1994年英语六级真题及答案.docx

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1994年英语六级真题及答案

1994年1月英语六级真题及答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA），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）Athome.

B）Inaphonebox.

C）Inheroffice.

D）Inafriend’shouse.（D）

2.A）Onthewestsideofasquare.

B）Attheendofastreet.

C）Totheeastofthetrafficlight.

D）Ontheeastsideofasquare.（D）

3.A）Shehastochangethetimeforthetrip.

B）Shehasn’tdecidedwheretogonextmonth.

C）Shecan’taffordthetimeforthetrip.

D）Shewillmanagetoleavethismonth.（A）

4.A）Theapartmentisbetterfurnished.

B）Shepreferstoliveinaquietplace.

C）It’slessexpensivetoliveinanapartment.

D）Shefindsherroommatesdifficulttogetalongwith.（B）

5.A）Inahospital.

B）Inalibrary.

C）Inatravelagency.

D）Inarestaurant.（C）

6.A）Customerandsalesperson.

B）Teacherandstudent.

C）Bossandsecretary.

D）Guestandwaitress.（C）

7.A）Hedidn’tbuyanything.

B）Hegotsomemedicineforhisfoot.

C）Hewassickandcouldn’tgoshopping.

D）Heboughteverythingexceptthefootball.（A）

8.A）TeacherslikeProfessorJansonarerare.

B）ProfessorJansonhaswonamilliondollars.

C）ProfessorJansonisluckytobeteachingatthatschool.

D）TherearemanyteachersasgoodasProfessorJanson.（A）

9.A）Shedidn’tknowherdaughtercouldsingsowell.

B）Shesingsbetterthanherdaughter.

C）Shedoesn’tlikeherdaughter.

D）Sheherselfdoesn’thaveagoodvoice.（D）

10.A）Hefindshistorybooksdifficulttounderstand.

B）Hehastoreadalotofhistorybooks.

C）Hedoesn’tlikethehistorycourse.

D）Hehaslosthishistorybook.（B）

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Atnight.

B）Atnoon.

C）Inthemorning.

D）Intheafternoon.（C）

12.A）AboutGermansonstrike.

B）Aboutanew-typeairplane.

C）Aboutanaircrash.

D）AboutrescueworkersinUKMotors.（C）

13.A）Theywantedhigherpay.

B）Theywantedfewerworkinghours.

C）Theywantedbetterworkingconditions.

D）Theywantedanannualthree-weekholiday.（B）

14.A）Rainy.

B）Warm.

C）Cold.

D）Changeable.（D）

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）HehasalwayslivedinAmerica.

B）HehasbeeninAmericaforthreeyears.

C）HevisitedAmericathreeyearsago.

D）HehascometoAmericatodoresearchonadvertising.（B）

16.A）Therewerefarmoreadvertisementstherethanhehadexpected.

B）Theadvertisementstherewerewelldesigned.

C）Theadvertisementstherewerecreativeandnecessary.

D）Hefoundtheadvertisementstheredifficulttounderstand.（A）

17.A）Bemorecarefulaboutwhattheyadvertise.

B）Spendlessmoneyonadvertising.

C）Advertisemorefortheirproducts.

D）Usenewadvertisingtechniques.（A）

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Heisalwaysinahurry.

B）Heisquickinmakingdecisions.

C）Heisalwaysthefirsttoarriveattheairport.

D）Heusuallydoesn’tgettherewardhedeserves.（D）

19.A）Hemisseshisflight.

B）Hecanfindagoodseat.

C）Heleavestheairportfirstattheendofthetrip.

D）Hisluggagecomesoutlast.（C）

20.A）Hewastoldtoboardthewrongplane.

B）Hewasnotallowedtoboardtheplane.

C）Hearrivedattheairportwithoutaticket.

D）Hefounditdifficulttoexplainwhyhearrivedsoearly.（A）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Therearedesertplantswhichsurvivethedryseasonintheformofinactiveseeds.Therearealsodesertinsectswhichsurviveasinactivelarvae（幼虫）.Inaddition,difficultasitistobelieve,therearedesertfishwhichcansurvivethroughyearsofdrought（干旱）intheformofinactiveeggs.Thesearetheshrimps（小虾）thatliveintheMojaveDesert,anintenselydryregioninthesouth-westoftheUnitedStateswhereshadetemperaturesofover50Careoftenrecorded.

TheeggsoftheMojaveshrimpsarethesizeandhavetheappearanceofgrainsofsand.Whensufficientspringrainfallstoformalake,onceeverytwotofiveyears,theseeggshatch（孵化）.Thenthewaterissoonfilledwithmillionsoftinyshrimpsaboutamillimetrelongwhichfeedontinyplantandanimalorganismswhichalsogrowinthetemporarydesertlake.Withinaweek,theshrimpsgrowfromtheiroriginal1millimetretoalengthofabout1.5centimetres.

Throughoutthetimethattheshrimpsarerapidlymaturing,thewaterinthelakeequallyrapidlyevaporates.Therefore,fortheshrimpsitisaraceagainsttime.Bythetwelfthday,however,whentheyareabout3centimetrelong,hundredsoftinyeggsformontheunderbodiesofthefemales.Usuallybythistime,allthatremainsofthelakeisalarge,muddypatchofwetsoil.Onthethirteenthdayandthenext,duringthefinalhoursoftheirbrieflives,theshrimpslaytheireggsinthemud.Then,havingensuredthattheirspecieswillsurvive,theshrimpsdieasthelastofthewaterevaporates.

Ifsufficientrainfallsthenextyeartoformanotherlake,theeggshatch,andonceagaintheshrimpspassrapidlythroughtheircycleofgrowth,adulthood,egg-laying,anddeath.Someyearsthereisinsufficientraintoformalake:

inthiscase,theeggswillremaindormantforanotheryears,orevenlongerifnecessary.Very,veryoccasionally,perhapstwiceinahundredyears,sufficientrainfallstoformadeeplakethatlastsamonthormore.Inthiscase,thespeciespassesthroughtwocyclesofgrowth,egg-laying,anddeath.Thus,onsuchoccasions,thespeciesmultipliesconsiderably,whichfurtherensuresitssurvival.

21.WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTdistinctivefeatureofMojaveshrimps?

A）Theirlivesarebrief.

B）Theyfeedonplantandanimalorganisms.

C）Theireggscansurviveyearsofdrought.

D）Theylaytheireggsinthemud.（C）

22.Bysaying“fortheshrimpsitisaraceagainsttime”（Para.3,line2）theauthormeans________.

A）theyhavetoswimfasttoavoiddangerintherapidlyevaporatinglake

B）theyhavetoswimfasttocatchtheanimalorganismsonwhichtheysurvive

C）theyhavetomultiplyasmanyaspossiblewithinthirteendays

D）theyhavetocompletetheirlifecyclewithinashortspanoftimepermittedbytheenvironment（D）

23.Thepassagemainlydealswith________.

A）thelifespanoftheMojaveshrimps

B）thesurvivalofdesertshrimps

C）theimportanceofwatertolife

D）lifeintheMojaveDesert（B）

24.Theword“dormant”（Para.4,Line3）mostprobablymeans________.

A）inactive

B）strong

C）alert

D）soft（A）

25.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A）appearanceandsizearemostimportantforlifetosurviveinthedesert

B）aspeciesmustbeabletomultiplyquicklyinordertosurvive

C）forsomespeciesonelifecycleinayearisenoughtosurvivethedesertdrought

D）somespeciesdevelopauniquelifepatterntosurviveinextremelyharshconditions（D）

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Opportunitiesforrewardingworkbecomefewerforbothmenandwomenastheygrowolder.Afterage40,jobhuntingbecomesevenmoredifficult.Manyworkersstayatjobstheyaretoooldforratherthanfacepossiblerejection.Ouryouth-oriented,throw-awaycultureseeslittlevalueinolderpeople.InwriterLilianHellman’swords,theyhave“thewisdomthatcomeswithagethatwecan’tmakeuseof.“

Unemploymentandeconomicneedforworkishigheramongolderwomen,especiallyminorities,thanamongyoungerwhitewomen.Anationalcouncilreportsthesefindings:

thoughunemployedlongerwhenseekingwork,olderwomenjob-huntharder,holdajoblongerwithlessabsenteeism（缺勤）,performaswellorbetter,aremorereliable,andaremorewillingtolearnthanmenoryoungerwomen.Yetmanyolderwomenearnpoorpayandfaceafutureofpovertyintheirretirementyears.When“sexismmeetsageism,povertyisnolongeronthedoorstepitmovesin,”accordingtoTishSommers,directorofaspecialstudyonolderwomenfortheNationalOrganizationforWomen.

Yeta1981reportontheWhiteHouseConferenceonAgingshowsthatasagroup,olderAmericansarethe“wealthiest,bestfed,besthoused,healthiest,mostself-reliantolderpopulationinourhistory.“Thisstatementissmallcomforttothoselivingbelowthepovertyline,butitdoesexplodesomeoftheoldtraditionalbeliefsandfears.Opportunitiesformovinginandupinalargecompanymayshrinkbutmanyolderpeoplebeginsuccessfulsmallbusinesses,volunteerinsatisfyingactivities,andstayactiveformanyyears.Theyhavefewrolemodelsbecauseinpreviousgenerationsthelifespanwasmuchshorterandexpectationsoflifewerefewer.Theyareploughingnewground.

Employersarebeginningtorecognizethatthematurepersoncanbringagreatdealofstabilityandresponsibilitytoaposition.Onedoesn’tloseabilityandexperienceontheeveofone’s65thor70thbirthdayanymorethanon