2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第3套)

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2016年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第3套) PartⅠWriting(30minutes) Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write a short essay on creation.Your essay should include the importance of creation and measures to be taken to encourage creation.You are required to write at least150words but no more than200words.PartⅡListening Comprehension(30minutes)（注意：由于2016年12月六级考试全国共考了2套听力，第三套真题听力与前2套内容完全一样，只是顺序不一样，所以在本套真题中不再重复出现）PartⅢReading Comprehension(40minutes) Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions26to35are based on the following passage.Small communities,with their distinctive character--where life is stable and intensely human—are disappearing.Some have26from the face of the earth,others are dying slowly,but all have27 changes as they have come into contact with an28machine civilization.The merging of diverse peoples into a common mass has produced tension among members of the minorities and the majority alike.The Old Order Amish,who arrived on American shores in colonial times,have29in the modem world in distinctive,small communities.They have resisted the homogenization30more successfully than others.In planting and harvest time one can see their bearded men working the fields with horses and their women hanging out the 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 bus31Although the Amish have lived with32America for over two and a half centuries,they have moderated its influence on their personal lives,their families,communities,and their values.The Amish are often33by other Americans to be relics of the past who live a simple,inflexible life dedicated to inconvenient out-dated customs.They are seen as abandoning both modem34and the American dream of success and progress.But most people have no quarrel with the Amish for doing things the old-fashioned way.Their conscientious objection was tolerated in wartime,for after all,they are good farmers who35the virtues of work and thrift.A.accessingB.conveniencesC.destinedD.expandingE.industrializedF.perceivedG.practiceH.processI.progressJ.respectiveK.survived L.terminals M.undergone N.Universal O.vanished Section BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains 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 by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2.Countries Rush for Upper Hand in Antarctica[A]On a glacier-filled island with fjords(峡湾)and elephant seals,Russia has built Antarctica's first Orthodox church on a hill overlooking its research base.Less than an hour away by snowmobile,Chinese labourers have updated the Great Wall Station,a vital part of China's plan to operate five bases on Antarctica,complete with an indoor badminton court and sleeping quarters for150people.Not to be outdone,India's futuristic new Bharathi base,built on stilts(桩子)using134interlocking shipping containers,resembles a spaceship.Turkey and Iran have announced plans 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 for decades to come this continent is supposed to be protected as a scientific preserve,shielded from intrusions like military activities and mining.But an array of countries are rushing to assert greater influence here,with an eye not just towards the day those protective treaties expire,but also for the strategic and commercial opportunities that already exist.[C]The newer players are stepping into what they view as a treasure house of resources.Some of the ventures focus on the Antarctic resources that are already up for grabs,like abundant sea life.South Korea, which operates state-of-the-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 world's largest ocean sanctuaries here.[D]Some scientists are examining the potential for harvesting icebergs from Antarctica,which is estimated to have the biggest reserves of fresh water on the planet.Nations are also pressing ahead with space research and satellite projects to expand their global navigation abilities.[E]Building on a Soviet-era foothold,Russia is expanding its monitoring stations for Glonass,its version of the Global Positioning System(GPS).At least three Russian stations are already operating in Antarctica, part of its effort to challenge the dominance of the American GPS,and new stations are planned for sites like the Russian base,in the shadow 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 of Lake Ontario after drilling through miles of solid ice."You can see that we're here to stay,"said Vladimir Cheberdak,57,chief of the Bellingshausen Station,as he sipped tea under a portrait of Fabian Gottlieb yon Bellingshausen,a high-ranking officer in the Imperial Russian Navy who explored the Antarctic coast in1820.[G]Antarctica's mineral,oil and gas wealth are a longer-team prize.The treaty banning mining here, shielding coveted(令人垂涎的)reserves of iron ore,coal and chromium,comes up for review in2048. Researchers recently found kimberlite(金伯利岩)deposits hinting at the existence of diamonds.And while assessments vary widely,geologists estimate that Antarctica holds at least36billion barrels of oil and natural gas.[H]Beyond the Antarctic treaties,huge obstacles persist to tapping these resources,like drifting icebergs that could jeopardise offshore platforms.Then there is Antarctica's remoteness,with some mineral deposits found in windswept locations on a continent that is larger than Europe and where winter temperatures hover around minus55degrees Celsius.[I]But advances in technology might make Antarctica a lot more accessible three decades from now.And even before then,scholars warn,the demand for resources in an energy-hungry world could raise pressure to renegotiate Antarctica's treaties,possibly allowing more commercial endeavours here well before the prohibitions against them expire.The research stations on King George Island offer a glimpse into the long game on this ice-blanketed continent as nations assert themselves,eroding the sway long held by countries like the United States,Britain,Australia and New Zealand.[J]Being stationed in Antarctica involves adapting to life on the planet's driest,windiest and coldestcontinent,yet each nation manages to make itself at home.Bearded Russian priests offer regular services at the Orthodox church for the16or so Russian speakers who spend the winter at the base,largely polar scientists in fields like glaciology and meteorology.Their number climbs to about40in the warmer summer months.China has arguably the fastest-growing operations in Antarctica.It opened its fourth station last year and is pressing ahead with plans to build a fifth.It is building its second ice-breaking ship and setting up research drilling operations on an ice dome13,422feet above sea level that is one of the planet's coldest places.Chinese officials say the expansion in Antarctica prioritises scientific research,but they also acknowledge that concerns about"resource security"influence their moves.[K]China's newly renovated Great Wall Station on King George Island makes the Russian and Chilean bases here seem outdated."We do weather monitoring here and other research,"Ning Xu,53,the chief of the Chinese base,said over tea during a fierce blizzard(baofengxue.in late November.The large base he leads resembles a snowed-in college campus on holiday break,with the capacity to sleep more than10 times the13people who were staying on through the Antarctic winter.Yong Yu,a Chinese microbiologist, showed off the spacious building,with empty desks under an illustrated timeline detailing the rapid growth of China's Antarctic operations since the1980s."We now feel equipped to grow,"he said.[L]As some countries expand operations in Antarctica,the United States maintains three year-round stations on the continent with more than1,000people during the southern hemisphere's summer,including those at the Amundsen-Scott station,built in1956at an elevation of9,301feet on a plateau at the South Pole.But US researchers quietly complain about budget restraints and having far fewer icebreakers than Russia,limiting the reach of the United States in Antarctica.[M]Scholars warn that Antarctica's political drift could blur the distinction between military and civilian activities long before the continent's treaties come up for renegotiation,especially in parts of Antarctica that are ideal for intercepting(拦截)signals from satellites or retasking satellite systems,potentially enhancing global electronic intelligence operations.[N]Some countries have had a hard time here.Brazil opened a research station in1984,but it was largely destroyed by a fire that killed two members of the navy in2012,the same year that a diesel-laden Brazilian barge sank near the base.As if that were not enough,a Brazilian C-130Hercules military transport plane has remained stranded near the runway of Chile's air base here since it crash-landed in2014.[O]However,Brazil's stretch of misfortune has created opportunities for China,with a Chinese company winning the$100million contract in2015to rebuild the Brazilian station.[P]Amid all the changes,Antarctica maintains its allure.South Korea opened its second Antarctic research base in2014,describing it as a way to test robots developed by Korean researchers for use in extreme conditions.With Russia's help,Belarus is preparing to build its first Antarctic base.Colombia said this year that it planned to join other South American nations with bases in Antarctica.[Q]"The old days of the Antarctic being dominated by the interests and wishes of white men from European,Australasian and North American states are over,"said Klaus Dodds,a politics scholar at the University of London who specialises in Antarctica."The reality is that Antarctica is geopolitically contested."36.According to Chinese officials,their activities in Antarctica lay greater emphasis on scientific research.37.Efforts to create one of the world's largest ocean sanctuaries failed because of Russia's obstruction.38.With several monitoring stations operating in Antarctica,Russia is trying hard to counter America's dominance in the field of worldwide navigational facilities.39.According to geologists'estimates,Antarctica has enormous reserves of oil and natural gas.40.It is estimated that Antarctica boasts of the richest reserves of fresh water on earth.41.The demand for energy resources may compel renegotiation of Antarctica's treaties before their expiration.42.Many countries are racing against each other to increase their business and strategic influence on Antarctica.43.Antarctica's harsh natural conditions constitute huge obstacles to the exploitation of its resources.44.With competition from many countries,Antarctica is no longer dominated by the traditional white nations.45.American scientists complain about lack of sufficient money and equipment for their expansion in Antarctica.Section CDirections:There are2passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions46to50are based on the following passage.Any veteran nicotine addict will testify that fancy packaging plays no role in the decision to keep smoking.So,it is argued,stripping cartons of their branding will trigger no mass movement to quit.But that isn't why the government--under pressure from cancer charities,health workers and the Labour party--has agreed to legislate for standardised packaging.The theory is that smoking should be stripped of any appeal to discourage new generations from starting in the first place.Plain packaging would be another step in the reclassification of cigarettes from inviting consumer products to narcotics(麻醉剂).Naturally,the tobacco industry is violently opposed.No business likes to admit that it sells addictive poison as a lifestyle choice.That is why government has historically intervened,banning advertising, imposing health warnings and punitive(惩罚性的)duties.This approach has led over time to a fall in smoking with numbers having roughly halved since the1970s.Evidence from Australia suggests plain packaging pushes society further along that road.Since tobacco is one of the biggest causes of premature death in the UK,a measure that tames the habit even by a fraction is worth trying.So why has it taken so long?The Department of Health declared its intention to consider the move in November2010and consulted through2012.But the plan was suspended in July2013.It did not escape notice that a lobbying firm set up by Lynton Crosby,David Cameron's election campaign director,had previously acted for Philip Morris International.(The prime minister denied there was a connection between his new adviser's outside interests and the change in legislative programme.)In November2013, after an unnecessary round of additional consultation,health minister Jane Ellison said the government was minded to proceed after all.Now we are told Members of Parliament(MPs)will have a free vote before parliament is dissolved in March.Parliament has in fact already authorised the government to tame the tobacco trade.MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of Labour amendments to the children and families bill last February that included the power to regulate for plain packaging.With sufficient will in Downing Street this would have been done already.But strength of will is the missing ingredient where Mr.Cameron and public health are concerned.His attitude to state intervention has looked confused ever since his bizarre2006lament(叹惜) that chocolate oranges placed seductively at supermarket checkouts fueled obesity.The government has moved reluctantly into a sensible public health policy,but with such obvious over-cautiousness that any political credit due belongs to the opposition.Without sustained external pressure it seems certain Mr.Cameron would still be hooked on the interests of big tobacco companies.46.What do chain smokers think of cigarette packaging?A.Fancy packaging can help to engage new smokers.B.It has little to do with the quality or taste of cigarettes.C.Plain packaging discourages non-smokers from taking up smoking.D.It has little impact on their decision whether or not to quit smoking.47.What has the UK government agreed to do concerning tobacco packaging?A.Pass a law to standardise cigarette packaging.B.Rid cigarette cartons of all advertisements.C.Subsidise companies to adopt plain packaging.D.Reclassify cigarettes according to packaging.48.What has happened in Australia where plain packaging is implemented?A.Premature death rates resulting from smoking have declined.B.The number of smokers has dropped more sharply than in the UK.C.The sales of tobacco substitutes have increased considerably.D.Cigarette sales have been falling far more quickly than in the UK.49.Why has it taken so long for the UK government to consider plain packaging?A.Prime Minister Cameron has been reluctant to take action.B.There is strong opposition from veteran nicotine addicts.C.Many Members of Parliament are addicted to smoking.D.Pressure from tobacco manufacturers remains strong.50.What did Cameron say about chocolate oranges at supermarket checkouts?A.They fueled a lot of controversy.B.They attracted a lot of smokers.C.They made more British people obese.D.They had certain ingredients missing.Passage TwoQuestions51to55are based on the following passage.What a waste of money!In return for an average of~44,000of debt,students get an average of only 14hours of lecture and tutorial time a week in Britain.Annual fees have risen from￡1,000to￡9,000in the last decade,but contact time at university has barely risen at all.And graduating doesn't even provide any guarantee of a decent job:six in ten graduates today are in non-graduate jobs.No wonder it has become fashionable to denounce many universities as little more than elaborate con-tricks(骗术).There's a lot for students to complain about:the repayment threshold for paying back loans will be frozen for five years,meaning that lower-paid graduates have to start repaying their loans;and maintenance grants have been replaced by loans,meaning that students from poorer backgrounds face higher debt than those with wealthier parents.Yet it still pays to go to university.If going to university doesn't work out,students pay very little--if any--of their tuition fees back:you only start repaying when you are earning￡21,000a year.Almost half of graduates--those who go on to earn less--will have a portion of their debt written off.It's not just the lectures and tutorials that are cation is the sum of what students teach each other in between lectures and seminars.Students do not merely benefit while at university;studies show-they go on to be healthier and happier than non-graduates,and also far more likely to vote.Whatever your talents,it is extraordinarily difficult to get a leading job in most fields without having been to university.Recruiters circle elite universities like vultures(兀鹰).Many top firms will not evenlook at applications from those who lack a2.1,i.e.,an upper-second class degree,from an elite university. Students at university also meet those likely to be in leading jobs in the future,forming contacts for life. This might not be right,but school-leavers who fail to acknowledge as much risk making the wrong decision about going to university.Perhaps the reason why so many universities offer their students so little is they know studying at a top university remains a brilliant investment even if you don't learn anything.Studying at university will only become less attractive if employers shift their focus away from where someone went to university--and there is no sign of that happening anytime soon.School-leavers may moan,but they have little choice but to embrace university and the student debt that comes with it.51.What is the author's opinion of going to university?A.It is worthwhile after all.B.It is simply a waste of time.C.It is hard to say whether it is good or bad.D.It is too expensive for most young people.52.What does the author say about the employment situation of British university graduates?A.Few of them are satisfied with the jobs they are offered.B.It usually takes a long time for them to find a decent job.C.Graduates from elite universities usually can get decent jobs.D.Most of them take jobs which don't require a college degree.53.What does the author say is important for university students besides classroom instruction?A.Making sure to obtain an upper-second class degree.B.Practical skills they will need in their future careers.C.Interactions among themselves outside the classroom.D.Developing independent and creative thinking abilities.54.What is said to be an advantage of going to university?A.Learning how to take risks in an ever-changing world.B.Meeting people who will be helpful to you in the future.C.Having opportunities of playing a leading role in society.D.Gaining up-to-date knowledge in science and technology.55.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.It is natural for students to make complaints about university education.B.Few students are willing to bear the burden of debt incurred at university.C.University education is becoming attractive to students who can afford it.D.The prestige of the university influences employers'recruitment decisions.PartⅣTranslation(30minutes) Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet2.农业是中国的一个重要产业，从业者超过3亿。

2015年12月英语六级考试真题带答案(第三套)

2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第3套)Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picturebelow.You should focus on the harm caused by misleading information online.You arerequired to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)听力音频地址：/attached/media/20160512/20160512175650_9309.mp3Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the endof each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will bea pause.During the pause, 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 AnswerSheet I with a single line through the centre.1.A.She has completely recovered.B.She went into shock after an operation.C.She is still in a critical condition.D.She is getting much better.2.A.Ordering a breakfast.B.Booking a hotel room.C.Buying a train ticket.D.Fixing a compartment.3.A.Most borrowers never returned the books to her.B.The man is the only one who brought her book back.C.She never expected anyone to return the books to her.D.Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets.4.A.She left her work early to get some bargains last Saturday.B.She attended the supermarket's grand opening ceremony.C.She drove a full hour before finding a parking space.D.She failed to get into the supermarket last Saturday.5.A.He is bothered by the pain in his neck.B.He cannot do his report without a computer.C.He cannot afford to have a coffee break.D.He feels sorry to have missed the report.6.A.Only top art students can show their works in the gallery.B.The gallery space is big enough for the man's paintings.C.The woman would like to help with the exhibition layout.D.The man is uncertain how his art works will be received.7.A.The woman needs a temporary replacement for her assistant.B.The man works in the same department as the woman does.C.The woman will have to stay in hospital for a few days.D.The man is capable of dealing with difficult people.8.A.It was better than the previous one.B.It distorted the mayor's speech.C.It exaggerated the city's economic problems.D.It reflected the opinions of most economists.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A.To inform him of a problem they face.B.To request him to purchase control desks.C.To discuss the content of a project report.D.To ask him to flX the dictating machine.10.A.They quote the best price in the market.B.They manufacture and sell office furniture.C.They cannot deliver the steel sheets on time.D.They cannot produce the steel sheets needed.11.A.By marking down the trait price.B.By accepting the penalty clauses.C.By allowing more time for delivery.D.By promising better after-sales service.12.A.Give the customer a ten percent discount.B.Claim compensation from the steel suppliers.C.Ask the Buying Department to change suppliers.D.Cancel the contract with the customer.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13.A.Stockbroker.B.Physicist.C.Mathematician.D.Economist.14.A.Improve computer programming.B.Explain certain natural phenomena.C.Predict global population growth.D.Promote national financial health.15.A.Their different educational backgrounds.B.Changing attitudes toward nature.C.Chaos theory and its applications.D.The current global economic crisis.Section BDirections : In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of eachpassage, you will hearsome questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After youhear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),C.and D ).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A.They lay great emphasis on hard work.B.They name 150 star engineers each year.C.They require high academic degrees.D.They have people with a very high IQ.17.A.Long years of job training.B.High emotional intelligence.C.Distinctive academic qualifications.D.Devotion to the advance of science.18.A.Good interpersonal relationships.B.Rich working experience.C.Sophisticated equipment.D.High motivation.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A.A diary.B.A fairy tale.C.A history textbook.D.A biography.20.A.He was a sports fan.B.He loved adventures.C.He disliked school.D.He liked hair-raising stories.21.A.Encourage people to undertake adventures.B.Publicize his colorful and unique life stories.C.Raise people's environmental awareness.D.Attract people to America's national parks.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A.The first infected victim.B.A coastal village in Africa.C.The doctor who lust identified it.D.A river running through the Congo.23.A.They exhibit similar symptoms.B.They can be treated with the same drug.C.They have almost the same mortality rate.D.They have both disappeared for good.24.A.By inhaling air polluted with the virus.B.By contacting contaminated body fluids.C.By drinking water from the Congo River.D.By eating food grown in Sudan and Zalre.25.A.More strains will evolve from the Ebola virus.B.Scientists will eventually fred cures for Ebola.C.Another Ebola epidemic may erupt sooner or later.D.Once infected, one will become immune to Ebola.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the irst time, you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read forthe second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have justheard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what youhave written.The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also beprogrammed to behave in an agreeable manner.Those 26 that make interaction with other peopleenjoyable would be simulated as closely as possible, and the machine would 27 charming,stimulating, and easygoing.Its informal conversational style would make interaction comfortable, andyet the machine would remain slightly 28 and therefore interesting.In its first encounter it might besomewhat hesitant and unassuming, but as it came to know the user it would progress to a more 29 and intimate style.The machine would not be a passive 30 but would add its ownsuggestions, information, and opinions; it would sometimes 31 developing or changing the topicand would have a personality of its own.The machine would convey presence: We have all seen how a computer's use of personal namesoften 32 people and leads them to treat the machine as if it were almost human.Such features areeasily written into the software.By introducing 33 forcefulness and humor, the machine could bepresented as a vivid and unique character.Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend if it 34 the gradual changes that occur when one person is getting to know another.At an 35 timeit might also express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy.Part m Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one wordfor each 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 AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in thebank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge of honor.Plus, we live in a culture that 36 to the late-nighter, from 24-hour grocery stores to onlineshopping sites that never close.It's no surprise, then, that more than half of American adults don't getthe 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as 37 by sleep experts.Whether or not we can catch up on sleep--on the weekend, say--is a hotly 38 topicamongsleep researchers.The latest evidence suggests that while it isn't 39 , it might help.When Liu, theUCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine, brought 40 sleep-restricted people into the labfor a weekend of sleep during which they logged about 10 hours per night, they showed 41 in theability of insulin (胰岛素) to process blood sugar.That suggests that catch-up sleep may undo somebut not all of the damage that sleep 42 causes, which is encouraging, given how many adults don'tget the hours they need each night.Still, Liu isn't 43 to endorse the habit of sleeping less andmaking up for it later.Sleeping pills, while helpful for some, are not 44 an effective remedy either."A sleeping pillwill 45 one area of the brain, but there's never going to be a perfect sleeping pill, because youcouldn't really replicate (复制 ) the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts of the brainto go through the different stages of sleep," says Dr.Nancy Collop, director of the Emory UniversitySleep Center.A.alternativelyB.catersC.chronicallyD.debatedE.deprivationF.idealG.improvementsH.necessarilyI.negotiatedJ.pierceK.presumptionL.readyM.recommendedN.surpassesO.targetSection BDirections: 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 once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Climate change may be real, but it's still not easy being greenHow do we convince our inner caveman to be greener? We ask some outstanding social scientists.[A] The road to climate hell is paved with our good intentions.Politicians may tackle polluters whilescientists do battle with carbon emissions.But the most pervasive problem is less obvious: ourown behaviour.We get distracted before we can turn down the heating.We break our promise notto fly after hearing about a neighbour's trip to India.Ultimately, we can't be bothered to changeour attitude.Fortunately for the planet, social science and behavioural economics may be able todo that for us.[B] Despite mournful polar beats and charts showing carbon emissions soaring, most people find ithard to believe that global warming will affect them personally.Recent polls by the Pew ResearchCentre in Washington, DC, found that 75-80 per cent of participants regarded climate change as animportant issue.But respondents ranked it last on a list of priorities.[C] This inconsistency largely stems from a feeling of powerlessness."When we can't actually removethe source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defencemechanisms," says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation WorldWide Fund for Nature.[ D] Part of the fault lies with our inner caveman.Evolution has programmed humans to pay mostattention to issues that will have an immediate impact."We worry most about now because if wedon't survive for the next minute, we're not going to be around in ten years' time," says ProfessorElke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in NewYork.If the Thames were lapping around Big Ben, Londoners would face up to the problem ofemissions pretty quickly.But in practice, our brain discounts the risks--and benefits--associatedwith issues that lie some way ahead.[E] Matthew Rushworth, of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford,sees this in his lab every day."One of the ways in which all agents seem to make decisions is thatthey assign a lower weighting to outcomes that are going to be further away in the future," hesays."This is a very sensible way for an animal to make decisions in the wild and would havebeen very helpful for humans for thousands of years."[F] Not any longer.By the time we wake up to the threat posed by climate change, it could well betoo late.And ff we're not going to make rational decisions about the future, others may have tohelp us to do so.[G] Few political libraries are without a copy of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealthand Happiness, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein.They argue that governments shouldpersuade us into making better decisions--such as saving more in our pension plans--by changingthe default options.Professor Weber believes that environmental policy can make use of similartactics.If, for example, building codes included green construction guidelines, most developerswould be too lazy to challenge them.[H] Defaults are certainly part of the solution.But social scientists are most concerned about craftingmessages that exploit our group mentality (,~, ~ )."We need to understand what motivatespeople, what it is that allows them to make change," says Professor Neil Adger, of the TyndallCentre for Climate Change Research in Norwich."It is actually about what their peers think ofthem, what their social norms are, what is seen as desirable in society." In other words, ourinner caveman is continually looking over his shoulder to see what the rest of the tribe are up to.[ I ] The passive attitude we have to climate change as individuals can be altered by counting us in--and measuring us against--our peer group."Social norms are primitive and elemental," says Dr.Robert Cialdini, author of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion."Birds flock together, fishschool together, cattle herd together...justperceiving norms is enough to cause people to adjusttheir behaviour in the direction of the crowd."[J] These norms can take us beyond good intentions.Cialdini conducted a study in San Diego inwhich coat hangers bearing messages about saving energy were hung on people's doors.Some ofthe messages mentioned the environment, some financial savings, others social responsibility.Butit was the ones that mentioned the actions of neighbours that drove down power use.[K] Other studies show that simply providing the facility for people to compare their energy use withthe local average is enough to cause them to modify their behaviour.The Conservatives plan toadopt this strategy by making utility companies print the average local electricity and gas usage onpeople's bills.[L] Social science can also teach politicians how to avoid our collective capacity for serf-destructivebehaviour.Environmental campaigns that tell us how many people drive SUVs unwittingly (不经意的) imply that this behaviour is widespread and thus permissible.Cialdini recommends somecareful framing of the message."Instead of normalising the undesirable behaviour, the messageneeds to marginalise it, for example, by stating that if even one person buys yet another SUV, itreduces our ability to be energy-independent."[M] Tapping into how we already see ourselves is crucial.The most successful environmental strategywill marry the green message to our own sense of identity.Take your average trade unionmember, chances are they will be politically motivated and be used to collective action--muchlike Erica Gregory.A retired member of the Public and Commercial Services Union, she is settingup one of 1,i00 action groups with the support of Climate Solidarity, a two-year environmentalcampaign aimed at trade unionists.[N] Erica is proof that a great-grandmother can help to lead the revolution if you get the psychologyright--in this case, by matching her enthusiasm for the environment with a fondness for organisinggroups."I think it's a terrific idea," she says of the campaign."The union backing it makesmembers think there must be something in it." She is expecting up to 20 people at the firstmeeting she has called, at her local pub in the Cornish village of Polperro.[O] Nick Perks, project director for Climate Solidarity, believes this sort of activity is where the futureof environmental action lies. "Using existing civil society structures or networks is a more effective way of creating change.., and obviously trade unions are one of the biggest civil societynetworks in the UK," he says. The " Love Food, Hate Waste" campaign entered into acollaboration last year with another such network--the Women's Institute.Londoner Rachel Taylorjoined the campaign with the aim of making new friends.A year on, the meetings have madelasting changes to what she throws away in her kitchen."It's always more of an incentive if you'redoing it with other people," she says."It motivates you more if you know that you've got toprovide feedback to a group."[P]The power of such simple psychology in fighting climate change is attracting attention across thepolitical establishment.In the US, the House of Representatives Science Committee has approveda bill allocating $10 million a year to studyingenergy-related behaviour.In the UK, new studiesare in development and social scientists are regularly spotted in British government offices.Withthe help of psychologists, there is fresh hope that we might go green after all.46.When people find they are powerless to change a situation, they tend to live with it.47.To be effective, environmental messages should be carefully framed.48.It is the government's responsibility to persuade people into making environment-friendly decisions.49.Politicians are beginning to realise the importance of enlisting psychologists' help in fighting climatechange.50.To find effective solutions to climate change, it is necessary to understand what motivates people to make change.51.In their evolution, humans have learned to pay attention to the most urgent issues instead of long-term concerns.52.One study shows that our neighbours' actions are influential in changing our behaviour.53.Despite clear signs of global warming, it is not easy for most people to believe climate change will affect their own lives.54.We should take our future into consideration in making decisions concerning climate change before it is too late.55.Existing social networks can be more effective in creating change in people's behaviour.Section CDirections: 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 ).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.More than a decade ago, cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz, both then atVanderbilt University, found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability toretain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation but a quality they called "preparation for futurelearning." The researchers asked fifth graders and college students to create a recovery plan to protectbald eagles from extinction. Shockingly, the two groups came up with plans of similar quality(although the college students had better spelling skills ). From the standpoint of a traditionaleducator, this outcome indicated that schooling had failed to help students think about ecosystems andextinction, major scientific ideas.The researchers decided to go deeper, however.They asked both groups to generate questionsabout important issues needed to create recovery plans.On this task, they found large differences.College students focused on critical issues of interdependence between eagles and their hab/tats (栖息地).Fifth graders tended to focus on features of individual eagles ( "How big are they?" and "What dothey eat?" ).The college students had cultivated the ability to ask questions, thecornerstone of criticalthinking.They had learned how to learn.Museums and other institutions of informal learning may be better suited to teach this skill than elementary and secondary schools.At the Exploratorium in San Francisco, we recently studied howlearning to ask good questions can affect the quality of people's scientific inquiry.We found that whenwe taught participants to ask "What if?" and "How can?" questions that nobody present would knowthe answer to and that would spark exploration, they engaged in better inquiry at the next exhibit--asking more questions, performing more experiments and making better interpretations of their results.Specifically, their questions became more comprehensive at the new exhibit.Rather than merely askingabout something they wanted to try, they tended to include both cause and effect in their question.Asking juicy questions appears to be a transferable skill for deepening collaborative inquiry into thescience content found in exhibits.This type of learning is not confined to museums or institutional rmal learningenvironments tolerate failure better than schools.Perhaps many teachers have too little time to allowstudents to form and pursue their own questions and too much ground to cover in the curriculum.Butpeople must acquire this skill somewhere.Our society depends on them being able to make criticaldecisions about their own medical treatment, say, or what we must do about global energy needs anddemands.For that, we have a robust informal learning system that gives no grades, takes all comers,and is available even on holidays and weekends.56.What is traditional educators' interpretation of the research outcome mentioned in the first paragraph ?A.Students are not able to apply prior knowledge to new problems.B.College students are no better than fifth graders in memorizing facts.cation has not paid enough attention to major environmental issues.cation has failed to lead students to think about major scientific ideas.57.In what way are college students different from children?A.They have learned to think critically.B.They are concerned about social issues.C.They are curious about specific features.D.They have learned to work independently.58.What is the benefit of asking questions with no ready answers?A.It arouses students' interest in things around them.B.It cultivates students' ability to make scientific inquiries.C.It trains students' ability to design scientific experiments.D.It helps students realize not every question has an answer.59.What is said to be the advantage of informal learning?A.It allows for failures.B.It is entertaining.C.It charges no tuition.D.It meets practical needs.60.What does the author seem to encourage educators to do at the end of the passage?A.Train students to think about global issues.B.Design more interactive classroom activities.C.Make full use of informal learning resources.D.Include collaborative inquiry in the curriculum.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage."There's an old saying in the space world: amateurs talk about technology, professionals talkabout insurance." In an interview last year with The Economist, George Whitesides, chief executive ofspace-tourism fu'm Virgin Galactic, was placing his company in the latter category.But insurance willbe cold comfort following the failure on October 31st of VSS Enterprise, resulting in the death of onepilot and the severe injury to another.On top of the tragic loss of life, the accident in California will cast a long shadow over the future of space tourism, even before it has properly begun.The notion of space tourism took hold in 2001 with a $ 20 million flight aboard a Russianspacecraft by Dennis Tito, a millionaire engineer with an adventurous streak.Just haft a dozen holiday-makers have reached orbit since then, for similarly astronomical price tags. But more recently,companies have begun to plan more affordable "suborbital" flights--briefer ventures just to the edge ofspace's vast darkness.Virgin Galactic had, prior to this week's accident, seemed closest to startingregular flights.The company has already taken deposits from around 800 would-be space tourists,including Stephen Hawking.After being dogged by technical delays for years, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic's founder,had recently suggested that a SpaceShipTwo craft would carry its first paying customers as soon asFebruary 2015. That now seems an impossible timeline. In July, a sister craft of the crashedspaceplane was reported to be about half-finished.The other half will have to walt, as authorities ofAmerica's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA.and National Transportation Safety Board work out:what went wrong.In the meantime, the entire space tourism industry will be on tenterhooks (坐立不安).The 2004Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles andservices, prohibits the transportation secretary (and thereby the FAA.from regulating the design oroperation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or.passengers.That means that the FAA could suspend Virgin Galactic's licence to fly.It could also insiston checking private manned spacecraft as thoroughly as it does commercial aircraft.While that may:make suborbital travel safer, it would add significant cost and complexity to an emerging industry thathas until now operated largely as the playground of billionaires and dreamy engineers.How Virgin Galactic, regulators and the public respond to this most recent tragedy will determinewhether and how soon private space travel can transcend that playground.There is no doubt that space flight entails risks, and to pioneer a new mode of travel is to face those risks, and to reduce them.with the benefit of hard-won experience.61.What is said about the failure of VSS Enterprise?A.It may lead to the bankruptcy of Virgin Galactic.B.It has a strong negative impact on space tourism.C.It may discourage rich people from space travel.D.It has aroused public attention to safety issues.62.What do we learn about the space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic?A.It has just built a craft for commercial flights.B.It has sent half a dozen passengers into space.C.It was about ready to start regular business.D.It is the first to launch "suborbital" flights.63.What is the purpose of the 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act?A.To ensure space travel safety.B.To limit the FAA's functions.C.To legalize private space explorations.D.To promote the space tourism industry.64.What might the FAA do after the recent accident in California?A.Impose more rigid safety standards.B.Stop certifying new space-tourist agencies.C.Amend its 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act.D.Suspend Virgin Galactic's licence to take passengers into space.65.What does the author think of private space travel?A.It is worth promoting despite the risks involved.B.It should not be confined to the rich only.C.It should be strictly regulated.D.It is too risky to carry on.Part IV Translation(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.在帮助国际社会于2030年前消除极端贫困过程中，中国正扮演着越来越重要的角色。

2018年12月6级答案解析第三套

2018年12月大学英语六级考试真题答案与详解(第3套)Part I Writing审题思路本篇话题是“如何平衡学业和课外活动”,这与考生的学习生活密切相关。

在具体行文方面，考生可以开篇引出话题；然后针对这一问题提出自己的建议；最后总结全文，重述论点或升华主题。

写作提纲)一、引出话题：适当地参加课外活动不仅能促进学习，而且能提高综合能力(promote academic study 、enhance our overall abilities)1合理安排课业并有效地完成(schedule our schoolwork reasonably and fnish it eficiently)二、提出建议2. 只参加我们想参加的活动(only spend time on activities we want to participate in)3. 参加一些俱乐部可以遇到志同道合的人，提升我们的能力(join clubs where we can meetlike-minded people and improve our skills)三、总结全文：通过高效学习及合理安排课外活动真正实现两者的平衡(studying more eficiently,arangingextracurricular activities more rationally)范文点评□全文翻译如何平衡学业和课外活动许多学生和他们的父母担心花时间参加课外活动会妨碍学习，这是可以理解的。

但在我看来，只要我们能在两者之间取得平衡，适当地参加课外活动不仅能促进学习，而且能提高我们的综合能力。

首先，合理安排课业并高效地完成是明智之举，因为只有这样，我们才能分配出额外的时间和精力参加课外活动，并且不会对我们的学习产生负面影响。

其次，应该只将时间花在我们想参加的活动上，因为它们会给我们带来乐趣，并在一定程度上缓解学习压力。

第三，我们也可以参加一些俱乐部，在那里可以遇到志同道合的人，并会以一种直接对我们的学业有利的方式提升我们的能力。

2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第3套)

2015 年12 月大学英语六级考试真题及答案（第3 套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the harm caused by misleading information online. You are required to write atleast 150 words but no more than 200 words.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section AQuestions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.It seems to be a law in the technology industry that leading companies eventually lose their positions, often quickly and brutally. Mobile phone champion Nokia, one of Europe’s biggest technology success stories, was no 36 losing its market share in just a few years.In 2007, Nokia accounted for more than 40% of mobile phone sales 37 . But consumers’ preferences were already 38 toward touch-screen smartphones. With the introduction of Apple’s iPhone in the middle of that year, Nokia’s market share 39 rapidly and revenue plunged. By the end of 2013, Nokia had sold its phone business to Microsoft.What sealed Nokia’s fate was a series of decisions made by Stephen Elop in his position as CEO, which he 40 in October 2010. Each day that Elop spent in charge of Nokia, the company’s market value declined by $23 million, making him, by the numbers, one of the worst CEOs in history.But Elop was not the only person at 41 .Nokia’s board resisted change, making it impossible for the company to adapt to rapid shifts in the industry. Most 42 , orma Ollila, who had led Nokia’s transition from an industrial company to a technology giant, was too fascinated by the company 43 success to recognize the change that was needed to sustain its competitiveness. The company also embarked on a 44 cost cutting program, which included the elimination of thousands of jobs. This contributed to the 45 of the company’s once-spirited culture, which had motivated employees to take risks and make miracles. Good leaders left the company, taking Nokia’s sense of vision and direction with them. Not surprisingly, much of Nokia's most valuable design and programming talent left as well.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。

