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月大学英语六级考试真题
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第
1
套
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Part I
Writing
(30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are
allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on
invention. Youressay should
include the
importance of invention and measures to be taken
to encourageinvention. You are required to write
at least 150 words but no more than 200
words.
Part
Ⅱ
Listening Comprehension
(30 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In
this section, you will hear two long
conversations. At the end of eachconversation, you
will
hear four questions. Both the
conversation and thequestions 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 Answer Sheet I with a
single linethrough 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 people's
lives.
C. It links the science of
climate 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 confronting 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 people's
awareness.
4. A. Carry out more
research on it.
B. Cut down energy
consumption.
C. Plan well in advance.
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. It is
something that no one can possibly create.
C. It comes naturally out of one's
self-confidence.
D. It means being good
at seizing opportunities.
7. A. Luck
rarely contributes to a person's success.
B. One must have natural talent to be
successful.
C. One should always be
ready to seize opportunities.
D.
Practice is essential to becoming good at
something.
8. A. Putting time and
effort into fun things is profitable.
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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 B
Directions: In this section, you will
hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you
will hearthree or
four questions. Both
the passage and the questions will be spoken only
you hear a question, you must
choose
the best
answer
from
the
four
choices markedA,
B,
C and D. Then mark
the
corresponding
letter
on
Answer Sheet 1 with
asingle 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 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 mountain.
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 can 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 one's colleagues.
B. Retirement savings should come first
in one's family budgeting.
C. A
vacation will be affordable if one saves 20
dollars a week.
D. Small daily savings
can make a big difference in one's life.
Section C
Directions:
In
this
section,
you
will
hear
three
recordings
of
lectures
or
talks
followed
by
three
orfour
questions. The recordings will be
played only once. After you hear a question,
youmust choose the best answer
from
the
four
choices
marked
A,
B,
C
and
D.
Thenmark
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.
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16. A. They
should be done away with.
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 life's
problems.
C. They are anxious to free
themselves from life's troubles.
D.
They are exhausted even without doing any heavy
work. ~
18. A. They expand our mind.
B. They prolong our lives.
C. They narrow our focus.
lessen our burdens
Questions 19 to 22
are based on the recording you have just heard.
19. A. It is not easily breakable.
B. It came from a 3D printer.
C. It represents the latest style.
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 York.
C. 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. 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 just 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
can't be solved without government support.
24. A. It is attractive to
entrepreneurs.
B. It demands huge
investment.
C. It focuses on new
products.
D. It is intensely
competitive.
25. ation with big
companies.
B. Recruiting more qualified
staff.
C. In-service training of IT
personnel.
D. Sharing of costs with
each other.
Part
Ⅲ
Reading Comprehension
(40 minutes)
Section A
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Directions: In this
section, there is a passage with ten blanks.
Y
ou are required to select one word
foreach
blank
from
a
list
of
choices
given
in
a
word
bank
following
the
passage.
Read
thepassage
through
carefully
before making your
choices.
Each choice in the
bank isidentified by a letter. Please mark the
corresponding
letter for each item on
Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the
centre. You may not use any of the words in
the bankmore 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 , sound
science depends on
26, experiments and
reasoned methodologies. It requires awillingness
to ask new questions
and try new
approaches. It requires one to take risks and
experiencefailures.
But
good science also requires
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understanding,clear explanation and
concisepresentation.
Our country needs
more scientists who are willing to step out in the
public
28
and offer
theiropinions on
important
matters.
We
need
more
scientists
who
can
explain
what
they
are
doing
inlanguage
that
is
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and
understandable
to
the
public.
Those
of
us
who
are
not
scientists
should
alsobe
prepared
to
support
public
engagement by scientists, and to 30
scientific knowledge into ourpublic
communications.
Too many people in this
country, including some among our elected
leadership, still do notunderstand how
science works or why robust, long-range
investments in research vitally matter. In
the1960s, the United States
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nearly
17%
of
discretionary
(
可酌情支配的
)
spending
to
research
anddevelopment,32
decades
of
economic
growth. By 2008, the figure had fallen
into the single33
This occurs at a time when
other nations have made
significant
gains in their own researchcapabilities.
At the University of California (UC),
we
34
ourselves not only on the
quality of our research,but also on
its
contribution
to
improving
our
world.
To
35
the
development
of
science
from
the
labbench
to
the
market
place, UC is
investing our own money in our own good ideas.
A. Arena
B. contextual
C. Convincing
D.
devoted
E. Digits
F. hasten
G. Hypotheses
H. impairing
I. Incorporate
J. indefinite
K. Indulge
L. inertia
M. Pride
N. reaping
O.
Warrant
Section B
Directions:
In
this
section,
you
are
going
to
read
a
passage
with
ten
statements
attached
to
it.
Eachstatement
contains
information
given
in
one
of
the
paragraphs.
Identify
the
paragraphfrom
which
the
information is derived.
You may choose a paragraph more than paragraph is
marked with a letter.
Answer the questions by marking
thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
Are We in an Innovation Lull?
