1、 2021 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 I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the chart below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the chart and comment on Chinas achievements in higher education. You shou
2、ld write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 【参考范文】【参考范文】 As is clearly illustrated in the bar chart, the gross enrollment ratio in higher education in China has increased dramatically from 3.4% in 1990 to 51.6% in 2019. Apparently, the figures reveal that great achievements have been mad
3、e in Chinas higher education during the past three decades. I can think of no better reasons than the following ones to explain this social phenomenon. First and foremost, the government has implemented a package of policies and raised plenty of funds to make higher education more accessible to stud
4、ents, including those from families in poverty. In addition, the progress is bound up with technological advancement and economic growth. For instance, online courses have enabled students nationwide to enjoy instructive lectures given by prestigious professors. At the same time, both citizens and t
5、he whole society are the beneficiaries of the accomplishments in higher education. To be specific, receiving higher education can improve individuals competitive edge and contribute to the sustainable development of the whole society. In conclusion, this chart is a perfect index of the remarkable ac
6、hievements made in Chinas higher education. Meanwhile, it is reasonable for us to believe that such a tendency will continue in the forthcoming years and definitely contribute to our countrys prosperity in the long run. 【解析解析】 本篇属于图表作文。 题干要求点评中国高等教育的成就， 同时图表展现了中国高等教育不断发展这一现象。 开头段简要描述图表并发表自己的看法。 主体段解
7、释中国高等教育发展 迅速的具体原因和带来的好处。结尾段再次总结这一发展带来的好处并展望未来。 Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: 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. Af
8、ter 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. Question 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) Weird. B) Efficient. C) Tolera
9、nt. D) Toxic. 2. A) They are arrogant. B) They are ignorant. C) They are ambitious. D) They are accommodating. 3. A) They can think big. B) They can air their views. C) They can break conventions. D) They can work flexible hours. 4. A) It can alter peoples mindsets. B) It can lead to new discoveries
10、. C) It enables people to learn and grow. D) It is conducive to critical thinking. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A) He kept looking for the best place to stay. B) He met many tourists from other countries. C) He had a great time sightseeing and relaxing. D) H
11、e managed to visit a different city each day. 6. A) Prioritize what is essential to their best advantage. B) Stretch out the process in search of the optimal. C) Deliberate the consequences that may occur. D) Take all relevant factors into consideration. 7. A) Time pressure. B) Tight budget. C) Mode
12、rn technology. D) Fierce competition. 8. A) Research as many different options as possible. B) Avoid going over the same options repeatedly. C) Focus on what is practical. D) Trust their gut instinct. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you
13、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), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the center. Quest
14、ions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard. 9. A) It is beneficial to poor as well as rich communities. B) It is conducive to childrens future development. C) It is welcome to parents but not to children. D) It is not of much help to young children. 10. A) It may put some students in
15、remote areas at a disadvantage. B) It gives the majority of students ready access to their teachers. C) It effectively improves the learning quality of students in rural areas. D) It can bridge the learning gap between kids of different backgrounds. 11. A) Diligent students tend to do their homework
16、 independently. B) The focus of homework should always be on school subjects. C) Doing homework exerts a positive effect on kids personality development. D) The benefits of doing homework vary widely from individual to individual. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 12.
17、A) It was something he apologized for later. B) It was ridiculed by The New York Times. C) It was a forty-nine-year plan. D) It was considered visionary. 13. A) It was of great significance to rocket science. B) It was completed in the state of New Mexico. C) It was somehow delayed about 12 minutes.
18、 D) It failed due to a sudden change of weather. 14. A) A laboratory and rest range was already set up there. B) Its climate was ideal for year-round rocket launching. C) A weather expert invited him to go there for his mission. D) Its remote valleys were appealing to him and his family. 15. A) He w
19、on an award from the US government for his work. B) He gained recognition from rocket scientists worldwide. C) He was granted over 200 patents in rocket technology. D) He boosted the military strength of the United States. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lect
20、ures 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 the centre. Questions
21、 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard. 16. A) It requires entrepreneurial experience. B) It is usually financially rewarding. C) It can be quite frustrating. D) It can be rather risky. 17. A) It contributes to rapid business expansion. B) It inspires willingness to make sacrifices
22、. C) It reduces conflict among team members. D) It encourages creation and innovation. 18. A) They have unrealistic expectations. B) They often work without any pay. C) Few can find willing investors. D) Many are idealistic dreamers. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.
23、 19. A) They have better dietary habits. B) They bear fewer social responsibilities. C) They are born with a stronger ability to socialize. D) They are better able to survive or handle disease. 20. A) They have a limited reproductive ability. B) They depend on adequate sleep to thrive. C) They keep
24、dividing throughout ones life. D) They strengthen with regular exercise. 21. A) The process of aging can ultimately be brought under control. B) Improved health care for the elderly will contribute to longevity. C) Prevention of heart disease and stroke will increase life expectancy. D) The resoluti
25、on of age disease will solve the mystery of aging. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard. 22. A) They are reluctant to follow instructions. B) They fail to answer emails promptly. C) They cannot understand directives. D) They do not show due respect. 23. A) They have not
26、been trained to follow the rules. B) They are not satisfied with the management. C) They want to avoid unnecessary losses. D) They find their voice go unheeded. 24. A) When they are on good terms with their managers. B) When they find their job goals easily attainable. C) When they find their superv
27、isors helpful. D) When they are financially motivated. 25. A) They are a useless tool for managers to change employee behavior. B) They prove to be a good means for managers to give instructions. C) They should be reserved for urgent communication. D) They are seldom used for sharing confidential da
28、ta. Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) 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 choic
29、es. 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. A new study has drawn a bleak picture of cultural inclusiveness reflected in
30、 the childrens literature available in Australia. Dr. Helen Adam from Edith Cowan Universitys School of Education 26 the cultural diversity of childrens books. She examined the books 27 in the kindergarten rooms of four day-care centers in Western Australia. Just 18 percent of 2,413 books in the tot
31、al collection contained any 28 of non-white people. Minority cultures were often featured in stereotypical or tokenistic ways, for example, by 29 Asian culture with chopsticks and traditional dress. Characters that did represent a minority culture usually had 30 roles in the books. The main characte
32、rs were mostly Caucasian. This causes concern as it can lead to an impression that whiteness is of greater value. Dr. Adam said children formed impressions about difference and identity from a very young age. Evidence has shown they develop own-race 31 from as young as three months of age. The books
33、 we share with young children can be a valuable opportunity to develop childrens understanding of themselves and others. Books can also allow children to see diversity. They discover both similarities and differences between themselves and others. This can help develop understanding, acceptance and
34、32 of diversity. Census data has shown Australians come from more than 200 countries. They speak over 300 languages at home. Additionally, Australians belong to more than 100 different religious groups. They also work in more than 1,000 different occupations. “ Australia is a multicultural society.
