六级考试真题二含答案.docx

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六级考试真题二含答案

2013年12月六级考试真题（第二套）

PartⅠWriting

Directions:

Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhappinessbyreferringtothesaying“Happinessisnottheabsenceofproblems,buttheabilitytodealwiththem.”Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainhowyoucandevelopyourabilitytodealwithproblemsandbehappy.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

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

1.A）Therockbandneedsmorehoursofpractice.

B）Therockbandisgoingtoplayhereforamonth.

C）Heappreciatesthewoman’shelpwiththeband.

D）Theirhardworkhasresultedinabigsuccess.

2.A）Traveloverseasonhisown.C）GoonadivingtourinEurope.

B）JoinapackagetourtoMexico.D）Add300dollarstohisbudget.

3.A）Somethingunexpectedhashappened.C）Toavoidmoreworklateron.

B）Incasesomeproblemshouldoccur.D）Tomakebetterpreparations.

4.A）Themanisgoingtorenewhismembershipinafitnesscenter.

B）Thewomanaskedforafreepasstotryoutthefacilities.

C）Themancantryoutthefacilitiesbeforehebecomesamember.

D）Thewomancangivethemanadiscountifhejoinstheclubnow.

5.A）Heisnotfittostudyscience.C）Heisworriedaboutthetest.

B）Heisnotafraidofchallenge.D）Heisgoingtodropthephysicscourse.

6.A）BuysomethingspecialforGary.C）Payforpartofthepicnicfood.

B）InviteGary’sfamilytodinner.D）Takesomefoodtothepicnic.

7.Alabordisputeatabuscompany.C）Acorporatetakeover.

B）Busdrivers’workingconditions.D）Publictransportation.

8.A）Theirsalesoverseas.C）Thecheckjustdeposited.

B）Thebankstatement.D）Thepaymentforanorder.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Aprivatesecretary.C）Ashopassistant.

B）Ahotelreceptionist.D）Asalesmanager.

10.A）Appearance.C）Voice.

B）Intelligence.D）Manners.

11.A）Arrangeonemoreinterview.C）OfferthejobtoDavidWallace.

B）Reportthemattertotheirboss.D）HireBarbaraJonesonatrailbasis.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Heinventedtherefrigerator.C）Hewasadmittedtouniversity.

B）Hepatentedhisfirstinvention.D）HegotadegreeinMathematics.

13.A）Hestartedtoworkonrefrigeration.

B）HebecameaprofessorofMathematics.

C）HefellinlovewithNatashaWilloughby.

D）Hedistinguishedhimselfinlowtemperaturephysics.

14.A）Findingthetruenatureofsubatomicparticles.

B）Theirdiscoveryofthelawsofcauseandeffect.

C）Layingthefoundationsofmodemmathematics.

D）Theirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.

15.A）Tohaveathree-weekholiday.C）Topatenthisinventions.

B）Tospendhisremainingyears.D）Toteachatauniversity.

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theyhavefallenpreytowolves.

B）Theyhavebecomeatouristattraction.

C）Theyhavecausedlotsofdamagetocrops.

D）Theyhavebecomeaheadachetothecommunity.

17.A）Tocelebratetheirvictory.C）Toscarethewolves.

B）Tocheerupthehunters.D）Toalertthedeer.

18.A）Theywouldhelptospreadafataldisease.

B）Theywouldposeathreattothechildren.

C）Theywouldendangerdomesticanimals.

D）Theywouldeventuallykilloffthedeer.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Sheisaninterpreter.C）Sheisadomesticservant.

B）Sheisatouristguide.D）Sheisfromtheroyalfamily.

20.A）Itwasusedbythefamilytoholddinnerparties.

B）Itissituatedatthefootofabeautifulmountain.

C）Itwasfrequentlyvisitedbyheadsofstate.

D）Itisfurnishedlikeoneinaroyalpalace.

