1993年大学英语六级.docx

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1993年大学英语六级

1993年1月大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Itwasmisleading.B）Itwasenjoyable.

C）Itwasratherboring.D）Itwasjustso-so.（C）

2.A）Popmusic.B）Folkmusic.C）Classicalmusic.D）Allkindsofmusic.（B）

3.A）Hewillflydirectlytohisdestination.B）HehastochangeatAlbany.

C）Heisstillnotsurehowtogetthere.D）HemustchangeatJacksonville.（A）

4.A）It’slate.B）It’scrowed.C）It’sempty.D）It’sontime.（D）

5.A）Unusual.B）Enthusiastic.C）Serious.D）Threatening.（B）

6.A）Hernameisonthetopofthelist.

B）Shewillbethelasttobeinterviewed.

C）Sheisexpectingajobinterview.

D）Shemustfixadateforthejob.（B）

7.A）Thehusbandisnotusuallysoobservant.

B）Thewifeisannoyedatherhusband’scomplaint.

C）Thehusbandhasn’ttoldthetruth.

D）Thewifeisgoingtothehairdresser’s.（C）

8.A）Thestudentmisstheirprofessorverymuch.

B）Theprofessordidn’tgivethelesson.

C）AnewcoursewillbeginnextMonday.

D）Somehomeworkwasassignedtothestudents.（A）

9.A）Sheacceptedtheirrequest.

B）Sherejectedtheirrequest.

C）Sheagreedtoconsidertheirrequest.

D）Sheaskedthemtocomewiththeother.（A）

10.A）Atwork.B）Backathome.C）Atthemeeting.D）Awayfromhome.（D）

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Cheapclothes.B）Expensiveclothes.

C）Fashionableclothes.D）Informalclothes.（C）

12.A）Theyenjoyloudmusic.B）Theyseldomlosetheirtemper.

C）Theywanttohavechildren.D）Theyenjoymoderndances.（D）

13.A）Hertwinsisteroftenbringsfriendshomeandthisannoysthespeaker.

B）Theycan’tagreeonthecoloroftheroom.

C）Theycan’tagreeonthekindoffurniture.

D）Thespeakerlikestokeepthingsneatwhilehertwinsisterdoesn’t.（B）

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Inthefirstsemester.B）Inthesecondsemester.

C）Inthethirdsemester.D）Inthefourthsemester.（D）

15.A）Sheisill.B）Sheistooold.

C）Herhusbandwantsherto.D）Herhusbandisill.（A）

16.A）Hisfather.B）Hismother.C）Hisgirlfriend.D）Histeacher.（C）

17.A）Hehasdecidedtocontinuehisstudies.

B）Hehasstilltomakeadecision.

C）Hehasdecidedtogiveuphisjob.

D）Hehasstilltotakeaparttimejob.（D）

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Twentyyears.B）Acoupleofweeks.C）Acoupleofyears.D）Fiveyears.（B）

19.A）Davidhadbeensellingcars.B）Davidhadtaughtbusiness.

C）Davidhadbecomeasalesman.D）Davidhadmadealotofmoney.（D）

20.A）Richpeoplearenothappy.

B）Beingrichisthebestthingintheworld.

C）Beingrichisnotalwaysagoodthing.

D）Richpeopleareusuallywiththeirfamilies.（B）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ProtestsattheuseofanimalsinresearchhavetakenanewandfearfulcharacterinBritainwiththeattemptedmurderoftwoBritishscientistsbytheterroristtechniqueofthepre-plantedcar-bomb.

Theresearchcommunitywillrightlybealarmedatthesedevelopments,whichhavetwoobjectives:

toarousepublicattentionandtofrightenpeopleworkinginresearchwithanimals.Thefirstneedisthateverythingshouldbedonetoidentifythoseresponsibleforthecrimesandtoputthemontrail.TheDefenceResearchSocietyhastakenthepracticalstepofofferingarewardof10,000poundsforinformationleadingtothoseresponsible,butpastexperienceisnotencouraging.Peopleareunlikelytobetemptedbysuchoffers.Theprofessionalpolicewillsimilarlybeconfrontedbytheusualproblemoffindinganeedleinahaystack.

Thatiswhytheintellectual（知识分子）communityinBritainandelsewheremustactmorevigorouslyinitsowndefence.Thereareseveralstepsthatcanbetaken,ofwhichthechiefoneistodemandofalltheorganizationsthatexistwiththedeclaredobjectivesofsafeguardingtheinterestsofanimalsthattheyshoulddeclareclearlywheretheystandonviolencetowardspeople.Anditwillnotbeenoughforthechairmenandchairwomenoftheseorganizationstoutterplacatory（安抚的）statementsonbehalfofalltheirmembers.Thesepeopleshouldalsoundertakethatitwillbeatestofcontinuingmembershipintheirorganizationsthatmembersandwouldbemembersshoulddeclarethattheywilltakenopartinactsofviolenceagainsthumanbeings.Evensuchundertakingswouldnotbefullyeffective:

people,afterall,canlie.Butatleasttheywoulddistinguishtheorganizationsentitledtoacontinuingvoiceinthedialoguewiththeresearchcommunityabouttherightsofanimalsinresearchfromtheorganizationsthatdeservenosay.

21.Thewords“thesedevelopments”（Para.2,Line1）mostprobablyreferto________.

A）theactsofviolenceagainstscientists

B）theuseofanimalsinresearch

C）thetechniquesofplantingbombsincars

D）theestablishmentofnewanimalprotectionorganization（A）

22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A）Thepoliceabandonedtheireffortstofindthecriminals.

B）Theterroristsescapedwiththehelpoftheirorganizations.

C）TheattemptedmurdercausedgraveanxietyamongBritishscientists.

D）PeoplesympathizedmurdercausedgraveanxietyamongBritishscientists.（C）

23.Theauthor’spurposeinwritinghisarticleistodemandthatanimal-protectingorganizations________.

A）declaretheirobjectivesclearly

B）giveuptheuseofviolence

C）continuethedialoguewiththescientificcommunity

D）helptofindthoseresponsiblefortheattemptedmurder（B）

24.Intheauthor’sopinion________.

A）sincepeoplecanlie,theproblemabouttheirrightsofscientistscan’tbesolved

B）animal-protectingorganizationsaboutbeheldresponsibleforactsofviolenceagainstscientists

C）animalprotectionorganizationsshouldbedeclaredillegal

D）thescientistsshouldtakeeffectivemeasurestoprotectthemselves（D）

25.Whatdoestheword“they”（Para.3,Line3）referto?

A）Theanimal-protectingorganizations.

B）Theorganizationsthatwilltalkwiththeresearchcommunity.

C）Thosewhosupporttheuseofanimalsinresearch.

D）Thosewhosupporttheanimal-protectionorganizations.（A）

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theearliertypeofsuburb,whichwasmostdependentontherailroad,hadaspecialadvantagethatcouldbefullyappreciatedonlyafterithaddisappeared.Thesesuburbs,spreadoutalongarailroadline,werediscontinuousandproperlyspaced;andwithouttheaidoflegislation（法规）theywerelimitedinpopulationaswellasarea;forthebiggestrarelyheldasmanyastenthousandpeople,andunderfivethousandwasmoreusual.In1950,forexample,Bronxville,NewYork,atypicalupper-classsuburb,had6,778people,whileRiverside,Illinois,foundedasearlyas1869,hadonly9.153.

Thesizeandscaleofthesuburb,thatofneighborhoodunit,wasnotentirelytheresultofitsopenplanning,whichfavoredlowdensities.Beingservedbyarailroadline,withstationstopsfromthreetofivemilesapart,therewasanaturallimittothespreadofanyparticularcommunity.Househadtobesited“withineasywalkingdistanceoftherailroadstation,”assomeoldresidentswouldpointout;andonlythosewealthyenoughtoaffordahorseandacarriagedaredtopenetratefartherintotheopencountry.

Throughitsspacedstationstops,therailroadsuburbwasatfirstkeptfromspreadingorexcessivelyincreasinginnumbers,foranaturalgreenbelt,oftenstillundercultivationaspark,gardens,remainedbetweenthesuburbsandincreasedtheavailablerecreationarea.Occasionally,inafewhappyareaslikeWestchester,between1915and1935aparkway,liketheBronxRiverparkway,accompaniedbycontinuousstripofparkforpedestrian（散步的人）use,notyetoverrunbyaconstantstreamofurbantraffic,addedtotheperfectionofthewholesuburbanpattern.Whateveronemightsayofthesocialdisadvantagesthiswasinmanywaysaperfectphysicalenvironment.Butitlastedlessthanageneration.

26.Whatwasthespecialadvantageoftheoldtypeofsuburb?

A）Itsnearnesstotherailroad.

B）Thevastnessofitsopenspace.

C）Itssmallsizeinareaandpopulation.

D）Thehighsocialstatusofitsresidents.（B）

27.Thesizeoftheoldsuburbwaslimitedbecause________.

A）peoplewantedtoliveneararailroadstation

B）itwasoriginallyplannedbyrailroadcompanies

C）therewasalawgoverningthesizeofthesuburb

D）localinhabitantsdidn’tliketooutinthecountry（A）

28.“Happyareas”（Para.3,Line3）wereareaswhere________.

A）lifewasenjoyedbyeveryone

B）moreroadswerebuilttobypasstheheavytraffic

C）agreenbeltwasavailablesolelyforrecreation

D）peoplecouldhavelotsoffun（C）

29.Itisevidentthatthewriter________.

A）findsurbanlifeuncomfortable

B）preferslifeinthecountryside

C）feelsdisappointedinthechangesofsuburbs

D）advocatestheideaofreturningtonature（C）

30.Thetopicdiscussedinthepassageis“________”.

A）thesizeandscaleofsuburbanneighborhoodunits

B）theadvantageofold-typesuburbs

C）thelocationofrailroadstations

D）theconceptofthesuburbanpattern（B）

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Recentstoriesinthenewspapersandmagazinessuggestthatteachingandresearchcontradicteachother,thatresearchplaystooprominentapartinacademicpromotions,andthatteachingisbadlyunderemphasized.Thereisanelementoftruthinthesestatements,buttheyalsoignoredeeperandmoreimportantrelationships.

Researchexperienceisanessentialelementofhiringandpromotionataresearchuniversity