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2023年3月大学英语六级考试真题（第一套）
Part ⅠⅠ Writing (30 minutes)
（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）
Directions: F or this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “People
are now increasingly aware of the challenges in making a decision when faced with too
many choices.” You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to
develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
Part ⅡⅡ 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) In a food store. C)In a kitchen.
B)In a restaurant. D)In a supermarket.
2. A) She eats meat occasionally. C)She is a partial vegetarian.
B)She enjoys cheeseburgers. D)She is allergic to seafood.
3. A) Changing one’s eating habit. C)Following the same diet for years.
B)Dealing with one’s colleagues. D)Keeping awake at morning meetings.
4. A) They are both animal lovers. C)They only eat organic food.
B)They enjoy perfect health. D)They are cutting back on coffee.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5. A) The man had an attitude problem.
B)The man made little contribution to the company.
C)The man paid attention to trivial things.
D)The man got a poor evaluation from his colleagues.
6. A) They reject employees’ reasonable arguments for work efficiency.
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B) They make unhelpful decisions for solving problems.
C) They favor some employees’ suggestions over others’.
D) They use manipulative language to mask their irrational choices.
7. A) It is a good quality in the workplace. C) It is a must for rational judgment.
B) It is more important now than ever. D) It is more of a sin than a virtue.
8. A) Making rational and productive decisions.
B) Focusing on employees’ career growth.
C) Preserving their power and prestige.
D) Smoothing relationships in the workplace.
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) They bring great honor to their country. C) They accomplish feats many of us cannot.
B) They create very high commercial value. D) They show genius which defies description.
10. A) They try to be positive role models to children.
B) They work in spare time to teach children sports.
C) They take part in kids’ extra-curricular activities.
D) They serve as spokespersons for luxury goods.
11. A) Being super sports stars without appearing arrogant.
B) Keeping athletes away from drug or alcohol problems.
C) Preventing certain athletes from getting in trouble with the law.
D) Separating an athlete’s professional life from their personal life.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
12. A) They are dreams coming true to the brides. C) They are joyous and exciting occasions.
B) They should be paid up by the attendees. D) They always cost more than expected.
13. A) It was cancelled. C) It cost $60,000.
B) It had eight guests only. D) It was held in Las Vegas.
14. A) Ask her friends for help. C) Keep to her budget.
B) Postpone her wedding. D) Invite more guests.
15. A) She called it romantic. C) She said she would think about it.
B) She rejected it flatly. D) She welcomed it with open arms.
Section C
Directions: I n this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four
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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) It determines people’s moods. C) It can influence people’s personalities.
B) It can impact people’s wellbeing. D) It is closely related to people’s emotions.
17. A) They make people more reproductive. C) They increase people’s life expectancy.
B) They tend to produce positive feelings. D) They may alter people’s genes gradually.
18. A) The Americans are apparently more outgoing than the Chinese.
B) People in the same geographical area may differ in personality.
C) People share many personality traits despite their nationalities.
D)The link between temperature and personality is fairly weak.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.
19. A) A growing number of US seniors face the risk of early mortality.
B) Correlations have been found between loneliness and ill health.
C) Chronic loneliness does harm to senior citizens in particular.
D) The number of older Americans living alone is on the rise.
20. A) Loneliness is probably reversible.
B) Being busy helps fight loneliness.
C) Loneliness rarely results from living alone.
D) Medication is available for treating loneliness.
21. A) Living with one’s children. C) Meeting social expectations.
B) Meaningful social contact. D) Timely medical intervention.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
22. A) She had a successful career in finance. C) She invested in several private companies.
B) She wrote stories about women travelers. D) She made regular trips to Asian countries.
23. A) Travel round the world. C) Buy a ranch.
B) Set up a travel agency. D) Start a blog.
24. A) Create something unique to enter the industry.
B) Gain support from travel advertising companies.
C) Try to find a full-time job in the travel business.
D) Work hard to attract attention from publishers.
25. A) Refraining from promoting similar products.
B) Avoiding too much advertising early on.
C) Creating an exotic corporate culture.
D) Attracting sufficient investment.
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Part ⅢⅢ 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.
Unthinkable as it may be, humanity, every last person, could someday be wiped from the face of the
Earth. We have learned to worry about asteroids (小行星) and super volcanoes, but the more likely 26 ,
according to Nick Bostrom, a professor of philosophy at Oxford, is that we humans will destroy ourselves.
