2014年六月英语六级真题及听力解析

1、2014年英语六级真题PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetoputallyoureggsinonebasket.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Or2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayex

2、plainingwhyitisunwiseapersonbytheirappearance.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Or3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetojumptoconclusionsuponseeingorhearingsomething.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrat

3、eyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbes

4、pokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。A)TheymightbestolengoodsTheymightbefakeproductsTheymightbefaultypro

5、ductsTheymightbesmuggledgoodA)TheyarecivilservantsTheyarejobapplicantsTheyarenewsreportersTheyarepublicspeakersA)ThemanhasdecidedtoquithiscomputerclassThewomanwantstogetadegreeinadministrationAcomputerdegreeisamustforadministrativeworkThemanwenttochangethetimeofhiscomputerclassA)Alotofcontestantspar

6、ticipatedintheshowThefifthcontestantwonthebiggestprizeItwasnotasexcitingashehadexpectedItwassponsoredbyacarmanufacturerA)ReadinganewspapercolumnLookingatarailwaytimetableDrivingformNewYorktoBostonWaitingforsomeoneattheairportA)HewearsacoatboughtinthemallHegotanewjobatthebarbershopHehadafingerhurtlas

7、tnightHehadhishaircutyesterdayA)HecannotappreciatethePicassoexhibitionEvenhisnephewcandrawaswellasPicassoHeisnotquiteimpressedwithmodernpaintingsSomedrawingsbykindergartenkidsareexcellentA)HeshouldnotputthecartbeforethehorseHisconductdoesnotsquarewithhiswordsHisattitudetostudentgovernmenthaschangedH

8、ehaslongbeeninvolvedinstudentgovernmentQuestions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheardA)SheleftherowncarinManchesterSomethingwentwrongwithhercarShewantstogotravelingontheweekendHercarwon,tbebackinaweek,stimeA)SafetySizeComfortCostA)Third-partyinsuranceValue-addedtaxPetrolCDWQuestions12to15ar

9、ebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheardA)HowtoupdatethebasicfacilitiesWhattodotoenhancetheirpositionWheretolocatetheirplantHowtoattractinvestmentsA)TheirroadlinktootherEuropeancountriesisfastTheyarealllocatedinthesouthofFranceTheyareveryclosetoeachotherTheirbasicfacilitiesaregoodA)Trytoavoidmakingah

10、astydecisionTakeadvantageofthetrainlinksTalkwiththelocalauthoritiesConductfieldsurveysfirstA)FutureproductdistributionLocalemploymentpoliciesRoadandraillinksforsmalltownsSkilledworkforceinthehillyregionSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequ

11、estions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageoneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejusthaard.

12、A)Onefifthofthemwereonbadtermswiththeirsistersandbroithers.Aboutoneeighthofthemadmittedtolingeringbitterfeelings.Morethanhalfofthemwereinvolvedininheritancedisputes.Mostofthemhadbrokenwiththeirsistersandbrothers.A)Lessconcernwithmoneymatters.Moreexperienceinworldlyaffairs.Advanceinage.Freedomfromwor

13、k.A)Theyhavelittletimelefttorenewcontactwiththeirbrothersandsisters.Theytendtoforgetpastunhappymemoriesandfocusontheirpresentneeds.Theyaremoretolerantofoneanother.Theyfindcloserelativesmorereliable.PassageTwoQuestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theyhavebrightcolorsandintricatepatter

14、ns.TheycanonlysurviveinpartsoftheAmericas.D)Theyhavestrongwingscapableofflyinglongdistances.A)InaMichiganmountainforest.InaLouisianamountainforest.InaKentuckymountainforest.InaMexicanmountainforest.A)Eachflockofbutterflieslayseggsinthesamestates.Theystarttolayeggswhentheyareninemonthsold.Eachgenerat

15、ioninacyclelayseggsatadifferentplace.Onlythestrongestcanreachtheirdestinationtolayeggs.A)Evolutionofmonarchbutterflies.Livinghabitsofmonarchbutterflies.Migrationpatternsofmonarchbutterflies.Environmentalimpactsonmonarchbutterflylife.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhabejustheard.A)T

16、imehasbecomemorelimitedTimehasbecomemorepreciousTimeismoneyTimeisrelativeA)Americamsnowattachmoreimportancetotheeffectiveuseoftime.AmericanstodayhavemorefreetimethanearliergenerationsThenumberofhoursAmericansworkhasincreasedsteadilyMoreandmoreAmericansfeelpressedfortimenowadaysA)Ourinterpersonalrela

17、tionshipsimproveOurworkefficiencyincreasesgreatly.OurlivinghabitsarealteredOurbehaviorischangedSectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.whenthepassageisReadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime.youarerequiredtofilltheblan

18、kswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard,Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.ThefirstcopyrightlawintheUnitedStateswaspassedbyCongressin1790.In1976Congressenactedthelatestcopyrightlaw,_(26)_thetechnologicaldevelopmentsthathadoccurredsincethepassageoftheCopyrightAct

19、of1909.Forexample,in1909,anyonewhowantedtomakeasinglecopyofa_(27)_workforpersonalusehadtodosobyhand.Theveryprocess_(28)_alimitationonthequantityofmaterialscopied.Today,aphotocopiercandotheworkinseconds;thelimitationhasdiasppeared.The1909lawdidnotprovidefullprotectionforfilmsandsuondrecording,nordidi

20、t_(29)_theneedtoprotectradioandtelevision.Asaresult,_(30)_ofthelawandabueseoftheintentofthelawhavelessenedthe_(31)_rewardsofauthors,artises,andproducers.The1976CopyrightActhasnotpreventedtheseabusesfully,butithasclarifiedthelegalrightsoftheinjuredpartiesandgiventheman_(32)_forremedy.since1976theActh

21、asbeen_(33)_toincluedcomputersofrware,andguiedlineshavebeenadpotedforfairuseoftelevisionbroadcases.Thesechangeshaveclearedupmuchoftheconfusionandconflictthatfollowed_(34)_the1976legislation.Thefinepointsofthelawaredecidedbythecourtsandbyacceptablecommonpracticeovertime.Asthesedecisionsandagreementsa

22、remade,wemodifyourbehavioraccordingly.Fornow,weneedto_(35)_thelawanditsguidelinesasaccuratelyaswecanandtoactinafairmanner.PartIIIRdadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks,YouarerequiredtoselectOnewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfol

23、lowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebamkisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentreYoumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.36-45：Forinvestorswhodesirelowriskandguaranteedincome

24、,U.S.Governmentbondsareasecureinvestmentbecausethesebondshavethefinancialbackingandfullfaithandcreditofthefederalgovernment.Municipalbonds,alsosecure,areofferedbylocalgovernmengtsandoftenhave36suchastax-freeinterest.Somemayevenbe37.Corportatebondsareabitmorerisky.Twoquestionsoften38first-timecorport

25、atebondinvestors.Thefirstis”IfIpurchaseacorportatebond,doIhavetoholdituntilthematueitydate?”Theanswerisno.Bondsareboughtandsolddailyon39securitiesexchanges.However,ifyourbonddoesnothave40thatmakeitattractivetootherinvestors,youmaybeforcedtosellyourbondata41i.e.,apricelessthanthebondsfacevalue.Butify

26、ourbondishighlyvaluedbyotherinvestors,youmaybeabletosellitatapremium,i.e.,apriceaboveitsfacevalue.Bondpricesgenerally42inversely(相反地)withcurrentmarketinterestrates.Asinterestratesgoup,bondpnccstall,andviceversa(反之亦然).Thus,likeallinvestments,bondshaveadegreeofrisk.Thesecondquestionis“HowcanI_43theinv

27、estmentriskofaparticularbondissue?”Standard&PoorsandMoodysInvestorsServiceratethelevelofriskofmanycorporateandgovernmentbonds.And44,thehigherthemarketriskofabond，thehighertheinterestrate.Investorswillinvestinabondconsideredriskyonlyifthe45returnishighenough.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。advantagesI)fluctuateass

