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1、2018年6月英语六级真题（第二套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayon the importance of building trust between businesses and consumers.Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Part II

2、Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section 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 spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer f

3、rom 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.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) She

4、advocates animal protection.B) She sells a special kind of coffee.C) She is going to start a caf chain.D) She is the owner of a special caf.2. A) They bear a lot of similarities.B) They are a profitable business sector.C) They cater to different customers.D) They help take care of customers pets.3.

5、A) By giving them regular cleaning and injections.B) By selecting breeds that are tame and peaceful.C) By placing them at a safe distance from customers.D) By briefing customers on how to get along with them.4. A) They want to learn about rabbits.B) They like to bring in their children.C) They love

6、the animals in her caf.D) They give her caf favorite reviews.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) It contains too many additives.B) It lacks the essential vitamins.C) It can cause obesity.D) It is mostly garbage.6. A) Its fancy design.B) TV commercials.C) Its tast

7、e and texture.D) Peer influence.7. A) Investing heavily in the production of sweet foods.B) Marketing their products with ordinary ingredients.C) Trying to trick children into buying their products.D) Offering children more varieties to choose from.8. A) They hardly ate vegetables.B) They seldom had

8、 junk food.C) They favored chocolate-coated sweets.D) They liked the food advertised on TV.Section BDirections: 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

9、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.Questions9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A)Stretches of farmland.C) Tombs of ancient rulers.B)

10、Typical Egyptian animal farms.D) Ruins left by devastating floods.10.A) It provides habitats for more primitive tribes.B)It is hardly associated with great civilizations.C)It has not yet been fully explored and exploited.D)It gathers water from many tropical ruin forests.11.A) It carries about one f

11、ifth of the worlds fresh water.B) It has numerous human settlements along its banks.C)It is second only to the Mississippi River in width.D)It is as long as the Nile and the Yangtze combined.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12.A) Living a life in the fast lane leads to

12、 success.B)We are always in a rush lo do various things.C)The search for tranquility has become a trend.D)All of us actually yearn for a slow and calm life.13.A)She had trouble balancing family and workB)She enjoyed the various social events.C)She was accustomed to tight schedules.D)She spent all he

13、r leisure time writing books.14.A) The possibility of ruining her family.B)Becoming aware of her declining health.C)The fatigue from living a fast-paced life.D)Reading a book about slowing down.15. A)She started to follow the cultural norms.B)She came to enjoy doing everyday tasks.C)She learned to u

14、se more polite expressions.D)She stopped using to-do lists and calendars.Section CDirections: 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

15、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 to18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A)Theywillrootoutnativespeciesaltogether.B)Theycontributetoaregionsbiodiversity.C)Theyposeathr

16、eattothelocalecosystem,D)Theywillcrossbreedwithnativespecies.17.A)Theirclassificationsaremeaningful.B)Theirinteractionsarehardtodefine.C)Theirdefinitionsarechangeable.D)Theirdistinctionsareartificial.18.A)Onlyafewofthemcauseproblemstonativespecies.B)Theymayturnouttobenefitthelocalenvironment.C)Fewof

17、themcansurviveintheirnewhabitats.D)Only10percentofthemcanbenaturalized.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A)Respecttheirtraditionalculture.B)Attendtheirbusinessseminars.C)Researchtheirspecificdemands.D)Adopttherightbusinessstrategies.20.A)Showingthemyourpalm.B)Givin

18、gthemgiftsofgreatvalue.C)Drinkingalcoholoncertaindaysofamonth.D)Clickingyourfingersloudlyintheirpresence.21. A) They are very easy to satisfy.B) They have a strong sense of worth.C)Theytendtobefriendlyandenthusiastic.D)Theyhaveabreakfrom2:00to5:30p.mQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you

19、have just heard.22.A)Hecompletelychangedthecompany sculture.B)Hecollectedpaintingsbyworld-famousartists.C)HetookoverthesalesdepartmentofReadersDigest.D)Hehadthecompanysboardroomextensivelyrenovated.23.A)Itshouldbesoldatareasonableprice.B)Itsarticlesshouldbeshortandinspiring.C)Itshouldbepublishedinth

20、eworldsleadinglanguages.D)Itsarticlesshouldentertainblue-andpink-collarworkers.24.A)Heknewhowtomakethemagazineprofitable.B)Heservedasachurchministerformanyyears.C)Hesufferedmanysetbacksandmisfortunesinhislife.D)Hetreatedtheemployeeslikemembersofhisfamily.25.A)Itcarriedmanymoreadvertisements.B) Georg

