六级真题及答案共三套.docx

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六级真题及答案共三套

2013年12月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）

PartI　Writing（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhappinessbyreferringtothesaying“Happinessisnottheabsenceofproblems,buttheabilitytodealwiththem.”Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainhowyoucandevelopyourabilitytodealwithproblemsandbehappy.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Therockbandneedsmorehoursofpractice.

B）Therockbandisgoingtoplayhereforamonth.

C）Theirhardworkhasresultedinabigsuccess.

D）Heappreciatesthewoman’shelpwiththeband.

2.A）GoonadivingtourinEurope.C）Traveloverseasonhisown.

B）Add300dollarstohisbudget.D）JoinapackagetourtoMexico.

3.A）Incasesomeproblemshouldoccur.C）Toavoidmoreworklateron.

B）Somethingunexpectedhashappened.D）Tomakebetterpreparations.

4.A）Thewomanaskedforafreepasstotryoutthefacilities.

B）Themanisgoingtorenewhismembershipinafitnesscenter.

C）Thewomancangivethemanadiscountifhejoinstheclubnow.

D）Themancantryoutthefacilitiesbeforehebecomesamember.

5.A）Heisnotafraidofchallenge.

B）Heisnotfittostudyscience.

C）Heisworriedaboutthetest.

D）Heisgoingtodropthephysicscourse

6.A）Payforpartofthepicnicfood.C）BuysomethingspecialforGary.

B）InviteGary’sfamilytodinner.D）Takesomefoodtothepicnic.

7.A）Busdrivers’workingconditions.C）Publictransportation.

B）Alabordisputeatabuscompany.D）Acorporatetakeover.

8.A）Thebankstatement.C）Thepaymentforanorder.

B）Theirsalesoverseas.D）Thecheckjustdeposited.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Ahotelreceptionist.C）Ashopassistant.

B）Aprivatesecretary.D）Asalesmanager.

10.A）Voice.C）Appearance.

B）Intelligence.D）Manners.

11.A）Arrangeonemoreinterview.C）Reportthemattertotheirboss.

B）OfferthejobtoDavidWallace.D）HireBarbaraJonesonatrialbasis.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Heinventedtherefrigerator.C）HegotadegreeinMathematics.

B）Hepatentedhisfirstinvention.D）Hewasadmittedtouniversity.

13.A）Hedistinguishedhimselfinlowtemperaturephysics.

B）HefellinlovewithNatashaWilloughby.

C）HebecameaprofessorofMathematics.

D）Hestartedtoworkonrefrigeration.

14.A）Findingthetruenatureofsubatomicparticles.

B）Theirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.

C）Layingthefoundationsofmodemmathematics.

D）Theirdiscoveryofthelawsofcauseandeffect.

15.A）Toteachatauniversity.C）Tospendhisremainingyears.

B）Topatenthisinventions.D）Tohaveathree-weekholiday.

SectionBPassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theyhavefallenpreytowolves.

B）Theyhavebecomeatouristattraction.

C）Theyhavecausedlotsofdamagetocrops.

D）Theyhavebecomeaheadachetothecommunity.

17.A）Tocelebratetheirvictory.C）Toscarethewolves.

B）Tocheerupthehunters.D）Toalertthedeer.

18.A）Theywouldhelptospreadafataldisease.

B）Theywouldposeathreattothechildren.

C）Theywouldendangerdomesticanimals.

D）Theywouldeventuallykilloffthedeer.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Sheisaninterpreter.C）Sheisadomesticservant.

B）Sheisatouristguide.D）Sheisfromtheroyalfamily.

20.A）Itwasusedbythefamilytoholddinnerparties.

B）Itissituatedatthefootofabeautifulmountain.

C）Itwasfrequentlyvisitedbyheadsofstate.

D）Itisfurnishedlikeoneinaroyalpalace.

21.A）Itiselaboratelydecorated.

B）Ithassurvivedsome2,000years.

C）Itisverybig,withonlysixslimlegs.

D）ItisshapedlikeanancientSpanishboat.

22.A）Theyareuncomfortabletositinforlong.

B）Theydonotmatchtheovaltableatall.

C）Theyhavelostsomeoftheirlegs.

D）Theyareinterestingtolookat.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Itinanuncommoninfectiousdisease.

