1、2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题答案与详解(第1套)Part I Writing审题思路这是六级考试中常见的二择一议论文。此次话题是在大学中选择文科专业还是理科专业，属于校园题材，因此写起来并不难。考生首先应该开宗明义引出现象，表明观点。但重点在第二段论证自己的观点上，此段可以从两方面阐述文科或者理科更为重要的原因。最后，在结尾段自然总结观点或者升华主题。写作提纲一、描述现象，表明观点：在大学中应该选择理科专业(major in science)二、分析原因1.社会重视理科的贡献(more importance is attached to material civilization)2.文
2、科知识可以自学成才(accumulate it by cultivating themselves in a long run)三、总结论点1.指出文理皆有用(have their distinctive luster)2.重申主题，强调两点(practicality and difficulty)范文点评高分范文精彩点评Science or HumanitiesWhen pinched between majoring in science or开门见山，描述现象：在大学期间应该选择humanities in college,many students find themselves in
3、a理科还是文科作为专业。dilemma.2 Personally,the former is preferable for the点明观点：在大学期间应该选择理科专业。following two reasons.用Firstly提出选择理科的第一个原因，即3 Firstly,in a society where more importance is社会对物质文明的重视。attached to material civilization,it is natural to follow suit指出物质文明和理科知识之间的紧密联系。by majoring in science so that in
4、 the future,hopefully,one通过举例具体论证理科知识在日常生活can make great contribution in this aspect.As the very中的重要作用。basis for spiritual enlightenment,4 material development用Secondly引出选择理科的另外一个is closely knitted with academic studies of science.For理由。example,the innovation of daily appliances calls for进一步说明文科知识可以
5、靠日常的努力mastery of basic theories of physics and chemistry.6 The慢慢积累。building of our residence requires architectural用Allinall总结全文，重申选择理科的两个knowledge.7 Secondly,evidently,the significance of原因，即 practicality and difficulty。humanities-the pearl of mankind knowledge-cannot beexaggerated too much.8 Howev
6、er,students canP加分亮点accumulate it by cultivating themselves in a long run insteaddilemma境of spending a few years studying it as a major.9 Sincefollow suit 照办，遵循most subjects of humanities can be attained along with ourenlightenment 觉悟，启蒙personal development,it is true that we should focus onbe knitt
7、ed with.与在一起the more challenging knowledge at college-science.architectural建筑的 All in all,both science and humanities have theirpearl珍珠，瑰宝distinctive luster.But in view of practicality and difficulty,exaggerate,张it is advisable that science be studied as a major in college.true真实的，真的全文翻译理科还是文科许多学生在上
8、大学时都有面对选择理科还是文科作为自己专业的困境。我个人认为应该选择理科专业，下文将阐述两个原因。首先，在一个较重视物质文明的社会中，选择理科是一个自然的选择，这样才有希望在将来在这方面做出巨大贡献。作为精神觉悟的基础，物质文明与理科中的学术学习息息相关。例如，日常用品的革新需要掌握最基2017.6/9(第1套)8.What does the man say about Venice?D)。(详解)对话末尾，男士提到水城威尼斯，他说这座城市一直在受到海水的威胁，在那里每天早上需要搭起木质通道才能让游客进入酒店。因此答案为D)。Section BPassage One(9)When facing
9、 a new situation,some people tend to rehearse their defeat by spending too much timeanticipating the worst.I remember talking with a young lawyer who was about to begin her first jury trial.Shewas very nervous.I asked what impression she wanted to make on the jury.She replied,I dont want tolook too
10、inexperienced;I dont want them to suspect this is my first trial.This lawyer had fallen victim to thedonts syndrome,a form of negative goal setting.The donts can be self-fulfilling because your mindresponds to pictures.(10)Research conducted at Stanford University shows a mental image fires the nerv
11、oussystem the same way as actually doing something.That means when a golfer tells himself Dont hit the ballinto the water,his mind sees the image of the ball flying into the water.So guess where the ball will go.(11)Consequently,before going into any stressful situation,focus only on what you want t
12、o have happen.Iasked the lawyer again how she wanted to appear at her first trial,and this time she said,I want to lookprofessional and self-assured.I told her to create a picture of what self-assured would look like.To her itmeant moving confidently around the court room,using convincing body langu
13、age and projecting her voice soit could be heard from the judges bench to the back door.She also imagined a skillful closing argument and awinning trial.(12)A few weeks after this positive dress rehearsal,the young lawyer did win.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.未听先知预览四
14、道题各选项，由选项中出现的 preparations,anticipating their defeat,mental images,Anticipate possible problems,Picture themselves succeeding可以推测，短文主要讨论的是人们在重大事件之前的心理活动与预期。9.What do some people do when they face a new situation?C)。(详解)短文开头指出，面临新情况时，有些人会花费大量的时间来想象最糟糕的情形，进行失败过程的排练。因此答案为C)。10.What does the research co
