2013年12月大学英语六级考试模拟试题

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2013年12月英语六级真题(含答案共3套)

2013年12月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Among the government’s most interesting reports is one that estimates what parents spend on their children. Not surprisingly, the costs are steep. For a middle-class, husband-and-wife family (average pretax income in 2009: $76,250), spending per child is about $12,000 a year. With inflation the family’s spending on a child will total $286,050 by age 17.The dry statistics ought to inform the ongoing deficit debate, because a budget is not just a catalog of programs and taxes. It reflects a society’s priorities and values. Our society does not—despite rhetoric(说辞) to the contrary—put much value on raising children. Present budget policies tax parents heavily to support the elderly. Meanwhile, tax breaks for children are modest. If deficit reduction aggravates these biases, more Americans may choose not to have children or to have fewer children. Down that path lies economic decline.Societies that cannot replace their populations discourage investment and innovation. They have stagnant (萧条的) or shrinking markets for goods and services. With older populations, theyresist change. To stabilize its population—discounting immigration—women must have an average of two children. That’s a fertility rate of 2.0.Many countries with struggling economies are well below that.Though having a child is a deeply personal decision, it’s shaped by culture, religion, economics, and government policy. “No one has a good answer” asto why fertility varies among countries, says sociologist Andrew Cherlin of The Johns Hopkins University. Eroding religious belief in Europe may partly explain lowered birthrates. In Japan young women may be rebelling against their mothers’ isolated lives of child rearing. General optimism and pessimism count. Hopefulness fueled Ameri ca’s baby boom. After the Soviet Union’s collapse, says Cherlin, “anxiety for the future” depressed birthrates in Russiaand Eastern Europe.In poor societies, people have children to improve their economic well-being by increasing the number of family workers and providing supports for parents in their old age. In wealthy societies, the logic often reverses. Government now supports the elderly, diminishing the need for children. By some studies, the safety nets for retirees have reduced fertility rates by 0.5 children in the United States and almost 1.0 in Western Europe, reports economist Robert Stein in the journal National Affairs. Similarly, some couples don’t have children because they don’t want to sacrifice their own lifestyles to the lime and expense of a family.Young Americans already face a bleak labor market that cannot instill (注入) confidence about having children. Piling on higher t axes won’t help, “If higher taxes make it more expensive to raise children,” says Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute, “people will thinktwice about having another child.” Tha t seems like common sense, despite the multiple influences on becoming parents.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

大学英语六级(2013年12月考试改革适用)模拟试卷179(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语六级（2013年12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷179(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Writing 2. Listening Comprehension 3. Reading Comprehension 4. TranslationPart I Writing1．For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then discuss how to get rid of this phenomenon. You should give sound arguments to support your views and write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.正确答案：Caution, Diploma Mills As is shown in the picture, a representative from a private higher learning institution is trying to recruit a student with a big cage the way a hunter does to his prey. What this picture wants to convey is that nowadays some unqualified colleges, also called diploma mills, are trying to recruit more students despite their own accreditation. A diploma mill sells college diplomas that require little or no academic work. Usually these un-reputable, unaccredited colleges love to prey on those suffering a setback in National College Entrance Examination. In most cases, these students are helpless and eager to catch any opportunity to further education. Hence it is easy for these colleges to take advantage of them. What’s more, it’s no wonder parents and students fell into that trap from time to time since these colleges are titled elegant names, and boast hosting one of the most renowned faculties in the world. In my opinion, scrutiny, regulation and law enforcement involving diploma mills should be honed and enhanced. Besides, parents and students themselves should be more alert and make a thorough investigation before deciding on which university to attend.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection A听力原文：W: Good afternoon, Dr. Bishop. Do you have a couple of minutes? You see, I have some difficulty with my project. M: Sure. You have about 10 minutes before I leave for my lecture. What is your problem? W: Our team has finished the observations of the children. Should we just put the notes down or should we do some further research and draw a conclusion? M: Well, first, you mentioned children.(1)What I require is to make observations of the same child, at different time and different locations. W: Oh dear! We must have misunderstood the requirement. Does that mean we must do the observations from the very beginning? M: I’m afraid so.(2)Then, after that, what you need to do is to study your notes, and see what kindof behavior is influenced by the environment and what kind of behavior is not affected. You should put your findings in the paper and you also need to find published theories that support your conclusion. W: Dr. Bishop, is it possible that we submit the paper a few days later, just in case that we can’t make it? M:(3-1)The deadline I put in the assignment is for the presentation. You may need to make some amendments before handing in the paper. W: Presentation? What’s wrong with us? No one in our team has ever mentioned the presentation. There is no way we can make the deadline! M:(4)If everyone in your team shares the assignment, say each works on a chapter of the paper, then one takes the job of editing PPT and one prepares for the oral presentation, and if you all work hard enough, (3-2)I’m sure you can make the deadline. W: I’m afraid we don’t have other choices. Thank you, Dr. Bishop.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. How should the students carry out the observations? 2. What does the professor expect his students to find? 3. According to the conversation, how does the professor respond to his student’s requirement? 4. What suggestion does the professor give to the student?2．A．They should make several observations of the same child.B．They should observe several children at the same time.C．They should find an ideal location for the observations.D．They should observe at the time most convenient for themselves.正确答案：A3．A．The behavioral patterns of children at different time.B．The influence of environment on a child’s behavior.C．The impact of observation on a child’s behaviorD．The interactive influence of children’s behavior.正确答案：B4．A．He doesn’t change the deadline of the assignment.B．He delays the deadline of the assignment.C．He cancels the assignment.D．He asks them to hand in the assignment ahead of the deadline.正确答案：A5．A．Ignore the presentation.B．Divide the assignment.C．Omit some chapters.D．Listen more carefully.正确答案：B听力原文：M: Excuse me, I wonder if you could help me?W: Of course. How can I be of assistance?M: You see, I’m a first-year student here and I missed my orientation.(5)Before I attend my first lecture, I need to finish the reading assignment of my professor and I really don’t know how to locate them in the library. W: OK. Let me take a look. It’s really a long list. Maybe the computerized catalog can save you some time. M: You mean the computers like this?W: Yes. You can find the computer terminals on each floor. Let me show you how to use the system. M: OK. Thank you. W: Before you start to search the whereabouts of a book, you need to know at least some accurate information of the book, like the author or the title.(6)First, log in the system with your student ID, then put the information in the box. Press the search button. You can see clearly where the book is now. M: I see.(7)So this means the book Introductory Psychology I need is on the second floor of the east wing? W: Yes.M: What does this red-letter word “ reserved” mean? W: Oh, this means that you can only read the book in the library and you can’t take them out.(8)Usually requirements like this are made by the professor so that all the students can have a chance to read the book. M: Yes, of course. I learned that I can keep the book I borrowed for three weeks and before the book is due, I can renew it if necessary. Is it correct? W: Yes, but you can only renew once. And then, if you can’t return the book in time, you will pay a fine. M: OK, I see. Thank you.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. Why does the man come to the library? 6. What information must the man provide for logging in the computerized catalog system? 7. What can be learned about the library? 8. Why do some professors make some books “reserved”?6．A．To attend the orientation.B．To meet his professor.C．To find some books.D．To use the computer.正确答案：C7．A．The name of the author.B．His student ID.C．The title of the book.D．His whereabouts.正确答案：B8．A．The library is quite modern and highly computerized.B．There are some books on psychology on the second floor.C．It serves both the students on campus and outside visitors.D．The renewal system is very simple and user-friendly.正确答案：B9．A．Because they may need the books from time to time.B．Because such books are very precious and valuable.C．Because they hope everyone has a chance to read the books.D．Because there is only one copy in the library.正确答案：CSection B听力原文：Imagine hackers stealing top secret files from a military base. What if they don’t need the Internet to pull data out of the facility’s computers? Instead, they can just infect an office printer and—with software alone—turn it into a radio. This sounds like sci-fi, but it’s now possible.(9)Security researchers at a Manhattan startup have discovered how to make any modern device—printer, washing machine, air conditioner—broadcast invisible, inaudible signals for miles. That’s a game changer—and a huge step forward for hackers. The rapidly expanding $77 billion cybersecurity industry is all about guarding computer networks. Companies and governments buy products to stay protected. But they keep running out of effective defensive options. That’s where Ang Cui and his team of bright researchers come in. They found a way to sneak data out of a computer network without setting off any alarms.(10)It’s groundbreaking research, because it also hints at the ability to steal data from computers that aren’t even connected to the Internet, like those at nuclear facilities. Last week, the team at Red Balloon Security demonstrated how it works to several news reporters. They infected a Pantum laser printer and toyed with its circuits, making it do something it was never meant to. By quickly switching a chip’s energy output back and forth, the printer emits electromagnetic radiation. The Red Balloon team calls it a “funtenna”.(11)In fact, one of the only ways to detect this highly advanced tactic is by walking around with an AM radio. If you get near a device and the radio static is interrupted by loud beeping, it’s secretly transmitting radio signals.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. Who discovered the new technology of making any modern device broadcast invisible signals? 10. Why is the new hacking tactic groundbreaking? 11. What is the best way to protect people from the new hacking tactic?10．A．Some senior hackers.B．The government agencies.C．The security researchers.D．The game players.正确答案：C11．A．Because it costs $ 77 billion to develop.B．Because it even puts data in offline devices in danger.C．Because it aims at nuclear facilities and military bases.D．Because it is revealed to reporters and the public.正确答案：B12．A．Cutting all the devices from the Internet.B．Stopping using all the advanced laser printers.C．Installing the high-tech anti-hacking softwares.D．Using an AM radio to detect the signals.正确答案：D听力原文：(12-1)Swedish fathers from next year will receive a third month of paid paternity leave in order to increase gender equality, the Swedish government has announced.(13)A 16-month parental leave, which can be used anytime up until the child turns eight, is already offered to parents who can share this time between them. Up until now, two of the months have been reserved specifically for fathers. But under the proposals, both mothers and fathers must take at least three months off, or risk losing these months, meaning that mothers cannot claims the months reserved specifically for fathers. Swedish parents receive 80% of their salary while on parental leave, reports Swedish news site the Local, which tops at around 4,000 per month. A third month “ is something we’ve really looked forward to,” Social Security Minister Annika Strandhall told Swedish Radio.(12-2)”We know that this is a key issue towards attaining greater gender equality. “(14)In contrast to Sweden’s liberal attitudes, the U. K. only offers fathers two weeks of dedicated paid leave, while the U. S. offers none whatsoever. In Canada, only one in ten fathers claims paternity leave. Some 80% of children in Sweden have two working parents, but only around 40% of women work full-time compared to some 75% of men.(15)The proposal appears to be popular among Swedish men. Close to 90% of Swedish fathers currently take paternity leave, according to The Economist, and since Swedish men started to take more responsibility for child rearing, women have seen both their incomes and levels of self-reported happiness increase.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. Why does the government increase fathers’ paid paternity leave?13. What is the requirement of the Swedish parental leave? 14. How long do U. K. fathers take for dedicated paid paternity leave? 15. According to the passage, what do Swedish men think of the new policy?13．A．To solve economic problem.B．To increase gender equality.C．To follow the international trend.D．To increase the number of population.正确答案：B14．A．Only mothers can take the paid parental leave.B．No parental leave can be taken after the child is 8.C．Only families of two working parents can enjoy the paid leave.D．Parents must reserve the paid parental leave in advance.正确答案：B15．A．For 2 weeks.B．For 10 weeks.C．For 2 months.D．For 3 months.正确答案：A16．A．They worry about the salary cut.B．They show favor to taking the leave.C．They think women should benefit more.D．They feel more responsibility on them.正确答案：BSection C听力原文：Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.Moderator: Hello, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a great honor to introduce our speaker for today’s lecture, Dr. Thomas Wood. Dr. Wood, professor of sociology at University of California, has written numerous articles and books on the topic of(16)interpersonal relationship, which troubles most people nowadays. Welcome, Dr. Wood. Dr. Wood: I have heard lots of complaints from friends that they feel unsafe and upset about everyday life. A difficult relationship, a stressful lifestyle, a fast pace of life and some tough situations to deal with. Before I give my reply, I just think about it for a while. What’s the source of so much unhappiness? What sounds or impressions are you making on the people around you? Think about it. Your words, phrases, even your message may soon be forgotten but believe me, good or bad, your melody lingers. An odd choice of phrase? Not really. The dictionarydefines “melody” as a succession of sounds, and what is life other than the combining and blending of a succession of movements and sounds. Just as a musical composition affects the moods and emotions of people who hear it, so does the way you live your life. (17)Think of your life as a blank sheet of manuscript paper. Only the rhythm is there—it is up to you to create the harmony. Naturally you will want your composition to be a success, a chart buster even a Symphony—something to be remembered with pleasure. So where to begin? You must begin with yourself.(18)Have the right attitude, enjoy life, and most importantly, be optimistic about the future. Be genuinely interested in other people. Make a conscience effort to bring peace and happiness into other people’s lives. Avoid situations that generate excessive ambition, envy, anger and pride. They are all enemies of peace and will ruin your harmony. It has been said that if these emotions or feelings were banished, the world would live in perpetual peace. Well, to banish them from the world is probably aiming a bit high but it shouldn’t be too difficult to rid them from your own life. Develop traits such as tact, diplomacy, compassion and sensitivity. These attributes are invaluable in enhancing not only your own life but the lives of those around you.(19)Everything you do has an effect on those around you. The way you move, whether you smile or frown. You are capable of making someone’s day bright or miserable. Take time to listen to other people. If there are too many discords and not enough harmony in their lives, encourage them to have a brighter outlook. Throughout the world most people are striving for peace. From the family unit seated around the dinner table to world leaders at the conference table, the name of the game is the pursuit of peace. So, let us all play our part in composing the rhythm of life by consciously choosing peace and harmony in our daily lives to create a harmonious universe. If one of the suggestions I give you today is helpful to you in the future, I will feel really happy for giving you this speech. Thank you very much!16. What does the introduction part say about interpersonal relationship?17. What does Dr. Wood tell us to think of our life as? 18. What is the most important thing to begin with ourselves? 19. What does Dr. Wood say about the way we move?17．A．It is a kind of social problem.B．It has a bad impact on mental health.C．It makes people less effective at work.D．It troubles most people nowadays.正确答案：D18．A．A song.B．A piece of paper.C．A poem.D．An article.正确答案：B19．A．Have the right attitude.B．Enjoy life.C．Be optimistic.D．Work hard.正确答案：C20．A．It gives an important impression on others.B．It has an impact on people around you.C．It shows whether you are happy or not.D．It is likely to be followed by other people.正确答案：B听力原文：Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 20 to 22. Many people who drink alcohol also like to smoke cigarettes. Drinking and smoking seem to be closely linked. Some people might even say they go together hand-in-hand. But this may be more than just a mixing of two fairly common activities.(20)New research has looked more closely at the relationship between cigarettes and alcohol. And the relationship is one of equal dependence. Smoking and drinking seem to feed on each other. These are the exact words of Mahesh Thakkar. He is head of research in the Department of Neurology at the University of Missouri’s School of Medicine. Thakkar explains that when a person drinks alcohol he gets sleepy. He says a drug in cigarettes fights that sleepy feeling. That drug, nicotine, can be addictive: smokers need more cigarettes because of their body’s growing dependence on the drug. So, if a person smokes, then he or she is much more likely to drink alcohol, and vice versa. Researchers already knew that people who use alcohol often smoke. In fact, earlier research shows that more than 85 percent of alcohol-dependent American adults also depend on nicotine. Thakkar’s earlier research showed that nicotine combined with alcohol stimulates what he calls the reward center of the brain. However, the new study shows a dependent relationship between the substances.(21)Thakkar says his team finds that nicotine weakens the sleep-causing effects of alcohol. It does this by activating an area of the brain called the basal forebrain. According to the Psychology Definition website, that area is responsible for memory, learning and attention. For this new experiment, Thakkar and his team used equipment that measures brain activity in rats. They injected the rats with both nicotine and alcohol, and then studied brain activity in the animals as they slept. The researchers found that nicotine goes through the basal forebrain and cancels out the sleep-causing effects of alcohol. The World Health Organization says 7 million people die every year from alcohol and nicotine use.(22)Mahesh Thakker and his team identified why alcohol use and smoking are often linked. He says this knowledge may help people break their addictions to alcohol and nicotine.20. What’s the relationship between cigarettes andalcohol? 21. What do Thakkar and his team find out about nicotine?22. How can Thakkar and his team’s finding benefit people?21．A．They always go together hand-in-hand.B．Alcohol-dependent teens will not depend on nicotine.C．It is one of equal dependence.D．People who don’t use alcohol often smoke.正确答案：C22．A．It damages an area of the brain called the basal forebrain.B．It doesn’t stimulate the reward center of the brain.C．It can cause people to get addicted to alcohol.D．It weakens the sleep-causing effects of alcohol.正确答案：D23．A．It helps people understand the basal forebrain.B．It will promote studies on people’s brain activity.C．It may help people break addictions to alcohol and nicotine.D．It can prevent people from getting alcohol-caused sleepy.正确答案：C听力原文：Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 23 to 25. I’m 71. My husband is 76. My parents are in their late 90s, and Olivia, the dog, is 16. So let’s talk about aging. Mary Oliver says in one of her poems, “ Tell me, what is it that you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”Me, I intend to live passionately. (23)When do we start aging? Society decides when we are old, usually around 65, when we get Medicare, but we really start aging at birth. We are aging right now, and we all experience it differently. We all feel younger than our real age, because the spirit never ages. I am still 17. What have I lost in the last decades? People, of course, places, and the boundless energy of my youth, and I’m beginning to lose independence, and that scares me. (24)What have I gained? Freedom—I don’t have to prove anything anymore. I’m not stuck in the idea of who I was, who I want to be, or what other people expect me to be. My body may be falling apart, but my brain is not, yet. I love my brain. I feel lighter. This is Grace Dammann. She has been in a wheelchair for six years after a terrible car accident. She says that there is nothing more sensual than a hot shower, that every drop of water is a blessing to the senses. She doesn’t see herself as disabled. In her mind, she’s still surfing in the ocean.(25)So how can I stay passionate? I cannot will myself to be passionate at 71. I have been training for some time, and when I feel flat and bored, Ifake it. Attitude. How do I train? I train by saying yes to whatever comes my way: drama, comedy, tragedy, love, death, losses. Yes to life. And I train by trying to stay in love. It doesn’t always work, but you cannot blame me for trying. And, on a final note, retirement in Spanish is celebration. We have contributed to society. Now it’s our time, and it’s a great time. Unless you are ill or very poor, you have choices. I have chosen to stay passionate, engaged with an open heart. I am working on it every day. Want to join me?23. What does the speaker say about aging? 24. How does the speaker feel when she gets old? 25. How does the speaker stay passionate to life?24．A．The society can’t decide when people are old.B．The aged are not in need of medical care.C．People of all ages are now aging.D．Aging is greatly affected by genes.正确答案：C25．A．She has lost too many precious things.B．She begins to gain the freedom.C．She can’t take care of herself any more.D．She feels her brain is falling apart.正确答案：B26．A．She learns from the disabled old ladies.B．She tries to have a positive attitude towards everything.C．She never feels flat or bored in her whole life.D．She thinks retirement is celebration to old people.正确答案：BPart III Reading ComprehensionSection AFor authors of self-help guides, no human problem is too great or too small. Want to become fitter, richer or happier in 2015? There are books for it—【C1】______upon shelves of them. Hoping for increased efficiency, decisiveness and creativity in the months ahead? There are titles for that, too. As we settle down to our New Year’s【C2】______, we’ll turn in droves to self-help books, hoping to find our own best selves in their pages. But a book needn’t lecture to leave its imprint. The truth is that all good literature changes us, and a growing body of research suggests you might do better browsing through fiction for support in【C3】______life’schallenges. Think of it less as self-help than “shelf help”. Reading has been proven to sharpen【C4】______thinking, enabling us to better discern patterns—a handy tool when it comes to the often baffling behaviour of ourselves and others. But fiction in particular can make you more socially able. Last year, the Journal of Applied Social Psychology published a paper showing how reading Harry Potter made young people in the U. K. and Italy more【C5】______disposed towards stigmatised(使蒙上污名的)minorities such as【C6】______. And in 2013, psychologists at the New School for Social Research found that literary fiction enhanced people’s ability to【C7】______and read others’ emotions. We think of novels as places in which to lose ourselves, but when we【C8】______, we take with us inspiration from our favourite characters. A 2012 study by researchers at Ohio State University found that this process could actually change a reader’s behaviour. In one experiment, participants strongly identifying with a【C9】______character who overcame obstacles to vote proved significantly more likely to vote in a real election. They may not promise transformation in seven easy steps, but gripping novels can inform and motivate, short stories can console and trigger self-reflection, and poetry has been shown to engage parts of the brain linked to memory. Sometimes an author helps by simply taking your mind off a problem,【C10】______you so fully in another’s world and outlook that you transcend yourself, returning recharged and determined.A)accepting I)fictionalB)analytical J)immersingC)battling K)positivelyD)books L)refugeesE)concretely M)registerF)critical N)resolutionsG)emerge O)shelves H)express27．【C1】正确答案：O解析：空格位于介词upon之前，根据此处语境及语法规则推断所填词应为名词。

