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1999年CET6真题原文参考答案
1999年6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.
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.(C)
2.A)Singingloudly.
B)Listeningtomusic.
C)Studying.
D)Talkingonthephone.(B)
3.A)Shecan’treceiveanycalls.
B)Shecan’tmakeanycalls.
C)Shecandonothingwiththephone.
D)Shecan’trepairthephone.(A)
4.A)Tomisveryresponsible.
B)Tom’swordsaren’treliable.
C)WhatTomsaidistrue.
D)Tomisnothumorousatall.(B)
5.A)Howtouseacamera.
B)Howtouseawasher.
C)Howtouseakeyboard.
D)Howtouseataperecorder.(A)
6.A)Theyshouldputthemeetingtoanend.
B)Theyshouldholdanothermeetingtodiscussthematter.
C)Shewouldliketodiscussanotheritem.
D)Shewantstodiscusstheissueagainlater.(D)
7.A)HebelievestheBrownshavedoneasensiblething.
B)Hedoesn’tthinktheBrownsshouldmovetoanotherplace.
C)Hedoesn’tthinktheBrowns’investmentisawisemove.
D)HebelievesitisbetterfortheBrownstoinvestlater.(C)
8.A)Hemayconvertitanduseitasarestaurant.
B)Hemaypullitdownandbuildanewrestaurant.
C)Hemayrentitoutforuseasarestaurant.
D)Hemaysellittotheownerofarestaurant.(A)
9.A)Shedoesn’tlikethewaytheprofessorlectures.
B)She’shavingahardtimefollowingtheprofessor’slectures.
C)Sheisnotinterestedincourse.
D)She’shavingdifficultywiththeheavyreadingassignments.(D)
10.A)Heneverkeepshispromises.
B)Heiscrazyaboutparties.
C)Hehaschangedhismind.
D)Heisnotsociable.(C)
SectionBCompoundDictation
注意:
听力理解的B节(SectionB)为复合式听写(CompoundDictation),题目在卷二上。
现在请取出试卷二。
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagetreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinmissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
PresidentClintonlatertodayjoins(S1)________presidentsFord,CarterandBushat“thepresident’ssummitforAmerica’sfuture”(S2)________atrecruitingonemillionvolunteertutorstoprovideafter-school,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.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Wesometimesthinkhumansareuniquelyvulnerabletoanxiety,butstressseemstoaffecttheimmunedefensesofloweranimalstoo.Inoneexperiment,forexample,behavioralimmunologist(免疫学家)MarkLaudenslager,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(B)
12.Accordingtothepassage,theexperienceofhelplessnesscausesratsto________.
A)trytocontrolunpleasantstimuli
B)turnofftheelectricity
C)behavepassivelyincontrollablesituations
D)becomeabnormallysuspicious(C)
13.ThereasonwhythemiceinAder’sexperimentavoidedsaccharinwasthat________.
A)theydislikeditstaste
B)itaffectedtheirimmunesystems
C)itledtostomachpains
D)theyassociateditwithstomachaches(D)
14.ThepassagetellsusthatthemostprobablereasonforthedeathofthemiceinAder’sexperimentwasthat________.
A)theyhadbeenweakenedpsychologicallybythesaccharin
B)thesweetenerwaspoisonoustothem
C)theirimmunesystemshadbeenalteredbythemind
D)theyhadtakentoomuchsweetenerduringearlierconditioning(C)
15.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheimmunesystemsofanimals________.
A)canbeweakenedbyconditioning
B)canbesuppressedbydruginjections
C)canbeaffectedbyfrequentdosesofsaccharin
D)canbealteredbyelectricshocks(A)
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thedestructionofournaturalresourcesandcontaminationofourfoodsupplycontinueoccur,largelybecauseoftheextremedifficultyinaffixing(把…固定)legalresponsibilityonthosewhocontinuetotreatourenvironmentwithrecklessabandon(放任).Attemptstopreventpollutionbylegislation,economicincentivesandfriendlypersuasionhavebeennetbylawsuits,personalandindustrialdenialandlongdelays—notonlyinacceptingresponsibility,butmoreimportantly,indoingsomethingaboutit.
Itseemsthatonlywhengovernmentdecidesitcanaffordtaxincentivesorproductionsacrificesisthereanyinitiativeforchange.Whereisindustry’sandourrecognitionthatprotectingmankind’sgreattreasureisthesinglemostimportantresponsibility?
Ifevertherewillbetimeforenvironmentalhealthprofessionalstocometothefrontlinesandprovideleadershiptosolveenvironmentalproblems,thattimeisnow.
Wearebeingasked,and,infact,thepublicisdemandingthatwetakepositiveaction.Itisourresponsibilityasprofessionalsinenvironmentalhealthtomakethedifference.Yes,theecologists,theenvironmentalactivistsandtheconservationistsservetocommunicate,stimulatethinkingandpromotebehavioralchange.However,itisthoseofuswhoarepaidtomakethedecisionstodevelop,improveandenforceenvironmentalstandards,Isubmit,whomustleadthecharge.
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