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大学英语六级考试真题第二套
2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第二套)
PartI
Directions:
Writing(30minutes)
Forthispart,youareallowed90minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldfocusonthedifficultyinacquiringusefulinformationinspiteofadvancedinformationtechnology.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
ListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOne
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Touchhisheart.C)Remindhimofhislife.
B)Makehimcry.D)Makehimfeelyoung.
2.A)Itmakeshimexciting.C)Itcatcheshisattention.
B)Itisn’tverymusical.D)Itishardforhimtosing.
3.A)Heisgoodatsingingoperas.C)Hecansinganysongifhelikesit.
B)Heenjoyscomplicatedmusic.D)Helovescountrymusicinparticular.
4.A)Gotoabaranddrinkforhorns.C)Gotoseeaperformanceinaconcerthail.
B)Gotoanisolatedplacetosingblues.D)Gotoworkandwraphimselfupinmusic.
ConversationTwo
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Howhebecameanannouncer.C)Howhemakeshisliving.
B)Howhewritesnewsstories.D)Howhedoeshisjob.
6.A)Theywritethefirstversionofnewsstories.C)Theypolishincomingnewsstories.
B)Theygathernewsstoriesonthespot.D)Theywritecommentsonmajornewsstories.
7.A)Readingthroughthenewsstoriesinagivenperiodoftime.
B)Havinglittletimetoreadthenewsbeforegoingontheair.
C)Havingtochangethetoneofhisvoicefromtimetotime.
D)Gettingallthewordsandphrasespronouncedcorrectly.
8.A)Itshowswhereadvertisementscomein.C)Italertshimtosomethingimportant.
B)Itgivesasignalforhimtoslowdown.D)Itservesasareminderofsadnews.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou
hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),
C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline
throughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Itgivespleasuretobothadultsandchildren.C)Itcanbefoundinmanypartsoftheworld.
B)Itisoftencarriedaroundbysmallchildren.D)ItwasinventedbyanAmericanIndian.
10.A)Theyweremadeforearningaliving.
B)Theyweredelicategeometricfigures.
C)Theyweresmallcircusfiguresmadeofwire.
D)Theywerecollectedbyanumberofmuseums.
11.A)Inart.
B)Ingeometry.
C)Inengineering.
D)Incircusperformance.
PassageTwo
Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
12.A)ItismostlyimportedfromtheMiddleEast.
B)Itisasureindicatorofitseconomicactivity.
C)Ithasadirectimpactontheinternationaloilmarket.
D)Itequalsmorethan30millionbarrelsofoileachday.
13.A)Iteventuallyturnsintoheat.
B)Itisusedinavarietyofforms.
C)Itsuseischieflyresponsibleforairpollution.
D)Partofitislostintheprocessoftransmission.
14.A)Whenitisusedinruralareas.
B)Whenitisenvironment-friendly.
C)Whenitoperatesatnearcapacity.
D)Whenitoperatesatregulartimes.
15.A)Trafficjamsincities.
B)Inefficientuseofenergy.
C)Fuelshortage.
D)Globalwarming.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection.youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbysomequestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.
16.A)Itiscausedbystressfromworkorstudy.
B)Ithasagreatimpactonpeople’slife.
C)Itresultsinsomestrangediseasesnowadays.
D)Itgivespeoplelotsoftroubleatwork.
17.A)Talkaboutit.C)Ignoreit.
B)Immerseourselvesinit.D)Shutitdown.
18.A)Toreleasethenegativeemotion.C)Tofeelmorecomfortable.
B)Torelaxourselves.D)Tohaveashortbreak.
19.A)Lookingdownuponit.C)Givingitspaceandattention.
B)Doingsomethingelse.D)Gettingsomeamusement.
Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.
20.A)Standupforthemselves.C)Contributemoretothecompany.
B)Neverlaughattheirworkmates.D)Getclosetotheirbosses.
21.A)Theyareindifferenttotheiremployees.
B)Theyfocusonthefinishedprojects.
C)Theydon’tknoweverybodyinthecompany.
D)Theyhatetoseeemployeesshowofftheirwork.
22.A)Peoplestartrepeatingtheirachievements.
B)Peopleaskforrewardsfortheirachievements.
C)Peoplelookdownupontheircolleagues.
D)Peopleattracttheattentionoftheirbossesonpurpose.
Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.
23.A)Aprimaryschooleducationandsomesecondaryschool.
B)Basicskillstheyneedtoescapefrompoverty.
C)Governmentsandmanydonors?
support.
D)Theskillsnecessarytooperateabusiness.
24.A)Theskillsinnumeracyandtheabilitytoreadandwrite.
B)Abridgebetweenschoolandwork.
C)Thecompletionofthefirstfewyearsofschooling.
D)Aprocessofrememberingsomethingbyrepeatingit.
25.A)GoingtosouthoftheSaharaDesert.C)Receivingtrainingfromskilledworkers.
B)GettingopportunitiestolearnthroughTV.D)Organizingsystemforwomen.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AccordingtoareportfromtheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth,manyeverydayproducts,includingsomebugspraysandcleaningfluids,couldleadtoanincreasedriskofbrainandbehavioraldisordersinchildren.Thedevelopingbrain,thereportsays,isparticularly26tothetoxiceffectsofcertainchemicalstheseproductsmaycontain,andthedamagetheycausecanbe27.Theofficialpolicy,however,isstillevolving.Healthandenvironmental28havelongurgedU.S.governmentagenciesto29theuseofsomeofthe11chemicalsthereportcitesandcalledformorestudiesontheirlong-termeffects.In2001,forexample,theEnvironmentalProtectionAgency30thetypeandamountofleadthatcouldbepresentinpaintandsoilinhomesandchild-care31,afterconcernswereraisedaboutleadpoisoning.Theagencyisnow32thetoxiceffectsofsomeofthechemicalsinthelatestreport.Butthethresholdforregulationishigh.Becausechildren’sbrainandbehavioraldisorders,likehyperactivityandlowergrades,canalsobelinkedtosocialandgeneticfactors,it’stoughtopinthemonexposuretospecificchemicalswithsolid33evidence,whichiswhattheEPArequires.EventheHarvardstudydidnotproveadirect34butnotedstrongassociationsbetweenexposureandriskofbehavioralissues.Nonetheless,it’ssmartto35caution.Whileitmaybeimpossibletopreventkidsfromdrinkingtapwaterthatmaycontaintraceamountsofchemicals,keepingkidsawayfromlawnsrecentlysprayedwithchemicalsandfreshlydry-cleanedclothescan’thurt..
A)advocates
B)compact
C)correlation
D)exercise
E)facilities
F)interaction
G)investigating
H)overwhelmed
I)particles
J)permanent
K)restricted
L)simulating
M)statistical
N)tighten
O)vulnerable
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
TheImpossibilityofRapidEnergyTransitions
[A]Politiciansarefondofpromisingrapidenergytransitions.Whetheritisatransitionfromimportedtodomesticoilorfromcoal-poweredelectricityproductiontonatural-gaspowerplants,politicianslovetotalkbig.Unfortunatelyforthem(andoftenthetaxpayers),ourenergysystemsareabitlikeanaircraftcarrier:
theyareunbelievablyexpensive,theyarebuilttolastforaverylongtime,theyhaveahugeamountofinertia(meaningittakesalotofenergytosetthemmoving),andtheyhavealotofmomentumoncetheyaresetinmotion.Nomatterhowhardyoutry,youcan’tturnsomethingthatlargeonadime(10美分的硬币),orevenafewthousanddimes.
[B]Inphysics,movingobjectshavetwocharacteristicsrelevanttounderstandingthedynamicsofenergysystems:
inertiaandmomentum.Inertiaistheresistanceofobjectstoeffortstochangetheirstateofmotion.Ifyoutrytopushaboulder(大圆石),itpushesyouback.Onceyouhavestartedtheboulderrolling,itdevelopsmomentum,whichisdefined