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大学英语六级真题及答案
2003.6
试卷一
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.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9clockinthemorningandhavetofinishby2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)"5hours"isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B[C][D]
1.A)Ridingahorse.B)Shootingamovie.C)Playingagame.D)Takingaphoto.
2.A)She'11typetheletterfortheman.
B)She'llteachthemantooperatethecomputer.
C)Shedoesn'tthinkhissisterisagoodtypist.
D)Shethinksthemanshouldbuyacomputer.
3.A)Johncansharethemagazinewithher.
B)ShewantstoborrowJohn'scard.
C)She'llletJohnusethejournalfirst.
D)Johnshouldfindanothercopyforhimself.
4.A)Shepromisedtohelptheman.
B)Shecamealongwaytomeettheman.
C)Shetookthemantowherehewantedtogo.
D)Shesuggestedawayoutofthedifficultyfortheman.
5.A)Thetrainseldomarrivesontime.
B)Theschedulehasbeenmisprinted.
C)Thespeakersarrivedatthestationlate.
D)Thecompanyhastroubleprintingaschedule.
6.A)Tofindabettersciencejournalinthelibrary.
B)Nottomissanychancetocollectusefulinformation.
C)Tobuythelatestissueofthemagazine.
D)Nottosubscribetothejournal.
7.A)Shewantstoborrowtheman'sstudentIDcard.
B)Theticketsarelessexpensivethansheexpected.
C)Shewon'tbeabletogetanydiscountfortheticket.
D)Theperformanceturnedouttobedisappointing.
8.A)Dotheassignmentstowardstheendofthesemester.
B)Quitthehistorycourseandchooseanotheroneinstead.
C)Droponecourseanddoitnextsemester.
D)Takecourseswithalighterworkload.
9.A)Theorganizationofaconference.
B)Thecostofrentingaconferenceroom.
C)Thedecorationoftheconferenceroom.
D)Thejobofcleaningupthedining-room.
10.A)Meethisclient.C)Workathisoffice.
B)Preparethedinner.D)Fixhiscar.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)OneofthebridgesbetweenNorthandSouthLondoncollapsed.
B)TheheartofLondonwasflooded.
C)Anemergencyexercisewasconducted.
D)100peopleinthesuburbsweredrowned.
12.A)50undergroundstationsweremadewaterproof.
B)Afloodwallwasbuilt.
C)Analarmsystemwassetup.
D)Rescueteamswereformed.
13.A)MostLondonerswerefrightened.
B)MostLondonersbecameratherconfused.
C)MostLondonerstookExerciseFloodcallcalmly.
D)MostLondonerscomplainedaboutthetroublecausedbyExerciseFloodcall.
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Itlimitedtheirsupplyoffood.C)Itdestroyedmanyoftheirnests.
B)Itmadetheireggshellstoofragile.D)Itkilledmanybabybaldeagles.
15.A)Theyfoundwaystospeedupthereproductionofbaldeagles.
B)Theydevelopednewtypesoffeedforbabybaldeagles.
C)Theyexplorednewwaystohatchbabybaldeagles.
D)TheybroughtinbaldeaglesfromCanada.
16.A)PollutionoftheenvironmentC)Over-killingbyhunters.
B)Anewgenerationofpestkillers.D)Destructionoftheirnaturalhomes.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Whetheritcanbedetectedandchecked.
B)Whetheritwillleadtowidespreadfoodshortage.
C)Whetherglobalwarmingwillspeedupinthefuture.
D)Whetheritwillaffecttheirownlives.
18.A)Manyspecieshavemovedfurthernorth.
B)Manynewspecieshavecomeintoexistence.
C)Manyspecieshavedevelopedahabitofmigration.
D)Manyspecieshavebecomelesssensitivetoclimate.
19.A)Stormsandfloods.C)Lessspacefortheirgrowth.
B)Diseaseandfire.D)Rapidincreaseoftheanimalpopulation.
20.A)Theywillgraduallydieout.
B)Theywillbeabletosurviveinthepreserves.
C)Theywillhavetomigratetofindnewhomes.
D)Theywillfaceextinctionwithoutartificialreproduction.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
InthevillagesoftheEnglishcountrysidetherearestillpeoplewhorememberthegoodolddayswhennoonebotheredtolocktheirdoors.Theresimplywasn'tanycrimetoworryabout.
