1、英语六级真题及答案详解2013年6月英语六级真题及答案Part I Writing2013年6月六级作文范文一It is not exaggerating to say that habits determine how much a person can achieve. This is due to the magical power that habits have. It can redouble the effort of our daily behavior.Take this for example: if you recite one word every day, you w
2、ill add 365 words to your vocabulary by one year, and 700 words by two years, and 1400 words before graduation which is by far beyond the curricular of CET-6. While if you spend two hours on playing computer gameswhich is far less than how much time is spent in reality for college students you will
3、probably get addicted to it and fail your study. This phenomenon can be easily found in the college that it is high time for us to be aware of the importance of habits. We should cultivate good habits and get rid of the bad habits such as staying up late, being addicted to games, consuming extravaga
4、ntly, etc as soon as possible.Rome was not built in one day. We can accumulate a great fortune by the tiny efforts we made every day. From now on say good bye to the bad habits and stick to the good ones, we will enjoy a profitable return in the future.2013年6月六级作文范文二Good habit resultGood habits are
5、a valuable thing and a bridge reaching desirable results. Evidently, good habits include teamwork, optimistic attitude, confidence and so on. It is well known that teamwork always leaves us less mean-spirited and more inclusive. Again, optimistic attitude and confidence can encourage us to never giv
6、e up and find silver linings in desperate situations.Why should we actively cultivate good habits? For one thing, good habits can jump our trains of thought onto correct tracks, in turn, we can bypass the wrong path. For another thing, persisting what we are good at and doing even more of it creates
7、 excellence. This is where developing good habits comes in.As a result, we should take some effective steps to cultivate our good habits. For instance, we can frequently inform young people that opportunities for errors abound, so we must develop good habits to cope with them. To sum up, we cannot d
8、eny it that good habits do carry a positive connotation.Part Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section AQuestion 47 to 51 are based on the following passageHighly proficient musicianship is hard won. Although its often assumed musical ability us inherited, theres abundant evidence
9、 that this isnt the case. While it seems that at birth virtually everyone has perfect pitch, the reasons that one child is better than another are motivation and practice.Highly musical children were sung to more as infants and more encouraged to join in song games as kids than less musical ones, lo
10、ng before any musical ability could have been evident. Studies of classical musicians prove that the best ones practiced considerably more from childhood onwards than ordinary orchestral players, and this is because their parents were at them to put in the hours from a very young age.The same was tr
11、ue of children selected for entry to specialist music schools, compared with those who were rejected. The chosen children had parents who had very actively supervised music lessons and daily practice from young ages, giving up substantial periods of leisure time to take the children to lessons and c
12、oncerts.The singer Michael Jacksons story, although unusually brutal and extreme, is illumination when considering musical prodigy(天才). Accounts suggest that he was subjected to cruel beatings and emotional torture ,and that he was humiliated (羞辱) constantly by his father, What sets Jacksons family
13、apart is that his father used his reign of terror to train his children as musicians and dancers.On top of his extra ability Michael also had more drive. This may have been the result of being the closest of his brothers and sisters to his mother. “He seemed different to me from the other children s
14、pecial,”Michaels mother said of him. She may not have realized that treating her son as special may have been part of the reason be became like that.All in all, if you want to bring up a Mozart or Bach, the key factor is how hard you are prepared to crack the whip. Thankfully, most of us will probab
15、ly settle for a bit of fun on the recorder and some ill-executed pieces of music-on the piano from our children.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。47. According to the author, a childs musical ability has much to do with their _.48. In order to develop the musical ability of their children, many parents will accompa
16、ny them during their practice sacrificing a lot of then own _.49. Because of their fathers pressure and strict training, Michael Jackson and some of his brothers and sisters eventually became _.50. Michaels extra drive for music was partly due to the fact that he was _ by his mother.51. To bring up
17、a great musician like Mozart or Bach, willingness to be strict with your child is _.Section BPassage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based pm the following passage.In 2011, many shoppers chose to avoid the frantic crowds and do their holiday shopping from the comfort of their computer. Sales at online ret
18、ailers gained by more than 15%, making it the biggest season ever. But people are also returning those purchases at record rates, up 8% from last year.What went wrong? Is the lingering shadow of the global financial crisis making it harder to accept extravagant indulgences? Or that people shop more
19、impulsivelyand therefore make bad decisionswhen online? Both arguments are plausible. However, there is a third factor: a question of touch. We can love the look but, in an online environment, we cannot feel the quality of a texture, the shape of the fit, the fall of a fold or, for that matter, the
20、weight of an earring. And physically interacting with an object makes you more committed to your purchase.When my most recent book Brandwashed was released, I teamed up with a local bookstore to conduct an experiment about the difference between the online and offline shopping experience. I carefull
21、y instructed a group of volunteers to promote my book in two different ways. The first was a fairly hands-off approach. Whenever a customer would inquire about my book, the volunteer would take them over to the shelf and point to it. Out of 20 such requests, six customers proceeded with the purchase
22、.The second option also involved going over to the shelf but, this time, removing the book and them subtly holding onto it for just an extra moment before placing it in the customers hands. Of the 20 people who were handed the book, 13 ended up buying it. Just physically passing the book showed a bi
23、g difference in sales. Why? We feel something similar to a sense of ownership when we hold things in our hand. Thats why we establish or reestablish connection by greeting strangers and friends with a handshake. In this case, having to then let go of the book after holding it might generate a subtle
24、 sense of loss, and motivate us to make the purchase even more.A recent study also revealed the power of touch, in this case when it came to conventional mail. A deeper and longer-lasting impression of a message was formed when delivered in a letter, as opposed to receiving the same message online.
25、Brain imaging showed that, on touching the paper, the emotional center of the brain was activated, thus forming a stronger bond. The study also indicated that once touch becomes part of the process, it could translate into a sense of possession.This sense of ownership is simply not part of the equat
26、ion in the online shopping experience.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。52. Why do people prefer shopping online according to the author?A) It is more comfortable and convenient.B) It saves them a lot of money and time.C) It offers them a lot more options and bargains.D) It gives them more time to think about their
27、 purchase.53. Why do more customers return their purchases bought online?A) They regretted indulging in costly items in the recession.B) They changed their mind by the time the goods were delivered.C) They had no chance to touch them when shopping online.D) They later found the quality of goods belo
28、w their expectations.54. What is the purpose of authors experiment?A) To test his hypothesis about online shopping.B) To find out peoples reaction to his recent book.C) To find ways to increase the sale of his new book.D) To try different approaches to sales promotion.55. How might people feel after
29、 letting go of something they held?A) A sense of disappointment C) A subtle loss of interestB) More motivated to own it. D) Less sensitive to its texture.56. What does train imaging in a recent study reveal?A) Conventional letters contain subtle messages.B) A lack of touch is the chief obstacle to e
30、-commerce.C) Email lacks the potential to activate the brain.D) Physical touch helps form a sense of possession.Passage TwoQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Apparently everyone knows that global warming only makes climate more extreme. A hot, dry summer has triggered another floo
31、d of such claims. And, while many interests are at work, one of the players that benefits the most from this story are the media: the notion of “extreme” climate simply makes for more compelling news.Consider Paul Krugman writing breathlessly in the New York Times about the “rising incidence of extr
32、eme events,” He claims that global warming caused the current drought in Americas Midwest, and that supposedly record-high corn prices could cause a global food crisis.But the United Nations climate panels latest assessment tells us precisely the opposite. For “North America there is medium confidence that there has an overall slight tendency toward less dryness” Moreover, there is no way that Krugman could have identified this drought as being caused by global warming without a time machine; Climate model
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