大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案范文.docx

1、大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案范文2001年1月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A1. A) The man thinks travelling by air is quite safe. D) The speakers feel sad about the serious loss of life. 2. A) At the information desk. B) In an office. D) At a railway station. 3. A)Write the letter. B)

2、 Paint the shelf. C) Fix the shelf. D) look for the pen. 4. A) It gives a 30% discount to all customers. B) It is run by Mrs. Winters husband. C) It hires Mrs. Winter as an adviser. D) It encourages husbands to shop on their own. B) Lack of sleep. C) Too tight a hat. D) Long working hours. 6. A) His

3、 English is still poor after ten years in America. B) He doesnt mind speaking English with an accent. B) An electrician C) A carpenter. D) A telephone repairman. 8. A) They both enjoyed watching the game. B) Salesman and customer. D) Professor and student. 10. A) Tom has arranged a surprise party fo

4、r Lucy. B) Tom will keep the surprise party a secret. C) Tom and Lucy have no secrets from each other. D) Tom didn t make any promise to Lucy. Section B Compound Dictation注意：听力理解的B节(Section B)为复合式听写 (Compound Dictation)，题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There ar

5、e 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

6、Passage One uestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.ier studies have documented half eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once.watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direct

7、ion.打盹) at the end of the line resorted to singlen inner ducks did. Rotating 16 birds through the positions in a fourdence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness simultaneously in different regions of the brain，the researchers say. The results provide the best evidence for a lo

8、nges scanned for enemies. The preference for opening an eye on the lookout side could be widespread, he predicts. Hes seen it in a pair of birds dozing sidehe reflection were acompanion and the other eye stayed open.哺乳动物) as dolphins, whales, and seals. Perhaps keeping one side of the brain awake al

9、lows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to avoid drowning. Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep. Jerome M. Siegel of the UCLA says he wonders if birds half brain sleep is just the tip of the iceberg (冰山) He speculates that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look

10、at other species.heir halfwatch out for possible attacksB) their brain hemispheres take turns to restrain are differently structured D) they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions 13. The example of a bird sleeping in front of a mirror indicates that _. A) the phenomenon of birds dozing

11、in pairs is widespread B) birds prefer to sleep in pairs for the sake of security C) even an imagined companion gives the bird a sense of security D) a single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the mirror 14. While sleeping, some water mammals tend to keep half awake in order to _ . B) eme

12、rge from water now and then to breathe C) be sensitive to the ever changing environment D) avoid being swept away by rapid currents 15. By just the tip of the iceberg( Line 2, Para. 8), Siegel suggests that_ . A) halfsleepersPassage Two Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.nking(揭穿的

13、真相) a widely practiced medical treatment. Emily Rosas target was a practice known as therapeutic(治疗的) touch (TT for short), whose advocates manipulate patients energy fieldto make them feel better and even, say some, to cure them of various ills. Yet Emilys test shows that these energy fields cant b

14、e detected, even by trained TT practitioners (行医者). Obviously mindful of the publicity value of the situation, Journal editor George Lundberg appeared on TV to declare, Age doesnt matter. Its good science that matters, and this is good science.or continuing nursing education in Colorado. Its 100,000

15、 trained practitioners (48,000 in the U. S.) dont even touch their patients. Instead, they waved their hands a few inches from the patients body, pushing energy fields around until they re in balance. TT advocates say these manipulations can help heal wounds, relieve Pain and reduce fever. The claim

16、s are taken seriously enough that TT therapists are frequently hired by leading hospitals, at up to $ 70 an hour, to smooth patients energy, sometimes during surgery.on to anyone who can demonstrate the existence of a human energy field. (Hes had one taker so far. She failed.) A skeptic might conclu

17、de that TT practitioners are afraid to lay their beliefs on the line. But who could turn down an innocentfourthays Emily:I think they didnt take me very seriously because Im a kid. The experiment was straight forward: 21 TT therapists stuck their hands, palms up, through a screen. Emily held her own

18、 hand over one of theirs left or right and the practitioners had to say which hand it was. When the results were recorded, theyd done no better than they would have by simply guessing. If there was an energy field, they couldnt feel it.A) TT has been in existence for decades. B) Many patients were c

19、ured by therapeutic touch. C) TT therapists are often employed by leading hospitals. D) More than 100,000 people are undergoing TT treatment. 17. Very few TT practitioners responded to the $1 million offer because _. B) they didnt want to risk their career C) they were unwilling to reveal their secr

20、et D) they thought it was not in line with their practice 18. The purpose of Emily Rosas experiment was _.B) to find out how TT cured patients illnesses C) to test whether she could sense the human energy fieldD) to test whether a human energy field really existed 19. Why did some TT practitioners a

21、gree to be the subjects of Emils experiment? B) They thought it was going to be a lot of fun. C) It was more straightforward than other experiments. D) They sensed no harm in a little girls experiment. B) Solid evidence weighs more than pure theories. C) Little children can be as clever as trained T

22、T practitioners. D) The principle of TT is too profound to understand. Passage Three Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.pted. Two distinct types are on the drawing board. The first is a specialtomated or manual driven cars. A special（高速公路）capacity. Under either scheme, the driver

23、would specify the desired destination, furnishing this information to a computer in the car at the beginning of the trip or perhaps just before reaching the automated highway. If a mixed traffic system way was in place, automated driving could begin whenever the driver was on suitably equipped roads

24、. If special入口引道). As the driver approached the point of entry for the highway, devices installed on the roadside would electronically check the vehicle to determine its destination and to ascertain that it had the proper automation equipment in good working order.Assuming it passed such tests, the

25、driver would then be guided through a gate and toward an automated lane. In this case, the transition from manual to auto mated control would take place on the entrance ramp. An alternative technique could employ conven would steer onto the highway and move in normal fashion to a transitionlane. The

26、 vehicle would then shift under computer control onto alane reserved for automated traffic. (The limitation of these lanes to automated traffic would, presumably, be well respected, because all 非法进入者) could be swiftly identified by authorities.)e should allow for smooth merging without the usual unc

27、ertainties and potential for accidents. And once a vehicle had settled into autmated travel, the driverwould be free to release the wheel, open the morning paper or just relax. first paragraph that two systems of automated highways _. A) are being planned B) are being modified D) are under construct

28、ion 22. A special purpose lane system is probably advantageous in that _. A) it would require only minor changes to existing highwaysB) it would achieve the greatest highway traffic efficiency C) it has a lane for both automated and partially automated vehicles D) it offers more lanes for automated

29、vehicles 23. Which of the following is true about driving on an automated highway? A) Vehicles traveling on it are assigned different lanes according to their destinations.C)The driver should inform his car computer of his destination before driving onto it.conventional laneewly entering carsB) does

30、nt have to rely on his computer system C) should watch out for potential accidents D) doesnt have to hold on to the steering wheel Passage Four Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.ge of yourself involves putting to rest some very prevalent myths. At the top of the list is the notio

31、n that intelligence is measured by your ability to solve complex problems; to read, write and compute at certain levels;and to resolve abstract equations quickly. This vision of intelligence asserts formal education and bookish excellence as the true measures of selfomeone who has more educational m

32、erit badges, who is very good at some form of school discipline isintelligent. Yet mental hospitals are filled with patients who have all of the properly lettered certificates. A truer indicator of intelligence is an effective, happy life lived each day and each present moment of every day. given your inability to resolve a particular concern you can still choose happiness for yourself, or at a minimum refuse to choose unhappiness, th