1、2017年5月大学英语六级考试真题（第3套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend college at home or abroad, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension说明：2017年6月大学英
2、语六级真题全国共考了两套听力。本套（即第三套）的听力材料与第一套完全一样，只是选项的顺序不同而已，故本套不再重复给出。Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: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 th
3、e 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 ba
4、sed on the following passage.Lets all stop judging people who talk to themselves. New research says that those who cant seem to keep their inner monologues (独白) in are actually more likely to stay on task, remain _26_ better and show improved perception capabilities. Not bad, really, for some extra
5、muttering. According to a series of experiments published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology by professors Gary Lupyan and Daniel Swignley, the act of using verbal clues to _27_ mental pictures helps people function quicker. In one experiment, they showed pictures of various objects
6、 to twenty _28_ and asked them to find just one of those, a banana. Half were _29_ to repeat out loud what they were looking for and the other half kept their lips _30_. Those who talked to themselves found the banana slightly faster than those who didnt, the researchers say. In other experiments, L
7、upyan and Swignley found that _31_ the name of a common product when on the hunt for it helped quicken someones pace, but talking about uncommon items showed no advantage and slowed you down. Common research has long held that talking themselves through a task helps children learn, although doing so
8、 when youve _32_ matured is not a great sign of _33_. The two professors hope to refute that idea, _34_ that just as when kids walk themselves through a process, adults can benefit from using language not just to communicate, but also to help augment thinking. Of course, you are still encouraged to
9、keep the talking at library tones and, whatever you do, keep the information you share simple, like a grocery list. At any _35_, theres still such a thing as too much information. A) apparently B) arrogance C) brilliance D) claiming E) dedicated F) focused G) incur H) instructed I) obscurely J) seal
10、ed K) spectators L) trigger M) uttering N) volume O) volunteersSection BDirections: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. Yo
11、u 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.Rich Children and Poor Ones Are Raised Very DifferentlyA) The lives of children from rich and poor American families look more different than ev
12、er before.B) Well-off families are ruled by calendars, with children enrolled in ballet, soccer and after-school programs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. There are usually two parents, who spend a lot of time reading to children and worrying about their anxiety levels and hectic sche
13、dules.C) In poor families, meanwhile, children tend to spend their time at home or with extended family. They are more likely to grow up in neighborhoods that their parents say arent great for raising children, and their parents worry about them getting shot, beaten up or in trouble with the law.D)
14、The class differences in child rearing are growinga symptom of widening inequality with far-reaching consequences. Different upbringings set children on different paths and can deepen socioeconomic divisions, especially because education is strongly linked to earnings. Children grow up learning the
15、skills to succeed in their socioeconomic stratum (阶层), but not necessarily others.E) Early childhood experiences can be very consequential for childrens long-term social, emotional and cognitive development, said Sean Reardon, professor of poverty and inequality in education at Stanford University.
16、And because those influence educational success and later earnings, early childhood experiences cast a lifelong shadow. The cycle continues: Poorer parents have less time and fewer resources to invest in their children, which can leave children less prepared for school and work, which leads to lower
17、 earnings.F) American parents want similar things for their children, the Pew report and past research have found: for them to be healthy and happy, honest and ethical, caring and compassionate. There is no best parenting style or philosophy, researchers say, and across income groups, 92% of parents
18、 say they are doing a good job at raising their children. Yet they are doing it quite differently. Middle-class and higher-income parents see their children as projects in need of careful cultivation, says Annette Lareau, whose groundbreaking research on the topic was published in her book Unequal C
19、hildhoods: Class, Race and Family Life. They try to develop their skills through close supervision and organized activities, and teach children to question authority figures and navigate elite institutions.G) Working-class parents, meanwhile, believe their children will naturally thrive, and give th
20、em far greater independence and time for free play. They are taught to be compliant and respectful to adults. There are benefits to both approaches. Working-class children are happier, more independent, complain less and are closer with family members, Ms. Lareau found. Higher-income children are mo
21、re likely to declare boredom and expect their parents to solve their problems. Yet later on, the more affluent children end up in college and on the way to the middle class, while working-class children tend to struggle. Children from higher-income families are likely to have the skills to navigate
22、bureaucracies and succeed in schools and workplaces, Ms. Lareau said.H) Do all parents want the most success for their children? Absolutely, she said. Do some strategies give children more advantages than others in institutions? Probably they do. Will parents be damaging children if they have one fe
23、wer organized activity? No, I really doubt it.I) Social scientists say the differences arise in part because low-income parents have less money to spend on music class or preschool, and less flexible schedules to take children to museums or attend school events. Extracurricular activities reflect th
24、e differences in child rearing in the Pew survey, which was of a nationally representative sample of 1,807 parents. Of families earning more than $75,000 a year, 84% say their children have participated in organized sports over the past year, 64% have done volunteer work and 62% have taken lessons i
25、n music, dance or art. Of families earning less than $30,000, 59% of children have done sports, 37% have volunteered and 41% have taken arts classes.J) Especially in affluent families, children start young. Nearly half of high-earning, college-graduate parents enrolled their children in arts classes
26、 before they were 5, compared with one-fifth of low-income, less- educated parents. Nonetheless, 20% of well-off parents say their childrens schedules are too hectic, compared with 8% of poorer parents.K) Another example is reading aloud, which studies have shown gives children bigger vocabularies a
27、nd better reading comprehension in school. 71% of parents with a college degree say they do it every day, compared with 33% of those with a high school diploma or less. White parents are more likely than others to read to their children daily, as are married parents. Most affluent parents enroll the
28、ir children in preschool or day care, while low-income parents are more likely to depend on family members. Discipline techniques vary by education level: 8% of those with a postgraduate degree say they often beat their children, compared with 22% of those with a high school degree or less.L) The su
29、rvey also probed attitudes and anxieties. Interestingly, parents attitudes toward education do not seem to reflect their own educational background as much as a belief in the importance of education for upward mobility. Most American parents say they are not concerned about their childrens grades as
30、 long as they work hard. But 50% of poor parents say it is extremely important to them that their children earn a college degree, compared with 39% of wealthier parents.M) Less-educated parents, and poorer and black and Latino parents are more likely to believe that there is no such thing as too muc
31、h involvement in a childs education. Parents who are white, wealthy or college- educated say too much involvement can be bad. Parental anxieties reflect their circumstances. High- earning parents are much more likely to say they live in a good neighborhood for raising children. While bullying is par
32、ents greatest concern over all, nearly half of low-income parents worry their child will get shot, compared with one-fifth of high-income parents. They are more worried about their children being depressed or anxious.N) In the Pew survey, middle-class families earning between $30,000 and $75,000 a y
33、ear fell right between working-class and high-earning parents on issues like the quality of their neighborhood for raising children, participation in extracurricular activities and involvement in their children s education.O) Children were not always raised so differently. The achievement gap betwee
34、n children from high- and low-income families is 30-40% larger among children born in 2001 than those born 25 years earlier, according to Mr. Reardons research. People used to live near people of different income levels; neighborhoods are now more segregated by income. More than a quarter of childre
35、n live in single-parent householdsa historic high, according to Pewand these children are three times as likely to live in poverty as those who live with married parents. Meanwhile, growing income inequality has coincided with the increasing importance of a college degree for earning a middle-class
36、wage.P) Yet there are recent signs that the gap could be starting to shrink. In the past decade, even as income inequality has grown, some of the socioeconomic differences in parenting, like reading to children and going to libraries, have narrowed.Q) Public policies aimed at young children have hel
37、ped, including public preschool programs and reading initiatives. Addressing differences in the earliest years, it seems, could reduce inequality in the next generation.36. Working-class parents teach their children to be obedient and show respect to adults.37. American parents, whether rich or poor
38、, have similar expectations of their children despite different ways of parenting.38. While rich parents are more concerned with their childrens psychological well-being, poor parents are more worried about their childrens safety.39. The increasing differences in child rearing between rich and poor
39、families reflect growing social inequality.40. Parenting approaches of working-class and affluent families both have advantages.41. Higher-income families and working-class families now tend to live in different neighborhoods.42. Physical punishment is used much less by well-educated parents.43. Ms.
40、 Lareau doesnt believe participating in fewer after-class activities will negatively affect childrens development.44. Wealthy parents are concerned about their childrens mental health and busy schedules.45. Some socioeconomic differences in child rearing have shrunk in the past ten years.Section CDi
41、rections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through th
42、e centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Tennessees technical and community colleges will not outsource (外包) management of their facilities to a private company, a decision one leader said was bolstered by an analysis of spending at each campus. In an email sent Mond
43、ay to college presidents in the Tennessee Board of Regents system, outgoing Chancellor John Morgan said an internal analysis showed that each campus spending on facilities management fell well below the industry standards identified by the state. Morgan said those findingswhich included data from th
44、e systems 13 community colleges, 27 technical colleges and six universitieswere part of the decision not to move forward with Governor Bill Haslams proposal to privatize management of state buildings in an effort to save money. While these numbers are still being validated by the state, we feel any
45、adjustments they might suggest will be immaterial, Morgan wrote to the presidents. System institutions are operating very efficiently based on this analysis, raising the question of the value of pursuing a broad scale outsourcing initiative. Workers advocates have criticized Haslams plan, saying it
46、would mean some campus workers would lose their jobs or benefits. Haslam has said colleges would be free to opt in or out of the out souring plan, which has not been finalized. Morgan notified the Haslam administration of his decision to opt out in a letter sent last week. That letter, which include
47、s several concerns Morgan has with the plan, was originally obtained by The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. In an email statement from the states Office of Customer Focused Government, which is examining the possibility of outsourcing, spokeswoman Michelle R. Martin said officials were still working t
48、o analyze the data from the Board of Regents. Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a business justification the state will use as officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan. The states facilities management project team is st
49、ill in the process of developing its business justification and expects to have that completed and available to the public at the end of February, Martin said. At this time there is nothing to take action on since the analysis has yet to be completed. Morgans comments on outsourcing mark the second time this month that he has come out against one of Has