2013年12月英語六級真題試卷(第1套).pdf

英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 鼎力幫助考生順利通過大學(xué)英語六級考試 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 經(jīng)典奉獻(xiàn) 1 2013 年年 12 月英語六級考試月英語六級考試真題真題試卷試卷 第 第 1 套 套 Part I Writing 30 minutes Directions For this party you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on happiness by referring to the saying Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you can develop your ability to deal with problems and be happy You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words 注意 此部分試題在答題卡注意 此部分試題在答題卡 1 上上 Part II Listening Comprehension 30 minutes Directions In this section you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations At the end of each conversation one or more questions will be asked about what was said Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once After each question there will be a pause During the pause you must read the four choices marked A B C and D and decide which is the best answer Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center 注意 此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡注意 此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡 1 1 上作答 上作答 1 A The rock band needs more hours of practice B The rock band is going to play here for a month C Their hard work has resulted in a big success D He appreciates the woman s help with the band 2 A Go on a diving tour in Europe B Add 300 dollars to his budget C Travel overseas on his own D Join a package tour to Mexico 3 A In case some problem should occur B Something unexpected has happened C To avoid more work later on D To make better preparations 4 A The woman asked for a free pass to try out the facilities B The man is going to renew his membership in a fitness center C The woman can give the man a discount if he joins the club now D The man can try out the facilities before he becomes a member 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 鼎力幫助考生順利通過大學(xué)英語六級考試 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 經(jīng)典奉獻(xiàn) 2 5 A He is not afraid of challenge B He is not fit to study science C He is worried about the test D He is going to drop the physics course 6 A Pay for part of the picnic food B Invite Gary s family to dinner C Buy something special for Gary D Take some food to the picnic 7 A Bus drivers working conditions B A labor dispute at a bus company C Public transportation D A corporate takeover 8 A The bank statement B Their sales overseas C The payment for an order D The check just deposited Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard 9 A A hotel receptionist B A private secretary C A shop assistant D A sales manager 10 A Voice B Intelligence C Appearance D Manners 11 A Arrange one more interview B Offer the job to David Wallace C Report the matter to their boss D Hire Barbara Jones on a trial basis Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard 12 A He invented the refrigerator B He patented his first invention C He got a degree in Mathematics D He was admitted to university 13 A He distinguished himself in low temperature physics B He fell in love with Natasha Willoughby C He became a professor of Mathematics D He started to work on refrigeration 14 A Finding the true nature of subatomic particles B Their work on very high frequency radio waves C Laying the foundations of modern mathematics D Their discovery of the laws of cause and effect 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 鼎力幫助考生順利通過大學(xué)英語六級考試 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 經(jīng)典奉獻(xiàn) 3 15 A To teach at a university B To patent his inventions C To spend his remaining years D To have a three week holiday Section B Directions In this section you will hear 3 short passages At the end of each passage you will hear some question Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only onece After you hear a question you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A B C and D Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre 注意 此部分試題注意 此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡請?jiān)诖痤}卡 1 上作答 上作答 Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard 16 A They have fallen prey to wolves B They have become a tourist attraction C They have caused lots of damage to crops D They have become a headache to the community 17 A To celebrate their victory B To cheer up the hunters C To scare the wolves D To alert the deer 18 A They would help to spread a fatal disease B They would pose a threat to the children C They would endanger domestic animals D They would eventually kill off the deer Passage Two Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard 19 A She is an interpreter B She is a tourist guide C She is a domestic servant D She is from the royal family 20 A It was used by the family to hold dinner parties B It is situated at the foot of a beautiful mountain C It was frequently visited by heads of state D It is furnished like one in a royal palace 21 A It is elaborately decorated B It has survived some 2000 years C It is very big with only six slim legs D It is shaped like an ancient Spanish boat 22 A They are uncomfortable to sit in for long B They do not match the oval table at all 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 鼎力幫助考生順利通過大學(xué)英語六級考試 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 經(jīng)典奉獻(xiàn) 4 C They have lost some of their legs D They are interesting to look at Passage Three Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard 23 A It is an uncommon infectious disease B It destroys the patient s ability to think C It is a disease very difficult to diagnose D It is the biggest crippler of young adults 24 A Search for the best cure B Hurry up and live life C Write a book about her life D Exercise more and work harder 25 A Aggressive B Adventurous C Sophisticated D Self centered Section C Directions In this section you will hear a passage three times When the passage is read for the first time you should listen carefully for its general idea When the passage is read for the second time you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard Finally when the passage is read for the third time you should check what you have written 注意 此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡注意 此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡 1 上作答 上作答 It s difficult to estimate the number of youngsters involved in home schooling where children are not sent to school and receive their formal education from one or both parents 26 and court decisions have made it legally possible in most states for parents to educate their children at home and each year more people take advantage of that opportunity Some states require parents or a home tutor to meet teacher certification standards and many require parents to complete legal forms to verify that their children are receiving 27 in state approved curricula Supporters of home education claim that it s less expensive and far more 28 than mass public education Moreover they cite several advantages alleviation of school overcrowding strengthened family relationships lower 29 rates the fact that students are allowed to learn at their own rate increased 30 higher standardized test scores and reduced 31 problems Critics of the home schooling movement 32 that it creates as many problems as it solves They acknowledge that in a few cases home schooling offers educational opportunities superior to those found in most public schools but few parents can provide such educational advantages Some parents who withdraw their children from the schools 33 home schooling have an inadequate educational background and insufficient formal training to provide a satisfactory education for their children 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 鼎力幫助考生順利通過大學(xué)英語六級考試 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 經(jīng)典奉獻(xiàn) 5 Typically parents have fewer technological resources 34 than do schools However the relatively inexpensive computer technology that is readily available today is causing some to challenge the notion that home schooling is in any way 35 more highly structured classroom education Part III Reading Comprehension 40 minutes Section A Directions In this section there is a passage with ten blanks You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word blink following the passage Read the passage through carefully before making your choices Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage Some performance evaluations require supervisors to take action Employees who receive a very favorable evaluation may deserve some type of recognition or even a promotion If supervisors do not acknowledge such outstanding performance employees may either lose their 36 and reduce their effort or search for a new job at a firm that will 37 them for high performance Supervisors should acknowledge high performance so that the employee will continue to perform well in the future Employees who receive unfavorable evaluations must also be given attention Supervisors must 38 the reasons for poor performance Some reasons such as a family illness may have a temporary adverse 39 on performance and can be corrected Other reasons such as a bad attitude may not be temporary When supervisors give employees an unfavorable evaluation they must decide whether to take any 40 actions If the employees were unaware of their own deficiencies the unfavorable evaluation can pinpoint 指出 the deficiencies that employees must correct In this case the supervisor may simply need to monitor the employees 41 and ensure that the deficiencies are corrected If the employees were already aware of their deficiencies before the evaluation period however they may be unable or unwilling to correct them This situation is more serious and the supervisor may need to take action The action should be 42 with the firm s guidelines and may include reassigning the employees to new jobs 43 them temporarily or firing them A supervisor s action toward a poorly performing worker can 44 the attitudes of other employees If no 45 is imposed on an employee for poor performance other employees may react by reducing their productivity as well 注意 此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡注意 此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡 2 上作答 上作答 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 鼎力幫助考生順利通過大學(xué)英語六級考試 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 經(jīng)典奉獻(xiàn) 6 A additional B affect C aptly D assimilate E circulation F closely G consistent H enthusiasm I identify J impact K penalty L reward M simplifying N suspending O vulnerable Section B Directions In this section you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived You may choose a paragraph more than once Each paragraph is marked with a letter Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 The College Essay Why Those 500 Words Drive Us Crazy A Meg is a lawyer mom in suburban Washington D C where lawyer moms are thick on the ground Her son Doug is one of several hundred thousand high school seniors who had a painful fall The deadline for applying to his favorite college was Nov 1 and by early October he had yet to fill out the application More to the point he had yet to settle on a subject for the personal essay accompanying the application According to college folklore a well turned essay has the power to seduce 誘惑 an admissions committee He wanted to do one thing at a time Meg says explaining her son s delay But really my son is a huge procrastinator 拖延者 The essay is the hardest thing to do so he s put it off the longest Friends and other veterans of the process have warned Meg that the back and forth between editing parent and writing student can be traumatic 痛苦的 B Back in the good old days say two years ago when the last of my children suffered the ordeal 折磨 a high school student applying to college could procrastinate all the way to New Year s Day of their senior year assuming they could withstand the parental pestering 煩擾 But things change fast in the nail biting world of college admissions The recent trend toward early decision and early action among selective colleges and universities has pushed the traditional