2013年12月大学英语六级考试真题第一套答案详解

1、年 一Part 4 Translation参考译文与难点注释The Chinese garden has become a landscape of unique style after an evolution for more than 3 000 years. Itincludes not only the large gardens built as entertainment venues for the royal family, but also the private gardensbuilt as secluded retreats for scholars, merchan

2、ts and retired government officials. These gardens have constituteda miniature designed to express the harmonious relationship between man and nature. A typical Chinese garden issurrounded by walls, and in the garden there are ponds, rockwork, trees, flowers and all kinds of buildings linkedby windi

3、ng trails and corridors. Wandering in the gardens, people may feel that a series of well-designed sceneryspreads out before us like a landscape scroll.1. 第一句中，三千多年演变可以译成 an evolution for more than 3 000 不能译成 more than 3000 years of evolution;可以用单个 形容词unique of unique style来表达。2. 第二句中，既也可以套用固定结构not o

4、nly. .but also.来表达广为皇室成员享乐而建 造的转译成更为地道的表达方式built as entertainment venues for .;同样为摆脱嘈杂的外部世界而建造的也进行了类似的处理。3. 第三句中,长定语一种意在表达人与自然之间应 有的和谐关系的可以使用定语从句表达。为了使行文简洁，可以简化成过去分词结构，即 designed to express.。4. 第四句中四周有围墙 is surrounded by 园内有应该使用 there be 句型译出，考虑到 表语部分较长,可以将状语部分 in the garden 提前至句首;长定语蜿蜒的小路和走廊连接的可以用定

5、语从句译出或直接简化成过去分词结构，即 linked by windingtrails and corridors.5. 第五句中漫步在花园中,但是播 要使用现在分词结构；人们看到的内容可以用that引导的宾语从句来表达，展现一词可以用短语 spread out ,富有韵味。Part 1 CompositionThe Way to Happiness【1】When it comes to the topic of happiness, everybody has his own interpretation. But an inspiring ideagoes that happiness i

6、s not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them, 【2which reveals the natureof 【3Happiness will be achieved only when we show great courage to confront problems and developthe capacity to solve them.There is no denying that we will encounter many problems in our life, but that doesnt

7、 mean we aredeprived of happiness. Many people have set great examples for us to follow4Nelson Mandela was sentencedto 27 years in prison, but he was optimistic and finally became successful in fighting against racial segregation.【5Steve Jobs was abandoned by his biological parents and dropped out o

8、f university but still managed to changethe world. In our lives, no one is definitely immune to problems, but we may achieve happiness through striving.【6Therefore, it is of great necessity to equip ourselves with the ability to cope with 【7To bemore specific, we need to be cooperative, persistent a

9、nd decisive, and have a positive attitude toward problems.Only when we are proficient in dealing with problems can we fully enjoy happiness and live a merry life.【1】开门见山，引出话题。【2】使用 which 引导的定语从句，补充 说明所给读语的含义。【3】进一步解释请语的含义确立论点。【4】【5】以 Nelsom Mandela 和 Steve Jobs ,life证观点。【6】指出需要掌握解决问题的能力。【7】具体介绍需要具备的

10、能力。Part 2 Listening ComprehensionSection A1. W: What a wonderful performance! Your rock band has never sounded better.M: Many thanks. I guess all those hours of practice in the past month arc finally paying off.： What does the man mean?C）【精析】语义理解题。女士赞叹男士的摇滚乐队表演精彩,男士表示感谢,认为过去一个月花费大量 时间进行练习，现在终于有了回报。由

11、此可知，乐队成员的辛苦工作最终带来了乐队的巨大成功。2. M： I cant decide what to do for my summer vacation. I either want to go on a bike tour of Europe or godiving in Mexico.W: Well, were offering an all-inclusive two- week trip to Mexico for only 300 dollars.： What does the woman suggest the man do for his vacation?D)【精析】请求

12、建议题。男士表示无法决定暑假要做 些什么,也许可以骑自行车周游欧洲或者去墨西哥 潜水;女士告诉男士, 300 美元。 由此可见,女士建议男士选择去墨西哥旅行。3. W: How long do you think this project might take?M: I，d say about three months, but it could take longer if something unexpected happened. Maybe wedbetter allow an extra month, so we wont have to worry about being late

13、.： Why does the man say extra time should be allowed for the project?A),这个项目需 要花费多长时间；男士认为要三个月，不过如果没 生意想不到的事情,可能时间会更长一些,最好再 多留一个月的时间, 可见,男士认为项目应该预留更多时间是为了预防 发生意想不到的事情。4. M： Im thinking about becoming a member here，and Id like some information.W: Sure. A- three-month membership costs 150 dollars, and

14、 that includes use of the waiting room, saunaand pool. Ill give you a free path so that you can try out the facilities before you decide.： What do we learn from the conversation?D)【精析】语义理解题。男士表示他正在考虑成为这里的会员，想了解一些相关信息。女士向男士介绍申请三个月的会员需要的费用及获得的服务,并表示可以让男士在作出决定前试用里面的设施。5. W： Im sorry to hear that you fa

15、iled the physics course, Ted.M： Lets face it. Im just not cut out to be a scientist.： What does the man mean?【精析】语义理解题。女士对男士未通过物理课程表示遗憾,男士说需要面对这个事实,并表示自己不太适合成为一名科学家。也就是说,他认为自己不适合学习科学。cut out to be 意为。6. M： Gary insisted on buying the food for the picnic.W: Thats pretty generous of him. But shouldnt

16、we at least offer to share the expenses? He has a big familyto support.： What does the woman suggest they do?A) 【精析】请求建议题。男士告诉女士, Gary坚持要购买野餐食品女士认为 Gary非常大方,接着她告诉男士他们至少应该承担部分费用，因为 Gary家里人员多,经济负担较重。由此可见,女士建议他们应该承担购买野餐食品的部分费用。7. W: Did you see the headlines in the paper this morning?M：Yeah. Apparently

17、 the bus company will be laying off its employees if they cant reach an agreement onwages by midnight.： What did the man read about?【精析】综合理解题。女士询问男士有没有看到今天早晨的报纸头条,男士给予肯定回答,并指出如 由此可见,今天的报纸条与公交公司的劳资纠纷问题有关。8. W: Have we received payment for the overseas order we delivered last month?M: Yes. The check c

18、ame in yesterday afternoon. Ill be depositing it when I go to the bank today.： What is the woman concerned about?【精析】事实细节题。女士询问上个月发出的国外订单是否收到货款,男士给出肯定回答,并说昨天下午收到了支票，打算今天去银行时存上。由此可见,女士笑心的问题是国外订单是否收到货款。Conversation One： OK, thats it. Now we have to make a decision. We might as well do that now, dont y

19、ou think?M： Sure, lets see. First we saw Frank Brisenski. What did you think of him?： ell, hes certainly a very polite young man.M： And very relaxed, too.： (10)But his appearance.M： Um. (I0)He wasnt well dressed. He wasnt even wearing a tie.W: But he did have a nice voice. His sound was good on the

20、telephone.M: True. And I thought he seemed very intelligent. He answered Donas questions very well.W: Thats true, but dressing well is important. Well, lets think about the others. Now what about BarbaraJones?She had a nice voice, too. She sounds good on the telephone, and she was well dressed, too.

21、M: Um. She did look very neat, very nicely dressed, but.： But so shy. She wouldnt be very good at talking to people at the front desk.M： UmOK. Now who was the next? Ah. (ll)Yes David Wallace. I thought he was very good, had a lotof potential. What do you think?： Um. (11)He seemed like a very bright

22、guy. He dressed very nicely, too. And he had a really niceappearance.M: He seemed relaxed to me, the type of person people feel comfortable with right away.： He was polite, but also very friendly and relaxed as you say. I think hell be good with the guests at thefront desk.M: He had a very pleasant

23、voice, too.W: Thats right. OK, good! (11)I guess we have our receptionist them dont you?M： Yes, I think so. (11)Well just offer the job to.答案详解9. What are the speakers looking for?【精析】推理判断题。对话中, 男士和女士在商议某个职位的合适人选,他们讨论了三名候选人并给出了相应的评价,最终敲定了其中一人作为前台的接待员。由此可见,他们讨论的职位是宾馆接待员。10. What is Frank Brisenskis w

24、eakness?C)【精析】事实细节题。对话中，男士提到 Frank Brisenski 不注意着装,甚至不打领带,女士也认为注意着装对这个岗位很重要,建议考虑其他人选。由此可，Frank Brisenski 的缺点在于不注意着装,即外表。11. What do the speakers decide to do?B),男士和女士最后讨论的人选是 David Wallace,而且两人一致认为他 在潜力、智力、外表、行为举止、声音等方面都很好。对话最后女士认为他们找到了合适的接待员，男士也表示赞同。Conversation TwoW: Hello?M： Hello. Is that the re

25、ference library?W: Yes Can I help you?M: I hope so. I rang earlier and asked for some information about Dennis Hutton, the scientist. You askedme to ring back.： Oh, yes. I have found something.M: Good. Ive got a pencil and paper. Perhaps you could read out what it says.：Certainly. Dennis Hutton, bor

26、n - Darlington, 1836； died New York, 1920.M: Yes, got that.： Inventor and physicist, the son of a farm worker. (12)He was admitted to the University of London atthe age of 15.M: Yes.： He graduated at 17 with the first class degree in physics and mathematics. All right?M： Yes, all right.W: He made hi

27、s first notable achievement at the age of 18. It was a method of refrigeration which rolls fromhis work in low temperature physics. (13) He became a professor of Mathematics at the University of Manchesterat 24 where he remained for twelve years. During that time, he married one of his students, Nat

28、asha Willoughby.M: Yes, go on.：Later working together in London, they laid the foundations of modern physics by showing that normallaws of cause and effect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles. (14) For this he and his wife received theNobel Prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in

29、 1912 for their work on very high frequency radio waves. Inhis lifetime, Hutton patented 244 inventions. Do you want any more?M： Yes. When did he go to Amcrica?W: Let me see. (15)In 1920 he went to teach in New York and died there suddenly after only three weeks.Still he was a good age.M： Yes, I sup

30、pose so. Well, thanks.答案详解12. What do we learn about Dennis Hutton when he j B) was 15? !D)【精析】事实细节题。对话中，男士给女士打电话询问科学家 Dennis Hutton 的生平情况。女士说Dennis Hutton 在年仅 15 岁时就被伦敦大学录取。13. What did Dennis Hutton do at the age of 24?C)【精析】事实细节题。对话中，女士提到 Dennis Hutton 在24 岁时成为曼彻斯特大学的数学教授。14. For what were Dennis

31、 Hutton and his wife awarded the Nobel Prize a second time?【精析】细节推断题。对话中，女士介绍 Dennis Hutton 和他的妻子在1910 年获得诺贝尔物理学奖.在 1912 年再次获此奖，因为他们在特高频无 线电波方面作出了巨大贡献。15. A) Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York?Dennis Hutton 于1920 年前往纽约任教,但仅仅三个星期后就去世了。由此可知，Dennis Hutton 前往纽约的目的是任教。Section BPassage One(16)In America

32、, white-tailed deer are more numerous than ever before, so abundant in fact that theyvebecome a suburban nuisance and a health hazard. Why cant the herd be thinned the old-fashioned way? The smallcommunity of North Haven on Long Island is home to some 600 to 700 deer. The Department of Environmental

33、Conservation estimates the optimum population at 60. The town has been browsed bare of vegetation except wheregardens and shrubs are protected by high fences. Drivers routinely collide with deer and there are so many deadbodies left by the side of the road that the town has made it a deal with a loc

34、al pet cemetery to collect and disposeof the bodies. Some people in the town have become ill from deer transmitted diseases. On the occasions whenhunting has been tried, local animal rights people have worked to secure court orders against the hunts. (17)Andwhen that is failed, they stop the hunters

35、, banging on pots and pans to alert the deer. Town meetings called todiscuss the problem inevitably dissolved into confrontations. The activists believe simply that the deer are not theproblem. Some communities have even discussed the possibility of bringing wolves back into the ecological mix.That

36、means wolves in the suburbs of New York. It is almost too wonderful not to try it. (18)The wolves would killdeer of course. They would also terrorize and kill dogs and cats which is not what the suburban dwellers have inmind.答案详解16. What do we learn about white-tailed deer in North Haven?D)【精析】事实细节题

37、。短文一开始就提到，美国白尾鹿的数量激增，实际上这已经成为了郊区居民讨厌的事情,而且对人类健康产生了危害。17. Why do local animal rights people bang on pots C) and pans?【精析】目的原因题。短文中提到，为了保护白尾 鹿，当地的一些动物权利保护人士曾做出努力请求法院发布命令禁止捕猎,但是这一努力以失败告终。于是当猎人们猎杀白尾鹿时，他们就敲击锅碗瓢盆向白尾鹿发出警报。18. What would happen if wolves were brought back into the ecological mix?【精析】细节辨认题。短

38、文最后提到,有些人提议重新将狼引入生物圏中，这样同然可以帮助消灭鹿,但同样也会杀死狗、猫之类的家畜。Passage Two(19)And now, if youll walk this way, ladies and gentlemen， (20)the next room were going to see is theroom in which the family used to hold their formal dinner parties and even occasionally entertain heads of stateand royalty. However, they

39、 managed to keep this room friendly and intimate. And I think youll agree. It has avery informal atmosphere, quite unlike some grand houses you visit. The curtains were never drawn, even at night,so guests got a view of the lake and fountains outside which were lit up at nighta very attractive sight

40、. As youcan ladies and gentlemen, the guests were seated very informally around this oval table， which would add tothe relaxed atmosphere. The table dates from the 18th century and is made from Spanish oak. (21)Its ratherremarkable for the fact that although its extremely big, its supported by just

41、six rather slim legs. However, itseems to have survived like that for 200 years. So its probably going to last a bit longer. The chairs which go withthe table are not a complete set. There were originally six of them. They are interesting for the fact that they arevery plain and undecorated for the

42、time, with only one plain central panel at the back and no armrests. (22)1myself find them rather uncomfortable to sit in for very long, but people were used to more discomfort in the past.(19)And now, ladies and gentlemen, if youd like to follow me into the great hall.答案详解19. What do we learn about

43、 the speaker?B) 【精析】综合理解题。通过对全文的理解可以判断,讲话的女士是带领游客参观房间的导游。20. What does the speaker say about the room they are visiting?A) 【精析】事实细节题。短文开头部分提到,下一个 要参观的房间经常被这个家庭用来举办正式的晚 宴,有时候甚至用来招待政府要员和皇室成员。21.What is said about the oval table in the room?C)【精析】事实细节题。讲话者在提到 oval table 时 ,尽管这个橋圆形的桌子非常大,但是仅由六条很细的桌腿支撑。2

44、2. What does the speaker say about the chairs?【精析】细节辨认题。讲话者在介绍椅子时提到自己的感受长时间坐在上面会感到非常不舒服。Passage ThreeJanet James was 22 years old when she was diagnosed with MS-a disease that attacks the bodys nerves.She had just graduated from college and got a job at an advertising agency when she began to sense

45、that somethingstrange was going on inside her body. (24)Which James realized how severe her illness was, she knew she hadbetter hurry up and live life. (23)MS is the biggest crippler of young adults. And although she didnt have manysymptoms, she knew it was just a matter of time. First on her agenda

46、 was to pursue her dream of hosting a popmusic program. She worked at a radio station for a year, always aware that her body was degenerating. Then herbest friend moved away. And one night James began screaming, I got to go! I got to go! Two weeks later, shearrived at Alaska, thousands of miles from

47、 her friends her family and her past. Everything fell into a place, sherecalls. A 23-year-old girl with an incurable disease can fly to Alaska and everything can work out. The MSattacks came and went. And most of the time they hardly slowed her down. (25)James hiked, fished, learnt to sailand experi

48、mented with hot air ballooning. I lived for adventure, she says. Nobody ever had a better time or didmore exotic strange things than I did in an 80-year period. Inevitably however, the day came when she was soweakened that she had to return to Pittsburgh, her hometown. There she began relieving her

49、adventures by writinga book about them. Her book was published in 1993.答案详解23. What does the speaker say about MS?D) MS(多发性硬化症),MS 是青少年致残的最重要的因素。24. What did Janet James decide to do after her disease was diagnosed?B) 【精析】推理判断题。短文中提到,在 Janet James 意识到所患疾病的严重程度之后，她觉得自己最好抓紧时间，享受生活。25. What sort of per

50、son can we infer Janet James is?B)【精析】事实细节题。短文中提到,Janet James尝试了很多冒险活动,如远足、垂约、学习驾驶帆船、体验热气球飞行等。文中还提到她的一句话我活着就是为了冒险。由此可见,Janet James 是一 个具有冒险精神的人。Section C26. Legislation and 后面的名词 court decisions结合录音可填人 Legislation,立法，法律。拼写单词时应注意大写首字母。27. instruction【精析】句意推断题。此空所填词作动词 receiving的宾语，因此应填人一个名词。结合录音可填人in

51、struction,意为教导,指导。28. efficient more和 than 之 间,而且与连词and 前的 expensive应该填人一个形容词。结合录音可填人 efficient,意为有效率的,高效的。29. dropout【精析】修饰关系题。此空位于形容词比较级 lower和名词 rates之间，因此应填人一个名词或者形容词,修饰 rates。结合录音可填人 dropout, 意为辑学, dropout rates意为綴学率。30. motivation【精析】句意推断题。此空位于形容词 increased 的后面,因此应填入一个名词。结合录音可填人motivation,意为动机

52、,动力。31. discipline reduced 和 名词 problems problems的词,可以是名词或形容词。结合录音 可填人 discipline,意为纪律。32. contend【精析】语义推断题。此空前面是名词短语作主 语,空格后面为that 引导的宾语从句,因此应填入 一个动词或动词短语作谓语。结合录音可填人 contend,意为,辩称。33. in favor of【精析】修饰关系题。分析句子结构可知,空格处 应填人后置定语修饰the schools.结合录音可填 人in favor of,意为赞同。34. at their disposal 在句子不缺少主干成分,故推

53、测空格处在句子中 作限制或修饰成分。结合录音可填人 at their disposal,意为由他们做主。35. inferior to inferior to,意 为次于,不如。Part3 Reading ComprehensionSection A许多绩效评价都需要管理者采取措施。得到正面评价的员工应该获得某种形式的认可,甚至应该得到晋升。如果管理者没有认可这样的出色表现,员工们要么丧失热情,不再像以前那样努力,要么跳槽到其他能够获得相应回报的公司。管理者应该认可员工的出色表现,这样他们才会在将来的工作中一如既 往地好好表现。获得负面评价的员工也应得到充分重视。管理者必须确定员工表现不佳的原

54、因。某些原因，比如家,可能就不,他们必须决定是否要采取进一步的措施。如果员工们没有意识到自身的不足,负面评价可以指出他们必须纠正的不足之处。在这种情况下,管理者可能只需要 严密监督这些员工,确保他们能够纠正这些不足。可是,如果这些员工在评价期之前就已经意识到自身的不足,那么他们可能是无法或者不愿意去纠正它们。这种情况更为严重,管理者可能需要采取措施。采取的措施必须与公司的方针政策保持一致,可以 包括重新安排工作,暂时停职,现不佳的员工没有受到相应的惩罚,其他员工可能也会降低他们的工作效率。答案详解36. 【考点】名词辨析题。H) lose 和形容词性物主代 词 their之后, lose 的宾

55、 and 连接动宾短语reduce their 不再像以前那样努力与 lose their 应该是根据文意可知，如果管理者没有认可员工的杰出表现,员工很 可能丧失工作热情，而且下文提到的不再像以前那样努力也正是丧失工作热情。由此可以确定答案为 enthusiasm热情，激情。备选项里还有circulation, impact 和 penalty 三个名词，但均不能和前面的动词 lose 搭配,故均可以排除。37. 【考点】动词辨析题。L) 词 them,如果管理者没有认可员工的杰出表现,员工很可能跳槽到其他公司，其目的当然是希望出色的表现能够获得相应回报。因此,此处填入 reward 符合句意

56、和形式上的要求。备选项里的动词原形还有affect, assimilate,identify,但是均不符合上 下文语意,所以可以排除。38. 【考点】动词辨析题。I) 【精析】该空格前面有情态动词 must,后面接有名 词短语 the reasons 作宾语，因此应该填入动词,根据逻辑关系可知,本句中要表达的意思应该为: 管理者必须找出或确定员工表现不佳的原因。由此确定空格处应该填入identify确定， 识别。备选项里还有affect, assimilate两个动词原形,但其后接 the reasons 不符合上下文语意， 故均可以排除。39. 【考点】名词辨析题。J)【精析】该空格前面有形

57、容同 adverse修饰,充当动词 have的宾语，而且后面接有介词 on 引导的短语,因此应该填入名词。根据上下文可知,此处应指家庭成员生病之类的原因会对员 n 的表现产 生短暂的负面影响。impact符合句意要求.而且 能够构成固定短语 have an impact on,由此确定 空格处应该填人impact影响。备选项里还有两个名词 circulation 和penalty,这两个词都不能被 adverse修饰,也不和介词 on ,因此均可以排除。40. 【考点】形容词辨析题。【精析】该空格前面有动词 take，后面有名词 actions,所以判断空格处应该填入形容词。根据下文知,下文介

58、绍了管理者采取的后续措施，因此推测本句的句意为：管理:者必须决定是否需要 采取进一步的措施。additional额外的符合句 意,故为本题的答案。备选项里还有consistent 和 vulnerable两个形容词.但均与上下文语意不符，故可以排除。41. 【考点】副词辨析题。F) 【精析】该空格所在的句子结构完整, 主谓宾齐全， 因此判断空格处应该填人副词，修饰动词monitor,这样的话,管理者可能只需要 严密监督这些员工,以便确保他们能够纠正不足。 aptly意为适宜 地,适当地closely意为严密地，两词都可与 monitor 搭配，但是 monitor 严密监督，更符合句意，故确定

59、 closely为本题的答案。42. 【考点】形容同辨析题。G) 【精析】该空格前面为系动词 be,后面接有 with ,因此判断应该填入形容词,且可以和后面的介词 with consistent 可以和 with be consistent 与保持一致 应该与公司的方针保持一致,所以确定本题的答案为 consistent致的，相符的。备选项里的 vulnerable其后常接介词 to,不符合搭配要求故可以排除。43. 【考点】动词辨析题。N)【精析】分析句子结构可知,空格处应该与前面的 reassigning以及后面的 firing是并列关系，共同充当动词 include 的宾语. 因此判断

60、应该填入名词。根据上下文可知，对于那些不能或者不愿意纠正自身不足的员工,需要采取进一步的措施， 包括重新分配工作,甚至解聘。suspending 有停职措施语意一致.由此确定为本题的答案。备选项里还有一个动名词 simplifying简化与上下文语意不符,故可以排除。44.【考点】动词辨析题。B)【精析】该空格前面有情态动词 can,后面有名词 attitudes充当宾语，因此判断空格处应该填入动词原形。备选项中可能正确的动词是影响,干扰和 assimilate吸收；同化。将affect 填 入空格,意思为影响其他员工的态度，符合句意,所以确定为本题答案。assimilate,不能接后面的 t