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大学英语六级考试真题第二套
2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第二套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetojumptoconclusionsuponseeingorhearingsomething.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
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PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Collegetuitionhasbecomeaheavyburdenforthestudents.
B)Collegestudentsareingeneralpoliticallyactivenowadays.
C)Heisdoubtfulabouttheeffectofthestudents’action.
D)Hetookpartinmanyprotestswhenhewasatcollege.
2.A)Jayisorganizingapartyfortheretiringdean.
B)Jayissurprisedtolearnofthepartyforhim.
C)ThedeanwillcometoJay’sbirthdayparty.
D)TheclasshaskeptthepartyasecretfromJay.
3.A)Hefoundhiswalletinhisbriefcase.
B)Hewenttothelost-and-foundoffice.
C)Helefthisthingswithhiscarinthegarage.
D)Hetoldthewomantogoandpickuphiscar.
4.A)Theshowhedirectedturnedouttobeasuccess.
B)Hewatchesonlythosecomediesbyfamousdirectors.
C)Newcomediesareexciting,justlikethoseinthe1960s.
D)TVcomedieshavenotimprovedmuchsincethe1960s.
5.A)Allvegetablesshouldbecookedfresh.
B)Themanshouldtryoutsomenewrecipes.
C)Overcookedvegetablesareoftentasteless.
D)Themanshouldstopboilingthevegetables.
6.A)Sortouttheirtaxreturns.C)Figureoutawaytoavoidtaxes.
B)Helpthemtidyupthehouse.D)Helpthemtodecodeamessage.
7.A)Hedidn’texpecttocompletehisworksosoon.
B)Hehasdevotedawholemonthtohisresearch.
C)Thewomanisstilltryingtofinishherwork.
D)Thewomanremainsatotalmysterytohim.
8.A)Hewouldliketomajorinpsychologytoo.
B)Hehasfailedtoregisterforthecourse.
C)Developmentalpsychologyisnewlyoffered.
D)Thereshouldbemoretimeforregistration.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Thebrilliantproductdesign.C)Theuniquecraftsmanship.
B)Thenewcolorcombinations.D)Thetextureofthefabrics.
10.A)Uniquetouristattractions.C)Localhandicrafts.
B)TraditionalThaisilks.D)Fancyproducts.
11.A)Itwillbeonthefollowingweekend.C)Itwilllastonlyoneday.
B)Itwillbeoutintothecountryside.D)Itwillstarttomorrow.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Agoodsecondaryeducation.C)Ahappychildhood.
B)Apleasantneighborhood.D)Ayearofpracticaltraining.
13.A)Heoughttogetgoodvocationaltraining.C)Heisacademicallygifted.
B)Heshouldbesenttoaprivateschool.D)Heisgoodatcarpentry.
14.A)DonwellSchool.C)CarltonAbbey.
B)EnderbyHigh.D)EnderbyComprehensive.
15.A)PutKeithinagoodboardingschool.
B)Talkwiththeirchildrenabouttheirdecision.
C)Sendtheirchildrentoabetterprivateschool.
D)Findoutmoreaboutthefiveschools.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Itwillbebrightlylit.C)Itwillhavealargespaceforstorage.
B)Itwillbewellventilated.D)Itwillprovideeasyaccesstothedisabled.
17.A)Onthefirstfloor.C)Oppositetothelibrary.
B)Onthegroundfloor.D)Onthesamefloorasthelabs.
18.A)Tomakethebuildingappeartraditional.
B)Tomatchthestyleofconstructiononthesite.
C)Tocuttheconstructioncosttotheminimum.
D)Toembodythesubcommittee’sdesignconcepts.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Sellfinancialsoftware.C)Trainclientstousefinancialsoftware.
B)Writefinancialsoftware.D)Conductresearchonfinancialsoftware.
20.A)Unsuccessful.C)Tedious.
B)Rewarding.D)Important.
21.A)Heofferedonlinetutorials.C)Hegavethetraineeslecturenotes.
B)Heheldgroupdiscussions.D)Heprovidedindividualsupport.
22.A)Theemployeeswereabitslowtofollowhisinstruction.
B)Thetrainees’problemshavetobedealtwithonebyone.
C)Nobodyisabletosolvealltheproblemsinacoupleofweeks.
D)Thefaultmightlieinhisstyleofpresentingtheinformation.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Theirparentstendtooverprotectthem.
B)Theirteachersmeetthemonlyinclass.
C)Theyhavelittleclosecontactwithadults.
D)Theyrarelyreadanybooksaboutadults.
24.A)Real-lifecasesaresimulatedforstudentstolearnlaw.
B)Writersandlawyersarebroughtintotalktostudents.
C)Opportunitiesarecreatedforchildrentobecomewriters.
D)MoreTeacherandWriterCollaborativesarebeingsetup.
25.A)Sixth-graderscanteachfirst-gradersaswellasteachers.
B)Childrenareoftenthebestteachersofotherchildren.
C)PairedLearningcultivatesthespiritofcooperation.
D)Childrenliketoformpartnershipswitheachother.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Testsmaybethemostunpopularpartofacademiclife.Studentshatethembecausetheyproducefearand(26)__________aboutbeingevaluated,andafocusongradesinsteadoflearningforlearning’ssake.
Buttestsarealsovaluable.Awell-constructedtest(27)__________whatyouknowandwhatyoustillneedtolearn.Testshelpyouseehowyourperformance(28)__________thatofothers.Andknowingthatyou’llbetestedon(29)__________materialiscertainlylikelyto(30)__________youtolearnthematerialmorethoroughly.
However,there’sanotherreasonyoumightdisliketests:
Youmayassumethattestshavethepowerto(31)__________yourworthasaperson.Ifyoudobadlyonatest,youmaybetemptedtobelievethatyou’vereceivedsome(32)__________informationaboutyourselffromtheprofessor,informationthatsaysyou’reafailureinsomesignificantway.
Thisisadangerousandwrong-headedassumption.Ifyoudobadlyonatest,itdoesn’tmeanyou’reabadpersonorstupid.Orthatyou’llneverdobetteragain,andthatyourlifeis(33)__________.Ifyoudon’tdowellonatest,you’rethesamepersonyouwerebeforeyoutookthetest—nobetter,noworse.Youjustdidbadlyonatest.That’sit.
(34)__________,testsarenotameasureofyourvalueasanindividual—theyareameasureonlyofhowwellandhowmuchyoustudied.Testsaretools;theyareindirectand(35)__________measuresofwhatweknow.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Fearcanbeaneffectivewaytochangebehavior.Onestudycomparedtheeffectsofhigh-fearandlow-fearappealsonchangesinattitudesandbehaviorsrelatedtodentalhygiene(卫生).Onegroupofsubjectswasshownawfulpicturesof___36___teethanddiseasedgums;anothergroupwasshownlessfrighteningmaterialssuchasplasticteeth,charts,andgraphs.Subjectswhosawthefrighteningmaterialsreportedmoreanxietyandagreater___37___tochangethewaytheytookcareoftheirteeththanthelow-feargroupdid.
Butwerethesereactionsactually___38___intobetter