2013年6月英语六级真题及答案详解
适合年会表演的节目-安徽师范大学研究生院
2013年6月英语六级真题及答案
Part I Writing
2013年6月六级作文范文一
It is not exaggerating to
say that habits determine how much a person can
achieve. This is due to
the magical power that
habits have. It can redouble the effort of our
daily behavior.
Take this for example: if you
recite one word every day, you will add 365 words
to your vocabulary
by one year, and 700 words
by two years, and 1400 words before graduation
which is by far beyond the
curricular of
CET-6. While if you spend two hours on playing
computer games—which is far less than
how much
time is spent in reality for college students— you
will probably get addicted
to it and fail your
study. This phenomenon can be easily found in the
college that it is high time for us to
be
aware of the importance of habits. We should
cultivate good habits and get rid of the bad
habits such
as staying up late, being addicted
to games, consuming extravagantly, etc as soon as
possible.
Rome was not built in one day. We
can accumulate a great fortune by the tiny efforts
we made
every day. From now on say good bye to
the bad habits and stick to the good ones, we will
enjoy a
profitable return in the future.
2013年6月六级作文范文二
Good habit result…
Good
habits are a valuable thing and a bridge reaching
desirable results. Evidently, good habits
include teamwork, optimistic attitude,
confidence and so on. It is well known that
teamwork always
leaves us less mean-spirited
and more inclusive. Again, optimistic attitude and
confidence can encourage
us to never give up
and find silver linings in desperate situations.
Why should we actively cultivate good habits?
For one thing, good habits can jump our trains of
thought onto correct tracks, in turn, we can
bypass the wrong path. For another thing,
persisting what we are good at and doing even
more of it creates excellence. This is where
developing
good habits comes in.
As a
result, we should take some effective steps to
cultivate our good habits. For instance, we can
frequently inform young people that
opportunities for errors abound, so we must
develop good habits to
cope with them. To sum
up, we cannot deny it that good habits do carry a
positive connotation.
Part ⅣReading
Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Question 47 to
51 are based on the following passage
Highly
proficient musicianship is hard won. Although it’s
often assumed musical ability us
inherited,
there’s abundant evidence that this isn’t the
case. While it seems that at birth virtually
everyone has perfect pitch, the reasons that
one child is better than another are motivation
and practice.
Highly musical children were
sung to more as infants and more encouraged to
join in song games
as kids than less musical
ones, long before any musical ability could have
been evident. Studies of
classical musicians
prove that the best ones practiced considerably
more from childhood onwards than
ordinary
orchestral players, and this is because their
parents were at them to put in the hours from a
very
young age.
The same was true of
children selected for entry to specialist music
schools, compared with those
who were
rejected. The chosen children had parents who had
very actively supervised music lessons and
daily practice from young ages, giving up
substantial periods of leisure time to take the
children to
lessons and concerts.
The
singer Michael Jackson’s story, although unusually
brutal and extreme, is illumination when
considering musical prodigy(天才). Accounts
suggest that he was subjected to cruel beatings
and
emotional torture ,and that he was
humiliated (羞辱) constantly by his father, What
sets Jackson’s family
apart is that his father
used his reign of terror to train his children as
musicians and dancers.
On top of his extra
ability Michael also had more drive. This may have
been the result of being the
closest of his
brothers and sisters to his mother. ―He seemed
different to me from the other children
—special,‖Michael’s mother said of him. She
may not have realized that treating her son as
special may
have been part of the reason be
became like that.
All in all, if you want to
bring up a Mozart or Bach, the key factor is how
hard you are prepared to
crack the whip.
Thankfully, most of us will probably settle for a
bit of fun on the recorder and some
ill-
executed pieces of music-on the piano from our
children.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
47. According
to the author, a child’s musical ability has much
to do with their ___.
48. In order to develop
the musical ability of their children, many
parents will accompany them during
their
practice sacrificing a lot of then own ___.
49. Because of their father’s
pressure and strict training, Michael Jackson and
some of his brothers and
sisters eventually
became ___.
