1996年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参考答案
1996年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参考答案Part I Listening comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.1. A) To change the tennis shoes in the sportswear department.B) To help his friend find the right department.C) To find his lost shoes on the tennis court.D) To buy himself a pair of tennis shoes.2. A) They produce part of their own food.B) They sell their own produce.C) They feed their family on cheap food.D) They buy food from farmers.3. A) Mr. White’s reason for leaving.B) Mr. White’s new appointment.C) A vacant position.D) How to apply for a job.4. A) Be hostile to Nancy.B) Ask Nancy to come out.C) Talk to Nancy herself.D) Write Nancy a letter.5. A) To serve as her tour guide.B) To serve as her bodyguard.C) To serve as her driver.D) To serve as her porter.6. A) He is often asked to go and see exhibits.B) He would like to go and see the exhibit.C) He went to see the exhibit last year.D) He definitely does not want to go.7. A) The environmental problem.B) The health problem.C) The educational problem.D) The international problem.8. A) Bob will see Susan tomorrow evening.B) Bob might be at home late tomorrow evening.C) Bob and Susan have decided to go on a holiday.D) Bob asked the woman to come another time.9. A) They think cinemas are too far away from their homes.B) They are disappointed with the films produced these days.C) They both dislike films about adventure stories.D) They both like the idea of going to the cinema at night.10. 见附图1Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Because he was a cook at a country-music club.B) Because he performed for guests while he worked as a cook.C) Because he often sang while cooking.D) Because he liked singing better than cooking.12. A) His brother.B) His manager.C) His father.D) A businesswoman.13. A) At a club.B) On a farm.C) At a construction site.D) In a record company.14. A) His ability to live independently.B) His sense of responsibility in whatever he did.C) His courage in the face of rejections.D) His hard work in his early days.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) How to handle spiders.B) Spiders in the United States.C) People’s fear of spiders.D) A special kind of spider.16. A) Most spiders will not bite even when handled.B) Most spiders are poisonous and dangerous.C) Most spiders are likely to attack people.D) Most spiders have sharp eyes.17. A) Because she cannot find a husband for herself.B) Because the female spider is larger than the male one.C) Because the female spider often eats her husband.D) Because she is a black female spider.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are be on the passage you have just heard18. A) Instructions.B) Medicine.C) Money.D) The draft of his speech.19. A) Because she had to type Mr. Bascomb’s speech.B) Because she had a headache.C) Because she had to meet some businessmen.D) Because she had to get her car fixed.20. A) The problem of the city.B) Himself and his problems.C) Things he had planned to say to his audience.D) The plan for his future work as mayor.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is following by some questions or unfinished statements-For each of them there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choiceand mark the and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the centre.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Three English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to possessing a “new” feature. The BBC English Dictionary contains background information on 1,000 people and places prominent in the news since 1988; the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary: Encyclopedic Edition is the OALD plus encyclopedic entries; the Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture is the LME plus cultural information.The key fact is that all three dictionaries can be seen to have a distinctly “cultural” as well as language learning content. That being said, the way in which they approach the cultural element is not identical, making direct comparisons between the three difficult.While there is some common ground between the encyclopedic/cultural entries for the Oxford and Longman dictionaries, there is a clear difference. Oxford lays claim to being encyclopedic on content whereas Longman distinctly concentrates on the language and culture of the English-speaking world. The Oxford dictionary can therefore stand more vigorous scrutiny for cultural bias than the Longman publication because the latter does not hesitate about viewing the rest of the world from the cultural perspectives of theEnglish-speaking world. The cultural objectives of the BBC dictionary are in turn more distinct still. Based on an analysis of over 70 million words recorded from the BBC World Service and National Public Radio of Washington over a period of four years, their 1,000 brief encyclopedic entries are based on people and places that have featured in the news recently. The intended user they have in mind is a regular listener to the World Service who will have a reasonable standard of English and a developed skill in listening comprehension.In reality, though, the BBC dictionary will be purchased by a far wider range of language learners, as will the other two dictionaries. We will be faced with a situation where many of the users of these dictionaries will at the very least have distinct socio-cultural perspectives and may have world views which are totally opposed and even hostile to those of the West. Advanced learners from this kind of background will not only evaluate a dictionary on how user-friendly it is but will also have definite views about the scope and appropriateness of the various socio-cultural entries.21. What feature sets apart the three dictionaries discussed in the passage fromtraditional ones?A) The combination of two dictionaries into oneB) The new approach to defining wordsC) The inclusion of cultural contentD) The increase in the number of entries22. The Longman dictionary is more likely to be criticized for cultural prejudice________.A) its scope of cultural entries the beyond the culture of the English-speaking worldB) it pays little attention to the cultural content of the non-English-speakingcountriesC) it views the world purely from the standpoint of the English-speaking worldD) it fails to distinguish language from culture in its encyclopedic entries23. The BBC dictionary differs from Oxford and Longman in that ________.A) it has a wider selection Of encyclopedic entriesB) it is mainly design to meet the needs of radio listenersC) it lays more emphasis co language then on cultureD) it is intended to help listeners develop their listening comprehension skills24. It is implied in the last paragraph that, in approaching socio-cultural content in adictionary, special thought be given to ________.A) the language levels of its usersB) the number of its prospective purchasersC) the different tastes of its usersD) the various cultural backgrounds of its users25. What is the passage mainly about?A) Different ways of treating socio-cultural elements in the three new Englishdictionaries.B) A comparison of people’s opinions on the cultural content in the three newEnglish dictionaries.C) The advantages of the BBC dictionary over Oxford and Longman.D) The user-friendliness of the three new English dictionaries.Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Real policemen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see on TV.The first difference is that a policeman’s real life revolves round criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down a street after someone he wants to talk to.Little of his time is spent in chatting. He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty of stupid, petty crimes.Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal: as soon as he’s arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks little effort is spent on searching.Having made an arrest, a detective really start to work. He has to prove his case in court and to do that he often has to gather a lot of different evidence.At third big difference between the drama detective and the real one is the unpleasant pressures: first, as members of a police force they always have to behave absolutely in accordance with the law. Secondly, as expensive public servants they have to get results. They can hardly ever do both. Most of the time some of them have to break the rules in small ways.If the detective has to detective the world, the world often deceives him. Hardly anyone he meets tells him the truth. And this separation the detective feels between himself and the rest of the world is deepened by the simples mindedness as he sees it-of citizens, social workers, doctors, law-makers, and judges, who, instead of eliminating crime punish the criminals less severely in the hope that this will make them reform. The result, detectives feel, is that nine-tenths of their work is re-catching people who should have stared behind bars. This makes them rather cynical.26. A policeman has to be trained in criminal law because ________.A) he must work hard to help reform criminalsB) he must believe as professional lawyers doC) he must be able to tell when and where a crime is committedD) he must justify the arrests he makes of criminals27. What is the most suitable word that describes the work of a policeman according tothe passage?A) DangerousB) DemandingC) DistressingD) Dramatic28. According to the passage, policemen spend most of their time an efforts ________.A) patrolling the street, rain or shineB) tracking and arresting criminalsC) collecting and providing evidenceD) consulting the rules of law29. What’s the policeman’s biggest headache?A) He has to get the most desirable results without breaking the law in any way.B) He has to justify his arrests while unable to provide sufficient evidence in mostcases.C) He can hardly find enough time to learn criminal law while burdened withnumerous criminal cases.D) He has to provide the best possible public service at the least possible expense.30. Why do policemen feel separated from the rest of the world?A) Because they do not receive due support from society.B) Because they find people insincere with them.C) Because they feel superior to simple-minded people around them.D) Because they are suspicious of the people around them.Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.To live in the United States today is to gain an appreciation for Dahrendorf’s assertion that social change exists everywhere. Technology, the application of knowledge for practical ends, is a major source of social change.Yet we would do well to remind ourselves that technology is a human creation; it docs not exist naturally. A spear or a robot is as much a cultural as a physical object. Until humans use a spear to hunt game or a robot to produce machine parts, neither is much more than a solid mass of matter. For a bird looking for an object on which to rest, a spear or robot serves the purpose equally well. The explosion of the Challenger spaceshuttle and the Russian nuclear accident at Chernobyl drive home the human quality of technology; they provide cases in which well-planned systems suddenly went haywire and there was no ready hand to set them right. Since technology is a human creation, we are responsible for what is done with it. Pessimists worry that we will use out technology eventually to blow our world and ourselves to pieces. But they have been saying this for decades, and so far we have managed to survive and even flourish. Whether we will continue to do so in the years ahead remains uncertain. Clearly, the impact of technology on our lives deserves a closer examination.Few technological developments have had a greater impact on our lives than the computer revolution. Scientists and engineers have designed specialized machines that can do the tasks that once only people could do. There are those who assert that the switch to an information-based economy is in the same camp as other great historical milestones, particularly the industrial Revolution. Yet when we ask why the industrial Revolution was a revolution, we find that it was not the machines. The primary reason why it was revolutionary is that it led to great social change. It gave rise to mass production and, through mass production, to a society in which wealth was not confined to the few.In somewhat similar fashion, computers promise to revolutionize the structure of American life, particularly as they free the human mind and open new possibilities in knowledge and communication. The industrial Revolution supplemented and replaced the muscles of humans and animals by mechanical methods. The computer extends this development to supplement and replace some aspects of the mind of human beings by electronic methods. It is the capacity of the computer for solving problems and making decisions that represents its greatest potential and that pees the greatest difficulties in predicting the impact on society.31. A spear or a robot has the quality of technology only when it ________.A) is used both as a cultural and a physical objectB) serves different purposes equally wellC) is utilized by manD) can be of use to both man and animal32. The examples of the Challenger and Chernobyl cited by the author serve to showthat ________.A) if not given close examination, technology could be used to destroy our worldB) technology is a human creation, so we are responsible for itC) technology usually goes wrong, if not controlled by manD) being a human creation, technology is liable to error33. According to the author, the introduction of the computer is a revolution mainlybecause ________.A) the computer has revolutionized the workings of the human mindB) the computer can do the tasks that could only be done by people beforeC) it has helped to switch to an information technologyD) it has a great potential impact on society34. By using the phrase “the human quality of technology”, the author refers to, the factthat technology ________.A) has a great impact on human lifeB) has some characteristics of human natureC) can replace some aspects of the human mindD) does not exist in the natural world35. The passage is based on the author’s ________.A) keen insight into the nature of technologyB) prejudiced criticism of the role of the industrial RevolutionC) cautious analysis of the replacement of the human mind by computersD) exaggerated description of the negative consequences of technology Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Now custom has not been commonly regarded as a subject of any great importance. The inner workings of our own brains we feel to be uniquely worthy of investigation, but custom, we have a way of thinking, is behavior at its most commonplace. As a matter of fact, it is the other way around. Traditional custom, taken the world over, is a mass of detailed behavior more astonishing than what any one person can ever evolve in individual actions. Yet that is a rather trivial aspect of the matter. The fact of first-rate importance is the predominant role that custom plays in experience and in belief and the very great varieties it may manifest.No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking. Even in his philosophical probing he cannot go behind these stereotypes; his very concepts of the true and the false will still have reference to his particular traditional customs. John Dewey has said in all seriousness that the part played by custom in shaping the behavior of the individual as over against any way in which he can affect traditional custom, is as the proportion of the total vocabulary of his mother tongue over against those words of his own baby talk that are taken up into the language of his family. When one seriously studies axial orders that have had the opportunity to develop independently, the becomes no more than an exact and matter-of-fact observation. The life history of the individual is first and foremost an adjustment to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community. From the moment of his birth the customs into which he is born shape his experience and behavior. By the time he can talk, he is the little creature of his culture, and by the time he is grown and able to take part in its activities, its habits are his habits, its beliefs his beliefs, its impossibilities his impossibilities.36. The author thinks the reason why custom has been ignored in the academic world isthat ________.A) custom reveals only the superficial nature of human behaviorB) the study of social orders can replace the study of customC) people are still not aware of the important role that custom plays in forming ourworld outlookD) custom has little to do with our ways of thinking37. Which of the following is true according to John Dewey?A) An individual can exercise very little influence on the cultural tradition intowhich he is born.B) Custom is the direct result of the philosophical probing of a group of people.C) An individual is strongly influenced by the cultural tradition even before he isborn.D) Custom represents the collective wisdom which benefits the individual.38. The world “custom” in this passage most probably means ________.A) the concept of the true and the false of a societyB) the independently developed social ordersC) the adjustment of the individual to the new social environmentD) the patterns and standards of behavior of a community39. According to the passage a person’s life, from his birth to his death, ________.A) is constantly shaping the cultural traditions of his peopleB) is predominated by traditional customC) is continually influenced by the habits of other communitiesD) is chiefly influenced by the people around him40. The author’s pump in writing this passage is ________.A) to urge individuals to follow traditional customsB) to stress the strong influence of customs on an individualC) to examine the interaction of man and axial customsD) to show man’s adjustment to traditional customsPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this pert. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the centre.41. It has been estimated that the earth’s surface temperature has increased ________one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1805.A) toB) beC) atD) with42. The lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion is ________ in her appearance but rudein her speech.A) elaborateB) excessiveC) elegantD) exaggerated43. Many people think that the standards of public ________ have declined.A) moralityB) rightnessC) awarenessD) mentality44. Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northernmost tip actually ________ theArctic Circle.A) touchedB) touchesC) touchingD) being touched45. You need to rewrite this sentence because it is ________, the readers will havedifficulty in understanding it.A) comprehensiveB) alternativeC) deliberateD) ambiguous46. People were surprised to find that he had the ability to ________ everything he wasinvolved in.A) precedeB) dominateC) effectD) instruct47. Colin married my sister and I married his brother, ________ makes Colin and medouble in-laws.A) whatB) whichC) thatD) it48. The problems requiring immediate solution will be given ________ at the meeting.A) priorityB) urgencyC) superiorityD) emergency49. A membership card authorizes ________ the club’s facilities for a period of 12months.A) the holder usingB) the holder’s useC) the holder to useD) the holder uses50. During the conference the speaker’tried to ________ his feelings concerning theurgency of a favorable decision.A) complyB) imposeC) implyD) convey51. ________ I admit that there are problems, I don’t think that they cannot be solved.A) UnlessB) UntilC) AsD) While52. The fact that they reacted so differently was a reflection of their different ________.A) performancesB) personalitiesC) qualitiesD) appearances53. Your excuse that an elephant fell on you and made you late is just ________.A) inevitableB) indispensableC) incredibleD) incurable54. Another big issue ________ the new republic is the problem of the education of itscitizens.A) confiningB) confirmingC) conformingD) confronting55. I tried to relax because I knew I would use up my oxygen sooner ________.A) the more excited I gotB) I got excited moreC) and more I got excitedD) and I got more excited56. Scientists first ________ the idea of the atom bomb in the 1930s.A) imaginedB) conceivedC) consideredD) acknowledged57. Cotton production has been ________ the decline these years.A) downB) onC) atD) under58. The day before my history exam, I still hadn’t ________ reading the first book onthe list.A) as aboutB) caught up withC) got round to59. He has pointed our the dangers ________ in this of nuclear power station.A) interiorB) inherentC) insistsD) inner60. Wherever I have an appointment, I like to arrive ________.A) ahead of time a littleB) a little timeC) a little ahead of timeD) ahead of a little time61. Radar is used to extend the ________ of man’s sense of observing his environment,especially the sense of vision.A) validityB) liabilityC) capabilityD) intensity62. The boy cycling in the street was knocked down by a minibus and received________ injures.A) fatalB) excessiveC) disastrousD) exaggerated63. It the ocean were free of ice, storm paths would move further north, ________ theplains of North America of rainfall.A) to depriveB) deprivedC) deprivingD) deprived64. A window in the kitchen was ________; there was rubbish every where, and thecurtains and carpets had been stolen.A) scatteredB) scrapedD) smashed65. This is an idea site for a university ________ it is far from the downtown area.A) provided thatB) now thatC) so thatD) in that66. The most ________ technological success in the twentieth century is probably thecomputer revolution.A) prominentB) prosperousC) solemnD) prevalent67. Whether their football team will win is a matter of ________ to me.A) indifferenceB) discriminationC) deviationD) interests68. He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson ________ buying some expensiveequipment.A) onB) ofC) roundD) into69. Today the public is much concerned about the way ________.A) nature is being ruinedB) which nature is ruinedC) on which to ruin natureD) of nature to be ruined70. Though ________ rich, he was better off than at any other period in his life.A) by any meansB) by some meansC) by all meansD) by no meansPart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word,add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the correctionsin the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write thecorrect word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put aninsertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in theblank. If you delete a word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank. Example:╱. 