1、大学英语六级考试真题22014年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第二套)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: 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
2、 but no more than 200 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question
3、s 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 the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1. A) College tuition has
4、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.2. A) Jay is organizing a party for the retiring dean.B) Jay is surprised to learn o
5、f the party for him.C) The dean will come to Jays birthday party.D) The class has kept the party a secret from Jay.3. 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 the garage.D) He told the woman to go and pick up his car.4. A)
6、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.5. A) All vegetables should be cooked fresh.B) The man should try out some new recipe
7、s.C) Overcooked vegetables are often tasteless.D) The man should stop boiling the vegetables.6. A) Sort out their tax returns. C) Figure out a way to avoid taxes.B) Help them tidy up the house. D) Help them to decode a message.7. A) He didnt expect to complete his work so soon.B) He has devoted a wh
8、ole month to his research.C) The woman is still trying to finish her work.D) The woman remains a total mystery to him.8. A) He would like to major in psychology too.B) He has failed to register for the course.C) Developmental psychology is newly offered.D) There should be more time for registration.
9、Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) The brilliant product design. C) The unique craftsmanship.B) The new color combinations. D) The texture of the fabrics.10. A) Unique tourist attractions. C) Local handicrafts.B) Traditional Thai silks. D) Fancy products.11. A)
10、 It will be on the following weekend. C) It will last only one day.B) It will be out into the countryside. D) It will start tomorrow.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) A good secondary education. C) A happy childhood.B) A pleasant neighbourhood. D) A year of
11、practical training.13. A) He ought to get good vocational training. C) He is academically gifted.B) He should be sent to a private school. D) He is good at carpentry.14. A) Donwell School. C) Carlton Abbey.B) Enderby High. D) Enderby Comprehensive.15. A) Put Keith in a good boarding school.B) Talk w
12、ith their children about their decision.C) Send their children to a better private school.D) Find out more about the five schools.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be
13、 spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) I
14、t will be brightly lit. C) It will have a large space for storage.B) It will be well ventilated. D) It will provide easy access to the disabled.17. A) On the first floor. C) Opposite to the library.B) On the ground floor. D) On the same floor as the labs.18. A) To make the building appear traditiona
15、l.B) To match the style of construction on the site.C) To cut the construction cost to the minimum.D) To embody the subcommittees design concepts.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) Sell financial software. C) Train clients to use financial software.B) W
16、rite financial software. D) Conduct research on financial software.20. A) Unsuccessful. C) Tedious.B) Rewarding. D) Important.21. A) He offered online tutorials. C) He gave the trainees lecture notes.B) He held group discussions. D) He provided individual support.22. A) The employees were a bit slow
17、 to follow his instruction.B) The trainees problems have to be dealt with one by one.C) Nobody is able to solve all the problems in a couple of weeks.D) The fault might lie in his style of presenting the information.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A)
18、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.24. A) Real-life cases are simulated for students to learn law.B) Writers and lawyers are brought in to talk to students.C) Opport
19、unities are created for children to become writers.D) More Teacher and Writer Collaboratives are being set up.25. A) Sixth-graders can teach first-graders as well as teachers.B) Children are often the best teachers of other children.C) Paired Learning cultivates the spirit of cooperation.D) Children
20、 like to form partnerships with each other.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, 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 wi
21、th the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Tests may be the most unpopular part of academic life. Students hate them because they produce fear and (26) _ about being evaluated, and a focus on grades instead of
22、learning for learnings sake.But tests are also valuable. A well-constructed test (27) _ what you know and what you still need to learn. Tests help you see how your performance (28) _ that of others. And knowing that youll be tested on (29) _ material is certainly likely to (30) _ you to learn the ma
23、terial more thoroughly.However, theres another reason you might dislike tests: You may assume that tests have the power to (31) _ your worth as a person. If you do badly on a test, you may be tempted to believe that youve received some (32) _ information about yourself from the professor, informatio
24、n that says youre a failure in some significant way.This is a dangerousand wrong-headedassumption. 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 (33) _. If you dont do well on a test, youre the same person you were
25、before you took the testno better, no worse. You just did badly on a test. Thats it.(34) _, tests are not a measure of your value as an individualthey are a measure only of how well and how much you studied. Tests are tools; they are indirect and (35) _ measures of what we know.Part III Reading Comp
26、rehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank
27、 is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Fear can be an effective way to change behavior. O
28、ne study compared the effects of high-fear and low-fear appeals on changes in attitudes and behaviors related to dental hygiene(卫生). One group of subjects was shown awful pictures of _36_ teeth and diseased gums; another group was shown less frightening materials such as plastic teeth, charts, and g
29、raphs. Subjects who saw the frightening materials reported more anxiety and a greater _37_ to change the way they took care of their teeth than the low-fear group did.But were these reactions actually _38_ into better dental hygiene practices? To answer this important question, subjects were called
30、back to the laboratory on two _39_ (five days and six weeks after the experiment). They chewed disclosing wafers(牙疾诊断片) that give a red stain to any uncleaned areas of the teeth and thus provided a direct _40_ of how well they were really taking care of their teeth. The result showed that the high-f
31、ear appeal did actually result in greater and more _41_ changes in dental hygiene. That is, the subjects _42_ to high-fear warnings brushed their teeth more _43_ than did those who saw low-fear warnings.However, to be an effective persuasive device it is very important that the message not be too frightening and that people be given _44_ guidelines to help them to reduce the cause of the fear. If this isnt done, they may reduce
