最新大学英语六级写作历年真题(2013-2023)

大学英语六级（2013年12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷177(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Writing 2. Listening Comprehension 3. Reading Comprehension 4. 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 the relationship between Internet and study. 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：Internet and Study According to the cartoon, a student is arguing with his teacher over his failing homework. He challenges the teacher’s comment that the facts are all wrong by claiming he copied everything online. The picture illustrates the far-reaching influences of the Internet upon students’ study, both positively and negatively. All kinds of information abounds online. As access to the Internet becomes widely available to the general public, everyone can add, delete or even fabricate information willfully. Hence, when students fully enjoy the great convenience of the Internet, they probably encounter misleading information without realizing it. They depend on the Internet so much that they copy everything within their reach instead of processing the information according to their own judgements. Thus, what is shown in the picture happens in reality. We may not be capable of changing the current situation of network—full of false information: however, we must learn to think critically in front of the computer. As an independent thinker, we should not pin all the hope on the Internet but regard it as a complementary tool to assist us better.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection A听力原文：M: Hi, Leslie! Did you go to the Kent Center to vote last week? W: Of course. I’d feel guilty if I didn’t exercise my right to vote. M:(1)Yes, but voting in the U. K. is optional—so you don’t have to do it, whereas in some countries voting is compulsory. If you were in Australia, where the government passed a law that made voting compulsory, you would have had to pay a fine of $ 20 for not voting. W: And that’s because the Australian government believes that voting is a duty and not just a right. Do you think we should also introduce this kind of law in the U. K. ? M:(2)Well, I’m quite cautious about this, because it could bring about this sort of slapdashattitude towards politics. W: Oh, sorry.(3-1)What does “slapdash attitude”mean? M:(3-2)It means doing something quickly and carelessly. Young people might just pick a political party out of a hat—which means to choose randomly—rather than making an informed choice. W: So some people think that politicians need to improve political education. M: So compulsory voting would mean a responsibility for the politicians, too. W: That’s right. They need to engage and educate young people. Otherwise reluctant voters may deliberately spoil—or waste—their votes. M: The government could also include a “none of the above” option on the ballot paper. W: Can you explain a bit more about that, Rob?M:(4)Well, it means you tick this option if you don’t want to vote for any of the listed political parties. W: An interesting idea.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. According to the man, in which country is voting compulsory? 2. What’s the man’s attitude towards making voting compulsory in the U. K. ? 3. What will a young people do if he is of slapdash attitude in voting? 4. When can people choose the “none of the above” option?2．A．Australia.B．America.C．Britain.D．Austria.正确答案：A3．A．Approval.B．Disapproval.C．Cautious.D．Uncertain.正确答案：C4．A．He will give up his right in voting.B．He will vote randomly.C．He is forced to pick one party.D．He must take politics seriously.正确答案：B5．A．When they are in a hurry.B．When they are forced to vote.C．When they dislike all the parties.D．When they don’t want to waste their votes.正确答案：C听力原文：M: Ruth, have you heard about the terrible lift accident that involves the death of a mother?W: Yes, I do. Everybody is talking about it and I’m really sorry that the little boy lost her mother.M: Me, too. You know what, I just happened to be reading something about the lifts, or elevators, as Americans call them, right before I read the news of the accident online. W: Oh, really? What were you reading about?M:(5)Well, before the days of lifts, rich people lived on the ground floor and poorer people lived on the top floors and they had to use the stairs. Now though it’s the other way round—and that, in turn, has given rise to penthouses with their fantastic views.W: That’s true.M: And the history of lifts goes back a long way. It was mathematician Archimedes who invented the first lift in 236 BC.(6)In the Middle Ages, there were examples of lifts being used for military purposes. Then they helped to move agricultural products around. They really came into their own—or became very useful—in the Industrial Revolution.(7)And there were a wide range of methods used to drive them, too—water, steam power, electricity and so on.W: Today, tall blocks of flats couldn’t exist without them.M: It certainly is. Now, Ruth, I have a question. Do you know which country has the most lifts? The U. S. A. ? Italy? Or China?W: I would say China. It’s such a large country with so many people.M: Really? You sound so sure, but in fact you’re wrong.(8)The answer is actually Italy.W: Oh, it’s astonishing.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. Where did rich people live before the days of lifts? 6. When did people begin to use lifts for military purposes? 7. What kind of power is mentioned in the passage used to drive lifts? 8. Which country has the largest number of lifts?6．A．In the basement.B．On the ground floor.C．On upper floors.D．In the penthouse.正确答案：B7．A．In 236 BC.B．In the Middle Ages.C．In the Agriculture Age.D．In the Industrial Revolution.正确答案：B8．A．Wind.B．Gas.C．Steam power.D．Solar power.正确答案：C9．A．The U.S. A.B．Italy.C．China.D．Russia.正确答案：BSection B听力原文：Britney Jean Spears was bom on December 2nd, 1981 in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana.(9)She performed acting roles in stage and television shows as a child before signing with Jive Records in 1997. Spears’ first and second studio albums, Baby One More Time in 1999 and Oops! (I)Did It Again in 2000, became international successes, with the former becoming the best-selling album by a teenage solo artist. Title tracks Baby One More Time and Oops! ...I Did It Again broke international sales records. Spears was established as a pop icon and credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s.(10)She became the “best-selling teenaged artist of all time” and won honorific titles including the “Princess of Pop”. Her work has earned her numerous awards, including a Grammy Award, six MTV Video Music Awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award, nine Billboard Music Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2002, following her breakup with her boyfriend, Justin Timberlake, she began dating Kevin Federline, one of her backup dancers.(11)Focus more on her personal life, Kevin and Britney became engaged and were married in September 2004. Three years later, they were divorced after having two children, Sean Preston and Jayden James. Her singing career was left abandoned for some time and people thought that she would never make a comeback. She proved it wrong. She released a comeback album titled Blackout in October 2007. It became international success by topping many charts even without promotion or video release.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. What did Britney do when she was a little girl? 10. What special honor has Britney earned? 11. What makes the year 2004 special for Britney?10．A．She did some acting work for TV shows.B．She sang for a local music group.C．She produced her first music album.D．She joined an all-America music tour.正确答案：A11．A．Best-selling Female Artist.B．Queen of Pop.C．MTV Video Music Awards.D．The Star of Hollywood.正确答案：C12．A．She broke up with her famous boyfriend.B．She began dating with her backup dancer.C．She was engaged and married.D．She released her comeback album.正确答案：C听力原文：(12)A new program called Adelan TECH Leadership is helping students in the rural community—which is just an hour from Silicon Valley—get web development training and leadership skills so they, too, can work in tech.(13)Salinas’population is 75% Hispanic, a vastly underrepresented minority group in Silicon Valley. “We see this as part and parcel to our broader diversity outreach,” said Ken McNeely, president of AT&T California, which is footing the bill for the 10-month program. “ We know that STEM jobs are solving the economy... Where’s the next new talent? How can we train the workforce of the future?”This is one attempt.(14)United Farm Workers, a national union for those in agriculture, helped identify twelve participants. It looked for students enrolled in a two or four-year institution, who had a demonstrated background in math or science. Starting in July, students commit to 10 hours of week of online web development courses through Udacity, which will provide them with certification. They’re also devote one Saturday a month to CORO leadership training, a chance for them to engage with one another. “We hope that not only are they prepared to work at a company like AT&T but also at companies like Uber, Facebook, which are also significant employers in the California economy,” said McNeely.(15)18-year-old Luis Villalobos said he found out about the program from his father who is a farmer involved with United Farm Workers. “My parents don’t really know much about technology,”Villalobos told CNN Money. “They’re immigrant farm workers that didn’t get much education. “Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. What is the aim of the new program “Adelan TECH Leadership”? 13. How long does the program last? 14. What kind of students are qualified for the program? 15. How does Luis Villalobos find out about the program?13．A．To shorten the distance between the rural community and the Silicon Valley.B．To provide some proper training to help students in rural community.C．To recruit competent employees from communities around the Silicon Valley.D．To offer internship positions for outstanding students from rural communities.正确答案：B14．A．10 hours.B．1 week.C．1 month.D．10 months.正确答案：D15．A．Twelve-grade students.B．Students whose fathers are farmers.C．Students of agriculture majors.D．Students who are good at math or science.正确答案：D16．A．From his father.B．From AT&T.C．From his university.D．From CNN report.正确答案：ASection C听力原文：Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.Moderator: Hello, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a great honor to introduce our speaker for today’s lecture, Dr. Bruce Nixon. Dr. Nixon, professor of sociology at University of Toronto, has written numerous articles and books on the issue of lifestyle.(16)His books have been published in more than eight languages in the world and won lots of popularity. Welcome, Dr. Nixon. Dr. Nixon: Hello, everyone. Today, our lecture is about lifestyle. Abundance is a life style, a way of living your life. It isn’t something you buy now and then or pull down from the cupboard, dust off and use once or twice, and then return to the cupboard. (17)Abundance is a philosophy: it appears in your physiology, your value system, and carries its own set of beliefs. You walk with it, sleep with it, bath with it, feel with it, and need to maintain and take care of it as well. Abundance doesn’t always require money.Many people live with all that money can buy yet live empty inside. Abundance begins inside with some main self-ingredients, like love, care, kindness and gentleness, thoughtfulness and compassion. Abundance is a state of being. It radiates outward. It shines like the sun among the many moons in the world. Being from the brightness of abundance doesn’t allow the darkness to appear or be in the path unless a choice to allow it to.(18)The true state of abundance doesn’t have room for lies or games normally played. The space is too full of abundance. This may be a challenge because we still need to shine for others to see. Abundance is seeing people for their gifts and not what they lack or could be. Seeing all things for their gifts and not what they lack. Start by knowing what your abundances are, fill that space with you, and be fully present from that state of being. Your profession of choice is telling you of knowing and possibilities. That is their gift. Consultants and customer service professionals have the ministrative assistants and virtual assistants have an abundance of coordination and time management.(19)Abundance is all around you, and all within. See what it is: love yourself for what it is, not what you’re missing, or what that can be better, but for what it is at this present moment. Be in a state of abundance of what you already have. I guarantee they are there: it always is buried but there. Breathe them in as if they are the air you breathe because they are yours. Let go of anything that isn’t abundant for the time being. Name the shoe boxes in your closet with your gifts of abundance: pull from them every morning if needed. Know they are there. Learning to trust in your own abundance is required. When you begin to be within your own space of abundance, whatever you need will appear whenever you need it. That’s just the way the higher powers set this universe up to work. Trust the universal energy. The knowing of it all will humble you to its power yet let the brightness of you shine everywhere it needs to. Just by being from a state of abundance, it is being you. Hope you enjoy it. Thank you!16. What do we know about Dr. Nixon according to the introduction part? 17. Which of the following is not the reason why abundance is a philosophy? 18. What do we know about the true state of abundance? 19. What does Dr. Nixon suggest people do?17．A．His books have been sold worldwide.B．He can speak and write eight languages.C．His lifestyle is well-known in the world.D．He has been to many countries before.正确答案：A18．A．It appears in your physiology.B．It is in your value system.C．It is emphasized by philosophers.D．It carries its own beliefs.正确答案：C19．A．It is the center of the world.B．It is not easy to reach.C．It has no room for lies.D．It is bright like the sun.正确答案：C20．A．Try to get what you’ve missed.B．Love the abundance you have.C．Think of ways to be better.D．Be satisfied with your past.正确答案：B听力原文：Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 20 to 22. The head of the U. S. central bank has told Congress that the economy is improving after very slow growth in the first three-month of the year. U. S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s report came soon after the government announced April’s employment numbers. They showed the biggest monthly gain in two years. “Looking ahead, I expect that economic activity will expand at a somewhat faster pace this year than it did last year,(20)that the unemployment rate will continue to decline gradually, and that inflation will begin to move up toward two percent,” said Yellen. However, the central bank chief remained concerned about employment and international tensions. She said the threat of conflict in other countries, and intensifying financial problems in some developing countries could hurt the world economy. Currently one prominent risk is that adverse developments abroad, such as heightened geopolitical tensions or an intensification of financial stresses in emerging market economies could undermine confidence in the global economic recovery. The Federal Reserve, or Fed for short, has been cutting back its efforts to support the economy. The Fed has reduced or tapered its government bond buying activities. They went from $ 85 billion five months ago to about $ 45 billion now.(21)Bond buying by the central bank puts more money into the economy. And it has helped keep interest rates near historically low levels. This program called Quantitative Easing is set to end in the last three-month of this year. But Janet Yellen said borrowing rates would remain low for, in her words, a considerable amount of time. Earlier, the U. S. Labor Department said the economy added 288,000 jobs in April. That brought the unemployment rate to its lowest level in five years. The employment news balances the Commerce Department’s announcement that economic growth was very slow in the first three-month of the year, the economy grew at a rate of one-tenth of one percent. Experts blamed an unusually cold winter for hurting demand. However, economists say job gains were better than expected.(22)But others are concerned about the qualityof jobs. The jobs are not pushing up hourly wages. The building, professional services and healthcare industries added jobs, but income gains were disappointing.20. What does Janet Yellen’s report say about unemployment rate? 21. What did the central bank do to keep interest rate level? 22. What is the economists’ concern about jobs?21．A．It will continue to decline gradually.B．It will expand at a somewhat faster pace.C．It will begin to move up toward two percent.D．It will intensify problems in developing countries.正确答案：A22．A．It kept borrowing rates low for a long time.B．It set Quantitative Easing to end in this year.C．It bought Bond to put more money into the economy.D．It brought the unemployment rate to its lowest level.正确答案：C23．A．The job growth was considered very slow.B．The jobs are not pushing up hourly wages.C．The job gains were worse than expected.D．The income gains were satisfying.正确答案：B听力原文：Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 23 to 25. Everybody talks about happiness these days.(23)I had somebody count the number of books with “happiness” in the title published in the last five years and they gave up after about 40, and there were many more. There is a huge wave of interest in happiness, among researchers. But in spite of all this flood of work, there are several cognitive traps that sort of make it almost impossible to think straight about happiness.(24)The first of these traps is a reluctance to admit complexity. It turns out that the word “happiness” is just not a useful word anymore, because we apply it to too many different things. The second trap is a confusion between experience and memory: basically, it’s between being happy in your life, and being happy about your life or happy with your life. And the third is the focusing illusion, and it’s the unfortunate fact that we can’t think about any circumstance that affects our well-being without distorting its importance. Now, I’d like to start with an example of somebody who had a question-and-answer session after one of my lectures reported a story, and that was a story—He said he’d been listening to a symphony, and it was absolutely glorious music and at the very end of the recording, there was a dreadful sound. Andthen he added, it ruined the whole experience. But it hadn’t. What it had ruined were the memories of the experience. He had had the experience. He had had 20 minutes of glorious music. (25)What this is telling us, really, is that we might be thinking of ourselves and of other people in terms of two selves. There is an experiencing self, who lives in the present and knows the present, and is capable of re-living the past, but basically it has only the present. And then there is a remembering self, and the remembering self is the one that keeps score, and maintains the story of our life. Those are two very different entities, the experiencing self and the remembering self, and getting confused between them is part of the mess about the notion of happiness.23. What can we learn about the study of happiness in the last five years?24. What is the first cognitive trap mentioned in the lecture? 25. What does the speaker want to say by mentioning the story of the man listening to symphony?24．A．All the findings of the researches were published.B．There was a flood of work on the research of happiness.C．People gradually noticed traps on the way of having happiness.D．There was no way thinking straight about happiness.正确答案：B25．A．People refuse to accept the change of the definition of happiness.B．People tend to make happiness more and more complex.C．The experience and memory of happiness are mixed up.D．The importance of circumstances isn’t treated objectively.正确答案：B26．A．Music, especially classic music, is often the source of happiness.B．It’s difficult for people of perfectionism to gain happiness.C．One tiny flaw can ruin the total experience of happiness.D．The man actually is focusing on his memory of happiness.正确答案：DPart III Reading ComprehensionSection AWhere we choose to live can have a huge impact on our lives. Living in an unfriendly neighborhood, or one where residents move often, can make it harder to find child-care help or other support. On the other hand, settling in a peaceful rural hamlet(小村庄)may seem great—until you realize you can’t make a living【C1】______on the slow dial-up Internet access available there. A recent survey【C2】______the question of what bonds us to the places we live, and its findings suggest the【C3】______of life is a more influential factor than economists might think.【C4】______a choice, most people don’t care as much about the local economy as they do about the social offerings, physical beauty and openness of a locale(场地), says a recently released survey of about 14,000 people in 26 communities by Gallup and the Knight Foundation. Those【C5】______—how warm, welcoming and fun a community seems to be—are【C6】______why people living in Miami【C7】______to like it even more than they did last year. In Minneapolis and St. Paul,【C8】______had an above-average regard for their town even before Favre’joined the Vikings, this article reports. Even in hard-pressed Detroit, citizens like life a little more than in recent years, perhaps because of better parks, green spaces and【C9】______opportunities. In my case, living in the Pacific Northwest is a tradeoff. My town of Portland offers wonderful outdoor-sports access, edgy culture and natural beauty. However, as one who has worked in【C10】______and publishing all my life, I find many of my career contacts are a continent away, in New York.A)reconciliation I)inhabitantsB)tackled J)tendC)apparently K)providingD)counting L)GivenE)tangle M)quantityF)journalism N)recreationalG)quality O)appropriately H)intangibles 27．【C1】正确答案：D解析：空格位于make a living和on之间，从句法上判断所填词应是动词的分词形式，作状语。

