2012年6月英语六级真题

2018年6月英语六级真题和答案

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Passage1

Atsome2300milesinlength,

1000miles,waterwaysemminutein

comparisontotheworld’s2lengthiestrivers:theNileandtheAmazon.

TheNilewhichbeginsincentralAfricaandflowsover4100milesnorthintotheMediterranean

hostedoneoftheworld’dpeacefulformost

oftheyear,theNileudtofloodannually,therebycreating,irrigatingandcarryingnewtopsoilto

nsoftransportation,

therivercarriedvariousveslsupanddownitslength.

Ajourneythroughtheunobstructedpartofthiswaterwaytodaywouldpassbythesplendid

valleyoftheKings,wherethetombsofmanyoftheancientmonarchshavestoodforover3000

ivilizationsandintensivettlementarehardlyassociatedwiththeAmazon,yetthis

4000mile-longsouthAmericanrivercarriesabout20%oftheworld’sfreshwatermorethanthe

Mississippi,zonisso

cond,theAmazonpours

,atitsmouthstandsoneislandlarger

portantofall,theAmazonirrigatesthelargesttropicalrainforeston

earth.

Passage1

nbefoundinthevalleyoftheKings?

wayistheAmazondifferentfromotherbigrivers?

esthespeakersayabouttheAmazon?

Recording2

Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,andwelcometothethirdinourcitiesofbusinessminars

intheprogram“DoingBusinessAbroad”.(Q19)Today,wearegoingtolookattheintercultural

awareness,thatisthefactthatnoteveryoneisBritish,noteveryonespeaksEnglishandnot

,whyshouldthey?(Q19)Ifoverasbusinesspeople

arellingtous,thentheywillmakeeveryefforttospeakEnglishandtorespectourtraditionsand

tonlypolite,itisa

central,,’sehowinterculturally-

on1:wheremustyounotdrinkalcoholonthefirstandventhofevery

on2:whereshouldyouneveradmireyourhost’on3:how

on4:whereshouldyou

trytomakeallyourappointmentitherbefore2orafter5:,everyonehadachanceto

!ghIamsurethattheinformationcould

.1:(Q20)youmustnotdrink

rnationalhotels,youmayfinditrved,

butifyouarehavingamealwithanIndiacolleague,

areanarrival,.2:inArabcountries,thepolitenessand

dmireyourcolleague’sbeautifulbeltandbowls,

notacheapwaytodo

yourshopping,however,asyourhostwillquitecorrectlyexpectyoutorespondbyprentinghim

land,clickingthefingers,clappingyourhandsorjust

shouting“Waiter”willembarrassyourhosts,fellowdiners,thewaiterhimlfand,mostofall,you.

Placeyourpalmdownwardandmakeaninconspicuouswavinggesture,whichwillproduceinstant

ally,(Q21)inSpain,somebusinessmaintainthepatternofworking

untilabout2o’clockandthenreturningtotheofficefrom5:30to8,9or10intheevening.

Q19:Whatshouldyoudowhendoingbusinesswithforeigners?

Q20:WhatmustyouavoiddoingwithyourIndiancolleague?

Q21:WhatdowelearnaboutsomeSpanishpeople?

选词填空

儿歌

DidSarahJophaHalewrite“Mary’sLittleLamb,”theeternalnurryrhyme（儿歌）about

girlnamedMarywithastubbornlamb?Thisisstilldisputed,butit’sclearthatthewoman26

reputedforwritingitwasoneofAmerica’rofthepoem

publicationonMay24,1830,here’smoreaboutthe28suppodauthor’slife.

Halewasn’tjustawriter,shewasalsoa29fiercesocialadvocate,andshewasparticularly30

obsdwithanidealNewEngland,whichsheassociatedwithabundantThanksgivinxxgmeals

thatsheclaimedhad“adeepmoralinfluence,”shebegananationwide31campaigntohavea

nationalholidaydeclaredthatwouldbringfamiliestogetherwhilecelebratingthe32traditional

1863,after17yearsofadvocacyincludingletterstofivepresidents,Halegotit.

PresidentAbrahamLincolnduringtheCivilWar,issueda33proclamationttingasidethelast

ThursdayinNovemberfortheholiday.

Thetrueauthorshipof“Mary’sLittleLamb”ingtoNewEnglandHistorical

Society,Halewroteonlyonepartofthepoem,lessoftheauthor,

ungMarySawyerwasfollowedto

schoolbyalambin1816,ndernamedJohnRoulstonewrotea

poemabouttheevent,then,atsomepoint,r,

ifa1916piecebyhergreat-nieceistobetrusted,Haleclaimedforthe35restofherlifethat“Some

otherpeoplepretendedthatsomeoneelwrotethepoem”.

