【恒心】大学英语六级预测卷(一)试题及参考答案【2014最新版】

大学英语六级考试全真预测卷一及参考答案大学英语六级考试全真预测卷一及参考答案Part ⅠWriting(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitledA Harmonious Society in My Mind. You should write at least 150 words following theoutline given below.1. 建立和谐社会成为了一种潮流和趋势。

2. 我心中的和谐社会是……3. 为了建立和谐社会，我们应该如何去做？A Harmonious Society in My MindPart ⅡReading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quicklyand answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1 7, choose the best answerfrom the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8 10, complete thesentences with the information given in the passage.Entertainment in LondonBuying BooksLondoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazinesand even of books especially paperbacks, which are still comparatively cheap in spiteof ever increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy“proper”books, too, printed on good paper and bound between hard covers.There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book selling.Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London.Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, fromthe celebrated one whichboasts of being “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens time. Many of them specialize insecond hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books of philosophy, politicsor any other of the various subjects about which books may be written. One shop inthis area specializes solely in books about ballet!Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charing CrossRoad is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second hand volumes, the collectormust venture off the busy and crowded roads, to Farringdon Road in the East Centraldistrict of London. Here there is nothing so grand as bookshops. Instead, thebooksellers come along each morning and tip out their sacks of books on to barrows(推车) which line the gutters(贫民区). And the collectors, some professional and someamateur, who have been waiting for them, pounce towards the sellers. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may beworth many pounds.Both Charing Cross Road and Farringdon Road are well known places of the book buyer.Yet all over London there are bookshops, in places not so well known, where the booksare equally varied and exciting. It is in the sympathetic atmosphere of such shopsthat the loyal book buyer feels most at home. In these shops, even the life longbook browser is frequently rewarded by the accidental discovery of previouslyunknown delights. One could, in fact, easily spend a lifetime exploring London s bookshops. There are many less pleasant ways of spending time!Going to the TheatreLondon is very rich in theatres: there are over forty in theWest End alone —morethan enough to ensure that there will always be at least two or three shows running to suit every kind taste, whether serious or lighthearted.Some of them are specialist theatres. The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where the great opera singers of the world can be heard, is the home of opera and the RoyalBallet. The London Coliseum now houses the English National Opera Company, which encourages English singers in particular and performs most operas in English atpopular prices.Some theatres concentrate on the classics and serious drama, some on light comedy,some on musicals. Most theatres have a personality of their own, from the old, suchas the Theatre Royal (also called the “Haymarket”) in the Haymarket, to the moremodern such as the recently opened Baibican centre in the city. The National Theatrehas three separate theatres in its new building by Waterloo Bridge. At the new Barbicancentre the Royal Shakespeare Company has their London home —their other centre isat Stratford-on-Avon.Most of the old London theatres are concentrated in a very small area, within astone s throw of the Piccadilly and Leicester Square tube stations. As the eveningperformances normally begin either at seven thirty or eight p.m., there is a kindof minor rush hour between seven fifteen and eight o clock in this district.People stream out of the nearby tube stations, the pavements are crowded, and taxisand private cars maneuver into position as they drop theatre goers outside theentrance to each theatre. There is another minor rush hour when the performancefinishes. The theatre in London is very popular and it is not always easy to get into see a successful play.Before World War Ⅱ, theatre performances began later and a visit to the theatrewas a more formal occasion. Nowadays very few people “dress” for the theatre (thatis, wear formal evening dress) except for first nights or an important performance.The times of performance were put forward during the war and have not been put back.The existing times make the question of eating a rather tricky problem: one has tohave either early dinner or late supper. Many restaurants in “theatreland” easethe situation by catering specially for early or late dinners.Television and the difficulty of financing plays have helped to close many theatres.But it seems that the worst of the situation is now over and that the theatre, aftera period of decline, is about to pick up again. Although some quite large provincialtowns do not have a professional theatre, there are others, such as Nottingham, Hull,Coventry or Newcastle, which have excellent companies and where a series of playsare performed during one season by a resident group of actors. Some towns such asChichester or Edinburgh have theatres which give summer seasons. Even in small townsa number of theatres have been built in the last few years to cater for the localpopulation.Music in BritainIt is debatable whether the tastes of kings reflect those of their subjects.However, three English monarchs certainly shared their people s linking for music.Richard Ⅰ(1157 1199), the “Lionheart”, composed songs that he sang with hismusician, Blondel. It is said that when the king was a prisoner in Austria, Blondelfound him by singing a song known only to him and theking, who took up the tune inthe tower of the castle in which he was secretly imprisoned. Henry Ⅷ (1491 1547),notorious for his six wives, was a skilled musician and some of his songs are stillknown and sung. Queen Victoria (1819 1901) and her husband, Prince Albert, delightedin singing ballads. The great composer and pianist Felix Mendelssohn (1809 1847)was a welcome guest at their court, where he would accompany the Queen and the Princewhen they sang.The British love of music is often unfamiliar to foreigners, probably because thereare few renowned British composers. The most famous is Henry Purcell (1658 1695),whose opera “Dido and Aeneas” is a classic. The rousing marching song “Lillibulero”attributed to Purcell, now used by BBC as an identification signal preceding OverseasService news bulletins, was said to have “sung James Ⅱ out of three kingdoms” whenhe fled from Britain in 1688. Sir Edward Elgar (1857 1934) is known for his choraland orchestral works, some of which have been made more widely known by the famousviolinist Yehudi Menuhin. Benjamin Britten (1913 1976), a composer with a verypersonal style, has become world famous for such operatic works as “Peter Grimes”and “Billy Budd”. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 1958) was deeply influenced byEnglish folk music, as is shown by his variations on the old tune “Green sleeves”(which most people consider a folk song). In recent years there has been a greatrevival of folk music, and groups specializing in its performance have sprung up allover Britain. This phenomenon has its roots in the work of Cecil Sharp (1859 1924),who collected folk songs and dances.Present-day concern with music is shown by the existence of something like a hundredsummer schools in music, which cater for all grades ofmusicians, from the merebeginner to the skilled performer. These schools, where a friendly atmosphere reigns,provide courses lasting from a weekend to three or four weeks, and cover a wide range,from medieval and classical music to rock and roll and pop. There are alsoimportant musical festivals in towns such as Aldeburgh, Bath, and Cheltenham. Popmusic festivals draw thousands of people, especially young people. In the greatcities there are resident world famous orchestras and from all over the world great performers come to play or sing in Britain. In many towns there are brass bands, andthe players are often such people as miners or members of the local fire brigade,for music in Britain is not just an elegant interest, it is above all democratic.1. Which of the following do the great readers in London probably buy the least?A) Newspaper.B) Magazine.C) Paperback.D) Hardback.2. Chafing Cross Road is very famous because.A) all kinds of bookstores are along the streetsB) it lies right in