1、2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(三)答案与详解2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(三)答案与详解Part Writing结构框图：一、第1段描述图画内容并介绍图中人物观点。二、第2段分析网络误导性信息的危害网络误导性信息会使人养成坏习惯，甚至犯罪；网络误导性信息会造成个人和政府的信任危机，并举例说明。三、第3段提出建议一采取措施来防止我们被垃圾信息误导，并提出个人见解。The Harm Caused by Misleading Information OnlineAs is revealed in the picture, a man is sitting in front of a
2、computer searching information from the Internet, while a woman is standing by the door, holding a cup of coffee. The most striking feature is the caption under the picture, which reads “I just feel unfortunate to live in a world with so much misleading information! ”With a large amount of informati
3、on coming up, the severity of misleading information arises. Unfortunately, if we lack the ability to distinguish the true information from the misleading one, we will finally fall prey to it, because the misleading information may get people into bad habits, even make them commit crimes. Numerous n
4、etwork fraud is a living example. In addition, there may be a trust crisis between individuals and the government, if we cannot correct the misleading news as soon as possible. For instance, the nuclear leakage in Japan in 2011 has caused great panic in Eastern China, where thousands of people went
5、out to rob salt after the rumor that salt has an effect of anti-radiation, which brought about turbulence in the domestic market.From what have been discussed above, it is therefore, necessary that some effective measures be taken to prevent ourselves from being misled by junk information. And in my
6、 opinion, learning to identify the authenticity of information online is the most practical measure.Part Listening Comprehension1.听力原文：W: I was shocked to hear of your wifes illness. Is she going to be all right?M： At first, the doctors werent sure, but shes really improved. Shell be home next week.
7、Q: What do we learn about the mans wife from the conversation?【精析】D)。事实细节题。对话中，女士表示听说男士妻子的病情后十分震惊，并询问男士他的妻子好点没有；男士说最初连医生都没有把握，但妻子现在已经好多了，下周就可以回家了。由此可知，男士妻子的病情正在好转。2. 听力原文：M： Excuse me. Can I get a ticket for a sleeping compartment on this train?W： Yes, there are four left. The price is 60 per person
8、 including a continental breakfast.Q： What is the man doing?【精析】C)。行或计划题。对话中，男士询何能否实一张火车卧铺票；女士说票价为60英镑，其中包括一份欧式早餐。由此可知，男士正在购买火车票。3. 听力原文：M: Janet, heres the book I borrowed from you, but Im so sorry that I cant find its jacket.W: It doesnt matter. Anyway, you are one of the few people who actually r
9、eturn books to me.Q： What does the woman imply?【精析】A)。推理判断题。对话中，男士把书还给了女士，并向她道歉说书的护封找不到了；女士表示没关系，并补充说实际上除了男士之外，很少的人借了她的书后会归还。由此可知，大多数从女士这里借书的人都没有把书还给她。4.听力原文：M：Lisa, have you been to the new supermarket yet?W： Yes, and no. I went there last Saturday for their grand opening sale; but I drove around t
10、he parking lot for nearly an hour，looking for a space before I finally gave up and came home.Q： What does the woman mean?【精析】D)。事实细节题。对话中，男士问女士有没有去过新开的那家超市；女士说既去了又没去，上周六 超市开业那天她去了超市，但她在停车场转了将近一个小时都没找到地方停车，最后只好回家了。由此可知，女士上周六没能进入超市。5.听力原文：W： Youve been sitting at the computer for hours. Lets take a co
11、ffee break, shall we?M： I wish I could. You know, Im up to my neck in work. Ive got to finish this report. I dont want to miss the deadline.Q： What does the man mean?【精析】 C)。推理判断题。对话中，女士说男士已经在电脑前坐了好几个小时了，她想邀请男士一起去喝杯咖啡休息下；男士说自己忙得不可开交，因为他不想错过提耷报告的最后期限。由此可知，男士没有时间喝咖啡休息一下。6.听力原文：M： What do you think of
12、this gallery space? They offer to let me exhibit some of my paintings here.W： Are you kidding? Any art student I know would die to have an exhibition here.Q： What can we infer from the conversation?【精析】A)。推理判断题。对话中，男士问女士对这个展览馆的看法，并说他有机会在这里展出自己的一些作品；女士认为男士在开玩笑，并说她认识的所有艺术生都十分渴望在这个展览馆展出作品。由此可见，这个展览馆很棒，
