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1999年大学英语六级真题

1999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）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose［D］ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

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

1.

A）Themanattendedtheconcert,butdidn'tlikeit.

B）Themanwassorrytomissthefootballgame.

C）Themanismoreinterestedinfootballthaninclassicalmusic.

D）Themanwassorrythathedidn'tattendtheconcert.

2.

A）Singingloudly.

B）Listeningtomusic.

C）Studying.

D）Talkingonthephone.

3.

A）Shecan'treceiveanycalls.

B）Shecan'tmakeanycalls.

C）Shecandonothingwiththephone.

D）Shecan'trepairthephone.

4.

A）Tomisveryresponsible.

B）Tom'swordsaren'treliable.

C）WhatTomsaidistrue.

D）Tomisnothumorousatall.

5.

A）Howtouseacamera.

B）Howtouseawasher.

C）Howtouseakeyboard.

D）Howtouseataperecorder.

6.

A）Theyshouldputthemeetingtoanend.

B）Theyshouldholdanothermeetingtodiscussthematter.

C）Shewouldliketodiscussanotheritem.

D）Shewantstodiscusstheissueagainlater.

7.

A）HebelievestheBrownshavedoneasensiblething.

B）Hedoesn'tthinktheBrownsshouldmovetoanotherplace.

C）Hedoesn'tthinktheBrowns'investmentisawisemove.

D）HebelievesitisbetterfortheBrownstoinvestlater.

8.

A）Hemayconvertitanduseitasarestaurant.

B）hemaypullitdownandbuildanewrestaurant.

C）Hemayrentitoutforuseasarestaurant.

D）Hemaysellittotheownerofarestaurant.

9.

A）Shedoesn'tlikethewaytheprofessorlectures.

B）She'shavingahardtimefollowingtheprofessor'slectures.

C）Sheisnotinterestedincourse.

D）She'shavingdifficultywiththeheavyreadingassignments.

10.

A）Heneverkeepshispromises.

B）Heiscrazyaboutparties.

C）Hehaschangedhismind.

D）Heisnotsociable.

SectionB　　　CompoundDictation

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagetreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinmissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

　　PresidentClintonlatertodayjoins（S1）______presidentsFord,CarterandBushat“thepresident'ssummitforAmerica'sfuture”（S2）______atrecruitingonemillionvolunteertutorstoprovideafterschool,weekendandsummerreadinghelpforuptothreemillionchildren.Mr.ClintonwillaskCongressthiscomingweekfornearlythree（S3）______dollarstofundafive-yearprogramcalled“AmericaReads”.

　　Theprogramwouldfundthe（S4）______effortsof20thousandreading（S5）______anditwouldalsogive（S6）______tohelpparentshelpchildrenreadbythethirdgrade,oraboutageeight.DuringhisSaturdayradio（S7）______,thepresidentexplainedwhytheprogramisimportant.“Weneed‘AmericaReads’andweneeditnow.Studiesshowthatifthefourth-gradersfailtoreadwell,（S8）________________________________.But,40percentofthemstillcan'treadatabasiclevel.”

　　Volunteertutors,whoprovidecommunityserviceinexchangeforcollegefunding,arebeingusedinliteracyandtutoringprograms.（S9）________________________________________________________________________.　　

　　ThepresidentsaysmanyofthePhiladelphiasummit'scorporatesponsorswillrecruittutors.（S10）______________________________________________________

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Wesometimesthinkhumansareuniquelyvulnerabletoanxiety,butstressseemstoaffecttheimmunedefensesofloweranimalstoo.Inoneexperiment,forexample,behavioralimmunologist（免疫学家）MarkLaudenslger,attheUniversityofDenver,gavemildelectricshocksto24rats.Halftheanimalscouldswitchoffthecurrentbyturningawheelintheirenclosure,whiletheotherhalfcouldmot.Theratsinthetwogroupswerepairedsothateachtimeoneratturnedthewheelitprotectedbothitselfanditshelplesspartnerfromtheshock.Laudenslagerfoundthattheimmuneresponsewasdepressedbelownormalinthehelplessratsbutnotinthosethatcouldturnofftheelectricity.Whathehasdemonstrated,hebelieves,isthatlackofcontroloveranevent,nottheexperienceitself,iswhatweakenstheimmunesystem.

