2016年12月英语六级答案+听力原文（卷一）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

参考范文：Intoday'shighlycompetitiveworld,innovationmattersenormouslytoanorganization

oracountry.Itisthedrivingforcebehindincreasedcompetitiveness.

Takegrowingasuccessfulbusinessasanexample.Inthisdayandage,socialmediaaregaining

popularityamongthegeneralpublic.Acompanythatonlyreliesontraditionalmediadoingits

marketingismorelikelytogeteliminatedinthedigitalera.Putinanotherway,acompanywith

itsfocusonsocialmediatoboostitsbrandrecognitionstandsabetterchanceofstandingoutfrom

thecrowd.Clearly,innovationisavitalcontributingfactortobusinesssuccess.

Whatcanbedonetoencourageinnovation?Tonameonlyafew:Aboveall,abusinessora

countryshouldstrivetobuildacorporatecultureorasocialclimatethatvaluesinnovation.

Second,anyonewhoparticipatesintheinnovationprocessshouldberewarded.Third,wearein

urgemneedofaneducationsystemihaistressesinnovationovermechanicallearning.

Simplyput,innovationisanimportantforcethatpushesoursocietyforward.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

参考答案

1.[C]Itisthescienceofclimatechangetoeconomicandpolicyissues.

2.[B]Itwouldbemorecostlytodealwithitsconsequencesthantoavoidit.

3.[A]Thetransitiontolow-carbonenergysystems.

4.[C]Planwellinadvance.

5.[B]Whatdeterminessuccess.

6.[D]Itmeansbeinggoodatseizingopportunities.

7.ID]Practiceisessentialtobecominggoodatsomething.

8.[C]Beingpassionateaboutworkcanmakeonewealthy.

SectionB

9.[A]Tostumpofagianttree.

10.[B]Windandwater.

11.[D]Itwascreatedbysupernaturalpowers.

12.[C]Byliftingthemwellabovetheground.

13.[A]Theywillbuysomethingfromtheconveniencestores.

14.[A]Theycanbringonlytemporarypleasures.

15.[D]Smalldailysavingsanmakeabigdifferenceinone'slife.

SectionC

16.[B]Theyarenecessaryinourlives.

17.[B]Theyfeeltoooverwhelmedtodealwithlife'sproblem.

18.[A]Theyexpandourmind.

19.[B]Itcamefroma3Dprinter.

20.[C]Whenshewasstudyingatafashiondesignschool.

21.[C]Itwashardandbreakable.

22.[D]Itmarksabreakthroughinprintingmaterial.

23.[A]Theyarisefromtheadvancesintechnology.

24.[D]Itisintensivelycompetitive.

25.(D]Sharingofcostswitheachother.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

参考答案

SectionA

26.[O]vanished

27.[M]undergone

28.[D]expanding

29.[K]survived

30.[H]process

31.[L]terminals

32.[E]industrialized

33.[F]perceived

34.[B]conveniences

35.[G]practice

SectionB

CountriesRushfbrUpperHandinAntarctica

36.[J]

37.[C]

38.[E]

39.[G]

40.[D]

41.[I]

42.[B]

43.[H]

44.[Q]

45.[L]

SectionC

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46.[D]Ithaslittleimpactontheirdecisionwhetherornottoquitsmoking.

47.[A]Passalawtostandardisecigarettepackaging.

48.[B]ThenumberofsmokeshasdroppedmoresharplythanintheUK.

49.[A]PrimeMinisterCameronhasbeenreluctanttotakeaction.

50.[C]TheymademoreBritishpeopleobese.

passagetwo

51.[A]Itisworthwhileafterall.

52.[D]Mostofthemtakejobswhichdon'trequireacollegedegree.

53.[C]Interactionsamongthemselvesoutsidetheclassroom.

54.[B]Metingpeoplewhowillbehelpfultoyouinthefuture.

55.[D]Theprestigeoftheuniversityinfluencesemployers*recruitmentdecisions.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

参考译文：Asthelifequalityimproves,takingholidayisplayinganincreasinglyimportantrolein

thelifeofChinesepeople.Inthepast,muchofChinesepeople'slifewasspentonmakingaliving,

sowewerealwaysdeniedthechancestogooutforavacation.Nevertheless,therapid

developmentinChinesetourismasaresultofaflourishingeconomy,whichalsoleadstotherise

ofaffluentmiddleclasshasseenanunprecedentedboomintravelling.Chinesepeoplenotonly

choosetotravelathomebutalsoseektoembarkonaforeignexcursion.DuringtheNationalDay

pericxl,thetotaltourismconsumptionreachedover40billionyuan.ItisestimatedbytheWTO

thatby2020,Chinawillbethelargesttourismcountrywhichwillwitnessarapidincreaseinthe

outboundtourismexpenditures.

听力原文

sectionAConversation

Conversation1

气候变化和全球经济发展

W:ProfessorHendersoncouldyougiveusabriefoverviewofwhatyoudo,whereyouworkand

yourmainareaofresearch?

M:WelltheCenterforClimateResearchwhereIworksthescienceofclimatechangetoissues

aroundeconomicsandpolicy.

Someofourresearchistodowiththelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeandalloftheassociated

risks.

W:Andhowstrongistheevidencethatclimatechangeishappeningthatitsreallysomethingwe

needtobeworriedabout.

M:Wellmostofthescienceofclimatechangeparticularlythattodowithglobalwarmingis

simplyfact.

Butotheraspectsofthesciencearelesscertainoratleastmoredisputed.

Andsowe'rereallytalkingaboutriskwhattheeconomicstellsusisthatit'sprobablycheaperto

avoidclimatechangetoavoidtheriskthanithastodealwiththelikelyconsequences.

W:Sowhatarewedoing?Whatcanwedoaboutit?

M:WellIwouldarguethatweneedtodevelopthesciencespecificallytounderstandthelikely

impactsofclimatechangeindifferentcontexts.

AsIsaidweneedtounderstandthebestwaysofavoidingclimatechangeandthiswillinvolvea

hugetransitiontolowcarbonenergysystemsandthetransitionisatremendouspriority.

Andforthistohappen,wemayneedactiononaglobalscalefromapoliticalperspective.

WcneedtounderstandthetermsonwhichmajorcountrieslikeChinaandtheUSAmightsignup

toaglobalagreementbecauseatthemomentwedon'thavethatconsensus.

W:Right.

M:Andwealsoneedtoplanaheadsothatwe'reinapositiontodealwiththelikelylevelsof

climatechangewhicharealreadyinevitableandevenmoresotoforthelevelsthatarelikelyifwe

don'tgetthoseglobalagreements.

QI.WhatdoesProfessorHsayabouthismainareaofresearch?

AIttriestopredictthepossibletrendsofglobalclimatechange.

BItstudiestheimpactofglobalclimatechangeonpeople'slives.

CItsthescienceofclimatechangeioeconomicandpolicyissues.

DItfocusesontheeffortscountriescanmaketodealwithglobalwarning.

答案C

Q2.WhatdoesProfessorHsayaboutclimatechange?

AItwilltakealongtimebeforeaconsensusisreachedonitsimpact.

BItwouldbemorecostlytodealwithitsconsequencesthantoavoidit.

CItisthemostpressingissueconfrontingallcountries.

DItisboundtocauseendlessdisputesamongnations.

答案B

Q3.WhatdoesProfessorHsayisatoppriorityincombatingclimatechange?

AThetransitiontolow-carbonenergysystems.

BThecooperationamongworldmaiorpowers.

CThesigningofaglobalagreement.

DTheraisingofpeople'sawareness.

答案A

Q4.WhatdoesProfessorHadviseustodotobetterdealwithclimatechange?

ACarryoutmoreresearchonit.

BCutdownenergyconsumption.

CPlanwellinadvance.

DAdoptnewtechnology.

答案C

Conversation2

（成功的要素）

W:IhavemanybusinessEnglishstudents.WhenIteachtheclassroom,weoftenenduptalking

aboutthingslikesuccessandwhatleadstosuccess.Andit'sinterestingthatmanyofthemmention

theelementofluck.

M:Right.

W:Luckisimportanttosuccess.Butsinceyou'veseenthatfantasticvideoontheTEDTalks

websitebyRichardSt.John,hedoesn'tmentionluckatall.

M:Well,I'mafirmbelieverthatpeoplecanmaketheirownluck.Imeanwhatpeopleregardas

luck,youcanactuallycreate,toadegree.

W:Sure.Ithinkalotofwhatpeopleconsiderluckisattributedtohowyourespondtothe

opportunitiesthatcomeyourway.

M:Yes.Verygoodpoint.

W:Seizingtheopportunities.Butwasthereanypointinthevideothatyouthoughtwas

particularlyinteresting?

M:Yes.Actuallytherewas.Somethingveryimpressivetomeasmanypeoplethinkthatluckis

importantandthatnaturaltalentissomethingyoumusthaveinordertobesuccessful.Andinthe

videowesaw,thepointaboutgettinggoodatsomethingisnotabouthavingsomenaturaltalent.

It'sallaboutpractice,practice,practice.

W:Definitelyyeah.Naturaltalenthelpsinsomewaybutattheendofthedayyoureallydoneed

toworkhardandgetreallyreallygoodatwhatyoudo.

M:Sure.

W:Ithoughtoneinterestingthinginthevideowastheideaofpassionbeingsoimportantandthat

peoplewhoreallylovewhattheydo.Ofcourseyou'regoingtowanttoworkharderandputthe

timeandeffortintoit.Andthefunnythingisthatifyoulovewhatyoudoandarereally

passionateaboutitandworkreallyhard,themoneykindofcomesautomatically.

Q5.Whatarcthespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

Q6.Whatisthewoman'sviewofluck?

Q7.WhatisthechiefpointtheTEDTalksvideomakes?

Q8.WhatdoesthewomanthinkisthefunnythingintheTEDTalksvideo0

sectionBPassage

Passage1

（美国恶魔塔的形成原因以及关于它的印第刻专说）

Devil'sTower,thefirstnationalmonumentinAmerica,couldalmostbemistakenfbrthestumpof

anenormoustree.Itssheerrocksidessweepupfromabroaduntiltheycutoffabruptlyattheflat

summit.Risingmorethan1,000feetinthemiddleofthegentlyrollingplainsofWyoming,the

massivecolumnofrock,looksasthoughitwasdroppeddownintothislocationfromadifferent

timeandplace.

Inasense,itwas,DcviPsTowerisarelicofthepast.Whenthemoltenrockoftheearth'score

forceditswaytothesurfacetoformthethroatofavolcano,asthecenturiespassed,therock

cooledandhardened,shrinkingandcrackingintolongcolumns,bominfireandfury.DeviFs

Towerwasthenshapedbytheslow,gentleworkofwindandwater.Theoutersofthevolcano

werewornawayuntilthehardcorestoodcompletelyexposed.

ItissmallwonderthatanIndianlegenddescribedDeviPsTowerasbeingformedbysupernatural

powers.Thelegendsaysthatwhensevengirlswereattackedbybears,theytookrefugeontopofa

smallrock,andtheyappealedtotheRockGodforhelp.TheGodcausedtherocktogrowandto

liftthegirlsfarabovetheground,whileitsideswerescoredbytheclawsoftheangrybears.Even

today,saysthelegend,thegirlscanbeseenabovethetoweringrock.Assevenshiningstarsinthe

nightsky.

9.WhatdoestheDevil'sTowerlooklike?

10.Whatcausethevolcano'souterstowearaway?

11.WhatdocstheIndianlegendsayabouttheDeviPsTower?

12.HowdidtheRockGodhelpthesevengirlintheIndianlegend?

Passage2

（如何科学理财）

It'snoaccidentthatmostgasstationshaveconveniencestoresattached.Fewofuscanfillupthe

tankwithoutbuyingafewsnacks,cigarettes,softdrinksorotheritemswecanlivewithout.I

deserveit.That'swhathardworkingmenandwomensaytojustifytheirlavishvacations,big

stereosystemsorregularrestaurantmeals.Theydodeservesuchindulgences.However,theyalso

deserveahomeoftheirown—asecureretirementandfreedomfromworryingaboutunpaidbills.

NooneshouldhavetolivewithwhataTexasmotherdescribedasconstantstress,tension,even

fearaboutmoney.Sadlythepleasurethatcomesfromextravagancesoftendisappearslongbefore

thebillsdo.Thevideocamerathatonesinglemotherboughtforaspecialoccasion,fbrexample,

isnotmuchfiinnow.She'sfiguredoutthatitwilltakeheranotherthreeyearstopayitoffat$30

amonth.AndtheNewYorkerswhospentabundleonanoutdoorhottubnowadmittheyrarely

useit,becausewecan'taffordtoheatitinwinter.Thesolutionsetprioritiesadduptheannualcost

ofeachitem.Thenconsiderwhatelseyoucanbuywiththesamemoney.Thatwillhelpyou

decidewhichitemsarereallyworthit.OneChicagowoman,forexample,discoveredthatdaily

luncheswithcoworkerscosther$2000ayear;shedecidedtotakelunchtoworkinstead.t4Inow

put$20aweekintomyvacationfundandanother20intoretirementsavings,shesays,those

meanmoretomethanlunch^^.

Q13.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutdriverswhostopatgasstations?

Q14.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutextravagances?

Q15.WhatdoesaspeakerwanttoshowbytheexampleoftheChicagowoman?

SectionCRecording

Recording!

（积极情绪和消极情绪以及其利弊）

Let'ssayyou

starttobrainstormalistofalltheemotionsyou'veeverexperienced.Justforfun.Tryitnow.

What'sonyourlist?Chances

areyouincludedthingslikehappy,sad,excited,angry,afraid,grateful,proud,scared,confused,

stressed,relaxedandamazed.

Nowsortyourlistintotwocategories:positiveemotionsandnegativeemotions.Feelingboth

positiveandnegativeemotionsisanaturalpartofbeinghuman.Wemightusetheword''negative

todescribemoredifficultemotions,butitdoesn'tmeanthoseemotionsarcbadorweshouldn't

havethem.Still,mostpeoplewouldprobablyratherfeelapositiveemotionthananegativeone.

It'slikelyyou'dprefertofeelhappyinsteadofsadorconfidentinsteadofinsecure.Whatmatters

ishowouremotionsarebalanced,howmuchofeachtypeofemotion,positiveornegativewe

experience.Negativeemotionswarnusofthreatsorchallengesthatwemayneedtodealwith.For

example,fearcanalertustopossibledanger.It'sasignalthatwemightneedtoprotectourselves.

Angryfeelingswarnusthatsomeoneissteppingonourtoes,crossingaboundaryorviolatingour

trust.Angercanbeasignalthatwemightneedtoactonourownbehalf.Negativeemotionsfocus

ourawareness.Theyhelpustozeroinonaproblemsowecandealwithit.Buttoomanynegative

emotionscanmakeusfeeloverwhelmed,anxious,exhaustedorstressedout.Whennegative

emotionsareoutofbalance,problemsmightseemtoobigtohandle.Themorewedwellon

negativeemotions,themorenegativewebegintofeel.Focusingonnegativityjustkeepsitgoing.

Positive

emotionsbalanceoutnegativeones.Buttheyhaveotherpowerfulbenefits,too.Insteadof

narrowingourfocus,likenegative

emotionsdo,positiveemotionsaffectourbrainsinwaysthatincreaseourawareness,attentionand

memory.Theyhelpustakeinmoreinformation,holdseveralideasinmineatonceand

understandhowdifferentideasrelatetoeachother.Whenpositiveemotionsopenusuptonew

possibilities,wearemoreabletoleainandbuildonourskillsthatleadtodoingbetterontasksand

tests.Peoplewhohaveplentyofpositiveemotionsintheireverydaylivestendtobehappier,

healthier,learnbetterandgetalongwellwithothers.

QI6.Whatdoes

thespeakersayaboutnegativeemotions?

Q17.Whathappens

topeoplewhosenegativeemotionsareoutofbalance?

Q18.Howdo

positiveemotionsaffectus?

Recording!

（3D打印机引领服饰新潮流）

Inthepastfewmonths,I'vebeentravelingforweeksatatimewithonlyonesuitcaseofclothes.

Oneday,Iwasinvitedtoanimportantevent,andIwantedtowearsomethingspecialforit.I

lookedthroughmysuitcasebutcouldn'tfindanythingtowear.Iwasluckytobeatthetechnology

conferencethen,andIhadaccessto3Dprinters.SoIquicklydesignedaskirtonmycomputer,

andIloadedthefileontheprinter.Itjustprintedthepiecesovernight.Thenextmorning,Ijust

tookallthepieces,assembledthemtogetherinmyhotelroom,andthisisactuallytheskirtthat

I'mwearingrightnow.Soitwasn'tthefirsttimethatIprintedclothes.Formyseniorcollectionat

fashiondesignschool,Idecidedtotryand3Dprintanentirefashioncollectionfrommyhome.

TheproblemwasthatIbarelyknewanythingabout3Dprinting,andIhadonlyninemonthsto

figureouthowtoprintfivefashionablelooks.IalwaysfeltmostcreativewhenIworkedfrom

home.Ilovedexperimenting

withnewmaterials,andIalwaystriedtodevelopnewtechniquestomakethemostuniquetextiles

fbrmyfashionprojects.Onesummerbreak,IcamehereloNewYorkfbraninternshipata

fashionhouseinChinatown.Weworkedontwoincredibledressesthatwere3Dprinted.They

wereamazing—likeyoucanseehere.ButIhadafewproblemswiththem.Theyweremade

fromhardplasticsandthat'swhytheywereverybreakable.Themodelscouldn'tsitinthem,and

theyevengotscratchedfromtheplasticsundertheirarms.Sonowthemainchallengewastofind

therightmaterialfbrprintingclotheswith.Imeanthematerialyoufeed(heprinterwith.The

breakthroughcamewhenIwasintroducedtoFilaflex,whichisanew

kindofprintingmaterial.It'sstrong,yetveryflexible.Andwithit,Iwasabletoprintthefirst

garment,aredjacketthathad

theword"freedom"—dedintoit.Andactually,youcaneasilydownloadthisjacket,andchange

thewordtosomethingelse.Forexample,yournameoryoursweetheart'sname.SoIthinkinthe

future,materialswillevolve,andtheywilllookandfeellikefabricsweknowtoday,likecottonor

silk.

Qi9.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheskirtsheiswearingnow?

Q20.Whendidthespeakerstartexperimentingwith3Dprinting?

Q21.WhatwastheproblemwiththematerialthespeakerworkedonatNewYorkfashionhouse?

Q22.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheFilaflex?

Recordings

(中小企业的发展)

WelcometothethirdlectureinourseriesonthefutureofsmallbusinessesinEurope.Thepurpose

oftoday'slecture,asyouhaveseenfromtheandtheabstract,istoexamineinmoredetailthe

problemsfacingsmallandmediumsizedenterpriseswhicharisea(leastinpartfromhavinglo

adapttorapidadvancesintechnology.AndIwanttolookatthesebothfromafinancialandfrom

apersonnelpointofviewandtoofferafewhopefullyeffectivesolutions.Herewehavethreeof

themostimportantproblemsfacingsmallbusinessesthatIwanttolookatToday.First,keepingup

withthepaceoftechnologicalchange,recruitinghighqualitys