2021.12英語六級真題第1套

2021年12月六級三套真題大學(xué)英語六級考試2021年12月真題（第一套）PartI(30minutes)Directions:peoplespendalotoftimeontheinternet.theyaresometimesunabletorecognizefalseinformationontheinternet,judgethereliabilityofonlineinformationsources,ortellrealnewsstoriesfromfakeones.PartIIListening(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarktheletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinetheQuestions1to4basedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A)HewasenjoyinghisC)Hewasbusywritinghisessays.B)Hewasrecoveringinhospital.D)Hewas?ghtingathroatinfection.2.A)Hebrokehiswrist.C)Heslippedoniceandfell.B)Helosthisantibiotics.D)Hewaslaughedatbysomegirls.3.A)toherfatherforhelp.C)Askthemanufacturerforrepairs.B)Calltherepairshopto?xit.D)Replaceitwithabrand-newone.4.A)HelpDavidretrievehisessays.C)O?erDavidsomerefreshments.B)IntroduceDavidtoherparents.D)AccompanyDavidtohishome.Questions5to8basedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Sheisacriticofworksonmilitarya?airs.C)Sheisaresearcherofliterarygenres.B)SheisanacclaimedhostessofBook.D)Sheisahistorianofmilitary6.A)ItisaboutthemilitaryhistoryofEurope.C)Itisher?fthbookofmilitaryB)Itissetinthe18thand19thcenturies.D)Itisawarnovelsetinthefuture.7.A)Shevisitedsoldiers’wivesandmothers.C)Shemetanumberofsoldiersinperson.B)Sheconductedsurveysofmanysoldiers.D)Shelookedintothepersonallivesofsoldiers.8.A)Shedoesn’thavemuchfreedomforimagination.C)Itisdi?culttoattractyoungreaders.B)ItisnoteasytomakeherreadersbelieveinD)Shehastocombinefactwith?ction.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarktheletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinetheQuestions9tobasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A)SantaClaus.C)Cocoaseeds.B)ApolarD)Aglassbottle.10.A)attractcustomers’attention.C)combatcounterfeits.B)keepupwiththetimes.D)promoteitssales.A)Itresemblesapictureintheencyclopedia.C)Ithasthelogointhemiddle.B)Itappearsintheshapeofacocoaseed.D)ItdisplaystheimagesofSantaClaus.Questions12to15basedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A)Itoftenoccursamongcommuters.C)ItimprovestheirmoodB)Itpromotesmutualunderstanding.D)Ittakesagreatdealofe?orttosustain.13.A)SocialC)Lackofsocialskills.B)Excessivecaution.D)Preferenceforsolitude.14.A)Peopleusuallyregarditasanunforgettablelesson.C)NegativeeventsoftenhurtpeopleB)Humanbrainstendtodwellonnegativeevents.D)Peoplegenerallyresentbeingrejected.15.A)Contagious.C)Unpredictable.B)D)Measurable.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearofortalksfollowedbyorfourquestions.Thewillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarktheletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinetheQuestions16to18basedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A)Itdependsheavilyontourism.C)Itismainlybasedonagriculture.B)Itis?ourishinginforeigntrade.D)Itrelieschie?yonmineralexport.17.A)C)Co?ee.B)Bananas.D)18.A)Theytoilonfarms.C)TheyliveinSpanish-stylehouses.B)Theyliveapoorlife.D)Theyhirepeopletodohousework.Questions19to21basedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)Theywillbemoredemandingoftheirnextgeneration.B)Theywillendupdependentanddissatis?ed.C)Theywillexperiencemoresetbacksthansuccesses.D)Theywill?nditdi?culttogetalongwithothers.20.A)FailuretopaydueattentiontotheirB)Unwillingnesstoallowthemtoplaywithtoys.C)UnwillingnesstosatisfytheirwishesD)Failuretospendsu?cientqualitytimewiththem.21.A)Itwillenablethemtolearnfrommistakes.C)Itwilldomuchgoodtotheirmentalhealth.B)Itwillhelpthemtohandledisappointment.D)Itwillbuildtheirabilitytoendurehardships.Questions22to25basedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A)Failuretomakesu?cientpreparations.C)Sayingthewrongthingatthewrongtime.B)LookingawayfromthehiringD)Makingawrongjudgmentofthe23.A)Complainingabouttheirpreviousjob.C)Exaggeratingtheiracademicbackground.B)Inquiringabouttheirsalarytobepaid.D)Understandingtheirpreviousachievements.24.A)Thosewhohavebothskillsandexperience.C)Thosewhotakeinitiativeintheirwork.B)Thosewhogetalongwellwithcolleagues.D)Thosewhoareloyaltotheirmanagers.25.A)Abilitytoshouldernewresponsibilities.C)Readinesstoworkto?exibleschedules.B)Experienceofperformingmultipleroles.D)Skillstocommunicatewithcolleagues.PartReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,isapassagewithtenblanks.toselectoneforeachblankalistofchoicesgiveninabankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullymakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidenti?edbyaPleasemarktheletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethemaynotuseanyoftheinthebankthanonce.Ifyouthinklifeiswonderfulandexpectittostaythatway,thenyoumayhaveagoodchanceoflivingtoaripeoldage,atleastthatiswhatthe?ndingsofanewstudysuggest.Thatstudyfoundthatparticipantswhoreportedthehighestlevelsofoptimismwerefarmorelikelytolivetoage85or.Thiswascomparedtothoseparticipantswhoreportedthelowestlevelsofoptimism.Itisthatthe?ndingsheldevenaftertheresearchersconsideredfactorsthatcouldthelink,includingwhetherparticipantshadhealthconditionssuchasheartdiseaseorcancer,orwhethertheyexperienceddepression.Theresultsaddtoagrowingbodyofevidencethatcertainpsychologicalfactorsmaypredictalongerlife.Forexample,previousstudieshavefoundthatmoreoptimisticpeoplehavealowerriskofdevelopingchronicdiseases,andalowerriskofdeath.However,thenewstudyappearstobethe?rsttolookattherelationshipbetweenoptimismandlongevity.Theresearchersthatthelinkfoundinthenewstudywasnotasstrongwhentheyfactoredinthee?ectsofcertainhealthbehaviors,includingexerciselevels,sleephabitsanddiet.Thissuggeststhatthesebehaviorsmay,atleastinpart,explainthelink.Inotherwords,optimismmaygoodhabitsthatbolsterhealth.Itisalsoimportanttonotethatthestudyfoundonlya,asresearchersdidnotproveforcertainthatoptimismleadstoalongerlife.However,ifthe?ndingsaretrue,theysuggestthatoptimismcouldserveasapsychologicalthatpromoteshealthandalongerlife.A)a?ectI)plausiblyB)beyondJ)prematureC)concededK)reconciledD)correlationL)spanE)fosterM)speci?callyF)henceforthN)spiralG)loftyO)traitH)noteworthySectionBDirections:Inthissection,yougoingtoapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.maychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.EachparagraphismarkedwithaAnswerthequestionsbymarkingtheletteronAnswerSheet2.NooneinfashionissurprisedthatBurberryburnt￡28millionofstockA)Lastweek,annualreportrevealedthat￡28.6millionworthofstockwasburntlastThenewshasleftinvestorsandconsumersoutragedbutcomesaslittlesurprisetothoseinthefashionB)Thepracticeofdestroyingunsoldstock,andevenrollsofunusedfabric,iscommonplaceforluxurylabels.Becomingtoowidelyavailableatacheaperpricethroughdiscountstoresdiscouragesfull-pricesales.Sendingproductsforrecyclingleavesthemvulnerabletobeingstolenandsoldontheblackmarket.JasmineBina,CEOofbrandstrategyagencyConceptBureauexplains,“Typically,luxurybrandsrallyaround資產(chǎn)).”Shestatedshehadheardrumorsofstockburningbutnotspeci?ccasesuntilthisweek.C)Anotherreasonforthecommonplacepracticeisa?nancialincentiveforbrandsexportinggoodstoAmerica.UnitedStatesCustomsstatesthatifimportedmerchandiseisunusedanddestroyedundertheirsupervision,99%oftheduties,taxesorfeespaidonthemerchandisemayberecovered.Itisincrediblydifficulttocalculatehowmuchdeadstockcurrentlygoestowaste.Whilethereareincentivestodoit,nolegalobligationtoreportit.D)Asource,whochosetoremainanonymous,sharedherexperienceworkinginaBurberrystoreinNewinOctober2016.