2013年12月六级考试真题（三）

2013年12月六级考试真题（第三套）12013年12月六级考试真题（第三套）PartⅠWritingDirections：Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessayabouttheimpactoftheinformationexplosionbyreferringtothesaying“Awealthofinformationcreatesapovertyofattention.”Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainwhatyoucandotoavoidbeingdistractedbyirrelevantinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIListeningComprehension说明：2013年12月六级真题全国共考了两套听力。本套（即第三套）的听力内容与第二套的内容完全相同，只是选项的顺序不一样而已，故在本套中没有重复给出。PartIIIReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword-fareachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Someperformanceevaluationsrequiresupervisorstotakeaction.Employeeswhoreceiveaveryfavorableevaluationmaydeservesometypeofrecognitionorevenapromotion.Ifsupervisorsdonotacknowledgesuchoutstandingperformance,employeesmayeitherlosetheir36andreducetheireffortorsearchforanewjobatafirmthatwill37themforhighperformance.Supervisorsshouldacknowledgehighperformancesothattheemployeewillcontinuetoperformwellinthefuture.Employeeswhoreceiveunfavorableevaluationsmustalsobegivenattention.Supervisorsmust38thereasonsforpoorperformance.Somereasons,suchasafamilyillness,mayhaveatemporaryadverse39onperformanceandcanbecorrected.Otherreasons,suchasabadattitude,maynotbetemporary.Whensupervisorsgiveemployeesanunfavorableevaluation,theymustdecidewhethertotakeany40actions.Iftheemployeeswereunawareoftheirowndeficiencies,theunfavorableevaluationcanpinpoint（指出）thedeficienciesthatemployeesmustcorrect.Inthiscase,thesupervisormaysimplyneedtomonitortheemployees41andensurethatthedeficienciesarecorrected.Iftheemployeeswerealreadyawareoftheirdeficienciesbeforetheevaluationperiod,however,theymaybeunableorunwillingtocorrectthem.Thissituationismoreserious,andthesupervisormayneedtotakeaction.Theactionshouldbe42withthefirm’sguidelinesandmayincludereassigningtheemployeestonewjobs,43themtemporarily,orfiringthem.Asupervisor’sactiontowardapoorlyperformingworkercan44theattitudesofotheremployees.Ifno45isimposedonanemployeeforpoorperformance,otheremployeesmayreactbyreducingtheirproductivityaswell.A)additionalI)identifyB)affectJ)impactC)aptlyK)penaltyD)assimilateL)rewardE)circulationM)simplifyingF)closelyN)suspendingG)consistentH)enthusiasmO)vulnerable2013年12月六级考试真题（第三套）2SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheCollegeEssay:WhyThose500WordsDriveUsCrazy[A]Megisalawyer-mominsuburbanWashington,D.C.,wherelawyer-momsarethickontheground.HersonDougisoneofseveralhundredthousandhigh-schoolseniorswhohadapainfulfall.ThedeadlineforapplyingtohisfavoritecollegewasNov.1,andbyearlyOctoberhehadyettofillouttheapplication.Moretothepoint,hehadyettosettleonasubjectforthepersonalessayaccompanyingtheapplication.Accordingtocollegefolklore,awell-turnedessayhasthepowertoseduce(诱惑）anadmissionscommittee.“Hewantedtodoonethingatatime,”Megsays,explainingherson’sdelay.“Butreally,mysonisahugeprocrastinator(拖延者).Theessayisthehardestthingtodo,sohe’sputitoffthelongest.”FriendsandotherveteransoftheprocesshavewarnedMegthatthebackandforthbetweeneditingparentandwritingstudentcanbetraumatic（痛苦的）.[B]Backinthegoodolddays—say,twoyearsago,whenthelastofmychildrensufferedtheordeal(折磨)—ahigh-schoolstudentapplyingtocollegecouldprocrastinateallthewaytoNewYear’sDayoftheirsenioryear,assumingtheycouldwithstandtheparentalpestering(烦扰).Butthingschangefastinthenail-bitingworldofcollegeadmissions.TherecenttrendtowardearlydecisionandearlyactionamongselectivecollegesanduniversitieshaspushedthetraditionaldeadlineofJanuaryuptoNov.1orearlyDecemberformanystudents.[C]Ifthetimeforheel-dragginghasbeenshortened,thetruesourceoftheanxietyandpanicremainswhatithasalwaysbeen.Andifsnottheapplicationitself.Acollegeapplicationisarelativelystraightforwardquestionnaireaskingforthebasics:name,address,familyhistory,employmenthistory.Itwouldallbeinnocentenough—20minutesofbusywork—exceptitcomesattachedtoapersonalessay.[D]“Therearegoodreasonsitcausessuchanxiety,”saysLisaSohmer,directorofcollegecounselingattheGardenSchoolinJacksonHeights,N.Y.“It’snotjusttheactualwriting.Bynoweverythingelseisalreadyset.Yourcourseloadisset,yourgradesareset,yourtestscoresareset.Buttheessayissomethingyoucanstillcontrol,andit’sopen-ended.Sothetemptationistowriteandrewriteandrewrite.”Orstallandstallandstall.[E]Theapplicationessay,alongwithitsmythicalimportance,isarecentinvention.Inthe1930s,whenonlyonein10Americanshadadegreefromafour-yearcollege,anadm