2013年起各次英语六级考试作文The College English Test (CET), also known as the English Six-Level Test, is an important exam for non-English majors in China.With the continuous improvement of China's international status and the rapid development of the economy, the importance of English proficiency has become increasingly prominent. Therefore, CET has gradually become one of the core subjects in the examination system for college students.In recent years, the writing section of the CET exam has attracted much attention. The topics covered in the writing section are diverse, ranging from social issues to environmental problems, from education to technology. As one of the most challenging parts of the exam, the writing section requires candidates to not only have a good command of English grammar and vocabulary but also the ability to think critically and express their ideas logically.The 2013 CET exam featured a wide range of topics in the writing section, such as the impact of social media on interpersonal relationships, the benefits and drawbacks of online shopping, and the importance of cultural diversity in the workplace. Candidates were required to write essays discussingthese topics from different perspectives, providing examples and arguments to support their opinions.In subsequent years, the CET exam continued to test candidates' writing skills by introducing topics that reflected current social and political issues. For example, the 2014 exam asked candidates to discuss the role of the internet in promoting democratic values, while the 2015 exam focused on the growing problem of air pollution in China.Overall, the writing section of the CET exam has played a crucial role in assessing candidates' English proficiency and critical thinking skills. By writing essays on a wide range of topics, candidates have the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to analyze complex issues and communicate their ideas effectively in written form.In conclusion, the writing section of the CET exam has evolved over the years to reflect the changing social and political landscape. It has become a key component of the exam, testing candidates' ability to think critically and express their ideas in English. As English proficiency becomes increasingly important in China, the CET exam will continue to play a vital role in assessing students' language skills and preparing them for success in the globalized world.。

2013 年 6 月六级考试真题答案解析（第一套）2013 年 6 月大学英语六级考试真题 ( 一) 答案与详解Part ⅠWriting1、审题 :本篇是评论性的话题作文。

“微笑”是常谈不衰的话题，它本应是人们最自然、最常见的表情，而现代都市人大都为生活、工作、学业、子女等种种事务日复一日地劳碌奔波，背负着越来越大的压力，那种最真诚、最自然、最质朴的微笑正渐渐从人们的脸上消失。

在科技发达的现代社会，人与人之间在空间上的距离更近了，但在心灵上却越走越远。

本篇要求评论“微笑可以拉近两个人的距离”这句话并为文，而在更深层次上，出题人似乎是想借这个题目引发人们的思考，让人们通过“微笑”消除彼此之间的冷漠、仇恨、冲突，搭建良好的交流沟通和亲近的桥梁，因此这一题目开放性强，考生可发挥的空间很大。

此外，题目 Drections 中指出考生可以援引事例来证明观点，这为考生行文提供了一个思路，即：先陈述微笑的作用，然后援引事例予以证明，并对事例简单评述以点题，最后提出个人看法。

此外，考生也可先指出微笑可以缩短人与人之间距离的几个方面，然后指出微笑所代表的深层含义 ( 人与人之间的信任支持、关怀友爱、宽容悲悯等真挚情感），最后再作出总结。

2、写作思路：第一段：引用特蕾莎修女的名言，指出微笑能缩短人与人之间的距离，并从三个方面体现：消融冷漠或敌意；赋予力量；拉近友情。

第二段：从不同角度举例证明微笑能缩短人与人之间的距离：绝望中抚慰心灵；陌生环境中与人亲近，获得帮助；困境中，获得力量。

第三段：总结前面所述，给出个人看法：微笑让我们受益匪浅，笑口常开促进人与人的交流，促进社会的和谐。

A Smile Can Shorten the Distance Between PeopleMother Teresa once said, “ Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. ”Human beings are said to be one of the few species in this planet who can express sincere sentiments through a smile. And it is a smile that melts the indifference or hostility between people, that gives power to those who are at the edge of despair, and that brings friends close to each other. In a word, it is a smile that continuously shortens the distance between people.A smile, with its strong power, brings out its miraculous glamour in different ways. When you are in the situation of despair, a smile from others will console your hurting heart. When you get into an unfamiliar circumstance, a smile will make the people around you feel comfortable and help you willingly. When you get into trouble, a smile from friends will give you power to stand up. Where there is no smile, there is no happiness of life.Seen from the discussion above, a smile benefits us very much. Let ’s keep smiling so that better communication between people can be achieved and a more harmonious society can be built.PartⅡListening Comprehension1.听力原文： W: I was shocked to hear of your wife ’s illness. Is she going to be all right?M: At first, the doctors won’ t assure, but she’ s reallySheimproved’llbehome. next week.Q: What do we learn about the man’s wife from the conversation?【预测】选项中的主语she 以及 recovered, operation, critical condition ( 危急状况）和getting much better表明，对话与she 的病情有关。

Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to study abroad or at home, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2017.6 第二套Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2017.6 第三套Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to major in science or humanities at college, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2017.12 第一套Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Respect others, and you will be respected.”You can cite exampled to illustrate your views. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2017.12 第二套Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Seek to understand others, and you will be understood.”You can cite exampled to illustrate your views. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2017.12 第三套Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Help others, and you will be helped when you are in need.”You can cite exampled to illustrate your views. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part I Writing (30minutes)Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the use of robots. Try to imagine what will happen when more and more robots take the place of human beings in industry as well as people's daily lives. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2016.6 第二套Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on living in the virtual world. Try to imagine what will happen when people spend more and more time in the virtual world instead of interacting in the real world.You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2016.6 第三套Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on E-learning,try to imagine what will happen when more and more people study on-line instead of going to school. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2016.12 第一/二/三套Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on innovation/creation/invention. Your essay should include the importance of innovation and measures to be taken to encourage innovation/creation/invention. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2015.6 第一套Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying "Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. " You can give an example or two to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2015.6 第二套Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on Albert Einstein's remark "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." You can give an example or two to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 15 words but no more than 200 words.2015.6 第三套Part I Writing (30minutes)Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “If you cannot do great things，do small things in a great way.”You can cite examples to illustrate your point of view．You should write at least l50 words but no more than 200 words．2015.12 第一套Part I WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the impact of social networking websites on reading. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2015.12 第二套Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the difficulty in acquiring useful information in spite of advanced information technology.You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words．2015.12 第三套Part I WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the harm caused by misleading information online. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2014.6 第一套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.2014.6 第二套Directions: For this part, you are allowed. 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put all your eggs in one basket.You can give examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 2014.6 第三套Directions: For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to judge a person by their appearance.You can give examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2014.12 第一套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 technology is indispensable in education. You should give sound arguments to support your views and write at least 150words but no more than 200 words.2014.12 第二套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.2014.12 第三套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 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.2013.6 第一套Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark "Good habits result from resisting temptation."You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2013.6 第二套Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed."You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2013.6 第三套Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark "A smile is the shortest distance between two people." You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2013.12 第一套Part I Writing (30 minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将迸行听力考试)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on happiness by referring to the saying "Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them." You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you can develop your ability to deal with the problems and be happy. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2013.12 第二套Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay about the impact of the information explosion by referring to the saying “A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you can do to avoid being distracted by irrelevant information.You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2013.12 第三套Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remarks “The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you will do to make your life more meaningful. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.。

2013年6月大学英语六级真题Part III Listening Comprehension (35 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 conversations 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 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11. A) She has completely recovered.B) She went into shock after an operation.C) She is still in a critical condition.D) She is getting much better.12. A) Ordering a breakfast. C) Buying a train ticket.B) Booking a hotel room. D) Fixing a compartment.13. A) Most borrowers never returned the books to her.B) The man is the only one who brought her book back.C) She never expected anyone to return the books to her.D) Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets.14. A) She left her work early to get some bargains last Saturday.B) She attended the supermarket’s grand opening ceremony.C) She drove a full hour before finding a parking space.D) She failed to get into the supermarket last Saturday.15. A) He is bothered by the pain in his neck.B) He cannot do his report without a computer.C) He cannot afford to have a coffee break.D) He feels sorry to have missed the report.16. A) Only top art students can show their works in the gallery.B) The gallery space is big enough for the man’s paintings.C) The woman would like to help with the exibition layout.D) The man is uncertain how his art works will be received.17. A) The woman needs a temporary replacement for her assistant.B) The man works in the same department as the woman does.C) The woman will have to stay in hospital for a few days.D) The man is capable of dealing with difficult people.18. A) It was better than the previous one.B) It distorted the mayor’s speech.C) It exaggerated the city’s economy problems.D) It reflected the opinions of most economists.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) To inform him of a problem they face.B) To request him to purchase control desks.C) To discuss the content of a project report.D) To ask him to fix the dictating machine.20. A) They quote the best price in the market.B) They manufacture and sell office furniture.C) They cannot deliver the steel sheets on time.D) They cannot produce the steel sheets needed21. A) By marking down the unit price.B) By accepting the penalty clauses.C) By allowing more time for delivery.D) By promising better after-sales service.22. A) Give the customer a ten percent discount.B) Claim compensation from the stool suppliers.C) Ask the Buying Department to change suppliers.D) Cancel the contract with the customer.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Stockbroker. C) Mathematician.B) Physicist. D) Economist.24. A) Improve computer programming.B) Predict global population growth.C) Explain certain natural phenomena.D) Promote national financial health.25. A) Their different educational backgrounds.B) Changing attitudes toward nature.C) Chaos theory and its applications.D) The current global economic crisis.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 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 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2013年12月大学英语六级真题试卷（二）(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 about the impact of the information explosion by referring to the saying “A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention. “ You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you can do to avoid being distracted by irrelevant information. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.正确答案：Ways to Get Over Information Explosion As a popular saying goes, “A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”Nowadays we are in an era of information explosion. More and more people complain that they are lost in the information age. Admittedly, no one can deny the fact that the new information age has brought us so much convenience that we are allowed to get plenty of information just with a simple click sitting in front of the computers. Nevertheless, we are also confused, annoyed, distracted and upset by an incredibly large quantity of information. For example, when searching for something online, people are easily misguided by irrelevant information and forget their original plan. Besides, some information often turns out to be useless. Therefore, it may be time-consuming and troublesome to search information online. Then what can we do to avoid being distracted by irrelevant information? Here are some useful tips: Firstly, make a list of what you really want before your searching. You can avoid some appealing, yet irrelevant information by this way. Then, find some credible and professional sources or websites and then save and categorize them. In this case, you can easily leave some advertisements and useless information behind.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection A听力原文：W: Has my order arrived yet? I have been expecting it last week. M: I called the company this morning. They had some labor problems, so your order will be shipped late. It should be here by the end of the week. Q: What has caused the delay of the shipment?2．A．Labor problems.B．Weather conditions.C．An error in the order.D．Misplacing of goods.正确答案：A解析：事实细节题。

大学英语六级（2013年12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷224(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Writing 2. Listening Comprehension 3. Reading Comprehension 4. TranslationPart I Writing1．For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled It Pays to Be Honest by commenting on the saying, “Honesty is the best policy.”You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1.正确答案：Honesty is considered as a long-lasting virtue not only in China but also in any other civilized countries. Nothing is more important than being honest. However, it is sad to see that incidents of dishonesty still frequently happen in daily life. Some government officials abuse their authority for personal interest. Some businessmen sell fake products for higher profits. Some students cheat on exams for excellent academic performance. Although their behaviors may bring them immediate benefits at first, what waits for them in the end is troubles beyond imagination—their leaders will remove them from office; their customers won’t purchase their products any more; their classmates and teachers might not trust them. There is an English proverb saying “Honesty is the best policy”. It is important to be honest in modern society. Honest people gain a lot. What they do brings benefits to others as well as to themselves. Those who always tell truth or keep to their promise can win trust, respect and honor from others. Honesty paves the way for success and wealth. It pays to be honest. Everyone ought to cherish honesty and be a man of honesty.解析：这是一篇“表达看法”型论说文，题目要求考生对“诚实不欺为上策”提出个人的意见。

作文2023.03Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “People are now increasingly aware of the danger of “appearance anxiety” or being obsessed with one’s looks. You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should 'write at least150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “People are now increasingly aware of the challenges in making a decision when faced with too many choices”. You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “People are now increasingly aware of the "digital gap' or challenges the elderly face in a digital world”. You can make comments, give explanations, or cite examples to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2022.12Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “Today increasing importance is being attached to cultivating college students’ team spirit.” You can make statements, give reasons, or cite examples to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “In an era of information explosion, it is vitally important to develop the ability to think critically and make rational choices.” You can make statements, give reasons, or cite examples to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “With the application of information technology in education, college students can now learn in more diverse and efficient ways.” You can make statements, give reasons, or cite examples to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “It is now widely accepted that mutual trust and openness is the key to promoting cooperation.” You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “Today more and more people begin to realize the pleasures and joys of real- world social interaction.” You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “Nowadays students are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of developing digital skills.” You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 1 5 0 words but no more than 200 words.2022.06Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “Nowadays more and more people choose to live an environmentally friendly lifestyle.” You can make comments, cite examples, or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “Nowadays more and more people keep learning new skills to adapt to a fast-changing world.”You can make comments, cite examples, or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “Nowadays more and more people take delight in offering help to the needy.” You can make comments, cite examples, or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay related to the short passage given below. In your essay, you are to comment on the phenomenon described in the passage and suggest measures to address the issue. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Young people spend a lot of time on the Internet. However, they are sometimes unable to recognize false information on the Internet, judge the reliability of online information sources, or tell real news stories from fake ones.Directions: For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay related to the short passage given below. In your essay, you are to comment on the phenomenon described in the passage and suggest measures to address the issue. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Nowadays star chasing is prevalent among many teenagers. They take pop stars as their idols, imitating their way of talking, following their style of dressing, and seeking every chance to meet them in person at great expenses.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay related to the short passage given below. In your essay, you are to comment on the phenomenon described in the passage and suggest measures to address the issue. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Some parents in China are overprotective of their children. They plan everything for their children, make all the decisions for them, and do not allow them to explore on their own in case they make mistakes or get hurt.2021.06Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the graph below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the graph and comment on China's achievements in urbanization. You should write at least 150 words but no more than200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the chart below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the chart and comment on China's achievements in higher education. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the chart below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the chart and comment on China's achievements in poverty alleviation. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2020.12Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on why students should be encouraged to develop the ability to meet challenges. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on why students should be encouraged to develop effective communication skills. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on why students should be encouraged to develop creativity. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2020.09Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying What is worth doing is worth doing well. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying Wealth of the mind is the only true wealth. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying “Beauty of the soul is the essential beauty.” You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.2020.07Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying the best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. You should write at least 150words but no more than 200 words.翻译2023.03徐霞客是中国明代的著名地理学家。

