英语六级真题和答案三套.docx

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英语六级真题和答案三套

2018年6月英语六级真题和答案

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Passage1

 Atsome2300milesinlength,theMississippiisthelongestriverintheUnitedStates.Atsome1000miles,theMackenzieisthelongestriverinCanada.Butthesewaterwaysseemminuteincomparisontotheworld’s2lengthiestrivers:

theNileandtheAmazon. 

 TheNilewhichbeginsincentralAfricaandflowsover4100milesnorthintotheMediterraneanhostedoneoftheworld’sgreatancientcivilizationsalongitsshores.Calmandpeacefulformostoftheyear,theNileusedtofloodannually,therebycreating,irrigatingandcarryingnewtopsoiltothenearbyfarmlandonwhichancientEgyptdependedforlivelihood.Asameansoftransportation,therivercarriedvariousvesselsupanddownitslength. 

 Ajourneythroughtheunobstructed partofthiswaterwaytodaywouldpassbythesplendidvalleyoftheKings,wherethetombsofmanyoftheseancientmonarchshavestoodforover3000years.GreatcivilizationsandintensivesettlementarehardlyassociatedwiththeAmazon,yetthis4000mile-longsouthAmericanrivercarriesabout20%oftheworld’sfreshwatermorethantheMississippi,NileandYangtzecombined.Otherstatisticsareequallyastonishing.TheAmazonissowideatsomepointsthatfromitscenterneithershorecanbeseen.Eachsecond,theAmazonpourssome55milliongallonsofwaterintotheAtlantic. There,atitsmouthstandsoneislandlargerthanSwitzerland.Mostimportantofall,theAmazonirrigatesthelargesttropicalrainforestonearth. 

Passage1

9.WhatcanbefoundinthevalleyoftheKings?

10.InwhatwayistheAmazondifferentfromotherbigrivers?

11.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheAmazon?

Recording2

 Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,andwelcometothethirdinourcitiesofbusinessseminarsintheprogram“DoingBusinessAbroad”.（Q19）Today,wearegoingtolookattheinterculturalawareness,thatisthefactthatnoteveryoneisBritish,noteveryonespeaksEnglishandnoteveryonedoesbusinessinaBritishway.And,whyshouldthey?

（Q19）Ifoverseasbusinesspeoplearesellingtous,thentheywillmakeeveryefforttospeakEnglishandtorespectourtraditionsandmethods.Itisonlypoliteforustodothesamewhenwevisitthem.Itisnotonlypolite,itisacentral,ifwewanttosellBritishproductsoverseas.First,ashortquiz.Let’sseehowinterculturally-awareyouare.Question1:

wheremustyounotdrinkalcoholonthefirstandseventhofeverymonth.Question2:

whereshouldyouneveradmireyourhost’spossessions.Question3:

howshouldyouattractthewaiterduringabusinesslunchinBangkok.Question4:

whereshouldyoutrytomakeallyourappointmentseitherbefore2orafter5:

30pm.OK,everyonehadachancetomakesomenotes.Right!

Herearetheanswers.AlthoughIamsurethattheinformationcouldequallywellapplytocountriesotherthanthoseIhavechosen.:

（Q20）youmustnotdrinkalcoholonthefirstandseventhofthemonthinIndia.Ininternationalhotels,youmayfinditserved,butifyouarehavingamealwithanIndiacolleague,remembertoavoidaskingforabeer.Ifyouareanarrival,coincidewithoneofthosetips.:

inArabcountries,thepolitenessandgenerosityofthepeopleiswithoutparallel.Ifyouadmireyourcolleague’sbeautifulbeltandbowls,youmaywellfindyourselfbeingpresentedwiththemasapresent.Thisisnotacheapwaytodoyourshopping,however,asyourhostwillquitecorrectlyexpectyoutorespondbypresentinghimwithagiftofequalworthandbeauty.InThailand,clickingthefingers,clappingyourhandsorjustshouting“Waiter”willembarrassyourhosts,fellowdiners,thewaiterhimselfand,mostofall,you.Placeyourpalmdownwardandmakeaninconspicuouswavinggesture,whichwillproduceinstantandsatisfyingresults.Andfinally,（Q21）inSpain,somebusinessesmaintainthepatternofworkinguntilabout2o’clockandthenreturningtotheofficefrom5:

30to8,9or10intheevening.

Q19:

Whatshouldyoudowhendoingbusinesswithforeigners?

Q20:

WhatmustyouavoiddoingwithyourIndiancolleague?

Q21:

WhatdowelearnaboutsomeSpanishpeople?

 选词填空

儿歌

 DidSarahJosephaHalewrite“Mary’sLittleLamb,”theeternalnurseryrhyme（儿歌）aboutgirlnamedMarywithastubbornlamb?

Thisisstilldisputed,butit’sclearthatthewoman26reputedforwritingitwasoneofAmerica’smostfascinating27characters.InhonorofthepoempublicationonMay24,1830,here’smoreaboutthe28supposedauthor’slife.

 Halewasn’tjustawriter,shewasalsoa29fiercesocialadvocate,andshewasparticularly30obsessedwithanidealNewEngland,whichsheassociatedwithabundantThanksgivinxxgmealsthatsheclaimedhad“adeepmoralinfluence,”shebegananationwide31campaigntohaveanationalholidaydeclaredthatwouldbringfamiliestogetherwhilecelebratingthe32traditionalfestivals.In1863,after17yearsofadvocacyincludingletterstofivepresidents,Halegotit.PresidentAbrahamLincolnduringtheCivilWar,issueda33proclamationsettingasidethelastThursdayinNovemberfortheholiday.

 Thetrueauthorshipof“Mary’sLittleLamb”isdisputed.AccordingtoNewEnglandHistoricalSociety,Halewroteonlyonepartofthepoem,butclaimedauthorship.Regardlessoftheauthor,itseemsthatthepoemwas34inspiredbyarealevent.WhenyoungMarySawyerwasfollowedtoschoolbyalambin1816,itcausedsomeproblems.AbystandernamedJohnRoulstonewroteapoemabouttheevent,then,atsomepoint,Haleherselfseemstohavehelpedwriteit.However,ifa1916piecebyhergreat-nieceistobetrusted,Haleclaimedforthe35restofherlifethat“Someotherpeoplepretendedthatsomeoneelsewrotethepoem”.

A）campaign

B）career

C）characters

D）features

E）fierce

F）inspired

G）latter

H）obsessed

I）proclamation

J）rectified

K）reputed

L）rest

M）supposed

N）traditional

O）versatile

金字塔

 ScientistsscanningandmappingtheGizapyramidssaythey'vediscoveredthattheGreatPyramidofGizaisnotexactlyeven.Butreallynotbymuch.Thispyramidistheoldestoftheworld’sSevenWonders.Thepyramid’sexactsizehas26puzzledexpertsforcenturies,asthe"morethan21acresofhard,whitecasingstones"thatoriginallycovereditwere27removedlongago. 

 Reportinginthemostrecentissueofthenewsletter"AERAGRAM,"which28chroniclestheworkoftheAncientEgyptResearchAssociates,engineerGlenDashsaysthatbyusinganewmeasuringapproachthatinvolvedfindinganysurviving29remnantsofthecasinginordertodeterminewheretheoriginaledgewas.Theyfoundtheeastsideofthepyramidtobea30maximumofinchesshorterthanthewestside.

 Thequestionthatmost31fascinateshim,however,isn'thowtheEgyptianswhodesignedandbuiltthepyramidgotitwrong4,500yearsago,buthowtheygotitsocloseto32perfect."WecanonlyspeculateastohowtheEgyptianscouldhavelaidouttheselineswithsuch33precisionusingonlythetoolstheyhad,"Dashwrites.Hesayshis34hypothesisisthattheEgyptianslaidouttheirdesignonagrid,notingthatthegreatpyramidisorientedonly35slightlyawayfromthecardinaldirections（itsnorth-southaxisruns3minutes54secondswestofduenorth,whileitseast-westaxisruns3minutes51secondsnorthofdueeast）—anamountthat's"tiny,butsimilar,"AtlasObscurapointsout.

chronicles

complete

established

fascinates

hypothesis

maximum

momentum

mysteriously

perfect

precision

puzzled

remnants

removed

revelations

slightly

家用机器人 

 WhenElonMusksays,ashedidthisweek,thathisnewpriorityisusingartificialintelligencetobuilddomesticrobots,weshouldnotonlytakenote,butlookforwardtothedaywecanputourlegsupinadmiration.

 Mr.Muskisaguywhogetsthingsdone.Thefounderoftwo“moonshot”techcompanies,TeslaMotorsandSpaceX,isbringingelectricvehiclestomassmarketand  26  humanstoliveonotherplanets.Lestthisstriketheamateurtechie—notthatreadersofTheIndependentwouldevercountamongthem—assomuchhotair,youcanbereassuredthatthenear$13bn（£fortunethisentrepreneurhas  27  comesfrompracticalachievementsratherthanhypotheticalones.

 Alotofcleverpeopleare  28  aboutartificialintelligence,fearingthatrobotswillonedaybecomeso  29  they’llmurderallofus.Thesefearsaremostly 30 :

aswithhysteriaaboutgeneticmodification,wehumansaregenerallywiseenoughtomanagetheseproblemswithalacrityandcare.

 Andjustthinkofhowwonderfulitwouldbeifyouhadalive-inrobot.Itcould— 31 —belikehavingababysitterandmasseuserolledintoone—or,ifthatrequired  32  intelligencebeyondthekenofMr.Musk’simaginedmachine,atleastsomeonetochopthecarrots,washthecarandmowthelawn.Oncepurchasedandtrained,thiswouldallowthe  33  usertosavemoneyandtime,freeingup  34  spaceinourbusylivesto,forinstance,readTheIndependent.

 ThatiswhywewelcomeMr.Musk’slatest  35 ,andwishhimwell.Aslongasrobotsaddtothesumofhumanhappiness,reducesufferingorcumbersomeactivity,andcreatetimetoreadworld-classjournalism,TheIndependentwillbetheirfans.Especiallysincejournalismisonejobrobotswillneverdo.

A）amassed

B）casual

C）emotional

D）enabling

E）eventually

F）exaggerated

G）extravagant

H）generously

I）misleading

J）precious

K）reward

L）smart

M）sphere

N）terrified

O）venture

答案：

26.Denabling

27.Aamassed

28.Nterrified

29.Lsmart

30.Fexaggerated

31.Eeventually

32.Cemotional

33.Bcasual

34.Jprecious

35.Oventure 

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PassageOne 

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

  TheEbroDelta,inSpain,famousasa