1、2015 年 12 月大学英语六级考试真题(二)答案与详解12015 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, “
2、We havelots of information technology. We just dont have much useful information.” What the picture presents is thateven though equipped with advanced devices and information technology, we can hardly obtain useful informationthat we need.A multitude of reasons can account for the phenomenon. First
3、of all, as we are increasingly, dependent onvarious 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, thefact that the network management regulat
4、ions are not perfect cannot be ignored, which makes it difficult to preventour 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 thatinformation technology has brought us. However, its high ti
5、me we transferred our focus from acquiringinformation indiscriminately to selecting information. Only in this way can we acquire the exact information thatwe need.PartListening 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.
6、It can be overwhelming, especially since the technology is always changing. Bythe time you learn one program, its outdated.Q： What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?【精析】C)。语义理解题。对话中女士表示新的电脑程序令她很沮丧，她不明白如何使用；男士说现在技术更新变化快，往往刚学会操作一个新程序，它就过时了。由此可知，女士不会使用新的电脑程序。2.听力原文：W：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 oftown 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：Were
8、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缺点。由此
9、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 mypocket during the performance.M： In fact, we found several. Please go check at the ticket counter.Q： What do we learn from the conversation?2015 年 12 月大学英语六级考试真题(二)答案与详解2【精析】A)。综合理解
10、题。对话中女士问到是否有人捡到了她的手机，男士表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 beingdelayed at the customs.Q： What do
11、 we learn from the conversation?【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 byto
12、morrow.Q： What does the man say about Jane?【精析精析】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 foreigncountry, so they have to sell it immediately.W: Its beautiful. I like the sm
13、all apartment attached to the back. We could rent it out to help with our mortgagepayments.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 ou
14、r election campaign.M: Sure. I guess it will spark some interest among the women in town. Without their votes, we wont be able towin 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
15、活动的目的就是吸引女性投票者。9-11.听力原文：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 th
16、e radio to see what they 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 morethan talk to me.W ： Whats the most difficult k
17、ind of music to sing?M：It depends. (10) If I like something, I can sing it. I did the opera Porgiam best and thats said to be acomplicated piece of music. And I can do country music, blues and love songs. (10)On the other hand, I cantsing something I dont like and thats one of my defects.W: Can you
18、perform music thats 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 that2015 年 12 月大学英语六级考试真题(二)答案与详解3partonly youre using music instead of dialogue. (11)I am the kind of a person th
19、at if my personal life is hurting;I can go to work and the-music will take over. Its like a guy who goes to a bar and drinks. For those few hours, Ican 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 t
20、hem?10. What does Charles say about himself as a singer?11. What would Charles do when his personal life is hurting?答案详解：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 (w
21、rapmyself 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 andhow do you prepare for your job?M： Well, in the news room I am sitting with reporters and news-subs, as th
22、ough I am sitting in a newspaper newsroom.W： Sorry, 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 thenpassed to the senior duty editor and the assistant editor. As stories go through the chain of people, the
23、y are refined,corrected and sorted out until they come finally to me and (14)I have a chance to read through most stories before Igo on the air. Of course, sometimes things happen at the last moment and I dont have a chance. So Ive just got todo my best, and take a couple of seconds to look through
24、the first few lines before I launch into something.Because its such a pity if you start off on a bright tone on a story and suddenly realize you are talking about somepeople 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 wh
25、at is out of entity on your piece of paper?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 yo
26、u have just heard.12. What does the woman 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 ne
27、ws-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 B2015 年 12 月大学英语六级考试真题(二)答案与详解4Passage One16-18 听力原文You pro
28、bably know what a mobile is, but the mobile Im talking about is a delicate object of decoration hangingfrom the ceiling and moving gently with every breath. (16)It delights both children and adults. Now, do you knowwho invented the mobile? This lovely creation was the work of anAmerican artist named
29、 Alexander Calder. Calderbecame interested in making things when he was 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 realpassion. (17)He also loved the circus, and many of
30、his early artworks were small circus figures made with wire. Inabout 1930, Calder turned from realistic wire figures to abstract ones. He began constructing objects that havecircles, squares and other geometric shapes. To get the shapes to move, he used small motors. Then he went onestep beyond thes
31、e early mobiles. He got the shapes in his constructions to move by themselves. A mobile may looksimple as it shifts in the wind, but it requires careful construction to work properly. Calder used his engineeringknowledge to create his first mobiles. Often these consisted of small pieces of brightly
32、printed metal strung by wireto a thicker base wire. Calder learnt how to find the precise point to connect each wire so that all the pieces willsway 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 jus
33、t heard.16. What does the speaker say about a mobile?17. What 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
34、、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 TwoPassage Two19-21 听力原文If sheer numbers provide any proof, Americas universities are the envy of the world. (19) For all theirtroubles, the United States 3 500 institutions were flooded with more than half a million students from 193countries l
35、ast year. Asia led the way, with the biggest number from China, followed by Japan and India. MostEuropean and Asian universities provide an elite service to a small number of people. While fully 60% of all UShigh school graduates attend college of some point in their life, just 30% of the comparable
36、 German population,28% of the French, 20% of the British, and 37% of the Japanese proceed beyond high school. Britains who passtheir 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 second
37、ary training, and will give up to a years credit toforeigners who have passed their high school exams. (20) “The conception that everyone has a right to aneducation appropriate to his potential is a highly democratic and compassionate standard, says Marven Breselor, aprofessor at Princeton Universit
38、y. True, not all US students can match the performance of their foreigncounterparts, but the American institutions do offer students from rich and poor families alike the chance to realizetheir full potential. “America educates so many more people at university that one cant expect all those who go
39、tobe as intelligent as the much narrower band in British universities,” says professor Christopher Rakes at Bostonuniversity, (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
40、speaker say about Americas universities?20. What is Americans view on education according to Professor Marven Breselor?2015 年 12 月大学英语六级考试真题(二)答案与详解521. 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 wi
41、th 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。PassageThreePassageThree22-25 听力原文(22)Every year, people in America use energy equal to ove
42、r 30 million barrels of oil each day. Thats energyin all formsoil, gas, coal, nuclear, solar and even wind power. (23) Viewed from scientists standpoint, all theenergy contained in fuel either now or in the future becomes heat. Some of the heat is used directly or producesuseful work; the rest is lo
43、st or rejected, radiated into the atmosphere from the engines, motors, boilers and all theother energy-consuming machinery that makes Americans wheels go around. (25)If we could figure how toimprove the efficiency with which we use energy, we can do a lot more work with the energy that is available.
44、With money and careful planning, we can boost efficiency up to a point. Yet improvement wont come easily, itwont come overnight and there are limits beyond which not even science can take us. According to the Center forStrategic and International Studies, about three quarters of the energy we use to
45、 move things, including ourselves,accomplishes no useful work. (24) In terms of efficiency and cleanness, buses, trains and other forms of public ormass transportation are superior to the private automobile. But only if they operate at near capacity, otherwise,their overall efficiency is poor. For s
46、ome people, mass transit may answer all transportation needs. For others, acombination of mass transit and private transportation may be desirable. Better design and wiser use of both masstransit systems and private vehicles will play an important part in helping America get more out of energy used
47、fortransportation.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What does the speaker 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 spea
48、kers 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】
49、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” 。2015 年 12 月大学英语六级考试真题(二)答案与详解628、 【答案】derived from 。 【精析】句意推断题。分析句子结
50、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】particularly。 【精析】句意推断题。此句句子主干完整，空格后的 those in economics 是同位语，由此可知，该空应该填入一个不影响句子成分的虚词。结合录音填入 particularly ，意为“尤其是” 。30、 【答案】preview。 【精析】句意推断题。此空前面是动词不定式的标志词 to,后面是副词，因此空格处应该填入一个动词原形。结合录音填入 preview，意为“预先观看” 。31
