2013年六级真题

2013年12月六级真题及答案

第1套

PartIWriting(30minutes)

（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhappinessbyreferring

tothesaying“Happinessisnottheabnceofproblems,buttheabilitytodealwiththem.”You

canciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainhowyoucandevelopyourabilityto

uldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200

words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,

theendofeachconversation,e

achquestiontherewillbeapau.

Duringthepau,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis

rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A)Therockbandneedsmorehoursofpractice.

B)Therockbandisgoingtoplayhereforamonth.

C)Theirhardworkhasresultedinabigsuccess.

D)Heappreciatesthewoman‟shelpwiththeband.

2.A)GoonadivingtourinEurope.C)Traveloverasonhisown.

B)Add300dollarstohisbudget.D)JoinapackagetourtoMexico.

3.A)Incasomeproblemshouldoccur.C)Toavoidmoreworklateron.

B)Somethingunexpectedhashappened.D)Tomakebetterpreparations.

4.A)Thewomanaskedforafreepasstotryoutthefacilities.

B)Themanisgoingtorenewhismembershipinafitnesscenter.

C)Thewomancangivethemanadiscountifhejoinstheclubnow.

D)Themancantryoutthefacilitiesbeforehebecomesamember.

5.A)Heisnotafraidofchallenge.B)Heisnotfittostudyscience.

C)Heisworriedaboutthetest.D)Heisgoingtodropthephysicscour

6.A)Payforpartofthepicnicfood.C)BuysomethingspecialforGary.

B)InviteGary‟sfamilytodinner.D)Takesomefoodtothepicnic.

7.A)Busdrivers‟workingconditions.C)Publictransportation.

B)Alabordisputeatabuscompany.D)Acorporatetakeover.

8.A)Thebankstatement.C)Thepaymentforanorder.

B)Theirsalesoveras.D)Thecheckjustdeposited.

Questions9to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Ahotelreceptionist.C)Ashopassistant.

B)Aprivatecretary.D)Asalesmanager.

10.A)Voice.C)Appearance.

B)Intelligence.D)Manners.

11.A)Arrangeonemoreinterview.C)Reportthemattertotheirboss.

B)OfferthejobtoDavidWallace.D)HireBarbaraJonesonatrialbasis.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Heinventedtherefrigerator.C)HegotadegreeinMathematics.

B)Hepatentedhisfirstinvention.D)Hewasadmittedtouniversity.

13.A)Hedistinguishedhimlfinlowtemperaturephysics.

B)HefellinlovewithNatashaWilloughby.

C)HebecameaprofessorofMathematics.

D)Hestartedtoworkonrefrigeration.

14.A)Findingthetruenatureofsubatomicparticles.

B)Theirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.

C)Layingthefoundationsofmodemmathematics.

D)Theirdiscoveryofthelawsofcauandeffect.

15.A)Toteachatauniversity.C)Tospendhisremainingyears.

B)Topatenthisinventions.D)Tohaveathree-weekholiday.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,youwill

ouhear

aquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theyhavefallenpreytowolves.

B)Theyhavebecomeatouristattraction.

C)Theyhavecaudlotsofdamagetocrops.

D)Theyhavebecomeaheadachetothecommunity.

17.A)Tocelebratetheirvictory.C)Toscarethewolves.

B)Tocheerupthehunters.D)Toalertthedeer.

18.A)Theywouldhelptospreadafataldia.

B)Theywouldpoathreattothechildren.

C)Theywouldendangerdomesticanimals.

D)Theywouldeventuallykilloffthedeer.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Sheisaninterpreter.C)Sheisadomesticrvant.

B)Sheisatouristguide.D)Sheisfromtheroyalfamily.

20.A)Itwasudbythefamilytoholddinnerparties.

B)Itissituatedatthefootofabeautifulmountain.

C)Itwasfrequentlyvisitedbyheadsofstate.

D)Itisfurnishedlikeoneinaroyalpalace.

21.A)Itilaboratelydecorated.

B)Ithassurvivedsome2,000years.

C)Itisverybig,withonlysixslimlegs.

D)ItisshapedlikeanancientSpanishboat.

22.A)Theyareuncomfortabletositinforlong.

B)Theydonotmatchtheovaltableatall.

C)Theyhavelostsomeoftheirlegs.

D)Theyareinterestingtolookat.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Itinanuncommoninfectiousdia.

B)Itdestroysthepatient‟sabilitytothink.

C)Itisadiaverydifficulttodiagno.

D)Itisthebiggestcripplerofyoungadults.

24.A)Searchforthebestcure.C)Writeabookaboutherlife.

B)Hurryupandlivelife.D)Exercimoreandworkharder.

25.A)Aggressive.C)Sophisticated.

B)Adventurous.D)Self-centered.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,epassageisreadfortthe

firsttime,epassageisreadforthecond

time,yy,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

It‟sdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschooling,where

childrenarenotnttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents.

(26)_______andcourtdecisionshavemadeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentsto

educatetheirchildrenathome,andeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.

Somestatesrequireparentsorahometutortomeetteachercertificationstandards,andmany

requireparentstocompletelegalformstoverifythattheirchildrenarereceiving(27)_______in

state-approvedcurricula.

Supportsofhomeeducationclaimthatit‟slesxpensiveandfarmore(28)_______

er,theyciteveraladvantages:alleviationofschool

overcrowding,strengthenedfamilyrelationships,lower(29)_______rates,thefactthatstudents

areallowedtolearnattheirownrate,incread(30)_______,higherstandardizedtestscores,and

reduced(31)_______problems.

Criticsofthehomeschoolingmovement(32)_______thatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasit

knowledgethat,inafewcas,homeschoolingofferducationalopportunities

superiortothofoundinmostpublicschools,butfewparentscanprovidesucheducational

rentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenfromtheschools(33)_______

homeschoolinghaveaninadequateeducationalbackgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingto

lly,parentshavefewertechnological

resources(34)_______r,therelativelyinexpensivecomputertechnology

thatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisin

anyway(35)_______morehighlystructuredclassroomeducation.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectoneword

foe

oiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

markthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

notuanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

eeswhoreceivea

veryfav

supervisorsdonotacknowledgesuchoutstandingperformance,employeesmayeitherlotheir36

andreducetheireffortorarchforanewjobatafirmthatwill37themforhighperformance.

Supervisorsshouldacknowledgehighperformancesothattheemployeewillcontinuetoperform

wellinthefuture.

Emisors

asons,suchasafamilyillness,mayhavea

easons,suchasabadattitude,

pervisorsgiveemployeesanunfavorableevaluation,theymust

mployeeswereunawareoftheirowndeficiencies,

theunfavorableevaluationcanpinpoint(指出)

thisca,thesupervisormaysimplyneedtomonitortheemployees41andensurethatthe

deficienciesarecorrected.

Iftheemployeeswerealreadyawareoftheirdeficienciesbeforetheevaluationperiod,

however,tuationismorerious,andthe

ionshouldbe42withthefirm‟sguidelinesandmay

includereassigningtheemployeestonewjobs,43themtemporarily,orfiringthem.A

supervisor‟sactio

no45isimpodonanemployeeforpoorperformance,otheremployeesmayreactbyreducing

theirproductivityaswell.

注意：此部分题请在答题卡2上作答。

A)additional

B)affect

C)aptly

D)assimilate

H)circulation

F)cloly

I)identify

J)impact

K)penalty

L)reward

M)simplifying

N)suspending

G)consistent

H)enthusiasm

O)vulnerable

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

fytheparagraphfrom

ragraph

thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2.

TheCollegeEssay:WhyTho500WordsDriveUsCrazy

A)Megisalawyer-mominsuburbanWashington,D.C.,wherelawyer-momsarethickonthe

Dougisoneofveralhundredthousandhigh-schoolniorswhohada

dlineforapplyingtohisfavoritecollegewasNov.1,andbyearlyOctober

thepoint,hehadyettottleonasubjectforthe

ingtocollegefolklore,awell-turned

essayhasthepowertoduce(诱惑)anadmissionscommittee.“Hewantedtodoonethingat

atime,”Megsays,explainingherson‟sdelay.“Butreally,mysonisahugeprocrastinator(拖

延者).Theessayisthehardestthingtodo,sohe‟sputitoffthelongest.”Friendsandother

veteransoftheprocesshavewarnedMegthatthebackandforthbetweeneditingparentand

writingstudentcanbetraumatic(痛苦的).

B)Backinthegoodolddays—say,twoyearsago,whenthelastofmychildrensufferedthe

ordeal(折磨)—ahigh-schoolstudentapplyingtocollegecouldprocrastinateallthewayto

NewYear‟sDayoftheirnioryear,assumingtheycouldwithstandtheparentalpestering(烦

扰).enttrend

towardearlydecisionandearlyactionamonglectivecollegesanduniversitieshaspushed

thetraditionaldeadlineofJanuaryuptoNov.1orearlyDecemberformanystudents.

C)Ifthetimeforheel-dragginghasbeenshortened,thetruesourceoftheanxietyandpanic

‟geapplicationisa

relativelystraightforwardquestionnaireaskingforthebasics:name,address,familyhistory

dallbeinnocentenough—20minutesofbusywork—exceptit

comesattachedtoapersonalessay.

D)“Therearegoodreasonsitcaussuchanxiety,”saysLisaSohmer,directorofcollege

counlingattheGardenSchoolinJacksonHeights,N.Y.“It‟

urloadist,yourgradesaret,yourtestscores

essayissomethingyoucanstillcontrol,andit‟emptation

istowriteandrewriteandrewrite.”Orstallandstallandstall.

E)Theapplicationessay,alongwithitsmythicalimportance,

1930s,whenonlyonein10Americanshadadegreefromafour-yearcollege,an

admissionscommitteewascontenttoaskforasampleofapplicants‟schoolpaperstoasss

1950s,mostschoolsrequiredabriefpersonalstatementofwhythe

studenthadchontoapplytooneschooloveranother.

F)Todaynearly70percentofgraduatingniorsgoofftocollege,includingtwo-yearand

artfromtheincreadcompetition,thekidnteraprocessthat

allapplication

materialsaresubmittedonline,andtheCommonApplicationprovidesaone-size-fitsform

acceptedbymorethan400schools,includingthenation‟smostlective.

G)Thoschoolsusuallyrequireessaysoftheirown,butthelongestessay,500wordsmaximum,

tschoooneofsixquestions.

Applicantsareaskedtodescribeanethicaldilemmathey‟vefacedanditsimpactonthem,or

discussapublicissueofspecialconcerntothem,ortellofafictionalcharacterorcreative

rquestioninvitesthemtowriteaboutthe

importance(tothem,again)ofdiversity―awordthathasassumedmagicpowerinAmerican

tpopularoption:writeonatopicofyourchoice.

H)“Boysinparticularlookattheotherquestionsandsay,„Oh,that‟stoomuchwork,‟”saysJohn

Boshoven,acounlorintheAnnArbor,Mich.,publicschools.“Theythinkiftheydoatopic

oftheirchoice,“I‟lljustgogetthathistorypaperIdidlastyearontheRomanEmpireandturn

itintoafirst-personapplicationessay!‟Andtheyendupproducingsomethingutterly

ridiculous.”

I)TalkingtoadmissionsprofessionalslikeBoshoven,yourealizethatthelistof“don‟ts”inessay

writingismuchlongerthanthe“dos.”“Nobookreports,nohistorypapers,nocharacter

studies,”saysSohmer.

J)“Itdrivesyoucrazy,howeasilykidsslipintoclichés(老生常谈),”saysBoshoven.“Theydon‟t

realizehowtypicaltheirexperiencesarc.„Iscoredthewinninggoalinsocceragainstour

arch-rival.‟„MygrandfatherrvedinWorldWarII,andIhopetobejustlikehimsomeday.‟

heworldoftheapplicationessay,it‟s

‟lllothereaderinthefirstparagraph.”

K)“Thegreateststrengthyoubringtothissay,”saystheCollegeBoard‟show-tobook,“is17

yearsorsooffamiliaritywiththetopic:mandstyleareveryfamiliar,andbest

ofall,youaretheworld-clasxpertonthesubjectofYOU...Ithasbeenthesubjectofyour

closcrutinyeverymorningsinceyouweretallenoughtoeintothebathroommirror.”

ThekeywordintheCommonApplicationpromptsis“you.”

L)ThecollegeadmissionessaycontainsthegrandestAmericanthemes―statusanxiety,parental

piety(孝顺),intellectualstandards—andsoitisonlyamatteroftimebeforeitbecomes

infectedbythecountry‟thequestion

isostensibly(表面上)aboutsomethingoutsidethelf(describeafictionalcharacterorsolvea

problemofgeopolitics),theessayinvariablyreturnstothefavoritetopic:whatisitsimpacton

YOU?

M)“Foralltheanxietytheessaycaus,”saysBillMcClintickofMercersburgAcademyin

Pennsylvania,“it‟collegeadmissionsfor10years.I

hevastmajorityofplaces,itis

simplynotabigvariableinthecollege‟sdecision-makingprocess.”

N)Manyadmissionsofficerssaytheyspendlessthanacoupleofminutesoneachapplication,

ingtoarecentsurveyofadmissionsofficers,onlyoneinfour

privatecollegessaytheessayisof“considerableimportance”injudginganapplication.

Amongpubliccollegesanduniversities,rast,

86percentplace“considerableimportance”onanapplicant‟sgrades,70percenton“strength

ofcurriculum.”

O)Still,atthemostlectiveschools,wherethousandsofcandidatesmaysubmitidenticallyhigh

gradesandtestscores,amarginalitemliketheessaymayrveasatie-breakerbetweentwo

ughtiscertainlyenoughtokeepthepotboilingunder

parentslikeMeg,thelawyer-mom,

momenttheotherday,shethoughtshemighthavehitonagoodone.“Hisfather‟sfrom

France,”shesays.“Isaidmaybeyoucouldwriteaboutthat,assomethingthatmakesyou

w:halfFrench,,„Youcouldwriteaboutyouridentity

issues.‟Hesaid,„Idon‟thaveanyidentityissues!‟Andhe‟‟sawell-adjusted,

tdoesn‟tmakeforagoodessay,doesit?”

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

anyuniversitiesrequiretheirapplicantstowriteanessayofuptofivehundredwords.

entchangeincollegeadmissionsisthatlectivecollegesanduniversitieshave

movedthetraditionaldeadlinetoearlierdates.

antsandtheirparentsaresaidtobelievethatthepersonalessaycanswaythe

admissionscommittee.

antsareusuallybetteroffiftheycanwriteanessaythatdistinguishesthemfromthe

rest.

yisthecompetitiongettingmoreinten,theapplicationprocesstodayisalsototally

differentfromwhatbabyboomersknew.

ingabouttheirownexperiencesmanyapplicantsslipintoclichés,thusfailingtoengage

thereader.

ingtoarecentsurvey,mostpubliccollegesanduniversitiesconsideranapplicant‟s

gradeshighlyimportant.

ghtheapplicationessaycauslotsofanxiety,itdoesnotplaysoimportantarolein

thecollege‟sdecision-makingprocess.

stionyouaresuppodtowriteaboutmayemoutsidethelf,butthethemeofthe

essayshouldcenterarounditsimpactonyou.

lddays,applicantsonlyhadtosubmitasampleoftheirschoolpaperstoshowtheir

writingability.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Amongthegovernment‟smostinterestingreportsisonethatestimateswhatparentsspendon

prisingly,ddle-class,husband-and-wifefamily

(averagepretaxincomein2009:$76,250),spendingperchildisabout$12,

inflationthefamily‟sspendingonachildwilltotal$286,050byage17.

Thedrystatisticsoughttoinformtheongoingdeficitdebate,becauabudgetisnotjusta

ectsasociety‟ietydoesnot—

despiterhetoric(说辞)tothecontrary—tbudget

ile,taxbreaksforchildrenaremodest.

Ifdeficitreductionaggravatesthebias,moreAmericansmaychoonottohavechildrenorto

atpathlieconomicdecline.

Societiestha

havestagnant(萧条的)derpopulations,

ilizeitspopulation—discountingimmigration—womenmusthavean

‟untrieswithstrugglingeconomies

arewellbelowthat.

Thoughhavingachildisadeeplypersonaldecision,it‟sshapedbyculture,religion,

economics,andgovernmentpolicy.“Noonehasagoodanswer”astowhyfertilityvariesamong

countries,greligious

nyoungwomenmayberebelling

againsttheirmothers‟loptimismandpessimismcount.

HopefulnessfueledAmerica‟heSovietUnion‟scollap,saysCherlin,

“anxietyforthefuture”depresdbirthratesinRussiaandEasternEurope.

Inpoorsocieties,peoplehavechildrentoimprovetheireconomicwell-beingbyincreasing

thenthy

societies,mentnowsupportstheelderly,diminishingtheneedfor

studies,thesafetynetsforretireeshavereducedfertilityratesby0.5childrenin

theUnitedStatesandalmost1.0inWesternEurope,reportconomistRobertSteininthejournal

rly,somecouplesdon‟thavechildrenbecautheydon‟twanttosacrifice

theirownlifestylestothelimeandexpenofafamily.

YoungAmericansalreadyfaceableaklabormarketthatcannotinstill(注入)confidence

onhighertaxeswon‟thelp,“Ifhighertaxesmakeitmoreexpensive

toraichildren,”saysNicholasEberstadtoftheAmericanEnterpriInstitute,“peoplewillthink

twiceabouthavinganotherchild.”Thatemslikecommonn,despitethemultipleinfluences

onbecomingparents.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

welearnfromthegovernmentreport?

A)Inflationincreasfamilies‟expens.

B)Raisingchildrenisgettingexpensive.

C)Budgetreductioninaroundthecorner.

D)Averagefamilyexpenditureisincreasing.

saidtobetheconquenceofashrinkingpopulation?

A)Weakenednationalstrength.C)Economicdownturn.

B)Increadimmigration.D)Socialinstability.

countedforAmerica‟sbabyboom?

A)Optimismforthefuture.C)Religiousbeliefs.

B)Improvedlivingconditions.D)Economicprosperity.

eopleinwealthycountriesprefertohavefewerchildren?

A)Theywanttofurtherimprovetheireconomicwell-being.

B)Theycannotaffordthetimeandexpensofrearingchildren.

C)Theyareconcernedaboutthefutureofthecominggeneration.

D)Theydon‟trelyontheirchildrentosupporttheminoldage.

theauthor‟spurpoinwritingthepassage?

A)Toinstillconfidenceintheyoungaboutraisingchildren.

B)Toadvicouplestothinktwicebeforehavingchildren.

C)Toencouragetheyoungtotakecareoftheelderly.

D)Toappealfortaxreductionforraisingchildren.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Spaceexplorationhasalwaysbeentheprovinceofdreamers:Thehumanimaginationreadily

soarswherehumaningenuity(创造力)etotheMoon,oftencitedas

thefirstsciencefictionstory,wasdeadand

buriedforagoodthreecenturiesbeforethefirstmannedrocketsstartedtofly.

In1961,whenPresidentKennedydeclaredthatAmericawouldndamantothemoonby

thedecade‟nd,thowords,too,sonated(共鸣)withoptimism

andambitioninmuchthesamewayasthemostfamousdreamspeechofall,deliveredbyMartin

ndofthedecade,bothvisionshadyieldedconcreteresults

inmanywaysthetwodreamndedupatoddswith

htforracialandeconomicequalityisintenlypragmatic(讲求实用的)and

gurativelyand

literallyotherworldlyinitsaims.

Whenthedustttled,asnograndfollow-uptothe

hnologicallycompromidspaceshuttleprogramhasjustcometoanend,

petualargumentisthatfundsaretight,thatwehavemorepressing

ecurrentconcernsaboutthefederaldeficit,reachingtowardthe

starsemsadispensableluxury—asifsavingone-thousandthofasingleyear‟sbudgetwould

solveourproblems.

developingariesofroboticprobesthatwill

llrveasmodemMagellans,mappingoutthesolar

systemforwhateverexplorersfollow,lipside,companieslike

VirginGalacticareplottingabottom-upassaultonthespacedreambymakingitarealitytothe

rdecade

ortwoanditcouldgomainstream.

Thespacedreamerndupbenefitingallofus—notjustbecauofthewaytheyexpand

humanknowledge,orbecauofthespin-offtechnologiestheyproduce,butbecauthetwo

rtinLutherKingandJohnKennedyappealedtothe

ideaeface

emingchallengesinenergy,theenvironment,owwewilltranscendtheas

well,eevidencewecollectthatour

speciesiscapableofgreatness,themorewewillactuallyachieveit.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

hormentionsCyranodeBergeracinordertoshowthat_________.

A)imaginationisthemotherofinvention

B)ingenuityisntialforsciencefictionwriters

C)ittakespatienceforhumanstorealizetheirdreams

D)dreamershavealwaysbeeninterestedinsciencefiction

thegeneralpublicviewKennedy‟sspaceexplorationplan?

A)ItsymbolizedtheAmericanspirit.

B)Itwasasurgentasracialequality.

C)Itsoundedverymuchlikeadream.

D)Itmadeanancientdreamcometrue.

estheauthorsayaboutAmerica‟saimtoexplorespace?

A)Itmaynotbringaboutimmediateeconomicgains.

B)Itcannotberealizedwithouttechnologicalinnovation.

C)Itwillnothelptherealizationofracialandeconomicequality.

D)Itcannotbeachievedwithoutagoodknowledgeoftheotherworlds.

theauthor‟sattitudetowardspaceprograms?

A)Critical.C)Unbiad.

B)Rerved.D)Supportive.

estheauthorthinkoftheproblemsfacinghumanbeings?

A)Theypoariouschallengetofuturehumanexistence.

B)Theycanbesolvedsoonerorlaterwithhumaningenuity.

C)Theirsolutionsneedjointeffortsofthepublicandprivatectors.

D)Theycanonlybesolvedbypeoplewithoptimismandambition.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChine

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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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

间应有的和稭关系的微缩景观。典型的中国园林四周有围墙，园内有池塘、假山（rockwork）、

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

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注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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第二套

2013年12月大学英语六级考试真题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayabouttheimpactofthe

informationexplosionbyreferringtothesaying“Awealthofinformationcreatesapovertyof

attention.”Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainwhatyoucandoto

uldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,

endofeachconversation,e

achquestiontherewillbeapau.

Duringthepau,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis

rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

1.A)Laborproblems.

B)Weatherconditions.

C)Anerrorintheorder.

D)Misplacingofgoods.

2.A)Whatthewomansaysmakesalotofn.

B)Therichareoppodtosocialwelfare.

C)Heissympatheticwithpoorpeople.

D)n‟sviews.

3.A)Hewillbepracticingsoccer.

B)Hehasworktofinishintime.

C)Hewillbeattendingameeting.

D)Hehasatoughproblemtosolve.

4.A)Maryshouldgetridofherpetassoonaspossible.

B)Marywillnotbeabletokeepadoginthebuilding.

C)Maryisnothappywiththebanonpetanimals.

D)Marymightaswellndherdogtoherrelative.

5.A)Thetwins‟voicesarequitedifferent.

B)LisaandGalearenotverymuchalike.

C)Hedoesnotbelievetheyaretwinsisters.

D)Thewomanemsabithardofhearing.

6.A)TheriouconomiccrisisinBritain.

B)ApackagedealtobesignedinNovember.

C)Amessagefromtheirbusinessassociates.

D)Theirabilitytodealwithfinancialproblems.

7.A)Itisimpossibletoremovethestaincompletely.

B)Themanwillbechargedextraforthervice.

C)Themanhastogotothemaincleaningfacility.

D)Cleaningthepantswilltakelongerthanusual.

8.A)Europeanmarkets.

B)Aprotestrally.

C)Luxurygoods.

D)Importedproducts.

Questions9to12arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Hemadeabusinesstrip.

B)HehadaquarrelwithMarsha.

C)Hetalkedtoheronthephone.

D)Heresolvedabudgetproblem.

10.A)Shemayhavetobefiredforpoorperformance.

B)Shehasdevelopedsomeriousmentalproblem.

C)Sheisinchargeofthefirm‟sbudgetplanning.

D)Shesupervisanumberofimportantprojects.

11.A)Shefailedtoarriveattheairportontime.

B)Davidpromidtogoonthetripinherplace.

C)Somethingunexpectedhappenedatherhome.

D)Shewasnotfeelingherlfonthatday.

12.A)Hefrequentlygetsthingsmixedup.

B)HeisalwaysfindingfaultwithMarsha.

C)HehasbeentryinghardtocoverforMarsha.

D)Heoftenfailstofollowthroughonhisprojects.

Questions13to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A)Theyarebettershelteredfromalltheoutsidetemptations.

B)Theyareusuallymoremotivatedtocompetewiththeirpeers.

C)Theyhavemoreopportunitiestodeveloptheirleadershipskills.

D)Theymakeanactivepartinmoreextracurricularactivities.

14.A)Itschiefpositionsareheldbywomen.

B)Itsteachingstaffconsistsofwomenonly.

C)Itsstudentsaimatmanagerialposts.

D)Itsstudentsarerolemodelsofwomen.

15.A)Itisunderadequatecontrol.

B)Itistraditionalbutcolourful.

C)Theyaremoreorlessisolatedfromtheoutsideworld.

D)Theyhaveampleopportunitiestomeettheoppositex.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,youwill

ouhear

aquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Byinvadingthepersonalspaceoflisteners.

B)Bymakinggesturesatstrategicpoints.

C)Byspeakinginadeep,loudvoice.

D)Byspeakingwiththelocalaccent.

17.A)Topromotesportsmanshipamongbusinessowners.

B)Toencouragepeopletosupportlocalsportsgroups.

C)Toraimoneyforaforthcominglocalsportvent.

D)Toshowhisfamily‟scontributiontothecommunity.

18.A)Theyareknowntobethestyleofthesportsworld.

B)Theywouldcertainlyappealtohisaudience.

C)Theyreprentthelatestfashioninthebusinesscircles.

D)Theyarebelievedtocommunicatepowerandinfluence.

19.A)Tocoveruphisownnervousness.

B)Tocreateawarmpersonalatmosphere.

C)Toenhancetheeffectofbackgroundmusic.

D)Toallowtheaudiencetobetterenjoyhisslides.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A)ShewasthefirsteducatedslaveofJohnWhitley‟s.

B)ShewasthegreatestfemalepoetinColonialAmerica.

C)ShewasbornaboutthetimeoftheWarofIndependence.

D)ShewasthefirstAfrican-Americanslavetopublishabook.

21.A)Reviinanumberoftimes.

B)Obtainconntfromherowner.

C)Gothroughascholarlyexamination.

D)Turntothecolonialgovernorforhelp.

22.A)Literaryworkscallingfortheabolitionofslavery.

B)ReligiousscriptspopularamongslavesinAmerica.

C)Arichstockofmanuscriptsleftbyhistoricalfigures.

D)LotsoflostworkswrittenbyAfrican-Americanwomen.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Itisatraitofgenerouscharacter.

B)Itisareflectionoflf-esteem.

C)Itisanindicatorofhighintelligence.

D)Itisasignofhappinessandconfidence.

24.A)Itwaslf-defeating.

B)Itwasaggressive.

C)Itwastheesnceofcomedy.

D)Itwassomethingadmirable.

25.A)Itisadouble-edgedsword.

B)Itisafeatureofagivenculture.

C)Itisauniquegiftofhumanbeings.

D)Itisaresultofbothnatureandnurture.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,epassageisreadforthe

firsttime,epassageisreadforthecond

time,yy,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Itisimportantthatwebemindfuloftheearth,theplanetoutofwhichwearebornandbywhich

wearenourished,guided,healed—theplanet,however,whichwehave(26)_______toa

considerabledegreeinthepasttwocenturiesof(27)_______ploitationhas

reachedsuch(28)_______thatprentlyitappearsthatsomehundredsofthousandsofspecies

willbe(29)_______beforetheendofthecentury.

Inourtimes,humanshrewdnesshasmasteredthedeep(30)_______oftheearthatalevelfar

reakthemountainsapart;wecandrainthe

urnthemostluxuriantforestsintothrowawaypaperproducts.

Wecan(31)_______thegreatgrasscoverofthewesternplainsandpour(32)_______chemicals

ollutetheairwithacids,

theriverswithwage(污水),nventcomputers(33)_______processing

?Toincreathevolumeandthespeedwithwhich

wemovenatur

managerialskillsaremeasuredbythecompetence(34)_______

theactivitiesthephysicalfeaturesoftheplanetaredamaged,iftheenvironmentismade

inhospitablefor(35)_______livingspecies,,suppodly,creatinga

technologicalwonderworld.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectoneword

foepassage

oiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleamarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

notuanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Quiteoften,educatorstellfamiliesofchildrenwhoarelearningEnglishasacondlanguageto

speakonlyEnglish,andnottheirnativelanguage,ghtheeducatorsmayhave

good36,theiradvicetofamiliesismisguided,andit37frommisunderstandingsaboutthe

orsmayfearthatchildrenhearingtwolanguageswill

become38confudandthustheirlanguagedevelopmentwillbe39;thisconcernisnot

enarecapableoflearningmorethanonelanguage,whether

40orquentially(依次地).Infact,mostchildrenoutsideoftheUnitedStatesareexpectedto

becomebilingualoreven,inmanycas,ly,knowingmorethanonelanguage

isviewedasan41andevenanecessityinmanyareas.

ItisalsoofconcernthatthemisguidedadvicethatstudentsshouldspeakonlyEnglishisgiven

primarilytopoorfamilieswithlimitededucationalopportunities,nottowealthierfamilieswho

hildrenfrompoorfamiliesoftenare42asat-risk

foracademicfailure,teachersbelievethatadvisingfamiliestospeakEnglishonlyisappropriate.

Teachersconsiderlearningtwolanguagestobetoo43forchildrenfrompoorfamilies,

believingthatthechildrenarealreadyburdenedbytheirhomesituations.

IffamiliesdonotknowEnglishorhavelimitedEnglishskillsthemlves,howcanthey

communicateinEnglish?Advisingnon-English-speakingfamiliestospeakonlyEnglishis44

er,the

45messageisthatthefamily'snativelanguageisnotimportantorvalued.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A)ast

B)delayed

C)deviates

D)equivalent

E)identified

F)intentions

G)object

H)overwhelmingI)permanently

J)prevalent

K)simultaneously

L)stems

M)successively

N)underlying

O)visualizing

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,

fytheparagraphfromwhich

ragraphis

thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

TheUsofDifficulty

Thebrainlikesachallenge—andputtingafewobstaclesinitswaymaywellboostitscreativity.

A)JackWhite,theformerfrontmanoftheWhiteStripesandaninfluentialfigureamongfellow

musicians,cheapguitarsthatwon‟tstayin

rforming,hepositionshisinstrumentsinawaythatisdeliberately

inconvenient,sothatswitchingfromguitartoorganmid-songinvolvesamaddashacrossthe

?Becauhe‟sontherunfromwhathedescribesasadiathatpreysoneveryartist:

“eaofu”.Whenmakingmusicgetstooeasy,saysWhite,itbecomeshardertomakeitsing.

B)It‟ldanyonemaketheirworkmoredifficultthanitalreadyis?Yet

1966,soonaftertheBeatleshadfinished

workon“RubberSoul”,PaulMcCartneylookedintothepossibilityofgoingtoAmericatorecord

ipmentinAmericanstudioswasmoreadvancedthananythinginBritain,

whichhadledtheBeatles‟greatrivals,theRollingStones,tomaketheirlatestalbum,

“Aftermath”,neyfoundthatEMI’s(百代唱片)contractualclausmade

itprohibitivelyexpensivetofollowsuit,andtheBeatleshadtomakedowiththeprimitive

technologyofAbbeyRoad.

C)enexttwoyearstheymadetheirmostgroundbreakingwork,turning

elybecautheywereworking

withold-fashionedmachines,GeorgeMartinandhisteamofengineerswereforcedtoapplyevery

ounceoft

like“TomorrowNeverKnows”,“StrawberryFieldsForever”,and“ADayintheLife”featured

revolutionarysoundeffectsthatdazzledandmystifiedMartin‟sAmericancounterparts.

D)Sometimesit‟

morethantwodecades,startinginthe1960s,thepoetTedHughessatonthejudgingpanelofan

the1980shenoticedanincreasing

numberoflongpoemsamongthesubmissions,oems

wereverballyinventiveandfluent,butalso“strangelyboring”.AftermakinginquiriesHughes

discoveredthattheywerebeingcompodoncomputers,thenjustfindingtheirwayintoBritish

homes.

E)Youmighthavethoughtanytoolwhichenablesawritertogetwordsontothepagewouldbe

terviewwiththeParisReview

Hughesspeculatedthatwhenapersonputspentopaper,“youmeettheterribleresistanceofwhat

happenedyourfirstyearatit,whenyoucouldn‟twriteatall”.Asthebrainattemptstoforcethe

unsteadyhandtodoitsbidding,thetensionbetweenthetworesultsinamorecompresd,

thatresistanceandyouaremorelikelytoproducea

70-pageramble(不着边际的长篇大论).

F)ols,teachersandpupilsalike

oftenassumethatifaconcepthasbeeneasytolearn,

numerousstudieshavenowfoundthatwhenclassroommaterialismadehardertoabsorb,pupils

retainmoreofitoverthelongterm,andunderstanditonadeeperlevel.

G)Asapoet,TedHugheshadanacutensitivitytothewayinwhichconstraintson

lf-expression,likethedisciplinesofmetreandrhyme(韵律),

toequate（等同于）

happinesswithfreedom,but,asthepsychotherapistandwriterAdamPhillipshasobrved,

withoutobstaclestoourdesiresit’shardertoknowwhatwewant,orwherewe’

tellsthestoryofapatient,afirst-timemotherwhocomplainedthatheryoungsonwasalways

clingingtoher,erhadamomentto

herlf,shesaid,becauhersonwas“alwaysintheway”.WhenPhillipsaskedherwhereshe

wouldgoifhewasn‟tintheway,sherepliedcheerfully,“Oh,Iwouldn‟tknowwhereIwas!”

H)Takeanothercommonobstacle:oftenassumethatmoremoneywill

nomistswhostudytherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappiness

haveconsistentlyfoundthat,aboveacertainincome,ethe

eawithwhichtherichcanacquirealmostanythingtheydesire,theyarejustaslikelytobe

regardatleast,itzgeraldwaswrong.

I)Indeed,elistEdwardStAubynhasanarrator

remarkoftheveryrichthat,“nothavingtoconsideraffordability,theirdesiresrambledonlike

unstoppablebores,relentless(持续不断的)andwhimsical（反复无常的）atthesametime.”When

BostonCollege,aprivaterearchuniversity,wantedabetterfeelforitspotentialdonors,itasked

teyed165

houholds,mostofwhichhadanetworthof$dthatmanyofhissubjects

undithardto

knowwhattowant,hemputitlikethis:“You

know,Bob,youcanjustbuysomuchstuff,andwhenyougettothepointwhereyoucanjustbuy

somuchstuff,nowwhatareyougoingtodo?”

J)Theinternetmakesinformationbillionairesoutofallofus,andthearchitectsofouronline

er‟shugesuccess

isrootedinthesimplebutprofoundinsightthatinamediumwithinfinitespacefor

lf-expression,t

musicrviceThisIsMyJamhelpspeoplenavigatethetensofmillionsoftracksnowavailable

icktheirfavouritesongoftheweektosharewithothers.

vicewasonlylaunchedthisyear,butbytheendof

September650,-founderMattOgleexplainsitsraisond’être(存

在的理由)likethis:“Inanageofendlesschoice,weweremissingawaytosay:„the

oneyoushouldlistento‟.”

K)Today‟sworldoffersmoreopportunitythanevertofollowtheadviceoftheWalkerBrothers

edwithahundredyearsago,ourlivesarelesstightly

logyhascutoutmuchoflife‟s

donkeywork,andwehavemorefreedomsthanever:wecanwearwhatwelikeandcommunicate

lesareeverywheredisappearing.

Fewofuswishtoturntheclockback,butperhapsweneedtoremindourlveshowufulthe

mes,thebestroutetofulfilmentisthepathofmoreresistance.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

orousrequirementsplacedonthewritingofpoetrystimulatethepoet‟screativity.

eativity,evenold-fashionedinstrumentsmayproducespectacularsoundeffects.

neydoesnotnecessarilybringgreaterhappiness.

alassumptionthatlessonsshouldbemadeeasiertolearn.

lesdeliberatelyplacedinthecreationofmusiccontributetoitssuccess.

hoenjoytotalfreedommaynotfindthemlveshappy.

hesdiscoveredmanylongpoemssubmittedforpoetrycompetitionwerecompod

oncomputers.

eneedtobearinbearinmindthattherightobstacleshelpleadustogreater

achievements.

stigationfoundthatmanyofthesuper-richwerebaffledbytheinfinitechoices

theirmoneymadeavailable.

esocialnetworkingwebsiteturnedouttosuccessfulbecauitlimitedeachpostingto

onehundredandfortycharacters.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebadonthefollowingpassage.

UnitedStateswereexpectedto

pursueacareerpathinacademia(学术界).Buttoday,mostgraduatendupworkingoutside

academia,notonlyinindustrybutalsoincareerssuchassciencepolicy,communications,and

thisisaresultofhowbleaktheacademicjobmarketis,butthere'salsoarising

istshaven'ttrainedfordirectly—butforwhichthey

haveufulknowledge,skills,,there'sahugedisconnectbetweenthewaywe

currentlytrainscientistsandtheactualemploymentopportunitiesavailableforthem,andan

urgentical

tsandpostdoctoralscientists

tofollowanindividualdevelopmentplan(IDP).

tionofAmericanSocietiesforExperimentalBiologyrecommendedthat

everyphen,

veralacademicinstitutionshavebeguntorequireIDPsforpostdocsAndinJune,theU.S.

NationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)BiomedicalRearchWorkforceWorkingGroup

recommendedthattheNIHrequireIDPsfortheapproximately32,000postdoctoralrearchers

undingagencies,publicandprivate,aremovinginasimilardirection.

IDPshavelongbeenudbygovernmentagenciesandtheprivatectortoachievespecificgoals

istoensurethatemployeeshaveanexplicittoolto

helpthemunderstandtheirownabilitiesandaspirations,determinecareerpossibilities,andt

(usuallyshort-term)nce,istscanuanIDP

toidentifyandnavigateaneffectivecareerpath.

AfreeWebapplicationforthispurpo,'s

designedtoguideearly-careerscientiststhroughaconfidential,rigorousprocessofintrospection

(内省)byexpertknowledgefromapanelof

science-focudcareeradvirs,eachtrainee’slf-asssmentisudtorankatofcareer

trajectories(轨迹).alksherorhim

throughtheprocessofttingshort-termgoalsdirectedtowardaccumulatingnewskillsand

experiencesim?portantforthatcareerchoice.

AlthoughsurveysrevealtheIDPprocesstobeuful,traineesreportaneedforadditional

,myIDPwillbe

mosteffectivewhenit‟mple,universities

couldincorporateIDPsintotheirgraduatecurriculatohelpstudentsdiscuss,plan,preparefor,and

achievetheirlong-termcareergoals.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

UnitedStatestoday?

A)Theylacktheskillsandexpertineededfortheirjobs.

B)Theycanchoofromawiderrangeofwell-payingjobs.

C)Theyoftenhavetoekjobsoutsidetheacademiccircle.

D)Theyareregardedasthenation‟sdrivingforceofchange.

estheauthorsayaboutAmerica‟ng?

A)Itshouldbeimprovedtobettersuitthejobmarket.

B)Itisclolylinkedtofuturecareerrequirements.

C)Itshouldbere-orientedtocareersoutsideacademia.

D)Itincludesagreatvarietyofpracticalcours.

stdoctoralrearchers?

A)Theymeettheurgentneedsofthecorporateworld.

B)Along-termcareergoalbetaarlyaspossible.

C)AnIDPbemadeinconsultationwithanadvir.

D)Theyacquireanexplicittooltohelpobtainjobs.

mentagenciesandtheprivatectoroftenuIDPsto__________.

A)bringintofullplaytheskillsandexpertioftheirpostdoctoralrearchers

B)helpemployeesmakethebestuoftheirabilitiestoachievetheircareergoals

C)placeemployeesinthemostappropriatepositions

D)hirethemostsuitablecandidatestoworkforthem

weknowaboutmyIDP?

A)Itisaneffectivetooloflf-asssmentandintrospectionforbettercareerplans.

B)Itenablespeopletolookintovariouspossibilitiesandchoothecareertheylove.

C)Itpromisalong-termcareerpath.

D)Itispartofthegraduatecurricula.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Justoveradecadeintothe21stcentury,women‟sprogresscanbecelebratedacrossarangeof

ldthehighestpoliticalofficesfromThailandtoBrazil,CostaRicatoAustralia.A

womanholdsthetopspotattheInternationalMonetaryFund;anotherwontheNobelPrizein

-madebillionairesinBeijing,techinnovatorsinSiliconValley,pioneeringjustices

inGhana—intheandcountlessotherareas,womenareleavingtheirmark.

iArabia,womenaren‟stan,1,000women

evelopedworld,womenlagbehindmeninpayand

14.5%lastyear.

Tomeasurethestateofwomen‟ekranked165countries,lookingatfiveareas

thataffectwomen‟slives;treatmentunderthelaw,workforceparticipation,politicalpower,and

ingdatafromtheUnitedNationsandthe

WorldEconomicForum,amongothers,andconsultingwithexpertsandacademics,wemeasured

28factorstocomeupwithourrankings.

CountrieswiththehighestscorestendtobeclusteredintheWest,wheregenderdiscriminationis

againstthelaw,andequalrightsareconstitutionallyenshrined(神圣化).Butthereweresome

herwihigh-rankingcountrieshadrelativelylowscoresforpolitical

rankedthirdoverallbut26thinpower,behindcountriessuchasCubaand

issuggestthatawomaninanation‟stopofficetranslatestobetterlivesforwomen

ingeneral?Notexactly.“Tryingtoquantifyormeasuretheimpactofwomeninpoliticsishard

becauinveryfewcountrieshavetherebeenenoughwomeninpoliticstomakea

difference,”saysAnne-MarieGoetz,.

Ofcour,ingthatonecountryisbetterthananother

inthewaythatittreatsmorethanhalfitscitizensmeansrelyingonbroadstrokesandgeneralities.

Somethingssimplycan‟ss-culturalcomparisonscantaccountfor

differenceofopinion.

thing,ourindexbacksupasimplebutprofound

statementmadebyHillaryClintonattherecentAsia-PacificEconomicCooperation

summit.“Whenweliberatetheeconomicpotentialofwomen,weelevatetheeconomic

performanceofcommunities,nations,andtheworld,”shesaid.“There‟sastimulativeeffectthat

kicksinwhenwomenhavegreateraccesstojobsandtheeconomiclivesofourcountries:Greater

ucationalopportunityforchildren.

Byharnessingtheeconomicpotentialofallwomen,weboostopportunityforallpeople.”

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

estheauthorthinkaboutwomen‟sprogresssofar?

A)Itstillleavesmuchtobedesired.

B)Itistooremarkabletobemeasured.

C)Ithasgreatlychangedwomen‟sfate.

D)Itisachievedthroughhardstruggle.

countrieshavewomenmadethegreatestprogress?

A)Wherewomenholdkeypostsingovernment.

B)Wherewomen‟srightsareprotectedbylaw.

C)Wherewomen‟sparticipationinmanagementishigh.

D)Wherewomenenjoybettereducationandhealthcare.

NewsweekrankingsrevealaboutwomeninCanada?

A)Theycarelittleaboutpoliticalparticipation.

B)Theyaregenerallytreatedaqualsbymen.

C)Theyhaveasurprisinglylowsocialstatus.

D)Theyareunderreprentedinpolitics.

esAnne-MarieGoetzthinkofawomanbeinginanation‟stopoffice?

A)Itdoesnotnecessarilyraiwomen‟spoliticalawareness.

B)Itdoesnotguaranteeabetterlifeforthenation‟swomen.

C)Itenhanceswomen‟sstatus.

D)Itboostswomen‟sconfidence.

esHillaryClintonsuggestwedotomaketheworldabetterplace?

A)Givewomenmorepoliticalpower.

B)Stimulatewomen‟screativity.

C)Allowwomenaccesstoeducation.

D)Tapwomen‟conomicpotential.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChine

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

中国人自古以来就在中秋时节庆祝丰收。这与北美地区庆祝感恩节的习俗十分相似。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

天夜晚皓月光空，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

在家庭聚会上享用。传统的月饼上带有“寿（longevity）”、“福”或“和”等字样。

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

答案

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第3套

PartIWriting(30minutes)

（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthe

remarks“Thegreatestuoflifeistospenditforsomethingthatwilloutlastit.”

Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainwhatyouwilldoto

uldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words.

请用黑色签字笔在答题卡1指定区域内作答作文题，在试题册上的作答无效！

PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

ach

thepau,youmustreadthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD),rkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A)'swaitingroomisn'ttidy.C)asleftagoodimpressiononher.

B)njoysreadingmagazinesD)aynotbeagoodchoice.

2.A)Themanwillrenttheapartmentwhenitisavailable.

B)Themanmadeabargainwiththelandladyovertherent.

C)Themaninsistsonhavingalookattheapartmentfirst.

D)Themanisnotfullysatisfiedwiththeapartment.

3.A)Packinguptogoabroad.C)DrawingupaplanforherEnglishcour.

B)BrushinguponherEnglish.D)ApplyingforavisatotheUnitedStates.

4.A)Heisanxioustofindacureforhishighbloodpressure.

B)Hedoesn'tthinkhighbloodpressureisaproblemforhim.

C)Hewasnotawareofhisillnessuntildiagnodwithit.

D)Hedidnottakethesymptomsofhisillnessriously.

5.A)ToinvestigatethecausofAIDS.

B)ToraimoneyforAIDSpatients.

C)TorallysupportforAIDSvictimsinAfrica.

D)TodrawattentiontothespreadofAIDSinAsia.

6.A)Ithasaverylonghistory.

B)Itisaprivateinstitution.

C)ItwasfoundedbyThomasJefferson.

D)Itstressthecomprehensivestudyofnature.

7.A)Theycan'tfitintothemachine.C)Theywerenttothewrongaddress.

B)Theyhavenotbeendeliveredyet.D)Theywerefoundtobeofthewrongtype.

8.A)Thefoodrvedinthecafeteriausuallylacksvariety.

B)Thecafeteriasometimesprovidesrarefoodforthestudents.

C)Thestudentsfindtherviceinthecafeteriasatisfactory.

D)Thecafeteriatrieshardtocatertothestudents'needs.

Questions9to12arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Hepickedupsomeapplesinhisyard.

B)Hecutsomebranchesofftheappletree.

C)Hequarreledwithhisneighboroverthefence.

D)Hecleanedupallthegarbageinthewoman'syard.

10.A)Trimtheappletreesinheryard.C)Takethegarbagetothecurbforher.

B)Pickuptheapplesthatfellinheryard.D)Removethebranchesfromheryard.

11.A)Filealawsuitagainsttheman.C)Havetheman'sappletreecutdown.

B)Askthemanforcompensation.D)Throwgarbageintotheman'syard.

12.A)Hewasreadytomakeaconcession.C)Hewasnotintimidated.

B)Hewasnotpreparedtogotocourt.D)Hewasabitconcerned.

Questions13to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A)Badweather.C)Breakdownoftheengines.

B)Humanerror.D)Failureofthecommunicationssystem.

14.A)Twothousandfeet.C)Twentythousandfeet.

B)Twelvethousandfeet.D)Twenty-twothousandfeet.

15.A)Accuratecommunicationisofutmostimportance.

B)Pilotsshouldbeabletospeakveralforeignlanguages.

C)Aircontrollersshouldkeepaclowatchontheweather.

D)Cooperationbetweenpilotsandaircontrollersisntial.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,you

youhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Hisfathercaughtariousdia.C)Hismotherlefthimtomarryarichbusinessman.

B)Hismotherpasdaway.D)Hisfathertooktodrinking.

17.A)Hedislikedbeingdisciplined.C)Hecouldn'tpayhisgamblingdebts.

B)Hewaxpelledbytheuniversity.D)Heenjoyedworkingforamagazine.

18.A)HispoemsareheavilyinfluencedbyFrenchwriters.

B)HisstoriesaremainlytintheStateofVirginia.

C)Hisworkisdifficulttoread.

D)Hislanguageisnotrefined.

19.A)Hegrievedtodeathoverthelossofhiswife.C)Hewasshotdeadattheageof40.

B)Hecommittedsuicideforunknownreasons.D)Hediedofheavydrinking.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A)Women.C)Manualworkers.

B)Prisoners.D)Schoolagechildren.

21.A)Hetaughthisstudentshowtopronouncethelettersfirst.

B)Hematchedtheletterswiththesoundsfamiliartothelearners.

C)Heshowedthelearnershowtocombinethelettersintosimplewords.

D)Hedividedthelettersintogroupsaccordingtothewaytheyarewritten.

22.A)Itcanhelppeopletobecomeliteratewithinashorttime.

B)ItwasoriginallydesignedforteachingtheEnglishlanguage.

C)Itenablesthelearnerstomasteralanguagewithinthreemonths.

D)ItiffectiveinteachinganyalphabeticallanguagetoBrazilians.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Thecrop'sbloomingperiodisdelayed.C)Thetopsoilisriouslydamaged.

B)Therootsofcropsarecutoff.D)Thegrowthofweedsisaccelerated.

24.A)It'sanewwayofapplyingchemicalfertilizer.C)It'sacreativetechniqueforsavinglabor.

B)It'sanimprovedmethodofharvestingcrops.D)It'safarmingprocesslimitingtheuof

ploughs.

25.A)Inareaswithfewweedsandunwantedplants.

B)Inareaswithavereshortageofwater.

C)Inareaslackinginchemicalfertilizer.

D)Inareasdependentonimportedfood.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,epassageisreadforthe

firsttime,epassageisreadforthecond

time,yy,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

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gago,rearcherslearnedthat

4-day-oldcouldunderstand(26)_____,Britishrearchpsychologist

GrahamSchaferhasdiscoveredthatinfantscanlearnwordsforuncommonthingslongbefore

dthat9-month-oldinfantscouldbetaught,throughrepeated

show-and-tell,to(27)_____thenamesofobjectsthatwereforeigntothem,aresultthat

(28)_____insomewaysthereceivedwisdomthat,apartfromlearningto(29)_____things

commontotheirdailylives,childrendon'tbegintobuildvocabularyuntilwellintotheircond

year."It'sno(30)_____thatchildrenlearnwords,butthewordstheytendtoknowarewords

linkedto(31)_____situationsinthehome,"explainsSchafer."Thisisthefirstdemonstrationthat

wecanchoowhatwordsthechildrenwilllearnandthattheycanrespondtothemwithan

unfamiliarvoice(32)_____inanunfamiliartting."

Figuringouthowhumansacquirelanguagemay(33)_____whysomechildrenlearntoread

andwritelaterthanothers,Schafersays,andcouldleadtobettertreatmentsfordevelopmental

'smore,thestudyoflanguage(34)_____offersdirectinsightintohowhumans

learn."Languageisatestcaforhumancognitivedevelopment,"entager

toteachtheirinfantsshouldtakenote:evenwithoutbeingtaughtnewwords,acontrolgroup

(35)_____theotherinfantswithinafewmonths."Thisisnotaboutadvancingdevelopment,"he

says."It'sjustaboutwhatchildrencandoatanearlieragethanwhateducatorshaveoften

thought."

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectoneword

foe

oiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

markthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

notuanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ecreatingamajor36inthesocial

,abouthalftheteens

allsaid

thattheircellphonewasthewaytheystayedintouchwithpeers,one-thirdhadudthecell

phonetohelpapeerinneed,andabout80%ersin

Australia,38,saidthattheirmobilephonesprovidednumerousbenefitsandwerean39part

oftheirlives;somewereso40totheirphonesthattherearchersconsidereditanaddiction.

InJapan,too,chersinonestudyin

Tokyofoundthatmorethanhalfofjuniorhighschoolstudentsudtheirphonestoexchange

e-mailswithschoolmatesmorethan10timesaday.

lowyoung

peopletoexchangemoment-by-momentexperiencesintheirdailyliveswithspecialpartnersand

onesalsocan43social

tolerancebecautheyreducechildren'

additiontoconnectingpeers,chersstudying

teenagersinIsraelconcludedthat,inthat44environment,mobilephoneswereregardedas

"curityobjects"inparent-teenrelationships―importantbecautheyprovidedthepossibilityof

45andcommunicationatalltimes.

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A)affiliated

B)attached

C)contact

D)contend

E)continuous

F)diminish

G)endurance

H)foster

I)hazardous

J)improved

K)instantaneous

L)intrinsic

M)relatively

N)shift

O)similarly

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

fytheparagraphfrom

ragraph

thequestionsmarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2.

WasteNot,WantNot

Feedingthe9Billion:TheTragedyofWaste

[A]By2075,theUnitedNations'mid-rangeprojectionforglobalpopulationisabout9.5billion.

Thismeansthattherecouldbeanextrathreebillionmouthstofeedbytheendofthecentury,

aperiodinwhichsubstantialchangesareanticipatedinthewealth,calorieintakeanddietary

rojectionprents

mankindwithwide-rangingsocial,economic,environmentalandpoliticalissuesthatneedto

issueishowtoproducemore

foodinaworldoffiniteresources.

[B]Today,topoorpractices

inharvesting,storageandtransportation,aswellasmarketandconsumerwastage,itis

estimatedthat30-50%rmore,this

figuredoesnotreflectthefactthatlargeamountsofland,energy,fertilirsandwaterhave

velof

wastageisatragedythatcannotcontinueifwearetosucceedinthechallengeofsustainably

meetingourfuturefooddemands.|

WhereFoodWasteHappens

[C]In2010,theInstitutionofMechanicalEngineersidentifiedthreeprincipalemergingpopulation

groupsacrosstheworld,badoncharacteristicsassociatedwiththeircurrentandprojected

stageofeconomicdevelopment.

•Fullydeveloped,mature,post-industrialsocieties,suchasthoinEurope,characteridby

stableordecliningpopulationswhichareincreasinginage.

•Late-stagedevelopingnationsthatarecurrentlyindustrialisingrapidly,forexampleChina,

whichwillexperiencedecliningratesofpopulationgrowth,coupledwithincreasing

affluence(富裕）andageprofile.

•Newlydevelopingcountriesthatarebeginningtoindustriali,primarilyinAfrica,with

hightoveryhighpopulationgrowthrates,andcharacteridbyapredominantlyyoungage

profile.

[D]Eachgroupoverthecomingdecadeswillneedtoaddressdifferentissuessurroundingfood

production,storageandtransportation,aswellasconsumerexpectations,ifweareto

continuetofeedallourpeople.

[E]Inless-developedcountries,suchasthoofsub-SaharanAfricaandSouth-EastAsia,wastage

cientharvesting,

inadequatelocaltransportationandpoorinfrastructure(基础设施)meanthatproduceis

frequentlyhandledinappropriatelyandstoredunderunsuitablefarmsiteconditions.

[F]Inmature,fullydevelopedcountriessuchastheUK,more-efficientfarmingpracticesand

bettertransport,storageandprocessingfacilitiensurethatalargerproportionofthefood

r,characteristicsassociatedwithmodern

consumerculturemeanproduceisoftenwastedthroughretailandcustomerbehaviour.

[G]Majorsupermarkets,inmeetingconsumerexpectations,willoftenrejectentirecropsof

perfectlyediblefruitandvegetablesatthefarmbecautheydonotmeetexactingmarketing

standardsfortheirphysicalcharacteristics,suchassizeandappearance.

[H]Oftheproducethatdoesappearinthesupermarket,commonlyudsalespromotions

frequentlyencouragecustomerstopurchaexcessivequantitieswhich,inthecaof

perishablefoodstuffs,lbetween30%and

50%ofwhathasbeenboughtindevelopedcountriesisthrownawaybythepurchar.

BetterUofOurFiniteResources

[I]Wastingfoodmeanslosingnotonlylife-supportingnutritionbutalsopreciousresources,

includingland,balsociety,therefore,tacklingfoodwastewillhelp

contributetowardsaddressinganumberofkeyresourceissues.

[J]LandUsage:Overthelastfivedecades,improvedfarmingtechniquesandtechnologieshave

helpedtosignificantlyincreacropyieldsalongwitha12%expansionoffarmedlandu.

However,afurtherincreainfarmingareawithoutimpactingunfavourablyonwhatremains

oftheworld'llengeisthatanincreain

animal-badproductionwillrequiremorelandandresources,aslivestock(牲畜)farming

demandxtensivelandu.

[K]WaterUsage:Overthepastcentury,humanuoffreshwaterhasincreadatmorethan

tlyabout3.8trillionm3ofwaterisudbyhu-

70%ofthisisconsumedbytheglobalagriculturector,andthelevel

ofuwillcontinuetorioverthecomingdecades.

[L]Betterirrigationcandramaticallyimprovecropyieldandabout40%oftheworld'sfood

r,waterudinirrigationisoften

essingfoodsaftertheagriculturalstage,therearelarge

particularlycrucialinthecaofmeatproduction,wherebeefusabout50timesmorewater

uture,moreeffectivewashingtechniques,managementprocedures,

andrecyclingandpurificationofwaterwillbeneededtoreducewastage.

[M]EnergyUsage:Energyisanesntialresourceacrosstheentirefoodproductioncycle,with

estimatesshowinganaverageof7-10caloriesofinputbeingrequiredintheproductionof

riesdramaticallydependingoncrop,fromthreecaloriesforplant

uchofthinergycomesfromthe

utilisationoffossilfuels,wastageoffoodpotentiallycontributestounnecessaryglobal

warmingaswellasinefficientresourceutilisation.

[N]Inthemodemindustrialidagriculturalprocess—whichdevelopingnationsare

movingtowardsinordertoincreafutureyields—energyusageinthemakingand

applicati

productiontakes50%,onaglobalscale,

fertilirmanufacturingconsumesabout3-5%oftheworld'

productionanticipatedtoincreaby25%betweennowand2030,sustainableenergy

topowermachinery,bothonthe

farmandinthestorageandprocessingfacilities,addstotheenergytotal,whichcurrently

reprentsabout3.1%ofannualglobalenergyconsumption.

Recommendations

[O]Risingpopulationcombinedwithimprovednutritionstandardsandshiftingdietary

ers,scientistsand

agriculturalistshavetheknowledge,toolsandsystemsthatwillassistinachieving

r,pressurewillgrowonfiniteresourcesofland,energyand

entialtoprovide60-100%morefoodbysimplyeliminatingloss,while

simultaneouslyfreeingupland,energyandwaterresourcesforotherus,isanopportunity

rtobegintacklingthechallenge,theInstitution

recommendsthat:

•TheUNFoodandAgricultureOrganisationworkwiththeinternationalengineering

communitytoensuregovernmentsofdevelopednationsputinplaceprogrammesthat

transferengineeringknowledge,designknow-how,andsuitabletechnologytonewly

llhelpimproveproducehandlingintheharvest,and

immediatepost-harveststagesoffoodproduction.

•Governmentsofrapidlydevelopingcountriesincorporatewasteminimisationthinkinginto

thetransportinfrastructureandstoragefacilitiescurrentlybeingplanned,engineeredand

built.

•Governmentsindevelopednationsdeviandimplementpolicythatchangesconsumer

houlddiscourageretailersfromwastefulpracticesthatleadtothe

rejectionoffoodonthebasisofcosmeticcharacteristics,andlossinthehomedueto

excessivepurchasingbyconsumers.

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ationofwastealonecanpotentiallyprovideoversixtypercentmorefoodforthe

growingworldpopulation.

ductionandapplicationoffertilirsandpesticidesaccountforthelargestpartof

energyuinthemodernindustrialidagriculturalprocess.

ersindevelopedcountriesthrowawaynearlyhalfoftheirfoodpurchasbecau

theytendtobuyinexcessivequantities.

commendedthatengineeringknowledgeandsuitabletechnologyindevelopedcountries

beintroducedtodevelopingcountriestoimproveproducehandlingintheharvest.

dictedglobalpopulationgrowthmeansthatwayshavetobefoundtoproducemore

foodwithfiniteresources.

erexpansionoffarmingareawilladverlyimpactontheworld'snaturalecosystems.

tlyeatablefruitandvegetablecropsoftenfailtoreachsupermarketsduetotheirsizeor

physicalappearance.

acticesinharvesting,storageandtransportationhaveresultedinawasteofmuchofthe

foodweproduceandthusawasteoflandandresources.

steinless-developedcountrieshappensmainlyattheproducers'end.

nsumesfarmorewatertoproducethanvegetables.

SectionC

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Callitthe“learningparadox”,themoreyoustruggleandevenfailwhileyou‟retryingto

learnnewinformation,thebetteryou‟relikelytorecallandapplythatinformationlater.

Thelearningparadoxisattheheartof“productivefailure”.aphenomenonidentifiedby

ointsoutthatwhilethemodeladoptedbymanyteacherswhen

introducingstudentstonewknowledge―providinglotsofstructureandguidanceearlyon,until

thestudentsshowthattheycandoitontheirown―makesintuitiven,itmaynotbethebest

,it‟sbettertoletthelearnerswrestle(较劲）withthematerial

ontheirownforawhile,er

publishedrecently,Kapurappliedtheprincipleofproductivefailuretomathematicalproblem

solvinginthreeschools.

Withonegroupofstudents,theteacherprovidedstrong“scaffolding”―instructional

support—eteacher‟shelp,thepupilswereabletofindtheanswerstotheir

ile,acondgroupwasdirectedtosolvethesameproblemsby

collaboratingwithoneanother,tudentsweren‟t

hecouroftryingtodoso,theygeneratedalot

ofideasaboutth

whenthetwogroupsweretestedonwhatthey‟dlearned,thecondgroup“significantly

outperformed”arentstrugglesofthefloundering(挣扎的）grouphavewhat

Kapurcallsa“hiddenefficacy”:theyleadpeopletounderstandthedeepstructureofproblems,not

estudentncounteranewproblemofthesametypeon

atest,they‟reabletotransfertheknowledgethey‟vegatheredmoreeffectivelythanthowho

werethepassiverecipientsofsomeoneel‟xperti.

Intherealworld,problemsrarelycomeneatlypackaged,sobeingabletodiscerntheirdeep

,Kapurnotes,noneofusliketofail,nomatterhowoftenSiliconValley

entrepreneurspraithebeneficialeffectsofanideathatfailsorastart-upcompanythat

edto“designforproductivefailure”bybuildingitintothelearning

asi,

chooproblemstoworkonthat“challengebutdonotfrustrate”.Second,providelearnerswith

opportunitiestoexplainandelaborateonwhatthey‟,givelearnersthechanceto

hostudentswhoprotest

thistough-loveteachingstyle:you'llthankmelater.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

stheauthorcallthelearningprocessaparadox?

A)Painsdonotnecessarilyleadtogains.

B)Whatislearnedisrarelyapplicableinlife.

C)Failuremoreoftenthannotbreedssuccess.

D)Themoreistaught,thelessislearnt.

esKapurdisapproveofinteaching?

A)Askingstudentstofindandsolveproblemsontheirown.

B)Developingstudents‟abilitytoapplywhattheylearn.

C)Givingstudentsdetailedguidanceandinstruction.

D)Allowingstudentsafreehandinproblemsolving.

peopletendtothinkofprovidingstrong“scaffolding”inteaching?

A)Itwillmaketeachingeasier.C)Itcanmotivateaveragestudents.

B)Itisansiblewayofteaching.D)Itwillenhancestudents‟confidence.

ndofproblemshouldbegiventostudentstosolveaccordingtoKapur?

A)Itshouldbeabletoencouragecollaborativelearning.

B)Itshouldbeeasyenoughsoasnottofrustratestudents.

C)Itshouldbesolvablebyaveragestudentswithea.

D)Itshouldbedifficultenoughbutstillwithintheirreach.

nbeexpectedof“thistough-loveteachingstyle”(Lines8-9,Para.5)?

A)Studentswillbegratefulinthelongrun.

B)Teacherswillmeetwithalotofresistance.

C)Parentswillthinkittooharshontheirkids.

D)Itmaynotbeabletoyieldthedesiredresults.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebadonthefollowingpassage.

VernonBowman,a75-year-oldfarmerfromruralIndiana,didsomethingthatgothimsued.

Heplantedsoybeans(大豆）santo,theagriculturalgiant,insistsithas

apatentonthekindofgeneticallymodifiededsBowmanud―andthatthepatentcontinuesto

alloftheprogeny(后代)ofthoeds.

Havewereallygottentothepointthatplantingaedcanleadtoahigh-stakesSupreme

Courtpatentlawsuit?Wehave,to,whichisbeingarguedon

to‟scriticshaveattackedthecompanyforits“mercilesslegalbattlesagainst

smallfarmers,”ealso

hopingthecourt‟srulingwillreininpatentlaw,whichisincreasinglybeingudtoclaimnewlife

formsasprivateproperty.

Monsantoanditssupporters,notsurprisingly,guethat

whenacompanylikeMonsantogoestogreatexpentocreateavaluablenewgeneticallymodi-

fieded,erslikeBowmanareabletou

theedswithoutpayingthedesignatedfee,itwillremovetheincentivesforcompanieslike

Monsantotoinnovate.

MonsantoaccudBowmanofpatentinfringementandwonan$84,456damageaward.

Ratherthanpayuporworkoutattlement,Bowmandecidedtoappeal—allthewaytothe

“Monsantoshouldnotbeable,justbecauthey‟vegotbillionsofdollars

tospendonlegalfees,totrytoterrifyfarmersintoobeyingtheiragreementsbymassiveforceand

threats.”

Thecentralissueinthecaiswhetherpatentrightstolivingthingxtendtotheprogeny

man's

supportersarguethatMonsantoistryingtoexpandthescopeofpatentsinwaysthatwouldenrich

ythatifMonsantowins,theimpactwillextend

farbeyondagriculture―dge

EcologyInternationalcontendsthattheSupremeCourt‟srulingcouldhave“profoundeffects”on

otherbiotechindustries.

IfthiswereaHollywoodmovie,thecourageousoldIndianafarmerwouldbeatthe

sisareal-lifeargumentbeforea

SupremeCourtthathasawell-earnedreputationforlookingoutfortheinterestsoflarge

givesthecourtanopportunitytoreininthegrowinguofpatentsto

protectgeneticallyengineeredcropsandotherlifeforms―butthecourtmaywelluittogive

thistrendapowerfulnewendorment.

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VernonBowmangetsued?

A)Heudgeneticallymodifiededstofeedhiscattle.

B)Heplantedsoybeanswithoutpayingforthepatent.

C)HemadeaprofitoutofMonsanto‟scommercialcrets.

D)HeobtainedMonsanto‟spatentededsbyillegalmeans.

eMonsanto‟scriticshopingtheSupremeCourtwilldo?

A)Allowsmallfarmerstogrowgeneticallymodifiedsoybeans.

B)PunishMonsantoforinfringingonsmallfarmers'interests.

C)RuleagainstMonsanto‟xcessiveextensionofitspatentrights.

D)Abolishthepatentlawconcerninggeneticallyengineerededs.

theargumentofMonsantoanditssupporters?

A)Patentrightsshouldbeprotectedtoencourageinnovation.

B)BowmancannotplanttheedswithoutMonsanto'sconnt.

C)Monsantohastherighttorecoverthecostsofitspatentededs.

D)Patentlawongeneticallymodifiededsshouldnotbechallenged.

toca?

A)Whetherpatentforedsisharmfultoagriculturalproduction.

B)Whetherthebiotechindustryshouldtakepriorityoveragriculture.

C)Whethermeasuresshouldbeintroducedtoprotectsmallfarmers.

D)Whetherpatentforlivingthingsappliestotheirlatergenerations.

welearnfromthelastparagraph?

A)Hollywoodmoviesusuallyhaveanunexpected,dramaticimpactonreal-lifearguments.

B)TheSupremeCourtwilltrytochangeitsreputationforsupportinglargecorporations.

C)TheSupremeCourtislikelytopersuadethepartiesconcernedtoworkoutattlement.

D)TherulingwouldbeinBowman‟sfavorifthecawerearguedinaHollywoodmovie.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineinto

uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

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、印刷术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，满足中国市场的需求。

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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2013年12月英语六级作文题目：

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhappinessby

referringtothesaying“Happinessisnottheabnceofproblems,buttheabilitytodealwith

them.”Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainhowyoucandevelopyour

uldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan

200words.

新东方老师杨竞欧给出的英语六级作文范文

Happiness,asthesayinghasit,isnottheabnceofproblems,buttheabilitytodealwith

rwords,peoplecanneverbehappyiftheyfocusontheirdifficultiesandchallenges.

Simpleastheremarkmaysound,itconveysathought-provokingnotionthathappinessisastate

ofmindnotanabnceofproblems.

Firstandforemost,itiswellknownthatinordertobeastrongindividual,oneneeds

obstaclestodevelopone‟sstrength,justlikebutterflieswhichstruggletobefreeoftheircocoonin

rmore,justbecaupeoplehavea

disadvantagedchildhood,obsisacainpoint.

Hewasabandonedbyhisbiologicalparentsanddroppedoutofuniversitybutstillmanagedto

changetheworld.

Toconclude,asthesayinggoes“snota

placefarenoughaway.”Conquently,itisadvisableforeveryonetohaveapositiveattitude

towardtheirproblemsiftheyreallywanttobehappy.

作文题Directions：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayabouttheimpactofinformation

explosionbyreferringtothesaying"awealthofinformationcreatesapovertyofattention".You

canciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainwhatyoucandotoavoidbeing

distractedbyirrelevantinformation?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200

words.

WaystoGetOverInformationExplosion

Asafamoussayinggoes,“Awealthofinformationcreatesapovertyofattention”.

oplekeepcomplainingaboutdistractionbythe

informationexplosion.

Admittedly,thenewinformationagehasbroughtussomuchconveniencethatweare

allowedtogetenoughinformationjustwithasimpleclicksittinginfrontofthecomputers.

Nevertheless,wearealsoconfud,annoyed,distractedanduptbyanincrediblylargequantity

mple,whenarchingforsomethingonline,peopleareeasilycarriedaway

s,someinformationoftenturnsout

ore,itcanbetime-consumingandtroublesometo

archinformationonline.

Thenwhatwecandotoavoidbeingdistractedbyirrelevantinformation?HereIhavesome

ufultips:Firstly,llhelpyou

torefusomeappealing,ly,findsometrustfulandprofessional

ca,youcaneasilyleavesomeads

andulessinformationbehind.

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthe

remark“thegreatestuoflifeistospenditforsomethingthatwilloutlastit.”Youcangive

examplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainwhatyouwilldotomakeyourlifemore

uldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

HowtoLiveaMeaningLife

Amongallthehighlightedtopics,thereis“howtoliveameaninglife?”Everyonehashisor

ayinghasit,“thegreatestuoflifeistospenditforsomethingthatwill

outlastit.”Icannotagreeanymore.

Ifourlifeisjusttopursuesomethingforourlves,wewillsurelyfeelfruitlessand

eveJobs‟sbibliography,wecangetthatthepeoplewho

obshasbroughta

e,althoughshort,‟salifeworth

living.

Therefore,ifthereisawaytomakemylifemeaningful,itshouldbetofindsomethingI‟m

thiswaycanIkeepmy

passionthroughoutmylifeuntilIfinallyfulfilmylife.

【2013年12月英语六级翻译真题】中国人自古以来就在中秋时节庆祝丰收，这与北美地区

庆祝感恩节的习俗十分相似，过中秋节的习俗与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，这天夜晚皓月当空，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在家庭聚会上享用。传统的月饼上带有

“寿”(longevity)、“福”或“和”等字样。

【2013年12月英语六级翻译答案参考】Sinceancienttimes,theChinepeopleusually

celebrateharvestintheMid-Autumn,whichissimilartothecustomofcelebratingThanksgiving

ditionofcelebratingMid-Autumnfestivalbecamepopular

arAugust15isadayforpeopleworshiping

day,underthedazzlingbrightmoon,familiesreuniteandenjoythemoon‟s

2006,Mid-AutumnfestivalwaslistedasoneofChina'sculturalheritage,andin2008,

kes,asindispensabledeliciousfoodofthefestival,

weregiftspeoplenttofamiliesandfriendsduringthefestivalandusuallyeatenonfamily

recharactersof“longevity”,“goodfortune”and“harmony”ontheTraditional

mooncakes.