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1、2016年12月大学英语六级考试（第2套）Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions:For th is p时，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on eretion.Your essay should include the importance of creation ad measures to be taken to encourage creation.You are required to write at least 15 0 words but no more than 200 wo
2、rds.Part II Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section A Directions:In this section,you will hear two long converstions.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 ans
3、wer 卢om the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresonding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just he盯d.1.A)They were proud of their cuisine.C)They were all good at cooking,B)They were particular about
4、 food.D)They w巳re fond of bacon and eggs.2.A)His parents.C)His parentsfriends.B)His friends.D)His schoolmates.3.A)No one of the group ate it.C)No tea was served with the meal.B)It was a little overcooked.D)It was the real English breakfast.4.A)It was full of excitement.C)It was a risky experience.B)
5、It was rather disappointing.D)It was really extraordinary.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A)The womans earnings ov巳r the years.B)The key to running a shop at a low cost.C)The business success of the womans shop.D)The womans relationship with other shops.6.A)Keep
6、down its expenses.C)Improve its customer service.B)Expand its business scale.D)Upgrade the goods it sells.7.A)They are in great demand.B)They are delivered free of charge.C)They are very popular with the local residents.2016-12六级试题（第2套）第1页（共22页）第 1 页 共 22 页D)They are sold at lower prices than in oth
7、巳r shops.8.A)To maintain friendly relationships with other shops.B)To avoid being put out of business in competition.C)To attract more customers in the neighborhood.D)To follow the custom of the local shopkeepers.Section B Directions:Ithis section,you will hear twossges.At the gd of eachssage,you wi
8、ll hear three or four questions.Both the户ssge and the questions will be吵oken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer j示om the卢U1choices marked A),B),C）d D).Then mark the corres户onding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the cetre.Questions 9 to 12 are base
9、d on the passage you have just heard.9.A)They are on the verge of extinction because of pollution.B)They carry plant seeds and spread them to faraway places.C)They d巳liver pollutants from the ocean to their nesting sites.D)They can be used to deliver messages in times of emergency.10.A)They originat
10、e from Devon Island in the Arctic area.B)They migrate to the Arctic Circle during the summer.C)They have the ability to survive in extreme w巳athers.D)They travel as far as 400 kilometers in search of food.11.A)They had become more poisonous.C)They poisoned some of the fulmars.B)The were carried by t
11、he wind.D)They W巳re less than on the continent.12.A)The effects of the cha丑ging climate on Arctic seabirds.B)The harm Arctic seabirds may cause to humans.C)The diminishing colonies for Arctic seabirds.D)The threats humans pose to Arctic seabirds.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have j
12、ust heard.13.A)It has remained basically the same.C)It has been exagg巳rated.B)It has become better understood.D)It has decreased.14.A)It is now the second leading cause of death for centenarians.B)It develops more easily in centenarians not actively engaged.C)It calls for more intensive research.D)I
13、t has had no effective cur巳so far.15.A)They cherish their life more than ever.B)Their minds fail before their bodies do.2016-12六级试题（第2套）第2页（共22页）第 2 页 共 22 页C)Their quality of life deteriorates rapidly.D)They care more about their physical health.Section C Directions:In this sectio乱，you will hear th
14、ree recordings of lectues or talks followed by three or four questions.The recordings will be乡layed only once.After you hear a ques tion,you must choose the best nswer from the Jouchoices mrked A弓B弓CdD).Then mark the correspodizg letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questio
15、ns 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A)They form the basis on which he builds his theory of love.B)They were carried out over a period of some thirty years.C)They were done by his former colleague at Yale.D)They are focused more on attraction than love.17.A)The relationship
16、ca口not last long if no passion is involved.B)It is口ot love if you dont wish to maintain the relationship.C)Romance is just impossible without mutual understanding.D)Intimacy is essential but not absolutely indispensable to love.18.A)Whether it is ture love without commitment.B)Which of them is consi
17、dered most important.C)How the relationship is to be defined if any O丑e is missing.D)Whe口the absence of any one doesnt affect the relationship.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A)The history of social work.B)Social work as a profession.C)Academic degrees required o
18、f social work applicants.D)The aim of the National Association of Social Work巳rs.20.A)They try to change peoples social behavior.B)They raise peoples awareness of the environment.C)They create a lot of opportunities for the unemployed.D)They help巳nhance the well being of the underprivileged.21.A)The
19、y have all made a diff巳rence through their work.B)They are all members of the National Association.C)They all have an academic degree in social work.D)They have all rec巳ived strict clinical training.22.A)Social workers job optio丑s and responsibilities.B)Ways for social work巳rs to meet peoples needs.
