大学英语六级考试真题第一套.docx

1、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）Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on happiness by referring to the saying “Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them.” You can cite examples to illustrate your point

2、 and then explain how you can develop your ability to deal with problems and be happy. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening prehension （30 minutes）Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the en

3、d of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A）, B）, C） and D）, and decide which is the best answer

4、. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1.A） The rock band needs more hours of practice. B） The rock band is going to play here for a month. C） Their hard work has resulted in a big success.D） He appreciates the womans help with the band.2.A） Go o

5、n a diving tour in Europe.C） Travel overseas on his own.B） Add 300 dollars to his budget.D） Join a package tour to Mexico.3.A） In case some problem should occur. C） To avoid more work later on.B） Something unexpected has happened. D） To make better preparations.4. A） The woman asked for a free pass

6、to try out the facilities.B） The man is going to renew his membership in a fitness center.C） The woman can give the man a discount if he joins the club now.D） The man can try out the facilities before he bees a member.5. A） He is not afraid of challenge. C） He is worried about the test.B） He is not

7、fit to study science. D） He is going to drop the physics course.6. A） Pay for part of the piic food. C） Buy something special for Gary.B） Invite Garys family to dinner. D） Take some food to the piic.7.A） Bus drivers working conditions. C） Public transportation.B） A labor dispute at a bus pany. D） A

8、corporate takeover.8. A） The bank statement. C） The payment for an order.B） Their sales overseas.D） The check just deposited.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A） A hotel receptionist.C） A shop assistant.B） A private secretary.D） A sales manager.10. A） Voice.C） Ap

9、pearance.B） Intelligence.D） Manners.11.A） Arrange one more interview. C） Report the matter to their boss.B） Offer the job to David Wallace. D） Hire Barbara Jones on a trial basis.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A） He invented the refrigerator. C） He got a deg

10、ree in Mathematics.B） He patented his first invention. D） He was admitted to university.13. A） He distinguished himself in low temperature physics.B） He fell in love with Natasha Willoughby.C） He became a professor of Mathematics.D） He started to work on refrigeration.14. A） Finding the true nature

11、of subatomic particles. B） Their work on very high frequency radio waves.C） Laying the foundations of modern mathematics.D） Their discovery of the laws of cause and effect.15. A） To teach at a university. C） To spend his remaining years.B） To patent his inventions. D） To have a three-week holiday.Se

12、ction BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）, B）, C） and D）. Then m

13、ark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A） They have fallen prey to wolves. B） They have bee a tourist attraction.C） They have caused lots of damage to crops.D） They have bee a

14、headache to the munity.17.A） To celebrate their victory.C） To scare the wolves.B） To cheer up the hunters. D） To alert the deer.18.A） They would help to spread a fatal disease. B） They would pose a threat to the children. C） They would endanger domestic animals.D） They would eventually kill off the

15、deer.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A） She is an interpreter.C） She is a domestic servant.B） She is a tourist guide.D） She is from the royal family.20.A） It was used by the family to hold dinner parties. B） It is situated at the foot of a beautiful moun

16、tain. C） It was frequently visited by heads of state.D） It is furnished like one in a royal palace.21. A） It is elaborately decorated.C） It is very big, with only six slim legs.B） It has survived some 2,000 years. D） It is shaped like an ancient Spanish boat.22. A） They are unfortable to sit in for

17、long. C） They have lost some of their legs.B） They do not match the oval table at all.D） They are interesting to look at.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A） It is an unmon infectious disease. B） It destroys the patients ability to think.C） It is a dise

18、ase very difficult to diagnose.D） It is the biggest crippler of young adults.24. A） Search for the best cure. C） Write a book about her life.B） Hurry up and live life.D） Exercise more and work harder.25. A） Aggressive.C） Sophisticated.B） Adventurous.D） Self-centered.Section CDirections: In this sect

19、ion, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read fo

20、r the third time, you should check what you have written.Its difficult to estimate the number of youngsters involved in home schooling, where children are not sent to school and receive their formal education from one or both parents. （26） _ and court decisions have made it legally possible in most

21、states for parents to educate their children at home, and each year more people take advantage of that opportunity. Some states require parents or a home tutor to meet teacher certification standards, and many require parents to plete legal forms to verify that their children are receiving （27）_ in

22、state-approved curricula.Supporters of home education claim that its less expensive and far more （28）_ than mass public education. Moreover, they cite several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding, strengthened family relationships, lower （29）_ rates, the fact that students are allowed to l

23、earn at their own rate, increased （30）_, higher standardized test scores, and reduced （31）_ problems.Critics of the home schooling movement （32）_ that it creates as many problems as it solves. They acknowledge that, in a few cases, home schooling offers educational opportunities superior to those fo

24、und in most public schools, but few parents can provide such educational advantages. Some parents who withdraw their children from the schools （33）_ home schooling have an inadequate educational background and insufficient formal training to provide a satisfactory education for their children. Typic

25、ally, parents have fewer technological resources （34）_ than do schools. However, the relatively inexpensive puter technology that is readily available today is causing some to challenge the notion that home schooling is in any way （35）_ more highly structured classroom education.Part III Reading pre

26、hension （40 minutes）Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank i

27、s identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Quite often, educators tell families of children who

28、 are learning English as a second language to speak only English, and not their native language, at home. Although these educators may have good _36_, their advice to families is misguided, and it _37_ from misunderstandings about the process of language acquisition. Educators may fear that children

29、 hearing two languages will bee _38_ confused and thus their language development will be _39_; this concern is not documented in the literature. Children are capable of learning more than one language, whether _40_ or sequentially （依次地）. In fact, most children outside of the United States are expec

30、ted to bee bilingual or even, in many cases, multilingual. Globally, knowing more than one language is viewed as an _41_ and even a necessity in many areas.It is also of concern that the misguided advice that students should speak only English is given primarily to poor families with limited educati

31、onal opportunities, not to wealthier families who have many educational advantages. Since children from poor families often are_42_ as at-risk for academic failure, teachers believe that advising families to speak English only is appropriate. Teachers consider learning two languages to be too _43_ f

32、or children from poor families, believing that the children are already burdened by their home situations.If families do not know English or have limited English skills themselves, how can they municate in English? Advising non-English-speaking families to speak only English is _44_ to telling them not to municate with or interact with their children. Moreover, the _45_ message is