1、2013年6月英语六级考试真题试卷（第2套）Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark Earth provides enough to satisfy every mans need, but not every mans greed. You can cite examples to. You should write at least 150 words but no more than
2、200 words._注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C)
3、and D) . For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Welcome, Freshmen. Have an iPod.Taking a step that many professors may view as a bit counterproductive, some colleges and universities are doling out Apple iPhones and Internet-capable iPods to their studen
4、ts.The always-on Internet devices raise some novel possibilities, like tracking where students gather together. With far less controversy, colleges could send messages about canceled classes, delayed buses, campus crises or just the cafeteria menu.While schools emphasize its usefulness-online resear
5、ch in class and instant polling of students, for example - a big part of the attraction is, undoubtedly, that the iPhone is cool and a hit with students. Being equipped with one of the most recent cutting-edge IT products could just help a college or university foster a cutting-edge reputation.Apple
6、 stands to win as well, hooking more young consumers with decades of technology purchases ahead of them. The lone losers, some fear, could be professors.Students already have laptops and cell phones, of course, but the newest devices can take class distractions to a new level. They practically beg a
7、 user to ignore the long-suffering professor struggling to pass on accumulated wisdom from the front of the room - a prospect that teachers find most irritating and students view as, well, inevitable.When it gets a little boring, I might pull it out, acknowledged Naomi Pugh, a first-year student at
8、Freed- Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn., referring to her new iPod Touch, which can connect to the Internet over a campus wireless network. She speculated that professors might try even harder to make classes interesting if they were to compete with the devices.Experts see a movement toward t
9、he use of mobile technology in education, though they say it is in its infancy as professors try to come up with useful applications. Providing powerful hand-held devices is sure to fuel debates over the role of technology in higher education.We think this is the way the future is going to work, sai
10、d Kyle Dickson, co-director of research and the mobile learning initiative at Abilene Christian University in Texas, which has bought more than 600 iPhones and 300 iPods for studentsAlthough plenty of students take their laptops to class, they dont take them everywhere and would prefer something lig
11、hter. Abilene Christian settled on the devices after surveying students and finding that they did not like hauling around their laptops, but that most of them always carried a cell phone, Dr. Dickson said.It is not clear how many colleges and universities plan to give out iPhones and iPods this fall
12、; officials at Apple were unwilling to talk about the subject and said that they would not leak any institutions plans.We cant announce other peoples news, said Greg Joswiak, vice president of iPod and iPhone marketing at Apple. He also said that he could not discuss discounts to universities for bu
13、lk purchases.At least four institutions - the University of Maryland, Oklahoma Christian University, Abilene Christian and Freed-Hardeman- have announced that they will give the devices to some or all of their students this fall.Other universities are exploring their options. Standford University ha
14、s hired a student-run company to design applications like a campus map and directory for the iPhone. It is considering whether to issue iPhones but not sure its necessary, noting that more than 700 iPhones were registered on the universitys network last year.At the Massachusetts Institute of Technol
15、ogy, iPhones might already have been everywhere, if AT&T. the wireless carrier offering the iPhone in the United States, had a more reliable network, said Andrew Yu, mobile devices platform project manager at M.I.T.We would have probably gone ahead with this, maybe just getting a thousand iPhones an
16、d giving them out, Mr. Yu said.The University of Maryland at College Park is proceeding cautiously, giving the iPhone or iPod Touch to 150 students, said Jeffrey Huskamp, vice president and chief information officer at the university. We dont think that we have all the answers, Mr. Huskamp said. By
17、observing how students use the gadgets, he said. Were trying to get answers from the students.At each college, the students who choose to get an iPhone must pay for mobile phone service. Those service contracts include unlimited data use. Both the iPhones and the iPod Touch devices can connect to th
18、e Internet through campus wireless networks. With the iPhone, those networks may provide faster connections and longer battery life than AT&Ts data network. Many cell phones allow users to surf the Web, but only some newer ones are capable of wireless connection to the local area computer network.Un
19、iversity officials say that they have no plans to track their students (and Apple said it would not be possible unless students give their permission). They say that they are drawn to the prospect of learning applications outside the classroom, though such lesson plans have yet to surface.My colleag
20、ues and I are studying something called augmented reality (a field of computer research dealing with the combination of real-world and virtual reality), said Christopher Dede, professor in learning technologies at Harvard University, Alien Contact, for example, is an exercise developed for middle-sc
21、hool students who use hand-held devices that can determine their location. As they walk around a playground or other area, text, video or audio pops up at various points to help them try to figure out why aliens were in the schoolyard.You can imagine similar kinds of interactive activities along his
22、torical lines, like following the Freedom Trail in Boston, Professor Dede said. Its important that we do research so that we know how well something like this works.The rush to distribute the devices worries some professors, who say that students are less likely to participate in class if they are m
23、ulti-tasking. Im not someone whos anti-technology, but Im always worried that technology becomes an end in and of itself, and it replaces teaching or it replaces analysis. said Ellen Millender, associate professor of classics at Reed College in Portland, Ore. (She added that she hoped to buy an iPho
24、ne for herself once prices fall.)Robert Summers, who has taught at Cornell Law School for about 40 years, announced this week in a detailed, footnoted memorandum - that he would ban laptop computers from his class on contract law.I would ban that too if I knew the students were using it in class. Pr
25、ofessor Summers said of the iPhone, after the device and its capabilities were explained to him. What we want to encourage in these students is an active intellectual experience, in which they develop the wide range of complex reasoning abilities required of good lawyers.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1. Many pr
26、ofessors think that giving out Apple iPhones or Internet-capable iPods to students _.A) updates teaching facilities in universitiesB) has started a revolution in higher educationC) can facilitate teacher-student interactionD) may not benefit education as intended2. In the authors view, being equippe
27、d with IT products may help colleges and universities _.A) build an innovative imageB) raise their teaching efficiencyC) track students activitiesD) excite student interest in hi-tech3. The distribution of iPhones among students has raised concerns that they will _.A) induce students to buy more sim
28、ilar productsB) increase tension between professors and studentsC) further distract students from class participationD) prevent students from accumulating knowledge4. Naomi Pugh at Freed-Hardeman University speculated that professors would _.A) find new applications for iPod Touch devicesB) have to
29、work harder to enliven their classesC) have difficulty learning to handle the devicesD) find iPhones and iPods in class very helpful5. Experts like Dr. Kyle Dickson at Abilene Christian University think that _.A) mobile technology will be more widely used in educationB) the role of technology in edu
30、cation cannot be overestimatedC) mobile technology can upgrade professors teaching tool-kitD) iPhones and iPods will replace laptops sooner or later6. What do we learn about the University of Maryland at College Park concerning the use of iPhones and iPods?A) It has sought professors opinions.B) It
31、has benefited from their use.C) It is trying to follow the trend.D) It is proceeding with caution.7. University officials claim that they dole out iPhones and iPods so as to _.A) encourage professors to design newer lesson plansB) help improve professor-student relationshipsC) facilitate students le
32、arning outside of classD) stimulate students interest in updating technology8. Ellen Millender at Reed College in Portland is concerned that technology will take the place of _.9. Professor Robert Summers at Cornell Law School banned laptop computers from histhinks qualified lawyers need to possess
33、a broad array of _.10. The experience at Duke University may ease some concerns because the students have used iPods for active _.Part III Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)Section ADirections：In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversa
34、tion, one or more questions will be asked about what was waid. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),B),C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corr
35、esponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。11. A) She has completely recovered.B) She went into shock after an operation.C) She is still in a critical condition.D) She is getting much better.12. A) Ordering a breakfast.B) Booking a hotel room.C) Buyin
36、g a train ticket.D) Fixing a compartment.13. A) Most borrowers never returned the books to her.B) The man is the only one who brought her book back.C) She never expected anyone to return the books to her.D) Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets.14. A) She left her work early to ge
37、t some bargains last Saturday.B) She attended the supermarkets grand opening ceremony.C) She drove a full hour before finding a parking space.D) She failed to get into the supermarket last Saturday.15. A) He is bothered by the pain in his neck.B) He cannot do his report without a computer.C) He cann
38、ot afford to have a coffee break.D) He feels sorry to have missed the report.16. A) Only top art students can show their works in the gallery.B) The gallery space is big enough for the mans paintings.C) The woman would like to help with the exhibition layout.D) The man is uncertain how his art works
39、 will be received.17. A) The woman needs a temporary replacement for her assistant.B) The man works in the same department as the woman does.C) The woman will have to stay in hospital for a few days.D) The man is capable of dealing with difficult people.18. A) It was better than the previous one.B)
40、It distorted the mayors speech.C) It exaggerated the citys economic problems.D) It reflected the opinions of most economists.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) To inform him of a problem they face.B) To request him to purchase control desks.C) To discuss the
41、content of a project report.D) To ask him to fix the dictating machine20. A) They quote the best price in the market.B) They manufacture and sell office furniture.C) They cannot deliver the steel sheets on timeD) They cannot produce the steel sheets needed.21. A) By marking down the unit price.B) By
42、 accepting the penalty clauses.C) By allowing more time for delivery.D) By promising better after-sales service.22. A) Give the customer a ten percent discount.B) Claim compensation from the steel suppliers.C) Ask the Buying Department to change suppliers.D) Cancel the contract with the customer.Que
43、stions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Stockbroker.B) Physicist.C) Mathematician.D) Economist.24. A) Improve computer programming.B) Explain certain natural phenomena.C) Predict global population growth.D) Promote national financial health.25. A) Their different edu
44、cational backgrounds.B) Changing attitudes toward nature.C) Chaos theory and its applications.D) The current global economic crisis.Section BDirections：In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some question. Both the passage and the questions will be
45、 spoken only onece. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you ha
46、ve just heard.26. A) They lay great emphasis on hard work.B) They name 150 star engineers each year.C) They require high academic degrees.D) They have people with a very high IQ.27. A) Long years of job training.B) High emotional intelligence.C) Distinctive academic qualifications.D) Devotion to the
47、 advance of science.28. A) Good interpersonal relationships.B) Rich working experience.C) Sophisticated equipment.D)Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) A diary.B) A fairy tale.C) A history textbook.D) A biography.30. A) He was a sports fan.B) He loved adventures.C) He disliked school.D) He liked hair-raising stories.31. A) Encourage people to undertake adventures.B) Publicize his colorful and uniqu
