2022年12月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）.pdf

2022 年年 12 月月大大学学英英语语六六级级考考试试真真题题（第第 1 套套）Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with thesentence“Today increasing importance is being attached to cultivating college studentsteam spirit.”You can make statements,give reasons,or cite examples to develop your essay.You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.PartListening Comprehension(30 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of eachconversation,you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will bespoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A)Prioritizing happiness over money.B)Joining the club to get her new book.C)Managing ones personal finances wisely.D)Consuming more only when earning more.2.A)She was in debt.B)She was a financial adviser.C)She earned$30,000 a month.D)She enjoyed a happy life.3.A)It reflects ones earning power.B)It varies with ones environment.C)It mirrors ones sense of wellbeing.D)It changes with ones goals in life.4.A)It would give him more time to be with his loved ones.B)It would be good for those who value relationships.C)It would mean major sacrifices for him.D)It would deprive him of his individualityQuestions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A)It was the artists first landscape.B)It was a painting by Christopher.C)It was donated by the artist herself.D)It was displayed at a retirement party.6.A)It was the painting that instantly made her rich.B)It has cost him a lot of money to purchase it.C)It was recently purchased by the gallery.D)It is owned by an anonymous collector.7.A)It reflects her emotions.B)It contains ample details.C)It appears perfectly symmetrical.D)It depicts the beauty of desolation.8.A)She is eccentric like any other artist.B)She is a very nice and intelligent artist.C)She is as lucky as any acclaimed artist.D)She is one of the most productive artists.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear threeor four questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear aquestion,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C)and D).Then markthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A)It is vital to ones mental health.B)It leads to reconciliation and peace.C)It promotes interpersonal relationship.D)It keeps one from traumatic experience.10.A)When the offender has power over the victim.B)When the offender is not willing to apologize.C)When the offender is not duly penalized.D)When the offender adds insult to injury.11.A)Talk with the offender calmly.B)Accept the offenders apology.C)Find out why he committed the offense.D)Determine how serious the offense was.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12.A)The number of passengers dropped sharply.B)It served more and more commuters.C)The number of stations increased to 50.D)It became the longest in the United Kingdom.13.A)To increase capacity to meet growing needs.B)To make way for other means of transport.C)To have its systems modernised.D)To avoid further financial losses.14.A)It is generally recognised as a world heritage site.B)It is the fastest way to reach the citys south side.C)It constitutes a source of revenue for the city.D)It helps reduce traffic jams in the city centre.15.A)They are usually crowded.B)They use high-tech systems.C)They accept smartcards only.D)They are colourfully decorated.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or fourquestions.The recordings will be played only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A)They are quite friendly to humans.B)They are shrinking in numbers.C)They are unafraid of humans.D)They are especially fond of garbage.17.A)It is strictly forbidden.B)It is an uncommon sight.C)It is a gesture of human generosity.D)It is allowed only in certain areas.18.A)Share their food with the bear they see.B)Be prepared to run into a hungry bear.C)Try to be friendly with the bear they meet.D)Refrain from teasing bears with cubs.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A)It refers to opinions that are radical and widespread.B)It means making judgments without adequate knowledge.C)It refers to deep-rooted beliefs about someone or something.D)It means sticking to ones judgments even when proved wrong.20.A)They often lead to war between religious groups.B)They keep certain occupations from thriving.C)They allow myths and half-truths to persist.D)They prevent us from getting to the truth.21.A)When we start to feel superior.B)When we mix with prejudiced people.C)When we live in an isolated neighborhood.D)When we try to keep up with those around us.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22.A)Motivated.B)Disappointed.C)Perplexed.D)Shocked.23.A)They would change with the passage of time.B)They would benefit young peoples adult life.C)They would help kids grow.D)They would last a lifetime.24.A)He had become mature.B)He suffered poor health.C)He had lots of stories to tell.D)He regretted leaving Vietnam.25.A)Make friends with his students.B)Show his students how to do their best.C)Help his students get through the growing pains.D)Share his personal experience with his students.Part IIIReading Comprehension(40 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select oneword for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Readthe passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more thanonce.During the summer,when I was a visiting poet at a residency out of state,an angry,confused woman wandered into my class and said:“I have three guns and I want to use them.”We all 26.It wasnt clear if she had the guns,but we each know that,when we teach inAmerica,we are already in danger.I was dizzy with fear.The woman,who later turned out to be a schizophrenic(精神分裂症患者)without27to her medications,was,by some force,wrestled out and28away,then put in a hospital for observation,in a step that was actually safer for everyone thanany one of us pressing charges.My class went on;we talked about poems.But despite the factthat the rest of our days on campus passed29,I was rattled.I couldnt shake the sensethat in this country we always live at30risk.A few months later,crisis31again.While my husband was locking his bike todrop off our 3-year-old daughter for her preschool-aged day camp,a different womanapproached.Swiftly and for no32reason,she bent down,picked up our daughter,andbegan to carry her down the street.It was so fast and confusing that my daughter33cried.My husband,in a burst of speed,chased the woman and reclaimed our daughter.Thewoman,clearly confused,retreated into the public library.A34of homeless peoplewho generally know the other homeless in the area said they did not recognize the woman.The woman was so clearly unwell that when she was taken into custody she was incoherent.Heartbreakingly,she called our daughter by the name of someone elses child.Each part ofthe episode