丑陋2014年12月英语六级真题及答案(完整版 共三套)

2021年1月8日发(作者：叶一茜)
2014年12月英语六级考试真题试卷附答案(第1套)
PartIWriting(30m inutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30m inutestowriteanessaybased
uldstartyouressaywith abriefdescriptionoft
uld
givesoundargumentst osupportyourviewsandwriteatleast150wordsbut
nom orethan200words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(3 0minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection, youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long
ndofeach conversation,oneormorequestionswillbe
econversa tionandthequestionswillbe
thepause,
youmustr eadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhic his
rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha
singlelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Theman'sten nisracketisgoodenough.
B)Themanshouldgetapairof newshoes.
C)Shecanwaitforthemanforalittlewhile.
D)Physicalexercisehelpsherstayinshape.
2.A) 'slecturetohelptheman.
B).
C)Thewomanisgooda tdoinglabdemonstrations.
D)Themanwilldoallhecan doassistthewoman.
3.A)Thewomanaskedthemantoacco mpanyhertotheparty.
B)Stevebecamerichsoonafterg raduationfromcollege.
C)Steveinvitedhisclassmat estovisithisbigcottage.
D)ThespeakersandSteveus edtobeclassmates.
4.A)Inabus.B)Inaclinic.C)Inab oat.D)Inaplane.
5.A)10:10.B)9:50.C)9:40.D)9:10.
6.A)ShedoesnotlikeJohnatall.
B)Johnhasgotma nyadmirers.
C)ShedoesnotthinkJohnishandsome.
D)Johnhasjustgotabachelor'sdegree.
7.A)Hehasbe enbumpingalongforhours.
B)Hehasgotasharppainint heneck.
C)Heisinvolvedinaseriousaccident.
D) Heistrappedinaterribletrafficjam.
8.A)Sheisgood atrepairingthings.
B)Sheisaprofessionalmechanic .
C)Sheshouldimproveherphysicalcondition.
D) Shecannotgowithoutawashingmachine.
Questions9to 11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9. A)Somewitnessesfailedtoappearincourt.
B)Thecase causeddebateamongthepublic.
C)Theaccusedwasfoun dguiltyofstealing.
D)Theaccusedrefusedtopleadgu iltyincourt.
10.A)Hewasoutofhismind.
B)Hewas unemployed.
C)Hiswifedesertedhim.
D)Hischild renweresick.
11.A)Hehadbeeninjailbefore.
B)H ewasunworthyofsympathy.
C)Hewasunlikelytogetemp loyed.
D)Hehadcommittedthesamesortofcrime.
Q uestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust heard.
12.A)Irresponsible.B)Unsatisfactory.C)Ag gressive.D)Conservative.
13.A)Internalcommunica tion.
B)Distributionofbrochures.
C)Publicrel ations.
D)Productdesign.
14.A)Placingadverti sementsinthetradepress.
B)Drawingsketchesforadv ertisements.
C)Advertisinginthenationalpress.D)Makingtelevisioncommercials.
15.A)Shehasthe motivationtodothejob.
B)Sheisnotsoeasytogetalon gwith.
C)Sheknowsthetricksofadvertising.
D)S heisnotsuitablefortheposition.
SectionB
Dire ctions:Inthissection,ndofeach
passage,epassagea ndthequestionswill
ouhearaquestion,youmustchoos ethebest
answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C) andD).Thenmarkthe
correspondingletteronAnswerSh eet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhav ejustheard.
16.A)Thecozycommunallife.
B)Inno vativeacademicprograms.
C)Theculturaldiversity.
D)Impressiveschoolbuildings.
17.A)Itisveryb eneficialtotheiracademicprogress.
B)Ithelpsthem soakupthesurroundingculture.
C)Itisasimportanta stheirlearningexperience.
D)Itensurestheirphysi calandmentalhealth.
18.A)Itoffersthemostchallen gingacademicprograms.
B)Ithastheworld'sbest-kno wnmilitaryacademies.
C)Itprovidesnumerousoption sforstudents.
D)Itdrawsfacultyfromallaroundthew orld.
PassageTwo
Questions19to21arebasedonth epassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Theytrytogivestu dentsopportunitiesforexperimentation.
B)Theyare responsiblemerelytotheirMinistryofEducation.
C) Theystrivetodevelopeverystudent'sacademicpotential .
D)Theyensurethatallstudentsgetroughlyequalatt ention.
20.A)ItwillarriveatBoulogneathalfpasttw o.
B)ItcrossestheEnglishChanneltwiceaday.
C) ItisnowabouthalfwaytotheFrenchcoast.
D)Itisleav ingFolkestoneinaboutfiveminutes
21.A)Oppositeth eship'soffice.
B)AttherearofBdeck.
C)Nexttot heduty-freeshop.
D)InthefrontofAdeck.
Passag eThree
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouha vejustheard.
22.A)Itisthesoleuseofpassengerstra vellingwithcars.
B)Itismuchmorespaciousthanthel oungeonCdeck.
C)Itisfortheuseofpassengerstravel lingwithchildren.
D)Itisforseniorpassengersandp eoplewithVIPcards.
23.A)Itwasnamedafteritslocat ion.
B)Itwasnamedafteracaveartexpert.
C)Itwa snamedafteritsdiscoverer.
D)Itwasnamedafteroneo fitspainters.
24.A)Animalpaintingwaspartofthesp irituallifeofthetime.
B)Deerwereworshipedbythea ncientCro-Magnonpeople.
C)Cro-Magnonpeoplepaint edanimalstheyhuntedandate.
D)Theywerebelievedto keepevilsawayfromcavedwellers.
25.A)Theyknowlit tleaboutwhythepaintingswerecreated.
B)Theyhaved ifficultytellingwhenthepaintingsweredone.
C)The yareunabletodrawsuchinterestingandfinepaintings.D)Theyhavemisinterpretedthemeaningofthecavepaint s.
SectionC
Direction:Inthesection,e
pass ageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyf oritsgeneralidea.
Whenthepassageisreadforthesec ondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthe
y,whenthepass ageis
readforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyou havewritten.
Ifyouareattendingalocalcollege,esp eciallyonewithoutresidencehalls,you'll
rangemen thasalotof
__26__.It'idesacomfortableandfamilia rsetting,andit
meansyou'llgetthekindofhomecooki ngyou'reusedtoinsteadofthe
monotony(单调)that__27 __eventhebestinstitutionalfood.
However,commuti ngstudentsneedto__28__tobecomeinvolvedinthelifeof< br>,this
meansacertainamountofinitiativeonyourp artin__29__andtalkingto
peopleinyourclasseswhom youthinkyoumightlike.
Oneproblemthatcommutingst udentssometimesfaceistheirparents'
unwillingnes storecognizethatthey'__30__fromhighschoolto
col legeisabigone,andifyouliveathomeyouneedtodevelopth esamekind
ofindependenceyou'lesthatmight
hav ebeen__31__whenyouwereinhighschooldon'parentsare__32__torenegotiate,youcanspeedtheprocessalongby lettingyour
s
aremorewillingto__33__theirchi ldrenasadultswhentheybehavelikeadults.
If,howev er,there'ssomuchfrictionathomethatit__34__youracad emicwork,
youmightwanttoconsidersharinganapartm entwithoneormorefriends.
Sometimesthisisahappys olutionwhenfamily__35__.
PartIIIReadingComprehe nsion(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthiss ection,required
toselectonewordforeachblankfrom alistofchoicesgiveninawordbank
epassagethroughc arefullybeforemakingyour
markthe
correspondi ngletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecen tre.
Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethan once.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpass age.
ve__36__minds,andtheyaren't
afraidtoadm ittheydon'them,__37__.losethisas
comeself-consc iousanddon'twanttoappearstupid.
Insteadoffindin gthingsoutforthemselvestheymake__38__thatoftenturn
tobewrong.
Soit'thavetoavoid
killingthe_ _39__'snocoincidencethat
ennaturallyhave
abl urredapproachto__40__elearningaboutscienceor
bi ologyorcookingasallpartofthesameact—it''sonlybecau se
ofthepracticalitiesofeducationthatyouhavetos tartbreakingdownthe
dtohavespecialistteacherswh o
__41__cetheyenterschool,childrenbegintodefine
subjectsanderectboundariesthatneedn'tother-wis eexist.
Dividingsubjectsintoscience,maths,Engli sh,thingwedofor
__42__.Intheendit'salllearning, butmanychildrentoday__43__themselves
inkscience isforscientists,notforthem.
Ofcourseweneedtospe cialise__44__.Eachofushasonlysomuchtimeon
Earth ,sowecan'5yearsold,ourfieldofknowledgeand
__45_ _isbroad,coveringanythingfromlearningtowalktolearn ingtocount.
Graduallyitnarrowsdownsothatbytheti meweare45,itmightbeonetiny
littlecomerwithinsci ence.
A)accidentally
B)acquiring
C)assump tions
D)convenience
E)eventually
F)exclud e
G)exertion
H)exploration
I)formu1as
J)ignite
K)impart
L)inquiring
M)passionN)provoking
O)unfortunately
SectionB
Di rections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewi thten
atementcontainsinformationgiveninoneof
theparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinfo rmationisderived.
ragraphismarkedwitha
thequ estionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswer
Sheet2.
MeaningIsHealthierThanHappiness
[A]F oratleastthelastdecade,
lastthreemonthsalone,ov er1,000booksonhappinesswerereleasedon
Amazon,in cludingHappyMoney,Happy-People-PillstorAll,and,for thosejust
startingout,HappinessforBeginners.
