1、 2016 年12 月大學英語六級考試真題(第 2 套)Writing(30 minutes)Part IDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on innovation. Your essay should include the importance of innovation and measuresto be taken to encourage innovation. You are required to write at least 150 words but no

2、 more than 200 words.Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)Part 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 mus

3、t choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversationyouhavejustheard.1.B.C.D.2.B.C.D.3.B.C.D.4.B.C.D.A. They were all good at cooking.TheyThey Theywe

4、rewere wereparticular about food. proud of their cuisine. fond of bacon and eggs.A. His parents. HisHis Hisfriends. schoolmates. parents friends. A. No tea was served with the meal.It wasNo one It wasthe real English breakfast. of the group ate it. a little overcooked. A. It was full of excitement.I

5、t wasIt was It wasreally extraordinary. a risky experience. rather disappointing. 5 to 8 are based on the conversationQuestionsyouhavejustheard.5.B.C.D.6.B.C.D.7.B.C.A. Thewomans relationship with other shops.The TheThebusiness success key to running awomans earningsof the womans shop. shop at a low

6、 cost. over the years. A. Improve its customer service. Expand its business scale. Keep down its expenses. Upgrade the goods it sells. A. They are sold at lower prices than in other shops.They are very-popular with the local residents. They are delivered free of charge. 最新公考、教師、財會類、建筑、考研等視頻課程請加 QQ：2

7、846095969 或微信：m582622214 大型考試資源分享網站 百度搜索：華宇課件網 -更多熱門考試學習資源免費下載-D.8.B.C.D.They are in great demand.A.To ToToTo follow the custom of the local shopkeepers.attract more customers in the neighborhood. avoid being put out of businessmaintain friendly relationshipsin competition.

8、with other shops.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of eachpassage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A, B

9、, C and D. Then markthe centre.corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line throughQuestions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.theA. They can be used to deliver messages in times of emergency.9.B.C.D.TheyThey Theydeliver pollutants from the ocean to their nesting site

10、s.carry plant seeds and spread them to faraway places. are on the verge of extinction because of pollution. 10. A. They migrate to the Arctic Circle during the summer.originate from Devon Island in the Arctic area.B.C.D.TheyThey Theytravel as far ashave the ability400 kilometers in search of food.to

11、 survive in extreme weathers. by the wind. 11. A. They were carriedB.C.D.They TheyTheyhad become more poisonous. were less than on the continent.poisoned some of the fulmars. 12. A.The threatsdiminishing harm Arctichumans pose to Arctic seabirds,colonies for Arctic seabirds. seabirds may cause to hu

12、mans. B.C.D.TheThe Theeffects of the changing climate on Arctic seabirds.Questions13. A. It13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.has decreased. been exaggerated. become better understood. remained basically the same. develops more easily in centenarians not actively engaged.B.C.D.ItI

13、t Ithashas has14. A. ItB.C.D.ItIt Itis now the second leading cause of death for centenarians. has had no effective cure so far. calls for more intensive research. 15. A. They care more about their physical health.B.C.D.Their quality of life deteriorates rapidly.Their minds fall before their bodies

14、do. They cherish their life more than ever. Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures ortalks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only最新公考、教師、財會類、建筑、考研等視頻課程請加 QQ：2846095969 或微信：m582622214-出售：公考、考研、會計、建筑、教師等考試課程-課程咨詢QQ：2846095969 微

15、信：582622214 once. After you hearchoices marked A, B,a question, you must choose the best answer from thefour SheetThen mark the corresponding letter on Answer the centre. on the recording you have just heard.C and Dthrough1 with a singlelineQuestions 16 to 18 are based16. A. They are focused moreona

16、ttraction than love. B.C.D.They TheyTheywere wereformdone by his former carried out over athe basis on whichcolleague period ofhe buildsat Yale. some thirty years. his theory of love.17. A. The relationship cannot last long if no passion is involved.B.C.D.Intimacy is essential but not absolutely ind

17、ispensable to love.It is not love if you dont wish to maintain the relationship. Romance is just impossible without mutual understanding. 18. A. Which of them is considered most important.B.C.D.Whether it is true loveWhen the absence of any How the relationship iswithout commitment. one doesnt affec

18、t the relationship.to be defined if any one is missing.heard.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just19. A. Social work as a profession. B. The history of social work. Academic degrees required of social work applicants.C.D. Theaim of the National Association of Social Workers.20.

