2021年12月大学英语6级真题（卷一）.pdf

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.In your essay,you are to comment on the phenomenon described in the passage and suggest measures to address the issue.You should write 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 false information on the Internet,judge the reliability of online information sources,or tell real news stories from fake ones.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.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.Questionsl 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 fighting 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)Tum to her father for help.C)Ask the manufacturer for repairs.B)Call the repair shop to fix it.D)Replace it with a brand-new one.4.A)Help David retrieve his essays.C)Offer 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 affairs.B)She is an acclaimed hostess of Book Talk.C)She is a researcher of literary genres.D)She is a historian of military history.6.A)It is about the military history of Europe.B)It is set in the 18th and 19th centuries.C)It is her fifth book of military history.D)It is a war novel set in the future.7.A)She visited soldiers wives and mothers.B)She conducted surveys of many soldiers.C)She met a large number of soldiers in person.D)She looked into the personal lives of soldiers.8.A)She doesnt have much freedom for imagination.B)It is not easy to make her readers believe in her.C)It is difficult to attract young readers.D)She has to combine fact with fiction.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 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 customer attention.C)To combat counterfeits.B)To keep up with the times.D)To promote its sales.11.A)It resembles a picture in the encyclopedia.B)It appears in the shape of a cocoa seed.C)It has the drinks logo in the middle.D)It displays the image of Santa Claus.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12.A)It often occurs among commuters.C)It improves their mood considerably.B)It promotes mutual understanding.D)It takes a great deal of effort 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 lesson.B)Human brains tend to dwell on negative events.C)Negative events often hurt people deeply.D)People generally resent being rejected.15.A)Contagious.Section C B)Temporary.C)Unpredictable.D)Measurable.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)It depends heavily on tourism.C)It is mainly based on agriculture.B)It is flourishing in foreign trade.D)It relies chiefly on mineral export.17.A)Tobacco.B)Bananas.C)Coffee.D)Sugar.18.A)They toil on farms.C)They live in Spanish-style houses.B)They 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 dissatisfied.C)They will experience more setbacks than successes.D)They will find it difficult 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 sufficient quality time with them.21.A)It will enable them to learn from mistakes.B)It will help them to handle disappointment.C)It will do much good to their mental health.D)It will build their ability to endure hardships Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22.A)Failing to make sufficient preparations.B)Looking away from the hiring manager.C)Saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.D)Making a wrong judgment of the interview.23.A)Complaining about their previous job.B)Inquiring about their salary to be paid.C)Exaggerating their academic background.D)Understating their previous achievements.24.A)Those who have both skill and experience.B)Those who get along well with colleagues.C)Those who take initiative in their work.D)Those who are loyal to their managers.25.A)Ability to shoulder new responsibilities.B)Experience of performing multiple roles.C)Readiness to work to flexible schedules.D)Skills to communicate with colleagues.Part III Section A Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)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 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.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.If you think life is wonderful and expect it to stay that way,then you may have a good chance of living to a ripe old age,at least that is what the findings of a new study suggest.That study found that participants who reported the highest levels of optimism were far more likely to live to age 85 or 26.This was compared to those participants who reported the lowest levels of optimism.It is 27 that the findings held even after the researchers considered factors that could 28 the link,including whether participants had health conditions such as heart disease or cancer,or whether they experienced depression.The results add to a growing body of evidence that certain psychological factors may predict a longer life 29.For example,previous studies have found that more optimistic people have a lower risk of developing chronic diseases,and a lower risk of 30 death.However,the new study appears to be the first to 31 look at the relationship between optimism and longevity.The researchers 32 that the link found in the new study was not as strong when they factored in the effects 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 other words,optimism may 33 good habits that bolster health.It is also important to note that the study found only a 34,as researchers did not prove for certain that optimism leads to a longer life.However,if the findings are true,they suggest that optimism could serve as a psychological 35 that promotes health and a longer life.A)affect B)beyond C)conceded D)correlation