Professor Bostrom, who directs Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute, has argued over the course of
several papers that human 27 risks are poorly understood and, worse still, 28 underestimated by
society. Some of these existential risks are fairly well known, especially the natural ones. But others are
29 or even exotic. Most worrying to Bostrom is the subset of existential risks that 30 from human
technology, a subset that he expects to grow in number and potency over the next century.
Despite his concerns about the risks 31 to humans by technological progress, Bostrom is no luddite
(科技进步反对者). In fact, he is a longtime 32 of trans-humanism—the effort to improve the human
condition, and even human nature itself, through technological means. In the long run he sees technology as
a bridge, a bridge we humans must cross with great care, in order to reach new and better modes of being.
In his work, Bostrom uses the tools of philosophy and mathematics, in 33 , probability theory, to try
and determine how we as a 34 might achieve this safe passage. What follows is my conversation with
Bostrom about some of the most interesting and worrying existential risks that humanity might 35 in the
decades and centuries to come, and about what we can do to make sure we outlast them.
A) advocate I) particular
B) arise J) posed
C) emphasized K) scenario
D) encounter L) severely
E) essential M) shrewdly
F) evaporation N) species
G) extinction O) variety
H) obscure
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
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with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
San Francisco Has Become One Huge Metaphor for Economic Inequality in America
[A] The fog still chills the morning air and the cable cars still climb halfway to the stars. Yet on the ground,
the Bay Area has changed greatly since singer Tony Bennet left his heart here. Silicon Valley and the tech
industry have led the region into a period of unprecedented wealth and innovation. But existing political
and land limits have caused an alarming housing crisis and astronomical rise in social and economic
difference.
[B] While the residents of most cities display pride and support for their home industries, drastic market
distortions in the San Francisco Bay Area have created boiling resentment in the region towards the
tech industry. A vocal minority is even calling on officials to punish those who are benefitting from the
economic and housing boom. If this boom and its consequences are not resolved, a drastic increase in
social and economic difference may have a profound impact on the region for generations. A history and
analysis of this transformation may hold invaluable insights about the opportunities. Perils of tech cities
are currently being cultivated across the US, and indeed around the world.
[C] According to a recent study, San Francisco ranks first in California for economic difference. The average
income of the top 1% of households in the city averages $3.6 million. This is 44 times the average
income of those at the bottom, which stands at $81,094. The top 1% of the San Francisco peninsula’s
share of total income now extends to 30.8% of the region’s income. This was a dramatic jump from 1989,
where it stood at 15.8%.
[D] The region’s economy has been fundamentally transformed by the technology industry springing from
Silicon Valley. Policies pushed by Mayor Ed Lee provided tax breaks for tech companies to set up
shop along the city’s long-neglected Mid-Market area. The city is now home to Twitter, Uber, Airbnb,
Pinterest, Dropbox and others. In short, the Bay Area has become a global magnet for those with
specialized skills, which has in turn helped fuel economic enthusiasm, and this economic growth has
reduced unemployment to 3.4%, an admirable feat.
[E] In spite of all that, the strength of the recent job growth, combined with policies that have traditionally
limited housing development in the city and throughout the peninsula, did not help ease the affordability
crisis. In 2015 alone, the Bay Area added 64,000 in jobs. In the same year, only 5,000 new homes were
built.
[F] With the average house in the city costing over $1.25 million and average flat prices over $1.11 million,
the minimum qualifying income to purchase a house has increased to $254,000. Considering that the
average household income in the city currently stands at around $80,000, it is not an exaggeration to say
that the dream of home ownership is now beyond the grasp of the vast majority of today’s people who
rent.
[G] For generations, the stability and prosperity of the American middle class has been anchored by home
ownership. Studies have consistently shown that the value of land has overtaken overall income growth,
thus providing a huge advantage to property owners as a vehicle of wealth building. When home prices
soar above the reach of most households, the gap between the rich and the poor dramatically increases.
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[H] If contributing factors leading to housing becoming less than affordable are not resolved over multiple
generations, a small elite will control a vast share of the country’s total wealth. The result? A society
where the threat of class warfare would loom large. A society’s level of happiness is tied less to measures
of quantitative wealth and more to measures of qualitative wealth. This means that how a person judges
their security in comparison to their neighbors’ has more of an impact on their happiness than their
objective standard of living. At the same time, when a system no longer provides opportunities for the
majority to participate in wealth building, it not only robs those who are excluded from opportunities, but
also deprives them of their dignity.
