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回 2020年7月大学英语六级考试真题 卷 Part ! Writing (30minutes) 星火英语App 扫码获答题卡 六级2020年7月 5 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to .rite an essay commenting on the saying “The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your bett today, " You can give an example or two to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words: Part " Listening Comprehension (30minutes)隔感繼 星火英语App Section A 扫码获音频 Directions: ?n 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 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) She is a great athlete. C) She comes to talk about Olympic Games. B) She has a three-year-old child. D) She enjoys reading new books. 2. A) How athletes excel in the past twenty years. B) How athletes have challenged their physical abilities. C) How comparisons are made between athletes. D) How technology has helped athletes scale new heights. 3. A) Our bodies. C) Our thoughts. B) Our scientific knowledge. D) Our ambitions. 4. A) It can be harmful to some athletes' physical health, B) Athletes may become too dependent on technological progress. C) It may give an unfair advantage to some athletes. D) Scientific knowledge can help athletes cheat in competitions. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. C) Sensitivity. D) Family support. C) Production lines. D) Business offices. C) Lower import duties. D) Rapid growth. 5. A) Variety. B) Flexibility. 6. A) Importing all kinds of goods over the years. B) Making trades between China and Italy. C) Exchanging furniture for foods. D) Using the same container back and forth. 7. A) Warehouses, B) Cargo containers. 8. A) Higher prices. B) More demand. 说明：本套试卷的写作、听力原文及音频、翻译与2020年7月真题一致。其他试题由星火四六级研究中心根据命题规 律、考点分布等信息编写或精选往年同等难度真题组合而成。 Section B Directions： In this section, you will hear two passages: At the end of each passage , you 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 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 9 toll are based on the passage you have jutt heard. 9. A) It helps employees reduce their stress. C) It breaks the boundary of hierarchy. B) It distinguishes offices from prisons. D) It reveals the dislike among employees. 10. A) Productive employees excel at all tasks they perform. B) Routine production work cannot make employees satisfied. C) Employees perform better after a happy weekend. D) Humor can help workers excel at routine tasks. 11. A) Put bizarre expressions on the notes. B) Take the boss doll apart as long as they reassemble it. C) Beat each other during the breaks. D) Exchange stress-reducing items with each other. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 12. A) The recent finding of a changed gene in obese mice. B) The new development of genes and hormones. C) The similarity between human genes and mouse genes. D) The influence of genes on individual organism. 13. A) It only works when the organism has sufficient fatty tissues. B) How and when the gene has changed is still unknown. C) It is named after the Rockefeller geneticist. D) It renders mice unable to sense when to stop eating. 14. A) People of different weight have different obesity genes. B) Our weight is totally determined by genes. C) People are born with a tendency to have a certain weight. D) Weight and height are closely related. 15. A) Lack of physical activities among all Americans. B) The abundant provision of rich foods. C) The belief that weight cannot be controlled. D) The change of food sources. 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 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 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard. 16. A) Similarity in interests. C) Compassion. B) Openness. D) Mental stimulation. 17. A) Pleasure. B) Company. C) Popularity. D) Emotional factors 18. A) Inequality. C) Feelings of betrayal. B) Poor communication. D) Lack of frankness. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard. 19. A) In the deserted fields. C) In the biology department of big universities. B) In the dinosaur pit in Utah. D) At museums of natural history in large cities. 20. A) It is so far the largest amount of dinosaur skeletons ever found. B) Some natural disaster killed a whole herd of dinosaurs in the area. C) The finding of the bones can help discover the cause of dinosaur extinction. D) The uniqueness of the deposit makes it a monument in the study of dinosaurs. 21. A) They floated down an eastward flowing river. B) Some of the dinosaurs died of dryness. C) Dinosaurs went to their grave before they died. D) They were preserved well by the sand. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard. 22. A) Developing new styles of living at a too fast pace. B) Showing less respect to the elder generation. C) Failing to care for parents in the traditional way. D) Lacking financial and mental independence. 23. A) They don't have the urge to be with friends and relatives. B) They have no choice but to live alone. C) They prefer different lifestyles due to their different ethnic backgrounds. D) They have a sense of independence and autonomy. 24. A) Many mothers don't want to become grandmothers. B) There have been extended families in most parts of the world. C) Small family units with only parents and children are over-emphasized. D) Parents and grandparents should stay out of the children5s way. 25. A) Save enough money to pay for the nursing homes. B) Avoid being a burden to their children. C) Accep t the existence of the generation gap. D) Unders tand the real need of their children. Part # Reading Comprehension (40minutes) Section A Directions: 3 this section, there is a passage with ten blanks: You are required to select one .ord for each- blank from a list of choices given in a .ord bank following the passage. 