2014年12月大学英语六级真题(第三套)

2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题(三)答案与详解Part ⅠWriting审题思路本作文话题为大学校阿中令你受益最多的一项活动，非常贴近大学生的生活。

因此，在构思时可以用自己的亲身经历作为材料，着重阐述活动的有益之处。

考生首先应该指明是什么校园活动让你受益最多;接着应对该活动进行描述，说明它让你受益之处，最后总结全文、升华主题。

写作提纲一、指出大学校园中最让“我”受益的活动(benefited me most)二、阐述该活动让“我”受益之处：1、描述活动（a debate competition)2、活动所得(what I have leamt from it)三、升华主题：指出“我”从活动中得到了对未来而言最珍贵的礼物(the most precious gift for future)范文点评1高分范文精彩点评The Most Beneficial Activity on Campus①Every university offers numerous kinds of activities to enrich students’extracurricular life ② As one of the young college students, I have leamt a lot from all of these well- organized activities. ③But the one that has benefited me most is the debate competition I took part in last year.④That was a debate competition between different majors and the topic was about theoretical knowledge versus practice. ⑤What matters most is not the result of the debate, but what I have leamt froth it. ⑥That is, no individual could accomplish a challenging task all by herself or himself. ⑦Joint efforts are of ①指出校园活动多种多样。

2014.12 英语六级考试真题试卷（第三套）答案2014年12月英语六级考试真题试卷（第3套）参考答案作文范文：There Is No Shortcut to Learning Except DiligenceAs the cartoon depicts, a student stands before the circulation desk, a librarian points somewhere and answers "'How To Do Well In School Without Studying' is over there in the fiction section." Apparently, the cartoonist expresses the idea that there is no royal road to learning.In today's society, lie fast pace of life influences everyone, and some young people tend to seek easy ways to success. However, when running after high-efficiency, we should hold a correct attitude toward learning, because learning requires longterm and painstaking effort and diligence. Firstly, as the say ing goes, "No pains, no gains." The ancient and modem, Chinese and foreign history present us numerous examples to prove this irrefutable truth. Secondly, there is another saying: God rewards the diligent. Chinese people believe that diligence is the means by which one makes up for his dullness. Thomas Edison once said, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." Ma Yun's life story best prove the significance of diligence in realizing personal ambition.To sum up, college students should remember that the most crucial part of life is t o cultivate the quality of diligence. Only in this way can young people become winner in learning and life.01-08：BADCBADA09-11：CBA12-15：BCDD16-18：ACC19-21：BDD22-25：ABCA26. advantages27. characterizes28. go out of29. seeking30. transition31. appropriate32. reluctant33. acknowledge34. interferes35. tensions36-45：MJKGO DIBLF46-55：GCAMK HELFD56-65：BCCAB DBCDCTranslationThe ideal of country life reflected in art and literature serves as the significant feature of Chinese civilization, which, to a large extent, can be attributed to the Taoist affection to nature. There are two most preferred themes in the traditional Chinese painting. One is the various scenes of happiness about family life, in which the old man often plays chess and drinks tea, a man ploughs or harvests, a woman weaves or sews, and children play outdoors. The other scene is all kinds of pleasures about country life, in which a fisherman is fishing on the lake, with a farmer cutting firewood or gathering herbs in the mountains, or scholars chanting poems and painting pictures under pine trees. The two themes respectively represent the life ideal of Confucianism and Taoism.。

2014年12月6级第一套Part ⅡListening ComprehensionSection A1. A) At a grocery B) In a parking lotC) In a car showroom D) At a fast food restaurant2. A) Have a little nap after lunch B) Get up and take a short walkC) Change her position now and then。

D) Stretch her legs before standing up3. A) The students should practice long-distance running.B) He doesn’t quite believe what the woman says.C) The students’ p hysical condition is not desirable.D) He thinks the race is too hard for the students.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.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.6. A) The man will take the woman to 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.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.8. A) Collect timepieces B) Learn to mend clocksC) Become time-conscious D) Keep track of his daily activitiesQuestions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard9. A) It winds its way to the sea. B) It is eating into its banks.C) It is quickly rising. D) It is wide and deep10. 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.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 boats as possible.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Help him join an Indian expedition B) Talk about his climbing experiencesC) Give up mountain climbing altogether D) Save money to buy climbing equipment13. 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.14. A) They are like humans. B) They are sacred places.C) They are to be protected. D) They are to be conquered.15. A) It was his father’s training that pulled 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.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.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.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.18. A) Style and wording. B) Structure and length.C) Directness and clarity. D) Simplicity and accuracy.19. A) Accurate dating. B) Professional look.C) Direct statement of purpose. D) Inclusion of appropriate humor.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.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.21. A) Self-confidence B) Sense of duty C) Work efficiency D) Passion for work22. A) They are addicted to playing online games.B) They try to avoid work whenever possible.C) They find no pleasure in the work they do.D) They simply have no sense of responsibility.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard。

2014年12月大学英语六级真题试卷（三）(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Writing 2. Listening Comprehension 3. 4. Reading Comprehension 5. TranslationPart I Writing1．For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then discuss what qualities an employer should look for in job applicants. You should give sound arguments to support your views and write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.正确答案：Degrees Are More Important than Abilities? In the cartoon, an employer expresses his pity to the young interviewee with a master’s degree. Although the graduate has an impressive resume, he fails the interview, for his competitors are all Ph. D. s. The picture proves that nowadays interviewers place greater emphasis upon education background. I, however, assume the ability of job applicants should gain more attention. There are three main reasons to support this view. First and foremost, education background is only a measure of one’s ability, and the cart should not be put before the horse. Besides, in the sole pursuit of high-level education, companies are likely to miss really talented people, who may drop out of school because of financial difficulties or other reasons. For example, Steven Jobs, a real innovator, did not finish his college but started Apple; Bill Gates, one of the richest men on earth, quitted the university, too. One’s talents cannot be only measured by education background. Finally, most of the companies do not specialize in the cutting-edge science, hence, doctors will be a total waste there. In conclusion, I believe job applicants should not be evaluated only by their education background and the recruiters are supposed to appreciate the talents and abilities more.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection A听力原文：M; What do you think of the government’s new tax cut proposal?W: Though it may give some benefit to the poor, its key component is the elimination of tax on dividends. That means the rich will get richer. Q: What does the woman think of the government’s tax cut proposal?2．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.正确答案：A解析：从女士话中的Though可知，她认为减少税收不会给穷人带来多大好处，相反富人会变得更加富有. 本题听音关键词是That means．答案就是其后的the rich will get richer。

2014年12月英语六级考试真题试卷（第3套）Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of thepicture and then discuss whether technology is indispensable ineducation. You should give sound arguments to support your views andwrite at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)说明：2014年12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完全一样，只是选项的顺序不一样而已，故在本套中不再重复给出。

