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1、2023年3月六级真题试卷(A卷)WritingPartI(30minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)DirectionszForthispart,youareallowed3ominutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentencePeoplearenowincreasinglyawareofthedangerofappearanceanxietyorbeingobsessedwithoneslooks.Youcanmakecomments,citeexamplesoruseyourpersonalexperiencest
2、odevelopyouressay.YoushouldwriteatleastISOwordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation.youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afieryouhearaquestion
3、,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromtheJourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)zThenmarkthecorrespondingIereronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1A)lnarestaurant.B)lnakitchen.C)Inafoodstore.D)lnasupermarket.3.A) Shecatsmeatoccasionally.B) Sheenjoysch
4、eeseburgers.C) Sheisallergictoseafood.D) Sheisapartialvegetarian.3.AJDeaIingwithonescolleagues.B) Changingoneseatinghabit.C) Followingthesamedietforyears.D) Keepingawakeatmorningmeetings.4.A) Theyenjoyperfecthealth.B)Theyarebothanimallovers.C) Theyonlyeatorganicfood.D) Theyarecuttingbackoncoffee.Que
5、stions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Themangotapoorevaluationfromhiscolleagues.B)Themanmadelittlecontributiontothecompany.C)Themanpaidattentiontotrivialthings.D)Themanhadanattitudeproblem6.A)Theymakeunhelpfuldecisionsforsolvingproblems.B)Theyfavorsomeemployeessuggestionsoverothers
6、.C)Theyusemanipulativelanguagetomasktheirirrationalchoices.D)Theyrejectemployeesreasonableargumentsforworkefficiency.7.A)Itisamustforrationaljudgment.B)ltismoreofasinthanavirtueC)ltisagodeanbyexwortFeeBootheBortD)Itismoreimportantnowthanever.8.A)Smoothingrelationshipsintheworkplace.B)Makingrationala
7、ndproductivedecisions.C)FocusingonemployeescarcergrowthD)Preservingtheirpowerandprestige.SectionBDirectionsdnthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion.youmusichoosethebestanswerfrom
8、thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A) Theyshowgeniuswhichdefiesdescription.B) Theyaccomplishfeatsmanyofuscannot.C) Theycreateveryhighcommercialvalue.D) Theybringgreathonort
9、otheircountry.10.A)Theytakepartinkidsextra-curricularactivities.B)Theyworkinsparetimetoteachchildrensports.C)Theytrytobepositiverolemodelstochildren.D)Theyserveasspokespersonsforluxurygoods.11.AJSeparatinganathletesprofessionallifefromtheirpersonallife.B)Preventingcertainathletesfromgettingintrouble
10、withthelaw.CJKeepingathletesawayfromdrugoralcoholproblems.D)Beingsupersportsstarswithoutappearingarrogant.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A) Theyalwayscostmorethanexpected.B) Theyarejoyousandexcitingoccasions.C) Theyshouldbepaidupbytheattendees.D) Theyaredreamscomingtruetotheb
11、rides.13.Itcost$60,000.Itwascancelled.IthadeightguestsonlyItwasheldinLasVegas.14.Postponeherwedding.AskherfriendsforhelpKeeptoherbudget.Nvitemoreguests.15.A) Shecalleditromantic.B) Shewelcomeditwithopenarms.C)Shesaidshewouldthinkaboutit.D)Sherejecteditflatly.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillh
12、earthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksFollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therectordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)zB)C)awaID).ThenmurkthecorrespondingIesteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecording
13、youhavejustheard.16.Itdeterminespeoplesmoods.Itcanimpactpeopleswellbeing.Itiscloselyrelatedtopeoplesemotions.ItcaninfluencepcopteIspersonaIitics17.A) Theymakepeoplemorereproductive.B) Theyincreasepeopleslifeexpectancy.C) Theytendtoproducepositivefeelings.D) Theymayalterpeoplesgenesgradually.18.A)The
