英语六级真题及参考答案完整版Word下载.docx

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Morning.Iwouldn’tsaythatit’sgoodfromwhereIamstanding.ThisisMissWilson,andthisisthethirdtimeI’vecalledthisweeksincereceivingyourletteraboutourinsuranceclaim.

（1）I’mgettingalittlefedupwithmycallsaboutmyclaimbeingcompletelydisregarded.

MissWilson,thankyouforcallingback.CanItakesomedetailstohelpmelookatyourclaim?

It’sMissMayWilson,a15southsearoadinCornwall.Andthedetailsarethatourvillagewasextensivelyflooded2monthsago.

（2）Theentiregroundfloorofourcottagewassubmergedinwater.Andfiveofushavebeenlivinginacaravaneversince.Youpeoplearestillwithholdingthemoneyweareentitledtooverabizarre,technicaldetail.Andit’snotacceptable,Paul.

MissWilson,accordingtothenotesonyouraccount,（3）thebizarre,technicaldetailthatyoumentionedreferstothefactthatyouhadn’tpaidhouseinsurancethemonthbeforetheincident.

Thatmoneyleftouraccountandwowthatyoushouldbepayingout.Youaresuddenlysayingthatyoudidn’treceiveitontime.I’mreallyskepticalaboutthisclaim.

Thecontractdoessaythatanymisspaymentinayearwillaffectthetermsandconditionsoftheinsurancecontractandmayaffectclaims.Ofcourse,Icanpassyouontomymanagertotalktoyoumoreaboutthis.

I’vealreadyspokentohimandyoucantellhimI’mfuriousnow.Andthatyourcompanyhasalawsuitonitshands.（4）Youwillbehearingfrommylawyer,goodbye.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question1:

Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

1.B）Herclaimhasbeencompletelydisregarded.

Question2:

Whatistheproblemthewoman’sfamilyencountered?

2.B）Thegroundflooroftheircottagewasflooded.

Question3:

Whathascausedthesocalledbizarre,technicaldetailaccordingtotheman?

3.A）Thewoman’sfailuretopayherhouseinsuranceintime.

Question4:

Whatdoesthewomansayshewilldoattheendoftheconversation?

4.D）Filealawsuitagainsttheinsurancecompany.

Conversation2

（5）Howdoyoufeelaboutthefutureofartificialintelligence?

Personally,Ifeelquiteoptimisticaboutit.

（5）AI?

I’mnotsooptimisticactually.Infactit'

s,somethingweshouldbeconcernedabout.

Well,itwillhelpushumansunderstandourselvesbetterandwhenwehaveabetterunderstandingofourselves,wecanimprovetheworld.

Well,onethingisforsure,technologyisevolvingfasterthanourabilitytounderstandit,andinthefutureAIwillmakejobskindofpointless.

（6）Ithinkartificialintelligencewillactuallyhelpcreatenewkindsofjobs,whichwouldrequirelessofourtimeandallowustobecenteredoncreativetasks.

Idoubtthatverymuch.ProbablythelastjobthatwillbewritingAIsoftwareandtheneventuallyAIwilljustwritehisownsoftware.

Atthattime,wearegoingtohavealotofjobswhichnobodywillwanttodo.Sowewon’tneedartificialintelligencefortherobotstotakecareoftheoldguyslikeus.

Idon'

tknow.（7）There'

sariskthathumancivilizationcouldbereplacedbyasuperiortypeofdigitallife.AIwillbeabletocompletelysimulateapersonineverywaypossible.Infact,somepeoplethinkwe'

reinasimulationrightnow.

That'

simpossible.Humanscan'

tevenmakeamosquito.Computersonlyhavechips,peoplehavebrains,andthat'

swherethewisdomcomesfrom.

（8）Onceit'

sfullydeveloped,AIwillbecometiredoftryingtocommunicatewithhumansaswewouldbemuchslowerthinkersincomparison.

I'

mnotsosure.Acomputerisacomputerandacomputerisjustatoy.

Computerscaneasilycommunicateincrediblyfast,sothecomputerwilljustgetimpatienttalkingtohumans.It'

llbebarelygettinganyinformationout.

Well,Ibelievethere'

sabenevolentfuturewithAI.Ialsothinkyouwatchtoomanysciencefictionfilms.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q5Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?

5.C）TheydisagreeaboutthefutureofAItechnology.

Q6Whatwillnewkindsofjobsbelikeaccordingtothewoman?

6.D）Lesstime-consumingandfocusingoncreation.

Q7Whatistheriskthemananticipates?

7.C）Digitallifecouldreplacehumancivilization.

Q8Whatistheman'

sconcernaboutAItechnology?

8.A）Itwillbesmarterthanhumanbeings.

PassageOne

Toachievefinancialsecurity.Howmuchyousaveisalwaysmoreimportant.Thentheamountyouearnorhowshrewdlyyouinvest.（9）Ifyou'

reunder30yearsold,yourgoalshouldbetosave20%ofyourmonthlyincomeaftertaxdeductions.Thisisirrespectiveofhowmuchyouearn.Approximately50%shouldbereservedforessentials,likefoodandaccommodation.Theremaining30%isforrecreationandentertainment.Butformanyyoungpeople,it'

llbedifficulttodesignatesuchalargeproportionoftheirincomeforsavings.（10）Ifyoufindithardtosaveanymoneyatallstartbycuttingallunnecessaryspending,allocateatinyamountof1or2%forsavings,andgraduallyincreasethatamount.（11）Alwayskeepthat20%goalinmind,preventyourselffrombecomingcomplacent.Itcanbechallengingtosticktosuchastrictplan.Butifyouadopttherightmindset,youshouldbeabletomakeitworkforyou.Sowhatshouldyoubedoingwiththemoneythatyouaresaving?

Somemustbekepteasilyaccessible.Incaseyouneedsomecashinanemergency,thelargestproportionshouldbeinvestedinretirementplans,eitherforyouremployer,allprivately,youcankeepsomemoneyforhighrisk,butpotentiallylucrativeinvestments.Dividendscanbereinvestedorusedtopurchasesomethingyoulike.Byfollowingthisplan,youshouldhopefullybeabletoenjoyyourlifenow,andstillbefinanciallysecureinthefuture.

Questions,9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q9.Whatarepeopleunder30advisedtodotoachievefinancialsecurity?

9.C）Saveone-fifthoftheirnetmonthlyincome.

Q10.Whatshouldpeopledoiftheyfinditdifficulttofollowthespeaker'

sadviceontheirfinancialplan?

10.D）Startbydoingsomethingsmall.

Q11.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkisimportantforachievingfinancialsecurity?

11.A）Apropermindset.

PassageTwo

IworkinadvertisingandIliketokeepupwithcurrenttrends,mainlybecauseI'

mawarethatweliveinanimageobsessedworld.

（12）However,whenIfirststartedmyjob,occasionallyI’dcatchaglimpseofmyselfintheliftsandfindmyselfthinkingthatIlookedatotalmess.WasIbeingheldbackbymychoiceofclothing?

Theshortansweris“Yes〞,especiallywhenclientsarequicktojudgeyouonyourstyleratherthanyourwork.（13）Butnoonecanbeuniquewithheroutfiteveryday.Imeanthat'

swhyuniformswereinvented.Sohere'

swhatIdid.Icreatedmyownuniform.Todothis,Ichoseanappropriateoutfit.ThenIboughtmultipleitemsofthesamestyleindifferentshades.

Now,IneverworryaboutwhatI'

mwearinginthemorning.EvenifIdogetabittiredofjustwearingthesameclassicpieces.（14）Overall,whenitcomestowork,youhavetoaskyourselfwithlookingsmartercanenhancemyabilitytodomyjob.

Forsome,thisquestionmaynotbeanissueatall,especiallyifyouworkremotelyandrarelyseeyourcolleaguesorclientsfacetoface.Butifyourjobinvolvesinteractingwithotherpeople,theanswertothisisoften“yes〞.（15）Soratherthanfightingthesystem,Ithinkweshouldjustdowhateverhelpsustoachieveourgoalsatwork.Ifthatmeansplayingitsafewithyourimage,thenlet'

sfaceit.It'

sprobablyworthit.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q12.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakerwhenshefirststartedherjob?

12.A）Shefoundheroutfitinappropriate.

Q13.Whywereuniformsinventedaccordingtothespeaker?

13.D）Tosavethetroubleofchoosingauniqueoutfiteveryday.

Q14.Whatdoesthespeakerssayaboutlookingsmarter?

14.B）Itmattersalotinjobsinvolvinginteractionswithothers.

Q15.Whatdoesthespeakeradvisepeopletodoinanimageobsessedworld?

15.C）Dowhateverispossibletolooksmart.

RecordingOne

DidyouknowthatAmericanshaveapproximately3timestheamountofspacewehad50yearsago?

Therefore,you'

dthinkwouldhavesufficientroomforallofourpossessions.Onthecontrary,thepersonalstoragebusinessisnowagrowingindustry.We'

vegottriplethespace,butwe'

vebecomesuchenthusiasticconsumersthatwerequireevenmore.（16）Thisphenomenonhasresultedinsignificantcreditcarddebt,enormousenvironmentalfootprints,andperhapsnotcoincidentallyourhappinesslevelshavefailedtoincreaseoverthesamehalfcentury.

I'

mheretosuggestanalternative.They’rehavinglessmightactuallybeapreferabledecision.Manyofushaveexperiencedatsomestage,thepleasureofpossessingless.（17）Iproposethatlessstuffandlessspacecannotonlyhelpyoueconomize,butalsosimplifyyourlife.IrecentlystartedaninnovativeprojecttodiscoversomecreativesolutionsthatofferedmeeverythingIrequired.Bypurchasinganapartment.Therewas40squaremetersinsteadof60.Iimmediatelysaved$200,000.Smallerspaceleadstoreducedutilitybillsandalsoasmallercarbonfootprint,becauseit'

sdesignedaroundaneditedcollectionofpossessions,limitedtomyfavoritestuff.I'

mreallyexcitedtolivethere.

Howcanwelivemorebasically?

Firstly,wemustbrieflycuttheunnecessaryobjectsoutof