2016年12月英语六级真题（卷一）.pdf

2016 年年 12 月大学英语六级真题（卷一）月大学英语六级真题（卷一）Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on innovation/creation/invention.Youressayshouldincludetheimportanceofinnovationandmeasurestobetakentoencourageinnovation/creation/invention.You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hearfour questions.Both the conversation 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 on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A)It focuses on the efforts countries can make to deal with global warming.B)It links the science of climate change to economic and policy issues.C)It studies the impacts of global climate change on peoples lives.D)It tries to predict the possible trends of global climate change.2.A)It would be more costly to deal with its consequences than to avoid it.B)It will take a long time before a consensus is reached on its impact.C)It is the most pressing issue confronting all countries.D)It is bound to cause endless disputes among nations.3.A)The raising of peoples awareness.B)The signing of a global agreement.C)The cooperation among world major powers.D)The transition to low-carbon energy systems.4.A)Plan well in advance.B)Adopt new technology.C)Carry out more research on it.D)Cut down energy consumption.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A)When luck plays a role.B)Whether practice makes perfect.C)What determines success.D)How important natural talent is.6.A)It knocks at your door only once in a while.B)It means being good at seizing opportunities.C)It is something that no one can possibly create.D)It comes naturally out of ones self-confidence.7.A)Practice is essential to becoming good at something.B)One should always be ready to seize opportunities.C)One must have natural talent to be successful.D)Luck rarely contributes to a persons success.8.A)People who love what they do care little about money.B)Being passionate about work can make one wealthy.C)Putting time and effort into fun things is profitable.D)People in need of money work hard automatically.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four第 1 页 共 8 页questions.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 Sheet1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A)Atall chimney.B)Ahuge piece of rock.C)The peak of a mountain.D)The stump of a giant tree.10.A)Human activity.B)Chemical processes.C)Wind and water.D)Fire and fury.11.A)It was built in ancient times.B)It is a historical monument.C)It was created by supernatural powers.D)It is Indianssacred place for worship.12.A)By killing the attacking bears.B)By sheltering them in a cave.C)By lifting them well above the ground.D)By taking them to the top of a mountain.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13.A)They will pick up some souvenirs or gift items.B)They will have their vehicles washed or serviced.C)They will take advantage of the time to rest a while.D)They will buy something from the convenience stores.14.A)They may eventually drive one to bankruptcy.B)They should be done away with altogether.C)They are meant for the extremely wealthy.D)They can bring only temporary pleasures.15.A)Small daily savings can make a big difference in ones life.B)Avacation will be affordable if one saves 20 dollars a week.C)Retirement savings should come first in ones family budgeting.D)Agood way to socialize is to have daily lunch with ones colleagues.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 throughthe centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A)They are harmful to health.B)They enrich our experience.C)They are necessary in our lives.D)They should be done away with.17.A)They are anxious to free themselves from lifes troubles.B)They feel too overwhelmed to deal with lifes problems.C)They are exhausted even without doing any heavy work.D)They feel stressed out even without any challenges in life.18.A)They lessen our burdens.B)They narrow our focus.第 2 页 共 8 页C)They prolong our lives.D)They expand our mind.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.A)It is not easily breakable.B)It represents the latest style.C)It came from a 3D printer.D)It was made by a fashion designer.20.A)When she attended a fashion show nine months ago.B)When she was studying at a fashion design school.C)When she had just graduated from her college.D)When she attended a conference in New York21.A)It was hard and breakable.B)It was extremely expensive.C)It was difficult to print.D)It was hard to come by.22.A)It is the latest model of a 3D printer.B)It is a plastic widely used in 3D printing.C)It marks a breakthrough in printing material.D)It gives fashion designers room for imagination.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23.A)They cant be solved without government support.B)They are easy to solve with modern technology.C)They have not been examined in detail so far.D)They arise from the advances in technology.24.A)It is intensely competitive.B)It focuses on new products.C)It demands huge investment.D)It is attractive to entrepreneurs.25.A)Cooperation with big companies.B)Sharing of costs with each other.C)Recruiting more qualified staff.D)In-service training of IT personnel.Part Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blankfrom a list 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 item onAnswer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.It is important that scientists be seen as normal people asking and answering important questions.Good,soundscience depends on26,experiments and reasoned methodologies.It requires a willingness to ask new questionsand try new approaches.It requires one to take risks and experience failures.But good science also requires27understanding,clear explanation and concise presentation.Our country needs more scientists who are willing to step out in the public28and offer their opinions onimportant matters.We need more scientists who can explain what they are doing in language that is29andunderstandable to the public.Those of us who are not scientists should also be prepared to support public engagementby scientists,and to 30scientific knowledge into our public communications.Too many people in this country,including some among our elected leadership,still do not understand howscience works or why robust,long-range investments in research vitally matter.In the 1960s,the United States31第 3 页 共 8 页nearly 17%of discretionary(可酌情支配的)spending to research and development,32decades of economicgrowth.By 2008,the figure had fallen into the single33This occurs at a time when other nations have madesignificant gains in their own research capabilities.At the University of California(UC),we34ourselves not only on the