CET6 2023年3月 第1套

CET6 2023年3月 第1套 · 听力

• 00:00:36 - Section A · 第 1 篇 · 1–4 题
• 00:03:44 - Section A · 第 2 篇 · 5–8 题
• 00:07:38 - Section B · 第 1 篇 · 9–11 题
• 00:10:32 - Section B · 第 2 篇 · 12–15 题
• 00:14:04 - Section C · 第 1 篇 · 16–18 题
• 00:18:13 - Section C · 第 2 篇 · 19–21 题
• 00:22:22 - Section C · 第 3 篇 · 22–25 题

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Transcript

Questions 1–4

1 M: Thanks for inviting me out tonight. I’ve been wanting to try this place for weeks. I usually pass it on my way home from work but never seem to have time to stop.

2 W: I’ve been dying to come here as well. I was worried that the menu might not be accommodating. But one of my close friends ate here last week. She’s a vegetarian. She told me that there were a lot of options for her, and they offered alternative dishes.

3 M: But you’re not vegetarian, are you?

4 W: Well, not entirely. I don’t eat meat at all, but I don’t have a problem eating fish, seafood or eggs.

5 M: Isn’t that very difficult? I can’t imagine giving up a premium juicy steak or bacon cheeseburgers.

6 W: I wouldn’t know. My parents followed the same diet. Even when I was younger, we never had meat during meals, and I never really had a craving to try it. I bet it would be hard though, giving up something you’re accustomed to eating. I tried cutting back on coffee in the morning, and it was awful. Come to think of it, it was probably even worse for my colleagues that had to deal with me at morning meetings.

7 M: That’s even harder to imagine you, without coffee. So you say your parents also followed a partially vegetarian diet? Why did they decide to do that?

8 W: That’s an interesting question. I never thought to ask them though. My best guess is for health reasons. They’re not terribly active or knowledgeable about animal preservation efforts, but they’re serious about their health. Both are in their 70s now, but eat organic as often as possible and take part in regular physical exercise. Neither of them has any health problems, and they hardly ever get sick.

9 M: In that case, I might give it a try someday.

10 W: Now back to the menu. What are you going to have?

Questions 5–8

1 W: How did your annual performance evaluation meeting with your manager go? Did you get much in the way of praise?

2 M: Next to zero. When we came to the part about discussing my areas for growth, he bluntly told me that I had an attitude problem. But he wouldn’t really expand on that description. He said it’s the little things I do and say.

3 W: Did you ask him for a specific example?

4 M: I did ask him a few more questions to try and narrow it down. He said my constant questioning of him and his decisions was the most obvious example he could give. Then our conversation was swiftly brought to a close.

5 W: I had a similar experience once. My manager told me I was too honest. In most cases, I thought my honesty was helpful, as did my colleagues, but my manager thought otherwise. Some managers really adopt manipulative language to disguise the unreasonable choices they have made. They don’t use the rational power of arguments to resolve issues of conflict or complaints about unfairness.

6 M: Right. Some employ their persuasive vocabulary and influential communication style to win workplace arguments by compelling people to perform the intended action.

7 W: Exactly. Too honest? Isn’t that a good thing? I thought that’s surely something we should have covered earlier in the section discussing strengths and talents, but no. Honesty was deemed to be more of a sin than a virtue, since it made people feel uncomfortable, or at least it made the most powerful folks feel uncomfortable.

8 M: Indeed. Rhetoric is viewed by many philosophers as the method through which the powerful accumulate more power. By virtue of having the loudest voice, they’re able to command greater attention and to further assert their dominance, even when what they’re saying doesn’t really make much sense.

9 W: And retaining their power and prestige is their priority.

10 M: It’s what makes the most sense to a lot of them.

Questions 9–11

1 Athletes are seen as heroes because they can do things that most of us can’t do. They can hit fastballs coming at them at nearly 100 miles an hour, and leap and hang in the air, seemingly defying gravity. They get paid millions of dollars for their efforts, and their names and faces appear on everything from running shoes to advertising boards.

2 Athletes who are champions also show qualities such as perseverance, dedication, and the ability to keep their cool under pressure. Many show those same qualities off the playing field, too. Stories about superstar athletes teach us about working hard and believing in ourselves and then being passionate about what we do. Although it’s usually bad behavior that gets an athlete a spot on the six o’clock news, many high-profile players work hard to be positive role models to children. They raise money for charities and act as mentors, talking to student groups and volunteering their time to programs that help children keep off drugs and stay in school.

3 Still, even the greatest champions have flaws. Just because an athlete has the perfect golf swing doesn’t mean he is the perfect parent, friend or spokesperson. They also make mistakes. Separating an athlete’s professional and personal lives can be tough. When a sports star gets in trouble with the law, or does something wrong in their private life, fans are often left disappointed. Before he died, baseball star Mickey Mantle, who was plagued with alcohol problems, told young ballplayers and the fans who admired him “to play like me, don’t be like me.”

Questions 12–15

1 We don’t need to tell you that weddings can get expensive. Even with the most meticulous budgeting, a few unexpected costs are bound to occur. While most brides tend to accept this as fact, one Canadian woman, who is only known as Susan, attempted to avoid all wedding costs. She did this by asking her friends and family to pay up to attend her wedding. It went about as well as you’d expect. Susan is causing quite the debate online after posting a bizarre Facebook complaint about her now-cancelled wedding.

2 Yes, the couple called off the wedding just days before their wedding vows. Since their guests refused to pay the $1,500attendancefee,the$60,000 dream wedding was put on permanent hold. In her long explanation filled with cursing and swearing, the bride accused her friends and family of ruining her marriage and her life. She stated that each guest would only need to pay $1,500 while she sacrificed everything for the day. Her maid of honor told her to stick to the budget, as she was asking too much from her guests. But Susan ignored her. Not surprisingly, only eight people responded positively to the wedding invitations and money requests.

3 Realizing they would not be able to afford their dream wedding, Susan’s future husband suggested getting married in Las Vegas. The bride quickly shut down the idea, saying she did not want a wedding of gambling and heavy drinking. It seems her dream wedding has now become a nightmare.

Questions 16–18

1 It has long been scientifically established that weather changes can affect people’s moods. Now, a new study has provided evidence that temperature can influence people’s personalities. This study of over 1.6 million people revealed that 22 degrees Celsius is the perfect air temperature to live in. A city with an average annual temperature closer to 22 tends to have a population who are more agreeable, conscientious, emotionally stable, and outgoing. It is the least taxing temperature for the body to regulate its own temperature.

2 The study was observational and didn’t show cause and effect, but the scientists behind it theorized that better weather leads people to leave their home more often. This, in turn, leads to more social interaction, which encourages them to develop a friendlier and socially more acceptable personality. Warmer climates also make people feel more positive in general. They tend to be more agreeable and conscientious.

3 The findings might help explain why colder and warmer countries tend to produce people with different personalities. Roughly speaking, about 40% of a person’s personality is determined by their genes, the other 60% by their environment. It was already well-known that personality traits vary across geographic regions. Scientists also knew that these geographic personality traits are associated with a broad range of consequential outcomes. These outcomes include economic activity, for example, entrepreneurial start-up rates, and also crime rates, health behaviors, and health outcomes.

4 And it is well established that personality traits differ between countries. The research team speculated the two might be linked. To test this, they gave online personality tests to 5,587 Chinese students and 1.66 million Americans. They then compared the results with the average annual temperature where they grew up. The tests measured personality along five well-studied characteristics. The five were agreeability, conscientiousness, emotional stability, outgoingness, and openness to new experiences. In both groups, the researchers found the closer a town’s average annual temperature was to 22 degrees, the more its population exhibited those personality characteristics.

5 However, the findings were much stronger for the Chinese group than the Americans studied, which suggests that though temperature plays a role, it does not play a dominant role. The effects are fairly weak. It’s unlikely to lead to many arguments over the temperature setting of the office air conditioner.

Questions 19–21

1 Today, we are talking about loneliness. Loneliness and social isolation are growing public health concerns for people of all ages in the United States, from adolescence to the elderly. Public health experts are worried because loneliness seems to be on the rise, and studies have long found correlations between loneliness and an assortment of medical conditions that threaten health and longevity.

2 The problem of loneliness may be even greater than we thought. A new national poll found that about a third of older Americans are lonely, and almost as many seniors feel isolated. This is a serious problem as research shows that chronic loneliness is particularly harmful to senior citizens. That’s because it can impair older adults’ memory and damage their physical and mental health. Chronic loneliness even impacts the life expectancy of seniors, increasing their risk of early mortality.

3 Let’s take a closer look at that poll now. More than a third of seniors in the poll said they felt lonely at least some of the time, and 27% said they sometimes or often felt isolated. This reflects how much time the seniors spent with others. Almost 30% said they socialized with friends, family or neighbors once a week or less. Women were more likely than men to report loneliness.

4 But there is good news. It looks like loneliness can be reversed. But researchers are still trying to determine the best way to do so. Why is that? Resolving the problem of loneliness among seniors often isn’t as simple as getting them together with others or moving them in with their children. In fact, the poll found that seniors who lived with their children were more likely to report feeling lonely than those who didn’t. This may be because loneliness refers to the discrepancy between actual and desired relationships. So it’s possible that someone who lives alone doesn’t meet that definition, while someone in a house full of busy people does.

