大学英语六级真题含答案.docx

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大学英语六级真题含答案

2001.1

试卷一

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeach　conversation,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]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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

1.A）Themanthinkstravellingbyairisquitesafe.

B）Thewomannevertravelsbyplane.

C）Bothspeakersfeelnervouswhenflying.

D）Thespeakersfeelsadabouttheseriouslossoflife.

2.A）Attheinformationdesk.

B）Inanoffice.

C）Inarestaurant.

D）Atarailwaystation.

3.A）Writetheletter.

B）Painttheshelf.

C）Fixtheshelf.

D）lookforthepen.

4.A）Itgivesa30%discounttoallcustomers.

B）ItisrunbyMrs.Winter'shusband.

C）IthiresMrs.Winterasanadviser.

D）Itencourageshusbandstoshopontheirown.

5.A）Longexposuretothesun.

B）Lackofsleep.

C）Tootightahat.

D）Longworkinghours.

6.A）HisEnglishisstillpooraftertenyearsinAmerica.

B）Hedoesn'tmindspeakingEnglishwithanaccent.

C）Hedoesn'tlikethewayAmericansspeak.

D）HespeaksEnglishasifhewereanativespeaker.

7.A）Anautomechanic.

B）Anelectrician

C）Acarpenter.

D）Atelephonerepairman.

8.A）Theybothenjoyedwatchingthegame.

B）Themanthoughttheresultswerebeyondtheirexpectations.

C）Theybothfeltgoodabouttheresultsofthegame.

D）Peopleweresurprisedattheirwinningthegame.

9.A）Managerandemployee.

B）Salesmanandcustomer.

C）Guideandtourist.

D）Professorandstudent.

10.A）TomhasarrangedasurprisepartyforLucy.

B）Tomwillkeepthesurprisepartyasecret.

C）TomandLucyhavenosecretsfromeachother.

D）Tomdidn'tmakeanypromisetoLucy.

SectionBCompoundDictation

注意：

听力理解的B节（SectionB）为复合式听写（CompoundDictation），题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Birdsthatareliterallyhalf-asleep——withonebrainhemispherealertandtheothersleeping--controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawake,accordingtoanewstudyofsleepingducks.

Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalf-brainsleepinawiderangeofbirds.Thebrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshut,whilethewakefulhemisphere'seyestaysopenandalert.Birdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatonce.

Decadesofstudiesofbirdflocksledresearcherstopredictextraalertnessinthemorevulnerable,end-of-the-rowsleepers.Sureenough,theendbirdstendedtowatchcarefullyonthesideawayfromtheircompanions.Ducksintheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirection.

Also,birdsdozing（打盹）attheendofthelineresortedtosinglehemispheresleep,ratherthantotalrelaxation,moreoftenthaninnerducksdid.Rotating16birdsthroughthepositionsinafour-duckrow,theresearchersfoundouterbirdshalf-asleepduringsome32percentofdozingtimeversusabout12percentforbirdsininternalspots.

"Webelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepandwakefulnesssimultaneouslyindifferentregionsofthebrain，"theresearcherssay.

Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalong-standingsuppositionthatsingle-hemispheresleepevolvedascreaturesscannedforenemies.Thepreferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookoutsidecouldbewidespread,hepredicts.He'sseenitinapairofbirdsdozingside-by-sideinthezooandinasinglepetbirdsleepingbyamirror.Themirror-sideeyeclosedasifthereflectionwereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.

Usefulashalf-sleepingmightbe,it'sonlybeenfoundinbirdsandsuchwatermammals（哺乳动物）asdolphins,whales,andseals.Perhapskeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleepinganimaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.

Studiesofbirdsmayofferuniqueinsightsintosleep.JeromeM.SiegeloftheUCLAsayshewondersifbirds'halfbrainsleepis"justthetipoftheiceberg（冰山）"Hespeculatesthatmoreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeacloserlookatotherspecies.

11.Anewstudyonbirds'sleephasrevealedthat________.

A）half-brainsleepisfoundinawidevarietyofbirds

B）half-brainsleepischaracterizedbyslowbrainwaves

C）birdscancontroltheirhalf-brainsleepconsciously

D）birdsseldomsleepwiththewholeoftheirbrainatrest

12.Accordingtothepassage,birdsoftenhalfsleepbecause________.

A）theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacks

B）theirbrainhemispherestaketurnstorest

C）thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructured

D）theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanions

13.Theexampleofabirdsleepinginfrontofamirrorindicatesthat________.

A）thephenomenonofbirdsdozinginpairsiswidespread

B）birdsprefertosleepinpairsforthesakeofsecurity

C）evenanimaginedcompaniongivesthebirdasenseofsecurity

D）asinglepetbirdenjoysseeingitsownreflectioninthemirror

14.Whilesleeping,somewatermammalstendtokeephalfawakeinorderto________.

A）alertthemselvestotheapproachingenemy

B）emergefromwaternowandthentobreathe

C）besensitivetotheever-changingenvironment

D）avoidbeingsweptawaybyrapidcurrents

15.By"justthetipoftheiceberg"（Line2,Para.8）,Siegelsuggeststhat________.

A）half-brainsleephassomethingtodowithicyweather

B）themysteryofhalf-brainsleepisclosetobeingsolved

C）mostbirdslivingincoldregionstendtobehalfsleepers

D）half-brainsleepisaphenomenonthatcouldexistamongotherspecies

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Anine-year-oldschoolgirlsingle-handedlycooksupascience-fairexperimentthatendsupdebunking（揭穿……的真相）awidelypracticedmedicaltreatment.EmilyRosa'stargetwasapracticeknownastherapeutic（治疗的）touch（TTforshort）,whoseadvocatesmanipulatepatients'"energyfield"tomakethemfeelbetterandeven,saysome,tocurethemofvariousills.YetEmily'stestshowsthattheseenergyfieldscan'tbedetected,evenbytrainedTTpractitioners（行医者）.Obviouslymindfulofthepublicityvalueofthesituation,JournaleditorGeorgeLundbergappearedonTVtodeclare,"Agedoesn'tmatter.It'sgoodsciencethatmatters,andthisisgoodscience."

Emily'smotherLindaRosa,aregisterednurse,hasbeencampaigningagainstTTfornearlyadecade.LindafirstthoughtaboutTTinthelate'80s,whenshelearneditwasontheapprovedlistforcontinuingnursingeducationinColorado.Its100,000trainedpractitioners（48,000intheU.S.）don'teventouchtheirpatients.Instead,theywavedtheirhandsafewinchesfromthepatient'sbody,pushingenergyfieldsarounduntilthey'rein"balance."TTadvocatessaythesemanipulationscanhelphealwounds,relievepainandreducefever.TheclaimsaretakenseriouslyenoughthatTTtherapistsarefrequentlyhiredbyleadinghospitals,atupto$70anhour,tosmoothpatients'energy,sometimesduringsurgery.

YetRosacouldnotfindanyevidencethatitworks.Toprovidesuchproof,TTtherapistswouldhavetositdownforindependenttesting--somethingtheyhaven'tbeeneagertodo,eventhoughJamesRandihasofferedmorethan$1milliontoanyonewhocandemonstratetheexistenceofahumanenergyfield.（He'shadonetakersofar.Shefailed.）AskepticmightconcludethatTTpractitionersareafraidtolaytheirbeliefsontheline.Butwhocouldturndownaninnocentfourth-grader?

SaysEmily:

"Ithinktheydidn'ttakemeveryseriouslybecauseI'makid."

Theexperimentwasstraightforward:

21TTtherapistsstucktheirhands,palmsup,throughascreen.Emilyheldherownhandoveroneoftheirs--leftorright--andthepractitionershadtosaywhichhanditwas.Whentheresultswererecorded,they'ddonenobetterthantheywouldhavebysimplyguessing.Iftherewasanenergyfield,theycouldn'tfeelit.

16.WhichofthefollowingisevidencethatTTiswidelypracticed?

A）TThasbeeninexistencefordecades.

B）Manypatientswerecuredbytherapeutictouch.

C）TTtherapistsareoftenemployedbyleadinghospitals.

D）Morethan100,000peopleareundergoingTTtreatment.

17.VeryfewTTpractitionersrespondedtothe$1millionofferbecause________.

A）theydidn'ttaketheofferseriously

B）theydidn'twanttorisktheircareer

C）theywereunwillingtorevealtheirsecret

D）theythoughtitwasnotinlinewiththeirpractice

18.ThepurposeofEmilyRosa'sexperimentwas________.

A）toseewhyTTcouldworkthewayit