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2021年6月大学英语六级真题+详细答案解析+听力音频及原文(第二套)
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2021年6月大学英语六级考试真题（二）
Directions:Forthispart, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the chart below . Youshouldstartyour essay with a brief description of the chart and comment on China's achievements in highereducation. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words .
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,you will hear two long conversations . At the end of each conversation, you willhear four questions . Both the conversation and the_ questions will be spoken only once . Afteryouheara question , you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C)andD). Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the
centre .
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1. A) Weird.B) Efficient.
2. A) They are arrogant.
B) They are ignorant .
3. A) They can think big.
B) They can air their views.
4. A) It can alter people's mindsets.
B) It can lead to new discoveries.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5. A) Hekeptlookingfor the best place to stay. C) He had a great time sightseeing and relaxing.
B) Hemetmanytourists from other countries. D) He managed to visit a different city each day.
6. A) Prioritize what is essential to their best advantage .
B) Stretch out the process in search of the optimal .
C)Deliberate the consequences that may occur .
D) Take all relevant factors into consideration.
7 . A) Time pressure. C) Modern technology.
B) Tight budget. D) Fierce competition.
8.A) Research as many different options as possible. C) Focus on what is practical.
B) Avoidgoingover the same options repeatedly . D) Trust their gut instinct.
SectionB
Directions:In this section , you will hear two passages . At the end of each passage , you will hear three orfourquestions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once . After you hear a question , youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe four choices marked A ) , B) , C) and D ) . Then mark the
correspondingletteronAnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre .
Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
9. A) It is beneficial to poor as well as rich communities.
B) It is conducive to children's future development.
C) It is welcome to parents but not to children.
D) It is not of much help to younger children .
10. A) It may put some students in remote areas at a disadvantage.
B) Itgives the majority of students ready access to their teachers .
C) It effectively improves the learning quality of students in rural areas.
D)It can bridge the learning gap between kids of different backgrounds.
11. A) Diligent students tend to do their homework independently .
B) The focus of homework should always be on school subjects .
C)Doing homework exerts a positive effect on kids' personality development .
D) Thebenefitsof doing homework vary widely from individual to individual .
Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
12. A) It was something he apologized for later. C) It was a forty-nine-year plan.
B) ItwasridiculedbytheNew York Times . D) It was considered visionary.
13. A) It was of great significance to rocket science. C) It was somehow delayed about 12 minutes.
B)It was completed in the state of New Mexico. D) It failed due to a sudden change of weather.
14. A) A laboratory and test range was already set up there .
B)Its climate was ideal for year-round rocket launching.
C) A weather expert invited him to go there for his mission .
D)Its remote valleys were appealing to him and his family.
15. A) He won an award from the US government for his work.
B) He gained recognition from rocket scientists worldwide.
C)He was granted over 200 patents in rocket technology .
D) Heboostedthemilitarystrengthof the United States .
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection, youwillhearthreerecordings of lectures or talks followed by three or fourquestions . Therecordings will be played only once . After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1 with a single line through the centre .
Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
16. A) It requires entrepreneurial experience. C) Itcan be quite frustrating.
B) Itisusually financially rewarding. D) It can be rather risky.
17. A) Itcontributes to rapid business expansion. C) It reduces conflict among team members.
B) It inspires willingness to make sacrifices. D) It encourages creation and innovation.
18. A) Theyhaveunrealisticexpectations. C) Few can find willing investors .
B) Theyoftenworkwithoutanypay. D) Many are idealistic dreamers.
Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
19. A)They have better dietary habits.
B) They bear fewer social responsibilities.
C) Theyareborn with a stronger ability to socialize.
D)They are better able to survive or handle disease.
20. A) Theyhavealimitedreproductiveability. C) They keep dividing throughout one's life.
B) Theydependon adequate sleep to thrive. D) They strengthen with regular exercise .
21. A)The process of ageing can ultimately be brought under control.
B) Improvedhealthcare for the elderly will contribute to longevity.
C) Prevention of heart disease and stroke will increase life expectancy.
D) Theresolutionofage-related diseases will solve the mystery of ageing.
Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
22. A) Theyarereluctanttofollowinstructions. C) They cannot understand directives.
B) Theyfailtoansweremailspromptly. D) They do not show due respect.
23. A) Theyhave not been trained to follow the rules. C) They want to avoid unnecessary losses.
B) Theyarenotsatisfiedwith the management . D) They find their voice go unheeded.
24. A) Whenthey are on good terms with their managers.
B) Whentheyfindtheirjobgoalseasilyattainable.
C)When they find their supervisors helpful.
D) Whentheyare financially motivated.
25. A)They are a useless tool for managers to change employee behavior.
B) Theyprovetobe a good means for managers to give instructions .
C) Theyshould be reserved for urgent communication.
D) Theyareseldomusedforsharingconfidentialdata.
Part][ReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection, there is a passage with ten blanks . You are required to select one word for eachblankfroma list of choices given in a word bank following the passage . Read the passage through carefullybeforemakingyour choices . Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter . Please mark the correspondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2with a single line through the centre . You may not use any of thewordsinthe bank more than once .
I'malways baffled when I walk into a pharmacy and see shelves bursting with various vitamins,extractsandothersupplements, allpromisingtoaccelerate or promote weight loss. Aisles of marketinggeniusbelie (掩饰) thefactthat, 26 , weight loss is dictated by the laws of arithmetic . EconomistJessicaIrvinewroteabookabouthow she used math to help her lose more than 18 kilograms. If caloriestakeninarelessthancalories27 , weight shall be lost, and so it is with money.
Despitethe 28 of financial products, services and solutions geared towards accumulating wealth,ifallbeginswiththesame 29 : getting ahead financially requires a reduction of spending, so thatincomeisgreaterthan expenses. I was reminded of this again recently listening to an interview with NicoleHaddow,the author of Smashed Avocado, explaining how she cracked the property market at 31. It was
quitea 30 , given where she had been two years earlier.
Nicoledidn'tcelebrateher 30th birthday as she had 31 . She was sobbing at the dinner table with
herparents, withwhomshehadjustmovedbackin. She had no stable income, $12,000 in credit-card
debt and no plan, but to her 32 , her father, an accountant, told her that her financial 33 wasn't
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asbadasshethought. Hesaid, onherincome, with some changes, she would be able to buy an
investmentunitwithintwoyears, whichshedid.
Nicoleadmitted she was fortunate, as she was able to live with her parents and 34 her spending
andlife-togetherselfon track financially. Creating a gap between her income and spending required aparadigmshift ·and sacrifice and commitment, but by going into financial lockdown, Nicole gainedfinancialindependence.
SectionB
Directions: Inthissection, you are going to read a passage with ter,, statements attached to it . Each
statementcontainsinformation given in one of the paragraphs . Identify the paragraph from which the
informationis derived . You may choose a paragraph more than once . Each paragraph is marked with a
letter.Answerthequestions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
France'sbelovedcathedralonlyminutesawayfromcompletedestruction
A) NotreDameCathedralintheheartofParis was within "15 to 30 minutes" of complete destruction as
firefightersbattled to stop flames reaching its bell towers on Monday evening, French authorities haverevealed. Agreaterdisasterwasaverted by members of the Paris fire brigade, who risked their lives to
remaininside the burning monument to create a wall of water between the raging fire and the twotowerson the west of the building.
B) Therevelationof how close. France came to losing its most famous cathedral emerged as police
investigatorsquestionedworkersinvolvedintherestoration of the monument to try to estfl.blish the causeofthedevastatingblaze. Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said that an initial fire alert was soundedat 6:20 pm on Monday evening but no fire was found. The second alert was sounded at 6:43 pm, and
theblazewasdiscoveredontheroof.
C) More than € 650 million was raised in a few hours on Tuesday as French business leaders and global corporationsannouncedtheywoulddonatetoarestorationcampaign launched by the president,EmmanuelMacron. Butasthe. emergency services picked through the burnt debris, a row wasresurfacingoveraccusationsthatthebelovedcathedral, immortalised in Victor Hugo's novel, was
alreadycrumblingbeforethefire.
D) The cathedral is owned by the French state and has been at the centre of a years-long dispute over who
shouldfinance restoration work of the collapsing staircases, crumbling statues and cracked walls. JeanMichelLeniaud,the president of the scientific council at the N_ational Heritage Institute, said: "Whathappened was bound to happen. .The lack of adequate maintenance and daily attention to sucha majesticbuildingisthecauseof this catastrophe." After the blaze was declared completely extinguished, 15 hours after it started, the junior interior minister, Laurent Nunez, said the structurehadbeensavedbutremainedvulnerable. Hepraised the actions of the firefighters but admitted thefateofthe cathedral had been uncertain. "They saved the main structure, but it all came down to 15 -
30 minutes,"Nunez said.
