CET-6大学英语6级阅读

2021年大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及答案解析Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A1. A) Excited.B) Pleased.C) Moved.D) Disappointed.2. A) She hasn’t been well lately.B) She wants a technician to repair it.C) She feels unhappy without the TV set.D) She wants him to fix it at once.3. A) He often complains about his job.B) He is not interested in office work.C) He likes his job very much.D) He does mind all the overtime.4. A) Her mother did her hair.B) She inherited it.C) Her mother designed.D) Her hair is modeled.5. A) Allen does twice as much work as the rest.B) Allen will do the assignment in two hours.C) Allen is very careless with his homework.D) Allen works twice as fast as the rest.6. A) The man is looking for a book.B) The woman is a librarian.C) The book was of little help to the man.D) The book was of great help to the man.7. A) 6.B) 15.C) 14.D) 29.8. A) Maybe the invitation was too late.B) The man’s wife didn’t invite Margaret.C) Margaret promised to come, but later she changed her mind.D) Margaret will come any moment.9. A) To go to bed.B) To check her family expenses.C) To stay upstairs.D) To rest for a while.10. A) John is usually late.B) John will not show up.C) John will be there at eight-thirty.D) John is usually on time.Section BPassage One11. A) Some piano pieces.B) Songs sung by African singers.C) A new kind of music.D) Music from different parts of the world.12. A) Tenderness.B) Happiness.C) Love.D) Sadness.13. A) How much people like sad music.B) Why music is an important form of art.C) How music expresses people’s feelings.D) In what way classic music differs from pop music.Passage Two14. A) The way you pursue it.B) The interest you have.C) The time you can afford.D) The money you spend on it.15. A) Playing tennis.B) Playing cards.C) Collecting coins.D) Collecting stamps.16. A) One can always find time to pursue a hobby.B) A hobby is of particular importance to a political figure.C) The correct choice of a hobby depends on one’s racial position.D) Everyone should learn how to choose a hobby from Winston Churchill.Passage Three21. A) To train students to be successful scholars.B) To teach students to be good citizens.C) To teach students to work hard.D) To train students to be social workers.18. A) To do better in math and science.B) To compete with each other.C) To obey the teacher.D) To help each other.19. A) Relaxing.B) Boring.C) Tense.D) Serious.20. A) Low scores of the students.B) Teachers’ impatience.C) Bad behavior among children.D) Heavy course load.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneMerchant and passenger ships are generally required to have a life preserver for every person aboard and, in many cases, a certain percentage of smaller sizes for children. According to United States Coast Guard requirements, life preservers must be simple in design, reversible, capable of being quickly adjusted to fit the uninitiated individual, and must be so designed as to support the wearer in the water in an upright or slightly backward position.Sufficient buoyancy (浮力) to support the wearer should be retained by the life preserver after 48 hour in the water, and it should be reliable even after long period of storage. Thus it should be made of materials resistant to sunlight, gasoline, and oils, and it should be not easily set on fire.The position in which the life preserver will support a person who jumps or falls into the water is most important, as is its tendency to turn the wearer in the water from a face-down position to an upright or slightly backward position, with his face clear of the water, even when the wearer is exhausted or unconscious.The method of adjustment to the body should be simple, and self-evident to uninitiated persons even in the dark under the confused conditions which follow a disaster. Thus, the life preserver should be reversible, so that it is nearly impossible to set it on wrong. Catches, straps, and ties should be kept to a minimum. In addition, the life preserver must be adjustable to the wide variety of shapes and sizes of wearers, since this greatly affects the position of floating and the self-righting qualities. A suitable life preserver should also be comfortable to wear at all times, in and out of the water, not so heavy as to encourage to take it off on shipboard while the ship is in danger, nor so burdensome that it hinders a person in the water while trying to swim.21. The passage is mainly about ________.A) the uses of life preserversB) the design of life preserversC) the materials for life preserversD) the buoyancy of life preservers22. According to the passage, a life preserver should be first of all, ________.A) adjustableB) comfortableC) self-evidentD) self-righting23. United States Coast Guard does NOT require the life preserver to the made________.A) with as few strings as possibleB) capable of being worn on both sidesC) according to each wearer’s sizeD) comfortable and light to wear24. By “the uninitiated individual” (Para. 1,line 6) the author refers to the person________.A) who has not been instructed how to use a life preserverB) who has a little experience in using a life preserverC) who uses a life preserver without permissionD) who becomes nervous before a disaster25. What would happen if a person were supported by the life preserver in a wrongposition?A) The waves would move him backwards.B) The water would choke him.C) He would immediately sink to the bottom.D) He would be exhausted or unconscious.Passage TwoA hundred years ago it was assumed and scientifically “proved” by economists that the laws of society made it necessary to have a vast army of poor and jobless people in order to keep the economy going. Today, hardly anybody would dare to voice this principle. It is generally accepted that nobody should be excluded from the wealth Western industrialized countries, a system of insurance has been introduced which guarantees everyone a minimum of subsistence (生活维持费) in case of unemployment, sickness and old age. I would go one step further and argue that, even if these conditions are not present, everyone has the right to receive the means to subsist (维持生活), in other words, he can claim this subsistence minimu m without having to have any “reason”.I would suggest, however, that it should be limited to a definite period of time, let’s say two years, so as to avoid the encouraging of an abnormal attitude which refused any kind of social obligation.This may sound like a fantastic proposal, but so, I think, our insurance system would have sounded to people a hundred years ago. The main objection to such a scheme would be that if each person were entitled to receive minimum support, people would not work. This assumption rests on the fallacy of the inherent laziness in human nature, actually, aside from abnormally lazy people, there would be very few who would not want to earn more than the minimum, and who would prefer to do nothing rather than work.However, the suspicions against a system of guaranteed subsistence minimum are not groundless, from the standpoint of those who want to use ownership of capital for the purpose of forcing others to accept the work conditions they offer. If nobody were forced to accept work in order not to starve, work would have to be sufficiently interesting andattractive to induce one to accept it. Freedom of contract is possible only if both parties are free to accept and reject it; in the present capitalist system this is not the case.But such a system would not only be the beginning of real freedom of contract between employers and employees, its principal advantage would be the improvement of freedom in inter-personal relationships in every sphere of daily life.26. People used to think that poverty and unemployment were due to ________.A) the slow development of the economyB) the poor and jobless people’s own faultsC) the lack of responsibility on the part of societyD) the large number of people who were not well-educated27. Now it is widely accepted that ________.A) the present system of social insurance should be improvedB) everybody should be granted a minimum of subsistence without any “reason”C) everybody has the right to share in the wealth of the countryD) people have to change their attitude towards the poor28. The writer argues that a system of social insurance should ________.A) provide benefits for the sick, old and unemployedB) encourage people to take on more social obligationsC) guarantee everyone the right to be employedD) provide everyone with the right to a minimum subsistence for a certain period29. The word “fallacy” (Para. 2. L. 6) means ________.A) doubtB) factC) strong argumentD) wrong belief30. According to the writer, a system of guaranteed subsistence minimum ________.A) demands too much from societyB) makes freedom of contract impossibleC) helps people take interest in their workD) helps bring about changes in the relationship among peoplePassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.The newborn can see the difference between various shapes and patterns from birth. He prefers patterns to dull or bright solid colors and looks longer at stripes and angles than at circular patterns. Within three weeks, however, his preference shifts dramatically to the human face.Why should a baby with so little visual experience attend more to a human face than to any other kind of pattern’? Some scientists think this preference represents a built in advantage for the human species. The object of prime importance to the physically helpless infant is a human being. Babies seem to have a natural tendency to the human face as potentially rewarding. Researchers also point out that the newborn wisely relies more on pattern than on outline, size, or color. Pattern remains stable, while outline changes with point of view; size, with distance from an object; and brightness and color, with lighting.Mothers have always claimed that they could see their newborns looking at them as they held them, despite what they have been told. The experts who thought that perception (知觉) had to await physical development and the consequence of action were wrong for several reasons. Earlier research techniques were less sophisticated than they are today. Physical skills were once used to indicate perception of objects-skills like visual tracking and reaching for an object, both of which the newborn does poorly. Then, too, assumptions that the newborn’s eye and brain were too immature for anything as sophisticated as pattern recognition caused opposing data to be thrown away. Since perception of form was widely believed to follow perception of more “basic” qualities such as color and brightness, the possibility of its presence from birth was rejected.31. What does a newborn baby like to see most’?A) Bright colors.B) Circular patterns.C) Stripes and angles.D) Various shapes.32. The newborn pays more attention to a human face than any other kind of objectsbecause ________.A) he sees a human face more often than any other kind of patternB) he has an inherent ability to regard a human being as helpfulC) a human face is the most complex pattern he can seeD) a human face is often accompanied by a pleasant voice33. Contrary to what they believe, mothers have been told that newborns ________.A) care little about a human faceB) can’t track their movementsC) can’t see their facesD) can easily perceive brightness34. In earlier researches on the newborn’s perception, scientists ________.A) ignored evidence contrary to their assumptionsB) believed that perception of form comes before perception of color and brightnessC) opposed throwing away effective dataD) proved that physical skills come after visual perception35. The main idea of the passage is that ________.A) research techniques are of vital importance scientific investigationB) the findings of earlier scientific researchers often prove wrongC) newborns can perceive forms from birthD) more often than not the claims of mothers are reliablePassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Albert Einstein recalled his learning problems philosophically: “My intellectual (智力的) development was slow, as a result of which I began to wonder about space and time only when I had already grown up. Naturally, I could go deeper into the problem than a child.” And so, 11 years after dismissal from school, young Albert Einstein published the theory of relativity that changed our understanding of the universe.No one in this century has been more widely recognized as a genius than Einstein. Yet his problems with early intellectual development and his peculiar gifts cast great doubt on all our conventional ideas about genius, intelligence or “I.Q.” (智商). On the one hand, Einstein showed early defects in abilities that our mental tests value; on the other hand, his special intellectual faculties went far beyond most definitions of intelligence. Moreover, their growth appears peculiarly gradual, contradicting the popular conception of intelligence as something inborn and fixed. His resolute persistence and his skills in playing games with ideas were apparently as decisive to his genius as any cutting edge of intellect (智能).These powerful aspects of intelligence that conventional definitions overlook are getting close attention in a new wave of research. This comes after years of earlier studies which exposed the narrowness of our usual measures of mental ability. Intelligence, it turns out, is multifaceted and marvelous; it includes personal characteristics, creativity skills and intellectual capabilities that show up on no test. What is most exciting is that some of these iii-defined abilities are possessed by many people. Just knowing about such neglected skills will help us discover and develop untapped (未开发的) potential-in ourselves and in our children.36. This passage is about ________.A) the development of Einstein’s intellectB) the wide recognition of Einstein as a geniusC) conventional ideas concerning geniusD) an insight to the complexity of human intelligence37. According to the passage, when Einstein was at school, he ________.A) fell behind other pupilsB) was fond of studying philosophical problemsC) was proud of his own diligenceD) thought more deeply about the problems of space and time than his classmates38. Which of the following led to Einstein’s success?A) His good skills in game-playing.B) His diligence and powerful mind.C) His unusual insight into the conception of intelligence.D) His decisiveness in taking actions.39. “Multifaceted” (Para. 3, Line 6) probably means ________.A) having many aspectsB) having many abilitiesC) having many skillsD) having many uses40. According to the passage which of the following statements is TRUE’?A) Conventional intelligence tests are not reliable.B) For ordinary people intelligence is something inborn and fixed.C) Einstein was apparently a genius in playing games as well as in scientificresearch.D) Einstein’s early defects in abilities contributed to his later mental development.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. The oil shortage ________ the prices of chemical fertilizers on the world market.A) drove oilB) drove upC) drove inD) drove off42. There are five ________ mistakes in this picture. Can you find them and win aprize?A) intensiveB) deliberateC) plannedD) calculated43. These studies will yield valuable lemons ________.A) in which to save lives and protect propertyB) how to save lives and protect propertyC) in how to save lives and protect propertyD) about those to save lives and protect property44. The school offered flexible courses for farmers, ________ more hours of studywhen farm work was not heavy.A) withB) withoutC) inD) for45. Part of the cost of many articles is taken as tax by the government ________ thecommunity.A) in place ofB) on account ofC) in terms ofD) on behalf of46. Soldiers act in ________ to the orders of their officers.A) obligationB) objectionC) obedienceD) offence47. ________ after the Second World War that test pilots first attempted to break the“Sound barrier.”A) It was shortlyB) Until shortlyC) Shortly was itD) Shortly48. ________ in the Atacama Desert.A) It never virtually rainsB) It virtually never rainsC) Never it rains virtuallyD) Never virtually it rains49. Society now requires the university to be a part of the community. ________,students themselves expect to play a role in the affairs of society.A) HenceB) HoweverC) MoreoverD) Otherwise50. Superconductors lose electrical resistance only ________ subjected to intense cold.A) throughB) whenC) asD) by51. Those who lie and cheat will never ________ it.A) get on withB) get back toC) get away withD) get off with52. A foreign language like English is difficult to learn, so you ________ work too hard.A) shouldB) mustn’tC) can’tD) ought to53. Cultural life in England takes so many forms that a brief summary can only attemptto ________ its variety.A) suggestB) remindC) considerD) propose54. There are ________ periods in an animal’s life when it is capable of learning a greatdeal in a very short time.A) urgentB) violentC) seriousD) critical55. Do employers in your country ________ workers for in juries suffered at theirwork?A) conformB) conflictC) compelD) compensate56. Since they betrayed us, they have no hope of convincing ________ their sincerity.A) withB) forC) inD) of57. They assured us that ________ was waiting for they were there to share it.A) whatB) whateverC) itD) whoever58. ________ exposure to dirty air can cause people suffer from some diseases.A) RaisedB) ProlongedC) ExpandedD) Enlarged59. ________ about one of the most rapidly changing countries in a ceaselesslychanging world is not all easy.A) Being informedB) To be informingC) Have in formedD) Informed60. Though you stay in the sea for weeks, you will not ________ contact with theoutside world.A) loseB) fallC) missD) fail61. Visitors to England sometimes find the lack of public activities in the evenings________.A) depressedB) depressionC) depressingD) depressingly62. Julie is one of those women who always ________ the latest fashions.A) look afterB) keep up withC) run forD) go in for63. This traditional entertainment for children in America has never, ________ I know,become popular in China.A) as far asB) as muchC) to the extent thatD) so long as64. Mr. Smith attends to the ________ of important business himself:A) transmissionB) transformationC) transactionD) transition65. Besides what you have explained, can you think of ________ reason for theirterrible action?A) anyB) elseC) otherD) another66. The chairman threatened ________ if his policies were not adopted.A) to resignB) resigningC) to be resignedD) being resigned67. She was able to give the police a full account of since she had been ________ to it.A) an observerB) an on-lookerC) a watcherD) a witness68. Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of which was very ________.A) obscureB) upsettingC) distantD) inferior69. Although the national government has introduced some new laws on this subject, itis the ________ state governments which are responsible for pollution control.A) preciselyB) primarilyC) progressivelyD) preliminarily70. He would ________ it that his son took a livelier interest in politics.A) see intoB) see throughC) see aboutD) see toPart 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______By the time of the Civil War, there were many differences between the North and the South.For instance, the population of the (71) North was far greater than of the South. (72) Twenty-two million people lived in the North; nine million lived in the South. To the nine million people in the South, more than three million were (73) slaves, many ofThe Southern leaders hoped to gain war supplies from European countries. They planned to buy their crops (78) to England and France in return for guns and ammunition to fight the war. (79)Except its industry, the North also had a larger network of railroads to transport supplies. (80) The South, which had few railroads, depended on its waterways to transport men and supplies.Moreover, the North had an establishing army, navy, and government, while the South had to begin organizing its self military force.Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about Man Is to Survive. You should base your writing on the following outline:1. 人类面临的问题(如能源、疾病、污染、人口等)2. 悲观的看法(如人类将无法生存)3. 人类的智慧和出路Your composition should be no less than 120 words. Be sure to write your composition in readable handwriting.Man Is to Survive2021六级参考答案Part I。

1996年1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.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 afternoon. 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) The flight has been canceled.B) The plane is late.C) The plane is on time.D) The tickets for this flight have been sold out.2. A) He is not to blame.B) It was his fault.C) He will accept all responsibility.D) He will be more careful next time.3. A) The man is a forgetful person.B) The typewriter is not new.C) The man can have the typewriter later.D) The man misunderstood her.4. A) There will be heavy fog in all areas.B) There will be heavy rain by midnight.C) There will be heavy fog in the east.D) There will be fog in all areas by midnight.5. A) She’s scornful.B) She’s angry.C) She’s sympathetic.D) She’s worried.6. A) He likes the job of a dish-washer because it pays well.B) He thinks it’s important to have a good job from the beginning.C) He hates to be a dish-washer because it’s boring.D) He would work as a dish-washer in summer if he has to.7. A) She must learn to understand John’s humor better.B) She enjoys John’s humor a great deal.C) She doesn’t appreciate John’s humor.D) She thinks John is not funny enough.8. A) Joan may have taken a wrong train.B) Joan will miss the next conference.C) Joan won’t come to the conference.D) Joan may be late for the opening speech.9. A) She has been dismissed for her poor performance.B) She has been fired by the company.C) She has been granted leave for one month.D) She has been offered a new job.10. A) It will last for two weeks.B) It has come to a halt.C) It will end before long.D) It will probably continue.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of passage, youwill 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 oneQuestion 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) She was an office worker.B) She was a physician.C) She was a cleaner.D) She was a social worker.12. A) Because she could not sleep well at night.B) Because she hoped to earn more money.C) Because she could not find a daytime job.D) Because she needed a change and a lighter job.13. A) She works six nights every fortnight.B) She does not take part in social activities in her working days.C) She has been a night nurse in a hospital for about 25 years.D) She is not satisfied with her present job.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) A small town in Britain.B) A new type of jail.C) A labour camp.D) A big gymnasium in Scotland.15. A) Women criminals in Scotland.B) Criminals who are given long sentences.C) Criminals who are given short sentences.D) Criminals in Scotland.16. A) The reward the prisoners get for their work.B) The comfortable accommodation.C) The way the prisoners are treated.D) The officers’ sympathy for the prisoners.17. A) To give the prisoners more freedom.B) To help the prisoners keep their self-respect.C) To help the prisoners develop the sense of independence.D) To turn the prisoners into skilled workers.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) On an airplane.B) Near the terminal building.C) In a coach to the city.D) In the waiting room.19. A) Near the airport hotel.B) At the travelers’ information desk.C) Outside the Customs Hall.D) In the center of the city.20. A) The departure tax they have to pay on their next international flight.B) The distance they have to travel from the airport to the city center.C) The prices the major hotels charge.D) The place where taxis are waiting to be hired.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:Material culture refers to the touchable, material “things”—physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, used—that a culture produces. Examining a culture’s tools and technology can tell us about the group’s history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the music-culture. The most vivid bod y of “things” in it, of course, are musical instruments. We cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph wasinvented, so we rely on instruments for important information about music-cultures it the remote past and their development. Here we have two kinds of evidence: instruments well preserved and instruments pictures in art. Through the study of instruments, as well preserved Paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore the movement of music from the Neat East to China over a thousand years ago, or we can outline the spread of Near eastern influence to Europe that results in the development of most of the instruments on the symphony orchestra.Sheet music or printed music, too is material culture. Scholars once defined folk music-cultures as those in with people learn and sing music by ear rather than from print, but research show mutual influence among oral and written sources during the past few centuries in Europe, Britain, and America, printed versions limit variety because they tend to standardize any song, yet they stimulate people to create new and different songs. Besides, the ability to read music notation has a far-reaching effect on musicians and, when it becomes widespread, on the music-culture as a whole.One more important part of music’s material culture should be singled out the influence of the electronic media-radio, record player, tape recorder, television, and videocassette, with the future promising talking and singing computers and other developments. This all part of the “information revolution,” a twentieth century phenomenon as important as the industrial revolution was in the nineteenth. These electronic media are not just limited to modem nations; they have affected music-cultures all over the globe.21. Research into the material culture of a nation’s of great importance ________.A) it helps produce new cultural tools and technologyB) it can reflect the development of the nationC) it helps understand the nation’s Fast and presentD) it can demonstrate the nation’s civilization22. It can be learned from this passage that ________.A) the existence of the symphony was attributed to the spread of Near Eastern andChinese musicB) Near Eastern music had influence on the of the instruments in the symphonyorchestraC) the development of the symphony shows the mutual influence of Eastern andWestern musicD) the musical instruments in the symphony basis of Near Eastern music23. According to the author, music notation is important because ________.A) it has a great effect on the music-culture as more and more people are able toread itB) it tends to standard folk sings when it is used by folk musiciansC) it is the printed version of standardized folk musicD) it encourages people to popularize printed versions of songs24. It can be concluded from the passage that the introduction of electronic media intothe world of music ________.A) has brought about an information revolutionB) has speeded up the arrival of a new generation of computersC) has given rise to new forms of music cultureD) has given to the transformation of traditional musical instruments25. Which of the following best summarized the main idea of the passage?A) Musical instruments developed through the years will sooner later be replacedby computers.B) Music cannot be passed on to future generation unless it is recorded.C) Folk songs cannot spread far unless they are printed on music sheets.D) The development of music culture is highly dependent or its material aspect. Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.The question of whether war is inevitable is one which has concerned many of the world’s great writers. Before considering this question, it will useful to introduce some related concepts. Conflict, defined as opposition among social entities directed against one another is distinguished from competition, defined as opposition among social entities independently striving for some thing which is in inadequate supply. Competitors may not be aware of one another, while the parties to a conflict are. Conflict and vice of one another.Opposition is thus contrasted with cooperation, the process by which social entities function in the service of one another. These definitions are necessary because it is important to emphasize that competition between individuals or groups is inevitable in a world of limited resources, but conflict is not. Conflict, nevertheless, is very likely to occur, and is probably an essential and desirable element of human societies.Many authors have argued for the inevitability of war from the premise that in the struggle for existence among animal species, only the fittest survive. In general, however this struggle in nature’s competition, not conflict. Social animals, such as monkeys and cattle, fight to win or maintain leadership of the group. The struggle for existence occurs not in such fights but in the competition for limited feeding areas and for the occupancy of areas free from meet-eating animals. Those who fail in competition starve to death or become victims to other species. This struggle for existence does not resemble human war, but rather the competition of individuals for jobs, markets, and materials. The essence of the struggle is the competition for the necessities of life that are insufficient to satisfy all.Among nations there is competition in developing resources trades, skills, and a satisfactory way of life. The successful nations grow and prosper; the unsuccessfuldecline. While it is true that this competition may induce efforts to expand territory at the expense of others, and thus lead to conflict, it cannot be said that war-like conflict among nations is inevitable, although competition is.26. In the first paragraph, the author gives the definitions of some term in order to________.A) argue for the similarities between and human societiesB) smooth out the conflicts in human societiesC) distinguish between two kinds of oppositionD) summarize the that characteristic features of opposition and cooperation27. According to the author, competition differs from conflict in that ________.A) it results in war in most casesB) it induces efforts to expand territoryC) it is kind of opposition among aria entitiesD) it is essentially a struggle for existence28. The phrase “function in the disservice of one another” (Para. 1) most probablymeans “________”.A) betray each otherB) harm one anotherC) help to collaborate with each otherD) benefit on another29. The author indicates in the passage that conflict ________.A) is an inevitable struggle resulting from competitionB) reflects the struggle among social animalsC) is an opposition among individual social animalsD) can be avoided30. The passage i s probably intended to answer the question “________”.A) Is war inevitable?B) Why is there conflict and competition?C) Is conflict desirable?D) Can competition lead to conflict?Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.As Dr. Samuel Johnson said in a different era about ladies preaching, the surprising thing about computer is not that they think less well than a man, but that they think at all. The early electronic computer did not have much going for it except a marvelousmemory and some good math skills. But today the best models can be wired up to learn by experience, follow an argument, ask proper questions and write poetry and write poetry and music. They can also carry on somewhat puzzling conversations.Computers imitate life. As computer get more complex, the imitation gets better. Finally, the line between the original and the copy becomes unclear. In another 15 years or so, we will the computer as a new form of life.The opinion seems ridiculous because, for one thing, computers lack the drives and emotions of living creatures. But drives car can be programmed into the computer’s brain just as nature programmed them into our human brains as a part of the equipment for survival.Computers match people in some roles, and when fast decisions are needed in a crisis, they often surpass them. Having evolved when the pace of life was slower, the human brain has an inherent defect that prevents it from absorbing several streams of information simultaneously and acting on them quickly. Throw too many things at the brain one time and it freezes up.We are still control, but the capabilities of computer are increasing at a fantastic rate, while raw human intelligence is changing slowly, if as all. Computer power has increased ten times every eight years since 1946. In the 1990s, when the sixth generation appears, the reasoning power of an intelligence built out of silicon will begin to match that of the human brain.That does not mean the evolution of intelligence has ended on the earth. Judging by the he past, we can expect that a new species will arise out of man, surpassing his achievements those of his predecessor. Only a carbon chemistry enthusiast would assume that the new species must be man’s flesh-and-blood descendants. The new kind of intelligent life is more I likely to be made of silicon.31. What do you suppose the attitude of Dr. Samuel Johnson towards ladies preaching?A) He believed that ladies were born worse preachers that men.B) He was pleased that ladies could though not as well as men.C) He disapproved of ladies preaching.D) He encouraged ladies to preach.32. Today, computer are still inferior to man in terms of ________.A) decision makingB) drives and feelingsC) growth of reasoning powerD) information absorption33. In terms of making quick decisions, the human brain cannot be compared with thecomputer because ________.A) in the long process of evolution slow pace of life didn’t require such ability ofthe computer because brainB) the human brain is influenced by other factors such as motivation and emotionC) the human brain may sometimes freeze up in a dangerous situationD) the evolution of imitate life while the human brain docs not imitate computers34. Though he think highly of the development of computer science, the author doesn’tmean that ________.A) computers are likely to become a new form of intelligent lifeB) human beings have lost control of computersC) the intelligence of computers will eventually surpass will that of human beingsD) the evolution of intelligence will probably depend on that of electronic brains35. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A) Future man will be made of silicon instead of flesh and blood.B) Some day it will be difficult to tell a computer from a man.C) The reasoning power of computers has already surpassed that of man.D) Future intelligent life may not necessarily be made of organic matter. Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Video recorders and photocopiers, even ticket machines on the railways, often seem unnecessarily difficult to use. Last December I bought myself a Video cassette recorder (VCR) described as “simple to use”. In the first three weeks I failed repeatedly to program the machine to record from the TV, and after months of practice I still made mistakes. I am not alone. According to a survey last year by Ferguson, the British manufacturer, more than one in four VCR owners never use the timer on their machines to record a programme: they don’t use it because they’ve found it far too hard to operate.So why do manufacturers keep on designing and producing VCRS that are awkward to use if the problems are so obvious?First, the problems we notice are not obvious to technically minded designers with years of experience and trained to understand how appliances work. Secondly, designers tend to add one or two features at a time to each model, whereas you or I face all a machine’s features at once. Thirdly, although find problems in a finished product is easily, it is too late by then to do anything about the design. Finally, if manufacturers can get away with selling products that are difficult to use it, it is not worth the effort of any one of them to make improvements.Some manufacturers say they concentrate on providing a wide range of features rather than on making the machines easy to use. But that gives rise to the question, “why can’t you have features that are easy to use?” The answer is you can.Good design practice is a mixture of specific procedures and general principles. For a start, designers should build an original model of the machine and try it out on typical members of the public-not on colleagues in the development laboratory. Simple pubictrials would quickly reveal many design mistakes. In an ideal world, there would be some ways of controlling quality such as that the VCR must be redesigned repeatedly until, say, 90 percent of users can work 90 per cent of the features correctly 90 per cent of the time.36. The author had trouble operating his VCR because ________.A) he had neglected the importance of using the timerB) the machine had far more technical features than necessaryC) he had set about using it without proper trainingD) its operation was far more difficult than the designer intended it to be31. According to the author, manufacturers ________.A should add more useful features to their machinesB) often fail to make their products easy to useC) should make their appliances as attractive as possibleD) often fail provide proper training in the use of their products38. It seems that manufacturers will remain reluctant to make improvements unless________.A) they can do so as a very low costB) they find their machines hard to operateC) they have difficulty selling their productsD) they receive a lot of complaints about their machines39. According to the passage before a VCR is cold on the market, its original modelshould be tried out ________.A) among ordinary consumers who are not technically mindedB) among people who are technically mindedC) among experienced technicians and potential usersD) among people who are in charge of public relations40. One of the reasons why VCRs are so difficult to use is that ________.A) the designers are often insensitive to the operational complexities of theirmachinesB) the range of features provided is unlimitedC) there is no ideal way of controlling qualityD) their designers often ignore the complaints of their usesPart 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. The police accused him of setting fire to the building but the denied ________ inthe area on the night of the fire.A) to beB) to have beenC) having beenD) be42. The schoolmaster ________ the girl’s bravery in his opening speech.A) applaudedB) enhancedC) elevatedD) clapped43. The place did not appear to be popular, for it was completely deserted, and in anycase ________ to traffic.A) inadequateB) inaccessibleC) incompatibleD) insignificant44. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ________ to its burningtemperature.A) is heatedB) will be heatedC) be heatedD) would be heated45. The secret agent concealed her mission, therefore many local people were________ was a good person.A) betrayedB) drivenC) deceivedD) convinced46. Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such an article to be printed________ is me.A) aboveB) outsideC) besideD) beyond47. When business is ________, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment.A) degradedB) depressedC) reducedD) lessened48. As far as the rank of concerned an associate profess is ________ to a professorthough they are almost equally knowledgeable.A) attachedB) subsidiaryC) previousD) inferior49. This book will show the readers ________ can be used in other contexts.A) how that they have observedB) that how they have observedC) how what they have observedD) that they have observed50. The plane ________, its exploding as it hit the ground.A) smashedB) crushedC) plungedD) crashed51. He believed that the greatest of his ________ was that he’d never had a collegeeducation.A) grievesB) misfortunesC) disastersD) sorrows52. ________ your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise toplace too much importance on them.A) AsB) SinceC) ProvidedD) While53. That local government leaders are making every effort to ________ the problem ofpoverty.A) abolishB) tackleC) removeD) encounter54. Although Asian countries are generally more ________ in social customs thanWestern countries, there have several to notable examples of women in both China and India.A) conservativeB) confidentialC) comprehensiveD) consistent55. ________ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising howrelatively small the German economy actually is.A) To giveB) GivenC) GivingD) Having given56. Although the two players are in the tennis court, they are really good friends________.A) partnersB) enemiesC) rivalsD) companions57. The girl was ________ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large departmentstore.A) preliminarilyB) presumablyC) formallyD) formerly58. I don’t think this question is subordinate ________ the main aim of our company.A) withB) toC) forD) on59. While admitting that this forecast was ________ uncertain, the scientists warnedagainst treating it as a cry of wolf.A) anyhowB) somewhereC) somewhatD) anyway60. The United States is trying to ________ the problems created by the energy crisis.A) put up withB) submit toC) comply withD) cope with61. Some people viewed the findings with caution, noting that a cause relationshipbetween passive smoking and cancer remains ________.A) to be shownB) to have shownC) to have been shownD) being shown62. The economic crises in that country have threatened the ________ of thegovernment.A) stabilityB) capabilityC) persistenceD) permanence63. Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell they have ________vision.A) vigorousB) exactC) acuteD) vivid64. Rebecca ________ me earlier if she did not like her house she bought last month.A) toldB) would tellC) had toldD) would have told65. By moving the radar beam around slowly in circles, we can ________ thesurroundings.A) exploreB) exposeC) exploitD) expand66. The Washington Monument is a hollow shaft without a break ________ its surfaceexcept for the tiny entrance.A) inB) withC) fromD) to67. The traffic police were searching for evidence to prove the accused man’s ________,but in vain.A) mistakeB) guiltC) faultD) defeat68. The world’s greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur idealthat ________ matters is not winning but participating.A) anythingB) itC) whatD) everything69. Very few scientists ________ completely new answers to the world’s problems.A) come up withB) come outC) come roundD) come up to70. The polite are suspicious ________ his words because he already has a record.A) toB) atC) onD) ofPart 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 periodsMany of the arguments having╱ used for the study of literature as 2. _______\_______ a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. ______the______Most studies suggest that when women and men do the same job and have the experience, pay rates tend to be similar. Most of the dollar differences stem from fact that (71) women tend to be more recently employed and have more (72) years on the job. Whether women who have started a career will attain pay equality with men rest on at least two factors. (73)First, will most of them continue part time at their jobs after (74) they have children?A break in their employment, or a decision (75) to work part time, will slow its raises and promotions because it would for men. Second, will male-dominated (76) companies elevate women to higher-paid jobs at the different (77) rate as they elevate men? On some fields, this had clearly not (78) happened. Many men, for example, have committed their (79) lives to teaching careers, yet relative few have become (80) principals or headmasters.Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Why I Take the College English Test Band 6? You should write at。

2014年6月英语六级考试真题试卷（第1套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump to conclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.1. A) College tuition has become a heavy burden for the students.B) College students are in general politically active nowadays.C) He is doubtful about the effect of the students' action.D) He took part in many protests when he was at college.2. A) Jay is organizing a party for the retiring dean.B) Jay is surprised to learn of the party for him.C) The dean will come to Jay's birthday party.D) The class has kept the party a secret from Jay.3. A) He found his wallet in his briefcase.B) He went, to the lost-and-found office.C) He left his things with his car in the garage.D) He told the woman to go and pick up his car.4. A) The show he directed turned out to be a success.B) He watches only those comedies by famous directors.C) New comedies are exciting, just like those in the 1960s.D) TV comedies have not improved much since the 1960s.5. A) All vegetables should be cooked fresh.B) The man should try out some new recipes.C) Overcooked vegetables are often tasteless.D) The man should stop boiling the vegetables.6. A) Sort out their tax returns.B) Help them tidy up the house.C) Figure out a way to avoid taxes.D) Help them to decode a message.7. A) He didn't expect to complete his work so soon.B) He has devoted a whole month to his research.C) The woman is still trying to finish her work.D) The woman remains a total mystery to him.8. A) He would like to major in psychology too.B) He has failed to register for the course.C) Developmental psychology is newly offered.D) There should be more time for registration.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) The brilliant product, design.B) The new color combinations.C) The unique craftsmanship.D) The texture of the fabrics.10. A) Unique tourist attractions.B) Traditional Thai silks.C) Local handicrafts.D) Fancy products.11. A) It will be on the following weekend.B) It will be out into the countryside.C) It will last only one day.D) It will start tomorrow.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) A good secondary education.B) A pleasant neighbourhood.C) A happy childhood.D) A year of practical training.13. A) He ought to get good vocational training.B) He should be sent to a private school.C) He is academically gifted.D) He is good at carpentry.14. A) Donwell School.B) Enderby High.C) Carlton Abbey.D) Enderby Comprehensive.15. A) Put Keith in a good boarding school.B) Talk with their children about their decision.C) Send their children to a better private school.D) Find out more about the five schools.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A) It will be brightly lit.B) It will be well ventilated.C) It will have a large space for storage.D) It will provide easy access to the disabled.17. A) On the first floor.B) On the ground floor.C) Opposite to the library.D) On the same floor as the labs.18. A) To make the building appear traditional.B) To match the style of construction on the site.C) To cut the construction cost to the minimum.D) To embody the subcommittee's design concepts.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) Sell financial softwareB) Write financial software.C) Train clients to use financial software.D) Conduct research on financial software.20. A) Unsuccessful. B) Rewarding. C) Tedious. D) Important.21. A) He offered online tutorials.B) He held group discussions.C) He gave the trainees lecture notes.D) He provided individual support.22. A) The employees were a bit slow to follow his instruction.B) The trainees' problems has to be dealt with one by one.C) Nobody is able to solve all the problems in a couple of weeks.D) The fault might he in his style of presenting the information.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) Their parents tend to overprotect them.B) Their teachers meet them only in class.C) They have little close contact with adults.D) They rarely read any books about adults.24. A) Real-life cases are simulated for students to learn law.B) Writers and lawyers are brought in to talk to students.C) Opportunities are created for children to become writers.D) More Teacher and Writer Collaboratives are being set up.25. A) Sixth-graders can teach first-graders as well as teachers.B) Children are often the best teachers of other children.C) Paired Learning cultivates the spirit of cooperation.D) Children like to form partnerships with each other.Tests may be the most unpopular part of academic life. Students hate them because they produce fear and __26__ about being evaluated, and a focus on grades instead of learning for learning's sake.But tests are also valuable. A well-constructed test __27__ what you know and what you still need to learn. Tests help you see how your performance __28__ that of others. And knowing that you'll be tested on __29__ material is certainly likely to __30__ you to learn the material more thoroughly.However, there's another reason you might dislike tests: You may assume that tests have the power to __31__ your worth as a person. If you do badly on a test, you may be tempted to believe that you've received some __32__ information about yourself from the professor, information that says you're a failure in some significant way.This is a dangerous-and wrong-headed-assumption. If you do badly on a test, it doesn't mean you're a bad person or stupid. Or that you'll never do better again, and that your life is __33__. If you don't do well on a test, you're the same person you were before you took the test-no better, no worse. You just did badly on a test. That's it.__34__, tests are not a measure of your value as an individual-they are a measure only of how well and how much you studied. Tests are tools; they are indirect and _35__ measures of what we know.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.For investors who desire low risk and guaranteed income, U. S. government bonds are a secure investment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government. Municipal bonds, also secure, are offered by local governments and often have __36__ such as tax-free interest. Some may even be __37__. Corporate bonds are a bit more risky.Two questions often __38__ first-time corporate bond investors. The first is "It 1 purchase a corporate bond, do I have to hold it until the maturity date?" The answer is no. Bonds are bought and sold daily on __39__ securities exchanges. However, if you decide to sell your bond before its maturity date, you're not guaranteed to get the face value of the bond. For example, if your bond does not have __40__ that make it attractive to other investors, you may be forced to sell your bond at a __41__, i.e., a price less than the bond's face value. But if your bond is highly valued by other investors, you may be able to sell it at a premium, i.e., a price above its face value. Bond prices generally __42__ inversely (相反的) with current market interest rates. As interest rates go up, bond prices fall, and vice versa (反之亦然) Thus, like all investments, bonds have a degree of risk.The second question is "How can I __43__ the investment risk of a particular bond issue?" Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service rate the level of risk of many corporate and government bonds. And __44__, the higher the market risk of a bond, the higher the interest rate. Investors will invest in a bond considered risky only if the __45__ return is high enough.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。

