2021年06月英语六级真题（卷二）.pdf

Part I 2021 6 J1*ffi*f&:!M:10!(=:).Writing(30 minutes)*ffiApp f.Hi!lti!llli-1Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the chart below.You should start your essay with a brief description of the chart and comment on Chinas achievements in higher education.You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Gross enrolment ratio in higher education in China(1990-2019)60.0%.48.1 r?.l.6%45.7%42.7%45.0%-37.5%40:00-/o 30014.5%26.95%30.0%-N:2%16:S%-21 o/c 22%23%23.3 17%19%0-!13 3%15%15.0%ii 6.86o/c 0.00/o,_._ 1990 1995 2000 200120022003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 201120122013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Source:Ministry of Education Part 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.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A)Weird.B)Efficient.C)Tolerant.2.A)They are arrogant.C)They are ambitious.D)Toxic.B)They are ignorant.D)They are accommodating.3.A)They can think big.C)They can break conventions.B)They can air their views.D)They can work flexible hours.4.A)It can alter peoples mindsets.C)It enables people to learn and grow.B)It can lead to new discoveries.D)It is conducive to critical thinking.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A)He kept looking for the best place to stay.C)He had a great time sightseeing and relaxing.B)He met many tourists from other countries.D)He managed to visit a different city each day.6.A)Prioritize what is essential to their best advantage.B)Stretch out the process in search of the optimal.C)Deliberate the consequences that may occur.D)Take all relevant factors into consideration.7 2021 6 Jl 24 7.A)Time pressure.C)Modern technology.B)Tight budget.D)Fierce competition.8.A)Research as many different options as possible.C)Focus on what is practical.B)Avoid going over the same options repeatedly.D)Trust their gut instinct.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)It is beneficial to poor as well as rich communities.B)It is conducive to childrens future development.C)It is welcome to parents but not to children.D)It is not of much help to younger children.10.A)It may put some students in remote areas at a disadvantage.B)It gives the majority of students ready access to their teachers.C)It effectively improves the learning quality of students in rural areas.D)It can bridge the learning gap between kids of different backgrounds.11.A)Diligent students tend to do their homework independently.B)The focus of homework should always be on school subjects.C)Doing homework exerts a positive effect on kids personality development.D)The benefits of doing homework vary widely from individual to individual.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12.A)It was something he apologized for later.C)It was a forty-nine-year plan.B)It was ridiculed by the New York Times.D)It was considered visionary.13.A)It was of great significance to rocket science.C)It was somehow delayed about 12 minutes.B)It was completed in the state of New Mexico.D)It failed due to a sudden change of weather.14.A)A laboratory and test range was already set up there.B)Its climate was ideal for year-round rocket launching.C)A weather expert invited him to go there for his mission.D)Its remote valleys were appealing to him and his family.15.A)He won an award from the US government for his work.B)He gained recognition from rocket scientists worldwide.C)He was granted over 200 patents in rocket technology.D)He boosted the military strength of the United States.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 AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A)It requires entrepreneurial experience.C)It can be quite frustrating.B)It is usually financially rewarding.D)It can be rather risky.17.A)It contributes to rapid business expansion.C)It reduces conflict among team members.B)It inspires willingness to make sacrifices.D)It encourages creation and innovation.7 2021 6 2518.A)They have unrealistic expectations.C)Few can find willing investors.B)They of ten work without any pay.D)Many are idealistic dreamers.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A)They have better dietary habits.B)They bear fewer social responsibilities.C)They are born with a stronger ability to socialize.D)They are better able to survive or handle disease.20.A)They have a limited reproductive ability.C)They keep dividing throughout ones life.B)They depend on adequate sleep to thrive.D)They strengthen with regular exercise.21.A)The process of ageing can ultimately be brought under control.B)Improved health care for the elderly will contribute to longevity.C)Prevention of heart disease and stroke will increase life expectancy.D)The resolution of age-related diseases will solve the mystery of ageing.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22.A)They are reluctant to follow instructions.C)They cannot understand directives.B)They fail to answer emails promptly.D)They do not show due respect.23.A)They have not been trained to follow the rules.C)They want to avoid unnecessary losses.B)They are not satisfied with the management.D)They find their voice go unheeded.24.A)When they are on good terms with their managers.B)When they find their job goals easily attainable.C)When they find their supervisors helpful.D)When they are financially motivated.25.A)They are a useless tool for managers to change employee behavior.B)They prove to be a good means for managers to give instructions.C)They should be reserved for urgent communication.D)They are seldom used for sharing confidential data.Part 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.Im always baffled when I walk into a pharmacy and see shelves bursting with various vitamins,extracts and other supplements,all promising to accelerate or promote weight loss.Aisles of marketing genius belie(t,fifp)the fact that,26,weight loss is dictated by the laws of arithmetic.Economist Jessica Irvine wrote a book about how she used math to help her lose more than 18 kilograms.If calories taken in are less than calories 27,weight shall be lost,and so it is with money.Despite the 28 of financial products,services and solutions geared towards accumulating wealth,if all begins with the same 29:getting ahead financially requires a reduction of spending,so that income is greater than expenses.I was reminded of this again recently listening to an interview with Nicole Haddow,the author of Smashed Avocado,explaining how she cracked the property market at 31.It was quite a 30,given where she had been two years earlier.Nicole didnt celebrate her 30th birthday as she had 31.She was sobbing at the dinner table with her parents,with whom she had just moved back in.She had no stable income,$12,000 in credit-card debt and no plan,but to her 32,her father,an accountant,told her that her financial 33 wasnt*2021 ff:6 A 26 as bad as she thought.He said,on her income,with some changes,she would be able to buy an investment unit within two years,which she did.Nicole admitted she was fortunate,as she was able to live with her parents and 34 her spendingand life-to get herself on track financially.Creating a gap between her income and spending required a paradigm shiftand sacrifice and commitment,but by going into financial lockdown,Nicole gained financial independence.A)abundanceF)expendedK)perm;mentlyB)astonishmentG)featL)plightC)entailedH)fiscallyM)prosperD)envisagedI)impetusN)shatterE)equationJ)overhaul0)ultimatelySection B Directions:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ter,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.Frances beloved cathedral only minutes away from complete destruction A)Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris was within 15 to 30 minutes of complete destruction asfirefighters battled to stop flames reaching its bell towers on Monday evening,French authorities haverevealed.A greater disaster was averted by members of the Paris fire brigade,who risked their lives toremain inside the burning monument to create a wall of water between the raging fire and the twotowers on the west of the building.B)The revelation of how close.France came to losing its most famous cathedral emerged as pQliceinvestigators questioned workers involved in the restoration of the monument to try to estfl.blish thecause of the devastating blaze.Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz aid that an initial fire alert was soundedat 6:20 pm on Monday evening but no fire was found.The second alert was sounded at 6:43 pm,andthe blaze was discovered on the roof.C)More than 650 million was raised in a few hours on Tuesday as French business leaders and globalcorporations announced they would donate to a restoration campaign launched by the president,Emmanuel Macron.But as the.emergency services picked through the burnt debris,a row wasresurfacing over accusations that the beloved cathedral,immortalised in Victor Hugos novel,wasalready crumbling before the fire.D)The cathedral is owned by the French state and has been at the centre of a years-long dispute over whoshould finance restoration work of the collapsing staircases,crumbling statues and cracked walls.JeanMichel Leniaud,the president of the scientific council at the N_ational Heritage Institute,said:Whathappened was bound to happen.The lack of adequate maintenance and daily attention to such amajestic building is the cause of this catastrophe.After the blaze was declared completelyextinguished,15 hours after it started,the junior interior minister,Laurent Nunez,said the structurehad been saved but remained vulnerable.He praised the actions of the firefighters but admitted thefate of the cathedral had been uncertain.They saved the main structure,but it all came down to 15-30 minutes,Nunez said.E)In a surprise televised address on Tuesday evening,Macron said he wanted to see the cathedral rebuiltwithin five years.The fire at Notre Dame reminds us that we will always have challenges toovercome,Macron said,Notre Dame is our history,our literature,the centre of our life.It is thestandard by which we measure our distances.Its so many books,so many paintings.Its the cathedral7#.l 2021 6 Jj 27 of every French person,even those who have never visited it.This history is ours and so we will rebuild Notre Dame.It is what the French people expect;it is what our history deserves.It is our deep destiny.We will rebuild Notre Dame so it is even more beautiful than before.I want it done in the next five years.We can do it.After the time of testing comes a time of reflection and then of action.F)The fire,which had started at the base of the 93-metre spire()at about 6:40 pm on Monday,spread through the cathedrals roof,made up of hundreds of oak beams,some dating back to the 13thcentury.These beams,known as la foret(the forest)because of their density,formed the crossshaped roof that ran the length of the central part of the cathedral.As hundreds of tourists andParisians stood and watched the flames leaping from the roof,there was shock and tears as thecathedral spire caught fire,burned and then collapsed into itself.G)A collection of dramatic videos and photos quickly spread across social media,showing the horrifyingdestruction,and attracting emotional responses from people all over the world.Indeed,withinminutes the fire occupied headlines of every major global newspaper and television network.This isnot surprising given Notre Dame Cathedral,meaning Our Lady,is one of the most recognisedsymbols of the city of Paris attracting millions of tourists every year.H)While the world looked on,the 500 firefighters at the scene then battled to prevent the flames fromreaching the two main towers,where the cathedral bells hang.If the wooden frame of the towers hadcaught fire,it could have sent the bells-the largest of which,the Emmanuel Bell,weighs 13 tonscrashing down,potentially causing the collapse of both towers.Police and fire services will spend thenext 48 hours assessing the security and safety of the 850-year-old structure.Nunez said:We haveidentified vulnerabilities throughout the structure,all of which still need securing.As a result,residents of five buildings around the northern side of the cathedral were being temporarily evacuated,he added.Architects have identified three main holes in the structure,in the locations of the spire,the main hall and the upper rooms to the north of the central aisle.Most of the wooden roof beamshave been burned,and parts of the concrete holding up the roof have collapsed.I)The interior minister,Christophe Castaner,visited the cathedral on Tuesday afternoon to see theextent of the devastation.Ash covered the marble diamond-patterned floor and floated in large poolsof grey water from the fire hoses.Behind a heap of blackened oak beams that lay piled up where theyhad fallen,daylight from vast holes in the cathedral roof lit a golden cross over a statue by NicolasCoustou,which appeared to have escaped-damage.Preliminary inspections also suggested-the threeornate(11!iBfi1139)stained glass rose windows appeared to have survived the fire,officials said.However,fire officers have said a complete inventory of the damage will not be po