　　Otherresearchersagree.JayWeiss,apsychologistatDukeUniversitySchoolofMedicine,hasshownthatanimalswhoareallowedtocontrolunpleasantstimulidon'tdevelopsleepdisturbancesorchangesinbrainchemistrytypicalofstressedrats.Butiftheanimalsareconfrontedwithsituationstheyhavenocontrolover,theylaterbehavepassivelywhenfacedwithexperiencestheycancontrol.Suchfindingsreinforcepsychologists'suspicionsthattheexperienceorperceptionofhelplessnessisoneofthemostharmfulfactorsindepression.

　　Oneofthemoststartlingexamplesofhowthemindcanaltertheimmuneresponsewasdiscoveredbychance.In1975psychologistRobertAderattheUniversityofRochesterSchoolofMedicineconditioned（使形成条件反射）micetoavoidsaccharin（糖精）bysimultaneouslyfeedingthemthesweetenerandinjectingthemwithadrugthatwhilesuppressingtheirimmunesystemscausedstomachupsets.Associatingthesaccharinwiththestomachpains,themicequicklylearnedtoavoidthesweetener.Inordertoextinguishthisdislikeforthesweetener,Aderreexposedtheanimalstosaccharin,thistimewithoutthedrug,andwasastonishedtofindthatthosemicethathadreceivedthehighestamountsofsweetenerduringtheirearlierconditioningdied.Hecouldonlyspeculatethathehadsosuccessfullyconditionedtheratsthatsaccharinalonenowservedtoweakentheirimmunesystemsenoughtokillthem.

11.Laudenslager'sexperimentshowedthattheimmunesystemofthoseratswhocouldturnofftheelectricity______.

A）wasstrengthened

B）wasnotaffected

C）wasaltered

D）wasweakened

12.Accordingtothepassage,theexperienceofhelplessnesscausesratsto______.

A）trytocontrolunpleasantstimuli

B）turnofftheelectricity

C）behavepassivelyincontrollablesituations

D）becomeabnormallysuspicious

13.ThereasonwhythemiceinAder'sexperimentavoidedsaccharinwasthat______.

A）theydislikeditstaste

B）itaffectedtheirimmunesystems

C）itledtostomachpains

D）theyassociateditwithstomachaches

14.ThepassagetellsusthatthemostprobablereasonforthedeathofthemiceinAder'sexperimentwasthat______.

A）theyhadbeenweakenedpsychologicallybythesaccharin

B）thesweetenerwaspoisonoustothem

C）theirimmunesystemshadbeenalteredbythemind

D）theyhadtakentoomuchsweetenerduringearlierconditioning

15.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheimmunesystemsofanimals______.

A）canbeweakenedbyconditioning

B）canbesuppressedbydruginjections

C）canbeaffectedbyfrequentdosesofsaccharin

D）canbealteredbyelectricshocks

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Thedestructionofournaturalresourcesandcontaminationofourfoodsupplycontinueoccur,largelybecauseoftheextremedifficultyinaffixing（把…固定）legalresponsibilityonthosewhocontinuetotreatourenvironmentwithrecklessabandon（放任）.Attemptstopreventpollutionbylegislation,economicin-centivesandfriendlypersuasionhavebeennetbylawsuits,personalandindustrialdenialandlongdelays-notonlyinacceptingresponsibility,butmoreimportantly,indoingsomethingaboutit.　　　　

　　Itseemsthatonlywhengovernmentdecidesitcanaffordtaxincentivesorproductionsacrificesisthereanyinitiativeforchange.Whereisindustry'sandourrecognitionthatprotectingmankind'sgreattreasureisthesinglemostimportantresponsibility?

Ifevertherewillbetimeforenvironmentalhealthprofessionalstocometothefrontlinesandprovideleadershiptosolveenvironmentalproblems,thattimeisnow.

　　Wearebeingasked,and,infact,thepublicisdemandingthatwetakepositiveaction.Itisourresponsibilityasprofessionalsinenvironmentalhealthtomakethedifference.Yes,theecologists,theenvironmentalactivistsandtheconservationistsservetocommunicate,stimulatethinkingandpromotebehavioralchange.However,itisthoseofuswhoarepaidtomake