28、essJ)indefinitebotherK)insuredconservedL)majordeductionM)naturallydiscountN)potentialembarrass0)simultaneouslyfeaturesSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatmentsattachedtoit.eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.identifytheparagraphfromweichtheinfor

29、mationisderived.youmaychooseaparpgraphmorethanonce.eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet2.lessonsfromaFeministParadiseOnthesurface,Swedenappearstobeafeministparadise.LookatanyglobalsurveyofgenderequalityandSwedenwillbenearthetop.Family-friend

30、lypoliciesareitsnorm-with16monthsofpaidparentalleave,specialprotectionsforpart-timeworkers,andstate-subsidizedpreschoolswhere,accordingtoagovernmentwebsite,gender-awarenesseducationisincreasinglycommon.duetoanunfficialquotasystem,womenhold45percentofpositionsintheswedishparliament.theyhaveenjoyedthe

31、protectionofgovernmentagencieswithtitlesliketheMinistryofIntegrationandGenderEqualityandtheSecretariatofGenderResearch.SowhyareAmericanwomensofaraheadoftheirSwedishcounterpartsinbreakingthroughtheglassceiling?ina2012report,theWorldEconomicForumfoundthatwhenitcomestoclosingthegendergapineconmicpartic

32、ipationandopportunity,theUnitedStatesisaheadofnotonlySwedenbutalsoFinland,Denmark,theNetherlands,Iceland,Germany,andtheUnitedKingdom.Swedensrankinthereportcanlargelybeexplainedbyitspoliticalquotasystem.ThoughtheUnitedStateshasfewerwomenintheworkorce(68percentcomparedtoSwedens77percent).Americanwomen

33、whochoosetobeemployedarefarmorelikelytoworkfull-timeandtoholdhigh-leveljobsasmanangersorprofessionals.Theyalsoownmorebusinesses,lauchmorestart-ups(新创办的企业),andmoreoftenworkintraditionallymalefields.Asforbreakingthroughtheglassceilinginbusiness,Americanwomenarewellinthelead.whatexplainstheAmericanadva

34、ntage?HowcanitbethatsocietieslikeSweden,wheregenderequalityisvigorouslypusuedandengorced,havefewerfemalemanagers,executives,professionals,andbusinessownersthanehlaissez-faire(自由放任的)unitedstates?AnewstudybyclrnelleconomistsFrancineBlauandLawrenceKahngivesanexplanation.Generousparentalleavepoliciesand

35、readilyavailablepart-timeoptionshaveunintendedconsequences:insteadofstrengtheningwomensattachmenttotheworkplace,theyappeartoweakenit.Inadditiontoa16-monthleave,aswedishparenthastherighttoworksixhoursaday(forareducedsalary)untilhisorherchildiseightyearsold.Mothersarefarmorelikelythanfatherstotakeadva

36、ntageofthislaw,Butextendedleavesandpart-timeemploymentareknowntobeharmfultocareersforbothgenders.Andwithwomenasecondfactorcomesintoplay:mostseemtoenjoytheflexible-timearrangement(onceknownasthe“mommytrack”)andneverfindtheirwaybacktofull-timeorhigh-levelemployment.Insum:generousfamily-friendlypolicie

37、sdokeepmorewomeninthelabormarket,buttheyalsotendtodiminisbtheircareers.AccordingtoBlauandKahn,Swedish-stylepaternal(父亲的)leavepoliciesandflexibletimearrangementsposeasecondthreattowomansprogress:theymakeemployerscautiousabouthiringwomanforfull-timepositionsatall.Offeringajobtoamanisthesaferbet.Heisfa

38、rlesslikelytotakeayearofparentalleaveandthenreturnonareducedworkscheduleforthenexteightyears.Ibecameawareofthetrialeofcareer-focusedEuropeanwomanafewyearsagowhenImetapost-doctoralstudentfromGermanywhowasthenavisitingfellowatJohnsHopkins.ShewasastonishedbytheprofessionalpossibilitiesaffordedtoyoungAm

39、ericanwoman.HerbesthopeinGermanywasagovermmentjobprospectsforwomanintheprivatesectorweredim.”InGermany“shetoldme,”wehaveallthebenefits,”butemployersdontwantohireus.”SwedisheconomistsMagnusHenreksonandMikaelStenkulaaddressedthefollowingquestionintheir2009study:whyaretheresofewfemaletopexecutivesinthe

40、Europeanegalitarian（平等主义的）welfarestates?Theiranswer:”Broad-basedwelfare-statepolicieshinderwomensrepresentationinelitecompetitivepositions.”ItistemptingtodeclaretheSwedishpoliciesregressive（退步的）andhailtheAmericansystemassuperior.Butthatwouldbeshortsighted.TheSwedescancertainlytakealessonfromtheUnite

41、dStatesandlookforwaystoclearapathfortheirambitiousfemalecareerists.Butmostwomanarenotcommittsdcareerists.WhenthePewResearchCenterrecentlyaskedAmericanparentstoidentifytheir”ideal”lifearrangement,47percentofmotherssaidtheywouldprefertoworkpark-timeand20percentsaidtheywouldprefernottoworkatall.Fathers

42、answereddifferrntly:75percentpreferredfull-timework.SomeversionoftheSwedishsystemmightworkwellforamajorityofAmericanparents,buttheUnitedStatesisunlikelytofullyembracetheSwedishmodel.Still,wecanlearnfromtheirexperience.Despiteitsfailuretoshattertheglassceiling,Swedenhasoneofthemostpowerfulandinnovati

43、veeconomiesintheworld.Inits2011-2012survey,theWorldEconomicForumrankedSwedenasthe“rockstaroftherecovery”intheWashingtonPost,alsoleadstheworldinlifesatisfactionandhappiness.Itisasocietywellworthstudying,anditseffortstoconquerthegendergapimpartavitallessonthoughnotthelessontheSwedeshadinmind。Swedenhas

44、gonefartherthananyothernationonearthtointegratethesexesandtoofferwomenthesameopportunitiesandfreedomsasmen.Fordecades,thesedescendantsoftheVikingshavebeentryingtoshowtheworldthattherightmixofenlinghtenedpolicy.consciousnessraising,andnon-sexistchildrearingwouldclosethegenderdivideonceandforall.Yetth

45、edividepersists.A2012pressreleasefromStatisticsSwedenbearsthetitle“GenderEqualityinSwedenTreading（踩）Water”andnotes:Confrontedwithsuchfacts,someSwedishactivistsandlegislatorsaredemandingmoreex-tremeandfar-reachingmeasures,suchasreplacingmaleandfemalepronounswithaneutralalternativeandmonitoringchildre

46、nmorecloselytocorrectthemwhentheygravitahta（被吸弓丨）towardgenderedplay.Whenitcametolightlastyearthatmothers,farmorethanfathers,chosetostayhomefromworktocarefortheirsickkids.UlfKristersson.ministerofsocialsecurity,quicklycommissionedastudytodeterminethecauscsofandpossiiblcecuresforthisdisturbingstaleofa

47、ffairs.Swcdishfamilypolicies,byaccommodatingwomenspreferencesefleetively,areredutingthenumberofwomeninelitecompetitivepositions.TheSwedeswillfindthisparadoxicalandtrytofindsolutions.Letushopethesedonotincludebanninggenderpronouns,policingchildrensplay,implementingmoregenderquotas,ortreatingwomensspe

48、cialattachmenttohomeandfamilyasasocialinjustice.Mostmothersdonotaspireto（向往）elite,competitivefull-timepositions:theSwedishpolicieshavegiventhemthefreedomandopportunitytolivethelivestheyprefer.AmericansshouldlookpastthegenderrhetoricandconsiderwhattheseScandina-vianshaveachieved.Ontheirwaytocreatinga

49、feministparadise,theSwedeshaveuninten-tionallycreatedahaven(避风港)fornormalmortals.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。46.Swedenhasdonemorethanothernationstoclosethegendergap.butitconimucs10exist.47.Swedenisoneofthemostcompetitiveeconomicslifesatisfaction.MoreAmericanwomenholdelitejobpositionsinbusinessthanSwedishwomen

