2013年12月cet6真题及答案第一套

201312月大学英语六级考试真题(1套Part (30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhappinessbyreferringtothesaying"Happinessisnottheabsenceofproblems,buttheabilitytodealwiththem."Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainhowyoucandevelopyourabilitytodealwithproblemsandbehappy.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartII ListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhat,wassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afterecwhqnestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B．,C．andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentare.A．TherockbandneedsmorehoursofB．TherockbandisgoingtoplayhereforaC．TheirhardworkhasresultedinabigD．Heappreciatesthewoman'shelpwiththeA．GoonadivingtourinEurope.C．Traveloverseasonhisown.B．Add300dollarstohisbudget.D．JoinapackagetourtoMexico.A．Incasesomeproblemshouldoccur.B．Somethingunexpectedhashappened.C．ToavoidmoreworklaterD．TomakebetterA．ThewomanaskedforafreepasstotryouttheB．ThemanisgoingtorenewhismembershipinafitnessC．ThewomancangivethemanadiscountifhejoinstheclubD．ThemancantryoutthefacilitiesbeforehebecomesaA．HeisnotafraidofB．HeisnotfittostudyC．HeisworriedabouttheD．HeisgoingtodropthephysicsA．PayforpartofthepicnicB．InviteGary'sfamilytoC．BuysomethingspecialforD．TakesomefoodtotheA．Busdrivers'workingB．AlabordisputeatabusC．PublicD．AcorporateA．ThebankB．TheirsalesC．ThepaymentforanD．Thecheckjustdeposited.ConversationOneQuestions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA．AhotelB．AprivateC．AshopD．AsalesA．Voice.A．ArrangeonemoreB．OfferthejobtoDavidC．Reportthemattertotheirboss.D．HireBarbaraJonesonatrialbasis.ConversationTwoQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA．HeinventedtheB．HepatentedhisfirstC．HegotadegreeinD．HewasadmittedtoA．Hedistinguishedhimselfinlowtemperatu,reB．HefellinlovewithNatashaC．HebecameaprofessorofD．HestartedtoworkonA．FindingthetruenatureofsubatoraicB．TheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradioC．LayingthefoundationsofmodernD．TheirdiscoveryofthelawsofcauseandA．ToteachataB．TopatenthisC．TospendhisremainingD．Tohaveathree-weekholiday.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,C．andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA．TheyhavefallenpreytoB．TheyhavebecomeatouristC．TheyhavecausedlotsofdamagetoD．TheyhavebecomeaheadachetotheA．TocelebratetheirB．TocheeruptheC．ToscaretheD．ToalerttheA．Theywouldhelptospre,adafatalB．TheywouldposeathreattotheC．TheywouldendangerdomesticD．Theywouldeventuallykilloffthedeer.PassageTwoQuestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA．SheisanB．SheisatouristC．SheisadomesticD．SheisfromtheroyalA．ItwasusedbythefamilytoholddinnerB．ItissituatedatthefootofabeautifulC．ItwasfrequentlyvisitedbyheadsofD．ItisfurnishedlikeoneinaroyalA．ItiselaboratelyB．Ithassurvivedsome2,000C．Itisverybig,withonlysixslimD．ItisshapedlikeanancientSpanishA．TheyareuncomfortabletositinforB．TheydonotmatchtheovaltableatC．TheyhavelostsomeoftheirD．Theyareinterestingtolookat.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA．ItisanuncommoninfectiousB．Itdestroysthepatient'sabilitytoC．ItisadiseaseverydifficulttoD．ItisthebiggestcripplerofyoungA．SearchforthebestB．HurryupandliveC．Writeabookaboutherlife.D．Exercisemoreandworkharder.A．B．C．SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.It'sdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschooling,wherechildrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents.26 andcourtdecisionshavemadeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheirchildrenathome,andeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.Somestatesrequireparentsorahometutortomeetteachercertificationstandards,andmanyrequireparentstocompletelegalformstoverifythattheirchildrenarereceiving27 instate-approvedSupportersofhomeeducationclaimthatit'slessexpensiveandfarmore28 thanmasspubliceducation.Moreover,theyciteseveraladvantages:alleviationofschoolovercrowding,strengthenedfaintlyrelationships,lower rates,thefactthatstudentsareallowedtolearnattheirownrate,increased30 ,higherstandardizedtestscores,andreduced problems.Criticsofthehomeschoolingmovement32 thatitcreatesasmanyproblemasitsolves.Theyacknowledgetha|,inafewcases,homeschoolingofferseducationalopportunitiessuperiortothosefoundinmostpublicschools,butfewparentscanprovidesucheducationaladvantages.Someparentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenfromtheschools33 homeschoolinghaveaninadequateeducationalbackgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingtoprovideasatisfactoryeducationfortheirchildren.Typically,parentshavefewertechnologicalresources34 thandoschools.However,therelativelyinexpensivecomputertechoologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanyway morehighlystructuredclassroomeducation.PartIII ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inhissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeach fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Someperformanceevaluationsrequiresupervisorstotakeaction.Employeeswhoreceiveaveryfavorableevaluationmaydeservesometypeofrecognitionorevenapromotion.Ifsupervisorsdonotacknowledgesuchoutstandingperformance,employeesmayeitherlosetheir36 andreducetheireffortorsearchforanewjobatafirmthatwill37 themforhighperformance.Supervisorsshouldacknowledgehighperformancesothattheemployeewillcontinuetoperformwellinthefuture.Employeeswhoreceiveunfavorableevaluationsmustalsobegivenattention.Supervisorsmust38 thereasonsforpoorperformance.Somereasons,suchasafamilyillness,mayhaveatemporaryadverse onperformanceandcanbecorrected.Otherreasons,suchasabadattitude,maynotbetemporary.Whensupervisorsgiveemployeesanunfavorableevaluation,theymustdecidewhethertotakeany40 action,s.Ifthe,employeeswereunawareoftheirowndeficiencies,theunfavorableevaluationcanpinpoint(指出)thedeficienciesthatemployeesmustcorrect.Inthiscase,thesupervisormaysimplyneedtomonitortheemployees41 andensurethatthedeficienciesarecorrected.Iftheemployeeswerealreadyawareoftheirdeficienciesbeforetheevaluationperiod,however,theymayunableorunwillingtocorrectthem.Thissituationismoreserious,andthesupervisormayneedtotakeaction.Theactionshouldbe42 withthefirm'sguidelinesandmayincludereassigningtheemployeestonew themtemporarily,orfiringthem.Asupervisor'sactiontowardapoorlyperformingworkercan theattitudesofotheremployees.Ifno45 isimposedonanemployeeforpoorperformance,otheremployeesmayreactbvreducingtheirproductivityaswell. L． M． N． O．vulnerableH)enthusiasmSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheCollegeEssay:WhyThose,500WordsDriveUsAMegisalawyer-mominsuburbanWashington,D.C.,wherelawyer-mornsarethickontheground.HersonDougisoneofseveralhundredthousandhigh-schoolseniorswhohadapainfulfall.ThedeadlineforapplyingtohisfavoritecollegewasNov.1,andbyearlyOctoberhehadyettofillouttheapplication.Moretothepoint,hehadyettosettleonasubjectforthepersonalessayaccompanyingtheapplication.Accordingtocollegefolklore,awell-turnedessayhasthepowertoseduce(诱惑)anadmissionscommittee."Hewantedtodoonethingatatime,"Megsays,explainingherson'sdelay."Butreally,mysonisahugeprocrastinator(拖延者Theessayisthehardestthingtodo,sohe'sputitoffthelongest."FriendsandotherveteransoftheprocesshavewarnedMegthatthebackandforthbetweeneditingparentandwritingstudentcanbetraumatic(痛苦的).BBackinthegoodolddays--saytwoyearsagowhenthelastofmychildrensufferedtheordea/(折磨)--aschoolstudentapplyingtocollegecouldprocrastinateallthewaytoNewYear'sDayoftheirsenioryear,assumingtheycouldwithstandtheparentalpestering烦扰).Butthingschangefastinthenail-bitingworldofcollegeadmissions.TherecenttrendtowardearlydecisionandearlyactionamongselectivecollegesanduniversitieshaspushedthetraditionaldeadlineofJanuaryuptoNov.1orearlyDecemberformanystudents.[C]Ifthetimeforheel-dragginghasbeenshortened,thetruesourceoftheanxietyandpanicremainswhatithasalwaysbeen.Andit'snottheapplicationitself.Acollegeapplicationisarelativelystraightforwardquestionnaireaskingforthebasics:name,address,familyhistory,employmenthistory.Itwouldallbeinnocentenough--20minutesofbusywork--exceptitcomesattachedtoapersonalessay.[D]"Therearegoodreasonsitcausessuchanxiety,"saysLisaSohmer,directorofcollegecounselingattheGardenSchoolinJacksonHeights,N.Y."It'snotjusttheactualwriting.Bynoweverythingelseisalreadyset.Yourcourseloadisset,yourgradesareset,yourtestscoresareset.Buttheessayissomethingyoucanstillcontrol,andit'sopen-ended.Sothetemptationistowriteandrewriteandrewrite."Orstallandstallandstall.[E]Theapplicationessay,alongwithitsmythicalimportance,isarecentinvention.Inthe1930s,whenonlyonein10Americanshadadegreefromafour-yearcollege,anadmissionscommitteewascontenttoaskforasampleofapplicants'schoolpaperstoassesstheirwritingability.Bythe1950s,mostschoolsrequiredabriefpersonalstatementofwhythestudenthadchosentoapplytooneschooloveranother.[F]Todaynearly70percentofgraduatingseniorsgoofftocollege,includingtwo-yearandfour-Evenap.artfromtheincreasedcompetition,thekidsenteraprocessthathasbeenutterlytransformedfromtheonebabyboomersknew.Nearlyallapplicationmaterialsaresubmittedonline,andtheCommonApplicationprovidesaone-size-fitsformacceptedbymorethan400schools,includingthenation'smostselective.[G]Thoseschoolsusuallyrequireessaysoftheirown,butthelongestessay,500wordsmaximum,isgenerallyattachedtotheCommonApplication.Studentschooseoneofsixquestions.Applicantsareaskedtodescribeanethicaldilemmathey'vefacedanditsimpactonthem,ordiscussapublicissueofspecialconcerntothem,ortellofafictionalcharacterorcreativeworkthathasprofoundlyinfluencedthem.Anotherquestioninvitesthemtowriteabouttheimportance(tothem,again)ofdiversity--awordthathasassumedmagicpowerinAmericanhighereducation.Themostpopularoption:writeonatopicofyourchoice.[H]“Boysinparticularlookattheotherquestionsandsay,'Oh,that'stoomuchwork,’”saysJohnBoshoven,acounselorintheAnnArbor,Mich.,publicschools."Theythinkiftheydoatopicoftheirchoice,'I'lljustgogetthathistorypaperIdidlastyearontheRomanEmpireandturnitintoafirst-personapplicationessay!'Andtheyendupproducingsomethingutterlyridiculous."