大学英语六级模拟真题1998年.docx

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大学英语六级模拟真题1998年

1998年6月大学英语六级考试试题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Hethinksthattherewon'tbeenoughseatsforeverybody.

B）Hethinksthatthespeakerwon'tshowup.

C）Hethinkstheseminarwon'tbeopentothepublic.

D）Hethinksthattheremightnotbeanymoreticketsavailable.

2.A）Theirfatherisunabletokeephispromise.

B）Theirfatherisgoingonavacationwithouther.

C）Theirfatherisn'ttellingherthetruth.

D）Theirfatherdoesn'twanttotravelabroad.

3.A）Johndidn'tpass,althoughhehadtriedhisbest.

B）Johndidbetterthanhethoughthewasableto.

C）Johngotanexcellentscore,whichwasunexpected.

D）Johnwasdisappointedathismathscore.

4.A）Theroofofthewoman'shouseneedstoberepaired.

B）Theroofoftheman'shousehasseveralbadleaks.

C）Thewoman'sbathroomwasbadlydamaged.

D）Themanworksforaroofingcompany.

5.A）Mr.Smithwillbereplacedifhemakesanothermistake.

B）Mr.SmithisanadmirablechiefoftheAsianDepartment.

C）Mr.Smith'sdepartmentismoresuccessfulthanalltheothers.

D）Mr.Smithisseldominhisoffice.

6.A）Shedoesn'thaveafaxmachine.B）Shemayquitherpresentjobsoon.

C）Sheistiredofherpresentjob.D）Herphonenumberhaschanged.

7.A）Someonehastakenawayherluggage.B）Herflightis50minuteslate.

C）Herluggagehasbeendelayed.D）Shecan'tfindthemanshe'sbeenwaitingfor.

8.A）Todowhateverthecommitteeaskshimto.

B）Tomakedecisionsinagreementwiththecommittee.

C）Torunthecommitteehisway.

D）Tomakehimselfthecommitteechairman.

9.A）Thewomanfoundthemailboxempty.

B）Themaniswaitingforsomeimportantmail.

C）Themanhasjustsentouthisapplication.

D）Thewomanwillwriteapostcardtoherdaughter.

10.A）Readtheoperationmanual.

B）Trythebuttonsonebyone.

C）Asktheshopassistantforadvice.

D）Makethemachinerunslowly.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Theyweredrawingpictures.B）TheywerewatchingTV.

C）Theyweremakingatelephonecall.D）Theyweretidyingupthedrawingroom.

12.A）Theylockedthecoupleupinthedrawingroom.

B）Theyseriouslyinjuredtheownersofthehouse.

C）TheysmashedtheTVsetandthetelephone.

D）Theytookawaysixteenvaluablepaintings.

13.A）Heaccusedthemofthetheft.

B）Heraisedtherents.

C）Herefusedtoprolongtheirlandlease.

D）Heforcedthemtoabandontheirtraditions.

14.A）Theywantedtoprotectthefarmers'interests.

B）Theywantedtoextendthereservationareaforbirds.

C）Theywantedtostealhisvaluablepaintings.

D）Theywantedtodrivehimawayfromtheisland.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Throughfood.B）ThroughairC）Throughinsects.D）Throughbodyfluids.

16.A）Theyranahighfever.B）Theydiedfromexcessivebleeding.

C）Theirnervoussystemwasdamaged.D）Theysufferedfromheartattack.

17.A）Toseewhathappenedtothesurvivorsoftheoutbreak.

B）Tostudyanimalsthatcanalsogetinfectedwiththedisease.

C）Tofindoutwherethevirusoriginates.

D）Tolookfortheplantsthatcouldcurethedisease.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）TodeterminewhethertheEarth'stemperatureisgoingup.

B）Tostudythebehaviorofsomeseaanimals.

C）Tomeasurethedepthsoftheocean.

D）Tomeasurethemovementofwavesontheocean.

19.A）Theywerefrightenedanddistressed.

B）Theyswamawaywhenthespeakerwasturnedon.

C）Theyswamcloserto"examine"thespeakerwhenitwasturnedoff.

D）Theydidn'tseemtobefrightenedandkeptswimmingnearthespeaker.

20.A）Toattractmoreseaanimalstothetestingsite.

B）Todrivedangerousseaanimalsawayfromthetestingsite.

C）Tohelptracetheseaanimalsbeingtested.

D）Todeterminehow~seaanimalscommunicatewitheachother.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Cyberspace（网络空间）,datasuperhighways,multi-media--forthosewhohaveseenthefuture,thelinkingofcomputers,televisionandtelephoneswillchangeourlivesforever.Yetforallthetalkofaforthcomingtechno-logicalutopia（乌托邦）littleattentionhasbeen'giventotheimplicationsofthesedevelopmentsforthepoor.Aswithallnewhightechnology,whiletheWestconcernsitselfwiththe"how",thequestionof"forwhom"isputasideonceagain.

Economistsareonlynowrealizingthefullextenttowhichthecommunicationsrevolutionhasaffectedtheworldeconomy.Informationtechnologyallowstheextensionoftradeacrossgeographicalandindustrialboundaries,andtransnationalcorporationstakefulladvantageofit.Termsoftrade,exchangeandinterestratesandmoneymovementsaremoreimportantthantheproductionofgoods.Theelectroniceconomymadepossiblebyinformationtechnologyallowsthehavestoincreasetheircontrolonglobalmarkets--withdestructiveimpactonthehave-nots.

For-themtheresultisinstability.Developingcountrieswhichrelyontheproductionofasmallrangeofgoodsforexportaremadetofeellikesmallpartsintheinternationaleconomicmachine.As"futures"（期货）aretradedoncomputerscreens,developingcountriessimplyhavelessandlesscontroloftheirdestinies.

Sowhataretheoptionsforregainingcontrol?

Onealternativeisfordevelopingcountriestobuyinthelatestcomputersandtelecommunicationsthemselves--so-called"developmentcommunications"modernization.Yetthisleadstolong-termdependencyandperhapspermanentconstraintsondevelopingcountries'economies.

CommunicationstechnologyisgenerallyexportedfromtheU.S.,EuropeorJapan;thepatents,skillsandabilitytomanufactureremaininthehandsofafewindustrializedcountries.Itisalsoexpensive,andimportedproductsandservicesmustthereforebeboughtoncredit--creditusuallyprovidedbytheverycountrieswhosecompaniesstandtogain.

Furthermore,whennewtechnologyisintroducedthereisoftentoolowalevelofexpertisetoexploitfornativedevelopment.Thismeansthatwhilelocalelites,foreigncommunitiesandsubsidiariesoftransnationalcorporationsmaybenefit,thosewhoselivesdependonaccesstotheinformationaredeniedit.

21.Fromthepassageweknowthatthedevelopmentofhightechnologyisintheinterestsof__________.

A）therichcountriesB）scientificdevelopment

C）theeliteD）theworldeconomy

22.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.

A）internationaltradeshouldbeexpanded

B）theinterestsofthepoorcountrieshavenotbeengivenenoughconsideration

C）theexportsofthepoorcountriesshouldbeinceased

D）communicationstechnologyinthedevelopingcountriesshouldbemodernized

23.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheelectroniceconomymayhaveadestructiveimpactondevelopingcountries?

A）Becauseitenablesthedevelopedcountriestocontroltheinternationalmarket.

B）Becauseitdestroystheeconomicbalanceofthepoorcountries.

C）Becauseitviolatesthenationalboundariesofthepoorcountries.

D）Becauseitinhibitstheindustrialgrowthofdevelopingcountries.

24.Thedevelopmentofmoderncommunicationstechnologyindevelopingcountriesmay__________.

A）hindertheirindustrialproductionB）causethemtolosecontroloftheirtrade

C）forcethemtoreducetheirshareofexportsD）costthemtheireconomicindependence

25.Theauthor'sattitudetowardthecommunicationsrevolutionis__________.

A）positiveB）criticalC）indifferentD）tolerant

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Theestimatesofthenumbersofhome-schooledchildrenvarywidely.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationestimatesthereare250,000to35,000home-schooledchildreninthecountry.Home-schooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigher--ataboutamillion.

Manypublicschooladvocatestakeaharshattitudetowardhomeschoolers,perceivingtheiractionsastheultimateslapinthefaceforpubliceducationandadamagingmoveforthechildren.Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschools,chargingshortcomingsthatrangefromlackofreligiousperspectiveinthecurriculumtoaherdlikeapproachtoteachingchildren.

Yet,aspublicschoolofficialsrealizetheystandlittletogainbyremaininghostiletothehome-schoolpopulation,andashomeschoolersrealizetheycanreapbenefitsfrompublicschools,thesehardlinesseemtobesofteningabit.Publicschoolsandhomeschoolershavemovedclosertotoleranceand,insomecases,evencooperation.

SaysJohnMarshall,aneducationofficial,"Wearebecomingrelativelytolerantofhomeschoolers"Theideais,"Let'sgivethekidsaccesstopublicschoolsothey'llseeit'snotasterribleasthey'vebeentold,andthey'llwanttocomeback."

Perhaps,butdon'tcountonit,sayhome-schooladvocates.Homeschoolersopposethesystembecausetheyhavestrongconvictionsthattheirapproachtoeducation--whetherfueledbyreligiousenthusiasmortheindividualchild'sinterestsandnaturalpace--isbest.

"Thebulkofhomeschoolersjustwanttobeleftalone,"saysEngeCannon,associatedirectoroftheNationalCenterForHomeEducation.Shesayshomeschoolerschoosethatpathforavarietyofreasons,butreligionplaysarole85percentofthetime.

ProfessorVanGalenbreakshomeschoolersintotwogroups.Somehomeschoolerswanttheirchildrentolearnnotonlytraditionalsubjectmatterbutalso"strictreligiousdoctrineandaconservativepoliticalandsocialperspective.Notincidentally,theyalsowanttheirchildrentolearn--bothintellectuallyandemotionally--t