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1、2017年12月英语六级真题（第一套）Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Help others and you will be helped when you are in need”. You can cite examples to illustrate your views. You should write at least 150 words but no more th
2、an 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes）Section ADirections: 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 ch
3、oose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) They reward businesses that eliminate food waste.B) They prohibit t
4、he sale of foods that have gone stale.C)They facilitate the donation of unsold foods to the needy.D)They forbid businesses to produce more foods than needed.2. A) It imposed penalties on businesses that waste food.B)It passed a law aiming to stop overproduction.C)It voted against food import from ou
5、tside Europe.D)It prohibited the promotion of bulk food sales.3. A) It has warned its people against possible food shortage.B)It has penalized businesses that keep overproducing foods.C) It has started a nationwide campaign against food waste.D)It has banned supermarkets from dumping edible foods.4.
6、 A) The confusion over food expiration labels.B)The surplus resulting from overproduction. C) Americans habit of buying food in bulk.D)A lack of regulation on food consumption.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A)It has started a week-long promotion campaign.B)It h
7、as just launched its annual anniversary sales.C) It offers regular weekend sales all the year round.D) It specializes in the sale of ladies designer dresses.6. A) Price reductions for its frequent customers.B) Coupons for customers with bulk purchases.C)Free delivery of purchases for senior customer
8、s.D) Price adjustments within seven days of purchase.7. A) Mail a gift card to her.B) Allow her to buy on credit.C) Credit it to her account.D) Give her some coupons.8. A) Refunding for goods returned.B) Free installing of appliances.C) Prolonged goods warranty.D) Complimentary tailoring.Section BDi
9、rections: 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
10、the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) They are thin, tall, and unlike real human beings.B) They have more than twenty different hair textures.C) They have twenty-four different body shapes
11、 in total.D) They represent people from virtually all walks of life.10. A)They do not reflect young girls aspirations.B)They are not sold together with the original.C)Their flat feet do not appeal to adolescents.D)Their body shapes have not changed much.11. A)In toy stores.B)In shopping malls.C)On t
12、he Internet.D)At Barbie shops.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A)Moveable metal type began to be used in printing.B)Chinese printing technology was first introduced.C)The earliest known book was published.D)Metal type was imported from Korea.13. A)It had more than
13、a hundred printing presses.B)It was the biggest printer in the 16th century.C)It helped the German people become literate.D)It produced some 20 million volumes in total.14. A)It pushed handwritten books out of circulation.B)It boosted the circulation of popular works.C)It make writing a very profita
14、ble career.D)It provided readers with more choices.15.A)It accelerated the extinction of the Latin language.B)It standardized the publication of grammar books.C)It turned translation into a welcome profession.D)It promoted the growth of national languages.Section CDirections: In this section, you wi
15、ll 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 li
16、ne through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) They get bored after working for a period of time.B) They spend an average of one year finding a job.C) They become stuck in the same job for decades.D)They choose a job without thinking it through.17. A)S
17、ee if there will be chances for promotion.B)Find out what job choices are available.C)Watch a film about ways of job hunting.D)Decide which job is most attractive to you.18. A)The qualifications you have.B)The pay you are going to get.C)The culture of your target company.D)The work environment you w
18、ill be in.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A)It is as important as Christmas for African-Americans.B)It is a cultural festival founded for African-Americans.C)It is an ancient festival celebrated by African-Americans.D)It is a religious festival celebrated by Afr
19、ican-Americans.20. A) To urge African-Americans to do more for society.B) To call on African-Americans to worship their gods.C) To help African-Americans to realize their goals.D) To remind African-Americans of their sufferings.21. A) Faith in self-determination. C) Unity and cooperative economics.B
20、) The first fruits of the harvest. D) Creative work and achievement. 22. A) They recite a principle. C) They drink wind from the unity cup.B) They take a solemn oath. D) They call out their ancestors names.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23. A) It is one of the worl
21、ds most healthy diets.B) It contains large amounts of dairy products.C) It began to impact the world in recent years.D) It consists mainly of various kinds of seafood.24. A) It involved 13,000 researchers from Asia, Europe and America.B) It was conducted in seven Mid-Eastern countries in the 1950s.C
22、) It is regarded as one of the greatest researches of its kind.D) It has drawn the attention of medical doctors the world over.25. A) They care much about their health. C) They use little oil in cooking.B) They eat foods with little fat. D) They have lower mortality rates.Part III Reading Comprehens
23、ion （40 minutes）Section ADirections: 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 id
24、entified 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.In the past 12 months, Nigeria has suffered from a shrinking economy, a sliding currency, and a prolonged fuel
25、 shortage. Now, Africas largest economy is facing a food crisis as major tomato fields have been destroyed by an insect,leading to a nationwide shortage and escalating prices.The insect, Tutaabsoluta, has destroyed 80% of farms in Kaduna, Nigerias largest tomato-producing state, leading the governme
26、nt there to declare a state of _26 .The insect, also known as the tomato leaf miner, devastates crops by 27 on fruits and digging into and moving through stalks.It 28 incredibly quickly, breeding up to 12 generations per year if conditions are favorable. It is believed to have 29 in South America in
27、 the early 1900s, and later spread to Europe before crossing over to sub-Saharan Africa.In Nigeria, where tomatoes are a staple of local diets,the insects effects are devastating. Retail prices for a 30 of tomatoes at local markets have risen from $0.50 to $2.50. Farmers are reporting steep losses a
28、nd a new $20 million tomato-paste factory has 31 production due to the shortages.Given the moths ability also to attack crops like pepper and potatoes, AuduOgbeh, Nigerias minister of agriculture, has warned that the pest may “create serious problems for food 32 ” in the country. Ogbeh says experts
29、are investigating how to control the pests damage and prevent its spread, which has gone largely 33 until now.Despite being the continents second-largest producer of tomatoes, Nigeria is 34 on $1 billion worth of tomato-paste imports every year, as around 75% of the local harvest goes to waste thank
30、s to a lack of proper storage facilities. A further 35 in local supplies is yet another unwelcome setback to the industry.A）dependentB）embarkingC）emergencyD）feedingE）grazesF）haltedG）handfulH）multitudeI）originatedJ）reductionK）reproducesL）securityM）terrorN）uncheckedO）untouchedSection BDirections: In t
31、his 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
32、 the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Whos really addicting you to Technology?A“Nearly everyone I know is addicted in some measure to the internet,” wrote tony Schwartz in The New York Times. Its a common complaint these days. A steady stream of similar headlines accus
33、e the Net and its offspring apps, social media sites and online games of addicting us to distractionB Theres little doubt that nearly everyone who comes in contact with the Net has difficulty disconnecting. Many of us, like Schwartz, struggle to stay focused on tasks that require more concentration
34、than it takes to post a status update.As one person ironically put it in the comments section of Schwartzs online article, “As I was reading this very excellent article.I stopped at least half a dozen times to check my email.”CTheres something different about this technology: it is both invasive and
35、 persuasive. But whos at fault for its overuse? To find solutions, its important to understand what were dealing with.There are four parties conspiring to keep you connected: the tech, your boss, your friends and you.DThe technologies themselves, and their makers, are the easiest suspects to blame f
36、or our diminishing attention spans. Nicholas Carr,author of The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, wrote, “The net is designed to be an interruption system, a machine geared to dividing attention.”EOnline services like Facebook, Twitter and the like, are called out as masters of man
37、ipulationmakingproducts so good that people cant stop using them. After studying these products for several years, I wrote a book about how they do it. I learned it all starts with the business model. Since these services rely on advertising revenue, the more frequently you use them, the more money
38、they make.Its no wonder these companies employ teams of people focused on engineering their services to be as engaging as possible. These products arent habit-forming by chance; its by design. They have an incentive to keep us hooked.FHowever, as good as these services are, there are simple steps we
39、 can take to keep them at bay.For example, we can change how often we receive the distracting notifications that trigger our urge to check.According to Adam Marchick, CEO of mobile marketing company Kahuna, less than 15 percent of smartphone users ever bother to adjust their notification settingsmea
40、ning the remaining 85 percent of us default to the app makers every preset trigger.Google and Apple have made it far too difficult to adjust these settings so its up to us to take steps ensure we set these triggers to suit our own needs, not the needs of the app makers.GWhile companies like Facebook
41、 harvest attention to generate revenue from advertisers, other technologies have no such agenda. Take email, for example. This system couldnt care less how often you use it. Yet to many, email is the most habit-forming medium of all. We check email at all hours of the daywere obsessed. But why? Beca
42、use thats what the boss wants.For almost all white-collar jobs, email is the primary tool of corporate communication.A slow response to a message could hurt not only your reputation but also your livelihood.HYour friends are also responsible for the addition.Think about this familiar scene. People g
43、athered around a table, enjoying food and each others company. Theres laughter and a bit of kidding. Then, during an interval in the conversation, someone takes out their phone to check who knows what.Barely anyone notices and no one says a thing.INow, imagine the same dinner,but instead of checking
44、 their phone, the person belches(打嗝)loudly. Everyone notices.Unless the meal takes place in a beer house, this is considered bad manners. The impolite act violates the basic rules of etiquette. One has to wonder: why dont we apply the same social norms to checking phones during meals, meetings and c
45、onversations as we do to other antisocial behaviors?Somehow, we accept it and say nothing when someone offends.JThe reality is, taking ones phone out at the wrong time is worse than belching because, unlike other minor offense, checking tech is contagious. Once one person looks at their phone, other
46、 people feel compelled to do the same, starting a chain reaction. The more people are on their phones, the fewer people are talking until finally you are the only one left not reading email or checking Twitter. From a societal perspective, phone checking is less like belching in public and more like
47、 another bad habit. Our phones are like cigarettessomething to do when were anxious, bored or when our fingers need something to toy with.Seeing others enjoy a smoke,or sneak a quick glance, is too tempting to resist and soon everyone is doing it.KThe technology, your boss, and your friends, all influence how often you find yourself using (or overusing) these gadgets. But theres still someone who deserves scrutinythe person holding the phone. L I have a confession. Even though I study habit-forming technology for a living, disconnecting is not easy for