2019年6月六級真題(3套全含答案)

第一套PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofteamspiritandcommunicationintheworkplace.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)聽力音頻MP3文件在壓縮包里SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A)Asix-month-longnegotiation.B)Preparationsfortheparty.C)Aprojectwithatroublesomeclient.D)Giftwrappingforthecolleagues.2.A)Takeweddingphotos.B)Advertisehercompany.C)Startasmallbusiness.D)Throwacelebrationparty.3.A)Hesitant.B)Nervous.C)Flattered.D)Surprised.4.A)Startherownbakery.B)Improveherbakingskill.C)Sharehercookingexperience.D)Prepareforthewedding.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Theyhavetospendmoretimestudying.B)Theyhavetoparticipateinclubactivities.C)Theyhavetobemoreresponsibleforwhattheydo.D)Theyhavetochooseaspecificacademicdiscipline.6.A)Getreadyforacareer.B)Makealotoffriends.C)Setalong-termgoal.D)Behavelikeadults7.A)Thosewhoshareheracademicinterests.B)Thosewhorespectherstudentcommitments.C)Thosewhocanhelpherwhensheisinneed.D)Thosewhogotothesameclubsasshedoes.8.A)Thosehelpfulfortappingtheirpotential.B)Thoseconducivetoimprovingtheirsocialskills.C)Thosehelpfulforcultivatingindividualinterests.D)Thoseconducivetotheiracademicstudies.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A)Theybreakawayfromtraditionalwaysofthinking.B)Theyarepreparedtoworkharderthananyoneelse.C)Theyaregoodatrefiningoldformulas.D)Theybringtheirpotentialintofullplay.10.A)Theycontributedtothepopularityofskiingworldwide.B)Theyresultedinabrand-newstyleofskiingtechnique.C)Theypromotedthescientificuseofskiingpoles.D)Theymadeexplosivenewsinthesportsworld.11.A)Hewasrecognizedasageniusintheworldofsports.B)Hecompetedinallmajorskiingeventsintheworld.C)HewonthreegoldmedalsinoneWinterOlympics.D)Hebrokethreeworldskiingrecordsinthreeyears.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A)Theyappearrestless.B)Theyloseconsciousness.C)Theybecomeupset.D)Theydiealmostinstantly.13.A)Ithasaninstanteffectonyourbodychemistry.B)Itkeepsreturningtoyoueverynowandthen.C)Itleavesyouwithalonglastingimpression.D)Itcontributestotheshapingofyourmind.14.A)Tosucceedwhilefeelingirritated.B)Tofeelhappywithoutgoodhealth.C)Tobefreefromfrustrationandfailure.D)Toenjoygoodhealthwhileindarkmoods15.A)Theyarecloselyconnected.B)Theyfunctioninasimilarway.C)Theyaretoocomplextounderstand.D)Theyreinforceeachotherconstantly.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theydifferintheirappreciationofmusic.B)Theyfocustheirattentionondifferentthings.C)Theyfingerthepianokeysindifferentways.D)Theychoosedifferentpiecesofmusictoplay.17.A)Theymanagetocooperatewellwiththeirteammates.B)Theyuseeffectivetacticstodefeattheircompetitors.C)Theytryhardtomeetthespectators’expectations.D)Theyattachgreatimportancetohighperformance.18.A)Itmarksabreakthroughinbehavioralscience.B)Itadoptsaconventionalapproachtoresearch.C)Itsupportsapieceofconventionalwisdom.D)Itgivesrisetocontroversyamongexperts.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)People’senvyofslimmodels.B)People’scrazeforgoodhealth.C)Theincreasingrangeoffancyproducts.D)Thegreatvarietyofslimmingproducts.20.A)Theyappearvigorous.B)Theyappearstrange.C)Theylookcharming.D)Theylookunhealthy.21.A)Cultureandupbringing.B)Wealthandsocialstatus.C)Peerpressure.D)Mediainfluence.