2019 年年 6 月大学英语六级考试真题月大学英语六级考试真题(第第 2 套套)Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of mutualunderstanding and respect in interpersonal relationships.You should write at least 150 words but no more than200 words._PartListening Comprehension(30 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hearfour questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letteron 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)Why Roman Holiday was more famous than Breakfast at Tiffanys.B)WhyAudrey Hepburn had more female fans than male ones.C)Why the woman wanted to be likeAudrey Hepburn.D)Why so many girls adoredAudrey Hepburn.2.A)Her unique personality.B)Her physical condition.C)Her shift of interest to performing arts.D)Her familys suspension of financial aid.3.A)She was not an outgoing person.B)She was easy-going on the whole.C)She was modest and hardworkingD)She was usually not very optimistic.4.A)She was influenced by the roles she played in the films.B)Her parents taught her to symbolize with the needy.C)She learned to volunteer when she was a child.D)Her family benifited from other peoples help.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A)Give a presentation.B)Rise some questions.C)Start a new company.D)Attend a board meeting.6.A)It will cut production costs.B)It will raise productivity.C)No staff will be dismissed.D)No new staff will be hired.7.A)The timeline of restructuring.B)The reasons for restructuring.C)The communication channels.D)The companys new missions.8.A)By consulting their own department managers.B)By emailing questions to the man or the woman.C)By exploring various channels of communication.D)By visiting the companys own computer network.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or fourquestions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.第 1 页 共 9 页9.A)It helps passengers to take care of their pet animals.B)It has animals to help passengers carry their language.C)It uses therapy animals to soothe nervous passengers.D)It allows passengers to have animal travel with them.10.A)Avoiding possible dangers.B)Finding their way around.C)Identifying drug smugglers.D)Looking after sick passengers.11.A)Schedule their flights around the animal visits.B)Photograph the therapy animals at the airport.C)Keep some animals for therapeutic purposes.D)Bring their animals on board their plane.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12.A)Beside a beautifully painted wall inArles.B)Beside the gate of an ancient Roman city.C)At the site of an ancient Roman mansion.D)At the entrance to a reception hall in Rome.13.A)Anumber of different images.B)Anumber of mythological heroes.C)Various musical instruments.D)Paintings by famous French artists.14.A)The originality and expertise shown.B)The worldly sophistication displayed.C)The stunning images vividly depicted.D)The impressive skills and costly dyes.15.A)His artistic taste is superb.B)His identity remains unclear.C)He was a collector of antiques.D)He was a rich Italian merchant.Section CDirections: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 fourchoices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A)They encourage international cooperation.B)They lay stress on basic scientific research.C)They place great emphasis on empirical studies.D)They favour scientists from its member countries.17.A)Many of them wish to win international recognition.B)They believe that more hands will make light work.C)They want to follow closely the international trend.D)Many of their projects have become complicated.18.A)It requires mathematicians to work independently.B)It is faced with many unprecedented challenges.C)It lags behind other disciplines in collaboration.D)It calls for more research funding to catch up.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A)Scientists tried to send a balloon to Venus.B)Scientists discovered water on Venus.C)Scientists found Venus had atmosphere.D)Scientists observed Venus from a space vehicle.第 2 页 共 9 页20.A)It resembles Earth in many aspects.B)It is the same as fiction has portrayed.C)It is a paradise of romance for alien life.D)It undergoes geological changes like Earth.21.A)It might have been hotter than it is today.B)It might have been a cozy habitat for life.C)It used to have more water than Earth.D)It used to be covered with rainforests.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22.A)Causes of sleeplessness.B)Cross-cultural communication.C)Cultural psychology.D)Motivation and positive feelings.23.A)They attach great importance to sleep.B)They often have trouble falling asleep.C)They pay more attention to sleep efficiency.D)They generally sleep longer than EastAsians.24.A)By asking people to report their sleep habits.B)By observing peoples sleep patterns in labs.C)By having people wear motion-detecting watches.D)By videotaping peoples daily sleeping processes.25.A)It has made remarkable progress in the past few decades.B)It has not yet explored the cross-cultural aspect of sleep.C)It has not yet produced anything conclusive.D)It has attached attention all over the world.Part Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blankfrom a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully beforemaking your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter foreach item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bankmore than once.The dream of personalised flight is still vivid in the minds of many inventors,some developingcycle-powered craft,others26money into jetpacks(喷气飞行背包).However,the flying car has alwaysremained the27symbol of personal transport freedom.Several companies around the world have produced28that can drive on roads and fly.Airbus has afuturistic modular(组件式的)concept involving a passenger capsule that can be29from the road-goingchassis(底盘)and picked up by a helicopter-type machine.But all these concepts are massively expensive,require safety certification standards for road and air,need30controls,involve complex folding wings and propellers,and have to be flown from air-strips.So they arelikely to remain rich peoples playthings rather than practical transport solutions for the masses.“A car that takes off from some London street and lands in another31street is unlikely to happen,”saysProf.Gray,a leading aeronautical engineer.“Sky taxis are much more likely.”But that wont stop inventors fromdreaming up new ways to fly and trying to persuade investors to back their sometimes32schemes.Civilian aviation is being disrupted,not by the age-old desires for speed,romanticism and33,but by thepressing need to respond to a changing climate.New electric engines coupled with artificial intelligence and34systems will contribute to a more efficient,integrated transport system that is less polluting and less noisy.Thatmay sound simple,but as Prof.Gray says,“When I travel somewhere I like this notion that when I finish my第 3 页 共 9 页journey I feel better than when I started it.Thats completely at35with how I feel today.”Now that would beprogress.A)autonomousI)pouringB)detachedJ)prototypesC)dualK)randomD)glamourL)repressingE)imminentM)segmentedF)oddsN)spectrumG)oppositesO)ultimateH)outrageousSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statementcontains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions bymarking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.CompaniesAre Working with Consumers to Reduce WasteA)As consumers,we are very wasteful.Annually,the world generates 1.3 billion tons of solid waste.This isexpected to go up to 2.2 billion by 2025.The developed countries are responsible for 44%of waste,and in theU.S.alone,the average person throws away their body weight in rubbish every month.B)Conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no incentive to lengthen the life cycle oftheir products and reduce the revenue they would get from selling new goods.Yet,more and more businessesare thinking about how to reduce consumer waste.This is partly driven by the rising price of raw materials andmetals.It is also partly due to both consumers and companies becoming more aware of the need to protect ourenvironment.C)When choosing what products to buy and which brands to buy from,more and more consumers are lookinginto sustainability.This is opposed to just price and performance they were concerned about in the past.In asurvey of 54 of the worlds leading brands,almost all of them reported that consumers are showing increasingcare about sustainable lifestyles.At the same time,surveys on consumers in the U.S.and the U.K.show thatthey also care about minimizing energy use and reducing waste.D)For the most part,consumers control what happens to a product.But some companies are realizing that placingthe burden of recycling entirely on the consumer is not an effective strategy,especially when tossing somethingaway seems like the easiest and most convenient option.E)Some retailers and manufacturers in the clothing,footwear,and electronics industries have launchedenvironmental programs.They want to make their customers interested in preserving their products andpreventing things that still have value from going to the garbage dump.By offering services to help expand thelongevity of their products,theyre promising quality and durability to consumers,and receiving thereputational gains for being environmentally friendly.F)For example,the Swedish jeans company Nudie Jeans offers free repair at twenty of their shops.Instead ofdiscarding their old worn-out jeans,customers bring them in to be renewed.The company even providesmail-order repair kits and online videos,so that customers can learn how to fix a pair of jeans at home.Theirphilosophy is that extending the life of a pair of jeans is not only great for the environment,but allows theconsumer to get more value out of their product.When customers do want to toss their pair,they can give themback to the store,which will repurpose and resell them.Another clothing company,Patagonia,a high-endoutdoor clothing store,follows the same principle.It has partnered with DIY website iFixit to teach consumershow to repair their clothing,such as waterproof outerwear,at home.The company also offers a repair program第 4 页 共 9 页for their customers for a modest fee.Currently,Patagonia repairs about 40,000 garments a year in their Reno,Nevada,service center.According to the companys CEO,Rose Marcario,this is about building a company thatcares about the environment.At the same time,offering repair supports the perceived quality of its products.G)In Brazil,the multinational corporation Adidas has been running a shoe-recycling program called“SustainableFootprint”since 2012.Customers can bring shoes of any brand into an Adidas store to be shredded and turnedinto alternative fuels for energy creation instead of being burned as trash.They are used to fuel cement ovens.To motivate visitors to bring in more old shoes,Adidas Brazil promotes the program in stores by showingvideos to educate customers,and it even offers a discount each time a customer brings in an old pair of shoes.This boosts the reputation and image ofAdidas by making people more aware of the companys values.H)Enormous opportunities also lie with e-waste.It is estimated that in 2014 the world produced some 42 millionmetric tons of e-waste(discarded electrical and electronic equipment and its parts)with North America andEurope accounting for 8 and 12 million metric tons respectively.The materials from e-waste include iron,copper,gold,silver,and aluminummaterials that could be reused,resold,salvaged,or recycled.Together,thevalue of these metals is estimated to be about$52 billion.Electronics giants like Best Buy and Samsung haveprovided e-waste take-back programs over the past few years,which aim to refurbish(翻新)old electroniccomponents and parts into new products.I)For other companies interested in reducing waste,helping the environment,and providing the sustainablelifestyles that consumers seek,here are some first steps for building a relationship with customers that focuseson recycling and restoring value to products:J)Find partners.If you are a manufacturer who relies on outside distributors,then retailers are the ideal partner forcollecting old products.Power tool