2013年12月英语六级真题（含答案）（共三套）最新排版整理 

A) Give women more political power. B) Stimulate women?s creativity. C) Allow women access to education. D) Tap women?s economic potential.

Part IV Translation (30 minutes)

Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2. 中国人自古以来就在中秋时节庆祝丰收。这与北美地区庆祝感恩节的习俗十分相似。过中秋节的习俗于唐代早期在中国各地开始流行。中秋节在农历八月十五，是人们拜月的节日。这天夜晚皓月光空，人们合家团聚，共赏明月。2006年，中秋节被列为中国的文化遗产，2008年又被定为公共假日。月饼被视为中秋节不可或缺的美食。人们将月饼作为礼物馈赠亲友或在家庭聚会上享用。传统的月饼上带有“寿（longevity）”、“福”或“和”等字样。

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 答案

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2013年12月大学英语六级考试真题（第3套）

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the

remarks “The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you will do to make your life more meaningful. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

请用黑色签字笔在答题卡1指定区域内作答作文题，在试题册上的作答无效！

Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension(30 minutes) Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the

end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices

marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1. A) Dr. Smith's waiting room isn't tidy. C) Dr. Smith has left a good impression on her. B) Dr. Smith enjoys reading magazines. 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. C) Drawing up a plan for her English course. B) Brushing up on her English. 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. C) They were sent to the wrong address. B) They have not been delivered yet. 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. C) Take the garbage to the curb for her. B) Pick up the apples that fell in her yard. D) Remove the branches from her yard. 11. A) File a lawsuit against the man. C) Have the man's apple tree cut down. B) Ask the man for compensation. D) Throw garbage into the man's yard. 12. A) He was ready to make a concession. C) He was not intimidated. B) He was not prepared to go to court. D) He was a bit concerned. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. A) Bad weather. C) Breakdown of the engines. B) Human error. D) Failure of the communications system. 14. A) Two thousand feet. C) Twenty thousand feet.

B) Twelve 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. Section B

Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear 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。 Passage One

Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. A) His father caught a serious disease. C) His mother left him to marry a rich businessman. B) His mother passed away. D) His father took to drinking. 17. A) He disliked being disciplined. C) He couldn't pay his gambling debts. B) He was expelled by the university. 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. C) He was shot dead at the age of 40. B) He committed suicide for unknown reasons. D) He died of heavy drinking. Passage Two

Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 20. A) Women. C) Manual workers. B) Prisoners. 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 Three

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

23. A) The crop's blooming period is delayed. C) The topsoil is seriously damaged. B) The roots of crops are cut off. D) The growth of weeds is accelerated.

24. A) It's a new way of applying chemical fertilizer. C) It's a creative technique for saving labor. B) It's an improved method of harvesting crops. 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. Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Adults are getting smarter about how smart babies are. Not long ago, researchers learned that 4-day-old could understand (26)_____ and subtraction. Now, British research psychologist Graham Schafer has discovered that infants can learn words for uncommon things long before they can speak. He found that 9-month-old infants could be taught, through repeated show-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)_____ things common to their daily lives, children don't begin to build vocabulary until well into their second year. \no (30)_____ that children learn words, but the words they tend to know are words linked to (31)_____ situations in the home,\ 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 read and write later than others, Schafer says, and could lead to better treatments for developmental problems. What's more, the study of language (34)_____ offers direct insight into how humans learn. \ to teach their infants should take note: even without being taught new words, a control group (35)_____ the other infants within a few months. \ says. \just about what children can do at an earlier age than what educators have often thought.\

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

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

Cell phones provide instant access to people. They are creating a major 36 in the social experiences of both children and adolescents. In one recent U.S. survey, about half the teens polled said that their cell phone had 37 their communication with friends. Almost all said that their cell phone was the way they stayed in touch with peers, one-third had used the cell phone to help a peer in need, and about 80% said the phone made them feel safer. Teenagers in Australia, 38 ,said that their mobile phones provided numerous benefits and were an39 part

of their lives; some were so 40 to their phones that the researchers considered it an addiction. In Japan, too, researchers are concerned about cell phone addiction. Researchers in one study in Tokyo found that more than half of junior high school students used their phones to exchange e-mails with schoolmates more than 10 times a day.

Cell phones 41 social connections with peers across time and space. They allow young people to exchange moment-by-moment experiences in their daily lives with special partners and thus to have a more 42 sense of connection with friends. Cell phones also can 43 social tolerance because they reduce children's interactions with others who are different from them. In addition to connecting peers, cell phones connect children and parents. Researchers studying teenagers in Israel concluded that, in that 44 environment, mobile phones were regarded as \teen relationships―important because they provided the possibility of 45 and communication at all times. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答 A) affiliated B) attached C) contact D) contend E) continuous F) diminish G) endurance H) foster I) hazardous J) improved K) instantaneous L) intrinsic M) relatively N) shift O) similarly Section B

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

Waste Not, Want Not

Feeding the 9 Billion: The Tragedy of Waste

[A] By 2075, the United Nations' mid-range projection for global population is about 9.5 billion. This means that there could be an extra three billion mouths to feed by the end of the century, a period in which substantial changes are anticipated in the wealth, calorie intake and dietary preferences of people in developing countries across the world. Such a projection presents mankind with wide-ranging social, economic, environmental and political issues that need to be addressed today to ensure a sustainable future for all. One key issue is how to produce more food in a world of finite resources.

[B] Today, we produce about four billion metric tonnes of food per year. Yet due to poor practices in harvesting, storage and transportation, as well as market and consumer wastage, it is estimated that 30-50% of all food produced never reaches a human stomach. Furthermore, this figure does not reflect the fact that large amounts of land, energy, fertilisers and water have also been lost in the production of foodstuffs which simply end up as waste. This level of wastage is a tragedy that cannot continue if we are to succeed in the challenge of sustainably meeting our future food demands. |