2019年12月英语六级真题及答案第一套

2019 年 12 月英语六级真题及答案（第一套） Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of having a sense of community responsibility. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 【参考范文】 There is no doubt that community responsibility plays an indispensable role in personal development, for instance, in the workplace. There are several factors accounting for this perspective and the following are the most typical ones. First and foremost, a strong sense of community responsibility is helpful to develop harmonious interpersonal relationships. As we all know, we are very likely to spend more time with our colleagues than our families after entering the workplace. Therefore, the sound working atmosphere and interpersonal relationships among employees are crucial to both physical and mental pleasure. In addition, community responsibility can improve efficiency. In the fast-paced modern society, time is money and efficiency holds the key to saving time. As the saying goes, two heads are better than one. So great importance should be attached to the cultivation of the sense of community responsibility and we will eventually benefit from it. From what has been mentioned above, we can come to the conclusion that the sense of community responsibility is a kind of good personal quality, which deserves our attention. 【参考译文】 毫无疑问，集体责任在个人发展中起着不可或缺的作用，例如在工作场所。 支持这一观点的原因有很多，但以下原因是最典型的。首先，强烈的社区责任感有助 于培养和谐的人际关系。我们都知道，进入职场后，与同事相处的时间很可能比与家人相 处的时间更多。因此，良好的工作氛围和员工之间的人际关系对大家的身心愉悦至关重要 此外，集体责任意识可以提高效率。在快节奏的现代社会，时间就是金钱，而效率是节约 时间的关键。俗话说，三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。因此，我们应该高度重视集体责任感的 培养，而且我们自己将最终会从中受益。 综上所述，我们可以得出结论，集体责任感是一种良好的个人品质，值得我们的关注。 Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) 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 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions l to 4 are based on the conversations you have just heard. 1. A) It focuses exclusively on jazz. B) It sponsors major jazz concerts. C) It has several branches in London. D) It displays albums by new music talents. 2. A) It originated with cowboys. B) Its market has now shrunk. C) Its listeners are mostly young people. D) It remains as widespread as hip hop music. 3. A) Its definition is varied and complicated. B) It is still going through experimentation. C) It is frequently accompanied by singing. D) Its style has remained largely unchanged. 4. A) Learn to play them. B) Take music lessons. C) Listen to them yourself. D) Consul jazz musicians. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversations you have just heard. 5. A) She paid her mortgage. B) She called on the man. C) She made a business plan. D) She went to the bank. 6. A) Her previous debt hadn’t been cleared yet. B) Her credit history was considered poor. C) She had apparently asked for too much. D) She didn’t pay her mortgage in time. 7. A) Pay a debt long overdue. B) Buy a piece of property. C) Start her own business. D) Check her credit history. 8. A) Seek advice from an expert about fund raising. B) Ask for smaller loans from different lenders. C) Build up her own finances step by step. D) Revise her business proposal carefully. 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 11 are based on the passage you have just heard. 9. A) It is profitable and environmentally friendly. B) It is well located and completely automated. C) It is small and unconventional. D) It is fertile and productive. 10.A) Their urge to make farming more enjoyable. B) Their desire to improve farming equipment. C) Their hope to revitalize traditional farming. D) Their wish to set a new farming standard 11.A) It saves a lot of electricity. B) It needs little maintenance. C) It causes hardly any pollution. D) It loosens soil while weeding. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 12.A) It has turned certain insects into a new food source. B) It has started on expand business outside the UK. C) It has imported some exotic foods from overseas. D) It has joined hands with Sainsbury’s to sell pet insects. 13.A) It was really unforgettable. B) It was a pleasant surprise. C) It hurt his throat slightly. D) It made him feel strange. 14.A) They are more tasty than beef, chicken or pork. B) They are more nutritious than soups and salads. C) They contain more protein than conventional meats. D) They will soon gain popularity throughout the world. 15.A) It is environmentally friendly. B) It is a promising industry. C It requires new technology. D) It saves huge amounts of labour. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recording 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)To categorize different types of learners. B) To find out what students prefer to learn. C) To understand the mechanism of the human brain. D) To see if they are inherent traits affecting learning. 17. A) It was defective. B)It was misguided. C) It was original in design. D) It was thought-provoking. 18. A) Auditory aids are as important as visual aids. B) Visual aids are helpful to all types of learners. C) Reading plain texts is more effective than viewing pictures. D) Scientific concepts are hard to understand without visual aids. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard. 19. A) Not playing a role in a workplace revolution. B) Not benefiting from free-market capitalism. C) Not earning enough money to provide for the family. D) Not spending enough time on family life and leisure. 20. A) People would be working only fifteen hours a week now. B) The balance of power in the workplace would change. C) Technological advances would create many new jobs. D) Most workers could afford to have a house of their own. 21. A) Loss of workers’ personal dignity. B) Deprivation of workers’ creativity. C) Deterioration of workers’ mental health. D) Unequal distribution of working hours. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard. 22. A) It is the worst managed airport in German history. B) It is now the biggest and busiest airport in Europe. C) It has become something of a joke among Germans. D) It has become a typical symbol of German efficiency. 23. A) The city’s airports are outdated. B) The city had just been reunified. C) The city wanted to boost its economy. D) The city wanted to attract more tourists. 24. A) The municipal government kept changing hands. B) The construction firm breached the contract. C) Shortage of funding delayed its construction. D) Problems of different kinds kept popping up. 25. A) Tourism industry in Berlin suffers. B)All kinds of equipment gets rusted. C) Huge maintenance costs accumulate. D) Complaints by local residents increase. 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 26 to 35 are based on the following passage. The number of devices you can talk to is multiplying—first it was your phone, then your car, and now you can tell your kitchen appliances what to do. But even without gadgets that understand our spoken commands, research suggests that, as bizarre as it sounds, under certain 26 , people regularly ascribe human traits to everyday objects. Sometimes we see things as human because we are 27 . In one experiment, people who reported feeling isolated were more likely than others to attribute 28 to various gadgets. In turn, feeling close to objects can 29 loneliness. When college students were reminded of a time they had been 30 in a social setting, they compensated by exaggerating their number of friends —unless they were first given tasks that caused them to interact with their phone as if it had human qualities. According to the researchers, the participants' phones 31 substituted for real friends. At other times, we personify products in an effort to understand them. One study found that three in four respondents yelled at their computer. Further, the more their computer gave them problems, the more likely the respondents were to report that it had its own “beliefs and 32 .” So how do people assign traits to an object? In part, we rely on looks. On humans, wide faces are 33 with dominance. Similarly, people rated cars, clocks, and watches with wide faces as more dominant-looking than narrowfaced ones, and preferred them—especially in 34 situations. An analysis of car sales in Germany found that cars with gills (护栅) that were upturned like smiles sold best. The purchasers saw this friendliness. A) alleviate I) desires B) apparently J) excluded C) arrogant K) feature D) associated L) lonely E) circumstances M) separate F) competitive N) spectacularly G) conceded O) warrant H) consciousness 【参考答案】 35 as increasing a car's 26-30 ELIAJ 31-35 BHDFK Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten