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1999年大学英语六级真题
1999年01月大学英语六级真题
一、Writing（本大题1小题．每题15.0分，共15.0分。
Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacomposition.Youshouldwriteatleast100words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline（giveninChinese）below:
）
第1题
1.别人请求帮助时，在什么情况下我们会说“不”。
2.为什么有些人在该说“不”的时候不说“不”。
3.该说“不”时不说“不”坏处。
Don'tHesitatetoSay"No"
【正确答案】：
参考范文
Don'tHesitatetoSay"No"
Helpingothersisregardedasoneofthevirtuespeoplepossess.Inmostcases,peoplearewillingtogivetheirhelpwhenevertheyarerequiredtodoso.Buthelpcannotbeofferedblindly.Undersomecircumstancespeoplehavetosay"NO",forexample,whenthehelpaskedisbeyondourability,orwhenwecannotaffordthetimeormoneyneededbyothers,orwhenweareaskedtoviolatethelawinordertobeofhelptoothers.
Butitishardforsomepeopletosay"NO"whenaskedforhelp.Itismostlikelythattheydon'twanttobeviewedasbeingindifferent,inconsideratetoothers,thattheyareafraidoflosingfaceandbeingthoughtasmencapableofnothing,andthattheyvaluefriendshipandfearthatarefusalwouldhurttheirfriends.Thereareevenpeoplewhofeelembarrassedtorefuseothers.
Peoplewhoneversay"NO"toothersmaybringtroubletothemselves.Oncetheymaketheirpromises,theyhavetotrytheirbesttofulfillthem,eventheyknowit'simpossibleforthemtodoso.Thustheyplaceanunnecessaryburdenonthemselves.Andiftheycannotkeeptheirpromises,theywillruintheirimagesandbeviewedasmenthatcannotbetrusted.Sodon'thesitatetosay"NO"whenyouhavetosayso.
二、ListeningComprehension（SectionA）（共10小题,共10.0分）Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
第1题
AShe'sgoingawayforawhile.
BShedidwellonthetest.
CSheworkedhardandearnedalotofmoney.
DShedidn'thaveto.workhardfortheexam.
【正确答案】：
B
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
M:
Congratulations!
YoucertainlydidquitewellandImustsayyoudeservethatgrade.
W:
Well,Ireallystudiedhardforthatexam.I'vebeenpreparingforitformorethanamonth.Now,Icanrelaxforawhile.
Q:
Whyisthewomansohappy?
第2题
ASusanisafastworker.
BSusandidJack'shomework.
CSusandidn'tdothehomeworkonherown.
DSusanhasnotfinishedherhomework.
【正确答案】：
C
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
M:
It'shardtobelievethatSusanhasalreadyfinishedherhomework.
W:
Well,shecopiedJack'shomeworkandmadeafewchanges.
Q:
WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSusan?
第3题
AHereadthecabinetreport.
BHereadthenewspaper.
CHelistenedtoaradioreport.
DHe'ssecretarytelephonedhim.
【正确答案】：
B
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
W:
Mr.Johnson,haveyouheardthemorningnewsreport?
MillhasresignedhispostasPrimeMinister.
M:
Ididn'tturnontheradiothismorning,butIdidseetheheadlines.Ifyouremember,hethreatenedtoleavetheofficeatthelastcabinetmeeting.
Q:
HowdidMr.JohnsonlearnthatthePrimeMinisterhadresigned?
第4题
AHurrytotheconference.
BSkiptheconference.
CTakethesubway.
DTakeabus.
【正确答案】：
D
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
M:
Ifyouareinahurry,youcantakethesubway.
Ifyouwanttogosightseeing,takeabus.
W:
Actually,Idon'thavetobeattheconferencebeforenoon.
Q:
Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?
第5题
AHeisconfident.
BHeisworried.
CHeisbored.
DHeisangry.
【正确答案】：
A
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
W:
Howdidyourinterviewgo?
M:
Icouldn'tfeelbetteraboutit.ThequestionswereveryfairandIseemedtofindanswersforallofthem.
Q:
Howdoesthemanfeelabouttheinterview?
第6题
AHeusedtobeaworkmanhimself.
BHelikestodorepairsandmakethingshimself.
CHeisaprofessionalbuilder.
DHepaidworkmentodecoratethehouse.
【正确答案】：
B
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
W:
I'mveryimpressedbyalltheworkyou'vedoneonyourhouse,Mr.Miller.Howlonghaveyoubeenworkingonit?
M:
Ifirstbecameinterestedindoingthingsmyselfseveralyearsago.I'vebeendoingsomethingoniteverynowandthenforalmostayearnow.Youknow,Icouldn'taffordtopayworkmentodoit.
Q:
WhatdowelearnaboutMr.Miller?
第7题
AThewomandoesn'tlikejam.
BThewomanforgotwhereshehadleftthejar.
CThemanhadanaccident.
DThemanbrokethejar.
【正确答案】：
D
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
W:
IjustmadeajarofjamthismorningandnowIcan'tfinditanywhere.Doyouknowwhathappenedtoit?
M:
Didyouhearacrash?
Thatwasit.I'mjustasclumsyasever.
Q:
Whatistheproblem?
第8题
AOpinionsaboutthebookarevaried.
BThemanthinksthebookisexcellent.
CYoushouldn'tbelieveeverythingyouread.
DThewomanwonderswhichnewspaperthemanisreading.