35、The current 33 promotion of white middle-class ideas and lifestyles risks 34 children from minority groups. This can give white middle-class children a sense of 35 or privilege,” Dr. Adam said. A) alienating E) housed I) representation M) temperament B) appreciation F) investigated J) safeguarded N)
36、 tentative C) bias G) overwhelming K) secondary O) D) fraud H) portraying L) superiority 选项 O 未找到题干 【参考答案】【参考答案】 26 F) investigated 27 E) housed 28 I) representation 29 H) portraying 30 K) secondary 31 C) bias 32 B) appreciation 33 G) overwhelming 34 A) alienating 35 L) superiority 【解析】【解析】 26. F) i
37、nvestigated 【解析】空前为名词，空后也为名词，且本句话没有动词说明空格需要填入谓语动词，并且结合前后句的时态可以判断出，该空应该为过去时态，符合本句句意的只有investigated，博士调查了儿童书籍的文化多样性。 27. E) housed 【解析】空格前为名词，空格后为介词短语，所以此处应填入一个非谓语动词，结合后面介词短语的含义可判断出非谓语动词的形式应该是 done 的形式，再结合句意，选择 E) housed 即储存在房子中的。 28 I) representation 【解析】空格前是 any，空格后是 of non-white people 的介词短语，所以此空应填
38、名词，结合句意：仅仅 18%的书就包含了任何非白人的，符合句意的为 I representation (代表) 29 H) portraying 【解析】空格前为介词 by, 空后为 Asian culture with chopsticks and traditional dress.此处应为非谓语动词，且应是及物动词的非谓语动词形式，结合句意，少数民族文化通常以刻板的或象征性的方式呈现，例如，亚洲文化都是用筷子传统服饰等。 。 。H portraying(描述)。 30 K) secondary 【解析】空格前是谓语动词 had，空格后是宾语 roles, 此空应填入修饰 roles 的形
39、容词，再结合后一句的 main characters 可以判断出此处应选 K) secondary 第二的，次级的。 31 C) bias 【解析】空格前是 own-race 的形容词，而空后无名词所以此处应为名词，再结合上一句当中的difference and identity 可以判断出 C) bias 偏见，更符合句意。 32 B) appreciation 【解析】 空格处填入的应是和前面 understanding, acceptance 并列的名词， 且能够被后面的 of diversity 修饰，符合要求的只能选择 B) appreciation(欣赏) 33 G) overwh
40、elming 【解析】通过空格前后的 The current 33 promotion，可知，此空格处填形容词。能够与之搭配，并且符合句意的只有 G) overwhelming， 即目前白人中产阶级的思想和生活方式得到了压倒性的推广。 34 A) alienating 【解析】通过空格前的谓语动词 risks 以及空格后的名词 children 可知此处应为 doing 形式的非谓语动词，符合条件的只有 G，即有疏远少数族裔儿童的风险。 35 L) superiority 【解析】通过空格前后的 a sense of 35 or privilege,可知，此空格处应填入一个与privilege
41、 并列的名词，且含义与 privilege 类似。 Section 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 more than o
42、nce. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the question by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. How Marconi Gave Us the Wireless World A A hundred years before iconic figures like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs permeated our lives, an Irish-Italian inventor laid the foundation of
43、the communication explosion of the 21st century. Guglielmo Marconi was arguably the first truly global figure in modern communication. Not only was he the first to communicate globally, he was the first to think globally about communication. Marconi may not have been the greatest inventor of his tim
44、e, but more than anyone else, he brought about a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. B Todays globally networked media and communication system has its origins in the 19th century, when, for the first time, messages were sent electronically across great distances. The telegraph, the telepho
45、ne, and radio were the obvious precursors of the Internet, iPods, and mobile phones. What made the link from then to now was the development of wireless communication. Marconi was the first to develop and perfect this system, using the recently-discovered “air waves” that make up the electromagnetic
46、 spectrum. C Between 1896, when he applied for his first patent in England at the age of 22, and his death in Italy in 1937, Marconi was at the center of every major innovation in electronic communication. He was also a skilled and sophisticated organizer, an entrepreneurial innovator, who mastered
47、the use of corporate strategy, media relations, government lobbying, international diplomacy, patents, and prosecution. Marconi was really interested in only one thing: the extension of mobile, personal, long-distance communication to the ends of the earth (and beyond, if we can believe some reports
48、). Some like to refer to him as a genius, but if there was any genius to Marconi it was this vision. D In 1901 he succeeded in signalling across the Atlantic, from the west coast of England to Newfoundland in the USA, despite the claims of science that it could not be done. In 1924 he convinced the
49、British government to encircle the world with a chain of wireless stations using the latest technology that he had devised, shortwave radio. There are some who say Marconi lost his edge when commercial broadcasting came along; he didnt see that radio could or should be used to frivolous（无聊的） ends. I
50、n one of his last public speeches, a radio broadcast to the United States in March 1937, he deplored that broadcasting had become a one-way means of communication and foresaw it moving in another direction, toward communication as a means of exchange. That was visionary genius. E Marconis career was
