大学英语六级真题及答案.docx

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大学英语六级真题及答案

2003年9月大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷

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.

Fromtheconversation,weknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9’o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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

1.A）ThelecturefornextMondayiscancelled.

B）Thelecturewasn’tassuccessfulasexpected.

C）Thewomandoesn’twanttoattendthelecture.

D）ThewomanmayattendnextMonday’slecture.（D）

2.A）Thewomanhasaverytightbudget.

B）Hedoesnotthinkthefurcoatisworthbuying.

C）He’swillingtolendthewomanmoneyforthefurcoat.

D）Thewomanisnotcarefulenoughinplanningherspending.（D）

3.A）Cleanthekitchen.

B）Asksomeonetofixthesink.

C）Findabiggerapartmentforthelady.

D）Checktheworkdonebythemaintenanceman.（B）

4.A）Thelens.

B）Theprice.

C）Theflash.

D）Theleathercase.（B）

5.A）Sheneedsanotherhaircutsoon.

B）ShethinksitworthwhiletotrySadermale’s.

C）Sheknowsalessexpensiveplaceforahaircut.

D）Shewouldliketomakeanappointmentfortheman.（C）

6.A）Thewomandoesn’twanttocookameal.

B）Thewomanwantstohaveapicnic.

C）Thewomanhasapoormemory.

D）ThewomanlikesMexicanfood.（A）

7.A）EveryoneenjoyedhimselfatJohn’spanics.

B）Thewomandidn’tenjoyJohn’spartiesatall.

C）ItwillbethefirsttimeforthemantoattendJohn’sparty.

D）ThewomanisgladtobeinvitedtoJohn’shouse-warmingparty.（B）

8.A）Shelacksconfidenceinherself.

B）Sheisnotinterestedincomputerprogramming.

C）Shehasneversignedupforanycompetitionbefore.

D）Sheissuretowintheprogrammingcontest.（A）

9.A）Themanhasanenormousamountofworktodo.

B）Themanhasmadeplansforhisvacation.

C）Themanwilltakeworkwithhimonhisvacation.

D）Workstackedupduringtheman’slastvacation.（A）

10.A）Shelikesthejoboffeedingfish.

B）Shefindshernewjobinteresting.

C）Shefeelsunfitforhernewjob.

D）She’snotingoodhealth.（C）

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Rallysupportfortheirmovement.

B）Liberatewomenfromtedioushousework.

C）Claimtheirrightstoequaljobopportunities.

D）Expresstheirangeragainstsexdiscrimination.（D）

12.A）Itwillbringalotoftroubletothelocalpeople.

B）Itisapopularformofart.

C）Itwillspoilthenaturalbeautyoftheirsurroundings.

D）Itispopularamongrockstars.（B）

13.A）Toshowthatmindlessgraffiticanprovokeviolence.

B）ToshowthatLondonershaveaspeciallikingforgraffiti.

C）Toshowthatgraffiti,insomecases,canconstituteacrime.

D）Toshowthatgraffiticanmaketheenvironmentmorecolorful.（C）

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）TheAsianelephantiseasiertotame.

B）TheAsianelephant’sskinismorevaluable.

C）TheAsianelephantislesspopularwithtourists.

D）TheAsianelephantproducesivoryofabetterquality.（A）

15.A）Fromthecapturedortamedelephants.

B）FromtheBritishwildlifeprotectiongroup.

C）FromelephanthuntersinThailandandBurma.

D）FromtouristsvisitingtheThai-Burmeseborder.（A）

16.A）Theirtamingforcircusesandzoos.

B）Thedestructionoftheirnaturalhomes.

C）Man’slackofknowledgeabouttheirbehavior.

D）Thegreatervulnerabilitytoextinctionthanotherspecies.（B）

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）TheyhadlosttheirjobsasaresultoftheIndustrialRevolution.

B）Theyhadbeensufferingfrompoliticalandreligiousoppression.

C）TheywantedtofleefromthewidespreadfamineinNorthernEurope.

D）Theywantedtomakeafortunetherebystartingtheirownbusinesses.（A）

18.A）Theymightlosecontroloftheirmembersbecauseoftheincreaseinimmigration.

B）Theirmembersmightfinditdifficulttogetalongwiththenewcomers.

C）Theworkingconditionoftheirmembersmightdeteriorate.

D）Theirmembersmightlosetheirjobstothenewcomers.（D）

19.A）Toimposerestrictionsonfurtherimmigration.

