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大学英语六级考试试题
大学英语六级考试试题
大学英语六级考试试题
试卷一
PartIListeningComprehension20minutes
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversa-
tion,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A2hours.
B3hours.
C4hours.
D5hours
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o''clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D“5hours“isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.AAllthepassengerswerekilled.CNomoresurvivorshavebeenfound.
BTheplanecrashedinthenight.DIt''stoolatetosearchforsurvivors.
2.AItsresultswerejustasexpected.
BItwasn''tverywelldesigned.
CItfullyreflectedthestudents''ability.
DItsresultsfellshortofherexpectations.
3.AHebelievesdancingisenjoyable.CHeadmiresthosewhodance.
BHedefinitelydoesnotlikedancing.DHewon''tdanceuntilhehasdonehiswork.
4.AHiscomputerdoesn''tworkwell.CHedidn''tregisterforapropercourse.
BHeisn''tgettingalongwithhisstaff.DHecan''tapplythetheorytohisprogram.
5.AReadingonthecampuslawn.CApplyingforfinancialaid.
BDepositingmoneyinthebank.DReviewingastudent''sapplication.
6.AAnewshuttlebus.CAnairplaneflight.
BAscheduledspaceflight.DThefirstspaceflight.
7.AThedeadlineisdrawingnear.CSheturnedintheproposalstoday.
BShecan''tmeetthedeadline.DTheyaretwodaysaheadoftime.
8.ABygoingonadiet.CBydoingphysicalexercise.
BByhavingfewermeals.DByeatingfruitandvegetables.
9.AHeenjoyeditasawhole.CHedidn''tlikeitatall.
BHedidn''tthinkmuchofit.DHelikedsomepartsofit.
10.AItlooksquitenew.CItlooksold,butitrunswell.
BItneedstoberepaired.DItsengineneedstobepainted.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.AExperienceinnegotiating.CThetimetheyspendonpreparation.
BAhighlevelofintelligence.DTheamountofpaytheyreceive.
12.AStudythecasecarefullybeforehand.CAppearfriendlytotheotherparty.
BSticktoasettarget.DTrytobeflexibleabouttheirterms.
13.AMakesurethereisnomisunderstanding.
BTrytopersuadebygivingvariousreasons.
CRepeatthesamereasons.
DListencarefullyandpatientlytotheotherparty.
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.ATheyeathugeamountsoffood.CTheyusuallyeattotheirhearts''content.
BTheyusuallyeattwiceaday.DTheyeatmuchlessthanpeopleassume.
15.AWhenitisbreeding.
BWhenitfeelsthreatenedbyhumansinitsterritory.
CWhenitsoffspringisthreatened.
DWhenitissufferingfromillness.
16.ATheyarenotasdangerousaspeoplethink.
BTheycanbeasfriendlytohumansasdogs.
CTheyattackhumanbeingsbynature.
DTheyarereallytameseaanimals.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.ABecausepeoplemighthavetomigratetheresomeday.
BBecauseitisverymuchliketheearth.
CBecauseitiseasiertoexplorethanotherplanets.
DBecauseitsatmosphereisdifferentfromthatoftheearth.
18.AItschemicalelementsmustbestudied.CBigspaceshipsmustbebuilt.
BItstemperaturemustbelowered.DItsatmospheremustbechanged.
19.AItinfluencesthesurfacetemperatureofMars.
BItprotectslivingbeingsfromharmfulrays.
CItkeepsaplanetfromoverheating.
DItisthemaincomponentoftheairpeoplebreathe.
20.AManwillprobablybeabletolivetherein200years.
BScientistsareratherpessimisticaboutit.
CManwillprobablybeabletolivetherein100,000years''time.
DScientistsareoptimisticaboutovercomingthedifficultiessoon.
PartIIReadingComprehension35minutes
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor
unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Navigationcomputers,nowsoldbymostcar-makers,cost$2,000andup.Nosurprise,then,
thattheyaremostoftenfoundinluxurycars,likeLexus,BMWandAudi.Butitisadeveloping
technology-meaningpricesshouldeventuallydrop-andthemarketdoesseemtobegrowing.
Evenatcurrentprices,anavigationcomputerisimpressive.Itcanguideyoufrompointtopointinmostmajorcitieswithpreciseturn-by-turndirections-spokenbyaclearuman-soundingvoice,andwrittenonascreeninfrontofthedriver.
Thecomputerworkswithanantenna天线thattakessignalsfromnofewerthanthreeof
the24globalpositioningsystemGPSsatellites.Bymeasuringthetimerequiredforasignalto
travelbetweenthesatellitesandtheantenna,thecar''slocationcanbepinneddownwithin100
meters.
Thesatellitesignals,alongwithinputsonspeedfromawheel-speedsensoranddirectionfromameter,determinethecar''spositionevenasitmoves.Thisinformationiscombinedwithamapdatabase.Streets,landmarksandpointsofinterestareincluded.
Mostsystemsarebasicallyidentical.Thedifferencescomeinhardware-thewaythecomputeracceptsthedriver''srequestfordirectionsandthewayitpresentsthedrivinginstructions.Onmostsystems,adriverentersadesiredaddress,motorwayjunctionorpointofinterestviaatouchscreenordisc.ButtheLexusscreengoesastepfurther:
youcanpointtoanyspotonthemapscreenandgetdirectionstoit.
BMW''ssystemoffersasetofcrosshairs瞄准器上的十字纹thatcanbemovedacrossthemapyouhaveseveralchoicesofmapscaletopickapointyou''dliketogetto.Audi''sscreencanbeswitchedtoTVreception.
Eventhevoicesthatrecitethedirectionscandiffer,withbettersystemslikeBMW''sand
Lexus''shavingawidervocabulary.TheinstructionsareavailableinFrench,German,Spanish,
DutchandItalian,aswellasEnglish.Thedrivercanalsochooseparametersfordeterminingthe
route:
fastest,shortestornofreeways高速公路,forexample.
21.Welearnfromthepassagethatnavigationcomputers________.
Awillgreatlypromotesalesofautomobiles
Bmayhelpsolvepotentialtrafficproblems
Carelikelytobeacceptedbymoredrivers
Dwillsoonbeviewedasasymbolofluxury
22.Withanavigationcomputer,adriverwilleasilyfindthebestroutetohisdestination________.
AbyinputtingtheexactaddressCbycheckinghiscomputerdatabase
BbyindicatingthelocationofhiscarDbygivingvocalorderstothecomputer
23.Despitetheirvarieddesigns,navigationcomputersusedincars
Aaremoreorlessthesameprice
Bprovidedirectionsinmuchthesameway
Cworkonmoreorlessthesameprinciples
Dreceiveinstructionsfromthesamesatellites
24.Thenavigationcomputerfunctions________.
Abymeansofadirectionfinderandaspeeddetector
Bbasicallyonsatellitesignalsandamapdatabase
Cmainlythroughthereceptionofturn-by-turndirections
Dbyusingascreentodisplaysatellitesignals
25.ThenavigationsystemsincarslikeLexus,BMWandAudiarementionedtoshow
Atheimmaturityofthenewtechnology
Bthesuperiorityoftheglobalpositioningsystem
Cthecauseofpricefluctuationsincarequipment
Dthedifferentwaysofprovidingguidancetothedriver
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
"Theworld''senvironmentissurprisinglyhealthy.Discuss."Ifthatwereanexaminationtopic,moststudentswouldtearitapart,offeringalonglistofcomplaints:
fromlocalsmog烟雾toglobalclim
atechange,fromthefelling砍伐offoreststotheextinctionofspecies.Thelistwouldlargelybeaccurate,theconcernlegitimate.Yetthestudentswhoshouldbegiventhehighestmarkswouldactuallybethosewhoagreedwiththestatement.Thesurpriseishowgoodthingsare,nothowbad.
Afterall,theworld''spopulationhasmorethantripledduringthiscentury,andworldoutput
hasrisenhugely,soyouwouldexpecttheearthitselftohavebeenaffected.Indeed,ifpeoplelived,consumedandproducedthingsinthesamewayastheydidin1900or1950,orindeed1980,theworldbynowwouldbeaprettydisgustingplace:
smelly,dirty,toxicanddangerous.
Buttheydon''t.Thereasonswhytheydon''t,andwhytheenvironmenthasnotbeenmined,
havetodowithprices,technologicalinnovation,socialchangeandgovernmentregulationinre-
sponsetopopularpressure.Thatiswhy,today''senvironmentalproblemsinthepoorcountries
ought,inprinciple,tobesolvable.
Rawmaterialshavenotrunout,andshownosignofdoingso.Logically,onedaytheymust:
theplanetis