2012年12月英语六级第一套多题多卷真题答案详解
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Section B

Passage One

A scientific team is studying the thinking ability of eleven and half months old children. The test is a simple one. The baby watches a sort of show on a small stage. In Act One of the show, a yellow cube is lifted from a blue box, and moved across the stage. Then it is returned to the box. This is repeated 6 times. (26)Act Two is similar except that the yellow cube is smaller. Baby boys do not react at all to the difference and the size of the cube. But girls immediately become excited. (27)The scientist interpret the girls' excitement as meaning they are trying to understand what they have just seen. They are wondering why Act Two is odd and how it differs from Act One. In other words,the little girls are reasoning. (28)This experiment certainly does not definitely prove that girls start to reason before boys, but it provides a clue that scientists would like to study more carefully. Already it is known that bones, muscles and nerves develop faster in baby girls. Perhaps it is early nerve development that makes some infant girls show more intelligence than infant boys. (29)Scientist -s have also found that nature seems to give another boost to girls. Baby girls usually talk at an earlier age than boys do. Scientists think that there is a physical reason for this. They believe that the nerve endings in the left side of the brain develop faster in girls than in boys, and it is this side of the brain that strongly influences an individual's ability to use language and remember things.

26.What is the difference between Act One and Act Two in the test？ 答案：B)

27.How do the scientists interpret their observation from the experiment？ 答案：C)

28.What does the speaker say about the experiment？ 答案: B)

29.According to scientists, what is anoth advantage given to girls by nature？ 答案: D)

Passage Two

(30)A super attendant of the city's municipal building, Delia Sedona, was responsible for presenting its new security plan to the public. City employees,citizens and reporters gathered in the hall to hear her describe the plan. After outlining the main points she would cover, she assured the audience that she would be happy to answer questions at the end of her presentation. Delia realized the plan was expensive and potentially controversial.So she was not surprised to see a number of hands go up as soon as she finished speaking. (31)An employee asked,“Would the new system create long lines to get into the building like the lines in the airport security checks?”Delia had anticipated this question and had an answer ready. After repeating the question,she explained that the sufficient number of security guards would be working at peak hours to speed things along.(32)The next question, was more confrontational.“Where will the money come from to pay for all of this？The journalist who asked the question seemed hostile. But Delia was careful not to adopt the defensive tone. She stated that the money would come from the city's general budget. “I know these are tide times”, she added,“but everyone agrees on the importance of safe guarding our employees and members of the public who come into the building.”Near the end of the 25 minutes she has set,Delia said she would take two more questions. When those were finished, she concluded the session with a brief restatement of how the new system would improve security and peace of mind in the municipal building.

30.What is the focus of Delia Sedona's presentation？ 答案：A)

31.What question had Delia Sedona anticipated？ 答案：C)

32.What did the speaker think of the question from the journalist？ 答案：D)

Passage Three

Despite unemployment and the lost of her home, Andrea Clark considers herself a blessed and happy woman. Why the cheerful attitude? Her troubles have brought her closer to her family.(33)Last year,Andrea's husband, Rick, a miner in Nevada was laid off. Though Andrea kept her job as a school bus driver, she knew that they couldn't pay their bills and support their youngest of five children, Zac, age nine, on one income. "At first their church helped out,but you can't keep that up forever,"Andrea says.(34)Then Michael,the eldest of her four adult children suggested they move in with his family.For almost three months, seven Clarks lived under one roof. Andrea, Rick and Zac stayed in the basement department,sharing laundry and single bathroom with Michael,his wife and their two children .The change cut their expenditures in half,but the new living arrangement proved too challenging. When Andrea found a job with a school district closer to her mother's home in West Jordan,Utah,the family decided to move on. Packing up again with no picnic, Zac had to switch schools for the second time and space is even tighter. Andrea says that the moves themselves are exhausting and Rick is still looking for a job.(35)The recession has certainly come with more problems than Andrea anticipated,but she remains unfailingly optimistic. She is excited to spend more time with her mother. Another plus, rents are lower in Utah than in Nevada. So Andrea thinks they'll be able to save up and move out in less than six months.

33.What do we learn about Andrea's husband？ 答案：A)

34.Why did Andrea move to live in her eldest son's home？ 答案：C)

35.What is Andrea's attitude toward the hardships brought by the economic recession？答案：B)

Section C

36.potentially

37.experienced

38.gasp

39.dizzy

40.fatigue

41.constant

42.adverse

43.precautions

44.Your body needs to get used to a high altitude before you climb to an even higher one

45.When you reach your top height, do light activities rather than sleep too much

46.Don't risk injury or death because of over-confidence or lack of knowledge