2021年6月大学英语六级真题试卷（1）

1 400-678-3456 APP 2021 6 1 PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthi spart, ' (25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissect ion, , ,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourch oicesmarkedA),B),C)andD). snews,anine-year-oldboynamedJoetoldnotto drawinclasswinsajobdecoratingarestaurant withhisdrawingsratherthanshuttingdownthe habitofdrawinginhisschool stalentandpostedallhisworkonline,whichle dtosomething 400-678-3456 APP ,Joe'sdaddriveshimtotherestaurant, 'salldone, sdadsays, 'sgreatatfootball, sparentsdecidetodo? ) ,Number4,do? ) ,a34-year-oldmumofonepostedatearfulvideo onsocialmedia,Wednesday, sshop, , , Wewillpaythattoanyonewhobringshimhome, . ) sfamily? ) 400-678-3456 APP NEWSR eport3 London seggsandbreadcafeoffersboiledeggs,toast, jam,andbacon,aswellastea,coffee, ,customersdon , , tusevolunteers, 'ttakedonationsanddoesn ,theyrealizethey renotthatdifferentandwhatevertheirfinanc ialbackgroundortheireducationalbackgroun d, ) ) ) :Inthissection, , ,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourch oicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

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3 , , ,asoneofthemostdamaginginvasivespecieson thecontinent, , ,deer,birds, , ) ) )Theyfellvictimtoeagles. 400-678-3456 APP , , ,thebeansfloataroundandinaheatedoven, ' ,theplanet , ,twoItaliancompaniescollaboratedonthecon structionofasimilartypeofspacecraft, ) ) ) ,there , TheIditarodTrail . , ,theresidentsofTakotnastartpreparingwhat iswithoutquestiontheirbiggesteventofthey ear. 400-678-3456 APP Thewholevillagechipsintohelp,includingth ekids, ,suchasapple,orange,lemon, , , , ) ) ) ) (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissect ion, ,skitteringfromundergroundlairsintothesu n , :todiscoverhowthespeciesadaptedtothekind ofheatthatcanmeltshoes. 400-678-3456 APP BackinBelgium,thescientistslookedatthean tsunderanelectronmicroscopeandfoundthatt heirdense,triangularhairreflectslightlik eaprism,givingthemametallicglintandshiel dingthemfromthesun , )adaptingE)extremeI)M)thickB)F)huntJ)rem ovedN)tinyC)crawlingG)literallyK)species O)uniqueD)H)L)SectionBDirections:Inthiss ection, ,livingalongbranchesoftheworld ,thesepeoplerelyexclusivelyontermsanalog ousto afew or some.

4 Incontrast, ,youarelikelyawareofwhattimeitis,howoldy ouare,yourcheckingaccountbalance, (andexacting) ,inahistoricalsense, approximately200,000-yearlifespan, smore,the7, ,ornumberless, ,Iexploredthewaysinwhichhumansinventednu mbers,andhownumberssubsequentlyplayedacr iticalroleinothermilestones,fromtheadven tofagriculturetothegenesisofwriting. 400-678-3456 APP Cultureswithoutnumbers,orwithonlyoneortw oprecisenumbers,includetheMundurukuandPi rah , ,aresearcherwillplacenutsintoacanoneatat ime, , :Whenpeopledonothavenumberwords, slanguagesareanumericornearlyanumeric, , ,Ispentsomeofmyyouthlivingwithanumericin digenouspeople,theaforementionedPirah , ,withoutcounting,howcansomeonetellwhethe rthereare,say,sevenoreightcoconutsinatre e? , , , , , "successorprinciple"ispartofthefoundatio nofournumericalcognition,butrequiresexte nsivepracticetounderstand. 400-678-3456 APP Noneofus,then,isreallya numbersperson.