【正确答案】：
A
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
W:
Ireadinthenewspaperthatthenovelyouarereadingisexcellent.
M:
I'vealsoreadsomenegativereviews.
Q:
Whatcanbelearnedfromtheconversation?
第9题
AIt'squitenormal.
BIt'stoohigh.
CIt'scheapindeed.
DItcouldbecheaper.
【正确答案】：
C
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
W:
Johntoldmehehadgotasecond-handcar.Doyouknowhowmuchhepaidforit?
M:
Well,hesaidhepaid800dollarsforit.Ithinkhegotarealbargain.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanthinkofthepriceofthecar?
第10题
ATheadmissionofapatient.
BDiagnosisofanillness.
CTheoldman'sseriouscondition.
DSendingforadoctor.
【正确答案】：
A
【本题分数】：
1.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
M:
Hello,thisisDoctorMaritafromtheemergencydepartment.Ihavea70-year-oldpatientwithafracturedankle.
W:
OK,sendhimtoWard3.
Q:
Whataretheytalkingaboutonthephone?
三、ReadingComprehension（共20小题,共40.0分）Thereareseveralpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
第1题
ManyAmericansharbouragrosslydistortedandexaggeratedviewofmostoftheriskssurroundingfood.FergusClydesdale,headofthedepartmentoffoodscienceandnutritionattheUniversityofMassachusetts-Amherst,saysbluntlythatifthedangersfrombacteriallycontaminatedchickenwereasgreatassomepeoplebelieve,"thestreetswouldbelitteredwithpeoplelyinghereandthere."
Thoughthepublicincreasinglydemandsno-riskfood,thereisnosuchthing.BruceAmes,chairmanofthebiochemistrydepartmentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,pointsoutthatupto10%ofaplant'sweightismadeupofnaturalpesticides（杀虫剂）.Sayshe:
"Sinceplantsdonothavejawsorteethtoprotectthemselves,theyemploychemicalwarfare."Andmanynaturallyproducedchemicals,thoughoccurringintinyamounts,proveinlaboratoryteststobestrongcarcinogens--asubstancewhichcancausecancer.Mushrooms（磨菇）mightbebannediftheywerejudgedbythesamestandardsthatapplytofoodadditives（添加剂）.DeclaresChristinaStark,anutritionistatCornellUniversity:
"We'vegotfarworsenaturalchemicalsinthefoodsupplythananythingman-made."
Yettheissuesarenotthatsimple.WhileAmericanshavenoreasontobeterrifiedtositdownatthedinnertable,theyhaveeveryreasontodemandsignificantimprovementsinfoodandwatersafety.Theyunconsciouslyandunwillinglytakeintoomuchoftoomanydangerouschemicals.Iffoodalreadycontainsnaturalcarcinogens,itdoesnotmakemuchsensetoadddozensofnewman-madeones.Thoughmostpeoplewillwithstandthesmallamountsofcontaminantsgenerallyfoundinfoodandwater,atleastafewindividualswillprobablygetcanceronedaybe-causeofwhattheyeatanddrink.
Tomakegoodfoodantiwatersuppliesevenbetter,theGovernmentneedstotightenitsregulatorystandards,stiffenitsinspectionprogramandstrengthenitsenforcementpolicies.Thefoodindustryshouldmodifysomelong-acceptedpracticesorturntolesshazardousalternatives.Perhapsmostimportant,consumerswillhavetodoabetterjoboflearninghowtohandleandcookfoodproperly.Theproblemsthatneedtobetackledexistallalongthefood-supplychain,fromfieldstoprocessingplantstokitchens.
WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheAmericans'viewoftheirfood.'?
ATheyoverstatethegovernment'sinterferencewiththefoodindustry.
BTheyareoveroptimisticaboutthesafetyoftheirfood.
CTheyoverestimatethehazardsoftheirfood.
DTheyoverlooktherisksofthefoodtheyeat.
【正确答案】：
C
【本题分数】：
2.0分
【答案解析】
辨认事实题。
题目询问作者如何评价美国人对食物的看法。
根据文章第1段：
很多美国人扭曲或夸大了食品给人类带来的危害。
[A]“他们夸大了政府对食品工业的干涉”，但文中并没有此类信息；[B]“他们对食品安全过于乐观”，与文中所陈述之意相背；[C]“高估了食品的危害”，与文中所提及的内容一致；[D]“忽视了食物的危险”，与文章的意思相背。
第2题
Theauthorconsidersitimpossibletoobtainno-riskfoodbecause________.
Anofoodisfreefrompollutionintheenvironment.
Bpesticidesarewidelyusedinagriculture.
Cmanyvegetablescontaindangerousnaturalchemicals.
Dalmostallfoodshaveadditives.
【正确答案】：
C
【本题分数】：
2.0分
【答案解析】
辨认事实题。
题目询问作者认为不可能获得没有任何危险的食物的原因。
根据文章第2段：
专家论证结果表明，植物本身就含有一系列天然的危险化学物质。
[A]“任何食物都会受到环境的污染”，在文章中并没有进行阐述；[B]的信息在文中并没有提及，文中所讲述的杀虫剂是植物本身所制造的，而不是人为施加的；[C]与作者的观点一致；[D]与文中所给的信息相背。
第3题
Bysaying"theyemploychemicalwarfare"（Line4,Para.2）,BruceAmesmeans"_________".
Aplantsproducecertainchemicalstocombatpestsanddiseases.
Bplantsabsorbusefulchemicalstopromotet
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