2017年12月大學英語六級考試真題第1套聽力部分短對話1.M:Ican'tbelievewestillhavetodothisproject.It'sbeendraggingonforweeks.W:Well,it'salmostdone.Wejustneedtofinalizethereportandsubmitit.Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?A.Aprojectthathastakenalongtime.答案分析：男士抱怨項目拖了好幾周，女士說快完成了，只需完成報告提交，所以是在說耗時很久的項目。2.M:I'mthinkingoftakingapart-timejobnextsemester.W:That'sagoodidea.Itcanhelpyougainsomeworkexperienceandearnalittlemoney.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman'splan?A.Itisagoodidea.答案分析：女士直接表明“That'sagoodidea”，說明她認可男士的計劃。長對話Conversation1M:Goodmorning,madam.CanIhelpyou?W:Yes,I'mlookingforanewdressforaparty.Iwantsomethingreallyspecial.M:Well,wehavesomebeautifuldesignerdresseshere.Thisoneisverypopularthisseason.It'smadeofhigh-qualitysilk.W:Itlooksnice,butI'mnotsureaboutthecolor.Doyouhaveitinadifferentcolor?M:Letmecheck.Ah,yes,wehaveitinblackandblueaswell.W:IthinkI'lltaketheblueone.Howmuchisit?M:It's$280.Q1:Whatisthewomanlookingfor?A.Aspecialdressforaparty.答案分析：女士明確說在為派對找一條特別的裙子。Q2:Whatcolordressdoesthewomanfinallychoose?A.Blue.答案分析：女士聽有藍色后表示要藍色的裙子。Conversation2W:Hi,Tom.Howwasyourbusinesstrip?M:Itwasquitetiring.Ihadalotofmeetingsandpresentations.Buttheresultwasgood.Wemanagedtosignabigcontract.W:That'sgreat!So,allyourhardworkpaidoff.M:Yes,itdid.ButI'mreallylookingforwardtoagoodrestnow.Q1:HowdidTomfeelabouthisbusinesstrip?A.Tiring.答案分析：男士明確說出差很累。Q2:WhatgoodnewsdidTombring?A.Theysignedabigcontract.答案分析：男士提到出差結(jié)果不錯，簽了一個大合同。短文理解Passage1Thehoneybeeisaveryimportantinsect.Honeybeesnotonlyproducehoneybutalsoplayacrucialroleinpollination.Theyvisitflowerstocollectnectar,andintheprocess,theytransferpollenfromoneflowertoanother.Thishelpsplantstoreproduce.Withouthoneybees,manyfruits,vegetables,andnutsthatwedependonwouldnotbeabletogrow.However,honeybeesarefacingmanythreats.Pesticidesusedinagriculturecankillthem.Habitatlossalsoreducestheplaceswheretheycanliveandfindfood.Climatechangeisanotherfactor.Changesintemperatureandweatherpatternscanaffectthefloweringtimeofplants,whichinturnaffectsthehoneybees'foodsources.Q1:Whatisthemainroleofhoneybeesaccordingtothepassage?A.Pollinationandhoneyproduction.答案分析：文中提到蜜蜂不僅產(chǎn)蜜，還在授粉中起關(guān)鍵作用。Q2:Whatarethethreatstohoneybees?A.Pesticides,habitatloss,andclimatechange.答案分析：文中明確指出蜜蜂面臨農(nóng)藥、棲息地喪失和氣候變化等威脅。Passage2Inrecentyears,onlineshoppinghasbecomeextremelypopular.Itoffersmanyadvantages.Firstly,itisveryconvenient.Youcanshopatanytimeofthedayornight,andyoudon'thavetoleaveyourhome.Secondly,thereisawiderangeofproductsavailable.Youcanfindalmostanythingyouwantonline.Thirdly,onlinestoresoftenofferlowerpricescomparedtophysicalstores.However,onlineshoppingalsohassomedisadvantages.Thereisariskoffraud.Youmayreceiveproductsthatarenotasdescribed.Andyoucan'ttouchortryontheproductsbeforebuying.Q1:Whataretheadvantagesofonlineshopping?A.Convenience,wideproductrange,andlowerprices.答案分析：文中依次提到網(wǎng)購方便、商品種類多、價格低等優(yōu)點。Q2:Whatarethedisadvantagesofonlineshopping?A.Riskoffraudandinabilitytotouchortryproducts.答案分析：文中指出網(wǎng)購存在欺詐風險以及不能觸摸試用商品的缺點。閱讀理解部分詞匯理解Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Theoceanisavastandmysteriousplace.Itcoversmorethan70%oftheEarth'ssurface.Scientistsareconstantlylearningnewthingsaboutit.Oneofthemostinteresting1isthestudyofdeep-seacreatures.Thesecreaturesliveinanenvironmentthatisverydifferentfromours.Thepressureatgreatdepthsisextremelyhigh,andthetemperatureisvery2.Therearealsononaturallightsources.Despitetheseharshconditions,manystrangeandwonderfulcreatureshave3tosurvive.Someofthemhavedevelopedunique4tohelpthemfindfoodandavoidpredators.Forexample,somedeep-seafishhavelargeeyesto5inthelimitedlight.Othershavebioluminescentorgansthatcanproducetheirownlight.Studyingthesecreaturescangiveusinsightsintohowlifecan6inextremeconditions.Itcanalsohelpusunderstandthe7oftheoceanecosystem.TheoceanisnotonlyhometotheseamazingcreaturesbutalsoplaysacrucialroleinregulatingtheEarth'sclimate.Thewaterintheoceanabsorbsalargeamountofcarbondioxide,whichhelpsto8thegreenhouseeffect.However,humanactivitiessuchasoverfishingandpollutionare9theocean.Weneedtotakeactiontoprotectthisprecious10.A.adaptB.adaptationsC.averageD.coldE.discoveriesF.ecosystemG.gatherH.habitatI.impactJ.lowK.manageL.phenomenaM.preserveN.threatO.threaten1.E答案分析：根據(jù)語境，這里說科學家不斷有新發(fā)現(xiàn)，“discoveries”符合文意。2.D答案分析：深海溫度低，“cold”符合語境。3.A答案分析：“adaptto”表示適應(yīng)，這里說生物適應(yīng)生存，選“adapt”。4.B答案分析：前面說生物適應(yīng)環(huán)境，這里指它們發(fā)展出獨特的適應(yīng)方式，“adaptations”合適。5.G答案分析：“gatherin”表示收集，魚用大眼睛收集有限的光線，選“gather”。6.K答案分析：“managetodo”表示設(shè)法做某事，這里說了解生命如何在極端條件下設(shè)法生存，選“manage”。7.F答案分析：研究生物有助于了解海洋生態(tài)系統(tǒng)，“ecosystem”符合。8.M答案分析：海洋吸收二氧化碳有助于減緩溫室效應(yīng)，“preserve”有保持、緩解之意。9.O答案分析：人類活動在威脅海洋，“threaten”符合。10.H答案分析：要保護海洋這個珍貴的棲息地，“habitat”正確。長篇閱讀Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheFutureofTransportationA.Thewaywetravelisonthevergeofamajortransformation.Inthepast,transportationwasmainlyaboutgettingfromoneplacetoanotherasquicklyaspossible.Butnow,withthedevelopmentofnewtechnologies,wearelookingatafuturewheretransportationisnotonlyefficientbutalsosustainableandpersonalized.B.Oneofthemostsignificantchangesistheriseofelectricvehicles(EVs).EVsarepoweredbyelectricityinsteadofgasoline,whichmeanstheyproducezeroemissionsduringoperation.Thisisahugesteptowardsreducingairpollutionandcombatingclimatechange.ManycarmanufacturersareinvestingheavilyinthedevelopmentofEVs,andthemarketforthesevehiclesisgrowingrapidly.C.Anotherexcitingdevelopmentistheconceptofautonomousvehicles.Thesearecarsthatcandrivethemselveswithouthumanintervention.Autonomousvehicleshavethepotentialtomakeourroadssaferbyreducingthenumberofaccidentscausedbyhumanerror.Theycanalsooptimizetrafficflow,whichmeanslesstimespentintrafficjams.However,therearestillmanychallengestoovercome,suchasensuringthesafetyandreliabilityofthetechnology.D.Publictransportationisalsoundergoingatransformation.Inmanycities,thereisagrowingtrendtowardsthedevelopmentofhigh-speedrailnetworks.High-speedtrainscantravelatspeedsofupto300kilometersperhourormore,makingthemafastandefficientalternativetoairtravelforshort-to-medium-distancetrips.Inaddition,subwaysystemsarebeingexpandedandimprovedinmanyurbanareas,providingmoreconvenientandaccessibletransportationoptionsforresidents.E.Thesharingeconomyhasalsohadasignificantimpactontransportation.ServiceslikeUberandLyfthavechangedthewaywethinkaboutgettingaround.Insteadofowningacar,manypeoplenowprefertouseride-sharingservices.Thisnotonlyreducesthenumberofcarsontheroadbutalsoprovidesamoreflexibleandcost-effectivetransportationoption.Bike-sharingprogramsarealsobecomingpopularinmanycities,encouragingpeopletochooseamoreactiveandenvironmentallyfriendlymodeoftransportation.F.Inthefuture,wemayalsoseethedevelopmentofnewformsoftransportation,suchasflyingcars.Althoughthismayseemlikesomethingoutofascience-fictionmovie,severalcompaniesarealreadyworkingonprototypes.Flyingcarscouldpotentiallysolvetheproblemoftrafficcongestioninurbanareasbyallowingpeopletotravelintheair.However,therearemanyregulatoryandsafetyissuesthatneedtobeaddressedbeforeflyingcarscanbecomeareality.G.Thefutureoftransportationisalsocloselylinkedtothedevelopmentofsmartcities.Smartcitiesusetechnologytomanageandoptimizevariousaspectsofurbanlife,includingtransportation.Forexample,trafficlightscanbesynchronizedbasedonreal-timetrafficdata,whichcanimprovetrafficflow.Smartparkingsystemscanalsohelpdriversfindavailableparkingspacesmorequickly.H.However,aswemovetowardsamoresustainableandefficienttransportationfuture,wealsoneedtoconsiderthesocialandeconomicimpacts.Forexample,thewidespreadadoptionofautonomousvehiclesmayleadtojoblossesinthetransportationindustry.Weneedtofindwaystoretrainandsupportworkerswhoareaffectedbythesechanges.I.Inconclusion,thefutureoftransportationisfullofpossibilities.Withthedevelopmentofnewtechnologies,wecanexpecttoseemoresustainable,efficient,andpersonalizedtransportationoptionsinthecomingyears.However,wealsoneedtoaddressthechallengesandensurethatthebenefitsofthesechangesaresharedbyeveryone.1.Thedevelopmentofhigh-speedrailnetworksandtheexpansionofsubwaysystemsaremakingpublictransportationmoreefficient.Answer:D答案分析：段落D提到城市發(fā)展高鐵網(wǎng)絡(luò)，地鐵系統(tǒng)也在擴展和改進，使公共交通更高效。2.Electricvehiclesareimportantforreducingairpollutionandaddressingclimatechange.Answer:B答案分析：段落B明確指出電動汽車有助于減少空氣污染和應(yīng)對氣候變化。3.Ride-sharingservicesandbike-sharingprogramsarechangingthetransportationlandscapebyreducingcarsontheroadandpromotingamoreeco-friendlymodeoftravel.Answer:E答案分析：段落E提到拼車服務(wù)和共享單車項目減少路上汽車數(shù)量，鼓勵環(huán)保出行。4.Autonomousvehicleshavethepotentialtoimproveroadsafetyandtrafficflow,buttherearestilltechnologicalchallenges.Answer:C答案分析：段落C說自動駕駛汽車可提高道路安全和優(yōu)化交通流，但有技術(shù)挑戰(zhàn)。