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英语六级真题及答案
2000年6月英语六级真题及答案
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)Buysometraveller’schecks.
B)Borrowsomemoneyfromafriend.
C)Checkthebrakesandtires.
D)Spendsometimetravelling.
2.A)Heisveryforgivingandtolerant.
B)Heprobablyhasapoormemory.
C)Heiswelllikedbyhiscustomers.
D)Hehasbeenintroducedtothestaff.
3.A)Hethinksthebookshouldincludemoreinformation.
B)Hedoesn’tthinkitnecessarytoprovidetheanswers.
C)Theanswerswillbeaddedinalateredition.
D)Thebookdoesincludetheanswers.
4.A)Announceappealsforpublicservice.
B)Holdacharityconcerttoraisemoney.
C)Asktheschoolradiostationforhelp.
D)Poolmoneytofundtheradiostation.
5.A)Shetalkedwiththeconsultantaboutthenewprogramuntiltwo.
B)Shewouldn’ttalktotheconsultantbeforetwo.
C)Shewouldtalktotheconsultantduringlunch.
D)Shecouldn’tcontacttheconsultant’ssecretary.
6.A)Theyareequallycompetentforthejob.
B)Theybothgraduatedfromartschools.
C)Theymajoredindifferentareasofart.
D)Theyarebothwillingtodrawtheposters.
7.A)Atabookstore.
B)Atanartmuseum.
C)Atanewspaperoffice.
D)Atagymnasium.
8.A)ThewomanreceivedaphonecallfromMarkyesterday.
B)ThemaninjuredMarkinatrafficaccidentyesterday.
C)Themanmetafriendbychance.
D)ThewomancontractedMarkonbusiness.
9.A)Themanshouldstayupandwatchtheprogram.
B)Themanshouldreadsomethingexcitinginstead.
C)Themanshouldgotobedateleven.
D)Themanshouldgiveupwatchingthemovie.
10.A)Studentswithalibrarycardcancheckanybookout.
B)Referencebooksarenotallowedtobecheckedout.
C)Onlystudentswithalibrarycardcancheckoutreferencebooks.
D)Thenumberofbooksastudentcancheckoutisunlimited.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passageone
Question11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Tofindoutwhethertheytakemusiclessonsintheirspacetime.
B)Tofindoutwhethertheycannamefourdifferentmusicalinstruments.
C)Tofindoutwhethertheyenjoyplayingmusicalinstrumentsinschool.
D)Tofindoutwhethertheydifferintheirpreferenceformusicalinstruments.
12.A)Theyfindthemtoohardtoplay.
B)Theythinkitsillytoplaythem.
C)Theyfinditnotchallengingenoughtoplaythem.
D)Theyconsideritimportanttobedifferentfromgirls.
13.A)Childrenwhohaveprivatemusictutors.
B)Childrenwhoare8orolder.
C)Childrenwhoarebetween5and7.
D)Childrenwhoarewell-educated.
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Becausethereweren’tanyprofessionalteamsintheU.S.then.
B)BecausePelehadn’tretiredfromtheBrazilianNationalTeamyet.
C)Becausethisfast-movingsportwasn’tfamiliartomanyAmericans.
D)Becausegoodprofessionalplayersreceivedlowsalaries.
15.A)Whenithasalargenumberoffans.
B)Whenitplaysathome.
C)Whenithasmanyinternationalstarsplayingforit.
D)Whenthefanscheerenthusiasticallyforit.
16.A)Itwasn’tamongthetopfourteams.
B)Itdidn’tplayaswellasexpected.
C)ItwontheWorldCup.
D)Itplacedfourth.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)StudentsfromAmerica.
B)StudentsfromEngland.
C)StudentsfromAustralia.
D)StudentsfromJapan.
18.A)Thosewhoknowhowtoprogramcomputers.
B)Thosewhogetspecialaidfromtheirteachers.
C)Thosewhoareveryhardworking.
D)Thosewhohavewell-educatedparents.
19.A)JapanesestudentsstudymuchharderthanColumbianstudents.
B)ColumbianstudentsscorehigherthanJapanesestudentsinmaths.
C)Columbianstudentsaremoreoptimisticabouttheirmathsskills.
D)Japanesestudentshavebetterconditionsforstudy.
20.A)Physics.
B)Mathematics.
C)Environmentalscience.
D)Lifescience.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Direction:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Inthe1920sdemandforAmericanfarmproductsfell,asEuropeancountriesbegantorecoverfromWorldWarIandinstitutedausterity(紧缩)programstoreducetheirimports.Theresultwasasharpdropinfarmprices.Thisperiodwasmoredisastrousforfarmersthanearliertimeshadbeen,becausefarmerswerenolongerself-sufficient.Theywerepayingformachinery,seed,andfertilizer,andtheywerealsobuyingconsumergoods.Thepricesoftheitemsfarmersboughtremainedconstant,whilepricestheyreceivedfortheirproductsfell.ThesedevelopmentsweremadeworsebytheGreatDepression,whichbeganin1929andextendedthroughoutthe1930s
In1929,underPresidentHerbertHoover,theFederalFarmBoardwasorganized.Itestablishedtheprincipleofdirectinterferencewithsupplyanddemand,anditrepresentedthefirstnationalcommitmenttoprovidegreatereconomicstabilityforfarmers.
PresidentHoover’ssuccessorattachedevenmoreimportancetothisproblem.OneofthefirstmeasuresproposedbyPresidentFranklinD.Rooseveltwhenhetookofficein1933wastheAgriculturalAdjustmentAct,whichwassubsequentlypassedbyCongress.ThislawwasdeclaredunconstitutionalbytheSupremeCourtonthegroundsthatgeneraltaxeswerebeingcollectedtopayonespecialgroupofpeople.However,newlawswerepassedimmediatelythatachievedthesameresultofrestingsoilandprovidingflood-controlmeasures,butwhichwerebasedontheprincipleofsoilconservation.TheRooseveltAdministrationbelievedthatrebuildingthenation’ssoilwasinthenationalinterestandwasnotsimplyaplantohelpfarmersattheexpenseofothercitizens.Laterthegovernmentguaranteedloanstofarmerssothattheycouldbuyfarmmachinery,hybrid(杂交)grain,andfertilizers.
21.WhatbroughtaboutthedeclineinthedemandforAmericanfarmproducts?
A)TheimpactoftheGreatDepression.
B)Theshrinkingofoverseasmarkets.
C)ThedestructioncausedbytheFirstWorldWar.
D)TheincreasedexportsofEuropeancountries.
22.ThechiefconcernoftheAmericangovernmentintheareaofagricultureinthe1920swas____________________.
A)toincreasefarmproduction
B)toestablishagriculturallaws
C)topreventfarmersfromgoingbankrupt
D)topromotethemechanizationofagriculture
23.TheAgriculturalAdjustmentActencouragedAmericanfarmersto__________.
A)reducetheirscaleofproduction
B)makefulluseoftheirland
C)adjustthepricesoftheirfarmproducts
D)beself-sufficientinagriculturalproduction
24.TheSupremeCourtrejectedtheAgriculturalAdjustmentActbecauseitbelievedthattheAct______________.
A)mightcausegreaterscarcityoffarmproducts
B)didn’tgivetheSecretaryofAgricultureenoughpower
C)wouldbenefitneitherthegovernmentnorthefarmers
D)benefitedonegroupofcitizensattheexpenseofothers
25.ItwasclaimedthatthenewlawspassedduringtheRooseveltAdministrationwereaimedat_______________.
A)reducingthecostoffarming
B)conservingsoilinthelong-terminterestofthenation
C)loweringtheburdenoffarmers
D)helpingfarmerswithoutshiftingtheburdenontoothertaxpayers
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Inthe1950s,thepioneersofartificialintelligence(AI)predictedthat,bytheendofthiscentury,computerswouldbeconversingwithusatworkandrobotswouldbeperformingourhousework.Butasusefulascomputersare,they’renowhereclosetoachievinganythingremotelyresemblingtheseearlyaspirationsforhumanlikebehavior.Nevermindsomethingascomplexasconversation:
themostpowerfulcomputersstruggletoreliablyrecognizetheshapeofanobject,themostelementaryoftasksforaten-month-oldkid.
AgrowinggroupofAIresearchersthinktheyknowwherethefieldwentwrong.Theproblem,thescientistssay,isthatAIhasbeentryingtoseparatethehighest,mostabstractlevelsofthought,likelanguageandmathematics,andtoduplicatethemwithlogical,step-by-stepprograms.AnewmovementinAI,ontheotherhand,takesacloserlookatthemoreroundaboutwayinwhichnaturecameup