[B]Oneoftheconsistentclaimsofbooksliketheseisthat happinessis
associatedwithallsortsofgoodlifeout comes,including-mostpromisingly-
udieshavenoted theconnectionbetweenahappymind
andahealthybody- thehappieryouare,thebetterhealthoutcomesweseem
erviewof150studiesonthistopic,researchersputitlike this:
ofwell- beingleadtohealthyfunctioning,andinductionsofill-b eing
leadtocompromisedhealth.
[C]Butanewstud y,justpublishedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcadem y
ofSciences(PNAS)essmaynotbeasgood
tevenbeb ad.
[D]Ofcourse,it'nthsago,T
wroteapiececall edMoretoLifeThanBeingHappyaboutapsychology
stud ythatdugintowhathappinessreallymeanstopeopleItspec ifically
exploredthedifferencebetweenameaningfu llifeandahappylife.
[E]researchers,
wholooke datalargesampleofpeopleoveramonth-longperiod,found that
happinessisassociatedwithselfishbehavioran dthathavingasenseof
meaninginlifeisassociatedwi thselflessbehavior.
[F]withoutmeaningcharacteri zesarelativelyshallow,
self-absorbedorevenselfi shlife,inwhichthingsgowell,needsanddesireare
ea silysatisfied,andcomplicatedrelationshipsareavoide d,theauthorsofthe
ng,purehappinessislinkedtonot helpingothersin
einghappyisaboutfeelinggood,mea ningisderivedfrom
aumeister,oneof
theresearc hers,toldme,whatwedoashumanbeingsistotakecareof
keslifemeaningfulbutitdoesnot
necessarilymakeu shappy.
[G]ThenewPNASstudyalsoshedslightonthedi fferencebetweenmeaning
andhappiness,aFredrickso n,apsychological
researcherattheUniversityofNor thCarolina-ChapelHill,andSteveCole,a
geneticsan dpsychiatry(精神病学)researcheratUCLA,examinedthe
s elf-reportedlevelsofhappinessandmeaningin80researc hsubjects.
[H]Happinesswasdefined,asintheearlie rstudy,
researchersmeasuredhappinessbyaskingsub jectsquestionslikeoften
didyoufeelhappy?oftendi dyoufeelinterestedinlife?andoften
didyoufeelsat isfied?Themorestronglypeopleendorsedthesemeasureso f
(享乐主义)well-being,orpleasure,thehighertheyscor edon
happiness.
[I]Meaningwasdefinedasanorie ntationtosomethingbiggerthantheself.
Theymeasur edmeaningbyaskingquestionslikeoftendidyoufeelthat< br>yourlifehasasenseofdirectionormeaningtoit?often didyoufeelthat
youhadsomethingtocontributetosoc iety?Themorepeopleendorsedthese
measuresof(幸福论的 )well-being—or,simplyput,virtue—the
moremeaning theyfeltinlife.
[J]Afternotingthesenseofmeaning andhappinessthateachsubjecthad,
FredricksonandC ole,withtheirresearchcolleagues,lookedatthewayscer tain
uroscientists
whousefMRI(功能磁共振成像)scanni ngtodeterminehowregionsinthebrain
respondtodiff erentstimuli,ColeandFredricksonareinterestedinhowt hebody,
atthegeneticlevel,respondstofeelingsofh appinessandmeaning.
[K]Cole'spastworkhaslinkedv ariouskindsofchronicadversitytoaparticular
ople feellonely,aregrievingthelossofa
lovedone,orare strugglingtomakeendsmeet,theirbodiesgointothreatiggerstheactivationofastress-relatedgenepatternt hathastwo
features:anincreaseintheactivityofpro -inflammatory(促炎症的)genesanda
decreaseintheactiv ityofgenesinvolvedinanti-viralresponses.
[L]Col eandFredricksonfoundthatpeoplewhoarehappybuthaveli ttletono
senseofmeaningintheirliveshavethesameg eneexpressionpatternsas
,the
bodiesoftheseha ppypeoplearepreparingthemforbacterialthreatsby
cinflammationis,ofcourse,
associatedwithmajoril lnesseslikeheartdiseaseandvariouscancers.
[M]po sitiveemotions-likethekindpeopleexperienceduringma nic
(狂喜的)episodesorartificiallyinducedeuphoria( 欣快)fromalcoholanddrugs-
areaboutasgoodforyoufor asadversity,saysFredrickson.
[N]It'simportantto understandthatformanypeople,asenseofmeaningand
happinessinlifeoverlap;manypeoplescorejointlyhigh( orjointlylow)onthe
manyothers,thereisa
disso nance(不一致)—theyfeelthattheyarelowonhappinessandhig hon
meaningorthattheirlivesareveryhighinhappine ss,
lastgroup,whichhasthegeneexpressionpatterna ssociatedwithadversity,
equarterofthestudy
p articipantshadwhattheresearcherscallpredominance—t hatis,
theirsenseofmeaningoutpacedtheirfeelings ofhappiness.
