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2013年6月六级考试真题答案解析（第一套）
2013 年 6 月大学英语六级考试真题(一)答案与详解
PartⅡ ListeningComprehension
1.听力原文：W:Iwasshockedtohearofyourwife’sillness.Isshegoingtobeallright?
M:Atfirst,thedoctorswon’tassure,butshe’sreallyimproved.She’llbehomenextweek.
Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman’swifefromtheconversation?
【预测】选项中的主语she以及recovered,operation,criticalcondition(危急状况）和 gettingmuchbetter表
明，对话与she的病情有关。听录音时注意判断目前疾病是好了还是没好。
【精析】D)。女士询问男士他妻子的病情，男士说她现在好多了（ improved)，下周就可以出院回家，故
答案为D项。本题的关键是抓住男士话中but转折后的she’sreallyimproved。but转折后一般为表达重点，
听录音时需留意。
2. 听力原文：M:Excuseme.canIgetaticketforasleepingcompartmentonthistrain?
W:Yes,therearefourleft.Thepriceis60poundsperperson,includingacontinentalbreakfast.
Q:Whatisthemandoing?
【预测】选项均为动词v.-ing短语，故问题很可能考查对话人物正在做什么。由ordering,booking和buying
可知，该行为可能涉及預订或购买。
【精析】C)。由男士话中的canIgetaticket...onthistrain?不难得知，他正在买火车票，故答案为C项。其
他几项都是根据对话中的词语设置的干扰。compartment意为“火车 车厢”。
3.听力原文：M:Janet,here’sthebookIborrowedfromyou,butI’msosorrythatIcan’tfindits
jacket
W:Itdoesn’tmatter.Anyway,youareoneofthefewpeoplewhoactuallyreturnbookstome.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?
【预测】选项中的 returnedthebookstoher,broughtherbookback和booksshelentout表明，对
话与女士借出的书的归还情况有关。听录音时重点留意女士的话。
【精析】A)。男士还书给女士，女士说男士是为数不多还书给她的人之一（oneofthefewpeople...return
books),由此可推知，大数多借书者都没有把书还给女士，故答案为A项。
4.听力原文：M ：Lisa,haveyoubeentothenewsupermarketyet?
W ：Yes. and no. I went there last Saturday for their grand opening sale, but I drove around the parking lot for
nearlyanhour,lookingforaspacebeforeIfinallysaveupandcamehome.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?
【预测】选项中的主语she以及getsomebargains，supermarket和lastSaturday表明，对话中可能涉及女士
上周六去超市买东西的事。
【精析】D)。女士说她上周六去了新开的超市、但是没找到停车位，最后放弃回家了 (gaveupandcame
home),也就是说她压根没有进到超市里面，故答案为D项。
5.听力原文： W：You’vebeensittingatthecomputerforhours.Let’stakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?
M：Iwish.Icould.Youknow.I’muptomyneckinwork.I’vegottofinishthisreport.Idon’twanttomissthe
deadline.
Q：Whatdoesthemanmean?
【预测】选项中的dohisreport,missedthereport以及pain,withoutacomputer和coffeebreak表明，对话可
能与男士的报告有关，可能涉及影响他写报告的事情。
【精析】C)。女士建议男士喝杯咖啡休息一下 (Let’stakeacoffeebreak)，由男士话中的IwishIcould。“我
希望我能。”即可推知，他现在不能休息；而接下来男士的话也进一步说明，他现在忙着赶报告，没时间喝
咖啡，故答案为C项。beuptoone’sneck为惯用短语，意为“忙得不可开交。
6.听力原文：M:Whatdoyouthinkofthisgalleryspace?Theyoffertoletmeexhibitsomeofmy
paintingshere.
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W:Areyoukidding?AnyartstudentIknowwoulddietohaveanexhibitionhere.
Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
【预测】选项中的showtheirworksinthegallery，theman’spaintings，exhibition和hisartworks表明，对话
与男士在画廊展览作品有关。
【精析】A)。男士说画廊让他在那里展示他的一些作品，女士感到十分惊讶（Areyoukidding?),并说她认
识的美术专业学生都迫切希望能在那里展示作品（dietohaveanexhibitionhere),由此可推出，只有优秀的学
生才能在那里展示作品， 故答案为A项。
7.听力原文：W:Gary,mvassistantisinhospitalnow.Isthereanyoneinyourdepartmentwhocouldgiveahand
forafewdavs?
M:Ithinkso.I’llaskaroundandgetbacktoyou.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
【预测】选项中的 womanneeds,womanwillhaveto,herassistant以及manworksinthesamedepartment，
capable表明，对话可能与女士和男士的工作有关，可能涉及女士遇到的问题。
【精析】A)。女士说她的助理在住院（inhospital)，问男士的部门有没有人能帮她几天（giveahandforafew
days)，由此可知女士需要有人临时替代一下她的助手，故答案为A项。
8.听力原文：W:Didyoureadthearticleinthepaperaboutthemayorsspeechoftheeconomicforum?
M:SureIdid,butIthinktheytwistedthemeaningofwhathesaid.It’snotthefirsttimeforthemtodoso.
Q:Whatdoesthemansayaboutthepaper’sarticle?
【预测】选项中的Itwasbetter/distorted/exaggerated/reftected表明，问题与对it的评价有关，听录晋时应
留意评价是正面的还是负面的。而exaggerated...problems和reflected...opinions提示，it很可能是文章或
书籍之类的。
【精析】B)。女士问男士有没有看报纸上关于市长演讲的文章（the article in the paper about the mayor’s
speech)，男士说看了，并通过but转折指出报纸上文章扭曲了市长的话 (twisted...whathesaid)，故答案为
B项。
9-12.听力原文：
W:Oh,helloJohn.Areyouusingyourdictatingmachinethismorning?I’vegotalongreportImustdictate.CanI
borrowyourmachine?
M: Of course. But can you spare me a second? [9] It’s the message you sent me about the delivery delay on the
controldesks.What’sgonewrong?
W: Evetything, John. We have to get the steel sheets we need for these desks from new suppliers. [10] Well, the
suppliershavegotsometroubleorother.Theysaytheywillbeabitlatefordelivery.
M: But they can’t be. Those control desks are a special order. They are wanted for one of the big computer
companies.It’saveryimportantcontract.
W:Whendidwepromisedelivery?
M: On Thursday next week. And there’s a penalty clause. We stand to lose 10 percent of our price for each week
ofoverduedelivery.
W:Oh,[11】thesepenaltyclauses.Whydoyousalespeopleacceptthem?
M:[11】Wehavetoacceptthem:otherwise,wedon’tgetthecontract.
W: Well, let’s get on to the Buying Department. I only heard about the delay yesterday because we kept the
productionlinecleartohandlethespecialsheets.Ifsadreadfulnuisance.
M:Itwillbemorethananuisanceifwedon’tmeetonthedeliverydate.Itwillcostusalotofmoney.
W: Keep calm, John. [12] We can perhaps claim compensation from the steel suppliers for failure to deliver on
time.Thatwilloffsetthepenaltyclauses.
M:Well,ifyoucan.
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.Whydidthewomansendthemessagetotheman?
10.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthenewsuppliers?
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11.Howdidthemangetthecontract?
12.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?
