1、2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题(一)答案与详解2014年12月大学英语六级考试真题(一)答案与详解Part Writing1、审题:本次作文是图画作文【考频: 】，这是2013年12月六级改革后第一次出现该类型作文，但体裁仍是常见 的议论文。本次作文给出的图画理解起来难度不大，而且涉及的话题是教育和科技的关系，这是考生比较熟悉的话题，因此写起来并不难。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。14Technology and EducationWhat the drawing vividly depicts is that a pupil tell
2、s his teacher he needs tech support to solve an extremely easy question on the blackboard. The drawing illustrates that we-are highly dependent on technology, overlooking the importance of independent thinking.Those who favor the significance of technology in education argue that it facilitates lear
3、ning and enables us to have easier access to infinite learning resources. In contrast, people who hold the opposite opinion maintain that over-dependence on technology is harmful. They think that a student who gets into the habit of doing his homework by downloading answers from the Internet will en
4、d up ignorant and being unable to think critically and creatively. And the drawing is a good illustration of this point. For another example, if you always write your homework or reports on a word processor，you may forget how to write the words in no time.As far as I am concerned, technology plays a
5、n important but not indispensable role in education. Over-dependence on technology does more harm than good. I suggest that we should master the basic knowledge on our own and learn how to apply technology in education properly. Only in this way can we benefit most from our learning process.Part Lis
6、tening Comprehension1.听力原文：M: Before we play again, Im going to buy a good tennis racket. W: Your shoes arent in a very good shape，either.Q: What does the woman mean?1. A) The mans tennis racket is good enough.B) The man should get a pair of new shoes.C) She can wait for the man for a little while.D
7、) Physical exercise helps her stay in shape.【预测】由A)“男士的网球拍已经足够好了”、B)“男士应该买双新鞋”和D)“体育锻炼帮她保持身材”可以推测，对话 内容与体育锻炼有关。再结合B)中的The man should和C)中的She can推测，对话应该是围绕女士的观点态度或女士认为男士应该做何事展开的，因此听音时应重点听女士的话。【精析】B)。语义理解题【考频:】。男士说在他和女士再次打球之前,他得先去买支好的网球拍;而女士说他的鞋子也有点变形了。由此可知，女士认为男士也应该再买双新鞋。2. M: Barbara, Im glad you co
8、uld assist me in the lab demonstration. But arent you supposed to go to Dr. Smiths lecture today?W：I asked Kathy to take notes for me.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2. A) The woman will skip Dr. Smiths lecture to help the man.B) Kathy is very pleased to attend the lecture by Dr. Smith.C)
9、The woman is good at doing lab demonstrations.D) The man will do all he can to assist the woman.【预测】由选项中出现的Dr. Smiths lecture，lecture by Dr. Smith推测，对话内容可能与Smith博士的讲座有关。 另，由A)中的to help the man和D)中的assist the woman可推测，男士和女士之间存在某种协助关系，听音时需要确定这两人究竟是谁在帮谁。【精析】A)。综合理解题【考频:】。男士对女士能够帮他进行实验展示表示非常高兴，但他又担心女士因此
10、错过Smith博士的讲座;女士说她已经请Kathy帮她记笔记了。由此可知，女士不去听讲座了，她会留下来帮男士。3.听力原文：W：Steve invited me to the dinner party on Sunday evening. Have you received your invitation yet?M： Yes. He phoned me this morning and told me he wanted all his old classmate to come to the reunion.Q：What do we learn from the conversation?