the center of LondonC) they have the cheapest books in LondonD) the biggest bookstore in the world is there3. What can you learn about Farringdon Road?A) It s to the east of London.B) It s a street of bookstores.C) It s a center for second hand books.D) It s where worthless books are sold.4. What does the author mean by saying “some of them are specialist theatres”?A) Those theatres only have operas show.B) The theatres are especially good for their ballet show.C) These theatres offer really affordable ticket.D) They each hold a special type of play or show.5. Because of the theatre performances, the area around Piccadilly and LeicesterSquare tube stations gets crowded.A) before seven-thirtyB) between seven and eightC) at about eight o’clockD) from seven-fifteen to eight6. What kind of change did World War Ⅱ bring to the theatres?A) The putting forward of dinner.B) The costume of the performance.C) The time of the performance.D) The restaurants nearly offer different food.7. What, according to the author, caused the decline of theatre business?A) There are not professional theatres in large provincial towns.B) During World War Ⅱ, a lot of theatres were destroyed.C) Some people begin to choose staying at home and watching TV.D) The performance of the plays is becoming worse and worse.8. According to the author, three music lovers of the royal family members are.9. The British love of music is not known to foreigners for.10. The courses offered by summer school in music where a friendly atmosphere reignslast .Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 longconversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be askedabout 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 fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) Go to the parties.B) Go for a ride.C) Study for her exam.D) Change her clothes.12. A) The air pollution is caused by the development of industry.B) The city was poor because there wasn’__________t much industry.C) The w oman’s exaggerating the seriousness of the pollution.D) He might move to another city very soon.13. A) He believes dancing is enjoyable.B) He definitely does not like dancing.C) He admires those who dance.D) He won t dance until he has done his work.14. A) He admires Jean s straightforwardness.B) He thinks Brown deserves the praise.C) He will talk to Jean about what happened.D) He believes Jean was rude to Brown.15. A) The woman had been planning for the conference.B) The woman called the man but the line was busy.C) The woman didn t come back until midnight.D) The woman had guests all evening.16. A) He shows great enthusiasm for his studies.B) He is a very versatile person.C) He has no talent for tennis.D) He does not study hard enough.17. A) He has managed to sell a number of cars.B) He is contented with his current position.C) He might get fired.D) He has lost his job.18. A) Jerry stayed in a room on the third floor for an hour.B) Jerry was absent when the discussion was being held.C) Nobody but the woman noticed that Jerry was absent.D) Jerry did not leave room 405 until an hour had passed.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) To provide language learning opportunities.B) To teach students how to be expert in computer.C) To provide work opportunities for graduating students in the community.D) To help students pass math exam.20. A) English grammar.B) English literature.C) Intercultural communication.D) Mathematics class.21. A) By May 29th.B) By June 29th.C) By July 29th.D) By April 29th.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) Video and online game.B) Hazards of a high tech society.C) Relationships on campus.D) Internet addiction.23. A) Because they lack self discipline in their studies.B) Because they spend too much time on the Internet.C) Because they have not exerted their utmost efforts.D) Because they have developed poor relationships with teachers.24. A) The impulse to go online begins to affect other areas of life.B) One begins to feel anxious or depressed or lonely if online.C) One isn’t looking forward to being connected with other people online.D) One is likely to be violent or crazy or aggressive if not online.25. A) To have some sort of balance in life.B) To keep off the Internet completely.C) To develop some sort of healthy recreation.D) To have a face-to-face talk with a psychiatrist.Section BDirections: 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 onlyonce. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 witha single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Diamond-producing rivers are located far away the mountain side.B) Diamonds can be formed without volcano heat and pressure.C) Volcano explosions brought some diamonds up to the earth surface.D) Explosions of the volcano can damage diamonds as well.27. A) In the volcanoes.B) On the floor of the sea.C) Under the river bed.D) At the foot of the mountain.28. A) How Diamond is Formed and Found.B) Diamond — A Precious Stone.C) Diamond Hunting.D) Diamond — Producing Countries.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) How people fall ill.B) The influence of people s emotions on their health.C) A new method to cure breast cancer.D) Several ways to keep fit.30. A) Because he was of ill health.B) Because he was in a bad mood.C) Because his wife abandoned him.D) Because his immune system was not strong enough.31. A) Those who like talking about cheerful things live longer.B) Those who avoid talking about cheerful things die sooner.C) Those who like talking about their disease live longer.D) Those who avoid talking about their illness live longer.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) Selling home furnishing.B) Renting furnished apartment.C) Selling used furniture.D) Renting home furnishing.33. A) Because the furniture they get in this way is better in quality.B) Because it saves them a lot of money.C) Because it saves them much trouble and money.D) Because they can get better quality furniture in this way.34. A) The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.B) Renting furniture is not popular in the couple s home town.C) Only those who don t have enough money want to rent furniture.D) People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.35. A) Rent or Buy?B) A New Way of Getting Home Furnishing.C) Furnished Apartment.D) A New Idea.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passageis read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Whenthepassage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numberedfrom 36 to 43 with the exact words youhave just heard. For blanks numbered from 44to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you caneither use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in yourown words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should checwhat you have written.People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a (36)from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the (37) or ideasof other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking; they try to finda solution by (38) and error. However, when all these (39) fail, the personwith a problem has to start analyzing. There are six (40) in analyzing a problem.First, the person must (41) that there is a problem. For example, Sam s bicycleis(42), and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that thereisa problem with his bicycle. Next, the thinker must (43) the problem. BeforeSam can repair his bicycle, he must find the reason why it does not work. For instance,(44). He must take his problem more specific.(45). For instance, suppose Sam decidedthat his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels.At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He cantalk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully. (46). TakeSam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buynew gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incompletestatements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete thestatements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.Addison Heard uses an image of his wife and infant son for the background on his laptop.An MBA student at the University of Virginia s Darden School of Business, Heardthinks about his family constantly. But because he s away at B school, he hasexperienced much of his son s first year via phone calls and digital photos. SaysHeard, “It has been particularly hard, not bein g there with them every day. ”This was his family s choice. It didn t make financial sense for his wife, Eden,a corporate lawyer in Washington, to quit her job, sell their condo(公寓), and moveto Charlotterville with her husband. So he went alone. In his first Year each spousemade the 200 mile round trip commute on alternate weekends. Since their son wasborn last May, Addison has been doing most of the driving.As complicated as the Heard s situation seems, it isn t all that rare. Inany year, hundreds of couples deal with how to handle the family logistics(后勤工作) of going to B school. Some choose a long distance relationship, commutingback and forth on weekends and breaks. Others see partners and children only onvacations and holidays. Still others pack up the family andbring them along.Being apart hasn t been easy, but the Heards have made it work. On weekends whenthe couple is in Virginia, they attend social events, so she can feel a part of thecommunity. Heard also avoids Friday classes to gain more family time. “We ve gotteninto a routine that works,” he says, “but I m looking forward to being home, sothe three of us can be a family. ”Any long distance commute puts pressure on a relationship, causing some couplesto drift apart. Being thrown in a rigorous academic schedule for one spouse and ademanding career for the other, the stress intensifies, often distracting studentsfrom their studies.Some schools offer students in these situations a good deal of support. For farawayspouses, there are on campus social events when they visit, online communities,even involvement in alumni networks in their home cities. But mainly B schools tryto make it easier for students to take their partners along for the ride. They helpfamilies find housing, preschools, or local employment.The decision to attend a distant B school is fraught(伴随着的) with financialand logistical problems. Students also must decide if their families should stay orgo.Either way, schools try to accomm odate them. “We have more than ourselves tothink about,” an MBA student, Cory Hrncirik says. “It s a family influencedchoice. ”Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.47. Heard will come into contact with his son in his first yearvia.48. Before his son was born, in order to meet each other, Addison made the 200mile round trip commute.49. The way that Addison continues his study will make the other.50. Some B schools will make it easier for students to .51. According to Hrncirik s remarks, the pursuit of MBA degree is .Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.There he was America s first President with an MBA, the man who loves to boast abouthis business background, whose presidential campaign raised unprecedented sums from corporate wallets and whose cabinet is stuffed with chief executives. Faith in theintegrity of American business leaders was being undermined(破坏), George Bush saidfiercely, by executives “breaching trust and abusing power”. It was time for “anew ethic of personal responsibility in the business community”. He was going to“endthe days of cooking the books, shading the truth and breaking our laws”.Only months ago, the idea that Ge orge W Bush would publicly lambaste America scooperate bosses waslaughable. As a candidate, born on the wave of a decade longeconomic boom and an unprecedented 18 year bull market, he cashed in on Americans love affair with corporate success. But things are different now. The stock marketbubble has burst and, despite signs of economic recovery. Wall Street seems to besunk in gloom. A string of scandals at some of America s most high flying firms —including Enron, Xerox, Tyco, Global Crossing and most recently, World Com hasradically changed the public mood.As political pressure for reform increases, so too does the heat on Mr. Bush. Isthe businessman s president really prepared to take business on and push hard forreform? Despite the set jaw and aggrieved tone in New York. Probably not. Mr. Bushthinks the current crisis stems from a few bad apple chief executives rather thanthe system as a whole. Hence he focus on tough penalties for corrupt businessmen andhis plea for higher ethical standards. The president announced the creation of afinancial crimes SWAT team, at the Justice Department to root out corporate fraud,and wants to double the maximum prison sentence for financial fraud from five to tenyears. But he offered few concrete suggestions for systemic reforM: little mentionof changes to strengthen shareholders rights, not even an endorsement of the Senatecorporate reform bill.There are few signs yet that cleaning up corporate America is an issue that animatesthe voters. Polls show that Americans have little faith in their business leaders,but politicians do not seem to be suffering as a result. Mr. Bush s approval ratingshave fallen from their sky highs, but they are still very strong.The president, therefore, need do no more than talk tough. This alone will convinceordinary Americans that he is on top ofthe issue. As the economy rebounds and publicoutage subsides, the clamor for change will be quieter. Democratic attacks will fizzle,and far reaching reform bills will be watered down before they become law.Politically, the gamble makes sense. Unfortunately for American capitalism, a greatopportunity will be missed.52. We can infer from the third paragraph that Mr. Bush.A) didn’t intend to take business on and push hard for reformB) did not do anything at all for the presence of the current situationC) took shareholders right into account, but he didn t approve reform billD) took some measures to pave the way for the reform53. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A) Bush had to offer concrete suggestions for reform as political pressure increase.B) At present, the maximum prison sentence for financial fraud is five years.C) It is laughable that Mr. Bush publicly attacked America s corporate bosses.D) Americans have little faith in their business as well as political leaders.54. Which of the following statements about Mr. Bush is mentioned in this passage?A) Mr. Bush is the second President with an MBA in American history.B) Mr. Bush contributes a lot to decade long economic boom.C) Mr. Bush s approval ratings are still high.D) Mr. Bush didn t get support in his presidential campaign.55. The author’s attitude towards the reform is.A) indifferentB) optimisticC) skepticalD) favorable56. The phrase “a great opportunity” mentioned in the last paragraph refers to anopportunity to.A) carry out reformB) boom economyC) animate the votersD) attack chief executivePassage TwoQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.In recent decades, there is a phenomenon which makes us give some attention; the socalled Southeast Asian “tigers” have rivaled the western “lions” for stockcliches that make economic headlines. The myth of American economic hegemony(霸权)over Asia in the imposing and patriarchal figure of Uncle Sam has provided frequentpolitical grist ( 有利) for Southeast Asian political leaders, particularlyMalaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir. He has attempted to forge an internationalreputation as a snarling tiger, but lately sounds more like a barnyard dog groaningat shadows. Without demeaning in any way the remarkable achievements of the newlydeveloping economies of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, these nations at timesappear to be their own worst enemies. This is often exemplified by Dr. Mahathir, whorails at Western evil whenever an international or domestic crisis provides anopportunity.To be more specific, the recent devaluation of the Philippine and Thai currencies,and the subsequent pressure on the Malaysian currency has inspired Dr. Mahathir tolaunch an all out attack on the West as the source of the problem. He even allegesthat the United States has deliberately destabilized Southeast Asian economies inrevenge for these nations, supporting the brutal military rule in Mahathir, an actionwhich the United States seems to want inspected rather than rewarded. But by resortingto such scapegoat (替罪羊), instead of accepting even a bit responsibility, the PrimeMinister may undermine the future success of the region and Malaysia in particular.Upon further questioning, Dr. Mahathir narrowed his attack to one wealthy individual,the well-known philanthropist (慈善家), Mr. George Soros, whose opposition toMyanmar’s admission to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Mahathir foundparticularity, irritating. The logical mistakes that underlie such conspiracytheories do not help Malaysia address the serious issues of economic overheating thatexperts have been warning about for all these difficult periods, which include largedeficits and low savings to debt ratios. In fact, the recent dramatic drop inMalaysia’s stock market and currency has led Dr. Mahathir to reversehis initialapproach to the crisis. He even announces measures that at least imply he is quiteaware of excesses in his own administration s spending policies that havecontributed to this crisis of confidence. In the end, this kind of reaction underminesthe esteem that Dr. Mahathir s enlightened leadership has justly earned.。

2014年6月英语六级真题及答案（第一套）.C.【精析】语义理解题。

女士向男士提到了学生们正在因为学费上涨而进行抗议，男士说他也听说了这一事件，但他却不认为学生们的行为会起到什么好的效果。

由此可知，男士对学生们抗议行为的效果有所怀疑。

2.D.【精析】综合理解题。

女士说Jay就要21岁了，他到底知不知道班里正在为他的生日聚会做准备；男士说Jay并不知情，一直以为班里是为即将退休的系主任准备聚会。

由此可知，班里都瞒着Jay，没让他知道聚会的真实目的。

3.C.【精析】推理判断题。

对话中男士打电话告诉女士说，White先生上午去修车的时候，把车留在了修车厂，而他把公文包和钱包也一并落在了那里；女士说她会转告White先生，当天下午就去取回来。

由此可知，White先生把汽车、公文包和钱包都留在了修车厂。

4.D. 【精析】综合理解题。

对话中女士对男士说电视台在重播一些二十世纪六十年代的喜剧，问男士对这些喜剧的看法；男士说他并不怎么喜欢这些喜剧，同时，他也说，新出的喜剧，即使是由著名导演执导，娱乐效果也不怎么样。

由此可知，男士认为从二十世纪六十年代起，喜剧并没有什么发展。

5.D.【精析】弦外之音题。

男士向女士求助，说他的菜谱说烹饪时间为l0分钟，不知道是否应该把这些蔬菜再多煮一会儿；女士说在她看来，这些蔬菜已经可以了，不用再煮了。

由此可见，女士认为男士不应该再继续煮这些蔬菜了。

6. A.【精析】事实细节题。

对话中女士问男士他是不是要去父母家，男士说是的，他答应父母帮他们整理纳税申报单，免税代码对于他的父母来说太难懂了。

由此可知，男士会帮助父母整理纳税申报单。

7. A.【精析】推理判断题。

对话中女士说听说男士提前一个月就完成了项目，她十分吃惊；而男士说他自己也没弄明白怎么就能提前这么长时间完成项目。

由此可知，男士自己也没想到能这么快完成工作。

8. B.【精析】事实细节题。

对话中女士对男士说她希望能和男士一起上发展心理学课，男士说他也是这么想的，但是等他去注册的时候，该课程名额已经报满。

2014年6月英语六级考试真题试卷（第1套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump to conclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.1. A) College tuition has become a heavy burden for the students.B) College students are in general politically active nowadays.C) He is doubtful about the effect of the students' action.D) He took part in many protests when he was at college.2. A) Jay is organizing a party for the retiring dean.B) Jay is surprised to learn of the party for him.C) The dean will come to Jay's birthday party.D) The class has kept the party a secret from Jay.3. A) He found his wallet in his briefcase.B) He went, to the lost-and-found office.C) He left his things with his car in the garage.D) He told the woman to go and pick up his car.4. A) The show he directed turned out to be a success.B) He watches only those comedies by famous directors.C) New comedies are exciting, just like those in the 1960s.D) TV comedies have not improved much since the 1960s.5. A) All vegetables should be cooked fresh.B) The man should try out some new recipes.C) Overcooked vegetables are often tasteless.D) The man should stop boiling the vegetables.6. A) Sort out their tax returns.B) Help them tidy up the house.C) Figure out a way to avoid taxes.D) Help them to decode a message.7. A) He didn't expect to complete his work so soon.B) He has devoted a whole month to his research.C) The woman is still trying to finish her work.D) The woman remains a total mystery to him.8. A) He would like to major in psychology too.B) He has failed to register for the course.C) Developmental psychology is newly offered.D) There should be more time for registration.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) The brilliant product, design.B) The new color combinations.C) The unique craftsmanship.D) The texture of the fabrics.10. A) Unique tourist attractions.B) Traditional Thai silks.C) Local handicrafts.D) Fancy products.11. A) It will be on the following weekend.B) It will be out into the countryside.C) It will last only one day.D) It will start tomorrow.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) A good secondary education.B) A pleasant neighbourhood.C) A happy childhood.D) A year of practical training.13. A) He ought to get good vocational training.B) He should be sent to a private school.C) He is academically gifted.D) He is good at carpentry.14. A) Donwell School.B) Enderby High.C) Carlton Abbey.D) Enderby Comprehensive.15. A) Put Keith in a good boarding school.B) Talk with their children about their decision.C) Send their children to a better private school.D) Find out more about the five schools.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A) It will be brightly lit.B) It will be well ventilated.C) It will have a large space for storage.D) It will provide easy access to the disabled.17. A) On the first floor.B) On the ground floor.C) Opposite to the library.D) On the same floor as the labs.18. A) To make the building appear traditional.B) To match the style of construction on the site.C) To cut the construction cost to the minimum.D) To embody the subcommittee's design concepts.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) Sell financial softwareB) Write financial software.C) Train clients to use financial software.D) Conduct research on financial software.20. A) Unsuccessful. B) Rewarding. C) Tedious. D) Important.21. A) He offered online tutorials.B) He held group discussions.C) He gave the trainees lecture notes.D) He provided individual support.22. A) The employees were a bit slow to follow his instruction.B) The trainees' problems has to be dealt with one by one.C) Nobody is able to solve all the problems in a couple of weeks.D) The fault might he in his style of presenting the information.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) Their parents tend to overprotect them.B) Their teachers meet them only in class.C) They have little close contact with adults.D) They rarely read any books about adults.24. A) Real-life cases are simulated for students to learn law.B) Writers and lawyers are brought in to talk to students.C) Opportunities are created for children to become writers.D) More Teacher and Writer Collaboratives are being set up.25. A) Sixth-graders can teach first-graders as well as teachers.B) Children are often the best teachers of other children.C) Paired Learning cultivates the spirit of cooperation.D) Children like to form partnerships with each other.Tests may be the most unpopular part of academic life. Students hate them because they produce fear and __26__ about being evaluated, and a focus on grades instead of learning for learning's sake.But tests are also valuable. A well-constructed test __27__ what you know and what you still need to learn. Tests help you see how your performance __28__ that of others. And knowing that you'll be tested on __29__ material is certainly likely to __30__ you to learn the material more thoroughly.However, there's another reason you might dislike tests: You may assume that tests have the power to __31__ your worth as a person. If you do badly on a test, you may be tempted to believe that you've received some __32__ information about yourself from the professor, information that says you're a failure in some significant way.This is a dangerous-and wrong-headed-assumption. If you do badly on a test, it doesn't mean you're a bad person or stupid. Or that you'll never do better again, and that your life is __33__. If you don't do well on a test, you're the same person you were before you took the test-no better, no worse. You just did badly on a test. That's it.__34__, tests are not a measure of your value as an individual-they are a measure only of how well and how much you studied. Tests are tools; they are indirect and _35__ measures of what we know.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.For investors who desire low risk and guaranteed income, U. S. government bonds are a secure investment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government. Municipal bonds, also secure, are offered by local governments and often have __36__ such as tax-free interest. Some may even be __37__. Corporate bonds are a bit more risky.Two questions often __38__ first-time corporate bond investors. The first is "It 1 purchase a corporate bond, do I have to hold it until the maturity date?" The answer is no. Bonds are bought and sold daily on __39__ securities exchanges. However, if you decide to sell your bond before its maturity date, you're not guaranteed to get the face value of the bond. For example, if your bond does not have __40__ that make it attractive to other investors, you may be forced to sell your bond at a __41__, i.e., a price less than the bond's face value. But if your bond is highly valued by other investors, you may be able to sell it at a premium, i.e., a price above its face value. Bond prices generally __42__ inversely (相反的) with current market interest rates. As interest rates go up, bond prices fall, and vice versa (反之亦然) Thus, like all investments, bonds have a degree of risk.The second question is "How can I __43__ the investment risk of a particular bond issue?" Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service rate the level of risk of many corporate and government bonds. And __44__, the higher the market risk of a bond, the higher the interest rate. Investors will invest in a bond considered risky only if the __45__ return is high enough.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。

2014年6月大学英语6级真题（三套全）2014年6月大学英语六级真题(第一套) PartI Writing ( 30minutes)Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put allyour eggs in one basket. You can give examples to illustrate your point .Youshould write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise a person bytheir appearance. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You shouldwrite at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump toconclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give examples toillustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200words.Part Ⅱ List ening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,youwill hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of eachconversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each questionthere will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices markedA),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

12014年6月英语六级真题及答案Part I WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of Chinese Yo u should write at Chinese. least 120 words following the outline given belo w:1.近年来在学生中出现了忽视中文学习的现象；2.出现这种现象的原因和后果；3我认为…Given Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of ChinesePart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minute s)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage qu ickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choo se the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For qu estions 8-10, complete the sen-estions 8-10, complete the sen-tences with the information given in the pas tences with the information given in the pas sage. Welcome,Freshmen. Have an iPod.Taking a step that many professors may view as a bit counterproductive, so me colleges and universities are doling out Apple iPhones and Internet-cap able iPods to their students.The always-on Internet devices raise some novel possibilities, like tracking where students gather together. With far less controversy, colleges could s end messages about canceled classes, delayed buses, campus crises or just the cafeteria menu.While schools emphasize its usefulness While schools emphasize its usefulness ——online research in class and inst ant polling of students, for example ant polling of students, for example —— a big part of the attraction is, undou btedly, that the iPhone is cool and a hit with students. Being equipped with one of the most recent cutting-edge IT products could just help a college o r university foster a cutting-edge reputation.Apple stands to win as well, hooking more young consumers with decades of technology pur-of technology pur-chases ahead of them. The lone losers, some fear, could chases ahead of them. The lone losers, some fear, could be professors.Students already have laptops and cell phones, of course, but the newest de vices can take class distractions to a new level. They practically beg a user to ignore the long-suffering professor strug-to ignore the long-suffering professor strug-gling to pass on accumulated gling to pass on accumulated wisdom from the front of the room wisdom from the front of the room —— a prospect that teachers find most irr itating and students view as, well, inevitable.“When it gets a little boring, I might pull it When it gets a little boring, I might pull it out,ǁout,ǁ acknowledged Naomi P ugh, a first-year student at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Ter m., referring to her new iPod Touch, which can connect to the Internet ove r a campus wireless network. She speculated that professors might try even harder to make classes interesting if they were to compete with the devices. Experts see a movement toward the use of mobile technology in educati on, though they say it is in its infancy as professors try to come up with us eful applications. Providing powerful hand-eful applications. Providing powerful hand-held devices is sure to fuel deb held devices is sure to fuel deb ates over the role of technology in higher education.“We think this is the way the future is going to We think this is the way the future is going to work,ǁwork,ǁ said Kyle Dickson, co-director of re- co-director of re-search and the mobile learning initiative at Abilene Chris search and the mobile learning initiative at Abilene Chris tian University in Texas, which has bought more than 600 iPhones and 300 iPods for students entering this fall.Although plenty of students take their laptops to class, they Although plenty of students take their laptops to class, they don’t don’t don’t take the take the m everywhere and would prefer something lighter. Abilene Christian settle d on the devices after surveying students and finding that they did not like hauling around their laptops, but that most of them always carried a cell ph one, Dr. Dickson said.It is not clear how many colleges and universities plan to give out iPhones and iPods this fall; officials at Apple were unwilling to talk about the subje ct and said that they would not leak any ct and said that they would not leak any institution’s institution’s institution’s plans. plans.“ e W e can’tcan’t can’t announce other announce other announce other people’s people’s news,ǁsaid Greg Joswiak, vice presid ent of iPod and iPhone marketing at Apple. He also said that he could not d iscuss discounts to universities for bulk purchases.At least four institutions At least four institutions —— the University of Maryland, Oklahoma Christi an University, Abilene Christian and Freed-Hardeman — have announced t hat they will give the devices to some or all of their students this fall.Other universities are exploring their options. Stanford University has hire d a student-run com-d a student-run com-pany to design applications like a campus map and dir pany to design applications like a campus map and dir ectory for the iPhone. It is considering whether to issue iPhones but not sur e it, snecessary, noting that more than 700 iPhones were registered on the u niversity’s niversity’s network last year. network last year.At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, iPhones might already have been everywhere, if AT&T, the wireless carrier offering the iPhone in the United States,had a more reliable network, said Andrew Yu, mobile devices platform pro ject manager at M.I.T.“We would have probably gone ahead with this, maybe just getting a thou sand iPhones and giving them sand iPhones and giving them out,ǁout,ǁ Mr. Y usaid.The University of Maryland at College Park is proceeding cautiously, givi ng the iPhone or iPod Touch to 150 students, said Jeffrey Huskamp, vice p resident and chief information officer at the university. resident and chief information officer at the university. ―We ―Wedon’t don’t think tha think tha t we have all the t we have all the answers,ǁanswers,ǁ Mr. Huskamp said. By observing how students use the gadgets, he said, use the gadgets, he said, ―We’re ―We’re trying to get answers from the trying to get answers from thetrying to get answers from the students.ǁstudents.ǁ At each college, the students who choose to get an iPhone must pay for mo bile phone service. Those service contracts include unlimited data use. Bot h the iPhones and the iPod Touch devices can connect to the Internet throu gh campus wireless networks. With the iPhone, those networks may provid e faster connections and longer battery life than A e faster connections and longer battery life than AT&T’s T&T’s T&T’s data network. Ma data network. Many cell phones allow users to surf the Web, but only some newer ones are c apable of wireless connection to the local area computer network.University officials say that they have no plans to track their students (and Apple said it would not be possible unless students give their permission). They say that they are drawn to the prospect of learning applications outsid e the classroom, though such lesson plans have yet to surface.“My colleagues and I are studying something called augmented reality (a field of computer research dealing with the combination of real-world and virtual virtual reality),ǁreality),ǁ said Christopher Dede, professor in learning technologies at Harvard University. at Harvard University. ―Alien ―AlienContact,ǁ for example, is an exer- for example, is an exer-cise develo cise develo ped for middle-school students who use hand-held devices that can determi ne their location. As they walk around a playground or other area, text, vid eo or audio pops up at various points to help them try to figure out why ali ens were in the schoolyard.“You can imagine similar kinds of interactive activities along historical li nes,ǁ like following the Freedom Trail in Boston, Professor Dede said. like following the Freedom Trail in Boston, Professor Dede said. ―It’―It’s important that we do research, so that we know how well something like this this works.ǁworks.ǁThe rush to distribute the devices worries some professors, who say that st udents are less likely to participate in class if they are multi-tasking. udents are less likely to participate in class if they are multi-tasking. ―I’m ―I’m n ot someone ot someone who’s who’s who’s anti-technology, but I,m always worried that technology anti-technology, but I,m always worried that technology becomes an end in and of itself, and it replaces teaching or it replaces analysis,,’ysis,,’ said Ellen Millender, associate professor of classics at Reed College said Ellen Millender, associate professor of classics at Reed College in Portland, Ore. (She added that she hoped to buy an iPhone for herself on ce prices fall.)Robert Summers, who has taught at Cornell Law School for about 40 years , announced this week , announced this week —— in a detailed, footnoted memorandum in a detailed, footnoted memorandum ——that he would ban laptop computers from his class on contract law.“I would ban that too if I knew the students were using it in I would ban that too if I knew the students were using it in class,ǁclass,ǁ Profes sor Summers said of the iPhone, after the device and its capabilities were e xplained to him. xplained to him. ―What ―What we want to encour- we want to encour-age in these students is an activ age in these students is an activ e intellectual experience, in which they develop the wide range of complex reasoning abilities required of good reasoning abilities required of good lawyers.ǁlawyers.ǁThe experience at Duke University may ease some concerns. A few years a go, Duke began giving iPods to students with the idea that they might use t hem to record lectures (these older models could not access the Internet). “We had assumed that the biggest focus of these devices would be consu ming the ming the content,ǁcontent,ǁ said Tracy Futhey, vice president for information techn ology and chief information officer at Duke.But that is not all that the students did. They began using the iPods to creat e their own e their own ―content,ǁ―content,ǁ making audio recordings of themselves and presenti making audio recordings of themselves and presenti ng them. The students turned what could have been a passive interaction in to an active one, Ms. Futhey said. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

2014 年 6 月英语六级真题及答案Part I WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of Chinese Yo u should write at Chinese. least 120 words following the outline given belo w:1.近年来在学生中出现了忽视中文学习的现象；2.出现这种现象的原因和后果；3我认为,Given Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of ChinesePart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minute s)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage qu ickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choo se the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For qu estions 8-10, complete the sen-tences with the information given in the pas sage. Welcome,Freshmen. Have an iPod.Taking a step that many professors may view as a bit counterproductive, so me colleges and universities are doling out Apple iPhones and Internet-cap able iPods to their students.The always-on Internet devices raise some novel possibilities, like tracking where students gather together. With far less controversy, colleges could s end messages about canceled classes, delayed buses, campus crises or just the cafeteria menu.While schools emphasize its usefulness —online research in class and inst ant polling of students, for example — a big part of the attraction is, undou btedly, that the iPhone is cool and a hit with students. Being equipped with one of the most recent cutting-edge IT products could just help a college o r university foster a cutting-edge reputation.Apple stands to win as well, hooking more young consumers with decadesof technology pur- chases ahead of them. The lone losers, some fear, could be professors.Students already have laptops and cell phones, of course, but the newest de vices can take class distractions to a new level. They practically beg a user to ignore the long-suffering professor strug- gling to pass on accumulated wisdom from the front of the room — a prospect that teachers find most irr itating and students view as, well, inevitable.“ When it gets a little boring, I might pull it out,‖acknowledged Naomi P ugh, a first-year student at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Ter m., referring to her new iPod Touch, which can connect to the Internet ove r a campus wireless network. She speculated that professors might try even harder to make classes interesting if they were to compete with the devices. Experts see a movement toward the use of mobile technology in educati on, though they say it is in its infancy as professors try to come up with us eful applications. Providing powerful hand- held devices is sure to fuel deb ates over the role of technology in higher education.“ We think this is the way the future is going to work,‖said Kyle Dickson, co-director of re- search and the mobile learning initiative at Abilene Chris tian University in Texas, which has bought more than 600 iPhones and 300 iPods for students entering this fall.Although plenty of students take their laptops to class, they don’t take the m everywhere and would prefer something lighter. Abilene Christian settle d on the devices after surveying students and finding that they did not like hauling around their laptops, but that most of them always carried a cell ph one, Dr. Dickson said.It is not clear how many colleges and universities plan to give out iPhones and iPods this fall; officials at Apple were unwilling to talk about the subje ct and said that they would not leak any institution plans’s.“ We can’t announce other people’s news,‖saidGreg Joswiak, vice presid ent of iPod and iPhone marketing at Apple. He also said that he could not d iscuss discounts to universities for bulk purchases.At least four institutions — the University of Maryland, Oklahoma Christi an University, Abilene Christian and Freed-Hardeman — have announced t hat they will give the devices to some or all of their students this fall.Other universities are exploring their options. Stanford University has hire d a student-run com-pany to design applications like a campus map and dir ectory for the iPhone. It is considering whether to issue iPhones but not sur e it, snecessary, noting that more than 700 iPhones were registered on the u niversity network’s last year.At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, iPhones might alreadyhave been everywhere, if AT&T, the wireless carrier offering the iPhone in the United States,had a more reliable network, said Andrew Yu, mobile devices platform pro ject manager at M.I.T.“ We would have probably gone ahead with this, maybe just getting a thou sand iPhones and giving them out, ‖Mr. Yusaid.The University of Maryland at College Park is proceeding cautiously, givi ng the iPhone or iPod Touch to 150 students, said Jeffrey Huskamp, vice p resident and chief information officer at the university. ― Wedon’t think tha t we have all the answers, Mr‖. Huskamp said. By observing how students use the gadgets, he said,― We’ retrying to get answers from the students. ‖ At each college, the students who choose to get an iPhone must pay for mo bile phone service. Those service contracts include unlimited data use. Both the iPhones and the iPod Touch devices can connect to the Internet throu gh campus wireless networks. With the iPhone, those networks may provid e faster connections and longer battery life than A T&T’s data network. Many cell phones allow users to surf the Web, but only some newer ones are c apable of wireless connection to the local area computer network. University officials say that they have no plans to track their students (and Apple said it would not be possible unless students give their permission). They say that they are drawn to the prospect of learning applications outsid e the classroom, though such lesson plans have yet to surface.“ My colleagues and I are studying something called augmented reality (a field of computer research dealing with the combination of real-world and virtual reality), said‖ Christopher Dede, professor in learning technologies at Harvard University. ― AlienContact, for‖ example, is an exer- cise develo ped for middle-school students who use hand-held devices that can determi ne their location. As they walk around a playground or other area, text, vid eo or audio pops up at various points to help them try to figure out why ali ens were in the schoolyard.“ You can imagine similar kinds of interactive activities along historical li nes, ‖like following the Freedom Trail in Boston, Professor Dede said.― It’s important that we do research, so that we know how well something like this works. ‖The rush to distribute the devices worries some professors, who say that st udents are less likely to participate in class if they are multi-tasking. ― I ’m n ot someone who’s anti-technology, but I,m always worried that technology becomes an end in and of itself, and it replaces teaching or it replaces analysis,, said’Ellen Millender, associate professor of classics at Reed College in Portland, Ore. (She added that she hoped to buy an iPhone for herself on ce prices fall.)Robert Summers, who has taught at Cornell Law School for about 40 years,announced this week — in a detailed, footnoted memorandum — that he would ban laptop computers from his class on contract law.“ I would ban that too if I knew the students were using it in class, Profes‖sor Summers said of the iPhone, after the device and its capabilities were e xplained to him. ― Whatwe want to encour- age in these students is an activ e intellectual experience, in which they develop the wide range of complex reasoning abilities required of good lawyers. ‖The experience at Duke University may ease some concerns. A few years a go, Duke began giving iPods to students with the idea that they might use t hem to record lectures (these older models could not access the Internet).“ We had assumed that the biggest focus of these devices would be consu ming the content, said‖ Tracy Futhey, vice president for informationtechn ology and chief information officer at Duke.But that is not all that the students did. They began using the iPods to creat e their own ― content, making‖ audio recordings of themselves and presenti ng them. The students turned what could have been a passive interaction in to an active one, Ms. Futhey said. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。

