2019年6月大英语六级考试真题及答案解析
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonliving inthevirtualworld.Trytoimaginewhatwillhappenwhenpeoplespendmoreandmoretimei nthevirtualworldinsteadofinteractingintherealworld.Youarerequiredtowriteatl east150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconv ersation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbes pokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourch oicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withas inglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Projectorganizer
B)Publicrelationsofficer.
C)Marketingmanager.
D)Marketresearchconsultant.
2.A)Quantitativeadvertisingresearch.
B)Questionnairedesign.
C)Researchmethodology.
D)Interviewertraining.
3.A)Theyareintensivestudiesofpeople’sspendinghabits.
B)Theyexaminerelationsbetweenproducersandcustomers.
C)Theylookfornewandeffectivewaystopromoteproducts.
D)Theystudytrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongperiod.
4.A)Thelackofpromotionopportunity.
B)Checkingchartsandtables.
C)Designingquestionnaires.
D)Thepersistentintensity.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A)HisviewonCanadianuniversities.
B)Hisunderstandingofhighereducation.
C)Hissuggestionsforimprovementsinhighereducation.
D)HiscomplaintaboutbureaucracyinAmericanuniversities.
6.A)Itiswelldesigned.
B)Itisratherinflexible.
C)Itvariesamonguniversities.
D)Ithasundergonegreatchanges.
7.A)TheUnitedStatesandCanadacanlearnfromeachother.
B)Publicuniversitiesareoftensuperiortoprivateuniversities.
C)Everyoneshouldbegivenequalaccesstohighereducation.
D)Privateschoolsworkmoreefficientlythanpublicinstitutions.
8.A)Universitysystemsvaryfromcountrytocountry.
B)Efficiencyisessentialtouniversitymanagement.
C)Itishardtosaywhichisbetter,apublicuniversityoraprivateone.
D)ManyprivateuniversityintheU.S.Areactuallylargebureaucracies.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwi llhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonc e.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA ),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethr oughthecentre.
Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Government’sroleinresolvinganeconomiccrisis.
B)Theworseningrealwagesituationaroundtheworld.
C)IndicationsofeconomicrecoveryintheUnitedStates.
D)Theimpactofthecurrenteconomiccrisisonpeople’slife.
10.A)Theywillfeellesspressuretoraiseemployees’wages.
B)Theywillfeelfreetochoosethemostsuitableemployees.
C)Theywillfeelinclinedtoexpandtheirbusinessoperations.
D)Theywillfeelmoreconfidentincompetingwiththeirrivals.
11.A)Employeesandcompaniescooperatetopullthroughtheeconomiccrisis.
B)Governmentandcompaniesjoinhandstocreatehobsfortheunemployed.
C)Employeesworkshorterhourstoavoidlayoffs.
D)Teamworkwillbeencouragedincompanies.
Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Whethermemorysupplementswork.
B)Whetherherbalmedicineworkswonders.
C)Whetherexerciseenhancesone’smemory.
D)Whetheramagicmemorypromisessuccess.
13.A)Theyhelptheelderlymorethantheyoung.
B)Theyarebeneficialinonewayoranother.
C)Theygenerallydonothavesideeffects.
D)Theyarenotbasedonrealscience.
14.A)Theyareavailableatmostcountryfairs.
B)Theyaretakeninrelativelyhighdosage.
C)Theyarecollectedorgrownbyfarmers.
D)Theyareprescribedbytrainedpractitioners.
15.A)Theyhaveoftenprovedtobeashelpfulasdoingmentalexercise.
B)Takingthemwithothermedicationsmightentailunnecessaryrisks.
C)Theireffectlastsonlyashorttime.
D)Manyhavebenefitedfromthem.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowe dbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaques tion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenma rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Howcatastrophicnaturaldisastersturnouttobetodevelopingnations.
B)HowtheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationstudiesnaturaldisasters.
C)Howpowerlesshumansappeartobeinfaceofnaturaldisasters.
D)Howthenegativeimpactsofnaturaldisasterscanbereduced.
17.A)Bytrainingrescueteamsforemergencies.
B)Bytakingstepstopreparepeopleforthem.
C)Bychangingpeople’sviewsofnature.
D)Byrelocatingpeopletosaferplaces.
18.A)Howpreventiveactioncanreducethelossoflife.
B)HowcourageousCubansareinfaceofdisasters.
C)HowCubanssufferfromtropicalstorms.
D)Howdestructivetropicalstormscanbe.
Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
19.A)PaybacktheirloanstotheAmericangovernment.
B)Provideloanstothoseinseverefinancialdifficulty.
C)Contributemoretothegoalofawiderrecovery.
D)Speeduptheirrecoveryfromthehousingbubble.
20.A)Somebanksmayhavetomergewithothers.
B)Manysmallerregionalbanksaregoingtofail.
C)Itwillbehardforbankstoprovidemoreloans.
D)Manybankswillhavetolayoffsomeemployees.
21.A)Itwillworkcloselywiththegovernment.
B)Itwillendeavortowriteoffbadloans.
C)Itwilltrytolowertheinterestrate.
D)Itwilltrytoprovidemoreloans.
22.A)Itwon’thelptheAmericaneconomytoturnaround.
B)Itwon’tdoanygoodtothemajorcommercialbanks.
C)ItwillwintheapprovaloftheObamaadministration.
D)Itwillbenecessaryiftheeconomystartstoshrinkagain.
Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Beingunabletolearnnewthings.
B)Beingratherslowtomakechanges.
C)Losingtempermoreandmoreoften.
D)Losingtheabilitytogetonwithothers.
24.A)Cognitivestimulation.
B)Communityactivity.
C)Balanceddiet.
D)Freshair.
25.A)Ignoringthesignsandsymptomsofaging.
B)Adoptinganoptimisticattitudetowardslife.
C)Endeavoringtogiveupunhealthylifestyles.
D)Seekingadvicefromdoctorsfromtimetotime.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselec tonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.R eadthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisi dentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet 2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan once.
Pursuingacareerisanessentialpartofadolescentdevelopment.“Theadolescentbecom esanadultwhenhe_26_arealjob.”TocognitiveresearcherslikePiaget,adulthoodmean tthebeginningofan_27_.
Piagetarguedthatonceadolescentsentertheworldofwork,theirnewlyacquiredabilit ytoformhypothesesallowsthemtocreaterepresentationsthataretooideal.The_28_of suchideals,withoutthetemperingoftherealityofajoborprofession,rapidlyleadsad
olescentstobecome_29_ofthenon-idealisticworldandtopressforreforminacharacte risticallyadolescentway.Piagetsaid:“Trueadaptationtosocietycomes_30_whenthe adolescentreformerattemptstoputhisideastowork.”
Ofcourse,youthfulidealismisoftencourageous,andnoonelikestogiveupdreams.Perh aps,taken_31_outofcontext,Piaget’sstatementseemsharsh.Whathewas_32_,however,isthewayrealitycanmodifyidealisticviews.Somepeoplerefertosuchmodifi cationasmaturity.Piagetarguedthatattainingandacceptingavocationisoneofthebe stwaystomodifyidealizedviewsandtomature.
Ascareersandvocationsbecomelessavailableduringtimesof_33_,adolescentsmaybee speciallyhardhit.Suchdifficulteconomictimesmayleavemanyadolescents_34_about theirrolesinsociety.Forthisreason,communityinterventionsandgovernmentjobpro gramsthatoffersummerandvacationworkarenotonlyeconomically_35_butalsohelptos timulatetheadolescent’ssenseofworth.
A)automaticallyI)incidentally
B)beneficialJ)intolerant
C)capturingK)occupation
D)confusedL)promises
E)emphasizingM)recession
F)entranceN)slightly
G)excitedO)undertakes
H)existence
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattached toit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythep aragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce .Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondi ngletteronAnswerSheet2.
Cansocietiesberichandgreen?
[A]“Ifoureconomiesaretoflourish,ifglobalpovertyistobeeliminatedandifthewell -beingoftheworld’speopleenhanced—notjustinthisgenerationbutinsucceedinggen erations—wemustmakesurewetakecareofthenaturalenvironmentandresourcesonwhic houreconomicactivitydepends.”Thatstatementcomesnot,asyoumightimagine,fromas tereotypicaltree-hugging,save-the-worldgreenie(环保主义者),butfromGordonBrown,apoliticianwithareputationforrigour,thoroughnessanda