2000年1月大学英语六级考试试题及解答

2000年1月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example: You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the 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) To cancel his trip.B) To go to bed early.C) To catch a later flight.D) To ask for a wake-up call.2. A) They have different opinions as to what to do next.B) They have to pay for the house by installments.C) They will fix a telephone in the bathroom.D) The man’s attitude is more sensible than the woman’s.3. A) Sh e will save the stamps for the man’s sister.B) She will no longer get letters from Canada.C) She can’t give the stamps to the man’s sister.D) She has given the stamps to the man’s roommates.4. A) Visiting the Brownings.B) Writing a postcard.C) Looking for a postcard.D) Filling in a form.5. A) The man should work with somebody else.B) The man should meet his partner’s needs.C) They should come to a compromise.D) They should find a better lab for the project.6. A) She can’t finish her assignment, either.B) She can’t afford a computer right now.C) The man can use her computer.D) The man should buy a computer right away.7. A) The visiting economist has given several lectures.B) The guest lecturer’s opinion is different from Dr. Johnson’s.C) Dr. Johnson and the guest speaker were schoolmates.D) Dr. Johnson invited the economist to visit their college.8. A) She’s never watched a better game.B) Football is her favorite pastime.C) The game has been canceled.D) Their team played very badly.9. A) The man should stick to what he’s doing.B) The man should take up a new hobby.C) The man should stop playing tennis.D) The man should find the cause for his failure.10. A) An invented story.B) A real life experience.C) An imaginary situation.D) A terrible nightmare.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the endof each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage oneQuestion 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) The name of a German town.B) A resident of Frankfurt.C) A kind of German sausage.D) A kind of German bread.12. A) He sold fast food.B) He raised dogs.C) He was a cook.D) He was a Cartoonist.13. A) Because the Americans found they were from Germany.B) Because people thought they contained dog meat.C) Because people had to get used to their taste.D) Because it was too hot to eat right away.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) They give out faint cries.B) They made noises to drive away insects.C) They extend their water pipes.D) They become elastic like rubber bands.15. A) Quiet plants.B) Well-watered plants.C) Healthy plants.D) Thirsty plants.16. A) They could drive the insects away.B) They could keep the plants well-watered.C) They could make the plants grow faster.D) They could build devices to trap insects.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) To look for a different lifestyle.B) To enjoy themselves.C) For adventure.D) For education.18. A) There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway.B) It has a dense population.C) There are many museums and palaces.D) It has many towering buildings.19. A) It is a city of contrasts.B) It possesses many historical sites.C) It is an important industrial center.D) It has many big and beautiful parks.20. A) It helps develop our personalities.B) It enables us to acquire first-hand knowledge.C) It makes our life more interesting.D) It brings about changes in our lifestyle.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Direction: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B) C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows. Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “trash talk（废话）”. The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society’s moral catastrophes（灾难）, yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments（困境）of other people’s lives.Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual’s quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable. Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main target audience are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time. Money, and stability to deal with life’s tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18- to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some val ue and lessons to be learned underneath the show’s exploitation. While the two shows are as different as night and day. Both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world.21. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and theOprah Winfrey are ________________.A) more family-orientedB) unusually popularC) more profoundD) relatively formal22. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience _________.A) remain fascinated by themB) are ready to face up to themC) remain indifferent to themD) are willing to get involved in them23. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A) A new type of robot.B) Racist hatred.C) Family budget planning.D) Street violence.24. Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both ____________.A) ironicalB) sensitiveC) instructiveD) cynical25. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ___________.A) have monopolized the talk show circuitB) exploit the weaknesses in human natureC) appear at different times of the dayD) are targeted at different audiencesPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:To understand the marketing concept, it is only necessary to understand the difference between marketing and selling. Not too many years ago, most industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of goods, and then relied on “persuasive salesmanship” to move as much of these goods as possible. Such production and selling focuses on the needs of the seller to produce goods and then convert them into money. Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins with first analyzing the preferences and demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy them. This eye-on-the-consumer approach is known as the marketing concept, which simply means that instead of trying to sell whatever is easiest to produce or buy for resale, the makers and dealers first endeavor to find out what the consumer wants to buy and then go about making it available for purchase.This concept does not imply that business is benevolent（慈善的）or that consumer satisfaction is given priority over profit in a company. There are always two sides to every business transaction – the firm and the customer – and each must be satisfied before trade occurs. Successful merchants and producers, however, recognize that the surest route to profit is through understanding and catering to customers. A striking example of the importance of catering to the consumer presented itself in mid-1985, when Coca Cola changed the flavor of its drink. Thenon-acceptance of the new flavor by a significant portion of the public brought about a prompt restoration of the Classic Coke, which was then marketed alongside the new King Customer ruled!26. The marketing concept discussed in the passage is, in essence,____________.A) the practice of turning goods into moneyB) making goods available for purchaseC) the customer-centred approachD) a form of persuasive salesmanship27. What was the main concern of industrialists before the marketing concept was widely accepted?A) The needs of the market.B) The efficiency of production.C) The satisfaction of the user.D) The preferences of the dealer.28. According to the passage, “to move as much of these goods as possible” (Lines 3-4, Pa ra. I) means “_______________”.A) to sell the largest possible amount of goodsB) to transport goods as efficiently as possibleC) to dispose of these goods in large quantitiesD) to redesign these goods for large-scale production29. What does the restoration of the Classic Coke best illustrate?A) Traditional goods have a stronger appeal to the majority of people.B) It takes time for a new product to be accepted by the public.C) Consumers with conservative tastes are often difficult to please.D) Products must be designed to suit the taste of the consumer.30. In discussing the marketing concept, the author focuses on ___________.A) its main characteristicB) its social impactC) its possible consequenceD) its theoretical basisPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Conventional wisdom about conflict seems pretty much cut and dried. Too little conflict breeds apathy（冷漠）and stagnation（呆滞）. Too much conflict leads to divisiveness（分裂） and hostility. Moderate levels of conflict, however, can spark creativity and motivate people in a healthy and competitive way.Recent research by Professor Charles R. Schwenk, however, suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations. He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives. Some of the executives worked for profit-seeking organizations and others for not-for-profit organizations.Somewhat surprisingly, Schwenk found that opinions about conflict varied systematically as a function of the type of organization. Specifically, managers in not-for-profit organizations strongly believed that conflict was beneficial to their organizations and that it promoted higher quality decision making than might be achieved in the absence of conflict.Managers of for-profit organizations saw a different picture. They believed that conflict generally was damaging and usually led topoor-quality decision making in their organizations. Schwenk interpreted these results in terms of the criteria for effective decision making suggested by the executives. In the profit-seeking organizations, decision-making effectiveness was most often assessed in financial terms. The executives believed that consensus rather than conflict enhanced financial indicators.In the not-for-profit organizations, decision-making effectiveness was defined from the perspective of satisfying constituents. Given the complexities and ambiguities associated with satisfying many diverse constituents executives perceived that conflict led to more considered and acceptable decisions.31. In the eyes of the author, conventional opinion on conflict is___________.A) wrongB) oversimplifiedC) misleadingD) unclear32. Professor Charles R. Schwenk’s research shows _______________.A) the advantages and disadvantages of conflictB) the real value of conflictC) the difficulty in determining the optimal level of conflictD) the complexity of defining the roles of conflict33. We can learn from Schwenk’s research that ___________.A) a person’s view of conflict is influenced by the purpose of his organizationB) conflict is necessary for managers of for-profit organizationsC) different people resolve conflicts in different waysD) it is impossible for people to avoid conflict34. The passage suggests that in for-profit organizations ____________.A) there is no end of conflictB) expression of different opinions is encouragedC) decisions must be justifiableD) success lies in general agreement35. People working in a not-for-profit organization _____________.A) seem to be difficult to satisfyB) are free to express diverse opinionsC) are less effective in making decisionsD) find it easier to reach agreementPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:Imagine eating everything delicious you want—with none of the fat. That would be great, wouldn’t it?New “fake fat” products appeared on store shelves in the United States recently, but not everyone is happy about it. Makers of the products, which contain a compound called olestra, say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods. Critics, however, say the new compound can rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients（营养物）and can also cause unpleasant side effects in some people. So it’s up t o consumers to decide whether the new fat-free products taste good enough to keep eating.Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. Instead of finding the desired fat, t he researchers created a fat that can’t be digested at all.Normally, special chemicals in the intestines（肠）“grab” molecules of regular fat and break them down so they can be used by the body. Amolecule of regular fat is made up of three molecule of substances called fatty acids.The fatty acids are absorbed by the intestines and bring with them the essential vitamins A, D, E, and K. When fat molecules are present in the intestines with any of those vitamins, the vitamins attach to the molecules and are carried into the bloodstream.Olestra, which is made from six to eight molecules of fatty acids, is too large for the intestines to absorb. It just slides through the intestines without being broken down. Manufacturers say it’s that ability to slide unchanged through the intestines that makes olestra so valuable as a fat substitute. It provides consumers with the taste of regular fat without any bad effects on the body. But critics say olestra can prevent vitamins A, D, E, and K from being absorbed. It can also prevent the absorption of carotenoids（类胡萝卜素）, compounds that may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, etc.Manufacturers are adding vitamins A, D, E, and K as well as carotenoids to their products now. Even so, some nutritionists are still concerned that people might eat unlimited amounts of food made with the fat substitute without worrying about how many calories they are consuming.36. We learn from the passage that olestra is a substance that______________.A) contains plenty of nutrientsB) renders foods calorie-free while retaining their vitaminsC) makes foods easily digestibleD) makes foods fat-free while keeping them delicious37. The result of the search for an easily digestible fat turned out to be ____________.A) commercially uselessB) just as anticipatedC) somewhat controversialD) quite unexpected38. Olestra is different from ordinary fats in that _____________.A) it passes through the intestines without being absorbedB) it facilitates the absorption of vitamins by the bodyC) it helps reduce the incidence of heart diseaseD) it prevents excessive intake of vitamins39. What is a possible negative effect of olestra according to some critics?A) It may impair the digestive system.B) It may affect the overall fat intake.C) It may increase the risk of cancer.D) It many spoil the consumers’ appetite.40. Why are nutritionists concerned about adding vitamins to olestra?A) It may lead to the over-consumption of vitamins.B) People may be induced to eat more than is necessary.C) The function of the intestines may be weakened.D) It may trigger a new wave of fake food production.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. The doctors don’t ___________ that he will live much longer.A) articulate B) anticipateC) manifest D) monitor42. I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ___________.A) eligible B) sustainableC) probable D) feasible43. The old gentleman was a very ______ looking person, with grey hair and gold spectacles.A) respectful B) respectedC) respective D) respectable44. This book is expected to ____________ the best-seller lists.A) promote B) prevailC) dominate D) exemplify45. That part of the city has long been ____________ for its street violence.A) notorious B) responsibleC) historical D) illegal46. Under the guidance of their teacher, the pupils are building a model boat _____ by steam.A) towed B) pressedC) tossed D) propelled47. Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, ___________ themselves.A) expanding B) stretchingC) prolonging D) extending48. England’s team, who are now superbly fit, will be doing their best next week to _________ themselves for last year’s defeat.A) revive B) retortC) revenge D) remedy49. If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to ____________ away all the rocks.A) haul B) transferC) repel D) dispose50. It took us only a few hours to ___________ the paper off all four walls.A) shear B) scrapeC) stroke D) chip51. The famous scientist ______________ his success to hard work.A) imparted B) grantedC) ascribed D) acknowledged52. It is difficult to _____________ of a plan to end poverty.A) speculate B) conceiveC) ponder D) reckon53. Now the cheers and applause ___________ in a single sustained roar.A) mingled B) concentratedC) assembled D) permeated54. Improved consumer confidence is _____________ to an economic recovery.A) crucial B) subordinateC) cumulative D) satisfactory55. Although the body is made up of many different tissues, these tissues are arranged in an _____________ and orderly fashion.A) incredible B) intricateC) internal D) initial56. If you work under a car when repairing it, you often get very____________.A) waxy B) slipperyC) sticky D) greasy57. The damage to his car was _______________; therefore, he could repair it himself.A) considerable B) appreciableC) negligible D) invisible58. My sister is quite ____________ and plans to get an M. A. degree within one year.A) aggressive B) enthusiasticC) considerate D) ambitious59. The manager tried to wave aside these issues as ______ details that would be settled later.A) versatile B) trivialC) preliminary D) alternate60. His ________________ was telling him that something was wrong.A) intuition B) hypothesisC) inspiration D) sentiment61. This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important ____ of American life.A) fashions B) frontiersC) facets D) formats62. Parents often faced the _____between doing what they felt was good for the development of the child and what they could stand by way ofundisciplined noise and destructiveness.A) paradox B) junctionC) dilemma D) premise63. Clark felt that his ______________ in one of the most dramatic medical experiments of all time was worth the suffering he underwent.A) apprehension B) appreciationC) presentation D) participation64. As one of the youngest professors in the university, Miss King is certainly on the _________ of a brilliant career.A) threshold B) edgeC) porch D) course65. The ___________ lawyer made a great impression on the jury.A) protecting B) guardingC) defending D) shielding66. Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of which was very __________.A) dim B) obscureC) conspicuous D) intelligible67. This movie is not ______________ for children to see: it contains too much violence and too many love scenes.A) profound B) validC) decent D) upright68. The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it ______________ into fragments.A) broke off B) broke awayC) broke through D) broke up69. The detective and his assistant have begun to ____________ the mysterious murder.A) come through B) look intoC) make over D) see to70. Sadly, the Giant Panda is one of the many species now in danger of ____________.A) extinction B) migrationC) destruction D) extractionPart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (／) in the blank.Example:Television is rapidly becoming the literatures of our periods. 1. time/times/periodMany of the arguments having used for the study of literature 2. ／___________as a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. the___________Until the very latest moment of his existence, man has beenbound to the planet on which he originated and devel-oped. Now he had the capability to leave that planet and move 71.__________out into the universe to those worlds which he has knownpreviously only directly. Men have explored parts of the moon. 72.__________put spaceships in orbit around another planet and possibly within the decade will land into another planet and explore it. Can we be 73. __________too bold as to suggest that we may be able to colonize other 74. __________ planet within the not-too-distant future? Some have advocated 75.__________such a procedure as a solution to the population problem: ship theexcess people off to the moon. But we must keep in head the 76. __________ billions of dollars we might spend in carrying out the project. To maintain the earth’s population at its present level, we would have to blast off into space 7,500 people every hour of every day of the year.Why are we spending so little money on space ex- 77. __________ ploration? Consider the great need for improving many aspects 78.__________of the global environment, one is surely justified in hisconcern for the money and resources that they are poured into 79.__________the space exploration efforts. But perhaps we should look atboth sides of the coin before arriving hasty conclusions. 80. __________Part V Writing (30 minutes)Direction: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic How I Finance My College Education. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.1. 上大学的费用（tuition and fees）可以通过多种途径解决2. 哪种途径适合于我（说明理由）How I Finance My College Education2000.11. D2. A3. C4. B5. C6. B7. B8. D9. A 10. C11. C 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. D 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. B21. B 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. A31. B 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. B 36. D 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. B41. B 42. D 43. D 44. C 45. A 46. D 47. B 48. C 49. A 50. B51. C 52. B 53. A 54. A 55. B 56. D 57. C 58. D 59. B 60. A61. C 62. C 63. D 64. A 65. C 66. B 67. C 68. D 69. B 70. A71. had à has 72. directly à indirectly73. into à on 74. too à so75. planet à planets / worlds 76. head à mind77. little à much 78. Consider à Considering79. they à /80. (arriving) à (arriving) at 或arriving à reaching/drawing/making。

洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌2000年1月六级试题译文Passage one译文在娱乐界，电视访谈节目无疑充斥了白天所有的电视时间。

经常看这些节目的人都知道，每个访谈节目在风格和形式上各不相同。

但与斯波瑞格和欧波拉·温弗瑞主持的节目相比，没有哪两个节目能在内容上如此截然相反，而同时又都出类拔萃。

杰瑞·斯波瑞格可能很容易被认为是“废话”大王。

他主持的节目中话题非常令人震惊。

例如，节目在不同层面上谈论了访谈节目最普通的主题——爱、性、欺骗、罪行、仇恨、冲突和道德。

很清楚，杰瑞·斯波瑞格的节目是展示和挖掘社会的道德灾难，但人们对他人生活中令人好奇的困境兴趣盎然。

像杰瑞·斯波瑞格一样，欧波拉·温弗瑞把电视访谈节目发挥得淋漓尽致，但却反其道而行之。

他的节目致力于改进社会和提高个人生活质量。

话题从教育孩子有责任感、安排一周的工作到逐渐了解邻居。

与欧波拉相比，杰瑞·斯波瑞格的节目看来像是倾倒在社会上的有毒垃圾。

杰瑞结束节目时都用一个“最后的词”。

他用一段小演说总结节目的全部寓意。

但愿这是大多数人能学到的很有价值的东西的部分。

尽管欧波拉的节目很纯净，但并非适合每个人。

该节目主要面向美国的中产阶级观众。

这些人大部分都有时间、金钱，生活稳定，对生活中的难题能应付裕如。

而杰瑞·斯波瑞格的更多节目与青年人有关。

他们是18到21岁的青年人。

生活中的主要问题是爱情、人际关系、性、金钱和同伴。

在节目宣传下他们明白了某些价值和教训。

尽管这两个节目像昼夜一样迥然不同，但多年来在访谈节目中一直占主导地位。

每一个访谈节目都迎合不同观众的胃口，而二者在大批节目迷中又都有坚定的追随者。

有讽刺意义的是，二者均可视为访谈节目界的先锋。

Passage Two译文为理解市场营销的概念，有必要理解市场营销与销售之间的区别。

不久前，大多数行业主要致力于高效生产商品，而后依靠“劝销法”尽可能多地出售商品。

2000年1月大学英语四级考试试题及答案2000年1月大学英语四级考试试题试卷一Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutesSection A1. A) The woman is s close friend of the man.B) The woman has been working too hard.C) The woman is seeing a doctor.D) The woman is tired of her work.2. A) This apple pie tastes very good.B) His mother likes the pie very muchC) This pie can’t match his mother’s.D) His mother can’t make apple pies.3. A) Take a walk.B) Give a performance.C) Listen to the music. D) Dance to the music.4. A) Read an article on political science.B) Present a different theory to the class.C) Read more than one article.D) Choose a better article to read.5. A) The woman would un derstand if she did Mary’sjob.B) The woman should do the typing for Mary.C) The woman should work as hard as Mary.D) The woman isn’t a skillful typist.6. A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr.Smith.B) He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will seehim.C) He wants to change the time of the appointment.D) He wants the woman to meet him at threeo’clock.7. A) He gets nervous vastly. B)He is an inexperienced speaker.C) He is an awful speaker. D)He hasn’t prepared his speech well.8. A) She didn’t like the books the man bought.B) There wasn’t a large selection at the bookstore.C) The man bought a lot of books.D) She wanted to see what the man bought.9. A) Buy a ticket for the ten o’clock flight.B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her.C) The man standing nearby. D)The salesman from London.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) His friend gave him the wrong key.B) He didn’t know where the back door was.C) He couldn’t find the key to his mailbox.D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock.16. A) It was getting dark.B) He was afraid of being blamed by his friend.C) The birds might have flown away.D) His friend would arrive any time.17. A) He looked silly with only one leg inside thewindow.B) He knew the policeman wouldn’t believe him.C) The torchlight made him look very foolish.D) He realized that he had made a mistake.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals andplants.B) The exhaustion of energy resources.C) The destruction of oil wells.D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.19. A) The underground oil resources have not beenaffected.B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.D) The underground water resources have not been polluted.20. A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells.B) To estimate the losses caused by the fires.C) To remove the oil left in the desert.D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids(小行星)now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星)that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy $50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course.Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn’t be cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare—but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we don’t take care of these big asteroids, they’ll take care of us,” says one scientist. “It’s that simple.”The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sittingaround on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday(毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them,” said a New York Times article.21. What does the passage say about asteroids andmeteoroids?A) They are heavenly bodies different incomposition.B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids.D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.22. What do scientists say about the collision of anasteroid with Earth?A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists.B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occurmore often than expected.D) It’s still too early to say whether such a collisionmight occur.23. What do people think of the suggestion of usingnuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids?A) It sounds practical but it may not solve theproblem.B) It may create more problems than it might solve.C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.D) Further research should be done before it isproved applicable.24. We can conclude from the passage that .A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the worldB) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near futureC) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetimeD) workable solutions still have to be found to preventa collision of asteroids with Earth.25. Which of the following best describes the author’stone in this passage?A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Objective. D) Arbitrary.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Believe it or not, optical illusion (错觉) can cut highway crashes.Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons (人字形) painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.Now the American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C is planning to rep eat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards are the greatest-curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal barspainted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bar. Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane spear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.26. The passage mainly discusses .A) a new way of highway speed controlB) a new pattern for painting highwaysC) a new approach to training driversD) a new type of optical illusion27. On roads painted with chevrons drivers tend to feelthat .A) they should avoid speed-related hazardsB) they are driving in the wrong laneC) they should slow down their speedD) they are approaching the speed limit28. The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontalbars is that the former .101A) can keep drivers awakeB) can cut road accidents in halfC) will have a longer effect on driversD) will look more attractive29. The American Association Foundation for TrafficSafety plans to .A) try out the Japanese method in certain areasB) change the road signs across the countryC) replace straight, horizontal bars with chevronsD) repeat the Japanese road patterns30. What does the author say about straight, horizontalbars painted across roads?A) They are falling out of use in the United States.B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.C) They are applicable only on broad roads.D) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Amtrak (美国铁路客运公司) was experiencing a downswing in ridership (客运量) along the lines102comprising its rail system. Of major concern to Amtrak and its advertising agency DDB Needham，were the long-distance western routes where ridership had been declining significantly.At one time, trains were the only practical way to cross the vast areas of the west. Trains were fast, very luxurious, and quite convenient compared to other forms of transportation existing at the time. However, times change and automobile became America’s standard of convenience. Also, air travel had easily established itself as the fastest method of traveling great distances. Therefore, the task for DDB Needham was to encourage consumers to consider other aspects of train travel in order to change their attitudes and increase the likelihood that trains would be considered for travel in the west.Two portions of the total market were targeted: 1) anxious fliers-those concerned with safety, relaxation, and cleanliness and 2) travel-lovers-those viewing themselves as relaxed, casual, and interested in the travel experience as part of their vacation. The agency then developed a campaign that focused on travel103experiences such as freedom, escape, relaxation, and enjoyment of the great western outdoors. It stressed experiences gained by using the trains and portrayed western train trips as wonderful adventures.Advertisements showed pictures of the beautiful scenery that could be enjoyed along some of the more famous western routes and emphasized the romantic names of some of these trains (Empire Builder, etc.). These ads were strategically placed among family-oriented TV shows and programs involving nature and America in order to most effectively reach target audiences. Results were impressive. The Empire Builder, which was focused on in one ad, enjoyed a 15 percent increase in profits on its Chicago to Seattle route.31. What’’s the author’s purpose in writing thispassage?A) To show the inability of trains to compete with planes with respect to speed and convenience.B) To stress the influence of the automobile on America’s standard of convenience.104C) To emphasize the function of travel agencies in market promotion.D) To illustrate the important role of persuasive communication in changing consumer attitudes.32. It can be inferred from the passage that the drop inAmtrak rider ship was due to the fact that . A) trains were not suitable for short distance passenger transportationB) trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportationC) trains were not as fast and convenient as they used to beD) trains could not compete with planes in terms of luxury and convenience33. To encourage consumers to travel by train, DDBNeedham emphasized .A) the freedom and convenience provided on trainsB) the practical aspects of travelC) the adventurous aspects of train tripsD) the safety and cleanliness of train trips34. The train ads were placed among family-orientedTV programs involving nature and America105because .A) they could focus on meaningful travel experiencesB) they could increase the effectiveness of the TVprogramsC) their profits could be increased by some 15percentD) most travel-lovers and nervous fliers werebelieved to be among the audiences35. According to the passage, the Empire Builderenjoyed an increase in rider ship and profits because .A) the attractiveness of its name and route waseffectively advertisedB) it provided an exciting travel experienceC) its passengers could enjoy the great westernoutdoorsD) it was widely advertised in newspapers andmagazines in Chicago and SeattlePassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Why does cream go bad faster than butter? Some researchers think they have the answer, and it comes106down to the structure of the food, not its chemical composition—a finding that could help rid some processed foods of chemical preservatives.Cream and butter contain pretty much the same substances, so why cream should sour much faster has been a mystery. Both are emulsions—tiny globules (小球体) of one liquid evenly distributed throughout another. The difference lies in w hat’s in the globules and what’s in the surrounding liquid, says Brocklehurst, who led the investigation.In cream, fatty globules drift about in a sea of water. In butter, globules of a watery solution are locked away in a sea of fat. The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to live in the watery regions of the mixture. “This means that in cream, the bacteria are free to grow throughout the mixture,” he says.When the situation is reversed, the bacteria are locked away in compartments (隔仓室) buried deep in the sea of fat. Trapped in this way, individual colonies cannot spread and rapidly run out of nutrients (养料). They also slowly poison themselves with their waste products. “In butter, you get a self-limiting system107which stops the bacteria growing.” says Brocklehurst.The researchers are already working with food companies keen to see if their products can be made resistant to bacterial attack through alterations to the food’s structure. Brockiehurst bel ieves it will be possible to make the emulsions used in salad cream, for instance, more like that in butter. The key will be to do this while keeping the salad cream liquid and not turning it into a solid lump.36. The significance of Brocklehurst’s resea rch isthat .A) it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservativesB) it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butterC) it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butterD) it found that cream and butter share the samechemical composition37. According to the researchers, cream sours fasterthan butter because bacteria .A) are more evenly distributed in cream108B) multiply more easily in cream than is butterC) live on less fat in cream than in butterD) produce less waste in cream than in butter38. According to Brocklehurst, we can keep cream freshby .A) removing its fat B) killing the bacteriaC) reducing its water content D) altering its structure39. The word “colonies”(Line 2, Para.4) refers to.A) tiny globules B) watery regionsC) bacteria communities D) little compartments40. Commercial application of the research finding willbe possible if salad cream can be made resistant to bacterial attack .A) by varying its chemical composition B) by turning it into a solid lumpC) while keeping its structure unchanged D) while retaining its liquid form109Part ⅡVocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. She ought to stop work; she has a headache becauseshe too long.A) has been reading B) had readC) is reading D) read42. Niagara Falls is a great tourist , drawingmillions of visitors every year.A) attention B) attraction C) appointment D) arrangement43. I don’t mind the decision as long as it is not toolate.A) you to delay making B) your delaying makingC) your delaying to make D) you delay to make44. The hopes, goals, fears and desires widelybetween men and women, between the rich and the poor.A) alter B) shift C) transfer D) vary11045. Corn originated in the New World and thus was notknown in Europe until Columbus found it in Cuba.A) being cultivated B) been cultivated C) having cultivated D) cultivating46. The sale usually takes place outside the house, withthe audience on benches, chairs or boxes.A) having seated B) seating C) seated D) having been seated47. This kind of glasses manufactured by experiencedcraftsmen comfortably.A) is worn B) wears C) wearing D) are worn48. Some diseases are by certain water animals.A) transplanted B) transformed C) transported D) transmitted49. Wouldn’t you rather your child to bed early?A) go B) went C) would go D) goes50. Although Anne is happy with her success, shewonders will happen to her private life.A) that B) what C) it111D) this51. The words of his old teacher left a impressionon his mind. He is still influenced by them.A) long B) lively C) lasting D) liberal52. Mike’s uncle insists in this hotel.A) staying not B) not to stayC) that he would not stay D) that he not stay53. We agreed to accept they thought was the besttourist guide.A) whatever B) whomever C) whichever D) whoever54. It is our policy that we will achieve unitythrough peaceful means.A) consistent B) continuous C) considerate D) continual55. Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseasvisitors expanded 27%.A) by B) for C) to D) in11256. Although many people view conflict as bad, conflictis sometimes useful it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.A) by which B) to which C) in that D) so that57. He is about his chances of winning a goldmedal in the Olympics next year.A) optimistic B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious58. Sometimes I wish I in a different time and adifferent place.A) be living B) were living C) would live D) would have lived59. The director was critical the way we were doingthe work.A) at B) in C) of D) with60. In a sudden of anger, the man tore upeverything within reach.A) attack B) burst C) split D) blast61. she realized it was too late to go home.113A) No sooner it grew dark than B) Hardly did it grow dark thatC) Scarcely had it grown dark than D) It was not until dark that62. In Britain people four million tons of potatoesevery year.A) swallow B) dispose C) consume D) exhaust63. I’d his reputation with other farmers andbusiness people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.A) take into account B) account for C) make up for D) make out64. It is essential that these application forms backas early as possible.A) must be sent B) will be sent C) are sent D) be sent65. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make itenough to eat.A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender66. We take our skin for granted until it is burned114repair.A) beyond B) for C) without D) under67. The computer revolution may well change society asas did the Industrial Revolution.A) certainly B) insignificantly C) fundamentally D) comparatively68. in this way, the situation doesn’t seem sodisappointing.A) To look at B) Looking at C) Looked at D) To be looked at69. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. Theyare a thorough .A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety70. Some women a good salary in a job instead ofstaying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.A) must make B) should have made C) would make D) could have made115试卷二Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转) around the earth. An 71 7% did not know which revolved around 72 . I have no doubt that 73 all of these people were 74 in school that the earth revolves around the sun 75 may even have written it 76 at east. But they never 77 their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) 78 because their every day observations didn’t support 79 their teachers told them: People s ee the sun “moving 80 ” the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth seems stationary (静止的) 81 that is happening. Students can learn the right answers 82 heart in class, and yet never combined them 83 their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the 84 personal understanding of the world can 85 side by side, each unaffected by the other.Outside of class, the student continues to use 86116model because it has always worked well 87 that circumstance. Unless professors address 88 errors in students’ personal models of the world, students are not 89 to replace them with the 90 one.71. A) excessive B) extra C)additional D) added72. A) what B) which C) thatD) other73. A) virtually B) remarkably C)ideally D) preferably74. A) learned B) suggested C)taught D) advised75. A) those B) these C)who D) they76. A) on B) with C)under D) for77. A) formed B) altered C)believed D) thought78. A) operation B) position C)motion D) location79. A) how B) which C) thatD) what11780. A) around B) across C)on D) above81. A) since B) so C)while D) for82. A) to B) by C) inD) with83. A) with B) into C)to D) along84. A) adult’s B) teacher’s C)scientist’s D) student’s85. A) exist B) occur C)survive D) maintain86. A) private B) individual C)personal D) own87. A) in B) with C)on D) for88. A) general B) natural C)similar D) specific89. A) obliged B) likely C)probable D) partial90. A) perfect B) better C)reasonable D) correct118Part V Writing (30 minutes)D i r e c t i o n s:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes towrite a composition on the topic How I Financemy College Education. You should write at least100 words, and base your composition on theoutline (given in Chinese) below:1.上大学的费用( tuition and fees )可以通过多种途径解决。

