1、2013 年 6 月英语六级真题及答案Part I Writing2013 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 a
2、dd 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 gameswhich is far less than how much time is spent in reality for college you will probably get
3、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
4、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 resultGood habits are a valuable
5、 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 f
6、ind 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 excellen
7、ce. 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 th
8、at good habits do carry a positive connotation.Part Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)暂缺Part III Listening Comprehension (35 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 wil
9、l be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions 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 S
10、heet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。11. A) She has completely recovered.B) She went into shock after an operation.C) She is still in a critical condition.D) She is getting much better.12. A) Ordering a breakfast. B) Booking a hotel room. C) Buying a train ticket.D) Fixin
11、g a compartment.13. A) Most borrowers never returned the books to her.B) The man is the only one who brought her book back.C) She never expected anyone to return the books to her.D) Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets.14. A) She left her work early to get some bargains last Satu
12、rday.B) She attended the supermarkets grand opening ceremony.C) She drove a full hour before finding a parking space.D) She failed to get into the supermarket last Saturday.15. A) He is bothered by the pain in his neck.B) He cannot do his report without a computer.C) He cannot afford to have a coffe
13、e break.D) He feels sorry to have missed the report.16. A) Only top art students can show their works in the gallery.B) The gallery space is big enough for the mans paintings.C) The woman would like to help with the exibition layout.D) The man is uncertain how his art works will be received.17. A) T
14、he woman needs a temporary replacement for her assistant.B) The man works in the same department as the woman does.C) The woman will have to stay in hospital for a few days.D) The man is capable of dealing with difficult people.18. A) It was better than the previous one.B) It distorted the mayors sp
15、eech.C) It exaggerated the citys economy problems.D) It reflected the opinions of most economists.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) To inform him of a problem they face.B) To request him to purchase control desks.C) To discuss the content of a project report
16、.D) To ask him to fix the dictating machine.20. A) They quote the best price in the market.B) They manufacture and sell office furniture.C) They cannot deliver the steel sheets on time.D) They cannot produce the steel sheets needed21. A) By marking down the unit price.B) By accepting the penalty cla
17、uses.C) By allowing more time for delivery.D) By promising better after-sales service.22. A) Give the customer a ten percent discount.B) Claim compensation from the stool suppliers.C) Ask the Buying Department to change suppliers.D) Cancel the contract with the customer.Questions 23 to 25 are based
18、on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Stockbroker. C) Mathematician.B) Physicist. D) Economist.24. A) Improve computer programming.B) Predict global population growth.C) Explain certain natural phenomena.D) Promote national financial health.25. A) Their different educational backgrounds.B)
19、Changing attitudes toward nature.C) Chaos theory and its applications.D) The current global economic crisis.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 spoken only once. Afte
20、r 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 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) They
21、 lay great emphasis on hard work.B) They name 150 star engineers each year.C) They require high academic degrees.D) They have people with a very high IQ.27. A) long years of job training.B) High emotional intelligence.C) Distinctive academic qualifications.D) Devotion to the advance of science.28. A
22、) Good interpersonal relationships.B) Rich working experience.C) Sophisticated equipment.D) High motivation.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) A diary.B) A fairy tale.C) A history textbook.D) A biography.30. A) He was a sports fan.B) He loved architectu
23、re.C) He disliked school.D) He liked hair-raising stories.31. A) Encourage people to undertake adventures.B) Publicize his colorful and unique life stories.C) Raise peoples environmental awareness.D) Attract people to Americas national parks.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage y
24、ou have just heard.32.A) The first infected victim.B) A coastal village in Africa.C) The doctor who first identified it.D) A river running through the Congo.33.A) They exhibit similar symptoms.B) They can be treated with the same drug.C) They have almost the same mortality rate.D) They have both dis
25、appeared for good.34.A) By inhaling air polluted with the virus.B) By contacting contaminated body fluids.C) By drinking water from the Congo River.D) By eating food grown in Sedan and Zaire.35. A) More strains will evolve from the Ebola virus.B) Scientists will eventually find cures for Ebola.C) An
26、other Ebola epidemic may erupt sooner or later.D) Dose infected, one will become immune to Ebola.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
27、second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks you can write the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points
28、 in your own words. Finally when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed to behave in an agreeable manner. Those (36)_ that make interacti
29、on with other people enjoyable would be simulated as closely as possible, and the machine would appear to (37)_ stimulating and easygoing. Its informal conversation style would make interaction comfortable, and yet the machine would remain slightly (38)_ and therefore interesting. In its first (39)_
30、 it might be somewhat honest and unsmiling that it came to know the user it would progress to a mere (40)_ and intimate style. The machine would not be a passive (41)_ but would add its own suggestions, information, and opinions; it would sometimes take the (42)_ in developing or changing the topic
31、and would have a (43)_ of its own.The machine would convey presence. We have all seen how a computers use of personal names (44) _. Such features are wholly written into the software (45) _. Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend (46) _. At an approp
32、riate time I might also express the kind of affection that simulates attachment and intimacy. Part Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirection: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete stamens. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the qu
33、estions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.Question 47 to 51 are based on the following passageHighly proficient musicianship is hard won. Although its often assumed musical ability us inherited, theres abundant evidence that this isnt
34、 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 m
35、usical 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
36、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 sin
37、ger Michael Jacksons 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 Jacksons family apart is that h
38、is 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
39、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
40、 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 childs musical ability has much to do with their _.48. In order to develop the musical ability of their children, many parents will accompany them durin
41、g their practice sacrificing a lot of then own _.49. Because of their fathers pressure and strict training, Michael Jackson and some of his brothers and sisters eventually became _.50. Michaels extra drive for music was partly due to the fact that he was _ by his mother.51. To bring up a great music
42、ian like Mozart or Bach, willingness to be strict with your child is _.Section BDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice
43、 and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 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 retai
44、lers 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 im
45、pulsivelyand therefore make bad decisionswhen 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 we
46、ight 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
47、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.T
48、he 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 customers hands. Of the 20 people who were handed the book, 13 ended up buying it. Just physically passing the book showed a big
49、difference in sales. Why? We feel something similar to a sense of ownership when we hold things in our hand. Thats 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,
