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英语六级真题及答案
2003年1月英语六级真题
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)IthasnothingtodowiththeInternet.
B)Sheneedsanotherweektogetitready.
C)Itcontainssomevaluableideas.
D)It’sfarfrombeingreadyyet.
2.A)Thewomanisstrictwithheremployees.
B)Themanalwayshasexcusesforbeinglate.
C)Thewomanisakind-heartedboss.
D)Theman’salarmclockdidn’tworkthatmorning.
3.A)Thewomanshouldtryherluckinthebanknearby.
B)Thebankaroundthecornerisnotopentoday.
C)Thewomanshouldusedollarsinsteadofpounds.
D)Thebankneartherailwaystationcloseslate.
4.A)MakeanappointmentwithDr.Chen.
B)Waitforaboutthreeminutes.
C)Callagainsometimeslater.
D)Trydialingthenumberagain.
5.A)Heissuretheywillsucceedinthenexttest.
B)Hedidnobetterthanthewomaninthetest.
C)Hebelievesshewillpassthetestthistime.
D)Hefeltupsetbecauseofherfailure.
6.A)Thewomanhastoattendasummercoursetograduate.
B)Themanthinksthewomancanearnthecredits.
C)Thewomanisbeggingthemantoletherpasstheexam.
D)Thewomanisgoingtograduatefromsummerschool.
7.A)FredisplanningatriptoCanada.
B)FredusuallyfliestoCanadawithJane.
C)FredpersuadedJanetochangehermind.
D)FredlikesthebeautifulsceneryalongthewaytoCanada.
8.A)Hangsomepicturesfordecoration.
B)Findroomforthepaintings.
C)Putmorecoatsofpaintonthewall.
D)Paintthewallstomatchthefurniture.
9.A)He’llgivealectureondrawing.
B)Hedoesn’tmindifthewomangoestothelecture.
C)He’drathernotgotothelecture.
D)He’sgoingtoattendthelecture.
10.A)Selectingthebestcandidate.
B)Choosingacampaignmanager.
C)Tryingtopersuadethewomantovoteforhim.
D)Runningforchairmanofthestudentunion.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Tostudytheproblemsoflocalindustries.
B)Tofindwaystotreathumanwastes.
C)ToinvestigatetheannualcatchoffishintheBiramichiRiver.
D)ToconductastudyonfishingintheBiramichiRiver.
12.A)Lackofoxygen.C)Lowwaterlevel.
B)Overgrowthofwaterplants.D)Seriouspollutionupstream.
13.A)They’llbecloseddown.
B)They’regoingtodismisssomeoftheiremployees.
C)They’llbemovedtootherplaces.
D)Theyhavenomoneytobuildchemicaltreatmentplants.
14.A)Therewerefewerfishintheriver.
B)Over-fishingwasprohibited.
C)ThelocalChamberofCommercetriedtopreservefishes.
D)Thelocalfishingcooperativedecidedtoreduceitscatch.
PassageTwo
Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
15.A)Oralinstructionsrecordedonatape.
B)Abrieflettersealedinanenvelope.
C)Awrittendocumentofseveralpages.
D)Ashortnotetotheirlawyer.
16.A)Refrainfromgoingoutwithmenforfiveyears.
B)Stopwearinganykindoffashionableclothes.
C)Burythedentistwithhisfavoritecar.
D)Visithisgraveregularlyforfiveyears.
17.A)Hewasangrywithhisselfishrelatives.
B)Hewasjustbeinghumorous.
C)Hewasnotawealthyman.
D)Hewantedtoleavehisbodyformedicalpurposes.
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)Theythoughtitquiteacceptable.
B)Theybelievedittobealuxury.
C)Theytookittobeatrend.
D)Theyconsidereditavoidable.
19.A)Critical.C)Sceptical.
B)Serious.D)Casual.
20.A)Whenpeopleconsidermarriageanimportantpartoftheirlives.
B)Whenthecostsofgettingadivorcebecomeunaffordable.
C)Whenthecurrentmarriagelawismodified.
D)Whenhusbandandwifeunderstandeachotherbetter.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
BillGates,thebillionaireMicrosoftchairmanwithoutasingleearneduniversitydegree,isbyhissuccessraisingnewdoubtsabouttheworthofthebusinessworld’sfavoriteacademictitle:
theMBA(MasterofBusinessAdministration).
TheMBA,a20th-centuryproduct,alwayshasbornethemarkoflowlycommerceandgreed(贪婪)onthetree-linedcampusesruledbypurerdisciplinessuchasphilosophyandliterature.
Butevenwiththerecessionapparentlycuttingintothehiringofbusinessschoolgraduates,about79,000peopleareexpectedtoreceiveMBAsin1993.Thisisnearly16timesthenumberofbusinessgraduatesin1960,atestimonytothewidespreadassumptionthattheMBAisvitalforyoungmenandwomenwhowanttoruncompaniessomeday.
“Ifyouaregoingintothecorporateworlditisstilladisadvantagenottohaveone,”saidDonaldMorrison,professorofmarketingandmanagementscience.“Butinthelastfiveyearsorso,whensomeonesays,‘ShouldIattempttogetanMBA,’theansweralotmoreis:
Itdepends.”
ThesuccessofBillGatesandothernon-MBAs,suchasthelateSamWaltonofWal-MartStoresInc.,hashelpedinspireself-consciousdebatesonbusinessschoolcampusesovertheworthofabusinessdegreeandwhethermanagementskillscanbetaught.
TheHarvardBusinessReviewprintedalively,fictionalexchangeofletterstodramatizecomplaintsaboutbusinessdegreeholders.
ThearticlecalledMBAhires“extremelydisappointing”andsaid“MBAswanttomoveuptoofast,theydon’tunderstandpoliticsandpeople,andtheyaren’tabletofunctionaspartofateamuntiltheirthirdyear.Butbythen,they’reoutlookingforotherjobs.”
Theproblem,mostparticipantsinthedebateacknowledge,isthattheMBAhasacquiredanaura(光环)offuturerichesandpowerfarbeyonditsactualimportanceandusefulness.
Enrollmentinbusinessschoolsexplodedinthe1970sand1980sandcreatedtheassumptionthatnoonewhopursuedabusinesscareercoulddowithoutone.Thegrowthwasfueledbyabacklash(反冲)againsttheanti-businessvaluesofthe1960sandbythewomen’smovement.
BusinesspeoplewhohavehiredorworkedwithMBAssaythosewiththedegreesoftenknowhowtoanalyzesystemsbutarenotsoskillfulatmotivatingpeople.“Theydon’tgetalotofgroundinginthepeoplesideofthebusiness,”saidJamesShaffer,vice-presidentandprincipaloftheTowersPerrinmanagementconsultingfirm.
21.AccordingtoParagraph2,whatisthegeneralattitudetowardsbusinessoncampusesdominatedbypurerdisciplines?
A)ScornfulC)Envious.
B)Appreciative.D)Realistic.
22.ItseemsthatthecontroversyoverthevalueofMBAdegreeshasbeenfueledmainlyby______.
A)thecomplaintsfromvariousemployers
B)thesuccessofmanynon-MBAs
C)thecriticismfromthescientistsofpurerdisciplines
D)thepoorperformanceofMBAsatwork
23.WhatisthemajorweaknessofMBAholdersaccordingtoTheHarvardBusinessReview?
A)Theyareusuallyserf-centered.
B)Theyareaggressiveandgreedy.
C)Theykeepcomplainingabouttheirjobs.
D)Theyarenotgoodatdealingwithpeople.
24.FromthepassageweknowthatmostMBAs_______.
A)canclimbthecorporateladderfairlyquickly
B)quittheirjobsoncetheyarefamiliarwiththeirworkmates
C)receivesalariesthatdonotmatchtheirprofessionaltraining
D)cherishunrealisticexpectationsabouttheirfuture
25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A)WhythereisanincreasedenrollmentinMBAprograms.
B)ThenecessityofreformingMBAprogramsinbusinessschools.
C)DoubtsabouttheworthofholdinganMBAdegree.
D)Adebateheldrecentlyonuniversitycampuses.
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
WhenschoolofficialsinKalkaska,Michigan,closedclasseslastweek,themediaflockedtothestory,portrayingthetown’s2,305studentsasvictimsofstingy(吝啬的)taxpayers.Thereissometruthtothat;theproperty-taxratehereisone-thirdlowerthanthestateaverage.ButshuttingtheirschoolsalsoallowedKalkaska’seducatorsandthestate’slargestteachers’union,theMichiganEducationAssociation,tomakeapoliticalpoint.TheiraimwastospurpassageoflegislationMichiganlawmakersaredebatingtoincreasethestate’sshareofschoolfunding.
ItwasnocoincidencethatKalkaskashut