2013年12月大学英语六级试题模拟与答案详细讲解完整版

2013年12月大学英语六级试题模拟与答案详解完整版Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark “Earth provides enough to satisfyevery man’s need, but not every man’s greed.”You can citeexamples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on AnswerSheet 1.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 longconversations. At the end of each conversation, one or morequestions will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once. Aftereach question there will be a pause. During the pause, youmust read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decidewhich is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

大学英语六级考试模拟题(含答案)

大学英语六级考试模拟题(含答案)大学英语六级考试模拟题(含答案)1. Language SkillsSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. 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 center.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) She gave the wrong message to Amanda.B) She returned Amanda's phone message.C) She made an appointment with Amanda.D) She asked Amanda to call back later.2. A) Sorry for staying out late last night.B) Let me explain why I am late.C) My car broke down on the way.D) I'm sorry, but I failed the test.3. A) By making a phone call.B) By sending her an email.C) By leaving a message with his roommate.D) By talking to her face to face.4. A) He left a message for Amanda.B) He apologized for being late.C) He forgot to give his assignment to Amanda.D) He asked Amanda to return his call.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. 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 center.Passage OneQuestions 5 to 7 are based on the passage you have just heard.5. A) They are heavily polluted.B) They have lost their vitality.C) They give off a foul odor.D) They are very expensive to maintain.6. A) Mankind with ill health.B) People living near polluted rivers.C) Overpopulation in developing countries.D) Residential areas near heavily polluted rivers.7. A) Establish a national river protection association.B) Build more sewage treatment plants.C) Punish factories that pollute rivers.D) Educate people to be conscious of pollution.Passage TwoQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.8. A) To show their creativity.B) To cope with their daily lives.C) To bring happiness to their loved ones.D) To express their love and affection.9. A) It was a unique and creative gift.B) It was a personalized expression of love.C) It required special skills and techniques.D) It showcased the recipient's artistic talents.10. A) She was surprised and touched.B) She found it extravagant and unnecessary.C) She expected a more conventional gift.D) She appreciated the thought behind the gift.Passage ThreeQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) The location of the store.B) The quality of the products.C) The friendliness of the staff.D) The convenience of the opening hours.12. A) To attract more customers.B) To introduce a new product line.C) To celebrate their anniversary.D) To promote their loyalty program.13. A) Special discounts on certain items.B) Free gifts with every purchase.C) Extended store opening hours.D) A chance to win a luxury car.2. WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the Chinese outline below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.假如你是李明，你的英国朋友Robert给你发来电子邮件，请你帮忙介绍一个中国知名的旅游景点。

大学英语六级试题模拟试卷及答案解析三

Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Who Has the Most Important Influence on the Young. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1. 有些人认为家人对青少年的影响最大。

