2015年12月英语六级真题第1套

2015 年 12 月英语六级真题（第 1 套） Part I Writing (30 minutes) 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. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 longconversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversationand the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C),and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a singleline through the centre. 1. A) The restaurant offers some specials each day. B) The restaurant is known for its food varieties. C) The dressing makes the mixed salad very inviting. D) The woman should mix the ingredients thoroughly. 2. A) He took over the firm from Mary. C) He failed to foresee major problems. B) He is running a successful business. D) He is opening a new consulting firm. 3. A) Someone should be put in charge of office supplies. B) The man can leave the discs in the office cabinet. C) The man may find the supplies in the cabinet. D) The printer in the office has run out of paper. 4. A) He has to use a magnifying glass to see clearly. B) The woman can use his glasses to read. C) He has the dictionary the woman wants. D) The dictionary is not of much help to him. 5. A) Redecorating her office. B) Majoring in interior design. C) Seeking professional advice. D) Adding some office furniture. 6. A) Problems in port management. B) Improvement of port facilities. C) Delayed shipment of goods. D) Shortage of container ships. 7. A) Their boss. B) A colleague. C) Their workload. D) A coffee machine. 8. A) Call the hotel manager for help. B) Postpone the event until a later date. C) Hold the banquet at a different place. D) Get an expert to correct the error. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) He shares some of the household duties. B) He often goes back home late for dinner. C) He cooks dinner for the family occasionally. D) He dines out from time to time with friends. 10. A) To take him to dinner. B) To talk about a budget plan. C) To discuss an urgent problem. D) To pass on an important message. 11. A) Foreign investors are losing confidence in India’s economy. B) Many multinational enterprises are withdrawing from India. C) There are wild fluctuations in the international money market. D) There is a sharp increase in India’s balance of payment deficit. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) They have unrealistic expectations about the other half. B) They may not be prepared for a lifelong relationship. C) They form a more realistic picture of life. D) They try to adapt to their changing roles. 13. A) He is lucky to have visited many exotic places. B) He is able to forget all the troubles in his life. C) He is able to meet many interesting people. D) He is lucky to be able to do what he loves. 14. A) It is stressful. B) It is full of fun. C) It is all glamour. D) It is challenging. 15. A) Bothered. B) Amazed. C) Puzzled. D) Excited. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short 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 Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) Maintain the traditional organizational culture. B) Learn new ways of relating and working together. C) Follow closely the fast development of technology. D) Learn to be respectful in a hierarchical organization. 17. A) How the team integrates with what it is supposed to serve. B) How the team is built to keep improving its performance. C) What type of personnel the team should be composed of. D) What qualifications team members should be equipped with. 18. 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. Passage Two Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) It is a platform for sharing ideas on teaching at the University of Illinois. B) It was mainly used by scientists and technical people to exchange text. C) It started off as a successful program but was unable to last long. D) It is a program allowing people to share information on the Web. 20. A) He visited a number of famous computer scientists. B) He met with an entrepreneur named Jim Clark. C) He sold a program developed by his friends. D) He invested in a leading computer business. 21. A) They had confidence in his new ideas. B) They trusted his computer expertise. C) They were very keen on new technology. D) They believed in his business connections. Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) Prestige advertising. B) Institutional advertising. C) Word-of-mouth advertising. D) Distributing free trial products. 23. A) To sell a particular product. B) To build up their reputation. C) To promote a specific service. D) To attract high-end consumers. 24. A) By using the services of large advertising agencies. B) By hiring their own professional advertising staff. C) By buying media space in leading newspapers. D) By creating their own ads and commercials. 25. A) Decide on what specific means of communication to employ. B) Conduct a large-scale survey on customer needs. C) Specify the objectives of the campaign in detail. D) Pre-test alternative ads or commercials in certain regions. Section C Directions: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 tho passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in tho blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when tho passage is read for the third time, you should chock what you have written. Extinction is difficult concept to grasp. It is an 26concept. It’s not at all like the killing of individual lifeforms that can be renewed through normal processes of reproduction. Nor is it simply 27 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 remedied by some supernatural power. It is rather an 28 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 us incoming centuries, none of them will ever see this species that we extinguish. Not only are we bringing about the extinction of life 30 , we are also making the land and the air and the sea so toxic that the very conditions of life are being destroyed. 31 basic natural resources, not only are the nonrenewable resources being 32 in a frenzy (疯狂) of processing,consuming, and 33 , but we are also mining 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 the 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 , but a change of geological and biological as well as psychological order of 35 . Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list 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 of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. It seems to be a law in the technology industry that leading companies eventually lose their positions, often quickly and brutally. Mobile phone champion Nokia, one of Europe’s biggest technology success stories, was no 36 , losing its market share in just a few years. In 2007, Nokia accounted for more than 40% of mobile phone sales 37But consumers’preferences were already 38toward touch-screen smartphones. With the introduction of Apple’s iPhone in the middle of that year, Nokia’s market share 39rapidly and revenue plunged. By the end of 2013, Nokia had sold its phone business to Microsoft. What sealed Nokia’s fate was a series of decisions made by Stephen Elop in his position as CEO, which he40in October 2010. Each day that Elop spent in charge of Nokia, the company’s market value declined by $ 23 million, making him, by the numbers, one of the worst CEOs in history. But Elop was not the only person at41Nokia’s board resisted change, making it impossible for the company to adapt to rapid shifts in the industry. Most42, Jorma Ollila, who had led Nokia’s transition from an industrial company to a technology giant, was too fascinated by thecompany’s43success to recognize the change that was needed to sustain its competitiveness. The company also embarked on a44cost-cutting program, which included the elimination of thousands of jobs. This contributed to the45of the company’s once-spirited culture which had motivated employees to take risks and make miracles. Good leaders left the company, taking Nokia’s sense of vision and directions with them. Not surprisingly, much of Nokia’s most valuable design and programming talent left as well. A) assumed B) bias C) desperate D) deterioration E) exception F) fault G) incidentally I) previous J) relayed K) shifting L) shrank M) subtle N) transmitting O) worldwide