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大学英语六级考试真题第一套
2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetojumptoconclusionsuponseeingorhearingsomething.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
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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.
B)Jayissurprisedtolearnofthepartyforhim.
C)ThedeanwillcometoJay'sbirthdayparty.
D)TheclasshaskeptthepartyasecretfromJay.
3.A)Hefoundhiswalletinhisbriefcase.
B)Hewent,tothelost-and-foundoffice.
C)Helefthisthingswithhiscarinthegarage.
D)Hetoldthewomantogoandpickuphiscar.
4.A)Theshowhedirectedturnedouttobeasuccess.
B)Hewatchesonlythosecomediesbyfamousdirectors.
C)Newcomediesareexciting,justlikethoseinthe1960s.
D)TVcomedieshavenotimprovedmuchsincethe1960s.
5.A)Allvegetablesshouldbecookedfresh.
B)Themanshouldtryoutsomenewrecipes.
C)Overcookedvegetablesareoftentasteless.
D)Themanshouldstopboilingthevegetables.
6.A)Sortouttheirtaxreturns.
B)Helpthemtidyupthehouse.
C)Figureoutawaytoavoidtaxes.
D)Helpthemtodecodeamessage.
7.A)Hedidn'texpecttocompletehisworksosoon.
B)Hehasdevotedawholemonthtohisresearch.
C)Thewomanisstilltryingtofinishherwork.
D)Thewomanremainsatotalmysterytohim.
8.A)Hewouldliketomajorinpsychologytoo.
B)Hehasfailedtoregisterforthecourse.
C)Developmentalpsychologyisnewlyoffered.
D)Thereshouldbemoretimeforregistration.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Thebrilliantproduct,design.
B)Thenewcolorcombinations.
C)Theuniquecraftsmanship.
D)Thetextureofthefabrics.
10.A)Uniquetouristattractions.
B)TraditionalThaisilks.
C)Localhandicrafts.
D)Fancyproducts.
11.A)Itwillbeonthefollowingweekend.
B)Itwillbeoutintothecountryside.
C)Itwilllastonlyoneday.
D)Itwillstarttomorrow.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Agoodsecondaryeducation.
B)Apleasantneighborhood.
C)Ahappychildhood.
D)Ayearofpracticaltraining.
13.A)Heoughttogetgoodvocationaltraining.
B)Heshouldbesenttoaprivateschool.
C)Heisacademicallygifted.
D)Heisgoodatcarpentry.
14.A)DonwellSchool.
B)EnderbyHigh.
C)CarltonAbbey.
D)EnderbyComprehensive.
15.A)PutKeithinagoodboardingschool.
B)Talkwiththeirchildrenabouttheirdecision.
C)Sendtheirchildrentoabetterprivateschool.
D)Findoutmoreaboutthefiveschools.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Itwillbebrightlylit.
B)Itwillbewellventilated.
C)Itwillhavealargespaceforstorage.
D)Itwillprovideeasyaccesstothedisabled.
17.A)Onthefirstfloor.
B)Onthegroundfloor.
C)Oppositetothelibrary.
D)Onthesamefloorasthelabs.
18.A)Tomakethebuildingappeartraditional.
B)Tomatchthestyleofconstructiononthesite.
C)Tocuttheconstructioncosttotheminimum.
D)Toembodythesubcommittee'sdesignconcepts.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Sellfinancialsoftware
B)Writefinancialsoftware.
C)Trainclientstousefinancialsoftware.
D)Conductresearchonfinancialsoftware.
20.A)Unsuccessful.B)Rewarding.C)Tedious.D)Important.
21.A)Heofferedonlinetutorials.
B)Heheldgroupdiscussions.
C)Hegavethetraineeslecturenotes.
D)Heprovidedindividualsupport.
22.A)Theemployeeswereabitslowtofollowhisinstruction.
B)Thetrainees'problemshastobedealtwithonebyone.
C)Nobodyisabletosolvealltheproblemsinacoupleofweeks.
D)Thefaultmightheinhisstyleofpresentingtheinformation.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Theirparentstendtooverprotectthem.
B)Theirteachersmeetthemonlyinclass.
C)Theyhavelittleclosecontactwithadults.
D)Theyrarelyreadanybooksaboutadults.
24.A)Real-lifecasesaresimulatedforstudentstolearnlaw.
B)Writersandlawyersarebroughtintotalktostudents.
C)Opportunitiesarecreatedforchildrentobecomewriters.
D)MoreTeacherandWriterCollaborativesarebeingsetup.
25.A)Sixth-graderscanteachfirst-gradersaswellasteachers.
B)Childrenareoftenthebestteachersofotherchildren.
C)PairedLearningcultivatesthespiritofcooperation.
D)Childrenliketoformpartnershipswitheachother.
SectionC
Direction:
Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Testsmaybethemostunpopularpartofacademiclife.Studentshatethembecausetheyproducefearand__26__aboutbeingevaluated,andafocusongradesinsteadoflearningforlearning'ssake.
Buttestsarealsovaluable.Awell-constructedtest__27__whatyouknowandwhatyoustillneedtolearn.Testshelpyouseehowyourperformance__28__thatofothers.Andknowingthatyou'llbetestedon__29__materialiscertainlylikelyto__30__youtolearnthematerialmorethoroughly.
However,there'sanotherreasonyoumightdisliketests:
Youmayassumethattestshavethepowerto__31__yourworthasaperson.Ifyoudobadlyonatest,youmaybetemptedtobelievethatyou'vereceivedsome__32__informationaboutyourselffromtheprofessor,informationthatsaysyou'reafailureinsomesignificantway.
Thisisadangerous-andwrong-headed-assumption.Ifyoudobadlyonatest,itdoesn'tmeanyou'reabadpersonorstupid.Orthatyou'llneverdobetteragain,andthatyourlifeis__33__.Ifyoudon'tdowellonatest,you'rethesamepersonyouwerebeforeyoutookthetest-nobetter,noworse.Youjustdidbadlyonatest.That'sit.
__34__,testsarenotameasureofyourvalueasanindividual-theyareameasureonlyofhowwellandhowmuchyoustudied.Testsaretools;theyareindirectand_35__measuresofwhatweknow.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Forinvestorswhodesirelowriskandguaranteedincome,U.S.governmentbondsareasecureinvestmentbecausethesebondshavethefinancialbackingandfullfaithandcreditofthefederalgovernment.Municipalbonds,alsosecure,areofferedbylocalgovernmentsandoftenhave__36__suchastax-freeinterest.Somemayevenbe__37__.Corporatebondsareabitmorerisky.
Twoquestionsoften__38__first-timecorporatebondinvestors.Thefirstis"It1purchaseacorporatebond,doIhavetoholdituntilthematuritydate?
"Theanswerisno.Bon