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2021年2月19日发(作者：好先生片尾曲)

2017

年

6

月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案

（一）

Part I

Writing

(30 minutes)

(

请于正 式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试

)

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】

Whether to Attend a Vocational College or a University?

It

’

s

an

undisputable

truth

that

virtually

all

high

school

graduates

will

encounter

the

choices

between

a

vocational

college

and

a

university.

And

when

it

comes

to

this

question,

students

’

ideas

are

not

cut

from

the

same

cloth.

In

point

of

which

to

choose

and

what

to

be

taken

into

consideration,

my

advices

are as follow.

In the first place, we should be conscious of the fact that both of the

two choices have its own superiorities. For instance, a vocational college

specializes in cultivating human resources with practical capabilities;

while

a

university

serves

as

the

cradle

of

academic

researchers

in

different

fields. Then it does follow that high school graduates should have a clear

picture of themselves. That is to say, they should know their merits and

demerits and their choices must give play to their strengths whilst

circumvent weaknesses. In addition, interest is the best teacher and it

’

s also the premise of

learning on one

’

s own initiative. Thus interest must

be taken into account because it can not only decide how far one can reach

academically and professionally but also how happy and fulfilled one will

be.

In brief, all above just goes to show that there really is no

one-size-fits-all

answer

for

the

question.

The

key

lies

in

a

clear

cognition,

accurate self- positioning and the interest of oneself. Only then can every

one find a right path that works best for us.

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.

注意：此部分试题请在

答题卡

1

上作答。

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.

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.

D) They need improvement.

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%.

8.

A) Coaches lack the incentive to graduate them.

count much to them.

C) They have little interest in academic work.

D)

Schools

do

not

deem

it

a

serious problem.

B)

College

degrees

do

not

D) Approximately 70%.

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.

Questions9 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 to18 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 lake 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 recordingyou have just heard.

23.

A) He is a politician.

C) He is a sociologist.

B) He is a businessman.

D) He is a 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 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) He would feel insulted. B) He would feel very sad.

C) He would be embarrassed. D) He would be disappointed.

【答案】

A

< p>
【解析】题目问如果男士在二手书店中发现了自己写的书，那么男士会感觉怎

样。男士说到：如果他在二手书店发现了自己的书，他会认为这是种侮辱。因此选

A< /p>

。

2. A) They are worthy of a prize. B) They are of little value.

C) They make good reading. D) They need improvement.

【答案】

B

【解析】题目问男士的妻子认为他的书怎么样。男士说到：他最新的一本书是

在

2004

年写的，

当时在写的时候给他妻子 看了一小部分。

妻子认为他写的内容是垃

圾。这表明他的妻子认 为他写的书毫无价值。因此选

B

。

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.

【答案】

A

【解析】题目问当男士在 写作的时候，他通常会做什么。在对话中，女士问男

士他那本

《 被埋葬的巨人》

为什么被搁置了那么久，

显然是过了十年才把这本书写

好。男士回答：他写书通常都是写写停停，写到一半就 会搁置几年时间再继续写。

男士的言外之意是，他很少会一口气把

一本书写完。因此选

A

。

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.

【答案】

D

【解析】题目问男士提到 足球比赛是想表达什么。男士在最后说到，足球运动

员在结束的哨声吹响的时候，就意味 着比赛已经结束了。但是对于作家来说，永远

都没有结束的哨声这一说。因此选

D

。

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.

【答案】

C

【解析】题目问这两个讲 话者在谈论什么。女士在一开始就引出主题：一份研

究表明，在大学中黑人运动员的辍学 率特别高。因此选

C

。

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.

【答案】

D

【解析】题目问这份研究 对黑人男性运动员有什么新的发现。男士说到：他们

是以给学校创造收入的工薪阶层的身 份存在的，而不是以受教育的学生的身份存在

的。就是说，黑人男性运动员只是学校的挣 钱工具，而学校并没有给他们太多接受

学术教育的机会。因此选

D

。

7. A) About 15%. B) Around 40%.

C) Slightly over 50%. D) Approximately 70%.

【答案】

C

【解析】

题目问黑人男性运动员的毕业率是多少。

女士回答：

在

65

所学校中只

有勉强一半多一点儿的 黑人能毕业。因此选

C

。

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.

【答案】

A

【解析】题目问根据男士 可知，黑人运动员没能取得大学学位的原因是什么。

男士在最后说到：所有的动机不是要 赢得比赛就是不能输掉比赛。教练缺乏让他们

毕业的动力。因此选

A

。

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.

【答案】

B

【解析】题目问说话者主 要说了什么。听力材料一开始就提到“

America

’

s

holiday

shopping

season

starts

on

Black

Friday...

It

is

the

busiest

shopping

day

of

the

year

”，因此，不难推断出该篇听力的主题是关于

holiday

shopping

，

因此本题选

B

。

10. A) About 50% of holiday shoppers.

B) About 20-30% of holiday shoppers.

C) About 136 million.

D) About 183.8 million.

【答案】

D < /p>

【解析】题目问有多少人会在网络星期一那天购物。听力篇章中提及，

“

About

183.8 million people will shop on Cyber Monday

”，就不难选出 本题答案

D

。

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.