[O]Thisistoobadgiventhemorebenefic ialgeneexpressionpatternassociated
whoselevelso fhappinessandmeaninglineup,
andpeoplewhohaveast rongsenseofmeaninghutarenotnecessarilyhappy,
od ieswerenot
preparingthemforthebacterialinfectio nsthatwegetwhenwearealoneorin
trouble,butforthe viralinfectionswegetwhensurroundedbyalotofother
people.
[P]Fredrickson'spastresearch,described inhertwobooks,PositivityandLove
2.0,found
th atpositiveemotionsbroadenaperson'sperspectiveandhe lpprotectpeople
ssurprisingtoherthathedonicwell -being,whichis
associatedwithpositiveemotionsan dpleasure,didsobadlyinthisstudy
comparedwitheud aimonicwell-being.
[Q]nottheamountofhedonichapp inessthat'saproblem,Fredrickson
tellsme,thatit' 'sgreatwhen
ouhavemorehedonicwell-beingthanwoul dbe
expected,that'swhenthis[gene]patternthat'ss imilartoadversityemerged.
[R]Thetermshedonisman deudaimonismbringtomindthegreatphilosophical
de bate,whichhasshapedWesterncivilizationforover2,000 years,aboutthe
ppinesslieinfeelinggood,ashedoni ststhink,or
indoingandbeinggood,asAristotleandh isintellectualdescendants,thevirtue
ethicists(伦 理学家),think?Fromtheevidenceofthisstudy,itseemsthatf eeling
ordsofCarlJung,
leastofthingswithamea ningisworthmoreinlifethanthegreatestof
'swisdom certainlyseemstoapplytoourbodies,ifnot
alsotoou rheartsandourminds.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
hor's recentarticleexaminedhowameaningfullifeisdifferent from
ahappylife.
ldbenotedthatmanypeoplefeel theirlifeisbothhappyand
meaningful.
ingtoone survey,thereisacloserelationshipbetweenhedonic
well-beingmeasuresandhighscoresonhappiness.
ing tooneoftheauthorofanewstudy,whatmakeslifemeaningfu l
maynotmakepeoplehappy.
mentswerecarriedout todetermineourbody'sgeneticexpressionof
feeling sofhappinessandmeaning.
udyclaimshappinessmayno tcontributetohealth.
ingtotheresearchers,taking makesforhappinesswhilegivingadds
meaningtolife.
cefromresearchshowsthatittakesmeaningforpeople tothrive.
gardtogeneexpressionpatterns,happypeo plewithlittleorno
senseofmeaninginlifearefoundt obesimilartothosesufferingfromchronic
adversity .
oksonhappinesstodayassertthathappinessisbenef icialtohealth.
SectionC
Directions:ssageisfo llowedby
hofthemtherearefour
choicesmarkedA) ,B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceand
m arkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingle linethroughthe
centre.
PassageOne
Questio ns56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
rent
business-bookboomwaslaunchedin1982byTomPetersandRo bert
ndhascontinuedwitha
successionofexperts andwould-beexpertswhopromisetodistiltheessenceofexcellenceintothree(orfiveorseven)simplerules.TheThreeRulesisaself-consciouscontributiontothis typeofwriting;iteven
includesabibliographyofstu diesMichaelRaynorandMumtaz
Ahmedworkforaconsult ancy,Deloitte,thatisdeterminedtoturnitselfinto
ployallthe
sistthattheirconclusionsare
andac tionable—guidestobehaviourratherthananalysisforits ownsake.
Successauthorsusuallyserveupvividstori esabouthowexceptional
businesspeoplestampedthei rpersonalitiesonacompanyorrescueditfroma
Raynor andAhmedarehappierchewingthe
numbers:theyprovid edetailedappendicesontheelementsof
advantageand analysis
Theauthorsspentfiveyearsstudyingthebeh aviouroftheir344
unch(直觉)ledtoa
nlywhentheys hifted
theirattentionfromhowcompaniesbehavetoho wtheythinkthattheybegan
tomakesenseoftheirvolum inousmaterial.
Managementisallaboutmakingdiffic ulttradeoffsinconditionsthatarealways
eptionalc ompaniesapproachthese
tradeoffswithtwosimplerul esinmind,sometimesconsciously,sometimes
:iesare morelikelyto
succeedinthelongruniftheycompeteon qualityorperformancethanonprice.
Second:ieshave moretogaininthelongrunfrom
drivinguprevenuethan bydrivingdowncosts.
shalo(光环)effect
wherebyg oodperformanceleadscommentatorstoattributeallmanne rof
irtuesthen
RaynorandAhmed
workhardtoa voidthesemistakesbystudyinglargebodiesofdataoverse veral
yendupembracingadifferenterror:
busine sspeoplewillnotbesurprisedtolearnthatitisbettertof indaprofitable
niche(缝隙市场)andfocusonboostingyou rrevenuesthantocompeteonprice
ficultquestionish owtofindthatprofitable
,TheThreeRulesislessusef ul.
ndofbusinessbooksaremostlikelytosellwell?A)Booksonexcellence.