21、e Grune joined it as an ad salesman.C)Severalhundredofitsemployeesgotfired.D)Itssubscriptionsincreasedconsiderably.Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choice

22、s 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

23、 in the bank more than once.Did Sarah Josepha Hale write Mary s Little Lamb，the eternal nursery rhyme (儿歌）about a girl named Mary with a stubborn lamb? This is still disputed, but its clear that the woman (26)_ for writing it was one of Americas most fascinating (27)_ .In honor of the poems publicat

24、ion on May 24, 1830, heres more about the (28)_ authors life.Hale wasnt just a writer, she was also a (29)_ social advocate, and she was particularly (30)_with an ideal New England, which she associated with abundant Thanksgiving meals that she claimed had a deep moral influence. She began a nationw

25、ide (31)_to have a national holiday declared that would bring families together while celebrating the (32)_ festivals. In 1863, after 17 years of advocacy including letters to five presidents, Hale got it. President Abraham Lincoln, during the Civil War, issued a (33)_ setting aside the last Thursda

26、y in November for the holiday.The true authorship of Mary s Little Lamb is disputed. According to the New England Historical Society, Hale wrote only part of the poem, but claimed authorship. Regardless of the author, it seems that the poem was (34)_ by a real event. When young Mary Sawyer was follo

27、wed to school by a lamb in 1816，it caused some problems. A bystander named John Roulstone wrote a poem about the event, then, at some point, Hale herself seems to have helped write it. However, if a 1916 piece by her great-niece is to be trusted, Hale claimed for the (35)_of her life that “some othe

28、r people pretended that someone else wrote the poem”.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)campaignB)careerC)charactersD)featuresE)fierceF)inspiredG)latterH)obsessedI)proclamationJ)rectifiedK)reputedL)restM)supposedN)traditionalO)versatileSection BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten s

29、tatements 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 A

30、nswer Sheet 2.Grow Plants Without WaterAEversincehumanitybegantofarmourownfood，wevefacedtheunpredictablerainthatisbothfriendandenemy.Itcomesandgoeswithoutmuchwarning,andafieldoflush(茂盛的）leafygreensoneyearcandryupandblowawaythenext.Foodsecurityandfortunesdependonsufficientrain,andnowheremoresothaninA

31、frica,where96%offarmlanddependsonraininsteadoftheirrigationcommoninmoredevelopedplaces.Ithasconsequences:SouthAfricasongoingdroughttheworstinthreedecades一willcostatleastaquarterofitscorn cropthisyear.BBiologistJillFarrantoftheUniversityofCapeTowninSouthAfricasaysthatnaturehasplentyofanswersforpeople

32、whowanttogrowcropsinplaceswithunpredictablerainfall.Sheishardatworkfindingawaytotaketraitsfromrarewildplantsthatadapttoextremedryweatherandusetheminfoodcrops.Astheearthsclimatechangesandrainfallbecomesevenlesspredictableinsomeplaces,thoseanswerswillgrowevenmorevaluable.ThetypeoffarmingImaimingforisl

33、iterallysothatpeoplecansurviveasitsgoingtogetmoreandmoredry,Farrantsays.CExtremeconditionsproduceextremelytoughplants.IntherustyreddesertsofSouthAfrica,steep-sidedrockyhillscalledinselbergsrearupfromtheplainslikethebonesoftheearth.Thehillsareremnantsofanearliergeologicalera,scrapedbareofmostsoilande

34、xposedtotheelements.Yetontheseandsimilarformationsindesertsaroundtheworld,afewfierceplantshaveadaptedtoendureunderever-changingconditions.D Farrant calls them resurrection plants (复苏植物）.During months without water under a harsh sun, they wither, shrink and contract until they look like a pile of dea

35、d gray leaves. But rainfall can revive them in a matter of hours. Her time-lapse (间歇性拍摄的）videos of the revivals look like someone playing a tape of the plants death in reverse.E The big difference between drought-tolerant plants and these tough plants: metabolism. Many different kinds of plants have

36、 developed tactics to weather dry spells. Some plants store reserves of water to see them through a drought ； others send roots deep down to subsurfacewatersupplies.Butoncetheseplantsuseuptheirstoredreserveortapouttheundergroundsupply,theyceasegrowingandstarttodie.Theymaybeabletohandleadroughtofsome

37、length,andmanypeopleusethetermdroughttoleranttodescribesuchplants,buttheyneveractuallystopneedingtoconsumewater,soFarrantpreferstocallthemdroughtresistant.FResurrectionplants,definedasthosecapableofrecoveringfromholdinglessthan0.1gramsofwaterpergramofdrymass,aredifferent.Theylackwater-storingstructu

38、res,andtheirexistenceonrockfacespreventsthemfromtappinggroundwater,sotheyhaveinsteaddevelopedtheabilitytochangetheirmetabolism.Whentheydetectanextendeddryperiod,theydiverttheirmetabolismsproducingsugarsandcertainstress-associatedproteinsandothermaterialsintheirtissuesAstheplantdries,theseresourcesta

39、keonfirstthepropertiesofhoney,thenrubber,andfinallyenteraglass-likestatethatisthemoststablestatethattheplantcanmaintain，FarrantsaysThatslowstheplantsmetabolismandprotectsitsdried-outtissues.TheplantsalsochangeshapeshrinkingtominimizethesurfaceareathroughwhichtheirremainingwatermightevaporateTheycanr

40、ecoverfrommonthsandyearswithoutwater,dependingonthespecies.GWhatelsecandothisdry-out-and-revivetrick?Seedsalmostallofthem.Atthestartofhercareer,Farrantstudiedrecalcitrantseeds(顽拗性种子），suchasavocados,coffeeand lychee. Whiletasty,suchseedsaredelicatetheycannotbudandgrowiftheydryout(asyoumaknowifyouveev

41、ertriedtogrowatreefromanavocadopit).Intheseedworld,thatmakesthem rare,becausemostseedsfromfloweringplantsarequiterobust.Mostseedscanwaitoutthedry,unwelcomingseasonsuntilconditionsarerightandtheysprout(发芽）.Yetoncetheystartgrowing,suchplantsseemnottoretaintheabilitytohitthepausebuttononmetabolisminthe

42、irstemsorleaves.HAftercompletingherPh.D.onseeds,Farrantbeganinvestigatingwhetheritmightbepossibletoisolatethepropertiesthatmakemostseedssoresilient(迅速恢复活力的）andtransferthemtootherplanttissues.WhatFarrantandothershavefoundoverthepasttwodecadesisthattherearemanygenesinvolvedinresurrectionplants respons

43、etodryness.Manyofthemarethesamethatregulatehowseedsbecomedryness-tolerantwhilestillattachedtotheirparentplants.Nowtheyaretryingtofigureoutwhatmolecularsignalingprocessesactivatethoseseed-buildinggenesinresurrectionplantsandhowtoreproducethemincrops.Mostgenesareregulatedbyamastersetofgenes, Farrantsa

44、ys.Werelookingatgenepromotersandwhatwouldbetheirmasterswitch. IOnceFarrantandhercolleaguesfeeltheyhaveabettersenseofwhichswitchestothrow，theywillhavetofindthebestwaytodosoinusefulcrops.Imtryingthreemethodsofbreeding,Farrantsays:conventional,geneticmodificationandgeneediting.Shesayssheisawarethatplen

45、tyofpeopledonotwanttoeatgeneticallymodifiedcrops,butsheispushingaheadwitheveryavailabletooluntiloneworks.Farmersandconsumersalikecanchoosewhetherornottousewhicheverversionprevails:Imgivingpeopleanoption.JFarrantandothersintheresurrectionbusinessgottogetherlastyeartodiscussthebestspeciesofresurrectio

46、nplanttouseasalabmodel.Justlikemedicalresearchersuseratstotestideasforhumanmedicaltreatments,botanistsuseplantsthatarerelativelyeasytogrowinalaborgreenhousesettingtotesttheirideasforrelatedspecies.TheQueenslandrockvioletisoneofthebeststudiedresurrectionplantssofar,withadraftgenome(基因图谱）publishedlast

47、yearbyaChineseteam.Alsolastyear,Farrantandcolleaguespublishedadetailedmolecularstudyofanothercandidate,Xerophytaviscosa,atough-as-nailSouthAfricanplantwithlily-likeflowers,andshesaysthatagenomeisontheway.Oneorbothofthesemodelswillhelpresearcherstesttheirideas一sofarmostlydoneinthelabontestplots.KUnderstandingthebasicsciencefirstiskey.Therearegoodreasonswhycropplantsdonotusedrynessdefensesalready.Forinstance,theresahighenergycostinswitchingfromaregularmetabolismtoanalmost-no-watermetabolism.Itwillalsobenecessarytounderstandwhatsortofyieldfarmersmightexpect