2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题（二）PartIWriting (30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put all youreggs in one basket.You can give examples to illustrate your point.You should write at least 150 words but no morethan 200 words.PartⅡListening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end ofeachconversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questionswill be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the fourchoices marked A)9 B)9 C)and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre1.A)They might be stolen goodsC)They might be faulty products.B)They might be fake products.D)They might be smuggled goods2.A)They are civil servants.C)They are news reporters.B)They are job applicants.D)They are public speakers.3.A)The man has decided to quit his computer class.B)The woman wants to get a degree in administration.C)A computer degree is a must for administrative work.D)The man went to change the time of his computer class.4.A)A lot of contestants participated in the show.B)The fifth contestant won the biggest prizeC)It was not as exciting as he had expected.D)It was sponsored by a car manufacturer.5.A)Reading a newspaper column.C)Driving from New York to Boston.B)Looking at a railway timetableD)Waiting for someone at the airport.6.A)He wears a coat bought in the mall.C)He had a finger hurt last night.B)He got a new job at the barbershopD)He had his hair cut yesterday7.A)He cannot appreciate the Picasso exhibition.B)Even his nephew can draw as well as Picasso.C)He is not quite impressed with modern paintings.D)Some drawings by kindergarten kids are excellent8.A)He should not put the cart before the horse.B)His conduct does not square with his words.C)His attitude to student government has changed.D)He has long been involved in student government.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A)She left her own car in Manchester.B)Something went wrong with her carC)She wants to go traveling on the weekendD)Her car won't be back in a week's time.10.A)Safety.C)Size.B)Comfort.D)Cost11.A)Third-party insuranceC)PetrolB)Value-added taxD)CDWQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)How to update the basic facilities.C)Where to locate their plant.B)What to do to enhance their positionD)How to attract investments.13.A)Their road link to other European countries is fast.B)They are all located in the south of France.C)They are very close to each otherD)Their basic facilities are good.14.A)Try to avoid making a hasty decisionC)Talk with the local authoritiesB)Take advantage of the train links.D)Conduct field surveys first.15.A)Future product distribution.C)Road and rail links for small townsB)Local employment policies.D)Skilled workforce in the hilly region.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear somequestions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet Iwith a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)One fifth of them were on bad terms with their sisters and brothers.B)About one eighth of them admitted to lingering bitter feelingsC)More than half of them were involved in inheritance disputes.D)Most of them had broken with their sisters and brothers.17.A)Less concem with money matters.C)Advance in age.B)More experience in worldly affairs.D)Freedom from work18.A)They have little time left to renew contact with their brothers and sisters.B)They tend to forget past unhappy memories and focus on their present needs.C)They are more tolerant of one another.D)They find close relatives more reliable.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)They have bright colors and intricate patterns.A)They can only survive in parts of the Americas.B)They are the only insect that migrates along fixed routesC)They have strong wings capable of flying long distances.20.A)In a Michigan mountain forest.C)In a Kentucky mountain forest.B)In a Louisiana mountain forestD)In a Mexican mountain forest.21.A)Each flock of butterflies lays eggs in the same states.B)They start to lay eggs when they are nine months old.C)Each generation in a cycle lays eggs at a different place.D)Only the strongest can reach their destination to lay eggs.22.A)Evolution of monarch butterflies.B)Living habits of monarch butterfliesC)Migration patterns of monarch butterfliesD)Environmental impacts on monarch butterfly lifePassage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23.A)Time has become more limited.C)Time is money.B)Time has become more precious.D)Time is relative.24.A)Americans now attach more importance to the effective use of time.B)Americans today have more free time than earlier generations.C)The number of hours Americans work has increased steadilyD)More and more Americans feel pressed for time nowadays.25.A)Our interpersonal relationships improve.C)Our living habits are alteredB)Our work efficiency increases greatly.D)Our behavior is changedSection CDirections:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,youshould listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill inthe blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,you shouldcheck what you have written.The first copyright law in the United States was passed by Congress in 1790.In 1976 Congress enacted thelatest copyright law,26the technological developments that had occurred since the passage of the Copyright Actof 1909.For example,in 1909,anyone who wanted to make a single copy of a27work for personal use had todo so by hand.The very process 28 a limitation on the quantity of materials copied.Today,a photocopier can dothe work in seconds:the limitation has disappeared.The 1909 law did not provide full protection for films andsound recordings,nor did it29 the need to protect radio and television.As a result,30of the law and abusesof the intent of the law have lessened the31 rewards of authors,artists,and producers.The 1976 Copyright Acthas not prevented these abuses fully,but it has clarified the legal rights of the injured parties and given them an 32for remedy.Since 1976 the Act has been 33 to include computer software,and guidelines have been adopted for fair useof television broadcasts.These changes have cleared up much of the confusion and conflict that followed 34 the1976 legislation.The fine points of the law are decided by the courts and by acceptable common practice over time.As thesedecisions and agreements are made,we modify our behavior accordingly.For now,we need to 35 the law and itsguidelines as accurately as we can and to act in a fair manner.PartⅢReading Comprehension(40 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blankfrom a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully beforemakingyour choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for eachitem on Answer Sheet 2with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank morethan once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Fear can be an effective way to change behavior.One study compared the effects of high-fear and low-fearappeals on changes in attitudes and behaviors related to dental hygiene ()One group of subjects was shownawful pictures of 36 teeth and diseased gums:another group was shown less frightening materials such as plasticteeth,charts,and graphs.Subjects who saw the frightening materials reported more anxiety and a greater 37 tochange the way they took care of their teeth than the low-fear group did.subjects were called back to the laboratory on two 39(five days and six weeks after the experiment).Theychewed disclo,.sing wafers(牙疾诊断片)that give a red stain to any uncleaned areas of the teeth and thus provided adirect 40 of how well they were really taking care of their teeth.The result showed that the high-fear appeal didactually result in greater and more 41 changes in dental hygiene.That is,the subjects 42 to high-fear wamingsbrushed their teeth more 43 than did those who saw low-fear warnings.However,to be an effective persuasive device it is very important that the message not be too frightening andthat people be given 44 guidelines to help them to reduce the cause of the fear.If this isn't done,they may reducetheir anxiety by denying the message or the 45 of the communicator.If that happens,it is unlikely that eitherattitude or behavior change will occur.A)accustomedF)decayedK)indicationB)carefullyG)desireL)occasionsC)cautiouslyH)dimensionsM)permanentD)concreteD)eligibleN)sensitivityE)credibilityJ)exposedO)translatedSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it Each statementcontains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions bymarking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Street-Level Solution[A]When I was growing up,one of my father's favorite sayings(borrowed from the humorist Will Rogers)was:"Itisn't what we don't know that causes the trouble;it's what we think we know that just isn't so.One of the maininsights to be taken from the 100 000 Homes Campaign and its strategy to end chronic homelessness is that,untilrecently,our society thought it understood the nature of homelessness,but it didn't.[B]That led to a series of mistaken assumptions about why people become homeless and what they need.Many of theerrors in our homelessness policies have stemmed from the conception that the homeless are a homogeneous group.It's only in the past 15 years that organizations like Common Ground,and others,have taken a street-level view ofthe problem-distinguishing the "episodically homeless"from the "chronically homeless"in order to understandtheir needs at an individual level.This is why we can now envisage a different approach-and get better results.[C]Most readers expressed support for the effort,although a number were skeptical,and a few utterly dismissive,aboutthe chances of long-term homeless people adapting well to housing.This is to be expected;it's hard to imaginewhat we haven't yet seen.As Niccolo Machiavelli wrote in The Prince,one of the major obstacles in any effort toadvance systemic change is the "incredulity of men,"which is to say that people "do not readily believe in newthings until they have had a long experience of them."Most of us have witnessed homeless people on the streetsfor decades.Few have seen formerly homeless people after they have been housed successfully.We don't havereference points for that story.So we generalize from what we know-or think we know.[D]But that can be misleading,even to experts.When I asked Rosanne Haggerty,founder of Common Ground,whichcurrently operates 2 310 units of supportive housing(with 552 more under construction),what had been her biggestsurprise in this work,she replied:"Fifteen years ago,I would not have believed that people who had been sobroken and stuck in homelessness could thrive to the degree that they do in our buildings."And Becky Kanis,thecampaign's director,commented:"There is this sense in our minds that someone who's on the streets is almost intheir DNA different from someone who has a house.The campaign is creating a first-hand experience for many