2018年6月英语六级真题和答案

2018年6月英语六级真题及答案听力Passage1Atsome2300milesinlength,theMississippiisthelongestriverintheUnitedStates.Atsome1000miles,theMackenzieisthelongestriverinCanada.Butthesewaterwaysseemminuteincomparisontotheworld’s2lengthiestrivers:theNileandtheAmazon.TheNilewhichbeginsincentralAfricaandflowsover4100milesnorthintotheMediterraneanhostedoneoftheworld’sgreatancientcivilizationsalongitsshores.Calmandpeacefulformostoftheyear,theNileusedtofloodannually,therebycreating,irrigatingandcarryingnewtopsoiltothenearbyfarmlandonwhichancientEgyptdependedforlivelihood.Asameansoftransportation,therivercarriedvariousvesselsupanddownitslength.AjourneythroughtheunobstructedpartofthiswaterwaytodaywouldpassbythesplendidvalleyoftheKings,wherethetombsofmanyoftheseancientmonarchshavestoodforover3000years.GreatcivilizationsandintensivesettlementarehardlyassociatedwiththeAmazon,yetthis4000mile-longsouthAmericanrivercarriesabout20%oftheworld’sfreshwatermorethantheMississippi,NileandYangtzecombined.Otherstatisticsareequallyastonishing.TheAmazonissowideatsomepointsthatfromitscenterneithershorecanbeseen.Eachsecond,theAmazonpourssome55milliongallonsofwaterintotheAtlantic.There,atitsmouthstandsoneislandlargerthanSwitzerland.Mostimportantofall,theAmazonirrigatesthelargesttropicalrainforestonearth.Passage19.WhatcanbefoundinthevalleyoftheKings?10.InwhatwayistheAmazondifferentfromotherbigrivers?11.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheAmazon?Recording2Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,andwelcometothethirdinourcitiesofbusinessseminarsintheprogram“DoingBusinessAbroad”.(Q19)Today,wearegoingtolookattheinterculturalawareness,thatisthefactthatnoteveryoneisBritish,noteveryonespeaksEnglishandnoteveryonedoesbusinessinaBritishway.And,whyshouldthey?(Q19)Ifoverseasbusinesspeoplearesellingtous,thentheywillmakeeveryefforttospeakEnglishandtorespectourtraditionsandmethods.Itisonlypoliteforustodothesamewhenwevisitthem.Itisnotonlypolite,itisacentral,ifwewanttosellBritishproductsoverseas.First,ashortquiz.Let’sseehowinterculturally-awareyouare.Question1:wheremustyounotdrinkalcoholonthefirstandseventhofeverymonth.Question2:whereshouldyouneveradmireyourhost’spossessions.Question3:howshouldyouattractthewaiterduringabusinesslunchinBangkok.Question4:whereshouldyoutrytomakeallyourappointmentseitherbefore2orafter5:30pm.OK,everyonehadachancetomakesomenotes.Right!Herearetheanswers.AlthoughIamsurethattheinformationcouldequallywellapplytocountriesotherthanthoseIhavechosen.No.1:(Q20)youmustnotdrinkalcoholonthefirstandseventhofthemonthinIndia.Ininternationalhotels,youmayfinditserved,butifyouarehavingamealwithanIndiacolleague,remembertoavoidaskingforabeer.Ifyouareanarrival,coincidewithoneofthosetips.No.2:inArabcountries,thepolitenessandgenerosityofthepeopleiswithoutparallel.Ifyouadmireyourcolleague’sbeautifulbeltandbowls,youmaywellfindyourselfbeingpresentedwiththemasapresent.Thisisnotacheapwaytodoyourshopping,however,asyourhostwillquitecorrectlyexpectyoutorespondbypresentinghimwithagiftofequalworthandbeauty.InThailand,clickingthefingers,clappingyourhandsorjustshouting“Waiter”willembarrassyourhosts,fellowdiners,thewaiterhimselfand,mostofall,you.Placeyourpalmdownwardandmakeaninconspicuouswavinggesture,whichwillproduceinstantandsatisfyingresults.Andfinally,(Q21)inSpain,somebusinessesmaintainthepatternofworkinguntilabout2o’clockandthenreturningtotheofficefrom5:30to8,9or10intheevening.Q19:Whatshouldyoudowhendoingbusinesswithforeigners?Q20:WhatmustyouavoiddoingwithyourIndiancolleague?Q21:WhatdowelearnaboutsomeSpanishpeople?选词填空儿歌DidSarahJosephaHalewrite“Mary’sLittleLamb,”theeternalnurseryrhyme（儿歌）aboutgirlnamedMarywithastubbornlamb?Thisisstilldisputed,butit’sclearthatthewoman26reputedforwritingitwasoneofAmerica’smostfascinating27characters.InhonorofthepoempublicationonMay24,1830,here’smoreaboutthe28supposedauthor’slife.Halewasn’tjustawriter,shewasalsoa29fiercesocialadvocate,andshewasparticularly30obsessedwithanidealNewEngland,whichsheassociatedwithabundantThanksgivinxxgmealsthatsheclaimedhad“adeepmoralinfluence,”shebegananationwide31campaigntohaveanationalholidaydeclaredthatwouldbringfamiliestogetherwhilecelebratingthe32traditionalfestivals.In1863,after17yearsofadvocacyincludingletterstofivepresidents,Halegotit.PresidentAbrahamLincolnduringtheCivilWar,issueda33proclamationsettingasidethelastThursdayinNovemberfortheholiday.Thetrueauthorshipof“Mary’sLittleLamb”isdisputed.AccordingtoNewEnglandHistoricalSociety,Halewroteonlyonepartofthepoem,butclaimedauthorship.Regardlessoftheauthor,itseemsthatthepoemwas34inspiredbyarealevent.WhenyoungMarySawyerwasfollowedtoschoolbyalambin1816,itcausedsomeproblems.AbystandernamedJohnRoulstonewroteapoemabouttheevent,then,atsomepoint,Haleherselfseemstohavehelpedwriteit.However,ifa1916piecebyhergreat-nieceistobetrusted,Haleclaimedforthe35restofherlifethat“Someotherpeoplepretendedthatsomeoneelsewrotethepoem”.A）campaignB）careerC）charactersD）featuresE）fierceF）inspiredG）latterH）obsessedI）proclamationJ）rectifiedK）reputedL）restM）supposedN）traditionalO）versatile金字塔Scientistsscanningand