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英语真题及答案无听力

2016年12月大学英语六级考试真题

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayoninvention.Youressayshouldincludetheimportanceofinventionandmeasurestobetakentoencourageinvention.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

例文

MyViewonInvention

①Drawingacomparisonbetweenmodernlifeandancientlife,wecannotimaginewhatlifewillbelikenowwithoutinvention.②Inventionmustbeattachedgreatimportanceto,asitisinventionthatcontributestotheadvancementofoursociety.③Thereareseveralexampleswhichcanbecitedtoillustratethisconcept.④Icanthinkofnobetterillustrationthanthefollowingone.⑤IfEdisonhadn'tinventedthelightbulb,wewouldhavelivedalifeastheblindinthenight.

⑥Giventhatinventionplayssuchanessentialroleinourlife,whatcanwedotocultivatethispreciousspirit?

⑦Foronething,itisadvisableforthesocialmediaandpublicitydepartmenttovigorouslyinformthepublicoftheimportanceofinvention.⑧Foranother,therelevantauthoritiesshouldsetupfavorableregulationstoencourageinvention.⑨Forexample,theycansetupthepracticeofgivingpremiumsorissuingpatentcertificatetoinventors.

⑩Finally,Iwanttousethefollowingsayingasourmutualencouragement,"Inventionisthespiritofhumanbeing'sprogress."?

Atnotimeshouldweunderestimatethepowerofinvention.?

Therefore,whenanideacomestoyourmind,justmakeyourowninvention.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itisimportantthatscientistsbeseenasnormalpeopleaskingandansweringimportantquestions.Good,soundsciencedependson26G,experimentsandreasonedmethodologies.Itrequiresawillingnesstoasknewquestionsandtrynewapproaches.Itrequiresonetotakerisksandexperiencefailures.Butgoodsciencealsorequires27Bunderstanding,clearexplanationandconcisepresentation.

Ourcountryneedsmorescientistswhoarewillingtostepoutinthepublic28Aandoffertheiropinionsonimportantmatters.Weneedmorescientistswhocanexplainwhattheyaredoinginlanguagethatis29Candunderstandabletothepublic.Thoseofuswhoarenotscientistsshouldalsobepreparedtosupportpublicengagementbyscientists,andto30Iscientificknowledgeintoourpubliccommunications.

Toomanypeopleinthiscountry,includingsomeamongourelectedleadership,stilldonotunderstandhowscienceworksorwhyrobust,long-rangeinvestmentsinresearchvitallymatter.Inthe1960s,theUnitedStates31Dnearly17%ofdiscretionary（可酌情支配的）spendingtoresearchanddevelopment,32Ndecadesofeconomicgrowth.By2008,thefigurehadfallenintothesingle33EThisoccursatatimewhenothernationshavemadesignificantgainsintheirownresearchcapabilities.

AttheUniversityofCalifornia（UC）,we34Mourselvesnotonlyonthequalityofourresearch,butalsoonitscontributiontoimprovingourworld.To35Fthedevelopmentofsciencefromthelabbenchtothemarketplace,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.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

AreWeinanInnovationLull?

[A]Scanthehighlightsofthisyear'sConsumerElectronicsShow（CES）,andyoumaygetaslightfeelingofhavingseenthembefore.Manyofthecoolestgadgetsthisyeararethesameasthecoolestgadgetslastyear--ortheyearbefore,even.Theboothsarestillexciting,andthedemosarestilljustascrazy.Itisstilleasytobedazzledbythedisplayofdrones（无人机）,3Dprinters,virtualrealitygoggles（眼镜）andmore"smart"devicesthanyoucouldeverhopetoreflection,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."Manyindustriesaregoingoutofinfancyandbecomingadolescents,"Shapirosaid.

