2013六级听力

2013年6月六级英语考试成套真题参考答案

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisctionyouwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

ndofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeasked

econversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonly

thepau,youmustread

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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)Hefeelssorrytohavemisdthereport.

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’conomyproblems.

D)Itreflectedtheopinionsofmosteconomists.

Questions19to22arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Toinformhimofaproblemtheyface.

B)Torequesthimtopurchacontroldesks.

C)Todiscussthecontentofaprojectreport.

D)Toaskhimtofixthedictatingmachine.

20.A)Theyquotethebestpriceinthemarket.

B)Theymanufactureandllofficefurniture.

C)Theycannotdeliverthesteelsheetsontime.

D)Theycannotproducethesteelsheetsneeded

21.A)Bymarkingdowntheunitprice.

B)Byacceptingthepenaltyclaus.

C)Byallowingmoretimefordelivery.

D)Bypromisingbetterafter-salesrvice.

22.A)Givethecustomeratenpercentdiscount.

B)Claimcompensationfromthestoolsuppliers.

C)AsktheBuyingDepartmenttochangesuppliers.

D)Cancelthecontractwiththecustomer.

Questions23to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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.

SectionB

Directions:ndofeach

passage,epassageandthequestionswillbe

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Theylaygreatemphasisonhardwork.

B)Theyname150starengineerachyear.

C)Theyrequirehighacademicdegrees.

D)TheyhavepeoplewithaveryhighIQ.

27.A)longyearsofjobtraining.

B)Highemotionalintelligence.

C)Distinctiveacademicqualifications.

D)Devotiontotheadvanceofscience.

28.A)Goodinterpersonalrelationships.

B)Richworkingexperience.

C)Sophisticatedequipment.

D)Highmotivation.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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)Raipeople’nvironmentalawareness.

D)AttractpeopletoAmerica’snationalparks.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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)Doinfected,onewillbecomeimmunetoEbola.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,e

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.

Whenthepassageisreadforthecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanks

nksnumbered

blanks

youcanwritetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsin

ywhenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheck

whatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Theidealcompanionmachinewouldnotonlylook,feel,andsoundfriendlybut

(36)———that

makeinteractionwithotherpeopleenjoyablewouldbesimulatedasclolyas

possible,andthemachinewouldappearto(37)———

informalconversationstylewouldmakeinteractioncomfortable,andyetthemachine

wouldremainslightly(38)———irst(39)—

———itmightbesomewhathonestandunsmilingthatitcametoknowtheurit

wouldprogresstoamere(40)———hinewouldnotbe

apassive(41)———butwouldadditsownsuggestions,information,andopinions;

itwouldsometimestakethe(42)———indevelopingorchangingthetopicandwould

havea(43)———ofitsown.

allenhowacomputer’suof

personalnames(44).Suchfeaturesarewhollywrittenintothesoftware(45).

Friendshipsarenotmadeinaday,andthecomputerwouldbemoreacceptable

asafriend(46).AtanappropriatetimeImightalsoexpressthekindofaffection

thatsimulatesattachmentandintimacy.

PartⅣReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Direction:Inthisction,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor

swerthequestionsor

writeyouransweron

AnswerSheet2.

Question47to51arebadonthefollowingpassage

ghit’softenassumedmusical

abilityusinherited,there’sabundantevidencethatthisisn’

itemsthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,thereasonsthatone

childisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.

Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedto

joininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalability

sofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestones

practicedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,

andthisisbecautheirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoung

age.

Thesamewastrueofchildrenlectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,

nchildrenhadparentswhohadvery

activelysupervidmusiclessonsanddailypracticefromyoungages,givingup

substantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.

ThesingerMichaelJackson’sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,

isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy(天才).Accountssuggestthathe

wassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewashumiliated

(羞辱)constantlybyhisfather,WhattsJackson’sfamilyapartisthathisfather

udhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.

yhavebeen

theresultofbeingtheclostofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother.“Heemed

differenttomefromtheotherchildren—special,”Michael’smothersaidofhim.

Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonasspecialmayhavebeenpartof

thereasonbebecamelikethat.

Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishow

ully,mostofuswillprobablyttle

forabitoffunontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusic-onthepiano

fromourchildren.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47．Accordingtotheauthor,achild’smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowith

their.

rtodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparents

willaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenown.

eoftheirfather’spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJackson

andsomeofhisbrothersandsisterventuallybecame.

l’xtradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewas

byhismother.

gupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrict

withyourchildis

.

SectionB

Directions:ssageisfollowedby

hofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebadpmthefollowingpassage.

In2011,manyshopperschotoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholiday

tonlineretailersgainedby

morethan15%,plearealsoreturningtho

purchasatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.

Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismaking

ithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively

—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?Bothargumentsareplausible.

However,thereisathirdfactor:ovethelookbut,

inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthe

fit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,sically

interactingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurcha.

WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasrelead,Iteamedupwithalocal

bookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineand

ullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromote

er

acustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertothe

20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththe

purcha.

Thecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removing

thebookandthemsubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacing

itinthecustomer’20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13ended

ysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.

Why?Wefeelsomethingsimilartoanofownershipwhenweholdthingsinour

’swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersand

ca,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholding

itmightgenerateasubtlenofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaeven

more.

Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscawhenitcameto

randlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformed

whendeliveredinaletter,

imagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwas

activated,dyalsoindicatedthatoncetouch

becomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoanofposssion.

Thisnofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshopping

experience.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

eopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.

B)Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.

C)Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.

D)Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurcha.

orecustomersreturntheirpurchasboughtonline?

A)Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.

B)Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.

C)Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.

D)Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.

thepurpoofauthor’xperiment?

A)Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.

B)Tofindoutpeople’sreactiontohisrecentbook.

C)Tofindwaystoincreathesaleofhisnewbook.

D)Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.

htpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?

A)AnofdisappointmentC)Asubtlelossofinterest

B)Moremotivatedtoownit.D)Lessnsitivetoitstexture.

estrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?

A)Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.

B)Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.

C)Emaillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.

D)Physicaltouchhelpsformanofposssion.

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.

Ahot,,whilemany

interestsareatwork,oneoftheplayersthatbenefitsthemostfromthisstory

arethemedia:thenotionof“extreme”climatesimplymakesformorecompelling

news.

ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyintheNewYorkTimesaboutthe

“risingincidenceofextremeevents,”Heclaimsthatglobalwarmingcaudthe

currentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest,andthatsuppodlyrecord-highcornprices

couldcauaglobalfoodcrisis.

ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanel’slatestasssmenttellsusprecily

“NorthAmericathereismediumconfidencethattherehasanoverall

slighttendencytowardlessdryness”Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugmancould

haveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcaudbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachine;

Climatemodelstimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,atthe

earliest.

And,fortunately,thisyear’sdroughtappearsunlikelytocauafoodcrisis,

er,Krugmanoverlooks

inflation:,whilecomfutures(期货)

didtarecordofaboutS8perbushel(葡式耳)inlateJuly,theinflation-adjusted

priceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970s,reaching516in1974.

Finally,Krugmanconvenientlyforgetsthatconcernsaboutglobalwarmingare

ys40percent

ofcorngrownintheUnitedStatesisudtoproduceethanol（乙醇）,whichdoes

absolutelynothingfortheclimate,butcertainlydistortsthepriceofcorn—at

theexpenofmanyoftheworld’spoorestpeople.

BillMickbbensimilarlyworriesinTheGuardianabouttheMidwestdroughtand

identlytellsusthatragingwildfiresfromNewMexicoand

ColoradotoSiberiaare“exactly”whattheearlystagesofglobalwarminglook

like.

Infact,thelatestoverviewofglobalwildfiresuggeststhatfireintensity

hasdeclinedoverthepast70yearsandisnowclotoitspreindustriallevel.

Whenwell-meaningcampaignerswantustopayattentiontoglobalwarming,they

,whilethismayemjustifiedbyanoble

goal,such“policybypeople”tacticsrarelywork,andoftenbackfire.

Rememberhow,inthewakeofHurricaneKatrinain2005,AlGoreclaimedthat

wewereinstoreforevermoredestructivehurricanes?Sincethen,hurricane

ratedclaimsmerelyfuelpublicdistrust

anddingagement.

Thatisunfortunate,becauglobalwarmingisarealproblem,andwedoneed

toaddressit.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

waydothemediabenefitfromextremeweather?

A)Theycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirreports.

B)Theycanchoofromagreatervarietyoftopics.

C)Theycanmakethemlvesbetterknown.

D)Theycangivevoicetodifferentviews.

theauthor’scommentonKrugman’sclaimaboutthecurrentdrought

inAmerica’sMidwest?

A)Atimemachineisneededtotestifytoitstruth.

B)Itisbadonanerroneousclimatemodel.

C)Itwilleventuallygetproofin2048.

D)Thereisnowaytoproveitsvalidity.

thechiefreasonfortheriincornpricesaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Demandforfoodhasbeenrisinginthedevelopingcountries.

B)Aconsiderableportionofcornisudtoproducegreenfuel.

C)Climatechangehascaudcornyieldstodropmarkedly.

D)Inflationrateshavebeenskyrocketingsincethe1970s.

estheauthorsayaboutglobalwildfireincidenceoverthepast70

years?

A)Ithasgotworwiththeriinextremeweathers.

B)Itsignalstheearlystagesofglobalwarming.

C)Ithasdroppedgreatly.

D)Itisrelatedtodrought.

estheauthorthinkoftheexaggeratedclaimsinthemediaabout

globalwarming?

A)Theyarestrategiestoraipublicawareness.

B)Theydoadisrvicetoaddressingtheproblem.

C)Theyaggravatepublicdistrustaboutscience.

D)Theycreateconfusionaboutclimatechange.

PartVCloze(15minutes)Directions:

hblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)uldchoo

rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Inmostculturesthroughouttheworld,thereisanexpectationthatwhenaperson

reachesadulthood,nitedStates62，eachmonth

upwardsof168,000coupleswed,63tolove,honor,andrespecttheirchonlife

ectationisdeep-rooted.

65thesocialfunctions,purpos,andrelevanceofmarriagearerapidly

changingin66society,makingthemlessclear-cutthantheyhavebeen67history.

Forinstance,inaPewRearchCenterrandompollingofover2,00068fewerthan

halfofalloftheadultspolledindicatedthat69amanandawomanplantospend

the70oftheirlivestogetherasacouple,itwasimportantthan71marry.

Thoofuswhochootomarryhave72reasonswhywedecidetomarrytheperson

sa72,howeverinourWestern,individualisticculture:Wetendto

marryforreasonsthatbenefitourlves,74forreasonsthatbenefitthesociety

75,chinWesterncultureshasfound,

forexample,thatthenumber-one76peopleciteformarryingtosignifyalifelong

r,thisreasonisnottheonlyresponto

whypeoplewed—today,peoplegetmarriedforreasonsofcommitment,curity,and

RearchCenter’srecentfindings78thatthemain

reasonspeoplegetmarriedarefor79happinessandcommitment,andbearingand

atefromthis80showus,thereareracial,age,and

religiousdifferencesinwhatpeople81tobethemainpurposofgettingmarried.

62.A）aloneC)barely

B)solelyD)again

63.A）trustingC)vowing

B)competingD)pretending

64.A）afterC)when

B)untilD)though

65.A）HoweverC)Therefore

B)HenceD)Then

66.A)contemporaryC)constructive

B)conventionalD)conquent

67.A)beyondC)within

B)throughoutD)amidst

68.A)objectsC)individuals

B)specimensD)incidents

69.A)whereasC)for

B)unlessD)if

70.A)wholeC)leftover

B)totalD)rest

71.A)equallyC)nominally

B)legallyD)vitally

72.A)radicalC)specific

B)constantD)designated

73.A)worryC)myth

B)confidenceD)tendency

74.A)ratherthanC)notonly

B)orelD)aswell

75.A)atlengthC)atrandom

B)atlargeD)atrisk

76.A)eaC)reason

B)beliefD)notion

77.A)aboutC)in

B)overD)to

78.A)suggestC)signify

B)raiD)resolve

79.A)moralC)visual

B)mutualD)versatile

80.A)legendC)survey

B)episodeD)blueprint

81.A)obrveC)substitute

B)dispatchD)consider

PartⅥTranslation(5minutes)

Directions：CompletethentencebytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinegiven

writeyourtranslationonAnswerSheer2.

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