deadline of January up to Nov 1 or early December for many students C If the time for heel dragging has been shortened the true source of the anxiety and panic remains what it has always been And it s not the application itself A college application is a relatively straightforward questionnaire asking for the basics name address family history employment history It would all be innocent enough 20 minutes of busy work except it comes attached to a personal essay D There are good reasons it causes such anxiety says Lisa Sohmer director of college counseling at the Garden School in Jackson Heights N Y It s not just the actual writing By now everything else is already set Your course load is set your grades 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 鼎力幫助考生順利通過大學(xué)英語六級考試 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 經(jīng)典奉獻(xiàn) 7 are set your test scores are set But the essay is something you can still control and it s open ended So the temptation is to write and rewrite and rewrite Or stall and stall and stall E The application essay along with its mythical importance is a recent invention In the 1930s when only one in 10 Americans had a degree from a four year college an admissions committee was content to ask for a sample of applicants school papers to assess their writing ability By the 1950s most schools required a brief personal statement of why the student had chosen to apply to one school over another F Today nearly 70 percent of graduating seniors go off to college including two year and four year institutions Even apart from the increased competition the kids enter a process that has been utterly transformed from the one baby boomers knew Nearly all application materials are submitted online and the Common Application provides a one size fits form accepted by more than 400 schools including the nation s most selective G Those schools usually require essays of their own but the longest essay 500 words maximum is generally attached to the Common Application Students choose one of six questions Applicants are asked to describe an ethical dilemma they ve faced and its impact on them or discuss a public issue of special concern to them or tell of a fictional character or creative work that has profoundly influenced them Another question invites them to write about the importance to them again of diversity a word that has assumed magic power in American higher education The most popular option write on a topic of your choice H Boys in particular look at the other questions and say Oh that s too much work says John Boshoven a counselor in the Ann Arbor Mich public schools They think if they do a topic of their choice I ll just go get that history paper I did last year on the Roman Empire and turn it into a first person application essay And they end up producing something utterly ridiculous I Talking to admissions professionals like Boshoven you realize that the list of don ts in essay writing is much longer than the dos No book reports no history papers no character studies says Sohmer J It drives you crazy how easily kids slip into clich s 老生常談 says Boshoven They don t realize how typical their experiences are I scored the winning goal in soccer against our arch rival My grandfather served in World War II and I hope to be just like him someday That may mean a lot to that particular kid But in the world of the application essay it s nothing You ll lose the reader in the first paragraph K The greatest strength you bring to this essay says the College Board s how to book is 17 years or so of familiarity with the topic YOU The form and style are very familiar and best of all you are the world class expert on the subject of YOU It has been the subject of your close scrutiny every morning since you were tall enough to see into the bathroom mirror The key word in the Common Application 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 鼎力幫助考生順利通過大學(xué)英語六級考試 英語六級考試網(wǎng) www CET6W com 經(jīng)典奉獻(xiàn) 8 prompts is you L The college admission essay contains the grandest American themes status anxiety parental piety 孝順 intellectual standards and so it is only a matter of time before it becomes infected by the country s culture of excessive concern with self esteem Even if the question is ostensibly 表面上 about something outside the self describe a fictional character or solve a problem of geopolitics the essay invariably returns to the favorite topie what is its impact on YOU M For all the anxiety the essay causes says Bill MeClintick of Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania it s a very small piece of the puzzle I was in college admissions for 10 years I saw kids and parents beat themselves up over this And at the vast majority of places it is simply not a big variable in the college s decision making process N Many admissions officers say they spend less than a couple of minutes on each application including the essay According to a recent survey of admissions officers only one in four private colleges say the essay is of considerable importance in judging an application Among public colleges and universities the number drops to roughly one in 10 By contrast 86 percent place considerable importance on an applicant s grades 70 percent on strength of curriculum O Still at the most selective schools where thousands of candidates may submit identically high grades and test scores a marginal item like the essay may serve as a tie breaker between two equally qualified candidates The thought is certainly enough to keep the pot boiling under parents like Meg the lawyer mom as she tries to help her son choose an essay topic For a moment the other day she thought she might have hit on a good one His father s from France she says I said maybe you could write about that as something that makes you different You know half French half American I said You could write about your identity issues He said I don t have any identity issues And he s right He s a well adjusted normal kid But that doesn t make for a good essay does it 注意 此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡注意