大学英语六级卷一真题2016年12月及答案解析.doc

1、大学英语六级卷一真题 2016 年 12 月及答案解析(总分：710.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Part I Writing (3(总题数：1，分数：106.50)1.Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on innovation/creation/invention. Your essay should include the importance of innovation and measures to be taken to encourage innovation

2、. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.（分数：106.50）_二、Part II Listening Co(总题数：2，分数：56.80)Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.40）A.It tries to predict the possible trends of global climate change.B.It studies the impacts of glob

3、al climate change on peoples 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.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 conse

4、quences than to avoid it.C.It is the most pressing issue confronting all countries.D.It is bound to cause endless disputes among nations.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 peoples awareness.A.C

5、arry out more research on it.B.Plan well in advance.C.Cut down energy consumption.D.Adopt new technology.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.40）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 ones self-confidence.D.It means being good at seizing opportunities.A.Luck rarely contributes to a persons success.B.One must have natural talent to be successful.C.One should

7、always be ready to seize opportunities.D.Practice is essential to becoming good at something.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 automatic

8、ally.三、Section B(总题数：2，分数：49.70)Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.40）A.The stump of a giant tree.B.A huge piece of rock.C.The peak of a mountain.D.A tall chimney.A.Human activity.B.Wind and water.C.Chemical processes.D.Fire and fury.A.It is a historical monument.B

9、.It was built in ancient times.C.It is Indians sacred place for worship.D.It was created by supernatural powers.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 passag

10、e you have just heard.（分数：21.30）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.A.They can bring only temporary pleasures.B.They are meant

11、for the extremely wealthy.C.They should be done away with altogether.D.They may eventually drive one to bankruptcy.A.A good way to socialize is to have daily lunch with ones colleagues.B.Retirement savings should come first in ones family budgeting.C.A vacation will be affordable if one saves 20 dol

12、lars a week.D.Small daily savings can make a big difference in ones life.四、Section C(总题数：3，分数：142.00)Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.（分数：42.60）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

13、.A.They feel stressed out even without any challenges in life.B.They feel too overwhelmed to deal with lifes problems.C.They are anxious to free themselves from lifes troubles.D.They are exhausted even without doing any heavy work.A.They expand our mind.B.They prolong our lives.C.They narrow our foc

14、us.D.They lessen our burdens.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：56.80）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.A.When she had just graduated from her college.B.When she attended

15、 a conference in New YorkC.When she was studying at a fashion design school.D.When she attended a fashion show nine months ago.A.It was difficult to print.B.It was hard to come by.C.It was hard and breakable.D.It was extremely expensive.A.It is the latest model of a 3D printer.B.It is a plastic wide

16、ly 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.（分数：42.60）A.They arise from the advances in technology.B.They have not been examined in detail so far.C.They are e

17、asy to solve with modern technology.D.They cant be solved without government support.A.It is attractive to entrepreneurs.B.It demands huge investment.C.It focuses on new products.D.It is intensely competitive.A.Cooperation with big companies.B.Recruiting more qualified staff.C.In-service training of

18、 IT personnel.D.Sharing of costs with each other.五、Part III Reading Com(总题数：1，分数：35.50)Small communities, with their distinctive characterwhere life is stable and intensely humanare disappearing. Some have _26_ from the face of the earth, others are dying slowly, but all have _27_ changes as they ha

19、ve come into contact with an _28_ machine 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, have _29_ in the modern world in distinctive,

20、small communities. They have resisted the homogenization _30_ more successfully than others. In planting and harvest times 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

21、men wearing broad-brimmed black hats and the women in long dresses. In railway or bus _31_.Although the Amish have lived with _32_ America 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 often

22、_33_ by 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 modem _34_ and the American dream of success and progress, But most people have no quarrel with the Amish for doing things the old-fashion

23、ed way. Their conscientious objection was tolerated in wartime. For after all. They are good farmers who _35_ the virtues of work and thrift. A)accessing I)progress B)conveniences J)respective C)destined K)survived D)expanding L)terminals E)industrialized M)undergone F)perceived N)universal G)practi

24、ce O)vanished H)process（分数：35.50）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.六、Section B(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Countries Rush for Upper Hand in Antarctica A) On a glacier-filled island with f