2013年12月大学英语六级考试真题（第一套）Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on happiness by referring to the saying “Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them.”You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you can develop your ability to deal with problems and be happy. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening prehension （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 linethrough the centre.1.A）The rock band needs more hours of practice.B）The rock band is going to play here for a month.C）Their hard work has resulted in a big success.D）He appreciates the woman’s help with the band.2.A）Go on a diving tour in Europe.C）Travel overseas on his own.B）Add 300 dollars to his budget.D）Join a package tour to Mexico.3.A）In case some problem should occur. C）To avoid more work later on. B）Something unexpected has happened. D）To make better preparations.4. A）The woman asked for a free pass to try out the facilities.B）The man is going to renew his membership in a fitness center.C）The woman can give the man a discount if he joins the club now.D）The man can try out the facilities before he bees a member.5. A）He is not afraid of challenge. C）He is worried about the test.B）He is not fit to study science. D）He is going to drop the physics course.6. A）Pay for part of the piic food. C）Buy something special for Gary.B）Invite Gary’s family to dinner. D）Take some food to the piic.7.A）Bus drivers’working conditions. C）Public transportation.B）A labor dispute at a bus pany. D）A corporate takeover.8. A）The bank statement. C）The payment for an order.B）Their sales overseas.D）The check just deposited.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A）A hotel receptionist.C）A shop assistant.B）A private secretary.D）A sales manager.10. A）Voice.C）Appearance.B）Intelligence.D）Manners.11.A）Arrange one more interview. C）Report the matter to their boss. B）Offer the job to David Wallace. D）Hire Barbara Jones on a trial basis.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A）He invented the refrigerator. C）He got a degree in Mathematics. B）He patented his first invention. D）He was admitted to university.13. A）He distinguished himself in low temperature physics.B）He fell in love with Natasha Willoughby.C）He became a professor of Mathematics.D）He started to work on refrigeration.14. A）Finding the true nature of subatomic particles.B）Their work on very high frequency radio waves.C）Laying the foundations of modern mathematics.D）Their discovery of the laws of cause and effect.15. A）To teach at a university. C）To spend his remaining years.B）To patent his inventions. D）To have a three-week holiday.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 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.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A）They have fallen prey to wolves.B）They have bee a tourist attraction.C）They have caused lots of damage to crops.D）They have bee a headache to the munity.17.A）To celebrate their victory.C）To scare the wolves.B）To cheer up the hunters. D）To alert the deer.18.A）They would help to spread a fatal disease.B）They would pose a threat to the children.C）They would endanger domestic animals.D）They would eventually kill off the deer.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A）She is an interpreter.C）She is a domestic servant.B）She is a tourist guide.D）She is from the royal family.20.A）It was used by the family to hold dinner parties.B）It is situated at the foot of a beautiful mountain.C）It was frequently visited by heads of state.D）It is furnished like one in a royal palace.21. A）It is elaborately decorated.C）It is very big, with only six slim legs.B）It has survived some 2,000 years. D）It is shaped like an ancient Spanish boat.22. A）They are unfortable to sit in for long. C）They have lost some of their legs. B）They do not match the oval table at all.D）They are interesting to look at.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A）It is an unmon infectious disease.B）It destroys the patient’s ability to think.C）It is a disease very difficult to diagnose.D）It is the biggest crippler of young adults.24. A）Search for the best cure. C）Write a book about her life.B）Hurry up and live life.D）Exercise more and work harder.25. A）Aggressive.C）Sophisticated.B）Adventurous.D）Self-centered.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.It’s difficult to estimate the number of youngsters involved in home schooling, where children are not sent to school and receive their formal education from one or both parents. （26）_________ and court decisions have made it legally possible in most states for parents to educate their children at home, and each year more people take advantage of that opportunity. Some states require parents or a home tutor to meet teacher certification standards, and many require parents to plete legal forms to verify that their children are receiving （27）_________ in state-approved curricula.Supporters of home education claim that it’s less expensive and far more （28）_________ than mass public education. Moreover, they cite several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding, strengthened family relationships, lower （29）_________ rates, the fact that students are allowed to learn at their own rate, increased （30）_________, higher standardized test scores, and reduced （31）_________ problems.Critics of the home schooling movement （32）_________ that it creates as many problems as it solves. They acknowledge that, in a few cases, home schooling offers educational opportunities superior to those found in most public schools, but few parents can provide such educational advantages. Some parents who withdraw their children from the schools （33）_________ home schooling have an inadequate educational background and insufficient formal training to provide a satisfactory education for their children. Typically, parents have fewer technological resources （34）_________ than do schools. However, the relatively inexpensive puter technology that is readily available today is causing some to challenge the notion that home schooling is in any way （35）_________ more highly structured classroom education.Part III Reading prehension （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 bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Eachchoice 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.Quite often, educators tell families of children who are learning English as a second language to speak only English, and not their native language, at home. Although these educators may have good ___36___, their advice to families is misguided, and it ___37___ from misunderstandings about the process of language acquisition. Educators may fear that children hearing two languages will bee ___38___ confused and thus their language development will be ___39___; this concern is not documented in the literature. Children are capable of learning more than one language, whether ___40___ or sequentially （依次地）. In fact, most children outside of the United States are expected to bee bilingual or even, in many cases, multilingual. Globally, knowing more than one language is viewed as an ___41___ and even a necessity in many areas.It is also of concern that the misguided advice that students should speak only English is given primarily to poor families with limited educational opportunities, not to wealthier families who have many educational advantages. Since children from poor families often are___42___ as at-risk for academic failure, teachers believe that advising families to speak English only is appropriate. Teachers considerlearning two languages to be too ___43___ for children from poor families, believing that the children are already burdened by their home situations.If families do not know English or have limited English skills themselves, how can they municate in English? Advising non-English-speaking families to speak only English is ___44___ to telling them not to municate with or interact with their children. Moreover, the ___45___ message is that the family’s native language is not important or valued.A）asset I）permanentlyB）delayedJ）prevalentC）deviatesK）simultaneouslyD）equivalentL）stemsE）identifiedM）successivelyF）intentionsN）underlyingG）objectO）visualizingH）overwhelmingSection 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 the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Uses of DifficultyThe brain likes a challenge—and putting a few obstacles in its way may well boost its creativity.A）Jack White, the former frontman of the White Stripes and an influential figure among fellow musicians, likes to