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大学英语六级考试真题之第二套含答案范文
2013年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第II套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分,之后将进行听力考试)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayabouttheimpactoftheinformationexplosionbyreferringtothesaying“Awealthofinformationcreatesapovertyofattention.”Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainwhatyoucandotoavoidbeingdistractedbyirrelevantinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Laborproblems.
B)Weatherconditions.
C)Anerrorintheorder.
D)Misplacingofgoods.
2.A)Whatthewomansaysmakesalotofsense.
B)Therichareopposedtosocialwelfare.
C)Heissympatheticwithpoorpeople.
D)HeagreeswithMr.Johnson’sviews.
3.A)Hewillbepracticingsoccer.
B)Hehasworktofinishintime.
C)Hewillbeattendingameeting.
D)Hehasatoughproblemtosolve.
4.A)Maryshouldgetridofherpetassoonaspossible.
B)Marywillnotbeabletokeepadoginthebuilding.
C)Maryisnothappywiththebanonpetanimals.
D)Marymightaswellsendherdogtoherrelative.
5.A)Thetwins’voicesarequitedifferent.
B)LisaandGalearenotverymuchalike.
C)Hedoesnotbelievetheyaretwinsisters.
D)Thewomanseemsabithardofhearing.
6.A)TheseriouseconomiccrisisinBritain.
B)ApackagedealtobesignedinNovember.
C)Amessagefromtheirbusinessassociates.
D)Theirabilitytodealwithfinancialproblems.
7.A)Itisimpossibletoremovethestaincompletely.
B)Themanwillbechargedextrafortheservice.
C)Themanhastogotothemaincleaningfacility.
D)Cleaningthepantswilltakelongerthanusual.
8.A)Europeanmarkets.
B)Aprotestrally.
C)Luxurygoods.
D)Importedproducts.
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Hemadeabusinesstrip.
B)HehadaquarrelwithMarsha.
C)Hetalkedtoheronthephone.
D)Heresolvedabudgetproblem.
10.A)Shemayhavetobefiredforpoorperformance.
B)Shehasdevelopedsomeseriousmentalproblem.
C)Sheisinchargeofthefirm’sbudgetplanning.
D)Shesupervisesanumberofimportantprojects.
11.A)Shefailedtoarriveattheairportontime.
B)Davidpromisedtogoonthetripinherplace.
C)Somethingunexpectedhappenedatherhome.
D)Shewasnotfeelingherselfonthatday.
12.A)Hefrequentlygetsthingsmixedup.
B)HeisalwaysfindingfaultwithMarsha.
C)HehasbeentryinghardtocoverforMarsha.
D)Heoftenfailstofollowthroughonhisprojects.
Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
13.A)Theyarebettershelteredfromalltheoutsidetemptations.
B)Theyareusuallymoremotivatedtocompetewiththeirpeers.
C)Theyhavemoreopportunitiestodeveloptheirleadershipskills.
D)Theymakeanactivepartinmoreextracurricularactivities.
14.A)Itschiefpositionsareheldbywomen.
B)Itsteachingstaffconsistsofwomenonly.
C)Itsstudentsaimatmanagerialposts.
D)Itsstudentsarerolemodelsofwomen.
15.A)Itisunderadequatecontrol.
B)Itistraditionalbutcolourful.
C)Theyaremoreorlessisolatedfromtheoutsideworld.
D)Theyhaveampleopportunitiestomeettheoppositesex.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Byinvadingthepersonalspaceoflisteners.
B)Bymakinggesturesatstrategicpoints.
C)Byspeakinginadeep,loudvoice.
D)Byspeakingwiththelocalaccent.
17.A)Topromotesportsmanshipamongbusinessowners.
B)Toencouragepeopletosupportlocalsportsgroups.
C)Toraisemoneyforaforthcominglocalsportsevent.
D)Toshowhisfamily’scontributiontothecommunity.
18.A)Theyareknowntobethestyleofthesportsworld.
B)Theywouldcertainlyappealtohisaudience.
C)Theyrepresentthelatestfashioninthebusinesscircles.
D)Theyarebelievedtocommunicatepowerandinfluence.
19.A)Tocoveruphisownnervousness.
B)Tocreateawarmpersonalatmosphere.
C)Toenhancetheeffectofbackgroundmusic.
D)Toallowtheaudiencetobetterenjoyhisslides.
PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A)ShewasthefirsteducatedslaveofJohnWhitley’s.
B)ShewasthegreatestfemalepoetinColonialAmerica.
C)ShewasbornaboutthetimeoftheWarofIndependence.
D)ShewasthefirstAfrican-Americanslavetopublishabook.
21.A)Reviseinanumberoftimes.
B)Obtainconsentfromherowner.
C)Gothroughascholarlyexamination.
D)Turntothecolonialgovernorforhelp.
22.A)Literaryworkscallingfortheabolitionofslavery.
B)ReligiousscriptspopularamongslavesinAmerica.
C)Arichstockofmanuscriptsleftbyhistoricalfigures.
D)LotsoflostworkswrittenbyAfrican-Americanwomen.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Itisatraitofgenerouscharacter.
B)Itisareflectionofself-esteem.
C)Itisanindicatorofhighintelligence.
D)Itisasignofhappinessandconfidence.
24.A)Itwasself-defeating.
B)Itwasaggressive.
C)Itwastheessenceofcomedy.
D)Itwassomethingadmirable.
25.A)Itisadouble-edgedsword.
B)Itisafeatureofagivenculture.
C)Itisauniquegiftofhumanbeings.
D)Itisaresultofbothnatureandnurture.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Itisimportantthatwebemindfuloftheearth,theplanetoutofwhichwearebornandbywhichwearenourished,guided,healed—theplanet,however,whichwehave(26)_______toaconsiderabledegreeinthesepasttwocenturiesof(27)_______exploitation.Thisexploitationhasreachedsuch(28)_______thatpresentlyitappearsthatsomehundredsofthousandsofspecieswillbe(29)_______beforetheendofthecentury.
Inourtimes,humanshrewdnesshasmasteredthedeep(30)_______oftheearthatalevelfarbeyondthecapacitiesofearlierpeoples.Wecanbreakthemountainsapart;wecandraintheriversandfloodthevalleys.Wecanturnthemostluxuriantforestsintothrowawaypaperproducts.Wecan(31)_______thegreatgrasscoverofthewesternplainsandpour(32)_______chemicalsintothesoiluntilthesoilisdeadandblowsawayinthewind.Wecanpollutetheairwithacids,theriverswithsewage(污水),theseaswithoil.Wecaninventcomputers(33)_______processingtenmillioncalculationspersecond.Andwhy?
Toincreasethevolumeandthespeedwithwhichwemovenaturalresourcesthroughtheconsumereconomytothejunkpileorthewasteheap.Ourmanagerialskillsaremeasuredbythecompetence(34)_______inacceleratingthisprocess.Ifintheseactivitiesthephysicalfeaturesoftheplanetaredamaged,iftheenvironmentismadeinhospitablefor(35)_______livingspecies,thensobeit.Weare,supposedly,creatingatechnologicalwonderworld.
PartIII ReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Quiteoften,educatorstellfamiliesofchildrenwhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguagetospeakonlyEnglish,andnottheirnativelanguage,athome.Althoughtheseeducatorsmayhavegood36,theiradvicetofamiliesismisguided,andit37frommisunderstandingsabouttheprocessoflanguageacquisition.Educatorsmayfearthatchildrenhearingtwolanguageswillbecome38confusedandthustheirlanguagedevelopmentwillbe39;thisconcernisnotdocumentedintheliterature.Childrenarecapableoflearningmorethanonelanguage,whether40orsequentially(依次地).Infact,mostchildrenoutsideoftheUnitedStatesareexpectedtobecomebilingualoreven,inmanycases,multilingual.Globally,knowingmorethanonelanguageisviewedasan41andevenanecessityinmanyareas.
ItisalsoofconcernthatthemisguidedadvicethatstudentsshouldspeakonlyEnglishisgivenprimarilytopoorfamilieswithlimitededucationalopportunities,nottowealthierfamilieswhohavemanyeducationaladvantages.Sincechildrenfrompoorfamiliesoftenare42asat-riskforacademicfailure,teachersbelievethatadvisi