19、 A. They try to change peoples social behavior. B.C.D.TheyThey Theyhelp enhance the well-being of the underprivileged.raise peoples awareness of the environment. create alot of opportunities for theall received strict clinical an academic degree in socialunemployed.training. work. 21. A. Theyhavehav

20、eB.C.D.They TheyTheyallareall membersof the National Association. difference through their work. social workers social status.have all made a22. A. The promotion ofThe importance of training for social workers.B.C. Ways for socialD. Social workersworkers to meet peoples needs. job options and respon

21、sibilities. are based on the recording you have23 to 25justheard.Questions23. A. Tofight childhood obesity.B.C.D.ToTo Tohelp disadvantaged kids. encourage kids to play more sports. urge kids to follow their role models.24. A. They best boost product sales when put online.most effective when appearin

22、g on TV. B.C.D.TheyThey Theyareare becoming moreimpress kids moreand more prevalent. than they do adults. interest first. 25. A. Always place kidsB. Do what they advocate in public.最新公考、教師、財會類、建筑、考研等視頻課程請加 QQ：2846095969 或微信：m582622214 大型考試資源分享網站 百度搜索：華宇課件網 -更多熱門考試學習資源免費下載-C.

23、 Message positivebehaviors at all times. their image before children.Reading ComprehensionD. Pay attentionPart to(40 minutes)SectionIn thisAsection,there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to selectone word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank followingthe passage.

24、Read the passage through carefully before making yourEach choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a singlechoices.line throughonce. may not use any of the words in the bank more than35 are based on the following passage.

25、in the Lord of the Rings-the Ents-can get aroundthe centre. You Questions 26 to The tree peopleby walking.But for real trees, its harder to uproot. Because theyre literally rootedinto the ground, they are unable to leave andWhen a tree first starts growing in a certain envelopethe temperature, humid

26、ity, rainfallgo 26 . area, its likely that the 27 patterns andsoas beon-suits it. it 28, these suitable for its Otherwise, it would be unable conditions may change and the 29 . When that happens, many treesto grow from a seedling. Butareaaround it may no longerlikewalnuts, oaks and pines, rely 30 on

27、 so- birds, to move their seeds to new localities.called scatter hoarders, such asMany birds like to store food for the winter, which they 31 retrieve.when the birds forget to retrieve their food-and they do sometimes-a seedling has a chance to grow. The bird Clarks nutcracker, for example, hides up

28、 to 100,000 seeds per year, up to 30 kilometers away from the seed source, and has a very close symbiotic (共生的) relationship with several pine species, most 32 the whitebark pine. As trees outgrow their ideal 33 in the face of climate change, these flying ecosystem engineers could be a big help in 3

29、4 trees. Its a solution for us- -getting birds to do the work is cheap and effective-and it could give 35 oaks and pines the option to truly make like a tree and leave. A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.ages breathing climatic elsewhere exclusively forever fruitful habitats legacy notably offspring replanti

30、ng subsequently最新公考、教師、財會類、建筑、考研等視頻課程請加 QQ：2846095969 或微信：m582622214-出售：公考、考研、會計、建筑、教師等考試課程-課程咨詢QQ：2846095969 微信：582622214 N. vulnerable O. withdraws Section BDirections : In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given i

31、n one ofthe paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from 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 the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. The American Workplace Is Broken. Heres How We Can Start

32、 Fixing It.A Americans are working longer and harder hours than ever before.83% of workers say theyre stressed about their jobs, nearly 50% say work-related stress is interfering with their sleep, and 60% use their smartphones to checkin with work outside of normal working hours. No wonder only 13%o

33、f employeesworldwide feel engaged B Glimmers (少許) ofenvironment: Americansin their occupation. hope, however, are beginning to emerge inare becoming aware of the toll their jobsthis bruisingtake on them,and employers are exploring ways to alleviate the harmful effects of stress and overwork. Yet muc

34、h more work remains to be done. To call stress an epidemic isnt exaggeration. The 83% of American employees who are stressed about their jobs-up from 73% just a year before-say that poor compensation and an unreasonable workload are their number-one sources of stress. And if you suspected that the w

35、orkplace had gotten more stressfuldecades ago, youre right. Stress levels increased 18% men from 1983 to 2009. Stress is also starting earlierthan it was just a few for women and 24% for in life, with some datasuggesting that todays teens are even more stressed than adults. C Stress is taking a sign

36、ificant toll on our health, and the collectivestress increases the risk ofpublic health cost may be enormous. Occupationalheart attack and diabetes, accelerates the aging and contributes to depression and anxiety, amongprocess,numerousdecreases longevity, other negative health for up to 90% of outco

37、mes. Overall, stress-related health problems accounthospital visits, many of them preventable. Your job is literally killing you, as The Washington Post put it. Its also hurting our relationships. Working parents say they feel stressed, tired, rushed and short on quality time with their children, fr

38、iends and partners. D Seven in 10 workers say they struggle to maintain work-life balance. As technology (and with it, work emails) seeps (滲入) into every aspect of our lives, work-life balance has become an almost meaningless term. Add a rapidly changing economy and an uncertain future to this 24/7

39、connectivity, and youve got a recipe for overwork, according to Phyllis Moen. Theres rising work demand coupled with the insecurity of mergers, takeovers, downsizing and otherfactors,about the E TheseMoen said. Part of the work-life issue has to talk about uncertainty future. factors have converged

40、to create an increasingly impossible situation最新公考、教師、財會類、建筑、考研等視頻課程請加 QQ：2846095969 或微信：m582622214 大型考試資源分享網站 百度搜索：華宇課件網 -更多熱門考試學習資源免費下載-with many employees overworking to the point of burnout. Its not only unsustainable for workers, but also for the companies that employ t

41、hem. Science has shown a clear correlation between high stress levels in workers and absenteeism ( 曠工 ), reduced productivity, disengagement and high tttrnover. Too many workplace policies effectively prohibit employees from developing a healthyneed it F Thework-life balance by barring them from tak

42、ing time off, even when they most. U. S. trails far behind every wealthy nation and many developing ones that sickalsohave family-friendly work policies including paid parental leave, paiddays and breast-feeding support.according to a 2007 study. Thethe only advanced economy that does not guarantee

43、workers paidU. S. isvacation offer time, and its one of only two countries in the world that does notguaranteed paid maternity leave. But even when employees are given paid timeoff, workplace norms and prevent them from takingonly use half of them onexpectations that pressure them to overwork often

44、it. Fulltime employees who do have paid vacation daysaverage. G Our modern workplaces also operate based on outdated time constraints. The practice of clocking in for an eight-hour workday is a leftover from the days of the Industrial Revolution, as reflected in the then-popular saying, Eight hours

45、labor, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest. H Weve held on tomany employees never hours at work daily,this workday structure-but thanks to our digital devices,really clock out. Today, the average American spends 8.8 and the majority of working professionals spend additionalhours checking in wit

46、h work during evenings, weekends and even vacations. Theproblem isnt the technology itself, but that the technology is beingcreate more flexibility for the employer rather than the employee. In competitive work environment, employers are able to use technology toused toa demand more from their emplo

47、yees rather than motivating workers with flexibility that benefits them. I In a study published last year, psychologists coined the term workplace telepressureand engage in colleagues orto describe an employees urge to immediately respond to emails obsessive thoughts about returning an email to ones

48、 boss, clients. The researchers found that telepressure is a major causeof stress at work, which over time contributes to physical and mental burnout. Of the 300 employees participating in the study, those who experienced high levels of telepressure were more likely to agree with statements assessin

49、g burnout, like Ive no energy for going to work in the morning,feeling fatigued and unfocused. Telepressure was also correlated poorly and missing work. and to reportwith sleepingJ Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow explains that when people feel the pressure to be always on, they fmd w

50、ays to accommodate that pressure, including altering their schedules, work habits and interactions with family and friends. Perlow calls this vicious cycle the cycle of responsiveness : Once bosses and colleagues experience an employees increased responsiveness, 最新公考、教師、財會類、建筑、考研等視頻課程請加 QQ：284609596

51、9 或微信：m582622214-出售：公考、考研、會計、建筑、教師等考試課程-課程咨詢QQ：2846095969 微信：582622214 they increase their demands on the employees time. And because a failure to accept these increased demands indicates a lack of commitment to ones work, the employee complies. K To address skyrocketing employee stress levels, many

52、 companies have implemented workplace wellness programs, partnering with health care providersthat have created programs to promote employee health andresearch does suggest that these programs hold promise. Awell-being. Some study of employees atquarter of those insurance provider Aetna revealed tha

53、t roughly onehealthtaking stressin-office yoga and mindfulness classes reported a 28% reduction in theirlevels and a 20% improvement in sleep quality. These less-stressed workers gained an average of 62 minutes per week of productivity. While yoga and meditation (靜思) are scientifically proven to red

54、uce stress levels, these programs do little to target the root causes of burnout and disengagement. The conditions creating the stress are long hours, unrealistic demands and deadlines, and work-life conflict. L Moen and her colleagues may have found the solution. In a 2011 study, she investigated t

55、he effects of implementing a Results Only Work Environment (ROWE.Buys corporate on the productivity and well-being of employees at Best headquarters. M For the study,325 employees spent six months takingpart in ROWE, while acontrol group of 334 employees continued with their normal workflow. The ROW

56、E participants were allowed to freely determine when, where and how they worked-the only thing that mattered was that they got the job done. The results weremonths, the employees who participated in ROWE reported striking. After sixreduced work-family conflict anda better sense of control of their time, andextra sleep each night. The employees were