2016年12月六级真题（第二套）.pdf

2016 年 12 月大学英语六级考试（第 2 套）Part Writing(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on creation.Your essay should include theimportance of creation and measures to be taken to encourage creation.You are required to write at least 150 wordsbut no more than 200 words.Part IIListening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will hear two or threequestions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A.They were proud of their cuisine.B.They were particular about food.C.They were all good at cooking.D.They were fond of bacon and eggs.2.A.His parents.B.His friends.C.His parents friends.D.His schoolmates.3.A.No one of the group ate it.B.It was a little overcooked.C.No tea was served with the meal.D.It was the real English breakfast.4.A.It was full of excitement.B.It was rather disappointing.C.It was a risky experience.D.It was really extraordinary.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A.The womans earnings over the years.B.The key to running a shop at a low cost.C.The business success of the womans shop.D.The womans relationship with other shops.6.A.Keep down its expenses.B.Expand its business scale.C.Improve its customer service.第 1 页 共 10 页D.Upgrade the goods it sells.7.A.They are in great demand.B.They are delivered free of charge.C.They are very-popular with the local residents.D.They are sold at lower prices than in other shops.8.A.To maintain friendly relationships with other shops.B.To avoid being put out of business in competition.C.To attract more customers in the neighborhood.D.To follow the custom of the local shopkeepers.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or fourquestions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A,B,C and D.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A.They are on the verge of extinction because of pollution.B.They carry plant seeds and spread them to faraway places.C.They deliver pollutants from the ocean to their nesting sites.D.They can be used to deliver messages in times of emergency.10.A.They originate from Devon Island in the Arctic area.B.They migrate to the Arctic Circle during the summer.C.They have the ability to survive in extreme weathers.D.They travel as far as 400 kilometers in search of food.11.A.They had become more poisonous.B.They were carried by the wind.C.They poisoned some of the fulmars.D.They were less than on the continent.12.A.The effects of the changing climate on Arctic seabirds.B.The harm Arctic seabirds may cause to humans.C.The diminishing colonies for Arctic seabirds.D.The threats humans pose to Arctic seabirds.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13.A.It has remained basically the same.B.It has become better understood.C.It has been exaggerated.第 2 页 共 10 页D.It has decreased.14.A.It is now the second leading cause of death for centenarians.B.It develops more easily in centenarians not actively engaged.C.It calls for more intensive research.D.It has had no effective cure so far.15.A.They cherish their life more than ever.B.Their minds fall before their bodies do.C.Their quality of life deteriorates rapidly.D.They care more about their physical health.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.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A,B,C and D Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A.They form the basis on which he builds his theory of love.B.They were carried out over a period of some thirty years.C.They were done by his former colleague at Yale.D.They are focused more on attraction than love.17.A.The relationship cannot last long if no passion is involved.B.It is not love if you dont wish to maintain the relationship.C.Romance is just impossible without mutual understanding.D.Intimacy is essential but not absolutely indispensable to love.18.A.Whether it is true love without commitment.B.Which of them is considered most important.C.How the relationship is to be defined if any one is missing.D.When the absence of any one doesnt affect the relationship.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A.The history of social work.B.Social work as a profession.C.Academic degrees required of social work applicants.D.The aim of the National Association of Social Workers.20.A.They try to change peoples social behavior.B.They raise peoples awareness of the environment.C.They create a lot of opportunities for the unemployed.第 3 页 共 10 页D.They help enhance the well-being of the underprivileged.21.A.They have all made a difference through their work.B.They are all members of the National Association.C.They all have an academic degree in social work.D.They have all received strict clinical training.22.A.Social workers job options and responsibilities.B.Ways for social workers to meet peoples needs.C.The importance of training for social workers.D.The promotion of social workers social status.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23.A.To fight childhood obesity.B.To help disadvantaged kids.C.To urge kids to follow their role models.D.To encourage kids to play more sports.24.A.They are most effective when appearing on TV.B.They best boost product sales when put online.C.They are becoming more and more prevalent.D.They impress kids more than they do adults.25.A.Do what they advocate in public.B.Always place kids interest first.C.Pay attention to their image before children.D.Message positive behaviors at all times.Part IIIReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select out one word for each blankfrom a lot of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before makingyour choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each itemon 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 distinctive 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 havecome into contact with an _28_ machine civilization.The merging of diverse peoples into a common mass hasproduced tension 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 indistinctive,small communities.They have resisted the homogenization _30_ more successfully than others.Inplanting and harvest times one can see their bearded men working the fields with horses and their women hanging outthe 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_32_ America for over two and a half centuries.They have moderated its influence on their personal lives,theirfamilies,communities,and their values.