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2013年12月六级考试真题（第二套）
2013 年 12 月六级考试听力真题（第二套）
PartⅡ Listening Comprehension
SectionA
Directions:In thissection,you willhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations. Attheend
ofeach conversation, oneor morequestions willbeasked about whatwas said. Both the
conversation andthequestions willbespoken onlyonce. After each question therewillbeapause.
Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD),anddecidewhichisthe
bestanswer. Then markthecorresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1with asinglelinethroughthe
centre.
1.A)Therock band needs morehours ofpractice.
B) Therock band is goingto playhere for a month.
C) Heappreciates thewoman’s help with theband.
D)Theirhard work has resulted ina big success.
2.A)Travel overseas onhis own. C)Go onadiving tourinEurope.
B) Joinapackage tourto Mexico. D)Add 300dollars to his budget.
3.A)Somethingunexpected has happened. C)Toavoid morework lateron.
B) In case someproblem shouldoccur. D)Tomake betterpreparations.
4.A)Theman isgoing to renewhis membership in afitness center.
B) Thewoman asked fora free pass to try out thefacilities.
C) Theman can try out thefacilities before hebecomes amember.
D)Thewoman can give theman a discountifhe joinstheclub now.
5.A)He isnot fit to studyscience. C)Heis worried about thetest.
B) Heis notafraid ofchallenge. D)He isgoing to drop thephysics course.
6.A)Buy somethingspecial for Gary. C)Pay forpart of thepicnicfood.
B) Invite Gary’s family to dinner. D)Take somefood to thepicnic.
7.Alabordisputeat a buscompany. C)Acorporatetakeover.
B) Bus drivers’working conditions. D)Publictransportation.
8.A)Theirsales overseas. C)Thecheck just deposited.
B) Thebank statement. D)Thepayment foran order.
Questions9to 11are basedon theconversation youhavejustheard.
9.A)Aprivate secretary. C)Ashopassistant.
B) Ahotel receptionist. D)Asales manager.
10.A)Appearance. C)Voice.
B) Intelligence. D)Manners.
11.A)Arrange onemore interview. C)Offer thejobto David Wallace.
B) Report thematterto theirboss. D)Hire Barbara Jones ona trail basis.
Questions12to 15are basedon theconversation youhavejustheard.
12. A)He invented therefrigerator. C)Hewas admittedto university.
B) Hepatented hisfirst invention. D)He got a degree in Mathematics.
13.A)He started towork onrefrigeration.
B) Hebecamea professor ofMathematics.
C)Hefell in lovewith Natasha Willoughby.
D)He distinguished himselfin lowtemperature physics.
14. A)Finding thetrue nature ofsubatomicparticles.
B) Theirdiscovery ofthelaws of cause and effect.
C)Laying thefoundations ofmodem mathematics.
D)Theirwork onvery high frequency radio waves.
15. A)Tohave athree-week holiday. C)Topatent his inventions.
B) Tospend hisremaining years. D)Toteach at auniversity.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection, youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear
somequestions. Both thepassageandthequestions willbespoken onlyonce. After you hear a
question,you must choosethebest answerfromthe fourchoices marked A), B), C)andD). Then
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Passage One
Questions16to 18are basedon thepassageyou havejustheard.
16.A)They have fallen prey towolves.
B) They have become atourist attraction.
C)They have caused lotsofdamage tocrops.
D)They have become a headacheto thecommunity.
17.A)Tocelebrate theirvictory. C)Toscare thewolves.
B) Tocheer upthehunters. D)Toalert thedeer.
18. A)They would help tospread a fatal disease.
B) They would posea threat to thechildren.
C) They would endangerdomestic animals.
D)They would eventually killoff thedeer.
Passage Two
Questions19to 22are basedon thepassageyou havejustheard.
19.A)Sheis aninterpreter. C)Sheisadomestic servant.
B) Sheisatourist guide. D)Sheis from theroyal family.
20.A)It was used bythefamily tohold dinnerparties.
B) It is situated at the foot ofabeautiful mountain.
C) It was frequently visited byheads of state.
D)It is furnished likeone in aroyal palace.
21.A)It is elaborately decorated. C)It is very big, withonly six slimlegs.
B) It has survived some2,000years. D)It is shaped likean ancient Spanish boat.
22.A)They are uncomfortableto sit infor long.
B) They donot match theoval table at all.
C)They have lostsomeof theirlegs.
D)They are interesting to lookat.
Passage Three
Questions23to 25are basedon thepassageyou havejustheard.
23.A)It is an uncommon infectious disease.
B) It destroys thepatient’s ability to think.
C)It is a diseasevery difficult to diagnose.
D)It is thebiggest crippler ofyoung adults.
24.A)Search for thebest cure. C)Writeabookabout herlife.
B) Hurry upand livelife. D)Exercisemore andwork harder.
25.A)Aggressive. C)Sophisticated.
B) Adventurous. D)Self-centered.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirst
time, youshould listen carefully forits general idea. When thepassageis read for the second time,
you arerequired to fillin theblanks with theexact wordsyou have justheard. Finally, when the
passageisread forthethird time, you shouldcheck whatyou havewritten.
It’s difficult to estimatethenumberof youngsters involved in homeschooling, where children
arenot sent to school and receivetheirformal education from one orbothparents. 26 and court
decisions havemade it legally possibleinmost states forparents to educatetheirchildren at home,
andeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.Somestatesrequireparentsorahome
tutortomeet teacher certification standards, and manyrequire parents tocomplete legal forms to
verify that theirchildren are receiving 27 instate-approved curricula.
Supportersofhomeeducationclaimthatit’slessexpensiveandfarmore 28 thanmasspublic
education.Moreover,theyciteseveraladvantages:alleviationofschoolovercrowding,strengthened
familyrelationships, lower 29 rates, thefact that students are allowed to learn at theirown rate,
increased 30 ,higher standardized test scores, andreduced 31 problems.
Criticsofthehomeschoolingmovement 32 thatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasitsolves.They2013年12月六级考试真题（第二套）
acknowledge that, in afew cases, homeschooling offers educational opportunities superiorto those
found inmost publicschools, but few parents can providesuch educational advantages. Some
parents who withdraw theirchildren from theschools 33 home schooling havean inadequate
educational background and insufficient formal training to providea satisfactory education for their
children. Typically, parents have fewertechnological resources 34 than doschools. However, the
relatively inexpensivecomputertechnology that isreadily available today iscausing someto
challenge thenotionthat home schoolingis inany way 35 morehighly structured classroom
education.
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