2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题（一）PartIWriting (30 minutes)Directions:For this part,youare allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below.You should startyour essay with a brief description of the picture and then discuss whether technology is indispensable in education.You should give sound arguments to support your views and write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words“T'm going to need tech support.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartⅡListening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will 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 the conversation and the questionswill be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the fourchoices marked A)9 B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答：1.A)The man's tennis racket is good enoughB)The man should get a pair of new shoes.C)She can wait for the man for a little while.D)Physical exercise helps her stay in shape.2.A)The woman will skip Dr.Smiths lecture to help the man.B)Kathy is very pleased to attend the lecture by Dr.Smith.C)The woman is good at doing lab demonstrations.D)The man will do all he can to assist the woman.3.A)The woman asked the man to accompany her to the party.B)Steve became rich soon after graduation from college.C)Steve invited his classmates to visit his big cottage.D)The speakers and Steve used to be classmates.4.A)In a bus.C)Ina boat.B)In a clinic.D)In a plane.5.A)10:10.B)9:50C)9:40.D)9:10.6.A)She does not like John at all.B)John has got many admirers.C)She does not think John is handsome.D)John has just got a bachelor's degree.7.A)He has been bumping along for hours.B)He has got a sharp pain in the neck.C)He is involved in a serious accidentD)He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam.8.A)She is good at repairing things.B)She is a professional mechanic.C)She should improve her physical condition.D)She cannot go without a washing machineQuestions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A)Some witnesses failed to appear in court.B)The case caused debate among the public.C)The accused was found guilty of stealing.D)The accused refused to plead guilty in court.10.A)He was out of his mind.C)His wife deserted him.2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题（一）B)He was unemployed.D)His children were sick.11.A)He had been in jail before.C)He was unlikely to get employed.B)He was unworthy of sympathy.D)He had committed the same sort of crimeQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)Irresponsible.C)AggressiveB)Unsatisfactory.D)Conservative.13.A)Intemal communicationC)Public relationsB)Distribution of brochures.D)Product design14.A)Placing advertisements in the trade press.C)Advertising in the national pressB)Drawing sketches for advertisements.D)Making television commercials.15.A)She has the motivation to do the job.C)She is not so easy to get along with.B)She knows the tricks of advertising.D)She is not suitable for the position.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end ofeach 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 bestanswer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)The cozy communal life.C)Innovative academic programs.B)The cultural diversityD)Impressive school buildings.17.A)It is very beneficial to their academic progress.B)It helps them soak up the surrounding culture.C)It is as important as their leaming experience.D)It ensures their physical and mental health18.A)It offers the most challenging academic programs.C)It provides numerous options for students.D)It draws faculty from all around the world.19.A)They try to give students opportunities for experimentation.B)They are responsible merely to their Ministry of Education.C)They strive to develop every student's academic potential.D)They ensure that all students get roughly equal attention.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20.A)It will arrive at Boulogne at half past two.B)It crosses the English Channel twice a day.C)It is now about half way to the French coast.D)It is leaving Folkestone in about five minutes.21.A)Opposite the ship's office.C)At the rear of B deck.B)Next to the duty-free shop.D)In the front of A deck.22.A)It is for the sole use of passengers travelling with carsB)It is much more spacious than the lounge on C deck.C)It is for the use of passengers travelling with children.D)It is for senior passengers and people with VIP cards.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23.A)It was named after its location.B)It was named after its discoverer.C)It was named after a cave art expert.D)It was named after one of its painters.24.A)Animal painting was part of the spiritual life of the time.B)Deer were worshiped by the ancient Cro-Magnon people.C)Cro-Magnon people painted animals they hunted and ate.D)They were believed to keep evils away from cave dwellers.25.A)They know little about why the paintings were created.B)They have difficulty telling when the paintings were doneC)They are unable to draw such interesting and fine paintingsD)They have misinterpreted the meaning of the cave paintingsSection CDirections:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time 9 youshould listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill inthe blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Finally,when the passage is read for the third time youshould check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。If you are attending a local college,especially one without residence halls,youll probably live at home andcommute to classes.This arrangement has a lot of 26 It's cheaper.It provides a comfortable and familiarsetting and it means youll get the kind of home cooking you're used to instead of the monotony that 27even the best institutional food.However,commuting students need to 28to become involved in the life of their college and to takespecial steps to meet their fellow students.Often,this means a certain amount of initiative on your part in29 andtalking to people in your classes whom you think you might like.One problem that commuting students sometimes face is their parents unwillingness to recognize that they'readults.The30 from high school to college is a big one,and if you live at home you need to develop the samekind of independence you'd have if you were living away.Home rules that might have been_31when you werein high school don't apply.If your parents are 32 to renegotiate,you can speed the process along by letting yourbehavior show that you have the responsibility that goes with maturity.Parents are more willing to33 theirchildren as adults when they behave like adults.If,however,there's so much friction at home that it 34 youracademic work,you might want to consider sharing an apartment with one or more friends.Sometimes this is ahappy solution when family 35 make everyone miserable.Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blankfrom a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully beforeitem on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank morethan once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.children are natural-born scientists.They have36 minds,and they aren't afraid to admit they don't knowsomething Most of them,37,lose this as they get older.They become self-conscious and don't want to appearstupid.Instead of finding things out for themselves they make 38 that often turn out to be wrong.So it's not a case of getting kids interested in science.You just have to avoid killing the 39 for learningthat they were born with.It's no coincidence that kids start deserting science once it becomes formalised.Childrenpart of the same act-it's all learning.It's only because of the practicalities of education that you have to startbreaking down the curriculum into specialist subjects.You need to have specialist teachers who41 what theyknow.Thus once they enter school,children begin to define subjects and erect boundaries that needn't otherwiseexist.Dividing subjects into science,maths,English,etc.is something we do for 42 In the end it's all leaming,them.Of course we need to specialise44 Each of us has only so much time on Earth,so we can't studyeverything.At 5 years old,our field of knowledge and 45 is broad,covering anything from learning to walkto learning to count.Gradually it narrows down so that by the time we are 45,it might be one tiny little cornerwithin science.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)accidentallyF)excludeK)impartB)acquiringG)exertionL)inquiringC)assumptionsH)explorationM)passionD)convenienceI)formulasN)provokingE)eventuallyJ)igniteO)unfortunatelySection BDirections:In this section you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement