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大学英语六级考试

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016年6月大学英语六级考试

PartI

Writing（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayone-learning.Try

toimaginewhenmoreandmorepeoplestudyonlineinsteadofattendingschool.

Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.

Whatpositiondoesthewomanholdinthecompany?

A）Projectorganizer.

B）Publicrelationsofficer.

C）Marketingmanager.

D）Marketresearchconsultant.

2.

Whatdoesthewomanspecializeinatthemoment?

A）Quantitativeadvertisingresearch.

B）Questionnairedesign.

C）Researchmethodology.

D）Interviewertraining.

3.

Whatdoesthewomansayabouttrackers?

A）Theyareintensivestudiesofpeople'sspendinghabits.

B）Theyexaminerelationsbetweenproducersandcustomers.

C）Theylookfornewandeffectivewaystopromoteproducts.

D）Theystudytrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongperiod.

4.

Whatdoesthewomandislikeaboutherjob?

A）Thelackofpromotionopportunity.

B）Checkingchartsandtables.

C）Designingquestionnaires.

D）Thepersistentintensity.

PartB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.

WhatdoesthewomanwantFredericktotalkabout?

A）HisviewonCanadianuniversities.

B）Hisunderstandingofhighereducation.

C）Hissuggestionsforimprovementsinhighereducation.

D）HiscomplaintaboutbureaucracyinAmericanuniversities.

6.

WhatdoesthemansayaboutthecurriculuminCanadianUniversities?

A）Itiswelldesigned.

B）Itisratherinflexible.

C）Itvariesamonguniversities.

D）Ithasundergonegreatchanges.

7.

Onwhatpointdothespeakersagree?

A）TheUnitedStatesandCanadacanlearnfromeachother.

B）Publicuniversitiesareoftensuperiortoprivateuniversities.

C）Everyoneshouldbegivenequalaccesstohighereducation.

D）Privateschoolsworkmoreefficientlythanpublicinstitutions.

8.

Whatpointdoesthemanmakeattheendoftheconversation?

A）Universitysystemsvaryfromcountrytocountry.

B）Efficiencyisessentialtouniversitymanagement.

C）Itishardtosaywhichisbetter,apublicuniversityoraprivateone.

D）ManyprivateuniversityintheU.S.areactuallylargebureaucracies.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.

WhatistheInternationalLabourOrganization’sreportmainlyabout?

A）Government'sroleinresolvinganeconomiccrisis.

B）Theworseningrealwagesituationaroundtheworld.

C）IndicationsofeconomicrecoveryintheUnitedStates.

D）Theimpactofthecurrenteconomiccrisisonpeople’slife.

10.AccordingtoanInternationalLabourOrganizationspecialist,howwillemployersfeelif

therearemorepeoplelookingforjobs?

A）Theywillfeellesspressuretoraiseemployees'wages.

B）Theywillfeelfreetochoosethemostsuitableemployees.

C）Theywillfeelinclinedtoexpandtheirbusinessoperations.

D）Theywillfeelmoreconfidentincompetingwiththeirrivals.

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1.Whatdoesthespeakermeanbytheworksharingscheme?

A）Employeesandcompaniescooperatetopullthroughtheeconomiccrisis.

B）Governmentandcompaniesjoinhandstocreatejobsfortheunemployed.

C）Employeesworkshorterhourstoavoidlayoffs.

D）Teamworkwillbeencouragedincompanies.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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2.Whatquestionisfrequentlyputtothespeaker?

A）Whethermemorysupplementswork.

B）Whetherherbalmedicineworkswonders.

C）Whetherexerciseenhancesone'smemory.

D）Whetheramagicmemorypromisessuccess.

3.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmostmemorysupplements?

A）Theyhelptheelderlymorethantheyoung.

B）Theyarebeneficialinonewayoranother.

C）Theygenerallydonothavesideeffects.

D）Theyarenotbasedonrealscience.

4.WhatdowelearnaboutmemorysupplementsinEasterncultures?

A）Theyareavailableatmostcountryfairs.

B）Theyaretakeninrelativelyhighdosage.

C）Theyarecollectedorgrownbyfarmers.

D）Theyareprescribedbytrainedpractitioners.

5.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmemorysupplementsattheend?

A）Theyhaveoftenprovedtobeashelpfulasdoingmentalexercise.

B）Takingthemwithothermedicationsmightentailunnecessaryrisks.

C）Theireffectlastsonlyashorttime.

D）Manyhavebenefitedfromthem.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythree

orfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,c）

andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A）Howcatastrophicnaturaldisasterstumouttobetodevelopingnations.

B）HowtheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationstudiesnaturaldisasters.

C）Howpowerlesshumansappeartobeinfaceofnaturaldisasters.

D）Howthenegativeimpactsofnaturaldisasterscanbereduced.

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7.Howcanwestopextremeeventsfromturningintodisasters?

A）Bytrainingrescueteamsforemergencies.

B）Bytakingstepstopreparepeopleforthem.

C）Bychangingpeople'sviewsofnature.

D）Byrelocatingpeopletosaferplaces.

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8.WhatdoestheexampleofCubaservetoshow?

A）Howpreventiveactioncanreducethelossoflife.

B）HowcourageousCubansareinfaceofdisasters.

C）HowCubanssufferfromtropicalstorms.

D）Howdestructivetropicalstormscanbe.

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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9.WhatdoesPresidentObamahopethebankswilldo?

A）PaybacktheirloanstotheAmericangovernment.

B）Provideloanstothoseinseverefinancialdifficulty.

C）Contributemoretothegoalofawiderrecovery.

D）Speeduptheirrecoveryfromthehousingbubble.

0.WhatisMartinNeilBailey’spredictionaboutthefinancialsituationinthefuture?

A）Somebanksmayhavetomergewithothers.

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B）Manysmallerregionalbanksaregoingtofail.

C）Itwillbehardforbankstoprovidemoreloans.

D）Manybankswillhavetolayoffsomeemployees.

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1.WhatdoesUSBancorpchiefRichardDavissayaboutitsfutureoperation?

A）Itwillworkcloselywiththegovernment.

B）Itwilltrytolowertheinterestrate.

C）Itwillendeavourtowriteoffbadloans.

D）Itwilltrytoprovidemoreloans.

22.WhatdoesMartinNeilBaileythinkofasecondstimulustotheeconomy?

A）Itwon'thelptheAmericaneconomytoturnaround.

B）Itwon'tdoanygoodtothemajorcommercialbanks.

C）ItwillwintheapprovaloftheObamaadministration.

D）Itwillbenecessaryiftheeconomystartstoshrinkagain.

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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3.Accordingtothespeaker,whatmightbeasymptomofcognitivedeclineinolderadults?

A）Beingunabletolearnnewthings.

B）Beingratherslowtomakechanges.

C）Losingtempermoreandmoreoften.

D）Losingtheabilitytogetonwithothers.

4.AccordingtoJamesBurke,whatdoesseemtohelpreducecognitivedecline?

A）Cognitivestimulation.

B）Communityactivity.

C）Balanceddiet.

D）Freshair.

5.WhatdidJamesBurkerecommendtoreducetheincidenceofcognitivedecline?

A）Ignoringthesignsandsymptomsofaging.

B）Adoptinganoptimisticattitudetowardslife.

C）Endeavouringtogiveupunhealthylifestyles.

D）Seekingadvicefromdoctorsfromtimetotime.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

（40minutes）

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe

passage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuse

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theroboticsrevolutionissettobringhumansfacetofacewithanoldfear—man-made

creationsassmartandcapableaswearebutwithoutamoralcompass.Asrobotstakeonever

morecomplexroles,thequestionnaturally26:

Whowillberesponsiblewhentheydosomething

wrong?

Manufacturers?

Users?

Softwarewriters?

Theanswerdependsontherobot.

Robotsalreadysaveustime,moneyandenergy.Inthefuture,theywillimproveourhealth

care,socialwelfareandstandardofliving.The27ofcomputationalpowerandengineering

advanceswill28enablelower-costin-homecareforthedisabled,29useofdriverlesscarsthat

mayreducedrunk-and-distracteddrivingaccidentsandcountlesshomeandservice-industryuses

forrobots,fromstreetcleaningtofoodpreparation.

Butthereare30tob