2014年6月大学英语六级真题及答案完整版

2014年6月大学英语六级真题及答案完整版 PartI Writing 30minutes Directions For this part you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put allyour eggs in one basket You can give examples to illustrate your point Youshould write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words Directions For this part you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise a person bytheir appearance You can give examples to illustrate your point You shouldwrite at least 150 words but no more than 200 words Directions For this part you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump toconclusions upon seeing or hearing something You can give examples toillustrate your point You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200words Part Listening Comprehension 30 minutes Section A Directions In this section youwill hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations At the end of eachconversation one or more questions will be asked about what was said Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once After each questionthere will be a pause During the pause you must read the four choices markedA B C and D and decide which is the best answer Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet1 with a single line through the centre 注意 此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答 1 A They might be stolen goods B They might be fake products C They might be faulty products D They might be smuggled good 2 A They are civil servants B They are job applicants C They are news reporters D They are public speakers 3 A The man has decided to quithis computer class B The woman wants to get a degreein administration C A computer degree is a must foradministrative work D The man went to change the timeof his computer class 4 A A lot of contestantsparticipated in the show B The fifth contestant won thebiggest prize C It was not as exciting as he hadexpected D It was sponsored by a carmanufacturer 5 A Reading a newspaper column B Looking at a railway timetable C Driving form New York to Boston D Waiting for someone at theairport 6 A He wears a coat bought in themall B He got a new job at thebarbershop C He had a finger hurt last night D He had his hair cut yesterday 7 A He cannot appreciate thePicasso exhibition B Even his nephew can draw as wellas Picasso C He is not quite impressed withmodern paintings D Some drawings by kindergartenkids are excellent 8 A He should not put the cart before the horse B His conduct does not square withhis words C His attitude to studentgovernment has changed D He has long been involved in student government Questions 9 to 11 are based on theconversation you have just heard 9 A She left her own car inManchester B Something went wrong with hercar C She wants to go traveling on theweekend D Her car won t be back in aweek s time 10 A Safety B Size C Comfort D Cost 11 A Third party insurance B Value added tax C Petrol D CDW Questions 12 to 15 are based onthe conversation you have just heard 12 A How to update the basicfacilities B What to do to enhance theirposition C Where to locate their plant D How to attract investments 13 A Their road link to other European countries is fast B They are all located in thesouth of France C They are very close to eachother D Their basic facilities are good 14 A Try to avoid making a hastydecision B Take advantage of the train links C Talk with the local authorities D Conduct field surveys first 15 A Future product distribution B Local employment policies C Road and rail links for smalltowns D Skilled workforce in the hillyregion Section B Directions In this section youwill hear 3 short passages At the end of each passage you will hear somequestions 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 markedA B C and D Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with asingle 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 18 are based on thepassage you have just haard 16 A One fifth of them were on badterms with their sisters and broithers B About one eighth of themadmitted to lingering bitter feelings C More than half of them wereinvolved in inheritance disputes D Most of them had broken withtheir sisters and brothers 17 A Less concern with moneymatters B More experience in worldlyaffairs C Advance in age D Freedom from work 18 A They have little time left torenew contact with their brothers and sisters B They tend to forget past unhappymemories and focus on their present needs C They are more tolerant of oneanother D They find close relatives morereliable Passage Two Questions 19 to 22 are based onthe passage you have just heard 19 A They have bright colors andintricate patterns B They can only survive in partsof