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2012 年 12 月大学英语六级(CET-6)参考答案
Ⅲ【听力】
SectionA
11.
M:I’dliketogocampingwithyouthisweekend,butIdon’thaveasleepingbag.
W:Noproblem.Youcancountonmetogetoneforyou.Myfamilyhastonsofcampinggear.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?
答案：Shecanlendthemanasleepingbag.
【解析】这是一道较为简单的推理题，前提是考生需知道 campinggear 表示“野餐用具，
露营装备”，由此可知，campinggear 包括 sleepingbag，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。gocamping：去野餐，去露营；sleepingbag：
睡袋。
12.
M: I know I promise to drive you to the airport next Thursday, but I’m afraid something has
comeup.They’vecalledaspecialmeetingatwork.
W:Nobigdeal.Karensaidshewasavailableasaback-up.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?
答案:Karencantakehertotheairport.
【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:HaveyousavedenoughmoneyforatriptoHawaii?
M:Notevenclose.Myunclemustputthebrakesonmytravellingplans.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
答案：Hecan’taffordtogotravelingyet.
【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。putthebrakesonsth.表示“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’mstarving.Dowestillhaveanypieleftfromthedinneryesterday?
W:Oh,Juliainvitedherfriendsoverintheafternoonandtheyateitall.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
答案：Themanhastofindsomethingelsetoeat.
【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
wonderingiftheoneprofessorSmithwroteformelastyearcouldstillbeused.
M:It’sabitdated.You’dbettersubmitarecentone.
Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
答案：Presentanewletterofreference.
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难找出正确答案，而且，整个答句也很短，均是简单句，易于考生理解。letterofrecommendation
和letterofreference意思相似，均可表示“推荐信”。
16.
W: I’ve noticed that you spend a lot of time tending your garden. Would you like to join our
gardeningclub?WemeeteveryotherWednesday.
M: Oh, thanks for the invitation, but this is how I relax. I’d rather not make it something
formalandstructured.
Q:Whatcanweinferabouttheman?
答案：Hedeclinestojointhegardeningclub.
【解析】此题为暗示推理题，有一定难度。抓住问题中的关键词“infer”，这位男士暗示
了什么？从男士的回答“谢谢邀请，但这是我放松的方式，我宁愿我的花园不那么条条框框”
中可推断出，这位男士间接拒绝了参加园艺俱乐部的邀请。
17.
M:Iheardtherecentsculptureexhibitwaskindofdisappointing.
W:That’sright.IguessalotofotherpeoplefeelthewayIdoaboutmodernart.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?
答案：Manypeopledonotappreciatemodernart.
【解析】此题为简单的推理题。只要考生能理解女士的回答“我猜许多其他人对现代艺术
和我的感觉是一样的。”，即可选出答案，而且答句中没有一个生难单词。sculptureexhibit：
雕塑展。
18.
M:Bobisrunningforchairmanofthestudentunion.Wouldyouvoteforhim?
W:Oh,Ican’tdeciderightnowbecauseIhavetofindoutmoreabouttheothercandidates.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?
答案：Bobcannotcountonhervote.
【解析】此题为推理题。这位女士回答说她现在还没决定选谁，因为她还要看看其他候
选人的资料和表现，由此可推断出，Bob 不能依赖这位女士的选票。runfor：竞选；chairman
ofthestudentunion：学生会主席；votefor：投票赞成。
ConversationOne
W: I don’t know what to do. I can’t seem to get anyone in the hospital to listen to my
complaintsandthisoutdatedequipmentisdangerous.Justlookatit.
M:Hmm,uh,areyoutryingtosaythatitpresentsahealthhazard?
W: Yes, I am. The head technician in the lab tried to persuade the hospital administration to
replaceit,buttheyaretryingtocutcosts.
M:Youarepregnant,aren’tyou?
W:Yes,Iam.Imadeanefforttogetmysupervisortotransfermetoanotherdepartment,but
he urged me not to complain too loudly. Because the administration is more likely to replace me
than an X-ray equipment, I’m afraid to refuse to work. But I’m more afraid to expose my unborn
childtotheradiation.
M: I see what you mean. Well, asyour unionrepresentative, I have to warn you that it would
take quite a while to force management to replace the old machines and attempt to get you
transferredmayormaynotbesuccessful.
