大学英语六级考试真题1.docx

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大学英语六级考试真题1

2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题

（一）

Writing（30minutes）

ListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Inaparkinglot.

B）Atagrocery.

C）Atafastfoodrestaurant.

D）Inacarshowroom.

2.A）Changeherpositionnowandthen.

B）Stretchherlegsbeforestandingup.

C）Havealittlenapafterlunch.

D）Getupandtakeashortwalk.

3.A）Thestudentsshouldpracticelong-distancerunning.

B）Thestudents’physicalconditionisnotdesirable.

C）Hedoesn’tquitebelievewhatthewomansays.

D）Hethinkstheraceistoohardforthestudents.

4.A）Theywillgettheirdegreesintwoyears.

B）Theyarebothpursuinggraduatestudies.

C）Theycannotaffordtogetmarriedrightnow.

D）Theydonotwanttohaveababyatpresent.

5.A）HemusthavebeenmistakenforJack.

B）Twinsusuallyhavealotincommon.

C）Jackiscertainlynotashealthyasheis.

D）HehasnotseenJackforquiteafewdays.

6.A）Thewomanwillattendtheopeningofthemuseum.

B）Thewomanisaskingthewayatthecrossroads.

C）Themanknowswherethemuseumislocated.

D）Themanwilltakethewomantothemuseum.

7.A）Theycannotasktheguytoleave.

B）Theguyhasbeencominginforyears.

C）Theguymustbefeelingextremelylonely.

D）Theyshouldnotlookdownupontheguy.

8.A）Collecttimepieces.B）Becometime-conscious.

C）LearntomendclocksD）Keeptrackofhisdailyactivities.

9.A）Itiseatingintoitsbanks.B）Itwindsitswaytothesea.

C）Itiswideanddeep.D）Itisquicklyrising.

10.A）Trytospeeduptheoperationbyanymeans.

B）Taketheequipmentapartbeforebeingferried.

C）Reducethetransportcostasmuchaspossible.

D）Getthetrucksovertotheothersideoftheriver.

11.A）Findasmanyboatsaspossible.

B）Cuttreesandbuildrowingboats.

C）Halttheoperationuntilfurtherorders.

D）Askthecommandertosendahelicopter

12.A）Talkabouthisclimbingexperiences.

B）HelphimjoinanIndianexpedition.

C）Giveupmountainclimbingaltogether.

D）Savemoneytobuyclimbingequipment.

13.A）HewasthefirsttoconquerMt.Qomolangma.

B）Hehadanunusualreligiousbackground.

C）Heclimbedmountainstoearnaliving.

D）Hewasverystrictwithhischildren.

14.A）Theyaretobeconquered.B）Theyaretobeprotected.

C）Theyaresacredplaces.D）Theyarelikehumans.

15.A）Itwashisfather’strainingthatpulledhimthrough.

B）Itwasamilestoneinhismountainclimbingcareer.

C）IthelpedhimunderstandtheSherpaviewofmountains.

D）Itwashisfatherwhogavehimthestrengthtosucceed.

SectionB

PassageOne

16.A）Byshowingamemorandum’sstructure.

B）Byanalyzingtheorganizationofaletter.

C）Bycomparingmemorandumswithletters.

D）Byreviewingwhathehassaidpreviously.

17.A）Theyignoredmanyofthememorandumstheyreceived.

B）Theyplacedemphasisontheformatofmemorandums.

C）Theyseldomreadamemorandumthroughtotheend.

D）Theyspentalotoftimewritingmemorandums.

18.A）Styleandwording.B）Directnessandclarity.

C）Structureandlength.D）Simplicityandaccuracy.

19.A）Inclusionofappropriatehumor.

B）Directstatementofpurpose.

C）Professionallook.

D）Accuratedating.

PassageTwo

20.A）Theygivetopprioritytotheirworkefficiency.

B）Theymakeanefforttolightentheirworkload.

C）Theytryhardtomakethebestuseoftheirtime.

D）Theyneverchangeworkhabitsunlessforcedto.

21.A）Senseofduty.B）Self-confidence.

C）Workefficiency.D）Passionforwork.

22.A）Theyfindnopleasureintheworktheydo.

B）Theytrytoavoidworkwheneverpossible.

C）Theyareaddictedtoplayingonlinegames.

D）Theysimplyhavenosenseofresponsibility.

PassageThree

23.A）Helostallhisproperty.B）Hewassoldtoacircus.

C）Heranawayfromhisfamily.D）Hewasforcedintoslavery.

24.A）Acarpenter.B）Amasterofhis.

C）Abusinessman.D）Ablackdrummer.

25.A）ItnameditstownhallafterSolomonNorthup.

B）Itfreedallblacksinthetownfromslavery.

C）ItdeclaredJuly24SolomonNorthupDay.

D）IthostedareunionfortheNorthupfamily.

SectionC

Intoleranceistheartofignoringanyviewsthatdifferfromyourown.It（26）________itselfinhatred,stereotypes,prejudice,and（27）________.Onceitintensifiesinpeople,intoleranceisnearlyimpossibletoovercome.Butwhywouldanyonewanttobelabeledintolerant?

Whywouldpeoplewanttobe（28）________abouttheworldaroundthem?

WhywouldonewantbepartoftheprobleminAmerica,insteadofthesolution?

Therearemanyexplanationsforintolerantattitudes,some（29）________childhood.Itislikelythatintolerantforksgrewup（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.

ReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Itwas10yearsago,onawarmJulynight,thatanewbornlambtookherfirstbreathinasmallshedinScotland.Fromtheoutside,shelookednodifferentfromthousandsofothersheepbornon36farms.ButDolly,astheworldsooncametorealize,wasno37lamb.Shewasclonedfromasinglecellofanadultfemalesheep,38long-heldscientificdogmathathaddeclaredsuchathingbiologicallyimpossible.

Adecadelater,scientistsarestartingtocometogripswithjusthowdifferentDollywas.Dozensofanimalshavebeenclonedsincethatfirstlamb—mice,cats,cowsand,mostrecently,adog—andit’sbecoming39clearthattheyareall,inonewayoranother,defective.

It’s40tothinkofclonesasperfectcarboncopiesoftheoriginal.Itturnsout,though,thattherearevariousdegreesofgenetic41.Thatmaycomeasashocktopeoplewhohavepaidthousandsofdollarstocloneapetcatonlytodiscoverthatthebabycatlooksandbehaves42liketheirbelovedpet—withadifferent-colorcoatoffur,perhaps,ora43differentattitudetowarditshumanhosts.

Andthesearejusttheobviousdifferences.Notonlyareclones44fromtheoriginaltemplate（模板）bytime,buttheyarealsotheproductofanunnaturalmolecularmechanismthatturnsoutnottobeverygoodatmaking45copies.Infact,theprocesscanembedsmallflawsinthegenesofclonesthatscientistsareonlynowdiscovering.

A）abstractI）nothing

B）completelyJ）ordinary

C）desertedK）overturning

D）duplicationL）separated

E）everythingM）surrounding

F）identicalN）systematically

G）increasinglyO）tempting

H）miniature

SectionB

ShouldSingle-SexEducationBeEliminated?

[A]Whyisaneuroscientistheredebatingsingle-sexschooling?

Honestly,IhadnofixedideasonthetopicwhenIstartedresearchingitformybook,PinkBrain,BlueBrain.Butanydiscussionofgenderdifferencesinchildreninevitablyleadstothisdebate,soIfeltcompelledtodiveintotheresearchdataonsingle-sexschooling.IreadeverystudyIcould,weighedtheexistingevidence,andultimatelyconcludedthatsingle-¬sexeducationisnottheanswertogendergapsinachievement—orthebestwayforwardfortoday’syoungpeople.Aftermybookwaspublished,Imetseveraldevelopmentalandcognitivepsychologistswhoseworkwasaddressinggenderandeducationfromdifferentangles,andwepublishedapeer-reviewedEducationForumpieceinSciencemagazinewiththeprovocativetitle,“ThePseudoscienceofSingle-SexEducation.”

[B]Weshowedthatthreelinesofresearchusedtojustifysingle-sexschooling—educational,neuroscience,andsocialpsychology—allfailtosupportitsallegedbenefits,andsothewidely-heldviewthatgenderseparationissomehowbetterforboys,girls,orbothisnothingmorethanamyth.

TheResearchonAcademicOutcomes

[C]First,wereviewedtheextensiveeducationalresearchthathascomparedacademicoutcomesinstudentsattendingsingle-sexversuscoeducationalschools.Theoverwhelmingconclusionwhenyouputthisenormousliteraturetogetheristhatthereisnoclearacademicadvantageofsittinginall-femaleorall-maleclasses,inspiteofmuchpopularbelieftothecontrary.Ibasethisconclusionnotonanyindividualstudy,butonlarge-scaleandsystematicreviewsofthousandsofstudiesconductedineverymajorEnglish-speakingcountry.

[D]Ofcourse,there’remanyexcellentsingle-sexschoolsoutthere,butasthesecarefulresearchreviewshavedemonstrated,it’snottheirsingle-sexcompositionthatmakesthemexcellent.It’salltheotheradvantagesthataretypicallypackedintosuchschools,suchasfinancialresources,qualityofthefaculty,andpro-¬academicculture,alongwiththefamilybackgroundandpre-selectedabilityofthestudentsthemselvesthatdeterminetheiroutcomes.

[E]AcaseinpointisthestudybyLindaSaxatUCLA,whouseddatafromalargenationalsurveyofcollegefreshmentoevaluatetheeffectofsingle-sexversuscoeducationalhighschools.CommissionedbytheNationalCoalitionofGirls’Schools,therawfindingslookprettygoodforthefun