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Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay titled “Are people becoming addicted to technology?”. The statement given below is for your reference. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Numerous studies claim that addiction to technology is real and it has the same effect on the brain as drug addition. 【参考范⽂】 Are people becoming addicted to technology? With technology advancing daily, there has been an increase in the number of people who become addicted to technological inventions, such as computers and cellphones. From my point of view, this trend can harmfully influence individuals in many ways. The negative consequences of technology addiction can be illustrated from two aspects. For one thing, being indulged in technological gadgets is detrimental to students’ academic performance. For example, many university students stay up all night to play video games and thus feel drowsy and distracted in class. In addition, many psychological researchers found that the excessive use of technological devices can have an adverse effect on individuals’ mental well-being and interpersonal relationship. For instance, modern people, especially youngsters, are reluctant to interact face to face with their friends and families because of the indulgence in online social media platforms or computer games. In conclusion, it is of utmost importance to take actions to counteract the negative effects mentioned above. Perhaps the first step is that students should be educated to use technological devices in a rational way. 【解析】 本次四级作⽂考查的是现象影响类的论说⽂。

1991年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A1. A) She wants to return the skirt her husband bought.B) She wants to buy another skirt.C) She wants to change the blue skirt for a yellow one.D) She wants to change the yellow skirt for a blue one.2. A) It’s too expensive.B) It isn’t needed.C) It should be built.D) A college would be better.3. A) Jack’s car was stolen.B) Jack sold his car.C) Jack bought a new car.D) Jack had a car accident.4. A) Some people pretend to know what they really don’t.B) What the woman said is true.C) What the woman said is wrong.D) He knows more than the woman does.5. A) The woman’s job is a librarian.B) Women’s rights in society.C) An important election.D) Career planning.6. A) She thinks it is easier said than done.B) She totally agrees with him.C) She feels that what he says is simply nonsense.D) She thinks that he is rather impolite person.7. A) To clean the yard.B) To weed the garden.C) To hire a gardener.D) To work in the flower beds.8. A) On the 6th of June.B) On the 8th of June.C) On the 9th of June.D) On the 19th of June.9. A) The man thinks the woman is wasting her time.B) The man thinks the woman should make full use of her time.C) Th e man is eager to know the woman’s answer.D) The man can wait and there is no need for her to hurry.10. A) To run into each other.B) To get bargains.C) To avoid the crowds.D) To join the crowds.Section BPassage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Because of their love for hobbies and pastimes.B) Because of their enthusiasm for sports.C) Because of their fear of heart attacks.D) Because of their strong desire for good health.12. A) It was decreasing.B) It was increasing.C) It remained almost unchanged.D) It was going up slowly.13. A) Those who have heart attacks.B) Those who have the desire to be physically fit.C) Those who have spare time.D) Those who have inactive jobs.Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) In the white pages.B) In the blue pages.C) In the yellow pages.D) In a special section.15. A) On the first page of the telephone book.B) At the end of the telephone book.C) In the front of the white pages.D) Right after the white pages.16. A) Check your number and call again.B) Tell the operator what has happened.C) Ask the operator to put you through.D) Ask the operator what has happened.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Its specialization in transporting small packages.B) The low cost of its service.C) Being the first airline to send urgent letters.D) Its modern sorting facilities.18. A) 10,000.B) 35.C) 130.D) 30.19. A) Because of its good airport facilities.B) Because of its location in the country.C) Because of its size.D) Because of its round-the-clock service.20. A) Its full-time staff.B) The postmen who work in Memphis.C) Students who work in their spare time.D) The staff members of the International Airport.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents areout of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain problems and that they have no sense of humour, at least in parent-child relationships.I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young.Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.Sometimes you are resistant, and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog: you can’t win but at least you can keep your honour. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents’ control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan. You can charm others, especially parents, into doing things the ways you want. You can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.21. The author is primarily addressing ________.A) parents of teenagersB) newspaper readersC) those who give advice to teenagersD) teenagers22. The first paragraph is mainly about ________.A) the teenagers’ criticism of their parentsB) misunderstandings between teenagers and their parentsC) the dominance of the parents over their childrenD) the teenagers’ ability to deal with crises23. Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they ________.A) want to show their existence by creating a culture of their ownB) have a strong desire to be leaders in style and tasteC) have no other way to enjoy themselves betterD) want to irritate their parents24. Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they ________.A) have already been accepted into the adult worldB) feel that they are superior in a small way to the adultsC) are not likely to win over the adultsD) have a desire to be independent25. To improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be ________.A) obedientB) responsibleC) co-operativeD) independentQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.The long years of food shortage in this country have suddenly given way to apparent abundance. Stores and shops are choked with food.Rationing (定量供应) is virtually suspended, and overseas suppliers have been asked to hold back deliveries. Yet, instead of joy, there is widespread uneasiness and confusion. Why do food prices keep on rising, when there seems to be so much more food about? Is the abundance only temporary, or has it come to stay? Does it mean that we need to think less now about producing more food at home? No one knows what to expect.The recent growth of export surpluses on the world food market has certainly been unexpectedly great, partly because a strange sequence of two successful grain harvests. North America is now being followed by a third. Most of Britain’s overseas suppliers of meat, too, are offering more this year and home production has also risen.But the effect of all this on the food situation in this country has been made worse by a simultaneous rise in food prices, due chiefly to the gradual cutting down of government support for food. The shops are overstocked with food not only because there is more food available, but also because people, frightened by high prices, are buying less of it.Moreover, the rise in domestic prices has come at a time when world prices have begun to fall, with the result that imported food, with the exception of grain, is often cheaper than the home-produced variety. And now grain prices, too, are falling. Consumers are beginning to ask why they should not be enabled to benefit from this trend.The significance of these developments is not lost on farmers. The older generation have seen it all happen before. Despite the present price and market guarantees, farmers fear they are about to be squeezed between cheap food imports and a shrinking home market. Present production is running at 51 per cent above pre-war levels, and the government has called for an expansion to 60 per cent by 1956; but repeated Ministerial advice is carrying little weight and the expansion programme is not working very well.26. Why is there “wide-spread uneasiness and confusion about the food situation in Britain?”A) The abundant food supply is not expected to last.B) Britain is importing less food.C) Despite the abundance, food prices keep rising.D) Britain will cut back on its production of food.27. The main reason for the rise in food prices is that ________.A) people are buying less foodB) the government is providing less financial support for agricultureC) domestic food production has decreasedD) imported food is driving prices higher28. Why didn’t the government’s expansion programme work very well?A) Because the farmers were uncertain about the financial support the government guaranteed.B) Because the farmers were uncertain about the benefits of expanding production.C) Because the farmers were uncertain about whether foreign markets could be found for theirproduce.D) Because the older generation of farmers were strongly against the programmer.29. The decrease in world food price was a result of ________.A) a sharp fall in the purchasing power of the consumersB) a sharp fall in the cost of food productionC) the overproduction of food in the food-importing countriesD) the overproduction on the part of the main food-exporting countries30. What did the future look like for Britain’s food production at the time this article was written?A) The fall in world food prices would benefit British food producers.B) An expansion of food production was at hand.C) British food producers would receive more government financial support.D) It looks depressing despite government guarantees.Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict. If the things to be found are actually new, they are by definition unknown in advance. You cannot make choices in this matter. You either have science or you don’t, and if you have it you are obliged to accept the surprising and disturbing pieces of information, along with the neat and promptly useful bits.The only solid piece of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature. Indeed, I regard this as the major discovery of the past hundred years of biology. It is, in its way, an illumination piece of news. It would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment (启蒙运动) to be told by any of us how little we know and how bewildering seems the way ahead. It is this sudden confrontation with the depth and scope of ignorance that represents the most significant contribution of the 20th century science to the human intellect. In earlier times, we either pretended to understand how things worked or ignored the problem, or simply made up stories to fill the gaps. Now that we have begun exploring in earnest, we are getting glimpses of how huge the questions are, and how far from being answered. Because of this, we are depressed. It is not so bad being ignorant if you are totally ignorant; the hard thing is knowing in some detail the reality of ignorance, the worst spots and here and there the not-so-bad spots, but no true light at the end of the tunnel nor even any tunnels that can yet be trusted.But we are making a beginning, and there ought to be some satisfaction. There are probably no questions we can think up that can’t be answered, sooner or later, including even the matter ofconsciousness. To be sure, there may well be questions we can’t think up, ever, and therefore limits to the reach of human intellect, but that is another matter. Within our limits, we should be able to work our way through to all our answers, if we keep at it long enough, and pay attention.31. According to the author, really good science ________.A) would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century EnlightenmentB) will produce results which cannot be foreseenC) will help people to make the right choice in advanceD) will bring about disturbing results32. It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th century ________.A) thought that they knew a great deal and could solve most problems of scienceB) were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific researchC) knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about natureD) did more harm than good in promoting man’s understanding of nature33. Which of the following statements is NOT true of scientists in earlier times?A) They invented false theories to explain things they didn’t understand.B) They falsely claimed to know all about nature.C) They did not believe in results from scientific observation.D) They paid little attention to the problems they didn’t understand.34. What is the author’s attitude towards science?A) He is depressed because of the ignorance of scientists.B) He is doubtful because of the enormous difficulties confronting it.C) He is confident though he is aware of the enormous difficulties confronting it.D) He is delighted because of the illuminating scientific findings.35. The author believes that ________.A) man can find solutions to whatever questions concerning nature he can think upB) man can not solve all the problems he can think up because of the limits of human intellectC) sooner or later man can think up all the questions concerning nature and answer themD) questions concerning consciousness are outside the scope of scientific researchDQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Greenspace facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present, it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than on the base of a closely-reasoned scientific proof. The recognition of the importance of greenspaces in the urban environment is a first step on the right way, this does not mean, however, that sufficient details are known about the functions of greenspace in towns and about the way in which the inhabitants are usingthese spaces. As to this rather complex subject I shall, within the scope of this lecture, enter into one aspect only, namely the recreative function of greenspace facilities.The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town-and-country planning, has in my opinion resulted in disproportionate attention for forms of recreation far from home, whereas there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighbourhood of the home. We have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working, is used for activities at and around home. So it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street-door of the house. The urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more obligatory activities can also have a recreative aspect.The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets, because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot for enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home after the street-door of your house is closed after you.36. According to the author, the importance of greenspaces in the urban environment ________.A) is still unknownB) is usually neglectedC) is being closely studiedD) has been fully recognized37. The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation has led to ________.A) the disproportion of recreation facilities in the neighbourhoodB) the location of recreation facilities far from homeC) relatively little attention for recreative possibilitiesD) the improvement of recreative possibilities in the neighbourhood38. The author suggests that the recreative possibilities of green space should be provided ________.A) in special areasB) in the suburbsC) in the neighbourhood of the houseD) in gardens and parks39. According to the author, greenspace facilities should be designed in such a way that ________.A) more obligatory activities might take on a recreative aspectB) more and more people might have access to themC) an increasing number of recreative activities might be developedD) recreative activities might be brought into our homes40. The main idea of this passage is that ________.A) better use of greenspace facilities should be made so as to improve the quality of our lifeB) attention must be directed to the improvement of recreative possibilitiesC) the urban environment is providing more recreation activities than it did many years agoD) priority must be given to the development of obligatory activitiesPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. Tom ________ better than to ask Dick for help.A) shall knowB) shouldn’t knowC) has knownD) should have known42. The magician picked several persons ________ from the audience and asked them to help him withthe performance.A) by accidentB) at randomC) on occasionD) on average43. Water enters into a great variety of chemical reactions, ________ have been mentioned in previouspages.A) a few of itB) a few of thatC) a few of themD) a few of which44. They’ll have you ________ if you don’t pay your taxes.A) to be arrestedB) arrestC) arrestedD) being arrested45. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone ________ me that evening.A) had interruptedB) would have interruptedC) to have interruptedD) to interrupted46. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of ________ standards.A) equivalentB) alikeC) uniformD) likely47. ________ for your help, we’d never have been able to get over the difficulties.A) Had it notB) If it were notC) Had it not beenD) If we had not been48. Some people either ________ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.A) violentlyB) enthusiasticallyC) sincerely yoursD) deliberately49. There is no easy solution to Japan’s labour ________.A) declineB) vacancyC) rarityD) shortage50. I’m sure your suggestion wil l ________ the problem.A) contribute to solvingB) contribute to solveC) be contributed to solveD) be contributed to solving51. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning ________ traffic jam.A) in line withB) for the sake ofC) in case ofD) at the risk of52. Some areas, ________ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.A) due toB) in spite ofC) but forD) with regard to53. The new washing machines are ________ at the rate of fifty a day.A) turned upB) turned downC) turned outD) turned in54. On turning the corner, we saw the road ________ steeply.A) departingB) descendingC) decreasingD) depressing55. The managing director took the ________ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.A) guiltB) blameC) chargeD) accusation56. Once they had fame, fortune, secure futures; ________ is utter poverty.A) now that all is leftB) now all that is leftC) now all which is leftD) now all what is left57. The shop-assistant was straight wi th his customers. If an article was of ________ quality he’d tellthem so.A) humbleB) inferiorC) minorD) awkward58. His tastes and habits ________ with those of his wife.A) combineB) competeC) coincideD) compromise59. The branches could hardly ________ the weight of the fruit.A) retainB) sustainC) maintainD) remain60. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its ________.A) boundariesB) restraintsC) confinementsD) limitations61. Visitors are asked to ________ with the regulations.A) contrastB) consultC) complyD) conflict62. He ________ so much work that he couldn’t really do it efficiently.A) put onB) turned onC) brought onD) took on63. ________ should any money be given to a small child.A) On no accountB) From all accountsC) Of no accountD) By all accounts64. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factual knowledge________ our thinking.A) which to be based onB) which to base uponC) upon which to baseD) to which to be based65. ________ that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites by 90percent.A) so clever are the construction robotsB) so clever the construction robots areC) such construction robots are cleverD) such clever construction robots are66. All flights ________ because of the storm, they decided to take the train.A) having canceledB) having been canceledC) were canceledD) have been canceled67. The microscope can ________ the object 100 times in diameter.A) magnifyB) increaseC) developD) multiply68. Language belongs to each one of us, to the flower-seller ________ to the professor.A) as much asB) as far asC) the same asD) as long as69. We ________ Edison’s success to his intelligence and hard work.A) subjectB) attributeC) oweD) refer70. She once again went through her composition carefully to ________ all spelling mistakes from it.A) withdrawB) diminishC) abandonD) eliminatePart 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: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______Traditionally, the American farmer has always been independent and hard-working. In the eighteenth century farmers were quite self-sufficient. The farm family grew and made almost nothing it needed. The surplus crop (71) would be sold to buy a few items in the local general store.In 1860, because some of the farm population had (72) moved to the city, yet eighty percent of the American population was still in the country. In the late nineteen century, farm work and life were not much changed from that they had been in the old days. The farmer aroused at (74) dawn or before and had much work to do, with his own muscles like his chief source of power. He used axes, (76) spades and other complicated tools. In his house cooking (77) was done in wood-burning stoves, and the kerosene lamp was the only improvement on the candle. The family’s recreation and social life chiefly consisted a drive in the (78) wagon to the nearby small town or village to transact some business as well as to chat with neighbors who had also come to town. The children attended a small elementary school (often of just one room) to that they had to walk (79) every day, possibly for a few miles. The school term was short so that the children could not help on the farm. (80)Although the whole family worked, and life was not easy, farmers as a class were self-reliant and independent.Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition write a composition based on the graph below.Outline:1. Rise and fall of the rate of car accident as indicated by the graph;2. Possible reason(s) for the decline of car accidents in the city;3. Your predictions of what will happen this year.加一个图表Your composition should be no less than 120 words and you should quote as few figures as possible.1991年6月六级参考答案Part IPart IIPart III71. nothing → everything72. because → although73. nineteen → nineteenth74. that → what75. aroused → arose76. like → as/being77. complicated → simple78. (consist) → (consist) of79. that → which80. not → /作文范文：The graph shows the changing rate of car accidents in Walton city in 1990. The first two months of 1990 showed an increasing trend. The rate rose to 32 in March but fell to 26 in June. From June on the rate was rising again and reached the peak point 39 in August. After August the rate began to decline, and eventually dropped to the lowest point 16 at the end of the year.The highest rate in August was due to unfavorable weather conditions. Humidity and high temperature make drivers impatient, which easily leads to car accidents. The high rate in the first half of 1990 was also caused by the bad weather condition. In Walton City the excessive rain comes at early spring. The rain made road slippery, which often resulted in car accidents.This year the pattern is expected to change. The city government has raised fund to improve the road condition. Two new roads will be finished at the beginning of this year and are expected to open to traffic soon. Furthermore, the new road regulation provides that in summer every car must be air-conditioned. With all these precautions, I’m sure that the rate of car accidents will be much lower this year.1991年6月六级听力原文Section A1. M: Now, what’s your problem, Madam?W: Oh, yes. My husband bought this yellow skirt here yesterday. It is very nice, but it’s not the colour I want. Have you got any blue ones?Q: What does the woman want to do?2. M: The city council has finally voted the funds to build a new high school.W: It’s about time they did it. I don’t know what took them so long.Q: What’s the woman’s opinion about the school?3. M: Last night, jack left his car parked in front of his girl-friend’s house and when he came out to gohome, it was gone.W: Wow! That’s really tough. He just bought it last month, didn’t he?Q: What do you think happened?4. M: Some people know a lot more than they tell.W: Unfortunately the reverse is also true.Q: What does the man mean?5. W: We all talk about how liberated we are, but in fact women are still not equally treated.M: I don’t think so. You’ve got the vote, you’ve got your careers—I think you’ve go everything important.Q: What are they arguing about?6. M: It’s partly your own fault. You should never let in anyone like that unless you’re expecting him.W: It’s all very well to say that, but someone cones to the door and says” electricity “or “gas” and you automatically think he is OK, especially if he shows you a card.Q: How does the woman feel about the man’s remarks?7. M: Your yard is always so beautiful, Cathy. You must have a gardener.W: Oh, no. It would cost at least $50 a month to hire someone to do the work, so I do most of it myself. I enjoy taking care of the flowers, but I have to force myself to do the weeding and cut the grass.Q: What does Cathy like to do?8. M: I’d like to m ake two reservations on Flight 651 for June 8th.W: I’m sorry, we’re booked up on the 8th. But we still have a few seats available on the 9th.Q: When does the man want to leave?9. M: I have to think about your offer. I can’t say “yes” or “no” at the mome nt.W: You can take your time. It will do if you let me know your decision in a day or two.Q: Which of the following is true?10. M: Well, this is a pleasant surprise. It seems to me we ran into each other here last week too.W: You and I must have the same idea. The only way to beat the crowds when you do the grocery shopping on Saturday is to be here when they open at 9:00 o’clock sharp!Q: Why did both of them do grocery shopping at 9:00 o’clock sharp?Section BPassage OneIn recent years, many Americans of both sexes and various ages have become interested in improving their bodies. They have become devoted to physical fitness.Many persons have a strong desire to be more physically fit. By nature, Americans are enthusiastic and energetic about hobbies or pastimes.Many of them apply this enthusiasm, optimism, and energy to running. As a result, there are running clubs to join and numerous books and magazines to read about running.The desire to be physically fit is explained by a “passion” for good hea lth. The high rate of heart attacks in the 1960s caused an increase of interest in improving the human body.Middle-aged men especially suffer from heart attacks. Thus, they are one group strongly interested in more physical exercises. In fact, many doctors encourage their patients to become more physically active,。

真题部分2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.” You can cite one example ortwo to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 150 but no more than 200words.Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes）Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each questionthere 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 letteron Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1. A）Prepare for his exams. C）Attend the concert.B）Catch up on his work. D）Go on a vacation.2. A）Three crew members were involved in the incident.B）None of the hijackers carried any deadly weapons.C）The plane had been scheduled to fly to Japan.D）None of the passengers were injured or killed.3. A）An article about the election.B）A tedious job to be done.C）An election campaign.D）A fascinating topic.4. A）The restaurant was not up to the speakers’ expectations.B）The restaurant places many ads in popular magazines.C）The critic thought highly of the Chinese restaurant.D）Chinatown has got the best restaurants in the city.5. A）He is going to visit his mother in the hospital.B）He is going to take on a new job next week.C）He has many things to deal with right now.D）He behaves in a way nobody understands.6. A）A large number of students refused to vote last night.B）At least twenty students are needed to vote on an issue.C）Major campus issues had to be discussed at the meeting.D）More students have to appear to make their voice heard.7. A）The woman can hardly tell what she likes.B）The speakers like watching TV very much.C）The speakers have nothing to do but watch TV.D）The man seldom watched TV before retirement.8. A）The woman should have registered earlier.B）He will help the woman solve the problem.C）He finds it hard to agree with what the woman says.D）The woman will be able to attend the classes she wants.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A）Persuade the man to join her company. C）Export bikes to foreign markets.B）Employ the most up-to-date technology. D）Expand their domestic business. 10. A）The state subsidizes small and medium enterprises.B）The government has control over bicycle imports.C）They can compete with the best domestic manufacturers.D）They have a cost advantage and can charge higher prices.11. A）Extra costs might eat up their profits abroad.B）More workers will be needed to do packaging.C）They might lose to foreign bike manufacturers.D）It is very difficult to find suitable local agents.12. A）Report to the management.B）Attract foreign investments.C）Conduct a feasibility study.D）Consult financial experts.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A）Coal burnt daily for the comfort of our homes.B）Anything that can be used to produce power.C）Fuel refined from oil extracted from underground.D）Electricity that keeps all kinds of machines running.14. A）Oil will soon be replaced by alternative energy sources.B）Oil reserves in the world will be exhausted in a decade.C）Oil consumption has given rise to many global problems.D）Oil production will begin to decline worldwide by 2025.15. A）Minimize the use of fossil fuels.B）Start developing alternative fuels.C）Find the real cause for global warming.D）Take steps to reduce the greenhouse effect.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 choicesmarked A）, B）, C）and D）. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A）The ability to predict fashion trends.B）A refined taste for artistic works.C）Years of practical experience.D）Strict professional training.17. A）Promoting all kinds of American hand-made specialties.B）Strengthening cooperation with foreign governments.C）Conducting trade in art works with dealers overseas.D）Purchasing handicrafts from all over the world.18. A）She has access to fashionable things.B）She is doing what she enjoys doing.C）She can enjoy life on a modest salary.D）She is free to do whatever she wants.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A）Join in neighborhood patrols.B）Get involved in his community.C）V oice his complaints to the city council.D）Make suggestions to the local authorities.20. A）Deterioration in the quality of life.B）Increase of police patrols at night.C）Renovation of the vacant buildings.D）Violation of community regulations.21. A）They may take a long time to solve.B）They need assistance from the city.C）They have to be dealt with one by one.D）They are too big for individual efforts.22. A）He had got some groceries at a big discount.B）He had read a funny poster near his seat.C）He had done a small deed of kindness.D）He had caught the bus just in time.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A）Childhood and family growth.B）Pressure and heart disease.C）Family life and health.D）Stress and depression.24. A）It experienced a series of misfortunes.B）It was in the process of reorganization.C）His mother died of a sudden heart attack.D）His wife left him because of his bad temper.25. A）They would give him a triple bypass surgery.B）They could remove the block in his artery.C）They could do nothing to help him.D）They would try hard to save his life.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read forthe second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you havejust heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check whatyou have written.When most people think of the word “education”, they think of a pupil as a sort of animate sausage casing. Into this empty casting, the teachers ____26___ stuff “education.”But genuine education, as Socrates knew more than two thousand years ago, is not27__ the stuffings of information into a person, but rather eliciting knowledge from him; it is the 28 __ of what is in the mind.