2023年英语六级真题及答案全套.docx

2023年12月英语六级真题及答案（文字版）
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　　Part I Writing 
　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 180 words but no more than 200 words.

　　作文题一：学历歧视

作文部分：
　　【学历歧视：参照范文】
　　In the modern society, with competition becomes increasingly fierce, to find a job is too difficult for the young generation. Academic qualification, as a job a stepping-stone, is an essential factor during the job hunting.
　　Some people think that the highly educated must be able to find a good job, because education can prove that a person has a good capacity. Therefore, it is commonly believe that a job seeker with a master degree must be easier to find a promising job than a undergraduate. However, now the company interviewers generally prefer to required a even higher academic qualification, like a doctor degree. Otherwise, the applicants, even though he or she has tremendous potential, will be refused relentlessly.
　　As far as I am concerned, education should not be the single standard in an interview. As for the companies, it is not necessarily a good principle as well. Now the whole community often talk about working ability and efficiency. For example, some people may have high academic qualification, but actually his ability is very limited. So both the individual and the community ought to change their attitude on academic qualification. We should realize that it is the operational
Part II Listening
　　Section A 
　　Directions：In this section，you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D)， and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.
　　Question 1
　　A.At a grocery
　　B.In a parking lot
　　C.In a car showroom
　　D.At a fast food restaurant
　　Question 2
　　A.Have a little nap after lunch
　　B.Get up and take a short walk
　　C.Change her position now and then
　　D.Stretch legs before standing up
　　Question 3
　　A.The students should practice long-distance running
　　B.He doesn’t quite believe what the woman says
　　C.The students’ physical condition is not desirable
　　D.He thinks the race is too hard for the students
　　Question 4
　　A.They do not want to have a baby at present
　　B.They cannot afford to get married right now
　　C.They are both pursuing graduate studies
　　D.They will get their degrees in two years
　　Question 5
　　A.Twins usually have a lot in common
　　B.He must have been mistaken for Jack
　　C.Jack is certainly not as healthy as he is
　　D.He has not seen Jack for quite a few days
　　Question 6
　　A.The man will take the woman wo the museum
　　B.The man knows where the museum is located
　　C.The woman is asking the way at the crossroads
　　D.The woman will attend the opening of the museum
　　Question 7
　　A.They cannot ask the guy to leave
　　B.The guy has been coming in for years
　　C.They should not look down upon the guy
　　D.The guy must be feeling extremely lonely
　　Question 8
　　A.Collect timepieces
　　B.Become time-conscious
　　C.Learn to mend locks
　　D.Keep track of his daily activities
　　Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　Question 9
　　A.It winds its way to the sea
　　B.It is quickly rising
　　C.It is eating into its banks
　　D.It is wide and deep
　　Question 10
　　A.Get the trucks over to the other side of the river
　　B.Take the equipment apart before being ferried
　　C.Reduce the transport cost as much as possible
　　D.Try to speed up the operation by any means
　　Question 11
　　A.Ask the commander to send a helicopter
　　B.Halt the operation until further orders
　　C.Cut trees and build rowing boats
　　D.Find as many coats as possible
　　Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　Question 12
　　A.Help him join an Indian expedition
　　B.Talk about his climbing experiences
　　C.Give up mountain climbing altogether
　　D.Save money to buy climbing equipment
　　Question 13
　　A.He was very strict with his children
　　B.He climbed mountains to earn a living
　　C.He had an unusual religious background
　　D.He was the first to conquer Mt. Qomolangma
　　Question 14
　　A.They are like humans
　　B.They are sacred places
　　C.They are to be protected
　　D.They are to be conquered
　　Question 15
　　A.It was his father’s training that pilled him through
　　B.It was a milestone in his mountain climbing career
　　C.It was his father who gave him the strength to succeed
　　D.It helped him understand the Sherpa view of mountains
　　Section B 
　　Directions：In this section，you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage，you will hear some 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 I with a single line through the centre
　　Passage One
　　Question 16
　　A. By reviewing what he has said previously
　　B.By comparing memorandums with letters
　　C.By showing a memorandum’ s structure
　　D.By analyzing the organization of a letter
　　Question 17
　　A.They spent a lot of time writing memorandums
　　B.They seldom read a memorandum through to the end
　　C.They placed emphasis on the format of memorandums
　　D.They ignored many of the memorandums they received
　　Question 18
　　A.Style and wording
　　B.Structure and length
　　C.Directness and clarity
　　D.Simplicity and accuracy
　　Passage Two
　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　Question 19
　　A.Accurate dating
　　B.Professional look
　　C.Direct statement of purpose
　　D.Inclusion of appropriate humor
　　Question 20
　　A.They give top priority to their work efficiency
　　B.They make an effort to lighten their workload
　　C.They never change work habits unless forced to
　　D.They try hard to make the best use of their time
　　Question 21
　　A.Self-confidence
　　B.Sense of duty
　　C.Work efficiency
　　D.Passion for work
　　Question 22
　　A.They are addicted to playing online games
　　B.They try to avoid work whenever possible
　　C.They find to pleasure in the work they do
　　D.They simply have no sense of responsibility
　　Passage Three
　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　Question 23
　　A.He lost all his property
　　B.He was sold to a circus
　　C.He was forced into slavery
　　D.He ran away from his family
　　Question 24
　　A.A carpenter
　　B.A businessman
　　C.A master of his
　　D.A black drummer
　　Question 25
　　A.It named its town hall after Solomon Northup
　　B.It declared July 24 Solomon Northup Day
　　C.It freedom all blacks in the town from slavery
　　D.It hosted a reunion for the Northup family
　　Section C
　　Directions：In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Section C
　　Intolerance is the art of ignoring any views that differ from your own. It(26)_____ itself a hatred. Stereotypes, prejudice, and(27)_____.Once it intensifies in people, intolerance is nearly impossible to overcome. But why would anyone want to be labeled intolerant. Why would people want to be (28)_____about the world around them? Why would one want to be part of the problem in America, instead of the solution?