5 How can we solve the problem? Well, the researchers assert that it’s important to address each person’s underlying cause of loneliness, whether it’s the death of a spouse, medical problems, or social expectations that haven’t been fulfilled. It’s noteworthy that there is one general recommendation. While finding solutions for loneliness is highly personal, research suggests the best interventions are those that involve meaningful social contact at least once a week. Depending on the person, that could mean volunteering, seeing an old friend or something else.

Questions 22–25

1 Hello, I’m co-founder of the popular female travel community We Are Travel Girls. We collect and publish stories from women traveling all over the world. We promote women’s blogs; we host meetings and events and are getting ready to launch our Travel With Us trips in Bali, Japan and Malawi.

2 Before I started We Are Travel Girls, I had a successful 10-year career in finance in London, where I advised private clients on their investments. Having always had a huge love for travel, I finally took the leap and left finance to pursue my dream of starting a travel company.

3 For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a travel writer. Before blogs existed and everything we read was online, I would go to travel writing seminars by writers who were published in travel magazines. I was desperate to write for one of those magazines, but didn’t know how to break into that industry. After university, I ended up working in finance, but always had a desire to travel and write about it.

4 In 2015, I was looking at ways to leave finance, and my best friend Vanessa, who grew up on a ranch on the Central Coast of California, suggested starting a blog. But when we started creating it, we realized that was the same thing every girl was doing. So we turned our attention to creating a community among these women. This led us to start We Are Travel Girls, which has now grown into a community of over 200,000 followers.

5 To anyone thinking about becoming a travel writer, I would suggest they first try and look for a unique way to enter the industry. There are a lot of travel writers now and it can be hard to stand out from the crowd, which is really why we started We Are Travel Girls. Be prepared to work hard if you want to turn it into a full-time business, and try not to rush to selling advertising spaces before you have created a dedicated audience. The size of your audience doesn’t necessarily need to be huge, but you want them to be engaged. If you post too many promotions early on, you will turn many people off.

Questions, Answers & Analysis

Section A · Long Conversations

1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

• A. In a restaurant.
• B. In a kitchen.
• C. In a food store.
• D. In a supermarket.

Answer: A — In a restaurant.

But one of my close friends ate here last week. She’s a vegetarian. She told me that there were a lot of options for her, and they offered alternative dishes.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• the menu ↔ In a restaurant.

Why the other options are wrong

• B.
• C.
• D.

2. What do we learn about the woman?

• A. She eats meat occasionally.
• B. She enjoys cheeseburgers.
• C. She is allergic to seafood.
• D. She is a partial vegetarian.

Answer: D — She is a partial vegetarian.

Well, not entirely. I don’t eat meat at all, but I don’t have a problem eating fish, seafood or eggs.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• I don’t eat meat at all, but I don’t have a problem eating fish, seafood or eggs ↔ She is a partial vegetarian.
• not entirely ↔ partial vegetarian

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• B.
• C.

3. What would be a difficult thing to do according to the woman?

• A. Dealing with one’s colleagues.
• B. Changing one’s eating habit.
• C. Following the same diet for years.
• D. Keeping awake at morning meetings.

Answer: B — Changing one’s eating habit.

I bet it would be hard though, giving up something you’re accustomed to eating.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• giving up something you’re accustomed to eating ↔ Changing one’s eating habit.

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• C.
• D.

4. What does the woman say about her parents?

• A. They enjoy perfect health.
• B. They are both animal lovers.
• C. They only eat organic food.
• D. They are cutting back on coffee.

Answer: A — They enjoy perfect health.

Both are in their 70s now, but eat organic as often as possible and take part in regular physical exercise. Neither of them has any health problems, and they hardly ever get sick.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• Neither of them has any health problems, and they hardly ever get sick ↔ They enjoy perfect health.

Why the other options are wrong

• B.
• C.
• D.

5. What was the manager’s reason for giving little praise for the man’s performance?

• A. The man got a poor evaluation from his colleagues.
• B. The man made little contribution to the company.
• C. The man paid attention to trivial things.
• D. The man had an attitude problem.

Answer: D — The man had an attitude problem.

he bluntly told me that I had an attitude problem.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• I had an attitude problem ↔ The man had an attitude problem.

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• B.
• C.

6. What does the woman say about some managers?

• A. They make unhelpful decisions for solving problems.
• B. They favor some employees’ suggestions over others.
• C. They use manipulative language to mask their irrational choices.
• D. They reject employees’ reasonable arguments for work efficiency.

Answer: C — They use manipulative language to mask their irrational choices.

Some managers really adopt manipulative language to disguise the unreasonable choices they have made.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• adopt manipulative language ↔ use manipulative language
• disguise the unreasonable choices ↔ mask their irrational choices

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• B.
• D.

7. According to the woman, what do some managers think of honesty?

• A. It is a must for rational judgment.
• B. It is more of a sin than a virtue.
• C. It is a good quality in the workplace.
• D. It is more important now than ever.

Answer: B — It is more of a sin than a virtue.

Honesty was deemed to be more of a sin than a virtue, since it made people feel uncomfortable.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• more of a sin than a virtue ↔ more of a sin than a virtue

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• C.
• D.

8. What does the woman think is the priority of many managers?

• A. Smoothing relationships in the workplace.
• B. Making rational and productive decisions.
• C. Focusing on employees career growth.
• D. Preserving their power and prestige.

Answer: D — Preserving their power and prestige.

And retaining their power and prestige is their priority.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• retaining their power and prestige ↔ Preserving their power and prestige.

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• B.
• C.

Section B · Passages

9. Why does the speaker say athletes are often viewed as heroes?

• A. They show genius which defies description.
• B. They accomplish feats many of us cannot.
• C. They create very high commercial value.
• D. They bring great honor to their country.

Answer: B — They accomplish feats many of us cannot.

Athletes are seen as heroes because they can do things that most of us can’t do.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• do things that most of us can’t do ↔ accomplish feats many of us cannot

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• C.
• D.

10. What does the speaker say many high-profile players do?

• A. They take part in kids’ extra-curricular activities.
• B. They work in spare time to teach children sports.
• C. They try to be positive role models to children.
• D. They serve as spokespersons for luxury goods.

Answer: C — They try to be positive role models to children.

They raise money for charities and act as mentors, talking to student groups and volunteering their time to programs that help children keep off drugs and stay in school.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• help children keep off drugs and stay in school ↔ Keeping athletes away from drug or alcohol problems

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• B.
• D.

11. What does the speaker say can be difficult?

• A. Separating an athlete’s professional life from their personal life.
• B. Preventing certain athletes from getting in trouble with the law.
• C. Keeping athletes away from drug or alcohol problems.
• D. Being super sports stars without appearing arrogant.

Answer: A — Separating an athlete’s professional life from their personal life.

Separating an athlete’s professional and personal lives can be tough.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• Separating an athlete’s professional and personal lives ↔ Separating an athlete’s professional life from their personal life
• can be tough ↔ can be difficult

Why the other options are wrong

• B.
• C.
• D.

12. What does the speaker say about weddings?

• A. They always cost more than expected.
• B. They are joyous and exciting occasions.
• C. They should be paid up by the attendees.
• D. They are dreams coming true to the brides.

Answer: A — They always cost more than expected.

We don’t need to tell you that weddings can get expensive. Even with the most meticulous budgeting, a few unexpected costs are bound to occur.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• a few unexpected costs are bound to occur ↔ cost more than expected

Why the other options are wrong

• B.
• C.
• D.

13. What do we learn about the wedding of the Canadian woman Susan?

• A. It cost $60,000.
• B. It was cancelled.
• C. It had eight guests only.
• D. It was held in Las Vegas.

Answer: B — It was cancelled.

Yes, the couple called off the wedding just days before their wedding vows. Since their guests refused to pay the $1,500attendancefee,the$60,000 dream wedding was put on permanent hold.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• the couple called off the wedding ↔ It was cancelled.

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• C.
• D.

14. What did Susan’s maid of honor advise her to do?

• A. Postpone her wedding.
• B. Ask her friends for help.
• C. Keep to her budget.
• D. Invite more guests.

Answer: C — Keep to her budget.

Her maid of honor told her to stick to the budget, as she was asking too much from her guests.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• stick to the budget ↔ Keep to her budget

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• B.
• D.

15. How did Susan respond to her future husband’s suggestion?

• A. She called it romantic.
• B. She welcomed it with open arms.
• C. She said she would think about it.
• D. She rejected it flatly.

Answer: D — She rejected it flatly.

The bride quickly shut down the idea, saying she did not want a wedding of gambling and heavy drinking.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• quickly shut down the idea ↔ rejected it flatly

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• B.
• C.

Section C · Lectures

16. What has a new study revealed about temperature?

• A. It determines people’s moods.
• B. It can impact people’s wellbeing.
• C. It is closely related to people’s emotions.
• D. It can influence people’s personalities.

Answer: D — It can influence people’s personalities.

Now, a new study has provided evidence that temperature can influence people’s personalities.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• temperature can influence people’s personalities ↔ It can influence people’s personalities.

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• B.
• C.

17. What does the speaker say about warmer climates?

• A. They make people more reproductive.
• B. They increase people’s life expectancy.
• C. They tend to produce positive feelings.
• D. They may alter people’s genes gradually.

Answer: C — They tend to produce positive feelings.

Warmer climates also make people feel more positive in general.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• make people feel more positive in general ↔ They tend to produce positive feelings.

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• B.
• D.

18. What did the online personality tests suggest?

• A. The link between temperature and personality is fairly weak.
• B. People share many personality traits despite their nationalities.
• C. People in the same geographical area may differ in personality.
• D. The Americans are apparently more outgoing than the Chinese.

Answer: A — The link between temperature and personality is fairly weak.

However, the findings were much stronger for the Chinese group than the Americans studied, which suggests that though temperature plays a role, it does not play a dominant role. The effects are fairly weak.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• The effects are fairly weak ↔ The link between temperature and personality is fairly weak.
• it does not play a dominant role ↔ fairly weak

Why the other options are wrong

• B.
• C.
• D.

19. Why does the speaker say the finding of a new national poll reveals a serious problem?

• A. The number of older Americans living alone is on the rise.
• B. Chronic loneliness does harm to senior citizens in particular.
• C. Correlations have been found between loneliness and ill health.
• D. A growing number of US seniors face the risk of early mortality.

Answer: B — Chronic loneliness does harm to senior citizens in particular.

This is a serious problem as research shows that chronic loneliness is particularly harmful to senior citizens.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• chronic loneliness is particularly harmful to senior citizens ↔ Chronic loneliness does harm to senior citizens in particular

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• C.
• D.

20. What is the good news the speaker talks about?

• A. Medication is available for treating loneliness.
• B. Loneliness rarely results from living alone.
• C. Being busy helps fight loneliness.
• D. Loneliness is probably reversible.

Answer: D — Loneliness is probably reversible.

But there is good news. It looks like loneliness can be reversed.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• loneliness can be reversed ↔ Loneliness is probably reversible

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• B.
• C.

21. What is the key to solving the loneliness problem according to the speaker?

• A. Living with one’s children.
• B. Meeting social expectations.
• C. Meaningful social contact.
• D. Timely medical intervention.

Answer: C — Meaningful social contact.

While finding solutions for loneliness is highly personal, research suggests the best interventions are those that involve meaningful social contact at least once a week.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• meaningful social contact at least once a week ↔ Meaningful social contact

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• B.
• D.

22. What do we learn about the speaker before she created the community We Are Travel Girls?

• A. She had a successful career in finance.
• B. She wrote stories about women travelers.
• C. She made regular trips to Asian countries.
• D. She invested in several private companies.

Answer: A — She had a successful career in finance.

Before I started We Are Travel Girls, I had a successful 10-year career in finance in London, where I advised private clients on their investments.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• a successful 10-year career in finance ↔ a successful career in finance

Why the other options are wrong

• B.
• C.
• D.

23. What did the speaker’s friend suggest they do in 2015?

• A. Buy a ranch.
• B. Start a blog.
• C. Travel round the world.
• D. Set up a travel agency.

Answer: B — Start a blog.

In 2015, I was looking at ways to leave finance, and my best friend Vanessa, who grew up on a ranch on the Central Coast of California, suggested starting a blog.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• suggested starting a blog ↔ Start a blog

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• C.
• D.

24. What does the speaker advise people to do if they want to become travel writers?

• A. Work hard to attract attention from publishers.
• B. Gain support from travel advertising companies.
• C. Try to find a full-time job in the travel business.
• D. Create something unique to enter the industry.

Answer: D — Create something unique to enter the industry.

To anyone thinking about becoming a travel writer, I would suggest they first try and look for a unique way to enter the industry.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• look for a unique way to enter the industry ↔ Create something unique to enter the industry

Why the other options are wrong

• A.
• B.
• C.

25. What is the speaker’s advice on winning a loyal audience?

• A. Attracting sufficient investment.
• B. Creating an exotic corporate culture.
• C. Avoiding too much advertising early on.
• D. Refraining from promoting similar products.

Answer: C — Avoiding too much advertising early on.

Try not to rush to selling advertising spaces before you have created a dedicated audience. If you post too many promotions early on, you will turn many people off.

Analysis

Paraphrase

• try not to rush to selling advertising spaces before you have created a dedicated audience ↔ Avoiding too much advertising early on

Why the other options are wrong

• A.

• B.

• D.

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