1、大学英语六级卷三真题 2015 年 6 月及答案解析(总分：710.50，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Part I Writing (3(总题数：1，分数：106.50)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. ” You can give one example or two to illustrate your
2、 point of view. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.（分数：106.50）_二、Part II Listening Co(总题数：1，分数：56.80)A.The man might be able to play in the World CupB.The mans football career seems to be at an endC.The man was operated on a few weeks a90D.The man is a fan of worldfamous
3、football playersA.Work out a plan to tighten his budgetB.Find out the opening hours of the cafeteriaC.Apply for a senior position in the restaurantD.Solve his problem by doing a parttime jobA.A financial burdenB.A good companionC.A real nuisanceD.A welltrained petA.The errors will be corrected soonB
4、.The woman was mistaken herselfC.The computing system is too complexD.He has called the woman several timesA.He needs help to retrieve his filesB.He has to type his paper once moreC.He needs some time to polish his paperD.He will be away for a tw0week conferenceA.They might have to change their plan
5、B.He has got everything set for their tripC.He has a heavier workload than the womanD.They could stay in the mountains until June 8A.They have to wait a month to apply for a student loanB.They can find the application forms in the brochureC.They are not eligible for a student loanD.They are not late
6、 for a loan applicationA.New laws are yet to be made to reduce pollutant releaseB.Pollution has attracted little attention from the publicC.The quality of air will surely change for the betterD.ItIl take years to bring air pollution under controlQuestions 9 t0 12 are based on the conversation you ha
7、ve just heard（分数：28.40）A.Enormous size of its storesB.Numerous varieties of foodC.Its appealing surroundingsD.Its rich and colorful historyA.An ancient buildingB.A world of antiquesC.An Egyptian museumD.An Egyptian memorialA.Its power bill reaches9 million a yearB.It sells thousands of light bulbs a
8、 dayC.It supplies power to a nearby townD.It generates 70of the electricity it usesA.11 500B.30 000C.250 000D.300 000Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard（分数：21.30）A.Transferring to another departmentB.Studying accounting at a universityC.Thinking about doing a differe
9、nt jobD.Making preparations for her weddingA.She has finally got a promotion and a pay raiseB.She has got a satisfactory job in another companyC.She could at last leave the accounting departmentD.She managed to keep her position in the companyA.He and Andrea have proved to be a perfect matchB.He cha
10、nged his mind about marriage unexpectedlyC.He declared that he would remain single all his lifeD.He would marry Andrea even without meeting her四、Section C(总题数：3，分数：71.00)Passage One Questions l6 t0 19 are based on the passage you have just heard （分数：28.40）A.They are motorcycles designated for water
11、sportsB.They are speedy boats restricted in narrow waterwaysC.They are becoming an efficient form of water transportationD.They are getting more popular as a means of water recreationA.Water scooter operatorslack of experienceB.Vacationersdisregard of water safety rulesC.Overloading of small boats a
12、nd other craftD.Carelessness of people boating along the shoreA.They scare whales to deathB.They produce too much noiseC.They discharge toxic emissionsD.They endanger lots of water lifeA.Expand operating areasB.Restrict operating hoursC.Limit the use of water scootersD.Enforce necessary regulationsP
13、assage Two Questions 20 t0 22 are based on the passage you have just heard（分数：21.30）A.They are stableB.They are closeC.They are strainedD.They are changingA.They are fully occupied with their own businessB.Not many of them stay in the same place for longC.Not many of them can win trust from their ne
14、ighborsD.They attach less importance to interpersonal relationsA.Count on each other for helpB.Give each other a cold shoulderC.Keep a friendly distanceD.Build a fence between themPassage Three Questions 23 t0 25 are based on the passage you have just heard（分数：21.30）A.It may produce an increasing nu