2014年6月大学英语及答案完整版PartI Writing ( 30minutes)Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put allyour eggs in one basket. You can give examples to illustrate your point .Youshould write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise a person bytheir appearance. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You shouldwrite at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump toconclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give examples toillustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200words.Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,youwill hear 8 short conversations and 2 long the end of eachconversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was theconversation and the questions will be spoken only each questionthere will be a the pause,you must read the four choices markedA),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

作⽂预测范⽂: 上免费下载歌曲 Should Free Music Downloads Be Banned? 1. 越来越多的⼈开始在上免费下载歌曲 2. 有⼈认为这会严重影响唱⽚业发展，应予以禁⽌，有些⼈则不以为然 3. 我的看法 参考范⽂ With the development of technology, more and more people are making use of the Internet and are enjoying downloading all types of materials. Some are especially fond of downloading free music. They argue that free music downloads not only enrich their lives, but also are good for the music industry because they help increase the popularity of music. However, from my point of view, it is not advisable to allow free music downloads. For one thing, this practice violates the intellectual property rights of musicians. For another, this will exert a negative impact on the sales of musical products such as CDs, which may do harm to the whole music industry. Without good returns, who would like to invest in the music industry? In order that the music industry will develop healthily, we had better ban free music downloads. Let’s all start to do so ourselves. 阅读1 The first way we can approach language is as a phenomenon of the individual person. It is concerned with describing and explaining language as a matter of human behavior. People speak and write; they also evidently read and understand what they hear. They are not born doing so; they have to acquire these skills. Not everybody seems to develop them to the same degree. People may suffer accidents or diseases, which impair their performance. Language is thus seen as part of human psychology, a particular sort of behavior, the behavior, which has as its principal, function that of communication. The trouble with the term “behavior” is that it is often taken to refer only to more or less overt, and describable, physical movements and acts. Yet part of language behavior-that of understanding spoken or written language, for example-has little or no physically observable signs. It is true we can sometimes infer that understanding has taken place by the changes that take place in the other person’s behavior. When someone has been prohibited from doing something, we may infer that he has understood the prohibition by observing that thereafter he never behaves in that way. We cannot, of course, be absolutely sure that his subsequent behavior is a result of his understanding; it might be due to a loss of interest or inclination. So behavior must be taken to include unobservable activity, often only to be inferred from other observable behavior. Once we admit that the study of language behavior involves describing and explaining the unobservable, the situation becomes much more complicated, because we have to postulate some set of processes, some internal mechanism, which operates when we speak and understand. We have to postulate something we can call a mind. The study of language from this point of view can then be seen as a study of the specific properties, processes and states of the mind whose outward manifestations are observable behavior; what we have to know in order to perform linguistically.This approach to language, as a phenomenon of the individual, is thus principally concerned with explaining how we acquire language, and its relation to general human cognitive systems, and with the psychological mechanisms underlying the comprehension and production of speech; much less with the problem of what language is for, that is, its function as communication, since this necessarily involves more than a single individual. 1.What is the best title for this passage? A) Language as Means of Communication. B) Language and Psychology. C) Language and the Individual. D) Language as a Social Phenomenon. 2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? A) Language is often regarded as part of human psychology. B) People develop language skills of different degrees as a result of different personal experiences. C) Language is a special kind of psychological behavior that is born with an individual. D) People learn to speak and write through imitation and training. 3.What does the term “behavior” in the second paragraph especially refer to in this passage? A) It refers to observable and physical movements and acts. B) It refers to the part of language behavior that involves understanding or interpretation. C) It refers to both the overt and the unobservable language behaviors in communicating. D) It refers to acts of speaking and writing. 4.What does “internal mechanism”(Line 3, Para. 3) mean? A) Secret machine. B) Mental processes. C) Overt system. D) Mechanic operation. 5.What can you infer from the passage? A) Its individualistic approach to language is meant to study the psychological processes of language acquisition. B) The individualistic approach to language is mainly concerned with how language functions in society. C) The study of language is sure to involve more than a single individual. D) Psychological approach to language is concerned with the comprehension and production of speech. 