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2014年12月英语六级真题及答案（文字版）
考试采取“多题多卷”模式，试题顺序不统一，请依据试题进行核对
Part I Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following t
opic. You should write at least 180 words but no more than 200 words.

作文题一：学历歧视

作文部分：
【学历歧视：参考范文】
In the modern society, with competition becomes increasingly fierce, to find a job is to
o difficult for the young generation. Academic qualification, as a job a stepping-stone, is a
n essential factor during the job hunting.
Some people think that the highly educated must be able to find a good job, because
education can prove that a person has a good capacity. Therefore, it is commonly believe
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that a job seeker with a master degree must be easier to find a promising job than a un
dergraduate. However, now the company interviewers generally prefer to required a even h
igher academic qualification, like a doctor degree. Otherwise, the applicants, even though h
e or she has tremendous potential, will be refused relentlessly.
As far as I am concerned, education should not be the single standard in an interview.
As for the companies, it is not necessarily a good principle as well. Now the whole comm
unity often talk about working ability and efficiency. For example, some people may have
high academic qualification, but actually his ability is very limited. So both the individual a
nd the community ought to change their attitude on academic qualification. We should rea
lize that it is the operational
Part II Listening
Section A
Directions：In this section，you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.
At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was sai
d. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question t
here will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C)
and D)， and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Ans
wer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.
Question 1
a grocery
a parking lot
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a car showroom
a fast food restaurant
Question 2
a little nap after lunch
up and take a short walk
her position now and then
h legs before standing up
Question 3
students should practice long- distance running
doesn’t quite believe what the woman says
students’ physical condition is not desirable
thinks the race is too hard for the students
Question 4
do not want to have a baby at present
cannot afford to get married right now
are both pursuing graduate studies
will get their degrees in two years
Question 5
usually have a lot in common
must have been mistaken for Jack
is certainly not as healthy as he is
has not seen Jack for quite a few days
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Question 6
man will take the woman wo the museum
man knows where the museum is located
woman is asking the way at the crossroads
woman will attend the opening of the museum
Question 7
cannot ask the guy to leave
guy has been coming in for years
should not look down upon the guy
guy must be feeling extremely lonely
Question 8
t timepieces
time-conscious
to mend locks
track of his daily activities
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Question 9
winds its way to the sea
is quickly rising
is eating into its banks
is wide and deep
Question 10
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the trucks over to the other side of the river
the equipment apart before being ferried
the transport cost as much as possible
to speed up the operation by any means
Question 11
the commander to send a helicopter
the operation until further orders
trees and build rowing boats
as many coats as possible
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Question 12
him join an Indian expedition
about his climbing experiences
up mountain climbing altogether
money to buy climbing equipment
Question 13
was very strict with his children
climbed mountains to earn a living
had an unusual religious background
was the first to conquer Mt. Qomolangma
Question 14
are like humans
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are sacred places
are to be protected
are to be conquered
Question 15
was his father’s training that pilled him through
was a milestone in his mountain climbing career
was his father who gave him the strength to succeed
helped him understand the Sherpa view of mountains
Section B
Directions：In this section，you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage，
you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only onc
e. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices mar
ked A), B), C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single l
ine through the centre
Passage One
Question 16
A. By reviewing what he has said previously
comparing memorandums with letters
showing a memorandum’ s structure
analyzing the organization of a letter
Question 17
spent a lot of time writing memorandums
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seldom read a memorandum through to the end
placed emphasis on the format of memorandums
ignored many of the memorandums they received
Question 18
and wording
ure and length
ness and clarity
city and accuracy
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 19
te dating
sional look
statement of purpose
ion of appropriate humor
Question 20
give top priority to their work efficiency
make an effort to lighten their workload
never change work habits unless forced to
try hard to make the best use of their time
Question 21
-confidence
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of duty
efficiency
n for work
Question 22
are addicted to playing online games
try to avoid work whenever possible
find to pleasure in the work they do
simply have no sense of responsibility
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 23
lost all his property
was sold to a circus
was forced into slavery
ran away from his family
Question 24
A.A carpenter
B.A businessman
C.A master of his
D.A black drummer
Question 25
named its town hall after Solomon Northup
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declared July 24 Solomon Northup Day
freedom all blacks in the town from slavery
hosted a reunion for the Northup family
Section C
Directions：In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is re
ad for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is r
ead for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you h
ave just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what
you have written.
Section C
Intolerance is the art of ignoring any views that differ from your own. It(26)_____ itself
a hatred. Stereotypes, prejudice, and(27)_____.Once it intensifies in people, intolerance is nea
rly impossible to overcome. But why would anyone want to be labeled intolerant. Why wo
uld people want to be (28)_____about the world around them? Why would one want to be
part of the problem in America, instead of the solution?
There are many explanations for intolerant attitudes, some (29)_____ childhood. It is like
ly that intolerant folks grew up (30)_____ intolerant parents and the cycle of prejudice has s
imply continued for (31)_____. Perhaps intolerant people are so set in their ways that they f
ind it easier to ignore anything that might not (32)_____ their limited view of life. Or mayb
e intolerant students have simply never been (33)_____ to anyone different form themselves.
But none of these reason is an excuse for allpwing the intolerance to continue.
Intolerance should not be confused with is,of course,possible as diasgre
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e with an opinion without being intolerant of you understand a belief but still don't b
elieve in that specific belief,that's are (34)_____ your a matter of fact.(35)
_____ disseniers(持异议者)are important for any we all believed the same w
ould never grow,and we would never learn about the world around us,does not stem frim
stems from fear,And fear stems from fear stems from ignorance.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
His future subjects have not always treated the Prince of Wales with the respect one X
XXX expect. They laughed aloud in 1986 when the heir to the British(36)_____ told a TV rep
orter that he talked to his plants at his country house, Highgrove, to stimulate their growt
h. The Prince was being humorous- “My sense of humor will get me into trouble one day”,
he said to his aids(随从)-but listening to Charles Windsor can indeed prove stimulating. Th
e royal(37)_____ has been promoting radical ideas for most of his adult life. Some of his(38)
_____, which once sounded a bit weird, were simply ahead of their time. Now, finally, the w
orld seems to be catching up with him.
Take his views on farming. Prince Charles’ Duchy Home Farm went(39)_____ back in 19
86. When most shoppers cared only about the low price tag on suspiciously blemish-free
(无瑕疵的) vegetables and(40)_____ large chickens piled high in supermarkets.
His warnings on climate change proved farsighted,s began(41)_____ action in
warming in 1990 and says he has been worried about the(42)_____ of man on the environ
ment same be was a teenger.
Although he was gradually gained international(43)_____ as one of the world's lending c
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onservationists,many British people still think of him as an(34)_____ person who talks to pla
year,as it happens,South Korean scientists proved that plants really do(45)_____ to r
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Section B
Directions: In this section，you are going to read a passage with ten statements attache
d to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the p
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aragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than o
nce. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the correspo
nding letter on Answer Sheet 2. High School Sports Aren’t Killing Academics
A)In this month’s Atlantic cover article, “The Case Against High-School Sports,” Ama
nda Ripley argues that school-sponsored sports programs should be seriously cut. She writ
es that, unlike most countries that outperform the United States on international assessme
nts, American schools put too much of an emphasis on athletics, “ Sports are embedded i
n American schools in a way they are not almost anywhere else,” she writes, “Yet this dif
ference hardly ever comes up in domestic debates about America’s international mediocrit
y(平庸)in education.”
B)American student-athletes reap many benefits from participating in sports, but the co
sts to the schools could outweigh their benefits, she argues, In particular, Ripley contends t
hat sports crowd out the academic missions of schools: America should learn from South K
orea and Finland and every other country at the top level of international test scores, all o
f whom emphasize athletics far less in school. ”Even in eighth grade, American kids spend
more than twice the time Korean kids spend playing sports,” she writes, citing a 2010 stud
y published in the Journal of Advanced Academics.
C)It might well be true that sports are far more rooted in American high schools than
in other countries. But our reading of international test scores finds no support for the arg
ument against school athletics. Indeed, our own research and that of others lead us to ma
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ke the opposite case. School-sponsored sports appear to provide benefits that seem to inc
rease, not detract(减少)from, academic success.
