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1、 第 1 页 2018 年年 6 月大学英语六级考试真题月大学英语六级考试真题(第第 3 套）套）Part I Writing (30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the importance of building trust between business and consumers.You can cite examples to illustrate your views.You should write at least 150

2、words but no more than 200words.Part II Listening Comprehension(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。）（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。）Part III Reading Comprehension(40minutes)Section A Directions:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for eac

3、h blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may

4、 not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.When Elon Musk says that his new priority is using artificial intelligence to build domestic robots,we should look forward to the day in admiration.Mr.Musk is a guy who gets things done.The fou

5、nder of two tech companies,Tesla Motors and SpaceX,is bringing electric vehicles to mass market and 26 humans to live on other planets.This sounds like so much hot air,but the near$13 billion fortune this entrepreneur has 27 comes from practical achievements rather than hypothetical ones.A lot of cl

6、ever people are 28 about artificial intelligence,fearing that robots will one day become so 29 that theyll murder all of us.These fears are mostly 30 :as with hysteria about genetic modification,we humans are generally wise enough to manage these problems with speed and care.And just think of how wo

7、nderful it would be if you had a live-in robot.It could,31 ,be like having a babysitter and a nurse rolled into one-or,if that required 32 intelligence beyond the power of Mr.Musks imagined machine,at least someone to chop the carrots,wash the car and mow the lawn.Once purchased and trained,this wou

8、ld allow the 33 user to save money and time,freeing up 34 space in our busy lives to read a good book.That is why we welcome Mr.Musks latest 35 ,and wish him well.As long as robots add to the sum of human happiness,reduce suffering,and create time to read world-class journalism,we should be their fa

9、ns.Especially since journalism is one job robots will never do.第 1 页 共 8 页 第 2 页 A).amassed B).casual C).emotional D).enabling E).eventually F).exaggerated G).extravagant H).generously I).misleading J).precious K).reward L).smart M).sphere N).terrified O).venture Section B Directions:In this section

10、,you are going to read a 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

11、 marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2.In the real world,nobody cares that you went to an Ivy League school A.Looking back now,nine years later,I cant remember exactly what it was about these universities that made them seem so much better.Was it a curriculum that appeared more rigorous,

12、perhaps？Or an alumni network that I hoped would open doors down the line？Maybe.“I do think there are advantages to schools with more recognition,”notes Marybeth Gasman,a professor of higher education at the University of Pennsylvania.“I dont necessarily think thats a reason to go to one.”B.In reflec

13、tion,my firm belief in the power of the brand was naive,not to mention a bit snobby.I quickly passed over state schools and southern schools,believing their curriculum to be automatically inferior to northeastern or western counterparts.Instead,I dreamed of living in New York City and my parents obl

14、iged me with a visit to New York Universitys（NYU）campus.During the tour,tuition fees were discussed.（NYU is consistently ranked one of the countrys most expensive schools,with room and board costs totaling upwards of$64,000 a year.）Up until then,I hadnt truly realized just how expensive an education

15、 can be.Over the next few months,I realized not only could I not afford my dream school,I couldnt even afford the ones where Id been accepted.City University of New York（CUNY）,Rutgers University,and Indiana University were out of reach as were Mississippi State and the University of Alabama,where I

16、would have to pay out-of-state fees.Further complicating my college search was a flourishing stack careerI wanted to keep running but my times werent quite fast enough to secure a scholarship.C.And so,at 11pm on the night of Georgia State Universitys（GSU）midnight deadline,I applied online.Rated No.4

17、66 overall on Forbes Lists Top Colleges,No.183 in Research Universities,and No.108 in the South,I cant say it was my top choice.Still,the track coach had offered me a walk-on spot,and I actually found the urban Atlanta campus a decent consolation prize after New York City.D.While it may have been pr

18、actical,it wasnt prestigious,But heres the thing：I loved my“lower-tier”（低层次的）university.（I use the term“low-tier”cautiously,because GSU is a well-regarded research institution that attracts high quality professors and faculty from all over the country.）We are taught to believe that only by going to

19、the best schools and getting the best grades can we escape the rat race and build a better future.But what if lower-tier colleges and universities were the ticket to escaping the rat race？After all,where else can you leave school with a decent degreebut without a lifetime of debt？E.The results:Teens

20、 who played the Iowa Gambling Task under the eyes of fellow adolescents engaged in more exploratory behavior,learned faster from both positive and negative outcomes,and achieved better performance on the task than those who played in solitude.“What our study suggests is that teenagers learn more qui

21、ckly and more effectively when their peers are present than when theyre on their own,”Steinberg says.And this finding could have important implications for how we think about educating adolescents.F.As a high school junior,everything in my life revolved around getting into the right college.I dilige

22、ntly attended my SAT,ACT,and Advanced Placement test preparation courses.I juggled（尽力应付）cross-country and track schedules,newspaper staff,and my churchs youth group and drama team.I didnt drink,第 2 页 共 8 页 第 3 页 party,or even do much dating.The right college,I thought,was one with prestige,one with

23、a name.It didnt have to be the Ivy League,but it needed to be“top school.”G.I was lucky enough to have my tuition covered by a lottery-funded scholarship called HOPE（Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally）When I started college,the HOPE scholarship was funded by the state of Georgia and offered to

24、 graduating high school seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.Living costs and books I paid for with money earned during high school,supplemented by a small college fund my deceased grandfather left for me and a modest savings account my parents created when I was born.H.So what about all that name re

25、cognition？Sure,many of my colleagues and competitors have more glamorous alma maters（母校）than I do.As a journalist,I have competed against NYU,Columbia,and Northeastern graduates for jobs.And yet,not a single interviewer has ever asked me about my educational background.In fact,almost every interview

26、 Ive ever had was due to a connectionone that Ive gained through pure determination,not a school brand.I.According to The Boston Globe,students who earned their bachelors in 2012 have an average monthly loan payment of$312,which is one-third more than those who graduated in 2004.Ultimately,thats the

27、 thing universities dont want to admit.Private universities are money-making institutions.If you can afford to buy prestige,thats your choice.For the rest of us,however,our hearty lower-tiered universities are just fine,thank you.J.Wealthy universities talk up the benefits their name will give gradu

28、ates；namely,strong alumni networks,star faculty,and a r sum boost.But you neednt attend an Ivy League school to reap those rewards.Ludacris and the former CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis are alumni of my college,as well as VICEs first female editor-in-chief,Ellis Jones.Successful people tend to be

29、successful no matter where they go to school.And lower-tier schools can have alumni networks just as strong as their big name counterparts.In fact,lower-tier school alumni networks are arguably stronger,because fellow alumni recognize that you didnt necessarily have an easy path to follow.They might

30、 be more willing to offer career help,because your less famous school denotes that,like them.,you are also full of energy and perseverance.K.The Washington Post reported on a recent study by Princeton economists,in which college graduates,who applied to the most selective schools in the 12th grade w

31、ere compared to those who applied to slightly less selective schools.They found that students with more potential earned more as adults,and the reverse held true as well,no matter where they went to school.L.Likewise,star faculty is not always found where youd expect.Big name schools are not necessa

32、rily the best places for professors；plus,many professors split teaching time between multiple colleges and/or universities.This means,for instance,a CUNY student could reasonably expect to receive the same quality of instruction from a prestigious professor as they would if they were enrolled in the

33、 same class at NYU.M.Its possible that some hiring managers may be drawn to candidates with a particular educational r sum,but its no guarantee.According to a 2012 survey described in The Atlantic,college reputation ranked lowest in relative importance of attributes in evaluating graduates for hire,

34、beaten out by top factors like internships,employment during college,college major,volunteer experience,and extracurriculars.N.Maybe students who choose less prestigious universities are bound to succeed because they are determined to.I tend to think so.In any case,if I could do it again,Id still ma

35、ke the same choice.Today Im debt-free,resourcefuland I understand that even the shiniest packaging cant predict what youll find on the inside.第 3 页 共 8 页 第 4 页 36.Modest institutions can also have successful graduates and strong alumni networks.37.The money the author made in high school helped pay

36、for her living expenses and books at college.38.The author came to see how costly college education could be when she was trying to choose a university to attend.39.A recent study found that a graduates salary is determined by their potential,not the university they attended.40.The author cannot rec

37、all for sure what made certain top universities appear a lot better.41.None of the authors job interviewers cared which college she went to.42.The author thinks she did the right thing in choosing a less prestigious university.43.In order to be admitted to a prestigious university,the author took pa

38、rt in various extracurricular activities and attended test preparation courses.44.The author liked her university which was not prestigious but less expensive.45.Colleges are reluctant to admit that graduates today are in heavier debt.Section C Directions：There are 2 passages in this section.Each pa

39、ssage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre passage one Questions 46 to 50 are based on the fo

40、llowing passage.Economically speaking，are we better off than we were ten years ago？Twenty years ago？In their thirst for evidence on this issue，commentators seized on the recent report by the Census Bureau，which found that average household income rose by 5.2%in 2015.Unfortunately，that conclusion put

41、s too much weight on a useful，but flawed and incomplete，statistic.Among the more significant problems with the Censuss measure are that：1）it excludes taxes，transfers，and compensation like employer-provided health insurance；and 2）it is based on surveys rather than data.Even if precisely measured，inco

42、me data exclude important determinants of economic well-being，such as the hours of work needed to earn that income.While thinking about the question，we came across a recently published article by Charles Jones and Peter Klenow，which proposes an interesting new measure of economic welfare.While by no

43、 means perfect，it is considerably more comprehensive than average income，taking into account not only growth in consumption per person but also changes in working time，life expectancy，and inequality.Moreover，it can be used to assess economic performance both across countries and over time.The Jones-

44、Klenow method can be illustrated by a cross-country example.Suppose we want to compare the economic welfare of citizens of the U.S.and France in 2005.In 2005，as the authors observe，real consumption per person in France was only 60%as high as the U.S.，makiIn 2005，as the authors observe，real consumpti

45、on per person in France was only 60%as high as the U.S.，making it appear that Americans were economically much better off than the French on average.However，that comparison omits other relevant factors：leisure time，life expectancy，and economic inequality.The French take longer vacations and retire e

46、arlier，so typically work fewer hours；they enjoy a higher life expectancy，presumably reflecting advantages with respect to health care，diet，lifestyle，and the like；and income and consumption are somewhat more equally distributed there than in the U.S.Because of these 第 4 页 共 8 页 第 5 页 differences，comp

47、aring Frances consumption with the U.S.s overstates the gap in economic welfare.Similar calculations can be used to compare the U.S.and other countries.For example，this calculation puts economic welfare in the United Kingdom at 97%of U.S.levels，but estimates Mexican well-being at 22%.The Jones-Kleno

48、w measure can also assess an economys performance over time.According to this measure，as of the early-to-mid-2000s，the U.S.had the highest economic welfare of any large country.Since 2007，economic welfare in the U.S.has continued to improve.However，the pace of improvement has slowed markedly.Methodo

49、logically，the lesson from the Jones-Klenow research is that economic welfare is multi-dimensional.Their approach is flexible enough that in principle other important quality-of-life changes could be incorporatedfor example，decreases in total emissions of pollutants and declines in crime rates.46.Wha

50、t does the author think of the 2015 report by the Census Bureau？A）It is based on questionable statistics.B）It reflects the economic changes.C）It evidences the improved welfare.D）It provides much food for thought.47.What does the author say about the Jones-Klenow method？A）It is widely used to compare