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服 装 ) on the basis of utility. If Paris was cast aside, the tradition of beauty was also to some degree slighted. Designer sportswear would have to be verified by a standard other than that of pure beauty; the emulation of a designer?
s life in designer sportswear was a crude version of this relationship. The consumer was ultimately to be mentioned as well, especially by the likes of Dorothy Shaver, who could point to the sales figures at Lord & Taylor.
Could utility alone justify the new ideas of the American designers? Fashion is often regarded as a pursuit of beauty, and some cherished fashion?
s trivial relationship to the fine arts. What the designers of the American sportswear proved was that fashion is a genuine design art, answering to the demanding needs of service. Of course these practical, insightful designers have determined the course of late twentieth-century fashion. They were the pioneers of gender equity, in their useful, adaptable clothing, which was both made for the masses and capable of self-expression. 46. What contribution did the women designers make to American fashion?
A) They made some improvements on the traditional Parisian design.
B) They formulated a dress code with distinctive American features.
C) They came up with a brand new set of design procedures.
D) They made originality a top priority in their fashion design.
47. What do we learn about American designer sportswear?
A) It imitated the European model.
B) It laid emphasis on women?s beauty.
C) It represented genuine American art.
D) It was a completely new invention.
48. What characterized American designer sportswear?
A) Pursuit of beauty. B) Decorative closings. C) Ease of care. D) Fabric quality.
49. What occurred in the design of women?s apparel in America during the 1930s-40s?
A) A shift of emphasis from beauty to utility.
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B) The emulation of traditional Parisian design.
C) A search for balance between tradition and novelty.
D) The involvement of more women in fashion design. 50. What do we learn about designers of American sportswear?
A) They catered to the taste of the younger generation.
B) They radically changed people?s concept of beauty.
C) They advocated equity between men and women.
D) They became rivals of their Parisian counterparts.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
Massive rubbish dumps and sprawling landfills constitute one of the more uncomfortable impacts that humans have on wildlife. They have led some birds to give up on migration. Instead of flying thousands of miles in search of food, they make the waste sites their winter feeding grounds.
Researchers in Germany used miniature GPS tags to track the migrations of 70 white storks (鹳) from different sites across Europe and Asia during the first five months of their lives. While many birds travelled along well-known routes to warmer climates, others stopped short and spent the winter on landfills, feeding on food waste, and the multitudes of insects that thrive on the dumps.
In the short-term, the birds seem to benefit from overwintering( 过 冬 ) on rubbish dumps. Andrea Flack of the Max Planck Institute found that birds following traditional migration routes were more likely to die than German storks that flew only as far as northern Morocco, and spent the winter there on rubbish dumps. “For the birds it?
s a very convenient way to get food. There are huge clusters of organic waste they can feed on,” said Flack. The meals are not particularly appetising, or even safe. Much of the waste is discarded rotten meat, mixed in with other human debris such as plastic bags and old toys.
“It?
s very risky. The birds can easily eat pieces of plastic or rubber bands and they can die,” said Flack. “And we don?
t know about the long-term consequences. They might eat something toxic and damage their health. We cannot estimate that yet.”
The scientists tracked white storks from different colonies in Europe and Africa. The Russian, Greek and Polish storks flew as far as South Africa, while those from Spa
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in, Tunisia and Germany flew only as far as the Sahel.
Landfill sites on the Iberian peninsula have long attracted local white storks, but all of the Spanish birds tagged in the study flew across the Sahara desert to the western Sahel. Writing in the journal, the scientists describe how the storks from Germany were clearly affected by the presence of waste sites, with four out of six birds that survived for at least five months overwintering on rubbish dumps in northern Morocco, instead of migrating to the Sahel.
Flack said it was too early to know whether the benefits of plentiful food outweighed the risks of feeding on landfills. But that?
s not the only uncertainty. Migrating birds affect ecosystems both at home and at their winter destinations, and disrupting the traditional routes could have unexpected side effects. White storks feed on locusts (蝗
虫) and other insects that can become pests if their numbers get out of hand. “They provide a useful service,” said Flack.
51. What is the impact of rubbish dumps on wildlife?
A) They have forced white storks to search for safer winter shelters.B) They have seriously polluted the places where birds spend winter.
C) They have accelerated the reproduction of some harmful insects.
D) They have changed the previous migration habits of certain birds.
52. What do we learn about birds following the traditional migration routes?
A) They can multiply at an accelerating rate.
