英语六级真题及答案详解.docx

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英语六级真题及答案详解

2012年12月英语六级真题及答案详解

2012年12月英语六级真题及答案详解

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitledManandComputerbycommentingonthesaying,“Therealdangerisnotthatthecomputerwillbegintothinklikeman,butthatmanwillbegintothinklikethecomputer.”Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

ManandComputer

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Thirstgrowsforlivingunplugged

MorepeoplearetakingbreaksfromtheconnectedlifeamidthestillnessandquietofretreatsliketheJesuitCenterinWernersville,Pennsylvania.

Aboutayearago,IflewtoSingaporetojointhewriterMalcolmGladwell,thefashiondesignerMarcEckoandthegraphicdesignerStefanSagmeisterinaddressingagroupofadvertisingpeopleon“MarketingtotheChildofTomorrow.”SoonafterIarrived,thechiefexecutiveoftheagencythathadinvitedustookmeaside.Whathewasmostinterestedin,hebegan,wasstillnessandquiet.

Afewmonthslater,Ireadaninterviewwiththewell-knowncutting-edgedesignerPhilippeStarck.

Whatallowedhimtoremainsoconsistentlyaheadofthecurve?

“IneverreadanymagazinesorwatchTV,”hesaid,perhapswithalittleexaggeration.“NordoIgotococktailparties,dinnersoranythinglikethat.”Helivedoutsideconventionalideas,heimplied,because“Ilivealonemostly,inthemiddleofnowhere.”

Aroundthesametime,Inoticedthatthosewhopartwith$2,285anighttostayinacliff-toproomatthePostRanchInninBigSur,California,paypartlyfortheprivilegeofnothavingaTVintheirrooms;thefutureoftravel,I’mreliablytold,liesin“black-holeresorts,”whichchargehighpricespreciselybecauseyoucan’tgetonlineintheirrooms.

Hasitreallycometothis?

Themorewayswehavetoconnect,themoremanyofusseemdesperatetounplug.InternetrescuecampsinSouthKoreaandChinatrytosavekidsaddictedtothescreen.

WriterfriendsofminepaygoodmoneytogettheFreedomsoftwarethatenablesthemtodisabletheveryInternetconnectionsthatseemedsoemancipatingnotlongago.EvenIntelexperimentedin2007withconferringfouruninterruptedhoursofquiettime（nophoneore-mail）everyTuesdaymorningon300

Itisvital,ofcourse,tostayintouchwiththeworld.Butitisonlybyhavingsomedistancefromtheworldthatyoucanseeitwhole,andunderstandwhatyoushouldbedoingwithit.

Formorethan20years,therefore,Ihavebeengoingseveraltimesayear—oftenfornolongerthanthreedays—toaBenedictinehermitage（修道院），40minutesdowntheroad,asithappens,fromthePostRanchInn.Idon’tattendserviceswhenIamthere,andIhavenevermeditated,thereoranywhere;Ijusttakewalksandreadandlosemyselfinthestillness,recallingthatitisonlybysteppingbrieflyawayfrommywifeandbossesandfriendsthatIwillhaveanythingusefultobringtothem.ThelasttimeIwasinthehermitage,threemonthsago,Ihappenedtomeetwithayoungish-lookingmanwitha3-year-oldboyaroundhisshoulders.

“You’rePico,aren’tyou?

”themansaid,andintroducedhimselfasLarry;wehadmet,Igathered,19yearsbefore,whenhehadbeenlivinginthehermitageasanassistanttooneofthemonks.

“Whatareyoudoingnow?

”Iasked.

Wesmiled.Nowordswerenecessary.

“ItrytobringmykidshereasoftenasIcan,”hewenton.Thechildoftomorrow,Irealized,mayactuallybeaheadofus,intermsofsensingnotwhatisnew,butwhatisessential.

1.WhatisspecialaboutthePostRanchInn?

A）Itsroomsarewellfurnishedbutdimlylit.

B）Itmakesguestsfeellikefallingintoablackhole.

C）Thereisnoaccesstotelevisioninitsrooms.

D）Itprovidesalltheluxuriesitsguestscanthinkof.

2.Whatdoestheauthorsaythechildrenoftomorrowwillneedmost?

A）Convenienceandcomfortineverydaylife.

B）Timeawayfromallelectronicgadgets.

C）Moreactivitiestofillintheirleisuretime.

D）Greaterchancesforindividualdevelopment.

3.WhatdoestheFrenchphilosopherBlaisePascalsayaboutdistraction?

A）Itleadsustolotsofmistakes.

B）Itrendersusunabletoconcentrate.

C）Ithelpsreleaseourexcessenergy.

