barrett, the editor of Financial Times Money, says the Western world is headed toward a world without physical currency. Andy Holder, the chief economist at the Bank of England, suggested that the UK move towards a government-backed digital currency. But
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