pressing2016年12月英语六级真题第1套

2021年1月8日发(作者：范国声)
2016年12月英语六级真题（第1套）


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 invention and measures to be taken to encourage
invention. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.


Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes）
Section A
Directions:
In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation,
you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken
only once. After you hear 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 line through the centre.


Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. A）It tries to predict the possible trends of global climate change.
B）It studies the impacts of global climate change on people’s lives.
C）It links the science of climate change to economic and policy issues.
D）It focuses on the efforts countries can make to deal with global warming.
2. A）It will take a long time before a consensus is reached on its impact.
B）It would be more costly to deal with its consequences than to avoid it.
C）It is the most pressing issue confronting all countries.
D）It is bound to cause endless disputes among nations.
3. A）The transition to low-carbon energy systems.
B）The cooperation among world major powers.
C）The signing of a global agreement.
D）The raising of people’s awareness.
4. A）Carry out more research on it.
B）Cut down energy consumption.
C）Plan well in advance.
D）Adopt new technology.

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5. A）When luck plays a role.
B）What determines success.



C）Whether practice makes perfect.
D）How important natural talent is.
6. A）It knocks at your door only once in a while.
B）It is something that no one can possibly create.
C）It comes naturally out of one’s self-confidence.
D）It means being good at seizing opportunities.
7. A）Luck rarely contributes to a person’s success.
B）One must have natural talent to be successful.
C）One should always be ready to seize opportunities.
D）Practice is essential to becoming good at something.
8. A）Putting time and effort into fun things is profitable.
B）People who love what they do care little about money.
C）Being passionate about work can make one wealthy.
D）People in need of money work hard automatically.

Section B
Directions:
In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will
hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only
once. After you hear 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 line through the centre.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9. A）The stump of a giant tree.
B）A huge piece of rock.
C）The peak of a mountain.
D）A tall chimney.
10. A）Human activity.
B）Wind and water.





C）Chemical processes.
D）Fire and fury.
11. A）It is a historical monument.
B）It was built in ancient times.
C）It is Indians’ sacred place for worship.
D）It was created by supernatural powers.
12. A）By sheltering them in a cave.
B）By killing the attacking bears.



C）By lifting them well above the ground.
D）By taking them to the top of a mountain.

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
13. A）They will buy something from the convenience stores.
B）They will take advantage of the time to rest a while.
C）They will have their vehicles washed or serviced.
D）They will pick up some souvenirs or gift items.
14. A）They can bring only temporary pleasures.
B）They are meant for the extremely wealthy.
C）They should be done away with altogether.
D）They may eventually drive one to bankruptcy.
15. A）A good way to socialize is to have daily lunch with one’s colleagues.
B）Retirement savings should come first in one’s family budgeting.
C）A vacation will be affordable if one saves 20 dollars a week.
D）Small daily savings can make a big difference in one’s life.

Section C
Directions:
In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by
three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear 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 line through
the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.
16. A）They should be done away with.
B）They are necessary in our lives.
C）They enrich our experience.
D）They are harmful to health.
17. A）They feel stressed out even without any challenges in life.
B）They feel too overwhelmed to deal with life’s problems.
C）They are anxious to free themselves from life’s troubles.
D）They are exhausted even without doing any heavy work.
18. A）They expand our mind.
B）They prolong our lives.
C）They narrow our focus.
D）They lessen our burdens.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.









19. A）It is not easily breakable.
B）It came from a 3D printer.



C）It represents the latest style.
D）It was made by a fashion designer.
20. A）When she had just graduated from her college.
B）When she attended a conference in New York.
C）When she was studying at a fashion design school.
D）When she attended a fashion show nine months ago.
21. A）It was difficult to print.
B）It was hard to come by.





C）It was hard and breakable.
D）It was extremely expensive.
22. A）It is the latest model of a 3D printer.
B）It is a plastic widely used in 3D printing.
C）It gives fashion designers room for imagination.
D）It marks a breakthrough in printing material.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
23. A）They arise from the advances in technology.
B）They have not been examined in detail so far.
C）They are easy to solve with modern technology.
D）They can’t be solved without government support.
24. A）It is attractive to entrepreneurs.
B）It demands huge investment.
C）It focuses on new products.
D）It is intensely competitive.
25. A）Cooperation with big companies.
B）Recruiting more qualified staff.
C）In- service training of IT personnel.
D）Sharing of costs with each other.

