大学英语六级考试真题第二套.docx

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大学英语六级考试真题第二套

2016年12月大学英语六级考试真题（第2套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayoninnovation.Youressayshouldincludetheimportanceofinnovationandmeasurestobetakentoencourageinnovation.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartⅡListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A.Theywereallgoodatcooking.

B.Theywereparticularaboutfood.

C.Theywereproudoftheircuisine.

D.Theywerefondofbaconandeggs.

2.A.Hisparents.

B.Hisfriends.

C.Hisschoolmates.

D.Hisparents'friends.

3.A.Noteawasservedwiththemeal.

B.ItwastherealEnglishbreakfast.

C.Nooneofthegroupateit.

D.Itwasalittleovercooked.

4.A.Itwasfullofexcitement.

B.Itwasreallyextraordinary.

C.Itwasariskyexperience.

D.Itwasratherdisappointing.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A.Thewoman'srelationshipwithothershops.

B.Thebusinesssuccessofthewoman'sshop.

C.Thekeytorunningashopatalowcost.

D.Thewoman'searningsovertheyears.

6.A.Improveitscustomerservice.

B.Expanditsbusinessscale.

C.Keepdownitsexpenses.

D.Upgradethegoodsitsells.

7.A.Theyaresoldatlowerpricesthaninothershops.

B.Theyarevery-popularwiththelocalresidents.

C.Theyaredeliveredfreeofcharge.

D.Theyareingreatdemand.

8.A.Tofollowthecustomofthelocalshopkeepers.

B.Toattractmorecustomersintheneighborhood.

C.Toavoidbeingputoutofbusinessincompetition.

D.Tomaintainfriendlyrelationshipswithothershops.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A.Theycanbeusedtodelivermessagesintimesofemergency.

B.Theydeliverpollutantsfromtheoceantotheirnestingsites.

C.Theycarryplantseedsandspreadthemtofarawayplaces.

D.Theyareonthevergeofextinctionbecauseofpollution.

10.A.TheymigratetotheArcticCircleduringthesummer.

B.TheyoriginatefromDevonIslandintheArcticarea.

C.Theytravelasfaras400kilometersinsearchoffood.

D.Theyhavetheabilitytosurviveinextremeweathers.

11.A.Theywerecarriedbythewind.

B.Theyhadbecomemorepoisonous.

C.Theywerelessthanonthecontinent.

D.Theypoisonedsomeofthefulmars.

12.A.ThethreatshumansposetoArcticseabirds,

B.ThediminishingcoloniesforArcticseabirds.

C.TheharmArcticseabirdsmaycausetohumans.

D.TheeffectsofthechangingclimateonArcticseabirds.

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

13.A.Ithasdecreased.

B.Ithasbeenexaggerated.

C.Ithasbecomebetterunderstood.

D.Ithasremainedbasicallythesame.

14.A.Itdevelopsmoreeasilyincentenariansnotactivelyengaged.

B.Itisnowthesecondleadingcauseofdeathforcentenarians.

C.Ithashadnoeffectivecuresofar.

D.Itcallsformoreintensiveresearch.

15.A.Theycaremoreabouttheirphysicalhealth.

B.Theirqualityoflifedeterioratesrapidly.

C.Theirmindsfallbeforetheirbodiesdo.

D.Theycherishtheirlifemorethanever.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A.Theyarefocusedmoreonattractionthanlove.

B.TheyweredonebyhisformercolleagueatYale.

C.Theywerecarriedoutoveraperiodofsomethirtyyears.

D.Theyformthebasisonwhichhebuildshistheoryoflove.

17.A.Therelationshipcannotlastlongifnopassionisinvolved.

B.Intimacyisessentialbutnotabsolutelyindispensabletolove.

C.Itisnotloveifyoudon'twishtomaintaintherelationship.

D.Romanceisjustimpossiblewithoutmutualunderstanding.

18.A.Whichofthemisconsideredmostimportant.

B.Whetheritistruelovewithoutcommitment.

C.Whentheabsenceofanyonedoesn'taffecttherelationship.

