Part II Listening(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 I with a single line through the centre.
Question 1
A.At a grocery
B.In a parking lot
C.In a car showroom
D.At a fast food restaurant
2、
A.Have a little nap after lunch
B.Get up and take a short walk
C.Change her position now and then
D.Stretch legs before standing up Question
3
A.The students should practice long-distance running
B.He doesn’t quite believe what the woman says
C.The students’ physical condition is not desirable
D.He thinks the race is too hard for the students
Question 4
A.They do not want to have a baby at present
B.They cannot afford to get married right now
C.They are both pursuing graduate studies
D.They will get their degrees in two years
Question 5
A.Twins usually have a lot in common
B.He must have been mistaken for Jack
C.Jack is certainly not as healthy as he is
D.He has not seen Jack for quite a few days
Question 6
A.The man will take the woman wo the museum
B.The man knows where the museum is located
C.The woman is asking the way at the crossroads
D.The woman will attend the opening of the museum
Question 7
A.They cannot ask the guy to leave
B.The guy has been coming in for years
C.They should not look down upon the guy
D.The guy must be feeling extremely lonely
Question 8
A.Collect timepieces
B.Become time-conscious
C.Learn to mend locks
D.Keep track of his daily activities
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question 9
A.It winds its way to the sea
B.It is quickly rising
C.It is eating into its banks
D.It is wide and deep
Question 10
A.Get the trucks over to the other side of the river
B.Take the equipment apart before being ferried
C.Reduce the transport cost as much as possible.
D.Try to speed up the operation by any means
Question 11
A.Ask the commander to send a helicopter
B.Halt the operation until further orders
C.Cut trees and build rowing boats
D.Find as many coats as possible
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Question 12 A.Help him join an Indian expedition
B.Talk about his climbing experiences
C.Give up mountain climbing altogether
D.Save money to buy climbing equipment
Question 13
A.He was very strict with his children
B.He climbed mountains to earn a living
C.He had an unusual religious background
D.He was the first to conquer Mt. Qomolangma
Question 14
A.They are like humans
B.They are sacred places
C.They are to be protected
D.They are to be conquered
Question 15
A.It was his father’s training that pilled him through
B.It was a milestone in his mountain climbing career
C.It was his father who gave him the strength to succeed
D.It helped him understand the Sherpa view of mountains
Section B
Directions：In this section，you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage，you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only 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 I with a single line through the centre Passage One
Question 16
A. By reviewing what he has said previously
B.By comparing memorandums with letters
C.By showing a memorandum’ s structure
D.By analyzing the organization of a letter
Question 17
A.They spent a lot of time writing memorandums
B.They seldom read a memorandum through to the end
C.They placed emphasis on the format of memorandums
D.They ignored many of the memorandums they received.
Question 18
A.Style and wording
B.Structure and length
C.Directness and clarity
D.Simplicity and accuracy
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 19
A.Accurate dating
B.Professional look
C.Direct statement of purpose
D.Inclusion of appropriate humor
Question
20
A.They give top priority to their work efficiency
B.They make an effort to lighten their workload
C.They never change work habits unless forced to
D.They try hard to make the best use of their time
Question 21
A.Self-confidence
B.Sense of duty
C.Work efficiency
D.Passion for work
Question 22
A.They are addicted to playing online games
B.They try to avoid work whenever possible
C.They find to pleasure in the work they do
D.They simply have no sense of responsibility
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Question 23
A.He lost all his property
B.He was sold to a circus
C.He was forced into slavery
D.He ran away from his family
Question 24
A.A carpenter
B.A businessman
C.A master of his
D.A black drummer
Question 25
A.It named its town hall after Solomon Northup
B.It declared July 24 Solomon Northup Day
C.It freedom all blacks in the town from slavery
D.It hosted a reunion for the Northup family
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. Section C
Intolerance is the art of ignoring any views that differ from your own. It(26)_____ itself a hatred. Stereotypes, prejudice, and(27)_____.Once it intensifies in people, intolerance is nearly impossible to overcome. But why would anyone want to be labeled intolerant. Why would people want to be (28)_____about the world around them? Why would one want to be part of the problem in America, instead of the solution?
There are many explanations for intolerant attitudes, some (29)_____ childhood. It is likely that intolerant folks grew up (30)_____ intolerant parents and the cycle of prejudice has simply continued for (31)_____. Perhaps intolerant people are so set in their ways that they find it easier to ignore anything that might not (32)_____ their limited view of life. Or maybe intolerant students have simply never been (33)_____ to anyone different form themselves. But none of these reason is an excuse for allowing the intolerance to continue.
Intolerance should not be confused with disagreement. It is, of course, possible as disagree with an opinion without being intolerant of it. If you understand a belief but still don't believe in that specific belief, that's fine. You are (34)_____ your opinion. As a matter of fact.(35)_____ dissenters(持异议者)are important for any belief. If we all believed the same things. we would never grow, and we would never learn about the world around us, does not stem firm disagreement. It stems from fear, And fear stems from fear. And fear stems from ignorance.
答案：
26.manifests
27.discrimination
28.uninformed
29.dating back to
30.imitating
31.generations
32.conform to
33.exposed
34.entitled to
35.knowledgeable
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
His future subjects have not always treated the Prince of Wales with the respect one XXXX expect. They laughed aloud in 1986 when the heir to the British(36)_____ told a TV reporter that he talked to his plants at his country house, High grove, to stimulate their growth. The Prince was being humorous- “My sense of humor will get me into trouble one day”, he said to his aids(随从)-but listening to Charles Windsor can indeed prove stimulating. The royal(37)_____ has been promoting radical ideas for most of his adult life. Some of his(38)_____, which once sounded a bit weird, were simply ahead of their time. Now, finally, the world seems to be catching up with him. Take his views on farming. Prince Charles’ Duchy Home Farm went(39)_____ back in 1986.
When most shoppers cared only about the low price tag on suspiciously blemish-free(无瑕疵的) vegetables and(40)_____ large chickens piled high in supermarkets.
His warnings on climate change proved farsighted, too. Charles began(41)_____ action in warming in 1990 and says he has been worried about the(42)_____ of man on the environment same be was a teenager.
Although he was gradually gained international(43)_____ as one of the world's lending conservationists, many British people still think of him as an(44)_____ person who talks to plants. This year, as it happens, South Korean scientists proved that plants really do(45)_____ to round. So Charles was ahead of the game there, too.
A.conform
B.eccentric
C.environmentalist
D.expeditions
E.impact
F.notions
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H.originally
I.recognition
J.respond
K.subordinate
L.suppressing
M.throne
N.unnaturally
O.urging
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 by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. High School Sports Aren’t Kil ling Academics
A)In this month’s Atlantic cover article, “The Case Against High-School Sports,” Amanda Ripley argues that school-sponsored sports programs should be seriously cut. She writes that, unlike most countries that outperform the United States on international assessments, American schools put too much of an emphasis on athletics, “ Sports are embedded in American schools in a way they are not almost anywhere else,” she writes, “Yet this difference hardly ever comes up in domestic debates about Ame rica’s international mediocrity(平庸)in education.”
B)American student-athletes reap many benefits from participating in sports, but the costs to the schools could outweigh their benefits, she argues, In particular, Ripley contends that sports crowd out the academic missions of schools: America should learn from South Korea and Finland and every other country at the top level of international test scores, all of whom emphasize athletics far less in school. ”Even in eighth grade, American kids spend more than twice the time
Korean kids spend playing sports,” she writes, citing a 2010 study published in the Journal of Advanced Academics.
C)It might well be true that sports are far more rooted in American high schools than in other countries. But our reading of international test scores finds no support for the argument against school athletics. Indeed, our own research and that of others lead us to make the opposite case. School-sponsored sports appear to provide benefits that seem to increase, not detract(减少)from, academic success.
D)Ripley indulges a popular obsession(痴迷)with international test score comparisons, which show wide and frightening gaps between the United States and other countries. She ignores, however, the fact that states vary at least as much in test scores as do developed countries. A 2011 report from Harvard University shows that Massachusetts produces math scores comparable to South Korea and Finland, while Mississippi scores are closer to Trinidad and Tobago. Ripley’s thesis about sports falls apart in light of this fact. Schools in Massachusetts provide sports programs while schools in Finland do not. Schools in Mississippi may love football while in Tobago interscholastic sports are nowhere near as prominent. Sports cannot explain these
simi larities in performance. They can’t explain international differences either.
E)If it is true that sports undermine the academic mission of American schools, we would expect to see a negative relationship between the commitment to athletics and academic
ac hievement. However, the University of Arkansas’s Daniel Bowen and Jay Greene actually find the opposite. They examine this relationship by analyzing schools’ sports winning percentages as well as student-athletic participation rates compared to graduation rates and standardized test score achievement over a five-year period for all public high schools in Ohio. Controlling for student poverty levels, demographics(人口统计状况), and district financial resources, both measures of a school’s commitment to athletics a re significantly and positively related to lower dropout rates as well as higher test scores.
F)On-the-field success and high participation in sports is not random-it requires focus and dedication to athletics. One might think this would lead schools obsessed with winning to deemphasize academics. Bowen and Greene’s results contradict that argument. A likely explanation for this seemingly counterintuitive(与直觉相反的)result is that success in sports programs actually facilitates or reflects greater social c apital within a school’s community.
G)Ripley cites the writings of renowned sociologist James Coleman, whose research in education was groundbreaking. Coleman in his early work held athletics in contempt, arguing that they crowded out schools’ academic mis sions. Ripley quotes his 1961 study, The Adolescent Society, where Coleman writes, “Altogether, the trophy(奖品)case would suggest to the innocent visitor that he was entering an athletic club, not an educational institution.”
H)However, in later research Coleman would show how the success of schools is highly dependent on what he termed social capital, “the social networks, and the relationships between adults and children that are of value for the child’s growing up.”
I)According to a 2013 evaluation conducted by the Crime Lab at the University of Chicago, a program called Becoming a Man-Sports Edition creates lasting improvements in the boys’ study habits and grade point averages. During the first year of the program, students were founds to be
less likely to transfer schools or be engaged in violent crime. A year after the program, participants were less likely to have had an encounter with the juvenile justice system.
J)If school-sponsored sports were completely eliminated tomorrow, many American students would still have opportunities to participate in organized athletics elsewhere, much like they do in countries such as Finland, Germany, and South Korea. The same is not certain when it comes to students from more disadvantaged backgrounds. In an overview of the research on non-school based after-school programs, researchers find that disadvantaged children participate in these programs at significantly lower rates. They find that low-income students have less access due to challenges with regard to transportation, non-nominal fees, and off-campus safety. Therefore, reducing or eliminating these opportunities would most likely deprive disadvantaged students of the benefits from athletic participation, not least of which is the opportunity to interact with positive role models outside of regular school hours.
K)Another unfounded criticism that Ripley makes is bringing up the stereotype that athletic XX are typically lousy(蹩脚的)classroom teachers. “American principals, unlike the XX XX of principals around the world, make many hiring decisions with their sports teams in mind, which does not always end well for students,” she writes. Educators who seek employment at schools primarily for the purpose of coaching are likely to shirk(推卸)teaching responsibilities, the argument goes. Moreover, even in the cases where the employee is a teacher first and athletic coach second, the additional responsibilities that come with coaching likely comes at the expense of time otherwise spent on planning, grading, and communicating with parents and guardians.
L)The data, however, do not seem to confirm this stereotype. In the most rigorous study on the classroom results of high school coaches, the University of Arkansas’s Anna Egalite finds that athletic coaches in Florida mostly tend to perform just as well as their non-coaching counterparts, with respect to raising student test scores. We do not doubt that teachers who also coach face serious tradeoffs that likely come at the expense of time they could dedicate to their academic obligations. However, as with sporting events, athletic coaches gain additional opportunities for communicating and serving as mentors(导师)that potentially help students succeed and make up for the costs of coaching commitments.
M)If schools allow student-athletes to regularly miss out on instructional time for the sake of traveling to athletic competitions, that’s bad. However, such issues would be better addressed by changing school and state policies with regard to the scheduling of sporting events as opposed to total elimination. If the empirical evidence points to anything, it points towards school sponsored sports providing assets that are well worth the costs.
N)Despite negative stereotypes about sports culture and Ripley’s presumption that academics and athletics are at odds with one another, we believe that the greater body of evidence shows that school-sponsored sports programs appear to benefit students. Successes on the playing field can carry over to the classroom and vice versa(反之亦然). More importantly, finding ways to increase school communities’ social capital is imperative to the success of the school as whole, not just the athletes.
46.Stunets from low-income families have less access to off-campus sports programs.
47.Amanda Ripley argues that America should learn from other countries that rank high in international tests and lay less emphasis on athletics.
48.According to the author, Amanda Ripley fails to note that students’' performance in exams varies from state to state.
49.Amanda Ripley thinks that athletic coaches are poor at classroom instruction.
50.James Coleman's later research make an argument for a school's social capital.
51.Reaearchers find that there is a positive relationship between a school's commitment to
athletics and academic achievements.
52.Aa rigorous study finds that athletic coaches also do well in raising students' test scores.
53.According to an evaluation, programs contribute to students' academic performance and character building.
54.Amanda Ripley believes the emphasis on school sports should be brought up when trying to understand why American students are mediocre.
55.James Coleman suggests in his earlier writings that school athletics would undermine a school's image.
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
Passage one
It is easy to miss amid the day-to-day headlines of global economic recession, but there is a less conspicuous kind of social upheaval(剧变)underway that is fast altering both the face of the planet and the way human beings live. That change is the rapid acceleration of urbanization. In 2008, for the first time in human history, more than half the world’s population was living in towns and cities. And as a recently published paper shows, the process of urbanization will only accelerate in the decades to come—with an enormous impact on biodiversity and potentially on climate change.
As Karen Seto, the led author of the paper, points out, the wave of urbanization isn’t just about the migration of people into urban environments, but about the environments themselves becoming bigger to accommodate all those people. The rapid expansion of urban areas will have a huge impact on biodiversity hotspots and on carbon emissions in those urban areas.
Humans are the ultimate invasive species—when the move into new territory, the often displace the wildlife that was already living there. And as land is cleared for those new cities—especially in the dense tropical forests—carbon will be released into the atmosphere as well. It’s true that as people in developing nations move from the countryside to the city, the shift may reduce the pressure on land, which could in turn be good for the environment. This is especially so in desperately poor countries, where residents in the countryside slash and burn forests each growing season to clear space for farming. But the real difference is that in developing nations, the move from rural areas to cities often leads to an accompanying increase in income — and that increase leads to an increase in the consumption of food and energy, which in turn causes a rise in
carbon emissions. Getting enough to eat and enjoying the safety and comfort of living fully on the grid is certainly a good thing — but it does carry an environmental price. The urbanization wave can’t be stopped —and it shouldn’t be. But Seto’s paper does underscore the importance of managing that transition. If we do it the right way, we can reduce urbanization’s impact on the environment. “There’s an enormous opportunity here, and a lot of pressure and responsibility to think about how we urbanize,” says Seto. “One thing that’s clear is that we can’t build cities the way we have over the last couple of hundred years. The scale of this transition won’t allow that.” We’re headed towards an ur ban planet no matter what, but whether it becomes heaven or hell is up to us.
