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六级真题答案解析第一套

2021年12月六级真题答案解析（第一套）

Conversation1

主题：

校园生活对话

W:

Hi,David.Ihaven'tseenyouinclassforalmost2weeks.Wethoughtyouhaddisappearedonholidayearlierorsomething[1].

M:

Hi,Sarah,it'sabitofalongstoryI'mafraid.IgotathroatinfectionlastweekandhadtogotothehospitaltogetsomeantibioticsasIreallywasn'tgettinganybetter.

W:

Oh,yeah,therehavebeensomanyvirusesgoingaroundthiswinter.Theweather'sbeensoawfulforthelastfewweeks.

M:

Andonthewaybackfromthehospital,Islippedonsomeiceandfell,andthenhadtogotothehospitaltogetanX-RaybecauseIbasicallythoughtIbrokemywrist,although,thankfully,it'snotbroken[2].ButIneedtobecarefulwithitforthenextfewweeks.

W:

Oh,hat'stoobad.Howunfortunate!

M:

Tomakethingsworse,Imanagedtofallrightinfrontoffourgirlsfromthe9thGrade.Itwasutterlyhumiliated.Plus,thelaptopinmybagwasbroken,too.

W:

Now,whatacompletecatastrophe!

Isthelaptopstillunderwarranty?

Ifitis,thenyoucaneasilysenditbacktothemanufacturer,andthey'llsendyouabrandnewoneforFree[3].Surely.

M:

Thewarrantyranout3daysbeforeIbrokeit.Andallmyessaysareinthere,andIneedtohandtheminbeforewebreakfortheChristmasholidays.

W:

Listen,Ihavethenumberofareallygood,affordablecomputerrepairshopathome.Mydadhasusedthisguybeforeandhecanworkmiracles.Let'sgobacktomyhouseandwecancalltherepairshop.Youcanhavesometeaandcookies,too[4].

M:

Wow,thanks,Sarah.Thatwouldbegreat.Letmejustcallmymomandletherknow.I'llbehomealittlebitlater.

Question1-4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.WhatdidSarahthinkDavidwasdoingforthelast2weeks?

2.WhathappenedtoDavidonhiswaybackfromthehospital?

3.WhatdoesSarahsaytheyshoulddowiththedamagedcomputer?

4.WhatdoesSarahsaysheisgoingtodo?

Conversationtwo.

M:

Welcometothisweek'sepisodeofbooktalk.WithmetodayisHeidiBrown,ahistorianwhohaswrittenfivecriticallyacclaimedbooksaboutmilitaryhistory[5].

W:

Thanksforhavingme,John.I'msoexcitedtotalkaboutmylatestbookwhichwaspublishedlastmonth.

M:

So,thisbookisanovel,yourfirstattemptatthatgenre.Ithoughtitwasabitofadepartureforyou.

W:

I'dsayit'samajordepartureasit'snotjustaworkoffiction[6].It'sset200yearsinthefuture.

M:

Right.Sohowdidthathappen?

Youspentthreedecadeswritingaboutthepastandfocusingonthe18thand19thcenturies[7].Andnowyou'respeculatingaboutthefuture.

W:

Afteryearsofresearchingsoldiersandchroniclingtheirlivesduringbattle,Ijuststartedwonderingaboutotherfacetsoftheirlives,especiallytheirpersonallives[7].

M:

Icanseethat.Yournovelisaboutsoldiers,butitfocusesontheirrelationships,especiallythebondsbetweensonsandmothersandmenandtheirwives.

W:

Yes.ThatfocuscameaboutwhenIstillintendedtowriteanotherbookofhistory.Istartedbyresearchingsoldiers,actualpersonallives,studyingtheirlettershome[7].

M:

Sohowdidthathistorybookbecomeanovel?

W:

Well,Irealizedthatthehistoricalrecordwasincomplete,soI'deitherhavetoleavealotofgapsormakealotmoreassumptionsthanahistorianshould.

M:

Butwhywriteanovelsetinthefuturewhenyourcredentialsareperfectforahistoricalnovel?

Asahistorian,anyhistoricalnovelyouwritewouldhavealotofcredibility.

W:

Ifelttooconstrainedworkingwiththepast,likewhatIwroteneededtobefactasopposedtofiction[8],butwritingaboutthefuturegavememorefreedomtoimagine,toinvent.

M:

Havingreadyourbook,I'mgladyoumadethatchoicetomoveintofiction.

5.Whatdidthemansayaboutthewoman?

6.Whatdoesthewomansayabouthernewlypublishedbook?

7.Whatdidthewomandobeforewritinghernewbook?

8.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherwritinghistorybooks?

Passageone,主题：

可口可乐包装设计

【Q9】Whetherit'sinthehandsofanimatedpolarbears,orSantaClaus,there'sonethingyou'llfindinnearlyalladsforCocaCola-thecharacteristicglassbottle.MostAmericansdon'tdrinksodaoutoftheglassbottlesseenincokesadsanymore.Butthisweek,thecompanyisCelebratingacenturyofthebottlethat'sbeensoldinmorethan200countries.Flashbackto1915,whenabottleofCocaColacostjustanickel.【Q10】Asthesoftdrinkgainedinpopularity,itfacedagrowingnumberofcompetitors,counterfeitseventryingtocopycokeslogo.SoaccordingtoCocaColahistorianTedRyan,thecompanydecidedtocomeupwithpackagingthatcouldn'tbeduplicated.

Aproductrequestwassenttoeightdifferentglassmakers.【Q11】WorkersattheRootGlasscompanygottherequestandbeganflippingthroughtheencyclopediaatthelocallibrary,landingoncocoaseed.Thoughcocoaseedisnotaningredientofthesoda,theydesignedtheirbottlebasedontheseedsshapeandlargemiddle.ItwonovercokeexecutivesinAtlantaandwillgoontoreceiveitsowntrademark,spurcollectionsandearnCoca-ColaaniconicimagethatmadeitpartofAmericancultureforacentury.Itwas100yearsagothisweekthatthebottleearnedapatent.ByWorldWarTwo,Cokebottlesaleshadballoonedintobillions.Americansmostlyconsumedcokeoutofaluminumorplastictoday,buttheglassbottleremainsasymbolofAmericaisreadilyrecognizedaroundtheworld.

Question9whatdoesthepassagesayappearsinalmostalladsforCocaCola?

Question10WhydidtheCocaColacompanydecidetohavespecialpackagingdesigned?

Question11WhatdowelearnabouttheCocaColabottledesignedbytheRootGlasscompany?

Passage2主题：

陌生人之间的交流使人愉悦

Researchshowsthat【Q12】afewmomentsofconversationwithastrangercreatesameasurableimprovementinmood.Butmostofusarereluctanttostarttheseconversations【Q13】becausewepresumetheopposite.Inanexperiment,commuterswhotalktonearbystrangersfoundtheircommutemoreenjoyablethanthosewhodidn't.Theywereaskedtopredictwhetherthey'denjoythecommutemoreiftheyconversedwithotherpeople.Intriguingly,mostexpectedthemoresolitaryexperiencetobemorepleasurable.Whyisthis?

SocialAnxietyappearstobetheproblem.【Q13】People'sreluctancetostartconversationswithnearbystrangerscomespartlyfromunderestimatingothersinterestinconnecting.Thesadthingisthatpeoplepresumethatanearbystrangerdoesn'twanttoconverseanddon'tstartaconversation.Onlythosewhoforcedthemselvestochatbecauseitwasacquiredbyanexperimentfoundoutwhatapleasantexperienceitcouldbe.Humanbeingsaresocialanimals.Thosewhomisunderstandtheimpactofsocialinteractionsmaynot,insomecontext,besocialenoughfortheirownwell-being.Youshouldbechattingwiththestrangersyouencounter.Youmayoccasionallyhaveanegativeencounterthatmightstickinyourmemory.【Q14】Thisisbecausethehumanbrainisbiasedtodwellonnegativeevents,butstartingconversationswithstrangersisstillwellworththeriskofrejection.Itmaysurpriseyouthatconversingwithstrangerswillmakethemhappier,too.【Q15】Thepleasureofconnectionseemscontagious.Peoplewhoaretalkedtohasequallypositiveexperiencesasthosewhoinitiateaconversation.

Question12Whatdoesresearchshowaboutaconversationbetweenstrangers?

Question13Whatpreventspeoplefromstartingaconversationwithstrangers?

Question14Whydoesanegativeencounterwithstrangersstickinone'smemory?

Question15Whatdoesthepassagesay,thepleasureofconnectionseemstobe?

演讲1主题：

加勒比群岛的经济生态

Q16:

TheCaribbeanislandsaredividedintotwoworlds,arichone,andapoorone.Thistropicalregion'seconomyisbasedmainlyonfarming.Farmersareof2types.Oneistheplantationownerwhomayhavehundredsofthousandsofacres.Incontrast,thesmallcultivatorisworkingonlyafewacresofland.MostvisitorstotheCaribbeanarerich,liketheplantationowner.Theydonotrealizeordonotwanttorealizethatmanyforeignfamiliesbarelymanagedtogetbyonwhattheygrow.Q17:

TheCaribbeanproducesmanythings,sugaristhemainproduct.Otherexportcropsaretobacco,coffee,bananas,spices,andcitrusfruits,suchasorange,lemon,orgrapefruit.FromtheWestIndiesalsocomeoil,mineralpitch,andmanyforestproducts,Jamaica’saluminumorsuppliesaretheworld'slargest.OilcomesfromTrinidad,Aruba,andKorako.Butformanyofthesmallerislands,sugaristheonlyexport.Rum,astrongalcoholicdrink,whichisdistilledfromsugarcane,isalsoanexport..Theworld'sbestrumcomesfromthisarea.LocalkindsvaryfromthelightrumsofPuertoRicototheheavierDhakarumsofBarbadosandJamaica.Americantouristsenjoystalkinguponinexpensive,highquality,Caribbeanrumwhiletheyareonvacation.InKorako,thewell-knownliquorofthatnameismadefromthethickouterskinofanativeorange.

EversinceAmerica'scolonialdays.TheCaribbeanislandshavebeenfavoriteplacestovisit.SinceWorldWarTwo,tourismhasincreasedrapidly,becausegreatnumbersofpeoplegothere.Theislandershavebuiltelaborateresorts,developedharborsandairfields,improvedbeachesandhaveexpandedseaandairroutes.

Everythingisattheresort,hotel,beach,shoppingandrecreation.Thevacationerneverhasanyreasontoexploretheisland.Asinmostplacesthosewhohavemoneylivewellindeed,thosewhodon'thavemoneyliveatvariouslevelsofpoverty.

Q18Butherethepoorgreatlyoutnumberthewealthy.AvisitorwillfindrichpeoplelivinginapartmentsorSpanishhousesattheseasideorinthecountryside.Theirsurfacemightincludeacook,amaidandanurseforthechildren.Q18:

M