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六级真题

2013年12月大学英语六级考试真题（第2套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayabouttheimpactoftheinformationexplosionbyreferringtothesaying“Awealthofinformationcreatesapovertyofattention.”Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainwhatyoucandotoavoidbeingdistractedbyirrelevantinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A）Laborproblems.

B）Weatherconditions.

C）Anerrorintheorder.

D）Misplacingofgoods.

2.A）Whatthewomansaysmakesalotofsense.

B）Therichareopposedtosocialwelfare.

C）Heissympatheticwithpoorpeople.

D）HeagreeswithMr.Johnson’sviews.

3.A）Hewillbepracticingsoccer.

B）Hehasworktofinishintime.

C）Hewillbeattendingameeting.

D）Hehasatoughproblemtosolve.

4.A）Maryshouldgetridofherpetassoonaspossible.

B）Marywillnotbeabletokeepadoginthebuilding.

C）Maryisnothappywiththebanonpetanimals.

D）Marymightaswellsendherdogtoherrelative.

5.A）Thetwins’voicesarequitedifferent.

B）LisaandGalearenotverymuchalike.

C）Hedoesnotbelievetheyaretwinsisters.

D）Thewomanseemsabithardofhearing.

6.A）TheseriouseconomiccrisisinBritain.

B）ApackagedealtobesignedinNovember.

C）Amessagefromtheirbusinessassociates.

D）Theirabilitytodealwithfinancialproblems.

7.A）Itisimpossibletoremovethestaincompletely.

B）Themanwillbechargedextrafortheservice.

C）Themanhastogotothemaincleaningfacility.

D）Cleaningthepantswilltakelongerthanusual.

8.A）Europeanmarkets.

B）Aprotestrally.

C）Luxurygoods.

D）Importedproducts.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Hemadeabusinesstrip.

B）HehadaquarrelwithMarsha.

C）Hetalkedtoheronthephone.

D）Heresolvedabudgetproblem.

10.A）Shemayhavetobefiredforpoorperformance.

B）Shehasdevelopedsomeseriousmentalproblem.

C）Sheisinchargeofthefirm’sbudgetplanning.

D）Shesupervisesanumberofimportantprojects.

11.A）Shefailedtoarriveattheairportontime.

B）Davidpromisedtogoonthetripinherplace.

C）Somethingunexpectedhappenedatherhome.

D）Shewasnotfeelingherselfonthatday.

12.A）Hefrequentlygetsthingsmixedup.

B）HeisalwaysfindingfaultwithMarsha.

C）HehasbeentryinghardtocoverforMarsha.

D）Heoftenfailstofollowthroughonhisprojects.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A）Theyarebettershelteredfromalltheoutsidetemptations.

B）Theyareusuallymoremotivatedtocompetewiththeirpeers.

C）Theyhavemoreopportunitiestodeveloptheirleadershipskills.

D）Theymakeanactivepartinmoreextracurricularactivities.

14.A）Itschiefpositionsareheldbywomen.

B）Itsteachingstaffconsistsofwomenonly.

C）Itsstudentsaimatmanagerialposts.

D）Itsstudentsarerolemodelsofwomen.

15.A）Itisunderadequatecontrol.

B）Itistraditionalbutcolourful.

C）Theyaremoreorlessisolatedfromtheoutsideworld.

D）Theyhaveampleopportunitiestomeettheoppositesex.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Byinvadingthepersonalspaceoflisteners.

B）Bymakinggesturesatstrategicpoints.

C）Byspeakinginadeep,loudvoice.

D）Byspeakingwiththelocalaccent.

17.A）Topromotesportsmanshipamongbusinessowners.

B）Toencouragepeopletosupportlocalsportsgroups.

C）Toraisemoneyforaforthcominglocalsportsevent.

D）Toshowhisfamily’scontributiontothecommunity.

18.A）Theyareknowntobethestyleofthesportsworld.

B）Theywouldcertainlyappealtohisaudience.

C）Theyrepresentthelatestfashioninthebusinesscircles.

D）Theyarebelievedtocommunicatepowerandinfluence.

19.A）Tocoveruphisownnervousness.

B）Tocreateawarmpersonalatmosphere.

C）Toenhancetheeffectofbackgroundmusic.

D）Toallowtheaudiencetobetterenjoyhisslides.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A）ShewasthefirsteducatedslaveofJohnWhitley’s.

B）ShewasthegreatestfemalepoetinColonialAmerica.

C）ShewasbornaboutthetimeoftheWarofIndependence.

D）ShewasthefirstAfrican-Americanslavetopublishabook.

21.A）Reviseinanumberoftimes.

B）Obtainconsentfromherowner.

C）Gothroughascholarlyexamination.

D）Turntothecolonialgovernorforhelp.

22.A）Literaryworkscallingfortheabolitionofslavery.

B）ReligiousscriptspopularamongslavesinAmerica.

C）Arichstockofmanuscriptsleftbyhistoricalfigures.

D）LotsoflostworkswrittenbyAfrican-Americanwomen.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Itisatraitofgenerouscharacter.

B）Itisareflectionofself-esteem.

C）Itisanindicatorofhighintelligence.

D）Itisasignofhappinessandconfidence.

24.A）Itwasself-defeating.

B）Itwasaggressive.

C）Itwastheessenceofcomedy.

D）Itwassomethingadmirable.

25.A）Itisadouble-edgedsword.

B）Itisafeatureofagivenculture.

C）Itisauniquegiftofhumanbeings.

D）Itisaresultofbothnatureandnurture.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Itisimportantthatwebemindfuloftheearth,theplanetoutofwhichwearebornandbywhichwearenourished,guided,healed—theplanet,however,whichwehave（26）_______toaconsiderabledegreeinthesepasttwocenturiesof（27）_______exploitation.Thisexploitationhasreachedsuch（28）_______thatpresentlyitappearsthatsomehundredsofthousandsofspecieswillbe（29）_______beforetheendofthecentury.

Inourtimes,humanshrewdnesshasmasteredthedeep（30）_______oftheearthatalevelfarbeyondthecapacitiesofearlierpeoples.Wecanbreakthemountainsapart;wecandraintheriversandfloodthevalleys.Wecanturnthemostluxuriantforestsintothrowawaypaperproducts.Wecan（31）_______thegreatgrasscoverofthewesternplainsandpour（32）_______chemicalsintothesoiluntilthesoilisdeadandblowsawayinthewind.Wecanpollutetheairwithacids,theriverswithsewage（污水）,theseaswithoil.Wecaninventcomputers（33）_______processingtenmillioncalculationspersecond.Andwhy?

Toincreasethevolumeandthespeedwithwhichwemovenaturalresourcesthroughtheconsumereconomytothejunkpileorthewasteheap.Ourmanagerialskillsaremeasuredbythecompetence（34）_______inacceleratingthisprocess.Ifintheseactivitiesthephysicalfeaturesoftheplanetaredamaged,iftheenvironmentismadeinhospitablefor（35）_______livingspecies,thensobeit.Weare,supposedly,creatingatechnologicalwonderworld.

PartIII　ReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Quiteoften,educatorstellfamiliesofchildrenwhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguagetospeakonlyEnglish,andnottheirnativelanguage,athome.Althoughtheseeducatorsmayhavegood36,theiradvicetofamiliesismisguided,andit37frommisunderstandingsabouttheprocessoflanguageacquisition.Educatorsmayfearthatchildrenhearingtwolanguageswillbecome38confusedandthustheirlanguagedevelopmentwillbe39;thisconcernisnotdocumentedintheliterature.Childrenarecapableoflearningmorethanonelanguage,whether40orsequentially（依次地）.Infact,mostchildrenoutsideoftheUnitedStatesareexpectedtobecomebilingualoreven,inmanycases,multilingual.Globally,knowingmorethanonelanguageisviewedasan41andevenanecessityinmanyareas.

ItisalsoofconcernthatthemisguidedadvicethatstudentsshouldspeakonlyEnglishisgivenprimarilytopoorfamilieswithlimitededucationalopportunities,nottowealthierfamilieswhohavemanyeducationaladvantages.Sincechildrenfrompoorfamiliesoftenare42asat-riskforacademicfailure,teachersbelievethatadvisingfamiliestos