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1996年大学英语六级真题

1996年1月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案（含听力音频）

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）Theflighthasbeencanceled.

B）Theplaneislate.

C）Theplaneisontime.

D）Theticketsforthisflighthavebeensoldout.

2.A）Heisnottoblame.

B）Itwashisfault.

C）Hewillacceptallresponsibility.

D）Hewillbemorecarefulnexttime.

3.A）Themanisaforgetfulperson.

B）Thetypewriterisnotnew.

C）Themancanhavethetypewriterlater.

D）Themanmisunderstoodher.

4.A）Therewillbeheavyfoginallareas.

B）Therewillbeheavyrainbymidnight.

C）Therewillbeheavyfogintheeast.

D）Therewillbefoginallareasbymidnight.

5.A）She’sscornful.

B）She’sangry.

C）She’ssympathetic.

D）She’sworried.

6.A）Helikesthejobofadish-washerbecauseitpayswell.

B）Hethinksit’simportanttohaveagoodjobfromthebeginning.

C）Hehatestobeadish-washerbecauseit’sboring.

D）Hewouldworkasadish-washerinsummerifhehasto.

7.A）ShemustlearntounderstandJohn’shumorbetter.

B）SheenjoysJohn’shumoragreatdeal.

C）Shedoesn’tappreciateJohn’shumor.

D）ShethinksJohnisnotfunnyenough.

8.A）Joanmayhavetakenawrongtrain.

B）Joanwillmissthenextconference.

C）Joanwon’tcometotheconference.

D）Joanmaybelatefortheopeningspeech.

9.A）Shehasbeendismissedforherpoorperformance.

B）Shehasbeenfiredbythecompany.

C）Shehasbeengrantedleaveforonemonth.

D）Shehasbeenofferedanewjob.

10.A）Itwilllastfortwoweeks.

B）Ithascometoahalt.

C）Itwillendbeforelong.

D）Itwillprobablycontinue.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passageone

Question11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Shewasanofficeworker.

B）Shewasaphysician.

C）Shewasacleaner.

D）Shewasasocialworker.

12.A）Becauseshecouldnotsleepwellatnight.

B）Becauseshehopedtoearnmoremoney.

C）Becauseshecouldnotfindadaytimejob.

D）Becausesheneededachangeandalighterjob.

13.A）Sheworkssixnightseveryfortnight.

B）Shedoesnottakepartinsocialactivitiesinherworkingdays.

C）Shehasbeenanightnurseinahospitalforabout25years.

D）Sheisnotsatisfiedwithherpresentjob.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）AsmalltowninBritain.

B）Anewtypeofjail.

C）Alabourcamp.

D）AbiggymnasiuminScotland.

15.A）WomencriminalsinScotland.

B）Criminalswhoaregivenlongsentences.

C）Criminalswhoaregivenshortsentences.

D）CriminalsinScotland.

16.A）Therewardtheprisonersgetfortheirwork.

B）Thecomfortableaccommodation.

C）Thewaytheprisonersaretreated.

D）Theofficers’sympathyfortheprisoners.

17.A）Togivetheprisonersmorefreedom.

B）Tohelptheprisonerskeeptheirself-respect.

C）Tohelptheprisonersdevelopthesenseofindependence.

D）Toturntheprisonersintoskilledworkers.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Onanairplane.

B）Neartheterminalbuilding.

C）Inacoachtothecity.

D）Inthewaitingroom.

19.A）Neartheairporthotel.

B）Atthetravelers’informationdesk.

C）OutsidetheCustomsHall.

D）Inthecenterofthecity.

20.A）Thedeparturetaxtheyhavetopayontheirnextinternationalflight.

B）Thedistancetheyhavetotravelfromtheairporttothecitycenter.

C）Thepricesthemajorhotelscharge.

D）Theplacewheretaxisarewaitingtobehired.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Direction:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Materialculturereferstothetouchable,material“things”-physicalobjectsthatcanbeseen,held,felt,used-thatacultureproduces.Examiningaculture’stoolsandtechnologycantellusaboutthegroup’shistoryandwayoflife.Similarly,researchintothematerialcultureofmusiccanhelpustounderstandthemusic-culture.Themostvividbodyof“things”init,ofcourse,aremusicalinstruments.Wecannothearforourselvestheactualsoundofanymusicalperformancebeforethe1870swhenthephonograph（留声机）wasinvented,sowerelyoninstrumentsforimportantinformationaboutmusic-culturesintheremotepastandtheirdevelopment.Herewehavetwokindsofevidence:

instrumentswellpreservedandinstrumentspicturedinart.Throughthestudyofinstruments,aswellaspaintings,writtendocuments,andsoon,wecanexplorethemovementofmusicfromtheNearEasttoChinaoverathousandyearsago,orwecanoutlinethespreadofNearEasterninfluencetoEuropethatresultedinthedevelopmentofmostoftheinstrumentsonthesymphonyorchestra.

Sheetmusicorprintedmusic,too,ismaterialculture.Scholarsoncedefinedfolkmusic-culturesasthoseinwhichpeoplelearnandsingmusicbyearratherthanfromprint,butresearchshowsmutualinfluenceamongoralandwrittensourcesduringthepastfewcenturiesinEurope,Britain,andAmerica,printedversionslimitvarietybecausetheytendtostandardizeanysong,yettheystimulatepeopletocreatenewanddifferentsong.Besides,theabilitytoreadmusicnotation（乐谱）hasafar-reachingeffectonmusiciansand,whenitbecomeswidespread,onthemusic-cultureasawhole.

Onemoreimportantpartformusic’smaterialcultureshouldbesingledout:

theinfluenceoftheelectronicmedia-radio,recordplayer,taperecorder,television,andvideocassette,withthefuturepromisingtalkingandsingingcomputersandotherdevelopments.Thisisallpartofthe“informationrevolution,”atwentieth-centuryphenomenonasimportantastheindustrialrevolutionwasinthenineteenth.Theseelectronicmediaarenotjustlimitedtomodernnations;theyhaveaffectedmusic-music-culturesallovertheglobe.

21.Researchintothematerialcultureofanationisofgreatimportancebecause_______.

A）ithelpsproducenewculturaltoolsandtechnology

B）itcanreflectthedevelopmentofthenation

C）ithelpsunderstandthenation’spastandpresent

D）itcandemonstratethenation’scivilization

22.Itcanbelearnedfromthispassagethat_______.

A）theexistenceofthesymphonywasattributedtothespreadofNearEasternandChinesemusic.

B）NearEasternmusichadaninfluenceonthedevelopmentoftheinstrumentsinthesymphonyorchestra

C）thedevelopmentofthesymphonyshowsthemutualinfluenceofEasternandWesternmusic

D）themusicalinstrumentsinthesymphonyorchestraweredevelopedonthebasisofNearEasternmusic

23.Accordingtotheauthor,musicnotationisimportantbecause_____.

A）ithasagreateffectonthemusic-cultureasmoreandmorepeopleareabletoreadit

B）ittendstostandardizefolksongswhenitisusedbyfolkmusicians

C）itistheprintedversionofstandardizedfolkmusic

D）itencouragespeopletopopularizeprintedversionsofsongs

24.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheintroductionofelectronicmediaintotheworldofmusic_______.

A）hasbroughtaboutaninformationrevolution

B）hasspeededupthearrivalofanewgenerationofcomputes

C）hasgivenrisetonewformsofmusicculture

D）hasledtothetransformationoftraditionalmusicalinstruments

25.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?

A）Musicalinstrumentsdevelopedthroughtheyearswillsoonerorlaterbereplacedbycomputers.

B）Musiccannotbepassedontofuturegenerationunlessitisrecorded.

C）Folksongscannotbespreadfarunlesstheyareprintedonmusicsheets.

D）Thedevelopmentofmusiccultureishighlydependentonitsmaterialaspect.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thequestionofwhetherwarisinevitableisonewhichhasconcernedmanyoftheworld’sgreatwriters.Beforeconsideringthisquestion,itwillbeusefultointroducesomerelatedconcepts.Conflict,definedasoppositionamongsocialentitiesdirectedagainstoneanother,isdistinguishedfromcompetition,definedasoppositionamongsocialentitiesindependentlystrivingforsomethingwhichisininadequatesupply.Competitorsmaynotbeawareofoneanother,whilethepartiestoaconflictare.Conflictandcompetitionare