[I] San Francisco and the Bay Area have long been committed to values which embrace inclusion and
rejection of mainstream culture. To see these values coming apart so publicly adds insult to injury for
a region once defined by its progressive social fabric. In the face of resentment, it is human to want
revenge. But deteriorating policies such as heavily taxing technology companies or real estate developers
are not likely to shift the balance.
[J] The housing crisis is caused by two primary factors: the growing desirability of the Bay Area as a place
to live due to its excellent economy, and our limited housing stock. Although the city is experiencing an
unprecedented boom in new housing, more units are sorely needed. Protection policies were originally
designed to suppress bad development and boost historic preservation in our urban areas. Now, too
many developers are experiencing excessive delays. Meanwhile, there are the land limitations of the
Bay Area to consider. The region is surrounded by water and mountains. Local governments need to aid
development as well. This means increasing housing density throughout the region and building upwards
while streamlining the approval process.
[K] Real estate alone will not solve the problem, of course. Transportation, too, needs to be updated and
infrastructure extended to link distant regions to Silicon Valley and the city. We need to build an effective
high-speed commuting system linking the high-priced and crowded Bay Area with the low-priced and
low-density Central Valley. This would dramatically reduce travel times. And based on the operating
speeds of hovering trains used in countries such as Japan or Spain, high-speed rail could shorten the time
to travel between San Francisco and California’s capital, Sacramento, or from Stockton to San Jose, to
under 30 minutes. This system would bring once distant regions within reasonable commute to heavy job
centers. The city also needs to update existing transportation routes combined with smart home-building
policies that dramatically increase housing density in areas surrounding high-speed rail stations. By doing
so, we will be able to build affordable housing within acceptable commuting distances for a significant
bulk of the workforce.
[L] Our threatening housing crisis forces the difficult question of what type of society we would like to be.
Will it be one where the elite command the vast bulk of wealth and regional culture is defined by an
aggressive business world? We were recently treated to a taste of the latter, when local tech employee
Justin Keller wrote an open letter to the city complaining about having to see homeless people on his way
to work.
[M] It doesn’t have to be this way. But solutions need to be implemented now, before angry crowds grow
from a nuisance to serious concern. It may take less than you might think. And in fact, the solutions to
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our housing crisis are already fairly clear. We need to increase the density of housing units. We need
to use existing technology to shorten travel times and break the land limits. There is a way to solve
complex social and economic problems without abandoning social responsibility. This is the Bay Area’s
opportunity to prove that it can innovate more than just technology.
36. San Francisco city government offered tax benefits to attract tech companies to establish operations in a
less developed area.
37. The fast rise in the prices of land and houses increases the economic inequality among people.
38. San Francisco has been found to have the biggest income gap in California between the rich and the poor.
39. The higher rate of employment, combined with limited housing supply, did not make it any easier to buy
a house.
40. When people compare their own living standard with others’, it has a greater impact on their sense of
contentment.
41. Improved transport networks connecting the city to distant outlying areas will also help solve the housing crisis.
42. Average incomes in the Bay Area make it virtually impossible for most tenant families to buy a home.
43. Innovative solutions to social and economic problems should be introduced before it is too late.
44. Residents of the San Francisco Bay Area strongly resent the tech industry because of the economic
inequality it has contributed to.
45. One way to deal with the housing crisis is for the government to simplify approval procedures for housing
projects.
Section C
Directions: T here are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished
statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide
on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line
through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
The suggestion that people should aim for dietary diversity by trying to eat a variety of foods has been a
basic public health recommendation for decades in the United States and elsewhere. Now, however, experts
are warning that aiming for a diverse diet may actually lead to just eating more calories, and, thus, to obesity.
One issue is that people may not interpret “variety” the way nutritionists intend. This problem is highlighted
by new research conducted by the American Heart Association. Researchers reviewed all the evidence
published related to dietary diversity and saw a correlation between dietary diversity and a greater intake of
both healthy and unhealthy foods. This had implications for obesity, as researchers found a greater prevalence
of obesity amongst people with a greater dietary diversity.
One author of the new study explained that their findings contradict standard dietary advice, as
most dietary guidelines around the world include a statement of eating a variety of foods. But this
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advice does not seem to be supported by science, possibly because there is little agreement about
the meaning of “dietary diversity,” which is not clearly and consistently defined. Some experts
measure dietary diversity by counting the number of food groups eaten, while others look at the
distribution of calories across individual foods, and still others measure how different the foods
eaten are from each other.
