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大学英语六级真题
2002.1
试卷一
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD), anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
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)Allthepassengerswerekilled. C)Nomoresurvivorshavebeenfound.
B)Theplanecrashedinthenight. D)It'stoolatetosearchforsurvivors.
2.A)Itsresultswerejustasexpected.
B)Itwasn'tverywelldesigned.
C)Itfullyreflectedthestudents'ability.
D)Itsresultsfellshortofherexpectations.
3.A)Hebelievesdancingisenjoyable. C)Headmiresthosewhodance.
B)Hedefinitelydoesnotlikedancing. D)Hewon'tdanceuntilhehasdonehiswork.
4.A)Hiscomputerdoesn'tworkwell. C)Hedidn'tregisterforapropercourse.
B)Heisn'tgettingalongwithhisstaff. D)Hecan'tapplythetheorytohisprogram.
5.A)Readingonthecampuslawn. C)Applyingforfinancialaid.
B)Depositingmoneyinthebank. D)Reviewingastudent'sapplication.
6.A)Anewshuttlebus. C)Anairplaneflight.
B)Ascheduledspaceflight. D)Thefirstspaceflight.
7.A)Thedeadlineisdrawingnear. C)Sheturnedintheproposalstoday.
B)Shecan'tmeetthedeadline. D)Theyaretwodaysaheadoftime.
8.A)Bygoingonadiet. C)Bydoingphysicalexercise.
B)Byhavingfewermeals. D)Byeatingfruitandvegetables.
9.A)Heenjoyeditasawhole. C)Hedidn'tlikeitatall.
B)Hedidn'tthinkmuchofit. D)Helikedsomepartsofit.
10.A)Itlooksquitenew. C)Itlooksold,butitrunswell.
B)Itneedstoberepaired. D)Itsengineneedstobepainted.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ThemarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passageone
Questions11tol3arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Experienceinnegotiating. C)Thetimetheyspendonpreparation.
B)Ahighlevelofintelligence. D)Theamountofpaytheyreceive.
12.A)Studythecasecarefullybeforehand. C)Appearfriendlytotheotherparty.
B)Sticktoasettarget. D)Trytobeflexibleabouttheirterms.
13.A)Makesurethereisnomisunderstanding.
B)Trytopersuadebygivingvariousreasons.
C)Repeatthesamereasons.
D)Listencarefullyandpatientlytotheotherparty.
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Theyeathugeamountsoffood. C)Theyusuallyeattotheirhearts'content.
B)Theyusuallyeattwiceaday. D)Theyeatmuchlessthanpeopleassume.
15.A)Whenitisbreeding.
B)Whenitfeelsthreatenedbyhumansinitsterritory.
C)Whenitsoffspringisthreatened.
D)Whenitissufferingfromillness.
16.A)Theyarenotasdangerousaspeoplethink.
B)Theycanbeasfriendlytohumansasdogs.
C)Theyattackhumanbeingsbynature.
D)Theyarereallytameseaanimals.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Becausepeoplemighthavetomigratetheresomeday.
B)Becauseitisverymuchliketheearth.
C)Becauseitiseasiertoexplorethanotherplanets.
D)Becauseitsatmosphereisdifferentfromthatoftheearth.
18.A)Itschemicalelementsmustbestudied. C)Bigspaceshipsmustbebuilt.
B)Itstemperaturemustbelowered. D)Itsatmospheremustbechanged.
19.A)ItinfluencesthesurfacetemperatureofMars.
B)Itprotectslivingbeingsfromharmfulrays.
C)Itkeepsaplanetfromoverheating.
D)Itisthemaincomponentoftheairpeoplebreathe.
20.A)Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein200years.
B)Scientistsareratherpessimisticaboutit.
C)Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein100,000years'time.
D)Scientistsareoptimisticaboutovercomingthedifficultiessoon.
PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddivideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Navigationcomputers,nowsoldbymostcar-makers,cost$2,000andup.Nosurprise,then,thattheyaremostoftenfoundinluxurycars,likeLexus,BMWandAudi.Butitisadevelopingtechnology-meaningpricesshouldeventuallydrop--andthemarketdoesseemtobegrowing.
Evenatcurrentprices,anavigationcomputerisimpressive.Itcanguideyoufrompointtopointinmostmajorcitieswithpreciseturn-by-turndirections--spokenbyaclearhuman-soundingvoice,andwrittenonascreeninfrontofthedriver.
Thecomputerworkswithanantenna(天线)thattakessignalsfromnofewerthanthreeofthe24globalpositioningsystem(GPS)satellites.Bymeasuringthetimerequiredforasignaltotravelbetweenthesatellitesandtheantenna,thecar'slocationcanbepinneddownwithin100meters.
Thesatellitesignals,alongwithinputsonspeedfromawheel-speedsensoranddirectionfromameter,determinethecar'spositionevenasitmoves.Thisinformationiscombinedwithamapdatabase.Streets,landmarksandpointsofinterestareincluded.
Mostsystemsarebasicallyidentical.Thedifferencescomeinhardware——thewaythecomputeracceptsthedriver'srequestfordirectionsandthewayitpresentsthedrivinginstructions.Onmostsystems,adriverentersadesiredaddress,motorwayjunctionorpointofinterestviaatouchscreenordisc.ButtheLexusscreengoesastepfurther:
youcanpointtoanyspotonthemapscreenandgetdirectionstoit.
BMW'ssystemoffersasetofcrosshairs(瞄准器上的十字纹)thatcanbemovedacrossthemap(youhaveseveralchoicesofmapscale)topickapointyou'dliketogetto.Audi'sscreencanbeswitchedtoTVreception.
Eventhevoicesthatrecitethedirectionscandiffer,withbettersystemslikeBMW'sandLexus'shavingawidervocabulary.TheinstructionsareavailableinFrench,German,Spanish,DutchandItalian,aswellasEnglish.Thedrivercanalsochooseparametersfordeterminingtheroute:
fastest,shortestornofreeways(高速公路),forexample.
21.Welearnfromthepassagethatnavigationcomputers________.
A)willgreatlypromotesalesofautomobiles
B)mayhelpsolvepotentialtrafficproblems
C)arelikelytobeacceptedbymoredrivers
D)willsoonbeviewedasasymbolofluxury
22.Withanavigationcomputer,adriverwilleasilyfindthebestroutetohisdestination________.
A)byinputtingtheexactaddress C)bycheckinghiscomputerdatabase
B)byindicatingthelocationofhiscar D)bygivingvocalorderstothecomputer
23.Despitetheirvarieddesigns,navigationcomputersusedincars
A)aremoreorlessthesameprice
B)providedirectionsinmuchthesameway
C)workonmoreorlessthesameprinciples
D)receiveinstructionsfromthesamesatellites
24.Thenavigationcomputerfunctions________.
A)bymeansofadirectionfinderandaspeeddetector
B)basicallyonsatellitesignalsandamapdatabase
C)mainlythroughthereceptionofturn-by-turndirections
D)byusingascreentodisplaysatellitesignals
25.ThenavigationsystemsincarslikeLexus,BMWandAudiarementionedtoshow
A)theimmaturityofthenewtechnology
B)thesuperiorityoftheglobalpositioningsystem
C)thecauseofpricefluctuationsincarequipment
D)thedifferentwaysofprovidingguidancetothedriver
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
"Theworld'senvironmentissurprisinglyhealthy.Discuss."Ifthatwereanexaminationtopic,moststudentswouldtearitapart,offeringalonglistofcomplaints:
fromlocalsmog(烟雾)toglobalclimatechange,fromthefelling(砍伐)offoreststotheextinctionofspecies.Thelistwouldlargelybeaccurate,theconcernlegitimate.Yetthestudentswhoshouldbegiventhehighestmarkswouldactuallybethosewhoagreedwiththestatement.Thesurpriseishowgoodthingsare,nothowbad.
Afterall,theworld'spopulationhasmorethantripledduringthiscentury,andworldoutput
hasrisenhugely,soyouwouldexpecttheearthitselftohavebeenaffected.Indeed,ifpeoplelived,consumedandproducedthingsinthesamewayastheydidin1900(or1950,orindeed1980),theworldbynowwouldbeaprettydisgustingplace:
smelly,dirty,toxicanddangerous.
Buttheydon't.Thereasonswhytheydon't,andwhytheenvironmenthasnotbeenruined,havetodowithprice