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大学英语六级考试真题第二套
2014年12月大学英语六级试题(第二套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthendiscusswhethertechnologyisindispensableineducation.Youshouldgivesoundargumentstosupportyourviewsandwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.WriteyouressayonAnswerSheet1.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.A)Atagrocery.C)Inacarshowroom.
B)Inaparkinglot.D)Atafastfoodrestaurant.
2.A)Havealittlenapafterlunch.C)Changeherpositionnowandthen.
B)Getupandtakeashortwalk.D)Stretchlegsbeforestandingup.
3.A)Thestudentsshouldpracticelong-distancerunning.
B)Hedoesn’tquitebelievewhatthewomansays.
C)Thestudents’physicalconditionisnotdesirable.
D)Hethinkstheraceistoohardforthestudents.
4.A)Theydonotwanttohaveababyatpresent.
B)Theycannotaffordtogetmarriedrightnow.
C)Theyarebothpursuinggraduatestudies.
D)Theywillgettheirdegreesintwoyears.
5.A)Twinsusuallyhavealotincommon.
B)HemusthavebeenmistakenforJack.
C)Jackiscertainlynotashealthyasheis.
D)HehasnotseenJackforquiteafewdays.
6.A)Themanwilltakethewomantothemuseum.
B)Themanknowswherethemuseumislocated.
C)Thewomanisaskingthewayatthecrossroads.
D)Thewomanwillattendtheopeningofthemuseum.
7.A)Theycannotasktheguytoleave.
B)Theguyhasbeencominginfouryears.
C)Theyshouldnotlookdownupontheguy.
D)Theyguymustbefeelingextremelylonely.
8.A)Collecttimepieces.C)Becometime-conscious.
B)Learntomendclocks.D)Keeptrackofhisdailyactivities.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Itwindsitswaytothesea.C)Itisquicklyrising.
B)Itiseatingintoitsbanks.D)Itiswideanddeep
10.A)Getthetrucksovertotheothersideoftheriver.
B)Taketheequipmentapartbeforebeingferried.
C)Reducethetransportcostasmuchaspossible.
D)Trytospeeduptheoperationbyanymeans.
11.A)Askthecommandertosendahelicopter.
B)Halttheoperationuntilfurtherorders.
C)Cuttreesandbuildrowingboats.
D)Findasmanyboatsaspossible.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)HelphimjoinanIndianexpedition.C)Giveupmountainclimbingaltogether.
B)Talkabouthisclimbingexperiences.D)Savemoneytobuyclimbingequipment.
13.A)Hewasverystrictwithhischildren.
B)Heclimbedmountainstoearnaliving.
C)Hehadanunusualreligiousbackground.
D)HewasthefirsttoconquerMt.Qomolangma.
14.A)Theyarelikehumans.C)Theyaretobeprotected.
B)Theyaresacredplaces.D)Theyaretobeconquered.
15.A)Itwashisfather’strainingthatpulledhimthrough.
B)Itwasamilestoneinhismountainclimbingcareer.
C)Itwashisfatherwhogavehimthestrengthtosucceed.
D)IthelpedhimunderstandtheSherpaviewofmountains.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Passageone
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Byreviewingwhathehassaidpreviously.
B)Bycomparingmemorandumswithletters.
C)Byshowingamemorandum’sstructure.
D)Byanalyzingtheorganizationofaletter.
17.A)Theyspentalotoftimewritingmemorandums.
B)Theyseldomreadamemorandumthroughtotheend.
C)Theyplacedemphasisontheformatofmemorandums.
D)Theyignoredmanyofthememorandumstheyreceived.
18.A)Styleandwording.C)Directnessandclarity.
B)Structureandlength.D)Simplicityandaccuracy.
19.A)Accuratedating.C)Directstatementofpurpose.
B)Professionallook.D)Inclusionofappropriatehumor.
PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A)Theygivetopprioritytotheirworkefficiency.
B)Theymakeanefforttolightentheirworkload.
C)Theyneverchangeworkhabitsunlessforcedto.
D)Theytryhardtomakethebestuseoftheirtime.
21.A)Self-confidenceB)SenseofdutyC)WorkefficiencyD)Passionforwork
22.A)Theyareaddictedtoplayingonlinegames.
B)Theytrytoavoidworkwheneverpossible.
C)Theyfindnopleasureintheworktheydo.
D)Theysimplyhavenosenseofresponsibility.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Helostallhisproperty.C)Hewasforcedintoslavery.
B)Hewassoldtoacircus.D)Heranawayfromhisfamily.
24.A)Acarpenter.C)Amasterofhis.
B)Abusinessman.D)Ablackdrummer.
25.A)ItnameditstownhallafterSolomonNorthup.
B)ItdeclaredJuly24SolomonNorthupDay.
C)Itfreedallblacksinthetownfromslavery.
D)IthostedareunionfortheNorthupfamily.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofilltheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Intoleranceistheartofignoringanyviewsthatdifferfromyourown.It(26)________itselfahatred,stereotypes,prejudice,and(27)_________.Onceitintensifiesinpeople,intoleranceisnearlyimpossibletoovercome.Butwhywouldanyonewanttobelabeledintolerant?
Whywouldpeoplewanttobe(28)____________abouttheworldaroundthem?
WhywouldonewanttobepartoftheprobleminAmerica,insteadofthesolution?
Therearemanyexplanationsforintolerantattitudes,some(29)___________childhood.Itislikelythatintolerantfolksgrewup(30)__________intolerantparentsandthecycleofprejudicehassimplycontinuedfor(31)____________.Perhapsintolerantpeoplearesosetintheirwaysthattheyfinditeasiertoignoreanythingthatmightnot(32)___________theirlimitedviewoflife.Ormaybeintolerantstudentshavesimplyneverbeen(33)___________toanyonedifferentfromthemselves.Butnoneofthesereasonsisanexcuseforallowingtheintolerancetocontinue。
Intoleranceshouldnotbeconfusedwithdisagreement.Itis,ofcourse,possibletodisagreewithanopinionwithoutbeingintolerantofit.Ifyouunderstandabeliefbutstilldon’tbelieveinthatspecificbelief,that’sfine.Youare(34)____________youropinion.Asamatteroffact,(35)____________dissenters(持异议者)areimportantforanybelief.Ifweallbelievedthesamethings,wewouldnevergrow,andwewouldneverlearnabouttheworldaroundus.Intolerancedoesnotstemfromdisagreement.Itstemsfromfear.Andfearstemsfromignorance.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itwastenyearsago,onawarmJulynight,thatanewbornlambtookherfirstbreathinasmallshedinScotland.Fromtheoutside,shelookednodifferentfromthousandsofothersheepbornon___36__farms.ButDolly,astheworldsooncametorealize,wasno__37__lamb.Shewasclonedfromonecellofanadultfemalesheep,___38___long-heldscientificdogmathathaddeclaredsuchathingbiologicallyimpossible.
Adecadelater,scientistsarestartingtocometogripswithjusthowdifferentDollywas.Dozensofanimalshavebeenclonedsincethefirstlamb—mice,cats,cowsandmostrecently,adog—andit’sbecoming___39___clearthattheyareall,inonewayoranother,defective.
It’s__40__tothinkofclonesasperfectcarboncopiesoftheoriginal.Itturnsout,though,thattherearevariousdegreeofgenetic____41___.Thatmaycomeasashocktopeoplewhohavepaidthousandsofdollarstocloneapetonlytodiscoverthatthebabycatlooksandbehaves___42___liketheirbelovedpet—withdifferentcolorcoatoffur,perhaps,ora__43___differentattitudetowarditshumanhosts.
Andthesearejusttheobviousdifferences.Notonlyareclones___44___fromtheoriginaltemplate(模板)bytime,buttheyarealsotheproductofanunnaturalmolecularmechanismthatturnsoutnottobeverygoodatmaking___45___copies.Infact,theprocesscanembedsmallflawsinthegeneso