Amazingly,thesehappytimesappearstilltobewithusintheworld'sbiggestcommunity.AnewstudybyDanFarmer,agiftedprogrammer,usinganautomatedinvestigativeprogramofhisowncalledSATAN,showsthattheownersofwelloverhalfofallWorldWideWebsiteshavesetuphomewithoutfittinglockstotheirdoors.
SATANcantryoutavarietyofwell-knownhacking(黑客的)tricksonanInternetsitewithoutactuallybreakingin.Farmerhasmadetheprogrampubliclyavailable,amidmuchcriticism.Apersonwithevilintentcoulduseittohuntdownsitesthatareeasytoburgle(闯入……行窃).
ButFarmerisveryconcernedabouttheneedtoalertthepublictopoorsecurityand,sofar,eventshaveprovedhimright.SATANhasdonemoretoalertpeopletotherisksthancausenewdisorder.
SoistheNetbecomingmoresecure?
Farfromit.Intheearlydays,whenyouvisitedaWebsiteyourbrowsersimplylookedatthecontent.NowtheWebisfulloftinyprogramsthatautomaticallydownloadwhenyoulookataWebpage,andrunonyourownmachine.Theseprogramscould,iftheirauthorswished,doallkindsofnastythingstoyourcomputer.
Atthesametime,theNetisincreasinglypopulatedwithspiders,worms,agentsandothertypesofautomatedbeastsdesignedtopenetratethesitesandseekoutandclassifyinformation.Allthesemakewonderfultoolsforantisocialpeoplewhowanttoinvadeweaksitesandcausedamage.
Butlet'slookonthebrightside.Giventhelackoflocks,theInternetissurelytheworld'sbiggest(almost)crime-freesociety.Maybethatisbecausehackersarefundamentallyhonest.Orthattherecurrentlyisn'tmuchtosteal.Orbecausevandalism(恶意破坏)isn'tmuchfununlessyouhaveapeculiardislikeforsomeone.
Whateverthereason,let'senjoyitwhilewecan.Butexpectitalltochange,andsecuritytobecomethenumberoneissue,whenthemostinfluentialinhabitantsoftheNetaresellingservicestheywanttobepaidfor.
21.Bysaying“...ownersofwelloverhalfofallWorldWideWebsiteshavesetuphomewithoutfittinglockstotheirdoors"(Lines3-4,Para.2),theauthormeansthat_____.
A)thosehappytimesappearstilltobewithus
B)theresimplywasn'tanycrimetoworryabout
C)manysitesarenotwell-protected
D)hackerstryouttricksonanInternetsitewithoutactuallybreakingin
22.SATAN,aprogramdesignedbyDanFannercanbeused____________.
A)toinvestigatethesecurityofInternetsites
B)toimprovethesecurityoftheInternetsystem
C)topreventhackersfrombreakingintowebsites
D)todownloadusefulprogramsandinformation
23.Fanner'sprogramhasbeencriticizedbythepublicbecause.
A)itcausesdamagetoNetbrowsers
B)itcanbreakintoInternetsites
C)itcanbeusedtocausedisorderonallsites
D)itcanbeusedbypeoplewithevilintent
24.Theauthor'sattitudetowardSATANis_____.
A)enthusiasticC)positive
B)criticalD)indifferent
25.Theauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthat.
A)weshouldmakefulluseoftheInternetbeforesecuritymeasuresarestrengthened
B)weshouldalertthemostinfluentialbusinessmentotheimportanceofsecurity
C)influentialbusinessmenshouldgiveprioritytotheimprovementofNetsecurity
D)netinhabitantsshouldnotletsecuritymeasuresaffecttheirjoyofsurfingtheInternet
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Icameawayfrommyyearsofteachingonthecollegeanduniversitylevelwithaconvictionthatenactment(扮演角色),performance,dramatizationarethemostsuccessfulformsofteaching.Studentsmustbeincorporated,made,sofaraspossible,anintegralpartofthelearningprocess.Thenotionthatlearningshouldhaveinitanelementofinspiredplaywouldseemtothegreaterpartoftheacademicestablishmentmerelysilly,butthatisnonethelessthecase.OfEzekielCheever,themostfamousschoolmasteroftheMassachusettsBayColony,hisonetimestudentCottonMatherwrotethathesoplannedhislessonsthathispupils"cametoworkasthoughtheycametoplay,"andAlfredNorthWhitehead,almostthreehund