2.有些人认为朋友对青少年的影响最大。

3.我的看法。

Who Has the Most Important Influence on the YoungPart ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Will Electronic Medical Records Improve Health Care?Electronic health records (EHRs) have received a lot of attention since the Obama administration committed $19 billion in stimulus funds earlier this year to encourage hospitals and health care facilities to digitize patient data and make better use of information technology. The healthcare industry as a whole, however, has been slow to adopt information technology and integrate computer systems, raising the question of whether the push to digitize will result in information that empowers doctors to make better-informed decisions or a morass of disconnected data.The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) knows firsthand how difficult it is to achieve the former, and how easily an EHR plan can fall into the latter. UPMC has spent five years and more than $1 billion on information technology systems to get ahead of the EHR issue. While that is more than five times as much as recent estimates say it should cost a hospital system, UPMC is a mammoth network consisting of 20 hospitals as well as 400 doctors’ offices, outpatient sites and long-term care facilities employing about 50,000 people.UPMC’s early attempts to create a universal EHR system, such as its ambulatory electronic medical records rolled out between 2000 and 2005, were met with resistance as doctors, staff and other users either avoided using the new technology altogether or c lung to individual, disconnected software and systems that UPMC’s IT department had implemented over the years.On the mendAlthough UPMC began digitizing some of its records in 1996, the turning point in its efforts came in 2004 with the rollout of its eRecord system across the entire health care network. eRecord now contains more than 3.6 million electronic patient records, including images and CT scans, clinical laboratory information, radiology data, and a picture archival and communication system that digitizes images and makes them available on PCs. The EHR system has 29,000 users, including more than 5,000 physicians employed by or affiliated with UPMC.If UPMC makes EHR systems look easy, don’t be fooled, cautions UPMC chief medical information officer Dan Martich, who says the health care network’s IT systems require a "huge, ongoing effort" to ensure that those systems can communicate with one another. One of the main reasons is that UPMC, like many other health care organizations, uses a number of different vendors for its medical and IT systems, leaving the integration largely up to the IT staff.Since doctors typically do not want to change the way they work for the sake of a computer system, the success of an EHR program is dictated not only by the presence of the technology but also by how well the doctors are trained on, and use, the technology. Physicians need to see the benefits of using EHR systems both persistently and consistently, says Louis Baverso, chief information officer at UPMC’s Magee-Women’s Hospital. But these benefits might not be obvious at first, he says, adding, "What doctors see in the beginning is that they’re losing their ability to work with paper documents, which has been so valuable to them up until now."Opportunities and costsGiven the lack of EHR adoption throughout the health care world, there are a lot of opportunities to get this right (or wrong). Less than 10 percent of U.S. hospitals have adopted electronic medical records even in the most basic way, according to a study authored by Ashish Jha, associate professor of health policy and management at Harvard School of Public Health. Only 1.5 percent have adopted a comprehensive system of electronic records that includes physicians’ notes and orders and decision support systems that alert doctors of potential drug interactions or other problems that might result from their intended orders.Cost is the primary factor stalling EHR systems, followed by resistance from physicians unwilling to adopt new technologies and a lack of staff with adequate IT expertise, according to Jha. He indicated that a hospital could spend from $20 million to $200 million to implement an electronic record system over several years, depending on the size of the hospital. A typical doctor’s office would cost anestimated $50,000 to outfit with an EHR system.The upside of EHR systems is more difficult to quantify. Although some estimates say that hospitals and doctor’s offices could save as much as $100 million annually by moving to EHRs, the mere act of implementing the technology guarantees neither cost savings nor improvements in care, Jha said during a Harvard School of Public Health community forum on September 17. Another Harvard study of hospital computerization likewise determined that cutting costs and improving care through health IT as it exists today is "wishful thinking". This study was led by David Himmelstein, associate professor at Harvard Medical School.The cost of getting it wrongThe difference between the projected cost savings and the reality of the situation stems from the fact that the EHR technologies implemented to date have not been designed to save money or improve patient care, says Leonard D’Avolio, associate center director of Biomedical Informatics at the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC). Instead, EHRs are used to document individual p atients’ conditions, pass this information among clinicians treating those patients, justify financial reimbursement and serve as the legal records of events.This is because, if a health care facility has $1 million to spend, its managers are more likely to spend it on an expensive piece of lab equipment than on information technology, D’Avolio says, adding that the investment on lab equipment can be made up by charging patients access to it as a billable service. This is not the case for IT. Also, computers and networks used throughout hospitals and health care facilities are disconnected and often manufactured by different vendors without a standardized way of communicating. "Medical data is difficult to standardize because caring for patients is a complex process," he says. "We need to find some way of reaching across not just departments but entire hospitals. If you can’t measure something, you can’t improve it, and without access to this data, you can’t measure it."To qualify for a piece of the $19 billion being offered through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), healthcare facilities will have to justify the significance of their IT investments to ensure they are "meaningful users" of EHRs. The Department of Health and Human Services has yet to define what it considers meaningful useAggregating info to create knowledgeIdeally, in addition to providing doctors with basic information about their patients, databases of vital signs, images, laboratory values, medications,diseases, interventions, and patient demographic information could be mined for new knowledge, D’Avolio says. "With just a few of these databases networked together, the power to improve health care increases exponentially," D’Avolio suggested. "All that is missing is the collective realization that better health care requires access to better information—not automation of the status quo." Down the road, the addition of genomic information, environmental factors and family history to these databases will enable clinicians to begin to realize the potential of personalized medicine, he added.1. In America, it is slow to adopt information technology because .A) the funds invested by the government is not enough in the pastB) EHRs have received less attention of the public in the pastC) whether it will be useful to doctors or not is doubtfulD) UPMC knows how difficult it is to digitize the hospital2. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) .A) is the first medical center to adopt information technologyB) satisfy the requirement of the government on information technologyC) spent less money on information technology than it was estimatedD) attempted to created a universal EHR system, but met some difficulties3. The health care network’s IT systems require a lot of effort to ensure it can communicate with one another mainly because .A) the integration among different system is largely up to the IT staffB) UPMC is like many other health care organizations in the United StatesC) UPMC makes EHR systems look easyD) UMPC began digitizing some of its records in 19964. The success of the EHR program is decided by .A) the fact whether the information technology is available or notB) the fact how well the doctors are trained to use the information technologyC) not only the presence of the technology but the doctor’s training on technologyD) the fact whether physicians can see the benefits of using EHR systems5. The most important reason of most hospitals being reluctant to adopt EHR system is that .A) the cost is too high for the hospital to affordB) physicians are unwilling to adopt itC) there is a lack of staff with adequate IT expertiseD) doctor worry about its negative influence on patients6. According to the study led by David Himmelstein through health IT .A) it is possible to cut the costs of the hospitalB) it is possible to improve the health careC) it ensure neither cost saving nor improvement in careD) it could save as much as $100 million annually7. The hospital’s managers prefer to .A) spend money on an expensive piece of equipment than on information technologyB) charge patients access to the information technology as a billable serviceC) purchase the information technology to improve the health care of the hospitalD) invest more money on the training of the physicians to charge patients more money8. Jha said the mere act of implementing the technology guarantees ______________________.9. D’Avolio says the investment on lab equipment can be made up by_____________________.10. Databases of vital signs, images, laboratory values, medications, diseases, interventions, and patient demographic information could be ____________________.Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) He doesn’t know the way to the theater.B) He doesn’t usually get up at 7:30.C) He wants to leave the theater before the drama is over.D) He wants to go early to avoid a traffic jam.12. A) She got a weekend job at the beach.B) She often goes to the beach.C) She misses the trips to the beach she used to take.D) Her home is near the beach.13. A) He will make a reservation at the restaurant.B) The woman should ask her parents for a suggestion.C) The woman should decide where to eat Saturday.D) He already has plans for Saturday night.14. A) He doubts the woman will like the novel.B) He’ll lend the woman the novel after he has read it.C) He enjoyed reading the novel.D) He hasn’t started reading the novel yet.15. A) The doctor’s office will be closed tomorrow.B) The doctor’s schedule is filled tomorrow.C) The doctor has stopped seeing new patients.D) The doctor can see the man tomorrow.16. A) She was sorry the man couldn’t finish his laundry.B) She saw the man run out.C) She thought the man’s laundry was done badly.D) She thought the man’s lawn was too dry.17. A) His coach didn’t help him enough.B) He had no chance of winning.C) His coach didn’t listen to him.D) He didn’t follow his coach’s advice.18. A) She grades papers very quickly.B) She isn’t teaching this semester.C) She didn’t require any papers last semester.D) She was more flexible last semester.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Father and daughter.B) Colleagues.C) Friends.D) Husband and wife.20. A) They are discussing whether they should go for a holiday.B) They are discussing where they should go for the holiday.C) They are discussing how they could save enough money for the holiday.D) They are discussing how they could pay for their house and the furniture.21. A) Sheffield.B) Hawaii.C) Wales or Scotland.D) Florida.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) In a skating rink.B) On a bike path.C) On the campus sidewalks.D) In the street.23. A) He has trouble stopping.B) There are too many rocks.C) Going uphill is difficult.D) There are too many curves.24. A) Pull him up the hills.B) Catch him if he starts to fail.C) Find some skates for him.D) Teach him how to stop on skates.25. A) Look for the man’s skates.B) Have a meal.C) Look for something to drink.D) Start skating on the path.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. 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 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) The beef is lost.B) Something is not as good as described.C) The beef is not as good as it is said to be.D) The food has turned bad.27. A) Because they are made from beef.B) Because they are cheaper than any other kind of food.C) Because they are served quickly and at a low price.D) Because hamburger is the only fast food in America.28. A) Because hamburgers are good to eat.B) Because they are easy to make.C) Because they could sell hamburgers throughout the country.D) Because they thought they could make large profit.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) They often take place in her major industries.B) British trade unions are more powerful.C) There are more trade union members in Britain.D) Britain loses more working days through strikes every year.30. A) Such strikes are against the British law.B) Such strikes are unpredictable.C) Such strikes involve workers from different trades.D) Such strikes occur frequently these days.31. A) Trade unions in Britain are becoming more popular.B) Most strikes in Britain are against the British law.C) Unofficial strikes in Britain are easier to deal with now.D) Employer-worker relations in Britain have become tenser. Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) Education.B) Wealth.C) Diligence.D) Political status.33. A) The change of the nature of occupations.B) The decrease of social wealth.C) The change of educational degree.D) The increase of job opportunities.34. A) Farmers.B) Politicians.C) Manual workers..D) Clerks.35. A) White-collar workers.B) Farm workers.C) Blue-collar workers.D) Not mentioned.Section CDirections: 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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Daily newspaper has an editorial page. Here opinion is expressed on events and 36 in the news. But editorial judgment is so persuasively 37 that many people accept these opinions as facts. Good journalists 38 a code of ethics which 39 between news and editorial opinion. This code holds that in an editorial 40 the publisher is entitled to 41 any cause he chooses. It is understood that there he is speaking as a partisan and may express any view he 42 . Because a modern newspaper is so expensive to produce and so 43 to establish, newspapers have increasingly become big business organizations. Although there are exceptions, 44 _________________.In the news columns, however, the complete and unbiased facts should be reported. The better metropolitan newspapers and 45 _____________. But the less ethical publications 46 _______________.Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.Currently, there are an increasing number of new types of small advertisement becoming increasingly common in newspaper classified columns. It is sometimes placed among "situations vacant", although it does not offer anyone a job, and sometimes it appears among "situations wanted", although it is not placed by someone looking for a job, either. What it does is to offer help in applying for a job."Contact us before writing your application", or "Make use of our long experience in preparing your curriculum vitae or job history", is how it is usually expressed. The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service is, of course, a reflection on the current high levels of unemployment. It is also an indication of the growing importance of the curriculum vitae (or job history), with the suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right.There was a time when job seekers simply wrote letters of application. "Just put down your name, address, age and whether you have passed any exams", was about the average level of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs when I left school. The letter was really just for openers, it was explained, everything else could and should be saved for the interview. And in those days of full employment the technique worked. The letter proved that you could write and were available for work. Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest.Later, as you moved up the ladder, something slightly more sophisticated was called for. The advice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish you from the rest. It might be the aggressive approach. "Your search is over. I am the person you are looking for", was a widely used trick that occasionally succeeded. Or it might be some special feature specially designed for the job interview.There is no doubt, however, that it is the increasing number of applicants with university education at all points in the process of engaging staff that has led to the greater importance of the curriculum vitae.47. There are an increasing number of new types of small advertisement in newspaper columns ______.48. Nowadays a demand for this specialized type of service has been created because ______.49. In the past it was expected that first job hunters would ______.50. Later, as one went on to apply for more important jobs, one was advised to include ______ in the letter.51. The curriculum vitae has become such an important document because ______.Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.Computers are now employed in an increasing number of fields in our daily life. Computers have been taught to play not only checkers, but also championship chess, which is a fairly accurate yardstick for measuring the computer’s progress in the ability to learn from experience.Because the game requires logical reasoning, chess would seem to be perfectly suited to the computer. All a programmer has to do is to give the computer a program evaluating the consequences of every possible response to every possible move, and the computer will win every time. In theory this is a sensible approach; in practice it is impossible. Today, a powerful computer can analyze 40,000 moves a second. That is an impressive speed. But there are an astronomical number of possible moves in chess—literally trillions. Even if such a program were written (and in theory it could be, given enough people and enough time), there is no computer capable of holding that much data.Therefore, if the computer is to compete at championship levels, it must be programmed to function with less than complete data. It must be able to learn from experience, to modify its own program, to deal with a relatively unstructured situation—in a word, to "think" for itself. In fact, this can be done. Chess-playing computers have yet to defeat world champion chess players, but several have beaten human players of only slightly lower ranks. The computers have had programs to carrythem through the early, mechanical stages of their chess games. But they have gone on from there to reason and learn, and sometimes to win the game.There are other proofs that computers can be programmed to learn, but this example is sufficient to demonstrate the point. Granted, winning a game of chess is not an earthshaking event even when a computer does it. But there are many serious human problems, which can be fruitfully approached as games. The Defense Department uses computers to play war games and work out strategies for dealing with international tensions. Other problems—international and interpersonal relations, ecology and economics, and the ever-increasing threat of world famine can perhaps be solved by the joint efforts of human beings and truly intelligent computers.52. According to the passage, computers cannot be used to ______.A) solve the threat of world famineB) ease international tensionC) defeat world champion chess playerD) work out solutions to the industrial problems53. In the author’s opinion, ______.A) playing chess shows computer’s program has been developed into a new stageB) it is practically possible now that computer can win every chess game nowC) computers even with less than complete data can be programmed to defeat the world champion chess playerD) computers can be programmed to play and reason but not learn54. The author’s attitude toward the future use of computer is ______.A) negativeB) positiveC) indifferentD) critical55. In order to "think", computer should ______.A) be programmed to have more than enough dataB) learn from the experience and to reasonC) deal with all the unstructured situationD) predicate every move in the chess56. Today, the chess-playing computer can be programmed to ______.A) have trillions of responses in a second to each possible move and win the gameB) store complete data and beat the best playersC) learn from chess-playing in the early stage and go on to win the gameD) predicate every possible move but may fail to give the right response each timePassage TwoQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of extreme heat. One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb the sun’s rays. Desert mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of maintaining a constant body temperature. Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involve the expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be fever height, and temperatures as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been measured in Grant’s gazelles. The overheated body then cools down during the cold desert night, and indeed the temperature may fall unusually low by dawn, as low as 34 degrees Celsius in the camel. This is an advantage since the heat of the first few hours of daylight is absorbed in warming up the body, and an excessive buildup of heat does not begin until well into the day.Another strategy of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that would be fatal for non-adapted animals. The camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight as water without harm to itself, whereas human beings die after losing only 12 to 13 percent of their body weight. An equally important adaptation is the ability to replenish this water loss at one drink. Desertanimals can drink huge volumes in a short time, and camels have been known to imbibe (吸收) over 100 liters in a few minutes. A very dehydrated person, on the other hand, cannot drink enough water to rehydrate at one session, because the human stomach is not sufficiently big and because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes death from water intoxication. The tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals do not have to remain near a water hole but can obtain food from grazing sparse pastures. Desert-adapted mammals have the further ability to feed normally when extremely dehydrated. It is a common experience in people that appetite is lost even under conditions of moderate thirst.57. What is the passage mainly about?A) Animals developed different strategies to survive.B) Large animals can take strategies to reduce the effect of extreme heat.C) Animals can tolerate the loss of body water.D) A very dehydrated person can drink enough water to rehydrate.58. Why light in color is important to large animals in deserts?A) It helped them maintain a constant normal body temperature.B) It reflects rather than absorbs the sun-light.C) It helps them see their peers at night.D) It helps them keep cool during the night.59. What will be fatal to non-adapted animals?A) Keeping a normal body temperature.B) Drinking polluted water.C) Drinking huge volumes of water in a short time.D) Feeding when dehydrated.60. What does the author imply about desert-adapted mammals?A) They do not need to eat much food.。

2013年12月英语六级真的题目及问题详解下载(第二套)(word版)

2013年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第2套)Part I Writi ng (30 min utes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minu tes to write an essay about the impact of the in formatibut no more on explosi on by referri ng to the say ing "A wealth of in formati on creates apoverty of atte ntio n. " You can give examples to illustrate your point and the n expla in what you can do to avoid being distracted by irrelevant information. You shouldwrite at least 150 words than 200 words.Part II Liste ning Comprehe nsion (30 mi nu tes)Sectio n ADirections: In this sect ion, you will hear 8 short con versatio ns and 2 long con versati ons. At the end ofeach con versati on, one or more questi ons will be asked about what was said. Both thec on versati on and the questio ns will be spoke n only once. After each questi on there will be apause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A . , B . , C . and D), anddecidewhich is the best an swer. Then mark the corresp onding letter on An swer Sheet Iwith a sin gle line through the cen tre.1. A. Labor problems.B. Weather con diti ons.C. An error in the order.D. Misplacing'of goods.2. A . What the woman says makes a lot of sense.B. The rich are opposed to social welfare.C. He is sympathetic with poor people.D. He agrees with Mr. Johnson's views.3. A . He will be practicing soccer.B. He has work to finish in time.C. He will be atte nding a meet ing.D. He has a tough problem to solve.4. A . Mary should get rid of her pet as soon as possible.B. Mary will not be able to keep a dog in the buildi ng.C. Mary is not happy with the ban on pet ani mals.D. Mary might as well send her dog to her relative.5. A . The twins' voices are quite different.B. Lisa and Gale are not very much alike.C. He does not believe they are twin sisters.D. The woman seems a bit hard of hearing.6. A . The serious economic crisis in Britain. 、B. A package deal to be signed in November.C. A message from their bus in ess associates.D. Their ability to deal with financial problems.7. A . It is impossible to remove the stain completely.B. The man will be charged extra for the service.C. The man has to go to the main cleaning facility.D. Clea ning the pants will take Ion ger tha n usual.8. A . European markets.B. A protest rally.C. Luxury goods.D. Imported products.Conversation OneQuestions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A . He made a bus in ess trip.B. He had a quarrel with Marsha.C. He talked to her on the phone.D. He resolved a budget problem.10. A . She may have to be fired for poor performanee.B. She has developed some serious men tal problem.C. She is in charge of the firm's budget pla nning.D. She supervises a number of important projects.11. A . She failed to arrive at the airport on time.B. David promised to go on the trip in her place,C. Someth ing un expected happe ned at her home.D. She was not feeling herself on that day.12. A . He frequently gets things mixed up.B. He is always finding fault with Marsha.C. He Ires bee n tryi ng hard to cover for Marsha.D. He often fails to follow through on his projects.Con versati on TwoQuestions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A . They are better sheltered from all the outside temptations.B. They are usually more motivated to compete with their peers.C. They have more opport un ities to develop their leadership skills.D. They take an active part in more extracurricular activities.14. A . Its chief positions are held by women.B. Its teach ing staff con sists of wome n only.C. Its stude nts aim at man agerial posts.D. Its students are role models of women.15. A . It is under adequate control.B. It is traditi onal but coloufful.C. They are more or less isolated from the outside world.D. They have ample opportunities to meet the opposite sex.Sectio n BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you willhearsome questi ons. Both the passage and the questi ons will be spoke n only once. After you heara question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A. , B. , C. andD ). Then mark the corresp onding letter on An swer Sheet I with a sin gle line through thece ntre.Passage OneQuesti ons 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A . By invading the personal space of listeners.B. By making gestures at strategic poin ts.C. By speak ing in a deep, loud voice.D. By speaking with the local accent.17. A . To promote sportsma nship among bus in ess own ers.B. To en courage people to support local sports groups.C. To raise money for a forthco ming local sports eve nt.D. To show his family's con tributi on to the com muni ty.18. A . They are known to be the style of the sports world.B. They would certa inly appeal to his audie nee.C. They represe nt the latest fashi on in the bus in ess circles.D. They are believed to com muni cate power and in flue nee.19. A . To cover up his own nervousness.B. To create a warm pers onal atmosphere.C. To enhance the effect of backgro und music.D. To allow the audienee to better enjoy his slides.Passage TwoQuesti ons 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. A . She was the first educated slave of John Wheatley's.B. She was the greatest female poet i n Colonial America.C. She was born about the time of the War of In depe ndence.D. She was the first African-American slave to publish a book.21. A . Revise it a number of times.B. Obta in consent from her owner.C. Go through a scholarly exam in ati on.D. Turn to the colonial governor for help.22. A . Literary works calling for the abolition of slavery.B. Religious scripts popular among slaves in America.C. A rich stock of manu scripts left by historical figures.D. Lots of lost works written by African-American women. Passage ThreeQuesti ons 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A . It is a trait of generous characterB. It is a reflectio n of self-esteem. .C. It is an indicator of high intelligenee.D. It is a sig n of happ in ess and con fide nee.24. A . Itwas self-defeating.B. It was aggressive.C. It was the esse nee of comedy.D. It was something admirable.25. A . It is a double-edged sword.B. It is a feature of a give n culture.C. It is a unique gift of huma n bein gs.D. It is a result of both nature and nurture.Sectio n CDirecti ons: In this secti on, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read forthe firsttime, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for thesecond time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard .Fin ally, whe n the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you havewritte n.It is importa nt that we be min dful of the earth, the pla net out of which we are born andby which weare no urished, guided, healed ——the pla net, however, which we have 26 _____ t o acon siderable degree in these past two cen turies of 27 ______ exploitati on. This exploitati onhas reached such 28 _______ that prese ntly itappears that some hun dreds of thousa nds of specieswill be 29 ________ before the end of the cen tury.In our times, huma n shrewd ness has mastered the deep 30 ______ of the earth at a levelfar bey ond thecapacities of earlier peoples. We can break the mountains apart; we can drain therivers and flood thevalleys. Wecan turn the most luxuriant forests into throwaway paper products.We can 31 _______ the greatgrass cover of the wester n pla ins and pour 32 _______ chemicals intothe soil until the soft is dead and blowsaway in the wind. We can pollute the air with acids, the rivers with sewage （污水）,the seas with oil. Wecan invent computers 33 _________________________________ processingten millio n calculati ons per sec ond. And why? To in crease thevolume and the speed with which we move n atural resources through the con sumer economy to the jun kpile or the waste heap. Our man agerial skills are measured by the compete nee 34 _____________________________________ in accelerat ing thisprocess. If inthese activities the physical features of the planet are damaged, if the environment ismade in hospitable for 35 ______ living species, the n so be it. We are, supposedly, creat ing atech no logical won derworld.PartIII Read ing Comprehe nsion （40 minu tes）Sectio n ADirection : In this sect ion, there is a passage with ten bla nks. You are required to select oneword foreach blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identifiedby a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with asingle line throughthe centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more thanonce~ Questi ons 36 to 45 are based on the follow ing passage.Quite often, educators tell families of children who are learning English as a second Ianguage to speak only En glish, and not their n ative Ian guage, at home. Although these educators may have good 36 _,their advice to families is misguided, and it 37 _____________________________________________________ f rom misunderstandings about the process of Ianguageacquisition. Educators may fear that children hearing two Ianguageswill become 38 _______ con fused and thustheir Ian guage developme nt will be 39 _______ ; thisconcern is not documented in the literature. Children arecapable of learning more than one Ianguage,whether 40 _______ or sequentially （依次地）.In fact, mostchildren outside of the United States are expected to become bilingual or even, in many cases,multilingual. Globally, knowing more than one Ianguage is viewed as an 41 ______________ and evena n ecessity inmany areas.It is also of concern that the .misguided advice that stude nts should speak only En glishis givenprimarily to poor families with limited educational opportunities, not to wealthierfamilies who have manyeducational advantages. Since children from poor families often are 42 as at-risk for academic failure,teachers believe that advising families to speak Englishon ly is appropriate. Teachers con sider lear ning twola nguages to be too 43 _______ for childre nfrom poor families, believing that the children are alreadyburdened by their home situations. If families do not know En glish or have limited En glish skills themselves, how can they44 ______ to telli ng them n ot tocom mun icate with or in teract with their childre n. Moreover, the45 ______ message is that the family's n ativela nguage is not importa nt or valued. .permanently prevale nt.simultaneously .stems successively un derly ing visualizi ng Directions: In this sect ion, you are going to read a passage with ten stateme nts attached to it. Eachstateme nt contains in formatio n give n in one of the paragraphs. Ide ntify the paragraphfrom which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Eachparagraph is marked with a letter. An swer the questi ons by mark ing the corresp ondin gletter on An swer Sheet 2.The Uses of DifficultyThe brain likes a challe nge — and putt ing a few obstacles in its way may well boost itscreativity. [A] Jack White, the former fron tma n of the White Stripes and an in flue ntial figure amongfellowmusicia ns, likes to make things difficult for himself. He uses cheap guitars that won't stay in shape orin tune. Whenperforming, he positions his instruments in a way that is deliberatelyinconvenient, sothat switching from guitar to organ mid-song involves a mad dash across the stage. Why? Becausehe's on the run from what he describes as a disease that preys on every artist:"ease of use". Whenmaking music gets too easy, says White, it becomes harder to make it sing.[B] It's an odd thought. Why would anyone make their work more difficult tha n it already is?Yet wek now that difficulty can pay un expected divide nds. In 1966, soon after the Beatles hadfini shed work on "Rubber Soul", Paul McCart ney looked into the possibility of going to Americato record their next album. The equipme nt in America n studios was more adva need tha n anything inBritai n, whichhad led the Beatles' great rivals, the Rolli ng Ston es, tomake their latest album, "Aftermath", in LosAngeles. McCartney found that EMI's （百代唱片）contractual clauses made itprohibitively expe nsiveto follow suit, and the Beatles had to make do with the primitivetech no logy of Abbey Road.[C] Lucky for us. Over the n ext two years they made their most groun dbreak ing work, turning therecord ing studio into a magical in strume nt of its own. Precisely because they were worki ng with oldofashi oned mach in es, George Martin and his team of engin eers were forced to apply every ounce oftheir creativity to solve the problems posed to them by Lennon and McCart ney. Songs like"Tomorrow Never Kno ws", " Strawberry Fields Forever", and "A Day in the Life" featuredrevoluti onary sound effects that dazzled and mystified Martin's America n coun terparts.[D] Sometimes it's only when a difficulty is removed that we realise what it was doing for us.For moretha n two decades, start ing in the 1960s, the poet Ted Hughes sat on the judgi ng panelof an annualpoetry competition for British schoolchildren. During the 1980s he noticed anin creas ing nu mber oflong poems among the submissi ons, with some running to 70 or 80 pages. These poems were verbally inven tive and flue nt, but also "stra ngely bori ng". After making inq uiriesHughes discovered that theywere being composed on computers, the n just finding their way into British homes. B . delayedJ C . deviatesK D . equivale ntL E . ide ntifiedM F . inten tio ns N G objectO H . overwhel ming com muni cate in En glish? Advis ing non-En glish-speak ing families to speak only En glish isA. asset I Sectio n B[E] You might have thought any tool which en ables a writer to get words on to the page would bean adva ntage. But there may be a cost to such facility. Ifi an in terview with the Paris ReviewHughesspeculated that when a person puts pen to paper, "you meet the terrible resistance of what happenedyour first year at it, when you could n't write at all". As the brain attempts to force the un steady han dto do its biddi ng, the tension betwee n the two results in a more compressed, psychologically den serexpressi on. Remove that resista nce and you are more likely to produce a 70-page ramble （不找边际的长篇大论）.