Although the findings of this new study contradict standard dietary advice, they do not come as a
surprise to all of the researchers involved. Dr. Rao, one of the study authors, noted that, after 20 years of
experience in the field of obesity, he has observed that people who have a regimented lifestyle and diet tend
to be thinner and healthier than people with a wide variety of consumption. This anecdotal evidence matches
the conclusions of the study, which found no evidence that dietary diversity promotes healthy body weight or
optimal eating patterns, and limited evidence shows that eating a variety of foods is actually associated with
consuming more calories, poor eating patterns and weight gain. Further, there is some evidence that a greater
variety of food options in a single meal may delay people’s feeling of fullness and actually increase how
much they eat.
Based on their findings, the researchers endorse a diet consisting of a limited number of healthy foods
such as vegetables, fruits, grains, and poultry. They also recommend that people simultaneously endeavor
to restrict consumption of sweets, sugar and red meat. The researchers stress, however, that their dietary
recommendations do not imply dietary diversity is never positive, and that, in the past, diversity in diets of
whole, unprocessed food may have actually been very beneficial.
46. What has been a standard piece of dietary advice for decades?
A) People should diversify what they eat.
B) People should have a well-balanced diet.
C) People should cultivate a healthy eating habit.
D) People should limit calorie intake to avoid obesity.
47. What did the new research by the American Heart Association find?
A) Unhealthy food makes people gain weight more easily.
B) Dietary diversity is positively related to good health.
C) People seeking dietary diversity tend to eat more.
D) Big eaters are more likely to become overweight.
48. What could help to explain the contradiction between the new findings and the common public health
recommendation?
A) There is little consensus on the definition of dietary diversity.
B) The methods researchers use to measure nutrition vary greatly.
C) Conventional wisdom about diet is seldom supported by science.
D) Most dietary guidelines around the world contradict one another.
49. What did Dr. Rao find after 20 years of research on obesity?
A) There is no clear definition of optimal eating patterns.
B) Diversified food intake may not contribute to health.
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C) Eating patterns and weight gain go hand in hand.
D) Dietary diversity promotes healthy body weight.
50. What does the passage say about people who eat a great variety of food?
A) They are more likely to eat foods beneficial to their health.
B) They don’t have any problems getting sufficient nutrition.
C) They don’t feel they have had enough until they overeat.
D) They tend to consume more sweets, sugar and red meat.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
The ability to make inferences from same and different, once thought to be unique to humans, is viewed as
a cornerstone of abstract intelligent thought. A new study, however, has shown that what psychologists call
same-different discrimination is present in creatures generally seen as unintelligent: newborn ducklings (小鸭).
The study, published Thursday in Science, challenges our idea of what it means to have a birdbrain,
said Edward Wasserman, an experimental psychologist at the University of Iowa who wrote an independent
review of the study.
“In fact, birds are extremely intelligent and our problem pretty much lies in figuring out how to get them
to ‘talk’ to us, or tell us how smart they really are,” he said.
Antone Martinho and Alex Kacelnik, co-authors of the new paper, devised a clever experiment to better
test bird intelligence.
First, they took 1-day-old ducklings and exposed them to a pair of moving objects. The two objects were
either the same or different in shape or color. Then they exposed each duckling to two entirely new pairs of
moving objects.
The researchers found that about 70% of the ducklings preferred to move toward the pair of objects that
had the same shape or color relationship as the first objects they saw. A duckling that was first shown two
green spheres, in other words, was more likely to move toward a pair of blue spheres than a mismatched pair
of orange and purple spheres.
Ducklings go through a rapid learning process called imprinting shortly after birth—it’s what allows
them to identify and follow their mothers.
These findings suggest that ducklings use abstract relationships between sensory inputs like color, shape,
sounds and odor to recognize their mothers, said Dr. Kacelnik.
By studying imprinting, the authors of this study have shown for the first time that an animal can learn
relationships between concepts without training, said Jeffrey Katz, an experimental psychologist at Auburn
University who was not involved in the study.
Previous studies have suggested that other animals, including pigeons, dolphins, honeybees and some
primates (灵长类动物), can discern same from different，but only after extensive training.
Adding ducklings to the list—particularly untrained newborn ducklings—suggests that the ability to
compare abstract concepts “is far more necessary to a wider variety of animals’ survival than we previously
thought,” Dr. Martinho said. He believes the ability is so crucial because it helps animals consider context
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when identifying objects in their environment.
It’s clear from this study and others like it that “animals process and appreciate far more of the intricacies
in their world than we’ve ever understood,” Dr. Wasserman said. “We are in a revolutionary phase in terms of
our ability to understand the minds of other animals.”