B）Toimprovetheworkingconditionsofimmigrants.

C）Tosetaminimumwagelevelfornewimmigrants.

D）Toputrequirementsonlanguagesfornewcomers.（A）

20.A）TheywerelookeddownuponbyEuropeanimmigrants.

B）Theyhadahardtimeseekingequaljobopportunities.

C）Theyworkedveryhardtoearnadecentliving.

D）Theystronglyopposedcontinuedimmigration.（C）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

In1985whenaJapanAirLines（JAL）jetcrashed,itspresident,YasumotoTakagi,calledeachvictim’sfamilytoapologize,andthenpromptlyresigned.Andin1987,whenasubsidiaryofToshibasolesensitivemilitarytechnologytotheformerSovietUnion,thechairmanofToshibagaveuphispost.

Theseexecutiveactions,whichToshibacalls“thehighestformofapology,”mayseembizarretoUSmanagers.NooneatBoeingresignedaftertheJALcrash,whichmayhavebeencausedbyafaultyBoeingrepair.

Thedifferencebetweenthetwobusinessculturescentersarounddifferentdefinitionsofdelegation.

WhileUSexecutivesgivebothresponsibilityandauthoritytotheiremployees,Japaneseexecutivesdelegateonlyauthority—theresponsibilityisstilltheirs.AlthoughthesubsidiarythatsoldthesensitivetechnologytotheSovietshaditsownmanagement,theToshibatopexecutivessaidthey“musttakepersonalresponsibilityfornotcreatinganatmospherethroughouttheToshibagroupthatwouldmakesuchactivityunthinkable,eveninanindependentlyrunsubsidiary.”

SuchacceptanceofcommunityresponsibilityisnotuniquetobusinessesinJapan.SchoolprincipalsinJapanhaveresignedwhentheirstudentscommittedmajorcrimesafterschoolhours.

Eveniftheydonotquit,Japaneseexecutiveswilloftenacceptprimaryresponsibilityinotherways,suchastakingthefirstpaycutwhenacompanygetsintofinancialtrouble.Suchpersonalsacrifices,eveniftheyarelargelysymbolic,helptocreatethesenseofcommunityandemployeeloyaltythatiscrucialtotheJapanesewayofdoingbusiness.

HarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorGeorgeLodgecallstheritualacceptanceofblame“almostafeudal（封建的）wayofpurging（清除）thecommunityofdishonor,”andtosomeintheUnitedStates,suchresignationslookcowardly.However,inanerainwhichbothbusinessandgovernmentalleadersseemparticularlygoodatevadingresponsibility,manyUSmanagerswouldprobablywelcomeaninfusion（灌输）oftheJapanesesenseofresponsibility.If,forinstance,USautomobilecompanyexecutivesofferedtoreducetheirownsalariesbeforetheyaskedtheirworkerstotakepaycuts,negotiationswouldprobablytakeonaverydifferentcharacter.

21.WhydidthechairmanofToshibaresignhispositionin1987?

A）BecauseinJapan,theleakageofastatesecrettoRussiansisagravecrime.

B）Becausehehadbeenunderattackforshiftingresponsibilitytohissubordinates.

C）BecauseinJapan,thechiefexecutiveofacorporationisheldresponsibleforthemistakemadebyitssubsidiaries.

D）Becausehehadbeenaccusedofbeingcowardlytowardscrisesthatweretakingplaceinhiscorporation.（C）

22.AccordingtothepassageifyouwanttobeagoodmanagerinJapan,youhaveto________.

A）apologizepromptlyforyoursubordinates’mistakes

B）beskillfulinacceptingblamesfromcustomers

C）makesymbolicsacrificeswhenevernecessary

D）createastrongsenseofcompanyloyalty（A）

23.What’sProfessorGeorgeLodge’sattitudetowardstheresignationsofJapanesecorporateleaders?

A）Sympathetic.

B）Biased.

C）Critical.

D）Approving.（C）

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A）BoeinghadnothingtodowiththeJALaircrashin1985.

B）Americanexecutivesconsiderauthorityandresponsibilityinseparable.

C）Schoolprincipalsbearlegalresponsibilityforstudents’crimes.

D）Persuadingemployeestotakepaycutsdoesn’thelpsolvecorporatecrises.（B）

25.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A）resignationasaneffectivewayofdealingwithbusinesscrises

B）theimportanceofdelegatingresponsibilitytoemployees

C）waysofevadingresponsibilityintimesofcrises

D）thedifferencebetweentwobusinesscultures（D）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

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