maker DeWalt partners with companies,such as Lowes and Napa Auto Parts,to collect old tools at their stores for recycling.The partnership benefits both sides by allowing unconventionalpartners(for example,two companies from two different industries)to work together on a specific aspect of thevalue chain,like,in this example,an engine firm with an accessory one.K)Create incentives.Environmental conscientiousness isnt always enough to make customers recycle old goods.For instance,DeWalt discovered that many contractors were holding on to their old tools,even if they no longerworked,because they were expensive purchases and it was hard to justify bringing them in to recycle.Byoffering instant discounts worth as much as$100,DeWalt launched a trade-in program to encourage people tobring back tools.As a result,DeWalt now reuses those materials to create new products.L)Start with a trial program,and expect to change the details as you go.Any take-back program will likely changeover time,depending on what works for your customers and company goals.Maybe you see low customerparticipation at first,or conversely,so much success that the cost of recycling becomes too high.Best Buy,forinstance,has been bearing the lions share of e-waste volume since two of its largest competitors,Amazon andWal-mart,do not have their own recycling programs.Since the launch of its program,Best Buy changed itspolicy to add a$25 fee for recycling old televisions in order to keep the program going.M)Build a culture of collective values with customers.A stronger relationship between the retailer/producer andthe consumer isnt just about financial incentives.By creating more awareness around your efforts to reducewaste,and by developing a culture of responsibility,repair,and reuse,you can build customer loyalty based onshared values and responsibilities.N)These examples are just the tip of the iceberg,but they demonstrate how helping customers get more use oftheir materials can transform value chains and operations.Reducing waste by incorporating used materials intoproduction can cut costs and decrease the price of procurement(采购):less to be procured from the outside andmore to be re-utilized from the inside.O)Companies play a big role in creating a circular economy,in which value is generating less from extractingnew resources and more from getting better use out of the resources we already havebut they must also getcustomers engaged in the process.第 5 页 共 9 页36.Some companies believe that productsprolonged lifespan benefits both the environment and customers.37.A survey shows shoppers today are getting more concerned about energy conservation and environmentalprotection when deciding what to buy.38.Companies can build customer loyalty by creating a positive culture of environmental awareness.39.When companies launch environmental programs,they will have their brand reputation enhanced.40.One multinational company offers discounts to customers who bring in old footwear to be used as fuel.41.Recycling used products can help manufacturers reduce production costs.42.Electronic products contain valuable metals that could be recovered.43.It seems commonly believed that companies are not motivated to prolong their productslifespan.44.It is advisable for companies to partner with each other in product recycling.45.Some businesses have begun to realize it may not be effective to let consumers take full responsibility forrecycling.Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinishedstatements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choiceand mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Effective Friday,Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists(SAG-AFTRA)has declared a strike against 11 video game publishers over games that went into production after Feb.17,2015.The companies include some of the heavyweights of the industry,like Electronic Arts Productions,InsomniacGames,Activision and Disney.The strike comes in light of an unsuccessful 19 months of negotiations after the existing labor contract knownas the Interactive Media Agreement expired in late 2014.overall,the strike is an effort to provide more secondarycompensation along with other concerns,such as transparency upon hiring talent and on-set(制作中)safetyprecautions.The video gaming industry has ballooned in recent years.The Los Angeles Times reports that the industry isin the midst of an intense increase in cash flow.In 2015,gaming produced$23.5 billion in domestic revenue.But SAG-AFTRA says voice actors dont receive residuals(追加酬金)for their gaming work.Instead,theyreceive a fixed rate,which is typically about$825 for a standard four-hour vocal session.So the voice actors arepushing for the idea of secondary compensationa performance bonus every time a game sells 2 million copies ordownloads,or reaches 2 million subscribers,with a cap at 8 million.“Its a very small number of games that would trigger this secondary compensation issue,”said voice actorCrispin Freeman,whos a member of the unions negotiating committee.“This is an important aspect of what itmeans to be a freelance(从事自由职业的)performer,who isnt regularly employed every single day working onprojects.”Another major complaint from the actors is the secrecy of the industry.“I cant imagine if theres any otheracting job in the world where you dont know what show youre in,when youre hired,”says voice actor KeytheFarley,who chairs the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee.“And yet that happens every day in the video game world,”Farley told reporters during a press conferenceFriday.“I was a main character in Fallout 4,a character by the name of Kellogg,and I never knew that I was doingvocal recording for that game throughout the year and a half.”Scott Witlin,the lawyer representing the video game companies,says voice actors“represent less than onetenth of 1 percent of the work that goes into making a video game.”So“even though theyre the top craftsmen intheir field,”Witlin says,“if we pay them under a vastly different system than the people who do the 99.9 percent ofthe work,thats going to create