A）campaign

B）career

C）characters

D）features

E）fierce

F）inspired

G）latter

H）obsd

I）proclamation

J）rectified

K）reputed

L）rest

M）suppod

N）traditional

O）versatile

金字塔

ScientistsscanningandmappingtheGizapyramidssaythey'vediscoveredthattheGreatPyramid

ramidistheoldestoftheworld’sSeven

amid’xactsizehas26puzzledexpertsforcenturies,asthe"morethan21acres

ofhard,whitecasingstones"thatoriginallycovereditwere27removedlongago.

Reportinginthemostrecentissueofthenewsletter"AERAGRAM,"which28chroniclesthework

oftheAncientEgyptRearchAssociates,engineerGlenDashsaysthatbyusinganewmeasuring

approachthatinvolvedfindinganysurviving29remnantsofthecasinginordertodetermine

undtheeastsideofthepyramidtobea30maximumof5.55

inchesshorterthanthewestside.

Thequestionthatmost31fascinateshim,however,isn'thowtheEgyptianswhodesignedand

builtthepyramidgotitwrong4,500yearsago,buthowtheygotitsocloto32perfect."Wecan

onlyspeculateastohowtheEgyptianscouldhavelaidoutthelineswithsuch33precisionusing

onlythetoolstheyhad,"his34hypothesisisthattheEgyptianslaidouttheir

designonagrid,notingthatthegreatpyramidisorientedonly35slightlyawayfromthecardinal

directions(itsnorth-southaxisruns3minutes54condswestofduenorth,whileitast-west

axisruns3minutes51condsnorthofdueeast)—anamountthat's"tiny,butsimilar,"Atlas

Obscurapointsout.

chronicles

complete

established

fascinates

hypothesis

maximum

momentum

mysteriously

perfect

precision

puzzled

remnants

removed

revelations

slightly

家用机器人

WhenElonMusksays,ashedidthisweek,thathisnewpriorityisusingartificialintelligenceto

builddomesticrobots,weshouldnotonlytakenote,butlookforwardtothedaywecanputour

legsupinadmiration.

nderoftwo“moonshot”techcompanies,Tesla

MotorsandSpaceX,isbringingelectricvehiclestomassmarketand26humanstoliveonother

isstriketheamateurtechie—notthatreadersofTheIndependentwouldevercount

amongthem—assomuchhotair,youcanbereassuredthatthenear$13bn(£8.8bn)fortunethis

entrepreneurhas27comesfrompracticalachievementsratherthanhypotheticalones.

Alotofcleverpeopleare28aboutartificialintelligence,fearingthatrobotswilloneday

becomeso29they’earsaremostly30:aswithhysteriaabout

geneticmodification,wehumansaregenerallywienoughtomanagetheproblemswith

alacrityandcare.

d—31—belike

havingababysitterandmasurolledintoone—or,ifthatrequired32intelligencebeyond

’simaginedmachine,atleastsomeonetochopthecarrots,washthecarand

rchadandtrained,thiswouldallowthe33urtosavemoneyand

time,freeingup34spaceinourbusylivesto,forinstance,readTheIndependent.

’slatest35,asrobotsaddtothe

sumofhumanhappiness,reducesufferingorcumbersomeactivity,andcreatetimetoreadworld-

classjournalism,allysincejournalismisonejobrobots

willneverdo.

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C)emotional

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E)eventually

F)exaggerated

G)extravagant

H)generously

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J)precious

K)reward

L)smart

M)sphere

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PassageOne

Questions46to50arebadonthefollowingpassage.

TheEbroDelta,inSpain,famousasabattlegroundduringtheSpanishCivilWar,isnowthe

ttingforadifferentcontest,onethatispittingricefarmersagainsttwoenemies:therice-eating

giantapplesnail,ppensherewillhaveabearingonthefutureof

EuropeanriceproductionandtheoverallhealthofsouthernEuropeanwetlands.

LocatedontheMediterraneanjusttwohourssouthofBarcelona,theEbroDeltaproduces120

millionkilogramsofriceayear,makingitoneofthecontinent’smostimportantrice-growingareas.

Astheacreepsintothefresh-watermarshes,however,risingsalinity（盐分）ishampering

ametime,thisa-wateralsokillsoffthegreedygiantapplesnail,an

tpromisingstrategyhasbecometo

harnessonefoeagainsttheother.

Thebattleiscurrentlybeingwagedonland,ingreenhousattheUniversityofBarcelona.

