大学英语六级A卷试题和答案.docx

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大学英语六级A卷试题和答案

2005年12月24日大学英语六级A卷试题和答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Thedeanshouldhaveconsultedherontheappointment.

B）Dr.Holdenshouldhavetakenoverthepositionearlier.

C）Shedoesn’tthinkDr.Holdenhasmadeawisechoice.

D）Dr.Holdenisthebestpersonforthechairmanship.

2.A）They’llkeepintouchduringthesummervacation

B）They’llholdapartybeforethesummervacation

C）They’lldooddjobstogetherattheschoollibrary

D）They’llgetbacktotheirschoolonceinawhile

3.A）Peachesareinseasonnow.

B）Peachesarenotattheirbestnow.

C）Thewomandidn’tknowhowtobargain.

D）Thewomanhelpedthemanchoosethefruit.

4.A）Theyjointhephysicsclub.

B）Theyaskforanextensionofthedeadline.

C）Theyworkontheassignmenttogether.

D）Theychooseaneasierassignment.

5.A）SheadmiresJean’sstraightforwardness

B）ShethinksDr.Browndeservesthepraise

C）ShewilltalktoJeanaboutwhathappened

D）ShebelievesJeanwasrudetoDr.Brown

6.A）Helikedwritingwhenhewasachild

B）HeenjoyedreadingstoriesinReader’sDigest

C）HeusedtobeaneditorofReader’sDigest

D）Hebecamewellknownattheageofsix

7.A）Heshowsgreatenthusiasmforhisstudies

B）Heisaveryversatileperson

C）Hehasnotalentfortennis

D）Hedoesnotstudyhardenough

8A）Johnhaslostsomethingattherailwaystation

B）Thereareseveralrailwaystationsinthecity

C）ItwillbeverydifficultforthemtofindJohn

D）ThetrainthatJohnistakingwillarrivesoon

9.A）Itsrapidgrowthisbeneficialtotheworld

B）Itcanbeseenasamodelbytherestoftheworld

C）Itssuccesscan’tbeexplainedbyelementaryeconomics

D）Itwillcontinuetosurgeforward

10.A）Ittakesonly5minutestoreachthecampusfromtheapartments

B）Moststudentscan’taffordtoliveinthenewapartments

C）Thenewapartmentsarenotavailableuntilnextmonth

D）Thenewapartmentscanaccommodate500students

SectionB

PassageOne

11.A）TheroleofimmigrantsintheconstructionofAmericansociety

B）TheimportanceofofferingdiversecoursesinEuropeanhistory

C）Theneedforgreaterculturaldiversityintheschoolcurriculum

D）ThehistoriclandingofEuropeansontheVirginiashore

12.A）HewaswonderingifthespeakerwasusedtolivinginAmerica

B）Hewastryingtoshowfriendlinesstothespeaker

C）Hewantedtokeeptheirconversationgoing

D）Hebelievedthespeakerwasaforeigner

13.A）TheUSpopulationdoesn’tconsistofwhiteEuropeandescendantsonly

B）AsiantouristscanspeakEnglishaswellasnativespeakersofthelanguage

C）ColoredpeoplearenotwelcomeintheUnitedStates

D）Americansareinneedofeducationintheirhistory

PassageTwo

14.A）Bymakinglaws

B）Byenforcingdiscipline

C）Byeducatingthepublic

D）Byholdingceremonies

15.A）Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers

B）Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand

C）ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans

D）Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans

16.A）Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus

B）Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument

C）Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled

D）Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair

17.A）Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag

B）Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag

C）Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed

D）Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs

PassageThree

18.A）Punishmentbyteachers

B）Pooracademicperformance

C）Truancy

D）Illness

19.A）TheBoardofEducation

B）Principalsofcityschools

C）Studentswithgoodacademicrecords

D）Studentswithgoodattendancerecords

20.A）Punishingstudentswhodamageschoolproperty

B）Rewardingschoolsthathavedecreasedthedestruction

C）Promotingteacherswhocanpreventthedestruction

D）Cuttingthebudgetforrepairsandreplacements

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Passageone

Toomanyvulnerablechild-freeadultsarebeingruthlessly（无情的）manipulatedintoparent-hoodbytheirparents,whothinkthathappinessamongolderpeopledependsonhavingagrand-childtospoil.Weneedanorganizationtohelpbeatdownthepersistentcampaignsofgrandchildlessparents.It’stimetoestablishPlannedGrandparenthood,whichwouldhavemanyglobalandlocalbenefits.

Partofitsmissionwouldbetopromotetherisksandrealitiesassociatedwithbeingagrandparent.Thestaffwouldincludedepressedgrandparentswhowouldexplainhowgrandkidsbreaklamps,bite,screamandkick.Otherswoulddetailhowanhourofbaby-sittingoftenturnsintoacryingmarathon.Moregrandparentswouldtestifythattheyhadtopayfortheirgrandchild’sexpensivecollegeeducation.

Plannedgrandparenthood’scarefullywrittenliteraturewoulddetailallthejoysoflifegrand-child-freeacalmlivingroom,extramoneyforluxuriesduringthegoldenyears,etc.Potentialgrandparentswouldberemindedthat,withoutgrandchildrenaround,it’spossibletohaveaconversationwithyourkids,who----incidentally-----wouldhavemoretimefortheirownparents.

Meanwhile,mostchildrenarevulnerabletotheenormousinfluenceexertedbygrandchildlessparentsaimingtopersuadetheirkidstoproducechildren.Theywilltakeacallfromapersistentparent,evenifthey’reloadedwithworks.Inaddition,someparentsmakehandsomemoneyofferspayableuponthegrandchild’sbirth.Sometimesthesegiftsnotonlycoverexpensesassociatedwiththeinfant’sbirth,butextras,too,likeavacation.Inanycase,cashgiftscanweakentheresolveofeventhenoblestperson.

AtPlannedGrandparenthood,childrentargetedbytheirparentstoreproducecouldobtainnon-biasedinformationabouttheinsanityofhavingtheirownkids.Thecatastrophicpsychologicalandeconomiccostsofchildbearingwouldbeemphasized.Thesymptomsofmorningsicknesswouldbelistedandhorrorsofchildbirthpictured.Amonthlynewsletterwouldcontainstoriesaboutoverwhelmedparentsandofferguidanceonhowchildlessadultscanrespondtothedifferentlobbyingtacticsthatwould-begrandparentsemploy.

WhenIthinkaboutalltheproblemsofouroverpopulatedworldandlookatourboygrabbingatthelampbythesofa,IwishIcouldhaveturnedtoPlannedGrandparenthoodwhenmyparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme.

IfIcouldhave,Imightnotbeinthisparenthoodpredicament（窘境）.Buthere’sthecrazyirony,Idon’twantmychild-freelifeback.Dylan’stoomuchfun.

21.What’sthepurposeoftheproposedorganizationPlannedGrandparenthood?

A）Toencouragechildlesscouplestohavechildren.

B）Toprovidefacilitiesandservicesforgrandchildlessparents.

C）Tooffercounselingtopeopleonhowtoraisegrandchildren.

D）Todiscouragepeoplefrominsistingonhavinggrandchildren.

22.PlannedGrandparenthoodwouldincludedepressedgrandparentsonitsstaffinorderto____.

A）showthemthejoysoflifegrandparentsmayhaveinraisinggrandchildren

B）drawattentiontothetroublesanddifficultiesgrandchildrenmaycause

C）sharetheirexperienceinraisinggrandchildreninamorescientificway

D）helpraisefundstocoverthehighexpenseofeducationforgrandchildren

23.Accordingtothepassage,somecouplesmayeventuallychoosetohavechildrenbecause_____.

A）theyfindithardtoresistthecarrot-and-stickapproachoftheirparents

B）theyhavelearnfromotherparentsaboutthejoysofhavingchildren

C）theyfeelmoreandmorelonelyadtheygrowolder

D）theyhavefounditirrationaltoremainchildless

24.Bysaying“…myparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme”（Line2-3,Para.6）,theauthormeansthat_________.

A）herparentskeptpressuringhertohaveachild

B）herparentslikedtohaveagrandchildintheirarms

C）herparentsaskedhertosavefortheexpensesofraisingachild

D）herparentskeptblamingherforherchild’sbadbehavior

25.Whatdoestheauthorreallyoftheideaofhavingchildren?

A）Itdoesmoreharmthangood.

B）Itcontributestooverpopulation.

C）Itistroublesomebutrewarding.

D）Itisapsychologicalcatastrophe

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AskmostpeoplehowtheydefinetheAmericanDreamandchancesarethey’llsay,“Success.”ThedreamofindividualopportunityhasbeenhomeinAmericansinceEuropeansdiscovereda“newworld”intheWesternHemisphere.EarlyimmigrantslikeHectorSt.JeandeCrevecoeurpraisedhighlythefreedomandopportunitytobefoundinthisnewland.HisglowingdescriptionsofaclasslesssocietywhereanyonecouldattainsuccessthroughhonestyandhardworkfiredtheimaginationsofmanyEuropeanreaders:

inLettersfromanAmericanFarmer（1782）hewrote.“Weareallexcitedatthespiritofanindustrywhichisunfettered（无拘无束的）andunrestrained,becauseeachpersonworksforhimself…Wehavenoprinces,forwhomwetoil（干苦力活），starve,andbleed:

wearethemostperfectsocietynowexistingintheworld.”Thepromiseofalandwhere“therewardsofaman’sindustryfollowwithequalstepstheprogressofhislabor”drewpoorimmigrantsfromEuropeandfuelednationalexpansionintothewesternterritories.

Ournationalmythology（神化）isfullofillustrationtheAmericansuccessstory.There’sBenjaminFranklin,theverymodeloftheself-educated,self-mademan,whorosefrommodestoriginstobecomeawell-knownscientist,philosopher,andstatesman.Inthenineteenthcentury,HoratioAlger,awriteroffictionforyoungboys,becameA