1、大学英语六级考试真题第一套2016年12月大学英语六级考试真题（一）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then discuss what qualities an employer should look for in job appl
2、icants. You should give sound arguments to support your views and write at least150words but no more than200words.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartListening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversat
3、ion, 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 cor
4、responding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1. A)The man should get a pair of new shoes. B) She can wait for the man for a little while.C) Physical exercise helps her stay in shape.D) The mans tennis racket is good enough.2. A) Kathy is very pleased to attend the lectur
5、e by Dr. Smith.B) The women is good at doing lab demonstrations.C) The man will do all he can to assist the woman.D) The woman will skip Dr. Smiths lecture to help the man.3. A) Steve became rich soon after graduation from college.B) Steve invited his classmates to visit his big cottage.C) The speak
6、ers and Steve used to be classmates.D) The woman asked the man to accompany her to the party.4. A) In a clinic.B) In a boat.C) In a plane.D) In a bus.5. A) 9:50B) 9:40C) 9:10D) 10:106. A) John has got many admirers.B) She does not think John is handsome.C) John has just got a bachelors degree.D) She
7、 does not like John at all.7. A) He has got a sharp pain in the neck.B) He is involved in a serious accident.C) He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam.D) He has been bumping along for hours.8. A) She is a professional mechanic.B) She should improve her physical condition.C) She cannot go without a
8、washing machine.D) She is good at repairing things.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) The case caused debate among the public.B) The accused was found guilty of stealing.C) The accused refused to plead guilty in court.D) Some witnesses failed to appear in court
9、.10. A) He was unemployed.B) His wife deserted him.C) His children were sick.D) He was out of mind.11. A) He was unworthy of sympathy.B) He was unlikely to get employed.C) He had committed the same sort of crime.D) He had been in jail before.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have
10、just heard.12. A) Unsatisfactory.B) Aggressive.C) Conservative.D) Irresponsible.13. A) Distributions of brochures.B) Public relations.C) Product design.D) Internal communication.14. A) Drawing sketches for advertisements.B) Advertising in the national press.C) Making television commercials.D) Placin
11、g advertisements in the trade press.15. A) She knows the tricks of advertising.B) She is not so easy to get along with.C) She is not suitable for the position.D) She has the motivation to do the job.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you
12、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 Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQues
13、tions 16 to 19are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) The cultural diversity.B) Innovative academic programs.C) Impressive school buildings.D) The cozy communal life.17. A) It helps them soak up the surrounding culture.B) It is as important as their learning experience.C) It ensures thei
14、r physical and mental health.D) It is very beneficial to their academic progress.18. A) It has the worlds best-known military academies.B) It provides numerous options for students.C) It draws faculty from all around the world.D) It offers the most challenging academic programs.19. A) They are respo
15、nsible merely to their Ministry of Education.B) They strive to develop every students academic potential.C) They ensure that all students get roughly equal attention.D) They try to give students opportunities for experimentation.Passage TwoQuestions20to 22 are based on the passage you have just hear
16、d.20. A) It crosses the English Channel twice a day.B) It is now about half way to the French coast.C) It is leaving Folkestone in about five minutes.D) It will arrive at Boulogne at half past two.21. A) Next to the duty-free shop.B) At the rear of B deck.C) In the front of A deck.D) Opposite the sh
17、ips office.22. A) It is much more spacious than the lounge on C deck.B) It is for the use of passengers travelling with children.C) It is for senior passengers and people with VIP cards.D) It is for the sole use of passengers travelling with cars.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the pass
18、age you have just heard.23. A) It was named after its discoverer.B) It was named after a cave art expert.C) It was named after one of its painters.D) It was named after its location.24. A) Deer were worshiped by the ancient Cro-Magnon people.B) Cro-Magnon people painted animals they hunted and ate.C
19、) They were believed to keep evils away from cave dwellers.D) Animal painting was part of the spiritual life of the time.25. A) They have difficulty telling when the paintings were done.B) They are unable to draw such interesting and fine paintings.C) They have misinterpreted the meaning of the cave
20、 paintings.D) They know little about why the paintings were created.Section CDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required
21、to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.If you are attending a local college, especially one without residence halls, youll probably live at home and commute to classes. This arrangem
22、ent has a lot of _26_. Its cheaper. It provides a comfortable and familiar setting, and it means youll get the kind of home cooking youre used to instead of themonotony(单调) that _27_ even the best institutional food.However, commuting students need to _28_ to become involved in the life of their col
23、lege and to take special steps to meet their fellow students. Often, this means a certain amount of initiative on your part in _29_ and talking to people in your classes whom you think you might like.One problem that commuting students sometimes face is their parents unwillingness to recognize that
24、theyre adults. The _30_ from high school to college is a big one, and if you live at home you need to develop the same kind of independence youd have if you were living away. Home rules that might have been _31_ when you were in high school dont apply. If your parents are _32_ to renegotiate, you ca
25、n speed the process along by letting your behavior show that you have the responsibility that goes with maturity. Parents are more willing to _33_ their children as adults when they behave like adults. If, however, theres so much friction at home that it _34_ your academic work, you might want to co
26、nsider sharing an apartment with one or more friends. Sometimes this is a happy solution when family _35_ make everyone miserable.PartReading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a l
27、ist of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any
28、 of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Children are natural-born scientists. They have36minds, and they arent afraid to admit they dont know something. Most of them,37lose this as they get older. They become self-conscious and dont want to appe
29、ar stupid. Instead of finding things out for themselves they make38that often turn out to be wrongSo its not a case of getting kids interested in science. You just have to avoid killing the39for learning that they were born with. Its no coincidence that kids start deserting science once it becomes f
30、ormalized. Children naturally have a blurred approach to40knowledge. They see learning about science or biology or cooking as all part of the same act-its all learning. Its only because of the practicalities of education that you have to start breaking down the curriculum into specialist subjects. Y
31、ou need to have specialist teachers who41what they know. Thus once they enter school, children begin to define subjects and erect boundaries that neednt otherwise exist.Dividing subjects into science, maths, English ,etc. is something we do for42. In the end its all learning, but many children today 43themselves from a scientific education. They think science is for scientists, not for them.Of course we need to specialize 44. Each of us has only so much time on Earth, so we cant study everything. At 5 years old, our field of knowledge and 45is broad, c