13、只有很优秀的艺术生才能有机会在里面展出作品。7.听力原文：W： Gary, my assistant is in hospital now. Is there anyone in your department who could give a hand for a few days?M： I think so. Ill ask around and get back to you. Q： What do we learn from the conversation?【精析】A)。事实细节题。对话中，女士说自己的助理生病住院了，问男士是否能在他的部门里找人帮她几天；男士说应该没问题，他先找找看
14、，然后给女士回复。由此可知，女士需要一个临时替代她助理的人。8.听力原文：W： Did you read the article in the paper about the mayors speech at the economic forum?M： Sure I did, but I think they twisted the meaning of what he said. Its not the first time for them to do so.Q： What does the man say about the papers article?【精析】B)。弦外之音题。对话中
15、，女士问男士有没有看到报纸上关于市长在经济论坛上演讲的文章；男士说自己看过了，但他认为这篇文章曲解了市长讲话的原意，并且说这种现象已经不是第一次出现了。由此可知，男士认为报纸上的文章曲解了市长的演讲。9-12.听力原文：W： Oh, hello, John. Are you using your dictating machine this morning? Ive got a long report I must dictate. Can I borrow your machine?M: Of course. But can you spare me a second? (9) Its th
16、e message you sent me about the delivery delay of the control desks. Whats gone wrong?W： Everything, John. (10)We have to get the steel sheets we need for these desks from new suppliers. Well, the suppliers have got some trouble or other. They say they will be a bit late with the delivery.M： But the
17、y cant be. Those control desks are a special order. They are wanted for one of the big computer companies. Its a very important contract.W ： When did we promise the delivery?M： On Thursday next week. And theres a penalty clause. We stand to lose ten percent of our price for each week of overdue deli
18、very.W： (11)Oh, these penalty clauses! Why did you sales people accept them?M： (11)We have to accept them; otherwise, we dont get the contracts.W： Well, lets get on to the Buying Department. I only heard about the delay yesterday because we kept the production line clear to handle these special shee
19、ts. Its a dreadful nuisance.M: It will be more than a nuisance if we dont meet on delivery date. It will cost us a lot of money.W： Keep calm, John. (12)We can perhaps claim compensation from the steel suppliers for failure to deliver on time. Then we will offset the penalty clause.M： Well, if you ca
20、n.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. Why did the woman send the message to the man?10. What does the woman say about the new suppliers?11. How did the man get the contracts?12. What does the woman suggest they do?答案详解：9. A)。目的原因题。男士询问女士给他发的关于送货延期的信息；女士说他们的供货方出了问题。
21、由此可知，女士给男士发送信息的目的是想告诉男士他们遇到的难题。10. C)。事实细节题。对话中女士告诉男士，他们的供货商出现了问题，无法按时供货。11. B)。事实细节题。对话中女士问男士为什么要接受这样的处罚条款；男士说如果不接受这样的条款，就根本得不到合同。由此可知，男士是通过接受处罚条款拿到合同的。12、B)。请求建议题。对话最后女士说，或许他们可以让不锈钢钢板的供货商承担没有按时供货的责任，并作出赔偿。Conversation Two13-15听力原文M： Kathy, chaos theory seems to be a branch of physics or mathematic
22、s. (13)You are an economist, so how does it influence your work?W： Well, in several ways. I am responsible for financial development programs in many parts of the world, so forecasting long range trends and making predictions on the basis of present evidence is what I do. (14)Chaos theory was develo
23、ped by scientists, trying to explain the movement of the planets and the changes in environmental conditions. Both of these things are also about making long-term predictions on the basis of present evidence.M： Are many economists involved in this field?W： An increasing number. In the 1990s, many ec
24、onomists began to look at chaos theory as a way of providing models for forecasting.M: What kind of “models” are we talking about here?W: Well, thats a good question, because the basic idea of chaos theory is that there arent any “models” as such一there arent guaranteed forms, but rather patterns of
