1992年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A
1. A) Children learn by example.
B) Children must not tell lies.
C) Children don’t like discipline.
D) Children must control their temper.
2. A) The man was very happy with his published article.
B) The marking system in the university is excellent.
C) The article was rejected.
D) The article was cut short.
3. A) He is rude to his students.
B) He is strict with his students.
C) He is kind and often gives good grades.
D) He is strange and hates good students.
4. A) He is going to China.
B) He is very interested in China.
C) He likes stamps.
D) He likes travelling.
5. A) Opposite the shoe store.
B) In the middle of a street.
C) At the corner of a street.
D) Right outside the shoe store.
6. A) The woman cannot go to the party.
B) The man will meet the woman at the party.
C) The woman has not got the invitation yet.
D) The woman will try to go to the party by all means.
7. A) He wants to have some medicine.
B) The nurse didn’t give him an injection on time.
C) The nurse should have shown up at two o’ clock in the morning.
D) He wants to make an appointment with the doctor.
8. A) Some salad.
B) Some dessert.
C) Just himself.
D) Enough food.
9. A) They will fail the test.
B) The exam is easy.
C) The grades will be around 40.
D) They might pass the test.
10. A) The woman shouldn’t go to the U.S. with her brother.
B) The woman hasn’t been allowed to be absent from class.
C) The woman can go to the airport to meet her brother.
D) The woman can go and see her brother off.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) Because they want to follow the rapidly growing hobby.
B) Because they want to show they are wealthy people.
C) Because they want to hold an exhibition.
D) Because they want to return to the past and to invest money for profit.
12. A) 150,000.
B) 500,000.
C) 250,000.
D) 1,000,000.
13. A) Those which are old and inexpensive.
B) Those which are unique or unusual.
C) Those which are practical.
D) Those which are still fashionable.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) Because they were ordered to.
B) Because they were in danger.
C) Because the plane was going to fly in circles.
D) Because the plane climbed again.
15. A) Over the airport.
B) Over the land.
C) Over the sea.
D) Over the mountains.
16. A) Because there was something wrong with it.
B) Because the weather changed suddenly.
C) Because there were no lights at the airport.
D) Because too many planes were waiting to take off or land.
17. A) Some time after five.
B) Some time after four.
C) A few minutes before four.
D) A few minutes before six.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just beard.
18. A) People in Venice don’t like walking.
B) The buildings there float on water.
C) Cars are seldom used in Venice.
D) Boat rides there are expensive.
19. A) About four hundred.
B) About seven hundred.
C) Twenty.
D) One hundred and twenty.
20. A) The boats can’t pass under the bridges.
B) The islands will be disconnected.
C) While passing under the bridges, people in the boats have to lower their heads.
D) The bridges will be damaged.
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Lecturing as a method of teaching is so frequently under attack today from educational psychologists and by students that some justification is needed to keep it. Critics believe that is results in passive methods of learning which tend to be less effective than those which fully engage the learner. They also maintain that students have no opportunity to ask questions and must all receive the same content at the same pace, that they are exposed only to one teacher’s interpretation of subject matter which will certainly be limited and that, anyway, few lectures rise above dullness. Nevertheless, in a number of inquiries this pessimistic evaluation of lecturing as a teaching method proves not to be general among students although they do fairly often comment on poor lecturing techniques.
Students praise lectures which are clear and orderly outlines in which basic principles are emphasized but dislike too numerous d igressions (离题) or lectures which consist in part of the contents of a textbook. Students of science subjects consider that a lecture is a good way to introduce a new subject, putting it in its value as a period of discussion of problems and possible solutions with their lecturer. They do not look for inspiration (灵感)—this is more commonly mentioned by teachers—but arts students look for originality in lectures. Medical and dental students who have reports on teaching methods, or specifically on lecturing, suggest that there should be fewer lectures or that, at the least, more would be unpopular.
21. The passage states that ________.
A) few students dislike lecturing as a teaching method
B) lecturing is a good method of teaching
C) lecturing as a teaching method proves to be uninspiring
D) most students like lectures because they can fully engage the learner
22. According to the critics,
A) lectures can’t make students active in their studies
B) some lecturers’ knowledge of their subjects limited
C) most lectures are similar in content
D) few lectures are dull
23. According to this passage, students dislike lectures which ________.
A) introduce mat la[ not included in the textbook
B) present many problems for discussion
C) always wander from the subject
D) stress the main points
24. Lecturing as a teaching method is less appreciated by ________.
A) dental teachers
B) medical students
C) arts lecturers
D) science learners
25. According to the author, the evaluation of lecturing as a teaching method by
educational psychologists is ________.
A) defensive
B) conservative
C) realistic
D) negative
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
From the moment that an animal is born it has to make decisions. It has to decide which of the things around it are for eating, and which are to be avoided when to attack and when to run away. The animal is, in effect, playing a complicated and potentially very dangerous game with its environment, discomfort or destruction.
This is a difficult and unpleasant business and few animals would survive if they had to start from the beginning and learn about the world wholly by trial and error, for there are the have possible decisions which would prove fatal. So we find, in practice, that the game is always arranged in favour of the young animal in one way or another. Either the animal is protected during the early stages of its learning about the world around it, or the knowledge of which way to respond is built into its nervous system from the start.
The fact that animals behave sensibly can be attributed partly to what we might call genetic (遗传的) learning, to distinguish it from the individual learning that an animal
does in the course of its own life time. Genetic learning is learning by a species as a whole, and it is achieved by selection of those members of each generation that happen to behave in the right way. However, genetic learning depends upon a prediction that the future will more or less exactly resemble the past. The more variable individual experience is likely to be, the less efficient is genetic learning as a means of getting over the problems of the survival game. It is not surprising to find that very few species indeed depend wholly upon genetic learning. In the great majority of animals, behaviour is a compound of individual experience and genetic learning to behave in particular ways.
26. According to the first paragraph, the survival game is considered potentially very
dangerous because ________.
A) animals are constantly threatened by attacks
B) wrong decisions will lead to the disappearance of a species
C) decisions made by an animal may turn out to be fatal
D) few animals can survive in their struggle with the environment
27. It is implied but not directly stated in the passage that most animals ________.
A) are likely to make wrong decisions
B) have made correct decisions for their survival
C) depend entirely on their parents in learning about the world around them
D) survive by means of individual learning
28. Genetic learning is effective only if ________.
A) the survival game is arranged in favour of the young animals
B) the animals can adapt themselves to the changing surroundings
C) circumstances remain more or less the same
D) the animals have varied individual experiences
29. The best TITLE for this passage would be ________.
A) The Decision-Making Ability of Animals
B) Survival and Environment
C) Reward and Penalty for Animals
D) Behaviour and Survival
30. How is genetic leaning achieved?
A) It is inherited from animals with keen observation.
B) It is passed down from those animals that behave in the correct way.
C) It is taught to the young generation.
D) It is learned by the new generation through trial and error.
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Scientists, like other human beings, have their hopes and fears, their passions and disappointments and their strong emotions may sometimes interrupt the course of clear thinking and sound practice. But science is also self-correcting. The most fundamental principles and conclusions may be challenged. The steps in a reasoned argument must be set out for all to see.
Experiments must be capable of being carried out by other scientists. The history of science is full of cases where previously accepted theories have been entirely overthrown, to be replaced by new ideas which more adequately explain the data.
While there is an understandable inertia-usually lasting about one generation-such revolution in scientific thought are widely accepted as a necessary and desirable element of scientific progress. Indeed, the reasoned criticism of a prevailing belief is a service to the supporters of that belief; if they are incapable of defending it, they are well-advised to abandon it. This self-questioning and error-correcting aspect of the scientific method is its most striking property and sets it off from many other areas of human endeavor, such as religion and fine arts.
The idea of science as a method rather than as a body of knowledge is not widely appreciated outside of science, or indeed in some corridors inside of science. Vigorous criticism is constructive in science more than in some other areas of human endeavor because in it there are adequate standards of validity which can be agreed upon by competent scientists the world over.
The objective of such criticism is not to suppress but rather to encourage the advance of new ideas: those which survive a firm skeptical (怀疑的) examination have a fighting chance of being right, or at least useful.
31. Science is self-correcting because its theories ________.
A) have to be revised constantly to conform with ideas which explain the data better
B) have reflected the most fundamental principles of nature
C) are, more often than not, based on inadequate data
D) must be set out for all to see
32. It can be learned from the context that the word “inertia” (Para. 2, Line 1) most
probably means ________.
A) strong resolution
B) unwillingness to change
C) a period of time
D) prevailing belief
33. The “revolution in scientific thought” (Para. 2, Lind 2) refers to ________.
A) acceptance of the reasoned criticisms of prevailing scientific theories
B) the continuous overthrow of existing scientific theories
C) the adequate explanation of the data in prevailing scientific theories
D) the major discoveries that represent breakthroughs in the history of scientific
progress
34. The author says that the most striking property of the scientific method is its
self-questioning and error-correcting aspect, because it is this aspect that ________.
A) is indispensable to the advance of science
B) is most widely appreciated by scientists
C) helps scientists to abandon anything they cannot defend
D) sets science off from many other areas of human endeavor
35. The word “it” (Para. 3, Line 4) refers to “________.”
A) vigorous criticism
B) scientific method
C) human endeavor
D) science
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
My father’s reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenues in New York City was immediate and definite: “You won’t catch me putting my money in there!” he declared. “Not in that glass box!”
Of course, my father is a gentleman of the old school, a member of the generation to whom a good deal of modern architecture is upsetting, but I am convinced that his negative response was not so much to the architecture as to a violation of his concept of the nature of money.
In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity (实物) that could be carried, or stolen. Consequently, to attract the custom of a sensible man, a bank had to have heavy walls, barred windows, and bronze doors, to affirm the fact, however untrue, that money would be safe inside. If a building’s design made it appear impenetrable the institution was necessarily reliable, and the meaning of the heavy wall as an architecture symbol dwelt in the prevailing attitude toward money.
But that attitude toward money has of course changed. Excepting pocket money,
cash of any kind is now rarely used; money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit.
A deficit (赤字) economy, accompanied by huge expansion, has led us to think of money as a product of the creative imagination. The banker no longer offers us a safe: he offers us a service
-a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity for the invention of large numbers. It is in no way surprising, in view of this change in attitude, that we are witnessing the disappearance of the heavy-walled hank.
Just as the older bank emphasized its strength, this bank by its architecture boasts of its imaginative powers. From this point of view it is hard to say where architecture ends and human assertion (人们的说法) begins.
36. The main idea of this passage is that ________.
A) money is not as valuable as it was in the past
B) changes have taken place in both the appearance and the concept or banks
C) the architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bank
D) prejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable
37. What are the attitudes of the older generation and the younger generation toward
money?
A) The former thinks more of it than the latter.
B) The younger generation values money more than the older generation.
C) Both generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money.
D) The former regards it as a real commodity while the latter considers it to be a
means to produce more money.
38. The word “tangible” (Para. 4 Line 3) refers to something ________.
A) that is precious
B) that is usable
C) that can be touched
D) that can be reproduced
39. According to this passage, a modern banker should be ________.
A) ambitious and friendly
B) reliable and powerful
C) sensible and impenetrable
D) imaginative and creative
40. It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s attitude towards the new trend
in banking is ________.
A) cautious
B) regretful
C) positive
D) hostile
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
41. Let’s leave the question ________ for a moment.
A) off
B) out
C) down
D) aside
42. A large fish was slowly swimming through the water, its tail ________ back and
forth like the pendulum of a clock.
A) swung
B) swinging
C) was swung
D) was swinging
43. The cells were designed to ________ sunshine to electricity to run a motor.
A) modify
B) alter
C) convert
D) exchange
44. The fire started on the first floor of the hospital,, are elderly and weak.
A) many of whose patients
B) many of which patients
C) many of its patients
D) many patients of whom
45. He was determined that none of his children would be ________ an education.
A) declined
B) cancelled
C) denied
D) ceased
46. Singing is one of the oldest and possibly most ________ practised forms of art.
A) uniquely
B) practically
C) universally
D) predominantly
47. Few people realize how rich that area is. It is a land of treasure ________ treasure.
A) increased by
B) derived from
C) turned over
D) piled on
48. The jeweler assured Mr. White that the stone was a ________ diamond and not an
imitation.
