1995年CET6真题原文参考答案.docx

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1995年CET6真题原文参考答案

1995年6月大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Enjoyable.

B）Inspiring.

C）Moving.

D）Dull.（D）

2.A）Itwilltakeaboutonemonthtorepairthewatch.

B）Thewomanshouldhavesavedmoremoney.

C）Itisagoodideatokeeptheoldwatch.

D）Thewatchisnolongerworthrepairing.（D）

3.A）Arguing.

B）Protesting.

C）Complaining.

D）Bargaining.（C）

4.A）Familieswithcars.

B）American’sheavydependenceoncars.

C）Roadsandhighways.

D）TrafficproblemsinAmerica.（B）

5.A）Theapplesandpearsmightnotbesogood.

B）Theapplesarenotasgoodasthepears.

C）Theapplesandpearsareverygood.

D）Theapplesandpearsareasgoodastheylook.（A）

6.A）Herteachingassistantwouldgradetheexampapers.

B）Shewouldcollecttheexampapersherself.

C）Shewouldmarktheexampapersherself.

D）Shewouldnotgiveherstudentsanexam.（C）

7.A）Shecouldhelphimwiththeproblems.

B）Heshouldgooutforwhile.

C）Shecouldgoouttogetherwithhim.

D）Heshoulddotheproblemshimself.（A）

8.A）Customerandsalesman.

B）Colleagues.

C）Employeeandboss.

D）Classmates.（B）

9.A）Thefirsthousetheysawistooexpensive.

B）Theymaysavesomemoneyforthetimebeing.

C）Sheishappywiththepricesetbytheseller.

D）Lessmoneywillbespentinmaintainingthehouse.（D）

10.A）ItwasprobablyMr.Brown’sphonenumberthatthewomanwrotedown.

B）ItwasjustanhouragothatthemanmetMr.Brown.

C）Thewomanforgottowritedownthephonenumber.

D）Thewomanneededasheetofpapertoputdownthenumber.（A）

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Becausetheyweredrivenbysteampower.

B）Becausetheydidtheworkthatanimalsusedtodo.

C）Becausetheypulledcarsfullofcoal.

D）Becausetheyweremadeofiron.（B）

12.A）Hewantedtherailroadtobesuccessful.

B）Hewantedtohaveamorepowerfulsteamengine.

C）Hewantedtoownthelandneartherailroad.

D）Hewantedtobuildhisownrailroads.（A）

13.A）Becausethetraincouldnotrunasfastasthehorse.

B）Becausetheenginefailedtobuildupsteam.

C）Becausetheenginebrokedownandthetrainstopped.

D）Becausetheenginebrokeintoseveralparts.（C）

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Love.

B）Conflict.

C）Violence.

D）Mystery.（B）

15.A）Themaincharacterremainsthesame.

B）Themaincharacterdiesintheend.

C）Themaincharactergainshisends.

D）Themaincharacterundergoesachange.（D）

16.A）Wecanlearnhowbadpersonscanimprovethemselves.

B）Wecanlearnhowtodealwithpeople.

C）Wecanunderstandlifealittlebetter.

D）Wecanfindbetterwaystocopewithconflicts.（C）

PassageThree

Questions17to24arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

17.A）Becausebothhavealimitedsupplyofair,water,andotherresources.

B）BecausetheEarthmovesaroundthesunasfastasspaceship.

C）Becausewecantraveltoouterspace.

D）BecausetheEarthneverstopsmoving.（A）

18.A）About80milespersecond.

B）About70milespersecond.

C）About18milespersecond.

D）About17milespersecond.（C）

19.A）BecausetheEarthisheavilypolluted.

B）Becausenaturecannotrecycleitsresources.

C）BecausetherearemoreandmorepeoplelivingontheEarth.

D）Becausenomorenewresourcescanbeadded.（D）

20.A）Naturehaschangedourenvironmentovertheyears.

B）Wemustavoidwastingresourcesandpollutingourenvironment.

C）Ourresourcesarenearlyusedup.

D）Tripstootherplanetswillhelpeliminatepollution.（B）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Aneweraisuponus.Callitwhatyouwill:

theserviceeconomy,theinformationage,theknowledgesociety.Italltranslatestoafundamentalchangeinthewaywework.Alreadywe’repartlythere.ThepercentageofpeoplewhoearntheirlivingbymakingthingshasfallendramaticallyintheWesternWorld.TodaythemajorityofjobsinAmerica,EuropeandJapan（twothirdsormoreinmanyofthesecountries）areintheserviceindustry,andthenumberisontherise.Morewomenareintheworkforcethaneverbefore.Therearemorepart-timejobs.Morepeopleareself-employed.Butthebreadthoftheeconomictransformationcan’tbemeasuredbynumbersalone,becauseitalsoisgivingrisetoaradicalnewwayofthinkingaboutthenatureofworkitself.Long-heldnotionsaboutjobsandcareers,theskillsneededtosucceed,eventherelationbetweenindividualsandemployers—allthesearebeingchallenged.

Wehaveonlytolookbehindustogetsomesenseofwhatmaylieahead.Noonelookingahead20yearspossiblycouldhaveforeseenthewaysinwhichasingleinvention,thechip（集成块）,wouldtransformourworldthankstoitsapplicationsinpersonalcomputers,digitalcommunicationsandfactoryrobots.Tomorrow’sachievementsinbiotechnology,artificialintelligenceorevensomestillunimaginedtechnologycouldproduceasimilarwaveofdramaticchanges.Butonethingiscertain:

informationandknowledgewillbecomeevenmorevital,andthepeoplewhopossessit,whethertheyworkinmanufacturingorservices,willhavetheadvantageandproducethewealth.Computerknowledgewillbecomeasbasicarequirementastheabilitytoreadandwrite.Theabilitytosolveproblemsbyapplyinginformationinsteadofperformingroutinetaskswillbevaluedaboveallelse.Ifyoucastyourmindahead10years,informationserviceswillbepredominant.Itwillbethewayyoudoyourjob.

21.Acharacteristicoftheinformationageisthat________.

A）theserviceindustryisrelyingmoreandmoreonthefemaleworkforce

B）manufacturingindustriesaresteadilyincreasing

C）peoplefinditharderandhardertoearnalivingbyworkinginfactories

D）mostofthejobopportunitiescannowbefoundintheserviceindustry（D）

22.Oneofthegreatchangesbroughtaboutbytheknowledgesocietyisthat________.

A）thedifferencebetweentheemployeeandtheemployerhasbecomeinsignificant

B）people’straditionalconceptsaboutworknolongerholdtrue

C）mostpeoplehavetotakepart-timejobs

D）peoplehavetochangetheirjobsfromtimetotime（B）

23.Byreferringtocomputersandotherinventions,theauthormeanstosaythat________.

A）peopleshouldbeabletorespondquicklytotheadvancementoftechnology

B）futureachievementsintechnologywillbringaboutinconceivabledramaticchanges

C）theimportanceofhightechnologyhasbeenoverlooked

D）computersciencewillplayaleadingroleinthefutureinformationservices（B）

24.Thefuturewillprobablybelongtothosewho________.

A）possessandknowhowtomakeuseofinformation

B）givefullplaytotheirbrainpotential

C）involvethemselvesinserviceindustries

D）casttheirmindsaheadinsteadoflookingback（A）

25.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A）ComputersandtheKnowledgeSociety

B）ServiceIndustriesinModernSociety

C）FeaturesandImplicationsoftheNewEra

D）RapidAdvancementofInformationTechnology（C）

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryonethinksattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthier,havebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectableoccupations.Personalconsultantsgivethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivedefendants（被告）.Butintheexecutivecircle,beautycanbecomealiability.

Whileattractivenessisapositivefactorforamanonhiswayuptheexecutiveladder,itisharmfultoawoman.

Handsomemaleexecutiveswereperceivedashavingmoreintegritythanplainermen;effortandabilitywerethoughttoaccountfortheirsuccess.

Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelessintegritythanunattractiveones;theirsuccesswasattributednottoabilitybuttofactorssuchasluck.

Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemoreintegrityandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Interestingly,though,theriseoftheunattractiveovernightsuccesseswasattributedmoretopersonalrelationshipsandlesstoabilitythanwasthatofattractiveovernightsuccesses.

Whyareattractivewomennotthoughttobeable?

Anattractivewomanisperceivedtobemorefeminine（女性的）andanattractivemanmoremasculine（男性的）thanthelessattractiveones.Thus,anattractivewomanhasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobs,butanattractivewomaninatraditionallymasculinepositionappearstolackthe“masculine”qualitiesrequired.

Thisistrueeveninpolitics.“Whentheonlyclueishowheorshelooks,peopletreatmenandwomendifferently,”saysAnnBowman,whorecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates.Sheasked125undergraduatestoranktwogroupsofphotographs,oneofmenandoneofwomen,inorderofattractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidatesforpoliticaloffices.Theywereaskedtorankthemagain,intheordertheywouldvoteforthem.

Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalesutterlydefeatedunattractivemen,butthewomenwhohadbeenrankedmostattractiveinvariablyreceivedthefewestvotes.

26.Theword“liability”（Para.1.Line4）mostprobablymeans“________”.

A）misfortune

B）instability

C）disadvantage

D）burden（C）

27.Intraditionallyfemalejobs,attractiveness________.

A）reinforcesthefemininequalitiesrequired

B）makeswomenlookmorehonestandcapable

C）isofprimaryimportancetowomen

D）oftenenableswomentosucceedquickly（A）

28.Bowman’sexperimentrevealsthatwhenitcomestopolitics,attractiveness________.

A）turnsouttobean