2018年6月大学英语六级真题(第一套)

2018年6月大学英语六级真题（第一套）

(总分：710.00，做题时间：150分钟)

一、Part Ⅰ Writing

(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)

(总题数：1，分数：106.50)

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of building trust between employers and employees. You can cite examples to illustrate your views. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.（分数：106.50）

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 正确答案：(

The Importance of Building Trust Between Employers and Employees

Trust is the cornerstone of any relationships, which is also applicable to workplace. As the founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma once said, " The biggest breakthrough of choosing and employing people is to trust them. " Thus, building trust between employers and employees is of vital significance.

Trust contributes a lot to the benign development of companies and creates a win-win outcome for both companies and individuals. On the one hand, with the trust in employees, employers will entrust them with the most crucial missions, thus promoting the job performance and career development of employees. On the other hand, mutual trust can provide impetus for employees. They will be highly motivated, willing to work harder and will strive for a better prospect of the company. Take a prestigious company Tencent for example. People in this company attach great importance to trust and work together to make Tencent one of the top ten companies in China.

All in all, trust is the precious wealth that should be valued by both employers and employees. There is no doubt that the trust between the two parties should be built, and only by doing so can our society become more prosperous and harmonious.

)

解析：

这是一篇议论文写作。这次考题要求考生写一篇与雇主和员工之间相互信任的重要性有关的作文。题目本身难度不大，具有很大的开放性，考生在论述的时候可以采用事实论证，通过举例来支撑自己的观点，言之有理即可。

作文可分为三段，结构如下。

第一段：开门见山，通过阿里巴巴创始人马云关于信任的名言引出雇主和员工之间建立信任的重要性，为下文阐述的具体原因做好铺垫。

第二段：阐释原因，分别从雇主和员工的角度来分析，说明相互信任会极大促进公司的良性发展，为公司和个人创造双赢的结果。

第三段：总结全文，重申自己的观点，强调雇主和员工之间建立信任的重要性。

二、Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension

(总题数：0，分数：0.00)

三、Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and questions will be spoken only once. After you hear questions, 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 line through the centre.

(总题数：2，分数：56.80)

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.4）

(1).

（分数：7.1）

A.It is a typical salad.

B.It is a Spanish soup. √

C.It is a weird vegetable.

D.It is a kind of spicy food.

解析：

听力原文：

Section A

Conversation One

M: What's all that? Are you going to make a salad?

W: No I'm going to make a gazpacho.

M: What's that?

W: Gazpacho is a cold soup from Spain. It’s mostly vegetables. I guess you could call it a liquid salad.

M: Cold soup? Sounds weird.

W: It's delicious. Trust me. I tried it for the first time during my summer vacation in Spain. You see, in the south of Spa in, it gets very hot in the summer, up to 40°C. So a cold gazpacho is very refreshing. The main ingredients are tomato, cucumber, bell peppers, olive oil and stale bread.

M: Stale bread? Surely you mean bread for dipping into the soup?

W: No. Bread is crushed and blended in like everything else. It adds texture and thickness to the soup.

M: Mm. And is it healthy?

W: Sure. As I said earlier it's mostly vegetables. You can also add different things if you like, such as hard-boiled egg or cured ham.

M: Cured h am? What’s that?

W: That's another Spanish delicacy. Have you never heard of it? It is quite famous.

M: no, is it good too?

W: Oh, yeah, definitely. It’s amazing. It’s a little dry and salty, and it's very expensive because it comes from a special type of pig that only eats a special type of food. The harm is covered in salt to dry and preserve it. And left to hang for up to 2 years, it has a very distinct flavor.

M: Mm. Sounds interesting. Where can I find some?

W: It used to be difficult to get Spanish produce here. But it's now a lot more common. Most large supermarket chains have cured ham in little packets but in Spain you combine a whole leg.

M: A whole peg leg? Why would anybody want so much ham?

W: In Spain, many people buy a whole leg for special group events, such as Christmas. They cut it themselves into very thin slices with a long flat knife.

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1. What do we learn about gazpacho?

2. For what purpose is stale bread mixed into gazpacho?

3. Why does the woman think gazpacho is healthy?

4. What does the woman say about cured ham?

解析：浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的salad，soup，vegetable，spicy food等词可以推测，该题可能涉及对某种食物的具体描述。题干问的是关于凉菜汤，我们可以了解到什么。对话中女士说凉菜汤是来自西班牙的一种凉汤。故答案为B(它是·种西班牙汤)。A项(它是一种典型的沙拉)、C项(它是一种奇怪的蔬菜)和D项(它是一种比较辣的食物)均与对话不符，故排除。

(2).

（分数：7.1）

A.To make it thicker. √

B.To make it more nutritious.

C.To add to its appeal.

D.To replace an ingredient.

解析：

浏览四个选项，均为动词不定式结构，再根据选项中出现的thicker，nutritious，appeal，replace等词可以推测，该题可能涉及某种食物原材料的作用。题干问的是在凉菜汤中加入不新鲜的面包的目的是什么。对话中女士说面包可以增加汤的质地和黏稠度。故答案为A(使汤更黏稠)。B项(为了使它更有营养)、C项(为了使它更有吸引力)和D项(为了替换一种原料)均与对话不符，故排除。

(3).

（分数：7.1）

A.It contains very little fat.

B.It uses olive oil in cooking.

C.It uses no artificial additives.

D.It is mainly made of vegetables. √

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的little fat，olive oil，no artificial additives，vegetables等词可以推测，该题可能涉及某食物的优点或评价等内容。题干问的是为什么女士认为凉菜汤是健康的。对话中男士问女士凉菜汤是否健康，女士回答说当然了，它主要是由蔬菜做成的。故答案为D(它主要是由蔬菜做成的)。A项(它脂肪含量低)和C项(它不含人工添加剂)在对话中均未提及，故排除。B项(它在烹饪的时候使用橄榄油)与题干所问不符，使用橄榄油并不是女士认为凉菜汤健康的理由，故排除。

(4).

（分数：7.1）

A.It does not go stale for two years.

B.It takes no special skill to prepare.

C.It comes from a special kind of pig. √

D.It is a delicacy blended with bread.

解析：

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.4）

(1).

（分数：7.1）

A.They come in a great variety.

B.They do not make decent gifts.

C.They do not vary much in price.

D.They go well with Italian food.

解析：

听力原文：

Conversation Two

M: Hello, I wish to buy a bottle of wine.

W: Hi, yes. What kind of wine would you like?

M: I don't know, sorry. I don't know much about wine.

W: That’s no problem at all. What’s the occasion and how much would you like to spend?

M: It's for my boss. It’s his birthday. I know he likes wine, but I don't know what type. I also do not want anything too expensive, maybe mid-range. How much would you say is a mid-range bottle of wine approximately?

W: Well, it varies greatly. Our lowest prices are around $6 a bottle, but those are table wines. They are not very special. And I would not suggest them as a gift. On the other end, our most expensive bottles are over $150. If you are looking for something priced in the middle, I would say anything between $30 and $60 would make a decent gift. How does that sound?

M: Mm, yeah. I guess something in the vicinity of 30 or 40 would be good. Which type would you recommend?

W: I would say the safest option is always a red wine. They are generally more popular than whites, and can usually be paired with food more easily. Our specialty here are Italian wines, and these tend to be fruity with medium acidity. This one here is a Chianti, which is perhaps Italy's most famous type of red wine. Alternatively, you may wish to try and surprise your boss with something less common, such as the Infantile. The grapes are originally native to Croatia but this winery is in east in Italy and it has a more spicy and peppery flavor. So to summarize, the Chianti is more classical and the Infantile more exciting. Both are similarly priced at just under $40.

M: I will go with Chianti then. Thanks.

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

5. What does the woman think of table wines?

6. What is the price range of wine the man will consider?

7. Why does the woman recommend red wines?

8. What do we learn about the wine the man finally bought?

解析：浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的variety，decent sifts，price，go well with等词可以推测，该题可能涉及对某种酒的看法。题于问的是女士是怎么看待佐餐酒的。对话中女士说价格最低的酒大约6美元一瓶，但是都是佐餐酒，并不是很特别，她不建议选它们做礼物。故答案为B(它们不是体面的礼物)。A项(它们种类繁多)、C项(它们在价格上变化不大)和D项(它们和意大利食物很搭配)均与对话不符，故排除。

(2).

（分数：7.1）

A.$30-$40. √

B.$40 - $50.

C.$50-$60.

D.Around $150.

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的表示价格的数字可以推测，该题可能涉及某种酒的价格范围。题干问的是男士会考虑什么价格区间的酒。对话中男士说价格在30到40美元的酒就可以。故答案为A(30到40美元)。B项(40到50美元)、C项(50到60美元)和D项(150美元左右)均与对话不符．故排除。

(3).

（分数：7.1）

A.They are a healthy choice for elderly people.

B.They are especially popular among Italians.

C.They symbolize good health and longevity.

D.They go well with different kinds of food. √

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的healthy，popular，longevity，go well with等词可以推测，该题可能涉及选择某种酒的原因或者是对某种酒的描述。题干问的是女士为什么推荐红酒。对话中女士说红酒是最安全的选择，它们通常比白葡萄酒更受欢迎，并且也更容易搭配食物。故答案为D(它们可以和不同的食物进行搭配)。A项(它们对老年人来说是健康的选择)、B项(它们很受意大利人欢迎)和C项(它们代表着健康和长寿)在对话中均未提及，故排除。

(4).

（分数：7.1）

A.It is a wine imported from California.

B.It is less spicy than all other red wines.

C.It is far more expensive than he expected.

D.It is Italy' s most famous type of red wine. √

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的imported，less spicy，expensive，famous等词可以推测，该题可能涉及某种酒的特点。题干问的是关于男士最终买的那种酒，我们可以了解到什么。对话最后提到男士最后选择买基安蒂，之前女士介绍说基安蒂是意大利最著名的一种红酒。A项(它是从加利福尼亚进口的红酒)和B项(它没有其他的红酒浓烈)在对话中均未提及，故排除。C项(比他预期的要贵的多)与对话内容不符，对话中说基安蒂的价格在40美元以下，符合男士预期，故排除。

四、Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

(总题数：2，分数：49.70)

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.3）

(1).

（分数：7.1）

A.Learning others' secrets.

B.Searching for information.

C.Decoding secret messages. √

D.Spreading sensational news.

解析：

听力原文：

Section B

Passage One

Many people enjoy secret codes, the harder the code the more some people would try to figure it out. In war time, codes are especially important, they help army send news about battles and signs of enemy forces. Neither side wants its code broken by the other. One very important code was never broken, it was used during world war two by the Americans. It was spoken code, never written down and it was developed and used by NH Indians. They were called the NH code talkers. The NH created the codes in their own language. NH was hard to learn and only a few people know it. So it was pretty certain that the enemy would not be able to understand the code talkers. In addition, the talkers used code words. They called a submarine and an iron fish and a small bomb thrown by hand, a potato. If they wanted to spell something, they used code words for letters of the Alphabet. For instance, the letter A was ant or apple or ax, the code talkers worked mostly in the islands in the Pacific. One or two would be assigned a group of soldiers. They would send messages by field telephone to the code talker in the next group. And he would relay the information to his commander. The code talkers played an important part in several battles. They helped the troops coordinate their movements and attacks. After the war, the US governments honored them for what they had accomplished. Theirs was the most successful wartime code ever used.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.

9 . What does the speaker say many people enjoy doing?

10.What do we learn about the NH talkers?

11.What is the speaker mainly talking about?

解析：浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的learning，searching，decoding，spreading等词可以推测，该题可能涉及要做的事情等内容。题干问的是据讲话者所说，很多人喜欢做什么。短文开头提到，很多人都喜欢密码，密码越难，就有越多的人想要破解它。故答案为C(破解秘密信息)。A项(了解别人的秘密)、B 项(搜寻信息)和D项(传播耸人听闻的新闻)原文均未提及，故排除。

(2).

（分数：7.1）

A.They helped the U. S. army in World War Two. √

B.They could write down spoken codes promptly.C

C.They were assigned to decode enemy messages.

D.They were good at breaking enemy secret codes.

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的helped，write，decode，breaking等词可以推测，该题可能涉及对某些人的评价或者描述。题干问的是关于纳瓦霍族密码员，我们可以了解到什么。短文最后提到，纳瓦霍族密码员在几次战役中都发挥了巨大的作用。他们帮助军队协调他们的行动和袭击。第二次世界大战结束之后，美国政府对他们取得的成就进行了表彰。故答案为A(他们在第二次世界大战中帮助了美国军队)。B项(他们能够立刻写下口语密码)、C项(它们被指派破解敌人的密码)和D项(他们擅长破解敌人的密码)原文均未提及，故排除。

(3).

（分数：7.1）

A.Important battles fought in the Pacific War.

B.Decoding of secret messages in war times.

C.A military code that was never broken. √

D.Navajo Indians' contribution to code breaking.

解析：

浏览四个选项，四个选项都是名词短语且表述的是四个不同的方面，由此可以推测，该题可能涉及文章的主旨大意。题干问的是讲话者主要讲的是什么。短文中提到，有一种很重要的密码从来没被破解，它被美国人用于第二次世界大战中。紧接着就详细描述了这种密码，故答案为C(一种从未被破解的军事密码)。A 项(太平洋战争中的重要战役)、B项(战争时期秘密信息的破解)和D项(纳瓦霍印第安人对破解密码的贡献)均不是文章的主要内容，故排除。

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.4）

(1).

（分数：7.1）

A.All services will be personalized.

B.A lot of knowledge-intensive jobs will be replaced. √

C.Technology will revolutionize all sectors of industry.

D.More information will be available.

解析：

听力原文：

Passage Two

If you are young and thinking about your career, you want to know where you can make a living, well, this going to be a technological replacement of a lot of knowledge intensive jobs in the next twenty years. Particularly in the two largest sectors of the labor force with professional skills. One is teaching, and the other, health care. You have so many applications and software and platforms, but going to come in and provide information and service in these two fields, which means a lot of health care and education sectors, would be radically changed, and lots of jobs will be lost. Now, where will the new jobs be found, well the one sector of the economy that can't be easily duplicated by even small technologies is the caring sector, the personal care sector,

that is, you can't really get a robot to do a great massage or physical therapy. Or, you can't get the kind of personal attention you need with regard to therapy or any other personal service. There could be very high and personal services, therapist do charge a lot of money, I think there's no limit to the amount of personal attention and personal care, people would like if they could afford it. But, the real question in the future is, how come people afford these things if they don't have money, because they can't get a job that pays enough, that's why I wrote this book, which is about how to reorganize the economy for the future when technology brings about destructive changes, to what we used to consider high income work.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

12. What does the speaker say will happen in the next twenty years?

13. Where will young people have more chances to find jobs?

14. What does the speaker say about therapist?

15. What is the speaker’s book about?

解析：浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的services，will，personalized，jobs，replaced，revolutionize，information等词可以推测，该题可能涉及未来的职业变化。题干问的是根据讲话者所说，接下来的20年会发生什么。短文中提到，在接下来的20年，科技会替代大多数知识密集型工作。故答案为B(很多知识密集型工作会被替代)。A项(所有的服务都会个性化)、C项(科技会使各行各业发生变革)和D项(人们可以获得更多的信息)均与原文不符，故排除。

(2).

（分数：7.1）

A.In the robotics industry.

B.In the information service.

C.In the personal care sector. √

D.In high-end manufacturing.

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的robotics，information service，personal care sector，manufacturing 等词可以推测，该题可能涉及行业领域。题干问的是年轻人在哪个行业更有可能找到工作。短文中提到，即使是智能科技也不能轻易替代的经济领域是护理行业，尤其是个人护理行业。故答案为C(在个人护理行业)。A项(在自动化行业)、B项(在信息服务行业)和D项(在高端制造业)原文均未提及，故排除。

(3).

（分数：7.1）

A.They charge high prices. √

B.They need lots of training.

C.They cater to the needs of young people.

D.They focus on customers' specific needs.

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的charge，need，cater to，focus on等词可以推测，该题可能涉及某个行业的具体特点。题干问的是关于理疗师，讲话者说了什么。短文中提到，理疗师确实要价很高。故答案

为A(他们要价很高)。B项(他们需要很多培训)、C项(他们迎合年轻人的需要)和D项(他们关注顾客的特定需求)原文均未提及，故排除。

(4).

（分数：7.1）

A.The rising demand in education and healthcare in the next 20 years.

B.The disruption caused by technology in traditionally well-paid jobs. √

C.The tremendous changes new technology will bring to people' s lives.

D.The amazing amount of personal attention people would like to have.

解析：

浏览四个选项，四个选项都是名词短语且表述的是四个不同的方面，由此可以推测，该题可能涉及文章主旨大意。题干问的是讲话者的书主要是讲什么的。短文最后提到，当科技为我们过去认为高薪的工作带来毁灭性的变化时，我们未来该如何重组经济，这就是说话者的书所讲的内容。故答案为B(科技对传统高薪职业的破坏)。A项(在接下来20年，教育和医疗保健行业需求的增加)、C项(新科技会为人们生活带来的巨大变化)和D项(人们希望拥有大量的个人保养服务)均不是书里的主要内容，故排除。

五、Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear 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 1with a single line through the centre.

(总题数：3，分数：142.00)

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.（分数：42.6）

(1).

（分数：14.2）

A.It was the longest road in ancient Egypt.

B.It was constructed some 500 years ago.

C.It lay 8 miles from the monument sites.

D.It linked a stone pit to some waterways. √

解析：

听力原文：

Section C

Recording One

American researchers have discovered the world's oldest paved road, a 4,600-year-old highway. It linked a stone pit in the Egyptian desert to waterways that carried blocks to monument sites along the Nile. The eight-mile road is at least 500 years older than any previously discovered road. It is the only paved road discovered in ancient Egypt, said geologist Thomas Bown of the United States Geological Survey. He reported the discovery on Friday. "The road probably doesn't rank with the pyramids as a construction feat, but it is a major engineering achievement," said his colleague, geologist James Harrell of the University of Toledo. "Not only is the road earlier than we thought possible, we didn't even think they built roads." The researchers also made a discovery in the stone pit at the northern end of the road: the first evidence that the Egyptians used rock saws. "This is the oldest example of saws being used for cutting stone," said Bown’s colleague James Hoffmeier of Wheaton College in Illinois.

"That's two technologies we didn't know they had," Harrell said "And we don't know why they were both abandoned." The road was discovered in the Faiyum Depression, about 45 miles southwest of Cairo. Short segments of the road had been observed by earlier explorers, Bown said, but they failed to realize its significance or follow up on their observations. Bown and his colleagues stumbled across it while they were doing geological mapping in the region. The road was clearly built to provide services for the newly discovered stone pit. Bown and Harrell have found the camp that housed workers at the stone pit. The road appears today to go nowhere, ending in the middle of the desert. When it was built, its terminal was a dock on the shore of Lake Moeris, which had an elevation of about 66 feet above sea level, the same as the dock. Lake Moeris received its water from the annual floods of the Nile. At the time of the floods, the river and lake were at the same level and connected through a gap in the hills near the modern villages of el-Lahun and Hawara. Harrell and Bown believe that blocks were loaded onto barges during the dry season, then floated over to the Nile during the floods to be shipped off to the monument sites at Giza and Saqqara.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.

16. What do we learn from the lecture about the world’s oldest paved road in Egypt?

17. What did the researchers discover in the stone pit?

18. For what purpose was the paved road built?

解析：浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的the longest road，constructed，miles，linked等词可以推测，该题可能涉及某条道路的具体信息。题干问的是关于在埃及的世界第一条铺面道路，我们可以从演讲者那里了解到什么。讲座中提到，它把埃及沙漠地区的采石场和水路连接到一起。故答案为D(它连接采石场和水路)。A项(它是古埃及最长的道路)原文未提及，故排除。B项(它大约建于500年之前)与原文不符，原文说的是它比之前发现的任何道路都要早至少500年，故排除。C项(它距离古迹遗址8英里)与原文不符，原文说的是这条路长8英里，而不是它距离古迹遗址8英里，故排除。

(2).

（分数：14.2）

A.Saws used for cutting stone. √

B.Traces left by early explorers.

C.An ancient geographical map.

D.Some stone tool segments.

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的saws，traces，map，tool等词可以推测，该题可能涉及某件物品。题干问的是研究员在采石场发现了什么。讲座中提到，研究员在路的北边尽头的采石场上发现了埃及人使用石锯的证据，这是锯被用于切割石头的最古老的例子。故答案为A(用于切割石头的锯)。B项(早期探险者留下的足迹)、C项(古老的地图)和D项(一些石具碎片)原文均未提及，故排除。

(3).

（分数：14.2）

A.To transport stones to block floods.

B.To provide services for the stone pit. √

C.To link the various monument sites.

D.To connect the villages along the Nile.

解析：

浏览四个选项，均为动词不定式结构，再根据选项中的transport，provide，link，connect等词可以推测，该题可能涉及某种东西或工具的用途。题干问的是建造铺面道路的目的是什么。讲座中提到，道路很显然是为了向新发现的采石场提供服务而建造的。故答案为B(为采石场提供服务)。A项(为了运输石头以阻挡洪水)、C项(为了连接不同的古迹遗址)和D项(为了连接尼罗河边的村庄)原文均未提及，故排

除。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.（分数：42.6）

(1).

（分数：14.2）

A.Dr. Gong didn' t give him any conventional tests.

B.Dr. Gong marked his office with a hand-painted sign.

C.Dr. Gong didn' t ask him any questions about his pain.

D.Dr. Gong slipped in needles where he felt no pain. √

解析：

听力原文：

Recording Two

The thin, extremely sharp needles didn’t hurt at all going in. Dr. Gong pierced them into my left arm, around the elbow that had been bothering me. Other needles were slipped into my left wrist and, strangely, into my right arm, and then into both my closed eyelids.

There wasn’t any discomfort,just a mild warming sensation. However, I did begin to wonder what had driven me here, to the office of Dr. James Gong, in New York’s Chinatown.

Then I remembered－－the torturing pain in that left elbow. Several trips to a hospital and two expensive, uncom fortable medical tests had failed to produce even a diagnosis.“Maybe you lean on your left arm too much,”the doctor concluded, suggesting I see a bone doctor.

During the hours spent waiting in vain to see a bone doctor, I decided to take another track and try acupuncture. A Chinese-American friend recommended Dr. Gong. I took the subway to Gong’s second-floor office, marked with a hand-painted sign.

Dr. Gong speaks English, but not often. Most of my questions to him were greeted with a friendly laugh, but I managed to let him know where my arm hurt. He asked me to go into a room, had me lie down on a bed, and went to work. In the next room, I learned, a woman dancer was also getting a treatment. As I lay there a while, I drifted into a dream-like state and fantasized about what she looked like.

Acupuncturists today are as likely to be found on Park Avenue as on Mott Street. In all there are an estimated 10,000 acupuncturists in the country. Nowadays, a lot of M.D.s have learned acupuncture techniques; so have a number of dentists. Reason? Patient demand. Few, though, can adequately explain how acupuncture works.

Acupuncturists may say that the body has more than 800 acupuncture points. A life force called qi circulates through the body. Points on the skin are energetically connected to specific organs, body structures and systems. Acupuncture points are stimulated to balance the circulation of qi.

The truth is, though acupuncture is at least 2,200 years old,“nobody really knows what’s happening,”says Paul Zmiew ski, a Ph.D. in Chinese studies who practices acupuncture in Philadelphia.

After five treatments, there has been dramatic improvement in my arm, and the pain is a fraction of what it was. The mainly silent Dr. Gong finally even offered a diagnosis for what troubled me.“Pinched nerve,”he said.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.

19. What does the speaker find especially strange?

20. Why did the speaker go see Dr. Gong?

21. What account for the growing popularity of acupuncture in the United States, according to the speaker?

解析：浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的give，marked，ask，slipped in等词可以推测，该题可能涉及治疗时的具体做法。题干问的是演讲者发现了什么特别奇怪的现象。讲座开头提到，细细的、尖尖的针扎进左胳膊的时候一点也不疼，奇怪的是，其他的针扎到了演讲者的左手腕、右胳膊上，然后是紧闭的眼皮上。故答案为D(龚医生在他不疼的地方行针)。A项(龚医生没有对他进行任何常规检查)、B项(龚医生的办公室用的手工制作的门牌)和C项(龚医生没有询问任何关于他的病痛的问题)均不是演讲者觉得奇怪的

地方，故排除。

(2).

（分数：14.2）

A.He had heard of the wonders acupuncture could work.

B.Dr. Gong was very famous in New York' s Chinatown.

C.Previous medical treatments failed to relieve his pain. √

D.He found the expensive medical tests unaffordable.

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的wonders，famous，failed，unaffordable等词可以推测，该题可能涉及做某事的原因。题干问的是为什么演讲者去找龚医生看病。讲座中提到演讲者去了医院好几次，并做了

两次昂贵而又不舒服的检查，但是都没有什么用；在为了看骨科医生白白等了几个小时之后，他决定试试针灸。故答案为C(之前的治疗没有减轻他的疼痛)。A项(他听说了针灸的神奇作用)、B项(龚医生在纽约的唐人街十分出名)和D项(他负担不起昂贵的医疗检查费用)原文均未提及，故排除。

(3).

（分数：14.2）

A.More and more patients ask for the treatment. √

B.Acupuncture techniques have been perfected.

C.It doesn' t need the conventional medical tests.

D.It does not have any negative side effects.

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的patients，perfected，need，negative side effects等词可以推测，该题可能涉及对某项治疗的具体描述。题干问的是在演讲者看来，是什么导致针灸在美国越来越受欢迎。讲座中提到，针灸越来越流行的原因是病人有需求。故答案为A(越来越多的病人要求这项治疗)。B项(针灸技术已经十分完善)、C项(它不需要常规的医疗检查)和D项(它没有任何副作用)原文均未提及，故排除。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.（分数：56.8）

(1).

（分数：14.2）

A.They were on the verge of breaking up.

B.They were compatible despite differences.

C.They quarreled a lot and never resolved their arguments. √

D.They argued persistently about whether to have children.

解析：

听力原文：

Recording Three

Ronald and Lois married for two decades considered themselves a happy couple. But in the early years of their marriage both were distilled by persistent arguments that seem to fade away without ever being truly resolved. They uncovered clues to what was going wrong by researching a fascinating subject. How birth order affects not only your personality but also how compatible you are with your mate. Ronald and Lois are only children and onlies grow up accustomed to being the apple of parents’ eyes. Match two onlies and you have partners to sub consciously expect each other to continue fulfilling this expectation while neither has much experience in the giving and here's a list of common birth order characteristics and some thoughts on the best and worst Marischal matches for each. The oldest tends to be self-assured, responsible, a high achiever and relatively seriously reserved. He may be slow to make friends. Perhaps content with only one companion. The best matches are with a youngest and only or a mate raised in a large family. The worst match is with another oldest since the two will be too sovereign to share a household comfortably. The youngest child of the family thrives on the tension and tends to be outgoing, adventurous, optimistic, creative and less ambitious than others in the family. He may lack self-discipline and have difficulty making decisions on his own. A youngest brother of brothers often unpredictable and romantic will match best with an oldest sister of brothers. The youngest

sister of brothers is best matched with the oldest brother of sisters who will happily indulge these traits. The middle child is influenced by many variables however middles are less likely to take initiative and more anxious and self-critical than others. Middles often successfully marry other middles. Since both are strong on tact not so strong on the aggressiveness and tend to crave

affection. The only child is often most comfortable when alone. But since an only tends to be a well-adjusted individual she'll eventually learn to relate to any chosen spouse. The male only child expects his wife to make life easier without getting much in return. He is sometimes best matched with the younger sister of brothers. The female only child who tends to be slightly more flexible is well matched with an older man who will indulge her tendency to test his love—her worst much. Another only of course.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.

22. What does the speaker say about Ronald and Lois's early years of married life?

23. What do we learn about Ronald and Lois?

24. What does the speaker say about the oldest child in the family?

25. What does the speaker say about the only children?

解析：浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的breaking up，quarreled，argued等词可以推测，该题可能涉及两个人的关系如何。题干问的是关于罗纳德和路易斯的早期婚姻生活，演讲者说了什么。讲座中提到，在他们的早期婚姻生活中，两个人都为无休止的争吵感到苦恼，这些争论似乎在没有得到真正解决的情况下消失了。故答案为C(他们经常争吵并且从来没有解决过问题)。A项(他们在分手的边缘)、B项(他们摒弃差异，互相包容)和D项(他们为是否要孩子不停争吵)原文均未提及，故排除。

(2).

（分数：14.2）

A.Neither of them has any brothers or sisters. √

B.Neither of them won their parents' favor.

C.They weren't spoiled in their childhood.

D.They didn' t like to be the apple of their parents' eyes.

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的。neither of them，they，spoiled等词可以推测，该题可能涉及对两个人的具体描述。题干问的是关于罗纳德和路易斯，我们可以了解到什么。讲座中提到，他们两个都是独生子女，而独生子女习惯了做父母的掌上明珠。故答案为A(他们两个都没有兄弟或者姐妹)。B项(他们两个都不被父母喜爱)、C项(他们两个在童年时期都没有被溺爱)和D项(他们不喜欢做父母的掌上明珠)原文均未提及，故排除。

(3).

（分数：14.2）

A.They are usually good at making friends.

B.They tend to be adventurous and creative.

C.They are often content with what they have.

D.They tend to be self-assured and responsible. √

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的good at，adventurous，creative，content with，self-assured，responsible等词可以推测，该题可能涉及某人的性格特点。题干问的是关于家中最大的孩子，演讲者说了什么。讲座中提到，最大的孩子常常很自信、有责任心，能取得较高的成就，而又相对严肃和克制。故答案为D(他们常常很自信和有责任心)。A项(他们通常善于交朋友)与原文内容不符，原文中说的是他们交朋友很慢，可能只有一个伙伴，故排除。B项(他们喜欢冒险并且具有创造力)是最小孩子的特点，故排除。C项(他们对自己拥有的东西很满足)原文未提及，故排除。

(4).

（分数：14.2）

A.They enjoy making friends.

B.They tend to be well adjusted. √

C.They are least likely to take initiative.

D.They usually have successful marriages.

解析：

浏览四个选项，根据选项中出现的they，well adjusted，take initiative，successful marriages等词可以推测，该题可能涉及某个群体的特征。题干问的是关于独生子女，演讲者说了什么。讲座中提到，独生子女在自己独处的时候最舒服，但由于独生子女是适应能力很强的个体，她最终会学会和她选择的任何一个伴侣建立关系。故答案为B(他们适应能力很强)。A项(他们喜欢交朋友)、C项(他们最没有可能采取主动)和D项(他们通常拥有成功的婚姻)原文均未提及，故排除。

六、Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension

(总题数：0，分数：0.00)

七、Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.(总题数：1，分数：35.50)

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 founder of two tech companies, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is bringing electric vehicles to mass market and【C1】______humans to live on other planets. This sounds like so much hot air, but the near $13 billion fortune this entrepreneur has【C2】______comes from practical achievements rather than hypothetical ones.

A lot of clever people are【C3】______about artificial intelligence, fearing that robots will one day become so【C4】______that they' 11 murder all of us. These fears are mostly【C5】______: 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 wonderful it would be if you had a live-in robot. It could,【C6】______, be like having a babysitter and a nurse rolled into one—or, if that required【C7】______intelligence beyond the power of Mr. Musk' s imagined machine, at least someone to chop the carrots, wash the car and mow the lawn. Once purchased and trained, this would allow the 【C8】______user to save money and time, freeing up【C9】______space in our busy lives to read a good book.

That is why we welcome Mr. Musk' s latest【C10】______, 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 fans. Especially since journalism is one job robots will never do.

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（分数：35.50）

(1).

（分数：3.55）

D. √

解析：

空格前为并列连词and，空格后为名词humans，分析句子结构可知，空格与前面的bringing并列，故本空需要填入一个动词的现在分词。结合句意可知，他正在将电动汽车推向大众市场，使人类能够在其他行星

上生活。备选项中只有enabling(使能够)符合句意，故答案为D。

(2).

（分数：3.55）

A. √

解析：

分析句子结构可知，句子主干为the…fortune…comes from…，this entrepreneur has…为定语从句，修饰先行词fortune。空格前为助动词has，故本空需要填入一个动词的过去分词。结合句意可知，这听起来像是在夸夸其谈，但这位企业家所积累的近130亿美元的财富都来自实际成就，而非凭空想象出来的成就。备选项中只有amassed(积聚，积累)符合句意，故答案为A。

(3).

（分数：3.55）

N. √

解析：

空格前为be动词are，空格后为介词about，故本空需要填入一个形容词。结合句意可知，许多聪明人士都对人工智能感到恐惧，担心机器人有一天会变得太智能，以至于将人类终结。备选项中只有terrified(感到恐惧的)符合句意，且与后面的fearing形成照应关系，故答案为N。

(4).

（分数：3.55）

L. √

解析：

空格前为系动词become和副词so，空格后为连词that，故本空需要填入一个形容词。结合句意可知，许多聪明人士担心机器人有一天会变得太智能，以至于将人类终结。备选项中只有smart(聪明的，智能的)符合句意，故答案为L。

(5).

（分数：3.55）

F. √

解析：

空格前为be动词ale和副词mostly，故本空需要填入一个形容词。结合句意可知，这些担忧大多是夸大其词的：就像对基因改造的恐惧一样，但通常我们人类的聪明才智足以快速而谨慎地处理这些问题。备选项中只有exaggerated(夸张的，夸大的)符合句意，故答案为F。

(6).

（分数：3.55）

E. √

解析：

分析句子结构可知，空格所在句子不缺少成分，故本空只能填入一个副词。结合句意可知，最终，家用机器人可能把保姆和护士的角色集于一身。备选项中只有eventually(最后，终于)符合句意，故答案为E。

(7).

（分数：3.55）

C. √

解析：

空格前为动词required，空格后为名词intelligence，故本空需要填入一个形容词。结合句意可知，或者，即使所需的情感智力超出了马斯克所设想的机器人的能力范围，但至少会有人帮你切胡萝卜、洗车和修剪草坪。备选项中只有emotional(情感的，情绪的)符合句意，故答案为C。

(8).

（分数：3.55）

B. √