六级真题第2套.docx

1、六级真题第2套2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题(二)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put all your eggs in one basket. You can give examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words

2、. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once

3、. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 1. A. College tuition has become

4、a heavy burden for the students. B. College students are in general politically active nowadays. C. He is doubtful about the effect of the students action. D. He took part in many protests when he was at college.2. A. Jay is organizing a party for the retiring dean.B. Jay is surprised to learn of th

5、e party for him. C. The dean will come to Jays birthday party. D. The class has kept the party a secret from Jay.3. A. He found his wallet in his briefcase. B. He went to the lost-and-found office. C. He left his things with his car in the garage. D. He told the woman to go and pick up his car.4. A.

6、 The show he directed turned out to be a success. B. He watches only those comedies by famous directors. C. New comedies are exciting, just like those in the 1960s. D. TV comedies have not improved much since the 1960s.5. A. All vegetables should be cooked fresh. B. The man should try out some new r

7、ecipes. C. Overcooked vegetables are often tasteless. D. The man should .stop boiling the vegetables.6. A. Sort out their tax returns. B. Help them tidy up the house. C. Figure out a way to avoid taxes. D. Help them to decode a message.7. A. He didnt expect to complete his work so soon. B. He has de

8、voted a whole month to his research. C. The woman is still trying to finish her work. D. The woman remains a total mystery to him.8. A. He would like to major in psychology too. B. He has failed to register for the course. C. Developmental psychology is newly offered. D. There should be more time fo

9、r registration.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A. The brilliant product design. B. The new color combinations. C. The unique craftsmanship. D. The texture of the fabrics.10. A. Unique tourist attractions. B. Traditional Thai silks. C. Local handicrafts. D. Fanc

10、y products.11. A. It will be on the following weekend. B. It will be out into the countryside.C. It will last only one day. D. It will start tomorrow.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A. A good secondary education. B.A pleasant neighbourhood. C. A happy childho

11、od. D. A year of practical training.13. A. He ought to get good vocational training. B. He should be sent to a private school.C. He is academically gifted. D. He is good at carpentry.14. A. Donwell School. B. Enderby High. C. Carlton Abbey D. Enderby Comprehensive.15. A. Put Keith in a good boarding

12、 school.B. Talk with their children about their decision.C. Send their children to a better private school.D. Find out more about the five schools.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the

13、questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage yon have ju

14、st heard.16. A. It will be brightly lit. B. It will be well ventilated. C. It will have a large space for storage. D. It will provide easy access to the disabled.17. A. On the first floor. B. On the ground floor. C. Opposite to the library.D. On the same floor as the labs.18. A. To make the building

15、 appear traditional. B. To match the style of construction on the site.C. To cut the construction cost to the minimum.D. To embody the subcommittees design concepts.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A. Sell financial software. B. Train clients to use fina

16、ncial software.C. Write financial software. D. Conduct research on financial software.20. A. Unsuccessful. B. Tedious. C. Rewarding. D. Important.21. A. He offered online tutorials. B. He held group discussions.C. He gave the trainees lecture notes. D. He provided individual support.22. A. The emplo

17、yees were a bit slow to follow his instruction.B. The trainees problems had to be dealt with one by one.C. Nobody is able to solve all the problems in a couple of weeks. D. The fault might lie in his style of presenting the information.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you hav

18、e just heard.23. A. Their parents tend to overprotect them. B. Their teachers meet them only in class. C. They have little close contact with adults. D. They rarely read any books about adults.24. A. Real-life cases are simulated for students to learn law. B. Writers and lawyers are brought in to ta

19、lk to students.C. Opportunities are created for children to become writers.D. More Teacher and Writer Collaboratives are being set up.25. A. Sixth-graders can teach first-graders as well as teachers.B. Children are often the best teachers of other children.C. Paired Learning cultivates the spirit of

20、 cooperation. D. Children like to form partnerships with each other.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required

21、 to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。 Tests may be the most unpopular part of academic life. Students hate them because they produce fear and 26 about being evalu

22、ated, and a focus on grades instead of learning for learnings sake.But tests are also valuable. A well-constructed test 27 what you know and what you still need to learn. Tests help you see how your performance 28 that of others. And knowing that youll be tested on 29 material is certainly likely to

23、 30 you to learn the material more thoroughly.However, theres another reason you might dislike tests. You may assume that tests have the power to 31 your worth as a person. If you do badly on a test, you may be tempted to believe that youve received some 32 information about yourself from the profes

24、sor, information that says youre a failure in some significant way.This is a dangerous-and wrong-headed-assumption. If you do badly on a test, it doesnt mean youre a bad person or stupid. Or that youll never do better again, and that your life is 33 If you dont do well on a test, youre the same pers

25、on you were before you took the test-no better, no worse. You just did badly on a test. Thats it. 34 , tests are not a measure of your value as an individual-they are a measure only of how well and how much you studied. Tests are tools; they are indirect and 35 measures of what we know.Part III Read

26、ing Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in

27、the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. Fear can be an effective way to change be

28、havior. One study compared the effects of high-fear and low-fear appeals on changes in attitudes and behaviors related to dental hygiene (卫生). One group of subjects was shown awful pictures of 36 teeth and diseased gums; another group was shown less frightening materials such as plastic teeth, chart

29、s, and graphs. Subjects who saw the frightening materials reported more anxiety and a greater 37 to change the way they took care of their teeth than the low-fear group did. But were these reactions actually 38 into better dental hygiene practices? To answer this important question, subjects were ca

30、lled back to the laboratory on two 39 (five days and six weeks after the experiment). They chewed disclosing wafers (牙疾诊断片) that give a red stain to any uncleaned areas of the teeth and thus provided a direct 40 of how well they were really taking care of their teeth. The result showed that the high

31、-fear appeal did actually result in greater and more 41 changes in dental hygiene. That is, the subjects 42 to high-fear warnings brushed their teeth more 43 than did those who saw low-fear warnings. However, to be an effective persuasive device it is very important that the message not be too frigh

32、tening and that people be given 44 guidelines to help them to reduce the cause of the fear. If this isnt done, they may reduce their anxiety by denying the message or the 45 of the communicator. If that happens, it is unlikely that either attitude or behavior change will occur.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A) accustomed I) eligibleB) carefully J)