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6英语六级真题含答案
2016年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayoninvention.Youressayshouldincludetheimportanceofinventionandmeasurestobetakentoencourageinvention.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartHListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
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.
B.Cutdownenergyconsumption.
C.Planwellinadvance.
D.Adoptnewtechnology.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A.Whenluckplaysarole.
B.whatdeterminessuccess.
C.Whetherpracticemakesperfect.
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,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
9.A.Thestumpofagianttree.
B.Ahugepieceofrock.
C.Thepeakofamountain.
D.Atallchimney.
10.A.Humanactivity.
B.Windandwater.
C.Chemicalprocesses.
D.Fireandfury.
11.A.Itisahistoricalmonument.
B.Itwasbuiltinancienttimes.
C.ItisIndians'sacredplaceforworship.
D.Itwascreatedbysupernaturalpowers.
12.A.Byshelteringtheminacave.
B.Bykillingtheattackingbears.
C.Byliftingthemwellabovetheground.
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,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
16.A.Theyshouldbedoneawaywith.
B.Theyarenecessaryinourlives.
C.Theyenrichourexperience.
D.Theyareharmfultohealth.
17.A.Theyfeelstressedoutevenwithoutanychallengesinlife.
B.Theyfeeltoooverwhelmedtodealwithlife'sproblems.
C.Theyareanxioustofreethemselvesfromlife'stroubles.
D.Theyareexhaustedevenwithoutdoinganyheavywork.~
18.A.Theyexpandourmind.
B.Theyprolongourlives.
C.Theynarrowourfocus.
D.Theylessenourburdens
Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
19.A.Itisnoteasilybreakable.
B.Itcamefroma3Dprinter.
C.Itrepresentsthelateststyle.
D.Itwasmadebyafashiondesigner.
20.A.Whenshehadjustgraduatedfromhercollege.
B.WhensheattendedaconferenceinNewYork.
C.Whenshewasstudyingatafashiondesignschool.
D.Whensheattendedafashionshowninemonthsago.
21.A.Itwasdifficulttoprint.
B.Itwashardtocomeby.
C.Itwashardandbreakable.
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.
B.Itdemandshugeinvestment.
C.Itfocusesonnewproducts.
D.Itisintenselycompetitive.
25.A.Cooperationwithbigcompanies.
B.Recruitingmorequalifiedstaff.
C.In-servicetrainingofITpersonnel.
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(可酌情支配的)spendingtoresearchanddevelopment,32decadesofeconomicgrowth.By2008,thefigurehadfallenintothesingle33Thisoccursatatimewhenothernationshavemadesignificantgainsintheirownresearchcapabilities.
AttheUniversityofCalifornia(UC),we34ourselvesnotonlyonthequalityofourresearch,butalsoonitscontributiontoimprovingourworld.To35thedevelopmentofsciencefromthelabbenchtothemarketplace,UCisinvestingourownmoneyinourowngoodideas.
A.ArenaB.contextual
C.ConvincingD.devoted
E.DigitsF.hasten
G.HypothesesH.impairing
I.IncorporateJ.indefinite
K.IndulgeL.inertia
M.PrideN.reaping
O.Warrant
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
AreWeinanInnovationLull?
[A]Scanthehighlightsofthisyear'sConsumerElectronicsShow(CES),andyoumaygetaslightfeelingofhavingseenthembefore.Manyofthecoolestgadgetsthisyeararethesameasthecoolestgadgetslastyear--ortheyearbefore,even.Theboothsarestillexciting,andthedemosarestilljustascrazy.Itisstilleasytobedazzledbythedisplayofdrones(无人机),3Dprinters,virtualrealitygoggles(眼镜)andmore"smart"devicesthanyoucouldeverhopetocatalog.Uponreflection,however,itisequallyeasytofeellikeyouhaveseenitallbefore.Anditishardnottothink:
Areweinaninnovationlull(间歇期)?
[B]Insomeways,theansweris