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1、2017 年年 12 月大学英语月大学英语六六级考试真题答案与详解（第级考试真题答案与详解（第 1 套）套） Part I Writing 审题思路：审题思路： 这是一篇语句点评类作文，话题 respect（尊重）是考生日常生活中非常熟悉的话题，因此写起来并不难。题目要求针对引言“尊重他人，你也会受到尊重”给出自己的论点和论据。考生写作时首先需要解释引言，之后将写作重点放在阐述尊重他人的重要性上。众所周知，每个人都希望被尊重，而尊重他人会给他人以信心，也有益于培养人际关系。此外，尊重他人也体现了一个人的高素质。 高分范文：高分范文： On Respect As human beings, we

2、 all crave the respect of others, which is coded into our DNA. If you show your respect for others, you are more likely to gain their respect. Just as the saying goes, “Respect others, and you will be respected”. It indicates the great significance of respecting others in our daily life. First and f

3、oremost, respecting others gives them confidence and encouragement, especially those who are not as good as you. Your respect can help them become upbeat and active, and even enhance their self-assurance. In addition, polite words help improve your interpersonal relationships to a large extent. As m

4、entioned above, if your respect proves to be effective, people will show their respect for you, too, and it will benefit your social intercourse. Last but not least, respecting others is a symbol of high quality, which shows ones good upbringing. Taking what has been discussed into consideration, it

5、s indisputable that all people are fond of being respected. It is so important for us to show our respect for others. Only in this way, can we earn the respect of others. 全文翻译：全文翻译： 作为人类，我们每个人都渴望得到他人的尊重,这是由我们的基因决定的。如果你对他人表现出尊重，那你会很容易获得别人的尊重。正如引言所说，“尊重他人，你也会被尊重。”这句话暗示了我们在生活日常生活中尊重他人的重要性。 首先，尊重他人能够给人以

6、信心和鼓舞，尤其是对于那些不如你的人。你的尊重可以帮助他们变得积极敬取，甚至提高他们的自信。此外，礼貌的语言能在很大程度上促进你的人际关系发展。正如上面所说，如果你的尊重对他们有效，那他们也会表达出对你的尊重，这将有利于你的人际交往。最后，尊重他人是高素质的象征，体现出一个人的良好的教养。 综上所述，毫无疑问，每个人都希望被尊重。尊重他人对我们来说很重要。只有尊重他人，我们才能获得别人的尊重。 Part II Listening Comprehension Section A Conversation One M: And now, for the latter side of the new

7、s, Europe is setting an example for the rest of the world when it comes to food waste. W: Thats right, John. This week, the Italian government passed legislation that aims to dramatically reduce the amount of food waste in the country. （1） New laws have been put into place that will make it easier f

8、or farms and supermarkets to donate and sell foods to those who are in need. M: Yes, in an addition to this, businesses will now be rewarded for successful efforts to cut food waste. W: Italy is not the only country to focus on reducing food waste. （2） Just earlier this year, the European parliament

9、 voted in favor of legislation that would stop grocery giants from unfair trading practices that result in overproduction, thus creating waste. M: （3）In France, the government has banned supermarkets from throwing away edible foods and imposed harsh penalties on businesses that fail to comply with t

10、he regulations. W: While there is still much progress to be made, other countries could learn a thing or two from the example set by France and Italy. In the United Sates, up to 40% of all food goes uneaten. Despite the fact that one in seven American households lacks regular access to good food.(4)

11、One major cause of this problem is the confusion over food expiration labels, which are currently not regulated by the government. M: All this could change soon. This wave of new laws in Europe will definitely put more pressure on law makers to reduce food waste here. We turn now to a spokesperson f

12、rom Harvard Universitys Food Law and Policy Clinic for more on the story. And now, lets welcome professor Edward Baker to speak to us. Questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 未听先知：未听先知： 预览四道题各选项， 由选项中的 waste 和多次出现的 food 可以初步推测， 对话内容与食物浪费现象有关；再结合 donation、penalties 和 overp

13、roducing 等词可以进一步推测，对话内容涉及减少食物浪费的各种措施。 1: What does the woman say about the new laws in Italy? 答案：C 详解：对话中女士指出，这周意大利政府通过了旨在大幅减少该国食物浪费的法律。新的法律条文使得农场和超市可以更方便地将未售出的食物捐赠给那些需要的人。因此答案为 C。 2: What did the European Parliament do to reduce food waste? 答案：B 详解：对话中女士提到，今年早些时候，欧洲议会投票赞成立法，阻止食品巨头采取不公平的贸易行为，因为那些行为导

