1、 2018 年年 6 月大学英语六级真题及答案月大学英语六级真题及答案 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of building trust between employers and employees. You can cite examples to illustrate your views. You should write at least 150 words but no more
2、 than 200 words. 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 m
3、ust 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) It is a typical salad. B) It is a Spanish soup. C) It is a
4、weird vegetable. D) It is a kind of spicy food. 2. A) To make it thicker. B) To make it more nutritious. C) To add to its appeal. D) To replace an ingredient. 3. A) It contains very little fat. B) It uses olive oil in cooking. C) It uses no artificial additives. D) It is mainly made of vegetables. 4
5、. A) It does not go stale for two years. B) It takes no special skill to prepare. C) It comes from a special kind of pig. D) It is a delicacy blended with bread. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A) They come in a great variety. B) They do not make decent gifts.
6、C) They do not vary much in price. D) They go well with Italian food. 6. A) $30 - $40. B) $40 - $50. C) $50 - $60. D) Around $150. 7. A) They are a healthy choice for elderly people. B) They are especially popular among Italians. C) They symbolize good health and longevity. D) They go well with diff
7、erent kinds of food. 8. A) It in a wine imported from California. B) It is less spicy than all other red wines. C) It is far more expensive than he expected. D) It is Italys most famous type of red wine. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, y
8、ou 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. Qu
9、estions9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard. 9. A) Learning others secrets. B) Searching for information. C) Decoding secret messages. D) Spreading sensational news. 10. A) They helped the U. S. army in World War Two. B) They could write down spoken codes promptly. C) They were assig
10、ned to decode enemy messages. D) They were good at breaking enemy secret codes. 11. A) Important battles fought in the Pacific War. B) Decoding of secret messages in war times. C) A military code that was never broken. D) Navajo Indians contribution to code breaking. Questions 12 to 15 are based on
11、the passage you have just heard. 12. A) All services will be personalized. B) A lot of knowledge-intensive jobs will be replaced. C) Technology will revolutionize all sectors of industry. D) More information will be available. 13. A) In the robotics industry. B) In the information service. C) In the
12、 personal care sector. D) In high-end manufacturing. 14. A) They charge high prices. B) They need lots of training. C) They cater to the needs of young people. D) They focus on customers specific needs. 15. A) The rising demand in education and healthcare in the next 20 years. B) The disruption caus
13、ed by technology in traditionally well-paid jobs. C) The tremendous changes new technology will bring to peoples lives. D) The amazing amount of personal attention people would like to have. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three
14、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 record
15、ing you have just heard. 16. A) It was the longest road in ancient Egypt. B) It was constructed some 500 years ago. C) It lay 8 miles from the monument sites. D) It linked a stone pit to some waterways. 17. A) Saws used for cutting stone. B) Traces left by early explorers. C) An ancient geographical
16、 map. D) Some stone tool segments. 18. A) To transport stones to block floods. B) To provide services for the stone pit. C) To link the various monument sites. D) To connect the villages along the Nile. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard. 19. A) Dr. Gong didnt give him
17、 any conventional tests. B) Dr. Gong marked his office with a hand-painted sign. C) Dr. Gong didnt ask him any questions about his pain. D) Dr. Gong slipped in needles where he felt no pain. 20. A) He had heard of the wonders acupuncture could work. B) Dr. Gong was very famous in New Yorks Chinatown
18、. C) Previous medical treatments failed to relieve his pain. D) He found the expensive medical tests unaffordable. 21. A) More and more patients ask for the treatment. B) Acupuncture techniques have been perfected. C) It doesnt need the conventional medical tests. D) It does not have any negative si
19、de effects. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard. 22. A) They were on the verge of breaking up. B) They were compatible despite differences. C) They quarreled a lot and never resolved their arguments. D) They argued persistently about whether to have children. 23. A) Nei
20、ther of them has any brothers or sisters. B) Neither of them won their parents favor. C) They werent spoiled in their childhood. D) They didnt like to be the apple of their parents eyes. 24. A) They are usually good at making friends. B) They tend to be adventurous and creative. C) They are often co
21、ntent with what they have. D) They tend to be self-assured and responsible. 25. A) They enjoy making friends. B) They tend to be well adjusted. C) They are least likely to take initiative. D) They usually have successful marriages. Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions: In thi
22、s 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 corre
23、sponding 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. When Elon Musk says that his new priority is using artificial intelligence to build domestic robots, we should look forward to the day in admiration. Mr
24、. Musk is a guy who gets things done. The founder of two tech companies, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is bringing electric vehicles to mass market and (26) humans to live on other planets. This sounds like so much hot air, but the near $13 billion fortune this entrepreneur has (27) comes from practical
25、achievements rather than hypothetical ones. A lot of clever people are (28) about artificial intelligence, fearing that robots will one day become so (29) that theyll murder all of us. These fears are mostly (30) : as with hysteria about genetic modification, we humans are generally wise enough to m
26、anage these problems with speed and care. And just think of how wonderful it would be if you had a live-in robot. It could, (31) , be like having a babysitter and a nurse rolled into oneor, if that required (32) intelligence beyond the power of Mr. Musk s imagined machine, at least someone to chop t
27、he carrots, wash the car and mow the lawn. Once purchased and trained, this would allow the (33) user to save money and time, freeing up (34) space in our busy lives to read a good book. That is why we welcome Mr. Musk s latest (35) , and wish him well. As long as robots add to the sum of human happ
