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2015年6月英语六级真题及答案（第三套）

Part I Writing (30 minutes)
　　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 cite examples to illustrate your point of view．You should write at least l50 words but no more than 200 words．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

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，with a single line through the centre．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1． A. The man might be able to play in the World Cup．
B. The man’s football career seems to be at an end．
C. The man was operated on a few weeks a90．
D. The man is a fan of world．famous football players．
2． A. Work out a plan to tighten his budget．
B. Find out the opening hours of the cafeteria．
C. Apply for a senior position in the restaurant．
D. Solve his problem by doing a part．time job．
3． A.A financial burden．
B.A good companion．
C.A real nuisance．
D.A well．trained pet．
4． A. The errors will be corrected soon．
B. The woman was mistaken herself．
C. The computing system is too complex．
D. He has called the woman several times．
5． A. He needs help to retrieve his files．
B. He has to type his paper once more．
C. He needs some time to polish his paper．
D. He will be away for a tw0—week conference．
6． A. They might have to change their plan．
B. He has got everything set for their trip．
C. He has a heavier workload than the woman．
D. They could stay in the mountains until June 8．
7． A. They have to wait a month to apply for a student loan．
B. They can find the application forms in the brochure．
C. They are not eligible for a student loan．
D. They are not late for a loan application．
8．A. New laws are yet to be made to reduce pollutant release．
B. Pollution has attracted little attention from the public．
C. The quality of air will surely change for the better．
D. It’Il take years to bring air pollution under contr01．
Questions 9 t0 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard．
9． A. Enormous size of its stores．
B. Numerous varieties of food．
C. Its appealing surroundings．
D. Its rich and colorful history．
10．A. An ancient buildin9．
B.A world of antiques．
C. An Egyptian museum．
D. An Egyptian memorial．
1 1．A. Its power bill reaches￡9 million a year．
B. It sells thousands of light bulbs a day．
C. It supplies power to a nearby town．
D. It generates 70％of the electricity it uses．
12． A.11 500．
B.30 000．
C.250 000．
D.300 000．
Questions l3 t0 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard．
13． A. Transferring to another department．
B. Studying accounting at a university．
C. Thinking about doing a different job．
D. Making preparations for her weddin9．
14．A. She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise．
B. She has got a satisfactory job in another company．
C. She could at last leave the accounting department．
D. She managed to keep her position in the company．
15． A. He and Andrea have proved to be a perfect match．
B. He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly．
C. He declared that he would remain single all his life．
D. He would marry Andrea even without meeting her．
　Section B
Directions：In this section．you will hear 3 short passages．Af 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 T with a single line through the centre．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Passage One
Questions l6 t0 19 are based on the passage you have just heard．
16．A. They are motorcycles designated for water sports．
B. They are speedy boats restricted in narrow waterways．
C. They are becoming an efficient form of water transportation．
D. They are getting more popular as a means of water recreation．
17． A. Water scooter operators’lack of experience．
B. Vacationers’disregard of water safety rules．
C. Overloading of small boats and other craft．
D. Carelessness of people boating along the shore．
18． A. They scare whales to death．
B. They produce too much noise．
C. They discharge toxic emissions．
D. They endanger lots of water life．
19． A. Expand operating areas．
B. Restrict operating hours．
C. Limit the use of water scooters．
D. Enforce necessary regulations．
Passage Two
Questions 20 t0 22 are based on the passage you have just heard．
20． A. They are stable．
B. They are close．
C. They are strained．
D. They are changin9．
21．A. They are fully occupied with their own business．
B. Not many of them stay in the same place for lon9．
C. Not many of them can win trust from their neighbors．
D. They attach less importance to interpersonal relations．
22． A. Count on each other for help．
B. Give each other a cold shoulder．
C. Keep a friendly distance．
D. Build a fence between them．
Passage Three
Questions 23 t0 25 are based on the passage you have just heard．
23． A. It may produce an increasing number of idle youngsters．
B. It may affect the quality of higher education in America．
C. It may cause many schools to go out of operation．
D. It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers．
24． A. It l：5 iess serlotls in cities than tn rural areas．
B. It affects both junior and senior high schools．
C. It results from a worsening economic climate．
D. It is a new challenge facing American educators．
25． A. Allowing them to choose their favorite teachers．
B. Creating a more relaxed learning environment．
C. Rewarding excellent academic performance．
D. Helping them to develop better study habits．
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．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
I'm interested in the criminal justice system of our country．It seems to me that something has to be done，if we’re to 26 as a country．I certainly don’t know what the answers to our problems are． Things certainly get 27 in a hurry when you get into them，but l wonder if something couldn’t be done to deal with some of these problems．One thing I'm concerned about is our practice of putting 28 in jail who haven’t harmed anyone．Why not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of 29 another debt by going to prison and，of course，coming‘30 hardened criminals．I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences people are 3 1serious crimes．Of course one alternative to this is to 32 capital punishment，but I'm not sure l would be for that．I'm not sure it’s right to take an eye for an eye．The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences。but they would certainly cost the tax payers much money．I also think we must do something about the insanity 33 ．In my opinion，anyone who takes another person’s life 34is insane，however，that does not mean that the person isn’t guilty of the crime，or that he shouldn’t pay society the debt he owes．It’s sad，of course，that a person may have to spend the rest of his life，or a large part of it in prison for acts that he 35 while not in full control of his mind．

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions：／n this section，there is a passage with ten blanks．You are required to select one word for each blank#om 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 barnk more than once．
Questions 36 t0 45 are based on the following 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 Inouse．With information no longer 36 by travel．agents or hidden in business networks，the travel industry was revolutionized，as greater transparency helped 37 prices．
Today．the industry is going through a new revolution--this time transforming service quality．Online rating platforms-- 38 in hotels，restaurants，apartments，and taxis--allow travelers to exchange reviews and experiences for all to 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 customer．This has 40 a new relationship
between buyer and seller. Customers have always voted with their feet; they can now explain their decision to anyone 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 power 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 feedback. So great is the influence of online ratings that many companies now hire digital reputation managers to ensure a favorable online identity.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A) accountable
B. capacity
C. controlled
D. entail
E) forged
F) incentives
G) occasionally
H) overstated
I) persisting
J) pessimistic
K) professionals
L) slash
M) specializing
N) spectators
O) subsequently
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.
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 they've been working hard to break in. That's 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 million 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 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 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 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 the 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 haven't big banks adopted the more secure technology? When it comes to mailing out new credit cards, it's all about 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, you're in the dollar range." A chip- and．PrN card currently 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 there’s an estimated$12．4 billion in card fraud on a global basis，says Robertson． With 44eo of that in the US，American credit．card fraud amounts to about$5．5 billion annually．Card 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 retailers pretty much alone the world over in relying on magstripe technology to charge purchases--and leaves consumers vulnerable．Each magstripe has three tracks of information， explains payments security expert Jeremy Gumbley，the chief technology officer of CreditCall，an electronic．payments company．The first and third are used by the bank or card issuer．Your 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-and—PIN cards，by contrast，make fake cards or skimming impossible because the information that gets scanned is encrypted(加密)．The historical