1、2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题精析（第三套）Part IWriting【范文】The picture depicts a scene of a meeting room,in which there are five people discussing some issue.Theman in a black suit stands up and says,We have lots of information technology.We just dont have much usefulinformation.Simple as it is,the picture has vivid
2、ly reflected a problem that since anyone with an idea andInternet access can post information,information explosionhas actually turned into information chaos.To begin with,although people today can access information of a much wider range,too much redundantinformation has increased the difficulty of
3、 selecting something useful.Many so-called solutions are just copy-and-paste results.Furthermore,quite a little information is misleading or even pure rumor.With social softwareas dissemination media,the information is posted and reposted for numerous times,thus leading to countlessnegative effects.
4、Besides,the information flooding has also shaped a trend of shallow reading,by which peoplesability of concentration and analysis has been greatly undermined.From the above discussion,it can be concluded that people should attach more importance to the quality ofthe information they release,that the
5、 filtering and extracting of information is meaningful and that it is high timethat deep reading restored its popularity.【译文】这幅图片描述的是一个会议室场景，在一间会议室里，五个人正讨论着某个问题。穿着黑西装的一位男士站起来说：“我们拥有很多信息技术。我们只是没有足够多有用的信息。”尽管这幅图片很简单，但生动地反映了一个问题：由于每个有想法、能上网的人都能够成为信息发布者，“信息爆炸”事实上已经转变为“信息混乱”。首先，尽管如今人们能够获取的信息在范围上比以往大得多，但大
6、量的冗余信息增加了人们选出有用信息的难度。许多所谓的解决方法只是一些复制加粘贴的结果。此外，许多信息具有误导性，甚至纯属谣言。以社交软件作为传播媒介，这些信息被发布和转发无数次，由此导致数不胜数的负面影响。另外，信息的泛滥还形成了一种浅阅读的潮流，人们的专注力和分析能力因此受到严重损害。由以上论述可以得出结论：人们应该更加重视所发布的信息的质量；信息的筛选和提炼很有意义；而且，深度阅读是时候该重新流行起来了。【要点用法】scene情景，场景copy-and-paste复制粘贴concentration专注Internet access互联网接入misleading误导性的undermine削弱
7、，损害post发布rumor谣言filtering筛选information explosion信息爆炸social software社交软件extracting提炼chaos混乱dissemination扩散，传播restore恢复；重新建立access获取flooding泛滥redundant冗余的，多余的shallow浅的；肤浅的【句法点评】1.The picture depicts a scene of a meeting room,in which there are five people discussing some issue.开篇描述图画内容（地点、人物），介词+关系代词引
8、导非限制性定语从句，现在分词短语作后置定语。2.Simple as it is,the picture has vividly reflected a problem that since anyone with an idea and Internet accesscan post information,information explosionhas actually turned into information chaos.本句用同位语从句引出图画所反映的主题，其中又包含一个原因状语从句。“information explosion”has actually turned into“
9、information chaos”,点明了文章主旨。3.To begin with,although people today.copy-and-paste results.Furthermore,quite a little.countless negativeeffects.Besides,the information flooding.主体段分三个层次进行论述，to begin with、furthermore和besides作为过渡性词汇，使论述层次更为分明。2015年12月六级真题（第三套）84.although people today can access informati
10、on of a much wider range,too much redundant information hasincreased the difficulty of selecting something useful.用连词although引导让步状语从句，information作access的宾语，of a much wider range为介词短语作后置定语。5.With social software as dissemination media,the information is posted and reposted for numerous times,thuslead
11、ing to countless negative effects.介词with引导的短语作方式状语，dissemination media意为“传播媒介”。主句采用被动语态，后面跟thus引导的动名词短语表示结果，句式丰富多样。6.From the above discussion,it can be concluded that people should attach more importance to the quality ofthe information they release,that the carding and extracting of information is
12、 meaningful and that it is hightime that deep reading restored its popularity.文章尾段对上文论述进行总结，提出三个结论性观点，全文结构完整，论证有力。PartListening ComprehensionSection AConversation OneW:One of the most interesting experiments with dolphins must be one done by Doctor Jarvis Bastian.1What he tried to do was to teach a
13、male dolphin called Buss and a female called Doris to communicatewith each other across a solid barrier.M:So how did he do it exactly?W:Well,first of all,he kept the two dolphins together in the same tank and taught them to press levers wheneverthey saw a light.The levers were fitted to the side of
14、the tank next to each other.If the light flashed on and offseveral times,the dolphins were supposed to press the left-hand lever followed by the right-hand one.2Ifthe light was kept steady,the dolphins were supposed to press the levers in reverse order.4Whenever.they responded correctly,they were re
15、warded with fish.M:Sounds terribly complicated.W:Well,that was the first stage.In the second stage,Doctor Bastian separated the dolphins into two tanks.Theycould still hear one another,but they couldnt actually see each other.The levers and the light were set up inexactly the same way except that 3t
16、his time it was only Doris who could see the light indicating whichlever to press first.But in order to get their fish,both dolphins had to press the levers in the correctorder.This meant of course that Doris had to tell Buss whether it was a flashing light or whether it was asteady light.M:So did i
17、t work?W:4Well,amazingly enough,the dolphins achieved a 100%success rate.1.What is the purpose of Doctor Jarvis Bastians experiment?2.What were the dolphins supposed to do when they saw the steady light?.3.How did the second stage of the experiment differ from the first stage?4.What can we learn fro
18、m the experiment?1.B【听前预测】四项均以动词不定式开头，可推知该题是对行为目的的考查；四项均提到了dolphin(s)。结论：本题可能考查某人做某事的目的，可能与测试海豚对信号的反应、海豚与同伴间的交流、海豚掌握某项技能所需的时间或者雄海豚与雌海豚谁更聪明有关，具体细节需仔细听音辨别。听音重点为responsive、communicate、acquire a skill以及cleverer than。【解析】对话开头女士说，关于海豚最有趣的实验之一是由贾维斯巴斯琴博士进行的，他做该实验的目的是想教会一只叫巴斯的雄海豚与一只叫多丽丝的雌海豚隔着一个固体障碍物进行交流。由此可知
19、，四项中只有B项“想看看海豚能否学会相互交流”为正确答案。2.C【听前预测】四项均以动词原形开头，可推测该题是对动作的考查；其中一项含有hir,结合上题推测their可能指的是海豚。结论：该题可能考查海豚在某种情况下会做出的动作，可能是把头伸出水面、游入同一个水池、按压右手边的杠杆或者发出正确的声音，具体细节需听音辨别，听音重点为raise.heads、swim.into thesame tank、press.lever以及produce.sound.92015年12月六级真题（第三套）【解析】对话中，当男士问女士巴斯琴博士怎样训练海豚时，女士回答说首先博士会让两只海豚处在同一个水池中，并教它
20、们学会在看到灯光时按压位于水池边上的两个杠杆。如果灯光是一闪一灭交替出现的，海豚就应该先按压左手边的杠杆，再按压右手边的杠杆；如果灯是一直亮着的，那么海豚按压杠杆的顺序则应相反。本题问的是“当看到一直亮着的灯时，海豚应该做什么”，故C项“先按压右手边的杠杆”为正确答案。3.C【听前预测】四项中均含有dolphin(s),可见该题仍是对海豚相关信息的考查。选项中的信息，点比较分散，具体是考查海豚被放入同一个水池、雄海豚获得更多奖励、只有一只海豚能看到灯光还是海豚够不到杠杆，需要仔细听音后再进行判断。【解析】对话中女士提到，在第二个阶段，巴斯琴博士将两只海豚分别放入不同的水池中，它们能听到对方的声
21、音，但是看不到对方；杠杆和灯光的设置方式跟第一阶段完全一样；不同的是，这次只有雌海豚多丽丝能看到灯光，但是要想吃到鱼，两只海豚按压杠杆的顺序都必须正确，这样，多丽丝就必须告诉巴斯灯光是闪灭交替的还是一直亮着的。故A、B、D项均可排除，只有C项正确。4.A【听前预测】四个选项都提及了dolphin(s),四项描述都与其表现有关。结论：本題很可能考查的是两只海豚的表现，听录音时应着重抓住说明两只海豚表现的内容。【解析】对话对海豚实验的过程进行了介绍，其中在结尾部分提到，海豚的成功率为100%。可见这两只海豚的表现都完美。结合前面部分所提到的它们反应正确时就能得到鱼作为奖励，可知A项为正确答案。其他
22、三项都与文意不符，应排除。Conversation TwoW:5This weeks program Up Your Streettakes you to Harrogate,a small town in Yorkshire.Harrogate became a fashionable resort during Victorian times,when people came to take a bath in the mineralwaters.Today,few people come to visit the town for its mineral waters.6Instead,
23、Harrogate has becomea popular town for people to retire to.Its clean air,attractive parks,and the absence of any industry,makethis an ideal spot for people looking for a quiet life.Now,to tell us more about Harrogate,I have with me TomPercival,President of the Chamber of Commerce.Tom,one of the thin
24、gs visitor notices about Harrogate is thelarge area of open parkland right down into the middle of the town.Can you tell us more about it?M:Yes,certainly.The area is called the StrayW:Why the Stray?M:Its called that because in the old days,people let their cattle stray on the area,which was common l
25、and.W:Oh,I see.M:Then,with changes in farming and in land ownership,the Stray became part of the land owned by Harrogate.W:And is it protected?M:Oh,yes,indeed.7Theres a special law:no one can build anything on the Stray.Its protected forever.W:7So itll always be parkland?M:Thats right.As you can see
26、,some of the Stray is used for sports fields.W:I believe it looks lovely in the springM:Yes,it does.8Therere spring flowers on the old trees,and people visit the town just to see the flowers.5.Where does this conversation most probably take place?6.What do we learn about modern Harrogate?7.What does
27、 the man say about the area called the Stray?8.What attracts people most in the Stray during the spring time?A【听前预测】四项均为表示地点的短语，可知该题是对对话发生的地点或对话中所提及事件的发生地点进行提问。听音时应重点关注四个选项中的地，点名词。【解析】对话一开始，女士就说，“这周的Up Your Street节目带大家来到了位于约克郡的哈罗盖特小镇。它在雏多利亚时代就已经是一个时尚的度假胜地”由此可知，A项“在一个度假小镇”为正确答案。6。A【听前预测】四项均以it开头；由A项和
28、C项可推知，it指代的是某一地，点。结论：该题的四个选项均是对北的描述，信息点比较分散。考生需先理解每个选项，再根据听音内容作出判断。2015年12月六级真题（第三套）10【解析】对话中，当女士介绍完哈罗盖特过去之所以成为度假胜地的原因之后，紧接着说：“相反，哈罗盖特已经成为人们退休养老的理想之地。”A项是对对话内容的同义转述，故为正确答案。7.D【听前预测】四项均以t开头；由A项可知，t可能指代的是哈罗盖特小镇上的某一地点。结论：四个选项均为对it的描述，A项说明了it的位置(located),B、D两项说明了it的用途(used as,protected as),C项说明了it的名称由来。
29、具体信息需根据听音内容进一步作出判断。【解析】在对话的后半部分，女士问男士the Stray是否受到了保护，男士给予了肯定的回答，并指出有一条特殊法规规定：任何人都不允许在这片土地上建任何建筑，它受到法律的永久保护。当女士又问它是否会永远被用做公共场地时，男士也给予了肯定回答。由此可知D项为正确答案。8.A【听前预测】四项均为名词短语，故可推知该题以what进行提问，但提问的对象具体是美丽的花、广阔的草地、清新的空气还是矿物温泉，还需要根据听音内容进一步判断。【解析】对话结尾处女士说她觉得这个地方的春天一定很美，男士给出了肯定的回答，并说在春天，老树上开满了鲜花，人们会为了欣赏这些花前来小镇旅
30、游。故A项为正确答案。Section BPassage One【听力原文】9Russell Fazio,an Ohio State psychology professor who has studied interracial roommates there andat Indiana University,discovered an intriguing academic effect.10In a study analyzing data on thousandsof Ohio State freshmen who lived in dorms,he found the black fr
31、eshmen who came to college with highstandardized test scores earned better grades if they had a white roommate-even if the roommates testscores were low.The roommates race had no effect on the grades of white students or low-scoring black students.Perhaps,the study speculated,having a white roommate
32、 helps academically prepared black students adjust to apredominantly white university.11That same study found the randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State broke upbefore the end of the quarter about twice as often as same-race roommates.Because interracial roommaterelationships are ofte
33、n problematic,Dr.Fazio said,many students would like to move out,but university housingpolicies may make it hard to leave.At Indiana University,where housing was not so tight,more interracialroommates split up,he said.Here at Ohio State,where housing was tight,they were told to work it out.12The mos
34、t interesting thing we found was that if the relationship managed to continue for just 10 weeks,wecould see an improvement in racial attitudes.Dr.Fazios Indiana study found that three times as many randomly assigned interracial roommates were nolonger living together at the end of the semester,compa
35、red with white roommates.The interracial roommates spentless time together,and had fewer joint activities than the white pairs.9.What do we know about Russell Fazio?10.Who benefited from living with a white roommate according to Fazios study?11.What did the study find about randomly assigned interra
