大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案.docx

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大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案

2000年6月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.B）3hours.

C）4hoursD）5hours.

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

SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］

1.A）Buysometraveller'schecks.B）Borrowsomemoneyfromafriend.

C）Checkthebrakesandtires.D）Spendsometimetravelling.

2.A）Heisveryforgivingandtolerant.B）Heprobablyhasapoormemory.

C）Heiswelllikedbyhiscustomers.D）Hehasbeenintroducedtothestaff.

3.A）Hethinksthebookshouldincludemoreinformation.

B）Hedoesn'tthinkitnecessarytoproveidetheanswers.

C）Theanswerswillbeaddedinalateredition.

D）Thebookdoesincludetheanswers.

4.A）Announceappealsforpublicservice.B）Holdacharityconcerttoraisemoney.

C）Asktheschoolradiostationforhelp.D）Poolmoneytofundtheradiostation.

5.A）Shetalkedwiththeconsultantaboutthenewprogramuntiltwo.

B）Shecouldn'ttalktotheconsultantbeforetwo.

C）Shewouldtalktotheconsultantduringlunch.

D）Shecouldn'tcontacttheconsultant'ssecretary.

6.A）Theyareequallycompetentforthejob.B）Theybothgraduatedfromartschools.

C）Theymajoredindifferentareasofart.D）Theyarebothwillingtodrawtheposters.

7.A）Atabookstore.B）Atanartmuseum.

C）Atanewspaperoffice.D）Atagymnasium.

8.A）ThewomanreceivedaphonecallfromMarkyesterday.

B）ThemaninjuredMarkinatrafficaccidentyesterday.

C）Themanmetafriendbychance.

D）ThewomancontactedMarkonbusiness.

9.A）Themanshouldstayupandwatchtheprogram.

B）Themanshouldreadsomethingexcitinginstead.

C）Themanshouldgotobedateleven.

D）Themanshouldgiveupwatchingthemovie.

10.A）Studentswithalibrarycardcancheckanybookout.

B）Referencebooksarenotallowedtobecheckedout.

C）Onlystudentswithalibrarycardcancheckoutreferencebooks.

D）Thenumberofbooksastudentcancheckoutisunlimited.

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Tofindoutwhethertheytakemusiclessonsintheirsparetime.

B）Tofindoutwhethertheycannamefourdifferentmusicalinstruments.

C）Tofindoutwhethertheyenjoyplayingmusicalinstrumentsinschool.

D）Tofindoutwhethertheydifferintheirpreferenceformusicalinstruments.

12.A）Theyfindthemtoohardtoplay.

B）Theythinkitsillytoplaythem.

C）Theyfinditnotchallengingenoughtoplaythem.

D）Theyconsideritimportanttobedifferentfromgirls.

13.A）Childrenwhohaveprivatemusictutors.B）Childrenwhoare8orolder.

C）Childrenwhoarebetween5and7.D）Childrenwhoarewell-educated.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Becausethereweren'tanyprofessionalteamsintheU.S.then.

B）BecausePelehadn'tretiredfromtheBrazilianNationalTeamyet.

C）Becausethisfast-movingsportwasn'tfamiliartomanyAmericans.

D）Becausegoodprofessionalplayersreceivedlowsalaries.

15.A）Whenithasalargenumberoffans.

B）Whenitplaysathome.

C）Whenithasmanyinternationalstarsplayingforit.

D）Whenthefanscheerenthusiasticallyforit.

16.A）Itwasn'tamongthetopfourteams.B）Itdidn'tplayaswellasexpected.

C）ItwontheWorldCup.D）Itplacedfourth

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）StudentsfromAmerica.B）StudentsfromEngland.

C）StudentsfromAustralia.D）StudentsfromJapan.

18.A）Thosewhoknowhowtoprogramcomputers.

B）Thosewhogetspecialaidfromtheirteachers.

C）Thosewhoareveryhardworking.

D）Thosewhohavewell-educatedparents.

19.A）JapanesestudentsstudymuchharderthanColumbianstudents.

B）ColumbianstudentsscorehigherthanJapanesestudentsinmaths.

C）Columbianstudentsaremoreoptimisticabouttheirmathsskills.

D）Japanesestudentshavebetterconditionsforstudy.

20.A）Physics.B）Mathematics.

C）Environmentalscience.D）Lifescience.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Inthe1920sdemandforAmericanfarmproductsfell,asEuropeancountriesbegantorecoverfromWorldWarIandinstitutedausterity（紧缩）programstoreducetheirimports.Theresultwasasharpdropinfarmprices.Thisperiodwasmoredisastrousforfarmersthanearliertimeshadbeen,becausefarmerswerenolongerself-sufficient.Theywerepayingformachinery,seed,andfertilizer,andtheywerealsobuyingconsumergoods.Thepricesoftheitemsfarmersboughtremainedconstant,whilepricestheyreceivedfortheirproductsfell.ThesedevelopmentsweremadeworsebytheGreatDepression,whichbeganin1929andextendedthroughoutthe1939s.

In1929,underPresidentHerbertHoover,theFederalFarmBoardwasorganized.Itestablishedtheprincipleofdirectinterferencewithsupplyanddemand,anditrepresentedthefirstnationalcommitmenttoprovidegreatereconomicstabilityforfarmers.

PresidentHoover'ssuccessorattachedevenmoreimportancetothisproblem.OneofthefirstmeasuresproposedbyPresidentFranklinD.Rooseveltwhenhetookofficein1933wastheAgriculturalAdjustmentAct,whichwassubsequentlypassedbyCongress.ThislawgavetheSecretaryofAgriculturethepowertoreduceproductionthroughvoluntaryagreementswithfarmerswhowerepaidtotaketheirlandoutofuse.Adeliberatescarcityoffarmproductswasplannedinanefforttoraiseprices.ThislawwasdeclaredunconstitutionalbytheSupremeCourtonthegroundsthatgeneraltaxeswerebeingcollectedtopayonespecialgroupofpeople.However,newlawswerepassedimmediatelythatachievedthesameresultofrestingsoilandprovidingflood-controlmeasures,butwhichwerebasedontheprincipleofsoilconservation.TheRooseveltAdministrationbelievedthatrebuildingthenation'ssoilwasinthenationalinterestandwasnotsimplyaplantohelpfarmersattheexpenseofothercitizens.Laterthegovernmentguaranteedloanstofarmerssothattheycouldbuyfarmmachinery,hybrid（杂交）grain,andfertilizers.

21.WhatbroughtaboutthedeclineinthedemandforAmericanfarmproducts?

A）TheimpactoftheGreatDepression.

B）Theshrinkingofoverseasmarkets.

C）ThedestructioncausedbytheFirstWorldWar.

D）TheincreasedexportsofEuropeancountries.

22.ThechiefconcernoftheAmericangovernmentintheareaofagricultureinthe1920swas

______.

A）toincreasefarmproductionB）toestablishagriculturallaws

C）topreventfarmersfromgoingbankruptD）topromotethemechanizationofagriculture

23.TheAgriculturalAdjustmentActencouragedAmericanfarmersto______.

A）reducetheirscaleofproduction

B）makefulluseoftheirland

C）adjustthepricesoftheirfarmproducts

D）beself-sufficientinagriculturalproduction

24.TheSupremeCourtrejectedtheAgriculturalAdjustmentActbecauseitbelievedthatthe

Act______.

A）mightcausegreaterscarcityoffarmproducts

B）didn'tgivetheSecretaryofAgricultureenoughpower

C）wouldbenefitneitherthegovernmentnorthefarmers

D）benefitedonegroupofcitizensattheexpenseofothers

25.ItwasclaimedthatthenewlawspassedduringtheRooseveltAdministrationwereaimed

at______.

A）reducingthecostoffarmin

B）conservingsoilinthelong-terminterestofthenation

C）loweringtheburdenoffarmers

D）helpingfarmerswithoutshiflingtheburdenontoothertaxpayers

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Inthe1950s,thepioneersofartificialintelligence（AI）predictedthat,bytheendofthiscentury,computerswouldbeconversingwithusatworkandrobotswouldbeperformingourhousework.Butasusefulascomputersare,they'renowhereclosetoachievinganythingremotelyresemblingtheseearlyaspirationsforhumanlikebehavior.Nevermindsomethingascomplexasconversation:

themostpowerfulcomputersstruggletoreliablyrecognizetheshapeofanobject,themostelementaryoftasksforaten-month-oldkid.

AgrowinggroupofAIresearchersthinktheyknowwherethefieldwentwrong.Theproblem,thescientistssay,isthatAIhasbeentryingtoseparate