2023年12月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(三套全)

2023年12月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(三套全) 一、听力理解第一套第一节(共5小题)1. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Turn the television off.B. Turn the volume down.C. Turn the radio on.Answer: B2. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At the post office.B. At the bank.C. At the hotel.Answer: C3. What does the man imply about the woman?A. She hasn’t been to New York City.B. She needs to find a new job.C. She travels a lot for work.Answer: A4. How long has the man been waiting?A. For an hour.B. For half an hour.C. For ten minutes.Answer: B5. What is the woman doing?A. She is looking for her keys.B. She is waiting for someone to arrive.C. She is talking on the phone.Answer: C第二节(共5小题)6. What is the woman asking the man to do?A. Fix her computer.B. Help her find a job.C. Visit her tomorrow.Answer: A7. What does the man offer to do next?A. Take the woman to the restaurant.B. Prepare dinner for the woman.C. Look for a restaurant on the Internet.Answer: C8. What does the man say abo ut the woman’s computer?A. It can’t be fixed.B. It needs a software update.C. It needs a new battery.Answer: B9. What does the woman suggest doing after dinner?A. Go for a walk.B. Watch a movie at home.C. Go to a movie theater.Answer: B10. How do es the woman feel about the man’s suggestion?A. Excited.B. Indifferent.C. Annoyed.Answer: A二、阅读理解第一套An important part of a child’s development is the acquisition of social skills. Social skills help children to interact effectively with others and build healthy relationships. These skills are vital for success in school, work, and life in general.One of the best ways to help children develop social skills is through play. Play allows children to practice andmaster social, emotional, and cognitive skills in a relaxed and enjoyableenvironment. Through play, children learn valuable skills such as cooperation, sharing, problem-solving, and communication.There are different types of play that help in the development of social skills. Cooperative play is when children play and work together towards a common goal. This type of play helps children to learn teamwork and collaboration. Pretend play, on the other hand, allows children to develop empathy and understanding of others’ perspectives. They learn to take on different roles and pretend to be someone else, which helps in developing their social and emotional intelligence. Board games and group activities also promote social interaction and help children learn important skills such as taking turns, following rules, and resolving conflicts in a fair manner.Parents and educators play a crucial role in promoting social skills development. They can create opportunities for play and provide guidance and support. It is important for parents to encourage their children to engage in various types of play and provide them with age-appropriate toys and games. Educators can incorporate play-based learning activities in the classroom to foster social skills development.In conclusion, play is a valuable tool for social skills development. It allows children to practice and master important skills while having fun. Parents and educators should recognize the importance of play and provide opportunities and support for children to engage in different types of play.第二套The concept of time management is essential in today’s fast-paced world. Effective time management helps individuals to prioritize tasks, handle multiple responsibilities, and increase productivity. It allows individuals to make the most out of their time and achieve their goals efficiently.Here are some tips for effective time management:1.Set goals: Identify your long-term and short-termgoals. Break them down into smaller, manageable tasks.This will help you stay focused and motivated.2.Prioritize tasks: Determine which tasks are mostimportant and urgent. Focus on completing these tasks first.3.Create a schedule: Use a planner or online calendarto schedule your tasks and activities. Set deadlines for each task to stay organized and keep track of your progress.4.Avoid multitasking: Multitasking may seem like atime-saving technique, but it can actually decreaseproductivity. Focus on one task at a time and give it yourfull attention.5.Delegate tasks: If possible, delegate tasks to others.This will free up your time and allow you to focus on more important tasks.6.Take breaks: Schedule regular breaks to rest andrecharge. This will help you maintain focus and preventburnout.7.Avoid procrastination: Procrastination can lead tounnecessary stress and missed deadlines. Break tasks into smaller, manageable parts and tackle them one at a time.8.Learn to say no: Don’t overcommit yourself. Learn tosay no to tasks that are not essential or do not align withyour goals.e technology: Take advantage of technology toolssuch as productivity apps and time tracking apps. Thesecan help you stay organized and manage your time moreeffectively.10.Review and adjust: Regularly review your scheduleand tasks. Adjust as needed to accommodate unexpectedevents or changes in priorities.By implementing these tips, you can improve your time management skills and achieve greater success in your personal and professional life.第三套The importance of physical exercise cannot be overstated. Regular exercise has numerous health benefits and plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.Physical exercise helps to strengthen the cardiovascular system, improve lung function, and increase muscle strength and endurance. It also promotes weight loss and helps to maintain a healthy body weight. Regular exercise reduces the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, andcertain types of cancer. It can also improve mental health by reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety.In addition to the physical benefits, exercise is also important for cognitive function. Studies have shown that regular exercise improves memory, attention, and problem-solving skills. It can also enhance creativity and productivity.Exercise is not only beneficial for adults but also for children and adolescents. Regular physical activity in childhood and adolescence helps to develop healthy bones, muscles, and joints. It improves coordination and balance, and reduces the risk of childhood obesity. It also has a positive impact on academic performance, including improved concentration and focus.There are many different forms of exercise that individuals can choose from, including aerobic exercise, strength training, flexibility exercises, and high-intensity interval training (HIIT). It is important to find a form of exercise that you enjoy and can incorporate into your daily routine.In conclusion, regular physical exercise is essential for overall health and well-being. It has numerous physical and mental health benefits and should be a priority for individuals of all ages. Make exercise a part of your daily routine and reap the rewards of a healthy and active lifestyle.三、写作题目及答案第一套写作题目：Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:。

2015年12月六级第3套答案解析

2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(三)答案与详解PartⅠWriting结构框图：一、第1段描述图画内容并介绍图中人物观点。

二、第2段分析网络误导性信息的危害——网络误导性信息会使人养成坏习惯，甚至犯罪；网络误导性信息会造成个人和政府的信任危机，并举例说明。

三、第3段提出建议一采取措施来防止我们被垃圾信息误导，并提出个人见解。

The Harm Caused by Misleading Information OnlineAs is revealed in the picture,a man is sitting in front of a computer searching information from the Internet, while a woman is standing by the door,holding a cup of coffee.The most striking feature is the caption under the picture,which reads“I just feel unfortunate to live in a world with so much misleading information!”With a large amount of information coming up,the severity of misleading information arises.Unfortunately, if we lack the ability to distinguish the true information from the misleading one,we will finally fall prey to it, because the misleading information may get people into bad habits,even make them commit crimes.Numerous network fraud is a living example.In addition,there may be a trust crisis between individuals and the government, if we cannot correct the misleading news as soon as possible.For instance,the nuclear leakage in Japan in2011 has caused great panic in Eastern China,where thousands of people went out to rob salt after the rumor that salt has an effect of anti-radiation,which brought about turbulence in the domestic market.From what have been discussed above,it is therefore,necessary that some effective measures be taken to prevent ourselves from being misled by junk information.And in my opinion,learning to identify the authenticity of information online is the most practical measure.PartⅡListening Comprehension1.听力原文：W:I was shocked to hear of your wife’s illness.Is she going to be all right?M：At first,the doctors weren’t sure,but she’s really improved.She’ll be home next week.Q:What do we learn about the man’s wife from the conversation?【精析】D)。

2016年12月六级考试(第三套)真题

1.A) It is well paid.B)It is stimulating.2.A) A quick promotion.B)Free accommodation. C)It is demanding.D)It is fairly secure.C)Moving expenses.D) A lighter workload.2016年12月全国大学生英语六级考试（卷三）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on invention.Your essay should include the importance of creation and measures to be taken to encourage creation• You are required to write at least 1 50 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension （30minutes）（说明：本次六级考试全国共考了两套听力，为避免重复，特补充了一套模拟听力，供同学们练习。

）Section ADirections：In this section，you will hear two Long conversations. At the end of each conversation , you will hear some questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion , you m ust 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 1 to 4 will be based on the conversation you have just heard.3.A) He has difficulty communicating with local people.B)He has to spend a lot more traveling back and forth.C)He has trouble adapting to the local weather.D)He has to sign a long-term contract.4.A) The woman will help the man make a choice.B)The man is going to attend a job interview.C)The man is in the process of job hunting.D)The woman sympathizes with the man.Questions 5 to 8 will be based on he conversation you have just heard.5.A) He made a business trip. C) He talked to her on the phone.B)He had a quarrel with Marsha. D) He resolved a budget problem.6.A) She may have to be fired for poor performance.B)She has developed some serious mental problem.C)She is in charge of the firm’s budget planning.D)She supervises a number of important projects.7.A) She failed to arrive at the airport on time.B)David promised to go on the trip in her place.C)Something unexpected happened at her home.D)She was not feeling herself on that day.8.A) He frequently gets things mixed up.B)He is always finding fault with Marsha.C)He has been trying hard to cover for Marsha.D)He often fails to follow through on his projects.Section BDirections：In this section，you will hear 2 passages. At the end of each passage，you will hear some questions.Both the passage 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 thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre•Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A) By invading the personal space of listeners.B)By making gestures at strategic points.C)By speaking in a deep, loud voice.D)By speaking with the local accent.10.A) To promote sportsmanship among business owners.B)To encourage people to support local sports groups.C)To raise money for a forthcoming local sports event.D)To show his family’s contribution to the community.11.A) They are known to be the style of the sports world.B)They would certainly appeal to his audience.C)They represent the latest fashion in the business circles.D)They are believed to communicate power and influence.12.A) To cover up his own nervousness.B)To create a warm personal atmosphere.C)To enhance the effect of background music.D)To allow the audience to better enjoy his slides.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13.A) She was the first educated slave of John Wheatley's.B)She was the greatest female poet in Colonial America.Now listern to the following recording and20.A) The important color in nature.B)The stories of the word “green”.21.A) A mature person.B) A brave soldier.22.A) In the 15th century.B) About 400 years ago. answer questions 20 to 22.C)The emotions of green-eyed monster.D)The meanings of a green light.C) A young cow.D)An inexperienced person.C)In the 18th century.D)About 600 years ago.C)She was born about the time of the War of Independence.D)She was the first African-American slave to publish a book.14.A) Revise it a number of times. C) Go through a scholarly examination.B)Obtain consent from her owner. D) Turn to the colonial governor for help.15.A) Literary works calling for the abolition of slavery.B)Religious scripts popular among slaves in America.C) A rich stock of manuscripts left by historical figures.D)Lots of lost works written by African-American women.Section CDirections：In this section，you will hear recordings of Lectures or talks followed by some questions. The recordings -will be played only once. After you hear a question , you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices marked A ), B ), C) and D ). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single Line through the centre.Now listern to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.16.A) Those who have enough time for holidays.B)Those who are too busy to make perfect private plans.C)Those who seldom do time management.D)Those who have got a messy life.17.A) Lighting candles. C) Saying a special prayer.B)Singing songs. D) Going to church.18.A) Let them deliver the things to the recipients.B)Let them choose what to give away.C)Tell them how meaningful giving is.D)Give them some awards after that.19.A) Holding a New Year’s Day party.C) Protecting people’s privacy.B)Locking yourself in the bathroom. D) Carving out time for yourself.Now listern to the following recording and answer questions 23 to 25.23.A) It had much more pages than newspapers.B)It was given away for free.C)It dealt with issues rather than events.D)It was more widely available than newspapers.24.A) He wrote articles critical of the Church of England.B)He refused to stop publishing the Review•C)He refused to pay publishing taxes.D)He refused to join the Church of England.25.A) It was not really a magazine. C) It was praised by readers of poetry.B) It featured a variety of articles and stories. D) It was unpopular with politicians.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections：In this section , there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a List of choices given in a word bank foLlovuing the passage. Read the passage throughcarefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark thecorresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the. centre. You maynot use any of the words in the bank more than once.The tree people in the Lord of the Rings— the Ents — can get around by walking. But for real trees, it’s harder to uproot. Because they're literally rooted into the ground, they are unable to leave and go 26.When a tree first starts growing in a certain area, it’s likely that the 27 envelope — the temperature, humidity, rainfall patterns and so on — suits it. Otherwise, it would be unable to grow from a seedling. But as it 28 ，these conditions may change and the area around itmay no longer be suitable for its 29 .When that happens, many trees like walnuts, oaks and pines, rely 30 on so-called “scatter hoarders，’’ such as birds, to move their seeds to new localities. Many birds like to store food for the winter, which they 31 retrieve.When the birds forget td retrieve their food — and they do sometimes — a seedling has a chance to grow. The bird Clark’s nutcracker, for example, hides up to 100,000 seeds per year, up to 30 kilometers away from the seed source, and has a very close symbiotic(共生的)relationship with several pine species, most 32 the whitebark pine.As trees outgrow their ideal 33 in the face of climate change，these flying ecosystem engineers could be a big help in 34 trees. It’s a solution for us — getting birds to do the work is cheap and effective —and it could give 35 oaks and pines the option to truly “make like a tree and leave.”"vSection BDirections：In this section，you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph fromwhich the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph ismarked with a Letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 •The American Workplace Is Broken. Here’s How We Can Start Fixing It.A)Americans are working longer and harder hours than ever before. 83% of workers say they're stressedabout their jobs, nearly 50% say work-related stress is interfering with their sleep, and 60% use their smartphones to check in with work outside of normal working hours； No wonder only 13% of employees worldwide feel engaged in their occupation.B)Glimmers(少许)of hope, however, are beginning to emerge in this bruising environment: Americansare becoming aware of the toll their jobs take on them, and employers are exploring ways to alleviate the harmful effects of stress and overwork. Yet much more work remains to be done. To call str ess an epidemic isn’t exaggeration. The 83% of American employees who are stressed about their jobs — up from 73% just a year before — say that poor compensation and an unreasonable workload are their number-one sources of stress. And if you suspected that the workplace had gotten more stressful than it was just a few decades ago, you're right. Stress levels increased 18% for women and 24% for men from 1983 to 2009. Stress is also starting earlier in life, with some data suggesting that today's teens are even more stressed than ^dults.C)Stress is taking a significant toll on our health, and the collective public health cost may be enormous.Occupational stress increases the risk of heart attack and diabetes, accelerates the aging process, decreases longevity, and contributes to depression and anxiety, among numerous other negative health outcomes. Overall, stress-related health problems account for up to 90% of hospital visits, many of them preventable. Your job is “literally killing you，” as The Washington Post put it. It’s also hurting our relationships. Working parents say they feel stressed, tired, rushed and short on quality time with their children, friends and partners.D)Seven in 10 workers say they struggle to maintain work-life balance. As technology (and with it,work emails) seeps(渗入)into every aspect of our lives, work-life balance has become an almost meaningless term. Add a rapidly changing economy and an uncertain future to this 24/7 connectivity, and you’ve got a recipe for overwork, according to Phyllis Moen. “There’s rising work demand coupled with the insecurity of mergers, takeovers, downsizing and other factors，’’ Moen said.“Part of the work-life issue has to talk about uncertainty about the future.”E） These factors have converged to create an increasingly impossible situation with many employeesoverworking to the point of burnout. It’s not only unsustainable for workers, but also for the companies that employ them. Science has shown a clear correlation between high stress levels in workers and absenteeism（旷工），reduced productivity, disengagement and high turnover. Too many workplace policies effectively prohibit employees from developing a healthy work-life balance by barring them from taking time off，even when they need it most.F）T he U. S. trails far behind every wealthy nation and many developing ones that have family- friendly work policies including paid parental leave, paid sick days and breast-feeding support,according toa 2007 study. The U. S. is also the only advanced economy that does not guarantee workers paidvacation time, and it’s one of only two countries in the world that does not offer guaranteed paid maternity leave. But even when employees are given paid time off, workplace norms and expectations that pressure them to overwork often prevent them from taking it. Fulltime employees who do have paid vacation days only use half of them on average.G） Our modern workplaces also operate based on outdated time constraints. The practice of clocking in for an eight-hour workday is a leftover from the days of the Industrial Revolution, as reflected in the then-popular saying, “Eight hours labor, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest.”H）W e’ve held on to this workday structure — but thanks to our digital devices, many employees never really clock out. Today, the average American spends 8.8 hours at work daily, and the majority of working professionals spend additional hours checking in with work during evenings, weekends and even vacations. The problem isn’t the technolog y itself, but that the technology is being used to create more flexibility for the employer rather than the employee. In a competitive work environment, employers are able to use technology to demand more from their employees rather than motivating workers with flexibility that benefits them.I）In a study published last year, psychologists coined the term “workplace telepressure M to describe an employee’s urge to immediately respond to emails and engage in obsessive thoughts about returning an email to one’s boss, colleagues or clients. The researchers found that telepressure is a major cause of stress at work, which over time contributes to physical and mental burnout. Of the 300 employees participating in the study, those who experienced high levels of telepressure were more likely to agree with statements assessing burnout, like “I’ve no energy for going to work in the morning，’’ and to report feeling fatigued and unfocused. Telepressure was also correlated with sleeping poorly and missing work.J) Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow explains that when people feel the pressure to be always “on,” they find ways to acco mmodate that pressure, including altering their schedules, work habits and interactions with family and friends. Perlow calls this vicious cycle the “cycle of responsiveness”：Once bosses and colleagues experience an employee’s increased responsiveness, th ey increase their demands on the employee’s time. And because a failure to accept these increased demands indicates a lack of commitment to one’s work，the employee complies.K) To address skyrocketing employee stress levels, many companies have implemente d workplace wellness programs, partnering with health care providers that have created programs to promoteemployee health and well-being. Some research does suggest that these programs hold promise. A study of employees at health insurance provider Aetna revealed that roughly one quarter of those taking in-office yoga and mindfulness classes reported a 28% reduction in their stress levels and a 20% improvement in sleep quality. These less-stressed workers gained an average of 62 minutes per week of productivity. While yoga and meditation (静思)are scientifically proven to reduce stress levels, these programs do little to target the root causes of burnout and disengagement. The conditions creating the stress are long hours, unrealistic demands and deadlines, a nd work-life conflict.L)Moen and her colleagues may have found the solution. In a 2011 study, she investigated the effects of implementing a Results Only Work Environment (ROWE) on the productivity and well-being of employees at Best Buy's corporate headquarters.M) For the study, 325 employees spent six months taking part in ROWE, while a control group of 334 employees continued with their normal workflow. The ROWE participants were allowed to freely determine when, where and how they worked — the only thing that mattered was that they got the job done. The results were striking. After six months, the employees who participated in ROWE reported reduced work-family conflict and a better sense of control of their time, and they were getting a full hour of extra sleep each night. The employees were less likely to leave their jobs, resulting in reduced turnover. It’s important to note that the increased flexibility didn’t encourage them to work around the clock. “They didn’t work anywhere and all the time — they were better able to manage their work,” Moen said. “Flexibility and control is key，’’ she continued.36.Workplace norms pressure employees to overwork, deterring them from taking paid time off.37.The overwhelming majority of employees attribute their stress mainly to low pay and an excessiveworkload.38.According to Moen, flexibility gives employees better control over their work and time.2016 — 12六级试题(第3套)第7页(共22页)39.Flexibility resulting from the use of digital devices benefits employers instead of employees.40.Research finds that if employees suffer from high stress, they will be less motivated, less productiveand more likely to quit.41.In-office wellness programs may help reduce stress levels, but they are hardly an ultimate solutionto the problem.42.Health problems caused by stress in the workplace result in huge public health expenses.43.If employees respond quickly to their job assignments, the employer is likely to demand more fromthem.44.With technology everywhere in our life, it has become virtually imposs ible for most workers to keepa balance between work and life.45.In America today, even teenagers suffer from stress, and their problem is even more serious thangrown-ups’.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinishedstatements. For each of them there are four choices marked A ) , B ),C)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Dr. Donald Sadoway at MIT started his own battery company with the hope of changing the world’s energy future. It’s a dramatic endorsement for a technology most people think about only when their smart phone goes dark. But Sadoway isn’t alone in trumpeting energy storage as a missing link to a cleaner, more efficient, and more equitable energy future.Scientists and engineers have long believed in the promise of batteries to change the world. Advanced batteries are moving out of specialized markets and creeping into the mainstream, signaling a tipping point for forward-looking technolpgies such as electric cars and rooftop solar panels.The ubiquitous (无所不在的)battery has already come a long way, of course. For belter or worse, batteries make possible our mobile-first lifestyles, our screen culture, our increasingly globalized world. Still, as impressive as all this is, it may be trivial compared with what comes next. Having already enabled a communications revolution, the battery is now poised to transform just about everything else.The wireless age is expanding to include not just our phones, tablets, and laptops, but also our cars, homes, and even whole communities. In emerging economies, rural communitie s are bypassing the wires and wooden poles that spread power. Instead, some in Africa and Asia are seeing their first lightbulbs illuminated by the power of sunlight stored in batteries.Today, energy storage is a $ 33 billion global industry that generates nearly 100 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year. By the end of the decade, it’s expected to be worth over $50 billion and generate 160 gigawatt-hours, enough to attract the attention of major companies that might not otherwise be interested in a decidedly pedestrian technology. Even utility companies, which have long viewed batteries and alternative forms of energy as a threat, are learning to embrace the technologies as enabling rather than disrupting.Today's battery breakthroughs come as the world looks to expand modern energy access to the billion or so people without it, while also cutting back on fuels that warm the planet. Those simultaneous challenges appear less overwhelming with increasingly better answers to a centuries-old question： how to make power portable.To be sure, the battery still has a long way to go before the nightly recharge completely repla ces the weekly trip to the gas station. A battery-powered world comes with its own risks, too. What happens to the centralized electric grid, which took decades and billions of dollars to build, as more and more people become “prosumers，” who produce and c onsume their own energy onsite?No one knows which — if any — battery technology will ultimately dominate, but one thing remains dear. The future of energy is in how we store it.46.What does Dr. Sadoway think of energy storage?A)It involves the application of sophisticated technology.B)It is the direction energy development should follow.C)It will prove to be a profitable business.D)It is a technology benefiting everyone.47.What is most likely to happen when advanced batteries become widely used?A)Mobile-first lifestyles will become popular.B)The globalization process will be accelerated.C)Communications will take more diverse forms.D)The world will undergo revolutionary changes.48.In some rural communities of emerging economies, people have begun to _______ •A)find digital devices simply indispensable.B)communicate primarily by mobile phone.C)light their homes with stored solar energy.D)distribute power with wires and wooden poles.49.Utility companies have begun to realize that battery technologies______ .J A) benefit their business. C) promote innovation.B)transmit power faster. D) encourage competition.50.What does the author imply about the centralized electric grid?A)It might become a thing of the past.B)It might turn out to be a “prosumer”.C）It will be easier to operate and maintain.D）It will have to be completely transformed.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.More than 100 years ago, American sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois was concerned that race was being used as a biological explanation for what he understood to be social and cultural differences between different populations of people. He spoke out against the idea of “white” and “black” as distinct groups, claiming that these distinctions ignored the scope of human diversity.Science would favor Du Bois. Today, the mainstream belief among scientists is that race is a social construct without biological meaning. In an article published in the journal Science，four scholars say racial categories need to be phased out.14Essentially, I could not agree more with the authors,” said Svante Paabo, a biologist and director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany. In one example that demonstrated genetic differences were not fixed along racial lines, the full genomes（基因组）of James Watson and Craig Venter, two famous American scientists of European ancestry, were compared to that of a Korean scientist, Seong-Jin Kim. It turned out that Watson and Venter shared fewer variations in their genetic sequences than they each shared with Kim.Michael Yudell, a professor of public health at Drexel University in Philadelphia, said that modern genetics research is operating in a paradox： on the one hand, race is understood to be a useful tool to illuminate human genetic diversity, but on the other hand, race is also understood to be a poorly defined marker of that diversity.Assumptions about genetic differences between people of different races could be particularly dangerous in a medical setting. “If you make clinical predictions based on some body’s race, you’re going to be wrong a good chunk of the time,” Yudell told Live Science. In the paper, he and his colleagues used the example of cystic fibrosis, which is underdiagnosed in people of African ancestry because it is thought of as a “white” disease.So what other variables could be used if the racial concept is thrown out? Yudell said scientists need to get more specific with their language, perhaps using terms like “ancestry” or “population” that might more precisely reflect the relationship between humans and their genes, on both the individual and population level. The researchers also acknowledged that there are a few areas where race as a construct might still be useful in scientific research： as a political and social, but not biological, variable.“While we argue phasing out racial terminology（术语）in the biological sciences）we also acknowledge that using race as a political or social category to study racism, although filled with lots of challenges, remains necessary given our need to understand how structural inequities and discrimination produce health disparities（差异）between groups.” Yudell said.51.Du Bo is was opposed to the use of race as ____ .A) a basis for explaining human genetic diversity.B)an aid to understanding different populations.C)an explanation for social and cultural differences.D) a term to describe individual human characteristics.52.The study by Svante Paabo served as an example to show .A)modern genetics research is likely to fuel racial conflicts.B)race is a poorly defined marker of human genetic diversity.C)race as a biological term can explain human genetic diversity.D)genetics research should consider social and cultural variables.53.The example of the disease cystic fibrosis underdiagnosed in people of African ancestrydemonstrates that ____ .A)it is absolutely necessary to put race aside in making diagnosis.B)it is important to include social variables in genetics research.C)racial categories for genetic diversity could lead to wrong clinical predictions.D)discrimination against black people may cause negligence in clinical treatment.54.What is Yudell’s suggestion to scientists?A)They be more precise with the language they use.B)They refrain from using politically sensitive terms.C)They throw out irrelevant concepts in their research.D)They examine all possible variables in their research.55.What can be inferred from Yudell’s remark in the last paragraph?A)Clinging to racism prolongs inequity and discrimination.B)Physiological disparities are quite striking among races.C)Doing away with racial discrimination is challenging.D)Racial terms are still useful in certain fields of study.Part IV Translation （30 minutes）Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should -write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.农业是中国的一个重要产业，从业者超过3亿。

