2014
12
大学
英语六级
答案
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2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题(三)答案与详解
2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题(三)答案与详解
Part Ⅰ Writing
1、审题:本次作文是图画作文【考频:★★☆】,但体裁仍是常见的议论文。对学历的关注近年来持续升温,成为社会热点。这次的话题与2011年6月的六级作文话题“Certificate Craze”非常相似,因此考生一定要注意往年真题。该图画并不难理解,话题是在竞争日益激烈的劳动力市场中,学历到底重不重要。范文给出的观点是与学历相比,个人能力更重要。当然,也可以从另一个角度来写,充分肯定学历的重要性。
2、列提纲:
3、语言:对图画的描述要用词准确,议论部分可适当使用从句等高分句型。
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Qualities of Job Applicants
In the picture, an employer expresses his pity for a young interviewee with a master degree. Although the young man has an impressive resume, he fails the interview because his competitors are Ph. D. s. The picture shows that nowadays interviewers pay more attention to the educational background. However, I think that the abilities of job applicants should be put a higher value on. There are three main reasons for my argument. First and foremost, the educational background is only a measure of one’s learning ability, and the cart should not be put before the horse. Besides, pursuing a superior educational background exclusively, many companies are likely to miss some talented people who may drop out of school because of various difficulties, such as the real innovator Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world. Finally, most companies do not specialize in cutting-edge science, and interviewees with a doctor’s degree may be a total waste. !
In conclusion, I believe job applicants should not be evaluated only by their diplomas. Instead, their talents and abilities are supposed to be considered more by the recruiters. Furthermore, companies should consider their real needs rather than require higher and higher diplomas.
PartⅡ Listening Comprehension
1.听力原文:M: The biological project is now in trouble. You know, my colleague and I have completely different ideas about how to proceed.
W: Why don’t you compromise? Try to make it a win-win situation for you both.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
1. A) Proceed in his own way. C) Compromise with his colleague.
B) Stick to the original plan. D) Try to change his colleague’s mind.
【预测】四个选项都以动词原形开头,由此推测问题可能询问行动计划或意见建议。另,结合各选项语义推测对话可能是围绕对话中的男士或对话外的某位男士与其同事意见不合展开的。因此听音时应重点听针对这一问题的计划或所提出的建议。
【精析】C)。请求建议题【考频: ★★★】。对话中男士说生物学项目遇到麻烦了,因为他和同事的观点截然不同;女士建议他让步,以实现双方共赢的局面。由此可见,女士建议男士做出让步。
2. M: How does Nancy like the new dress she bought in Rome?
W : She said she would never have bought an Italian style dress if she had known Mary had already got such a dress.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
2. A) Mary has a keen eye for style.
B) Nancy regrets buying the dress.
C) Nancy and Mary went shopping together in Rome.
B) Nancy and Mary like to follow the latest fashion.
【预测】由各选项的主语Mary和Nancy以及选项中出现的style, buying,dress,shopping等词推测对话内容可能与 Mary和Nancy买裙子有关。另,四个选项没有关联,分别描述四个事实,由此推测问题可能是What do we learn...之类的问题。
【精析】B)。综合理解题【考频: ★★★】。对话中男士问女士 Nancy是否喜欢新买的裙子,女士转述Nancy的话说她 如果知道Mary已经有一件同样款式的裙子,她绝对不会买。可见Nancy后悔买了一件与别人同样款式的裙子。
3.听力原文:M: You are not going to do all those dishes before we leave,are you? If we don’t pick up George and Martha in 25 minutes well never get to the theatre on time.
W: Oh, didn’t I tell you Martha called to say her daughter was ill and they could not go tonight?
Q: What is the woman probably going to do first?
3. A) Wash the dishes. C) Pick up George and Martha.
B) Go to the theatre. D) Take her daughter to hospital.
【预测】四个选项都是以动词原形幵头的短语,推测问题可能是询问行动计划或意见建议。浏览四个选项,内容涉及洗碗、去剧院、接人、去医院,且D)选项中出现her,故推测本题可能是询问对话中的女士或对话外另一女士 的行动计划,因此听音时应重点听女士的话或对另一女士的描述。
【精析】A)。行动计划题【考频: ★☆☆】。对话中男士问女士不会等洗完了碗再走吧,接着说如果25分钟内不动身去接George和Martha,他们可能无法按时到达剧院;女士回答说Martha来电话说女儿病了,今晚不去了。 可见他们不用去接人了,时间就不紧张了,因此女士最有可能先洗碗。
A) 4.听力原文:M: You’ve been hanging on to the phone for quite a while. Who were you talking with?
B) W: Oh, it was Sally. You know, she always has the latest news in town and can’t wait to talk it over
with me.
. Q: What do we learn about Sally from the conversation?
4. A) She enjoys making up stories about other people.
B) She can never keep anything to herself for long.
C) She is eager to share news with the woman.
D) She is the best informed woman in town.
【预测】四个选项都以She作主语,且选项中出现了 the woman,由此推测She不是对话中的女士。另,四个选项都是 对She性格特点的描述,因此听音时应注意捕捉相关信息。
【精析】C)。事实细节题【考频:女女女】。男士询问女士她在跟谁通电话,女士回答说是Sally,然后说Sally总是有最新消息并且迫不及待地要告诉她。
5.听力原文:W: It’s always been hard to get this car into first gear, and now the clutch seems to be slipping.
M: If you leave the car with me,I will fix it for you this afternoon.
Q: Who is the woman probably speaking to?
5. A) A car dealer. C) A driving examiner.
C) A mechanic. D) A technical consultant.
【预测】四个选项都是职业名称,由此推测本题可能考查某人的职业。因此听音时要重点听谈话者对某人所做工作的描述。
【精析】B)。综合理解题【考频: ★★★】。女士说她的车总是很难挂上一挡,而且离合器好像打滑;男士让女士把车留在这里,下午给女士修。由此可见,男士最有可能是一名机修工。
6.听力原文:M: Kate,why does the downtown area look deserted now?
W: Well, there used to be some really good stores, but lots of them moved out to the mall.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
6. A) The shopping mall has been deserted recently.
B) Shoppers can only find good stores in the mall.
C) Lots of people moved out of the downtown area.
D) There isn’t much business downtown nowadays.
【预测】由选项中出现的shopping mall,Shoppers推测,对话内容可能与购物相关。另,四个选项分别描述四个事实, 由此推测问题可能是What do we learn...之类的问题,因此听音时要注意对对话内容的综合理解。
【精析】D)。综合理解题【考频:★★★】。对话中男士问为什么市区看上去十分萧条,女士解释说以前的确有些好店铺,但是很多都搬到商场里去了。可见,D)“现在市区生意不多了”是正确答案。
7.听力原文:W: I find the lounge such a cozy place to study in. I really like the feeling of sitting on the sofa and doing the reading.
M: Well, for me the hardest part about studying here is staying awake.
Q: What does the woman mean?
7. A) He will help the woman with her reading. C) He feels sleepy whenever he tries to study.
C) The lounge is not a place for him to study in. D) A cozy place is rather hard to find on campus.
【预测】由选项中出现的reading,lounge, study,campus推测,对话内容与校园中的学习、生活相关。另,结合各选项 语义及三个选项中均出现的He或him推测,问题可能是询问对话中的男士或对话外的另一位男士对在校园里或校园里的某一个地方学习的态度或看法。
【精析】B)。推理判断题【考频:★★★】。对话中女士说在休息室学习很舒服,而男士表示,对他来说,在休息室学习很难做到不打瞌睡。由此可见,男士不适合在休息室里学习。lounge意为“休息室”。
8.听力原文:W: These mosquito bites are killing me. I can’t help scratching.
M: Next time you go camping, take some precaution, say, wearing long sleeves.
Q: Why does the man suggest the woman wear long sleeves?
8. A) To protect her from getting scratches. C) To prevent mosquito bites.
B) To help relieve her of the pain. D) To avoid getting sunburnt.
【预测】由选项中出现的scratches,pain, mosquito bites推测,对话内容与蚊子叮咬有关。另,四个选项都是不定式结构,由此推测问题可能是询问做某事的目的。因此听音时要注意听采取某项措施的目的。
【精析】C)。目的原因题【考频: ★☆☆】。对话中女士说蚊子咬得她忍不住直挠,男士建议她下次野营时要采取防护措施,如穿长袖衣服。由此可见,男士建议女士穿长袖衣服是为了防止蚊子叮咬。
9-12.听力原文:
M: Hello, and welcome to our program “Working Abroad.” Our guest this evening is a Londoner, who lives and works in Italy. Her name’s Susan Hill. Susan, welcome to the program. You live in Florence. How long have you been living there?
W: Since 1982. But when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only six months.
M: Why did you change your mind?
W: Well, I’m a designer. I design leather goods, mainly shoes and handbags. Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italy’s top fashion houses, Ferragamo. So, I decided to stay.
M: How lucky! Do you still work for Ferragamo?
W: No, I’ve been a freelance designer for quite a long time now. Since 1988, in fact.
M: So does that mean you design for several different companies now?
W: Yes,that’s right. I’ve designed many fashion items for a number of Italian companies,and in the last four years, I’ve also been designing for the British company, Burberrys.
M: What have you been designing for them?
W: Mostly handbags and small leather goods.
M: Has the fashion industry in Italy changed since 1982?
W: Oh, yes. It’s become a lot more competitive. Because the quality of products from other countries has improved a lot. But Italian quality and design is still world-famous.
M: And do you ever think of returning to live in England?
W: No, not really. Working in Italy is more interesting. I also love the Mediterranean sun and the Italian lifestyle.
M: Well, thank you for talking to us, Susan.
W: It was a pleasure.
9. Where does this talk most probably take place?
B) A) In a studio. B) In a clothing store. C) At a beach resort. D) At a fashion show.
【预测】四个选项均为表示地点的介词短语,由此推测本题可能考查对话发生的地点。
10. What was the woman’s original plan when she went to Florence?
A) To live there permanently. C) To find a better job to support herself.
B) To stay there for half a year. D) To sell leather goods for a British company.
【预测】四个选项均为不定式结构,结合各选项语义可推测本题可能考查在某个地方居住的目的。。
11. What has the woman been doing for a living since 1988?
A) Designing fashion items for several companies.
B) Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.
C) Working as an employee for Ferragamo.
D) Serving as a sales agent for Burberrys.
【预测】四个选项均是动词_ing形式的短语且结合 选项中出现的 companies,employee,sales agent 推测,本题可能考查某人现在从事的工作,因此听音时要重点听与工作相关的内容。
12. What do we learn about the change in Italy’s fashion industry?
A) It has seen a steady decline in its profits.
B) It has become much more competitive.
C) It has lost many customers to foreign companies.
D) It has attracted a lot more designers from abroad.
【预测】由选项中出现的decline in its profits, competitive, lost many customers, attracted a lot more designers等词推测本题可能考查某公司的运营情况或某行业的发展状况。
答案详解:
9. A)。场景推断题【考频:★☆☆】对话开头男士说欢迎来到我们的节目,今晚的嘉宾是一个在意大利工作的伦敦人。由此可见,对话发生在演播室。
10. B)。细节辨认题【考频:★★★】。对话中男士问女士在佛罗伦萨生活了多久,女士回答说自从1982年以来一直住在那儿,随后补充说,本来打算只在那儿待6个月,也就是半年。
11. A)。事实细节题【考频:★★★】。对话中女士介绍了自己到佛罗伦萨的工作情况。她从1988年就成为一名自由设计师,为多家意大利公司设计时尚产品。
12. B)。事实细节题【考频:★★★】。对话中男士问1982年以来意大利的时装行业有什么变化,女士回答说竞争更加激烈了。
Conversation Two
13、Why does the woman find study in drama and theatre useful?
A) It helps her to attract more public attention. C) It strengthens her relationship with students.
C) It improves her chance of getting promoted. D) It enables her to understand people better.
【预测】四个选项中的动词helps, improves, strengthens和enables都表示某事物能够起到的作用,且四个选项的主语都是It,宾语都‘是her,由此推测本题可能询问It对her的作用。
14、How did the woman’s students respond to her way of teaching English?
A) Passively. B) Positively. C) Skeptically. D) Sensitively.
【预测】四个选项都是表示态度的词语,因此本题可能考查某人对于某事的看法,听音时要重点听与态度相关的内容以及说话语气。
15、What does the woman say about her stage fright?
A) It keeps haunting her day and night. C) It vanishes the moment she steps into her role.
B) Her teaching was somewhat affected by it. D) Her mind goes blank once she gets on the stage.
【预测】四个选项中多次出现It和her,且选项中出 现了 haunting,affected,vanishes,由此推测问题 可能是询问It对her的影响,因此听音时应重点听女士的话。
听力原文:
M: So, Claire, you’re into drama!
W: Yes, I’ve a master’s degree in drama and theatre. At the moment, I’m hoping to get onto a PhD program.
M: What excites you about drama?
W: Well, I find it’s a communicative way to study people and you learn how to read people in drama.So usually I can understand what people are saying even though they might be lying.
M: That would be useful.
W: Yeah, it’s very useful for me as well. I’m an English lecturer,so use a lot of drama in my classes such as role-plays. And I ask my students to create mini-dramas. They really respond well. At the moment, I’m hoping to get onto a PhD course. I would like to concentrate on Asian drama and try to bring Asian theatre to the world’s attention. I don’t know how successful I would be, but, here’s hoping.
M: Oh, I’m sure you’ll be successful. Now, Claire, what do you do for stage fright?
W: Ah, stage fright! Well, many actors have that problem. I get stage fright every time I’m going to teach a new class. The night before, I usually can’t sleep.
M: What? For teaching?
W: Yes. I get really bad stage fright. But the minute I step into the classroom or get onto the stage, it just all falls into place. Then I just feel like: Yeah,this is what I mean to do. And I’m fine.
M:Wow, that’s cool!
答案详解:
13、D)。目的原因题【考频:★★☆】。对话中男士询问女士为什么对戏剧如此感兴趣,女士回答说她发现戏剧是研究人的一种交际方式,可以通过戏剧学习如何读懂别人,故D)“使她更好地理解别人”是正确答案。
14、B)。语义理解题【考频:★☆☆】。女士说她在课堂上经常让学生扮演不同的角色,创作小话剧,学生们对此反映很好。换句话说,学生认可她这种教学方式,所以答案是B)“积 极 地 ”。
15、C)。细节推断题【考频: ★★☆】。女士说她有很严重的舞台恐惧症,但她一进人教室或走上讲台,那种恐惧就消失了。故C)“她一进人角色就不怯场了”是正确答案。
Section B
Passage One
16、What is the proposal presented by the Community of European Railways?
A) To win over the majority of passengers from airlines in twenty years.
B) To reform railroad management in western European countries.
C) To electrify the railway lines between major European cities.
D) To set up an express train network throughout Europe.
【预测】四个选项都是不定式结构且结合各选项语义可推测本题可能是询问对欧洲各种交通运输方式的意见或建议。
17、What will happen when the proposal becomes a reality?
A) Major European airlines will go bankrupt.
B) Europeans will pay much less for traveling.
C) Traveling time by train between major European cities will be cut by half.
D) Trains will become the safest and most efficient means of travel in Europe.
【预测】四个选项都是将来时态,且四个选项都与某一事件的后果有关,由此推测本题可能考查某一事件带来的影响。
18、Why will business people prefer a three-hour train journey to a one-hour flight?
A) Train travel will prove much more comfortable than air travel.
B) Passengers will feel much safer on board a train than on a plane.
C) Rail transport will be environmentally friendlier than air transport.
D) Traveling by train may be as quick as, or even quicker than, by air.
【预测】四个选项都用了比较级,而且比较的对象 都是train travel和air travel,由此推测本题可能考查对train travel和air travel的比较。
19、When did France introduce the first high speed train service?
A) In 1981. B) In 1989. C) In 1990. D) In 2000.
【预测】四个选项都是时间短语,因此听音时要重点听事件与时间的对应关系。
听力原文:
In January 1989, the Community of European Railways presented their proposal for a high speed pan-European train network extending from Sweden to Sicily, and from Portugal to Poland by the year 2020.If their proposal becomes a reality ,it will revolutionize train travel in Europe. Journeys between major cities will take half the time they take today. Brussels will be only one and a half hours from Paris. The quickest way to get from Paris to Frankfurt, from Barcelona to Madrid will be by train, not plane. When the network is complete, it will integrate three types of railway line: totally new high speed lines with trains operating at speeds of 300 kilometers per hour, upgraded lines which allow for speeds up to 200 to 225 kilometers per hour, and existing lines for local connections and distribution of freight. “If business people can choose between a three-hour train journey from city-centre to city-centre and a one-hour flight,they’ll choose the train,” says an executive travel consultant. “They won’t go by plane any more. If you calculate flight time, check-in and travel to and from the airport, you’ll find almost no difference. And if your plane arrives late due to bad weather or air traffic jams or strikes, then the train passengers will arrive at their d