2013年12月六級(jí)考試真題答案解析（第一套）

1、2013年12月六級(jí)考試真題答案解析（第一套）-PAGE 12一82013年6月大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試真題(一)答案與詳解Part Writing1、審題: 這是一篇評(píng)論性話題作文。首先，抓住題目中的主題詞life和meaningful,避免跑題。接著，借助諺語內(nèi)容（將生命花在比生命更長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的事上，就是盡用生命），諺語與題目相結(jié)合，可提煉出主題：怎樣使生命更有意義。然后，弄清題目與諺語的關(guān)系：主題與例證關(guān)系勒最后，確定行文思路：引出話 題 +提出觀點(diǎn)+舉例論證+總結(jié)建議；總結(jié)時(shí)，注意要觀點(diǎn)明確，貼合所給主題，切勿模棱兩可。2、寫作思路：第一段：以“總一分一總”形式引出話題，解釋諺語。第二段：提出觀點(diǎn)，

2、指出自己將怎樣做，并舉例論證。第三段：做出呼吁，提出建議，總結(jié)全文。How to Live a Meaningful LifePeople always say that the greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. On the one hand, life is spent on something for the future, or for our offspring. For example, people work to build the Three Gorges Dam t

3、o make electricity. On the other hand, doing some little but meaningful things can also show the greatest use of life, such as offering a seat to a woman with a child. I will do the following things to make my life meaningful. First, I will plant trees every year to contribute my effort to make the

4、sky blue and the water clean. Second, I will learn my major biology well to cure some diseases, such as cancers. Third, as the saying goes, to do your own job is to contribute your effort to the society.Only by spending our life for something that will outlast it can we contribute to our society. Fo

5、r one thing, we should learn from Lei Feng who did little but meaningful things. For another, we can do whatever we can to protect the environment. In a word, we can make our life meaningful by doing meaningful things.Part Listening Comprehension1.聽力原文：W: Has my order arrived yet? I had been expecti

6、ng it since last week.M: I called the company this morning. They had some labor problems, so your order will be shipped late. It should be here by the end of the week.Q: What has caused the delay of the shipment?【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)中的weather conditions, labor problems和an error in the order均為可能導(dǎo)致送貨推遲的原因表明，對(duì)話可能與送貨推

7、遲的原因有關(guān)?！揪觥緽)。由對(duì)話中男士提到的labor problems shipped late可知，勞工問題導(dǎo)致了延遲發(fā)貨，故答案為B)。2. 聽力原文：W: I dont agree with Mr. Johnsons views on social welfare. He seems to suggest the poor are robbing the rich.M: He might have used better words to express his idea. But I think what he said makes a lot of sense.Q: What d

8、oes the man mean?【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)中的he, agrees with和is sympathetic表明，本題可能考查男士的觀點(diǎn)，男士的話為聽音重點(diǎn)。【精析】C)。由對(duì)話中男士提到的But I think what he (指代 Mr. Johnson) said makes a lot of sense 可知，男士認(rèn)為約翰遜先生的話很有道理， 即他贊同約翰遜先生的觀點(diǎn)，故答案為C)。 make sense意為“講得通，有道理”。3.聽力原文：M: Liz, I just found out that I have a meeting and cant pick up the kid

9、s after their soccer practice. Will you be able to pick them up in time?W: Yes, that wont be a problem. I think I can finish early today.Q: Why does the man say he cant pick up the kids?【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均為描述he的完整句子，其中的he has work to finish, will be practicing和attending a meeting 表明，本題可能考查男士將來的行為，男士的話為聽音重點(diǎn)。【精析】

10、D)。由對(duì)話中男士提到的I have a meeting and cant pick up the kids 可知，男士因?yàn)橐獏⒓訒?huì)議而不能去接孩子，故答案為 D)。4.聽力原文：W: Marv is going to get a little dog from one of her relatives.M ：Really? But I hear her apartment building is about to place a ban on pet animals.Q: What does the man imply?【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均為描述瑪麗的完整句子，其中的will not be abl

11、e to keep a dog, get rid of her pet和the ban onpetanimals表明，對(duì)話可能涉及由于出臺(tái)了禁止養(yǎng)究物的禁令，瑪麗不能養(yǎng)寵物了?！揪觥緼)。對(duì)話中女士說瑪麗準(zhǔn)備從親戚那里要來一只小狗。男士回答說他聽說瑪麗的公寓大廈正打算發(fā)布一道關(guān)于飼養(yǎng)寵物的禁令。由此可推斷，瑪麗將不能在她的公寓大廈里養(yǎng)狗，故答案為A)。5.聽力原文： W: I can never tell whether its Lisa or Gale on the phone. Their voices sound incredibly similar.M: Thats about th

12、e only thins they have in common for twins, believe it or not.Q: What does the man mean?【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)中的he does not believe, twin, alike和different表明，對(duì)話可能與雙胞胎是否相像有關(guān)，男士的話為聽音重點(diǎn)?！揪觥緾)。對(duì)話中女士說莉薩和蓋爾的聲音聽起來非常像。從男士說的Thats about the only thing they have in common (那大概是這對(duì)雙胞胎之間唯一相同的地方）可知，男士認(rèn)為莉薩和蓋爾不是非常相像，故答案為C)。6.聽力原文：W

13、: Jay, what does the fax from our associates in Britain say? M: They want to know if the economic crisis would affect our ability to carry out the deal we signed last November. Q: What are the speakers talking about?【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均為名詞詞組且概括性強(qiáng)表明，本題可能考查對(duì)話的主題或說話者提到的話題?！揪觥緽)。由對(duì)話中女士問男士的問題what does the fax from o

14、ur associates in Britain say?(我們的合伙人從英國(guó)發(fā)來的傳真說了些什么？)和男士的回答中所提到的傳真信息可推斷，女士和男士談?wù)摰氖撬麄兊纳虡I(yè)合伙人發(fā)來的信息，故答 案為B)。7.聽力原文：M: Do you think youll be able to get this ink stain off my pants?W: It wont be a problem. But I need to send them over to our main cleaning facility. Thats an extra days time.Q: What does the

15、woman mean?【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)中的cleaning the pants，take longer，the man will be charged extra和remove the stain表明，對(duì)話很可能與清洗男士褲子上的污跡有關(guān)?！揪觥緼)。對(duì)話中男士問女士能不能將墨跡從他的褲子上去掉。女士回答說沒問題，但她需要把褲子送到總清洗店，需要額外加一天時(shí)間。由此可知，清洗男士的這條褲子要比平時(shí)耗費(fèi)的時(shí)間長(zhǎng)，故答案為A)。A)中的longer than usual對(duì)應(yīng)女士說的 an extra days time。8.聽力原文：W: That looks like a protest rall

16、y. I wonder what theyre protesting against.M: That sign says they are against importing luxury goods from Europe. They seem to be getting so worked up about that.Q: What are the speakers talking about?【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均為名詞詞組且概括性強(qiáng)表明，本題可能考查對(duì)話的主題或說話者提到的話題。【精析】D)。由對(duì)話中女士說的That looks like a protest rally. I wonder w

17、hat they5re protesting against (那看起來像是一次在議集會(huì)。我想知道他們正在抗議什么）和男士的回答中所提到的抗議內(nèi)容可推斷，男士和女士談?wù)摰氖且淮慰棺h集會(huì)，故答案為 D)。9-12.聽力原文：W: What is it, Bob? 9 You sounded pretty serious on the phone. Have we still got a budget problem?M: I dont know. I hope not. The meetings on Friday. But thats not what I want to talk to yo

18、u about. Er. Close the door, will you? 10 Its Marsha.W: Marsha? What about her?M: I am worried. I dont know what to do. 10 She is just not performing. We may have to let her go.W: Fire her? Shes been with us for a long time, Bob. If she leaves, it will be a big loss to us. Shes done really excellent

19、 work.M: Yes, but lately, the last month or so in fact, there have been a lot of problems. Shes changed. Not only did she have a tendency to be moody all the time, but she misses appointments, doesnt follow through on projects and doesnt seem to plan anything till the last minute.W: Em. 11 Did she e

20、ver explain why she didnt show up for the Danver Trip?M: No, she said she was sorry and that wouldnt happen again. 11 Something about her mixed up on the arrangement to get to the airport. Now whenever anybody mentions the subject to her, she just goes silent. I dont know. Thank goodness, David pull

21、ed her out as a whole on that one.W: Yes, he did a really fine job, filling in for Marsha like that at the last minute.M: I dont think it was the first time he has to do that. If we knew all the facts, I think wed found that 12 he has been covering for Marsha on quite a few projects.Questions 9 to 1

22、2 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. Why did the woman send the message to the man?10.What does the woman say about the new suppliers?11.How did the man get the contract?12. What does the woman suggest they do?9. 【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均為描述he的完整句子，其中的talked to her，had a quarrel和resolved a budget pr

23、oblem等表明，本題可能考查某位男士過去的行為動(dòng)作。10.【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均為描述she的完整句子，其中的serious problem, may have to be fired for poor performance, supervises, in charge of和budget planning表明，本題可能與某位女士在工作中出了大錯(cuò)可能被解雇有關(guān)。11. 【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)中的something unexpected happened, go on the trip in her place, failed to arrive at the airport和not feeling hers

24、elf表明，本題可能與某位女士沒能坐上飛機(jī)出去旅行的原因有關(guān)。12. 【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均為描述he的完整句子。B)選項(xiàng)說的是 “他一直在替瑪莎干活兒”，C)選項(xiàng)說的是“他總是挑剔瑪莎”，兩者意思相反，根據(jù)意思相反的兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)中有一個(gè)很可能為答案的規(guī)律，將答案范圍鎖定在 B)和C)之間。答案詳解：9. A)。由對(duì)話中女士對(duì)男士說的You sounded pretty serious on the phone (在電話里你的語氣聽起來很嚴(yán)肅）可推斷，男士之前給女士打過電話，故答案為 A)。從女 士所說的 Have we still got a budget problem? (我們的預(yù)算問題還沒解決嗎？

25、）和男士說的 I dont know可知，男士并沒有解決預(yù)算問題，故排除選項(xiàng)D)。10. B)。由對(duì)話中男士提到的She (指代Martha) is just not performing. We may have to let her go 可知，瑪莎工作表現(xiàn)不好，男士想解雇她，故答案為B)。let go意為“解雇，撤職”。11. C)。對(duì)話中女士問男士瑪莎有沒有解釋她沒去丹佛出差的原因。由男士回答中提到的Something about her mixed up on the arrangement to get to the airport可知，某些事情打亂了瑪莎去機(jī)場(chǎng)的行程安排，由此可推

26、斷出瑪莎沒能按時(shí)到達(dá)機(jī)場(chǎng)，故答案為C)。12.B) 由對(duì)話中提到的he (指代David) has been covering for Marsha on quite a few projects可知，不少項(xiàng)目都是戴維一直在替瑪莎跟進(jìn)，即戴維一直在替瑪莎干活兒，故答案為B)。Conversation Two13-15聽力原文M: You are the headmistress of the Oxford high school for girls. How many girls do you have here?W: We have 650 girls.M: In your experien

27、ce, do girls do better academically and later professionally in single sex schools?W: Yes, I think they do better academically. And you can measure that very crudely from the examination results. I also think they do better academically 13 because they have more opportunities to take the leading rol

28、e in discussions and managerial responsibilities. 14 I think they see the role models of chief positions of the school being held by women.M: I wonder if you could say then in a few words what the advantages are for a girl in the single sex school.W: Well, I think within the classroom, she is going

29、to have full opportunity to express her own opinions. She isnt going to be shouted down by overconfident young gentlemen.M: Are teenagers in particular do you think shouted too much from the contact with the opposite sex? Does this cause difficulties when they find themselves in mixed groups?W: Well

30、, I would like to find the parents who could shelter girls from the opposite sex if they live in Oxford. 15 They encounter boys all the time socially out of school and through debating societies and things like that some school activities as well. M: So, no disadvantages at all?W: I dont think there

31、 are any disadvantages. I think that it is grossly overstated that one needs to have contact with the opposite sex right through the whole of life in the classroom and outside the classroom at their all ages.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. What does the woman

32、 say about the girls in her school?14. What do we learn about the woman school?15. What does the woman say about the girls social life?13.【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)中的 they, better, more 和 peers 表明，本題可能考查 they 與同齡人的比較情況。14.【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)中的its students, chief positions 和teaching staff表明，本題考查關(guān)于學(xué)校的情況。15、【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)中的they，meet the oppos

33、ite sex，isolated from the outside world和it表明，本題可能考查學(xué)生的社交情況或者學(xué)校的特點(diǎn)。答案詳解：13、D)。由對(duì)話中女士提到的because they have more opportunities to take the leading role in discussions and managerial responsibilities可知，她們有更多的在討論中和管理職責(zé)上擔(dān)任領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者角色的機(jī)會(huì)，故答案為D)。14、 C)。由對(duì)話中女士提到的the role models of chief positions of the school bein

