2014年6月英语六级听力原文(第3套)
2014年6月英语六级听力原文共三套
2014年6月英语六级听力原文第1套听力短对话1.W: The students have been protesting against the increased tuition.M: Yeah, I heard about the protest. But I don’t know how much good it will do. Q: What does the man mean?2.W: Jay will turn 21 this week. Does he know the class is having a surprise party for him?M: No. He thinks we are giving a party for the retiring dean.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3.M: Hello. This is Carl’s Garage. We found Mr. White’s briefcase and wallet after he left his car here this morning.W: He has been wondering where he could have left them. I’ll tell him to pick them up this afternoon. Thank you for calling.Q: What do we learn about Mr. White from the conversation?4. W: You know, some TV channels have been rerunning a lot of comedies from the 1960s. What do you think of those old shows?M: Not much. But the new ones including those done by famous directors are not so entertaining either.Q: What does the man mean?5. M: How much longer should I boil these vegetables? The recipe says about 10 minutes in total.W: They look pretty done to me. I doubt you should cook them anymore. Q: What does the woman mean?6. W: Tom, are you going to your parents’ house tonight?M: Yes. I promised to help them figure out their tax returns. The tax code is really confusing to them.Q: What is the man going to do for his parents?7. W: I was surprised when I heard you’d fi nished your research project a whole month early.M: How I managed to do it is still a mystery to me.Q: What does the man mean?8. W: I was hoping we could be in the same developmental psychology class.M: Me too. But by the time I went for registration, the course was closed. Q: What does the man mean?听力长对话原文1Conversation OneM: It’s really amazing how many colors there are in these Thai silks.W: These are our new designs.M: Oh, I don't think I've seen this combination of colors before.W: They're really brilliant, aren't they?M: Quite dazzling! May I have samples of the new color combinations?W: Yes, of course. But aren't you going to place an order?M: We order them regularly, you know, but I do want our buyer who handles fabrics to see them.W: Have you looked at the wood and stone carvings? Did you like them? M: Oh, they aren't really what I'm looking for.W: What do you have in mind?M: That's the trouble. I never know exactly until I see it. I usually have more luck when I get away from the tourist places.W: Out in the countryside you mean?M: Yes, exactly. Markets in small towns have turned out best for me.W: You're more interested, then, in handicrafts that haven't been commercialized.M: Yes, real folk arts, pots, dishes, basket ware — the kinds of things that people themselves use.W: I'm sure we can arrange a trip out into the country for you.M: I was hoping you'd say that.W: We can drive out of Bangkok and stop whenever you see something that interests you.M: That would be wonderful! How soon could we leave?W: I can't get away tomorrow. But I think I can get a car for the day after. M: And would we have to come back the same day?W: No, I think I'll be able to keep the car for three or four days.M: Wonderful! That'll give me time for a real look around.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. What attracts the man to the Thai silks?10. What is the man looking for in Thailand?11. What do we learn about the trip the woman promised to arrange for the man?听力长对话原文2Conversation TwoW: Well, before we decide we're going to live in Enderby, we really ought to have a look at the schools. We want the children to have a good secondary education, so we'd better see what’s available.M: They gave me some information at the district officeand I took notes. It appears there are five secondary schools in Enderby, three state schools and two private.W: I don’t know if we want private schools, do we?M: I don't think so, but we'll look at them anyway. There are Saint Mary's, that's a Catholic school for girls and Carlton Abbey, that's a very old boys' boarding school, founded in 1672.W: Are all the state schools co-educational?M: Yes, it seems so.W: I think little Keith is very good with his hands. We ought to send him to a school with good vocational training — carpentry, electronics, that sort of thing. M: In that case, we are best off at Enderby Comprehensive. I gather they have excellent workshops and instructors. But it says here the Donwell also has good facilities. Enderby High has a little, but they are mostly academic.No vocational training at a ll at Carlton Abbey or Saint Mary’s.W: What are the schools like academically? How many children go on to university every year?M: Well, Enderby High is very good. And Carlton Abbey even better. 70% of their pupils go on to university. Donwell isn’t so good. Only 8%. And Enderby Comprehensive and Saint Mary’s not much more, about 10%.W: Well, it seems like there is a broad selection of schools. But we’ll have to find out more than statistics before we can decide.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. What do the speakers want their children to have?13. What do the speakers say about little Keith?14. What school has the highest percentage of pupils who go on to university?15. What are the speakers going to do next?听力短文原文PassageOneGood morning, ladies and gentlemen! As instructed in our previous meeting, the subcommittee on building development has now drawn up a brief to submit to the firm's architect.In short, the building would consist of two floors. There would be a storage area in the basement to be used by the research centre as well as by other departments. We are, as you know, short of storage base, so the availability of a large basement would be a considerable advantage. The ground floor would be occupied by laboratories. Altogether there would be six labs. In addition, there would be six offices for the technicians, plus a general secretarial office and a reception area. The first floor would be occupied by the offices of Research and Development staff. There would be a suite of offices for the Research and Development Director as well as a general office for secretarial staff. It's proposed to have a staff room with a small kitchen. This would serve both floors. There would also be a library for research documents and reference material. In addition, there would be a resource room in which audio-visual equipment and other equipment of that sort could be stored. Finally, there would be a seminar room with closed-circuit television. This room would also be used to present displays and demonstrations to visitors to the centre. The building would be of brick construction so it's to conform to the general style of construction on the site. There would be a pitched roof. Wall and ceiling spaces would be insulated to conform to new building regulations.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What is said about the planned basement of the new building?17. Where would be the Research and Development Director's office?18. Why would the building be of brick construction?PassageTwoHuang Yi works for a company that sells financial software to small- and medium-size businesses. His job is to show customers how to use the new software. He spends two weeks with each client, demonstrating the features and functions of the software. The first few months on the job were difficult. He often left the client feeling that even after two weeks he hadn't been able to show the employees everything they needed to know. It's not that they weren't interested; they obviously appreciated his instruction and showed a desire to learn. Huang couldn't figure out if the software was difficult for them to understand, or if he was not doing a good job of teaching. During the next few months, Huang started to see some patterns. He would get to a new client site and spend the first weekgoing over the software with the employees. He usually did this in shifts, with different groups of employees listening to him lecture. Then he would spend the next week installing the program and helping individuals troubleshoot. Huang realized that during the week of troubleshooting and answering questions, he ended up addressing the same issues over and over. He was annoyed because most of the individuals with whom he worked seem to have retained very little information from the first week. They asked very basic questions and often needed prompting from beginning to end. At first, he wondered if these people were just a little slow, but then he began to get the distinct feeling that part of the problem might be his style of presenting the information.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What does Huang Yi do in his company?20. What did Huang Yi think of his work?21. What did Huang Yi do in addition to lecturing?22. What did Huang Yi realize in the end?PassageThreeAs we help children get out into the world to do their learning there, we can get more of the world into the schools. Aside from their parents, most children never have any close contact with any adults except their teachers. No wonder they have no idea what adult life or work is like. We need to bring more people who are not full-time teachers into the schools. In New York City, under the Teachers' and Writers' Collaborative, real writers come into the schools, read their work, and talk to the children about the problems of their craft. The children love it. In another school, a practicing attorney comes in every month and talks to several classes about the law. Not the law as it is in books, but the law as he sees it and encounters it in his cases. And the children listen with intense interest. Here's something even easier: Let children work together, help each other, learn from each other and each other's mistakes. We now know from the experience of many schools that children are often the best teachers of other children. What's more important, we know that when a fifth- or sixth-grader who has being having trouble with reading starts helping a first-grader, his own reading sharply improves. A number of schools are beginning to use what some call paired learning. This means that you let children form partnerships with other children, do their work even including their tests together and share whatever marks or results this work gets, just like grown-ups in the real world. It seems to work. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. Why does the speaker say most children have no idea what adult life is like?24. What is happening in New York City schools?25. What does the experience of many schools show?听力填空Tests may be the most unpopular part of academic life. Students hate them because they produce fear and anxiety about being evaluated, and a focus on grades instead of learning for learning's sake. But tests are also valuable. A well-constructed test identifies what you know and what you still need to learn. Tests help you see how your performance compares to that of others. And knowing that you'll be tested on a body of material is certainly likely to motivate you to learn the material more thoroughly. However, there's another reason you might dislike tests. You may assume that tests have the power to define your worth as a person. If you do badly on a test, you may be tempted to believe that you’ve received some fundamental information about yourself from the professor—information that says you are a failure in some significant way. This is a dangerous and wrong-headed assumption. If you do badly on a test, it doesn't mean you are a bad person or stupid. Or that you'll never do better again and that your life is ruined. If you don't do well on a test, you're the same person you were before you took the test. No better, no worse. You just did badly on a test. That's it! In short, tests are not a measure of your value as an individual. They're a measure only of how well and how much you studied. Tests are tools.They are indirect and imperfect measures of what we know.2014年6月英语六级听力原文第2套听力短对话1. M: Look at the low priceson these fashionable TV sets.Something is fishy. Don't you think so?W: Well, there have been a lot of robberies recently.Some of the stolen goods may have landed here.Q: What does the woman imply about the low-priced television sets?2. M: I've been assigned to cover the governess's speech today.What about you?W: Nothing is grand as yours.I have to do an interview for the evening news about a man with dozens of cats.Q: What do we learn about the speakers?3. W: Didn't I see you going into the administration building this afternoon? M: I needed to switch my computer class to the 9:50 section.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?4. W: I guess you watched the quiz show on television last night.What did you think about it?M: Well, it was great.The first four contestants won only small prizes, but the fifth left with a new luxury car.Q: What does the man say about the quiz show?5. W: I can't find the arrival time of the New York to Boston Express on this schedule.M: Look for New York in the left-hand column and follow it across until you find the hour listed in the Boston column.Q: What are the speakers most probably doing?6. W: You look different today,but I can't quite put my finger on what it is. M: Oh, yesterday I finally got around to that new barbershop in the mall and enjoyed their services.Q: What can be inferred about the man?7. W: What do you think of Picasso's paintings exhibited in the city museum? M: Personally I can't quite see the meaning in his modern works. Most of them remind me of the stuff my nephew brings home from the kindergarten.Q: What does the man mean?8. W: Rod said he wanted to get involved in student government this year. M: But he hasn't gone to a single meeting, has he?Q: What does the man imply about Rod?Now you will hear the two long conversations.听力长对话原文1M：Good morning, madam. Can I help you?W: Oh, I do hope so. I have to get to Manchester today and my own car has broken down. Do you by any chance have a car available?M：For how many days, madam?W: Three, just until the weekend.M: And what sort of car did you have in mind?W: Well, that depends a bit on the price. But I normally drive a Cavalier. Do you have anything like that?M: Yes, certainly. That's group C which includes Cavalier and Sea-arrows. W: How much are they?M: Well, for three days, you would have to have it under the unlimited mileage conditions, which will work out cheaper for Manchester anyway. Let's see, Group C, three- to five-day hire with unlimited mileage is 53 pounds per day.W: I see. Does that include everything?M: It includes third-party insurance, but does not include value-added tax, petrol or CDW.W: What's that?M: CDW? Oh, that's to cover you in case you damage the hired car. Third-party insurance only covers you for damage to another vehicle. For Group C cars it's 6 pounds per day.W: OK. I think I'll have the Cavalier.M: Right. Could I have your driving license please?W: Certainly. Here we are.M: So, it's Mrs. J. B. Couty.W: Yes. That's right.M: And the number is 509024bc9cs, expiring 1st July, 2015. And you want to take it immediately?W: Yes, I do, please.M: Lovely. Well, if you could, just initial that box there for the CDW, and that box there to confirm you have known driving convictions. Thank you, and then sign there. Great! That's it!Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. Why does the woman want to hire a car?10. What is the woman's main consideration in hiring a car?11. What does the daily charge include?听力长对话原文2are generally very good. At least between the three main cities, Bilbao, Vitoria in the south and San Sebastian. There is now a fast train link to the south of France and the rest of Spain. All these improvements affect Bilbao principally, but the whole region benefits. First, the port area has been completely modernized and relocated. And the airport has also been extended. So the basic facilities are good.M: Right. So, are we in a position to choose one of these cities?W: Well, let's not rush into anything. I think it would be a bad idea to assume we're going to choose a city. It might be better to think about one of the smaller towns.M: Smaller places. Yes. So, should we get details on the possible places?W: Yes. We could do that. But we need, I think, first, to check a few things, for example, tax benefits, grants and anything like that, for locating to a smaller place, not one of the main cities. Then we could make a better decision.M: Yes. I agree. You've talked about the improved transport links in Bilbao. What about the links to the smaller towns？If it's a mountainous or hilly region, it could take an hour or more for a truck to reach a main road. So I think we need to look specifically at the train and road links for smaller towns.W: Yes, you're right. Road and rail, and the financial position.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. What are the speakers discussing？13. What does the woman say about Bilbao, Victoria and San Sebastian？14. What does the woman think they should do？15. What is the man concerned about？听力短文原文PassageOneIn a study of older people with sisters and brothers, psychologist Debra Gold of the Duke Center for the study of aging and human development found that about 20%said they were either hostile or indifferent toward their sisters and brothers. Reasons for this ranged from inheritance disputes to hostility between spouses. But, many of those who had poor relationships felt guilty. Although most people admitted to some lingering rivalry, it was rarely strong enough to end the relationship. Only four out of the 55 people interviewed had completely broken with their sisters and brothers and only one of the four felt comfortable with the break.As sisters and brothers advance into old age, closeness increases and rivalry diminishes, explains Victor Chichiarelli, a psychologist at Purdue University. Most of the elderly people he interviewed said they had supportive and friendly dealings and got along well or very well with their sisters and brothers. Only 4% got along poorly. Gold found that as people age, they often become more involved with and interested in their sisters and brothers. 53% of those sheinterviewed said that contact with their sisters and brothers increase in late adulthood. With family and career obligations reduced, many said they had more time for each other. Others said that they felt it was time to heal wounds. A man who had recently reconciled with his brother told Gold there's something that lets older people put aside the bad deeds of the past and focus a little on what we need now, especially when it's sisters and brothers.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What does the study by Debra Gold find about older people?17. What has probably caused closeness to increase among sisters and brothers according to Victor Chichiarelli?18. What did the man who had recently reconciled with his brother tell Debra Gold about older people?PassageTwoMonarch butterflies, the large orange and black insects, are a common summer sight in the northern United States and Canada. They brighten parks and gardens as they fly among the flowers. What makes monarch butterflies particularly interesting is that they migrate—all the way to California or Mexico and back. They are thought to be the only insect that does this. Every year in the late summer, monarchs begin their migration to the south. Those heading for Mexico go first for the Louisiana-Mississippi region. Then they fly across the Gulf of Mexico into Texas. Once in Mexico, they establish themselves in one of about 15 sites in a mountain forest. Each site provides a winter home for millions of monarchs. The butterflies are so numerous that they often cover entire trees. When spring comes, they begin their long journey north. The question is often asked whether every butterfly makes the round trip journey every year. And the answer is no. The average monarch lives about nine months. So one flying north might lay eggs in Louisiana and then die. The eggs of that generation may be found in Kentucky; the eggs of the next generation may end up in Wisconsin or Michigan. The last generation of the season about the fourth will make the journey back to Mexico and restart the cycle. Scientists learn about monarch butterflies' migration by capturing and placing identifying tags on the insects. By recapturing a tagged monarch and noting where it came from, the next scientist can figure out things like butterfly's age and its routing.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What is unique about monarch butterflies according to the speaker?20. Where do monarch butterflies settle at the end of their migration?21. What does the speaker say about monarch butterflies' reproduction?22. What is the talk mainly about?PassageThreePeople nowadays seem to have the sense that their time has become more limited,that compared to earlier generations, we spend more and more time workingand have less and less free time to engage in leisure pursuitsBut this premise turns out to be an illusion. The most comprehensive data from major time use surveys suggest that, if anything, Americans today have more free time than earlier generations. The number of hours we work has not changed much, but we spend less time now on home tasks.So we have a greater amount of time for leisure than in decades past. So why do we feel like time is so scarce? One problem is that our time has become more valuableand as time becomes worth more money, we feel like we have less of it. Workers who bill or get paid by the hour, think lawyers and fast-food workers, report focusing more on pursuing more money than those who get paid at salary and the effect happens fast. In one experiment, people were told to play the role of consultants and bill their time at either nine dollars an hour or ninety dollars an hour. When people billed their time for ninety dollars an hour they reported feeling far more pressed for time. Thinking about our time as money changes our behavior as well. In one study, people who were instructed to think about money before entering a cafe spent less time chatting with the other patrons and more time working. Those who were thinking about their time did the reverse, spending time socializing instead of working.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. What does the speaker say people now feel about time?24. What do the data from major time use surveys show?25. What happens when we think about our time as money?听力填空The first copyright law in the United States was passed by Congress in 1790. In 1976 Congress enacted the latest copyright law, taking into consideration the technological developments that had occurred since the passage of the Copyright Act of 1909. For example, in 1909, anyone who wanted to make a single copy of a literary work for personal use had to do so by hand. The very process imposed a limitation on the quantity of materials copied. Today, a photocopier can do the work in seconds; the limitation has disappeared. The 1909 law did not provide full protection for films and sound recordings, nor did it anticipate the need to protect radio and television. As a result, violations of the law and abuses of the intent of the law have lessened the financial rewards of authors, artists, and producers. The 1976 Copyright Act has not prevented these abuses fully, but it has clarified the legal rights of the injured parties and given them an avenue for remedy. Since 1976 the Act has been amended to include computer software, and guidelines have been adopted for fair use of television broadcasts. These changes have cleared up much of the confusion and conflict that followed in the wake of the 1976 legislation. The fine points of the law are decided by the courts and by acceptable common practice over time. As thesedecisions and agreements are made, we modify our behavior accordingly. For now, we need to interpret the law and its guidelines as accurately as we can and to act in a fair manner.2014年6月英语六级听力原文第3套听力填空1. W: Jim, you are on the net again! When are you going to get off? It's time for the talk show.M: Just a minute, dear! I'm looking at a new jewelry site. I want to make sure I get the right gift for mom's birthday.Q: What is the man doing right now?2. W: I've never seen you have such confidence before an exam!M: It's more than confidence! Right now I feel that if I get less than an A, it will be the fault of the exam itself.Q: What does the man mean?3. W: Just look at this newspaper! Nothing but murder, death and war! Do you still believe people are basically good?M: Of course I do! But newspapers hardly ever report stories about peace and generosity. They are not news!Q: What do we learn from the conversation?4. M: Tom must be joking when he said he plans to sell his shop and go to medical school.W: You are quite right! He's just kidding! He's also told me time and time again he wished he studied for some profession instead of going into business.Q: What will Tom probably do according to the conversation?5. W: I hear your boss has a real good impression of you, and he is thinking about giving you two more days off each month.M: I hope not. I'd rather get more work hours, so I can get enough bucks to help out my two kids at college.Q: What does the man truly want?6. M: I heard you took a trip to Mexico last month. How did you like it?W: Oh, I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food! So now I understand the thing: East, west, home's best.Q: What does the woman mean?7. W: I'm worried about Anna. She's really been depressed lately. All she does is staying in her room all day.M: That sounds serious! She'd better see a psychiatrist at the counseling centre. Q: What does the man suggest Anna do?8. M: I could hardly recognize Sam after he got that new job! He's always in a suit and tie now.W: Yeah. He was never like that at college. Back then, he went around in old T-shirts and jeans.Q: What do the speakers say about Sam?听力长对话原文1Conversation OneM: Hi, Ann! Welcome back! How was your trip to the States?W: Very busy. I had a lot of meetings, so, of course, I didn't have much time to see New York.M: What a pity! Actually, I have a trip there myself next week.W: Do you? Then take my advice, do the well-being in the air program. It really works.M: Oh, I read about that in a magazine. You say it works?W: Yes, I did the program on the flight to the States, and when I arrived in New York, I didn't have any problem, no jet lag (飞行时差反应) at all. On the way back, I didn't doit, and I felt terrible.M: You're joking!W: Not at all. It really made a lot of difference.M: En. So what did you do?W: Well, I didn't drink any alcohol or coffee, and I didn't eat any meat or rich food. I drank a lot of water, and fruit juice, and I ate the meals on the well-being menu. They're lighter. They have fish, vegetables, and noodles, for example. And I did some of the exercises in the program.M: Exercises? On a plane?W: Yes. I didn't do many, of course. There isn't much space on a plane.M: How many passengers do the exercises?。
2014年6月六级听力真题及答案（第三套）
2014年6月六级听力真题及答案（第三套）Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: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 said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1. A) They might be stolen goods.B) They might be fake products.C) They might be faulty products.D) They might be smuggled goods.2. A) They are civil servants.B) They are job applicants.C) They are news reporters.D) They are public speakers.3. A) The man has decided to quit his computer class.B) The woman wants to get a degree in administration.C) A computer degree is a must for administrative work.D) The man went to change the time of his computer class.4. A) A lot of contestants participated in the show.B) The fifth contestant won the biggest prize.C) It was not as exciting as he had expected.D) It was sponsored by a car manufacturer.5. A) Reading a newspaper column.B) Looking at a railway timetable.C) Driving from New York to Boston.D) Waiting for someone at the airport.6. A) He wears a coat bought in the mall.B) He got a new job at the barbershop.C) He had a finger hurt last night.D) He had his hair cut yesterday.7. A) He cannot appreciate the Picasso exhibition.B) Even his nephew can draw as well as Picasso.C) He is not quite impressed with modem paintings.D) Some drawings by kindergarten kids are excellent.8. A) He should not put the cart before the horse.B) His conduct does not square with his words.C) His attitude to student government has changed.D) He has long been involved in student government.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) She left her own car in Manchester.B) Something went wrong with her car.C) She wants to go traveling on the weekend.D) Her car won't be back in a week's time.10. A) Safety. B) Comfort. C) Size. D) Cost.11. A) Third-party insurance.B) Value-added tax.C) Petrol.D) CDW.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) How to update the basic facilities.B) What to do to enhance their position.C) Where to locate their plant.D) How to attract investments.13. A) Their road link to other European countries is fast.B) They are all located in the south of France.C) They are very close to each other.D) Their basic facilities are good.14. A) Try to avoid making a hasty decision.B ) Take advantage of the train links.C) Talk with the local authorities.D) Conduct field surveys first.15. A) Future product distribution.B) Local employment policies.C) Road and rail links for small towns.D) Skilled workforce in the hilly region.Section BDirections: 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 bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题(三)
2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题(三)In June 2014, the College English Test (CET) Band 6 saw yet another round of challenging questions that tested the language proficiency of students across the country. The third set of questions, particularly, stood out for its thought-provoking reading comprehension passages and complex listening sections. This article aims to delve into the exam's key components, highlighting the key learning points and offering insights into effective preparation strategies.**Reading Comprehension: Depth and Breadth of Understanding**The reading section of the CET-6 exam requires a high level of comprehension, not just of the literal meaning of the text but also of its underlying ideas and arguments. The passages in the June 2014 exam were no exception, covering a diverse range of topics from science and technology to social issues. This diversity demands a well-rounded knowledge base and the ability to quickly identify key information.To excel in this section, students must cultivate a habit of regular reading, exposure to a wide range of materials, and active vocabulary building. By reading regularly, students can familiarize themselves with different writing styles and improve their understanding of complex sentence structures. Vocabulary building is also crucial, as a rich vocabulary enhances comprehension and allows for smoother reading.**Listening Comprehension: Attention to Detail**The listening section of the CET-6 exam tests the student's ability to understand spoken English, often in fast-paced and natural settings. The June 2014 exam was no different, with recordings featuring native speakers discussing various topics. This section demands close attention to detail, the ability to quickly process information, and excellent note-taking skills.To improve in this area, students should practice listening to native speakers regularly, both through audio materials and in person. This helps familiarize them with the pace and tone of spoken English. Practice withdifferent accents is also beneficial, as it preparesstudents for the wide variety of accents they may encounter in real-world situations. Additionally, regular practice with listening exercises, especially those that simulate the exam format, is crucial for success.**Writing: Clear and Coherent Expression**The writing section of the CET-6 exam requires students to demonstrate their ability to construct a clear and coherent argument in English. The task often involves writing an essay based on a given prompt, which requires careful planning, organization, and attention to language use.To excel in writing, students should focus on developing their writing skills through regular practice. They should aim to produce well-structured essays that are both argumentative and persuasive. This involves planning the essay's structure, developing clear arguments, and using appropriate language and vocabulary. Additionally, students should familiarize themselves with different writing styles and formats, as this helps them adapt to different writing tasks.**Conclusion**The CET-6 exam, particularly the June 2014 edition, remains a challenging test of English proficiency. By focusing on key areas such as reading comprehension, listening comprehension, and writing skills, students can improve their chances of success. Regular practice, exposure to a wide range of materials, and attention to detail are crucial for achieving a high score. By following these strategies, students can not only excel in the CET-6 exam but also improve their overall English proficiency.**六级真题深度解析与学习启示**2014年6月的大学英语六级考试（CET-6）再次迎来了一批具有挑战性的题目，这些题目在全国范围内对学生的英语水平进行了测试。
2014年6月英语六级真题(第三套)
2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题(二)Part I Writing (30 minutes)(多题多卷）题目一：Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put all eggs in one basket． You can give examples to illustrate your point． You should write at least 150 words and no more than 200words．题目二：Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump to conclusions upon seeing or hearing something． You can give examples to illustrate your point．You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words．注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 said． Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once． After each question there 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre．注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2023年6月英语六级真题第3套
2023年6月英语六级真题第3套Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence "It is widely accepted that an important goal of education is to help students learn how to learn." You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)温馨提示：2023年6月六级考试全国共考了2套听力，本套真题听力与前2套内容相同，只是顺序不同，故听力部分不再重复列出Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: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 making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.You might not know yourself as well as you think. According to a new study, people are ___26___ accurate judges of only some of their behaviors. While most previous studies on how well people know themselves have been done on long-term personality traits, this new study ___27___ how well people understand how they are acting from one moment to the next. Researchers asked participants to wear audio recorders that automatically ___28___ every 9.5 minutes between 7 a.m. and 2 a.m. to record 30 seconds of audio. These participants were then emailed surveys four times a day asking them to ___29___ how outgoing, agreeable, or conscientious they were during a particular hour of the day. The study used data from 248 participants, all of whom answered questions about their behavior for two ___30___ weeks and wore the audio device for one of those weeks.Six laboratory assistants rated each participant's audio clips to see how their observations compared with people's ___31___ of themselves. The six assistants were generally in agreement with one another about how the people they were observing acted. Further, participants' ratings of their own behaviors agreed with observers' for how outgoing and how conscientious they were being. But the agreement between participants and outside observers was much smaller for agreeableness. Some of this ___32___ could be because the observers used only audio clips, and thus could not read ___33___ like body language, but there are ___34___ other explanations, as people should be able to hear when a participant is being kind versus being rude. The weak agreement between how participants thought they were acting and what observers heard could be because people would rather ___35___ rude behavior.A) activated I) probesB) articulates J) randomC) assessment K) recallD) consecutive L) relativelyE) cues M) saturatedF) deny N) symptomsG) discrepancy O) terminateH) probablySection BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by making the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Why we need tiny collegesA) We're experiencing the rebirth of smallness. Farmers markets, tiny homes, and brew pubs all exemplifyour love of smallness. So do charter schools, coffee shops, and local bookstores. Small is often (but not always) more affordable, healthier, and sustainable, but its finest characteristic, the one that turns charm into love, is that going small allows us to be more fully who we are.B) In higher education the trend is mostly in the opposite direction: Universities with 20,000 or30,000students are considered "mid-sized". The nation's largest university, Arizona State University, has 80,000 students on campus and aims to enroll another 100,000 students online. At the other end of the spectrum is a handful of colleges that have fewer than a hundred students on campus and no online courses: colleges such as Sterling College, Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, and Deep Springs College. These colleges are so small that they can only be called "tiny."C) Tiny colleges focus not just on a young person's intellect, but on the young person as a whole. Equallyimportant, tiny colleges ask, "How can education contribute to human flourishing and the well-being of the world?" And they shape a college experience to address that question. They replace concerns about institutional growth with attention to the growth of students as fully developed participants in their communities.D) I've had the privilege of teaching at three different institutions of higher learning during my career-a smallliberal arts college and two mid-sized public universities. I've also been profoundly disappointed in each of these institutions, and in many of my colleagues, especially when it comes to helping students and preparing them for the many responsibilities of adulthood. Administrators focus on the business of running a university, and most faculty focus on their scholarship and teaching their discipline. Little deliberate attention is given to how students mature as individuals and social beings.E) Having just retired from teaching at a public university, I'm now returning to my hometown of Flagstaff,Arizona, to establish a tiny college—Flagstaff College. I'm convinced there's a need for another type of education, one devoted to helping students come into their own and into this beautiful and troubled world. Young people need an education that will provide them with meaning, hope, courage, and passion, as well as information and skills. Large institutions, I believe, are particularly ill-suited to this type of education.F) There's no "best of" list when it comes to tiny colleges, at least not yet. But around the country people arecreating new colleges that provide an alternative to small liberal arts colleges, large public universities, and online education.G) With only 26 students, Deep Springs is the smallest college in the country and, quite likely, the mostatypical (非典型的). Located on a working cattle ranch on the California-Nevada border, Deep Springsis a private, residential, two-year college for men, committed to educating students for "a life of service to humanity." Founded by the electricity tycoon (大亨) L.L. Nunn in 1917, Deep Springs "curriculum"revolves around academics, labor, and self-governance. In addition to their courses, students are charged with running the 155-acre ranch and overseeing the functioning of the college. Students chair both the admissions and the curriculum committees.H) "Living in close community with one's teachers and fellow students, and being forced to take on adultresponsibilities, makes for one's growth as a person," says William Hunt, who graduated last year. "To exist for very long in a community like that, you have to get over the question of whether you're sufficiently talented or principled and get started worrying about how you can stretch yourself and your peers, how much you can manage to learn with them."I) Sterling College, in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, is also very small-fewer than 100 students. UnlikeDeep Springs, Sterling focuses its curriculum on environmental and social justice issues, but like Deep Springs it places a high value on personal responsibility and manual labor. According to its catalog, a college education at Sterling combines "rigorous academics, roll-up-your-sleeves challenges, and good old hard work."J) The average tuition at a small liberal-arts college is $30,000 to $40,000 a year, not including the cost of living on campus, as compared to $8,000 to $10,000 a year for tuition alone at a public university. Of the tiny colleges, only Deep Springs doesn't charge tuition or room and board; students pay only for books and the cost of traveling to and from college. If tiny schools are to become a player on the higher education scene, they will need to find a way to be truly affordable.K) Doing so may not be that difficult so long as they do not pattern themselves too closely on existing norms. We've come to believe that a good college should have many academic programs and excellent facilities, posh (豪华的) dorms, an array of athletic programs, and a world-class student activity center.Imagine a good college without a climbing wall! We also have accepted the idea that college presidents, and their many vice-presidents, should be paid like their counterparts in the business world and that higher education requires an elaborate, up-to-date technology infrastructure. All of this drives up the cost of education.L) The "trick" to making tiny colleges affordable, if that's the right word, is simplicity. At its core, education is a human-to-human interaction. Reflecting on his own college education, President Garfield once commented that an ideal college would consist of nothing more than the legendary teacher Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other. The economics of a tiny college, in other words, might be similar to that of a tiny house. Because it is small, a tiny house costs less to build and less to furnish, insure, and maintain. But the economic benefits of a small house don't end there. Tiny homes discourage homeowners from buying stuff that they really don't need, because there's no place to put it.M) I'm a late convert to the idea of tiny colleges, and I fully understand the need for many diverse types of educational institutions. Academic research and job training are important, but tiny colleges aren't suited for either. The educational needs of a complex society are themselves complex, and no single model can meet all of these needs. But I'm now convinced there's an educational need that's now going almost completely unmet: namely, the need to help young people transition into adulthood. Tiny colleges can do this better than any other type of educational institution.N) The ultimate justification for a tiny college is the conviction that each of us comes into our full humanity by close interaction with those who know and care for us, and that one of the basic purposes of higher education is social. Although we give lip service to the idea that a college education will make us better people, when all's said and done, we think of higher education primarily in economic terms. We've come to think of higher education as a means to make a living rather than make a life. We've also come to see higher education as a private good rather than a public one. Tiny colleges are not the answer to all of our educational requirements, but they're an answer to one of our most basic educational necessities; the needto produce thoughtful, engaged, and compassionate human beings.36. One tiny American college situated on a cattle farm is devoted to educating students to serve mankindthroughout their lives.37. Much to the author's disappointment, the three institutions of higher learning where she taught largelyignore students' growth as social beings.38. Tiny colleges must be made affordable in order to play a role in higher education.39. According to a recent graduate from a tiny college, living together with faculty and fellow students isconducive to a student's growth as a person.40. Rather than going small, most American universities are trying to go big.41. In a certain tiny college, rigorous academic work and traditional manual labor are integrated.42. Tiny colleges focus on educating students to become well-rounded citizens instead of seeking their ownexpansion.43. The essence of education lies in the interaction between people.44. After her retirement, the author has decided to set up a tiny college in her hometown.45. Tiny colleges are justified as it is believed that our growth into full humanity comes through interactionwith people near and dear to us.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.If you're someone who has turned to snacking on junk food more in the pandemic (大流行病), you're not alone. Investigative reporter Michael Moss says processed food is engineered to hook you, not unlike alcohol, cigarettes, or other harmful substances. His 2013 book, Salt Sugar Fat, explored food companies' aggressive marketing of those products and their impact on our health. In his new book, Hooked, Moss updates the food giants' efforts to keep us eating what they serve, and how they're responding to complaints from consumers and health advocates.Processed food is inexpensive, it's legal, and it's everywhere. Companies' advertising is cueing us to remember those products and we want those products constantly. So the food environment is one of those key things that makes food even more problematic for so many people. Memory, nostalgia (怀旧) in particular, plays a big role in the foods we crave. Soda companies discovered that if they put a soda in the hands of a child when they're at a ball game with their parents, that soda will forever be associated with that joyous moment. Later in life, when that child wants to experience a joyous moment, they're going to think of soda. Many people seek comfort in the snacks they remember from childhood.Moss examines the way companies capitalize on our memories, cravings and brain chemistry to keep us snacking.One of the reasons I came to think that some of these food products are even more powerful, more troublesome than drugs can be is memory. What we eat is all about memory. And we begin forming memories for food at a really early age. And we keep those memories for a lifetime. Knowing this, the food industry spends lots of time trying to shape the memories that we have for their products. One of the features of addiction that scientists studying drug addiction discovered back in the 1990s was that the faster a substance hits the brain, the more apt we are as a result to act impulsively. There's nothing faster than food in its ability to hit the brain. For Moss, this puts the notion of "fast food" in an entirely new light as this isn't limited to fast food chains-almost 90% of food products in grocery stores are processed foods. Everything in the industry is about speed, from manufacturing to packaging.Overall, Moss outlines the industry's dependence on making their products inexpensive, superdelicious, and incredibly convenient for consumers. Now that more and more people care about what they put in their bodies and are wanting to eat healthier, these companies are finding it really difficult to meet that new demand because of their own addiction to making these convenience foods.46. In what way does Michael Moss think processed food is comparable to alcohol and cigarettes?A) They are all addictive. C) They are all engineered to be enjoyed.B) They are all necessary evils. D) They are all in increasingly great demand.47. What does the author say plays a key role in the foods we crave?A) The food environment. C) Convenience.B) Aggressive marketing. D) Memory.48. What do food companies do to capitalize on consumers' association with their food products?A) They strive to influence how consumers remember their products.B) They attempt to use consumers' long-term memories to promote addiction.C) They try to exploit consumers' memories for their products as early as possible.D) They endeavor to find what consumers remember about their products.49. How does the food industry operate from manufacturing to packaging, according to Moss?A) Placing the idea of fast food in an entirely new light.B) Setting no limit to the number of fast food chains.C) Focusing on how quickly the work is done.D) Prioritizing the quality of their products.50. Why are companies finding it difficult to satisfy consumers' demand for healthier food products?A) They think speed of production outweighs consumers' health.B) They believe their industry would perish without fast foods.C) They have to strike a balance between taste and nutrition.D) They are hooked on manufacturing convenience foods.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Chimpanzees (黑猩猩), human beings' closest animal relatives, share up to 98% of our genes. Yet humans and chimpanzees lead very different lives. Fewer than 300,000 wild chimpanzees live in a few forested corners of Africa today, while humans have colonized every corner of the globe. At more than 7 billion, human population dwarfs that of nearly all other mammals—despite our physical weaknesses.What could account for our species' incredible evolutionary successes?One obvious answer is our big brains. It could be that our raw intelligence gave us an unprecedented ability to think outside the box, innovating solutions to thorny problems as people migrated across the globe.But a growing number of cognitive scientists and anthropologists (人类学家) are rejecting that explanation. They think that, rather than making our living as innovators, we survive and thrive precisely because we don't think for ourselves. Instead, people cope with challenging climates and ecological contexts by carefully copying others.In a famous study, psychologists Victoria Horner and Andrew Whiten showed two groups of test subjects-children and chimpanzees-a mechanical box with a treat inside. In one condition, the box was opaque, while in the other it was transparent. The experimenters demonstrated how to open the box to retrieve the treat, but they also included the irrelevant step of tapping on the box with a stick.Oddly, the children carefully copied all the steps to open the box, even when they could see that the stick had no practical effect. That is, they copied irrationally: Instead of doing only what was necessary to get their reward, children slavishly imitated every action they'd witnessed.Of course, that study only included three- and four-year-olds. But additional research has shown that older children and adults are even more likely to mindlessly copy others' actions, and infants are less likely to over-imitate—that is, to precisely copy even impractical actions.By contrast, chimpanzees in the study only over-imitated in the opaque condition. In the transparent condition-where they saw that the stick was mechanically useless-they ignored that step entirely. Other research has since supported these findings.When it comes to copying, chimpanzees are more rational than human children or adults.Where does the seemingly irrational human preference for over-imitation come from? Anthropologist Joseph Henrich points out that people around the world rely on technologies that are often so complex that no one can learn them rationally. Instead, people must learn them step by step, trusting in the wisdom of more experienced elders and peers.So the next time you hear someone arguing passionately that everyone should embrace nonconformity and avoid imitating others, you might laugh a little bit. We're not chimpanzees, after all.51. What might explain humans' having the largest population of almost all mammals?A) They are equipped with raw strength for solving the most challenging problems.B) They cope with the outside world more effectively than their animal relatives.C) They possess the most outstanding ability to think.D) They know how to survive everywhere on earth.52. What accounts for humans' evolutionary successes according to a growing number of cognitive scientists and anthropologists?A) They are better at innovating solutions.B) They thrive through creative strategies.C) They are naturally adaptive to ecological contexts.D) They meet challenges by imitating others carefully.53. What does the author think is odd about the findings of the study by Victoria Horner and Andrew Whiten?A) Children irrationally imitated every action of the experimenters.B) Chimpanzees could tell the transparent box from the opaque one.C) Chimpanzees could retrieve the treat more quickly than children did.D) Children omitted the step of tapping on the box with a stick to open it.54. What is anthropologist Joseph Henrich's explanation for the human preference for copying?A) It originates in the rationality of people around the world.B) It stems from the way people learn complex technologies.C) It results from people distrusting their own wisdom.D) It derives from the desire to acquire knowledge step by step.55. What point does the author want to emphasize when he says "We're not chimpanzees"?A) It is arguable whether everyone should avoid imitation.B) It is characteristic of human beings to copy others.C) It is desirable to trust in more knowledgeable peers.D) It is naive to laugh at someone embracing nonconformity.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.近年来,中国城市加快发展,城市人居环境得到显著改善。
6月英语六级第三套真题听力原文(英汉对照)
16年第三套真题听力Conversation One对话一M:So, what's the next thing on the agenda, Mary 男：玛丽，议程表上的下一项是什么W:Well, it's the South Theater Company.女：是有关南方剧院公司的。
They want to know if we 'd be interested insponsor ing a tour they want to make to East Asia.他们想知道我们是否对赞助他们去东亚旅行感兴趣。
M:East Asia Uh ... and how much are they hopingt o get from us男：东亚呃...他们希望我们出多少赞助费W:Well, the letter mentions 20,000 pounds, but I do not know if they might settle for less.女：信上写的是2万英镑，但是我不知道赞助金额少点他们是否会接受。
M:Do they say what they would cover男：他们有没有说这些钱用来做什么Have they anything specific in mind他们有没有一些特定的想法W:No, I think they are just asking all the firms in town for as much money as they think they'llg ive.女：没有，我认为他们只是想要镇上所有企业拿出其认为该企业能赞助的金额。
M:And we are worth 20,000 pounds, right男：在他们看来，我们能拿出2万英镑，对吧W:It seems so.女：看起来是这样的。
M:Very flattering.男：太会奉承了。
2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题(卷三)
2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题(三)12014年6月大学英语六级考试真题(三)梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人B)Ate vegetables and fruit only.D)Avoided eating rich food.2.A)Many of them found it difficult to exercise on a plane.B)Many of them were concerned with their well-being.C)Not many of them chose to do what she did.D)Not many of them understood the program.Questions13to15are based on the conversation you have just heard.13.A)At a fair.C)In a computer lab.B)At a cafeteria.D)In a shopping mall.14.A)The latest computer technology.C)The purchasing of some equipment.B)The organizing of an exhibition.D)The dramatic changes in the job market.15.A)Data collection.C)Corporate management.B)Training consultancy D)Information processing.Section BDirections：In this section,you will hear3short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B)，C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2023年6月英语六级真题第3套
2023年6月英语六级真题第3套Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence "It is widely accepted that an important goal of education is to help students learn how to learn." You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)温馨提示：2023年6月六级考试全国共考了2套听力，本套真题听力与前2套内容相同，只是顺序不同，故听力部分不再重复列出Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: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 making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.You might not know yourself as well as you think. According to a new study, people are ___26___ accurate judges of only some of their behaviors. While most previous studies on how well people know themselves have been done on long-term personality traits, this new study ___27___ how well people understand how they are acting from one moment to the next. Researchers asked participants to wear audio recorders that automatically ___28___ every 9.5 minutes between 7 a.m. and 2 a.m. to record 30 seconds of audio. These participants were then emailed surveys four times a day asking them to ___29___ how outgoing, agreeable, or conscientious they were during a particular hour of the day. The study used data from 248 participants, all of whom answered questions about their behavior for two ___30___ weeks and wore the audio device for one of those weeks.Six laboratory assistants rated each participant's audio clips to see how their observations compared with people's ___31___ of themselves. The six assistants were generally in agreement with one another about how the people they were observing acted. Further, participants' ratings of their own behaviors agreed with observers' for how outgoing and how conscientious they were being. But the agreement between participants and outside observers was much smaller for agreeableness. Some of this ___32___ could be because the observers used only audio clips, and thus could not read ___33___ like body language, but there are ___34___ other explanations, as people should be able to hear when a participant is being kind versus being rude. The weak agreement between how participants thought they were acting and what observers heard could be because people would rather ___35___ rude behavior.A) activated I) probesB) articulates J) randomC) assessment K) recallD) consecutive L) relativelyE) cues M) saturatedF) deny N) symptomsG) discrepancy O) terminateH) probablySection BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by making the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Why we need tiny collegesA) We're experiencing the rebirth of smallness. Farmers markets, tiny homes, and brew pubs all exemplifyour love of smallness. So do charter schools, coffee shops, and local bookstores. Small is often (but not always) more affordable, healthier, and sustainable, but its finest characteristic, the one that turns charm into love, is that going small allows us to be more fully who we are.B) In higher education the trend is mostly in the opposite direction: Universities with 20,000 or30,000students are considered "mid-sized". The nation's largest university, Arizona State University, has 80,000 students on campus and aims to enroll another 100,000 students online. At the other end of the spectrum is a handful of colleges that have fewer than a hundred students on campus and no online courses: colleges such as Sterling College, Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, and Deep Springs College. These colleges are so small that they can only be called "tiny."C) Tiny colleges focus not just on a young person's intellect, but on the young person as a whole. Equallyimportant, tiny colleges ask, "How can education contribute to human flourishing and the well-being of the world?" And they shape a college experience to address that question. They replace concerns about institutional growth with attention to the growth of students as fully developed participants in their communities.D) I've had the privilege of teaching at three different institutions of higher learning during my career-a smallliberal arts college and two mid-sized public universities. I've also been profoundly disappointed in each of these institutions, and in many of my colleagues, especially when it comes to helping students and preparing them for the many responsibilities of adulthood. Administrators focus on the business of running a university, and most faculty focus on their scholarship and teaching their discipline. Little deliberate attention is given to how students mature as individuals and social beings.E) Having just retired from teaching at a public university, I'm now returning to my hometown of Flagstaff,Arizona, to establish a tiny college—Flagstaff College. I'm convinced there's a need for another type of education, one devoted to helping students come into their own and into this beautiful and troubled world. Young people need an education that will provide them with meaning, hope, courage, and passion, as well as information and skills. Large institutions, I believe, are particularly ill-suited to this type of education.F) There's no "best of" list when it comes to tiny colleges, at least not yet. But around the country people arecreating new colleges that provide an alternative to small liberal arts colleges, large public universities, and online education.G) With only 26 students, Deep Springs is the smallest college in the country and, quite likely, the mostatypical (非典型的). Located on a working cattle ranch on the California-Nevada border, Deep Springsis a private, residential, two-year college for men, committed to educating students for "a life of service to humanity." Founded by the electricity tycoon (大亨) L.L. Nunn in 1917, Deep Springs "curriculum"revolves around academics, labor, and self-governance. In addition to their courses, students are charged with running the 155-acre ranch and overseeing the functioning of the college. Students chair both the admissions and the curriculum committees.H) "Living in close community with one's teachers and fellow students, and being forced to take on adultresponsibilities, makes for one's growth as a person," says William Hunt, who graduated last year. "To exist for very long in a community like that, you have to get over the question of whether you're sufficiently talented or principled and get started worrying about how you can stretch yourself and your peers, how much you can manage to learn with them."I) Sterling College, in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, is also very small-fewer than 100 students. UnlikeDeep Springs, Sterling focuses its curriculum on environmental and social justice issues, but like Deep Springs it places a high value on personal responsibility and manual labor. According to its catalog, a college education at Sterling combines "rigorous academics, roll-up-your-sleeves challenges, and good old hard work."J) The average tuition at a small liberal-arts college is $30,000 to $40,000 a year, not including the cost of living on campus, as compared to $8,000 to $10,000 a year for tuition alone at a public university. Of the tiny colleges, only Deep Springs doesn't charge tuition or room and board; students pay only for books and the cost of traveling to and from college. If tiny schools are to become a player on the higher education scene, they will need to find a way to be truly affordable.K) Doing so may not be that difficult so long as they do not pattern themselves too closely on existing norms. We've come to believe that a good college should have many academic programs and excellent facilities, posh (豪华的) dorms, an array of athletic programs, and a world-class student activity center.Imagine a good college without a climbing wall! We also have accepted the idea that college presidents, and their many vice-presidents, should be paid like their counterparts in the business world and that higher education requires an elaborate, up-to-date technology infrastructure. All of this drives up the cost of education.L) The "trick" to making tiny colleges affordable, if that's the right word, is simplicity. At its core, education is a human-to-human interaction. Reflecting on his own college education, President Garfield once commented that an ideal college would consist of nothing more than the legendary teacher Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other. The economics of a tiny college, in other words, might be similar to that of a tiny house. Because it is small, a tiny house costs less to build and less to furnish, insure, and maintain. But the economic benefits of a small house don't end there. Tiny homes discourage homeowners from buying stuff that they really don't need, because there's no place to put it.M) I'm a late convert to the idea of tiny colleges, and I fully understand the need for many diverse types of educational institutions. Academic research and job training are important, but tiny colleges aren't suited for either. The educational needs of a complex society are themselves complex, and no single model can meet all of these needs. But I'm now convinced there's an educational need that's now going almost completely unmet: namely, the need to help young people transition into adulthood. Tiny colleges can do this better than any other type of educational institution.N) The ultimate justification for a tiny college is the conviction that each of us comes into our full humanity by close interaction with those who know and care for us, and that one of the basic purposes of higher education is social. Although we give lip service to the idea that a college education will make us better people, when all's said and done, we think of higher education primarily in economic terms. We've come to think of higher education as a means to make a living rather than make a life. We've also come to see higher education as a private good rather than a public one. Tiny colleges are not the answer to all of our educational requirements, but they're an answer to one of our most basic educational necessities; the needto produce thoughtful, engaged, and compassionate human beings.36. One tiny American college situated on a cattle farm is devoted to educating students to serve mankindthroughout their lives.37. Much to the author's disappointment, the three institutions of higher learning where she taught largelyignore students' growth as social beings.38. Tiny colleges must be made affordable in order to play a role in higher education.39. According to a recent graduate from a tiny college, living together with faculty and fellow students isconducive to a student's growth as a person.40. Rather than going small, most American universities are trying to go big.41. In a certain tiny college, rigorous academic work and traditional manual labor are integrated.42. Tiny colleges focus on educating students to become well-rounded citizens instead of seeking their ownexpansion.43. The essence of education lies in the interaction between people.44. After her retirement, the author has decided to set up a tiny college in her hometown.45. Tiny colleges are justified as it is believed that our growth into full humanity comes through interactionwith people near and dear to us.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.If you're someone who has turned to snacking on junk food more in the pandemic (大流行病), you're not alone. Investigative reporter Michael Moss says processed food is engineered to hook you, not unlike alcohol, cigarettes, or other harmful substances. His 2013 book, Salt Sugar Fat, explored food companies' aggressive marketing of those products and their impact on our health. In his new book, Hooked, Moss updates the food giants' efforts to keep us eating what they serve, and how they're responding to complaints from consumers and health advocates.Processed food is inexpensive, it's legal, and it's everywhere. Companies' advertising is cueing us to remember those products and we want those products constantly. So the food environment is one of those key things that makes food even more problematic for so many people. Memory, nostalgia (怀旧) in particular, plays a big role in the foods we crave. Soda companies discovered that if they put a soda in the hands of a child when they're at a ball game with their parents, that soda will forever be associated with that joyous moment. Later in life, when that child wants to experience a joyous moment, they're going to think of soda. Many people seek comfort in the snacks they remember from childhood.Moss examines the way companies capitalize on our memories, cravings and brain chemistry to keep us snacking.One of the reasons I came to think that some of these food products are even more powerful, more troublesome than drugs can be is memory. What we eat is all about memory. And we begin forming memories for food at a really early age. And we keep those memories for a lifetime. Knowing this, the food industry spends lots of time trying to shape the memories that we have for their products. One of the features of addiction that scientists studying drug addiction discovered back in the 1990s was that the faster a substance hits the brain, the more apt we are as a result to act impulsively. There's nothing faster than food in its ability to hit the brain. For Moss, this puts the notion of "fast food" in an entirely new light as this isn't limited to fast food chains-almost 90% of food products in grocery stores are processed foods. Everything in the industry is about speed, from manufacturing to packaging.Overall, Moss outlines the industry's dependence on making their products inexpensive, superdelicious, and incredibly convenient for consumers. Now that more and more people care about what they put in their bodies and are wanting to eat healthier, these companies are finding it really difficult to meet that new demand because of their own addiction to making these convenience foods.46. In what way does Michael Moss think processed food is comparable to alcohol and cigarettes?A) They are all addictive. C) They are all engineered to be enjoyed.B) They are all necessary evils. D) They are all in increasingly great demand.47. What does the author say plays a key role in the foods we crave?A) The food environment. C) Convenience.B) Aggressive marketing. D) Memory.48. What do food companies do to capitalize on consumers' association with their food products?A) They strive to influence how consumers remember their products.B) They attempt to use consumers' long-term memories to promote addiction.C) They try to exploit consumers' memories for their products as early as possible.D) They endeavor to find what consumers remember about their products.49. How does the food industry operate from manufacturing to packaging, according to Moss?A) Placing the idea of fast food in an entirely new light.B) Setting no limit to the number of fast food chains.C) Focusing on how quickly the work is done.D) Prioritizing the quality of their products.50. Why are companies finding it difficult to satisfy consumers' demand for healthier food products?A) They think speed of production outweighs consumers' health.B) They believe their industry would perish without fast foods.C) They have to strike a balance between taste and nutrition.D) They are hooked on manufacturing convenience foods.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Chimpanzees (黑猩猩), human beings' closest animal relatives, share up to 98% of our genes. Yet humans and chimpanzees lead very different lives. Fewer than 300,000 wild chimpanzees live in a few forested corners of Africa today, while humans have colonized every corner of the globe. At more than 7 billion, human population dwarfs that of nearly all other mammals—despite our physical weaknesses.What could account for our species' incredible evolutionary successes?One obvious answer is our big brains. It could be that our raw intelligence gave us an unprecedented ability to think outside the box, innovating solutions to thorny problems as people migrated across the globe.But a growing number of cognitive scientists and anthropologists (人类学家) are rejecting that explanation. They think that, rather than making our living as innovators, we survive and thrive precisely because we don't think for ourselves. Instead, people cope with challenging climates and ecological contexts by carefully copying others.In a famous study, psychologists Victoria Horner and Andrew Whiten showed two groups of test subjects-children and chimpanzees-a mechanical box with a treat inside. In one condition, the box was opaque, while in the other it was transparent. The experimenters demonstrated how to open the box to retrieve the treat, but they also included the irrelevant step of tapping on the box with a stick.Oddly, the children carefully copied all the steps to open the box, even when they could see that the stick had no practical effect. That is, they copied irrationally: Instead of doing only what was necessary to get their reward, children slavishly imitated every action they'd witnessed.Of course, that study only included three- and four-year-olds. But additional research has shown that older children and adults are even more likely to mindlessly copy others' actions, and infants are less likely to over-imitate—that is, to precisely copy even impractical actions.By contrast, chimpanzees in the study only over-imitated in the opaque condition. In the transparent condition-where they saw that the stick was mechanically useless-they ignored that step entirely. Other research has since supported these findings.When it comes to copying, chimpanzees are more rational than human children or adults.Where does the seemingly irrational human preference for over-imitation come from? Anthropologist Joseph Henrich points out that people around the world rely on technologies that are often so complex that no one can learn them rationally. Instead, people must learn them step by step, trusting in the wisdom of more experienced elders and peers.So the next time you hear someone arguing passionately that everyone should embrace nonconformity and avoid imitating others, you might laugh a little bit. We're not chimpanzees, after all.51. What might explain humans' having the largest population of almost all mammals?A) They are equipped with raw strength for solving the most challenging problems.B) They cope with the outside world more effectively than their animal relatives.C) They possess the most outstanding ability to think.D) They know how to survive everywhere on earth.52. What accounts for humans' evolutionary successes according to a growing number of cognitive scientists and anthropologists?A) They are better at innovating solutions.B) They thrive through creative strategies.C) They are naturally adaptive to ecological contexts.D) They meet challenges by imitating others carefully.53. What does the author think is odd about the findings of the study by Victoria Horner and Andrew Whiten?A) Children irrationally imitated every action of the experimenters.B) Chimpanzees could tell the transparent box from the opaque one.C) Chimpanzees could retrieve the treat more quickly than children did.D) Children omitted the step of tapping on the box with a stick to open it.54. What is anthropologist Joseph Henrich's explanation for the human preference for copying?A) It originates in the rationality of people around the world.B) It stems from the way people learn complex technologies.C) It results from people distrusting their own wisdom.D) It derives from the desire to acquire knowledge step by step.55. What point does the author want to emphasize when he says "We're not chimpanzees"?A) It is arguable whether everyone should avoid imitation.B) It is characteristic of human beings to copy others.C) It is desirable to trust in more knowledgeable peers.D) It is naive to laugh at someone embracing nonconformity.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.近年来,中国城市加快发展,城市人居环境得到显著改善。
2014年6月英语六级考试听力真题(三).doc
2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题(三)Section A1. W: Jim, you are on the net again! When are you going to get off? It's time for the talk show.M: Just a minute, dear! I'm looking at a new jewelry site. I want to make sure I get the right gift for mom's birthday.Q：What is the man doing right now?A．Surfing the net.B. Watching a talk show.C．Packing a birthday gift.D．Shopping at a jewelry store.2. W: I've never seen you have such confidence before an exam !M: It's more than confidence! Right now I feel that if I get less than an A, it will be the fault of the exam itself.Q：What does the man mean?A. He enjoys finding fault with exams.B．He is sure of his success in the exam.C．He doesn't know if he can do well in the exam.D．He used to get straight A's in the exams he took.3. W: Just look at this newspaper! Nothing but murder, death and war! Do you still believe people are basically good?M: Of course I do! But newspapers hardly ever report stories about peace and generosity. They are not news!Q: What do we learn from the conversation?A．The man is generous with his good comments on people.B．The woman is unsure if there will be peace in the world.C．The woman is doubtful about newspaper stories.D．The man is quite optimistic about human nature. 4. M: Tom must be joking when he said he plans to sell his shop and go to medical school.W: You are quite right! He's just kidding! He's also told me time and time again he wished he studied for some profession instead of going into business.Q：What will Tom probably do according to the conversation?A．Study for some profession.B．Attend a medical school.C．Stay in business.D．Sell his shop.5. W: I hear your boss has a real good impression of you, and he is thinking about giving you two more days off each month.M: I hope not. I'd rather get more work hours, so I can get enough bucks to help out my two kids at college.Q: What does the man truly want?A．More money.B．Fair treatment.C．A college education.D．Shorter work hours.6. M. I heard you took a trip to Mexico last month.How did you like it?W: Oh, I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food! So now I understand the thing. East, west, home's best.Q: What does the woman mean?A．She was exhausted from her trip,B．She missed the comforts of home.C．She was impressed by Mexican food.D．She will not go to Mexico again.7 . W: I'm worried about Anna. She's really been depressed lately. All she does is staying in her room all day.M：That sounds serious! She'd better see a psychiatrist at the counseling centre.Q：What does the man suggest Anna do?A．Cheer herself up a bit.B．Find a more suitable job.C．Seek professional advice.D．Take a psychology course.8. M: I could hardly recognize Sam after he got that new job! He's always in a suit and tie now.W: Yeah. He was never like that at college. Back then, he went around in old T-shirts and jeans.Q: What do the speakers say about Sam?A．He dresses more formally now.B．What he wears does not match his position.C．He has ignored his friends since graduation.D．He failed to do well at college.Conversation OneM: Hi, Ann! Welcome back! How was your trip to the States?W: Very busy. (9)I had a lot of meetings, so, of course, I didn't have much time to see New York.M: What a pity! Actually, I have a trip there myself next week.W: Do you? (10)Then take my advice, do the well-being in the air program. It really works.M: Oh, I read about that in a magazine. You say it works?W: (10) Yes, I did the program on the flight to the States, and when I arrived in New York, I didn't have any problem, no jet lag, (飞行时差反应) at all. On the way back, I didn't do it, and I felt terrible.M: You're joking!W: Not at all. It really made a lot of difference.M: Er , so what did you do?W: (lL．Well, I didn't drink any alcohol or coffee, and I didn't eat any meat or rich food. I drank a lot of water, and fruit juice, and I ate the meals on the well-being menu. They're lighter. They have fish, vegetables, and noodles, for example. And I did some of the exercises in the program.M: Exercises? On a plane?W: Yes. I didn't do many, of course. There isn't much space on a plane.M: (12)How many passengers do the exercises?W: (12)Not man's.M: (12)Then how much champagne did they drink?W: (12)A lot! It was more popular than mineral water.M: So, basically, it's a choice. Mineral water and exercises, or champagne and jet lag.W: That's right! It's a difficult choice.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. Why did the woman go to New York?A．To go sightseeing.B．To have meetings.C．To promote a new champagne.D．To join in a training program.10. What does the woman say about the well-being in the air program?A．It can reduce the number of passenger complaints.B．It can make air travel more entertaining.C．It can cut down the expensds for air travel.D．It can lessen the discomfort caused by air travel.11. What did the woman do to follow the well-being menu?A．Took balanced meals with champagne.B．Ate vegetables and fruit only.C．Refrained from fish or meat.D．Avoided eating rich food.12. What did the woman say about other passengers?A．Many of them found it difficult to exercise on a plane.B．Many of them were concerned with their well-being.C．Not many of them chose to do what she did.D．Not many of them understood the program.Conversation Twow: Morning. Can I help you?M: Well, I'm not really sure. I'm just looking.W: I see. Well, there's plenty to look at again this year. I'm sure you'd have to walk miles to see each stand.M: That's true.W: Mr, would you like a coffee? Come and sit down for a minute, no obligation. M: Well, that's very kind of you, but...W: Now, please. (13)Is this the first year you've been to the fair, Mr... ?M: Yes, Johnson, James Johnson.W: My name's Susan Carter. Are you looking for anything in particular, or are you just interested in computers in general?M: Well, actually, I have some specific jobs in mind. I own a small company, and we've grown quitedramatically over the past 12 months, and we really need some technological help to enable us to keep ontop of everything.W: What's your line of business, Mr. Johnson?M: (15)We're a training consultancy.W: I see. And what do you need "to keep on top"?M: The first thing is correspondence. We have a lot of standard letters and forms.(14)So I suppose we need some kind of word processor.W: Right. Well, that's no problem. (14)But it may be possible for you to get a system that does a lot of other things in addition to word processing. What might suit you is the MR5000. That's it over there! It's IBM compatible.M: (14)What about the price?W: (14)Well, the MRS000 costs1050. Software comes free with the hardware. M: Well, I'll think about it. Thank you.W: Here's my card. Please feel free to contact me. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. Where did the conversation take place?A．At a fair.B．At a cafeteria.C．In a computer lab.D．In a shopping mall.14. What are the speakers talking about?A．The latest computer technology.B．The organizing of an exhibition.C．The purchasing of some equipment.D．The dramatic changes in the job market.15. What is the man's line of business?A．Data collection.B．Training consultancy.C．Corporate management.D．Information processing.Section BPassage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.The new year always brings with it a cultural tradition of new possibilities. (16)We see it as a chance for renewal. We begin to dream of new possible selves. We design our ideal self or an image that is quite different from what we are now. For some of us, we roll that dreamy film in our heads just because it's the beginning of a new year. But we are serious about making changes. We just make some half-hearted resolution and it evaporates after a week or two. The experience makes us feel less successful and leads us to discount our ability to change in the future. (17)It's not that change is impossible but that it won't last unless our resolutions are supported with plans for implementation. We have to make our intentions manageable by detailing the specific steps that will carry us to our goal. Say your goal is to lose weight by dieting and cutting off sweets. But one night youjust have to have a cookie. And you know there's a bag of your favorites in the cupboard. You want one, you eat two, you check the bag and find out you've just shot 132 calories. You say to yourself, "What the hell!" and polish off (飞快地吃完) the whole bag. Then you begin to draw all kinds of unpleasant conclusions about yourself. To protect your sense of self, you begin to discount the goal. You may think--"Well, dieting wasn't that important to me and I won't make it anyhow."(18)So you abandon the goal and return to your bad habits.16. What do people usually wish to do at the beginning of a new year? A．Improve themselves.B．Get rid of empty dreams.C．Follow the cultural tradition.D．Attempt something impossible.17. How can people turn their new year's resolutions into reality?A．By finding sufficient support for implementation.B．By taking into account their own ability to change.C．By constantly keeping in mind their ultimate goals.D．By making detailed plans and carrying them out.18. Why does the speaker mention the example of sweets and cookies?A．To show people how to get their lives back to normal.B．To show how difficult it is for people to lose weight.C．To remind people to check the calories on food bags.D．To illustrate how easily people abandon their goals.Passage TwoTwenty five years ago, Ray Anderson, a single parent with a one-year-old son witnessed a terrible accident which took place when the driver of a truck ran a red light and collided with the car of Sandra Jenkins. The impact of the collision killed Sandra instantly. But her three-month-old daughter was left trapped in the burning car. While others looked on in horror, Anderson jumped out of his vehicle and crawled into the car through the shattered rear window to try to free the infant. Seconds later, the car was enclosed in flames. But to everyone's amazement, (20)Anderson was able to pull the baby to safety. While the baby was all right, Anderson was seriously injured. Two days later he died. But his heroic act was published widely in the media. His son was soon adopted by relatives. The most remarkable part of the story unfolded only last week. Karen and her boyfriend Michael were looking through some old boxes when they came across some old newspaper clippings. "This is me when I was a new born baby. I was rescued from a burning car. But my mother died in the accident," explained Karen. Although Michael knew Karen's mother had died years earlier, he never fully understood the circumstances until he skimmed over the newspaper article. To Karen's surprise, Michael was absorbed in the details of the accident. (21)And he began to cry uncontrollably. Then he revealed that the man that pulled Karen from the flames was the father he never knew. The two embraced and shed many tears, recounting stories told to them about their parents.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What happened 25 years ago?A．Michael's parents got divorced.B．Karen was adopted by Ray Anderson.C．Karen's mother died in a car accident.D．A truck driver lost his life in a collision.20. What does the speaker say about Michael's father?A．He ran a red light and collided with a truck.B．He sacrificed his life to save a baby girl.C．He was killed instantly in a burning car.D．He got married to Karen's mother.21. Why did Michael cry uncontrollably when he skimmed over the newspaper article?A．The reported hero turned to be his father.B．He did not understand his father till too late.C．Such misfortune should have fallen on him.D．It reminded him of his miserable childhood.Passage ThreeAmericans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who they are or what they do, Americans spend more time at work than at any time since World War II.(22)In 1950, the US had fewer working hours than any other industrialized countries. Today, it exceeds every country but Japan where industrial employees log 2155 hours a year compared with 1951 in the US and 1603 in the former West Germany. Between 1969 and 1989, employed Americans added an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. (23)The workweek has remained at about 40 hours. But people are working more weeks each year. Specifically, pay-time-off holidays, vacations, sick leave shrank by 50% in the 1980s. (24)As corporations have experienced stiff (严酷的) competition and slower growth in productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. Cost-cutting lay-offs in the 1980s reduced the professional and managerial ranks, leaving fewer people to get the job done. In lower paid occupations where wages have been reduced, workers have added hours in overtime or extra jobs to preserve their living standards. The government estimates that more than seven million people hold a second job.(25)For the first time, large numbers of people say they want to cut back (削减) on working hours even if it means earning less money. But most employers are unwilling to let them do so. The government, which has stepped back from its traditional role as a regulator of work time, should take steps to make shorter hours possible.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. In which country do industrial employees work the longest hours? A．Germany.B．Japan.C．The US.D．The UK.23. How do employed Americans manage to work more hours?A．By doing odd jobs at weekends.B．By working long hours every day.C．By putting in more hours each week. D．By taking shorter vacations each year.24. Why do corporations press their employees to work longer hours according to the speaker?A．To combat competition and raise productivity.B．To provide them with more job opportunities.C．To help them maintain their living standard.D．To prevent them from holding a second job.25. What does the speaker say many Americans prefer to do?A．Change their jobs.B．Earn more money.C．Reduce their working hours.D．Strengthen the government's role.Section CNursing, as a typically female profession, must deal constantly with the false impression that nurses arethere to wait on the physician. As nurses, we are 261icensed to provide nursing care only. We do not have any legal or moral 27 obligation to any physician. We provide health teaching, assess physical as well as emotional problems,28 coordinate patient-related services, and make all of our nursing decisions based upon what is best or suitable for the patient. If, in any circumstance, we feel that a physician's order is inappropriate or unsafe, we have a legal 29 responsibility to question that order or refuse to carry it out.Nursing is not a nine-to-five job with every weekend off. All nurses are aware of that before they enterthe profession. The emotional and 30 physica l stress, however, that occurs due to odd working hours is a 31 prime reason for a lot of the career dissatisfaction. It is sometimes required that we work overtime, andthat we change shifts four or five times a month. That disturbs our personal lives,32 disrupts our sleeping and eating habits, and isolates us from everything except job-related friends and activities.The quality of nursing care is 33 being affected dramatically by thesesituations. Most hospitals are now staffed by new graduates, as experienced nurses finally give up trying to change the system. Consumers of 34 medically related services have evidently not been affected enough yet to demand changes 35 in our medical system . But if trends continue as predicted, they will find that most critical hospital care will be provided by new, inexperienced, and sometimes inadequately trained nurses.。
6月英语六级阅读真题及答案第3套仔细阅读
6月英语六级阅读真题及答案第3套仔细阅读6月英语六级阅读真题及答案第3套认真阅读Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage. Economically speaking, are we better off than we were ten years ago? Twenty years ago? In their thirst for evidence on this issue, commentators seized on the recent report by the Census Bureau, which found that average household income rose by 5.2% in 20xx. Unfortunately, that conclusion puts too much weight on a useful, but flawed and incomplete, statistic. Among the more significant problems with the Census's measure are that: 1) it excludes taxes, transfers, and compensation like employer-provided health insurance; and 2) it is based on surveys rather than data. Even if precisely measured, income data exclude important determinants of economic well-being, such as the hours of work needed to earn that income. While thinking about the question, we came across a recently published article by Charles Jones and Peter Klenow, which proposes an interesting new measure of economic welfare.While by no means perfect, it is considerably more comprehensive than average income, taking into account not only growth in consumption per person but also changes in working time, life expectancy, and inequality. Moreover, it can be used to assess economic performance both across countries and over time. The Jones-Klenow method can be illustrated by across-country example. Suppose we want to compare the economicwelfare of citizens of the U.S. and France in 20xx. In 20xx, as the authors observe: real consumption per person in France was only 60% as high as the U.S., making it appear that Americans were economically much better off than the French on average. However, that comparison omits other relevant factors: leisure time, life expectancy, and economic inequality. The French take longer vacations and retire earlier, so typically work fewer hours; they enjoy a higher life expectancy, presumably reflecting advantages with respect to health care, diet, lifestyle, and the like; and income and consumption are somewhat more equally distributed there than in the U.S. Because of these differences, comparing France's consumption with the U.S.'s overstates the gap in economic welfare.Similar calculations can be used to compare the U.S. and other countries. For example, this calculation puts economic welfare in the United Kingdom at 97% of U.S. levels, but estimates Mexican well-being at 22%. The Jones-Klenow measure can also assess an economy's performance over time. According to this measure, as of the early-to-mid-20xxs, the U.S. had the highest economic welfare of any large country. Since 20xx, economic welfare in the U.S. has continued to improve. However, the pace of improvement has slowed markedly. Methodologically, the lesson from the Jones-Klenow research is that economic welfare is multi-dimensional. Their approach is flexible enough that in principle other important quality-of-life changes could be incorporated-for example, decreases in total emissions of pollutants and declines in crime rates. 46.What does the author think of the 20xx report by the Census Bureau?A.It is based on questionable statistics.B.It reflects the economic changes.C.It evidences the improved-welfare.D.Itprovides much food for thought.47.What does the author say about the Jones-Klenow method?A.It is widely used to compare the economic growth across countries.B.It revolutionizes the way of measuring ordinary people's livelihood.C.It focuses on people's consumption rather than their average income.D.It is a more comprehensive measure of people's economic well-being. 48.What do Jones and Klenow think of the comparison between France and the U. S. in terms of real consumption per person? A.It reflected the existing big gap between the two economies. B.It neglected many important indicators of people's welfare. C.It covered up the differences between individual citizens. D.It failed to count in their difference in natural resources. 49.What is an advantage of the Jones-Klenow method? A.It can accurately pinpoint a country's current economic problems.B.It can help to raise people's awareness of their economic well-being.C.It can diagnose the causes of a country's slowing pace of economic improvement.D.It can compare a country's economic conditions between different periods of time. 50.What can we infer from the passage about American people's economic well-being? A.It is much better than that of their European counterparts. B.It has been on the decline ever since the turn of the century. C.It has not improved as much as reported by the Census Bureau. D.It has not been accurately assessed and reported since mid-20xxs. 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2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案详解和听力原文第三套
2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题第三套Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put all your eggs in one basket. You can give examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.1. A) The man is the manager of the apartment building.B) The woman is very good at bargaining. C) The woman will get the apartment refurnished.D) The man is looking for an apartment.2. A) How the pictures will turn out. C) What the man thinks of the shots.B) Where the botanical garden is. D) Why the pictures are not ready.3. A) There is no replacement for the handle. C) The suitcase is not worth fixing.B) There is no match for the suitcase. D) The suitcase can be fixed in time.4. A) He needs a vehicle to be used in harsh weather.B) He has a fairly large collection of quality trucks.C) He has had his truck adapted for cold temperatures.D) He does routine truck maintenance for the woman.5. A) She cannot stand her boss’s bad temper.B) She has often been criticized by her boss.C) She has made up her mind to resign.D) She never regrets any decisions she makes.6. A) Look for a shirt of a more suitable color and size.B) Replace the shirt with one of some other material.C) Visit a different store for a silk or cotton shirt.D) Get a discount on the shirt she is going to buy.7. A) At a “Lost and Found”. B) At a reception desk. C) At a trade fair. D) At an exhibition.8. A) Repair it and move in. B) Pass it on to his grandson. C) Convert it into a hotel. D) Sell it for a good price. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) Unique descriptive skills. C) Colourful world experiences.B) Good knowledge of readers’ tastes. D) Careful plotting and clueing.10. A) A peaceful setting. B) A spacious room. C) To be in the right mood. D) To be entirely alone.11. A) They rely heavily on their own imagination.B) They have experiences similar to the characters’.C) They look at the world in a detached manner.D) They are overwhelmed by their own prejudices.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Good or bad, they are there to stay. C) Believe it or not, they have survived.B) Like it or not, you have to use them. D) Gain or lose, they should be modernised.13. A) The frequent train delays. C) The food sold on the trains.B) The high train ticket fares. D) The monopoly of British Railways.14. A) The low efficiency of their operation.B) Competition from other modes of transport. C) Constant complaints from passengers.D) The passing of the new transport act.15. A) They will be de-nationalised. C) They are fast disappearing.B) They provide worse service. D) They lose a lot of money.Section BDirections: 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 once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) The whole Antarctic region will be submerged.B) Some polar animals will soon become extinct.C) Many coastal cities will be covered with water.D) The earth will experience extreme weathers.17. A) How humans are to cope with global warming.B) How unstable the West Antarctic ice sheet is.C) How vulnerable the coastal cities are.D) How polar ice impacts global weather.18. A) It collapsed at least once in the past 1.3 million years.B) It sits firmly on solid rock at the bottom of the ocean.C) It melted at temperatures a bit higher than those of today.D) It will have little impact on sea level when it breaks up.19. A) The West Antarctic region was once an open ocean.B) The West Antarctic ice sheet was about 7,000 feet thick.C) The West Antarctic ice sheet was once floating ice.D) The West Antarctic region used to be warmer than today.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. A) Whether we can develop social ties on the Internet.B) Whether a deleted photo is immediately removed from the web.C) Whether our blogs can be renewed daily.D) Whether we can set up our own websites.21. A) The number of visits they receive. C) The files they have collected.B) The way they store data. D) The means they use to get information.22. A) When the system is down. C) When the URL is reused.B) When new links are set up. D) When the server is restarted.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) Some iced coffees have as many calories as a hot dinner.B) Iced coffees sold by some popular chains are contaminated.C) Drinking coffee after a meal is more likely to cause obesity.D) Some brand-name coffees contain harmful substances.24. A) Have some fresh fruit. B) Exercise at the gym. C) Take a hot shower. D) Eat a hot dinner.25. A) They could enjoy a happier family life.B) They could greatly improve their work efficiency.C) Many cancer cases could be prevented.D) Many embarrassing situations could be avoided.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Psychologists are finding that hope plays a surprisingly vital role in giving people a measurable advantage in realms (26)__________ academic achievement, bearing up in tough jobs and coping with (27)___________ illness. And, by contrast, the loss of hope is turning out to be a stronger sign that a person may (28)___________ suicide than other factors long thought to be more likely risks.“Hope has proven a powerful predictor of(29)__________ in every study we’ve done so far,”said Dr. Charles R. Snyder, a psychologist who has devised a (30)__________ to assess how much hope a person has.For example, in research with 3,920 college students, Dr. Snyder and his (31)__________ found that the level of hope among freshmen at the beginning of their first semester was a more (32)__________ predictor of their college grades than were their S.A.T. scores or their grade point (33)__________ in high school, the two measures most commonly used to predict college performance.“Students with high hope set themselves higher goals and know how to work to attain them,”Dr. Snyder said.“When you compare students of equivalent intelligence and past academic achievements, what (34)__________ is hope.”In devising a way to assess hope scientifically, Dr. Snyder went beyond the simple notion that hope is merely the sense that everything will(35) __________ all right. “That notion is not concrete enough and it blurs two key components of hope,”Dr. Snyde r said. “Having hope means believing you have both the will and the way to accomplish your goals, whatever they may be.”Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Millions of Americans are entering their 60s and are more concerned than ever about retirement. They know they need to save, but how much? And what exactly are they saving for—to spend more time ___36___ the grandkids, go traveling, or start another career? It turns out that husbands and wives may have ___37___ different ideas about the subject.The deepest divide is in the way spouses envisage their lifestyle in their later years. Fidelity Investments Inc. found 41 percent of the 500 couples it surveyed ___38___ on whether both or at least one spouse will work in retirement. Wives are generally right regarding their husbands’ retirement age, but men ___39___ the age their wives will be when they stop working. And husbands are slightly more ___40___ about their standard of living than wives are.Busy juggling (穷于应对) careers and families, most couples don’t take the time to sit down, ___41___ or together, and think about what they would like to do 5, 10 or 20 years from now. They ___42___ they are on the same page, but the ___43___ is they have avoided even talking about it.If you are self-employed or in a job that doesn’t have a standard retirement age, you may be more apt to delay thinking about these issues. It is often a ___44___ retirement date that provides the catalyst (催化剂) to start planning. Getting laid off or accepting an early-retirement ___45___ can force your hand. But don’t wait until you get a severance (遣散费) check to begin planning.A) assume D) formula G) mysteriously J) package M) separatelyB) confidential E) forthcoming H) observe K) radically N ) spoilingC) disagree F) illustrating I) optimistic L) reality O) underestimateSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.What If Middle-Class Jobs Disappear?A) The most recent recession in the United States began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. However, two years after the official end of the recession, few Americans wouldsay that economic troubles are behind us. The unemployment rate, in particular, remains above 9%. Some labor market indicators, such as the proportion of long-term unemployed, are worse now than for any postwar recession.B) There are two widely circulated narratives to explain what’s going on. The Keynesian narrative is that there has been a major drop in aggregate demand. According to this narrative, the slump can be largely cured by using monetary and fiscal (财政的) stimulus. The main anti-Keynesian narrative is that businesses are suffering from uncertainty and over-regulation. According to this narrative, the slump can be cured by having the government commit to and follow a more hands-off approach.C) I want to suggest a third interpretation. Without ruling out a role for aggregate demand or for the regulatory environment, I wish to suggest that structural change is an important factor in the current rate of high unemployment. The economy is in a state of transition, in which the middle-class jobs that emerged after World War Ⅱhave begun to decline. As Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee put it in a recent e-book Race Against the Machine: “The root of our problems is not that we’re in a great recession, or a great stagnation (停滞), but rather that we are in the early throes (阵痛) of a great restructuring. ”D) In fact, I believe the Great Depression of the 1930s can also be interpreted in part as an economic transition. The impact of the internal combustion engine(内燃机) and the small electric motor on farming and manufacturing reduced the value of uneducated laborers. Instead, by the 1950s, a middle class of largely clerical(从事文秘工作的) workers was the most significant part of the labor force. Between 1930 and 1950, the United States economy underwent a great transition. Demand fell for human effort such as lifting, squeezing, and hammering. Demand increased for workers who could read and follow directions. The evolutionary process eventually changed us from a nation of laborers to a nation of clerks.E) The proportion of employment classified as “clerical workers”grew from 5.2% in 1910 to a peak of 19.3% in 1980. (However, by 2000 this proportion had edged down to 17.4%.) Overall, workers classified as clerical workers, technical workers, managers and officials exceeded 50% of the labor force by 2000. Corresponding declines took place in the manual occupations. Workers classified as laborers, other than farm hands or miners, peaked at 11.4% of the labor force in 1920 but were barely 6% by 1950 and less than 4% by 2000. Farmers and farm laborers fell from 33% of the labor force in 1910 to less than 15% by 1950 and only 1.2% in 2000.F) The introduction of the tractor and improvements in the factory rapidly reduced the demand for uneducated workers. By the 1930s, a marginal farm hand could not produce enough to justify his employment. Sharecropping, never much better than a subsistence occupation, was no longer viable(可行的). Meanwhile, machines were replacing manufacturing occupations like cigar rolling and glass blowing for light bulbs.G) The structural-transition interpretation of the unemployment problem of the 1930s would be that the demand for uneducated workers in the United States had fallen, but the supply remained high. The high school graduation rate was only 8.8% in 1912 and still just 29% in 1931. By 1950, it had reached 59%. With a new generation of workers who had completed high school, the mismatch between skills and jobs had been greatly reduced.H) What took place after World WarⅡwas not the revival of a 1920s economy, with its small farming units, urban manufacturing, and plurality of laborers. Instead, the 1950s saw the creation of a new suburban economy, with a plurality of white-collar workers. With an expanded transportation and communications infrastructure(基础设施), businesses needed telephone operators, shipping clerks and similar occupations. If you could read, follow simple instructions, and settle into a routine, you could find a job in the post-war economy.I) The trend away from manual labor has continued. Even within the manufacturing sector, the share of production and non-supervisory workers in manufacturing employment went from over 85% just after World War II to less than 70% in more recent years. To put this another way, the proportion of white-collar work in manufacturing has doubled over the past 50 years. On the factory floor itself, work has become less physically demanding. Instead, it requires more cognitive skills and the ability to understand and carry out well-defined procedures.J) As noted earlier, the proportion of clerical workers in the economy peaked in 1980. By that date, computers and advanced communications equipment had already begun to affect telephone operations and banking. The rise of the personal computer and the Internet has widened the impact of these technologies to include nearly every business and industry.K) The economy today differs from that of a generation ago. Mortgage and consumer loan underwriters (风险评估人) have been replaced by credit scoring. Record stores have been replaced by music downloads. Book stores are closing,while sales of books on electronic readers have increased. Data entry has been moved off shore. Routine customer support also has been outsourced (外包) overseas.L) These trends serve to limit the availability of well-defined jobs. If a job can be characterized by a precise set of instructions, then that job is a candidate to be automated or outsourced to modestly educated workers in developing countries. The result is what David Autor calls the polarization of the American job market.M) Using the latest Census Bureau data, Matthew Slaughter found that from 2000 to 2010 the real earnings of college graduates (with no advanced degree) fell by more in percentage terms than the earnings of high school graduates. In fact, over this period the only education category to show an increase in earnings was those with advanced degrees.N) The outlook for mid-skill jobs would not appear to be bright. Communications technology and computer intelligence continue to improve, putting more occupations at risk. For example, many people earn a living as drivers, including trucks and taxicabs. However, the age of driverless vehicles appears to be moving closer. Another example is in the field of education. In the fall of 2011, an experiment with an online course in artificial intelligence conducted by two Stanford professors drew tens of thousands of registrants(报名者). This increases the student-teacherratio by a factor of close to a thousand. Imagine the number of teaching jobs that might be eliminated if this could be done for math, economics, chemistry, and so on.O) It’s important to bear in mind that when we offer a structural interpretation of unemployment, a “loss of jobs”means an increase in productivity. Traditionally, economists have argued that productivity increases are a good thing, even though they may cause unemployment for some workers in the short run. In the long run, the economy does not run out of jobs. Rather, new jobs emerge as old jobs disappear. The story we tell is that average well-being rises, and the more people are able to adapt, the more widespread the improvement becomes.46. Even factory floor work today has become intellectually challenging rather than physically demanding.47. Increases in productivity prove beneficial though some people may lose their jobs temporarily.48. The unemployment rate remained high even two years after the government declared the recent recession was over.49. The author suggests that the recent high unemployment rate is mainly caused by a decrease of middle-class jobs.50. The creation of a suburban economy in the 1950s created lots of office jobs.51. In the first decade of the 21st century, only people with postgraduate degrees experienced an increase in earnings.52. One economics theory suggests using monetary and fiscal stimulus to cope with an economic recession.53. The popularity of online courses may eliminate many teaching jobs.54. Computer technology has brought about revolutionary changes in the record and book business.55. White-collar workers accounted for more than half of the labor force by the end of the 20th century.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.“Deep reading”—as opposed to the often superficial reading we do on the Web—is an endangered practice, one we ought to take steps to preserve as we would a historic building or a significant work of art. Its disappearance would jeopardize the intellectual and emotional development of generations growing up online, as well as the preservation of a critical part of our culture：the novels, poems and other kinds of literature that can be appreciated only by readers whose brains, quite literally, have been trained to understand them.Recent research in cognitive science and psychology has demonstrated that deep reading—slow, immersive, rich in sensory detail and emotional and moral complexity—is a distinctive experience, different in kind from the mere decoding of words. Although deep reading does not, strictly speaking, require a conventional book, the built-in limits of the printed page are uniquely helpful to the deep reading experience. A book’s lack of hyperlinks (超链接), for example, frees the reader from making decisions—Should I click on this link or not? —allowing her to remain fully immersed in the narrative.That immersion is supported by the way the brain handles language rich in detail, indirect reference and figures ofspeech: by creating a mental representation that draws on the same brain regions that would be active if the scene were unfolding in real life. The emotional situations and moral dilemmas that are the stuff of literature are also vigorous exercise for the brain, propelling us inside the heads of fictional characters and even, studies suggest, increasing our real-life capacity for empathy (认同).None of this is likely to happen when we’re browsing through a website. Although we call the activity by the same name, the deep reading of books and the information-driven reading we do on the Web are very different, both in the experience they produce and in the capacities they develop. A growing body of evidence suggests that online reading may be less engaging and less satisfying, even for the “digital natives” to whom it is so familiar. Last month, for example, Britain’s National Literacy Trust released the results of a study of 34,910 young people aged 8 to 16. Researchers reported that 39% of children and teens read daily using electronic devices, but only 28% read printed materials every day. Those who read only onscreen were three times less likely to say they enjoy reading very much and a third less likely to have a favorite book. The study also found that young people who read daily only onscreen were nearly two times less likely to be above-average readers than those who read daily in print or both in print and onscreen.56. What does the author say about “deep reading”?A) It serves as a complement to online reading.B) It should be preserved before it is too late. C) It is mainly suitable for reading literature.D) It is an indispensable part of education.57. Why does the author advocate the reading of literature?A) It helps promote readers’intellectual and emotional growth.B) It enables readers to appreciate the complexity of language.C) It helps readers build up immersive reading habits.D) It is quickly becoming an endangered practice.58. In what way does printed-page reading differ from online reading?A) It ensures the reader’s cognitive growth.B) It enables the reader to be fully engaged. C) It activates a different region of the brain.D) It helps the reader learn rhetorical devices.59. What do the studies show about online reading?A) It gradually impairs one’s eyesight. C) It provides up-to-date information.B) It keeps arousing readers’curiosity. D) It renders reading less enjoyable.60. What do we learn from the study released by Britain’s National Literacy Trust?A) Onscreen readers may be less competent readers.B) Those who do reading in print are less informed.C) Young people find reading onscreen more enjoyable.D) It is now easier to find a favorite book online to read.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Many current discussions of immigration issues talk about immigrants in general, as if they were abstract people in an abstract world. But the concrete differences between immigrants from different countries affect whether their coming here is good or bad for the American people.The very thought of formulating immigration laws from the standpoint of what is best for the American people seems to have been forgotten by many who focus on how to solve the problems of illegal immigration.It is hard to look for “the ideal outcome”on immigration in the abstract. Economics professor Milton Friedman once said, “The best is the enemy of the good,”which to me meant that attempts to achieve an unattainable ideal can prevent us from reaching good outcomes that are possible in practice.Too much of our current immigration controversy is conducted in terms of abstract ideals, such as “We are a nation of immigrants.”Of course we are a nation of immigrants. But we are also a nation of people who wear shoes. Does it follow that we should admit anybody who wears shoes?The immigrants of today are very different from those who arrived here a hundred years ago. Moreover, the society in which they arrive is different. To me, it is better to build a wall around the welfare state than the country.But the welfare state is already here—and, far from having a wall built around it, the welfare state is expanding in all directions. We do not have a choice between the welfare state and open borders. Anything we try to do as regardsimmigration laws has to be done in the context of a huge welfare state that is already a major, inescapable fact of life.Among other facts of life utterly ignored by many advocates of de facto amnesty(事实上的大赦) is that the free international movement of people is different from free international trade in goods.Buying cars or cameras from other countries is not the same as admitting people from those countries or any other countries. Unlike inanimate objects, people have cultures and not all cultures are compatible with the culture in this country that has produced such benefits for the American people for so long.Not only the United States, but the Western world in general, has been discovering the hard way that admitting people with incompatible cultures is an irreversible decision with incalculable consequences. If we do not see that after recent terrorist attacks on the streets of Boston and London, when will we see it?“Comprehensive immigration reform”means doing everything all together in a rush, without time to look before we leap, and basing ourselves on abstract notions about abstract people.61. What does the author say about immigrants in America?A) They all hope to gain citizenship and enjoy the welfare.B) They come to America with different dreams and purposes.C) Their background may determine whether they benefit the American people.D) Their cultures affect the extent to which they will achieve success in America.62. What does the author try to say by citing Milton Friedman’s remark?A) It is hardly practical to find an ideal solution to America’s immigration problem.B) Ideal outcomes could be produced only by comprehensive immigration reform.C) As for immigration, good results cannot be achieved without good intentions.D) The proper solution of immigration issues is an ideal of the American public.63. What is the author’s view regarding America’s immigration policy?A) America should open its borders to immigrants from different countries.B) Immigrants have contributed greatly to the welfare of American people.C) Unrestricted immigration will undermine the American welfare state.D) There is no point building a wall around the American welfare state.64. What is the author’s purpose in citing the recent terrorist attacks on the streets of Boston and London?A) To show that America should join hands with Europe in fighting terrorists.B) To prove that it is high time America made comprehensive immigration reforms.C) To prove that terrorism is the most dangerous threat to America and the world in general.D) To show that immigrants’cultural incompatibility with the host country has consequences.65. What is the author’s attitude towards “comprehensive immigration reform”?A) Supportive. B) Negative. C) Wait-and-see. D) Indifferent.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.最近，中国科学院(Chinese Academy of Sciences)出版了关于其最新科学发现与未来一年展望的年度系列报告。
英语六级听力原文及答案 第三套
1.M: Good news! I am not going to have surgery after all. The doctor says I can start working out again soon and maybe play football like before in a few weeks.W.. That's terrific. It will be eat if you could get back in shape in time for the World Cups.O: What do we learn from the conversation?A)【精析】综合理解题。
男士告诉女士自己不用做手术了，几周后有可能就可以像以前那样踢足球了；女士回答说，如果男士能在举行世界杯时恢复健康就好了。
可见男士有可能参加世界杯比赛。
terrific在口语中指“很好，太棒了”；in shape意为“处于良好状态”。
2. M: I really need to make some extra money. You know, I've practically spent my entire budget for this semester.W: Why_not check out the new cafeteria at Market Street? I think there are still a few opening suitable for seniors like LCou.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?D.【精析】请求建议题。
男士表示他这个学期的预算已经用光了，需要去赚钱；女士使用Why not?句式建议男士去市场街的新餐厅打听一下，她认为那里仍有合适的空缺岗位。
换句话说，女士建议男士去做一份兼职工作来赚钱。
2023年6月英语六级第三套题目答案一览
2023年6月英语六级第三套题目答案一览2023年6月英语六级第三套题目答案已经公布，需要核对答案的同学可以参考一下。
下面是我为大家整理的2023年6月英语六级第三套题目答案一览，欢迎大家（保藏）与共享一下哟!2023年6月英语六级第三套题目答案一、六级（作文）部分：Writingmore and more people take the delight to helping the needy（范文）：Currently in our society, it is quite prevalent for citizens to give a hand to those who are in need of help.Apart from this trend, what encourages people is that people in growing numbers find it delighted to help the needy. The reasons, from my per-spective, can be listed as follows.The first motivation behind this trend lies in the growing abili-ty of average people to help others. Unlike those in the early 21st century, people in current society are equipped with knowledge,skills, and even economic strength to provide more assistance to help the needy. What is more, this trend is largely associated with the sense of satisfaction of the public. When offering help on time, those who lend a hand realize their own value and thus part of the meaning of their life, whichfurther strengthens similar behaviors in their daily life. The last factor is about positive energy in the mass media.In China,a country with traditional virtues of helping the disadvantaged, matters of the help among common people are great ingredients for the publicity of both tradition virtues and modern values.For me, it is much delighted to see that the public are more likely to lend a hand to others voluntarily.With peoples growing ability, the sense of satisfaction, and the spread of good deeds in the mass media, this trend will inevitably become a norm in our society.二、六级听力部分：更新中。
历年英语六级听力材料
历年英语六级听力材料历年英语六级听力材料，让你好好练练英语六级听力。
下面是店铺给大家整理的历年英语六级听力，供大家参阅!2014年12月英语六级听力真题第1套Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: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 said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1. A) The man's tennis racket is good enough.B) The man should get a pair of new shoes.C) She can wait for the man for a little while.D) Physical exercise helps her stay in shape.2. A) The woman will skip Dr. Smith's lecture to help the man.B) Kathy is very pleased to attend the lecture by Dr. Smith.C) The woman is good at doing lab demonstrations.D) The man will do all he can do assist the woman.3. A) The woman asked the man to accompany her to the party.B) Steve became rich soon after graduation from college.C) Steve invited his classmates to visit his big cottage.D) The speakers and Steve used to be classmates.4. A) In a bus. B) In a clinic. C) In a boat. D) In a plane.5. A) 10:10. B) 9:50. C) 9:40. D) 9:10.6. A) She does not like John at all.B) John has got many admirers.C) She does not think John is handsome.D) John has just got a bachelor's degree.7. A) He has been bumping along for hours.B) He has got a sharp pain in the neck.C) He is involved in a serious accident.D) He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam.8. A) She is good at repairing things.B) She is a professional mechanic.C) She should improve her physical condition.D) She cannot go without a washing machine.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) Some witnesses failed to appear in court.B) The case caused debate among the public.C) The accused was found guilty of stealing.D) The accused refused to plead guilty in court.10. A) He was out of his mind.B) He was unemployed.C) His wife deserted him.D) His children were sick.11. A) He had been in jail before.B) He was unworthy of sympathy.C) He was unlikely to get employed.D) He had committed the same sort of crime.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Irresponsible. B) Unsatisfactory. C) Aggressive. D)Conservative.13. A) Internal communication.B) Distribution of brochures.C) Public relations.D) Product design.14. A) Placing advertisements in the trade press.B) Drawing sketches for advertisements.C) Advertising in the national press.D) Making television commercials.15. A) She has the motivation to do the job.B) She is not so easy to get along with.C) She knows the tricks of advertising.D) She is not suitable for the position.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, youwill hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. Afteryou hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
6月六级三套真题及答案解析
2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题（三套完整版）（官方版）Part I Writing (30 minutes)（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）第一篇Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put all your eggs in one basket. You can give explanations to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.第二篇Directions: For this part, your are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to judge a person by appearance. You can give explain to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words .第三篇Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump to conclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give explanations to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At theend of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。
2023年6月英语六级真题及答案(第3套)
Part2023年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案（第3套）I Writing(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence“Today there is a growing awareness that mental well-being needs to be given as much attention as physical health.”You can make comments,cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay.You should write at least150words but no more than200words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30minutes)提示：2023年6月全国只考两套听力，故本套未重复显示。
Part III Reading Comprehension(40minutes)Section ADirections: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 making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Imagine sitting down to a big dinner:a massive steak,a large portion of fried potatoes,and cake for dessert.After eating so much,you should be too full to eat another bite.But some people experience a powerful urge to keep eating,even after26 in a huge meal,a behavior that makes little sense,as most adults are well-versed in the dangers of obesity,which researchers have shown correlates with27 health issues and is even linked to increased28 risk.But some people still keep eating long after they should stop,a phenomenon Dr.Susan Thompson calls“insatiable(永不满足的)hunger.”It is characterized by two main29 :not being satisfied by eating,and having a desire to stay sedentary(久坐不动的).This is at30 with how humans are biologically programmed.When there was a great deal of food available,ancient people would gorge on calories;this massive calorie intake was accompanied by an urge to get active.Humans were also programmed for something called“compensation,”which is the brain’s31 mechanism for preventing the accumulation of excess weight.With compensation,if you eat one large meal in the morning,you are naturally32 to eat less for the rest of the day.But recent studies show that70%of American adults have lost the ability to naturally compensate for the calories they consume;worse33 ,a significant number of them report34 hunger halfway through an eating session,but,by the end of the meal,they feel the same or higher levels of hunger than when they sat down.Dr.Thompson argues that the main cause of this phenomenon is the modern diet, which is35 of food high in sugar,carbohydrates and calories.Section BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2.The Problem with Being PerfectA.When psychologist Jessica Pryor lived near an internationally renowned university,she once saw astudent walking into a library holding a sleeping bag and a coffee maker.She has heard of graduate students spending12to18hours at a time in the lab.Their schedules are meant to be literally punishing:If they are scientists-in-training,they won’t allow themselves to watch Netflix until their experiments start generating results.“Relationships become estranged(疏远的)—people stop inviting them to social gatherings or dinner parties,which leads them to spend even more time in the lab,”Pryor told me.B.Along with other therapists,Pryor,who is now with the Family Institute at Northwestern University,istrying to sound the alarm about a tendency among young adults and college students to strive for perfection in their work—sometimes at any cost.Though it is often portrayed as a positive trait, Pryor and others say extreme perfectionism can lead to depression,anxiety,and even suicide.C.What’s more,perfectionism seems to be on the rise.In a study of thousands of American,Canadian,and British college students published earlier this year,Thomas Curran of the University of Bath and Andrew Hill of York St.John University found that today’s college students report higher levels of perfectionism than college students did during the1990s or early2000s.They measured three types of perfectionism:self-oriented,or a desire to be perfect;socially prescribed,or a desire to live up to others’expectations;and other-oriented,or holding others to unrealistic standards.From1989to2016, they found,self-oriented perfectionism scores increased by10percent,socially prescribed scores rose by33percent,and other-oriented perfectionism increased by16percent.D.A person living with an other-oriented perfectionist might feel criticized by the perfectionist spousefor not doing household chores exactly the“right”way.“One of the most common things couples argue about is the proper way of loading the dishwasher,”says Amy Bach,a psychologist in Providence,Rhode Island.E.Curran describes socially prescribed perfectionism as“My self-esteem is contingent on what otherpeople think.”His study didn’t examine the causal reasons for its rise,but he assumes that the rise of both standardized testing and social media might play a role.These days,LinkedIn alerts us when ourrival gets a new job,and Instagram can let us know how well“liked”our lives are compared with a friend’s.In an opinion piece earlier this year,Curran and Hill argue that society has also become more dog-eat-dog.“Over the last50years,public interest and civic responsibility have been progressively eroded,”they write,“replaced by a focus on self-interest and competition in a supposedly free and open marketplace.”We strive for perfection,it seems,because we feel we must in order to get ahead.Michael Brustein,a clinical psychologist in Manhattan,says when he first began practicing in2007, he was surprised by how prevalent perfectionism was among his clients,despite how little his graduate training had focused on the phenomenon.He sees perfectionism in,among others,clients who are entrepreneurs,artists,and tech employees.“You’re in New York because you’re ambitious,you have this need to strive,”he says.“But then your whole identity gets wrapped into a goal.”F.Perfectionism can,of course,be a positive force.Think of professional athletes,who trainaggressively for ever-higher levels of competition.In well-adjusted perfectionism,someone who doesn’t get the gold is able to forget the setback and move on.In maladaptive(不当的)perfectionism, meanwhile,people make an archive of all their failures.They revisit these archives constantly, thinking,as Pryor puts it,“I need to make myself feel terrible so I don’t do this again.”Then they double down,“raising the expectation bar even higher,which increases the likelihood of defeat,which makes you self-critical,so you raise the bar higher,work even harder,”she says.Next comes failure, shame,and pushing yourself even harder toward even higher and more impossible goals.Meeting them becomes an“all or nothing”premise.Pryor offered this example:“Even if I’m an incredible attorney,if I don’t make partner in the same pacing as one of my colleagues,clearly that means I’m a failure.”G.Brustein says his perfectionist clients tend to devalue their accomplishments,so that every time a goalis achieved,the high lasts only a short time,like“a gas tank with a hole in it.”If the boss says you dida great job,it’s because he doesn’t know anything.If the audience likes your work,that’s because it’stoo stupid to know what good art actually is.But,therapists say,there are also different ways perfectionism manifests.Some perfectionists are always pushing themselves forward.But others actually fall behind on work,unable to complete assignments unless they are,well,perfect.Or they might handicap their performance ahead of time.They’re the ones partying until2a.m.the night before the final,so that when the grade C rolls in,there’s a ready excuse.H.While educators and parents have successfully convinced students of the need to be high performingand diligent,the experts told me,they haven’t adequately prepared them for the inevitability of failure.Instead of praises like“You’re so smart,”parents and educators should say things like“You really stuck with it,”Pryor says,to emphasize the value of perseverance over intrinsic talent.Pryor notes that many of her clients are wary she’ll“turn them into some degenerate couch potato and teach them to be okay with it.”Instead,she tries to help them think through the parts of their perfectionism they’d like to keep,and to lose the parts that are ruining their lives.I.Bach,who sees many students from Brown University,says some of them don’t even go out onweekends,let alone weekdays.She tells them,“Aim high,but get comfortable with good enough.”When they don’t get some award,she encourages them to remember that“one outcome is not a basisfor a broad conclusion about the person’s intelligence,qualifications,or potential for the future.”J.The treatment for perfectionism might be as simple as having patients keep logs of things they can be proud of,or having them behave imperfectly in small ways,just to see how it feels.“We might have them hang the towels crooked(不正的)or wear some clothing inside out,”says Martin Antony,a professor in the department of psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto.K.Brustein likes to get his perfectionist clients to create values that are important to them,then try to shift their focus to living according to those values rather than achieving specific goals.It’s a play on the“You really stuck with it”message for kids.In other words,it isn’t about doing a headstand in yoga class;it’s about going to yoga class in the first place,because you like to be the kind of person who takes care of herself.But he warns that some people go into therapy expecting too much—an instant transformation of themselves from a pathological(病态的)perfectionist to a(still high-achieving) non-perfectionist.They try to be perfect,in other words,at no longer being perfect.36.Socially prescribed perfectionism is described as one’s self-esteem depending on other people’sopinion.37.Jessica Pryor has learned that some graduate students work such long hours in the lab that they havelittle time for entertainment or socializing.38.The author believes perfectionism may sometimes be constructive.39.It is found that perfectionism is getting more and more prevalent among college students.40.Some experts suggest parents and educators should prepare students for failures.41.Some therapists warn that young adults tend to pursue perfection in their work.42.Psychologist Amy Bach encourages her students to aim high but be content with something less thanperfect.43.A clinical psychologist finds perfectionism is widespread among his clients.44.In trying to overcome perfectionism,some people are still pursuing perfection.45.In pursuing perfection,some perfectionists fail to complete their tasks on time.Section CDirections:There are2passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions46to50are based on the following passage.How on earth did we come to this?We protect our children obsessively from every harm;we scrutinize every carer,teacher or doctor with whom they come into contact.Yet despite all this,one group, which in no way has their best interests at heart,has almost unconstrained access.We seem to take it for granted that advertisers and marketers are allowed to condition even the youngest children.Before children have even developed a proper sense of their own identity,or learned to handle money,they’re encouraged to associate status and self-worth with stuff,and to look to externalthings such as fame and wealth for validation.We’re turning out little consumers rather than young citizens who will value themselves for what they contribute to the society in which they live.We’ve reached this point so gradually that many of us have never questioned it.It’s crept up on us in the60years since advertisers started to target the young and found that they could recruit them to a commercial assault on their parents.We’ve come to know it as“pester power”or the ability of children to pressure parents to make certain purchases.Many psychologists,child development experts and educators point to research suggesting that this emerging cradle-to-grave consumerism is contributing to growing rates of low self-esteem,depression and other forms of mental illness.Not all psychologists agree.There’re plenty working hand in glove with a£12bn-a-year industry that has turned the manipulation of adult emotions and desires into an art form—often literally.It’s also one that’s forever developing new ways to persuade our children to desire material possessions,and because of advertisements’viral effect they only need to infect a few to reach the many.Advertising and marketing can serve a useful purpose for children.Marketing may help socialize children as consumers, inform them about products,and help them carve out unique identities as they reach adulthood Then,should we ban all advertising aimed at young children?I say yes.Of course there’ll be plenty of objections to an outright ban on advertising to the under-11s.There’ll be those who argue that would be a breach of freedom of speech and infringe the rights of corporations to brainwash little children into demanding their products.Most parents hate what advertising does to their children,but we do have the power to end it and let our children grow up free from many of the pressures of consumerism until they’re old enough to make their own decisions.And though advertising is only part of an all-pervasive(无处不在的)marketing culture we need to make a start somewhere.Let’s ban all advertising targeting children of primary school age and younger now.46.Which group of people does the author say has almost unrestricted access to children?A.Advertisers.B.Carers.C.Teachers.D.Doctors.47.What kind of people should we enable children to become according to the author?A.Those who look to fame and wealth for external and ultimate validation.B.Those who value themselves because of their contribution to society.C.Those who associate self-worth with the ability to handle money.D.Those who have developed a proper sense of their own identity.48.Many child development experts and educators call attention to research that suggests____A.life-long consumerism is causing more and more cases of psychological problems.B.increasing commercialization of education is eroding many children’s self-esteem.C.the growing desire for wealth is contributing to a rising rate of depression.D.the craving for purchasing material things is nurtured throughout one’s life.49.What does the author imply about the impact of advertising?A.It is actually infectious to many rather than a few.。
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College English Test (Band 6)Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section,you will hear 8 short conversationsand 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation,one or more questions will be askedabout what was said.Both the conversation and the questionswill be spoken only once.After each question there 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Now lets begin with the 8 short conversations.1. M: Oh, Im so sorryI forgot to bring along the bookyou borrowed from the library.W: What a terrible memory you have! Anyway,I won’t need it until Friday night.As long as I can get it by then, OK?Q: What do we learn from this conversation?2. W: Doctor, I havent been able toget enough sleep lately,and Im too tired to concentrate in class.M: Well, you know,spending too much time indoorswith all that artificial lighting can do that to you.Your body loses track of whether its day or night.Q: What does the man imply?3. M: I think I’ll get one of those new T-shirts,you know, with the schools logo on both the front and back. W: You’ll regret it.They are expensive,and I’ve heard the printing fades easilywhen you wash them.Q: What does the woman mean?4. W: I think your article in the school newspaperis right on target,and your viewpoints have certainly convinced me.M: Thanks, but in view of the general responses,you and I are definitely in the minority.Q: What does the man mean?5. M: Daisy was furious yesterdaybecause I lost her notebook.Should I go see her and apologize to again?W: Well, if I were you,I’d let her cool off a few days before I approach her.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?6. M: Would you please tell mewhere I can get batteries for this brand of camera?W: Let me have a look.Oh, yes.Go down this aisle, pass the garden tools.You’ll find them on the shelf next to the light bulbs.Q: What is the man looking for?7. M: Our basketball team is playing in the finalsbut I dont have a ticket.I guess Ill just watch it on TV.Do you want to come over?W: Actually I have a ticket.But Im not feeling well.You can have it for what it cost me.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8. M: Honey, I’ll be going straight to the theatre from work this evening.Could you bring my suit and tie along?W: Sure, its the first performanceof the State Symphony Orchestra in our city,so suit and tie is a must.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?Now youll hear the two long conversations. Conversation OneM: I got two letters this morning with job offers, one from the Polytechnic,and the other from the Language School in Pistoia, Italy.W: So you are not sure which to go for?M: That’s it.Of course, the conditions of work are very different: The Polytechnic is offering a two-year contract which could be renewed,but the language school is onlyoffering a years contract,and that’s a different minus.It could be renewed,but you never know.W: I see.So its much less secure.But you dont need to think too muchabout steady jobs when you are only 23.M: Thats true.W: What about the salaries?M: Well, the Pistoia job paysmuch better in the short term.Ill be getting the equivalent ofabout 22 000 a year there,but only 20 000 at the Polytechnic.But then the hours are different.At the Polytechnic Id have to do 35 hours a week,20 teaching and 15 administration,whereas the Pistoia school isonly asking for 30 hours teaching.W: HmmM: Then the type of teaching is so different.The Polytechnic is all adultsand mostly preparation for examslike the Cambridge certificates.The Language School wants meto do a bit of exam preparation,but also quite a lot of workin companies and factories,and a couple of childrens classes.Oh, and a bit of literature teaching.W: Well, that sounds much more varied and interesting. And Id imagine you would be doingquite a lot of teaching outside the school,and moving around quite a bit.M: Yes, whereas with the Polytechnic position,I’d be stuck in the school all day.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversationyou have just heard.9. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?10. What do we learn about the students at the Polytechnic?11. What does the woman think of the job at the Language School? Conversation TwoW: Good evening and welcome totonight's edition of Legendary Lives.Our subject this evening is James Dean,actor and hero for the young people of his time.Edward Murray is the author of a new biography of Dean.Good evening, Edward.M: Hello, Tina.W: Edward, tell us what you know about Dean's early life.M: He was born in Indiana in 1931,but his parents moved to California when he was five.He wasn't there long thoughbecause his mother passed away just four years later.Jimmy's father sent him back to Indianaafter that to live with his aunt.W: So how did he get into acting?M: Well, first he acted in plays at high school,then he went to college in Californiawhere he got seriously into acting.In 1951 he moved to New York to do more stage acting.W: Then when did his movie career really start?M: 1955.His first starring role was in East of Eden.It was fabulous.Dean became a huge success.But the movie thatreally made him famous was his second one,Rebel Without a Cause,that was about teenagerswho felt like they didn't fit into society.W: So how many more movies did he make?M: Just one more,then he died in that car crash in California in 1955.W: What a tragedy! He only made three movies!So what made him the legend he still is today?M: Well I guess his looks,his acting ability,his short life,and maybe the type of characterhe played in his movies.Many young people saw himas a symbol of American youths.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversationyou have just heard.12. What is the woman doing?13. Why did James Dean move back to Indianawhen he was young?14. What does the man say James Dean didat college in California?15. What do we learn about James Dean from the conversation? Section BDirections: 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 questionswill be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices marked A),B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.Passage OneThe time is 9 oclock andthis is Marian Snow with the news.The German authorities are sending investigatorsto discover the cause of the plane crashlate yesterday on the island of Tenerife.The plane, a Boeing 737,taking German holiday makers to the island, crashed into a hillsideas it circled while preparing to land.The plane was carrying 180 passengers.Its thought there are no survivors.Rescue workers were at the scene.The British industrialist James Louis,held by kidnappers in Central Africafor the past 8 months,was released unharmed yesterday.The kidnappers had been demanding 1 million pounds for the release of Mr. Louis.The London Bank and their agentswho have been negotiatingwith the kidnappers have not saidwhether any amount of money has been paid.The 500 UK motors workers who had been on strike in High Town for the past 3 three weekswent back to work this morning.This follows successful talksbetween management and union representatives, which resulted in a new agreementon working hours and conditions.A spokesman for the management said thattheyd hope they could nowget back to producing cars,and that they lost a lot of moneyand orders over this dispute.And finally the weather.After a cold start,most of the country should be warm and sunny.But towards late afternoon,rain will spread from Scotlandto cover most parts by midnight.Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passageyou have just heard.16. What does the news say about the Boeing 737 plane?17. What happened to British industrialist James Louis?18. How did the three-week strike in High Town end?19. What kind of weather will be expected by midnight in most parts of the country?Passage TwoJuan Louis, a junior geology major,decided to give an informative speechabout how earthquakes occur.From his audience and analysis he learned thatonly 2 or 3 of his classmatesknew much of anything about geology.Juan realized then that he must presenthis speech at an elementary leveland with a minimum of scientific language.As he prepared the speech,Juan kept asking himself,How can I make this clear and meaningful to someone who knows nothing about earthquakesor geological principles?Since he was speaking in the Midwest,he decided to begin by noting that the most severe earthquakein American history took place not in California or Alaskabut at New Madrid,Missouri in 1811.If such an earthquake happened today,it would be felt from the Rocky Mountainsto the Atlantic Oceanand would flatten most of the citiesin the Mississippi valley.That, he figured,should get his classmates attention.Throughout the body of the speech,Juan dealt only with the basic mechanics of the earthquakes, carefully avoid technical terms.He also prepared visual aids,diagramming photo line,so his classmates wouldnt get confused.To be absolutely safe,Juan asked his roommate,who was not a geology major,to listen to the speech.Stop me, he said,any time I say something you dont understand.Juans roommate stopped him four times.And at each spot,Juan worked out a way to make his point more clearly. Finally, he had a speech that was interestingand perfectly understandable to his audience.Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. What did Juan Louis learn from the analysis of his audience?21. How did Juan Louis start his speech?22. What did Juan ask his roommate to dowhen he was making his trial speech?Passage ThreeEsperanto is an artificial language,designed to serve internationallyas an auxiliary means of communicationamong speakers of different languages.It was created by Ludwig Lazar Zamenhof,a polish Jewish doctor specialized in eye diseases. Esperanto was first presented in 1887.An international movement was launched to promote its use. Despite arguments and disagreements,the movement has continued to flourish andhas members in more than 80 countries.Esperanto is used internationally across language boundaries by at least 1 million people,particularly in specialized fields.It is used in personal contexts,on radio broadcasts and in a number of publications,as well as in translations of both modern works and classics. Its popularity has spread form Europe,both east and west,to such countries as Brazil and Japan.It is, however, in China thatEsperanto has had its greatest impact.It is taught in universities and used in many translations,often in scientific or technological works.EL POPOLA CHINIO,which means from peoples China,its a monthly magazine in Esperanto and its read worldwide. Radio Beijings Esperanto program is the most popular program in Esperanto in the world.Esperantos vocabulary is drawn primarily from Latin,the Romans languages,English and German.Spelling is completely regular.A simple and consistent set of endings indicates grammatical functions of words.Thus for example,every noun ends in o,every adjective in a,and a basic form of every verb in i.Esperanto also has a highly productive systemof constructing new words from old ones.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passageyou have just heard.23. What does the speaker tell us about Esperanto?24. What is said about the international movementto promote the use of Esperanto?25. What does the speaker say about Esperanto in China? Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blankswith the exact words you have just heard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.Now listen to the passage.George Herbert Mead said that humans aretalked into humanity.He meant that we gain personal identityas we communicate with others.In the earliest years of our lives,our parents tell us who we are: You're intelligent.You're so strong.We first see ourselves through the eyes of others.So their messages form important foundations of our self-concepts. Later, we interact with teachers,friends, romantic partners and coworkerswho communicate their views of us.Thus, how we see ourselves reflects the views of usthat others communicate.The profound connection between identityand communication is dramatically evidentin children who are deprived of human contact.Case studies of childrenwho are isolated from others reveal thatthey lack a firm self-concept,and their mental and psychological development isseverely hindered by lack of language.Communications with othersnot only affects our sense of identity,but also directly influences our physicaland emotional well-being.Consistently, research shows thatcommunicating with others promotes health,whereas social isolation is linked to stress,disease and early death.People who lack close friends have greater levels of anxietyand depression than people who are close to others.A group of researchers reviewed scores of studies thattraced the relationship between health and interaction with others. The conclusion was that social isolation isstatistically as dangerous as high blood pressure,smoking and obesity.Many doctors and researchers believe thatloneliness harms the immune system,making us more vulnerableto a range of minor and major illnesses.Now the passage will be read again.George Herbert Mead said thathumans are talked into humanity.He meant that we gain personal identityas we communicate with others.In the earliest years of our lives,our parents tell us who we are: You're intelligent.You're so strong.We first see ourselves through the eyes of others.So their messages form important foundations of our self-concepts. Later, we interact with teachers,friends, romantic partners and coworkerswho communicate their views of us.Thus, how we see ourselves reflects the views of usthat others communicate.The profound connection between identityand communication is dramatically evidentin children who are deprived of human contact.Case studies of children who are isolatedfrom others reveal that they lack a firm self-concept,and their mental and psychological developmentis severely hindered by lack of language.Communications with others not only affects our sense of identity, but also directly influences our physical and emotional well-being. Consistently, research shows thatcommunicating with others promotes health,whereas social isolation is linked to stress,disease and early death.People who lack close friends havegreater levels of anxiety and depressionthan people who are close to others.A group of researchers reviewed scores of studiesthat traced the relationshipbetween health and interaction with others.The conclusion was that social isolation isstatistically as dangerous as high blood pressure,smoking and obesity.Many doctors and researchers believe thatloneliness harms the immune system,making us more vulnerable to a range ofminor and major illnesses.Now the passage will be read for the third time.George Herbert Mead said that humans aretalked into humanity.He meant that we gain personal identityas we communicate with others.In the earliest years of our lives,our parents tell us who we are: You're intelligent.You're so strong.We first see ourselves through the eyes of others.So their messages form important foundations of our self-concepts. Later, we interact with teachers,friends, romantic partners and coworkerswho communicate their views of us.Thus, how we see ourselves reflects the views of usthat others communicate.The profound connection between identity and communicationis dramatically evident in childrenwho are deprived of human contact.Case studies of children who are isolated from others reveal that they lack a firm self-concept,and their mental and psychological developmentis severely hindered by lack of language.Communications with othersnot only affects our sense of identity,but also directly influences our physical and emotional well-being. Consistently, research shows thatcommunicating with others promotes health,whereas social isolation is linked to stress,disease and early death.People who lack close friendshave greater levels of anxiety and depression than peoplewho are close to others.A group of researchers reviewed scores of studiesthat traced the relationship between healthand interaction with others.The conclusion was that social isolation isstatistically as dangerous as high blood pressure,smoking and obesity.Many doctors and researchers believe thatloneliness harms the immune system,making us more vulnerable to a range ofminor and major illnesses.This is the end of listening comprehension.。