1、2019年6月英语六级真题及答案第2套Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of mutual understanding and respect in interpersonal relationships. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words._Part WritingThe Importance of Mut
2、ual Understanding and Respect in Interpersonal RelationshipsFor college students, a harmonious interpersonal relationship, especially among classmates, can guarantee their healthy growth and development. And as for me, mutual understanding and respect is the key to building this harmony.For one thin
3、g, college students come from all over the country and they all have their own way of life and customs, so when having conflicts with each other, only mutual understanding and respect can make both sides reach an agreement. If they can reach a consensus, it will be good for them to maintain long-ter
4、m friendly relations. For another thing, mutual understanding and respect can make students more willing to learn from their teachers and classmates, thus making them study more efficiently, which is conducive to creating a harmonious learning atmosphere for classes.In conclusion, mutual understandi
5、ng and respect is the basis of good interpersonal relationships. Just as the saying goes, if you want to win the respect of others, you first need to respect others. Therefore, whenever you disagree with others, try to put yourself in their shoes and be more tolerant and understanding.Section ADirec
6、tions: 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 m
7、ark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I 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) Why Audrey Hepburn had more female fans than male ones.C) Why the woman wanted
8、 to be like Audrey Hepburn.D) Why so many girls adored崇拜Audrey Hepburn奥黛丽赫本.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外向的、活泼的 person.B) She was modest and hardworking.C) S
9、he was easy-going on the whole.D) 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 sympathize with the needy.C) She learned to volunteer when she was a child.D) Her family benefited from other peoples help.Questions 5 to 8
10、 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) Give a presentation.B) Raise 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解雇、开除、解散.D) No new staff will be hired.7. A) The timelin
11、e of restructuring.B) The reasons for restructuring重组、改制、调整.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
12、computer network.Section BDirections: 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
13、, 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) It helps passengers to take care of their pet animals.B) It has animals to help passengers carry their luggage.C) It uses ther
14、apy治疗、疗法 animals to soothe安慰、安抚 nervous passengers.D) It allows passengers to have animals 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
15、 the therapy animals at the airport.C) Keep some animals for therapeutic purposes.D) Bring their pet 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 in Arles.B) Beside the gate of an ancient Roman city.C) At the si
16、te of an ancient Roman mansion.D) At the entrance to a reception hall in Rome.13. A) A number of different images.B) A number of mythological heroes.C) Various musical instruments.D) Paintings by famous French artists.14. A) The originality and expertise shown.B) The stunning images vividly depicted
17、.C) The worldly sophistication displayed.D) The impressive skills and costly dyes.15. A) His artistic taste is superb.B) His identity remains unclearC) 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
18、 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 the centre.Questions 16 to 18 ar
19、e 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
20、.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
21、 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金星、维纳斯.C) Scientists found Venus had atmosphere.D) Scientists observed Venus
22、 from a space vehicle.20 A) It resembles相似、类似于 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.
