大学英语六级考试真题二.docx

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大学英语六级考试真题二

2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题

（二）

Writing（30minutes）

"'HowToDoWellInSchoolWithout

Studying’isoverthereinthefictionsection."

ListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Themanshouldgetapairofnewshoes.B）Theman’stennisracketisgoodenough.

C）Themanspenttoomuchonhistennisshoes.D）Themanisoutofshape.

2.A）Thewomandoesn’twanttoassisttheman.

B）ThewomanwillaskKathytoassisttheman.

C）KathyisverypleasedtoattendthelecturebyDr.Smith.

D）ThewomanwillskipDr.Smith’slecturetohelptheman.

3.A）ThespeakersandSteveusedtobeclassmates.

B）Steveinvitedhisclassmatestovisithisbigcottage.

C）Stevebecamerichsoonaftergraduationfromcollege.

D）Thewomanaskedthemantoaccompanyhertotheparty.

4.A）Inabus.B）Inaboat.

C）Inaclinic.D）Inaplane.

5.A）9:

10.B）9:

40.

C）9:

50.D）10:

10.

6.A）Johnhasgotmanyadmirers.B）ShedoesnotlikeJohnatall.

C）Johnhasjustgotabachelor’sdegree.D）ShedoesnotthinkJohnishandsome.

7.A）Hehasbeenbumpingalongforhours.B）Heistrappedinaterribletrafficjam.

C）Heisinvolvedinaseriousaccident.D）Hehasgotasharppainintheneck.

8.A）Shecannotgowithoutawashingmachine.B）Sheshouldimproveherphysicalfitness.

C）Sheisaprofessionalmechanic.D）Sheisgoodatrepairingthings.

9.A）Theaccusedwasfoundguiltyofmurder.B）Theaccusedwasfoundinnocent.

C）Theaccusedwasfoundguiltyofstealing.D）Theaccusedwassentencedtodeath.

10.A）Hewasunemployed.B）Hewasoutofhismind.

C）Hischildrenweresick.D）Hiswifedesertedhim.

11.A）Hehadcommittedthesamesortofcrime.B）Hewasunlikelytogetemployed.

C）Hewasunworthyofsympathy.D）Hehadbeeninjailbefore.

12.A）Irresponsible.B）Aggressive.

C）Conservative.D）Unsatisfactory.

13.A）Publicrelations.B）Productdesign.

C）Internalcommunication.D）Distributionofbrochures.

14.A）Placingadvertisementsinthetradepress.

B）Drawingsketchesforadvertisements.

C）Makingtelevisioncommercials.

D）Advertisinginthenationalpress.

15.A）Shehasthemotivationtodothejob.

B）Sheknowsthetricksofadvertising.

C）Sheisnotsuitablefortheposition.

D）Sheisnotsoeasytogetalongwith.

SectionB

PassageOne

16.A）Thecozycommunallife.B）Thebeautifulenvironment.

C）Thevarietyofculture.D）Therichnessofresources.

17.A）Itensurestheirphysicalandmentalhealth.B）Ithelpsthemsoakupthesurroundingculture.

C）Itisasimportantastheirlearningexperience.D）Itisverybeneficialtotheiracademicprogress.

18.A）Ithastheworld’sbest-knownmilitaryacademies.

B）Itoffersthemostchallengingacademicprograms.

C）Itdrawsfacultyfromallaroundtheworld.

D）Itprovidesnumerousoptionsforstudents.

19.A）TheyareresponsiblemerelytotheirMinistryofEducation.

B）Theytrytogivestudentsopportunitiesforexperimentation.

C）Theystrivetodevelopeverystudent’sacademicpotential.

D）Theyensurethatallstudentsgetroughlyequalattention.

PassageTwo

20.A）ItisleavingFolkestoneinaboutfiveminutes.

B）ItisnowabouthalfwaytotheFrenchcoast.

C）ItcrossestheEnglishChanneltwiceaday.

D）ItwillarriveatBoulogneathalfpasttwo.

21.A）Nexttotheduty-freeshop.B）Oppositetheship’soffice.

C）InthefrontofAdeck.D）AttherearofBdeck.

22.A）ItismuchmorespaciousthantheloungeonCdeck.

B）Itisforthesoleuseofpassengerstravellingwithcars.

C）Itisfortheuseofpassengerstravellingwithchildren.

D）ItisforseniorpassengersandpeoplewithVIPcards.

PassageThree

23.A）Itwasnamedafteroneofitspainters.B）Itwasnamedafteracaveartexpert.

C）Itwasnamedafteritsdiscoverer.D）Itwasnamedafteritslocation.

24.A）DeerwereworshipedbytheancientCro-Magnonpeople.

B）Animalpaintingwaspartofthespirituallifeofthetime.

C）Cro-Magnonpeoplepaintedanimalstheyhuntedandate.

D）Theywerebelievedtokeepevilsawayfromcavedwellers.

25.A）Theyhavemisinterpretedthemeaningofthecavepaintings.

B）Theyareunabletodrawsuchinterestingandfinepaintings.

C）Theyhavedifficultytellingwhenthepaintingsweredone.

D）Theyknowlittleaboutwhythepaintingswerecreated.

SectionC

Ifyouareattendingalocalcollege,especiallyonewithoutresidencehalls,you’llprobablyliveathomeandcommutetoclasses.Thisarrangementhasalotof（26）__________.It’scheaper.Itprovidesacomfortableandfamiliarsetting,anditmeansyou'llgetthekindofhomecookingyou'reusedtoinsteadofthemonotony（单调）that（27）________eventhebestinstitutionalfood.

