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1998年大学英语六级考试试题
1998年1月大学英语六级考试试题
PartⅠListeningComprehension（20minutes）
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.At
theendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhat
wassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespoken
onlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthe
pause，youmustreadthefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA），B），C）and
D）anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorresponding
letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A）2hours.B）3hours.
C）4hours.D）5hours.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsome
worktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinish
at2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）"5hours"isthecorrectanswer.
Youshouldchoose［D］ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasingle
linethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］
1.A）Swimming.B）Playingtennis.C）Boating.D）Playingtable
tennis.
2.A）SheisgoingtoFinland.B）Shehasvisitorsnextweek.
C）Shehasguestsatherhome.D）Shehasjustvisitedhimthis
week.
3.A）Getsomecoinsatthecafe.B）Buyheracupofcoffeeatthe
cafe.
C）Getsomecoffeefromthemachine.D）Trytofixthemachine.
4.A）Theyspentthreehundreddollarsontheirvacation.
B）Theydrewmoneythantheyshouldhavefromthebank.
C）Theylosttheirbankbook.
D）Theyhadonlythreehundreddollarsinthebank.
5.A）Tofindoutherpositioninthecompany.
B）Toapplyforajob.
C）Toofferherapositioninthecompany.
D）Tomakeanappointmentwiththesalesmanager.
6.A）Heissurprised.B）Hefeelsveryhappy.
C）Heisindifferent.D）Hefeelsveryangry.
7.A）Hehasn'tcleanedhisroomsinceLindavisitedhim.
B）Lindaistheonlypersonwhoevercomestoseehim.
C）He'sbeentoobusytocleanhisroom.
D）Cleaningisthelastthinghewantstodo.
8.A）Sheisagenerouswomanbynature.B）Itdoesn'thaveaback
cover.
C）Shefeelstheman'sapologyisenough.D）Itisnolongerofany
usetoher.
9.A）Toremindhimofthedataheshouldtaketotheconference.
B）Toseeifheisreadyforthecomingconference.
C）Totellhimsomethingabouttheconference.
D）Tohelphimpreparefortheconference.
10.A）Thelongwait.
B）Thebrokendowncomputer.
C）Themistakesinhertelephonebill.
D）Thebadtelephoneservice.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection，youwillhear3shortpassages.Atthe
endofeachpassage，youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassage
andthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara
question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices
markedA）,B）,C）,andD）.Themarkthecorrespondingletteronthe
AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11tol3arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A）About45million.B）About50million.
C）About5.4million.D）About4.5million.
12.A）Theactorsandactressesarenotpaidfortheirperformance.
B）Theactorsandactressesonlyperformintheirowncommunities.
C）Theyexistonlyinsmallcommunities.
D）Theyonlyputonshowsthatareeducational.
13.A）Itprovidesthemwiththeopportunitytowatchperformances
forfree.
B）Itprovidesthemwiththeopportunitytomakefriends.
C）Itgivesthemthechancetodosomethingcreative.
D）Itgivesthemachancetoenjoymodernart.
PassageTwo
Questions14tol6arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A）Theyareusuallymoreclever.
B）Theygettiredeasily.
C）Theyaremorelikelytomakeminormentalerrors.
D）Theyaremoreskillfulinhandlingequipment.
15.A）Ithaditslimitations.
B）Itsresultswereregardedasfinal.
C）Itwassupportedbythegovernment.
D）Itwasnotsoundtheoretically.
16.A）Theirlackofconcentrationresultingfrommentalstress.
B）Thelackofconsiderationfortheminequipmentdesign.
C）Theprobabilityoftheirgettingexcitedeasily.
D）Theirslownessinresponding.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A）18Americanundergraduates.B）18Americanpostgraduates.
C）18overseasundergraduates.D）18overseaspostgraduates.
18.A）Familyrelations.B）socialproblems.
C）Familyplanning.D）Personalmatters.
19.A）Red.B）Blue.C）Green.D）Purple.
20.A）Thefivequestionswerenotwelldesigned.
B）Notallthequestionnaireswerereturned.
C）Onlyasmallnumberofstudentsweresurveyed.
D）Someoftheanswerstothequestionnairewerenotvalid.
PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）
Directions:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassage
isfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachof
themtherearefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.youshould
dicideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe
AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Afewcommonmisconceptions.Beautyisonlyskindeep.One's
physicalassetsandliabilitiesdon'tcountallthatmuchina
managerialcareer.Awomanshouldalwaystrytolookherbest.
Overthelast30years,socialscientistshaveconductedmorethan
1,000studiesofhowwereacttobeautifulandnotsobeautiful
people.Thevirtuallyunanimousconslusion:
Looksdomatter,more
thanmostofusrealize.Thedatasuggest,forexample,that
physicallyattractiveindividualsaremorelikelytobetreatedwell
bytheirparents,soughtoutasfriends,andpursuedromantically.
Withthepossibleexceptionofwomenseekingmanagerialjobs,they
arealsomorelikelytobehired,paidwell,andpromoted.
UnAmerican,yousay,unfairandextremelyunbelievable?
Onceagain,
thescientistshavecaughtusmouthingpieties（虔诚）whileactingjust
thecontrary.Theirtypicalexperimentworkssomethinglikethis.
Theygiveeachmemberofagroup-collegestudents,orteachersor
corporatepersonelmangers-apieceofpaperrelatinganindividual's
accomplishments.Attachedtothepaperisaphotograph.Whilethe
papersallsayexactlythesamethingthepicturesaredifferent.
Someshowastrikinglyattractiveperson,someanaveragelooking
character,andsomeanunusuallyunattractivehumanbeing.Group
membersareaskedtoratetheindividualoncertainattributes,
anythingfrompersonalwarmthtothelikelihoodthatheorshewill
bepromoted.
Almostinvariably,thebetterlookingthepersoninthepicture,the
higherthepersonisrated.Inthephrase,borrowedfromSappho,
thatthesocialscientistsusetosumupthecommonperception,what
isbeautifulisgood.
Inbusiness,however,goodlookscutbothwaysforwomen,anddeeper
thanformen.AUtahStateUniversityprofessor,whoisanauthority
onthesubject,explains:
Intermsoftheircareers,theimpactof
physicalattractivenessonmalesisonlymodest.Butitspotential
impactonfemalescanbetremendous,makingiteasier,forexample,
forthemoreattractivetogetjobswheretheyareinthepublic
eye.Onanothernote,though,thereisenoughliteraturenowforus
toconcludethatattractivewomenwhoaspire（追求）tomanagerial
positionsdonotgetonaswellaswomenwhomaybeless
attractive.
21.Accordingtothepassage,peopleoftenwronglybelievethatin
pursuingacareeras
amanager_____.
A）aperson'spreopertyordebtsdonotmattermuch
B）aperson'soutwardappearanceisnotacriticalqualification
C）womenshouldalwaysdressfashionably
D）womenshouldnotonlybeattractivebutalsohighminded
22.Theresultofresearchcarriedoutbysocialscientistsshow
that______.
A）peopledonotrealizetheimportanceoflookingone'sbest
B）womeninpursuitofmanagerialjobsarenotlikelytobepaid
well
C）goodlookingwomenaspiretomanagerialpositions
D）attractivepeoplegenerallyhaveanadvantageoverthosewhoare
not
23.Experimentsbyscientistshaveshownthatwhenpeopleevaluate
individualson
certainattributes______.
A）theyobservetheprinciplethatbeautyisonlyskindeep
B）theydonotusuallyactaccordingtotheviewstheysupport
C）theygiveordinarylookingpersonsthelowestratings
D）theytendtobasetheirjudgmentontheindividual's
accomplishments
24."Goodlookscutbothwaysforwomen"（Line1,Para.5）meansthat
_______.
A）attractivewomenhavetremendouspotentialimpactonpublicjobs
B）goodlookingwomenalwaysgetthebestofeverything
C）beingattractiveisnotalwaysanadvantageforwomen
D）attractivewomendonotdoaswellasunattractivewomenin
managerialpositions
25.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthebusinessworld
_____.
A）handsomemenarenotaffectedasmuchbytheirlooksas
attractivewomenare
B）physicallyattractivewomenwhoareinthepubliceyeusuallydo
quitewell
C）physicallyattractivemenandwomenwhoareinthepubliceye
usuallygetalong
quitewell
D）goodlooksareimportantforwomenastheyareformen
Question26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Notcontentwithitsdoubtfulclaimtoproducecheapfoodforour
ownpopulation,thefactoryfarmingindustryalsoarguesthat
"hungrynationsarebenefitingfromadvancesmadebythepoultry（家禽）
industry".Infact,ratherthanhelpingthefightagainst
malnutrition（营养不良）in"hungrynations,"thespreadoffactoryfarming
has,inevitably
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