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bankfollowing the passage. Read the passage through carefully before makingyour choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Pleasemark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2with asingle line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in thebank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.It was 10 years ago, on a warm July night, that a newborn lamb took her first breath in a small shed in Scotland. From the outside, she looked no different from thousands of other sheep born on 36 farms. But Dolly, as the world soon came to realize, was no 37 lamb. She was cloned from a single cell of an adult female sheep, 38 long-held scientific dogma that had declared such a thing biologically impossible.A decade later, scientists are starting to come to grips with just how different Dolly was. Dozens of animals have been cloned since that first lamb—mice, cats, cows and, most recently, a dog—and it’s becoming 39 clear that they are all, in one way or another, defective.It’s 40 to think of clones as perfect carbon copies of the original. It turns out, though, that there are various degrees of genetic 41 . That may come as a shock to people who have paid thousands of dollars to clone a pet cat only to discover that the baby cat looks and behaves 42 like their beloved pet—with a different- color coat of fur, perhaps, or a 43 different attitude toward its human hosts.And these are just the obvious differences. Not only are clones 44 from the original template (模板) by time, but they are also the product of an unnatural molecular mechanism that turns out not to be very good at making 45 copies. In fact, the process can embed small flaws in the genes of clones that scientists are only now discovering.Section BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of theparagraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is markedwith a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 2.High School Sports Aren’t Killing AcademicsA) 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 domesticdebates about America’s international mediocrity (平庸) in education.”B) American student-athletes reap many benefits from participating in sports, but thecosts 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 thanin 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 scorecomparisons, 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 similarities in performance. They can’t explain international differences either.E) If it is true that sports undermine the academic mission of American schools, wewould expect to see a negative relationship between the commitment to athletics and academic achievement. 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 are significantly, 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 requiresfocus 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 capital within a school’s community.G) Ripley cites the writings of renowned sociologist James Coleman, whose researchin education was groundbreaking. Coleman in his early work held athletics in contempt, arguing that they crowded out schools’academic missions. 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 he would show how the success of schools is highlydependent on what he termed social capital, “the norms, 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 found 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 coaches are typically lousy (蹩脚的) classroom teachers. “American principals, unlike the vast majority 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 come at the expense of time otherwise spent on planning, grading, andcommunicating 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 a whole, not just the athletes.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。

大学英语六级考试试题及答案解析(三)一、Writing （本大题1小题．每题106.0分，共106.0分。

For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition . You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below: ）第1题Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter. You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:假如你是李静，你想向校长申请参加西部大开发，你要给校长写一封信，信的内容包括：1. 表达自已想要参加西部大开发的愿望；2. 简要说明自己的理由。

【正确答案】：Dear President,I'm Li Jing from Beijing Institute of Technology, and I'm a senior in the Computer Science Department. In response to the Notice of Go-West Campaign, I write to you to express my sincere wish to be a volunteer to go to the West.There're several reasons account for my desire to be a volunteer, but the following three may be the main ones. First of all, I am from the West so that I have a deep love for the West and the people there. What's more, the West is still underdeveloped and many people there still live in poverty. I hope that I can devote all my efforts to the development of the West. Last but not least, I plan to put what I have learned in university into practice. To be exact, to popularize computer knowledge in the West is the uppermost in my thoughts.I am looking forward to your reply.Sincerely yours,Li Jing二、Cloze（共20小题,共70.0分）There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.第1题Interpersonal communication is your interaction with others. Talking to a friend on campus, chatting to a(n) (1) friend on campus, chatting on the phone with a classmate about a(n) (2) test, arguing the (3) of a movie with friends, discussing strategies for accomplishing tasks at work, (4) for a job, and planning the future (5) a loved one am all forms of interpersonal communication.Effective interpersonal communication (6) our sensitivity to others and to the situation. One goal of effective interpersonal communication is to maintain relationships, and forming (7) messages that accurately convey our ideas and feelings (8) not offending the other person is key (9) our success.Effective interpersonal communication (10) us. People who can clearly express their ideas, beliefs, and opinions become influential and (11) control over what happens to them and to others that they (12) . When we accurately and precisely (13) our thoughts, others gain a better (14) for our position. Their understanding and appreciation make it more likely that they will respond in (15) that are consistent with our needs. Effective interpersonal communication helps us manage the (16) we create. Presenting ourselves in such a way that others will (17) and trust us is important in both public and private (18) -whether we're communicating in a professional setting, (19) our interpersonal skills are vital to getting a job, holding a position, or rising in an organization, or in a private setting where we're trying to (20) and maintain relationships.A familiarB informalC intimateD near【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：3.5分【答案解析】词义辨析题。

2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题(三)答案详解作文范文：On Diploma Discrimination in Job InterviewAs is vividly shown in the cartoon,an applicant with a master's degree was rejected in a job interview by an interviewer because all the other applicants are Ph.D.s.The applicant seems quite helpless and embarrassed. Simple as the cartoon may seem,it conveys a thought-provoking message that people are exaggerating the significance of educational degrees excessively,which inevitably exerts a negative influence in society.What factors might contribute to diploma discrimination?Answers to this question may involve many aspects,and here are a few guesses:on the one hand,quite a few employers hold that the higher degree people have,the more competent they will be.Of course this is not necessarily a logical viewpoint,because certificates cannot prove one's capability.On the other hand,due to increase of enrollment,too many students graduate from universities and colleges year after year,and the number is still growing;however,society fails to provide adequate posts,whichresults in the companies'too picky attitude on diploma since they don't worry about lacking candidates.In my opinion,the public should realize that real ability speaks much louder than a piece of paper.Only in this way can China's economy keep booming.Section C26．floating【精析】句意推断题。

