大学英语六级考试真题第一套.docx

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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