大学英语六级真题含答案.docx

1、大学英语六级真题含答案2001.1试卷一Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of eachconversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each quest

2、ion 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 centre. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C) 4

3、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 at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D)5 hours is the correct answer. You should choose D on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through th

4、e centre. Sample Answer A B C D1. A) The man thinks travelling by air is quite safe. B) The woman never travels by plane. C) Both speakers feel nervous when flying. D) The speakers feel sad about the serious loss of life. 2. A) At the information desk. B) In an office. C) In a restaurant. D) At a ra

5、ilway station. 3. A) Write the letter. B) 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. 5. A) Long exposure to the su

6、n. B) Lack of sleep. C) Too tight a hat. D) Long working hours. 6. A) His English is still poor after ten years in America. B) He doesnt mind speaking English with an accent. C) He doesnt like the way Americans speak. D) He speaks English as if he were a native speaker. 7. A) An auto mechanic. B) An

7、 electrician C) A carpenter. D) A telephone repairman. 8. A) They both enjoyed watching the game. B) The man thought the results were beyond their expectations. C) They both felt good about the results of the game. D) People were surprised at their winning the game. 9. A) Manager and employee. B) Sa

8、lesman and customer. C) Guide and tourist. D) Professor and student. 10. A) Tom has arranged a surprise party for 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(Secti

9、on 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 are 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 decid

10、e on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Birds that are literally half-asleepwith one brain hemisphere alert and the other sleeping-control which side of the brai

11、n remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks. Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the

12、 wakeful hemispheres eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once. Decades of studies of bird flocks led researchers to predict extra alertness in the more vulnerable, end-of-the-row sleepers. Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side aw

13、ay from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction. Also, birds dozing(打盹) at the end of the line resorted to single hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Rotating 16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, th

14、e researchers found outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of dozing time versus about 12 percent for birds in internal spots. We believe this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness simultaneously in different regions of the brain，the researchers s

15、ay. The results provide the best evidence for a long-standing supposition that single-hemisphere sleep evolved as creatures 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 side-by-side in the zoo and i

16、n a single pet bird sleeping by a mirror. The mirror-side eye closed as if the reflection were a companion and the other eye stayed open. Useful as half-sleeping might be, its only been found in birds and such water mammals(哺乳动物) as dolphins, whales, and seals. Perhaps keeping one side of the brain

17、awake allows 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 close

18、r look at other species. 11. A new study on birds sleep has revealed that _ . A) half-brain sleep is found in a wide variety of birds B) half-brain sleep is characterized by slow brain waves C) birds can control their half-brain sleep consciously D) birds seldom sleep with the whole of their brain a

19、t rest 12. According to the passage, birds often half sleep because _ . A) they have to watch out for possible attacks B) their brain hemispheres take turns to rest C) the two halves of their brain are differently structured D) they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions 13. The example

20、of a bird sleeping in front of a mirror indicates that _. A) the phenomenon of birds dozing 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

21、mirror 14. While sleeping, some water mammals tend to keep half awake in order to _ . A) alert themselves to the approaching enemy B) emerge 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 iceb

22、erg( Line 2, Para. 8), Siegel suggests that_ . A) half-brain sleep has something to do with icy weather B) the mystery of half-brain sleep is close to being solved C) most birds living in cold regions tend to be half sleepers D) half-brain sleep is a phenomenon that could exist among other species P

23、assage Two Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. A nine-year-old schoolgirl single-handedly cooks up a science-fair experiment that ends up debunking(揭穿的真相) a widely practiced medical treatment. Emily Rosas target was a practice known as therapeutic(治疗的) touch (TT for short), whose

24、advocates manipulate patients energy field to make them feel better and even, say some, to cure them of various ills. Yet Emilys test shows that these energy fields cant be detected, even by trained TT practitioners (行医者). Obviously mindful of the publicity value of the situation, Journal editor Geo

25、rge Lundberg appeared on TV to declare, Age doesnt matter. Its good science that matters, and this is good science. Emilys mother Linda Rosa, a registered nurse, has been campaigning against TT for nearly a decade. Linda first thought about TT in the late 80s, when she learned it was on the approved

26、 list for continuing nursing education in Colorado. Its 100,000 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

27、 can help heal wounds, relieve pain and reduce fever. The claims 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. Yet Rosa could not find any evidence that it works. To provide such pr

28、oof, TT therapists would have to sit down for independent testing-something they havent been eager to do, even though James Randi has offered more than $1 million to anyone who can demonstrate the existence of a human energy field. (Hes had one taker so far. She failed.) A skeptic might conclude tha

29、t TT practitioners are afraid to lay their beliefs on the line. But who could turn down an innocent fourth-grader? Says 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 he

30、r own 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. 16. Which of the following is evidence that TT is widely p

31、racticed?A) TT has been in existence for decades.B) Many patients were cured 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 _.A) they didnt take the offer seriously B) they didnt want to risk their career C) they were unwilling to reveal their secret D) they thought it was not in line with their practice 18. The purpose of Emily Rosas experiment was _.A) to see why TT could work the way it