2015年12月英语六级考试真题与答案(第3套)

2015年12月英语六级考试真题试卷（第3套）Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the harm caused by misleading information online. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section A注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1. A) She has completely recovered.B) She went into shock after an operation.C) She is still in a critical condition.D) She is getting much better.2. A) Ordering a breakfast. B) Booking a hotel room.C) Buying a train ticket. D) Fixing a compartment.3. A) Most borrowers never returned the books to her.B) The man is the only one who brought her book back.C) She never expected anyone to return the books to her.D) Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets.4. A) She left her work early to get some bargains last Saturday.B) She attended the supermarket's grand opening ceremony.C) She drove a full hour before finding a parking space.D) She failed to get into the supermarket last Saturday.5. A) He is bothered by the pain in his neck.B) He cannot do his report without a computer.C) He cannot afford to have a coffee break.D) He feels sorry to have missed the report.6. A) Only top art students can show their works in the gallery.B) The gallery space is big enough for the man's paintings.C) The woman would like to help with the exhibition layout.D) The man is uncertain how his art works will be received.7. A) The woman needs a temporary replacement for her assistant.B) The man works in the same department as the woman does.C) The woman will have to stay in hospital for a few days.D) The man is capable of dealing with difficult people.8. A) It was better than the previous one.B) It distorted the mayor's speech.C) It exaggerated the city's economic problems.D) It reflected the opinions of most economists.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) To inform him of a problem they face.B) To request him to purchase control desks.C) To discuss the content of a project report.D) To ask him to fix the dictating machine.10. A) They quote the best price in the market.B) They manufacture and sell office furniture.C) They cannot deliver the steel sheets on time.D) They cannot produce the steel sheets needed.11. A) By marking down the unit price.B) By accepting the penalty clauses.C) By allowing more time for delivery.D) By promising better after-sales service.12. A) Give the customer a ten percent discount.B) Claim compensation from the steel suppliers.C) Ask the Buying Department to change suppliers.D) Cancel the contract with the customer.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A) Stockbroker. B) Physicist.C) Mathematician. D) Economist.14. A) Improve computer programming.B) Explain certain natural phenomena.C) Predict global population growth.D) Promote national financial health.15. A) Their different educational backgrounds.B) Changing attitudes toward nature.C) Chaos theory and its applications.D) The current global economic crisis.Section BPassage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A) They lay great emphasis on hard work.B) They name 150 star engineers each year.C) They require high academic degrees.D) They have people with a very high IQ.17. A) Long years of job training.B) High emotional intelligence.C) Distinctive academic qualifications.D) Devotion to the advance of science.18. A) Good interpersonal relationships.B) Rich working experience.C) Sophisticated equipment.D) High motivation.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) A diary. B) A fairy tale.C) A history textbook. D) A biography.20. A) He was a sports fan. B) He loved adventures.C) He disliked school. D) He liked hair-raising stories.21. A) Encourage people to undertake adventures.B) Publicize his colorful and unique life stories.C) Raise people's environmental awareness.D) Attract people to America's national parks.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) The first infected victim.B) A coastal village in Africa.C) The doctor who first identified it.D) A river running through the Congo.23. A) They exhibit similar symptoms.B) They can be treated with the same drug.C) They have almost the same mortality rate.D) They have both disappeared for good.24. A) By inhaling air polluted with the virus.B) By contacting contaminated body fluids.C) By drinking water from the Congo River.D) By eating food grown in Sudan and Zaire.25. A) More strains will evolve from the Ebola virus.B) Scientists will eventually find cures for Ebola.C) Another Ebola epidemic may erupt sooner or later.D) Once infected, one will become immune to Ebola.Section CThe ideal companion machine would not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed to behave in an agreeable manner. Those __26__ that make interaction with other people enjoyable would be simulated as closely as possible, and the machine would __27__ charming, stimulating, and easygoing. Its informal conversational style would make interaction comfortable, and yet the machine would remain slightly __28__ and therefore interesting. In its first encounter it might be somewhat hesitant and unassuming, but as it came to know the user it would progress to a more __29__ and intimate style. The machine would not be a passive __30__ but would add its own suggestions, information, and opinions; it would sometimes __31__ in developing or changing the topic and would have a personality of its own.The machine would convey presence. We have all seen how a computer's use of personal names often __32__ people and leads them to treat the machine as if it were almost human. Such features are easily written into the software. By introducing __33__ forcefulness and humor, the machine could be presented as a vivid and unique character.Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend if it __34__ the gradual changes that occur when one person is getting to know another. At an __35__ time it might also express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy.Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select oneword for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge of honor. Plus, we live in a culture that __36__ to the late-nighter, from 24-hour grocery stores to online shopping sites that never close. It's no surprise, then, that more than half of American adults don't get the 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as __37__ by sleep experts.Whether or not we can catch up on sleep-on the weekend, say-is a hotly __38__ topic among sleep researchers. The latest evidence suggests that while it isn't __39__ , it might help. When Liu, the UCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine, brought __40__ sleep-restricted people into the lab for a weekend of sleep during which they logged about 10 hours per night, they showed __41__ in the ability of insulin (胰岛素) to process blood sugar. That suggests that catch-up sleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep __42__ causes, which is encouraging, given how many adults don't get the hours they need each night. Still, Liu isn't __43__ to endorse the habit of sleeping less and making up for it later.Sleeping pills, while helpful for some, are not __44__ an effective remedy either. "A sleeping pill will __45__ one area of the brain, but there's never going to be a perfect sleeping pill, because you couldn't really replicate (复制) the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts of the brain to go through the different stages of sleep," says Dr. Nancy Collop, director of the Emory University Sleep Center.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。

2015年6月大学英语六级真题及答案(第三套)

2015年6月英语六级真题及答案（第三套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. ’’You can cite examples to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least l50 words but no more than 200 words.注意: 此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 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, 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, with a single line through the centre.注意: 此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

2019年12月大学英语六级考试真题答案完整版(第三套)

2019 年 12 月大学英语六级考试真题完整版（第三套）Part ⅠWriting(30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on theimportance of having a sense of community responsibility. You should write at least 150 wordsbut no more than 200 words.Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)暂无Part Ⅱ I Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to selectone word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Readthe passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identifiedby a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a singleline 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.The number of devices you can talk to is multiplying—first it was your phone, then yourcar, and now you can tell your kitchen appliances what to do. But even without gadgets thatunderstand our spoken commands, research suggests that, as bizarre as it sounds, under certain 26 ,people regularly ascribe human traits to everyday objects.reported feeling isolated were more likely than others to attribute 28 to various gadgets. In turn,feeling close to objects can 29 loneliness. When college students were reminded of a time they hadbeen 30 in a social setting, they compensated by exaggerating their number of friends—unl were first given tasks that caused them to interact with their phone as if it had human qualities.that three in four respondents yelled at their computer. Further, the more their computer gave themproblems, the more likely the respondents were to report that it had its own“ beliefs and 32 So how do people assign traits to an object? In part, we rely on looks. On humans, widefaces are 33 with dominance. Similarly, people rated cars, clocks, and watches with wide faces asmore dominant-looking than narrow-faced ones, and preferred them—especially in 34 situations.An analysis of car sales in Germany found that cars with gills ( 护栅 ) that were upturned like smilessold best. The purchasers saw this 35 as increasing a car's friendliness.A)alleviateB)apparentlyC)arrogantD)associatedE)circumstancesF)competitiveG)concededH)consciousnessI)desiresJ)excludedK)featureL)lonelyM)separateN)spectacularlyO)warrantSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph fromwhich the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph ismarked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.[A]Though he didn ’t come from a farming family, from a young age Tim Joseph was fascinatedby the idea of living off the land. Reading magazines like The Stockman Grass Farmer and Graze,he got hooked on the idea of grass-fed agriculture. The idea that all energy and wealth comes fromthe sun really intrigued him He thought the shorter the distance between the sun and the end product,the higher the profit to the farmer.[B]Joseph wanted to put this theory to the test. In 2009, he and his wife Laura launched MapleHill Creamery, an organic, all grass-fed yogurt company in northern New York. He quickly learned whatthe market has demonstrated: Demand for grass-fed products currently exceeds supply. Grass-fed beefis enjoying a 25-30% annual growth rate. Sales of grass-fed yogurt and kefir ( 发酵乳饮品 ) on the otherhand, have in the last year increased by over 38%. This is in comparison with a drop of just under 1% inthe total yogurt and kefir market according to natural and organic market research company SPINS.Joseph ’ s top priority became getting his hands on enough grass-fed milk to keepcustomers satisfied, since his own 64-cow herd wasn’ t going to suffice[C]His first partnership was with Paul and Phyllis Amburgh, owners of the Dharma Lea farm inNew York. The Amburghs, too, were true believers in grass-fed. In addition to supplying milk fromtheir own 85-head herd, they began to help other farmers in the area convent from conventional tocertified organic and grass-fed in order to enter the Maple Hill supply chain. Since 2010, thecouple has helped 125 small dairy farms convert to grass-fed, with more than 80% of thosefarms coming on board during the last two years.[D] All this conversion has helped Maple Hill grow 40-50% every year since it began with noend in sight. Joseph has learned that a farmer has to have a certain mindset to successfully convert.But convincing open-minded dairy people is actually not that hard, when you look at the economics.Grass-fed milk can fetch up to 2.5 times the price of conventional milk. Another factor is the squeezethat conventional dairy farmers have felt as the price of grain they feed their cows has gone up,tightening their profit margins. By replacing expensive grain feed with regenerative managementpractices, grass-fed farmers are insulated from jumps in the price of feed. These practices includegrazing animals on grasses grown from the pastureland’ s natural seed bunk, and fertilized by thecows ’ own fertilizer[E] Champions of this type of regenerative grazing also point to its animal welfare, climate andhealth benefits: Grass-fed animals live longer out of confinement. Grazing herds stimulate microbial(微生物的 ) activity in the soil, helping to capture water and separate carbon. And grass-fed dairyand meat have been shown to be higher in certain nutrients and healthy fats.[F]In the grass fed system, farmers are also not subject to the wildly fluctuating milk prices ofthe international commodity market. The unpredictability of global demand and the lag-time it takesto add more cows to a herd to meet demand can result in events like the recent cheese surplus. Goinggrass-fed is a safe refuge, a way for family-scale farms to stay viable. Usually a farmer will get tothe point where financially, what they’ re doing is not working. That’ s when they call Maple H the farm is well managed and has enough land, and the desire to convert is sincere, a relationshipcan begin. Through regular regional educational meetings, a large annual meeting, individual farmvisits and thousands of phone calls, the Amburghs pass on the principles of pasture management.Maple Hill signs a contract pledging to buy the farmer’ s milk at a guaranteed base price, plus quality premiums and incentives for higher protein, butter fat and other solids.[G] While Maple Hill's conversion program is unusually hands on and comprehensive, it’s justone of a growing number of businesses committed to slowly changing the way America farms.Joseph calls sharing his knowledge network through peer-to-peer learning a core piece of thecompany ’ s culture. Last summer, Massachusetts grass-fed beef advocate John Smith launchedBig Picture Beef, a network of small grass-fed beef farms in New England and New York that isprojected to bring to market 2,500 head of cattle from 125 producers this year. Early indications arethat Smith will have no shortage of farm members. Since he began to informally announce thenetwork at farming conferences and on social media, he’ s received a steady stream of inquiries from interested farmers.[H] Smith says he’ll provide services ranging from formal seminars to on-farm workshops onholistic ( 整体的 ) management, to one-on-one hand-holding and an almost 24/7 phone hotline forfarmers who are converting. In exchange, he guarantees an above-market price for each animaland a calf-to-customer electronic ear tag ID system like that used in the European Union.[1] Though advocates portray grass fed products as a win-win situation for all, they do havedownsides. Price, for one, is an issue. Joseph says his products are priced 10-20% above organicversions, but depending on the product chosen, compared to non-organic conventional yogurt,consumers could pay a premium of 30-50% or more for grass-fed. As for the meat, Smith says hisgrass-fed hamburger will be priced 20-25% over the conventional alternative. But a look at theprices on online grocer Fresh Direct suggests a grass-fed premium of anywhere from 35-60%，[J]And not every farmer has the option of going grass-fed. For both beef and dairy production itrequires, at least in the beginning, more pastureland. Grass-fed beef production tends to be morelabor-intensive as well. But Smith counters that if you factor in the hidden cost of government cornsubsidies, environment degradation, and decreased human heath and animal welfare, grass-fed isthe more cost-effective model. “ The sun provides the lowest cost of production and the cheapest meat, ”he says.[K]Another grass-fed booster spurring farmers to convert is EPIC, which makes meat-basedprotein bars. Founders Taylor Collins and his wife, Katie Forrest, used to be endurance athletes;now they ’ re advocates of grass-fed meat. Soon after launching EPIC ’ S most successful product - the Bison Bacon Cranberry Bar - Collins and Forrest found they ’ d exhausted their sources for biso(北美野牛 ) raised exclusively on pasture. When they started researching the supply chain,theylearned that only 2-3% of all bison is actually grass-fed. The rest is feed-lot confined and fed grainand corn.[L]But after General Mills bought EPIC in 2016, Collins and Forrest suddenly had the resourcesthey needed to expand their supply chain. So the company teamed up with Wisconsin-based rancherNorthstar Bison. EPIC fronted the money for the purchase of $2.5 million worth of young bison that willbe raised according to its grass-fed protocols, with a guaranteed purchase price.The message to young people who might not otherwise be able to afford to break into the businessis,“ You can purchase this $3 million piece of land here, because I’ m guaranteeing you today y have 1,000 bison on it.’ We’ re bringing new blood into the old, conventional farming ecosystem,which is really cool to see,” Collins explains.36. Farmers going grass-fed are not affected by the ever-changing milk prices of the globalmarket.37. Over the years, Tim Joseph’s partners have helped many dairy farmers to switch to grass-fed.38. One advocate believes that many other benefits should be taken into consideration whenwe assess the cost-effectiveness of grass-fed farming.39. Many dairy farmers were persuaded to switch to grass-fed when they saw its advantage interms of profits.40. Tim Joseph ’s grass-fed program is only one example of how American farming practice ischanging.41.Tim Joseph was fascinated by the notion that sunlight brings energy and wealth to mankind.42.One problem with grass-fed products is that they are usually more expensive thanconventional ones.43.Grass fed products have proved to be healthier and more nutritious.44.When Tim Joseph started his business, he found grass-fed products fell short of demand.45.A snack bar producer discovered that the supply of purely grass-fed bison met was scarce.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questionsor unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Youshould decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with asingle line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Schools are not just a microcosm( 缩影 ) of society: they mediate it too. The best seek toalleviate the external pressures on their pupils while equipping them better to understand andhandle the world outside-- at once sheltering them and broadening their horizons. This isambitious in any circumstances. and in a divided and unequal society the two ideals can clashoutright( 直接地 ).Trips that many adults would consider the adventure of a lifetime-treks in Borneo, a sportstour to Barbados-appear to have become almost routine at some state schools. Parents are beingasked for thousands of pounds. Though schools cannot profit from these trips, the companies thatarrange them do. Meanwhile, pupils arrive at school hungry because their families can’ t af breakfast. The Child Poverty Action Group says nine out of 30 in every classroom fall below thepoverty line. The discrepancy is startlingly apparent. Introducing a fundraising requirement forstudents does not help, as better-off children can tap up richer aunts and neighbours.Probing the rock pools of a local beach or practising French on a language exchange can firechildren ’ s passions, boost their skills and open their eyes to life’ s possibilities. Educational outings help bright but disadvantaged students to get better scores in A-level tests. In thisglobalised age, there is a good case for international travel. and some parents say they can managethe cost of a school trip abroad more easily than a family holiday. Even in the face of immenseand mounting financial pressures. some schools have shown remarkable determination andingenuity in ensuring that all their pupils are able to take up opportunities that may be truly life-changing. They should be applauded. Methods such as whole-school fundraising. with theproceeds(收益 ) pooled, can help to extend opportunities and fuel community spirit.But ￡3,000 trips cannot be justified when the average income for families with children isjust over ￡ 30,000. Such initiatives close doors for many pupils. Some parents pull their childrenout of school because of expensive field trips. Even parents who can see that a trip is little morethan a party or celebration may well feel guilt that their child is left behind.The Department for Education’s guidance says schools can charge only for boanrdlodging if the trip is part of the syllabus, and that students receiving government aid are exemptfrom these costs. However, many schools seem to ignore the advice; and it does not cover the kindof glamorous, exotic trips. which are becoming increasingly common. Schools cannot be expectedto bring together communities single-handed. But the least we should expect is that they do notfoster divisions and exclude those who are already disadvantaged.46. What does the author say best schools should do?A)Prepare students to both challenge and change the divided unequal society.B)Protect students from social pressures and enable them to face the world.C)Motivate students to develop their physical as well as intellectual abilities.D)Encourage students to be ambitious and help them to achieve their goals.47. What does the author think about school field trips?A)They enable students from different backgrounds to mix with each other.B)They widen the gap between privileged and disadvantaged students.C)They give the disadvantaged students a chance to see the world.D)They only benefit students with rich relatives and neighbours.48. What does the author suggest can help build community spirit?A)Events aiming to improve community services.B) Activities that help to fuel students’ ingenuity.C)Events that require mutual understanding.D)Activities involving all students on campus.49. What do we learn about low-income parents regarding school field trips?A) They want their children to participate even though they don’t see much benefit.B)They don ’t want their kids to participate but find it hard to keep them from going.C)They don ’t want their kids to miss any chance to broaden their horizons despite the cost.D)They want their children to experience adventures but they don’t want them to run risks,50. What is the author’s expectation of schools?A)Bringing a community together with ingenuity.B)Resolving the existing discrepancies in society.C)Avoiding creating new gaps among students.D)Giving poor students preferential treatment.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Rising temperatures and overfishing in the pristine( 未受污染的 ) waters around the Antarcticcould see king penguin populations pushed to the brink of extinction by the end of the century,according to a new study. The study’ s report states that as global warming transforms theenvironment in the world’ s last great wilderness, 70 percent ofnguinskingpecould eitherdisappear or be forced to find new breeding grounds.Co-author C éline Le Bohec, from the University of Strasbourg in France, warned:“If there’re no actions aimed at haling or controlling global warming, and the pace of the current human-induced changes such as climate change and overfishing stays the same, the species may sondisappear. ” The findings come amid growing concern over the future of the Antarctic. Earlier thismonth a separate study found that a combination of climate change and industrial fishing isthreatening the krill ( 磷虾 ) population in Antarctic waters, with a potentially disastrous impact onwhales, seals and penguins. But today’ s report is the starkest warning yet of the potentiallydevastating impact of climate chan ge and human exploitation on the Antarctic’ s delicate ecosystems.Le Bohec said:“Unless current greenhouse gas emissions drop, 70 percent of king penguins-1.1 million breeding pairs - will be forced to relocate their breeding grounds, or face extinction by2100. ” King penguins are the second-largest type of penguin and only breed on specific isolatedislands in the Southern Ocean where there is no ice cover and easy access to the sea. As the oceanwarms, a body of water called the Antarctic Polar Front - an upward movement of nutrient-richsea that supports a huge abundance of marine life - is being pushed further south, This meansthat king penguins, which feed on fish and krill in this body of water, have to travel further to theirfeeding grounds, leaving their hungry chicks for longer. And as the distance betweentheir breeding grounds and their food grows, entire colonies could be wiped out.Le Bohec said: “The plight of the king penguin should serve as a warning about the future of the entire marine environment in the Antarctic. Penguins, like other seabirds and marine mammals, occupy higher levels in the food chain and they are what we call bio-indicators of their ecosystems." Penguins are sensitive indicators of changes in marine ecosystems. As such, they are key species for understanding and predicting impacts of global change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic marine ecosystems. The report found that although some king penguins may be able to relocate to new breeding grounds closer to their retreating food source, suitable new habitats would be scarce. Only a handful of islands in the Southern Ocean are suitable for sustaining large breeding colonies.51. What will happen by 2100, according to a new study?A)King penguins in the Antarctic will be on the verge of dying out.B)Sea water will rise to a much higher level around the Antarctic.C)The melting ice cover will destroy the great Antarctic wilderness.D)The pristine waters around the Antarctic will disappear forever.52. What do we learn from the findings of a separate study?A)Shrinking krill population and rising temperatures could force Antarctic whales to migrate.B)Human activities have accelerated climate change in the Antarctic region in recent years.C)Industrial fishing and climate change could be fatal to certain Antarctic species.D)Krill fishing in the Antarctic has worsened the pollution of the pristine waters.53. What does the passage say about king penguins?A) They will turn out to be the second-largest species of birds to become extinct.B) Many of them will have to migrate to isolated islands in the Southern Ocean.C)They feed primarily on only a few kinds of krill in the Antarctic Polar Front.D)The majority of them may have to find new breeding grounds in the future.54. What happens when sea levels rise in the Antarctic?A) Many baby king penguins can’t have food in time.B) Many king penguins could no longer live on krill.C) Whales will invade king penguins’ breeding grounds.D)Whales will have to travel long distances to find food.55. What do we learn about the Southern Ocean?A)The king penguins there are reluctant to leave for new breeding grounds.B)Its conservation is key to the sustainable propagation of Antarctic species.C)It is most likely to become the ultimate retreat for species like the king penguin.D)Only a few of its islands can serve as huge breeding grounds for king penguins.Part Ⅳ Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.荷花是中国的名花之一，深受人们喜爱。

2015年12月大学英语六级考试(CET-6)真题及答案(全三套)

