2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(卷三)
12月英语六级真题答案试卷三（2）
12月英语六级真题答案试卷三（2）2015年12月英语六级真题答案（试卷三）短文3答案23. B) Pressure and disease.24. A) It experienced a series of misfortunes.25. C) They could do nothing to help him.听力填空26. are supposed to27. ing28. drawing-out29. distinguished30. spark31. flame32. schooling33. controversies34. are concerned with35. dissatisfaction阅读答案选词填空答案36. C) controlled37. L) slash38. M) specializing39. K) professionals40. E) forged41. A) accountable42. F) incentives43. B) capacity44. H) overstated45. O) subsequently长篇阅读46. It is best to use an EMV card for international travel.H. Some big banks, like Wells Fargo……47. Personal information on credit and debit cards is increasingly vulnerable to hacking.B. Swipe is the operative word: …….48. The French card companies adopted EMV technology partly because of inefficient telephone service.G. Chip-and Pin cards, by contrast, make fake cards……49. While many countries use the smarter EMV cards, the U.S. still clings to its old magstripe technology.C. The solution could cost as little as $2 extra for every piece of plastic issued……50. Attempts are being made to prevent hackers from carrying out identity theft.A. A thin magnetic stripe (magstripe) is all that stands between……51. Credit cards are much safer to use than debit cards.I. Keep in mind, too, that credit cards typically ……52. Big banks have been reluctant to switch to more secure technology because of the higher costs involved.D. Why haven’t big banks adopted the more secure technology? ……53. The potential liability for retailers using magstripe is far more costly than upgrading their registers.E. Multiply $3 by the more than 5 billion magstripe credit and prepaid cards…...54. The use of magstripe cards by American retailers leaves consumers exposed to the risks of losing account information.F. That leaves American retailers pretty much alone the world……55. Consumers will be a driving force behind the conversion from magstripe to EMV technology.6O. Credit and debit cards, though, are going to be……仔细阅读Passage One56. B) They are used by big businesses to monopolize agriculture.57. D) More scientific research on GM crops.58. A) Feeding the growing population makes it imperative to develop GM crops.59. D) Whatever is useful to boost farming efficiency should be encouraged.60. C) Efforts spent on it should be turned to more urgent issues of agriculture.Passage Two61. C) Unemployment.62. D) Pour money into the market through asset buying.63. B) Deflation.64. C) Tighten financial regulation.65. A) She possesses strong persuasive power.翻译答案汉朝是中国历史上最重要的朝代之一。
2015年12月英语六级翻译真题与答案
2015年12月英语六级翻译真题和答案A).在中国，父母总是竭力帮助孩子，甚至为孩子做重要决定，而不管孩子想要什么，因为他们相信这样做是为孩子好。
结果，孩子的成长和教育往往屈从于父母的意愿。
如果父母决定为孩子报名参加一个课外班，以增加其被重点学校录取的机会，他们会坚持自己的决定，即使孩子根本不感兴趣。
然而在美国，父母可能会尊重孩子的意见，并在决策时更注重他们的意见。
中国父母十分重视教育或许值得称赞。
然而，他们应该向美国父母学习在涉及教育时如何平衡父母和子女间的关系。
译文：Parents in China are always trying to help their children, even to make the most important decision for them, regardless of what the children really want, because parents believe it’s all for the benefit of their children. This has led to the result that the children’ s growth and education tend to give way to their parents’ wishes. Once the parents decide to sign up an afterschool class for their children in order to increase their chance of being admitted to a good school, they will stick on their decision, even their children have no interest in it at all.In America, however, parents tend to respect their children, especially when making decisions. Perhaps it is commendable that Chinese parents lay much importance on education, but Chinese parents still need to keep the balance between the parents and children in the perspective of education as the American parents do.B).在帮助国际社会于2030年前消除极端贫困过程中，中国正扮演着越来越重要的角色。
2015年12月六级考试真题+答案
2015年12月六级答案汇总Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based onthepicture below. You should focus on theimpact of social networking websites onreading.“I love reading. I read about 3 hours aday.My favorite book is Facebook.”*Facebookis the name of a social networking website.此文预计会引发巨大争议，有人会认为FB和朋友圈这类东西完全不是正真意义的“阅读”，但是也有认为，这才是当今时代有特色的阅读，其实，能说明白就好，观点没有正误。
Impact的含义：影响。
第一段: 描述漫画内容.强调网络阅读的趋势和现象第二段: 分析网络读书的原因. ( 或阐述不同的人的不同观点)在这一段，既可以把网络阅读的影响力归结为利大于弊，也可以归结为弊大于利，自圆其说即可。
第三段:双面总结，得出结论.Thepicture describes a conversation between two people, one of them said: “I readabout 3 hours a day. My favorite book is Facebook.” The picture intends toinform us that the Internet has exerted an important influence on reading forthe modern citizens.The phenomenon involves many factors, which canbe listed as the follows. To begin with, with the rapid development ofscientific technology, The Internet has become indispensable in our daily life.Undoubtedly, it provides people with many advantages and makes our life morecomfortable and efficient, including the way ofreading. What’s more, it is a moreadvanced way to get information needed by people, and an efficient way to searchfor materials. “I have hardly ever bought any books since 2003. I have beenreading online in recent years.” said professor Wang from Peking University.“With the click of the mouse, any stories or information that I want at anygiven time or place, is there.” she said. This may w ell explain why so manypeople now prefer to embrace the wonders of the Internet than read print copiesof book or any other reading material.Every coin hastwo sides, reading in social networking websites is no exception. Admittedly,there is false and useless information on the social networking websites, it isadvisable that we read more critically and carefully.For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture be low. You should focus on the difficulty in acquiring useful information in spite ofadvanced information technology. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.第一段: 描述漫画内容.强调网络信息对我们生活的影响.第二段: 阐述网络信息技术找寻信息的弊端.第三段: 得出结论.The picture describes a conversation among several people, one of them complains: “we havelots of information technology; we just don’t have much useful information.” Itis safe to figure out that our lives are full of information technology, but weare supposed to have the ability to distinguish the useful ones from theuseless ones.The human beings are stepping into theinformation society. The information industry develops very rapidly, so does theinformation technology. Information technology brought us many benefits, as well as theunexpected side effects. First, when we search for information on the Internet,it comes out that the useful information and useless ones appear together. Italways takes us long time to separate them. What makes things worse is thatsome information on the Internet even misleads the people who cherish the hopeof acquiring the useful knowledge from theInternet. Thus,information technology becomes an impending important issue.Through the above analysis on information technology,I believe that the positive aspects far outweigh its negative ones though thetechnology does bring us some unwanted information. As college students, weshould enhance the awareness of recognizing the useful information when we are surfingthe net.