2012年12月英语六级真题及答案(1)

2012年12月大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷

Part III Liste ning Comprehe nsion (35 minu tes)

Sectio n A

Directi ons: In this sect ion, you will hear 8 short conv ersati ons and 2 long con versati ons. At the end of each conv ersatio n, one or more questi ons will be asked about what was said.

Both the conversation 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 the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter

on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

11. A) She can count on the man for help. C) She can lend the man a sleep ing bag.

B) She has other pla ns for this weeke nd. D) She has got camp ing gear for rent.

12. A) The man should keep his words. C) Karen always supports her at work.

B) She regrets asking the man for help. D) Karen can take her to the airport

13. A) He can't afford to go traveling yet. C) He usually checks his brakes before a trip

B) His trip to Hawaii was not enjo yable. D) His trip to Hawaii has used up all his mon ey.

14. A) There was no thi ng left except some pie. C) The woma n is going to prepare the dinner.

B) The man has to find something else to eat. D) Julie has been invited for dinner.

15. A) Submit no more tha n three letters. C) Apply to three graduate schools.

B) Present a new letter of referenee. D) Send Professor Smith a letter.

16. A) He decli nes to join the garde ning club.

B) He is a professi onal garde ner in tow n.

C) He prefers to keep his garde ning skills to himself.

D) He wishes to receive formal trai ning in garde ning.

17. A) Sculpture is not a typical form of modern art.

B) Moder n art cannot express people's true feeli ngs.

C) The rece nt sculpture exhibit was not well orga ni zed.

D) Many people do not appreciate moder n art.

18. A) Bob does not have much cha nee to win. C) Bob cannot count on her vote.

B) She will vote for ano ther can didate. D) She knows the right pers on for the positi on

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) Poor man ageme nt of the hospital. C) Decisi ons made by the head tech nician.

B) The health hazard at her work place. D) The outdated medical test ing procedures.

20. A) Tran sfer her to ano ther departme nt. C) Cut dow n her workload.

B) Repair the X-ray equipme nt. D) Allow her to go on leave for two mon ths.

21 .A) They are virtually impossible to en force. C) Both of them have bee n subject to criticism.

B) Neither is applicable to the woman's case. D) Their requirements may be difficult to meet.

22. A) Organize a mass strike. C) Try to help her get it back.

B) Compe nsate for her loss. D) Find her a better pay ing job.

Questio ns 23 to 25 are based on the conv ersati on you have just heard.

23. A) In giving con cessi ons. C) In stati ng your terms.

B) In the con cludi ng part. D) In the preparatory phase.

24. A) He behaves in a way con trary to his real inten ti on.

B) He prese nts his argume nts in a straightforward way.

C) He resp onds readily to the other party's proposals.

D) He uses lots of gestures to help make his points clear.

25. A) Both may fail when confronting experieneed rivals.

B) The hon est type is more effective tha n the actor type.

C) Both can succeed depe nding on the specific situati on.

D) The actor type works better in tough n egotiatio ns.

Sectio n B

Directi ons: In this sect ion, 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 best answer from the four choices marked A), B),

C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line

through the cen tre.

Passage One

Questi ons 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) The shape of the cubes used. C) The number of times of repeating the process.

B) The size of the objects show n. D) The weight of the boxes moving across the stage.

27. A) Boys enjoy playing with cubes more than girls.

B) Girls tend to get excited more easily tha n boys.

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C) Girls seem to start reas oning earlier tha n boys.

D) Boys pay more atte nti on to moving objects tha n girls.

28. A) It is a breakthrough in the study of the n erve system.

B) It may stimulate scie ntists to make further studies.

C) Its result helps understand babies' language ability.

D) Its findings are quite contrary to previous research.

29. A) The two sides of their brain develop simultaneously. C) Their bones mature earlier. B) They are better able to adapt to the surroundings. D) They talk at an earlier age.

Passage Two

Questi ons 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

30. A) The new security plan for the municipal building.

B) The bluepri nt for the developme nt of the city.

C) The con troversy over the new office regulati ons.

D) The city's general budget for the coming year.

31 .A) Whether the security checks were really n ecessary.

B) How to cope with the huge crowds of visitors to the muni cipal build ing

C) Whether the security checks would create long queues at peak hours.

D) How to train the n ewly recruited security guards.

32. A) Irrelevant. B) Straightforward. C) Ridiculous. D) Confrontational.

Passage Three

Questi ons 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. A) He used to work as a miner in Nevada. C) He con siders himself a blessed man.

B) He works hard to support his five kids. D) He once taught at a local high school

34 .A) To be nearer to Zac's school. C) To cut their living expenses.

B) To look after her gran dchildre n.D) To help with the household chores.

35. A) Skeptical. B) Optimistic. C) Indifferent. D) Realistic.

Sectio n C

Directi ons: In this sect ion, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the 欢迎下载3

first time, 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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the

exact words you have just heard. For bla nks nu mbered from 44 to 46 you are required

to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words

you have just heard or write dow n the mai n poi nts in your own words. Fin ally, whe n

the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have writte n.

Mountain climb ing is beco ming popular sport, but it is also a (36) _____ dan gerous one. People can fall; they may also become ill. One of the most com mon dan gers to climbers is altitude sick ness, which can affect eve n very (37) _ climbers.

Altitude sick ness usually begi ns whe n a climber goes above 8 000 or 9 000 feet. The higher one climbs, the less oxyge n there is in the air. Whe n people don't get eno ugh oxyge n, they ofte n beg in to (38) _____ for air. They may also feel (39) ______ and light-headed. Besides these symptoms of altitude sick ness, others such as headache and (40) ______ may also occur. At heights of over 18000 feet, people may be climbi ng in a (41) ______ d az(恍惚).This state of mi nd can have an (42) _______ effect on their judgme nt.

A few (43)_______ can help most climbers avoid altitude sickness. The first is not to go too high too fast. If you climb to 10 000 feet, stay at that height for a day or two. (44) _______ .Or if you do climb higher sooner, come back dow n to a lower height whe n you sleep. Also, drink ple nty of liquids and avoid tobacco and alcohol. (45) _______ . You breathe less whe n you sleep, so you get less oxyge n.

The most important warning is this: if you have severe symptoms and they don't go away, go down!

(46) _______ .

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Sectio n A

11.

M: I ' d like to go camping with you this weekend, but I don ' t have a sleeping bag.

W: No problem. You can count on me to get one for you. My family has tons of camp ing gear. Q: What does the woma n mean?

答案：She can lend the man a sleeping bag.

【解析】这是一道较为简单的推理题，前提是考生需知道 camping gear 表示野餐用具，

露营装备”由此可知，camping gear 包括sleeping bag 即女士能借给男士一个睡袋，此题的 设置稍微绕了个小弯，为考生解题设置了一定难度。go camping ：去野餐，去露营；sleeping bag 睡袋。

12.

M: I know I promise to drive you to the airport n ext Thursday, but I

fraid something has

come up. They ' ve called a special meeting at work.

W: No big deal. Karen said she was available as a back-up.

Q: What does the woma n mean? 答案:Karen can take her to the airport.

【解析】此题为细节题。从对话中可知，男士下周四临时有事不能送女士去机场了，女 士回答说Karen 有空。back-up ： n.备用，备份，考生如果知道这个单词的意思，对整个对话 的理解会有帮助。

13.

W: Have you saved eno ugh money for a trip to Hawaii?

M: Not even close. My uncle must put the brakes on my travelling plans.

Q: What does the man mean?

答案： He can ' t afford to go traveling yet.

【解析】此题为推理题。从男士的回答 我叔叔对我的旅行计划加以限制了。 ”中可推断 出，这位男士还没有足够的钱去旅行。put the brakes on st 俵示 对 加以限制”即使考生 不知道这个短语的引申含义，但听到 brake 刹车”应该也能大概判断出来答案。

14.

M: I ' m starving. Do we still have any pie left from the dinner yesterday?

W: Oh, Julia in vited her frie nds over in the after noon and they ate it all.

Q: What do we lear n from the conv ersatio n?

答案：The man has to find something else to eat.

【解析】此题为简单的推理题。从对话中可知，女士回答说 Julie 下午邀请了她的朋友，

他们把剩的饼都吃光了，由此可推断出这位男士不得不找别的东西吃。 starving ： adj.饥饿的。

15.

W: Three letters of recommendation are required to apply to graduate schools. I was wondering if the one professor Smith wrote for me last year could still be used.

M: It ' s a bit dated. You ' d better submit a recent one.

Q: What does the man suggest the woma n do? 答案： Present a new letter of referenee.

【解析】此题为细节题。只要考生抓住这位男士回答中的关键词

和letter of referenee 意思相似，均可表示 16.

W: I ' ve noticed that you spend a lot of time tending your garden. Would you like to join our garde ning dated 和recent,就不难 letter of recomme ndati on

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