2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题（三）PartIWriting (30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to judge a personby their appearance.You can give examples to illustrate your point.You should write at least 150 words but nomore than 200 words.Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of eachconversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions willbe spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choicesmarked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1 with a single line through the centre.1.A)Surfing the net.C)Packing a birthday gift.B)Watching a talk show.D)Shopping at a jewelry store.2.A)He enjoys finding fault with exams.A)He is sure of his success in the exam.B)He doesn't know if he can do well in the exam.C)He used to get straight A's in the exams he took.3.A)The man is generous with his good comments on people.A)The woman is unsure if there will be peace in the world.B)The woman is doubtful about newspaper stories.C)The man is quite optimistic about human nature.4.A)Study for some profession.C)Stay in businessB)Attend a medical schoolD)Sell his shop.5.A)More money.C)A college educationB)Fair treatment.D)Shorter work hours.6.A)She was exhausted from her trip.C)She was impressed by Mexican food.B)She missed the comforts of home.D)She will not go to Mexico again.7.A)Cheer herselfup a bit.C)Seek professional advice.B)Find a more suitable jobD)Take a psychology course.8.A)He dresses more formally now.C)He has ignored his friends since graduation.B)What he wears does not match his position.D)He failed to do well at college.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A)To go sightseeing.C)To promote a new champagneB)To have meetingsD)To join in a training program.10.A)It can reduce the number of passenger complaints.B)It can make air travel more entertaining.C)It can cut down the expenses for air travel.D)It can lessen the discomfort caused by air travel.11.A)Took balanced meals with champagne.C)Refrained from fish or meat.B)Ate vegetables and fruit only.D)Avoided eating rich food.12.A)Many of them found it difficult to exercise on a plane.B)Many of them were concemed with their well-being.C)Not many of them chose to do what she did.D)Not many of them understood the program.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13.A)At a fair.C)In a computer lab.B)At a cafeteriaD)In a shopping mall.14.A)The latest computer technology.C)The purchasing of some equipment.B)The organizing of an exhibition.D)The dramatic changes in the job market.15.A)Data collection.C)Corporate management.B)Training consultancyD)Information processing.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1 with asingle line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)Improve themselves.C)Follow the cultural tradition.B)Get rid of empty dreamsD)Attempt something impossible.17.A)By finding sufficient support for implementation.B)By taking into account their own ability to change.C)By constantly keeping in mind their ultimate goalsD)By making detailed plans and carrying them out.18.A)To show people how to get their lives back to normalB)To show how difficult it is for people to lose weight.C)To remind people to check the calories on food bags.D)To illustrate how easily people abandon their goals.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)Michael's parents got divorced.C)Karen's mother died in a car accidentB)Karen was adopted by Ray Anderson.D)A truck driver lost his life in a collision.20.A)He ran a red light and collided with a truckC)He was killed instantly in a buming carB)He sacrificed his life to save a baby girl.D)He got married to Karen's mother.21.A)The reported hero tumed to be his father.C)Such misfortune should have fallen on himB)He did not understand his father till too lateD)It reminded him of his miserable childhood.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)Germany.B)Japan.C)The US.D)The UK23.A)By doing odd jobs at weekends.C)By putting in more hours each week.B)By working long hours every day.D)By taking shorter vacations each year.24.A)To combat competition and raise productivity.C)To help them maintain their living standard.B)To provide them with more job opportunities.D)To prevent them from holding a second job.25.A)Change their jobs.C)Reduce their working hours.B)Eam more money.D)Strengthen the government's roleSection 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 forthe third time,you shouldcheck what you have written.Nursing,as a typically female profession,must deal constantly with the false impression that nurses are thereto wait on the physician.As nurses,we are 26to provide nursing care only.We do not have any legal or moral27any physician.We provide health teaching,assess physical as well as emotional problems,28patient-related services,and make all of our nursing decisions based upon what is best or suitable for the patient.If,in any circumstance,we feel that a physician's order is inappropriate or unsafe,we have a legal29 to questionthat order or refuse to carry it out.Nursing is not a nine-to-five iob with every weekend off.All nurses are aware of that before they enter theprofession.The emotional and30 stress,however,that occurs due to odd working hours is a_31 reason for a lotof the career dissatisfaction.It is sometimes required that we work overtime,and that we change shifts four or fivetimes a month.That disturbs our personal lives,32our sleeping and eating habits,and isolates us from everythingexcept job-related friends and activities.The quality of nursing care is33 dramatically by these situations.Most hospitals are now staffed by newgraduates,as experienced nurses finally give up trying to change the system.Consumers of 34related serviceshave evidently not been affected enough yet to demand changes35.But if trends continue as predicted,they willfind that most critical hospital care will be provided by new,inexperienced,and sometimes inadequately trainednurses.Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections: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 beforemaking your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for eachitem on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more thanonce.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Millions of Americans are entering their 60s and are more concemed than ever about retirement.They knowthey need to save,but how much?And what exactly are they saving for-to spend more time 36 the grandkids,gotraveling,or start another career?It turns out that husbands and wives may have37 different ideas about thesubject.The deepest divide is in the way spouses envisage their lifestyle in their later years.Fidelity Investments Inc.found 41 percent ofthe 500 couples it surveyed 38 on whether both or at least one spouse will work in retirement.Wives are generally right regarding their husbands'retirement age,but men 39the age their wives will bewhen they stop working.And husbands are slightly more_40_about their standard of living than wives are.Busy juggling careers and families,most couples don't take the time to sit down,41 or together,and think about what they would like to do 5,10 or 20 years from now.They 42 they are on the same page,but the43 is they have avoided even talking about it.If you are self-employed or in a job that doesn't have a standard retirement age,you may be more apt to delaythinking about these issues,It is often a 44 retirement date that provides the catalyst (to start planningGetting laid off or accepting an early-retirement 45 can force your hand.But don't wait until you get a severance(遣散费)check to begin planning.A)assumeF)illustratingK)radicallyB)confidentialG)mysteriouslyL)realityC)disagreeH)observeM)separatelyD)formula1)optimisticN)spoilingE)forthcomingJ)packageO)underestimateSection 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.What If Middle-Class Jobs Disappear?[A]The most recent recession in the United States began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009,according to theNational Bureau of Economic Research.However,two years after the official end of the recession,few Americanswould say that economic troubles are behind us.The unemployment rate,in particular,remains above 9%.Somelabor market indicators,such as the proportion of long-term unemployed,are worse now than for any postwarrecession[B]There are two widely circulated narratives to explain what's going on.The Keynesian narrative is that there has beena major drop in aggregate demand.According to this narrative,the slump can be largely cured by using monetaryand fiscal(stimulus.The main anti-Keynesian narrative is that businesses are suffering from uncertaintyand over-regulation.According to this narrative,the slump can be cured by having the govemment commit to andfollow a more hands-off approach.[CI I want to suggest a third interpretation.Without ruling out a role for aggregate demand or for the regulatoryenvironment,I wish to suggest that structural change is an important factor in the current rate of highunemployment.The economy is in a state of transition,in which the middle-class jobs that emerged after WorldWar lI have begun to decline.As Erik Brynjolfssonand Andrew McAfee put it in a recent e-book Race Against theMachine:"The root of our problems is not that we're in a great recession,or a great stagnation (,but ratherthat we are in the early throes(阵痛)of a great restructuring”[D]In fact,I believe the Great Depression of the 1930s can also be interpreted in part as an economic transition.Theimpact of the internal combustion engine (and the small electric motor on farming and manufacturingreduced the value of uneducated laborers..Instead,by the 1950s,a middle class of largely clerical(从事文秘考必workers was the most significant part of the labor force.Between 1930 and 1950,the United Stateseconomy underwent a great transition.Demand fell for human effort such as lifting,squeezing,and hammering.Demand increased for workers who could read and follow directions.The evolutionary process eventually changedus from a nation of laborers to a nation of clerks.[El The proportion of employment classified as"clerical workers"grew from 5.2%in 1910 to a peak of 19.3%in 1980.(However,by 2000 this proportion had edged down to 17.4%.)Overall,workers classified as clerical workers,technical workers,managers and officials exceeded 50%of the labor force by 2000.Corresponding declines tookplace in the manual occupations.Workers classified as laborers,other than farm hands or miners,peaked at 11.4%of the labor force in 1920 but were barely 6%by 1950 and less than 4%by 2000.Farmers and farm laborers fellfrom 33%of the labor force in 1910 to less than 15%by 1950 and only 1.2%in 2000.[F]The introduction of the tractor and improvements in the factory rapidly reduced the demand for uneducated workers.By the 1930s,a marginal farm hand could not produce enough to justify his employment.Sharecropping,nevermuch better than a subsistence occupation,was no longer viable ()Meanwhile,machines were replacingmanufacturing occupations like cigar rolling and glass blowing for light bulbs.[G]The structural-transition interpretation of the unemployment problem of the 1930s would be that the demand foruneducated workers in the United States had fallen,but the supply remained high.The high school graduation rate