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20XX年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayoninvention.Youressayshouldincludetheimportanceofinventionandmeasurestobetakentoencourageinvention.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words. PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes) SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD. ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre. Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard. 1.A.Ittriestopredictthepossibletrendsofglobalclimatechange. B.Itstudiestheimpactsofglobalclimatechangeonpeople'slives. C.Itlinksthescienceofclimatechangetoeconomicandpolicyissues. D.Itfocusesontheeffortscountriescanmaketodealwithglobalwarming. 2.A.Itwilltakealongtimebeforeaconsensusisreachedonitsimpact. B.Itwouldbemorecostlytodealwithitsconsequencesthantoavoidit. C.Itisthemostpressingissueconfrontingallcountries. D.Itisboundtocauseendlessdisputesamongnations. 3.A.Thetransitiontolow-carbonenergysystems. 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.Howimportantnaturaltalentis.
6.A.Itknocksatyourdooronlyonceinawhile. B.Itissomethingthatnoonecanpossiblycreate. C.Itcomesnaturallyoutofone'sself-confidence. D.Itmeansbeinggoodatseizingopportunities. 7.A.Luckrarelycontributestoaperson'ssuccess. B.Onemusthavenaturaltalenttobesuccessful. C.Oneshouldalwaysbereadytoseizeopportunities. D.Practiceisessentialtobecominggoodatsomething. 8.A.Puttingtimeandeffortintofunthingsisprofitable. B.Peoplewholovewhattheydocarelittleaboutmoney. C.Beingpassionateaboutworkcanmakeonewealthy. D.Peopleinneedofmoneyworkhardautomatically. SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
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Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. 9.A.Thestumpofagianttree. B.Ahugepieceofrock. C.Thepeakofamountain. D.Atallchimney. 10.A.Humanactivity. B.Windandwater.
C.Chemicalprocesses. D.Fireandfury.
11.A.Itisahistoricalmonument. B.Itwasbuiltinancienttimes.
C.ItisIndians'sacredplaceforworship. D.Itwascreatedbysupernaturalpowers. 12.A.Byshelteringtheminacave. B.Bykillingtheattackingbears.
C.Byliftingthemwellabovetheground. D.Bytakingthemtothetopofamountain.
Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. 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. SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre. Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard. 16.A.Theyshouldbedoneawaywith. B.Theyarenecessaryinourlives. 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.
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C.Itrepresentsthelateststyle. D.Itwasmadebyafashiondesigner.
20.A.Whenshehadjustgraduatedfromhercollege. B.WhensheattendedaconferenceinNewYork.
C.Whenshewasstudyingatafashiondesignschool. 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.Theyareeasytosolvewithmoderntechnology. D.Theycan'tbesolvedwithoutgovernmentsupport. 24.A.Itisattractivetoentrepreneurs. B.Itdemandshugeinvestment. C.Itfocusesonnewproducts. D.Itisintenselycompetitive.
25.A.Cooperationwithbigcompanies. B.Recruitingmorequalifiedstaff. C.In-servicetrainingofITpersonnel. D.Sharingofcostswitheachother.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes) SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce. Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itisimportantthatscientistsbeseenasnormalpeopleaskingandansweringimportantquestions.Good,soundsciencedependson
26,experimentsandreasonedmethodologies.Itrequiresawillingnesstoasknewquestionsandtrynewapproaches.Itrequiresonetotakerisksandexperiencefailures.Butgoodsciencealsorequires 27 understanding,clearexplanationandconcisepresentation.
Ourcountryneedsmorescientistswhoarewillingtostepoutinthepublic 28 andoffertheiropinionsonimportantmatters.Weneedmorescientistswhocanexplainwhattheyaredoinginlanguagethatis 29 andunderstandabletothepublic.Thoseofuswhoarenotscientistsshouldalsobepreparedtosupportpublicengagementbyscientists,andto 30 scientificknowledgeintoourpubliccommunications.
Toomanypeopleinthiscountry,includingsomeamongourelectedleadership,stilldonotunderstandhowscienceworksorwhyrobust,long-rangeinvestmentsinresearchvitallymatter.Inthe1960s,theUnitedStates 31 nearly17%ofdiscretionary(可酌情支配的)spendingtoresearchanddevelopment,32 decadesofeconomicgrowth.By20XX,thefigurehadfallenintothesingle33
Thisoccursatatimewhenothernationshavemadesignificantgainsintheirownresearchcapabilities.
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