2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picturebelow. You should focus on the impact of social networking websites on reading.You arereauired to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words._______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Part IIListening Comprehension(30 minutes)听力音频地址：/englishlistening/CET6/zhenti/2016-05-28/427638.htmlSection ADirections : In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 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, you must read the four choices marked A., B., C. and. D., and decide which is the best answer. Thenmark the eorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1. A. The restaurant offers some specials each day.B. The restaurant is known for its food varieties.C. The dressing makes the mixed salad very inviting.D. The woman should mix the ingredients thoroughly.2. A. He took over the firm from Mary.C. He failed to foresee major problems.B. He is running a successful business.D. He is opening a new consulting firm.3. A. Someone should be put in charge of office supplies.B. The man can leave the discs in the office cabinet.C. The man may find the supplies in the cabinet.D. The printer in the office has run out of paper.4.A. He has to use a magnifying glass to see clearly.B. The woman can use his glasses to read.C. He has the dictionary the woman wants.D. The dictionary is not of much help to him.5.A. Redecorating her office.B. Majoring in interior design.C. Seeking professional advice.D. Adding some office furniture.6.A. Problems in port management.B. Improvement of port facilities.C. Delayed shipment of goods.D. Shortage of container ships.7.A. Their boss.B. A colleague.C. Their workload.D. A coffee machine.8.A. Call the hotel manager for help.B. Postpone the event until a later date.C. Hold the banquet at a different place.D. Get an expert to correct the error.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A. He shares some of the household duties.B. He often goes back home late for dinner.C. He cooks dinner for the family occasionally.D. He dines out from time to time with friends.10.A. To take him to dinner.B. To talk about a budget plan.C. To discuss an urgent problem.D. To pass on an important message.11. A. Foreign investors are losing confidence in India's economy.B. Many multinational enterprises are withdrawing from India.C. There are wild fluctuations in the international money market.D. There is a sharp increase in India's balance of payment deficit. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A. They have unrealistic expectations about the other half.B. They may not be prepared for a lifelong relationship.C. They form a more realistic picture of life.D. They try to adapt to their changing roles.13. A. He is lucky to have visited many exotic places.B. He is able to forget all the troubles in his life.C. He is able to meet many interesting people.D. He is lucky to be able to do what he loves.14.A. It is stressful.B. It is full of tim.C. It is all glamour.D. It is challenging15. A. Bothered.B. Amazed.C. Puzzled.D. Excited.Section BDirections : In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hearsome questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear a question, you must choose 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.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A. Maintain the traditional organizational culture.B. Learn new ways of relating and working together.C. Follow closely the fast development of technology.D. Learn to be respectful in a hierarchical organization.17. A. How the team integrates with what it is supposed to serve.B. How the team is built to keep improving its performance.C. What type of personnel the team should be composed of.D. What qualifications team members should be equipped with.18. A. A team manager must set very clear and high objectives.B. Teams must consist of members from different cultures.C. Team members should be knowledgeable and creative.D. A team manager should develop a certain set of skills.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A. It is a platform for sharing ideas on teaching at the University of Illinois.B. It was mainly used by scientists and technical people to exchange text.C. It started off as a successful program but was unable to last long.D. It is a program allowing people to share information on the Web.20. A. He visited a number of famous computer scientists.B. He met with an entrepreneur named Jim Clark.C. He sold a program developed by his friends.D. He invested in a leading computer business.21.A. They had confidence in his new ideas.B. They trusted his computer expertise.C. They were very keen on new technology.D. They believed in his business connections.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A. Prestige advertising.B. Institutional advertising.C. Wordofmouth advertising.D. Distributing free trial products.23.A. To sell a particular product.B. To build up their reputation.C. To promote a specific service.D. To attract high-end consumers.24. A. By using the services of large advertising agencies.B. By hiring their own professional advertising staff.C. By buying media space in leading newspapers.D. By creating their own ads and commericais.25.A. Decide on what specific means of communication to employ.B. Conduct a large-scale survey on customer needs.C. Specify the objectives of the campaign in detail.D. Pre-test alternative ads or commercials in certain regions.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hoar a passage three times. When the passage is read for thofirst time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When tho passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in tho blanks with the exact words you have justhoard. Finally, when tho passage is read for the third time, you should chock what youhave written.Extinction is difficult concept to grasp. It is an26concept. It's not at all like the killing ofindividual lifeforms that can be renewedthrough normal processes of reproduction. Nor is it simply27numbers. Nor is it damage that can somehow be remedied or for which some substitute can beound. Nor is it something that simply affects our own generation. Nor is it something that could beremedied by some supernatural power. It is rather an28and final act for which there is no remedyon earth or in heaven. A species once extinct is gone forever. However many generations29us incoming centuries, none of them will ever see this species that we extinguish.Not only are we bringing about the extinction of life30, we are also making the land and theair and the sea so toxic that the very conditions of life are being destroyed.31basic naturalresources, not only are the nonrenewable resources being32in a frenzy ( 疯狂) of processing,consuming, and33, but we are also mining much of our renewable resources, such as the verysoil itself on which terrestrial (地球上的) life depends.The change that is taking place on the earth and in our minds is one of the greatest changes ever totake place in human affairs, perhaps the greatest, since what we are talking about is not simply anotherhistorical change or cultural34, but a change of geological and biological as well as psychologicalorder of35Part III Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one wordfor each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read thopassage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letter. Please mark tho corresponding letter for each item on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through tho centre. You may not use any of tho words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. It seems to be a law in the technology industry that leading companies eventually lose theirpositions, often quickly and brutally.Mobile phone champion Nokia, one of Europe's biggesttechnology success stories, was no36, losing its market share in just a few years.In 2007, Nokia accounted for more than 40% of mobile phone sales37But consumers' preferences were already38toward touch-screen smartphones. With the introduction of Apple'siPhone in the middle of that year, Nokia's market share39rapidly and revenue plunged. By theend of 2013, Nokia had sold its phone business to Microsoft.What sealed Nokia's fate was a series of decisions made by Stephen Elop in his position asCEO,which he40in October 2010. Each day that Elop spent in charge of Nokia, the company's marketvalue declined by $ 23 million, making him, by the numbers, one of the worst CEOs in history. But Elop was not the only person at41Nokia's board resisted change, making it impossiblefor the company to adapt to rapid shifts in the industry. Most42, Jorma Ollila, who had ledNokia's transition from an industrial company to a technology giant, was too fascinated by thecompany's43success to recognize the change that was needed to sustain its competitiveness. The company also embarked on a44cost-cutting program, which included the elimination of which hadmotivated employees to take risks and make miracles. Good leaders left the company, taking Nokia'ssense of vision and directions with them. Not surprisingly, much of Nokia's most valuable design andprogramming talent left as well.A)assumed I) previousB. bias J) relayedC. desperateK) shiftingD. deteriorationL) shrankE) exceptionM) subtleF) faultN) transmittingG) incidentallyO) worldwideH) notablySection BDirections : 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 once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by .marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. First-Generation College-Goers: Unprepared and Behind Kids who are the first in their families to brave the world of higher education come on campus withlittle academic know—how and are much more likely than their peers to drop out before graduation.[ A] When Nijay Williams entered college last fall as a first—generation student and Jamaican immigrant,he was academically unprepared for the rigors of higher education. Like many first—generationstudents, he enrolled in a medium-sized state university many of his high school peers were alsoattending, received a Pell Grant, and took out some small federal loans to cover other costs.Given the high price of room and board and the closeness of the school to his family, he chose tolive at home and worked between 30 and 40 hours a week while taking a full class schedule. [ B] What Nijay didn't realize about his school—Tennessee State University—was its frighteningly lowgraduation rate: a mere 29 percent for its first-generation students. At the end of his first year,Nijay lost his Pell Grant of over $ 5,000 after narrowly missing the 2.0 GPA cut-off, making itimpossible for him to continue paying for school.[ C ]Nijay represents a large and growing group of Americans: first—generation college students whoenter school unprepared or behind. To make matters worse, these schools are ill-equipped tograduate these students—young adults who face specific challenges and obstacles. They typicallycarry financial burdens that outweigh those of their peers, are more likely to work while attendingschool, and often require significant academic remediation (补习).[ D ] Matt Rubinoff directs I'm First, a nonprofit organization launched last October to reach out to thisspecific population of students. He hopes to distribute this information and helpprospectivecollege-goers fmd the best post-secondary fit. And while Rubinoff believes there are a goodnumber of four—year schools that truly care about these students and set aside significant resourcesand programs for them, he says that number isn't high enough.[ E ] "It's not only the selective and elite institutions that provide those opportunities for a small subsetof this population," Rubinoff said, adding that a majority of first-generation undergraduates tendtoward options such as online programs, two—year colleges, and commuter state schools. "Unfortunately, there tends to be a lack of information and support to help students think biggerand broader. "[ F] Despite this problem, many students are still drawn to these institutions--and two-year schools inparticular. As a former high school teacher, I saw students choose familiar, cheaper options yearafter year. Instead of skipping out on higher education altogether, they chose community collegesor state schools with low bars for admittance.[ G]"They underestimate themselves when selecting a university,"said Dave Jarrat, a marketingexecutive for Inside Track, a for—profit organization that specializes in coaching low-income studentsand supporting colleges in order to help students thrive. "The reality of it is that a lot of low-incomekids could be going to elite tufiversities on a full ride scholarship and don't even realize it. "[ H] "Many students are coming from a situation where no one around them has the experience ofsuccessfully completing higher education, so they are coming in questioning themselves and theircollege worthiness," Jarrat continued. That helps explain why, as I'm First's Rubinoff indicated,the schools to which these students end up resorting can end up being some of the poorestmatches for them. The University of Tennessee in Knoxville offers one example of this dilemma. Aflagship university in the South, the school graduates just 16 percent of its first—generationstudents, despite its overall graduation rate of 71 percent. Located only a few hours apart, TheUniversity of Tennessee and Tennessee State are worth comparing. Tennessee State's overallgraduation rate is a tiny 39 percent, but at least it has a smaller gap between the outcomes forfirst—generat.ion students and those of their peers.[I] Still, the University of Tennessee deserves credit for being transparent. Many large institutionskeep this kind of data secret—or at least make it incredibly difficult to find The University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill, for instance, admits only that the graduation rate for its first—generation pupils is "much lower" than the percentage of all students who graduate within fouryears (81 percent).[J] It is actually quite difficult to fred reliable statistics on the issue for many schools.Highereducation institutions are, under federal law, required to report graduation rates, but thesereports typically only include Pell recipient numbers—not necessarily rates specific to fLrst—generation students. Other initiatives fail to break down the data, too. Imagine how intimidating itcan be for prospecitive students unfamiliar with the complexities of higher education to navigatethis kind of information and then identify which schools are the best fit.[ K] It was this lack of information that prompted the launch of I'm First in 2013, originally as an annof its umbrella organization, the Center For Student Opportunity."If we can help to directstudents to more of these types of campuses and help students to understand them to be realisticand accessible places, have them apply to these schools at greater frequency and ultimately get inand enroll, we are going to raise the success rate," Rubinoff said, citing a variety of collegesranging from large state institutions to smaller private schools.[ L] Chelsea Jones, who now directs student programming at I'm First, was a first—generation college student at Howard. Like other student new to the intimidating higher—education world, she often struggled on her path to college, "There wasn't really a college—bound cnlture at my high school," she said. "I wanted to go to college but I didn't really know the process. " Jones became involved with a college—access program through Princeton University in high school. Now, she attributesmuch of her understanding of college to that: "But once I got to campus, it was a completely different ball game that no one really prepared me for. "[ M] She was fortunate, though. Howard, a well—regarded historically black college, had an array of resources for its first—generation students, including matching kids with counselors, comecting first—generation students to one another, and TRIO, a national program that supported 200 students onHoward's campus. Still, Jones represents a small percentage of first-generation students who areable to gain entry into more elite universities, which are often known for robust financial aidpackages and remarkably high graduation rates for first—generation students.(Harvard, for example, boasts a six—year graduation rate for underrepresented minority groups of 98 percent. ) [ N]Christian Vazquez, a first—generation Yale graduate, is another exception, his success story settinghim far apart from students such as Nijay. "There is a lot of support at Yale, to an extent, after awhile, there is too much support," he said, half—joking about the countless resources available atthe school. Students are placed in small groups with counselors ( trained seniors on campus) ;they have access to cultural and ethnic affinity (联系) groups, tutoring centers and also have asummer orientation specifically for first—generation students ( the latter being one of the mostcommon programs for students).[ O]"Our support structure was more like : ' You are going to get through Yale; you are going to dowell,' " he said, hinting at mentors (导师), staff, and professors who all provided significantsupport for students who lacked confidence about "belonging" at such a top institution.46. Many first—generation college—goers have doubts about their abilities to get a college degree.47. First—generation college students tend to have much heavier financial burdens than their peers.48. The graduation rate of first—generation students at Nijay's university was incredibly low.49. Some top institutions like Yale seem to provide first—generation students with more support than they actually need.50. On entering college, Nijay Williams had no idea how challenging college education was.51. Many universities simply refuse to release their exact graduation rates for first-generation students.52. According to a marketing executive, many students from low-income families don't know they could have a chance of going to an elite university.53. Some elite universities attach great importance to building up the first—generation students' serf—confidence.54. I'm First distributes information to help first-generation college-goers find schools that are most suitable for them.55. Elite universities tend to graduate fn'st-generation students at a higher rate.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A., B., C. andD . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Saying they can no longer ignore the rising prices of health care, some of the most influentialmedical groups in the nation are recommending that doctors weigh the costs, not just the effectivenessof treatments, as they make decisions about patient care.The shift, little noticed outside the medical establishment but already controversial inside it,suggests that doctors are starting to redefine their roles, from being concerned exclusively aboutindividual patients to exerting influence on how healthcare dollars are spent. In practical terms, the new guidelines being developed could result in doctors choosing one drugover another for cost reasons or even deciding that a particular treatment—at the end of life, forexample—is too expensive. In the extreme, some critics have said that making treatment decisionsbased on cost is a form of rationing. Traditionally, guidelines have heavily influenced the practice of medicine, and the latest ones areexpected to make doctors more conscious of the economic consequences of their decisions, eventhough there's no obligation to follow them. Medical society guidelines are also used by insurancecomoanies to help determine reimbursement (报销) policies. Some doctors see a potential conflict in trying to be both providers of patient care and fmancial Overseers."There should be forces in society who should be concerned about the budget, but they shouldn'tbe functioning simultaneously as doctors," said Dr. Martin Samuels at a Boston hospital. He saiddoctors risked losing the trust of patients if they told patients, "I'm not going to do what I think is bestfor you because I think it's bad for the healthcare budget in Massachusetts. " Doctors can face some grim trade—offs. Studies have shown, for example, that two drugs are about equally effective in treating macular degeneration, and eye disease. But one costs $ 50 a dose and theother close to $ 2,000. Medicare could save hundreds of millions of dollars a year if everyone used thecheaper drug, Avastin, instead of the costlier one, Lucentis. But the Food and Drug Administration has not approved Avastin for use in the eye. and using itrather than the alternative, Lucentis, might carry an additional, although slight, safety risk. Shoulddoctors consider Medicare's budget in deciding what to use?"I think ethically (在道德层面上) we are just worried about the patient in front of us and nottrying to save money for the insurance industry or society as a whole," said Dr. Donald Jensen. Still, some analysts say that there's a role for doctors to play in cost analysis because not manyothers are doing so. "In some ways," said Dr. Daniel Sulmasy, "it represents a failure of wider societyto take up the issue. "56. What do some most influential medical groups recommend doctors do?A. Reflect on the responsibilities they are supposed to take.B. Pay more attention to the effectiveness of their treatments.C. Take costs into account when making treatment decisions.D. Readjust their practice in view of the cuts in health care.57. What were doctors mainly concerned about in the past?A. Specific medicines to be used.B. Effects of medical treatment.C. Professional advancement.D. Patients' trust.58. What may the new guidelines being developed lead to?A. The redefining of doctors' roles.B. Overuse of less effective medicines.C. Conflicts between doctors and patients.D. The prolonging of patients' suffering.59. What risk do doctors see in their dual role as patient care providers and financial overseers?A. They may be involved in a conflict of interest.B. They may be forced to divide their attention.C. They may have to use less effective drugs.D. They may lose the respect of patients.60. What do some experts say about doctors' involvement in medical cost analysis?A. It may add to doctors' already heavy workloads.B. It will help to save money for society as a whole.C. It results from society's failure to tackle the problem.D. It raises doctors' awareness of their social responsibilities.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Economic inequality is the "defining challenge of our time," President Barack Obama declared in aspeech last month to the Center for American Progress. Inequality is dangerous, he argued, not merelybecause it doesn't look good to have a large gap between the rich and the poor, but because inequalityitself destroys upward mobility, making it harder for the poor to escape from poverty. "Increasedinequality and decreasing mobility pose a fundamental threat to the American Dream," he said. Obama is only the most prominent public figure to declare inequality Public Enemy No. 1 and thegreatest threat to reducing poverty in America. A number of prominent economists have also arguedthat it's harder for the poor to climb the economic ladder today because the rungs (横档) in that ladderhave grown farther apart.For all the new attention devoted to the 1 percent, a new damset from the Equality of OpportunityProject at Harvard and Berkeley suggests that, if we care about upward mobility overall, we're vastlyexaggerating the dangers of the rich—poor gap. Inequality itself is not a particularly strong predictor ofeconomic mobility, as sociologist Scott Winship noted in a recent article based on his analysis of this data. So what factors, at the community level, do predict if poor children will move up the economicladder as adtdts? what explains, for instance, why the Salt Lake City metro area is one of the 100largest metropolitan areas most likely to lift the fortunes of the poor and the Atlanta metro area is oneof the least likely?Harvard economist Raj Cherty has pointed to economic and racial segregation, community density,the size of a community's middle class, the quality of schools, commtmity religiosity, and familystructure, which he calls the "single strongest correlate of upward mobility. " Chetty finds thatcommunities like Salt Lake City, with high levels of two-parent families and religiosity, are much morelikely to see poor children get ahead than communities like Atlanta, with high levels of racial andeconomic segregation. Chetty has not yet issued a comprehensive analysis of the relative predictive power of each of thesefactors. Based on my analyses of the data. of the factors thatChetty has highlighted, the followingthree seem to be most predictive of upward mobility in a given community:1. Per-capita (人均) income growth2. Prevalence of single mothers ( where correlation is strong, but negative)3. Per-capita local government spending In other words, communities with high levels of per-capita income growth, high percentages oftwo-parent families, and high local government spending-which may stand for good schools-are themost likely to help poor children relive Horatio Alger's rags-to-riches story.61. How does Obama view economic inequality?A. It is the biggest obstacle to social mobility.B. It is the greatest threat to social stability.C. It is the No. 1 enemy of income growth.D. It is the most malicious social evil of our time.62. What do we learn about the inequality gap from Scott Winship's data analysis?A. It is fast widening across most parts of America.B. It is not a reliable indicator of economic mobility.C. It is not correctly interpreted.D. It is overwhelmingly ignored.63. Compared with Atlanta, metropolitan Salt Lake City is said toA. have placed religious beliefs above party politicsB. have bridged the gap between the rich and the poorC. offer poor children more chances to climb the social ladderD. suffer from higher levels of racial and economic segregation64. What is strongly correlated with social mobility according to economist Raj Cherty?A. Family structure.B. Racial equality.C. School education.D. Community density.65. What does the author seem to suggest?A. It is important to increase the size of the middle class.B. It is highly important to expand the metropolitan areas.C. It is most imperative to focus our efforts on the elimination of income inequality.D. It is better to start from the community to help poor children move up the social ladder.Part IVTranslation(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish. You shou write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.在中国，父母总是竭力帮助孩子，甚至为孩子做重要决定，而不管孩子想要什么，因为他们相信这样做是为孩子好。

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2021年12月大学英语六级考试真题（第3套）Part I Writing(30minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay based on the short passage given below.In your essay,you are to comment on the phenomenon described in the passage and suggest measures to address the issue.You should write at least150words but no more than200words.Young people spend a lot of time on the internet.However,they are sometimes unable to recognize false information on the internet,judge the reliability of online information sources,or tell real news stories from fake ones.Part II Listening Comprehension(30minutes)（略）Part III Reading Comprehension(40minutes) Section A（略）Section BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains 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 by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2.Do music lessons really make children smarter?[A]A recent analysis found that most research mischaracterizes the relationship between music and skills enhancement.[B]In2004,a paper appeared in the journal Psychological Science,titled“Music Lessons Enhance IQ.”The author;composer and psychologist Glenn Schellenberg had conducted an experiment with144children randomly assigned to four groups: one learned the keyboard for a year,one took singing lessons,one joined an acting class,and a control group had no extracurricular training.The IQ of the children in the two musical groups rose by an average of seven points in the course of a year; those in the other.two groups gained an average of4.3points.[C]Schellenberg had1ong been skeptical of the science supporting claims hat music education enhances children’s abstract reasoning,math,or language sills.If children who play the piano are smarter,he says,it doesn’t necessarily mean they are smarter because they play the piano.It could be that the youngsters who play the piano alsohappen to be moredoes not prove causation.[D]The2004paper was specifically designed to address those concerns.And as a passionate musician,Schellenberg was delighted when he turned up credible evidence that music has transfer effects on general intelligence.But nearly a decade later,in 2013,the Education Endowment Foundation funded a bigger study with more than 900students.That study failed to confirm Schellenberg’s findings,producing no evidence that music lessons improved math and literacy skills.[E]Schellenberg took that news in stride while continuing to cast a skeptical eye on the research in his field,Recently,he decided to formally investigate just how often his fellow researchers in psychology and neuroscience make what he believes are erroneous—or at least premature—causal connections between music and intelligence. His results,published in May,suggest hat many of his peers do just that.[F]For his recent study,Schellenberg asked two research assistants to look for correlational studies on the effects of music education.They found a total of114 papers published since2000.To assess whether the authors claimed any causation, researchers then looked for telltale verbs in each paper’s title and abstract,verbs like “enhance”,“promote”,“facilitate”,and“strengthen”.The papers were categorized as neuroscience if the study employed a brain imaging method like magnetic resonance, or if the study appeared in a journal that had“brain”,“neuroscience”,or a related term in its title.Otherwise the papers were categorized as psychology.Schellenberg didn’t tell his assistants what exactly he was trying to prove.[G]After computing their assessments,Schellenberg concluded that the majority of the articles erroneously claimed that music training had a causal effect.The overselling,he also found,was more prevalent among neuroscience studies,three quarters of which mischaracterized a mere association between music training and skills enhancement as a cause-and-effect relationship.This may come as a surprise to some.Psychologists have been battling charges that they don’t do“real”science for some time—in large part because many findings from classic experiments have proved unreproducible.Neuroscientists,on the other hand,armed with brain scans and EEGs(脑电图),have not been subject to the same degree of critique.[H]To argue for a cause-and-effect relationship,scientists must attempt to explain why and how a connection could occur.When it comes to transfer effects of music, scientists frequently point to brain plasticity—the fact that the brain changes according to how we use it.When a child learns to play the violin,for example, several studies have shown that the brain region responsible for the fine motor skills of the left hand’s fingers is likely to grow.And many experiments have shown that musical training improves certain hearing capabilities,like filtering voices from background noise or distinguishing the difference between the consonants(辅音)‘b’and‘g’.[I]But Schellenberg remains highly critical of how the concept of plasticity has been applied in his field.“Plasticity has become an industry of its own,”he wrote in his May paper.Practice does change the brain,he allows,but what is questionable is the assertion that these changes affect other brain regions,such as those responsible forspatial reasoning or math problems.[J]Neuropsychologist Lutz Jäncke agrees.“Most of these studies don’t allow for causal inferences,”he said.For over two decades,Jäncke has researched the effects of music lessons,and like Schellenberg,he believes that the only way to truly understand their effects is to run longitudinal studies.In such studies,researchers would need to follow groups of children with and without music lessons over a long period of time—even if the assignments are not completely random.Then they could compare outcomes for each group.[K]Some researchers are staring to do just that.The neuroscientist Peter Schneider from Heidelberg University in Germany,for example,has been following a group of children for ten years now.Some of them were handed musical instruments and given lessons through a school-based program in the Ruhr region of Germany called Jedem Kind ein Instrument,or“an instrument for every child,”which was carried out with government funding.Among these children,Schneider has found that those who were enthusiastic about music and who practiced voluntarily showed improvements in hearing ability,as well as in more general competencies,such as the ability to concentrate.[L]To establish whether effects such as improved concentration are caused by music participation itself,and not by investing time in an extracurricular activity of any kind, Assal Habibi,a psychology professor at the s University of Southern California,is conducing a five-year longitudinal study with children from low-income communities in Los Angeles.The youngsters fall into three groups:those who take after school music,those who do after-school sports,and those with no structured after-school program at all.After two years,Habibi and her colleagues reported seeing structural changes in the brains of the musically trained children,both locally and in the pathways connecting different parts of the brain.[M]That may seem compelling,but Habibi’s children were not selected randomly.Did the children who were drawn to music perhaps have something in them from the start that made them different but eluded the brain scanners?“As somebody who started taking piano lessons at the age of five and got up every morning at seven to practice, that experience changed me and made me part of who I am today,”Schellenberg said.“The question is whether those kinds of experiences do so systematically across individuals and create exactly the same changes.And I think that is that huge leap of faith.”[N]Did he have a hidden talent that others didn’t have?Or more endurance than his peers?Music researchers tend,like Schellenberg,to be musicians themselves,and as he noted in his recent paper,“the idea of positive cognitive and neural side effects from music training(and other pleasurable activities)is inherently appealing.”He also admits that if he had children of his own,he would encourage them to take music lessons and go to university.“I would think that it makes them better people,more critical,just wiser in general,”he said.[O]But those convictions should be checked at the entrance to the lab,he added. Otherwise,the work becomes religion or faith.“You have to let go of your faith if you want to be a scientist.”36.Glenn Schellenberg’sneuroscientists wrongly believe in the causal relationship between music and IQ. 37.The belief in the positive effects of music training appeals to many researchers who are musicians themselves.38.Glenn Schellenberg was doubtful about the claim that music education helps enhance children’s intelligence.39.Glenn Schellenberg came to the conclusion that most of the papers assessed made the wrong claim regarding music’s effect on intelligence.40.You must abandon your unverified beliefs before you become a scientist.41.Lots of experiments have demonstrated that people with music training can better differentiate certain sounds.42.Glenn Schellenberg’s findings at the beginning of this century were not supported by a larger study carried out some ten years later.43.One researcher shares Glenn Schellenberg’s view that it is necessary to conduct long-term developmental studies to understand the effects of music training.44.Glenn Schellenberg’s research assistants had no idea what he was trying to prove in his new study.45.Glenn Schellenberg admits that practice can change certain areas of the brain but doubts that the change can affect other areas.Section CDirections:There are2passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions46to50are based on the following passage.The trend toward rationality and enlightenment was endangered long before the advent of the World Wide Web.As Neil Postman noted in his1985book Amusing Ourselves to Death,the rise of television introduced not just a new medium hut a new discourse:a gradual shift from a typographic(印刷的)culture to a photographic one, which in turn meant a shift from rationality to emotions,exposition to entertainment. In an image-centered and pleasure-driven world,Postman noted,there is no place for rational thinking,because you simply cannot think with images.It is text that enables us to“uncover lies,confusions and overgeneralizations,and to detect abuses of logic and common sense.It also means to weigh ideas,to compare and contrast assertions, to connect one generalization to another.”The dominance of television was not confined to our living rooms.It overturned all of those habits of mind,fundamentally changing our experience of the world, affecting the constructively and tactfully,exactly how their inflated sense ofdeservingness is somewhat distorted.They’d then go further to explain the specific, and objective,criteria the employee must meet to receive their desired rewards.This shift away from unrealistic expectations is successful because entitled employees feel more confident that ethical leaders will deliver on their promises.This occurs because they’re perceived to be fair and trustworthy.The researchers,however,exercise caution by warning no one single response in the perfect remedy.But there’s no denying ethical leadership is at least a critical step in the right direction.51.What does a recent study find about a growing number of workers?A)They attempt to make more contributions.B)They feel they deserve mote than they get.C)They attach importance to job satisfaction.D)They try to diminish workplace dysfunction.52.Why don’t some employees work hard according to many scholars?A)They lack a strong sense of self-worth.B)They were spoiled when growing up.C)They have received unfair treatment.D)They are overindulged by their boss.53.What is a manager supposed to do to enable workers to do a better job?A)Be aware of their emotions.B)Give them timely promotions.C)Keep a record of their performance.D)Seek ways to sustain their motivation.54.What do the research findings reveal about ethical leaders?A)They are held accountable by their employees.B)They are always transparent in their likes and dislikes.C)They convey their requirements in a straightforward way.D)They make it a point to be on good term with their employees.55.What kind of leaders are viewed as ethical by entitled employees?A)Those who can be counted on to fulfill commitments.B)Those who can do things beyond normal expectations.C)Those who exercise caution in making major decisions.D)Those who know how to satisfy their employees’needs.49.What does the passage say about the World Wide Web?A)It was developed primarily for universities worldwide.B)It was created to connect people in different countries.C)It was viewed as a means to quest for knowledge.D)It was designed as a discussion forum for university students.50.What do we learn about users of social media?A)They are bent on looking for an alternative space for escape.B)They are constantly seeking approval from their audience.C)They are forever engaged in hunting for new information.D)They are unable to focus their attention on tasks for long.Passage TwoQuestions51to55are based on the following passage.According to a recent study,a small but growing proportion of the workforce is affected to some degree by a sense of entitlement.Work is less about what they can contribute but more about what they can take.It can lead to workplace dysfunction and diminish their own job satisfaction.I’m not referring to employees who are legitimately dissatisfied with their employment conditions due to,say,being denied fair pay or flexible work practices.I’m talking about those who consistently believe they deserve special treatment and generous rewards.It’s an expectation that exists irrespective of their abilities or levels of performance.As a result of that discrepancy between the privileges they feel they’re owed and their inflated sense of self-worth,they don’t work as hard for their employer.They prefer instead to slack off.It’s a tendency which many scholars believe begins in childhood due to parents who overindulge their kids.This thereby leads them to expect the same kind of spoilt treatment throughout their adult lives.And yet despite how these employees feel,it’s obviously important for their manager to nonetheless find out how to keep them motivated.And,by virtue of that heightened motivation,to perform well.The research team from several American universities surveyed more than240 individuals.They sampled managers as well as team members.Employee entitlement was measured by statements such as“I honestly feel I’m just more deserving than others”.The respondents had to rate the extent of their agreement.Employee engagement,meanwhile,was assessed with statements like“I really throw myself into my work.”The findings revealed ethical leadership is precisely what alleviates the negative effects of employee entitlement.That’s because rather than indulging employees or neglecting them,ethical leaders communicate very direct and clear expectations.They also hold employees accountable for their behaviors and are genuinely committed to doing the right thing.Additionally,these leaders are consistent in their standards.They’re also less likely to deviate in how they treat employees.This means,when confronted by an entitled team member,an ethical leader is significantly disinclined to accommodate their demands.He or she will instead point out,conduct of politics,religion,business,and culture.It reduced many aspects of modern life to entertainment,sensationalism,and commerce.“Americans don’t talk to each other,we entertain each other,”Postman wrote.“They don’t exchange ideas, they exchange images.They do not argue with propositions,they argue with good looks,celebrities and commercials.”At first,the web seemed to push against this rend.When it emerged towards theend of the1980s as a purely text-based,it was seen as a tool to pursue knowledge,not pleasure.Reason and thought were most valued in this garden—all derived from the project of the Enlightenment.Universities around the world were among the first to connect to this new medium,which hosted discussion groups,informative personal or group blogs,electronic magazines,and academic mailing lists and forums.It was an intellectual project,not about commerce or control,created in a scientific research center in Switzerland.And for more than a decade,the web created an alternative space that threatened television’s grip on society.Social networks,though,have since colonized the web for television’s values. From Facebook to Instagram,the medium refocuses our attention on videos and images,rewarding emotional appeals—‘like’buttons—over rational ones.Instead of a quest for knowledge,it engages us in an endless zest(热情)for instant approval from an audience,for which we are constantly but unconsciously performing.(It’s telling that,while Google began life as a PhD thesis,Facebook started as a tool to judge classmates’appearances.)It reduces our curiosity by showing us exactly what we already want and think,based on our profiles and preferences.The Enlightenment’s motto(座右铭)of‘Dare to know’has become‘Dare not to care to know’.46.What did Neil Postman say about the rise of television?A)It initiated a change from dominance of reason to supremacy of pleasure.B)It brought about a gradual shift from cinema going1o home entertainment.C)It started a revolution in photographic technology.D)It marked a new age in the entertainment industry.47.According to the passage,what is the advantage of text reading?A)It gives one aces to huge amounts of information.B)It allows more information to be processed quickly.C)It is capable of enriching one’s life.D)It is conducive to critical thinking.48.How has television impacted Americans?A)It has given them a lot more to argue about.B)It has brought celebrities closer to their lives.C)It has made them care more about what they say.D)It has rendered their interactions more superficial.PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet2.延安位于陕西省北部，地处黄河中游，是中国革命的圣地。

2017年12月大学英语六级真题及答案解析(全三套)精选全文完整版

精选全文完整版2017年12月大学英语六级真题及答案解析（全三套）六级听力第一套：Section AConversation 1M: And now, for the lighter side of the news, Europe is setting an example for the rest of the world when it comes to food waste.W: That’s right John. This week the Italian government pass legislation that aims to dramatically reduce the amount of food wasted in the country. New laws have been put into place that would make it easier for farms and supermarkets to donate unsold foods to those who are in need.M: Yes. And in addition to this, businesses would now be rewarded for successful efforts to cut food waste.W: Italy is not the only country to focus on reducing food waste. Just earlier this year, the European Parliament voted in favor of legislation that would stop grocery giants from unfair trading practices that result in overproduction, thus creating waste.M: In France, the government has banned supermarkets from throwing away edible foods and imposed harsh penalties on businesses that fail to comply with the regulations.W: While there is still much progress to be made, other countries could learn a thing or two from the example set by France and Italy. In the United States, up to forty percent of all food goes uneaten. Despite the fact that one in seven American households lacks regular access to good food, one major cause of this problem is the confusion over food expiration labels, which are currently not regulated by the government.M: All this could change soon. This wave of new laws in Europe will definitely put more pressure on law makers to reduce food waste here. We turn now to a spokesperson from Harvard University’s Food Law and Policy Clinic for more on the story. And now, let’s welcome Prof. Edward Becker to speak to us.Q1: What does the woman say about the new laws in Italy?Q2: What did the European Parliament do reduce food waste?Q3: What has the French government done recently?Q4: What is the major cause of food waste in the United States?Q1. C) They facilitate the donation of unsold foods to the needy.Q2. B) It passed a law aiming to stop overproduction.Q3. D) It has banned supermarkets from dumping edible foods.Q4. A) The confusion over food expiration labels.Conversation 2M: Thank you for calling Saks Fifth Avenue department store. How can I be of assistance to you today?W: Hello. I was in your store this past weekend and bought a few items. Yesterday, my friend told me that the annual anniversary sales had begun. It turned out she bought the same sweater as I did but for a much lower price.M: Yes. Our anniversary sale started on Monday. We do offer price adjustments within seven days of purchase to ensure our customer satisfaction. You said you did the purchase here this past weekend?W: Yes. I was shopping in your store last Sunday afternoon.M: That would definitely fall within the price adjustment window. Do you have an account with us? We can credit your account directly with the difference if you wish. Otherwise we can send a gift card by mail if you prefer.W: Crediting my account would be wonderful. Thank you. Now that you mention there's a sale going on, I do remember a dress I quite like when I was in the shop on Sunday. Is it on offer as well?M: Yes, ma'am. All the new arrivals are 15-20% off. In addition to the sale, we're running a promotion for complimentary tailoring if you need it.W: That's a good news. The dress really caught my eye but I did have some concerns about the length. How long will the alterations take?M: Our tailoring department guarantees alterations to be completed within five working days. If you like I can set one aside for you. If you're able to come this afternoon, you can give your name to the sale manager and they will be able to assist you.Q5. What do we learn about Saks department store?Q6. What does the man say Saks department store offers?Q7. What does the woman want the store to do to address the price difference?Q8. What is the service Saks department store offers in addition to the promotional sale?Q5. B) It has just launched its annual anniversary sales.Q6. D) Price adjustments within seven days of purchase.Q7. C) Credit it to her account.Q8. D) Complimentary tailoring.Section BPassage 1Barbie dolls have a particular look to them. They’re thin, tall, long-legged and virtually unlike any real human being. Although over the years Barbie has had more than 180 differentcareers-including football coach, sign language teacher, ambassador, president and astronaut–her body shape hasn’t changed much.Last year Mattel, the company that makes Barbie dolls, added some Barbies to its line that have different skin tones and hair textures. There are now Barbies with one of seven skin tones, 22 eye colours and 24 hair styles to choose from. Last year Mattel also gave Barbie a flat foot, rather than forcing her to be “in heels” all the time like the original Barbie is.Now they are introducing new Barbies with three slightly different body shapes while the original, tall and thin Barbies will continue to be sold.In a statement on its website, the company says it wants Barbies to look more like real people, and to give girls everywhere infinitely more ways to spark their imagination and play out their stories.Although many people say the new Barbies are a step in the right direction, some people say they don’t go far enough. They say that the new body shapes could be even more different from the original, tall, thin Barbies.Sales of Barbie dolls have been falling “every year since 2012,” according to CBC News.The toys aren’t in stores yet but they will be sold online at the Barbie website, starting this week, for $9.99.Q9. What do we know about the original Barbie dolls?Q10. Why do some people feel unsatisfied with the new Barbie dolls?Q11. Where will the new Barbie dolls be sold first?Q9. A. They are thin, tall, and unlike real human beings.Q10. D. Their body shapes have not changed much.Q11. C. On the Internet.Passage 2The earliest printed book we know today appeared in China in the year 868, and metal type was in use in Korea at the beginning of the fifteenth century, but it was in Germany around the year 1450 that a printing press using movable metal type was invented.Capitalism turned printing from an invention into an industry. Right from the start, book printing and publishing were organized on capitalist lines. 'The biggest sixteenth- century printer, Plantin of Antwerp, had twenty-four printing presses and employed more than a hundred workers. Only a small fraction of the population was literate, but the production of books grew at an extraordinary speed. By 1500 some twenty million volumes had already been printed.The immediate effect of printing was to increase the circulation of works that were already popular in the handwritten form, while less popular works went out of circulation. Publishers were interested only in books that would sell fairly quickly in sufficient numbers to cover the costs of production and make a profit. Thus, while printing enormously increased access to books by making cheap, high-volume production possible, it also reduced choice.The great cultural impact of printing was that it facilitated the growth of national languages. Most early books were printed in Latin, but the market for Latin was limited, and in its pursuit of larger markets the book trade soon produced translations into the national languages emerging at the time. Printing indeed played a key role in standardizing and stabilizing these languages by fixing them in print, and producing dictionaries and grammar books.Q12. What happened in Germany around the year of 1450?Q13. What does the speaker say about the printer, Plantin of Antwerp?Q14. What was the immediate effect of printing?Q15. What was the great cultural impact of printing?Q12. A) Movable metal type began to be used in printing.Q13. B) It was the biggest printer in the 16th century.Q14. B) It boosted the circulation of popular works.Q15. D) It promoted the growth of national languages.Section CRecording OneYou dream about being a movie star. You live in a big house in Hollywood, go to the Oscars every year, and win. You will be rich and famous. Wait a minute. You also hate having your photos taken and you are very shy. So how could you ever become a movie star? Choosing a right career can be hard. Many people graduate from school or college not knowing what they want to do with their lives and get a job without really thinking about it. For some, things work out fine. But others often find themselves stuck in a job they hate. Your working life lasts in average 40 years, so it’s important to find a job you like and feel enthusiastic about.Luckily, there are many ways you can get help to do this. The Australian website WWW. Careers online. com, compares choosing a career with going to the movies. Before you see a movie, you find out what films are showing. The site suggests you should do the same with your career. Find out what jobs are available and what your options are. Next, decide which movie you like best. If you are not a romantic person, you won’t want to see a love story. In other words, with your career, you should decide which job will suit your personality. Finally, decide how to get movie tickets and find out where the theater is before you go. With your career, you need to find information about where you can work and how to get a job in that profession.So, how do you start? Begin by asking yourself some questions, certain life experiences. Have you travelled overseas? Do you have any extra certificates at your degree? Such as the first aid license, for example. Your physical state and build can also affect which jobsyou can do. A person, for example, who is allergic to cats will probably never become an animal doctor. Flight attendants, firefighters and police officers have to be over a certain height and be physically fit. Your personality matters too. Are you outgoing or shy? If you like working alone, a job that requires lots of team work might not suit you.Choosing a career can take time and a lot of thought. However, when you know you can look forward to working in your dream job, you will be glad you thought it through.16. What does the speaker say about many college graduates?17. What does the Australia website suggest you do first to find a suitable job?18. What should you think about when you look for the right job according to the Australian website?16.D) They choose a job without thinking it through.17.B) Find out what job choices are available.18.A) The qualifications you have.Recording 2Kwanzaa is a cultural festival, during which African-American celebrate and reflect upon their rich heritage as the products of the two worlds. It begins December 26th and last for seven days. Kwanzaa was founded in 1966 by Dr. Karenga, a college professor and African-American leader, who believed that a special holiday could help African Americans meet their goals of building strong families, learning about their history and creating a sense of unity. After conducting extensive research in which he studied the festivals of many African groups of people, he decided that the new holiday should be a harvest or first fruit’s celebration. In cooperating ideas from many different harvest traditions. Kwanzaa is a … word meaning the firs t fruits of the harvest. The east African language of … was chosen as an official language of Kwanzaa. Because it is a non-tribal language spoken by a large portion of the African population. Also its pronunciation is easy. Kwanzaa is based on seven principles which are unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. One principal is highlighted each day of the holiday. In preparation for the celebration, a astroy matters placed on the table. Along with the candle holder was seven candles. One black, three red and three green. The black candle represents the African-American people. The red is fortheir struggles, and the green represents their hopes for their future. Other items placed on our table are a variety of fruit is of comes gifts and communal unity cup for pouring and sharing drinks. Each day of Kwanzaa usually before the evening meal，family and friends gather around the table and someone lights the candle beginning with the black. After that，candles are lit alternatively from left to right. While the candles is being lit, a principal is recited then each person present takes turn to speak about the importance that the principle has to himself or herself. Next, the ceremony focuses on remembering those who've died. A selected person pours water or juice from the unity cup into a bowl. That person then drinks from the cup and raises it high saying “her thanmbi”，which means that let’s all pour together. All repeat “her thanmbi” seven times and each person drinks from the cup . Then they and names of African American leaders and heroes a cold out to and everyone reflects upon the great things these people did. The ceremony is followed by a meal, and then singing and perhaps listening to African music19.What does the speaker say about Kwanzaa?20. For what purpose did Doctor Karenga create the special holiday?21. What does the word Kwanzaa mean?22. What do people do while each candle is being let at the Kwanzaa celebration?19. B)It is a cultural festival founded for African-Americans.20. C)To help African-Americans to realize their goals.21. B)The fruits of the harvest.22. A)They recite a principle.Recording 3The Mediterranean diet is based upon the eating patterns of traditional cultures in the Mediterranean region. Several noted nutritionists in research projects have concluded that this diet is one of the most healthful in the world in terms of preventing such illnesses as heart disease and cancer and increasing life expectancy. The countries that have inspired Mediterranean diet all surround the Mediterranean Sea. These cultures have eating habits that developed over thousands of years. In Europe, parts of Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain and southern France adhere to principles of the Mediterranean diet as to the morocco, Indonesia, and North Africa. Parts of the Balkan region and turkey follow the diet as well as middle eastern countries like Lebanon and Syria, the Mediterranean region is warm and sunny and produces large supplies of fresh fruits and vegetables almost a year round thatthe people eat many times a day. Wine, bread, all of oil and nuts are other staples of the region. In the Mediterranean sea has historically yielded abundant quantities of fish. International interest in therapeutic qualities of Mediterranean diet began back in the late nineteen fifties. When medical researchers started to link the currency of heart disease with diet, Doctor Ansol Keths performed the epidemiological analysis of diets around the world. In titled of the seven countries study, it is considered one of the greatest studies of its kind ever performed. In it, Keths gathered data on heart disease in its potential causes from nearly thirty thousand men in Greece, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Japan, Finland, the Netherlands and the United States. The study was conducted over period of decades. It concluded that the Mediterranean people in the study enjoyed some significant health advantages. The Mediterranean groups have lower mortality rates in all age brackets in form of all causes particularly from heart disease. The study also showed that the Mediterranean diet is as high as or higher in fat than other diets, obtaining up to forty percent of all its calories from fat. It has however, different patterns of fat intake. Mediterranean cooking, in its smaller amounts of saturated fat and higher amount of unsaturated fat, mostly in form of all of oil. Saturated fats are fats are found principally in meat and dairy products, although some nuts in vegetable oils also contain them. Saturated fats are used by the body to make cholesterol in high levels of cholesterol has since been directly related to heart disease.23. What has research concluded about the Mediterranean diet?24. What do we learn about the seven countries study?25. What do we learn about the Mediterranean people from the seven countries study?23. D) It is one of the world’s most healthy diets.24. A) It is regarded as one of the greatest researches of its kind.25. B) They have lower mortality rates.六级听力第二套：1.A) Say a few words to thank the speaker.2.D) He joined the local history societ when young.3.B) She had a good knowledge of the town's history.4.C) He made an embarrassing remark.5. B) What their rivals are doing.6. D) Their potentials has been underestimated.7. C) She had not seen it yet.8. D) Exporting their motorbikes to Indonesia.9. B) It makes claims in conflict with the exising research.10. C) They run a higher risk of gaining weight.11. D) Go to bed earlier.12. A) All the acting nominees are white.13. D) Only 3.4 percent of film directors are female.14. C) Females color over 40.15. B) They are most underrepresented across TV and film.16. C) One that covers their debts and burial expenses.17. D) Add more insurance on the breadwinner.18. A) When their children grow up and leave home.19.D）They may not always be negative.20.A) Biased sources of information.21.B) They may have a negative impact on people they apply to.22.C) A positive stereotype may help one achieve better results.23. B) Quit taking the medicine immediately.24. D) It may increase the effect of certain drugs.25. A)Tell their children to treat medicine with respect.六级阅读第一套选词填空帕劳群岛的捕鱼业The Pacific island nation of Palau has become home to the sixth largest marine sanctuary in the world.26. I) permit27. O) territory28. F) exclusive29. C) commercial30. D) communities31. E) essential32. G) independent33. M) sponsor34. J) secure35. N) stocks匹配题Who's really addicting you to technology?36. [E] Online services are so designed that the more they are used, the more profit they generate.37. [L] The author admits using technology as an escape from the task at hand.38. [I] Checking phones at dinners is now accepted as normal but not belching.39. [O] To make proper use of technology, we should not only increase our awareness of how it is changing but also how it is impacting us.40. [B] Most of us find it hard to focus on our immediate tasks because of Internet distractions.41. [J] When one person starts checking their phone, the others will follow suit.42. [F] The great majority of smartphone users don’t take the trouble to adjust their settings to suit their own purposes.43. [D]The Internet is regarded by some as designed to distract our attention.44. [L] The author attributes his tech addiction chiefly to his habit of putting off doing what he should do right away.45. [G] White-collar workers check email round the clock because it is required by their employers.仔细阅读Passage One46. A) He used a strangely potent ingredient in a food supplement.47. C) Many were shipped to Europe in the late 19th century for medicinal use.48. A) Cocaine had become notorious.49. D) It has remained virtually unchanged since its creation.50. A) The evolution of Coca-cola.Passage Two51. C) There was a clear divide between large and small cities.52. D) They have changed America's landscape.53. D) looked deserted in the evenings54. C) Modernized housing and improved infrastructure.55. D) Better job opportunities.六级阅读第二套选词填空第二套：尼日利亚西红柿减产In the past 12 months, Nigeria has suffered from a shrinking economy, a sliding currency, and a prolonged fuel shortage.26. C) emergency27. D) feeding28. K) reproduces29. I) originated30. G) handful31. F) halted32. L) security33. N) unchecked34. A) dependent35. J) reduction匹配题It is a movement building steady momentum: a call to make research data, software code and experimental methods publicly available and transparent.[M] 36. Astronomer David Hogg doesn’t think scooping is as serious a problem as generally thought.[G] 37. Some researchers are hesitant to make their data public for fear that others might publish something similar before them.[D] 38. Some psychology journals have offered incentives to encourage authors to share their data.[A] 39. There is a growing demand in the science community that research data be open to the public.[P] 40. Sharing data offers early-career researchers the chance to build a certain level of reputation.[L] 41. Data sharing enables scientists to publish each step of their research work, thus leading to more citations.[B] 42. Scientists hold different opinions about the extent and timing of data sharing.[O] 43. Potential problems related to data sharing should be made known to and discussed by all participants at the beginning of a joint research project.[I] 44. Sharing data and handling data-related issues can be time-consuming.[F] 45. Junior researchers may have no say when it comes to sharing data.仔细阅读Passage One46. A) Whether robots can reach better decisions47. D) They did not take moral issues into consideration.48. C) They perform duties in their owners' best interest.49. A) Abstract concepts are hard to program.50. C) Robots can have trouble making decisions in complex scenarios. Passage Two51. D) The rapid technological progress in a very short period of time.52. B) The popularization of smart homes.53. B) Gain automatic control of their businesses.54. A) How to turn it to profitable use.55. A) It is feasible with a connection to the internet.六级阅读第三套选词填空26. O) sparking27. L) powered28. H) implemented29. D) eliminate30. G) hopeful31. A) acceptance32. J) installed33. B) currently34. K) noticeable35. F) futile匹配题36. E37. B38. I39. C40. D41. J42. F43. A44. L45. G仔细阅读Passage 146. A) It is simply uninhabitable for most animals.47. C) stay away from predators.48. B) they can survive well in salty water49. A) They can take refuges in the less salty waters.50. D) The disruption of Lake Natron’s ecosystem.Passage 2 城市规划用地51. A) They were divided into residential and business areas.52. B) They have seen a rise in property prices.53. D) look deserted in the evenings54. C) More comfortable life and greater upward mobility55. B) More chances for promotion翻译：青海湖青海湖位于海拔3205米、青海省省会西宁以西约100公里处。