[A] Scan the highlights of this year's
Consumer Electronics Show ( CES ), and you may get
a slightfeeling of
having seen them
before. Many of the coolest gadgets this year are
the same as thecoolest gadgets last year--or the
year before, even. The booths are still
exciting, and the demosare still just as crazy. It
is still easy to be dazzled by
the
display of drones (
无人机
),3D
printers,virtual reality goggles (
眼镜
) and more
ever
hope to reflection, however, it is equally easy
to feel like you have seen it all before. And it
is
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hardnot to think: Are we in an
innovation lull (
间歇期
) ?
[B] In some ways, the answer is yes.
For years, smartphones, televisions, tablets,
laptops anddesktops have
made up a huge
part of the market and driven innovation. But now
these segmentsare looking at slower growth
curves--or
shrinking
markets
in
some
cases--as
consumers
are
notas
eager
to
spend
money
on
new
gadgets.
Meanwhile, emerging technologies--the
drones,3Dprinters and smart-home devices of the
world--now seem a bit
too old to be
called
[C] Basically the tech industry
seems to be in an awkward period now.
there
will
not
be
one
for
years
to
come,
said
Gary
Shapiro,
president
and
chiefexecutive
of
the
Consumer
Technology Association (CTA). In his
eyes, however, that doesn'tnecessarily mean that
innovation has stopped. It
has just
grown up a little.
[D] For instance,
new technologies that are building upon existing
technology have not found theirfooting well
enough to appeal to a mass audience,
because, in many cases, they need to
workeffectively with other devices to
realize their full appeal. Take the
evolution of the smart home,for example. Companies
are pushing it hard but make
it
almost
overwhelming
even
to
dip
a
toe
inthe
water
for
the
average
consumer,
because
there
are
so
many
compatibility issues to thinkabout. No
average person wants to figure out whether their
favorite calendar software
works
withtheir fridge or whether their washing machine
and tablet get along. Having to install a
different appfor
each smart appliance
in your home is annoying; it would be nicer if you
could manageeverything together.
And
while
you
may
forgive
your
smartphone
an
occasional
fault,
youprobably
have
less
patience
for
error
messages
from your door lock.
[E]
Companies are promoting their own standards, and
the market has not had time to choose awinner yet
as
this is still very new. Companies
that have long focused on hardware now have
tothink of ecosystems instead to
give
consumers
practical
solutions
to
their
everyday
problems.
dialogue
is
changing
from
what
is
technologically possible to what is
technologicallymeaningful,
for CTA--
which puts on theshow each year--and said that
this shift to a search for solutions has been
noticeable as
heresearched his
predictions for 2016.
[F]
Curran, managing director of research
at Accenture.
we are starting to see
companies shift from what is the largest
screensize, the smallest form factor or the
shiniest
object and more into what all
of these devices do thatis practical in a
consumer's life.
conferences, which
have been high-profile in the past and reached a
level of drama and theatrics fitting for a Las
Vegas
stage,
have
adifferent
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 clearpurpose--to improve your
fitness
--and
promoting
it
as
a
not
a
toy.
Not
only
that,
itsupports
a
number
of
platforms:
Apple's
iOS,
Google's Android and
Microsoft's Windows phone.
[G] That
seems to be what consumers are demanding, after
all. Consumers are becoming increasinglybored
with
what
companies
have
to
offer:
A
survey
of
28,000
consumers
in
28
countries
releasedby
Accenture
found
consumers are not as excited about
technology as they once were. Forexample, when
asked whether they would
buy a new
smartphone this year, only 48 percent saidyes--a
six-point drop from 2015.
[H] And when
it comes to the hyper-connected super-smart world
that technology firms are paintingfor us, it
seems that consumers are growing more
uneasy about handing over the massive amountsof
consumer data needed
to
provide
the
personalized,
customized
solutions
that
companies
needto
improve
their
services.
That
could
be
another
explanation for why companies seem to
bestrengthening 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 our
steps
and
our
very
heartbeats.
Yet
the
persistent
question
of
Why
do
I
needthat?
perhaps
more
tellingly,
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Only 13 percent of respondents said
that
they were interested in buying
asmartwatch in 2016, for example--an increase of
just one percent from the previous
year
despite
ayear
of
high-profile
launches.
That
is
bad
news
for
any
firm
that
may
hope
that
smartwatches
canmake
up
ground
for
maturing
smartphone
and
tablet
markets.
And
the
survey
found
flat
demandfor
fitness
monitors, smart thermostats
(
恒温器
) and connected home
cameras, as well.
[J] According to the
survey, that lack of enthusiasm could stem from
concerns about privacy andsecurity. Even
among
people
who
have
bought
connected
devices
of
some
kind,37
percent
saidthat
they
are
going
to
be
more
cautions about using these devices and
services in the future. A full18 percent have even
returned devices until they
feel they
can get safer guarantees against havingtheir
sensitive information hacked.
[K] That,
too, explains the heavy Washington presence at
this year's show, as these new technologiesintrude
upon
heavily
regulated
areas.
