2016年12月英语六级答案

大学英语

六级考试

真题解析

2016年12月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）参考答案

PartIIListeningComprehension

1.B2.A3.D4.A5.C

6.B7.A8.B9.D10.C

11.C12.C13.D14.D15.A

16.C17.B18.D19.C20.B

21.A22.C23.D24.A25.B

PartIIIReadingComprehension

26.G27.B28.A29.C30.I

31.D32.N33.E34.M35.F

36.D37.K38.B39.L40.F

41.A42.H43.E44.I45.C

46.A47.C48.C49.B50.D

51.C52.D53.B54.A55.B

PartIVTranslation

Withtheimprovementoflivingstandards,travellingisoccupyinganincreasinglyimportant

ast,theyspentmostoftheirtimemakingaliving,

tuation,however,haschangedinthewaveofthe

mingeconomyandthe

risinrom

domestictravel,outboundtravelisbecomingmoreandmorepopularamongChinetourist.

DuringChina’sNationalDayholidayin2016,thetotaltourismconsumptionexceeded400billion

estimatesthatChinawillbecometheworld’sbiggestspenderontravelby2020,

withthefastestgrowingexpendituresonoutboundtravelinthenextfewyears.

PartIIListeningComprehension听力原文

SectionA

Questions1to4arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

W:ProfessorHenderson,couldyougiveusabriefoverviewofwhatyoudo,whereyouworkand

yourmainareaofrearch?

M:Well,thecenterforclimaterearchwhereIworklinksscienceandclimatechangetoissues

ourrearchistodowiththelikelyimpactsofclimate

changeandalloftheassociatedrisks.

W:Andhowstrongistheevidencethatclimatechangeishappeningthatit’sreallysomethingwe

needtobeworriedabout?

M:Well,mostofthescienceofclimatechange,particularlythattodowithglobalwarming,is

we'eeconomicstellsusisthatit'sprobablycheapertoavoid

climatechange--toavoidtherisk--thanitistodealwiththelikelyconquences.

W:Sowhatarewedoing?Whatcanwedoaboutit?

M:Well,Iwouldarguethatweneedtodevelopthesciencespecificallytounderstandthelikely

d,weneedtounderstandthebestwaysof

swillinvolveahugetransitiontolowcarbonenergysystems.

thistohappen,wemayneedactiononaglobal

oliticalperspective,weneedtounderstandthetermsonwhichmajorcountrieslike

ChinaandtheUSAmightsignuptoaglobalagreement,becauatthemomentwedon'thavethat

connsus.

W:Right.

M:Andwealsoneedtoplanaheadsothatweareinapositiontodealwiththelikelylevelsof

climatechange,nmoreso,too,forthelevelsthatarelikely

ifwedon’tgetthoglobalagreements.

esProfessorHendersonsayabouthismainareaofrearch?

esProfessorHendersonsayaboutclimatechange?

esProfessorHendersonsayisatoppriorityincombatingclimatechange?

esProfessorHendersonadviustodotobetterdealwithclimatechange?

Questions5to8arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

W:eachtheclassroom,weoftenenduptalking

’sinterestingthatmanyofthem

mentionedtheelementofluck.

M:Right.

W:Luckisimportanttosuccess,butsinceyouhaveenthatfantasticvideoontheTedTalk's

…hedoesn'tmentionluckatall.

M:Well,I'hatpeopleregardas

luckyoucanactuallycreatetoadegree.

W:alotofwhypeopleconsiderluckisattributedtohowyourespondtothe

opportunitiesthatcomeyourway.

M:odpoint.

W:thereanypointinthevideothatyouthoughtwas

particularlyinteresting?

M:Yes,ingveryimpressivetomeismanypeoplethinkthatluckis

importanthe

videowesaw,thepointaboutgettinggoodatsomethingisnotabouthavingsomenaturaltalent,

it'sallaboutpractice,practice,practice.

W:Definitelyyeah,naturaltalenthelpsusinsomeway,butattheendofthedayyoureallydo

needtoworkhardandgetreally,reallygoodatwhatyoudo.

M:Sure.

W:Ithoughtoneinterestingthinginthevideowastheideaofpassionbeingsoimportant,and

there',you’regoingtowanttoworkharderand

funnythingisthatifyoulovewhatyoudoandarereally

passionateaboutitandworkreallyhard,thenmoneykindofcomesautomatically.

ethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

thewoman'sviewofluck?

thechiefpointtheTedTalk'svideomakes?

esthewomanthinkisthefunnythingintheTedTalk'svideo?

SectionB

Questions9to12arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

DevilsTower,thefirstnationalmonumentinAmerica,couldalmostbemistakenforthe

errocksidessweepupfromabroadbauntiltheycutoff

morethan1,000feetinthemiddleofthegentlyrollingplains

ofWyoming,themassivecolumnofrocklooksasthoughitwasdroppeddownintothislocation

fromadifferenttimeandplace.

Inan,emoltenrockoftheearth’s

enturiespasd,therock

cooledandhardened,shrinkingandcrackingintolongcolumns,borninfireandfury,Devil’s

Towerwasthenshapedbytheslow,erlayersofthe

volcanowerewornaway,untilthehardcorestoodcompletelyexpod.

SmallwonderthatanIndianlegenddescribedDevilsTowerasbeingformedbysupernatural

endsaysthatwhenvengirlswereattackedbybears,theytookrefugeontopofa

smallrock,caudtherocktogrowandto

liftthegirlsfarabovetheground,whileitssideswerescoredbytheclawsoftheangrybears.

Eventoday,saysthelegend,nshiningstars

inthenightsky.

estheDevilsTowerlooklike?

uthevolcano’souterlayerstowearaway?

estheIndianlegendsayabouttheDevilsTower?

theRockGodhelpthevengirlsintheIndianlegend?

Questions13to15arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

It’scanfillup

thetankwithoutbuyingafewsnacks,cigarettes，softdrinksorotheritemswecanlivewithout.“I

derveit.”That’swhathard-workingmenandwomensaytojustifytheirlavishvacations,big

r,theyalso

derveahomeoftheirown--acureretirementandfreedomfromworryingaboutunpaidbills.

NooneshouldhavetolivewithwhataTexasmotherdescribedasconstantstress,tension,

,thepleasurethatcomesfromextravagancesoftendisappearslong

eocamerathatonesinglemotherboughtforaspecialoccasion,for

example,’sfiguredoutthatitwilltakeheranotherthreeyearstopayit

offat$NewYorkerswhospentabundleonanoutdoorhottubnowadmit

theyrarelyuit,“becauwecan'taffordtoheatitinwinter.”Thesolution--tpriorities,addup

theannualcostofeachitem,

cagowoman,forexample,

discoveredthatdailyluncheswithcoworkerscosther$2,000ayear;shedecidedtotakelunchto

workinstead.“Inowput$20aweekintomyvacationfund,andanother20intoretirement

savings,”shesays.“Thomeanmoretomethanlunch.”

esthespeakersayaboutdriverswhostopatgasstations?

esthespeakersayaboutextravagances?

esaspeakerwanttoshowbytheexampleoftheChicagowoman?

SectionC

Questions16to18arebadontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

Let’ssayyoustarttobrainstormalistofalltheemotionsyou’r

fun,tryitnow.

What’sonyourlist?Chancesare,youincludedthingslike:happy,sad,excited,angry,afraid,

grateful,proud,scared,confud,stresd,tyourlistintotwo

categories--positiveemotionsandnegativeemotions.

Ftu

theword“negative”todescribemoredifficultemotions,butitdoesnotmeanthoemotionsare

badorweshouldn’,mostpeoplewereprobablyratherfeelapositiveemotion

’slikelyyouprefertofeelhappyinsteadofsadorconfidentinsteadof

incure.

Whatmattersishowouremotionsarebalanced--howmuchofeachtypeoftheemotion

positiveornegativeweexperience.

Neg

example,’sasignalthatwemightneedtoprotectourlves.

Angryfeelingswarnusthatsomeoneissteppingonourtoes,crossingaboundary,orviolatingour

anbeasignalthatwemighthavetoactonourownbehalf.

lpustozeroinonaproblemsowecandeal

manynegativeemotionscanmakeusfeeloverwhelmed,anxious,exhaustedor

gativeemotionsareoutofbalance,problemsmightemtoobigtohandle.

Themorewedwellonournegativeemotions,ng

veemotionsbalanceoutnegativeones,buttheyhaveother

powerfulbenefits,too.

Insteadofnarrowingourfocus,likenegativeemotionsdo,positiveemotionsaffectourbrains

inwaysthatincreaourawareness,lpustakeinmoreinformation,

holdverali

positiveemotionsopenusuptonewpossibilities,wearemoreabletolearnandbuildonourskills.

Thatleadstodoingbetterontasksandtests.

Peoplewhohaveplentyofpositiveemotionsintheireverydaylivestendtobehappier,

healthier,learnbetterandgetalongwellwithothers.

esthespeakersayaboutnegativeemotions?

ppenstopeoplewhonegativeemotionsareoutofbalance?

ositiveemotionsaffectus?

Questions19to22arebadontherecordingyonhavejustheard.

Inthepastfewmonths,I'vebeentravellingforweeksatatimewithonlyonesuitcaof

,Iwasinvitedtoanimportantevent,andIwantedtowearsomethingspecialfor

dthroughmysuitcabutcouldn'ckytobeatthe

technologyconferencethen,cklydesignedaskirtonmy

computer,t

morning,Ijusttookallthepieces,asmbledthemtogetherinmyhotelroom,andthisisactually

theskirtthatI'mwearingrightnow.

Soitwasn'eniorcollectionatfashiondesign

school,blemwas

thatIbarelyknewanythingabout3Dprinting,andIhadonlyninemonthstofigureouthowto

printfivefashionablelooks.

xperimentingwithnew

materials,andIalwaystriedtodevelopnewtechniquestomakethemostuniquetextilesformy

fashionprojects.

Onesummerbreak,IcameheretoNewYorkforaninternshipatafashionhouin

reamazing--like

remadefromhardplasticsand

that'elscouldn'tsitinthem,andtheyevengotscratched

fromtheplasticsundertheirarms.

Sonow,themainchallengewastofindtherightmaterialforprintingclotheswith,Imeanthe

akthroughcamewhenIwasintroducedtoFilaflex,

'sstrong,hit,Iwasableto

printthefirstgarment,aredjacketthathadtheword"freedom"ually,

youcaneasilydownloadthisjacket,andchangethewordtosomethingel,forexample,your

nameoryoursweetheart'sname.

SoIthinkinthefuture,materialswillevolve,andtheywilllookandfeellikefabricswe

knowtoday,likecottonorsilk.

esthespeakersayabouttheskirtsheiswearingnow?

dthespeakerstartexperimentingwith3Dprinting?

stheproblemwiththematerialthespeakerworkedonataNewYorkfashionhou?

esthespeakersayaboutFilaflex?

Questions23to25arebadontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

Welcomet

purpooftoday'slecture,asyouhaveenfromthetitleandtheabstract,istoexamineinmore

detailtheproblemsfacingsmallandmedium-sizedenterpriswhichariatleastinpartfrom

nttolookatthebothfromafinancial

andfromapersonnelpointofviewandtoofferafewhopefullyeffectivesolutions.

HerewehavethreeofthemostimportantproblemsfacingsmallbusinessthatIwantto

lookattoday.

First,keepingupwiththepaceoftechnologicalchange,recruitinghighqualitystaffinatime

ofskillsshortagesinITasawholeandinahighlycompetitivemarket,andtheissueofretaining

staffoncethey'oftheproblemsinvolvesignificantcosts

y'reaparticularlychallengingissueforsmallandmedium-sized

costswillvarydependingonthesizeandscaleofthebusiness.

Solet'scometothefirstissueonourlistwhichiskeepingpacewithdevelopmentsin

llknowthatthetechnologyindustryisintenlycompetitivewithnew

productsbeinglaunchedallyearround,asthevariouscompaniesstrivetocompetewitheach

sisarealheadacheforsmaller

''sjustaboutmakinga

profit,companyinthissituation,keeping

uptodatewiththelatesttechnology,evenifit'sonlyforthebenefitofkeystaff,thiscanbehugely

expensive.

Soinmyview,somecreativethinkingneedstocomeinheretofindwaystohelpcompanies

hesametimetoremaintechnologically

competitive.

Wellthere'sthepossibilitythatsmallgroupsofcompanieswithsimilarrequirements,butnot

directlycompetingwitheachother,theycouldsharethecostofupgradinginmuchthesameway

aslet'ssay,,costsharingcouldbeavery

practicalsolution,e'sdownwardpressureoncosts,

becauofaneedforinvestmentinotherareas,Iwouldarguethatthisisaperfectlyfeasible

solution.

esthespeakersayabouttheproblemsfacingsmallandmediumsizedenterpris?

sthespeaker'ssayaboutthetechnologyindustry?

apracticalsolutiontotheproblemsofsmallandmedium-sizedbusiness?