大学英语六级真题

------------------------------------------------------------------------大学英语六级真题2013年6月大学英语六级真题PartIII

ListeningComprehension

(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。11.A)Shehascompletelyrecovered.

B)Shewentintoshockafteranoperation.

C)Sheisstillinacriticalcondition.

D)Sheisgettingmuchbetter.12.A)Orderingabreakfast.

C)Buyingatrainticket.

B)Bookingahotelroom.

D)Fixingacompartment.13.A)Mostborrowersneverreturnedthebookstoher.

B)Themanistheonlyonewhobroughtherbookback.

C)Sheneverexpectedanyonetoreturnthebookstoher.

D)Mostofthebooksshelentoutcamebackwithoutjackets.14.A)SheleftherworkearlytogetsomebargainslastSaturday.

B)Sheattendedthesupermarket’sgrandopeningceremony.

C)Shedroveafullhourbeforefindingaparkingspace.

D)ShefailedtogetintothesupermarketlastSaturday.15.A)Heisbotheredbythepaininhisneck.

B)Hecannotdohisreportwithoutacomputer.

C)Hecannotaffordtohaveacoffeebreak.

D)Hefeelssorrytohavemissedthereport.16.A)Onlytopartstudentscanshowtheirworksinthegallery.

B)Thegalleryspaceisbigenoughfortheman’spaintings.

C)Thewomanwouldliketohelpwiththeexibitionlayout.

D)Themanisuncertainhowhisartworkswillbereceived.17.A)Thewomanneedsatemporaryreplacementforherassistant.

B)Themanworksinthesamedepartmentasthewomandoes.

C)Thewomanwillhavetostayinhospitalforafewdays.

D)Themaniscapableofdealingwithdifficultpeople.18.A)Itwasbetterthanthepreviousone.

B)Itdistortedthemayor’sspeech.

C)Itexaggeratedthecity’seconomyproblems.

D)Itreflectedtheopinionsofmosteconomists.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Toinformhimofaproblemtheyface.

B)Torequesthimtopurchasecontroldesks.

C)Todiscussthecontentofaprojectreport.

D)Toaskhimtofixthedictatingmachine.20.A)Theyquotethebestpriceinthemarket.

B)Theymanufactureandsellofficefurniture.

C)Theycannotdeliverthesteelsheetsontime.

D)Theycannotproducethesteelsheetsneeded

21.A)Bymarkingdowntheunitprice.

B)Byacceptingthepenaltyclauses.

C)Byallowingmoretimefordelivery.

D)Bypromisingbetterafter-salesservice.22.A)Givethecustomeratenpercentdiscount.

B)Claimcompensationfromthestoolsuppliers.

C)AsktheBuyingDepartmenttochangesuppliers.

D)Cancelthecontractwiththecustomer.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.A)Stockbroker.

C)Mathematician.

B)Physicist.

D)Economist.24.A)Improvecomputerprogramming.

B)Predictglobalpopulationgrowth.

C)Explaincertainnaturalphenomena.

D)Promotenationalfinancialhealth.25.A)Theirdifferenteducationalbackgrounds.

B)Changingattitudestowardnature.

C)Chaostheoryanditsapplications.

D)Thecurrentglobaleconomiccrisis.SectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.A)Theylaygreatemphasisonhardwork.

B)Theyname150starengineerseachyear.

C)Theyrequirehighacademicdegrees.

D)TheyhavepeoplewithaveryhighIQ.27.

A)longyearsofjobtraining.

B)Highemotionalintelligence.

C)Distinctiveacademicqualifications.

D)Devotiontotheadvanceofscience.28.A)Goodinterpersonalrelationships.

B)Richworkingexperience.

C)Sophisticatedequipment.

D)Highmotivation.PassageTwoQuestions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.29.A)Adiary.

B)Afairytale.

C)Ahistorytextbook.

D)Abiography.30.A)Hewasasportsfan.

B)Helovedarchitecture.

C)Hedislikedschool.

D)Helikedhair-raisingstories.31.A)Encouragepeopletoundertakeadventures.

B)Publicizehiscolorfulanduniquelifestories.

C)Raisepeople’senvironmentalawareness.

D)AttractpeopletoAmerica’snationalparks.PassageThreeQuestions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.32.A)Thefirstinfectedvictim.

B)AcoastalvillageinAfrica.

C)Thedoctorwhofirstidentifiedit.

D)AriverrunningthroughtheCongo.33.A)Theyexhibitsimilarsymptoms.