大学英语六级真题2000年01月(总分：95.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、{{B}}Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension{{/B}}(总题数：2，分数：10.00)Section ASection A（分数：5.00）A.To ask for a wake-up call. √B.To catch a later flight.C.To go to bed early.D.To cancel his trip.解析：[听力原文] M: I hope I won't oversleep, I've simply got to catch the first flight New York. W: If I were you, I'd request the wake-up call from the hotel reception. Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?A.The man's attitude is more sensible than the woman's.B.They have different opinions as to what to do next. √C.They have to pay for the house by installments.D.They will fix a telephone in the bathroom.解析：[听力原文] M: Next, shouldn't we get a telephone installed in the hall? W: Fixing the shower pipe is far more important. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?A.She will no longer get letters from Canada.B.She can't give the stamps to the man's sister. √C.She will save the stamps for the man's sister.D.She has given the stamps to the man's roommates.解析：[听力原文] M: I've noticed that you get letters from Canada from time to time. Would you mind saving the stamps for me? My sister collects them. W: My roommate already asked for them. Q: What does the woman imply?A.Looking for a postcard.B.Visiting the Brownings.C.Filling in a form.D.Writing a postcard. √解析：[听力原文] M: What's the matter? You've been sitting there for ages just staring into space. W: I told the Brownings I'd send them a postcard. Now I don't know what to say. Q: What is the woman doing?A.They should find a better lab for the project.B.The man should meet his partner's needs.C.They should come to a compromise. √D.The man should work with somebody else.解析：[听力原文] M: My chemistry project is in trouble- my partner and I have totally different ideas about how to proceed. W: You should try to meet each other halfway. Q: What does the. woman suggest?（分数：5.00）A.She can't afford a computer right now. √B.She can't finish her assignment, either.C.The man should buy a computer right away.D.The man can use her computer.解析：[听力原文] M: I'm frustrated. We are supposed to do our assigment on the computer. But I have difficulty getting access to the computers in the library. W: I understand the way you feel. I'm looking forward to the day when I can afford to get my own. Q: What does the woman mean?A.The visiting economist has given several lectures.B.Dr. Johnson and the guest speaker were schoolmates.C.Dr. Johnson invited the economist to visit their college.D.The guest lecturer's opinion is different from Dr. Johnson's. √解析：[听力原文] M: The visiting economist is speaking tonight. But Dr. Johnson doesn't seem to think much of him. W: That's because Dr. Johnson comes from an entirely different school of thought. Q: What do we learn from the woman's remark?A.Football is her favorite pastime.B.The game has been canceled.C.Their team played very badly. √D.She's never watched a better game.解析：[听力原文] M: I'm sorry I missed the football game, but I had a terrible cold. W: You didn't miss anything. We couldn't have played worse, Q: What does the woman mean?A.The man should take up a new hobby.B.The man should stop playing tennis.C.The man should stick to what he's doing. √D.The man should find the cause for his failure.解析：[听力原文] M: I think I'm going to give up playing tennis. I lost again today. W: Just because you lost? Is that the reason to quit? Q: What does the woman imply?A.A terrible nightmare.B.An imaginary situation. √C.A real life experience.D.An invented story.解析：[听力原文] M: Jane, what would you do ff you were on vacation overseas and lost all your money and credit cards? W: Well, I guess I'd probably sell my watch and camera, or I might get a job as a waitress somewhere till I made enough money to buy a plane ticket to return home. Q: What are they talking about? '二、{{B}}Section B{{/B}}(总题数：1，分数：3.00){{B}}Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.{{/B}} {{B}}Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.{{/B}}（分数：3.00）A.A kind of German sausage. √B.A resident of Frankfurt.C.A kind of German bread.D.The name of a German town.解析：[听力原文11-13] Most people know what a hotdog is. It's a sausage in a roll. But do you know why it's called a hotdog? Well, the long red sausage which goes into a hotdog is called the Frankfurter. It got its name from the German town Frankfurt. The. sausages were very popular, but hot frankfurters were difficult to sell in crowds. One man, Harry Stevens, had the job of feeding the crowds' in baseball games. He had an idea- why not put the Frankfurters in long, hot bread roils? This made them easy to sell. The red hots had a hot and attractive taste, and became very popular. But in 1903, an American cartoonist drew a long German sausage dog in place of the Frankfurter. So a Frankfurter in a roll soon became known as a hotdog. It was a joke, but some people really thought the sausages contained dog meat. For a while, sales of hotdogs failed, but not for long. 11.What is a Frankfurter?A.He raised dogs.B.He was a cartoonist.C.He was a cook.D.He sold fast food. √解析：[听力原文] What was Harry Stevens' job?A.Because it was too hot to eat right away.B.Because the Americans found they were from Germany.C.Because people had to get used to their taste.D.Because people thought they contained dog meat. √解析：[听力原文] Why did sales of hotdogs decrease for some time?三、{{B}}Passage Two (总题数：1，分数：3.00)（分数：3.00）A.They extend their water pipes.B.They give out faint cries. √C.They make noises to drive away insects.D.They become elastic like rubber bands.解析：[听力原文14-16] We all scream for water when thirsty. But do you know in very hot, dry weather, plants also make faint sounds- as if they are crying out for help? You see, in a plant's stem, there are hundreds of water pipes that bring water and minerals from the soil ali the way up to the leaves. As the ground turns dry, it becomes harder and harder for the plants to do this. In severe droughts, plants have to fight to pull out any water available. Scientist Robert Winter has found out that when it is really bad, their water pipes snap from the tension like rubber bands. When that happens, the whole plant vibrates a little. The snapping pipes make noises 10,000 times more quiet than a whisper. Robert knows that healthy, well-watered plants are quiet. He also knows that many insects prefer attacking dry plants rather than healthy plants. How do the insects know which are healthy plants and which are not? Robert thinks that the insects may listen for the p]ants that cry. And then they may buzz in to kill. To test this theory, Robert is using a device that can imitate plant cries. He attaches it to a quiet, healthy plant so the plant sounds thirsty. Then he watches the insects to see if they attack more often than usual. If he is right? scien- tists could use the insects' ability against them. They could build traps that imitate crying plants, so when the insects buzz in to eat, they won't buzz out. 14.What do plants do when they are thirsty?A.Thirsty plants. √B.Well-watered plants.C.Quiet plants.D.Healthy plants.解析：[听力原文] What plants do many insects tend to attack?A.They could drive the insects away.B.They could keep the plants well watered.C.They could build devices to trap insects. √D.They could make the plants grow faster.解析：[听力原文] What could scientists do if Robert's theory proves to be true?四、{{B}}Passage Three (总题数：1，分数：4.00)（分数：4.00）A.For education. √B.For adventure.C.To enjoy themselves.D.To look for a different lifestyle.解析：[听力原文17-20] People enjoy taking trips. But what are the reasons they leave home? One reason is for education. People travel because they want to broaden their horizons, to learn about other people and other places. They are curious about other cultures. When people are tourists, they get a quick look at different ways of living. Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesson. On a trip, a person can learn directly by visiting museums and historicspots. What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums, visits the historic palaces, and other scenic spots in Paris, and shops along the River Seine? He gets a vivid picture--a real life one- of the French people. He learns about their attitudes: how they feel about business, beauty, and history. What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong? Does he get the same information that he could: get from a book? He might read that Hong Kong is crowded, that there is less than 200 square meters of space for each person. But seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more. He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway, but the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside will be a much more vivid lesson. The tourist to Hong Kong will never forget the contrasts -- the straight ver- tical lines of the tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in. 17.Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage?A.It has a dense population.B.It has many towering buildings.C.There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway.D.There are many museums and palaces. √解析：[听力原文] What do we learn from the passage about Paris?A.It has many big and beautiful parks.B.It possesses many historical sites.C.It is a city of contrasts. √D.It is an important industrial center.解析：[听力原文] What impression will a tourist get of Hong Kong?A.It makes our life more interesting.B.It enables Us to acquire first-hand knowledge. √C.It helps develop our personalities.D.It brings about changes in our lifestyle.解析：[听力原文] What does the passage tell us about travelling?五、{{B}}Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension{{/B}}(总题数：5，分数：10.00)pared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are______. （分数：2.00）A.more family-orientedB.more profoundC.relatively formalD.unusually popular √解析：推断题。

2000年1月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案一、单选题第1题：The doctors don't ______ that he will live much longer.A) articulate C) manifestB) anticipate D) monitor【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第2题：I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ______.A) eligible C) probableB) sustainable D) feasible【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第3题：The old gentleman was a very ______ looking person, with grey hair and gold spectacles.A) respectful C) respective B) respected D) respectable【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第4题：This book is expected to ______ the best-seller lists.A) promote C) dominate B) prevail D) exemplify【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第5题：That part of the city has long been ______ for its street violence.A) notorious C) historicalB) responsible D) illegal【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第6题：Under the guidance of their teacher, the pupils are building a model boat ______ by steam.A) towed C) tossed B) pressed D) propelled【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第7题：Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, ______ themselves.A) expanding C) prolongingB) stretching D) extending【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第8题：England's team, who are now superbly fit, will be doing their best next week to ______ themselves for last year's defeat.A) revive C) revenge B) retort D) remedy【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第9题：If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to ______ away all the rocks.A) haul C) repel B) transfer D) dispose【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第10题：It took us only a few hours to ______ the paper off all four walls.A) shear C) strokeB) scrape D) chip【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第11题：The famous scientist ______ his success to hard work.A) imparted C) ascribedB) granted D) acknowledged【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第12题：It is difficult to ______ of a plan to end poverty.A) speculate C) ponder B) conceive D) reckon【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第13题：Now the cheers and applause ______ in a single sustained roar.A) mingled C) assembled B) concentrated D) permeated【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第14题：Improved consumer confidence is ______ to an economic recovery.A) crucial C) cumulative B) subordinate D) satisfactory【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第15题：Although the body is made up of many different tissues, these tissues are arranged in an ______ and orderly fashion.A) incredible C) internalB) intricate D) initial【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第16题：If you work under a car when repairing it, you often get very ______.A) waxy C) stickyB) slippery D) greasy【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第17题：The damage to his car was ______; therefore, he could repair it himself.A) considerable C) negligibleB) appreciable D) invisible【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第18题：My sister is quite ______ and plans to get an M. A. degree within one year.A) aggressive C) considerateB) enthusiastic D) ambitious【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第19题：The manager tried to wave aside these issues as ______ details that would be settled later.A) versatile C) preliminaryB) trivial D) alternate【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第20题：His ______ was telling him that something was wrong.A) intuition C) inspirationB) hypothesis D) sentiment【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第21题：This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important ______ of American life.A) fashions C) facetsB) frontiers D) formats【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第22题：Parents often faced the ______ between doing what they felt was good for the development of the child and what they could stand by way of undisciplined noise and destructiveness.A) paradox C) dilemmaB) junction D) premise【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第23题：Clark felt that his ______ in one of the most dramatic medical experiments of all time was worth the suffering he underwent.A) apprehension C) presentationB) appreciation D) participation【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第24题：As one of the youngest professors in the university, Miss King is certainly on the ______ of a brilliant career.A) threshold C) porchB) edge D) course【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第25题：The ______ lawyer made a great impression on the jury.A) protecting C) defendingB) guarding D) shielding【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第26题：Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of which was very ______.A) dim C) conspicuousB) obscure D) intelligible【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第27题：This movie is not ______ for children to see: it contains too much violence and too many love scenes.A) profound C) decentB) valid D) upright【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第28题：The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it ______ into fragments.A) broke off C) broke throughB) broke away D) broke up【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第29题：The detective and his assistant have begun to ______ the mysterious murder.A) come through C) make overB) look into D) see to【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第30题：Sadly, the Giant Panda is one of the many species now in danger of ______.A) extinction C) destructionB) migration D) extraction【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无二、阅读理解第31题：In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "trash talk (废话)". Thetopics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society's moral catastrophes (灾难), yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments (困境) of other people's lives.Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual's quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a "final word". He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show's main target audience are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and stability to deal with life's tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18- to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the show's exploitation.While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while bothhave a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world.1. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are _____.A) more family-oriented C) more profoundB) unusually popular D) relatively formal2. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience _____.A) remain fascinated by them C) remain indifferent to themB) are ready to face up to them D) are willing to get involved in them3. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A) A new type of robot. C) Family budget planning.B) Racist hatred. D) Street violence.4. Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both _____.A) ironical C) instructiveB) sensitive D) cynical5. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows _____.A) have monopolized the talk show circuit C) appear at different times of the dayB) exploit the weaknesses in human nature D) are targeted at different audiences1小题>、【正确答案】：D2小题>、【正确答案】：C3小题>、【正确答案】：D4小题>、【正确答案】：B5小题>、【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第32题：To understand the marketing concept, it is only necessary to understand the difference between marketing and selling. Not too many years ago, most industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of goods, and then relied on "persuasive salesmanship" to move as much of these goods as possible. Such production and selling focuses on the needs of the seller to produce goods and then convert them into money.Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins with first analyzing the preferences and demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy them. This eye-on-the-consumer approach is known as the marketing concept, which simply means that instead of trying to sell whatever is easiest to produce or buy for resale, the makers and dealers first endeavor to find out what the consumer wants to buy and then go about making it available for purchase.This concept does not imply that business is benevolent（慈善的）or that consumer satisfaction is given priority over profit in a company. There are always two sides to every business transaction - the firm and the customer - and each must be satisfied before trade occurs. Successful merchants and producers, however, recognize that the surest route to profit is through understanding and catering to customers. A striking example of the importance of catering to the consumer presented itself in mid-1985, when Coca Cola changed the flavor of its drink. The non-acceptance of the new flavor by a significant portion of the public brought about a prompt restoration of the Classic Coke, which was then marketed alongside the new. King Customer ruled!1. The marketing concept discussed in the passage is, in essence, _____.A) the practice of turning goods into money C) the customer-centred approachB) making goods available for purchase D) a form of persuasive salesmanship2. What was the main concern of industrialists before the marketing concept was widely accepted?A) The needs of the market. C) The satisfaction of the user.B) The efficiency of production. D) The preferences of the dealer.3. According to the passage, "to move as much of these goods as possible" (Lines 3-4, Para. 1) means "______".A) to sell the largest possible amount of goodsB) to transport goods as efficiently as possibleC) to dispose of these goods in large quantitiesD) to redesign these goods for large-scale production4. What does the restoration of the Classic Coke best illustrate?A) Traditional goods have a stronger appeal to the majority of people.B) It takes time for a new product to be accepted by the public.C) Consumers with conservative tastes are often difficult to please.D) Products must be designed to suit the taste of the consumer.5. In discussing the marketing concept, the author focuses on _____.A) its main characteristic C) its possible consequenceB) its social impact D) its theoretical basis1小题>、【正确答案】：B2小题>、【正确答案】：C3小题>、【正确答案】：C4小题>、【正确答案】：A5小题>、【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第33题：Conventional wisdom about conflict seems pretty much cut and dried. Too little conflict breeds apathy (冷漠) and stagnation (呆滞). Too much conflict leads todivisiveness (分裂) and hostility. Moderate levels of conflict, however, can spark creativity and motivate people in a healthy and competitive way.Recent research by Professor Charles R. Schwenk, however, suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations. He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives. Some of the executives worked for profit-seeking organizations and others for not-for-profit organizations.Somewhat surprisingly, Schwenk found that opinions about conflict varied systematically as a function of the type of organization. Specifically, managers in not-for-profit organizations strongly believed that conflict was beneficial to their organizations and that it promoted higher quality decision making than might be achieved in the absence of conflict.Managers of for-profit organizations saw a different picture. They believed that conflict generally was damaging and usually led to poor-quality decision making in their organizations. Schwenk interpreted these results in terms of the criteria for effective decision making suggested by the executives. In the profit-seeking organizations, decision-making effectiveness was most often assessed in financial terms. The executives believed that consensus rather than conflict enhanced financial indicators.In the not-for-profit organizations, decision-making effectiveness was defined from the perspective of satisfying constituents. Given the complexities and ambiguities associated with satisfying many diverse constituents executivesperceived that conflict led to more considered and acceptable decisions.1. In the eyes of the author, conventional opinion on conflict is .A) wrong C) misleadingB) oversimplified D) unclear2. Professor Charles R. Schwenk's research shows .A) the advantages and disadvantages of conflictB) the real value of conflictC) the difficulty in determining the optimal level of conflictD) the complexity of defining the roles of conflict3. We can learn from Schwenk's research that .A) a person's view of conflict is influenced by the purpose of his organizationB) conflict is necessary for managers of for-profit organizationsC) different people resolve conflicts in different waysD) it is impossible for people to avoid conflict4. The passage suggests that in for-profit organizations .A) there is no end of conflictB) expression of different opinions is encouragedC) decisions must be justifiableD) success lies in general agreement5. People working in a not-for-profit organization .A) seem to be difficult to satisfy C) are less effective in making decisionsB) are free to express diverse opinions D) find it easier to reach agreement1小题>、【正确答案】：A2小题>、【正确答案】：B3小题>、【正确答案】：D4小题>、【正确答案】：C5小题>、【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第34题：Imagine eating everything delicious you want - with none of the fat. That would be great, wouldn't it?New "fake fat" products appeared on store shelves in the United States recently, but not everyone is happy about it. Makers of the products, which contain a compound called olestra, say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods. Critics, however, say the new compound can rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients (营养物) and can also cause unpleasant side effects in some people. So it's up to consumers to decide whether the new fat-free products taste good enough to keep eating.Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. Instead of finding the desired fat, the researchers created a fat that can't be digested at all.Normally, special chemicals in the intestines (肠) "grab" molecules of regularfat and break them down so they can be used by the body. A molecule of regular fat is made up of three molecules of substances called fatty acids.The fatty acids are absorbed by the intestines and bring with them the essential vitamins A, D, E, and K. When fat molecules are present in the intestines with any of those vitamins, the vitamins attach to the molecules and are carried into the bloodstream.Olestra, which is made from six to eight molecules of fatty acids, is too large for the intestines to absorb. It just slides through the intestines without being broken down. Manufacturers say it's that ability to slide unchanged through the intestines that makes olestra so valuable as a fat substitute. It provides consumers with the taste of regular fat without any bad effects on the body. But critics say olestra can prevent vitamins A, D, E, and K from being absorbed. It can also prevent the absorption of carotenoids (类胡萝卜素), compounds that may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, etc.Manufacturers are adding vitamins A, D, E, and K as well as carotenoids to their products now. Even so, some nutritionists are still concerned that people might eat unlimited amounts of food made with the fat substitute without worrying about how many calories they are consuming.1. We learn from the passage that olestra is a substance that ______.A) contains plenty of nutrientsB) renders foods calorie-free while retaining their vitaminsC) makes foods easily digestibleD) makes foods fat-free while keeping them delicious2 The result of the search for an easily digestible fat turned out to be ______.A) commercially useless C) somewhat controversialB) just as anticipated D) quite unexpected3. Olestra is different from ordinary fats in that ______.A) it passes through the intestines without being absorbedB) it facilitates the absorption of vitamins by the bodyC) it helps reduce the incidence of heart diseaseD) it prevents excessive intake of vitamins4. What is a possible negative effect of olestra according to some critics?A) It may impair the digestive system. C) It may increase the risk of cancer.B) It may affect the overall fat intake. D) It may spoil the consumers' appetite.5. Why are nutritionists concerned about adding vitamins to olestra?A) It may lead to the over-consumption of vitamins.B) People may be induced to eat more than is necessary.C) The function of the intestines may be weakened.D) It may trigger a new wave of fake food production.1小题>、【正确答案】：B2小题>、【正确答案】：C3小题>、【正确答案】：B4小题>、【正确答案】：A5小题>、【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无三、改错题第35题：Until the very latest moment of his existence, man has been bound to the planet on which he originated and developed. Now he had the capability to leave that planet and move out into the universe to those worlds which he has known previously only directly. Men have explored parts of the moon, put spaceships in orbit around another planet and possibly within the decade will land into another planet and explore it. Can we be too bold as to suggest that we may be able to colonize other planet within the not-too-distant future? Some have advocated such a procedure as a solution to the population problem: ship the excess people off to the moon. But we must keep in head the billions of dollars we might spend in carrying out the project. To maintain the earth's population at its present level, we would have to blast off into space 7,500 people every hour of every day of the year.Why are we spending so little money on space exploration? Consider the great need for improving many aspects of the global environment, one is surely justified in his concern for the money and resources that they are poured into the space exploration efforts. But perhaps we should look at both sides of the coinbefore arriving hasty conclusions.12345678910【参考答案】：1. hadàhas. 根据全文时态可以看出此处应用现在完成时而非过去完成时，并且本句中有明显时间副词now。

