2012年12月CET6试卷及答案

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1、2012年12月大学英语六级考试试题PartIWriting30minutesDirections:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheWaytoSuccessbycommentingonAbrahamLincolnsfamousremarkquotGivemesixhourstochopdownatreeandIwillspendthefirstfoursharpeningtheaxe.quotYoushouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomoretha

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3、______________________PartIIReadingComprehensionSkimmingandScanning15minutesGooglesPlanforWorldsBiggestOnlineLibrary:PhilanthropyOrActofPiracyInrecentyearsteamsofworkersdispatchedbyGooglehavebeenworkinghardtomakedigitalcopiesofbooks.SofarGooglehasscannedmorethan10milliontitlesfromlibr

4、ariesinAmericaandEurope-includinghalfamillionvolumesheldbytheBodleianinOxford.Theexactmethoditusesisunclearthecompanydoesnotallowoutsiderstoobservetheprocess.WhyisGoogleundertakingsuchaventureWhyisiteveninterestedinallthoseout-of-printlibrarybooksmostofwhichhavebeengatheringdustonforg

5、ottenshelvesfordecadesThecompanyclaimsitsmotivesareessentiallypublic-spirited.Itsoverallmissionafterallistoquotorganizetheworldsinformationquotsoitwouldbeoddifthatinformationdidnotincludebooks.Thecompanylikestopresentitselfashavingloftyaspirations.quotThisreallyisntaboutmakingmoney.We

6、aredoingthisforthegoodofsociety.quotAsSantiagodelaMoraheadofGoogleBooksforEuropeputsit:quotBymakingitpossibletosearchthemillionsofbooksthatexisttodaywehopetoexpandthefrontiersofhumanknowledge.quotDanClancythechiefarchitectofGoogleBooksdoesseemgenuineinhisconvictionthatthisisprimarilya

7、philanthropic慈善的exercise.quotGooglescorebusinessissearchandfindsoobviouslywhathelpsimproveGooglessearchengineisgoodforGooglequothesays.quotButwehaveneverbuiltaspreadsheet电子数据表outliningthefinancialbenefitsofthisandIhaveneverhadtojustifytheamountIamspendingtothecompanysfounders.quotItis

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