英语六级真题及答案.docx

1、英语六级真题及答案2003年9月英语六级真题Part Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what war said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once: After each ques

2、tion there will be a pause. During the pause, you maxi 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 centre. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C)

3、 4 hours. D) 5 hours. From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish by 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) 5 hours is the correct answer. You should choose Don the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through

4、 the centre. Sample Answer A B C D 1. A) The lecture for next Monday is cancelled. B) The lecture wasnt as successful as expected. C) The woman doesnt want to attend the lecture. D) The woman may attend next Mondays lecture. 2. A) The woman has a very tight budget. B) He does not think the fur coat

5、is worth buying. C) Hes willing to lend the woman money for the fur coat. D) The woman is not careful enough in planning her spending. 3. A) Clean the kitchen. B) Ask someone to fix the sink. C) Find a bigger apartment for the lady. D) Check the work done by the maintenance man. 4. A) The lens. C) T

6、he flash. B) The price. D) The leather case. 5. A) She needs another haircut soon. B) She thinks it worthwhile to try Santerbales C) She knows a less expensive place for a haircut. D) She would like to make an appointment for the man. 6. A) The woman doesnt want Io cook a meal. B) The woman wants to

7、 have a picnic. C) The woman has a poor memory. D) The woman likes Mexican food. 7. A) Everyone enjoyed himself at Johns panics. B) The woman didnt enjoy Johns parties at all. C) It will be the first time for the man to attend Johns party. D) The woman is glad to be invited to Johns house-warming pa

8、rty. 8. A) She lacks confidence in herself. B) She is not interested in computer programming. C) She has never signed up for any competition before. D) She is sure to win the programming contest. 9. A) The man has an enormous amount of work to do. B) The man has made plans for his vacation. C) The m

9、anll take work with him on his vacation. D) Work stacked up during the mans last vacation. 10. A) She likes the job of feeding fish. B) She finds her new job interesting. C) She feels unfit for her new job. D) Shes not in good health. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short pass

10、ages. 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 answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single

11、 line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) Rally support for their movement. B) Liberate women from tedious housework. C) Claim their rights to equal job opportunities. D) Express their anger against sex discrimination. 12. A) It wil

12、l bring a lot of trouble to the local people. B) It is a popular form of art. C) It will spoil the natural beauty of their surroundings. D) It is popular among rock stars. 13. A) To show that mindless graffiti can provoke violence. B) To show that Londoners have a special liking for graffiti. C) To

13、show that graffiti, in some cases, can constitute a crime. D) To show that graffiti can make the environment more colorful. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are bawd on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) The Asian elephant is easier to tame. B) The Asian elephants skin is more valuable. C) The As

14、ian elephant is less popular with tourists. D) The Asian elephant produces ivory of a better quality. 15. A) From the captured or tamed elephants. B) From the British wildlife protection group. C) From elephant hunters in Thailand and Burma. D) From tourists visiting the Thai-Burmese border. 16. A)

15、Their taming for circuses and zoos. B) The destruction of their natural homes. C) Mans lack of knowledge about their behavior. D) The greater vulnerability to extinction than other species. Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) They had lost their jobs

16、 as a result of the Industrial Revolution. B) They had been suffering from political and religious oppression. C) They wanted to flee from the widespread famine in Northern Europe. D) They wanted to make a fortune there by starting their own businesses. 18. A) They might lose control of their member

17、s because of the increase in immigration. B) Their members might find it difficult to get along with the newcomers. C) The working condition of their members might deteriorate. D) Their members might lose their jobs to the newcomers. 19. A) To impose restrictions on further immigration. B) To improv

18、e the working conditions of immigrants. C) To set a minimum wage level for new immigrants. D) To put requirements on languages for newcomers. 20. A) They were looked down upon by European immigrants. B) They had a hard time seeking equal job opportunities. C) They worked very hard to earn a decent l

19、iving. D) They strongly opposed continued immigration. Part Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part, Each passage is followed by some questions at unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on th

20、e best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. In 1985 when a Japan Air Lines (JAL) jet crashed, its president, Yasumoto Takagi, called each victims family to apologize, and

21、 then promptly resigned. And in 1987, when a subsidiary of Toshiba sole sensitive military technology to the former Soviet Union, the chairman of Toshiba gave up his post. These executive actions, which Toshiba calls “the highest form of apology,” may seem bizarre to US managers. No one at Boeing re

22、signed after the JAL crash, which may have been caused by a faulty Boeing repair. The difference between the two business cultures centers around different definitions of delegation. While US executives give both responsibility and authority to their employees, Japanese executives delegate only auth

23、oritythe responsibility is still theirs. Although the subsidiary that sold the sensitive technology to the Soviets had its own management, the Toshiba top executives said they “must take personal responsibility for not creating an atmosphere throughout the Toshiba group that would make such activity

24、 unthinkable, even in an independently run subsidiary.” Such acceptance of community responsibility is not unique to businesses in Japan. School principals in Japan have resigned when their students committed major crimes after school hours. Even if they do not quit, Japanese executives will often a

25、ccept primary responsibility in other ways, such as taking the first pay cut when a company gets into financial trouble. Such personal sacrifices, even if they are largely symbolic, help to create the sense of community and employee loyalty that is crucial to the Japanese way of doing business. Harv

26、ard Business School professor George Lodge calls the ritual acceptance of blame “almost a feudal (封建的) way of purging (清除) the community of dishonor,” and to some in the United States, such resignations look cowardly. However, in an era in which both business and governmental leaders seem particular

27、ly good at evading responsibility, many US managers would probably welcome an infusion (灌输) of the Japanese sense of responsibility, If, for instance, US automobile company executives offered to reduce their own salaries before they asked their workers to take pay cuts, negotiations would probably t

28、ake on a very different character. 21. Why did the chairman of Toshiba resign his position in 1987? A) In Japan, the leakage of a slate secret to Russians is a grave came. B) He had been under attack for shifting responsibility to his subordinates. C) In Japan, the chief executive of a corporation i

29、s held responsible for the mistake made by its subsidiaries. D) He had been accused of being cowardly towards crises that were taking place in his corporation. 22. According to the passage if you want to be a good manager in Japan, you have to _. A) apologize promptly for your subordinates mistakes

30、B) be skillful in accepting blames from customers C) make symbolic sacrifices whenever necessary D) create a strong sense of company loyalty 23. Whats Professor George Lodges attitude towards the resignations of Japanese corporate leaders? A) Sympathetic C) Critical B) Biased. D) Approving. 24. Whic

31、h of the following statements is TRUE? A) Boeing had nothing to do with the JAL air crash in 1985. B) American executives consider authority and responsibility inseparable. C) School principals bear legal responsibility for students crimes. D) Persuading employees to take pay cuts doesnt help solve

32、corporate crises. 25. The passage is mainly about _. A) resignation as an effective way of dealing with business crises B) the importance of delegating responsibility to employees C) ways of evading responsibility in times of crises D) the difference between two business cultures Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 ar