51. In what way were humans thought to be unique?
A) Being capable of same-different discrimination.
B) Being able to distinguish abstract from concrete.
C) Being a major source of animal intelligence.
D) Being the cornerstone of the creative world.
52. What do we learn from the study published in Science?
A) Our understanding of the bird world was biased.
B) Our communication with birds was far from adequate.
C) Our knowledge about bird psychology needs updating.
D) Our conception of birds’ intelligence was wrong.
53. What did the researchers discover about most ducklings from their experiment?
A) They could associate shape with color.
B) They could tell whether the objects were the same.
C) They preferred colored objects to colorless ones.
D) They reacted quickly to moving objects.
54. What was novel about the experiment in the study reported in Science?
A) The ducklings were compared with other animals.
B) It was conducted by experimental psychologists.
C) The animals used received no training.
D) It used a number of colors and shapes.
55. What do we learn from Dr. Wasserman’s comment on the study of animal minds at the end of the passage?
A) Research methods are being updated. C) It is attracting more public attention
B) It is getting more and more intricate. D) Remarkable progress is being made.
Part ⅣⅣ Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: F or this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You
should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
张骞（Zhang Qian）是中国第一个伟大的探险家。他不畏艰险，克服重重困难，两次出使西域，
开通了中国同西亚和欧洲的通商关系，将中国的丝和丝织品运往西亚和欧洲，开拓了历史上著名的“丝
绸之路”。同时，他又将西域的风土人情、地理文化以及特有物种等介绍到中原，极大地开阔了人们
的视野。
正如历史学家所指出的那样，如果没有张骞出使西域，就不可能有丝绸之路的开辟，也就不会
有汉朝同西域或欧洲的文化交流。
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答案速查
Part Ⅰ Writing
People are now increasingly aware of the challenges in making a decision when faced with too many
choices. College graduates are no exception.
Presented with various options, such as taking postgraduate entrance exams, hunting for jobs and
starting a business, graduates are in a dilemma of which they should choose. For one thing, while every path
has the possibility of achievement, there are still enormous uncertainties. They feel anxious and overwhelmed
at the prospect of making the possible wrong choice. For another, without a deep understanding of themselves
and careful thinking about their future, many of them may follow others like sheep. However, you are the
master of your own life. It is sensible to weigh up the pros and cons of each option based on individual
circumstances and make the best decision.
In short, choice overload brings great challenges to decision-making. For graduates, what they choose
now will have a huge impact on their future. Facing challenges head-on and making prudent choices is
responsible for their own life.
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
Section A 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. C
Section B 9. C 10. A 11. D 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. B
Section C 16. C 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. A 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. B
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Section A 26. K 27. G 28. L 29. H 30. B 31. J 32. A 33. I 34. N 35. D
Section B 36. D 37. G 38. C 39. E 40. H 41. K 42. F 43. M 44. B 45. J
Section C 46. A 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. C 51. A 52. D 53. B 54. C 55. D
Part Ⅳ Translation
Zhang Qian was the first great explorer of China. Braving hardships and difficulties, he made two
diplomatic missions to the Western Regions. He established China’s trade relations with West Asia and
Europe, and shipped Chinese silk and silk goods there, opening up the famous “Silk Road” in history. In the
meantime, he also introduced the local conditions and customs, geographical culture and unique species of
the Western Regions to the Central Plains, which greatly broadened people’s horizons.
As historians have pointed out, without Zhang Qian’s mission to the Western Regions, there would have
been no opening up of the Silk Road and no cultural exchanges between the Han Dynasty and the Western
Regions or Europe.
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Part ⅠⅠ Writing (30 minutes)
（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “People
are now increasingly aware of the danger of ‘appearance anxiety’ or being obsessed with
one’s looks.” You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to
develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
Part ⅡⅡ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
说明：由于2023年3月六级考试全国只考了一套听力，本套真题听力与第一套内容相同，只是选
项顺序不同，因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。
Part ⅢⅢ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
说明：由于2023年3月六级考试全国只考了一套阅读，本套真题阅读与第一套内容相同，只是选
项顺序不同，因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。
Part ⅣⅣ Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: F or this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You
should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
郑和是中国历史上最杰出的航海家，在航海、外交、军事等诸多领域都表现出非凡的智慧和卓
越的才能。他曾七次率领庞大的船队远航，访问了西太平洋和印度洋的许多国家和地区，加深了中
国同东南亚、东非的相互了解。
郑和下西洋对中外的经济和文化交流起到了十分积极的推进作用，也为维护区域和平做出了巨
大贡献。为了永远铭记郑和及其丰功伟绩，7月11日，即郑和首次率船队远航启程的日子，被定为
中国的航海节。
122023年3月大学英语六级考试真题（第二套）
答案速查
Part Ⅰ Writing
People are now increasingly aware of the danger of “appearance anxiety” or being obsessed with one’s
looks. Although it’s a good trend, there are still many people trapped in “appearance anxiety”, which results
from many aspects.
From my perspective, “appearance anxiety”, a pervasive social problem that may impair people’s
mental and physical health, can be mainly attributed to the following two factors: society and individuals. For
one thing, people may be misled by social media. We may notice that when a tourist posts a photo, almost
everyone focuses on his appearance and ignores the stunning scenery. For another, many young people don’t
have mature cognitive abilities which can help them form correct values.
Getting rid of appearance anxiety is of great significance for everyone. We should accept the
imperfections in our appearances and not be affected by others’ judgments. Meanwhile, society should also
provide positive guidance to ensure that this goal is achieved.
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension （ 略）
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension （ 略）
Part Ⅳ Translation
Zheng He, the most distinguished navigator in Chinese history, displayed extraordinary wisdom and
outstanding abilities in many fields such as navigation, diplomacy and military affairs. He led a large fleet on
seven voyages and visited many countries and regions in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, deepening
the mutual understanding between China and Southeast Asia as well as that between China and East Africa.
Zheng He’s voyages to the West have played a very positive role in promoting the economic and cultural
exchanges between China and foreign countries and have also made great contributions to the maintenance of
regional peace. In order to remember Zheng He and his great achievements forever, July 11th, the day when
Zheng He set sail with his fleet for the first time, has been designated as China’s Maritime Day.
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2023年3月大学英语六级考试真题（第三套）
Part ⅠⅠ Writing (30 minutes)
（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “People
are now increasingly aware of the ‘digital gap’ or challenges the elderly face in a digital
world.” You can make comments, give explanations, or cite examples to develop your essay. You
should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
Part ⅡⅡ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
说明：由于2023年3月六级考试全国只考了一套听力，本套真题听力与第一套内容相同，只是选
项顺序不同，因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。
Part ⅢⅢ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
说明：由于2023年3月六级考试全国只考了一套阅读，本套真题阅读与第一套内容相同，只是选
项顺序不同，因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。
Part ⅣⅣ Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: F or this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You
should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
徐霞客是中国明代的著名地理学家。他花费了三十多年的时间游遍了大半个中国。他主要靠徒步
跋涉，寻访了许多荒远偏僻的地区。他把自己的见闻和考察结果详细记录下来，为后人留下了珍贵
的考察资料。他通过对许多河流的实地调查，纠正了文献中关于水源的错误。他还详细地描述了地形、
气候等因素对植物的影响，生动地描绘了各地的名胜古迹和风土人情。他的考察记录由后人整理成
了《徐霞客游记》，在国内外产生了广泛的影响。
142023年3月大学英语六级考试真题（第三套）
答案速查
Part Ⅰ Writing
People are now increasingly aware of the “digital gap” or challenges the elderly face in a digital world.
The digital divide faced by an ever-expanding group of old people deserves the utmost attention of the whole
society, which makes it an urgent issue to help the old cross the “digital divide”.
The elderly have witnessed the rapid social and technological developments of recent decades, but why
are they struggling in the digital world? The primary reason is that they have difficulty adapting their physical
functions to developed and intelligent services, including declining eyesight, slow reflexes and so on. In
addition, complex processes are also barriers for them to use applications with ease, like getting verification
codes or logging out.
Helping the elderly bridge the “digital gap” requires application developers to take into account
the needs and actual situations of old people, as well as the patient help from family members. It is our
responsibility and obligation to cope with the challenges in the digital world with the elderly as the outcomes
of the development of our time should benefit every citizen.
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension （ 略）
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension （ 略）
Part Ⅳ Translation
Xu Xiake was a famous geographer in the Ming Dynasty of China. He spent more than thirty years
traveling most of China. He explored many desolate and remote areas, mainly on foot. He recorded his
observations and investigation results in detail, leaving precious investigation materials for later generations.
He corrected the mistakes about headwaters in the documents by conducting field surveys of many rivers. He
also detailedly described the effects of terrain, climate and other factors on plants, and vividly portrayed the
places of interest and local customs. His investigation records were compiled by later generations into The
Travels of Xu Xiake, exerting a wide impact at home and abroad.
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