1996年大学英语六级CET6真题及答案.docx

1、1996年大学英语六级CET6真题及答案 1996年1月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案1996年1月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案1996年1月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案part i listening comprehension (20 minutes)section adirections: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conver

2、sation and the question will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide which is the best answer. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.ex

3、ample: you will hear:you will read:a) 2 hours.b) 3 hours.c) 4 hours.d) 5 hours.from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. therefore, d) 5 hours is the correct answer. you should choose d

4、 on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.sample answer a b c d1. a) the flight has been canceled.b) the plane is late.c) the plane is late.d) the tickets for this flight have been sold out.2. a) he is not to blame.b) it was his fault.c) he will accept all responsibility

5、.d) he will be more careful next time.3. a) the man is a forgetful person.b) the typewriter is not new.c) the man can have the typewriter later.d) the man misunderstood her.4. a) there will be heavy fog in all areas.b) there will be heavy rain by midnight.c) there will be heavy fog in the east.d) th

6、ere will be fog in all areas by midnight.5. a) shes scornful.b) shes angry.c) shes sympathetic.d) shes worried.6. a) he likes the job of a dish-washer because it pays well.b) he thinks its important to have a good job from the beginning.c) he hates to be a dish-washer because its boring.d) he would

7、work as a dish-washer in summer if he has to.7. a) she must learn to understand johns humor better.b) she enjoys johns humor a great deal.c) she doesnt appreciate johns humor.d) she thinks john is not funny enough.8. a) joan may have taken a wrong train.b) joan will miss the next conference.c) joan

8、wont come to the conference.d) joan may be late for the opening speech.9. a) she has been dismissed for her poor performance.b) she has been fired by the company.c) she has been granted leave for one month.d) she has been offered a new job.10. a) it will last for two weeks.b) it has come to a halt.c

9、) it will end before long.d) it will probably continue.section bdirections: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answ

10、er from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.passage onequestion 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. a) she was an office worker.b) she was a physician.c) she was a cleaner.d) she

11、 was a social worker.12. a) because she could not sleep well at night.b) because she hoped to earn more money.c) because she could not find a daytime job.d) because she needed a change and a lighter job.13. a) she works six nights every fortnight.b) she does not take part in social activities in her

12、 working days.c) she has been a night nurse in a hospital for about 25 years.d) she is not satisfied with her present job.passage twoquestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. a) a small town in britain.b) a new type of jail.c) a labour camp.d) a big gymnasium in scotland.15

13、. a) women criminals in scotland.b) criminals who are given long sentences.c) criminals who are given short sentences.d) criminals in scotland.16. a) the reward the prisoners get for their work.b) the comfortable accommodation.c) the way the prisoners are treated.d) the officers sympathy for the pri

14、soners.17. a) to give the prisoners more freedom.b) to help the prisoners keep their self-respect.c) to help the prisoners develop the sense of independence.d) to turn the prisoners into skilled workers.passage threepagequestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. a) on an air

15、plane.b) near the terminal building.c) in a coach to the city.d) in the waiting room.19. a) near the airport hotel.b) at the travelers information desk.c) outside the customs hall.d) in the center of the city.20. a) the departure tax they have to pay on their next international flight.b) the distanc

16、e they have to travel from the airport to the city center.c) the prices the major hotels charge.d) the place where taxis are waiting to be hired.part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)direction: there are 4 passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements

17、. 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 center.passage onequestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:material culture refers to the touchabl

18、e, material things-physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, used-that a culture produces. examining a cultures tolls and technology can tell us about the groups history and ways of life. similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the music-culture. the mos

19、t vivid body of things in it, of course, are musical instruments. we cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph（留声机）was invented, so we rely on instruments for important information about music-cultures in the remote past and their deve

20、lopment. here we have two kinds of evidence: instruments well preserved and instruments pictured in art. through the study of instruments, as well as paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore the movement of music from the near east to china over a thousand years ago, or we can outline

21、 the spread of near eastern influence to europe that resulted in the development of most of the instruments on the symphony orchestra.sheet music or printed music, too is material culture. scholars once defined folk music-cultures as those in which people learn and sing music by ear rather than from

22、 print, but research shows mutual influence among oral and written sources during the past few centuries in europe, britain, and america, printed versions limit variety because they tend to standardize any song, yet they stimulate people to create new and different song. besides, the ability to read

23、 music notation（乐谱）has a far-reaching effect on musicians and, when it becomes widespread, on the music-culture as whole.one more important part for musics material culture should be singled out: the influence of the electronic media-radio, record player, tape recorder, television, and videocassette

24、, with the future promising talking and singing computers and other developments. this is all part of the information revolution, a twentieth-century phenomenon as important as the industrial revolution was in the nineteenth. these electronic media are not just limited to modern nations; they have a

25、ffected music-music-cultures all over the globe.21. research into the material culture of a nation is of great importance because _.a) it helps produce new cultural tools and technologyb) it can reflect the development of the nationc) it helps understand the nations past and presentd) it can demonst

26、rate the nations civilization22. it can be learned from this passage that _.a) the existence of the symphony was attributed to the spread of near eastern and chinese music.b) near eastern music had an influence on the development of the instruments in the symphony orchestrac) the development of the

27、symphony shows the mutual influence of eastern and western musicd) the musical instruments in the symphony orchestra were developed on the basis of near eastern music23. according to the author, music notation is important because _.a) it has a great effect on the music-culture as more and more peop

28、le are able to read itpageb) it tends to standardize folk songs when it is used by folk musiciansc) it is the printed version of standardized folk musicd) it encourages people to popularize printed versions of songs24. it can be concluded from the passage that the introduction of electronic media in

29、to the world of music _.a) has brought about an information revolutionb) has speeded up the arrival of a new generation of computesc) has given rise to new forms of music cultured) has led to the transformation of traditional musical instruments25. which of the following best summarizes the main ide

30、a of the passage?a) musical instruments developed through the years will sooner or later be replaced by computers.b) music cannot be passed on to future generation unless it is recorded.c) folk songs cannot be spread far unless they are printed on music sheets.d) the development of music culture is

31、highly dependent on its material aspect.passage twoquestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:the question of whether war is inevitable is one, which has concerned many of the worlds great writers. before considering this question, it will be useful to introduce some related concepts. con

32、flict, defined as opposition among social entities directed against one another, is distinguished from competition, defined as opposition among social entities independently striving for something, which is in inadequate supply. competitors may not be aware of one another, while the parties to a conflict are. conflict and competition are both categories of opposit