E) In a surprise televised address on Tuesday evening, Macron said he wanted to see the cathedral rebuilt
withinfiveyears. "ThefireatNotreDameremindsusthatwewillalwayshavechallengestoovercome,"Macron said, "Notre Dame is our history, our literature, the centre of ourlife . It is the
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ofevery French person, even those who have never visited it . This history is ours and so we willrebuildNotreDame. Itis what the French people expect; it is what our history deserves. It is our deepdestiny. WewillrebuildNotreDame so it is even more beautiful than before . I want it done in thenextfiveyears . Wecandoit . After the time of testing comes a time of reflection and then of action."
F) Thefire, which had started at the base of the 93-metre spire (尖塔) at about 6: 40 pm on Monday,spread through the cathedral's roof, made up of hundreds of oak beams, some dating back to the 13th century.These beams, known as la foret (the forest) because of their density, formed the crossshapedroofthatranthelengthofthecentral part of the cathedral. As hundreds of tourists andParisiansstoodand watched the flames leaping from the roof, there was shock and tears as thecathedralspire caught fire, burned and then collapsed into itself .
G) Acollectionofdramatic videos and photos quickly spread across social media, showing the horrifyingdestruction, and attracting emotional responses from people all over the world. Indeed, withinminutesthefire occupied headlines of every major global newspaper and television network. This isnotsurprisinggivenNotreDame Cathedral, meaning "Our Lady", is one of the most recognisedsymbolsofthecityofParisattractingmillions of tourists every year.
H) Whiletheworldlookedon,the 500 firefighters at the scene then battled to prevent the flames fromreachingthe two main towers, where the cathedral bells hang. If the wooden frame of the towers hadcaughtfire, itcouldhavesentthe bells-the largest of which, the Emmanuel Bell, weighs 13 tonscrashingdown, potentially causing the collapse of both towers. Police and fire services will spend thenext48 hours assessing the "security and safety" of the 850-year-old·structure . Nunez said: "We haveidentifiedvulnerabilitiesthroughoutthestructure, all of which still need securing ." As a result,residents of five buildings around the northern side of the cathedral were being temporarily evacuated,headded. Architectshaveidentifiedthreemainholesin the structure, in the locations of the spire,themainhallandtheupperroomsto the north of the central aisle. Most of the wooden roof beamshavebeen burned, and parts of the concrete holding up the roof have collapsed .
I) The interior minister, Christophe Castaner, visited the cathedral on Tuesday afternoon to see theextentofthedevastation.Ash covered the marble diamond-patterned floor and floated in large poolsof grey water from the fire hoses . Behind a heap of blackened oak beams that lay piled up where they
hadfallen, daylightfromvast holes in the cathedral roof lit a golden cross over a statue by Nicolas
Coustou, whichappearedtohave escaped- damage . Preliminary inspections also suggested -the threeornate (装饰华丽的) stained glass "rose" windows appeared to have survived the fire, officials said.However, fireofficershavesaida complete inventory of the damage will not be possible until thecathedralstructurehas been deemed safe.
J) Theculture minister, Franck Riester, said religious relics saved from the cathedral were being securelyheld at the Hotel de Ville, and works of art that sustained smoke damage were being taken to the Louvre,the world's largest art museum, where they would be dried out, repaired and stored . Sixteencopperstatuesthatdecoratedthespirehadbeen removed for restoration only a few days before thefire. Relicsatthetopofthespire are believed lost as the spire was destroyed. As well as damage fromtheheat, which firefighters said reached more than 800 ·c , experts also need to assess damage fromthevastquantitiesofwaterfirefighterspouredintothecathedral. One casualty of this was The GreatOrganconstructedinthe 1730s, which was said to have escaped the flames but been significantlydamagedby water.
K) Frenchpoliticalcommentators noted the devastating fire had succeeded where Macron had failed inunitingthecountry . Butcriticismovertheoriginalstateofthebuildingislikelytointensify overcomingdays. LeniaudtoldLaCroixnewspaper:"This is not about looking for people to blame . Theresponsibilityiscollectivebecausethisis the most loved monument in the country." Alexandre Gady,anarthistorian, agreed."We've been saying for years that the budget for maintaining historic
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monumentsistoolow," Gady said. The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an inquiry into"involuntary destruction by fire", indicating they believe the cause of the blaze was accidental ratherthancriminal .
36. The total amount of 1amage to Notre Dame Cathedral can be assessed only when its structure isconsideredsafe .
37. Onceagainpeople began to argue whether Notre Dame Cathedral was going to collapse even withoutthefire .
38. The Notre Dame Cathedral catastrophe was said to have helped unite the French nation .
39. Theroof of Notre Dame Cathedral was built with large numbers of densely laid-out wood beams .
40. Renovation workers of Notre Dame Cathedral were questioned to find out the cause of the accident .
41. Had the bell towers' wooden frames burned down, the heavy bells would have crashed down.
42. Thetimelyactionofthe firefighters prevented the fire from reaching the Cathedral's bell towers .
43. Apartfromthefire, thewaterusedtoextinguishitalsocausedalotofdamagetoNotreDameCathedral.
44. Therehasbeenargument over the years as to who should pay for the restoration of Notre DameCathedral.
45. News of the Notre Dame Cathedral catastrophe instantly caught media attention throughout the world.
SectionC
Directions:There are 2 passages in this section . Each passage is fallowed by some questions or unfinishedstatements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) . You should decide on the
bestchoice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2with a single line through the centre .
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
We often think of drawing as something that takes inborn talent, but this kind of thinking stems from our misclassification of drawing as, primarily, an art form rather than a tool for learning .
Researchers, teachers, andartists are starting to see how drawing can positively impact a wide varietyofskillsand disciplines .
Most of us have spent some time drawing before, but at some point, most of us stop drawing . There arepeoplewhodon't, obviously, and thank god for that: a world without designers and artists would be a
very shabby one indeed .
Some argue that so many adults have abandoned drawing because we've miscategorized it and given itaverynarrowdefinition. In his book, Stick Figures: Drawing as a Human Practice, Professor D. B . Dowdarguesthat we have misfiled the significance of drawing because we see it as a professional skill instead ofapersonalcapacity. Wemistakenlythinkof"good" drawings as those which work as recreations of thereal world, as realistic illusions . Rather, drawing should be recategorized as a symbolic tool .
Humanbeings have been drawing for 73,OOO years. It's part of what it means to be human. We don'thave the strength of chimpanzees (大猩猩) because we've given up animal strength to manipulate subtleinstruments,like hammers, spears, and-later-pens and pencils. The human hand is an extremely densenetworkofnerveendings. In many ways, human beings are built to draw.
Someresearchersarguethatdoodling (涂 ) activates the brain's so-called default circuit-essentially, theareas of the brain responsible for maintaining a baseline level of activity in the absence ofotherstimuli. Becauseofthis, some believe that doodling during a boring lecture can help students payattention . In one study, participants were asked to listen to a list of names while either doodling or sittingstill. Those who doodled remembered 29 percent more of the names than those who did not.
There'salso evidence that drawing talent is based on how accurately someone perceives the world .Thehumanvisualsystemtendstomisjudgesize, shape, color, and angles but artists perceive these
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qualities more accurately than non-artists . Cultivating drawing talent can become an essential tool to improvepeople'sobservationalskillsin fields where the visual is important.
Ratherthan ·think of drawing as a talent that some creative people are gifted in, we should consider itasatoolfor seeing and understanding the world better-one that just so happens to double as an art form .Bothabsent-mindeddoodling and copying from life have been shown to positively affect your memory andvisualperception, socomplainloudlythe next time your school board slashes the art department's budget .
46. What do people generally think about drawing?
A) Itisa gift creative people are endowed with. C) It is an art form that is appreciated by all.
B) Itisaskillthatisacquiredwithpractice . D) It is an ability everyone should cultivate .
47. What do we learn about designers and artists?
A) Theyaredeclining gradually in number .
B) They are keen on changing shabby surroundings .
C) Theyaddbeauty and charm to the world .
D) Theyspend most of their lives drawing .
48. What does Professor D . B. Dowd argue in his book?
A) Everybodyisbornwith the capacity to draw .
B) Drawing is a skill that requires special training .