1. time/times/period Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods╱ used for the study of literature as 2. _______\_______ Many of the arguments havinga school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. ______the______One major decision which faces the American students ready to begin higher education is the choice of attending a large university or a small college. The large university provides a wide range of specialized departments, as well numerous (71) courses within such departments. The small college, therefore, (72) generally provides a limited number of courses and specializations but offer a better student-faculty ratio, thus (73) permit individualized attention to students. Because of its large (74) student body (often exceeding 20,000) consisting in many (75) people from different countries the university exposes its students to many different culture, social and out-of-class (76) programmes. On the other hand, the smaller, more homogenous student body of the big college (77) affords greater opportunities in such activities. Finally, the university closely approximates the real world and which (78) provides a relaxed, impersonal, and sometimes anonymous existence, on the contrast, the intimate (79) atmosphere of the small college allows the student four years of structural living in which to expect and preparing for the real (80) world. In making his choice among educational institutions the student must, therefore, consider a great many factors.Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Health Gains in Developing Countries.You must base pourcomposition on the following instructions (given in Chinese):1. 以附图2为依据描述发展中国家的期望寿命(life expectancy)和婴儿死亡率(infant mortality) 的变化情况.2. 说明引起变化的各种原因.。
1990年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷
1990年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A1. A) A new house cost thirty thousand dollars.B) Bob‟s house cost him sixty thousand dollars.C) Bob didn‟t want to buy an old house.D) Bob decided to buy an old house.2. A) Yes, but he needs to have the approval of his professor.B) Yes, he can study there if he is writing a research paper.C) Yes, because he is a senior student.D) No, it‟s open only to teachers and postgraduates.3. A) He doesn‟t like seafood any more.B) A seafood dinner is too expensive.C) He doesn‟t have enough money.D) He likes seafood very much.4. A) He went to the hospital to take his wife home.B) He stayed in the hospital until very late.He tried to call the woman several times.He went to the hospital at midnight yesterday.5. Her errors were mainly in the reading part.B) It wasn‟t very challenging to her.C) It was more difficult than she had expected.D) She made very few grammatical mistakes in her test.6. A) 6 hours.B) 4 hours.C) 12 hours.D) 18 hours.7. A) It‟s dirty.B) It‟s faded.C) It‟s dyed.D) It‟s torn.8. A) Sixteen dollars.B) Eight dollars.C) Ten dollars.D) Twelve dollars.9. A) His watch will be fixed no later than next Monday.B) His watch needs to be repaired.C) He may come again for his watch at the weekend.D) The woman won‟t repair his watch until next Monday.10. A) The things to do on Monday morning.B) The weather on Monday morning.C) The time to see John.D) The place John should go to.Section BPassage One Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) The number of its readers.B) Its unusual location.C) Its comfortable chairs.D) Its spacious rooms.12. A) The latest version of the Bible.B) A book written by Columbus.C) A map of the New World.D) One of the earliest copies of Shakespeare‟s work.13. A) It has too few employees.B) It lacks money to cover its expenses.C) It is over crowded.D) It is growing too rapidly.14. A) From Monday to Friday.B) From Monday to Saturday.C) Every day.D) On Saturdays and Sundays.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) They would train the children to be happy street cleaners.B) They would make the children great scholars.C) They intended to train the children as adults were trained.D) They would give the children freedom to fully develop themselves.16. A) Some children are good, some are not.B) Children are good by nature.C) Most children are nervous.D) Children are not as brave as adults.17. A) He thinks a scholar is more respectable than a street cleaner.B) He thinks highly of teaching as a profession.C) He thinks all jobs are equally good so long as people like them.D) He thinks a street cleaner is happier than a scholar.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) The daughter of a prison guard.B) The Emperor of Rome.C) A Christian couple.D) A Christian named Valentine.19. A) To propose marriage.B) To celebrate Valentine‟s birthday.C) To express their respect for each other.D) To show their love.20. A) It is an American folktale.B) It is something recorded in Roman history.C) It is one of the possible origins of this holiday.D) It is a story from the Bible.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.One day in January 1913. G. H. Hardy, a famous Cambridge University mathematician received a letter from an Indian named Srinivasa Ramanujan asking him for his opinion of 120 mathematical theorems (定理) that Ramanujan said he had discovered. To Hardy, many of the theorems made no sense. Of the others, one or two were already well-known. Ramanujan must be some kind of trickplayer, Hardy decided, and put the letter aside. But all that day the letter kept hanging round Hardy. Might there be something in those wild-looking theorems?That evening Hardy invited another brilliant Cambridge mathematician, J. E. Littlewood, and the two men set out to assess the Indian‟s worth. That incident was a turning point in the history of mathematics.At the time, Ramanujan was an obscure Madras Port Trust clerk. A little more than a year later, he was at Cambridge University, and beginning to be recognized as one of the most amazing mathematicians the world has ever known. Though he died in 1920, much of his work was so far in advance of his time that only in recent years is it beginning to be properly understood.Indeed, his results are helping solve today‟s problems in computer science and physics, problems that he could have had no notion of.For Indians, moreover, Ramanujan has a special significance. Ramanujan, though born in poor and ill-paid accountant‟s family 100 years ago, has inspired many Indians to adopt mathematics as career.Much of Ramanujan‟s work is in number theory, a branch of mathematics that deals with the subtle (难以捉摸的) laws and relationships that govern numbers. Mathematicians describe his results as elegant and beautiful but they are much too complex to be appreciated by laymen.His life, though, is full of drama and sorrow. It is one of the great romantic stories of mathematics, a distressing reminder that genius can surface and rise in the most unpromising circumstances.21. When Hardy received the 120 theorems from Ramanujan, his attitude at first might be best describedas ________.A) uninterestedB) unsympatheticC) suspiciousD) curious22. Ramanujan‟s position in Cambridge University owed much to ________.A) the judgement of his work by Hardy and LittlewoodB) his letter of application accepted by HardyC) his work as a clerk at Madras Port TrustD) his being recognized by the world as a famous mathematician23. It may be inferred from the passage that the author ________.A) feels sorry for Ramanujan‟s early deathB) is dissatisfied with the slow development of computer scienceC) is puzzled about the complexity of Ramanujan‟s theoremsD) greatly appreciates Ramanujan‟s mathematical genius24. In the last paragraph, the author points out that ________.A) Ramanujan‟s mathematical theorems were not appreciated by other mathematiciansB) extremely talented people can prove their worth despite difficult circumstancesC) Ramanujan also wrote a number of stories about mathematicsD) Ramanujan had worked out an elegant but complicated method of solving problems25. The word “laymen” (Last Para, Lind 6) most probably means ________.A) people who do not specialize in mathematical scienceB) people who are carelessC) people who are not interested in mathematicsD) people who don‟t like to solve complicated problemsPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Even if all the technical and intellectual problems can be solved, there are major social problems inherent in the computer revolution. The most obvious is unemployment, since the basic purpose of commercial computerization is to get more work done by fewer people. OneBritish study predicts that “automation induced unemployment” in Western Europe could reach16~, 6 in the next decade, but most analyses are more optimistic. The general rule seems to be that new technology eventually creates as many jobs as it d estroys, and often more. “People who put in computers usually increase their staffs as well” says CPT‟s Scheff. “Of course,” he adds,“one industry may kill another industry. That‟s tough on some people.”Theoretically, all unemployed workers can be retrained, but retraining programs are not high on the nation‟s agenda (议事日程). Many new jobs, moreover, will require an ability in using computers, and the retraining needed to use them will have to be repeated as the technology keeps improving. Says a chilling report by the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment:“Lifelong retraining is expected to become the standard for many people. “There is a already considerable evidence that the school children now being educated in the use of computers are generally the children of the white middle class. Young blacks, whose unemployment rate stands today at 50 96, will find another barrier in front of them.Such social problems are not the fault of the computer, of course, but a consequence of the way the American society might use the computer. “Even in the days of the Big, mai n-frame computers, when they were a machine for the few.” says Katherine Davis Fishman, author ofThe Computer Establishment, “it was a tool to help the rich get richer. It still is to a large extent. One of the great values of the personal computer is that smaller firms, smaller organizations can now have some of the advantages of the bigger organizations.”26. The closest restatement of “one industry may kill another industry” (Para. 1 Line 11) is that________.A) industries tend to compete with one anotherB) one industry might be driven out of business by another industryC) one industry may increase its staff at the expense of anotherD) industries tend to combine into bigger ones27. The word “chilling” (Para. 2, Line 5) most probably means ________.A) misleadingB) convincingC) discouragingD) interesting28. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A) Computers are efficient in retraining unemployed workers.B) Computers may offer more working opportunities than they destroy.C) Computers will increase the unemployment rate of young blacks.D) Computers can help smaller organizations to function more effectively.29. From the passage it can be inferred that ________.A) all school children are offered a course in the use of computersB) all unemployed workers are being retrainedC) retraining programmes are considered very important by the governmentD) in reality only a certain portion of unemployed workers will be retrained30. The major problem discussed in the passage is ________.A) the importance of lifelong retraining of the unemployed workersB) the social consequences of the widespread use of computers in the United StatesC) the barrier to the employment of young peopleD) the general rule of the advancement of technologyPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Mobility of individual members and family groups tends to split up family relationships.Occasionally the movement of a family away from a situation which has been the source of friction results in greater family organization, but on the whole mobility is disorganizing.Individuals and families are involved in three types of mobility: movement in space, movement up or down in social status, and the movement of ideas. These are termed respectively spatial, vertical, and ideational mobility.A great increase in spatial mobility has gone along with improvements in rail and water transportation, the invention and use of the automobile, and the availability of airplane passenger service. Spatial mobility results in a decline in the importance of the traditional home with its emphasis on family continuity and stability. It also means that when individual family members or the family as a whole move away from a community, the person or the family is removed from the pressures of relatives,friends, and community institutions for conventionality and stability. Even more important is the fact that spatial mobility permits some members of a family to come in contact with and possibly adopt attitudes, values, and ways of thinking different from those held by other family members. The presence of different attitudes, values, and ways of thinking with in a family may, and often does, result in conflict and family disorganization. Potential disorganization is present in those families in which the husband, wife, and children are spatially separated over a long period, or are living together but see each other only briefly because of different work schedules.One index of the increase in vertical mobility is the great increase in the proportion of sons, and to some extent daughters, who engage in occupations other than those of the parents.Another index of vertical mobility is the degree of intermarriage between racial classes. This occurs almost exclusively between classes which are adjacent to each other. Engaging in a different occupation, or intermarriage, like spatial mobility, allows one to come in contact with ways of behavior different from those of the parental home, and tends to separate parents and their children.The increase in ideational mobility is measured by the increase in publications, such as newspapers, periodicals, and books, the increase in the percentage of the population owning radios, and the increase in television sets. All these tend to introduce new ideas into the home.When individual family members are exposed to and adopt the new ideas, the tendency is for conflict to arise and for those in conflict to become psychologically separated from each other.31. What the passage tells us can be summarized by the statement:A) social development results in a decline in the importance of traditional familiesB) potential disorganization is present in the American familyC) family disorganization is more or less the result of mobilityD) the movement of a family is one of the factors in raising its social status32. According to the passage, those who live in a traditional family ________.A) are less likely to quarrel with others because of conventionality and stabilityB) have to depend on their relatives and friends if they do not move away from itC) can get more help from their family members if they are in troubleD) will have more freedom of action and thought if they move away from it33. Potential disorganization exists in those families in which ________.A) the husband, wife, and children work too hardB) the husband, wife, and children seldom get togetherC) both parents have to work full timeD) the family members are subject to social pressures34. Intermarriage and different occupations play an important role in family disorganization because________.A) they enable the children to travel around without their parents‟ permissionB) they allow one to find a good job and improve one‟s social statusC) they enable the children to better understand the ways of behavior of their parentsD) they permit one to come into contact with different ways of behavior and thinking35. This passage suggests that a well-organized family is a family whose members ________.A) are not psychologically withdrawn from one anotherB) never quarrel with each other even when they disagreeC) often help each other with true love and affectionD) are exposed to the same new ideas introduced by books, radios, and TV setsPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.To call someone bird-brained in English means you think that person is silly or stupid.But will this description soon disappear from use in the light of recent research? It seems the English may have been unfair in association bird‟s brains with stupidity.In an attempt to find out how different creatures see the world, psychologists at Brown University in the USA have been comparing the behaviour of birds and humans. One experiment has involved teaching pigeons to recognize letters of the English alphabet. The birds study in “classrooms”, which are boxes equipped with a computer. After about four days of studying a particular letter, the pigeon has to pick out that letter from several displayed on the computer screen. Three male pigeons have learnt to distinguish all twenty-six letters of the alphabet in this way.A computer record of the birds‟ four-month study period has shown surprising similarities between the pigeons‟ and human performance. Pigeons and people find the same letters easy, or hard, to tell apart. For example, 92 per cent of the time the pigeons could tell the letter D from the letter Z. But when faced with U and V (often confused by English children), the pigeons were right only 34 per cent of the time.The results of the experiments so far have led psychologists to conclude that pigeons and humans observe things in similar ways. This suggests that there is something fundamental about the recognition process. If scientists could only discover just what this recognition process is it could be very useful for computer designers. The disadvantage of a present computer is that it can only do what a human being has programmed it to do and the programmer must give the computer precise, logical instructions. Maybe in the future, though, computers will be able to think like human beings.36. The writer suggests that the expression “bird-brained” might be out of use soon because it is________.A) sillyB) impoliteC) unnecessaryD) inappropriate37. Psychologists have been experimenting with pigeons to find out whether the birds ________.A) are really silly or stupidB) can learn to make ideas known to peopleC) see the world as human beings doD) learn more quickly than children38. U and V are confused by ________.A) 92 per cent of pigeonsB) many English childrenC) most people learning EnglishD) 34 per cent of English children39. There are similarities in observing things by pigeons and humans ________.A) because pigeons are taught by humansB) because pigeons have brains more developed than other birdsC) because their basic ways to know the world are the sameD) because pigeons and humans have similar brains40. The research may help ________.A) computer designersB) computer salesmenC) psychologistsD) teachersPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. Germans used to believe that all other races were inferior ________ them.A) thanB) forC) toD) from42. The main road through Pittsburgh‟s blocked for three hours today after an accident ________ twotrucks.A) connectingB) combining,C) includingD) involving43. Many parents think that a regular ________ is an excellent way to teach children the value of money.A) allowanceB) grantC) aidD) amount44. The girl is so sensitive that she is ________ to get angry at the slightest offence.A) adaptableB) liableC) fitD) suitable45. He was at the ________ of his career when he was murdered.A) gloryB) powerC) prideD) height46. I have never met the professor though I have been in correspondence him for several years.A) withB) byC) ofD) to47. ________ they must learn in a course is not provided in the classroom.A) Many thingsB) So muchC) Much of whatD) All what48. Of the immigrants who came to America in the first three quarters of the seventeenth century, the________ majority was English.A) overwhelmingB) overflowingC) overtakingD) overloading49. You can‟t be ________ careful in making the decision as it is such a critical case.A) quiteB) tooC) veryD) so50. By the first decade of the 21st century, international commercial air traffic is expected ________vastly beyond today‟s levels.A) to have extendedB) to be extendingC) being extendedD) having been extended51. The doctor warned his patient that ________ should he return to work until he had completelyrecovered.A) on all accountsB) on no accountC) on any accountD) on every account52. We started burning some leaves in our yard, but the fire got ________ and we had to call the firedepartment to put it out:A) out of handB) out of orderC) out of the questionD) out of the way53. If an earthquake occurred, some of the one-storey houses ________.A) might be standing leftB) might be left standingC) might leave to be standingD) might be left to stand54. The professor picked several students ________ from the class and asked them to help him with theexperiment.A) at easeB) at allC) at randomD) at hand55. Every year there is some ________ of the laws.A) transformationB) identificationC) correctionD) alteration56. Some people believe that proficiency in a foreign language is not achieved through teaching andlearning but ________ through actual use.A) receivedB) acceptedC) derivedD) acquired57. It is said that somewhere between the ages of 6 and 9, children begin to think ________ instead ofconcretely.A) logicallyB) reasonablyC) abstractlyD) generally58. Sea food of all kinds is ________ in the states that border the oceans.A) abandonedB) advantageousC) abundantD) accumulated59. I can‟t back the car because there is a truck ________.A) in every wayB) in a wayC) in the wayD) in any way:60. ________ as a poor boy in a family of seventeen children. Benjamin Franklin became famous onboth sides of the Atlantic as a statesman, scientist, and author.A) StartingB) StartedC) Being startedD) To have started61. Though I‟ve never seen you before. I guess you ________ be the new secretary.A) shouldB) mustC) wouldD) could62. This store has an excellent ________ for fair dealing.B) reputationC) authorityD) popularity63. The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as ________ its soils and the water of its lakes, riversand oceans.A) hasB) doC) isD) are64. Her terror was so great ________ somewhere to escape, she would have run for her life.A) only if there had beenB) that there had only beenC) that had there only beenD) if there was only65. While you pedal away on the exercise bicycle, a machine will be ________ your breathing andpulse.A) reviewingB) screeningC) surveyingD) monitoring66. Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially ________ containing as manydifferent subcultures as the United States is a complex task.A) theseB) thatC) oneD) such67. Their bedroom windows ________ a lovely garden.A) look up toB) look out forC) look forward toD) look out on68. I hoped to get the house but a rich man was ________ against me.A) biddingC) bettingD) testifying69. His first novel …Night‟ was an account of the Nazi crimes ________ through the eyes of a teenagedboy.A) and were seenB) which sawC) but was seenD) as seen70. The judge recommended that he ________ for at least three years.A) was not releasedB) not be releasedC) had not been releasedD) not releasedPart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Markout the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, crossit out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put aninsertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you deletea word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank.Example:╱. 1. time/times/period Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods╱used for the study of literature as 2. _______\_______Many of the arguments havinga school subject are valid for ∧study of television. 3. ______the______Quite recently researchers have reviewed the causes of motion sickness and methods with which it may be suppressed. They concentrated first of all in motion sickness which develops in children (71) travelling in the back seat of cars.A lot of children suffer terribly from car sick. What‟s required is to provide the child with (72) the visual field he has in walk. So objects at (73) a distance in the center of the field remain stationary while those in the peripheral field appear to move. This can be achieved by positioning the child in a raised seat in the front of the car, that, of course, isn‟t very (74) sensible in terms of safety.Looking at the horizon is always beneficial to anyone develops sea sickness, because it‟s the (75) only object which doesn‟t move. If he is below deck, closing his eyes is helpful. It‟s better to have no visual information but something which (76) results in conflict.Taking drugs is one way to prevent motion sickness. In the fact, it‟s interesting to note (77) that these have been excluded in medical kits (78) used in space flights. Astronauts have been known to develop motion sickness, too: Drugs are fine in moderation. We human beings, moreover, are not (79) alone in our suffering. Dogs, cats and horses are also easily effected. 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[page]part of its mission would be to promote the risks and realities associated with being a grandpa rent. the staff would include depressed grandparents who would explain how grandkids break la mps, bite, scream and kick. others would detail how an hour of baby-sitting often turns into a crying marathon. more grandparents would testify that they had to pay for their grandchild’s expensive college education.planned grandparenthood’s carefully written literature would detail all the joys of life grand-chi ld-free a calm living room, extra money for luxuries during the golden years, etc. potential gran dparents would be reminded that, without grandchildren around, it’s possible to have a conver sation with your kids, who----incidentally-----would have more time for their own parents . meanwhile, most children are vulnerable to theenormous influence exerted by grandchildless pa rents aiming to persuade their kids to produce children . they will take a call from a pe rsistent parent, even if they’re loaded with works. in addition, some parents make handsome money offers payable upon the grandchild’s birth. sometimes these gifts not only cover expenses associated with the infant’s birth, but extras, too, like a vacatio n. in any case, cash gifts can weak en the resolve of even the noblest person.at planned grandparenthood, children targeted by their parents to reproduce could obtain non-bi ased information about the insanity of having their own kids. the catastrophic psychological and economic costs of childbearing would be emphasized. the symptoms of morning sickness would be listed and horrors of childbirth pictured. a monthly newsletter would contain stories about overwhelmed parents and offer guidance on how childless adults can respond to the different lo bbying tactics that would-be grandparents employ.when i think about all the problems of our overpopulated world and look at our boy grabbing at the lamp by the sofa, i wish i could have turned to planned grandparenthood when my pare nts were putting the grandchild squeeze on me.if i could have, i might not be in this parenthood predicament( 窘境) . but here’s the crazy ir ony, i don’t want my child-free life back . dylan’s too much fun.21. what’s the purpose of the proposed organization planned grandparenthood?a) to encourage childless couples to have children.b) to provide facilities and services for grandchildless parents.c) to offer counseling to people on how to raisegrandchildren.d) to discourage people from insisting on having grandchildren.22. planned grandparenthood would include depressed grandparents on its staff in order to____.a) show them the joys of life grandparents may have in raising grandchildrenb) draw attention to the troubles and difficulties grandchildren may causec) share their experience in raising grandchildren in a more scientific wayd) help raise funds to cover the high expense of education for grandchildren23. according to the passage, some couples may eventually choose to have children because___ __.a) they find it hard to resist the carrot-and-stick approach of their parentsb) they have learn from other parents about the joys of having childrenc) they feel more and more lonely ad they grow olderd) they have found it irrational to remain childless24.by saying “…my parents were putting the grandchild squeeze on me”(line 2-3,para. 6), t he author means that _________.a) her parents kept pressuring her to have a childb) her parents liked to have a grandchild in their armsc) her parents asked her to save for the expenses of raising a childd) her parents kept blaming her for her child’s bad behavior25.what does the author really of the idea of having children?a) it does more harm than good.b) it contributes to overpopulation.c) it is troublesome but rewarding.d) it is a psychological catastrophepassage twoquestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.ask most people how they define the american dream and chances are they’ll say, “success.”the dream of individua l opportunity has been home in american since europeans discovered a “new world”in the western hemisphere. early immigrants like hector st. jean de crevecoeur praised highly the freedom and opportunity to be found in this new land. his glowing descriptio ns of a classless society where anyone could attain success through honesty and hard work fire d the imaginations of many european readers: in letters from an american farmer (1782) he wr ote. “we are all excited at the spirit of an industry which is unfettered (无拘无束的) and unre strained, because each person works for himself …we have no princes, for whom we toil (干苦力活)，starve, and bleed: we are the most perfect society now existing in the world.”the p romise of a land where “the rewards of a man’s industry f ollow with equal steps the progre ss of his labor”drew poor immigrants from europe and fueled national expansion into the we stern territories. [page] our national mythology (神化) is full of illustration the american success story. there’s benjami n frankli n, the very model of the self-educated, self-made man, who rose from modest origins t o become a well-known scientist, philosopher, and statesman. in the nineteenth century, horatio alger, a writer of fiction for young boys, became american’s best-selling author with rags-to-ri ches tales. the notion of success haunts us:we spend million every year reading about the rich and famous, learning how to “make a fortune in real estate with no money down,”and “dressing for success.”the myth of success has even invaded our personal relationships: today it’s as important to be “successful”in marriage or parenthoods as it is to come out on t op in business.but dreams easily turn into nightmares. every american who hopes to “make it”also knows t he fear of failure, because the myth of success inevitably implies comparison between the haves and the have-nots, the stars and the anonymous crowd. under pressure of the myth, we beco me indulged in status symbols: we try to live in the “right”neighborhoods, wear the “right”clothes, eat the “right”foods. these symbols of distinction assure us and others that we bel ieve strongly in the fundamental equality of all, yet strive as hard as we can to separate oursel ves from our fellow citizens.26. what is the essence of the american dream according to crevecoeur?a) people are free to develop their power of imagination.b) people who are honest and work hard can succeed.c) people are free from exploitation and oppression.d) people can fully enjoy individual freedom.27.by sayi ng “the rewards of a man’s industry follow with equal steps the progress of his la bor”(line 10, para. 1), the author means __________ .a) the more diligent one is, the bigger his returnsb) laborious work ensures the growth of an industryc) a man’s busi ness should be developed step by stepd) a company’s success depends on its employees’hard work28. the characters described in horatio alger’s novels are people who _______.a) succeed in real estate investmentb) earned enormous fortunes by chancesc) became wealthy after starting life very poord) became famous despite their modest origins29. it can be inferred from the last sentence of the second paragraph that _________.a) business success often contributes to a successful marriageb) americans wish to succeed in every aspect of lifec) good personal relationships lead to business successd) successful business people provide good care for their children30. what is the paradox of american culture according to the author?a) the american road to success is full of nightmares.b) status symbols are not a real indicator of a person’s wealth.c) the american dream is nothing but an empty dream.d) what americans strive after often contradicts their beliefs.passage threequestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.public distrust of scientists stems in part from the blurring of boundaries between science and t echnology, between discovery and manufacture. most government, perhaps all governments, justi fy public expenditure on scientific research in terms of the economic benefits the scientific ente rprise ha brought in the past and will bring in the future. politicians remind their voters of the splendid machines ‘our scientists’have invented, the newdrugs to relieve old ailments (病痛), and the new surgical equipment and techniques by which previously intractable (难治疗的) conditions may now be treated and lives saved. at the same time, the politicians demand of sci entists that they tailor their research to ‘economics needs’, that they award a hi gher priority to research proposals that are ‘near the market’and can be translated into the greatest re turn on investment in the shortest time. dependent, as they are, on politicians for much of thei r funding, scientists have little choice but to comply. like the rest of us, they are members of a society that rates the creation of wealth as the greatest possible good. many have reservation s, but keep them to themselves in what they perceive as a climate hostile to the pursuit of un derstanding for its own sake and the idea of an inquiring, creative spirit. [page]in such circumstances no one should be too hard on people who are suspicious of conflicts of i nterest. when we learn that the distinguished professor assuring us of the safety of a particular product holds a consultancy with the company making it, we cannot be blamed for wondering whether his fee might conceivably cloud his professional judgment. even if the professor holds no consultancy with any firm, some people many still distrust him because of his association wi th those who do, or at least wonder about the source of some his research funding.this attitude can have damaging effects. it questions the integrity of individuals working in a pr ofession that prizes intellectual honesty as the supreme virtue, and plays into the hands of those who would like to discredit scientists by representing then a venal (可以收买的). this makes i t easier to dismiss all scientific pronouncements, but especially those made by the scientists who present themselv es as ‘experts’. the scientist most likely to understand the safety of a nuc lear reactor, for example, is a nuclear engineer declares that a reactor is unsafe, we believe hi m, because clearly it is not to his advantage to lie about it. if he tells us it is safe, on the oth er hand, we distrust him, because he may well be protecting the employer who pays his salary.31. what is the chief concern of most governments when it comes to scientific research?a) support from the votes.b) the reduction of public expenditure.c) quick economics returns.d) the budget for a research project.32. scientist have to adapt their research to ‘economic needs’in order to _________ .a) impress the public with their achievementsb) pursue knowledge for knowledge’s sakec) obtain funding from the governmentd) translate knowledge into wealth33. why won’t scientists complain about the government’s policy concerning scientific researc h?a) they think they work in an environment hostile to the free pursuit of knowledge.b) they are accustomed to keeping their opinions to themselves.c) they know it takes patience to win support from the public.d) they think compliance with government policy is in the interests of the public.34. according to the author, people are suspicious of theprofessional judgment of scientists bec ause ___________ .a) their pronouncements often turn out to be wrongb) sometimes they hide the source of their research fundingc) some of them do not give priority to intellectual honestyd) they could be influenced by their association with the project concerned35. why does the author say that public distrust of scientists can have damaging effects?a) it makes things difficult for scientists seeking research funds.b) people would not believe scientists even when they tell the truth.c) it may dampen the enthusiasm of scientists for independent research.d) scientists themselves may doubt the value of their research findings.passage fourquestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.in many ways, today’s business environment has changed qualitatively since the late 1980s. th e end of the cold war radically altered the very nature of the world’s politics and economics. in just a few short years, globalization has started a variety of trends with profound conseque nces: the opening of markets, true global competition, widespread deregulation (解除政府对……的控制) of industry, and an abundance of accessible capital. we have experienced both the benefits and risks of a truly global economy, with both wall street and main street (平民百姓) feeli ng the pains of economic disorder half a world away.at the same time, we have fully entered the information age,starting breakthroughs in informat ion technology have irreversibly altered the ability to conduct business unconstrained by the tra ditional limitations of time or space. today, it’s almost impossible to imagine a world without intranets, e-mail, and portable computers. with stunning speed, the internet is profoundly changi ng the way we work, shop, do business, and communicate. [page]as a consequence, we have truly entered the post-industrial economy. we are rapidly shifting fr om an economy based on manufacturing and commodities to one that places the greatest value on information, services, support, and distribution. that shift, in turn, place an unprecedented p remium on “knowledge workers,”a new class of wealthy, educated, and mobile people who view themselves as free agents in a seller’s market.beyond the realm of information technology, the accelerated pace of technological change in vir tually every industry has created entirely new business, wiped out others, and produced a perva sive( 广泛的) demand for continuous innovation. new product, process ,and distribution technolo gies provide powerful levers for creating competitive value. more companies are learning the im portance of destructive technologies-----innovations that hold the potential to make a product lin e, or even an entire business segment, virtually outdated.another major trend has been the fragmentation of consumer and business markets. there’s a growing appreciation that superficially similar groups of customers may have very different pref erences in terms of what they want to buy and how they want to buy it. now, new technolog y makes it easier, faster ,and cheaper to identify and serve targeted micro-markets in ways that were physically impossible or prohibitively expensivein the past. moreover, the trend feeds on itself, a business’s ability to serve sub-markets fuels customers’appetites for more and more specialized offerings.36. according to the first paragraph, the chances in the business environment in the past decad es can be attributed to __________.a) technological advancesb) worldwide economic disorderc) the fierce competition in industryd) the globalization of economy37. what idea does the author want to convey in the second paragraph ?a) the rapid development of information technology has taken businessmen by surpriseb) information technology has removed the restrictions of time and space in business transactio nsc) the internet, intranets, e-mail, and portable computers have penetrated every corner of the world.d) the way we do business today has brought about startling breakthroughs in information tech nology.38. if a business wants to thrive in the post-industrial economy,__________a) it has to invest more capital in the training of free agents to operate in a seller’s marketb) it should try its best to satisfy the increasing demands of mobile knowledgeable peoplec) it should not overlook the importance of information, services, support, and distributiond) it has to provide each of its employees with the latestinformation about the changing mark et39. in the author’s view, destructive technologies are innovations which _________a) can eliminate an entire business segmentb) demand a radical change in providing servicesc) may destroy the potential of a company to make any profitd) call for continuous improvement in ways of doing business40. with the fragmentation of consumer and business markets ______________a) an increasing number of companies have disintegratedb) manufacturers must focus on one special product to remain competitive in the marketc) it is physically impossible and prohibitively expensive to do business in the old wayd) businesses have to meet individual customers’specific needs in order to succeed .part iii vocabulary (20minutes)41. it seems somewhat ___________ to expect anyone to drive3 hours just for a 20-minute m eeting.a) eccentric b) impossible c) absurd d) unique42. this area of the park has been specially __________ for children, but accompanying adults a re also welcome.a) inaugurated b) designated c) entitled d) delegated43. the girl’s face __________ with embarrassment duri ng the interview when she couldn’t a nswer the tough question.a) beamed b) dazzled c) radiated d) flushed44. slavery was __________ in canada in 1833, and canadian authorities encouraged the slaves, who escaped from america, to settle on its vast virgin land [page]a) diluted b) dissipated c) abolished d) resigned45. unfortunately, the new edition of dictionary is __________ in all major bookshops.a) out of reach b) out of stock c) out of business d) out of season46. the hands on my alarm clock are __________, so i can see what time it is in the dark.a) exotic b) gorgeous c) luminous d) spectacular47. psychologists have done extensive studies on how well patients __________ with doctors’orders.a) comply b) correspond c) interfere d) interact48. in today’s class, the students were asked to __their mistakes on the exam paper and put in their possible corrections.a) cancel b) omit c)extinguish d)erase49. the government’s policies will come under close __ in the weeks before the election.a) appreciation b) specification c)scrutiny d)apprehension50. police and villagers unanimously __the forest fire to thunder and lightning.a) ascribed b) approached c)confirmed d)confined51. in some remote places there are still very poor people who can’t afford to live in __cond itions.a) gracious b) decent c)honorable d)positive52. since our knowledge is __ none of us can exclude the possibility of being wrong.a) controlled b )restrained c)finite d)delicate53. you shouldn’t __your father’s instructions. anyway he is an experienced teacher.a) deduce b) deliberate c)defy d)denounce54. the company management attempted to __information that was not favorable to them, but it was all in vain.a) suppress b) supplement c)concentrate d)plug55. it is my hope that everyone in this class should __ their errors before it is too late.a) refute b) exclude c)expel d)rectify56. the boy’s foolish question __his mother who was busy with housework and had no intere st in talking.a) intrigued b) fascinated c) irritated d)stimulated57. millions of people around the world have some type of physical, mental, or emotional __ t hat severely limits their abilities to manage their daily activities.a) scandal b) misfortune c)deficit d)handicap58. it is believed that the feeding patterns parents __ on their children can determine their ado lescent and adult eating habits.a) compel b) impose c)evoke d)necessitate59.if the value-added tax were done away with, it would act as a __ to consumption.a) progression b) prime c)stability d)stimulus60. the bride and groom promised to __ each other through sickness and health.a) nourish b) nominate c)roster d)cherish61. they’re going to build a big office block on that __ piece of land.a) void b) vacant c)blank d)shallow62. without any hesitation, she took off her shoes, __up her skirt and splashed across the strea m.a) tucked b) revolved c)twisted d)curled63.very few people could understand his lecture because the subject was very __.a) faint b) obscure c)gloomy d)indefinite64. professor smith explained the movement of light__ thatof water.a) by analogy with b) by virtue of c)in line with d)in terms of65. tom is bankrupt now. he is desperate because all his efforts __ failure.a) tumbled to b) hinged upon c)inflicted on d)culminated in66. while fashion is thought of usually __ clothing, it is important to realize that it covers a m uch wider domain.a) in relation to b) in proportion to c)by means of d)on behalf of67. the meaning of the sentence is __; you can interpret it in several ways.a) skeptical b) intelligible c)ambiguous d)exclusive68. cancer is a group of diseases in which there is uncontrolled and disordered growth of __ c ells.a) irrelevant b) inferior c)controversial d)abnormal69.at that time, the economy was still undergoing a __,and job offers were hard to get.a) concession b) supervision c)recession d)deviation70.i could hear nothing but the roar of the airplane engines which __all other sounds.a) overturned b) drowned c)deafened d)smoothedpart iv error correction (15 minutes)every week hundreds of cvs(简历) land on our desks.we’ve seen it all: cvs printed on pink paper, cvs that are 10 pages long and cvs with silly mistakes in first paragraph. a s1 _____________ [page]good cv is your passport to an interview and ,ultimate , to s2______________the job you want initial impressions are vital, and a badly presented cvcould mean acceptance, regardless of what’s in it. s3______________here are a few ways to avoid end up on the reject pile. s4______________print your cv on good-quality white paper.cvs with flowery backgrounds or pink paper willstand out upon all the wrong reasons s5_______________get someone to check for spelling and grammaticalerrors, because a spell-checker will pick up every s6_______________mistake. cvs with errors will be rejected-it showsthat you don’t pay attention to detail.restrict your self to one or two pages, andlisting any publications or referees on a separate sheet. s7_______________if you are sending your cv electronically, check theformatting by sending it to yourself first. keep up s8______________the format simple.do not send a photo unless specifically requested. ifyou have to send on ,make sure it is one taking in a s9_____________professional setting, rather than a holiday snap.getting the presentation right is just the first step. whatabout the content? the rule here is to keep it factual andtruthful-exaggerations usually get find out. and remember s10____________to tailor your cv to each different job.part v writing (30minutes)direction for this part ,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a。
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大学英语六级-96(总分710, 做题时间90分钟)Part Ⅰ Writing1.Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on happiness by refer- ring to the saying "Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them." You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you can develop your ability to deal with problem and be happy. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write yourletter on Answer Sheet 1.On HappinessSSS_TEXT_QUSTI该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 106.5答案:On HappinessWith regard to happiness, opinions may vary from person to person. Some say that happiness is a life free of trouble and problems. Others hold that happiness is not the absence of problems, but lies in the course of coping with the difficulties. In my opinion, I am strongly in favor of the latter view.Life is full of problems, but how we approach those problems often determines whether we're happy or miserable. Bob Maynard says, "Problems are opportunities in disguise." If we approach problems with this attitude, we see that problems are really opportunities to learn about others and ourselves. They enable us to live happier and more fulfilling lives.Therefore, happiness derives from the optimistic mind to deal with problems rather than avoid them. If you can figure out how to solve the problems that arise in every life, if you can learn to deal with them constructively and positively, and if you take each one on as a challenge rather than an impossible difficulty, then your so-called problems are no longer really problems at all. They are only problems until you solve them; then they are solutions to gaining happiness because you then know you can achieve anything you set your mind to.Part Ⅱ Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or morequestions will be asked about what was said. 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 corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.SSS_SIMPLE_SIN1.• A. She will give him the receipt later.• B. The man should make his own copies.• C. She has not got the man's copies ready.• D. The man forgot to make the copies for her.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:C[听力原文]M: I left 20 pages here to copy. Here's the receipt.W: I'm sorry, sir. But we are a little behind. Could **e back in a few minutes?Q: What does the woman mean?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN2.• A. She phoned Fred about the book.• B. She was late for the appointment.• C. She ran into Fred on her way here.• D. She often keeps other people waiting.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:B[听力原文]W: I hope you are not to put out with me for the delay. I have to stop by a friend's home to pick up a book on my way here.M: Well, that's not a big deal. But you might at least phone if you know you're going to keep someone waiting.Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN3.• A. Mark is not fit to take charge of the Student Union.• B. Mark is the best candidate for the post of chairman.• C. It won't be easy for Mark to win the election.D. Females are **petitive than males in elections.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:C[听力原文]W: Mark is the best candidate for chairman of the student union,isn't he?M: Well, that guy won't be able to win the election unless he gets the majority vote from women students. And I'm not sure about that. Q: What does the man mean?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN4.• A. He needs a vehicle to be used in harsh weather.• B. He has a fairly large collection of quality trucks.• C. He has had his truck adapted for cold temperatures.• D. He does routine truck maintenance for the woman.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:A[听力原文]M: This truck looks like what I need but I'm worried about maintenance. For us it'll have to operate for long periods of time in very cold temperatures.W: We have several models that are especially adaptive for extreme conditions. Would you like to see them?Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN5.• A. She cannot stand her boss's bad temper.• B. She has often been criticized by her boss.• C. She has made up her mind to resign.• D. She never regrets any decisions she makes.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:C[听力原文]M: I think your boss will be very upset when he gets your letter of resignation.W: That may be so. But in the letter, I just told him frankly I could no longer live with his poor management and stupid decisions.Q: What do we learn about the woman?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN6.• A. Because she does not like it.• B. Because it does not fit her very well.• C. Because it's too formal for the occasion.• D. Because the man likes the other dress better.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:C[听力原文]M: Which dress do you plan to wear?W: I like the black one, and it fits me better, but it's probably too dressy. I suppose I'll wear the red one.Q: Why doesn't the woman wear the black dress?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN7.• A. Satisfied with their price.• B. Dissatisfied with their quality.• C. Pleased with modem mass-productions techniques.D. Dissatisfied with their **plexity.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:B[听力原文]M: In the old days, people took pride in their work and built things to last.W: Nowadays you are lucky if they don't fall apart before you get them home.Q: How do the man and woman feel about products manufactured nowadays?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN8.• A. She is going to try to be more persuasive.• B. She'll accept **mittee's proposal.• C. She thinks **mittee will accept the proposal.D. She'll revise the proposal before she talks to **mittee.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:C[听力原文]M: You'll have to be a lot more persuasive if you want to convince**mittee to accept your proposal.W: I'm not sure what else I could say. Besides I don't think they'll reject it.Q: What does the woman mean?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN9.• A. How to deal with the problems in a family.• B. How to ask a neighbor to turn down the music.• C. How to get along with those not so likable neighbors.• D. How to compromise with the management of one's building.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:C[听力原文]M: For years, people have been trying to get along with their neighbors, but how can we? Joining us with some simple tips on how to deal with those not so likeable neighbors is Betty Wong, the Executive Editor of Family Circle magazine. Good morning, Betty.W: Good morning, John.M: Well, in an ideal world, I guess we would all get along with our neighbors, wouldn't we?W: Right. We hope so.M: But why is it important to have a good relationship with them? W: Well, since how you get along with your neighbors really plays a large part in your health, well-being and happiness, your neighbors really kind of make your home. It's important to establish a good or at least polite relationship with your neighbors. Prevent problems later on, or maybe call on them for a favor, like you are on a vacation and you need them to water your plants and pick up your mail.M: Yeah, neighbors can be really helpful, but of course they can also be annoying. My neighbor plays music, really loudly. It's extremely loud from early in the morning to late at night. What can I do?W: Loud music is one of those **plaints, and I think he probablyisn't even aware of the fact that he is causing problems to his neighbors. If you bring it to your neighbor's attention, he will be more than happy to fix it. You could say something like: I'm really a light sleeper. Can you help me out by turning down the music during evening hours or in the early morning? Or come up with a compromise. M: Don't just call the police, right? Which a lot of people do. But, sometimes we can have unpleasant smells. My neighbor upstairs cooks a lot, and a smelly food **es right to the vent. Then what should I do? W: Well, that's a tough one. You try to approach them politely, reasonably, and if that doesn't work, you could just talk to the management because maybe there is something wrong with theventilation system. That might be a quick fix, without having that uncomfortable conversation.M: And the neighbor **es to visit and won't go away?W: I think there might be somebody who is really lonely and wants a friend. Often I think a five-or ten-minute visit is fine. You don't have to be best friends with your neighbor at all. You can just be civil and polite.M: Well, that's important. Thank you so much for the tips.W: My pleasure.What are the speakers mainly talking about?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN10.• A. Call the police to solve the problem.• B. Come up with a compromise which works for both.• C. Talk with the neighbor and explain the problem.• D. Establish a good relationship with the neighbor.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:A[听力原文]What may NOT be Betty's suggestion to a person whose neighbor plays loud music?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN11.• A. Five.• B. Four.• C. Three.• D. Two.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:C[听力原文]How many different types of neighbors are mentioned in the talk?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN12.• A. Good or bad, they are there to stay.• B. Like it or not, you have to use them.• C. Believe it or not, they have survived.• D. Gain or lose, they should be modernised.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:B[听力原文]W: There is an element there **petition then, isn't there? Because British railways are a nationalized industry, there's only one railway system in the country. If you don't like a particular kind of bean, you can go and buy another. But if you don't like a particular railway, you can't go and use another.M: Some people who write to me say this. They say that if you don't have monopoly, you won't be able to do the things you do. Well, Idon't think we do anything deliberately to upset our customers. We have particular problems. Since 1946, when the Transport Act came in, we were nationalized.W: Do you think that's a good thing? Has it been a good thing for the railways, do you think, to be nationalized?M: Oh I think so, yes. Because in general, modes of transport are all around. Let's face the fact. The car arrived. The car is here to stay. There is no question about that.W: So what are you saying then? Is it that if the railways hadn't been nationalized, they would simply have disappeared?M: Oh, I think they would have. They're disappearing fast in America. Er, the French railways lose 1 billion pounds a year. The German railways, 2 billion pounds a year. But you see, those governments are preparing to pour money into the transport system to keep it going.W: So in a sense, you cope between two extremes. On the one hand, you're trying not to lose too much money. And on the other hand, you've got to provide the best service.M: Yes, you are right.What does the woman say about British railways?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN13.• A. The frequent train delays.• B. The high train ticket fares.• C. The food sold on the trains.• D. The monopoly of British Railways.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:D[听力原文]What do some people who write to the **plain about?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN14.• A. The low efficiency of their operation.• B. Competition from other modes of transport.• C. **plaints from passengers.D. The passing of the new transport act.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:B[听力原文]What does the man say threatens the existence of railways?SSS_SIMPLE_SIN15.• A. They will be de-nationalised.• B. They provide worse service.• C. They are fast disappearing.• D. They lose a lot of money.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:D[听力原文]What does the man say about railways in other countries?Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. 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 I with a single line through the centre.Passage OneSSS_SIMPLE_SIN1.• A. They could agree upon certain signs.• B. They could write them down.• C. They **municate with each other.D. They **bine them.A B C D该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 7.1答案:C[听力原文]How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know isthat men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they **municate with each other, and that later they agreed upon certain signs,called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.The power of words, then, lies in their association—the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increase.Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should, therefore,learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and tasteless.What was one of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions?题目问的是人类创造某种声音来表达思想行动的原因。
1996年6月英语四级真题及答案
1996年6月英语四级真题及答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each questionthere will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line throughthe center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the aft ernoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) Place another order.B) Call to check on it.C) Wait patiently.D) Go and find the furniture.2. A) She doesn’t need the job.B) She hasn’t got a job yet.C) She has got a good job.D) She is going to start work soon.3. A) She got home before 9 o’clock.B) She had a bad cold.C) She had a car accident.D) She was delayed.4. A) She hasn’t gone camping for several weeks.B) She like to take long camping trips.C) She prefers not to go camping on weekends.D) She often spends a lot of time planning her camping trips.5. A) A writer.B) A teacher.C) A reporter.D) A student.6. A) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson.B) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson’s brother.C) She is a good friend of Prof. Johnson’s.D) She does not know Prof. Johnson’s.7. A) Coming back for a later show.B) Waiting in a queue.C) Coming back in five minutes.D) Not going to the movie today.8. A) He has got a heart attack.B) He was unharmed.C) He was badly hurt.D) He has fully recovered from the shock.9. A) The man went to Australia during Christmas.B) The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.C) The man didn’t have a good time because of the different weather.D) The man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle.10. A) To attend a party at a classmate’s home.B) To do homework with her classmate.C) To attend an evening class.D) To have supper out with her classmate.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage oneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) He fell into the river but couldn’t swim.B) He fell into the river together with his bike.C) He had his foot caught between two posts in the river.D) He dived into the river but couldn’t reach the surface.12. A) He jumped into the river immediately.B) He took off his coat and jumped into the water.C) He dashed down the bridge to save the boy.D) He shouted out for help.13. A) He asked what the young man’s name was.B) He asked the young man to take him home.C) He gave his name and then ran away.D) He thanked the young man and then ran away.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) Alcohol helps develop people’s intelligence.B) Heavy drinking is not n ecessarily harmful to one’s health.C) Controlled drinking helps people keep their wits as they age.D) Drinking, even moderately, may harm one’s health.15. A) Worried.B) Pleased.C) Surprised.D) Unconcerned.16. A) At a conference.B) In a newspaper.C) On television.D) In a journal.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) To seek adventure there.B) To be with her mother on Christmas.C) To see the animals and plants there.D) To join her father on Christmas.18. A) She was seriously injured.B) She survived the accident.C) She lost consciousness.D) She fell into a stream.19. A) To avoid hostile Indians.B) To avoid the rain.C) To avoid the strong sunlight.D) To avoid wild animals.20. A) They gave Julia food to eat.B) They drove Julia to a hospital.C) They invited Julia to their hut.D) They took Julia to a village by boat.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completesthe sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the center.21. After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticate alarm system as an insurance________ further losses.A) forB) fromC) againstD) towards22. ________ the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edgeof the earth.A) Having believedB) BelievingC) BelievedD) Being believed23. A healthy life is frequently thought to be ________ with the open countryside andhomegrown food.A) tiedB) boundC) involvedD) associated24. Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection ________ tothe nation.A) has leftB) is to leaveC) leavesD) is to be left25. Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it ________ necessary for all planesto land for refueling.A) would beB) has beenC) had beenD) would have been26. In Britain today women ________ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the motherswith children are in paid work.A) build upB) stand forC) make upD) conform to27. ________ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.A) AsB) ThatC) ItD) What28. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint asif I were the one ________.A) to correctB) correctingC) having correctedD) being corrected29. Features such as height, weight, and skin color ________ from individual toindividual and from face to face.A) changeB) varyC) alterD) convert30. I make notes in the back of my diary ________ thing to be mended or replaced.A) byB) inC) withD) of31. The room is in a terrible mess; it ________ cleaned.A) can’t have beenB) mustn’t have beenC) shouldn’t have beenD) wouldn’t have been32. A well-written composition ________ good choice of words and clear organizationamong other things.A) calls onB) calls forC) calls upD) calls off33. The traditional approach ________ with complex problems is to break them down intosmaller, more easily managed problems.A) to dealingB) in dealingC) dealingD) to deal34. It has been revealed that some government leaders ________ their authority andposition to get illegal profits for themselves.A) employB) takeC) abuseD) overlook35. We were struck by the ex tent ________ which teachers’ decisions served theinterests of the school rather than those of the students.A) toB) forC) inD) with36. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sureof passing it on her first ________.A) intentionB) attemptC) purposeD) desire37. The ancient Egyptians are supposed ________ rockets to the moon.A) to sendB) to be sendingC) to have sentD) to have been sending38. The store had to ________ a number of clerks because sales were down.A) lay outB) lay offC) lay asideD) lay down39. All the students in this class passed the English exam ________ the exception ofLi Ming.A) onB) inC) forD) with40. Young adults ________ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.A) other thanB) more thanC) less thanD) rather than41. Writing is a slow process, requiring ________ thought, time, and effort.A) significantB) considerableC) enormousD) numerous42. ________ right now, she would get there on Sunday.A) Would she leaveB) If she leavesC) Were she to leaveD) If she had left43. It’s already 5 o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time ________?A) we are going homeB) we go homeC) we went homeD) we can go home44. Lightning is a ________ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or fromone cloud to another.A) rushB) rainbowC) rackD) ribbon45. Today, ________ major new products without conducting elaborate market research.A) corporations hardly introduce everB) corporations hardly ever introduceC) hardly corporations introduce everD) hardly corporations ever introduce46. I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it, ________.A) however much it costsB) however does it costs muchC) how much does it costD) no matter how it costs47. New York ________ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 poundsthis year.A) rankedB) occupiedC) arrangedD) classified48. Melted iron is poured into the mixer much ________ tea is poured into a cup froma teapot.A) in the same way likeB) in the same way whichC) in the same wayD) in the same way as49. By success I don’t mean ________ usually thought of when that word is used.A) what isB) that weC) as youD) all is50. I caught a ________ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of thestreet.A) visionB) glimpseC) lookD) scenePart III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line throughthe center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up (打量) and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction. You need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) calls “a dimming of the lights.” You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, “I know you”, “I am interested in you,” or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you.” This type of stare often produces hostile feelings.51. It can be inferred form the first paragraph that ________.A) every glance has its significanceB) staring at a person is an expression of interestC) a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptableD) a glance conveys more meaning than words52. If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is ________.A) to look into another passenger’s eyesB) to avoid eye contact with other passengersC) to signal you are not a threat to anyoneD) to keep a distance from other passengers53. By “a dimming of the lights” (Para. 1, Line 9) Erving Goffman means “________”.A) closing one’s eyesB) turning off the lightsC) creasing to glance at othersD) reducing gaze-time to the minimum54. If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel ________.A) depressedB) uneasyC) curiousD) amused55. The passage mainly discusses ________.A) the limitations of eye contactB) the exchange of ideas through eye contactC) proper behavior in situationsD) the role of eye contact in interpersonal communicationPassage TwoQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.The picnics, speeches, and parades of today’s Labor Day w ere all part of the first celebration, held in New York City in 1882. Its promoter was an Irish-American labor leader named peter J. McGuire. A carpenter by trade, McGuire had worked since the age of eleven, and in 1882 was president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ). Approaching the City’s Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday that would applaud (赞许)“the industrial spirit-the great vital force of every nation,” On September 5 his suggestion bore fruit, as an estimated 10,000 workers, many of them ignoring their bosses’ warnings, left work to march from Union square up Fifth Avenue to 42nd Street. The event gained national attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an annual holiday.The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicated less about the state lawmakers’ respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor. Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of “progress and poverty.” In a society in which factory, owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti-capitalist feeling ran high. Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press. With socialists demanding an end to “wage slavery” and anarchists (无政府主义) singing the praises of the virtues of dynamite (炸药), middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and McGuire seemed attractively mild by comparison. One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: A one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their workersdecent wages.56. Judging from the passage, McGuire was ________.A) a moderate labor leaderB) an extreme-anarchist in the labor movementC) a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by manD) a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery57. We can see from the first paragraph that the first Labor Day march ________.A) immediately won nationwide supportB) involved workers from 30 statesC) was opposed by many factory ownersD) was organized by the UBCJ58. Which of the following is the key factor in the immediate approval of Labor Dayas a national holiday?A) The lawmakers’ respect for the workers.B) The worker’s determination to have a holiday of their own.C) The socialists’ demands for thorough reform.D) The politicia ns’ fear of the workers’ anger.59. We lean from the passage that the establishment of Labor Day ________.A) was accepted by most bosses as a compromiseB) marked a turning point in the workers’ struggle for more rightsC) indicated the improvement of the workers’ welfareD) signaled the end of “wage slavery”60. McGuire proposed Labor Day in order to ________.A) draw people’s attention to the striking contrast between the rich and the poorB) make prominent the important role of the working class in societyC) win for the workers the right to shorter working hoursD) expose the exploitation of the workers by their bossesPassage ThreeQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.In the old day, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters (年轻人) who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a familymember.Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we transfer them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients-even when those patients are their parents. This deprives (剥夺) the dying patient of significant family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed approximately 500 terminally ill patients in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We are most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communications in order to truly understand their needs, fears, and fantasies (幻想). Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their tremendous need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the approach of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death.61. The elders of contemporary Americans ________.A) were often absent when a family member was born or dyingB) were quite unfamiliar with birth and deathC) usually witnessed the birth or death of a family memberD) had often experienced the fear of death as part of life62. Children in America today are denied the chance ________.A) to learn how to face deathB) to visit dying patientsC) to attend to patientsD) to have access to a hospital63. Five hundred critically ill patients were investigated with the main purpose of________.A) observing how they reacted to the crisis of deathB) helping them and their families overcome the fear of deathC) finding out their attitude towards the approach of deathD) learning how to best help them and their families64. The need of a dying patient for company shows ________.A) his desire for communication with other peopleB) his fear of approaching deathC) his pessimistic attitude towards his conditionD) his reluctance to part with his family65. It may be concluded from the passage that ________.A) dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of deathB) most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients needC) dying patients should be truthfully informed of their conditionD) most patients are unable to accept death until it is obviously inevitablePassage FourQuestions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people. Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child-or even an animal, such as a pigeon-can learn to recognize faces, we all take this ability for granted.We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone’s personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone’s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face” looked like, you pro bably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth.There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Allport, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people’s behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing, his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types-people are described with such terms.People have always tried to “type” each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain’s (坏人) or the hero’s role. In fact, the words “person” and “personality” c ome from the Latin persona, meaning “mask”. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the “good guys” from the “bad guys” because the two types differ in appearance as well as inactions.66. By using the example of finger prints, the author tells us that ________.A) people can learn to recognize facesB) people have different personalitiesC) people have difficulty in describing the features of finger printsD) people differ from each other in facial features67. According to this passage, some animals have the gift of ________.A) telling people apart by how they behaveB) typing each otherC) telling good people from had peopleD) recognizing human faces68. Who most probably knows best how to describe people’s personality?A) The ancient Greek audienceB) The movie actorsC) PsychologistsD) The modern TV audience69. According to the passage, it is possible for us tell one type of person from anotherbecause ________.A) people differ in their behavioral and physical characteristicsB) human fingerprints provide unique informationC) people’s behavior can be easily described in wordsD) human faces have complex features70. Which of the following is the major point of the passage?A) Why it is necessary to identify people’s personalityB) Why it is possible to describe peopleC) How to get to know peopleD) How best to recognize peoplePart IV Translation (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, there are four items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all takenfrom the Reading Passages you have just read in Part Three of Test PaperOne. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You should referback to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.71. (Passage 1, Lines 6-7, Para. 1)You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no threat.72. (Passage 2, Lines 2-3, Para. 2)In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor.73. (Passage 3, Lines 3-5, Para. 3)We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome74. (Passage 4, Lines 2-3, Para. 1)Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Global Shortage of Fresh Water. You should write at least 100words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese)below:1. 人们以为淡水是取之不尽的(提示：雨水、河水、井水…)2. 实际上淡水是非常紧缺的(提示：人口增加，工业用水增加，污染…)3. 我们应该怎么办Global Shortage of Fresh Water1996年6月四级参考答案Part IPart IIPart III71. 你很可能给其他乘客很快的一瞥，打量他们一下，以此让他们确信你对他们没有威胁。
1996年6月大学英语四级考试试题及答案
1996年6月大学英语四级考试试题试卷一Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A1. A) Place another order. B) Call to check on it.C) Wait patiently. D) Go and find the furniture.2. A) She doesn’t nee d the job. B) She hasn’t got a job yet.C) She has got a good job. D) She is going to start work soon.3. A) She got home before 9 o’clock. B) She had a bad cold.C) She had a car accident. D) She was delayed.4. A) She hasn’t gone camping for several weeks.B) She likes to take long camping trips.C) She prefers not to go camping on weekends.D) She often spends a lot of time planning her camping trips.5. A) A writer B) A teacher.C) A reporter. D) A student.6. A) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson.B) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson’s brother.C) She is a good friend of Prof. Johnson.D) She does not know Prof. Johnson’s brother.7. A) Coming back for a later show. B) Waiting in a queue.C) Coming back in five minutes. D) Not going to the movies today.8. A) He has got a heart attack. B) He was unharmed.C) He was badly hurt. D) He has fully recovered from the shock.9. A) The man went to Australia during Christmas.B) The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.C) The man didn’t have a good time because of the different weather.D) The man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle.10. A) To attend a party at a classmate’s home.B) To do homework with her classmate.C) To attend an evening class.D) To have supper out with her classmate.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) He fell into the river but couldn’t swim.B) He fell into the river together with his bike.C) He had his foot caught between two posts in the river.D) He dived into the river but couldn’t reach the surfa ce.18312. A) He jumped into the river immediately.B) He took off his coat and jumped into the water.C) He dashed down the bridge to save the boy.D) He shouted out for help.13. A) He asked what the young man’s name.B) He asked the young man to take him home.C) He gave his name and ran away.D) He thanked the young man and then ran away.Passage TwoQuestions 14-16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) Alcohol helps develop people’s intelligence.B) Heavy drinking is no t necessarily harmful to one’s health.C) Controlled drinking helps people keep their wits as they age.D) Drinking, even moderately, may harm one’s health.15. A) Worried. B) Pleased. C) Surprised. D) Unconcerned.16. A) At a conference. B) In a newspaper. C) On television. D) In a journal.Passage ThreeQuestions 17-20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) To seek adventure there. B) To be with her mother on Christmas.C) To see the animals and plants there. D) To join her father on Christmas.18. A) She was seriously injured. B) She survived the accident.C) She lost consciousness. D) She fell into a stream.19. A) To avoid hostile Indians. B) To avoid the rain.C) To avoid the strong sunlight. D) To avoid wild animals.20. A) They gave Julia food to eat. B) They drove Julia to a hospital.C) They invited Julia to their hut. D) They took Julia to a village by boat.Part ⅡVocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)21. After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticated alarm system as an insurance further losses.A) for B) from C) against D) towards22. the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.A) Having believed B) Believing C) Believed D) Being believed23. A healthy life is frequently thought to be with the open countryside and homegrown food.A) tied B) bound C) involved D) associated24. Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection to the nation.A) has left B) is to leave C) leaves D) is to be left25. Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it necessary for all planes to land for refueling.A) would be B) has been C) had been D) would have been26. In Britain today women 44% of the workhouse, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paidwork.A) build up B) stand for C) make up D) conform to18427. might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.A) As B) That C) It D) What28. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint as if I were the one .A) to correct B) correcting C) having corrected D) being corrected29. Features such as height, weight, and skin color from individual to individual and from face to face.A) change B) vary C) alter D) convert30. I make note in the back of my diary things to be mended or replaced.A) by B) in C) with D) of31. The room is in a terrible mess; it cleaned.A) can’t have been B) shouldn’t have beenC) mustn’t have been D) wouldn’t have been32. A well-written composition good choice of words and clear organization among other things.A) calls on B) calls for C) calls up D) calls off33. The traditional approach with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easilymanaged problems.A) to dealing B) in dealing C) dealing D) to deal34. It has been revealed that some government leaders their authority and position to get illegal profits forthemselves.A) employ B) take C) abuse D) overlook35. We were struck by the extent whi ch teacher’s decisions served the interests of the school rather thanthose of the students.A) to B) for C) in D) with36. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on herfirst .A) intention B) attempt C) purpose D) desire37. The ancient Egyptians are supposed rockets to the moon.A) to send B) to be sending C) to have sent D) to have been sending38. The store had to a number of clerks because sales were down.A) lay out B) lay off C) lay aside D) lay down39. All the students in this class passed the English exam the exception of Li Ming.A) on B) in C) for D) with40. Young adults older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.A) other than B) more than C) less than D) rather than41. Writing is a slow process, requiring thought, time, and effort.A) significant B) considerable C) enormous D) numerous42. right now, she would get there on Sunday.A) Would she leave B) If she leaves C) Were she to leave D) If she had left43. It’s already 5 o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time?A) we are going home B) we go home C) we went home D) we can go home44. Lightning is a of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.A) rush B) rainbow C) rack D) ribbon45. Today, major new products without conducting elaborate market research.A) corporations hardly introduce everB) corporations hardly ever introduce185C) hardly corporations introduce everD) hardly corporations ever introduce46. I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it,.A) however much it costs B) however does it costs muchC) how much does it cost D) no matter how it costs47. New York second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.A) ranked B) occupied C) arranged D) classified48. Melted iron is poured into the mixer much tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.A) in the same way like B) in the same way whichC) in the same way D) in the same way as49. By success I don’t mean usually thought of when that word is used.A) what is B) that we C) as you D) all is50. I caught a of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.A) vision B) glimpse C) look D) scenePart ⅢReading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up (打量) and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction, you need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) calls “a dimming of the lights.” You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on at elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, “I know you”, “I am interested in you,”or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you.” This type of stare often produces hostile feelings.51. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that .A) every glance has its significanceB) staring at a person is an expression of interestC) a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptableD) a glance conveys more meaning than words52. If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is .A) to look into another passenger’s eyes186B) to avoid eye contact with other passengersC) to signal you are not a threat to anyoneD) to keep a distance from other passengers53. By “a dimming of the lights” (Line 10, Para. 1) Erving Goffman means“”.A) closing one’s eyes B) turning off the lightsC) ceasing to glance at others D) reducing gaze-time to the minimum54. If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel .A) depressed B) uneasyC) curious D) amused55. The passage mainly discusses .A) the limitations of eye contactB) the exchange of ideas through eye contactC) proper behavior in situationsD) the role of eye contact in interpersonal communicationPassage TwoQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.The picnic s, speeches, and parades of today’s Labor Day were all part of the first celebration, held in New York City in 1882. Its promoter was an Irish—American labor leader named Peter J. McGuire. A carpenter by trade, McGuire had worked since the age of eleven, and in 1882 was the president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ). Approaching the City’s Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday that would applaud (赞许) “the industrial spirit-the great vital force of every nation.” On September 5, his suggestion bore fruit, as an estimated 10,000 workers, many of them ignoring their bosses’ warnings, left work to march from Union Square up Fifth Avenue to 42th Street. The event gained national attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an annual holiday.The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicated less about the state lawmakers’ respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealth and the very poor. Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of “progress and poverty.” In a society in which factory owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti-capitalist feeling ran high. Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press. With socialists demanding an end to “wage slavery” and anarchists (无政府主义) singing the praises of the virtue of dynamite (炸药), middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and McGuire seemed attractively mild by comparison. One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: A one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their workers decent wages.56. Judging from the passage, McGuire was .A) a moderate labor leaderB) an extreme-anarchist in the labor movementC) a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by manD) a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery57. We can see from the first paragraph that the first Labor Day march .A) immediately won national support B) involved workers from 30 statesC) was opposed by many factory owners D) was organized by the UBCJ58. Which of the following is the key factor in the immediately approval of Labor Day as a national holiday?187A) The lawmakers’ respect for the workersB) The worker’s determination to have a holiday of their ownC) The socialists’ demands for thorough reformD) The poli ticians’ fear of the workers’ anger59. We learn from the passage that the establishment of Labor Day .A) was accepted by most bosses as compromiseB) marked a turning point in the workers’ struggle for more rightsC) indicated the improvement of the workers’ welfareD) signaled the end of “wage slavery”60. McGuire proposed Labor Day in order to .A) draw people’s attention to the striking contrast between the rich and the poorB) make prominent the important role of the working class in societyC) win for the workers the right to shorter working hoursD) expose the exploitation of the workers by their bossesPassage ThreeQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters(年轻人) who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we transfer them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients—even when those patients are their parents. This deprives(剥夺) the dying patients of significant family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed approximately 500 terminally ill patients in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.It is important f or family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communications in order to truly understand their needs, fears, and fantasies (幻想). Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their tremendous need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the approach of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death.61. The elders of contemporary Americans .A) were often absent when a family member was born or dyingB) were quite unfamiliar with birth and deathC) usually witnessed the birth or death of a family memberD) had often experienced the fear of death as part of life62. Children in American today are denied the chance .A) to learn how to face death B) to visit dying patientsC) to attend to patients D) to have access to a hospital63. Five hundred critically ill patients were investigated with the main purpose of .188A) observing how they reacted to the crisis of deathB) helping them and their families overcome the fear of deathC) finding out their attitude towards the approach of deathD) learning how to best help them and their families64. The need of a dying patient for company shows .A) his fear of approaching deathB) his desire for communication with other peopleC) his reluctance to part with his familyD) his pessimistic attitude towards his condition65. It may be concluded from the passage that .A) dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of deathB) most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients needC) dying patients should be truthfully informed of their conditionD) most patients are unable to accept death until it is obviously inevitablePassage FourQuestions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people. Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child—or even an animal, such as a pigeon—can learn to recognize faces, we all take this ability for granted.We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone’s personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone’s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face”looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a“nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth,There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Allport, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people’s behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types —people are described with such terms.People have always tried to “type”each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the vellain’s (坏人) or the hero’s role. In fact, the words “person” and “personality”come from the Latin persona, meaning“mask”. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the “good guys”from the “bad guys”because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.66. By using the example of fingerprints, the author tells us that .A) people can learn to recognize facesB) people have different personalitiesC) people have difficulty in describing the features of fingerprintsD) people differ from each other in facial features67. According to this passage, some animals have the gift of .A) telling people apart by how they behave B) typing each other189C) telling good people from bad people D) recognizing human faces68. Who most probably knows best how to describe people’s personality?A) The ancient Greek audience. B) The movie actors.C) Psychologists. D) The modern TV audience.69. According to the passage, it is possible for us tell one type of person from another because .A) people differ in their behavioral and physical characteristicsB) human fingerprints provide unique informationC) people’s behavior can be easily described in wordsD) human faces have complex features70. Which of the following is the major point of the passage?A) Why it is possible to describe people.B) Why it is necessary to identify people’s personality.C) How to get to know people.D) How best to recognize people.试卷二Part IV Translation (15 minutes)71.(P a s s a g e1,P a r a.1,L i n e s5-6)You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no threat.72.(P a s s a g e2,P a r a.2,L i n e2-3)In the 1880s, the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor.73.(P a s s a g e3,P a r a.3,L i n e3-4)We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.74. (Passage 4, Para. 1, Line 2-3)Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.Part V Writing (30 minutes)D i r e c t i o n s:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Global Shortage ofFresh Water. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on theoutline (given in Chinese)below.1.人们以为淡水是取之不尽的（提示：雨水、河水、井水……）2.实际上淡水是非常紧缺的（提示：人口增加，工业用水增加，污染……）3.我们应该怎么办。
1996年6级词汇题【答案+解释】
1996年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷C 41. The police accused him of setting fire to the building but he denied ________ in the area on the night of the fire.A) to be B) to have been C) having been D) bedeny doing sthA 42. The schoolmaster ________ the girl's bravery in his opening speech.A) applauded鼓掌,夸赞B) enhanced C) elevated D) clappedB 43. The place did not appear to be popular, for it was completely deserted, and in any case ________ to traffic.A) inadequate B) inaccessible C) incompatible D) insignificantC 44. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ________ to its burning temperature.A) is heated B) will be heated C) be heated D) would be heated试题分析：句意：对火的要求之一是材料要被加热到燃点。
主语是requirement，suggestion，order，advice等词后面的表语从句中用虚拟语气：should do，should可以省略，而且material和heat 是被动关系，用被动语态.C 45. The secret agent concealed her mission, therefore many local people were ________ was a good person.A) betrayed B) driven C) deceived 欺骗D) convinced此题后半句语法错误。
2000年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及答案详解
2000年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及答案详解Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read: A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hoursD) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single a single line through the centre.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) Buy some traveller’s checks.B) Borrow some money from a friend.C) Check the brakes and tires.D) Spend some time travelling.2. A) He is very forgiving and tolerant.B) He probably has a poor memory.C) He is well liked by his customers.D) He has been introduced to the staff.3. A) He thinks the book should include more information.B) He doesn’t think it necessary to provide the answers.C) The answers will be added in a later edition.D) The book does include the answers.4. A) Announce appeals for public service.B) Hold a charity concert to raise money.C) Ask the school radio station for help.D) Pool money to fund the radio station.5. A) She talked with the consultant about the new program until two.B) She couldn’t talk to the consultant before two.C) She would talk to the consultant during lunch.D) She couldn’t contact the consultant’s secretary.6. A) They are equally competent for the job.B) They both graduated from art schools.C) They majored in different areas of art.D) They are both willing to draw the posters.7. A) At a book store.B) At an art museum.C) At a newspaper office.D) At a gymnasium.8. A) The woman received a phone call from Mark yesterday.B) The man injured Mark in a traffic accident yesterday.C) The man met a friend by chance.D) The woman contacted Mark on business.9. A) The man should stay up and watch the program.B) The man should read something exciting instead.C) The man should go to bed at eleven.D) The man should give up watching the movie.10. A) Students with a library card can check any book out.B) Reference books are not allowed to be checked out.C) Only students with a library card can check out reference books.D) The number of books a student can check out is unlimited.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) To find out whether they take music lessons in their spare time.B) To find out whether they can name four different musical instruments.C) To find out whether they enjoy playing musical instruments in school.D) To find out whether they differ in their preference for musical instruments.12. A) They find them too hard to play.B) They think it silly to play them.C) They find it not challenging enough to play them.D) They consider it important to be different from girls.13. A) Children who have private music tutors.B) Children who are 8 or older.C) Children who are between 5 and 7.D) Children who are well-educated.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) Because there weren’t any professional teams in the U.S. then.B) Because Pele hadn’t retired from the Brazilian National Team yet.C) Because this fast-moving sport wasn’t familiar to many Americans.D) Because good professional players received low salaries.15. A) When it has a large number of fans.B) When it plays at home.C) When it has many international stars playing for it.D) When the fans cheer enthusiastically for it.16. A) It wasn’t among the top four teams.B) It didn’t play as well as expected.C) It won the World Cup.D) It placed fourth.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Students from America.B) Students from England.C) Students from Australia.D) Students from Japan.18. A) Those who know how to program computers.B) Those who get special aid from their teachers.C) Those who are very hardworking.D) Those who have well-educated parents.19. A) Japanese students study much harder than Columbian students.B) Columbian students score higher than Japanese students in maths.C) Columbian students are more optimistic about their maths skills.D) Japanese students have better conditions for study.20. A) Physics.B) Mathematics.C) Environmental science.D) Life science.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choiceand mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.In the 1920s demand for American farm products fell, as European countries began to recover from World War I and instituted austerity (紧缩) programs to reduce their imports. The result was a sharp drop in farm prices. This period was more disastrous for farmers than earlier times had been, because farmers were no longer self-sufficient. They were paying for machinery, seed, and fertilizer, and they were also buying consumergoods. The prices of the items farmers bought remained constant, while prices they received for their products fell. These developments were made worse by the Great Depression, which began in 1929 and extended throughout the 1939s.In 1929, under President Herbert Hoover, the Federal Farm Board was organized. It established the principle of direct interference with supply and demand, and it represented the first national commitment to provide greater economic stability for farmers.President Hoover’s successor attached even more importance to this problem. One of the first measures proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he took office in 1933 was the Agricultural Adjustment Act, which was subsequently passed by Congress. This law gave the Secretary of Agriculture the power to reduce production through voluntary agreements with farmers who were paid to take their land out of use. A deliberate scarcity of farm products was planned in an effort to raise prices. This law was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on the grounds that general taxes were being collected to pay one special group of people. However, new laws were passed immediately that achieved the same result of resting soil and providing flood-control measures, but which were based on the principle of soil conservation. The Roosevelt Administration believed that rebuilding the nation’s soil was in the national interest and was not simply a plan to help farmers at the expense of other citizens. Later the government guaranteed loans to farmers so that they could buy farm machinery, hybrid (杂交) grain, and fertilizers.21. What brought about the decline in the demand for American farm products?A) The impact of the Great Depression.B) The shrinking of overseas markets.C) The destruction caused by the First World War.D) The increased exports of European countries.22. The chief concern of the American government in the area of agriculture in the1920s was ________.A) to increase farm productionB) to establish agricultural lawsC) to prevent farmers from going bankruptD) to promote the mechanization of agriculture23. The Agricultural Adjustment Act encouraged American farmers to ________.A) reduce their scale of productionB) make full use of their landC) adjust the prices of their farm productsD) be self-sufficient in agricultural production24. The Supreme Court rejected the Agricultural Adjustment Act because it believedthat the Act ________.A) might cause greater scarcity of farm productsB) didn’t give the Secretary of Agriculture enough powerC) would benefit neither the government nor the farmersD) benefited one group of citizens at the expense of others25. It was claimed that the new laws passed during the Roosevelt Administration wereaimed at ________.A) reducing the cost of farmingB) conserving soil in the long-term interest of the nationC) lowering the burden of farmersD) helping farmers without shifting the burden onto other taxpayersPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.In the 1950s, the pioneers of artificial intelligence (AI) predicted that, by the end of this century, computers would be conversing with us at work and robots would be performing our housework. But as useful as computers are, they’re nowhere close to achieving anything remotely resembling these early aspirations for humanlike behavior. Never mind something as complex as conversation: the most powerful computers struggle to reliably recognize the shape of an object, the most elementary of tasks for a ten-month-old kid.A growing group of AI researchers think they know where the field went wrong. The problem, the scientists say, is that AI has been trying to separate the highest, most abstract levels of thought, like language and mathematics, and to duplicate them with logical, step-by-step programs. A new movement in AI, on the other hand, takes a closer look at the more roundabout way in which nature came up with intelligence. Many of these researchers study evolution and natural adaptation instead of formal logic and conventional computer programs. Rather than digital computers and transistors, some want to work with brain cells and proteins. The results of these early efforts are as promising as they are peculiar, and the new nature-based AI movement is slowly but surely moving to the forefront of the field.Imitating the brain’s neural (神经的) network is a huge step in the right direction, says computer scientist and biophysicist Michael Conrad, but it still misses an important aspect of natural intelligence. “People tend to treat the brain as if it were made up of color-coded transis tors”, he explains, “but it’s not simply a clever network of switches. There are lots of important things going on inside the brain cells themselves.” Specifically, Conrad believes that many of the brain’s capabilities stem from the pattern recognition proficiency of the individual molecules that make up each brain cell. The best way to build and artificially intelligent device, he claims, would be to build itaround the same sort of molecular skills.Right now, the option that conventional computers and software are fundamentally incapable of matching the processes that take place in the brain remains controversial. But if it proves true, then the efforts of Conrad and his fellow AI rebels could turn out to be the only game in town.26. The author says that the powerful computers of today ________.A) are capable of reliably recognizing the shape of an objectB) are close to exhibiting humanlike behaviorC) are not very different in their performance from those of the 50’sD) still cannot communicate with people in a human language27. The new trend in artificial intelligence research stems from ________.A) the shift of the focus of study on to the recognition of the shapes of objectsB) the belief that human intelligence cannot be duplicated with logical, step-by-stepprogramsC) the aspirations of scientists to duplicate the intelligence of a ten-month-old childD) the efforts made by scientists in the study of the similarities between transistorsand brain cells28. Conrad and his group of AI researchers have been making enormous efforts to________.A) find a roundabout way to design powerful computersB) build a computer using a clever network of switchesC) find out how intelligence developed in natureD) separate the highest and most abstract levels of thought29. What’s the author’s opinion about the new AI movement?A) It has created a sensation among artificial intelligence researchers but will soondie out.B) It’s a breakthrough in duplicating human thought processes.C) It’s more like a peculiar game rather than a real scientific effort.D) It may prove to be in the right direction though nobody is sure of its futureprospects.30. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase “the only game in town”(Line 3, Para. 4)?A) The only approach to building an artificially intelligent computer.B) The only way for them to win a prize in artificial intelligence research.C) The only area worth studying in computer science.D) The only game they would like to play in town.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Cars account for half the oil consumed in the U.S., about half the urban pollution and one fourth the greenhouse (温室) gases. They take a similar toll of (损耗) resources in other industrial nations and in the cities of the developing world. As vehicle use continues to increase in the coming decade, the U.S. and other countries will have to deal with these issues or else face unacceptable economic, health-related and political costs. It is unlikely that oil prices will remain at their current low level or that other nations will accept a large and growing U.S. contribution to global climatic change.Policymakers and industry have four options: reduce vehicle use, increase the efficiency and reduce the emissions of conventional gasoline-powered vehicles, switch to less harmful fuels, or find less polluting driving systems. The last of these—in particular the introduction of vehicles powered by electricity—is ultimately the only sustainable option. The other alternatives are attractive in theory but in practice are either impractical or offer only marginal improvements. For example, reduced vehicle use could solve traffic problems and a host of social and environmental problems, but evidence from around the world suggests that it is very difficult to make people give up their cars to any significant extent. In the U.S., mass-transit ridership and carpooling (合伙用车) have declined since World War II. Even in Western Europe, with fuel prices averaging more than $1 a liter (about $4 a gallon) and with easily accessible mass transit and dense populations, cars still account for 80 percent of all passenger travel.Improved energy efficiency is also appealing, but automotive fuel economy has barely made any progress in 10 years. Alternative fuels such as natural gas, burned in internal-combustion engines, could be introduced at relatively low cost, but they would lead to only marginal reductions in pollution and greenhouse emissions (especially because oil companies are already spending billions of dollars every year to develop less polluting types of gasoline).31. From the passage we know that the increased use of cars will ________.A) consume half of the oil produced in the worldB) have serious consequences for the well-being of all nationsC) widen the gap between the developed and developing countriesD) impose an intolerable economic burden on residents of large cities32. The U.S. has to deal with the problems arising from vehicle use because ________.A) most Americans are reluctant to switch to public transportation systemsB) the present level of oil prices is considered unacceptableC) other countries will protest its increasing greenhouse emissionsD) it should take a lead in conserving natural resources33. Which of the following is the best solution to the problems mentioned in thepassage?A) The designing of highly efficient car engines.B) A reduction of vehicle use in cities.C) The development of electric cars.D) The use of less polluting fuels.34. Which of the following is practical but only makes a marginal contribution tosolving the problem of greenhouse emissions?A) The use of fuels other than gasoline.B) Improved energy efficiency.C) The introduction of less polluting driving systems.D) Reducing car use by carpooling.35. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A) The decline of public transportation accounts for increased car use in WesternEurope.B) Cars are popular in Western Europe even though fuel prices are fairly high.C) The reduction of vehicle use is the only sustainable option in densely populatedWestern Europe.D) Western European oil companies cannot sustain the cost of developing new-typefuels.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Reebok executives do not like to hear their stylish athletic shoes called “footwear for yuppies (雅皮士,少壮高薪职业人士)”. They contend that Reebok shoes appeal to diverse market segments, especially now that the company offers basketball and children’s shoes for the under-18 set and walking shoes for older customers not interested in aerobics (健身操) or running. The executives also point out that through recent acquisitions they have added hiking boots, dress and casual shoes, and high-performance athletic footwear to their product lines, all of which should attract new and varied groups of customers.Still, despite its emphasis on new markets, Reebok plans few changes in the upmarket (高档消费人群的) retailing network that helped push sales to $1 billion annually, ahead of all other sports shoe marketers. Reebok shoes, which are priced from $27 to $85, will continue to be sold only in better specialty, sporting goods, and department stores, in accordance with the company’s view that consumers judge thequality of the brand by the quality of its distribution.In the past few years, the Massachusetts-based company has imposed limits on the number of its distributors (and the number of shoes supplied to stores), partly out of necessity. At times the unexpected demand for Reebok’s exceeded supply, and the company could barely keep up with orders from the dealers it already had. These fulfillment problems seem to be under control now, but the company is still selective about its distributors. At present, Reebok shoes are available in about five thousand retail stores in the United States.Reebok has already anticipated that walking shoes will be the next fitness-related craze, replacing aerobics shoes the same way its brightly colored, soft leather exercise footwear replaced conventional running shoes. Through product diversification and careful market research, Reebok hopes to avoid the distribution problems Nike came across several years ago, when Nike misjudged the strength of the aerobics shoe craze and was forced to unload huge inventories of running shoes through discount stores. 36. One reason why Reebok’s managerial personnel don’t like their shoes to be called“footwear for yuppies” is that ________.A) they believe that their shoes are popular with people of different age groupsB) new production lines have been added to produce inexpensive shoesC) “yuppies” usually evokes a negative imageD) the term makes people think of prohibitive prices37. Reebok’s view that “consumers judge the quality of the brand by the quality of itsdistribution” (Line 5, Para. 2) implies that ________.A) the quality of a brand is measured by the service quality of the store selling itB) the quality of a product determines the quality of its distributorsC) the popularity of a brand is determined by the stores that sell itD) consumers believe that first-rate products are only sold by high-quality stores38. Reebok once had to limit the number of its distributors because ________.A) its supply of products fell short of demandB) too many distributors would cut into its profitsC) the reduction of distributors could increase its share of the marketD) it wanted to enhance consumer confidence in its products39. Although the Reebok Company has solved the problem of fulfilling its orders, it________.A) does not want to further expand its retailing networkB) still limits the number of shoes supplied to storesC) is still particular about who sells its productsD) still carefully chooses the manufacturers of its products40. What lesson has Reebok learned from Nike’s distribution problems?A) A company should not sell its high quality shoes in discount stores.B) A company should not limit its distribution network.C) A company should do follow-up surveys of its products.D) A company should correctly evaluate the impact of a new craze on the market.Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the centre.41. For many patients, institutional care is the most ________ and beneficial form ofcare.A) pertinentB) appropriateC) acuteD) persistent42. Among all the changes resulting from the ________ entry of women into the workforce, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important.A) massiveB) quantitativeC) surplusD) formidable43. Mr. Smith became very ________ when it was suggested that he had made amistake.A) ingeniousB) empiricalC) objectiveD) indignant44. Rumours are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calmsituations into ________ ones.A) turbulentB) tragicC) vulnerableD) suspicious45. The ________ cycle of life and death is a subject of interest to scientists andphilosophers alike.A) incompatibleB) exceedingC) instantaneousD) eternal46. She remains confident and ________ untroubled by our present problems.A) indefinitelyB) infinitelyC) optimisticallyD) seemingly47. Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations ________.A) simultaneouslyB) spontaneouslyC) homogeneouslyD) contemporarily48. The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the ________.A) vainB) vicinityC) courtD) jail49. Whether you live to eat or eat to live, food is a major ________ in every family’sbudget.A) nutritionB) expenditureC) routineD) provision50. Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from________ on earth rather than bacteria on Mars.A) configurationB) constitutionC) condemnationD) contamination51. There is much I enjoy about the changing seasons, but my favorite time is the________ from fall to winter.A) transmissionB) transformationC) transitionD) transfer52. I think we need to see an investment ________ before we make an expensivemistake.A) guideB) entrepreneurC) consultantD) assessor53. The ________ on this apartment expires in a year’s time.A) treatyB) leaseC) engagementD) subsidy54. The elderly Russians find it hard to live on their state ________.A) pensionsB) earningsC) salariesD) donations55. There is supposed to be a safety ________ which makes it impossible for trains tocollide.A) applianceB) accessoryC) machineD) mechanism56. After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally ________.A) deterioratedC) dissipatedD) drained57. No one can function properly if they are ________ of adequate sleep.A) deprivedB) rippedC) strippedD) contrived58. For years now, the people of that faraway country have been cruelly ________ by adictator.A) depressedB) immersedC) oppressedD) cursed59. Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been ________ towardsproducing workers.A) harnessedB) hatchedC) motivatedD) geared60. The prospect of increased prices has already ________ worries.A) provokedB) irritatedC) inspiredD) hoisted61. The suspect ________ that he had not been in the neighbourhood at the time of thecrime.A) advocatedB) allegedC) addressedD) announced62. Although the colonists ________ to some extent with the Native Americans, theIndians’ influence on American culture and language was not extensive.B) matchedC) mingledD) melted63. E-mail is a convenient, highly democratic informal medium for conveyingmessages that ________ well to human needs.A) adheresB) reflectsC) conformsD) satisfies64. The wings of the bird still ________ after it had been shot down.A) slappedB) scratchedC) flappedD) fluctuated65. The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously ________ relationsbetween the two countries.A) tumbleB) jeopardizeC) manipulateD) intimidate66. When you put up wallpaper, should you ________ the edges or put them next toeach other?A) coincideB) extendC) overlapD) collide67. Under the present system, state enterprises must ________ all profits to thegovernment.A) turn downB) turn upC) turn outD) turn in68. Oil companies in the U.S. are already beginning to feel the pressure. Refineryworkers and petroleum-equipment-manufacturing employees are being ________.A) laid outB) laid offC) laid downD) laid aside69. We’ll ________ you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.A) compensateB) remedyC) supplementD) retrieve70. She cut her hair short and tried to ________ herself as a man.A) decorateB) disguiseC) fabricateD) fakePart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word,add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the correctionsin the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write thecorrect word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put aninsertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in theblank. If you delete a word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank. Example:Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods╱. 1. time/times/period╱ used for the study of literature as 2. _______\_______ Many of the arguments havinga school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. ______the______When you start talking about good and bad manners you immediately start meeting difficulties. Many people just cannot agree what they mean. We asked a lady, who replied that she thought you could tell a well-mannered person on the way they (71) occupied the space around them—for example, when such a person walks down a street he or she is constantly unaware of (72) others. Such people never bump into other people.However, a second person thought that this was more a question of civilized behavior as good manners. Instead, this (73) other person told us a story, it he said was quite well known, (74) about an American who had been invited to an Arab meal at (75) one of the countries of the Middle East. The American hasn’t (76) been told very much。
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95-08历年大学英语六级真题及答案(完整版)之老阳三干创作Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A1. A) She was given a new job.B) She was given a raise.C) She was criticized for being late.D) She was praised for her hard work.2. A) Whether to employ the woman.B) Whether to take up the new job.C) Whether to ask for a raise.D) Whether to buy a new house.3. A) A teacher.B) A psychologist.C) A librarian.D) A publisher.4. A) To visit more places in the city.B) To take a lot of pictures of the beautiful city.C) To take some pictures of his friends.D) To spare some time to meet his friends.5. A) In town.B) Out of town.C) In the man’s house.D) Outside Ann’s house.6. A) Because she feels very hot in the room.B) Because she wants to avoid meeting people.C) Because she wants to smoke a cigarette outside.D) Because she doesn’t like the smell of smoke inside.7. A) Painters hired by the man and woman.B) Painters hired by Mr. Jones.C) Mr. Jones.D) The man and the woman.8. A) The woman enjoyed the movie very much.B) The woman saw a horror movie.C) The man asked the woman to be careful at night.D) The man went to the show with the woman.9. A) He doesn’t write well enough.B) He is not a professional writer.C) He hasn’t got any professional experience.D) H e didn’t perform well in the interview.10. A) He doesn’t think it necessary to refuel the car.B) He can manage to get the gasoline they need.C) He hopes the woman will help him select a fuel.D) He thinks it is difficult to get fuel for the car.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Because they can’t afford to.B) Because they think small houses are more comfortable to live in.C) Because big houses are usually built in the countryside.D) Because they prefer apartments.12. A) Because many young people have moved into comfortable apartments.B) Because many old houses in the bad part of the town are not inhabited.C) Because many older people sell their houses after their children leave.D) Because many people have quit their old house to build new ones.13. A) They have to do their own maintenance.B) They have to furnish their own houses.C) They will find it difficult to make the rest of the payment.D) They will find it difficult to dispose of their old-style furniture.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) They are not active hunters.B) They don’t sleep much.C) They are often seen alone.D) They don’t eat much.15. A) To catch the birds.B) To look for shade in the heat of the day.C) To catch other animals.D) To look for a kill made by another animal.16. A) They are larger in size.B) They have to hunt more to feed the young.C) They run faster.D) They are not as lazy as the males.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Less than 30 minutes.B) From 30 to 45 minutes.C) At least 45 minutes.D) More than 45 minutes.18. A) He should show respect for the interviewer.B) He should show confidence in himself.C) He should talk enthusiastically.D) He should be dressed properly.19. A) Speaking confidently but not aggressively.B) Talking loudly to give a lasting impression.C) Talking a lot about the job.D) Speaking politely and emotionally.20. A) Professional knowledge is a decisive factor in job interview.B) Finding a job is more difficult than one can imagine.C) A job seeker should create a good image during an interview.D) Self-confidence is most important for a job seeker.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.The process of perceiving other people is rarely translated (to ourselves or others) into cold, objective terms. “She was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had fair hair, and wore a colored ski rt.” More often, we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes, emotions, motivations, abilities, ideas and characters. Furthermore, we sometimes behave as if we can accomplish this difficult job very quickly-perhaps with a two-second glance.We try to obtain information about others in many ways. Berger suggests several methods for reducing uncertainties about others: watching, without being noticed, a person interacting with others, particularly with others who are known to you so you can compare the observed person’s behavior with the known others’ behavior; observing a person in a situation where social behavior is relatively unrestrained or where a wide variety of behavioral responses are called for; deliberately structuring the physical or social environment so as to observe the person’s responses to specific stimuli; asking people who have had or have frequent contact with the person about him or her; and using various strategies in face-to-face interaction to uncover information about another person-questions, self-disclosures (自我流露), and so on. Getting to know someone is a never-ending task, largely because people are constantly changing and the methods we use to obtain information are often imprecise. You may have known someone for ten years and still know very little about him. If we accept the idea that we won’t ever fully know another person, it enables us to deal more easily with those things that get in the way of accurate knowledge such as secrets and deceptions. It will also keep us from being too surprised or shocked by seemingly inconsistent behavior. Ironically (讽刺性地) those things that keep us from knowing another person too well (e.g., secrets and deceptions) may be just asimportant to the development of satisfying relationship as those things that enable us to obtain accurate knowledge about a person(e.g., disclosure and truthful statements).21. The word “pinpoint” (Para. 1, Line 3) basically means ________.A) appreciateB) obtainC) interpretD) identify22. What do we learn from the first paragraph?A) People are better described in cold, objective terms.B) The difficulty of getting to know a person is usually underestimated.C) One should not judge people by their appearances.D) One is usually subjective when assessing other people’s personality.23. It can be inferred from Berger’s suggestions that ________.A) people do not reveal their true self on every occasionB) in most cases we should avoid contacting the observed person directlyC) the best way to know a person is by making comparisonsD) face-to-face interaction is the best strategy to uncover information about a person24. In developing personal relationships, secrets and deceptions, in the author’s opinion, are ________.A) personal matters that should be seriously dealt withB) barriers that should be done away withC) as significant as disclosures and truthful statementsD) things people should guard against25. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is ________.A) to give advice on appropriate conduct for social occasionsB) to provide ways of how to obtain information about peopleC) to call the reader’s attention to the negative side of people’s charactersD) to discuss the various aspects of getting to know peopleQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.The competition among producers of personal computers is essentially a race to get the best, most innovative products to the marketplace. Marketers in this environment frequently have to make a judgement as to their competitor s’ role when making marketing strategy decisions. If major competitors are changing their products, then a marketer may want to follow suit to remain competitive. Apple Computer, Inc.has introduced two new, faster personal computers, the Mackintosh II and Mackintosh SE, in anticipation of the introduction of a new PC by IBM, one of Apple’s major competitors.Apple’s new computers are much faster and more powerful than its earlier models. The improved Mackintosh is able to run programs that previously were impossible to run on an Apple PC, including IBM-compatible (兼容的) programs. This compatibility feature illustrates computer manufactures’ new attitude of giving customers the features they want. Making Apple computers capable of running IBM software is Appl e’s effort at making the Mackintosh compatible with IBM computers and thus more popular in the office, where Apple hopes to increase sales. Users of the new Apple can also add accessories (附件) to make their machines specialize in specific uses, such as engineering and writing.The new computers represent a big improvement over past models, but they also cost much more. Company officials do not think the higher price will slow down buyers who want to step up to a more powerful computer. Apple wants to stay in the high-price end of the personal computer market to finance research for even faster, more sophisticated computers.Even though Apple and IBM are major competitors, both companies realize that their competitor’s computers have certain features that their own models do not. The Apple line has always been popular for its sophisticated color graphics (图形), whereas the IBM machines have always been favored in offices. In the future, there will probably be more compatibility between the two companies’ products, which no doubt will require that both Apple and IBM change marketing strategies.26. According to the passage, Apple Computer, Inc, has introduced the Mackintosh II and the Mackintosh SE because ________.A) IBM is changing its computer models continuouslyB) it wants to make its machines specialize in specific usesC) it wants to stay ahead of IBM in the competitive computer marketD) it expects its major competitor IBM to follow its example27. Apple hopes to increase Mackintosh sales chiefly by ________.A) making its new models capable of running IBM softwareB) improving the color graphics of its new modelsC) copying the marketing strategies of IBMD) giving the customers what they want28. Apple sells its new computer models at a high price because ________.A) they have new features and functionsB) they are more sophisticated than other modelsC) they have new accessories attachedD) it wants to accumulate funds for future research29. It can be inferred from the passage that both Apple and IBM try to gain a competitive advantage by ________.A) copying each other’s technologyB) incorporating features that make their products distinctiveC) making their computer more expensiveD) making their computers run much faster30. The best title for the passage would be ________.A) Apple’s Efforts to Stay Ahead of IBMB) Apple’s New Computer TechnologyC) Apple’s New personal ComputersD) Apple’s Research ActivitiesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.It is a curious paradox that we think of the physical sciences as “hard”, the social sciences as “soft”, and the biological sciences as somewhere in between. This is interpreted to mean that our knowledge of physical systems is more certain than our knowledge of biological systems, and these in turn are more certain than our knowledge of social systems. In terms of our capacity to sample the relevant universes, however, and the probability that our images of these universes are at least approximately correct, one suspects that a reverse order is more reasonable. We are able to sample earth’s social systems with some degree of confidence that we have a reasonable sample of the total universe being investigated. Our knowledge of social systems, therefore, while it is in many ways extremely inaccurate, is not likely to be seriously overturned by new discoveries. Even the folk knowledge in social systems on which ordinary life is based in earning, spending, organizing, marrying, taking part in political activities, fighting and so on, is not very dissimilar from the more sophisticated images of the social system derived from the social sciences, even though it is built upon the very imperfect samples of personal experience.In contrast, our image of the astronomical universe, of even of earth’s geological history, can easily be subject to revolutionary changes as new data comes in and new theories are worked out. If we define the “security” our image of various parts of the total system as the probability of their suffering significant changes, then we would reverse the order of hardness and see the social sciences as the most secure, the physical sciences as the leastsecure, and again the biological sciences as somewhere in between. Our image of the astronomical universe is the least secure of all simply because we observe such a fantastically small sample of it and its record-keeping is trivial as compared with the rich records of the social systems, or even the limited records of biological systems. Records of the astronomical universe, despite the fact that we see distant things as they were long ago, are limited in the extreme.Even in regard to such a close neighbour as the moon, which we have actually visited, theories about its origin and history are extremely different, contradictory, and hard to choose among. Our knowledge of physical evolution is incomplete and highly insecure.31. The word “paradox” (Para. 1, Line 1) means “________”.A) implicationB) contradictionC) interpretationD) confusion32. According to the author, we should reverse our classification of the physical sciences as “hard” and the social sciences as “soft” because ________.A) a reverse ordering will help promote the development of the physical sciencesB) our knowledge of physical systems is more reliable than that of social systemsC) our understanding of the social systems is approximately correctD) we are better able to investigate social phenomena than physical phenomena33. The author believes that our knowledge of social systems is more secure than that of physical systems because ________.A) it is not based on personal experienceB) new discoveries are less likely to occur in social sciencesC) it is based on a fairly representative quantity of dataD) the records of social systems are more reliable34. The chances of the physical sciences being subject to great changes are the biggest because ________.A) contradictory theories keep emerging all the timeB) new information is constantly coming inC) the direction of their development is difficult to predictD) our knowledge of the physical world is inaccurate35. We know less about the astronomical universe than we do about any social system because ________.A) theories of its origin and history are variedB) our knowledge of it is highly insecureC) only a very small sample of it has been observedD) few scientists are involved in the study of astronomyQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following.In the early days of nuclear power, the United States made money on it. But today opponents have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years.The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor “meltdown” (堆内熔化). Today, the chances of a meltdown that would threaten U.S. public health are very little. But to even further reduce the possibility, engineers are testing new reactors that rely not on human judgement to shut them down but on the laws of nature. Now General Electric is already building two advanced reactors in Japan. But do n’t expect them ever on U.S. shores unless things change in Washington.The procedure for licensing nuclear power plants is a bad dream. Any time during, or even after, construction, an objection by any group or individual can bring everything to a halt while the matter is investigated or taken to court. Meanwhile, the builder must add nice-but-not-necessary improvements, some of which force him to knock down walls and start over. In every case where a plant has been opposed, the Nuclear Regulation Commission has ultimately granted a license to construct or operate. But the victory often costs so much that the utility ends up abandoning the plant anyway.A case in point is the Shoreham plant on New York’s Long Island. Shoreham was a virtual twin to the Millstone plant in Connecticut, both ordered in the mid-’60s. Millstone, completed for $101 million, has been generating electricity for two decades. Shoreham, however, was singled out by anti-nuclear activists who, by sending in endless protests, drove the cost over $5 billion and delayed its use for many years.Shoreham finally won its operation license. But the plant has never produced a watt of power. Governor Mario Cuomo, an opponent of a Shoreham start-up, used his power to force New York’s public-utilities commission to accept the following settlement; the power company could pass the cost of Shoreham along to its consumers only if it agreed not to operate the plant! Today, a perfectly good facility, capable of servicing hundreds of homes, sits rusting.36. What has made the procedure for licensing nuclear power plantsa bad dream?A) The inefficiency of the Nuclear Regulation commission.B) The enormous cost of construction and operation.C) The length of time it takes to make investigations.D) The objection of the opponents of nuclear power.37. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that ________.A) it is not technical difficulties that prevent the building of nuclear power plants in the U.S.B) there are not enough safety measures in the U.S. for running new nuclear power plantsC) there are already more nuclear power plants than necessary in the U.S.D) the American government will not allow Japanese nuclear reactors to be installed in the U.S.38. Any objection, however trivial it may be, can ________.A) force the power companies to cancel the projectB) delay the construction or operation of a nuclear plantC) cause a serious debate within the Nuclear Regulation CommissionD) take the builders to court39. Governor Mario’s chief intention in proposing t he settlement was to ________.A) stop the Shoreham plant from going into operationB) help the power company to solve its financial problemsC) urge the power company to further increase its power supplyD) permit the Shoreham plant to operate under certain conditions40. The author’s attitude towards the development of nuclear power is ________.A) negativeB) neutralC) positiveD) questioningPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. They ________ to enter the building by the back door; however, the front door was locked.A) weren’t supposedB) wouldn’t be supposedC) were supposedD) would be supposed42. ________ human behavior may be caused by eating substances that upset the delicate chemical balance in the brain.A) DeliberateB) ConsistentC) PrimitiveD) Abnormal43. The captured criminals were ________ in chains through thestreets.A) exhibitedB) displayedC) paradedD) revealed44. In reading stories we anticipate what is to come ________ on our memory of what has gone before.A) basedB) basingC) to baseD) to be based45. The world’s governments have done ________ nothing to combat the threat of nuclear accidents.A) inherentlyB) vitallyC) virtuallyD) identically46. I guess Jones didn’t have a chance to win the election. Almost all of the people in the city voted for his ________.A) candidateB) opponentC) alternativeD) participant47. The background music in an assembly line is designed ________.A) not being listened toB) not to be listened toC) being not listened toD) to be not listened to48. Teaching students of threshold level is hard work but the effort is very ________.A) preciousB) rewardingC) worthD) challenging49. The boy students in this school are nearly ________ as the girl students to say they intend to get a college degree in business.A) as likely twiceB) likely as twiceC) as twice likelyD) twice as likely50. The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to ________ himself.A) spotB) locateC) placeD) situate51. The city has decided to ________ smoking.A) do away withB) take awayC) get away withD) put away52. Perhaps it wouldn’t be ________ to go and see such a film.A) worthy you whileB) worth of whileC) worthy of whileD) worth your while53. The old building is in a good state of ________ except for the wooden floors.A) observationB) preservationC) conservationD) compensation54. While some office jobs would seem ________ to many people, there are quite a few jobs that are stimulating, exciting and satisfying.A) hostileB) tediousC) fantasticD) courageous55. ________ she wondered if she had made a mistake.A) Not until long afterwards thatB) It was not until long afterwards thatC) Not long until afterwardsD) It was long afterwards until56. The people who objected to the new approach were told that since work had already started there was no point in ________.A) denyingB) upsettingC) protestingD) competing57. The ceremony will ________ as soon as the minister arrives.A) completeB) commenceC) disperseD) descend58. So confused ________ that he didn’t know how to start his lecture.A) since he becameB) would he becomeC) that he becameD) did he become59. Since the couple could not ________ their differences, they decided to get a divorce.A) reconcileB) complyC) coincideD) resign60. After the collision, he examined the considerable ________ to his car.A) ruinB) destructionC) damageD) injury61. Output is now six times ________ it was before 1990.A) thatB) whatC) for whichD) of that62. The heavily populated area was a breeding place for ________ diseases.A) infectiousB) powerfulC) influentialD) suspicious63. It is unfortunate that, owing to lack of money, these experiments must now be ________ before the objective has been achieved.A) transferredB) testifiedC) terminatedD) transformed64. The synthetic vitamins are identical ________ those naturally present in our food.A) forB) ofC) asD) with65. Just as a book is often judged ________ by the quality and appearance of its cover, a person is judged immediately by his appearance.A) previouslyB) uniquelyC) outwardlyD) initially66. Recycling wastes slows down the rate ________ which we use up the Earth’s finite resources.A) InB) ofC) withD) at67. Gasoline is ________ by the spark plugs in the engine.A) ignitedB) inspiredC) excitedD) illuminated68. He ________ another career but, at the time, he didn’t have enough money to attend graduate school.A) might have chosenB) might chooseC) had to chooseD) must have chosen69. Many visitors praised the magnificent architecture of the Palace, ________.A) known to foreigners for the Forbidden CityB) known for foreigners to be the Forbidden CityC) known to foreigners as the Forbidden CityD) know for foreigners as the Forbidden City70. The travelers ________ their journey after a short break.A) recoveredB) resumedC) renewedD) restoredPart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in thecorresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank.Example:Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods╱. 1. time/times/periodMany of the arguments having╱ used for the study of literature as2. _______\_______a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3.______the______We are all naturally attracted to people with ideas, beliefs and interests like our own. Similarly, we feel comfortable with people with physical qualities similar as ours. (71)You may have noticed about how people who live or work (72) closely together come to behave in a similar way. Unconsciously we copy these we are close to or love or admire. So a spor tsman’s (73) individual way of walking with raised shoulders is imitated by an admired (74) fan; a pair of lovers both shake their heads in the same way; an employer finds himself duplicating his boss’s habit of wagging (摆动) (75) a pen between his fingers while thinking.In every case, the influential person may consciously notice the (76) imitation but he will feel comfortably in its presence. And if he does (77) notice the matching of his gestures or movements, he finds it pleasing he is influencing people; they are drawn to them. (78) Sensitive people have been mirroring their friend and acquaintances (79) all their lives, and winning affection and respect in this way without aware of their methods. Now, for people who want to win (80) agreement or trust, affection or sympathy, some psychologists recommend the deliberate use of physical imitation.Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic My view on the Negative Effects of Some Advertisements. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:1. 现在有些不良的商业广告2. 这些广告的副作用和危害性3. 我对这些广告的态度1995年1月六级参考答案Part I1. C2. B3. C4. D5. A6. D7. D8. B9. C 10. B11. A 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. D16. B 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. CPart II21. D 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. D26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. A31. B 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. C36. D 37. A 38. B 39. A 40. BPart III41. A 42. D 43. C 44. A 45. C46. B 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. B51. A 52. D 53. B 54. B 55. C56. C 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. C61. B 62. A 63. C 64. D 65. C66. D 67. A 68. A 69. C 70. B71. as → to72. about → /73. these → those74. admired → admiring75. employer → employee76. consciously → unconsciously77. comfortably → comfortable78. them → him79. friend → friends80. (without) → (without) being1995年1月六级听力原文Section A1. W: You wanted to see me, Mr. Wright?M: Yes, Miss Gray. You’ll have to start getting to work on time, or your service will no longer be needed here.Q: What happened to Miss Gray?2. M: You know, I’m just not too sure if the new salary will be high enough or even the new position is really what I want. Besides, I like the work that I am doing now.W: It sounds as though you’ve already made up your mind ab out what you are going to do.Q: What is the man thinking about?3. W: I’m looking for textbook for my Psychology course. It’s called “Introduction to Educational Psychology”. Do you have it? M: Yes, we do. You’ll find it in Section 24 on the top shelf.Q: What’s the man’s occupation?4. W: Oh, this is a beautiful city. I’m really glad I’ve brought my camera.M: Yes, there are lots of things to take pictures of here. But I。