2015年6月英语六级真题及答案

2015年6月大学英语六级考试阅读的sectionA选词填空，要求从15个题目中选出10个词填到文章中对应的空格部分。文章主题是论述科技的进步对于就业的影响。文都教育搜集整理了原题及答案，供学习参考：题目：Innovation,theelixir(灵丹妙药)ofprogress,hasalwayscostpeopletheirjobs.IntheIndustrialRevolutionhandweaverswere___36___asidebythemechanicalloom.Overthepast30yearsthedigitalrevolutionhas___37___manyofthemid-skilljobsthatunderpinned20th-centurymiddle-classlife.Typists,ticketagents,banktellersandmanyproduction-linejobshavebeendispensedwith,justastheweaverswere.Forthosewhobelievethattechnologicalprogresshasmadetheworldabetterplace,suchdisruptionisanaturalpartofrising___38___.Althoughinnovationkillssomejobs,itcreatesnewandbetterones,asamore___39___societybecomesricheranditswealthierinhabitantsdemandmoregoodsandservices.AhundredyearsagooneinthreeAmericanworkerswas___40___onafarm.Todaylessthan2%ofthemproducefarmorefood.Themillionsfreedfromthelandwerenotrendered___41___,butfoundbetter-paidworkastheeconomygrewmoresophisticated.Todaythepoolofsecretarieshas___42___,butthereareevermorecomputerprogrammersandwebdesigners.Optimismremainstherightstarting-point,butforworkersthedislocatingeffectsoftechnologymaymakethemselvesevidentfasterthanits___43___.Evenifnewjobsandwonderfulproductsemerge,intheshorttermincomegapswillwiden,causinghugesocialdislocationandperhapsevenchangingpolitics.Technology's___44___willfeellikeatornado(旋风),hittingtherichworldfirst,but___45___sweepingthroughpoorercountriestoo.Nogovernmentispreparedforit.参考答案：36.Nswept37.Bdisplaced38.Iprosperity39.Hproductive40.Cemployed41.Fjobless42.Mshrunk43.Abenefits44.Eimpact45.DeventuallyPassageTwoQuestions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Someoftheworld’smostsignificantproblemsneverhitheadlines.Oneexamplecomesfromagriculture.Foodriotsandhungermakenews.Butthetrendlyingbehindthesemattersisrarelytalkedabout.Thisisthedeclineinthegrowthinyieldsofsomeoftheworld’smajorcrops.AnewstudybytheUniversityofMinnesotaandMcGillUniversityinMontreallooksatwhere,andhowfar,thisdeclineisoccurring.Theauthorstakeavastnumberofdatapointsforthefourmostimportantcrops:rice,wheatcornandsoybeans(大豆).Theyfindthatonbetween24%and39%ofallharvestedareas,theimprovementinyieldsthattoodplacebeforethe1980ssloweddowninthe1990sand2000s.Therearetwoworryingfeaturesoftheslowdown.Oneisthatithasbeenparticularlysharpintheworld’smostpopulous(人口多的)countries,IndiaandChina.Theirabilitytofeedthemselveshasbeenanimportantsourceofrelativestabilitybothwithinthecountriesandonworldfoodmarkets.Thatself-sufficiencycannotbetakenforgrantedifyieldscontinuetoslowdownorreverse.Second,yieldgrowthhasbeenlowerinwheatandricethanincornandsoyabeans.Thisisproblematicbecausewheatandricearemoreimportantasfoods,accountingforaroundhalfofallcaloriesconsumed.Cornandsoyabeansaremoreimportantasfeedgrains.Theauthorsnotethat“wehavepreferentiallyfocusedourcropimprovementeffortsonfeedinganimalsandcarsratherthanoncropsthatfeedpeopleandarethebasisoffoodsecurityinmuchoftheworld.”Thereportqualifiesthemoreoptimisticfindingsofanothernewpaperwhichsuggeststhattheworldwillnothavetodigupalotmorelandforfarminginordertofeed9billionpeoplein2050,astheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationhasargued.Instead,itsays,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowth,landcurrentlyploughtedupforcropsmightbeabletorevert(回返)toforestorwilderness.Thiscouldhappen.Thetroubleisthattheforecastassumescontinuedimprovementsinyields,whichmaynotactuallyhappen.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。61.Whatdoestheauthortrytodrawattentionto?A)Foodriotsandhungerintheworld.C)Thedeclineofthegrainyieldgrowth.B)Newsheadlinesintheleadingmedia.D)Thefoodsupplyinpopulouscountries.62.WhydoestheauthormentionIndiaandChinainparticular?A)Theirself-sufficiencyisvitaltothestabilityofworldfoodmarkets.B)Theirfoodyieldshavebeguntodecreasesharplyinrecentyears.C)Theirbigpopulationsarecausingworldwideconcerns.D)Theirfoodself-sufficiencyhasbeentakenforgranted.63.Whatdoesthenewstudybythetwouniversitiessayaboutrecentcropimprovementefforts?A)Theyfailtoproducethesameremarkableresultsasbeforethe1980s.B)Theycontributealottotheimprovementofhumanfoodproduction.C)Theyplayamajorroleinguaranteeingthefoodsecurityoftheworld.D)Theyfocusmoreontheincreaseofanimalfeedthanhumanfoodgrains.64.WhatdoestheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationsayaboutworldfoodproductioninthecomingdecades?A)Thegrowingpopulationwillgreatlyincreasethepressureonworldfoodsupplies.B)Theoptimisticpredictionaboutfoodproductionshouldbeviewedwithcaution.C)Theslowdownofthegrowthinyieldsofmajorfoodcropswillbereversed.D)Theworldwillbeabletofeeditspopulationwithoutincreasingfarmland.65.HowdoestheauthorviewtheargumentoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganisation?A)Itisbuiltonthefindingsofanewstudy.B)Itisbasedonadoubtfulassumption.C)Itisbackedbystrongevidence.D)Itisopentofurtherdiscussion.参考答案：61-65CADDB【2015年6月六级选词填空重点词汇汇总】prosperityn.繁荣，成功displacedadj.无家可归的，被取代的responsiveadj.响应的;应答的;回答的sentimentn.感情;情绪;情操shrunkv.收缩sweptv.扫除withdrawnn.取出，撤退productiveadj.能生产的，富有成效的今年的选词填空题仍旧是大家所熟悉的小短文的形式，题材也是大家熟悉的社会生活类文章，主要讲的是创新带来的各种影响。命题者考查的角度主要分为以下几个方面：⑴固定搭配36.IntheIndustrialRevolution,handweaverswere____asidebythemechanicalloom.这个句子考查的就是词组的固定搭