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12年六级真题1
12年12月大学英语六级考试真题
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitledManandComputerbycommentingonthesaying,“Therealdangerisnotthatthecomputerwillbegintothinklikeman,butthatmanwillbegintothinklikethecomputer.”Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.WriteyouressayonAnswerSheet1.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Shecancountonthemanforhelp.
B)Shecanlendthemanasleepingbag.
C)Shehasotherplansforthisweekend.
D)Shehasgotcampinggearforrent.
2.A)Themanshouldkeephiswords.
B)Karencantakehertotheairport.
C)Karenalwayssupportsheratwork.
D)Sheregretsaskingthemanforhelp.
3.A)HistriptoHawaiihasusedupallhismoney.
B)Heusuallycheckshisbrakesbeforeatrip.
C)HistriptoHawaiiwasnotenjoyable.
D)Hecan’taffordtogotravelingyet.
4.A)Therewasnothingleftexceptsomepie.
B)Thewomanisgoingtopreparethedinner.
C)Themanhastofindsomethingelsetoeat.
D)Juliehasbeeninvitedfordinner.
5.A)SendProfessorSmithaletter.
B)Applytothreegraduateschools.
C)Presentanewletterofreference.
D)Submitnomorethanthreeletters.
6.A)Heisaprofessionalgardenerintown.
B)Hedeclinestojointhegardeningclub.
C)Hepreferstokeephisgardeningskillstohimself.
D)Hewishestoreceiveformaltrainingingardening.
7.A)Manypeopledonotappreciatemodernart.
B)Therecentsculptureexhibitwasnotwellorganized.
C)Modernartcannotexpresspeople’struefeelings.
D)Sculptureisnotatypicalformofmodernart.
8.A)Bobcannotcountonhervote.
B)Shewillvoteforanothercandidate.
C)Bobdoesnothavemuchchancetowin.
D)Sheknowstherightpersonfortheposition.
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Poormanagementofthehospital.
B)Theoutdatedmedicaltestingprocedures.
C)Decisionsmadebytheheadtechnician.
D)Thehealthhazardatherworkplace.
10.A)Cutdownherworkload.
B)Repairthex-rayequipment.
C)Transferhertoanotherdepartment.
D)Allowhertogoonleavefortwomonths.
11.A)Theyarevirtuallyimpossibletoenforce.
B)Neitherisapplicabletothewoman’scase.
C)Theirrequirementsmaybedifficulttomeet.
D)Bothofthemhavebeensubjecttocriticism.
12.A)Organizeamassstrike.
B)Trytohelphergetitback.
C)Compensateforherloss.
D)Findherabetterpayingjob.
Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
13.A)Inthepreparatoryphase.
B)Intheconcludingpart.
C)Instatingyourterms.
D)Ingivingconcessions.
14.A)Heuseslotsofgesturestohelpmakehispointsclear.
B)Hepresentshisargumentsinastraightforwardway.
C)Herespondsreadilytotheotherparty’sproposals.
D)Hebehavesinawaycontrarytohisrealintention.
15.A)Bothcansucceeddependingonthespecificsituation.
B)Thehonesttypeismoreeffectivethantheactortype.
C)Bothmayfailwhenconfrontingexperiencedrivals.
D)Theactortypeworksbetterintoughnegotiations.
SectionB
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theweightoftheboxesmovingacrossthestage.
B)Thenumberoftimesofrepeatingtheprocess.
C)Thesizeoftheobjectsshown.
D)Theshapeofthecubesused.
17.A)Girlsseemtostartreasoningearlierthanboys.
B)Girlstendtogetexcitedmoreeasilythanboys.
C)Boysenjoyplayingwithcubesmorethangirls.
D)Boyspaymoreattentiontomovingobjectsthangirls.
18.A)Itisabreakthroughinthestudyofthenervesystem.
B)Itsfindingsarequitecontrarytopreviousresearch.
C)Itsresulthelpsunderstandbabies’languageability.
D)Itmaystimulatescientiststomakefurtherstudies.
19.A)Theytalkatanearlierage.
B)Theirbonesmatureearlier.
C)Theyarebetterabletoadapttothesurroundings.
D)Thetwosidesoftheirbraindevelopsimultaneously.
PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A)Thecity’sgeneralbudgetforthecomingyear.
B)Theblueprintforthedevelopmentofthecity.
C)Thecontroversyoverthenewofficeregulations.
D)Thenewsecurityplanforthemunicipalbuilding.
21.A)Whetherthesecuritycheckswerereallynecessary.
B)Whetherthesecuritycheckswouldcreatelongqueuesatpeakhours.
C)Howtocopewiththehugecrowdsofvisitorstothemunicipalbuilding.
D)Howtotrainthenewlyrecruitedsecurityguards.
22.A)Confrontational.C)Ridiculous.
B)Straightforward.D)Irrelevant.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Heconsidershimselfablessedman.C)HeusedtoworkasaminerinNevada.
B)Heworkshardtosupporthisfivekids.D)Heoncetaughtatalocalhighschool.
24.A)TobenearertoZac’sschool.C)Tolookafterhergrandchildren.
B)Tocuttheirlivingexpenses.D)Tohelpwiththehouseholdchores.
25.A)Skeptical.C)Indifferent.
B)Realistic.D)Optimistic
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Mountainclimbingisbecomingapopularsport,butitisalsoa(26)____________dangerousone.Peoplecanfall;theymayalsobecomeill.Oneofthemostcommondangerstoclimbersisaltitudesickness,whichcanaffectevenvery(27)____________climbers.
Altitudesicknessusuallybeginswhenaclimbergoesabove8,000or9,000feet.Thehigheroneclimbs,thelessoxygenthereisintheair.Whenpeopledon’tgetenoughoxygen,theyoftenbeginto(28)____________.Theymayalsofeel(29)____________.Besidesthesesymptomsofaltitudesickness,otherssuchasheadacheand(30)____________mayalsooccur.Atheightsofover18,000feet,peoplemaybeclimbingina(31)____________daze(恍惚).Thisstateofmindcanhavean(32)____________effectontheirjudgment.
Afew(33)____________canhelpmostclimbersavoidaltitudesickness.Thefirstisnottogotoohightoofast.Ifyouclimbto10,000feet,stayatthatheightforadayortwo.Yourbodyneedsto(34)____________ahighaltitudebeforeyouclimbtoanevenhigherone.Orifyoudoclimbhighersooner,comebackdowntoalowerheightwhenyousleep.Also,drinkplentyofliquidsandavoidtobaccoandalcohol.Whenyoureachyourtopheight,dolightactivitiesratherthansleeptoomuch.Youbreathelesswhenyousleep,soyougetless(35)____________.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Akeyprocessininterpersonalinteractionisthatofsocialcomparison,inthatwe___36___ourselvesintermsofhowwecomparetoothers.Inparticular,weengageintwotypesofcomparison.First,wedecidewhetherwearesuperiororinferiortoothersoncertain___37___,suchasattractiveness,intelligence,popularity,etc.Here,theimportantaspectistocomparewithanappropriatereferencegroup.Forexample,___38___joggersshouldnotcomparetheirperformancewithOlympicstandardmarathon(马拉松)runners.Second,wejudgetheextenttowhichwearethesameasordifferentfromothers.Atcertainstagesoflife,___39___adolescence,thepressuretobeseenas___40___topeersisimmense.Thus,wearingtherightbrandofclothesorshoesmaybeoftheutmostimportance.Wealsoneedtoknowwhetherourthoughts,beliefsandideasareinlinewiththoseofotherpeople.Thisispartoftheprocessofself-validationwherebywe___41___self-disclosurestoseeksupportforourself-concept.
Peoplewhodonothave___42___toagoodlistenermaynotonlybedeniedtheopportunitytoheightentheirself-awareness,buttheyarealsodeniedvaluablefeedbackastothevalidityandacceptabilityoftheirinnerthoughtsandfeelings.By___43___thesewithothers,wereceivefeedbackastowhethertheseareexperienceswhichothershaveaswell,orwhethertheyareless___44___.Furthermore,by___45___thereactionstoourself-disclosureswelearnwhattypesareacceptableorunacceptablewithparticularpeopleandinspecificsituations.
A)rashlyI)discussing
B)dimensionsJ)gauging
C)commonK)comparing
D)especiallyL)modest
E)similarM)different
F)accessN)features
G)evaluateO)appreciate
H)employ
SectionB
Directi