大学英语六级考试第三套真题+答案.docx

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大学英语六级考试第三套真题+答案

2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第三套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetoputallyoureggsinonebasket.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A）Themanisthemanageroftheapartmentbuilding.

B）Thewomanisverygoodatbargaining.

C）Thewomanwillgettheapartmentrefurnished.

D）Themanislookingforanapartment.

2.A）Howthepictureswillturnout.C）Whatthemanthinksoftheshots.

B）Wherethebotanicalgardenis.D）Whythepicturesarenotready.

3.A）Thereisnoreplacementforthehandle.C）Thesuitcaseisnotworthfixing.

B）Thereisnomatchforthesuitcase.D）Thesuitcasecanbefixedintime.

4.A）Heneedsavehicletobeusedinharshweather.

B）Hehasafairlylargecollectionofqualitytrucks.

C）Hehashadhistruckadaptedforcoldtemperatures.

D）Hedoesroutinetruckmaintenanceforthewoman.

5.A）Shecannotstandherboss’sbadtemper.

B）Shehasoftenbeencriticizedbyherboss.

C）Shehasmadeuphermindtoresign.

D）Sheneverregretsanydecisionsshemakes.

6.A）Lookforashirtofamoresuitablecolorandsize.

B）Replacetheshirtwithoneofsomeothermaterial.

C）Visitadifferentstoreforasilkorcottonshirt.

D）Getadiscountontheshirtsheisgoingtobuy.

7.A）Ata“LostandFound”.C）Atatradefair.

B）Atareceptiondesk.D）Atanexhibition.

8.A）Repairitandmovein.C）Convertitintoahotel.

B）Passitontohisgrandson.D）Sellitforagoodprice.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Uniquedescriptiveskills.C）Colourfulworldexperiences.

B）Goodknowledgeofreaders’tastes.D）Carefulplottingandclueing.

10.A）Apeacefulsetting.C）Tobeintherightmood.

B）Aspaciousroom.D）Tobeentirelyalone.

11.A）Theyrelyheavilyontheirownimagination.

B）Theyhaveexperiencessimilartothecharacters’.

C）Theylookattheworldinadetachedmanner.

D）Theyareoverwhelmedbytheirownprejudices.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Goodorbad,theyaretheretostay.C）Believeitornot,theyhavesurvived.

B）Likeitornot,youhavetousethem.D）Gainorlose,theyshouldbemodernised.

13.A）Thefrequenttraindelays.C）Thefoodsoldonthetrains.

B）Thehightrainticketfares.D）ThemonopolyofBritishRailways.

14.A）Thelowefficiencyoftheiroperation.

B）Competitionfromothermodesoftransport.

C）Constantcomplaintsfrompassengers.

D）Thepassingofthenewtransportact.

15.A）Theywillbede-nationalised.C）Theyarefastdisappearing.

B）Theyprovideworseservice.D）Theylosealotofmoney.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）ThewholeAntarcticregionwillbesubmerged.

B）Somepolaranimalswillsoonbecomeextinct.

C）Manycoastalcitieswillbecoveredwithwater.

D）Theearthwillexperienceextremeweathers.

17.A）Howhumansaretocopewithglobalwarming.

B）HowunstabletheWestAntarcticicesheetis.

C）Howvulnerablethecoastalcitiesare.

D）Howpolariceimpactsglobalweather.

18.A）Itcollapsedatleastonceinthepast1.3millionyears.

B）Itsitsfirmlyonsolidrockatthebottomoftheocean.

C）Itmeltedattemperaturesabithigherthanthoseoftoday.

D）Itwillhavelittleimpactonsealevelwhenitbreaksup.

19.A）TheWestAntarcticregionwasonceanopenocean.

B）TheWestAntarcticicesheetwasabout7,000feetthick.

C）TheWestAntarcticicesheetwasoncefloatingice.

D）TheWestAntarcticregionusedtobewarmerthantoday.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A）WhetherwecandevelopsocialtiesontheInternet.

B）Whetheradeletedphotoisimmediatelyremovedfromtheweb.

C）Whetherourblogscanbereneweddaily.

D）Whetherwecansetupourownwebsites.

21.A）Thenumberofvisitstheyreceive.C）Thefilestheyhavecollected.

B）Thewaytheystoredata.D）Themeanstheyusetogetinformation.

22.A）Whenthesystemisdown.C）WhentheURLisreused.

B）Whennewlinksaresetup.D）Whentheserverisrestarted.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Someicedcoffeeshaveasmanycaloriesasahotdinner.

B）Icedcoffeessoldbysomepopularchainsarecontaminated.

C）Drinkingcoffeeafteramealismorelikelytocauseobesity.

D）Somebrand-namecoffeescontainharmfulsubstances.

24.A）Havesomefreshfruit.C）Takeahotshower.

B）Exerciseatthegym.D）Eatahotdinner.

25.A）Theycouldenjoyahappierfamilylife.

B）Theycouldgreatlyimprovetheirworkefficiency.

C）Manycancercasescouldbeprevented.

D）Manyembarrassingsituationscouldbeavoided.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Psychologistsarefindingthathopeplaysasurprisinglyvitalroleingivingpeopleameasurableadvantageinrealms（26）__________academicachievement,bearingupintoughjobsandcopingwith（27）___________illness.And,bycontrast,thelossofhopeisturningouttobeastrongersignthatapersonmay（28）___________suicidethanotherfactorslongthoughttobemorelikelyrisks.

“Hopehasprovenapowerfulpredictorof（29）__________ineverystudywe’vedonesofar,”saidDr.CharlesR.Snyder,apsychologistwhohasdeviseda（30）__________toassesshowmuchhopeapersonhas.

Forexample,inresearchwith3,920collegestudents,Dr.Snyderandhis（31）__________foundthatthelevelofhopeamongfreshmenatthebeginningoftheirfirstsemesterwasamore（32）__________predictoroftheircollegegradesthanweretheirS.A.T.scoresortheirgradepoint（33）__________inhighschool,thetwomeasuresmostcommonlyusedtopredictcollegeperformance.

“Studentswithhighhopesetthemselveshighergoalsandknowhowtoworktoattainthem,”Dr.Snydersaid.“Whenyoucomparestudentsofequivalentintelligenceandpastacademicachievements,what（34）__________ishope.”

Indevisingawaytoassesshopescientifically,Dr.Snyderwentbeyondthesimplenotionthathopeismerelythesensethateverythingwill（35）__________allright.“Thatnotionisnotconcreteenoughanditblurstwokeycomponentsofhope,”Dr.Snydersaid.“Havinghopemeansbelievingyouhaveboththewillandthewaytoaccomplishyourgoals,whatevertheymaybe.”

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

MillionsofAmericansareenteringtheir60sandaremoreconcernedthaneveraboutretirement.Theyknowtheyneedtosave,buthowmuch?

Andwhatexactlyaretheysavingfor—tospendmoretime___36___thegrandkids,gotraveling,orstartanothercareer?

Itturnsoutthathusbandsandwivesmayhave___37___differentideasaboutthesubject.

Thedeepestdivideisinthewayspousesenvisagetheirlifestyleintheirlateryears.FidelityInvestmentsInc.found41percentofthe500couplesitsurveyed___38___onwhetherbothoratleastonespousewillworkinretirement.Wivesaregenerallyrightregardingtheirhusbands’retirementage,butmen___39___theagetheirwiveswillbewhentheystopworking.Andhusbandsareslightlymore___40___abouttheirstandardoflivingthanwivesare.

Busyjuggling（穷于应对）careersandfamilies,mostcouplesdon’ttakethetimetositdown,___41___ortogether,andthinkaboutwhattheywouldliketodo5,10or20yearsfromnow.They___42___theyareonthesamepage,butthe___43___istheyhaveavoidedeventalkingaboutit.

Ifyouareself-employedorinajobthatdoesn’thaveastandardretirementage,youmaybemoreapttodelaythinkingabouttheseissues.Itisoftena___44___retirementdatethatprovidesthecatalyst（催化剂）tostartplanning.Gettinglaidofforacceptinganearly-retirement___45_