11、3. A) The woman asked the man to accompany her to the party.B) Steve became rich soon after graduation from college.C) Steve invited his classmates to visit his big cottage.D) The speakers and Steve used to be classmates.【预测】由选项中出现的 to the party，after graduation from college，invited his classmates，u
12、sed to be classmates 推测，对话内容可能与某人发出聚会邀请有关，且对话中的男士、女士与选项中出现的第三人Steve之间应该存在同学关系。【精析】D)。综合理解题【考频:】。对话中女士说Steve邀请她周日晚上去参加聚餐，并问男士是否也被邀请 了;男士回答说Steve打电话向他发出了邀请，并说Steve希望所有的老同学都能去参加这次聚会。由此可知，对话中的两人都曾经是Steve的同学。4.听力原文：W ：Im afraid Im a little bit seasick. I feel dizzy.M: Close your eyes and relax. Youll be
13、all right as soon as we come ashore. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?4. A) In a bus. C) In a boat.B) In a clinic. D) In a plane.【预测】四个选项均表示地点，由此推测本题可能询问对话或某件事发生的地点，应注意听暗示地点的信息。【精析】C)。场景推断题【考频:】。对话中女士表示她有点晕船，男士让她先闭上眼睛放松一下，一会儿上岸就好了。由此可知，两个人现在正在船上。5.听力原文：W: I wonder whats happen
14、ed to our train. It should have been here 20 minutes ago according to the timetable. But it already 9：30.M: Theres no need to get nervous. The announcement says its 40 minutes late.Q: When is the train arriving?5. A) 10：10. B) 9：50. C) 9：40. D) 9：10.【预测】四个选项均为时间，由此推测本题一定是考查某件事发生的时间，听音时要注意事件与时间的对应关系，
15、而有的时间则需要计算得出。【精析】 B)。推理判断题【考频: 】。女士对男士说按照列车时刻表，火车20分钟前就应该到这里了，但现在都 9:30 了，火车也没到;男士让女士别紧张，并说广播里通知了，火车将会晚点40分钟。计算下来，火车的实际到站时间将会是9:50。6.听力原文：M：John is handsome and wealthy. Believe it or not, he is still a bachelor.W: He is a notorious guy in many girls eyes. Im sick of hearing his name.Q: What does th
16、e woman mean?6. A) She does not like John at all.B) John has got many admirers.C) She does not think John is handsome.D) John has just got a bachelors degree.【预测】四个选项中都出现了 John这一人名，且A)、C)两个选项中出现了 She does not like和She does not think，由此推测本题考查内容与女士对John的看法相关。从B)、D)两个选项的内容来看，对话中还可能涉及John 是否有很多追求者以及他是否拿
17、到了学士学位。【精析】A)。推理判断题【考频:】。对话中男士对女士说John又英俊又有钱，而且现在还是单身;女士却说在女孩们眼中，John已经声名狼藉了，她一听见John这个名字就恶心。由此可见,女士一点也不喜欢John。7.听力原文：M：Cars had lined up bumper to bumper. And Ive been held up on the expressway for an entire hour.W: Really? It must be a pain in the neck. But be patient. Anyway, you can do nothing b
18、ut wait.Q： What do we learn about the man?7. A) He has been bumping along for hours.B) He has got a sharp pain in the neck.C) He is involved in a serious accident.D) He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam.【预测】四个选项均以He开头，且由C)、D)两个选项中的accident和traffic jam可推测，对话内容与男士遇到的交通状况有关。结合A)中的“颠簸而行”、B)中的“脖子痛得厉害”
19、、C)中的“严重的事故”和D)中的“严重的交 通拥堵”可知，男士一定是有着某种令人不愉快的遭遇，听录音时要注意听男士碰到了什么事情。【精析】D)。语义理解题【考频:】对话中男士对女士说他已经在高速路上等了整整一个小时了，车辆都一辆挨一辆地排在那儿动不了；女士劝男士别着急，他能做的就只有等了。由此可知，男士碰到了交通堵塞。 bumper to bumper意为“(车辆)一辆紧跟一辆”。8.听力原文：W ：Yesterday I was surprised to see Mary using that washing machine you were going to throw away.M:
20、Yes, its quite old and in very poor condition, Frankly speaking, that she got it working amazes me a lot.Q: What does the man imply about Mary?8. A) She is good at repairing things.B) She is a professional mechanic.C) She should improve her physical condition.D) She cannot go without a washing machi
21、ne.【预测】四个选项均以She开头，由A)“她擅长修理东西”、B)“她是一名专业的技工”和D)中所提到的“洗衣机”可以判断，对话内容可能与女士修理洗衣机有关。另，C)“她应该改善自己的身体状况”与其他三个选项没有什么相关性，基本可以提前排除。【精析】A)。弦外之音题【考频: 】对话中女士对男士说昨天她看到Mary在用洗衣机，特别吃惊，因为那个洗衣机是男士打算要扔掉的了;男士表示洗衣机确实十分破旧了，而知道Mary又让那个洗衣机开始工作，他也 惊异不已。由此推断，男士的意思是Mary非常善于修理。9-12.听力原文：M： A recent case I heard was of a man a
22、ccused and found guilty of breaking into a house and stealing some money.W： Well, was he really guilty, Judge?M: He admitted that hed done it，and there were several witnesses saying that he had indeed done it. So I can only assume that he was guilty.W ： Why did he do it?M： Well, the reasons were a l
23、ittle muddied. Probably at least it seemed in a trial that he did it to get some money to feed his family. You see, hed been out of work for some time.W： Well, hed been out of work and he chose to break into a house to get money for his family and apparently in front of people that, er. could see hi
24、m do it.M： His attorney presented testimony that he had indeed applied for jobs and was listed with several employment agencies, including the State Employment Agency，but there werent any jobs.W ： And he had no luck!M: He had no luck and itd been some time. He had two children and both of them were
25、needing food and clothing.W： So he was in desperate circumstances. Did you sentence him?M： Yes.W ： But what good does it do to put the man into jail when hes obviously in such need?M： This particular fellow has been in prison before.W； For the same thing?M： No, for a different sort of crime.W： Huh?M
26、： But he did know about crime, so I suppose there are folks that just have to go back to prison several times.9. What did the judge say about the case he recently heard?A) Some witnesses failed to appear in court.B) The case caused debate among the public.C) The accused was found guilty of stealing.
