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2014年12月英语六级真题及答案(卷一)目录TOC\o1-3\h\z\u2014年12月英语六级考试真题(卷一)12014年12月英语六级考试真题答案(卷一)132014年12月英语六级考试真题(卷一)PartIWritingDirections Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteonessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthendiscusswhatqualitiesanemployershouldlookforinjobapplicants.Youshouldgivesoundargumentstosupportyourviewsandwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.2014年12月英语六级作文真题范文1学历歧视Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthendiscusswhatqualitiesanemployershouldlookforinjobapplicant.Youshouldgivesoundargumentstosupportyourviewsandwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words. Accordingtothepictureanemployerturnsdownajobapplicantforhisdegreeislessadvancedthantheotherapplicantseventhoughhehasagoodresume.Actuallywhat’sbehindthecartoonisthetendencythatemployersfocusonacademicperformancewhenhiring. Noonedisputesthatacollegeorhigherdegreeopensdoors.DespitethatasfarasI’mconcernedacademicdegreeshouldnotbetheprimarycriteriainselectingtalents.Firstofallacademicdegreesonlyrepresenttheapplicants’proficiencyintheirschoolworkandcannotdemonstratetheirpersonalityorotherabilities.Forinstancetheresponsibilityofahumanresourcesmanageristodealwithpeopleandthusitrequiresadvancedpeopleskillwhichisbynomeansshowninthediploma.Secondemphasisondegreesmaystallthedevelopmentofthecompany.Theywillloserealtalentsiftheyjudgepeopleonlybytheireducationalbackgroundwhileitisoftenthecasethatcollegedrop-outslikeBillGatesMichaelDellSteveJobsetc.runwildlysuccessfulenterprises. Thereforeinsteadofrunningafterapplicantswithhigherdegreescompaniesshouldbecomemoreconcernedaboutwhatittakestodothejobandwhatacollegeeducationactuallyprovides.2014年12月英语六级作文真题范文2学历歧视【真题范文】 Inthemodernsocietywithcompetitionbecomesincreasinglyfiercetofindajobistoodifficultfortheyounggeneration.Academicqualificationasajobastepping-stoneisanessentialfactorduringthejobhunting. Somepeoplethinkthatthehighlyeducatedmustbeabletofindagoodjobbecauseeducationcanprovethatapersonhasagoodcapacity.Thereforeitiscommonlybelievethatajobseekerwithamasterdegreemustbeeasiertofindapromisingjobthanaundergraduate.Howevernowthecompanyinterviewersgenerallyprefertorequiredaevenhigheracademicqualificationlikeadoctordegree.Otherwisetheapplicantseventhoughheorshehastremendouspotentialwillberefusedrelentlessly. AsfarasIamconcernededucationshouldnotbethesinglestandardinaninterview.Asforthecompaniesitisnotnecessarilyagoodprincipleaswell.Nowthewholecommunityoftentalkaboutworkingabilityandefficiency.Forexamplesomepeoplemayhavehighacademicqualificationbutactuallyhisabilityisverylimited.Soboththeindividualandthecommunityoughttochangetheirattitudeonacademicqualification.Weshouldrealizethatitistheoperationalcapabilityandserviceabilitywhichcanhelpyoutofindagoodjob. 【范文译文】 在现代社会,随着竞争越来越激烈,找工作对于年轻人来说异常困难作为工作的敲门砖,学历是找工作的一个重要因素 一些人认为,受过高等教育的人肯定能找到好的工作,因为教育证明了他有很强的能力所以我们通常认为硕士生会比本科生找到更好的工作但是,现在很多公司的面试官通常要求更高的学历,比如博士学位否则,申请者即使能力再强也会遭到无情的拒绝 我认为,教育不应该是面试的唯一标准高学历对于公司来说也不一定是好事现代社会非常重视工作能力和效率,有很多人有高学历但是真正的能力却很有限所以无论是个人还是社会,都应当改变对学历的固有看法我们应当意识到只有工作和服务的能力才能帮助我们获得好工作PartⅡListeningComprehension30minutes SectionA Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversationoneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.DuringthepauseyoumustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre 注意此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答
1.AAtagrocery BInaparkinglot CInacarshowroom DAtafastfoodrestaurant
2.AHavealittlenapafterlunch BGetupandtakeashortwalk CChangeherpositionnowandthen DStretchherlegsbeforestandingup
3.AThestudentsshouldpracticelong-distancerunning BHedoesn’tquitebelievewhatthewomansays CThestudents’physicalconditionisnotdesirable DHethinkstheraceistoohardforthestudents
4.ATheydonotwanttohaveababyatpresent BTheycannotaffordtogetmarriedrightnow CTheyarebothpursuinggraduatestudies DTheywillgettheirdegreesintwoyears
5.ATwinsusuallyhavealotincommon BHemusthavebeenmistakenforJack CJackiscertainlynotashealthyasheis DHehasnotseenJackforquiteafewdays
6.AThemanwilltakethewomantothemuseum BThemanknowswherethemuseumislocated CThewomanisaskingthewayatthecrossroads DThewomanwillattendtheopeningofthemuseum
7.ATheycannotasktheguytoleave BTheguyhasbeencominginforyears CTheyshouldnotlookdownupontheguy DTheguymustbefeelingextremelylonely
8.ACollecttimepieces BLearntomendclocks CBecometime-conscious DKeeptrackofhisdailyactivities Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard
9.AItwindsitswaytothesea BItiseatingintoitsbanks CItisquicklyrising DItiswideanddeep
10.AGetthetrucksovertotheothersideoftheriver BTaketheequipmentapartbeforebeingferried CReducethetransportcostasmuchaspossible DTrytospeeduptheoperationbyanymeans
11.AAskthecommandertosendahelicopter BHalttheoperationuntilfurtherorders CCuttreesandbuildrowingboats DFindasmanyboatsaspossible Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard
12.AHelphimjoinanIndianexpedition BTalkabouthisclimbingexperiences CGiveupmountainclimbingaltogether DSavemoneytobuyclimbingequipment
13.AHewasverystrictwithhischildren BHeclimbedmountainstoearnaliving CHehadanunusualreligiousbackground DHewasthefirsttoconquerMt.Qomolangma
14.ATheyarelikehumans BTheyaresacredplaces CTheyaretobeprotected DTheyaretobeconquered
15.AItwashisfather’strainingthatpulledhimthrough BItwasamilestoneinhismountainclimbingcareer CItwashisfatherwhogavehimthestrengthtosucceed DIthelpedhimunderstandtheSherpaviewofmountains SectionB Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassageyouwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre 注意此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答 PassageOne Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard
16.AByreviewingwhathehassaidpreviously BBycomparingmemorandumswithletters CByshowingamemorandum’sstructure DByanalyzingtheorganizationofaletter
17.ATheyspentalotoftimewritingmemorandums BTheyseldomreadamemorandumthroughtotheend CTheyplacedemphasisontheformatofmemorandums DTheyignoredmanyofthememorandumstheyreceived
18.AStyleandwording BStructureandlength CDirectnessandclarity DSimplicityandaccuracy
19.AAccuratedating BProfessionallook CDirectstatementofpurpose DInclusionofappropriatehumor PassageTwo Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard
20.ATheygivetopprioritytotheirworkefficiency BTheymakeanefforttolightentheirworkload CTheyneverchangeworkhabitsunlessforcedto DTheytryhardtomakethebestuseoftheirtime
21.ASelf-confidence BSenseofduty CWorkefficiency DPassionforwork
22.ATheyareaddictedtoplayingonlinegames BTheytrytoavoidworkwheneverpossible CTheyfindnopleasureintheworktheydo DTheysimplyhavenosenseofresponsibility PassageThree Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard
23.AHelostallhisproperty BHewassoldtoacircus CHewasforcedintoslavery DHeranawayfromhisfamily
24.AAcarpenter BAbusinessman CAmasterofhis DAblackdrummer
25.AItnameditstownhallafterSolomonNorthup BItdeclaredJuly24SolomonNorthupDay CItfreedallblacksinthetownfromslavery DIthostedareunionfortheNorthupfamily SectionC Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttimeyoushouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtimeyouarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finallywhenthepassageisreadforthethirdtimeyoushouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten 注意此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答 Intoleranceistheartofignoringanyviewsthatdifferfromyourown.It26itselfahatredstereotypesprejudiceand
27.Onceitintensifiesinpeopleintoleranceisnearlyimpossibletoovercome.ButwhywouldanyonewanttobelabeledintolerantWhywouldpeoplewanttobe28abouttheworldaroundthemWhywouldonewanttobepartoftheprobleminAmericainsteadofthesolution Therearemanyexplanationsforintolerantattitudessome29childhood.Itislikelythatintolerantfolksgrewup30intolerantparentsandthecycleofprejudicehassimplycontinuedfor
31.Perhapsintolerantpeoplearesosetintheirwaysthattheyfinditeasiertoignoreanythingthatmightnot32theirlimitedviewoflife.Ormaybeintolerantstudentshavesimplyneverbeen33toanyonedifferentfromthemselves.Butnoneofthesereasonsisanexcuseforallowingtheintolerancetocontinue Intoleranceshouldnotbeconfusedwithdisagreement.Itisofcoursepossibletodisagreewithanopinionwithoutbeingintolerantofit.Ifyouunderstandabeliefbutstilldon’tbelieveinthatspecificbeliefthat’sfine.Youare34youropinion.Asamatteroffact35dissenters持异议者areimportantforanybelief.Ifweallbelievedthesamethingswewouldnevergrowandwewouldneverlearnabouttheworldaroundus.Intolerancedoesnotstemfromdisagreement.Itstemsfromfear.AndfearstemsfromignorancePartIIIreadingcomprehension SectionA HisfuturesubjectshavenotalwaystreatedthePrinceofWaleswiththerespectoneXXXXexpect.Theylaughedaloudin1986whentheheirtotheBritish37_____toldaTVreporterthathetalkedtohisplantsathiscountryhouseHighgrovetostimulatetheirgrowth.ThePrincewasbeinghumorous-“Mysenseofhumorwillgetmeintotroubleoneday”hesaidtohisaids随从-butlisteningtoCharlesWindsorcanindeedprovestimulating.Theroyal38_____hasbeenpromotingradicalideasformostofhisadultlife.Someofhis39_____whichoncesoundedabitweirdweresimplyaheadoftheirtime.Nowfinallytheworldseemstobecatchingupwithhim. Takehisviewsonfarming.PrinceCharles’DuchyHomeFarmwent40_____backin
1986.Whenmostshopperscaredonlyaboutthelowpricetagonsuspiciouslyblemish-free无瑕疵的vegetables 单项选择题_____ A.conform B.eccentric C.environmentalist D.expeditions E.impact F.notions G.organic H.originally I.recognition J.respond K.subordinate L.suppressing M.throne N.unnaturally O.urging 正确答案 Mthrone Cenvironmentalist Fnotions Horiginally Nunnaturally Ourging Eimpact Irecognition Beccentric JrespondSectionBDirections DirectionsInthissectionyouaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet
2.HighSchoolSportsArentKillingAcademicsA)InthismonthsAtlanticcoverarticleTheCaseAgainstHigh-SchoolSportsAmandaRipleyarguesthatschool-sponsoredsportsprogramsshouldbeseriouslycut.ShewritesthatunlikemostcountriesthatoutperformtheUnitedStatesoninternationalassessmentsAmericanschoolsputtoomuchofanemphasisonathleticsSportsareembeddedinAmericanschoolsinawaytheyarenotalmostanywhereelseshewritesYetthisdifferencehardlyevercomesupindomesticdebatesaboutAmericasinternationalmediocrity(平庸)ineducation.B)Americanstudent-athletesreapmanybenefitsfromparticipatinginsportsbutthecoststotheschoolscouldoutweightheirbenefitsshearguesInparticularRipleycontendsthatsportscrowdouttheacademicmissionsofschools:AmericashouldlearnfromSouthKoreaandFinlandandeveryothercountryatthetoplevelofinternationaltestscoresallofwhomemphasizeathleticsfarlessinschool.EvenineighthgradeAmericankidsspendmorethantwicethetimeKoreankidsspendplayingsportsshewritescitinga2010studypublishedintheJournalofAdvancedAcademics.C)ItmightwellbetruethatsportsarefarmorerootedinAmericanhighschoolsthaninothercountries.Butourreadingofinternationaltestscoresfindsnosupportfortheargumentagainstschoolathletics.Indeedourownresearchandthatofothersleadustomaketheoppositecase.School-sponsoredsportsappeartoprovidebenefitsthatseemtoincreasenotdetract(减少)fromacademicsuccess.D)Ripleyindulgesapopularobsession(痴迷)withinternationaltestscorecomparisonswhichshowwideandfrighteninggapsbetweentheUnitedStatesandothercountries.Sheignoreshoweverthefactthatstatesvaryatleastasmuchintestscoresasdodevelopedcountries.A2011reportfromHarvardUniversityshowsthatMassachusettsproducesmathscorescomparabletoSouthKoreaandFinlandwhileMississippiscoresareclosertoTrinidadandTobago.Ripleysthesisaboutsportsfallsapartinlightofthisfact.SchoolsinMassachusettsprovidesportsprogramswhileschoolsinFinlanddonot.SchoolsinMississippimaylovefootballwhileinTobagointerscholasticsportsarenowherenearasprominent.Sportscannotexplainthesesimilaritiesinperformance.Theycantexplaininternationaldifferenceseither.E)IfitistruethatsportsunderminetheacademicmissionofAmericanschoolswewouldexpecttoseeanegativerelationshipbetweenthecommitmenttoathleticsandacademicachievement.HowevertheUniversityofArkansassDanielBowenandJayGreeneactuallyfindtheopposite.Theyexaminethisrelationshipbyanalyzingschoolssportswinningpercentagesaswellasstudent-athleticparticipationratescomparedtograduationratesandstandardizedtestscoreachievementoverafive-yearperiodforallpublichighschoolsinOhio.Controllingforstudentpovertylevelsdemographics(人口统计状况)anddistrictfinancialresourcesbothmeasuresofaschoolscommitmenttoathleticsaresignificantlyandpositivelyrelatedtolowerdropoutratesaswellashighertestscores.F)On-the-fieldsuccessandhighparticipationinsportsisnotrandom-itrequiresfocusanddedicationtoathletics.Onemightthinkthiswouldleadschoolsobsessedwithwinningtodeemphasizeacademics.BowenandGreenesresultscontradictthatargument.Alikelyexplanationforthisseeminglycounterintuitive(与直觉相反的)resultisthatsuccessinsportsprogramsactuallyfacilitatesorreflectsgreatersocialcapitalwithinaschoolscommunity.G)RipleycitesthewritingsofrenownedsociologistJamesColemanwhoseresearchineducationwasgroundbreaking.Colemaninhisearlyworkheldathleticsincontemptarguingthattheycrowdedoutschoolsacademicmissions.Ripleyquoteshis1961studyTheAdolescentSocietywhereColemanwritesAltogetherthetrophy(奖品)casewouldsuggesttotheinnocentvisitorthathewasenteringanathleticclubnotaneducationalinstitution.H)HoweverinlaterresearchColemanwouldshowhowthesuccessofschoolsishighlydependentonwhathetermedsocialcapitalthesocialnetworksandtherelationshipsbetweenadultsandchildrenthatareofvalueforthechild’sgrowingup.I)Accordingtoa2013evaluationconductedbytheCrimeLabattheUniversityofChicagoaprogramcalledBecomingaMan-SportsEditioncreateslastingimprovementsintheboysstudyhabitsandgradepointaverages.Duringthefirstyearoftheprogramstudentswerefoundstobelesslikelytotransferschoolsorbeengagedinviolentcrime.Ayearaftertheprogramparticipantswerelesslikelytohavehadanencounterwiththejuvenilejusticesystem.J)Ifschool-sponsoredsportswerecompletelyeliminatedtomorrowmanyAmericanstudentswouldstillhaveopportunitiestoparticipateinorganizedathleticselsewheremuchliketheydoincountriessuchasFinlandGermanyandSouthKorea.Thesameisnotcertainwhenitcomestostudentsfrommoredisadvantagedbackgrounds.Inanoverviewoftheresearchonnon-schoolbasedafter-schoolprogramsresearchersfindthatdisadvantagedchildrenparticipateintheseprogramsatsignificantlylowerrates.Theyfindthatlow-incomestudentshavelessaccessduetochallengeswithregardtotransportationnon-nominalfeesandoff-campussafety.Thereforereducingoreliminatingtheseopportunitieswouldmostlikelydeprivedisadvantagedstudentsofthebenefitsfromathleticparticipationnotleastofwhichistheopportunitytointeractwithpositiverolemodelsoutsideofregularschoolhours.K)AnotherunfoundedcriticismthatRipleymakesisbringingupthestereotypethatathleticcoachesaretypicallylousy(蹩脚的)classroomteachers.Americanprincipalsunlikethevastmajorityofprincipalsaroundtheworldmakemanyhiringdecisionswiththeirsportsteamsinmindwhichdoesnotalwaysendwellforstudentsshewrites.Educatorswhoseekemploymentatschoolsprimarilyforthepurposeofcoachingarelikelytoshirk(推卸)teachingresponsibilitiestheargumentgoes.Moreovereveninthecaseswheretheemployeeisateacherfirstandathleticcoachsecondtheadditionalresponsibilitiesthatcomewithcoachinglikelycomesattheexpenseoftimeotherwisespentonplanninggradingandcommunicatingwithparentsandguardians.L)Thedatahoweverdonotseemtoconfirmthisstereotype.InthemostrigorousstudyontheclassroomresultsofhighschoolcoachestheUniversityofArkansassAnnaEgalitefindsthatathleticcoachesinFloridamostlytendtoperformjustaswellastheirnon-coachingcounterpartswithrespecttoraisingstudenttestscores.Wedonotdoubtthatteacherswhoalsocoachfaceserioustradeoffsthatlikelycomeattheexpenseoftimetheycoulddedicatetotheiracademicobligations.Howeveraswithsportingeventsathleticcoachesgainadditionalopportunitiesforcommunicatingandservingasmentors(导师)thatpotentiallyhelpstudentssucceedandmakeupforthecostsofcoachingcommitments.M)Ifschoolsallowstudent-athletestoregularlymissoutoninstructionaltimeforthesakeoftravelingtoathleticcompetitionsthatsbad.Howeversuchissueswouldbebetteraddressedbychangingschoolandstatepolicieswithregardtotheschedulingofsportingeventsasopposedtototalelimination.Iftheempiricalevidencepointstoanythingitpointstowardsschoolsponsoredsportsprovidingassetsthatarewellworththecosts.N)DespitenegativestereotypesaboutsportscultureandRipleyspresumptionthatacademicsandathleticsareatoddswithoneanotherwebelievethatthegreaterbodyofevidenceshowsthatschool-sponsoredsportsprogramsappeartobenefitstudents.Successesontheplayingfieldcancarryovertotheclassroomandviceversa(反之亦然).Moreimportantlyfindingwaystoincreaseschoolcommunitiessocialcapitalisimperativetothesuccessoftheschoolaswholenotjusttheathletes.47单项选择题Studentsfromlow-incomefamilieshavelessaccesstooff-campussportsprograms48单项选择题AmandaRipleyarguesthatAmericashouldlearnfromothercountriesthatrankhighininternationaltestsandlaylessemphasisonathletics.49单项选择题AccordingtotheauthorAmandaRipleyfailstonotethatstudents’performanceinexamsvariesfromstatetostate.50单项选择题AmandaRipleythinksthatathleticcoachesarepooratclassroominstruction.51单项选择题JamesColeman’slaterresearchmakesanargumentforaschool’ssocialcapital.52单项选择题Researchersfindthatthereisapositiverelationshipbetweenaschool’scommitmenttoathleticsandacademicachievements.53单项选择题Arigorousstudyfindsthatathleticcoachesalsodowellinraisingstudents’testscores.54单项选择题Accordingtoanevaluationsportsprogramscontributetostudents’academicperformanceandcharacterbuilding.55单项选择题AmandaRipleybelievestheemphasisonschoolsportsshouldbebroughtupwhentryingtounderstandwhyAmericanstudentsaremediocre.56单项选择题JamesColemansuggestsinhisearlierwritingsthatschoolathleticswouldundermineaschool’simage.SectionC Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABCandD..YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre. Passageone Itiseasytomissamidtheday-to-dayheadlinesofglobaleconomicrecessionbutthereisalessconspicuouskindofsocialupheaval剧变underwaythatisfastalteringboththefaceoftheplanetandthewayhumanbeingslive.Thatchangeistherapidaccelerationofurbanization.In2008forthefirsttimeinhumanhistorymorethanhalftheworld’spopulationwaslivingintownsandcities.Andasarecentlypublishedpapershowstheprocessofurbanizationwillonlyaccelerateinthedecadestocome—withanenormousimpactonbiodiversityandpotentiallyonclimatechange. AsKarenSetotheledauthorofthepaperpointsoutthewaveofurbanizationisn’tjustaboutthemigrationofpeopleintourbanenvironmentsbutabouttheenvironmentsthemselvesbecomingbiggertoaccommodateallthosepeople.Therapidexpansionofurbanareaswillhaveahugeimpactonbiodiversityhotspotsandoncarbonemissionsinthoseurbanareas. Humansaretheultimateinvasivespecies—whenthemoveintonewterritorytheoftendisplacethewildlifethatwasalreadylivingthere.Andaslandisclearedforthosenewcities—especiallyinthedensetropicalforests—carbonwillbereleasedintotheatmosphereaswell.It’struethataspeopleindevelopingnationsmovefromthecountrysidetothecitytheshiftmayreducethepressureonlandwhichcouldinturnbegoodfortheenvironment.Thisisespeciallysoindesperatelypoorcountrieswhereresidentsinthecountrysideslashandburnforestseachgrowingseasontoclearspaceforfarming.Buttherealdifferenceisthatindevelopingnationsthemovefromruralareastocitiesoftenleadstoanaccompanyingincreaseinincome—andthatincreaseleadstoanincreaseintheconsumptionoffoodandenergywhichinturncausesariseincarbonemissions.Gettingenoughtoeatandenjoyingthesafetyandcomfortoflivingfullyonthegridiscertainlyagoodthing—butitdoescarryanenvironmentalprice. Theurbanizationwavecan’tbestopped—anditshouldn’tbe.ButSeto’spaperdoesunderscoretheimportanceofmanagingthattransition.Ifwedoittherightwaywecanreduceurbanization’simpactontheenvironment.“There’sanenormousopportunityhereandalotofpressureandresponsibilitytothinkabouthowweurbanize”saysSeto.“Onethingthat’sclearisthatwecan’tbuildcitiesthewaywehaveoverthelastcoupleofhundredyears.Thescaleofthistransitionwon’tallowthat.”We’reheadedtowardsanurbanplanetnomatterwhatbutwhetheritbecomesheavenorhellisuptous.