[D]Forinstance,newtechnologiesthatarebuildinguponexistingtechnologyhavenotfoundtheirfootingwellenoughtoappealtoamassaudience,because,inmanycases,theyneedtoworkeffectivelywithotherdevicestorealizetheirfullappeal.Taketheevolutionofthesmarthome,forexample.Companiesarepushingithardbutmakeitalmostoverwhelmingeventodipatoeinthewaterfortheaverageconsumer,becausetherearesomanycompatibilityissuestothinkabout.Noaveragepersonwantstofigureoutwhethertheirfavoritecalendarsoftwareworkswiththeirfridgeorwhethertheirwashingmachineandtabletgetalong.Havingtoinstalladifferentappforeachsmartapplianceinyourhomeisannoying;itwouldbenicerifyoucouldmanageeverythingtogether.Andwhileyoumayforgiveyoursmartphoneanoccasionalfault,youprobablyhavelesspatienceforerrormessagesfromyourdoorlock.

[E]Companiesarepromotingtheirownstandards,andthemarkethasnothadtimetochooseawinneryetasthisisstillverynew.Companiesthathavelongfocusedonhardwarenowhavetothinkofecosystemsinsteadtogiveconsumerspracticalsolutionstotheireverydayproblems."Thedialogueischangingfromwhatistechnologicallypossibletowhatistechnologicallymeaningful,"saideconomistShawnDuBravac.DuBravacworksforCTA--whichputsontheshoweachyear--andsaidthatthisshifttoasearchforsolutionshasbeennoticeableasheresearchedhispredictionsfor2016.

[F]"SomuchofwhatCEShasbeenaboutisthecool.Itisabouttheflashinessandthegadgets,"saidJohnCurran,managingdirectorofresearchatAccenture."Butoverthelastcoupleofyears,andinthisoneinparticular,wearestartingtoseecompaniesshiftfromwhatisthelargestscreensize,thesmallestformfactorortheshiniestobjectandmoreintowhatallofthesedevicesdothatispracticalinaconsumer'slife."Eventhetechnologypressconferences,whichhavebeenhigh-profileinthepastandreachedalevelofdramaandtheatricsfittingforaLasVegasstage,haveadifferentbenttothem.Ratherthanjustdazzlingwithahighcoolfactor,thereisafocusonthepractical.Fitbit,forexample,releaseditsfirstsmartwatchMonday,sellingwithaclearpurpose--toimproveyourfitness--andpromotingitasa"tool,notatoy."Notonlythat,itsupportsanumberofplatforms:

Apple'siOS,Google'sAndroidandMicrosoft'sWindowsphone.

[G]Thatseemstobewhatconsumersaredemanding,afterall.Consumersarebecomingincreasinglyboredwithwhatcompanieshavetooffer:

Asurveyof28,000consumersin28countriesreleasedbyAccenturefoundconsumersarenotasexcitedabouttechnologyastheyoncewere.Forexample,whenaskedwhethertheywouldbuyanewsmartphonethisyear,only48percentsaidyes--asix-pointdropfrom2015.

[H]Andwhenitcomestothehyper-connectedsuper-smartworldthattechnologyfirmsarepaintingforus,itseemsthatconsumersaregrowingmoreuneasyabouthandingoverthemassiveamountsofconsumerdataneededtoprovidethepersonalized,customizedsolutionsthatcompaniesneedtoimprovetheirservices.Thatcouldbeanotherexplanationforwhycompaniesseemtobestrengtheningtheirtalkofthepracticalityoftheirdevices.

[I]Companieshavealreadywonpartofthebattle,havingdriventechintoeverypartofourlives,trackingourstepsandourveryheartbeats.Yetthepersistentquestionof"WhydoIneedthat?

"--or,perhapsmoretellingly,"Whydoyouneedtoknowthat?

"--dogsthestepsofmanynewventures.Only13percentofrespondentssaidthattheywereinterestedinbuyingasmartwatchin2016,forexample--anincreaseofjustonepercentfromthepreviousyeardespiteayearofhigh-profilelaunches.Thatisbadnewsforanyfirmthatmayhopethatsmartwatchescanmakeupgroundformaturingsmartphoneandtabletmarkets.Andthesurveyfoundflatdemandforfitnessmonitors,sma