2012年12月CET6试卷及答案.doc

2012 年 12 月大学英语六级考试试题Part I Writing 30 minutesDirections: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Way to Success bycommenting on Abraham Lincolns famous remark quotGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the firstfour sharpening the axe.quot You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. The Way to Success__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part II Reading Comprehension Skimming and Scanning 15 minutes Googles Plan for Worlds Biggest Online Library: Philanthropy Or Act of Piracy In recent years teams of workers dispatched by Google have been working hard to make digital copies of books.So far Google has scanned more than 10 million titles from libraries in America and Europe - including half amillion volumes held by the Bodleian in Oxford. The exact method it uses is unclear the company does not allowoutsiders to observe the process. Why is Google undertaking such a venture Why is it even interested in all those out-of-print library booksmost of which have been gathering dust on forgotten shelves for decades The company claims its motives areessentially public-spirited. Its overall mission after all is to quotorganize the worlds informationquot so it would be odd ifthat information did not include books. The company likes to present itself as having lofty aspirations. quotThis really isnt about making money. We aredoing this for the good of society.quot As Santiago de la Mora head of Google Books for Europe puts it: quotBy making itpossible to search the millions of books that exist today we hope to expand the frontiers of human knowledge.quot Dan Clancy the chief architect of Google Books does seem genuine in his conviction that this is primarilya philanth