56. What issue does the author try to draw people’s attention to?
A. The shrinking biodiversity worldwide.
B. The rapid increase of world population.
C. The ongoing global economic recession.
D. The impact of accelerating urbanization.
57. In what sense are humans the ultimate invasive species?
A. They are much greedier than other species.
B. They are a unique species born to conquer.
C. They force other species out of their territories.
D. They have an urge to expand their living space.
58. In what way is urbanization in poor countries good for the environment?
A. More land will be preserved for wildlife.
B. The pressure on farmland will be lessened.
C. Carbon emissions will be considerably reduced.
D. Natural resources will be used more effectively.
59. What does the author say about living comfortably in the city?
A. It incurs a high environmental price.
B. It brings poverty and insecurity to an end.
C. It causes a big chan ge in people’s lifestyle.
D. It narrows the gap between city and country.
60. What can be done to minimize the negative impact of urbanization according to Seto?
A. Slowing down the speed of transition.
B. Innovative use of advanced technology.
C. Appropriate management of the process.
D. Enhancing people’s sense of responsibility.
Passage Two
When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched https://www.doczj.com/doc/4e15701519.html, in Feb. 2004, even he could not imagine the forces it would let loose. His intent was to connect college students. Facebook, which is what this website rapidly evolved into, ended up connecting the world.
To the children of this connected era, the world is one giant social network. They are not bound — as were previous generations of humans — by what they were taught. They are only
limited by their curiosity and ambition. During my childhood, all knowledge was local. You learned everything you knew from your parents, teachers, preachers, and friends.
With the high-quality and timely information at their fingertips, today’s children are rising normally tame middle class is speaking up against social ills. Silicon Valley executives are being shamed into adding women to their boards. Political leaders are marshalling the energy of millions for elections and political causes. All of this is being done with social media technologies that Facebook and its competitors set free.
As does every advancing technology, social media has created many new problems. It is commonly addictive and creates risks for younger users. Social media is used by extremists in the Middle East and elsewhere to seek and brainwash recruits. And it exposes us and our friends to disagreeable spying. We may leave our lights on in the house when we are on vacation, but through social media we tell criminals exactly where we are, when we plan to return home, and how to blackmail(敲诈) us.
Governments don’t need informers any more. Social media allows government agencies to spy on their own citizens. We record our thoughts, emotions, likes and dislikes on Facebook; we share our political views, social preferences, and plans. We post intimate photographs of ourselves. No spy agency or criminal organization could actively gather the type of data that we voluntarily post for them.
The marketers are also seeing big opportunities. Amazon is trying to predict what we will order. Google is trying to judge our needs and wants based on our social-media profiles. We need to be aware of the risks and keep working to alleviate the dangers.
Regardless of what social media people use, one thing is certain: we are in a period of accelerating change. The next decade will be even more amazing and unpredictable than the last. Just as no one could predict what would happen with social media in the last decade, no one can accurately predict where this technology will take us. I am optimistic, however, that a connected humanity will find a way to uplift itself.
61. What was the purpose of Facebook when it was first created?
A. To help students connect with the outside world.
B. To bring university students into closer contact.
C. To help students learn to live in a connected era.
D. To combine the world into an integral whole.
62. What difference does social media make to learning?
A. Local knowledge and global knowledge will merge.
B. Student will become more curious and ambitious.
C. People are able to learn wherever they travel.
D. Sources of information are greatly expanded.
63. What is the author’s greatest concern with social media technology?
A. Individuals and organizations may use it for evil purposes.
B. Government will find it hard to protect classified information.
C. People may disclose their friends’ information unintentionally.
D. People’s attention will be easily distracted
from their work in hand.
64. What do businesses use social media for?
A. Creating a good corporate image.
B. Conducting large-scale market surveys.
C. Anticipating the needs of customers.
D. Minimizing possible risks and dangers.
65. What does the author think of social media as a whole?
A. It will enable human society to advance at a faster pace.
B. It will pose a grave threat to our traditional ways of life.
C. It is bound to bring about another information revolution.
D. It breaks down the final barriers in human communication.
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.
翻译题一：自从1978年启动改革以来，中国已从计划经济转为以市场为基础的经济，经历了经济和社会的快速发展。平均10%的GDP增长已使五亿多人脱贫。联合国的“千年(millennium)发展目标”在中国均已达到或即将达到。目前，中国的第十二个五年规划强调发展服务业和解决环境及社会不平衡的问题。政府已设定目标减少污染，提高能源效率，改善得到教育和医保的机会，并扩大社会保障。中国现在7%的经济年增长目标表明政府
是在重视生活质量而不是增长速度。
翻译题二：反应在艺术和文学中的乡村生活理想是中国文明的重要特征。这在很大程度上归功于道家对自然的感情。传统中国画有两个最受青睐的主题，一是家庭生活的各种幸福场景，画中往往有老人在下棋饮茶，男人在耕耘收割，妇女在织布缝衣，小孩在户外玩耍。另一个则是乡村生活的种种乐趣，画有渔夫在湖上打渔，农夫在山上砍柴采药，或是书生坐在松树下吟诗作画。这两个主题可以分别代表儒家和道家的生活理想。
翻译题三：中国将努力确保到2015年就业者接受过平均13.3年的教育。如果这一目
标得以实现，今后大部分进入劳动力市场的人都需获得大学文凭。
在未来几年，中国将着力增加职业学院的招生人数：除了关注高等教育外，还将寻找新的突破以确保教育制度更加公平。中国正在努力最佳地利用教育资源，这样农村和欠发达地区将获得更多的支持。
教育部还决定改善欠发达地区学生的营养，并为外来务工人员的子女提供在城市接受教育的
2014年12月全国大学英语六级考试参考答案
作文部分：
【学历歧视：参考范文】
In the modern society, with competition becomes increasingly fierce, to find a job is too difficult for the young generation. Academic qualification, as a job a stepping-stone, is an essential factor during the job hunting.
Some people think that the highly educated must be able to find a good job, because education can prove that a person has a good capacity. Therefore, it is commonly believe that a job seeker with a master degree must be easier to find a promising job than a undergraduate. However,
now the company interviewers generally prefer to require an even higher academic qualification, like a doctor degree. Otherwise, the applicants, even though he or she has tremendous potential, will be refused relentlessly.
As far as I am concerned, education should not be the single standard in an interview. As for the companies, it is not necessarily a good principle as well. Now the whole community often talk about working ability and efficiency. For example, some people may have high academic qualification, but actually his ability is very limited. So both the individual and the community ought to change their attitude on academic qualification. We should realize that it is the operational
【科技与学习：参考范文】
The picture vividly depicts that a teaching is asking a pupil to answer a simple math-related question——what’s two plus two? Unfortunately, the child cannot answer such an easy question without tech help. In fact, the phenomenon conveyed in the picture does not surprise us, because as the science and technology develops, the topic concerning the side effects of technological advancement increasingly arouses people’s attention.
Undoubtedly, the drawer of the picture aims at reminding us that we should use technology in a proper way and not be too tech-dependent to solve the simple problem independently. It is well known that thanks to the development of human civilization, many formerly unimaginable things come into reality. But, while enjoying the convenience produced by tech, we must alert its harm. Being over-addicted to technology will cost our health, independence, wisdom，creativity and even our ability to live.
Weighing the pros and cons of the technology, perhaps the best policy is to apply it properly. At the same time, we must avoid its harmful part. Furthermore, young people should be advised that depending too much on technology is hardly beneficial for them at all and more importantly they are expected to acquire the capacity to think independently.
【学习没有捷径：参考范文】
As is vividly depicted in the picture, before the circulation desk stands a student, who wants to find a shortcut to learning, with the librarian pointing it to him. On the lower part of the picture, we can see some English characters which read “' How To Do Well In School Without Studying' is over there in the fiction section”.
As to me, I think there is no shortcut to success, and the English characters under the picture also mean that the shortcut to success only exist in the virtual world. Whether you can do well in school is based on the effort that you spend on study. That is to say, the more diligent you are, the better your study is. Diligent is momentous and fundamental to people what the soul is vital and significant to us. Had it not been for it, we could not have been success. The story of Ma Yun, founder of China’s online t rading empire, best prove the significance of diligent in realizing personal ambition and creating value to the world.
“The most crucial part of your life,”once wrote a distinguished professor, “is to cultivate the quality of diligent.” I was, and remains, the supporter of the idea that “There is no shortcut to learning.”
1-5CBBDA 6-8CAB 9-11CDA 12-15BCAD 16-19CDBA 20-22DDB
23-25DAC
26.manifests
27.discriminatioin
28.uninformed
29.dating back to
30.imitationg
31.generations
32.conform to
33.conform to
34.entitled to
35.knowledgeable
阅读理解部分：
选词填空
36-40 M.throne C.environmentalist F.notions H.originally N.unnaturally
41-45 O.urging E.impact I.recognition B.eccentric J.respond
长篇阅读
46—50 JBDKH 51—55 CLFAE
仔细阅读
56—60 DCBAC 61—65 BDABA
翻译部分：
【教育：参考译文】
China will endeavor to ensure every employee to have average 13.3 years of education. If the goal is achieved, a majority of people entering the labor market will be having Bachelor’s degree。In the next few years, China will increase the number of people in vocational college. Except focusing on the higher education, the government will find a breakthrough point to ensure the justice of education. China is trying to optimize education resources and, accordingly, the countryside as well as the less developed areas will receive more support。
In addition, the education ministry decides to improve the nutrition of students in less developed areas and provides equal opportunities for the children of workers from out of town to receive education in the city。
【中国画：参考译文】
The ideal rural lifestyle reflected in the art and literature is a great characteristic in Chinese civilization. It is largely attributed to the Taoism affection to nature。
There are two most preferred topics intraditional Chinese paintings. One kind depicts various happy scenes of family life in which the elderly play chess and drink tea, young men farm and harvest in the field, women weave or sew clothes and kids play in the outside. The other depicts
the recreations of rural life. In these paintings, fishermen fish on the lake, famers hew or collect herbs on the hills and scholars compose poems or paintings under pine trees. These two themes respectively represent the ideal life of Confucianism and Taoism。
【经济发展：参考译文】
Since the reform in 1978, with the rapid development of economy and society, Chinese economy has transferred into market economy from command economy. The average 10% growth of GDP has lifted more than 500 million people out of poverty. The Millennium Goal of the U.N. has been fully or partially achieved throughout China. At present, the 12thFive-year Plan in China emphasizes the development of service industry and the solution of imbalance of environment and society. The government has set goals to reduce pollution, enhance energy efficiency, improve educational opportunities and medical insurance and expand social security. The 7% growth annual goal demonstrates that the government is concentrating on the quality of life rather than the speed of growth。
For investors who desire low riskand guaranteed income,U.S. Government bonds are a secure investment becausethese bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federalgovernment.Municipal bonds,also secure,are offered by local governmengts andoften have____36______such as tax-free interest.Some may even be____37______.Corportate bonds are a bit more risky. Two questionsoften_____38_____first-time corportate bond investors.The first is”If I purchase a corportate bond,do I have t o hold it until thematueity date?”The answer is no.Bonds are bought and sold daily on____39_____securities exchanges.However,if your bond does not have____40_____that make it attractive to other investors, you may be forced to sell your bondat a____41____i.e., a price less than the bond’s face value. But if your bond is highly valued by otherinvestors, you may be able to sell it at a premium, i.e., a price above itsface value. Bond prices gcncrally____42____ inversely (相反地)with current market interest rates. Asinterest rates go up, bond pnccs tall, and vice versa (反之亦然).Thus, like all investments，bonds have adegree of risk. The second question is “How can I ___43_______ the investment risk of a particular bondissue?” Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors S ervice rate the level of risk of many corporateand government bonds. And ____44______, the higher the market risk of a bond，the higher the interest rate. Investors willinvest in a bond considered risky only if the _____45_____return is highenough. A)advantages I)fluctuate B)assess J)indefinite C)bother K)insured D)conserved L)major E)deduction M)naturally F)discount N)potential G)embarrass 0)simultaneously H)features 36.A advantages 37.K insured 38. C bother 39. L major 40. H features 41. F discount 42. I fluctuate 43. B assess 44. M naturally 45. N potential 2014.6【2】 Fear can be an effective way to change behavior. One study compared the effects of high-tear and low-fear appeals on changes in attitudes and behaviors related to dental hygiene （卫生）. One group of subjects was shown awful pictures of ___36___teeth and diseased gums; another group was shown less frightening materials such as plastic teeth, charts, and graphs. Subjects who saw the frightening materials reported more anxiety and a greater___37___to change the way they took care of their teeth than the low-fear group did. But were these reactions actually___38___into better dental hygiene practices? To answer this important question, subjects were called back to the laboratory on two___39___ (five days and six weeks alter the experiment). They chewed disclosing wafers（牙疾诊断片）that give a red stain to any uncleaned areas of the teeth and thus provided a direct___40___of how well they were really taking care of their teeth. The result showed that the high-fear appeal did actually result in greater and more___41___changes in dental hygiene. That is, the subjects___42___to high-fear warnings brushed their teeth more___43____than did those who saw low-fear warnings. However, to be an effective persuasive device it is very important that the message not be too frightening and that people be given___44___guidelines to help them to reduce the cause of the fear. If this isn’t done, they may reduce their anxiety by denying the message or the___45___of the communicator. If that happens, it is unlikely that either attitude or behavior change will occur. A) accustomed B) carefully C) cautiously D) concrete E) credibility F) decayed G) desire H) dimensions I) eligible J) exposed K) indication L) occasions M) permanent N) sensitivity O) translated 36.F 37.G 38.O 39.L 40.K 41.D 42.J 43.B 44.I 45.E
2014年12月大学英语六级CET6考试 考前冲刺试题及答案 2014年12月大学英语六级CET6考试考前冲刺试题及答案（1）Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example:You will hear: M: When shall we start our work, Jane? W: Tomorrow at 9 o'clock. But we must work quickly, for we have to finish everything before 2 in the afternoon. Q: For how long can they work? You will read: A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C) 4 hours. D) 5 hours. From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o'clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D)"5 hours" is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center. Sample Answer [A] [B][C] [D] 1. A) The man can have his camera fixed here. B) The woman will probably fix the man's camera herself. C) The man will buy a new camera. D) The woman suggests that the camera should have been brought in earlier. 2. A) Jack vacuumed the living room but not the bathroom. B) Jack cleaned the bathroom but not the living room. C) Jack cleaned neither the living room nor the bathroom because he is exhausted. D) Jack cleaned both the living room and the bathroom. 3. A) At the dentist's. B) At a grocery.
2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第2套) Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9.A.Touch his heart. B.Make him cry. C.Remind him of his life. D.Make him feel young. 10. A.He is good at singing operas. B.He enjoys complicated music: C.He can sing any song if he likes it. D.He loves country music in particular. 11. A.Go to a bar and drink for hours. B.Go to an isolated place to sing blues. C.Go to see a performance in a concert hall. D.Go to work and wrap himself up in music. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12.A.How he became an announcer. B.How he writes news stories. C.How he makes his living. D.How he does his job. 13.A.They write the first version of news stories. B.They gather news stories on the spot. C.They polish incoming news stories. D.They write comments on major news stories. 14. A.Reading through the news stories in a given period of time. B.Having little time to read the news before going on the air. C.Having to change the tone of his voice from time to time. D.Getting all the words and phrases pronounced correctly. 15.A.It shows where advertisements come in. B.It gives a signal for him to slow down. C.It alerts him to something important. D.It serves as a reminder of sad news. Section B Directions : 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 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 I with a single linethrough the centre. Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A.It gives pleasure to both adults and children. B.It is often carried around by small children. C.It can be found in many parts of the world. D.It was invented by an American Indian. 17. A.They were made for earning a living. B.They were delicate geometric figures. C.They were small circus figures made of wire. D.They were collected by a number of museums. 18.A.In art. B.In geometry. C.In engineering.
2014年12月英语六级真题及答案（文字版） 考试采取“多题多卷”模式，试题顺序不统一，请依据试题进行核对Part I Writing Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following t opic. You should write at least 180 words but no more than 200 words. 作文题一：学历歧视 作文部分： 【学历歧视：参考范文】 In the modern society, with competition becomes increasingly fierce, to find a job is to o difficult for the young generation. Academic qualification, as a job a stepping-stone, is a n essential factor during the job hunting. Some people think that the highly educated must be able to find a good job, because education can prove that a person has a good capacity. Therefore, it is commonly believe
that a job seeker with a master degree must be easier to find a promising job than a un dergraduate. However, now the company interviewers generally prefer to required a even h igher academic qualification, like a doctor degree. Otherwise, the applicants, even though h e or she has tremendous potential, will be refused relentlessly. As far as I am concerned, education should not be the single standard in an interview. As for the companies, it is not necessarily a good principle as well. Now the whole comm unity often talk about working ability and efficiency. For example, some people may have high academic qualification, but actually his ability is very limited. So both the individual a nd the community ought to change their attitude on academic qualification. We should rea lize that it is the operational Part II Listening Section A Directions：In this section，you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was sai d. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question t here will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D)，and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Ans wer Sheet I with a single line through the centre. Question 1 A.At a grocery B.In a parking lot
Part I Writing ( 30minutes) 1、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put all your eggs in one basket. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 2、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise a person by their appearance. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.（小编写的就是这篇，还行~~） 3、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump to conclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200words. Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) For investors who desire low risk and guaranteed income, US government bonds are a secure investment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government. Municipal bonds, also secure, are offered by local governments and often have___ 36___such as tax-free interest. Some may even be___37___. Corporate bonds are a bit more risky. Two questions often___38___first-time corporate bond investors. The first is “If I purchase a corporate bond, do I have to hold it until the maturity date?” The answer is no. Bonds are bought and sold daily on___39___securities exchanges. However, if you decide to sell your bond before its maturity date, you’re not guaranteed to get the face value of the bond. For example, if your bond does not have___40___ that make it attractive to other investors, you may be forced to sell your bond at a___ 41___, i.e., a price less than the bond's face value. But if your bond is highly valued by other investors, you may be able to sell it at a premium, i. e ., a price above its face value. Bond prices generally___42___inversely (相反地) with current market interest rates. As interest rates go up, bond prices fall, and vice versa (反之亦然）. Thus, like all investments, bonds have a degree of risk. The second question is “ How can I___43___the investment risk of a particular bond issue?” Standard & Poor's and Moody’s Investors Service rate the level of risk of many corporate and government bonds. And___44___, the higher the market risk of a bond, the higher the interest rate. Investors will invest in a bond considered risky only if the 45 return is high enough. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2作答。
P a r tⅢR e a d i n g C o m p r e h e n s i o n Section A As it is, sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge of honor. Plus, we live in a culture that_____(37)to the late-nighter, from 24-hour grocery stores to online shopping sites that never close. It's no surprise, then, that more than half of American adults don't get the 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as_____(38)by sleep experts. Whether or not we can catch up on sleep-on the weekend, say-is a hotly_____(39)topic among sleep researches. The latest evidence suggests that while it isn't_____(40), it might help. When Liu, the UCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine, brought_____(41)sleep-restricted people into the lab for a weekend of sleep during which they logged about 10 hours per night, they showed_____(42)in the ability of insulin(胰岛素)to process blood sugar. That suggests that catchup sleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep_____(43)causes, which is encouraging given how many adults don't get the hours they need each night. Still, Liu isn't_____(44)to endorse the habit of sleeping less and making up for it later. Sleeping pills, while helpful for some, are not_____(45)an effective remedy either. “A sleeping pill will_____(46)one area of the brain, but there's never going to be a perfect sleeping pill, because you couldn't really replicates(复制)the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts of the brain to go through the different stages of sleep," says Collop, director of the Emory University Sleep Center. 37.【题干】_____ 【选项】
2014年6月英语六级真题及答案（第一套） .C.【精析】语义理解题。女士向男士提到了学生们正在因为学费上涨而进行抗 议，男士说他也听说了这一事件，但他却不认为学生们的行为会起到什么好的 效果。由此可知，男士对学生们抗议行为的效果有所怀疑。 2.D.【精析】综合理解题。女士说Jay就要21岁了，他到底知不知道班里正在 为他的生日聚会做准备；男士说Jay并不知情，一直以为班里是为即将退休的 系主任准备聚会。由此可知，班里都瞒着Jay，没让他知道聚会的真实目的。 3.C.【精析】推理判断题。对话中男士打电话告诉女士说，White先生上午去修 车的时候，把车留在了修车厂，而他把公文包和钱包也一并落在了那里；女士 说她会转告White先生，当天下午就去取回来。由此可知，White先生把汽车、 公文包和钱包都留在了修车厂。 4.D. 【精析】综合理解题。对话中女士对男士说电视台在重播一些二十世纪六 十年代的喜剧，问男士对这些喜剧的看法；男士说他并不怎么喜欢这些喜剧， 同时，他也说，新出的喜剧，即使是由著名导演执导，娱乐效果也不怎么样。 由此可知，男士认为从二十世纪六十年代起，喜剧并没有什么发展。 5.D.【精析】弦外之音题。男士向女士求助，说他的菜谱说烹饪时间为l0分钟，不知道是否应该把这些蔬菜再多煮一会儿；女士说在她看来，这些蔬菜已经可 以了，不用再煮了。由此可见，女士认为男士不应该再继续煮这些蔬菜了。 6. A.【精析】事实细节题。对话中女士问男士他是不是要去父母家，男士说是 的，他答应父母帮他们整理纳税申报单，免税代码对于他的父母来说太难懂了。由此可知，男士会帮助父母整理纳税申报单。 7. A.【精析】推理判断题。对话中女士说听说男士提前一个月就完成了项目， 她十分吃惊；而男士说他自己也没弄明白怎么就能提前这么长时间完成项目。 由此可知，男士自己也没想到能这么快完成工作。 8. B.【精析】事实细节题。对话中女士对男士说她希望能和男士一起上发展心 理学课，男士说他也是这么 想的，但是等他去注册的时候，该课程名额已经报满。由此可知，男士没能成 功注册该课程。 9. B.【精析】事实细节题。对话中男士一开头就说泰国丝绸的色彩让他惊叹， 并说从没有见过这样的色彩组合，还提出要看一下这些新色彩组合的样品。由 此可知，是泰国丝绸新的色彩组合让男士着迷。 10.C.【精析】细节辨认题。对话中男士说他也不确定究竟在找些什么，但可以 确定的是，他不喜欢在景点出售的东西。女士由此猜测男士应该是喜欢去乡村 转一转，男士表示同意。女士猜测男士应该对 尚未商业化的手工艺品更感兴趣，男士则强调说对当地人自己使用的东西很感 兴趣，这与选项中的“地方手工艺品”意思一致。 11.B【精析】细节推断题。对话中女士对男士说她可以为他安排一次去乡村的
2014年12月英语六级听力原文第1套Section A 1. A) The man's tennis racket is good enough. B) The man should get a pair of new shoes. C) She can wait for the man for a little while. D) Physical exercise helps her stay in shape. 2. A) The woman will skip Dr. Smith's lecture to help the man. B) Kathy is very pleased to attend the lecture by Dr. Smith. C) The woman is good at doing lab demonstrations. D) The man will do all he can do assist the woman. 3. A) The woman asked the man to accompany her to the party. B) Steve became rich soon after graduation from college. C) Steve invited his classmates to visit his big cottage. D) The speakers and Steve used to be classmates. 4. A) In a bus. B) In a clinic. C) In a boat. D) In a plane. 5. A) 10:10. B) 9:50. C) 9:40. D) 9:10. 6. A) She does not like John at all. B) John has got many admirers. C) She does not think John is handsome. D) John has just got a bachelor's degree. 7. A) He has been bumping along for hours. B) He has got a sharp pain in the neck. C) He is involved in a serious accident. D) He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam. 8. A) She is good at repairing things. B) She is a professional mechanic. C) She should improve her physical condition. D) She cannot go without a washing machine. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) Some witnesses failed to appear in court. B) The case caused debate among the public. C) The accused was found guilty of stealing. D) The accused refused to plead guilty in court. 10. A) He was out of his mind. B) He was unemployed. C) His wife deserted him. D) His children were sick. 11. A) He had been in jail before. B) He was unworthy of sympathy. C) He was unlikely to get employed. D) He had committed the same sort of crime. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) Irresponsible. B) Unsatisfactory. C) Aggressive. D) Conservative.
2015年12月英语六级听力原文：第一套短对话（沪江网校版） Short Conver sat ions 1. W: Wow, what variety of salads you've got on your menu! Could you recommend something special? M: Well, I think you can try this mixed salad. We make the dressing with fresh berries. Q: What does the man mean? 2. W: I was talking to Mary the other day and she mentioned that your new consulting firm is doing really well. M: Yes, business picked up much faster than we anticipated. We now have over 200 clients. Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 3. M: Do you know where we keep flash discs and printing paper? W: They should be in the cabinet if there are any. That's where we keep all of our office supplies. Q: What does the woman mean? 4. W: The print in this dictionary is so small. I can't read the explanations at all. M: Let me get my magnifying glass. I know I just can't do without it. Q: What does the man mean? 5. W: I'm considering having my office redecorated. The furniture is old and the paint is chipping. M: I'll give you my sister-in-law's number. She just graduated from an interior design academy and will give a free estimate. Q: What is the woman considering? 6. W: We have a full load of goods that needs to be delivered. But we can't get a container ship anywhere. M: That's always been a problem in this port. The facilities here are never able to meet our needs. Q: What are the speakers talking about?