56.Whatissuedoestheauthortrytodrawpeople’sattentionto A.Theshrinkingbiodiversityworldwide. B.Therapidincreaseofworldpopulation. C.Theongoingglobaleconomicrecession. D.Theimpactofacceleratingurbanization. 【答案】D
57.Inwhatsensearehumanstheultimateinvasivespecies A.Theyaremuchgreedierthanotherspecies. B.Theyareauniquespeciesborntoconquer. C.Theyforceotherspeciesoutoftheirterritories. D.Theyhaveanurgetoexpandtheirlivingspace. 【答案】C
58.Inwhatwayisurbanizationinpoorcountriesgoodfortheenvironment A.Morelandwillbepreservedforwildlife. B.Thepressureonfarmlandwillbelessened. C.Carbonemissionswillbeconsiderablyreduced. D.Naturalresourceswillbeusedmoreeffectively. 【答案】B
59.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutlivingcomfortablyinthecity A.Itincursahighenvironmentalprice. B.Itbringspovertyandinsecuritytoanend. C.Itcausesabigchangeinpeople’slifestyle. D.Itnarrowsthegapbetweencityandcountry. 【答案】A
60.WhatcanbedonetominimizethenegativeimpactofurbanizationaccordingtoSeto A.Slowingdownthespeedoftransition. B.Innovativeuseofadvancedtechnology. C.Appropriatemanagementoftheprocess. D.Enhancingpeople’ssenseofresponsibility.【答案】CPassageTwo WhenHarvardstudentMarkZuckerberglaunchedthefacebook.cominFeb.2004evenhecouldnotimaginetheforcesitwouldletloose.Hisintentwastoconnectcollegestudents.Facebookwhichiswhatthiswebsiterapidlyevolvedintoendedupconnectingtheworld. Tothechildrenofthisconnectederatheworldisonegiantsocialnetwork.Theyarenotbound—aswerepreviousgenerationsofhumans—bywhattheyweretaught.Theyareonlylimitedbytheircuriosityandambition.Duringmychildhoodallknowledgewaslocal.Youlearnedeverythingyouknewfromyourparentsteacherspreachersandfriends. Withthehigh-qualityandtimelyinformationattheirfingertipstoday’schildrenarerisingnormallytamemiddleclassisspeakingupagainstsocialills.SiliconValleyexecutivesarebeingshamedintoaddingwomentotheirboards.Politicalleadersaremarshallingtheenergyofmillionsforelectionsandpoliticalcauses.AllofthisisbeingdonewithsocialmediatechnologiesthatFacebookanditscompetitorssetfree. Asdoeseveryadvancingtechnologysocialmediahascreatedmanynewproblems.Itiscommonlyaddictiveandcreatesrisksforyoungerusers.SocialmediaisusedbyextremistsintheMiddleEastandelsewheretoseekandbrainwashrecruits.Anditexposesusandourfriendstodisagreeablespying.Wemayleaveourlightsoninthehousewhenweareonvacationbutthroughsocialmediawetellcriminalsexactlywherewearewhenweplantoreturnhomeandhowtoblackmail敲诈us. Governmentsdon’tneedinformersanymore.Socialmediaallowsgovernmentagenciestospyontheirowncitizens.WerecordourthoughtsemotionslikesanddislikesonFacebook;weshareourpoliticalviewssocialpreferencesandplans.Wepostintimatephotographsofourselves.Nospyagencyorcriminalorganizationcouldactivelygatherthetypeofdatathatwevoluntarilypostforthem. Themarketersarealsoseeingbigopportunities.Amazonistryingtopredictwhatwewillorder.Googleistryingtojudgeourneedsandwantsbasedonoursocial-mediaprofiles.Weneedtobeawareoftherisksandkeepworkingtoalleviatethedangers. Regardlessofwhatsocialmediapeopleuseonethingiscertain:weareinaperiodofacceleratingchange.Thenextdecadewillbeevenmoreamazingandunpredictablethanthelast.Justasnoonecouldpredictwhatwouldhappenwithsocialmediainthelastdecadenoonecanaccuratelypredictwherethistechnologywilltakeus.Iamoptimistichoweverthataconnectedhumanitywillfindawaytoupliftitself.