B)Guidestomanagement.
C)Booksonbusinessrules.
D)Analysesofmarkettren ds.
estheauthorimplyaboutbooksonsuccesssofar?A)Theyhelpbusinessmenonewayoranother.
B)Theya rewrittenbywell-recognisedexperts.
C)Theymoreor lessfallintothesamestereotype.
D)Theyarebasedon analysesofcorporateleaders.
sTheThreeRulesdiffe rfromothersuccessbooksaccordingtothe
passage?A)Itfocusesonthebehaviorofexceptionalbusinessmen .
B)Itbasesitsdetailedanalysisonlargeamountsofd ata.
C)Itofferspracticableadvicetobusinessmen.< br>D)Itdrawsconclusionsfromvividexamples.
esthe passageanycontributestothesuccessofexceptional
companies?
A)Focusonqualityandrevenue.
B)Man agementandsalespromotion.
C)Lowerproductioncost sandcompetitiveprices.
D)Emphasisonafter-salese rviceandmaintenance.
theauthor'scommentonTheThr eeRules?
A)Itcanhelptolocateprofitableniches.B)Ithaslittletooffertobusinesspeople.
C)Itisn otedforitsdetaileddataanalysis.
D)Itfailstoiden tifythekeystosuccess.
PassageTwo
Questions61 to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Untilrecentl y,
epastfewmonthsithasbeenworkinghard,withthehe lpof
mediaconsultants,toplaydownitscosyreputati oninfavourofsomethingmore
academicandserious.Kentisnotaloneinconsideringanimagerevamp(翻新).Cha ngestonextyear's
fundingregimeareforcingunivers itiestojustifychargingstudentsupto
￡9,000infees .
Nowadaysuniversitiesareputtingmuchmoreofafocu sontheirbrandsand
nthepastuniversitieshaveoften
focusedonstudentsociallifeandattractionsoftheu niversitytownin
recruitmentcampaigns,theyarenow concentratingonmoretangible(实在的)
attractions,su chasemploymentprospects,engagementwithindustry,and
lecturercontacthours,makingclearexactlywhatstu dentsaregoingtogetfor
theirmoney.
Theproblem foruniversitiesisthatifthosebenefitsfailtomaterial ise,students
rriesRobBehrens,whodealswithstuden tcomplaints.
needtobeextremelycarefulindescribi ngwhat'sgoingtohappen
tostudents,itionisgoingto getgreaterforattracting
giftedstudents,thereisa dangerthatuniversitieswillgotheextramile.
Oneun iversitytoldprospectiveengineeringstudentstheywoul dbeableto
designacarandraceitatBrandsHatch,whic hneverhappened,
havepromiseduseofsophisticatede quipmentthatturnedouttobebrokenor
sitiesspentas muchmoneyonhandlingcomplaintsand
appealsappropr iatelyastheyspendonmarketing,theywoulddobetteratkeepingstudents,.
Ongoingresearchtrackingpros pective2012studentssuggeststhattheyare
notonlyb ecomingmoresophisticatedinthinkingaboutwhattheywan tfroma
university,butarealsospendingmoretimeres earchingevidencetobackup
institutionalclaims.xtSeptember,all
institutionswillalsobeexpecte dtopublishontheirwebsiteskeyinformation
sets,al lowingeasiercomparisonbetweeninstitutions,betweenp romisesand
reality,andthetypesofjobsandsalaries graduatesgoonto.
Asaresult,itishardlysurprising thatuniversitiesarebeginningtochangethe
hebestf ormofmarketingforinstitutions
istobegoodatwhatt heydo,theyalsoneedtobeclearabouthowtheyare
diff erentfromothers.
Anditisvitalthatonceaninstitut ionclaimstobeparticularlygoodatsomething,
entyo upositionyourself,youbecomeexposed,
andifyoufai linthatyouareintrouble.
stheUniversityofKentfam ousfor?
A)Itscomfortablecampuslife.
B)Itsup- to-datecourseofferings.
C)Itsdistinguishedteach ingstaff.
D)Itsdiverseacademicprogrammes.
cu niversitiestryingtodotoattractstudents?
A)Impro vetheirlearningenvironment.
B)Offermorescholars hipstothegifted.
C)Upgradetheircampusfacilities .
D)Presentabetteracademicimages.
esRodBehre nssuggestuniversitiesdoinmarketingthemselves?
A )Publicisetheachievementsoftheirgraduates.
B)Go toextralengthscatertostudents'needs.
C)Refrainf rommakingpromisestheycannothonour.
D)Surveythee xpectationsoftheirprospectivestudents.
students 'chiefconsiderationinchoosingauniversity?
A)Whe theritpromisesthebestjobprospects.
B)Whetheriti sabletodeliverwhattheywant.
C)Whetheritrankshig hamongsimilarinstitutions.
D)Whetheritoffersopp ortunitiesforpracticaltraining.
stuniversitiess howtowinrecruitmentcampaigns?
A)Theyareposition edtomeetthefutureneedsofsociety.
B)Theyarerespo nsibletostudentsfortheirgrowth.
C)Theyareeverre adytoimprovethemselves.
D)Theyareuniqueonewayor another.
PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)
Directi ons:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslatea passage
uldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
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月六级部分真题参考答案(完整版)
PartⅠWriting
OnDiplomaDiscriminationinJobInterv iew
Asisvividlyshowninthecartoon,anapplicantwit hamaster'sdegreewas
rejectedinajobinterviewbyan interviewerbecausealltheotherapplicants
licants eemsquitehelplessandembarrassed.
Simpleasthecar toonmayseem,itconveysathought-provokingmessage
thatpeopleareexaggeratingthesignificanceofeducatio naldegreesexcessi
vely,ctorsm
ightcontribute todiplomadiscrimination?Answerstothisquestionmayin
volvemanyaspects,andhereareafewguesses:ontheon ehand,quiteafe
wemployersholdthatthehigherdegre epeoplehave,themorecompetentt
sethisisnotnecess arilyalogicalviewpoint,becausecert
ificatescann otproveone'therhand,duetoincreaseof
enrollment, toomanystudentsgraduatefromuniversitiesandcolleges yearaf
teryear,andthenumberisstillgrowing;howev er,societyfailstoprovideade
quateposts,whichres ultsinthecompanies'toopickyattitudeondiplomasin
cetheydon'tworryaboutlackingcandidates.
Inmyop inion,thepublicshouldrealizethatrealabilityspeaksm uchloudert
thiswaycanChina'seconomykeepbooming.
PartⅡListeningComprehension
01-08：BADCBADA< br>09-11：CBA
12-15：BCDD
16-18：ACC
19-21：B DD
22-25：ABCA
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PartIVTransla tion
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2014年12月英语六级考试真题试卷附答案(第2套)
PartIWriting(30minut es)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minut estowriteanessaybased
uldstartyouressaywithabri efdescriptionoft
hepictureandthendiscusswhether technologyisindispensableineducation.
Youshould givesoundargumentstosupportyourviewsandwriteatleas t150
wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartIIListe ningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Direct ions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsa nd2longconv
ndofeachconversation,oneormorequest ionswillbeask
econversationandthequestionswillb espo
thepause,y
oumustreadthefourchoicesmark edA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichist
rkthecorrespo ndingletteronAnswerSheet1witha
singlelinethroug hthecentre.
1.A)Inaparkinglot.
B)Atagrocery.
C)Atafastfoodrestaurant.
D)Inacarshowroom.< br>2.A)Changeherpositionnowandthen.
B)Stretchhe rlegsbeforestandingup.
C)Havealittlenapafterlun ch.
D)Getupandtakeashortwalk.
3.A)Thestudent sshouldpracticelong-distancerunning.
B)Thestude nts'physicalconditionisnotdesirable.
C)Hedoesn' tquitebelievewhatthewomansays.
D)Hethinkstherac eistoohardforthestudents.
4.A)Theywillgettheird egreesintwoyears.
B)Theyarebothpursuinggraduate studies.
C)Theycannotaffordtogetmarriedrightnow .
D)Theydonotwanttohaveababyatpresent.
5.A)H emusthavebeenmistakenforJack.
B)Twinsusuallyhav ealotincommon.
C)Jackiscertainlynotashealthyash eis.
D)HehasnotseenJackforquiteafewdays.
6.A )Thewomanwillattendtheopeningofthemuseum.
B)The womanisaskingthewayatthecrossroads.
C)Themankno wswherethemuseumislocated.
D)Themanwilltakethew omantothemuseum.
7.A)Theycannotasktheguytoleave .
B)Theguyhasbeencominginforyears.
C)Theguym ustbefeelingextremelylonely.
D)Theyshouldnotloo kdownupontheguy.
8.A)Collecttimepieces.
B)Be cometime-conscious.
C)Learntomendclocks.
D)K eeptrackofhisdailyactivities.
Questions9to11are basedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Iti seatingintoitsbanks.
B)Itwindsitswaytothesea.C)Itiswideanddeep.
D)Itisquicklyrising.
10 .A)Trytospeeduptheoperationbyanymeans.
B)Taketh eequipmentapartbeforebeingferried.
C)Reducethet ransportcostasmuchaspossible.
D)Getthetrucksove rtotheothersideoftheriver.
11.A)Findasmanyboats aspossible.
B)Cuttreesandbuildrowingboats.
C )Halttheoperationuntilfurtherorders.
D)Asktheco mmandertosendahelicopter.
Questions12to15arebas edontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Talka bouthisclimbingexperiences.
B)HelphimjoinanIndi anexpedition.
C)Giveupmountainclimbingaltogethe r.
D)Savemoneytobuyclimbingequipment.
13.A)n gma.