make things difficult for himself. He uses cheap guitars that won’t stay in shape or in tune. When performing, he positions his instruments in a way that is deliberately inconvenient, so that switching from guitar to organ mid-song involves a mad dash across the stage. Why? Because he’s on the run from what he describes as a disease that preys on every artist:“ease of use”. When making music gets too easy, says White, it bees harder to make it sing.B）It’s an odd thought. Why would anyone made their work more difficult than it already is? Yet we know that difficulty can pay unexpected dividends. In 1966, soon after the Beatles had finished work on “Rubber Soul”, Paul McCartney looked into the possibility of going to America to record their next album. The equipment inAmerican studios was more advanced than anything in Britain, which had led the Beatles’great rivals, the Rolling Stones, to make their latest album, “Aftermath”, in Los Angeles. McCartney found that EMI’s（百代唱片）contractual clauses made it prohibitively expensive to follow suit, and the Beatles had to make do with the primitive technology of Abbey Road.C）Lucky for us. Over the next two years they made their most groundbreaking work, turning the recording studio into a magical instrument of its own. Precisely because they were working with old-fashioned machines, George Martin and his team of engineers were forced to apply every ounce of their creativity to solve the problems posed to them by Lennon and McCartney. Songs like “Tomorrow Never Knows”, “Strawberry Fields Forever”, and “A Day in the Life”featured revolutionary sound effects that dazzled and mystified Martin’s American counterparts.D）Sometimes it’s only when a difficulty is removed that we realise what it was doing for us. For more than two decades, starting in the 1960s, the poet Ted Hughes sat on the judging panel of an annual poetry petition for British schoolchildren. During the 1980s he noticed an increasing number of long poems among the submissions, with some running to 70 or 80 pages. These poems were verbally inventive and fluent, but also“strangely boring”. After making inquiries Hughes discovered that they were being posed on puters, then just finding their way into British homes.E）You might have thought any tool which enables a writer to get words on to thepage would be an advantage. But there may be a cost to such facility. In an interview with the Paris Review Hughes speculated that when a person puts pen to paper, “you meet the terrible resistance of what happened your first year at it, when you couldn’t write at all”. As the brain attempts to force the unsteady hand to do its bidding, the tension between the two results in a more pressed, psychologically denser expression. Remove that resistance and you are more likely to produce a 70-page ramble （不着边际的长篇大论）.F）Our brains respond better to difficulty than we imagine. In schools, teachers and pupils alike often assume that if a concept has been easy to learn, then the lesson has been successful. But numerous studies have now found that when classroom material is made harder to absorb, pupils retain more of it over the long term, and understand it on a deeper level.G）As a poet, Ted Hughes had an acute sensitivity to the way in which constraints on self-expression, like the disciplines of metre and rhyme （韵律）, spur creative thought. What applies to poets and musicians also applies to our daily lives. We tend to equate （等同）happiness with freedom, but, as the psychotherapist and writer Adam Phillips has observed, without obstacles to our desires it’s harder to know what we want, or where we’re heading. He tells the story of a patient, a first-time mother who plained that her young son was always clinging to her, wrapping himself around her legs wherever she went. She never had a moment to herself, she said, because her son was “always in the way”. When Phillips asked herwhere she would go if he wasn’t in the way, she replied cheerfully, “Oh, I wouldn’t know where I was!”H）Take another mon obstacle: lack of money. People often assume that more money will make them happier. But economists who study the relationship between money and happiness have consistently found that, above a certain ine, the two do not reliably correlate. Despite the ease with which the rich can acquire almost anything they desire, they are just as likely to be unhappy as the middle classes. In this regard at least, F. Scott Fitzgerald was wrong.I）Indeed, ease of acquisition is the problem. The novelist Edward St Aubyn has a narrator remark of the very rich that, “not having to consider affordability, their desires rambled on like unstoppable bores, relentless （持续不断的）and whimsical （反覆无常的）at the same time.”When Boston College, a private research university, wanted a better feel for its potential donors, it asked the psychologist Robert Kenny to investigate the mindset of the super-rich. He surveyed 165 households, most of which had a net worth of $25m or more. He found that many of his subjects were confused by the infinite options their money presented them with. They found it hard to know what to want, creating a kind of existential bafflement. One of them put it like this: “You know, Bob, you can just buy so much stuff, and when you get to the point where you can just buy so much stuff, now what are you going to do?”J）The internet makes information billionaires out of all of us, and the architects ofour online experiences are catching on to the need to make things creatively difficult. Twitter’s huge success is rooted in the simple but profound insight that in a medium with infinite space for self-expression, the most interesting thing we can do is restrict ourselves to 140 characters. The music service This Is My Jam helps people navigate the tens of millions of tracks now available instantly via Spotify and iTunes. Users pick their favourite song of the week to share with others. They only get to choose one. The service was only launched this year, but by the end of September 650,000 jams had been chosen. Its co-founder Matt Ogle explains its raison d’être （存在的理由）like this: “In an age of endless choice, we were missing a way to say: ‘This. This is the one you should listen to’.”K）Today’s world offers more opportunity than ever to follow the advice of the Walker Brothers and make it easy on ourselves. pared with a hundred years ago, our lives are less tightly bound by social norms and physical constraints. Technology has cut out much of life’s donkeywork, and we have more freedoms than ever: we can wear what we like and municate with hundreds of friends at once at the click of a mouse. Obstacles are everywhere disappearing. Few of us wish to turn the clock back, but perhaps we need to remind ourselves how useful the right obstacles can be. Sometimes, the best route to fulfillment is the path of more resistance.46. The rigorous requirements placed on the writing of poetry stimulate the poet’s creativity.47. With creativity, even old-fashioned instruments may produce spectacular sound effects.48. More money does not necessarily bring greater happiness.49. It is a false assumption that lessons should be made easier to learn.50. Obstacles deliberately placed in the creation of music contribute to its success.51. Those who enjoy total freedom may not find themselves happy.52. Ted Hughes discovered many long poems submitted for poetry petition were posed on puters.53. Maybe we need to bear in mind that the right obstacles help lead us to greater achievements.54. An investigation found that many of the super-rich were baffled by the infinite choices their money made available.55. One free social networking website turned out to be successful because it limited each posting to one hundred and forty characters.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.There was a time not long ago when new science Ph.D.s in the United States were expected to pursue a career path in academia （学术界）. But today, most graduates end up working outside academia, not only in industry but also in careers such as science policy, munications, and patent law. Partly this is a result of how bleak the academic job market is, but there’s also a rising awareness of career options that Ph.D. scientists haven’t trained for directly—but for which they have useful knowledge, skills, and experience. Still, there’s a huge disconnect between the way we currently train scientists and the actual employment opportunities available for them, and an urgent need for dramatic improvements in training programs to help close the gap. One critical step that could help to drive change would be to require Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scientists to follow an individual development plan （IDP）.In 2002, the U.S. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology remended that every postdoctoral researcher put together an IDP in consultationwith an adviser. Since then, several academic institutions have begun to require IDPs for postdocs. And in June, the U.S. National Institutes of Health （NIH）Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group remended that the NIH require IDPs for the approximately 32,000 postdoctoral researchers they support. Other funding agencies, public and private, are moving in a similar direction.IDPs have long been used by government agencies and the private sector to achieve specific goals for the employee and the organization. The aim is to ensure that employees have an explicit tool to help them understand their own abilities and aspirations, determine career possibilities, and set （usually short-term）goals. In science, graduate students and new Ph.D. scientists can use an IDP to identify and navigate an effective career path.A free Web application for this purpose, called myIDP, has bee available this week. It’s designed to guide early-career scientists through a confidential, rigorous process of introspection （内省）to create a customized career plan. Guided by expert knowledge from a panel of science-focused career advisers, each trainee’s self-assessment is used to rank a set of career trajectories（轨迹）. After the user has identified a long-term career goal, myIDP walks her or him through the process of setting short-term goals directed toward accumulating new skills and experiences important for that career choice.Although surveys reveal the IDP process to be useful, trainees report a need for additional resources to help them identify a long-term career path and plete an IDP.Thus, myIDP will be most effective when it’s embedded in larger career-development efforts. For example, universities could incorporate IDPs into their graduate curricula to help students discuss, plan, prepare for, and achieve their long-term career goals.56. What do we learn about new science Ph.D.s in the United States today?A）They lack the skills and expertise needed for their jobs.B）They can choose from a wider range of well-paying jobs.C）They often have to seek jobs outside the academic circle.D）They are regarded as the nation’s driving force of change.57. What does the author say about America’s Ph.D. training?A）It should be improved to better suit the job market.B）It is closely linked to future career requirements.C）It should be re-oriented to careers outside academia.D）It includes a great variety of practical courses.58. What was remended for Ph.D.s and postdoctoral researchers?A）They meet the urgent needs of the corporate world.B）A long-term career goal be set as early as possible.C）An IDP be made in consultation with an adviser.D）They acquire an explicit tool to help obtain jobs.59. Government agencies and the private sector often use IDPs to ______.A）bring into full play the skills and expertise of their postdoctoral researchers B）help employees make the best use of their abilities to achieve their career goals C）place employees in the most appropriate positionsD）hire the most suitable candidates to work for them60. What do we know about myIDP?A）It is an effective tool of self-assessment and introspection for better career plans.B）It enables people to look into various possibilities and choose the career they love.C）It promises a long-term career path.D）It is part of the graduate curricula.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Just over a decade into the 21st century, women’s progress can be celebrated across a range of fields. They hold the highest political offices from Thailand to Brazil, Costa Rica to Australia. A woman holds the top spot at the International Monetary Fund; another won the Nobel Prize in economics. Self-made billionaires in Beijing, tech innovators in Silicon Valley, pioneering justices in Ghana—in these and countless other areas, women are leaving their mark.But hold the applause. In Saudi Arabia, women aren’t allowed to drive. In Pakistan, 1,000 women die in honor killings every year. In the developed world, women lag behind men in pay and political power. The poverty rate among women in the U.S. rose to 14.5% last year.To measure the state of women’s progress, Newsweek ranked 165 countries, looking at five areas that affect women’s lives: treatment under the law, workforce participation, political power, and access to education and health care. Analyzing data from the United Nations and the World Economic Forum, among others, and consulting with experts and academics, we measured 28 factors to e up with our rankings.Countries with the highest scores tend to be clustered in the West, where gender discrimination is against the law, and equal rights are constitutionally enshrined （神圣化）. But there were some surprises. Some otherwise high-ranking countries had relatively low scores for political representation. Canada ranked third overall but 26th in power, behind countries such as Cuba and Burundi. Does thissuggest that a woman in a nation’s top office translates to better lives for women in general? Not exactly.“Trying to quantify or measure the impact of women in politics is hard because in very few countries have there been enough women in politics to make a difference,”says Anne-Marie Goetz, peace and security adviser for U.N. Women.Of course, no index can account for everything. Declaring that one country is better than another in the way that it treats more than half its citizens means relying on broad strokes and generalities. Some things simply can’t be measured. And cross-cultural parisons can’t account for differences of opinion.Certain conclusions are nonetheless clear. For one thing, our index backs up a simple but profound statement made by Hillary Clinton at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. “When we liberate the economic potential of women, we elevate the economic performance of munities, nations and the world,”she said. “There’s a stimulative effect that kicks in when women have greater access to jobs and the economic lives of our countries: Greater political stability. Fewer military conflicts. More food. More educational opportunity for children. By harnessing the economic potential of all women, we boost opportunity for all people.”61. What does the author think about women’s progress so far?A）It still leaves much to be desired. C）It has greatly changed women’s fate. B）It is too remarkable to be measured. D）It is achieved through hard struggle.62. In what countries have women made the greatest progress?A）Where women hold key posts in government.B）Where women’s rights are protected by law.C）Where women’s participation in management is high.D）Where women enjoy better education and health care.63. What do Newsweek rankings reveal about women in Canada?A）They care little about political participation.B）They are generally treated as equals by men.C）They have a surprisingly low social status.D）They are underrepresented in politics.64. What does Anne-Marie Goetz think of a woman being in a nation’s top office? A）It does not necessarily raise women’s political awareness.B）It does not guarantee a better life for the nation’s women.C）It enhances women’s status.D）It boosts women’s confidence.65. What does Hillary Clinton suggest we do to make the world a better place? A）Give women more political power. C）Allow women access to education. B）Stimulate women’s creativity. D）Tap women’s economic potential.Part IV Translation （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.中国人自古以来就在中秋时节庆祝丰收。

6级试题2013 12 14Part I Writing (30 minutes)作文一：大学快要毕业了，需要找工作，写一封求职信说明申请工作的原因和自己能胜任的理由。

作文二：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay about the impact of information explosion by referring to the saying "a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention". You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you can do to avoid being distracted by irrelevant information? You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.作文三：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on happiness by referring to the saying”Happiness is not the absence of problems”,but the ability to deal with them.” You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you can develop your ability to deal with problem and be happy.you should write at least 150words but no more than 200words.Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。