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英语六级

2002年6月大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷

试卷一

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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

1.A）Registeringforcourses.

B）Gettingdirections.

C）Buyinganewcomputer.

D）Studyingsociology.

2.A）Themanwillprobablyhavetofindaroommate.

B）Themanisunlikelytoliveinthesuburbs.

C）Themanwillprobablyhavetobuyacar.

D）Themanisunlikelytofindexactlywhathedesires.

3.A）Paintingapicture.

B）Hostingaprogram.

C）Designingastudio.

D）Takingaphotograph.

4.A）Thewomandoesn’tthinkitaproblemtogetherpassportrenewed.

B）Thewomanhasdifficultyrenewingherpassport.

C）Thewomanhasn’trenewedherpassportyet.

D）Thewoman’spassportisstillvalid.

5.A）Apredictionofthefutureofmankind.

B）Anewdrugthatmaybenefitmankind.

C）Anopportunityforagoodjob.

D）Anunsuccessfulexperiment.

6.A）Alessonrequiresstudents’activeinvolvement.

B）Studentsusuallytakeanactivepartinalecture.

C）Moreknowledgeiscoveredinalecture.

D）Thereisalargergroupofpeopleinterestedinlessons.

7.A）Neitheroftheirwatcheskeepsgoodtime.

B）Thewoman’swatchstopped3hoursago.

C）Theman’swatchgoestoofast.

D）It’stoodarkforthewomantoreadherwatch.

8.A）She’sproudofbeingabletodomanythingsatthesametime.

B）Sheissuretofinishallthethingsinafewhours.

C）Shedreamsofbecomingamillionairesomeday.

D）She’sbeenkeptextremelybusy.

9.A）Hewantshisstudentstobeontimeforclass.

B）Hedoesn’tallowhisstudentstotelljokesinclass.

C）Heisalwayspunctualforhisclass.

D）Herarelynoticeswhichstudentsarelate.

10.A）Heisnervousabouttheexam.

B）Heislookingforajob.

C）Hedoesn’tdaretotelllies.

D）Hedoesn’tknowhowtoanswerthequestions.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard

11.A）Becauseshewasboredwithheridlelifeathome.

B）Becauseshewasofferedagoodjobbyherneighbour.

C）Becauseshewantedtohelpwiththefamily’sfinances.

D）Becauseherfamilywouldliketoseehermoreinvolvedinsociallife.

12.A）Doinghousework.

B）Lookingafterherneighbour’schildren.

C）ReadingpapersandwatchingTV.

D）Takinggoodcareofherhusband.

13.A）JanegotangryatBill’sidlelife.

B）Billfailedtoadapttothenewsituation.

C）BillblamedJaneforneglectingthefamily.

D）Thechildrenwerenottakengoodcareof.

14.A）Neighboursshouldhelpeachother.

B）Womenshouldhavetheirowncareers.

C）Manandwifeshouldsharehouseholdduties.

D）Parentsshouldtakegoodcareoftheirchildren.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Topredictnaturaldisastersthatcancausevastdestruction.

B）Tolimitthedestructionthatnaturaldisastersmaycause.

C）TogainfinancialsupportfromtheUnitedNations.

D）Toproposemeasurestoholdbacknaturaldisasters.

16.A）Thereisstillalongwaytogobeforemancancontrolnaturaldisasters.

B）Internationalcooperationcanminimizethedestructiveforceofnaturaldisasters.

C）Technologycanhelpreducethedamagenaturaldisastersmaycause.

D）Scientistscansuccessfullypredictearthquakes.

17.A）Becausetherewerefatalmistakesinitsdesign.

B）Becausethebuilderdidn’tobservethebuildingcodesofthetime.

C）Becausethetrafficloadwentbeyonditscapacity.

D）Becauseitwasbuiltaccordingtolessstrictearthquake-resistancestandards.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Byjudgingtowhatextenttheycaneliminatetherisks.

B）Byestimatingthepossiblelossoflivesandproperty.

C）Byestimatingthefrequencyofvolcaniceruptions.

D）Byjudgingthepossiblerisksagainstthelikelybenefits.

19.A）OnceofEtna’srecenteruptionsmademanypeoplemoveaway.

B）Etna’sfrequenteruptionshaveruinedmostofthelocalfarmland.

C）Etna’seruptionsarefrequentbutusuallymild.

D）TherearesignsthatEtnawilleruptagaininthenearfuture.

20.A）Theywillremainwheretheyare.

B）Theywillleavethisareaforever.

C）Theywillwaitandsee.

D）Theywillseekshelterinnearbyregions.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whenglobalwarmingfinallycame,itstuckwithavengeance（异乎寻常地）.Insomeregions,temperaturesroseseveraldegreesinlessthanacentury.Sealevelsshotupnearly400feet,floodingcoastalsettlementsandforcingpeopletomigrateinland.DesertsspreadthroughouttheworldasvegetationshifteddrasticallyinNorthAmerica,EuropeandAsia.Afterdrivingmanyoftheanimalsaroundthemtonearextinction,peoplewereforcedtoabandontheiroldwayoflifeforaradicallynewsurvivalstrategythatresultedinwidespreadstarvationanddisease.Theadaptationwasfarming:

theglobal-warmingcrisisthatgaverisetoithappenedmorethan10,000yearsago.

AsenvironmentalistsconveneinRiodeJaneirothisweektopondertheglobalclimateofthefuture,earthscientistsareinthemidstofarevolutioninunderstandinghowclimatehaschangedinthepast—andhowthosechangeshavetransformedhumanexistence.Researchershavebeguntopiecetogetheranilluminatingpictureofthepowerfulgeologicalandastronomicalforcesthathavecombinedtochangetheplanet’senvironmentfromhottocold,wettodryandbackagainoveratimeperiodstretchingbackhundredsofmillionsofyears.

Mostimportantly,scientistsarebeginningtorealizethattheclimaticchangeshavehadamajorimpactontheevolutionofthehumanspecies.Newresearchnowsuggeststhatclimateshiftshaveplayedakeyroleinnearlyeverysignificantturningpointinhumanevolution:

fromthedawnofprimates（灵长目动物）some65millionyearsagotohumanancestorsrisinguptowalkontwolegs,fromthehugeexpansionofthehumanbraintotheriseofagriculture.Indeed,thehumanhistoryhasnotbeenmerelytouchedbyglobalclimatechange,somescientistsargue,ithasinsomeinstancesbeendrivenbyit.

ThenewresearchhasprofoundimplicationsfortheenvironmentalsummitinRio.Amongotherthings,thefindingsdemonstratethatdramaticclimatechangeisnothingnewforplanetEarth.Thebenign（宜人的）globalenvironmentthathasexistedoverthepast10,000years—duringwhichagriculture,writing,citiesandmostotherfeaturesofcivilizationappeared—isamerebrightspotinamuchlargerpatternofwidelyvaryingclimateovertheages.Infact,thepatternofclimatechangeinthepastrevealsthatEarth’sclimatewillalmostcertainlygothroughdramaticchangesinthefuture—evenwithouttheinfluenceofhumanactivity.

21.Farmingemergedasasurvivalstrategybecausemanhadbeenobliged________.

A）togiveuphisformerwayoflife

B）toleavethecoastalareas

C）tofollowtheever-shiftingvegetation

D）toabandonhisoriginalsettlement

22.Earthscientistshavecometounderstandthatclimate________.

A）isgoingthroughafundamentalchange

B）hasbeengettingwarmerfor10,000years

C）willeventuallychangefromhottocold

D）hasgonethroughperiodicalchanges

23.Scientistsbelievethathumanevolution________.

A）hasseldombeenaccompaniedbyclimaticchanges

B）hasexertedlittleinfluenceonclimaticchanges

C）haslargelybeeneffectedbyclimaticchanges

D）hashadamajorimpactonclimaticchanges

24.Evidenceofpastclimaticchangesindicatesthat________.

A）humanactivitieshaveacceleratedchangesofEarth’senvironment

B）Earth’senvironmentwillremainmilddespitehumaninterference

C）Earth’sclimateisboundtochangesignificantlyinthefuture

D）Earth’sclimateisunlikelytoundergosubstantialchangesinthefuture

25.Themessagetheauthorwishestoconveyinthepassageisthat________.

A）humancivilizationremainsgloriousthoughitisaffectedbyclimaticchanges

B）mankindisvirtuallyhelplessinthefaceofthedramaticchangesofclimate

C）manhastolimithisactivitiestoslowdowntheglobalwarmingprocess

D）humancivilizationwillcontinuetodevelopinspiteofthechangesofnature

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

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