2014年12月英语六级考试真题试卷附答案(第1套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthendiscusswhetherthereisashortcuttolearning.Youshouldgivesoundargumentstosupportyourviewsandwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A)Theman'stennisracketisgoodenough.B)Themanshouldgetapairofnewshoes.C)Shecanwaitforthemanforalittlewhile.D)Physicalexercisehelpsherstayinshape.2.A)ThewomanwillskipDr.Smith'slecturetohelptheman.B)KathyisverypleasedtoattendthelecturebyDr.Smith.C)Thewomanisgoodatdoinglabdemonstrations.D)Themanwilldoallhecandoassistthewoman.3.A)Thewomanaskedthemantoaccompanyhertotheparty.B)Stevebecamerichsoonaftergraduationfromcollege.C)Steveinvitedhisclassmatestovisithisbigcottage.D)ThespeakersandSteveusedtobeclassmates.4.A)Inabus.B)Inaclinic.C)Inaboat.D)Inaplane.5.A)10:10.B)9:50.C)9:40.D)9:10.6.A)ShedoesnotlikeJohnatall.B)Johnhasgotmanyadmirers.C)ShedoesnotthinkJohnishandsome.D)Johnhasjustgotabachelor'sdegree.7.A)Hehasbeenbumpingalongforhours.B)Hehasgotasharppainintheneck.C)Heisinvolvedinaseriousaccident.D)Heistrappedinaterribletrafficjam.8.A)Sheisgoodatrepairingthings.B)Sheisaprofessionalmechanic.C)Sheshouldimproveherphysicalcondition.D)Shecannotgowithoutawashingmachine.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)Somewitnessesfailedtoappearincourt.B)Thecasecauseddebateamongthepublic.C)Theaccusedwasfoundguiltyofstealing.D)Theaccusedrefusedtopleadguiltyincourt.10.A)Hewasoutofhismind.B)Hewasunemployed.C)Hiswifedesertedhim.D)Hischildrenweresick.11.A)Hehadbeeninjailbefore.B)Hewasunworthyofsympathy.C)Hewasunlikelytogetemployed.D)Hehadcommittedthesamesortofcrime.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Irresponsible.B)Unsatisfactory.C)Aggressive.D)Conservative.13.A)Internalcommunication.B)Distributionofbrochures.C)Publicrelations.D)Productdesign.14.A)Placingadvertisementsinthetradepress.B)Drawingsketchesforadvertisements.C)Advertisinginthenationalpress.D)Makingtelevisioncommercials.15.A)Shehasthemotivationtodothejob.B)Sheisnotsoeasytogetalongwith.C)Sheknowsthetricksofadvertising.D)Sheisnotsuitablefortheposition.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.16.A)Thecozycommunallife.B)Innovativeacademicprograms.C)Theculturaldiversity.D)Impressiveschoolbuildings.17.A)Itisverybeneficialtotheiracademicprogress.B)Ithelpsthemsoakupthesurroundingculture.C)Itisasimportantastheirlearningexperience.D)Itensurestheirphysicalandmentalhealth.18.A)Itoffersthemostchallengingacademicprograms.B)Ithastheworld'sbest-knownmilitaryacademies.C)Itprovidesnumerousoptionsforstudents.D)Itdrawsfacultyfromallaroundtheworld.PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Theytrytogivestudentsopportunitiesforexperimentation.B)TheyareresponsiblemerelytotheirMinistryofEducation.C)Theystrivetodevelopeverystudent'sacademicpotential.D)Theyensurethatallstudentsgetroughlyequalattention.20.A)ItwillarriveatBoulogneathalfpasttwo.B)ItcrossestheEnglishChanneltwiceaday.C)ItisnowabouthalfwaytotheFrenchcoast.D)ItisleavingFolkestoneinaboutfiveminutes21.A)Oppositetheship'soffice.B)AttherearofBdeck.C)Nexttotheduty-freeshop.D)InthefrontofAdeck.PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Itisthesoleuseofpassengerstravellingwithcars.B)ItismuchmorespaciousthantheloungeonCdeck.C)Itisfortheuseofpassengerstravellingwithchildren.D)ItisforseniorpassengersandpeoplewithVIPcards.23.A)Itwasnamedafteritslocation.B)Itwasnamedafteracaveartexpert.C)Itwasnamedafteritsdiscoverer.D)Itwasnamedafteroneofitspainters.24.A)Animalpaintingwaspartofthespirituallifeofthetime.B)DeerwereworshipedbytheancientCro-Magnonpeople.C)Cro-Magnonpeoplepaintedanimalstheyhuntedandate.D)Theywerebelievedtokeepevilsawayfromcavedwellers.25.A)Theyknowlittleaboutwhythepaintingswerecreated.B)Theyhavedifficultytellingwhenthepaintingsweredone.C)Theyareunabletodrawsuchinterestingandfinepaintings.D)Theyhavemisinterpretedthemeaningofthecavepaints.SectionCDirection:Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththee