2015年6月英語六級考試真題2試卷

1、12015年6月六級真題月六級真題卷二卷二PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Fthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonAlbertEinstein’sremark“IhavenospecialtalentsIamonlypassionatelycurious.”Youcanciteoneexampletwotoillustratey

2、ourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150butnomethan200wds.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionATravelwebsiteshavebeenaroundsincethe1990swhenExpediaTravelocityotherholidaybookingsiteswerelaunchedallowingtravellers

3、tocompareflighthotelpriceswiththeclickofamouse.Withinfmationnolonger36.bytravelagentshiddeninbusinesswksthetravelindustrywasrevolutionizedasgreatertransparencyhelped37.prices.Todaytheindustryisinthethroesofanewrevolution

4、—thistimetransfmingservicequality.Onlineratingplatfms—38.inhotelsrestaurantsapartmentstaxis—allowtravellerstoexchangereviewsexperiencesfalltosee.Hospitalitybusinessesarenowrankedanalysedcomparednotbyindustry39.butbytheve

5、rypeoplefwhomtheserviceisintended—thecustomer.Thishas40.anewrelationshipbetweenbuyerseller.Customershavealwaysvotedwiththeirfeettheycannowexplaintheirdecisiontoanyonewhoisinterested.Asaresultbusinessesaremuchme41.oftenin

6、veryspecificwayswhichcreatespowerful42.toimproveservice.Althoughsomereadersmightnotcarefgossipyreptsofbrusquebellboys(行李員行李員)inBerlinmalfunctioninghotelhairdryersinHoustonthetruepowerofonlinereviewsliesnotjustintheindivi

7、dualstiesbutinthewebsites’43.toaggregatealargevolumeofratings.Theimpactcannotbe44..Businessesthatattracttopratingscanenjoyexponentialgrowthasnewcustomersareattractedbygoodoverallreviews45.provideyetme(positive)feedback.S

8、ogreatistheinfluenceofonlineratingsthatmanycompaniesnowhiredigitalreputationmanagerstoensureafavourableonlineidentity.A)accountableI)persistingB)capacityJ)pessimisticC)controlledK)professionalsD)entailL)slashE)fgedM)spec

9、ializingF)incentivesN)spectatsG)occasionallyO)subsequentlyH)overstatedSectionBPlasticsurgeryAbettercreditcardisthesolutiontoeverlargerhackattacks[A]Athinmagicstripe(magstripe)isallthatstsbetweenyourcreditcardinfmationthe

10、badguys.they’vebeenwkinghardtobreakin.That’swhy2014isshapingupasamajshowdown:bankslawenfcementtechnologycompaniesarealltryingtostopawkofhackerswhoaresucceedinginstealingaccountnumbersnamesemailaddressesothercrucialdataus

11、edinidentitytheft.MeThan100millionaccountsatTargetNeimanMarcusMichaelssteswereaffectedinsomewayduringthemostrecentattacksstartinglastNovember.[B]Swipe(刷卡刷卡)istheoperativewd:cardsareincreasinglyvulnerabletoattackswhenyoum

12、akepurchasesinaste.Inseveralrecentincidentshackershavebeenabletoobtainmassiveinfmationofcreditdebit(借記借記)prepaidcardnumbersusingmalwarei.e.malicioussoftwareedsecretlyintotheretailers’pointofsalesystem—thecheckoutregister

13、s.Hackersthensoldthedatatoasecondgroupofcriminalsoperatinginshadowycnersoftheweb.Notlongafterthestolendatawasshowinguponfakecardsbeingusedfonlinepurchases.[C]Thesolutioncouldcostaslittleas$2extrafeverypieceofplasticissue

14、d.ThefixisasecuritytechnologyusedheavilyoutsidetheU.S.WhileAmericancreditcardsusethe40yearoldmagstripetechnologytoprocesstransactionsmuchoftherestofthewldusessmartercardswithatechnologycalledEMV(shtfEuropayMasterCardVisa

15、)thatemploysachipembeddedinthecardplusacustomerPIN(personalidentificationnumber)toauthenticate(驗(yàn)證驗(yàn)證)everytransaction3makeinroads(侵襲侵襲)oncardscash.PayPalfinstanceistestinganappthatletsyouuseyourmobilephonetopayontheflyatl

16、ocalmerchants—withoutsurrenderinganycardinfotothem.furtherdowntheroadisbiometricauthenticationwhichcouldbeencryptedwithsayafingerprint.[O]Creditdebitcardsthougharegoingtobewithusfthefeseeablefuturesoarehackersifwestickwi

17、thmagstripetechnology.“Itseemscrazytome“saysGumbleywhoisEnglish“thatacuttingedgetechnologycountryisdependingona40yearoldtechnology.“ThatswhyitmaybeuptoconsumerstomovetheneedleonchipPIN.SaysRobertson:“Whenyougettheconsume

18、rintoapositionofwryinconveniencethatswheretherubberhitstheroad.“46.SomebigbankslikeWellsFargoarenowofferingtoconvertyour47.Swipe(刷卡)istheoperativewd:cardsareincreasinglyvulnerabletoattacks.48.ChipPINcardsbycontrastmakefa

19、kecardsskimmingimpossible.49.Thesolutioncouldcostaslittleas$2extrafeverypieceofplasticissued.50.Athinmagicstrip(magstripe)isallthatstsbetweenyourcreditcard.51.Keepinmindtoothatcreditcardstypicallyhavebetterliabilityprote

20、ction.52.Whyhaven’tbigbanksadoptedthemesecuretechnology53.TheTargetNeimanhackshavealsochangedthecostcalculation.54.ThatleavesAmericanretailersprettymuchalonethewldoverinrelyingonmagstripe.55.Creditdebitcardsthougharegoin

21、gtobewithusfthefeseeablefuture.SectionCPassage1I’lladmitI’veneverquiteunderstoodtheobsession(難以破除的成見難以破除的成見)surroundinggeicallymodified(GM)crops.ToenvironmentalistopponentsGMfoodsaresimplyevilanunderstudiedpossiblyharmfu

22、ltoolusedbybigagriculturebusinesstocontrolglobalseedmarketscrushlocalfarmers.TheyarguethatGMfoodshaveneverdeliveredontheirsupposedpromisethatmoneyspentonGMcropswouldbebetterfunneledtoganicfarmingthatconsumersshouldbeprot

23、ectedwithwarninglabelsonanyproductsthatcontaingeicallymodifiedingredients.TosupptersGMcropsareakeypartoftheeffttosustainablyprovidefoodtomeetaglobalpopulation.ButmethanthatsupptersseetheGMoppositionofmanyenvironmentalist

24、sasfundamentallyantisciencenodifferentthanthosewhoquestionthebasicsofmanmadeclimatechange.FbothsidesGMfoodsseemtoactasasymbol:you’reproagribusinessantiscience.ButscienceisexactlywhatweneedmeofwhenitcomestoGMfoodswhichisw

25、hyIwashappytoseeNaturedevoteaspecialseriesofarticlestotheGMfoodcontroversy.Theconclusion:whileGMcropshaven’tyetrealizedtheirinitialpromisehavebeendominatedbyagribusinessthereisreasontocontinuetousedevelopthemtohelpmeetth

26、eenmouschallengeofsustainablyfeedingagrowingpla.Thatdoesn’tmeanGMcropsareperfectaonesizesfitsallsolutiontoglobalagricultureproblems.Butanythingthatcanincreasefarmingefficiency—theamountofcropswecanproduceperacreofl—willb

27、eextremelyuseful.GMcropscanalmostcertainlywillbepartofthatsuiteoftoolsbutsowilltraditionalplantbreedingimprovedsoilcropmanagement—perhapsmostimptantofallbetterstagetransptinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)especiallyinthedeveloping

28、wld.(Itdoesn’tdomuchgoodffarmersinplaceslikesubSaharanAfricatoproducemefoodiftheycan’tgetittohungryconsumers.)I’dliketoseemenonindustryresearchdoneonGMcrops—notjustbecausewe’dwrylessaboutbiasbutalsobecausetheMonsantosPio

29、neersofthewldshouldn’tbetheonlyentitieswkingtoharnessgeicmodification.I’dliketoseeGMresearchonlesscommercialcropslikecn.Idon’tthinkit’svitaltolabelGMingredientsinfoodbutIalsowouldn’tbeagainstit—industrywouldbesmarttogoal

30、ongwithlabelingjustasawayofdefusingfearsaboutthetechnology.MostofallthoughIwishatenthoftheenergythat’sspentendlesslydebatingGMcropswasfocusedonthosemepressingchallengesfglobalagriculture.Therearemuchbiggerbattlestofight.