A) graceful
B) genuine
C) glittering
D) genius
49. In the southwestern part of the United States ________ built in the last century.
A) they are many abandoned mining towns
B) where there are many abandoned mining towns
C) are many abandoned mining towns
D) many abandoned mining towns are
50. As the clouds drifted away an even higher peak became ________ to the climbers.
A) visible
B) obvious
C) present
D) apparent
51. The remarkable gains in the general health of the population in the world have been
due in large measure ________ the efforts of some great doctors.
A) for
B) with
C) by
D) to
52. He appeared in the court and supplied the facts ________ to the ease.
A) subject
B) relevant
C) attached
D) corresponding
53. John did not have to write the composition if he didn’t want to. It was ________.
A) optional
B) suitable
C) critical
D) elemental
54. The ________ for speeding is a fine of ten dollars.
A) violation
B) admission
C) penalty
D) excess
55. A ________ exercise such as running is helpful to our health.
A) vigorous
B) cautious
C) precious
D) various
56. In sharp ________ to John, who is frank. Henry is too sophisticated.
A) conflict
B) contrast
C) comparison
D) contradiction
57. On a small farm in a dry climate one should not grow crops that need ________
space and a lot of water to ripen.
A) quantitative
B) significant
C) extensive
D) considerable
58. The doctor told the pupils that an ________ disease was one that could be passed
from one person to another.
A) infectious
B) expanding
C) overwhelming
D) inherent
59. It would be surprising for ________ any objections to the proposal.
A) not to be
B) it not to be
C) there not to be
D) there to be not
60. She was pale with ________ after working for three shifts in succession.
A) cold
B) fatigue
C) emotion
D) fright
61. What a ________ person says or does today agrees with what he said or did
yesterday.
A) consistent
B) harmonious
C) constant
D) sensible
62. Jane and Tim still remember that it was ________, their parents, who encouraged
then to continue their education.
A) these
B) who
C) they
D) whom
63. You did tell me what to do. If only I ________ your advice.
A) would take
B) had taken
C) took
D) have taken
64. Everyone asked me where he was, but it was ________ a mystery to me as to them.
A) as much of
B) much of
C) as such
D) as of
65. The dry summer the supply of fresh vegetables.
A) induced
B) diminished
C) dominated
D) manipulated
66. The information was later admitted ________ from unreliable sources.
A) that it was obtained
B) that it has been obtained
C) to be obtained
D) to have been obtained
67. What sort of ________ can you get for the night in a city like this!
A) commission
B) interaction
C) accommodation
D) recommendation
68. He has been looking everywhere for you, and he still ________.
A) does
B) has been
C) has
D) is
69. This is one of the rarest questions that ________ at such a meeting.
A) has ever been raised
B) is raised
C) are raised
D) have ever been raised
70. He never hesitates to make such criticisms ________ are considered helpful to
other.
A) that
B) as
C) which
D) what
Part 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 the corresponding 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:
╱. 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 having
a school subject are valid for ∧study of television. 3. ______the______
This passage discusses one way methane (甲烷) gas is made. And it has something also to do with the work (71) of termites (白蚁).
and they’ll offer us a new way to keep us warmly! (80)
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition based on the following graph which shows the change in the number of filmgoers
and TV watchers in a certain city. The title of the composition is: Film Is
Giving Way to TV. You should write no less than 120 words for your
composition and it must include the following ideas (given in Chinese):
1. 电影观众越来越少
2. 电视观众越来越多，因为…
3. 然而还是有人喜欢看电影，因为…
Quote as few figures as possible. Remember to write your composition in readable handwriting.
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2018年英语六级考试试题及答案 PartⅠWriting 1.【题干】For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of building trust between business and consumers. You can cite examples to illustrate your views. 150-200 words. 【答案】Without a doubt, a mutually-trusted relation between businesses and consumers is important for the two parties. First of all, though business is objective, cooperation is relatively subjective. Only when a consumer believe in what a businessman is selling, he or she could decide to buy something from the man. In reality, I have seen too many consumers purchase or refuse one commodity only because they like or dislike the salesman who they meet, especially when they are in a bad mood. Secondly, when one businessman consider that a customer trusts him, he would feel honored and satisfied thereby giving more preference to the customer. Naturally, when one businessman offers the best quality goods and the best prices to a customer, the customer has no excuse to refuse the businessman. Once such relation informed, both the two parties gain profit from it Hence, both businesses and consumers should work together to form a reciprocal relation. PartⅢReading Section A
2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析（第三套完整版） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend college at home or abroad, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 【参考范文】 Whether to Attend College at Home or Abroad? Currently, with studying abroad gains mounting popularity among people, there is a heated debate about whether to attend college at home or abroad. Opinions on this topic vary from person to person. Some see more benefits in studying at home while others claim that studying abroad is a more ideal choice as it?s more challenging. Personally, I am a strong favorer of the latter view. Listed below are the reasons for my advice. First of all, attending college abroad provides an opportunity to broaden one?s experience and mind. You can acquire cross-cultural experiences and gain new perspectives on your chosen field of study. In addition, studying abroad helps you to polish your social skills; you can make friends with different people with different background. Thirdly, overseas studying is conducive to the formation of an independent, autonomous and tenacious personality, which will ultimately benefit the achievement of our life goals. Just as an old saying goes: “It is better to travel thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.” Then studying abroad can not only enable us to reap in our books, but also in our trips. And this is why attending college abroad is a preferable selection for me. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) 说明：2017年6月大学英语六级真题全国共考了两套听力。本套（即第三套）的听力材料与第一套完全一样，只是选项的顺序不同而已，故本套不再重复给出。 Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
2007年12月大学英语六级考试真题 Passage One Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage. Like most people, I’ve long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, I was disappointed to see that it also decides how I’m treated as a person. Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people. I had customers say and do things to me I suspect they’d never say or do to their most casual acquaintances. One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away, then beckoned (示意) me back with his finger minute later, complaining he was ready to order and asking where I’d been. I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon (勤杂工) plenty of people. But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day I’d be sitting at their table, waiting to be served. Once I graduated I took a job at a community newspaper. From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from everyone who called me. I assumed this was the way the professional world worked — cordially. I soon found out differently. I sat several feet away from an advertising sales representative with a similar name. Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie. The mistake was immediately evident. Perhaps it was because money was involved, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me. My job title made people treat me with courtesy. So it was a shock to return to the restaurant industry. It’s no secret that there’s a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips. The service industry, by definition, exists to cater to others’ needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didn’t g et the difference between server and servant. I’m now applying to graduated school, which means someday I’ll return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want, I think I’ll take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them. 52. The author was disappointed to find that _______. [A] one’s position is used as a gauge to measure one’s intelligence [B] talented people like her should fail to get a respectable job [C] one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person [D] professionals tend to look down upon manual workers 53. What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph? [A] Some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them. [B] People absorbed in a phone conversation tend to be absent-minded. [C] Waitresses are often treated by customers as casual acquaintances. [D] Some customers like to make loud complaints for no reason at all. 54. How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19? [A] She felt it unfair to be treated as a mere servant by professional. [B] She felt badly hurt when her customers regarded her as a peon. [C] She was embarrassed each time her customers joked with her. [D] She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior. 55. What does the author imply by saying “…many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant”(Lines 3-4, Para.7)? [A] Those who cater to others’ needs are destined to be looked down upon.