was as haunting as it was35.Section BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which theinformation is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked witha letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.This man is running 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 daysA)Michael Wardian pushed forward into the penetrating arctic(北极的)wind,fighting theurge to speed up.Too much effort and hed begin to sweat,which,he was told,wouldonly increase the risk of hypothermia(体温过低).B)At the 2014 North Pole Marathon,the temperature dipped to minus-22 degrees F,with awind chill that made it feel even colder.Along the route,armed guards wandered the largesheets of floating ice to minimize the risk of polar bear attacks.C)“I like to do stuff that scares me,”Wardian said.With ice frozen to his beard,Wardiancrossed the finish line that April afternoon in a winning time of 4 hours 7 minutes and 40seconds,almost two hours slower than his personal best over 26.2 miles.The race forWardian,however,was less about the result than overcoming his aversion to the cold.D)In a few days,Wardian will once again compete in an unfamiliar territory andbelow-freezing temperatures.He will line up Monday in Antarctica(南极)for the first legof the World Marathon Challengejoining 32 other adventure seekers on an unusualjourney where participants travel through different time zones and climates to run sevenmarathons on seven continents in seven days.E)An elite ultra-runner,Wardian has his sights on breaking the events record averagemarathon time of 3:32:25set last January by U.S.Marine Corps captain Daniel Cartica.Wardian,a 42-year-old Arlington resident,is a record-breaking racer,known in the ultrarunning community for seeking tough courses and setting world records.Last year,he ran1,254.65 miles in 47 races.The World Marathon Challenge,like most of Wardiansrunning goals,will be about pushing his limits.“I love diverse and unique challenges,”hesaid.“Im definitely interested in seeing what I can handle and what my body can accept.That drives me.”F)Something about the way Richard Donovan carried himself appealed to Wardian.Perhapsit was the sense of adventure Donovan displayed when they first met at the 2010 50KChampionships in Galway,Ireland,where Donovan was the race director.The two hit itoff,and soon Wardian was participating in Donovans events.It was at the North PoleA)accessF)frozeK)peacefullyB)apparentG)incredibleL)presumablyC)barelyH)indignantM)stifledD)dedicationI)networkN)struckE)escortedJ)overridingO)terrifyingMarathon,a race that Donovan organizes,that Wardian first heard about the Irishmansplan for the World Marathon Challengea challenge that Donovan himself completed in2009 and 2012.“I knew that many people had a goal of running seven marathons onseven continents during any time period,”Donovan,50,said.“I felt the natural extensionto this idea would be to try to achieve it within a seven-day period.”G)Wardian started saving for the trip in 2014,connecting with sponsors and getting approvalfrom his wife,Jennifer,before committing.Registration for the event costs 36,000 euros,which covers international charter flights to each of the seven marathon locations:UnionGlacier(Antarctica),Punta Arenas,Chile(South America),Miami(North America),Madrid(Europe),Marrakesh,Morocco(Africa),Dubai(Asia)and Sydney(Australia).The challenge is a test of both physical strength and mental fitness.Sleeping on acrammed plane,adjusting to different time zones and finding food to eat(Wardian is avegetarian)would make it an exhausting trip over a month,let alone a week.“The key toa race like this is getting comfortable being uncomfortable,”said Becca Pizzi,last yearswomens champion.“The highs of the race are incredibly high,and the lows incrediblylow.”H)Since turning it into an organized event in 2015,Donovan has attracted a variety ofrunners.This years challenge will feature a far more elite field,which includes Ryan Hall,Americas fastest marathon runner.Despite his proven track record,Hall said he has notime goals and that he still suffers from the same fatigue issues that forced him to leavethe professional ranks in 2015.Hall plans to run with his friend,Pastor Matthew Barnettof The Dream Center in Los Angelesone of the six American men who will becompeting.“I dont expect to run a step with Mike,but I will be excited to see how hedoes,”said the 34-year-old Hall,who began weight-lifting after retiring.“If I finish withinan hour of him in each marathon,Id be surprised.”I)Instead,43-year-old Petr Vabrousek,an elite Czech Ironman champion,is expected to beWardians closest challenger.To others on the trip,simply finishing will be its own reward.Sinead Kane of Ireland is aiming to become the first blind person to complete the challenge.And Beth Ann Telford,a 47-year-old federal government worker from Fairfax and the onlyAmerican female in this years mix,is using the event as a platform to raise money forcancer research.Its a cause with a personal connection to Telford,who was diagnosedwith brain cancer in 2004.“Doing something like this is definitely the hardest challengethat Ive ever done except for the chemotherapy and brain surgery,”she said.“Its going toraise awareness.I just wanted to do something that is epic and this certainly is right upthere.”Wardian,too,hopes his involvement will give him a platform to promote a cause.He recently became an ambassador for the United Nations Womens HeForShe initiative tofight inequalities faced by women and girls worldwide.J)On a chilly December afternoon,Wardian wove through Washingtons crowded sidewalkson the way home from his full-time job as an international ship broker.His elastic,6-footframe bounced gently and efficiently off the ground with each step of the hilly six-mile tripback to Arlington.This is a daily routine during the week for Wardian,who started racingprofessionally in 2003 and runs seven days a week,often multiple times a day.When hetravels,he prefers to explore new places on his feet.K)But in some ways,Wardian still has trouble thinking of himself as a runner.For themajority of his childhood,Wardian devoted his energy to becoming a Division I lacrosse(长曲棍球)playera dream he realized when he was recruited to play at Michigan StateUniversity.“Once he decides to do something,he just works at it until he does it,”Michaels younger sister,Mariele,said.“Once he decides to do it,its usually somethingthats going to happen.Hes always been like that.Hes a very motivated individual.”L)It was only a year or so ago that Wardian realized that he had been a runner longer than alacrosse player.It was not until he ran in the 2004 U.S.Olympic Marathon Trialsthe firstof three for Wardianthat he felt that he was a legitimate runner.Now more than 10 yearsand numerous ultra-marathon national titles and world records later,he embraces thatidentity.Wardian wants to s