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1997年大学英语六级

1997年6月大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷

PartIListeningcomprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA），B），C）,andD）anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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

1.A）OnThursdaynight.

B）OnMondaynight.

C）OnFridaymorning.

D）OnThursdaymorning（A）

2.A）Trytohelphimfindroomsinanotherhotel.

B）Checktoseeifthereareanyvacanciesinherhotel.

C）Lethimmovetoaroomwithtwosinglebeds.

D）ShowhimthewaytoImperialHotel.（A）

3.A）Robust.

B）Brave.

C）Generous.

D）Dangerous.（B）

4.A）Heloveshispresentjob.

B）Heisgoingtoopenastore.

C）Heisabouttoretire.

D）Heworksinarepairshop.（C）

5.A）Shehasconfidenceinhim.

B）Shehasalsowonascholarship.

C）Sheissurprisedatthenews.

D）Sheisnotinterestedinthenews.（A）

6.A）Hisonlysonisdying.

B）Hismotherdiedsometimeago.

C）Hedidn’tlikeafterhissickwife.

D）Hehasn’ttakengoodcareofhisson.（D）

7.A）Attheairport.

B）Inatravelagency.

C）Inahotel.

D）Atthereceptiondesk.（B）

8.A）Heisnotequaltothejob.

B）Heisnotwellpaidforhiswork.

C）Hedoesn’tthinkthejobischallengingenough.

D）Hecannotkeephismindonhiswork.（C）

9.A）Thetalkshaven’tstartedyet.

B）Thetalkshaven’tachievedmuch.

C）Thetalkshaveproducedageneralagreement.

D）Thetalksbrokedownandcouldgotofurther.（B）

10.A）Helphimtocarrysomeluggage.

B）Getsometravelinformation.

C）Tellhimthewaytotheleftluggageoffice.

D）Lookaftersomethingforhim.（D）

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Crowdedairtraffic.

B）Thelargesizeofairplanes.

C）Mistakesbyairtrafficcontrollers.

D）Badweather.（C）

12.A）Theybumpedintoeachotheroveraswimmingpool.

B）Theyavoidedeachotherbyturningindifferentdirections.

C）Theynarrowlyescapedcrashingintoeachother.

D）Oneplaneclimbedabovetheotheratthecriticalmoment.（C）

13.A）Toshowthekeyroleplayedbyairtrafficcontrollers.

B）Toshowthegreatresponsibilityshoulderedbythepilots.

C）Togiveanexampleofairdisasters.

D）Toshowthatairtravelisfarsaferthandrivingacar.（A）

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Heruniqueexperience.

B）Herfutureprospects.

C）Herfavoritejob.

D）Herlonelylife.（B）

15.A）Authority.

B）Agoodrelationship.

C）Goodluck.

D）Independence.（D）

16.A）Shewillliveanemptylife.

B）Shewillworkinabookstore.

C）Shewillremainsingle.

D）Shewillearnalotofmoney.（D）

17.A）Sheshouldfindagoodjob.

B）Sheshouldopenasmallrestaurant.

C）Sheshouldhavemorecontroloverherlife.

D）Sheshouldgetmarried.（D）

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Inday-carecenterswherelittlechildrenweretakencareof.

B）InareasinChicagopoorpeoplelived.

C）Inplaceswherehotlunchwasprovidedforfactoryworkers.

D）Inschoolswherefreeclasseswereorganizedforyoungpeople.（B）

19.A）Foryoungpeopleandadults.

B）Forimmigrants.

C）Forfactoryworks.

D）Forpoorcitychildren.（D）

20.A）JaneAdams’contributionstosociety.

B）JaneAdams’struggleforwomen’sliberation.

C）JaneAdams’lifestory.

D）JaneAdams’responsibilityforthepoor.（A）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowingbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements-ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarktheandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ItissaidthatthepublicandCongressionalconcernaboutdeceptivepackagingrumpusstartedbecauseSenatorHartdiscoveredthattheboxesofcerealsconsumedbyhim,Mrs.Hart,andtheirchildrenwerebecominghigherandnarrower,withadeclineofnetweightfrom12to10.5ounces,withoutanyreductioninprice.Therewerestilltwelvebiscuits,buttheyhadbeenreducedinsize.Later,theSenatorrightlycomplainedofastore-boughtpieinahandsomelyillustratedboxthatpictured,inasingleslice,almostasmanycherriesastherewereinthewholepie.