近年来英语六级翻译真题汇总(含答案)

近年来英语六级翻译真题汇总（含答案）近年来英语六级翻译真题汇总（含答案）2015 年12 月六级翻译真题及参考译文第1套：中国工业升级最近，中国政府决定将其工业升级。

中国现在涉足建造高速列车，远洋船舶，机器人，甚至飞机。

不久前，中国获得了在印度尼西亚建造一条高铁的合同：中国还与马拉西亚签署了为其提供高速列车的合同。

这证明人们信赖中国造产品。

中国造产品越来越受欢迎。

中国为此付出了代价，但这确实有助于消除贫困，同时还为世界各地的人们提供了就业机会。

这是一件好事，值得称赞。

下次你去商店时，可能想看一看你所购商品的出产国名。

很有可能这件商品是中国造的。

Recently, the Chinese government decided to upgrade its industry. China is now involved in building high-speed trains, ocean going ships, robots and even airplanes. Not long ago, China won a contract to build a high-speed railway in Indonesia: it also signed a contract with Malaysia to supply it with high-speed trains. This proves that people believe in products made in China. Products made in China are more and more popular. China has paid for this, but it does help eradicate poverty and provide jobs for people around the world. It's a good thing, to be commended. The next time you go to the store, you may want to have a look at the name of the country where the goods you buy are made. It is likely that this product is made in China.第2套：中国减贫在帮助国际社会于2030 年前消除极端贫困过程中，中国正扮演着越来越重要的角色。

历年(2015-2018)英语六级翻译真题及参考答案

2018年6月六级翻译真题及参考译文第3套：高铁中国目前拥有世界上最大最快的高速铁路网。

高铁列车的运行速度还将继续提升，更多的城市将修建高铁站。

高铁大大缩短了人们出行的时间。

相对飞机而言，高铁列车的突出优势在于准时，因为基本不受天气或交通管制的影响。

高铁极大地改变了中国人的生活方式。

如今，它已经成了很多人商务旅行的首选交通工具。

越来越多的人也在假日乘高铁外出旅游。

还有不少年轻人选择在一个城市工作而在邻近城市居住，每天乘高铁上下班。

Currently, China possesses the world’s largest and fastest high-speed railway network. Furthermore, the speed of bullet trains will continue to increase, and more cities are planning to build high-speed rail stations. High-speed rail has greatly shortened the time people spend on traveling. Compared with aircraft, the outstanding advantage of high-speed trains is punctuality, for they are basically not affected by weather or traffic control. High-speed train has greatly changed the life style of Chinese people. Nowadays, it has become the vehicle of first choice for people on many business trips; the number of passengers traveling on high-speed rail during holidays are also growing; furthermore, many young people even choose to work in one city while living in a nearby one, taking high-speed trains to commute every day. 第2套：自行车过去，自行车曾经是中国城乡最主要的交通工具，中国一度被称为“自行车王国”。

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2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案（第3套）Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below.You should focus on the harm caused by misleading information online.You arerequired to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.It seems to be a law in the technology industry that leading companies eventually lose their positions, often quickly and brutally. Mobile phone champion Nokia, one of Europe’s biggest technology success stories, was no 36 losing its market share in just a few years.In 2007, Nokia accounted for more than 40% of mobile phone sales 37 . But consumers’preferences were already 38 toward touch-screen smartphones. With the introduction ofApple’s iPhone in the middle of that year, Nokia’s market share 39 rapidly and revenue plunged. By the end of 2013, Nokia had sold its phone business to Microsoft.What sealed Nokia’s fate was a series of decisions made by Stephen Elop in his position as CEO, which he 40 in October 2010. Each day that Elop spent in charge of Nokia, the company’s market value declined by $23 million, making him, by the numbers, one of the worst CEOs in history.But Elop was not the only person at 41 .Nokia’s board resisted change, making it impossible for the company to adapt to rapid shifts in the industry. Most 42 , orma Ollila, who had led Nokia’s transition from an industrial company to a technology giant, was too fascinated by the company 43 success to recognize the change that was needed to sustain its competitiveness. The company also embarked on a 44 cost cutting program, which included the elimination of thousands of jobs. This contributed to the 45 of the company’s once-spirited culture, which had motivated employees to take risks and make miracles. Good leaders left the company, taking Nokia’s sense of vision and direction with them. Not surprisingly, much of Nokia's most valuable design and programming talent left as well.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains 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 by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.First-Generation College-Goers: Unprepared and BehindKids who are the first in their families to brave the world of higher education come on campus with little academic know-how and are much more likely than their peers to drop out before graduation.A) When Nijay Williams entered college last fall as a first-generation student and Jamaican immigrant, he was academically unprepared for the rigors of higher education. Like many first-generation students, he enrolled in a medium-sized state university many of his high school peers were also attending, received a Pell Grant, and took out some small federal loans to cover other costs. Given the high price of room and board and the closeness of the school to his family, he chose to live at home and worked between 30 and 40 hours a week while taking a full class schedule.B) What Nijay didn’t realize about his school—Tennessee State University一was its frighteningly low graduation rate: a mere 29 percent for its first-generation students. At the end of his first year, Nijay lost his Pell Grant of over $5,000 after narrowly missing the 2.0 GPA cut-off, making it impossible for him to continue paying for school.C) Nijay represents a large and growing group of Americans: first-generation college students who enter school unprepared or behind. To make matters worse, these schools are ill-equipped to graduate these students—young adults who face specific challenges and obstacles. They typically carry financial burdens that outweigh those of their peers, are more likely to work while attending school, and often require significant academic remediation (补习).D) Matt Rubinoff directs I’m First, a nonprofit organization launched last October to reach out to this specific population of students. He hopes to distribute this information and help prospective college-goers find the best post-secondary fit. And while Rubinoff believes there are a good number of four-year schools that truly care about these students and set aside significant resources and programs for them, he says that number isn’t high enough.E) “It’s not only the selective and elite institutions that provide those opportunities for a small subset of this population,”Rubinoff said, adding that a majority of first-generation under-graduates tend toward options such as online programs, two-year colleges, and commuter state schools. “Unfortunately, there tends to be a lack of information and support to help students think bigger and broader.”F) Despite this problem, many students are still drawn to these institutions—and two-year schools in particular As a former high school teacher, I saw students choose familiar, cheaper options year after year. Instead of skipping out on higher education altogether, they chose community colleges or state schools with low bars for admittance.G) “They underestimate themselves when selecting a university,” said Dave Jarrat, a marketing executive for Inside Track, a for-profit organization that specializes in coaching low-income students and supporting colleges in order to help students thrive. “The reality of it is that a lot of low-income kids could be going to elite universities on a full ride scholarship and don’t even realize it.”H) “Many students are coming from a situation where no one around them has the experience of successfully completing higher education, so they are coming in questioning themselves and their college worthiness,” Jarrat continued That helps explain why, as I’m First’s Rubinoff indicated, the schools to which these students end up resorting can end up being some of the poorest matches for them. The University of Tennessee in Knoxville offers one example of this dilemma. A flagship university in the South, the school graduates just 16 percent of its first-generation students, despite its overall graduation rate of 71 percent. Located only a few hours apart, The University of Tennessee and Tennessee State are worth comparing. Tennessee State’s overall graduation rate is a tiny 39 percent, but at least it has a smaller gap between the out-comes for first-generation students and those of their peers.I) Still, the University of Tennessee deserves credit for being transparent. Many large institutions keep this kind of data secret—or at least make it incredibly difficult to find The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for instance, admits only that the graduation rate for its first-generation pupils is “much lower” than the percentage of all students who graduate within four years (81 percent).J) It is actually quite difficult to find reliable statistics on the issue for many schools. Higher education institutions are, under federal law, required to report graduation rates, but these re- ports typically only include Pell recipient numbers~not necessarily rates specific to first-gen-eration students. Other initiatives fail to break down the data, too. Imagine how intimidating it can be for prospective students unfamiliar with the complexities of higher education to navigate this kind ofinformation and then identify which schools are the best fit.K) It was this lack of information that prompted the launch of I’m First in 2013, originally as an arm of its umbrella organization, the Center For Student Opportunity. “If we can help to direct students to more of these types of campuses and help students to understand them to be realistic and accessible places, have them apply to these schools at greater frequency and ultimately get in and enroll, we are going to raise the success rate,”Rubinoff said, citing a variety of colleges ranging from large state institutions to smaller private schools.L) Chelsea Jones, who now directs student programming at I’m First, was a first-generation college student at Howard. Like other students new to the intimidating higher-education world, she often struggled on her path to college. “There wasn’t really a college-bound culture at my high school.” she said “I wanted to go to college but I didn’t really know the process.” Jones became involved with a college-access program through Princeton University in high school. Now, she attributes much of her understanding of college to that:“But once I got to campus, it was a completely different ball game that no one really prepared me for.”M) She was fortunate, though. Howard, a well-regarded historically black college, had an array of resources for its first-generation students, including matching kids with counselors, connecting first-generation students to one another, and TRIO, a national program that supported 200 students on Howard’s campus. Still, Jones represents a small percentage of first-generation students who are able to gain entry into more elite universities, which are often known for robust financial aid packages and remarkably high graduation rates for first-generation students. (Harvard, for example, boasts a six-year graduation rate for underrepresented minority groups of 98 percent.) N) Christian Vazquez, a first-generation Yale graduate, is another exception, his success story setting him far apart from students such as Nijay. “There is a lot of support at Yale, to an extent, after a while, there is too much support,”he said, half-joking about the countless resources available at the school. Students are placed in small groups with counselors (trained seniors on campus); they have access to cultural and ethnic affinity (联系) groups, tutoring centers and also have a summer orientation specifically for first-generation students (the latter being one of the most common programs for students).O) “Our support structure was more like: ‘You are going to get through Yale; you are going to do well,’”he said, hinting at mentors (导师), staff, and professors who all provided significant support for students who lacked confidence about “belonging” at such a top institution.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。