2019年6月英语六级真题及答案第2套
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of mutual understanding and respect in interpersonal relationships. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
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The Importance of Mutual Understanding and Respect in Interpersonal Relationships For college students, a harmonious interpersonal relationship, especially among classmates, can guarantee their healthy growth and development. And as for me, mutual understanding and respect is the key to building this harmony.
For one thing, college students come from all over the country and they all have their own way of life and customs, so when having conflicts with each other, only mutual understanding and respect can make both sides reach an agreement. If they can reach a consensus, it will be good for them to maintain long-term friendly relations. For another thing, mutual understanding and respect can make students more willing to learn from their teachers and classmates, thus making them study more efficiently, which is conducive to creating a harmonious learning atmosphere for classes.
In conclusion, mutual understanding and respect is the basis of good interpersonal relationships. Just as the saying goes, if you want to win the respect of others, you first need to respect others. Therefore, whenever you disagree with others, try to put yourself in their shoes and be more tolerant and understanding.
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 I with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) Why Roman Holiday was more famous than Breakfast at Tiffany's. B) Why Audrey Hepburn had more female fans than male ones. C) Why the woman wanted to be like Audrey Hepburn.
D) Why so many girls adored崇拜Audrey Hepburn奥黛丽赫本. 2. A) Her unique personality. B) Her physical condition.
C) Her shift of interest to performing arts. D) Her family's suspension of financial aid.
3. A) She was not an outgoing外向的、活泼的 person. B) She was modest and hardworking. C) She was easy-going on the whole. D) She was usually not very optimistic.
4. A) She was influenced by the roles she played in the films. B) Her parents taught her to sympathize with the needy. C) She learned to volunteer when she was a child. D) Her family benefited from other people's help.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A) Give a presentation. B) Raise some questions. C) Start a new company. D) Attend a board meeting.
6. A) It will cut production costs. B) It will raise productivity.
C) No staff will be dismissed解雇、开除、解散. D) No new staff will be hired.
7. A) The timeline of restructuring.
B) The reasons for restructuring重组、改制、调整. C) The communication channels. D) The company's new missions.
8. A) By consulting their own department managers. B) By emailing questions to the man or the woman. C) By exploring various channels of communication. D) By visiting the company's own computer network. 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 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9. A) It helps passengers to take care of their pet animals. B) It has animals to help passengers carry their luggage.
C) It uses therapy治疗、疗法 animals to soothe安慰、安抚 nervous passengers. D) It allows passengers to have animals travel with them. 10. A) Avoiding possible dangers. B) Finding their way around. C) Identifying drug smugglers. D) Looking after sick passengers.
11. A) Schedule their flights around the animal visits. B) Photograph the therapy animals at the airport. C) Keep some animals for therapeutic purposes. D) Bring their pet animals on board their plane.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 12. A) Beside a beautifully painted wall in Arles. B) Beside the gate of an ancient Roman city. C) At the site of an ancient Roman mansion. D) At the entrance to a reception hall in Rome. 13. A) A number of different images. B) A number of mythological heroes. C) Various musical instruments.
D) Paintings by famous French artists.
14. A) The originality and expertise shown. B) The stunning images vividly depicted. C) The worldly sophistication displayed. D) The impressive skills and costly dyes. 15. A) His artistic taste is superb. B) His identity remains unclear C) He was a collector of antiques. D) He was a rich Italian merchant. Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures 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 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 recording you have just heard. 16. A) They encourage international cooperation. B) They lay stress on basic scientific research. C) They place great emphasis on empirical studies. D) They favour scientists from its member countries.
17. A) Many of them wish to win international recognition. B) They believe that more hands will make light work. C) They want to follow closely the international trend. D) Many of their projects have become complicated.
18. A) It requires mathematicians to work independently. B) It is faced with many unprecedented challenges. C) It lags behind other disciplines in collaboration. D) It calls for more research funding to catch up.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.
19. A) Scientists tried to send a balloon to Venus. B) Scientists discovered water on Venus金星、维纳斯. C) Scientists found Venus had atmosphere.
D) Scientists observed Venus from a space vehicle. 20 A) It resembles相似、类似于 Earth in many aspects. B) It is the same as fiction has portrayed. C) It is a paradise of romance for alien life. D) It undergoes geological changes like Earth. 21. A) It might have been hotter than it is today. B) It might have been a cozy habitat for life. C) It used to have more water than Earth. D) It used to be covered with rainforests.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
22. A) Causes of sleeplessness. B) Cross-cultural communication.
C) Cultural psychology人文心理，文化心理学. D) Motivation and positive feelings.
23. A) They attach great importance to sleep. B) They often have trouble falling asleep.
C) They pay more attention to sleep efficiency. D) They generally sleep longer than East Asians.
24. A) By asking people to report their sleep habits. B) By observing people's sleep patterns in labs. C) By having people wear motion意向、动作、打手势-detecting发现、调查、察觉 watches. D) By videotaping people's daily sleeping processes.
25. A) It has made remarkable progress in the past few decades. B) It has not yet explored the cross-cultural aspect of sleep. C) It has not yet produced anything conclusive. D) It has attracted attention all over the world. 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 Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
The dream of personalised个人化的、个性化的 fight is still vivid生动的、鲜明的、形象的 in the minds of many inventors发明家、发明者, some developing cycle-powered 循环电力、电能循环 craft工艺、手艺、太空船, others _I_26pouring倾注、倾泻__ money into jetpacks (喷气飞行背包). However, the flying car has always remained the _O_27
ultimate最后的、最终的、极限的、根本的__ symbol象征、符号、标志 of personal transport freedom.
Several companies around the world have produced _J_28prototypes原型、雏形__ that can drive on roads and fly. Airbus空中巴士 has a futuristic未来主义的 modular (组件式的) concept involving a passenger capsule that can be _B_29detached单独的、拆卸的__ from the road-going chassis (底盘) and picked up by a helicopter直升机-type machine.
But all these concepts are massively大量的、沉重的 expensive, require safety certification standards for road and air, need _C_30dual 双的、双重的__ controls, involve complex folding折叠 wings翅膀、展翼 and propellers推进器、螺旋桨, and have to be flown from air-strips. So they are likely to remain rich people's playthings rather than practical transport solutions for the masses群众、大众.
“A car that takes off from some London street and lands in another _K_31random任意的、随机的__ street is unlikely to happen, ”says Prof. Gray, a leading
aeronautical航空的 engineer. \taxis are much more likely.\But that won't stop inventors from dreaming up new ways to fly and trying to persuade investors to back their sometimes _H_32outrageous太离谱的、不可能的__ schemes方案、设计.
Civilian平民，百姓 aviation飞行、航空 is being disrupted破坏、中断, not by the age-old古老的、由来已久的 desires欲望、心愿 for speed, romanticism浪漫主义的 and _D_33glamour 魅力、迷人的、魔力的__, but by the pressing need to respond to a changing climate. New electric engines coupled with artificial intelligence and _A_34autonomous自发的、自主的、自治的__ systems will contribute to a more efficient, integrated transport system that is less polluting and less noisy. That may sound simple, but as Prof. Gray says, \意图、打算、见解、概念 that when I finish my journey I feel better than when I started it. That's completely at _F_35_odds几率、胜算、赔率、不平等_ with how I feel today.\Now that would be progress.
A) autonomous B) detached C) dual D) glamour E) imminent F) odds G) opposites H) outrageous I) pouring J) prototypes K) random L) repressing M) segmented N) spectrum O) ultimate 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 paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. Companies Are Working with Consumers to Reduce Waste
A) As consumers, we are very wasteful. Annually, the world generates 1.3 billion tons of solid waste. This is expected to go up to 2.2 billion by 2025. The developed countries are responsible for 44% of waste, and in the U. S. alone, the average person throws away their body weight in rubbish every month.
2019年6月英语六级真题及答案第2套