“The most important part of education,” once wrote William Ernest Hocking, the29____ Harvard philosopher, “is this instruction of a man in what he has inside of him.”And, as Edith Hamilton has reminded us, Socrates never said, “I know, learn from me.” He said, rather, “Look into your own selves and find the 30____ of truth that God has put into every heart, and that only you can kindle （点燃）to a31____.”In a dialogue, Socrates takes an ignorant slave boy, without a day of 32___, and proves to the amazed observers that the boy really “knows” geometry—because the principles of geometry are already in his mind, waiting to be called out.So many of the discussions and 33___about the content of education are useless and inconclusive because they34 ___ what should “go into” the student rather than with what should be taken out, and how this can best be done.The college student who once said to me, after a lecture, “I spend so much time studying that I don’t have a chance to learn anything,” was clearly expressing his 35____ with the sausage casing view of education.Part III Reading Comprehension （40 minutes）Section ADirections: 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. Readthe passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in thebank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Innovation, the elixir（灵丹妙药）of progress, has always cost people their jobs. In the Industrial Revolution hand weavers were 36 aside by the mechanical loom. Over the past 30 years the digital revolution has 37 many of the mid-skill jobs that supported 20th-century middle-class life. Typists, ticket agents, bank tellers and many production-line jobs have been dispensed with, just as the weavers were.For those who believe that technological progress has made the world a better place, such disruption is a natural part of rising 38 . Although innovation kills some jobs, it createsnew and better ones, as a more 39 society becomes richer and its wealthier inhabitants demand more goods and services. A hundred years ago one in three American workers was 40 on a farm. Today less than 2% of them produce far more food. The millions freed from the land were not rendered 41 , but found better-paid work as the economy grew more sophisticated. Today the pool of secretaries has 42 , but there are ever more computer programmers and web designers.Optimism remains the right starting-point, but for workers the dislocating effects of technology may make themselves evident faster than its 43 . Even if new jobs and wonderful products emerge, in the short term income gaps will widen, causing huge social dislocation and perhaps even changing politics. Technology’s 44 will feel like a tornado （旋风）, hitting the rich world first, but 45 sweeping through poorer countries too. No government is prepared for it.A）benefits I）prosperityB）displaced J）responsiveC）employed K）rhythmD）eventually L）sentimentsE）impact M）shrunkF）jobless N）sweptG）primarily O）withdrawnH）productiveSection BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify theparagraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph morethan once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by markingthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Why the Mona Lisa Stands OutA）Have you ever fallen for a novel and been amazed not to find it on lists of great books? Or walked around a sculpture renowned as a classic, struggling to see what the fuss is about? If so, you’ve probably pondered the question a psychologist, James Cutt ing, asked himself: how does a work of art come to be considered great?B）The intuitive answer is that some works of art are just great: of intrinsically superior quality. The paintings that win prime spots in galleries, get taught in classes and reproduced in books are the ones that have proved their artistic value over time. If you can’t see they’re superior, that’s your problem. It’s an intimidating neat explanation. But some social scientists have been asking awkward questions of it, raising the possibility that artistic canons （名作目录）are little more than fossilized historical accidents.C）Cutting, a professor at Cornell University, wondered if a psychological mechanism known as the “mere-exposure effect” played a role in deciding which paintings rise to the top of the cultural league. Cutting designed an experiment to test his hunch （直觉）. Over a lecture course he regularly showed undergraduates works of impressionism for two seconds at a time. Some of the paintings were canonical, included in art-history books. Others were lesser known but of comparable quality. These were exposed four times as often. Afterwards, the students preferred them to the canonical works, while a control group of students liked the canonical ones best.Cutting’s students had grow n to like those paintings more simply because they had seen them more.D）Cutting believes his experiment offers a clue as to how canons are formed. He points out that the most reproduced works of impressionism today tend to have been bought by five or six wealthy and influential collectors in the late 19th century. The preferences of these men bestowed （给予）prestige on certain works, which made the works more likely to be hung in galleries and printed in collections. The fame passed down the years, gaining momentum from mere exposure as it did so. The more people were exposed to, the more they liked it, and the more they liked it, the more it appeared in books, on posters and in big exhibitions. Meanwhile, academics and critics created sophisticated justifications for its preeminence （卓越）. After all, it’s not just the masses who tend to rate what they see more often more highly. As contemporary artists like Warhol and Damien Hirst have grasped, critics’ praise is deeply entwined （交织）with publicity. “Scholars”, Cutting argues, “are no different from the public in the effects of mere exposure.”E）The process described by Cutting evokes a principle that the sociologist Duncan Watts calls “cumulative advantage”: once a thing becomes popular, it will tend to become more popular still.A few years ago, Watts, who is employed by Microsoft to study the dynamics of social networks, had a similar experience to Cutting’s in another Paris museum. After queuing to see the “Mona Lisa” in its climate-controlled bulletproof box at the Louvre, he came away puzzled: why was it considered so superior to the three other Leonardos in the previous chamber, to which nobody seemed to be paying the slightest attention?F）When Watts looked into the history of “the greatest painting of all time”, he discovered that, for most of its life, the “Mona Lisa” remained in relative obscurity. In the 1850s, Leonardo da Vinci was considered no match for giants of Renaissance art like Titian and Raphael, whose works were worth almost ten times as much as the “Mona Lisa”. It was only in the 20th century that Leonardo’s portrait of his patron’s wife rocketed to the number-one spot. What propelled it there wasn’t a scholarly re-evaluation, but a theft.G）In 1911 a maintenance worker at the Louvre walked out of the museum with the “Mona Lisa” hidden under his smock （工作服）. Parisians were shocked at the theft of a painting to which, until then, they had paid little attention. When the museum reopened, people queued to see the gap where the “Mona Lisa” had once hung in a way they had never done for the painting itself. From then on, the “Mona Lisa” came to represent Western culture itself.H）Although many have tried, it does seem improbable that the painting’s unique status can be attributed entirely to the quality of its brushstrokes. It has been said that the subject’s eyes follow the viewer around the room. But as the painting’s biographer, Donald Sassoon, dryly notes, “In reality the effect can be obtained from any portrait.” Duncan Watts proposes that the “Mona Lisa” is merely an extreme example of a general rule. Paintings, poems and pop songs are buoyed （使浮起）or sunk by random events or preferences that turn into waves of influence, passing down the generations.I）“Saying that cultural objects have value,” Brian Eno once wrote, “is like saying that telephones have conversations.” Nearly all the cultural objects we consume arrive wrapped in inherited opinion; our preferences are always, to some extent, som eone else’s. Visitors to the “Mona Lisa” know they are about to visit the greatest work of art ever and come away appropriately impressed—or let down. An audience at a performance of “Hamlet” know it is regarded as a work of genius, so that is what they mostly see. Watts even calls the preeminence of Shakespeare a“historical accident”.J）Although the rigid high-low distinction fell apart in the 1960s, we still use culture as a badge of identity. Today’s fashion for eclecticism （折衷主义）—“I love Bach, Abba and Jay Z”—is, Shamus Khan, a Columbia University psychologist, argues, a new way for the middle class to distinguish themselves from what they perceive to be the narrow tastes of those beneath them in the social hierarchy.K）The intrinsic quality of a work of art is starting to seem like its least important attribute. But perhaps it’s more significant than our social scientists allow. First of all, a work needs a certain quality to be eligible to be swept to the top of the pile. The “Mona Lisa” may not be a worthy world champion, but it was in the Louvre in the first place, and not by accident. Secondly, some stuff is simply better than other stuff. Read “Hamlet” after reading even the greatest of Shakespeare’s contemporaries, and the difference may strike you as unarguable.L）A study in the British Journal of Aesthetics suggests that the exposure effect doesn’t work the same way on everything, and points to a different conclusion about how canons are formed. The social scientists are right to say that we should be a little skeptical of greatness, and that we should always look in the next room. Great art and mediocrity （平庸）can get confused, even by experts. But that’s why we need to see, and read, as much as we can. The more we’re exposed to the good and the bad, the better we are at telling the difference. The eclecticists have it.46. According to Duncan Watts, the superiority of the “Mona Lisa” to Leonardo’s other works resulted from the cumulative advantage.47. Some social scientists have raised doubts about the intrinsic value of certain works of art.48. It is often random events or preferences that determine the fate of a piece of art.49. In his experiment, Cutting found that his subjects liked lesser known works better than canonical works because of more exposure.50. The author thinks the greatness of an art work still lies in its intrinsic value.51. It is true of critics as well as ordinary people that the popularity of artistic works is closely associated with publicity.52. We need to expose ourselves to more art and literature in order to tell the superior from the inferior.53. A study of the history of the greatest paintings suggests even a great work of art could experience years of neglect.54. Culture is still used as a mark to distinguish one social class from another.55. Opinions about and preferences for cultural objects are often inheritable.Section CDirections: 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 onAnswer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.When the right perso n is holding the right job at the right moment, that person’s influence is greatly expanded. That is the position in which Janet Yellen, who is expected to be confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Bank （Fed）in January, now finds herself. If you believe, as many do, that unemployment is the major economic and social concern of our day, then it is nostretch to think Yellen is the most powerful person in the world right now.Throughout the 2008 financial crisis and the recession and recovery that followed, central banks have taken on the role of stimulators of last resort, holding up the global economy with vast amounts of money in the form of asset buying. Yellen, previously a Fed vice chair, was one of the principal architects of the Fed’s $3.8trillion money dump. A star economist known for her groundbreaking work on labor markets, Yellen was a kind of prophetess early on in the crisis for her warnings about the subprime （次级债）meltdown. Now it will be her job to get the Fed and the markets out of the biggest and most unconventional monetary program in history without derailing the fragile recovery.The good news is that Yellen, 67, is particularly well suited to meet these challenges. She has a keen understanding of financial markets, an appreciation for their imperfections and a strong belief that human suffering was more related to unemployment than anything else.Some experts worry that Yellen will be inclined to chase unemployment to the neglect of inflation. But with wages still relatively flat and the economy increasingly divided between the well-off and the long-term unemployed, more people worry about the opposite, deflation （通货紧缩）that would aggravate the economy’s problems.Either way, the incoming Fed chief will have to walk a fine line in slowly ending the stimulus. It must be steady enough to deflate bubbles （去泡沫）and bring markets back down to earth but not so quick that it creates another credit crisis.Unlike many past Fed leaders, Yellen is not one to buy into the finance industry’s argument that it should be left alone to regulate itself. She knows all along the Fed has been too slack on regulation of finance.Yellen is likely to address the issue right after she pushes unemployment below 6%, stabilizes markets and makes sure that the recovery is more inclusive and robust. As Princeton Professor Alan Blinder says, “She’s smart as a whip, deeply logical, willing to argue but also a good listener. She can persuade without creating hostility.” All those traits will be useful as the global economy’s new power player takes on its most annoying problems.56. What do many people think is the biggest problem facing Janet Yellen?A）Lack of money.B）Subprime crisis.C）Unemployment.D）Social instability.57. What did Yellen help the Fed do to tackle the 2008 financial crisis?A）Take effective measures to curb inflation.B）Deflate the bubbles in the American economy.C）Formulate policies to help financial institutions.D）Pour money into the market through asset buying.58. What is a greater concern of the general public?A）Recession. C）Inequality.B）Deflation. D）Income.59. What is Yellen likely to do in her position as the Fed chief?A）Develop a new monetary program.B）Restore public confidence.C）Tighten financial regulation.D）Reform the credit system.60. How does Alan Blinder portray Yellen?A）She possesses strong persuasive power.B）She has confidence in what she is doing.C）She is one of the world’s greatest economists.D）She is the most powerful Fed chief in history.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Air pollution is deteriorating in many places around the world. The fact that public parks in cities become crowded as soon as the sun shines proves that people long to breathe in green, open spaces. They do not all know what they are seeking but they flock there, nevertheless. And, in these surroundings, they are generally both peaceful and peaceable. It is rare to see people fighting in a garden. Perhaps struggle unfolds first, not at an economic or social level, but over the appropriation of air, essential to life itself. If human beings can breathe and share air, they don’t need to struggle with one another.Unfortunately, in our western tradition, neither materialist nor idealist theoreticians give enough consideration to this basic condition for life. As for politicians, despite proposing curbs on environmental pollution, they have not yet called for it to be made a crime. Wealthy countries are even allowed to pollute if they pay for it.But is our life worth anything other than money? The plant world shows us in silence what faithfulness to life consists of. It also helps us to a new beginning, urging us to care for our breath, not only at a vital but also at a spiritual level. The interdependence to which we must pay the closest attention is that which exists between ourselves and the plant world. Often described as “the lungs of the planet”, the woods that cover the earth offer us the gift of breathable air by releasing oxygen. But their capacity to renew the air polluted by industry has long reached its limit. If we lack the air necessary for a healthy life, it is because we have filled it with chemicals and undercut the ability of plants to regenerate it. As we know, rapid deforestation combined with the massive burning of fossil fuels is an explosive recipe for an irreversible disaster.The fight over the appropriation of resources will lead the entire planet to hell unless humans learn to share life, both with each other and with plants. This task is simultaneously ethical and political because it can be discharged only when each takes it upon herself or himself and only when it is accomplished together with others. The lesson taught by plants is that sharing life expands and enhances the sphere of the living, while dividing life into so-called natural or human resources diminishes it. We must come to view the air, the plants and ourselves as the contributors to the preservation of life and growth, rather than a web of quantifiable objects or productive potentialities at our disposal. Perhaps then we would finally begin to live, rather than being concerned with bare survival.61. What does the author assume might be the primary reason that people would struggle with each other?A）To get their share of clean air.B）To pursue a comfortable life.C）To gain a higher social status.D）To seek economic benefits.62. What does the author accuse western politicians of?A）Depriving common people of the right to clean air.B）Giving priority to theory rather than practical action.C）Offering preferential treatment to wealthy countries.D）Failing to pass laws to curb environmental pollution.63. What does the author try to draw our closest attention to?A）The massive burning of fossil fuels.B）Our relationship to the plant world.C）The capacity of plants to renew polluted air.D）Large-scale deforestation across the world.64. How can human beings accomplish the goal of protecting the plant according to the author?A）By showing respect for plants.B）By preserving all forms of life.C）By tapping all natural resources.D）By pooling their efforts together.65. What does the author suggest we do in order not just to survive?A）Expand the sphere of living.B）Develop nature’s potentials.C）Share life with nature.D）Allocate the resources.Part IV Translation （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.2011年是中国城市化（urbanization）进程中的历史性时刻，其城市人口首次超过农村人口。

2007年6月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案2007年6月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案2007年6月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案part i writing (30 minutes) directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled should one expect a reward when doing a good deed? you should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1. 有人做好事期望得到回报；2. 有人认为应该像雷锋那样做好事不图回报；3. 我的观点。

should one expect a reward when doing a good deed?part ii reading comprehension (skimming and scanning) (15 minutes)directions: in this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on answer sheet 1.for questions 1-4, marky (for yes)if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;n (for no)if statement contradicts the information given in the passage;ng (for not given) if the information is not given in the passage.for questions 5-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.seven steps to a more fulfilling jobmany people today find themselves in unfulfilling work situations. in fact, one in four workers is dissatisfied with their current job, according to the recent “plans for 2004”survey. their career path may be financially rewarding, but it doesn’t meet their emotional, social or creative needs. they’re stuck, unhappy, and have no idea what to do about it, except move to another job.mary lyn miller, veteran career consultant and founder of the life and career clinic, says that when most people are unhappy about their work, their first thought is to get a different job. instead, miller suggests looking at the possibility of a different life. through her book, 8 myths of making a living, as well as workshops, seminars and personal coaching and consulting, she has helped thousands of dissatisfied workers reassess life and work.like the way of zen, which includes understanding of oneself as one really is, miller encourages job seekers and those dissatisfied with work or life to examine their beliefs about work and recognize that “in many cases your beliefs are what brought you to where you are today.”you may have been raised to think that women were best at nurturing and caring and, therefore, should be teachers and nurses. so that’s what you did. or, perhaps you were brought up to believe that you should do what your father did, so you have taken over the family business, or become a dentist “just like dad.”if this sounds familiar, it’s probably time to look at the new possibilities for your future.miller developed a 7-step process to help potential job seekers assess their current situation and beliefs, identify their real passion, and start on a journey that allows them to pursue their passion through work.step 1: willingness to do something different.breaking the cycle of doing what you have always done is one of the most difficult tasks for job seekers. many find it difficult to steer away from a career path or make a change, even if it doesn’t feel right. miller urges job seekers to open their minds to other possibilities beyond what they arecurrently doing.step 2: commitment to being who you are, not who or what someone wants you to be.look at the gifts and talents you have and make a commitment to pursue those things that you love most. if you love the social aspects of your job, but are stuck inside an office or “chained to your desk”most of the time, vow to follow your instinct and investigate alternative careers and work that allow you more time to interact with others. dawn worked as a manager for a large retail clothing store for several years. though she had advanced within the company, she felt frustrated and longed to be involved with nature and the outdoors. she decided to go to school nights and weekends to pursue her true passion by earning her master’s degree in forestry. she now works in the biotech forestry division of a major paper company.step 3: self-definitionmiller suggests that once job seekers know who they are, they need to know how to sell themselves. “in the job market, you are a product. and just like a product, you most know the features and benefits that you have to offer a potential client, or employer.”examine the skills and knowledge that you haveidentify how they can apply to your desired occupation. your qualities will exhibit to employers why they should hire you over other candidates.共9页，当前第1页12007年6月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案相关内容:。

2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题1Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section A1. A) Prepare for his exams.B) Catch up on his work.C) Attend the concert.D) Go on a vacation.2. A) Three crew members were involved in the incident.B) None of the hijackers carried any deadly weapons.C) The plane had been scheduled to fly to Japan.D) None of the passengers were injured or killed.3. A) An article about the election.B) A tedious job to be done.C) An election campaign.D) A fascinating topic.4. A) The restaurant was not up to the speakers' expectations.B) The restaurant places many ads in popular magazines.C) The critic thought highly of the Chinese restaurant.D) Chinatown has got the best restaurant in the city.5. A) He is going to visit his mother in the hospital.B) He is going to take on a new job next week.C) He has many things to deal with right now.D) He behaves in a way nobody understands.6. A) A large number of students refused to vote last night.B) At least twenty students are needed to vote on an issue.C) Major campus issues had to be discussed at the meeting.D) More students have to appear to make their voice heard.7. A) The woman can hardly tell what she likes.B) The speakers like watching TV very much.C) The speakers have nothing to do but watch TV.D) The man seldom watched TV before retirement.8. A) The woman should have retired earlier. 4B) He will help the woman solve the problem.C) He finds it hard to agree with what the woman says.D) The woman will be able to attend the classes she wants.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) Persuade the man to join her company.B) Employ the most up-to-date technology.C) Export bikes to foreign markets.D) Expand their domestic business.10. A) The state subsidizes small and medium enterprises.B) The government has control over bicycle imports.C) They can compete with the best domestic manufactures.D) They have a cost advantage and can charge higher prices.11. A) Extra costs might eat up their profits abroad.B) More workers will be needed to do packaging.C) They might lose to foreign bike manufacturers.D) It is very difficult to find suitable local agents.12. A) Report to the management.B) Attract foreign investments.C) Conduct a feasibility study.D) Consult financial experts.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A) Coal burnt daily for the comfort of our homes.B) Anything that can be used to produce power.C) Fuel refined from oil extracted from underground.D) Electricity that keeps all kinds of machines running.14. A) Oil will soon be replaced by alternative energy sources.B) Oil reserves in the world will be exhausted in a decade.C) Oil consumption has given rise to many global problems.D) Oil production will begin to decline worldwide by 2015.15. A) Minimize the use of fossil fuels.B) Start developing alternative fuels.C) Find the real cause for global warming.D) Take steps to reduce the greenhouse effect.Section BPassage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) The ability to predict fashion trends.B) A refined taste for artistic works.C) Years of practical experience.D) Strict professional training.17. A) Promoting all kinds of American hand-made specialities.B) Strengthening cooperation with foreign governments.C) Conducting trade in art works with dealers overseas.D) Purchasing handicrafts from all over the world.18. A) She has access to fashionable things.B) She is doing what she enjoys doing.C) She can enjoy life on a modest salary.D) She is free to do whatever she wants.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) Join in neighborhood patrols.B) Get involved in his community.C) V oice his complaints to the city council.D) Make suggestions to the local authorities.20. A) Deterioration in the quality of life.B) Increase of police patrols at night.C) Renovation of the vacant buildings.D) Violation of community regulations.21. A) They may take a long time to solve.B) They need assistance form the city.C) They have to be dealt with one by one. D) They are too big for individual efforts.22. A) He had got some groceries at a big discount.B) He had read a funny poster near his seat.C) He had done a small deed of kindness.D) He had caught the bus just in time.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. A) Childhood and family growth.B) Pressure and disease.C) Family life and health. D) Stress and depression.24. A) It experienced a series of misfortunes.B) It was in the process of reorganization.C) His mother died of a sudden heart attack.D) His wife left him because of his bad temper.25. A) They would give him a triple bypass surgery.B) They could remove the block in his artery.C) They could do nothing to help him.D) They would try hard to save his life.Section CWhen most people think of the word “education”, they think of a pupil as a sort of animate sausage casing. Into this empty casting, the teachers (26) stuff “education.”But genuine education, as Socrates knew more than two thousand years ago, is not (27) the stuffing of information into a person, but rather eliciting knowledge from him; it is the (28) of what is in the mind.“The most important part of education,” once wrote William Ernest Hocking, the (29) Harvard philosopher, “is this instruction of a man in what he has inside of him.”And, as Edith Hamilton has reminded us, Socrates never said, “I know, learn from me。

2003年9月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷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 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 afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. Y ou should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) The lecture for next Monday is cancelled.B) The lecture wasn’t as successful as expected.C) The woman doesn’t want to attend the lecture.D) The woman may attend next Monday’s lecture.2. A) The woman has a very tight budget.B) He does not think the fur coat is worth buying.C) He’s willing to lend the woman money for the fur coat.D) The woman is not careful enough in planning her spending.3. A) Clean the kitchen.B) Ask someone to fix the sink.C) Find a bigger apartment for the lady.D) Check the work done by the maintenance man.4. A) The lens.B) The price.C) The flash.D) The leather case.5. A) She needs another haircut soon.B) She thinks it worthwhile to try Sadermale’s.C) She knows a less expensive place for a haircut.D) She would like to make an appointment for the man.6. A) The woman doesn’t want to cook a meal.B) The woman wants to have a picnic.C) The woman has a poor memory.D) The woman likes Mexican food.7. A) Everyone enjoyed himself at John’s panics.B) The woman didn’t enjoy John’s parties at all.C) It will be the first time for the man to attend John’s party.D) The woman is glad to be invited to John’s house-warming party.8. A) She lacks confidence in herself.B) She is not interested in computer programming.C) She has never signed up for any competition before.D) She is sure to win the programming contest.9. A) The man has an enormous amount of work to do.B) The man has made plans for his vacation.C) The man will take work with him on his vacation.D) Work stacked up during the man’s last vacation.10. A) She likes the job of feeding fish.B) She finds her new job interesting.C) She feels unfit for her new job.D) She’s not in good health.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) Rally support for their movement.B) Liberate women from tedious housework.C) Claim their rights to equal job opportunities.D) Express their anger against sex discrimination.12. A) It will bring a lot of trouble to the local people.B) It is a popular form of art.C) It will spoil the natural beauty of their surroundings.D) It is popular among rock stars.13. A) To show that mindless graffiti can provoke violence.B) To show that Londoners have a special liking for graffiti.C) To show that graffiti, in some cases, can constitute a crime.D) To show that graffiti can make the environment more colorful.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) The Asian elephant is easier to tame.B) The Asian elephant’s skin is more valuable.C) The Asian elephant is less popular with tourists.D) The Asian elephant produces ivory of a better quality.15. A) From the captured or tamed elephants.B) From the British wildlife protection group.C) From elephant hunters in Thailand and Burma.D) From tourists visiting the Thai-Burmese border.16. A) Their taming for circuses and zoos.B) The destruction of their natural homes.C) Man’s lack of knowledge about their behavior.D) The greater vulnerability to extinction than other species.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) They had lost their jobs as a result of the Industrial Revolution.B) They had been suffering from political and religious oppression.C) They wanted to flee from the widespread famine in Northern Europe.D) They wanted to make a fortune there by starting their own businesses.18. A) They might lose control of their members because of the increase inimmigration.B) Their members might find it difficult to get along with the newcomers.C) The working condition of their members might deteriorate.D) Their members might lose their jobs to the newcomers.19. A) To impose restrictions on further immigration.B) To improve the working conditions of immigrants.C) To set a minimum wage level for new immigrants.D) To put requirements on languages for newcomers.20. A) They were looked down upon by European immigrants.B) They had a hard time seeking equal job opportunities.C) They worked very hard to earn a decent living.D) They strongly opposed continued immigration.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are four 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 through thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.In 1985 when a Japan Air Lines (JAL) jet crashed, its president, Y asumoto Takagi, called each victim’s family to apologize, and then promptly resigned. And in 1987, when a subsidiary of Toshiba sole sensitive military technology to the former Soviet Union, the chairman of Toshiba gave up his post.These executive actions, which Toshiba calls “the highest form of apology,” may seem bizarre to US managers. No one at Boeing resigned after the JAL crash, which may have been caused by a faulty Boeing repair.The difference between the two business cultures centers around different definitions of delegation.While US executives give both responsibility and authority to their employees, Japanese executives delegate only authority—the responsibility is still theirs. Although the subsidiary that sold the sensitive technology to the Soviets had its own management, the Toshiba top executives said they “must take personal responsibility for not creating an atmosphere throughout the Toshiba group that would make such activity unthinkable, even in an independently run subsidiary.”Such acceptance of community responsibility is not unique to businesses in Japan. School principals in Japan have resigned when their students committed major crimes after school hours.Even if they do not quit, Japanese executives will often accept primary responsibility in other ways, such as taking the first pay cut when a company gets into financial trouble. Such personal sacrifices, even if they are largely symbolic, help to create the sense of community and employee loyalty that is crucial to the Japanese way of doing business.Harvard Business School professor George Lodge calls the ritual acceptance of blame “almost a feudal (封建的) way of purging (清除) the community of dishonor,” and to some in the United States, such resignations look cowardly. However, in an era in which both business and governmental leaders seem particularly good at evading responsibility, many US managers would probably welcome an infusion (灌输) of the Japanese sense of responsibility. If, for instance, US automobile company executives offered to reduce their own salaries before they asked their workers to take pay cuts, negotiations would probably take on a very different character.21. Why did the chairman of Toshiba resign his position in 1987?A) Because in Japan, the leakage of a state secret to Russians is a grave crime.B) Because he had been under attack for shifting responsibility to his subordinates.C) Because in Japan, the chief executive of a corporation is held responsible for themistake made by its subsidiaries.D) Because he had been accused of being cowardly towards crises that were takingplace in his corporation.22. According to the passage if you want to be a good manager in Japan, you have to________.A) apologize promptly for your subordinates’ mistakesB) be skillful in accepting blames from customersC) make symbolic sacrifices whenever necessaryD) create a strong sense of company loyalty23. What’s Professor George Lodge’s attitude towards the resignations of Japanesecorporate leaders?A) Sympathetic.B) Biased.C) Critical.D) Approving.24. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A) Boeing had nothing to do with the JAL air crash in 1985.B) American executives consider authority and responsibility inseparable.C) School principals bear legal responsibility for students’ crimes.D) Persuading employees to take pay cuts doesn’t help solve corporate crises.25. The passage is mainly about ________.A) resignation as an effective way of dealing with business crisesB) the importance of delegating responsibility to employeesC) ways of evading responsibility in times of crisesD) the difference between two business culturesPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.As machines go, the car is not terribly noisy, nor terribly polluting, nor terribly dangerous; and on all those dimensions it has become better as the century has grown older. The main problem is its prevalence, and the social costs that ensue from the use by everyone of something that would be fairly harmless if, say, only the rich were to use it. It is a price we pay for equality.Before becoming too gloomy, it is worth recalling why the car has been arguably themost successful and popular product of the whole of the past 100 years—and remains so. The story begins with the environmental improvement it brought in the 1900s. In New Y ork city in 1900, according to the Car Culture, a 1975 book by J. Flink, a historian, horses deposited 2.5 million pounds of manure (粪) and 60,000 gallons of urine (尿) every day. Every year, the city authorities had to remove an average of 15,000 dead horses from the streets, it made cars smell of roses.Cars were also wonderfully flexible. The main earlier solution to horse pollution and traffic jams was the electric trolley bus (电车). But that required fixed overhead wires, and rails and platforms, which were expensive, ugly, and inflexible. The car could go from any A to any B, and allowed towns to develop in all directions with low-density housing, rather than just being concentrated along the trolley or rail lines. Rural areas benefited too, for they became less remote.However, since pollution became a concern in the 1950s, experts have predicted—wrongly—that the car boom was about to end. In his book Mr. Flink argued that by 1973 the American market had become saturated, at one car for every 2.25 people, and so had the markets of Japan and Western Europe (because of land shortages). Environmental worries and diminishing oil reserves would prohibit mass car use anywhere else.He was wrong. Between 1970 and 1990, whereas America’s population grew by 23%, the number of cars on its roads grew by 60%. There is now one car for every 1.7 people there, one for every 2.1 in Japan, one for every 5.3 in Britain. Around 550 million cars are already on the roads, not to mention all the trucks and mocorcyeles, and about 50 million new ones are made each year worldwide. Will it go on? Undoubtedly, because people want it to.26. As is given in the first paragraph, the reason why the car has become a problem isthat ________.A) poor people can’t afford itB) it is too expensive to maintainC) too many people are using itD) it causes too many road accidents27. According to the passage, the car started to gain popularity because ________.A) it didn’t break down as easily as a horseB) it had a comparatively pleasant odorC) it caused less pollution than horsesD) it brightened up the gloomy streets28. What impact did the use of cars have on society?A) People were compelled to leave downtown areas.B) People were able to live in less crowded suburban areas.C) Business along trolley and rail lines slackened.D) City streets were free of ugly overhead wires.29. Mr. Flink argued in his book that cars would not be widely used in other countriesbecause ________.A) the once booming car market has become saturatedB) traffic jams in those countries are getting more and more seriousC) expensive motorways are not available in less developed countriesD) people worry about pollution and the diminishing oil resources30. What’s wrong with Mr. Flink’s prediction?A) The use of automobiles has kept increasing worldwide.B) New generations of cars are virtually pollution free.C) The population of America has not increased as fast.D) People’s environmental concerns are constantly increasing.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Crying is hardly an activity encouraged by society. Tears, be they of sorrow, anger, or joy, typically make Americans feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. The shedder of tears is likely to apologize, even when a devastating (毁灭性的) tragedy was the provocation. The observer of tears is likely to do everything possible to put an end to the emotional outpouring. But judging from recent studies of crying behavior, links between illness and crying and the chemical composition of tears, both those responses to tears are often inappropriate and may even be counterproductive.Humans are the only animals definitely known to shed emotional tears. Since evolution has given rise to few, if any, purposeless physiological responses, it is logical to assume that crying has one or more functions that enhance survival.Although some observers have suggested that crying is a way to elicit assistance from others (as a crying baby might from its mother), the shedding of tears is hardly necessary to get help. V ocal cries would have been quite enough, more likely than tears to gain attention. So, it appears, there must be something special about tears themselves.Indeed, the new studies suggest that emotional tears may play a direct role in alleviating stress. University of Minnesota researchers who are studying the chemical composition of tears have recently isolated two important chemicals from emotional tears. Both chemicals are found only in tears that are shed in response to emotion. Tears shed because of exposure to cut onion would contain no such substance.Researchers at several other institutions are investigating the usefulness of tears as a means of diagnosing human ills and monitoring drugs.At Tulane University’s Teat Analysis Laboratory Dr. Peter Kastl and his colleagues report that they can use tears to detect drug abuse and exposure to medication (药物), to determine whether a contact lens fits properly of why it may be uncomfortable, to study the causes of “dry eye”syndrome and the effects of eye surgery, and perhaps even to measure exposure to environmental pollutants.At Columbia University Dr. Liasy Faris and colleagues are studying tears for clues to the diagnosis of diseases away from the eyes. Tears can be obtained painlessly without invading the body and only tiny amounts are needed to perform highly refined analyses.31. It is known from the first paragraph that ________.A) shedding tears gives unpleasant feelings to AmericanB) crying may often imitate people or even result in tragedyC) crying usually wins sympathy from other peopleD) one who sheds tears in public will be blamed32. What does “both those responses to tears” (Line 5, Para, 1) refer to?A) Crying out of sorrow and shedding tears for happiness.B) The embarrassment and unpleasant sensation of the observers.C) The tear shedder’s apology and the observer’s effort to stop the crying.D) Linking illness with crying and finding the chemical composition of tears.33. “Counterproductive” (Lines 5, Para, 1) very probably means “________”.A) having no effect at allB) leading to tensionC) producing disastrous impactD) harmful to health34. What does the author say about crying?A) It is a pointless physiological response to the environment.B) It must have a role to play in man’s survival.C) It is meant to get attention and assistance.D) It usually produces the desired effect.35. What can be inferred from the new studies of tears?A) Emotional tears have the function of reducing stress.B) Exposure to excessive medication may increase emotional tears.C) Emotional tears can give rise to “dry eye” syndrome in some cases.D) Environmental pollutants can induce the shedding of emotional tears.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.It is no secret among athletes that in order to improve performance you’ve got to work hard.However, hard training breaks you down and makes you weaker, it is rest that makes you stronger.Improvement only occurs during the rest period following hard training. This adaptation is accomplished by improving efficiency of the heart and certain systems within the muscle cells.During recovery periods these systems build to greater levels to compensate for the stress that you have applied. The result is that you are now at a higher level of performance.If sufficient rest is not included in a training program, imbalance between excess training and inadequate rest will occur, and performance will decline. The “overtraining syndrome (综合症)”is the name given to the collection of emotional, behavioral, and physical symptoms due to overtraining that has persisted for weeks to months. It is marked by cumulative exhaustion that persists even after recovery periods.The most common symptom is fatigue. This may limit workouts and may be present at rest. The athletes may also become moody, easily imitated, have altered sleep patterns, become depressed, or lose the competitive desire and enthusiasm for the sport. Some will report decreased appetite and weight loss. Physical symptoms include persistent muscular soreness, increased frequency of viral (病毒性的) illnesses, and increased incidence of injuries.The treatment for the overtraining syndrome is rest. The longer the overtraining has occurred, the more rest required, therefore, early detection is very important. If the overtraining has only occurred for a short period of time (e.g. 3-4 weeks) then interrupting training for 3-5 days is usually sufficient rest. It is important that the factors that lead to overtraining be identified and corrected. Otherwise, the overtraining syndrome is likely to recur. The overtraining syndrome should be considered in any athlete who manifests symptoms of prolonged fatigue and whose performance has leveled off or decreased. It is important to exclude any underlying illness that may be responsible for the fatigue.36. The first paragraph of the passage tells us that ________.A) the harder an athlete trains, the better his performance will beB) rest after vigorous training improves an athlete’s performanceC) strict systematic training is essential to an athlete’s top performanceD) improvement of an athlete’s performance occurs in the course of training37. By “overtraining” the author means ________.A) a series of physical symptoms that occur after trainingB) undue emphasis on the importance of physical exertionC) training that is not adequately compensated for by restD) training that has exceeded an athlete’s emotional limits38. What does the passage tell us about the “overtraining” syndrome?A) It occurs when athletes lose interest in sports.B) It appears right after a hard training session.C) The fatigue it results in is unavoidable in the athlete’s training process.D) It manifests itself in fatigue which lingers even after a recovery period.39. What does the phrase “level off” (Line 5, Para. 4) most probably mean?A) Slow down.B) Become dull.C) Stop improving.D) Be on the decline.40. The author advises at the end of the passage that ________.A) overtraining syndrome should be treated as a serious illnessB) overtraining syndrome should be prevented before it occursC) an athlete with overtraining syndrome should take a lengthy restD) illness causing fatigue should not be mistaken for overtraining syndromePart 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. These were stubborn men, not easily ________ to change their mind.A) tiltedB) convertedC) persuadedD) suppressed42. The circus has always been very popular because it ________ both the old and theyoung.A) facilitatesC) immersesD) indulges43. By patient questioning the lawyer managed to ________ enough information fromthe witnesses.A) evacuateB) withdrawC) impartD) elicit44. George enjoys talking about people’s private affairs. He is a ________.A) solicitorB) cowardC) gossipD) rebel45. The new secretary has written a remarkably ________ report within a few hundredwords but with all the important details included.A) conciseB) briskC) preciseD) elaborate46. His face ________ as he came in after running all the way from school.A) flaredB) fluctuatedC) flutteredD) flushed47. Steel is not as ________ as cast iron; it does not break as easily.A) elasticB) brittleC) adaptableD) flexible48. A big problem in learning English as a foreign language is lack of opportunities for________ interaction with proficient speakers of English.A) instantaneousC) verbalD) dual49. Within ten years they have tamed the ________ hill into green woods.A) vacantB) barrenC) weirdD) wasteful50. The ________ of our trip to London was the visit to Buckingham Palace.A) summitB) heightC) peakD) highlight51. Harold claimed that he was a serious and well-known artist, but in fact he was a(n)________.A) alienB) clientC) counterpartD) fraud52. We don’t ________ any difficulties in completing the project so long as we keepwithin our budget.A) foreseeB) fabricateC) inferD) inhibit53. He is looking for a job that will give him greater ________ for his careerdevelopment.A) insightB) scopeC) momentumD) phase54. The high school my daughter studies in is ________ our university.A) linked byB) relevant toC) mingled withD) affiliated with55. The Browns lived in a ________ and comfortably furnished house in the suburbs.A) spaciousB) sufficientC) wideD) wretched56. A membership card ________ the holder to use the club’s facilities for a period oftwelve months.A) approvesB) authorizesC) rectifiesD) endows57. They have done away with ________ Latin for university entrance at Harvard.A) influentialB) indispensableC) compulsoryD) essential58. It is no ________ that a large number of violent crimes are committed under theinfluence of alcohol.A) coincidenceB) correspondenceC) inspirationD) intuition59. One’s university days often appear happier in ________ than they actually were atthe time.A) retentionB) retrospectC) returnD) revere60. She ________ through the pages of a magazine, not really concentrating on them.A) tumbledC) switchedD) flipped61. Scientists are pushing known technologies to their limits in an attempt to ________more energy from the earth.A) extractB) injectC) dischargeD) drain62. The Chinese Red Cross ________ a generous sum to the relief of the victims of theearthquake in Turkey.A) administeredB) elevatedC) assessedD) contributed63. The first sentence in this paragraph is ________; it can be interpreted in many ways.A) intricateB) ambiguousC) duplicatedD) confused64. They used to quarrel a lot, but now they are completely ________ with each other.A) reconciledB) negotiatedC) associatedD) accommodated65. The local business was not much ________ by the sudden outbreak of the epidemic.A) intervenedB) insulatedC) hamperedD) hoisted66. The most important ________ for assessment in this contest is originality of design.A) thresholdC) warrantD) criterion67. The woman was worried about the side effects of taking aspirins, but her doctor________ her that it is absolutely harmless.A) retrievedB) releasedC) reassuredD) revived68. We can’t help being ________ of Bob who bought a luxurious sports car just afterthe money was stolen from the office.A) skepticalB) appreciativeC) suspiciousD) tolerant69. He greatly resented the publication of this book, which he saw as an embarrassinginvasion of his ________.A) privacyB) moralityC) dignityD) secrecy70. In fact as he approached this famous statue, he only barely resisted the ________ toreach into his bag for his camera.A) impatienceB) impulseC) incentiveD) initiativePart 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 th e literature of our periods╱used f or th e stu dy of literatu re as 2. _______\_______ Many of the arguments havinga school subject are valid for ∧study of television. 3. ______the______“Home, sweet home” is a phrase that expresses an essential attitude in the United States. Whether the reality of life in the family house is sweet or no sweet. The (S1)This ideal is a vital part of the Americanof place, build a house for one’s family, and (S2) started aor less identical, but it satisfied (S9) a deep need. Many regarded the single-family house the basis of their way of life. (S10)Part V Writing (30 minutes)图表作文，关于一个美国大学图书馆的图书流动量(pop fiction, general nonfiction, science, art等)，给出他们的流动比例对比，说明原因，并说明你自己喜欢阅读什么样的书。