英语六级真题汇总及答案解析.docx
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英语六级真题汇总及答案解析
2013年6月英语六级真题汇总及答案解析
2013年6月英语六级真题及答案(文都版)
PartⅣReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)
Question47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Highlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Althoughit’softenassumedmusicalabilityusinherited,there’sabundantevidencethatthisisn’tthecase.Whileitseemsthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,thereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.
Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,andthisisbecausetheirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.
Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefromyoungages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.
ThesingerMichaelJackson’sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy(天才).Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewashumiliated(羞辱)constantlybyhisfather,WhatsetsJackson’sfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.
OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother.“Heseemeddifferenttomefromtheotherchildren—special,”Michael’smothersaidofhim.
Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.
WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.
Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthemsubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer’shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?
Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That’swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.
Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.
Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.
52.Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor?
A)Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.
B)Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.
C)Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.
D)Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.
53.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtonline?
A)Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.
B)Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.
C)Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.
D)Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.
54.Whatisthepurposeofauthor’sexperiment?
A)Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.
B)Tofindoutpeople’sreactiontohisrecentbook.
C)Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.
D)Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.
55.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?
A)AsenseofdisappointmentC)Asubtlelossofinterest
B)Moremotivatedtoownit.D)Lesssensitivetoitstexture.
56.Whatdoestrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?
A)Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.
B)Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.
C)Emaillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.
D)Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.
PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahot,drysummerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.And,whilemanyinterestsareatwork,oneoftheplayersthatbenefitsthemostfromthisstoryarethemedia:
thenotionof“extreme”climatesimplymakesformorecompellingnews.
ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyintheNewYorkTimesaboutthe“risingincidenceofextremeevents,”HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis.
ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanel’slatestassessmenttellsuspreciselytheopposite.For“NorthAmericathereismediumconfidencethattherehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdryness”Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugmancouldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachine;Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.
And,fortunately,thisyear’sdroughtappearsunlikelytocauseafoodcrisis,asglobalriceandwheatsuppliesretainplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanoverlooksinflation:
Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince1969.so,whilecomfutures(期货)didsetarecordofaboutS8perbushel(葡式耳)inlateJuly,theinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970s,reaching516in1974.
Finally,Krugmanconvenientlyforgetsthatconcernsaboutglobalwarmingarethemainreasonthatcornpriceshaveskyrocketedsince2005.Nowadays40percentofcorngrownintheUnitedStatesisusedtoproduceethanol(乙醇),whichdoesabsolutelynothingfortheclimate,butcertainlydistortsthepriceofcorn—attheexpenseofmanyoftheworld’spoorestpeople.
BillMickbbensimilarlyworriesinTheGuardianabouttheMidwestdroughtandcornprices.HeconfidentlytellsusthatragingwildfiresfromNewMexicoandColoradotoSiberiaare“exactly”whattheearlystagesofglobalwarminglooklike.
Infact,thelatestoverviewofglobalwildfiresuggeststhatfireintensityhasdeclinedoverthepast70yearsandisnowclosetoitspreindustriallevel.
Whenwell-meaningcampaignerswantustopayattentiontoglobalwarming,theyoftenenduppitchingbeyondthefacts.And,whilethismayseemjustifiedbyanoblegoal,such“policybypeople”tacticsrarelywork,andoftenbackfire.
Rememberhow,inthewakeofHurricaneKatrinain2005,AlGoreclaimedthatwewereinstoreforevermoredestructivehurricanes?
Sincethen,hurricaneincidencehasdroppedoffthecharts.Exaggeratedclaimsmerelyfuelpublicdistrustanddisengagement.
Thatisunfortunate,becauseglobalwarmingisarealproblem,andwedoneedtoaddressit.
57.Inwhatwaydothemediabenefitfromextremeweather?
A)Theycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirreports.
B)Theycanchoosefromagreatervarietyoftopics.
C)Theycanmakethemselvesbetterknown.
D)Theycangivevoicetodifferentviews.
58.Whatistheauthor’scommentonKrugman’sclaimaboutthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest?
A)Atimemachineisneededtotestifytoitstruth.
B)Itisbasedonanerroneousclimatemodel.
C)Itwilleventuallygetproofin2048.
D)Thereisnowaytoproveitsvalidity.
59.Whatisthechiefreasonfortheriseincornpricesaccordingtotheauthor?
A)Demandforfoodhasbeenrisinginthedevelopingcountries.
B)Aconsiderableportionofcornisusedtoproducegreenfuel.
C)Climatechangehascausedcornyieldstodropmarkedly.
D)Inflationrateshavebeenskyrocketingsincethe1970s.
60.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutglobalwildfireincidenceoverthepast70years?
A)Ithasgotworsewiththeriseinextremeweathers.
B)Itsignalstheearlystagesofglobalwarming.
C)Ithasdroppedgreatly.
D)Itisrelatedtodrought.
61.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheexaggeratedclaimsinthemediaaboutglobalwarming?
A)Theyarestrategiestoraisepublicawareness.
B)Theydoadisservicetoaddressingtheproblem.
C)Theyaggravatepublicdistrustaboutscience.
D)Theycreateconfusionaboutclimatechange.
六级深度阅读参考答案:
SectionA
47.motivationandpractice
48.leisuretime
49.musiciansanddancers
50.treatedasspecial
51.thekeyfactor
SectionB
Passageone
52.A.Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.
53.C.Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshopping.
54.Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.
55.B.Moremotivatedtoownit.
56.D.Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.
Passagetwo
57.A)Theycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirreports.
58.D)Thereisnowaytoproveitsvalidity.
59.A)Demandforfoodhasbeenrisinginthedevelopingcountries.
60.C)Ithasdroppedgreatly.
61.B)Theydoadisservicetoaddressingtheproblem.
PartⅤCloze
Thecontinuouspresentationofscarystories
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