B)Hehadanunusualreligiousbackground.
C) Heclimbedmountainstoearnaliving.
D)Hewasverystr ictwithhischildren.
14.A)Theyaretobeconquered.< br>B)Theyaretobeprotected.
C)Theyaresacredplace s.
D)Theyarelikehumans.
15.A)Itwashisfather' strainingthatpulledhimthrough.
B)Itwasamileston einhismountainclimbingcareer.
C)Ithelpedhimunde rstandtheSherpaviewofmountains.
D)Itwashisfathe rwhogavehimthestrengthtosucceed.
SectionB
Di rections:Inthissection,ndofeach
passage,epassag eandthequestionswi
ouhearaquestion,youmustchoos ethebesta
nswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C) andD).Thenmarkthecorresp
ondingletteronAnswerSh eet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedontheconversationyouhav ejustheard.
16.A)Byshowingamemorandum'sstructur e.
B)Byanalyzingtheorganizationofaletter.
C) Bycomparingmemorandumswithletters.
D)Byreviewin gwhathehassaidpreviously.
17.A)Theyignoredmanyo fthememorandumstheyreceived.
B)Theyplacedemphas isontheformatofmemorandums.
C)Theyseldomreadame morandumthroughtotheend.
D)Theyspentalotoftimew ritingmemorandums.
18.A)Styleandwording.
B)D irectnessandclarity.
C)Structureandlength.
D )Simplicityandaccuracy.
19.A)Inclusionofappropr iatehumor.
B)Professionallook.
C)Directstate mentofpurpose.
D)Accuratedating.
PassageTwo< br>Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejusth eard.
20.A)Theygivetopprioritytotheirworkeffici ency.
B)Theymakeanefforttolightentheirworkload.
C)Theytryhardtomakethebestuseoftheirtime.
D )Theyneverchangeworkhabitsunlessforcedto.
21.A) Senseofduty.
B)Workefficiency.
C)Self-confid ence.
D)Passionforwork.
22.A)Theyfindnopleas ureintheworktheydo.
B)Theytrytoavoidworkwheneve rpossible.
C)Theyareaddictedtoplayingonlinegame s.
D)Theysimplyhavenosenseofresponsibility.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassag eyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Helostallhisproperty.B)Hewassoldtoacircus.
C)Heranawayfromhisfamil y.
D)Hewasforcedintoslavery.
24.A)Acarpenter .
B)Amasterofhis.
C)Abusinessman.
D)Ablac kdrummer.
25.A)ItnameditstownhallafterSolomonNo rthup.
B)Itfreedallblacksinthetownfromslavery.< br>C)ItdeclaredJuly24SolomonNorthupDay.
D)Ithos tedareunionfortheNorthupfamily.
SectionC
Dir ection:Inthesection,epass
ageisreadforthefirstt ime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.W
henthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequire dtofillintheblan
y,whenthepassageisread
fort hethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
_ _26
__itselfinhatred,stereotypes,prejudice,and_ _27__.Onceitintensifiesp
eople,wouldanyon
ew anttobelabeledasintolerance?Whywouldpeoplewanttobe __28__a
bouttheworldaroundthem?Whywouldonewantt obepartoftheproblemin
America,insteadofthesolut ion?
Therearemanyoftheexplanationsforintolerant attitude,some__29__.ch
kelythatintolerantforksg rewup__30__intolerantparents
andthecycleofpreju dicehassimplycontinuedfor__31__.Perhapsintoler
antpeoplearesosetintheirwaysthattheyfinditeasierto ignoreanything
thatmightnot__32__eintolerantstu d
entshavesimplyneverbeen__33__
tnoneofthese reasonsisanexcuseforallowingtheintolerancetocontin ue.
,ofcourse,pos
nder
standabeliefbutsti lldon'tbelieveinthatspecificbelief,that'
__34__ teroffact,__35__dissenters(持异议
者)lbelievedthesa methings,wewouldn
evergrow,rance
rstemsfromi
gnorance.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40min utes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,requ ire
dtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoi cesgiveninawordbank
epassagethroughcarefullybef oremakingyou
marktheco

umaynotuseanyofth ewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45are basedonthefollowingpassage.
Hisfuturesubjectsha venotalwaystreatedthePrinceofWaleswiththerespe
ughedin1986whentheheirtotheBritish__36_
_toldaT Vreporterthathetalkedtohisplantsathiscountryhouse, Highgrov
e,ncewasbeinghumorous—
senseofhumor willgetmeintotroubleoneday,hehasconfidedtoaides
(随从)
—al_
_37__hi
s__38__.whichoncesound edabitweird,weresimplyaheadoftheirtime.N
ow,fin ally,theworldseemstobecatchingupwithhim.
Charle s'DuchyHomeFarmwent__39__ba
ckin1986,whenmostsh opperscaredonlyaboutthelowpricetagonsuspicio
us lyblemish-free(无瑕疵
的)vegetablesand__40__largech ickenspiledhighinsupermarkets.
