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英语六级真题

2001年6月英语六级真题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）HewilltellMaryhowtooperatethedishwasher.

B）Hewillwashthedisheshimselfinstead.

C）HewillhelpBilltotranslatethemanual.

D）Hehimselfwilloperatethedishwasher.

2.A）Loseweight.

B）Quitsmoking.

C）Weighhimselffrequently.

D）Haveatalkwiththedoctor.

3.A）Thewomanshouldhavecomplainedtoherneighbor.

B）Thewomanshouldstayoutuntiltheneighborsarequiet.

C）Thewomanshouldhavestayedatthelibrary.

D）Thelabwillbeabetterplaceforreading.

4.A）Checkthefigureslatertoday.

B）Bringacalculatortomorrow.

C）Bringacalculatortomorrow.

D）Calculatethenumberrightnow.

5.A）Shedoesn’tremembermuchaboutthecity.

B）She’sneverbeentothecity.

C）Shewouldfindsomeoneelsetohelp.

D）Shewouldtalktothemanlater.

6.A）Shethinksthemanshouldhavehelpedearlier.

B）Shedoesn’tneedtheman’shelp.

C）Shedoesn’tknowtheboxesareheavy.

D）Shewantsthemantohelpwiththeboxes.

7.A）Sheletthemanuseherbooksfortheweekend.

B）Shebroughtthebooksthemanaskedfor.

C）Sheborrowedthebooksfromtheman.

D）Sheofferedtohelptheman.

8.A）She’dliketohavethewindowsopen.

B）Shelikestohavetheairconditioneron.

C）Theairisheavilypolluted.

D）Thewindowsarealreadyopen.

9.A）He’sgoingtovisitaphotostudio.

B）He’sjusthadhispicturetaken.

C）He’sonthewaytothetheater.

D）He’sjustreturnedfromajobinterview.

10.A）Atagasstation.

B）Inapark.

C）Inanemergencyroom.

D）Atagarage.

SectionB

Directions:

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

Passageone

Question11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Onesixthofthemareseriouslypolluted.

B）Onethirdofthemareseriouslypolluted.

C）Halfofthemareseriouslypolluted.

D）Mostofthemareseriouslypolluted.

12.A）Therewasnogarbagelefttocleanup.

B）Therewasmoregarbagethanbeforeandtheyhadtoworkharder.

C）Theriverhadbecomesocleanthatalotofwater-birdscameback.

D）Theriverwasmuchcleanerandtheyhadtosearchforgarbage.

13.A）Mostofthemwouldbeindifferentandkeeponthrowinggarbageintotheriver.

B）Theywouldjointhestudentsinchangingthesituation.

C）Theywouldbecomemoreawareofthepollutionproblem.

D）Theywouldthinktwicebeforetheywentswimmingorfishingintheriver.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Whypeopleholdbacktheirtears.

B）Whypeoplecry.

C）Howtorestrainone’stears.

D）Howtearsareproduced.

15.A）Whatchemicalstearsarecomposedof.

B）Whethercryingreallyhelpsusfeelbetter.

C）Whysomepeopletendtocrymoreoftenthanothers.

D）Howtearshelppeoplecopewithemotionalproblems.

16.A）Onlyoneoutoffourgirlscrieslessoftenthanboys.

B）Offourboys,onlyonecriesveryoften.

C）Girlscryfourtimesasoftenasboys.

D）Onlyoneoutoffourbabiesdoesn’tcryoften.

17.A）Onlyhumansrespondtoemotionsbysheddingtears.

B）Onlyhumansshedtearstogetridofirritatingstuffintheireyes.

C）Onlyhumantearscanresisttheinvadingbacteria.

D）Onlyhumantearscandischargecertainchemicals.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Theymakedecisionsbytossingcoins.

B）Theyarenotphysicallyseparated.

C）Theythinkexactlythesameway.

D）Theysharemostoftheirvitalorgans.

19.A）Fewofthemcanlivelong.

B）Fewofthemgetalongwellwitheachother.

C）Mostofthemliveanormallife.

D）Mostofthemdifferintheirlikesanddislikes.

20.A）Theygotoaregularschool.

B）Theyattendaspecialschool.

C）Theyaretaughtbytheirparents.

D）Theyhaveaprivatetutor.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Direction:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

OurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryone.Wedonotrealizethatwavinggood-byeisthewaytosummonapersonfromthePhilippinestoone’sside,orthatinItalyandsomeLatin-Americancountries,curlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.

ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestoourtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarIIandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthat“Gift”meanspoisoninGerman.Moreover,weliketothinkofourselvesasfriendly,yetweprefertobeatleast3feetoranarm’slengthawayformothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandtouch,whichmakesAmericansuncomfortable.

Ourlinguistic（语言上的）andculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichwetakenoticeofthedevelopedtastes,gestures,customsandlanguagesofothercountries,arelosingusfriends,businessandrespectintheworld.

EvenhereintheUnitedStates,wemakefewconcessionstotheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinformationsignsinfourlanguagesonourpublicbuildingsormonuments;wedonothavemultilingual（多语的）guidedtours.Veryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslations,andmultilingualwaiters,bankclerksandpolicemenarerare.OurtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftenweourselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.

Whenwegoabroad,wetendtoclusterinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.Theattitudesandinformationwepickupareconditionedbythosenatives—usuallythericher—whospeakEnglish.Ourbusinessdealings,aswellasthenation’sdiplomacy,areconductedthroughinterpreters.

Formanyyears,AmericaandAmericanscouldgetbywithculturalblindnessandlinguisticignorance.Afterall,Americawasthemostpowerfulcountryofthefreeworld,thedistributorofneededfundsandgoods.

Butallthatispast.Americandollarsnolongerbuyallgoodthings,andweareslowlybeginningtorealizethatourproperroleintheworldischanging.A1979Harrispollreportedthat55percentofAmericanswantthiscountrytoplayamoresignificantroleinworldaffairs;wewanttohaveahandintheimportantdecisionsofthenextcentury,eventhoughitmaynotalwaysbetheupperhand.

21.ItcanbeinferredthatAmericansbeingapproachedtoocloselybyMiddleEasternerswouldmostprobably______________.

A）standstill

B）jumpaside

C）stepforward

D）drawback

22.TheauthorgivesmanyexamplestocriticizeAmericansfortheir___________.

A）culturalself-centeredness

B）casualmanners

C）indifferencetowardforeignvisitors

D）arrogancetowardsothercultures

23.IncountriesotherthantheirownmostAmericans_______________.

A）areisolatedbythelocalpeople

B）arenotwellinformedduetothelanguagebarrier

C）tendtogetalongwellwiththenatives

D）needinterpretersinhotelsandrestaurants

24.Accordingtotheauthor,Americans’culturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancewill____________.

A）affecttheirimageinthenewera

B）cutthemselvesofffromtheoutsideworld

C）limittheirroleinworldaffairs

D）weakenthepositionoftheUSdollar

25.Theauthor’sintentioninwritingthisarticleistomakeAmericansrealizethat________.

A）itisdangeroustoignoretheirforeignfriends

B）itisimportanttomaintaintheirleadingroleinworldaffairs

C）itisnecessarytouseseverallanguagesinpublicplaces

D）itistimetogetacquaintedwithothercultures

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Indepartmentstoresandclosetsallovertheworld,theyarewaiting.Theiroutwardappearanceseemsratherappealingbecausetheycomeinavarietyofstyles,textures,andcolors.Buttheyareultimatelythebiggestdeceptionthatexistsinthefashionindustrytoday.Whatarethey?

Theyarehighheels—awoman’sworstenemy（whethersheknowsitornot）.Highheelshoesarethedownfallofmodernsociety.Fashionmythshaveledwomentobelievethattheyaremorebeautifulorsophisticatedforwearingheels,butinreality,heelssucceedinposingshortaswellaslongtermhardships.Womenshouldfightthehighheelindustrybyrefusingtouseorpurchasetheminordertos