【星火英语版】2017年12月大学英语六级参考答案

【星火英语版】2017年12月大学英语六级参考答案作者：星火英语四六级2017年12月六级参考答案六级听力一ConversationOneM:Andnow,forthelattersideofthenews,Europeissettinganexamplefortherestoftheworldwhenitcomestofoodwaste.W:That’sright,John.Thisweek,theItaliangovernmentpassedlegislationthataimstodramaticallyreducetheamountoffoodwasteinthecountry.Newlawshavebeenputintoplacethatwillmakeiteasierforfarmsandsupermarketstodonateandsellfoodstothosewhoareinneed.M:Yes,inanadditiontothis,businesseswillnowberewardedforsuccessfuleffortstocutfoodwaste.W:Italyisnottheonlycountrytofocusonreducingfoodwaste.Justearlierthisyear,theEuropeanparliamentvotedinfavoroflegislationthatwouldstopgrocerygiantsfromunfairtradingpracticesthatresultinoverproduction,thuscreatingwaste.M:InFrance,thegovernmenthasbannedsupermarketsfromthrowingawayediblefoodsandimposedharshpenaltiesonbusinessesthatfailtocomplywiththeregulations.W:Whilethereisstillmuchprogresstobemade,othercountriescouldlearnathingortwofromtheexamplesetbyFranceandItaly.IntheUnitedSates,upto40%ofallfoodgoesuneaten.DespitethefactthatoneinsevenAmericanhouseholdslacksregularaccesstogoodfood,onemajorcauseofthisproblemistheconfusionoverfoodexpirationlabels,whicharecurrentlynotregulatedbythegovernment.M:Allthiscouldchangesoon.ThiswaveofnewlawsinEuropewilldefinitelyputmorepressureonlawmakerstoreducefoodwastehere.WeturnnowtoaspokespersonfromHarvardUniversity’sFoodLawandPolicyClinicformoreonthestory.Andnow,let’swelcomeprofessorEdwardBakertospeaktous.1:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutthenewlawsinItaly?2:WhatdidtheEuropeanparliamentdotoreducefoodwaste?3:WhathastheFrenchgovernmentdonerecently?4:WhatisthemajorcauseoffoodwasteintheUnitedStates?ConversationTwoM:ThankyouforcallingtheSouthAvenueDepartmentStore.HowcanIbeassistanttoyoutoday?W:Hello.Iwasinyourstorethispastweekendandboughtafewitems.Yesterday,myfriendtoldmethattheannualanniversarysaleshadbegun.ItturnedoutsheboughtthesamesweaterasIdidbutforamuchlowerprice.M:Yes.OurannualanniversarysalesstartedonMonday.Wedoofferpriceadjustmentsforsevendaysofpurchasetoensureourcustomers’satisfaction.Yousaidyoudidthepurchaseherethispastweekend?W:Yes.IwasshoppinginyourstorelastSundayafternoon.M:Thatwoulddefinitelyfallwithinthepriceadjustmentwindow.Doyouhaveanaccountwithus?Wecancredityouraccountdirectlywiththedifferenceifyouwish.Otherwise,wecansendagiftcardbymailifyouprefer.W:Creditingmyaccountwillbewonderful.Thankyou.Now,you’vementionedthatthereisasalegoingon.IdorememberadressIquietlylikewhenIwasintheshoponSunday.Isitonofferaswell.M:Yes,ma’am.Allthenewarrivalsare15-20%off.Inadditiontothesale,wearerunningapromotionforcomplementarytailoringifneededW:That’sgoodnews.ThedressreallycaughtmyeyebutIdidhavesomeconcernsaboutthelength.Howlongwillyouralterationtake?M:Ourtailoringdepartmentguaranteesalterationtobecompletedwithinfiveworkingdays.Ifyoulike,Icansendasizeforyou.Ifyouareabletocomethisafternoon,youcangiveyournametothesalesmanager.Andtheywillbeabletoassistyou.5:WhatdowelearnabouttheSaxDepartmentStore?6:WhatdidthemansayaboutSaxDepartmentStore’soffers?7:Whatdidthewomanwantthestoretodotoaddressthepricedifference?8:WhatistheserviceSaxdepartmentstoreoffersinadditiontothepromotionsale？Passage1Barbiedollshaveaparticularlooktothem.Theyarethin,tall,longleggedandvirtuallyunlikeanyrealhumanbeing.Although,overtheyears,barbieshadmorethan180differentcareers,includingfootballcoach,signlanguageteacher,ambassador,presidentandastronaut.Herbodyshapehasn’tchangedmuch.Lastyear,MATEL,thecompanythatmakesBarbiedolls,addedsomebarbiestoitslinetohaveadifferentskintonesandhairtextures.Therearenowbarbies17skintones,22eyecoloursand24hairstylesthatchoosefrom.Lastyear,MATELalsogavebarbieaflatfootratherthan4fingerstobeinheelsallthetimelikeoriginalbarbieis.Now,theyareintroducingnewbarbieswith3slightlydifferentbodyshapes.Ontheoriginal,tallandthinbarbieswouldcontinuetobesold.Inthestatementonitswebsite,thecompanysays,itwantsbarbiestolookmorelikearealpeopleandtogivegirlseverywhere,infinitelymorewaysthatsparktheirimaginationandplayoutthestories.Althoughmanypeoplesaythenewbarbiesaresteppingintherightdirection.Somepeoplesaytheydon’tgofarenough.TheysaythenewBarbieshapescouldbeevenmoredifferentfromtheoriginaltall-thinbarbies.SalesofBarbiedollshasbeenfallingeveryyearssince2005accordingtoCBCnews.Thetoysaren’tinstoresyet,buttheywillbesoldonlineattheBarbiewebsitestartingthisweekfor9dollarsand99cents.9.WhatdoweknowabouttheoriginalBarbiedolls?10.WhydosomepeoplefeelunsatisfiedwithnewBarbiedolls?11.WherewillthenewBarbiedollsbesoldfirst?Passage2TheearliestprintedbookweknowntodayappearedinChinaintheyear868,andmetaltypewasusedinKoreaatthebeginningofthefifteencentury,butitwasinGermanyaroundtheyear1415,thattheprintingpressusedinmovablemetaltypewasinvented.Capitalismturnedprintingfromaninventionintoanindustry,rightfromthestart,bookprintinginpublishingwereorganizedoncapitalistlines,thebiggestsixteencenturyprinter一个人名had24printingpricesandemployedmorethanahundredworkers,onlyasmallfactionofthepopulationwasliterate,butproductionofbooksgrowasanextraordinaryspeed.By500hundredsome