15、nducted at Stanford University show?D)。详解短文中提到，斯坦福大学进行的研究显示，想象与实际做某事对神经系统有着同样的影响，比如说，如果高尔夫运动员总是对自己说“不要把球打到水里去”，他的脑海中会描绘高尔夫球掉进水里的场景，所以不难想象球最终会打到什么地方去。由此可见，思维与实际操作对神经系统有着同样的影响，答案为D)。11.What advice does the speaker give to people in a stressful situation?C)。详解短文中提到，当面对压力时，只关注你想要其发生的事情。也就是说，不要关注失败，而是去想象
16、希望发生的事情，答案为C)。12.What do we learn about the lawyer in the court?B)。详解短文末尾提到，经过了那次有信心的彩排，几个星期后，那位女律师真的赢了那个案子。因此，她赢了（人生中）第一次庭审，答案为B)。Passage TwoMost Americans dont eat enough fruits,vegetables or whole grains.(13)Research now says adding fiberto the teen diet may help lower the risk of breast cancer.C
17、onversations about the benefits of fiber areprobably more common in nursing homes than high schools.But along comes a new study that could changethat.Kristi King,a diet specialist at Texas Childrens Hospital,finds it hard to get teenage patients attentionabout healthy eating by telling them that eat
18、ing lots of high-fiber foods could reduce the risk of breast cancerbefore middle age.Thats a powerful message.(14)The new finding is based on a study of 44,000 women.They were surveyed about their diets during high school and their eating habits were tracked for two decades.It turns out that those w
19、ho consumed the highest levels of fiber during adolescence had a lower risk ofdeveloping breast cancer,compared to the women who ate the least fiber.This important study demonstrates2017.6/12(第1套)that the more fiber you eat during your high school years,the lower your risk is in developing breast ca
20、ncer inlater life.(15)The finding points to long-standing evidence that fiber may reduce circulating female hormonelevels,which could explain the reduced risk.The bottom line here is the more fiber you eat,perhaps,a lowerlevel of hormone in your body,and therefore,a lower lifetime risk of developing
21、 breast cancer.High-fiberdiets are also linked to a reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes.Thats why women are told to eat 25grams of fiber a day-men even more.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.未听先知预览三道题各选项，由 avoid developing breast cancer,change in food preferences
22、,fiber,eatinghabits,adolescence等词可以推测，短文内容与青少年的饮食习惯与乳腺癌的发病率之间的关系有关；结合第15题选项语义可知，短文揭示了饮食中所包含的纤维的功效。13.What does the new study tell about adding fiber to the teen diet?C)。(详解短文开头部分提到，研究发现，在青少年的饮食中加入食物纤维可能有助于降低他们罹患乳腺癌的风险。因此答案为C)。14.What do we learn about the survey of the 44,000 women?D)。详解短文中提到，在一项基于对
23、44000名女性的研究中，研究人员调查了她们高中时期的饮食，并且进行了长达20年的饮食习惯追踪。也就是说，这项研究从她们青少年期就追踪其饮食习惯，故答案为D)。15.What explanation does the speaker offer for the research finding?A)。详解短文末尾提到，研究指出，纤维能够降低人们体内的雌性激素循环水平，摄入的纤维越多，可能体内的激素水平就会越低。换句话说，纤维有降低体内激素的功效，故答案为A)。Section CRecording One(16)Well,my current research is really about c
24、onsumer behavior.So recently,Ive looked at youngpeoples drinking and its obviously a major concern to govermment at the moment.Ive also looked at howolder people are represented in the media.Again,its of major current interest with older people becoming amuch larger proportion of UK,and indeed,world
25、 society.Im also interested in how consumers operateonline and how that online behavior might be different from how they operate offline when they go to theshops.Well,I think that the important thing here is to actually understand whats happening from theconsumers perspective.One of the things that
26、businesses and indeed government organizations often fail todo is to really see what is happening from the consumers perspective.(17)For example,in the case ofyoung peoples drinking,one of the things that Ive identified is that drinking for people,say,between theages of 18 and 24 is all about the so
27、cial activity.A lot of the government advertising has been about individualresponsibility,but actually understanding that drinking is very much about the social activity and finding waysto help young people get home safely and not end up in hospital is one of the things that weve tried to presentthe
28、re.The key thing about consumer behavior is that its very much about how consumers change.Marketsalways change faster than marketing,so we have to look at what consumers are doing.Currently I teachconsumer behavior to undergraduates in their second year,and we looked at all kinds of things in consum
