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大学英语六级考试真题二
2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题
(二)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetoputall
youreggsinonebasket.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach
conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthe
questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmust
readthefourchoicesmarkedA),B.,C.andD.,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe
correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.A.Theymightbestolengoods.
B.Theymightbefakeproducts.
C.Theymightbefaultyproducts.
D.Theymightbesmuggledgoods.
2.A.Theyarecivilservants.
B.Theyarejobapplicants.
C.Theyarenewsreporters.
D.Theyarepublicspeakers.
3.A.Themanhasdecidedtoquithiscomputerclass.
B.Thewomanwantstogetadegreeinadministration.
C.Acomputerdegreeisamustforadministrativework.
D.Themanwenttochangethetimeofhiscomputerclass.
4.A.Alotofcontestantsparticipatedintheshow.
B.Thefifthcontestantwonthebiggestprize.
C.Itwasnotasexcitingashehadexpected.
D.Itwassponsoredbyacarmanufacturer.
5.A.Readinganewspapercolumn.
B.Lookingatarailwaytimetable.
C.DrivingfromNewYorktoBoston.
D.Waitingforsomeoneattheairport.
6.A.Hewearsacoatboughtinthemall.
B.Hegotanewjobatthebarbershop.
C.Hehadafingerhurtlastnight.
D.Hehadhishaircutyesterday.
7.A.HecannotappreciatethePicassoexhibition.
B.EvenhisnephewcandrawaswellasPicasso.
C.Heisnotquiteimpressedwithmodernpaintings.
D.Somedrawingsbykindergartenkidsareexcellent.
8.A.Heshouldnotputthecartbeforethehorse.
B.Hisconductdoesnotsquarewithhiswords.
C.Hisattitudetostudentgovernmenthaschanged.
D.Hehaslongbeeninvolvedinstudentgovernment.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A.SheleftherowncarinManchester.
B.Somethingwentwrongwithhercar.
C.Shewantstogotravelingontheweekend.
D.Hercarwon'tbebackinaweek'stime.
10.A.Safety.
B.Comfort.
C.Size.
D.Cost.
11.A.Third-partyinsurance.
B.Value-addedtax.
C.Petrol.
D.CDW.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A.Howtoupdatethebasicfacilities.
B.Whattodotoenhancetheirposition.
C.Wheretolocatetheirplant.
D.Howtoattractinvestments.
13.A.TheirroadlinktootherEuropeancountriesisfast.
B.TheyarealllocatedinthesouthofFrance.
C.Theyareveryclosetoeachother.
D.Theirbasicfacilitiesaregood.
14.A.Trytoavoidmakingahastydecision.
B.Takeadvantageofthetrainlinks.
C.Talkwiththelocalauthorities.
D.Conductfieldsurveysfirst.
15.A.Futureproductdistribution.
B.Localemploymentpolicies.
C.Roadandraillinksforsmalltowns.
D.Skilledworkforceinthehillyregion.
SectionB
Directions..Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust
choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C.andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding
letteron,AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A.Onefifthofthemwereonbadtermswiththeirsistersandbrothers.
B.Aboutoneeighthofthemadmittedtolingeringbitterfeelings.
C.Morethanhalfofthemwereinvolvedininheritancedisputes.
D.Mostofthemhadbrokenwiththeirsistersandbrothers.
17.A.Lessconcernwithmoneymatters.
B.Moreexperienceinworldlyaffairs.
C.Advanceinage.
D.Freedomfromwork.
18.A.Theyhavelittletimelefttorenewcontactwiththeirbrothersandsisters.
B.Theytendtoforgetpastunhappymemoriesandfocusontheirpresentneeds.
C.Theyaremoretolerantofoneanother.
D.Theyfindcloserelativesmorereliable.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A.Theyhavebrightcolorsandintricatepatterns.
B.TheycanonlysurviveinpartsoftheAmericas.
C.Theyaretheonlyinsectthatmigratesalongfixedroutes.
D.Theyhavestrongwingscapableofflyinglongdistances.
20.A.InaMichiganmountainforest.
B.InaLouisianamountainforest.
C.InaKentuckymountainforest.
D.InaMexicanmountainforest.
21.A.Eachflockofbutterflieslayseggsinthesamestates.
B.Theystarttolayeggswhentheyareninemonthsold.
C.Eachgenerationinacyclelayseggsatadifferentplace.
D.Onlythestrongestcanreachtheirdestinationtolayeggs.
22.A.Evolutionofmonarchbutterflies.
B.Livinghabitsofmonarchbutterflies.
C.Migrationpatternsofmonarchbutterflies.
D.Environmentalimpactsonmonarchbutterflylife.
PassageThree
Qlestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A.Timehasbecomemorelimited.
B.Timehasbecomemoreprecious.
C.Timeismoney.
D.Timeisrelative.
24.A.Americansnowattachmoreimportancetotheeffectiveuseoftime.
B.Americanstodayhavemorefreetimethanearliergenerations.
C.ThenumberofhoursAmericansworkhasincreasedsteadily.
D.MoreandmoreAmericansfeelpressedfortimenowadays.
25.A.Ourinterpersonalrelationshipsimprove.
B.Ourworkefficiencyincreasesgreatly.
C.Ourlivinghabitsarealtered.
D.Ourbehaviorischanged.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,
youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare
requiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadfor
thethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
ThefirstcopyrightlawintheUnitedStateswaspassedbyCongressin1790.In1976Congressenactedthelatestcopyrightlaw,26thetechnologicaldevelopmentsthathadoccurredsincethepassageoftheCopyrightActof1909.Forexample,in1909,anyonewhowantedtomakeasinglecopyofa27workforpersonalusehadtodosobyhand.Theveryprocess28alimitationonthequantityof
materialscopied.Today,aphotocopiercandotheworkinseconds;thelimitationhasdisappeared.The1909lawdidnotprovidefullprotectionforfilmsandsoundrecordings,nordidit29theneedtoprotectradioandtelevision.Asaresult,30ofthelawandabusesoftheintentofthelawhavelessenedthe31rewardsofauthors,artists,andproducers.The1976CopyrightActhasnotpreventedtheseabusesfully,butithasclarifiedthelegalrightsoftheinjuredpartiesandgiventheman32forremedy.Since1976theActhasbeen33toincludecomputersoftware,andguidelineshavebeenadoptedforfairuseoftelevisionbroadcasts.Thesechangeshaveclearedupmuchoftheconfusionandconflictthatfollowed34the1976legislation.
Thefinepointsofthelawaredecidedbythecourtsandbyacceptablecommonpracticeovertime.Asthesedecisionsandagreementsaremade,wemodifyourbehavioraccordingly.Fornow,weneedto35thelawanditsguidelinesasaccuratelyaswecanandtoactinafairmanner.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Fearcanbeaneffectivewaytochangebehavior.Onestudycomparedtheeffectsofhigh-fearandlow-fearappealsonchangesinattitudesandbehaviorsrelatedtodentalhygiene(卫生).Onegroupofsubjectswasshownawfulpicturesof36teethanddiseasedgums;anothergroupwasshownlessfrighteningmaterialssuchasplasticteeth,charts,andgraphs.Subjectswhosawthefrighteningmaterials
reportedmoreanxietyandagreater37tochangethewaytheytookcareoftheirteeththanthelow-feargroupdid.
Butwerethesereactionsactually38intobetterdentalhygienepractices?
Toanswerthisimportantquestion,subjectswerecalledbacktothelaboratoryontwo39(fivedaysandsixweeks
aftertheexperiment).Theycheweddisclosingwafers(牙疾诊断片)thatgivearedstaintoanyuncleanedareasoftheteethandthusprovidedadirect40ofhowwelltheywerereallytakingcareoftheirteeth.Theresultshowedthatthehigh-fearappealdidactuallyresultingreaterandmore41changesindentalhygiene.Thatis,thesubjects42tohigh-fearwarningsbrushedtheirteethmore43thandidthosewhosawlow-fearwarnings.
However,tobeaneffectivepersuasivedeviceitisveryimportantthatthemessagenotbetoofrighteningandthatpeoplebegiven44guidelinestohelpthemtoreducethecauseofthefear.Ifthisisn'tdone,theymayreducetheiranxietybydenyingthemessageorthe45ofthecommunicator.Ifthathappens,itisunlikelythateitherattitudeorbehaviorc