2014年6月大學英語六級考試真題（二）一、聽力理解（SectionA）1.短對話（1）M:Ican'tbelieveIstillhavethispaininmyback.Thismedicinethedoctorgavemewassupposedtomakemefeelbetterbynow.W:Maybeyoushouldhavetakenitthreetimesadayasyouweretold.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?答案：Themandidn'tfollowthedoctor'sinstructions.分析：男士抱怨藥沒起作用，女士提醒他應該按醫囑一天吃三次藥，暗示男士沒遵醫囑。（2）W:I'mreallydisappointedwithmyself.Iwassoclosetowinningthatcompetition.M:There'snoneedtobesohardonyourself.You'restillabeginner.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?答案：Thewomanshouldn'tbetoostrictwithherself.分析：女士對自己失望，男士說沒必要對自己太苛刻，因為她還是新手。（3）M:I'mthinkingoftakingthenewpublictransportationsystemtowork.It'ssupposedtobeveryconvenient.W:Well,I'vetriedit.Andtherewerealwayslonglinesatthestationsandthetrainswereoftencrowded.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?答案：Thenewpublictransportationsystemmaynotbeasconvenientasexpected.分析：男士覺得新公交系統方便，女士說自己試過，車站排隊長且火車擁擠，暗示沒那么方便。（4）W:Iheardyou'retakingacourseonmarketing.Howdoyoulikeit?M:It'squitechallenging.Theprofessorusesalotofreal-worldexamples,whichmakesitinteresting,buttheassignmentsaretough.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?答案：Themarketingcourseisinterestingbuthasdifficultassignments.分析：男士說營銷課有挑戰性，教授用實例讓課有趣，但作業難。（5）M:I'mplanningtogoonabusinesstriptoParisnextmonth.Doyouhaveanysuggestionsonwheretostay?W:Well,IknowanicehotelneartheEiffelTower.It'snotveryexpensiveandtheserviceisgood.Q:Whatdoesthewomando?答案：ShegivesthemanasuggestiononaccommodationinParis.分析：男士詢問巴黎住宿建議，女士推薦了埃菲爾鐵塔附近的酒店。（6）W:I'mworriedaboutmyson.He'sbeenspendingtoomuchtimeplayingvideogameslately.M:Youshouldhaveatalkwithhim.Setsomerulesabouthowmuchtimehecanspendonthem.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?答案：Haveatalkwithhersonandsetrulesforhisvideo-gametime.分析：女士擔心兒子玩游戲時間長，男士建議和兒子談談并設定玩游戲時間規則。（7）M:I'mtryingtodecidewhethertotaketheearlyflightorthelateone.Theearlyoneischeaperbutit'sreallyearly.W:IfIwereyou,I'dtaketheearlyone.Youcangettoyourdestinationearlierandhavemoretimetorest.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?答案：Taketheearlyflight.分析：男士糾結航班，女士說如果是自己會選早班機，能早點到目的地休息。（8）W:I'msotiredofthisrainyweather.Ihopeitwillclearupsoon.M:Well,theweatherforecastsaysitwillbesunnytomorrow.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?答案：Thewomanistiredoftherainyweatheranditmaybesunnytomorrow.分析：女士厭煩雨天，男士說天氣預報說明天晴天。2.長對話ConversationOneM:Hello,thisisMarkfromABCCompany.I'mcallingabouttheprojectwediscussedlastweek.W:Oh,yes.HowcanIhelpyou,Mark?M:We'rethinkingofmakingsomechangestotheprojectplan.Wewanttoaddanextrafeaturetothesoftwarewe'redeveloping.W:Thatsoundsinteresting.Butwon'titincreasethecostandthetimeoftheproject?M:We'vedonesomecalculations.Thecostincreasewillbeminimal,andwecanstillmeettheoriginaldeadlineifweworkefficiently.W:Well,aslongasthequalityoftheprojectisnotaffected.Canyousendmeadetailedplanofthechanges?M:Sure.I'llsendittoyoubyemailthisafternoon.（9）Whataretheytalkingabout?答案：Changestotheprojectplan.分析：男士一開始就說要對項目計劃做些改變。（10）Whatistheconcernofthewoman?答案：Thecostandtimeincreaseoftheproject.分析：女士擔心增加功能會增加項目成本和時間。（11）Whatwillthemandothisafternoon?