2019年6 月大学英语六级考试真题(第2 套) Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of mutual understanding and respect in interpersonal relationships. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. PartⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) A six- month-long negotiation. B) Preparations for the party. C) A project with a troublesome client. D) Gift wrapping for the colleagues. 2. A) Take wedding photos. B) Advertise her company. C) Start a small business. D) Throw a celebration party. 3. A) Hesitant. B) Nervous. C) Flattered. D) Surprised. 4. A) Start her own bakery. B) Improve her baking skill. C) Share her cooking experience. D) Prepare for the wedding. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the recording you have just heard. 5. A) They have to spend more time studying. B) They have to participate in club activities. C) They have to be more responsible for what they do. D) They have to choose a specific academic discipline. 6. A) Get ready for a career. B) Make a lot of friends.
大学英语六级CET6真题及答案 part i listening comprehension (20 minutes) section a 1.a) the dean should have consulted her on the appointment. b) dr. holden should have taken over the position earlier. c) she doesn’t think dr. holden has made a wise choice. d) dr. holden is the best person for the chairmanship. 2 .a) they’ll keep in touch during the summer vacation b) they’ll hold a party before the summer vacation c) they’ll do odd jobs together at the school library d) they’ll get back to their school once in a while 3. a)peaches are in season now. b)peaches are not at their best now. c)the woman didn’t know how to bargain. d)the woman helped the man choose the fruit. 4.a)they join the physics club. b)they ask for an extension of the deadline. c)they work on the assignment together. d)they choose an easier assignment. 5.a)she admires jean’s straightforwardness b)she thinks dr. brown deserves the praise c)she will talk to jean about what happened d)she believes jean was rude to dr. brown 6.a)he liked writing when he was a child b)he enjoyed reading stories in reader’s digest c)he used to be an editor of reader’s digest d)he became well known at the age of six 7.a)he shows great enthusiasm for his studies b)he is a very versatile person c)he has no talent for tennis d)he does not study hard enough 8 a) john has lost something at the railway station b) there are several railway stations in the city c) it will be very difficult for them to find john d) the train that john is taking will arrive soon 9. a)its rapid growth is beneficial to the world
2011年6月大学英语六级真题及答案 Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2. Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage. How good are you at saying "no"? For many, it's surprisingly difficult. This is especially true of editors, who by nature tend to be eager and engaged participants in everything they do. Consider these scenarios: It's late in the day. That front-page package you've been working on is nearly complete; one last edit and it's finished. Enter the executive editor, who makes a suggestion requiring a more-than-modest rearrangement of the design and the addition of an information box. You want to scream: "No! It's done!" What do you do? The first rule of saying no to the boss is don't say no. She probably has something in mind when she makes suggestions, and it's up to you to find out what. The second rule is don't raise the stakes by challenging her authority. That issue is already decided. The third rule is to be ready to cite options and consequences. The boss's suggestions might be appropriate, but there are always consequences. She might not know about the pages backing up that need attention, or about the designer who had to go home sick. Tell her she can have what she wants, but explain the consequences. Understand what she's trying to accomplish and propose a Plan B that will make it happen without destroying what you've done so far. Here's another case. Your least-favorite reporter suggests a dumb story idea. This one should be easy, but it's not. If you say no, even politely, you risk inhibiting further ideas, not just from that reporter, but from others who heard that you turned down the idea. This scenario is common in newsrooms that lack a systematic way to filter story suggestions. Two steps are necessary. First, you need a system for how stories are proposed and reviewed. Reporters can tolerate rejection of their ideas if they believe they were given a fair hearing. Your gut reaction (本能反应) and dismissive rejection, even of a worthless idea, might not qualify as systematic or fair. Second, the people you work with need to negotiate a "What if ...?" agreement covering "What if my idea is turned down?" How are people expected to react? Is there an appeal process? Can they refine the idea and resubmit it? By anticipating "What if...?" situations before they happen, you can reach understanding that will help ease you out of confrontations. 47. Instead of directly saying no to your boss, you should find out __________. 48. The author's second warning is that we should avoid running a greater risk by __________. 49. One way of responding to your boss's suggestion is to explain the __________ to her and offer an alternative solution. 50. To ensure fairness to reporters, it is important to set up a system for stories to __________. 51. People who learn to anticipate "What if...?" situations will be able to reach understanding and avoid __________. Section B Directions:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage. At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or bad for the economy? The American public overwhelmingly thinks they're bad. Yet the consensus among most economists is