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D) .You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids(⼩⾏星)now，one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it，say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星)that race acros s the night sky.Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don't threaten us.But th ere are also thousads whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy $ 50 million worth of new telescopes right now.Then spend $ 10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks.By the time we spot a fatal one，the scientists say，we'll have a way to change its course.Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons.But the cost wouldn't be cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs.Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once eve ry 500，000 years.Sounds pretty rare-but if one did fall，it would be the end of the world.“If we don't take care of these big asteroids，they'll take care of us，”says one scientist.“It's that simple.”The cure，though，might be worse than the disease.Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth?“The world has less to fear from doomsday(毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them，” said a New York Times article.21. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids.D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.22. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists.B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.D) It's still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.23. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids?A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.B) It may create more problems than it might solve.C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is veryunlikely.D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.24. We can conclude from the passage that ________.A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the worldB) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near futureC) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetimeD) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth25. Which of the following best describes the author's tone in this passage?A) OptimisticB) CriticalC) ObjectiveD) ArbitraryPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Believe it or not，optical illusion (错觉) can cut highway crashes.Japan is a case in point.It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nea rly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion.Bent stripes，called chevrons (⼈字形)painted on the roads make drivers think that they are d riving faster than they really are，and thus drivers slow down.Now the American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C.is planning to rep eat Japan's success.Starting next year,the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.Excessive speed plays a major role role in as much as one fifth of all fatal trafficaccidents,according to the foundation .To help reduce those accidents，the foundation will conduct its tests in areas wherespeed - related hazards are the greatest - curves，exit slopes，traffic c ircles，and bridges.Some studies suggest that straight，horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half.However，traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bar.Chevrons，scientists say，not only give drivers the impress ion that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane sppea r to be narrower.The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.26. The passage mainly discusses ________ .A) a new way of highway speed controlB) a new pattern for painting highwaysC) a new approach to training driversD) a new type of optical illusion27. On roads painted with chevrons drivers tend to feel that ________ .A) they should avoid speed - related hazardsB) they are driving in the wrong laneC) they should slow down their speedD) they are approaching the speed limit28. The advantage of chevrons over straight，horizontal bars is that the former ________ .A) can keep drivers awakeB) can cut road accidents in halfC) will have a longer effect on driversD) will look more attractive29. The American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to ________ .A) try out the Japanese method in certain areasB) change the road signs across the countryC) replace straight，horizontal bars with chevronsD) repeat the Japanese road patterns30. What does the author say about straight，horizontal bars painted across roads?A) They are falling out of use in the United States.B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.C) They are applicable only on broad roads.D) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Amtrak(美国铁路客运公司)was experiencing a downswing in ridership (客运量)along the lines comprising its rail system.Of major concern t o Amtrak and its advertising agency DDB Needham，were the long - distance wester n routes where ridership had been declining significantly.At one time，trains w ere the only practical way to cross the vast areas of the west.Trains were fast，ver，'luxurious，and quite convenient compared to other forms of transportation existing at the time.However，times change and the automolile became America's standard of convenience.Also，air travel had easily established itself as the fastest method of traveling great distances .Therefore，the task for DDB Needham was to encourage consumers to consider other aspects of train travel in order t o change their attitudes and increase the likelihood that trains would be consid ered for travel in the west.Two portions of the total market were targeted: 1) anxious fliers - those concermed with safety，relaxation，and cleanliness and 2) travel - lovers - those viewing themselves as relaxed，casual，and interested in the travel ecperience as part of their vacation.The agency then developed a campaign that focused on travel experiences such as freedom，escape，relaxation，and enjoyment of the great western outdoors.It stressed experiences gained by u sing the trains and portrayed western train trips as wonderful adventures.Adver tisements showed pictures of the beautiful scenery that could be enjoyed along s ome of the more famous western routes and emphasized the romantic names of some of these trains(Empire Builder，etc.).These ads were strategically placed among family - oriented TV shows and programs involving nature and America in order t o most effectively reach target audiences.Resultswere impressive.The Empire Bu ilder.Which was focused on in one ad.enjoyed a 15 percent increase in profits on its Chicago to Seattle route.31. What's the author's purpose in writing this passage?A) To show the inability of trains to compete with planes with respect to speed and convenience.B) To stress the influence of the automobile on America's standard of convenience.C) To emphasize the function of travel agencies in market promotion.D) To illustrate the important role of persuasive communiation in changing consumer attitudes.32. It can be inferred from the passage that the drop in Amtrak ridership was due to the fact that ________ .A) trains were not suitable for short distance passenger transportationB) trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportationC) trains were not as fast and convenient as they used to beD) trains could not compete with planes in terms of luxury and convenience33. To encourage consumers to travel by train，DDB Needham emphasized ________ .A) the freedom and convenience provided on trainsB) the practical aspests of travelC) the adventurous aspects of train tripsD) the safety and cleanliness of train trips34. The train ads were placed among family - oriented TV programs involving nature and America because ________ .A) they could focus on meaningful travel experiencesB) they could increase the effectiveness of the TV programsC) their profits could be increased by some 15 percentD) most travel - lovers and nervous fliers were believed to be among the audiences35. 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2000年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) To cancel his trip.B) To go to bed early.C) To catch a later flight.D) To ask for a wake-up call.2. A) They have different opinions as to what to do next.B) They have to pay for the house by installments.C) They will fix a telephone in the bathroom.D) The man’s attitude is more sensible than the woman’s.3. A) She will save the stamps for the man’s sister.B) She will no longer get letters from Canada.C) She can’t give the stamps to the man’s sister.D) She has given t he stamps to the man’s roommates.4. A) Visiting the Brownings.B) Writing a postcard.C) Looking for a postcard.D) Filling in a form.5. A) The man should work with somebody else.B) The man should meet his partner’s needs.C) They should come to a compromise.D) They should find a better lab for the project.6. A) She can’t finish her assignment, either.B) She can’t afford a computer right now.C) The man can use her computer.D) The man should buy a computer right away.7. A) The visiting economist has given several lectures.B) The guest lecturer’s opinion is different from Dr. Johnson’s.C) Dr. Johnson and the guest speaker were schoolmates.D) Dr. Johnson invited the economist to visit their college.8. A) She’s never watched a better game.B) Football is-her favorite pastime.C) The game has been canceled.D) Their team played very badly.9. A) The man should stick to what he’s doing.B) The man should take up a new hobby.C) The man should stop playing tennis.D) The man should find the cause for his failure.10. A) An invented story.B) A real life experience.C) An imaginary situation.D) A terrible nightmare.Section B11. A) The name of a German town;B) A resident of Frankfurt.C) A kind of German sausage.D) A kind of German bread.12. A) He sold fast food.B) He raised dogs.C) He was A cook.D) He was a Cartoonist.13. A) Because the Americans found they were from Germany.B) Because people thought they contained dog meat.C) Because people had to get used to their taste.D) Because it was too hot to eat right away.Passage 214. A) They give out faint cries.B) They make noises to drive away insects.C) They extend their water pipes.D) They become elastic like rubber bands.15. A) Quiet plants.B) Well-watered plants.C) Healthy plants.D) Thirsty plants.16. A) They could drive the insects away.B) They could keep the plants well-watered.C) They could make the plants grow faster.D) They could build devices to trap insects.Passage 317. A) To look for a different lifestyle.B) To enjoy themselves.C) For adventure.D) For education.18. A) There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway.B) It has a dense population.C) There are many museums and palaces.D) It has many towering buildings.19. A) It is a city of contrasts.B) It possesses many historical sites.C) It is an important industrial center.D) It has many big and beautiful parks.20. A) It helps develop our personalities.B) It enables us to acquire first-hand knowledge.C) It makes our life more interesting.D) It brings about changes in our lifestyl2000年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) Buy some traveller’s checks.B) Borrow some money from a friend.C) Check the brakes and tires.D) Spend some time travelling.2. A) He is very forgiving and tolerant.B) He probably has a poor memory.C) He is well liked by his customers.D) He has been introduced to the staff.3. A) He thinks the book should include more information.B) He doesn’t think it necessary to provide the answers.C) The answers will be added in a later edition.D) The book does include the answers.4. A) Announce appeals for public service.B) Hold a charity concert to raise money.C) Ask the school radio station for help.D) Pool money to fund the radio station.5. A) She talked with the consultant about the new program until two.B) She couldn’t talk to the consultant before two.C) She would talk to the consultant during lunch.D) She couldn’t contact the consultant’s secretary.6. A) They are equally competent for the job.B) They both graduated from art schools.C) They majored in different areas of art.D) They are both willing to draw the posters.7. A) At a book store.B) At an art museum.C) At a newspaper office.D) At a gymnasium.8. A) The woman received a phone call from Mark yesterday.B) The man injured Mark in a traffic accident yesterday.C) The man met a friend by chance.D) The woman contacted Mark on business.9. A) The man should stay up and watch the program.B) The man should read something exciting instead.C) The man should go to bed at eleven.D) The man should give up watching the movie.10. A) Students with a library card can check any book out.B) Reference books are not allowed to be checked out.C) Only students with a library card can check out reference books.D) The number of books a student can check out is unlimited.Section B11. A) To find out whether they take music lessons in their spare time.B) To find out whether they can name four different musical instruments.C) To find out whether they enjoy playing musical instruments in school.D) To find out whether they differ in their preference for musical instruments.12. A) They find them too hard to play.B) They think it silly to play them.C) They find it not challenging enough to play them.D) They consider it important to be different from girls.13. A) Children who have private music tutors.B) Children who are 8 or older.C) Children who are between 5 and 7.D) Children who are well-educated.Passage Two14. A) Because there weren’t any professional teams in the U.S. then.B) Because Pele hadn’t retired from the Brazilian National Team yet.C) Because this fast-moving sport wasn’t familiar to many Americans.D) Because good professional players received low salaries.15. A) When it has a large number of fans.B) When it plays at home.C) When it has many international stars playing for it.D) When the fans cheer enthusiastically for it.16. A) It wasn’t among the top four teams.B) It didn’t play as well as expected.C) It won the World Cup.D) It placed fourth.Passage Three17. A) Students from America.B) Students from England.C) Students from Australia.D) Students from Japan.18. A) Those who know how to program computers.B) Those who get special aid from their teachers.C) Those who are very hardworking.D) Those who have well-educated parents.19. A) Japanese students study much harder than Columbian students.B) Columbian students score higher than Japanese students in maths.C) Columbian students are more optimistic about their maths skills.D) Japanese students have better conditions for study.20. A) Physics.B) Mathematics.C) Environmental science.D) Life science.2001年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) The man thinks travelling by air is quite safe.B) The woman never travels by plane.C) Both speakers feel nervous when flying.D) The speakers feel sad about the serious loss of life.2. A) At the information desk.B) In an office.C) In a restaurant.D) At a railway station.3. A) Write the letter.B) Paint the shelf.C) Fix the shelf.D) Look for the pen.4. A) It gives a 30% discount to all customers.B) It is run by Mrs. Winter’s husband.C) It hires Mrs. Winter as an adviser.D) It encourages husbands to shop on their own.5. A) Long exposure to the sun.B) Lack of sleep.C) Too tight a hat.D) Long working hours.6. A) His English is still poor after ten years in America.B) He doesn’t mind speaking English with an accent.C) He doesn’t like the way Americans speak.D) He speaks English as if he were a native speaker.7. A) An auto mechanic.B) An electrician.C) A carpenter.D) A telephone repairman.8. A) They both enjoyed watching the game.B) The man thought the results were beyond their expectations.C) They both felt good about the results of the game.D) People were surprised at their winning the game.9. A) Manager and employee.B) Salesman and customer.C) Guide and tourist.D) Professor and student.10. A) Tom has arranged a surprise party for Lucy.B) Tom will keep the surprise party a secret.C) Tom and Lucy have no secrets from each other.D) Tom didn’t make any promise to Lucy.2001年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) He will tell Mary how to operate the dishwasher.B) He will wash the dishes himself instead.C) He will help Bill to translate the manual.D) He himself will operate the dishwasher.2. A) Lose weight.B) Quit smoking.C) Weigh himself frequently.D) Have a talk with the doctor.3. A) The woman should have complained to her neighbor.B) The woman should stay out until the neighbors are quiet.C) The woman should have stayed at the library.D) The lab will be a better place for reading.4. A) Check the figures later today.B) Do the calculations again tomorrow.C) Bring a calculator tomorrow.D) Calculate the number right now.5. A) She doesn’t remember much about the city.B) She’s never been to