14、linkbetweentemperatureandpersonalityisfairlyweak.B)PcopIesharemanypersonalitytraitsdespitetheirnationalitics.C)Peopleinthesamegeographicalareamaydifferinpersonality.D)TheAmericansareapparentlymoreoutgoingthantheChinese.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)ThenumberofolderAmeric
15、anslivingaloneisontherise.B)ChronicIonclinessdoesharmtoseniorcitizensinparticular.C) Correlationshavebeenfoundbetweenlonelinessandillhealth.D)AgrowingnumberofUSseniorsfacetheriskofearlymortality.20.Medicationisavailablefortreatingloneliness.1.onelinessrarelyresultsfromlivingaloneBeingbusyhelpsfightl
16、oneliness1.onelinessisprobablyreversible.21.1.ivingwithoneschildren.Meetingsocialexpectations.Meaningfulsocialcontact.TimelymedicalinterventionQuestions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A)Shehadasuccessfulcareerinfinance.B)Shewrotestoriesaboutwomentravelers.C)ShemaderegulartripstoAsian
17、countries.D) Sheinvestedinseveralprivatecompanies.23.A)Buyaranch.B)Startablog.C) Travelroundtheworld.D) Setupatravelagency.24.A)Workhardtoattractattentionfrompublishers.B)Gainsupportfromtraveladvertisingcompanies.C)Trytofindafull-timejobinthetravelbusiness.D)Createsomethinguniquetoentertheindustry.2
18、5.A)Attractingsufficientinvestment.B)Creatinganexoticcorporateculture.C) Avoidingtoomuchadvertisingearlyon.D) Refrainingfrompromotingsimilarproducts.PartIIIReadiacomprensm(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachbiankfromalistofchoi
19、cesgiveninawordbarkfollowirgthepassage.ReadthepassagetaroughcarefiuIybeforemakingyourchoices.EachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaIener.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmay*totuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Unthinkableasitmaybe,humanity,
20、everylastperson,couldsomedaybewipedfromthefaceoftheEarth.Wehavelearnedtoworryaboutasteroids(小行星)andsupervolcanoes,butthemorelikely26,accordingtoNickBostrOm,aprofessorofphilosophyatOxfordJsthatwehumanswilldestroyourselves.ProfessorBostromzwhodirectsOxfordsFutureofHumanitylnstitutezhasarguedoverthecou
21、rseofseveralpapersthathuman27risksarepoorlyunderstoodand,Worscstill.28underestimatedbysociety.Someoftheseexistentialrisksarefairlywellknown,especiallythenaturalones.Butothersare29orevenexotic.MostworryingtoBostromisthesubsetofexistentialrisksthat30fromhumantechnology,asubsetthatheexpectstogrowinnumb
22、erandpotencyoverthenextcentury.Despitehisconcernsabouttherisks31_tohumansbytechnologicalprogress,Bostromisnoluddite(科技进步反对者).Infact.heisalongtime32oftrans-humanism-theefforttoimprovethehumanconditionzandevenhumannatureitsc11throughtechnologicalmeans.Inthelongrunheseestechnologyasabridgezabridgewehum
23、ansmustcrosswithgreatcare,inordertoreachnewandbettermodesofbeing.Inhiswork,Bostromusesthetoolsofphilosophyandmathematics,in33,probabilitytheory,totryanddeterminehowwoasa34mightachievethissafepassage.WhatfollowsismyconversaticnwithBostromaboutsomeofthemostinterestingandworryingexistentialrisksThathum
24、anitymight35inthedecadesandcenturiestocomezandaboutwhatwecandotomakesureoutlastthem.VarietyB) species C)shrewdly D)severely E)scenario F)posed GJparticuIar HJobscure Section BI)etinction J)evaporationK) encounter L)encounter M)arise N)advocate 0) advocateDirections:Inthissection,youaregoirigtoreadap
25、assagewithtenstatementsAIuachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheParagraphsJdentjfytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Yaumaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.EachparagraphismarkedwithaIetrer.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.SanFranciscoHasBecomeO