the Americas D They have strong wings capableof flying long distances 20 A In a Michigan mountainforest B In a Louisiana mountain forest C In a Kentucky mountain forest D In aMexican mountain forest 21 A Each flock of butterflieslays eggs in the same states B They start to lay eggs when theyare nine months old C Each generation in a cycle layseggs at a different place D Only the strongest can reachtheir destination to lay eggs 22 A Evolution of monarchbutterflies B Living habits of monarchbutterflies C Migration patterns of monarchbutterflies D Environmental impacts on monarch butterfly life Passage Three Questions 23 to 25 are based onthe passage you habe just heard 23 A Time has become more limited B Time has become more precious C Time is money D Time is relative 24 A Americams now attach moreimportance to the effective use of time B Americans today have more freetime than earlier generations C The number of hours Americanswork has increased steadily D More and more Americans feel pressed for time nowadays 25 A Our interpersonalrelationships improve B Our work efficiency increasesgreatly C Our living habits are altered D Our behavior is changed Section C Directions In this section youwill hear a passage three times when the passage isRead for the first time youshould listen carefully for its general idea when the passage is read for the secondtime you are required to fill the blanks with the exact words you have justheard Finally when the passage is read for the third time you should checkwhat you have written The first copyright law in the United States was passed by Congressin1790 In1976 Congress enacted the latest copyright law 26 thetechnological developments that had occurredsince the passage of the Copyright Act of 1909 For example in 1909 anyone whowanted to make a single copy of a 27 workfor personal use had to do so by hand The very process 28 a limitation on the quantity of materials copied Today aphotocopier can do the work in seconds the limitation has diasppeared The 1909 law did not provide fullprotection for films and suond recording nordid it 29 the need to protect radio and television As a result 30 of the law and abuese of the intent of the law have lessened the 31 rewards of authors artises and producers The1976 Copyright Act has not prevented these abuses fully but it has clarifiedthe legal rights of the injured parties and given them an 32 for remedy since 1976 the Act has been 33 to inclued computer sofrware and guiedlines have been adpoted for fair use of television broadcases These changes havecleared up much of the confusion and conflictthat followed 34 the 1976 legislation The fine points of the law are decided by the courts and by acceptablecommon practice over time As these decisions and agreements are made we modifyour behavior accordingly For now we need to 35 the law and itsguidelines as accurately as we can and to act in a fair manner Part III Rdading Comprehension 40minutes Section A Directions In this section thereis a passage with ten blanks You are required to select One word for each blankfrom a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage Read the passage through carefully before making yourchoices Each choice in the bamk is identified by a letter Please mark thecorresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre You may not useany of the words in the bank more than once 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 to 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 writing is just a craft that came along later As such the first writing wasbased on the way people talk with short sentences However while talking is largely subconscious and rapid writing is deliberate andslow Over time writers took advantage of this and started cratting long windedsentences such as this one The whole engagement lasted above 12 hours till thegradual retreat of the Per trsians was changed into a disorderlyflight of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and No one talkslike that casually or should But it is natural to desire to do so forspecial occasions In the old days we didn t much write like talking because therewas no mechanism to reproduce the speed of conversation But texting andinstant messaging do and a revolution has begun It involves the crude mechanicsof writing but in its economy spontaneity and even vulgaritv texting isactually a new kind of talking with its own kind of grammar and conventions Take LOL Itdoesn t actuallymean laughing outloud in a literalsense anymore LOL has evolved into something much subtler and sophisticatedand is used even when nothing is remotely amusing Jocelyn texts Where haveyou been andAnnabelle texts back LOL at the