大学英语六级考试真题第1套.docx

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大学英语六级考试真题第1套

2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetojumptoconclusionsuponseeingorhearingsomething.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

1.A）Collegetuitionhasbecomeaheavyburdenforthestudents.

B）Collegestudentsareingeneralpoliticallyactivenowadays.

C）Heisdoubtfulabouttheeffectofthestudents'action.

D）Hetookpartinmanyprotestswhenhewasatcollege.

2.A）Jayisorganizingapartyfortheretiringdean.C）ThedeanwillcometoJay'sbirthdayparty.

B）Jayissurprisedtolearnofthepartyforhim.D）TheclasshaskeptthepartyasecretfromJay.

3.A）Hefoundhiswalletinhisbriefcase.C）Helefthisthingswithhiscarinthegarage.

B）Hewenttothelost-and-foundoffice.D）Hetoldthewomantogoandpickuphiscar.

4.A）Theshowhedirectedturnedouttobeasuccess.

B）Hewatchesonlythosecomediesbyfamousdirectors.

C）Newcomediesareexciting,justlikethoseinthe1960s.

D）TVcomedieshavenotimprovedmuchsincethe1960s.

5.A）Allvegetablesshouldbecookedfresh.C）Overcookedvegetablesareoftentasteless.

B）Themanshouldtryoutsomenewrecipes.D）Themanshouldstopboilingthevegetables.

6.A）Sortouttheirtaxreturns.C）Figureoutawaytoavoidtaxes.

B）Helpthemtidyupthehouse.D）Helpthemtodecodeamessage.

7.A）Hedidn'texpecttocompletehisworksosoon.

B）Hehasdevotedawholemonthtohisresearch.

C）Thewomanisstilltryingtofinishherwork.

D）Thewomanremainsatotalmysterytohim.

8.A）Hewouldliketomajorinpsychologytoo.C）Developmentalpsychologyisnewlyoffered.

B）Hehasfailedtoregisterforthecourse.D）Thereshouldbemoretimeforregistration.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Thebrilliantproductdesign.C）Theuniquecraftsmanship.

B）Thenewcolorcombinations.D）Thetextureofthefabrics.

10.A）Uniquetouristattractions.C）Localhandicrafts.

B）TraditionalThaisilks.D）Fancyproducts.

11.A）Itwillbeonthefollowingweekend.C）Itwilllastonlyoneday.

B）Itwillbeoutintothecountryside.D）Itwillstarttomorrow.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Agoodsecondaryeducation.C）Ahappychildhood.

B）Apleasantneighbourhood.D）Ayearofpracticaltraining.

13.A）Heoughttogetgoodvocationaltraining.C）Heisacademicallygifted.

B）Heshouldbesenttoaprivateschool.D）Heisgoodatcarpentry.

14.A）DonwellSchool.C）CarltonAbbey.

B）EnderbyHigh.D）EnderbyComprehensive.

15.A）PutKeithinagoodboardingschool.C）Sendtheirchildrentoabetterprivateschool.

B）Talkwiththeirchildrenabouttheirdecision.D）Findoutmoreaboutthefiveschools.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwill.hear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetlwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Itwillbebrightlylit.C）Itwillhavealargespaceforstorage.

B）Itwillbewellventilated.D）Itwillprovideeasyaccesstothedisabled.

17.A）Onthefirstfloor.C）Oppositetothelibrary.

B）Onthegroundfloor.D）Onthesamefloorasthelabs.

18.A）Tomakethebuildingappeartraditional.

B）Tomatchthestyleofconstructiononthesite.

C）Tocuttheconstructioncosttotheminimum.

D）Toembodythesubcommittee'sdesignconcepts.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.:

19.A）SellfinancialsoftwareC）Trainclientstousefinancialsoftware.

B）Writefinancialsoftware.D）Conductresearchonfinancialsoftware.

20.A）Unsuccessful.B）Rewarding.C）Tedious.D）Important.

21.A）Heofferedonlinetutorials.C）Hegavethetraineeslecturenotes.

B）Heheldgroupdiscussions.D）Heprovidedindividualsupport.

22.A）Theemployeeswereabitslowtofollowhisinstruction.

B）Thetrainees'problemshastobedealtwithonebyone.

C）Nobodyisabletosolvealltheproblemsinacoupleofweeks.

D）Thefaultmightlieinhisstyleofpresentingtheinformation.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Theirparentstendtooverprotectthem.C）Theyhavelittleclosecontactwithadults.

B）Theirteachersmeetthemonlyinclass.D）Theyrarelyreadanybooksaboutadults.

24.A）Real-lifecasesaresimulatedforstudentstolearnlaw.

B）Writersandlawyersarebroughtintotalktostudents.

C）Opportunitiesarecreatedforchildrentobecomewriters.

D）MoreTeacherandWriterCollaborativesarebeingsetup.

25.A）Sixth-graderscanteachfirst-gradersaswellasteachers.

B）Childrenareoftenthebestteachersofotherchildren.

C）PairedLearningcultivatesthespiritofcooperation.

D）Childrenliketoformpartnershipswitheachother.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Testsmaybethemostunpopularpartofacademiclife.Studentshatethembecausetheyproduce

fearand26aboutbeingevaluated,andafocusongradesinsteadoflearningforlearning'ssake.

Buttestsarealsovaluable.Awell-constructedtest27whatyouknowandwhatyoustillneed

tolearn.Testshelpyouseehowyourperformance28thatofothers.Andknowingthatyou'llbe

testedon29materialiscertainlylikelyto30youtolearnthematerialmorethoroughly.

However,there'sanotherreasonyoumightdisliketests:

Youmayassumethattestshavethe

powerto31yourworthasaperson.Ifyoudobadlyonatest,youmaybetemptedtobelievethat

you'vereceivedsome32informationaboutyourselffromtheprofessor,informationthatsaysyou're

afailureinsomesignificantway.

Thisisadangerous-andwrong-headed-assumption.Ifyoudobadlyonatest,itdoesn'tmean

you'reabadpersonorstupid.Orthatyou'llneverdobetteragain,andthatyourlifeis33.Ifyou

don'tdowellonatest,you'rethesamepersonyouwerebeforeyoutookthetest-nobetter,no

worse.Youjustdidbadlyonatest:

That'sit.

34,testsarenotameasureofyourvalueasanindividual-theyareameasureonlyofhow

wellandhowmuchyoustudied.Testsaretools;theyareindirectand35measuresofwhatwe

know.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Forinvestorswhodesirelowriskandguaranteedincome,U.S.governmentbondsareasecureinvestmentbecausethesebondshavethefinancialbackingandfullfaithandcreditofthefederalgovernment.Municipalbonds,alsosecure,areofferedbylocalgovernmentsandoftenhave36

suchastax-freeinterest.Somemayevenbe37.Corporatebondsareabitmorerisky.

Twoquestionsoften38first-timecorporatebondinvestors.Thefirstis"IfIpurchaseacorporatebond,doIhavetoholdituntilthematuritydate?

"Theanswerisno.Bondsareboughtand

solddailyon39securitiesexchanges.However,ifyoudecidetosellyourbondbeforeitsmaturitydate,you'renotguaranteedtogetthefacevalueofthebond.Forexample,ifyourbonddoesnothave40thatmakeitattractivetootherinvestors,youmaybeforcedtosellyourbondata41,i.e.,apricelessthanthebond'sfacevalue.Butifyourbondishighlyvaluedbyotherinvestors,youmaybeabletosellitatapremium,i.e.,apriceaboveitsfacevalue.Bondpricesgenerally42

inversely（相反地）withcurrentmarketinterestrates.Asinterestratesgoup,bondpricesfall,and

viceversa（反之亦然）.Thus,likeallinvestments,bondshaveadegreeofrisk.

Thesecondquestionis"HowcanI43theinvestmentriskofaparticularbondissue?

"

Standard&Poor'sandMoody'sInvestorsServiceratethelevelofriskofmanycorporateand

governmentbonds.And44,thehigherthemarketriskofabond,thehighertheinterestrate.

Investorswillinvestinabondconsideredriskyonlyifthe45returnishighenough.

A）advantagesI）fluctuate

B）assessJ）indefinite

C）botherK）insured

D）conservedL）major

E）deduc