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M: Workers have thelegal rightto refuse certain unsafe work assignments under two federal
laws, the Occupation or Safety and Health Act and the National Labor Relations Act. But the
requirementsofeitheroftheActsmaybedifficulttomeet.
W:DoyouthinkIhaveagoodcase?
M:If youdo loseyour job,theunion will fighttogetit backfor youalong withbackpay, your
lostincome.Butyouhavetobepreparedforalongwait,maybeaftertwoyears.
Q19.Whatdoesthewomancomplainabout?
Q20.Whathasthewomanaskedhersupervisortodo?
Q21.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetwofederallaws?
Q22.Whatwilltheuniondoifthewomanlosesherjob?
【答案】
19.Thehealthhazardatherworkplace.
20.Transferhertoanotherdepartment.
21.Theirrequirementsmaybedifficulttomeet.
22.Trytohelphertogetitback.
【点评】
本篇长对话是关于一名怀孕的员工就工作中的辐射伤害向工会投诉。对话一开篇女士先
抱怨自己工作的医院无人听她申诉有关机器已过时，会造成身体伤害的问题，因为医院想要
降低成本。然后她提到自己有向主管提出转调部门的要求，然而遭到拒绝。主管还告诫她，
医院宁愿换掉她，让他人工作，也不会更换机器。于是工会代表告诉她转调部门确实可能不
会成功。同时要想利用目前的法案来解决这一问题，也会很难实现。最后指出，除非她真正
丢失工作，工会才能拿起法律武器帮她讨薪。
本对话考生虽然对辐射造成身体伤害的话题并不陌生，但整个对话中部分单词可能还是
会造成不少听力困扰。比如：healthhazard（健康伤害）中的 hazard；X-rayequipment（X 光
仪器）中的X-ray和两大法案的名称虽不难，但也容易混淆大家的视听，而误抓重点。
ConversationTwo
W:Mr.Green,isitfairtosaythatnegotiationisanart?
M: Well, I think it’s both an art and science. You can prepare for a negotiation quite
scientifically, but the execution of the negotiation has quite a lot to do with one’s artistic quality.
The scientific part of a negotiation is in determining your strategy. What do you want out of it?
What can you give? Then of course there are tactics. How do you go about it? Do you take an
opening position in a negotiation which differs from the eventual goal you are heading for? And
thenofcoursetherearethebehavioralaspects.
W:Whatdoyoumeanbythebehavioralaspects?
M: Well, that’s I think where the art comes in. In your behavior, you can either be an actor.
You can pretend that you don’t like things which you are actually quite pleased about. Or you can
pretend to like things which you are quite happy to do without. Or you can be the honest type
negotiator who’s known to his partners in negotiation and always plays everything straight. But
the artistic part of negotiation I think has to do with responding immediately to cues one gets in
the process of negotiation. These can be verbal cues or even body language. This is where the
artisticqualitycomesin.
W:Soreally,youseetwotypesofnegotiatorthen,theactororthehonestone.
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somecircumstances.Inothercircumstancesyouneedanactor.
Q23.Whenisascientificapproachbestembodiedinanegotiationaccordingtotheman?
Q24.Inwhatwayisanegotiatorlikeanactoraccordingtotheman?
Q25.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetwotypesofnegotiator?
【答案】
23.Inthepreparatoryphase.
24.Hebehavesinawaycontrarytohisrealintention.
25.Bothcansucceeddependingonthespecificsituation.
【点评】
本长对话主要是关于谈判的艺术性和科学性。谈判的科学性部分主要体现在谈判策略，
而谈判的艺术性则体现在表现上。这里可以归为两类，一是“演技派”，二是“诚实派”。另外，
谈判的艺术性还与对谈判过程中获得的口头暗示、肢体语言进行及时反应有关。最后男士指
出根据不同场合，无论是“诚实派”，或是“演技派”谈判者都能起到各自的效果。
本对话中的关键词有：negotiation：谈判；strategy：策略；behavioral：行为的。
SectionB
Passage1
A scientific team is studying the thinking ability of eleven and half month old children. The
test is a simple one. The baby watches a sort of show on a small stage. In Act One of the show, a
yellow cube is lifted from a blue box, and moved across the stage. Then it is returned to the box.
This is repeated 6 times. Act Two is similar except that the yellow cube is smaller. Baby boys do
not react at all to the difference and the size of the cube. But girls immediately become excited.
The scientists interpret the girls’ excitement as meaning they are trying to understand what they
have just seen. They are wondering why Act Two is odd and how it differs from Act One. In other
words, the little girls are reasoning. This experiment certainly does not definitely prove that girls
starttoreasonbeforeboys,butitprovidesacluethatscientistswouldliketostudymorecarefully.
Already it is known that bones, muscles and nerves develop faster in baby girls. Perhaps it is early
nerve development that makes some infant girls show more intelligence than infant boys.
Scientists have also found that nature seems to give another boost to girls. Baby girls usually talk
at an earlier age than boys do.Scientists think that there is a physical reason for this. They believe
that the nerve endings inthe leftside of the brain develop faster in girls than in boys, and it isthis
side of the brain that strongly influences an individual’s ability to use language and remember
things.
Q26.WhatisthedifferencebetweenActOneandActTwointhetest?
答案：Thesizeoftheobjectsshown.
Q27.Howdothescientistsinterprettheirobservationfromtheexperiment?
答案： Girlsseemtostartreasoningearlierthanboys.
Q28.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheexperiment?
答案： Itmaysimulatescientiststomakefurtherstudies.
Q29.Accordingtoscientists,whatisanotheradvantagegiventogirlsbynature?
答案： Theytalkatanearlyage.
【点评】
本文是一篇关于幼儿思维能力的文章。…butitprovidesacluethat… 一句前都是具体的实
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使女婴比男婴更聪明。科学家们还发现，自然可能还给了女孩另一大优势，那就是女孩通常
比男孩早开口说话，而这也是因为神经末梢发育快于男孩。
关键词：interpretv. 解释；翻译boostn. 推动，帮助
Passage2
Asuperattendantofthecitymunicipalbuilding,DilliaAdorno,wasresponsibleforpresenting
its new security plan to the public. City employees, citizens and reporters gathered in the hall to
hear her describe the plan. After outlining the main points she would cover, she assured the
audience that she would be happy to answer questions at the end of her presentation. Dillia
realized the plan was expensive and potentially controversial. So she was not surprised to see a
number of hands go up as soon as she finished speaking. An employ asked, “Would the new
system create long lines to get into the building like the line in the airport security checks?” Dillia
had anticipated this question and had an answer ready. After repeating the question, she
explained that the sufficient number of security guards would be working at peak hours to speed
things along. The next question was more confrontational.”Where was the money come from to
pay for all of this?”The journalists who ask the question seem hostile. But Dillia was careful not to
adopt the defensive tone. She stated that the money would come from the city’s general budget.
“I know these are tide times”, she added, “But everyone agrees on the importance of safe
guarding our employees and members of the public who come into the building.” Near the end of
the 25 minutes she has said, Dillia said she would take two more questions. When those were
finished, she concluded the session with a brief restatement of how the new system will improve
securityandpeaceofmindinthemunicipalbuilding.
Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
30.WhatisthefocusofDilliaAdorno’spresentation?
答案：Thenewsecurityplanforthemunicipalbuilding.
31.WhatquestionhadDilliaAdornoanticipated?
答案： Whetherthesecuritycheckswouldcreatelongqueuesatpeakhours.
32.Whatdidthespeakersthinkofthequestionfromthejournalist?
答案： Confrontational
【点评】
本文描写一位政府官员介绍了一项新的安保计划，并回答了在场人员的提问，类似于一
场新闻发布会。计划成本较高，而且可能颇具争议。本文详细阐述了两个提问。第一个问题
是Dillia 预见到的，但第二个记者的提问是有对抗性的，即使confrontational 这个词我们听不
懂也没关系，可以从下文的其他词汇中推断，如 hostile 有敌意的，而针对这个问题，Dillia
让自己尽可能不采取defensive 的态度，既然要采取防卫的态度，那记者的提问一定是在政府
的对立面的，因此从defensive 一词也可以判断出记者的态度。
关键词：attendantn. 随员 confrontationaladj. 对抗性的 hostile，defensive
Passage3
Despite unemployment and the lost of her home, Andrea Clark considers herself a blessed
and happywoman. Whythe cheerful attitude?Her troubles have broughther closer to her family.