　　There are many explanations for intolerant attitudes, some (29)_____ childhood. It is likely that intolerant folks grew up (30)_____ intolerant parents and the cycle of prejudice has simply continued for (31)_____. Perhaps intolerant people are so set in their ways that they find it easier to ignore anything that might not (32)_____ their limited view of life. Or maybe intolerant students have simply never been (33)_____ to anyone different form themselves. But none of these reason is an excuse for allpwing the intolerance to continue.
　　Intolerance should not be confused with disagreement.It is,of course,possible as diasgree with an opinion without being intolerant of it.If you understand a belief but still don't believe in that specific belief,that's fine.You are (34)_____ your opinion.As a matter of fact.(35)_____ disseniers(持异议者)are important for any belief.If we all believed the same things.we would never grow,and we would never learn about the world around us,does not stem frim disagreement.It stems from fear,And fear stems from fear.And fear stems from ignorance.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
　　Section A
　　His future subjects have not always treated the Prince of Wales with the respect one XXXX expect. They laughed aloud in 1986 when the heir to the British(36)_____ told a TV reporter that he talked to his plants at his country house, Highgrove, to stimulate their growth. The Prince was being humorous- “My sense of humor will get me into trouble one day”, he said to his aids(随从)-but listening to Charles Windsor can indeed prove stimulating. The royal(37)_____ has been promoting radical ideas for most of his adult life. Some of his(38)_____, which once sounded a bit weird, were simply ahead of their time. Now, finally, the world seems to be catching up with him.
　　Take his views on farming. Prince Charles’ Duchy Home Farm went(39)_____ back in 1986. When most shoppers cared only about the low price tag on suspiciously blemish-free(无瑕疵旳) vegetables and(40)_____ large chickens piled high in supermarkets.
　　His warnings on climate change proved farsighted,too.Charles began(41)_____ action in warming in 1990 and says he has been worried about the(42)_____ of man on the environment same be was a teenger.
　　Although he was gradually gained international(43)_____ as one of the world's lending conservationists,many British people still think of him as an(34)_____ person who talks to plants.This year,as it happens,South Korean scientists proved that plants really do(45)_____ to round.So Charles was ahead of the game there,too.
A.conform
B.eccentric
C.environmentalist
D.expeditions
E.impact
F.notions
G.organic
H.originally
I.recognition
J.respond
K.subordinate
L.suppressing
M.throne
N.unnaturally
O.urging
Section B
　　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.　High School Sports Aren’t Killing Academics
　　A)In this month’s Atlantic cover article, “The Case Against High-School Sports,” Amanda Ripley argues that school-sponsored sports programs should be seriously cut. She writes that, unlike most countries that outperform the United States on international assessments, American schools put too much of an emphasis on athletics, “ Sports are embedded in American schools in a way they are not almost anywhere else,” she writes, “Yet this difference hardly ever comes up in domestic debates about America’s international mediocrity(平庸)in education.”
　　B)American student-athletes reap many benefits from participating in sports, but the costs to the schools could outweigh their benefits, she argues, In particular, Ripley contends that sports crowd out the academic missions of schools: America should learn from South Korea and Finland and every other country at the top level of international test scores, all of whom emphasize athletics far less in school. ”Even in eighth grade, American kids spend more than twice the time Korean kids spend playing sports,” she writes, citing a 2023 study published in the Journal of Advanced Academics.
　　C)It might well be true that sports are far more rooted in American high schools than in other countries. But our reading of international test scores finds no support for the argument against school athletics. Indeed, our own research and that of others lead us to make the opposite case. School-sponsored sports appear to provide benefits that seem to increase, not detract(减少)from, academic success.
　　D)Ripley indulges a popular obsession(痴迷)with international test score comparisons, which show wide and frightening gaps between the United States and other countries. She ignores, however, the fact that states vary at least as much in test scores as do developed countries. A 2023 report from Harvard University shows that Massachusetts produces math scores comparable to South Korea and Finland, while Mississippi scores are closer to Trinidad and Tobago. Ripley’s thesis about sports falls apart in light of this fact. Schools in Massachusetts provide sports programs while schools in Finland do not. Schools in Mississippi may love football while in Tobago interscholastic sports are nowhere near as prominent. Sports cannot explain these similarities in performance. They can’t explain international differences either.
　　E)If it is true that sports undermine the academic mission of American schools, we would expect to see a negative relationship between the commitment to athletics and academic achievement. However, the University of Arkansas’s Daniel Bowen and Jay Greene actually find the opposite. They examine this relationship by analyzing schools’ sports winning percentages as well as student-athletic participation rates compared to graduation rates and standardized test score achievement over a five-year period for all public high schools in Ohio. Controlling for student poverty levels, demographics(人口记录状况), and district financial resources, both measures of a school’s commitment to athletics are significantly and positively related to lower dropout rates as well as higher test scores.
　　F)On-the-field success and high participation in sports is not random-it requires focus and dedication to athletics. One might think this would lead schools obsessed with winning to deemphasize academics. Bowen and Greene’s results contradict that argument. A likely explanation for this seemingly counterintuitive(与直觉相反旳)result is that success in sports programs actually facilitates or reflects greater social capital within a school’s community.
　　G)Ripley cites the writings of renowned sociologist James Coleman, whose research in e