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大学英语六级考试真题第一套
2013年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第一套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhappinessbyreferringtothesaying“Happinessisnottheabsenceofproblems,buttheabilitytodealwiththem.”Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainhowyoucandevelopyourabilitytodealwithproblemsandbehappy.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartIIListeningprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
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)Themancantryoutthefacilitiesbeforehebeesamember.
5.A)Heisnotafraidofchallenge.C)Heisworriedaboutthetest.
B)Heisnotfittostudyscience.D)Heisgoingtodropthephysicscourse.
6.A)Payforpartofthepiicfood.C)BuysomethingspecialforGary.
B)InviteGary’sfamilytodinner.D)Takesomefoodtothepiic.
7.A)Busdrivers’workingconditions.C)Publictransportation.
B)Alabordisputeatabuspany.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)Layingthefoundationsofmodernmathematics.
D)Theirdiscoveryofthelawsofcauseandeffect.
15.A)Toteachatauniversity.C)Tospendhisremainingyears.
B)Topatenthisinventions.D)Tohaveathree-weekholiday.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theyhavefallenpreytowolves.
B)Theyhavebeeatouristattraction.
C)Theyhavecausedlotsofdamagetocrops.
D)Theyhavebeeaheadachetothemunity.
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.C)Itisverybig,withonlysixslimlegs.
B)Ithassurvivedsome2,000years.D)ItisshapedlikeanancientSpanishboat.
22.A)Theyareunfortabletositinforlong.C)Theyhavelostsomeoftheirlegs.
B)Theydonotmatchtheovaltableatall.D)Theyareinterestingtolookat.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Itisanunmoninfectiousdisease.
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
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
It’sdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschooling,wherechildrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents.(26)_________andcourtdecisionshavemadeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheirchildrenathome,andeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.Somestatesrequireparentsorahometutortomeetteachercertificationstandards,andmanyrequireparentstopletelegalformstoverifythattheirchildrenarereceiving(27)_________instate-approvedcurricula.
Supportersofhomeeducationclaimthatit’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,therelativelyinexpensiveputertechnologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanyway(35)_________morehighlystructuredclassroomeducation.
PartIIIReadingprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Quiteoften,educatorstellfamiliesofchildrenwhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguagetospeakonlyEnglish,andnottheirnativelanguage,athome.Althoughtheseeducatorsmayhavegood___36___,theiradvicetofamiliesismisguided,andit___37___frommisunderstandingsabouttheprocessoflanguageacquisition.Educatorsmayfearthatchildrenhearingtwolanguageswillbee___38___confusedandthustheirlanguagedevelopmentwillbe___39___;thisconcernisnotdocumentedintheliterature.Childrenarecapableoflearningmorethanonelanguage,whether___40___orsequentially(依次地).Infact,mostchildrenoutsideoftheUnitedStatesareexpectedtobeebilingualoreven,inmanycases,multilingual.Globally,knowingmorethanonelanguageisviewedasan___41___andevenanecessityinmanyareas.
ItisalsoofconcernthatthemisguidedadvicethatstudentsshouldspeakonlyEnglishisgivenprimarilytopoorfamilieswithlimitededucationalopportunities,nottowealthierfamilieswhohavemanyeducationaladvantages.Sincechildrenfrompoorfamiliesoftenare___42___asat-riskforacademicfailure,teachersbelievethatadvisingfamiliestospeakEnglishonlyisappropriate.Teachersconsiderlearningtwolanguagestobetoo___43___forchildrenfrompoorfamilies,believingthatthechildrenarealreadyburdenedbytheirhomesituations.
IffamiliesdonotknowEnglishorhavelimitedEnglishskillsthemselves,howcantheymunicateinEnglish?
Advisingnon-English-speakingfamiliestospeakonlyEnglishis___44___totellingthemnottomunicatewithorinteractwiththeirchildren.Moreover,the___45___messageis