27、D) The accused refused to plead guilty in court.【预测】结合各选项语义A)“有些证人没能够出庭”、B) “案件在公众当中引起了争论”、C) “被告被 发现犯有偷窃罪”和D)“被告拒绝在法庭上认罪”推测，本题可能与法庭中的事实情况有关。听音时要注意相关细节的描述。10. What do we learn about the man at the time of the crime?A) He was out of his mind. C) His wife deserted him.B) He was unemployed. D) His chil
28、dren were sick.【预测】四个选项均与He有关，且各选项的语义均 为负面情况，A) “他丧失理智了”、B)“他失业了”C)“他的妻子离他而去”和D)“他的孩子们生病了”，由此推测某位男士的生活中一定出现了不如意的事件，且He与第9题中的The accused可能 为同一人，听音时要注意He所遭遇的事情。11. What did the judge say about the accused?A) He had been in jail before. C) He was unlikely to get employed.C) He was unworthy of sympathy.
29、 D) He had committed the same sort of crime. 【预测】四个选项均以He开头，由A)中的“坐过 牢”、C)中的“可能找不到工作”以及D)中的“曾经 犯过同样的罪”可推测，本题中的He与第9题中的The accused和第10题中的He可能是同一人， 因此本题仍需要从录音中确认关于此人的具体信息。答案详解：9. C)。事实细节题【考频:】，对话中男士告诉女士他最近审理的一个案件是一位男士被指控犯有人室盗窃罪，他自己承认了罪行，而且有目击者称他确实入室盗窃了。10. B)。细节推断题【考频: 】。对话中男士告诉女士被指控犯有盗窃罪的那位男士已经有段日子没有
30、工作了，选项中的unemployed与原文中的oyt of work同义。11. A)。细节推断题【考频: 】。对话中男士告诉女士那位被指控犯有盗窃罪的男士以前曾经坐过牢，但不是因为同一罪行。Conversation Two12、What does the man think of their present advertising agency?A) Irresponsible. C) AggressiveB)Unsatisfactory. D) Conservative.【预测】四个选项均为形容词，由此推测问题可能 是询问某人的观点、态度，听音时要注意听形容词 所涉及的人或物，然后确定合适
31、答案。13、What would the woman be responsible for to Mr. Grunt?A) Internal communication. C) Public relations.B) Distribution of brochures. D) Product design【预测】四个选项都是名词短语，均为工作中的任务分配，因此听音时需要确认对话中究竟涉及的是哪项工作。14、What is the woman most interested in doing?A) Placing advertisements in the trade press. C) Adv
32、ertising in the national press.B) Drawing sketches for advertisements. D) Making television commercials.【预测】四个选项均为以动词-ing,形式开头的短语，且四个选项均是与广告有关的动作，因此听音时要注意区分与题干相关的是哪个动作。15、What does the man think of the woman applicant?A) She has the motivation to do the job. C) She is not so easy to get along with.B
33、) She knows the tricks of advertising. D) She is not suitable for the position.听力原文：M： Ah, how do you do, Miss Wenzmore?W ： How do you do?M： Do sit down.W ： Thank you.M: Im glad youre interested in our job. Now，let me explain it. We plan to increase our advertising considerably. At present, an adver
34、tising agency handles our account, but we havent been too pleased with the results lately and we may give our account to another agency.W ： What would my work entail?M： Youd be responsible to me for all advertising and to Mr. Grunt for public relations. Youd brief the agency whoever it is on the kin
35、d of advertising campaign we want. You would also be responsible for getting our leaflets, brochures and catalogs designed.W： I presume you advertise in the national press as well as the trade press.M： Yes, we do.W： Have you thought about advertising on television? M: We dont think its a suitable me
36、dium for us. And its much too expensive.W： I can just imagine a scene with a typist sitting on an old-fashioned typing chair, her back aching, exhausted, then we show her in one of your chairs, her back properly supported, feeling full of energy, typing twice as quickly.M： Before you get carried awa
37、y with your little scene, Miss Wenzmore, I regret to have to tell you again that we are not planning to go into television.W: Thats a shame. Ive been doing a lot of television work lately and it interests me enormously.M： Then I really don5t think that this is quite the right job for you here, Miss
38、Wenzmore.答案详解：12、B)。观点态度题【考频: 】。对话中男士告诉女士他们对现在的广告代理近期做出的成果不太满意，选项中的Unsatisfactory是对原文中的havent been too pleased的同义转述。13、C)。细士辨认题【考频:】。对话中男士告诉女士她的工作责包括向男士负责所有广告事宜，向Gnmt先生负责公共关系事务。14、D)。细节推断题【考频: 】。对话中女士说她最近所做的工作很多都是电视广告，而她对此也十分感兴趣。15、D)。观点态度题【考频: 】。对话中男士很清楚地知道自己公司没有向电视媒体投放广告的计划，因此，当他了解到女士对电视广告很感兴趣时，他明
39、确表示这份工作对她来说不合适。Section BPassage One16、What does the speaker say characterizes American campuses?A) The cozy communal life.C) Innovative academic programs.B)The cultural diversity. D) Impressive school buildings.【预测】由选项中出现的academic programs和 school buildings可推测，短文内容与大学生活有关。而由B)“文化的多样性”可以判断，短文所涉及的应该是国
40、际教育情况，而不仅局限于本土教育。17、What does Brown University President Vartan Gregorian say about students daily life?A) It is very beneficial to their academic progress.B) It helps them soak up the surrounding culture.C) It is as important as their learning experience.D) It ensures their physical and mental heal
41、th.【预测】四个选项均以It开头，由A) “它有益于学 业进步”、B) “它有助于他们吸收周边文化”、C)“它与学习体验一样重要”和D)“它保证他们的身心健康”可推测，“它”指的是对学生有利的某件 事物，因此听音时应重点注意“它”的益处。18、In what way is the United States unrivaled according to the speaker?A) It offers the most challenging academic programs.B) It has the worlds best-known military academies.C) It
42、provides numerous options for students.D) It draws faculty from all around the world.【预测】由B)“它拥有世界上最著名的军事院校” 推测，“它”所指的应该是某一个国家，结合各选项语义进一步推测，本题可能与该国的教育现状相关。听力原文：Many foreign students are attracted not only to the academic programs at a particular US college but also to the larger community, which aff
43、ords the chance to soak up the surrounding culture. Few foreign universities put much emphasis on the cozy communal life that characterizes American campuses from clubs and sports teams to student publications and drama societies. “The campus and the American university have become identical in peop
44、les minds，” says Brown University President Vartan Gregorian. “In America， it is assumed that a students daily life is as important as his learning experience.” Foreign students also come in search of choices. Americas menu of options research universities，state institutions，private liberal-arts sch
45、ools， community colleges, religious institutions, military academiesis unrivaled. “In Europe，” says history professor Jonathan Steinberg, who has taught at both Harvard and Cambridge, “there is one system，and that is it.” While students overseas usually must demonstrate expertise in a specific field
46、, whether law or philosophy or chemistry, most American universities insist that students sample natural and social sciences, languages and literature before choosing a field of concentration. Such opposing philosophies grow out of different traditions and power structures. In Europe and Japan，universities are answerable only to a Ministry of Education, which sets academic standards and distributes money. While centralization ensures that all students are equipped with roughly the same
