1、 2019 年 6 月大学英语六级考试真题(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. Yo u should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. _ _ _ _ _ Part II Li
2、stening 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. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer
3、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 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 ha
4、d more female fans than male ones. C. Why the woman wanted to be like Audrey Hepburn. D. Why so many girls adored Audrey Hepburn. 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 out
5、going person. B. She was modest and hardworking. C. She 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
6、 family benefited from other peoples help. Questions 5 to 8 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
7、 dismissed. D. No new staff will be hired. 7. A. The timeline of restructuring. B. The reasons for restructuring. 2019-06-CET6(第 2 套)-1 D. By visiting the companys own computer network. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three
8、 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 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 9 to 11 ar
9、e 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 therapy animals to soothe nervous passengers. D. It allows passengers to have animals travel with them. 10. A. Avoiding possib
10、le 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 the therapy animals at the airport. C. Keep some animals for therapeutic purposes. D. Bring their pet animals on board their
11、 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 cit y. C. At the site of an ancient Roman mansion. D. At the entrance to a reception hall in Rome. 13. A. A number of different images. B
12、. 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. C. The worldly sophistication displayed. D. The impressive skills and costly dyes. 15. A. His artistic taste
13、is superb. B. His identity remains unclear C. He was a collector of antiques. D. He was a rich Italian merchant. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a q
14、uestion, 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 are based on the recording you have just heard. 16. A. They encourage international cooperation. B.
15、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. 2019-06-CET6(第 2 套)-2 18. A. It requires mathematicians to work independently. B. It is fac
16、ed with many unprecedented challenges. C. It lags behind other disciplines 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 Ven
17、us. C. Scientists found Venus had atmosphere. D. Scientists observed Venus from a space vehicle. 20. A. It resembles 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 b
18、een hotter than it is today. B. It might have been a cozy habitat for life. 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. Cult
19、ural psychology. D. Motivation and positive feelings. 23. A. They attach 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
20、observing peoples sleep patterns in labs. C. By having people wear motion-detecting 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 a
21、nything conclusive. D. It has attracted attention all over the world. Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. Yo u are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the p
22、assage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. 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. Yo u may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Question
23、s 26 to 35 are based on the following passage. The dream of personalised fight is still vivid in the minds of many inventors, some developing cycle-powered craft, others 26 money into jetpacks (喷气飞行背包). However, the flying car has always remained the 27 symbol of personal transport freedom. Several
24、companies around the world have produced 28 that can drive on roads and fly. Airbus has a futuristic modular (组件式的) concept involving a passenger capsule that can be 29 from the road-going chassis (底盘) and picked up by a helicopter-type machine. But all these concepts are massively expensive, requir
25、e safety certification standards for road and air, need 30 controls, involve complex folding wings and propellers, and have to be flown from 2019-06-CET6(第 2 套)-3 air-strips. So they are likely to remain rich peoples playthings rather than practical transport solutions for the masses. “A car that ta
26、kes off from some London street and lands in another 31 street is unlikely to happen, “says Prof. Gray, a leading aeronautical engineer. “Sky taxis are much more likely.” But that wont stop inventors from dreaming up new ways to fly and trying to persuade investors to back their sometimes 32 schemes
27、. Civilian aviation is being disrupted, not by the age-old desires for speed, romanticism and 33 , but by the pressing need to respond to a changing climate. New electric engines coupled with artificial intelligence and 34 systems will contribute to a more efficient, integrated transport system that
28、 is less polluting and less noisy. That may sound simple, but as Prof. Gray says, “When I travel somewhere I like this notion that when I finish my journey I feel better than when I started it. Thats completely at 35 with how I feel today.” Now that would be progress. A.autonomous I. pouring B. deta
29、ched J. prototypes C. dual K. random D.glamour L. repressing E. imminent M.segmented F. odds N. spectrum G.opposites O. ultimate H.outrageous Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of
30、 the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. Yo u may choose a paragraph more 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 Waste A) As co
31、nsumers, we are very wasteful. Annually, the world generates 1.3 billion tons of solid waste. This is expected to 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
32、) Conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no incentive to lengthen the life cycle of their 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
33、price of raw materials and metals. It is also partly due to both consumers and companies becoming more aware of the 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 pr
34、ice and performance they were concerned about in the past. In a survey of 54 of the worlds leading brands, almost all 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 ab
35、out minimizing energy use and reducing waste. 2019-06-CET6(第 2 套)-4 D) For the most part, consumers control what happens to a product. But some companies are realizing that placing the burden of recycling entirely on the consumer is not an effective strategy, especially when tossing something away s
36、eems like the easiest and most convenient option. E) Some retailers and manufacturers in the clothing, footwear, and electronics industries have launched environmental programs. They want to make their customers interested in preserving their products and preventing things that still have value from
37、 going to the garbage dump. By offering services to help expand the longevity of their products, theyre promising quality and durability to consumers, and receiving the reputational gains for being environmentally friendly. F) For example, the Swedish jeans company Nudie Jeans offers free repair at
38、twenty of their shops. Instead of discarding their old worn-out jeans, customers bring them in to be renewed. The company even provides mail-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 j
39、eans 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 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, f
40、ollows the same principle. It has partnered with DIY website iFixit to teach consumers how to repair their clothing, such as waterproof outerwear, 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 thei
41、r Reno, Nevada, service center. According to the companys CEO, Rose Marcario, this is about building a company that cares about the environment. At the same time, offering repair supports the perceived quality of its products. G) In Brazil, the multinational corporation Adidas has been running a sho
42、e-recycling program called “Sustainable Footprint” since 2012. Customers can bring shoes of any brand into an Adidas store to be shredded and 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
43、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 and image of Adidas by making people more aware of the companys values. H) Enormous opportunit
44、ies also lie with e-waste. It is estimated that in 2014 the world produced some 42 million metric tons of e-waste (discarded electrical and electronic equipment and its parts) with North America and Europe accounting for 8 and 12 million metric tons respectively. The materials from e-waste include i
45、ron, copper, gold, silver, and aluminum-materials that could be reused, resold, salvaged, or recycled. Together, the value of these metals is estimated to be about $52 billion. Electronics giants like Best Buy and Samsung have provided e-waste take-back programs over the past few years, which aim to
46、 refurbish (翻新) old electronic components and parts into new products. I) For other companies interested in reducing waste, helping the environment, and providing the sustainable lifestyles that consumers seek, here are some first steps for building a relationship with customers that focuses on recy
47、cling and restoring value to products : J) Find partners. If you are a manufacturer who relies on outside distributors, then retailers are the ideal partner for collecting old products. Power tool maker DeWalt partners with companies, such as Lowes and Napa Auto Parts, to collect old tools at their
48、stores for recycling. The partnership benefits both sides by allowing unconventional partners (for example, two companies from two different 2019-06-CET6(第 2 套)-5 K) Create incentives. Environmental conscientiousness isnt always enough to make customers recycle old goods. For instance, DeWalt discovered that many contractors were holding on to their old tools , even f they no longer worked,
