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1、2020 年 9 月大学英语六级考试真题（第一套）(总分：710.00，做题时间：145 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.50)Directions：Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the sayingWealth of the mind is the only true wealth.You should write at least 150 words but no more than200 words.（分数：106.50）_正确答案：(Weal
2、th of the Mind is the Only True WealthIt is generally believed that wealth of the mind is the only true wealth,which informs us thatspiritual richness should be attached great importance to.There is no denying that to a certain extent,material wealth is essential for people to havea happy life.Howev
3、er,if a rich person is spiritually barren,his material wealth will notbring him true happiness or well-being.As for me,knowledge is an invaluable spiritual treasure.A wealth of knowledge will broaden ones horizons so that he can feel spiritually enriched andsatisfied.In addition,strong willpower is
4、vital spiritual wealth.No matter whether one ispoor or rich,there will be setbacks in his life.Strong willpower plays a crucial role insupporting him to overcome difficulties and move on.Moreover,healthy values are also a valuablespiritual asset.With this wealth,one can follow a moral code in the fa
5、ce of temptation andmake the right choice in stride.To conclude,it is not the money we earn but wealth of our mind that determines how people seeus.This reminds us again of the value that wealth of the mind is the only true wealth.)解析：二、Part Listening Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Section A(总题数：2，分数
6、：56.80)Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.4）Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.4）(1).（分数：7.1）A.She can devote all her life to pursuing her passion.B.Her accumulated expertise helps her to achieve her goals.C.She can spread
7、 her academic ideas on a weekly TV show.D.Her research findings are widely acclaimed in the world.解析：当男士问女士她哪里来的那么多精力时，女士回答说，她只是喜欢自己所做的事情。她非常幸运能有这样的生活，做自己热爱的事情。可知，女士精力充沛的原因是她可以全身心投入到追求自己的爱好上。故选项 A 正确。【听力原文】Conversation OneM：You are a professor of physics at the university of Oxford.Youre a senior ad
8、visor at theEuropean organization for nuclear research.You also seem to tour the globe tirelessly givingtalks.And In addition,you have your own weekly TV show on science.Where do you get the energy?W：（1）Oh,well,I just love what I do.I am extremely fortunate life doing what I love doing.M：Professor,w
9、hat exactly is your goal?Why do you do all of this?W：Well,As you said,I do have different things going on.But these,I think,can be dividedinto two groups.（2）The education of science and the further understanding of science.M：Dont these two things get in the way of each other?What I mean is,doesnt gi
10、ving lecturestake time away from the lab?W：Not really.No,I love teaching.And I dont mind spending more time doing that now than inthe past.Also what I will say is that（3）teaching a subject helps me comprehend it better myself.I find that it furthers my own knowledge when I have to explain something
11、clearly.When I haveto aid others in understanding it.And when I have to answer questions about it,teaching at ahigh level can be very stimulating.One,no matter how much expertise they may already have inthe field,they are instructingM：Are there any scientific breakthroughs that you see on the near h
12、orizon?a significant discoveryon venture.And we can expect soon?W：The world is always conducting science and there are constantly new things being discovered.（4）In fact,right now we have too much data sitting in computers.For example,we have thousandsof photos of planet mars taken by telescopes that
13、 nobody has ever seen.We have them yet.Nobodyhas had time to look at them with their own eyes,let alone analyze them.Question 1.Why does the woman say she can be so energetic?Question 2.What has the woman been engaged in?Question 3.What does the woman say about the benefit teaching brings to her?Que
14、stion 4.How does the woman say new scientific breakthroughs can be made possible?(2).（分数：7.1）A.Provision of guidance for nuclear labs in Europe.B.Touring the globe to attend science TV shows.C.Overseeing two research groups at Oxford.D.Science education and scientific research.解析：当男士问女士她的目标是什么以及她为什么
15、要做这么多事情时，女士对自己的多种工作进行了归纳。在她看来，她所做的事情可以分为两类:一是科学教育，二是对科学的进一步理解，即科学研究。故选项 D 正确。(3).（分数：7.1）A.A better understanding of a subject.B.A stronger will to meet challenges.C.A broader knowledge of related fields.D.A closer relationship with young people.解析：男士问女士，教学是否会占用做实验的时间。女士明确回答说，她喜欢教学，她不介意在这上面花费比以往更多的时
16、间，教授某个学科也可以让自己对该学科有更好的理解。故选项 A 正确。(4).（分数：7.1）A.By applying the latest research methods.B.By making full use of the existing data.C.By building upon previous discoveries.D.By utilizing more powerful computers.解析：当男士问女士最近是否会有一些新的科学发现时，女士说科学研究一直在进行，总会不断有新的发现。现实是我们电脑里有太多的数据，却没人花时间去查看这些数据，更别说去分析它们了。可知，女
17、士认为，如果充分利用现有数据，就会有新的科学突破。故选项 B 正确。Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.4）Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.4）(1).（分数：7.1）A.They can predict future events.B.They have no special meanings.C.They have cultural connotations.D.T