第三版第一段: 描述漫画内容.强调误导信息的存在对我们的影响.第二段: 误导性信息对我们的影响的阐述. (可以结合具体的例子.)第三段: 提出方法解决这一问题It can be clearly seen that the coupleare discussing the information on the Internet, one of them said: “I just feelunfortunate to live in a world with so much misleading information.” Theconversation of the cartoon picture conveys the mess age that people attained informationfrom the Internet, some of which might be misleading.Along with the development of societyand technology, an increasing numberof problems are brought to our attention, one ofwhich is that misleading information exists on the Internet. Here is an exampleI got from my friend, which works well in the case. She expected to discover acure from the Internet when her mother got a certain disease. Unfortunately,that so called “cure” from the Wechat moments did not work at all a nd hermother’s healthy condition got worse. Such misleading information often wastepeople’s time and may result in even severe consequences.In view of the problem, effectivemeasures should be taken. For one thing, it is high time that we realized theimportance of ability to separate the useful information from the misleadingones. Thus, critical thinking is of great importance. For another, thegovernment should issue strict laws and regulations to put the situation undercontrol.六级翻译（贫困版）在帮助国际社会于2030年前消除极端贫困过程中，中国正扮演着越来越重要的角色。
2015年12月大学英语六级考试真命题及其规范标准答案(第三套)
2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第3套)Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picturebelow.You should focus on the harm caused by misleading information online.You arerequired to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)听力音频地址：/attached/media/20160512/20160512175650_9309.mp3Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the endof each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will bea pause.During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C.and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet I with a single line through the centre.1.A.She has completely recovered.B.She went into shock after an operation.C.She is still in a critical condition.D.She is getting much better.2.A.Ordering a breakfast.B.Booking a hotel room.C.Buying a train ticket.D.Fixing a compartment.3.A.Most borrowers never returned the books to her.B.The man is the only one who brought her book back.C.She never expected anyone to return the books to her.D.Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets.4.A.She left her work early to get some bargains last Saturday.B.She attended the supermarket's grand opening ceremony.C.She drove a full hour before finding a parking space.D.She failed to get into the supermarket last Saturday.5.A.He is bothered by the pain in his neck.B.He cannot do his report without a computer.C.He cannot afford to have a coffee break.D.He feels sorry to have missed the report.6.A.Only top art students can show their works in the gallery.B.The gallery space is big enough for the man's paintings.C.The woman would like to help with the exhibition layout.D.The man is uncertain how his art works will be received.7.A.The woman needs a temporary replacement for her assistant.B.The man works in the same department as the woman does.C.The woman will have to stay in hospital for a few days.D.The man is capable of dealing with difficult people.8.A.It was better than the previous one.B.It distorted the mayor's speech.C.It exaggerated the city's economic problems.D.It reflected the opinions of most economists.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A.To inform him of a problem they face.B.To request him to purchase control desks.C.To discuss the content of a project report.D.To ask him to flX the dictating machine.10.A.They quote the best price in the market.B.They manufacture and sell office furniture.C.They cannot deliver the steel sheets on time.D.They cannot produce the steel sheets needed.11.A.By marking down the trait price.B.By accepting the penalty clauses.C.By allowing more time for delivery.D.By promising better after-sales service.12.A.Give the customer a ten percent discount.B.Claim compensation from the steel suppliers.C.Ask the Buying Department to change suppliers.D.Cancel the contract with the customer.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13.A.Stockbroker.B.Physicist.C.Mathematician.D.Economist.14.A.Improve computer programming.B.Explain certain natural phenomena.C.Predict global population growth.D.Promote national financial health.15.A.Their different educational backgrounds.B.Changing attitudes toward nature.C.Chaos theory and its applications.D.The current global economic crisis.Section BDirections : In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of eachpassage, you will hearsome questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After youhear 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 linethrough the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A.They lay great emphasis on hard work.B.They name 150 star engineers each year.C.They require high academic degrees.D.They have people with a very high IQ.17.A.Long years of job training.B.High emotional intelligence.C.Distinctive academic qualifications.D.Devotion to the advance of science.18.A.Good interpersonal relationships.B.Rich working experience.C.Sophisticated equipment.D.High motivation.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A.A diary.B.A fairy tale.C.A history textbook.D.A biography.20.A.He was a sports fan.B.He loved adventures.C.He disliked school.D.He liked hair-raising stories.21.A.Encourage people to undertake adventures.B.Publicize his colorful and unique life stories.C.Raise people's environmental awareness.D.Attract people to America's national parks.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A.The first infected victim.B.A coastal village in Africa.C.The doctor who lust identified it.D.A river running through the Congo.23.A.They exhibit similar symptoms.B.They can be treated with the same drug.C.They have almost the same mortality rate.D.They have both disappeared for good.24.A.By inhaling air polluted with the virus.B.By contacting contaminated body fluids.C.By drinking water from the Congo River.D.By eating food grown in Sudan and Zalre.25.A.More strains will evolve from the Ebola virus.B.Scientists will eventually fred cures for Ebola.C.Another Ebola epidemic may erupt sooner or later.D.Once infected, one will become immune to Ebola.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.When the passageis read for the irst time, you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read forthe second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have justheard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what youhave written.The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also beprogrammed to behave in an agreeable manner.Those 26 that make interaction with other peopleenjoyable would be simulated as closely as possible, and the machine would 27 charming,stimulating, and easygoing.Its informal conversational style would make interaction comfortable, andyet the machine would remain slightly 28 and therefore interesting.In its first encounter it might besomewhat hesitant and unassuming, but as it came to know the user it would progress to a more 29 and intimate style.The machine would not be a passive 30 but would add its ownsuggestions, information, and opinions; it would sometimes 31 developing or changing the topicand would have a personality of its own.The machine would convey presence: We have all seen how a computer's use of personal namesoften 32 people and leads them to treat the machine as if it were almost human.Such features areeasily written into the software.By introducing 33 forcefulness and humor, the machine could bepresented as a vivid and unique character.Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend if it 34 the gradual changes that occur when one person is getting to know another.At an 35 timeit might also express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy.Part m Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one wordfor each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in thebank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge of honor.Plus, we live in a culture that 36 to the late-nighter, from 24-hour grocery stores to onlineshopping sites that never close.It's no surprise, then, that more than half of American adults don't getthe 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as 37 by sleep experts.Whether or not we can catch up on sleep--on the weekend, say--is a hotly 38 topicamongsleep researchers.The latest evidence suggests that while it isn't 39 , it might help.When Liu, theUCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine, brought 40 sleep-restricted people into the labfor a weekend of sleep during which they logged about 10 hours per night, they showed 41 in theability of insulin (胰岛素) to process blood sugar.That suggests that catch-up sleep may undo somebut not all of the damage that sleep 42 causes, which is encouraging, given how many adults don'tget the hours they need each night.Still, Liu isn't 43 to endorse the habit of sleeping less andmaking up for it later.Sleeping pills, while helpful for some, are not 44 an effective remedy either."A sleeping pillwill 45 one area of the brain, but there's never going to be a perfect sleeping pill, because youcouldn't really replicate (复制 ) the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts of the brainto go through the different stages of sleep," says Dr.Nancy Collop, director of the Emory UniversitySleep Center.A.alternativelyB.catersC.chronicallyD.debatedE.deprivationF.idealG.improvementsH.necessarilyI.negotiatedJ.pierceK.presumptionL.readyM.recommendedN.surpassesO.targetSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraphfrom 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 thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Climate change may be real, but it's still not easy being greenHow do we convince our inner caveman to be greener? We ask some outstanding social scientists.[A] The road to climate hell is paved with our good intentions.Politicians may tackle polluters whilescientists do battle with carbon emissions.But the most pervasive problem is less obvious: ourown behaviour.We get distracted before we can turn down the heating.We break our promise notto fly after hearing about a neighbour's trip to India.Ultimately, we can't be bothered to changeour attitude.Fortunately for the planet, social science and behavioural economics may be able todo that for us.[B] Despite mournful polar beats and charts showing carbon emissions soaring, most people find ithard to believe that global warming will affect them personally.Recent polls by the Pew ResearchCentre in Washington, DC, found that 75-80 per cent of participants regarded climate change as animportant issue.But respondents ranked it last on a list of priorities.[C] This inconsistency largely stems from a feeling of powerlessness."When we can't actually removethe source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defencemechanisms," says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation WorldWide Fund for Nature.[ D] Part of the fault lies with our inner caveman.Evolution has programmed humans to pay mostattention to issues that will have an immediate impact."We worry most about now because if wedon't survive for the next minute, we're not going to be around in ten years' time," says ProfessorElke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in NewYork.If the Thames were lapping around Big Ben, Londoners would face up to the problem ofemissions pretty quickly.But in practice, our brain discounts the risks--and benefits--associatedwith issues that lie some way ahead.[E] Matthew Rushworth, of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford,sees this in his lab every day."One of the ways in which all agents seem to make decisions is thatthey assign a lower weighting to outcomes that are going to be further away in the future," hesays."This is a very sensible way for an animal to make decisions in the wild and would havebeen very helpful for humans for thousands of years."[F] Not any longer.By the time we wake up to the threat posed by climate change, it could well betoo late.And ff we're not going to make rational decisions about the future, others may have tohelp us to do so.[G] Few political libraries are without a copy of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealthand Happiness, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein.They argue that governments shouldpersuade us into making better decisions--such as saving more in our pension plans--by changingthe default options.Professor Weber believes that environmental policy can make use of similartactics.If, for example, building codes included green construction guidelines, most developerswould be too lazy to challenge them.[H] Defaults are certainly part of the solution.But social scientists are most concerned about craftingmessages that exploit our group mentality (,~, ~ )."We need to understand what motivatespeople, what it is that allows them to make change," says Professor Neil Adger, of the TyndallCentre for Climate Change Research in Norwich."It is actually about what their peers think ofthem, what their social norms are, what is seen as desirable in society." In other words, ourinner caveman is continually looking over his shoulder to see what the rest of the tribe are up to.[ I ] The passive attitude we have to climate change as individuals can be altered by counting us in--and measuring us against--our peer group."Social norms are primitive and elemental," says Dr.Robert Cialdini, author of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion."Birds flock together, fishschool together, cattle herd together...justperceiving norms is enough to cause people to adjusttheir behaviour in the direction of the crowd."[J] These norms can take us beyond good intentions.Cialdini conducted a study in San Diego inwhich coat hangers bearing messages about saving energy were hung on people's doors.Some ofthe messages mentioned the environment, some financial savings, others social responsibility.Butit was the ones that mentioned the actions of neighbours that drove down power use.[K] Other studies show that simply providing the facility for people to compare their energy use withthe local average is enough to cause them to modify their behaviour.The Conservatives plan toadopt this strategy by making utility companies print the average local electricity and gas usage onpeople's bills.[L] Social science can also teach politicians how to avoid our collective capacity for serf-destructivebehaviour.Environmental campaigns that tell us how many people drive SUVs unwittingly (不经意的) imply that this behaviour is widespread and thus permissible.Cialdini recommends somecareful framing of the message."Instead of normalising the undesirable behaviour, the messageneeds to marginalise it, for example, by stating that if even one person buys yet another SUV, itreduces our ability to be energy-independent."[M] Tapping into how we already see ourselves is crucial.The most successful environmental strategywill marry the green message to our own sense of identity.Take your average trade unionmember, chances are they will be politically motivated and be used to collective action--muchlike Erica Gregory.A retired member of the Public and Commercial Services Union, she is settingup one of 1,i00 action groups with the support of Climate Solidarity, a two-year environmentalcampaign aimed at trade unionists.[N] Erica is proof that a great-grandmother can help to lead the revolution if you get the psychologyright--in this case, by matching her enthusiasm for the environment with a fondness for organisinggroups."I think it's a terrific idea," she says of the campaign."The union backing it makesmembers think there must be something in it." She is expecting up to 20 people at the firstmeeting she has called, at her local pub in the Cornish village of Polperro.[O] Nick Perks, project director for Climate Solidarity, believes this sort of activity is where the futureof environmental action lies. "Using existing civil society structures or networks is a more effective way of creating change.., and obviously trade unions are one of the biggest civil societynetworks in the UK," he says. The " Love Food, Hate Waste" campaign entered into acollaboration last year with another such network--the Women's Institute.Londoner Rachel Taylorjoined the campaign with the aim of making new friends.A year on, the meetings have madelasting changes to what she throws away in her kitchen."It's always more of an incentive if you'redoing it with other people," she says."It motivates you more if you know that you've got toprovide feedback to a group."[P]The power of such simple psychology in fighting climate change is attracting attention across thepolitical establishment.In the US, the House of Representatives Science Committee has approveda bill allocating $10 million a year to studyingenergy-related behaviour.In the UK, new studiesare in development and social scientists are regularly spotted in British government offices.Withthe help of psychologists, there is fresh hope that we might go green after all.46.When people find they are powerless to change a situation, they tend to live with it.47.To be effective, environmental messages should be carefully framed.48.It is the government's responsibility to persuade people into making environment-friendly decisions.49.Politicians are beginning to realise the importance of enlisting psychologists' help in fighting climatechange.50.To find effective solutions to climate change, it is necessary to understand what motivates people to make change.51.In their evolution, humans have learned to pay attention to the most urgent issues instead of long-term concerns.52.One study shows that our neighbours' actions are influential in changing our behaviour.53.Despite clear signs of global warming, it is not easy for most people to believe climate change will affect their own lives.54.We should take our future into consideration in making decisions concerning climate change before it is too late.55.Existing social networks can be more effective in creating change in people's behaviour.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C.andD ).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.More than a decade ago, cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz, both then atVanderbilt University, found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability toretain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation but a quality they called "preparation for futurelearning." The researchers asked fifth graders and college students to create a recovery plan to protectbald eagles from extinction. Shockingly, the two groups came up with plans of similar quality(although the college students had better spelling skills ). From the standpoint of a traditionaleducator, this outcome indicated that schooling had failed to help students think about ecosystems andextinction, major scientific ideas.The researchers decided to go deeper, however.They asked both groups to generate questionsabout important issues needed to create recovery plans.On this task, they found large differences.College students focused on critical issues of interdependence between eagles and their hab/tats (栖息地).Fifth graders tended to focus on features of individual eagles ( "How big are they?" and "What dothey eat?" ).The college students had cultivated the ability to ask questions, thecornerstone of criticalthinking.They had learned how to learn.Museums and other institutions of informal learning may be better suited to teach this skill than elementary and secondary schools.At the Exploratorium in San Francisco, we recently studied howlearning to ask good questions can affect the quality of people's scientific inquiry.We found that whenwe taught participants to ask "What if?" and "How can?" questions that nobody present would knowthe answer to and that would spark exploration, they engaged in better inquiry at the next exhibit--asking more questions, performing more experiments and making better interpretations of their results.Specifically, their questions became more comprehensive at the new exhibit.Rather than merely askingabout something they wanted to try, they tended to include both cause and effect in their question.Asking juicy questions appears to be a transferable skill for deepening collaborative inquiry into thescience content found in exhibits.This type of learning is not confined to museums or institutional rmal learningenvironments tolerate failure better than schools.Perhaps many teachers have too little time to allowstudents to form and pursue their own questions and too much ground to cover in the curriculum.Butpeople must acquire this skill somewhere.Our society depends on them being able to make criticaldecisions about their own medical treatment, say, or what we must do about global energy needs anddemands.For that, we have a robust informal learning system that gives no grades, takes all comers,and is available even on holidays and weekends.56.What is traditional educators' interpretation of the research outcome mentioned in the first paragraph ?A.Students are not able to apply prior knowledge to new problems.B.College students are no better than fifth graders in memorizing facts.cation has not paid enough attention to major environmental issues.cation has failed to lead students to think about major scientific ideas.57.In what way are college students different from children?A.They have learned to think critically.B.They are concerned about social issues.C.They are curious about specific features.D.They have learned to work independently.58.What is the benefit of asking questions with no ready answers?A.It arouses students' interest in things around them.B.It cultivates students' ability to make scientific inquiries.C.It trains students' ability to design scientific experiments.D.It helps students realize not every question has an answer.59.What is said to be the advantage of informal learning?A.It allows for failures.B.It is entertaining.C.It charges no tuition.D.It meets practical needs.60.What does the author seem to encourage educators to do at the end of the passage?A.Train students to think about global issues.B.Design more interactive classroom activities.C.Make full use of informal learning resources.D.Include collaborative inquiry in the curriculum.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage."There's an old saying in the space world: amateurs talk about technology, professionals talkabout insurance." In an interview last year with The Economist, George Whitesides, chief executive ofspace-tourism fu'm Virgin Galactic, was placing his company in the latter category.But insurance willbe cold comfort following the failure on October 31st of VSS Enterprise, resulting in the death of onepilot and the severe injury to another.On top of the tragic loss of life, the accident in California will cast a long shadow over the future of space tourism, even before it has properly begun.The notion of space tourism took hold in 2001 with a $ 20 million flight aboard a Russianspacecraft by Dennis Tito, a millionaire engineer with an adventurous streak.Just haft a dozen holiday-makers have reached orbit since then, for similarly astronomical price tags. But more recently,companies have begun to plan more affordable "suborbital" flights--briefer ventures just to the edge ofspace's vast darkness.Virgin Galactic had, prior to this week's accident, seemed closest to startingregular flights.The company has already taken deposits from around 800 would-be space tourists,including Stephen Hawking.After being dogged by technical delays for years, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic's founder,had recently suggested that a SpaceShipTwo craft would carry its first paying customers as soon asFebruary 2015. That now seems an impossible timeline. In July, a sister craft of the crashedspaceplane was reported to be about half-finished.The other half will have to walt, as authorities ofAmerica's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA.and National Transportation Safety Board work out:what went wrong.In the meantime, the entire space tourism industry will be on tenterhooks (坐立不安).The 2004Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles andservices, prohibits the transportation secretary (and thereby the FAA.from regulating the design oroperation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or.passengers.That means that the FAA could suspend Virgin Galactic's licence to fly.It could also insiston checking private manned spacecraft as thoroughly as it does commercial aircraft.While that may:make suborbital travel safer, it would add significant cost and complexity to an emerging industry thathas until now operated largely as the playground of billionaires and dreamy engineers.How Virgin Galactic, regulators and the public respond to this most recent tragedy will determinewhether and how soon private space travel can transcend that playground.There is no doubt that space flight entails risks, and to pioneer a new mode of travel is to face those risks, and to reduce them.with the benefit of hard-won experience.61.What is said about the failure of VSS Enterprise?A.It may lead to the bankruptcy of Virgin Galactic.B.It has a strong negative impact on space tourism.C.It may discourage rich people from space travel.D.It has aroused public attention to safety issues.62.What do we learn about the space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic?A.It has just built a craft for commercial flights.B.It has sent half a dozen passengers into space.C.It was about ready to start regular business.D.It is the first to launch "suborbital" flights.63.What is the purpose of the 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act?A.To ensure space travel safety.B.To limit the FAA's functions.C.To legalize private space explorations.D.To promote the space tourism industry.64.What might the FAA do after the recent accident in California?A.Impose more rigid safety standards.B.Stop certifying new space-tourist agencies.C.Amend its 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act.D.Suspend Virgin Galactic's licence to take passengers into space.65.What does the author think of private space travel?A.It is worth promoting despite the risks involved.B.It should not be confined to the rich only.C.It should be strictly regulated.D.It is too risky to carry on.Part IV Translation(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.在帮助国际社会于2030年前消除极端贫困过程中，中国正扮演着越来越重要的角色。
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2015年12月大学英语六级真题及详解（第三套）Part I Writing(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay based on the picture below.You should focus on the harm caused by misleadinginformation.You are required to write at least150words but no morethan200words.【审题构思】本篇作文为图片作文。
题目要求重点阐释“误导性信息”所带来的害处，因此写作的重点应放在“害处”上。
首先应描述图片内容，然后引出话题——误导性信息的危害；然后逐条解释有哪些危害，如误导未成年人、引发错误决定等；最后可就“如何甄别并避免误导性信息”提出简单建议和解决措施等。
【参考范文】Identifying Misleading Information Online(1)(2)It is revealed in the picture that a man is sitting in front of the computer searching information on the Internet,while a woman is standing by the door, holding a cup of coffee.The man complains to the woman:I just feel unfortunate to live in a world with so much misleading information,the disadvantages of which are presented below.(3)On the one hand,surrounded by a sea of information,people(4)are prone to be influenced by various misleading information,especially teenagers who may lack the ability of distinguishing authentic information and misleading information. Their views and values are to be shaped and once influenced,it’s difficult to eliminate the bad influences in later years.(5)On the other hand,misleading information may prompt misguided actions and behaviors,since it can reach various groups of people within minutes,(6)In which case it may get people into bad habits,and even make them commit crimes.(7)In conclusion,misleading information is harmful and dangerous.Rumors must be refuted⑧and clarified⑨instantly.It should be made known that people should learn to identify right information from doubtful one.【行文点评】(1)第一段首先描述图片，然后引出话题，指明误导性信息有诸多不利。
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A leader‐like man stands there, complaining: “We have lots of information technology. We just don’t have much useful information.”（点明寓意）Simple as the picture is, the message it conveys is profound. Evidently it is meant to reveal the fact that there is too much junk information online. （举例论证）Taking a look around, we can also find examples too many to enumerate. The best illustration that I can recall here and now is the fact that whenever you search for the cure for a disease or a scenic spot to visit, you are flooded by advertisements, many of which are even cheating. （分析影响）Actually, the problem has become so widespread that it has severely affected people’s life and hindered the development of society.（提出建议）Of course, we should not give up eating for fear of being choked. Admittedly, information technology has greatly facilitated our life and work. The best policy, as I see it, is to maximize its advantages and eliminate its unhealthy influence. For one thing, it is imperative that pertinent laws and regulations be worked out and rigidly enforced to punish those spreading cheating ads online. For another, the searching engine websites should make a point of reducing junk information. Only with these measures taken can we expect the solution of the problem. 【范文三】As is vividly shown above, some people are talking in an office, but from their look, we can tell they seem to face some difficulties, one of whom says they have lots of information technology, but they just don’t have much useful information. By carefully examining this picture, we find a deeper message that even though the technology is quite advanced, we still face a problem that we still cannot find the information useful to us.Nowadays, it should come as no surprise to learn that we live in a world flooded with too much information due to the advancement of information technology, and when we try to find the material that we need, it may take some time or we even can’t obtain it. Apparently enough, it is of vital significance for people to comprehend the difficulties brought forth by the technology. Let us take computers as an example. When we look for something online, a large quantity of irrelevant and useless information shows up at the same time, which not only distracts our attention but also causes a waste of time. What’s more, those useless information may slow down our work efficiency.From what has been discussed above, we could safely come to the conclusion that due attention should be paid to this phenomenon. 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Then, they begin to believe and do what they are told to, rather than what they thought is correct.To tackle the power of misleading information, people cannot rely on anybody else but themselves. To think twice before believing is the best way.（三）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the impact of social networking websites on reading. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.“I love reading. I read about 3 hours a day. My favorite book is Facebook.”*Facebook is the name of a social networking website.此文预计会引发巨大争议，有人会认为FB和朋友圈这类东西完全不是正真意义的“阅读”，但是也有认为，这才是当今时代有特色的阅读，其实，能说明白就好，观点没有正误。
2017年6月及2015年12月英语六级考试真题及答案详解(六套全)
2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析（第1套） (1)2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析（第2套） (21)2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析（第3套） (41)2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套) (53)2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题答案与详解 (64)2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第2套) (80)2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题答案与详解(第2套) (92)2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第3套) (111)2015年l2月大学英语六级考试真题答案与详解(第3套) (122)2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析（第1套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.【参考范文】Whether to Attend a Vocational College or a University?It’s an undisputable truth that virtually all high school graduates will encounter the choices between a vocational college and a university. And when it comes to this question, students’ ideas are not cut from the same cloth. In point of which to choose and what to be taken into consideration, my advices are as follow.In the first place, we should be conscious of the fact that both of the two choices have its own superiorities. For instance, a vocational college specializes in cultivating human resources with practical capabilities; while a university serves as the cradle of academic researchers in different fields. Then it does follow that high school graduates should have a clear picture of themselves. That is to say, they should know their merits and demerits and their choices must give play to their strengths whilst circumvent weaknesses. In addition, interest is the best teacher and it’s also the premise of learning on one’s own initiative. Thus interest must be taken into account because it can not only decide how far one can reach academically and professionally but also how happy and fulfilled one will be.In brief, all above just goes to show that there really is no one-size-fits-all answer for the question. The key lies in a clear cognition, accurate self-positioning and the interest of oneself. Only then can every one find a right path that works best for us.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) He would feel insulted. B) He would feel very sad.C) He would be embarrassed. D) He would be disappointed.【答案】A【解析】题目问如果男士在二手书店中发现了自己写的书，那么男士会感觉怎样。
2015年12月英语六级考试真题(卷一完整版)(图文版)(3)