26、neHugeMetaphorforEconomicInequalityinAmericaAThefogstillchillsthemorningairandthecablecarsstillclimbhalfwaytothestars.YetonthegroundztheBayArcahaschaingedgreatlysincesingerTonyBennetlefthishearthere.SiliconValleyandthetechindustryhaveledtheregionintoaperiodofunprecedentedwealthandinnovation.Butcxist
27、ingpoliticalandlandlimitshavecausedanalarminghousingcrisisandastronomicalriseinsocialandeconomicdifference.B WhiletheresidentsofmostcitiesdisplayprideandsupportfortheirhomeindustrieszdrasticmarketdistortionsintheSanFranciscoBayAreahavecreatedBoillingresentmentintheregiontowardsthetechindustry.Avocal
28、minorityisevencallingonofficialstopunishthosewhoarebenefittingfromtheeconomicandhousingboom.Ifthisboomanditsconsequencesarenotresolved,adrasticincreaseinsocialandeconomicdifferencemayhaveaprofoundimpactontheregionforgenerations.Ahistoryandanalysisofthistransformationmayholdinvaluableinsightsaboutthe
29、opportunities.PerilsooftechcitiesarecurrentlybeingcultivatedacrosstheUS,andindeedaroundtheworld.C Accordingtoarecentstudy,SanFranciscoranksfirstinCaliforniaforeconomicdifference.Theaverageincomeofthetop1%ofhouschoIdsinthecityaveragesS3.6million.Thists44timestheaverageineoineofthoseatthebottomzwhichs
30、tandsat$81,094.Thetop1%oftheSanFranciscopeninsulasshareoftotalincomenowextendsto30.8%oftheregionsincome.Thiswasadramaticjumpfrom1989zwhereitstoodat15.8%.D TheregionseconomyhasbeenfundamentallytransformedbythetechnologindustryspringingfromSiliconVaIlcy.PoIicicspushedbyMayorEdLeeprovidedtaxbreaksforte
31、chcompaniestosetupshopalongthecityslong-neglectedMid-Marketarea.ThecityisnowhometoTwitterzLIberzAirbnbzPinterest,Dropboxandothers.Inshort,theBayAreahasbecomeaglobalmagnetforthosewithspecializedskills,whichhasinturnhelpedfueleconomicenthusiasm,andthiseconomicgrowthhasreducedunemploymentto3.4%zanadmir
32、ablefeat.Inspiteofallthat,thestrengthoftherecentjobgrowthzcombinedwithpoliciesthathavetraditionallylimitedhousingdevelopmentinthecityandthroughoutthepeninsula,didnothelpeasetheaffordabilitycrisis.In2015alone,theBayAreaadded64,000injobs.lnthesameyear,only5z000newhomeswerebuilt.FWiththeaveragehouseint
33、hecitycostingover$1.25millionandaverageflatpricesover$1.11million,theminimumqualifyingincometopurchaseahousehasincreasedto$254,000.Consideringthattheaveragehouseholdincomeinthecitycurrentlystandsataround$80,000,itisnotanexaggerationtosaythatthedreamofhomeownershipisnowbeyondthegraspofthevastmajority
34、oftodayspeoplewhorent.ForgenerationszthestabilityandprosperityoftheAmericanmiddleclasshasbeenanchoredbyhomeownership.Studieshaveconsistentlyshownthatthevalueoflandhasovertakenoverallincomegrowth,thusprovidingahugeadvantagetopropertyownersasavehicleofwealthbuilding.Whenhomepricessoarabovethereachofmo
35、sthoucholds,thegapbetweentherichandthepoordramaticallyincreases.HIfcontributingfactorsleadingtohousingbecominglessthanaffordablearenotresolvedovermultiplegenerations,asmallelitewillcontrolavastshareofthecountrystotalwealth.Theresult?Asocictywherethethreatofelasswarfarewouldloomlarge.Asocietyslevelof
36、happinessistiedlesstomeasuresofquantitativewealthandmoretomeasuresofqualitativewealth.Thismeansthathowapersonjudgestheirsecurityincomparisontotheirneighborshasmoreofanimpactontheirhappinessthantheirobjectivestandardofliving.Atthesametime,whenasystemnolongerprovidesopportunitiesforthemajoritytopartic
37、ipateinwealthbuilding,itnotonlyrobsthosewhoareexcIudedfromopportunitieszbutalsodeprivesthemoftheirdignity.SanFranciscoandtheBayAreahaveIoongbeencommittedtovalueswhichembraceinclusionandrejectionofmainstreamctuIture.Toseethesevaluescomingapartsopubliclyaddsinsulttoinjuryforaregiononcedefinedbyitsprog
38、ressivesocialfabric.Inthefaceofresentment,itishumantowantrevenge.Butdeterioratingpoliciessuchasheavilytaxingtechnologycompaniesorrealestatedevelopersarenotlikelytoshiftthebalance.Thehousingcrisisiscausedbytwoprimaryfactors!hegrowingdesirabilityoftheBayAreaasaplacetoliveductoitsexcellenteconomy,andou
39、rlimitedhousingstock.Althoughthecityisexperiencinganunprecedentedboominnewhousing.moreunitsaresorelyneeded.Protectionpolicieswereoriginallydesignedtosuppressbaddevelopmentandboosthistoricpreservationinoururbanareas.Now,toomanydevelopersareexperiencingexcessivedelays.Meanwhile,therearethelandlimitati
40、onsoftheBayAreatoconsider.Theregionissurroundedbywaterandmountains.Localgovernmentsneedtoaiddevelopmentaswell.Thismeansincreasinghousingdensitythroughouttheregionandbuildingupwardswhilestreamliningtheapprovalprocess.KRealestatealonewillnotsolvetheproblem,ofcourse.Transportation,too,needstobeupdateda
41、ndinfrastructureextendedtolinkdistantregionstoSiliconValleyandthecity.Weneedtobuildaneffectivehigh-speedcommutingsystemlinkingthehigh-pricedandcrowdedBayAreawiththelow-pricedandlow-densityCentralValley.Thiswoulddramaticallyreducetraveltimes.Andbasedontheoperatingspeedsofhoveringtrainsusedincountrics
42、suchasJapanorSpain,high-speedrailcouldshortenthetimetotravelbetweenSanFranciscoandCaliforniascapital,SacramentozOrfromStocktontoSanJose,tounder30minutes.Thissystemwouldbringoncedistantregionswithinreasonablecommutetoheavyjobcenters.Thecityalsoneedstoupdateexistingtransportationroutescombinedwithsmar
43、thome-buildingpoliciesthatdramaticallyincreasehousingdensityinareassurroundinghigh-spcedrailstations.Bydoingso.wewillbeabletobuildaffordablehousingwithinacccptablecommutingdistancesforasignificantbulkoftheworkforce.L0urthreateninghousingcrisisforcesthedifficultquestionofwhattypeofsocietywewouldliket
44、obe.Willitbeonewheretheelitecommandthevastbulkofwealthandregionalcultureisdefinedbyanaggressivebusinessworld?Wewererecentlytreatedtoatasteofthelatter,whenlocaltechemployeeJustinKellerwroteanopenlettertothecitycomplainingabouthavingtoseehomelesspeopleonhiswaytowork.MItdocsnthavetobethisway.Butsolutio
45、nsneedtobeimplementednow,beforeangrycrowdsgrowfromanuisancetoseriousconcern.Itmaytakelessthanyoumightthink.Andinfact,thesolutionstooourhousingcrisisarealreadyfairlyclear.Weneedtoincreasethedensityofhousingunits.Weneedtouseexistingtechnologytoshortentraveltimesandbreakthelandlimits.Thereisawaytosolve
46、complexsocialandeconomicproblemswithoutabandoningsocialresponsibility.ThisistheBayAreasopportunitytoprovethatitcaninnovatemorethanjusttechnology.36.Thehigherrateofemployment,combinedwithlimitedhousingsupply,didnotmakeitanyeasiertobuyahouse.37. Onewaytodealwiththehousingcrisisisforthegovernmenttosimp
47、lifyapprovalproceduresforhousingprojects.38. ResidentsoftheSanFrandscoBayAreastronglyresentthetechindustrybecauseoftheeconomicinequalityithascontributedto.39. Thefastriseinthepricesoflandanhousesincreasestheeconomicinequalityamongpeople.40. SanFranciscocitygovernmentofferedtaxbenefitstoattracttechco
48、mpaniestoestablishoperationsinalessdevelopedarca.41. Innovativesolutionstosocialandecornomicproblemsshouldbeintroducedbeforeitistoolate.42. WhenpeoplecomparetheirownlivingstandardwithothersJthasagreaterimpactontheirsenseofcontentment.43. SanFranciscohasbeenfoundtohavethebiggestincomegapinCaliforniabetweentherichandthepoor.44. Improvedtransportnetworksconnectingthecitytodistantoutlyingareaswillalsohelpsolvethehousingcrisis.45. AverageincomesintheBayAreamakeitvirtuallyimpossible
