大学英语六级考试真题三.docx

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大学英语六级考试真题三

2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题（三）

Writing（30minutes）

ListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

1A）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.

BTheyarebothpursuinggraduatestudies.

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）Learntomendclocks.D）Keeptrackofhisdailyactivities.

9.A）Itiseatingintoitsbanks.

B）Itwinditswaytothesea.

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

HisfuturesubjectshavenotalwaystreatedthePrinceofWaleswiththerespectonemightexpect.Theylaughedaloudin1986whentheheirtotheBritish36toldaTVreporterthathetalkedtohisplantsathiscountryhouse,Highgrove,tostimulatetheirgrowth.ThePrincewasbeinghumorous—“Mysenseofhumorwillgetmeintotroubleoneday,”hesaidtohisaides（随从）—butlisteningtoCharlesWindsorcanindeedprovestimulating.Theroyal37hasbeenpromotingradicalideasformostofhisadultlife.Someofhis38,whichoncesoundedabitweird,weresimplyaheadoftheirtime.Now,finally,theworldseemstobecatchingupwithhim.

Takehisviewsonfanning.PrinceCharles'DuchyHomeFarmwent39backin1986,whenmostshopperscaredonlyaboutthelowpricetagonsuspiciouslyblemish-free（无瑕疵的）vegetablesand40largechickenspiledhighinsupermarkets.

Hiswarningsonclimatechangeprovedfarsighted,too.Charlesbegan41actiononglobalwarmingin1990andsayshehasbeenworriedaboutthe42ofmanontheenvironmentsincehewasateenager.

Althoughhehasgraduallygainedinternational43asoneoftheworld’sleadingconservationists,manyBritishpeoplestillthinkofhimasan44personwhotalkstoplants.Thisyear,asithappens,SouthKoreanscientistsprovedthatplantsreallydo45tosound.SoCharleswasaheadofthegamethere,too.

A）conform

B）eccentric

C）environmentalist

D）expeditions

E）impact

F）notions

G）organic

H）originally

I）recognition

J）respond

K）subordinate

L）suppressing

M）throne

N）unnaturally

O）urging

SectionB

HighSchoolSportsAren’tKillingAcademics

[A]Inthismonth'sAtlanticcoverarticle,"TheCaseAgainstHigh-SchoolSports,"AmandaRipleyarguesthatschool-sponsoredsportsprogramsshouldbeseriouslycut.Shewritesthat,unlikemostcountriesthatoutperformtheUnitedStatesoninternationalassessments,Americanschoolsputtoomuchofanemphasisonathletics.“SportsareembeddedinAmericanschoolsinawaytheyarenotalmostanywhereelse,"shewrites.“YetthisdifferencehardlyevercomesupindomesticdebatesaboutAmerica'internationalmediocrity（平庸）ineducation.”

[B]Americanstudent-athletesreapmanybenefitsfromparticipatinginsports,butthecoststotheschoolscouldoutweightheirbenefits,sheargues.Inparticular,Ripleycontendsthatsportscrowdouttheacademicmissionsofschools:

AmericashouldlearnfromSouthKoreaandFinlandandeveryothercountryatthetoplevelofinternationaltestscores,allofwhomemphasizeathleticsfarlessinschool.“Evenineighthgrade,AmericankidsspendmorethantwicethetimeKoreankidsspendplayingsports,”shewrites,citinga2010studypublishedintheJournalofAdvancedAcademics.

[C]ItmightwellbetruethatsportsarefarmorerootedinAmericanhighschoolsthaninothercountries.Butourreadingofinternationaltestscoresfindsnosupportfortheargumentagainstschoolathletics.Indeed,ourownresearchandthatofothersleadustomaketheoppositecase.School-sponsoredsportsappeartoprovidebenefitsthatseemtoincrease,notdetract（减少）from,academicsuccess.

[D]Ripleyindulgesapopularobsession（痴迷）withinternationaltestscorecomparisons,whichshowwideandfrighteninggapsbetweentheUnitedStatesandothercountries.Sheignores,however,thefactthatstatesvaryatleastasmuchintestscoresasdodevelopedcountries.A2011reportfromHarvardUniversityshowsthatMassachusettsproducesmathscorescomparabletoSouthKoreaandFinland,whileMississippiscoresareclosertoTrinidadandTobago.Ripley’sthesisaboutsportsfallsapartinlightofthisfact.SchoolsinMassachusettsprovidesportsprogramswhileschoolsinFinlanddonot.SchoolsinMississippimaylovefootballwhileinTobagointerscholasticsportsarenowherenearasprominent.Sportscannotexplainthesesimilaritiesinperformance.Theycan’texplaininternationaldifferenceseither.

[E]IfitistruethatsportsunderminetheacademicmissionofAmericanschools,wewouldexpecttoseeanegativerelationshipbetweenthecommitmenttoathlet