9. 【预测】选项均为不定式短语，故问题很可能是考查做某事的目的或原因。其中的inform/request/ask
him，problem和project表明，该事是针对男士的，并可能与工作中的问题有关。
10.【预测】选项中的Theyquote/manufacture表明，they 应该是一家工厂；cannotdeliver/produce提示，本
题可能与该工厂在生产或货运方面的问题有关。
11. 【预测】选项均为bydoing形式，故问题应该是考查 达成某事的方式。 accepting,allowing,promising
以及 downtheunitprice,better…service等提示，本题可能与做成某项生意的方式有关。
12. 【预测】选项均以动词原形开头，故问题很可能涉 及建议。give...discount,claimcompensation,ask...
change和cancelthecontract提示，该建议可能是关于如何解决问题。
答案详解：
9. A)。男士询问女士发给他的有关控制台交货延迟的消息是怎么回事（the message you sent me about
deliverydelay)，并问女士出了什么问题 (What’sgonewrong?)，由此可推知，女士给男士发消息是告知他
们遇到了问题，故答案为A项。
10. C)。女士说，钢板供应商（suppliers)出了些问题，他们说货物要晚些运到（abitlatefordelivery)，故
答案为C项。
11. B)。女士问男士为什么当初要接受这些罚款条款（Whydoyou...acceptthem?),男士说他不得不接受，
否则就得不到合同（otherwise...don’tgetthecontract)，由此可知男士是接受了罚款条款才得到那些合同的，
故答案为B项。
12.B) 对话最后女士建议说，他们可以因钢板供应商未能按时到货而向他们索赔（Wecanperhaps claim
compensationfromthesteelsuppliers...),故答案为B项。
ConversationTwo
13-15听力原文
M:Cathy,[15]ChaosTheoryseemstobeabranchofphysicsormathematics.[13】You’reaneconomist,sohow
doesitinfluenceyourwork?
W: Well, in several ways. I’m responsible for financial development programmes in many parts of the world, so
forecasting long-range trends and making predictions on the basis of present evidence is whatI do. [14] / [15]
Chaos Theory was developed by scientists, trying to explain the movement of planets and changes in
environmental conditions. Lots of these things are also about making long-term predictions on the basis of
presentevidence.
M:Aremanyeconomistsinvolvedinthisfield?
W: An increasing number. In the 1990s, many economists began to look at [15] Chaos Theory as a way of
providingmodelsforforecasting.
M:Whatkindofmodelsarewetalkingabouthere?
W:Well,that’sagoodquestion.Becauseabasicideaof[15]ChaosTheoryisthattherearen’tanymodelsassuch;
therearen’tguaranteedformsbutratherpatternsofchangeindevelopment.
M:Doesn’tthatmeanthatforecastingisimpossible?
W: No. But it certainly makes it more of a challenge. Mandelbrot, who did the experiment with stock exchange
prices,forexample, notedthatalthoughthe outcomeswere variable, therewereinfactcertainconstants.What
wehavetodoistomakesureweknowwhattheseareandtakeintoaccountallthepossiblevariables.
M:Butdoeconomicsandfinanceworkinthesamewayasweatherconditionsorthemovementofplanets?
W:Well,no,ofcoursenot.Therearecertainunderlyingsimilarities.Butwehavetoleavethemforanothertime.
Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
13.Whatisthewoman’sprofession?
14.WhatwasChaosTheorysupposedtodowhenitwasfirstformulated?
15.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
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13.【预测】选项表明，本题考查某人的职业身份，听录音时留意相关词语。
14.【预测】选项中的improve/explain/predict/promote表明，本题可能与某件事要达到的目的有关。四个
选项涉及不同的方面(计算机、自然、人口、经济)，听录音时要留意相关词语。
15、【预测】选项均为名词短语，且概括性较强，内容上相对独立，故本题很可能考查对话谈论的主题，
听录音时留意开头结尾及能够体现同一主题的相关词语。
答案详解：
13、D)。由对话开头男士的话You’reaneconomist可知，女士是一名经济学家，故答案为D项。
14、 B)。女士指出，混沌理论（ChaosTheory)是由科学家提出来的，它的目的是解释行星运动和环境变化
（explain the movementofplanets andchanges in environmental conditions )，而行星运动和环境变化都可以
概括为自然现象，故答案为B项。
15、C)。对话开头男士即交代了主题为 ChaosTheory “混沌理论”，并询问该理论对女士工作的影响，接
着双方围绕混沌理论和该理论在女士工作中的应用进行了探讨，故答案为C项。对话中多次出现的Chaos
Theory也说明了对话谈论的主题。
SectionB
PassageOne
16-18听力原文
People write to ask me if there is correlation between academic intelligence and emotional intelligence. My
answer is “No”. You can have a high IQ anda high EQ, which, of courseis a winning combination, or be high in
oneandlowintheother.
The best study was done at [16】Bell Labs in New Jersey, a very high IQ place. They do research and
development for the communications industry. In a division of electronics engineers, who were designing
equipmentsoadvancedthattheyworkedinteamsofupto150, co-workersandmanagerswereaskedtonominate
the standouts — the stars in productivity and effectiveness. They came up with 10 or 15 names, and that group of
stars was compared with everyone else. It turned out there was no difference in IQ, no difference in academic
qualifications,nodifferenceinyearsonthejob.[17】Theonlydifferencewasinemotionalintelligence.Thestars
were people who knew how to get along. He knew how to motivate themselves, usually the kind of people you
like to hang out with. When these people ran up against a technical problem, to which they’d have to turn to
someoneelseforananswer,[18]they’de-mailandgetananswerrightaway. Becausethev?dbuiltupnetworksof
peoplebeforetheyneededthem.Theotherpeoplewoulde-mailandwaitupto2weeks forananswer,[18]soyou
can see having been good in the interpersonal realm actually was a direct benefit, even for effectively pursuing a
technicaltask.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutBellLabs?
17.WhatcharacterisesthestarsnominatedatBellLabs?
18.Whatdoesthespeakersaycontributestoeffectivelypursuingatechnicaltask?
16、【预测】选项中的emphasisonhardwork,name...starengineers和require...degrees，highIQ表明，They
可能指某家公司或机构，本题可能涉及该机构在人员要求或培养方面的情况。
17、【预测】选项均为工作人员良好的工作品质或能力，故本题很可能是问某些个人所具备的优秀品质或特
征。
18、【预测】本题选项与上一题类似，故也很可能是问某些个人身上所具备的优秀品质或特征。
答案详解：
16、D)。短文中提到，有关智商和情商方面最好的研究是由BellLabs进行的，接着指出该实验室是avery
highIQplace “智商相当高的一个地方”，也即该实验室高智商的人云集，D项“拥有很多高智商的人”正
是对此的同义转述，故为答案。
17、B)。短文中提到，贝尔实验室的一个部门要求员工提名一组表现突出的人（nominatethestandouts)作
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为明星员工（stars)，之后将这些人与其他人进行了比较，结果发现除了情商外其他方面均没有不同（Theonly
differencewasinemotionalintelligence)，由此可知被提名的明星员工所具备的特征就是高情商，故答案为B
项。
18、A)。短文中提到，这些明星员工们遇到自己解决不了的技术问题（technicalproblem) 时，他们会询问
其他人并很快得到解答，因为他们之前就建立了关系网（networksofpeople); 而接下来又明确指出，良好
的人际关系（good…interpersonalrealm)对于技术任务的高效完成会起到直接的作用（directbenefit)。听懂
这两个地方的任何一个，都可确定本题答案为A项。
PassageTwo
19-21听力原文
[19] Here’s a biography of John Muir. It draws on Muir’s own writings to bring readers a life story of this
remarkablemanwhodidsomuchtoraiseAmerica’sawarenessofenvironmentalissues.
As America’s first environmentalist, [20] John Muir lived his life forever daring to undertake new
adventures.Hespentmostofhisdaysoutdoorsandhadadeeploveforthewildlands.
In the book, [20] we meet John Muir as a youth fearlessly climbing the roof of his house. He captures birds
onlytoletthemgowhenherealisesthecrueltyinvolved.Hebecomesaninventorandsellshisinventionsinorder
to attend the university. [20] As a young man, he began walking over tens of thousands of miles during his
lifetime, through the south to Florida, the west to California and north to Alaska, where readers are taking a long
andparticularlyhair-raisingadventureonalargemassoffloatingice.
Muir’s learning in observation throughout his life led him to devote his last years to preserving the natural
environment. [21】 His writing and speaking raised the awareness of the importance of conservation and helped
bringaboutournationalparksystem.ReaderswillfeeltheyknowJohnMuirafterreadinghisstoryandmaycatch
his passion for preserving the riches of our land. The author’s portrayal of Muir’s life is a testimony to what it
meanstobelifelonglearnersandtousethatlearningtoinformandbringaboutchange.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.Whatkindofbookisthespeakerintroducing?
20.WhatdowelearnaboutJohnMuirwhenhewasyoung?
21.WhatdidJohnMuirintendtodothroughwritingandspeaking?
19、【预测】选项表明，本题是关于书的类别，听音时应留意相关词语。
20、【预测】选项表明本题是关于he的喜好，听录音时应留意相关词语。
21、【预测】选项中的 encourage/publicise/raise/attract以及B项中的his表明，本题可能是考查 he做某事
的目的。
答案详解：
19、C)。短文开头第一句话就明确提到，这是一本关于约翰•缪尔的传记（ biography)，故答案为D项。
20、B)。短文中多次都提到约翰•繆尔的冒险经历：约翰•繆尔一生都敢于进行新的冒险（daring...adventures);
作为一个敢于爬到自家房顶上的年轻人（Asayouthfearlessly...)的约翰•缪尔；从年轻时开始 (Asayoung
man )，一生跨越了数万英里，读者可以从中经历一次漫长而惊心动魄的冒险（a long …hair-raising
adventure)，从这些 地方均可以看出约翰•繆尔是个喜爱冒险的人，故答案为B项。
21、C)。短文快结束时提到，约翰•繆.尔的写作和演讲引起了人们对环保重要性的意识（raisetheawareness
oftheimportanceofconservation)，C项为对此的同义转述，故为答案。
Passage Three
23-25听力原文
Disastermovies oftenportraycatastrophesthatdestroyoratleastthreatento destroyearth’sentire population.
In fact, a vims emerged in the 1970s could have been jtist that fatal. [22] Named after a river that passes through
the Congo, the Ebola virus originally manifested itself in the interior of Africa in 1976. [23】 Two strains of the
disease with almost identical symptoms affected humans—Ebola Zaire and Ebola Sudan. The Sudan version was
deadlyenough, killing50percentofthoseitinfected.However, Zaire, withits 90percentmortality rate,was even
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worse. The origins, though not title cause of Ebola Sudan, can be toced back to a single individual in a Sudanese
Town. Ebola Zaire seemed to erupt in over 50 villages simultaneously. Both strains quickly invaded local
hospitals, whenneedlesharing and other unhealthy practices ensure[24】 the rapid spreadingof the infection by
bringingpeopleintocontactwith contaminated bodyfluids. Ifthevimshadbeencapableofspreadingthroughthe
air, or if one infected person had unknowingly entered a large population centre, Ebola might have become a
worldwideepidemic.However,soonafterthesefierceoutbreaks,thevirusdiedout,atleasttemporarily.Ebolawas
so deadly and killed so quickly that within a short period of time, there was no one around to infect. Hospital
workersinatleastonecasedesertedtheirworkplaceinpanic,thushaltingtheadministeringofpotentiallyunclean
disease-spreading injections. But Ebola has not disappeared, with no known vaccination or cure available, [25] it
seemsonlyamatteroftimeuntilanotherepidemicerupts.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22. WhatistheEbolavirusnamedafter?
23. WhatdowelearnaboutEbolaZaireandEbolaSudan?
24. Howdopeoplegetinfectedwiththediseaseaccordingtothespeaker?
25. Whatdoesthespeakerbelieve?
22、【预测】选项A和C提示，it很可能指某种疾病。 A、C项是指跟疾病相关的人，B、D项却是村庄或
河流，明显不是一类，再结合之前对主题的推测可知，本题很可能是关于埃博拉这一疾病名称的由来。
23、【预测】选项中的 similarsymptoms 和treatedwiththesamedrug表明，they应该是指两种疾病，本题
是关于二者之间的相同点的。
24、【预测】选项均以bydoing开头，结合其内容可知，本题应该是问贏上某种疾病的渠道，这种疾病很
可能就是25题选项中提到的埃博拉病毒。
25、【预测】选项中多次出现的埃博拉以及句中的将来时态和 more strains..” eventually find cures 和
another."erupt表明，本题应该是对埃博拉病毒未来情况的子员测，听录音时应留意是乐观的还是悲观的。
答案详解：
22、D)。短文中提到，埃博拉病毒是以一条流经刚果的河流命名的（namedafterariver...Congo)，故答案
为D项。
23、A)。短文中提到，埃博拉在1976年出现时，有两种类型的病毒影响了人类，症状几乎相同（withalmost
identicalsymptoms)，它们就是埃博拉扎伊尔型病毒和埃博拉苏丹型病毒（EbolaZaireandEbolaSudan)，
故答案为 A项。
24、B)。短文中提到，当时医院针头合用和其它不健康的医疗行为致使人们接触到被感染的体液 (by
bringing people into contact with contaminated body fluids)而使疾病迅速传播开来，由此可知
答案为B项。
25、C)。短文最后通过转折指出，埃博拉病毒目前还没有疫苗和治疗方法，所以再一次爆发疫情 (another
epidemicerupts)似乎只是一个时间问题(amatteroftime)，C项正是对此的同义转述，故为答案。
SectionC
26、【预测】：空前提到陪伴人类的完美机器所应具备的一些人性化特征，由此推断，这些特性应该使其
与人类的“交际”成为一次令人快的过程。
【答案】makeinteractionwith，意为“与…进行互动”。
27、【预测】空前的系动词be以及空后与所填词并列的stimulating和easygoing表明，所填词为形容词，
且与 stimulating和easygoing同为对themachine个性特点的描述。
【答案】charming,意为“迷人的”。
28、【预测】空前的remain作用等同于系动词，结合副词slightly推断，所填词应为形容词；而空后的therefore
interesting表明，所填词应能体现出机器女趣的特点。
【答案】unpredictable,意为“不可预知的”
29、【预测】空后提到，机器逐渐了解了它的使用者后会变得更加亲近，由此推断，此处是说机器在与使
用者的初次“接触”时，会显得比较迟疑和不确定。
【答案】encounter,意为“相遇，遇到”。inthefirstencounter表示“第一次见面时，初次相遇时”。
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30、【预测】空前表示比较级的more和空后的andintimate表明，所填词应为多音节的形容词，与intimate
在与语义上并列。
【答案】relaxed，意为“轻松的”。
31、【预测】空前的修饰语apassive表明，所填词为可数名词单数。
【答案】participant,意为“参与者”。
32、【预测】空前的would提示，所填词应为动词或动词词组原形。
【答案】taketheinitiative,意为“在某方面采取主动，主动做某事”。
33、【预测】空前的不定冠词a和空后的of表明，所填词为可数名词单数。
【答案】personality，意为“个性”。
34、【预测】空前提到，机器被设定拥有坚定和幽默的特性，由此推断，所填词应表示机器能够“拥有”
或“呈现”生动且独有的性格。
【答案】bepresentedas,意为“呈现，扮演”。
35、【预测】空前的系动词be和比较级的more表明，所填词应为多音节的形容词，形容机器作为一个朋
友应有的特点。
【答案】acceptable，意为“可接受的，合意的”。
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