英语六级真题汇总及答案解析.docx

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英语六级真题汇总及答案解析

2013年6月英语六级真题及答案（文都版）

PartⅣReadingComprehension（ReadinginDepth）（25minutes）

Question47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Highlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Althoughit’softenassumedmusicalabilityusinherited,there’sabundantevidencethatthisisn’tthecase.Whileitseemsthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,thereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.

Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,andthisisbecausetheirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.

Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefromyoungages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.

ThesingerMichaelJackson’sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy（天才）.Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewashumiliated（羞辱）constantlybyhisfather,WhatsetsJackson’sfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.

OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother.“Heseemeddifferenttomefromtheotherchildren—special,”Michael’smothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonasspecialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonbebecamelikethat.

Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishowhardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfully,mostofuswillprobablysettleforabitoffunontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusic-onthepianofromourchildren.

47.Accordingtotheauthor,achild’smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeir___.

48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenown___.

49.Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame___.

50.Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewas___byhismother.

51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildis___.

SectionB

PassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedpmthefollowingpassage.

In2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.

Whatwentwrong?

Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?

Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?

Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:

aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.

WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.

Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthemsubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer’shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?

Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That’swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.

Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.

Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.

52.Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor?

A）Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.

B）Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.

C）Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.

D）Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.

53.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtonline?

A）Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.

B）Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.

C）Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.

D）Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.

54.Whatisthepurposeofauthor’sexperiment?

A）Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.

B）Tofindoutpeople’sreactiontohisrecentbook.

C）Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.

D）Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.

55.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?

A）AsenseofdisappointmentC）Asubtlelossofinterest

B）Moremotivatedtoownit.D）Lesssensitivetoitstexture.

56.Whatdoestrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?

A）Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.

B）Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.

C）Emaillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.

D）Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.

PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahot,drysummerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.And,whilemanyinterestsareatwork,oneoftheplayersthatbenefitsthemostfromthisstoryarethemedia:

thenotionof“extreme”climatesimplymakesformorecompellingnews.

ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyintheNewYorkTimesaboutthe“risingincidenceofextremeevents,”HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis.

ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanel’slatestassessmenttellsuspreciselytheopposite.For“NorthAmericathereismediumconfidencethattherehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdryness”Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugmancouldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachine;Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.

And,fortunately,thisyear’sdroughtappearsunlikelytocauseafoodcrisis,asglobalriceandwheatsuppliesretainplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanoverlooksinflation:

Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince1969.so,whilecomfutures（期货）didsetarecordofaboutS8perbushel（葡式耳）inlateJuly,theinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970s,reaching516in1974.

Finally,Krugmanconvenientlyforgetsthatconcernsaboutglobalwarmingarethemainreasonthatcornpriceshaveskyrocketedsince2005.Nowadays40percentofcorngrownintheUnitedStatesisusedtoproduceethanol（乙醇）,whichdoesabsolutelynothingfortheclimate,butcertainlydistortsthepriceofcorn—attheexpenseofmanyoftheworld’spoorestpeople.

BillMickbbensimilarlyworriesinTheGuardianabouttheMidwestdroughtandcornprices.HeconfidentlytellsusthatragingwildfiresfromNewMexicoandColoradotoSiberiaare“exactly”whattheearlystagesofglobalwarminglooklike.

Infact,thelatestoverviewofglobalwildfiresuggeststhatfireintensityhasdeclinedoverthepast70yearsandisnowclosetoitspreindustriallevel.

Whenwell-meaningcampaignerswantustopayattentiontoglobalwarming,theyoftenenduppitchingbeyondthefacts.And,whilethismayseemjustifiedbyanoblegoal,such“policybypeople”tacticsrarelywork,andoftenbackfire.

Rememberhow,inthewakeofHurricaneKatrinain2005,AlGoreclaimedthatwewereinstoreforevermoredestructivehurricanes?

Sincethen,hurricaneincidencehasdroppedoffthecharts.Exaggeratedclaimsmerelyfuelpublicdistrustanddisengagement.

Thatisunfortunate,becauseglobalwarmingisarealproblem,andwedoneedtoaddressit.

57.Inwhatwaydothemediabenefitfromextremeweather?

A）Theycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirreports.

B）Theycanchoosefromagreatervarietyoftopics.

C）Theycanmakethemselvesbetterknown.

D）Theycangivevoicetodifferentviews.

58.Whatistheauthor’scommentonKrugman’sclaimaboutthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest?

A）Atimemachineisneededtotest