36、cial roommates at Ohio State University?12.What did Dr.Fazio find interesting about interracial roommates who had lived together for 10 weeks?【整体预测】快速浏览本部分所有选项，由其中的关键词students、university、black,white等可大致推断，文章讲的可能是大学里不同肤色的学生之间的关系，因此需要重点关注相关内容。9.B【解题思路】四项的主语都是he;两项含有university;两项含有students。结论：本题考查的内容很可
37、能是he做的事情，且他做的事情与大学生有关。【解析】短文开头部分提到，拉赛尔法齐奥是俄亥俄州立大学的一名心理学教授，他在俄亥俄州立大学和印第安纳大学研究了来自不同种族的室友间的关系。因此可以推断，B项为正确答案。10.D【解题思路】三项含有students;两项含有black;两项含有standardized test(s)。结论：本题考查的内容很可能与学生和考试有关，且可能涉及黑人学生。【解析】短文提到，在法齐奥教授的一项研究中，他分析了俄亥俄州立大学数千名住宿舍的大一新生的112015年12月六级真题（第三套）数据，发现在以优异的标准化考试成绩考取大学的黑人新生中，若其室友为白人，那么他的
38、成绩会更好，即使这个白人室友的成绩并不高。因此可以推断，选项D为正确答案。11.D【解题思路】四项的主语都是they。因此可以推断，本题考查的内容是thy所做的事情。听音重点应该放在表示动作的单词上。【解析】短文提到，这项研究还发现，俄亥俄州立大学的学生中随机分配的不同种族的室友，在学期末之前关系破裂的几率约为同种族室友的两倍。因此可以推断，选项D为正确答案。原文中的broke up也出现在该选项中，有助于选出正确答案。12.D【解题思路】两项的主语是they,两项含有their;四项都含有表示“变化”的词(rose,started,grew,improved)。结论：本题考查的内容很可能与“
39、他们”的某种变化有关。【解析】短文提到，法齐奥教授发现的最有趣的一件事是，如果不同种族的室友间能维持10周的友好关系，那么他们对种族的看法就会有所改善。因此可以推断，选项D为正确答案。Passage Two【听力原文】In a small laboratory at the Medical University of South Carolina,Dr.Vladimir Mironov has been working fora decade to grow meat.A developmental biologist and tissue engineer,Dr.Mironov is one
40、 of only a few scientistsworldwide involved in bioengineering culturedmeat.13Its a product he believes could help solve futureglobal food crises resulting from shrinking amounts of land available for growing meat the old-fashionedway.Growth of cultured meat is also under way in the Netherlands,Miron
41、ov told Reuters in an interview,butin the United States,it is science in search of funding and demand.The new National Institute of Food and Agriculture wont fund it,the National Institute of Health wont fundit,and NASA funded it only briefly,Mironov said.Its classic disruptive technology,Mironov sa
42、id.14Bringing any new technology on the market,on average,costs$1 billion.We dont even have$1 million.Director of the Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Center in the Department of Regenerative Medicine and CellBiology at the medical university,Mironov now primarily conducts research on tissue engineeri
43、ng,or growing,ofhuman organs.Theres an unpleasant factor when people find out meat is grown in a lab.They dont like toassociate technology with food,said Nicholas Genovese,a visiting scholar in cancer cell biology.15Butthere are a lot of products that we eat today that are considered natural that ar
44、e produced in a similarmanner,Genovese said.13.What does Dr.Mironov think of bioengineering cultured meat?14.What does Dr.Mironov say about the funding for their research?15.What does Nicholas Genovese say about a lot of products we eat today?【整体预测】快速浏览本部分所有选项，由其中的关键词food、natural、healthy、nutritious等
45、可大致推断，文章讲的内容很可能与食物有关，面且会涉及食物的不同性质和来源，因此需要重点关注相关内容。13.A【解题思路】两项含有food;两项含有与“全球的”有关的词(global,worldwide)；四项的主语都是it。结论：本题考查的内容很可能与全球性的食品问题有关。听音时要首先弄清的指代对象。【解析】短文前半部分提到，米罗诺夫教授致力于通过生物工程来人工培育肉类食品，他认为这种产品有助于解决未来的全球食物危机，而这种危机是由于可供以传统方式进行肉类生产的土地面积减少引起的。因此可以推断，选项A为正确答案。14.D【解题思路】四项的主语都是北，因此可以推断，本题考查的内容与t的状态或变化
46、有关。解题时应注意弄清t指代的是什么。【解析】短文提到，米罗诺夫教授说，将一项新技术投入市场平均需要10亿美元，但他们连100万美元也没有。因此可以推断，选项D为正确答案。选项中的it指代的是the funding(资金)。15.A【解题思路】四项的主语都是they;三项含有描述食物性质的形容词(natural,healthy,nutritious,delicious)。2015年12月六级真题（第三套）12结论：本题考查的内容很可能与食物的性质有关。解题时应注意弄清thy指代的是什么。【解析】短文最后提到，吉诺维斯说，我们现在吃的很多东西，我们以为是天然的，但实际上都是以类似的方式生产出来的
