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2013年12月大学英语六级真题及答案完整文字版DUANG~~DUANG~~DUANG~~,又到一年CET说到四六级,你第一反应是裸考刷分?还是abandon?是单词书本?还是逝去的青春?考过的,满满都是回忆;将要考的,给你们加油鼓劲!2013年12月英语六级真题及答案(完整文字版)PartIIIListeningComprehension35minutes SectionA Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversationoneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.DuringthepauseyoumustreadthefourchoicesmarkedABCandDanddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答【短对话】
1.W:Whatawonderfulperformance!Yourrockbandhasneversoundedbetter.M:Manythanks.Iguessallthosehoursofpracticeinthepastmontharefinallypayingoff.Q Whatdoesthemanmean
2.M:Icantdecidewhattodoformysummervacation.IeitherwanttogoonabiketourofEuropeorgodivinginMexico.W:Wellwereofferinganall-inclusivetwo-weektriptoMexicoforonly300dollars.Q Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandoforhisvacation
3.W:HowlongdoyouthinkthisprojectmighttakeM:Idsayaboutthreemonthsbutitcouldtakelongerifsomethingunexpectedhappened.Maybewedbetterallowanextramonthsowewon’thavetoworryaboutbeinglate.Q:Whydoesthemansayextratimeshouldbeallowedfortheproject
4.M:ImthinkingaboutbecomingamemberhereandIdlikesomeinformation.W:Sure.Athree-monthmembershipcosts150dollarsandthatincludesuseofthewait-roomsaunaandpool.Illgiveyouafreepathsothatyoucantryoutthefacilitiesbeforeyoudecide.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation
5.W:ImsorrytohearthatyoufailedthePhysicscourseTed.M:Letsfaceit.Imjustnotcutouttobeascientist.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean
6.M:Garyinsistedonbuyingthefoodforthepicnic.W:Thatsprettygenerousofhim.ButshouldntweatleastoffertosharetheexpensesHehasabigfamilytosupport.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo
7.W:DidyouseetheheadlinesinthepaperthismorningM:Year.Apparentlythebuscompanywillbelayingoffitsemployeesiftheycantreachanagreementonwagesbymidnight.Q:Whatdidthemanreadabout
8.W:HavewereceivedpaymentfortheoverseasorderwedeliveredlastmonthM:Yes.Thechequecameinyesterdayafternoon.IllbedepositingitwhenIgothebanktoday.Q:WhatisthewomanconcernedaboutW:OKthatsit.Nowwehavetomakeadecision.WemightaswelldothatnowdontyouthinkM:Sureletssee.FirstwesawFrankBrisenski.WhatdidyouthinkofhimW:Wellhescertainlyaverypoliteyoungman.M:Andveryrelaxedtoo.W:Buthisappearance…M:En…Hewasntwelldressed.Hewasntevenwearingatie.W:Buthedidhaveanicevoice.Hesoundedgoodonthetelephone.M:True.AndIthoughtheseemedveryintelligent.HeansweredDonasquestionsverywell.W:Thatstruebutdressingwellisimportant.Wellletsthinkabouttheothers.NowwhataboutBarberJonesShehadanicevoicetoo.Shesoundedgoodonthetelephoneandshewaswelldressedtoo.M:En…Shedidlookveryneatverynicelydressedbut…W:Butsoshy.Shewouldntbeverygoodattalkingtopeopleatthefrontdesk.M:En…OK.NowwhowasthenextAr…YesDavidWallace.Ithoughthewasverygoodhadalotofpotential.WhatdoyouthinkW:En…Heseemedlikeaverybrightguy.Hedressedverynicelytoo.Andhehadareallyniceappearance.M:Heseemedrelaxedtomethetypeofpersonpeoplefeelcomfortablewithrightaway.W:Hewaspolitebutalsoveryfriendlyandrelaxedasyousay.Ithinkhellbegoodwiththeguestsatthefrontdesk.M:Hehadaverypleasantvoicetoo.W:Thatsright.OKgood!IguesswehaveourreceptionistthendontyouM:YesIthinkso.Welljustofferthejobto…Question9:WhatarethespeakerslookingforQuestion10:WhatisFrankBrisenskisweaknessQuestion11:Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo【六级听力长对话原文2】W:Hello.M:Hello.IsthatthereferencelibraryW:YescanIhelpyouM:Ihopeso.IranearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDennisHuttonthescientist.Youaskedmetoringback.W:Ohyes.Ihavefoundsomething.M:Good.Ivegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.W:Certainly.HuttonDennisbornDarlington1836diedNewYork