50. Michael’s extra drive for
music was partly due to the fact that he was ___
by his mother.
51. To bring up a great
musician like Mozart or Bach, willingness to be
strict with your child is ___.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 52 to 56 are based
pm the following passage.
In 2011, many
shoppers chose to avoid the frantic crowds and do
their holiday shopping from the
comfort of
their computer. Sales at online retailers gained
by more than 15%, making it the biggest
season
ever. But people are also returning those
purchases at record rates, up 8% from last year.
What went wrong? Is the lingering shadow of
the global financial crisis making it harder to
accept
extravagant indulgences? Or that people
shop more impulsively—and therefore make bad
decisions—when online? Both arguments are
plausible. However, there is a third factor: a
question of
touch. We can love the look but,
in an online environment, we cannot feel the
quality of a texture, the
shape of the fit,
the fall of a fold or, for that matter, the weight
of an earring. And physically interacting
with
an object makes you more committed to your
purchase.
When my most recent book Brandwashed
was released, I teamed up with a local bookstore
to
conduct an experiment about the difference
between the online and offline shopping
experience. I
carefully instructed a group of
volunteers to promote my book in two different
ways. The first was a
fairly hands-off
approach. Whenever a customer would inquire about
my book, the volunteer would take
them over to
the shelf and point to it. Out of 20 such
requests, six customers proceeded with the
purchase.
The second option also involved
going over to the shelf but, this time, removing
the book and them
subtly holding onto it for
just an extra moment before placing it in the
customer’s hands. Of the 20
people who were
handed the book, 13 ended up buying it. Just
physically passing the book showed a big
difference in sales. Why? We feel something
similar to a sense of ownership when we hold
things in our
hand. That’s why we establish or
reestablish connection by greeting strangers and
friends with a
handshake. In this case, having
to then let go of the book after holding it might
generate a subtle sense of
loss, and motivate
us to make the purchase even more.
A recent study also revealed the power
of touch, in this case when it came to
conventional mail. A
deeper and longer-lasting
impression of a message was formed when delivered
in a letter, as opposed to
receiving the same
message online. Brain imaging showed that, on
touching the paper, the emotional
center of
the brain was activated, thus forming a stronger
bond. The study also indicated that once touch
becomes part of the process, it could
translate into a sense of possession.
This
sense of ownership is simply not part of the
equation in the online shopping experience.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
52. Why do people
prefer shopping online according to the author?
A) It is more comfortable and convenient.
B) It saves them a lot of money and time.
C) It offers them a lot more options and
bargains.
D) It gives them more time to think
about their purchase.
53. Why do more
customers return their purchases bought online?
A) They regretted indulging in costly items in
the recession.
B) They changed their mind by
the time the goods were delivered.
C) They had
no chance to touch them when shopping online.
D) They later found the quality of goods below
their expectations.
54. What is the purpose of
author’s experiment?
A) To test his hypothesis
about online shopping.
B) To find out people’s
reaction to his recent book.
C) To find ways
to increase the sale of his new book.
D) To
try different approaches to sales promotion.
55. How might people feel after letting go of
something they held?
A) A sense of
disappointment C) A subtle loss of interest
B) More motivated to own it. D) Less
sensitive to its texture.
56. What does train
imaging in a recent study reveal?
A)
Conventional letters contain subtle messages.
B) A lack of touch is the chief obstacle to
e-commerce.
C) Email lacks the potential to
activate the brain.
D)
Physical touch helps form a sense of possession.
Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based
on the following passage.
Apparently everyone
knows that global warming only makes climate more
extreme. A hot, dry
summer has triggered
another flood of such claims. And, while many
interests are at work, one of the
players that
benefits the most from this story are the media:
the notion of ―extreme‖ climate simply
makes
for more compelling news.
Consider Paul
Krugman writing breathlessly in the New York Times
about the ―rising incidence of
extreme
events,‖ He claims that global warming caused the
current drought in America’s Midwest, and
that
supposedly record-high corn prices could cause a
global food crisis.
