2013年6月大学英语6级考试真题及答案

2013年6月大学英语6级考试真题PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingontheremark“Asmileistheshortestdistancebetweentwopeople”.Youmaycitesomeexamplestosupportyourview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.注意：此部分在答题卡1上作答。PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Welcome,Freshmen.HaveaniPod.Takingastepthatmanyprofessorsmayviewasabitcounterproductive,somecollegesanduniversitiesaredolingoutAppleiPhonesandInternet-capableiPodstotheirstudents.Thealways-onInternetdevicesraisesomenovelpossibilities,liketrackingwherestudentsgathertogether.Withfarlesscontroversy,collegescouldsendmessagesaboutcanceledclasses,delayedbuses,campuscrisesorjustthecafeteriamenu.Whileschoolsemphasizeitsusefulness—onlineresearchinclassandinstantpollingofstudents,forexample—abigpartoftheattractionis,undoubtedly,thattheiPhoneiscoolandahitwithstudents.Beingequippedwithoneofthemostrecentcutting-edgeITproductscouldjusthelpacollegeoruniversityfosteracutting-edgereputation.Applestandstowinaswell,hookingmoreyoungconsumerswithdecadesoftechnologypurchasesaheadofthem.Thelonelosers,somefear,couldbeprofessors.Studentsalreadyhavelaptopsandcellphones,ofcourse,butthenewestdevicescantakeclassdistractionstoanewlevel.Theypracticallybegausertoignorethelong-sufferingprofessorstrugglingtopassonaccumulatedwisdomfromthefrontoftheroom—aprospectthatteachersfindmostirritatingandstudentsviewas,well,inevitable.“Whenitgetsalittleboring,Imightpullitout,”acknowledgedNaomiPugh,afirst-yearstudentatFreed-HardemanUniversityinHenderson,Term.,referringtohernewiPodTouch,whichcanconnecttotheInternetoveracampuswirelessnetwork.Shespeculatedthatprofessorsmighttryevenhardertomakeclassesinterestingiftheyweretocompetewiththedevices.Expertsseeamovementtowardtheuseofmobiletechnologyineducation,thoughtheysayitisinitsinfancyasprofessorstrytocomeupwithusefulapplications.Providingpowerfulhandhelddevicesissuretofueldebatesovertheroleoftechnologyinhighereducation.“Wethinkthisisthewaythefutureisgoingtowork,”saidKyleDickson,co-directorofresearchandthemobilelearninginitiativeatAbileneChristianUniversityinTexas,whichhasboughtmorethan600iPhonesand300iPodsforstudentsenteringthisfall.Althoughplentyofstudentstaketheirlaptopstoclass,theydon’ttakethemeverywhereandwouldprefersomethinglighter.AbileneChristiansettledonthedevicesaftersurveyingstudentsandfindingthattheydidnotlikehaulingaroundtheirlaptops,butthatmostofthemalwayscarriedacellphone,Dr.Dicksonsaid.ItisnotclearhowmanycollegesanduniversitiesplantogiveoutiPhonesandiPodsthisfall;officialsatApplewereunwillingtotalkaboutthesubjectandsaidthattheywouldnotleakanyinstitution’splans.“Wecan’tannounceotherpeople’snews,”saidGregJoswiak,vicepresidentofiPodandiPhonemarketingatApple.Healsosaidthathecouldnotdiscussdiscountstouniversitiesforbulkpurchases.Atleastfourinstitutions—theUniversityofMaryland,OklahomaChristianUniversity,AbileneChristianandFreed-Hardeman—haveannouncedthattheywillgivethedevicestosomeoralloftheirstudentsthisfall.Otheruniversitiesareexploringtheiroptions.StanfordUniversityhashiredastudent-runcompanytodesignapplicationslikeacampusmapanddirectoryfortheiPhone.ItisconsideringwhethertoissueiPhonesbutnotsureit,necessary,notingthatmorethan700iPhoneswereregisteredontheuniversity’snetworklastyear.AttheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,iPhonesmightalreadyhavebeeneverywhere,ifAT&T,thewirelesscarrierofferingtheiPhoneintheUnitedStates,hadamorereliablenetwork,saidAndrewYu,mobiledevicesplatformprojectmanageratM.I.T.“Wewouldhaveprobablygoneaheadwiththis,maybejustgettingathousandiPhonesandgivingthemout,”Mr.Yusaid.“TheUniversityofMarylandatCollegeParkisproceedingcautiously,givingtheiPhoneoriPodTouchto150students,”saidJeffreyHuskamp,vicepresidentandchiefinformationofficerattheuniversity.“Wedon’tthinkthatwehavealltheanswers,”Mr.Huskampsaid.Byobservinghowstudentsusethegadgets,hesaid,“We’retryingtogetanswersfromthestudents.”Ateachcollege,thestudentswhochoosetogetaniPhonemustpayformobilephoneservice.Thoseservicecontractsincludeunlimiteddatause.BoththeiPhonesandtheiPodTouchdevicescanconnecttotheInternetthroughcampuswirelessnetworks.WiththeiPhone,thosenetworksmayprovidefasterconnectionsandlongerbatterylifethanAT&T’sdatanetwork.ManycellphonesallowuserstosurftheWeb,butonlysomeneweronesarecapableofwirelessconnectiontothelocalareacomputernetwork.Universityofficialssaythattheyhavenoplanstotracktheirstudents(andApplesaiditwouldnotbepossibleunlessstudentsgivetheirpermission).Theysaythattheyaredrawntotheprospectoflearningapplicationsoutsidetheclassroom,thoughsuchlessonplanshaveyettosurface.“MycolleaguesandIarestudyingsomethingcalledaugmentedreality(afieldofcomputerresearchdealingwiththecombinationofreal-worldandvirtualreality),”saidChristopherDede,professorinlearningtechnologiesatHarvardUniversity.“AlienContact,”forexample,isanexercisedevelopedformiddle-schoolstudentswhousehand-helddevicesthatcandeterminetheirlocation.Astheywalkaroundaplaygroundorotherarea,text,videooraudiopopsupatvariouspointstohelpthemtrytofigureoutwhyalienswereintheschoolyard.“Youcanimaginesimilarkindsofinteractiveactivitiesalonghistoricallines,”likefollowingtheFreedomTrailinBoston,ProfessorDedesaid.“It’simportantthatwedoresearch,sothatweknowhowwellsomethinglikethisworks.”Therushtodistributethedevicesworriessomeprofessors,whosaythatstudentsarelesslikelytoparticipateinclassiftheyaremulti-tasking.“I’mnotsomeonewho’santi-technology,butI’malwaysworriedthattechnologybecomesanendinandofitself,anditreplacesteachingoritreplacesanalysis,”saidEllenMillender,associateprofessorofclassicsatReedCollegeinPortland,Ore.(SheaddedthatshehopedtobuyaniPhoneforherselfoncepricesfall.)RobertSummers,whohastaughtatCornellLawSchoolforabout40years,announcedthisweek—inadetailed,footnotedmemorandum—thathewouldbanlaptopcomputersfromhisclassonContractLaw.“IwouldbanthattooifIknewthestudentswereusingitinclass,”ProfessorSummerssaidoftheiPhone,afterthedeviceanditscapabilitieswereexplainedtohim.“Whatwewanttoencourageinthesestudentsisanactiveintellectualexperience,inwhichtheydevelopthewiderangeofcomplexreasoningabilitiesrequiredofgoodlawyers.”TheexperienceatDukeUniversitymayeasesomeconcerns.Afewyearsago,DukebegangivingiPodstostudentswiththeideathattheymightusethemtorecordlectures(theseoldermodelscouldnotaccesstheInternet).“Wehadassumedthatthebiggestfocusofthesedeviceswouldbeconsumingthecontent,”saidTracyFuthey,vicepresidentforinformationtechnologyandchiefinformationofficeratDuke.Butthatisnotallthatthestudentsdid.TheybeganusingtheiPodstocreatetheirown“content,”makingaudiorecordingsofthemselvesandpresentingthem.Thestudentsturnedwhatcouldhavebeenapassiveinteractionintoanactiveone,Ms.Futheysaid.注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上作答。1.ManyprofessorsthinkthatgivingoutAppleiPhonesorInternet-capableiPodstostudents________.A)updatesteachingfacilitiesinuniversitiesB)hasstartedarevolutioninhighereducationC)canfacilitateteacher-studentinteractionD)maynotbenefiteducationasintended2.Intheauthor’sview,beingequippedwithITproductsmayhelpcollegesanduniversities________.A)buildaninnovativeimageB)raisetheirteachingefficiencyC)trackstudents’activitiesD)excitestudentinterestinhi-tech3.ThedistributionofiPhonesamongstudentshasraisedconcernsthattheywill________.A)inducestudentstobuymoresimilarproductsB)increasetensionbetweenprofessorsandstudentsC)furtherdistractstudentsfromclassparticipationD)preventstudentsfromaccumulatingknowledge4.NaomiPughatFreed-HardemanUniversityspeculatedthatprofessorswould________.A)findnewapplicationsforiPodTouchdevicesB)havetoworkhardertoenliventheirclassesC)havedifficultylearningtohandlethedevicesD)findiPhonesandiPodsinclassveryhelpful5.ExpertslikeDr.KyleDicksonatAbileneChristianUniversitythinkthat________.A)mobiletechnologywillbemorewidelyusedineducationB)theroleoftechnologyineducationcannotbeoverestimatedC)mobiletechnologycanupgradeprofessors’teachingtool-kitD)iPhonesandiPodswillreplacelaptopssoonerorlater6.WhatdowelearnabouttheUniversityofMarylandatCollegeParkconcerningtheuseofiPhonesandiPods?A)Ithassoughtprofessors’opinions.B)Ithasbenefitedfromtheiruse.C)Itistryingtofollowthetrend.D)Itisproceedingwithcaution.7.UniversityofficialsclaimthattheydoleoutiPhonesandiPodssoasto________.A)encourageprofessorstodesignnewerlessonplansB)helpimproveprofessor-studentrelationshipsC)facilitatestudents’learningoutsideofclassD)stimulatestudents’interestinupdatingtechnology8.EllenMillenderatReedCollegeinPortlandisconcernedthattechnologywilltaketheplaceof________.9.ProfessorRobertSummersatCornellLawSchoolbannedlaptopcomputersfromhisclassbecausehethinksqualifiedlawyersneedtopossessabroadarrayof________.10.TheexperienceatDukeUniversitymayeasesomeconcernsbecausethestudentshaveusediPodsforactive________.PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上作答。11.A)Shehascompletelyrecovered.B)Shewentintoshockafteranoperation.C)Sheisstillinacriticalcondition.D)Sheisgettingmuchbetter.12.A)Orderingabreakfast.B)Bookingahotelroom.C)Buyingatrainticket.D)Fixingacompartment.13.A)Mostborrowersneverreturnedthebookstoher.B)Themanistheonlyonewhobroughtherbookback.C)Sheneverexpectedanyonetoreturnthebookstoher.D)Mostofthebooksshelentoutcamebackwithoutjackets.14.A)SheleftherworkearlytogetsomebargainslastSaturday.B)Sheattendedthesupermarket’sgrandopeningceremony.C)Shedroveafullhourbeforefindingaparkingspace.D)ShefailedtogetintothesupermarketlastSaturday.15.A)Heisbotheredbythepaininhisneck.B)Hecannotdohisreportwithoutacomputer.C)Hecannotaffordtohaveacoffeebreak.D)Hefeelssorrytohavemissedthereport.16.A)Onlytopartstudentscanshowtheirworksinthegallery.B)Thegalleryspaceisbigenoughfortheman’spaintings.C)Thewomanwouldliketohelpwiththeexhibitionlayout.D)Themanisuncertainhowhisartworkswillbereceived.17.A)Thewomanneedsatemporaryreplacementforherassistant.B)Themanworksinthesamedepartmentasthewomandoes.C)Thewomanwillhavetostayinhospitalforafewdays.D)Themaniscapableofdealingwithdifficultpeople.18.A)Itwasbetterthanthepreviousone.B)Itdistortedthemayor’sspeech.C)Itexaggeratedthecity’seconomyproblems.D)Itreflectedtheopinionsofmosteconomists.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Toinformhimofaproblemtheyface.B)Torequesthimtopurchasecontroldesks.C)Todiscussthecontentofaprojectreport.D)Toaskhimtofixthedictatingmachine.20.A)Theyquotethebestpriceinthemarket.B)Theymanufactureandsellofficefurniture.C)Theycannotdeliverthesteelsheetsontime.D)Theycannotproducethesteelsheetsneeded.21.A)Bymarkingdowntheunitprice.B)Byacceptingthepenaltyclauses.C)Byallowingmoretimefordelivery.D)Bypromisingbetterafter-salesservice.22.A)Givethecustomeratenpercentdiscount.B)Claimcompensationfromthestoolsuppliers.C)AsktheBuyingDepartmenttochangesuppliers.D)Cancelthecontractwiththecustomer.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.A)Stockbroker.B)Physicist.C)Mathematician.D)Economist.24.A)Improvecomputerprogramming.B)Predictglobalpopulationgrowth.C)Explaincertainnaturalphenomena.D)Promotenationalfinancialhealth.25.A)Theirdifferenteducationalbackgrounds.B)Changingattitudestowardnature.C)Chaostheoryanditsapplications.D)Thecurrentglobaleconomiccrisis.SectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOne注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.A)Theylaygreatemphasisonhardwork.B)Theyname150starengineerseachyear.C)Theyrequirehighacademicdegrees.D)TheyhavepeoplewithaveryhighIQ.27.A)Longyearsofjobtraining.B)Highemotionalintelligence.C)Distinctiveacademicqualifications.D)Devotiontotheadvanceofscience.28.A)Goodinterpersonalrelationships.B)Richworkingexperience.C)Sophisticatedequipment.D)Highmotivation.PassageTwoQuestions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.29.A)Adiary.B)Afairytale.C)Ahistorytextbook.D)Abiography.30.A)Hewasasportsfan.B)Helovedarchitecture.C)Hedislikedschool.D)Helikedhair-raisingstories.31.A)Encouragepeopletoundertakeadventures.B)Publicizehiscolorfulanduniquelifestories.C)Raisepeople’senvironmentalawareness.D)AttractpeopletoAmerica’snationalparks.PassageThreeQuestions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.32.A)Thefirstinfectedvictim.B)AcoastalvillageinAfrica.C)Thedoctorwhofirstidentifiedit.D)AriverrunningthroughtheCongo.33.A)Theyexhibitsimilarsymptoms.B)Theycanbetreatedwiththesamedrug.C)Theyhavealmostthesamemortalityrate.D)Theyhavebothdisappearedforgood.34.A)Byinhalingairpollutedwiththevirus.B)Bycontactingcontaminatedbodyfluids.C)BydrinkingwaterfromtheCongoRiver.D)ByeatingfoodgrowninSedanandZaire.35.A)MorestrainswillevolvefromtheEbolavirus.B)ScientistswilleventuallyfindcuresforEbola.C)AnotherEbolaepidemicmayeruptsoonerorlater.D)Doseinfected,onewillbecomeimmunetoEbola.