1998年大学英语六级CET6真题及答案讲解.docx

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1998年大学英语六级CET6真题及答案讲解

洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）"5hours"isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

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

1.A）Hethinksthattherewon'tbeenoughseatsforeverybody.

B）Hethinksthatthespeakerwon'tshowup.

C）Hethinkstheseminarwon'tbeopentothepublic.

D）Hethinksthattheremightnotbeanymoreticketsavailable.

2.A）Theirfatherisunabletokeephispromise.

B）Theirfatherisgoingonavacationwithouther.

C）Theirfatherisn'ttellingherthetruth.

D）Theirfatherdoesn'twanttotravelabroad.

3.A）Johndidn'tpass,althoughhehadtriedhisbest.

B）Johndidbetterthanhethoughthewasableto.

C）Johngotanexcellentscore,whichwasunexpected.

D）Johnwasdisappointedathismathscore.

4.A）Theroofofthewoman'shouseneedstoberepaired.

B）Theroofoftheman'shousehasseveralbadleaks.

C）Thewoman'sbathroomwasbadlydamaged.

D）Themanworksforaroofingcompany.

5.A）Mr.Smithwillbereplacedifhemakesanothermistake.

B）Mr.SmithisanadmirablechiefoftheAsianDepartment.

C）Mr.Smith'sdepartmentismoresuccessfulthanalltheothers.

D）Mr.Smithisseldominhisoffice.

6.A）Shedoesn'thaveafaxmachine.

B）Shemayquitherpresentjobsoon.

C）Sheistiredofherpresentjob.

D）Herphonenumberhaschanged.

7.A）Someonehastakenawayherluggage.

B）Herflightis50minuteslate.

C）Herluggagehasbeendelayed.

D）Shecan'tfindthemanshe'sbeenwaitingfor.

8.A）Todowhateverthecommitteeaskshimto.

B）Tomakedecisionsinagreementwiththecommittee.

C）Torunthecommitteehisway.

D）Tomakehimselfthecommitteechairman.

9.A）Thewomanfoundthemailboxempty.

B）Themaniswaitingforsomeimportantmail.

C）Themanhasjustsentouthisapplication.

D）Thewomanwillwriteapostcardtoherdaughter.

10.A）Readtheoperationmanual.

B）Trythebuttonsonebyone.

C）Asktheshopassistantforadvice.

D）Makethemachinerunslowly.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passageone

Question11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Theyweredrawingpictures.

B）TheywerewatchingTV.

C）Theyweremakingatelephonecall.

D）Theyweretidyingupthedrawingroom.

12.A）Theylockedthecoupleupinthedrawingroom.

B）Theyseriouslyinjuredtheownersofthehouse.

C）TheysmashedtheTVsetandthetelephone.

D）Theytookawaysixteenvaluablepaintings.

13.A）Heaccusedthemofthetheft.

B）Heraisedtherents.

C）Herefusedtoprolongtheirlandlease.

D）Heforcedthemtoabandontheirtraditions.

14.A）Theywantedtoprotectthefarmers'interests.

B）Theywantedtoextendthereservationareaforbirds.

C）Theywantedtostealhisvaluablepaintings.

D）Theywantedtodrivehimawayfromtheisland.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Thoughtfood.

B）Throughair.

C）Throughinsects.

D）Throughbodyfluids.

16.A）Theyranahighfever.

B）Theydiedfromexcessivebleeding.

C）Theirnervoussystemwasdamaged.

D）Theysufferedformheart-attack.

17.A）Toseewhathappenedtothesurvivorsoftheoutbreak.

B）Tostudyanimalsthatcanalsogetinfectedwiththedisease.

C）Tofindoutwherethevirusoriginates.

D）Tolookfortheplantsthatcouldcurethedisease.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）TodeterminewhethertheEarth'stemperatureisgoingup.

B）Tostudythebehaviorofsomeseaanimals.

C）Tomeasurethedepthsoftheocean.

D）Tomeasurethemovementofwavesintheocean.

19.A）Theywerefrightenedanddistressed.

B）Theyswamawaywhenthespeakerwasturnedon.

C）Theyswamcloserto"examine"thespeakerwhenitwasturnedoff.

D）Theydidn'tseemtobefrightenedandkeptswimmingnearthespeaker.

20.A）Toattractmoreseaanimalstothetestingsite.

B）Todrivedangerousseaanimalsawayfromthetestingsite.

C）Tohelptracetheseaanimalsbeingtested.

D）Todeterminehowseaanimalscommunicatewitheachother.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Direction:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Cyberspace（网络空间）,datasuperhighways,multimedia-forthosewhohaveseenthefuture,thelinkingofcomputers,televisionandtelephoneswillchangeourlivesforever,yetforallthetalkofaforthcomingtechnologicalutopia（乌托邦）littleattentionhasbeengiventotheimplicationsofthesedevelopmentsforthepoor.Aswithallnewhightechnology,whiletheWestconcernsitselfwiththe"how",thequestionof"forwhom"isputasideonceagain.

Economistsareonlynowrealizingthefullextenttowhichthecommunicationsrevolutionhasaffectedtheworldeconomy.Informationtechnologyallowstheextensionoftradeacrossgeographicalandindustrialboundaries,andtransnationalcorporationstakefulladvantageofit.Termsoftrade,exchangeandinterestratesandmoneymovementsaremoreimportantthantheproductionofgoods.Theelectroniceconomymadepossiblebyinformationtechnologyallowsthehavetoincreasetheircontrolonglobalmarkets-withdestructiveimpactonthehave-nots.

Forthemtheresultisinstability.Developingcountrieswhichrelyontheproductionofasmallrangeofgoodsforexportaremadetofeellikesmallpartsintheinternationaleconomicmachine.As"futures"（期货）aretradedoncomputerscreens,developingcountriessimplyhavelessandlesscontroloftheirdestinies.

Sowhataretheoptionsforregainingcontrol?

Onealliterativeisfordevelopingcountriestobuyinthelatestcomputersandtelecommunicationsthemselves-so-called"developmentcommunications"modernization.Yetthisleadstolong-termdependencyandperhapspermanentconstraintsondevelopingcountries'economies.

CommunicationstechnologyisgenerallyexportedfromtheU.S.,EuropeorJapan;thepatents,skillsandabilitytomanufactureremaininthehandsofafewindustrializedcountries.Itisalsoexpensive,andimportedproductsandservicesmustthereforebeboughtoncredit-creditusuallyprovidedbytheverycountrieswhosecompaniesstandtogain.

Furthermore,whennewtechnologyisintroducedthereisoftentoolowalevelofexpertisetoexploititfornativedevelopment.Thismeansthatwhilelocalelites,foreigncommunitiesandsubsidiariesoftransnationalcorporationsmaybenefit,thoselivesdependonaccesstotheinformationaredeniedit.

21.Fromthepassageweknowthatthedevelopmentofhightechnologyisintheinterestsof_________.

A）therichcountries

B）scientificdevelopment

C）theelite

D）theworldeconomy

22.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.

A）internationaltradeshouldbeexpanded

B）theinterestsofthepoorcountrieshavenotbeengivenenoughconsideration

C）theexportsofthepoorcountriesshouldbeincreased

D）communicationstechnologyinthedevelopingcountriesshouldbemodernized

23.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheelectroniceconomymayhaveadestructiveimpactondevelopingcountries?

A）Becauseitenablesthedevelopedcountriestocontroltheinternationalmarket.

B）Becauseitdestroystheeconomicbalanceofthepoorcountries.

C）Becauseitviolatesthenationalboundariesofthepoorcountries.

D）Becauseitinhibitstheindustrialgrowthofdevelopingcountries.

24.Thedevelopmentofmoderncommunicationstechnologyindevelopingcountriesmay__________.

A）hindertheirindustrialproduction

B）causethemtolosecontroloftheirtrade

C）forcethemtoreducetheirshareofexports

D）costthemtheireconomicindependence

25.Theauthor'sattitudetowardthecommunicationsrevolutionis__________.

A）positive

B）critical

C）indifferent

D）tolerant

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Theestimatesofthenumbersofhome-schooledchildrenvarywidely.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationestimatestheare250,000to350,000home-schooledchildreninthecountry.Home-schooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigher-ataboutamillion.

Manypublicschooladvocatestakeaharshattitudetowardhomeschoolers,perceivingtheiractionsastheultimateslapinthefaceforpubliceducationandadamagingmoveforthechildren.Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschools,chargingshortcomings