1、2014年 6月大学英语六级真题试卷（一）及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 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 wo
2、rds. Section A （ A） College tuition has become a heavy burden for the students. （ B） College students are in general politically active nowadays. （ C） He is doubtful about the effect of the students action. （ D） He took part in many protests when he was at college. （ A） Jay is organizing a party for
3、 the retiring dean. （ B） Jay is surprised to learn of the party for him. （ C） The dean will come to Jays birthday party. （ D） The class has kept the party a secret from Jay. （ A） He found his wallet in his briefcase. （ B） He went to the lost-and-found office. （ C） He left his things with his car in
4、the garage. （ D） He told the woman to go and pick up his car. （ A） The show he directed turned out to be a success. （ B） He watches only those comedies by famous directors. （ C） New comedies are exciting, just like those in the 1960s. （ D） TV comedies have not improved much since the 1960s. （ A） All
5、 vegetables should be cooked fresh. （ B） The man should try out some new recipes. （ C） Overcooked vegetables are often tasteless. （ D） The man should stop boiling the vegetables. （ A） Sort out their tax returns. （ B） Help them tidy up the house. （ C） Figure out a way to avoid taxes. （ D） Help them t
6、o decode a message. （ A） He didnt expect to complete his work so soon. （ B） He has devoted a whole month to his research. （ C） The woman is still trying to finish her work. （ D） The woman remains a total mystery to him. （ A） He would like to major in psychology too. （ B） He has failed to register fo
7、r the course. （ C） Developmental psychology is newly offered. （ D） There should be more time for registration. （ A） The brilliant product design. （ B） The new color combinations. （ C） The unique craftsmanship. （ D） The texture of the fabrics. （ A） Unique tourist attractions. （ B） Traditional Thai si
8、lks. （ C） Local handicrafts. （ D） Fancy products. （ A） It will be on the following weekend. （ B） It will be out into the countryside. （ C） It will last only one day. （ D） It will start tomorrow. （ A） A good secondary education. （ B） A pleasant neighbourhood. （ C） A happy childhood. （ D） A year of pr
9、actical training. （ A） He ought to get good vocational training. （ B） He should be sent to a private school. （ C） He is academically gifted. （ D） He is good at carpentry. （ A） Donwell School. （ B） Enderby High. （ C） Carlton Abbey. （ D） Enderby Comprehensive. （ A） Put Keith in a good boarding school.
10、 （ B） Talk with their children about their decision. （ C） Send their children to a better private school. （ D） Find out more about the five schools. Section B （ A） It will be brightly lit. （ B） It will be well ventilated. （ C） It will have a large space for storage. （ D） It will provide easy access
11、to the disabled. （ A） On the first floor. （ B） On the ground floor. （ C） Opposite to the library. （ D） On the same floor as the labs. （ A） To make the building appear traditional. （ B） To match the style of construction on the site. （ C） To cut the construction cost to the minimum. （ D） To embody th
12、e subcommittees design concepts. （ A） Sell financial software （ B） Write financial software. （ C） Train clients to use financial software. （ D） Conduct research on financial software. （ A） Unsuccessful. （ B） Rewarding. （ C） Tedious. （ D） Important. （ A） He offered online tutorials. （ B） He held grou
13、p discussions. （ C） He gave the trainees lecture notes. （ D） He provided individual support. （ A） The employees were a bit slow to follow his instruction. （ B） The trainees problems has to be dealt with one by one. （ C） Nobody is able to solve all the problems in a couple of weeks. （ D） The fault mi
14、ght lie in his style of presenting the information. （ A） Their parents tend to overprotect them. （ B） Their teachers meet them only in class. （ C） They have little close contact with adults. （ D） They rarely read any books about adults. （ A） Real-life cases are simulated for students to learn law. （
15、 B） Writers and lawyers are brought in to talk to students. （ C） Opportunities are created for children to become writers. （ D） More Teacher and Writer Collaboratives are being set up. （ A） Sixth-graders can teach first-graders as well as teachers. （ B） Children are often the best teachers of other
16、children. （ C） Paired Learning cultivates the spirit of cooperation. （ D） Children like to form partnerships with each other. Section C 26 Tests may be the most unpopular part of academic life. Students hate them because they produce fear and【 B1】 _about being evaluated, and a focus on grades instea
17、d of learning for learnings sake. But tests are also valuable. A well-constructed test【 B2】 _what you know and what you still need to learn. Tests help you see how your performance【 B3】 _that of others. And knowing that youll be tested on【 B4】 _material is certainly likely to【 B5】 _you to learn the
18、material more thoroughly. However, theres another reason you might dislike tests: You may assume that tests have the power to【 B6】 _your worth as a person. If you do badly on a test, you may be tempted to believe that youve received some【 B7】 _information about youself from the professor, informatio
19、n that says youre a failure in some significant way. This is a dangerous and wrong-headed assumption. If you do badly on a test, it doesnt mean youre a bad person or stupid. Or that youll never do better again, and that your life is【 B8】 _. If you dont do well on a test, youre the same person you we
20、re before you took the test no better, no worse. You just did badly on a test. Thats it. 【 B9】 _, tests are not a measure of your value as an individual they are a measure only of how well and how much you studied. Tests are tools; they are indirect and【 B10】 _measures of what we know. 27 【 B1】 28 【
21、 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 For investors who desire low risk and guaranteed income, U. S. government bonds are a secure investment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government. Munic
22、ipal bonds, also secure, are offered by local governments and often have【 C1】 _such as tax-free interest. Some may even be【 C2】 _. Corporate bonds are a bit more risky. Two questions often【 C3】 _first-time corporate bond investors. The first is “If I purchase a corporate bond, do I have to hold it u
23、ntil the maturity date?“ The answer is no. Bonds are bought and sold daily on【 C4】 _securities exchanges. However, if you decide to sell your bond before its maturity date, youre not guaranteed to get the face value of the bond. For example, if your bond does not have【 C5】 _that make it attractive t
24、o other investors, you may be forced to sell your bond at a【 C6】 _, i. e. , a price less than the bonds face value. But if your bond is highly valued by other investors, you may be able to sell it at a premium, i. e. , a price above its face value. Bond prices generally【 C7】 _inversely(相反地 )with cur
25、rent market interest rates. As interest rates go up, bond prices fall, and vice versa(反之亦然 ). Thus, like all investments, bonds have a degree of risk. The second question is “How can I【 C8】 _the investment risk of a particular bond issue?“ Standard “Broad-based welfare-state policies hinder womens r
26、epresentation in elite competitive positions. “ HIt is tempting to declare the Swedish policies regressive(退步的 )and hail the American system as superior. But that would be shortsighted. The Swedes can certainly take a lesson from the United States and look for ways to clear a path for their ambitiou
27、s female careerists. But most women are not committed careerists. When the Pew Research Center recently asked American parents to identify their “ideal“ life arrangement, 47 percent of mothers said they would prefer to work part-time and 20 percent said they would prefer not to work at all. Fathers
28、answered differently: 75 percent preferred full-time work. Some version of the Swedish system might work well for a majority of American parents, but the United States is unlikely to fully embrace the Swedish model. Still, we can learn from their experience. IDespite its failure to shatter the glass
29、 ceiling, Sweden has one of the most powerful and innovative economies in the world. In its 2011-2012 survey, the World Economic Forum ranked Sweden as the worlds third most competitive economy; the United States came in fifth. Sweden, dubbed the “rockstar of the recovery“ in the Washington Post, al
30、so leads the world in life satisfaction and happiness. It is a society well worth studying, and its efforts to conquer the gender gap impart a vital lesson though not the lesson the Swedes had in mind. JSweden has gone farther than any other nation on earth to integrate the sexes and to offer women
31、the same opportunities and freedoms as men. For decades, these descendants of the Vikings have been trying to show the world that the right mix of enlightened policy, consciousness raising, and non-sexist child rearing would close the gender divide once and for all. Yet the divide persists. KA 2012
32、press release from Statistics Sweden bears the title “Gender Equality in Sweden Treading(踩 )Water“and notes: The total income from employment for all ages is lower for women than for men. One in three employed women and one in ten employed men work part-time. Womens working time is influenced by the
33、 number and age of their children, but mens working time is not affected by these factors. Of all employees, only 13 percent of the women and 12 percent of the men have occupations with an even distribution of the sexes. LConfronted with such facts, some Swedish activists and legislators are demandi
34、ng more extreme and far-reaching measures, such as replacing male and female pronouns with a neutral alternative and monitoring children more closely to correct them when they gravitate(被吸引 )toward gendered play. When it came to light last year that mothers, far more than fathers, chose to stay home
35、 from work to care for their sick kids, Ulf Kristersson, minister of social security, quickly commissioned a study to determine the causes of and possible cures for this disturbing state of affairs. MSwedish family policies, by accommodating womens preferences effectively, are reducing the number of
36、 women in elite competitive positions. The Swedes will find this paradoxical and try to find solutions. Let us hope these do not include banning gender pronouns, policing childrens play, implementing more gender quotas, or treating womens special attachment to home and family as a social injustice.
37、Most mothers do not aspire to(向往 )elite, competitive full-time positions: the Swedish policies have given them the freedom and opportunity to live the lives they prefer. Americans should look past the gender rhetoric and consider what these Scandinavians have achieved. On their way to creating a fem
38、inist paradise, the Swedes have unintentionally created a haven(避风港 )for normal mortals. 47 Sweden has done more than other nations to close the gender gap, but it continues to exist. 48 Sweden is one of the most competitive economies in the world and its people enjoy the greatest life satisfaction.
39、 49 More American women hold elite job positions in business than Swedish women. 50 Swedish family-friendly policies tend to exert a negative influence on womens careers. 51 The quota system in Sweden ensures womens better representation in government. 52 Though the Swedish model appears workable fo
40、r most American parents, it may not be accepted by them in its entirety. 53 Swedish women are allowed the freedom and opportunity to choose their own way of life. 54 Swedish employers are hesitant about hiring women for full-time positions because of the family-friendly policies. 55 Gender-awareness
41、 education is becoming more and more popular in state-subsidized preschools in Sweden. 56 Some lawmakers in Sweden propose that genderless pronouns be used in the Swedish language. Section C 56 Texting has long been bemoaned(哀叹 )as the downfall of the written word, “ penmanship for illiterates,“ as
42、one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL. Texting properly isnt writing at all. Its a “ spoken“ language that is getting richer and more complex by the year. First, some historical perspective. Writing was only invented 5,500 years ago, whereas language probably traces back at least
43、 80,000 years. Thus talking came first; writing is just a craft that came along later. As such, the first writing was based on the way people talk, with short sentences. Howerer, while talking is largely subconscious and rapid, writing is deliberate and slow. Over time, writers took advantage of thi
44、s and started crafting long-winded sentences such as this one:“ The whole engagement lasted above 12 hours, till the gradual retreat of the Persians was changed into a disorderly flight, of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and.“ No one talks like that casually or should.
45、 But it is natural to desire to do so for special occasions. In the old days, we didnt much write like talking because there was no mechanism to reproduce the speed of conversation. But texting and instant messaging do and a revolution has begun. It involves the crude mechanics of writing, but in it
46、s economy, spontaneity and even vulgarity, texting is actually a new kind of talking, with its own kind of grammar and conventions. Take LOL. It doesnt actually mean “laughing out loud“ in a literal sense anymore. LOL has evolved into something much subtler and sophisticated and is used even when no
47、thing is remotely amusing. Jocelyn texts “Where have you been?“ and Annabelle texts back “LOL at the library studying for two hours. “ LOL signals basic empathy(同感 )between texters, easing tension and creating a sense of equality. Instead of having a literal meaning, it does something conveying an a
48、ttitude just like the -ed ending conveys past tense rather than “meaning“ anything. LOL, of all things, is grammar. Of course no one thinks about that consciously. But then most of communication operates without being noticed. Over time, the meaning of a word or an expression drifts meat used to mea
49、n any kind of food, silly used to mean, believe it or not, blessed. Civilization, then, is fine people banging away on their smartphones are fluently using a code separate from the one they use in actual writing, and there is no evidence that texting is raining composition skills. Worldwide people speak differently from the way they write, and texting quick, casual and only intended to be read once is actually a way of talking with your finger