C) Thevalueof drawing tends to be overestimated .
D) Drawing should be redefined as a realistic illusion .
49. What have some researchers found from one study about doodling?
A) Itisamustformaintaining a base level of brain activity .
B) It can turn something boring into something interesting .
C) It is the most reliable stimulant to activate the brain .
D) Ithelps improve concentration and memory .
50. What is characteristic of people with drawing talent?
A) Sensitivitytocognitivestimulation . C) Accuracy in categorization .
B) Subtlety of representation . D) Precision in visual perception .
PassageTwo
Questions51toSSarebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thecarhasreshapedour cities . It seems to offer autonomy for everyone . There is something almostdelightfulinthe detachment from reality of advertisements showing mass-produced cars marketed assymbolsofindividualityandoffreedomwhenmostoftheir lives will be spent making short journeys onchokedroads .
Forallthefussmade about top speeds, cornering ability and acceleration, the most useful gadgets onamoderncararethosewhich work when you're going very slowly: parking sensors, sound systems, andnavigationappswhichwillshowawayaroundupcoming traffic jams . This seems to be one of the fewareaswhere the benefit of sharing personal information comes straight back to the sharer: because theseapps know where almost all the users are, and how fast they are moving almost all the time, they can spot trafficcongestion(堵塞) very quickly and suggest ways round it .
Theproblem comes when everyone is using a navigation app which tells them to avoid everyone elseusingthesamegadget . Traffic jams often appear where no one has enough information to avoid them .Whenaluckyfew have access to the knowledge, they will benefit greatly . But when everyone has perfectinformation, traffic jams simply spread onto the side roads that seem to offer a way round them .
Thisnewcongestionteachesustwothings . The first is that the promises of technology will never berealised as fully as we hope; they will be limited by their unforeseen and unintended consequ,ences . Sittinginamorecomfortable car in a different traffic jam is pleasant but hardly the liberation that once seemedtobepromised . The second is that self-organisation will not get us where we want to go. The efforts of
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millions of drivers to get ahead do not miraculously produce a situation in which everyone does better thanbefore’ but one in which almost everyone does rather worse. Central control and collective organisationcanproducesmootherandfaireroutcomes’though even that much is never guaranteed .
Similarlimitscanbeforeseenforthemuchgreateradvancespromisedby self~driving cars. Lastweek’ oneoperatedbythe taxi company Uber struck and killed a woman pushing her bicycle across a wideroad in Arizona . This wasthefirstrecordeddeathinvolvingacarwhichwassupposedtobefully
autonomous. Bxpertshavesaidthatitsuggestsa"catastrophic failure" of technology .
Increasingly’ evenSiliconValley has to acknowledge the costs of the intoxicating (令人 陶 醉 的) hurrythatcharacterisesitsculture . Whattrafficteaches us is that reckless and uncontrolled change is as likely toharmusasitistobenefit us’and that thoughtful regulation is necessary for a better future .
51. Whatdoesthe author say about car advertisements?
A)They portray drivers who enjoy speed on the road .
B)They present a false picture of the autonomy cars provide .
C) Theypursueindividualityandoriginality in design concept.
D) They overestimate the potential market of autonomous cars.
52. Whatdoes the author imply about the various gadgets on cars?
A)They can help to alleviate traffic jams.
B) Mostof them are as effective as advertised.
C) .Onlysome can be put to use under current traffic conditions .
D) They are constantly upgraded to make driving easier and safer .
53. What does the author say about the use of navigation apps?
A) Itislikelytocreatetrafficjamsinotherplaces.
B) It helps a great deal in easing traffjc congestion .
C) Itsharplyreducesthe incidence of traffic accidents .
D)；Itbenefits those who are learning to drive .
54. What does the author say about technology?
A) Its consequences are usually difficult to assess .
B) It seldom delivers all the benefits as promised .
C) Itdependson the required knowledge for application .
D) Its benefits are guaranteed by collective wisdom .
55. What key message does the author try to convey in the passage?
A) Theconsequencesof technological innovation need not be exaggerated .
B) Thereisalwaysa price to pay to develop techn，ology for a better world .
C)Technological innovation should be properly reEulated .
D) The culture of Silicon Valley ought not to be emulated.
PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart, youare allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English . Youshouldwriteyour answer on Answer Sheet 2.
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