the city.C) She would find someone else to help.D) She would talk to the man later.6. A) She thinks the man should have helped earlier.B) She doesn’t need the man’s help.C) She doesn’t know the boxes are heavy.D) She wants the man to help with the boxes.7. A) She let the man use her books for the weekend.B) She brought the books the man asked for.C) She borrowed the books from the man.D) She offered to help the man.8. A) She’d li ke to have the windows open.B) She likes to have the air conditioner on.C) The air is heavily polluted.D) The windows are already open.9. A) He’s going to visit a photo studio.B) He’s just had his picture taken.C) He’s on the way to the theater.D) H e’s just returned from a job interview.10. A) At a gas station.B) In a park.C) In an emergency room.D) At a garage.Section B11.A) One sixth of them are seriously polluted.B) One third of them are seriously polluted.C) Half of them are seriously polluted.D) Most of them are seriously polluted.12. A) There was no garbage left to clean up.B) There was more garbage than before and they had to work harder.C) The river had become so clean that a lot of water-birds came back.D) The river was much cleaner and they had to search for garbage.13. A) Most of them would be indifferent and keep on throwing garbage into the river.B) They would join the students in changing the situation.C) They would become more aware of the pollution problem.D) They would think twice before they went swimming or fishing in the river.Passage Two14. A) Why people hold back their tears.B) Why people cry.C) How to restrain one’s tears.D) How tears are produced.15. A) What chemicals tears are composed of.B) Whether crying really helps us feel better.C) Why some people tend to cry more often than others.D) How tears help people cope with emotional problems.16. A) Only one out of four girls cries less often than boys.B) Of four boys, only one cries very often.C) Girls cry four times as often as boys.D) Only one out of four babies doesn’t cry often.17. A) Only humans respond to emotions by shedding tears.B) Only humans shed tears to get rid of irritating stuff in their eyes.C) Only human tears can resist the invading bacteria.D) Only human tears can discharge certain chemicals.Passage Three18. A) They make decisions by tossing coins.B) They are not physically separated.C) They think exactly the same way.D) They share most of their vital organs.19. A) Few of them can live long.B) Few of them get along well with each other.C) Most of them live a normal life.D) Most of them differ in their likes and dislikes.20. A) They go to a regular school.B) They attend a special school.C) They are taught by their parents.D) They have a private tutor.2002年1月12日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Sec1. A) All the passengers were killed.B) The plane crashed in the night.C) No more survivors have been found.D) It’s too late to search for survivors.2. A) Its results were just as expected.B) It wasn’t very well designed.C) It fully reflected the students’ ability.D) Its results fell short of her expectations.3. A) He believes dancing is enjoyable.B) He definitely does not like dancing.C) He admires those who dance.D) He won’t dance until he has done his work.4. A) His computer doesn’t work well.B) He isn’t getting along with his staff.C) He didn’t register for a proper course.D) He can’t apply the theory to his program.5. A) Reading on the campus lawn.B) Depositing money in the bank.C) Applying for financial aid.D) Reviewing a student’s application.6. A) A new shuttle bus.B) A scheduled space flight.C) An airplane flight.D) The first space flight.7. A) The deadline is drawing near.B) She can’t meet the deadline.C) She turned in the proposals today.D) They are two days ahead of time.8. A) By going on a diet.B) By having fewer meals.C) By doing physical exercise.D) By eating fruit and vegetables.9. A) He enjoyed it as a whole.B) He didn’t think much of it.C) He didn’t like it at all.D) He liked some parts of it.10. A) It looks quite new.B) It needs to be repaired.C) It looks old, but it runs well.D) Its engine needs to be painted.Section B11. A) Experience in negotiating.B) A high level of intelligence.C) The time they spend on preparation.D) The amount of pay they receive.12. A) Study the case carefully beforehand.B) Stick to a set target.C) Appear friendly to the other party.D) Try to be flexible about their terms.13. A) Make sure there is no misunderstanding.B) Try to persuade by giving various reasons.C) Repeat the same reasons.D) Listen carefully and patiently to the other party.Passage Two14. A) They eat huge amounts of food.B) They usually eat twice a day.C) They usually eat to their hearts’ content.D) They eat much less than people assume.15. A) When it is breeding.B) When it feels threatened by humans in its territory.C) When its offspring is threatened.D) When it is suffering from illness.16. A) They are not as dangerous as people think.B) They can be as friendly to humans as dogs.C) They attack human beings by nature.D) They are really tame sea animals.Passage Three17. A) Because people might have to migrate there someday.B) Because it is very much like the earth.C) Because it is easier to explore than other planets.D) Because its atmosphere is different from that of the earth.18. A) Its chemical elements must be studied.B) Its temperature must be lowered.C) Big spaceships must be built.D) Its atmosphere must be changed.19. A) It influences the surface temperature of Mars.B) It protects living beings from harmful rays.C) It keeps a planet from overheating.D) It is the main component of the air people breathe.20. A) Man will probably be able to live there in 200 years.B) Scientists are rather pessimistic about it.C) Man will probably be able to live there in 100,000 years’ time.D) Scientists are optimistic about overcoming the difficulties soon.2002年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) Registering for courses.B) Getting directions.C) Buying a new computer.D) Studying sociology.2. A) The man will probably have to find a roommate.B) The man is unlikely to live in the suburbs.C) The man will probably have to buy a car.D) The man is unlikely to find exactly what he desires.3. A) Painting a picture.B) Hosting a program.C) Designing a studio.D) Taking a photograph.4. A) The woman doesn’t think it a problem to get her passport renewed.B) The woman has difficulty renewing her passport.C) The woman hasn’t renewed he r passport yet.D) The woman’s passport is still valid.5. A) A prediction of the future of mankind.B) A new drug that may benefit mankind.C) An opportunity for a good job.D) An unsuccessful experiment.6. A) A lesson requires students’ active involveme nt.B) Students usually take an active part in a lecture.C) More knowledge is covered in a lecture.D) There is a larger group of people interested in lessons.7. A) Neither of their watches keeps good time.B) The woman’s watch stopped 3 hours ago.C) Th e man’s watch goes too fast.D) It’s too dark for the woman to read her watch.8. A) She’s proud of being able to do many things at the same time.B) She is sure to finish all the things in a few hours.C) She dreams of becoming a millionaire someday.D) S he’s been kept extremely busy.9. A) He wants his students to be on time for class.B) He doesn’t allow his students to tell jokes in class.C) He is always punctual for his class.D) He rarely notices which students are late.10. A) He is nervous about the exam.B) He is looking for a job.C) He doesn’t dare to tell lies.D) He doesn’t know how to answer the questions.Section B11. A) Because she was bored with her idle life at home.B) Because she was offered a good job by her neighbour.C) Because she w anted to help with the family’s finances.D) Because her family would like to see her more involved in social life.12. A) Doing housework.B) Looking after her neighbour’s children.C) Reading papers and watching TV.D) Taking good care of her husband.13. A) Jane got angry at Bill’s idle life.B) Bill failed to adapt to the new situation.C) Bill blamed Jane for neglecting the family.D) The children were not taken good care of.14. A) Neighbours should help each other.B) Women should have their own careers.C) Man and wife should share household duties.D) Parents should take good care of their children.Passage Two15. A) To predict natural disasters that can cause vast destruction.B) To limit the destruction that natural disasters may cause.C) To gain financial support from the United Nations.D) To propose measures to hold back natural disasters.16. A) There is still a long way to go before man can control natural disasters.B) International cooperation can minimize the destructive force of natural disasters.C) Technology can help reduce the damage natural disasters may cause.D) Scientists can successfully predict earthquakes.17. A) Because there were fatal mistakes in its design.B) Because the builder didn’t observe the building codes of the tim e.C) Because the traffic load went beyond its capacity.D) Because it was built according to less strict earthquake-resistance standards.Passage Three18. A) By judging to what extent they can eliminate the risks.B) By estimating the possible loss of lives and property.C) By estimating the frequency of volcanic eruptions.D) By judging the possible risks against the likely benefits.19. A) Once of Etna’s recent eruptions made many people move away.B) Etna’s frequent eruptions have ruined most of the lo cal farmland.C) Etna’s eruptions are frequent but usually mild.D) There are signs that Etna will erupt again in the near future.20. A) They will remain where they are.B) They will leave this area for ever.C) They will wait and see.D) They will seek shelter in nearby regions.2002年12月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) It has nothing to do with the Internet.B) She needs another week to get it ready.C) It contains some valuable ideas.D) It’s far from being ready yet.2. A) The woman is strict with her employees.B) The man always has excuses for being late.C) The woman is a kind-hearted boss.D) The man’s alarm clock didn’t work that m orning.3. A) The woman should try her luck in the bank nearby.B) The bank around the corner is not open today.C) The woman should use dollars instead of pounds.D) The bank near the railway station closes late.4. A) Make an appointment with Dr. Chen.B) Call again some time later.C) Wait for about three minutes.D) Try dialing the number again.5. A) He is sure they will succeed in the next test.B) He did no better than the woman in the test.C) He believes she will pass the test this time.D) He felt upset because of her failure.6. A) The woman has to attend a summer course to graduate.B) The man thinks the woman can earn the credits.C) The woman is begging the man to let her pass the exam.D) The woman is going to graduate from summer school.7. A) Fred is planning a trip to Canada.B) Fred usually flies to Canada with Jane.C) Fred persuaded Jane to change her mind.D) Fred likes the beautiful scenery along the way to Canada.8. A) Hang some pictures for decoration.B) Find room for the paintings.C) Put more coats of paint on the wall.D) Paint the walls to match the furniture.9. A) He’ll give a lecture on drawing.B) He doesn’t mind if the woman goes to the lecture.C) He’d rather not go to the lecture.D) He’s going to attend the lecture.10. A) Selecting the best candidate.B) Choosing a campaign manager.C) Trying to persuade the woman to vote for him.D) Running for chairman of the student union.Section B11. A) To study the problems of local industries.B) To find ways to treat human wastes.C) To investigate the annual catch of fish in the Biramichi River.D) To conduct a study on fishing in the Biramichi River.12. A) Lack of oxygen.B) Overgrowth of water plants.C) Low water level.D) Serious pollution upstream.13. A) They’ll be closed down.B) They’re going to dismiss some of their employees.C) They’ll be moved to other places.D) They have no money to build chemical treatment plants.14. A) Because there were fewer fish in the river.B) Because over-fishing was prohibited.C) Because the local Chamber of Commerce tried preserve fishes.D) Because the local fishing cooperative decided to reduce its catch.Passage Two15. A) Oral instructions recorded on a tape.B) A brief letter sealed in an envelope.C) A written document of several pages.D) A short note to their lawyer.16. A) Refrain from going out with men for five years.B) Stop wearing any kind of fashionable clothes.C) Bury the dentist with his favorite car.D) Visit his grave regularly for five years.17. A) Because he was angry with his selfish relatives.B) Because he was just being humorous.C) Because he was not a wealthy man.D) Because he wanted to leave his body for medical purposes.Passage Three18. A) They thought it quite acceptable.B) They believed it to be a luxury.C) They took it to be a trend.D) They considered it avoidable.19. A) Critical.B) Serious.C) Sceptical.D) Casual.20. A) When people consider marriage an important part of their lives.B) When the costs of getting a divorce become unaffordable.C) When the current marriage law is modified.D) When husband and wife understand each other better.2003年6月21日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) Riding a horse.B) Shooting a movie.C) Playing a game.D) Taking a photo.2. A) She’ll type the letter for the man.B) She’ll teach the man to operate the computer.C) She doesn’t think his sister is a good typist.D) She thinks the man should buy a computer.3. A) John can share the magazine with her.B) She wants to borrow John’s card.C) She’ll let John use the journal first.D) John should find another copy for himself.4. A) She promised to help the man.B) She came a long way to meet the man.C) She took the man to where he wanted to go.D) She suggested a way out of the difficulty for the man.5. A) The train seldom arrives on time.B) The schedule has been misprinted.C) The speakers arrived at the station late.D) The company has trouble printing a schedule.6. A) To find a better science journal in the library.B) Not to miss any chance to collect useful information.C) To buy the latest issue of the magazine.D) Not to subscribe to the journal.7. A) She wants to borrow the man’s student ID ca rd.B) The tickets are less expensive than she expected.C) She won’t be able to get any discount for the ticket.D) The performance turned out to be disappointing.8. A) Do the assignments towards the end of the semester.B) Quit the history course and choose another one instead.C) Drop one course and do it next semester.D) Take courses with a lighter workload.9. A) The organization of a conference.B) The cost of renting a conference room.C) The decoration of the conference room.D) The job of cleaning up the dining-room.10. A) Meet his client.B) Prepare the dinner.C) Work at his office.D) Fix his car.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) One of the bridges between North and South London collapsed.B) The heart of London was flooded.C) An emergency exercise was conducted.D) 100 people in the suburbs were drowned.12. A) 50 underground stations were made waterproof.B) A flood wall was built.C) An alarm system was set up.D) Rescue teams were formed.13. A) Most Londoners were frightened.B) Most Londoners became rather confused.C) Most Londoners took Exercise Floodcall calmly.D) Most Londoners complained about the trouble caused by Exercise Floodcall.Passage Two14. A) It limited their supply of food.B) It made their eggshells too fragile.C) It destroyed many of their nests.D) It killed many baby bald eagles.15. A) They found ways to speed up the reproduction of bald eagles.B) They developed new types of feed for baby bald eagles.C) They explored new ways to hatch baby bald eagles.D) They brought in bald eagles from Canada.16. A) Pollution of the environment.B) A new generation of pest killers.C) Over-killing by hunters.D) Destruction of their natural homes.Passage Three17. A) Whether it can be detected and checked.B) Whether it will lead to widespread food shortage.C) Whether global warming will speed up in the future.D) Whether it will affect their own lives.18. A) Many species have moved further north.B) Many new species have come into existence.C) Many species have developed a habit of migration.D) Many species have become less sensitive to climate.19. A) Storms and floods.B) Disease and fire.C) Less space for their growth.D) Rapid increase of the animal population.20. A) They will gradually die out.B) They will be able to survive in the preserves.C) They will have to migrate to find new homes.D) They will face extinction without artificial reproduction.2003年9月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷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 Mond ay’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.。