第 4 页 共 10 页The Amish are often _33_ by other Americans to be relics of the past who live a simple,inflexible lifededicated to inconvenient out-dated customs.They are seen as abandoning both modem _34_ and the Americandream of success and progress,But most people have no quarrel with the Amish for doing things the old-fashionedway.Their conscientious objection was tolerated in wartime.For after all.They are good farmers who _35_ thevirtues of work and thrift.A)accessingI)progressB)conveniencesJ)respectiveC)destinedK)survivedD)expandingL)terminalsE)industrializedM)undergoneF)perceivedN)universalG)practiceO)vanishedH)processSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement containsinformation given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You maychoose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Countries Rush for Upper Hand in AntarcticaA)On a glacier-filled island with fjords（峡湾）and elephant seals,Russia has built Antarcticas first Orthodoxchurch on a bill overlooking its research base.Less than an hour away by snowmobile.Chinese laborers have updatedthe Great Wall Station,a vital part of Chinas plan to operate five basses on Antarctica,complete with an indoorbadminton court and sleeping quarters for 150 people.Not to be outdone,Indias futuristic new Bharathi base,built onstills（桩子）using 134 interlocking shipping containers,resembles a spaceship.Turkey and Iran have announcedplans to build bases,too.B)More than a century has passed since explorers raced to plant their flags at the bottom of the world,and fordecades to come this continent is supposed to be protected as a scientific preserve,shielded from intrusions likemilitary activities and mining.But an array of countries are rushing to assert greater influence here,with an eye notjust towards the day those protective treaties expire,but also for the strategic and commercial that already exist.C)The newer players are stepping into what they view as a treasure house of resources.Some of the venturesfocus on the Antarctic resources that are already up for grabs,like abundant sea life.South Korea,which operatesstate-ofthe-art bases here,is increasing its fishing of krill（磷虾），found in abundance in the Southern Ocean,while Russia recently frustrated efforts to create one of the worlds largest ocean sanctuaries here.D)Some scientists are examining the potential for harvesting icebergs form Antarctica,which is estimated to havethe biggest reserves of fresh water on the planet.Nations are also pressing ahead with space research and satelliteprojects to expand their global navigation abilities.E)Building on a Soviet-era foothold,Russia is expanding its monitoring stations for Glonass,its version of theGlobal Positioning System(GPS).At least three Russian stations are already operating in Antarctica,part of its effortto challenge the dominance of the American GPS,and new stations are planned for sites like the Russian base,in theshadow of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity.F)Elsewhere in Antarctica,Russian researchers boast of their recent discovery of a freshwater reserve the size ofLake Ontario after drilling through miles of solid ice.“You can see that were here to stay,”said Vladimir Cheberdak,57,chief of the Bellingshausen Station,as he sipped tea under a portrait of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen,ahigh-ranking officer in the Imperial Russian Navy who explored the Antarctic coast in 1820.第 5 页 共 10 页G)Antarcticas mineral,oil and gas wealth are a longer-term prize.The treaty banning mining here,shieldingcoveted(令人垂诞的)reserves of iron ore,coal and chromium,comes up for review in 2048.Researchers recentlyfound kimberlite(金伯利岩)deposits hinting at the existence of diamonds.And while assessments vary widely,geologists estimate that Antarctica holds at least 36 billion barrels of oil and natural gas.H)Beyond the Antarctic treaties,huge obstacles persist to tapping these resources,like drifting icebergs that couldjeopardize offshore platforms.Then there is Antarctics remoteness,with some mineral deposits found in windsweptlocations on a continent that is larger the Europe and where winter temperatures hover around minus 55 degreesCelsius.I)But advances in technology might make Antarctica a lot more accessible three decades from now.And evenbefore then,scholars warn,the demand for resources in an energy-hungry world could raise pressure to renegotiateAntarcticas treaties,possibly allowing more commercial endeavours here well before the prohibitions against themexpire.The research stations on King George lsland offer a glimpse into the long game on this ice-blanketed continentas nations assert themselves,eroding the sway long held by countries like the United States,Britain.Australia andNew Zealand.J)Being stationed in Antarctica involves adapting to life on the planets driest,windiest and coldest continent,yeteach nation manages to make itself at home.Bearded Russian priests offer regular services at the Orthodox church forthe 16 or so Russian speakers who spend the winter at the base,largely polar scientists in fields like glaciology andmeteorology.Their number climbs to about 40 in the warmer summer months.China has arguably the fastest growingoperations in Antarctica.It opened its fourth station last year and is pressing ahead with plans to build a fifth.It isbuilding its second ice-breaking ship and setting up research drilling operations on an ice dome 13,422 feet above sealevel that is one the planets coldest places.Chinese officials say the expansion in Antarctica prioritises scientificresearch.But they also acknowledge that concerns about“resource security”influence their moves.K)Chinas newly renovated Great Wall Station on King George lsland makes the Russian and Chilean bases hereseem outdated.”We do weather monitoring here and other research.”Ning Xu,53,the chief of the Chinese base,saidover tea during a fierce blizzard(暴风雪)in late November.The large base he leads resembles a snowed-in collegecampus on holiday break,with the capacity to sleep more than 10 times the 13 people who were staying on throughthe Antarctic winter.Yong Yu,a Chinese microbiologist,showed off the spacious building,with empty desks underan illustrated timeline detailing the rapid growth of Chinas Antarctic operations since the 1980s“We now feelequipped to grow,”he said.L)As some countries expand operations in Antarctica,the United States maintains three year-round stations on thecontinent with more than 1,000 people during the southern hemispheres summer,including those at the AmundsenScott station,built in 1956 at an elevation of 9,301 feet on a plateau at the South Pole.But US researchers quietlycomplain about budget restraints and having far fewer icebreakers the Russia,limiting the reach of the United States inAntarctica.M)Scholars warn that Antarcticas political drift could blur the distinction between mil