2015年12月大學英語六級考試真題考試第2套解析寫作部分題目：Supposeyouareaskedtogiveadviceonwhethertomajorinscienceorhumanitiesatcollege,writeanessaytostateyouropinion.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.范文Whenitcomestothechoicebetweenmajoringinscienceandhumanitiesatcollege,differentpeopleholddifferentviews.Inmyopinion,bothhavetheirownadvantages,andthechoiceshouldbebasedonone'sinterestsandcareergoals.Majoringinscienceofferspracticalskillsandknowledgethatarehighlysought-afterinthejobmarket.Sciencestudentslearnabouttechnology,engineering,andmathematics,whichcanleadtowell-payingjobsinfieldssuchasIT,healthcare,andengineering.Theyareequippedtosolvereal-worldproblemsusingscientificmethods.Ontheotherhand,humanitiesmajorsstudyliterature,history,philosophy,andlanguages.Thishelpsstudentsdevelopcriticalthinking,communication,andculturalunderstanding.Ahumanitiesbackgroundisvaluableinareaslikeeducation,media,andthearts.Ifastudentispassionateaboutinnovationandhasalogicalmind,sciencemaybeabetterchoice.However,ifonehasaloveforcultureandatalentforexpressingideas,humanitieswouldbemoresuitable.Inconclusion,thereisnoone-size-fits-allanswer,andstudentsshouldmakeadecisionaccordingtotheirowncircumstances.答案分析：本題要求就大學選擇理科還是文科專業(yè)給出建議。范文首先表明觀點，選擇應基于個人興趣和職業(yè)目標。接著分別闡述了理科和文科專業(yè)的優(yōu)勢，理科能提供實用技能和知識，在就業(yè)市場需求大；文科能培養(yǎng)批判性思維、溝通能力和文化理解。最后指出如果學生熱愛創(chuàng)新、邏輯思維強，理科更合適；若熱愛文化、善于表達，文科更合適，強調要根據自身情況做決定。聽力部分短對話1.M:I'mconsideringtakingthenewadvancedliteraturecoursethissemester.Whatdoyouthink?W:Ireallywouldn'trecommendit.It'swaytoodemandingforbeginners.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?A.Themanshouldnottaketheadvancedliteraturecourse.B.Themancancatchupwiththebeginners.C.Thecourseisnotasdifficultasthemanthinks.D.Theadvancedliteraturecourseiswell-worthtaking.答案：A答案分析：男士考慮選高級文學課程，女士明確表示不推薦，說這對初學者要求太高，言外之意就是男士不應該選這門課，A選項正確。2.W:Didyouseethemovieabouttheancientcivilizationlastnight?Itwassoamazing!M:IwishIhad.ButIhadtoworkovertimetofinishareport.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?A.Themansawthemovielastnight.B.Themanworkedonareportlastnight.C.Themanmissedthemovieduetoillness.D.Themanwillwatchthemovielater.答案：B答案分析：女士問男士昨晚有沒有看關于古代文明的電影，男士說希望自己看了，但他不得不加班完成一份報告，說明男士昨晚在寫報告，B選項正確。長對話Conversation1W:Hi,Mark.HowwasyourbusinesstriptoChicago?M:Itwasgreat.Ireallyenjoyedmeetingnewclientsandpromotingourproductsthere.W:That'sgood.Didyouhaveachancetovisitanyinterestingplaces?M:Sure.IwenttotheNavyPier.It'saverypopulartouristattraction.Therearelotsofshops,restaurants,andamusementrides.W:Soundswonderful.Whataboutthefoodthere?M:Thefoodwasamazing.Itriedsomelocalspecialtieslikedeep-dishpizza.Itwasdelicious.1.WhatdidMarkdoonhisbusinesstriptoChicago?A.Hevisitedsomeoldfriends.B.Hepromotedproductsandvisitedatouristattraction.C.Heattendedabusinessseminar.D.Hewentshoppingatthelocalmall.答案：B答案分析：Mark說在芝加哥出差時，他見到了新客戶并推廣了產品，還去了海軍碼頭這個旅游景點，B選項正確。2.WhatlocalspecialtydidMarktryinChicago?A.Hotdogs.B.Deep-dishpizza.C.Popcorn.D.Hamburgers.答案：B答案分析：Mark提到他嘗了像深盤披薩這樣的當地特色美食，B選項正確。短文聽力Passage1Inmanycountries,peoplehavelongbelievedthateatinggarliccanimprovehealth.Garlichasbeenusedforbothculinaryandmedicinalpurposesforthousandsofyears.Itcontainsacompoundcalledallicin,whichhasantibacterialandantifungalproperties.Somestudiessuggestthatgarliccanhelplowerbloodpressureandcholesterollevels.Itmayalsoboosttheimmunesystem.However,eatingtoomuchgarliccancausebadbreathandanupsetstomach.1.Whatisthemainuseofgarlicinthepast?A.Onlyforcooking.B.Onlyformedicaltreatment.C.Forbothcookingandmedicaltreatment.D.Formakingperfume.答案：C答案分析：文中提到大蒜幾千年來一直被用于烹飪和藥用，C選項正確。2.Whatisthefunctionofalliciningarlic?A.Itcancausebadbreath.B.Ithasantibacterialandantifungalproperties.C.Itcanincreasebloodpressure.D.Itcandamagetheimmunesystem.答案：B答案分析：文中明確指出大蒜中的蒜素具有抗菌和抗真菌的特性，B選項正確。閱讀理解部分選詞填空Thesocialsciencesareflourishing.Asof2005,therewerealmosthalfamillionprofessionalsocialscientistsfromallfieldsintheworld,workingbothinsideandoutsideacademia.AccordingtotheWorldSocialScienceReport2010,thenumberofsocial-sciencestudentsworldwidehasswollenbyabout11%everyyearsince2000.Yetthisenormousresourceisnotcontributingenoughtotoday'sglobalchallenges,includingclimatechange,security,sustainabledevelopmentandhealth.Theseissuesallhaverootcausesinhumanbehavior:allrequirebehavioralchangeandsocialinnovations,aswellastechnologicaldevelopment.Stemmingclimatechange,forexample,isasmuchaboutchangingconsumptionpatternsandpromotingtaxacceptanceasitisaboutdevelopingcleanenergy.However,thesocialsciencesarerarelynamedasanimportantfactorinthesediscussions.Theproblemisnotthatsocialscienceisunnecessary.Itisjustthatthesocial-sciencecommunityhasnotfoundawaytotranslateitsknowledgeintoreal-worldsolutions.Inotherwords,thesocialscienceslacktheinfluenceneededtoaddressglobalchallenges.Thissituationhasseveralcauses.First,thesocial-scienceresearchcommunityishighlyfragmented.Second,manysocial-sciencejournalsfocusonlocalissuesratherthanglobalones.Third,thesocial-sciencecommunityhasnotdevelopedacommonlanguageorframeworkfordiscussingtheseissues.1.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthesocialsciences?A.Theyareflourishingbutnotwell-utilized.B.Theyareunnecessaryforglobalchallenges.C.Theyhaveacommonlanguagefordiscussion.D.Theyfocusontechnologicaldevelopment.答案：A答案分析：文章開頭說社會科學很繁榮，但接著指出這一巨大資源對全球挑戰(zhàn)貢獻不足，即沒有得到很好的利用，A選項正確。B選項與原文“社會科學并非不必要”相悖；C選項與原文“社會科學界沒有發(fā)展出討論這些問題的共同語言或框架”不符；D選項文中未提及社會科學關注技術發(fā)展。2.Whatistherootcauseofclimatechangeaccordingtothepassage?A.Technologicalbackwardness.B.Humanbehavior.C.Lackofcleanenergy.D.Poorconsumptionpatterns.答案：B答案分析：文中提到這些全球挑戰(zhàn)包括氣候變化的根源在于人類行為，B選項正確。長篇閱讀PassageTheImportanceofSleepA.Sleepisoftenoverlookedinourbusymodernlives.However,itisavitalpartofouroverallhealthandwell-being.Justlikeeatingabalanceddietandgettingregularexercise,gettingenoughsleepisessentialforourbodiesandmindstofunctionproperly.B.Lackofsleepcanhaveasignificantimpactonourphysicalhealth.Itcanleadtoanincreasedriskofobesity,diabetes,highbloodpressure,andheartdisease.Whenwedon'tgetenoughsleep,ourbodiesproducemoreofthehormoneghrelin,whichstimulatesappetite,andlessofthehormoneleptin,whichsuppressesappetite.Thiscanresultinovereatingandweightgain.C.Inadditiontophysicalhealth,sleepalsoaffectsourmentalhealth.Sleepdeprivationcancausemoodswings,irritability,depression,andanxiety.Itcanalsoimpairourcognitivefunctions,suchasmemory,concentration,anddecision-making.Peoplewhodon'tgetenoughsleeparemorelikelytomakemistakesatworkorschool.D.Goodsleepiscrucialforchildren'sgrowthanddevelopment.Duringsleep,thebodyreleasesgrowthhormonesthatarenecessaryforphysicalgrowth.Sleepalsohelpschildrenconsolidatetheirlearningandimprovetheiracademicperformance.E.Toimprovesleepquality,thereareseveralthingswecando.First,establisharegularsleepschedule.Gotobedandwakeupatthesametimeeveryday,evenonweekends.Second,createacomfortablesleepenvironment.Keepyourbedroomdark,quiet,andatacomfortabletemperature.Third,avoidusingelectronicdevicesbeforebedtime.Thebluelightemittedbythesedevicescansuppresstheproductionofmelatonin,ahormonethatregulatessleep.F.Anotherimportantfactorisdiet.Avoidheavymeals,caffeine,andalcoholclosetobedtime.Thesecaninterferewithsleep.Instead,havealightsnackifyou'rehungry.G.Exercisecanalsohelpimprovesleep.However,it'sbesttoavoidexercisingtooclosetobedtime,asitcanstimulatethebodyandmakeithardertofallasleep.1.Whichparagraphmentionstheimpactofsleeponchildren'sdevelopment?A.ParagraphAB.ParagraphDC.ParagraphED.ParagraphG答案：B答案分析：在D段中提到良好的睡眠對孩子的成長和發(fā)展至關重要，在睡眠期間身體會釋放生長激素，還能幫助孩子鞏固學習和提高學業(yè)成績，所以選B。2.Whatcaninterferewithsleepaccordingtothepassage?A.AregularsleepscheduleB.AcomfortablesleepenvironmentC.HeavymealsbeforebedtimeD.Moderateexercise答案：C答案分析：F段提到臨近就寢時間吃大餐、喝咖啡和喝酒會干擾睡眠，C選項正確。A、B選項是有助于改善睡眠的因素；G段說運動有助于改善睡眠，但臨近就寢時間運動不好，D選項不符合題意。仔細閱讀Passage1Thefoodindustryisconstantlyevolving.Oneofthelatesttrendsistheriseofplant-basedmeatalternatives.Theseproductsaredesignedtolook,taste,andfeellikerealmeatbutaremadefromplants.Thereareseveralreasonsforthepopularityofplant-basedmeatalternatives.First,theyaremoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Producingmeatrequiresalargeamountofland,water,andenergy.Incontrast,plant-basedmeatalternativesusefewerresources.Second,theyarehealthier.Theyaretypicallylowerinsaturatedfatandcholesterolandhigherinfiber.Third,forsomepeople,theyareamoreethicalchoiceastheydonotinvolveanimalslaughter.However,therearealsosomeconcerns.Someplant-basedmeatalternativescontainalotofsodiumandartificialadditives.Additionally,someconsumersmaynotlikethetasteortextureoftheseproducts.1.Whatisoneofthereasonsforthepopularityofplant-basedmeatalternatives?A.Theyaremoreexpensive.B.Theyarelesshealthy.C.Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly.D.Theyaredifficulttoproduce.答案：C答案分析：文中提到植物性肉類替代品受歡迎的原因之一是更環(huán)保，生產肉類需要大量土地、水和能源，而植物性替代品使用資源更少，C選項正確。A選項“更貴”、B選項“不健康”與原文不符；D選項文中未提及生產難度。2.Whatisaconcernaboutplant-basedmeatalternatives?A.Theyaretooexpensive.B.Theycontaintoomuchsugar.C.Theyhaveastrangesmell.D.Th