英语六级CET6真题.docx

1、英语六级CET6真题2011年12月大学英语六级考试【高分版】The Way to Success First essaystream of thought typeThe Way to SuccessGenius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. And here comes our question, what is the way to success?A strong will and great efforts are the most essential two keys to the

2、door of success.Why do people fail to achieve their goal? The reason is that most of them give up halfway due to their lack of a strong will once they encounter any difficulty. A man of a strong will always sticks to his cause no matter how tough it might be.Would Thomas Edison be such a great man i

3、n history if he had done nothing but possessing a strong will? We are all familiar with his story that he had tried one thousand kinds of materials before he finally made his great bulb light up. Without hard effort, Edison might have been a nobody. Without efforts, no one can succeed.To sum up, a s

4、trong will and great efforts can help one open up the way to success. Where there is a will with efforts, there is a way.【作文解析】本次六级考试作文题为The way to success，与本次四级考试作文Nothing succeeds without a strong will遥相呼应，大同小异，都是在讨论成功这一话题。此次六级考试作文的话题依然是老生常谈，即通往成功的道路，相信很多考生对此并不陌生，背过范文的同学写起来肯定也是得心应手。该范文段落结构清晰，阐释说理也

5、足以让人信服，是一篇不错的作文。开篇作者通过引用爱迪生关于天才的一句名言来引出问题，吸引读者注意，引起读者的思考。紧随其后，作者就开门见山地亮出了自己的观点：只有坚强的意志和不懈的努力才能打开成功的大门。第二段，作者同样以一个问题来引领全段，引发思考。然后通过对比不成功和最终成功的人的不同表现，来阐释坚强的意志对获得成功的重要作用。第三段，作者进一步阐释“仅有坚强的意志，没有实在的努力，也能成功吗？”同样是先发问，然后举了爱迪生的事例，来证明答案是否定的。举名人的例子，而非个人的实例来作为文章的论据才更有说服力，这也是这篇作文的高明之处。最后一段，作者先以第一句话进行了总结，然后为了加强作文结

6、尾的力度，作者还对名言“Where there is a will, there is way”进行了改编，换成了自己的观点，为我所用，这也是本篇范文的一个两点之处。注意，写作文时对名言进行恰当地改编，不仅能体现幽默创新的一面，同样也体现了作者不错的文字驾驭技巧，考官也是很欢迎这样的文章的。Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)1. Google claims its plan for the worlds biggest online library is _A. to save out-of-print books in l

7、ibraries.B. to serve the interest of the general publicC. to encourage reading around the worldD. to promote its core business of searching【答案】B. to serve the interest of the general public【解析】关键词：claims its motives。关键句：The company claims its motives are essentially public-spirited. Its overall miss

8、ion, after all, is to organise the worlds information, so it would be odd if that information did not include books.2. According to Santiago de la Mora, Googles book-scanning project willA. help the broad masses of readersB. broaden humanitys intellectual horizonsC. make full use of the power of its

9、 search engineD. revolutionise the entire book industry【答案】B. broaden humanitys intellectual horizons【解析】关键词：Santiago de la Mora。关键句：As Santiago de la Mora, head of Google Books for Europe, puts it: By making it possible to search the millions of books that exist today, we hope to expand the frontie

10、rs of human knowledge.3. Opponents of Google Books believe that digitally archiving the worlds books should be controlledby_.A) the worlds tech giantsB)the worlds leading librariesC)non-profit organizationsD)multinational companies【答案】C. non-profit organizations【解析】关键词：Opponent。关键句：In a recent essay

11、 in the New York Review of Books, Robert Darnton, the head of Harvard Universitys library, argued that because such books are a common resource the possession of us all only public, not-for-profit bodies should be given the power to control them.4. 4. Google has involved itself in a legal battle as

12、it ignored_.A. the copyright of authors of out-of -print booksB. the interest of traditional sellersC. the copyright of the books it scannedD. the differences of in-print and out-of-print books.【答案】D. the copyright of the books it scanned【解析】关键词：legal battle 。关键句：At its centre, however, is one simpl

13、e issue: that of copyright. The inconvenient fact about most books, to which Google has arguably paid insufficient attention, is that they are protected by copyright.5. Google defends its scanning in-copyright books by saying that _.A) making electronic copies of books is not a violation of copyrigh

14、tB) the online display of in-copyright books is not for commercial useC) it is willing to compensate the copyright holdersD) it displays only a small part of their content【答案】B. the online display of in-copyright books is not for commercial use【解析】关键词：defends。关键句：In its defence, Google points out th

15、at it displays only snippets of books that are in copyright arguing that such displays are fair use.6. What do we learn about the class action suit against Google?A. It ended in a victory for the Authors Guild of America.B . It was settled after more than two years of negotiations.C . It failed to p

16、rotect the interest of American publishers.D. It could lead to more out-of-court settlements of such disputes.【答案】 B. It was settle after more than two years of negotiation.【解析】关键词：the class action suit 。关键句：In 2005, the Authors Guild of America, together with a group of US publishers and publishers

17、, launched a class action suit against Google that, after more than two years of wrangling, ended with an announcement last October that Google and the claimants had reached an out-of-court settlement.7. What remained controversial after the class action suit ended?A. The compensation for copyright

18、holders.B. The change in Googles business model.C. Googles further exploitation of its database.D. The commercial provisions of the settlement.【答案】D. The commercial provision of the settlement【解析】关键词：controversial。关键句： It is these commercial provisions that are proving the settlements most controver

19、sial aspect.8. While_, Google makes money by selling advertising.【答案】Providing information for free【解析】关键词：advertising。关键句：Googles business model has always been to provide information for free, and sell advertising on the basis of the traffic this generates,9. Books whose copyright holders are not

20、known are called_.【答案】orphan works【解析】关键词：copyright holder 。关键句：Interest in this aspect of the settlement has focused on orphan works, where there is no known copyright holder these make up an estimated 5% to 10% of the books Google has scanned.10. Googles entrance into digital bookselling will trem

21、endously _ in the future.【答案】change the worlds book market【解析】关键词：digital book selling。关键句：But what is certain is that, in some way or another, Googles entrance into digital bookselling will have a significant impact on the book world in years to come.Part III Listening ComprehensionSection ADirecti

22、ons: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause,

23、you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11.M: I dont know what to do. I have to drive to Chicago next Friday for my cousins wedding, but I have got a Psych

24、ology test to prepare for.W: Why dont you record your notes so you can study on the way?Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?【答案】A）Listen to the recorded notes while driving.12.M: Professor Wright, you may have to find another student to play this role, the lines are so long and I simply cant r

25、emember them all.W: Look, Tony. It is still a long time before the first show. I dont expect you to know all the lines yet. Just keep practicing.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?【答案】C）The man lacks confidence in playing the part.13.M: Hello, this is Dr. Martin from the Emergency Department.

26、 I have a male patient with a fractured ankle.W: Oh, we have one bed available in ward 3, send him here and I will take care of him.Q: What are the speakers talking about?【答案】A）Arranging a bed for a patient.14.W: Since Simon will graduate this May, the school paper needs a new editor. So if you are

27、interested, I will be happy to nominate you.M: Thanks for considering me. But the baseball team is starting up a new season. And Im afraid I have a lot on my hands.Q: What does the man mean?【答案】A）He is too busy to accept more responsibility.15. W: Have you heard the news that Jame Smeil has resigned

28、 his post as prime minister?M: Well, I got it from the headlines this morning. Its reported that he made public at this decision at the last cabinet meeting.Q: what do we learn about Jame Smeil?【答案】C) He has left his position in the government.16. W: The morning paper says the space shuttle is takin

29、g off at 10 a.m. tomorrow.M: Yeah, its just another one of this years routine missions. The first mission was undertaken a decade ago and broadcast live then worldwide.Q: what can we infer from this conversation?【答案】D) The man is well informed about the space shuttle missions.17. M: We do a lot of c

30、amping in the mountains. What would you recommend for two people?W: Youd probably be better off with the four reel drive vehicle. We have several off-road trucks in stock, both new and used.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?【答案】A) At a car renting company18. W: I hear you did s

31、ome serious shopping this past weekend.M: Yeah, the speakers of my old stereo finally gave out and there was no way to repair them.Q: What did the man do over the weekend?【答案】更新中Conversation OneW: Now, could you tell me where the idea for the business first came from?M: Well, the original shop was o

32、pened by a retired printer by the name of Gruby. Mr Gruby being left-handed himself, thought of the idea to try to promote a few products for left-handers.W: And how did he then go about actually setting up the business?M: Well, he looked for any left-handed products that might already be on the market which were very few. And then contacted the manufactures with the