2013年12月六级考试真题（第二套）PartIWritingDirections:For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on happiness by referring tothe saying "Happiness is not the absence ofproblems,but the ability to deal with them."You can citeexamples to illustrate your point and then explain how you can develop your ability to deal withproblems and be happy.You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the endof each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is thebest answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through thecentre.1.A)The rock band needs more hours of practiceB)The rock band is going to play here for a month.C)He appreciates the woman's help with the band.D)Their hard work has resulted in a big success.2.A)Travel overseas on his own.C)Go on a diving tour in Europe.B)Join a package tour to Mexico.D)Add 300 dollars to his budget.3.A)Something unexpected has happened.C)To avoid more work later on.B)In case some problem should occurD)To make better preparations.4.A)The man is going to renew his membership in a fitness center.B)The woman asked for a free pass to try out the facilities.C)The man can try out the facilities before he becomes a member.D)The woman can give the man a discount if he joins the club now.5.A)He is not fit to study science.C)He is worried about the test.D)He is going to drop the physics course6.A)Buy something special for GaryC)Pay for part of the picnic foodB)Invite Gary's family to dinner.D)Take some food to the picnic.7.A labor dispute at a bus companyC)A corporate takeoverB)Bus drivers'working conditions.D)Public transportation.8.A)Their sales overseasC)The check just deposited.B)The bank statementD)The payment for an order.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A)A private secretary.C)A shop assistant.B)A hotel receptionistD)A sales manager.10.A)Appearance.C)Voice.B)Intelligence.D)Manners.11.A)Arrange one more interview.C)Offer the job to David Wallace.B)Report the matter to their boss.D)Hire Barbara Jones on a trail basis.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)He invented the refrigerator.C)He was admitted to university.B)He patented his first invention.D)He got a degree in Mathematics.13.A)He started to work on refrigeration.B)He became a professor of Mathematics.C)He fell in love with Natasha WilloughbyD)He distinguished himself in low temperature physics.14.A)Finding the true nature of subatomic particles.B)Their discovery of the laws of cause and effect.C)Laying the foundations of modem mathematics.D)Their work on very high frequency radio waves.15.A)To have a three-week holiday.C)To patent his inventions.B)To spend his remaining years.D)To teach at a university.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end ofeach passage,you will hearsome questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear aquestion,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centrePassage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)They have fallen prey to wolves.B)They have become a tourist attraction.C)They have caused lots of damage to crops.D)They have become a headache to the community17.A)To celebrate their victoryC)To scare the wolvesB)To cheer up the hunters.D)To alert the deer.18.A)They would help to spread a fatal disease.B)They would pose a threat to the children.C)They would endanger domestic animals.D)They would eventually kill off the deer.初Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)She is an interpreter.C)She is a domestic servant.B)She is a tourist guide.D)She is from the royal family.20.A)It was used by the family to hold dinner parties.B)It is situated at the foot of a beautiful mountain.C)It was frequently visited by heads of state.D)It is furnished like one in a royal palace.21.A)It is elaborately decorated.C)It is very big,with only six slim legs.B)It has survived some 2,000 years.D)It is shaped like an ancient Spanish boat.22.A)They are uncomfortable to sit in for long.B)They do not match the oval table at all.C)They have lost some of their legs.D)They are interesting to look at.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23.A)It is an uncommon infectious disease.B)It destroys the patient's ability to think.C)It is a disease very difficult to diagnose.D)It is the biggest crippler of young adults.24.A)Search for the best cure.C)Write a book about her life.B)Hurry up and live life.D)Exercise more and work harder.25.A)Aggressive.C)Sophisticated.B)Adventurous.D)Self-centered.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the firsttime,you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Finally,when thepassage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.It's difficult to estimate the number of youngsters involved in home schooling,where childrenare not sent to school and receive their formal education from one or both parents.26 and courtdecisions have made it legally possible in most states for parents to educate their children at home,and each year more people take advantage of that opportunity.Some states require parents or a hometutor to meet teacher certification standards,and many require parents to complete legal forms toverify that their children are receiving 27 in state-approved curricula.Supporters of home education claim that it's less expensive and far more 28 than mass publiceducation.Moreover,they cite several advantages:alleviation of school overcrowding,strengthenedfamily relationships,lower29 rates,the fact that students are allowed to learn at their own rate,Critics ofthe home schooling movement 32 that it creates as many problems as it solves.Theyacknowledge that,in a few cases,home schooling offers educational opportunities superior to thosefound in most public schools,but few parents can provide such educational advantages.Someparents who withdraw their children from the schools33 home schooling have an inadequateeducational background and insufficient formal training to provide a satisfactory education for theirchildren.Typically,parents have fewer technological resources34 than do schools.However,therelatively inexpensive computer technology that is readily available today is causing some tochallenge the notion that home schooling is in any way 35 more highly structured classroomeducationReading ComprehensionSection ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one wordfar each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passagethrough carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through thecentre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Cell phones provide instant access to people.They are creating a major 36 in the socialexperiences of both children and adolescents.In one recent U.S.survey,about half the teens polledsaid that their cell phone had_37 their communications with friends.Almost all said that their cellphone was the way they stayed in touch with peers,one-third had used the cell phone to help a peer inneed,and about 80%said the phone made them feel safer.Teenagers in Australia,38,said thattheir mobile phones provided numerous benefits and were anaddiction.In Japan,too,researchers are concerned about cell phone addiction.Researchers in onestudy in Tokyo found that more than half of junior high school students used their phones toexchange e-mails with schoolmates more than 10 times a day.to exchange moment-by-moment experiences in their daily lives with special partners and thus tohave a more 42 sense of connection with friends.Cell phones also can43_social tolerance becausethey reduce children's interactions with others who are different from them.In addition to connectingpeers,cell phones connect children and parents.Researchers studying teenagers in Israel concludedthat,in that 44 environment,mobile phones were regarded as "security objects"in parent-teenrelationships-important because they provided the possibility of 45 and communication at alltimes.A)affiliatedD)hazardousB)attachedJ)improvedC)contactK)instantaneousD)contendL)intrinsicE)continuousM)relativelyF)diminishN)shiftG)enduranceO)similarlyH)fosterSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each