D)Ripley indulges a popular obsession(痴迷)with international test score comparisons, w
hich show wide and frightening gaps between the United States and other countries. She i
gnores, however, the fact that states vary at least as much in test scores as do developed
countries. A 2011 report from Harvard University shows that Massachusetts produces math
scores comparable to South Korea and Finland, while Mississippi scores are closer to Trinid
ad and Tobago. Ripley’s thesis about sports falls apart in light of this fact. Schools in Mas
sachusetts provide sports programs while schools in Finland do not. Schools in Mississippi
may love football while in Tobago interscholastic sports are nowhere near as prominent. Sp
orts cannot explain these similarities in performance. They can’t explain international differ
ences either.
E)If it is true that sports undermine the academic mission of American schools, we wou
ld expect to see a negative relationship between the commitment to athletics and academi
c achievement. However, the University of Arkansas’s Daniel Bowen and Jay Greene actuall
y find the opposite. They examine this relationship by analyzing schools’ sports winning p
ercentages as well as student-athletic participation rates compared to graduation rates and
standardized test score achievement over a five-year period for all public high schools in
Ohio. Controlling for student poverty levels, demographics(人口统计状况), and district financi
al resources, both measures of a school’s commitment to athletics are significantly and po
sitively related to lower dropout rates as well as higher test scores.
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F)On-the-field success and high participation in sports is not random-it requires focus
and dedication to athletics. One might think this would lead schools obsessed with winning
to deemphasize academics. Bowen and Greene’s results contradict that argument. A likely
explanation for this seemingly counterintuitive(与直觉相反的)result is that success in sports
programs actually facilitates or reflects greater social capital within a school’s community.
G)Ripley cites the writings of renowned sociologist James Coleman, whose research in
education was groundbreaking. Coleman in his early work held athletics in contempt, argui
ng that they crowded out schools’ academic missions. Ripley quotes his 1961 study, The
Adolescent Society, where Coleman writes, “Altogether, the trophy(奖品)case would suggest
to the innocent visitor that he was entering an athletic club, not an educational institution.”
H)However, in later research Coleman would show how the success of schools is highly
dependent on what he termed social capital, “the social networks, and the relationships b
etween adults and children that are of value for the child’s growing up.”
I)According to a 2013 evaluation conducted by the Crime Lab at the University of Chic
ago, a program called Becoming a Man-Sports Edition creates lasting improvements in the
boys’ study habits and grade point averages. During the first year of the program, student
s were founds to be less likely to transfer schools or be engaged in violent crime. A year
after the program, participants were less likely to have had an encounter with the juvenile
justice system.
J)If school-sponsored sports were completely eliminated tomorrow, many American stud
ents would still have opportunities to participate in organized athletics elsewhere, much lik
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e they do in countries such as Finland, Germany, and South Korea. The same is not certain
when it comes to students from more disadvantaged backgrounds. In an overview of the
research on non-school based after-school programs, researchers find that disadvantaged c
hildren participate in these programs at significantly lower rates. They find that low- income
students have less access due to challenges with regard to transportation, non- nominal fe
es, and off-campus safety. Therefore, reducing or eliminating these opportunities would mo
st likely deprive disadvantaged students of the benefits from athletic participation, not least
of which is the opportunity to interact with positive role models outside of regular school
hours.
K)Another unfounded criticism that Ripley makes is bringing up the stereotype that ath
letic XX are typically lousy(蹩脚的)classroom teachers. “American principals, unlike the XX X
X of principals around the world, make many hiring decisions with their sports teams in mi
nd, which does not always end well for students,” she writes. Educators who seek employ
ment at schools primarily for the purpose of coaching are likely to shirk(推卸)teaching resp
onsibilities, the argument goes. Moreover, even in the cases where the employee is a teach
er first and athletic coach second, the additional responsibilities that come with coaching li
kely comes at the expense of time otherwise spent on planning, grading, and communicati
ng with parents and guardians.
L)The data, however, do not seem to confirm this stereotype. In the most rigorous stu
dy on the classroom results of high school coaches, the University of Arkansas’s Anna Ega
lite finds that athletic coaches in Florida mostly tend to perform just as well as their non-c
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oaching counterparts, with respect to raising student test scores. We do not doubt that tea
chers who also coach face serious tradeoffs that likely come at the expense of time they c
ould dedicate to their academic obligations. However, as with sporting events, athletic coac
hes gain additional opportunities for communicating and serving as mentors(导师)that pote
ntially help students succeed and make up for the costs of coaching commitments.
M)If schools allow student-athletes to regularly miss out on instructional time for the s
ake of traveling to athletic competitions, that’s bad. However, such issues would be better
addressed by changing school and state policies with regard to the scheduling of sporting
events as opposed to total elimination. If the empirical evidence points to anything, it poin
ts towards school sponsored sports providing assets that are well worth the costs.
N)Despite negative stereotypes about sports culture and Ripley’s presumption that aca
demics and athletics are at odds with one another, we believe that the greater body of evi
dence shows that school- sponsored sports programs appear to benefit students. Successes
on the playing field can carry over to the classroom and vice versa(反之亦然). More importa
ntly, finding ways to increase school communities’ social capital is imperative to the succe
ss of the school as whole, not just the athletes.
s from low-income families have less access to off-campus sports programs.
Ripley argues that America should learn from other countries that rank high in
international tests and lay less emphasis on athletics.
ing to the author,Amanda Ripley fails to note that stunents'performance in exams
varies from state to state.
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Ripley thinks that athletic coaches are poor at classroom instruction.
Coleman's later resrarch make an argument for a school's social capital.
chers find that there is a ppsitive relationship between a school's commitment to
athletics and academic achievements.
rigorous study finds that athletic coaches also do well in raising students'test scores.
ing to an evaluation,spograms contribute to students's academic preformance and
character building.
Ripley believes the emphasis on school sports shuold be brought up when tryi
ng to understand why Aamerican students are mediocre.
Coleman suggests in his earlier writings that school athletics would undermine a
school's image.
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some que
stions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C a
nd D. . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answe
r Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage one
It is easy to miss amid the day-to-day headlines of global economic recession, but ther
e is a less conspicuous kind of social upheaval(剧变)underway that is fast altering both the
face of the planet and the way human beings live. That change is the rapid acceleration of
urbanization. In 2008, for the first time in human history, more than half the world’s pop
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ulation was living in towns and cities. And as a recently published paper shows, the proces
s of urbanization will only accelerate in the decades to come—with an enormous impact o
n biodiversity and potentially on climate change.
As Karen Seto, the led author of the paper, points out, the wave of urbanization isn’t
just about the migration of people into urban environments, but about the environments t
hemselves becoming bigger to accommodate all those people. The rapid expansion of urba
n areas will have a huge impact on biodiversity hotspots and on carbon emissions in those
urban areas.
Humans are the ultimate invasive species—when the move into new territory, the often
displace the wildlife that was already living there. And as land is cleared for those new cit
ies—especially in the dense tropical forests—carbon will be released into the atmosphere a
s well. It’s true that as people in developing nations move from the countryside to the cit
y, the shift may reduce the pressure on land, which could in turn be good for the environ
ment. This is especially so in desperately poor countries, where residents in the countryside
slash and burn forests each growing season to clear space for farming. But the real differ
ence is that in developing nations, the move from rural areas to cities often leads to an ac
companying increase in income — and that increase leads to an increase in the consumpti
on of food and energy, which in turn causes a rise in carbon emissions. Getting enough to
eat and enjoying the safety and comfort of living fully on the grid is certainly a good thi
ng — but it does carry an environmental price.
The urbanization wave can’t be stopped — and it shouldn’t be. But Seto’s paper d
oes underscore the importance of managing that transition. If we do it the right way, we c
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an reduce urbanization’s impact on the environment. “There’s an enormous opportunity
here, and a lot of pressure and responsibility to think about how we urbanize,” says Seto.
“One thing that’s clear is that we can’t build cities the way we have over the last coupl
e of hundred years. The scale of this transition won’t allow that.” We’re headed toward
s an urban planet no matter what, but whether it becomes heaven or hell is up to us.
56. What issue does the author try to draw people’s attention to?
A. The shrinking biodiversity worldwide.
B. The rapid increase of world population.
C. The ongoing global economic recession.
D. The impact of accelerating urbanization.
57. In what sense are humans the ultimate invasive species?
A. They are much greedier than other species.
B. They are a unique species born to conquer.
C. They force other species out of their territories.
D. They have an urge to expand their living space.
58. In what way is urbanization in poor countries good for the environment?
A. More land will be preserved for wildlife.
B. The pressure on farmland will be lessened.
C. Carbon emissions will be considerably reduced.
D. Natural resources will be used more effectively.
59. What does the author say about living comfortably in the city?
A. It incurs a high environmental price.
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B. It brings poverty and insecurity to an end.
C. It causes a big change in people’s lifestyle.
D. It narrows the gap between city and country.
60. What can be done to minimize the negative impact of urbanization according to Seto?

A. Slowing down the speed of transition.
B. Innovative use of advanced technology.
C. Appropriate management of the process.
D. Enhancing people’s sense of responsibility.
Passage Two
When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched in Feb. 2004, even
he could not imagine the forces it would let loose. His intent was to connect college stude
nts. Facebook, which is what this website rapidly evolved into, ended up connecting the w
orld.
To the children of this connected era, the world is one giant social network. They are
not bound — as were previous generations of humans — by what they were taught. They
are only limited by their curiosity and ambition. During my childhood, all knowledge was l
ocal. You learned everything you knew from your parents, teachers, preachers, and friends.
With the high-quality and timely information at their fingertips, today’s children are ri
sing normally tame middle class is speaking up against social ills. Silicon Valley executives
are being shamed into adding women to their boards. Political leaders are marshalling the
energy of millions for elections and political causes. All of this is being done with social m
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edia technologies that Facebook and its competitors set free.
As does every advancing technology, social media has created many new problems. It i
s commonly addictive and creates risks for younger users. Social media is used by extremis
ts in the Middle East and elsewhere to seek and brainwash recruits. And it exposes us and
our friends to disagreeable spying. We may leave our lights on in the house when we are
on vacation, but through social media we tell criminals exactly where we are, when we pl
an to return home, and how to blackmail(敲诈)us.
Governments don’t need informers any more. Social media allows government agencie
s to spy on their own citizens. We record our thoughts, emotions, likes and dislikes on Fac
ebook; we share our political views, social preferences, and plans. We post intimate photog
raphs of ourselves. No spy agency or criminal organization could actively gather the type o
f data that we voluntarily post for them.
The marketers are also seeing big opportunities. Amazon is trying to predict what we
will order. Google is trying to judge our needs and wants based on our social-media profil
es. We need to be aware of the risks and keep working to alleviate the dangers.
Regardless of what social media people use, one thing is certain: we are in a period of acc
elerating change. The next decade will be even more amazing and unpredictable than the l
ast. Just as no one could predict what would happen with social media in the last decade,
no one can accurately predict where this technology will take us. I am optimistic, however,
that a connected humanity will find a way to uplift itself.
61. What was the purpose of Facebook when it was first created?
A. To help students connect with the outside world.
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B. To bring university students into closer contact.
C. To help students learn to live in a connected era.
D. To combine the world into an integral whole.
62. What difference does social media make to learning?
A. Local knowledge and global knowledge will merge.
B. Student will become more curious and ambitious.
C. People are able to learn wherever they travel.
D. Sources of information are greatly expanded.
63. What is the author’s greatest concern with social media technology?
A. Individuals and organizations may use it for evil purposes.
B. Government will find it hard to protect classified information.
C. People may disclose their friends’ information unintentionally.
D. People’s attention will be easily distracted
from their work in hand.
64. What do businesses use social media for?
A. Creating a good corporate image.
B. Conducting large-scale market surveys.
C. Anticipating the needs of customers.
D. Minimizing possible risks and dangers.
65. What does the author think of social media as a whole?
A. It will enable human society to advance at a faster pace.
B. It will pose a grave threat to our traditional ways of life.
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C. It is bound to bring about another information revolution.