18、hey cannot be easily explained.解析：当男士问女士她是否认为梦有特殊的含义时，女士说她不这么认为，男士与女士看法一致。也就是说，两人都不认为梦有特殊的含义。故选项 B 正确。【听力原文】Conversation TwoM：（5）Do you think dreams have special meanings?W：No,I dont think they do.M：I dont either.But some people do.I would say people who believe that dreams have meaningsare supersti
19、tious,especially nowadays,in the past,during the times of ancient Egypt,Greeceor China,people used to believe that dreams could foresee the future.But today,with all thescientific knowledge that we have,I think its much harder to believe in these sorts of things.W：My grandmother is superstitious,and
20、 she thinks dreams can predict the future.（6）Once shedreamed that the flight she was due to take the following day crashed,can you guess what shedid?She didnt take that flight.She didnt even bother to go to the airport the following day.Instead she took the same flight.But a week later,everything wa
21、s fine.Of course,no plane evercrashed.M：How funny!Did you know that flying is actually safer than any other mode of transport?Itsbeen statistically proven.People can be so irrational sometimes.W：Yes,absolutely.But even if we think they are ridiculous,（7）emotions can be just as powerfulas rational th
22、inking.M：Exactly.People do all sorts of crazy things because of their irrational feelings.But in fact,some psychologists believe that our dreams are the result of our emotions and memories from thatday.I think it was Sigmund Freud who said that childrens dreams were usually simplerepresentations of
23、their wishes,things they wished would happen.（8）But in adults,dreams amuch more complicated reflections of their more sophisticated sentiments.W：Isnt it interesting how psychologists try to understand using the scientific method somethingas bizarre as dreams?Psychology is like the rational study of
24、irrational feelings.Question 5.What do both speakers think of dreams?Question 6.Why didnt the womans grandmother take her scheduled flight?Question 7.What does the woman say about peoples emotions?Question 8.What did psychologist Sigmund Freud say about adults dreams?(2).（分数：7.1）A.t was canceled due
25、 to bad weather.B.She overslept and missed the flight.C.She dreamed of a plane crash.D.It was postponed to the following day.解析：女士说自己的祖母很迷信，有一次，她梦到自己第二天要乘坐的飞机坠毁了，她便决定不乘坐原定航班，甚至连机场都没去。故选项 C 正确。(3).（分数：7.1）A.They can be affected by peoples childhood experiences.B.They may sometimes seem ridiculous to
26、a rational mind.C.They usually result from peoples unpleasant memories.D.They can have an impact as great as rational thinking.解析：女士说虽然情绪看上去很荒谬，却可以和理性思维一样具有强大的影响力。故选项 D 正确。(4).（分数：7.1）A.They call for scientific methods to interpret.B.They mirror their long-cherished wishes.C.They reflect their compl
27、icated emotions.D.They are often related to irrational feelings.解析：男士提到，西格蒙德 弗洛伊德说成年人的梦是他们异常复杂的情感的复杂反映。故选项 C 正确。四、Section B(总题数：2，分数：49.70)Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.3）Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.3）(1).（分数：7.1）A.Rad
28、io waves.B.Sound waves.C.Robots.D.Satellites.解析：短文开头部分提到，在 20 世纪 70 年代，科学家们通过可以穿透冰层的无线电波首次发现了沃斯托克湖。故选项 A 正确。【听力原文】Passage OneWhile some scientists explore the surface of Antarctica,others are learning more about a giantbody of water four kilometers beneath the ice pack.（9）Scientists first discovered
29、 Lake Vostokin the 19 seventys by using radio waves that penetrate the ice.Since then,they have used soundwaves and even satellites to map this massive body of water.How does the water in Lake Vostok remain liquid beneath an ice sheet?The thick glacier aboveacts like an insulating blanket and keeps
30、the water from freezing,says Martin Siegert,aglaciologist from the university of Wales.In addition,geothermal heat from deep within the earthmay warm the hidden lake.（10）The scientists suspect that micro-organisms may be living in LakeVostok,closed off from the outside world for more than 2 million
31、years.Anything found there will be totally alien to whats on the surface of the earth to see a goodscientists are trying to find a way to drill into the ice and draw water samples without causingcontamination.Again,robots might be the solution.If all goes as planned,a drill shaped robotwill through
32、the surface eyes.When it reaches the lake,it will release another robot that canswim in the lake,take pictures,and look for signs of life.（11）The scientists hope theirdiscoveries will shed light on life in outer space,which might exist in similar dark and airlessconditions.Recently,close up pictures
33、 of jupiter,as moon europa shows signs of water beneath its icy surface.Once tested in antarctica,robots could be sent to europa to search for life there too.Question 9.What did scientists first use to discover Lake Vostok in the 1970s?Question 10.What do scientists think about Lake Vostok?Question