14、致生产过剩，从而造成食物浪费。也就是说，欧洲会为了减少食物浪费通过了旨在阻止过量生产的法律。因此答案为 B。 3: What has the French government done recently? 答案：D 详解：对话中男士说，在法国，政府已经禁止超市扔掉还能够食用的食物，并且对那些违反法令的企业进行严厉的惩罚。D 选项中的 dumping 是原文中 throwing away 的同义转述。因此答案为 D。 4: What is the major cause of food waste in the United States? 答案：A 详解：对话中女士表示，在美国，虽然有七分之

15、一的美国家庭无法定期获得品质良好的食物，但高达 40%的食物却不是被人们食用消耗掉的。造成这一现象的一个主要原因就是食物保质期标识混乱，而政府在这一方面目前还没有明确的规定。因此答案为 A。 Conversation Two M: Thank you for calling Sake Fifth Avenue Department Store. How can I be assistant to you today? W: Hello. I was in your store this past weekend and bought a few items. (5-1)Yesterday, m

16、y friend told me that the annual anniversary sales had begun. It turned out she bought the same sweater as I did but for a much lower price. M: (5-2)Yes. Our annual anniversary sales started on Monday. (6)We do offer price adjustments within seven days of purchase to ensure our customers satisfactio

17、n. You said you did the purchase here this past weekend? W: Yes. I was shopping in your store last Sunday afternoon. M: That would definitely fall within the price adjustment window. Do you have an account with us? (7-1)We can credit your account directly with the difference if you wish. Otherwise w

18、e can send a gift card by mail if you prefer. W: (7-2)Crediting my account would be wonderful. Thank you. Now that you mentioned theres a sale going on. I do remember a dress I quietly like when I was in the shop on Sunday. Is it on offer as well. M: Yes, maam. All the new arrivals are fifteen to tw

19、enty percent off. (8)In addition to the sale, were running a promotion for complementary tailoring if you need it. W: Thats good news. The dress really caught my eye but I did have some concerns about the length. How long will the alteration take? M: Our tailoring department guarantees alteration to

20、 be completed within five working days. If youd like I can set one aside for you. If youre able to come this afternoon, you can give your name to the sales manager and they will be able to assist you. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 未听先知：未听先知：预览四道题各选项，由第 5 题选项中的 p

21、romotion campaign、anniversary sales 和 weekend sales 等词可以初步推测， 对话与某种促销活动有关； 再结合第6题选项中的Price reductions、 Coupons、 Free delivery、 Price adjustments等词以及第 7 题和第 8 题各选项的语义可以进一步推测，对话中的女士为顾客，男士为销售方，对话内容涉及促销活动的内容以及女士可以从活动中获得的便利。 5: What do we learn about the Sax Department Store? 答案：B 详解：对话开头，女士对男士说，上周末她在 Sa

22、ks 第五大道百货商店买了几件东西。昨天她的朋友告诉他 Saks百货商店的周年庆促销已经开始了，男士回应说，他们的周年促销活动周一就开始了。由此可知，Saks 百货商店以及发起周年庆促销活动。因此答案为 B。 6: What does the man say Sax Department Store offers? 答案：D 详解：对话中，男士告诉女士，他们百货商店为了保证顾客满意，提供购物七天内保价服务。因此答案为 D。 7: What does the woman want the store to do to address the price difference? 答案：C 详解：对

23、话中，男士给出了两个补偿方案，如果女士在该百货商店有自己的账户的话，可以直接把差价存入女士账户，或者给女士邮寄礼品卡，而女士选择了直接将钱存入她的账户。因此答案为 C。 8:What is the service Saks Department Store offers in addition to the promotion sale？ 答案：D 详解：对话中，男士对女士说，在周年庆促销活动中，Saks 百货商店的所有新款都有 15%到 20%的折扣，而且免费赠送服装裁剪服务。因此答案为 D。 Section B Passage One （9） Barbie dolls have a par

24、ticular look to them. They are thin, tall, long-leggedand virtually unlike any real human being. Although over the years Barbie had more than 180 different careersincluding football coach, sign language teacher, ambassador, president and astronauther body shape hasnt changed much. Last year Mattel,

25、the company that makes Barbie dolls, added some Barbies to its line that have different skin tones and hair textures. There are now Barbies with one of seven skin tones, 22 eye colours and 24 hair styles to choose from. Last year Mattel also gave Barbie a flat foot, rather than forcing her to be “in

26、 heels” all the time like the original Barbie is. Now they are introducing new Barbies with three slightly different body shapes, while the original, tall and thin Barbies will continue to be sold. In a statement on its website, the company says it wants Barbies to look more like real people, and to

27、 give “girls everywhereinfinitely more ways to spark their imagination and play out their stories.” (10)Although many people say the new Barbies are step in the right direction, some people say they dont go far enough. They say that the new body shapes could be even more different from the original,

28、 tall, thin Barbies. Sales of Barbie dolls has been falling “every years since 2012”, according to CBC News. (11)The toys arent in stores yet but they will be sold online at the Barbie website, starting this week, for $9.99. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard. 未听先知：未听先知：预

29、览三道题各选项，由第 9 题选项中的 tall、thin 与第 11 题选项中的 toy、Barbie 等词可以初步推测，该短文与芭比娃娃有关；再结合各题选项中的 hair textures、body shapes、original、changed、toy stores、shopping malls等词可以进一步推测，短文内容涉及芭比娃娃的外形、变化以及出售地点等内容。 9. What do we know about the original Barbie dolls? 答案：A 详解：短文开头即指出，芭比娃娃的长相十分有特点，高高的，瘦瘦的，腿很长，几乎跟任何一个真人的身材都不像。因此答案

30、为 A。 10. Why do some people feel unsatisfied with new Barbie dolls? 答案：D 详解：短文中提到，虽然很多人说新的芭比娃娃在正确的方向上又迈进了一步，但有些人认为这远远不够。他们表示新的芭比娃娃的身材应该与之前哪种又高又瘦的芭比形象差别再大一些。由此可知，一些人对新推出的芭比娃娃不满意是因为他们认为新推出的芭比娃娃的身材变化不够大，故答案为 D。 11. Where will the new Barbie dolls be sold first? 答案：C 详解：短文结尾处提到，新推出的芭比娃娃还没有在实体店出售，本周将会在芭比

31、官网上进行销售，新款芭比娃娃的售价为 9.99 美元。因此答案为 C。 Passage Two The earliest printed book we known today appeared in China in the year 868, and metal type was in use in Korea at the beginning of the fifteen century, (12)but it was in Germany around the year 1450 that a printing press used using movable metal type w

32、as invented. Capitalism turned printing from an invention into an industry. Right from the start, book printing and publishing were organized on capitalist lines.(13) The biggest sixteenth-century printer, Plantin of Antwerp, had 24 printing presses and employed more than a hundred workers. Only a s

33、mall faction of the population was literate, but the production of books grow at an extraordinary speed. By 1500 some 20 million volumes had already been printed. (14)The immediate effect of printing was to increase the circulation of works that were already popular in a handwritten form, while less

34、 popular works went out of circulation. Publishers were interested only in books that would sell fairly quickly in sufficient numbers to cover the costs of production and make a profit. Thus, while printing enormously increased access to books by making cheap, high-volume production possible, it als

35、o reduces choice. (15)The great culture impact of printing was that it facilitated the growth of national languages. Most early books were printed in Latin, but the market for Latin was limited, and in its pursuit of larger markets the book trade soon produced translations into the national language

36、s emerging at the time. Printing indeed played a key role in standardizing and stabilizing these languages by fixing them in print, and producing dictionaries and grammar books. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 未听先知：未听先知：预览四道题各选项，由 metal type、printing、The earliest kno

37、wn book、published 和 the 16th century 等词可以推测，短文内容与早期的印刷和出版有关。第 12 题各选项均为描述过去事实的句子，可能考查过去某个时间点的信息；第 13 题各选项的主语均为 It，结合语义可推测，It 指某个印刷厂或印刷公司，本题考查有关该印刷厂或印刷公司的细节信息；第 14 题和第 15 题各选项的主语均为 It，结合语义可推测，It 指印刷，这两道题可能从不同方面考查印刷的意义。 12. What happened in Germany around the year1450？ 答案：A 详解：短文中明确提到，在 1450 年前后，德国发明了

38、使用金属活字字模的印刷机。因此答案为 A。 13. What does the speaker say about the printer Plantin of Antwerp？ 答案：B 详解：短文中提到，Plantin of Antwerp 公司是十六世纪规模最大的印刷商，它拥有 24 台印刷机，一百多名工人。因此答案为 B。 14. What was the immediate effect of printing? 答案：B 详解：短文中提到，印刷的直接影响是，增加了那些本来就已经十分受欢迎的手写作品的销售量。因此答案为 B。 15. What was the great cultur

39、al impact of printing? 答案：D 详解：短文中提到，印刷对文化最大的影响在于它促进了国语的普及。因此答案为 D。 Section C Recording One You dream about being a movie star. Youll live in a big house in Hollywood, go to the Oscars every yearand win! Youll be rich and famous. Wait a minute, you also hate having your photos taken, and youre very

40、shy, so how could you ever become a movie star? Choosing the right career can be hard. (16)Many people graduate from school or college not knowing what to do with their lives, and get a job without really thinking about it. For some, things work out fine, but others often find themselves stuck in a

41、job they hate. Your working life lasts in average of forty years, so its important to find a job you like and feel enthusiastic about. Luckily, there are many ways you can get help to do this. The Australian website, www. careers online. com, compares choosing a career with going to the movies. Befo

42、re you see a movie, you find out what films are showing. (17)The site suggests you should do the same with your careerfind out what jobs are available and what your options are. Next, decide which movie you like best. If youre not a romantic person, you wont want to see a love story. In other words,

43、 with your career, you should decide which job will suit your personality. Finally, decide how to get movie tickets, and find out where the theater is before you go. With your career, you need to find information about where you can work, and how to get a job in that profession. (18)So how do you st

44、art? Begin by asking yourself some questions, Some jobs require you to have certain life experiences: Have you travelled overseas? Do you have any extra certificates besides your degree, such as a first aid license for example? Your physical state and build can also affect which jobs you can do. A p

45、erson, for example, who is allergic to cats, would probably never become an animal doctor. Flight attendants, firefighters and police officers have to be over a certain height, and be physically fit. Your personality matters, too. Are you outgoing or shy? If you like working alone, a job that requir

46、es lots of teamwork might not suit you. Choosing a career can take time and a lot of thought. However, when you know you can look forward to working in your dream job, youll will be glad you thought it through. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard. 未听先知：未听先知：预览三道题各选项，由 f

47、inding a job、choose a job 和 job hunting 等词可以初步推测，短文与找工作有关。第 16 题各选项均是围绕 They 展开，结合语义可推测，本题考查某一特定群体的工作状态或者找工作的心态；第 17题各选项均是动词短语，结合语义可推测，本题考查开始找工作前的动作行为；第 18 题各选项均为名词短语，结合语义可推测，本题考查找工作时应考虑的事项。 16. What does the speaker say about many college graduates? 答案：D 详解：讲座中讲话者提到，很多人从学校毕业的时候，并不知道自己这一生要干什么，没有经过认真

48、的思考就找了一份工作。因此答案为 D。 17. What does the Australian website suggest you do first to find a suitable job? 答案：B 详解：讲座中提到，我们看电影之前，会先看看都有哪些电影在上映。那个澳大利亚的网站建议找工作的时候也一样，应该先看一下（目前的就业市场上）有哪些就业机会，哪些是可供我们选择的职业。录音中的 options 与 B项中的 choices 是同义词，因此答案为 B。 18. What should you think about when you look for the right jo

49、b according to the Australian website? 答案：A 详解：讲座中提到，开始找工作之前，要先问自己一些问题，比如：是否有过出国的经历；除了学位之外，是否有像急救证书这样的其他能力证明，等等。也就是说，需要了解自己都有哪些资格，因此答案为 A。 Recording Two (19)Kwanzaa is a cultural festival during which African-Americans celebrate and reflect upon their rich heritage as the products of the two worlds.

50、 It begins December 26th and lasts for seven days. (20)Kwanzaa was founded in 1966 by Dr. Karenga, a college professor and African-American leader, who believed that a special holiday could help African-Americans meet their goals of building strong families, learning about their history and creating