[F] Our brains respond better to difficulty than we imagine. In schools, teachers and pupils alike ofte nassume that if a con cept has bee n easy to learn, the n the less on has bee n successful. Butnumerousstudies have now found that when classroom material is made harder to absorb, pupils retain more of it over the long term, and un dersta nd it on a deeper level.[G] As a poet, Ted Hughes had an acute sensitivity to the way in which constraints onself-expression,like the disciplines of metre and rhyme （韵律）,spur creative thought. Whatapplies to poets an dmusicia ns also applies to our daily lives. We tend to equate （等同）happ in ess with freedom, but, asthe psychotherapist and writer AdamPhillips has observed, without obstacles to our desiresit'sharder to know what we want, or where we're heading. He tells the story ofa patient, a first-timemother who complained that her young son was always clinging to her, wrapping himself around herlegs wherever she went. She n ever had a mome nt to herself, she said, because her son was "always in the way". When Phillips asked her where she would go if he was n't in the way, she repliedcheerfully, "Oh, I would n't know where I was!"[H] Take ano ther com mon obstacle: lack of mon ey. People ofte n assume that more money will makethem happier. But econo mists who study the relatio nship betwee n money and happ in ess havec on siste ntlyfound that, above a certa in in come, the two do not reliably correlate. Despite the easewith which the rich can acquire almost anything they desire, they are just as likely to be un happy asthe middle classes. In this regard at least, F. Scott Fitzgerald was wrong.[I] In deed, ease of acquisiti on is the problem. The no velist Edward St Aub yn has a n arrator remark ofthe very rich that, "not havi ng to con sider affordability, their desires rambled on likeunstoppablebores, relentless （持续不断的）and whimsical （反复无常的）at the same time. " WhenBost on College, a private research uni versity, wan ted a better feel for its pote ntial dono rs, itasked thepsychologist Robert Kenny to investigate the mindset of the super-rich. He surveyed 165 households,most of which had a net worth of $ 25m or more. He found that many of his subjects were confusedby the infinite options their money presented them with. They found it hard to know what to want,creating a kind of existential bafflement. One of them put it like this: "You know,Bob, you can justbuy so much stuff, and whe n you get to the point where you can just buy so much stuff, now what are you going to do?"[J] The Internet makes in formati on billi on aires out of all of us, and the architects of ouronlineexperiences are catching on to the need to make things creatively difficult. Twitter's hugesuccess isrooted in the simple but profo und in sight that i n a medium'with infin ite space for serf-expressi on, themost in teresti ng thi ng we can do is restrict ourselves to 140 characters.The music service This Is MyJamhelps people navigate the tens of millions of tracks now available instantly via Spotify andiTunes. Users pick their favourite song of the week to share with others. They only get to choose one. The service was only laun ched this year,,but by the end of September 650,000 jams had beenchosen. Its cofounder Matt Ogle explains its raison d'etre （存在的理由）like this: "In an age ofendless choice, we were missing a way to say: This. This is the one you should listen to'."[K] Today's world offers more opport unity tha n ever to follow the advice of the Walker Brothers and make it easy on ourselves. Compared with a hundred years ago, our lives are less tightlybound bysocial norms and physics! Con stra in ts. Tech no logy has cut out much of life's don keywork, and wehave more freedoms tha n ever: we can wear what we like and com muni cate with hun dreds of frien dsat once at the click of a mouse. Obstacles are everywhere disappeari ng. Few of us wish to tur n theclock back, but perhaps we n eed to remind ourselves how useful the right obstacles can be.Sometimes, the best route to fulfilme nt is the path of more resista nee.46. The rigorous requirements placed on the writing of poetry stimulate the poet's creativity.47. With creativity, even old-fashi oned in strume nts may produce spectacular sound effects.48. More money does not n ecessarily bring greater happ in ess.49. It is a false assumpti on that less ons should be made easier to lear n.50. Obstacles deliberately placed in the creati on of music con tribute to its success.51. Those who enjoy total freedom may not find themselves happy.52. Ted Hughes discovered many long poems submitted for poetry competiti on were composed on computers.53. Maybe we n eed to bear in mi nd that the right obstacles help lead us to greater achieveme nts.54. An investigation found that many of the super-rich were baffled by the infinite choices their money made available.55. One free social networking website ttwned out to be successful because it limited each posting to one hun dred and forty characters.Sectio n CDirections: There are 2 passages in this sect ion. Each passage is followed by some questi ons orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A , B, C andD ）. You shoulddecide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the cen tre. Passage OneQuesti ons 56 to 60 are based on the follow ing passage.There was a time not long ago when new science Ph. D. s in the United States were expected topursue a career path in academ/a （学术界）.But today, most graduates end up working outsideacademia, not only in in dustry but also in careers such as scie nce policy, com muni cati ons, and pate ntlaw. partly this is a result of how bleak the academic job market is, but there's also a rising aware ness ofcareer opti ons that Ph.D. scie ntists have n't trained for directly ——but forwhich they have usefulknowledge, skills, and experience. Still, there's a huge disconnect between the way we currently trainscientists and the actual employment opportunities available for them,and an urge nt n eed for dramaticimproveme nts in training programs to help close the gap, One critical step that could help to drive changewould be to require Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scientiststo follow an in dividual developme nt pla n（IDP）.In 2002, the U. S. Federati on of America n Societies for Experime ntal Biology recomme ndedthat everypostdoctoral researcher put together an IDP in consultation with an adviser. Since then, several academic in stituti ons have beg un to require IDPs for postdocs. And in June, the U. S.Nati onal In stitutes of Health(NIH) Biomedical Research Workforce Worki ng Group recomme nded thatthe NIH require IDPs for theapproximately 32,000 postdoctoral researchers they support. Other funding age ncies, public and private,are moving in a similar directi on.IDPs have long bee n used by gover nment age ncies and the private sector to achieve specific goals forthe employee and the orga ni zati on. The aim is to en sure that employees have an explicit tool to help themunderstand their own abilities and aspirations, determine career possibilities , and set ( usually short-term)goals. In scie nee, graduate stude nts and new Ph.D. scie ntists can use an IDP to ide ntify and n avigate an effective career path.A free Web applicati on for this purpose, called myIDP, has become available this week. It'sdesig ned to guide early-career scie ntists through a con fide ntial,,rigorous process ofin trospect ion ( 内省)to create acustomized career pla n. Guided by expert kno wledge from a panelof science-focused career advisers,each trainee's self-assessment is used to rank a set of career trajectories ( 轨迹).After the user hasidentified a Iong-term career goal, myIDP walks her or him through the process of sett ing short-term goalsdirected toward accumulat ing new skills and experie nces importa nt for that career choice.Although surveys reveal the IDP process to be useful, trainees report a need for additional resourcesto help them identify a Iong-term career path and complete an IDP. Thus, myIDP will be most effective.when it's embeddedin larger career-development efforts. For example, universitiescould in corporate IDPs into their graduate curricula to help stude nts discuss, pla n, prepare for,and achieve their Ion g-termcareer goals.56. What do we learn about new science Ph.D. s in the United States today?A. They lack the skills and expertise n eeded for their jobs.B. They can choose from a wider range of well-pay ing jobs.C. They ofte n have to seek jobs outside the academic circle.D. They are regarded as the nation's driving force of change.57. What does the author say about America's Ph, D. training?A. It should be improved to better suit the job market.B. It is closely lin ked to future career requireme nts.C. It should be re-orie nted to careers outside academia.D. It includes a great variety of practical courses.58. What was recomme nded for Ph. D. s and postdoctoral researchers?A. They meet the urge nt n eeds of the corporate world.B. A Ion g-term career goal be set as early as possibleC. An IDP be made in consultation with an adviser.D. They acquire an explicit tool to help obtain jobs.59. Government age ncies and the private sector ofte n use IDPs to _____A. bring into full play the skills and expertise of their postdoctoral researchersB. help employees make the best use of their abilities to achieve their career goalsC. place employees in the most appropriate positi onsD. hire the most suitable can didates to work for them60. What do we know about myIDP?A. It is an effective tool of self-assessme nt and in trospect ion for better career pla ns.B. It enables people to look into various possibilities and choose the career they love.C. It promises a Ion g-term career path.D. It is part of the graduate curricula. Passage Two Questi ons 61 to 65 are based on the follow ing passage. Just over a decade into the 21st cen tury, wome n's progress can be celebrated across a range of fields.They hold the highest political offices from Thailand to Brazil, Costa Rica to Australia. A woman holds thetop spot at the International Monetary Fund; another won the Nobel Prize i n economics. Self-madebillio naires in Beiji ng, tech inno vators in Silic onValley, pion eeri ng justices in Ghana ——in these an dco un tless other areas, wome n are leavi ng their mark. But hold the applause. In Saudi Arabia, wome n aren't allowed to drive .In Pakista n,1,000 wome ndie in honor killi ngs every year. I n the developed world, wome n lag beh ind men in pay and politicalpower. The poverty rate among wome n in the U.S. rose to 14.5% last year. To measure the state ofwome n's progress. Newsweek ran ked 165 coun tries, look ing at five areas thataffect women's lives: treatment under the law, workforce participation, political power, and access toeducation and health care. Analyzing data from the United Nations and the World Econo micForum,am ong others, and con sult ing with experts and academics, we measured 28 factors to come up with ourmak ings. Coun tries with the highest scores tend to be clustered in the West, gen der :discrim in ati on isaga in .st the law, and equal rightsare con stituti on ally en shri ned （圣化）.But there weresome surprises.Some otherwise high-'ranking countries had relatively low countries such as Cuba and Burundi. Does this suggest thata woman in a nation's top office tran slates to better lives for wome n in gen eral? Not exactly. "Try ing toqua ntify or measure the impact of wome n in politics is hard because in very few coun tries have there bee neno ugh wome n in politics to make a differenee," says Anne-Marie Goetz, peace and security adviser forU.N. Women.Of course, no in dex can acco unt for everyth ing. Declari ng that one country is better tha n ano ther in the way that it treats more tha n half its citize ns means relying on broad strokes andgen eralities. Someth ings simply can't be measured. And cross-cultural comparis ons can't acco unt for differences of opinion.Certain conclusions are nonetheless clear. For one thing, our indexbacks up a simple but profoundstatement madeby Hillary Clinton at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperati on summit. "Whe n weliberate the econo mic pote ntial of wome n, we elevate the econo micperformanee of communities, nations,and the world," she said. "There's a stimulative effect that kicks in whe n wome n have greater access tojobs and the econo mic lives of our coun tries: Greaterpolitical stability. Fewer military con flicts. Morefood. More educati onal opport unity forchildre n. By harn ess ing the econo mic pote ntial of all wome n, weboost opport unity for all people.61. What does the author think about wome n's progress so far?A. It still leaves much to be desired.C. It has greatly cha nged wome n's fate.B. It is too remarkable to be measured.D. It is achieved through hard struggle.62.1 n what coun tries have wome n made the greatest progress?A. Where wome n hold key posts in gover nment.B. Where wome n's rights are protected by law.C. Where wome n's participatio n in man ageme nt is high.D. Where women enjoy better education and health care.where神 scores for political represe ntati on.Canadaranked third overall but 26th in power, beh ind。