21.A）Itiselaboratelydecorated.C）Itisverybig,withonlysixslimlegs.

B）Ithassurvivedsome2,000years.D）ItisshapedlikeanancientSpanishboat.

22.A）Theyareuncomfortabletositinforlong.

B）Theydonotmatchtheovaltableatall.

C）Theyhavelostsomeoftheirlegs.

D）Theyareinterestingtolookat.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Itisanuncommoninfectiousdisease.

B）Itdestroysthepatient’sabilitytothink.

C）Itisadiseaseverydifficulttodiagnose.

D）Itisthebiggestcripplerofyoungadults.

24.A）Searchforthebestcure.C）Writeabookaboutherlife.

B）Hurryupandlivelife.D）Exercisemoreandworkharder.

25.A）Aggressive.C）Sophisticated.

B）Adventurous.D）Self-centered.

SectionC

Directions:

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

It’sdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschooling,wherechildrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents.26andcourtdecisionshavemadeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheirchildrenathome,andeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.Somestatesrequireparentsorahometutortomeetteachercertificationstandards,andmanyrequireparentstocompletelegalformstoverifythattheirchildrenarereceiving27instate-approvedcurricula.

Supportersofhomeeducationclaimthatit’slessexpensiveandfarmore28thanmasspubliceducation.Moreover,theyciteseveraladvantages:

alleviationofschoolovercrowding,strengthenedfamilyrelationships,lower29rates,thefactthatstudentsareallowedtolearnattheirownrate,increased30,higherstandardizedtestscores,andreduced31problems.

Criticsofthehomeschoolingmovement32thatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasitsolves.Theyacknowledgethat,inafewcases,homeschoolingofferseducationalopportunitiessuperiortothosefoundinmostpublicschools,butfewparentscanprovidesucheducationaladvantages.Someparentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenfromtheschools33homeschoolinghaveaninadequateeducationalbackgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingtoprovideasatisfactoryeducationfortheirchildren.Typically,parentshavefewertechnologicalresources34thandoschools.However,therelativelyinexpensivecomputertechnologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanyway35morehighlystructuredclassroomeducation.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions：

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

QuestionsJ6to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Cellphonesprovideinstantaccesstopeople.Theyarecreatingamajor36inthesocialexperiencesofbothchildrenandadolescents.InonerecentU.S.survey,abouthalftheteenspolledsaidthattheircellphonehad37theircommunicationswithfriends.Almostallsaidthattheircellphonewasthewaytheystayedintouchwithpeers,one-thirdhadusedthecellphonetohelpapeerinneed,andabout80%saidthephonemadethemfeelsafer.TeenagersinAustralia,38,saidthattheirmobilephonesprovidednumerousbenefitsandwerean

39partoftheirlives;somewereso40totheirphonesthattheresearchersconsidereditanaddiction.InJapan,too,researchersareconcernedaboutcellphoneaddiction.ResearchersinonestudyinTokyofoundthatmorethanhalfofjuniorhighschoolstudentsusedtheirphonestoexchangee-mailswithschoolmatesmorethan10timesaday.

Cellphones41socialconnectionswithpeersacrosstimeandspace.Theyallowyoungpeopletoexchangemoment-by-momentexperiencesintheirdailyliveswithspecialpartnersandthustohaveamore42senseofconnectionwithfriends.Cellphonesalsocan43socialtolerancebecausetheyreducechildren’sinteractionswithotherswhoaredifferentfromthem.Inadditiontoconnectingpeers,cellphonesconnectchildrenandparents.ResearchersstudyingteenagersinIsraelconcludedthat,inthat44environment,mobilephoneswereregardedas“securityobjects”inparent-teenrelationships—importantbecausetheyprovidedthepossibilityof45andcommunicationatalltimes.

A）affiliated

I）hazardous

B）attached

J）improved

C）contact

K）instantaneous

D）contend

L）intrinsic

E）continuous

M）relati