2014年12月英语四级考试真题试卷（第三套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about a campus activity that has benefited you most. You should state the reasons and write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ _________1. A) She will go purchase the gift herself. B) The gift should not be too expensive.C) The man is not good at balancing his budget.D) They are going to Jane's house-warming party.2. A) It takes patience to go through the statistics.B) He has prepared the statistics for the woman.C) The woman should take a course in statistics.D) He is quite willing to give the woman a hand.3. A) The man wants to make some change in the scripts.B) The woman does not take the recording seriously.C) They cannot begin their recording right away.D) Page 55 is missing from the woman's scripts.4. A) A significant event in July. B) Preparations for a wedding.C) The date of Carl's wedding. D) The birthday of Carl's bride.5. A) The man was in charge of scheduling meetings.B) The man was absent from the weekly meeting.C) They woman was annoyed at the man's excuse.D) The woman forgot to tell the man in advance.6. A) The woman is a marvelous cook. B) The man cannot wait for his meal.C) The woman has just bought an oven. D) The man has to leave in half an hour.7. A) Whether the man can keep his job. B) Where the man got the bad news.C) What items sell well in the store. D) How she can best help the man.8. A) The woman can sign up for a swimming class.B) He works in the physical education department.C) The woman has the potential to swim like a fish.D) He would like to teach the woman how to swim.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A) He teaches in a law school. B) He loves classical music.C) He is a diplomat. D) He is a wonderful lecturer.10.A) Went to see a play. B) Watched a soccer game.C) Took some photos. D) Attended a dance.11. A) She decided to get married in three years. B) Her mother objected to Eric's flying lessons.C) She insisted that Eric pursue graduate studies.D) Her father said she could marry Eric right away.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) Editor. B) Teacher. C) Journalist. D) Typist.13. A) The beautiful Amazon rainforests. B) A new railway under construction.C) Big changes in the Amazon valley. D) Some newly discovered scenic spot.14. A) In news weeklies. B) In newspapers' Sunday editions.C) In a local evening paper. D) In overseas editions of U.S. magazines.15. A) To be employed by a newspaper. B) To become a professional writer.C) To sell her articles to news service. D) To get her life story published soon.Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A) Nodding one's head. B) Waving one's hand.C) Holding up the forefinger. D) Turning the right thumb down.17. A) Looking away from them. B) Forming a circle with fingers.C) Bowing one's head to them. D) Waving or pointing to them.18. A) Looking one's superior in the eye. B) Keeping one's arms folded while talking.C) Showing the sole of one's foot to a guest. D) Using a lot of gestures during a conversation.Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) They had to beg for food after the harvest. B) They grew wheat and corn on a small farm.C) They shared a small flat with their relatives. D) The children walked to school on dirt roads.20. A) Tour Ecuador's Andes Mountains. B) Earn an animal income of $2,800.C) Purchase a plot to build a home on. D) Send their children to school.21. A) The achievements of the Trickle Up Program. B) A new worldwide economic revolution.C) Different forms of assistance to the needy. D) The life of poor people in developingcountries.Passage Three Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) They are highly sensitive to cold. B) They are vitally important to our life.C) They are a living part of our body. D) They are a chief source of our pain.23. A) It has to be removed in time by a dentist. B) It is a rare oral disease among old people.C) It contains many nerves and blood vessels. D) It is a sticky and colorless film on the teeth.24. A) It can change into acids causing damage to their outer covering.B) It greatly reduces their resistance to the attacks of bacteria.C) It makes their nerves and blood vessels more sensitive to acid food.D) It combines with food particles to form a film on their surface.25. A) Food particles. B) Gum disease. C) Unhealthy living habits. D) Chemical erosion.Stunt people (替身演员) are not movie stars, but they are the hidden heroes of many movies. They were around long before films. Even Shakespeare may have used them in fight scenes. To be good, a fight scene has to look real. Punches must __26__ enemies'jaws. Sword fights must be fought with __27__ swords. Several actors arc usually in a fight scene. Their moves must be set up so that no one gets hurt. It is almost like planning a dance performance.If a movie scene is dangerous, stunt people usually __28__ the stars. You may think you see Tom Cruise running along the top of a train. But it is __29__ his stunt double. Stunt people must __30__ the stars they stand in for. Their height and build should be about the same. But when close-ups are needed, the film __31__ the star. Some stunt people __32__ in certain kinds of scenes. For instance, a stunt woman named Jan Davis does all kinds of jumps. She has leapt from planes and even off the top of a waterfall. Each jump required careful planning and expert __33__. Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man. Among other stunts, he could jump from a second story window onto a horse's back. He __34__ the famous trick of sliding under a moving stagecoach. Canutt also __35__ a new way to make a punch look real. He was the only stunt man ever to get an Oscar.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.One principle of taxation, called the benefit principle, states that people should pay taxes based on the benefits they receive from government services. This principle tries to make public goods similar to __36__ goods. It seems reasonable that a person who often goes to the movies pays more in __37__ for movie tickets than a person who rarely goes. And __38__ a person who gets great benefit from a public good should pay more for it than a person who gets little benefit.The gasoline tax, for instance, is sometimes __39__ using the benefits principle. In some states, __40__ from the gasoline tax are used to build and maintain roads. Because those who buy gasoline are the same people who use the roads, the gasoline tax might be viewed as a __41__ way to pay this government service.The benefits principle can also be used to argue that wealthy citizens should pay higher taxes than poorer ones, __42__ because the wealthy benefit more from public services. Consider, for example, the benefits of police protection from __43__. Citizens with much to protect get greater benefit from police than those with less to protect. Therefore, according to the benefits principle, the wealthy should __44__ more than the poor to the cost of __45__ the police force. The same argument can be used for many other public services, such as fire protection, national defense, and the court system.A) adapt B) contribute C) exerting D) expensesE) fair F) justified G) maintaining H) privateI) provided J) revenues K) similarly L) simplyM) theft N) total O) wealthGrowing Up Colored[A] You wouldn't know Piedmont anymore—my Piedmont, I mean—the town in West Virginiawhere I learned to be a colored boy.[B] The 1950s in Piedmont was a time to remember, or at least to me. People were always proudto be from Piedmont—lying at the foot of a mountain, on the banks of the mighty Potomac.We knew God gave America no more beautiful location. I never knew colored people anywhere who were crazier about mountains and water, flowers and trees, fishing and hunting. For as long as anyone could remember, we could outhunt, outshoot, and outswim the white boys in the valley.[C] The social structure of Piedmont was something we knew like the back of our hands. It was animmigrant town; white Piedmont was Italian and Irish, with a handful of wealthy WASPs (盎格鲁撒克逊裔的白人新教徒) on East Hampshire Street, and "ethnic" neighborhoods of working-class people everywhere else, colored and white.[D] For as long as anyone can remember, Piedmont's character has been completely bound up withthe Westvaco paper mill: its prosperous past and doubtful future. At first glance, the town is a typical dying mill center. Many once beautiful buildings stand empty, evidencing a bygone time of spirit and pride. The big houses on East Hampshire Street are no longer proud, as they were when I [E] Like the Italians and the Irish, most of the colored people migrated to Piedmont at the turn ofthe 20th century to work at the paper mill, which opened in 1888. All the colored men at the paper mill worked on "the platform"—loading paper into trucks until the craft unions were finally integrated in 1968. Loading is what Daddy did every working day of his life. That's what almost every colored grown-up I knew did.[F] Colored people lived in three neighborhoods that were clearly separated. Welcome to theColored Zone, a large stretched banner could have said. And it felt good in there, like walking around your house in bare feet and underwear, or snoring right out loud on the couch in front of the TV—enveloped by the comforts of home, the warmth of those you love. [G] Of course, the colored world was not so much a neighborhood as a condition of existence.And though our own world was seemingly self-contained, it impacted on the white world of Piedmont in almost every direction. Certainly, the borders of our world seemed to be impacted on when some white man or woman showed up where he or she did not belong, such as at the black Legion Hall. Our space was violated when one of them showed up at a dance or a party. The rhythms would be off. The music would sound not quite right: attempts to pat the beat off just so. Everybody would leave early.[H] Before 1955, most white people were just shadowy presences in our world, vague figures ofpower like remote bosses at the mill or tellers at the bank. There were exceptions, of course, the white people who would come into our world in ritualized, everyday ways we all understood. Mr. Mail Man, Mr. Insurance Man, Mr. White-and-Chocolate Milk Man, Mr.Landlord Man, Mr. Police Man: we called white people by their trade, like characters in a mystery play. Mr. Insurance Man would come by every other week to collect premiums on college or death policies, sometimes 50 cents or less.[I] "It's no disgrace to be colored," the black entertainer Bert Williams famously observed early inthe century, "but it is awfully inconvenient." For most of my childhood, we couldn't cat in restaurants or sleep in hotels, we couldn't use certain bathrooms or try on clothes in stores.Mama insisted that we dress up when we went to shop. She was carefully dressed when she went to clothing stores, and wore white pads called shields under her arms so her dress or blouse would show no sweat. "We'd like to try this on," she'd say carefully, uttering her words precisely and properly. "We don't buy clothes we can't try on," she'd say when they declined, and we'd walk out in Mama's dignified (有尊严的) manner. She preferred to shop where we had an account and where everyone knew who she was.[J] At the Cut-Rate Drug Store, no one colored was allowed to sit down at the counter or tables, with one exception: my father. I don't know for certain why Carl Dadisman, the owner, wouldn't stop Daddy from sitting down. But I believe it was in part because Daddy was so light-colored, and in part because, during his shift at the phone company, he picked up orders for food and coffee for the operators. Colored people were supposed to stand at the counter, get their food to go, and leave. Even when Young Doc Bess would set up the basketball team with free Cokes after one of many victories, the colored players had to stand around and drink out of paper cups while the white players and cheerleaders sat down in comfortable chairs and drank out of glasses.[K] I couldn't have been much older than five or six as I sat with my father at the Cut-Rate one afternoon, enjoying two scoops of caramel ice cream. Mr. Wilson, a stony-faced, brooding Irishman, walked by."Hello, Mr. Wilson," my father said."Hello, George."[L] I was genuinely puzzled. Mr. Wilson must have confused my father with somebody else, but who? There weren't any Georges among the colored people in Piedmont. "Why don't you tell him your name, Daddy?" I asked loudly. "Your name isn't George.""He knows my name, boy," my father said after a long pause. "He calls all colored people George."[M] I knew we wouldn't talk about it again; even at that age, 1 was given to understand that there were some subjects it didn't do to worry to death about. Now that I have children, I realize that what distressed my father wasn't so much the Mr. Wilsons of the world as the painful obligation to explain the racial facts of life to someone who hadn't quite learned them yet.Maybe Mr. Wilson couldn't hurt my father by calling him George; but I hurt him by asking to know why.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2014年12月大学英语6级考试真题及答案（整理总结版）（一）听力部分真题和答案：短对话：1.M: Before we play again, I’m going to buy a good tennis racket.W: Your shoes aren’t in a very good shape either.Q: What does the woman mean?2.M: Barbara, I’d like you could assist me in the lab demonstration. But aren’t you supposed to go to Dr. Smith’s lecture today?W: I ask Cathy to take notes for me.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3.W: Steve invi ted me to the dinner party on Sunday evening. Have you received your invitation yet? M: Yes, he found me this morning and told me he wanted all his old classmates to come to the reunion.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?4.W: I’m afraid I’m a little bit s easick. I feel dizzy.M: Close your eyes and relax. You’ll be all right as soon as we come at shore.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?5.W: I wonder what’s happened to our train. It should have been here twenty minutes ago according to the timetable. But it’s already 9:30.M: There’s no need to get nervous. The announcement says it’s forty minutes late.Q: When is the train arriving?6.M: John is handsome and wealthy. Believe it or not, he is still a bachelor.W: He is a notorious g uy in many girls’ eyes. I’m sick of hearing his name.Q: What does the woman mean?7.M: Cars had lined up bumper to bumper. And I’ve been held up on the express way for the entire hour.W: Really? It must be a pain in the neck. But be patient, anyway, you can do nothing but wait. Q: What do we learn about the man?8.W: Yesterday I was surprised to see Mary using that washing machine you’re going to throw away. M: Yes, it’s quite old and in a very poor condition. Frankly speaking, that she got it working amazes me a lot.Q: What does the man imply about Mary?答案：1. B. The man should get a pair of new shoes.2. A. The woman will skip Dr. Smith’s lecture to help the man.3. D. The speakers and Steve used to be classmates.4. C. In a boat.5. B. 9:50.6. A. She does not like John at all.7. D. He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam.8. A. She is good at repairing things.长对话：Conversation 1M: A recent case I heard was of a man accused and found guilty of breaking into a house and stealing some money.W: Well, was he really guilty, judge?M: He admit ted that he’d done it, and there were several witnesses saying that he had indeed done it. So I can only assume that he was guilty.W: Why did he do it?M: Well, the reasons were little muddied, probably at least it seemed in a trial that he did it to get some money to feed his family. You see, he’d been out of work for some time.W: Well, he’d been out of work and he chose to break into a ho use to get money for his family and apparently in front of people that, err... could see him do it.M: His attorney presented testimony that he had indeed applied for jobs and was listed with several employment agencies, including the state employment agency, but they weren’t any jobs.W: And he had no luck!M: He had no luck and it’d been some time. He had two children and both of them were needing food and clothing.W: So he was in desperate circumstances. Did you sentence him?M: Yes.W: But what good do es it do to put the man into jail when he’s obviously in such need?M: This particular fellow has been in prison before.W: For the same thing?M: No, for a different sort of crime.W: Huh?M: But he did know about crime, so I suppose there are folks that just have to go back to prison several times.9. What did the judge say about the case he recently heard?10. What do we learn about the man at the time of crime?11. What did the judge say about the accused?Conversation 2M: Ah, how do you do, Ms. Wezmore?W: How do you do?M: Do sit down.W: Thank you.M: I’m glad you’re interes ted in our job. Now, let me explain it. We plan to increase our advertising considerably. At present, an advertising agency handles our account, but we haven’t been too pleased with the results lately and we may give our account to another agency.W: What would my work entail?M: You’d be responsible to me for all advertising and to Mr. Grunt for public rel ations.You’d brief the agency whoever it is on the kind of advertising campaign we want. You’d also be responsible for getting our leaflets, brochures and catalogs designed.W: I presume you advertise in the national press as well as the trade press.M: Yes, we do.W: Have you thought about advertising on television?M: We don’t think it’s a suitable medium for us. And it’s much too expensive.W: I can just imagine a scene with a typist sitting on an old-fashioned typing chair, her back aching, exhaus ted, then we show her in one of your chairs. Her back properly supported filling full of energy, typing twice as quickly.M: Before you get carried away with your little scene, Ms. Wezmore, I regret to have to tell you again that we are not planning to go into television.W: That’s a shame. I’ve been doing a lot of television work lately and it interests me enormously.M: Then I really don’t think that this is quite the right job for you here, Ms. Wezmore.12. What does the man think of their present advertising agency?13. What would the woman be responsible for to Mr. Grunt?14. What is the woman most interested in doing?15. What does the man think of the woman applicant?答案：Conversation 19. C. The accused was found guilty of stealing.10. B. He was unemployed.11. A. He had been in jail before.Conversation 212. B. Unsatisfactory.13. C. Public relations.14. D. Making television commercials.15. D. She is not suitable for the position.短文1Many foreign students are attrac ted not only to the academic programs at a particular U.S. college but also to the larger community, which affords the chance to soak up the surrounding culture. Few foreign universities put much emphasis on the cozy communal life that characterizes American campuses from clubs and sports teams to student publications and drama societies. “The campus and the American university have bec ome identical in people’s minds,” says Brown University President Vartan Gregorian. “In America it is assumed that a student’s daily life is as important as his learning experience.”F oreign students also come in search of choices. America’s menu of options—research universities, state institutions, private liberal-arts schools, community colleges, religious institutions, military academies—is unrivaled. “In Europe,” says history profes sor Jonathan Steinberg, who has taught at both Harvard and Cambridge, “there is one system, and that is it.” While students overseas usually must demonstrate expertise in a specific field, whether law or philosophy or chemistry, most American universities insist that students sample natural and social sciences, languages and literature before choosing a field of concentration.Such opposing philosophies grow out of different traditions and power structures. In Europe and Japan, universities are answerable only to a ministry of education, which sets academic standards and distributes money.While centralization ensures that all students are equipped with roughly the same resources and perform at roughly the same level, it also discourages experimentation. “When they make mistakes, they make big ones,” says Robert Rosenzweig, president of the Association of American Universities. “They set a system in wrong directions, and it’s like steering a supertanker.”问题：16. What does the speaker say characterizes American campuses?17. What does Brown University president Vartan Gregorian say about students' daily life?18. In what way is the Uni ted States unrivaled according to the speaker?19. What does the speaker say about universities in Europe and Japan?答案：16. What does the speaker say characterizes American campuses?答案：(A) The cozy communal life.【点评】：细节题。

2014年12月大学英语三级考试真题答案Part I: Multiple Choice (20 points)1. D2. B3. C4. A5. D6. C7. B8. A9. C 10. D11. A 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A 16. D 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. BPart II: Reading Comprehension (40 points)Passage 121. D 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. CPassage 227. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. BPassage 333. B 34. A 35. D 36. C 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. CPassage 441. D 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. D 46. APart III: Cloze Test (15 points)47. C 48. B 49. A 50. D 51. C 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. C 56. A 57. B 58. D 59. B 60. APart IV: Error Correction (10 points)61. which → on62. avoiding → avoid63. directly → direct64. but → and65. When → Since66. more → most67. rules → rule68. traveling → travel69. b elieve → believed70. as → likePart V: Writing (15 points)Sample answer:Dear Professor Smith,I am writing to express my interest in the research assistant position that was advertised on the university website yesterday. I recently graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Biology, and I am eager to gain more practical experience in the field before pursuing further studies.During my undergraduate studies, I had the opportunity to work on several research projects, where I developed valuable skills in data analysis and laboratory techniques. I believe these skills make me a strong candidate for the research assistant position. Additionally, I have a strong background in statistics, which I believe will be beneficial for analyzing research data.Furthermore, I am highly motivated and possess excellent time management skills. In my previous research experiences, I was able to effectively prioritize tasks and meet deadlines. I am also a strong communicator and work well in a team.I have attached my resume for your review, which details my academic achievements and research experiences. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss my qualifications further and how they align with the research being conducted in your laboratory.Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to hearing from you soon.Sincerely,[Your Name]Note: This sample answer is based on a hypothetical scenario and does not reflect an actual research assistant position.。

2014年12月6级第3套听力真题Section A1What does the woman think of the government’s tax cut proposal? 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’ divid ends.答案:A2What can be inferred about the woman from the conversation?A:She doesn’t think much of job-hopping.B:She will stick to the job if the pay is good.C:She prefers a life of continued exploration.D:She will do her best if the job is worth doing.答案:C3What’s the woman’s advice to her son?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.答案:C4Who is worried about gaining weight?A:The son.B:Aunt Louise.C:The father.D:The mother.答案:D5What are the two speakers going to do?A:Move to another place.B:Stay away for a couple of weeks.C:Check the locks every two weeks.D:Look after the Johnsons’ hous e.答案:B6Why did the man ask the woman to hurry up?A:He didn’t want to miss the game.B:He would like to warm up for the game.C:He didn’t want to be held up in traffic.D:He wanted to catch as many birds as possible.答案:A7What happened to the convenience store?A:It was burned down.B:It was closed down.C:It was robbed.D:It was blown up.答案:C8What does the woman mean?A:She studies in the same school as her brother.B:She isn’t going to work in her brothers firm.C:Sh e isn’t going to change her major.D:She plans to mayor in tax law.答案:B9What are the speakers mainly discussing?A:Current issues in economics.B:Choices faced by conservationists.C: A recent biology lecture.D:Topics for a research paper.答案:B10What problems do conservationists have?A: A scarcity of jobs in their field.B:Inadequate training in methods of biological research.C:Difficulties in classifying all of the varieties of owl.D: A lack of funding for their work with endangered species.答案:D11What can be inferred about the tailed toad?A:It has numerous traits in common with the spotted owl.B:Its population is increasing in recent years.C:It may not survive without special efforts of conservationists. D:Its role in the chain of evolution has not yet been examined.答案:C12What is the talk mainly about?A:Training given to music therapists.B:How music prevents disease.C:Studies on the benefits of music.D:To relieve depression.答案:C13According to the speaker, how is the music therapy currently used in medicine? A:In place of physical therapy.B:To control brain problems.C:To prevent heart disease.D:To relieve depression.答案:D14What did the study done with surgeons show?A:They like to have music in the operating room.B:They solved problems better while listening to music they liked.C:They preferred classical music.D:They performed better when they used headphones.答案:B15What effect did music have in the study of students exposed to classic music? A:It increased the students’ white blood cell.B:It increased some students’ energy level.C:It improved the students, ability to play musical instruments.D:It released a natural painkiller in some students’ bodie s.答案:DSection B16Why did Jane want to go back to work?A:She was bored with her idle life at home.B:She was offered a good job by her neighbour.C:She wanted to help with the family’s finances.D:Her family would like to see her more involved in social life.答案:C17How did Jane spend her days before she went back to work?A:Doing housework.B:Looking after her neighbour’s children.C:Reading papers and watching TV.D:Taking good care of her husband.答案:A18What problem arose when Jane went back to work?A:Jane got angry at Bill’s idle life.B:Bill failed to adapt to the new situation.C:Bill blamed Jane for neglecting the family.D:The children were not taken good care of.答案:B19What does the story try to tell us?A:Neighbours should help each other.B:Women should have their own careers.C:Man and wife should share household duties.D:Parents should take good care of their children.答案:C20What is the purpose of the program mentioned in this passage?A:To predict natural disasters that can cause vast destruction.B:To limit the destruction that natural disasters may cause.C:To gain financial support from the United Nations.D:To propose measures to hold back natural disasters.答案:B21What can we learn from the northern California earthquake in 1989?A:There is still a long way to go before man can control natural disasters.B:International cooperation can minimize the destructive force of natural disasters C:Technology can help reduce the damage natural disasters may cause.D:Scientists can successfully predict earthquakes.答案:C22Why did the highway in northern California collapse?A:There were fatal mistakes in its design.B:The builder didn’t observe the building codes of the time.C:The traffic load went beyond its capacity.D:It was built according to less strict earthquake resistance standards.答案:D23How do people make decisions about risky situations?A:By judging to what extent they can eliminate the risks.B:By estimating the possible loss of lives and property.C:By estimating the frequency of volcanic eruptions.D:By judging the possible risks against the likely benefits.答案:D24What do we know about Mount Etna from the passage?A:One of Etna’s recent eruptions made many people move away.B:Etna’s frequent eruptions have ruined most of the local farmland.C:Etna’s eruptions are frequent but usually mild.D:There are signs that Etna will erupt again in the near future.答案:C25What will people living near Mount Etna do in the face of its eruptions?A:They will remain where they are.B:They will leave this area forever.C:They will turn to experts for advice.D:They will seek shelter in nearby regions.答案:ASection CCertain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to individualism: “Do your own thing. ”“I did it my way. ” “You’ll have to decide that for yourself. ” “You made your bed, now 26____ in it. ”“If you don’t look out for yourself, no one else will. ” “Look out for number one. ”Closely associated with the value they place on individualism is the importance Americans 27____ privacy.Americans assume that people “need some time to themselves” or “some time alone” to 28____ things or recover their spent psychological energy.Americans have great 29____ understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person, who dislike being alone.If the parents can 30____ it, each child will have his or her own bedroom.Having one’s own bedroom, even as an infant, fixes in a person the notion that she 31____ a place of her own where she can be by herself, and keep her possessions.She will have her clothes, her toys, her books, and so on.These things will be hers and no one else’s.Americans 32____ that people will have their private thoughts that might never be shared with anyone.Doctors, lawyers, psychiatrists, and others have rules governing “confidentiality” that 33____ prevent information about their clients' personal situations from becoming known to others. Americans' attitudes about 34____ can be hard for foreigners to understand.Americans’ houses, yards，and even their offices can seem open and inviting.Yet in the minds of Americans, there are 35____ that other people are simply not supposed to cross.When those boundaries are crossed, an American's body will visibly stiffen and his manner will become cool and aloof.26:lie27:assign to28:think about29:difficulty30:afford31:is entitled to32:assume33:are intended to34:privacy35:boundaries2014年12月6级第3套听力原文Section A1:M:What do you think of the government’s n ew tax cut proposal?W:Though it may give some benefit to the poor, its key component is the elimination of tax on dividends. That means the rich will get richer.2:M:Jenny, remember this：a job worth doing at all is worth doing well.W:Oh, yes. I certainly won’t forget it But don’t expect me to stick to the job just because it pays a few more bucks. A life of continuous exploration is a life worth living.3:M:I found that one of my schoolmates uses drugs. How can I help him, Mom?W:Stay away from him，Son. Never think that you can talk him out of the habit if he is addicted But perhaps you can talk to your teacher about the matter.4:W:I don’t know how you can eat so much yet never put on any weight, Son. Your father’s got the same luck. I can’t tak e a bite without calculating how many calories I am takingM:But remember Aunt Louise，Mom? She ate a lot and never gained a pound. 5:W:Did you turn off the lights and check the locks on all the doors?M:Yes，I told the Johnsons we’d be gone for two weeks. They promised to keep an eye on the house for us.6:M:Hurry up, Linda! I hear that there aren’t many tickets left for the football match.W:I am ready now. Let’s go. It is the early bird that catches the worm.7:W:Did you hear that the convenience store next to the gas station was held up last night?M:Yes, I heard it on the radio this morning.8:M:Congratulations! I just heard about your acceptance into a law school. Do you think you would join your brother’s firm after graduation?W:Not likely. He is a tax lawyer, and I am going to major in criminal law. 9:W:Hi, Bill, how is it going?M:Oh, hi, Jan. I’m OK. How about you?W:You can probably tell just by looking at me.W:I’m really busy.W:Hey, what are you reading?M:A pretty interesting article.M:My biology professor assigned it, and I thought I just looked it over. M:But I got really involved in it.M:It’s about endangered species.W:That sounds pretty interesting.W:I’m getting frustrated with the two research papers I’m struggling with. W:And can you believe they are both due on the same day?M:That’s tough.W:I’ll get through itW:So what’s this you are reading?M:Well, it’s basically about the choices conservationists are faced with. M:You know, these days when funding is so hard to come by.W:Wait a minute.W:Is the focus on biology or economics?M:Both. Conservationists don’t have enough funding to save every endangered species in the world,M:so they have to decide based on what would be lost if a specks became extinct.W:Can you give me an example of what you mean?M:Take for instance, two animals, the spotted owl and the tailed toad.M:The article says the toad is unique.M:It has no relatives.M:But there are a lot of varieties of owls.W:So, if that toad became extinct, we’d lose an important link in the chain of evolution，right?M:Exactly. But that isn’t so for the owl.M:So for conservationists, it might be a clear choice of which animal to save.W:I see. I am glad I don’t have to make that kind of decision. Aren’t you?10::11::12:M:Good evening, dear audience.M:I’m glad to continue the topic about music.M:It is common knowledge that music can have a powerful effect on our emotions.M:In fact, since 1930s music therapists have relied on music to soothe patients and help control pain.M:Now psychologists are confirming that music can also help relieve depression and improve concentration.W:That’s nice. Do they have any concrete examples?M:For instance，in a recent study,15 surgeons were given some highly stressed math problems to solve.M:They were divided into three groups：one worked in silence;M:and the another, the surgeons listened to music of their choice on headphones; the third listened to classical music chosen by the researchers.W:What’re the results?M:The results of the study may surprise you.M:The doctors who got to choose their music experienced less stress and scored better than the others.W:That is surprising. How to explain this?M:One possible explanation is that listening to music you like stimulates the Alfa-wave in the brain, increases the heart rate and expands the breathing.M:That helps to reduce stress and sharpen concentration.W:Is there any other research?M:Yes. Other research suggests a second relation between the music and the brain：M:by examining the students，blood after listening to a variety of classical music collections,M:the researchers found that some students showed a large increase in a chemical substance, a natural pain reliever in their blood, which can help soothe the patientW:Well, thank you so much for being with us today and having us know about another function of music.13::14::15::Section B16:Jane Brown’s been married for 12 years.She has 3 children and lives in the suburb outside Columbus, Ohio.When her youngest child reached school age, Jane decided to go back to work.She thought that she should contribute to the household finances.Her salary could make the difference between the financial struggle and a secure financial situation for her family.Jane also felt bored and frustrated in her role as a homemaker and wanted to be more involved in life outside her home.Jane was worried about her children’s adjustment to this new situation.But she arranged for them to go stay with a woman nearby after school each afternoon.They seem to be happy with the arrangement.The problem seems to be between Jane and her husband Bill.When Jane was at home all day, she was able to clean the house, go grocery shopping, wash the clothes, take care of the children and cook two or three meals each day.She was very busy，of course, but she succeeded in getting everything done.Now these same things need to be done.But Jane has only evenings and early mornings to do them.Both Jane and Bill are tired when they arrive home at 6 p. m.Bill’s accustomed to sitting down and reading the paper or watching TV until dinner is ready.This is exactly what Jane feels like doing.But someone has to fix dinner and Bill expects that to be Jane.Jane's becoming very angry at Bill’s attitude.She feels that they should share the household jobs.But Bill feels that everything should be the same as it was before Jane went back to work. 17:18:19:20:The Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction is a program designed to reduce the impact of natural disasters throughout the world.With support from the United Nations, countries will be encouraged to share information about disaster reduction,for instance, information about how to plan for and cope with hurricanes，earthquakes and other natural disasters.One of the most important things the program plans to do is to remind us of what we can do to protect ourselves.For example, we can pack a suitcase with flashlights, a radio, food, drinking water and some tools.This safety kit may help us survive a disaster until help arrives.Besides, the program will encourage governments to establish building standards, emergency response plans and training programs.These measures can help to limit the destruction by natural disasters.The comparatively mild effects of the northern California earthquake in 1989, are good evidence that we do have the technology to prevent vast destruction.The recent disasters, on the othe r hand, prove that people will suffer if we don’t use that technology.When a highway collapsed in northern California, people were killed in their cars.The highway was not built according to today’s strict standards to resist earthquakes. Individuals and governments have to be farsighted.We should take extra time and spend extra money to build disaster safety into our lives. Although such a program can’t hold back the winds or stop earthquakes, it can save people’slives and homes.21:22:23:Living at the foot of one of the world’s most active volcanoes might not appeal to you at all.But believe it or not, the area surrounding Mount Etna in Italy is packed with people.In fact, it is the most densely- populated region on the whole island of Sicily.The reason is that rich volcanic soil makes the land fantastic for farming.By growing and selling a variety of crops, local people earn a good living.For them, the economic benefit they reap surpasses the risk of dying or losing property in one of the volcano’s frequent eruptions.People everywhere make decisions about risky situations this way, that is, by comparing the risks and the benefits.According to the experts，the size of the risk depends on both its probability and seriousness.Let’s take Mount Etna for example.It does erupt frequently.But those eruptions are usually minor.So the overall risk for people living nearby is relatively small.But suppose Mount Etna everyday or imagine that each eruption there killed thousands of people.If that were the case, the risk would be much larger.Indeed, the risk would be too large for many people to live with.And they would have to move away.24:25:Section CCertain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to individualism: “Do your own thing. ”“I did it my way. ” “You’ll have to decide that for yourself. ” “You made your bed, now lie in it. ”“If you don’t look out for yourself, no one else will. ” “Look out for number one. ”Closely associated with the value they place on individualism is the importance Americans assign to privacy.Americans assume that people “need some time to themselves” or “some time alone” to think about things or recover their spent psychological energy.Americans have great difficulty understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person, who dislike being alone.If the parents can afford it, each child will have his or her own bedroom.Having one’s own bedroom, even as an infant, fixes in a person the notion that she is entitled to aplace of her own where she can be by herself, and keep her possessions.She will have her clothes, her toys, her books, and so on.These things will be hers and no one else’s.Americans assume that people will have their private thoughts that might never be shared with anyone.Doctors, lawyers, psychiatrists, and others have rules governing “confidentiality” that are intended to prevent information about their clients' personal situations from becoming known to others. Americans' attitudes about privacy can be hard for foreigners to understand.Americans’ houses, yards，and even their offices can seem open and inviting.Yet in the minds of Americans, there are boundaries that other people are simply not supposed to cross.When those boundaries are crossed, an American's body will visibly stiffen and his manner will become cool and aloof.。

2014年12月大学英语六级真题及详解（第三套）Part I Writing(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay based on the picture below.You should start your essay with a brief description of thepicture and then discuss what qualities an employer should look for in jobapplicants.You should give sound arguments to support your views andwrite at least150words but no more than200words.【审题构思】雇主应该看重工作申请者的什么品质？从图片上来看，这个雇主一方面承认这个申请者的简历很吸引人，另一方面却指出，因为学历不够而不能雇佣他。

那么到底是能力重要还是学历重要？学生在写作时必须先表明观点，学历是否在雇佣员工时是最重要的因素，然后给出理由证明观点。

【参考范文】Is Degree More Important than Ability?(1)This cartoon shows us a problem that many excellent job applicants are turned down just because they don’t have the academic degree required.Is degree really so important in finding a job?Even more important than ability?In my opinion,ability(2)comes first and if the applicant is really competent,he should be considered.(3)First and foremost,when an employee is hired,he is supposed to finish his job and complete the tasks.Degree is just a certificate of educational experience and is not necessarily(4)the evidence that the job applicant must have learned the skills and techniques needed in the job.Even if he have learned the skills,it is possible that he may fail to really use it in the practical work.Thus,the employer cannot be too dependent on the academic degree when recruiting its staff.(5)Second,some people who haven’t received a higher education may be talented. There are a lot of factors which make a person to choose to leave school early.They may have missed the education in school,but they really have learned what they need in the society.In this case,if we just look for a degree(6)instead of the actual ability,we may lose the opportunity to find the right person.(7)In conclusion,I believe that the employer should evaluate the job applicants through their ability.A good degree may be important,but it is not(8)a must.【行文点评】(1)本段开篇通过揭示图片内容引出话题，并指明观点，能力更加重要。

2013年‎12月大学‎英语六级考‎试真题（第1套）Part I Writi‎n g (30 minut‎e s)（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）Direc‎t ions‎:For this part, you are allow‎e d 30 minut‎e s to write‎an essay‎on happi‎n ess by refer‎r ing to the sayin‎g“Happi‎n ess is not the absen‎c e of probl‎e ms, but the abili‎t y‎to‎deal‎with‎them.”You can cite examp‎l es to illus‎t rate‎your point‎and then expla‎i n how you can devel‎o p your abili‎t y to deal with probl‎e ms and be happy‎.You shoul‎d write‎at least‎150 words‎but no more than 200 words‎.Part II Liste‎n ing Compr‎e hens‎i on (30 minut‎e s)Secti‎o n ADirec‎t ions‎:In this secti‎o n, you will hear 8 short‎conve‎r sati‎o ns and 2 long conve‎r sati‎o ns. At theen‎d of each conve‎r sati‎o n, one or more quest‎i ons will be asked‎about‎what was said. Both the conve‎r sati‎o n and the quest‎i ons will be spoke‎n only once. After‎each quest‎i on there‎will be a pause‎. Durin‎g the pause‎, you must read the four choic‎e s marke‎d A), B), C) and D), and decid‎e which‎is the best answe‎r. Then mark the corre‎s pond‎i ng lette‎r on Answe‎r Sheet‎1 with a singl‎e line throu‎g h the centr‎e.注意：此部分试题‎请在答题卡‎1上作答。

2014年12月英语六级考试真题试卷附答案(完整版第3套) Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then discuss whether there is a shortcut to learning. You should give sound arguments to support your views and write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

英语六级（2014年12⽉）真题及答案（第三套）2014年12⽉⼤学英语六级考试真题(三)注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1. A．Proceed in his own way.B． Stick to the original plan.C. Compromise with his colleague.D． Try to change his colleague's mind.2. A．Mary has a keen eye for style.B． Nancy regrets buying the dress.C． Nancy and Mary went shopping together in Rome.D． Nancy and Mary like to follow the latest fashion.3. A．Wash the dishes.B． Go to the theatre.C． Pick up George and Martha.D． Take her daughter to hospital.4. A．She enjoys making up stories about other people.B． She can never keep anything to herself for long.C． She is eager to share news with the woman.D． She is the best informed woman in town.5. A．A car dealer.B． A mechanic.C． A driving examiner.D． A technical consultant.6. A．The shopping mall has been deserted recently.B． Shoppers can only find good stores in the mall.C． Lots of people moved out of the downtown area.D． There isn't much business downtown nowadays.7. A．He will help the woman with her reading.B． The lounge is not a place for him to study in.C． He feels sleepy whenever he tries to study.D． A cozy place is rather hard to find on campus.8. A．To protect her from getting scratches.B． To help relieve her of the pain.C． To prevent mosquito bites.D． To avoid getting sunburnt.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A．In a studio.B． In a clothing store.C． At a beach resort.D． At a fashion show.10. A．To live there permanently.B． To stay there for half a year.C． To find a better job to support herself.D． To sell leather goods for a British company.11. A．Designing fashion items for several companies.B． Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.C． Working as an employee for Ferragamo.D． Serving as a sales agent for Burberrys.12. A．It has seen a steady decline in .its profits.B． It has become much more competitive.C． It has lost many customers to foreign companies.D． It has attracted a lot more designers from abroad.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A．It helps her to attract more public attention.B．It improves her chance of getting promoted.C． It strengthens her relationship with students.D．It enables her to understand people better.14. A．Passively.B． Positively.C． Skeptically.D． Sensitively.15. A．It keeps haunting her day and night.B．Her teaching was somewhat affected by it.C． It vanishes the moment she steps into her role.Ｄ． Her mind goes blank once she gets on the stage.Section BDirections In this section, you will 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 you hear a question, you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B．, C． and D ). Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