23、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人文心理，文化心理学.D) Motivation and positive feelings.23. A) They attach
24、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 East Asians.24. A) By asking people to report their sleep habits.B) By observing peoples sleep patterns in labs.C) By having people wear motion意向、动作、
25、打手势-detecting发现、调查、察觉 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 attracted attention all over the worl
26、d.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: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. E
27、ach 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 dream of personalised个人化的、个性化的 fight is still vivid生动的、鲜明的、形象的 in the minds of
28、 many inventors发明家、发明者, some developing cycle-powered 循环电力、电能循环 craft工艺、手艺、太空船, others _I_26pouring倾注、倾泻_ money into jetpacks (喷气飞行背包). However, the flying car has always remained the _O_27 ultimate最后的、最终的、极限的、根本的_ symbol象征、符号、标志 of personal transport freedom.Several companies around the world have
29、produced _J_28prototypes原型、雏形_ that can drive on roads and fly. Airbus空中巴士 has a futuristic未来主义的 modular (组件式的) concept involving a passenger capsule that can be _B_29detached单独的、拆卸的_ from the road-going chassis (底盘) and picked up by a helicopter直升机-type machine.But all these concepts are massively大
30、量的、沉重的 expensive, require safety certification standards for road and air, need _C_30dual 双的、双重的_ controls, involve complex folding折叠 wings翅膀、展翼 and propellers推进器、螺旋桨, and have to be flown from air-strips. So they are likely to remain rich peoples playthings rather than practical transport solutions
31、 for the masses群众、大众.“A car that takes off from some London street and lands in another _K_31random任意的、随机的_ street is unlikely to happen, ”says Prof. Gray, a leading aeronautical航空的 engineer. Sky taxis are much more likely. But that wont stop inventors from dreaming up new ways to fly and trying to
32、persuade investors to back their sometimes _H_32outrageous太离谱的、不可能的_ schemes方案、设计.Civilian平民，百姓 aviation飞行、航空 is being disrupted破坏、中断, not by the age-old古老的、由来已久的 desires欲望、心愿 for speed, romanticism浪漫主义的 and _D_33glamour 魅力、迷人的、魔力的_, but by the pressing need to respond to a changing climate. New ele
33、ctric engines coupled with artificial intelligence and _A_34autonomous自发的、自主的、自治的_ systems will contribute to a more efficient, integrated transport system that is less polluting and less noisy. That may sound simple, but as Prof. Gray says, When I travel somewhere I like this notion意图、打算、见解、概念 that
34、 when I finish my journey I feel better than when I started it. Thats completely at _F_35_odds几率、胜算、赔率、不平等_ with how I feel today. Now that would be progress.A) autonomous B) detached C) dual D) glamour E) imminent F) odds G) opposites H) outrageous I) pouring J) prototypes K) random L) repressing M
35、) segmented N) spectrum O) ultimateSection BDirections: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 mor
36、e than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Companies Are Working with Consumers to Reduce WasteA) As consumers, we are very wasteful. Annually, the world generates 1.3 billion tons of solid waste. This is expected t
37、o go up to 2.2 billion by 2025. The developed countries are responsible for 44% of waste, and in the U. 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 of their
38、products and reduce the revenue they would get from selling new goods. Yet, more and more businesses are thinking about how to reduce consumer waste. This is partly driven by the rising price of raw materials and metals. It is also partly due to both consumers and companies becoming more aware of th
39、e need to protect our environment.C) When choosing what products to buy and which brands to buy from, more and more consumers are looking into sustainability. This is opposed to just price and performance they were concerned about in the past. In a survey of 54 of the worlds leading brands, almost a
40、ll of them reported that consumers are showing increasing care about sustainable lifestyles. At the same time, surveys on consumers in the U.S. and the U. K. show that they also care about minimizing energy use and reducing waste.D) For the most part, consumers control what happens to a product. But
41、 some companies are realizing that placing the burden of recycling entirely on the consumer is not an effective strategy, especially when tossing something away seems like the easiest and most convenient option.E) Some retailers and manufacturers in the clothing, footwear, and electronics industries
42、 have launched environmental programs. . They want to make their customers interested in preserving their products and preventing things that still have value from going to the garbage dump. By offering services to help expand the longevity of their products, theyre promising quality and durability
43、to consumers, and receiving the reputational gains for being environmentally friendly.F) For example, the Swedish jeans company Nudie Jeans offers free repair at twenty of their shops. Instead of discarding their old worn-out jeans, customers bring them in to be renewed. The company even provides ma
44、il-order repair kits and online videos, so that customers can learn how to fix a pair of jeans at home. Their philosophy is that extending the life of a pair of jeans is not only great for the environment, but allows the consumer to get more value out of their product. When customers do want to toss
45、 their pair, they can give them back to the store ，which will repurpose and resell them. Another clothing company, Patagonia, a high-end outdoor clothing store, follows the same principle. It has partnered with DIY website iFixit to teach consumers how to repair their clothing, such as waterproof ou
46、terwear, at home. The company also offers a repair program 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 that cares about the enviro
47、nment. 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 “Sustainable Footprint” since 2012. Customers can bring shoes of any brand into an Adidas store to be shredded a
48、nd turned into 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 showing videos to educate customers, and it even offers a discount each time a customer brings in an old pair of shoes. This boosts the reputation