答案：CCCBA 阅读2 The orange towers of the Golden Gate Bridge--probably the most beautiful,certainly the most photographed bridge in the world--are visible from almost every point of elevation in San Francisco. The only crack in Northern California's 600-mile continental wall,for years this mile-wide strait was considered unbridgeable. As much an architectural as an engineering feat, the Golden Gate took only 52 months to design and build, and was opened in 1937. Designed by Joseph Strauss, it was the first really massive suspension bridge,with a span of 4,200ft, and until 1959 ranked as the world's longest. It connects the city at its northwesterly point on the peninsula to Marin County and Northern California, rendering the hitherto essential ferry crossing redundant, and was designed to withstand winds of up to a hundred miles an hour and to swing as much as 27 ft. Handsome on a clear day, the bridge takes on an eerie(神秘的) quality when the thick white fogs pour in and hide it almost completely. You can either drive or walk across. The drive is the more thrilling of the two options as you race under the bridge's towers, but the half-hour walk across it really gives you time to take in its enormous size and absorb the views of the city behind you and the headlands of Northern California straight ahead. Pause at the midway point and consider the seven or so suicides a month who choose this spot,260 ft up, as their jumping-off spot. Monitors of such events speculate that victims always face the city before they leap.In 1995, when the suicide toll from the bridge had reached almost 1,000,police kept the figures quiet to avoid a rush of would-be suicides going for the dubious distinction of being the thousandth person to leap. Perhaps the best loved symbol of San Francisco, in 1987 the Golden Gate proved an auspicious place(风⽔宝地) for a sunrise party when crowds gathered to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. Some quarter of a million people turned up (a third of the city's entire population); the winds were strong and huge numbers caused the bridge to buckle(使弯曲), but fortunately not to break. 1. What is TURE of the Golden Gate Bridge?A. It is certainly the world's most beautiful bridge.B. It is far from San Francisco.C. It is a feat neither architecturally nor engineeringly before 1960.D.It was the world longest bridge. 2. What do you know further about the Golden Gate Bridge? A. It is over a strait where no bridge could have been built before the 1930s. B. It is the first massive bridge designed by Joseph Strauss.C. It appears while in the thick white fogs.D. It connects Marin Country with Northern California. 3. Of the two exercises, the drive over the bridge is more _________.A. interestingB. fascinatingC. invitingD. exciting 4. Those who attempt to suicide often jump from the midway point of the bridge probably because_________.A. they want to die quietlyB. they want to die quicklyC. they want to take a glance at the bridge's towersD. they want to take a glance at San Francisco 5. What would be the best title for the text?A. The World's Most Beautiful BridgeB. The World's Most Photographed BridgeC. The World's First Suspension BridgeD.The Golden Gate Bridge 答案：DADDD 阅读3 Children are getting so fat they may be the first generation to die before their parents, an expert claimed yesterday. Today’s youngsters are already falling prey to potential killers such as diabetes(糖尿病) because of their weight. Fatty fast-food diets combined with sedentary(长坐的) lifestyles dominated by televisions and computers could mean kids will die tragically young, says Professor Andrew Prentice, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. At the same time, the shape of the human body is going through a huge evolutionary shift because adults are getting so fat. Here in Britain, latest research shows that the average waist size for a man is 36-38in, and may be 42-44, by 2032. This compares with only 32.6in. in 1972.Women’s waists have grown from an average of 22in. in 1920 to 24in. in the Fifties and 30in. now. One of the major reasons why children now are at greater risk is that we are getting fatter younger. In the UK alone, more than one million under- 16s are classed as overweight or obese(过度肥胖的)— double the number in the mid Eighties. One in ten four-year- olds are also medically classified as obese. The obesity(肥胖症) pandemic(流⾏病)—an extensive epidemic— which started in the US, has now spread to Europe, Australasia, Central America and the Middle East. Many nations now record more than 20 per cent of their population as clinically obese and well over half the population as overweight. Prof. Prentice said the change in our shape has been caused by an oversupply of easily available high-energy foods combined with a dramatic drop in the energy we use as a result of technology developments. He is not alone in his concern. Only last week one medical journal revealed how obesity was fuelling a rise in cancer cases. Obesity also increases the risk factor for strokes and heart disease as well as dia b e t e s . 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2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题(一)答案与详解Part ⅠWriting1、审题:本次作文仍旧是六级考试中常见的体裁：议论文【考频：★★★】,所选取的话题为it is unwise to jump to conclusions upon seeing or hearing something(只凭所见所闻就仓促下结论是不明智的）。

考生应该着重阐释在信息爆炸的当今社会，如果仅凭所见所闻就仓促得出结论，我们可能会深受其害。

因此，我们在作结论时要去伪存真，三思而后行。

2、列提纲：3.语言: 对谚语的描述要用词准确，议论部分可使用从句等高分句型。

Looking Before LeapingConfronted with various kinds of Information, modern people tend to trust whatever they have heard or read. However, it is unwise to jump to conclusions upon seeing or hearing something because the things we see or hear cannot all be correct. Living in the information age full of changes, we should discern clearly right from wrong.It is evident that some information is so misleading that we should not believe it. For instance several years ago, due to the nuclear pollution in Japan, a host of Chinese, especially middle-aged people and seniors, rushed to buy salt, firmly believing salt could prevent radiation, which was very ridiculous. Also, although it is generally accepted that a picture is worth a thousand words, some pictures cannot be trusted in this day and age, for photoshop has prevailed all around the world.In conclusion, it is imperative for us to hold correct attitudes towards the information we see or hear. Instead of drawing conclusions in a hurry, we should raise our awareness of judging right from wrong and look before leap. I firmly believe a better future is awaiting us if we make each and every decision upon deep thinking.PartⅡListening Comprehension1.听力原文：W：The students have been protesting against the increased tuition.M：Yeah, I heard about the protest. But I don’t know how much good it will do..Q: What does the man mean?1. A) College tuition has become a heavy burden for the students.B)College students are in general politically active nowadays.C)He is doubtful about the effect of the students5 action.D) He took part in many protests when he was at college.【预测】四个选项中多次出现了College和students两词，结合选项中的burden, politically active，action，protests可以推测，对话内容与大学生们.的抗议行动相关。