20、2016 12六级试题（第2套）第3页（共22页）第 3 页 共 22 页C)Th巳importance of training for social workers.D)The promotion of social workers social status.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23.A)To fight childhood obesity.C)To urge kids to follow their role models.B)To help disadvantaged kid
21、s.D)To encourage kids to play more sports.24.A)Th巳y are most effective when app巳aring on TV.B)They best boost product sales when put onli日巳C)They are becoming more and more prevalent.D)They impress kids more than they do adults.25.A)Do what they advocate in public.B)Always place kids interest first.
22、C)Pay attention to their image before children.D)Message positive behaviors at all times.Part III Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section A D让ections:In this sectio1专thereis passage with ten blazks.You are required to select o旧word for ech blak Jiom a list of choices gi旧t mword ban主following the pa
23、ssage.Read the pssge through cefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a lette.Please mark the correspondin豆letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a sizgle line through the cetre.You my乱ot use any of the words in the bank饥ore than once.Small communities,with th
24、eir distinctive character where life is stable and intensely human are disappearing.Some have 26 from the face of the earth,others are dying slowly,but all have 27 changes as they have come into contact with an 28 machine civilization.The merging of diverse pEloples into a commo丑mass has produced te
25、nsio且amongmembers of the minorities and the majority alike.The Old Order Amish,who arrived 0日American shores in colonial times,have 29 in the modern world in distincti时，small communiti臼.They have resist巳d the homogenization 30 more successfully than others.In planting and harvest time 0日巳can see the
26、ir bearded me丑working the fields with horses and their wome丑hanging out the laundry in neat rows to dry.Many American people have S巳巳n Amish families,with the men wearing broad brimmed black hats and th巳women in long dresses.In railway or bus 31.Although the Amish have lived with 3 2 America for ove
27、r two and a half ce口turies,they have moderated its influence O丑their personal lives,their families,comm unities,and their values.The Amish are often 33 by other Americans to be r巳lics of the past who live a simple,2016一12六级试题（第2套）第4页（共22页）第 4 页 共 22 页inflexible life dedicated to inconvenient out-dat
28、ed customs.They are seen as abandoning both modern 34 and 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 who 35 the virtues of
29、work and thrift.A)accessingE)industrializedI)progress孔!I)undergone B)conveniencesF)perceivedJ)respectiveN)universalAU2AUAM E咒EE阳KVLU们Ut电AODtev比sarn erua AUPASV、，、，、，、，JCGKO D)expandingH)processL)terminalsSection B Directions:In this section,you are going to read a passage:vith ten statements attache
30、d to it.Ech statement contains i呐rmation given in one of the paragrahs.Identify the aragraph 卢om which the information is derived.You my choose a paragrah more thaonce.Eacharagrah is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresonding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Countries Rush for Upp
31、er Hand in Antarctica A)On a glacier-filled island with fjords（峡湾）and elephant seals,Russia has builtAntarcticas first Orthodox church on a hill overlooking its research base.Less than anhour away by snowmobile,Chinese laborers have updated the Great Wall Station,a vitalpart of Chinas plan to operat
32、e five bases on Antarctica,complete with an indoorbadminton court and sleeping quarters for 150 people.Not to be outdone,Indias futuristicnew Bharathi bas巴，built on stilts（柱子）using 134 interlocking shipping containers,resembles a spaceship.Turkey and Iran have announced plans to build bases,too.B)Mo
33、re 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臼ray of countries are rushing to assert gr
34、eater influence here,with an eye not just towards the day those protective treatiesexpire,but also for the strategic and commercial opportunities that already exist.C)The newer players are stepping into what they view as a treasure hous巳of resources.Someof the ventures focus on the Antarctic resourc
35、es that are already up for grabs,like abundantsea life.South Korea,which operates state-of-the-art bases here,is increasing its fishing ofkrill（磷虾）,found in abundance in the Southern Ocean,while Russia recently frustratedefforts to cr巳ate one of the worlds larg巳st ocean sanctuaries here.D)Some scien
36、tists are examining the potential for harvesting icebergs from Antarctica,which isestimated to have the biggest reserves of fresh water on the planet.Nations are also pressing2016一12六级试题（第2套）第5页（共22页）第 5 页 共 22 页ahead with space res巳arch and satellite proj巳cts to expand their global navigation abili
37、ties.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 arealready operating in Antarctica,part of its effort to challenge the dominance of theAmerican GPS,and口ew stations are p
38、lanned for sites like the Russian base,in the shadowof the Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity.F)Elsewhere in Antarctica,Russian researchers boast of their rec巳nt discovery of a freshwaterreserve the size of Lake Ontario after drilling through miles of solid ice.“You can see thatwere here to stay，”s
39、aid Vladimir Cheberdak,57,chief of the Bellingshausen Station,ashe sipped tea under a portrait of Fabian Gottli巳b von Bellingshause且，a high ranking officerin the Imperial Russian Navy who explored the Antarctic coast i日1820.G)Antarcticas mineral,oil and gas wealth are a longer一term prize.The treaty
40、banning mininghere,shielding coveted（令人垂诞的）reserves of iron ore,coal and chromiur丑，comes up forreview in 2048.Researchers recently found是imberlite（金伯利岩）deposits hinting at theexistence of diamonds.And while assessments vary widely,geologists巳stimat巳thatAntarctica holds at least 36 billion barrels of
41、 oil and natural gas.H)Beyond the Antarctic tr巳aties,huge obstacles persist to tapping these resources,likedrifting icebergs that could jeopardize offshore platforms.Then th巳re is Antarcticsremoteness,with some mineral deposits found in windswept locations on a co丑tinent that islarger than Europe an
42、d where winter temperatures hover around minus 55 d巳gre巳s Celsius.I)But advances in technology might make Antarctica a lot more accessible three decades fromnow.And even before then,scholars warn,the demand for resources i口an energy-hungryworld could raise pressure to renegotiate Antarcticas treatie
43、s,possibly allowing morecommercial endeavours here well before the prohibitions against them expire.The researchstations on King George Island offer a glimpse into the long game o丑this ice blanketedcon tine口t as nations ass巳rt themselves,eroding the sway long held by countries like theUnit巳d States,
44、Britain,Australia and New Zealand.J)Being stationed in Antarctica involves adapting to life O丑the planets driest,windiest andcoldest contine时，yet each nation manages to make itself at home.Bearded Russian priestsoffer regular services at the Orthodox church for th巳16 or so Russian speakers who spend
45、the winter at the base,largely polar scientists in fields like glaciology and meteorology.Their numb巳r climbs to about 40 in the warmer summer months.China has arguably thefastest growing operations in Antarctica.It opened its fourth station last year and is pressingahead with plans to build a fifth
46、.It is building its second ice-breaking ship and setting upresearch drilling operations on an ice dome 13,422 feet above sea level that is one theplanets coldest places.Chinese officials say the expansion in Antarctica prioritises scientific research,but they also acknowledge that concerns about“res
47、ource security”influence the1r moves.2016-12六级试题（第2套）第6页（共22页）第 6 页 共 22 页K)Chinas newly renovated Great Wall Station on King George Island makes the Russian andChilean bases here seem outdated.“We do weather monitoring h巳re and other research.,Ning Xu,53,the chief of the Chinese base,said over tea
48、during a fierce blizzard C暴风雪）in late November.The large base he leads resembl巳s a snowed in college campus on holidaybreak,with the capacity to sleep more than 10 times the 13 people who were staying onthrough the Antarctic wint巳r.Yong Yu,a Chinese microbiologist,showed off th巳spaciousbuilding,with
49、 empty desks under an illustrated timeline detailing the rapid growth ofChina.s Antarctic operations since the 1980s.“We now feel equipped to grow，”h巳said.L)As some countries expand operations in Antarctica,the United States maintains three yearround stations on the continent with more tha口1,000 peo
50、ple during the southernhemispher巴s summ巳r,including those at the Amundsen-Scott station,built in 1956 at anelevation of 9,301 feet on a plateau at the South Pol巳.But US researchers quietly complainabout budget restraints and having far fewer icebreakers the Russia,limiting the reach ofthe United Sta