61.WhatwasthepurposeofFacebookwhenitwasfirstcreated A.Tohelpstudentsconnectwiththeoutsideworld. B.Tobringuniversitystudentsintoclosercontact. C.Tohelpstudentslearntoliveinaconnectedera. D.Tocombinetheworldintoanintegralwhole. 【答案】B
62.Whatdifferencedoessocialmediamaketolearning A.Localknowledgeandglobalknowledgewillmerge. B.Studentwillbecomemorecuriousandambitious. C.Peopleareabletolearnwherevertheytravel. D.Sourcesofinformationaregreatlyexpanded. 【答案】D
63.Whatistheauthor’sgreatestconcernwithsocialmediatechnology A.Individualsandorganizationsmayuseitforevilpurposes. B.Governmentwillfindithardtoprotectclassifiedinformation. C.Peoplemaydisclosetheirfriends’informationunintentionally. D.People’sattentionwillbeeasilydistracted fromtheirworkinhand. 【答案】A
64.Whatdobusinessesusesocialmediafor A.Creatingagoodcorporateimage. B.Conductinglarge-scalemarketsurveys. C.Anticipatingtheneedsofcustomers. D.Minimizingpossiblerisksanddangers. 【答案】B
65.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsocialmediaasawhole A.Itwillenablehumansocietytoadvanceatafasterpace. B.Itwillposeagravethreattoourtraditionalwaysoflife. C.Itisboundtobringaboutanotherinformationrevolution. D.Itbreaksdownthefinalbarriersinhumancommunication. 【答案】APartIVTranslationDirections Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet
2.中国将努力确保到2015年就业者接受过平均
13.3年的教育如果这一目标得以实现,今后大部分进入劳动力市场的人都需获得大学文凭在未来几年,中国将着力增加职业学院的招生人数除了关注高等教育外,还将寻找新的突破以确保教育制度更加公平中国正在努力最佳地利用教育资源,这样农村和欠发达地区将获得更多的支持教育部还决定改善欠发达地区学生的营养,并为外来务工人员的子女提供在城市接受教育的同等机会2014年12月英语六级考试真题答案(卷一)写作 一学历歧视 【参考范文】 Fromthecartoongivenabovewecanobservethatthereisarecruitertalkingwithaninterviewee.Whenlookingattheresumesubmittedbythecandidatetheinterviewersays“Sorrykid…YourresumelooksgoodbutyouonlyhaveaMaster’sdegree…AlltheotherapplicantsarePh.D.!”Havingheardthesewordstheapplicantseemstobequitehelplessandembarrassed. Thecartoonrevealsthatthesocietyhasbeenplacingahighervalueoneducationaldegree.WhatfactorsmightcontributetothisphenomenonAnswerstothisquestionmayinvolvemanyaspectsandhereareafewguesses:foronethingfromthesubjectiveaspectquiteafewemployersholdthatthehighereducationaldegreepeoplehavethemorecompetenttheywillbe.Foranotherfromtheobjectiveaspectwiththeprofessionsinmodernsocietybecomingincreasinglysegmentedemployeesarerequiredtoacquirehigherdegreetofulfilltheirtasksefficiently. Definitelyhigherdegreesenjoyobviousadvantages.Howeveritisnotadvisablethatemployersjudgeapersononlybyhis/hereducationalbackgrounds.Letalone“DegreeDiscrimination”.Asforourselvesweshouldnotonlyattachagreatimportancetoeducationaldegreebutalsosparenoeffortstoenhanceourcomprehensiveabilities. 【名师简评】 2014年12月20日六级真题,写作部分打破了2014年6月14日六级写作的出题风格,具有以下四大大特点
1.反押题此次作文,不再考察2011年12月、2012年12月、2013年
6、13月和2014年6月共5次“全英文引语、名言警句”作文的惯例,继2012年6月之后,第二次考察漫画作文;
2.易审题依旧没有考察考生“审题能力”以及“跑题偏题”的可能性,作文的主题非常开放而明显,所有考生都有话好说;相对2014年12月上午四级作文而言,六级的作文相对“不够接地气,不够生活会化”,而是与“网络、文化、心态”等这样传统话题有关,看似题目很大,其实难度较小;
3.重语言主题明确,不会跑题,考生比拼的就是“语言质量”本身了
4.技巧和能力并重北京新东方四六级课堂所倡导的“写作技巧与范文背诵”作文备考思路依旧得到体现和应用考生既要规律性总结历年真题出题的特点,又要勤加背诵和练习考前的范文宗旨,多背,多写,背好,写好,总能够在考场上有话好说,有分可拿! 学历歧视 [参考范文] AboutadecadeagocollegestudentscouldfindsatisfactoryandenviablejobsaftertheyacquireMaster’sdegree.Butnowthingsarequitedifferent.Todaysuniversitystudentsusuallyhavemuchpressureinfindingfairlygoodjobs.Theyalwayssaydisappointedlythatgoodsjobsmeanshighdiplomas. WhynowadaysuniversitystudentswithlowerdegreeshavesomuchpressureinfindingjobsFormypartthiskindofpressureismainlycausedbythreereasons.Firstlythegovernmentisenrollingmoreandmoreuniversitystudentsyearbyyear.Andthegrowthofthestudentsnumberhassurpassedthatoftheneedofthesociety.Sowhensomanystudentsgraduateatatimethechanceoffindinggoodjobsbecomestiny.Secondlytodaysuniversitystudentsmostofthemaretheonly-childwhoaremorementallyfrail.Iftheirfirsttryfailstheywillbefrustratedandthinkthatitisreallyhardtofindjobs. Thissituationcanbechanged.Theuniversitystudentscanjoininsomeextracurricularactivitiesoncampustotraintheirabilitiesofdoingthingsindependentlyandtrytodosomepart-timejobsduringweekendsandvacationstogainmoresocialexperience.听力ShortConversation
1.ATheymightbestolengoods.
2.CTheyarenewsreporters.
3.DThemanwenttochangethetimeofhiscomputerclass.
4.BThefifthcontestantwonthebiggestprize
5.BLookingforarailwaytimetable.
6.DHehadhishaircutyesterday.
7.AHecannotappreciatethePicassoexhibition
8.DHehasbeenlonginvolvedinstudentgovernment. LongConversationOne
9.BSomethingwentwrongwithhercar.
10.DCost
11.AThird-partyinsurance. LongConversationTwo
12.CWheretolocatetheirplant.
13.DTheirbasicfacilitiesaregood.
14.ATrytoavoidmakingahastydecision.
15.CRoadandraillinksforsmalltowns. PassageOne
16.AOnefifthofthemwereonbadtermswiththeirsistersandbrothers.
17.CAdvanceinage.
18.BTheytendtoforgetpastunhappymemoriesandfocusontheirpresentneeds. PassageTwo
19.CTheyaretheonlyinsectthatmigratesalongfixedroutes.
20.DInaMexicanmountainforest.
21.CEachgenerationinacyclelayseggsatadifferentplace.
22.CMigrationpatternsofmonarchbutterflies. PassageThree
23.A.Timehasbecomesmorelimited.
24.BAmericanstodayhavemorefreetimethanearliergenerations.
25.DOurbehaviorischanged. SectionC
26.takingintoconsideration
27.literary
28.imposed
29.anticipate
30.violations
31.financial
32.avenue
33.amended
34.inthewakeof
35.interpret词汇理解 36-40 MthroneCenvironmentalistFnotionsHoriginallyNunnaturally 41-45OurgingEimpactIrecognitionBeccentricJrespond长篇阅读46-50JBDKH51-55CLFAE仔细阅读 56DTheimpactofacceleratingurbanization 57Ctheyforceotherspeciesout... 58Bthepressureonfarmlandwill... 59Aitincursahighenvironmental... 60Cappropriatemanagement... 61Btobringuniversitystudentsintocloser... 62Dsourcesofinformationaregreatlyexpanded 63Aindividualsandorganizationsmayuseitforevilpurpose 64Banticipatingtheneedsofcustomers 65Aitwillenablehumansocietytoadvanceatafasterpace.翻译中国将努力确保到2015年就业者接受过平均
13.3年的教育如果这一目标得以实现,今后大部分进入劳动力市场的人都需获得大学文凭 在未来几年,中国将着力增加职业学院的招生人数除了关注高等教育外,还将寻找新的突破以确保教育制度更加公平中国正在努力最佳地利用教育资源,这样农村和欠发达地区将获得更多的支持 教育部还决定改善欠发达地区学生的营养,并为外来务工人员的子女提供在城市接受教育的同等机会 Chinawillendeavortoensureeveryemployeetohaveaverage
13.3yearsofeducation.IfthegoalisachievedamajorityofpeopleenteringthelabormarketwillbehavingBachelor’sdegree. InthenextfewyearsChinawillincreasethenumberofpeopleinvocationalcollege.Exceptfocusingonthehighereducationthegovernmentwillfindabreakthroughpointtoensurethejusticeofeducation.Chinaistryingtooptimizeeducationresourcesandaccordinglythecountrysideaswellasthelessdevelopedareaswillreceivemoresupport. Inadditiontheeducationministrydecidestoimprovethenutritionofstudentsinlessdevelopedareasandprovidesequalopportunitiesforthechildrenofworkersfromoutoftowntoreceiveeducationinthecity.第1页共16页。