2023年大学英语六级考试真题答案资料.doc

2023年6月大学英语六级考试真题

Part I Writing （30 minutes）
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Impact of the Internet on Interpersonal Communication. Your essay should start with a brief description of the picture. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1.

Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes）
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］ and ［D］, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
1. ［A］ The injury will confine Anna to bed for quite a while.
［B］ The serious accident may leave Anna paralyzed.
［C］ The man happened to see Anna fall on her back.
［D］ The doctor’s therapy has been very successful.
2. ［A］ The man could watch the ballet with her.
［B］ Her schedule conflicts with her sister’s.
［C］ She happened to have bought two tickets.
［D］ She can get a ballet ticket for the man.
3. ［A］ He will send someone right away.
［B］ He has to do other repairs first.
［C］ The woman can try to fix it herself.
［D］ The woman can call later that day.
4. ［A］ Borrow some money from the woman.
［B］ Give his contribution some time later.
［C］ Take up a collection next week.
［D］ Buy an expensive gift for Gemma.
5. ［A］ Add more fruits and vegetables to her diet.
［B］ Ask Tony to convey thanks to his mother.
［C］ Decline the invitation as early as possible.
［D］ Tell Tony’s mother that she eats no meat.
6. ［A］ The increasing crime rate.
［B］ The circulation of newspapers.
［C］ The coverage of newspapers.
［D］ The impact of mass media.
7. ［A］ Move the conference to a more spacious place.
［B］ Limit the number of participants in the conference.
［C］ Check the number of people who have registered.
［D］ Provide people with advice on career development.
8. ［A］ The apartment is still available. ［C］ On-campus housing is hard to secure.
［B］ The advertisement is outdated. ［D］ The apartment is close to the campus.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. ［A］ To test how responsive dolphins are to various signals.
［B］ To see if dolphins can learn to communicate with each other.
［C］ To examine how long it takes dolphins to acquire a skill.
［D］ To find out if the female dolphin is cleverer than the male one.
10. ［A］ Raise their heads above the water. ［C］ Press the right-hand lever first.
［B］ Swim straight into the same tank. ［D］ Produce the appropriate sound.
11. ［A］ Both dolphins were put in the same tank.
［B］ The male dolphin received more rewards.
［C］ Only one dolphin was able to see the light.
［D］ The lever was beyond the dolphins’ reach.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. ［A］ In a resort town. ［C］ On a cattle farm.
［B］ In a lecture room. ［D］ In a botanical garden.
13. ［A］ It is an ideal place for people to retire to.
［B］ It has kept many traditions from Victorian times.
［C］ It is at the centre of the fashion industry.
［D］ It remains very attractive with its mineral waters.
14. ［A］ It is located in the eastern part of Harrogate.
［B］ It will be used as a centre for athletic training.
［C］ It was named after a land owner in the old days.
［D］ It is protected as parkland by a special law.
15. ［A］ The beautiful flowers. ［C］ The refreshing air.
［B］ The vast grassland. ［D］ The mineral waters.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some 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.

Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. ［A］ He provides counseling for university students.
［B］ He teaches psychology at Ohio State University.
［C］ He specializes in interpersonal relationships.
［D］ He has experience tutoring black students.
17. ［A］ Students who scored low on standardized tests.
［B］ Students who are accustomed to living in dorms.
［C］ Black students from families with low incomes.
［D］ Black freshmen with high standardized test scores.
18. ［A］ They generally spent more time together than white pairs.
［B］ They moved out of the college dorms at the end of the semester.
［C］ They were more appreciative of the university’s housing policy.
［D］ They broke up more often than same-race roommates.
19. ［A］ Their test scores rose gradually. ［C］ They grew bored of each other.
［B］ They started doing similar activities. ［D］ Their racial attitudes improved.

Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
20. ［A］ It can help solve global food crises.
［B］ It will change the concept of food.
［C］ It has attracted worldwide attention.
［D］ It will become popular gradually.
21. ［A］ It has been drastically cut by NASA.
［B］ It comes regularly from its donors.
［C］ It has been increased over the years.
［D］ It is still far from being sufficient.
22. ［A］ They are not as natural as we believed.
［B］ They are less healthy than we expected.
［C］ They are more nutritious and delicious.
［D］ They are not as expensive as before.

Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. ［A］ He is a habitual criminal.
［B］ He was wrongly imprisoned.
［C］ He was accused of family violence.
［D］ He has bitter memories of childhood.
24. ［A］ The evidence found at the crime scene.
［B］ The jury’s prejudice against his race.
［C］ The two victims’ identification.
［D］ The testimony of his two friends.
25. ［A］ Eyewitnesses are often misled by the lawyer’s questions.
［B］ Frightened victims can rarely make correct identification.
［C］ Many factors influence the accuracy of witness testimony.
［D］ The US judicial system has much room for improvement.

Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

About 700,000 children in Mexico dropped out of school last year as recession-stricken families pushed kids to work, and a weak economic recovery will allow only a （26） __________ in the drop-out rate in 2023, a top education （27） __________ said.
Mexico’s economy suffered more than any other in Latin America last year, （28） __________ an estimated 7 percent due to a （29） __________ in U.S. demand for Mexican exports such as cars.
The （30） __________ led to a 4 percent increase in the number of kids who left （31） __________ in 2023, said Juan de Dios Castro, who （32） __________ the nation’s adult education program and keeps a close watch on drop-out rates.
“（33） __________ rose and that is a factor that makes our job more difficult,” Castro told Reuters in an interview earlier this month.
Hindered by higher taxes and weak demand for its exports, Mexico’s economy is seen only （34） __________ this year. As a result, drop-out rates will not improve much, Castro said. “There will be some improvement, but not significant,” Castro said.
Mexico has （35） __________ had high drop-out rates as poor families pull kids out of school to help put food on the table. And children often sell candy and crafts in the streets or work in restaurants.

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.

Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

In face of global warming, much effort has been ___36___ on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a variety of strategies. But while much of the research and innovation has concentrated on finding less-polluting energy ___37___, it may be decades before clean technologies like wind and solar meet a ___38___ portion of our energy needs.
In the meantime, the amount of CO2 in the air is rapidly approaching the limits proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change（IPCC）. “As long as we’re consuming fossil fuels, we’re putting out CO2,” says Klaus Lackner, a geophysicist at Columbia University. “We cannot let the CO2 in the atmosphere rise ___39___.”
That ___40___ of urgency has increased interest in ___41___ and storing CO2, which the IPCC says could provide the more than 50% reduction in emissions thought needed to reduce global warming. “We see the potential for capture and storage to play an integral role in reducing emissions,” says Kim Corley, Shell’s senior advisor of CO2 and ___42___ affairs. That forward thinking strategy is gaining support.
But what do you do with the gas once you’ve captured it? One option is to put it to new uses. Dakota Gasification of North Dakota captures CO2 at a plant that ___43___ coal into synthetic natural gas. It then ships the gas 200 miles by pipeline to Canada, where it is pumped ___44___ in oil recovery operations.
However, scientists say that the scale of CO2 emissions will require vast amounts of long-term storage. Some ___45___ storing the CO2 in coal mines or liquid storage in the ocean.

A） converts I） understanding
B） alternatives J） takes
C） played K） capturing
D） significant L） environmental
E） sense M） important
F） focused N） regularly
G） indefinitely O） propose
H） underground

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.

Teens’ Secret Lives Online
A） Celina McPhail’s mom wouldn’t let her have a Facebook account. The 12-year-old is on Instagram instead. Her mother, Maria McPhail, agreed to let her download the app（应用软件） onto her iPod Touch, because she thought she was fostering an interest in photography. But Ms. McPhail, of Austin, Texas, has learned that Celina and her friends mostly use the service to post Photoshopped photo-jokes and text messages they create on another free app called Versagram. When kids can’t get on Facebook, “they’re good at finding ways around that,” she says.
B） It’s harder than ever to keep an eye on the children. Many parents limit their preteens’ access to well-known sites like Facebook and monitor what their children do online. But with kids constantly seeking new places to connect—preferably, unsupervised by their families—most parents are learning how difficult it is to prevent their kids from interacting with social media.
C） Children are using technology at ever-younger ages. About 15% of kids under the age of 11 have their own mobile phone, according to eMarketer. The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project reported last summer that 16% of kids aged from 12 to 17 who are online used Twitter, double the number from two years earlier.
D） Parents worry about the risks of online predators and bullying, and there are other concerns. Kids are creating permanent public records, and they may encounter excessive or inappropriate advertising. Yet many parents also believe it is in their kids’ interest to be expert in technology.
E） As families grapple with how to use social media safely, many marketers are working to create social networks and other interactive applications for kids that parents will approve. Some go even further, seeing themselves as providing a crucial education in online literacy—“training wheels for social media”, as Rebecca Levey, founder of social media site KidzVuz puts it.
F） Last week, 20 companies pitched online and mobile products for kids in Pasadena, Calif., at the 6th annual Digital Kids Conference. This summer, Microsoft and Scholastic will help sponsor the first Digital Family Summit in Philadelphia. Scholastic will preview a new version of Storia, an interactive e-reading application aimed at kids ages 3 to 14. “As kids migrate more to devices, we don’t want to be left out,” says Deborah Forte, president of Scholastic Media.
G） “Digital media is a great thing for kids; even a 12-year-old can have a personal brand,” says Stephanie Schwab, the founder of the Digital Family convention. Her 3-year-old uses an iPad every day. When Ms. Schwab recently wondered out loud what the weather was like, her son responded, “Ask Siri.”
H） KidzVuz is a social media start-up aimed at teaching kids how to create content at an early age. Kids create a profile with a handle （say, “GossipGirl”） but no name, and parents have to approve the account. Kids then create video reviews of books, films, food and clothes. There is no private messaging, and comments are actively monitored for nastiness. The site was launched by two technologically active mothers in New York City. One co-founder, Ms. Levey, says the idea is to create a safe place for children to learn how to communicate effectively and politely on a medium that will be key to their social, academic and economic lives.
I） Faith King, a 9-year-old third grader in RedBank, N.J., says since she started posting video reviews to KidzVuz, she has learned important lessons of film production. “You need to make sure the lights are on so people can see you,” she says. She also has learned to focus on interesting contents. “Don’t review a dictionary,” she advises. Her mother, Cristie Ritz-King, says her daughter’s love of the site has prompted many conversations about the importance of being skeptical about strangers online and questioning the accuracy of information. She wants he