D.Howtherelationshipistobedefinedifanyoneismissing.

Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Socialworkasaprofession.

B.Thehistoryofsocialwork.

C.Academicdegreesrequiredofsocialworkapplicants.

D.TheaimoftheNationalAssociationofSocialWorkers.

20.A.Theytrytochangepeople'ssocialbehavior.

B.Theyhelpenhancethewell-beingoftheunderprivileged.

C.Theyraisepeople'sawarenessoftheenvironment.

D.Theycreatealotofopportunitiesfortheunemployed.

21.A.Theyhaveallreceivedstrictclinicaltraining.

B.Theyallhaveanacademicdegreeinsocialwork.

C.TheyareallmembersoftheNationalAssociation.

D.Theyhaveallmadeadifferencethroughtheirwork.

22.A.Thepromotionofsocialworkers'socialstatus.

B.Theimportanceoftrainingforsocialworkers.

C.Waysforsocialworkerstomeetpeople'sneeds.

D.Socialworkers'joboptionsandresponsibilities.

Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

23.A.Tofightchildhoodobesity.

B.Tohelpdisadvantagedkids.

C.Toencouragekidstoplaymoresports.

D.Tourgekidstofollowtheirrolemodels.

24.A.Theybestboostproductsaleswhenputonline.

B.TheyaremosteffectivewhenappearingonTV.

C.Theyarebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent.

D.Theyimpresskidsmorethantheydoadults.

25.A.Alwaysplacekids'interestfirst.

B.Dowhattheyadvocateinpublic.

C.Messagepositivebehaviorsatalltimes.

D.Payattentiontotheirimagebeforechildren.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThetreepeopleintheLordoftheRings--theEnts--cangetaroundbywalking.Butforrealtrees,it'shardertouproot.Becausethey'reliterallyrootedintotheground,theyareunabletoleaveandgo26.

Whenatreefirststartsgrowinginacertainarea,it'slikelythatthe27envelope—thetemperature,humidity,rainfallpatternsandsoon--suitsit.Otherwise,itwouldbeunabletogrowfromaseedling.Butasit28,theseconditionsmaychangeandtheareaarounditmaynolongerbesuitableforits29.

Whenthathappens,manytreeslikewalnuts,oaksandpines,rely30onso-called"scatterhoarders,"suchasbirds,tomovetheirseedstonewlocalities.Manybirdsliketostorefoodforthewinter,whichthey31retrieve.whenthebirdsforgettoretrievetheirfood--andtheydosometimes--aseedlinghasachancetogrow.ThebirdClark'snutcracker,forexample,hidesupto100,000seedsperyear,upto30kilometersawayfromtheseedsource,andhasaveryclosesymbiotic（共生的）relationshipwithseveralpinespecies,most32thewhitebarkpine.

Astreesoutgrowtheirideal33inthefaceofclimatechange,theseflyingecosystemengineerscouldbeabighelpin34trees.It'sasolutionforus--gettingbirdstodotheworkischeapandeffective--anditcouldgive35oaksandpinestheoptiontotruly"makelikeatreeandleave."

A.ages

B.breathing

C.climatic

D.elsewhere

E.exclusively

F.forever

G.fruitful

H.habitats

I.legacy

J.notably

K.offspring

L.replanting

M.subsequently

N.vulnerable

O.withdraws

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheAmericanWorkplaceIsBroken.Here'sHowWeCanStartFixingIt.

[A]Americansareworkinglongerandharderhoursthaneverbefore.83%ofworkerssaythey'restressedabouttheirjobs,nearly50%saywork-relatedstressisinterferingwiththeirsleep,and60%usetheirsmartphonestocheckinwithworkoutsideofnormalworkinghours.Nowonderonly13%ofemployeesworldwidefeelengagedintheiroccupation.

[B]Glimmers（少许）ofhope,however,arebeginningtoemergeinthisbruisingenvironment:

Americansarebecomingawareofthetolltheirjobstakeonthem,andemployersareexploringwaystoalleviatetheharmfuleffectsofstressandoverwork.Yetmuchmoreworkremainstobedone.Tocallstressa