2017年12月英语六级考试真题及答案(第三套)

2017 年 12 月英语六级考试真题及答案 第三套 考试采取 多题多卷 模式 试题顺序不统一 请依据试题进行核对 Part I Writing 30 minutes Directions for this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying Help others and you will be helped when you are in need you can cite examples to ilustrate your views you should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 Part II Listening comprehension 30miutes Section a Section a Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard 1 a they forbid business produce more foods than needed b they facilitate the donation of unsold foods to the needy c they prohibit the sale of foods that have gone stale d they reward businesses that eliminate food waste 2 a it passed a law aiming to stop overproduction b it prohibited the promotion of bulk food sales c it voted against food import from outside europe d imposed penalties on businesses that waste food 3 a it has penalized businesses that keep overproducing foods b it has started a nationwide campaign against food waste c it has warmed its people against possible food shortag d it has banned supermarkets from dumping edible foods 4 a americans habit of buying food in bulk b a lack of regulation on food consumption c the confusion over food expiration labels d the surplus resulting from overproduction Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard 5 a it specializes in the sale of ladies designer dresses b it offers regular weekend sales all the year round c it has just launched its annual anniversary sales d it has started a week long promotion campaign 6 a price reductions for its frequent customers b coupons for customers with bulk purchases c free delivery of purchases for senior customers d price adjustments within seven days of purchase 7 a mail a gift card to her b allow her to buy on credi c credit it to her account d give her some coupons 8 a refunding for goods returned b free installing of appliances c prolonged goods warranty d complimentary tailoring Section b Directions in this section you will hear two passages at the end of each passage you will hear Iree 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 cand 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 are thin tall and unlike real human beings b they have more than twenty different hair textures c they have twenty four different body shapes in total d they represent people from virtually all walks of life 10 a they do not reflect young girls aspirations b they are not sold together with the original c their flat feet do not appeal to adolescents d their body shapes have not changed much 11 a in toy stores b in shopping malls c on the internet d at barbie shops Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard 12 a moveable metal type began to be used in printing b chinese printing technology was first introduce c the earliest known book was published d metal type was imported from korea 13 a it produced some 20 million volumes in total b it helped the german people become literat c it was the biggest printer in the 16th century d it had more than a hundred printing presses 14 a it boosted the circulation of popular works b it provided readers with more choice c it made writing a very profitable career d it pushed handwritten books out of circulation 15 a it accelerate the extinction of the latin language b it promoted the growth of national languages c it turned translation into a welcome professin d it standardized the publication of grammar books 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 centre Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard 16 a they choose a job without thinking it through b they become stuck in the same job for decades c they spend an average of one year finding a job d they get bored after working for a period of time 17 a decide which job is most attractive to you b see if there will be chances for promotion c watch a film about ways of job hunting d find out what job choices are available 18 a the pay you are going to get b the qualifications you have c the culture of your target company d the work environment you will be in Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard 19 a it is a religious festival celebrated by afriean amencars b it is an ancient fesitival celebrated by afriean amencars c it is s cultural fesitival celebrated by afriean amencars d it is as important as christmas for african americans 20 a to call on african americans to worship their gods b to urge african americans to do more for socitey c to remind african americans of their sufferings d to help african americans to realize their goals 21 a faith in self determination b the first fruits of the harvest c creative work and achievement d unity and cooperative economics 22 a they take a solemn oath b they drink wine from the unity cup c they recite a principle d they call out their ancestors names Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard 23 a it consists mainly of various kinds of seafood b it began to impact the world in recent years c it contains large amounts of dairy products d it is one of the world s most healthy diets 24 a it is regarded as one of the greatest researches of its kind b it has drawn the attention of medical doctors the world over c it was conducted in seven mid eastern countries in the 1950s d it involved 13 000 researchers from asia europe and america 25 a they eat foods with little fat b they have lower mortality rates c they use little oil in cooking d they care much about their health PartIII Reading 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 pacific island nation of Palau has become home to the sixth largest marine sanctuary in the world the new marine reserve Now the largest in the pacific will 26 no fishing or mining Palau also established the world s first shark sanctuary in 2009 The tiny island nation has set aside 500 000 square kilometres 80 percent of its maritime 27 for full protection that s the highest percentage of an 28 economic zone devoted to marine conservation by any country in the world the remaining 20 percent of the palau seas will be reserved for local fishing by individuals and small scale 29 fishing businesses with limited exports island 30 have been among the hardest hit by the threats facing the ocean said President Tommy Remengesau jr in a statement creating this sanctuary is a bold move that the people of Palau recognise as 31 to our survival we want to lead the way in restoring the health of the ocean for future generations Palau has only been an 32 nation for twenty years and has a strong history of environmen tal protection it is home to one of the worlds finest marine ecosystems with more than 1 300 species of fish and 700 species of coral Senator Hokkons Baules lead 33 of the Palau National marine sanctuary act said the sanctuary willhelp build a 34 future for the palauan people by honoring the conservation traditions of our past these include the centuries old custom of where leaders would call a temporary stop to fishing for key species in order to give fish 35 an opportunity to replenish 补充 A allocate I permit B celebrities J secure C commercial K solitary D communities L spectacle E essential M sponsor F exclusive N stocks G independent O territory H indulge Section B Directions in this section you an going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it each statement contains information given in ine of the paragraphs identify theparagraph 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 correspanding letter on answer sheet 2 Data sharing an open mind on open data A it is a movement building steady momentum a call to make research data software code and experimental metbods publicly availablc and transparent A spirit of openness is gaining acceptance in the science community and is the only way say advocates to address a crisis in science whereby too few findings are successfully reproduced furthermore they say it is the best way for researchers to gather the range of observations that are necessary to speed up discoveries or to identify large scale trends b the open data shift poses a confusing problem for junior researchers on the one hand the drive to share is gathering official steam since 2013 global scientific bodies have begun to that support increased public access to research on the other hand scientists disagree about how much and when they should share data and they debate whether sharing it is more likely to accelerate science and make it more robust or to introduce vulnerabilities and problems as more joumals and funders adopt data sharing requirements and as a growing number of enthusiasts call for more openness junior researchers must find their place between adopters and those who continue to hold out even as they strive to launch their own careers c one key challenge facing young scientists is how to be open without becoming scientifically vulnerable they must determine the risk of jeopardizing a job offer or a collaboration proposal from those who are wary of or unfamiliar with open science and they must learn how to capitalize on the movements benefits such as opportunities for more citations and a way to build a reputation without the need for conventional metrics such as publication in high impact journals D some fields have embraced open data more than others researchers in psychology a field rocked by findings of irreproducibility in the past few years have been especially vocal supporters of the drive for more open science a few psychology journals have created incentives to increase interest in reproducible science for example by affixing an badge to articles that clearly state where data are available according to social psychologist brian nosek executive director of the center for open science the average data sharing rate for the joumal Psychological science which uses the badges increased tenfold to 38 from 2013 to 2015 E funders too are increasingly adopting an open data policy several strongly encourage and some require a data management plan that makes data available the ional scienc Foundation is among these some philanthropic 2 robots must obey preservation unless doing so conflicts with laws i or 2 these laws are programmed into Asimov s robots they don t have to think judge or value they don t have to like humans or believe that hurting them is wrong or bad they simply don t do it The robot who rescues Spooner s life in i robot follows Asimov s zero law robots cannot harm humanity as opposed to individual humans or allow humanity to come to harm an expan sion of the first law that allows robots to determine what s in the greater good under the first law a robot could not harm a dangerous gunman but under the zero law a robot could kill the gunman to save others Whether it s possible to program a robot with safeguards such as asimov s laws is debatable A word such as harm is vague what about emotional harm is replacing a human employee harm and abstract concepts present coding problems the robots in asime complications and loopholes in the three laws and even when the laws work robots still have to asscss situations Assessing situations can be complicated a robot has to identify the players conditions and possible outcomes for warious scennrios It s doubtful that a computer program can do that at least not without some undesirable results A robotocost at the bristol robotics laboratory pro grammed a robot to save human proxies 替身 called H bots from danger when one H bot of headed for danger the robot sucecssfully pushed it out the way but when two h bots became imperiled the robot choked 42 percent of the time unable to decide which to save and letting them both die The robot choked 42 percent of the time unable to decide which to save and letting them headed for danger the robot successfully pushed it how can a robot decide whom to save or what s best for humanity especially if it can t calculate survival odds 46 what question does the example in the movie raise a whether robots can reach better decisions b whether robots follow Asimov s zero law c how robots may make bad judgments d how robots should be programmed 47 what does the author think of asimov s three laws of robotics a they are apparently divorced from reality b they did not follow the coding system of robotics c they laid a solid foundation for robotics d they did not take moral issues into consideration 48 what does the author say about asimov s robots a they know what is good or bad for human beings b they are programmed not to hurt human beings c they perform duties in their owners best interest d they stop working when a moral issue is involved 49 what does the author want to say by mentioning the word harm in asimovs laws a abstract concepts are hard to program b it is hard for robots to make decisions c robots may do harm in certain situations d laws use too many vague terms 50 what has the roboticist at the bristol robotics laboratory found in his experiment a robots can be made as intelingent as human beiegs some day b robots can have moral issues encoded into their programs c robots can have trouble making decisions in complex scenarios d robots can be programmed to perceive potential perils Passage Two Questions 5i to 55 are based on the following passage Our world now moves so fast that we seldom stop to see just how far we have come in just a few years The lasest iPhone6s for example has a dual core processor and fits nicely into your pocket by comparison you would expect to find a technological specification like this on your standard laptop in an office anywhere in the world It s no wonder that device we buy has a plug on the end of it or a wireless connection to internet soon our current smartphone lifestyle will expand to create our own smart home lifestyle too All researches agree that close to 25 billion devices things and sensors will be connnected by 2020 which incidentally is also the moment that Millennias 千禧一代 are expected to make up 75 percent of our overall workforce and the fully connected home become a reality for large numbers of people worldwide However this is just the tip of the provebial iceberg as smart buildings and even cities incrasimgly become the norm as leaders and business owners begin to wake up to the massive savings that technology can deliver through connected sensors and new forms of automation coupled with intelligent energy and facilities managemen Online security cameras intelligent lighting and a wealth of sensors that control both tempera ture and air quality are offering an unprecedented level of control efficiency and improvements to what were once classed necessary costs when running a business or managing a large building We can expect that the ever growing list of devices systems and environments remain connected always online and talking to each other the big benefit will not only be in the housing of this enormous and rapidly growing amount of data but will also be in the ability to run real time data analytics to extract actionable and ongoing knowledge The biggest and most exciting challenge of this technology is how to creatively leverage this ever growing amount of data to deliver cost savings improvements and tangible benefits to both businesses and citizens of these smart cities The good news is that most of this technology is already invented let s face it it wasn t too long ago that the idea of working from anywhere and at anytime was some form of a distant wtopim 乌托邦式的 dream and yet now we can perform almost any office based task from any location in the world as long as we have access to the internet It s time to wake up to the fact that making smart buildings cities and homes will dramatically improve our quality of life in the years ahead 51 what does the example of iphone 6s serve to show A The buge capacity of the smartphones people now use B the widespread use of smartphones all over the world c the huge impact of new technology on people everyday life d the rapid technological progress in a very short period of time 52 what can we expect to see by the year 2020 A apps for the internet of things B The popularization of smart homes c the emergence of millennials D total globalization of the word 53 what will business owners do when they become aware of the benefits of the internet of things A employ fewer workers in their operation B gain automatic control of their businesses C invest in more smart buildings and cities D embrace whatever new technology there is 54 What is the most exciting challenge when we possess more and more data A How to turn it to profitable use B how to do real time data analysis C how to link the actionable systems D how to devise new ways to store it 55 what does the author think about working from anywhere and at anytime A it is feasible with a connection to the internet B it will thrive in smart buildings cities and homes C it is still a distant utopian dream for ordinary workers D it will deliver tangible benefits to both boss and worker Part IV Translation 30 minutes Directions for this part you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from chinese into English you should write your answer on answer sheet 2 青海湖位于海拔 3205 米 青海省省会西宁以西约 100 公里处 是中国最大的咸 水湖 面积 4317 平方公里最深处 25 5 米 有 23 条河注入湖中 其中大部分是季节 性的 百分之八十的湖水源于五条主要河流 青海湖位于跨越亚洲的几条候鸟 迁徙路线的交叉处 许多鸟类把青海湖作为迁徙过程中的暂息地 湖的西侧是著 名的鸟岛 吸引着来自世界各地的观鸟者 每年夏天 游客们也来这里观看国 际自行车比赛 参考答案 Part I Writing There is an old saying help others and you will be helped when you are in need it s the experience of our forefathers however it is correct in many cases even today a number of factors are accountable for this old saying one of the most common factor is that helping each other enables people to get work done easily and quickly For instance if a student meets a difficult question about their major he or she can seek help from fellow classmates and it is clear this will save more time and energy to solve the problem another contributing cause is that helping others makes people feel warm inside you can just imagine that how warm it is when you get help in big cities like Beijing or shanghai without any relatives which will quarantee people s relatives which will guarantee people s mental health It can directly promote the rapid progress of the world and indirectly spurs continuous development of the individuals And eventually brings economic prosperity and social harmony Part II Listening Comprehension Section A Long Conversation 1 Section A Long Conversation 1 1 b they facilitate the donation of unsold foods to the needy 2 a it passed a law aiming to stop overproduction 3 d it has banned supermarkets from dumping edible foods 4 d it has banned supermarkets from dumping edible foods Long Conversation 2 5 c it has just launched its annual anniversary sales 6 b coupons for customers with bulk purchases 7 c credit it to her account 8 d complimen