英语六级真题及答案第一套.docx

1、英语六级真题及答案第一套2016年12月英语六级真题英语六级真题：创新/创造/发明 Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on innovation/creation/invention. Your essay should include the importance of innovation and measures to be taken to encourage innovation/creation/invention. You are required to write

2、 at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.参考范文：In todays highly competitive world, innovation matters enormously to an organization or a country. It is the driving force behind increased competitiveness. Take growing a successful business as an example. In this day and age, social media are gai

3、ning popularity among the general public. A company that only relies on traditional media doing its marketing is more likely to get eliminated in the digital era. Put in another way, a company with its focus on social media to boost its brand recognition stands a better chance of standing out from t

4、he crowd. Clearly, innovation is a vital contributing factor to business success. What can be done to encourage innovation? To name only a few: Above all, a business or a country should strive to build a corporate culture or a social climate that values innovation. Second, anyone who participates in

5、 the innovation process should be rewarded. Third, we are in urgent need of an education system that stresses innovation over mechanical learning. Simply put, innovation is an important force that pushes our society forward.Part Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section

6、, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D). Then mark the corresponding

7、 letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A) It tries to predict the possible trends of global climate change.B) It studies the impacts of global climate change on peoples lives.C) It links the science of clim

8、ate change to economic and policy issues.D) It focuses on the efforts countries can make to deal with global warming.2.A) It will take a long time before a consensus is reached on its impact.B) It would be more costly to deal with its consequences than to avoid it.C) It is the most pressing issue co

9、nfronting all countries.D) It is bound to cause endless disputes among nations.3.A) The transition to low-carbon energy systems.B) The cooperation among world major powers.C) The signing of a global agreement.D) The raising of peoples awareness.4.A) Carry out more research on it.B) Plan well in adva

10、nce.C) Cut down energy consumption.D) Adopt new technology.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A) When luck plays a role.B) What determines success.C) Whether practice makes perfect.D) How important natural talent is.6.A) It knocks at your door only once in a while.B

11、) It is something that no one can possibly create.C) It comes naturally out of ones self-confidence.D) It means being good at seizing opportunities.7.A) Luck rarely contributes to a persons success.B) One must have natural talent to be successful.C) One should always be ready to seize opportunities.

12、D) Practice is essential to becoming good at something.8.A) Putting time and effort into fun things is profitable.B) People who love what they do care little about money.C) Being passionate about work can make one wealthy.D) People in need of money work hard automatically.Section BDirections: In thi

13、s section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the correspondin

14、g letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A) The stump of a giant tree.B) A huge piece of rock.C) The peak of a mountain.D) A tall chimney.10.A) Human activity.B) Wind and water.C) Chemical processes.D) Fire and

15、fury.11.A) It is a historical monument.B) It was built in ancient times.C) It is Indians sacred place for worship.D) It was created by supernatural powers.12.A) By sheltering them in a cave.B) By killing the attacking bears.C) By lifting them well above the ground.D) By taking them to the top of a m

16、ountain.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13.A)They will buy something from the convenience stores.B) They will take advantage of the time to rest a while.C) They will have their vehicles washed or serviced.D) They will pick up some souvenirs or gift items.14.A) They ca

17、n bring only temporary pleasures.B) They are meant for the extremely wealthy.C) They should be done away with altogether.D) They may eventually drive one to bankruptcy.15.A) A good way to socialize is to have daily lunch with ones colleagues.B) Retirement savings should come first in ones family bud

18、geting.C) A vacation will be affordable if one saves 20 dollars a week.D) Small daily savings can make a big difference in ones life.Section CDirections:In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once.

19、After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A) They should be done away with.

20、B) They are necessary in our lives.C) They enrich our experience.D) They are harmful to health. 17.A) They feel stressed out even without any challenges in life.B) They feel too overwhelmed to deal with lifes problems.C) They are anxious to free themselves from lifes troubles.D) They are exhausted e

21、ven without doing any heavy work.18.A) They expand our mind.B) They prolong our lives.C) They narrow our focus.D) They lessen our burdens.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.A) It is not easily breakable.B) It came from a 3D printer.C) It represents the latest sty

22、le.D) It was made by a fashion designer.20.A) When she had just graduated from her college.B) When she attended a conference in New YorkC) When she was studying at a fashion design school.D) When she attended a fashion show nine months ago.21.A) It was difficult to print.B) It was hard to come by.C)

23、 It was hard and breakable.D) It was extremely expensive.22.A)It is the latest model of a 3D printer.B)It is a plastic widely used in 3D printing.C)It gives fashion designers room for imagination.D)It marks a breakthrough in printing material.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have ju

24、st heard.23.A)They arise from the advances in technology.B)They have not been examined in detail so far.C)They are easy to solve with modern technology.D)They cant be solved without government support.24.A)It is attractive to entrepreneurs.B)It demands huge investment.C)It focuses on new products.D)

25、It is intensely competitive.25.A)Cooperation with big companies.B)Recruiting more qualified staff.C)In-service training of IT personnel.D)Sharing of costs with each other.参考答案1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. D7. D 8. C Section B9. A 10. B . 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. D Section C16. B 17. B 18. A 1 9. B

26、20. C 21. C 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. D Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section A（选词填空）Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select out one word for each blank from a lot of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage thro

27、ugh carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Small communities, with their distincti

28、ve characterwhere life is stable and intensely humanare disappearing. Some have _26_ from the face of the earth, others are dying slowly, but all have _27_ changes as they have come into contact with an _28_ machine civilization. The merging of diverse peoples into a common mass has produced tension

29、 among members of the minorities and the majority alike.The Old Order Amish, who arrived on American shores in colonial times, have _29_ in the modern world in distinctive, small communities. They have resisted the homogenization _30_ more successfully than others. In planting and harvest times one

30、can see their bearded men working the fields with horses and their women hanging out the laundry in neat rows to dry. Many American people have seen Amish families with the men wearing broad-brimmed black hats and the women in long dresses. In railway or bus _31_.Although the Amish have lived with _

31、32_ America for over two and a half centuries. They have moderated its influence on their personal lives, their families, communities, and their values.The Amish are often _33_ by other Americans to be relics of the past who live a simple, inflexible life dedicated to inconvenient out-dated customs. They are seen as abandoning both modem _34_ and the American dream of success and progress, B