1990年大学英语六级.docx

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1990年大学英语六级

1990年1月大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Readfourchapters.

B）Writeanarticle.

C）Speakbeforetheclass.

D）Previewtwochapters.

2.A）Thewomanisbeinginterviewedbyareporter.

B）Thewomanisaskingforapromotion.

C）Thewomanisapplyingforajob.

D）Thewomanisbeinggivenanexamination.

3.A）Hiscarwashitbyanothercar.

B）Hewashurtwhileplayingvolleyball.

C）Hefelldownthestairs.

D）Whilecrossingthestreet,hewashitbyacar.

4.A）Tookaphotoofhim.

B）Boughthimapicture.

C）Heldabirthdayparty.

D）Boughthimaframeforhispicture.

5.A）Nomedicinecouldsolvethewoman’sproblem.

B）Thewomanshouldeatlesstolosesomeweight.

C）Nothingcouldhelpthewomanifsheatetoolittle.

D）Thewomanshouldchoosetherightfoods.

6.A）Hemeantsheshouldmakeaphonecallifanythingwentwrong.

B）Hemeantforherjusttowaittillhelpcame.

C）Hewasafraidsomethingwouldgowrongwithhercar.

D）Hepromisedtogiveherhimself.

7.A）No,hemissedit.

B）No,hedidn’t.

C）Yes,hedid.

D）Yes,heprobablydid.

8.A）Hehaseditedthreebooks.

B）Hehasboughtthewrongbook.

C）Hehaslosthalfofhismoney.

D）Hehasfoundthebookthatwillbeused.

9.A）At7:

30

B）At8:

30

C）At9:

00

D）At9:

30

10.A）Six.

B）Seven.

C）Eight.

D）Nine.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Theyoftentakeplaceinhermajorindustries.

B）Britishtradeunionsaremorepowerful.

C）TherearemoretradeunionmembersinBritain.

D）Britainlosesmoreworkingdaysthroughstrikeseveryyear.

12.A）SuchstrikesareagainsttheBritishlaw.

B）Suchstrikesareunpredictable.

C）Suchstrikesinvolveworkersfromdifferenttrades.

D）Suchstrikesoccurfrequentlythesedays.

13.A）TradeunionsinBritainarebecomingmorepopular.

B）MoststrikesinBritainareagainsttheBritishlaw.

C）UnofficialstrikesinBritainareeasiertodealwithnow.

D）Employer-workerrelationsinBritainhavebecometenser.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Thevictoryoverone’sfellowrunners.

B）Thevictoryoverformerwinners.

C）Thevictoryofwill-poweroverfatigue.

D）Thevictoryofone’sphysicalstrength.

15.A）Therunnerwhorunstokeepfit.

B）Therunnerwhobreakstherecord.

C）Therunnerwhodoesnotbreaktherules.

D）Therunnerwhocoversthewholedistance.

16.A）Hewonthefirstprize.

B）Hefellbehindtheotherrunners.

C）Hediedbecauseoffatigue.

D）Hegaveupbecausehewastired.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）17,000.

B）1,700.

C）24.

D）9,000.

18.A）It’slocatedinacollegetown.

B）It’scomposedofagroupofoldbuildings.

C）Itsclassroomsarebeautifullydesigned.

D）Itslibraryisoftencrowedwithstudents.

19.A）TeachersarewellpaidatDeepSprings.

B）StudentsaremainlyfromNewYorkState.

C）Thelengthofschoolingistwoyears.

D）Teachersneedn’tpayfortheirrentandmeals.

20.A）Takeawalkinthedesert.

B）Gotoacinema.

C）WatchTVprogrammes.

D）Attendaparty.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Questions21to24arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Automationreferstotheintroductionofelectroniccontrolandautomaticoperationofproductivemachinery.Itreducesthehumanfactors,mentalandphysical,inproduction,andisdesignedtomakepossiblethemanufactureofmoregoodswithfewerworkers.ThedevelopmentofautomationinAmericanindustryhasbeencalledthe“SecondIndustrialRevolution”.

