2017年12月英语六级真题第1套

2017年12月英语六级真题（第一套） Part I Writing （30 minutes） Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Help others and you will be helped when you are in need”. You can cite examples to illustrate your views. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Part II （30 minutes） Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: 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 from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) They reward businesses that eliminate food waste. B) They prohibit the sale of foods that have gone stale. C)They facilitate the donation of unsold foods to the needy. D)They forbid businesses to produce more foods than needed. 2. A) It imposed penalties on businesses that waste food. B)It passed a law aiming to stop overproduction. C)It voted against food import from outside Europe. D)It prohibited the promotion of bulk food sales. 3. A) It has warned its people against possible food shortage. B)It has penalized businesses that keep overproducing foods. C) It has started a nationwide campaign against food waste. D)It has banned supermarkets from dumping edible foods. 4. A) The confusion over food expiration labels. B)The surplus resulting from overproduction. C) American’s habit of buying food in bulk. D)A lack of regulation on food consumption. 1 Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A)It has started a week-long promotion campaign. B)It has just launched its annual anniversary sales. C) It offers regular weekend sales all the year round. D) It specializes in the sale of ladies’ designer dresses. 6. A) Price reductions for its frequent customers. B) Coupons for customers with bulk purchases. C)Free delivery of purchases for senior customers. D) Price adjustments within seven days of purchase. 7. A) Mail a gift card to her. B) Allow her to buy on credit. C) Credit it to her account. D) Give her some coupons. 8. A) Refunding for goods returned. B) Free installing of appliances. C) Prolonged goods warranty. D) Complimentary tailoring. Section B Directions: 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 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. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard. 9. A) They are thin, tall, and unlike real human beings. B) They have more than twenty different hair textures. C) They have twenty-four different body shapes in total. D) They represent people from virtually all walks of life. 10. A)They do not reflect young girls’ aspirations. B)They are not sold together with the original. C)Their flat feet do not appeal to adolescents. D)Their body shapes have not changed much. 11. A)In toy stores. B)In shopping malls. 2 C)On the Internet. D)At Barbie shops. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 12. A)Moveable metal type began to be used in printing. B)Chinese printing technology was first introduced. C)The earliest known book was published. D)Metal type was imported from Korea. 13. A)It had more than a hundred printing presses. B)It was the biggest printer in the 16th century. C)It helped the German people become literate. D)It produced some 20 million volumes in total. 14. A)It pushed handwritten books out of circulation. B)It boosted the circulation of popular works. C)It make writing a very profitable career. D)It provided readers with more choices. 15.A)It accelerated the extinction of the Latin language. B)It standardized the publication of grammar books. C)It turned translation into a welcome profession. D)It promoted the growth of national languages. Section C Directions: 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 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 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard. 16. A) They get bored after working for a period of time. B) They spend an average of one year finding a job. C) They become stuck in the same job for decades. D)They choose a job without thinking it through. 17. A)See if there will be chances for promotion. B)Find out what job choices are available. C)Watch a film about ways of job hunting. D)Decide which job is most attractive to you. 3 18. A)The qualifications you have. B)The pay you are going to get. C)The culture of your target company. D)The work environment you will be in. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard. 19. A)It is as important as Christmas for African-Americans. B)It is a cultural festival founded for African-Americans. C)It is an ancient festival celebrated by African-Americans. D)It is a religious festival celebrated by African-Americans. 20. A) To urge African-Americans to do more for society. B) To call on African-Americans to worship their gods. C) To help African-Americans to realize their goals. D) To remind African-Americans of their sufferings. 21. A) Faith in self-determination. C) Unity and cooperative economics. B) The first fruits of the harvest. 22. A) They recite a principle. B) They take a solemn oath. D) Creative work and achievement. C) They drink wind from the unity cup. D) They call out their ancestors’ names. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard. 23. A) It is one of the world’s most healthy diets. B) It contains large amounts of dairy products. C) It began to impact the world in recent years. D) It consists mainly of various kinds of seafood. 24. A) It involved 13,000 researchers from Asia, Europe and America. B) It was conducted in seven Mid-Eastern countries in the 1950s. C) It is regarded as one of the greatest researches of its kind. D) It has drawn the attention of medical doctors the world over. 25. A) They care much about their health. B) They eat foods with little fat. Part III C) They use little oil in cooking. D) They have lower mortality rates. 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 4 may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. In the past 12 months, Nigeria has suffered from a shrinking economy, a sliding currency, and a prolonged fuel shortage. Now, Africa’s largest economy is facing a food crisis as major tomato fields have been destroyed by an insect,leading to a nationwide shortage and escalating prices. The insect, Tutaabsoluta, has destroyed 80% of farms in Kaduna, Nigeria’s largest tomato-producing state, leading the government there to declare a state of insect, also known as the tomato leaf miner, devastates crops by digging into and moving through stalks.It 28 27 _26 .The on fruits and incredibly quickly, breeding up to 12 generations per year if conditions are favorable. It is believed to have 29 in South America in the early 1900s, and later spread to Europe before crossing over to subSaharan Africa. In Nigeria, where tomatoes are a staple of local diets,the insect’s effects are devastating. Retail prices for a 30 of tomatoes at local markets have risen from $0.50 to $2.50. Farmers are reporting steep losses and a new $20 million tomato-paste factory has 31 production due to the shortages. Given the moth’s ability also to attack crops like pepper and potatoes, AuduOgbeh, Nigeria’s minister of agriculture, has warned that the pest may “create serious problems for food 32 ” in the country. Ogbeh says experts are investigating how to control the pest’s damage and prevent its spread, which has gone largely 33 until now. Despite being the continent’s second-largest producer of tomatoes, Nigeria is 34 on $1 billion worth of tomato-paste imports every year, as around 75% of the local harvest goes to waste thanks to a lack of proper storage facilities. A further 35 in local supplies is yet another unwelcome setback to the industry. A）dependent I）originated B）embarking J）reduction C）emergency K）reproduces D）feeding L）security E）grazes M）terror F）halted N）unchecked G）handful O）untouched H）multitude Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached 5