1、2016年 6月大学英语六级真题试卷（三）及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the use of robots. Try to imagine what will happen when more and more robots take the place of human beings in industry as well as peoples daily lives. You are required to write at lea
2、st 150 words but no more than 200 words. Section A （ A） Project organizer. （ B） Public relations officer. （ C） Marketing manager. （ D） Market research consultant. （ A） Quantitative advertising research. （ B） Questionnaire design. （ C） Research methodology. （ D） Interviewer training. （ A） They are in
3、tensive studies of peoples spending habits. （ B） They examine relations between producers and customers. （ C） They look for new and effective ways to promote products. （ D） They study trends or customer satisfaction over a long period. （ A） The lack of promotion opportunity. （ B） Checking charts and
4、 tables. （ C） Designing questionnaires. （ D） The persistent intensity. （ A） His view on Canadian universities. （ B） His understanding of higher education. （ C） His suggestions for improvements in higher education. （ D） His complaint about bureaucracy in American universities. （ A） It is well designe
5、d. （ B） It is rather inflexible. （ C） It varies among universities. （ D） It has undergone great changes. （ A） The United States and Canada can learn from each other. （ B） Public universities are often superior to private universities. （ C） Everyone should be given equal access to higher education. （
6、 D） Private schools work more efficiently than public institutions. （ A） University systems vary from country to country. （ B） Efficiency is essential to university management. （ C） It is hard to say which is better, a public university or a private one. （ D） Many private universities in the US are
7、actually large bureaucracies. Section B （ A） Governments role in resolving an economic crisis. （ B） The worsening real wage situation around the world. （ C） Indications of economic recovery in the United States. （ D） The impact of the current economic crisis on peoples life. （ A） They will feel less
8、 pressure to raise employees wages. （ B） They will feel free to choose the most suitable employees. （ C） They will feel inclined to expand their business operations. （ D） They will feel more confident in competing with their rivals. （ A） Employees and companies cooperate to pull through the economic
9、 crisis. （ B） Government and companies join hands to create jobs for the unemployed. （ C） Employees work shorter hours to avoid layoffs. （ D） Team work will be encouraged in companies. （ A） Whether memory supplements work. （ B） Whether herbal medicine works wonders. （ C） Whether exercise enhances on
10、es memory. （ D） Whether a magic memory promises success. （ A） They help the elderly more than the young. （ B） They are beneficial in one way or another. （ C） They generally do not have side effects. （ D） They are not based on real science. （ A） They are available at most country fairs. （ B） They are
11、 taken in relatively high dosage. （ C） They are collected or grown by farmers. （ D） They are prescribed by trained practitioners. （ A） They have often proved to be as helpful as doing mental exercise. （ B） Taking them with other medications might entail unnecessary risks. （ C） Their effect lasts onl
12、y a short time. （ D） Many have benefited from them. Section C （ A） How catastrophic natural disasters turn out to be to developing nations. （ B） How the World Meteorological Organization studies natural disasters. （ C） How powerless humans appear to be in face of natural disasters. （ D） How the nega
13、tive impacts of natural disasters can be reduced. （ A） By training rescue teams for emergencies. （ B） By taking steps to prepare people for them. （ C） By changing peoples views of nature. （ D） By relocating people to safer places. （ A） How preventive action can reduce the loss of life. （ B） How cour
14、ageous Cubans are in face of disasters. （ C） How Cubans suffer from tropical storms. （ D） How destructive tropical storms can be. （ A） Pay back their loans to the American government. （ B） Provide loans to those in severe financial difficulty. （ C） Contribute more to the goal of a wider recovery. （
15、D） Speed up their recovery from the housing bubble. （ A） Some banks may have to merge with others. （ B） Many smaller regional banks are going to fail. （ C） It will be hard for banks to provide more loans. （ D） Many banks will have to lay off some employees. （ A） It will work closely with the governm
16、ent. （ B） It will endeavor to write off bad loans. （ C） It will try to lower the interest rate. （ D） It will try to provide more loans. （ A） It wont help the American economy to turn around. （ B） It wont do any good to the major commercial banks. （ C） It will win the approval of the Obama administra
17、tion. （ D） It will be necessary if the economy starts to shrink again. （ A） Being unable to learn new things. （ B） Being rather slow to make changes. （ C） Losing temper more and more often. （ D） Losing the ability to get on with others. （ A） Cognitive stimulation. （ B） Community activity. （ C） Balan
18、ced diet. （ D） Fresh air. （ A） Ignoring the signs and symptoms of aging. （ B） Adopting an optimistic attitude towards life. （ C） Endeavoring to give up unhealthy lifestyles. （ D） Seeking advice from doctors from time to time. Section A 26 Lets say you love roller-skating. Just the thought of【 C1】 _o
19、n your roller-skates brings a smile to your face. You also know that roller-skating is excellent exercise. You have a【 C2】 _attitude toward it. This description of roller-skating【 C3】 _the three components of an attitude: affect, cognition, and behavior. You love the activity: its great fun. These f
20、eelings【 C4】 _the affective or emotional component: they are an important ingredient in attitudes. The knowledge we have about the object constitutes the cognitive component of an attitude. You understand the health【 C5】 _that the activity can bring. Finally, attitudes have a behavioral component. O
21、ur attitudes【 C6】 _us to go outside to enjoy roller-skating. Now, we dont want to leave you with the【 C7】 _that these three components always work together【 C8】 _. They dont: sometimes they clash. For example, lets say you love pizza(affective component): however, you have high cholesterol and under
22、stand(knowledge component)that eating pizza may be bad for your health. Which behavior will your attitude result in, eating pizza or【 C9】 _it? The answer depends on which component happens to be stronger. If you are walking past a pizza restaurant at lunchtime, your emotions and feelings probably wi
23、ll be stronger than your knowledge that pizza may not be the best food for your health. In that instance, you have pizza for lunch. If you are at home trying to decide where to go for dinner, however, the knowledge component may【 C10】 _, and you decide to go where you can eat a healthier meal. A)avo
24、iding I)positive B)benefits J)prevail C)highlight K)primarily D)illustrates L)prompt E)impression M)specifications F)improves N)strapping G)inquiring O)typical H)perfectly 27 【 C1】 28 【 C2】 29 【 C3】 30 【 C4】 31 【 C5】 32 【 C6】 33 【 C7】 34 【 C8】 35 【 C9】 36 【 C10】 Section B 36 The Changing Generation
25、AIt turns out todays teenagers arent so scary after all. Results of USA WEEKENDS Teens & Parents survey reveal a generation of young people who get along well with their parents and approve of the way theyre being raised. They think of their parents with affection and respect. They speak with Mom or
26、 Dad when they have a problem. Most feel that their parents understand them, and they believe their family is the No. 1 priority in their parents lives. Many even think their parents are cool! Although more than a third have an object in their rooms they would like to keep secret from their parents,
27、 rarely is it anything more alarming than a diary or off-color(低俗的 )book or CD. BSuch results may seem surprising against the background of shocking incidents that color the way the mass media portray the young. In October 2000, the same month the survey was taken, the Washington-based Center for Me
28、dia and Public Affairs wrote in its publication Media Monitor that, in a recent month of TV news coverage of American youth, just 2% of teens were shown at home, and just 1% were portrayed in a work setting. In contrast, the criminal justice system accounted for nearly one out of every five visual b
29、ackgrounds. No wonder parents worry their own kids might spin out of control once they hit the turbulent waters of adolescence. CThe overall facts ought to reassure us. The survey shows us that todays teens are affectionate, sensible and far happier than the angry and tortured souls that have been p
30、ainted for us by stereotypes. From other sources, we also know teenage crime, drug abuse and premarital sex are in general decline. We, of course, need to pay attention to youngsters who are filled with discontent and hostility, but we should not allow these extreme cases to distort our view of most
31、 young people. DMy own research at the Stanford Center on Adolescence uses in-depth interviews with small samples of youngsters rather than large-scale surveys. Still, in my studies and others I have read, I find the same patterns as in USA WEEKENDS survey. Todays teenagers admire their parents and
32、welcome parental guidance about important matters such as career choice though certainly not Mom and Dads advice on matters of personal taste, such as music or fashion. When we ask teens to choose a hero, they usually select an older family member rather than a remote public figure. Most teens say t
33、hey enjoy the company of both parents and friends. EContrary to some stereotypes, most adolescents believe they must be tolerant of differences among individuals(though they do not always find this easy in the cliquish(拉帮结派的 )environment of high school). Many of them volunteer for community service