B)Theycanbetreatedwiththesamedrug.

C)Theyhavealmostthesamemortalityrate.

D)Theyhavebothdisappearedforgood.34.A)Byinhalingairpollutedwiththevirus.

B)Bycontactingcontaminatedbodyfluids.

C)BydrinkingwaterfromtheCongoRiver.

D)ByeatingfoodgrowninSedanandZaire.35.A)MorestrainswillevolvefromtheEbolavirus.

B)ScientistswilleventuallyfindcuresforEbola.

C)AnotherEbolaepidemicmayeruptsoonerorlater.

D)Doseinfected,onewillbecomeimmunetoEbola.SectionCDirections:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanksyoucanwritetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finallywhenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Theidealcompanionmachinewouldnotonlylook,feel,andsoundfriendlybutwouldalsobeprogrammedtobehaveinanagreeablemanner.Those(36)thatmakeinteractionwithotherpeopleenjoyablewouldbesimulatedascloselyaspossible,andthemachinewouldappearto(37)stimulatingandeasygoing.Itsinformalconversationstylewouldmakeinteractioncomfortable,andyetthemachinewouldremainslightly(38)andthereforeinteresting.Initsfirst(39)itmightbesomewhathonestandunsmilingthatitcametoknowtheuseritwouldprogresstoamere(40)andintimatestyle.Themachinewouldnotbeapassive(41)butwouldadditsownsuggestions,information,andopinions;itwouldsometimestakethe(42)indevelopingorchangingthetopicandwouldhavea(43)ofitsown.Themachinewouldconveypresence.Wehaveallseenhowacomputer’suseofpersonalnames(44)

.Suchfeaturesarewhollywrittenintothesoftware(45).

Friendshipsarenotmadeinaday,andthecomputerwouldbemoreacceptableasafriend(46).AtanappropriatetimeImightalsoexpressthekindofaffectionthatsimulatesattachmentandintimacy.

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ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)

(25minutes)SectionADirection:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestamens.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.Question47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassageHighlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Althoughit’softenassumedmusicalabilityusinherited,there’sabundantevidencethatthisisn’tthecase.Whileitseemsthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,thereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,andthisisbecausetheirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefromyoungages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.ThesingerMichaelJackson’sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy(天才).Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewas

humiliated

(羞辱)constantlybyhisfather,WhatsetsJackson’sfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother.“Heseemeddifferenttomefromtheotherchildren—special,”Michael’smothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonasspecialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonbebecamelikethat.Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishowhardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfully,mostofuswillprobablysettleforabitoffunontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusic-onthepianofromourchildren.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。47．Accordingtotheauthor,achild’smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeir

.48.

Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenown

.49.Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame

.50.Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewas

byhismother.51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildisSectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedpmthefollowingpassage.In2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.Whenmymostrecentbook

Brandwashed

wasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthemsubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer’shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That’swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。52.Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.

B)Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.

C)Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.

D)Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.53.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtonline?

A)Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.

B)Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.

C)Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.

D)Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.54.Whatisthepurposeofauthor’sexperiment?

A)Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.

B)Tofindoutpeople’sreactiontohisrecentbook.

C)Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.

D)Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.55.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?

A)Asenseofdisappointment

C)Asubtlelossofinterest

B)Moremotivatedtoownit.

D)Lesssensitivetoitstexture.56.Whatdoestrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?

A)Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.

B)Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.

C)Emaillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.

D)Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahot,drysummerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.And,whilemanyinterestsareatwork,oneoftheplayersthatbenefitsthemostfromthisstoryarethemedia:thenotionof“extreme”climatesimplymakesformorecompellingnews.ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyinthe

NewYorkTimes

aboutthe“risingincidenceofextremeevents,”HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis.ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanel’slatestassessmenttellsuspreciselytheopposite.For“NorthAmericathereismediumconfidencethattherehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdryness”Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugmancouldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachine;Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.And,fortunately,thisyear’sdroughtappearsunlikelytocauseafoodcrisis,asglobalriceandwheatsuppliesretainplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanoverlooksinflation:Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince1969.so,whilecomfutures(期货)didsetarecordofaboutS8perbushel(葡式耳)inlateJuly,theinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970s,reaching516in1974.Finally,Krugmanconvenientlyforgetsthatconcernsaboutglobalwarmingarethemainreasonthatcornpriceshaveskyrocketedsince2005.Nowadays40percentofcorngrownintheUnitedStatesisusedtoproduceethanol（乙醇）,whichdoesabsolutelynothingfortheclimate,butcertainlydistortsthepriceofcorn—attheexpenseofmanyoftheworld’spoorestpeople.BillMickbbensimilarlyworriesin

