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1998年大学英语六级

1998年1月大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷

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）Swimming.

B）Playingtennis.

C）Boating.

D）Playingtabletennis.（B）

2.A）SheisgoingtoFinland.

B）Shehasvisitorsnextweek.

C）Shehasguestsatherhome.

D）Shehasjustvisitedhimthisweek.（B）

3.A）Getsomecoinsatthecafe.

B）Buyheracupofcoffeeatthecafe.

C）Getsomecoffeefromthemachine.

D）Trytofixthemachine.（A）

4.A）Theyspentthreehundreddollarsontheirvacation.

B）Theydrewmoneythantheyshouldhavefromthebank.

C）Theylosttheirbankbook.

D）Theyhadonlythreehundreddollarsinthebank.（B）

5.A）Tofindoutherpositioninthecompany.

B）Toapplyforajob.

C）Toofferherapositioninthecompany.

D）Tomakeanappointmentwiththesalesmanager.（B）

6.A）Heissurprised.

B）Hefeelsveryhappy.

C）Heisindifferent.

D）Hefeelsveryangry.（C）

7.A）Hehasn’tcleanedhisroomsinceLindavisitedhim.

B）Lindaistheonlypersonwhoevercomestoseehim.

C）He’sbeentoobusytocleanhisroom.

D）Cleaningisthelastthinghewantstodo.（A）

8.A）Sheisagenerouswomanbynature.

B）Itdoesn’thaveabackcover.

C）Shefeelstheman’sapologyisenough.

D）Itisnolongerofanyusetoher.（D）

9.A）Toremindhimofthedataheshouldtaketotheconference.

B）Toseeifheisreadyforthecomingconference.

C）Totellhimsomethingabouttheconference.

D）Tohelphimpreparefortheconference.（D）

10.A）Thelongwait.

B）Thebrokendowncomputer.

C）Themistakesinhertelephonebill.

D）Thebadtelephoneservice.（A）

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）About45million.

B）About50million.

C）About5.4million.

D）About4.5million.（D）

12.A）Theactorsandactressesarenotpaidfortheirperformance.

B）Theactorsandactressesonlyperformintheirowncommunities.

C）Theyexistonlyinsmallcommunities.

D）Theyonlyputonshowsthatareeducational.（A）

13.A）Itprovidesthemwiththeopportunitytowatchperformancesforfree.

B）Itprovidesthemwiththeopportunitytomakefriends.

C）Itgivesthemthechancetodosomethingcreative.

D）Itgivesthemachancetoenjoymodernart.（C）

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Theyareusuallymoreclever.

B）Theygettiredeasily.

C）Theyaremorelikelytomakeminormentalerrors.

D）Theyaremoreskillfulinhandlingequipment.（C）

15.A）Ithaditslimitations.

B）Itsresultswereregardedasfinal.

C）Itwassupportedbythegovernment.

D）Itwasnotsoundtheoretically.（A）

16.A）Theirlackofconcentrationresultingfrommentalstress.

B）Thelackofconsiderationfortheminequipmentdesign.

C）Theprobabilityoftheirgettingexcitedeasily.

D）Theirslownessinresponding.（B）

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）18Americanundergraduates.

B）18Americanpostgraduates.

C）18overseasundergraduates.

D）18overseaspostgraduates.（D）

18.A）Familyrelations.

B）socialproblems

C）Familyplanning.

D）Personalmatters.（D）

19.A）Red.

B）Blue.

C）Green.

D）Purple.（B）

20.A）Thefivequestionswerenotwelldesigned.

B）Notallthequestionnaireswerereturned.

C）Onlyasmallnumberofstudentsweresurveyed.

D）Someoftheanswerstothequestionnairewerenotvalid.（C）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Afewcommonmisconceptions.Beautyisonlyskindeep.One’sphysicalassetsandliabilitiesdon’tcountallthatmuchinamanagerialcareer.Awomanshouldalwaystrytolookherbest.

Overthelast30years,socialscientistshaveconductedmorethan1,000studiesofhowwereacttobeautifulandnotsobeautifulpeople.Thevirtuallyunanimousconclusion:

Looksdomatter,morethanmostofusrealize.Thedatasuggest,forexample,thatphysicallyattractiveindividualsaremorelikelytobetreatedwellbytheirparents,soughtoutasfriends,andpursuedromantically.Withthepossibleexceptionofwomenseekingmanagerialjobs,theyarealsomorelikelytobehired,paidwell,andpromoted.

UnAmerican,yousay,unfairandextremelyunbelievable?

Onceagain,thescientistshavecaughtusmouthingpieties（虔诚）whileactingjustthecontrary.Theirtypicalexperimentworkssomethinglikethis.Theygiveeachmemberofagroup-collegestudents,orteachersorcorporatepersonnelmangers-apieceofpaperrelatinganindividual’saccomplishments.Attachedtothepaperisaphotograph.Whilethepapersallsayexactlythesamethingthepicturesaredifferent.Someshowastrikinglyattractiveperson,someanaveragelookingcharacter,andsomeanunusuallyunattractivehumanbeing.Groupmembersareaskedtoratetheindividualoncertainattributes,anythingfrompersonalwarmthtothelikelihoodthatheorshewillbepromoted.

Almostinvariably,thebetterlookingthepersoninthepicture,thehigherthepersonisrated.Inthephrase,borrowedfromSappho,thatthesocialscientistsusetosumupthecommonperception,whatisbeautifulisgood.

Inbusiness,however,goodlookscutbothwaysforwomen,anddeeperthanformen.AUtahStateUniversityprofessor,whoisanauthorityonthesubject,explains:

Intermsoftheircareers,theimpactofphysicalattractivenessonmalesisonlymodest.Butitspotentialimpactonfemalescanbetremendous,makingiteasier,forexample,forthemoreattractivetogetjobswheretheyareinthepubliceye.Onanothernote,though,thereisenoughliteraturenowforustoconcludethatattractivewomenwhoaspire（追求）tomanagerialpositionsdonotgetonaswellaswomenwhomaybelessattractive.

21.Accordingtothepassage,peopleoftenwronglybelievethatinpursuingacareerasamanager________.

A）aperson’spropertyordebtsdonotmattermuch

B）aperson’soutwardappearanceisnotacriticalqualification

C）womenshouldalwaysdressfashionably

D）womenshouldnotonlybeattractivebutalsohighminded（B）

22.Theresultofresearchcarriedoutbysocialscientistsshowthat________.

A）peopledonotrealizetheimportanceoflookingone’sbest

B）womeninpursuitofmanagerialjobsarenotlikelytobepaidwell

C）goodlookingwomenaspiretomanagerialpositions

D）attractivepeoplegenerallyhaveanadvantageoverthosewhoarenot（D）

23.Experimentsbyscientistshaveshownthatwhenpeopleevaluateindividualsoncertainattributes________.

A）theyobservetheprinciplethatbeautyisonlyskindeep

B）theydonotusuallyactaccordingtotheviewstheysupport

C）theygiveordinarylookingpersonsthelowestratings

D）theytendtobasetheirjudgmentontheindividual’saccomplishments（B）

24.“Goodlookscutbothwaysforwomen”（Line1,Para.5）meansthat________.

A）attractivewomenhavetremendouspotentialimpactonpublicjobs

B）goodlookingwomenalwaysgetthebestofeverything

C）beingattractiveisnotalwaysanadvantageforwomen

D）attractivewomendonotdoaswellasunattractivewomeninmanagerialpositions（C）

25.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthebusinessworld________.

A）handsomemenarenotaffectedasmuchbytheirlooksasattractivewomenare

B）physicallyattractivewomenwhoareinthepubliceyeusuallydoquitewell

C）physicallyattractivemenandwomenwhoareinthepubliceyeusuallygetalongquitewell

D）goodlooksareimportantforwomenastheyareformen（A）

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Notcontentwithitsdoubtfulclaimtoproducecheapfoodforourownpopulation,thefactoryfarmingindustryalsoarguesthat“hungrynationsarebenefitingfromadvancesmadebythepoultry（家禽）industry”.Infact,ratherthanhelpingthefightagainstmalnutrition（营养不良）in“hungrynations,”thespreadoffactoryfarminghas,inevitablyaggravatedtheproblem.

Largescaleintensivemeatandpoultryproductionisawasteoffoodresources.

Thisisbecausemoreproteinhastobefedtoanimalsintheformofvegetablematterthancaneverberecoveredintheformofmeat.Muchofthefoodvalueislostintheanimal’sprocessofdigestionandcellreplacement.Nei