Scientistsworkingunderthebanner“ProjectNeurice”areekingvarietiesofricethatcan

withstandtheincreasingsalinitywithoutlosingtheabsorbencythatmakesEuropeanriceidealfor

traditionalSpanishandItaliandishes.

“Theprojecthastwosides,”saysXavierSerrat,Neuriceprojectmanagerandrearcheratthe

UniversityofBarcelona.“theshort-termfightagainstthesnail,andamid-tolong-termfight

snailhasgiventheprojectgreaterurgency.”

OriginallyfromSouthAmerica,thesnailswereaccidentallyintroducedintotheEbroDeltaby

GlobalAquaticTecnologies,acompanythatraidthesnailsforfresh-wateraquariums（水族馆）,

,thegiantapplesnail’sprenceinEuropeislimited

snailcontinuesitsmarchtonewterritory,saysSerrat.“Thequestionis

notifitwillreachotherrice-growingareasofEurope,butwhen.”

Overthenextyearandahalfinvestigatorswilltestthevariousstrainsofsalt-tolerantrice

they’2018,farmerswillplantthevarietieswiththemostpromiintheEbroDeltaand

Europe’sothertwomainrice-growingregions—alongthePoinItaly,andFrance’sRhôn

inthefieldwillhelpdeterminewhich,ifany,ofthevarietiesarereadyforcommercialization.

AsanEU-fundedeffort,thearchforsalt-tolerantvarietiesofriceistakingplaceinallthree

amiscrossbreedingalocalEuropeanshort-grainricewithalong-grainAsian

entistsarebreedingsuccessivegenerationsto

arriveatvarietiesthatincorporatesalttolerancebutretainabout97percentoftheEuropeanrice

genome（基因组）.

stheauthormentiontheSpanishCivilWaratthebeginningofthepassage?

reatimpactonthelifeofSpanishricefarmers.

greatsignificanceintherecordsofSpanishhistory.

rmersintheEbroDeltaarewagingabattleofsimilarimportance.

rmersintheEbroDeltaareexperiencingashardatimeasinthewar.

ybethemosteffectivestrategyforricefarmerstoemployinfightingtheirenemies?

ngtheweakerenemyfirst

gtwobirdswithonestone

atingtheenemyonebyone

neeviltocombattheother

welearnabout“ProjectNeurice”?

lswillhavetoberealizedatacost.

toincreatheyieldofSpanishrice.

ediatepriorityistobringthepestundercontrol.

stokillthesnailswiththehelpofclimatechange.

esNeuriceprojectmanagersayaboutthegiantapplesnail?

urviveonlyonsouthernEuropeanwetlands.

invadeotherrice-growingregionsofEurope.

ipliesataspeedbeyondhumanimagination.

ntroducedintothericefieldsonpurpo.

theultimategoaloftheEU-fundedprogram?

atingidealsalt-resistantricevarieties.

singtheabsorbencyoftheSpanishrice.

ucingSpanishricetotherestofEurope.

rizingthericecrossbreedingtechnology.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Photographywasonceanexpensive,laboriousordealrervedforlife'sgreatestmilestones.

Now,theonlyapparentcosttotakinginfinitephotosofsomethingascommonasamealisthe

spaceonyourharddriveandyourdiningcompanion'spatience.

Butisthereanothercost,adeepercost,todocumentingalifeexperienceinsteadofsimply

enjoyingit?"Youhearthatyoushouldn'ttakeallthephotosandinterrupttheexperience,and

it'sbadforyou,andwe'renotlivingintheprentmoment,"saysKristinDiehl,associateprofessor

ofmarketingattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaMarshallSchoolofBusiness.

Diehlandherfellowrearcherswantedtofindoutifthatwastrue,sotheyembarkedona

riesofnineexperimentsinthelabandinthefieldtestingpeople'njoymentintheprenceor

ults,publishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,

photosactuallymakespeopleenjoywhatthey'redoingmore,notless.

"Whatwefindisyouactuallylookattheworldslightlydifferently,becauyou'relookingfor

thingsyouwanttocapture,thatyoumaywanttohangonto,"Diehlexplains."Thatgetspeople

moreengagedintheexperience,andtheytendtoenjoyitmore."

xperiment,nearly200participantsboardedadouble-deckerbusfor

stoursforbadetheuofcellphonesbutonetourprovideddigital

plewhotookphotonjoyedthe

experiencesignificantlymore,andsaidtheyweremoreengaged,thanthowhodidn't.

Snappingaphotodirectsattention,whichheightensthepleasureyougetfromwhateveryou're

lookingat,sforthingsasboringasarchaeological（考古的）muums,where

peopleweregiveneye-trackingglassandinstructedeithertotakephotosornot."Peoplelook

longeratthingstheywanttophotograph,"portlikingtheexhibitsmore,too.

TothereliefofInstagrammers（Instagram用户）everywhere,itcanevenmakesmealsmore

oplewereencouragedtotakeatleastthreephotoswhiletheyatelunch,they

weremoreimmerdintheirmealsthanthowhoweren'ttoldtotakephotos.

Wasitthesatisfyingclickofthecamera?Thephysicalactofthesnap?No,theyfound;justthe

actofplanningtotakeaphoto—andnotactuallytakingit—hadthesamejoy-boostingeffect."If

youwanttotakementalphotos,thatworksthesameway,"Diehlsays."Thinkingaboutwhatyou

wouldwanttophotographalsogetsyoumoreengaged."

estheauthorsayaboutphoto-takinginthepast?

painstakingeffortforrecordinglife’smajorevents.

luxurythatonlyafewwealthypeoplecouldenjoy.

goodwaytoprerveone’spreciousimages.

skillthatrequiredlotsofpracticetomaster.

nDiehlconductedariesofexperimentsonphoto-takingtofindout__________.

ndofpleasureitwouldactuallybringtophoto-takers

rpeopleenjoyeditwhentheydidsighteing

ouldhelptoenrichpeople’slifeexperiences

ritpreventedpeopleenjoyingwhattheyweredoing

theresultsofDiehl’xperimentsshowthatpeopletakingphotos?

edistractedfromwhattheyaredoing.

nbetterrememberwhattheyeordo.

emoreabsorbedinwhatcatchestheireye.

nhaveabetterunderstandingoftheworld.

foundaboutmuumvisitorswiththeaidofeye-trackingglass?

meoutwithbetterphotographsoftheexhibits.

cusmoreontheexhibitswhentakingpictures.

veabetterviewofwhatareondisplay.

llowthehistoricaleventsmoreeasily.

welearnfromthelastparagraph?

ttertomakeplansbeforetakingphotos.

photoscanbeasbeautifulassnapshots.

rapherscanderivegreatjoyfromtheclickofthecamera.

everythoughtoftakingaphotocanhaveapositiveeffect.

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自行车

自行车曾经是中国城乡最主要的交通工具，中国一度被称为“自行车王国”。如今，随着城

市交通拥堵和空气污染日益严重，骑自行车又开始流行起来。近来，中国企业家将移动互联

网技术与传统自行车结合在一起，发明了一种称为共享单车的商业模式。共享单车的出现使

骑车出行更加方便，人们仅需用一部手机就可以随时使用共享单车。为了鼓励人们骑车出行，

很多城市修建了自行车道。现在，越来越多的中国人也喜欢通过骑车健身。

BicyclesudtobethemostimportantmeansoftransportationinChina’surbanandruralareas.

Conquently,Chinawasoncecalled“theKingdomofBicycles.”Nowadays,asurbantraffic

congestionandairpollutionbecomemorerious,ly,

Chineentrepreneurs,byincorporatingmobileInternettechnologywithtraditionalbicycles,have

entofsharedbicycleshas

canuasharedbicycleatanytimewithjustone

rtoencouragepeopletocycle,,an

increasingnumberofChinepeoplealsoliketoexerciviacycling.

高铁

中国目前拥有世界上最大最快的高速铁路网。高铁列车的运行速度还将继续提升，更多的城

市将修建高铁站。高铁大大缩短了人们的出行时间。相对飞机而言，高铁列车的突出优势在

于准时，因为基本不受天气或交通管制的影响。高铁极大地改变了中国人的生活方式。如今，

它已经成了很多人商务旅行的首选交通工具。越来越多的人也在假日乘高铁外出旅游。还有

不少年轻人选择在一个城市工作而在临近城市居住，每天乘高铁上下班。

Currently,Chinaownstheworld’edof

high-speedtrainswillcontinuetomount,andmorecitieswillconstructhigh-speedrailwaystations.

High-speedrailwayhasmarkedlyshortenedpeople’edwithaircraft,high-

speedtrainnjoyanoutstandingadvantage—punctuality,becautheyaregenerallynotaffected

-speedrailwayhasdramaticallytransformedthewayoflifeof

ys,ithasbecometheNo.1meansoftransportationformanypeoplegoing

easingnumberofpeoplealsotravelbyhigh-speedtrainsduringholidays.

Inaddition,therearealsoaconsiderablenumberofyoungpeoplewhochootoworkinonecity

butliveinaneighboringcity,andwhocommutetoandfromworkbyahigh-speedtraineveryday.

私家车

过去，拥有一辆私家车对大部分中国人而言是件奢侈的事。如今，私家车在中国随处可见。

汽车成了人们生活中不可或缺的一部分，他们不仅开车上下班，还经常驾车出游。有些城市

的汽车增长速度过快，以至于交通拥堵和停车位不足的问题日益严峻，这些城市的市政府不

得不出台新规，限制上路汽车的数量。由于空气污染日益严重，现在越来越多的人选择购买

新能源汽车，中国政府也采取了一些措施，支持新能源汽车的发展。

Inthepast,havingaprivatecarwasaluxuryforthemajorityofChinepeople,whilenowadays,

vebecomeanintegralpartofpeople’slives:notonly

dopeopledrivetoandfromwork,cities,thenumber

ofcarshasbeenincreasingsofastthattheproblemsoftrafficjamsandlackofparkingspacesare

becomingevermorevere;themunicipalgovernmentsofthecitieshavetointroducenewrules

rpollutionbecomingincreasingly

rious,agrowingnumberofpeoplearenowchoosingtopurchaanewenergyvehicle,andthe

Chinegovernmenthasalsoadoptedsomemeasurestoencouragethedevelopmentofnew

energyvehicles.

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作文

企业和客户

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceof

siteexamplestoillustrateyourview.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Supposingthatpeopleintendtoenjoyreliableandharmoniousrelationshipbetweenbusiness

andconsumers,itisadvisableforpeopletoattachmuchimportancetotrustbuildingbetween

them.

Incontemporarysociety,itisawidespreadphenomenonthatrelationshipbetweencompaniesand

custltypical

examplescanbegiven:somecompaniesufaladvertimenttodeceiveconsumers;other

corpteroffact,a

growingnumberofpeoplehavecometorealizethegreatsignificanceofbuildingtrustbetween

tmutualtrustbetweenthetwoparties,itwouldbeimpossibleto

tmutualtrustbetweenthetwosides,

itwouldbeimpossibletoprotectconsumerrightsandinterests.

I,asaconsumer,firmlyholdtheviewthatboththecompaniesandcustomersshouldmakejoint

thiswaycanthetwosidenjoytrustworthy,steadyandsustainable

relationship.

老师和学生

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceof

shouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Supposingthatweintendtoestablishreliableandharmoniousrelationshipbetweenteachersand

students,itisadvisableforustoattachmuchimportancetotrustbuildingbetweenthetwosides.

Ontoday’scampus,itisawidespreadphenomenonthatrelationshipbetweenteachersand

studeltypical

examplescanbegiven:someteachersmisunderstandtheirstudentsandevencriticizethemjust

becauoflackofmutualtrust;somestudentsregardtheirteachersastheirenemiesandeven

rebelagainsttheirteachers’teroffact,agrowingnumberofpeoplehave

cometorealit

mutualtrustbetweenteachersandstudents,itwouldbeimpossibletoestablishaharmoniousand

tmutualtrustbetweenthetwoparties,it

wouldbeimpossibleforteacherstomakethestudentscooperatewiththemandparticipateinthe

classroomactivitiesvoluntarily;Withoutmutualtrustbetweenthetwosides,itwouldbe

impossibletoaroustudents’enthusiasmandinterestsoflearning.

I,asacollegestudent,amfirmlyconvincedthatbothteachersandstudentsshouldmakejoint

thiswaycanthetwosidenjoytrustworthy,friendlyandharmonious

relationship.

雇主和员工

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceof

siteexamplestoillustrateyourview.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Supposingthatpeopleintendtoestablishreliableandharmoniousrelationshipbetween

employersandemployees,itisadvisableforthemtoattachmuchimportancetotrustbuilding

betweenthetwosides.

Incontemporarysociety,itisauniversalphenomenonthatrelationshipbetweenemployersand

employltypical

examplescanbegiven:someemployersdonottrusttheirsubordinatessothattheydonotoffer

developmentopportunitytothem;someemployeesdistrusttheirsuperiorssothattheyare

,anincreasing

numberofpeoplehavecometorealizethegreatsignificanceofbuildingtrustbetweenemployers

tmutualtrustbetweenthem,itwouldbeimpossibletoestablishan

tmutualtrustbetweenthem,itwouldbe

impossibleforemployerstoaroumotivationandactivityoftheemployees;Withoutmutualtrust

betweenthetwosides,itwouldbeimpossibleforemployeestofullyexploretheirpotentialsand

makecontributionstothefuturedevelopmentoftheircompanies.

I,asayoungster,amfirmlyconvincedthatbothemployersandemployeesshouldmakejointefforts

thiswaycanthetwosidesworkpleasantly,

efficientlyandproductively.