47、。这句话中的“类似的方式”指的是前文提到的在实验室中培育，而非以传统的方式种植或饲养。因此可以推断，选项A为正确答案。选项中的hey指代的是a lot of products we eattoday(我们现在吃的很多东西)。Section CRecording One【听力原文】Moderator:Good morning,everybody.It is my pleasure to introduce our speaker for todays lecture,Dr.Howard Walcott.Dr.Walcott has written numerous articles on the
48、 topic of stress management.Today he will talk about how to dealwith stress and pressure.Welcome,Dr.Walcott.Dr.Walcott:Hello,everyone.Todays lecture will focus on how to fight against stress.Every human being experiences stress in life.16Our tiring jobs,faulty eating habits and pollution mayadd to t
49、he cause of stress.Everyone reacts to stress differently.Some can cope with it and some cannot.Studieshave proved that an increase in stress hormones might speed up cognitive decline in people as you age.When you feel stress,your body produces chemicals which lead to an increase in blood pressure,hi
50、gh bloodsugar levels and in the worst case may lead to major organ damage.So,it is important to fight against stress beforeit troubles you.Here are some of the most effective natural stress reducers:17Music therapy:How about a prescription for ear soothing music to fight and overcome stress anddisea
51、ses?Sounds great,doesnt it?Whether you accept it or not,music affects our daily life,as every humanresponds to it.A combination of psychology and counselling,music can act as a healing therapy to cure severalconditions like depression,personality issues,cancer,etc.Outdoor walking:Walking is an inexp
52、ensive,low-risk and easiest accessible form of exercise.It significantlycontributes to enhanced mental and physical health.Meditation:Meditation is certainly the best way to keep stress at bay.As studies suggest,daily 25 minutes offocused meditation drastically affects peoples ability to recover und
53、er stress.18Massage:If you are a massage lover,here is one more reason for you to indulge in it more often asmassage improves vascular function and helps in reducing stress.Essential oils,help to soothe your mind andeliminate anxiety.Sleep well:Most of us do not care about our sleeping schedule or d
54、o not get adequate sleep.A good amountof sleep of say 7-8 hours is a must to relax your mind and reduce stress levels.Exercise:Studies have proved that daily physical exercise helps protect your brain from stress-induceddepression.One should ensure physical activity like walking,jogging,playing game
55、s like tennis or football on adaily basis for at least 30 minutes as it is very good for ones mind.Positive thinking:Yes,you heard it right.Positive thinking plays a major role in combating stress.It may be alittle difficult to think positively in a stressful situation,but believe it or not giving p
56、ositive messages to your mindhelps ease anxiety and helps you remain calm and happy.Laugh out loud and smile:No,I am not kidding.Laughter is the best medicineis an age-old saying andholds true in this age too.Whenever you face a situation when you are extremely stressed,try laughing or if not atleas
57、t smile as it releases chemicals which decrease stress level in the body.I hope the lecture today will be of help and benefit to you.Thank you.16.What may add to the cause of stress according to the lecture?17.What can act as a healing therapy to cure personality issues?18.What can be the reason for a massage lover to be more obsessed with it according to the lecture?【整体预测】根据选项中的exhausting jobs、wrong eating habits、sleep、exercise、.massage等词汇可以推断，讲座的内容应该与令人疲倦的工作、错误的饮食习惯，睡眠、锻炼、按摩等有关。行132015年12月六级真题（第三套）