But the United Nations
climate panel’s latest assessment tells us
precisely the opposite. For ―North
America
there is medium confidence that there has an
overall slight tendency toward less dryness‖
Moreover, there is no way that Krugman could
have identified this drought as being caused by
global
warming without a time machine; Climate
models estimate that such detection will be
possible by 2048,
at the earliest.
And,
fortunately, this year’s drought appears unlikely
to cause a food crisis, as global rice and
wheat supplies retain plentiful. Moreover,
Krugman overlooks inflation: Prices have increased
six-fold
since 1969. so, while com futures(期货)
did set a record of about S8 per bushel(葡式耳)in
late July, the
inflation-adjusted price of
corn was higher throughout most of the 1970s,
reaching 516 in1974.
Finally, Krugman
conveniently forgets that concerns about global
warming are the main reason that
corn prices
have skyrocketed since 2005. Nowadays 40 percent
of corn grown in the United States is
used to
produce ethanol(乙醇),which does absolutely nothing
for the climate, but certainly distorts the
price of corn—at the expense of many of the
world’s poorest people.
Bill Mickbben
similarly worries in The Guardian about the
Midwest drought and corn prices. He
confidently tells us that raging wildfires
from New Mexico and Colorado to Siberia are
―exactly‖ what
the early stages of global
warming look like.
In fact, the latest
overview of global wildfire suggests that fire
intensity has declined over the past
70 years
and is now close to its preindustrial level.
When well-meaning campaigners want us to pay
attention to global warming, they often end up
pitching beyond the facts.
And, while this may seem justified by a noble
goal, such ―policy by people‖
tactics rarely
work, and often backfire.
Remember how, in the
wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Al Gore claimed
that we were in store
for ever more
destructive hurricanes? Since then, hurricane
incidence has dropped off the charts.
Exaggerated claims merely fuel public distrust
and disengagement.
That is unfortunate,
because global warming is a real problem, and we
do need to address it.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
57. In what way do the media benefit from
extreme weather?
A) They can attract people’s
attention to their reports.
B) They can choose
from a greater variety of topics.
C) They can
make themselves better known.
D) They can give
voice to different views.
58. What is the
author’s comment on Krugman’s claim about the
current drought in America’s Midwest?
A) A
time machine is needed to testify to its truth.
B) It is based on an erroneous climate model.
C) It will eventually get proof in 2048.
D) There is no way to prove its validity.
59. What is the chief reason for the rise in
corn prices according to the author?
A) Demand
for food has been rising in the developing
countries.
B) A considerable portion of corn
is used to produce green fuel.
C) Climate
change has caused corn yields to drop markedly.
D) Inflation rates have been skyrocketing
since the 1970s.
60. What does the author say
about global wildfire incidence over the past 70
years?
A) It has got worse with the rise in
extreme weathers.
B) It signals the early
stages of global warming.
C) It has dropped
greatly.
D) It is related to drought.
61.
What does the author think of the exaggerated
claims in the media about global warming?
A)
They are strategies to raise public awareness.
B) They do a disservice to
addressing the problem.
C) They aggravate
public distrust about science.
D) They create
confusion about climate change.
Part Ⅴ Cloze
The continuous presentation of scary stories
about global warming in the popular media makes us
unnecessarily frightened. Even worse, it
__62__ our kids.
Al Gore famously __63__ how a
sea-level rise of 20 feet would almost completely
flood Florida,
New York, Holland, and
Shanghai, __64__the United Nations says that such
a thing will not even
happen, __65__ that sea
levels will rise 20 times less than that.
When
__66__ with these exaggerations, some of us say
that they are for a good cause, and surely
__67__ is no harm done if the result is that
we focus even more on tackling climate change.
This __68__ is astonishingly wrong. Such
exaggerations do plenty of harm. Worrying __69__
about global warming means that we worry less
about other things, where we could do so much more
good. We focus, __70 __, on global warming's
impact on malaria (疟疾)-which will put slightly
more
people at __71__ in 100 years - instead
of tackling the half a billion people __72__from
malaria today
with prevention and treatment
policies that are much cheaper and dramatically
more effective than
carbon reduction would be.
__73__ also wears out the public's willingness
to tackle global warming. If the planet is __74__,
people wonder, why do anything? A record 54%
of American voters now believe the news media make
global warming appear worse than it really is.
A __75__ of people now believe – incorrectly –
that
global warming is not even caused by
humans.
But the __76__ cost of exaggeration, I
believe, is the unnecessary alarm that it causes –
particularly
__77__ children. An article in
The Washington Post cited nine-year-old Alyssa,
who cries about the
possibility of mass animal
__78__ from global warming.
The newspaper also
reported that parents are __79__
obsessions
(忧心忡忡) with dying polar bears. They might be
better off educating them and letting them
know that, contrary __80__ common belief, the
global polar bear population has doubled and
perhaps
even quadrupled (成为四倍) over the past
half- century, to about 22,000. __81__ diminishing
- and
eventually disappearing - summer Arctic
ice, polar bears will not become extinct.
62. A. exhausts B. suppresses C.
terrifies D. disgusts
63. A. dismissed B.
distracted C. deposited D. depicted
64. A. as
if B. even though C. in that D. in case
65. A.
measuring B. signifying C. estimating D.
extracting
66. A. confronted B. identified C.
equipped D. entrusted
67. A. such B. there C.
what D. which
68. A. morality B. interaction
C. argument D. dialogue
69. A. prevalently B.
predictably C. expressively D. excessively
70.
A. for example B. in addition C. by contrast D. in
short
71. A. willB. large C. ease D. risk
72. A. suffering B. deriving C. developing D.
stemming
73. A. Explanation B. Reservation C.
Exaggeration D. Revelation
74. A. dumped B.
dimmed C. doubled D. doomed
75. A. mixture B.
majority C. quantity D. quota
76. A. smallest
B. worst C. fewest D. least
77. A. among B. of
C. by D. toward
78. A. separation B. sanction
C. isolation D. extinction
79. A. turning out
B. tiding over C. searching for D. pulling through
80. A. upon B. to C. about D. with
81. A.
Despite B. Besides C. Regardless D. Except
Ⅵ
Translation
82. (我们刚到山顶)than we all sat down
to rest.
83. Anyone driving with a high blood
alcohol level (将被指控为醉驾) and face a severe penalty.
84. Many people have become so addicted to
online shopping that they (情不自禁每天都要访问购物
网站).
85. You are an executive council member of our
organization, so (你说的话有份量).
86. To fully
appreciate the author’s motive and intention, you
really have to (仔细从字里行间去解读).
答案
六级深度阅读参考答案:
Section A
47. motivation and practice
48. leisure
time
49. musicians and dancers
50. treated
as special
51. the key factor
Section B
Passage one
52. A. It is more comfortable
and convenient.
53. C. They had no chance to
touch them when shopping.
54. To test his
hypothesis about online shopping.
55. B. More
motivated to own it.
56. D. Physical touch
helps form a sense of possession.
Passage two
57. A) They can attract people’s attention to
their reports.
58.D) There is no way to prove
its validity.
59. A) Demand for food has been
rising in the developing countries.
60. C) It
has dropped greatly.
61. B) They do a
disservice to addressing the problem.
完形填空答案及解析:
62. C. terrifies 考查动词辨析。exhaust
表示“使筋疲力尽,用尽”;suppress表示“镇压,抑制”;
terrify 表示“使惊吓”
;disgust表示“使反感”。前文表明关于气候变暖的惊悚报道让我们感到恐
惧,更糟糕的是,它
吓到了我们的孩子们。
63. D. depicted考查动词辨析。dismiss表示“开除,
解散”;distract表示“使分心,分散”;deposit
表示“储蓄,寄存”;depict
表示“描绘,描述”。
64. B. even though
考查连词。题考查考生对上下句关系的理解,上半句Al Gore讲述海平面上升
20英尺会几乎完全
淹没佛罗里达、纽约、荷兰和上海,后半句讲联合国说这种事不会发生,由此
可见前后句是转折的关系,
所以用even though,表示“尽管”;而as if表示“似乎”;in
that表示
“因为”;in case表示“以防”。
65. C. estimating 考查动词。measure表示“测量,估量”
;signify表示“意味,预示”;estimate
表示“估计,预测”;extract表示“
提取”。空格所在的句子说联合国认为淹没事件不会发生,同
时预测海平面只会上升20英尺的二十分之
一。
66. A. Confronted 考查动词。be confronted
with„为固定短语,表示“面临(困难、危险等)”。
67. B. there
考查there
be句型。由句中的连词and可知前后必须都是句子,表示某个现象或东西
存在用there
be句型。
68. C. argument 考查名词。morality表示“道德,伦理”;i
nteraction表示“相互沟通,相互作用”;
argument表示“争论,辩论”;dial
ogue表示“对话”;文章前面两段都是在讲Al Gore与联合国不
同的观点,因此这里填争论。
69. D. excessively
考查副词辨析。prevalently表示“流行地,普遍地”;predictably 表示“可预言地”;expressively表示“意味深长地”;excessively表示“过度地,极度”。本
句表达的意思是过
度担心气候变暖意味着我们担心的其它事情会变少,而在这些事情上我们本可以做得更
好。
70. A. for example 考查固定短语。for
example表示“例如”;in addition表示“另外,除此之外”;
by
contrast表示“相比之下”;in
short表示“总之”;从上下文我们可以看出这句话是举例子,所
以用for example。
71. D. risk 考查固定短语。该题较为简单,at
risk为固定短语,表示“有危险”。
72. A. suffering
考查动词。suffer from表示“遭受;患„„病”。
73. C.
Exaggeration 考查名词辨析。explanation表示“解释”;reservation表
示“预约;预定”;
exaggeration 表示“夸张”;revelation表示“启示”。
本题显然承接上文提到的人们对于全球气候
变暖这个问题过度夸张的情况。
74. D.
doomed 考查形容词辨析。dumped表示“废弃的”; dimmed表示“暗灰色的”;doubl
ed
表示“两倍的”;doomed表示“注定的;命定的”。这里表示人们假设如果地球的命运是注定
好的,
也就是说如果全球变暖这个问题是注定了的话,那么就不需要做任何事情来拯救,因为做了也没<
br>有用。
75. B.majority 考查名词辨析。a majority of 表示“
大多数的;mixture表示“混合”;quantity表
示“质量”;quota表示“配额;限
额”。
76. B. worst 考查形容词辨析。前面文章一直在讲夸大全球变暖问题所带来的坏
处,这里是作者想
强调的最坏的代价,所以用worst。
77. A. among
考查介词辨析。among表示“三者或三者以上之间”,among children表示“在孩子
们当中”。
78. D. extinction 考查名词辨析
。separation表示“分离,分开”;sanction表示“制裁,处罚”;isolation表示“隔离,孤立”;extinction
表示“灭绝”。全球变暖只有可能会造成大量动物的灭绝,其他选
项均不恰当。
79. C.
searching for 考查词组辨析。turn out 表示“生产;结果是”;tide
over表示“克服,度过”;
search for表示“寻找,搜索”;pull through
表示“克服困难,渡过难关”。这里是说有些小孩子担
心北极熊会灭绝,而这种担心显然对于他们来说是
多余的,所以一些家长会寻找一些其他的东西
来转移孩子们的注意力。
80. B. to
考查介词辨析。contrary to为固定搭配,表示“与„„相反”。
81. A.
Despite
考查介词辨析。despite表示“尽管”,后面一般跟doing;
且”;regardless
of 表示“尽管,不管”;except表示“除„„之外”。
翻译参考答案:
82.
No sooner had we reached the top of the hill
83. will be accused of drunk driving
84.
can’t help themselves visiting shopping websites
everyday
85. what you said weighs a lot what
you said matters
86. understandread carefully
between the lines
besides表示“此外,而