2016年12月六级（第三套）答案及解析.pdf

2016年12月大学英语六级考试答案与解析（第3套）Part I Writing【范文】Drawing a comparison between modern life and ancient life,we cannot imagine what lifewill be like now without invention.Invention must be attached great importance to,as it isinvention that contributes to the advancement of our society.There are several examples whichcan be cited to illustrate this concept.I can think of no better illustration than the followingone.If Edison hadnt invented the light bulb,we would have lived a life as the blind in thenight.Given that invention plays such an essential role in our life,what can we do to cultivatethis precious spirit?For one thing,it is advisable for the social media and publicity departmentto vigorously inform the public of the importance of invention.For another,the relevantauthority should set up favorable regulations to encourage invention.For example,they can setup the practice of giving premiums or issuing patent certificate to inventors.Finally,I want to use the following saying as our mutual encouragement,Invention isthe spirit of human beings progress.At no time should we underestimate the power ofinvention.Therefore,when an.idea comes to your mind next time,just make your own invention.Part II Listening Comprehension15:BADCC610:AACAB1115:DBDCD1620 BDADB2125:DBCABSection AConversation OneM:Id like to go to the States,but if I took the job there,I wont get a very good salary.W:Really?I thought salaries were high there,but there would be some fringe benefits pre-sumably.M:Oh,yes.1It would be stimulating and it has some advantages.W:What else do you have in mind?M:Well,this position in Portugal.W:How does it compare?M:It offers greatest security,because it will be on a home-base contract.W:And salary?M:Much better.I get an overseas allowance plus free accommodation from the firm.W:Presumably you will be given moving expenses for the Portugal job?M:2Yes,but just to complicate matters,this possibility offers a post in Sao Paulo.W:Thats Brazil,isnt it?2016一12六级试题（第3套）第12页（共22页）5.What did the man do before he came to see the woman?6.What does the man say about Marsha?7.How did Marsha explain why she didnt show up for the Denver trip?8.What does the man say about David?Section BPassage OneLarry arrived early for his speaking engagement.He positioned the table so that he couldmove close to the audience at strategic points in the speech.He had read that 9speakers canbe more persuasive if they invade the personal space of listeners,encouraging an emotionalresponse.For the same reason,he placed the chairs close to each other,and raised thetemperature to a slightly uncomfortable level.10The purpose of the speech was to encouragethe audience of cooperate executives and local business owners to support local sports groups.To enhance his credibility with the audience,Larry had brought some slides of his familyattending sports events.One photo showed him at an award ceremony where he had beenhonored for his financial contribution to a local baseball team.Realizing that this particularaudience would find his regional accent unattractive,Larry planned to speak with an accent thatwould be more acceptable to his audience.11After reading a book on how to dress forsuccess,he had purchased an expensive dark navy suit and golden tie.He chose colors andstyles known to communicate power and influence.Just before people began entering the hall,12Larry dimmed the lights and turned up the sound system,which was playing soft music,hoping to create a warm personal atmosphere for the speech.He hoped that these added factswould encourage his audience to support local sports teams.He had also planned the content ofhis speech to focus on the teams with the best records,the ones that had won the most gamesin the last season.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.How can a speaker make himself more persuasive when delivering a speech?.10.For what purpose was Larry going to make a speech?11.Why did Larry purchase an expensive navy suitsuit and golden tie?12.Why did Larry dim the lights and turn up the sound system before people entered the hall?Passage TwoPhillis Wheatley was a young African-American slave who belonged to land owner JohnWheatley in Colonial America.13She was also a poet and the first African-American ever topublish a book.Her poems on various subjects Religious and Moral was printed in Boston in1773,three years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.Early salves were generally denied education,but Wheatley was allowed by her owner tostudy poetry,Latin and the Bible,and by the time she reached her late teens,she had writtenenough poetry to put together a slender book of verse.Even so,publication was difficult.14The publisher,fearful of being cheated,forced her to submit to a scholarly examination by aboard of educated men,including the colonial governor.The board of judges questionedWheatley extensively and ruled that she was educated enough to have written the book.Onlythen was publication permitted.2016一12六级试题（第3套）第14页（共22页）Wheatley may have been the first,but she was not the only slave to write a book duringthe growing days of the republic.Unfortunately,most of the early popular African-Americanwriters have been all but forgotten in modem times until now.A Cornell professor,HenryLouis Gates,recently started a research project looking into nineteen-century African-Americanfiction and poetry.15In the process,he uncovered numerous lost works,almost half of whichwere written by African-American women.In varied literary styles,the newly resurfacedmanuscripts offered a rich stock of African-American culture,recreating among other thingsthe early days of slavery and the importance of religion to the slaves.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13.What does the speaker say about Phillis Wheatley?14.What was Wheatley forced to do to get her book published?15.What did Professor Henry Louis Gates uncovered in the process of his research?Section CNow listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.Moderator:Hello everybody,I am happy to introduce our admirable speaker for todays lecture,Dr.Brick Blue.Dr.Blue,Professor of Management at Columbia University,16has writtennumbers of articles and books on the topic of making holidays more meaningful in recent years,which is helpful especially to those who are too busy to make perfect private plans.Welcome,Dr.Blue.Dr.Blue:Hello,everyone.Have you ever thought of making your holidays more meaningful?Well,here is some advice for you.Its hard to focus on the true meaning of the holidays when youre rushing from oneshopping mall to the next.Try this:Six to ten weeks before the holiday season,sketch out aweekly calendar with all your holiday obligations-then start eliminating.Weed out anddelegate as much as you can;youll free up more time for real connecting.Its better to give than to receive-and that applies to more than material goods.Someways to spread cheer to those in need:Help your kids deliver homemade holiday cookies to aretirement home,schedule a visit to the childrens cancer ward at a local hospital to deliverbaskets of toys,help serve a holiday meal at a homeless shelter.How much money does your family spend on meaninglessfood-soft drinks,chips,cookies and the like?Reexamine your food choices and buying patterns,and pass the savingson:Calculate how much you spend on junk food and gift that money to a charity,or donate 2percent of your food purchases to a food bank.Rituals anchor holidays,and give kids a sense of continuity and a tradition they can pass onfor years to come.17It-can be as simple as lighting candles,singing songs,or saying a specialprayer.Other ideas:Take a holiday hike in the woods,throw a lake party,host an annualholiday dessert potluck.Its never too early to teach kids to share.Explain to your children that not all boys andgirls have gifts to open on the holidays,and ask if theyd like 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