1997年大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案.docx

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1997年大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案

1997年1月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案

PartⅠListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause，youmustreadthefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA），B），C）andD）anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.B）3hours.

C）4hours.D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）"5hours"isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose［D］ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］

1.A）Theirparentscutbacktheloan.

B）Thewomandoesn'twantFranktotakeanotherEnglishcourse

C）Theycan'tpaytherentthismonth.

D）Thewoman'sbossrefusedtogiveheraraise.

2.A）AskDr.Smithtoalterhisdecision.B）AskDr.Smithtocallthelibrary.

C）GetthebookdirectlyfromDr.Smith.D）GetDr.Smith'swrittenpermission.

3.A）$120B）$108C）$90D）$40

4.A）Hefeelsunsympathetic.B）Hefeelsit'sapity.

C）Hefeelsit'sunfair.D）Hefeelsglad.

5.A）Doingbusiness.B）Takingpictures.

C）Buyingcameras.D）Makingmovies.

6.A）Lookingforanapartment.B）Lookingforajob.

C）Takingasuburbanexcursion.D）Askingthemanforhisopinions.

7.A）She'llgotoheruncle's.

B）Shehasanappointmentwithherfriend.

C）She'llhaveanappointmentwithherfriend.

D）She'llhaveavisitor.

8.A）Hemadeasuddenturn.B）Hedrovethebusoverabicycle.

C）Hetriedtoavoidhittingthetruck.D）Hewasdrivingtoofast.

9.A）Heiscurious.B）Heisimpatient.

C）Heisexhausted.D）Heissatisfied.

10.A）Shedidn'tknowhowtousethenewoven.

B）Shewantedherrefrigeratortobefixed.

C）Thereissomethingwrongwiththeoven.

D）Thereissomethingwrongwiththefood.

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11tol3arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Becauseheledhisteamstomanychampionships.

B）Becausehesetasmanyas65differentrecords.

C）Becausehestillplayedthegameafterheretired.

D）Becausehedidn'tstopplayingevenwhenhewasseriouslyinjured.

12.A）Helostthefinalchancetowinachampionship.

B）Hewasknockedoutduringonecontest.

C）Hebrokeaboneinthewristduringamatch.

D）Hewasawardedwitha$1.5millionhouse.

13.A）Tobreakthepreviousrecords.

B）Tobuyaluxuryhouse.

C）Towinonemorechampionshipforhisteam.

D）ToplayagainsttheNewYorkteamonceagain.

PassageTwo

Questions14tol6arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Toenjoyagoodstory.B）Toseetheactorsandactresses.

C）Toexperienceanexcitinglife.D）Toescapetheireverydaylife.

15.A）Theyfeelthateverythingonthescreenisfamiliartothem.

B）Theyaretouchedbythelifestoriesoftheactorsandactresses.

C）Theytrytoturntheirdreamsintoreality.

D）Theybecomesoinvolvedthattheyforgettheirownproblems.

16.A）Becausetheyarewellmadeandthestoriesareinteresting.

B）Becausetheheroeshavetocopewithmanyproblemsandfrustrations.

C）Becausethecharactersinthemoviesarefreetodowhatevertheylike.

D）Becausegoodguysinthemoviesalwayswinintheend.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Becausethebottlewasemptyanduseless.

B）Becausehewantedtolightentheloadofhissmallplane.

C）BecausethebottlemightbeusefultothenativeAfricans.

D）Becausehewantedtoamusethelocaltribespeople.

18.A）Amessagefromtheoutsideworld.B）Awarningfromthegods.

C）Asymbolofmisfortune.D）Agiftfromthegods.

19.A）ThelocalAfricansarepeacelovingpeople.

B）Sodabottlesareverypreciousinsomeremoteareas.

C）Atrivialthingmaysometimesbringaboutundesirableconsequences.

D）Cautionmustbetakeninintroducingnewtechnology.

20.A）Theythoughtthatthegodswereallcrazy.

B）Theywereisolatedfromtheoutsideworld.

C）Theyenjoyedlivinginthepeacefuldesert.

D）Theyworshippedthegodsallthemoreaftertheincident.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.youshoulddicideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Moreandmore,theoperationsofourbusinesses,governments,andfinancialinsitutionsarecontrolledbyinformationthatexistsonlyinsidecomputermemories.Anyonecleverenoughtomodifythisinformationforhisownpurposescanreapsubstanitialrewards.Evenworse,anumberofpeoplewhohavedonethisandbeencaughtatithavemanagedtogetawaywithoutpunishment.

It'seasyforcomputercrimestogoundetectedifnoonechecksuponwhatthecomputerisdoing.Butevenifthecrimeisdetected,thecriminalmaywalkawaynotonlyunpunishedbutwithaglowingrecommendationfromhisformeremployers.

Ofcourse,wehavenostatisticsoncrimesthatgoundetected.Butit'sdisturbingtonotehowmanyofthecrimeswedoknowaboutweredetectedbyaccident,notbysystematicinspectionsorothersecurityprocedures.Thecomputercriminalswhohavebeencaughtmaybeenthevictimsofuncommonlybadluck.

Forexample,acertainkeypunch（键盘打孔）operatorcomplainedofhavingtostayovertimetopunchextracards.Investigationrevealedthattheextracardsshewasbeingaskedtopunchwerefordishonesttransactions.Inanothercase,dissatisfiedemployeesofthethieftippedoff（向……透露）thecompanythatwasbeingrobbed.

Unlikeotherlawbreakers,whomustleavethecountry,commitsuicide,orgotojail,computercriminalssometimesescapepunishment,demandingnotonlythattheynotbechargedbutthattheybegivengoodrecommendationsandperhapsotherbenefits.Alltoooften,theirdemandshavebeenmet.

Why?

Becausecompanyexecutivesareafraidofthebadpublicitythatwouldresultifthepublicfoundoutthattheircomputerhadbeenmisused.Theyhesitateatthethoughtofacriminalboastinginopencourtofhowhejuggled（耍弄）themostconfidentialrecordsrightunderthenosesofthecompany'sexecutives,accountants,andsecuritystaff.Andsoanothercomputercriminaldepartswithjusttherecommendationsheneedstocontinuehiscrimeselsewhere.

21.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat__________.

A）itisstillimpossibletodetectcomputercrimestoday

B）computercrimesarethemostseriousproblemintheoperationoffinancialin

stitutions

C）computercriminalscanescapepunishmentbecausetheycan'tbedetected

D）peoplecommitcomputercrimesattherequesttheircompany

22.Itisimpliedinthethirdparagraphthat__________.

A）manymorecomputercrimesgoundetectedthanarediscovered

B）therapidincreaseofcomputercrimesisatroublesomeproblem

C）mostcomputercriminalsaresmartenoughtocoveruptheircrimes

D）mostcomputercriminalsaresmartenoughtocoveruptheirbadluck

23.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassage?

A）Astrictlawagainstcomputercrimesmustbeenforced.

B）Companiesneedtoimposerestrictionsonconfidentialinformation.

C）Companieswillguardagainstcomputercrimestoprotecttheirreputation

D）Companiesusuallyhesitatetouncovercomputercrimes.

24.Whatmayhappentocomputercriminalsoncetheyarecaught?

A）Withabadreputationtheycanhardlyfindanotherjob.

B）Theywillbedeniedaccesstoconfidentialrecords.

C）Theymaywalkawayandeasilyfindanotherjob.

D）Theymustleavethecountryorgotojail.

25.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.

A）whycomputercrimesaredifficulttodetectbysystematicinspections.

B）whycomputercriminalsareoftenabletoescapepunishment

C）howcomputercriminalsmanagetogetgoodrecommendationfromtheirformer

employers

D）whycomputercrimescan'tbeeliminated

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Itisoftenclaimedthatnuclearenergyissomethingwecannotdowithout.Weliveinaconsumersocietywherethereisanenormousdemandforcommercialproductsofallkinds.Moreover,anincreaseinindustrialproductionisconsideredtobeonesolutiontotheproblemofmassunemployment.Suchanincreasepresumesanabundantandcheapenergysupply.Manypeoplebelievethatnuclearenergyprovidesaninexhaustibleandeconomicalsourceofpowerandthatitisthereforeessentialforanindustriallydevelopingsociety.Thereareanumberofotheradvantagesintheuseofnuclearenergy.Firstly,nuclearpower,exceptforaccidents,isclean.Afurtheradvantageisthatanuclearpowerstationcanberunandmaintainedbyrelativelyfewtechnicalandadministrativestaff.Thenuclearreactorrepresentsanenormousstepinourscientificevolutionand,whatevertheantinucleargroupsays,itiswrongtoexpectareturntomoreprimitivesourcesoffuel.However,opponentsof