5 , , , , ,evenatbirthwearecapableofdistinguishing betweentwomarkedlydifferentquantities forinstance, , ,workwithsomeotherspecies,includingparro ts, ,howdidweeverinvent"unnatural"numbersint hefirstplace?Theansweris,literally, slanguagesusebase-10, , ,asevidencedbywordslike14( four + 10 )and31( three x 10 + one ).Wespeakadecimallanguagebecauseanancest raltongue,proto-Indo-European, ,asinsomanycultures,ourlinguisticancesto rs handsservedasthegatewaytorealizationslik e fivefingersonthishandisthesameasfivefing ersonthathand. five inmanylanguagesisderivedfromthewordfor hand. Mostnumbersystems,then,aretheby- anindirectby-productofwalkinguprightontw olegs hashelpedyieldnumbersinmostcultures, , 400-678-3456 APP , ,moreandmore,thatoneofourspecies , ,wemustcontinuallysoundthedepthsofourspe cies [E]Itisworthstressingthattheseanumericpe oplearecognitively( )normal, [H]Comparedwithothermammals, [E]Itisworthstressingthattheseanumericpe oplearecognitively( )normal, [B]But,inahistoricalsense, [K]Researchonthelanguageofnumbersshows,m oreandmore,thatoneofourspecies keycharacteristicsistremendouslinguistic ( ) [D]Thisandmanyotherexperimentshaveledtoa simpleconclusion:Whenpeopledonothavenumb erwords, [G]Noneofus,then,isreallya numbersperson.

6 [A] [I]So,howdidweeverinvent unnatural numbersinthefirstplace?Theansweris,liter ally, [F] ),B),C)andD).Youshould 400-678-3456 APP ,likeAT&T, veassumedthatfocusingonSTEM skills,likeroboticsorcoding,areimportant ,buttherealityisthatSTEM skillsareenhancedandmorerelevantwhencomb inedwithtraditional, , snewMaking&Scienceinitiative,TimeWarnerC able sEarthDayCardboardChallenge,andAT&T sandImaginationFoundation trelatedtospecifictechnologiesorsubjectm atter,buttocreativity;skillslikeimaginat ion,problem-findingandproblem-solving,te amwork,optimism, ,founderofNationalInstituteforPlay, High-techindustriessuchasNASA sJetPropulsionLaboratoryhavefoundthatthe irbestoverallproblemsolversweremastertin kerersintheiryouth. IntheUnitedStates(aswellasinnumerousothe rcountries), ,researchersoftenpointtothe fourthgradeslump, atimewhenchildrenareexpectedtogofrom learningtoread to readingtolearn, asthetimetoobserveachild ;it'stheflipsidetothebenefitsofthedigita lage buildingsomething,tearingitdown, ,nothingactivatesachild' ,ifgiventheopportunity, ,four-andfive-year-oldswillspendathirdof thistimeengagedinspatial,mathematical, especiallywithbuildingblocks helpschildrendiscoveranddevelopkeyprinci plesinmathandgeometry.

7 400-678-3456 APP ArecentstudyintheJournalofPlayconcludedt hat children sindividualplayexperienceswithEuclideanp layobjects[ ]isattheforefrontofwhatisimportanttoboth STEM education,professionalexpertiseinthescie nces,andappliedsciencefieldslikearchitec tureandengineering. Ifplayandbuildingarecriticalto21stcentur yskilldevelopment,thenthat sreallygoodnewsfortworeasons:Childrenare bornbuilders,makers,andcreators,sofoster ing21stcenturyskillsmaybeassimpleasgivin gkidsroomtoplay,tinkerandtrythingsout,ev enastheygrowolder;andthesecondpieceofgoo dnewsisthatitdoesn maker ,anywhere, ,howcaneducatorsmakesurechildrenaregetti ngthatcriticalhands-on,tinkeringthat21st centuryjobsrequire? ,fromPopsiclesticks,tocardboard, ,itdoesn ,butifyourschooldoesn thaveone,don ; ! :apaperairplanethatstaysintheairthelonge st,ahouseorcardsthatsupportstheweightofa shoe,buildacollectionofgamesoutofcardboa rd,recyclablesandimaginationandhavekidsr untheirownarcade!