Part III Reading Comprehension （40 minutes）
Section A
Directions:
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.


It is important that scientists be seen as normal people asking and answering important
questions. Good, sound science depends on 26 , experiments and reasoned methodologies.
It requires a willingness to ask new questions and try new approaches. It requires one to take
risks and experience failures. But good science also requires 27 understanding, clear
explanation and concise presentation.
Our country needs more scientists who are willing to step out in the public 28 and
offer their opinions on important matters. We need more scientists who can explain what they
are doing in language that is 29 and understandable to the public. Those of us who are not
scientists should also be prepared to support public engagement by scientists, and to 30
scientific knowledge into our public communications.
Too many people in this country, including some among our elected leadership, still do not
understand how science works or why robust, long-range investments in research vitally matter.
In the 1960s, the United States 31 nearly 17% of
discretionary
（可酌情支配的） spending to
research and development, 32 decades of economic growth. By 2008, the figure had fallen into
the single 33 . This occurs at a time when othernations have made significant gains
in their own research capabilities.
At the University of California（UC）, we 34 ourselves not only on the quality of our
research, but also on its contribution to improving our world. To 35 the development of
science from the lab bench to the market place, UC is investing our own money in our own good
ideas.
A）arena
B）contextual
C）convincing
D）devoted
E）digits
F）hasten
G）hypotheses
H）impairing


Section B
Directions:
In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to
I）incorporate
J）indefinite
K）indulge
L）inertia
M）pride
N）reaping
O）warrant
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.


Are We in an Innovation Lull?

[A]

Scan the highlights of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show（CES）, and you may get a slight
feeling of having seen them before. Many of the coolest gadgets this year are the same as the
coolest gadgets last year—or the year before, even. The booths are still exciting, and the demos
are still just as crazy. It is still easy to be dazzled by the display of
drones
（无人机）, 3D
printers, virtual reality
goggles
（眼镜）and more “smart” devices than you could ever hope to
catalog. Upon reflection, however, it is equally easy to feel like you have seen it all before.
And it is hard not to think: Are we in an innovation
lull
（间歇期）?

[B]

In some ways, the answer is yes. For years, smartphones, televisions, tablets, laptops and
desktops have made up a huge part of the market and driven innovation. But now these segments
are looking at slower growth curves—or shrinking markets in some cases—as consumers are not
as eager to spend money on new gadgets. Meanwhile, emerging technologies—the drones, 3D printers
and smart-home devices of the world—now seem a bit too old to be called “the next big thing”.

[C]

Basically the tech industry seems to be in an awkward period now. “There is not any one-hit
wonder, and there will not be one for years to come,” said Gary Shapiro, president and chief
executive of the Consumer Technology
Association
（CTA）. In his eyes, however, that doesn’t
necessarily mean that innovation has stopped. It has just grown up a little. “Many industries
are going out of infancy and becoming adolescents,” Shapiro said.
[D]

For instance, new technologies that are building upon existing technology have not found
their footing well enough to appeal to a mass audience, because, in many cases, they need to
work effectively with other devices to realize their full appeal. Take the evolution of the smart
home, for example. Companies are pushing it hard but make it almost overwhelming even to dip
a toe in the water for the average consumer, because there are so many compatibility issues to
think about. No average person wants to figure out whether their favorite calendar software works
with their fridge or whether their washing machine and tablet get along. Having to install a
different app for each smart appliance in your home is annoying; it would be nicer if you could
manage everything together. And while you may forgive your smartphone an occasional fault, you
probably have less patience for error messages from your door lock.

[E]

Companies are promoting their own standards, and the market has not had time to choose a
winner yet as this is still very new. Companies that have long focused on hardware now have to
think of ecosystems instead to give consumers practical solutions to their everyday problems.