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大学英语六级考试真题第1套
2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldfocusontheimpactofsocialnetworkingwebsitesonreading.Youarereauiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.and.D.,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarktheeorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A.Therestaurantofferssomespecialseachday.
B.Therestaurantisknownforitsfoodvarieties.
C.Thedressingmakesthemixedsaladveryinviting.
D.Thewomanshouldmixtheingredientsthoroughly.
2.A.HetookoverthefirmfromMary.C.Hefailedtoforeseemajorproblems.
B.Heisrunningasuccessfulbusiness.D.Heisopeninganewconsultingfirm.
3.A.Someoneshouldbeputinchargeofofficesupplies.
B.Themancanleavethediscsintheofficecabinet.
C.Themanmayfindthesuppliesinthecabinet.
D.Theprinterintheofficehasrunoutofpaper.
4.A.Hehastouseamagnifyingglasstoseeclearly.
B.Thewomancanusehisglassestoread.
C.Hehasthedictionarythewomanwants.
D.Thedictionaryisnotofmuchhelptohim.
5.A.Redecoratingheroffice.
B.Majoringininteriordesign.
C.Seekingprofessionaladvice.
D.Addingsomeofficefurniture.
6.A.Problemsinportmanagement.
B.Improvementofportfacilities.
C.Delayedshipmentofgoods.
D.Shortageofcontainerships.
7.A.Theirboss.
B.Acolleague.
C.Theirworkload.
D.Acoffeemachine.
8.A.Callthehotelmanagerforhelp.
B.Postponetheeventuntilalaterdate.
C.Holdthebanquetatadifferentplace.
D.Getanexperttocorrecttheerror.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A.Hesharessomeofthehouseholdduties.
B.Heoftengoesbackhomelatefordinner.
C.Hecooksdinnerforthefamilyoccasionally.
D.Hedinesoutfromtimetotimewithfriends.
10.A.Totakehimtodinner.
B.Totalkaboutabudgetplan.
C.Todiscussanurgentproblem.
D.Topassonanimportantmessage.
11.A.ForeigninvestorsarelosingconfidenceinIndia'seconomy.
B.ManymultinationalenterprisesarewithdrawingfromIndia.
C.Therearewildfluctuationsintheinternationalmoneymarket.
D.ThereisasharpincreaseinIndia'sbalanceofpaymentdeficit.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A.Theyhaveunrealisticexpectationsabouttheotherhalf.
B.Theymaynotbepreparedforalifelongrelationship.
C.Theyformamorerealisticpictureoflife.
D.Theytrytoadapttotheirchangingroles.
13.A.Heisluckytohavevisitedmanyexoticplaces.
B.Heisabletoforgetallthetroublesinhislife.
C.Heisabletomeetmanyinterestingpeople.
D.Heisluckytobeabletodowhatheloves.
14.A.Itisstressful.
B.Itisfulloftim.
C.Itisallglamour.
D.Itischallenging
15.A.Bothered.
B.Amazed.
C.Puzzled.
D.Excited.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A.Maintainthetraditionalorganizationalculture.
B.Learnnewwaysofrelatingandworkingtogether.
C.Followcloselythefastdevelopmentoftechnology.
D.Learntoberespectfulinahierarchicalorganization.
17.A.Howtheteamintegrateswithwhatitissupposedtoserve.
B.Howtheteamisbuilttokeepimprovingitsperformance.
C.Whattypeofpersonneltheteamshouldbecomposedof.
D.Whatqualificationsteammembersshouldbeequippedwith.
18.A.Ateammanagermustsetveryclearandhighobjectives.
B.Teamsmustconsistofmembersfromdifferentcultures.
C.Teammembersshouldbeknowledgeableandcreative.
D.Ateammanagershoulddevelopacertainsetofskills.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A.ItisaplatformforsharingideasonteachingattheUniversityofIllinois.
B.Itwasmainlyusedbyscientistsandtechnicalpeopletoexchangetext.
C.Itstartedoffasasuccessfulprogrambutwasunabletolastlong.
D.ItisaprogramallowingpeopletoshareinformationontheWeb.
20.A.Hevisitedanumberoffamouscomputerscientists.
B.HemetwithanentrepreneurnamedJimClark.
C.Hesoldaprogramdevelopedbyhisfriends.
D.Heinvestedinaleadingcomputerbusiness.
21.A.Theyhadconfidenceinhisnewideas.
B.Theytrustedhiscomputerexpertise.
C.Theywereverykeenonnewtechnology.
D.Theybelievedinhisbusinessconnections.
PassageThree
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A.Prestigeadvertising.
B.Institutionaladvertising.
C.Wordofmouthadvertising.
D.Distributingfreetrialproducts.
23.A.Tosellaparticularproduct.
B.Tobuilduptheirreputation.
C.Topromoteaspecificservice.
D.Toattracthigh-endconsumers.
24.A.Byusingtheservicesoflargeadvertisingagencies.
B.Byhiringtheirownprofessionaladvertisingstaff.
C.Bybuyingmediaspaceinleadingnewspapers.
D.Bycreatingtheirownadsandcommericais.
25.A.Decideonwhatspecificmeansofcommunicationtoemploy.
B.Conductalarge-scalesurveyoncustomerneeds.
C.Specifytheobjectivesofthecampaignindetail.
D.Pre-testalternativeadsorcommercialsincertainregions.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhoarapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthofirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthopassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthoblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejusthoard.Finally,whenthopassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldchockwhatyouhavewritten.
Extinctionisdifficultconcepttograsp.Itisan26concept.It'snotatalllikethekillingofindividuallifeformsthatcanberenewedthroughnormalprocessesofreproduction.Norisitsimply27numbers.Norisitdamagethatcansomehowberemediedorforwhichsomesubstitutecanbeound.Norisitsomethingthatsimplyaffectsourowngeneration.Norisitsomethingthatcouldberemediedbysomesupernaturalpower.Itisratheran28andfinalactforwhichthereisnoremedy
onearthorinheaven.Aspeciesonceextinctisgoneforever.Howevermanygenerations29usincomingcenturies,noneofthemwilleverseethisspeciesthatweextinguish.Notonlyarewebringingabouttheextinctionoflife30,wearealsomakingthelandandtheairandtheseasotoxicthattheveryconditionsoflifearebeingdestroyed.31basicnaturalresources,notonlyarethenonrenewableresourcesbeing32inafrenzy(疯狂)ofprocessing,consuming,and33,butwearealsominingmuchofourrenewableresources,suchastheverysoilitselfonwhichterrestrial(地球上的)lifedepends.
Thechangethatistakingplaceontheearthandinourmindsisoneofthegreatestchangesevertotakeplaceinhumanaffairs,perhapsthegreatest,sincewhatwearetalkingaboutisnotsimplyanotherhistoricalchangeorcultural34,butachangeofgeologicalandbiologicalaswellaspsychologicalorderof35PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthopassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthocorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthocentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthowordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itseemstobealawinthetechnologyindustrythatleadingcompanieseventuallylosetheirpositions,oftenquicklyandbrutally.MobilephonechampionNokia,oneofEurope'sbiggesttechnologysuccessstories,wasno36,losingitsmarketshareinjustafewyears.
In2007,Nokiaaccountedformorethan40%ofmobilephonesales37Butconsumers'
preferenceswerealready38towardtouch-screensmartphones.WiththeintroductionofApple'siPhoneinthemiddleofthatyear,Nokia'smarketshare39rapidlyandrevenueplunged.Bytheendof2013,NokiahadsolditsphonebusinesstoMicrosoft.
WhatsealedNokia'sfatewasaseriesofdecisionsmadebyStephenElopinhispositionasCEO,whichhe40inOctober2010.EachdaythatElopspentinchargeofNokia,thecompany'smarketvaluedeclinedby$23million,makinghim,bythenumbers,oneoftheworstCEOsinhistory.ButElopwasnottheonlypersonat41Nokia'sboardresistedchange,makingitimpossibleforthecompanytoadapttorapidshiftsintheindustry.Most42,JormaOllila,whohadledNokia'stransitionfromanindustrialcompanytoatechnologygiant,wastoofascinatedbythecompany's43successtorecognizethechangethatwasneededtosustainitscompetitiveness.Thecompanyalsoembarkedona44cost-cuttingprogram,whichincludedtheeliminationof
whichhadmotivatedemployeestotakerisksandmakemiracles.Goodleadersleftthecompany,takingNok