5.Flyingcarscouldsolvetrafficcongestioninurbanareas,butregulatoryandsafetyissuesneedtoberesolved.Answer:F答案分析：段落F指出飛行汽車可解決城市交通擁堵，但有監(jiān)管和安全問題。6.Thesharingeconomyhasbroughtmoreflexibleandcost-effectivetransportationoptions.Answer:E答案分析：段落E提到共享經(jīng)濟帶來更靈活和經(jīng)濟的交通選擇。7.Smartcitiesusetechnologytomanageandoptimizetransportation,suchassynchronizingtrafficlightsandprovidingsmartparkingsystems.Answer:G答案分析：段落G說智慧城市利用技術(shù)管理交通，如同步交通燈和提供智能停車系統(tǒng)。8.Thewidespreaduseofautonomousvehiclesmaycausejoblossesinthetransportationindustry.Answer:H答案分析：段落H提到自動駕駛汽車普及可能導致運輸行業(yè)就業(yè)崗位減少。9.Thefutureoftransportationislikelytobemoresustainable,efficient,andpersonalized.Answer:I答案分析：段落I總結(jié)未來交通將更可持續(xù)、高效和個性化。10.Thetransportationindustryisconstantlyevolvingwithnewdiscoveriesandinnovations.Answer:A答案分析：段落A說交通方式即將發(fā)生重大變革，不斷有新發(fā)現(xiàn)和創(chuàng)新。仔細閱讀Passage1Theriseofartificialintelligence(AI)hassparkedagreatdealofdebateinrecentyears.Ononehand,AIhasthepotentialtobringaboutmanybenefits.Forexample,inthefieldofhealthcare,AIcanbeusedtoanalyzemedicaldataandassistdoctorsinmakingmoreaccuratediagnoses.Inthefinancialsector,AIalgorithmscanbeusedtodetectfraudandmanageinvestments.Inmanufacturing,AI-poweredrobotscanperformrepetitivetaskswithhighprecision,increasingproductivity.However,therearealsoconcernsabouttheimpactofAIonemployment.AsAItechnologybecomesmoreadvanced,itislikelytoreplacemanyjobscurrentlyperformedbyhumans.Forexample,jobsindataentry,customerservice,andsomemanufacturingrolesareathighriskofbeingautomated.Thiscouldleadtosignificantunemploymentincertainsectors.AnotherconcernistheethicalimplicationsofAI.AIsystemsareonlyasgoodasthedatatheyaretrainedon.Ifthedatacontainsbiases,theAIwillalsoproducebiasedresults.Forexample,incriminaljustice,AI-basedriskassessmenttoolshavebeenshowntobebiasedagainstcertainethnicgroups.Thiscanleadtounfairtreatmentanddiscrimination.Inaddition,therearequestionsaboutthecontrolandownershipofAI.Whowillhavecontroloverthesepowerfultechnologies?Willitbelargetechcompanies,governments,orotherentities?AndhowcanweensurethatAIisusedforthegreatergoodandnotformaliciouspurposes?Despitetheseconcerns,manyexpertsbelievethatAIcanbeaforceforgoodifitisdevelopedandmanagedproperly.WeneedtofindwaystobalancethepotentialbenefitsofAIwiththerisksandchallengesitposes.ThismayinvolvecreatingregulationstogovernthedevelopmentanduseofAI,providingeducationandtrainingforworkerstoadapttothechangingjobmarket,andpromotingethicalstandardsinthedevelopmentofAIsystems.1.WhatarethebenefitsofAIaccordingtothepassage?A.Itcanassistinhealthcarediagnosis,detectfraudinfinance,andincreasemanufacturingproductivity.答案分析：文中第一段提到AI在醫(yī)療、金融和制造業(yè)的好處，A選項符合。2.WhatisoneoftheconcernsaboutAI?A.Itmayleadtojoblossesinsomesectors.答案分析：第二段明確指出AI可能導致某些行業(yè)就業(yè)崗位減少。3.WhyisthereanethicalproblemwithAI?A.Itcanproducebiasedresultsifthetrainingdataisbiased.答案分析：第三段提到如果訓練數(shù)據(jù)有偏差，AI會產(chǎn)生有偏差的結(jié)果，導致倫理問題。4.WhatquestionsareraisedaboutAI?A.Questionsaboutitscontrol,ownership,andproperuse.答案分析：第四段提出了關(guān)于AI控制、所有權(quán)以及如何確保其用于正當目的的問題。5.WhatshouldwedotodealwithAI?A.Balanceitsbenefitswithrisks,createregulations,providetraining,andpromoteethicalstandards.答案分析：最后一段提到要平衡AI利弊，制定規(guī)則，提供培訓，促進道德標準。Passage2Theworldisfacingawatercrisis.Withthegrowingpopulationandincreasingdemandforwater,theavailablewaterresourcesarebecomingscarce.Manyregionsaroundtheworldareexperiencingwatershortages,andthisproblemislikelytogetworseinthefuture.Oneofthemainreasonsforthewatercrisisistheinefficientuseofwater.Inagriculture,whichaccountsforabout70%ofglobalwaterconsumption,alargeamountofwateriswastedduetooutdatedirrigationmethods.Inaddition,industriesalsouseasignificantamountofwater,andinmanycases,theydonotrecycleorreuseiteffectively.Anotherfactorcontributingtothewatercrisisispollution.Industrialwaste,agriculturalchemicals,anddomesticsewageareallbeingdumpedintowatersources,makingthewaterunfitforhumanuse.Thisnotonlyreducestheamountofavailablecleanwaterbutalsohasanegativeimpactontheenvironmentandhumanhealth.Toaddressthewatercrisis,weneedtotakeamulti-prongedapproach.Firstly,weneedtoimprovewaterefficiency.Thiscanbeachievedbypromotingtheuseofmodernirrigationtechniquesinagriculture,suchasdripirrigation,whichcansignificantlyreducewaterwaste.Industriesshouldalsobeencouragedtorecycleandreusewater.Secondly,weneedtoprotectwatersourcesfrompollution.Thisrequiresstrictregulationsandenforcementtopreventindustrialwasteandsewagefrombeingdumpedintowaterbodies.Wealsoneedtopromotethedevelopmentofcleantechnologiestoreducethepollutiongeneratedbyindustries.Finally,weneedtoraisepublicawarenessabouttheimportanceofwaterconservation.Educationcampaignscanbelaunchedtoteachpeopleabouttheproperuseofwaterandtheneedtoconserveit.Byworkingtogether,wecanhopetosolvethewatercrisisandensureasustainablewatersupplyforfuturegenerations.1.Whatisthemaincauseofthewatercrisis?A.Inefficientuseofwaterandpollution.答案分析：文中提到用水效率低和水污染是導致水危機的主要原因。2.Whyisalargeamountofwaterwastedinagriculture?A.Outdatedirrigationmethodsareused.答案分析：第二段明確指出農(nóng)業(yè)中大量水因過時灌溉方法被浪費。3.Whatistheimpactofpollutiononwater?A.Itmakeswaterunfitforhumanuseandharmstheenvironmentandhealth.答案分析：第三段提到污染使水不適合人類使用，對環(huán)境和健康有負面影響。4.Howcanweimprovewaterefficiency?A.Byusingmodernirrigationtechniquesandrecyclingwaterinindustries.答案分析：第四段說通過使用現(xiàn)代灌溉技術(shù)和工業(yè)中水回用提高用水效率。5.Whatisthelaststeptoaddressthewatercrisis?A.Raisepublicawarenessaboutwaterconservation.答案分析：最后一段提到要提高公眾節(jié)水意識。翻譯部分請將下面的段落翻譯成英語。中國的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)金融發(fā)展迅速。近年來，各種互聯(lián)網(wǎng)金融服務(wù)應(yīng)運而生，如在線支付、網(wǎng)絡(luò)借貸等。這些服務(wù)改變了人們的消費和投資方式。例如，在線支付使購物變得更加便捷，人們可以通過手機輕松完成支付。網(wǎng)絡(luò)借貸為中小企業(yè)提供了新的融資渠道，幫助它們解決資金難題。然而，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)金融也帶來了一些問題，如網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全風