1、1996年1月大學(xué)英語六級(CET-6)真題試卷及參照答案1996年1月大學(xué)英語六級(CET-6)真題試卷及參照答案19/191996年1月大學(xué)英語六級(CET-6)真題試卷及參照答案1996年1月大學(xué)英語六級(CET-6)真題試卷及參照答案PartIListeningcomprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconve

2、rsationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:2hours.3hours.4hours.5h

3、ours.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9oclockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldchooseDontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswerABCDA)Theflighthasbeencanceled.Theplaneislate.T

4、heplaneisontime.Theticketsforthisflighthavebeensoldout.A)Heisnottoblame.Itwashisfault.Hewillacceptallresponsibility.Hewillbemorecarefulnexttime.A)Themanisaforgetfulperson.Thetypewriterisnotnew.Themancanhavethetypewriterlater.Themanmisunderstoodher.A)Therewillbeheavyfoginallareas.Therewillbeheavyrain

5、bymidnight.Therewillbeheavyfogintheeast.Therewillbefoginallareasbymidnight.A)Shesscornful.Shesangry.Shessympathetic.Shesworried.A)Helikesthejobofadish-washerbecauseitpayswell.B)Hethinksitsimportanttohavegoodajobfromthebeginning.C)Hehatestobeadishwasher-becauseitsboring.D)Hewouldworkasadish-washerins

6、ummerifhehasto.7.A)ShemustlearntounderstandJohnshumorbetter.B)SheenjoysJohnshumoragreatdeal.C)ShedoesntappreciateJohnshumor.ShethinksJohnisnotfunnyenough.A)Joanmayhavetakenawrongtrain.Joanwillmissthenextconference.Joanwontcometotheconference.Joanmaybelatefortheopeningspeech.A)Shehasbeendismissedforh

7、erpoorperformance.Shehasbeenfiredbythecompany.Shehasbeengrantedleaveforonemonth.Shehasbeenofferedanewjob.A)Itwilllastfortwoweeks.Ithascometoahalt.Itwillendbeforelong.Itwillprobablycontinue.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepa

8、ssageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageoneQuestion11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Shewasanofficeworker.Shewasaphysi

9、cian.Shewasacleaner.Shewasasocialworker.A)Becauseshecouldnotsleepwellatnight.Becauseshehopedtoearnmoremoney.Becauseshecouldnotfindadaytimejob.Becausesheneededachangeandalighterjob.A)Sheworkssixnightseveryfortnight.Shedoesnottakepartinsocialactivitiesinherworkingdays.Shehasbeenanightnurseinahospitalf

10、orabout25years.Sheisnotsatisfiedwithherpresentjob.PassageTwoQuestions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)AsmalltowninBritain.Anewtypeofjail.Alabourcamp.AbiggymnasiuminScotland.A)WomencriminalsinScotland.Criminalswhoaregivenlongsentences.Criminalswhoaregivenshortsentences.CriminalsinScotland

11、.A)Therewardtheprisonersgetfortheirwork.Thecomfortableaccommodation.Thewaytheprisonersaretreated.Theofficerssympathyfortheprisoners.A)Togivetheprisonersmorefreedom.Tohelptheprisonerskeeptheirself-respect.Tohelptheprisonersdevelopthesenseofindependence.Toturntheprisonersintoskilledworkers.PassageThre

12、eQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Onanairplane.Neartheterminalbuilding.Inacoachtothecity.Inthewaitingroom.A)Neartheairporthotel.B)Atthetravelersinformationdesk.OutsidetheCustomsHall.Inthecenterofthecity.A)Thedeparturetaxtheyhavetopayontheirnextinternationalflight.Thedistancethey

13、havetotravelfromtheairporttothecitycenter.Thepricesthemajorhotelscharge.Theplacewheretaxisarewaitingtobehired.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowingbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements-ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)a

14、ndD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarktheandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Materialculturereferstothetouchable,materialphysical“objectthingsthat”canbeseen,held,felt,usedthatacultureproduces.Examiningacultures

15、toolsandtechnologycantellusaboutthegroupshistoryandwayoflife.Similarly,researchintothematerialcultureofmusiccanhelpustounderstandthemusic-culture.Themostvividbodyof“things”init,ofcourse,aremusicalinstruments.Wecannothearforourselvestheactualsoundofanymusicalperformancebeforethe1870swhenthephonograph

16、wasinvented,sowerelyoninstrumentsforimportantinformationaboutmusic-culturesittheremotepastandtheirdevelopment.Herewehavetwokindsofevidence:instrumentswellpreservedandinstrumentspicturesinart.Throughthestudyofinstruments,aswellpreservedPaintings,writtendocuments,andsoon,wecanexplorethemovementofmusic

17、fromtheNeatEasttoChinaoverathousandyearsago,orwecanoutlinethespreadofNeareasterninfluencetoEuropethatresultsinthedevelopmentofmostoftheinstrumentsonthesymphonyorchestra.Sheetmusicorprintedmusic,tooismaterialculture.Scholarsoncedefinedfolkmusic-culturesasthoseinwithpeoplelearnandsingmusicbyearrathert

18、hanfromprint,butresearchshowmutualinfluenceamongoralandwrittensourcesduringthepastfewcenturiesinEurope,Britain,andAmerica,printedversionslimitvarietybecausetheytendtostandardizeanysong,yettheystimulatepeopletocreatenewanddifferentsongs.Besides,theabilitytoreadmusicnotationhasafar-reachingeffectonmus

19、iciansand,whenitbecomeswidespread,onthemusic-cultureasawhole.Onemoreimportantpartofmusicsmaterialcultureshouldbesingledouttheinfluenceoftheelectronicmedia-radio,recordplayer,taperecorder,television,andvideocassette,withthefuturepromisingtalkingandsingingcomputersandotherdevelopments.Thisallpartofthe

20、“informationrevolution,a”twentiethcenturyphenomenonasimportantastheindustrialrevolutionwasinthenineteenth.Theseelectronicmediaarenotjustlimitedtomodemnations;theyhaveaffectedmusic-culturesallovertheglobe.Researchintothematerialcultureofanationsofgreatimportance_.ithelpsproducenewculturaltoolsandtech

21、nologyitcanreflectthedevelopmentofthenationithelpsunderstandthenationsFastandpresentitcandemonstratethenationscivilizationItcanbelearnedfromthispassagethat_.theexistenceofthesymphonywasattributedtothespreadofNearEasternandChinesemusicNearEasternmusichadinfluenceontheoftheinstrumentsinthesymphonyorch

22、estrathedevelopmentofthesymphonyshowsthemutualinfluenceofEasternandWesternmusicthemusicalinstrumentsinthesymphonybasisofNearEasternmusicAccordingtotheauthor,musicnotationisimportantbecause_.ithasagreateffectonthemusic-cultureasmoreandmorepeopleareabletoreaditittendstostandardfolksingswhenitisusedbyf

23、olkmusiciansitistheprintedversionofstandardizedfolkmusicitencouragespeopletopopularizeprintedversionsofsongsItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheintroductionofelectronicmediaintotheworldofmusic_.hasbroughtaboutaninformationrevolutionhasspeededupthearrivalofanewgenerationofcomputershasgivenrisetonewf

24、ormsofmusicculturehasgiventothetransformationoftraditionalmusicalinstrumentsWhichofthefollowingbestsummarizedthemainideaofthepassage?Musicalinstrumentsdevelopedthroughtheyearswillsoonerlaterbereplacedbycomputers.Musiccannotbepassedontofuturegenerationunlessitisrecorded.Folksongscannotspreadfarunless

25、theyareprintedonmusicsheets.Thedevelopmentofmusiccultureishighlydependentoritsmaterialaspect.Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thequestionofwhetherwarisinevitableisonewhichhasconcernedmanyoftheworldsgreatwriters.Beforeconsideringthisquestion,itwillusefultointroducesomerelatedconcepts.Conf

26、lict,definedasoppositionamongsocialentitiesdirectedagainstoneanotherisdistinguishedfromcompetition,definedasoppositionamongsocialentitiesindependentlystrivingforsomethingwhichisininadequatesupply.Competitorsmaynotbeawareofoneanother,whilethepartiestoaconflictare.Conflictandviceofoneanother.Oppositio

27、nisthuscontrastedwithcooperation,theprocessbywhichsocialentitiesfunctionintheserviceofoneanother.Thesedefinitionsarenecessarybecauseitisimportanttoemphasizethatcompetitionbetweenindividualsorgroupsisinevitableinaworldoflimitedresources,butconflictisnot.Conflict,nevertheless,isverylikelytooccur,andis

28、probablyanessentialanddesirableelementofhumansocieties.Manyauthorshavearguedfortheinevitabilityofwarfromthepremisethatinthestruggleforexistenceamonganimalspecies,onlythefittestsurvive.Ingeneral,howeverthisstruggleinnaturescompetition,notconflict.Socialanimals,suchasmonkeysandcattle,fighttowinormaint

29、ainleadershipofthegroup.Thestruggleforexistenceoccursnotinsuchfightsbutinthecompetitionforlimitedfeedingareasandfortheoccupancyofareasfreefrommeet-eatinganimals.Thosewhofailincompetitionstarvetodeathorbecomevictimstootherspecies.Thisstruggleforexistencedoesnotresemblehumanwar,butratherthecompetition

30、ofindividualsforjobs,markets,andmaterials.Theessenceofthestruggleisthecompetitionforthenecessitiesoflifethatareinsufficienttosatisfyall.Amongnationsthereiscompetitionindevelopingresourcestrades,skills,andasatisfactorywayoflife.Thesuccessfulnationsgrowandprosper;theunsuccessfuldecline.Whileitistrueth

31、atthiscompetitionmayinduceeffortstoexpandterritoryattheexpenseofothers,andthusleadtoconflict,itcannotbesaidthatwar-likeconflictamongnationsisinevitable,althoughcompetitionis.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorgivesthedefinitionsofsometerminorderto_.argueforthesimilaritiesbetweenandhumansocietiessmoothoutt

