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1990年大学英语六级

1990年6月大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Anewhousecostthirtythousanddollars.

B）Bob’shousecosthimsixtythousanddollars.

C）Bobdidn’twanttobuyanoldhouse.

D）Bobdecidedtobuyanoldhouse.（）

2.A）Yes,butheneedstohavetheapprovalofhisprofessor.

B）Yes,hecanstudythereifheiswritingaresearchpaper.

C）Yes,becauseheisaseniorstudent.

D）No,it’sopenonlytoteachersandpostgraduates.（）

3.A）Hedoesn’tlikeseafoodanymore.

B）Aseafooddinneristooexpensive.

C）Hedoesn’thaveenoughmoney.

D）Helikesseafoodverymuch.（）

4.A）Hewenttothehospitaltotakehiswifehome.

B）Hestayedinthehospitaluntilverylate.

Hetriedtocallthewomanseveraltimes.

Hewenttothehospitalatmidnightyesterday.

5.Hererrorsweremainlyinthereadingpart.

B）Itwasn’tverychallengingtoher.

C）Itwasmoredifficultthanshehadexpected.

D）Shemadeveryfewgrammaticalmistakesinhertest.（）

6.A）6hours.B）4hours.C）12hours.D）18hours.（）

7.A）It’sdirty.B）It’sfaded.C）It’sdyed.D）It’storn.（）

8.A）Sixteendollars.B）Eightdollars.C）Tendollars.D）Twelvedollars.（）

9.A）HiswatchwillbefixednolaterthannextMonday.

B）Hiswatchneedstoberepaired.

C）Hemaycomeagainforhiswatchattheweekend.

D）Thewomanwon’trepairhiswatchuntilnextMonday.（）

10.A）ThethingstodoonMondaymorning.B）TheweatheronMondaymorning.

C）ThetimetoseeJohn.D）TheplaceJohnshouldgoto.（）

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Thenumberofitsreaders.B）Itsunusuallocation.

C）Itscomfortablechairs.D）Itsspaciousrooms.（）

12.A）ThelatestversionoftheBible.

B）AbookwrittenbyColumbus.

C）AmapoftheNewWorld.

D）OneoftheearliestcopiesofShakespeare’swork.（）

13.A）Ithastoofewemployees.

B）Itlacksmoneytocoveritsexpenses.

C）Itisovercrowded.

D）Itisgrowingtoorapidly.（）

14.A）FromMondaytoFriday.B）FromMondaytoSaturday.

C）Everyday.D）OnSaturdaysandSundays.（）

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Theywouldtrainthechildrentobehappystreetcleaners.

B）Theywouldmakethechildrengreatscholars.

C）Theyintendedtotrainthechildrenasadultsweretrained.

D）Theywouldgivethechildrenfreedomtofullydevelopthemselves.（）

16.A）Somechildrenaregood,somearenot.

B）Childrenaregoodbynature.

C）Mostchildrenarenervous.

D）Childrenarenotasbraveasadults.（）

17.A）Hethinksascholarismorerespectablethanastreetcleaner.

B）Hethinkshighlyofteachingasaprofession.

C）Hethinksalljobsareequallygoodsolongaspeoplelikethem.

D）Hethinksastreetcleanerishappierthanascholar.（）

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Thedaughterofaprisonguard.B）TheEmperorofRome.

C）AChristiancouple.D）AChristiannamedValentine.（）

19.A）Toproposemarriage.

B）TocelebrateValentine’sbirthday.

C）Toexpresstheirrespectforeachother.

D）Toshowtheirlove.（）

20.A）ItisanAmericanfolktale.

B）ItissomethingrecordedinRomanhistory.

C）Itisoneofthepossibleoriginsofthisholiday.

D）ItisastoryfromtheBible.（）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

OnedayinJanuary1913.G.H.Hardy,afamousCambridgeUniversitymathematicianreceivedaletterfromanIndiannamedSrinivasaRamanujanaskinghimforhisopinionof120mathematicaltheorems（定理）thatRamanujansaidhehaddiscovered.ToHardy,manyofthetheoremsmadenosense.Oftheothers,oneortwowerealreadywell-known.Ramanujanmustbesomekindoftrickplayer,Hardydecided,andputtheletteraside.ButallthatdaytheletterkepthangingroundHardy.Mighttherebesomethinginthosewild-lookingtheorems?

ThateveningHardyinvitedanotherbrilliantCambridgemathematician,J.E.Littlewood,andthetwomensetouttoassesstheIndian’sworth.Thatincidentwasaturningpointinthehistoryofmathematics.

Atthetime,RamanujanwasanobscureMadrasPortTrustclerk.Alittlemorethanayearlater,hewasatCambridgeUniversity,andbeginningtoberecognizedasoneofthemostamazingmathematicianstheworldhaseverknown.Thoughhediedin1920,muchofhisworkwassofarinadvanceofhistimethatonlyinrecentyearsisitbeginningtobeproperlyunderstood.

Indeed,hisresultsarehelpingsolvetoday’sproblemsincomputerscienceandphysics,problemsthathecouldhavehadnonotionof.

ForIndians,moreover,Ramanujanhasaspecialsignificance.Ramanujan,thoughborninpoorandill-paidaccountant’sfamily100yearsago,hasinspiredmanyIndianstoadoptmathematicsascareer.

MuchofRamanujan’sworkisinnumbertheory,abranchofmathematicsthatdealswiththesubtle（难以捉摸的）lawsandrelationshipsthatgovernnumbers.Mathematiciansdescribehisresultsaselegantandbeautifulbuttheyaremuchtoocomplextobeappreciatedbylaymen.

Hislife,though,isfullofdramaandsorrow.Itisoneofthegreatromanticstoriesofmathematics,adistressingreminderthatgeniuscansurfaceandriseinthemostunpromisingcircumstances.

21.WhenHardyreceivedthe120theoremsfromRamanujan,hisattitudeatfirstmightbebestdescribedas________.

A）uninterestedB）unsympatheticC）suspiciousD）curious（）

22.Ramanujan’spositioninCambridgeUniversityowedmuchto________.

A）thejudgementofhisworkbyHardyandLittlewood

B）hisletterofapplicationacceptedbyHardy

C）hisworkasaclerkatMadrasPortTrust

D）hisbeingrecognizedbytheworldasafamousmathematician（）

23.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor________.

A）feelssorryforRamanujan’searlydeath

B）isdissatisfiedwiththeslowdevelopmentofcomputerscience

C）ispuzzledaboutthecomplexityofRamanujan’stheorems

D）greatlyappreciatesRamanujan’smathematicalgenius（）

24.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorpointsoutthat________.

A）Ramanujan’smathematicaltheoremswerenotappreciatedbyothermathematicians

B）extremelytalentedpeoplecanprovetheirworthdespitedifficultcircumstances

C）Ramanujanalsowroteanumberofstoriesaboutmathematics

D）Ramanujanhadworkedoutanelegantbutcomplicatedmethodofsolvingproblems（）

25.Theword“laymen”（LastPara,Lind6）mostprobablymeans________.

A）peoplewhodonotspecializeinmathematicalscience

B）peoplewhoarecareless

C）peoplewhoarenotinterestedinmathematics

D）peoplewhodon’tliketosolvecomplicatedproblems（）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Evenifallthetechnicalandintellectualproblemscanbesolved,therearemajorsocialproblemsinherentinthecomputerrevolution.Themostobviousisunemployment,sincethebasicpurposeofcommercialcomputerizationistogetmoreworkdonebyfewerpeople.One

Britishstudypredictsthat“automationinducedunemployment”inWesternEuropecouldreach

16~,6inthenextdecade,butmostanalysesaremoreoptimistic.Thegeneralruleseemstobethatnewtechnologyeventuallycreatesasmanyjobsasitdestroys,andoftenmore.“Peoplewhoputincomputersusuallyincreasetheirstaffsaswell”saysCPT’sScheff.“Ofcourse,”headds,“oneindustrymaykillanotherindustry.That’stoughonsomepeople.”

Theoretically,allunemployedworkerscanberetrained,butretrainingprogramsarenothighonthenation’sagenda（议事日程）.Manynewjobs,moreover,willrequireanabilityinusingcomputers,andtheretrainingneededtousethemwillhavetoberepeatedasthetechnologykeepsimproving.SaysachillingreportbytheCongressionalOfficeofTechnologyAssessment:

“Lifelongretrainingisexpectedtobecomethestandardformanypeople.“Thereisaalreadyconsiderableevidencethattheschoolchildrennowbeingeducatedintheuseofcomputersaregenerallythechildrenofthewhitemiddleclass.Youngblacks,whoseunemploymentratestandstodayat5096,willfindanotherbarrierinfrontofthem.

Suchsocialproblemsarenotthefaultofthecomputer,ofcourse,butaconsequenceofthewaytheAmericansocietymightusethecomputer.“EveninthedaysoftheBig,main-framecomputers,whentheywereamachineforthefew.”saysKatherineDavisFishman,authorof

TheComputerEstablishment,“itwasatooltohelptherichgetricher.Itstillistoalargeextent.Oneofthegreatvaluesofthepersonalcomputeristhatsmallerfirms,smallerorganizationscannowhavesomeoftheadvantagesofthebiggerorganizations.”

26.Theclosestrestatementof“oneindustrymaykillanotherindustry”（Para.1Line11）isthat________.

A）industriestendtocompetewithoneanother

B）oneindustrymightbedrivenoutofbusinessbyanotherindustry

C）oneindustrymayincreaseitsstaffattheexpenseofanother

D）industriestendtocombineintobiggerones（）

27.Theword“chilling”（Para.2,Line5）mostprobablymeans________.

A）misleadingB）convincingC）discouragingD）interesting（）

28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A）Computersareefficientinretrainingunemployedworkers.

B）Computersmayoffermoreworkingopportunitiesthantheydestroy.

C）Computerswillincreasetheunemploymentrateofyoungblacks.

D）Computerscanhelpsmallerorganizationstofunctionmoreeffectively.（）

29.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat________.

A）allschoolchildrenareofferedacourseintheuseofcomputers

B）allunemployedworkersarebeingretrained

C）retrainingprogrammesareconsideredveryimportantbythegovernment

D）inrealityonlyacertainportionofunemployedworkerswillberetrained（）

30.The