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanksyoucanusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finallywhenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Theidealcompanionmachinewouldnotonlylook,feel,andsoundfriendlybutwouldalsobeprogrammedtobehaveinanagreeablemanner.Those(36)________thatmakeinteractionwithotherpeopleenjoyablewouldbesimulatedascloselyaspossible,andthemachinewouldappeartobe(37)________,stimulatingandeasygoing.Itsinformalconversationalstylewouldmakeinteractioncomfortable,andyetthemachinewouldremainslightly(38)________andthereforeinteresting.Initsfirst(39)________itmightbesomewhathesitantandunassumingbutasitcametoknowtheuseritwouldprogresstoamore(40)________andintimatestyle.Themachinewouldnotbeapassive(41)________butwouldadditsownsuggestions,information,andopinions;itwouldsometimestakethe(42)________indevelopingorchangingthetopicandwouldhavea(43)________ofitsown.Themachinewouldconveypresence.Wehaveallseenhowacomputer’suseofpersonalnames(44)_______________________________________________________________________________________.Suchfeaturesareeasilywrittenintothesoftware.(45)___________________________________________________________________________________.Friendshipsarenotmadeinaday,andthecomputerwouldbemoreacceptableasafriend(46)__________________________________________________________________________________________.Atanappropriatetimeitmightalsoexpressthekindofaffectionthatsimulatesattachmentandintimacy.PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestamens.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.Question47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Highlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Althoughit’softenassumedmusicalabilityisinherited,there’sabundantevidencethatthisisn’tthecase.Whileitseemsthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,thereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespractisedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,andthisisbecausetheirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefromyoungages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.ThesingerMichaelJackson’sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy(天才).Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewashumiliated(羞辱)constantlybyhisfather.WhatsetsJackson’sfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother.“Heseemeddifferenttomefromtheotherchildren—special,”Michael’smothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonasspecialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonhebecamelikethat.Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishowhardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfully,mostofuswillprobablysettleforabitoffunontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusiconthepianofromourchildren.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。47.Accordingtotheauthor,achild’smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeir_________.48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotoftheirown_________.49.Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame_________.50.Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewas_________byhismother.51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildis_________.SectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.In2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthensubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer’shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales