2016年12月六级（第三套）真题.docx

《2016年12月六级（第三套）真题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《2016年12月六级（第三套）真题.docx（5页珍藏版）》请在第一文库网上搜索。

1、2016年12月大学英语六级考试（第3套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youarea11owed30minutestowriteashortessayoninnovation.Youressayshou1dinc1udetheimportanceofcreationandmeasurestobetakentoencourageinnovation.Youarerequiredtowriteat1east150wordsbutnomorethan200words.(本次六级考试全国共考了两套听力，第三套的听力就是前面两套中的一套，故

2、不在这里重复)PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenb1anks.Youarerequiredtose1ectonewordforeachb1ankfroma1istofchoicesgiveninawordbankfo11owingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefu11ybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya1etter.P1e

3、asemarkthecorrespondingIetterfbreachitemonAnswerSheet2withasing1e1inethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthehankmorethanonce.Thetreepeop1einthe1ordoftheRingstheEnts-cangetaroundbywa1king.Butforrea1trees,itshardertouproot.Becausethey,re1itera11yrootedintotheground,theyareunab1eto1eaveandgo-26

4、-.Whenatreefirststartsgrowinginacertainarea,it,s1ike1ythatthe-27-enve1opethetemperature,humidity,rainfa11patternsandsoonsuitsit.Otherwise,itwou1dbeunab1etogrowfromaseed1ing.Butasit-28-,theseconditionsmaychangeandtheareaarounditmayno1ongerbesuitab1eforits-29-.Whenthathappens,manytrees1ikewa1nuts,oaks

5、andpines,re1y-30-onso-ca11edscatterhoarders,suchasbirds,tomovetheirseedstonew1oca1ities.Manybirds1iketostorefoodforthewinter,whichthey-31-retrieve.Whenthebirdsforgettoretrievetheirfood-andtheydosometimesaseed1inghasachancetogrow.ThebirdC1ark,snutcracker,forexamp1e,hidesupto100,000seedsperyear,upto30

6、ki1ometersawayfromtheseedsource,andhasaveryc1osesymbiotic(共生的Re1ationshipwithsevera1pinespecies,most32thewhitebarkpine.Astreesoutgrowheiridea1-33-inthefaceofc1imatechange,thesef1yingecosystemengineerscou1dbeabighe1pin-34-trees.It,saso1utionforus-gettingbirdstodotheworkischeapandeffectiveanditcou1dgi

7、ve-35-oaksandpinestheoptiontotru1yttmake1ikeatreeand1eave.”A)agesB)breathingF)foreverG)fruitfu1K)offspring1)rep1antingC)c1imaticD)e1sewhereE)exc1usive1yH)habitatsI)1egacyJ)notab1yM)subsequent1yN)vu1nerab1eO)withdrawsSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadaPaSSagewithtenstatementsattachedt

8、oit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwitha1etter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding1etteronAnswerSheet2.TheAmericanWorkp1aceIsBroken.Here,sHowWeCanStartFixin

9、gIt.A Americansareworking1ongerandharderhoursthaneverbefore.83%ofworkerssaytheyrestressedabouttheirjobs,near1y50%saywork-re1atedstressisinterferingwiththeirs1eep,and60%usetheirsmartphonestocheckinwithworkoutsideofnorma1workinghours.Nowonderon1y13%ofemp1oyeeswor1dwidefee1engagedintheiroccupation.B G1

10、immers(少许)ofhope,however,arebeginningtoemergeinthisbruisingenvironment:Americansarebecomingawareoftheto11theirjobstakeonthem,andemp1oyersareexp1oringwaystoa11eviatetheharmfu1effectsofstressandoverwork.Yetmuchmoreworkremainstobedone.Toca11stressanepidemicisntexaggeration.The83%ofAmericanemp1oyeeswhoa

11、restressedabouttheirjobsiupfrom73%justayearbefore一saythatpoorcompensationandanunreasonab1ework1oadaretheirnumber-onesourcesofstress.Andifyoususpectedthattheworkp1acehadgottenmorestressfu1thanitwasjustafewdecadesago,you,reright.Stress1eve1sincreased18%forwomenand24%formenfrom1983to2009.Stressisa1sost

12、artingear1ierin1ife,withsomedatasuggestingthattoday,steensareevenmorestressedthanadu1ts.C Stressistakingasignificantto11onourhea1th,andtheco11ectivepub1ichea1thcostmaybeenormous.Occupationa1stressincreasestheriskofheartattackanddiabetes,acce1eratestheagingprocess,decreases1ongevity,andcontributestod

13、epressionandanxiety,amongnumerousothernegativehea1thoutcomes.Overa11,stress-re1atedhea1thprob1emsaccountforupto90%ofhospita1visits,manyofthempreventab1e.Yourjobis44Iitera11yki11ingyou,“asTheWashingtonPostputit.Ifsa1sohurtingourre1ationships.Workingparentssaytheyfee1stressed,tired,rushedandshortonqua

14、1itytimewiththeirchi1dren,friendsandpartners.D Sevenintenworkerssaytheystrugg1etomaintainwork-1ifeba1ance.Astechno1ogy（andwithit,workemai1s）seeps（渗入）intoeveryaspectofour1ives,work-1ifeba1ancehasbecomeana1mostmeaning1essterm.Addarapid1ychangingeconomyandanuncertainfuturetothis24/7connectivity,andyouv

15、egotarecipeforoverwork,accordingtoPhy11isMoen.There,srisingworkdemandcoup1edwiththeinsecurityofmergers,takeovers,downsizingandotherfactors,Moensaid.Partofthework-1ifeissuehastota1kaboutuncertaintyaboutthefuture.,E Thesefactorshaveconvergedtocreateanincreasing1yimpossib1esituationwithmanyemp1oyeesove

16、rworkingtothepointofburnout.It,snoton1yunsustainab1eforworkers,buta1soforthecompaniesthatemp1oythem.Sciencehasshownac1earcorre1ationbetweenhighstress1eve1sinworkersandabsenteeism（B广工）,reducedproductivity,disengagementandhighturnover.Toomanyworkp1acepo1icieseffective1yprohibitemp1oyeesfromdeve1opingahea1thywork-1ifeba1ancebybarringthemfromtakingtimeoff,evenwhentheyneeditmost.F TheU.S.trai1sfarbehindeverywea1t