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2015年12月英语六级真题卷第二套(含答案)

【作文】

Direction：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes 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 150 words but no more than 200 words.

Part IV Translation

Directions:

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

最近，中国政府决定将其工业升级。中国现在涉足建造高速列车，远洋船舶，机器人，甚至飞机。不久前，中国获得了在印度尼西亚建造一条高铁的合同：中国还与马拉西亚签署了为其提供高速列车的合同。这证明人们信赖中国造产品。中国造产品越来越受欢迎。中国为此付出了代价，但这确实有助于消除贫困，同时还为世界各地的人们提供了就业机会。这

是一件好事，值得称赞。下次你去商店时，可能想看一看你所购商品的出产国名。很有可能这件商品是中国造的。

参考范文：

As is vividly depicted in the picture, there is a man sitting in front of the computer, searching information from the Internet worriedly, with a woman taking a cup of coffee at the door to refresh him.Furthermore, there is a caption under the picture, which reads “I just feel unfortunate to live in a world with so much misleading information”.Simple as the picture is, the meaning is thought-provoking.

For one thing, the Internet has offered us great convenience. For instance, we can get knowledge about almost all aspects from the Internet without going out. For another, with so much information on the Internet, it is difficult for us to distinguish the true information from the misleading one. And if we believed the misleading information, we might suffer from great loss. Because the misleading information may get people into bad habits, even make them commit crimes.

Judging from the reams of evidence, it is safe for us to conclude that misleading information is a dangerous obstacle gripping economic prosperity and social progress. Only if we are sure that the information on the Internet is true, can we live in a harmonious society.

短对话答案

1. B

A) the woman should mix the ingredients thoroughly

B) the dressing makes the mixed salad very inviting

C) the restaurant is known for its food varieties

D) the restaurant offers some special cash today

2. D

A) he took over the firm from Mary

B) he is opening a new consulting firm

C) he failed to foresee major problems

D) he is running a successful business

3. B

A) the printer in the office has run out of paper

B) the man may find the supplies in the cabinet

C) the man can leave the discs in the office cabinet

D) someone should be put in charge of office supplies

4. D

A) the woman can use his glasses to read

B) he has the dictionary the woman wants

C) the dictionary is not of much help to him

D) he has to use a magnifying glass to see clearly

5. C

A) seeking professional advice

B) adding some office furniture

C) redecorating her office

D)majoring in interior design

6. A

A) shortage of container ships

B) improvement of port facilities

C) delayed shipment of goods

D) problems in port management

7. A

A) a colleague

B) their boss

C) their workload

D) a coffee machine

8. C

A) call the hotel manager for help

B) get an expert to correct the error

C) hold the banquet at a different place

D) postpone the event until a later date

长对话答案：

9. D

A) he cooks dinner for the family occasionally

B) he dines out from time to time with friends

C) he shares some of the household duties

D) he often goes back home late for dinner

10. D

A) to take him to dinner

B) to discuss an urgent problem

C) to talk about a budget plan

D) to pass on an important message

11. C

A) foreign investors are losing confidence in India’s economy

B) Many multinational enterprises are withdraw from India

C) there is a sharp increase in India’s balance of payment deficit

D) there are wild fluctuations in the international money market

12. D

A) they try to adapt to their changing roles

B) they form a more realistic picture of life

C) they may not be prepared for a lifelong relationship

D) they have unrealistic expectations about the other half

13. A

A) he is lucky to be able to do what he loves

B) he is able to meet many interesting people

C) he is able to forget all the trouble in his life

D) he is lucky to have visited many exotic people

14. C

A) it is stressful

B) it is full of fun

C) it is all glamour

D) it is challenging

15. D

A) amazed

B) bothered

C) puzzled

D) excited

短文答案

16. C

A) Learn to be respectful in a hierarchical organization

B) Follow closely the fast development of technology

C) Learn new ways of relating and working together

D) Maintain the traditional organizational culture

17. C

A) How the team is built to keep improving its performance

B) What type of personnel the team should be composed of.

C) How the team integrates with what it is supposed to serve

D) What qualifications team members should be equipped with.

18. D

A) A team manager must set very clear and high objectives

B) Teams must consist of members from different cultures.

C) Team members should be knowledgeable and creative.

D) A team manager should develop a certain set of skills.

19. A

A) It is allowing people to share information on the Web

B) It started off as a successful program but was unable to last long

C) It was mainly used by scientists and technical people to exchange text.

D) It is a platform for sharing ideas on teaching at the University of 111linois

20. B

A) He visited a number of famous computer scientists.

B) He met with an entrepreneur named Jim Clark

C) He invested in a leading computer business.

D) He sold a program developed by his friends.

21. B

A) They trusted his computer expertise.

B) They had confidence in his new ideas.

C) They were very keen on new technology.

D) They believed in his business connections.

22 A

A) word-of-mouth advertising

B) Distributing free trial products.

C) Prestige advertising.

D) Institutional advertising

23 D

A) To sell a particular product.

B) To attract high-end customers

C) To promote a specific service.

D) To build up their reputation.

24 D

A) By creating their own ads and commercials.

B) By buying media space in leading newspapers.

C) By hiring their own professional advertising staff.

D)By using the services of large advertising agencies.

25 C

A) Conduct a large-scale survey on customer needs

B) specify the objectives of the campaign in detail.

C) pre-test alternative ads or commercials in certain regions.

D) Decide on what specific means of communication to employ.

短文听写答案

Extinction is a difficult concept to grasp. It is an 26 _eternal____ concept. It’s not at all like the killing of individuals lifeforms that can be renewed through normal processes of reproduction. Nor is it simply 27 _diminishing____ numbers. Nor is it damage that can somehow be remedied or for which some substitute can be found. Nor is it something that simply affects our own generation. Nor is it something that could be remedies by some supernatural power. IT is rather an 28 __absolute____ and final act for which there is no remedy on earth or in heaven. A species once extinct

is gone forever. However many generations 29___succeed__ us in coming centuries, none of them will ever see this species that we extinguish.

Not only are we bring about the extinction of life 30 _on a vast scale___, we are also making the land and the air and the sea so toxic that the very conditions of life are being destroyed. 31__As regards___ basic natural resources, not only are the nonrenewable resources being 32_used up____ in a frenzy(疯狂) of processing, consuming , and 33_disposing____, but we are also ruining much of our renewable resources, such as the very soil itself on which terrestrial(地球上的) life depends.

The change that is taking place on earth and in our minds is one of the greatest changes ever to take place in human affairs, perhaps the greatest, since what we are talking about is not simply another historical change or cultural

34__modification______, but a change of geological and biological as well as psychological order of 35__magnitude___

36 O vulnerable

37 J permanent

38A advocates

39N tighten

40K restricted

41E facilities

42G investigating

43M statistical

44C correlation

45D exercise

The impossibility of rapid energy transitions

46. 【C】 After all, we don’t speak only of…

47. 【I】 That is because the engineers, designers

48. 【E】 It is easy change the a light bulb, but it is harder…

49. 【K】 have failed so miserably…

50. 【G】 The whole fixture must be replaced — light source and laminate —is never inexpensive

51. 【A】 our systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier….

52. 【G】 Generally, there are no bad light sources, only bad applications

53. 【J】 They have to operate for a long period of time…

54. 【D】 it’s impact reach for beyond itself…

55. 【B】 moving objects have two characteristics relevant to understanding of …

Passage One

56. A) It is free from racial biases.

57. D) It is politically sensitive.

58. A) Racial biases are widespread in the professional world.

59. C) People’s conception of a person has much to do with the way he or she is labeled.

60. D) All ethnic groups share the nation’s continued progress.

Passage Two

61. B) It fails to prepare students to face the challenges of modern times.

62. A) The diluted college curriculum.

63. D) They prioritize non-academic activities.

64. D) They can climb the social ladder even without a degree.

65. C) The current situation in American higher education may not last long.

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。自20世纪70年代末实施改革开放以来，中国已使多达四亿人摆脱了贫困。在未来五年中，中国将向其他发展中国家在减少贫困、发展教育、农业现代化、环境保护和医疗保健等方面提供援助。中国在减少贫困方面取得了显著进步，并在促进经济增长方面做出了不懈努力，这将鼓励其他贫困国家应对自身发展中的挑战。在追求具有自身特色的发展道路时，这些国家可以借鉴中国的经验。

【参考译文】

China is playing an increasingly significant role in helping the international community to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030. After carrying out the reform and opening-up policy in the late 1970s, China has helped as many as four hundred million people get rid of poverty. In the next five years, it will provide aid to other developing countries in reducing poverty, developing education, modernizing agriculture, improving environmental protection and medical care and so on. China has made significant progress in poverty reduction, and has made unremitting efforts in promoting economic growth, which will encourage other poor countries to cope with challenges brought by development. When exploring the distinctive development road of their own, these countries can learn from China’s experience.

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