2013六级真题

2013年12月英语六级真题答案完整版及解析

【六级听力长对话原文1】

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'tyouthink?

M:Sure,let'dyouthinkofhim?W:Well,

he'scertainlyaverypoliteyoungman.M:Andveryrelaxed,too.W:Buthisappearan

ce…

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dedgoodonthetelephone.M:oughtheemedvery

eredDona'squestionsverywell.

W:That'strue,,let'

whataboutBarbaraJones?Shehadanicevoice,ndedgoodontheteleph

one,andshewaswelldresd,too.

M:En…Shedidlookveryneat,verynicelydresd,but…

W:ldn'tbeverygoodattalkingtopeopleatthefrontdesk.M:En

…wasthenext?Ar…

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hink?

W:En…dverynicely,ada

reallyniceappearance.

M:Heemedrelaxedtome,thetypeofpersonpeoplefeelcomfortablewithrightaw

ay.

W:Hewaspolite,he'llbegood

withtheguestsatthefrontdesk.M:Hehadaverypleasantvoice,too.

W:That',good!Iguesswehaveourreceptionistthen,don'tyou?M:Yes,I

'lljustofferthejobto…Question9:Whatarethespeakerslookingfor?

Question10:WhatisFrankBrinski'sweakness?Question11:Whatdothespeakers

decidetodo?【六级听力长对话原文2】W:Hello.

M:thereferencelibrary?W:Yes,canIhelpyou?

M:rlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDennisHutton,thesc

edmetoringback.W:Oh,oundsomething.

M:Good.I'syoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.W:Cer

Dennis,bornDarlington,1836,diedNewYork,1920.M:Yes,gotthat.

W:Inventerandphysicist,dmittedtotheUniversity

ofLondonattheageof15.M:Yes.

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t?M:Yes,allright.

W:methodofrefriger

meprofessorof

mathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterat24,whereheremainedfortwelveyear

thattime,hemarriedoneofhisstudents,NatashaWilloughbyM:Yes,goon

.

W:LaterworkingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationsofmodernphysicsby

showingthatnormallawsofcauandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomicpa

sheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforphysicsin1910,anddids

ifetime,Hu

antanymore?

M:Yes,whendidhegotoAmerica?

W:1920hewenttoteachinNewYorkanddiedtheresuddenlyafteron

ewasagoodage.M:Yes,,thanks.

Question12:WhatdowelearnaboutDennisHuttonwhenhewas15?Question13:

WhatdidDennisHuttondoattheageof24?

Question14:ForwhatwereDennisHuttonandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizea

condtime?

Question15:WhydidDennisHuttongotoNewYork?【短对话】1.

W:Whatawonderfulperformance!Yourrockbandhasneversoundedbetter.M:Man

allthohoursofpracticeinthepastmontharefinallypayingoff.

Q：

Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Ican'

herwanttogoonabiketourofEuropeorgodivinginMexico.

W:Well,we'reofferinganall-inclusivetwo-weektriptoMexicoforonly300dollars.

Q：

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandoforhisvacation?3.W:Howlongdoyouth

inkthisprojectmighttake?

M:I'dsayaboutthreemonths,butitcouldtakelongerifsomethingunexpectedhappe

e'dbetterallowanextramonth,sowewon’

thavetoworryaboutbeinglate.

Q:Whydoesthemansayextratimeshouldbeallowedfortheproject?4.M:I'mthin

kingaboutbecomingamemberhere,andI'dlikesomeinformation.

W:-monthmembershipcosts150dollars,andthatincludesuofthewa

it-room,saunaandpool.I'llgiveyouafreepathsothatyoucantryoutthefacilitiesb

eforeyoudecide.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?5.

W:I'msorrytohearthatyoufailedthePhysicscour,Ted.M:Let'sfaceit.I'mjustn

otcutouttobeascientist.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?6.

M:Garyinsistedonbuyingthefoodforthepicnic.

W:That'uldn'tweatleastoffertosharetheexpens

Hehasabigfamilytosupport.Q:WhatdoesthewomansuggesttheydoW:Didyo

uetheheadlinesinthepaperthismorning?

M:ntlythebuscompanywillbelayingoffitmployeesiftheycan'trea

chanagreementonwagesbymidnight.Q:Whatdidthemanreadabout?8.

W:Havewereceivedpaymentfortheoverasorderwedeliveredlastmonth?M:Yes

.Thechequecameinyesterdayafternoon.I'llbedepositingitwhenIgothebanktoda

y.

Q:Whatisthewomanconcernedabout六级短文1原文

InAmerica,whitetaileddeeraremorenumerousthaneverbefore,soabundantinfact

thatthey'vebecomeasuburbannuisanceandahealthhazard.

Whycan'ttheherdbethinnedtheold-fashionedway?ThesmallcommunityofNorth

art

m

wnhasbeenbrowdbareofvegetationexceptwheregardensandshrubsareprotecte

dbyhighfences.

Driversroutinelycollidewithdeerandtherearesomanydeadbodiesleftbytheside

oftheroadthatthetownhasmadeitadealwithalocalpetcemeterytocollectanddis

opleinthetownhavebecomeillfromdeertransmitteddis

ccasionswhenhuntinghasbeentried,localanimalrightspeoplehave

nthatisfailed,theystopthe

hunters,etingscalledtodiscussth

eprobleminevitablydissolvedintoconfrontations.

communitieshaveevendiscusdthepossibilityofbringingwolvesbackintotheecol

mosttoowonderful

uldalsoterrorizeandkill

dogsandcatswhichisnotwhatthesuburbandwellershaveinmind.

welea

rnaboutwhite-taileddeerinNorthHaven?ocalanimalrightspeopleb

angonpotsandpans?

uldhappenifwolveswerebroughtbackintotheecologicalmix?听力

填空原文

It’

sdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschoolingwherechi

ldrenarenotnttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparent

ationandcourtdecisionshavemadeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforpare

ntstoeducatetheirchildrenathomeandeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthat

opportunity.

Somestatesrequireparentsorahometutortomeetteachercertificationstandards,an

dmanyrequireparentstocompletelegalformstoverifythattheirchildrenarereceivi

nginstructioninstateapprovedcurriculum.

Supportersofhomeeducationclaimthatitislesxpensiveandfarmoreefficienttha

ertheysiteveraladvantages:alleviationofschool

overcrowding,strengthenfamilyrelationships,lowerdropoutrates,thefactsthatstud

entsareallowedtolearnattheirownrate,increadmotivation,higherstandardizedt

estscores,andreduceddisciplineproblems.

Criticsofthehomeschoolingmovementcontentthatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasit

knowledgethat,inafewcas,homeschoolingofferducationalop

portunitiessuperiortothofoundinmostpublicschools,butfewparentscanprovide

rentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenfromthesch

oolsinfavorofhomeschoolinghaveaninadequateeducationalbackgroundandinsuf

ficielly,

parr

,therelativelyinexpensivecomputertechnologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscaus

ingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanywayinferiortomorehi

ghlystructuredclassroomeducation.【选词填空部分答

案】36intentions37stems38permanently39delayed40simultaneously41ast42

identified43overwhelming44equivalent45underlying【原文】

Quiteoften,educatorstellfamiliesofchildrenwhoarelearningEnglishasacondla

nguagetospeakonlyEnglish,andnottheirnativelanguage,ghthe

educatorsmayhavegood(36)intentions,theiradvicetofamiliesismisguided,andit

(37)o

rsmayfearthatchildrenhearingtwolanguageswillbecome(38)permanentlyconfu

dandthustheirlanguagedevelopmentwillbe(39)delayed;thisconcernisnotdocum

enarecapableoflearningmorethanonelanguage,whet

her(40)simultaneouslyorquentially(依次

地).Infact,mostchildrenoutsideoftheUnitedStatesareexpectedtobecomebilingu

aloreven,inmanycas,ly,knowingmorethanonelanguageis

viewedasan(41)astandevenanecessityinmanyareas.

ItisalsoofconcernthatthemisguidedadvicethatstudentsshouldspeakonlyEnglish

isgivenprimarilytopoorfamilieswithlimitededucationalopportunities,nottoweal

hildrenfrompoorfamili

esoftenare(42)identifiedasat-riskforacademicfailure,teachersbelievethatadvisi

rsconsiderlearningtwolangu

agestobetoo(43)overwhelmingforchildrenfrompoorfamilies,believingthatthec

hildrenarealreadyburdenedbytheirhomesituations.

IffamiliesdonotknowEnglishorhavelimitedEnglishskillsthemlves,howcanth

eycommunicateinEnglish?Advisingnon-English-speakingfamiliestospeakonlyE

nglishis(44)equivalenttotellingthemnottocommunicatewithorinteractwiththeir

er,the(45)underlyingmessageisthatthefamily'snativelanguagei

snotimportantorvalued.【阅读匹配文章点评】

本文涉及近年来较热的话题“第二外语习得”及“幼儿早教”，批判了一些所谓

“教育专家”教育幼儿学习英语的方式，说明要求家长不说母语，只说英语的教

育方式并不科学。

文章摘自ChildhoodEducationPublisher出版的一篇论文，话题比较常见，理解难

度不大。

文章科学性与人文性并存，用词专业，难度中上，对复杂的副词形容词的考核是

重点，如simultaneously,underlying,permanently等等，动词短语的搭配也有涉及，

如短语stemfrom。教育这个话题一直是各个考试中频频出现的热门内容，建议

六级考生多关注这方面的文章，同时注意背诵多音节的形容词副词及动词短语搭

配。

闻名于世的丝绸之路是一系列连接东西方的路线。丝绸之路延伸6,000多公里。

得名于古代中国的丝绸贸易。丝绸之路上的贸易在中国、南亚、欧洲和中东文明

发展中发挥了重要作用。正是通过丝绸之路，中国的造纸、火药、指南针、印刷

等四大发明才被引介到世界各地。同样，中国的丝绸、茶叶和瓷器（porcelain）

也传遍全球。物质文化的交流是双向的。欧洲也通过丝绸之路出口各种商品和植

物，满足中国市场的需要。

Theworld-renownedSilkRoadisariesofroutesconnectingtheEastandtheWest.

Itextendedmorethan6,kRoadwasnamedafterancientChina

’

ssilktradewhichplayedanimportantroleinthecivilizationdevelopmentofChina,S

outhAsia,hroughtheSilkRoadthatpapermakin

g,gunpowder,compassandprintingofthefourgreatinventionsofancientChinawer

rly,Chinesilk,teaandporcelainspreadallov

alsoexportedvariousgoodsandplantsthroughtheSilkRoadto

meettheneedsoftheChinemarket.【点评】

“丝绸之路”这一话题属于中国历史文化。因此备考汉译英，多关注具有中国特

色文化的话题，例如中国传统节日，中国园林园艺，中国戏曲艺术等。词汇方面

该篇注意专有名词国家名，四大发明固定表达。句型方面注意强调句”

Itis(was)…that…“的结构。【翻译原文】

中国园林是经过三千多年演变而成的独具一格的园林景观。它既包括为皇室成员

享乐而建造的大型花园，也包括学者、商人和卸任的政府官员为摆脱嘈杂的外部

世界而建造的私家花园。这些花园构成了一种意在表达人与自然之间应有的和谐

关系的微缩景观。典型的中国园林四周有围墙，园内有池塘、假山、树木、花草

以及各种各样由蜿蜒的小路和走廊连接的建筑。漫步在花园中，人们可以看到一

系列精心设计的景观犹如山水画卷一般展现在面前。【参考译文】

After3,000yearsofevolvement,Chinegardenshavebecomeauniquelandscape.T

hisincludesbothlargegardensbuiltantertainmentvenuesforroyalfamily,andpri

vategardensbuiltascludedretreatsforscholars,merchantsandretiredgovernment

ardenshaveconstitutedaminiaturethatisdesignedinpraioftheh

alChinegardenissurroundedbywallsand

consistsofvariousbuildingslinkedbywindingtrailsandcorridors,withponds,rock

eries,trees,inginsuchawell-designedgarden,peo

plemayfeelthattheyarewalkinginalandscapepainting.【翻译点评】

六级翻译改革后，需要考生增加对中国传统文化这一话题的多多关注，本文选取

中国园林为主题，难度有些大，且不少地方如直接采用直译会显得生硬，所以建

议考生在理解原文的基础上增加意译的使用。为了备考汉译英，考生可以从平时

开始就积累一些词汇和句式结构，只有充分准备后方能在考场上更加发挥自

如。2013年12月六级翻译原文：

中国人自古以来就在中秋节庆祝丰收，这与北美地区庆祝感恩节的风俗十分相

似。过中秋节的习俗于唐代早期在中国各地开始流行。中秋节在农历八月十五，

是人们拜月的节日，这天晚皓月当空，人们合家团聚，共赏明月。2006年，中

秋节被列为中国的文化遗产，2008年又被定为公共假日。月饼被视为中秋节不

可或缺的美食，人们将月饼作为礼物馈赠亲友或家庭聚会上享用。传统的月饼带

有“寿（longevity）、“福”或“和”等字样。译文：

Sinceancienttimes,theChinepeopleusuallycelebrateharvestintheMid-Autumn,

whic

-

AutumnFestival,celebratedonthe15thdayofthe8thmonthofthelunarcalendar,is

day,familymembersgettogetherandenjoythe

2006,theMid-AutumnwaslistedasaChinacultu

ralheritage,ncake,anindispensa

blefoodoftheFestival,isoftenudasagiftforrelativesandfriendsorenjoyedinth

ionalmooncakesareimprintedwithChinecharacterswithsuc

hmeaningsas“longevity”,“happiness”or“harmony”.

【总评】该题目选取了学生较为熟悉的“中秋节”话题，减少了考生做题时的陌

生感。话题与六级样题一致，均是考查中国文化。从考查难度上来看，该翻译题

目与六级样题持平。预计在今后的考试中，中国文化仍然会是常考话题。从做题

方法上来看，考生在平时除注意积累常见的文化标志词外，还需加强对英语句子

的综合应用。只要做到以上两点，在翻译部分取得好成绩是不成问题的。

ldbeimp

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ployeesmakethebestuoftheirabilitiestoachievetheirgoals.60.A.

Itistheeffectivetooloflf-awarenessandintrospectionforbettercareerplans.

本文出自美国最负盛名的科学刊物ScienceCareers的文章

PlanningCareerPathsforPh.D.s。历年的四六级考试中，鲜有出自此刊物的文章。

由此可以看出考试阅读的取材范围愈加广泛，不再像以往局限于

TheNewYorkTimes或是Time。但不管题材取自何处，万变不离其宗的是，文

章一定源自英语国家的权威媒体。因此，建议考生平时要多多阅读语原版文章，

熟悉英语国家人士的行文表达习惯，这样无论考题取自哪里，都能做到从容应

对。

本篇阅读属于社论，文章主要探讨的是博士的职业道路。这种主题对于大多数考

生来说是比较陌生的。文章指出，现如今，博士生毕业后已经不再于学术圈中谋

生存，转而发展起其它事业，如通信、知识中介、科学政策等等。究其原因，是

博士生的培养跟市场需求脱轨。鉴于这种情形，相关部门推出了个人培养计划，

旨在帮助博士后规划出高效的职业发展道路。这种个人培养计划也被诸多企业采

用，以帮助其雇员更有效地工作。

文章本身话题和语言难度不高。五道题目中，第一、三题考查了事实细节，第二、

四、五题考查的是细节归纳。题序同文章的顺序是一致的，因此，建议考生无需

通读全文，而是带着问题回到原文，首先大致定位答案点、接着阅读答案点附近

的句子、最终快速勾选出答案。该篇阅读重在考查考生快速提取信息、概括提炼

的能力，难度为中等。作文题Directions：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayabouttheimpactofinforma

tionexplosionbyreferringtothesaying"awealthofinformationcreatesapovertyof

attention".Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainwhatyouca

ndotoavoidbeingdistractedbyirrelevantinformation?Youshouldwriteatleast150

GetOverInformationExplosion

Asafamoussayinggoes,“Awealthofinformationcreatesapovertyofattention”.

oplekeepcomplainingaboutdistra

ctionbytheinformationexplosion.

Admittedly,thenewinformationagehasbroughtussomuchconveniencethatweare

allowedtogetenoughinformationjustwithasimpleclicksittinginfrontofthecomp

heless,wearealsoconfud,annoyed,distractedanduptbyanincredi

mple,whenarchingforsomethingonline,

peopleareeasilycarriedawaybyirrelevantinformationandforgettheiroriginalplan.

Besides,someinformationoftenturnsouttobeulessandactuallyadvertiment.T

herefore,itcanbetime-consumingandtroublesometoarchinformationonline.

Thenwhatwecandotoavoidbeingdistractedbyirrelevantinformation?HereIhave

someufultips:Firstly,

swillhelpyoutorefusomeappealing,yetirrelevant

ly,findsometrustfulandprofessionalsourcesorwebsitesandthe

ca,youcaneasilyleavesomeadsandulessinf

ormationbehind.【点评】

本次作文主题围绕“信息爆炸给大众带来的困扰”，难度较小。最近几年六级作

文题都是紧扣时代特征，实用性较强，不会导致考生无话可说、无理可讲。

本题型还是按照三段式，第一段可从题中的谚语着手，引出论点。第二段主要辩

证论点“信息爆炸反而给大众带来的注意力转移、无法集中等”，可以举出生活

化的实例。第三段给出问题的解决方法。注意在写作过程中要有理有据、条理清

晰即