29、erbehavior and particularly how consumers are presented in advertising.So they get involved by looking atadvertising and really critically assessing the consumer behavior aspects of it,and getting involved,sometimesdoing primary research.(18)For example,last year my students spent a week looking at
30、their ownpurchasing and analysed it in detail from shopping to the relationship that they have with their retail banks andtheir mobile phone providers.I think they found it very useful and it also helped them identify just what kindof budgets they had too.The fact of the matter is that there is a wh
31、ole range of interesting research out there.And I think as the years go on,there is going to be much more for us to consider and certainly much more forstudents to become involved in.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.未听先知通过预览选项发现，三道题之间并无明显关联。由第16题选项中的Observing,Conduct
32、ing,Studying,Investigating等词可以推测，该题与行为或目的有关；第17题需要首先确定It所指代的内容，然后选2017.6/13(第1套)出正确选项：第18题各选项均以Thy开头，同样需要先确定Thy所指代的人群，然后进行选择。16.What is the speaker currently doing?B)。口详解讲座开头，讲话者提到他最近研究的是消费者行为这个课题。因此，他正在做的事情就是研究消费者行为，答案为B)。17.What has the speaker found about young peoples drinking?D)。口详解)讲座中提到，讲话者的一
33、项发现就是，年龄在18至24岁的人饮酒属于社会活动。因此答案为D)。18.What does the speaker say that his students did last year?A)。详解讲座中讲话者说，去年他的学生花了一周的时间去关注并且详细分析他们自己的购物情况，以及他们与商业零售银行、手机供应商之间的关系。即讲话者的学生去年做的事情就是用一周的时间研究他们自己的购物行为，答案为A)。Recording Two(19)Sweden was the first European country to print and use paper money,but it may soo
34、n do away withphysical currencies.Banks can save a lot of money and avoid regulatory headaches by moving to a cash freesystem,and they can also avoid bank robberies,theft and dirty money.Claer Barrett,the editor of Financial Times Money,says the Western world is headed toward a worldwithout physical
35、 currency.Andy Holder,the chief economist at the Bank of England,suggested that the UKmove towards a government-backed digital currency.But does a cashless society really make good economicsense?The fact that cash is being drawn out of society,is less a feature of our everyday lives,and the ease ofe
36、lectronic payments.Is this actually making us spend more money without realizing it?(20)Barrett wanted to find out if the absence of physical currency does indeed cause a person to spendmore,so she decided to conduct an experiment a few months ago.She decided that she was going to try tojust use cas
37、h for two weeks to make all of her essential purchases and see what that would do to herspending.She found she did spend a lot less money,because it is incredibly hard to predict how much cashone is going to need.She was forever drawing money out of cash points.Months later,she was still findingcash
38、 stuffed in her trouser pockets and the pockets of her handbags.(21)During this experiment,Barretttook a train ride.On the way,there was an announcement that the restaurant car was not currently acceptingcredit cards.The train cars were filled with groans because many of the passengers were travelin
39、g withoutcash.(22)It underlines just how much things have changed in the last generation,Barrett says.Myparents,when they were younger,used to budget by putting money into envelopes.Theyd get paid and theydimmediately separate the cash into piles,and put them in envelops,so they knew what they had t
40、o spendweek by week.It was a very effective way for them to keep track of their spending.Nowadays,we are all on credit cards:we are doing online purchases and money is kind of becoming aless physical and more imaginary type of thing that we cant get our hands around.Questions 19 to 22 are based on t
41、he recording you have just heard.口未听先知)预览四道题各选项，由money,currency等词可以初步推测，讲座内容与货币有关；再结合各选项中的give up paper money,without carrying any physical currency,accepted cash only等词可以进一步推测，讲座内容与实体货币的使用以及电子货币日渐普及的趋势有关。19.What do we learn about Sweden?D)。详解讲座开头第一句便提到，瑞典是欧洲第一个印刷并且使用纸币的国家，但是该国有可能很快就会废除实体货币。因此答案为D)。
42、20.What did Claer Barrett want to find out with her experiment?C)。详解)讲座中明确提到，Barrett想要确认实体货币的消失是否会导致人们花更多的钱，因此她决定做一个实验。因此答案为C)。21.What did Claer Barrett find on her train ride?C)。(一详解)讲座中明确提到，在BTt的实验过程中，她乘坐了一列火车，火车上的广播说餐车无法使用信用卡，也就是说餐车只能接受现金。因此答案为C)。22.How did people of the last generation budget their spending?A)。(一详解)Bet说她的父母年径时会把钱放进信封来做预算。他们拿到工资后会马上把钱分成几份2017.6/14(第1套)