15、mber of idle youngstersB.It may affect the quality of higher education in AmericaC.It may cause many schools to go out of operationD.It may lead to a lack of properly educated workersA.It l：5 iess serlotls in cities than tn rural areasB.It affects both junior and senior high schoolsC.It results from
16、 a worsening economic climateD.It is a new challenge facing American educatorsA.Allowing them to choose their favorite teachersB.Creating a more relaxed learning environmentC.Rewarding excellent academic performanceD.Helping them to develop better study habits五、Section C(总题数：1，分数：71.50)Im interested
17、 in the criminal justice system of our countryIt seems to me that something has to be done，if were to（26） 1 as a countryI certainly dont know what the answers to our problems are Things certainly get （27） 2 in a hurry when you get into them，but l wonder if something couldnt be done to deal with some
18、 of these problemsOne thing Im concerned about is our practice of putting（28） 3 in jail who havent harmed anyoneWhy not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of （29） 4 another debt by going to prison and，of course，coming（30） 5 hardened criminalsIm also con
19、cerned about the short prison sentences people are （31） 6 serious crimesOf course one alternative to this is to（32） 7 capital punishment，but Im not sure l would be for thatIm not sure its right to take an eye for an eyeThe alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences。but they would certainl
20、y cost the tax payers much moneyI also think we must do something about the insanity（33） 8 In my opinion，anyone who takes another persons life （34） 9 is insane，however，that does not mean that the person isnt guilty of the crime，or that he shouldnt pay society the debt he owesIts sad，of course，that a
21、 person may have to spend the rest of his life，or a large part of it in prison for acts that he （35） 10 while not in full control of his mind （分数：71.50）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_六、Part III Reading Com(总题数：1，分数：35.50)Questions 36 t0 45 are based on the foll
22、owing passage Travel websites have been around since the l990s，when Expedia，Travelocity，and other holiday booking sites were launched，allowing travelers to compare flight and hotel prices with the click of a InouseWith information no longer （36）_by travelagents or hidden in business networks，the tra
23、vel industry was revolutionized，as greater transparency helped （37）_ prices Todaythe industry is going through a new revolution-this time transforming service qualityOnline rating platforms（38）_ in hotels，restaurants，apartments，and taxis-allow travelers to exchange reviews and experiences for all to
24、 see Hospitalit)“businesses are now ranked，analyzed，and compared not by industry（39）_，but by the very people for whom the service is intended-the customerThis has （40）_ a new relationship between buyer and seller. Customers have always voted with their feet; they can now explain their decision to an
25、yone who is interested. As a result, businesses are much more（41）_, often in very specific ways, which creates powerful（42）_ to improve service. Although some readers might not care for gossipy reports of unfriendly bellboys (行李员 ) in Berlin or malfunctioning hotel hairdryers in Houston, the true po
26、wer of online reviews lies not just in the individual stories, but in the websites（43）_to aggregate a large volume of ratings. The impact cannot be（44）_ Businesses that attract top ratings can enjoy rapid growth, as new customers are attracted by good reviews and （45）_ provide yet more positive feed
27、back. So great is the influence of online ratings that many companies now hire digital reputation managers to ensure a favorable online identity. A)accountable B. capacity C. controlled D. entail E) forged F) incentives G) occasionally H) overstated I) persisting J) pessimistic K) professionals L) s
28、lash M) specializing N) spectators O) subsequently（分数：35.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.
