2018年6月六级第三套真题

第1页2018年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第3套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingontheimportanceofbuildingtrustbetweenbusinessandconsumers.Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)（说明：在六级中只有两套听力，第三套听力与第二套相同，请参照第二套。）PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WhenElonMusksaysthathisnewpriorityisusingartificialintelligencetobuilddomesticrobots,weshouldlookforwardtothedayinadmiration.Mr.Muskisaguywhogetsthingsdone.Thefounderoftwotechcompanies,TeslaMotorsandSpaceX,isbringingelectricvehiclestomassmarketand26humanstoliveonotherplanets.Thissoundslikesomuchhotair,butthenear$13billionfortunethisentrepreneurhas27comesfrompracticalachievementsratherthanhypotheticalones.Alotofcleverpeopleare28aboutartificialintelligence,fearingthatrobotswillonedaybecomeso29thatthey’llmurderallofus.Thesefearsaremostly30:aswithhysteriaaboutgeneticmodification,wehumansaregenerallywiseenoughtomanagetheseproblemswithspeedandcare.Andjustthinkofhowwonderfulitwouldbeifyouhadalive-inrobot.Itcould,31,belikehavingababysitterandanurserolledintoone--or,ifthatrequired32intelligencebeyondthepowerofMr.Musk’simaginedmachine,atleastsomeonetochopthecarrots,washthecarandmowthelawn.Oncepurchasedandtrained,thiswouldallowthe33usertosavemoneyandtime,freeingup34spaceinourbusylivestoreadagoodbook.ThatiswhywewelcomeMr.Musk’slatest35,andwishhimwell.Aslongasrobotsaddtothesumofhumanhappiness,reducesuffering,andcreatetimetoreadworld-classjournalism,weshouldbetheirfans.Especiallysincejournalismisonejobrobotswillneverdo.第2页A).amassedB).casualC).emotionalD).enablingE).eventuallyF).exaggeratedG).extravagantH).generouslyI).misleadingJ).preciousK).rewardL).smartM).sphereN).terrifiedO).ventureSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Intherealworld,nobodycaresthatyouwenttoanIvyLeagueschool[A].Lookingbacknow,nineyearslater,Ican’trememberexactlywhatitwasabouttheseuniversitiesthatmadethemseemsomuchbetter.Wasitacurriculumthatappearedmorerigorous,perhaps？OranalumninetworkthatIhopedwouldopendoorsdowntheline？Maybe.“Idothinkthereareadvantagestoschoolswithmorerecognition,”notesMarybethGasman,aprofessorofhighereducationattheUniversityofPennsylvania.“Idon’tnecessarilythinkthat’sareasontogotoone.”[B].Inreflection,myfirmbeliefinthepowerofthebrandwasnaive,nottomentionabitsnobby.Iquicklypassedoverstateschoolsandsouthernschools,believingtheircurriculumtobeautomaticallyinferiortonortheasternorwesterncounterparts.Instead,IdreamedoflivinginNewYorkCityandmyparentsobligedmewithavisittoNewYorkUniversity’s（NYU）campus.Duringthetour,tuitionfeeswerediscussed.（NYUisconsistentlyrankedoneofthecountry’smostexpensiveschools,withroomandboardcoststotalingupwardsof$64,000ayear.）Upuntilthen,Ihadn’ttrulyrealizedjusthowexpensiveaneducationcanbe.Overthenextfewmonths,IrealizednotonlycouldInotaffordmydreamschool,Icouldn’tevenaffordtheoneswhereI’dbeenaccepted.CityUniversityofNewYork（CUNY）,RutgersUniversity,andIndianaUniversitywereoutofreachaswereMississippiStateandtheUniversityofAlabama,whereIwouldhavetopayout-of-statefees.Furthercomplicatingmycollegesearchwasaflourishingstackcareer—Iwantedtokeeprunningbutmytimesweren’tquitefastenoughtosecureascholarship.[C].Andso,at11pmonthenightofGeorgiaStateUniversity’s（GSU）midnightdeadline,Iappliedonline.RatedNo.466overallonForbes’ListsTopColleges,No.183inResearchUniversities,andNo.108intheSouth,Ican’tsayitwasmytopchoice.Still,thetrackcoachhadofferedmeawalk-onspot,andIactuallyfoundtheurbanAtlantacampusadecentconsolationprizeafterNewYorkCity.[D].Whileitmayhavebeenpractical,itwasn’tprestigious,Buthere’sthething：Ilovedmy“lower-tier”（低层次的）university.（Iusetheterm“low-tier”cautiously,becauseGSUisawell-regardedresearchinstitutionthatattractshighqualityprofessorsandfacultyfromalloverthecountry.）Wearetaughttobelievethatonlybygoingtothebestschoolsandgettingthebestgradescanweescapetheratraceandbuildabetterfuture.Butwhatiflower-tiercollegesanduniversitieswerethetickettoescapingtheratrace？Afterall,whereelsecanyouleaveschoolwithadecentdegree—butwithoutalifetimeofdebt？[E].Theresults:TeenswhoplayedtheIowaGamblingTaskundertheeyesoffellowadolescentsengagedinmoreexploratorybehavior,learnedfasterfrombothpositiveandnegativeoutcomes,andachievedbetterperformanceonthetasktha