“Myjobwastotossitemsinboxessotheycouldbesenttobeburned.Itwaskillingmeinsidebecauseallthatleatherandfurwenttowasteandanimalshaddiedfornothing.Istaythereanylonger,theirbusinesspracticesthrewmeofftheroof.”InMaythisyear,Burberryannounceditwastakingfuroutofitscatwalkshowsandreviewingitsuseelsewhereinthebusiness.“Eventhoughweaskedthemanagement,theyrefusedtogiveusdetailedanswersastowhytheywoulddothiswiththeircollection,”continuedthesource,wholeftherrolewithintwoweeks.Shehassinceworkedwithanotherhigh-pro?le,luxurylabel.E)Inanonlineforumpost,whichaskediftruethatLouisburnsitsbags,AhmedBouchfaa,whoclaimedtoworkforLouisrespondedthatthebrandholdssalesofoldstockforsta?memberstwiceaItemswhichhavestillnotsoldafterseveralsalesaredestroyed.“Louishavepublicsales.Theyeithersellaproductatagivenpriceordiscontinueit.Thisistomakesurethateverybodypaysthesamepriceforanitem,”hesays.Hegoesontodisclosethestrictguidelinesaroundtheemployeesales:maybuygiftsforsomeone,buttheytrackeachitem,andifyourgiftendsuponlinetheyknowwhotoask.”O(jiān)neinvestorcommentingontheBurberry?gureswasreportedlyoutragedthattheunsoldgoodswerenoteveno?eredtoinvestorsbeforetheyweredestroyed.F)Richemont,whoownsseveralluxurybrands,hittheheadlinesinMayfortakingback￡437millionofwatchesfordestructioninthelasttwoyearstoavoidmarked-downprices.notjustluxurybrandsInOctoberlastaDanishTVshowexposedH&Mforburning12tonnesofunsoldclothingsince2013.Inastatement,thehighstreetretailerdefendeditselfbysayingthattheburntclothinghadfailedsafetytests:“Theproductstowhichthemediaarereferringhavebeentestedinexternallaboratories.Thetestresultsshowthatoneoftheproductsismoldinfestedandtheotherproductcontainslevelsofleadthataretoohigh.Thoseproductshaverightlybeenstoppedinaccordancewithoursafetyroutines.”InMarch,areportrevealedthatH&Mwerestrugglingwith$4.3billionworthofunsoldstock.ThebrandtoldTheNewthattheplanwastoreducepricestomovethestock,encouragingconsumerstobuyandthrowawaywithlittlethought.G)Over-productionisperhapsthebiggestconcernforWhiletherehasbeenmuchoutrageattheelitistconnotationofburninggoodsratherthanmakingthema?ordable,executivesattheBritishfashionhousearenodoubtstrugglingtodefendhowtheymiscalculatedproduction.Thewastehasbeenputdowntoburningoldcosmeticstocktomakewayfortheirnewbeautyrange.whilethevalueofdestroyedstockisupfrom￡26.9millionlastanevenmoresigni?cantincreasefrom?gureof￡18.8million,highlightingthatthisisanongoingissue.H)InSeptember2016,Burberryswitchedtoa“seebuynow”catwalkshowformat.Themovewasaswitchtoleverageonthecoverageoftheirfashionweekshowtomakestockavailableimmediatelytoconsumers.Thisisopposedtothetraditionalformatofpresentingtothetakingordersforproductionandbecomingavailableinsixmonths’time.WhileBurberryannounced“record-breaking”onlinereachandengagement,therehasbeenlittleevidencetosuggestthatthestrategyhashadasigni?cante?ectonsales,particularlyasthehype(炒作)slowsacrosstheseason.InFebruarytheymadeadjustmentstotheformat,droppingsomecatwalkitemsimmediatelyandpromisingthatotherswouldlaunchinthecomingmonths.I)Inastatement,Burberrydeniedthatswitchingto“seenow,buynow”hashadanimpactonwaste.ABurberryspokespersonfurthersaid,“Ontheoccasionswhendisposalofproductsiswedosoinaresponsiblearealwaysseekingwaystoreduceandrevalueourwaste.Thisisacorepartofourstrategyandwehaveforgedpartnershipsandcommittedsupporttoinnovativeorganizationstohelpreachthisgoal.”J)OnesuchpartnershipiswithElvis&Kresse,anaccessoriesbrandworkingwithreclaimedmaterials.Co-founderKresseWeslingsaid,“Latelastyearwelaunchedanambitiousfive-yearpartnershipwiththeBurberryFoundation.Themainaimofthisistoscaleourleatherrescueproject,startingwitho?