29、A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.七、Section B(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Plastic Surgery A better credit card is the solution to ever larger hack attacks A. A thin magnetic strip (magstripe) is all that stands between your credit-card information and the bad guys. And theyve been worki
30、ng hard to break in. Thats why 2014 is shaping up as a major showdown: banks, law enforcement and technology companies are all trying to stop a network of hackers who are succeeding in stealing account numbers, names, email addresses and other crucial data used in identity theft. More than 100 milli
31、on accounts at Target, Neiman Marcus and Michaels stores were affected in some way during the most recent attacks, starting last November. B. Swipe (刷卡 ) is the operative word: cards are increasingly vulnerable to attacks when you make purchases in a store. In several recent incidents, hackers have
32、been able to obtain massive information of credit-, debit- (借记) or prepaid-card numbers using malware, i.e. malicious software, inserted secretly into the retailers point-of-sale system-the checkout registers. Hackers then sold the data to a second group of criminals operating in shadowy corners of
33、the web. Not long after, the stolen data was showing up on fake cards and being used for online purchases. C. The solution could cost as little as $2 extra for every piece of plastic issued. The fix is a security technology used heavily outside the US. While American credit cards use the 40-year-old
34、 magstripe technology to process transactions, much of the rest of the world uses smarter cards with a technology called EMV (short for Europay, MasterCard, VisA. that employs a chip embedded in the card plus a customer PIN (personal identification number to authenticate (验证) every transaction on th
35、e spot. If a purchaser fails to punch in the correct PIN at the checkout, the transaction gets rejected. (Online purchases can be made by setting up a separate transaction code. ) D. Why havent big banks adopted the more secure technology? When it comes to mailing out new credit cards, its all about
36、 relative costs, says David Robertson, who runs the Nilson Report, an industry newsletter. “The cost of the card, putting the sticker on it, coding the account number and expiration date, embossing (凸印) it, the small envelope-all put together, youre in the dollar range.“ A chip- andPrN card currentl
37、y costs closer to$3，says Robertson，because of the price of chips(Once large issuers convert together，the chip costs should drop) E. Multiply S3 by the more than 5 billion magstripe credit and prepaid cards in circulation in the US Then consider that theres an estimated$124 billion in card fraud on a
38、 global basis，says Robertson With 44eo of that in the US，American creditcard fraud amounts to about$55 billion annuallyCard issuers have so far calculated that absorbing the liability for even big hacks like the Target one is still cheaper than replacing all that plastic F. That leaves American reta
39、ilers pretty much alone the world over in relying on magstripe technology to charge purchases-and leaves consumers vulnerableEach magstripe has three tracks of information， explains payments security expert Jeremy Gumbley，the chief technology officer of CreditCall，an electronicpayments companyThe fi
40、rst and third are used by the bank or card issuerYour vital account information lives on the second track，which hackers try to capture“Malware is scanning through the memory in real time and looking for data”he says“It creates a text file that gets stolen G. Chip-andPIN cards，by contrast，make fake c
41、ards or skimming impossible because the information that gets scanned is encrypted(加密)The historical reason the US has stuck with magstripe， ironically enoughis once superior technologyOur cheap，ultrareliable wired networks made credit- card authentication over the phone frictionlessIn France，card c
42、ompanies created EMV in part because the telephone monopoly was so maddeningly inefficient and expensiveThe EMV solution allowed transactions to be verified locally and securely H. Some big banks，like Wells Far90，are now offering to convert your magstripe card to a chipand-PIN model(Its actually a h
43、ybrid(混合体)that will still have a magstripe，since most US merchants dont have EMV terminals)Should you take them up on it?If you travel internationally，the answer is yes I. Keep in mind，t00，that credit cards typically have better liability protection than debit cardsIf someone uses your credit card f
44、raudulently(欺诈性地)，its the issuer or merchant，not you,that takes the hitDebit cards have different liability limits depending on the bank and the events surrounding any fraud“If its available。the logical thing is to get a chipand-PIN card from your bank”says Eric Adamowsky。a c0founder of CreditCardln
45、sidereom“l would use credit cards over debit cards because of liability issues”Cash still works pretty well t00 J. Retailers and banks stand to benefit from the lower fraud levels of chip-and-PIN cards but have been reluctant for years to invest in the new infrastructure(基础设施)needed for the technolo
46、gy， especially if consumers dont have access to itIts a chicken-and-egg problemno one wants to spend the money on upgraded pointofsale systems that can read the chip cards if shoppers aren 7t carrying themvet theres little point in consumerscarrying the fancy plastic if stores arent equipped to use
47、them(An earlier effort by Target to move to chip and PIN never gained progress)According to Gumbleytheres a“youfirst mentalityThe logjam(僵局)has to be broken” K. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently expressed his willingness to do s0，noting that banks and merchants have spent the past decade suing
48、 each other over interchange fees-the percentage of the transaction price they keeprather than deal with the growing hacking problemChase offers a chip- enabled card under its own brand and several others for travelrelated companies such as British Airways and RitzCarlton L. The Target and Neiman hacks have also change