大学英语六级(2013年12月考试改革适用)模拟试卷246

大学英语六级（2013年12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷246(总分：118.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、 Writing(总题数：2，分数：4.00)1.Part I Writing（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：2.Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled How to Be Creative by commenting on this remark by a creativity expert，“If you're not prepared to be wrong，you'll never come up with anything original．”You should write at lea st 150 words but no more than 200 words．Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1．（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案： How to Be Creative A creativity expert said: "If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original." This enlightening remark points out clearly the way to be creative. If you want to be creative, you shouldn't be frightened of making mistakes. Being creative is not easy, because you have to think out of the box and keep on trying. Breaking away from established patterns which we used to be comfortable with requires lots of courage. Perhaps there is no example better than the story of Thomas Edison. In order to invent a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb, he tried thousands of different materials. After tons of failure, people began to mock at him and didn't believe that he could succeed. However, he stuck with it and finally made a great achievement. The light bulbs have greatly changed the world. When asked to comment on his failure, he said: "I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward." To sum up, being creative is tough and calls for courage to defeat the fear of making mistakes. If you are afraid of being wrong, you'll never be creative.) 解析：解析：这是一篇观点阐释型的作文，要求考生就创意专家的话“如果你没做好犯错的准备，你就永远不会有创新”发表个人意见。

2013年12月六级考试真题答案解析(第二套)

2013年6月大学英语六级考试真题(二)答案与详解Part ⅠWriting1、审题:这是一篇评论性话题作文。

首先，抓住题目中的主题词happiness,problems 和ability ,避免跑题。

接着，借助谚语内容（幸福不在于不出现问题，而在于拥有解决问题的能力），谚语与题目相结合，可提炼出主题：怎样提高解决问题的能力并因此而感到幸福。

然后，弄清题目与谚语的关系：主题与例证关系。

最后，确定行文思路：引出话题+解释谚语+提出观点+举例论证+总结意义；总结时，注意观点要明确，贴合所给主题，切勿模棱两可。

2、写作思路：第一段：以“总—分—总”形式引出话题，解释谚语，提出观点。

第二段：指出怎样通过提高解决问题的能力而获得幸福，并举例论证。

第三段：总结全文，点明意义，呼应主题。

On HappinessAs the saying goes,happiness is not the absence of problems,but the ability to deal with them.Happiness to our society does not mean that we ignore problems,such as environmental problems,unfair income among citizens,and corruption of the government officials,and so forth.Happiness to the individual is the ability to deal with problems.We will feel happy if we try our best to deal with various problems in our daily life.I can develop my ability to deal with problems and be happy with the following ways.Firstly,I will learn logic reasoning to master the skills of dealing with problems.Secondly,when I come across problems,I will face them bravely and analyse them thoroughly.Thirdly,when they are too difficult to solve,I will discuss with my family or friends around me,and ask them for help.The ability to deal with problems and be happy is significant to all of us.It helps us to create a good environment to the family,and a friendly community as well.What’s more,it helps us build a harmonious society.Part ⅡListening Comprehension1.听力原文：W:What a wonderful performance!Your rock band has never sounded better.M:Many thanks.I guess all those hours of practice in the past month are finally paying off.Q:What does the man mean?【预测】选项中的the rock band,practice,hard work 以及a big success 表明，本题可能与摇滚乐队付出的努力和获得的成功有关。

2011年6月-2013年12月大学英语六级CET6备考作文

CET-6近三年真题作文2013年12月（共3套）作文（1）：Directions: For this part, 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.Happiness, as the saying has it, is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them. In other words, people can never be happy if they focus on their difficulties and challenges. Simple as the remark may sound, it conveys a thought-provoking notion that happiness is a state of mind not an absence of problems.First and foremost, it is well known that in order to be a strong individual, one needs obstacles to develop one’s strength, just like butterflies which struggle to be free of their cocoon in order for their wings to become strong enough to fly. Furthermore, just because people have a disadvantaged childhood, it does not mean they cannot be successful. Steve Jobs is a case in point. He was abandoned by his biological parents and dropped out of university but still managed to change the world.To conclude, as the saying goes “You cannot run away from your problems. There is not a place far enough away.” Consequently, it is advisable for everyone to have a positive attitude toward their problems if they really want to be happy.作文（2）：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay about the impact of information explosion by referring to the saying "a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention". You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you can do to avoid being distracted by irrelevant information? You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Ways to Get Over Information ExplosionAs a famous saying goes, “A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention”. Nowadays we are in the Information Age. Some people keep complaining about distraction by the information explosion.Admittedly, the new information age has brought us so much convenience that we are allowed to get enough information just with a simple click sitting in front of the computers. Nevertheless, we are also confused, annoyed, distracted and upset by an incredibly large quantity of information. For example, when searching for something online, people are easily carried away by irrelevant information and forget their original plan. Besides, some information often turns out to be useless and actually advertisement. Therefore, it can be time-consuming and troublesome to search information online.Then what we can do to avoid being distracted by irrelevant information? Here I have some useful tips: Firstly, make a list of what you really want before your searching. This will help you to refuse some appealing, yet irrelevant information. Secondly, find some trustful and professional sources or websites and then save and categorize them. In this case, you can easily leave some ads and useless information behind.作文（3）：Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark “the greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you will do to make your life more meaningful. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.How to Live a Meaning LifeAmong all the highlighted topics, there is “how to live a meaning life?” Everyone has his or her own opinion. As the saying has it, “the greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” I cannot agree any more.If our life is just to pursue something for ourselves, we will surely feel fruitless and meaningless when we grow old. From Steve Jobs’s bibliography, we can get that the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. Steve Jobs has brought a great many changes to our world. His life, although short, definitely outlast. That’s a life worth living.Therefore, if there is a way to make my life meaningful, it should be to find something I’m interested in and also helpful to others or the whole society. Only in this way can I keep my passion throughout my life until I finally fulfil my life.2013年6月（共3套）作文（1）Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark “Asmile is the shortest distance between two people”. You may citesome examples to support you view. You should write at least 150 words but nomore than 200 words。

大学英语六级卷二真题2013年12月-推荐下载

A He made a business trip. B He had a quarrel with Marsha. C He talked to her on the phone. D He resolved a budget problem. 10. A She may have to be fired for poor performance. B She has developed some serious mental problem. C She is in charge of the firm's budget planning. D She supervises a number of important projects. 11. A She failed to arrive at the airport on time. B David promised to go on the trip in her place. C Something unexpected happened at her home. D She was not feeling herself on that day. 12. A He frequently gets things mixed up. B He is always finding fault with Marsha. C He has been trying hard to cover for Marsha. D He often fails to follow through on his projects. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. A They are better sheltered from all the outside temptations. B They are usually more motivated to compete with their peers. C They have more opportunities to develop their leadership skills. D They make an active part in more extracurricular activities. 14. A Its chief positions are held by women. ) B Its teaching staff consists of women only.

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