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英语六级真题及答案
2004年1月英语六级真题
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
1.A)SheknowswhereMarthahasgone.
B)Marthawillgototheconcertbyherself.
C)ItisquitepossibleforthemantofindMartha.
D)ThemanisgoingtomeetMarthaattheconcert.
2.A)Theairpollutioniscausedbythedevelopmentofindustry.
B)Thecitywaspoorbecausetherewasn'tmuchindustrythen.
C)Thewoman'sexaggeratingtheseriousnessofthepollution.
D)Hemightmovetoanothercityverysoon.
3.A)Themanshouldworkhardertoimprovehisgrades.
B)Themanwillbenefitfromtheefforthe'sputin.
C)Itservesthemanrighttogetapoorgrade.
D)ItwasunfairoftheteachertogivethemanaC.
4.A)Shecanmakeareservationattherestaurant.
B)Themanshoulddecidewheretoeat.
C)ShealreadyhasplansforSaturdaynight.
D)Themanshouldaskhisbrotherforsuggestions.
5.A)Themandeservedtheaward.
B)Thewomanhelpedthemansucceed.
C)Themanisthankfultothewomanforherassistance.
D)Thewomanworkedhardandwasgivenanaward.
6.A)Voluntaryworkcanhelpthemanestablishconnectionswiththecommunity.
B)Theman'svoluntaryworkhaslefthimlittleroominhisschedule.
C)Voluntaryworkwiththeenvironmentcouncilrequiresatimecommitment.
D)Alotofpeoplehavesignedupforvoluntaryworkwiththeenvironmentcouncil.
7.A)Thepatientmustreceivetreatmentregularly.
B)Thepatientcan'tleavethehospitaluntilthebleedingstops.
C)Thepatient'shusbandcanattendtothebusinessinherplace.
D)Thepatientmusttakeagoodrestandforgetaboutherbusiness.
8.A)Alicedoesnotknowmuchaboutelectronics.
B)Aliceisunlikelytofindajobanywhere.
C)Aliceisnotinterestedinanythingbutelectronics.
D)Aliceislikelytofindajobinanelectronicscompany.
9.A)Jimmyisgoingtosetouttonight.
B)Jimmyhasnotdecidedonhisjourney.
C)Thereisnoneedtohaveafarewelldinner.
D)TheymayhaveadinnerwhenJimmy'sback.
10.A)Thewomanhadbeenplanningfortheconference.
B)Thewomancalledthemanbutthelinewasbusy.
C)Thewomandidn'tcomebackuntilmidnight.
D)Thewomanhadguestsallevening.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Theyaredelightedbecausetheycanenjoythescenerywhiledriving.
B)Theyarefrightenedbecausetrafficaccidentsarefrequent.
C)Theyareirritatedbecausethebridgeisjammedwithcars.
D)Theyarepleasedbecauseitsavesthemmuchtime.
12.A)Theydon'thavetheirowncarstodrivetowork.
B)Manyofthemareromanticbytemperament.
C)Mostofthemenjoythedrinksontheboat.
D)Theytendtobemorefriendlytoeachother.
13.A)Manywelcometheideaofhavingmorebarsonboard.
B)Manyprefertheferrytomaintainitspresentspeed.
C)Somesuggestimprovingthedesignofthedeck.
D)Someobjecttousinglargerluxuryboats.
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)CocaCola.
B)Sausage.
C)Milk.
D)Friedchicken.
15.A)Hehashadthirteendecayedteeth.
B)Hedoesn'thaveasingledecayedtooth.
C)Hehasfewerdecayedteeththanotherpeopleofhisage.
D)Heneverhadasingletoothpulledoutbeforehewasfifty.
16.A)Brushyourteethrightbeforeyougotobedintheevening.
B)Haveasfewofyourteethpulledoutaspossible.
C)HaveyourteethX-rayedatregularintervals.
D)Cleanyourteethshortlyaftereating.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Avisittoaprison.
B)Theinfluenceofhisfather.
C)Atalkwithsomemiserableslaves.
D)HisexperienceinthewarbetweenFranceandAustria.
18.A)Hesentsurgeonstoserveinthearmy.
B)Heprovidedsoldierswithmedicalsupplies.
C)Herecruitedvolunteerstocareforthewounded.
D)Hehelpedtofleetheprisonersofwar.
19.A)Allmenarecreatedequal.
B)Thewoundedanddyingshouldbetreatedforfree.
C)Awoundedsoldiershouldsurrenderbeforehereceivesanymedicaltreatment.
D)Asufferingpersonisentitledtohelpregard/essofrace,religionorpoliticalbeliefs.
20.A)TohonorSwissheroeswhodiedinthewar.
B)ToshowSwitzerlandwasneutral.
C)TopaytributetoSwitzerland.
D)ToshowgratitudetotheSwissgovernmentforitsfinancialsupport.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Foryears,doctorsadvisedtheirpatientsthattheonlythingtakingmultivitaminsdoesisgivethemexpensiveurine(尿).Afterall,truevitamindeficienciesarepracticallyunheardofinindustrializedcountries.Nowitseemsthosedoctorsmayhavebeenwrong.Theresultsofagrowingnumberofstudiessuggestthatevenamodestvitaminshortfallcanbeharmfultoyourhealth.Althoughproofofthebenefitsofmultivitaminsisstillfarfromcertain,thefewdollarsyouspendonthemisprobablyagoodinvestment.
Oratleastthat'stheargumentputforwardintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine.Ideally,sayDr.WalterWillettandDr.MeirStampferofHarvard,allvitaminsupplementswouldbeevaluatedinscientificallyrigorousclinicaltrials.Butthosestudiescantakealongtimeandoftenraisemorequestionsthantheyanswer.Atsomepoint,whileresearchersworkonfiguringoutwherethetruthlies,itjustmakessensetosaythepotentialbenefitoutweighsthecost.
Thebestevidencetodateconcernsfolate,oneoftheBvitamins.It'sbeenprovedtolimitthenumberofdefectsinembryos(胚胎),andarecenttrialfoundthatfolateincombinationwithvitaminB12andaformofB6alsodecreasesthere-blockageofarteriesaftersurgicalrepair.
ThenewsonvitaminEhasbeenmoremixed.Healthyfolkswhotake400internationalunitsdailyforatleasttwoyearsappearsomewhatlesslikelytodevelopheartdisease.ButwhendoctorsgivevitaminEtopatientswhoalreadyhaveheartdisease,thevitamindoesn'tseemtohelp.ItmayturnoutthatvitaminEplaysaroleinpreventionbutcannotundoseriousdamage.
DespitevitaminC'sgreatpopularity,consuminglargeamountsofitstillhasnotbeenpositivelylinkedtoanygreatbenefit.ThebodyquicklybecomessaturatedwithCandsimplyexcretes(排泄)anyexcess.
Themultivitaminsquestionboilsdowntothis:
Doyouneedtowaituntilalltheevidenceisinbeforeyoutakethem,orareyouwillingtoacceptthatthere'senoughevidencethattheydon'thurtandcouldhelp?
Ifthelatter,there'snoneedtogotoextremesandbuythebiggesthorsepillsorthemostexpensivebottles.Largedosescancausetrouble,includingexcessivebleedingandnervoussystemproblems.
Multivitaminsarenosubstituteforexerciseandabalanceddiet,ofcourse.Aslongasyouunderstandthatanypotentialbenefitismodestandsubjecttofurtherrefinement,takingadailymultivitaminmakesalotofsense.
21.Atonetimedoctorsdiscouragedtakingmultivitaminsbecausetheybelievedthatmultivitamins____.
A)couldnoteasilybeabsorbedbythehumanbody
B)werepotentiallyharmfultopeople'shealth
C)weretooexpensivefordailyconsumption
D)couldnotprovideanycureforvitamindeficiencies
22.Accordingtotheauthor,clinicaltrialsofvitaminsupplements____.
A)oftenresultinmisleadingconclusions
B)taketimeandwillnotproduceconclusiveresults
C)shouldbeconductedbyscientistsonalargerscale
D)appeartobeasheerwasteoftimeandresources
23.IthasbeenfoundthatvitaminE_____.
A)shouldbetakenbypatientsregularlyandpersistently
B)caneffectivelyreducetherecurrenceofheartdisease
C)hasapreventivebutnotcurativeeffectonheartdisease
D)shouldbegiventopatientswithheartdiseaseasearlyaspossible
24.Itcanbeseenthatlargedosesofmultivitamins_____.
A)maybringaboutserioussideeffects
B)mayhelppreventexcessivebleeding
C)arelikelytoinducetheblockageofarteries
D)areadvisableforthosewithvitamindeficiencies
25.Theauthorconcludesthepassagewiththeadvicethat_____.
A)thebenefitofdailymultivitaminintakeoutweighsthatofexerciseandabalanceddiet
B)it'sriskytotakemultivitaminswithoutknowingtheirspecificfunction
C)thepotentialbenefitofmultivitaminscanneverbeoverestimated
D)it'sreasonabletotakearationaldoseofmultivitaminsdaily
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Somefuturologistshaveassumedthatthevastupsurge(剧增)ofwomenintheworkforcemayportendarejectionofmarriage.Manywomen,accordingtothishypothesis,wouldratherworkthanmarry.Theconverse(反面)ofthisconcernisthattheprospectsofbecomingamulti-paycheckhouseholdcouldencouragemarriages.Inthepast,onlytheearningsandfinancialprospectsofthemancountedinthemarriagedecision.Now,however,theearningabilityofawomancanmakehermoreattractiveasamarriagepartner.Datashowthateconomicdownturnstendto