2025年12月大學英語六級考試（第三套）真題及答案PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentence“Itisbelievedthatteacherscanexertaprofoundinfluenceontheirstudents’academicpursuitandpersonaldevelopment.”Youcanmakecomments,citeexamplesoruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Youshouldcopythesentencegiveninquotesatthebeginningofyouressay.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)特別說明：由于多題多卷，官方第三套真題的聽力試題與第一套真題的一致，只是選項順序不同，因此，本套試卷不再提供聽力部分。PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.It’sbesttothinkofanaccentasadistinct,systematicandrule-governedwayofspeaking.Accentisnota26fordialect,butit’srelated.Dialectisanumbrellatermforthewayacommunitypronounceswords,createswords,andorderswords;accentreferstothatfirstpartonly.Many27presumethatthereisasinglestandardwayofspeakingineachcountry,withonesinglestandardaccent,andthatthisperceivedstandardis28thebestformofspeech,butlinguists(語言學家)oftenpointoutthattheconceptofastandardaccentisbetterunderstoodasanidealratherthana29.Inotherwords,noonespeaks“standardEnglish”;rather,itisanimaginedwayofusinglanguagethatexistsonlyingrammarandstylebooks.Onereasonlinguistsagreethereisnoonetruestandardisthat,throughtheyears,therehavebeen30supposedstandards,dependingontimeandplace.ThestandardforEnglishinBritishnewsreels(新聞片)fromthe1950s,forexample,differsgreatlyfromthestandardfoundonAmericannationalnewsbroadcaststoday.Infact,therehasneverbeenasinglestandardthat’sbeenfullyagreedupon-andbroadcastoutletsacrossthe31haveneverconsistentlyheldtothosestandardsanyway.Evenso,thisideaofastandardaccentis32andmanyworkplaceandeducationalenvironmentsperpetuatetheideathataccentsthat33fromthecurrentstandardarelessappropriate,oreveninappropriate.ScholarshavefoundthatsouthernU.S.accentfeaturesaremoreacceptedin34suchasgovernment,lawandservice-orientedworkplaces,butlessacceptedinthetechnologysector.Theacceptabilityofnonstandardaccentsmay35withdifferencesinclassandculture,withnewerorhigherprestigeindustriesexpectingmorestandardspeechintheworkplace.affixB)correlateC)deviateD)domainsinfluentialF)inherentlyG)laymenH)multipleaffixB)correlateC)deviateD)domainsinfluentialF)inherentlyG)laymenH)pertiesJ)realityK)reciprocallyL)specimenM)spectrumN)synonymO)unanimousSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheHistoryandMeaningofColoredTrafficLightsA)Timedtrafficlightsaresetaccordingtoschedulesthataresupposedtocoordinatewithpeaktraffichours.Citiesneedtomonitorandupdatesignallighttimeschedulesatleasteverytwoyearstokeepthesesystemseffective.InLosAngeles,California,anambitiousprojecttogoastepfurtherandsynchronize(使同步)everyredlightinLosAngelescostover400milliondollars.Askaresidentofthecityandtheyarelikelytoagreethatsavingtimeontheroadiswellworthit.Ifimplementednationwide,synchronizationcouldshave10%offtrafficcongestion(堵塞)and20%offairpollution.Congestioncoststime,money,andlives.Bigdatacanhelpimprovehowmillionsofpeoplesafelysharetheroad.However,noneofthiswouldbepossiblewithoutthetrafficlight!B)ThefirsttrafficlightwasinventedinLondoninthe1860’s,butitwashardlyrecognizable-oreffective.Ithadbeenadaptedfromtherailroadsignalsystembyarailwaymanager,JohnPeakKnight,in1868.Therailroadsusedredgaslightsatnighttosignalstopsandgreengaslightsduringthedaytime.Knightinstalledasimilargaslight,semaphore(臂板信號)systemnearLondon’sWestminsterBridgeinDecemberof1868.C)Thelifeofthefirsttrafficlightsignalwasshort-lived.Agasleakcausedoneofthesignallightstoexplodeonitspoliceofficeroperatorwithinamonthofbeinginstalled.D)AutomatingtrafficsignalsstalledaftertheLondonincident.FortyyearspassedbeforecarscrowdingcitystreetsurgedthedevelopmentoftrafficlightsintheUnitedStates.Londonwouldnotseeanothertrafficlightuntil1929.E)TheUnitedStatesisacarculturelikenoothercountry.UnlikemostEuropeancitiesthatstartedurbanplanningwhenhorseswerehigh-tech,manycitiesintheUnitedStatesweredesignedaroundurbansprawl,suburbantracts,andmotorcars.F)Astrafficandcitiesgrew,sodidtheracetosolvegrowingtrafficproblems.Thefirsttrafficsignalsweresemaphores.Semaphoresaretowerswithmovingarmssignalingfortraffictostoporgo.Theycouldbemanualorautomatic.Therewasnoconsistentdesign.Variousmodelswereinventedandputintoplaceincitiesastheneedarose.G)In1912,LesterWirewasapoliceofficerexhaustedbytrafficatMainStreetand200South.Hedevelopedamanuallyswitchedstoplight.Thefour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ght.