201612六级真题一

2016年12月大学英语六级考试真题(一)PartⅠWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayoninvention.Youressayshouldincludetheimportanceofinventionandmeasurestobetakentoencourageinvention.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A)Ittriestopredictthepossibletrendsofglobalclimatechange.B)Itstudiestheimpactsofglobalclimatechangeonpeople’slives.C)Itlinksthesentenceofclimatechangetoeconomicandpolicyissues.D)Itfocusesontheeffortscountriescanmaketodealwithglobalwarming.2.A)Itwilltakealongtimebeforeaconsensusisreachedonitsimpact.B)Itwouldbemorecostlytodealwithitsconsequencesthantoavoidit.C)Itisthemostpressingissueconfrontingallcountries.D)Itisboundtocauseendlessdisputesamongnations.B)Thecooperationamongworldmajorpowers.C)Thesigningofaglobalagreement.D)Theraisingofpeople’sawareness.4.A)Carryoutmoreresearchonit.B)Cutdownenergyconsumption.C)Planwellinadvance.D)Adoptnewtechnology.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Whenluckplaysarole.B)Whatdeterminessuccess.C)Whetherpracticemakesperfect.D)Howimportantnaturalalentis.6.A)Itknocksatyourdooronlyonceinawhile.B)Itissomethingthatnoonecanpossiblycreate.C)Itcomesnaturallyoutofone’sself-confidence.D)Itmeansbeinggoodatseizingopportunities.7.A)Luckrarelycontributestoaperson’ssuccess.B)Onemusthavenaturaltalenttobesuccessful.C)Oneshouldalwaysbereadytoseizeopportunities.D)Practiceisessentialtobecominggoodatsomething.8.A)Pulingtimeandeffortintofunthingsisprofitable.B)Peoplewholovewhattheydocarelittleaboutmoney.C)Beingpassionalaboutworkcanmakeonewealthy.D)Peopleinneedofmoneyworkhardautomatically.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A)Thestumpofagianttree.B)Ahugepieceofrock.C)Thepeakofamountain.D)Atallchimney.10.A)Humanactivity.B)Windandwater.C)Chemicalprocesses.D)Fireandfury.11.A)Itisahistoricalmonument.B)Itwasbuiltinancienttimes.C)ItisIdianssacredplaceforworship.D)Itwascreatedbysupematuralpowers.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A)Byshelteningtheminacave.B)Bykillingtheattackingbears.C)Byliftingthemwellabovetheground.D)Bytakingthemtothetopofamountain.13.A)Theywillbuysomethingfromtheconveniencestores.B)Theywilltakeadvantageofthetimetorestawhile.C)Theywillhavetheirvehicleswashedorserviced.D)Theywillpickupsomesouvenirsorgiftitems.14.A)Theycanbringonlytemporarypleasures.B)Theyaremeantfortheextremelywealthy.C)Theyshouldbedoneawaywithaltogether.D)Theymayeventuallydriveonetobankruptcy.15.A)Agoodwaytosocializeistohavedailylunchwithone’scolleagues.B)Retirementsavingsshouldcomefirstinone’sfamilybudgeting.C)Avacationwillbeaffordableifonesaves20dollarsaweek.D)Smalldailysavingscanmakeabigdifferenceinone’slife.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theyshouldbedoneawaywith.B)Theyareneccssaryinourlives.C)Theyenrichourexperience.D)Theyareharmfultohealth.17.A)Theyfeelstressedoutevenwithoutanychallengesinlife.B)Theyfeeltoooverwhelmedtodealwithlife’sproblems.C)Theyareanxioustofreethemselvesfromlife’stroubles.D)Theyareexhaustedevenwithoutdoinganyheavywork.18.A)Theyexpandourmind.B)Theyprolongourlives.C)Theynarrowourfocus.D)Theylessenourburdens.Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)Itisnoteasilybreakable.B)Itcamefroma3Dprinter.C)Itrepresentsthelateststyle.D)Itwasmadebyafashiondesigner.20.A)Whenshehadjustgraduatedfromhercollege.B)WhensheattendedaconferenceinNewYork.C)Whenshewasstudyingatafashionfashiondesignschool.D)Whensheattendedafashionshowninemonthsago.21.A)Itwasdifficulttoprint.B)Itwashardtocomeby.C)Itwashardandbreakable.D)Itwasextremelyexpensive.22.A)Itisthelatestmodelofa3Dprinter.B)Itisaplasticwidelyusedin3Dprinting.C)Itgivesfashiondesignersroomforimagination.D)Itmarksabreakthroughinprintingmaterial.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.23.A)Theyarisefromtheadvancesintechnology.B)Theyhavenotbeenexaminedindetailsofar.C)TheyareeasytosolvewithmodemtechnologyD)Theycan’tbesolvedwithoutgovernmentsupport.24.A)Itisattractivet