2013年12月六级考试真题（第一套）Part IWritingDirections:For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."You can give examples toillustrate your point and then explain what you will do to make your life more meaningful Youshould write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Listening ComprehensionSection Aof each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation 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 thebest answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through thecentre.1.A)Weather conditions.C)An error in the order.B)Labor problems.D)Misplacing of goods.2.A)What the woman says makes a lot of senseB)The rich are opposed to social welfare.C)He agrees with Mr.Johnson's views.D)He is sympathetic with poor people.3.A)He has work to finish in time.C)He has a tough problem to solve.B)He will be practicing soccer.D)He will be attending a meeting4.A)Mary will not be able to keep a dog in the buildingB)Mary should get rid of her pet as soon as possible.C)Mary might as well send her dog to her relative.D)Mary is not happy with the ban on pet animals.5.A)He does not believe they are twin sisters.C)Lisa and Gale are not very much alike.B)The woman seems a bit hard of hearing.D)The twins,voices are quite different.6.A)The serious economic crisis in Britain.C)A package deal to be signed in NovemberB)A message from their business associates.D)Their ability to deal with financial problems.7.A)Cleaning the pants will take longer than usualB)The man will be charged extra for the service.C)The man has to go to the main cleaning facilityD)It is impossible to remove the stain completely.8.A)European markets.C)Luxury goods.B)Imported products.D)A protest rally.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A)He talked to her on the phoneC)He made a business tripB)He had a quarrel with MarshaD)He resolved a budget problem.10.A)She has developed some serious mental problemB)She may have to be fired for poor performance.C)She supervises a number of important projects.D)She is in charge of the firm's budget planning.11.A)Something unexpected happened at her home.B)David promised to go on the trip in her place.C)She failed to arrive at the airport on time.D)She was not feeling herself on that day.12.A)He often fails to follow through on his projects.B)He has been trying hard to cover for Marsha.C)He is always finding fault with Marsha.D)He frequently gets things mixed up.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13.A)They are better sheltered from all the outside temptations.B)They take an active part in more extracurricular activities.C)They are usually more motivated to compete with their peers.D)They have more opportunities to develop their leadership skills.14.A)Its students aim at managerial posts.C)Its chief positions are held be women.B)Its students are role models of women.D)Its teaching staff consists of women only.15.A)They have ample opportunities to meet the opposite sex.B)They are more or less isolated from the outside world.C)It is traditional but colourful.D)It is under adequate controlSection BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hearsome questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear aquestion,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)By speaking with the local agent.C)By making gestures at strategic points.B)By speaking in a deep,loud voice.D)By invading the personal space of listeners.17.A)To promote sportsmanship among business owners.B)To raise money for a forthcoming local sports event.C)To encourage people to support local sports groups.D)To show his family's contribution to the community18.A)They would certainly appeal to his audience.B)They are known to be the style of the sports worldC)They are believed to communicate power and influence.D)They represent the latest fashion in business circles.19.A)To create a warm personal atmosphere.C)To allow the audience to better enjoy his slidesB)To cover up his own nervousness.D)To enhance the effect of background music.Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20.A)She was the first African-American slave to publish a book.B)She was born about the time-of the War of Independence.C)She was the greatest female poet in Colonial America.D)She was the first educated slave of John Wheatley's.21.A)Turn to the colonial governor for help.C)Obtain consent from her owner.B)Go through a scholarly examination.D)Revise it a number of times.22.A)Religious scripts popular among slaves in America.B)Literary works calling for the abolition of slavery.C)A rich stock of manuscripts left by historical figures.D)Lots of lost works written by African-American women.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23.A)It is a trait of generous character.C)It is a sign of happiness and confidence.B)It is a reflection of self-esteem.D)It is an indicator of high intelligence.24.A)It was the essence of comedyC)It was self-defeating.B)It was something admirable.D)It was aggressive.25.A)It is a feature of a given cultureC)It is a result of both nature and nurtureB)It is a double-edged sword.D)It is a unique gift of human beings.Section C22013年12月六级考试真题（第一套）Directions:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the firsttime,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 thepassage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.It is important that we be mindful of the earth,the planet out of which we are born and by whichwe are nourished,guided,healed-the planet,however,which we have 26 to a considerabledegree in these past two centuries of 27 exploitation.This exploitation has reached such_28thatpresently it appears that some hundreds of thousands of species will be 29_before the end of thecentury.capacities of earlier peoples.We can break the mountains apart;we can drain the rivers and flood thevalleys.We can turn the most luxuriant forests into throwaway paper products.We can31 the greatgrass cover of the western plains and pour 32 chemicals into the soil until the soil is dead and blowsaway in the wind.We can pollute the air with acids,the rivers with sewage ()the seas with oil.the volume and the speed with which we move natural resources through the consumer economy tothe junk pile or the waste heap.Our managerial skills are measured by the competence 34inaccelerating this process.If in these activities the physical features of the planet are damaged,if theenvironment is made inhospitable for35 living species,then so be it.We are,supposedly,creatinga technological wonderworld.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one wordfar each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passagethrough carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through thecentre.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 tospeak only English,and not their native language,at home.Although these educators may have good36 their advice to families is misguided,and it 37 from misunderstandings about the process oflanguage acquisition.Educators may fear that children hearing two languages will become 38confused and thus their language development will be 39 this concern is not documented in theliterature.Children are capable of learning more than one language,whether_40 or sequentiallyIn fact,most children outside of the United States are expected to becoming bilingual or even,in many cases,multilingual.Globally,knowing more than one language is viewed as an 41 andeven a necessity in many areas.It is also of concern that the misguided advice that students should speak only English is givenprimarily to poor families with limited educational opportunities,not to wealthier families who havemany educational advantages.Since children from poor families often are42 as at-risk foracademic failure,teachers believe that advising families to speak English only is appropriate.Teachers consider learning two languages to be too 43 for children from poor families,believingthat the children are already burdened by their home situations.If families do not know English or have limited English skills themselves,how can theycommunicate in English?Advising non-English-speaking families to speak only English is44 totelling them not to communicate with or interact with their children.Moreover,the 45 message isthat the family's native language is not important or valued.A)assetI)permanentlyB)delayedJ)prevalentC)deviatesK)simultaneouslyD)equivalentL)stemsE)identifiedM)successivelyF)intentionsN)underlying