1992年大学英语六级.docx

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1992年大学英语六级

1992年6月大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Shedoesn’tlikethecollar.

B）Shedoesn’tlikesilk.

C）Shedoesn’tlikewhitedresses.

D）Shedoesn’tthinkit’shersize.（）

2.A）Thesceneoftheoldman’sdeathshockedher.

B）Thesceneoftheoldman’sdeathfrightenedher.

C）Thesceneoftheoldman’sdeathmovedher.

D）Thesceneoftheoldman’sdeathupsether.（）

3.A）Shedidn’tgetwhatshewanted.

B）Shewasgivenavegetablesalad.

C）Shefoundthefruitnotfreshenough.

D）Shehadbeenovercharged.（）

4.A）JimmusthavecopiedfromJohn.

B）Hedoesn’tseentolikethetwocompositions.

C）JohnmusthavecopiedfromJim.

D）Onemusthavecopiedfromtheother.（）

5.A）Theywanttowearspecialclothes.

B）Theywantotherpeopletowatchthemdance.

C）Theywanttocelebratetheirfestivals.

D）Theywanttoenjoythemselves.（）

6.A）$40.

B）$30.

C）$25.

D）$14.（）

7.A）Anexperiencednurse.

B）Ashopassistant.

C）Theman’soldfriend.

D）Secretaryofacompany.（）

8.A）Janeissick.

B）Janeiswithhersister.

C）Janewon’tcome.

D）Janewillcallbackthisevening.（）

9.A）Shehastotakethefinalexams.

B）Shehastogetherpaperdone.

C）She’llcelebrateher25thbirthday.

D）Shewillpractisetyping.（）

10.A）Takingarest.

B）Payingavisit.

C）Makingapurchase.

D）Makinganappointment.（）

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）TosettledownintheU.S.

B）Togethisdoctor’sdegree.

C）Tobecomeaprofessor.

D）Tofinishhighschool.（）

12.A）IntheMinistryofEducation.

B）IntheMinistryofAgriculture.

C）Atauniversity.

D）Atahospital.（）

13.A）Becausetheythinkthat’swheretheybelong.

B）BecauseAfricaisdevelopingrapidly.

C）Becausetheyaredrawnbyhighsalaries.

D）Becausetheyaredrawnbygoodopportunities.（）

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Heofferedthemtothoseinneed.

B）Hekeptthemforhisownuse.

C）Hesoldthemtobikeshops.

D）HegavethemtohisrelativesasChristmasgifts.（）

15.A）Hewantedtogettheman’soldbike.

B）Hewantedtoknowthepriceofthenewbike.

C）Hewantedtoknowwhatwasnewoftheman’sbike.

D）Hewantedtorepairtheoldbikefortheman.（）

16.A）Hisinterestindoingthejob.

B）Hiswishtohelpothers.

C）Hisintentiontolearnatrade.

D）Hisambitiontobecomeknownandpopular.（）

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）ThedesigneroftheWhiteHouse.

B）ThefirstresidentoftheWhiteHouse.

C）OneoftheU.S.presidents.

D）AspecialistofAmericanhistory.（）

18.A）Toaddtothebeautyofthebuilding.

B）Tofollowtheoriginaldesign.

C）TowipeoutthestainsleftbehindbytheWar.

D）Tomakethebuildinglookmorecomfortable.（）

19.A）Rightafteritwasrebuilt.

B）DuringtheadministrationofJohnAdams.

C）WhenTheodoreRooseveltwaspresident.

D）Aftermanyothernameshadbeengiventoit.（）

20.A）Ithasbeenchangedseveraltimes.

B）Ithasneverbeenchanged.

C）ItwaschangedaftertheWarof1812.

D）ItwaschangedduringRoosevelt’spresidency.（）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhatdoCharlesDarwin,NicholasCopernicusandFrankJ.Sullowayhaveincommon?

Thefirsttwo,ofcourse,wererevolutionaryscientificthinkers:

CopernicusestablishedthattheEarthrevolvesaroundthesun;Darwindiscoverednaturalselection.AndSulloway?

He’sahistorianofscienceatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologywhohasdiscoveredsomethingelsethesetwomen-and,indeed,mostofthemajorpioneersinscienceoverthelast400years-haveincommon:

theywere,likeSullowayhimself,precededinbirthbyatleastoneotherbrotherorsister.Birthorder,hefound,isthemostreliableindicatorofwhetherascientistwillembraceorattackradicalnewideas.

Thethirdoffourchildren,Sullowayhasspent20yearssearchingoutthebirthorderof2,784scientistswhowereononesideortheotherof28scientificrevolutionssincethe16thcentury.Hediscoveredthat23ofthe28revolutionswereledbylater-borns.

Sullowayfocusedonthemale-dominatedworldofscienceandthesoleissuehemeasuredwaswillingnesstochallengeestablishedopinions.Thoseleastlikelytoacceptnewtheorieswerefirstbornswithyoungerbrothersorsisters.Themostradicalwereyoungersonswithatleastoneolderbrother.

AccordingtoSulloway’stheory,firstbornchildrenidentifymorereadilywithparentalauthoritybecause,amongotherthings,theyareoftenputinchargeofyoungerbrothersorsisters.

Throughthisidentification,firstbornsabsorbthenorms（规范,准则）andvaluesofsocietyinwaysthatsubsequentchildrendonot.Theolderchildgetsresponsibility.Theyyoungeroneteststhelimits,triestoseewhathecangetawaywith.

21.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A）Later-bornsaremoreintelligentthanfirstborns.

B）Revolutionarythinkerstendtorecognizetheinfluenceofbirthorder.

C）Majorscientistsalwayshavesomethingincommonintheirwayofthinking.

D）One’sbehaviourisoftendeterminedbybirthorder.（）

22.Thehistorianofsciencementionedinthepassageisofthefamily.

A）theyoungestchild

B）neithertheeldestnortheyoungestchild

C）theonlychild

D）theeldestchild（）

23.The2,784scientistsSullowaystudied________.

A）hadled23ofthe28scientificrevolutions

B）wereprecededinbirthbyatleastonebrotherorsister

C）hadeithersupportedoropposedrevolutionaryideas

D）haddominatedtheworldofsciencefor400years（）

24.AccordingtoSulloway’stheory,whoismostlikelytochallengeestablishedideasofscience?

A）Theonlysonwithyoungersisters.

B）Thosewhoidentifymorereadilywithparentalauthority.

C）Theonlychildofafamily.

D）Apersonwithatleastoneolderbrotherorsister.（）

25.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsSulloway’sbirthordertheoryis________.

A）critical

B）defensive

C）neutral

D）inconsistent（）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theindividualmobility,convenience,andstatusgivenbytheprivatepassengercarofferaseeminglyunbeatableattraction.In1987,arecord126,000carsrolledoffassemblylineseachworkingday,andcloseto400millionvehicleschokeuptheworld’sstreetstoday.

Butthecar’susefulnesstotheindividualstandsinsharpcontrasttothecostsandburdensthatsocietymustshouldertoprovideanautomobile-centeredtransportationsystem.SincetheclaysofHenryFord,societieshavemadeasteadystreamoflawstoprotectdriversfromeachotherandthemselves,aswellastoprotectthegeneralpublicfromtheunintendedeffectsofmassiveautomobileuse.Lawmakershavestruggledoverthecompetinggoalsofunlimitedmobilityandtheindividual’sfighttobefreeofthenoise,pollution,andphysicaldangersthattheautomobileoftenbrings.

Priortotheseventies,theauto’susefulnessandassuredroleinsocietywerehardlyquestioned.Evenworriesaboutuprisinggaspricesandfuturefuelavailabilitysubsided（减退）intheeightiesalmostasquicklyastheyhademerged.Carsalesrecovered,drivingisup,andwealthycustomersareoncemoreshoppingforhighperformancecars.

Themotorvehicleindustry’sapparentsuccessindealingwiththechallengesoftheseventieshasobscuredtheharmfullong-termtrendsofautomobilecenteredtransportation.Risinggasolineconsumptionwillbeforelongputincreasedpressureonoilproductioncapacities.Inaddition,asmoreandmorepeoplecanaffordtheirowncarsandasmassmotorizationtakeshold,trafficjambecomesatoughproblem.Andmotorvehiclesareimportantcontributorstourbanairpollution,acidrain,andglobalwarming.

Society’sinterestinfuelsupplysecurity,theintegrityofitscities,andprotectionoftheenvironmentcallsforafundamentalrethinkingoftheautomobile’srole.Stricterfueleconomyandpollutionstandardsarethemostobviousandimmediatemeasuresthatcanbeadopted.Buttheycanonlybepartoftheanswer.Intheyearsahead,thechallengewillbetodevelopinnovative（革新的）transportationpolicies.

26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A）Agoodcarindicatesitsowner’shighsocialposition.

B）Agoodcarallowsitsownertotravelfree.

C）Acarprovidesitsownerwithasenseofsafety.

D）Acaraddstoitsowner’sattractiveness.（）

27.Thephrase“rolledoffassemblylines”（Para.1,Lines2-3）means________.

A）“wereturnedoutfromfactories”

B）“movedalongproductionlines”

C）“movedalongthestreets”

D）“werelinedupinthestreets”（）

28.Thepassagestatesthatthereis________.

A）asharpcontrastbetweenthecostandusefulnessofthecars

B）asharpcontrastbetweenthecostandperformanceofthecars

C）asharpconflictbetweencardriversandtrafficrules

D）asharpcontradictionbetweentheconvenienceofcarownersandtheburdensofsociety（）

29.Itisimpliedthattheauto’sassuredroleinsocietyis________.

A）threatenedbytherisinggasprices

B）challengedbyaseriesoffundamentalproblems

C）protectedbylaw

D）firmlyestablished（）

30.Stricterfueleconomyandpollutionstandardsare________.

A）onlypartofthesolutiontomassiveautomobileuse

B）thebestwaytocopewiththemassiveuseofcars

C）innovativetransportationpolicies

D）futurepoliciesoftheautomobileindustry（）

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhileAmerica’sgrade-schoolandhigh-schoolsystemiscomingunderattack,onefactremains:

U.S.universitiesareamongthebestinthewor