2015年12月英语六级考试真题(卷一完整版)（图文版）(3)听写题Extinction is a difficult concept to grasp. It is an eternal concept. Itis not at all like the killing of individual life forms that can be renewedthrough normal processes of reproduction. Nor is simply diminishing numbers.Nor is it damage that can somehow be remedied or for which some substitute canbe found. Nor is it something that only affects our own generation. Nor is it somethingthat could be remedied by some supernatural power. It is, rather, an absoluteand final act which there is no remedy on earth or in heaven. A species onceextinct, it s gone forever. However many generations succeed us in comingcenturies, none ofthem will ever see this species that we extinguish. Not onlyus we bring about extinction of life on a vast scale. We are also making theland and the air and sea so toxic that the very conditions of life are being destroyed.As regard natural resources ,not only are the none renewable resources beingused up in a of frenzy of processing, consuming and disposing but we are alsoruining much of our renewable resources. Such as the very solid self on which terrestriallife depends. The change that is taking place on the earth and in our minds isone of the greatest changes ever to take place in human affairs. Perhaps thegreatest, since we are talking about is not simply another historical change orcultural modification. But it change the geological and biological as well as psychologicalorder of magnitude.【】Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short eaasy based on the picture below. You shouldfocus on the difficulty in acquiring useful information in spite of advanced information technology. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.。
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2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(三）2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(三）Part I Writing (30minutes)Directions ：For this part,you are allowed 30minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below.You should focus on the harm caused by misleading information online.You are required to write at least 150words but no more than 200words.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Part ⅡListening Comprehension (30minutes)Section A Directions ：In this section,you will hear 8short conversations and 2long conversations.At the end of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.A)She has completely recovered.C)She is still in a critical condition.B)She went into shock after an operation.D)She is getting much better.2.A)Ordering a breakfast.C)Buying a train ticket.B)Booking a hotel room.D)Fixing a compartment.3.A)Most borrowers never returned the books to her.B)The man is the only one who brought her book back.C)She never expected anyone to return the books to her.D)Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets.4.A)She left her work early to get some bargains last Saturday.B)She attended the supermarket’s grand opening ceremony.C)She drove a full hour before finding a parking space.D)She failed to get into the supermarket last Saturday.5.A)He is bothered by the pain in his neck.C)He cannot afford to have a coffee break.B)He cannot do his report without a computer.D)He feels sorry to have missed the report.6.A)Only top art students can show their works in the gallery.B)The gallery space is big enough for the man’s paintings.C)The woman would like to help with the exhibition layout.D)The man is uncertain how his art works will be received.I just feel unfortunate to live in a world with so much misleading information!梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人7.A)The woman needs a temporary replacement for her assistant.B)The man works in the same department as the woman does.C)The woman will have to stay in hospital for a few days.D)The man is capable of dealing with difficult people.8.A)It was better than the previous one.C)It exaggerated the city’s economic problems.B)It distorted the mayor’s speech.D)It reflected the opinions of most economists. Questions9to12are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A)To inform him of a problem they face.C)To discuss the content of a project report.B)To request him to purchase control desks.D)To ask him to fix the dictating machine.10.A)They quote the best price in the market.C)They cannot deliver the steel sheets on time.B)They manufacture and sell office furniture.D)They cannot produce the steel sheets needed.11.A)By marking down the unit price.C)By allowing more time for delivery.B)By accepting the penalty clauses.D)By promising better after-sales service.12.A)Give the customer a ten percent discount.B)Claim compensation from the steel suppliers.C)Ask the Buying Department to change suppliers.D)Cancel the contract with the customer.Questions13to15are based on the conversation you have just heard.13.A)Stockbroker.B)Physicist.C)Mathematician.D)Economist.14.A)Improve computer programming.C)Predict global population growth.B)Explain certain natural phenomena.D)Promote national financial health.15.A)Their different educational backgrounds.C)Chaos theory and its applications.B)Changing attitudes toward nature.D)The current global economic crisis.Section BDirections：In this section,you will hear3short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some 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 Sheet1with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Passage OneQuestions16to18are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)They lay great emphasis on hard work.C)They require high academic degrees.B)They name150star engineers each year.D)They have people with a very high IQ.17.A)Long years of job training.C)Distinctive academic qualifications.B)High emotional intelligence.D)Devotion to the advance of science.18.A)Good interpersonal relationships.C)Sophisticated equipment.B)Rich working experience.D)High motivation.Passage TwoQuestions19to21are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)A diary.C)A history textbook.B)A fairy tale.D)A biography.20.A)He was a sports fan.C)He disliked school.B)He loved adventures.D)He liked hair-raising stories.21.A)Encourage people to undertake adventures.C)Raise people’s environmental awareness.B)Publicize his colorful and unique life stories.D)Attract people to America’s national parks.Passage ThreeQuestions22to25are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)The first infected victim.C)The doctor who first identified it.B)A coastal village in Africa.D)A river running through the Congo.23.A)They exhibit similar symptoms.C)They have almost the same mortality rateB)They can be treated with the same drug.D)They have both disappeared for good.24.A)By inhaling air polluted with the virus.C)By drinking water from the Congo River.B)By contacting contaminated body fluids.D)By eating food grown in Sudan and Zaire.25.A)More strains will evolve from the Ebola virus.B)Scientists will eventually find cures for Ebola.C)Another Ebola epidemic may erupt sooner or later.D)Once infected,one will become immune to Ebola.Section CSection BDirections：In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You maychoose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet2.Climate change may be real,but it’s still not easy being greenHow do we convince our inner caveman to be greener?We ask some outstanding social scientists.A)The road to climate hell is paved with our good intentions.Politicians may tackle polluters while scientists do battle withcarbon emissions.But the most pervasive problem is less obvious:our own behaviour.We get distracted before we can turn down the heating.We break our promise not to fly after hearing about a neighbour’s trip to India.Ultimately,we can’t be bothered to change our attitude.Fortunately for the planet,social science and behavioural economics may be able to do that for us.B)Despite mournful polar bears and charts showing carbon emissions soaring,most people find it hard to believe that globalwarming will affect them personally.Recent polls by the Pew Research Centre in Washington,DC,found that75-80percent of participants regarded climate change as an important issue.But respondents ranked it last on a list of priorities.C)This inconsistency largely stems from a feeling of powerlessness.“When we can’t actually remove the source of our fear,we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defence mechanisms,”says Tom Crompton,change strategist for the environmental organisation World Wide Fund for Nature.D)Part of the fault lies with our inner caveman.Evolution has programmed humans to pay most attention to issues that willhave an immediate impact.“We worry most about now because if we don’t survive for the next minute,we’re not going to be around in ten years’time,”says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York.If the Thames were lapping around Big Ben,Londoners would face up to the problem of emissions pretty quickly.But in practice,our brain discounts the risks—and benefits—associated with issues that lie some way ahead.E)Matthew Rush worth,of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford,sees this in his lab everyday.“One of the ways in which all agents seem to make decisions is that they assign a lower weighting to outcomes that aregoing to be further away in the future,”he says.“This is a very sensible way for an animal to make decisions in the wild and would have been very helpful for humans for thousands of years.”F)Not any longer.By the time we wake up to the threat posed by climate change,it could well be too late.And if we’re notgoing to make rational decisions about the future,others may have to help us to do so.G)Few political libraries are without a copy of Nudge:Improving Decisions About Health,Wealth and Happiness,by RichardThaler and Cass Sunstein.They argue that governments should persuade us into making better decisions一such as saving more in our pension plans—by changing the default options.Professor Weber believes that environmental policy can make use of similar tactics.If,for example,building codes included green construction guidelines,most developers would be too lazy to challenge them.H)Defaults are certainly part of the solution.But social scientists are most concerned about crafting messages that exploit ourgroup mentality（心态）.“We need to understand what motivates people,what it is that allows them to make change,”says Professor Neil Adger,of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in Norwich.“It is actually about what their peers think of them,what their social norms are,what is seen as desirable in society.I n other words,our inner caveman is continually looking over his shoulder to see what the rest of the tribe are up to.I)The passive attitude we have to climate change as individuals can be altered by counting us in—and measuring usagainst—our peer group.“Social norms are primitive and elemental,”says Dr.Robert Cialdini,author of Influence：The Psychology of Persuasion.“Birds flock together,fish school together,cattle herd together...just perceiving norms is enough to cause people to adjust their behaviour in the direction of the crowd.J)These norms can take us beyond good intentions.Cialdinr conducted a study in San Diego in which coat hangers bearing messages about saving energy were hung on people’s doors.Some of the messages mentioned the environment,some financial savings,others social responsibility.But it was the ones that mentioned the actions of neighbours that drove down power use.K)Other studies show that simply providing the facility for people to compare their energy use with the local average is enough to cause them to modify their behaviour.The Conservatives plan to adopt this strategy by making utility companies print the average local electricity and gas usage on peopled bills.L)Social science can also teach politicians how to avoid our collective capacity for self-destructive behaviour.Environmental campaigns that tell us how many people drive SUVs unwittingly（不经意地）imply that this behaviour is widespread and thus permissible.Cialdini recommends some careful framing of the message.“Instead of normalising the undesirable behaviour,the message needs to marginalise it,for example,by stating that if even one person buys yet another SUV,it reduces our ability to be energy-independent.”M)Tapping into how we already see ourselves is crucial.The most successful environmental strategy will marry the green message to our own sense of identity.Take your average trade union member,chances are they will be politically motivated and be used to collective action—much like Erica Gregory.A retired member of the Public and Commercial Services Union, she is setting up one of1100action groups with the support of Climate Solidarity,a two-year environmental campaign aimed at trade unionists.N)Erica is proof that a great-grandmother can help to lead the revolution if you get the psychology right—in this case,by matching her enthusiasm for the environment with a fondness for organising groups.“I think it’s a terrific idea,”she says of the campaign.“The union backing it makes members think there must be something in it.She is expecting up to20people at the first meeting she has called,at her local pub in the Cornish village of Polperro.O)Nick Perks,project director for Climate Solidarity,believes this sort of activity is where the future of environmental action lies.“Using existing civil society structures or networks is a more effective way of creating change...and obviously trade unions are one of the biggest civil society networks in the UK,”he says.The“Love Food,Hate Waste”campaign entered into a collaboration last year with another such network—the Women’s Institute.Londoner Rachel Taylor joined thecampaign with the aim of making new friends.A year on,the meetings have made lasting changes to what she throws away in her kitchen.“It’s always more of an incentive if you’re doing it with other people,”she says.“It motivates you more if you know that you’ve got to provide feedback to a group.”P)The power of such simple psychology in fighting climate change is attracting attention across the political establishment.In the US,the House of Representatives Science Committee has approved a bill allocating$10million a year to studying energy-related behaviour.In the UK,new studies are in development and social scientists are regularly spotted in British government offices.With the help of psychologists,there is fresh hope that we might go green after all.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。