2013年12月英语六级真题答案完整版

2013年12月全国大学生英语六级考试试卷

Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a compositi on on the topic Digital Age. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: 1．如今数字化产品得到越来越广泛的使用，例如……2．数字化产品的使用对人们的工作、学习、生活产生的影响。Digital Age ___________________________________________________________________________

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before maki ng your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each ite m on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more tha n once. Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

Women in 2011 made no significant gains in winning more top US business jobs, according to a study, but the he ad of the study said women are poised to make 36 in the year ahead. The number of women who were board di rectors, corporate officers or top earners at Fortune 500 companies remained 37 unchanged, said the study by Cat alyst, a nonprofit group that 38 opportunities for women in business.

The percentage of companies with women on the board of directors was 15.1 percent this year, compared with 14 .8 percent in 2010, Catalyst said.

Also, the percentage of corporate officer positions 39 by women was 15.7 percent in 2011 and 15.4percent in 20 10, it said. The percentage of top earners in 2011 who were women was 6.2 percent, compared to 6.7percent in 20 10, it said.

The research on the Fortune 500 companies was 40 on data as of March 31, 2011. The slight changes in the nu mbers are not considered 41 significant, Catalyst said.

Nevertheless, given the changes in U. S. politics, the future for women in business looks more 42 , said Ilene La ng, president and chief executive 43 of Catalyst.

"Overall we’re 44 to see change next year," Lang said. "When we look at shareholders, decision makers, the ge neral public, they’re looking for change. "

"What they’re basically saying is, ‘Don’t give us 45 of the status quo(现状). Get new ideas in there, get some fresh faces, ’" she said.

A) officer B) changes C) based D) positions E) more F) promising G) businesslike

H) surveying I) essentially J) strides K) promotes L) statistically

M) confused N) held O) expecting

Section B

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement con tains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. Yo u may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marki ng the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

How Marketers Target Kids

A) Kids represent an important demographic to marketers because they have their own purchasing power, they in fluence their parents’ buying decisions and they are the adult consumers of the future. Industry spending on advert ising to children has exploded in the past decade, increasing from a mere $100 million in 1990 to more than $2 bil lion in 2000.

B) Parents today are willing to buy more for their kids because trends such as smaller family size, dual incomes a nd postponing children until later in life mean that families have more disposable income. As well, guilt can play a role in spending decisions as time-stressed parents substitute material goods for time spent with their kids. Here a re some of the strategies marketers employ to target kids: