2013年6月英语六级听力试题及答案

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2013年6月六级听力试题与答案解析

Part I Writing (30 minutes) 注意：注意：此部分试题在答题卡1 上。

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of Chinese You should write at Chinese. least 120 words following the outline given below:1.近年来在学生中出现了忽视中文学习的现象；2.出现这种现象的原因和后果；3我认为… Given Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of Chinese__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。

2013六级听力

2013年六级听力（3）1. A) Dr. Smith's waiting room isn't tidy.B) Dr. Smith enjoys reading magazines.C) Dr. Smith has left a good impression on her.D) Dr. Smith may not be a good choice.2. A) The man will rent the apartment when it is available.B) The man made a bargain with the landlady over the rent.C) The man insists on having a look at the apartment first.D) The man is not fully satisfied with the apartment.3. A) Packing up to go abroad.B) Brushing up on her English.C) Drawing up a plan for her English course.D) Applying for a visa to the United States.4. A) He is anxious to find a cure for his high blood pressure.B) He doesn't think high blood pressure is a problem for him.C) He was not aware of his illness until diagnosed with it.D) He did not take the symptoms of his illness seriously.5. A) To investigate the causes of AIDS.B) To raise money for AIDS patients.C) To rally support for AIDS victims in Africa.D) To draw attention to the spread of AIDS in Asia.6. A) It has a very long history.B) It is a private institution.C) It was founded by Thomas Jefferson.D) It stresses the comprehensive study of nature.7. A) They can't fit into the machine.B) They have not been delivered yet.C) They were sent to the wrong address.D) They were found to be of the wrong type.8. A) The food served in the cafeteria usually lacks variety.B) The cafeteria sometimes provides rare food for the students.C) The students find the service in the cafeteria satisfactory.D) The cafeteria tries hard to cater to the students' needs.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) He picked up some apples in his yard.B) He cut some branches off the apple tree.C) He quarreled with his neighbor over the fence.D) He cleaned up all the garbage in the woman's yard.10. A) Trim the apple trees in her yard.B) Pick up the apples that fell in her yard.C) Take the garbage to the curb for her.D) Remove the branches from her yard.11. A) File a lawsuit against the man.B) Ask the man for compensation.C) Have the man's apple tree cut down.D) Throw garbage into the man's yard.12. A) He was ready to make a concession.B) He was not prepared to go to court.C) He was not intimidated.D) He was a bit concerned.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A) Bad weather.B) Human error.C) Breakdown of the enginesD) Failure of the communications system.14. A) Two thousand feet.B) Twelve thousand feet.C) Twenty thousand feet.D) Twenty-two thousand feet.15. A) Accurate communication is of utmost importance.B) Pilots should be able to speak several foreign languages.C) Air controllers should keep a close watch on the weather.D) Cooperation between pilots and air controllers is essential.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A) His father caught a serious disease.B) His mother passed away.C) His mother left him to marry a rich businessman.D) His father took to drinking.17. A) He disliked being disciplined.B) He was expelled by the university.C) He couldn't pay his gambling debts.D) He enjoyed working for a magazine.18. A) His poems are heavily influenced by French writers.B) His stories are mainly set in the State of Virginia.C) His work is difficult to read.D) His language is not refined.19. A) He grieved to death over the loss of his wife.B) He committed suicide for unknown reasons.C) He was shot dead at the age of 40.D) He died of heavy drinking.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. A) Women.B) Prisoners.C) Manual workers.D) School age children.21. A) He taught his students how to pronounce the letters first.B) He matched the letters with the sounds familiar to the learners.C) He showed the learners how to combine the letters into simple words.D) He divided the letters into groups according to the way they are written.22. A) It can help people to become literate within a short time.B) It was originally designed for teaching the English language.C) It enables the learners to master a language within three months.D) It is effective in teaching any alphabetical language to Brazilians.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) The crop's blooming period is delayed.B) The roots of crops are cut off.C) The topsoil is seriously damaged.D) The growth of weeds is accelerated.24. A) It's a new way of applying chemical fertilizer.B) It's an improved method of harvesting crops.C) It's a creative technique for saving labor.D) It's a farming process limiting the use of ploughs.25. A) In areas with few weeds and unwanted plants.B) In areas with a severe shortage of water.C) In areas lacking in chemical fertilizer.D) In areas dependent on imported food.Adults are getting smarter about how smart babies are. Not long ago. researchers learned that4-day-old could understand(26)______ and subtraction. Now. British research psychologist Graham Schafer has discovered that infants can learn words for uncommon things long beforethey can speak. He found that 9-month-old infants could be taught, through repeatedshow-and-tell, to (27)______ the names of objects that were foreign to them, a result that(28)______ in some ways the received wisdom that, apart from learning to (29)______ thingscommon to their daily lives, children don't begin to build vocabulary until well into their secondyear. "It's no (30)______ that children learn words, but the words they tend to know arcwords linked to (31)______ situations in the home." explains Schafer. "This is the first demonstration that we can choose what words the children will learn and that they can respond to them with an unfamiliar voice (32)______ in an unfamiliar setting."Figuring out how humans acquire language may (33)______ why some children learn to readand write later than others. Schafer says, and could lead to better treatments fordevelopmental problems. What's more, the study of language (34)______ offers direct insight into how humans learn. "Language is a test case for human cognitive development." saysSchafer. But parents eager to teach their infants should take note: even without being taughtnew words, a control group (35)______ the other infants within a few months. "This is notabout advancing development." he says. "It's just about what children can do at an earlier agethan what educators have often thought."【参考答案】1-25 DCBCD ABABD ACBCA BCCDA DACDB26. addition27. recognize28. challenges29. identify30. secret31. specific32. giving instructions33. shed light on34. acquisition35. caught up with。

2013年6月大学英语六级真题试卷(第3套)(题后含答案及解析)

2013年6月大学英语六级真题试卷（第3套）(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Writing 2. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 3. Listening Comprehension 4. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) 5. Cloze 8. TranslationPart I Writing (30 minutes)1．For this part, you are allowed SO minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark “A smile is the shortest distance between two people.”You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.正确答案：Smile Bridges the Gap Among People The saying “A smile is the shortest distance between two people”has been widely accepted throughout the world. However, the high pressures in modern society make the relationship among people more and more distant. In my opinion, the smile is a powerful antidote to this phenomenon, which can not only bridge the gap but also break down the barriers between heart and heart. When you present a smile to others, you will earn friendship as well as fortune. Such examples might be given easily. American celebrated “hotel king”Hilton’s requirement to his staff is whatever happens to the hotel, the smile on Hilton staff’s faces is the hotel’s sunshine. Smile helped Hilton come through the difficulties; Moreover, it brought huge profits. Have you smiled today? If not, let’s smile together! It is deeply-rooted in my mind that the world will be more harmonious if we always wear a smile on our faces.Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark：Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage.Norman Borlaug: ‘Father of the Green Revolution’Few people have quietly changed the world for the better more than this rural lad from the midwestern state of Iowa in the United States. The man in focus is Norman Borlaug, the Father of the ‘Green Revolution’, who died on September 12, 2009 at age 95. Norman Borlaug spent most of his 60 working years in the farmlands of Mexico, South Asia and later in Africa, fighting world hunger, and saving by some estimates up to a billion lives in the process. An achievement, fit for a Nobel Peace Prize.Early Years “I’m a product of the great depression” is how Borlaug described himself. A great-grandson of Norwegian immigrants to the United States, Borlaug was born in 1914 and grew up on a small farm in the northeastern corner of Iowa in a town called Cresco. His familyhad a 40-hectare(公顷)farm on which they grew wheat, maize(玉米)and hay and raised pigs and cattle. Norman spent most of his time from age 7-17 on the farm, even as he attended a one-room, one-teacher school at New Oregon in Howard County. Borlaug didn’t have money to go to college. But through a Great Depression era programme, known as the National Youth Administration, Borlaug was able to enroll in the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis to study forestry. He excelled in studies and received his Ph. D. in plant pathology(病理学)and genetics in 1942. From 1942 to 1944, Borlaug was employed as a microbiologist at DuPont in Wilmington. However, following the December 7,1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Borlaug tried to join the military, but was rejected under wartime labour regulations.In Mexico In 1944, many experts warned of mass starvation in developing nations where populations were expanding faster than crop production. Borlaug began work at a Rockefeller Foundation-funded project in Mexico to increase wheat production by developing higher-yielding varieties of the crop. It involved research in genetics, plant breeding, plant pathology, entomology(昆虫学), agronomy(农艺学), soil science, and cereal technology. The goal of the project was to boost wheat production in Mexico, which at the time was importing a large portion of its grain. Borlaug said that his first couple of years in Mexico were difficult. He lacked trained scientists and equipment. Native farmers were hostile towards the wheat programme because of serious crop losses from 1939 to 1941 due to stem rust. Wheat varieties that Borlaug worked with had tall, thin stalks. While taller wheat competed better for sunlight, they had a tendency to collapse under the weight of extra grain a trait called lodging. To overcome this, Borlaug worked on breeding wheat with shorter and stronger stalks, which could hold on larger seed heads. Borlaug’s new semi-dwarf, disease-resistant varieties, called Pitic 62 and Penjamo 62, changed the potential yield of Mexican wheat dramatically. By 1963 wheat production in Mexico stood six times more than that of 1944.Green Revolution in India During the 1960s, South Asia experienced severe drought condition and India had been importing wheat on a large scale from the United States. Borlaug came to India in 1963 along with Dr. Robert Anderson to duplicate his Mexican success in the sub-continent. The experiments began with planting a few of the high-yielding variety strains in the fields of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute at Pusa in New Delhi, under the supervision of Dr. M. S. Swaminathan. These strains were subsequently planted in test plots at Ludhiana, Pantnagar, Kanpur, Pune and Indore. The results were promising, but large-scale success, however, was not instant. Cultural opposition to new agricultural techniques initially prevented Borlaug from going ahead with planting of new wheat strains in India. By 1965, when the drought situation turned alarming, the Government took the lead and allowed wheat revolution to move forward. By employing agricultural techniques he developed in Mexico, Borlaug was able to nearly double South Asian wheat harvests between 1965 and 1970. India subsequently made a huge commitment to Mexican wheat, importing some 18 000 tonnes of seed. By 1968, it was clear that the Indian wheat harvest was nothing short of revolutionary. It was so productive that there was a shortage of labour to harvest it, of bull carts to haul it to the threshing floor(打谷场), of jute(黄麻)bags to store it.Local governments in some areas were forced to shut down schools temporarily to use them as store houses. United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO)observed that in 40 years between 1961 and 2001, “India more than doubled its population, from 452 million to more than 1 billion. At the same time, it nearly tripled its grain production from 87 million tonnes to 231 million tonnes. It accomplished this feat while increasing cultivated grain acreage(土地面积)a mere 8 percent. “It was in India that Norman Borlaug’s work was described as the ‘Green Revolution. ‘In Africa Africa suffered widespread hunger and starvation through the 70s and 80s. Food and aid poured in from most developed countries into the continent, but thanks to the absence of efficient distribution system, the hungry remained empty-stomach. The then Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, Ryoichi Sasakawa wondered why the methods used in Mexico and India were not extended to Africa. He called up Norman Borlaug, now leading a semi-retired life, for help. He managed to convince Borlaug to help with his new effort and subsequently founded the Sasakawa Africa Association. Borlaug later recalled, “but after I saw the terrible circumstances there, I said, ‘Let’s just start growing’”. The success in Africa was not as spectacular as it was in India or Mexico. Those elements that allowed Borlaug’s projects to succeed, such as well-organized economies and transportation and irrigation systems, were severely lacking throughout Africa. Because of this, Borlaug’s initial projects were restricted to developed regions of the continent. Nevertheless, yields of maize, sorghum(高梁)and wheat doubled between 1983 and 1985.Nobel Prize For his contributions to the world food supply, Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. Norwegian officials notified his wife in Mexico City at 4:00 a. m. , but Borlaug had already left for the test fields in the Toluca valley, about 65 km west of Mexico City. A chauffeur(司机)took her to the fields to inform her husband. In his acceptance speech, Borlaug siad, “the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind. Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world. Yet, 50 percent of the world population goes hungry.”Green Revolution vs Environmentalists Borlaug’s advocacy of intensive high-yield agriculture came under severe criticism from environmentalists in recent years. His work faced environmental and socio-economic criticisms, including charges that his methods have created dependence on monoculture crops, unsustainable farming practices, heavy indebtedness among subsistence farmers, and high levels of cancer among those who work with agriculture chemicals. There are also concerns about the long-term sustainability of farming practices encouraged by the Green Revolution in both the developed and the developing world. In India, the Green Revolution is blamed for the destruction of Indian crop diversity, drought vulnerability, dependence on agro-chemicals that poison soils but reap large-scale benefits mostly to the American multi-national corporations. What these critics overwhelmingly advocate is a global movement towards “organic”or “sustainable”farming practices that avoid using chemicals and high technology in favour of natural fertilizers, cultivation and pest-control programmes.2．Norman Borlaug won a Nobel Prize for______.A．his remarkable achievements in plant geneticsB．his spectacular contribution to safeguarding world peaceC．his great success in raising Africa’s food productionD．his enduring efforts in combating world hunger正确答案：D解析：细节辨认题。

英语六级201306-2听力原文+答案

听力短对话11.W: I was shocked to hear ofyour wife's illness. Isshe going to be all ri ght?M: At first, the doctors weren'tsure, but she'sreally improved. She'll b e home next week.Q: What do we learn about theman's wife from the conversation?12.M: Excuse me, can I get aticket for a sleeping compartment on this tra in?W: Yes, there are four left. Theprice is ￡60 per person including aco ntinental breakfast.Q: What is the man doing?13.M: Janet, here's the book Iborrowed from you, but I'm so sorry that I can't find its jacket.W: It doesn't matter. Anyway, youare one of the few people who actu ally return books tome.Q: What does the woman imply?14.M: Lisa, have you been to thenew supermarket yet?W: Yes, and no. I went there lastSaturday for their grand opening sale , but I drove aroundthe parking lot fornearly an hour, looking for a space before I finally gave up and came home.Q: What does the woman mean?15.W: You've been sitting at thecomputer for hours. Let’s take a coffee b reak, shall we?M: I wish I could. You know, I'mup to my neck in work. I've got to fi nish this report. I don'twant to miss thedeadline.Q: What does the man mean?16.M: What do you think of thisgallery space? They offer to let me exhi bit some of mypaintings here.W: Are you kidding? Any artstudent I know would die to have an exh ibition here.Q: What can we infer from theconversation?17.W: Gary, my assistant is inhospital now. Is there anyone in your depa rtment who could givea hand for afew days?M: I think so. I'll ask aroundand get back to you.Q: What do we learn from theconversation?18.W: Did you read the articlein the paper about the mayor's speech at th e economic forum?M: Sure I did, but I think theytwisted the meaning of what he said. It's not the first time forthem to do so.Q: What does the man say about the paper's article?听力长对话原文1Conversation OneW: Oh, hello, John. Are you usingyour dictatingmachine this morning ? I've got a long report I must dictate. CanI borrow your machine?M: Of course. But can you spareme a second?It's the message you sen t me about the delivery delay of thecontrol desks. What's gonewrong?W: Everything, John. We have toget the steel sheets we need for these desks from newsuppliers. Well, the suppliers have got some troubleor ot her. They say they will be a bit latewith the delivery.M: But they can't be. Those controldesks are a special order. They are wanted for one ofthe big computercompanies. It's a very important contr act.W: When did we promise thedelivery?M: On Thursday next week. Andthere's a penalty clause. We stand to lose 10 percent ofour price for eachweek of overdue delivery.W: Oh, these penalty clauses! Whydid you sales people accept them?M: We have to accept them;otherwise, we don't get the contracts.W: Well, let's get on to theBuying Department. I only heard about the delay yesterdaybecause we kept theproduction line clear to handle these special sheets. It's a dreadfulnuisance.M: It will be more than anuisance if we don't meet on delivery date. I t will cost us a lot ofmoney.W: Keep calm, John. We canperhaps claim compensation from the st eel suppliers forfailure to deliver ontime. Then we will offset the penalty clause.M: Well, if you can.Questions 19 to 22 are based onthe conversation you have just heard.19. Why did the woman send themessage to the man?20. What does the woman say aboutthe new suppliers?21. How did the man get thecontracts?22. What does the woman suggest they do?听力长对话原文2Conversation TwoM: Kathy, chaos theory seems tobe a branch of physics or mathemati cs. You are aneconomist, so how does itinfluence your work?W: Well, in several ways. I amresponsible for financial development programs in many partsof the world, soforecasting long range trends and making predictions on the basis ofpresentevidence is what I do. Chaos the ory was developed by scientists, trying toexplain the movement of the pla nets and the changes in environmentalconditions. Both of these thingsare also about making long-term predictions onthe basis of present evidence.M: Are many economists involvedin this field?W: An increasing number. In the1990s, many economists began to lo ok at chaos theory asa way of providingmodels for forecasting.M: What kind of"models" are we talking about here?W: Well, that's a good question,because the basic idea of chaos theor y is that there aren'tany"models" as such—there aren't guaranteed forms, but rather patternsof change indevelopment.M: Doesn't that mean thatforecasting is impossible?W: No, but it certainly makes itmore of a challenge.]Mandelbrot, wh o didthe experimentwith stock exchanges prices, for example, noted that althoughthe outcomes were variable,there were in fact certain constanc y. What we haveto do is make sure we know what theseare and take into account all thepossible variables.M: But do economics and financework in the same way as weather co nditions or the movement of planets?W: Well, no, of course not. Thereare certain underlying similarities. Butwe have to leavethem for the other time.Questions 23 to 25 are based onthe conversation you have just heard.23. What is the woman'sprofession?24. What was chaos theorysupposed to do when it was first formulate d?25. What are the speakers mainlytalking about?听力短文原文Passage OnePeople write to ask me if there'scorrelationbetween academic intellig ence and emotionalintelligence. My answeris no. You can have a high I Qand a high EQ, which, of course, is awinningcombination, or be high inone and low in the other. The best study was done atBellLabs in New Jers ey, a very high IQ place. They do research intodevelopment for thecomm unications industry. In a division of electronicengineers, who were design ing equipment so advanced that they work in teams ofup to 150, co-work ers and managers were asked to nominate the standouts thestars in produ ctivity and effectiveness. They came up with 10 or15 names, andthat gro up of stars was compared with everyone else. It turned out there wasnodif ference in IQ, no difference in academic qualifications, no difference iny ears on the job.The only difference was emotional intelligence. The stars were people who knew how to getalong, who knew how to motivate the mselves,usually the kind of people you like to hang outwith. When these people ran upagainst a technical problem, to which they'd have to turn to someone else foran answer, they'd e-mail and get an answer right away, b ecause they built upanetwork of people before they needed them. The oth er people would e-mail andwait up to twoweeks for an answer. So you ca n see how being good in theinterpersonal realm actually was adirect bene fit, even for effectivelypursuing a technical task.Questions 26 to 28 are based onthe passage you have just heard.26. What does the speaker sayabout Bell Labs?27. What characterizes the starsnominated at Bell Labs?28. What does the speaker saycontributes to effectively pursuing a tec hnical task?Passage TwoJ's (Biography of John Muir)—JohnMuir's own writings to bring read ers a life story of this remarkable man whodid so much to raise American 's awareness of environmental issues. AsAmerica'sfirst environmentalist , John Muir lived his life forever daring to undertakenewadventures. He s pent most of his days outdoors and had deep love for thewild lands. In the book, we meet John Muir as a youth fearlessly climbing theroof of his ho use. He captures birdsonly to let them go when he realizes thecruelty invo lved. He becomes an inventor and sells hisinventions in order toattend the university. As a young man, he began walking over tens ofthousandsof m iles during his lifetime, through the south to Florida, the west toCalifornia andnorth to Alaska, where readers are taken a long and particularlyhair-r aising adventure on alarge mass of floating ice. Muir's learning inobserv ation throughout his life led him to devote hislast years to preservingthe n atural environment. His writing and speaking raised the awareness of the importance of conservation and helped bring about our national parksyst em.Readers will feel they know John Muir after reading his story and ma y catch hispassionfor preserving the riches of our land. The other's portra yal of Muir'slife is a testimony to whatit means to be lifelong learners an d to use thatlearning to inform and bring about change.Questions 29 to 31 are based onthe passage you have just heard.29. What kind of book is thespeaker introducing?30. What do we learn about JohnMuir when he was young?31. What did John Muir intend todo through writing and speaking?Passage ThreeDisaster movies often portraycatastrophes that destroy, or at least thre aten to destroyearth's entirepopulation. In fact, a virus emerged in the 19 70s that could've been just d after a river that passes throug h the Congo, the Ebola virusoriginally manifested itself inthe interior of Africa in 1976. Two strains ofthe disease, with almost identical symptom s,affected humans—Ebola-Zaire andEbola-Sudan. The Sudan version wa s deadly enough, killing50% of those itinfected. However, Zaire, with its 90% mortality rate, was even worse.Theorigins, though not the cause of Ebola-Sudan, can be traced back to a singleindividual in aSudanese town. Ebola-Zaire seemed to erupt in over 50 villagessimultaneously. Both str ainsquickly invaded local hospitals when needlesharing and other unheal thy practices ensured therapid spreading of theinfection by bringing peop le into contact with contaminated body fluids.If thevirus had been capab le of spreading through the air, or if one infected personhadunknowingly entered a large population center, Ebola might have become aworldwide epidemic. However, soon after these fierce outbreaks, the virus diedout,at least temporarily.Ebola was so deadly and killed so quickly thatwithin a short period of time, there was no onearound to infect. Hospitalworkers in at least one case deserted their workplace in panic, thushaltingthe ad ministering of potentially unclean disease spreading injections, butEbola has notdisappeared. With no known vaccination or cure available, itsee ms only a matter of time untilanother epidemic erupts.Questions 32 to 35 are based onthe passage you have just heard.32. What is Ebola virus namedafter?33. What do we learn aboutEbola-Zaire and Ebola-Sudan?34. How do people get infectedwith the disease according to the speak er?35. What does the speaker believe?听力填空The ideal companion machinewould not onlylook, feel, and sound friend ly but would also beprogrammed tobehave in an agreeable manner.Those qualities that make interaction withotherpeople enjoyable would be sim ulated as closelyas possible, and the machinewould appear to be charmin g stimulating, and easygoing. Its informalconversational style would ma ke interaction comfortable, and yet the machine wouldremain slightly un predictable and thereforeinteresting. In its first encounterit might be somewhat hesitant and unassuming, but as itcame to know the userit would progress to a more relaxed and intimate style. The machinewould notbe a passive participant but would add its own suggestions, information,an dopinions; it would sometimes take the initiative in developing or changi ng thetopic andwould have a personality of its own. The machine would c onveypresence. We have all seen howa computer’s use of personal names oftenfascinates people and needs them to treat themachine as if it were al mosthuman. Such features are easily written into the software. Byintrodu cing adegree of forcefulness and humor, the machine could be presented as a vivid andunique character. Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would bemore acceptable as a friend if it simulated the gradual changes that occur whenone person is gettingto know another. At an appr opriate time it might alsoexpress the kind of affection thatstimulates atta chment and intimacy.1-15 DCADC16-20 AABAC21-26 BBDBC26-30 DBADB31-35 CDABC36. qualities37. charming38. unpredictable39. encounter40. relaxed41. participant42. initiative43. personality44. often fascinates people andneeds them to treat the machine as if it were almost human45. By introducing a degree offorcefulness and humor, the machine c ould be presented as a vivid and uniquecharacter46. if it simulated the gradualchanges that occur when one person is g etting to knowanother。

2013年6月大学英语六级考试真题

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 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 conversations 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 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

2013年6月大学英语六级(CET6)考试真题试题完整版真题+听力原文+答案详解

2013年6月大学英语六级(CET6)考试真题试题完整版Part III Listening Comprehension (35 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 conversations 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 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2013年6月六级考试真题(三)

2013年6月六级考试真题（第三套）PartⅠ WritingDirections：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” You can cite examples to illustrate yourpoint. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words .Part II Listening Comprehension说明：2013年6月六级真题全国共考了两套听力。

本套（即第三套）的听力内容与第二套的内容完全相同，只是选项的顺序不一样而已，故在本套中没有重复给出。

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 beforemaking your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letterfor each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words inthe bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Children are losing the ability to play properly because they are being given too many toys, according to a new research. The studies show that children — especially those under five — are often 36 and actually play less than those with fewer toys.“0ur studies show that giving children too many toys or toys of the 37 type can actually be doing them harm. They get spoiled and cannot 38 on any one thing long enough to learn from it”, said Lerner, a childhood development researcher. Her conclusions have been backed up by British research looking at children with 39 few toys, whose parents spend more time reading, singing or playing with them. It showed such children 40 youngsters from richer backgrounds — even those who had access to computers.Kathy Sylva, professor of educational psychology at Oxford University, reached her 41 from a study of 3,000 children from the ages of three to five. In her opinion, there is a complex relationship between children’s progress, the type of toys they are given and the time parents spend on them. When the children have a large number of toys there seems to be a distraction element, and when children are 42 they do not learn or play well.Some parents notice the 43 early. Orhan Ismail, a researcher from Colchester, Essex, saw a change for the worse in Cameron, his 10-month-old son, after he was given 44 toys last Christmas. He observed that if there are too many toys in front of Cameron, he will just keep moving round them and then end up going away and finding something like a slipper to play with.Experts 45 to put a figure on the number of toys children should have, but many believe two dozen is enough for children of pre-school age.A) impact I) surpassB) concentrate J) innumerableC) overwhelmed K) decisionsD) reasonably L) inaccurateE) conclusions M) relativelyF) exquisite N) distractedG) embarrassed O) lagH) hesitateSection 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 questionsby marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Norman Borlaug: “Father of the Green Revolution”[A]Few people have quietly changed the world for the better more than this rural lad from the midwestem state of Iowa inthe United States. The man in focus is Norman Borlaug, the “Father of the Green Revolution”, who died on 12 September 2009 at age 95. Norman Borlaug spent most of his 60 working years in the farmlands of Mexico, South Asia and later in Africa, fighting world hunger, and saving by some estimates up to a billion lives in the process. An achievement, fit for a Nobel Peace Prize.Early Years[B]“I’m a product of the great depression” is how Borlaug described himself. A great-grandson of Norwegianimmigrants to the United States, Borlaug was born in 1914 and grew up on a small farm in the northeastern comer of Iowa in a town called Cresco. His family had a 40-hectrare (公顷)farm on which they grew wheat, maize(玉米)and hay and raised pigs and cattle. Norman spent most of his time from age 7-17 on the farm, even as he attendeda one-room, one-teacher school at New Oregon in Howard County.[C]Borlaug didn’t have money to go to college. But through a Great Depression era programme, known as the NationalYouth Administration, Borlaug was able to enroll in University of Minnesota at Minneapolis to study forestry. He excelled in studies and received his PhD in plant pathology (病理学）and genetics in 1942.[D]From 1942 to 1944, Borlaug was employed as a microbiologist at DuPont in Wilmington. However, following theDecember 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Borlaug tried to join the military, but was rejected under wartime labour regulations.In Mexico[E]In 1944, many experts warned of mass starvation in developing nations where populations were expanding faster thancrop production. Borlaug began work at a Rockefeller Foundation- funded project in Mexico to increase wheat production by developing higher-yielding varieties of the crop. It involved research in genetics, plant breeding, plant pathology, entomology（昆虫学），agronomy（农艺学）,soil science, and cereal technology. The goal of the project was to boost wheat production in Mexico, which at the time was importing a large portion of its grain.[F]Borlaug said that his first couple of years in Mexico were difficult. He lacked trained scientists and equipment. Nativefarmers were hostile towards the wheat programme because of serious crop losses from 1939 to 1941 due to stem rust.[G]Wheat varieties that Borlaug worked with had tall, thin stalks. While taller wheat competed better for sunlight, theyhad a tendency to collapse under the weight of extra grain — a trait called lodging. To overcome this, Borlaug2worked on breeding wheat with shorter and stronger stalks, which could hold on larger seed heads. Borlaug’s new semi-dwarf, disease-resistant varieties, called Pitic 62 and Penjamo 62, changed the potential yield of Mexican wheat dramatically. By 1963 wheat production in Mexico stood six times more than that of 1944.Green Revolution in India[H]During the 1960s, South Asia experienced severe drought condition and India had been importing wheat on a largescale from the United States. Borlaug came to India in 1963 along with Dr Robert Anderson to duplicate his Mexican success in the sub-continent. The experiments began with planting a few of the high-yielding variety strains in the fields of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute at Pusa in New Delhi, under the supervision of Dr M. S.Swaminathan. These strains were subsequently planted in test plots at Ludhiana, Pantnagar, Kanpur, Pune and Indore.The results were promising, but large-scale success, however, was not instant. Cultural opposition to new agricultural techniques initially prevented Borlaug from going ahead with planting of new wheat strains in India. By 1965, when the drought situation turned alarming, the Government took the lead and allowed wheat revolution to move forward.By employing agricultural techniques he developed in Mexico, Borlaug was able to nearly double South Asian wheat harvests between 1965 and 1970.[I]India subsequently made a huge commitment to Mexican wheat, importing some 18,000 tonnes of seed. By 1968, itwas clear that the Indian wheat harvest was nothing short of revolutionary. It was so productive that there was a shortage of labour to harvest it, of bull carts to haul it to the threshing floor（打谷场）of jute（黄麻）bags to store it. Local governments in some areas were forced to shut down schools temporarily to use them as store houses. [J]United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) observed that in 40 years between 1961 and 2001,“India more than doubled its population, from 452 million to more than 1 billion. At the same time, it nearly tripled its grain production from 87 million tonnes to 231 million tonnes. It accomplished this feat while increasing cultivated grain acreage （土地面积）a mere 8 percent.” It was in India that Norman Borlaug’s work was described as the “Green Revolution.”In Africa[K]Africa suffered widespread hunger and starvation through the 70s and 80s. Food and aid poured in from most developed countries into the continent, but thanks to the absence of efficient distribution system, the hungry remained empty-stomach. The then Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, Ryoichi Sasakawa wondered why the methods used in Mexico and India were not extended to Africa. He called up Norman Borlaug, now leading a semi-retired life, for help. He managed to convince Borlaug to help with his new effort and subsequently founded the Sasakawa Africa Association. Borlaug later recalled, “but after I saw the terrible circumstances there, I said, ‘Let’s just start growing’”.[L]The success in Africa was not as spectacular as it was in India or Mexico. Those elements that allowed Borlaug’s projects to succeed, such as well-organised economies and transportation and irrigation systems, were severely lacking throughout Africa. Because of this, Borlaug’s initial projects were restricted to developed regions of the continent. Nevertheless, yields of maize, sorghum (高粱) and wheat doubled between 1983 and 1985.Nobel Prize[M]For his contributions to the world food supply, Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. Norwegian officials notified his wife in Mexico City at 4:00 am, but Borlaug had already left for the test fields in the Toluca valley, about 65km west of Mexico City. A chauffeur (司机）took her to the fields to inform her husband. In his acceptance speech, Borlaug said, “the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world. Yet, 50 percent of the world population goes hungry.”Green Revolution vs Environmentalists[N]Borlaug’s advocacy of intensive high-yield agriculture came under severe criticism from environmentalists in recent years. His work faced environmental and socio-economic criticisms, including charges that his methods have created dependence on monoculture crops, unsustainable fanning practices, heavy indebtedness among subsistence farmers, and high levels of cancer among those who work with agriculture chemicals. There are also concerns about the long-term sustainability of fanning practices encouraged by the Green Revolution in both the developed and the developing world.[O]In India, the Green Revolution is blamed for the destruction of India crop diversity, drought vulnerability, dependence on agro-chemicals that poison soils but reap large-scale benefits mostly to the American multi-national corporations. What these critics overwhelmingly advocate is a global movement towards “organic” or “sustainable”farming practices that avoid using chemicals and high technology in favour of natural fertilisers, cultivation and pest-control porgrammes.46.Farmers’ rejection of his planting techniques initially prevented Borlaug from achieving large- scale success in India.47.In both developed and developing countries there are concerns whether in the long run Borlaug’s farming practice willbe sustainable.48.Borlaug’s Pitic 62 and Penjamo 62 has short and strong stems and can resist to diseases.49.Borlaug’s success in Africa was not as spectacular as in India or Mexico because Africa lacked the necessarysupporting facilities.50.In India, critics attribute the destruction of Indian crop diversity to the Green Revolution.51.Borlaug emphasised that adequate food for all mankind is essential in ensuring social justice in his Nobel Prizeacceptance speech.52.In recent years Borlaug’s Green Revolution has been attacked by environmentalists.53.Borlaug’s wheat programme had been stuck in trouble during his first couple of years in Mexico.54.According to United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, in 40 years between 1961 and 2001 India’s grainproduction increased nearly three times.55.Norman Borlaug won a Nobel Prize for his 60 years work on combating world hunger.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 andmark 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.“Depression” is more than a serious economic downturn. What distinguishes a depression from a harsh recession is paralysing fear — fear of the unknown so great that it causes consumers, businesses, and investors to retreat and panic. They save up cash and desperately cut spending. They sell stocks and other assets. A shattering loss of confidence inspires behaviour that overwhelms the normal self-correcting mechanisms that usually prevent a recession from becoming deep and prolonged: a depression.Comparing 1929 with 2007-09, Christina Romer, the head of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, finds the initial blow to confidence far greater now than then. True, stock prices fell a third from September to December 1929, but fewer Americans then owned stocks. Moreover, home prices barely dropped. From December 1928 to December 1929, total household wealth declined only 3%. By contrast, the loss in household wealth between December 2007 and December 2008 was 17%. Both stocks and homes, more widely held, dropped more. Thus traumatised(受到创伤），the economy4might have gone into a free fall ending in depression. Indeed, it did go into free fall. Shoppers refrained from buying cars, appliances, and other big- ticket items. Spending on such “durables” dropped at a 12% annual rate in 2008’s third quarter, a 20% rate in the fourth. And businesses shelved investment projects.That these huge declines didn’t lead to depression mainly reflects, as Romer argues, counter-measures taken by the government. Private markets for goods, services, labor, and securities do mostly self-correct, but panic feeds on itself and disarms these stabilising tendencies. In this situation, only the government can protect the economy as a whole, because most individuals and companies are involved in the self-defeating behaviour of self-protection.Government’s failure to perform this role in the early 1930s transformed recession into depression. Scholars will debate which interventions this time — the Federal Reserve’s support of a failing credit system, guarantees of bank debt, Obama’s “stimulus” plan and bank “stress test” 一 counted most in preventing a recurrence. Regardless, all these complex measures had the same psychological purpose: to reassure people that the free fall would stop and, thereby, curb die fear that would perpetuate( 使持久）a free fall.All this improved confidence. But the consumer sentiment index remains weak, and all the rebound has occurred in Americans’ evaluation of future economic conditions, not the present. Unemployment (9.8%) is abysmal(糟透的）, the recovery’s strength unclear. Here, too, there is an echo from the 1930s. Despite bottoming out in 1933, the Depression didn’t end until World War II. Some government policies aided recovery; some hindered it. The good news today is that the bad news is not worse.56.Why do consumers, businesses and investors retreat and panic in times of depression?A)They suffer great losses in stocks, property and other assets.B)They find the self-correcting mechanisms dysfunctioning.C)They are afraid the normal social order will be paralysed.D)They don’t know what is going to happen in the future.57.What does Christina Romer say about the current economic recession?A)Its severity is no match for the Great Depression of 1929.B)Its initial blow to confidence far exceeded that of 1929.C)It has affected house owners more than stock holders.D)It has resulted in a free fall of the prices of commodities.58.Why didn’t the current recession turn into a depression according to Christina Romer?A)The government intervened effectively.B)Private markets corrected themselves.C)People refrained from buying durables and big-ticket items.D)Individuals and companies adopted self-protection measures.59.What is the chief purpose of all the counter measures taken?A)To create job opportunities. C) To stimulate domestic consumption.B)To curb the fear of a lasting free fall. D) To rebuild the credit system.60.What does the author think of today’s economic situation?A)It may worsen without further stimulation. C) It has not gone from bad to worse.B)It will see a rebound sooner or later. D)It does not give people reason for pessimism.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.“Usually when we walk through-the rain forest we hear a soft sound from all the moist leaves and organic debris on theforest floor,” says ecologist Daniel Nepstad. “ Now we increasingly get rustle and crunch. That’s the sound of a dying forest.”Predictions of the collapse of the tropical rain forests have been around for years. Yet until recently the worst forecasts were almost exclusively linked to direct human activity, such as dear- cutting and burning for pastures or farms. Left alone, it was assumed, the world’s rain forests would not only flourish but might even rescue us from disaster by absorbing the excess carbon dioxide and other planet-warming greenhouse gases. Now it turns out that may be wishful thinking. Some scientists believe that the rise in carbon levels means that the Amazon and other rain forests in Asia and Africa may go from being assets in the battle against rising temperatures to liabilities. Amazon plants, for instance, hold more than 100 billion metric tons of carbon, equal to 15 years of tailpipe and chimney emissions. If the collapse of the rain forests speeds up dramatically, it could eventually release 3.5-5 billion metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year 一 making forests the leading source of greenhouse gases.Uncommonly severe droughts brought on by global climate change have led to forest-eating wildfires from Australia to Indonesia, but nowhere more acutely than in the Amazon. Some experts say that the rain forest is already at the brink of collapse.Extreme weather and reckless development are plotting against the rain forest in ways that scientists have never seen. Trees need more water as temperatures rise, but the prolonged droughts have robbed them of moisture, making whole forests easily cleared of trees and turned into farmland. The picture worsens with each round of El Nino, the unusually warm currents in the Pacific Ocean that drive up temperatures and invariably presage（预示）droughts and fires in the rain forest. Runaway fires pour even more carbon into the air, which increases temperatures, starting the whole vicious cycle all over again.More than paradise lost, a perishing rain forest could trigger a domino effect—sending winds and rains kilometres off course and loading the skies with even greater levels of greenhouse gases— that will be felt far beyond the Amazon basin. In a sense, we are already getting a glimpse of what’s to come. Each burning season in the Amazon, fires deliberately set by frontier settlers and developers hurl up almost half a billion metric tons of carbon a year, placing Brazil among the top five contributors to greenhouse gases in the world.61.We learn from the first paragraph that ______________ .A)dead leaves and tree debris make the same soundB)trees that are dying usually give out a soft moanC)organic debris echoes the sounds in a rain forestD)the sound of a forest signifies its health condition62.In the second paragraph, the author challenges the view that __________________ .A)the collapse of rain forests is caused by direct human interferenceB)carbon emissions are the leading cause of current global warmingC)the condition of rain forests has been rapidly deterioratingD)rain forests should not be converted into pastures or farms63.The author argues that the rising carbon levels in rain forests may __________________ .A)turn them into a major source of greenhouse gasesB)change the weather patterns throughout the worldC)pose a threat to wildlifeD)accelerate their collapse64.What has made it easier to turn some rain forests into farmland?A) Rapid rise in carbon levels. C) Lack of rainfall resulting from global warming.6B) Reckless land development. D) The unusual warm currents in the Pacific Ocean.65.What makes Brazil one of the world’s top five contributors to greenhouse gases?A)The domino effect triggered by the perishing rain forests.B)Its practice of burning forests for settlement and development.C)The changed patterns of winds and rains in the Amazon area.D)Its inability to curb the carbon emissions from industries.Part IV TranslationDirections: 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.中国是最早生产丝绸的国家。

2013年6月六级真题(第2套)英语六级听力原文

[ti:0][ar:0][al:0][by:0][offset:0][00:02.95]College English Test (Band 6)[00:05.69]Part Listening Comprehension[00:09.04]Section A[00:10.72]Directions: In this section,[00:13.09]you will hear 8 short conversations[00:15.90]and 2 long conversations.[00:19.21]At the end of each conversation,[00:22.02]one or more questions will be asked[00:24.11]about what was said.[00:26.33]Both the conversation and the questions[00:29.09]will be spoken only once.[00:31.98]After each question there will be a pause.[00:35.65]During the pause,[00:37.01]you must read the four choices[00:38.94]marked A), B), C) and D),[00:42.10]and decide which is the best answer.[00:46.36]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1[00:50.38]with a single line through the centre.[00:53.70]Now lets begin with the eight short conversations.[00:59.36]1. W: I was shocked to hear of your wife's illness.[01:04.12]Is she going to be all right?[01:06.35]M: At first, the doctors weren't sure,[01:08.48]but she's really improved.[01:10.29]She'll be home next week.[01:13.05]Q: What do we learn[01:14.21]about the man's wife from the conversation?[01:33.76]2. M: Excuse me,[01:34.87]can I get a ticket for a sleeping compartment on this train? [01:38.81]W: Yes, there are four left.[01:40.67]The price is 60 per person including a continental breakfast. [01:46.69]Q: What is the man doing?[02:05.38]3. M: Janet, here's the book I borrowed from you,[02:07.59]but I'm so sorry that I can't find its jacket.[02:11.05]W: It doesn't matter.[02:11.96]Anyway, you are one of the few people[02:14.26]who actually return books to me.[02:17.46]Q: What does the woman imply?[02:35.11]4. M: Lisa, have you been to the new supermarket yet?[02:40.06]W: Yes, and no.[02:41.97]I went there last Saturday for their grand opening sale,[02:45.89]but I drove around the parking lot for nearly an hour,[02:50.02]looking for a space before I finally gave up and came home. [02:54.71]Q: What does the woman mean?[03:12.17]5. W: You've been sitting at the computer for hours.[03:16.11]Let's take a coffee break, shall we?[03:19.18]M: I wish I could. You know, I'm up to my neck in work.[03:22.86]I've got to finish this report.[03:25.15]I don't want to miss the deadline.[03:27.70]Q: What does the man mean?[03:44.62]6. M: What do you think of this gallery space?[03:48.87]They offer to let me exhibit some of my paintings here.[03:52.70]W: Are you kidding?[03:53.95]Any art student I know would die to have an exhibition here. [03:59.07]Q: What can we infer from the conversation?[04:17.47]7. W: Gary, my assistant is in hospital now.[04:22.16]Is there anyone in your department[04:23.58]who could give a hand for a few days?[04:25.86]M: I think so. I'll ask around and get back to you.[04:29.59]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?[04:47.37]8. W: Did you read the article in the paper[04:50.70]about the mayor's speech at the economic forum?[04:53.88]M: Sure I did, but I think they twisted the meaning of what he said.[04:58.50]It's not the first time for them to do so.[05:02.06]Q: What does the man say about the paper's article?[05:20.11]Now you will hear the two long conversations.[05:25.22]Conversation One[05:27.28]W: Oh, hello, John. [05:28.55]Are you using your dictating machine this morning?[05:31.60]I've got a long report I must dictate.[05:33.93]Can I borrow your machine?[05:35.36]M: Of course. But can you spare me a second?[05:38.36]It's the message you sent me[05:40.41]about the delivery delay of the control desks.[05:42.84]What's gone wrong?[05:44.73]W: Everything, John.[05:45.77]We have to get the steel sheets we need[05:48.47]for these desks from new suppliers.[05:51.44]Well, the suppliers have got some trouble or other.[05:54.40]They say they will be a bit late with the delivery.[05:56.61]M: But they can't be.[05:59.52]Those control desks are a special order.[06:02.46]They are wanted for one of the big computer companies.[06:05.29]It's a very important contract.[06:08.50]W: When did we promise the delivery?[06:10.71]M: On Thursday next week.[06:12.69]And there's a penalty clause.[06:14.40]We stand to lose 10 percent of our price[06:16.86]for each week of overdue delivery.[06:19.89]W: Oh, these penalty clauses![06:22.20]Why did you sales people accept them?[06:24.98]M: We have to accept them; otherwise, we don't get the contracts. [06:29.92]W: Well, let's get on to the Buying Department.[06:32.83]I only heard about the delay yesterday[06:34.97]because we kept the production line clear[06:38.31]to handle these special sheets. It's a dreadful nuisance.[06:41.30]M: It will be more than a nuisance[06:43.05]if we don't meet on delivery date.[06:45.15]It will cost us a lot of money.[06:47.91]W: Keep calm, John. We can perhaps claim compensation from the steel suppliers[06:53.04]for failure to deliver on time.[06:55.73]Then we will offset the penalty clause.[06:59.02]M: Well, if you can.[07:02.12]Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation[07:05.19]you have just heard.[07:08.30]9. Why did the woman send the message to the man?[07:27.79]10. What does the woman say about the new suppliers?[07:48.33]11. How did the man get the contracts?[08:07.67]12. What does the woman suggest they do?[08:27.02]Conversation Two[08:29.19]M: Kathy, chaos theory seems to be[08:31.83]a branch of physics or mathematics.[08:33.53]You are an economist,[08:36.00]so how does it influence your work?[08:39.17]W: Well, in several ways.[08:40.66]I am responsible for financial development programs[08:43.92]in many parts of the world,[08:45.88]so forecasting long range trends[08:48.90]and making predictions on the basis of present evidence[08:51.68]is what I do.[08:53.07]Chaos theory was developed by scientists,[08:55.80]trying to explain the movement of the planets[08:58.26]and the changes in environmental conditions.[09:01.41]Both of these things are also about[09:03.26]making long-term predictions[09:05.61]on the basis of present evidence.[09:07.93]M: Are many economists involved in this field?[09:11.30]W: An increasing number.[09:12.84]In the 1990s,[09:14.74]many economists began to look at chaos theory[09:17.01]as a way of providing models for forecasting.[09:21.39]M: What kind of "models" are we talking about here?[09:25.15]W: Well, that's a good question,[09:27.06]because the basic idea of chaos theory is that[09:29.98]there aren't any "models" as such[09:32.36]there aren't guaranteed forms,[09:34.67]but rather patterns of change in development.[09:38.18]M: Doesn't that mean that forecasting is impossible?[09:41.51]W: No, but it certainly makes it more[09:43.81]of a challenge.[09:45.21]Mandelbrot,[09:46.32]who did the experiment with stock exchanges prices,[09:49.37]for example,[09:50.28]noted that although the outcomes were variable,[09:52.69]there were in fact certain constancy.[09:55.85]What we have to do is[09:57.39]make sure we know what these are[09:59.56]and take into account all the possible variables.[10:03.42]M: But do economics and finance work in the same way [10:06.41]as weather conditions or the movement of planets?[10:09.49]W: Well, no, of course not.[10:12.01]There are certain underlying similarities.[10:14.38]But we have to leave them for another time.[10:18.84]Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation[10:22.04]you have just heard.[10:25.03]13. What is the woman's profession?[10:44.28]14. What was chaos theory supposed to do[10:48.21]when it was first formulated?[11:05.47]15. What are the speakers mainly talking about?[11:25.29]Section B[11:26.98]Directions: In this section,[11:29.56]you will hear 3 short passages.[11:32.08]At the end of each passage,[11:33.64]you will hear some questions.[11:35.66]Both the passage and the questions[11:37.66]will be spoken only once.[11:39.67]After you hear a question,[11:41.13]you must choose the best answer[11:43.38]from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D)[11:47.78]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1[11:51.36]with a single line through the centre.[11:54.75]Passage One[11:56.33]People write to ask me[11:57.63]if there's correlation between academic intelligence[12:01.04]and emotional intelligence.[12:03.63]My answer is no.[12:05.38]You can have a high IQ and a high EQ,[12:08.64]which, of course, is a winning combination,[12:11.24]or be high in one and low in the other.[12:14.33]The best study was done at Bell Labs in New Jersey,[12:17.76]a very high IQ place.[12:20.27]They do research into development[12:22.67]for the communications industry.[12:24.74]In a division of electronic engineers,[12:26.68]who were designing equipments so advanced[12:30.37]that they work in teams of up to 150,[12:33.64]co-workers and managers were asked to nominate the standouts- [12:38.65]the stars in productivity and effectiveness.[12:41.95]They came up with 10 or 15 names,[12:45.26]and that group of stars was compared with everyone else. [12:49.10]It turned out there was no difference in IQ,[12:51.89]no difference in academic qualifications,[12:55.51]no difference in years on the job.[12:57.81]The only difference was emotional intelligence.[13:01.81]The stars were people who knew how to get along,[13:05.15]who knew how to motivate themselves,[13:07.56]usually the kind of people you like to hang out with.[13:11.20]When these people ran up against a technical problem,[13:14.14]to which they'd have to turn to someone else for an answer, [13:17.53]they'd e-mail and get an answer right away,[13:21.54]because they built up a network of people[13:24.29]before they needed them.[13:29.10]The other people would e-mail and wait up to two weeks [13:30.78]for an answer.[13:31.59]So you can see how being good in the interpersonal realm [13:34.78]actually was a direct benefit,[13:37.21]even for effectively pursuing a technical task.[13:41.97]Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. [13:47.58]16. What does the speaker say about Bell Labs?[14:07.29]17. What characterizes the stars nominated at Bell Labs? [14:28.58]18. What does the speaker say contributes[14:32.56]to effectively pursuing a technical task?[14:50.30]Passage Two [14:51.93]J's (Biography of John Muir)-John Muir's own writings[14:55.31]to bring readers a life story of this remarkable man[14:59.08]who did so much to raise American's awareness[15:01.61]of environmental issues.[15:03.50]As America's first environmentalist,[15:05.50]John Muir lived his life forever daring[15:08.08]to undertake new adventures.[15:10.34]He spent most of his days outdoors[15:12.14]and had deep love for the wild lands.[15:14.88]In the book, we meet John Muir[15:16.84]as a youth fearlessly climbing the roof of his house.[15:20.43]He captures birds only to let them go[15:23.02]when he realizes the cruelty involved.[15:25.64]He becomes an inventor[15:26.95]and sells his inventions in order to attend the university.[15:30.88]As a young man,[15:32.33]he began walking over tens of thousands of miles[15:35.32]during his lifetime,[15:36.82]through the south to Florida,[15:38.76]the west to California and north to Alaska,[15:40.34]where readers are taken a long[15:42.19]and particularly hair-raising adventure[15:43.95]on a large mass of floating ice.[15:46.34]Muir's learning in observation throughout his life[15:51.24]led him to devote his last years to preserving the natural environment.[15:54.17]His writing and speaking raised the awareness[15:58.43]of the importance of conservation[16:00.59]and helped bring about our national park system.[16:03.53]Readers will feel they know John Muir[16:05.55]after reading his story[16:06.97]and may catch his passion for preserving the riches of our land. [16:11.04]The other's portrayal of Muir's life[16:12.99]is a testimony to what it means to be lifelong learners[16:16.99]and to use that learning to inform and bring about change. [16:21.12]Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. [16:26.92]19. What kind of book is the speaker introducing?[16:47.00]20. What do we learn about John Muir when he was young? [17:06.83]21. What did John Muir intend to do through writing and speaking?[17:28.37]Passage Three[17:30.27]Disaster movies often portray catastrophes that destroy,[17:34.35]or at least threaten to destroy earth's entire population.[17:38.50]In fact, a virus emerged in the 1970s[17:42.15]that could've been just that fatal.[17:44.95]Named after a river that passes through the Congo,[17:47.60]the Ebola virus originally manifested itself[17:51.56]in the interior of Africa in 1976.[17:55.87]Two strains of the disease,[17:57.63]with almost identical symptoms, affected humans-[18:01.76]Ebola-Zaire and Ebola-Sudan.[18:04.11]The Sudan version was deadly enough,[18:07.54]killing 50% of those it infected.[18:10.37]However, Zaire, with its 90% mortality rate,[18:14.58]was even worse.[18:16.30]The origins, though not the cause of Ebola-Sudan,[18:19.66]can be traced back to a single individual in a Sudanese town. [18:24.63]Ebola-Zaire seemed to erupt in over 50 villages simultaneously. [18:30.02]Both strains quickly invaded local hospitals[18:32.95]when needle sharing and other unhealthy practices[18:36.28]ensured the rapid spreading of the infection[18:39.45]by bringing people into contact with contaminated body fluids. [18:44.13]If the virus had been capable of spreading through the air, [18:47.42]or if one infected person had unknowingly entered a large population center,[18:52.50]Ebola might have become a worldwide epidemic.[18:56.40]However, soon after these fierce outbreaks,[18:59.19]the virus died out, at least temporarily.[19:02.90]Ebola was so deadly and killed so quickly that[19:06.95]within a short period of time,[19:08.80]there was no one around to infect.[19:11.66]Hospital workers in at least one case deserted their workplace in panic,[19:16.53]thus halting the administering of potentially unclean disease spreading injections,[19:23.01]but Ebola has not disappeared.[19:25.53]With no known vaccination or cure available,[19:28.99]it seems only a matter of time until another epidemic erupts. [19:34.94]Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage[19:39.24]you have just heard.[19:40.85]22. What is Ebola virus named after?[20:00.29]23. What do we learn about Ebola-Zaire and Ebola-Sudan? [20:21.53]24. How do people get infected with the disease[20:25.16]according to the speaker?[20:42.48]25. What does the speaker believe?[21:02.02]Section C[21:03.70]Directions: In this section,[21:05.49]you will hear a passage three times.[21:08.05]When the passage is read for the first time,[21:10.51]you should listen carefully for its general idea.[21:13.68]When the passage is read for the second time,[21:16.42]you are required to fill in the blanks[21:18.70]with the exact words[21:19.86]you have just heard.[21:21.98]Finally,[21:22.87]when the passage is read for the third time,[21:25.42]you should check what you have written.[21:28.26]Now listen to the passage.[21:31.93]The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel,[21:34.78]and sound friendly but would also be programmed[21:37.98]to behave in an agreeable manner.[21:40.46]Those qualities that make interaction with other people enjoyable [21:44.10]would be simulated as closely as possible,[21:47.46]and the machine would appear to be charming stimulating, and easygoing.[21:52.29]Its informal conversational style would make interaction comfortable,[21:56.63]and yet the machine would remain slightly[22:00.62]unpredictable and therefore interesting.[22:02.43]In its first encounter it might be somewhat hesitant and unassuming,[22:07.11]but as it came to know the user it would progress[22:10.26]to a more relaxed and intimate style.[22:12.96]The machine would not be a passive participant[22:15.89]but would add its own suggestions, information, and opinions; [22:20.18]it would sometimes take the initiative in developing or[22:23.18]changing the topic and would have a personality of its own. [22:27.59]The machine would convey presence.[22:30.25]We have all seen how a computers use of personal names[22:33.65]often fascinates people and needs them to treat the machine [22:37.45]as if it were almost human.[22:39.97]Such features are easily written into the software.[22:43.74]By introducing a degree of forcefulness and humor,[22:47.33]the machine could be presented as a vivid and unique character. [22:51.69]Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer[22:54.85]would be more acceptable as a friend if it simulated[22:58.45]the gradual changes that occur when one person[23:01.86]is getting to know another. At an appropriate time it might also [23:06.44]express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy.[23:12.34]Now the passage will be read again.[23:15.61]The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel,[23:20.05]and sound friendly but would also be programmed[23:23.00]to behave in an agreeable manner.[23:25.41]Those qualities that make interaction with other people enjoyable [23:29.43]would be simulated as closely as possible,[23:32.73]and the machine would appear to be charming stimulating, and easygoing.[23:37.99]Its informal conversational style would make interaction comfortable,[23:42.60]and yet the machine would remain slightly[23:45.04]unpredictable and therefore interesting.[23:47.85]In its first encounter it might be somewhat hesitant and unassuming,[23:52.36]but as it came to know the user it would progress[23:55.23]to a more relaxed and intimate style. [23:58.25]The machine would not be a passive participant[24:01.08]but would add its own suggestions, information, and opinions; [24:05.59]it would sometimes take the initiative in developing or[24:09.17]changing the topic and would have a personality of its own. [24:14.37]The machine would convey presence.[24:17.40]We have all seen how a computers use of personal names[24:21.32]often fascinates people and needs them to treat the machine [24:25.56]as if it were almost human.[24:28.00]Such features are easily written into the software.[24:31.91]By introducing a degree of forcefulness and humor,[24:35.80]the machine could be presented as a vivid and unique character. [24:40.42]Friendships are not made in a day,[24:43.13]and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend[24:47.04]if it simulated the gradual changes that occur when one person [24:51.25]is getting to know another. At an appropriate time it might also [24:55.97]express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy.[25:03.77]Now the passage will be read for the third time.[25:07.52]The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel,[25:11.34]and sound friendly but would also be programmed[25:14.32]to behave in an agreeable manner.[25:17.17]Those qualities that make interaction with other people enjoyable [25:20.82]would be simulated as closely as possible,[25:24.23]and the machine would appear to be charming stimulating, and easygoing.[25:29.31]Its informal conversational style would make interaction comfortable,[25:33.67]and yet the machine would remain slightly[25:37.50]unpredictable and therefore interesting.[25:39.47]In its first encounter it might be somewhat hesitant and unassuming,[25:44.00]but as it came to know the user it would progress[25:47.09]to a more relaxed and intimate style.[25:49.87]The machine would not be a passive participant[25:53.08]but would add its own suggestions, information, and opinions; [25:56.99]it would sometimes take the initiative in developing or[26:00.01]changing the topic and would have a personality of its own. [26:04.48]The machine would convey presence.[26:07.06]We have all seen how a computers use of personal names[26:10.39]often fascinates people and needs them to treat the machine [26:14.41]as if it were almost human.[26:16.96]Such features are easily written into the software.[26:20.53]By introducing a degree of forcefulness and humor,[26:24.07]the machine could be presented as a vivid and unique character. [26:28.48]Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer[26:31.84]would be more acceptable as a friend if it simulated[26:35.66]the gradual changes that occur when one person[26:38.87]is getting to know another. At an appropriate time it might also [26:43.42]express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy.[26:49.24]This is the end of listening comprehension.。

2013年CET6考试听力真题、答案及原文(6月)

2013年全国英语六级考试听力真题、答案及原文（6月）听力答案11. B) Why she could not get through to him.12.C) He has difficulty finding affordable housing.13. D) A code number is necessary to run the copy machine.14. A) He will stop work to take care of the baby.15. A) The shopping center is flooded with people.16. B) It will take longer to reconnect the computers to the Net.17. D) She did see Prof. Smith on TV.18. C) The man has to go to see his doctor again.19. B. It is planning to tour East Asia.【解析】细节题。

根据题干关键词South Theater Company可定位至Well, it’s the South Theater Company. They want to know if we’d be interested in sponsoring a tour they want to make to East Asia. 根据a tour they want to make to East Asia可知，South Theater Company想要去东亚旅行。

因此，正确答案为B。

20. A. A lot of good publicity.【解析】细节题。

根据题干关键词benefit可定位至What we get out of it? 根据女士的回答可知，她们公司赞助South Theater Company的好处就是获得很好的宣传。

201306-1英语六级听力试题

Part II Listening Comprehension (30minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear 8 shortconversations and 2 long c onversations.At the endof each conversation,one or more questions will beasked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions wil l be spoken onlyonce.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choicesmarked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer S heet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

11.A) Why his phone had been disconnected.B) Why she could not get through to him.C) Why he didn't leave her a message.D) Why he refused to answer her call.12.A) The houses within his price range aresold out.B) Most people in this city want to own ahome.C) He has difficulty finding affordablehousing.D) The woman should rent a nicer apartment.13.A) The woman would like the man to takecare of her mail.B) The woman has put the number intoeveryone's mailbox.C) The new copy machine can meet everyone'sneeds.D) A code number is necessary to run thecopy machine.14.A) He will stop work to take care of thebaby.B) He will find a job near his home nextyear.C) His wife is going to give birth to a baby.D) His wife will leave her work soon.15.A) The shopping center is flooded withpeople.B) They will come to the mall some otherday.C) Parking in this city is a horriblenightmare.D) She will wait for the man at the southgate.16.A) He will be back in a minute to repairthe computers.B) It will take longer to reconnect thecomputers to the Net.C) He has tackled more complicated problemsthan this.D) A lot of cool stuff will be availableonline tomorrow.17.A) She forgot to call her mother.B) Prof. Smith gives lectures regularly onTV.C) Her mother is a friend of Prof. Smith's.D) She did see Prof. Smith on TV.18.A) The man has to wait to get his medicine.B) The store doesn't have the prescribedmedicine.C) The man has to go to see his doctoragain.D) The prescription is not written clearlyenough.Questions 19 to 21 are based on theconversation you have just heard.19.A) It is advertising electronic products.B) It is planning to tour East Asia.C) It is sponsoring a TV programme.D) It is giving performances in town.20.A) A lot of good publicity.B) Talented artists to work for it.C) Long-term investments.D) A decrease in production costs.21.A) Promise long-term cooperation with theCompany.B) Explain frankly their own currentfinancial situation.C) Pay for the printing of the performanceprogramme.D) Bear the cost of publicising theCompany's performance. Questions 22 to 25 are based on theconversation you have just heard.22.A) He has been seeing doctors andcounsellors.B) He has found a new way to train hisvoice.C) He was caught abusing drugs.D) He might give up concert tours.23.A) Singers may become addicted to it.B) It helps singers warm themselves up.C) Singers use it to stay away from colds.D) It can do harm to singers' vocal chords.24.A) They are eager to become famous.B) Many lack professional training.C) Few will become successful.D) They live a glamorous life.25.A) Harm to singers done by smokyatmospheres.B) Side effects of some common drugs.C) Voice problems among pop singers.D)Hardships experienced bySection BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 shortpassages. At the end of ea ch passage, you will hearsome questions. Both the passage and thequestio ns will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from thefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mar k the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through th e centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

CET6-201306听力真题及听力原文(第2套)

2013年6月英语六级听力真题(第二套)11.A) She has completely recovered.B) She went into shock after anoperation.C) She is still in a criticalcondition.D) She is getting much better.12.A) Ordering a breakfast.B) Booking a hotel room.C) Buying a train ticket.D) Fixing a compartment.13.A) Most borrowers never returnedthe books to her.B) The man is the only one whobrought her book back.C) She never expected anyone toreturn the books to her.D) Most of the books she lent outcame back without jackets.14.A) She left her work early to getsome bargains last Saturday.B) She attended the supermarket’sgrand opening ceremony.C) She drove a full hour beforefinding a parking space.D) She failed to get into thesupermarket last Saturday.15.A) He is bo there d by the pain inhis neck.B) He cannot do his reportwithout a computer.C) He cannot afford to have acoffee break.D) He feels sorry to have missedthe report.16.A) Only top art students can showtheir works in the gallery.B) The gallery space is bigenough for the man’s paintings.C) The woman would like to helpwith the exibition layout.D) The man is uncertain how hisart works will be received.17.A) The woman needs a temporaryreplacement for her assistant.B) The man works in the samedepartment as the woman does.C) The woman will have to stay inhospital for a few days.D) The man is capable of dealingwith difficult people.18.A) It was better than theprevious one.B) It distorted the mayor’sspeech.C) It exaggerated the city’seconomy problems.D) It reflected the opinions ofmost economists.Questions 19 to 22 are based onthe conversation you have just heard.19.A) To inform him of a problemthey face.B) To request him to purchasecontrol desks.C) To discuss the content of aproject report.D) To ask him to fix thedictating machine.20.A) They quote the best price inthe market.B) They manufacture and selloffice furniture.C) They cannot deliver the steelsheets on time.D) They cannot produce the steelsheets needed21.A) By marking down the unitprice.B) By accepting the penaltyclauses.C) By allowing more time fordelivery.D) By promising betterafter-sales service.22.A) Give the customer a tenpercent discount.B) Claim compensation from thestool suppliers.C) Ask the Buying Department tochange suppliers.D) Cancel the contract with thecustomer.Questions 23 to 25 are based onthe conversation you have just heard.23.A) Stockbroker.B) Physicist.C) Mathematician.D) Economist.24.A) Improve computer programming.B) Predict global populationgrowth.C) Explain certain naturalphenomena.D) Promote national financialhealth.25.A) Their different educationalbackgrounds.B) Changing attitudes towardnature.C) Chaos theory and itsapplications.D) The current global economic crisis.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 centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

2013年6月大学英语六级听力真题+原文+答案

2013年6月大学英语六级听力真题+原文+答案Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear 8 shortconversations and 2 long conversations.At the endof each conversation,one or more questions will beasked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken onlyonce.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choicesmarked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding letteron 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。

11.A) Why his phone had been disconnected.B) Why she could not get through to him.C) Why he didn't leave her a message.D) Why he refused to answer her call.12.A) The houses within his price range aresold out.B) Most people in this city want to own ahome.C) He has difficulty finding affordablehousing.D) The woman should rent a nicer apartment.13.A) The woman would like the man to takecare of her mail.B) The woman has put the number intoeveryone's mailbox.C) The new copy machine can meet everyone'sneeds.D) A code number is necessary to run thecopy machine.14.A) He will stop work to take care of thebaby.B) He will find a job near his home nextyear.C) His wife is going to give birth to a baby.D) His wife will leave her work soon.15.A) The shopping center is flooded withpeople.B) They will come to the mall some otherday.C) Parking in this city is a horriblenightmare.D) She will wait for the man at the southgate.16.A) He will be back in a minute to repairthe computers.B) It will take longer to reconnect thecomputers to the Net.C) He has tackled more complicated problemsthan this.D) A lot of cool stuff will be availableonline tomorrow.17.A) She forgot to call her mother.B) Prof. Smith gives lectures regularly onTV.C) Her mother is a friend of Prof. Smith's.D) She did see Prof. Smith on TV.18.A) The man has to wait to get his medicine.B) The store doesn't have the prescribedmedicine.C) The man has to go to see his doctoragain.D) The prescription is not written clearlyenough.Questions 19 to 21 are based on theconversation you have just heard.19.A) It is advertising electronic products.B) It is planning to tour East Asia.C) It is sponsoring a TV programme.D) It is giving performances in town.20.A) A lot of good publicity.B) Talented artists to work for it.C) Long-term investments.D) A decrease in production costs.21.A) Promise long-term cooperation with theCompany.B) Explain frankly their own currentfinancial situation.C) Pay for the printing of the performanceprogramme.D) Bear the cost of publicisingtheCompany's performance.Questions 22 to 25 are based on theconversation you have just heard.22.A) He has been seeing doctorsandcounsellors.B) He has found a new way to train hisvoice.C) He was caught abusing drugs.D) He might give up concert tours.23.A) Singers may become addicted to it.B) It helps singers warm themselves up.C) Singers use it to stay away from colds.D) It can do harm to singers' vocal chords.24.A) They are eager to become famous.B) Many lack professional training.C) Few will become successful.D) They live a glamorous life.25.A) Harm to singers done by smokyatmospheres.B) Side effects of some common drugs.C) Voice problems among pop singers.D)Hardships experienced bySection BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 shortpassages. At the end of each passage, you will hearsome questions. Both the passage and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer fromthe four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

英语六级201306-3听力原文+答案

听力短对话11.M: What do you think of the government'snewtax cut proposal?W:Though it may give some benefit tothepoor,tis key component is t he elimination oftax on dividends.That means therich will get richer.Q:What does the woman think about thegovernment'stax cut propsal?12.M:Jenny, remember this:a job worth doing atall is worth doing well.W:Oh,yes,I certainly won't forget it.Butdon't expect me to stick to the job just because tipays a few more bucks.A lifeof continuous exploratio n is a life worth living.Q:What can be inferred about the woman fromthe conversation?13.M: I found that one of my schoolmates usesdrugs.How can I help him ,Mom?W:Stay away from him, son.Never think thatyou can talk him out of t he habit if he isaddicted.Bperhaps you can talk toyour teacher about the matter.Q:What's the woman'sadvice to her son?14.W:I don't know how you can eat so much yetnever put on any weight, son.Your father's gotthesame luck.I can't take a bite withoutcalculating ho w many calories I am taking.M:but remember Aunt louise, Mom?She ate alot and never gained a p ound.Q:Who is worried abort qaining weight?15.W:Did you turn off the lights and check thelocks on all the doors?M:Yes, I told the Johnsons that we'd begone for two weeks.They pro mise to keep an eyeon the house for us.Q:What are the two speakers going to do?16.M:Hurry up,Linda!I hear that there are notmany tickets left for the fo otball match.W:I an ready now, let’s go.It is the earlybird that catches the worm.Q:Why did the man ask the woman to hurryup?17.W:Did you hear that the convenience storenext to the gas station was held up last night?M:Yes, I heard it on the radio thismorning.Q:What happened to the convenience store?18.M:Congratulations!I just heard about youracceptance in the law schoo l. Do you think youwould join your brother's firmafter graduation?W:Not likely. He is a tax lawyer, and I amgoing to major in criminal law.Q:Whatdoes the woman mean?听力长对话原文1Conversation OneW: Hi, Bill, how is it going?M: Oh, hi, Jane. I’m OK. How about you?W: You can probably tell just by looking atme.I’m really busy. Hey, what are you reading?M: A pretty interesting article. My biologyprofessor assigned it, and I thought I just lookedit over. But I got reallyinvolved in it. It’s about enda ngered species.W: That sounds pretty interesting. I’mgetting frustrated with the two r esearch papers I’mstruggling with. And canyou believe they are both due on the same day?M:That’s tough.W:I’ll get through it. So what’s this youare reading?M: Well, it’s basically about the choicesconservationists are faced wit h. You know, thesedays when funding is so hardto come by.W: Wait a minute. Is the focus on biologyor economics?M: Both. Conservationists don’t have enoughfunding to save every en dangered species inthe world, so they have to decidebased on what would be lost if a species became extinct.W: Can you give me an example of what youmean?M: Take for instance, two animals, thespotted owl and the tailed toad. The article says thetoad is unique. It has norelatives. But there are a lot o f varieties of owls.W: So, if that toad became extinct, we’dlose an important link in the chain of evolution,right?M: Exactly. But that isn’t so for the owl.So for conservationists, it mi ght be a clear choice ofwhich animal to save.W: I see. I am glad I don’t have to makethat kind of decision. Aren’t you?Questions 19 to 21 are based on theconversation you have just heard.19. What are the speakers mainlydiscussing?20. What problems do conservationists have?21. What can be inferred about the tailedtoad?听力长对话原文2Conversation TwoM: Good evening, dear audience. I’m glad tocontinue the topic about music. It is commonknowledge that music can have apowerful effect on o ur emotions. In fact, since 1930s, musictherapists haverelied on music to soothe patients and help control pain. Now psychologistsareconfirming t hat music can also help relieve depression and improveconcentration.W:That’s nice. Do they have any concreteexamples?M: For instance, in a recent study,15surgeons were given some highly stressed mathproblems to solve. The y weredivided into three groups: one worked in silence; and in another,th e surgeonslistened to music of their choice on headphones; the third listen ed to classicmusicchosen by the researchers.W:What’re the results?M: The results of the study may surpriseyou. The doctors who got to choose their music experienced less stress andscored better than the other s.W: That is surprising. How to explain this?M: One possible explanation is thatlistening to music you like stimul ates the Alfa-wave inthe brain, increasesthe heart rate and expands the bre athing. That helps to reduce stress andsharpen concentration.W: Is there any other research?M: Yes. Other research suggests a secondrelation between the music and the brain: byexamining the students’ bloodafter listening to a variety of classical music collections, theresearchersfound that some students sho wed a large increase in a chemical substance,anatural pain reliever, in the ir blood, which can help soothe the patient.W: Well, thank you so much for being withus today and having us kn ow about another function of music.Questions 22 to 25 are based on theconversation you have just heard.22. What is the talk mainly about?23. According to the speaker, how is themusic therapy currently used in medicine?24. What did the study done with surgeonshow?25.What effect did music have in the study of students exposed to cla ssical music?听力短文原文Passage OneJeanBrown has been married for 12 years. Shehas 3 children, and live s in thesuburb outsideColumbus, Ohio. When her youngest child reacheds chool age, Jeandecided to go back to work. She feltthat she should contri bute to thehousehold finances. Her salary can make a difference betweent he financialstruggles and secure financial situation for her family. Jean al so felt boredandfrustrated in her role as a homemaker and wanted to be m ore involved inlife outside her home.Jean was worried about her children’s adjustment to thisnew situation. But she arranged forthem to go stay wi th the woman nearby afterschool each afternoon. They seem to be happy with the arrangement. The problemseems to be between Jean and her hu sband, Bill. WhenJean was at home all day,she was able to clean the hous e, go grocery shopping, wash theclothes, takecare of the children and coo k 2 or 3 meals each day. She was very busy ofcourse.But she succeeded i n getting everything done. Now the same things needto be done, but Jean has only evenings and early mornings to do them. Both Jeanand Bill are ti red when they arrivehome at 6 P.M. Bill is accustomed tositting down an d reading the paper or watching TV untildinner is ready. Thisis exactly what Jean feels like doing. But someone has to fix the dinnerandBill expect s it to be Jean. Jean has become very angry at Bill’s attitude. Shefeels that theyshould share the household jobs. But Bill feels that everythingshould be the same as it wasbefore Jean went back to work.Questions 26 to 29 are based onthe passage you have just heard.26. Why did Jean want to go back to work?27. How did Jean spend her days before shewent back to work?28. What problem arose when Jean went backto work?29.What does the story try to tell us？Passage TwoThedecade for natural disaster reduction is a program designed to re duce theimpact ofnatural disasters throughout the world. With support fro m the UnitedNations, countries will beencouraged to share information ab out disasterreduction. For instance, information about howto plan for and cope withhurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters. One of the mostimportantthings the program plans to do is to remind us of what we c an do toprotectourselves. For example, we can pack a suitcase with flashl ights, a radio, food,drinkingwater and some tools. This safety may help us survive a disaster untilhelp arrives. Besides,the program will encourage governments to establishbuilding standards, emergency response plans, and training programs, Thesemeasures can help to limit the destruction by naturaldisasters. The comparativelymild effects of the northern Californi a earthquake in 1989 aregood evidencethat we do have the technology to prevent vast destruction. Therecentdisasters, on the other hand, prove t hat people will suffer if we don’t usethat technology.When a highway col lapsed in northern California, people werekilled in their cars. The highwa ywas not built according to today’s strictstandards to resist earthquakes. I ndividuals andgovernments have to befar-sighted. We should take extra ti me and spend extra money to builddisastersafety into our lives. Although such a program can’t hold back the winds orstopearthquakes, they can sav e people’s lives and homes.Questions 30 to 32 are based onthe passage you have just heard.30. What is the purpose of the programmentioned in this passage?31. What can we learn from the northern California earthquake in19 89?32. Why did the highway in northern California collapse?Passage ThreeLivingat the foot of one of the world’s most active volcanoes might n ot appeal to youat all.But believe it or not, the area surrounding Mount Et na in Italy ispacked with people. In fact, it isthe most densely populated r egion on thewhole island of Sicily. The reason is that rich volcanic soil makes the landfantastic for forming. By growing and selling a variety of cr ops,local people earna good living. For them, the economic benefit they r eap surpasses the riskofdying or losing property in one of the volcano’s frequent eruptions. Peopleeverywheremake decisions about risky situatio ns this way. That is, bycomparing the risks and the benefits.According to the experts, the side of therisk depends on both its probability and seriou sness. Let’s take Mount Etna forexample. It does erupt frequently, but th ose eruptionsare usually minor. Sothe overall risk for people living nearb y is relatively small. ButsupposeMount Etna erupted everyday, or imagin e that each eruption there killsthousands ofpeople. If that were the case, t he risk would be much larger.Indeed, the risk would be too largefor many people to live with. And they wouldhave to move away.Questions 33 to 35 are based onthe passage you have just heard.33. How do people make decisions aboutrisky situations?34. What do we know about Mount Etna from the passage?35. What will people living near Mount Etna do in the face of itserupt ions?听力填空Certain phrases one commonly hearsamongAmericans capture their dev otion to individualism." Do you ownthing?" "I did it my way.""You’ll have to decide that foryourself?""You madeyour bed, now lie in it.""If youdon't look out foryourself, no one else will.""Look out for numberone."Closely associated with the value theyplace on individualism, is the i mportance American'sassign to privacy. Americansassume that people ne ed some time to themselves or some timealone to thinkabout things or to r ecover their spent psychological energy. Americanshavegreat difficulty u nderstanding foreigners who always want to be with anotherperson who di slike being alone.If the parents can afford it, each childwill have his or her own bedroo m. Having one's ownbedroom even as an infant,fixes in a person the notio n that she is entitled to a place of herown whereshe can be by herself, and keep her possessions. She will have her clothes, hertoys,her books, and s o on .These things will be hers, no one else's.Americans assume that people will havetheir private thoughts that mi ght never be sharedwith anyone. Doctors,lawyers, psychologists and othe rs have rules governing confidentiality that areintended to prevent infor mation about their clients' personal situations frombeingknown to others .American's attitudes about privacy can behard for foreigners to unde rstand. American'shouses, yards and even theiroffices can seem open andinviting. Yet, in the minds ofAmericans, there areboundaries that other p eople are simply not supposed to cross. Whenthoseboundaries are crossed , an American's body will visibly stiffen and his mannerwill be cooland aloof.11-15 ACCDB16-20 ACBBD21-25 CCDBD26-30 CABCB31-35 CDDCA36. lie37. associated38. assign39. spent40. difficulty41. dislike42. afford43. infant44. she isentitled to a place of her own where she can be by herself, a nd keepherpossessions45. people willhave their private thoughts that might never be shared with anyone46.Americans' houses, yards, and even their offices can seem open and inviting.Yet in theminds of Americans, there are boundaries that other people aresimply not supposed to cross。

201306-3英语六级听力试题

Part II Listening Comprehension (30minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear 8 shortconversations and 2 long c onversations.At the endof each conversation,one or more questions will beasked 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 bestanswer,Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer S heet 1 with a single line through thecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

11.A) It will mainly benefit the wealthy.B) It will stimulate business activities.C) It will reduce government revenues.D) It will cut the stockholders' dividends.12.A) She doesn't think much of job-hopping.B) She will stick to the job if the pay is good.C) She prefers alife of continued exploration.D) She will do her best if the job is worth doing.13.A) Talk the drug user out of the habit.B) Stop thinking about the matter.C) Keep his distance from drug addicts.D) Be more friendly to his schoolmate.14.A) The son.B) Aunt Louise.C) The father.D) The mother.15.A) Move to anotherplace.B) Stay away for acouple of weeks.C) Check the locksD) Look after the Johnsons'house.16.A) He didn't wantto miss the game.B) He would liketo warm up for the game.C) He didn't wantto be held up in traffic.D) He wanted tocatch as many game birds as possible.17.A) It was burneddown.B) It was closeddown.C) It was robbed.D) It was blownup.18.A) She studies inthe same school as her brother.B) She isn't goingto work in her brother's firm.C) She isn't goingto change her major.D)She plans to major in tax law.Questions 19 to 21 are based onthe conversation you have just heard.19.A) Current issues in economics.B) Choices facedby conservationists.C) A recent biology lecture.D) Topics for a research paper.20.A) A scarcity ofjobs in their field.B) Inadequate training in methods of biological research.C) Difficulties in classifying all of the varieties of owls.D) A lack offunding for their work with endangered species.21.A) It has numerous traits in common with the spotted owl.B) Its populationis increasing in recent years.C) It may notsurvive without special efforts of conservationists.D)Its role in the chain of evolution has not yet been examined. Questions 22 to 25 are based onthe conversation you have just heard.22.A) Training given to music therapists.B) How music prevents disease.C) Studies on thebenefits of music.D) How musicians create music.23.A) In place of physical therapy.B) To control brain problems.C) To prevent heart disease.D) To relieve depression.24.A) They like tohave music in the operating room.B) They solved problems better while listening to music they liked.C) They preferredclassical music.D) They performedbetter when they used headphones.25.A) It increased the students' white blood cell.B) It increased some students' energy level.C) It improved thestudents' ability to play musical instruments.D) It released anatural painkiller in some students' bodies.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 shortpassages. At the end of ea ch passage, you will hearsome questions. Both the passage and thequestio ns will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from thefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mar kthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through th e centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

2013年六月英语六级真题及答案完整版

2013 年六月英语六级真题及答案完整版（文都）Part III Listening Comprehension 35 minutesSection ADirections:In this section you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the endof each conversation one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both theconversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be apause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A B C and D and decidewhich is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single linethrough the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。

11. A She has completely recovered.B She went into shock after an operation.C She is still in a critical condition.D She is getting much better.12. A Ordering a breakfast. C Buying a train ticket.B Booking a hotel room. D Fixing a compartment.13.A Most borrowers never returned the books to her.B The man is the only one who brought her book back.C She never expected anyone to return the books to her.D Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets.14. A She left her work early to get some bargains last Saturday.B She attended the supermarket’s grand opening ceremony.C She drove a full hour before finding a parking space.D She failed to get into the supermarket last Saturday.15. A He is bothered by the pain in his neck.B He cannot do his report without a computer.C He cannot afford to have a coffee break.D He feels sorry to have missed the report.16. A Only top art students can show their works in the gallery.B The gallery space is big enough for the man’s paintings.C The woman would like to help with the exibition layout.D The man is uncertain how his art works will be received.17. A The woman needs a temporary replacement for her assistant.B The man works in the same department as the woman does.C The woman will have to stay in hospital for a few days.D The man is capable of dealing with difficult people.18. A It was better than the previous one.B It distorted the mayor’s speech.C It exaggerated the city’s economy problems.D It reflected the opinions of most economists.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A To inform him of a problem they face.B To request him to purchase control desks.C To discuss the content of a project report.D To ask him to fix the dictating machine.20. A They quote the best price in the market.B They manufacture and sell office furniture.C They cannot deliver the steel sheets on time.D They cannot produce the steel sheets needed21. A By marking down the unit price.B By accepting the penalty clauses.C By allowing more time for delivery.D By promising better after-sales service.22. A Give the customer a ten percent discount.B Claim compensation from the stool suppliers.C Ask the Buying Department to change suppliers.D Cancel the contract with the customer.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A Stockbroker. C Mathematician.B Physicist. D Economist.24. A Improve computer programming.B Predict global population growth.C Explain certain natural phenomena.D Promote national financial health.25. A Their different educational backgrounds.B Changing attitudes toward nature.C Chaos theory and its applications.D The current global economic crisis.Section BDirections: In this section you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage you will hearsome questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A B C and D. Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。

2013年6月六级听力原文及真题

Part III Listening Comprehension长对话1听力原文11.W: Did you hear that Anna needs to stay in bed for 4 weeks?M: Yeah. She injured her spine in a fall and a doctor told her to lie flat on her back for a month so it can mend.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?12.M: A famous Russian ballet is coming to town next weekend. But I can’t finda ticket anywhere.W: Don’t be upset. My sister just happened to have one and she can’t go since she has got some sort of conflict in her schedule.Q: What does the woman mean?13.W: Hello, my bathroom drain is blocked and I’m giving a party tonight. Do you think you could come and fix it for me?M: Sorry, ma’am. I’m pretty busy right now. But I can put you on my list.Q: What does the man mean?14.W: We’re taking up a collection to buy a gift for Jemma. She’ll have been with the company 25 years next week.M: Well, count me in. But I’m a bit short on cash now. When do you need it?Q: What is the man going to do?15.W: Tony’s mother has invited me to dinner. Do you think I should tell her in advance that I’m a vegetarian?M: Of course. I think she’d appreciate it. Imaging how you both feel if she fixed the turkey dinner or something.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?16.M: Just look at this newspaper, nothing but robbery, suicide and murder. Do you still believe people are basically good?W: Of course. But many papers lack interest in reporting something positive like peace, love and generosity.Q: What are the speakers talking about?17.M: I can’t believe so many p eople want to sign up for the Korea Development Conference.We will have to limit the registration.W: Yeah, otherwise we won’t have room for the more.Q: What are the speakers going to do?18.W: Hi, I’m calling about the ad for the one bedroom apartment.M: Perfect timing! The person who was supposed to rent it just backed town to take a room on campus.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?Conversation OneW: Well, it’s the South Theater Company. They want to know if we’d be interested in sponsoring a tour they want to make to East Asia.M: East Asia? uhh… and how much are they hoping to get from us?W: Well, the letter mentions 20,000 pounds, but I don’t know if they might settle for us.M: Do they say what they would cover? Have they anything specific in mind? W: No, I think they are just asking all the firms in tongue for as much money as they think they’ll give.M: And we are worth 20, 000 pounds, right?W: It seems so.M: Very flattering. But I am not awfully happy with the idea. What we get out of it?W: Oh, good publicity I suppose. So what I suggest is not that we just give them a sum of money, but that we offer to pay for something specific like travel or something, and that in return, we ask for our name to be printed prominently in the program, and that they give us free advertising space in it.M: But the travel bill would be enormous, and we could never manage that. W: I know. But why don’t we offer to pay for the printing of the programs ourselves on condition that on the front cover there's something like This program is presented with the compliments of Norland Electronics, and free advertising of course.M: Good idea. Well, let’s get back to them and ask what the program they want will cost. Then we can see if we are interested or not.Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What do we learn about the South Theater Company?20. What benefit does the woman say their firm can get by sponsoring the Theater Company?21. What does the woman suggest they do instead of paying the South Theater Company’s travel expenses?Conversation TwoW: Rock stars now face a new hazard --- voice abuse. After last week's announcement that Phil Collins might give up touring because live concerts are ruining his voice, doctors are counseling stars about the dos and don'ts of voice care. Here in the studio today, we have Mr. Paul Phillips, an expert from the High Field Hospital. Paul, what advice would you give to singers facing voice problems?M: If pop singers have got voice problems, they really need to be more selective about where they work. They shouldn't work in smoky atmospheres. They also need to think about resting their voices after a show. Something else they needto be careful about is medicines. Aspirin, for example, singers should avoid aspirin. It thins the blood. And if a singer coughs, this can result in the bruising of the vocal cords.W: And is it true that some singers use drugs before concerts to boost their voices when they have voice problems?M: Yes, this does happen on occasion. They are easily-available on the continent and they are useful if a singer has problems with his vocal cords and has to sing that night. But if they are taken regularly, they cause a thinning of the voice muscle. Most pop singers suffer from three things: lack of training, overuse and abuse of the voice, especially when they are young. They have difficult lives. When they go on tour, they do a vast number of concerts, singing in smoky places.W: So, what would you advise the singers to do?M: Warm you voice up before a show and warm it down after.Questions 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. What does last week's announcement say about rock star, Phil Collins?23. What does Paul Philips say about aspirin?24. What does Paul Philips say about young pop singers?25. What are the speakers mainly talking about?Passage 1Would you trust a robot to park your car? The question will confront New Yorkers in February as the city's first robotic parking opens in Chinatown.The technology has been successfully applied overseas, but the only other public robotic garage in the United States has been troublesome, dropping vehicles and trapping cars because of technical problems.Nonetheless, the developers of the Chinatown garage are confident with the technology and are counting on it to squeeze 67 cars in an apartment-building basement that would otherwise fit only 24, accomplished by removing a maneuver space normally required.A human-shaped robot won't be stepping into your car to drive it. Rather, the garage itself does the parking. The driver stops the car on a flat platform and gets out. The platform is lowered into the garage, and it is then transported to a vacant parking space by a computer-controlled device similar to an elevator that also runs sideways.There is no human supervision, but an attendant will be on hand to accept cash and explain the system to newly users. Parking rates will be attracted about $400 monthly or $25 per day, according to Ari Milstein, the director of planning for Automation Parking Systems, which is the U.S. subsidiary of a German company. This company has built automated garages in several countries overseas and in the United States for residents of a Washington, D.C. apartment building.Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. What do we learn about the robot parking in the U.S. so far?27. What advantage does robotic parking have according to the developers?28. What does the attendant do in the automated garage?29. What does the company say about the parking rate?Passage 2A recent study shows that meat consumption is one of the main ways that human can damage the environment, second only to the use of motor vehicles. So how can eating meat have a negative effect on the environment? For a start, all animals, such as cows, pigs and sheep, always gas limed methane, which is the second most common green house gas after carbon dioxide. Many environmental experts now believe that methane is more responsible for global warming than carbon dioxide. It is estimated that 25% of all methane that released into the atmosphere coming from farm animals. Another way in which meat production affects the environment is through the use of water and land. 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce one pound of beef. While 20 gallons of water are need to produce one pound of wheat. One acre of farmlanduse to for raising cows can produce 250 pounds of beef. One acre of farmland use to for crop production can produce 1,500 pounds of tomatoes. Many people now say the benefits of switching to vegetarian diet which excludes meat and fish. Not just for health reasons, but also because it plays a vital role in protecting the environment. However, some nutritionists advise against switching to a totally strict vegetarian diet. They believe such a diet which includes no products from animal sources can be deficient in many of the necessary vitamins and minerals our bodies need. Today many people have come to realize that help the environment and for the human race to survive, more of us will need to become vegetarian.Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you've just heard.30. What does the recent study show?31. What do some nutritionists say about the strict vegetarian diet?32. What does the speaker think more people need to do?Passage 3Alcoholism is a serious disease. Nearly nine million Americans alone suffer from the illness. Many scientists disagree about what the differences are between the alcohol addict and social drinker. The difference occurs when someone needs to drink. And this need gets in the way of his health or behavior. Alcohol causes a loss of judgment and alertness. After a long period, alcoholism can deteriorate the liver, the brain and other parts of the body. The illness is dangerous, because it is involved in half of all automobile accidents. Another problem is that the victim often denies being an alcohol addict and won’t get help. Solutions do exist. Many hospitals and centers help patients cope. Without the assistance, the victim can destroy his life. He would detach himself from the routines of life. He may lose his employment, home or loved ones.All the causes of the sickness are not discovered yet. There is no standard for a person with alcoholism. Victims range in age, race, sex and background. Some groups of people are more vulnerable to the illness. People from broken homesand North American Indians are two examples. People from broken homes often lack stable lives. Indians likewise had the traditional life taken from them by white settlers who often encourage them to consume alcohol to prevent them from fighting back. The problem has now been passed on. Alcoholism is clearly present in society today. People have started to get help and information. With proper assistance, victims can put their lives together one day.Question 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q33. What is the problem of the victims about alcoholism according to the speaker?Q34. Why did white settlers introduce alcohol to Indians?Q35. What does the speaker seem to believe about those affected by alcoholism?Part III Listening Comprehension复合式听写题目Self-image is the picture you have of yourself, the sort of person you believe you are. Included in your self-image are the categories in which you place yourself, the roles you play and other similar descriptors you use to identify yourself. If you tell an acquaintance you are a grandfather who recently lost his wife and who does volunteer work on weekends, several elements of yourself-image are bought to light — the roles of grandparent, widower and conscientious citizen.But self-image is more than how you picture yourself; it also involves how others see you. Three types of feedback from others are indicative of how they see us: conformation, rejection, and disconfirmation. Conformation occurs when others treat you in a manner consistent with who you believe you are.You believe you have leadership abilities and your boss put you in charge of a new work team. On the other hand, rejection occurs when others treat you in a manner that is inconsistent with yourself definition. Pierre Salinger was appointed senator from California but subsequently lost his first election. Hethought he was a good public official, but the voters obviously thought otherwise— Their vote was inconsistent with his self-concept. The third type of feedback is disconfirmation, which occurs when others fail to respond to your notion of self by responding neutrally. A student writes what he thinks is an excellent composition, but the teacher writes no encouraging remarks. Rather than relying on how others classify you, consider how you identify yourself. The way in which you identify yourself is the best refection of yourself-image.2013年6月大学英语六级真题Part III Listening Comprehension (35 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 conversations 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 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2013年06月六级听力试题

11. A) She has completely recovered.B) She went into shock after an operation.C) She is still in a critical condition.D) She is getting much better.12. A) Ordering a breakfast. C) Buying a train ticket.B) Booking a hotel room. D) Fixing a compartment.13. A) Most borrowers never returned the books to her.B) The man is the only one who brought her book back.C) She never expected anyone to return the books to her.D) Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets.14. A) She left her work early to get some bargains last Saturday.B) She attended the supermarket’s grand opening ceremony.C) She drove a full hour before finding a parking space.D) She failed to get into the supermarket last Saturday.15. A) He is bothered by the pain in his neck.B) He cannot do his report without a computer.C) He cannot afford to have a coffee break.D) He feels sorry to have missed the report.16. A) Only top art students can show their works in the gallery.B) The gallery space is big enough for the man’s paintings.C) The woman would like to help with the exibition layout.D) The man is uncertain how his art works will be received.17. A) The woman needs a temporary replacement for her assistant.B) The man works in the same department as the woman does.C) The woman will have to stay in hospital for a few days.D) The man is capable of dealing with difficult people.18. A) It was better than the previous one.B) It distorted the mayor’s speech.C) It exaggerated the city’s economy problems.D) It reflected the opinions of most economists.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) To inform him of a problem they face.B) To request him to purchase control desks.C) To discuss the content of a project report.D) To ask him to fix the dictating machine.20. A) They quote the best price in the market.B) They manufacture and sell office furniture.C) They cannot deliver the steel sheets on time.D) They cannot produce the steel sheets needed21. A) By marking down the unit price.B) By accepting the penalty clauses.C) By allowing more time for delivery.D) By promising better after-sales service.22. A) Give the customer a ten percent discount.B) Claim compensation from the stool suppliers.C) Ask the Buying Department to change suppliers.D) Cancel the contract with the customer.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Stockbroker. C) Mathematician.B) Physicist. D) Economist.24. A) Improve computer programming.B) Predict global population growth.C) Explain certain natural phenomena.D) Promote national financial health.25. A) Their different educational backgrounds.B) Changing attitudes toward nature.C) Chaos theory and its applications.D) The current global economic crisis.26. A) They lay great emphasis on hard work.B) They name 150 star engineers each year.C) They require high academic degrees.D) They have people with a very high IQ.27. A) long years of job training.B) High emotional intelligence.C) Distinctive academic qualifications.D) Devotion to the advance of science.28. A) Good interpersonal relationships.B) Rich working experience.C) Sophisticated equipment.D) High motivation.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) A diary.B) A fairy tale.C) A history textbook.D) A biography.30. A) He was a sports fan.B) He loved architecture.C) He disliked school.D) He liked hair-raising stories.31. A) Encourage people to undertake adventures.B) Publicize his colorful and unique life stories.C) Raise people’s environmental awareness.D) Attract people to America’s national parks.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32.A) The first infected victim.B) A coastal village in Africa.C) The doctor who first identified it.D) A river running through the Congo.33.A) They exhibit similar symptoms.B) They can be treated with the same drug.C) They have almost the same mortality rate.D) They have both disappeared for good.34.A) By inhaling air polluted with the virus.B) By contacting contaminated body fluids.C) By drinking water from the Congo River.D) By eating food grown in Sedan and Zaire.35. A) More strains will evolve from the Ebola virus.B) Scientists will eventually find cures for Ebola.C) Another Ebola epidemic may erupt sooner or later.D) Dose infected, one will become immune to EbolaThe ideal companion machine would not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed to behave in an agreeable manner. Those (36) that ma ke interaction with other people enjoyable would be simulated as closely as possib le, and the machine would appear to (37) stimulating and easygoing. Its informal conversation style would make interaction comfortable, and yet the machine would remain slightly (38) and therefore interesting. In its first (39) it might be somew hat honest and unsmiling that it came to know the user it would progress to a m ere (40) and intimate style. The machine would not be a passive (41) but would add its own suggestions, information, and opinions; it would sometimes take the (42) in developing or changing the topic and would have a (43) of its own.The machine would convey presence. We have all seen how a computer’s us e of personal names (44) . Such features are wholly written into the software (45) .Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more accepta ble as a friend (46) . At an appropriate time I might also express the kind of aff ection that simulates attachment and intimacy。