1、2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(二)答案与详解2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(二)答案与详解Part Writing结构框图：一、第1段描述图片，提出主题难以获取有用的信息。二、第2段分析难以获取有用信息的原因。三、第3段提出建议：由不加甄别地索取信息转向仔细地挑选信息。The Difficulty in Acquiring Useful InformationAs the picture given depicts, several employees are having a meeting while one of them complains, “We have lots
2、of information technology. We just dont have much useful information.” What the picture presents is that even though equipped with advanced devices and information technology, we can hardly obtain useful information that we need.A multitude of reasons can account for the phenomenon. First of all, as
3、 we are increasingly, dependent on various advanced devices, they have brought us much information. However, faced with so much information, were actually not competent enough to tell the useful information from the useless information. Whats more, the fact that the network management regulations ar
4、e not perfect cannot be ignored, which makes it difficult to prevent our life being lumbered with useless bits of information.From my point of view, as we are now in a great new era of information, we cannot say no to the benefits that information technology has brought us. However, its high time we
5、 transferred our focus from acquiring information indiscriminately to selecting information. Only in this way can we acquire the exact information that we need.Part Listening Comprehension1.听力原文：W： Im so frustrated with this new computer program. I just cant figure it out.M： I know what you mean. It
6、 can be overwhelming, especially since the technology is always changing. By the time you learn one program, its outdated.Q： What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?【精析】C)。语义理解题。对话中女士表示新的电脑程序令她很沮丧，她不明白如何使用；男士说现在技术更新变化快，往往刚学会操作一个新程序，它就过时了。由此可知，女士不会使用新的电脑程序。2. 听力原文：W： Dont you wish you
7、were going away for the holiday?M： No, Im happy to stay at home. Its pretty irritating having to fight all that holiday traffic just to get out of town for a couple of days. Q： What does the man mean?【精析】B)。事实细节题。对话中女士问男士是否愿意假期出游，男士回答说他喜欢待在家里，他觉得仅 仅为了出城待几天而忍受拥挤的假日交通是很烦人的。由此可见，男士更喜欢假期待在家里。3.听力原文：W： W
8、ere new in East Asia, so we have to be careful in choosing the location for our regional office.M： Well, Tokyo and Singapore are both attractive, but the living expenses there are incredibly high.Q： What are the speakers discussing?【精析】B)。综合理解题。对话中女士指出他们新进入东亚市场，因此选择区域办公室所在地点时务必要 谨慎；男士也相应地指出了两个备选城市的优
9、缺点。由此可知，对话谈论了他们新办公室的选址。4.听力原文：W： Excuse me, did anybody see my cell phone after the last show? It may have slipped out of my pocket during the performance.M： In fact, we found several. Please go check at the ticket counter.Q： What do we learn from the conversation?【精析】A)。综合理解题。对话中女士问到是否有人捡到了她的手机，男士表
10、示演出结束后他们捡到了好几部手机，让女士去售票处找找。由此可知，演出之后他们捡到了好几部手机。女士并不是忘记手机落在了哪里，而是不知道在哪里弄丢了，故排除B)。5.听力原文：W： Will you be able to complete the project on time?M： Well, Im having my carpenters work full time, but some of the important building materials are being delayed at the customs.Q： What do we learn from the conve
11、rsation?【精析】 C)。弦外之音题。对话中女士询问工程是否能够按时完工，男士表示木匠在全天工作，但是有些重要材料在过海关时耽搁了，也就是说工程也许不能按时完工。6.听力原文：W: I wish I hadnt hurt Janes feelings like that. You know I never meant to.M： One thing I like about Jane is she doesnt harbor resentment. I guess shell have forgotten all about it by tomorrow.Q： What does the
12、 man say about Jane?【精析】B)。语义理解题。对话中女士担心自己伤害了 Jane,男士指出Jane的一个优点就是不记仇，不高兴的事很快就忘了,由此可知，Jane不记仇。7.听力原文：M：The next place I will show you is going for a great price. The owners are moving to a foreign country, so they have to sell it immediately.W: Its beautiful. I like the small apartment attached to t
13、he back. We could rent it out to help with our mortgage payments.Q： What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?【精析】D)。推理判断题。对话中男士正在带女士看房，并且游说说价钱很合适，而女士也比较满意，认 为可以将后面的小套房租出去来补贴抵押贷款。 由此可见，男士正在卖给女士房子。8.听力原文：W： Did you read the Morning News! They did a story on our election campaign.M: Su
14、re. I guess it will spark some interest among the women in town. Without their votes, we wont be able to win the election.Q： What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?【精析】C)。综合理解题。对话中女士指出晨报报道了他们的竞选活动，男士认为报道可以激起城里女性的关注，没有她们的支持，很难赢得竞选(注意不是竞选连任，故B)可以排除），也就是说他们竞选活动的目的就是吸引女性投票者。9-11.听力原文：
15、W： Charles, as a singer, do you ever make yourself cry when you sing?M: No, not at this age. Im an old man. (9)But the songs can still get through to me.W ： What song writers are currently exciting you?M: I dont know much about song writers. Once in a while, Ill listen to the radio to see what they
16、are putting out, but its not too often I hear something I like. Somebody like Art Tatum can make me sit up and take notice, but some music, like rap, isnt very musical and I cant learn anything from it. You got to do something more than talk to me.W ： Whats the most difficult kind of music to sing?M
17、： It depends. (10) If I like something, I can sing it. I did the opera Porgiam best and thats said to be a complicated piece of music. And I can do country music, blues and love songs. (10)On the other hand, I cant sing something I dont like and thats one of my defects.W: Can you perform music thats
18、 out of tune with the mood you might be in on a given night?M： Yes, because when you sing, you are like an actor performing a part. Once you get out there, you become that partonly youre using music instead of dialogue. (11)I am the kind of a person that if my personal life is hurting; I can go to w
19、ork and the-music will take over. Its like a guy who goes to a bar and drinks. For those few hours, I can wrap myself up in my music.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. What does Charles say songs can do when he sings them?10. What does Charles say about himself as
20、 a singer?11. What would Charles do when his personal life is hurting?答案详解：9. A)。语义理解题。对话中男士表示他现在岁数大了，已经过了因为音乐而哭泣的年龄，但是音乐会让他感动。get through to me，这里译为“打动我”。10. C)。细节辨认题。对话中男士表示如果他喜欢某种音乐，他就可以演唱，不喜欢就不唱。11. D)。事实细节题。对话中男士指出如果个人生活中遇到失意的事情，他会去工作，全身心地投入 (wrap myself up)音乐中，音乐就会取代（take over)不开心的事，酒吧喝酒只是男士做的
21、一个类比。Conversation Two12-15听力原文W： I wonder if you could tell me a little bit about your job as a radio announcer. (12)What do you actually do and how do you prepare for your job?M： Well, in the news room I am sitting with reporters and news-subs, as though I am sitting in a newspaper news room.W： Sor
22、ry, what do you mean by news-subs?M： (13)They are sub-editors. They are the people who write the news stories as they come in. The stories are then passed to the senior duty editor and the assistant editor. As stories go through the chain of people, they are refined, corrected and sorted out until t
23、hey come finally to me and (14)I have a chance to read through most stories before I go on the air. Of course, sometimes things happen at the last moment and I dont have a chance. So Ive just got to do my best, and take a couple of seconds to look through the first few lines before I launch into som
24、ething. Because its such a pity if you start off on a bright tone on a story and suddenly realize you are talking about some people having been killed in a road crash. (14)It is very important to just have a quick flip through.W ： There is nothing to mark what is out of entity on your piece of paper
25、?M： (15)No, I have my own little mark. If its something sad，Ill put a small cross at the top. Thats my little clue. So while I tim working on the news, Tm just absorbing the news and checking pronunciations.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. What does the woman
26、want to know about the man?13. What does the man say news-subs do?14. What does the man say is a big challenge for him?15. What role does the man say his small cross place?12、D)。细节推断题。对话中，女士向男士提问 “你的工作具体是做什么以及要做什么准备工作”，也就是在问男士的工作是怎么进行的。13、A)。推理判断题。对话中男士解释news-subs 的职责，说他们是副编辑，有新闻故事的时候，他们进行编写，然后稿子才会到
27、高级责编、助理编辑手中做进一步处理,也就是说他们是新闻稿件的。14、 B)。细节推断题。对话中男士指出通常播音之前有时间可以事先读完大部分的新闻故事，但是最后关头也经常有事情发生，因此并不是每次都有机会能够事先阅读，而事先看一眼就可以避免工作中的错误。由此可见，男士工作中的挑战是在播新闻前没有时间阅读新闻。15、D)。细节辨认题。对话最后，男士提到他用小叉号标记悲伤的新闻故事。Section BPassage One16-18听力原文You probably know what a mobile is, but the mobile Im talking about is a delicate
28、 object of decoration hanging from the ceiling and moving gently with every breath. (16)It delights both children and adults. Now, do you know who invented the mobile? This lovely creation was the work of an American artist named Alexander Calder. Calder became interested in making things when he wa
29、s a child. And even then he often used wire in his constructions. When he went to college, he studied engineering rather than art. (18)But he quickly realized that art was his real passion. (17)He also loved the circus, and many of his early artworks were small circus figures made with wire. In abou
30、t 1930, Calder turned from realistic wire figures to abstract ones. He began constructing objects that have circles, squares and other geometric shapes. To get the shapes to move, he used small motors. Then he went one step beyond these early mobiles. He got the shapes in his constructions to move b
31、y themselves. A mobile may look simple as it shifts in the wind, but it requires careful construction to work properly. Calder used his engineering knowledge to create his first mobiles. Often these consisted of small pieces of brightly printed metal strung by wire to a thicker base wire. Calder lea
32、rnt how to find the precise point to connect each wire so that all the pieces will sway in harmony. In doing so, he created an art form for people all over the world to copy and enjoy.Questions 16 to 18are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What does the speaker say about a mobile?17. What
33、 do we learn about many of Alexander Calders early artworks?18. Where does Alexander Calders real passion lie?答案详解：16、A)。细节推断题。短文开头提到，mobile即风铃，是一种设计精巧的物品，挂在天花板上，随风轻轻摇摆，成年人和孩子都喜欢它。17、C)。细节辨认题。短文中指出Calder的早期作品都是用线制成的小马戏团人物，后来他才转向抽象的形象。18、A)。细节辨认题。本题考查Calder本人的真正热情所在，短文中提到他的真正爱好是艺术。Passage Two19-21听力原
34、文If sheer numbers provide any proof, Americas universities are the envy of the world. (19) For all their troubles, the United States 3 500 institutions were flooded with more than half a million students from 193 countries last year. Asia led the way, with the biggest number from China, followed by
35、Japan and India. Most European and Asian universities provide an elite service to a small number of people. While fully 60% of all US high school graduates attend college of some point in their life, just 30% of the comparable German population, 28% of the French, 20% of the British, and 37% of the
36、Japanese proceed beyond high school. Britains who pass their A levels may still not qualify for a top university at home, but find American universities far more welcoming. Some US schools acknowledge the rigor of European secondary training, and will give up to a years credit to foreigners who have
37、 passed their high school exams. (20) “The conception that everyone has a right to an education appropriate to his potential is a highly democratic and compassionate standard, says Marven Breselor, a professor at Princeton University. True, not all US students can match the performance of their fore
38、ign counterparts, but the American institutions do offer students from rich and poor families alike the chance to realize their full potential. “America educates so many more people at university that one cant expect all those who go to be as intelligent as the much narrower band in British universi
39、ties,” says professor Christopher Rakes at Boston university, (21)“Im not against elitism, but I happen to like having people who are more eager to learn.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What does the speaker say about Americas universities?20. What is Americans vi
40、ew on education according to Professor Marven Breselor?21. What do we learn from Professor Christopher Rakes remark?答案详解：19、B)。语义理解题。短文中指出尽管美国的大学存在问题，去年美国的3 500家大学还是吸引了来自全球193个国家的50多万名学生，be flooded with意为“充斥”，暗指学生如潮水般涌到美国大学，也就是说美国大学吸引了来自世界各地的学生。20、D)。细节辨认题。短文中Marven Breselor教授明确指出，每个人都有权利接受与自己的潜能相匹配
41、的教育，这个概念是高度民主和善意的标准。21、A)。细节推断题。短文最后Christopher Rakes教授指出他不反对精英主义，但是他碰巧喜欢教那些学习欲望更加强烈的人，也就是说他喜欢学习动力强的学生。Passage Three22-25听力原文(22)Every year, people in America use energy equal to over 30 million barrels of oil each day. Thats energy in all formsoil, gas, coal, nuclear, solar and even wind power. (23
42、) Viewed from scientists standpoint, all the energy contained in fuel either now or in the future becomes heat. Some of the heat is used directly or produces useful work; the rest is lost or rejected, radiated into the atmosphere from the engines, motors, boilers and all the other energy-consuming m
43、achinery that makes Americans wheels go around. (25)If we could figure how to improve the efficiency with which we use energy, we can do a lot more work with the energy that is available. With money and careful planning, we can boost efficiency up to a point. Yet improvement wont come easily, it won
44、t come overnight and there are limits beyond which not even science can take us. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about three quarters of the energy we use to move things, including ourselves, accomplishes no useful work. (24) In terms of efficiency and cleanness, bus
45、es, trains and other forms of public or mass transportation are superior to the private automobile. But only if they operate at near capacity, otherwise, their overall efficiency is poor. For some people, mass transit may answer all transportation needs. For others, a combination of mass transit and
46、 private transportation may be desirable. Better design and wiser use of both mass transit systems and private vehicles will play an important part in helping America get more out of energy used for transportation.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What does the spea
47、ker say about energy used in the United States?23. What do scientists say about energy contained in fuel?24. When does mass transit prove superior to private vehicles?25. What seems to be the speakers biggest concern?答案详解：22、D)。细节辨认题。短文中提到，美国人每天使用的能源等于3千多万桶石油。23、A)。细节辨认题。短文中提到，根据科学家的观点，燃料里所含的全部能源或迟或
48、早都会变成热量。24、C)。细节推断题。短文中提到，公共交通工具只有在发挥最大能效时，才能在能源使用效率和清洁度上优于私人交通工具。25、B)。综合理解题。讲话者多处提到 efficiency, 指出效率的重要性。讲话者认为通过资金投入加之详细计划，我们可以提高能源使用效率，讲话者还对交通工具的低能效表示关注。因此他真正关注的是能源利用率不足的问题。 Section C26、【答案】 illustrate 。【精析】句意推断题。根据空格前面的 to 和空格后的 and expand on 可知，此处应填入动词(词组）原形与 expand on 并列。结合录音填入 illustrate， 意为“用(事例、图画)说明”。27、【答案】clarifying。【精析】并列关系题。分析句子结构可知，此处应该填入一个动名词与前面的portraying并列，并作介词of的宾语。结合录音填入 clarifying ，意为“说明，澄清”。28、【答案】derived from 。【精析】句意推断题。分析句子结构可知，此空应该填入动词（词组）的分词形式，一起与 data 作 statistics 的后置定语。结合录音填入 derived from ，意为“源自，取自”。29、【答案】particula
