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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.Youressayshouldincludetheimportaneeofinventionandmeasurestobetakentoencourageinvention.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words._

PartHListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Direetions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A.Ittriestopredictthepossibletrendsofglobalclimatechange.

B.Itstudiestheimpactsofglobalclimatechangeonpeople'slives.

C.Itlinksthescieneeofclimatechangetoeconomicandpolicyissues.

D.Itfocusesontheeffortscountriescanmaketodealwithglobalwarming.

2.A.Itwilltakealongtimebeforeaconsensusisreachedonitsimpact.

B.Itwouldbemorecostlytodealwithitsconsequencesthantoavoidit.

C.Itisthemostpressingissueconfrontingallcountries.

D.Itisboundtocauseendlessdisputesamongnations.

3.A.Thetransitiontolow-carbonenergysystems.

4.A.Carryoutmoreresearchonit.

B.Cutdownenergyconsumption.C.

Planwellinadvanee.

D.Adoptnewtechnology.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A.Whenluckplaysarole.

6.A.Itknocksatyourdooronlyonceinawhile.B.

Itissomethingthatnoonecanpossiblycreate.C.

Itcomesnaturallyoutofone'sself-confidenee.D.Itmeansbeinggoodatseizingopportunities.

7.A.Luckrarelyeontributestoaperson'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.

11.A.Itisahistoricalmonument.

B.Itwasbuiltinancienttimes.

C.ItisIndians'sacredplaceforworship.

D.Itwascreatedbysupernaturalpowers.

12.A.Byshelteringtheminacave.

13.A.Theywillbuysomethingfromtheconveniencestores.

B.Theywilltakeadvantageofthetimetorestawhile.

C.Theywillhavetheirvehicleswashedorserviced.

D.Theywillpickupsomesouvenirsorgiftitems.

14.A.Theycanbringonlytemporarypleasures.

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.

22.A.Itisthelatestmodelofa3Dprinter.

B.Itisaplasticwidelyusedin3Dprinting.

C.Itgivesfashiondesignersroomforimagination.

D.Itmarksabreakthroughinprintingmaterial.

Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

23.A.Theyarisefromtheadvancesintechnology.

24.A.Itisattractivetoentrepreneurs.

B.Itdemandshugeinvestment.

C.Itfocusesonnewproducts.

D.Itisintenselycompetitive.

25.A.Cooperationwithbigcompanies.

B.Recruitingmorequalifiedstaff.

C.In-servicetrainingofITpersonnel.

D.Sharingofcostswitheachother.

（40minutes）

PartIDReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Read

thepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentified

byaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itisimportantthatscientistsbeseenasnormalpeopleaskingandansweringimportant

questions.Good,soundscieneedependson26,experimentsandreasonedmethodologies.It

requiresawillingnesstoasknewquestionsandtrynewapproaches.Itrequiresonetotakerisksandexperiencefailures.Butgoodscieneealsorequires27understanding,clearexplanation

andconcisepresentation.

Ourcountryneedsmorescientistswhoarewillingtostepoutinthepublic28andoffer

theiropinionsonimportantmatters.Weneedmorescientistswhocanexplainwhattheyaredoinginlanguagethatis29andunderstandabletothepublic.Thoseofuswhoarenotscientistsshouldalsobepreparedtosupportpublicengagementbyscientists,andto30scientificknowledgeintoourpubliccommunications.

Toomanypeopleinthiscountry,includingsomeamongourelectedleadership,stilldo

notunderstandhowscieneeworksorwhyrobust,long-rangeinvestmentsinresearchvitallymatter.Inthe1960s,theUnitedStates31nearly17%ofdiscretionary（可酌情支配的）spendingto

researchanddevelopment,32decadesofeconomicgrowth.By2008,thefigurehadfallenintothesingle33Thisoccursatatimewhenothernationshavemadesignificantgainsintheirown

researchcapabilities.

AttheUniversityofCalifornia（UC）,we34ourselvesnotonlyonthequalityofourresearch,butalsoonitscontributiontoimprovingourworld.To35thedevelopmentofscienee

fromthelabbenchtothemarketplace,UCisinvestingourownmoneyinourowngoodideas.

B.contextual

D.devoted

F.hasten

H.impairing

J.indefinite

L.inertia

N.reaping

A.Arena

C.Convincing

E.Digits

G.HypothesesI.IncorporateK.Indulge

M.Pride

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）,3D

printers,virtualrealitygoggles（眼镜）andmore"smart"devicesthanyoucouldeverhopetocatalog.Uponreflection,however,itisequallyeasytofeellikeyouhaveseenitallbefore.Anditishardnottothink:

Areweinaninnovationlull（间歇期）?

[B]Insomeways,theanswerisyes.Foryears,smartphones,televisions,tablets,laptopsanddesktopshavemadeupahugepartofthemarketanddriveninnovation.Butnowthesesegmentsarelookingatslowergrowthcurves--orshrinkingmarketsinsomecases--asconsumersarenotaseagertospendmoneyonnewgadgets.Meanwhile,emergingtechnologies--thedrones,3Dprintersandsmart-homedevicesoftheworld--nowseemabittoooldtobecalled"thenextbigthing."

[C]Basicallythetechindustryseemstobeinanawkwardperiodnow."Thereisnotanyone-hitwonder,andtherewillnotbeoneforyearstocome,"saidGaryShapiro,presidentandchiefexecutiveoftheConsumerTechnologyAssociation（CTA）.Inhiseyes,however,thatdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatinnovationhasstopped.Ithasjustgrownupalittle."Manyind