2013年12月英语六级第一套答案

2013年12月英语六级考试真题试卷（第1套）参考答案 作文范文： The Way to Happiness 1. When it comes to the topic of happiness, everybody has his own interpretation. But an inspiring idea goes that happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them, which reveals the nature of happiness. Happiness will be achieved only when we show great courage to confront problems and develop the capacity to solve them. 2. There is no denying that we will encounter many problems in our life, but that doesn't mean we are deprived of h happiness. Many people have set great examples for us to follow: Nelson Mandela was sentenced to 27 years in prison, but he was optimistic and finally became successful in fighting against racial segregation. Steve Jobs was abandoned by his biological parents and dropped out of university but still managed to change the world. In our lives, no one is definitely immune to problems, but we may achieve happiness through striving. 听力： 1-25 CDADB ABCAC BDCBA DDCBA CADBB 26. Legislation 27. instruction 28. efficient 29. dropout 30. motivation 31. discipline 32. contend 33. in favor of 34. at their disposal 35. inferior to 阅读： 36-45 HLIJA FGNBK 46-55 GBAOF JNMLE 56-65 BCADD ACADB 翻译： The Chinese garden has become a landscape of unique style after an evolution for more than 3000 years. It includes not only the large gardens built as entertainment venues for the royal family, but also the private gardens built as secluded retreats for scholars, merchants and retired government officials. These gardens have constituted a miniature designed to express the harmonious relationship between man and nature. A typical Chinese garden is surrounded by walls, and in the garden there are ponds, rockwork, trees, flowers and all kinds of buildings linked by winding trails and corridors. Wandering in the gardens, people may feel that a series of well-designed scenery spreads out before us like a landscape scroll. 听力原文 Part II Listening Comprehension Section A 1. W: What a wonderful performance! Your rock band has never sounded better. M: Many thanks. I guess all those hours of practice in the past month are finally paying off. Q: What does the man mean? C)。 2. M: I can't decide what to do for my summer vacation. I either want to go on a bike tour of Europe or go diving in Mexico. W: Well, we're offering an all-inclusive two-week trip to Mexico for only 300 dollars. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do for his vacation? D)。 3. W: How long do you think this project might take? M: I'd say about three months, but it could take longer if something unexpected happened. Maybe we'd betterallow an extra month, so we won't have to worry about being late. Q: Why does the man say extra time should be allowed! for the project? A)。 4. M: I'm thinking about becoming a member here, and I'd like some information. W: Sure. A three-month membership costs 150 dollars, and that includes use of the wait room, sauna and pool.I'll give you a free pass so that you can try out the facilities before you decide. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? D) 。 5. W: I'm sorry to hear that you failed the physics course, Ted. M: Let's face it. I',m just not cut out to be a scientist. Q: What does the man mean? B) 。 6. M: Gary insisted on buying the food for the picnic. W: That's pretty generous of him.But shouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses? He has a big family to support. Q: What does the woman suggest they do? A) 。 7. W: Did you see the headlines in the paper this morning? M: Yeah. Apparently the bus company will be laying off its employees ff they can't reach an agreement on wages by midnight. Q: What did the man read about? B) 。 8. W: Have we received payment for the ovemeas order we delivered last month? M: Yes. The check came in yesterday afternoon. I'll be depositing it when I go to the bank today. Q: What is the woman concerned about? C)。 Conversation One W: OK, that's it. Now we have to make a decision. We might as well do that now, don't you think? M: Sure, let's see. First we saw Frank Brisenski. What did you think of him? W: Well, he's certainly a very polite young man.M: And very relaxed, too. W: (10-1)But his appearance... M: Urn... (10-2) He wasn't well dressed. He wasn't even wearing a tie. W: But he did have a nice voice. He'd sound good on the telephone. M: True. And I thought he seemed very intelligent. He answered Dona's questions very well. W: That's true, (10-3)but dressing well is important. Well, let's think about the others. Now what about Barbara Jones? She had a nice voice, too. She'd sound good on the telephone, and she waswell dressed, too. M: Um...She did look very neat, very nicely dressed, but... W: But so shy. (9-1) She wonldn't be very good at talking to people at the front desk. M: Um...OK. Now who was the next? Ah...Yes, David Wallace. I thought he was very good, had a lot of potential. What do you think? W: Um...He seemed like a very bright guy. He dressed very nicely, too. And he had a really nice appearance. M: He seemed relaxed to me, the type of pemon people feel comfortable with right away. W: He was polite, but also very friendly and relaxed as you say. ( 9-2 ) I think he'll be good with the guests at the front desk. M: He had a very pleasant voice, too. W: That's right. OK, good ! (9-3) ( 11-1 ) I guess we have our receptionist then, don't you? M: Yes, I think so. (11-2) We'll jnst offer the job to... 9. What are the speakers looking for? A)。 10. What is Frank Brisenski's weakness? C)。 11. What do the speakers decide to do? B)。 Conversation Two W: Hello. M: Hello. Is that the reference library? W: Yes, can I help you? M: I hope so. I rang earlier and asked for some information about Dennis HuRon, the scientist. You asked me to ring back. W: Oh, yes. I have found something. M: Good. I've got a pencil and paper. Perhaps you could read out what it says. W: Certainly. Hutton Dennis, born: Darlington,1836, died: New York.1920. M: Yes, got that. W: Inventor and physicist, the son of a farm worker. (12) He was admitted to the University of London at the age of 15. M: Yes. W: He graduated at 17 with the first class degree in physics and mathematics. All right? M: Yes, all right. W: He made his first notable achievement at the age of 18. It was a method of refrigeration which rose from hiswork in low temperature physics. (13) He became professor of mathematics at the University of Manchester at24, where he remained for twelve years. During that time, he married one of his students, Natasha Willoughby. M: Yes, go on. W: Later working together in London, they laid the foundations of modern physics by showing that normal laws ofcause and effect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles. ( 14 ) For this he and his wife received theNobel Prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912 for their work on Very high frequency radio waves. In his lifetime, Hutton patented 244 inventions. Do you want any more? M: Yes. When did he go to America? W: Let me see. (15) In 1920 he went to teach in New York and died there suddenly after only three weeks. Still he was a good age. M: Yes I suppose so. Well, thanks. 12. What do we learn about Dennis Hut-ton when he was 15? D)。 13. What did Dennis Hutton do at the age of 24? C)。 14. For what were Dennis Hutton and his wife awarded the Nobel Prize a second time? B)。 15. Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York? A) 。 Section B Passage One (16) In America, white-tailed deer are more numerous than ever before, so abundant in fact that they'vebecome a suburban nuisance and a health hazard. Why can't the herd be thinned the old-fashioned way? The smallcommunity of North Haven on Long Island is home to some six hundred to seven hundred deer. The department ofEnvironmental Conservation estimates the optimum population at 60. The town has been browsed bare of vegetationexcept where gardens and shrubs are protected by high fences. Drivers routinely collide with deer and there are so many dead bodies left by the side of the road that the town hasmade it a deal with a local pet cemetery to collect and dispose of the bodies. Some people in the town have become illfrom deer transmitted diseases. On the occasions when hunting has been tried, local animal fights people have worked tosecure court orders against the hunts. And when that is failed, (17) they stop the hunters, banging on pots and pans toalert the deer. Town meetings called