1991年大学英语六级.docx

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1991年大学英语六级

1991年1月大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Excited.B）Pleased.C）Moved.D）Disappointed.（D）

2.A）Shehasn’tbeenwelllately.B）Shewantsatechniciantorepairit.

C）ShefeelsunhappywithouttheTVset.D）Shewantshimtofixitatonce.（C）

3.A）Heoftencomplainsabouthisjob.B）Heisnotinterestedinofficework.

C）Helikeshisjobverymuch.D）Hedoesmindalltheovertime.（A）

4.A）Hermotherdidherhair.B）Sheinheritedit.

C）Hermotherdesigned.D）Herhairismodeled.（A）

5.A）Allendoestwiceasmuchworkastherest.

B）Allenwilldotheassignmentintwohours.

C）Allenisverycarelesswithhishomework.

D）Allenworkstwiceasfastastherest.（B）

6.A）Themanislookingforabook.

B）Thewomanisalibrarian.

C）Thebookwasoflittlehelptotheman.

D）Thebookwasofgreathelptotheman.（A）

7.A）6.B）15.C）14.D）29.（D）

8.A）Maybetheinvitationwastoolate.

B）Theman’swifedidn’tinviteMargaret.

C）Margaretpromisedtocome,butlatershechangedhermind.

D）Margaretwillcomeanymoment.（B）

9.A）Togotobed.B）Tocheckherfamilyexpenses.

C）Tostayupstairs.D）Torestforawhile.（D）

10.A）Johnisusuallylate.B）Johnwillnotshowup.

C）Johnwillbethereateight-thirty.D）Johnisusuallyontime.（C）

SectionB

PassageOne

11.A）Somepianopieces.B）SongssungbyAfricansingers.

C）Anewkindofmusic.D）Musicfromdifferentpartsoftheworld.（D）

12.A）Tenderness.B）Happiness.C）Love.D）Sadness.（A）

13.A）Howmuchpeoplelikesadmusic.

B）Whymusicisanimportantformofart.

C）Howmusicexpressespeople’sfeelings.

D）Inwhatwayclassicmusicdiffersfrompopmusic.（D）

PassageTwo

14.A）Thewayyoupursueit.B）Theinterestyouhave.

C）Thetimeyoucanafford.D）Themoneyyouspendonit.（B）

15.A）Playingtennis.B）Playingcards.

C）Collectingcoins.D）Collectingstamps.（C）

16.A）Onecanalwaysfindtimetopursueahobby.

B）Ahobbyisofparticularimportancetoapoliticalfigure.

C）Thecorrectchoiceofahobbydependsonone’sracialposition.

D）EveryoneshouldlearnhowtochooseahobbyfromWinstonChurchill.（B）

PassageThree

17.A）Totrainstudentstobesuccessfulscholars.

B）Toteachstudentstobegoodcitizens.

C）Toteachstudentstoworkhard.

D）Totrainstudentstobesocialworkers.（A）

18.A）Todobetterinmathandscience.B）Tocompetewitheachother.

C）Toobeytheteacher.D）Tohelpeachother.（C）

19.A）Relaxing.B）Boring.C）Tense.D）Serious.（B）

20.A）Lowscoresofthestudents.B）Teachers’impatience.

C）Badbehavioramongchildren.D）Heavycourseload.（C）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Merchantandpassengershipsaregenerallyrequiredtohavealifepreserverforeverypersonaboardand,inmanycases,acertainpercentageofsmallersizesforchildren.AccordingtoUnitedStatesCoastGuardrequirements,lifepreserversmustbesimpleindesign,reversible,capableofbeingquicklyadjustedtofittheuninitiatedindividual,andmustbesodesignedastosupportthewearerinthewaterinanuprightorslightlybackwardposition.

Sufficientbuoyancy（浮力）tosupportthewearershouldberetainedbythelifepreserverafter48hourinthewater,anditshouldbereliableevenafterlongperiodofstorage.Thusitshouldbemadeofmaterialsresistanttosunlight,gasoline,andoils,anditshouldbenoteasilysetonfire.

Thepositioninwhichthelifepreserverwillsupportapersonwhojumpsorfallsintothewaterismostimportant,asisitstendencytoturnthewearerinthewaterfromaface-downpositiontoanuprightorslightlybackwardposition,withhisfaceclearofthewater,evenwhenthewearerisexhaustedorunconscious.

Themethodofadjustmenttothebodyshouldbesimple,andself-evidenttouninitiatedpersonseveninthedarkundertheconfusedconditionswhichfollowadisaster.Thus,thelifepreservershouldbereversible,sothatitisnearlyimpossibletosetitonwrong.Catches,straps,andtiesshouldbekepttoaminimum.Inaddition,thelifepreservermustbeadjustabletothewidevarietyofshapesandsizesofwearers,sincethisgreatlyaffectsthepositionoffloatingandtheself-rightingqualities.Asuitablelifepreservershouldalsobecomfortabletowearatalltimes,inandoutofthewater,notsoheavyastoencouragetotakeitoffonshipboardwhiletheshipisindanger,norsoburdensomethatithindersapersoninthewaterwhiletryingtoswim.

21.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A）theusesoflifepreserversB）thedesignoflifepreservers

C）thematerialsforlifepreserversD）thebuoyancyoflifepreservers（D）

22.Accordingtothepassage,alifepreservershouldbefirstofall,________.

A）adjustableB）comfortableC）self-evidentD）self-righting（A）

23.UnitedStatesCoastGuarddoesNOTrequirethelifepreservertothemade________.

A）withasfewstringsaspossibleB）capableofbeingwornonbothsides

C）accordingtoeachwearer’ssizeD）comfortableandlighttowear（A）

24.By“theuninitiatedindividual”（Para.1,line6）theauthorreferstotheperson________.

A）whohasnotbeeninstructedhowtousealifepreserver

B）whohasalittleexperienceinusingalifepreserver

C）whousesalifepreserverwithoutpermission

D）whobecomesnervousbeforeadisaster（D）

25.Whatwouldhappenifapersonweresupportedbythelifepreserverinawrongposition?

A）Thewaveswouldmovehimbackwards.

B）Thewaterwouldchokehim.

C）Hewouldimmediatelysinktothebottom.

D）Hewouldbeexhaustedorunconscious.（C）

PassageTwo

Ahundredyearsagoitwasassumedandscientifically“proved”byeconomiststhatthelawsofsocietymadeitnecessarytohaveavastarmyofpoorandjoblesspeopleinordertokeeptheeconomygoing.Today,hardlyanybodywoulddaretovoicethisprinciple.ItisgenerallyacceptedthatnobodyshouldbeexcludedfromthewealthWesternindustrializedcountries,asystemofinsurancehasbeenintroducedwhichguaranteeseveryoneaminimumofsubsistence（生活维持费）incaseofunemployment,sicknessandoldage.Iwouldgoonestepfurtherandarguethat,eveniftheseconditionsarenotpresent,everyonehastherighttoreceivethemeanstosubsist（维持生活）,inotherwords,hecanclaimthissubsistenceminimumwithouthavingtohaveany“reason”.Iwouldsuggest,however,thatitshouldbelimitedtoadefiniteperiodoftime,let’ssaytwoyears,soastoavoidtheencouragingofanabnormalattitudewhichrefusedanykindofsocialobligation.

Thismaysoundlikeafantasticproposal,butso,Ithink,ourinsurancesystemwouldhavesoundedtopeopleahundredyearsago.Themainobjectiontosuchaschemewouldbethatifeachpersonwereentitledtoreceiveminimumsupport,peoplewouldnotwork.Thisassumptionrestsonthefallacyoftheinherentlazinessinhumannature,actually,asidefromabnormallylazypeople,therewouldbeveryfewwhowouldnotwanttoearnmorethantheminimum,andwhowouldprefertodonothingratherthanwork.

However,thesuspicionsagainstasystemofguaranteedsubsistenceminimumarenotgroundless,fromthestandpointofthosewhowanttouseownershipofcapitalforthepurposeofforcingotherstoaccepttheworkconditionstheyoffer.Ifnobodywereforcedtoacceptworkinordernottostarve,workwouldhavetobesufficientlyinterestingandattractivetoinduceonetoacceptit.Freedomofcontractispossibleonlyifbothpartiesarefreetoacceptandrejectit;inthepresentcapitalistsystemthisisnotthecase.

Butsuchasystemwouldnotonlybethebeginningofrealfreedomofcontractbetweenemployersandemployees,itsprincipaladvantagewouldbetheimprovementoffreedomininter-personalrelationshipsineverysphereofdailylife.

26.Peopleusedtothinkthatpovertyandunemploymentweredueto________.

A）theslowdevelopmentoftheeconomy

B）thepoorandjoblesspeople’sownfaults

C）thelackofresponsibilityonthepartofsociety

D）thelargenumberofpeoplewhowerenotwell-educated（C）

27.Nowitiswidelyacceptedthat________.

A）thepresentsystemofsocialinsuranceshouldbeimproved

B）everybodyshouldbegrantedaminimumofsubsistencewithoutany“reason”

C）everybodyhastherighttoshareinthewealthofthecountry

D）peoplehavetochangetheirattitudetowardsthepoor（B）

28.Thewriterarguesthatasystemofsocialinsuranceshould________.

A）providebenefitsforthesick,oldandunemployed

B）encouragepeopletotakeonmoresocialobligations

C）guaranteeeveryonetherighttobeemployed

D）provideeveryonewiththerighttoaminimumsubsistenceforacertainperiod（B）

29.Theword“fallacy”（Para.2.L.6）means________.

A）doubtB）factC）strongargumentD）wrongbelief（D）

30.Accordingtothewriter,asystemofguaranteedsubsistenceminimum________.

A）demandstoomuchfromsociety

B）makesfreedomofcontractimpossible

C）helpspeopletakeinterestintheirwork

D）helpsbringaboutchangesintherelationshipamongpeople（D）

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thenewborncanseethedifferencebetweenvariousshapesandpatternsfrombirth.Hepreferspatternstodullorbrightsolidcolorsandlookslongeratstripesandanglesthanatcircularpatterns.Withinthreeweeks,however,hispreferenceshiftsdramaticallytothehumanface.

Whyshouldababywithsolittlevisualexperienceattendmoretoahumanfacethantoanyotherkindofpattern’?

Somescientiststhinkthispreferencerepresentsabuiltinadvantageforthehumanspecies.Theobjectofprimeimportancetothephysicallyhelplessinfantisahumanbeing.Babiesseemtohaveanaturaltendencytothe