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mindfulnesshasbeenshowntohaveanumberofmeaningfulhealthbenefits-itcanhelpreduceanxietyandpromotehealinginthosesufferingfromchronicillness.ThepracticeisbasedonaninsightfirstdescribedinancientBuddhisttextsthathumanbeingshavethecapacitytoobserveexperiencewithoutbeingcaughtupinit.Thismeanssimplythatitispossibletoobserveourselveshavingacraving,orahappythought,orevenascaryemotion,withoutreactinginthemomentinawaythatamplifiesthefeelingorsendsthemindspiralingoffintothinkingaboutoldmemoriesoranticipatingevents.Thispracticeofmindfulnesscanhelpcalmthemindandthebodyaswelearnnottoreacttoexperiencewithlikesanddislikesorjudgmentsofgoodandbad.Itdoesnotmakeuscoldorindifferentbutmorefullypresent.Oneofthechallengesofpracticingmindfulnessinourcontemporaryworldisthattherehasbeenaprofoundtransformationinhumanattention.TheartistJennyOdellarguesthatinour“attentioneconomy”humanattentionhasbeentransformedintoacommoditythatbigcorporationsbuyandsell.Thiseconomyrestsonatechnologicalrevolutionofmobilephonesandsocialmediathatmakesitpossibleforcorporationstotargetourattentionwiththeircontentateverymoment.Thedevicesmostpeopleuseareaperpetualdiversionfromthepresentmoment.Theresultisthatitcanfeelasthoughourabilitytofocus,andbefullypresent,hasbeenstolen.Butmindfulnesscanhelpusresisttheattentioneconomyandrelishthethingsthatmakelifespecial,likebeingtogetherwiththosewelove.Mostmindfulnessresearchfocusesontheindividualbenefitsofthepractice,butsomescholarsassertthatwecannotonlypracticemindfulnessforourselvesbutalsopracticeitforothers.Itcanhelpusbuildstronger,healthierrelationships.Thesadtruthisthatlivingintheattentioneconomy,mostofushavebecomebadlisteners.However,justasitispossibletowatchourselveshavinganexperiencewithoutreacting,it’spossibletowatchanotherpersonhaveanexperiencewithoutgettingtiedupinreactivityandjudgment.Thegiftofmindfulnessisapracticeoflisteningwithcompassiontoothersdescribetheirexperiences.Togivethisgiftmeansputtingawayyourphone,turningoffsocialmedia,andsettingasideothercommondistractions.Itmeanspracticingbeingfullypresentinanotherperson’spresenceandlisteningtothemwithcompleteattentionwithoutjudgment,whileresistingtheurgetomaketheinteractionaboutyou.Ifwejudgethevalueofgiftsbasedontheirprice,thisgiftmayseemworthless,butinadistractedworld,itisapreciousone.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutpracticingmindfulness?A)Ittriggersourmindtoreflectonpastexperiencesoranticipatefutureevents.B)Itfocusesourattentiononthepresentmomentwithoutmakingjudgments.C)Itconcentratesourmindonourpersonalfeelings,happyorscary.D)Ithelpsourmindtostaycalmwhenfacingjudgmentsfromothers.Whatdoweseeintoday’s“attentioneconomy”accordingtoJennyOdell?A)Focusontechnologicaladvancescontinuouslyupdatesproductsandservices.B)People’sattentionisturnedintosomethingthatcanbeboughtandsold.C)Businessesprofitfromsellingmobilephonesandrevolutionizingsocialmedia.D)Peopletendtopurchaseproductsandserviceswithoutcarefulthinking.Whathappenswiththeprevalentuseofmobilephonesorsocialmedia?A)Theykeepdistractingusersfromthehereandnow.B)Theyrenderusersincapableofresistingtemptation.C)Theyrobusersoftheirabilitytoobserveexperience.D)Theytemptuserstoendorsetheattentioneconomy.Whatbenefitcanpracticingmindfulnessbringtousaccordingtosomescholars?A)Itpreventsusfrommakingarbitraryjudgmentsaboutothers.B)Itshiftsourattentionfrommaterialthingstospiritualpursuits.C)Itisconducivetoourforgingbetterinterpersonalrelationships.D)Itishelpfulinregainingourabilitytoenjoywhatwehaveinlife.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestwedoinanotherperson’spresence?A)Shareeachother’sexperiencefranklyandcompassionately.B)Payfullattentiontoestablishingcloserelationshipswiththem.C)Beattentivelistenerswhilerefrainingfrommakingjudgments.D)Remindthemofthedistractionfrommobilephonesandsocialmedia.