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英语六级真题含答案

2001年1月英语六级真题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）Thewomannevertravelsbyplane.

B）Bothspeakersfeelnervouswhenflying.

C）Themanthinkstravellingbyairisquitesafe.

D）Thespeakersfeelsadabouttheseriouslossoflife.

2.A）Inanoffice.

B）Inarestaurant.

C）Atarailwaystation.

D）Attheinformationdesk.

3.A）Fixtheshelf.

B）Painttheshelf.

C）Writetheletter.

D）Lookforthepen.

4.A）ItisrunbyMrs.Winter’shusband.

B）IthiresMrs.Winterasanadviser.

C）Itgivesa30%discounttoallcustomers.

D）Itencourageshusbandstoshopontheirown.

5.A）Tootightahat.

B）Lackofsleep.

C）Longworkinghours.

D）Longexposuretothesun.

6.A）Hedoesn’tlikethewayAmericansspeak.

B）HespeaksEnglishasifhewereanativespeaker.

C）HisEnglishisstillpooraftertenyearsinAmerica.

D）Hedoesn’tmindspeakingEnglishwithanaccent.

7.A）Anelectrician.

B）Acarpenter.

C）Anautomechanic.

D）Atelephonerepairman.

8.A）Theybothenjoyedwatchingthegame.

B）Theybothfeltgoodabouttheresultsofthegame.

C）Peopleweresurprisedattheirwinningthegame.

D）Themanthoughttheresultswerebeyondtheirexpectations.

9.A）Salesmanandcustomer.

B）Managerandemployee.

C）Professorandstudent.

D）Guideandtourist.

10.A）Tomwillkeepthesurprisepartyasecret.

B）Tomdidn’tmakeanypromisetoLucy.

C）TomhasarrangedasurprisepartyforLucy.

D）TomandLucyhavenosecretsfromeachother.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedformS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard:

ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

CompoundDictation

Thehumanbodyisaremarkablefoodprocessor.Asanadult,youmayconsumer（S1）___________atonoffoodperyearandstillnotgainorloseapoundofbodyweight.Youare（S2）______________harnessingandconsumingenergythroughtheintricate（S3）______________ofyourbodyinordertoremaininenergybalance.to（S4）________________agivenbodyweight,yourenergyinputmustbalanceyourenergyoutput.However,sometimesthe（S5）_____________energybalanceisupset,andyour（S6）___________________bodyweightwilleitherfallor（S7）______________.

Thetermbodyimagereferstothementalimagewehaveofourwonphysicalappearance,and（S8）_______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Researchhasrevealedthatabout40percentofadultmenand55percentofadultwomenaredissatisfiedwiththeircurrentbodyweight（S9）_______________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Atthecollegelevel,astudyfoundthat85percentofbothmaleandfemalefirst-yearstudentsdesiredtochangetheirbodyweight.（S10）______________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Thinnessiscurrentlyanattributethatfemalesdesirehighly.Malesgenerallydesiremuscularity.Thevastmajorityofindividualswhowanttochangetheirbodyweightdoitforthesakeofappearance;mostwanttoloseexcessbodyfatwhileasmallerpercentageofindividualsactuallywanttogainweight.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Direction:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Birdsthatareliterallyhalf-asleep—withonebrainhemispherealertandtheothersleeping—controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawake,accordingtoanewstudyofsleepingducks.

Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalf-brainsleepinawiderangeofbirds.Thebrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshut,whilethewakefulhemisphere’seyestaysopenandalert.Birdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatonce.

Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalf-brainsleepinawiderangeofbirds.Thebrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshut,whilethewakefulhemisphere’seyestaysopenandalert.Birdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatonce.

Decadesofstudiesofbirdflocksledresearcherstopredictextraalertnessinthemorevulnerable,end-of-the-rowsleepers,Sureenough,theendbirdstendedtowatchcarefullyonthesideawayfromtheircompanions.Ducksintheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirection.

Also,birdsdozing（打盹）attheendofthelineresortedtosingle-hemispheresleep,ratherthantotalrelaxation,moreoftenthaninnerducksdid.Rotating16birdsthroughthepositionsinafour-duckrow,theresearchersfoundouterbirdshalf-asleepduringsome32percentofdozingtimeversusabout12percentforbirdsininternalspots.

“Webelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepandwakefulnesssimultaneouslyindifferentregionsofthebrain,”theresearcherssay.

Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalong-standingsuppositionthatsingle-hemispheresleepevolvedascreaturesscannedforenemies.Thepreferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookoutsidecouldbewidespread,hepredicts.He’sseenitinapairofbirdsdozingside-by-sideinthezooandinasinglepetbirdsleepingbymirror.Themirror-sideeyeclosedasifthereflectionwereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.

Usefulashalf-sleepingmightbe,it’sonlybeenfoundinbirdsandsuchwatermammals（哺乳动物）asdolphins,whales,andseals.Perhapskeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleepinganimaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.

Studiesofbirdsmayofferuniqueinsightsintosleep.JeromeM.SiegeloftheUGLAsayshewondersifbirds’half-brainsleep“isjustthetipoftheiceberg（冰山）”.Hespeculatesthatmoreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeacloserlookatotherspecies.

11.Anewstudyonbirds’sleephasrevealedthat____________.

A）birdscancontroltheirhalf-brainsleepconsciously

B）birdsseldomsleepwiththewholeoftheirbrainatrest

C）half-brainsleepisfoundinawidevarietyofbirds

D）half-brainsleepischaracterizedbyslowbrainwaves

12.Accordingtothepassage,birdsoftenhalfsleepbecause______________.

A）theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanions

B）thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructured

C）theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacks

D）theirbrainhemispheretaketurnstorest

13.Theexampleofabirdsleepinginfrontofamirrorindicatesthat_____________.

A）birdsprefertosleepinpairsforthesakeofsecurity

B）thephenomenonofbirdsdozinginpairsiswidespread

C）asinglepetbirdenjoysseeingitsownreflectioninthemirror

D）evenanimaginedcompaniongivesthebirdasenseofsecurity

14.Whilesleeping,somewatermammalstendtokeephalfawakeinorderto__________.

A）avoidbeingsweptawaybyrapidcurrents

B）emergefromwaternowandthentobreathe

C）alertthemselvestotheapproachingenemy

D）besensitivetotheever-changingenvironment

15.By“justthetipoftheiceberg”（Line2,Para.8）,Siegelsuggeststhat____________.

A）half-brainsleepisaphenomenonthatcouldexistamongotherspecies

B）mostbirdslivingincoldregionstendtobehalfsleepers

C）themysteryofhalf-brainsleepisclosetobeingsolved

D）half-brainsleephassomethingtodowithicyweather

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Anine-year-oldschoolgirlsingle-handedlycooksupascience-fairexperimentthatendsupdebunking（揭穿．．．的真相）awidelypracticedmedicaltreatment.EmilyRosa’stargetwasapracticeknownastherapeutic（治疗）touch（TTforshort）,whoseadvocatesmanipulatepatients’