25、change in development.M: Doesnt that mean that forecasting is impossible?W： No, but it certainly makes it more of a challenge. Mandelbrot, who did the experiment with stock exchanges prices, for example, noted that although the outcomes were variable, there were in fact certain constancy. What we ha
26、ve to do is make sure we know what these are and take into account all the possible variables.M： But do economics and finance work in the same way as weather conditions or the movement of planets?W： Well, no, of course not. There are certain underlying similarities. But we have to leave them for ano
27、ther time.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. What is the womans profession?14. What was chaos theory supposed to do when it was first formulated?15. What are the speakers mainly talking about?13、D)。事实细节题。对话开头男士问女士，作为一位经济学家，混沌理论对她的工作有什么影响。由此可知，女士是一位经济学家。14、B)。推理判
28、断题。对话中，女士对混沌理论进行了解释，说科学家们提出这一理论是为了解释行星的运行轨迹以及环境的变化。由此可知，混沌理论最初是为了解释某些自然现象而产生的。15、C)。主旨大意题。对话开头，男士就在询问女士混沌理论对她工作的影响，女士对此进行了解释，并说越来越多的人把混沌理论运用到经济学工作中。接着，男士又问混沌理论能够提供什么样的预测模式，女士对此也进行了解答，两人又谈论了预测是否可行，以及利用混沌理论进行经济预测与通过该理论预测自然现象是否一样等内容。综合整篇对话的内容可以归纳出，两人谈论的是混沌理论及其应用。Section BPassage One16-18听力原文People writ
29、e to ask me if theres correlation between academic intelligence and emotional intelligence. My answer is no. You can have a high IQ and a high EQ, which, of course, is a winning combination, or be high in one and low in the other. (16)The best study was done at Bell Labs in New Jersey, a very high I
30、Q place. They do research into development for the communications industry. In a division of electronic engineers, who were designing equipment so advanced that they work in teams of up to 150, co-workers and managers were asked to nominate the standoutsthe stars in productivity and effectiveness. T
31、hey came up with 10 or 15 names, and that group of stars was compared with everyone else. It turned out there was no difference in IQ, no difference in academic qualifications, no difference in years on the job. (17) The only difference was emotional intelligence. The stars were people who knew how
32、to get along, who knew how to motivate themselves, usually the kind of people you like to hang out with. When these people ran up against a technical problem, to which theyd have to turn to someone else for an answer, theyd e-mail and get an answer right away, because they built up a network of peop
33、le before they needed them. The other people would e-mail and wait up to two weeks for an answer. (18)So you can see how being good in the interpersonal realm actually was a direct benefit, even for effectively pursuing a technical task.Questions 16 to 18are based on the passage you have just heard.
34、16. What does the speaker say about Bell Labs?17. What characterizes the stars nominated at Bell Labs?18. What does the speaker say contributes to effectively pursuing a technical task?答案详解：16、D)。事实细节题。短文中提到，贝尔实验室进行的研究很好地阐释了情商与智商的关系。在提到位于新泽西的贝尔实验室时，讲话者说这是一个高智商的地方，即贝尔实验室的员工智商都很高。17、B)。细节辨认题。短文中提到，在电子
35、工程师部门，被提名的明星员工与普通员工相比，智商没有差别，学术文凭没有差别，工作年限也没有差别，唯一的区别就体现在他们的情商上。18、A)。细节推断题。短文最后提到，即便是对于高效地完成一项技术任务来说，拥有好的人际关系也会使人直接受益。由此可知，良好的人际关系会对人们有效地完成一项技术任务有所帮助。Passage Two19-21听力原文(19)Js Biography of John Muir一John Muirs own writingis to bring readers a life story of this remarkable man who did so.much to fa
36、ise Americans awareness of environmental issues. As Americas first environmentalist, John Muir lived his life forever daring to undertake new adventures. He spent most of his days outdoors and had deep love for the wild lands. In the book, we meet John Muir as a youth fearlessly climbing the roof of
37、 his house. He captures birds only to let them go when he realizes the cruelty involved. He becomes an inventor and sells his inventions in order to attend the university. (20)As a young man, he began walking over tens of thousands of miles during his lifetime, through the south to Florida, the west