Labour’sconcernoverautomationarisesfromuncertaintyabouttheeffectsonemployment,andfearsofmajorchangesinjobs.Inthemain,labourhastakentheviewthatresistancetotechnicalchangeisunfruitful.Eventually,theresultofautomationmaywellbeanincreaseinemployment,sinceitisexpectedthatvastindustrieswillgrowuparoundmanufacturing,maintaining,andrepairingautomationequipment.Theinterestoflabourliesinbringingaboutthetransitionwithaminimumofinconvenienceanddistresstotheworkersinvolved.Also,unionspokesmenemphasizethatthebenefitoftheincreasedproductionandlowercostsmadepossiblebyautomationshouldbesharedbyworkersintheformofhigherwages,moreleisure,andimprovedlivingstandards.

Toprotecttheinterestsoftheirmembersintheeraofautomation,unionshaveadoptedanumberofnewpolicies.Oneoftheseisthepromotionofsupplementaryunemploymentbenefitplans.Itisemphasizedthatsincetheemployerinvolvedinsuchaplanhasadirectfinancialinterestinpreventingunemployment,hewillhaveastrongdriveforplanningnewinstallationssoastocausetheleastpossibleproblemsinjobsandjobassignment.Someunionsareworkingfordismissalpayagreements,requiringthatpermanentlydismissedworkersbepaidasumofmoneybasedonlengthofservice.Anotherapproachistheideaofthe“improvementfactor”,whichcallsforwageincreasesbasedonincreasesinproductivity.Itispossible,however,thatlabourwillrelymainlyonreductioninworkingtime.

21.Thoughlabourworriesabouttheeffectofautomation,itdoesnotdoubtthat________.

A）automationwilleventuallypreventunemployment

B）automationwillhelpworkersacquirenewskills

C）automationwilleventuallybenefittheworkersnolessthattheemployers

D）automationisatrendwhichcannotbestopped

22.Theideaofthe“improvementfactor”（Line6,Para.3）probablyimpliesthat________.

A）wagesshouldbepaidonthebasisoflengthofservice

B）thebenefitofincreasedproductionandlowercostsshouldbesharedbyworkers

C）supplementaryunemploymentbenefitplansshouldbepromoted

D）thetransitiontoautomationshouldbebroughtaboutwiththeminimumofinconvenienceanddistresstoworkers

23.Inordertogetthefullbenefitsofautomation,labourwilldependmostlyon________.

A）additionalpaymenttothepermanentlydismissedworkers

B）theincreaseofwagesinproportiontotheincreaseinproductivity

C）shorterworkinghoursandmoreleisuretime

D）astrongdriveforplanningnewinstallations

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsumupthepassage?

A）Advantagesanddisadvantagesofautomation.

B）Labourandtheeffectsofautomation.

C）Unemploymentbenefitplansandautomation.

D）Socialbenefitsofautomation.

Questions25to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogo,saysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidence,becausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoney,become“better”people,andlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgo.

Butcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryone.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattending,thosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerous,andmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsinterferewitheachother’sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulationintheirstudies,anddropout-oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.

Someobserverssaythefault!

Iswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves-theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthat’sacondemnationofthestudentsasawhole,anddoesn’texplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworld,andtheyarepartlyright.We’vebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan’tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-olds,either.

Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebest,theproper,theonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedown,itseems,andthroughtherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn’tmakepeopleintelligent,ambitious,happy,liberal,quick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplace.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisisheresy（异端邪说）tothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgood,morehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtomountup.

25.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorbelievesthat________.

A）peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation

B）peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation

C）allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollege

D）veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollege

26.Inthe2ndparagraph,“thosewhodon’tfitthepattern”refersto________.

A）highschoolgraduateswhoaren’tsuitableforcollegeeducation

B）collegegraduateswhoaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis

C）collegestudentswhoaren’tanybetterfortheirhighereducation

D）highschoolgraduateswhofailedtobeadmittedtocollege

27.Thedrop-outrateofcollegestudentsseemstogoupbecause________.

A）youngpeoplearedisappointedwiththeconventionalwayofteachingatcollege

B）manyyoungpeoplearerequiredtojointhearmy

C）youngpeoplehavelittlemotivationinpursuingahighereducation

D）youngpeopledon’tliketheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool

28.Accordingtothepassagetheproblemsofcollegeeducationpartlyarisefromthefactthat________.

A）societycannotpro