34、with disadvantaged people. One prevalent quality we have found in teens statements about themselves, their friends and their families is a strikingly positive emotional tone. By and large, these are very nice kids, and as the band The Who used to sing, “ The kids are alright. “ FHow much is todays s
35、pirit of harmony a change from our more turbulent past? A mere generation ago, parent-child relations were described as “ the generation gap“. Yet even then reports of widespread youth rebellion were overdone: Most kids in the 60s and 70s shared their parents basic values. Still, it is true that Ame
36、rican families are growing closer at the dawn of this new millennium(千年 ). Perhaps there is less to fight about, with the country in a period of tranquility and the dangers of drug abuse and other unwholesome behavior well known. Perhaps in the face of impersonal and intimidating globalization, a yo
37、ung persons family feels more like a friendly haven than an oppressive trap. And perhaps parents are acting more like parents than in the recent past. Within just the past five years, I have noticed parents returning to a belief that teenagers need the guidance of elders rather than the liberal, “ a
38、nything goes“ mode of child-rearing that became popular in the second half of the 20th century. GBut missing from all these data is the sense that todays young care very much about their country, about the broader civic and political environment, or about the future of their society. They seem to be
39、 turning inward generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day inherit. HRecently, we examined more than 400 essays on the “l
40、aws of life“ that teens from two communities had written as part of an educational program initiated by the John Templeton Foundation in Radnor, Pa. In those essays, and in follow-up interviews with a few of the teenagers, we found lots of insight, positive feeling and inspirational thinking. But we
41、 also found little interest in civic life beyond the tight circles of their family and immediate friends. IFor example, only one boy said he would like to be president when he grows up. When I was in high school, dozens in my class alone would have answered differently. In fact, other recent studies
42、 have found there has never been a time in American history when so small a proportion of young people have sought or accepted leadership roles in local civic organizations. It is also troubling that voting rates among our youngest eligible voters18- to 24-year-olds are way down: Little more than on
43、e in four now go to the polls, even in national elections, compared with almost twice that many when 18-year-olds were first given the vote. JIn our interviews, many students viewed politics with suspicion and distaste. “ Most politicians are kind of crooked(不诚实的 ),“ one student declared. Another, d
44、iscussing national politics, said, “I feel like one person cant do that much, and I get the impression most people dont think a group of people can do that much. “ Asked what they would like to change in the world, the students mentioned only personal concerns such as slowing down the pace of life,
45、gaining good friends, becoming more spiritual, becoming either more materially successful or less materially oriented(depending on the students values), and being more respectful of the Earth, animals and other people. One boy said, “Id rather be concentrating on artistic efforts than saving the wor
46、ld or something. “ KIt is fine and healthy for teens to cultivate their personal interests, and it is good news when young people enjoy harmonious relations with their family and friends. But there is also a place in a young life for noble purposes that include a dedication to the broader society, a
47、 love of country and an aspiration to make their own leadership contributions. LIn the past, the young have eagerly participated in national service and civic affairs, often with lots of energy and idealism. If this is not happening today, we should ask why. Our society needs the full participation
48、of its younger citizens if it is to continue to thrive. We know the promise is there this is a well-grounded, talented, warm-hearted group of youngsters. We have everything to gain by encouraging them to explore the world beyond their immediate experience and to prepare themselves for their turn at
49、shaping that world. 37 Not many young people eligible for voting are interested in local or national elections these days. 38 Parents are concerned that their children may get involved in criminal offences once they reach their teens. 39 Even during the turbulent years of last century, youth rebellion was often exaggerated in the media. 40 Teenagers of today often turn to their parents for advice on such important matters as career choice. 41 The incidence of teena
