全国大学英语六级考试真题和答案.docx

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全国大学英语六级考试真题和答案

2005年6月全国大学英语六级考试真题和答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishby2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）Itwillreducegovernmentrevenues.

B）Itwillstimulatebusinessactivities.

C）Itwillmainlybenefitthewealthy.

D）Itwillcutthestockholders’dividends.

2.A）Shewilldoherbestifthejobisworthdoing.

B）Sheprefersalifeofcontinuedexploration.

C）Shewillsticktothejobifthepayisgood.

D）Shedoesn’tthinkmuchofjob-hopping.

3.A）Stopthinkingaboutthematter.

B）Talkthedruguseroutofthehabit.

C）Bemorefriendlytohisschoolmate.

D）Keephisdistancefromdrugaddicts.

4.A）Theson.

B）Thefather.

C）Themother.

D）AuntLouise.

5.A）Stayawayforacoupleofweeks.

B）Checkthelockseverytwoweeks.

C）LookaftertheJohnsons’house.

D）Movetoanotherplace.

6.A）Hewouldliketowarmupforthegame.

B）Hedidn’twanttobeheldupintraffic.

C）Hedidn’twanttomissthegame.

D）Hewantedtocatchasmanygamebirdsaspossible.

7.A）Itwasburneddown.

B）Itwasrobbed.

C）Itwasblownup.

D）Itwascloseddown.

8.A）Sheisn’tgoingtochangehermajor.

B）Sheplanstomajorintaxlaw.

C）Shestudiesinthesameschoolasherbrother.

D）Sheisn’tgoingtoworkinherbrother’sfirm.

9.A）Themanshouldphonethehotelfordirections.

B）Themancanaskthedepartmentstoreforhelp.

C）Shedoesn’thavethehotel’sphonenumber.

D）Thehotelisjustaroundthecorner.

10.A）Shedoesn’texpecttofinishallherworkinthirtyminutes.

B）Shehastodoalotofthingswithinashorttime.

C）Shehasbeenoverworkingforalongtime.

D）Shedoesn’tknowwhytherearesomanythingstodo.

SectionBCompoundDictation

注意：

听力理解的B节（SectionB）为复合式听写（CompoundDictation），题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。

CertainphrasesonecommonlyhearsamongAmericanscapturetheirdevotiontoindividualism:

“Doyouownthing.”“Ididitmyway.”“You’llhavetodecidedthatforyourself.”“Youmadeyourbed,now（S1）________init.”“ifyoudon’tlookoutforyourself,nooneelsewill.”“Lookoutfornumberone.”

Closely（S2）________withthevaluetheyplaceonindividualismistheimportanceAmericans（S3）________toprivacy.Americansassumethatpeopleneedsometimetothemselvesorsometimealonetothinkaboutthingsorrecovertheir（S4）________psychologicalenergy.Americanshavegreat（S5）________understandingforeignerswhoalwayswanttobewithanotherpersonwhodislikebeingalone.

Iftheparentscan（S6）________it,eachchildwillhavehisorherownbedroom,evenasan（S7）________,fixesinapersonthenotionthat（S8）________.Havingone’sownbedroom,herbooks,herbooksandsoon.Thesethingswillbehersandnooneelse’s.

Americansassumerthat（S9）________.Doctors,lawyers,psychologists,andothershaverulesgoverningconfidentialitythatareintendedtopreventinformationabouttheirclients’personalsituationsformbecomingknowntoothers.

American’sattitudeaboutprivacycanbehardforforeignerstounderstand.（10）________.Whenthoseboundariesarecrossed,anAmerican’sbodywillvisiblystiffenandhismannerwillbecomecoolandaloof.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Low-levelslash-and-burnfarmingdoesn’tharmrainforest.Onthecontrary,ithelpsfarmersandimprovesforestsoils.ThisistheunorthodoxviewofaGermansoilscientistwhohasshownthatburntclearingsintheAmazon,datingbackmorethan1,000years,helpedcreatepatchesofrich,fertilesoilthatfarmersstillbenefitfromtoday.

Mostrainforestsoilsarethinandpoorbecausetheylackmineralsandbecausetheheatandheavyrainfalldestroymostorganicmatterinthesoilswithinfouryearsofitreachingtheforestfloor.Thismeanstopsoilcontainsfewoftheingredientsneededforlong-termsuccessfulfarming.

ButBrunoGlaser,asoilscientistoftheUniversityofBayreuth,hasstudiedunexpectedpatchesoffertilesoilsinthecentralAmazon.Thesesoilscontainlotsoforganicmatter.

Glaserhasshownthatmostofthisfertileorganicmattercomesfrom“blackcarbon”—theorganicparticlesfromcampfiresandcharred（烧成炭的）woodleftoverfromthousandsofyearsofslash-and-burnfarming.“Thesoils,knownasTerraPreta,containedupto70timesmoreblackcarbonthanthesurroundingsoil,“saysGlaser.

Unburntvegetationrotsquickly,butblackcarbonpersistsinthesoilformanycenturies.RadiocarbondatingshowsthatthecharredwoodinTerraPretasoilsistypicallymorethan1,000yearsold.

“Slash-and-burnfarmingcanbegoodforsoilsprovideditdoesn’tcompletelyburnallthevegetation,andleavesbehindcharredwood,”saysGlaser.“Itcanbebetterthanmanure（粪肥）.”Burningtheforestjustoncecanleavebehindenoughblackcarbontokeepthesoilfertileforthousandsofyears.Andrainforestseasilyregrowaftersmall-scaleclearing.Contrarytotheconventionalviewthathumanactivitiesdamagetheenvironment,Glasersays:

“BlackcarboncombinedwithhumanwastesisresponsiblefortherichnessofTerraPretasoils.”

TerraPretasoilsturnupinlargepatchesallovertheAmazon,wheretheyarehighlyprizedbyfarmers.Allthepatchesfallwithin500squarekilometersinthecentralAmazon.Glasersaysthewidespreadpresenceofpottery（陶器）confirmsthesoil’shumanorigins.

ThefindingsaddweighttothetheorythatlargeareasoftheAmazonhaverecoveredsowellfrompastperiodsofagriculturalusethattheregrowthhasbeenmistakenbygenerationsofbiologistsfor“virgin”forest.

Duringthepastdecade,researchershavediscoveredhundredsoflargeearthworksdeepinthejungle.Theyareupto20metershighandcoveruptoasquarekilometer.Glaserclaimsthattheseearthworks,builtbetweenAD400and1400,wereattheheartofurbancivilizations.NowitseemstherichnessoftheTerraPretasoilsmayexplainhowsuchcivilizationsmanagedtofeedthemselves.

11.Welearnfromthepassagethatthetraditionalviewofslash-and-burnfarmingisthat________.

A）itdoesnoharmtothetopsoiloftherainforest

B）itdestroysrainforestsoils

C）ithelpsimproverainforestsoils

D）itdiminishestheorganicmatterinrainforestsoils

12.Mostrainforestsoilsarethinandpoorbecause________.

A）thecompositionofthetopsoilisratherunstable

B）blackcarboniswashedawaybyheavyrains

C）organicmatterisquicklylostduetoheatandrain

D）long-termfarminghasexhaustedtheingredientsessentialtoplantgrowth

13.Glasermadehisdiscoveryby________.

A）studyingpatchesoffertilesoilsinthecentralAmazon

B）examiningpotteryleftoverbyancientcivilizations

C）test-burningpatchesoftreesinthecentralAmazon

D）radiocarbon-datingingredientscontainedinforestsoils

14.WhatdoesGlasersayabouttheregrowthofrainforests?

A）Theytakecenturiestoregrowafterbeingburnt.

B）Theycannotrecoverunlessthevegetationisburntcompletely.

C）Theirregrowthwillbehamperedbyhumanhabitation.

D）Theycanrecovereasilyafterslash-and-burnfarming.

15.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat________.

A）humanactivitieswilldogravedamagetorainforests

B）Amazonrainforestsoilsusedtobetherichestintheworld

C）farmingisresponsibleforthedestructionoftheAmazonrainforests

D）thereonceexistedanurbancivilizationintheAmazonrainforests

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Asawisemanoncesaid,weareallultimatelyalone.ButanincreasingnumberofEuropeansarechoosingtobesoataneverearlierage.Thisisn’tthestuffofgloomyphilosophicalcontemplations,butafactofEurope’sneweconomiclandscape,embracedbysociologists,real-estatedevelopersandadexecutivesalike.Theshiftawayfromfamilylifetosololifestyle,observesaFrenchsociologist,ispartofthe“irresistiblemomentumofindividualism”overthelastcentury.Thecommunicationsrevolution,theshiftfromabusinesscultureofstabilitytooneofmobilityandthemassentryofwomenintotheworkforcehavegreatlywreakedhavocon（扰乱）Europeans’privatelives.

Europe’sneweconomicclimatehaslargelyfosteredthetrendtowardindependence.Thecurrentgenerationofhome-alonerscameofageduringEurope’sshiftfromsocialdemocracytothesharper,moreindividualisticclimateofAmericanstylecapitalism.Raisedinaneraofprivatizationandincreasedconsumerchoice,today’stech-savvy（精通技术的）workershaveembracedafreemarketinloveaswellaseconomics.ModernEuropeansarerichenoughtoaffordtolivealone,andtemperame