TheGuardian

abouttheMidwestdroughtandcornprices.HeconfidentlytellsusthatragingwildfiresfromNewMexicoandColoradotoSiberiaare“exactly”whattheearlystagesofglobalwarminglooklike.Infact,thelatestoverviewofglobalwildfiresuggeststhatfireintensityhasdeclinedoverthepast70yearsandisnowclosetoitspreindustriallevel.Whenwell-meaningcampaignerswantustopayattentiontoglobalwarming,theyoftenenduppitchingbeyondthefacts.And,whilethismayseemjustifiedbyanoblegoal,such“policybypeople”tacticsrarelywork,andoftenbackfire.Rememberhow,inthewakeofHurricaneKatrinain2005,AlGoreclaimedthatwewereinstoreforevermoredestructivehurricanes?Sincethen,hurricaneincidencehasdroppedoffthecharts.Exaggeratedclaimsmerelyfuelpublicdistrustanddisengagement.Thatisunfortunate,becauseglobalwarmingisarealproblem,andwedoneedtoaddressit.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。57.Inwhatwaydothemediabenefitfromextremeweather?

A)Theycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirreports.

B)Theycanchoosefromagreatervarietyoftopics.

C)Theycanmakethemselvesbetterknown.

D)Theycangivevoicetodifferentviews.58.Whatistheauthor’scommentonKrugman’sclaimaboutthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest?

A)Atimemachineisneededtotestifytoitstruth.

B)Itisbasedonanerroneousclimatemodel.

C)Itwilleventuallygetproofin2048.

D)Thereisnowaytoproveitsvalidity.59.Whatisthechiefreasonfortheriseincornpricesaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Demandforfoodhasbeenrisinginthedevelopingcountries.

B)Aconsiderableportionofcornisusedtoproducegreenfuel.

C)Climatechangehascausedcornyieldstodropmarkedly.

D)Inflationrateshavebeenskyrocketingsincethe1970s.60.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutglobalwildfireincidenceoverthepast70years?

A)Ithasgotworsewiththeriseinextremeweathers.

B)Itsignalstheearlystagesofglobalwarming.

C)Ithasdroppedgreatly.

D)Itisrelatedtodrought.61.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheexaggeratedclaimsinthemediaaboutglobalwarming?

A)Theyarestrategiestoraisepublicawareness.

B)Theydoadisservicetoaddressingtheproblem.

C)Theyaggravatepublicdistrustaboutscience.

D)Theycreateconfusionaboutclimatechange.PartV

Cloze

(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherghtsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Inmostculturesthroughouttheworld,thereisanexpectationthatwhenapersonreachesadulthood,marriageshouldsoonfollow.IntheUnitedStates

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，eachmonthupwardsof168,000coupleswed,

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tolove,honor,andrespecttheirchosenlifemates

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deathpartsthem.Theexpectationisdeep-rooted.

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thesocialfunctions,purposes,andrelevanceofmarriagearerapidlychangingin

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society,makingthemlessclear-cutthantheyhavebeen

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history.Forinstance,inaPewResearchCenterrandompollingofover2,000

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fewerthanhalfofalloftheadultspolledindicatedthat

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amanandawomanplantospendthe

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oftheirlivestogetherasacouple,itwasimportantthan

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marry.Thoseofuswhochoosetomarryhave

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reasonswhywedecidetomarrythepersonwedo.Thereisa

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,howeverinourWestern,individualisticculture:Wetendtomarryforreasonsthatbenefitourselves,

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forreasonsthatbenefitthesociety

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,suchasfoundincollectivistcultures.ResearchinWesterncultureshasfound,forexample,thatthenumber-one

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peopleciteformarryingtosignifyalifelongcommitment

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someonetheylove.However,thisreasonisnottheonlyresponsetowhypeoplewed—today,peoplegetmarriedforreasonsofcommitment,security,andpersonalbeliefsystems.ThePewResearchCenter’srecentfindings

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thatthemainreasonspeoplegetmarriedarefor

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happinessandcommitment,andbearingandmissingchildren.Asthedatefromthis

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showus,thereareracial,age,andreligiousdifferencesinwhatpeople

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tobethemainpurposesofgettingmarried.62.A）alone