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1、2023年6月英语六级真题及答案（第三套）Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying“If you cannot do great things，do small things in a great wayYou can cite examples to illustrate your point of viewYou should write at least l50 words but no

2、 more than 200 words注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections：In this section，you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversationsAt the end of each conversation，one or，more questions will be asked about what was saidBoth the conversation and the quest

3、ions will be spoken only onceAfter each question there will be a pauseDuring the pause，you must read the four choices marked A.，B.，C. and D.，and decide which is the best answerThen mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet，with a single line through the centre注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1 A. The man might

4、 be able to play in the World Cup B. The mans football career seems to be at an end C. The man was operated on a few weeks a90D. The man is a fan of worldfamous football players2 A. Work out a plan to tighten his budget B. Find out the opening hours of the cafeteriaC. Apply for a senior position in

5、the restaurant D. Solve his problem by doing a parttime job3 A.A financial burden B.A good companion C.A real nuisanceD.A welltrained pet4 A. The errors will be corrected soon B. The woman was mistaken herself C. The computing system is too complex D. He has called the woman several times5 A. He nee

6、ds help to retrieve his files B. He has to type his paper once moreC. He needs some time to polish his paper D. He will be away for a tw0week conference6 A. They might have to change their plan B. He has got everything set for their trip C. He has a heavier workload than the womanD. They could stay

7、in the mountains until June 87 A. They have to wait a month to apply for a student loan B. They can find the application forms in the brochureC. They are not eligible for a student loan D. They are not late for a loan application8A. New laws are yet to be made to reduce pollutant releaseB. Pollution

8、 has attracted little attention from the public C. The quality of air will surely change for the betterD. ItIl take years to bring air pollution under contr01Questions 9 t0 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard9 A. Enormous size of its stores B. Numerous varieties of foodC. Its appeal

9、ing surroundings D. Its rich and colorful history10A. An ancient buildin9B.A world of antiques C. An Egyptian museum D. An Egyptian memorial1 1A. Its power bill reaches9 million a year B. It sells thousands of light bulbs a day C. It supplies power to a nearby townD. It generates 70of the electricit

10、y it uses12 A.11 500 B.30 000 C.250 000 D.300 000 Questions l3 t0 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard13 A. Transferring to another department B. Studying accounting at a universityC. Thinking about doing a different job D. Making preparations for her weddin9 14A. She has finally got

11、 a promotion and a pay raiseB. She has got a satisfactory job in another company C. She could at last leave the accounting department D. She managed to keep her position in the company 15 A. He and Andrea have proved to be a perfect match B. He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly C. He decl

12、ared that he would remain single all his life D. He would marry Andrea even without meeting her Section B Directions：In this sectionyou will hear 3 short passagesAf the end of each passageyou will hear some questionsBoth the passage and the questions will be spoken only onceAfter you hear a question

13、，you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A.，B.，C.and D.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet T with a single line through the centre 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Passage One Questions l6 t0 19 are based on the passage you have just heard 16A. They are motorcycles designated f

14、or water sportsB. They are speedy boats restricted in narrow waterwaysC. They are becoming an efficient form of water transportation D. They are getting more popular as a means of water recreation 17 A. Water scooter operatorslack of experience B. Vacationersdisregard of water safety rules C. Overlo

15、ading of small boats and other craftD. Carelessness of people boating along the shore18 A. They scare whales to death B. They produce too much noise C. They discharge toxic emissionsD. They endanger lots of water life 19 A. Expand operating areas B. Restrict operating hours C. Limit the use of water

16、 scooters D. Enforce necessary regulations Passage TwoQuestions 20 t0 22 are based on the passage you have just heard20 A. They are stable B. They are close C. They are strained D. They are changin9 21A. They are fully occupied with their own businessB. Not many of them stay in the same place for lo

17、n9C. Not many of them can win trust from their neighbors D. They attach less importance to interpersonal relations 22 A. Count on each other for help B. Give each other a cold shoulder C. Keep a friendly distanceD. Build a fence between themPassage ThreeQuestions 23 t0 25 are based on the passage yo

18、u have just heard23 A. It may produce an increasing number of idle youngsters B. It may affect the quality of higher education in America C. It may cause many schools to go out of operationD. It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers24 A. It l：5 iess serlotls in cities than tn rural areas B

19、. It affects both junior and senior high schools C. It results from a worsening economic climate D. It is a new challenge facing American educators25 A. Allowing them to choose their favorite teachers B. Creating a more relaxed learning environment C. Rewarding excellent academic performanceD. Helpi

20、ng them to develop better study habitsSection CDirections：In this section，you will hear a passage three timesWhen the passage is read for the first time， you should listen carefully for its general ideaWhen the passage is read for the second time，you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact

21、 words you have just heardFinally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have written注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Im interested in the criminal justice system of our countryIt seems to me that something has to be done，if were to 26 as a countryI certainly dont know what the answe

22、rs to our problems are Things certainly get 27 in a hurry when you get into them，but l wonder if something couldnt be done to deal with some of these problemsOne thing Im concerned about is our practice of putting 28 in jail who havent harmed anyoneWhy not work out some system whereby they can pay b

23、ack the debts they owe society instead of 29 another debt by going to prison and，of course，coming30 hardened criminalsIm also concerned about the short prison sentences people are 3 1serious crimesOf course one alternative to this is to 32 capital punishment，but Im not sure l would be for thatIm not

24、 sure its right to take an eye for an eyeThe alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences。but they would certainly cost the tax payers much moneyI also think we must do something about the insanity 33 In my opinion，anyone who takes another persons life 34is insane，however，that does not mean

25、 that the person isnt guilty of the crime，or that he shouldnt pay society the debt he owesIts sad，of course，that a person may have to spend the rest of his life，or a large part of it in prison for acts that he 35 while not in full control of his mindPart III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Sectio

26、n ADirections：n this section，there is a passage with ten blanksYou are required to select one word for each blank#om a list of choices given in a word bank following the passageRead the passage through carefully before making your choicesEach choice in the bank is identified by a letterPlease mark t

27、he corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centreYou may not use any of the words in the barnk more than onceQuestions 36 t0 45 are based on the following passage Travel websites have been around since the l990s，when Expedia，Travelocity，and other holiday b

28、ooking sites were launched，allowing travelers to compare flight and hotel prices with the click of a InouseWith information no longer 36 by travelagents or hidden in business networks，the travel industry was revolutionized，as greater transparency helped 37 prices Todaythe industry is going through a

29、 new revolution-this time transforming service qualityOnline rating platforms- 38 in hotels，restaurants，apartments，and taxis-allow travelers to exchange reviews and experiences for all to see Hospitalit)businesses are now ranked，analyzed，and compared not by industry 39 ，but by the very people for wh

30、om the service is intended-the customerThis has 40 a new relationshipbetween buyer and seller. Customers have always voted with their feet; they can now explain their decision to anyone who is interested. As a result, businesses are much more 41 , often in very specific ways, which creates powerful

31、42 to improve service. Although some readers might not care for gossipy reports of unfriendly bellboys (行李员 ) in Berlin or malfunctioning hotel hairdryers in Houston, the true power of online reviews lies not just in the individual stories, but in the websites 43 to aggregate a large volume of ratin

32、gs. The impact cannot be 44 Businesses that attract top ratings can enjoy rapid growth, as new customers are attracted by good reviews and 45 provide yet more positive feedback. So great is the influence of online ratings that many companies now hire digital reputation managers to ensure a favorable

33、 online identity.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A) accountable B. capacity C. controlled D. entail E) forged F) incentives G) occasionally H) overstated I) persisting J) pessimistic K) professionals L) slashM) specializing N) spectators O) subsequentlySection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a

34、 passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corres

35、ponding letter on ,Answer Sheet 2. Plastic SurgeryA better credit card is the solution to ever larger hack attacksA. A thin magnetic strip (magstripe) is all that stands between your credit-card information and the bad guys. And theyve been working hard to break in. Thats why 2023 is shaping up as a

36、 major showdown: banks, law enforcement and technology companies are all trying to stop a network of hackers who are succeeding in stealing account numbers, names, email addresses and other crucial data used in identity theft. More than 100 million accounts at Target, Neiman Marcus and Michaels stor

37、es were affected in some way during the most recent attacks, starting last November.B. Swipe (刷卡 ) is the operative word: cards are increasingly vulnerable to attacks when you make purchases in a store. In several recent incidents, hackers have been able to obtain massive information of credit-, deb

38、it- (借记) or prepaid-card numbers using malware, i.e. malicious software, inserted secretly into the retailers point-of-sale system-the checkout registers. Hackers then sold the data to a second group of criminals operating in shadowy corners of the web. Not long after, the stolen data was showing up

39、 on fake cards and being used for online purchases.C. The solution could cost as little as $2 extra for every piece of plastic issued. The fix is a security technology used heavily outside the US. While American credit cards use the 40-year-old magstripe technology to process transactions, much of t

40、he rest of the world uses smarter cards with a technology called EMV (short for Europay, MasterCard, VisA. that employs a chip embedded in the card plus a customer PIN (personal identification number to authenticate (验证) every transaction on the spot. If a purchaser fails to punch in the correct PIN

41、 at the checkout, the transaction gets rejected. (Online purchases can be made by setting up a separate transaction code. )D. Why havent big banks adopted the more secure technology? When it comes to mailing out new credit cards, its all about relative costs, says David Robertson, who runs the Nilso

42、n Report, an industry newsletter. The cost of the card, putting the sticker on it, coding the account number and expiration date, embossing (凸印) it, the small envelope-all put together, youre in the dollar range. A chip- andPrN card currently costs closer to$3，says Robertson，because of the price of

43、chips(Once large issuers convert together，the chip costs should drop)E)Multiply S3 by the more than 5 billion magstripe credit and prepaid cards in circulation in the US Then consider that theres an estimated$124 billion in card fraud on a global basis，says Robertson With 44eo of that in the US，Amer

44、ican creditcard fraud amounts to about$55 billion annuallyCard issuers have so far calculated that absorbing the liability for even big hacks like the Target one is still cheaper than replacing all that plasticF)That leaves American retailers pretty much alone the world over in relying on magstripe

45、technology to charge purchases-and leaves consumers vulnerableEach magstripe has three tracks of information， explains payments security expert Jeremy Gumbley，the chief technology officer of CreditCall，an electronicpayments companyThe first and third are used by the bank or card issuerYour vital acc

46、ount information lives on the second track，which hackers try to capture“Malware is scanning through the memory in real time and looking for data”he says“It creates a text file that gets stolen G)Chip-andPIN cards，by contrast，make fake cards or skimming impossible because the information that gets scanned is encrypted(加密)The historical reason the US has stuck with magstripe， ironically enou