25、jords(峡湾)and elephant seals, Russia has built Antarcticas first Orthodox church on a bill overlooking its research base. Less than an hour away by snowmobile. Chinese laborers have updated the Great Wall Station, a vital part of Chinas plan to operate five basses on Antarctica, complete with an indo

26、or badminton court and sleeping quarters for 150 people. Not to be outdone, Indias futuristic new Bharathi base, built on stills(桩子)using 134 interlocking shipping containers, resembles a spaceship. Turkey and Iran have announced plans to build bases, too. B) More than a century has passed since exp

27、lorers 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 ey

28、e not just towards the day those protective treaties expire, but also for the strategic and commercial 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

29、 abundant sea life. South Korea, which operates state-ofthe-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 worlds largest ocean sanctuaries here. D) Some scientists are examining the poten

30、tial for harvesting icebergs form 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 expandin

31、g 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 shado

32、w 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 were here to stay,” said Vladimir Cheberdak, 57, chief of the Be

33、llingshausen Station, as he sipped tea under a portrait of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, a high-ranking officer in the Imperial Russian Navy who explored the Antarctic coast in 1820. G) Antarcticas mineral, oil and gas wealth are a longer-term prize. The treaty banning mining here, shielding c

34、oveted(令人垂诞的)reserves of iron ore, coal and chromium, comes up for review in 2048. 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 least 36 billion barrels of oil and natural ga

35、s. H) Beyond the Antarctic treaties, huge obstacles persist to tapping these resources, like drifting icebergs that could jeopardize offshore platforms. Then there is Antarctics remoteness, with some mineral deposits found in windswept locations on a continent that is larger the Europe and where win

36、ter temperatures hover around minus 55 degrees 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 Antarcticas treaties,

37、possibly allowing more commercial endeavours here well before the prohibitions against them expire. The research stations on King George lsland 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 Sta

38、tes, Britain. Australia and New Zealand. J) Being stationed in Antarctica involves adapting to life on the planets driest, windiest and coldest continent, yet each nation manages to make itself at home. Bearded Russian priests offer regular services at the Orthodox church for the 16 or so Russian sp

39、eakers who spend the winter at the base, largely polar scientists in fields like glaciology and meteorology. Their number climbs to about 40 in 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

40、 plans to build a fifth. It is building its second ice-breaking ship and setting up research drilling operations on an ice dome 13,422 feet above sea level that is one the planets coldest places. Chinese officials say the expansion in Antarctica prioritises scientific research. But they also acknowl

41、edge that concerns about “resource security” influence their moves. K) Chinas newly renovated Great Wall Station on King George lsland 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

42、 during a fierce blizzard(暴风雪) in late November. The large base he leads resembles a snowed-in college campus on holiday break, with the capacity to sleep more than 10 times the 13 people who were staying on through the Antarctic winter. Yong Yu, a Chinese microbiologist, showed off the spacious bui

43、lding, with empty desks under an illustrated timeline detailing the rapid growth of Chinas Antarctic operations since the 1980s “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 m

44、ore than 1,000 people during the southern hemispheres summer, including those at the Amundsen Scott station, built in 1956 at an elevation of 9,301 feet on a plateau at the South Pole. But US researchers quietly complain about budget restraints and having far fewer icebreakers the Russia, limiting t

45、he reach of the United States in Antarctica. M) Scholars warn that Antarcticas political drift could blur the distinction between military and civilian activities long before the continents treaties come up for renegotiation, especially in parts of Antarctica that are ideal for intercepting(拦截) sign

46、als 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 in 1984, but it was largely destroyed by a fire that killed two members of the navy in 2012, the same yea

47、r that a diesel-laden Brazilian barge sank near the base. As if that were not enough. a Brazilian C-130 Hercules military transport plane has remained stranded near the runway of Chiles air base here since it crash-landed in 2014. O) However, Brazils stretch of misfortune has created opportunities f

48、or China, with a Chinese company winning the $100 million contract in 2015 to rebuild the Brazilian station. P) Amid all the changes, Antarctica maintains its allure. South Korea opened its second Antarctic research base in 2014, describing it as a way to test robots developed by Korean researchers

49、for use in extreme conditions. With Russias help, Belarus is preparing to build this 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