D）Itisourgreatestmiseryinlife.

4.AccordingtoMarshallMcLuhan,whatwillhappenifthingscomeatusveryfast?

A）Wewillnotknowwhattodowithourownlives.

B）Wewillbebusyreceivingandsendingmessages.

C）Wewillfinditdifficulttomeetourdeadlines.

D）Wewillnotnoticewhatisgoingonaroundus.

5.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutyoga,meditationandtaichi?

A）Theyhelppeopleunderstandancientwisdom.

B）Theycontributetophysicalandmentalhealth.

C）Theyarewaystocommunicatewithnature.

D）Theykeeppeoplefromvariousdistractions.

6.WhatisneuroscientistAntonioDamasio’sfinding?

A）Quietruralsettingscontributealottolonglife.

B）One’sbrainbecomessharpwhenitisactivated.

C）Eccentricmeasuresareneededtokeepone’smindsober.

D）Whenpeoplethinkdeeply,theirneuralprocessesareslow.

7.TheauthormovedfromManhattantoruralJapanpartlybecausehecould_______.

A）stayawayfromthenoiseofthebigcity.

B）livewithoutmoderntransportation.

C）enjoythebeautifulviewofthecountryside.

D）practiceasceticisminalocalhermitage

8.Inordertoseetheworldwhole,theauthorthinksitnecessaryto__________.

9.Theauthortakeswalksandreadsandloseshimselfinthestillnessofthehermitagesothathecanbringhiswifeandbossesandfriends___________.

10.Theyoungish-lookingmantakeshislittleboytothehermitagefrequentlysothatwhenhegrowsuphewillknow__________.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.A）Askhisbossforalighterschedule.

B）Tradeplaceswithsomeoneelse.

C）Accepttheextraworkwillingly.

D）Lookforamoresuitablejob.

12.A）Itisunusualforhiswifetobeathomenow.

B）Heisuncertainwherehiswifeisatthemoment.

C）Itisstrangeforhiswifetocallhimatwork.

D）Hedoesnotbelievewhatthewomanhastoldhim.

13.A）Themanisgoingtosendoutthememotomorrow.

B）Themanwilldrivethewomantothestation.

C）Thespeakersaretravelingbytraintomorrowmorning.

D）Thewomanisconcernedwiththeman’shealth.

14.A）Thesuitebookedwasforadifferentdate.

B）Theroombookedwasonadifferentfloor.

C）Theroombookedwasnotspaciousenough.

D）Asuitewasbookedinsteadofadoubleroom.

15.A）Thereasonforlowprofits.

B）Thecompany’ssalespolicy.

C）Thefiercecompetitiontheyface.

D）Thelackofeffectivepromotion.

16.A）Goandgetthegroceriesatonce.

B）Managewithwhattheyhave.

C）Dosomeshoppingontheirwayhome.

D）Havethegroceriesdeliveredtothem.

17.A）Thehotweatherinsummer.

B）Theproblemwiththeairconditioner.

C）Theridiculousrulesoftheoffice.

D）Theatmosphereintheoffice.

18.A）Setanewstoneinherring.

B）Findthepricelessjewelshelost.

C）Buyaringwithpreciousdiamond.

D）ShoponOxfordStreetforadecentgift.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Damagingpublicfacilities.

B）Destroyingurbanwildlife.

C）Organisingralliesinthepark.

D）Hurtingbabyanimalsinthezoo.

20.A）Hehadbribedtheparkkeeperstokeepquiet.

B）Peoplehaddifferingopinionsabouthisbehaviour.

C）Theseriousconsequencesofhisdoingswerenotfullyrealised.

D）Hisbehaviourwasthoughttohaveresultedfrommentalillness.

21.A）Brutal.

B）Justifiable.

C）Tooharsh.

D）Well-deserved.

22.A）Encouragingotherstofollowhiswrong-doing.

B）Stealingendangeredanimalsfromthezoo.

C）Organisingpeopleagainsttheauthorities.

D）Attackingtheparkkeepersinbroaddaylight.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Shehasalreadyleftschool.

B）Sheworksforthehandicapped.

C）Sheisfondofpracticalcourses.

D）Sheisgoodatforeignlanguages.

24.A）Heisinterestedinsciencecourses.

B）Heattendsaboardingschool.

C）HespeaksFrenchandGerman.

D）Heisthebrightestofherthreekids.

25.A）Comprehensiveschoolsdonotofferqualityeducation.

B）Parentsdecidewhatschoolstheirchildrenaretoattend.

C）Publicschoolsareusuallybiggerinsizethanprivateschools.

D）Childrenfromlowincomefamiliescan’treallychooseschools.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.