1920.M:Yesgotthat.W:Inventerandphysicistthesonofafarmworker.HewasadmittedtotheUniversityofLondonattheageof
15.M:Yes.W:Hegraduatedat17withthefirstclassdegreeinphysicsandmathematics.AllrightM:Yesallright.W:Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageof
18.Itwasamethodofrefrigerationwhichrollsfromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.HebecameprofessorofmathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterat24whereheremainedfortwelveyears.DuringthattimehemarriedoneofhisstudentsNatashaWilloughbyM:Yesgoon.W:LaterworkingtogetherinLondontheylaidthefoundationsofmodernphysicsbyshowingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomicparticles.ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforphysicsin1910anddidsoagainin1912fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.InhislifetimeHuttonpatented244inventions.DoyouwantanymoreM:YeswhendidhegotoAmericaW:Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYorkanddiedtheresuddenlyafteronlythreeweeks.Stillhewasagoodage.M:YesIsupposeso.Wellthanks.Question12:WhatdowelearnaboutDennisHuttonwhenhewas15Question13:WhatdidDennisHuttondoattheageof24Question14:ForwhatwereDennisHuttonandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizeasecondtimeQuestion15:WhydidDennisHuttongotoNewYorkInAmericawhitetaileddeeraremorenumerousthaneverbeforesoabundantinfactthattheyvebecomeasuburbannuisanceandahealthhazard.Whycanttheherdbethinnedtheold-fashionedwayThesmallcommunityofNorthHavenonLongIslandishometosomesixhundredtosevenhundreddeer.ThedepartmentofEnvironmentalConservationestimatestheoptimumpopulationat
60.Thetownhasbeenbrowsedbareofvegetationexceptwheregardensandshrubsareprotectedbyhighfences.Driversroutinelycollidewithdeerandtherearesomanydeadbodiesleftbythesideoftheroadthatthetownhasmadeitadealwithalocalpetcemeterytocollectanddisposeofthebodies.Somepeopleinthetownhavebecomeillfromdeertransmitteddiseases.Ontheoccasionswhenhuntinghasbeentriedlocalanimalrightspeoplehaveworkedtosecurecourtordersagainstthehunts.Andwhenthatisfailedtheystopthehuntersbangingonpotsandpanstoalertthedeer.Townmeetingscalledtodiscusstheprobleminevitablydissolvedintoconfrontations.Theactivistsbelievesimplythatthedeerarenottheproblem.Somecommunitieshaveevendiscussedthepossibilityofbringingwolvesbackintotheecologicalmix.ThatmeanswolvesinthesuburbsofNewYork.Itisalmosttoowonderfulnottotryit.Thewolveswouldkilldeerofcourse.Theywouldalsoterrorizeandkilldogsandcatswhichisnotwhatthesuburbandwellershaveinmind.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheardQ
16.Whatdowelearnaboutwhite-taileddeerinNorthHavenQ
17.WhydolocalanimalrightspeoplebangonpotsandpansQ
18.Whatwouldhappenifwolveswerebroughtbackintotheecologicalmix六级短文2原文Andnowifyoullwalkthiswayladiesandgentlementhenextroomweregoingtoseeistheroominwhichthefamilyusedtoholdtheirformaldinnerpartiesandevenoccasionallyentertainheadsofstateandroyalty.Howevertheymanagedtokeepthisroomfriendlyandintimate.AndIthinkyoullagree.Ithasaveryinformalatmospherequiteunlikesomegrandhousesyouvisit.Thecurtainswereneverdrawnevenatnightsoguestsgotaviewofthelakeandfountainsoutsidewhichwerelitupatnight–averyattractivesight.Asyoucanseeladiesandgentlementheguestswereseatedveryinformallyaroundthisovaltablewhichwouldaddtotherelaxedatmosphere.Thetabledatesfromthe18thcenturyandismadefromSpanishoak.Itsratherremarkableforthefactthatalthoughitsextremelybigitssupportedbyjustsixratherslimlegs.Howeveritseemstohavesurvivedlikethatfor200years.Soitsprobablygoingtolastabitlonger.Thechairswhichgowiththetablearenotacompleteset.Therewereoriginallysixofthem.Theyareinterestingforthefactthattheyareveryplainandundecoratedforthetimewithonlyoneplaincentralpanelatthebackandnoarmrests.Imyselffindthemratheruncomfortabletositinforverylongbutpeoplewereusedtomorediscomfortinthepast.Andnowladiesandgentlemenifyoudliketofollowmeintothegreathall…Q
19.WhatdowelearnaboutthespeakerQ
20.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheroomtheyarevisitingQ
21.WhatissaidabouttheovaltableintheroomQ
22.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthechairs六级短文3原文JanetJameswas22yearsoldwhenshewasdiagnosedwithMS—adiseasethatattacksthebodysnerves.Shehasjustgraduatedfromcollegeandgotajobatanadvertisingagencywhenshebegantosensethatsomethingstrangewasgoingoninsideherbody.WhenJamesrealizedhowsevereherillnesswassheknewshehadbetterhurryupandlivelife.MSisthebiggestcripplerofyoungadults.Andalthoughshedidnthavemanysymptomssheknewitwasjustamatteroftime.Firstonheragendawastopursueherdreamofhostingapopmusicprogramme.Sheworkedataradiostationforayearalwaysawarethatherbodywasdegenerating.Thenherbestfriendmovedaway.AndonenightJamesbeganscreamingIgottogo!Igottogo!TwoweekslatershearrivedatAlaskathousandsofmilesfromherfriendsherfamilyandherpast.Everythingfellintoaplacesherecalls.A23-year-oldgirlwithanincurablediseasecanflytoAlaskaandeverythingcanworkout.TheMSattackscameandwent.Andmostofthetimetheyhardlyslowedherdown.Jameshikedfishedlearnttosailandexperimentedwithhotairballooning.Ilivedforadventureshesays.NobodyeverhadabettertimeordidmoreexoticstrangethingsthanIdidinan80-yearperiod.InevitablyhoweverthedaycamewhenshewassoweakenedthatshehadtoreturntoPittsburghherhometown.Thereshebeganrelievingheradventuresbywritingabookaboutthem.Herbookwaspublishedin
1993.Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Questions23WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMSQuestions24WhatdidJanetJamesdecidetodoafterherdiseasewasdiagnosedQuestions25WhatssortofpersoncanweinferJanetJamesistheecologicalmixIt’sdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschoolingwherechildrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents.Legislationandcourtdecisionshavemadeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheirchildrenathomeandeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.Somestatesrequireparentsorahometutortomeetteachercertificationstandardsandmanyrequireparentstocompletelegalformstoverifythattheirchildrenarereceivinginstructioninstateapprovedcurriculum.Supportersofhomeeducationclaimthatitislessexpensiveandfarmoreefficientthanmasspubliceducation.Moreovertheysiteseveraladvantages:alleviationofschoolovercrowdingstrengthenfamilyrelationshipslowerdropoutratesthefactsthatstudentsareallowedtolearnattheirownrateincreasedmotivationhigherstandardizedtestscoresandreduceddisciplineproblems.Criticsofthehomeschoolingmovementcontentthatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasitsolves.Theyacknowledgethatinafewcaseshomeschoolingofferseducationalopportunitiessuperiortothosefoundinmostpublicschoolsbutfewparentscanprovidesucheducationaladvantages.Someparentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenfromtheschoolsinfavorofhomeschoolinghaveaninadequateeducationalbackgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingtoprovideasatisfactoryeducationfortheirchildren.Typicallyparentshavefewertechnologicalresourcesattheirdisposalthandoschools.Howevertherelativelyinexpensivecomputertechnologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanywayinferiortomorehighlystructuredclassroomeducation.
1.答案DTheirhardworkhasresultedinabigsuccess.
2.答案BJoinapackagetourtoMexico.
3.答案BIncasesomeproblemshouldoccur.
4.答案CThemancantryoutthefacilitiesbeforehebecomesamember.
5.答案AHeisnotfittostudyscience.
6.答案CPayforpartofthepicnicfood.
7.答案AAlabordisputeatabuscompany.
8.答案DThepaymentforanorder.本次六级短对话难度变化不大,考查的话题还是我们以前考试中经常提及的日常生活,工作以及学习方面,例如,对话
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6、7和日常生活话题有关演出、度假、办卡,野餐,新闻;对话
3、8涉及商务工作;对话5则为校园生活话题考试短对话主要考查学生对事实细节信息的抓取和隐含意义的推理判断,大部分题目答案是可以通过听力原文直接得到的其中一些主要短语需要注意payoff“得到好的结果;取得成功”;givesbafreepass“开恩”;tryout“尝试;试用”;cutout“切断;停止”;layoff“解雇”等,理解好这些短语对整篇短文听力内容的把握很有帮助,往往一个短对话的关键点就在一个单词或者短语上,所以考生平时还是需要多多积累一些词汇和短语长对话
19.BAhotelreceptionist.
10.AAppearance.
11.COfferthejobtoDavidWallace.长对话212CHewasadmittedtouniversity.
13.BHebecameaprofessorofMathematics.
14.DTheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.
15.DToteachatauniversity.长对话1该对话围绕男士和女士挑选合适的酒店招待员展开,讨论三个应聘者FrankBrisenski,BarbaraJones和DavidWallace的优劣势FrankBrisenski有礼貌,声音好听,聪明,但是外表形象欠佳;BarbaraJones声音好听,穿着得体,但过于害羞,不擅于与人沟通;DavidWallace聪明,外表形象佳,表现自如,有礼貌,声音动听最后俩人决定录取DavidWallace前两题考查事实细节,都能从原文直接找到答案,考生在听的时候要大概记下对话双方对于三个应聘者的评价,特别是转折处虽然第三题需要考生推断,但是根据对话双方对DavidWallace的评价就可以马上推出这是他们最终定的人选长对话2从开头几句就可知是电话对话,男士打电话询问科学家DennisHutton的个人信息,女士在电话另一头作了简短介绍,中间涉及多处时间点,考生在听的时候要特别记下每个时间对应的事件,这样四个题目的答案就出来了本篇对话有一定难度,一是时间点较多,二是一些较难的单词和短语,如referencelibrary参考书阅览室;Darlington达灵顿英国英格兰东北部城市;inventer发明家;physicist物理学家;beadmittedto进入;refrigeration冷冻;lowtemperaturephysics低温物理学;mathematics数学;subatomicparticles亚原子粒子;patent取得……的专利权做题时不要纠结于一些听不懂的单词,可以在试卷各选项旁边标注上时间点,这样等听问题时就能快速锁定答案
16.ATheyhavebecomeaheadachetothecommunity.
17.CToalertthedeer.
18.BTheywouldendangerdomesticanimals.【点评】这是一篇关于生态的文章讲述了白尾鹿数量过多给长岛带来的负面影响,以及政府因此采取的措施首句便点明了文章主旨,16题的答案即可呼之欲出17题为事实细节题,potsandpans压了头韵,在文中的特征还是颇为明显的,不难定位18题看似推理判断,但并不难从原文中得出正确答案,catsanddogs都是domesticanimals家禽,所以也可看作是事实细节题总的来说,今年听力短文的难度有所下降大家要有信心,一定能通过考试的!关键词nuisancen.麻烦事hazardn.危险alertv.向……报警
19.ASheisatouristguide.
20.CItwasusedbythefamilytoholddinnerparties.
21.BItisverybigwithonlysixslimlegs.
22.DTheyareuncomfortabletositinforlong.【点评】这是一篇导游词,介绍名人故居的一个房间对房间的作用,风格,陈设等做了详细的讲解没有太难的生词,只要抓住以上几个角度,题目就不难做出了除了第一题,其他三题都是事实细节题,
21、22题可能乍一看,很难推测出考点,这时可以注意文中详细讲解的部分,导游对ovaltablechairs做了非常详细的介绍,即为考点
23.DItisthebiggestcripplerofyoungadults.
24.AHurryupandlivelife.
25.BAdventurous.2013年12月大学英语六级考试听力短文3点评本篇短文听力介绍了一位MS患者的励志故事主人公JanetJames在22岁时被检测出患有MS多发性硬化症——这是导致年轻人残废crippler的最大原因当得知自己患有重病,James决定抓紧时间,享受生活接下来短文讲述了James在病发前逐一完成自己的梦想,并尝试了许多冒险行为,例如远足、钓鱼、学习驾驶帆船、体验热气球等最后当James的病情达到严重地步时,她回到家乡,并把自己的冒险故事写成了一本书籍这篇短文中有一些关于疾病的单词,例如diagnosed、MS、crippler、symptom、degenerating,给听力增加了难度以下内容字体颜色均为白色,下载后通过设置字体颜色(为黑色)后方可浏览编辑
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35.inferiorto短词填空点评本篇听力填空主要讨论在家接受教育的问题文章结构非常清晰,为传统的三段式第一段介绍在大部分地区,法律legislation允许家长在家教育子女,有些地区还会要求家长或家庭教师需满足教师资格,甚至有些地方要求家长填写表格,证实他们的子女正在接受获批的课程对于这种教育方式,有利也有弊文章第二段表述了在家接受教育的支持观点,例如便宜、有效、增进家庭关系、降低辍学dropout率,学生可以自主学习,提升动力motivation,减少纪律discipline问题等第三段介绍了这种教育方式的反对意见,一些批评家们争论contend这种方式既解决了一些矛盾也带来了一些新的问题,例如有些家长可能不具备施教能力,并且他们不像学校那样具备充足的科技资源本篇听力的三个词组听写出现在最后一段的最后三空,这种现象十分罕见,学生做题时需提高警惕
11.AShehascompletelyrecovered. BShewentintoshockafteranoperation. CSheisstillinacriticalcondition. DSheisgettingmuchbetter.
12.AOrderingabreakfast.CBuyingatrainticket. BBookingahotelroom.DFixingacompartment.
13.AMostborrowersneverreturnedthebookstoher. BThemanistheonlyonewhobroughtherbookback. CSheneverexpectedanyonetoreturnthebookstoher. DMostofthebooksshelentoutcamebackwithoutjackets.
14.ASheleftherworkearlytogetsomebargainslastSaturday. BSheattendedthesupermarket’sgrandopeningceremony. CShedroveafullhourbeforefindingaparkingspace. DShefailedtogetintothesupermarketlastSaturday.
15.AHeisbotheredbythepaininhisneck. BHecannotdohisreportwithoutacomputer. CHecannotaffordtohaveacoffeebreak. DHefeelssorrytohavemissedthereport.
16.AOnlytopartstudentscanshowtheirworksinthegallery. BThegalleryspaceisbigenoughfortheman’spaintings. CThewomanwouldliketohelpwiththeexibitionlayout. DThemanisuncertainhowhisartworkswillbereceived.
17.AThewomanneedsatemporaryreplacementforherassistant. BThemanworksinthesamedepartmentasthewomandoes. CThewomanwillhavetostayinhospitalforafewdays. DThemaniscapableofdealingwithdifficultpeople.
18.AItwasbetterthanthepreviousone. BItdistortedthemayor’sspeech. CItexaggeratedthecity’seconomyproblems. DItreflectedtheopinionsofmosteconomists. Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.AToinformhimofaproblemtheyface. BTorequesthimtopurchasecontroldesks. CTodiscussthecontentofaprojectreport. DToaskhimtofixthedictatingmachine.
20.ATheyquotethebestpriceinthemarket. BTheymanufactureandsellofficefurniture. CTheycannotdeliverthesteelsheetsontime. DTheycannotproducethesteelsheetsneeded
21.ABymarkingdowntheunitprice. BByacceptingthepenaltyclauses. CByallowingmoretimefordelivery. DBypromisingbetterafter-salesservice.
22.AGivethecustomeratenpercentdiscount. BClaimcompensationfromthestoolsuppliers. CAsktheBuyingDepartmenttochangesuppliers. DCancelthecontractwiththecustomer. Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
23.AStockbroker.CMathematician. BPhysicist.DEconomist.
24.AImprovecomputerprogramming. BPredictglobalpopulationgrowth. CExplaincertainnaturalphenomena. DPromotenationalfinancialhealth.
25.ATheirdifferenteducationalbackgrounds. BChangingattitudestowardnature. CChaostheoryanditsapplications. DThecurrentglobaleconomiccrisis. SectionB Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassageyouwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre. 注意此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答 PassageOne Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.ATheylaygreatemphasisonhardwork. BTheyname150starengineerseachyear. CTheyrequirehighacademicdegrees. DTheyhavepeoplewithaveryhighIQ.
27.Alongyearsofjobtraining. BHighemotionalintelligence. CDistinctiveacademicqualifications. DDevotiontotheadvanceofscience.
28.AGoodinterpersonalrelationships. BRichworkingexperience. CSophisticatedequipment. DHighmotivation. PassageTwo Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
29.AAdiary. BAfairytale. CAhistorytextbook. DAbiography.
30.AHewasasportsfan. BHelovedarchitecture. CHedislikedschool. DHelikedhair-raisingstories.
31.AEncouragepeopletoundertakeadventures. BPublicizehiscolorfulanduniquelifestories. CRaisepeople’senvironmentalawareness. DAttractpeopletoAmerica’snationalparks. PassageThree Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
32.AThefirstinfectedvictim. BAcoastalvillageinAfrica. CThedoctorwhofirstidentifiedit. DAriverrunningthroughtheCongo.
33.ATheyexhibitsimilarsymptoms. BTheycanbetreatedwiththesamedrug. CTheyhavealmostthesamemortalityrate. DTheyhavebothdisappearedforgood.
34.AByinhalingairpollutedwiththevirus. BBycontactingcontaminatedbodyfluids. CBydrinkingwaterfromtheCongoRiver. DByeatingfoodgrowninSedanandZaire.
35.AMorestrainswillevolvefromtheEbolavirus. BScientistswilleventuallyfindcuresforEbola. CAnotherEbolaepidemicmayeruptsoonerorlater. DDoseinfectedonewillbecomeimmunetoEbola. SectionC Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttimeyoushouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtimeyouarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanksyoucanwritetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finallywhenthepassageisreadforthethirdtimeyoushouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten. 注意此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答 Theidealcompanionmachinewouldnotonlylookfeelandsoundfriendlybutwouldalsobeprogrammedtobehaveinanagreeablemanner.Those36thatmakeinteractionwithotherpeopleenjoyablewouldbesimulatedascloselyaspossibleandthemachinewouldappearto37stimulatingandeasygoing.Itsinformalconversationstylewouldmakeinteractioncomfortableandyetthemachinewouldremainslightly38andthereforeinteresting.Initsfirst39itmightbesomewhathonestandunsmilingthatitcametoknowtheuseritwouldprogresstoamere40andintimatestyle.Themachinewouldnotbeapassive41butwouldadditsownsuggestionsinformationandopinions;itwouldsometimestakethe42indevelopingorchangingthetopicandwouldhavea43ofitsown. Themachinewouldconveypresence.Wehaveallseenhowacomputer’suseofpersonalnames
44.Suchfeaturesarewhollywrittenintothesoftware
45.Friendshipsarenotmadeinadayandthecomputerwouldbemoreacceptableasafriend
46.AtanappropriatetimeImightalsoexpressthekindofaffectionthatsimulatesattachmentandintimacy.PartⅣReadingComprehensionReadinginDepth25minutes SectionA Direction:Inthissectionthereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestamens.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouransweronAnswerSheet
2. Question47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage Highlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Althoughit’softenassumedmusicalabilityusinheritedthere’sabundantevidencethatthisisn’tthecase.Whileitseemsthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitchthereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice. Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicaloneslongbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayersandthisisbecausetheirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage. Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschoolscomparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefromyoungagesgivingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts. ThesingerMichaelJackson’sstoryalthoughunusuallybrutalandextremeisilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy天才.Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltortureandthathewashumiliated羞辱constantlybyhisfatherWhatsetsJackson’sfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers. OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother.“Heseemeddifferenttomefromtheotherchildren—special”Michael’smothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonasspecialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonbebecamelikethat. AllinallifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBachthekeyfactorishowhardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfullymostofuswillprobablysettleforabitoffunontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusic-onthepianofromourchildren. 注意此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答
47.Accordingtotheauthorachild’smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeir.
48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildrenmanyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenown.
49.Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstricttrainingMichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame.
50.Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewasbyhismother.
51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBachwillingnesstobestrictwithyourchildisSectionB Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre. PassageOne Questions52to56arebasedpmthefollowingpassage. In2011manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordratesup8%fromlastyear. WhatwentwrongIsthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgencesOrthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonlineBothargumentsareplausible.Howeverthereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbutinanonlineenvironmentwecannotfeelthequalityofatexturetheshapeofthefitthefallofafoldorforthatmattertheweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase. WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleasedIteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybookthevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequestssixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase. Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbutthistimeremovingthebookandthemsubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer’shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.WhyWefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That’swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscasehavingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseoflossandmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore. Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouchinthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletterasopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthatontouchingthepapertheemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivatedthusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocessitcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession. Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience. 注意此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答
52.Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor AItismorecomfortableandconvenient. BItsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime. CItoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains. DItgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.
53.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtonline ATheyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession. BTheychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered. CTheyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline. DTheylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.
54.Whatisthepurposeofauthor’sexperiment ATotesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping. BTofindoutpeople’sreactiontohisrecentbook. CTofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook. DTotrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.
55.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld AAsenseofdisappointmentCAsubtlelossofinterest BMoremotivatedtoownit.DLesssensitivetoitstexture.
56.Whatdoestrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal AConventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages. BAlackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce. CEmaillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain. DPhysicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.PassageTwo Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahotdrysummerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.Andwhilemanyinterestsareatworkoneoftheplayersthatbenefitsthemostfromthisstoryarethemedia:thenotionof“extreme”climatesimplymakesformorecompellingnews. ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyintheNewYorkTimesaboutthe“risingincidenceofextremeevents”HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwestandthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis. ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanel’slatestassessmenttellsuspreciselytheopposite.For“NorthAmericathereismediumconfidencethattherehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdryness”MoreoverthereisnowaythatKrugmancouldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachine;Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048attheearliest. Andfortunatelythisyear’sdroughtappearsunlikelytocauseafoodcrisisasglobalriceandwheatsuppliesretainplentiful.MoreoverKrugmanoverlooksinflation:Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince
1969.sowhilecomfutures期货didsetarecordofaboutS8perbushel葡式耳inlateJulytheinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970sreaching516in
1974. FinallyKrugmanconvenientlyforgetsthatconcernsaboutglobalwarmingarethemainreasonthatcornpriceshaveskyrocketedsince
2005.Nowadays40percentofcorngrownintheUnitedStatesisusedtoproduceethanol乙醇whichdoesabsolutelynothingfortheclimatebutcertainlydistortsthepriceofcorn—attheexpenseofmanyoftheworld’spoorestpeople. BillMickbbensimilarlyworriesinTheGuardianabouttheMidwestdroughtandcornprices.HeconfidentlytellsusthatragingwildfiresfromNewMexicoandColoradotoSiberiaare“exactly”whattheearlystagesofglobalwarminglooklike. Infactthelatestoverviewofglobalwildfiresuggeststhatfireintensityhasdeclinedoverthepast70yearsandisnowclosetoitspreindustriallevel. Whenwell-meaningcampaignerswantustopayattentiontoglobalwarmingtheyoftenenduppitchingbeyondthefacts.Andwhilethismayseemjustifiedbyanoblegoalsuch“policybypeople”tacticsrarelyworkandoftenbackfire. RememberhowinthewakeofHurricaneKatrinain2005AlGoreclaimedthatwewereinstoreforevermoredestructivehurricanesSincethenhurricaneincidencehasdroppedoffthecharts.Exaggeratedclaimsmerelyfuelpublicdistrustanddisengagement. Thatisunfortunatebecauseglobalwarmingisarealproblemandwedoneedtoaddressit. 注意此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答
57.Inwhatwaydothemediabenefitfromextremeweather ATheycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirreports. BTheycanchoosefromagreatervarietyoftopics. CTheycanmakethemselvesbetterknown. DTheycangivevoicetodifferentviews.
58.Whatistheauthor’scommentonKrugman’sclaimaboutthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest AAtimemachineisneededtotestifytoitstruth. BItisbasedonanerroneousclimatemodel. CItwilleventuallygetproofin
2048. DThereisnowaytoproveitsvalidity.
59.Whatisthechiefreasonfortheriseincornpricesaccordingtotheauthor ADemandforfoodhasbeenrisinginthedevelopingcountries. BAconsiderableportionofcornisusedtoproducegreenfuel. CClimatechangehascausedcornyieldstodropmarkedly. DInflationrateshavebeenskyrocketingsincethe1970s.
60.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutglobalwildfireincidenceoverthepast70years AIthasgotworsewiththeriseinextremeweathers. BItsignalstheearlystagesofglobalwarming. CIthasdroppedgreatly. DItisrelatedtodrought.
61.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheexaggeratedclaimsinthemediaaboutglobalwarming ATheyarestrategiestoraisepublicawareness. BTheydoadisservicetoaddressingtheproblem. CTheyaggravatepublicdistrustaboutscience. DTheycreateconfusionaboutclimatechange.PartVCloze15minutes Directions: Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedABCandDontherghtsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre. Inmostculturesthroughouttheworldthereisanexpectationthatwhenapersonreachesadulthoodmarriageshouldsoonfollow.IntheUnitedStates62,eachmonthupwardsof168000coupleswed63tolovehonorandrespecttheirchosenlifemates64deathpartsthem.Theexpectationisdeep-rooted. 65thesocialfunctionspurposesandrelevanceofmarriagearerapidlychangingin66societymakingthemlessclear-cutthantheyhavebeen67history.ForinstanceinaPewResearchCenterrandompollingofover200068fewerthanhalfofalloftheadultspolledindicatedthat69amanandawomanplantospendthe70oftheirlivestogetherasacoupleitwasimportantthan71marry. Thoseofuswhochoosetomarryhave72reasonswhywedecidetomarrythepersonwedo.Thereisa72howeverinourWesternindividualisticculture:Wetendtomarryforreasonsthatbenefitourselves74forreasonsthatbenefitthesociety75suchasfoundincollectivistcultures.ResearchinWesterncultureshasfoundforexamplethatthenumber-one76peopleciteformarryingtosignifyalifelongcommitment77someonetheylove.Howeverthisreasonisnottheonlyresponsetowhypeoplewed—todaypeoplegetmarriedforreasonsofcommitmentsecurityandpersonalbeliefsystems.ThePewResearchCenter’srecentfindings78thatthemainreasonspeoplegetmarriedarefor79happinessandcommitmentandbearingandmissingchildren.Asthedatefromthis80showusthereareracialageandreligiousdifferencesinwhatpeople81tobethemainpurposesofgettingmarried.
62.AaloneCbarely BsolelyDagain
63.AtrustingCvowing BcompetingDpretending
64.AafterCwhen BuntilDthough
65.AHoweverCTherefore BHenceDThen
66.AcontemporaryCconstructive BconventionalDconsequent
67.AbeyondCwithin BthroughoutDamidst
68.AobjectsCindividuals BspecimensDincidents
69.AwhereasCfor BunlessDif
70.AwholeCleftover BtotalDrest
71.AequallyCnominally BlegallyDvitally
72.AradicalCspecific BconstantDdesignated
73.AworryCmyth BconfidenceDtendency
74.AratherthanCnotonly BorelseDaswell
75.AatlengthCatrandom BatlargeDatrisk
76.AeaseCreason BbeliefDnotion
77.AaboutCin BoverDto
78.AsuggestCsignify BraiseDresolve
79.AmoralCvisual BmutualDversatile
80.AlegendCsurvey BepisodeDblueprint
81.AobserveCsubstitute BdispatchDconsiderPartⅥTranslation5minutes Directions CompletethesentencebytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.PleasewriteyourtranslationonAnswerSheer
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82.我们刚到山顶thanweallsatdowntorest.
83.Anyonedrivingwithahighbloodalcohollevel将被指控为醉驾andfaceaseverepenalty.
84.Manypeoplehavebecomesoaddictedtoonlineshoppingthatthey情不自禁每天都要访问购物网站.
85.Youareanexecutivecouncilmemberofourorganizationso你说的话有份量.
86.Tofullyappreciatetheauthor’smotiveandintentionyoureallyhaveto仔细从字里行间去解读.第25页共25页。