However,commutingstudentsneedto（28）_____________tobecomeinvolvedinthelifeoftheircollegeandtotakespecialstepstomeettheirfellowstudents.Often,thismeansacertainamountofinitiativeonyourpartin（29）________andtalkingtopeopleinyourclasseswhomyouthinkyoumightlike.

Oneproblemthatcommutingstudentssometimesfaceistheirparents'unwillingnesstorecognizethatthey'readults.The（30）____________fromhighschooltocollegeisabigone,andifyouliveathomeyouneedtodevelopthesamekindofindependenceyou’dhaveifyouwerelivingaway.Homerulesthatmighthavebeen（31）________whenyouwereinhighschooldon’tapply.Ifyourparentsare（32）________________torenegotiate,youcanspeedtheprocessalongbylettingyourbehaviorshowthatyouhavetheresponsibilitythatgoeswithmaturity.Parentsaremorewillingto（33）__________theirchildrenasadultswhentheybehavelikeadults.If,however,there’ssomuchfrictionathomethatit（34）_________youracademicwork,youmightwanttoconsidersharinganapartmentwithoneormorefriends.Sometimesthisisahappysolutionwhenfamily（35）____________makeeveryonemiserable.

ReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Childrenarenatural-bornscientists.Theyhave36minds,andtheyaren’tafraidtoadmittheydon’tknowsomething.Mostofthem,37,losethisastheygetolder.Theybecomeself-consciousanddon’twanttoappearstupid.Insteadoffindingthingsoutforthemselvestheymake38thatoftenturnouttobewrong.

Soit’snotacaseofgettingkidsinterestedinscience.Youjusthavetoavoidkillingthe39forlearningthattheywerebornwith.It’snocoincidencethatkidsstartdesertingscienceonceitbecomesformalised.Childrennaturallyhaveablurredapproachto40knowledge.Theyseelearningaboutscienceorbiologyorcookingasallpartofthesameact—it’salllearning.It’sonlybecauseofthepracticalitiesofeducationthatyouhavetostartbreakingdownthecurriculumintospecialistsubjects.Youneedtohavespecialistteacherswho41whattheyknow.Thusoncetheyenterschool,childrenbegintodefinesubjectsanderectboundariesthatneedn’totherwiseexist.

Dividingsubjectsintoscience,maths,English,etc.issomethingwedofor42.Intheendit’salllearning,butmanychildrentoday43themselvesfromascientificeducation.Theythinkscienceisforscientists,notforthem.

Ofcourseweneedtospecialise44.EachofushasonlysomuchtimeonEarth,sowecan’tstudyeverything.At5yearsold,ourfieldofknowledgeand45isbroad,coveringanythingfromlearningtowalktolearningtocount.Graduallyitnarrowsdownsothatbythetimeweare45,itmightbeonetinylittlecomerwithinscience.

A）accidentally

B）acquiring

C）assumptions

D）convenience

E）eventually

F）exclude

G）exertion

H）exploration

I）formulas

J）ignite

K）impart

L）inquiring

M）passion

N）provoking

O）unfortunately

SectionB

MeaningIsHealthierThanHappiness

[A]Foratleastthelastdecade,thehappinesscrazehasbeenbuilding.Inthelastthreemonthsalone,over1,000booksonhappinesswerereleasedonAmazon,includingHappyMoney,Happy-People-PillsForAll,and,forthosejuststartingout,HappinessforBeginners.

[B]Oneoftheconsistentclaimsofbooksliketheseisthathappinessisassociatedwithallsortsofgoodlifeoutcomes,including—mostpromisingly—goodhealth.Manystudieshavenotedtheconnectionbetweenahappymindandahealthybody—thehappierweare,thebetterhealthoutcomesweseemtohave.Inanoverviewof150studiesonthistopic,researchersputitlikethis:

“Inductionsofwell-beingleadtohealthyfunctioning,andinductionsofill-beingleadtocompromisedhealth.”

[C]Butanewstudy,justpublishedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences（PNAS）challengestherosypicture.Happinessmaynotbeasgoodforthebodyasresearchersthought.Itmightevenbebad.

[D]Ofcourse,it’simportanttofirstdefinehappiness.Afewmonthsago,Iwroteapiececalled“There’sMoretoLifeThanBeingHappy”aboutapsychologystudythatdugintowhathappinessreallymeanstopeople.Itspecificallyexploredthedifferencebetweenameaningfullifeandahappylife.

[E]Itseemsstrangethattherewouldbeadifferenceatall.Buttheresearchers,wholookedatalargesampleofpeopleoveramonth-longperiod,foundthathappinessisassociatedwithselfish“taking”behaviorandthathavingasenseofmeaninginlifeisassociatedwithselfless“giving”behavior.

[F]“Happinesswithoutmeaningcharacterizesarelativelyshallow,self-absorbedorevenselfishlife,inwhichthingsgowell,needsanddesiresareeasilysatisfied,andcomplicatedrelationshipsareavoided,”theauthorsofthestudywrote.“Ifanything,purehappinessislinkedtonothelpingothersinneed.”Whilebeinghappyisaboutfeelinggood,meaningisderivedfromcontributingtoothersortosocietyinabiggerway.AsRoyBaumeister,oneoftheresearchers,toldme,“Partlywhatwedoashuman