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大学英语六级考试真题第1套
2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthendiscusswhethertechnologyisindispensableineducation.Youshouldgivesoundargumentstosupportyourviewsandwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
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PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Theman'stennisracketisgoodenough.C)Shecanwaitforthemanforalittlewhile.
B)Themanshouldgetapairofnewshoes.D)Physicalexercisehelpsherstayinshape.
2.A)ThewomanwillskipDr.Smith'slecturetohelptheman.
B)KathyisverypleasedtoattendthelecturebyDr.Smith.
C)Thewomanisgoodatdoinglabdemonstrations.
D)Themanwilldoallhecantoassistthewoman.
3.A)Thewomanaskedthemantoaccompanyhertotheparty.
B)Stevebecamerichsoonaftergraduationfromcollege.
C)Steveinvitedhisclassmatestovisithisbigcottage.
D)ThespeakersandSteveusedtobeclassmates.
4.A)Inabus.B)Inaclinic.C)Inaboat.D)Inaplane.
5.A)10:
10.B)9:
50.C)9:
40.D)9:
10.
6.A)ShedoesnotlikeJohnatall.C)ShedoesnotthinkJohnishandsome.
B)Johnhasgotmanyadmirers.D)Johnhasjustgotabachelor'sdegree.
7.A)Hehasbeenbumpingalongforhours.C)Heisinvolvedinaseriousaccident.
B)Hehasgotasharppainintheneck.D)Heistrappedinaterribletrafficjam.
8.A)Sheisgoodatrepairingthings.C)Sheshouldimproveherphysicalcondition.
B)Sheisaprofessionalmechanic.D)Shecannotgowithoutawashingmachine.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Somewitnessesfailedtoappearincourt.C)Theaccusedwasfoundguiltyofstealing.
B)Thecasecauseddebateamongthepublic.D)Theaccusedrefusedtopleadguiltyincourt.
10.A)Hewasoutofhismind.C)Hiswifedesertedhim.
B)Hewasunemployed.D)Hischildrenweresick.
11.A)Hehadbeeninjailbefore.C)Hewasunlikelytogetemployed.
B)Hewasunworthyofsympathy.D)Hehadcommittedthesamesortofcrime.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Irresponsible.B)Unsatisfactory.C)Aggressive.D)Conservative.
13.A)Internalcommunication.C)Publicrelations.
B)Distributionofbrochures.D)Productdesign.
14.A)Placingadvertisementsinthetradepress.C)Advertisinginthenationalpress.
B)Drawingsketchesforadvertisements.D)Makingtelevisioncommercials.
15.A)Shehasthemotivationtodothejob.C)Sheisnotsoeasytogetalongwith.
B)Sheknowsthetricksofadvertising.D)Sheisnotsuitablefortheposition.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Thecozycommunallife.C)Innovativeacademicprograms.
B)Theculturaldiversity.D)Impressiveschoolbuildings.
17.A)Itisverybeneficialtotheiracademicprogress.
B)Ithelpsthemsoakupthesurroundingculture.
C)Itisasimportantastheirlearningexperience.
D)Itensurestheirphysicalandmentalhealth.
18.A)Itoffersthemostchallengingacademicprograms.
B)Ithastheworld'sbest-knownmilitaryacademies.
C)Itprovidesnumerousoptionsforstudents.
D)Itdrawsfacultyfromallaroundtheworld.
19.A)Theytrytogivestudentsopportunitiesforexperimentation.
B)TheyareresponsiblemerelytotheirMinistryofEducation.
C)Theystrivetodevelopeverystudent'sacademicpotential.
D)Theyensurethatallstudentsgetroughlyequalattention.
PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A)ItwillarriveatBoulogneathalfpasttwo.C)ItisnowabouthalfwaytotheFrenchcoast.
B)ItcrossestheEnglishChanneltwiceaday.D)ItisleavingFolkestoneinaboutfiveminutes.
21.A)Oppositetheship'soffice.C)AttherearofBdeck.
B)Nexttotheduty-freeshop.D)InthefrontofAdeck.
22.A)Itisforthesoleuseofpassengerstravellingwithcars.
B)ItismuchmorespaciousthantheloungeonCdeck.
C)Itisfortheuseofpassengerstravellingwithchildren.
D)ItisforseniorpassengersandpeoplewithVIPcards.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Itwasnamedafteritslocation.C)Itwasnamedafteracaveartexpert.
B)Itwasnamedafteritsdiscoverer.D)Itwasnamedafteroneofitspainters.
24.A)Animalpaintingwaspartofthespirituallifeofthetime.
B)DeerwereworshipedbytheancientCro-Magnonpeople.
C)Cro-Magnonpeoplepaintedanimalstheyhuntedandate.
D)Theywerebelievedtokeepevilsawayfromcavedwellers.
25.A)Theyknowlittleaboutwhythepaintingswerecreated.
B)Theyhavedifficultytellingwhenthepaintingsweredone.
C)Theyareunabletodrawsuchinterestingandfinepaintings.
D)Theyhavemisinterpretedthemeaningofthecavepaintings.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Ifyouareattendingalocalcollege,especiallyonewithoutresidencehalls,you'llprobablyliveathomeandcommutetoclasses.Thisarrangementhasalotof26.It'scheaper.Itprovidesacomfortableandfamiliarsetting,anditmeansyou'llgetthekindofhomecookingyou'reusedtoinsteadofthemonotony(单调)that27eventhebestinstitutionalfood.
However,commutingstudentsneedto28tobecomeinvolvedinthelifeoftheircollegeandtotakespecialstepstomeettheirfellowstudents.Often,thismeansacertainamountofinitiativeonyourpartin29andtalkingtopeopleinyourclasseswhomyouthinkyoumightlike.
Oneproblemthatcommutingstudentssometimesfaceistheirparents'unwillingnesstorecognizethatthey'readults.The30fromhighschooltocollegeisabigone,andifyouliveathomeyouneedtodevelopthesamekindofindependenceyou'dhaveifyouwerelivingaway.Homerulesthatmighthavebeen31whenyouwereinhighschooldon'tapply.Ifyourparentsare32torenegotiate,youcanspeedtheprocessalongbylettingyourbehaviorshowthatyouhavetheresponsibilitythatgoeswithmaturity.Parentsaremorewillingto33theirchildrenasadultswhentheybehavelikeadults.If,however,there'ssomuchfrictionathomethatit34youracademicwork,youmightwanttoconsidersharinganapartmentwithoneormorefriends.Sometimesthisisahappysolutionwhenfamily35makeeveryonemiserable.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
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.Ea