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A)Therelationbetweenhairandskin.B)Thegrowinginterestinskinstudies.C)Thecolorofhumanskin.D)Theneedofskinprotection.23.A)Thenecessitytosaveenergy.B)Adaptationtothehotenvironment.C)Theneedtobreathewithease.D)Dramaticclimatechangesonearth.24.A)Leavesandgrass.B)Man-madeshelter.C)Theirskincoloring.D)Hairontheirskin.25.A)Theirgeneticmakeupbegantochange.B)Theircommunitiesbegantogrowsteadily.C)Theirchildrenbegantomixwitheachother.D)Theirpaceofevolutionbegantoquicken.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankf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fcourse.Craigslistquicklyovertooknewspaperclassifiedadsandturnednewspapereconomicsupsidedown.Butmanywidelyanticipatedchangesweren'tquick,andsomehaven'treallystarted.Withthebenefitofhindsight(后見之明),itlooksliketheinternetwilltransformtheeconomyatsomethinglikethepaceofothergreatinventionslikeelectricity.B2Bcommerce,forexample,didn'tmovemainlyonlineby2005asmanyhadpredictedin2000,norevenby2016,butthatdoesn'tmeanitwon'tdosooverthenextfewdecades.J)Butthegaleisstillblowing.Thesuddendeclineinfoottrafficinrecentyears,eventhoughithasn'tbeenaccompaniedbyamassivedeclineinphysicalsales,isacriticalwarning.Peoplecanshopmoreefficientlyonlineandthereforedon'tneedtogotoasmanystorestofindwhattheywant.There'sasurplusofphysicalshoppingspaceforthecrowds,whichisonereasonwhystoresaredownsizingandclosing.K)Theriseofthemobilephonehasrecentlyaddedanewlevelofcomplexitytotheprocessofretailreinvention.Evenfiveyearsagomostpeoplefacedachoice.Sitatyourcomputer,probablyathomeorattheoffice,searchandbrowse,andbuy.Orheadouttothemall,orMainStreet,lookandshop,andbuy.Now,justabouteveryonehasasmartphone,connectedtotheinternetalmosteverywherealmostallthetime.Evenwhenaretailergetsacustomertowalkinthestore,shecaneasilyseeifthere'sabetterdealonlineoratanotherstorenearby.L)Sofar,themainthingmanylargeretailershavedoneinresponsetoallthisistoopenonlinestores,sopeoplewillcometothemdirectlyratherthantoAmazonanditssmalleronlinerivals.Manyarehavingthesameproblemthatnewspapershavehad.Eveniftheygetonlinetraffic,theystruggletomakeenoughmoneyonlinetocompensateforwhattheyarelosingoffline.M)Afewseemtobemakingthiswork.Amonglargetraditionalretailers,Walmartrecentlyreportedthebestresults,leadingitsstockpricetosurge,whileMacy's,Target,andNordstorm'sdropped.YetWalmart'syear-over-yearonlinesalesonlygrew7percent,leadingitsCEOtolament(哀嘆),"Growthhereistoslow."PartoftheproblemisthatalmosttwodecadesafterAmazonfieldtheone-clickpatent,theonlineretailshoppingandbuyingexperienceisfilledwithfrictions.Arecentstudygradedmorethan600internetretailersonhoweasyitwasforconsumerstoshop,buy,andpay.Almosthalfofthesitesdidn'tgetapassinggradeandonly18percentgotanAorB.N)TheturmoilonthegroundinphysicalretailishardtosquarewiththeCensusdata.Unfortunately,partoftheexplanationisthattheCensusretaildataareunreliable.Ourdeeplookintothosedataandtheirpreparationrevealedseriousproblems.ItseemslikelythatCensussimplymisclassifiesalargechunkofonlinesales.ItiscertainthattheCensusprocedures,whichlumptheonlinesalesofmajortraditionalretailerslikeWalmartwith"non-storeretailers"likefoodtrucks,canmaskmajorchangesinindividualretailcategories.Thebureaucouldeasilypresenttheirdatainmoreusefulways,buttheyhavechosennotto.O)Despitetheturmoil,brickandmortarwon'tdisappearanytimesoon.Thebigquestionsarewhich,ifany,ofthelargetraditionalretailerswillstillbeonthesceneinadecadeortwobecausetheyhavesuccessfullyreinventedthemselves,whichnewplayerswilloperatebusystoresonMainStreetsandmaybeeveninshoppingmalls,andhowtheshoppingandbuyingexperiencewillhavechangedineachretailcategory.Investorsshouldn'twriteoffbrickandmortar.Whethertheyshouldbetonthetraditionalplayerswhorunthosestoresnowisanothermatter.36.Althoughonlineretailinghasexistedforsometwentyyears,nearlyhalfoftheinternetretailersstillfailtoreceivesatisfactoryfeedbackfromconsumers,accordingtoarecentsurvey.37.Innovativeretailersintegrateinternettechnologieswithconventionalretailingtocreatenewretailmodels.38.DespitewhattheCensusdatasuggest,thevalueofphysicalretail'sstockshasbeendropping.39.Internet-drivenchangesintheretailindustrydidn'ttakeplaceasquicklyaswidelyanticipated.40.Statisticsindicatethatbrickandmortarsalesstillmadeupthelion'sshareoftheretailbusiness.41.Companiesthatsuccessfullycombineonlineandofflinebusinessmodelsmayprovetobeabigconcernfortraditionalretailers.42.Brickandmortarretailers'faithintheirbusinesswasstrengthenedwhenthedot.combubbleburst.43.Despitethetremendouschallengesfromonlineretailing,traditionalretailingwillbeheretostayforquitesometime.44.Withtheriseofonlinecommerce,physicalretailstoresareliketosufferthesamefateastheyellowpages.45.Thewideuseofsmartphonehasmadeitmorecomplexfortraditionalretailerstoreinventtheirbusiness.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ProfessorStephenHawkinghaswarnedthatthecreationofpowerfulartificialintelligence(AI)willbe"eitherthebest,ortheworstthing,evertohappentohumanity",andpraisedthecreationofanacademicinstitutededicatedtoresearchingthefutureofintelligenceas"crucialtothefutureofourcivilisationandourspecies".HawkingwasspeakingattheopeningoftheLeverhulmeCentrefortheFutureofInteelgence(LCFI)atCambridgeUniversity,amulti-disciplinaryinstitutethatwillattempttotacklesomeoftheopen-endedquestionsraisedbytherapidpaceofdevelopmentinAIresearch."Wespendagreatdealoftimestudyinghistory,"Hawkingsaid,"which,let'sfaceit,ismostlythehistoryofstupidity.Soit'sawelcomechangethatpeoplearestudyinginsteadthefutureofintelligence."Whiletheworld-renownedphysicisthasoftenbeencautiousaboutAI,risingconcernsthathumanitycouldbethearchitectofitsowndestructionifitcreatesasuper-intelligencewithawillofitsown,hewasalsoquicktohighlightthepositivesthatAIresearchcanbring."Thepotentialbenefitsofcreatingintelligencearehuge,"hesaid."WecannotpredictwhatwemightachievewhenourownmindsareamplifiedbyAI.Perhapswiththetoolsofthisnewtechnologicalrevolution,wewillbeabletoundosomeofthedamagedonetothenaturalworldbythelastone—industrialisation.Andsurelywewillaimtofinallyeradicatediseaseandpoverty.Andeveryaspectofourliveswillbetransformed.Inshort,successincreatingAIcouldbethebiggesteventinthehistoryofourcivilisation."HuwPrice,thecentre'sacademicdirectorandtheBertrandRussellprofessorofphilosophyatCambridgeUniversity,whereHawkingisalsoanacademic,saidthatthecentrecameaboutpartiallyasaresultoftheuniversity'sCentreforExistentialRisk.Thatinstituteexaminedawiderrangeofpotentialproblemsforhumanity,whiletheLCFIhasanarrowfocus.AIpioneerMargaretBoden,professorofcognitivescienceattheUniversityofSussex,praisedtheprogressofsuchdiscussions.Asrecentlyas2009,shesaid,thetopicwasn'ttakenseriously,evenamongAIresearchers."AIishugelyexciting,"shesaid,"butithaslimitations,whichpresentgravedangersgivenuncriticaluse."TheacademiccommunityisnotaloneinwarningaboutthepotentialdangersofAIaswellasthepotentialbenefits.Anumberofpioneersfromthetechnologyindustry,mostfamouslytheentrepreneurElonMusk,havealsoexpressedtheirconcernsaboutthedamagethatasuper-intelligentAIcoulddotohumanity.46.WhatdidStephenHawkingthinkofartificialintelligence?A)Itwouldbevitaltotheprogressofhumancivilisation.B)Itmightbeablessingoradisasterinthemaking.C)Itmightpresentchallengesaswellasopportunities.D)Itwouldbeasignificantexpansionofhumanintelligence.47.WhatdidHawkingsayaboutthecreationoftheLCFI?A)ItwouldacceleratetheprogressofAIresearch.B)ItwouldmarkastepforwardintheAIindustry.C)Itwasextremelyimportanttothedestinyofhumankind.D)Itwasanachievementofmulti-disciplinarycollaboration.48.WhatdidHawkingsaywasawelcomechangeinAIresearch?A)Theshiftofresearchfocusfromthepasttothefuture.B)Theshiftofresearchfromtheorytoimplementation.C)ThegreateremphasisonthenegativeimpactofAI.D)Theincreasingawarenessofmankind'spaststupidity.49.WhatconcernsdidHawkingraiseaboutAI?A)Itmayexceedhumanintelligencesoonerorlater.B)Itmayultimatelyover-amplifythehumanmind.C)Super-intelligencemaycauseitsowndestruction.D)Super-intelligencemayeventuallyruinmankind.50.Whatdowelearnaboutsomeentrepreneursfromthetechnologyindustry?A)Theyaremuchinfluencedbytheacademiccommunity.B)TheyaremostlikelytobenefitfromAIdevelopment.C)TheysharethesameconcernsaboutAIasacademics.D)TheybelievetheycankeepAIunderhumancontrol.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Themarketforproductsdesignedspecificallyforolderadultscouldreach$30billionbynextyear,andstartups(初創(chuàng)公司)wantinontheaction.Whattheysometimeslackisfeedbackfromthepeoplewhotheyhopewillusetheirproducts.SoBrookdale,thecountry'slargestownerofretirementcommunities,hasbeeninvitingafewselectentrepreneursjusttomoveinforafewdays,showofftheirproductsandhearwhattheresidentshavetosay.That'swhatbroughtDayleRodriguez,28,allthewayfromEnglandtothediningroomofBrookdaleSouthBayinTorrance,California.RodriguezisthecommunityandmarketingmanagerforacompanycalledSentab.Thestartup'sproduct,SentabTV,enablesolderadultswhomaynotbecomfortablewithcomputerstoaccessemail,videochatandsocialmediausingjusttheirtelevisionsandaremotecontrol."It'snothingnew,it'snothingtoocomplicatedandit'snaturalbecauselotsofpeoplehaveTVremotes,"saysRodriguez.ButnoneofthatisthetopicofconversationintheBrookdalediningroom.Instead,Rodriguezsolicitsresidents'adviceonwhatheshouldgetonhischeeseburgerandhowheshouldspendtheafternoon.Playingcardswasontheagenda,aswellaslearningtoplaymahjong(麻將).Rodriguezsaysit'simportantthatresidentsheredon'tfeellikehe'ssellingthemsomething."I'vehadmorefeedbackinapassiveapproach,"hesays."Playingpool,playingcards,havingdinner,havinglunch,"allworkbetter"thangoingthroughasurveyofquestion.Whentheygettoknowmeandtotrustme,knowingforsureI'mnotsellingthemsomething—there'llbemorehonestfeedbackfromthem."RodriguezisjusttheseventhentrepreneurtomoveintooneofBrookdale's1,100seniorlivingcommunities.Othernewproductsintheprogramhaveincludedakindoffull-blowdryerandspeciallydesignedclothingthatallowspeoplewithdisabilitiestodressandundressthemselves.MaryLouBusch,93,agreetotrytheSentabsystem.ShetellsRodriguezthatitmightbegoodforsomeone,butnotforher."IhavethecomputerandFaceTime,whichItalkwithmyfamilyon,"sheexplains.ShealsohasaniPadandasmartphone."SoIdoprettymucheverythingIneedtodo."Tobefair,ifRodriguezhadwantedfeedbackfromsomemoretechnophobic(害怕技術(shù)的)seniors,hemighthaveendedupinthewrongBrookdalecommunity.ThisoneislocatedintheheartofSouthernCalifornia'saerospacecorridor.Manyresidentshavebackgroundsinengineering,businessandacademiccircles.ButRodriguezsayshe'sstilllearningsomethingimportantbymovingintothisBrookdalecommunity:"Peoplearemoretech-proficientthanwethought."Andbesides,whereelsewouldhelearntoplaymahjong?51.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthestartups?A)Theyneverlosetimeinupgradingproductsforseniors.B)Theywanttohaveashareoftheseniors'goodsmarket.C)Theyinviteseniorstotheircompaniestotrytheirproducts.D)Theytrytoprofitfrompromotingdigitalproductstoseniors.52.SomeentrepreneurshavebeeninvitedtoBrookdaleto______.A)haveaninterviewwithpotentialcustomersB)conductasurveyofretirementcommunitiesC)collectresidents'feedbackontheirproductsD)showseniorresidentshowtouseITproducts53.WhatdoweknowaboutSentabTV?A)ItisaTVprogramcateringtotheinterestoftheelderly.B)ItisadigitalTVwhichenjoyspopularityamongseniors.C)ItisaTVspeciallydesignedforseniorstoviewprograms.D)ItisacommunicationsystemviaTVinsteadofacomputer.54.WhatdoesRodriguezsayisimportantinpromotingproducts?A)Winningtrustfromprospectivecustomers.B)Knowingthelikesanddislikesofcustomers.C)Demonstratingtheirsuperiorityonthespot.D)Respondingpromptlytocustomerfeedback.55.WhatdowelearnabouttheseniorsintheBrookdalecommunity?A)MostofthemareinterestedinusingtheSentab.B)Theyarequiteateasewithhigh-techproducts.C)Theyhavemuchincommonwithseniorselsewhere.D)Mostofthemenjoyalongerlifethanaveragepeople.Part

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2.中國幅員遼闊，人口眾多，很多地方人們都說自己的方言。方言在發(fā)音上差別最大，詞匯和語法差別較小。有些方言，特別是北方和南方的方言，差異很大，以至于說不同方言的人常常很難聽懂彼此的講話。方言被認(rèn)為是當(dāng)?shù)匚幕囊粋€組成部分，但近年來能說方言的人數(shù)不斷減少。為了鼓勵人們更多說本地方言，一些地方政府已經(jīng)采取措施，如在學(xué)校開設(shè)方言課，在廣播和電視上播放方言節(jié)目，以期保存本地的文化遺產(chǎn)。下一頁是答案答案PartⅠWritingTheImportanceofTeamSpiritandCommunicationintheWorkplaceAsthesayinggoes,whenteamworkkicksin,nobodycanbeatyou.Ithighlightsthecriticalrolethatteamspiritplaysincompletingatask.Inmyview,teamspiritandcommunicationareespeciallyimportantintheworkplace.Firstofall,withtheincreasinglyfiercecompetitionbetweenenterprises,inordertoachievethedesiredresults,cooperationandcommunicationamongcolleaguesareparticularlyimportantbecausetheycanmaximizeworkefficiency.Secondly,promotingteamspiritandcommunicationatworkcanensurethateveryoneunderstandwherethecompanyisgoingandgetthemallactivelyinvolvedinthedevelopmentofthecompany.Thirdly,cooperationandcommunicationatworkcanenhancetheinteractionbetweencoworkersandformgoodinterpersonalrelationships,whichisessentialtobuildafriendly,cooperative,andharmoniousworkingatmosphereintheenterpriseculture.Toconclude,wecannotdenythatitisalmostalwaysthejointeffortsofawholeteamthatdecidethesuccessorfailureofaproject.Therefore,foreveryoneintheworkplace,weshouldlearntocooperate