34、11.What do the scientists hope their discoveries will do?(2).（分数：7.1）A.It may be freezing fast beneath the glacier.B.It may have micro-organisms living in it.C.It may have certain rare minerals in it.D.It may be as deep as four kilometers.解析：短文中提到，科学家们怀疑在沃斯托克湖中有微生物存活，这些微生物可与外界隔绝长达两百多万年的时间。故选项 B 正确。(
35、3).（分数：7.1）A.Help understand life in freezing conditions.B.Help find new sources of fresh water.C.Provide information about other planets.D.Shed light on possible life in outer space.解析：短文结尾处提到，科学家们希望他们的发现能够为外太空存在生命提供线索，它们可能存在于类似的黑暗和真空环境中。故选项 D 正确。Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have
36、 just heard.（分数：28.4）Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.4）(1).（分数：7.1）A.He found there had been little research on their language.B.He was trying to preserve the languages of the Indian tribes.C.His contact with a social worker had greatly aroused his interest in
37、the tribe.D.His meeting with Gonzalez had made him eager to leam more about the tribe.解析：短文开头提到，当詹姆斯 科普兰发现对于塔拉胡马拉斯这一美国印第安部落的语言几乎没有任何研究时，他便萌发了要对其进行研究的想法。故选项 A 正确。【听力原文】The idea to study the American Indian tribe Tarahumarascame to James Copeland in 1984,（12）when he discovered that very little researc
38、h had been done on their language.He could did a tribemember through a social worker who worked with the tribesmen in Mexico.At first,the tribe membernamed gonzales was very reluctant to cooperate.He told Copeland that no amount of money couldbuy his language.But after Copeland explained to him what
39、 he intended to do with his researchand how it would benefit that are home,orris gonzales agreed to help.（13）He took Copelandto his village and served as an intermediary.Copeland says,thanks to him,the Tarahumarasunderstood what our mission was and started trusting us.（14）Entering the world of that,
40、Hamas has been a laborious project for Copeland.To reach theirhomeland,he must drive 2.5 days from Houston,Texas.He loads up his vehicle with goods thatthe tribesmen cant easily get and gives the goods to them as a gesture of friendship.TheTarahumaras who dont believe in accumulating wealth,take the
41、 food and share it among themselves.For Copeland,the experience has not only been academically satisfying,but also has enrichedhis life in several ways.I see people rejecting technology and living a very hard,traditionallife,which offers me another notion about the meaning of progress in the western
42、 tradition.Hesays,I experience the simplicity of living in nature that I would otherwise only be able to readabout.（15）I see a lot of beauty in their sense of sharing and concern for each other.Question 12.Why did James Copeland want to study the American Indian tribe Tarahumaras?Question 13.How did
43、 Gonzalez help James Copeland?Question 14.What does the speaker say about James copelands trip to that are humorous village?Question 15.What impresses James Copeland about the Tarahumaras tribe?(2).（分数：7.1）A.He taught Copeland to speak the Tarahumaras language.B.He persuaded the Tarahumaras to accep
44、t Copelands gifts.C.He recommended one of his best friends as an interpreter.D.He acted as an intermediary between Copeland and the villagers.解析：短文中指出，在冈萨雷斯答应帮助科普兰之后，他充当了中间人的角色，还带着科普兰去了塔拉胡马拉斯村。故选项 D 正确。(3).（分数：7.1）A.Unpredictable.B.Unjustifhable.C.Laborious.D.Tedious.解析：短文中提到，对于科普兰来说，进入塔拉胡马拉斯人的世界是一件
45、辛苦的(laborious)事。从得克萨斯州的休斯顿出发，他要开两天半的车才能抵达。故选项 C 正确。(4).（分数：7.1）A.Their appreciation of help from the outsiders.B.Their sense of sharing and caring.C.Their readiness to adapt to technology.D.Their belief in creating wealth for themselves.解析：短文中提到，对科普兰来说，这段经历不仅在学术上令人满意，而且在许多方面丰富了他的生活。短文最后引用了他的原话，他说他切身
46、体验到了生活在自然中的简单，否则他只能在书本中读到，他还从人们相互分享、彼此关心中感受到了很多美好。故选项 B 正确。五、Section C(总题数：3，分数：142.00)Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.（分数：42.6）Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.（分数：42.6）(1).（分数：14.2）A.They tend to be silenced into submission.B.They
47、find it hard to defend themselves.C.They will feel proud of being pioneers.D.They will feel somewhat encouraged.解析：讲座开头处提到，指责个人或团体激进往往会使他们保持沉默并屈服，从而维持现状。故选项 A 正确。【听力原文】Recording OneWhat is a radical?It seems today that people are terrified of the term,particularly of havingthe label attached to them
48、.(16)Accusing individuals or groups of being radical often servesto silence them into submission,thereby maintaining the existing state of affairs,and,moreimportant,preserving the power of a select minority who are mostly wealthy white males in Westernsociety.Feminism is a perfect example of this ph
49、enomenon.The womens movement has beenplagued bystereotypes,misrepresentations by the media and accusations of man-hating and radicalism,whenthe basic foundation of feminism is simply that women deserve equal rights in all facets of life.When faced with a threat of being labelled radical,women back d
50、own from their worthy cause andconsequently participate in their own oppression.It has gotten to the point that many women areafraid to call themselves feminists because of the stigma attached to the word.If people refuseto be controlled and intimidated by stigmas,the stigmas lose all their power.Wi