[I]TalkingtoadmissionsprofessionalslikeBoshoven,yourealizethatthelistof"don'ts"inessaywritingismuchlongerthanthe"dos.”“Nobookreports,nohistorypapers,nocharacterstudies,"saysSohmer.[J]"Itdrivesyoucrazy,howeasilykidsslipintocliches(老生常谈),"saysBoshoven."Theydon'trealizehowtypicaltheirexperiencesare.'Iscoredthewinninggoalinsocceragainstourarch-rival.’‘MygrandfatherservedinWorldWarHandIhopetobejustlikehimsomedayThatmaymeanalottothatparticularkid.Butintheworldoftheapplicationessay,it'snothingYou'lllosethereaderinthefirstparagraph."[K]"Thegreateststrengthyoubringtothisessay,"saystheCollegeBoard'show-tobook,"is17years orsooffamiliaritywiththetopic:YOU.Theformandstyleareveryfamiliar,andbestofall,youaretheworld-classexpertonthesubjectofYOU...Ithasbeenthesubjectofyourclosescrutinyeverymorningsinceyouweretallenoughtoseeintothebathroommirror."ThekeywordintheCommonApplicationpromptsis"you."[L]ThecollegeadmissionessaycontainsthegrandestAmericanthemes--statusanxiety,parentalpiety(孝顺),intellectualstandards--andsoitisonlyamatteroftimebeforeitbecomesinfectedbythecountry'scultureofexcessiveconcernwithself-esteem.Evenifthequestionisostensibly(表面上)aboutsomethingoutsidetheself(describeafictionalcharacterorsolveaproblemofgeopolitics),theessayinvariablyreturnstothefavoritetopic:whatisitsimpactonYOU?[M]"Foralltheanxietytheessaycauses,"saysBillMcClintickofMercersburgAcademyinPennsylvania,"it'saverysmallpieceofthepuzzle.Iwasincollegeadmissionsfor10years.Isawlddsandparentsbeatthemselvesupoverthis.Andatthevastmajorityofplaces,itissimplynotabigvariableinthecollege'sdecision-makingprocess."[N]Manyadmissionsofficerssaytheyspendlessthanacoupleofminutesoneachapplication,includingtheessay.Accordingtoarecentsurveyofadmissionsofficers,onlyoneinfourprivatecollegessaytheessayisof"considerableimportance"injudginganapplication.Amongpubliccollegesanduniversities,thenumberdropstoroughlyonein10.Bycontrast,86percentplace"considerableimportance"onanapplicant'sgrades,70percenton"strengthofcurriculum."[O]Still,atthemostselectiveschools,wherethousandsofcandidatesmaysubmitidenticallyhighgradesandtestscores,amarginalitemliketheessaymayserveasatie-breakerbetweentwoequallyqualifiedcandidates.ThethoughtiscertainlyenoughtokeepthepotboilingunderparentslikeMeg,thelawyer-mom,asshetriestohelphersonchooseanessaytopic.Foramomenttheotherday,shethoughtshemighthavehitonagoodone."Hisfather'sfromFrance,"shesays."Isaidmaybeyoucouldwriteaboutthat,assomethingthatmakesyoudifferent.Youknow；halfFrench,halfAmerican.Isaid,'Youcouldwriteaboutyouridentityissues.'Hesaid,'Idon'thaveanyidentityissues!'Andhe'sright.He'sawell-adjnsted，normalkid.Butthatdoesn'tmakeforagoodessay,doesit?"TodaymanyuniversitiesrequiretheirapplicantstowriteanessayofuptofivehundredOnerecentchangeincollegeadmissionsisthatselectivecollegesanduniversitieshavemovedthetraditionaldeadlinetoearlierdates.ApplicantsandtheirparentsaresaidtobelievethatthepersonalessaycanswaytheadmissionsApplicantsareusuallybetteroffiftheycanwriteanessaythatdistinguishesthemfromtheNotonlyisthecompetitiongettingmoreintense,theapplicationprocesstodayisalsototallydifferentfromwhatbabyboomersknew.Inwritingabouttheirownexperiencesmanyapplicantsslipintocliches,thusfallingtoengagetheAlthoughtheapplicationessaycauseslotsofanxiety,itdoesnotplaysoimportantaroleinthecollege'sdecision-makingprocess.Thequestionyouaresupposedtowriteaboutmayseemoutsidetheself,butthethemeoftheessayshouldcenterarounditsimpactonyou.Intheolddays,applicantsonlyhadtosubmitasampleoftheirschoolpaperstoshowtheirwritingability.