B）Itdestroysthepatient’sabilitytothink.

C）Itisadiseaseverydifficulttodiagnose.

D）Itisthebiggestcripplerofyoungadults.

24.A）Searchforthebestcure.C）Writeabookaboutherlife.

B）Hurryupandlivelife.D）Exercisemoreandworkharder.

25.A）Aggressive.C）Sophisticated.

B）Adventurous.D）Self-centered.

SectionC

It’sdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschooling,wherechildrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents.（26）_______andcourtdecisionshavemadeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheirchildrenathome,andeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.Somestatesrequireparentsorahometutortomeetteachercertificationstandards,andmanyrequireparentstocompletelegalformstoverifythattheirchildrenarereceiving（27）_______instate-approvedcurricula.

Supportsofhomeeducationclaimthatit’slessexpensiveandfarmore（28）_______thanmasspubliceducation.Moreover,theyciteseveraladvantages:

alleviationofschoolovercrowding,strengthenedfamilyrelationships,lower（29）_______rates,thefactthatstudentsareallowedtolearnattheirownrate,increased（30）_______,higherstandardizedtestscores,andreduced（31）_______problems.

Criticsofthehomeschoolingmovement（32）_______thatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasitsolves.Theyacknowledgethat,inafewcases,homeschoolingofferseducationalopportunitiessuperiortothosefoundinmostpublicschools,butfewparentscanprovidesucheducationaladvantages.Someparentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenfromtheschools（33）_______homeschoolinghaveaninadequateeducationalbackgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingtoprovideasatisfactoryeducationfortheirchildren.Typically,parentshavefewertechnologicalresources（34）_______thandoschools.However,therelativelyinexpensivecomputertechnologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanyway（35）_______morehighlystructuredclassroomeducation.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Someperformanceevaluationsrequiresupervisorstotakeaction.Employeeswhoreceiveaveryfavorableevaluationmaydeservesometypeofrecognitionorevenapromotion.Ifsupervisorsdonotacknowledgesuchoutstandingperformance,employeesmayeitherlosetheir36andreducetheireffortorsearchforanewjobatafirmthatwill37themforhighperformance.Supervisorsshouldacknowledgehighperformancesothattheemployeewillcontinuetoperformwellinthefuture.

Employeeswhoreceiveunfavorableevaluationsmustalsobegivenattention.Supervisorsmust38thereasonsforpoorperformance.Somereasons,suchasafamilyillness,mayhaveatemporaryadverse39onperformanceandcanbecorrected.Otherreasons,suchasabadattitude,maynotbetemporary.Whensupervisorsgiveemployeesanunfavorableevaluation,theymustdecidewhethertotakeany40actions.Iftheemployeeswereunawareoftheirowndeficiencies,theunfavorableevaluationcanpinpoint（指出）thedeficienciesthatemployeesmustcorrect.Inthiscase,thesupervisormaysimplyneedtomonitortheemployees41andensurethatthedeficienciesarecorrected.

Iftheemployeeswerealreadyawareoftheirdeficienciesbeforetheevaluationperiod,however,theymaybeunableorunwillingtocorrectthem.Thissituationismoreserious,andthesupervisormayneedtotakeaction.Theactionshouldbe42withthefirm’sguidelinesandmayincludereassigningtheemployeestonewjobs,43themtemporarily,orfiringthem.Asupervisor’sactiontowardapoorlyperformingworkercan44theattitudesofotheremployees.Ifno45isimposedonanemployeeforpoorperformance,otheremployeesmayreactbyreducingtheirproductivityaswell.

A）additional

B）affect

C）aptly

D）assimilate

H）circulation

F）closely

G）consistent

H）enthusiasm

I）identify

J）impact

K）penalty

L）reward

M）simplifying

N）suspending

O）vulnerable

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheCollegeEssay:

WhyThose500WordsDriveUsCrazy

A）Megisalawyer-mominsuburbanWashington,D.C.,wherelawyer-momsarethickontheground.HersonDougisoneofseveralhundredthousandhigh-schoolseniorswhohadapainfulfall.ThedeadlineforapplyingtohisfavoritecollegewasNov.1,andbyearlyOctoberhehadyettofillouttheapplication.Moretothepoint,hehadyettosettleonasubjectforthepersonalessayacco