quality of our research,but also on itscontribution to improving our world.To35the development of science from the lab bench to the market place,UC is investing our own money in our own good ideas.A.ArenaB.contextualC.ConvincingD.devotedE.DigitsF.hastenG.HypothesesH.impairingI.IncorporateJ.indefiniteK.IndulgeL.inertiaM.PrideN.reapingO.WarrantSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statementcontains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions bymarking the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2.Are We in an Innovation Lull?A Scan the highlights of this years Consumer Electronics Show(CES),and you may get a slight feeling ofhaving seen them before.Many of the coolest gadgets this year are the same as the coolest gadgets last year-or theyear before,even.The booths are still exciting,and the demos are still just as crazy.It is still easy to be dazzled by thedisplay of drones(无人机),3D printers,virtual reality goggles(眼镜)and more smart devices than you could everhope to catalog.Upon reflection,however,it is equally easy to feel like you have seen it all before.And it is hard notto think:Are we in an innovation lull(间歇期)?B In some ways,the answer is yes.For years,smartphones,televisions,tablets,laptops and desktops havemade up a huge part of the market and driven innovation.But now these segments are looking at slower growthcurves-or shrinking markets in some cases-as consumers are not as eager to spend money on new gadgets.Meanwhile,emerging technologies-the drones,3D printers and smart-home devices of the world-now seem a bit tooold to be called the next big thing.C Basically the tech industry seems to be in an awkward period now.There is not any one-hit wonder,andthere will not be one for years to come,said Gary Shapiro,president and chief executive of the ConsumerTechnology Association(CTA).In his eyes,however,that doesnt necessarily mean that innovation has stopped.It hasjust grown up a little.Many industries are going out of infancy and becoming adolescents,Shapiro said.D For instance,new technologies that are building upon existing technology have not found their footing wellenough to appeal to a mass audience,because,in many cases,they need to work effectively with other devices torealize their full appeal.Take the evolution of the smart home,for example.Companies are pushing it hard but makeit almost overwhelming even to dip a toe in the water for the average consumer,because there are so manycompatibility issues to think about.No average person wants to figure out whether their favorite calendar softwareworks with their fridge or whether their washing machine and tablet get along.Having to install a different app foreach smart appliance in your home is annoying;it would be nicer if you could manage everything together.Andwhile you may forgive your smartphone an occasional fault,you probably have less patience for error messages fromyour door lock.E Companies are promoting their own standards,and the market has not had time to choose a winner yet asthis is still very new.Companies that have long focused on hardware now have to think of ecosystems instead to giveconsumers practical solutions to their everyday problems.The dialogue is changing from what is technologically第 4 页 共 8 页possible to what is technologically meaningful,said economist Shawn DuBravac.DuBravac works for CTA-whichputs on the show each year-and said that this shift to a search for solutions has been noticeable as he researched hispredictions for 2016.F So much of what CES has been about is the cool.It is about the flashiness and the gadgets,said JohnCurran,managing director of research at Accenture.But over the last couple of years,and in this one in particular,we are starting to see companies shift from what is the largest screen size,the smallest form factor or the shiniestobject and more into what all of these devices do that is practical in a consumers life.Even the technology pressconferences,which have been high-profile in the past and reached a level of drama and theatrics fitting for a LasVegas stage,have a different bent to them.Rather than just dazzling with a high cool factor,there is a focus on thepractical.Fitbit,for example,released its first smartwatch Monday,selling with a clear purpose-to improve yourfitness-and promoting it as a tool,not a toy.Not only that,it supports a number of platforms:Apples iOS,GooglesAndroid and Microsofts Windows phone.G That seems to be what consumers are demanding,after all.Consumers are becoming increasingly bored withwhat companies have to offer:A survey of 28,000 consumers in 28 countries released by Accenture found consumersare not as excited about technology as they once were.For example,when asked whether they would buy a newsmartphone this year,only 48 percent said yes-a six-point drop from 2015.H And when it comes to the hyper-connected super-smart world that technology firms are painting for us,itseems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed toprovide the personalized,customized solutions that companies need to improve their services.That could be anotherexplanation for why companies seem to be strengthening their talk of the practicality of their devices.I Companies have already won part of the battle,having driven tech into every part of our lives,tracking oursteps and our very heartbeats.Yet the persistent question of Why do I need that?-or,perhaps more tellingly,Whydo you need to know that?-dogs the steps of many new ventures.Only 13 percent of respondents said that theywere interested in buying a smartwatch in 2016,for example-an increase of just one percent from the previous yeardespite a year of high-profile launches.That is bad news for any firm that may hope that smartwatches can make upground for maturing smartphone and tablet markets.And the survey found flat demand for fitness monitors,smartthermostats(恒温器)and connected home cameras,as well.J According to the survey,that lack of enthusiasm could stem from concerns about privacy and security.Evenamong people who have bought connected devices of some kind,37 percent said that they are going to be morecautions about using these devices and services in the future.A full 18 percent have even returned devices until theyfeel they can get safer guarantees against having their sensitive information hacked.K That,too,explains the heavy Washington presence at this years show,as these new technologies intrudeupon heavily regulated areas.In addition to many senior officials from the Federal Trade and FederalCommunications commissions,this years list of policy makers also includes appearances from TransportationSecretary Anthony Foxx,to talk abou