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,C．andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingAmongthegovernment'smostinterestingreportsisonethatestimateswhatparentsspendontheirchildren.Notsurprisingly,thecostsaresteep.Foramiddle-class,hnsband-and-wifefamily(averagepretaxincomein$76,250),spendingperchildisabout$12,000ayear.Withinflationthefamily'sspendingonachildwill$286,050byageThedrystatisticsoughttoinformtheongoingdeficitdebatebecauseabudgetisnotjustacatalogofprogramsandtaxes.Itreflectsasociety'sprioritiesandvalues.Oursocietydoesnot--despiterhetoric(说辞)tothecontrary--putmuchvalueonraisingchildren.PresentbridgetpoliciestaxparentsheavilytosupporttheelderlyMeanwhile,taxbreaksforchildrenaremodest.Ifdeficitreductionaggravatesthesebiases,moreAmericansmaychoosenottohavechildrenortohavefewerchildren.Downthatpathlieseconomicdecline.Societiesthatcannotreplacetheirpopulationsdiscourageinvestmentandinnovation.Theyhavestagnant(萧条的)orshrinkingmarketsforgoodsandservices.Witholderpopulations,theyresistchange.Tostabilizeitspopulation--discountingimmigration--womenmusthaveanaverageoftwochildren.That'safertilityrateof2.0.Manycountrieswithstrugglingeconomiesarewellbelowthat.Thoughhavingachildisadeeplypersonaldecision,it'sshapedbyculture,religion,economics,andgovernmentpolicy."Noonehasagoodanswer"astowhyfertilityvariesamongcountries,sayssociologistAndrewCherlinofTheJohnsHopkinsUniversity.ErodingreligiousbeliefinEuropemaypartlyexplainloweredbirthrates.InJapanyoungwomenmayberebellingagainsttheirmothers'isolatedlivesofchildrearing.Generaloptimismandpessimismcount.HopefulnessfueledAmerica'sbabyboom.AftertheSovietUnion'scollapse,saysCherlin,"anxietyforthefuture"depressedbirthratesinRussiaandEasternEurope.Inpoorsocieties,peoplehavechildrentoimprovetheireconomicwell-beingbyincreasingthenumberoffamilyworkersandprovidingsupportforparentsintheiroldage.Inwealthysocieties,thelogicoftenreverses.Govenunentnowsupportstheelderly,diminishingtheneedforchildren.Bysomestudies,thesafetynetsforretireeshavereducedfertilityratesby0.5childrenintheUnitedStatesandalmost1.0inWesternEurope,reportseconomistRobertSteininthejournalNationalAffairs.Similarly,somecouplesdon'thavechildrenbecausetheydon'twanttosacrificetheirownlifestylestothetimeandexpenseofafamily.YoungAmericansalreadyfaceableaklabormarketthatcannotinstill(注入)confidenceabouthavingchildren.Pilingonhighertaxeswon'thelp,"Ifhighertaxesmakeitmoreexpensivetoraisechildren,"saysNicholasEberstadtoftheAmericanEnterpriseInstitute"peoplewillthinktwiceabouthavinganotherchild.Thatseemslikecommonsense,despitethemultipleinfluencesonbecomingparents.WhatdowelearnfromthegovernmentInflationincreasesfamilies'RaisingchildrenisgettingBudgetreductionisaroundthecorner.D．Averagefamilyexpenditureisincreasing.WhatissaidtobetheconsequenceofashrinkingWeakenednationalIncreasedEconomicSocialWhataccountedforAmerica'sbabyOptimismfortheImprovedlivingReligiousEconomicWhydopeopleinwealthycountriesprefertohavefewerTheywanttofurtherimprovetheireconomicwell-TheycannotaffordthetimeandexpensesofrearingTheyareconcernedaboutthefutureofthecomingTheydon'trelyontheirchildrentosupporttheminoldWhatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingtheToinstillconfidenceintheyoungaboutraisingToadvisecouplestothinktwicebeforehavingToencouragetheyoungtotakecareoftheToappealfortaxreductionforraisingchildren.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingSpaceexplorationhasalwaysbeentheprovinceofdreamers:Thehumanimaginationreadilysoarswherehumaningenuity创造力strugglestofollowAVoyagetotheMoon,oftencitedasthefirstsciencefictionstorywaswrittenbyCyranodeBergeracin1649Cyranowasdeadandburiedforagoodthreecenturiesbeforethefirstmannedrocketsstartedtofly.In1961,whenPresidentKennedydeclaredthatAmericawouldsendamantothemoonbythedecade'send,thosewords,too,hadadreamlikequalityTheyresonated共鸣withoptimismandambitioninmuchthesamewayasthemostfamousdreamspeechofall,deliveredbyMartinLutherKingJr.twoyearslater.Bytheendofthedecade,bothvisionshadyieldedconcreteresultsandtransformedAmericansocietyAndyetinmanywaysthetwodreamsendedupatoddswitheachother.Thefightforracialandeconomicequalityisintenselypragmatic讲求实用的)andimmediateinitsimpact.Theurgetoexplorespaceisjusttheopposite,Itisfigurativelyandliterallyotherworldlyinitsaims.Whenthedustsettled,thespacedreamerslostout.Therewasnograndfollow-uptotheApollomissions.Thetechnologicallycompromisedspaceshuttleprogramhasjustcometoanend,withnosuccessor.Theperpetualargumentisthatfundsaretight,thatwehavemorepressingproblemshereonEarth.Amidthecurrentconcernsaboutthefederaldeficit,reachingtowardthestarsseemsadispensableluxury--asifsavingone-thousandthofasingleyear'sbudgetwouldsolveourproblems.Buthumaningenuitystruggleson.NASAisdevelopingaseriesofroboticprobesthatwillgetthemostbangfromabuck.TheywillserveasmodernMagellans,mappingoutthesolarsystemforwhateverexplorersfollow,whethermanormachine.Ontheflipside,companieslikeVirginGalacticareplottingabottom-upassaultonthespacedreambymakingitarealitytothepublic.Privatespaceflightcouldliewithinreachofrichciviliansinafewyears.Anotherdecadeortwoanditcouldgomainstream.Thespacedreamersendupbenefitingallofus--notjustbecauseofthewaytheyexpandhumanknowledge,orbecauseofthespin-offtechnologiestheyproduce,butbecausethetwotypesofdreamsfeedoffeachother.BothMartinLutherKingandJohnKennedyappealedtotheideathathumanscantranscendwhatwereonceconsideredinherentlimitations.Todaywefaceseemingchallengesinenergy,theenvironment,healthcare.Tomorrowwewilltranscendtheseaswell,andthedreamerswilldeservealotofthecredit.Themoreevidencewecollectthatourspeciesiscapableofgreatness,themorewewillactuallyachieveit.TheauthormentionsCyranodeBergeracinordertoshow imaginationisthemotherofingenuityisessentialforsciencefictionittakespatienceforhumanstorealizetheirdreamershavealwaysbeeninterestedinscienceHowdidthegeneralpublicviewKennedy'sspaceexplorationplan? A．ItsymbolizedtheAmericanspirit.B．ItwasasurgentasracialC．ItsoundedverymuchlikeaD．ItmadeanancientdreamcomeWhatdoestheauthorsayaboutAmerica'saimtoexploreItmaynotbringaboutimmediateeconomicItcannotberealizedwithouttechnologicalItwillnothelptherealizationofracialandeconomicItcannotbeachievedwithoutagoodknowledgeoftheotherWhatistheauthor'sattitudetowardspaceWhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheproblemsfacinghumanTheyposeaseriouschallengetofuturehumanTheycanbesolvedsoonerorlaterwithhumanTheirsolutionsneedjointeffortsofthepublicandprivateTheycanonlybesolvedbypeoplewithoptimismand (30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.中国园林(theChinesegarden)是经过三千多年演变丽成的独具一格的园林景观(1andscape)

201312月大学英语六级考试真题答案与详解(l套)Part Part ListeningSectionW:Whatawonderfulperformance!YourrockbandhasneversoundedM:Manythanks.IguessallthosehoursofpracticeinthepastmontharefinallypayingQ:Whatdoestheman M:Ican'tdecidewhattodoformysummervacation.IeitherwanttogoonabiketourofEuropeorgodivinginW:Well,we'reofferinganall-inclusivetwo-weektriptoMexicoforonly300QWhatdoesthewomansuggestthemandoforhis W:HowlongdoyouthinkthisprojectmightM:I'dsayaboutthreemonths,butitcouldtakelongerifsomethingunexpectedhappened.Maybewe'dbetterallowanextramonth,sowewon'thavetoworryaboutbeinglate.QWhydoesthemansayextratimeshouldbeallowed!forthe M:I'mthinkingaboutbecomingamemberhere,andI'dlikesomeW:Sure.Athree-monthmembershipcosts150dollars,andthatincludesuseofthewaitroom,saunaandpool.I'llgiveyouafreepasssothatyoucantryoutthefacilitiesbeforeyoudecide.Q:Whatdowelearnfromthe D)W:I'msorrytohearthatyoufailedthephysicscourse,Ted.M:Let'sfaceit.I',mjustnotcutouttobeascientist.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?B)M:GaryinsistedonbuyingthefoodfortheW:That'sprettygenerousofhim.Butshouldn'tweatleastoffertosharetheexpenses?HehasabigfamilytoQ:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthey A)W:DidyouseetheheadlinesinthepaperthisM:Yeah.Apparentlythebuscompanywillbelayingoffitsemployeesfftheycan'treachanagreementonwagesbymidnight.Q:Whatdidthemanread B)W:HavewereceivedpaymentfortheovemeasorderwedeliveredlastM:Yes.Thecheckcameinyesterdayafternoon.I'llbedepositingitwhenIgotothebanktoday.Q:Whatisthewomanconcernedabout? ConversationW:OK,that'sit.Nowwehavetomakeadecision.Wemightaswelldothatnow,don'tyouthink?M:Sure,let'ssee.FirstwesawFrankBrisenski.Whatdidyouthinkofhim?W:Well,he'scertainlyaverypoliteyoungman.M:Andveryrelaxed,too.W:(10-1)Buthisappearance...M:Urn...(10-2)Hewasn'twelldressed.Hewasn'tevenwearingatie.W:Buthedidhaveanicevoice.He'dsoundgoodonthetelephone.M:True.AndIthoughtheseemedveryintelligent.HeansweredDona'squestionsveryW:That'strue,(10-3)butdressingwellisimportant.Well,let'sthinkabouttheothers.NowwhataboutBarbaraJones?Shehadanicevoice,too.She'dsoundgoodonthetelephone,andshewaswelldressed,too.M:Um...Shedidlookveryneat,verynicelydressed,W:Butsoshy.(9-1)Shewonldn'tbeverygoodattalkingtopeopleatthefrontM:Um...OK.Nowwhowasthenext?Ah...Yes,DavidWallace.Ithoughthewasverygood,hadalotofpotential.Whatdoyouthink?W:Um...Heseemedlikeaverybrightguy.Hedressedverynicely,too.Andhehadareallyniceappearance.M:Heseemedrelaxedtome,thetypeofpemonpeoplefeelcomfortablewithrightaway.W:Hewaspolite,butalsoveryfriendlyandrelaxedasyousay.(9-2)Ithinkhe'llbegoodwiththeguestsatthefrontdesk.M:Hehadaverypleasantvoice,W:That'sright.OK,good!(9-3)(11-1)Iguesswehaveourreceptionistthen,don'tyou?M:Yes,Ithinkso.(11-2)We'lljnstofferthejobto...Whatarethespeakerslooking WhatisFrankBrisenski's Whatdothespeakersdecideto W:Hello.M:Hello.Isthatthereferencelibrary?W:Yes,canIhelpyou?M:Ihopeso.IrangearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDennisHuRon,thescient