2014年12月英语六级考试真题与答案(第三套)

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1. A) The man's tennis racket is good enough.

B) The man should get a pair of new shoes.

C) She can wait for the man for a little while.

D) Physical exercise helps her stay in shape.

2. A) The woman will skip Dr. Smith's lecture to help the man.

B) Kathy is very pleased to attend the lecture by Dr. Smith.

C) The woman is good at doing lab demonstrations¹.

D) The man will do all he can do assist the woman.

3. A) The woman asked the man to accompany her to the party.

B) Steve became rich soon after graduation from college.

C) Steve invited his classmates to visit his big cottage.

D) The speakers and Steve used to be classmates.

4. A) In a bus. B) In a clinic. C) In a boat. D) In a plane.

5. A) 10:10. B) 9:50. C) 9:40. D) 9:10.

6. A) She does not like John at all.

B) John has got many admirers.

C) She does not think John is handsome.

D) John has just got a bachelor's degree.

7. A) He has been bumping along for hours.

B) He has got a sharp pain in the neck.

C) He is involved in a serious accident.

D) He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam.

8. A) She is good at repairing things.

B) She is a professional mechanic.

C) She should improve her physical condition.

D) She cannot go without a washing machine.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A) Some witnesses failed to appear in court.

B) The case caused debate among the public.

C) The accused was found guilty of stealing.

D) The accused refused to plead guilty in court.

10. A) He was out of his mind.

B) He was unemployed².

C) His wife deserted³ him.

D) His children were sick.

11. A) He had been in jail before.

B) He was unworthy of sympathy.

C) He was unlikely to get employed.

D) He had committed the same sort of crime.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. A) Irresponsible. B) Unsatisfactory. C) Aggressive. D) Conservative.

13. A) Internal communication.

B) Distribution of brochures.

C) Public relations.

D) Product design.

14. A) Placing advertisements in the trade press.

B) Drawing sketches⁴ for advertisements.

C) Advertising⁵ in the national press.

D) Making television commercials.

15. A) She has the motivation to do the job.

B) She is not so easy to get along with.

C) She knows the tricks of advertising.

D) She is not suitable for the position.

 

Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

16. A) The cozy⁶ communal⁷ life.

B) Innovative⁸ academic programs.

C) The cultural diversity.

D) Impressive school buildings.

17. A) It is very beneficial to their academic progress.

B) It helps them soak up the surrounding culture.

C) It is as important as their learning experience.

D) It ensures their physical and mental health.

18. A) It offers the most challenging academic programs.

B) It has the world's best-known military academies.

C) It provides numerous options for students.

D) It draws faculty⁹ from all around the world.

Passage Two

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. A) They try to give students opportunities for experimentation¹⁰.

B) They are responsible merely to their Ministry¹¹ of Education.

C) They strive to develop every student's academic potential.

D) They ensure that all students get roughly equal attention.

20. A) It will arrive at Boulogne at half past two.

B) It crosses the English Channel twice a day.

C) It is now about half way to the French coast.

D) It is leaving Folkestone in about five minutes

21. A) Opposite the ship's office.

B) At the rear of B deck.

C) Next to the duty-free shop.

D) In the front of A deck.

Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. A) It is the sole use of passengers travelling with cars.

B) It is much more spacious¹² than the lounge on C deck.

C) It is for the use of passengers travelling with children.

D) It is for senior passengers and people with VIP cards.

23. A) It was named after its location.

B) It was named after a cave art expert.

C) It was named after its discoverer.

D) It was named after one of its painters.

24. A) Animal painting was part of the spiritual life of the time.

B) Deer were worshiped by the ancient Cro-Magnon people.

C) Cro-Magnon people painted animals they hunted and ate.

D) They were believed to keep evils away from cave dwellers¹³.

25. A) They know little about why the paintings were created.

B) They have difficulty telling when the paintings were done.

C) They are unable to draw such interesting and fine paintings.

D) They have misinterpreted the meaning of the cave paints.

 

Section C

　　If you are attending a local college, especially one without residence halls, you'll probably live at home and commute¹⁴ to classes. This arrangement has a lot of __26__. 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 __27__ even the best institutional food.

　　However, commuting¹⁵ students need to __28__ to become 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 __29__ and talking to people in your classes whom you think you might like.

　　One problem that commuting students sometimes face is their parents' unwillingness¹⁶ to recognize that they're adults. The __30__ 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 __31__ when you were in high school don't apply. If your parents are __32__ to renegotiate, you can speed the process along by letting your behavior show that you have the responsibility that goes with maturity¹⁷. Parents are more willing to __33__ their children as adults when they behave like adults. If, however, there's so much friction¹⁸ at home that it __34__ your academic work, you might want to consider sharing an apartment with one or more friends. Sometimes this is a happy solution when family __35__ make everyone miserable¹⁹.

 

Section A/B

01-08：BADCBADA

09-11：CBA

12-15：BCDD

16-18：ACC

19-21：BDD

22-25：ABCA

Section C 短文听写

26. advantages

27. characterizes

28. go out of

29. seeking

30. transition

31. appropriate

32. reluctant

33. acknowledge

34. interferes²⁰

35. tensions

1 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

2 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

3 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

4 sketches   

n.草图( sketch的名词复数 )；素描；速写；梗概

参考例句：

• The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
• You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

6 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

7 communal   

adj.公有的，公共的，公社的，公社制的

参考例句：

• There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.在楼梯平台上有一处公共卫生间供4套公寓使用。
• The toilets and other communal facilities were in a shocking state.厕所及其他公共设施的状况极其糟糕。

8 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

9 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

10 experimentation   

n.实验，试验，实验法

参考例句：

• Many people object to experimentation on animals.许多人反对用动物做实验。
• Study and analysis are likely to be far cheaper than experimentation.研究和分析的费用可能要比实验少得多。

11 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

12 spacious   

adj.广阔的，宽敞的

参考例句：

• Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞，足够建一座游泳池。
• The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。

13 dwellers   

n.居民，居住者( dweller的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 commute   

vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通

参考例句：

• I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
• Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

15 commuting   

交换（的）

参考例句：

• I used the commuting time to read and answer my mail. 我利用上下班在汽车中的时间来阅读和答复给我的函电。
• Noncommuting objects are as real to the mathematicians as commuting objects. 对于数学家来说，不可交换的对象与可交换的对象是一样真实的。

16 unwillingness   

n. 不愿意，不情愿

参考例句：

• Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position. 她不愿回答问题，这不利于她所处的形势。
• His apparent unwillingness would disappear if we paid him enough. 如果我们付足了钱，他露出的那副不乐意的神情就会消失。

17 maturity   

n.成熟；完成；(支票、债券等)到期

参考例句：

• These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
• This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。

18 friction   

n.摩擦，摩擦力

参考例句：

• When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
• Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。

19 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

20 interferes   

vi. 妨碍，冲突，干涉

参考例句：

• The noise interferes with my work. 这噪音妨碍我的工作。
• That interferes with my plan. 那干扰了我的计划。