D. It breaks down the final barriers in human communication.
阅读理解部分：
选词填空
36-40 nmentalist s ally rally
41-45 ition ric d
长篇阅读
46—50 JBDKH 51—55 CLFAE
仔细阅读
56—60 DCBAC 61—65 BDABA
Part IV Translation
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chine
se into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
翻译题：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。
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翻译部分：
【教育：参考译文】
China will endeavor to ensure everyemployee to have average 13.3 years of education.
If the goal is achieved, amajority of people entering the labor market will be having Bachel
or’s degree。
In the next few years, China willincrease the number of people in vocational college. Ex
cept focusing on thehigher education, the government will find a breakthrough point to en
sure thejustice of education. China is trying to optimize education resources and,accordingl
y, the countryside as well as the less developed areas will receivemore support。
In addition, the education ministrydecides to improve the nutrition of students in less
developed areas andprovides equal opportunities for the children of workers from out of t
own toreceive education in the city。


2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题（二）
Writing (30 minutes)

作文题二：科技与学习
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Studying’ is over there in the fiction section.

【科技与学习：参考范文】
The picture vividly depicts that a teaching is asking a pupil to answer a simple math-re
lated question——what’s two plus two? Unfortunately, the child cannot answer such an ea
sy question without tech help. In fact, the phenomenon conveyed in the picture does not s
urprise us, because as the science and technology develops, the topic concerning the side
effects of technological advancement increasingly arouses people’s attention.
Undoubtedly, the drawer of the picture aims at reminding us that we should use techn
ology in a proper way and not be too tech-dependent to solve the simple problem indepe
ndently. It is well known that thanks to the development of human civilization, many forme
rly unimaginable things come into reality. But, while enjoying the convenience produced by
tech, we must alert its harm. Being over-addicted to technology will cost our health, inde
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pendence, wisdom，creativity and even our ability to live.
Weighing the pros and cons of the technology, perhaps the best policy is to apply it
properly. At the same time, we must avoid its harmful part. Furthermore, young people sh
ould be advised that depending too much on technology is hardly beneficial for them at a
ll and more importantly they are expected to acquire the capacity to think independently.

Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Section A
1. A) The man should get a pair of new shoes.
B) The man’s tennis racket is good enough.
C) The man spent too much on his tennis shoes.
D) The man is out of shape.
2. A) The woman doesn’t want to assist the man.
B) The woman will ask Kathy to assist the man.
C) Kathy is very pleased to attend the lecture by Dr. Smith.
D) The woman will skip Dr. Smith’s lecture to help the man.
3. A) The speakers and Steve used to be classmates.
B) Steve invited his classmates to visit his big cottage.
C) Steve became rich soon after graduation from college.
D) The woman asked the man to accompany her to the party.
4. A) In a bus. B) In a boat. C) In a clinic. D) In a plane.
5. A) 9:10. B) 9:40. C) 9:50. D) 10:10.
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6. A) John has got many admirers.
B) She does not like John at all.
C) John has just got a bachelor’s degree.
D) She does not think John is handsome.
7. A) He has been bumping along for hours.
B) He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam.
C) He is involved in a serious accident.
D) He has got a sharp pain in the neck.
8. A) She cannot go without a washing machine.
B) She should improve her physical fitness.
C) She is a professional mechanic.
D) She is good at repairing things.
9. A) The accused was found guilty of murder.
B) The accused was found innocent.
C) The accused was found guilty of stealing.
D) The accused was sentenced to death.
10. A) He was unemployed. B) He was out of his mind.
C) His children were sick. D) His wife deserted him.
11. A) He had committed the same sort of crime.
B) He was unlikely to get employed.
C) He was unworthy of sympathy.
D) He had been in jail before.
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12. A) Irresponsible. B) Aggressive.
C) Conservative. D) Unsatisfactory.
13. A) Public relations. B) Product design.
C) Internal communication. D) Distribution of brochures.
14. A) Placing advertisements in the trade press.
B) Drawing sketches for advertisements.
C) Making television commercials.
D) Advertising in the national press.
15. A) She has the motivation to do the job.
B) She knows the tricks of advertising.
C) She is not suitable for the position.
D) She is not so easy to get along with.
Section B
Passage One
16. A) The cozy communal life. B) The beautiful environment.
C) The variety of culture. D) The richness of resources.
17. A) It ensures their physical and mental health.
B) It helps them soak up the surrounding culture.
C) It is as important as their learning experience.
D) It is very beneficial to their academic progress.
18. A) It has the world’s best-known military academies.
B) It offers the most challenging academic programs.
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C) It draws faculty from all around the world.
D) It provides numerous options for students.
19. A) They are responsible merely to their Ministry of Education.
B) They try to give students opportunities for experimentation.
C) They strive to develop every student’s academic potential.
D) They ensure that all students get roughly equal attention.
Passage Two
20. A) It is leaving Folkestone in about five minutes.
B) It is now about half way to the French coast.
C) It crosses the English Channel twice a day.
D) It will arrive at Boulogne at half past two.
21. A) Next to the duty-free shop. B) Opposite the ship’s office.
C) In the front of A deck. D) At the rear of B deck.
22. A) It is much more spacious than the lounge on C deck.
B) It is for the sole use of passengers travelling with cars.
C) It is for the use of passengers travelling with children.
D) It is for senior passengers and people with VIP cards.
Passage Three
23. A) It was named after one of its painters.
B) It was named after a cave art expert.
C) It was named after its discoverer.
D) It was named after its location.
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24. A) Deer were worshiped by the ancient Cro-Magnon people.
B) Animal painting was part of the spiritual life of the time.
C) Cro-Magnon people painted animals they hunted and ate.
D) They were believed to keep evils away from cave dwellers.
25. A) They have misinterpreted the meaning of the cave paintings.
B) They are unable to draw such interesting and fine paintings.
C) They have difficulty telling when the paintings were done.
D) They know little about why the paintings were created.
Section C
If you are attending a local college, especially one without residence halls, you’ll probably live at
home and commute to classes. This arrangement has a lot of (26)__________ . It’s cheaper. It
provides a comfortable and familiar setting, and it means you'll get the kind of home cooking
you're used to instead of the monotony（单调）that (27)________ even the best institutional food.
However, commuting students need to (28)_____________ to become involved in the life of their
college and to take special steps to meet their fellow students. Often, this means a certain amount
of initiative on your part in (29)________ and talking to people in your classes whom you think you
might like.
One problem that commuting students sometimes face is their parents' unwillingness to
recognize that they're adults. The (30)____________ from high school to college is a big one, and if
you live at home you need to develop the same kind of independence you’d have if you were
living away. Home rules that might have been (31)________ when you were in high school don’t
apply. If your parents are (32)________________ to renegotiate, you can speed the process along by
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letting your behavior show that you have the responsibility that goes with maturity. Parents are
more willing to (33)__________ their children as adults when they behave like adults. If, however,
there’s so much friction at home that it (34)_________ your academic work, you might want to
consider sharing an apartment with one or more friends. Sometimes this is a happy solution when
family (35)____________ make everyone miserable.
Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Children are natural-born scientists. They have 36 minds, and they aren’t afraid to admit they
don’t know something. Most of them, 37, lose this as they get older. They become self- conscious
and don’t want to appear stupid. Instead of finding things out for themselves they make 38 that
often turn out to be wrong.
So it’s not a case of getting kids interested in science. You just have to avoid killing the 39 for
learning that they were born with. It’s no coincidence that kids start deserting science once it
becomes formalised. Children naturally have a blurred approach to 40 knowledge. They see
learning about science or biology or cooking as all part of the same act—it’s all learning. It’s
only because of the practicalities of education that you have to start breaking down the
curriculum into specialist subjects. You need to have specialist teachers who 41 what they know.
Thus once they enter school, children begin to define subjects and erect boundaries that needn’t
otherwise exist.
Dividing subjects into science, maths, English, etc. is something we do for 42. In the end it’s all
learning, but many children today 43 themselves from a scientific education. They think science is
for scientists, not for them.
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