8 Toensurethefuturesuccessofourstudentsand ourworkforce, , ) ) ) )Itrarelyresultsinobjectivefindings. 400-678-3456 APP ) , ,50yearsago,thesugarindustrypaidHarvards cientistsforresearchthatshiftedthefocusa wayfromsugar sroleinheartdisease Roughly90%ofnearly170studiesfavoredthesp onsor sinterest, , ,studiesfundedbyWelchFoods thebrandbehindWelch s100%GrapeJuice ,fundedbyQuakerOats,concluded,asaDailyMa ilstoryputit,that hotoatmealbreakfastkeepsyoufullforlonger . Whiletheseexamplesmightinducechuckles,th epastyearhasseenseveralexposesthathavera isedseriousconcernsabouttheextentofindus try ,TheNewYorkTimesrevealedhowCoca-Colawasf undinghigh-profilescientistsandorganizat ionspromotingamessagethat,inthebattleaga instweightgain, ,Coca-Colareleaseddatadetailingitsfundin gofseveralmedicalinstitutionsandassociat ionsbetween2010and2015, ,Coca-Colasaysitgave$ ,theAssociatedPressreleasedaninvestigati onthatlookedatresearchfundedbytheNationa lConfectionersAssociation,atradegroupwho semembersincludethemakersofTootsieRolls, Hershey ,theAPreported,oneofthescientistsbehindt hatstudywrotethatthefindingwas thinandclearlypadded.

9 Nonetheless,thepaperwaspublishedinajourn alcalledFood&NutritionResearch. 400-678-3456 APP It sdefinitelyaproblemthatsomuchresearchinn utritionandhealthisfundedbyindustry, saysBonnieLiebman,directorofnutritionatt heCenterforScienceinthePublicInterest,an onprofitadvocacygroup. Whenthefoodindustrypaysforresearch,itoft engetswhatitpaysfor. ,Sugar, ,foodfirmsarefundingresearchthattheyknow isgoingtogotheirway ,thefindingsthatgetpublishedmaybeincompl ete, , ,notesMoss,onecantweaktheexperimentaldes ign insubtlewaysthatcanleadtoadesiredconclus ion whetheryou retakingmoneyfromindustryoryouyourselfha veapassionorconclusionyouwant tosee,hesays. There sjustalotofbadresearchoutthere. Andyet,aswe vereportedbefore,thisjunknutritionscienc efrequentlygetstoutedinpressreleaseswrit tentodrumupinterest, ,sciencejournalistJohnBohannonhighlighte dexactlyhowthisprocessplaysout:Heconduct edareal butreallypoorlydesigned studythatconcludedeatingchocolatecanhelp youloseweight, sstudywasadeliberatehoaxdesignedtoexpose theflawsinnutritionsciencejournalism, ,awatchdoggroupforthemedia scoverageofhealth,tolduslastyear,theprob lemisextensive.

10 Wehaveexamplesofjournalistsreportingonas tudythatwasneverdone, hetoldusin2015. Wehavenewsreleasesfrommedicaljournals,ac ademicinstitutionsandindustrythatmislead journalists,whothenmisleadthepublic. Giventhisenvironment,wherebadscienceonwh attoeatordrinkispervasive,what saconsumertodo?Beskepticalwhenreadingabo utthelatestfindinginnutritionscience, ,addsLiebman. Relyonhealthexpertswho vereviewedalltheevidence, ,whicharebasedonreviewsofdozensorhundred sofstudies. Expertsareabletosiftthroughtheevidencean dseparatethegoodfrombad, ,saysNestle. Weknowwhathealthydietsare lotsofvegetables,nottoomuchjunkfood, 400-678-3456 APP )Howpeopleviewedsuccessinhisfather' ) ) ) ) (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart, , , 1988.