答案：Sendadetailedplanofthechangesbyemail.分析：男士答應下午發詳細的變更計劃郵件給女士。ConversationTwoW:Hi,John.Iheardyoujustcamebackfromatrip.Howwasit?M:Itwasamazing!IwenttoasmallislandinthePacific.Thescenerytherewasbeautiful,andthepeoplewereveryfriendly.W:Soundsgreat.Whatdidyoudothere?M:Iwentsnorkelinginthecoralreefs.Itwaslikeenteringawholenewworld.AndIalsovisitedsomelocalvillagesandlearnedabouttheirculture.W:That'sreallyinteresting.Didyoutakealotofphotos?M:Yes,Itookhundredsofthem.I'llshowthemtoyouifyouwant.（12）Wheredidthemangoonhistrip?答案：AsmallislandinthePacific.分析：男士說去了太平洋的一個小島。（13）Whatdidthemandoontheisland?答案：Hewentsnorkelingandvisitedlocalvillages.分析：男士說去珊瑚礁潛水，還參觀了當地村莊。（14）Whatwillthemandoifthewomanwants?答案：Showthewomanthephotoshetook.分析：男士說如果女士想看，會給她看照片。二、聽力理解（SectionB）PassageOneTheInternethasbecomeanimportantpartofourlives.Ithaschangedthewaywelive,work,andcommunicate.Oneofthemostsignificantchangesistheriseofonlineshopping.Onlineshoppinghasmanyadvantages.Firstofall,itisveryconvenient.Youcanshopatanytimeofthedayornight,andyoudon'thavetoleaveyourhome.Second,youcancomparepriceseasily.Youcanvisitdifferentonlinestoresandfindthebestdeal.However,onlineshoppingalsohassomedisadvantages.Thereisariskoffraud.Someonlinestoresmaynotbelegitimate,andyoumayenduplosingyourmoney.Also,youcan'tseeortouchtheproductsbeforeyoubuythem,soyoumaynotbesatisfiedwithwhatyoureceive.（15）WhatisoneofthemostsignificantchangesbroughtbytheInternet?答案：Theriseofonlineshopping.分析：文中明確提到互聯網帶來的最顯著變化之一是網上購物的興起。（16）Whatisanadvantageofonlineshopping?答案：Itisveryconvenientandyoucancomparepriceseasily.分析：文中提到網上購物方便，可隨時購物且不用出門，還能輕松比價。（17）Whatisadisadvantageofonlineshopping?答案：Thereisariskoffraudandyoucan'tseeortouchtheproductsbeforebuying.分析：網上購物有欺詐風險，且購買前看不到摸不著商品。PassageTwoTheimportanceofsleepcannotbeoverstated.Sleepisessentialforourphysicalandmentalhealth.Whenwesleep,ourbodiesrepairandregeneratecells.Lackofsleepcanleadtoavarietyofhealthproblems,suchashighbloodpressure,heartdisease,andobesity.Itcanalsoaffectourcognitivefunction,makingitdifficultforustoconcentrate,learn,andremember.Togetagoodnight'ssleep,itisimportanttoestablisharegularsleepschedule.Gotobedandwakeupatthesametimeeveryday.Createacomfortablesleepenvironment.Keepyourbedroomdark,quiet,andcool.Avoidusingelectronicdevicesbeforebedtime,asthebluelighttheyemitcansuppresstheproductionofmelatonin,ahormonethatregulatessleep.（18）Whyissleepimportant?答案：Itisessentialforourphysicalandmentalhealthandhelpsthebodyrepairandregeneratecells.分析：文中提到睡眠對身心健康至關重要，睡眠時身體修復和再生細胞。（19）Whatcanlackofsleepleadto?答案：Healthproblemslikehighbloodpressure,heartdisease,andobesity,andaffectcognitivefunction.分析：缺乏睡眠會導致多種健康問題和影響認知功能。（20）Howcanwegetagoodnight'ssleep?答案：Establisharegularsleepschedule,createacomfortablesleepenvironment,andavoidusingelectronicdevicesbeforebedtime.分析：文中給出了獲得好睡眠的方法，即建立規律作息、創造舒適環境、睡前不用電子設備。三、聽力理解（SectionC）（21）Inmodernsociety,stresshasbecomeacommonproblem.Peopleareoftenunderstressatwork,athome,orinsocialsituations.Stresscanhavebothphysicalandmentaleffectsonourhealth.Physically,itcancauseheadaches,backpain,andhighbloodpressure.Mentally,itcanleadtoanxiety,depression,andsleepdisorders.Todealwithstress,wecanusevariousmethods.Onewayisthroughexercise.Exercisecanreleaseendorphins,whicharenaturalmood-elevators.Anotherwayistopracticerelaxationtechniques,suchasmeditationanddeepbreathing.答案：Thepassageisaboutstressinmodernsociety,itseffectsonhealth,andmethodstodealwithit.分析：文段先指出壓力是現代社會常見問題，接著說明其對身心的影響，最后介紹應對方法。（22）Educationisthekeytoabetterfuture.Itprovidespeoplewithknowledgeandskillsthatareessentialforsuccessinlife.Agoodeducationcanopenupmanyopportunitiesforindividuals,suchasbetterjobs,higherincomes,andmoresocialstatus.Inaddition,educationcanalsopromotepersonalgrowthanddevelopment.Itcanhelppeoplethinkcritically,solveproblems,andmakeinformeddecisions.However,noteveryonehasequalaccesstoeducation.Therearestillmanybarriers,suchaspoverty,genderinequality,andlackofresources.答案：Thepassageemphasizestheimportanceofeducationforabetterfuture,itsbenefitsforindividuals,andtheexistingbarrierstoequalaccess.分析：文段強調教育對美好未來的重要性，闡述其對個人的好處，也指出教育機會不平等的障礙。（23）Technologyhasbroughtaboutmanychangesinourlives.Ithasmadeourlivesmoreconvenientandefficient.Forexample,wecanusesmartphonestocommunicatewithothers,accessinformation,andperformvarioustasks.TheInternethasalsomadeitpossibleforustoworkfromhome,studyonline,andshoponline.However,technologyalsohassomenegativeimpacts.Itcanleadtosocialisolation,aspeoplespendmoretimeontheirdevicesandlesstimeinteractingwithothersinperson.Itcanalsocauseeyestrainandotherhealthproblems.答案：Thepassagediscussesthepositiveandnegativeimpactsoftechnologyonourlives.分析：文段先說明科技帶來便利高效等積極影響，后指出導致社交隔離和健康問題等消極影響。四、閱讀理解（SectionA）Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitem.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.TheancientGreeksdevelopeda(n)（24）______viewoftheworld.Theybelievedthattheuniversewasgovernedbylawsandthattheselawscouldbeunderstoodthroughreason.This（25）______approachtounderstandingtheworldledtomanyimportantdiscoveriesinscienceandphilosophy.Forexample,theGreekphilosopherAristotlemade（26）______contributionstothefieldsofbiology,physics,andethics.Hisworklaidthe（27）______formuchofthescientificandphilosophicalthinkingthatfollowed.TheGreeksalsohadagreatinfluenceonartandarchitecture.Their（28）______inartandarchitecturewerecharacterizedbybalance,proportion,andharmony.TheParthenon,afamousGreektemple,isaperfect（29）______ofthisstyle.Itisknownforitsbeautifulcolumnsand（30）______design.Inaddition,theGreekswere（31）______inliterature.Theycreatedmanygreatworksofpoetry,drama,andhistory.Homer'sIliadandOdysseyaretwoofthemostfamous（32）______inWesternliterature.TheseepicpoemstellthestoriesoftheTrojanWarandtheadventuresofOdysseus.WordBank:A.rationalB.significantC.foundationsD.achievementsE.examplesF.excellentG.advancedH.proficientI.masterpiecesJ.classic（24）答案：A分析：“rational”表示“理性的”，古希臘人發展出理性的世界觀，符合文意。（25）答案：A分析：上文提到理性的世界觀，這里指這種理性的理解世界的方法，用“rational”。（26）答案：B分析：“significant”意為“重大的”，亞里士多德對多個領域有重大貢獻。（27）答案：C分析：“laythefoundationsfor”是固定短語，意為“為……奠定基礎”。（28）答案：D分析：“achievements”表示“成就”，指希臘人在藝術和建筑方面的成就。（29）答案：E分析：“example”指“例子”，帕特農神廟是這種風格的完美例子。（30）答案：J分析：“classic”表示“經典的”，帕特農神廟以其經典設計聞名。（31）答案：H分析：“proficient”表示“精通的”，希臘人在文學方面很精通。（32）答案：I分析：“masterpieces”意為“杰作”，《伊利亞特》和《奧德賽》是西方文學的杰作。五、閱讀理解（SectionB）PassageOneThedigitalagehastransformedthewaywelive,work,andcommunicate.WiththewidespreaduseoftheInternetanddigitaltechnologies,informationisnowmoreaccessiblethaneverbefore.However,thisalsobringssomechallenges.Oneofthemajorchallengesistheissueofprivacy.Inthedigitalworld,ourpersonalinformationisconstantlybeingcollected,stored,andshared.Companiesandorganizationsusethisinformationforvariouspurposes,suchastargetedadvertisingandmarketresearch.Thiscansometimesleadtotheviolationofourprivacy.Anotherchallengeisthedigitaldivide.Noteveryonehasequalaccesstodigitaltechnologies.Peopleinruralareas,low-incomecommunities,anddevelopingcountriesmayhavelimitedaccesstotheInternetanddigitaldevices.Thiscancreateagapbetweenthosewhohaveaccesstoinformationandopportunitiesandthosewhodonot.Toaddressthesechallenges,weneedtotakeseveralmeasures.First,weneedtostrengthenprivacylawsandregulations.Governmentsshouldensurethatcompaniesandorganizationsprotecttheprivacyofindividuals.Second,weneedtobridgethedigitaldivide.ThiscanbedonebyprovidingaffordableInternetaccessanddigitaldevicestounderservedcommunities.（33）Whatisoneofthemajorchallengesinthedigitalage?A.Thespreadofmisinformation.B.Theissueofprivacy.C.Thelackofdigitalskills.D.Thehighcostofdigitaldevices.答案：B分析：文中明確提到數字時代的主要挑戰之一是隱私問題。（34）Whatcausesthedigitaldivide?A.Thedifferenceindigitalskills.B.Thelimitedaccesstodigitaltechnologies.C.ThehighcostofInternetservice.D.Thelackofinterestindigitalinformation.答案：B分析：文中指出數字鴻溝是由于并非所有人都能平等獲得數字技術導致的。（35）Howcanweaddressthechallengesinthedigitalage?A.Bypromotingdigitalliteracy.B.Bydevelopingmoredigitaltechnologies.C.Bystrengtheningprivacylawsandbridgingthedigitaldivide.D.Byincreasingtheuseofdigitaldevices.答案：C分析：文中提出應對挑戰的措施是加強隱私法規和縮小數字鴻溝。PassageTwoTheimportanceofbiodiversitycannotbeunderestimated.BiodiversityreferstothevarietyoflifeonEarth,includingplants,animals,andmicroorganisms.Itplaysacrucialroleinmaintainingthebalanceofecosystems.Forexample,differentspeciesofplantsandanimalsinteractwitheachotherincomplexways.Someplantsprovidefoodandshelterforanimals,whileanimalshelpinthepollinationandseeddispersalofplants.However,biodiversityiscurrentlyunderthreat.Humanactivities,suchasdeforestation,pollution,andclimatechange,arecausingasignificantlossofbiodiversity.Manyspeciesarefacingextinction,whichcanhavefar-reachingconsequencesfortheentireecosystem.Toprotectbiodiversity,weneedtotakeimmediateaction.Thisincludesconservingnaturalhabitats,reducingpollution,andcombatingclimatechange.Wealsoneedtoraisepublicawarenessabouttheimportanceofbiodiversity.（36）Whatisbiodiversity?A.ThevarietyoflifeonEarth.B.Thebalanceofecosystems.C.Theinteractionbetweenplantsandanimals.D.Theprotectionofnaturalhabitats.答案：A分析：文中對生物多樣性的定義是地球上生命的多樣性。（37）Whatisthreateningbiodiversity?A.Naturaldisasters.B.Humanactivities.C.Lackofresources.D.Invasivespecies.答案：B分析：文中提到人類活動如森林砍伐、污染和氣候變化威脅著生物多樣性。（38）Howcanweprotectbiodiversity?A.Byincreasingthenumberofspecies.B.Bybuildingmorenaturereserves.C.Bytakingimmediateactionandraisingpublicawareness.D.Bypromotingtheuseofnaturalresources.答案：C分析：文中提出保護生物多樣性要立即行動和提高公眾意識。六、閱讀理解（SectionC）PassageOneInrecentyears,theconceptofsustainabledevelopmenthasgainedincreasingattention.Sustainabledevelopmentaimstomeettheneedsofthepresentwithoutcompromisingtheabilityoffuturegenerationstomeettheirownneeds.Itinvolvesfindingabalancebetweeneconomicgrowth,socialdevelopment,andenvironmentalprotection.Oneofthekeyaspectsofsustainabledevelopmentistheuseofrenewableenergysources.Renewableenergy,suchassolar,wind,andhydropower,iscleanandinexhaustible.Byreplacingfossilfuelswithrenewableenergy,wecanreducegreenhousegasemissionsandmitigatetheeffectsofclimatechange.Anotherimportantaspectissustainableagriculture.Sustainableagriculturepracticesfocusonminimizingtheuseofchemicals,protectingsoilhealth,andconservingwaterresources.Thiscanhelptoensurefoodsecuritywhilereducingtheenvironmentalimpactofagriculture.However,achievingsustainabledevelopmentisnotaneasytask.Itrequiresthecooperationofgovernments,businesses,andindividuals.Governmentsneedtoimplementpoliciesandregulationstopromotesustainabledevelopment.Businessesneedtoadoptsustainablepracticesintheiroperations.Andindividualsneedtomakemoresustainablechoicesintheirdailylives.（39）Whatisthegoalofsustainabledevelopment?A.Topromoteeconomicgrowthatallcosts.B.Tomeettheneedsofthepresentwithoutharmingfuturegenerations.C.Tofocusonlyonenvironmentalprotection.D.Toincreasetheuseoffossilfuels.答案：B分析：文中明確說明可持續發展的目標是滿足當代需求而不損害后代滿足自身需求的能力。（40）Whyistheuseofrenewableenergyimportantforsustainabledevelopment?A.Itischeaperthanfossilfuels.B.Itcanincreaseenergyproduction.C.Itiscleanandcanreducegreenhousegasemissions.D.Itismorereliablethanotherenergysources.答案：C分析：文中提到可再生能源清潔且能減少溫室氣體排放，對可持續發展很重要。（41）Whatisrequiredtoachievesustainabledevelopment?A.Theeffortsofgovernmentsonly.B.Thecooperationofgovernments,businesses,andindividuals.C.Theinvestmentoflargecompanies.D.Thesupportofinternationalorganizations.答案：B分析：文中指出實現可持續發展需要政府、企業和個人的合作。PassageTwoTheriseofartificialintelligence(AI)hasbroughtaboutsignificantchangesinmanyfields.Inthefieldofhealthcare,AIcanbeusedfordiseasediagnosis,drugdiscovery,andpersonalizedmedicine.Forexample,AIalgorithmscananalyzemedicalimagestodetectdiseasesatanearlystage.Inthefieldoftransportation,self-drivingcarsarearesultofAItechnology.Self-drivingcarshavethepotentialtoreducetrafficaccidentsandimprovetrafficflow.Theycanalsomaketransportationmoreaccessibleforpeoplewhoareunabletodrive.However,thedevelopmentofAIalsoraisessomeconcerns.Oneconcernisthepotentiallossofjobs.AsAIbecomesmorecapableofperformingtasksthatwerepreviouslydonebyhumans,manyjobsmaybeautomated.Anotherconcernistheethicalandlegalissues.Forexample,whoisresponsibleifaself-drivingcarcausesanaccident?（42）HowcanAIbeusedinhealthcare?A.Toreplacedoctors.B.Todevelopnewdrugsonly.C.Fordiseasediagnosis,drugdiscovery,andpersonalizedmedicine.D.Tomanagehospitaloperations.答案：C分析：文中提到人工智能在醫療領域可用于疾病診斷、藥物研發和個性化醫療。（43）Whatarethepotentialbenefitsofself-drivingcars?A.Toincreasetrafficcongestion.B.Toreplaceallhumandrivers.C.Toreducetrafficaccidentsandimprovetrafficflow.D.Tomaketransportationmoreexpensive.答案：C分析：文中指出自動駕駛汽車能減少交通事故和改善交通流量。（44）Whatarethe