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英语六级考试真题带答案第三套
2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第3套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldfocusontheharmcausedbymisleadinginformationonline.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)
听力音频地址:
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C.andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A.Shehascompletelyrecovered.
B.Shewentintoshockafteranoperation.
C.Sheisstillinacriticalcondition.
D.Sheisgettingmuchbetter.
2.A.Orderingabreakfast.
B.Bookingahotelroom.
C.Buyingatrainticket.
D.Fixingacompartment.
3.A.Mostborrowersneverreturnedthebookstoher.
B.Themanistheonlyonewhobroughtherbookback.
C.Sheneverexpectedanyonetoreturnthebookstoher.
D.Mostofthebooksshelentoutcamebackwithoutjackets.
4.A.SheleftherworkearlytogetsomebargainslastSaturday.
B.Sheattendedthesupermarket'sgrandopeningceremony.
C.Shedroveafullhourbeforefindingaparkingspace.
D.ShefailedtogetintothesupermarketlastSaturday.
5.A.Heisbotheredbythepaininhisneck.
B.Hecannotdohisreportwithoutacomputer.
C.Hecannotaffordtohaveacoffeebreak.
D.Hefeelssorrytohavemissedthereport.
6.A.Onlytopartstudentscanshowtheirworksinthegallery.
B.Thegalleryspaceisbigenoughfortheman'spaintings.
C.Thewomanwouldliketohelpwiththeexhibitionlayout.
D.Themanisuncertainhowhisartworkswillbereceived.
7.A.Thewomanneedsatemporaryreplacementforherassistant.
B.Themanworksinthesamedepartmentasthewomandoes.
C.Thewomanwillhavetostayinhospitalforafewdays.
D.Themaniscapableofdealingwithdifficultpeople.
8.A.Itwasbetterthanthepreviousone.
B.Itdistortedthemayor'sspeech.
C.Itexaggeratedthecity'seconomicproblems.
D.Itreflectedtheopinionsofmosteconomists.
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A.Toinformhimofaproblemtheyface.
B.Torequesthimtopurchasecontroldesks.
C.Todiscussthecontentofaprojectreport.
D.ToaskhimtoflXthedictatingmachine.
10.A.Theyquotethebestpriceinthemarket.
B.Theymanufactureandsellofficefurniture.
C.Theycannotdeliverthesteelsheetsontime.
D.Theycannotproducethesteelsheetsneeded.
11.A.Bymarkingdownthetraitprice.
B.Byacceptingthepenaltyclauses.
C.Byallowingmoretimefordelivery.
D.Bypromisingbetterafter-salesservice.
12.A.Givethecustomeratenpercentdiscount.
B.Claimcompensationfromthesteelsuppliers.
C.AsktheBuyingDepartmenttochangesuppliers.
D.Cancelthecontractwiththecustomer.
Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
13.A.Stockbroker.
B.Physicist.
C.Mathematician.
D.Economist.
14.A.Improvecomputerprogramming.
B.Explaincertainnaturalphenomena.
C.Predictglobalpopulationgrowth.
D.Promotenationalfinancialhealth.
15.A.Theirdifferenteducationalbackgrounds.
B.Changingattitudestowardnature.
C.Chaostheoryanditsapplications.
D.Thecurrentglobaleconomiccrisis.SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C.andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A.Theylaygreatemphasisonhardwork.
B.Theyname150starengineerseachyear.
C.Theyrequirehighacademicdegrees.
D.TheyhavepeoplewithaveryhighIQ.
17.A.Longyearsofjobtraining.
B.Highemotionalintelligence.
C.Distinctiveacademicqualifications.
D.Devotiontotheadvanceofscience.
18.A.Goodinterpersonalrelationships.
B.Richworkingexperience.
C.Sophisticatedequipment.
D.Highmotivation.
PassageTwo
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A.Adiary.
B.Afairytale.
C.Ahistorytextbook.
D.Abiography.
20.A.Hewasasportsfan.
B.Helovedadventures.
C.Hedislikedschool.
D.Helikedhair-raisingstories.
21.A.Encouragepeopletoundertakeadventures.
B.Publicizehiscolorfulanduniquelifestories.
C.Raisepeople'senvironmentalawareness.
D.AttractpeopletoAmerica'snationalparks.
PassageThree
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A.Thefirstinfectedvictim.
B.AcoastalvillageinAfrica.
C.Thedoctorwholustidentifiedit.
D.AriverrunningthroughtheCongo.
23.A.Theyexhibitsimilarsymptoms.
B.Theycanbetreatedwiththesamedrug.
C.Theyhavealmostthesamemortalityrate.
D.Theyhavebothdisappearedforgood.
24.A.Byinhalingairpollutedwiththevirus.
B.Bycontactingcontaminatedbodyfluids.
C.BydrinkingwaterfromtheCongoRiver.
D.ByeatingfoodgrowninSudanandZalre.
25.A.MorestrainswillevolvefromtheEbolavirus.
B.ScientistswilleventuallyfredcuresforEbola.
C.AnotherEbolaepidemicmayeruptsoonerorlater.
D.Onceinfected,onewillbecomeimmunetoEbola.SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfortheirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Theidealcompanionmachinewouldnotonlylook,feel,andsoundfriendlybutwouldalsobeprogrammedtobehaveinanagreeablemanner.Those26thatmakeinteractionwithotherpeopleenjoyablewouldbesimulatedascloselyaspossible,andthemachinewould27charming,stimulating,andeasygoing.Itsinformalconversationalstylewouldmakeinteractioncomfortable,andyetthemachinewouldremainslightly28andthereforeinteresting.Initsfirstencounteritmightbesomewhathesitantandunassuming,butasitcametoknowtheuseritwouldprogresstoamore29andintimatestyle.Themachinewouldnotbeapassive30butwouldadditsownsuggestions,information,andopinions;itwouldsometimes31developingorchangingthetopicandwouldhaveapersonalityofitsown.
Themachinewouldconveypresence:
Wehaveallseenhowacomputer'suseofpersonalnamesoften32peopleandleadsthemtotreatthemachineasifitwerealmosthuman.Suchfeaturesareeasilywrittenintothesoftware.Byintroducing33forcefulnessandhumor,themachinecouldbepresentedasavividanduniquecharacter.
Friendshipsarenotmadeinaday,andthecomputerwouldbemoreacceptableasafriendifit34thegradualchangesthatoccurwhenonepersonisgettingtoknowanother.Atan35timeitmightalsoexpressthekindofaffectionthatstimulatesattachmentandintimacy.
PartmReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Asitis,sleepissoundervaluedthatgettingbyonfewerhourshasbecomeabadgeofhonor.Plus,weliveinaculturethat36tothelate-nighter,from24-hourgrocerystorestoonlineshoppingsitesthatneverclose.It'snosurprise,then,thatmorethanhalfofAmericanadultsdon'tgetthe7to9hoursofshut-eyeeverynightas37bysleepexperts.
Whetherornotwecancatchuponsleep--ontheweekend,say--isahotly38topicamongsleepresearchers.Thelatestevidencesuggeststhatwhileitisn't39,itmighthelp.WhenLiu,theUCLAsleepresearcherandprofessorofmedicine,brought40sleep-restrictedpeopleintothelabforaweekendofsleepduringwhichtheyloggedabout10hourspernight,theyshowed41intheabilityofinsulin(胰岛素)toprocessbloodsugar.Thatsuggeststhatcatch-upsleepmayundosome
butnotallofthedamagethatsleep42causes,whichisencouraging,givenhowmanyadultsdon'tgetthehourstheyneedeachnight.Still,Liuisn't43toendorsethehabitofsleepinglessandmakingupforitlater.
Sleepingpills,whilehelpfulforsome,arenot44aneffectiveremedyeither."Asleepingpillwill45oneareaofthebrain,butthere'snevergoingtobeaperfectsleepingpill,becauseyoucouldn'treallyreplicate(复制)thedifferentchemicalsmovinginandoutofdifferentpartsofthebraintogothroughthedifferentstagesofsleep,"saysDr.NancyCollop,directoroftheEmoryUniversitySleepCenter.
A.alternatively
B.caters
C.chronically
D.debated
E.deprivation
F.ideal
G.improvements
H.necessarily
I.negotiated
J.pierce
K.presumption
L.ready
M.recommended
N.surpasses
O.target
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.I