50、.Swedishfamily-friendlypoliciestendtoexertanegativeinfluenceonwomenscareers.ThequotasysteminSwedenensureswomensbetterrepresentationingovernment.ThoughtheSwedishmodelappearsworkableformostAmericanparents,itmaynotbeacceptedbytheminitsentirety.52.Swedishwomenareallowedthefreedomandopportunitytochooseth

51、eirownwayoflife.53.Swedishemployersarehesitantabouthiringwomenforfull-timepositionsbecauseofthefamily-friendlypolicies.54.Gender-awarenesseducationisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinstate-subsidizedpreschoolsinSweden.55.SomelawmakersinSwedenproposethatgenderlesspronounsbeusedintheSwedishlanguage.SectionC

52、Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA).B).C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefoll

53、owingpassage.Textinghaslongbeenbemoaned(哀叹)asthedownfallofthewrittenword,”penmanshipforilliter,”asonecriticcalledit.TowhichtheproperresponseisLOL.Textingproperlyisntwritingatall.ltsa“spoken”languagethatisgettingricherandmorecomplexbytheyear.First,somehistoricalperspective.Writingwasonlyinvented5,500

54、yearsago.whereaslanguageprobablytracesbackatleast80.000years.Thustalkingcamefirst;writingisjustacraftthatcamealonglater.Assuch,thefirstwritingwasbasedonthewaypeopletalk，withshortsentences.However,whiletalkingislargelysubconsciousandrapid,writingisdeliberateandslow,Overtime,writerstookadvantageofthis

55、andstartedcrattinglong-windedsentencessuchasthisone:Thewholeengagementlastedabove12hours,tillthegradualretreatofthePertrsianswaschangedintoadisorderlyflight,ofwhichtheshamefulexamplewasgivenbytheprincipalleadersandNoonetalkslikethatcasuallyorshould.Butitisnaturaltodesiretodosoforspecialoccasions.lnt

56、heolddays,wedidntmuchwriteliketalkingbecausetherewasnomechanismtoreproducethespeedofconversation.Buttextingandinstantmessagingdoandarevolutionhasbegun.Itinvolvesthecrudemechanicsofwriting,butinitseconomy,spontaneityandevenvulgaritv.textingisactuallyanewkindoftalking,withitsownkindofgrammarandconvent

57、ions.TakeLOL.Itdoesntactuallymean“laughingoutloud”inaliteralsenseanymore.LOLhasevolvedintosomethingmuchsubtlerandsophisticatedandisusedevenwhennothingisremotelyamusing.Jocelyntexts“Wherehaveyoubeen?”andAnnabelletextsback，LOLatthelibrarystudyingfortwohours.”LOLsignalsbasicempath)(同感betweentcxters.eas

58、ingtensionandcreatingasenseofequality.Insteadofhavingaliteralmeaning,itdocssomething-conveyinganattitudejustlikethe-cdendingconveyspasttenseratherthan“meaning.，anything.LOL.ofallthings,isgrammar.Ofcoursenoonethinksaboutthatconsciously.Butthenmostofcommunicationoperateswithoutbeingnoticed.Overtime,th

59、emeaningofawordoranexpressiondriftsmeatusedtomeananykindoffood,sillyusedtomean,believeitornot，blessed.Civilization,then，isfine一peoplebangingawayontheirsmartphonesarefluentlyusingacodeseparatefromtheonetheyuseinactualwriting,andthereisnoevidencethattextingisruiningcompositionskills.Worldwidepeoplespe

60、akdifferentlyfromthewaytheywrite,andtexting-quick,casualandonlyintendedtobereadonceisactuallyawayoftalkingwithyourfingers.Whatdocriticssayabouttexting?ItismainlyconfinedtoyoungstersItcompeteswithtraditionalwriting.Itwillruinthewnttcnlanguage.Itisoftenhardtounderstand.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorsaywriting