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英语六级真题及参考答案完整版
2021年6月英语六级真题及参考答案完整版
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Conversation One
Man:
(1) It'smylastdayatworktomorrow. I'llstartmynewjobin2weeks. MyhumanresourcesmanagerwantstoconductaninterviewwithmebeforeIleave.
Woman:
Ah,anexitinterview.Areyoulookingforwardtoit?
Man:
I'mnotsurehowIfeelaboutit.IresignedbecauseI'vebeenunhappyatthatcompanyforalongtime,butI'mnotsureifIshouldtellthemhowIreallyfeel.
Woman:
Tomywayofthinking,therearetwomainpotentialbenefitsthatcomefromunleashingandagitatedstreamoftruthduringanexitinterview.Thefirstisrelease.Unburdeningyourselfoffrustration,andperhapsevenangertosomeonewhoisn'tafriendorclosecolleaguecanbewonderfullyfree.
Man:
Letmeguess.Thesecondisthatthecriticismwill,theoretically,helptheorganizationI'mleavingtoimprove,makingsureemployeesofthefuturearelesslikelytoencounterwhatIdid?
Woman:
That'sright.Buttheproblemwiththecompanyimprovementpartisthatveryoftenitdoesn'thappen.Anexitinterviewissupposedtobeprivate,butoftenisn't. Inmycompany,theinformationgainedfromtheseinterviewsisoftennotconfidential.
(2) Theinformationisusedasdirtagainstanothermanager,orcanbetradedamongseniormanagers.
Man:
Nowyou'vegotmerethinkingwhatI'lldiscloseintheinterview. (3) Thereisalwaysachancethatitcouldaffectmyreputationandmyabilitytonetworkintheindustry. Itisaprettysmallindustryafterall.
Woman:
Anythingyouinitiallygainedfromtheinstantsatisfactionoftellingitlikeitis,youmightlosedownthetrackbyinjuringyourfuturecareerprospects.
Man:
Right. (4) PerhapsIwouldbebettergettingthingsoffmychestbygoingtooneofthoserate-your-employerwebsites.
Woman:
Youcould. Anddon'tdotheinterviewatall.Exitinterviewsarenotmandatory.
Q1:
Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
A)Hewilltellthemanagementhowhereallyfeels.
B)Hewillmeethisnewmanagerintwoweeks.
C)Heisgoingtoattendajobinterview.
D)Heisgoingtoleavehispresentjob.
Q2:
Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheinformationgainedfromanexitinterview?
A)Itshouldbekeptprivate.
B)Itshouldbecarefullyanalyzed.
C)Itcanbequiteusefultoseniormanagers.
D)Itcanimproveinterviewees'jobprospects.
Q3:
Whydoesthemanwanttorethinkwhathewillsayinthecomingexitinterview?
A)Itmayleaveanegativeimpressionontheinterviewer.
B)Itmayadverselyaffecthisfuturecareerprospects.
C)Itmaydispleasehisimmediatesuperiors.
D)Itmaydoharmtohisfellowemployees.
Q4:
Whatdoesthemanthinkhehadbetterdo?
A)Prepareacomprehensiveexitreport.
B)Dosomepracticefortheexitinterview.
C)Networkwithhisclosefriendstofindabetteremployer.
D)Pourouthisfrustrationsonarate-your-employerwebsite.
Conversation Two
Man:
Today,I’mtalkingtotherenownedbotanist,JaneFoster.
Woman:
Thankyouforinvitingmetojoinyouontheshow,Henry.
Man:
Recently,Jane,you’vebecomequiteacelebrity, (5) sincethereleaseofyourlatestdocumentary.Canyoutellusalittleaboutit?
Woman:
Well,itfollowsmyexpeditiontostudythevegetationindigenoustotherainforestinequatorialareasofsoutheastAsia.
Man:
Youcertainlygettotraveltosomeveryexoticlocations.
Woman:
Itwasfarfromglamorous,tobehonest.Theareawevisitedwasaccessibleonlybycanoeandthelivingconditionsinthehutwereprimitivetosaytheleast. (6) Therewasnoelectricity. Ourwatersupplywasanearbystream.
Man:
Howweretheweatherconditionswhileyouwerethere?
Woman:
Theweatherwasnotconducivetoourworkatall,sincethehumiditywasalmostunbearable.Atmidday,westayedinthehutanddidnothing. (6) Itwastoohumidtoeitherworkorsleep.
Man:
Howlongdidyourteamspendinthejungle?
Woman:
Originally,weplannedtobethereforamonth.Butintheend,westayedforonly2weeks.
Man:
Whydidyoucuttheexpeditionshort?
Woman:
Halfwaythroughthetrip, (7) wereceivednewsthatahurricanewasapproaching.Wehadtoevacuateonveryshortnotice.
Man:
Thatsoundslikeafascinatinganecdote.
Woman:
Itwasfrightening.ThefastestevacuationroutewasthroughriverRapids.Wehadtonavigatethemcarryingallofourequipment.
Man:
(8) Sooverallwasthejourneyunsuccessful?
Woman:
(8) Absolutelynot. Wegatheredamassiveamountofdataaboutthelocalplantlife.
Man:
Whydoyouputupwithsuchadverseconditions?
Woman:
Botanyisanobsessionforme.ManyofthedestinationsIvisithaveastunningscenery.Igettomeetavarietyofpeoplefromallovertheworld.