library studying for two hours LOL signalsbasic empath 同感 betweentcxters easing tension and creating a sense of equality Instead of having aliteral meaning it docs something conveying an attitude just likethe cd ending conveys past tense rather than meaning anything LOL of all things isgrammar Of course noone thinks about that consciously But then most of communication operateswithout being noticed Over time the meaning of a word or an expression driftsmeat used to mean any kind of food silly used to mean believe it or not blessed Civilization then isfine 一 people banging away on their smartphones arefluently using a code separate from the one they use in actual writing andthere is no evidence that texting is ruining composition skills Worldwidepeople speak differently from the w ay they write and texting quick casualand only intended to be read once is actually a way of talking with yourfingers 56 What docritics say about texting A It is mainlyconfined to youngsters B It competeswith traditional writing C It willruin the wnttcn language D It isoften hard to understand 57 In what waydoes the author say writing is different from talking A It is craftedwith specific skills C It doesnot have as long a history B It expressesideas more accuratcly D It is notas easy to comprehend 58 Why is LOLmuch used in tcxting A It bringstextcrs closer to each other B It shows thetcxtcr s sophistication C It is atrendy way to communicate D It adds tothe humor of the text 59 Examples likemeat and silly are cited to show A thedifTerencc between writing and talking B howdifTercntly words are used in tcxting C why peopleuse the words the way they do D the gradualchange of word meaning 60 what doesthe author think of texting A Itfacilitates exchange of ideas among people B It is a newform of verbal communication C Itdeteriorates pelple s composition skills D It hastensthe decline of the written word Passage Two Questions61to 65are based on the following passage it s possibleto admire oprah winfrey and still wish Harvard hadn t awarded her an honorarydoctor of law degree and the commencement 毕业典礼 speaker spot at yesterday s graduation There s noquestion Oprah s achievements place her in the temple of American successstories Talent charm and an exceptional work ethic have rarely hurled anyoneof world s most successful entertainment icons and the first African Americanfemale billionaire Honorarydegrees are often conferred on non academic leaders in the arts business andpolitics Harvard s list in recent years has included Kofi fi Annan BillGates Meryl Streep and David Souter But Oprah s list in recent years hasincluded Kofi Annan Bill Gates Mery1 Streep and david souter But Oprah sparticular brand of celebrity is not a good fit for the values of a universitywhose motto 座右铭 Veritas means truth Oprah s passionate advocacyextends unfortunately to a hearty embrace of fake science Mostnotoriously Oprah s validation of jenny McCarthy s claim that vaccines causeautism 自闭症 has no doubt contributed to much harmthrough the foolish avoidance of vaccines Famous peoplearc entitled to a few failings like the rest of us and the choice ofcommencement speakers often reflects a balance of insututional pnonties andaspirations Judging from our conversations with many students Oprah was awidely popular choice But this voteof confidence in Oprah sends a troubling message at precisely the time whenAmerican univereities need to do more to advance the cause of reason As formerDean of Harvard College Harry Lewis noted in a blog post about hisobjections It seems vcrvodd for Harvard to honor such a high profile popularizer of the irrational at a timewhen political and religious nonsense so jeopardize the rule of reason in thisallegedly enlightened democracy and around the world As America s oldest andmost visible university Harvard has a spccial opportunity to convey itsrespcct for science not only through its research and teaching programs butalso in its public affirmation of evidence based inquiry Unfortunately many American universitiesseem awfully busy protecting their brand name and not nearly busy enoughprotecting the pursuit of knowledge A recent article in The Harvard Crimsonnoted the shocking growth of Harvard s public relations arm in the last fiveyears and it questioned whether a focus on risk management and avoidingcontroversywas really the best outward looking face of this great institution As Americanresearch universities begin to resemble profit centers and entertainment complexes it s easy tolose sight of their primary mission to produce and spread knowledge This missiondepends on traditions of rational discourse and vigorous defense of the scientificmethod Oprah