E)foster F)henceforth G)lofty H)noteworthy Section B I)plausibly J)premature K)reconciled L)span M)specifically N)spiral 0)trait 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.Identify 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.No one in fashion is surprised that Burberry burnt 28 million of stock A)Last week,Burberrys annual report revealed that 28.6 million worth of stock was burnt last year.The news has 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 unused 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.Jasmine Bina,CEO of brand strategy agency Concept Bureau explains,Typically,luxury brands rally around exclusivity to protect their business interests,namely intellectual property and preservation of brand equity(jf-/-).She stated she had heard rumors of stock burning but not specific cases until this week.C)Another reason for the commonplace practice 1s a financial 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 to calculate how much dead stock currently goes to waste.While there are incentives to do it,theres no legal obligation to report it.D)A source,who chose to remain anonymous,shared her experience working in a Burberry store in New York in October 2016.My job was to toss items in boxes so they could be sent to be burned.It was killing me inside because all that leather and fur went to waste and animals had died for nothing.I couldnt stay there any longer,their business practices threw me off the roof.In May this year,Burberry announced it was taking fur out of its catwalk shows and reviewing its use elsewhere in the business.Even though we asked the 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-profile,luxury label.E)In an online forum post,which asked if its true that Louis Vuitton burned its bags,Ahmed Bouchfaa,who claimed to work for Louis Vuitton,responded that the brand holds sales of old stock for staff members twice a year.Items which have still not sold after several sales are destroyed.Louis Vuitton doesnt have public sales.They either sell a product at a given price or discontinue it.This is to make sure that everybody pays the 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 to ask.One investor commenting on the Burberry figures was reportedly outraged that the unsold goods were not even offered to investors before they were destroyed.F)Richemont,who owns several luxury brands,hit the headlines in May for taking back 437 million of watches for destruction in the last two years to avoid marked-down pnces.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 to which the media are referring have been tested in external laboratories.The test results show that one of the products is mold infested and the other product contains levels of lead that are too high.Those products have rightly been stopped in accordance with our safety routines.In March,a report revealed that H&M was struggling with$4.3 billion worth of unsold stock.The brand told The New York Times that the plan was to reduce prices to move the stock,arguably encouraging consumers to buy and throw away with little thought.G)Over-production is perhaps the biggest concern for Burberry.While there has been much outrage at the elitist connotation of burning goods rather than making them affordable,executives at the British fashion house are no doubt struggling to defend how they miscalculated production.The waste has been put down to burning old cosmetic stock to make way for their new beauty range.However,while the value of destroyed stock is up from 26.9 million last year,its an even more significant increase from 2016s figure 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 was a switch to leverage on the coverage of their fashion week show to make stock available immediately to consumers.This is opposed to the traditional format of presenting to the industry,taking orders for production and becoming available in six months,time.While Burberry announced record-breaking online reach and engagement,there has been little evidence to suggest that the strategy has had a significant effect on sales,particularly as the hype(;1:j,-11)slows across the season.In February they made adjustments to the format,dropping some catwalk items immediately and promising that others would launch in the coming months.I)In a statement,Burberry denied that switching to see now,buy now has had an impact on waste.A Burberry spokesperson further said,On the occasions when disposal of products is necessary,we do so in a responsible manner.We are always seeking ways to reduce and revalue our waste.This is a core part of our strategy and we have forged partnerships and committed support to innovative organizations to help reach this 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 the Burberry Foundation.The main aim of this is to scale our leather rescue project,starting with off-cuts from the production of Burberry leather goods.We are working tirelessly to expand our solutions and would love to welcome anyone to our workshop to come and see what we are doing.At the moment,the partnership only addresses waste at the production stage and not unsold goods.K)While these are honorable schemes,it makes it harder for Burberry to defend these latest figures.Fifteen years ago,Burberry was at crisis point as their signature check pattern was widely imitated by cheap,imitation brands.It deterred luxury consumers who found their expensive clothing more closely associated with working-class youth culture than a prestigious heritage fashion house.In the year 2004,at