201英语六级真题及答案解析.docx

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201英语六级真题及答案解析

2018年6月英语六级真题和答案

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Passage1

Atsome2300milesinlength,theMississippiisthelongestriverintheUnitedStates.Atsome1000miles,theMackenzieisthelongestriverinCanada.Butthesewaterwaysseemminuteincomparisontotheworld'tshi2esletnrigvers:

theNileandtheAmazon.

TheNilewhichbeginsincentralAfricaandflowsover4100milesnorthintotheMediterraneanhostedoneoftheworld'sgreatancientcivilizationsalongitsshores.Calmandpeacefulformost

oftheyear,theNileusedtofloodannually,therebycreating,irrigatingandcarryingnewtopsoiltothenearbyfarmlandonwhichancientEgyptdependedforlivelihood.Asameansoftransportation,therivercarriedvariousvesselsupanddownitslength.

AjourneythroughtheunobstructedpartofthiswaterwaytodaywouldpassbythesplendidvalleyoftheKings,wherethetombsofmanyoftheseancientmonarchshavestoodforover3000years.GreatcivilizationsandintensivesettlementarehardlyassociatedwiththeAmazon,yetthis4000mile-longsouthAmericanrivercarriesabout20%oftheworld'sfreshwatermore

thantheMississippi,NileandYangtzecombined.Otherstatisticsareequallyastonishing.TheAmazonissowideatsomepointsthatfromitscenterneithershorecanbeseen.Eachsecond,theAmazonpourssome55milliongallonsofwaterintotheAtlantic.There,atitsmouthstandsoneislandlargerthanSwitzerland.Mostimportantofall,theAmazonirrigatesthelargesttropicalrainforestonearth.

Passage1

9.WhatcanbefoundinthevalleyoftheKings

10.InwhatwayistheAmazondifferentfromotherbigrivers

11.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheAmazon

Recording2

Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,andwelcometothethirdinourcitiesofbusinessseminarsintheprogram“DoingBusinessAbroad”（Q.19）Today,wearegoingtolookattheinterculturalawareness,thatisthefactthatnoteveryoneisBritish,noteveryonespeaksEnglishandnoteveryonedoesbusinessinaBritishway.And,whyshouldthey（Q19）Ifoverseasbusinesspeoplearesellingtous,thentheywillmakeeveryefforttospeakEnglishandtorespectourtraditionsandmethods.Itisonlypoliteforustodothesamewhenwevisitthem.Itisnotonlypolite,itisacentral,ifwewanttosellBritishproductsoverseas.First,ashortquiz.Letinterculturally-awareyouare.Question1:

wheremustyounotdrinkalcoholonthefirstandseventhofeverymonth.Question2:

whereshouldyouneveradmireyourhost'psossessions.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,thewaiter

himselfand,mostofall,you.Placeyourpalmdownwardandmakeaninconspicuouswavinggesture,whichwillproduceinstantandsatisfyingresults.Andfinally,（Q21）inSpain,somebusinessesmaintainthepatternofworkinguntilabout2o'clockandthenreturningtotheoffice

from5:

30to8,9or10intheevening.

Q19:

Whatshouldyoudowhendoingbusinesswithforeigners

Q20:

WhatmustyouavoiddoingwithyourIndiancolleague

Q21:

WhatdowelearnaboutsomeSpanishpeople

选词填空

DidSarahJosephaHalewrite“Mary'sLittleLamb,”theeternalnurseryrhyme（儿歌）aboutgirlnamedMarywithastubbornlambThisisstilldisputed,butit'sclearthatthewoman26

reputedforwritingitwasoneofAmerica'smostfascinating27characters.InhonorofthepoempublicationonMay24,1830,here'smoreaboutthe28supposedauthor'slife.

Halewasn'tjustaiwterr,shewasalsoa29fiercesocialadvocate,andshewasparticularly30obsessedwithanidealNewEngland,whichsheassociatedwithabundantThanksgivinxxgmealsthatsheclaimedhad“adeepmoralinfluence,”shebegananationwide31cavmepaigntoha

nationalholidaydeclaredthatwouldbringfamiliestogetherwhilecelebratingthe32traditionalfestivals.In1863,after17yearsofadvocacyincludingletterstofivepresidents,Halegotit.PresidentAbrahamLincolnduringtheCivilWar,issueda33proclamationsettingasidethelastThursdayinNovemberfortheholiday.

Thetrueauthorshipof“Mary'sLittLleamb”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'esxactsizehas26puzzledexpertsforcenturies,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.

chroniclescompleteestablishedfascinateshypothesismaximummomentummysteriouslyperfectprecisionpuzzledremnantsremovedrevelationsslightly

家用机器人

WhenElonMusksays,ashedidthisweek,thathisnewpriorityisusingartificialintelligencetobuilddomesticrobots,weshouldnotonlytakenote,butlookforwardtothedaywecanputourlegsupinadmiration.

Mr.Muskisaguywhogetsthingsdone.Thefounderoftwo“moonshot”techcompanies,Tesla

MotorsandSpaceX,isbringingelectricvehiclestomassmarketand26humanstoliveonotherplanets.Lestthisstriketheamateurtechie—notthatreadersofTheIndependentwouldevercountamongthem—assomuchhotair,youcanbereassuredthatthenear$13bn（￡fortunethisentrepreneurhas27comesfrompracticalachievementsratherthanhypotheticalones.

Alotofcleverpeopleare28aboutartificialintelligence,fearingthatrobotswillonedaybecomeso29they'llmurderallofus.Thesefearsaremostly30:

aswithhysteriaaboutgeneticmodification,wehumansaregenerallywiseenoughtomanagetheseproblemswithalacrityandcare.

Andjustthinkofhowwonderfulitwouldbeifyouhadalive-inrobot.Itcould—31—belike

havingababysitterandmasseuserolledintoone—or,ifthatrequired32intelligencebeyondthekenofMr.Musk'simaginedmachine,atleastsomeonetochopthecarrots,washthecarandmowthelawn.Oncepurchasedandtrained,thiswouldallowthe33usertosavemoneyandtime,freeingup34spaceinourbusylivesto,forinstance,readTheIndependent.

ThatiswhywewelcomeMr.Musk'slatest35,andwishhimwell.Aslongasrobotsaddtothe

sumofhumanhappiness,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,famousasabattlegroundduringtheSpanishCivilWar,isnowthes