Winfrey s honoray doctorate was a step in the wrong direction 61 what do welearn about Oprah Winfrey from the passage A She was adistinguished graduate of H arvard School of LaW B She workedher way to success in the entertainment industry C She used toabuse her children when she was a young mother D Sheachieved her fame through persistent advocacy of fake science 62 Why doesthe author deem it inappropriate for Harvard to confer an honorary degree onOprah winfrey A She did notspecialize in the study of law B She wasknown as a supporter of fake science C She was an iconof the entertainment industry D She had notdistinguished herself academically 63 How didHarry Lewis react to Harvard s decision in his blong post A He wasstrongly against it B Heconsidered it unpopular C He thoughtit would help enhance Harvard s reputation D He thoughtit represented the will ofthe Harvard community 64 What isthe author s regretabout many American universities A They show inadequate respect forevidence based inquiry B They fallshort of expectations in teaching and research C They attachtoo much importance to public relations D They aretolerant of political and religious nonsense 65 What doesthe author think a prestigious university like H arvard should focus on A Cultivationof student creativity B Liberationof the human mind C Liberationof the human mind D Pursuit ofknowledge and truth Part IV Translation 30minutes 翻译一 北京计划未来三年投资7 600亿元治理污染 从减少 PM2 5排放入手 这一新公布的 计划旨在减少四种主要污染源 包括500多万俩机动车的尾气 exhaust 排放 周边地区燃 煤 来自北方的沙尘暴和本地的建筑灰尘 另有850亿元用于新建或升级城市垃圾处理和污 水 sewage 处理设施 加上300亿元投资未来三年的植树造林 forestation 市政府还计划 建造一批水循环利用工厂 并制止违章建筑 以改善环境 另外 将更严厉地处罚违反限 排规定的行为 翻译二 最近 中国科学院 Chinese A cademy of Sciences 出版了关于其最新科学发现与 未来一年展望的年度系列报告 系列报告包括三部分 科学发展报告 高技术发展报告 中国可持续发展战略报告 第一份报告包含中国科学家的最新发现 诸如新粒子研究与 H7N9病毒研究的突破 该报告还突出强调了未来几年需要关注的问题 第二份报告公布了 一些应用科学研究的突破 该报告还突出强调了未来几年需要关注的问题 第二份报告公 布了一些应用科学研究的热门领域 如3D 打印和人造器官研究 第三份报告呼吁加强顶层 设计 以消除工业升级中的结构性障碍 并促进节能减排 翻译三 中文热词通常反映社会变化和文化 有些在外国媒体上愈来愈流行 例如 土豪 tuhao 和大妈 dama 都是老词 但是已获取了新的意义 土豪以前指欺压佃户和仆人的 乡村地主 现在用于指花钱如流水或者喜欢炫耀财富的人 也就是说 土豪有钱 但没有 品位 大妈是对中年妇女的称呼 但现在特指不久前金价下跌时大量购买黄精的中国妇女 土豪和大妈可能会被人收入新版牛津 Oxford 英语词典 至今已有约120个中文词被加进了 牛津英语词典 成为了英语语言的一部分 014年6月大学英语六级答案解析 作文整体解析 跟去年12月份的六级相比 作文难度依然保持不变 这次六级作文的题目则中规中矩 同去年题材相似 都是引语论述题 这也是课堂上给各位学员重点强调的未来一段时间大 学英语六级作文的命题方向 就是想办法拜托作文模板 考查考生的逻辑思辨和分析能力 进而考出考生真正的英语语言应用能力 比如 Why is it unwise to jump into conclusions upon seeing orhearing 很像辩论赛的题目 是眼见为实还是眼见为虚 结合社会现实和英语谚语 seeing is believing 要透露出的信息其实就是 seeing is not believing 扩展开来就是要通过大脑去分析 如最近火热的文章和马伊利 表面上 看起来是真爱 但是结果却令人叹息 所以得到文章结论 同理的还有 It is unwise to put all eggs in one basket 而 It is unwise to judge a person by appearance 不要以貌取人 其实不管怎样出题 快速形成自己的观点 联系社会现实和考生自己总是 其中不变的规律和大学四六级针对在校大学生的考试特点 参考作文1 why it is unwise to judge a personby their appearance There is a Chinese saying goeslike this men cannot be judged by their looks I cannot agree with this pointof view any more On the one hand though a charmingappearance will leave a good impression on others one s look can seldom reflects his or her qualities capacities andethics We cannot say those who are good looking are more capable and morecultivated than those who are average looking or ugly looking There are somany people who do not have good appearances have made great achievements forthe progress of mankind such as Stephen William Hawking who are even crippled On the other hand our appearances are decided by our genes which are inborn while our qualities can be cultivated as we grow We can enrich our minds bylearning but which cannot be reflected on the appearances To summarize judging people byappearance is unwise Therefore I suggest that we should focus on one s inner world rather than their appearance 参考作文1 As old people always put it Never judge a book by its cover However in most cases we judge aperson just by external appearances For example sometimes when we walk downthe street at night we choose to avoid people who are acting tough and loud In this way we tend to make wrong decisions because judging someone byappearance can be deceptive In dairy life we try to stay awayfrom people who are called the bad guy because they dress a certainway But we may miss an opportunity to make a good friend because judgmentsbased on external appearances prevent us from getting to really know a person If we take the time to get to know the person we might become friends Therefore in my opinion judgingpeople just by appearance is superficial and often unfair After all we don tknow what circumstances the person might be facing or who the person really is Please embrace everyone you meet and not judge him just by appearances 参考作文2 Why is it unwise to jump intoconclusions upon seeing or hearing Living in an age when theadol