2017年6月大学六级英语真题(二)

2017年6月大学英语六级英语真题（二） Part I Writing （30 minutes） 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. 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. C) He would be embarrassed. B) He would feel very sad. D) He would be disappointed. 2. A) They are worthy of a prize. C) They make good reading. B) They are of little value. D) They need improvement 3. A) He seldom writes a book straight through. C) He draws on his real-life experiences. B) He writes several books simultaneously. 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. 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% . C) Slightly over 50% B) Around 40% . D) Approximately 70% . 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. 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. C) Shopping malls. B) Holiday shopping. D) Online stores. 10. A) About 50% of holiday shoppers. C) About 136 million. B) About 20 -30% of holiday shoppers. D) About 183.8 million. 11. A) They have fewer customers. C) They are thriving once more. B) They find it hard to survive. D) They appeal to elderly customers. 12. A) Better quality of consumer goods. C) Greater varieties of commodities. B) Higher employment and wages. 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. C) They are life-threatening diseases. B) They are overprescribed antibiotics. D) They are antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 14. A) Antibiotics are now in short supply. C) Large amounts of tax money are wasted. B) Many infections are no longer curable. D) Routine operations have become complex. 15. A) Facilities. C) Money. B) Expertise. D) Publicity. Section C Directions：In this section, you will hear three recordings of lecturer 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 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 recording you have just heard. 16. A) It is accessible only to the talented. C) It starts a lifelong learning process. B) It improves students' ability to think. D) It gives birth to many eminent scholars. 17. A) They encourage academic democracy. C) They uphold the presidents' authority. B) They promote globalization. D) They protect students' rights. 18. A) His thirst for knowledge. C) His contempt for authority. B) His eagerness to find a job. 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 take place. D) Making sensible decisions while choosing your answers. 22. A) Discover when you can learn best. C) Give yourself a double bonus afterwards. B) Change your time of study daily. D) Follow the example of a marathon runner. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard. 23. A) He is a politician. C) He is a sociologist. B) He is a businessman. D) He is an economist. 24. A) In slums. C) In pre-industrial societies. B) In Africa. 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 Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A 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 Sheet2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Half of your brain stays alert and prepared for danger when you sleep in a new place, a study has revealed. This phenomenon is often __26__ to as the “first-night-effect”. Researchers from Brown University found that a network in the left hemisphere of the brain “remained more active” than the network in the right side of the brain. Playing sounds into the right ears (stimulating the left hemisphere) of __27__ was more likely to wake them up than if the noises were played into their left ear. It was __28__ observed that the left side of the brain was more active during deep sleep. When the researchers repeated the laboratory experiment on the second and third nights they found the left hemisphere could not be stimulated in the same way during deep sleep. The researchers explained that the study demonstrated when we are in a __29__ environment the brain partly remains alert so that humans can defend themselves against any __30__ danger. The researchers believe this is the first time that the “first-night-effect” of different brain states has been __31__ in humans. It isn’t, however, the first time it has ever been seen. Some animal __32__ also display this phenomenon. For example, dolphins, as well as other __33__ animals, shut down one hemisphere of the brain when they go to slee