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大学英语六级考试真题第二套
2016年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第2套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayoninnovation.Youressayshouldincludetheimportanceofinnovationandmeasurestobetakentoencourageinnovation.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.A.Theywereallgoodatcooking.
B.Theywereparticularaboutfood.
C.Theywereproudoftheircuisine.
D.Theywerefondofbaconandeggs.
2.A.Hisparents.
B.Hisfriends.
C.Hisschoolmates.
D.Hisparents'friends.
3.A.Noteawasservedwiththemeal.
B.ItwastherealEnglishbreakfast.
C.Nooneofthegroupateit.
D.Itwasalittleovercooked.
4.A.Itwasfullofexcitement.
B.Itwasreallyextraordinary.
C.Itwasariskyexperience.
D.Itwasratherdisappointing.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A.Thewoman'srelationshipwithothershops.
B.Thebusinesssuccessofthewoman'sshop.
C.Thekeytorunningashopatalowcost.
D.Thewoman'searningsovertheyears.
6.A.Improveitscustomerservice.
B.Expanditsbusinessscale.
C.Keepdownitsexpenses.
D.Upgradethegoodsitsells.
7.A.Theyaresoldatlowerpricesthaninothershops.
B.Theyarevery-popularwiththelocalresidents.
C.Theyaredeliveredfreeofcharge.
D.Theyareingreatdemand.
8.A.Tofollowthecustomofthelocalshopkeepers.
B.Toattractmorecustomersintheneighborhood.
C.Toavoidbeingputoutofbusinessincompetition.
D.Tomaintainfriendlyrelationshipswithothershops.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
9.A.Theycanbeusedtodelivermessagesintimesofemergency.
B.Theydeliverpollutantsfromtheoceantotheirnestingsites.
C.Theycarryplantseedsandspreadthemtofarawayplaces.
D.Theyareonthevergeofextinctionbecauseofpollution.
10.A.TheymigratetotheArcticCircleduringthesummer.
B.TheyoriginatefromDevonIslandintheArcticarea.
C.Theytravelasfaras400kilometersinsearchoffood.
D.Theyhavetheabilitytosurviveinextremeweathers.
11.A.Theywerecarriedbythewind.
B.Theyhadbecomemorepoisonous.
C.Theywerelessthanonthecontinent.
D.Theypoisonedsomeofthefulmars.
12.A.ThethreatshumansposetoArcticseabirds,
B.ThediminishingcoloniesforArcticseabirds.
C.TheharmArcticseabirdsmaycausetohumans.
D.TheeffectsofthechangingclimateonArcticseabirds.
Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
13.A.Ithasdecreased.
B.Ithasbeenexaggerated.
C.Ithasbecomebetterunderstood.
D.Ithasremainedbasicallythesame.
14.A.Itdevelopsmoreeasilyincentenariansnotactivelyengaged.
B.Itisnowthesecondleadingcauseofdeathforcentenarians.
C.Ithashadnoeffectivecuresofar.
D.Itcallsformoreintensiveresearch.
15.A.Theycaremoreabouttheirphysicalhealth.
B.Theirqualityoflifedeterioratesrapidly.
C.Theirmindsfallbeforetheirbodiesdo.
D.Theycherishtheirlifemorethanever.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
16.A.Theyarefocusedmoreonattractionthanlove.
B.TheyweredonebyhisformercolleagueatYale.
C.Theywerecarriedoutoveraperiodofsomethirtyyears.
D.Theyformthebasisonwhichhebuildshistheoryoflove.
17.A.Therelationshipcannotlastlongifnopassionisinvolved.
B.Intimacyisessentialbutnotabsolutelyindispensabletolove.
C.Itisnotloveifyoudon'twishtomaintaintherelationship.
D.Romanceisjustimpossiblewithoutmutualunderstanding.
18.A.Whichofthemisconsideredmostimportant.
B.Whetheritistruelovewithoutcommitment.
C.Whentheabsenceofanyonedoesn'taffecttherelationship.
D.Howtherelationshipistobedefinedifanyoneismissing.
Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
19.A.Socialworkasaprofession.
B.Thehistoryofsocialwork.
C.Academicdegreesrequiredofsocialworkapplicants.
D.TheaimoftheNationalAssociationofSocialWorkers.
20.A.Theytrytochangepeople'ssocialbehavior.
B.Theyhelpenhancethewell-beingoftheunderprivileged.
C.Theyraisepeople'sawarenessoftheenvironment.
D.Theycreatealotofopportunitiesfortheunemployed.
21.A.Theyhaveallreceivedstrictclinicaltraining.
B.Theyallhaveanacademicdegreeinsocialwork.
C.TheyareallmembersoftheNationalAssociation.
D.Theyhaveallmadeadifferencethroughtheirwork.
22.A.Thepromotionofsocialworkers'socialstatus.
B.Theimportanceoftrainingforsocialworkers.
C.Waysforsocialworkerstomeetpeople'sneeds.
D.Socialworkers'joboptionsandresponsibilities.
Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
23.A.Tofightchildhoodobesity.
B.Tohelpdisadvantagedkids.
C.Toencouragekidstoplaymoresports.
D.Tourgekidstofollowtheirrolemodels.
24.A.Theybestboostproductsaleswhenputonline.
B.TheyaremosteffectivewhenappearingonTV.
C.Theyarebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent.
D.Theyimpresskidsmorethantheydoadults.
25.A.Alwaysplacekids'interestfirst.
B.Dowhattheyadvocateinpublic.
C.Messagepositivebehaviorsatalltimes.
D.Payattentiontotheirimagebeforechildren.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ThetreepeopleintheLordoftheRings--theEnts--cangetaroundbywalking.Butforrealtrees,it'shardertouproot.Becausethey'reliterallyrootedintotheground,theyareunabletoleaveandgo26.
Whenatreefirststartsgrowinginacertainarea,it'slikelythatthe27envelope—thetemperature,humidity,rainfallpatternsandsoon--suitsit.Otherwise,itwouldbeunabletogrowfromaseedling.Butasit28,theseconditionsmaychangeandtheareaarounditmaynolongerbesuitableforits29.
Whenthathappens,manytreeslikewalnuts,oaksandpines,rely30onso-called"scatterhoarders,"suchasbirds,tomovetheirseedstonewlocalities.Manybirdsliketostorefoodforthewinter,whichthey31retrieve.whenthebirdsforgettoretrievetheirfood--andtheydosometimes--aseedlinghasachancetogrow.ThebirdClark'snutcracker,forexample,hidesupto100,000seedsperyear,upto30kilometersawayfromtheseedsource,andhasaveryclosesymbiotic(共生的)relationshipwithseveralpinespecies,most32thewhitebarkpine.
Astreesoutgrowtheirideal33inthefaceofclimatechange,theseflyingecosystemengineerscouldbeabighelpin34trees.It'sasolutionforus--gettingbirdstodotheworkischeapandeffective--anditcouldgive35oaksandpinestheoptiontotruly"makelikeatreeandleave."
A.ages
B.breathing
C.climatic
D.elsewhere
E.exclusively
F.forever
G.fruitful
H.habitats
I.legacy
J.notably
K.offspring
L.replanting
M.subsequently
N.vulnerable
O.withdraws
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
TheAmericanWorkplaceIsBroken.Here'sHowWeCanStartFixingIt.
[A]Americansareworkinglongerandharderhoursthaneverbefore.83%ofworkerssaythey'restressedabouttheirjobs,nearly50%saywork-relatedstressisinterferingwiththeirsleep,and60%usetheirsmartphonestocheckinwithworkoutsideofnormalworkinghours.Nowonderonly13%ofemployeesworldwidefeelengagedintheiroccupation.
[B]Glimmers(少许)ofhope,however,arebeginningtoemergeinthisbruisingenvironment:
Americansarebecomingawareofthetolltheirjobstakeonthem,andemployersareexploringwaystoalleviatetheharmfuleffectsofstressandoverwork.Yetmuchmoreworkremainstobedone.Tocallstressa