38、 to California and north to Alaska, where readers are taken a long and particularly hair-raising adventure on a large mass of floating ice. MuirJs learning in observation throughout his life led him to devote his last years to preserving the natural environment. (21)His writing and speaking raised t
39、he awareness of the importance of conservation and helped bring about our national park system. Readers will feel they know John Muir after reading his story and may catch his passion for preserving the riches of our land. The others portrayal of Muirs life is a testimony to what it means to be life
40、long learners and to use that learning to inform and bring about change.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What kind of book is the speaker introducing?20. What do we learn about John Muir when he was young?21. What did John Muir intend to do through writing and spea
41、king?答案详解：19、D)。事实细节题。短文一开头，讲话者就提到约翰缪尔传是一本自传。由此可见，讲话者介绍的是一本自传。20、B)。细节辨认题。短文开始就提到了 John Muir的一生都在冒险，在短文中间部分提到，年轻时他就开始周游世界，并且在他的传记中，他将读者带到了令人毛骨悚然的冒险世界。由此可见，年轻时的John Muir喜欢冒险。21、C)。细节推断题。短文中提到，John Muir的文章和演讲唤起了公众对环境保护的重要性的认识，并对国家公园体系的建立起到了推动作用。Passage Three22-25听力原文Disaster movies often portray catas
42、trophes that destroy, or at least threaten to destroy the earths entire population. In fact, a virus emerged in the 1970s that couldve been just that fatal. (22)Named after a river that passes through the Congo, the Ebola virus originally manifested itself in the interior of Africa in 1976. (23)Two
43、strains of the disease, with almost identical symptoms, affected humansEbola-Zaire and Ebola- Sudan. The Sudan version was deadly enough, killing 50% of those it infected. However, Zaire, with its 90% mortality rate, was even worse. The origins, though not the cause of Ebola-Sudan, can be traced bac
44、k to a single individual in a Sudanese town. Ebola-Zaire seemed to erupt in over 50 villages simultaneously. (24)Both strains quickly invaded local hospitals when needle sharing and other unhealthy practices ensured the rapid spreading of the infection by bringing people into contact with contaminat
45、ed body fluids. If the virus had been capable of spreading through the air, or if one infected person had unknowingly entered a large population center, Ebola might have become a worldwide epidemic. However, soon after these fierce outbreaks, the virus died out, at least temporarily. Ebola was so de
46、adly and killed so quickly that within a short period of time, there was no one around to infect. Hospital workers in at least one case deserted their workplace in panic, thus halting the administering of potentially unclean disease spreading injections, but Ebola has not disappeared. (25) With no k
47、nown vaccination or cure available, it seems only a matter of time until another epidemic erupts.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What is Ebola virus named after?23. What do we learn about Ebola-Zaire and Ebola- Sudan?24. How do people get infected with the disease
48、 according to the speaker?25. What does the speaker believe?答案详解：22、D)。事实细节题。短文前半部分提到，Ebola 病毒是以一条穿过刚果的河流命名的。23、A)。细节辨认题。短文在提到Ebola病毒之后，接着就说人类感染的Ebola病毒有两种，分别是Ebola-Zaire和Ebola-Sudan，而且这两种病毒所引发的症状几乎完全相同。24、B)。推理判断题。短文中间部分提到了 Ebola 病毒快速传播的原因，其中，共用针头以及其他一些不卫生的做法使得人们接触到了感染者的体液，而病毒就是通过这种方式传播的。25、C)。推理判断题。短文最后提到，到目前为止，Ebola并没有消失，在没有可用的已知疫苗或有效的治疗方法的情况下，下一波病毒的爆发似乎只是时间问题。 Section C26、【答案】qualities 。【精析】语义推断题。分析句子结构可知，空格处应该填入名词的复数形式作句子的主语，同时作定语从句的先行词。综合第一句的意思可知，空格处需要填入表示“特征，特性”的词。结合录音填入qualities，意为“特征，特性”。27、【答案】appear to be。【精析】句意推断题。分析结构可知，空格处
