2013年6月英語六級真題匯總及答案解析

people.Whenyoufalldown,asfromotherswillbringyouthepowertostandup.Besides,sisanamecardwhichwillmakethepeoplearoundyoufeelcomfortableandpavethewayfor youtomakegoodfriends.Whenyoufeeldisappointedwiththelifeandgetheartbrokenwiththelove,justs,it'sagoodmedicineforyourhurtsoul.Weretherenos,neverwouldwetasteahappyandhealthylife.Consequently,fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,itcanbesafelyconcludedthatasisbeneficialforusbridgegapsofsocialinctionandsweepdisordersofhumancommunication.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandPartIIIListeningComprehension(35Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.A)ShehascompleyShewentintoshockafteranSheisstillinacriticalSheisgettingmuchA)OrderingaBookingahoBuyingatrainFixingaA)MostborrowersneverreturnedthebookstoThemanistheonlyonewhobroughtherbookSheneverexpectedanyonetoreturnthebookstoMostofthebooksshelentoutcamebackwithoutA)SheleftherworkearlytogetsomebargainslastSheattendedthesupermarket’sgrandopeningShedroveafullhourbeforefindingaparkingShefailedtogetintothesupermarketlastA)HeisbotheredbythepaininhisHecannotdohisreportwithoutaHecannotaffordtohaveacoffeeHefeelssorrytohavemissedtheA)OnlytopartstudentscanshowtheirworksintheThegalleryspaceisbigenoughfortheman’sThewomanwouldliketohelpwiththeexibitionThemanisuncertainhowhisartworkswillbeA)ThewomanneedsatemporaryrecementforherThemanworksinthesamedepartmentasthewomanThewomanwillhavetostayinhospitalforafewThemaniscapableofdealingwithdifficultA)ItwasbetterthanthepreviousItdistortedthemayor’sItexaggeratedthecity’seconomyItreflectedtheopinionsofmostQuestions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)ToinformhimofaproblemtheyTorequesthimtopurchasecontrolTodiscussthecontentofaprojectToaskhimtofixthedictatingA)TheyquotethebestpriceintheTheymanufactureandsellofficeTheycannotdeliverthesteelsheetsonTheycannotproducethesteelsheetsA)BymarkingdowntheunitByacceptingthepenaltyByallowingmoretimeforBypromisingbetterafter-salesA)GivethecustomeratenpercentClaimcompensationfromthestoolAsktheBuyingDepartmenttochangeCancelthecontractwiththeQuestions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA) C)B)Physicist.D)A)ImprovecomputerPredictglobalpopulationExincertainnaturalPromotenationalfinancialA)TheirdifferenteducationalChangingattitudestowardChaostheoryanditsThecurrentglobaleconomicSectionDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TheylaygreatemphasisonhardTheyname150starengineerseachTheyrequirehighacademicTheyhavepeoplewithaveryhighA)longyearsofjobHighemotionalinDistinctiveacademicDevotiontotheadvanceofA)GoodinteralRichworkingSophisticatedHighPassageQuestions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustAfairyAhistoryAA)HewasasportsHelovedHedislikedHelikedhair-raisingA)EncouragepeopletoundertakePublicizehiscolorfulanduniquelifeRaisepeople’senvironmentalAttractpeopletoAmerica’snationalPassageQuestions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)ThefirstinfectedAcoastalvillageinThedoctorwhofirstidentifiedAriverrunningthroughtheA)TheyexhibitsimilarTheycanbetreatedwiththesameTheyhavealmostthesamemortalityTheyhavebothdisappearedforA)ByinhalingairpollutedwiththeBycontactingcontaminatedbodyBydrinkingwaterfromtheCongoByeatingfoodgrowninSedanandA)MorestrainswillevolvefromtheEbolaScientistswilleventuallyfindcuresforAnotherEbolaepidemicmayeruptsoonerorDoseinfected,one eimmunetoSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanksyoucanwritetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finallywhenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Theidealcompanionmachinewouldnotonlylook,feel,andsoundfriendlybutwouldalsobeprogrammedtobehaveinanagreeablemanner.Those(36)thatmakeinctionwithotherpeopleenjoyablewouldbesimulatedascloselyaspossible,themachinewouldappearto stimulatingandeasygoing.Itsinformalconversationstylewouldmakeinctioncomfortable,andyetthemachinewouldremainslightly(38)andthereforeinteresting.Initsfirst(39)itmightbesomewhathonestandunsmilingthatitcametoknowtheuseritwouldprogresstoamere(40)andintimatestyle.Themachinewouldnotbeapassive(41)butwouldadditsownsuggestions,information,andopinions;itwouldsometimestakethe(42)indeveloorchangingthetopicandwouldhavea(43)ofitsown.Themachinewouldconveypresence.Wehaveallseenhowacomputer’suseofalnames(44) .Suchfeaturesarewhollywrittenintothesoftware(45) Friendshipsarenotmadeinaday,andthecomputerwouldbemoreacceptableasafriend(46) .AtanappropriatetimeImightalsoexpressthekindofaffectionsimulatesattaentandPartⅣReadingComprehension(Readingin (25Direction:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor stamens.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.Question47to51arebasedonthefollowingHighlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Althoughit’softenassumedmusicalabilityusinherited,there’sabundantevidencethatthisisn’tthecase.Whileitseemsthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,thereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralyers,andthisisbecausetheirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefromyoungages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.ThesingerMichaelJackson’sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy(天才Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewashumiliated(羞辱)constantlybyhisfather,WhatsetsJackson’sfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother.“Heseemeddifferenttomefromtheotherchildren—special,”Michael’smothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonasspecialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonbebecamelikethat.Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishowhardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfully,mostofuswillprobablysettleforabitoffunontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusic-onthepianofromourchildren.Accordingtotheauthor,achild’smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeir Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillpanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenown Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewas byhisTobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildis SectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageQuestions52to56arebasedpmthefollowingIn2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshopfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?Bothargumentsareusible.However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinctingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineandofflineshopexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthemsubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforecingitinthecustomer’shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That’swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.ThissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshopWhydopeopleprefershoponlineaccordingtotheItismorecomfortableandItsavesthemalotofmoneyandItoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandItgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirWhydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtTheyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintheTheychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodswereTheyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshopTheylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirWhatisthepurposeofauthor’sTotesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopTofindoutpeople’sreactiontohisrecentTofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewTotrydifferentapproachestosalesHowmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyAsenseof C)AsubtlelossofMoremotivatedtoown D)LesssensitivetoitsWhatdoestrainimaginginarecentstudyConventionalletterscontainsubtleAlackoftouchisthechiefobstacle lacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.PhysicaltouchhelpsformasenseofPassageQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingApparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahot,drysummerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.And,whilemanyinterestsareatwork,oneoftheyersthatbenefitsthemostfromthisstoryarethemedia:thenotionof“extreme”climatesimplymakesformorecompellingnews.ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyintheNewYorkTimesaboutthe“risingincidenceofextremeevents,”HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis.ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanel’slatestassessmentlsuspreciselytheopposite.For“NorthAmericathereismediumconfidencethattherehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdryness”Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugmancouldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachine;Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.And,fortunay,thisyear’sdroughtappearsunlikelytocauseafoodcrisis,asglobalriceandwheatsretainplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanoverlooksinflation:Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince1969.so,whilecomfutures()didsetarecordofaboutS8perbushel(葡式耳)inlateJuly,theinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970s,reaching516in1974.Finally,Krugmanconvenientlyforgetsthatconcernsaboutglobalwarmingarethemainreasonthatcornpriceshaveskyedsince2005.Nowadays40percentofcorngrownintheUnitedStatesisusedtoproduceethanol（乙醇）,whichdoesabsoluynothingfortheclimate,butcertainlydistortsthepriceofcorn—attheexpenseofmanyoftheworld’spoorestpeople.BillMickbbensimilarlyworriesinTheGuardianabouttheMidwestdroughtandcornprices.HeconfidentlylsusthatragingwildfiresfromNewMexicoandColoradotoSiberiaare“exactly”whattheearlystagesofglobalwarminglooklike.Infact,thelatestoverviewofglobalwildfiresuggeststhatfireintensityhasdeclinedoverthepast70yearsandisnowclosetoitspreindustriallevel.Whenwell-meaningnerswantustopayattentiontoglobalwarming,theyoftenenduppitchingbeyondthefacts.And,whilethismayseemjustifiedbyanoblegoal,such“bypeople”tacticsrarelywork,andoftenbackfire.Rememberhow,inthewakeofHurricaneKatrinain2005,AlGoreclaimedthatwewereinstoreforevermoredestructivehurricanes?Sincethen,hurricaneincidencehasdroppedoffthecharts.ExaggeratedclaimsmerelyfuelpublicdistrustandThatisunfortunate,becauseglobalwarmingisarealproblem,andwedoneedtoaddressit.InwhatwaydothemediabenefitfromextremeTheycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirTheycanchoosefromagreatervarietyofTheycanmakethemselvesbetterTheycangivevoicetodifferentWhatistheauthor’scommentonKrugman’sclaimaboutthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest?AtimemachineisneededtotestifytoitsItisbasedonanerroneousclimateItwilleventuallygetproofinThereisnowaytoproveitsWhatisthechiefreasonfortheriseincornpricesaccordingtotheDemandforfoodhasbeenrisinginthedeveloAconsiderableportionofcornisusedtoproducegreenClimatechangehascausedcornyieldstodropInflationrateshavebeenskyingsincetheWhatdoestheauthorsayaboutglobalwildfireincidenceoverthepast70IthasgotworsewiththeriseinextremeItsignalstheearlystagesofglobalIthasdroppedItisrelatedtoWhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheexaggeratedclaimsinthemediaaboutglobalTheyarestrategiestoraisepublicTheydoadisservicetoaddressingtheTheyaggravatepublicdistrustaboutTheycreateconfusionaboutclimatemotivationandleisuremusiciansandtreatedasthekeySectionPassageA.ItismorecomfortableandC.TheyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshopTotesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopB.MoremotivatedtoownD.PhysicaltouchhelpsformasenseofPassageA)Theycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirD)ThereisnowaytoproveitsA)DemandforfoodhasbeenrisinginthedeveloC)IthasdroppedB)TheydoadisservicetoaddressingthePartⅤThecontinuouspresentationofscarystoriesaboutglobalwarminginthepopularmediamakesusunnecessarilyfrightened.Evenworse,it ourkids.AlGorefamously howasea-levelriseof20feetwouldalmostcomplefloodFlorida,NewYork,Holland,andShanghai,64theUnitedNationssaysthatsuchathingwillnotevenhappen,65thatsealevelswillrise20timeslessthanWhen66withtheseexaggerations,someofussaythattheyareforagoodcause,andsurely67isnoharmdoneiftheresultisthatwefocusevenmoreontacklingclimatechange.This68isastonishinglywrong.Suchexaggerationsdoplentyofharm.69aboutglobalwarmingmeansthatweworrylessaboutotherthings,wherecoulddosomuchmoregood.Wefocus, 70 ,onglobalwarming'simpactmalaria瘧疾)-whichwillputslightlymorepeopleat71in100yearsinsteadoftacklingthehalfabillionpeople72frommalariatodaywithpreventionandtreatmentpoliciesthataremuchcheaperanddramaticallymoreeffectivethancarbonreductionwouldbe.73alsowearsoutthepublic'swillingnesstotackleglobalwarming.Ifthenetis74,peoplewonder,whydoanything?Arecord54%ofAmericanvotersnowbelievethenewsmediamakeglobalwarmingappearworsethanitreallyis.A75ofpeoplenowbelieve–incorrectly–thatglobalwarmingisnotevencausedbyButthe76costofexaggeration,Ibelieve,istheunnecessaryalarmthatitcauses–particularly77children.AnarticleinTheWashingtonPostcitednine-year-oldAlyssa,whocriesaboutthepossibilityofmassanimal78fromglobalwarming.Thenewspaperalsoreportedthatparentsare "productive"outletsfortheireight-year-olds'obsessions(憂心忡忡)withdyingpolarbears.Theymightbeoffeducatingthemandlettingthemknowthat,contrary commonbelief,theglobalpolarbearpopulationhasdoubledandperhapsevenquadrupled(成為四倍overthepasthalf-century,toabout22,0