2016年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第3套）.pdf

未得到监考教师指令前，不得翻阅该试题册！2016年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第三套）Part IWriting(30 minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the use of robots.Try toimagine what will happen when more and more robots take the place of human beings in industryas well as peoples daily lives.You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200words.Part IIListening Comprehension(30 minutes)说明：由于2016年6月六级考试全国共考了2套听力，本套真题听力与前2套内容完全一样，只是顺序不一样，因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。Part Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for eachblank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passagethrough 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 throughthe centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Lets say you love roller-skating.Just the thought of 26 on your roller-skates brings a smile to yourface.You also know that roller-skating is excellent exercise.You have a _27 attitude toward it.This description of roller-skating _28 the three components of an attitude:affect,cognition,and be-havior.You love the activity;its great fun.These feelings _29_ the affective or emotional component;theyare an important ingredient in attitudes.The knowledge we have about the object constitutes the cognitivecomponent of an attitude.You understand the health 30_ that the activity can bring.Finally,attitudes have a1behavioral component.Our attitudes 31 us to go outside to enjoy roller-skating.Now,we dont want to leave you with the 32 that these three components always work together33_.They dont;sometimes they clash.For example,lets say you love pizza(affective component);how-ever,you have high cholesterol and understand(knowledge component)that eating pizza may be bad for yourhealth.Which behavior will your attitude result in,eating pizza or _34_ it?The answer depends on whichcomponent happens to be stronger.If you are walking past a pizza restaurant at lunchtime,your emotions andfeelings probably will be stronger than your knowledge that pizza may not be the best food for your health.Inthat instance,you have pizza for lunch.If you are at home trying to decide where to go for dinner,however,the knowledge cormponent may 35,and you decide to go where you can eat a healthier meal.A)avoidingI)positiveB)benefitsJ)prevailC)highlightK)primarilyD)illustratesL)promptE)impressionM)specificationsF)improvesN)strappingG)inquiringO)typicalH)perfectlySection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statementcontains 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 markedwith a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Changing GenerationA It turns out todays teenagers arent so scary after all.Results of USA WEEKENDs Teens&Parentssurvey reveal a generation of young people who get along well with their parents and approve of theway theyre being raised.They think of their parents with affection and respect.They speak with Momor Dad when they have a problem.Most feel that their parents understand them,and they believe theirfamily is the No.1 priority in their parents lives.Many even think their parents are cool!Although morethan a third have an object in their rooms they would like to keep secret from their parents,rarely is itanything more alarming than a diary or off-color(低俗的)book or CD.B Such results may seem surprising against the background of shocking incidents that color the way themass media portray the young.In October 2000,the same month the survey was taken,the Washington-based Center for Media and Public Affairs wrote in its publication Media Monitor that,in a recentmonth of TV news coverage of American youth,just 2%of teens were shown at home,and just 1%were2portrayed in a work setting.In contrast,the criminal justice system accounted for nearly one out of everyfive visual backgrounds.No wonder parents worry their own kids might spin out of control once they hitthe turbulent waters of adolescence.C The overall facts ought to reassure us.The survey shows us that todays teens are affectionate,sensibleand far happier than the angry and tortured souls that have been painted for us by stereotypes.Fromother sources,we also know teenage crime,drug abuse and premarital sex are in general decline.We,ofcourse,need to pay attention to youngsters who are filled with discontent and hostility,but we should notallow these extreme cases to distort our view of most young people.D My own research at the Stanford Center on Adolescence uses in-depth interviews with small samplesof youngsters rather than large-scale surveys.Still,in my studies and others Ihave read,I find the samepatterns as in USA WEEKENDs survey.Todays teenagers admire their parents and welcome parentalguidance about important matters such as career choice though certainly not Mom and Dads adviceon matters of personal taste,such as music or fashion.When we ask teens to choose a hero,they usuallyselect an glder family member rather than a remote public figure.Most teens say they enjoy the companyof both parents and friends.E Contrary to some stereotypes,most adolescents believe they must be tolerant of differences amongindividuals(though they do not always find this easy in the cliquish(拉帮结派的)environment of highschool).Many of them volunteer for community service with disadvantaged people.One prevalentquality we have found in teens statements about themselves,their friends and their families is astrikingly positive emotional tone.By and large,these are very nice kids,and as the band The Who usedto sing,The kids are alright.F How much is todays spirit of harmony a change from our more turbulent past?A mere generation ago,parent-child relations were described as the generation gap.Yet even then reports of widespread youthrebellion were overdone:Most kids in the 60s and 70s shared their parents basic values.Still,it is truethat American families are growing closer at the dawn of this new millennium(千禧年).Perhaps thereis less to fight about,with the country in a period of tranquility and the dangers of drug abuse and otherunwholesome behavior well known.Perhaps in the face of impersonal and intimidating globalization,a young persons family feels more like a friendly haven than an oppressive trap.And perhaps parentsare acting more like parents than in the recent past.Within just the past five years,I have noticed parentsreturning to a belief that teenagers need the guidance of elders rather than the liberal,anything goesmode of child-rearing that became popular in the second half of the 20th century.G But missing from al these data is the sense that todays young care very much about their country,aboutthe broader civic and political environment,or about the future of their society.They seem to be turninginward-generally in a pro-social manner,certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships,buttoo often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond,including the societythey will one day inherit.3.H Recently,we examined more than 400 essays on the laws of life that teens from two communities hadwritten as part of an educational program initiated by the John Templeton Foundation in Radnor,Pa.Inthose essays,and in follow-up interviews with a few of the teenagers,we found lots of insight,positivefeeling and inspirational thinking.But we also found little interest in civic life beyond the tight circles oftheir family and immediate friends.I For example,only one boy said he would like to be president when he grows up.When I was in highschool,dozens in my class alone would have answered differently.In fact,other recent studies havefound there has never been atime in American history when so smal a proportion of young people havesought or accepted leadership roles in local civic organizations.It is also troubling that voting ratesamong our youngest eligible voters18-to 24-year-olds-are way down:Litle more than one in fournow go to the polls,even in national elections,compared with almost twice that many when 18-year-olds were first given the vote.J In our interviews,many students viewed politics with suspicion and distaste.Most politicians arekind of crooked(不诚实的)，one student declared.Another,discussing national politics,said,I feellike one person cant do that much,and I get the impression most people dont think a group of peoplecan do that much.Asked what they would like to change in the world,the students mentioned onlypersonal concerns such as slowing down the pace of life,gaining good friends,becoming more spiritual,becoming either more materially successful or less materially oriented(depending on the studentsvalues),and being more respectful of the Earth,animals and other people.One boy said,Id rather beconcentrating on artistic efforts than saving the world or something.K It is fine and healthy for teens to cultivate their personal interests,and it is good news when youngpeople enjoy harmonious relations with their family and friends.But there is also a place in a young lifefor noble purposes that include a dedication to the broader society,a love of country and an aspiration tomake their own leadership contributions.L In the past,the young have eagerly participated in national service and civic affairs,often with lotsof energy and idealism.If this is not happening today,we should ask why.Our society needs the fullparticipation of its younger citizens if it is to continue to thrive.We know the promise is there-this is awell-grounded,talented,warm-hearted group of youngsters.We have everything to gain by encouragingthem to explore the world beyond their immediate experience and to prepare themselves for their turn atshaping that world.36.Not many young people eligible for voting are interested in local or national elections these days.37.Parents are concerned that their children may get involved in.criminal offences once they reach their teens.38.Even during the turbulent years of last century,youth rebellion was often exaggerated in the media.39.Teenagers of today often turn to their parents for advice on such important matters as career choice.40.The incidence of teenage crime and misbehavior is decreasing nowadays.441.Young people should have lofty ideals in life and strive to be leaders.42.Some young people like to keep something to themselves and dont want their parents to know about it.43.It is beneficial to encourage young people to explore the broader world and get ready to make it a better place.44.Many teenagers now offer to render service to the needy.45.Interviews with students find many of them are only concerned about personal matters.Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinishedstatements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decideon the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single linethrough the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Manufacturers of products that claim to be environmentally friendly wil face tighter rules on how theyare advertised to consumers under changes proposed by the Federal Trade Commission.The commissions revised Green Guides warn marketers against using labels that make broad claims,like eco-friendly.Marketers must qualify their claims on the product packaging and limit them to a specificbenefit,such as how much of the product is recycled.This is really about trying to cut through the confusion that consumers have when they are buying aproduct and that businesses have when they are selling a product,said Jon Leibowitz,chairman of the com-mission.The revisions come at a time when green marketing is on the rise.According to a new study,the numberof advertisements with green messages in mainstream magazines has risen since 1987,and peaked in 2008 at10.4%.In 2009,the number dropped to 9%.But while the number of advertisements may have dipped,there has been a rapid spread of eco-labeling.There are both good and bad players in the eco-labeling game.In the last five years or so,there has been an explosion of green claims and environmental claims.It isclear that consumers dont always know what they are getting.A handful of lawsuits have been filed in recent years against companies accused of using misleading envi-ronmental labels.In 2008 and 2009,class-action lawsuits(集体诉讼)were filed against SC Johnson for usingGreenlist labels on its cleaning products.The lawsuits said that the label was misleading because it gave theimpression that the products had been certified by athird party when the certification was the companys own.We are very proud of our accomplishments under the Greenlist system and we believe that we will pre-vail in these cases,Christopher Beard,director of public affairs for SC Johnson,said,while acknowledging5.that this has been an areathat is difficult to navigate.Companies have also taken it upon themselves to contest each others green claims.David Mallen,associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau,said in the last two years theorganization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other forfalse or misleading environmental product claims.About once a week,I have a client that wil bring up a new certification Ive never even heard of and Imin this industry,said Kevin Wilhelm,chief executive oficer of Sustainable Business Consulting.Its kindof a Wild West,anybody can claim themselves to be green.Mr.Wilhelm said the excess of labels made itdifficult for businesses and consumers to know which labels they should pay attention to.46.What do the revised Green Guidesrequire businesses to do?A)Manufacture as many green products as possible.B)Indicate whether their products are recyclable.C)Specify in what way their products are green.D)Attach green labels to all of their products.47.What does the author say about consumers facing an explosion of green claims?A)They can easily see through the businessestricks.B)They have to spend lots of time choosing products.C)They have doubt about current green certification.D)They are not clear which products are truly green.48.What was SC Johnson accused of in the class-action lawsuits?A)It gave consumers the impression that all its products were truly green.B)It gave a third party the authority to label its products as environmentally friendly.C)It misled consumers to believe that its products had been certified by a third party.D)It sold cleaning products that were not included in the official Greenlist.49.How did Christopher Beard defend his companys labeling practice?A)There were no clear guidelines concerning green labeling.B)His companys products had been well received by the public.C)It was in conformity to the prevailing practice in the market.D)No law required the involvement of a third party in certification.50.What does Kevin Wilhelm imply by saying Its kind of a Wild West(Lines 2-3,Para.11)?A)Businesses compete to produce green products.-B)Each business acts its own way in green labeling.C)Consumers grow wild with products labeled green.D)Anything produced in the West can be labeled green.6