34、g held by women可知，學(xué)校的主要崗位的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)都是女性，故答案為C)。15、A)。由女士提到的They encounter boys all the time socially out of school and through debating societies and things like that, some school activities as well可知，她們?cè)谏鐣?huì)中總會(huì)遇到男孩，在校外，在討論社團(tuán)中，諸如此類，還有一些校園活動(dòng)，也就是說，她們有大量機(jī)會(huì)見到異性，故答案為A)。Section BPassage One16-19聽力原文Larry arrived e

35、arly for his speaking engagement. He positioned the table so that he could move close to the audience at strategic points in a speech. 16 He had read that speakers can be more persuasive if they invade the personal space of listeners, encouraging an emotional response. For the same reason, he placed

36、 the chairs close to each other, and raised the temperature to a slightly uncomfortable level. 17 The purpose of the speech was to encourage the audience of corporate executives and local business owners to support local sports groups. To enhance his credibility with the audience, Larry had brought

37、some slides of his family attending sports events. One photo showed him at an award ceremony where he had been honored for his financial contribution to a local baseball team. Realizing that this particular audience would find his regional accent unattractive, Larry planned to speak with an accent t

38、hat would be more acceptable to his audience. 18】 After reading a book on how to dress for success, he had purchased an expensive dark naw suit and golden tie. He chose colors and styles known to communicate power and influence. 19 Just before people began entering the hall. Larry dimmed the lights

39、and turned up the sound system, which was playing soft music, hoping to create a warm personal atmosphere for the speech. He hoped that these added effects would encourage his audience to support local sports teams. He had also planned the content of his speech to focus on the teams with the best re

40、cords, the ones that had won the most games in the last season.Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. How can the speaker make himself more persuasive when delivering a speech?17. For what purpose was Larry going to make a speech?18. Why did Larry purchase an expensive n

41、avy suit and golden tie?19. Why did Larry dim the lights and turn up the sound system before people entered the hall?16、【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均以 by 開頭以及其中的 speaking,voice, gestures和listener表明，本題可能考查成功做某事或達(dá)到某個(gè)目的的說話方式。17、【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均以to開頭以及其中的promote, encourage, support和show表明，本題可能考查演講的目的。18、【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均以they開頭以及其中的would, know

42、n to，are believed to和represent表明，本題可能考查they 的作用。19、【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均以to開頭以及其中的create，his，allow 和enhance表明，本題可能考查他做某事的目的。答案詳解：16、D)。短文提到 speakers can be more persuasive if they invade the personal space of listeners. ( 如果演講者侵入聽眾的私人空間演講就會(huì)更具有說服力），選項(xiàng)D)中的invading the personal space of listeners為原文的同詞再現(xiàn)，故為答案。17、C)。

43、由短文中提到的The purpose of the speech was to encourage the audience of corporate executives and local business owners to support local sports groups 可知，演講的目的是鼓勵(lì)公司管理者和企業(yè)老板支持當(dāng)?shù)?的體育社團(tuán)，故答案為C)。18、C)。短文中提到He chose colors and styles known to communicate power and influence (他選擇了眾所周知更容易傳達(dá)正能量和影響力的顏色和款式），C)中的are b

44、elieved to是對(duì)known to的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故為答案。19、A)。由短文中提到的Larry dimmed the lights and turned up the sound system, which was playing soft music，hoping to create a warm personal atmosphere for the speech可知 ，拉里調(diào)暗了燈光并打開了音響設(shè)備 播放輕音樂，希望以此能創(chuàng)造一種讓人感到溫暖私密的氛圍，故答案為A)。Passage Two20-22聽力原文20】Phyllis Wheatley was a young African

45、- American slave, who belonged to landowner John Wheatley in Colonial America, She was also a poet and the first African, American ever to publish a book. Her poems on various subjects, religious and moral, were printed in Boston in 1773, three years before the signing of the Declaration of Independ

46、ence. Early slaves were generally denied education, but Wheatley was allowed by her owner to study poetry, Latin and the Bible. And by the time she reached her late teens, she had written enough poetry to put together a slender book of verse. Even so, publication was difficult. 21 The publisher, fea

