2019年12月英语六级考试试题第2套PartⅡListening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section Awill hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be poken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedA),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with asingle line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A)It focuses exclusively on jazz.C)It has several branches in London.B)It sponsors major jazz concerts.D)It displays albums by new music talents.2.A)It originated with cowboys.B)Its market has now shrunk.C)Its listeners are mostly young people.D)It remains as widespread as hip hop music.3.A)Its definition is varied and complicated.B)It is still going through experimentation.C)It is frequently accompanied by singing.D)Its style has remained largely unchanged.4.A)Learn to play them.C)Listen to them yourself.B)Take music lessons.D)Consult jazz musicians.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A)She paid her mortgage.C)She made a business plan.B)She called on the man.D)She went to the bank.6.A)Her previous debt hadn't been cleared yet.C)She had apparently asked for too much.B)Her credit history was considered poor.D)She didn't pay her mortgage in time.7.A)Pay a debt long overdue.C)Start her own business.B)Buy a piece of property.D)Check her credit history.第1/12页8.A)Seek advice from an expert about fundraising.B)Ask for smaller loans from different lenders.C)Build up her own finances step by step.D)Revise her business proposal carefully.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear threeor four questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.Afier youhear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A)It is profitable and environmentally friendly.B)It is well located and completely automated.C)It is small and unconventional.D)It is fertile and productive10.A)Their urge to make farming more enjoyableB)Their desire to improve farming equipment.C)Their hope to revitalize traditional farming.D)Their wish to set a new farming standard11.A)It saves a lot of electricity.C)It causes hardly any pollution.B)It needs little maintenance.D)It loosens soil while weedingQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12.A)It has turned certain insects into a new food source.B)It has started to expand business outside the UK.C)It has imported some exotic foods from overseas.D)It has joined hands with Sainsbury's to sell pet insects.13.A)It was really unforgettable.C)It hurt his throat slightly.B)It was a pleasant surprise.D)It made him feel strange.第2/12页14.A)They are more tasty than beef,chicken or pork.B)They are more nutritious than soups and salads.C)They contain more protein than conventional meats.D)They will soon gain popularity throughout the world.15.A)It is environmentally friendly.C)It requires new technology.B)It is a promising industry.D)It saves huge amounts of labour.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or fourquestions.The recordings will be played only once.After you hear a question,you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.B)To find out what students prefer to learn.C)To understand the mechanism of the human brain.D)To see if they are inherent traits affecting learning.17.A)It was defective.C)It was original in design.B)It was misguided.D)It was thought-provoking.18.A)Auditory aids are as important as visual aids.B)Visual aids are helpful to all types of learners.C)Reading plain texts is more effective than viewing pictures.D)Scientific concepts are hard to understand without visual aids.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A)Not playing a role in a workplace revolution.B)Not benefiting from free-market capitalism.C)Not earning enough money to provide for the family.D)Not spending enough time on family life and leisure.第3/12页20.A)People would be working only fifteen hours a week now.B)The balance of power in the workplace would change.C)Technological advances would create many new jobs.D)Most workers could afford to have house of their own.21.A)Loss of workers'personal dignity.B)Deprivation of workers'creativity.C)Deterioration of workers'mental health.D)Unequal distribution of working hours.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)It is the worst managed airport in German history.B)It is now the biggest and busiest airport in Europe.C)It has become something of a joke among Germans.D)It has become a typical symbol of German efficiency.23.A)The city's airports are outdated.C)The city wanted to boost its economy.B)The city had just been reunified.D)The city wanted to attract more tourists.24.A)The municipal government kept changing hands.B)The construction firm breached the contract.C)Shortage of funding delayed its construction.D)Problems of different kinds kept popping up.25.A)Tourism industry in Berlin suffers.C)Huge maintenance costs accumulate.B)All kinds of equipment gets rusted.D)Complaints by local residents increase.PartⅢReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word foreach blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identifiedby a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with asingle line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.第4/12页The persistent haze over many of our cities is a reminder of the polluted air that we breathe.Over 80%of the world's urban population is breathing air that fails to meet World HealthOrganisation guidelines,and an estimated 4.5 million people died 26 from outdoor air pollutionin2015Globally,urban populations are expected to double in the next 40 years,and an extra 2 billionpeople will need new places to live,as well as services and ways to move around their cities.What ismore important,the decisions that we make now about the design of our cities will 27 theeveryday lives and health of the coming generations.So what would a smog-free,or at least low-pollution,city be like?Traffic has become 28 with air pollution,and many countries intend to ban the sale of newpetrol and diesel cars in the next two decades.But simply 29 to electric cars will not meanpollution-free cities.The level of emissions they cause will depend on how the electricity to run themis 30,while brakes,tyres and roads all create tiny airborne 31 as they wear outAcross the developed world,car use is in decline as more people move to city centers,whileyoung people especially are 32 for other means of travel.Researchers are already asking if motorvehicle use has reached its 33 and will decline,but transport planners have yet to catch up withthis 34,instead of laying new roads to tackle traffic jams.As users of London's orbital M25motorway will know,new roads rapidly fill with more traffic.In the US,studies have shown thatdoubling the size of a road can 35 double the traffic,taking us back to the starting point.A)alternateparticlesB)crownpeakc)determineK)prematurelyD)generatedL)simplyE)locatingM)switchingF)mergedN)synonymousG)miniaturestrendH)）optingSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph fromwhich the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Eachparagraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 2.第5/12页