Man:
Sowherewillyournextdestinationbe?
Woman:
Ihaven'tdecidedyet.
Man:
Thenwecanleaveitforanothervacation.Thanks.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Q5:
WhatdoesthemanwantJaneFostertotalkabout?
A)Herunsuccessfuljourney
B)Hermonth-longexpedition
C)Herlatestdocumentary
D)Hercareerasabotanist
Q6:
Whydoesthewomandescribeherexperienceasfarfromglamorous?
A)Shehadtolivelikeavegetarian
B)Shewascaughtinahurricane.
C)Shehadtoenduremanyhardships
D)Shesufferedfromwatershortage
Q7:
Whydidthewomanandthosewhowentwithherendtheirtriphalfway?
A)Ahurricanewascoming
B)Afloodwasapproaching
C)Theyhadnomorefoodinthecanoe.
D)Theycouldnolongerbearthehumidity
Q8:
Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthejourney?
A)Itwasmemorable
B)Itwasunbearable
C)Itwasuneventful
D) Itwasfruitful
Passage One
Scientistsoftenusespecializedjargontermswhilecommunicatingwithlaymen. (9) Mostofthemdon'trealizetheharmfuleffectsofthispractice. Inanewstudy,peopleexposedtojargonwhenreadingaboutsubjectslikeautonomousvehiclesandsurgicalrobots.Latersaidtheywerelessinterestinginsciencethanotherswhoreadaboutthesametopics,butwithouttheuseofspecializedterms. Theyalsofeltlessinformedaboutscienceandlessqualifiedtodiscusssciencetopics.It'snoteworthythatitmadenodifferenceifthejargontermsweredefinedinthetext.Evenwhenthetermsweredefined,readersstillfeltthesamelackofengagementasreaderswhoreadjargonthatwasn'texplained.
Theproblemisthatthemerepresenceofjargonsendsadiscouragingmessagetoreaders.HillarySchulman,theauthorofthestudy,assertsthatspecializedwordsareasignal.Jargontellspeoplethatthemessageisn'tforthem.There'sanevendarkersidetohowpeoplereacttojargon. (10) Inanotherstudy,researchersfoundthatreadingscientificarticlescontainingjargonledpeopletodoubttheactualscience. Theyfoundtheopposite,whenatextiseasiertoread.Then.Peoplearemorepersuaded. Thus,it'simportanttocommunicateclearlywhentalkingaboutcomplexsciencesubjects.Thisisespeciallytruewithissuesrelatedtopublichealth,likethesafetyofnewmedicationsandthebenefitsofvaccines. (11)Schulmanconcedesthattheuseofjargonisappropriatewithscientificaudiences.Butscientistswhowanttocommunicatewiththegeneralpublicneedtomodifytheirlanguage.Theyneedtoeliminatejargon.
Questionsninetoelevenarebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Q9:
Whatdoesthepassagesayabouttheuseofjargontermsbyexperts?
A)Itdiminisheslaymen'sinterestinscience
B) Itensurestheaccuracyoftheirarguments
C)Itmakestheirexpressionsmoreexplicit.
D)Ithurtslaymen'sdignityandself-esteem.
Q10:
Whatdoresearchersfindaboutpeoplereadingscientificarticlescontainingjargonterms?
A)Theycanlearntocommunicatewithscientists
B)Theytendtodisbelievetheactualscience
C)Theyfeelgreatrespecttowardsscientists
D)Theywillseethecomplexityofscience
Q11:
WhatdoesSchulmansuggestscientistsdowhencommunicatingwiththegeneralpublic?
A)Findappropriatetopics
B)Stimulatetheirinterest
C)Explainallthejargonterms
D)Doawaywithjargonterms
Passage Two
Atthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,ontheGulfcoastintheUSstateofTexas,therewasahillwheregasleakagewassonoticeablethatschoolboyswouldsometimessetthehillonfire.
(12) PatioHiggins,adisreputablelocalbusinessman,becameconvincedthattherewasoilbelowthegassy hill. Oilwellsweren'tdrilledbackthen. Theywereessentiallydug. (13) ThesandunderthehilldefeatedseveralattemptsbyHiggins’workerstomakeaproperhole. Higginshadforecastoilat1000feet,atotallymade-upfigure.Higginssubsequentlyhiredaminingengineer,captainAnthonyLucas. (14) Afterencounteringseveralsetbacks,captainLucasdecidedtouseadrill,andhisinnovationscreatedthemodernoildrillingindustry.InJanuary1901, at1020feet,almostpreciselythedepthpredictedbyHigginsWildGas,thewell-roaredandsuddenlyejectedmudandsixtonsofdrillingpipeoutoftheground,terrifyingthosepresent. Forthenextninedaysuntilthewellwascapped,thewellpouredoutmoreoilthanallthewellsinAmericacombined.
Inthosedays,Texaswasalmostentirelyrural,withnolargecitiesandpracticallynoindustry.Cottonandbeefwere thefoundationoftheeconomy. (15) Higgins’wellchangedthat.Theboommadesomeprospectors millionaires,butthesuddensurplusofpetroleumwasnotentirelyablessingforTaxes.Inthe1930s,pricescrashedtothepointthatinsomepartsofthecountry,oilwascheaperthanwater. ThatwouldbecomeafamiliarpatternoftheboomorbustTexaseconomy.
Q12:
WhatdidTexasbusinessmenPatioHigginsbelieve?
A)Thelocal