【答案】

C

【解析】题目问关于传统 购物中心，《财富》是怎么说的。听力篇章中提及

“

Fortu ne says the weakest of the malls have closed. The sector is thriving

again

”，由此 可知，本题答案选

C

。

12. A) Better quality of consumer goods.

B) Higher employment and wages.

C) Greater varieties of commodities.

D) People having more leisure time.

【答案】

B

【解析】题目是问购物者 数量增加的原因是什么。篇章中提到，“„

lower

unemployment and rising wages could give Americans more money to spend

”，

其中

B

选项与这句话完全符合，

lower unemployment

即

higher employment

，故本

题选

B

。

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.

【答案】

D

【 解析】

题目问关于超级细菌我们知道什么。

篇章中提及，

“

you

may

have

heard

about the new superbugs which are antibiotic-resistant bacteria that have

developed as a result of overprescribed antibiotics.

其中

D

选项与这句话

完全符合。

< p>

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.

【答案】

D

【解析】题目问抗生素用量过度的后果是什么。篇章中提到

“

seemingly

routine operations... are now much more hazardous...

”，

D

选项 与此相符合。

15. A) Facilities.

B)Expertise.

C)Money.

D)Publicity.

【答案】

C

【解析】题目问，在说话 者看来，为应对严重威胁生命的传染病，什么是最迫

切需要的。篇章最后提及：面对严重 威胁生命的传染病，却只有

1.2%

的预算被用于

研究上，这与所需的资金相差甚远。由此可知

C

选项 正确。

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),

CJ

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.

【答案】

B

【解析】题目问说话者是如何描述大学的。听力材料中提到

“

you

are

here

to

understand thinking better and to think better your- self

”，

B

< br>选项与此相

符合。

17. A) They encourage academic democracy.

B) They promote globalization.

C) They uphold the presidents

’

authority.

D) They protect students

’

rights.

【答案】

A

【解析】题目问关于大学 ，我们可以从说话者的故事中了解到什么。篇章中提

到

“

But

what

was

really

important

about

that

was

the

universities

stand

out

as places that really are about the authority of ideas.

，由此可推断 出大

学鼓励思想交流，鼓励学术民主，

A

选项正确。

18. A) His thirst for knowledge. B) His eagerness to find a job.

C) His contempt for authority. D) His potential for leadership.

【答案】

A

【解析】题目是问说话者 在挑战他论文的年轻人身上看到了什么。听力篇章中

提及“

a. .. you couldn

’

t debate that young man

’

s hunger to learn< /p>

”，由此

可判断选

A

。

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.

【答案】

D

【解析】听力篇章一开始 就提及，“

Psychological research shows we

consistently underestimate our mental powers.

”，这与

D

选项完全 符合。

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.

【答案】

B

【解析】听力材料中提到，“

The two lists will contain roughly the same

number of states but they will not be identical

”， 由此可知本题答案为

B

选项。

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.

【答案】

C

【解析】题目问说话者对 如何准备和参加考试有何建议。听力篇章中提及“

If

possible, you should also try to learn information in the room where it is

going to be tested

”，这与

C

选项完全符合，故本题选

C

。

22. A) Discover when you can learn best.

B) Change your time of study daily.

B) Give yourself a double bonus afterwards.

D) Follow the example of a marathon runner.

【答案】

A

【解析】

题目问关于学习，

说话者给了 我们什么建议。

听力篇章中曾提及：

“

When

you learn is also important

”，这表明，要找到最适合自己学习的时间，故

A

选项 正确。

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.

【答案】

C

【解析】题目是问说话者是做什么的。听力篇章中提及“

It

concerns

not

only

us sociologists but also economists, politicians and business people.

”，

< p>
答案为

C

选项。

24. A) In slums.

B) In Africa.

C) In pre-industrial societies.

D) In developing countries.

【答案】

D

【解析】题目是问说话者说在哪可以发

现极度贫穷的情况。听力篇章中提及：

“

Where

does

extreme

poverty

occur?

Well,

you

can

find

it

only

in

developing

cou ntries.

”，因此本题答案选

D

。

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.

【答案】

B

【解析】

题目是问家庭相对贫穷的美国人是什么样的。

听力篇章中提及：

“

in

the

United States a family can be considered poor if their income is less than

50% of the national average family inco me.

”，这与

B

选项完全符合。

Part

Ⅲ

minutes)

Section A

Reading

Comprehension

(40

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.

Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.

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 hadmade no (26)_______ gains in

such mental abilities during their school years. Mr. Daniels needed to(27)_______ the

high

cost

of

attending

Purdue

to

its

students

and

their

families.

After

all,

the

percentageof

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

students’

critical

thinking

skills.

Yet

like

many college teachersaround the U.S., the faculty remain (29)_______ that their work

as

educators

can

be

measured

by

a“learning

(30)

_______

”

such

as

a

graduate’s

ability

to

investigate

and

reason.

However,

the

professorsneed

not

worry

so

much.

The

results

of

a

recent

experiment

showed

that

professors

can

use

(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 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

begunto

demonstrate

what

they

can

produce

in

real-world

learning. Knowledge-based degrees are still important,but employers are (34)_______

advanced thinking skills from college graduates. If the intellectual worthof a college

degree can be (35)_______ measured, more people will seek higher education

—

and

comeout better thinkers.

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