28、iness, reduce suffering, and create time to read world-class journalism, we should be their fans. Especially since journalism is one job robots will never do. A) amassed B) casual C) emotional D) enabling E) eventually F) exaggerated G) extravagant H) generously I) misleading J) precious K) reward L
29、) smart M) sphere N) terrified O) venture 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 para
30、graph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. In the Real World, Nobody Cares that You Went to an Ivy League School A As a high school junior, everything in my life revolved around getting into the right coll
31、ege. I diligently attended my SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement test preparation courses. I juggled ( 尽 力 应 付 ） cross-country and track schedules, newspaper staff, and my churchs youth group and drama team. I didnt drink, party, or even do much dating. The right college, I thought, was one with prest
32、ige, one with a name. It didnt have to be the Ivy League, but it needed to be a top school. B Looking back now, nine years later, I cant remember exactly what it was about these universities that made them seem so much better. Was it a curriculum that appeared more rigorous, perhaps? Or an alumni ne
33、twork that I hoped would open doors down the line? Maybe. I do think there are advantages to schools with more recognition,notes Marybeth Gasman, a professor of higher education at the University of Pennsylvania. I dont necessarily think thats a reason to go to one. C In reflection, my firm belief i
34、n the power of the brand was naive, not to mention a bit snobby. I quickly passed over state schools and southern schools, believing their curriculums to be automatically inferior to northeastern or western counterparts. Instead, I dreamed of living in New York City and my parents obliged me with a
35、visit to New York Universitys (NYU) campus. During the tour, tuition fees were discussed. (NYU is consistently ranked one of the country, s most expensive schools, with room and board costs totaling upwards of $64,000 a year. ) Up until then, I hadnt truly realized just how expensive an education ca
36、n be. Over the next few months, I realized not only could I not afford my dream school, I couldnt even afford the ones where Id been accepted. City University of New York (CUNY)， Rutgers University, and Indiana University were out of reach as were Mississippi State and the University of Alabama, whe
37、re I would have to pay out-of-state fees. Further complicating my college search was a flourishing track careerI wanted to keep running but my times werent quite fast enough to secure a scholarship. D And so, at 11 pm on the night of Georgia State Universitys (GSU) midnight deadline, I applied onlin
38、e. Rated No. 466 overall on Forbes Lists Top Colleges, No. 183 in Research Universities, and No. 108 in the South, I cant say it was my top choice. Still, the track coach had offered me a walk-on spot, and I actually found the urban Atlanta campus a decent consolation prize after New York City. E Wh
39、ile it may have been practical, it wasnt prestigious. But heres the thing： I loved my lower-tier ( 低层次的)university. (I use the term low-tier cautiously, because GSU is a well-regarded research institution that attracts high quality professors and faculty from all over the country. ) We are taught to
40、 believe that only by going to the best schools and getting the best grades can we escape the rat race and build a better future. But what if lower-tier colleges and universities were the ticket to escaping the rat race? After all ， where else can you leave school with a decent degreebut without a l
41、ifetime of debt? F My school didnt come pre-packaged like the more popular options, so we were left to take care of ourselves, figuring out city life and trying to complete degree programs that no one was championing for us to succeed in. What Im saying is, I loved my university because it taught us
42、 all to be resourceful and we could make what we wanted out of it. G I was lucky enough to have my tuition covered by a lottery-funded scholarship called HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally). When I started college, the HOPE scholarship was funded by the state of Georgia and offered to gr
43、aduating high school seniors with a GPA of 3. 0 or higher. Living costs and books I paid for with money earned during high school, supplemented by a small college fund my deceased grandfather left for me and a modest savings account my parents created when I was born. H So what about all that name r
44、ecognition? Sure, many of my colleagues and competitors have more glamorous alma maters ( 母 校 ) than I do. As a journalist, I have competed against NYU, Columbia, and Northeastern graduates for jobs. And yet, not a single interviewer has ever asked me about my educational background. In fact, almost
45、 every interview Ive ever had was due to a connectionone that Ive gained through pure determination, not a school brand. I According to The Boston Globe, students who earned their bachelors in 2012 have an average monthly loan payment of $ 312, which is one-third more than those who graduated in 200
46、4. Ultimately, thats the thing universities dont want to admit. Private universities are money-making institutions. If you can afford to buy prestige, thats your choice. For the rest of us, however, our hearty lower-tiered universities are just fine, thank you. J Wealthy universities talk up the ben
47、efits their name will give graduates: namely, strong alumni networks, star faculty, and a resume boost. But you neednt attend an Ivy League school to reap those rewards. Ludacris and the former CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis are alumni of my college, as well as VICEs first female editor-in-chief,
48、Ellis Jones. Successful people tend to be successful no matter where they go to school, and lower-tier schools can have alumni networks just as strong as their big name counterparts. In fact, lower-tier school alumni networks are arguably stronger, because fellow alumni recognize that you didnt nece
49、ssarily have an easy path to follow. They might be more willing to offer career help, because your less famous school denotes that, like them, you are also full of energy and perseverance. K The Washington Post reported on a recent study by Princeton economists, in which college graduates who applie
50、d to the most selective schools in the 12th grade were compared to those who applied to slightly less selective schools. They found that students with more potential earned more as adults,and the reverse held true as well, no matter where they went to school. L Likewise, star faculty are not always