In
addition
to
many
senior
officials
from
the
Federal
Tradeand
Federal
Communications
commissions,
this
year's
list
of
policy
makers
also
includesappearances
from
Transportation
Secretary
Anthony
Foxx,
to
talk
about
smart
cities,
and
FederalAviation
Administration
Administrator
Michael
Huerta, to talk
about drones.
[L]
Curran,
the
Accenture
analyst,
said
that
increased
government
interest
in
the
show
makes
senseas
technology becomes a larger part of our
lives.
relative
to
the
way
we're
digesting
it,
he
said.
is
becomingbigger
and
more
aspirational,
and
penetrating almost every
aspect of our lives. We have tounderstand and
think about the implications, and balance
these great innovations with
thepotential downsides they naturally carry with
them.
36.
Consumers
are
often
hesitant
to
try
smart-home
devices
because
they
are
worried
aboutcompatibility
problems.
37. This year's
electronics show featured the presence of many
officials from the federal government.
38. The market demand for electronic
devices is now either declining or not growing as
fast as before.
39. One analyst
suggests it is necessary to accept both tlie
positive and negative aspects of
innovativeproducts.
40. The Consumer
Electronics Show in recent years has begun to
focus more on the practical value thanthe
showiness of electronic devices.
41. Fewer innovative products were
found at this year's electronic products show.
42.
Consumers
are
becoming
more
worried
about
giving
personal
information
to
tech
companies
to
getcustomized products and services.
43. The Consumer Technology Association
is the sponsor of the annual Consumer Electronics
Show.
44. Many consumers wonder about
the necessity of having their fitness monitored.
45. The electronic industry is maturing
even though no wonder products hit the market.
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in
this section. Each passage is followed by some
questions orunfinished
statements. For
each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C
andD. Y
ou should decide on the best
choice
and mark the corresponding
letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through
the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the
following passage.
The Paris climate
agreement finalised in December last year heralded
a new era for climate the first
time,
the world's nations agreed to keep global warming
well below 2
℃
.
This is vital for climate-vulnerable
nations. Fewer than 4% of countries are
responsible for morethan half of
the
world's greenhouse gas emissions. In a study
published in Nature Scientific Reports,we reveal
just how deep
this injustice runs.
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Developed nations such as Australia,
the United States, Canada, and European countries
areessentially climate
the
costs
such
as
climate
change's
impact
on
food
and
water.
In
otherwords,
a
few
countries
are
benefiting
enormously
from
the
consumption
of
fossil
fuels,
while
at
thesame
time
contributing
disproportionately
to
the
global burden of climate
change.
On
the
flip
side,
there
are many
riders
who
are
suffering
from
the
climate
changeimpacts
despite
having scarcely contributed to the
problem.
Many of the
world's most climatevulnerable countries, the
majority of
which are African or small
island states, produce a very smallquantity of
emissions. This is much like a non-smoker
getting cancer from second-hand smoke,
whilethe heavy smoker is fortunate enough to smoke
in good health.
The Paris agreement has
been widely hailed as a positive step forward in
addressing climate changefor all,
although the details on addressing
The goal of keeping global temperature
rise
pledges submitted by countries
leading up to the Paris talks are very unlikely to
deliver onthis.
More
than
$$100
billion
in
funding
has
been
put
on
the
table
for
supporting
developing
nations
toreduce
emissions.
However, the agreement specifies that
there is no formal distinction betweendeveloped
and developing
nations
in
their
responsibility
to
cut
emissions,
effectively
ignoring
historicalemissions.
There
is
also
very
little
detail on who will
provide the funds or, importantly, who
isresponsible for their provision. Securing these
funds,
and establishing who is
responsible for raisingthem will also be vital for
the future of climate-vulnerable countries.
The most climate-vulnerable countries
in the world have contributed very little to
creating theglobal disease
from which
they now suffer the most. There must urgently be a
meaningful mobilisationof the policies outlined in
the agreement if we are to achieve
national emissions reductions whilehelping the
most vulnerable countries adapt
to
climate change.
And it is clearly up to
the current generation of leaders from high-
emitting nations to decidewhether they want
to be remembered as climate change
tyrants or pioneers.
46.
The author is critical of the Paris climate
agreement because
A. it is unfair to
those climate-vulnerable nations
B. it
aims to keep temperature rise below
2
℃
only
C. it is
beneficial to only fewer than 4% of countries
D. it burdens developed countries with
the sole responsibility
47. Why does
the author call some developed countries climate
A. They needn't worry about the food
and water they consume.
B. They are
better able to cope with the global climate
change.
C. They hardly pay anything for
the problems they have caused.
D. They
are free from the greenhouse effects affecting
48. Why does the author compare the
A. They have little responsibility for
public health problems.
B. They are
vulnerable to unhealthy environmental conditions.
C. They have to bear consequences they
are not responsible for.
D. They are
unaware of the potential risks they are
confronting.
49. What does the author
say about the $$100 billion funding?
A.
It will motivate all nations to reduce carbon
emissions.
B. There is no final
agreement on where it will come from.
C. There is no clarification of how the
money will be spent.
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