1、大学英语六级考试 2021 年 12 月真题（第一套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay related to the short passage given below. Inyour essay, you are to comment on the phenomenon described in the passage and suggest measures to address theissue. You should wri
2、te at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Young people spend a lot of time on the internet. However, they are sometimes unable to recognize falseinformation on the internet, judge the reliability of online information sources, or tell real news stories from fakeones.Part II Listening Comprehe
3、nsion (30 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 choice
4、s 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) He was enjoying his holiday. C) He was busy writing his essays.B) He was recovering in hospital. D) He was gh
5、ting a throat infection.2. A) He broke his wrist. C) He slipped on ice and fell.B) He lost his antibiotics. D) He was laughed at by some girls.3. A) Turn to her father for help. C) Ask the manufacturer for repairs.B) Call the repair shop to x it. D) Replace it with a brand-new one.4. A) Help David r
6、etrieve his essays. C) Oer David some refreshments.B) Introduce David to her parents. D) Accompany David to his home.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) She is a critic of works on military aairs. C) She is a researcher of literary genres.B) She is an acclaimed h
7、ostess of Book Talk. D) She is a historian of military history.6. A) It is about the military history of Europe. C) It is her fth book of military history.B) It is set in the 18th and 19th centuries. D) It is a war novel set in the future.7. A) She visited soldiers wives and mothers. C) She met a la
8、rge number of soldiers in person.B) She conducted surveys of many soldiers. D) She looked into the personal lives of soldiers.8. A) She doesnt have much freedom for imagination. C) It is dicult to attract young readers.B) It is not easy to make her readers believe in her. D) She has to combine fact
9、with ction.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
10、) 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.9. A) Santa Claus. C) Cocoa seeds.B) A polar bear. D) A glass bottle.10. A) To attract customers attention. C) To combat counterfeits.B)
11、To keep up with the times. D) To promote its sales.11. A) It resembles a picture in the encyclopedia. C) It has the drinks logo in the middle.B) It appears in the shape of a cocoa seed. D) It displays the images of Santa Claus.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) It
12、 often occurs among commuters. C) It improves their mood considerably.B) It promotes mutual understanding. D) It takes a great deal of eort to sustain.13. A) Social anxiety. C) Lack of social skills.B) Excessive caution. D) Preference for solitude.14. A) People usually regard it as an unforgettable
13、lesson. C) Negative events often hurt people deeply.B) Human brains tend to dwell on negative events. D) People generally resent being rejected.15. A) Contagious. C) Unpredictable.B) Temporary. D) Measurable.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks fo
14、llowed by three or four questions.The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from thefour choices 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
15、on the recording you have just heard.16. A) It depends heavily on tourism. C) It is mainly based on agriculture.B) It is ourishing in foreign trade. D) It relies chiey on mineral export.17. A) Tobacco. C) Coee.B) Bananas. D) Sugar.18. A) They toil on farms. C) They live in Spanish-style houses.B) Th
16、ey live a poor life. D) They hire people to do housework.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) They will be more demanding of their next generation.B) They will end up lonely, dependent and dissatised.C) They will experience more setbacks than successes.D) They wil
17、l nd it dicult to get along with others.20. A) Failure to pay due attention to their behavior.B) Unwillingness to allow them to play with toys.C) Unwillingness to satisfy their wishes immediately.D) Failure to spend sucient quality time with them.21. A) It will enable them to learn from mistakes. C)
18、 It will do much good to their mental health.B) It will help them to handle disappointment. D) It will build their ability to endure hardships.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A) Failure to make sucient preparations. C) Saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.B)
19、 Looking away from the hiring manager. D) Making a wrong judgment of the interview.23. A) Complaining about their previous job. C) Exaggerating their academic background.B) Inquiring about their salary to be paid. D) Understanding their previous achievements.24. A) Those who have both skills and exp
20、erience. C) Those who take initiative in their work.B) Those who get along well with colleagues. D) Those who are loyal to their managers.25. A) Ability to shoulder new responsibilities. C) Readiness to work to exible schedules.B) Experience of performing multiple roles. D) Skills to communicate wit
21、h colleagues.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 blankfrom a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully beforemaking your
22、choices. Each choice in the bank is identied 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.If you think life is wonderful and expect it to stay that way, then you may
23、have a good chance of livingto a ripe old age, at least that is what the ndings of a new study suggest. That study found that participantswho reported the highest levels of optimism were far more likely to live to age 85 or 26 . This wascompared to those participants who reported the lowest levels o
24、f optimism. It is 27 that the ndingsheld even after the researchers considered factors that could 28 the link, including whether participantshad health conditions such as heart disease or cancer, or whether they experienced depression. The resultsadd to a growing body of evidence that certain psycho
25、logical factors may predict a longer life 29 . Forexample, previous studies have found that more optimistic people have a lower risk of developing chronicdiseases, and a lower risk of 30 death. However, the new study appears to be the rst to 31 look atthe relationship between optimism and longevity.