Last year,Andrea’shusband, Rick, a minerinNevada waslaidoff.ThoughAndreakeptherjobasa
school bus driver, she knew that they couldn’t pay their bill and support their youngest of five
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upforever”, Andreasays. ThenMichal,their eldest ofher fouradult childrensuggested theymove
in with his family. For almost three months, seven Clarks lived under one roof. Andrea, Rick and
Zack stayed in the basement department, sharing laundry and single bathroom with Michal, his
wifeandtheirtwochildren.
The change cut their expenditures in half, but the new living arrangement proved too
challenging. When Andrea found a job with a school district closer to her mother’s home in west
Jorden, Utah, the family decided to move on. Packing up again with no picnic, Zack had to switch
schools for the second time and space is even tighter. Andrea says that the moves themselves are
exhaustingandRickisstilllookingforajob.
The recession has certainly come with more problems than Andrea anticipated, but she
remains unfailingly optimistic. She is excited to spend more time with her mother. Another plus,
rents are lower in Utah than in Nevada. So Andrea thinks they’ll be able to save up and move out
inlessthan6months.
Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Q33WhatdowelearnaboutAndrea’shusband?
答案：HeusedtoworkasaminerinNevada.
Q34WhydidAndreamovetoliveinhereldestson’shome?
答案：Tocuttheirlivingexpenses.
Q35WhatisAndrea’sattitudetowardthehardshipsbroughtbytheeconomicrecession?
答案：Optimistic.
【点评】
本文描写了Andrea一家在经历失业时依然乐观向上的积极状态。这从文章的首句Despite
unemployment and the lost of her home, Andrea Clark considers herself a blessed and happy
woman.和最后一段 butsheremainsunfailinglyoptimistic.都能得到印证。Andrea的丈夫是内华
达的矿工，去年失业，为了维持生计，他们先是和大儿子一家住在一起，后来又搬家到犹他
州，她的丈夫还在继续找工作。但是经济衰退，并没有让Andrea 消极，她觉得自己和家人的
关系更紧密了并且相信自己能够度过难关。
关键词：layoff 解雇；expendituren. 支出，花费；optimisticadj. 乐观的
SectionC
Mountain climbing is becoming a popular sport, but it is also a potentially dangerous one.
People canfall.Theymayalsobecomeill.One ofthe mostcommondangersto climbersisaltitude
sickness, which can affect even very experienced climbers. Altitude sickness usually begins when a
climber goes above 8,000 to 9,000 feet. The higher one climbs, the less oxygen there is in the air.
When people don’t get enough oxygen, they often begin to gasp for air. They may also feel dizzy
and light-headed. Besides these symptoms of altitude sickness, others such as headache and
fatigue may also occur. At heights of over 18,000 feet, people may be climbing in a constant daze.
Their state of mind can have adverse affect on their judgment. A few precautions can help most
climbersavoidaltitudesickness.Thefirstisnottogotoohigh,toofast.Ifyouclimbto10,000feet,
stay at that height for a day or two. Your body needs to get used to a high altitude before you
climb to a even higher one. Or if you do climb higher sooner, come back down to a lower height
when you sleep. Also, drink plenty of liquids and avoid tobacco and alcohol. When you reach your
top height, do like activities rather than sleep too much. You breathe less when you sleep, so you
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away,godown.Don’triskinjuryordeathbecauseofover-confidenceorlackofknowledge.
36.potentially
37.experienced
38.gasp
39.dizzy
40.fatigue
41.constant
42.adverse
43.precautions
44.Yourbodyneedstogetusedtoahighaltitudebeforeyouclimbtoaevenhigherone.
45.Whenyoureachyourtopheight,dolikeactivitiesratherthansleeptoomuch.
46.Don’triskinjuryordeathbecauseofover-confidenceorlackofknowledge.
【点评】
本文是有关高原病的，主要讲述了高原病的症状以及预防措施。文章本身长难句不多，
但出现了较多偏难单词，考验学生的临场心态。
需填单词难度较大，如dizzy，fatigue，adverse，altitude 等，对学生的词汇量要求颇高。
空格整体分布较为均匀，填写时间比较充足。所填词语格式比较重要，如-s 等是不可漏
过的细节。需填写的句子均较短，难度不是特别大。
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