2014年12月英语六级真题及答案解析(第三套).doc

2014年12月英语六级考试真题及答案解析（第三套）Part IPart IIPart IIIPart IVSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 longconversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be askedabout what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1.A. The mans tennis racket is good enough.B. The man should get a pair of new shoes.C. She can wait for the man for a little while.D. Physical exercise helps her stay in shape.正确答案：B 本题解析：B)。对话中男士说下次打球之前，他要去买一副新的网球拍。女士说男士的鞋也不是很好。由此可知，女士认为男士应该买一双新鞋。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.正确答案：A 本题解析：A)。对话中男士说他希望女士能帮助（assist）他做实验室演示，但是他知道女士要去听史密斯博士的讲座，女士说她让凯西帮忙记笔记了。由此可知，女士为了帮助男士将逃史密斯博士的讲座。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.正确答案：D 本题解析：D)。对话中女士说史蒂夫邀请她参加星期日晚上的聚会，并问男士是否收到邀请。男士说史蒂夫打电话告诉了他，接着说史蒂夫想所有的老同学都来参加重聚联欢会。由此可知，女士和男士都是史蒂夫的老同学。D)中的 used to be classmates 是对对话中old classmates 的同义转述。4.A. In a bus.C. In a boat.B. In a clinic.D. In a plane.Listening ComprehensionReading ComprehensionTranslationWriting第 24 页 共 24 页正确答案：C 本题解析：C)。对话中女士说她有点晕船（seasick），并感到头晕，男士建议她闭上眼睛放松放松，并说一到岸女士就会好起来的。由此可知，对话最有可能发生在船上。5.A. 10:10.B. 9:50.C. 9:40.D. 9:10.正确答案：B 本题解析：B)。对话中女士说根据时刻表他们要乘坐的火车在 20 分钟前就该到站，但现在已经是九点半了，男士说没有必要紧张，广播说火车要晚点 40 分钟。由此可知，火车到站的时间应该为 9:50。本题需要听清各个时间点，并迅速做好数学运算。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 bachelors degree.正确答案：A 本题解析：A)。对话中男士说约翰长得帅又有钱，并说约翰（现在）还是个单身汉，女士说约翰在很多女孩子眼中臭名昭著，她一听到约翰的名字就厌烦。由此可知，女士不喜欢约翰。7.A. He has been bumping along for hours.B. He has got a sharp pain in the neck.C. He is involved in a serious accident.D. He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam.正确答案：D 本题解析：D)。对话中男士说汽车已经一辆紧跟一辆地排着队，他已经在高速公路上堵了整整一个小时了。女士说这状况肯定让人讨厌极了，让男士有耐心，毕竟他除了等待什么也做不了。由此可知，男士应该是堵在高速公路上了。8.A. She is good at repairing things.B. She is a professional mechanic.C. She should improve her physical condition.D. She cannot go without a washing machine.正确答案：A 本题解析：A)。对话中女士对昨天看到玛丽在用男士想要丢弃的洗衣机感到很吃惊，男士说那个洗衣机很旧很破，并说玛丽使它运转起来使他非常惊奇。由此可知，玛丽擅长修理东西。Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A. Some witnesses failed to appear in court.B. The case caused debate among the public.C. The accused was found guilty of stealing.D. The accused refused to plead guilty in court.正确答案：C 本题解析：C)。对话开头男士（法官）就说最近的一起案件是一名男子被指控入室盗窃且罪名成立。10.A. He was out of his mind.B. He was unemployed.C. His wife deserted him.D. His children were sick.正确答案：B 本题解析：B)。对话中女士问， 他（那名被告）为什么要那么做。男士回答说被告盗窃是为了养家糊口，他已经失业一段时间了。由此可知，那名被告因为失业而无法养家糊口，所以才铤而走险。11.A. He had been in jail before.B. He was unworthy of sympathy.C. He was unlikely to get employed.D. He had committed the same sort of crime.正确答案：A 本题解析：A)。对话中女士说，当一个人显然处于困境时，把他关进监狱又有什么好处呢。男士回答说，这个家伙有点特别，以前坐过牢。Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A. Irresponsible.C. Aggressive.B. Unsatisfactory.D. Conservative.正确答案：B 本题解析：B)。对话中男士提到，他们对目前的广告代理商不是很满意，所以他们想要换一家代理商。13.A. Internal communication.B. Distribution of brochures.C. Public relations.D. Product design.正确答案：C 本题解析：C)。对话中女士问到，她的工作内容包括什么。男士回答说，所有的广告业务都要向他汇报，公共关系方面（public relations）要向格兰特先生汇报。14.A. Placing advertisements in the trade press.B. Drawing sketches for advertisements.C. Advertising in the national press.D. Making television commercials.正确答案：D 本题解析：D)。对话中女士说，她最近做了很多关于电视广告方面的工作，她对这方面非常感兴趣，由此可知，女士最感兴趣的是做电视广告。15.A. She has the motivation to do the job.B. She knows the tricks of advertising.C. She is not so easy to get along with.D. She is not suitable for the position.正确答案：D 本题解析：D)。对话末尾男士说他真的觉得女士不适合这份工作。Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of eachpassage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer fromthe four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A. The cozy communal life.B. The cultural diversity.C. Innovative academic programs.D. Impressive school buildings.正确答案：A 本题解析：A)。短文中提到，很少有外国的大学像美国大学这样重视营造舒适的、具有美国校园特色的集体生活。由此可知，说话者说的美国大学校园的特点就是舒适的集体生活。17.A. It is very beneficial to their academic progress.B. It helps them soak up the surrounding culture.C. It is as important as their learning experience.D. It ensures their physical and mental health.正确答案：C 本题解析：C)。短文中布朗大学的校长瓦坦格利高里提到，在美国，人们认为学生的日常生活和学习经历同样重要。18.A. It offers the most challenging academic programs.B. It has the worlds best-known military academies.C. It provides numerous options for students.D. It draws faculty from all around the world.正确答案：C 本题解析：C)。短文中提到，美国可供选择的清单是无与伦比的。由此可知，在说话者看来美国能够为学生提供多种选择，这使得它无与伦比。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 students academic potential.D. They ensure that all students get roughly equal attention.正确答案： 本题解析：BB)。短文中提到，在欧洲和日本，大学只对教育部负责（are answerableonly to a ministry of education）。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.正确答案：D 本题解析：D)。短文中提到，我们预计在 5 分钟后离开福克斯通。由此可知，海联渡船大约 5 分钟之后离开福克斯通。21.A. Opposite the ships office.B. Next to the duty-free shop.C. At the rear of B deck.D. In the front of A deck.正确答案：D 本题解析：D)。短文中提到，小吃店提供三明治、各种冷热饮，位于 A 甲板的前部（situated in the front of A deck）。22.A. It is for the sole use of passengers travelling with cars.B. 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.正确答案：A 本题解析：A)。短文中提到，乘客们被提醒 B 甲板上的休息室仅供带车上船的乘客使用(for the sole use of passengers travelling with cars)。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.正确答案：B 本题解析：B)。短文中提到，肖维岩洞是为了纪念其发现者而被命名的（the caveis now called in honor of its discoverer）。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.正确答案：C 本题解析：C)。短文中提到，旧式理论认为克罗马农人把他们捕猎和食用的动物画了下来，而这个洞穴里的绘画反驳了这一理论。25.A. They know little about why the paintings were created.B. They have difficulty telling when the paintings were done.C. They are unable to draw such interesting and fine paintings.D. They have misinterpreted the meaning of the cave paintings.正确答案：A 本题解析：A)。短文中提到，关于冰河时代的艺术家们为什么创作这些有趣而细致的绘画，科学家们乐意承认他们对此还知之甚少。Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passageis read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Whenthe passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks withthe exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the thirdtime, you should check what you have written.If you are attending a local college, especially one without residence halls,youll probably live at home and commute to classes. This arrangement has a lotof 26. _. Its cheaper. It provides a comfortable and familiar setting,and it means youll get the kind of home cooking youre used to instead ofthe monotony (单调) that 27. _ even the best institutional food.However, commuting students need to 28. _ to become involved in the lifeof their college and to take special steps to meet their fellow students. Often,this means a certain amount of initiative on your part in 29. _ and talkingto people in your classes whom you think you might like.One problem that commuting students sometimes face is their parents unwillingness to recognize that theyre adults. The 30. _ from high schoolto college is a big one, and if you live at home you need to develop the same kindof independence youd have if you were living away. Home rules that might have been31. _ when you were in high school dont apply. If your parents are 32._ to renegotiate, you can speed the process along by letting your behaviorshow that you have the responsibility that goes with maturity. Parents are morewilling to 33. _ their children as adults when they behave like adults. If,however, theres so much friction at home that it 34. _ your academic work,you might want to consider sharing an apartment with one or more friends. Sometimesthis is a happy solution when family 35. _ make everyone miserable.26._正确答案：advantages 本题解析：空前的 a lot of 提示，本空很可能填可数名词复数。如果是名词复数，注意不要漏写-s 或-es。advantage 意为“好处，优点”。27._正确答案：characterizes/-ises 本题解析：分析句子结构可知，that 引导的定语从句修饰 monotony，且该从句缺少谓语，故本空应填动词。monotony 为不可数名词，故所填动词应为第三人称单数。characterize/-ise 意为“以为特征，以为典型”。28._正确答案：go out of their way 本题解析：空前的 need to 提示，本空应填动词原形或动词短语。go out of ones way to do sth 意为“特别努力地做某事”。29._正确答案：seeking out 本题解析：空前的介词 in 和空后 and talking 提示，本空应填动名词或动名词短语。seek out 意为“找出，找到”。30._正确答案：transition 本题解析：空前的定冠词 the 和空后的介词 from 提示，本空应填名词。transition 意为“过渡；转变”。31._正确答案：appropriate 本题解析：that school 为定语从句，修饰 home rules。might have been 提示，从句谓语不完整，故本空可能填形容词，作表语。appropriate 意为“适宜的”。32._正确答案：reluctant 本题解析：空前的 are 和空后的 to 提示，本空很可能填形容词，且能与前后构成搭配。reluctant 意为“不情愿的”。33._正确答案：acknowledge 本题解析：空前的动词不定式小品词 to 提示，本空应填动词原形或动词短语。acknowledge 意为“承认”。34._正确答案：interferes with 本题解析：分析句子结构可知，本空所在句缺谓语，且根据前后的时态可知这里的动词应该用单数第三人称形式。interfere with 意为“影响，妨碍”。35._正确答案：tensions 本题解析：when 引导的时间状语从句的主语不完整提示，本空应填名词。make 提示，所填名词应为复数。tension 意为“紧张状态，紧张局势”。Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are requiredto select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank followingthe passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Eachchoice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letterfor each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may notuse any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.It was 10 years ago, on a warm July night, that a newborn lamb tookher first breath in a small shed in Scotland. From the outside, she lookedno different from thousands of other sheep born onas the world soon came to realize, was noa single cell of an adult female sheep, 383736farms. But Dolly,lamb. She was cloned fromlong-held scientific dogma thathad declared such a thing biologically impossible.A decade later, scientists are starting to come to grips with just howdifferent Dolly was. Dozens of animals have been cloned since that first lamb mice, cats, cows, and, most recently, a dog and its becomingclear that they are all, in one way or another, defective.Its40to think of clones as perfect carbon copies of the original.41 . That39It turns out, though, that there are various degrees of geneticmay come as a shock to people who have paid thousands of dollars to clonea pet cat only to discover that the baby cat looks and behaves42like43their beloved pet with a different-color coat of fur, perhaps, or adifferent attitude toward its human hosts.And these are just the obvious differences. Not only are clones44from the original template (模板) by time, but they are also theproduct of an unnatural molecular mechanism that turns out not to be verygood at making 45copies. In fact, the process can embed small flaws inthe genes of clones that scientists are only now discovering.A. abstractB. completelyC. desertedD. duplicationE. everythingF. identicalG. increasinglyH. miniatureI. nothingJ. ordinaryK. overturningL. separatedM. surroundingN. systematicallyO. tempting36.正确答案： 本题解析：MM)。空前的介词 on 和空后的名词 farms 提示，本空应填形容词，修饰 farms。这里将 a newborn lamb 与 thousands of other sheep 作对比，新出生的小羊诞生在一个小窝棚里（in a small shed），所以 on 36 farms 与 in a small shed 形成对照。本空所在句说明，从外表上看，这只小羊与农场上诞生的其他成千上万只羊没有什么区别，故答案为 M) surrounding （附近的；四周的）。37.正确答案： 本题解析： 空前的 no 和空后的 lamb 提示，JJ)。本空应填形容词，修饰 lamb。注意本句与上一句的转折关系，上一句指出，多莉在外表上与其他羊没有什么区别（nodifferent from），but 提示本句的言外之意是“尽管多莉从外表看与其他羊没有什么区别，但实际上多莉还是与其他羊不同”，也就是说多莉并不是一只普通的羊，形容词备选项中只有 J) ordinary（普通的，平常的）符合语义。no ordinary 与 no different 形成对比关系，呼应了 but 的转折衔接。因此，本题答案为 J) ordinary。38.正确答案：K 本题解析：K)。空前是一个独立完整的句子，空后则是一个由 that 引导的定语从句修饰的名词短语。可见，空所在处是分词短语，作状语，本空应填现在分词，逻辑宾语为 long-held scientific dogma。剩余选项中锁定 K) overturning 与 O) tempting。很显然 she was cloned from a single cell of an adult female sheep（它是从一头成年母羊的单个细胞中克隆出来的）这一事实推翻了 such a thing biologically impossible（这种事在生物学上不可能）这种教条看法，所以选 K) overturning（推翻决定/裁决等）。39.正确答案：G 本题解析：G)。句子主干完整且本空位于形容词 clear 之前提示，本空应填副词。空前的 it 指代的是 that 从句内容，即 they are all, in one way or another,defective。从上文可知，“所有的克隆动物都在某种方面是有缺陷的”这一点科学家们一开始并不明白，从后两段内容又可知科学家们也是逐渐才意识到“所有的克隆动物都在某种方面是有缺陷的”，所以本题答案应为 G) increasingly（日益，越来越多地），说明“所有的克隆动物都在某种方面是有缺陷的”这一事实越来越清晰。40.正确答案：O 本题解析：O)。空前的 is 和形式主语 it 提示，本空应填形容词，说明“克隆就是原个体的完美复制品” 这一观点。从后文的转折句 It turns out, though可知，事实上基因复制的程度各异，后面对克隆猫的举例也说明克隆出来的动物与原个体并不相同，由此可见“克隆就是原个体的完美复制品” 这一观点虽然诱人，但与事实不符。所以，本题答案为 O) tempting（诱人的，吸引人的）。41.正确答案：D 本题解析：【解析】D)。空前的 of genetic 提示，本空应填名词。本句与上一句之间的衔接词 though 提示本句表达的是与上一句中“认为克隆体就是原个体的完美复制品”相反的事实。所填词同义替换 clone，又与 carbon copies 同义，说明基因复制有不同的程度，并不都是原个体的完美复制。因此，本题答案为 D) duplication（复制）。42.正确答案：I 本题解析：I)。本空所在的 that 引导的宾语从句句子结构与语义均完整，因此空处可能缺少一个影响语义的副词。很多人不惜花费成千上万的美元克隆自己的宠物猫，他们显然是希望克隆猫会与自己的爱宠完全一样，可结果却完全不同：皮毛的颜色不同，对待主人的态度也与自己的爱宠完全不一样。different-color coat of fur 与 differentattitude toward its human hosts 分别说明克隆猫的长相（对应空前的 looks）和行为（对应空前的 behaves）都和自己的爱宠完全不同，可见空所填词需要表达出“不同（different）”之义。因此，本题答案为 I) nothing。nothing like sb/sth 意为“一点都不像某人/某物”。43.正确答案：B 本题解析：B)。空所在句结构完整，同时空后的 different 提示，本空应填副词修饰 different。剩余的副词选项中只有 B)符合此处语义，说明 different 程度之深。所以，本题答案为 B) completely（完全地，全部地，彻底地）。44.正确答案：L 本题解析：L)。本句中缺少谓语以及空前的 are 提示，所填词为过去分词，同时该词应能与 from 搭配。符合上述条件的选项只有 L) separated，填入句子后意思是“克隆动物不仅要有时间与其原个体分离”。因此，本题的答案为 L) separated（把隔开；使分离）。45.正确答案：F 本题解析：F)。空前的 making 和空后的 copies 提示，本空应填形容词。文章后两段着重讲述克隆技术所存在的缺陷，本空所在句 they are also the product of thatturns out not to be very good at making 45 copies 与 41 空所在句 It turns out, though,that there are various degrees of genetic 41 .遥相呼应，说明并不能克隆出与原个体完全相同的复制品，所以 45 copies 与 41 题处的 duplication 同义，故本题答案为 F) identical（完全相同的；非常相似的）。Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statementsattached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose aparagraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer thequestions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.High School Sports Arent Killing AcademicsAIn this month Atlantic cover article, “ Case Against High-School Sports,”sTheAmanda Ripley argues that school-sponsored sports programs should be seriouslycut. She writes that, unlike most countries that outperform the United Stateson international assessments, American schools put too much of an emphasis onathletics. “Sports are embedded in American schools in a way they are not almostanywhere else,” she writes. “Yet this difference hardly ever comes up indomestic debates about Americas international mediocrity (平庸) ineducation.”B American student-athletes reap many benefits from participating in sports, butthe costs to the schools could outweigh their benefits, she argues. In particular,Ripley contends that sports crowd out the academic missions of schools: Americashould learn from South Korea and Finland and every other country at the toplevel of international test scores, all of whom emphasize athletics far lessin school. “Even in eighth grade, American kids spend more than twice the timeKorean kids spend playing sports,” she writes, citing a 2010 study publishedin the Journal of Advanced Academics.C It might well be true that sports are far more rooted in American high schoolsthan in other countries. But our reading of international test scores finds nosupport for the argument against school athletics. Indeed, our own research andthat of others lead us to make the opposite case. School-sponsored sports appearto provide benefits that seem to increase, not detract (减少) from, academicsuccess.D Ripley indulges a popular obsession (痴迷) with international test scorecomparisons, which show wide and frightening gaps between the United States andother countries. She ignores, however, the fact tha