Themanufacturerwhoincreasestheunitpriceofhisproductbychanginghispackagesizetolowerthequantitydeliveredcan,withoutunduehardship,puthisproductintoboxes,bags,andtinsthatwillcontaineven4-ounce,8-ounce,one-pound,

Two-poundquantitiesofbreakfastfoods,cakemixes,etc.Astudyofdrugstoreandsupermarketshelveswillconvinceanyobserverthatallpossiblesizeandshapesofboxes,jars,bottles,andtinsareinuseatthesametimeand,asthepackagejournalsshow,weekbyweek,thereisneveranyhesitationinintroducinganewsize,andshapeofboxorbottlewhenitaidsinproductdifferentiation.Theproducersofpackagedproductsarguestronglyagainstchangingsizesofpackagestocontainevenweightsandvolumes,butnooneinthetradecommentsunfavorablyonthehugecostsincurredbyendlesschangesofpackagesizes,materials,shape,artwork,andnetweightsthatareusedforimprovingaproduct’smarketposition.

Whenapackagingexpertexplainedthathewasabletomultiplythepriceofhardsweetsby2.5,fromIdollarto2.50dollarsbychangingtoafancyjar,orthathehadmadea5-ouncebottlelookasthoughitheld8ounces,hewasineffecttellingthepublicthatpackagingcanbeaveryexpensiveluxury.Itevidentlydoescomehigh,whenanaveragefamilypaysabout200dollarsayearforbottles,cans,boxes,jarsandothercontainers,mostofwhichcan’tbeusedanythingbutstuffingthegarbagecan.

21.WhatstartedthepublicandCongressionalconcernaboutdeceptivepackagingrumpus?

A）Consumers’complaintsaboutthechangesinthepackagesize.

B）Expensivepackagingforpoorqualityproducts.

C）Asenator’sdiscoveryofthetricksinpackaging.

D）Theriseintheunitpriceformanyproducts.（C）

22.Theword“undue”（Para.2）means“________”.

A）improper

B）adequate

C）unexpected

D）excessive（D）

23.Consumersareconcernedaboutthechangesinthepackagesize,mainlybecause________.

A）theyhatetoseeanychangesinthingstheyarefamiliarwith

B）theyunitpriceforaproductoftenrisesasaresult

C）theyhavetopayforthecostofchangingpackagesizes

D）thisentailsanincreaseinthecostofpackaging（B）

24.Accordingtothispassage,varioustypesofpackagingcomeintoexistenceto________.

A）meettheneedsofconsumers

B）suitallkindsofproducts

C）enhancethemarketpositionofproducts

D）introducenewproducts（C）

25.Theauthoriscriticalmainlyof________.

A）dishonestpackaging

B）inferiorpackaging

C）thechangesinpackagesize

D）exaggeratedillustrationsonpackages（A）

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifsustainablecompetitiveadvantagedependsonwork-forceskills,Americanfirmshaveaproblem.Human-resourcemanagementisnottraditionallyseenascentraltothecompetitivesurvivalofthefirminUnitedStates.Skillacquisitionisconsideredanindividualresponsibility.Labourissimplyanotherfactorofproductiontobehired-rentedatthelowestpossiblecost-muchasonebuysrawmaterialsorequipment.

Thelackofimportanceattachedtohuman-resourcemanagementcanbeseeninthecorporatehierarchy.InanAmericanfirmthechieffinancialofficerisalmostalwayssecondincommand.Thepostofheadofhuman-resourcemanagementisusuallyaspecializedjob,offattheedgeofthecorporatehierarchy.TheexecutivewhoholdsitisneverconsultedonmajorstrategicdecisionsandhasnochancetomoveuptoChiefExecutiveOfficer（CEO）.Bywayofcontrast,inJapantheheadofhuman-resourcemanagementiscentral-usuallythesecondmostimportantexecutive,aftertheCEO,inthefirm’shierarchy.

WhileAmericanfirmsoftentalkaboutthevastamountsspentontrainingtheirworkforces,infacttheyinvestlessintheskillsoftheiremployeesthandoeitherJapaneseorGermanfirms.Themoneytheydoinvestisalsomorehighlyconcentratedonprofessionalandmanagerialemployees.Andthelimitedinvestmentsthataremadeintrainingworkersarealsomuchmorenarrowlyfocusedonthespecificskillsnecessarytodothenextjobratherthanonthebasicbackgroundskillsthatmakeitpossibletoabsorbnewtechnologies.

Asaresult,problemsemergewhennewbreakthroughtechnologiesarrive.IfAmericanworkers,forexample,takemuchlongertolearnhowto