Hiswarningsoncli matechangeprovedfarsighted,sbegan__41_
_actiono nglobalwarmingin1990andsayshe'sbeenworriedaboutthe __4
2__ofmanontheenvironmentsincehewasateenager .
Althoughhehasgraduallygainedinternational__43 __asoneoftheworld'sl
eadingconservationists,man yBritishpeoplestillthinkofhimasa__44__per
ar,as ithappens,SouthKoreanscientistsprov
edthatplant sreallydo__45__leswasaheadofthegamet
here,too.< br>A)conform
B)eccentric
C)environmentalist< br>D)expeditions
E)impact
K)notions
G)org anic
H)originally
I)recognition
J)respond
K)subordinate
L)suppressing
M)throne
N)unnaturally
O)urging
SectionB
Direction s:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenst atemen
atementcontainsinformationgiveninoneofth epar

ragraphismarkedwithaletter.
Answert hequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswer Sheet2.
HighSchoolSportsAren'tKillingAcademics< br>A)Inthismonth'sAtlanticcoverarticle,
CaseAga instHigh- SchoolSports,AmandaRipleyarguesthatschool-spo
t esthat,unlikemostc
ountriesthatoutperformtheUni tedStatesoninternationalassessments,Am
ericansc hoolsputtoomuchofanemphasisonathletics.
areembe ddedinAmericanschoolsinawaytheyarenotalmostany
whereelse,shewrites.
thisdifferencehardlyeverco mesupindomesticdebatesaboutAmerica'
sinternatio nalmediocrity(平庸)ineducation.
B)Americanstudent -athletesreapmanybenefitsfromparticipatinginsports ,
butthecoststotheschoolscouldoutweightheirbene fits,
icular,Ripleycontendsthatsportscrowdoutth eacademicmissionsofschoo
ls:Americashouldlearnf romSouthKoreaandFinlandandeveryothercountr
yatt hetoplevelofinternationaltestscores,allofwhomempha sizeathletic
sfarlessinschool.
ineighthgrade ,AmericankidsspendmorethantwicethetimeKorean
ki dsspendplayingsports,shewrites,citinga2010studypub lishedintheJo
urnalofAdvancedAcademics.
C)It mightwellbetruethatsportsarefarmorerootedinAmerica nhighscho
readingofinternationaltestscoresfinds n
,ourownresearc
-sponsoredspor
tsappeart oprovidebenefitsthatseemtoincrease,notdetract(减
少)from,academicsuccess.
D)Ripleyindulgesapopul arobsession(痴
迷)withinternationaltestscorecompa risons,whichshowwideandfrighteni
ores,however,< br>thefactthatstatesvaryatleastasmuchintestscoresa sdodevelopedcou
ntries.A2011reportfromHarvardUn iversityshowsthatMassachusettsprodu
cesmathscor escomparabletoSouthKoreaandFinland,whileMississipp isc
'sthesisaboutsportsfallsapart
sinMassach usettsprovidesportsprogramswhilesc
sinMississip pimaylovefootballwhileinTobag
cannotexplai
n 'texplaininternationaldifferenc
eseither.
E) IfitistruethatsportsunderminetheacademicmissionofA mericansch
ools,wewouldexpecttoseeanegativerela tionshipbetweenthecommitme
r,theUniversityofArk a
nsas'amine
thisrelationshipbyanalyzingscho ols'sportswinningpercentagesaswellasst
udent-at hleticparticipationratescomparedtograduationratesa ndstanda
rdizedtestscoreachievementoverafive-ye arperiodforallpublichighscho
llingforstudentpov ertylevels,demographics(人口统计状
况),anddistrictfin ancialresources,bothmeasuresofaschool'scommitmenttoathleticsaresignificantly,positivelyrelatedto lowerdropoutratesaswe
llashighertestscores.
F)On-the-ficldsuccessandhighparticipationinsportsi snotrandom—itre
htthinkthiswouldleadsch
ndGr eene's
yexplanationforthisseeminglycou
nteri ntuitive(与直觉相反
的)resultisthatsuccessinsportspro gramsactuallyfacilitatesorreflectsgrea
tersocia lcapitalwithinaschool'scommunity.
G)Ripleycites thewritingsofrenownedsociologistJamesColeman,whose r
ninhisearlyworkheldathl
eticsincontempt,ar guingthattheycrowdedoutschools'academicmission
quoteshis1961study,TheAdolescentSociety,whereColem anwrite
s,thetrophy(奖
品)casewouldsuggesttoth einnocentvisitorthathewasenteringanathlet
icclu b,notaneducationalinstitution.
H)However,inlate rresearchhewouldshowhowthesuccessofschoolsishi
ghlydependentonwhathetermedsocialcapital,
norms ,thesocialnetworks,andtherelationshipsbetweenadult sandchi
ldrenthatareofvalueforthechild'sgrowing up.