-cutsfromtheproductionofBurberryleathergoods.areworkingtirelesslytoexpandoursolutionsandwouldlovetowelcomeanyonetoourworkshoptocomeandseewhatwearedoing.”Atthemoment,thepartnershiponlyaddresseswasteattheproductionstageandnotunsoldgoods.K)Whilethesearehonorableschemes,itmakesitharderforBurberrytodefendtheselatest?gures.Fifteenyearsago,Burberrywasatcrisispointastheirsignaturecheckpatternwaswidelyimitatedbycheap,imitationbrands.Itdeterredluxuryconsumerswhofoundtheirexpensiveclothingmorecloselyassociatedwithworking-classyouthculturethanaprestigiousheritagefashionhouse.Intheyear2004,attheheightofover-exposureoftheBurberrycheck,theturnoverwas￡715.5million.UnderChristopherBaileyascreativedirectortheyturnedthebrandaroundandthispastyearrevenuehit￡2.73billion.L)Binabelievesthatbrandsneedtoreaddresstheirexclusivitytactic.“Exclusivityisstartingtobechallenged,”shesays.“Ithinkthatgoeshandinhandwithhowluxuryitselfisbeingchallenged.Accesstofashion,andthebrandswhopoliceit,arebecominglessandlessrelevant.Thingslikehealth,enlightenment,andsocialandenvironmentalresponsibilityarethenewluxuries.Theseallcomefromwithin,notwithout.thechallengethattraditionalluxurybrandswillhavetocontendwithinthemid-tolong-termfuture.”36.executivesaretryinghardtoattributetheirpracticeofdestroyingoldproductstomiscalculatedproduction.37.Sellingproductsatadiscountwilldogreaterharmtoluxurybrandsthandestroyingthem.38.ImitatedBurberryproductsdiscouragedluxuryconsumersfrombuyingitsgenuineproducts.39.Sta?membersofaluxurybrandmaybuyitsoldstockatcheaperprices,buttheyarenotallowedtoresellthem.40.Infuturetraditionalluxurybrandswillhavetoadapttheirbusinessstrategiestothechangingconceptsof41.Oneluxurybrandemployeequitherjobbecauseshesimplycouldn’tbeartoseethedestructionofunsoldproducts.42.Destroyingoldstockisapracticenotjustofluxurybrandsbutoflessprestigiousfashionbrands.43.Burberryisworkingwithapartnertomakefulluseofleathermaterialstoreducewaste.44.plantodestroyitsunsoldproductsworthmillionsofdollarsarousedpublicindignation.45.Burberry’schangeofmarketingstrategytomakeaproductavailableassoonasconsumersseeitonthefashionshowdidnotturnouttobease?ectiveasexpected.SectionCDirections:There2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemfourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarktheletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethePassageOneQuestions46to50basedonthefollowingpassage.Socialmediaisabsolutelyeverywhere.Billionsofpeopleusesocialmediaonadailybasistocreate,share,andexchangeideas,messages,andinformation.Bothindividualsandbusinessespostregularlytoengageandinteractwithpeoplefromaroundtheworld.Itisapowerfulcommunicationmediumthatsimultaneouslyprovidesimmediate,frequent,permanent,andwide-reachinginformationacrosstheglobe.Peopleposttheirlivesonsocialmediafortheworldtosee.Facebook,LinkedIn,andcountlessothersocialchannelsprovideaquickandsimplewaytoglimpseintoajobpersonallife—boththepositiveandnegativesidesofit.Socialmediascreeningistemptingtouseaspartofthehiringprocess,butshouldemployersmakeuseofitwhenresearchingapotentialbackground?Incorporatingtheuseofsocialmediatoscreenjobcandidatesisnotanuncommonpractice.A2018surveyfoundthatalmost70%ofemployersusesocialmediatoscreencandidatesbeforehiringthem.Butthereareconsequencesandpotentiallegalrisksinvolvedtoo.Whendonesocialmediascreeningcanbeconsideredunethicalorevenillegal.Socialmediascreeningisessentiallyscrutinisingajobcandidate’sprivatelife.Itcanrevealinformationaboutprotectedcharacteristicslikeage,race,religion,etc.andthatcouldbiasahiringdecision.Picturesorcommentsonaprivatepagethataretakenoutofcontextcouldruinaperfectlygoodcandidate’schancesofgettinghired.ThisprocesscouldpotentiallygiveanunfairadvantagetoonecandidateoverItcreatesanunequalplaying?eldandpotentiallyprovideshiringmanagerswithinformationthatcanimpacttheirhiringdecisioninanegativehardtoignoresocialmediaasascreeningtool.Whiletherearethingsthatyoushouldn’tsee,therearesomethingsthatcanbelawfullyconsidered—makingitavaluablesourceofrelevantinformationtoo.Usingsocialmediascreeningappropriatelycanhelpensurethatyoudon’thireatoxicemployeewhowillcostyoumoneyorstainyourreputation.ConsiderthelawfulsideofthisprocessandyoumaybeabletohirethebestemployeeThereisadelicatebalance.Screeningjobcandidatesonsocialmediamustbedoneprofessionallyandresponsibly.Companiesshouldstipulatethattheywillneveraskforpasswords,beconsistent,documentdecisions,considerthesourceusedandbeawarethatotherlawsmayInlightofthisitisprobablybesttolooklaterintheprocessandaskhumanresourcesforhelpinnavigatingit.SocialmediaisheretoButbeforeusingsocialmediatoscreenjobcandidates,consultingwithmanagementandlegalteamsbeforehandisessentialinordertocomplywithalllaws.46.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?A)Theadvantageofusingsocialmediainscreeningjobcandidates.B)Thepotentiallyinvasivenatureofsocialmediaineverydaylife.C)Whetherthebene?tsofsocialmediaoutweighthedrawbacks.D)Whethersocialmediashouldbeusedtoscreenjobcandidates.47.Whatmighthappenwhensocialmediaisusedtoscreenjobcandidates?A)Moralorlegalissuesmightarise.C)Sensationalinformationmightsurface.B)CompanyreputationmightD)Hiringdecisionsmightbecomplicated.48.Whencouldonlinepersonalinformationbedetrimentaltocandidates?A)Whenitisseparatedfromcontext.C)Whenitismagni?edtoaruinousdegree.B)WhenitisscrutinisedbyanD)Whenitisrevealedtothehumanresources.49.Howcanemployersusesocialmediainformationtotheiradvantagewhileavoidingunnecessaryrisks?A)Bytippingthedelicatebalance.C)Bykeepingpersonalinformationonrecord.B)ByusingitinalegitimateD)Byseparatingrelevantfromirrelevantdata.50.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoingbeforescreeningjobcandidatesonsocialmedia?A)Hiringprofessionalstonavigatethewholeprocess.B)Anticipatingpotentialrisksinvolvedintheprocess.C)Seekingadvicefrommanagementandlegalexperts.D)Stipulatingasetofrulesforaskingspeci?cquestions.PassageQuestions51to55basedonthefollowingpassage.Inrecentyears,thefoodindustryhasincreaseditsuseoflabels.Whetherthelabelssay‘non-GMO(非轉(zhuǎn)基因的)’or‘noor‘zerocarbohydrates’,consumersareincreasinglydemandingmoreinformationaboutintheirfood.Onereportfoundthat39percentofconsumerswouldswitchfromthebrandstheycurrentlybuytoothersthatprovidemoreaccurateproductinformation.Foodmanufacturersarerespondingtothereportwithnewlabelstomeetthatdemand,andthey’redoingsowithaneyetowardsgivingtheirproductsanadvantageoverthecompetition,andbolsteringpro?ts.Thisstrategymakesintuitivesense.Ifconsumerssaytheywanttellthemexactlywhatisinyourproduct.Thatissimplysupplyingacertaindemand.Butthemarketingstrategyinresponsetothisconsumerdemandhasgonebeyondarticulatingwhatisinaproduct,tolabelingwhatisNOTinthefood.Theselabelsareknownas“absenceclaims”labels,andtheyrepresentanlabelingtrendthatisdetrimentalbothtotheconsumerswhopurchasetheproductsandtheindustrythatsuppliesthem.Forexample,puta“non-GMO”labelonitscannedcrushedtomatoesafewyearsago—despitethefactthatatthetimetherewasnosuchthingasaGMOtomatoonthemarket.Somedairycompaniesareusingthe“non-GMO”labelontheirmilk,despitethefactthatallmilkisnaturallyGMO-free,anotherlabelthatcreatesunnecessaryfeararoundfood.Whilecreatinglabelsthatplayonconsumerfearsandmisconceptionsabouttheirfoodmaygiveacompanyatemporarymarketingadvantageovercompetingproductsonthegroceryaisle,inthelongtermthisstrategywillhavejusttheoppositee?ect:byinjectingfearintothediscourseaboutourfood,weruntheriskoferodingconsumertrustinnotjustasingleproduct,buttheentirefoodbusiness.Eventually,itbecomesaquestioninconsumers’minds:thesefoodseve