姓名:________学号:_________班级:_________2016年12月大学英语六级真题2Part1writing(30minutes)160;Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayoninnovation.Youressayshouldincludetheimportanceofinnovationandmeasurestobetakentoencourageinnovation.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.___________:M:Guesswhat?TheworstfoodI´veeverhadwasinFrance.W:Really?That´sodd.(1)IthoughttheFrenchwereallgoodcooks.M:Yes.That´sright.Isupposeit´sreallylikeanywhereelse,though.Youknow,someplacesaregood.Somebad.Butit´sreallyallourownfault.W:Whatdoyoumean?M:Well,itwasthefirsttimeI´dbeentoFrance.ThiswasyearsagowhenIwasatschool.(2)Iwenttherewithmyparents´friends,frommyfather´sschool.They´dhiredacoachtotakethemtoSwitzerland.W:Aschooltrip?M:Right.Mostofthemhadneverbeenabroadbefore.We´dcrossedtheEnglishChannelatnight,andwesetoffthroughFrance,andbreakfasttimearrived,andthecoachdriverhadarrangedforustostopatthislittlecafe.Thereweallwere,tiredandhungry,andthenwemadethegreatdiscovery.W:Whatwasthat?M:Baconandeggs.W:Fantastic!TherealEnglishbreakfast.M:Yes.Anyway,wedidn´tknowanybetter—sowehadit,andugh...!W:Whatwasitlike?Disgusting?M:Oh,itwasincredible!Theyjustgotabowlandputsomefatinit.Andthentheyputsomebaconinthefat,brokeaneggoverthetopandputthewholelotintheovenforabouttenminutes.W:Intheoven!You´rejoking.Youcan´tcookbaconandeggsintheoven!M:Well.Theymusthavedoneitthatway.Itwashot,butitwasn´tcooked.Therewasjustthiseggfloatingaboutingallonsoffatandrawbacon.W:(3-1)Didyouactuallyeatit?M:(3-2)No!Nobodydid.Theyallwantedtoturnroundandgohome.Youknow,backtoteabagsandfishandchips.Youcan´tblamethemreally.Anyway,thenextnightwewereallgivenanotherforeignspeciality.W:Whatwasthat?M:(4)Snails.Thatreallyfinishedthemoff.Lovelyholidaythatwas!PartⅡSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.点击此处播放1.A:Theywereallgoodatcooking.B:Theywereparticularaboutfood.C:Theywereproudoftheircuisine.D:Theywerefondofbaconandeggs.2.A:Hisparents.B:Hisfriends.C:Hisschoolmates.D:Hisparents´friends.3.A:Noteawasservedwiththemeal.B:ItwastherealEnglishbreakfast.C:Nooneofthegroupateit.D:Itwasalittleovercooked.4.A:Itwasfullofexcitement.B:Itwasreallyextraordinary.C:Itwasariskyexperience.D:Itwasratherdisappointing.M:(5)Yousayyourshophasbeendoingwell.Couldyougivemesomeideaofwhatdoingwellmeansinfactsandfigures?W:Well,doingwellmeansaveraging£1,200ormoreaweekforabout7years,makingalmostaquarterofamillionpounds.Anddoingwellmeansyourearningsarerising.Lastyear,wedidslightlyover50,000andthisyear,wehopetodomorethan60,000.So,that´sgoodifwecontinuetorise.M:Now,that´sgrossearnings,Iassume.Whataboutyourexpenses?W:Yes,that´sgross.Theexpenses,ofcourse,goupsteadily.Andsincewe´vemovedtothisnewshop,theexpenseshaveincreasedgreatly,becauseit´samuchbiggershop.SoIcouldn´tsayexactlywhatourexpensesare.Theyaresomethingintheregionofsixorseventhousandpoundsayear,whichisnothigh.(6)Commerciallyspeaking,it´sfairlylow,andwetrytokeepourexpensesaslowaswecan.M:(7)Andyourpricesaremuchlowerthanthesamegoodsinshopsroundabout.Howdothelocalshopkeepersfeelabouthavingashopdoingsowellintheirmidst?W:Perhapsalotofthemdon´trealizehowwellwearedoing,becausewedon´tmakeapointofpublicizing.Thatwasalessonwelearnedveryearlyon.(8)Wewereveryfriendlywithalllocalshopkeepersandwehappenedtomentiontoalocalshopkeeperhowmuchwehadmadethatweek.Hewasveryunhappyandneverasfriendlyagain.Sowemakeapointofneverpublicizingtheamountofmoneywemake.Butweareonverygoodtermswithalltheshops.Noneofthemhaveevercomplainedthatweareputtingthemoutofbusinessoranythinglikethat.Ithinkit´sanicefriendlyrelationship.Maybeiftheydidknowwhatwemade,perhapstheywouldn´tbesofriendly.点击此处播放5.A:Thewoman´srelationshipwithothershops.B:Thebusinesssuccessofthewoman´sshop.C:Thekeytorunningashopatalowcost.D:Thewoman´searningsovertheyears.6.A:Improveitscustomerservice.B:Expanditsbusinessscale.C:Keepdownitsexpenses.D:Upgradethegoodsitsells.7.A:Theyaresoldatlowerpricesthaninothershops.B:Theyareverypopularwiththelocalresidents.C:Theyaredeliveredfreeofcharge.D:Theyareingreatdemand.8.A:Tofollowthecustomofthelocalshopkeepers.B:Toattractmorecustomersintheneighborhood.C:Toavoidbeingputoutofbusinessincompetition.D:Tomaintainfriendlyrelationshipswithothershops.Birdsarefamousforcarryingthingsaround.Some,likehomingpigeons,canbetrainedtodelivermessagesandpackages.Otherbirdsunknowinglycarryseedsthatclingtothemfortheride.(9)Canadianscientistshavefoundaworrisome,newexampleofthepowerthatbirdshavetospreadstuffaround.WayupnorthintheCanadianArctic,seabirdsarepickingupdangerouschemicalsintheoceananddeliveringthemtopondsnearwherethebirdslive.Some10,000pairsofthebirds,calledfulmars,akindofArcticseabird,maketheirnestsonDevonIsland,northoftheArcticCircle.