2013年6月英语六级考试真题试卷（第1套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispartyyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingontheremark"Goodhabitsresultfromresistingtemptation."Youcanciteexamplesto.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.ANationThat'sLosingItsToolboxThesceneinsidetheHomeDepotonWeymanAvenueherewouldgivetheold-timeAmericancraftsmanpause.InAisle34isprecutplasticflooring,thegluealreadyinplace.InAisle26areprefabricatedwindows.Stackednearthecheckoutcounters,andascolorfulasaFisher-Pricetoy,isanot-so-serious-lookingpowertool:abattery-operatedsaw-and-drillcombination.Andifyoudon'twanttodoityourself,headtoAisle23orAisle35,whereahelpdeskwillarrangeforaninstaller.It'sallveryhandystuff,Iguess,aconvenientwaytobeado-it-yourselferwithoutbeingallthatgoodwithtools.ButatatimewhentheAmericanfactoryseemstobeashrinkingpresence,andwhengoodmanufacturingjobshavevanished,perhapsnevertoreturn,thereissomethingdeeplytroublingaboutthisdilutionofAmericancraftsmanship.Thisisn'talament(伤感)-ornotmerelyalament-forbygonetimes.It'sasocialandculturalissue,aswellasaneconomicone.TheHomeDepotapproachtocraftsmanship-simplifyit,dumbitdown,hireacontractor-isonesignalthatmasteringtoolsandworkingwithone'shandsisrecedinginAmericaasahobby,asavaluedskill,asaculturalinfluencethatshapedthinkingandbehaviorinvastsectionsofthecountry.Thatshouldbeamatterofconcerninapresidentialelectionyear.YetneitherBarackObamanorMittRomneypromoteshimselfastool-savvy(使用工具很在行...