47、rful of being cheated, forced her to submit to a scholarly examination by a board of educated men, including the colonial governor. The board of judges questioned Wheatley extensively and ruled that she was educated enough to have written the book. Only then was publication permitted. Wheatley may h

48、ave been the first but she was not the only slave to write a book during the growing days of the Republic. Unfortunately, most of the early popular African-American writers have been all but forgotten in modem times until now. 22 A Cornell professor Henry Louis Gates recently studied a research proj

49、ect looking into 19th-century African-American fiction and poetry. In the process, he uncovered numerous lost works, almost half of which were written bv African-American women. In varied literary styles, the newly resurfaced manuscripts offered a rich stock of African-American culture, recreating a

50、mong other things the early days of slavery and the importance of religion to the slaves.Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.What does the speaker say about Phyllis Wheatley?What was Wheatley forced to do to get her book published?22. What did professor Henry Louis Gates

51、uncover in the process of his research?20、【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均為以she開頭的完整句子表明，本題考查內(nèi)容與she的情況有關(guān)。由選項(xiàng)中的slave, publish a book和poet推測(cè)本題可能與她出書有關(guān)。21、【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均以動(dòng)詞原形開頭表明，本題考查觀點(diǎn)建議或行為目的。由其中的turn to. for help 和obtain consent可推測(cè)，本題可能與完成某事需做出的努力有關(guān)。22、【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)均為名詞短語，由其中的religious scripts，literary works和manuscripts可推測(cè)，本題可能與文學(xué)作品有關(guān)。答案詳

52、解：20、A)。短文開頭提到 ，Phyllis Wheatley was a young African-American slave,然后又說She was also a poet and the first Afiican-American ever to publish a book，由此可知，她是第一個(gè)出書的非裔美國(guó)奴隸，故答案為A)。21、B)。短文中提到publication was difficult，接下來說the publisher. forced her to submit to a scholarly examination by a board of educated

53、men, 由此可知，為了出書，惠特利被迫參加a scholarly examination，故答案為B)。22、D)。短文中提到亨利路易斯蓋茨教授最近深入研究了19世紀(jì)的非裔美國(guó)小說和詩(shī)歌。 在這個(gè)過程中，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了大量遺失的作品，其中有近一半是非裔美國(guó)女性所寫。故正確答案為 D)。Passage Three23-25聽力原文In todays personality stakes, nothing is more highly valued than a sense of homour. We seek it out in others and are proud to claim it in

54、 ourselves, perhaps even more than good looks or intelligence. 23 If someone has a great sense of humour, we reason, it means that they are happy, socially confident and have a healthy perspective on life.This attitude would have surprised the ancient Greeks, who believed humour to be essentially ag

55、gressive. “And in fact, our admiration for the comically gifted is relatively new, and not very well-founded,” 25】says Rod Martin, a psychologist at the University of Western Ontario. Being funny isnt necessarily an indicator of good social skills and well-being, his research has shown it may just a

56、s likely be a sign of personality flaws.He has found that humour is a double edged sword. It can forge better relationships and help you cope with life, or it can be corrosive, eating away at self-esteem and irritating others. “Its a form of communication, like speech, and we all use it differently,

57、 says Martin. We use bonding humour to enhance our social connections but we also may imply it as a way of excluding or rejecting an outsider.Though humour is essentially social, how you use it says a lot about your sense of self. Those who use self-defeating humour, making fun of themselves for the

58、 enjoyment of others, tend to maintain that hostility toward themselves even when they are alone. Similarly, those who are able to view the world with amused tolerance are often equally forgiving of their own shortcomings.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. How do peo

59、ple today view humour according to the speaker?24. What did ancient Greeks think of humour?25. What has psychologist Rod Martin found about humour?23、【預(yù)測(cè)】由選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)的a trait of generous character, sign of happiness and confidence 以及24 題選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)的 essence of comedy可知，it極可能指幽默。24、【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)中的it，the essence of come

60、dy, something admirable, self-defeating和aggressive表明， it可能指某種性格，本題考查它的特點(diǎn)。25、【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)中的it, a feature of a given culture, a double-edged sword, a result of both nature and nurture 和gift of human beings表明，it可能指某種性格，本題考查它的作用。答案詳解：23、C)。短文開頭提到in todays personality stakes (在今天的性格評(píng)價(jià)中）和If. they are happy, soc