大学英语六级考试2021年12月真题（第一套)Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 mimes to write an essay related to the short passage given below.Inyour essay,you are to comment on the phenomenon described in the passage and suggest measures to address theissue.You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Young people spend a lot of time on the intemet.However,they are sometimes unable to recognize falseinformation on the intemet,judge the reliability of online information sources,or tell real news stories from fakeones.Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section Afour questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions I to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A)He was enjoying his holiday.C)He was busy writing his essays.B)He was recovering in hospital.D)He was fighting a throat infection.2.A)He broke his wrist.C)He slipped on ice and fell.B)He lost his antibiotics.D)He was laughed at by some girls.3.A)Tum to her father for help.C)Ask the manufacturer for repairs.B)Call the repair shop to fix it.D)Replace it with a brand-new one4.A)Help David retrieve his essays.C)Offer David some refreshments.B)Introduce David to her parents.D)Accompany David to his home.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A)She is a critic of works on military affairs.C)She is a researcher of literary genres.B)She is an acclaimed hostess of Book Talk.D)She is a historian of military history.6.A)It is about the military history of Europe.C)It is her fifth book of military history.B)It is set in the 18th and 19th centuries.D)It is a war novel set in the future.7.A)She visited soldiers'wives and mothers.C)She met a large number of soldiers in person.B)She conducted surveys of many soldiers.D)She looked into the personal lives of soldiers.8.A)She doesn't have much freedom for imagination.C)It is difficult to attract young readers.B)It is not easy to make her readers believe in her.D)She has to combine fact with fiction.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or fourquestions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B).C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A)Santa Claus.C)Cocoa seeds.B)A polar bear.D)Aglass bottle.10.A)To attract customers'attention.C)To combat counterfeits.B)To keep up with the times.D)To promote its sales.11.A)It resembles a picture in the encyclopedia.C)It has the drink's logo in the middle.B)It appears in the shape ofa cocoa seed.D)It displays the images of Santa Claus.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12.A)It often occurs among commuters.C)It improves their mood considerably.B)It promotes mutual understanding.D)It takes a great deal of effort to sustain.13.A)Social anxiety.C)Lack of social skills.B)Excessive caution.D)Preference for solitude.14.A)People usually regard it as an unforgettable lesson.C)Negative events often hurt people deeply.B)Human brains tend to dwell on negative events.D)People generally resent being rejected.15.A)Contagious.C)Unpredictable.B)Temporary.D)Measurable.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three recordings oflectures or talks followed by three or four questions.The recordings will be played only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from thefour choices marked A),B).C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single linethrough the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A)It depends heavily on tourism.C)It is mainly based on agriculture.B)It is flourishing in foreign trade.D)It relies chiefly on mineral export.17.A)Tobacco.C)Coffee.B)BananasD)Sugar18.A)They toil on farms.C)They live in Spanish-style houses.B)They live a poor life.D)They hire people to do housework.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A)They will be more demanding of their next generation.B)They will end up lonely,dependent and dissatisfied.C)They will experience more setbacks than successes.D)They will find it difficult to get along with others.20.A)Failure to pay due attention to their behavior.B)Unwillingness to allow them to play with toys.C)Unwillingness to satisfy their wishes immediately.D)Failure to spend sufficient quality time with them.21.A)It will enable them to learn from mistakes.C)It will do much good to their mental health.B)It will help them to handle disappointment.D)It will build their ability to endure hardships.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22.A)Failure to make sufficient preparations.C)Saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.B)Looking away from the hiring managerD)Making a wrong judgment of the interview.23.A)Complaining about their previous job.C)Exaggerating their academic background.B)Inquiring about their salary to be paid.D)Understanding their previous achievements.24.A)Those who have both skills and experience.C)Those who take initiative in their work.B)Those who get along well with colleagues.D)Those who are loyal to their managers.25.A)Ability to shoulder new responsibilities.C)Readiness to work to flexible schedules.B)Experience of performing multiple roles.D)Skills to communicate with colleagues.PartⅢReading Comprehension(40 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blankfrom a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully beforemaking your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter foreach item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bankmore than once.If you think life is wonderful and expect it to stay that way,then you may have a good chance of livingto a ripe old age,at least that is what the findings of a new study suggest.That study found that participantswho reported the highest levels of optimism were far more likely to live to age 85 or 26.This wascompared to those participants who reported the lowest levels of optimism.It is 27that the findingsheld even after the researchers considered factors that could 28the link,including whether participantshad health conditions such as heart disease or cancer,or whether they experienced depression.The resultsadd to a growing body of evidence that certain psychological factors may predict a longer life 29.Forexample,previous studies have found that more optimistic people have a lower risk of developing chronicdiseases,and a lower risk of 30death.However,the new study appears to be the first to 31 look atthe relationship between optimism and longevity.The researchers 32 that the link found in the new studywas not as strong when they factored in the effects of certain health behaviors,including exercise levels,sleep habits and diet.This suggests that these behaviors may,at least in part,explain the link.In otherwords,optimism may 33good habits that bolster health.It is also important to note that the study foundonly a 34,as researchers did not prove for certain that optimism leads to a longer life.However,if thefindings are true,they suggest that optimism could serve as a psychological 35that promotes health anda longer life.A)affectD)plausiblyB)beyondJ)prematureC)concededK)reconciledD)correlationL)spanE)fosterM)specificallyF)henceforthN)spiralG)loftyO)traitH)noteworthySection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statementcontains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information isderived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer thequestions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.No one in fashion is surprised that Burberry burnt f28 million of stockA)Last week,Burberry's annual report revealed that f28.6 million worth of stock was bumt last year.The newshas left investors and consumers outraged but comes as little surprise to those in the fashion industry.B)The practice of destroying unsold stock,and even rolls of unused fabric,is commonplace for luxury labels.Becoming too widely available at a cheaper price through discount stores discourages full-price sales.Sending products for recycling leaves them vulnerable to being stolen and sold on the black market.JasmineBina,CEO of brand strategy agency Concept Bureau explains,"Typically,luxury brands rally aroundexclusivity to protect the ir business interests,namely intellectual property and preservation of brand equity().She stated she had heard rumors of stock buming but not specific cases until this weekC)Another reason for the commonplace practice is a financial incentive for brands exporting goods to America.United States Customs states that if imported merchandise is unused and destroyed under their supervision,99%of the duties,taxes or fees paid on the merchandise may be recovered.It is incredibly difficult tocalculate how much dead stock currently goes to waste.While there are incentives to do it,there's no legalobligation to report it.D)A source,who chose to remain anonymous,shared her experience working in a Burberry store in New Yorkin October 2016."My job was to toss items in boxes so they could be sent to be burned.It was killing meinside because all that leather and fur went to waste and animals had died for nothing.I couldn't stay thereany longer,their business practices threw me off the roof"In May this year,Burberry announced it wastaking fur out of its catwalk shows and reviewing its use elsewhere in the business."Even though we askedthe management,they refused to give us detailed answers as to why they would do this with their collection,"continued the source,who left her role within two weeks.She has since worked with another high-profile,luxury label.E)In an online forum post,which asked if it's true that Louis Vuitton burns its bags,Ahmed Bouchfaa,whoclaimed to work for Louis Vuitton,responded that the brand holds sales of old stock for staff members twicea year.Items which have still not sold after several sales are destroyed."Louis Vuitton doesn't have publicsales.They either sell a product at a given price or discontinue it.This is to make sure that everybody paysthe same price for an item,"he says.He goes on to disclose the strict guidelines around the employee sales:"You may buy gifts for someone,but they track each item,and if your gift ends up online they know who toask."One investor commenting on the Burberry figures was reportedly outraged that the unsold goods werenot even offered to investors before they were destroyed.F)Richemont,who owns several luxury brands,hit the headlines in May for taking back f437 million ofwatches for destruction in the last two years to avoid marked-down prices.It's not just luxury brands either.In October last year,a Danish TV show exposed H&M for burning 12 tonnes of unsold clothing since 2013.In a statement,the high street retailer defended itself by saying that the burnt clothing had failed safety tests:"The products to which the media are referring have been tested in external laboratories.The test results showthat one of the products is mold infested and the other product contains levels of lead that are too high.Thoseproducts have rightly been stopped in accordance with our safety routines."In March,a report revealed thatH&M were struggling with $4.3 billion worth of unsold stock.The brand told The New York Times that theplan was to reduce prices to move the stock,arguably encouraging consumers to buy and throw away withlittle thought.G)Over-production is perhaps the biggest concem for Burberry.While there has been much outrage at the elitistconnotation of burning goods rather than making them affordable,executives at the British fashion house areno doubt struggling to defend how they miscalculated production.The waste has been put down to burningold cosmetic stock to make way for their new beauty range.However,while the value of destroyed stock isup from f26.9 million last year,it's an even more significant increase from 2016's figure of f18.8 million,highlighting that this is an ongoing issue.H)In September 2016,Burberry switched to a "see now,buy now"catwalk show format.The move was aswitch to leverage on the coverage of their fashion week show to make stock available immediately toconsumers.This is opposed to the traditional format of presenting to the industry,taking orders for productionand becoming available in six months'time.While Burberry announced "record-breaking"online reach andengagement,there has been little evidence to suggest that the strategy has had a significant effect on sales,particularly as the hype (slows across the season.In February they made adjustments to the format,dropping some catwalk items immediately and promising that others would launch in the coming months.I)In a statement,Burberry denied that switching to "see now,buy now"has had an impact on waste.ABurberry spokesperson further said,"On the occasions when disposal of products is necessary,we do so in aresponsible manner.We are always seeking ways to reduce and revalue our waste.This is a core part of ourstrategy and we have forged partnerships and committed support to innovative organizations to help reachthis goal.”J)One such partnership is with Elvis Kresse,an accessories brand working with reclaimed materials.Co-founder Kresse Wesling said,"Late last year we launched an ambitious five-year partnership with theBurberry Foundation.The main aim of this is to scale our leather rescue project,starting with off-cuts fromthe production of Burberry leather goods.We are working tirelessly to expand our solutions and would loveto welcome anyone to our workshop to come and see what we are doing."At the moment,the partnershiponly addresses waste at the production stage and not unsold goods.K)While these are honorable schemes,it makes it harder for Burberry to defend these latest figures.Fifteenyears ago,Burberry was at crisis point as their signature check pattern was widely imitated by cheap,imitation brands.It deterred luxury consumers who found their expensive clothing more closely associated