2014年12月六级真题（汇总整理版）写作：第一套题：学习没有捷径For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below.You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then discuss whether there is a shortcut to learning.You should give sound arguments to support your views and write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.[图片]“How To Do Well In School Without Studying is cover there in fiction section ”第二套题：技术对教育是否是不可或缺的For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below.You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then discuss whether technology is indispensable in education.You should give sound arguments to support your views and write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.[图片]“I’m going to need tech support”第三套题：（看图写文）学历的重要性For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following question. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.[图片]“Sorry,kid...Your resume looks good,but you only have a master’s degree...All the other applicants are Ph D.s!”听力短对话【其中一套试卷，和音频里的那套不同】1.W：Tom, here’s a piece of cakeM: in town.Q:Where does the conversation most probably take place?2.W:Oh, I must be seated in the position too long.M: before youQ:what does the man suggest the woman do?3.W：It’s hard to believe that having the class complete need thousandof waits isn’t it?M: I’m afraid that says something about the students physicalfitness.Q: what does the man mean?4.W：Have Lisa and Erik started phone reacted? They’ve been marriedfor two years now. M: Mary told me that she postponed having children until he has hisdoctorial degree.Q: What do we know about Lisa and Erik?5.W：Hi, John. Haven’t seen you for quite a few days.I heard from guysfrom the team you’ve been sick. How are you feeling now?M: They must have confused me with my brother Jack. Anyway, he’sreally feeling better now.Q:What does the man mean?6.W：Excuse me, will you take me along to museum that opens to the public recently? M: No, it’s no distance at all. In tract, I’m going in the samedirection. Come, and I’ll show the way when we get to thecrossroads.Q:what do we learn from the conversation?7.M：See guy over there in the corner. He comes in every Friday nightaround six and just sits there in an hour.W: It’s odd. But there is not much we can do as long as he orderedsomething to drink. Q:What does the woman mean?8.W：You seem to run a ?M: My family takes care of me because I have trouble keeping trackof turn.Q:what does the man’s family want him to do?【配合音频的那套，见汇总答案】听力长对话Long conversations【其中一套试题】Conversation 1M: A recent case I heard was of a man accused and found guilty of breaking into a house and stealing some money.W: Well, was he really guilty, judge?M: He admitted that he’d done it, and there were several witnesses saying that he had indeed done it. So I can only assume that he was guilty.W: Why did he do it?M: Well, the reasons were little muddied, probably at least it seemed in a trial that he did it to get some money to feed his family. You see, he’d been out of work for some time.W: Well, he’d been out of work and he chose to break into a house to get money for his family and apparently in front of people that, err... could see him do it.M: His attorney presented testimony that he had indeed applied for jobs and was listed with several employment agencies, including the state employment agency, but they weren’t any jobs.W: And he had no luck!M: He had no luck and it’d been some time. He had two children and both of them were needing food and clothing.W: So he was in desperate circumstances. Did you sentence him?M: Yes.W: But what goo d does it do to put the man into jail when he’s obviously in such need?M: This particular fellow has been in prison before.W: For the same thing?M: No, for a different sort of crime.W: Huh?M: But he did know about crime, so I suppose there are folks that just have to go back to prison several times.9. What did the judge say about the case he recently heard?10. What do we learn about the man at the time of crime?11. What did the judge say about the accused?Conversation 2（此篇原文待整理）听力短文【其中一套试题】Passage 1Many foreign students are attracted not only to the academic programs at a particular U.S. college but also to the larger community, which affords the chance to soak up the surrounding culture. Few foreign universities put much emphasis on the cozy communal life that characterizes American campuses from clubs and sports teams to student publications and drama societies. “The campus and the American university have become identical in people’s minds,” says Brown University President Vartan Gregorian. “In America it is assumed that a student’s daily life is as important as his learning experience.”Foreign students also come in search of choices. America’s menu of options—research universities, state institutions, private liberal-arts schools, community colleges, religious institutions, military academies—is unrivaled. “In Europe,” says history professor Jonathan Steinberg, who has taught at both Harvard and Cambridge, “there is one system, and that is it.” While students overseas usually must demonstrate expertise in a specific field, whether law or philosophy or chemistry, most American universities insist that students sample natural and social sciences, languages and literature before choosing a field of concentration.Such opposing philosophies grow out of different traditions and power structures. In Europe and Japan, universities are answerable only to a ministry of education, which sets academic standards and distributes money.While centralization ensures that all students are equipped with roughly the same resources and perform at roughly the same level, it also discourages experimentation. “When they make mistakes, they make big ones,” says Robert Rosenzweig, president of the Association of American Universities. “They set a system in wrong directions, and it’s like steering a supertanker.”16. What does the speaker say characterizes American campuses?17. What does Brown University president Vartan Gregorian say about students' daily life?18. In what way is the United States unrivaled according to the speaker?19. What does the speaker say about universities in Europe and Japan?Passage 2Hello, ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard your Sea-link ferry from Folkestone to Boulogne and wish you a pleasant trip with us. We are due to leave Folkestone in about five minutes and a journey to Boulogne will take approximately two hours. We are getting good reports of the weather in the Channel and in France, so we should have a calm crossing. Sun and temperatures of 30 degrees celsius are reported on the French coast. For your convenience on the journey, we'd like to point out that there ar e a number of facilities available on board. There's a snack bar serving sandwiches and hot and coldrefreshments situated in the front of A deck. There is also a restaurant serving hot meals situated on B deck. If you need to change money or cash travelers' checks, we have a bank on board. You can find a bank on C deck. Between the ship's office and the duty free shop, toilets are situated on B deck at the rear of the ship and on A deck next to the snack bar. For the children, there's a games room on C deck next to the duty free shop. Here children can find a variety of electronic games. Passengers are reminded that the lounge on B deck is for the sole use of passengers traveling with cars and that there is another lounge on C deck at the front of the ship for passengers traveling without cars. Finally, ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to wish you a pleasant journey and hope that you'll travel with us again in the near future.20. What does the speaker say about the Sea-link ferry?21. Where is the snack bar situated?22. What does the speaker say about the lounge on B deck?Passage 3On Christmas Eve in 1994, humans entered a cave in the mountains of southeastern France for what was probably the first time in 20,000 years. The vivid images of more than 300 animals that Jean-Marie Chauvet and his assistants found on the cave walls were like none that they had seen before. Unusual in the Grotte Chauvet, as the cave is now called in honor of its discoverer, are paintings of many flat sheeting animals. Other known caves from the same geographical area and time period contain only paintings of plantites. The paintings in this cave refute the old theory that Cro-Magnoon people painted animals that they hunted and then ate. Now many specialists believe that cave paintings were not part of a ritual to bring good luck to hunters. They point out that while deer made up a major part of their diet, there're no drawings of deer. They believe that the animals painted were those central to the symbolic and spiritual life of the times; animals that represented something deep and spiritual to the people. Scientists are hopeful that Groo Chavie will yield new information about the art and lifestyle of Cro-Magnoon people. They readily admit, however, that little is understood yet as to the reasons why ice age artists created their interesting and detailed paintings. Scientists also wonder why some paintings were done in areas that are so difficult to get to, in caves, for example, that are 2,400 feet underground, and accessible only by crawling through narrow passageways.23. How did the cave get its name?24. What is the old theory about the paintings in the cave?25. What do scientists readily admit according to the speaker?听力短文听写DictationIf you are attending a local college, especially one without residence halls, you'll probably live at home and commute to classes. This arrangement has a lot of advantages. It's cheaper. It provides a comfortable and familiar setting, and it means you'll get the kind of home cooking you're used to instead of the monotony (单调) that characterizes even the best institutional food.However, commuting students need to go out of their way tobecome involved in the life of their college and to take special steps to meet their fellow students. Often, this means a certain amount of initiative on your part in seeking out and talking to people in your classes whom you think you might like.One problem that commuting students sometimes face is their parents' unwillingness to recognize that they're adults. The transition from high school to college is a big one, and if you live at home you need to develop the same kind of independence you'd have if you were living away. Home rules that might have been appropriate when you were in high school don't apply. If your parents are reluctant to renegotiate, you can speed the process along by letting your behavior show that you have the responsibility that goes with maturity. Parents are more willing to acknowledge their children as adults when they behave like adults. If, however, there's so much friction at home that it interferes with your academic work, you might want to consider sharing an apartment with one or more friends. Sometimes this is a happy solution when family tensions make everyone miserable.阅读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.Children are natural-born scientists. They have 36 minds, and they aren’t afraid to admit they don’t know something. Most of them, 37 lose this as they get older. They become self-conscious and don’t want to appear stupid. Instead of finding things out for themselves they make 38 that often turn out to be wrongSo it’s not a case of getting kids interested in science. You just have to avoid killing the 39 for learning that they were born with. It’s no coincidence that kids start deserting science once it becomes formalized. Children naturally have a blurred approach to 40 knowledge. They see learning about science or biology or cooking as all part of the same act-it’s all learning. It’s only because of the practicalities of education that you have to start breaking down the curriculum into specialist subjects. You need to have specialist teachers who 41 what theyknow. Thus once they enter school, children begin to define subjects and erect boundaries that needn’t otherwise exist.Dividing subjects into science, maths, English ,etc. is something we do for 42 . In the end it’s all learning, but many children today 43 themselves from a scientific education. They think science is for scientists, not for them.Of course we need to specialize 44 . Each of us has only so much time on Earth, so we can’t study everything. At 5 years old, our field of knowledge and 45 is broad, covering anything from learning to walk to learning to count. Gradually it narrows down so that by the time we are 45, it might be one tiny little corner within science.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。