1、 2021 年 12 月大学英语六级考试真题（第 2 套）Part IWriting(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: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on theshort passage given below. In your essay, you are to comment on the phenomenondescribed in the passage and suggest measures to address
2、 the issue. You should writeat least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Some parents in China are overprotective of their children. They plan everything fortheir children, make all the decisions for them, and do not allow them to explore ontheir own in case they make mistakes or get hurt.Part IILi
3、stening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of eachconversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questionswill be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answerfrom t
4、he four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Then mark the corresponding letteron 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 was enjoying his holiday.B) He was recovering in hospital.2. A) He broke his wrist.C) He wa
5、s busy writing his essays.D) He was fighting a throat infection.C) He slipped on ice and fell.B) He lost his antibiotics.3. A) Turn to her father for help.B) Call the repair shop to fix it.D) He was laughed at by some girls.C) Ask the manufacturer for repair.D) Replace it with a brand-new one.4. A)
6、Help David retrieve his essays. C) Offer David somerefreshmentsB) Introduce David to her parents. D) Accompany David to hishome.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just herd.5. A) She is a critic of works on military affairs.B) She is an acclaimed hostess of Book Talk.C) She is a
7、 researcher of literary genres.D) She is a historian of military history.6. A)It is about the military history of Europe.B) It is set in the 18th and 19th centuries.C) It is her fifth book of military history.D)It is a war novel set in the future.7. A) She visited soldiers wives and mothers.1 B) She
8、 conducted surveys of many soldiers.C) she met a large number of soldiers in person.D) She looked into the personal lives of soldiers.8. A) She doesnt have much freedom for imagination.B) It is not easy to make her readers believe in her.C) It is difficult to attract young readers.D) She has to comb
9、ine fact with fiction.Section BDirections: 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 bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer fromthe four choices marked
10、 A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) Santa ClausB) Cocoa SeedsC) A polar bearD) A glass bottle10. A) To attract customer attention.B) To keep up with the time
11、s.C) To combat counterfeits.D) To promote its sales.11. A) It resembles a picture in the encyclopedia.B) It appears in the shape of a cocoa seed.C) It has the drinks logo in the middle.D) It displays the image of Santa Claus.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just beard.12. A) It o
12、ften occurs among commuters.B) It promotes mutual understanding.C) It improves their mood considerably.D) It takes a great deal of effort to sustain.13. A) Social anxiety.B) Excessive caution.C) Lack of social skills.D) Preference for solitude.14. A) People usually regard it as an unforgettable less
13、on.B) Human brains tend to dwell on negative events.C) Negative events often hurt people deeply.D) People generally resent being rejected.15. A) Contagious.B) Temporary.C) Unpredictable.D) Measurable.2 Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed
14、by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear aquestion, 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 linethrough the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the
15、recording you have just heard.16. A) It depends heavily on tourism. C) It is mainly based on agriculture.B) It is flourishing in foreign trade. D) It relies chiefly on mineralexport.17. A) Tobacco.C) Coffee.B) Bananas.D) Sugar.18. A) They toil on farms.B) They live a poor life.C) They live in Spanis
16、h-style houses.D) They hire people to do housework.19. A)They will be more demanding of their next generation.B) They will end up lonely, dependent and dissatisfied.C) They will experience more setbacks than successes.D) They will find it difficult to get along with others.Questions 19 to 21 are bas
17、ed on the recording you have just heard.20. A) Failure to pay due attention to their behavior.B) Unwillingness to allow them to play with toys.C) Unwillingness to satisfy their wishesimmediately.D) Failure to spend sufficient quality time with them.21. A) It will enable them to learn from mistakes.B
18、) It will help them to handle disappointment.C) It will do much good to their mental health.D) It will build their ability to endure hardships.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A) Failing to make sufficient preparations.B) Looking away from the hiring manager.C) S
19、aying the wrong thing at the wrong time.D) Making a wrong judgment of the interview.23. A) Complaining about their previous job.B) Inquiring about their salary to be paid.C) Exaggerating their academic background.D) Understanding their previous achievements.24. A) Those who have both skill and exper
20、ience.B) Those who get along well with colleagues.C) Those who take initiative in their work.D) Those who are loyal to their managers.25. A) Ability to shoulder new responsibilities.3 B) Experience of performing multiple roles.C) Readiness to work to flexible schedules.D) Skills to communicate with
21、colleagues.Part IIIReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required toselect one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank followingthe passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choi
22、ces. Eachchoice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter foreach item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not useany of the words in the bank more than once.If you think life is wonderful and expect it to stay that way, then you may hav
23、e agood chance of living to a ripe old age, at least that is what the findings of a newstudy suggest. That study found that participants who reported the highest levels ofoptimism were far more likely to live to age 85 or26 . This was compared tothose participants who reported the lowest levels of o
24、ptimism. It isfindings held even after the researchers considered factors that could27 that the28 the link,including whether participants had health conditions, such as heart disease or cancer,or whether they experienced depression. The results add to a growing body ofevidence that certain psycholog
25、ical factors may predict a longer lifeexample, previous studies have found that more optimistic people have a lower risk ofdeveloping chronic diseases, and a lower risk of 30 death. However, the new29 . Forstudy appears to be the first tolongevity. The researchers31look at the relationship between o
26、ptimism and32 that the link found in the new study was not asstrong when they factored in the effects of certain health behaviors, including exerciselevels, sleep habits and diet. This suggests that these behaviors may, at least in part,explain the link. In other words, optimism mayhealth. It is als
27、o important to note that the study found only adid not prove for certain that optimism leads to a longer life. However, if the findings33 good habits that bolster34 , as researchersare true, they suggest that optimism could serve as a psychologicalpromotes health and a longer life.35 thatA) affectB)
28、 beyondC) concededD) correlationE) fosterF) henceforthG) loftyH) noteworthy4 I) plausiblyJ) prematureK) reconciledL) spanM) specificallyN) spiralO) traitSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statementsattached to it. Each statement contains information given
29、in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose aparagraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer thequestions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.No one in fashion is surprised that Burberry burnt 28 mil
30、lion of stockA Last week, Burberrys annual report revealed that 28.6 million worth of stockwas burnt last year. The news has left investors and consumers outraged but comes aslittle surprise to those in the fashion industry.B The practice of destroying unsold stock, and even rolls of unused fabric,
31、iscommonplace for luxury labels. Becoming too widely available at a cheaper pricethrough discount stores discourages full-price sales. Sending products for recyclingleaves them vulnerable to being stolen and sold on the black market. Jasmine Bina,CEO of brand strategy agency Concept Bureau explains,
32、 “Typically, luxury brandsrally around exclusivity to protect their business interests, namely intellectualproperty and preservation of brand equity （资产）.” She stated she had heard rumorsof stock burning but not specific cases until this week.C Another reason for the commonplace practice is a financ
33、ial incentive for brandsexporting goods to America. United States Customs states that if importedmerchandise is unused and destroyed under their supervision, 99% of the duties, taxesor fees paid on the merchandise may be recovered. It is incredibly difficult tocalculate how much dead stock currently
34、 goes to waste. While there are incentives todo it, theres no legal obligation to report it.D A source, who chose to remain anonymous, shared her experience working in aBurberry store in New York in October 2016. “My job was to toss items in boxes sothey could be sent to be burned. It was killing me
35、 inside because all that leather andfur went to waste and animals had died for nothing. I couldnt stay there any longer,their business practices threw me off the roof.” In May this year, Burberry announcedit was taking fur out of its catwalk shows and reviewing its use elsewhere in thebusiness. “Eve
36、n though we asked the management, they refused to give us detailed5 answers as to why they would do this with their collection,” continued the source,who left her role within two weeks. She has since worked with another high-profile,luxury label.E In an online forum post, which asked if its true tha
37、t Louis Vuitton burned its bags,Ahmed Bouchfaa, who claimed to work for Louis Vuitton, responded that the brandholds sales of old stock for staff members twice a year. Items which have still not soldafter several sales are destroyed. “Louis Vuitton doesnt have public sales. They eithersell a product
38、 at a given price or discontinue it. This is to make sure that everybodypays the same price for an item,” he says. He goes on to disclose the strict guidelinesaround the employee sales: “You may buy gifts for someone, but they track each item,and if your gift ends up online they know who to ask.” On
39、e investor commenting onthe Burberry figures was reportedly outraged that the unsold goods were not evenoffered to investors before they were destroyed.FRichemont, who owns several luxury brands, hit the headlines in May for takingback 437 million of watches for destruction in the last two years to
40、avoid marked-down prices. Its not just luxury brands either. In October last year, a Danish TV showexposed H&M for burning 12 tonnes of unsold clothing since 2013. In a statement, thehigh street retailer defended itself by saying that the burnt clothing had failed safetytests:“The products to which
41、the media are referring have been tested in externallaboratories. The test results show that one of the products is mold infested and theother product contains levels of lead that are too high. Those products have rightlybeen stopped in accordance with our safety routines.” In March, a report reveal
42、ed thatH&M was struggling with $4.3 billion worth of unsold stock. The brand told The NewYork Times that the plan was to reduce prices to move the stock, arguably encouragingconsumers to buy and throw away with little thought.G Over-production is perhaps the biggest concern for Burberry. While there
43、 hasbeen much outrage at the elitist connotation of burning goods rather than makingthem affordable, executives at the British fashion house are no doubt struggling todefend how they miscalculated production? The waste has been put down to burningold cosmetic stock to make way for their new beauty r
44、ange. However, while the valueof destroyed stock is up from 26.9 million last year, its an even more significantincrease from 2016s figure of 18.8 million, highlighting that this is an ongoing issue.H In September 2016, Burberry switched to a “see now, buy now” catwalk showformat. The move was a swi
45、tch to leverage on the coverage of their fashion weekshow to make stock available immediately to consumers. This is opposed to thetraditional format of presenting to the industry, taking orders for production andbecoming available in six months time. While Burberry announced “record-breaking”online
46、reach and engagement, there has been little evidence to suggest that thestrategy has had a significant effect on sales, particularly as the hype（炒作）slows6 across the season. In February they made adjustments to the format, dropping somecatwalk items immediately and promising that others would launch
47、 in the comingmonths.I In a statement, Burberry denied that switching to “see now, buy now” has had animpact on waste. A Burberry spokesperson further said, “On the occasions whendisposal of products is necessary, we do so in a responsible manner. We are alwaysseeking ways to reduce and revalue our waste. This is a core part of our strategy andwe have forged partnerships and committed support to innovative organizations tohelp reach this goal.”J One such partnership is with Elvis & Kresse, an accessories brand working withreclaimed materials. Co-founder Kress