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheotherdayIhadtologintoaserviceIhadn’tusedbefore.SinceIwasanewuser,thewebsitedecidedthatitneededtocheckIwasn’tarobotandsosetmeaCaptchatesttodeterminewhethertheuserisapersonoramachine.Iwaspresentedwithanimageofaroadsidesceneoverwhichwaslaidagrid.My“challenge”wastoclickoneachcellinthegridthatcontainedatrafficsign.Ididso,abitirritated.ThenIwaspresentedwithanotherimageandanothergrid-alsowitharequesttoidentifyroadsigns.Likealamb,Icomplied,afterwhichthewebsiteacceptedmyinput.AndthenIrealisedwhatIhadbeendoingwasaddingtoadatasetfortrainingthemachine-learningsoftwarethatguidesself-drivingcars.So,togainaccesstoanautomatedservicethatwillbenefitfinanciallyfrommyinput,Ifirsthavetodosomeunpaidlabourtohelpimprovetheperformanceofautonomousvehicles.Neat,eh?ButnotealsothedeliciousadditionalironythattheCaptchaisdescribedasan“automatedTuringtest”.TheTuringtestwasconceived,youmayrecall,asawayofenablinghumanstodeterminewhetheramachinecouldrespondinsuchawaythatonecouldn’ttellwhetheritwasahumanorarobot.Sowehavewanderedintoaworldinwhichmachinesmakeusdotrickstoprovethatwearehumans!Thestrangestaspectofthisunparalleledshiftishowunder-discussedithasbeen.Themetaphoroftheboilingfrogcomestomind.Havewebecomesosubtlyconditionedbydigitaltechnologythatwedon’tseewhat’sbeenhappeningtous?Havewebeenconditionedtoacceptaworldgovernedby“smart”tech,tradingconveniencetothepointwherewebecomeabitlikemachinesourselves?Inarecentstartlingandthoughtfulbook,twoscholars-BrettFrischmann,alawprofessor,andEvanSelinger,aphilosopher-arguethattheanswertothatquestionis“yes”.Andthey’reright.There’snothingtechnophobic(技術恐懼的)aboutthat.Weshapeourtoolsandthenourtoolsshapeus.Technologyissupposedtoprovidetoolsthatservehumanends.But,asthemachine-learningCaptchademonstrates,asignificantproportionofdigitaltechnowsees(anduses)humansasmeanstoendsthatarenotours.Intheprocess,theyreduceustothestatusofcheeryratsrunningontreadmills(踏車)designedbypeoplewhodonothaveourinterestsatheart.Sobacktothefrogmetaphor.Arewesmartenoughtojumpoutbeforeit’stoolate?Youdon’tevenhavetoGoogleittoknowtheanswer.HowdidtheauthorrespondtotheCaptchatest?A)Heclickedonthecellsrandomly.B)Heacceptedthechallengereadily.C)Hecompleteditconfidently.D)Heworkedonitsubmissively.WhatisironicabouttheCaptchatest?A)Amachinecanrespondtothetestaswellashumansdo.B)Amachinecanoutperformhumansinobjectidentification.C)Atestdesignedtotestmachinesisnowusedbymachinestotesthumans.D)Atestconceivedtotellahumanfromarobotcannowdotrickshumanscan’t.Whydoestheauthorusethemetaphoroftheboilingfrog?A)Toshowthathumansareunwillingtotradeconvenienceforcontrolbysmarttech.B)Toshowthathumansareunawareofthepotentialdangerbroughtbysmarttech.C)Toquestionwhetherhumansareconditionedtoacceptdigitaltech.D)Toquestionwhetherhumansareasvulnerableastheboilingfrog.WhydoestheauthorthinkthatBrettFrischmannandEvanSelingerareright?A)Alargepartofdigitaltechisnowmakinguseofhumanstomeetitsownends.B)Humansarenowfastlockedinaraceagainstdigitaltechtocontroltheworld.C)Digitaltechcanservehumanneedsinwayspreviouslythoughtimpossible.D)Digitaltechisnowdoingthinkingwhilehumansaredoingrepetitivework.Whatdoestheauthorimplybyasking“Arewesmartenoughtojumpoutbeforeit’stoolate?”attheendofthepassage?A)Itisnotsensibletoexpectdigitaltechtotakehumans’interesttoheart.B)Itishardtosaywhethertechnologyorhumanswillgettheupperhand.C)Wemayhavetosearchthewebtogettheanswertothequestion.D)Wemaynotawakeintimetothedangerdigitaltechposestous.PartIVTranslation(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.原文節(jié)儉(frugality)是中華民族的傳統(tǒng)美德?在中國古代,生產力低下,先人們深知勞動成果來之不易,因而秉持節(jié)儉的理念?到了物質極大豐富的今天,中國人民依然堅持節(jié)儉的生活方式,體現(xiàn)了理性消費的生活理念和對勞動的尊重?近年來,中國政府持續(xù)加強節(jié)約型社會的建設,倡導“光盤行動”,減少食物浪費,提倡簡約低碳的生活方式,推進資源循環(huán)利用,反對過度消費?節(jié)約型社會的建設有力地推動了中國經濟的高質量發(fā)展?2025年12月六級真題答案【第三套】PartIWriting參考范文Itisbelievedthatteacherscanexertaprofoundinfluenceontheirstudents’academicpursuitandpersonaldevelopment.Thisinfluenceisnotlim