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大学英语六级考试真题第2套
2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第2套)
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldfocusonthedifficultyinacquiringusefulinformationinspiteofadvancedinformationtechnology.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
Wehavelotsofinformationtechnology.Wejustdon’thavemuchusefulinformation.
PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Sheisimpatienttolearncomputerprogramming.
B)Sheisunawareheroperationsystemisoutdated.
C)Sheisunabletousethenewcomputerprogram.
D)Sheisamazedatthefastchangeoftechnology.
2.A)Hehaslongbeenfedupwithtraveling.
B)Hepreferstostayhomefortheholiday.
C)Heisgoingoutoftownforacoupleofdays.
D)Heisannoyedbytheheavytrafficdowntown.
3.A)ThechallengesfacingEastAsia.
B)Thelocationfortheirnewoffice.
C)Theirexpansionintotheoverseasmarket.
D)ThelivingexpensesinTokyoandSingapore.
4.A)Anumberofcellphoneswerefoundafterthelastshow.
C)Thewomanwasverypleasedtofindhercellphone.
B)Thewomanforgotwhereshehadlefthercellphone.
D)Reservedticketscouldbepickedupattheticketcounter.
5.A)Thebuildingmaterialswillbedeliveredsoon.
B)Theprojectisbeingheldupbybadweather.
C)Theconstructionschedulemaynotbemet.
D)Qualifiedcarpentersarenoteasytofind.
6.A)Sheisgettingveryforgetfulthesedays.
B)Shedoesnotholdontobitterfeelings.
C)Sheresentsthewaysheistreated.
D)Sheneverintendstohurtanyone.
7.A)Themanwantstorentasmallapartment.
B)Thewomanhastroublegettingamortgage.
C)Thewomanismovingtoaforeigncountry
D)Themanistryingtosellthewomanahouse.
8.A)TheyarewritingastoryfortheMorningNews.
B)Theyarefacinggreatchallengestogetre-elected.
C)Theyarelaunchingacampaigntoattractwomenvoters.
D)Theyareconductingasurveyamongthewomenintown.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Touchhisheart.
B)Makehimcry.
C)Remindhimofhislife.
D)Makehimfeelyoung.
10.A)Heisgoodatsingingoperas.
B)Heenjoyscomplicatedmusic.
C)Hecansinganysongifhelikesit.
D)Helovescountrymusicinparticular.
11.A)Gotoabaranddrinkforhours.
B)Gotoanisolatedplacetosingblues.
C)Gotoseeaperformanceinaconcerthall.
D)Gotoworkandwraphimselfupinmusic.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Howhebecameanannouncer.
B)Howhewritesnewsstories.
C)Howhemakeshisliving.
D)Howhedoeshisjob.
13.A)Theywritethefirstversionofnewsstories.
B)Theygathernewsstoriesonthespot.
C)Theypolishincomingnewsstories.
D)Theywritecommentsonmajornewsstories.
14.A)Readingthroughthenewsstoriesinagivenperiodoftime.
B)Havinglittletimetoreadthenewsbeforegoingontheair.
C)Havingtochangethetoneofhisvoicefromtimetotime.
D)Gettingallthewordsandphrasespronouncedcorrectly.
15.A)Itshowswhereadvertisementscomein.
B)Itgivesasignalforhimtoslowdown.
C)Italertshimtosomethingimportant.
D)Itservesasareminderofsadnews.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Itgivespleasuretobothadultsandchildren.
B)Itisoftencarriedaroundbysmallchildren.
C)Itcanbefoundinmanypartsoftheworld.
D)ItwasinventedbyanAmericanIndian.
17.A)Theyweremadeforearningaliving.
B)Theyweredelicategeometricfigures.
C)Theyweresmallcircusfiguresmadeofwire.
D)Theywerecollectedbyanumberofmuseums.
18.A)Inart.C)Inengineering.
B)Ingeometry.D)Incircusperformance
PassageTwo
Questions19to21arebaitedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Theyofferstudentsawidevarietyofcourses.
B)Theyattractstudentsfromallovertheworld.
C)Theyadmitmorestudentsthantheycanhandle.
D)Theyhavetroubledealingwithoverseasstudents.
20.A)Everyonewillbenefitfromeducationsoonerorlater.
B)Agoodeducationcontributestotheprosperityofanation.
C)Agoodeducationisnecessaryforonetoclimbthesocialladder.
D)Everyonehasalighttoaneducationappropriatetohispotential.
21.A)Helikesstudentswithhighmotivation.
B)Heenjoysteachingintelligentstudents.
C)Hetailorshisteachingtostudents’needs.
D)Hetreatsallhisstudentsinafairmanner.
PassageThree
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)ItismostlyimportedfromtheMiddleEast.
B)Itisasureindicatorofitseconomicactivity.
C)Ithasadirectimpactontheinternationaloilmarket.
D)Itequalsmorethan30millionbarrelsofoileachday.
23.A)Iteventuallyturnsintoheat.
B)Itisusedinavarietyofforms.
C)Itsuseischieflyresponsibleforairpollution.
D)Partofitislostintheprocessoftransmission.
24.A)Whenitisusedinruralareas.
B)Whenitisenvironment-friendly.
C)Whenitoperatesatnearcapacity.
D)Whenitoperatesatregulartimes.
25.A)Trafficjamsincities.
B)Inefficientuseofenergy.
C)Fuelshortage.
D)Globalwarming.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Graphicsareusedintextbooksaspartofthelanguageofthediscipline,asinmathoreconomics,orasstudyaids.Authorsusegraphicaidsto__26__andexpandonconceptstakenupinthetextbecausegraphicsareyetanotherwayofportrayingrelationshipsand__27__connections.
Graphicsareusedextensivelyinnaturalsciencesandsocialsciences.Socialscientistsworkwithstatistics__28__data,andthebestwaytopresentthesestatisticsisofteningraphicform.Graphicsareincludednotmerelyasameansofmakingtheinformationeasierforthestudenttograsp,butasanintegralpartofthewaysocialscientiststhink.Manytextbooks,__29__thoseineconomics,containappendixesthatprovidespecificinformationonreadingandworkingwithgraphicmaterial.
Makeitapracticeto__30__attentivelythetitles,captions,headings,andothermaterialconnectedwithgraphics.Theseelements__31__andusuallyexplainwhatyouarelookingat.Whenyouareexamininggraphics,the__32__questionstoaskare(a)Whatisthisitemabout?
and(b)Whatkeyideaistheauthor__33__?
Onewarning:
Unlessyouintegrateyourreadingofgraphicswiththetext,youmaymakeawrongassumption.__34__,fromachartindicatingthat33percentoffirstbornchildreninaresearchsampledidnotfeelclosetotheirfathers,youmightassumethatsomedreadfulinfluencewasatworkonthefirstbornchildren.However,acarefulreadingofthetext__35__thatmostofthefirstbornchildreninthesamplewerefromsingle-parenthomesinwhichthefatherwasabsent.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AccordingtoareportfromtheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth,manyeverydayproducts,includingsomebugspraysandcleaningfluids,couldleadtoanincreasedriskofbrainandbehavioraldisordersinchildren.Thedevelopingbrain,thereportsays,isparticularly__36__tothetoxiceffectsofcertainchemicalstheseproductsmaycontain,andthedamagetheycausecanbe__37__.
Theofficialpolicy,however,isstillevolving.Healthandenvironmental__38__havelongurgedU.S.governmentagenciesto__39__theuseofsomeofthe11chemicalsthereportcitesandcalledformorestudiesontheirlong-termeffects.In2001,forexample,theEnvironmentalProtectionAgency__40__thetypeandamountofleadthatcouldbepresentinpaintandsoilinhomesandchild-care__41__,afterconcernswereraisedaboutleadpoisoning.Theagencyisnow__42__thetoxiceffectsofsomeofthechemicalsinthelatestreport.
Butthethresholdforregulationishigh.Becausechildren’sbrainandbehavioraldisorders,likehyperactivityandlowergrades,canalsobelinkedtosocialandgeneticfactors,it’stought