2024年06月大學英語六級考試真題（第2套）

2024年06月大學英語六級考試真題(第2套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentence“Nowadaysmoreandmorecollegestudentshavecometorealizesocialpracticeandacademiclearningareequallyimportant.”Youcanmakecomments,citeexamplesoruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Youshouldcopythesentencegiveninquotesatthebeginningofyouressay.PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithelinethroughthecentreQuestionstoarebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.AReadnumerouscommentsusersputonlineB)Blendedallhisfoodwithoutusingamachine.C)Searchedforthestate-of-the-artmodelsofblenders.D)Didthoroughresearchonthepriceofkitchenappliances.2.A)Eatinganyblendedfood.C)Usingmachinestodohercooking.B)Buyingablenderherself.D)Makingsoupsandjuicesforherself.ACookingeverymealcreativelyinthekitchenC)Eatingbreakfastpunctuallyeverymorning.B)Payingdueattentiontohispersonalhygiene.D)Makinghisownfreshfruitjuiceregularly.4.A)One-tenthofitissugar.C)One’sfancymaybetickledbyit.B)Itlookshealthyandattractive.D)Itcontainsanassortmentofnutrients.Questionstoarebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.AHowhehasmadehimselfpopularasthemayorofBerkton.B)HowtheresidentswillturnBerktonintoatouristattraction.C)HowcharminghehimselfconsidersthevillageofBerktontobe.DHowhehasledpeopleofBerktontochangethevillageradically.AItwasdevelopedonlytoalimitedextent.C)Itwasrelativelyunknowntotheoutside.B)Itwastotallyisolatedasasleepyvillage.D)Itwasendowedwithrarenaturalresources.AThepeopleinBerktonwereinaharmoniousatmosphere.B)Themajorityofresidentslivedinharmonywiththeirneighbors.C)Themajorityofresidentsenjoyedcosyhousingconditions.ousesinBerktonlookedaestheticallysimilarostthelocaleconomyB)Theyhavemadetheresidentsunusuallyproud.C)Theyhavecontributedconsiderablytoitspopularity.D)Theyhavebroughthappinesstoeveryoneinthevillage.BDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.stoarebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard9.A)Theyhavecreatedthesmallestremote-controlledwalkingrobotintheworld.B)TheyaregoingtopublishtheirresearchfindingsinthejournalScienceRobotics.C)Theyarethefirsttobuildarobotthatcanbend,crawl,walk,turnandevenjump.D)Theyareengagedinresearchonaremote-controlledrobotwhichusesspecialpower.cetoanotherbymemoryAReplacehumansinexploratorytasks.C)Explorethestructureofcloggedarteries.B)Performtasksintightlyconfinedspaces.D)Assistsurgeonsinhighlycomplexsurgery.Questionstoarebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.AShethrewupinthebathroom.C)Shedozedoffforafewminutes.B)Shesleptduringtheentireride.D)Sheboastedofhermarathonrace.ATheyaremostlyimmunetocognitiveimpairment.B)Theycansleepsoundlyduringaroughrideatsea.C)Theyaregeneticallydeterminedtoneedlesssleep.D)Theyconstituteabout13percentofthepopulation.AWhetherthereisawaytoreachelitestatus.C)Whetherhavingababyimpactsone’spassion.possibletomodifyonesgenesDWhetheronecantrainthemselvestosleeplessAItisinfactquitepossibletonurtureapassionforsleep.B)Babiescanseverelydisrupttheirparents’sleeppatterns.C)Beingforcedtoriseearlydiffersfrombeinganearlybird.D)Newparentsareforcedtojumpoutofbedatthecrackofdawn.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questionstoarebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.AWehavepoorawarenessofhowmanycontroversialissuesarebeingdebated.B)Nooneknowsbetterthanyourselfwhatyouarethinkingaboutatthemoment.C)Noonecanchangeyouropinionsmorethanthosewhospeakinaconvincingtone.D)Wearelikelytounderestimatehowmuchwecanbeswayedbyaconvincingarticle.ATheirbeliefaboutphysicalpunishmentchanged.B)Theirmemorypushedthemtowardacurrentbelief.C)Thememoryoftheirinitialbeliefcamebacktothem.D)Theirexperiencesofphysicalpunishmenthauntedthem.ATheyapparentlyhavelittletodowithmoderatebeliefs.B)Theydon’treflectthechangesofviewonphysicalpunishment.C)Theymaynotapplytochangestoextremeordeeplyheldbeliefs.D)Theyareunlikelytoalterpeople’spositionwithoutmoreevidence.Questionstoarebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.AAmericanmomshavebeenincreasinglyinclinedtolivealone.B)TheAmericanpopulationhasbeenontheriseinthepast25years.C)Americanmotherhoodhasactuallybeenonthedecline.D)ThefertilityratesinAmericahaveinfactbeenfallingsharply.20.A)Morenewmotherstendtotakegreatercareoftheirchildren.B)Morenewmothersareeconomicallyabletoraisechildren.C)Alargerproportionofwomentakeprideintheirchildren.D)Alargerproportionofwomenreallyenjoymotherhood.21.A)Themeaningofmotherhoodhaschangedconsiderably.B)Moreandmoremothersgoshoppingtotreatthemselves.C)Moremothershaveadultchildrencelebratingtheholiday.D)ThenumberofAmericanmothershasbeengrowingsteadily.Questionstoarebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A)Addtoindoortoxicpollutants.C)Beautifythehomeenvironment.B)Absorbpoisonouschemicals.D)Soakupsurroundingmoisture.23.A)NASAdidexperimentsinsealedcontainersresemblingthesuper-insulatedofficesofB)Itwasbasedonexperimentsunderconditionsunlikethoseinmosthomesoroffices.C)NASAconductedtestsinouterspacewhoseenvironmentisdifferentfromours.D)Itdrewitsconclusionwithoutanycontrastivedatafromotherexperiments.24.A)Naturalventilationprovesmuchmoreefficientforcleaningtheairthanhouseplants.B)Houseplantsdispersechemicalcompoundsmorequicklywithpeoplemovingaround.C)Naturalventilationturnsouttobemosteffectivewithdoorsandwindowswideopen.D)Houseplantsinanormalenvironmentrarelyhaveanyadverseimpactontheair.25.A)Therootcauseformisinterpretationsofscientificfindings.B)Thedifficultyinunderstandingwhat’sactuallyhappening.C)Thestepstobetakeninarrivingatanyconclusionwithcertainty.D)Thenecessityofcontinuallyre-examiningandchallengingfindings.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.ReadingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheetwithasinglethewordsinthebankmorethanonceTheSunIsAlsoaStarisatrulylovelystoryoflove,romance,fate,anddestiny.NatashaisaJamaican-bornimmigrantliving26inAmerica,notbychoiceexactly.Herparentsbroughtheroverandcreatedthesituationshe27tobeoutof.DanielisanAmericanbornofKoreanimmigrants.Hebelievesintruelove,fate,andallthatothernonsensethatNatasha28throughscientificreasoning.DanielandNatashameetby29onthestreetsofNewYorkonthedaythatsheistobe30.Shedoesn’ttellhimthatbutdoesallowhimtokeephercompanywhilehetriestogethertofallinlovewithhimoverthecourseoftheday.Natashaisme.Ifoundhersosimilartomyself.She’sscientifically-minded,practical,somewhatcynical,andalways31.HerobsessionwiththeuniversethroughascientificlensisinfectiousandI32Danielseeingthattoo.armingandpassionateandhasawaywithwordsthatevenNatashastoughoutershell.BytheendofthebookIfellinlovewithbothofthem.Iusedtofindromancestoriestoalwaysbecheaporlaughable.IthinknowIcanseethevalueinescapingintoastoryofpureoptimism.Igot34inTheSunIsAlsoaStarandending.It’sniceeveryonceinawhiletogiveintomagic.Itdoesn’thavetobeahardfantasynovelwithactualspells,itcanbethemagicfoundbetweentwopeoplewhojusthavethatspecialsomething.That35thatcausesthemtoreactandsparkwhenthey’reneareachother.A)adoreappraiseultschemistrycoincidenceF)cracksrteddismisseslegallyJlostKperpetuallyescribedshrewdN)skepticalsSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.ThesearethehabitstoavoidifyouwanttomakeabehaviorchangeA)Accordingtorecentresearch,behavioralchangeinvolvesphysicalchangesinthebrain.Inthepastdecade,researchershaveshownthatwhenitcomestothedurationofmakingaanddisciplinedamongus,undoingsomethingthathasbecomeanautomaticpartofwhortOncewevesuccessfullymadethatchangewethenhavetomakeotheradjustmentstoourlivestoensurethatwecontinuetomaintainit,whichisoftenawholeotherchallengeinitself.B)Atitscore,successinchangingandmaintainingabehaviorrarelyoccurswithouttheagreaterlikelihoodofderailingourhard-earnedprogress.Toensuresuccessinchangingandmaintainingabehavior,weshouldstayawayfromsomedetrimentalhabits.atemptation.Perhapsyoudidn’twanttocheckyourphoneevery15minutes,oryouwerebeennottoglanceatyourphonewhenitwaswithinreach,ornottowalktothevendingmachinewhenyourafternoonslumphit.D)Theresearchonwhetherwehavefiniteorinfinitewillpowerisinconclusive,butexpertsdogenerallyagreethatyoucan’tchangeandsustainahabitifyourelyonyourwillpoweralone.Theoldmilitarysaying“Youneverrisetotheoccasion,youonlysinktotheleveloftraining”alsoappliestobehaviorchange.Theideaissimple—yourepeatsomethingsomanytimesthatitbecomesautomatic.E)Thinkaboutwhatelseyoucanchangeaboutyoursurroundingthatmakesiteasierforyoutoperformthischangeonadailybasis.Thisiscalledyour“cue.”Basically,it’satriggerorasugarytreatatpmhaveaboxofherbalteareadyatyourdesk.When3p.m.comesaround,that’syourcuetopouryourselfacupofhotwateranddrinkthattea,insteadofwalkingtothevendingmachine.F)Thesecondonetoavoidisfocusingonnegativegoals.Sometimes,it’snotyourprocessthatletsyoudownbutthehabitthatyouwanttochangeinthefirstplaceForstarters,nottyourafternoonslumpisahardergoalthanswappingchocolateforteawhenyoureachthedesignatedtimeYourbrainwantstofindroutinesthathavesucceededinthepastandallowyoutorepeatthoseactionsagaininthefuturewithoutthingthinkaboutintroducingsomethinginitsplace.Focusonactionsyouaregoingtotakethatwillultimatelyconflictwiththebehaviorsyouwanttostop.Whenyourattentionisondoingsomethingnew,yougiveyourhabitsystemachancetooperate.G)Thethirdonetoavoidisusingthesamestrategiesindifferentcircumstances.Becausewearecreaturesofhabit,it’snaturaltoassumethatwhenwedomanagetoadoptandsustainlworkwhenwewanttomakeanotherbehaviorchange.Butthat’snotalwaysthecase.Sometimes,thesystemthatgotyoutochangeonebehaviormightnotworkforanother.H)Sometimeswebecomeaccustomedtorelyingonourgutswhenitcomestodecision-making.Thisservesuswellincertainsituations,butcanhinderusinothersespeciallywhenweneedtoconsidermetricsanddata,ratherthanlettingourinstinctoverrideulgingectiveYoumightoduceanotherreinforcementsuchasmeetingafriendandbookinganexerciseclasstogether.venthebestlaidplansfailsometimes.Youmighthavestucktoyourscreen-freenighttimeroutineforfivedays,andthenabigprojectlandedonyourdeskandyoufoundyourselfinbedwiththomebutbyFridayyoufoundyourselfsoexhaustedandoptedtoordergreasytakeout.Lifehappensandevenifyourbehaviorchangeissmall,everysingledaycanproveprettyinflexible,andatsomepointyourluckmayrunout,evenifjustforaday.Theperfectionistinyoumightbescreamingtoabandonyourgoalsaltogether,buttrytoseeitinthebiggerpicture.Justbecauseyoumighthavetemporarilystrayedoffcoursedoesn’tmeanyoucan’tstartafreshthenextday.J)Thefinalonetoavoidisdiscountingsmallprogress.There’sahabitthatmanyentheytrytoestablishabehaviorchangeTheyfocustoomuchonthebiggoalanddon’ttakethetimetocelebratethesmallprogresstheymakeintheprocess.Yourbrainrespondstorewards.Thebasalganglia,thebrainregionlinkedtoourperformanceofhabits,ismostactiveatthebeginningofabehavior,whenthehabitiscued,andattheend,whenit’srewarded.Sayyourgoalistorunfivemilesthreetimesaweek,andthisweekyouranonemileonMonday,Wednesday,andFriday.Ratherthanfocusingonhowfaryou’vegonetowardyourgoal,thinkabouthowyoucanrewardyourselffortheprogressyou’vemade.Itdoesn’thavetobebigorexpensive;itcanbesomethingassimpleasmakingyourfavoritefruitjuiceafteryourrun.Whateveryourreward,ithastobemorethanjusttheactivityitselftogetyougoing.K)Initiatinganewbehaviorusuallyseemslikethehardestpartoftheprocessofchange.weverpeopleoftenfailtoadequatelyprepareformaintainingitOneofthereasonsforthisisbecausewemistakenlybelievethestrategiesweusedtoinitiatethechangewillbeequallyeffectiveinhelpinguscontinuethechange.Buttheywon’t.Wherechangingastronglydeep-rootedhabitrequireschangingourbeliefaboutthathabitthatpenetratesdeeplyintoourlives,continuallymanifestingthatwisdomrequiresthatwemaintainapositiveoutlook.Ifourmoodislow,thewisdomtobehavedifferentlyseemstodisappearandwegobacktoeatingmoreandexercisingless.Thekey,then,tomaintainingnewbehaviorsistobehappy!Whichiswhyit’ssohardtomaintainnewbehaviors.L)Remember,overcomingthebehavioralinertiathatpreventsusfromimplementingnewchanges,likeeatingahealthydietorexercising,canbenefitusinthelongrunandcanandcanall,therefore,beunlearned.Thequestionis:howbadlydoyoureallywanttoge36.Thereisgeneralconsensusamongexpertsthatwillpoweralonecannotguaranteeone’ssuccessinchangingandmaintainingahabit.37.Oneneednotabandontheirgoalscompletelyjustbecausetheymissedtheirtargettemporarily;theycanstartanew.initiatedit.39.Itiswrongtoassumethestrategiesweusetostartachangeofbehaviorwillworkequallywellinhelpingmaintainit.tbesuccessfultosimplysubstituteoneactivitywithanothertoeffectachangeofhabit;youmayneedextrareinforcement.41.Oneshouldintroducesomethingnewtoreplaceanoldhabitinsteadofsimplykickingit.42.Perfectionistsfocustoomuchontheirbigtargetandneglectcelebratingthesmallgainstheymakeintheprocess.43.Itisofgreatbenefittousinthelongtermtoconquertheinertiathatstopsusfrommakingbehavioralchanges.Thestrategythatsuccessfullychangedoneofyourbehaviorsmaynotworkforsomeotherbehaviorofyours.45.Withoutahappymood,itseemsthatourwisdomtoadoptadifferentbehaviorvanishes.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.The“AmericanDream”promisesthatintheLandofOpportunity,anyindividualcanicladderandprosperthroughhardworkandambitionaloneAndyetyoungmobilityintheUSactuallycomparesunfavourablytothatofotherindustrialisednations.SowhydoestheideaoftheAmericanDreampersist?AnewstudyintheAmericanJournalofPoliticalScienceidentifiesonefactorthathasbeenoverlooked:theinfluenceofrealityTV.RealityshowshavecometodominateUStelevisionoverthepast20years,notesEunjiKimfromVanderbiltUniversity.Andtheoverwhelmingmajorityofthesehavea“rags-to-riches”storyline:theyfeatureordinaryAmericanswhoworkhardtoachievegreateconomicsuccess.Andwhiletheseprogrammesareregularlyamongthemost-watchedshows,newsbroadcasts—whichpaintamorerealisticviewoftheeconomichardshipfacedbymillionsofAmericans—getamuchsmallerproportionoftheviewership.Rags-to-richesstoriesareubiquitous(無處不在的)onTV—butdoeswatchingtheseprogrammesactuallyconvincepeoplethateconomicmobilityiseasilyattainable?Tofindout,Kim’steamhadparticipantswatcha5-minuteclipfromarealityshowwitharags-to-richesstoryline.Controlparticipantswatchedaclipfromarealityshowthatdidn’thavearags-to-richesstory.Afterwatchingtheshows,participantsratedhowmuchtheyagreedwithfourstatementsrelatingtotheAmericanDream.Theresultsshowedthatthosewho’dwatchedarags-to-richesclipdidindeedhaveasignificantlygreaterbeliefintheAmericanDream.Interestingly,whenparticipantsweresocioeconomicbeliefs.Kimalsoconductedasurveyof3,000USresidents.Theyalsoratedtheextenttowhichtheyregularlywatched.Participantswhowereheavyviewersofrags-to-richesprogrammesorfrequentviewershadastrongerbeliefintheAmericanDreamthanthosewhoneverwatchedsuchshows.Kimconcludesthat“rags-to-richesentertainmentmediaareanimportantculturalforcethatpromotesandperpetuatesbeliefsinupwardmobility”.Andhere’stheproblem:ifpeoplemistakenlybelievethathardworkisallthatisneededforindividualstomakeabetterlifeforthemselves,theymaybelesssupportiveofpoliciesthatcouldactuallycombatinequality.“Inthiseraofchoice,entertainmentmediaarewhatcapturesheartsandminds,”Kimwrites.“Itspoliticalconsequencesareanythingbuttrivial”.46.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutyoungAmericansoftoday?A)Theyhavegreaterambitionsthantheirparents.B)Theyfinditdifficulttoachieveupwardmobility.C)Theyhaveovertakentheirparentsintermsofearnings.D)Theyenvytheopportunitiesinotherindustrialisednations.WhatdoesKim’steamfindaboutrealityTVshowsinAmerica?A)Theyreinterprettheessenceofthepopularrags-to-richesculture.B)Theyurgepeopletoachieveeconomicsuccessthroughhardwork.C)Theyhelpstrengthenpeople’sconvictionintheAmericanDream.D)TheyfeatureordinaryAmericansstrivingforsocialrecognition.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutnewsbroadcastsinAmerica?A)TheyattractfarfewerviewersthanrealityTV.B)Theyarebentonreportingthedarksideoflife.C)TheystandinstrikingcontrastwithrealityTV.D)TheyfocusonAmericans’economichardships.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutRepublicansingeneral?A)TheybelievestronglyintheAmericanDream.B)Theystrivetoclimbthesocio-economicladder.C)Theyhaveaverystrongaffiliationwiththeirparty.D)Theytendtowatchmorerags-to-richesTVshows.Whatisstatedaboutpeoplewhobelieveinupwardmobility?A)Theyarelikelytoblamethegovernmentfortheirplight.B)Theyregardpoliticalconsequencesasanythingbuttrivial.C)Theyrespectindividualsstrivingtoclimbthesocialladder.DTheyarelesslikelytoapproveofpoliciestofightinequalityPassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whensomeoneasksus‘whatdoyoudo?’wenearlyalwaysreplywithouroccupation.Work,formanyofus,ismuchmorethanajob.Itisthedefiningaspectofouridentity.Formanyofusitisthroughourjobthatwecandefineourselves.“WithoutmyjobIdon’tknowwhoIam,”isasentencethathasbeenutteredonmoreyofficechairIndeeditcanbeoneofthemostchallengingaspectsIworkonwithclientswhohavelostorbeenforcedintochangingtheirjobs.Thislossprovokesanidentitycrisismuchgreaterthanthelossofthejobitself.OneofthethingsIhavecometounderstand,however,isthatouridentityismuchmoreaswellasourworkwecanalsoidentifyasafriend,aspouse,asonordaughter,aparent,amemberofasportsteamorreligiouscommunity.Wemayrecognisethatwefeelandactdifferentlyintheserolesandrelationshipsthanwedoatwork.Thepassivedaughterbecomestime.Imyselfhavebeenashopassistant,awaitress,astudent,agraduate,andaclinicalpsychologist.Ateachstagemyabilityt