26、 The researchers 32 that the link found in the new studywas not as strong when they factored in the eects of certain health behaviors, including exercise levels,sleep habits and diet. This suggests that these behaviors may, at least in part, explain the link. In otherwords, optimism may 33 good habi
27、ts that bolster health. It is also important to note that the study foundonly a 34 , as researchers did not prove for certain that optimism leads to a longer life. However, if thendings are true, they suggest that optimism could serve as a psychological 35 that promotes health anda longer life.A) ae
28、ct I) plausiblyB) beyond J) prematureC) conceded K) reconciledD) correlation L) spanE) foster M) specicallyF) henceforth N) spiralG) lofty O) traitH) noteworthySection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statementcontains information
29、 given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information isderived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer thequestions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.No one in fashion is surprised that Burberry burn
30、t 28 million of stockA) Last week, Burberrys annual report revealed that 28.6 million worth of stock was burnt last year. The newshas left investors and consumers outraged but comes as little surprise to those in the fashion industry.B) The practice of destroying unsold stock, and even rolls of unus
31、ed fabric, is commonplace for luxury labels.Becoming too widely available at a cheaper price through discount stores discourages full-price sales.Sending products for recycling leaves them vulnerable to being stolen and sold on the black market. JasmineBina, CEO of brand strategy agency Concept Bure
32、au explains, “Typically, luxury brands rally aroundexclusivity to protect their business interests, namely intellectual property and preservation of brand equity (资产).” She stated she had heard rumors of stock burning but not specic cases until this week.C) Another reason for the commonplace practic
33、e is a nancial incentive for brands exporting goods to America.United States Customs states that if imported merchandise is unused and destroyed under their supervision,99% of the duties, taxes or fees paid on the merchandise may be recovered. It is incredibly difficult tocalculate how much dead sto
34、ck currently goes to waste. While there are incentives to do it, theres no legalobligation to report it.D) A source, who chose to remain anonymous, shared her experience working in a Burberry store in New Yorkin October 2016. “My job was to toss items in boxes so they could be sent to be burned. It
35、was killing meinside because all that leather and fur went to waste and animals had died for nothing. I couldnt stay thereany longer, their business practices threw me off the roof.” In May this year, Burberry announced it wastaking fur out of its catwalk shows and reviewing its use elsewhere in the
36、 business. “Even though we askedthe management, they refused to give us detailed answers as to why they would do this with their collection,”continued the source, who left her role within two weeks. She has since worked with another high-prole,luxury label.E) In an online forum post, which asked if
37、its true that Louis Vuitton burns its bags, Ahmed Bouchfaa, whoclaimed to work for Louis Vuitton, responded that the brand holds sales of old stock for sta members twicea year. Items which have still not sold after several sales are destroyed. “Louis Vuitton doesnt have publicsales. They either sell
38、 a product at a given price or discontinue it. This is to make sure that everybody paysthe same price for an item,” he says. He goes on to disclose the strict guidelines around the employee sales:“You may buy gifts for someone, but they track each item, and if your gift ends up online they know who
39、toask.” One investor commenting on the Burberry gures was reportedly outraged that the unsold goods werenot even oered to investors before they were destroyed.F) Richemont, who owns several luxury brands, hit the headlines in May for taking back 437 million ofwatches for destruction in the last two
40、years to avoid marked-down prices. Its not just luxury brands either.In October last year, a Danish TV show exposed H&M for burning 12 tonnes of unsold clothing since 2013.In a statement, the high street retailer defended itself by saying that the burnt clothing had failed safety tests:“The products
41、 to which the media are referring have been tested in external laboratories. The test results showthat one of the products is mold infested and the other product contains levels of lead that are too high. Thoseproducts have rightly been stopped in accordance with our safety routines.” In March, a re
42、port revealed thatH&M were struggling with $4.3 billion worth of unsold stock. The brand told The New York Times that theplan was to reduce prices to move the stock, arguably encouraging consumers to buy and throw away withlittle thought.G) Over-production is perhaps the biggest concern for Burberry
43、. While there has been much outrage at the elitistconnotation of burning goods rather than making them aordable, executives at the British fashion house areno doubt struggling to defend how they miscalculated production. The waste has been put down to burningold cosmetic stock to make way for their
44、new beauty range. However, while the value of destroyed stock isup from 26.9 million last year, its an even more signicant increase from 2016s gure of 18.8 million,highlighting that this is an ongoing issue.H) In September 2016, Burberry switched to a “see now, buy now” catwalk show format. The move
45、 was aswitch to leverage on the coverage of their fashion week show to make stock available immediately toconsumers. This is opposed to the traditional format of presenting to the industry, taking orders for productionand becoming available in six months time. While Burberry announced “record-breaki
46、ng” online reach andengagement, there has been little evidence to suggest that the strategy has had a signicant eect on sales,particularly as the hype (炒作) slows across the season. In February they made adjustments to the format,dropping some catwalk items immediately and promising that others would
47、 launch in the coming months.I) In a statement, Burberry denied that switching to “see now, buy now” has had an impact on waste. ABurberry spokesperson further said, “On the occasions when disposal of products is necessary, we do so in aresponsible manner. We are always seeking ways to reduce and re
48、value our waste. This is a core part of ourstrategy and we have forged partnerships and committed support to innovative organizations to help reachthis goal.”J) One such partnership is with Elvis & Kresse, an accessories brand working with reclaimed materials. Co-founder Kresse Wesling said, “Late last year we launched an ambitious five-year partnership with theBurberry Foundation. The main aim of this is to scale our leather rescue project, starting with o-cuts fromthe produc
