2020年9月英语六级考试试题第1套【真题】

2020年9月英语六级考试试题第1套Part II(30 minutes)Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spokenonly once. Afier you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A),B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A)She candevoteall her life topursuingherpassion.B) Her accumulated expertise helps her to achieve her goals.C) She can spread her academic ideas on a weekly TV show.D) Her research findings are widely acclaimed in the world.2.A)Provision of guidance for nuclear labs in Europe.B)Touring the globe to attend science TV shows.C)Overseeing two research groups at Oxford.D) Science education and scientific research.3. A) A better understanding of a subject.C)A broaderknowledge of related fields.B) A stronger will to meet challenges.D) A closer relationship with young people.4. A) By applying the latest research methods.C)By building upon previous discoveries.B) By making full use of the existing data.D) By utilizing more powerful computers.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.C)They have cultural connotations.5. A) They can predict future events.B) They have no special meanings.D)They cannot be easily explained.6. A)It was canceled due to bad weather.C) She dreamed of a plane crash.B) She overslept and missed the flight.D) It was postponed to the following day7.A)They canbeaffectedbypeople's childhood experiences.B) They may sometimes seem ridiculous to a rational mind.C)They usually result from people's unpleasant memories.D) They can have an impact as great as rational thinking.第1/12页

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions : In this section , you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation , you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question , you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ) , B ) , C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) She can devote all her life to pursuing her passion. B) Her accumulated expertise helps her to achieve her goals. C) She can spread her academic ideas on a weekly TV show. D) Her research findings are widely acclaimed in the world. 2. A) Provision of guidance for nuclear labs in Europe. B) Touring the globe to attend science TV shows. C) Overseeing two research groups at Oxford. D) Science education and scientific research. 3. A) A better understanding of a subject. C) A broader knowledge of related fields. B) A stronger will to meet challenges. D) A closer relationship with young people. 4. A) By applying the latest research methods. C) By building upon previous discoveries. B) By making full use of the existing data. D) By utilizing more powerful computers. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A) They can predict future events. C) They have cultural connotations. B) They have no special meanings. D) They cannot be easily explained. 6. A) It was canceled due to bad weather. C) She dreamed of a plane crash. B) She overslept and missed the flight. D) It was postponed to the following day. 7. A) They can be affected by people's childhood experiences. B) They may sometimes seem ridiculous to a rational mind. C) They usually result from people's unpleasant memories. D) They can have an impact as great as rational thinking. 2020年9月英语六级考试试题第1套 第 1／12页

8. A) They call for scieritific methods to interpret.B) They mirror their long-cherished wishes.C)TheyreflecttheircomplicatedemotionsD)They are often related to irrational feelings.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear threeor four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After youhear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet1witha single linethroughthe centre.Questions 9 to ll are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) Radio waves.C) Robots.B)Soundwaves.D)Satellites10. A) It may be freezing fast beneath the glacier.B) It may have micro-organisms living in it.C) It may have certain rare minerals in itD) It may be as deep as four kilometers.11. A) Help understand life in freezing conditions.B)Help find new sources offreshwater.C)Provideinformationaboutotherplanets.D) Shed light on possible life in outer space.Questions 12to 15 arebased on the passageyouhave just heard.12. A) He found there had been little research on their language.B) He was trying to preserve the languages of the Indian tribes.C) His contact with a social worker had greatly aroused his interest in the tribe.D) His meeting with Gonzalez had made him eager to learn more about the tribe.13.A)He taught Copeland to speak the Tarahumaras language.B) He persuaded the Tarahumaras to accept Copeland's giftsC) He recommended one of his best friends as an interpreterD) He acted as an intermediary between Copeland and the villagers14. A)Unpredictable.C) Laborious.D) Tedious.B) Unjustifiable.第2/12页

8. A) They call for scientific methods to interpret. B) They mirror their long-cherished wishes. C) They reflect their complicated emotions. D) They are often related to irrational feelings. Section B Directions : In this section , you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage , you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question , you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ) , B ) , C) and D ) . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard. 9. A) Radio waves. C) Robots. B) Sound waves. D) Satellites. 10. A) It may be freezing fast beneath the glacier. B) It may have micro-organisms living in it. C) It may have certain rare minerals in it. D) It may be as deep as four kilometers. 11. A) Help understand life in freezing conditions. B) Help fmd new sources of fresh water. C) Provide information about other planets. D) Shed light on possible life in outer space. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 12. A) He found there had been little research on their language. B) He was trying to preserve the languages of the Indian tribes. C) His contact with a social worker had greatly aroused his interest in the tribe. D) His meeting with Gonzalez had made him eager to learn more about the tribe. 13. A) He taught Copeland to speak the Tarahumaras language. B) He persuaded the Tarahumaras to accept Copeland's gifts. C) He recommended one of his best friends as an interpreter. D) He acted as an intermediary between Copeland and the villagers. 14. A) Unpredictable. C) Laborious. B) Unjustifiable. D) Tedious. - 第 2／12页

15. A) Their appreciation of help from the outsiders.B) Their sense of sharing and caring.C) Their readiness to adapt to technology.D) Their belief in creating wealth for themselvesSection CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three orfour questions.The recordings will be played only once. Afier you hear a question, youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) They tend to be silenced into submission.B) They find it hard to defend themselves.C)They will feel proud of being pioneers.D) They will feel somewhat encouraged.17.A)One who advocates violence in effecting change.B)OnewhocravesforrelentlesstransformationsC) One who acts in the interests of the oppressed.D) One who rebels against the existing social order.18. A) They tried to effiect social change by force.B) They disrupted the nation's social stability.C) They served as a driving force for progress.D) They did more harm than good to humanity.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A)Few of us can ignore changes in our immediate environmentB)It is impossibleforus to be immunefrom outside influence.C) Few of us can remain unaware of what happens around usD) It is important for us to keep in touch with our own world20. A) Make up his mind to start all over againB)Stop making unfair judgments of others.C) Try to find a more exciting job somewhere else.D)Recognise the negative impact of his coworkers第3/12页

15. A) Their appreciation of help from the outsiders. B) Their sense of sharing and caring. C) Their readiness to adapt to technology. D) Their belief in creating wealth for themselves. Section C Directions : In this section , you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question , you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ) , B) , C) and D ) . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard. 16. A) They tend to be silenced into submission. B) They find it hard to defend themselves. C) They will feel proud of being pioneers. D) They will feel somewhat encouraged. 17. A) One who advocates violence in effecting change. B) One who craves for relentless transformations. C) One who acts in the interests of the oppressed. D) One who rebels against the existing social order. 18. A) They tried to effect social change by force. B) They disrupted the nation's social stability. C) They served as a driving force for progress. D) They did more harm than good to humanity. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard. 19. A) Few of us can ignore changes in our immediate environment. B) It is impossible for us to be immune from outside influence. C) Few of us can remain unaware of what happens around us. D) It is important for us to keep in touch with our own world. 20. A) Make up his mind to start all over again. B) Stop making unfair judgments of others. C) Try to find a more exciting job somewhere else. D) Recognise the negative impact of his coworkers. 第 3／12页

21. A) They are quite susceptible to suicide.B)They improve people's quality of life.C) They suffer a great deal from ill healthD) They help people solve mental problems.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A) Few people can identify its texture.C)Its real value is open to interpretationB)Few people can describe it precisely.D)Its importance is often over-estimated.23. A) It has never seen any change.C) It is a well-protected govemment secret.B) It has much to do with color.D) It is a subject of study by many forgers.24.A)People had little faith in paper money.C) It predicted their value would increase.B) They could last longer in circulation.D)They were more difficult to counterfeit.25.A)Thestabilizationof thedollarvalueC) A gold standard for American currency.B) The issuing of govermmerit securities.D)A steady appreciation of the U.S. dollar.Part II(40 minutes)Reading ComprehensionSectionADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word foreach blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identifiedby a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with asingle line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than onceOverall, men are more likely than women to make excuses. Several studies suggest that men feelthe need to appear competent in all26, while women worry only about the skills in whichthey've invested _27. Ask a man and a woman to go diving for the first time, and the woman islikely to jump in, while the man is likely to say he's not feeling too well.Ironically,it is often success that leads peopleto flirt withfailure.Praise won for28a skillsuddenly puts one in the position of having everything to lose.Rather than putting their reputation onthe line again, many successful people develop a handicap—drinking,29,depression—thatallows them to keep their status no matter what the future brings. An advertising executive30for depression shortly after winning an award put it this way:"Without my depression, I'd be afailure now, with it, I'm a success "on hold.""In fact, the people most likely to become chronic excuse makers are those31with success.Such people are so afraid of being32a failure at anything that they constantly develop one第4/12页

21 . A) They are quite susceptible to suicide. B) They improve people's quality of life. C) They suffer a great deal from ill health. D) They help people solve mental problems. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard. 22. A) Few people can identify its texture. C) Its real value is open to interpretation. B) Few people can describe it precisely. D) Its importance is often over-estimated. 23. A) It has never seen any change. C) It is a well-protected government secret. B) It has much to do with color. D) It is a subject of study by many forgers. 24. A) People had little faith in paper money. C) It predicted their value would increase. B) They could last longer in circulation. D) They were more difficult to counterfeit. 25 . A) The stabilization of the dollar value. C) A gold standard for American currency. B) The issuing of government securities. D) A steady appreciation of the U.S. dollar. Part III Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes) Section A Directions : In this section , there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Overall, men are more likely than women to make excuses. Several studies suggest that men feel the need to appear competent in all 26 , while women worry only about the skills in which they've invested 27 . Ask a man and a woman to go diving for the first time, and the woman is likely to jump in, while the man is likely to say he's not feeling too well. Ironically, it is often success that leads people to flirt with failure. Praise won for 28 a skill suddenly puts one in the position of having everything to lose. Rather than putting their reputation on the line again, many successful people develop a handicap-drinking, 29 , depression-that allows them to keep their status no matter what the future brings. An advertising executive 30 for depression shortly after winning an award put it this way: " Without my depression, I'd be a failure now; with it, I'm a success ' on hold. ' " In fact, the people most likely to become chronic excuse makers are those 31 with success. Such people are so afraid of being 32 a failure at anything that they constantly develop one 第 4／12页

handicap or another in order to explain away failureThough self-handicapping can be an effective way of coping with performance anxiety now andthen, in the end, researchers say,itwill lead to33.In thelong run, excuse makersfail to liveupto their true34and lose the status they care so much about And despite their protests to the35_, they have only themselves to blame.1)A)contrarymomentumB) fatigueJ)obsessedC) heavilyK)potentialD)heavingL)realmsM) reciprocalE)hospitalizedF) labeledN) ruinG) legacies0) viciouslyH)masteringSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify theparagraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph morethan once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by markingthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Six Potential Brain Benefits of Bilingual EducationA) Brains, brains, brains. People are fascinated by brain research. And yet it can be hard to point toplaces where our education system is really making use of the latest neuroscience（神经科学）findings.But there is one happy link where research is meeting practice:bilingual （双语的）education.In the last 20 years or so, there's been a virtual explosion of research onbilingualism," says Judith Kroll, a professor at the University of California, Riverside.B) Again and again, researchers have found,"bilingualism is an experience that shapes our brain forlife," in the words of Gigi Luk, an associate professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education.At the same time, one of the hottest trends in public schooling is what's often called dual-languageor two-way immersion programs.C) Traditional programs for English-language learners, or ELLs, focus on assimilating students intoEnglish as quickly as possible.Dual-language classrooms, by contrast, provide instruction acrosssubjects to both English natives and English learners, in both English and a target language. Thegoal is functional bilingualism and biliteracy for all students by middle school. New York City,第5/12页

handicap or another in order to explain away failure. Though self-handicapping can be an effective way of coping with performance anxiety now and then, in the end, researchers say, it will lead to 33 . In the long run, excuse makers fail to live up to their true 34 and lose the status they care so much about. And despite their protests to the 35 , they have only themselves to blame. A) contrary I) momentum B) fatigue J) obsessed C) heavily K) potential D) heaving L) reahns E) hospitalized M) reciprocal F) labeled N) rum G) legacies 0) viciously H) mastering Section B Directions : In this section , you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. Six Potential Brain Benefits of Bilingual Education A) Brains, brains, brains. People are fascinated by brain research. And yet it can be hard to point to places where our education system is really making use of the latest neuroscience ( # � :ff -!fr ) findings. But there is one happy link where research is meeting practice: bilingual ( � i½ � ) education. " In the last 20 years or so, there's been a virtual explosion of research on bilingualism," says Judith Kroll, a professor at the University of California, Riverside. B) Again and again, researchers have found, " bilingualism is an experience that shapes our brain for life," in the words of Gigi Luk, an associate professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education. At the same time, one of the hottest trends in public schooling is what's often called dual-language or two-way immersion programs. C) Traditional programs for English-language learners, or ELLs, focus on assimilating students into English as quickly as possible. Dual-language classrooms, by contrast, provide instruction across subjects to both English natives and English learners, in both English and a target language. The goal is functional bilingualism and biliteracy for all students by middle school. New York City, 第 5／12页