B) They can better pull through the winter.
C) They help humans kill harmful insects.
D) They are more likely to be at risk of dying.
53. What does Andrea Flack say about the birds overwintering on rubbish dumps?
A) They may end up staying there permanently.
B) They may eat something harmful.
C) They may evolve new feeding habits.
D) They may have trouble getting adequate food.
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54. What can be inferred about the Spanish birds tagged in the study?
A) They gradually lose the habit of migrating in winter.
B) They prefer rubbish dumps far away to those at home.
C) They are not attracted to the rubbish dumps on their migration routes.
D) They join the storks from Germany on rubbish dumps in Morocco.
55. What is scientists? other concern about white storks feeding on landfills?
A) The potential harm to the ecosystem.
B) The genetic change in the stork species.
C) The spread of epidemics to their homeland.
D) The damaging effect on bio-diversity. Part IV Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into
English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
明朝统治中国 276 年，被人们描绘成人类历史上治理有序、社会稳定的最伟大的时代之一。这一时期，手工业的发展促进了市场经济和城市化。大量商品，包括酒和丝绸，都在市场销售。同时， 还进口许多外国商品，如时钟和烟草。北京、南京/扬州、苏州这样的大商业中心相继形成。也是在明代，由郑和率领的船队曾到印度洋进行了七次大规模探险航行。还值得一提的是，中国文学的四大经典名著中有三部写于明代。
2017 年 6 月大学英语六级考试真题答案与详解 (第 3 套)
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend college at home or abroad, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
【参考范文】
Whether to Attend College at Home or Abroad?
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Currently, with studying abroad gains mounting popularity among people, there is a heated debate about whether to attend college at home or abroad. Opinions on this topic vary from person to person. Some see more benefits in studying at home while others claim that studying abroad is a more ideal choice as it?s more challenging.
Personally, I am a strong favorer of the latter view. Listed below are the reasons for my advice. First of all, attending college abroad provides an opportunity to broaden one?
s experience and mind. You can acquire cross-cultural experiences and gain new perspectives on your chosen field of study. In addition, studying abroad helps you to polish your social skills; you can make friends with different people with different background. Thirdly, overseas studying is conducive to the formation of an independent, autonomous and tenacious personality, which will ultimately benefit the achievement of our life goals. Just as an old saying goes: “It is better to travel thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.” Then studying abroad can not only enable us to reap in our books, but also in our trips. And this is why attending college abroad is a preferable selection for me.
26.【解析】K。空格前是系动词 is 和副词 often，空格后是不定式 to，所以此空应该填入一个形容词或者动词的-ed 形式。选项 referred 符合句意。be referred to as 为固定搭配，意为“被称为”。故选 K。
27.【解析】O。空格前是名词词组 the right ears 和介词 of ，空格后是系动词 was，所以此空应该填入一个表示人的名词，表示所属关系。选项 volunteers 符合句意。故选 O。
28.【解析】M。空格前是系动词 was，空格后是动词的-ed 形式observed，所以此空应该填入一个副词，修饰 observed。选项 specifically
符合。故选 M。
29.【解析】H。空格前是不定冠词 a；空格后是名词 environment，所以此空应该填入一个形容词。选项 novel 符合句意。故选 H。
30.【解析】I。空格前是代词 any ，空格后是名词 danger，所以此空应该填入一个形容词。选项 potential 符合句意。故选 I。
31.【解析】E。空格前是现在完成时的标志词 has been ，空格后是介词词组 in humans，所以此空应该填入一个动词的-ed 形式。选项 identified 符合句意。故选 E。
32.【解析】L。空格前是名词 animal，空格后是副词 also 和动词 display,谓语和宾语完整，所以此空应该填入一个名词，与 some animal 构成名词词组，作主语。选项 species 符合句意。故选 L。
33.【解析】G。空格前是代词 other，空格后是名词 animals，所以此空应该填入一个形容词。选项 marine 符合句意。故选 G。
34.【解析】B。空格前是宾语从句的主语 dolphins 和副词 always，空格后是谓语动词 control， 所以此空应该填入一个副词，修饰 control。
选项 consciously 符合句意。故选 B
35.【解析】J。空格前是谓语动词 look out for，空格后是时间状语从句 while asleep，所以此空应该填入一个名词，作表语从句的谓语。
选项 predators 符合句意。故选 J。 36. 【解析】 F。根据题干中的关键
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