全国大学英语CET六级考试复习试题及解答参考一、写作（15分）Writing (30 minutes)Part AFor this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the following topic: “The Role of Technology in Education”. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. You should base your essay on the chart below and give reasonable explanations for your views.Chart: The Impact of Technology on EducationYear | Number of Students Using Technology-----------------------2000 | 10%2005 | 30%2010 | 60%2015 | 90%2020 | 95%Example Essay:The chart above clearly illustrates the significant increase in the number of students using technology in education over the past two decades. This trend is not surprising, given the rapid advancements in technology and its integration into various aspects of our lives.In my opinion, the role of technology in education is multifaceted. Firstly, it has revolutionized the way students learn. With access to the internet and educational platforms, students can now access a wealth of information and resources, which enhances their learning experience. This has made education more personalized and adaptable to individual learning styles.Secondly, technology has made education more inclusive. Online courses and distance learning programs have opened up educational opportunities for students who are unable to attend traditional classrooms, such as those in remote areas or with physical disabilities. This has helped bridge the educational gap and promote equal access to education.However, there are also challenges associated with the increasing reliance on technology in education. For instance, the digital divide remains a concern, as not all students have equal access to technology and the internet. Additionally, excessive use of technology can lead to distractions and a lack of face-to-face interaction, which are crucial for social and emotional development.In conclusion, the role of technology in education is undeniable. While it has brought numerous benefits, it is essential to address the challenges and ensure that technology is used responsibly and equitably.Analysis:This essay effectively addresses the given topic by discussing the positive and negative aspects of technology in education. The writer starts bysummarizing the chart and then presents a clear position on the topic. The essay is well-structured, with a clear introduction, body paragraphs that support the writer’s viewpoint, and a concise conclusion.The introduction mentions the chart and indicates the writer’s intention to discuss the role of technology in education. The body paragraphs provide specific examples and explanations to support the writer’s arguments. The first paragraph discusses the positive impact of technology on learning and personalization, while the second paragraph addresses the inclusiveness of education through online and distance learning programs.The third paragraph acknowledges the challenges associated with technology, such as the digital divide and potential distractions. The conclusion summarizes the main points and reinforces the writer’s view that technology plays a significant role in education but must be used responsibly.The essay is concise, with a word count within the required range, and demonstrates a good command of the English language.二、听力理解-长对话（选择题，共8分）第一题W: Hi, John. You seem quite confident about the CET-6 exam. How are you preparing for it?M: Well, I’ve been practicing a lot. I just finished a long conversation section from a previous year’s CET-6 exam. It’s quite challenging, but I thinkI’m getting better at it.W: That’s good to hear. What was the topic of the conversation?M: It was about a university professor discussing the importance of environmental protection with some students.W: Interesting. Let’s see how well you remember it. Here are the questions:1、What is the main topic of the conversation?A) The professor’s research on environmental protection.B) The students’ conc erns about environmental issues.C) The importance of environmental protection in university education.D) The professor’s teaching methods.2、Why does the professor think environmental protection is important?A) It can help students develop a global perspective.B) It is a requirement for students to graduate.C) It can improve the quality of life.D) It is a way to promote economic growth.3、What do the students suggest to the professor?A) To start a recycling program on campus.B) To have more guest lectures on environmental issues.C) To create a student club focused on environmental protection.D) To organize a school trip to a nature reserve.4、How does the professor respond to the students’ suggestions?A) He agrees with all of them.B) He thinks some suggestions are too ambitious.C) He suggests that the students form a small group to work on the projects.D) He believes that the students should wait until they have more experience.Answers:1、C) The importance of environmental protection in university education.2、C) It can improve the quality of life.3、A) To start a recycling program on campus.4、C) He suggests that the students form a small group to work on the projects.第二题Section BConversations1.M: Hi, are you ready for the CET-6 exam?W: Not really. I’m really nervous about the listening part.Q: What is the woman worried about?A) Her performance in the CET-6 exam.B) The nervousness of the exam.C) The difficulty of the listening section.D) The preparation for the exam.2.M: I heard you had a tough time during the reading section.W: Yeah, it was quite challenging. I struggled with the vocabulary and the passage structure.Q: What does the woman mention about her experience in the reading section?A) She found the questions easy.B) She had a hard time understanding the vocabulary.C) She was confident about her performance.D) She enjoyed the reading section.3.M: Have you started practicing for the writing section yet?W: Not yet, I’m still trying to figure out the format a nd structure. I think it’s better to wait until the last minute.Q: What does the woman plan to do regarding the writing section?A) Start practicing as soon as possible.B) Wait until the last minute to prepare.C) Skip the writing section altogether.D) Seek help from a tutor.4.M: I heard there’s a new question type in the speaking section this year. W: Really? I haven’t heard about it. I guess we’ll just have to be prepared for anything.Q: What is the woman’s attitude towards the new question type in t he speaking section?A) She is excited about the change.B) She is worried about the new type of question.C) She doesn’t think it will make a big difference.D) She is confident that she will handle it well.Keys:1.C2.B3.B4.B三、听力理解-听力篇章（选择题，共7分）第一题Passage OneModern technology has revolutionized the way we communicate. With the advent of the Internet and smartphones, people can now connect with each other instantly from any part of the world. However, this rapid advancement in technology has also brought about some negative consequences.Questions:1、What is the main topic of the passage?A) The benefits of modern technologyB) The negative consequences of modern technologyC) The evolution of communication technologyD) The impact of the Internet on social relationships2、According to the passage, what is one of the negative consequences of modern technology?A) Improved communicationB) Increased efficiencyC) Instant connectivityD) Reduced reliance on face-to-face interactions3、Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?A) The Internet has made communication faster and easier.B) People now rely more on text messages than phone calls.C) Modern technology has contributed to the decline in face-to-face interactions.D) The passage focuses on the positive aspects of technology.Answers:1、B) The negative consequences of modern technology2、D) Reduced reliance on face-to-face interactions3、A) The benefits of modern technology第二题Passage OneIn recent years, the rise of remote work has been a significant trend in the global labor market. According to a report by the International Labor Organization, the number of remote workers worldwide has increased by 20% over the past five years. This shift has been driven by various factors, including technological advancements, the need for flexibility, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.1、Why has there been a significant increase in the number of remote workers worldwide?A) Technological advancements.B) The need for flexibility.C) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.D) All of the above.2、What is the main focus of the report by the International Labor Organization?A) The reasons behind the rise of remote work.B) The economic impact of remote work.C) The challenges faced by remote workers.D) The future of the global labor market.3、Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to the rise of remote work?A) Technological advancements.B) The need for work-life balance.C) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.D) The growing preference for freelance work.Answers:1、D) All of the above.2、A) The reasons behind the rise of remote work.3、B) The need for work-life balance.四、听力理解-新闻报道（选择题，共20分）第一题News ReportListen to the following news report and answer the questions that follow.News Content:A new research study reveals that the use of renewable energy sources is increasing globally. The report highlights the progress made in countries such as China, Germany, and the United States. The study indicates that the transition to renewable energy is not only beneficial for the environment but also for the economy. The report also discusses the challenges faced by countries in implementing sustainable energy policies and the importance of international cooperation in achieving a global energy transition.Questions:1、What is the main focus of the news report?A) The challenges faced by renewable energy companies.B) The increasing use of renewable energy sources globally.C) The economic benefits of renewable energy.D) The importance of international cooperation in energy transition.2、Which countries are highlighted in the report for their progress in renewable energy?A) France, Japan, and Canada.B) China, Germany, and the United States.C) Australia, India, and Brazil.D) Russia, South Korea, and Italy.3、What is one of the challenges mentioned in the report regarding theimplementation of sustainable energy policies?A) The high cost of renewable energy technology.B) The lack of skilled workers in the renewable energy sector.C) The resistance from traditional energy companies.D) The difficulty in coordinating international efforts.Answers:1、B2、B3、A第二题News ReportThe following is a news report about a recent environmental initiative in China. Listen to the report and answer the questions that follow.News Report:In a bid to tackle the issue of plastic pollution, the Chinese government has announced a new initiative aimed at reducing the use of single-use plastics. This initiative includes a ban on certain types of plastic bags, straws, and food containers in major cities across the country. The government has also launched a public awareness campaign to encourage citizens to adopt more environmentally friendly habits.1、What is the main purpose of the new initiative announced by the Chinese government?A) To promote the use of single-use plastics.B) To reduce the use of single-use plastics.C) To increase the production of plastic products.D) To encourage the import of plastic goods.2、Which of the following items will be banned as part of the initiative?A) Reusable bags.B) Plastic bags, straws, and food containers.C) Paper products.D) Metal utensils.3、What action has the government taken to raise public awareness about the initiative?A) Issued a press release.B) Launched a public awareness campaign.C) Held a press conference.D) Sent letters to all citizens.Answers:1、B) To reduce the use of single-use plastics.2、B) Plastic bags, straws, and food containers.3、B) Launched a public awareness campaign.第三题News Content:A study released by the China Education and Research Network (CERNET) revealsthat the number of students enrolled in online courses has surged in recent years. The report states that the growth is attributed to the increasing convenience of online learning and the expanding access to high-quality educational resources. According to the report, more than 100 million students in China have taken online courses, with a significant increase in the participation of rural students. The report also highlights the challenges faced by online educators, such as ensuring effective communication and maintaining student engagement.Questions:1、What is the main focus of the study released by CERNET?A、The challenges faced by online educators.B、The growth of online course enrollment in China.C、The quality of online educational resources.D、The impact of online learning on rural students.2、Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the report?A、The number of online course enrollments has increased significantly.B、Rural students are increasingly participating in online courses.C、Online learning is more convenient than traditional classroom learning.D、The report focuses on the expansion of online learning platforms.3、According to the report, what is one of the challenges faced by online educators?A、Ensuring students’ physical attendance in online classes.B、Maintaining effective communication with students.C、Providing financial support to online learners.D、Increasing the number of online course offerings.Answers:1、B2、D3、B五、阅读理解-词汇理解（填空题，共5分）第一题Reading Comprehension - Vocabulary UnderstandingRead the following passage and complete the blanks with the appropriate words from the list below. Write the word in the space provided.Passage:In the fast-paced world we live in, it’s crucial to be adaptable and open to change. The ability to 1 with new situations and challenges is what separates successful individuals from the rest. This is especially true in the workplace, where 2 and innovation are key to staying competitive.Ho wever, embracing change isn’t always easy. It requires a mindset that’s 3 to adapt and a willingness to step out of one’s comfort zone. One way to foster this mindset is through 4, which can help individuals develop the skills needed to navigate change effectively.In conclusion, being adaptable is a valuable skill in today’s dynamic world.It allows us to not only survive but thrive in the face of constant change.List of Words:1.adapt2.creativity3.open4.training5.challengeQuestions:1、__________ is the ability to adjust to new situations and challenges.2、In the workplace,_________and innovation are key to staying competitive.3、Embracing change requires a mindset that’s_________to adapt.4、_________ can help individuals develop the skills needed to navigate change effectively.5、Being adaptable allows us to not only survive but thrive in the face of _________.Answers:1、adapt2、creativity3、open4、training5、challenge第二题阅读内容：The rapid development of technology has brought about significant changes in our daily lives. Smartphones, for instance, have become an essential tool for communication and information access. With the advent of social media platforms, people are now able to connect with others from all over the world, sharing their thoughts, experiences, and even live events. However, this digital revolution has also raised concerns about privacy and security. Many experts argue that the convenience and connectivity offered by these technologies come at the expense of personal data protection.1.The author mentions that smartphones have become an essential tool for:a) entertainmentb) communicationc) cookingd) exercise2.The word “advent” in the second sentence is closest in meaning to:a) introductionb) discoveryc) conclusiond) confusion3.In the context of the passage, “these technologies” refers to:a) cooking devicesb) exercise equipmentc) communication toolsd) cooking tools4.The phrase “at the expense of” suggests that:a) the technologies are beneficialb) the technologies are harmfulc) the technologies are neutrald) the technologies are expensive5.The author’s attitude towards the digital revolution can be described as:a) optimisticb) criticalc) indifferentd) enthusiastic答案：1.b) communication2.a) introduction3.c) communication tools4.b) the technologies are harmful5.b) critical六、阅读理解-长篇阅读（选择题，共10分）第一题Reading PassagesPassage OneThe rapid development of technology has brought about significant changes in our daily lives. One of the most profound impacts is the way we communicate. Social media platforms have become an integral part of our lives, revolutionizing the way we interact with others. However, this shift has also raised concerns about its effects on our social skills and mental health.Question 1:What is the main topic of the passage?A. The benefits of social media in communication.B. The negative effects of social media on social skills.C. The impact of technology on mental health.D. The evolution of communication over time.Answer 1:B. The negative effects of social media on social skills.Question 2:According to the passage, what has become an integral part of our lives?A. SmartphonesB. Social media platformsC. EmailD. Landline phonesAnswer 2:B. Social media platformsQuestion 3:What concern is raised about the shift in communication?A. The decrease in face-to-face interactions.B. The increase in cyberbullying.C. The decline in written communication skills.D. All of the above.Answer 3:D. All of the aboveQuestion 4:The passage suggests that social media platforms have had a significant impact on which aspect of our lives?A. Employment opportunitiesB. EducationC. Social interactionsD. Health careAnswer 4:C. Social interactionsQuestion 5:What is the author’s attitude towards the use of social media?A. EnthusiasticB. IndifferentC. CriticalD. SupportiveAnswer 5:C. Critical第二题In recent years, the rise of e-commerce has revolutionized the way people shop. With just a few clicks, consumers can purchase products from all over the world and have them delivered to their doorstep. This convenience has led to a significant increase in online shopping, but it has also brought about some challenges.One major challenge is the issue of product authenticity. As the market becomes more global, consumers are increasingly purchasing products from foreign countries. While this allows for a wider variety of choices, it also opens the door to counterfeit goods. Consumers often find it difficult to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit products, which can lead to wasted money and disappointment.Another challenge is the problem of return policies. Many online retailers offer generous return policies, which can be beneficial for consumers. However, some retailers take advantage of this leniency by providing vague return guidelines or imposing hidden fees. This can leave consumers feeling frustrated and misled.Despite these challenges, the benefits of online shopping are undeniable. Here are some of the key advantages:1.Convenience: Online shopping allows consumers to shop from the comfort of their own homes, saving them time and energy.2.Variety: Consumers can access products from all over the world, which increases their choices.petitive Pricing: Online retailers often offer lower prices due to lower overhead costs.4.Customer Reviews: Consumers can read reviews from other customers, which can help them make informed purchasing decisions.The following passage contains information that might help answer the questions below.Questions:1、What is one of the main challenges mentioned in the passage regarding online shopping?A. The high cost of shipping.B. The difficulty of identifying authentic products.C. The lack of customer reviews.D. The inconvenience of returns.2、According to the passage, what can consumers do to avoid purchasing counterfeit goods?A. Shop only from reputable retailers.B. Always pay with cash to avoid credit card fraud.C. Ignore reviews and rely on their own judgment.D. Avoid purchasing products from foreign countries.3、What is a potential issue with online retailers’ return policies?A. They are too strict and make it difficult for consumers to return items.B. They are too lenient and encourage consumers to return items unnecessarily.C. They are inconsistent and can be misleading to consumers.D. They are expensive and can add to the cost of the product.4、What is one advantage of online shopping mentioned in the passage?A. The ability to shop without leaving home.B. The guarantee of finding the lowest prices.C. The opportunity to interact with the seller directly.D. The promise of receiving a product immediately.5、The passage suggests that despite challenges, online shopping is still popular because:A. Consumers are willing to pay higher prices for convenience.B. The benefits outweigh the potential risks.C. Traditional shopping methods are becoming obsolete.D. The government is implementing strict regulations to ensure online shopping safety.Answers:1、B2、A3、C4、A5、B七、阅读理解-仔细阅读（选择题，共20分）第一题Reading Passage OneIn the 1960s, the United States was facing a serious energy crisis. The country was heavily dependent on imported oil, which was causing economic and political instability. In order to address this issue, the federal government initiated a program to promote the development of renewable energy sources, including solar power.One of the key players in this program was a young engineer named Steven Koonin. He was fascinated by the potential of solar power and dedicated his career to its development. Koonin’s research focused on improving the efficiency of solar cells, which convert sunlight into electricity.Initially, solar cells were very expensive and inefficient. However, Koonin and his team were able to make significant breakthroughs. They developed a new type of solar cell that was much cheaper and more efficient than the existing technology. This breakthrough had a profound impact on the solar industry.Koonin’s work was not limited to solar cells. He also researched other renewable energy sources, such as wind and geothermal power. He believed that a diverse mix of renewable energy sources was necessary to ensure a stable andsustainable energy supply for the United States.Despite the success of his research, Koonin faced numerous challenges. One of the biggest challenges was securing funding for his projects. He had to navigate the complex political landscape and convince investors and policymakers of the value of renewable energy.Over the years, Koonin’s work has had a significant impact on the renewable energy industry. His research has helped to make solar power more affordable and accessible. As a result, the United States has become one of the world leaders in solar energy production.Today, Koonin continues to advocate for the development of renewable energy. He believes that it is crucial for the country to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and transition to a sustainable energy future.Questions:1、What was the main purpose of the federal government program mentioned in the passage?A、To promote the development of renewable energy sources.B、To encourage the use of solar power in the United States.C、To reduce the country’s dependence on imported oil.D、To improve the efficiency of solar cells.2、What was the initial challenge faced by Koonin and his team in developing solar cells?A、The high cost of solar cells.B、The low efficiency of solar cells.C、The difficulty of securing funding for their projects.D、The political resistance to renewable energy.3、According to the passage, what is one of the reasons why Koonin believeda diverse mix of renewable energy sources was necessary?A、To ensure a stable and sustainable energy supply.B、To reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels.C、To make solar power more affordable.D、To improve the efficiency of solar cells.4、Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a renewable energy source by Koonin?A、Solar power.B、Wind power.C、Geothermal power.D、Nuclear power.5、What is the author’s attitude towards Koonin’s work?A、Critical.B）Objective.C）Positive.D）Negative.答案：1、A2、B3、A4、D5、C第二题Reading PassagesPassage OneIn the wake of the global financial crisis, there has been a growing concern about the future of higher education. Many argue that the rising cost of tuition fees and the increasing debt burden on students are making higher education less accessible. However, a new study suggests that while the cost of attending college is indeed rising, the return on investment is still significant for most students.The study, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, analyzed data from students who graduated between 1992 and 2012. It found that, on average, individuals with a bachelor’s degree earned about$21,000 more per year than those with only a high school diploma. Furthermore, the gap in earnings between college graduates and high school graduates has been widening over time.Despite the economic benefits, the study also highlighted the growing gap in access to higher education. Students from low-income families are less likely to attend college and, if they do, they are more likely to accumulate substantial debt. This discrepancy is partly due to the fact that students from low-incomefamilies are less likely to have the financial resources to cover the costs of college.Questions:1、What is the main concern expressed in the first paragraph of the passage?A. The cost of attending college is decreasing.B. The future of higher education is uncertain.C. Students are accumulating less debt.D. The return on investment in higher education is diminishing.2、According to the study, what is the average difference in annual earnings between college graduates and high school graduates?A.$6,000B.$12,000C.$21,000D.$30,0003、Why are students from low-income families more likely to accumulate substantial debt?A. They are more likely to attend college.B. They have fewer financial resources.C. They earn less than college graduates.D. They are more likely to drop out of college.4、What is one of the reasons for the growing gap in access to higher education mentioned in the passage?A. The cost of attending college is increasing.B. Students from low-income families are more likely to attend college.C. The return on investment in higher education is decreasing.D. There is a lack of financial aid for low-income students.5、What is the author’s overall stance on the future of higher education?A. It is becoming less accessible to low-income students.B. The economic benefits of higher education are diminishing.C. The rising cost of tuition fees is a significant concern.D. The return on investment in higher education is still significant.Answers:1、B2、C3、B4、A5、D八、翻译-汉译英（15分）Translation from Chinese to EnglishDirections: 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.Passage:In recent years, the concept of “healthy aging” has gained increasing。

2000年1月全国大学英语四级考试——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 the conversation and thequestion will be spoken only once. After each question there will be pause. Duringthe pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) , and decidewhich is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheetwith a line through the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office. B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finishin the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. There fore, A) “At t he[A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single office” is the best answer. You should chooseline through the centre.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) The woman is a close friend of the man.B) The woman has been working too hard.C) The woman is seeing a doctor.D) The woman is tired of her work.2. A) This apple pie tastes very good. B) His mother likes the pie very much.C) This pie can’t match his mother’s.D) His mother can’t make apple pies.3. A) Take a walk. B) Give a performance.C) Listen to the music. D) Dance to the music.4. A) Read an article on political science. B) Present a different theory to the class.C) Read more than one article. D) Choose a better article to read.5. A) The woman would understand if she did Mary’s job.B) The woman should do the typing for Mary.C) The woman should work as hard as Mary.D) The woman isn’t a skillful typist.6. A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr. Smith.B) He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him.C) He wants to change the time of the appointment.D) He wants the woman to meet him at three o’clock.7. A) He gets nervous very easily. B) He is an inexperienced speaker.C) He is an awful speaker. D) He hasn’t prepared his speech well.8. A) She didn’t like the books the man bought.B) There wasn’t a large selection at the bookstore.C) The man bought a lot of books.D) She wanted to see what the man bought.9. A) Buy a ticket for the ten o’clock flight.B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her.C) Go to the airport immediately.D) Switch to a different flight.10. A) Dr. Lemon is waiting for a patient.B) Dr. Lemon is busy at the moment.C) Dr. Lemon has lost his patience.D) Dr. Lemon has gone out to visit a patient.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 the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.Passage oneQuestion 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) A car outside the supermarket. B) A car at the bottom of the hill.C) Paul’s car.D) The sports car.12. A) Inside the car. B) At the foot of the hill.C) In the garage. D) In the supermarket.13. A) The driver of the sports car. B) The two girls inside the car.C) The man standing nearby. D) The salesman from London.14. A) Nobody. B) The two girls.C) The bus driver. D) Paul.Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) His friend gave him the wrong key.B) He didn’t know where the back door was.C) He couldn’t find the key to his mailbox.D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock.16. A) It was getting dark.B) He was afraid of being blamed by his friend.C) The birds might have flown away.D) His friend would arrive any time.17. A) He looked silly with only one leg inside the window.B) he knew the policeman wou ldn’t believe him.C) The torch light made him look very foolish.D) He realized that he had made a mistake.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.B) The exhaustion of energy resources.C) The destruction of oil wells.D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.19. A) The underground oil resources have not been affected.B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.D) The underground water resources have not been polluted.20. A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells.B) To estimate the losses caused by the fires.C) To remove the oil left in the desert.D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Direction:There are 4 passages in this part. 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 onthe Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might crash intoEarth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids (流星) that race across the night sky. Mosts. But there are also thousands of asteroids whoseorbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten uorbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy $50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $10 million a year for thenext 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say,we’ll have a way to change its course.Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn’t be cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely theevent is; and 2) How bad the consequences i f the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid bigenough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare—but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If w e don’t take care of these big asteroids, they’ll take care of us,” says one scientist. “It’s that simple.”The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclearss to fear from doomsday (毁灭性的) rocks weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has lethan from a great nuclear fleet set against them,” said a New York Times article.21. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids.D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.22. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists.B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.D) It’s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.23. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the courses ofasteroids?A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.B) It may create more problems than it might solve.C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.24. We can conclude from the passage that ______________.A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the worldB) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near futureC) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happenin our lifetimeD) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth25. Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in this passage?A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Objective. D) Arbitrary.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Believe it or not, optical illusion (错觉) can cut highway crashes.Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons (人字形) , painted on theroads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C.is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests inareas where speed-related hazards are the greatest—curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut theaverage speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster thanthey really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reductionin highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.26. The passage mainly discusses __________.A) a new way of highway speed controlB) a new pattern for painting highwaysC) a new approach to training driversD) a new type of optical illusion27. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that __________.A) they should avoid speed-related hazardsB) they are driving in the wrong laneC) they should slow down their speedD) they are approaching the speed limit28. The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former ___________.A) can keep drivers awakeB) can cut road accidents in halfC) will have a longer effect on driversD) will look more attractive29. The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to__________.A) try out the Japanese method in certain areasB) change the road signs across the countryC) replace straight, horizontal bars with chevronsD) repeat the Japanese road patterns30. What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?A) They are falling out of use in the United StatesB) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.C) They are applicable only on broad roads.D) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Amtrak (美国铁路客运公司) was experiencing a downswing in ridership(客运量) alongthe lines comprising its rail system. Of major concern to Amtrak and its advertising agency DDBNeedham, were the long-distance western routes where ridership had been declining significantly.At one time, trains were the only practical way to cross the vast areas of the west. Trains werefast, very luxurious, and quite convenient compared to other forms of transportation existing at thetime. However, times change and the automobile became America’s standard of convenience. Also, air travel had easily established itself as the fastest method of traveling great distances. Therefore,the task for DDB Needham was to encourage consumers to consider other aspects of train travel inorder to change their attitudes and increase the likelihood that trains would be considered fortravel in the west.Two portions of the total market were targeted: 1) anxious fliers—those concerned withsafety, relaxation, and cleanliness and 2) travel-lovers—those viewing themselves as relaxed,casual, and interested in the travel experience as part of their vacation. The agency then developeda campaign that focused on travel experiences such as freedom, escape, relaxation, and enjoymentof the great western outdoors. It stressed experiences gained by using the trains and portrayedwestern train trips as wonderful adventures.Advertisements showed pictures of the beautiful scenery that could be enjoyed along some ofthe more famous western routes and emphasized the romantic names of some of these trains(Empire Builder, etc.) . These ads were strategically placed among family-oriented TV shows andprograms involving nature and America in order to most effectively reach target audiences. Results were impressive. The Empire Builder, which was focused on in one ad, enjoyed a 15 percent increase in profits on its Chicago to Seattle route.31. W hat’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?A) To show the inability of trains to compete with planes with respect to speed andconvenience.convenience.B) To stress the influence of the automobile on America’s standard ofC) To emphasize the function of travel agencies in market promotion.D) To illustrate the important role of persuasive communication in changing consumerattitudes.32. It can be inferred from the passage that the drop in Amtrak ridership was due to the factthat ________.A) trains were not suitable for short distance passenger transportationB) trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportationC) trains were not as fast and convenient as they used to beD) trains could not compete with planes in terms of luxury and convenience33. To encourage consumers to travel by train, DDB Needham emphasized __________.A) the freedom and convenience provided on trainsB) the practical aspects of train travelC) the adventurous aspects of train tripsD) the safety and cleanliness of train trips34. The train ads were placed among family-oriented TV programs involving nature andAmerica because ____________.A) they could focus on meaningful travel experiencesB) they could increase the effectiveness of the TV programsC) their profits could be increased by some 15 percentD) most travel-lovers and nervous fliers were believed to be among the audiences35. According to the passage, the Empire Builder enjoyed an increase in ridership andprofits because ___________.A) the attractiveness of its name and route was effectively advertisedB) it provided an exciting travel experienceC) its passengers could enjoy the great western outdoorsD) it was widely advertised in newspapers and magazines in Chicago and SEattlePassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:Why does ceam go bad faster than butter? Some researchers think they have the answer, andit comes down to the structure of the food, not its chemical composition—a finding that could helprid some processed foods of chemical preservatives.Cream and butter contain pretty much the same substances, so why cream should sour muchfaster has been a mystery. Both are emulsions—tiny globules(小球体) of one liquid evenly distributed throughout another. The difference lies in what’s in the globules and what’s in the surrounding liquid, says Brocklehurst, who led the investigation.In cream, fatty globules drift about in a sea of water. In butter, globules of a watery solutionare locked away in a sea of fat. The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to live in thewatery regions of the mixture. “This means that in cream, the bacteria are free to grow throughout .the mixture,” he saysWhen the situation is reversed, the bacteria are locked away in compartments(隔仓室)buried deep in the sea of fat. Trapped in this way, individual colonies cannot spread and rapidlyrun out of nutrients (养料) . They also slowly poison themselves with the ir waste products. “In butter, you get a self-limiting system which stops the bacteria growing,” says Brocklehurst.The researchers are already working with food companies keen to see if their products can bemade resistant to bacterial attack through alt erations to the food’s structure. Brocklehurst believes it will be possible to make the emulsions used in salad cream, for instance, more like that in butter.The key will be to do this while keeping the salad cream liquid and not turning it into a solidlump.36. The significance of Brocklehurst’s research is that ____________.A) it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservativesB) it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butterC) it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butterD) it found that cream and butter share the same chemical composition37. According to the researchers, cream sours faster than butter because bacteria _________.A) are more evenly distributed in creamB) multiply more easily in cream than in butterC) live on less fat in cream than in butterD) produce less waste in cream than in butter38. According to Brocklehurst, we can keep cream fresh by ___________.A) removing its fat B) killing the bacteriaC) reducing its water content D) altering its structurerefers to __________.39. The word “colonies” (Line 2, Para. 4)A) tiny globules B) watery regionsC) bacteria communities D) little compartments40. Commercial application of the research finding will be possible if salad cream can be maderesistant to bacterial attack _____________.A) by varying its chemical composition B) by turning it into a solid lumpC) while keeping its structure unchanged D) while retaining its liquid formPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence thereare four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Choose the ONE that best completesthe sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a singleline through the center.41 She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she _____________ too long.A) has been reading B) had readC) is reading D) read42 Niagara Falls is a great tourist ___________, drawing millions of visitors every year.A) attention B) attractionC) appointment D) arrangement43 I don’t mind ___________ the decision as long as it is not too late.A) you to delay making B) your delaying makingC) your delaying to make D) you delay to make44 The hopes, goals, fears and desires ______________ widely between men and women,between the rich and the poor.A) alter B) shiftC) transfer D) vary45 Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus foundit ______________ in Cuba.A) being cultivated B) been cultivatedC) having cultivated D) cultivating46 The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ___________ on benches,chairs or boxes.A) having seated B) seatingC) seated D) having been seated47 This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ___________ comfortably.A) is worn B) wearsC) wearing D) are worn48 Some diseases are ______________ by certain water animals.A) transplanted B) transformedC) transported D) transmitted49 Wouldn’t you rather your child _________________ to bed early?A) go B) wentC) would go D) goes50 Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders _____________ will happen to herprivate life.A) that B) whatC) it D) this51 The words of his old teacher left a ______ impression on his mind. He is still influenced bythem.A) long B) livelyC) lasting D) liberal52 Mike’s uncle insists ______________ in this hotel.A) staying not B) not to sayC) that he would not stay D) that he not stay53 We agreed to accept ______________ they thought was the best tourist guide.A) whatever B) whomeverC) whichever D) whoever54 It is our ___________ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.A) consistent B) continuousC) considerate D) continual55 Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded _________27%.A) by B) forC) to D) in56 Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful ___________ itforces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.A) by which B) to whichC) in that D) so that57 He is __________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.A) optimistic B) optionalC) outstanding D) obvious58 Sometimes I wish I ___________ in a different time and a different place.A) be living B) were livingC) would live D) would have lived59 The director was critical _______________ the way we were doing the work.A) at B) inC) of D) with60 In a sudden _____________ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.A) attack B) burstC) split D) blast61 ______________ she realized it was too late to go home.A) No sooner it grew dark than B) Hardly did it grow dark thatC) Scarcely had it grown dark than D) It was not until dark that62 In Britain people _____________ four million tons of potatoes every year.A) swallow B) disposeC) consume D) exhaust63 I’d _____________ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community,and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.A) take into account B) account forC) make up for D) make out64 It is essential that these application forms _____________ back as early as possible.A) must be sent B) will be sentC) are sent D) be sent65 She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it _____________ enough to eat.A) mild B) slightC) light D) tender66 We take our skin for granted until it is burned _____________ repair.A) beyond B) forC) without D) under67 The computer revolution may well change society as _____________ as did the IndustrialRevolution.A) certainly B) insignificantlyC) fundamentally D) comparatively68 _____________ in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing.A) To look at B) Looking atC) Looked at D) To be looked at69 A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ___________.A) nuisance B) troubleC) worry D) anxiety70 Some women ______________ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but theydecided not to work for the sake of the family.A) must make B) should have madeC) would make D) could have madePart IV Cloze (15 minutes)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank thereare four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) on the right side of the paper. Youshould choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转) around the earth. An ___71___ 7% did not know which revolved around ___72___ I have nodoubt that ___73___ all of these people were ___74___ in school that the earth revolves aroundthe sun; ___75___ may even have written it ___76___ a test. But they never ___77___ theirincorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) ___78___ because their everyday observationsdidn’t support ___79___ their teachers told them: People see the sun “moving” ___80___ th as morning turns to night, and the earth seems stationary (静止的) ___81__ that is happening.Students can learn the right answers ___82___ heart in class, and yet never combined them___83__ their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor acceptsand the ___84___ personal understanding of the world can ___85___ side by side, each unaffectedby the other.Outside of class, the student continues to use the ___86___ model because it has alwaysworked well ___87___ that circumstance. Unless professors address ___88___ errors in studentspersonal models of the world, students are not ___89___ to replace them with the ___90___ one.71. A) excessive B) extraC) additionalD) added72. A) what B) which C) that D) other73. A) virtually B) remarkably C) ideally D) preferably74. A) learned B) suggested C) taught D) advised75. A) those B) these C) who D) they76. A) on B) with C) under D) for77. A) formed B) altered C) believed D) thought78. A) operation B) position C) motion D) location79. A) how B) which C) that D) what80. A) around B) across C) on D) above81. A) since B) so C) while D) for82. A) to B) by C) in D) with83. A) with B) into C) to D) alongC) scientist’ｓD) student’ｓ84. A) adult’ｓB) teacher’ｓ85. A) exist B) occur C) survive D) maintain86. A) private B) individual C) personal D) own87. A) in B) with C) on D) for88. A) general B) natural C) similar D) specific89. A) obliged B) likely C) probable D) partial90. A) perfect B) better C) reasonable D) correctPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a compositionon the topic How I Finance My College Education. You should write at least 120words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:1. 上大学的费用（tuition and fees）可以通过多种途径解决2. 哪种途径适合于我（说明理由）2000年1月全国大学英语四级考试——答案。