2013.12 英语六级考试真题试卷（第二套）听力

1. A) Labor problems.
B) Weather conditions.
C) An error in the order.
D) Misplacing of goods.

2. A) What the woman says makes a lot of sense.
B) The rich are opposed to social welfare.
C) He is sympathetic with poor people.
D) He agrees with Mr. Johnson's views.

3. A) He will be practicing soccer.
B) He has work to
C) He will be attending a meeting.
D) He has a tough problem to solve.

4. A) Mary should get rid of her pet as soon as possible.
B) Mary will not be able to keep a dog in the building.
C) Mary is not happy with the ban on pet animals.
D) Mary might as well send her dog to her relative.

5. A) The twins' voices are quite different.
B) Lisa and Gale are not very much alike.
C) He does not believe they are twin sisters.
D) The woman seems a bit hard of hearing.

6. A) The serious economic crisis in Britain.
B) A package deal to be signed in November.
C) A message from their business associates.
D) Their ability to deal with financial problems.

7. A) It is impossible to remove the stain completely.
B) The man will be charged extra for the service.
C) The man has to go to the main cleaning facility.
D) Cleaning the pants will take longer than usual.

8. A) European markets.
B) A protest rally.
C) Luxury goods.
D) Imported products.


Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A) He made a business trip.
B) He had a quarrel with Marsha.
C) He talked to her on the phone.
D) He resolved a budget problem.

10. A) She may have to be fired for poor performance.
B) She has developed some serious mental problem.
C) She is in charge of the firm's budget planning.
D) She supervises a number of important projects.

11. A) She failed to arrive at the airport on time.
B) David promised to go on the trip in her place.
C) Something unexpected happened at her home.
D) She was not feeling herself on that day.

12. A) He frequently gets things mixed up.
B) He is always finding fault with Marsha.
C) He has been trying hard to cover for Marsha.
D) He often fails to follow through on his projects.


Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

13. A) They are better sheltered from all the outside temptations.
B) They are usually more motivated to compete with their peers.
C) They have more opportunities to develop their leadership skills.
D) They take an active part in more extracurricular activities.

14. A) Its chief positions are held by women.
B) Its teaching staff consists of women only.
C) Its students aim at managerial posts.
D) Its students are role models of women.

15. A) It is under adequate control.
B) It is traditional but colourful.
C) They are more or less isolated from the outside world.
D) They have ample opportunities to meet the opposite sex.



Passage One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

16. A) By invading the personal space of listeners.
B) By making gestures at strategic points.
C) By speaking in a deep, loud voice.
D) By speaking with the local accent.

17. A) To promote sportsmanship among business owners.
B) To encourage people to support local sports groups.
C) To raise money for a forthcoming local sports event.
D) To show his family's contribution to the community.

18. A) They are known to be the style of the sports world.
B) They would certainly appeal to his audience.
C) They represent the latest fashion in the business circles.
D) They are believed to communicate power and influence.

19. A) To cover up his own nervousness.
B) To create a warm personal atmosphere.
C) To enhance the effect of background music.
D) To allow the audience to better enjoy his slides.


Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

20. A) She was the first educated slave of John Wheatley's.
B) She was the greatest female poet in Colonial America.
C) She was born about the time of the War of Independence.
D) She was the first African-American slave to

21. A) Revise in a number of times.
B) Obtain consent from her owner.
C) Go through a scholarly examination.
D) Turn to the colonial governor for help.

22. A) Literary works calling for the abolition of slavery.
B) Religious scripts popular among slaves in America.
C) A rich stock of manuscripts left by historical figures.
D) Lots of lost works written by African-American women.


Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

23. A) It is a trait of generous character.
B) It is a reflection of self-esteem.
C) It is an indicator of high intelligence.
D) It is a sign of happiness and confidence.
{d}
24. A) It was self-defeating.
B) It was aggressive.
C) It was the essence of comedy.
D) It was something admirable.

25. A) It is a double-edged sword.
B) It is a feature of a given culture.
C) It is a unique gift of human beings.
D) It is a result of both nature and nurture.



It is important that we be mindful of the earth, the planet out of which we are born and by which we are nourished, guided, healed-the planet, however, which we have (26)______ to a considerable degree in these past two centuries of (27)______ exploitation. This exploitation has reached such (28)______ that presently it appears that some hundreds of thousands of species will be (29)______ before the end of the century.
In our times, human shrewdness has mastered the deep (30)______ of the earth at a level far beyond the capacities of earlier peoples. We can break the mountains apart; we can drain the rivers and flood the valleys. We can turn the most luxuriant forests into throwaway paper products. We can (31)______ the great grass cover of the western plains and pour (32)______ chemicals into the soil until the soil is dead and blows away in the wind. We can pollute the air with acids, the rivers with sewage(污水), the seas with oil. We can invent computers (33)______ processing ten million calculations per second. And why"? To increase the volume and the speed with which we move natural resources through the consumer economy to the junk pile or the waste heap. Our managerial skills are measured by the competence (34)______ in accelerating this process. If in these activities the physical features of the planet are damaged, if the environment is made inhospitable for (35)______ living species, then so be it. We are, supposedly, creating a technological wonderworld.

【参考答案】
26. abused
27. industrial
28. extremes
29. extinguished
30. mysteries
31. tear apart
32. toxic
33. capable of
34. manifested
35. a multitude of