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英语六级考试试题第一套含答案
2016年12月英语六级考试(kǎoshì)试题第一套
PartIWriting(30minutes)
(请于正式开卷后半小时内完成该部分,之后将进行听力(tīnglì)考试)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayoninvention.Youressayshouldincludetheimportanceofinventionandmeasurestobetakentoencourageinvention.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Ittriestopredictthepossibletrendsofglobalclimatechange.
B)Itstudiestheimpactsofglobalclimatechangeonpeople’slives.
C)Itlinksthescienceofclimatechangetoeconomicandpolicyissues.
D)Itfocusesontheeffortscountriescanmaketodealwithglobalwarming.
2.A)Itwilltakealongtimebeforeaconsensusisreachedonitsimpact.
B)Itwouldbemorecostlytodealwithitsconsequencesthantoavoidit.
C)Itisthemostpressingissueconfrontingallcountries.
D)Itisboundtocauseendlessdisputesamongnations.
3.A)Thetransitiontolow-carbonenergysystems.
B)Thecooperationamongworldmajorpowers.
C)Thesigningofaglobalagreement.
D)Theraisingofpeople’sawareness.
4.A)Carryoutmoreresearchonit.C)Planwellinadvance.
B)Cutdownenergyconsumption.D)Adoptnewtechnology.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Whenluckplaysarole.C)Whetherpracticemakesperfect.
B)Whatdeterminessuccess.D)Howimportantnaturaltalentis.
6.A)Itknocksatyourdooronlyonceinawhile.
B)Itissomethingthatnoonecanpossiblycreate.
C)Itcomesnaturallyoutofone’sself-confidence.
D)Itmeansbeinggoodatseizingopportunities.
7.A)Luckrarelycontributestoaperson’ssuccess.
B)Onemusthavenaturaltalenttobesuccessful.
C)Oneshouldalwaysbereadytoseizeopportunities.
D)Practiceisessentialtobecominggoodatsomething.
8.A)Puttingtimeandeffortintofunthingsisprofitable.
B)Peoplewholovewhattheydocarelittleaboutmoney.
C)Beingpassionateaboutworkcanmakeonewealthy.
D)Peopleinneedofmoneyworkhardautomatically.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Thestumpofagianttree.C)Thepeakofamountain.
B)Ahugepieceofrock.D)Atallchimney.
10.A)Humanactivity.C)Chemicalprocesses.
B)Windandwater.D)Fireandfury.
11.A)Itisahistoricalmonument.C)ItisIndians’sacredplaceforworship.
B)Itwasbuiltinancienttimes.D)Itwascreatedbysupernaturalpowers.
12.A)Byshelteringtheminacave.C)Byliftingthemwellabovetheground.
B)Bykillingtheattackingbears.D)Bytakingthemtothetopofamountain.
Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
13.A)Theywillbuysomethingfromtheconveniencestores.
B)Theywilltakeadvantageofthetimetorestawhile.
C)Theywillhavetheirvehicleswashedorserviced.
D)Theywillpickupsomesouvenirsorgiftitems.
14.A)Theycanbringonlytemporarypleasures.
B)Theyaremeantfortheextremelywealthy.
C)Theyshouldbedoneawaywithaltogether.
D)Theymayeventuallydriveonetobankruptcy.
15.A)Agoodwaytosocializeistohavedailylunchwithone’scolleagues.
B)Retirementsavingsshouldcomefirstinone’sfamilybudgeting.
C)Avacationwillbeaffordableifonesaves20dollarsaweek.
D)Smalldailysavingscanmakeabigdifferenceinone’slife.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theyshouldbedoneawaywith.C)Theyenrichourexperience.
B)Theyarenecessaryinourlives.D)Theyareharmfultohealth.
17.A)Theyfeelstressedoutevenwithoutanychallengesinlife.
B)Theyfeeltoooverwhelmedtodealwithlife’sproblems.
C)Theyareanxioustofreethemselvesfromlife’stroubles.
D)Theyareexhaustedevenwithoutdoinganyheavywork.
18.A)Theyexpandourmind.C)Theynarrowourfocus.
B)Theyprolongourlives.D)Theylessenourburdens.
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Itisnoteasilybreakable.C)Itrepresentsthelateststyle.
B)Itcamefroma3Dprinter.D)Itwasmadebyafashiondesigner.
20.A)Whenshehadjustgraduatedfromhercollege.
B)WhensheattendedaconferenceinNewYork
C)Whenshewasstudyingatafashiondesignschool.
D)Whensheattendedafashionshowninemonthsago.
21.A)Itwasdifficulttoprint.C)Itwashardandbreakable.
B)Itwashardtocomeby.D)Itwasextremelyexpensive.
22.A)Itisthelatestmodelofa3Dprinter.
B)Itisaplasticwidelyusedin3Dprinting.
C)Itgivesfashiondesignersroomforimagination.
D)Itmarksabreakthroughinprintingmaterial.
Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Theyarisefromtheadvancesintechnology.
B)Theyhavenotbeenexaminedindetailsofar.
C)Theyareeasytosolvewithmoderntechnology.
D)Theycan’tbesolvedwithoutgovernmentsupport.
24.A)Itisattractivetoentrepreneurs.C)Itfocusesonnewproducts.
B)Itdemandshugeinvestment.D)Itisintenselycompetitive.
25.A)Cooperationwithbigcompanies.C)In-servicetrainingofITpersonnel.
B)Recruitingmorequalifiedstaff.D)Sharingofcostswitheachother.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itisimportantthatscientistsbeseenasnormalpeopleaskingandansweringimportantquestions.Good,soundsciencedependson26,experimentsandreasonedmethodologies.Itrequiresawillingnesstoasknewquestionsandtrynewapproaches.Itrequiresonetotakerisksandexperiencefailures.Butgoodsciencealsorequires27understanding,clearexplanationandconcisepresentation.
Ourcountryneedsmorescientistswhoarewillingtostepoutinthepublic28andoffertheiropinionsonimportantmatters.Weneedmorescientistswhocanexplainwhattheyaredoinginlanguagethatis29andunderstandabletothepublic.Thoseofuswhoarenotscientistsshouldalsobepreparedtosupportpublicengagementbyscientists,andto30scientificknowledgeintoourpubliccommunications.
Toomanypeopleinthiscountry,includingsomeamongourelectedleadership,stilldonotunderstandhowscienceworksorwhyrobust,long-rangeinvestmentsinresearchvitallymatter.Inthe1960s,theUnitedStates31nearly17%ofdiscretionary(可酌情(zhuóqíng)支配的)spendingtoresearchanddevelopment,32decadesofeconomicgrowth.By2008,thefigurehadfallenintothesingle33Thisoccursatatimewhenothernationshavemadesignificantgainsintheirownresearchcapabilities.
AttheUniversityofCalifornia(UC),we34ourselvesnotonlyonthequalityofourresearch,butalsoonitscontributiontoimprovingourworld.To35thedevelopmentofsciencefromthelabbenchtothemarketplace,UCisinvestingourownmoneyinourowngoodideas.
A.arena
B.contextual
C.convincing
D.devoted
E.digits
F.hasten
G.hypotheses
H.impairing
I.incorporate
J.indefinite
K.indulge
L.inertia
M.pride
N.reaping
O.warrant
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
AreWeinanInnovationLull?
[A]Scanthehighlightsofthisyear'sConsumerElectronicsShow(CES),andyoumaygetaslightfeelingofhavingseenthembefore.Manyofthecoolestgadgetsthisyeararethesameasthecoolestgadgetslastyear--ortheyearbefore,even.Theboothsarestillexciting,andthedemosarestilljustascr