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 Un through the centre: You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Small commun ities, with their distinc tive charac ter—where life is stable and in tensely human—are disappearing. Some have 26 from the face of the earth, o thers are dying slowly, but all have 27 changes as they have come into contac t with an 28 machine civilization. The merging of diverse peoples into a common mass has produced tension among members of the minorities and the majority alike. The Old Order Amish, who arrived on American shores in colonial times, have 29 in the modern world in distinctive, small communities. They have resisted the homogenization 30 more successfully than others. In planting and harvest time one can see their bearded men working the fields with horses and their women hanging out the laundry in neat rows to dry. Many American people have seen Amish families, with the men wearing broad-brimmed black hats and the women in long dresses, in railway or bus 31 . Although the Amish have lived with 32 America for over two and a half centuries, they have moderated its influence on their personal lives, their families, communities, and their values. The Amish are often 33 by other Americans to be relics of the past who live a simple, inflexible life dedicated to inconvenient out-dated customs. They are seen as abandoning both modern 34 and the American dream of success and progress. But most people have no quarrel with the Amish for doing things the old-fashioned way. Their conscientious objection was tolerated in wartime, for af ter all, they are good farmers who 35 the virtues of work and thrift. A) accessing F) perceived K) survived B) conveniences G) practice L) terminals C) destined H) process M) undergone D) expanding I) progress N) universal E) industrialized J) respective O) vanished 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 the paragraphs: Identi*y the paragraph from which the information is derived: You 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: Countries Rush for Upper Hand in Antarctica A) On a glacier-filled island with fjords (峡湾)and elephant seals& Russia has built Antarctica's first Orthodox church on a hill overlooking its research base. Less than an hour away by snowmobile& Chinese labourers have updated the Great Wal Station, a vital part of China's plan to operate five bases on Antarctica, complete with an indoor badminton court and sleeping quarters for 150 people. Not to be outdone, India's futuristic new Bharathi base, built on stilts (桩子)using 134 interlocking shipping containers& resembles a spaceship. Turkey and Iran have announced plans to build bases& too. B) More than a century has passed since explorers raced to plant their flags at the bottom of the world , and for decades to come this continent is supposed to be protected as a scientific preserve & shielded from intrusions like military activities and mining. But an array of countries are rushing to assert greater influence here, with an eye not just towards the day those protective treaties expire& but also for the strategic and commercial opportunities that already exist. C) The newer players are stepping into what they view as a treasure house of resources. Some of the ventures focus on the Antarctic resources that are already up for grabs & like abundant sea life. South Korea& which operates state-of-the-art bases here, is increasing its fishing of krill (磷虾)& found in abundance in the Southern Ocean & while Russia recently frustrated efforts to create one of the world's largest ocean sanctuaries here. D) Some scientists are examining the potential for harvesting icebergs from Antarctica & which is estimated to have the biggest reserves of fresh water on the planet. Nations are also pressing ahead with space research and satellite projects to expand their global navigation abilities. E) Building on a Soviet-era foothold & Russia is expanding its monitoring stations for Glonass & its version of the Global Positioning System (GPS). At least three Russian stations are already operating in Antarctica& part of its effort to challenge the dominance of the American GPS, and new stations are planned for sites like the Russian base, in the shadow of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity. F) Elsewhere in Antarctica & Russian researchers boast of their recent discovery of a freshwater reserve the size of Lake Ontario after drilling through miles of solid ice. “You can see that we're here to stay, said Vladimir Cheberdak, 57, chief of the Bellingshausen Station& as he sipped tea under a portrait of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen & a high-ranking officer in the Imperial Russian Navy who explored the Antarctic coast in 1820. G) Antarctica's mineral& oil and gas wealth are a longer-term prize. The treaty banning mining here, shielding coveted (令人垂涎的)reserves of iron ore, coal and chromium& comes up for review in 2048. Researchers recently found kimberlite (金伯利岩)deposits hinting at the existence of diamonds. And while assessments vary widely& geologists estimate that Antarctica holds at least 36 billion barrels of oil and natural gas. H) Beyond the Antarctic treaties & huge obstacles persist to tapping these resources , like drifting icebergs that could jeopardise offshore platforms. Then there is Antarctica's remoteness& with some mineral deposits found in windswept locations on a continent that is larger than Europe and where winter temperatures hover around minus 55 degrees Celsius. I) But advances in technology might make Antarctica a lot more accessible three decades from now. And even before then, scholars warn, the demand for resources in an energy-hungry world could raise pressure to renegotiate Antarctica's treaties & possibly allowing more commercial endeavours here well before the prohibitions against them expire. The research stations on King George Island offer a glimpse into the long game on this ice-blanketed continent as nations assert themselves & eroding the sway long held by countries like the United States, Britain& Australia and New Zealand. J) Being stationed in Antarctica involves adapting to life on the planet's driest & windiest and coldest continent& yet each nation manages to make itself at home. Bearded Russian priests offer regular services at the Orthodox church for the 16 or so Russian speakers who spend the winter at the base, largely polar scientists in fields like glaciology and meteorology. Their number climbs to about 40 in the warmer summer months. China has arguably the fastes--growing operations in Antarctica. It opened its fourth station last year and is pressing ahead with plans to build a fifth. It is building its second ice-breaking ship and setting up research drilling operations on an ice dome 13 422 feet above sea level that is one of the planet's coldest places. Chinese officials say the expansion in Antarctica prioritises scientific research& but they also acknowledge that concerns about “resource security( influence their moves. K) China's newly renovated Great Wall Station on King George Island makes the Russian and Chilean bases here seem outdated. “We do weather monitoring here and other research," Ning Xu, 53, the chief of the Chinese base, said over tea during a fierce blizzard (暴风雪)in late November. The large base he leads resembles a snowed-in college campus on holiday break & with the capacity to sleep more than 10 times the 13 people who were staying on through the Antarctic winter. Yong Yu, a Chinese microbiologis t & showed off the spacious building & with empty desks under an illus trated timeline de t ailing the rapid grow th of China's An t arc tic opera tions since the 1980s. “We now feel equipped to grow,” he said. L) As some countries expand operations in A