32、heconflictsinhumansocietiesdistinguishbetweentwokindsofoppositionsummarizethethatcharacteristicfeaturesofoppositionandcooperationAccordingtotheauthor,competitiondiffersfromconflictinthat_.itresultsinwarinmostcasesitinduceseffortstoexpandterritoryitiskindofoppositionamongariaentitiesitisessentiallyas

33、truggleforexistenceThephrase“functioninthedisserviceofoneanother”(Para.1)mostprobablymeans“_”.betrayeachotherharmoneanotherhelptocollaboratewitheachotherbenefitonanotherTheauthorindicatesinthepassagethatconflict_.isaninevitablestruggleresultingfromcompetitionreflectsthestruggleamongsocialanimalsisan

34、oppositionamongindividualsocialanimalscanbeavoided30.Thepassagesiprobablyintendedtoanswerthequestion“_”.Iswarinevitable?Whyisthereconflictandcompetition?Isconflictdesirable?Cancompetitionleadtoconflict?Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AsDr.SamuelJohnsonsaidinadifferenteraaboutladiespreac

35、hing,thesurprisingthingaboutcomputerisnotthattheythinklesswellthanaman,butthattheythinkatall.Theearlyelectroniccomputerdidnothavemuchgoingforitexceptamarvelousmemoryandsomegoodmathskills.Buttodaythebestmodelscanbewireduptolearnbyexperience,followanargument,askproperquestionsandwritepoetryandwritepoe

36、tryandmusic.Theycanalsocarryonsomewhatpuzzlingconversations.Computersimitatelife.Ascomputergetmorecomplex,theimitationgetsbetter.Finally,thelinebetweentheoriginalandthecopybecomesunclear.Inanother15yearsorso,wewillthecomputerasanewformoflife.Theopinionseemsridiculousbecause,foronething,computerslack

37、thedrivesandemotionsoflivingcreatures.Butdrivescarcanbeprogrammedintothecomputersbrainjustasnatureprogrammedthemintoourhumanbrainsasapartoftheequipmentforsurvival.Computersmatchpeopleinsomeroles,andwhenfastdecisionsareneededinacrisis,theyoftensurpassthem.Havingevolvedwhenthepaceoflifewasslower,thehu

38、manbrainhasaninherentdefectthatpreventsitfromabsorbingseveralstreamsofinformationsimultaneouslyandactingonthemquickly.Throwtoomanythingsatthebrainonetimeanditfreezesup.Wearestillcontrol,butthecapabilitiesofcomputerareincreasingatafantasticrate,whilerawhumanintelligenceischangingslowly,ifasall.Comput

39、erpowerhasincreasedtentimeseveryeightyearssince1946.Inthe1990s,whenthesixthgenerationappears,thereasoningpowerofanintelligencebuiltoutofsiliconwillbegintomatchthatofthehumanbrain.Thatdoesnotmeantheevolutionofintelligencehasendedontheearth.Judgingbythehepast,wecanexpectthatanewspecieswillariseoutofma

40、n,surpassinghisachievementsthoseofhispredecessor.Onlyacarbonchemistryenthusiastwouldassumethatthenewspeciesmustbemansflesh-and-blooddescendants.ThenewkindofintelligentlifeismoreIlikelytobemadeofsilicon.WhatdoyousupposetheattitudeofDr.SamuelJohnsontowardsladiespreaching?Hebelievedthatladieswerebornwo

41、rsepreachersthatmen.Hewaspleasedthatladiescouldthoughnotaswellasmen.Hedisapprovedofladiespreaching.Heencouragedladiestopreach.Today,computerarestillinferiortomanintermsof_.decisionmakingdrivesandfeelingsgrowthofreasoningpowerinformationabsorptionIntermsofmakingquickdecisions,thehumanbraincannotbecom

42、paredwiththecomputerbecause_.A)inthelongprocessofevolutionslowpaceoflifedidntrequiresuchabilityofthecomputerbecausebrainthehumanbrainisinfluencedbyotherfactorssuchasmotivationandemotionthehumanbrainmaysometimesfreezeupinadangeroussituationtheevolutionofimitatelifewhilethehumanbraindocsnotimitatecomp

43、utersThoughhethinkhighlyofthedevelopmentofcomputerscience,theauthordoesntmeanthat_.computersarelikelytobecomeanewformofintelligentlifehumanbeingshavelostcontrolofcomputerstheintelligenceofcomputerswilleventuallysurpasswillthatofhumanbeingstheevolutionofintelligencewillprobablydependonthatofelectroni

44、cbrainsAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?Futuremanwillbemadeofsiliconinsteadoffleshandblood.Somedayitwillbedifficulttotellacomputerfromaman.Thereasoningpowerofcomputershasalreadysurpassedthatofman.Futureintelligentlifemaynotnecessarilybemadeoforganicmatter.Questions36to40areb

45、asedonthefollowingpassage.Videorecordersandphotocopiers,eventicketmachinesontherailways,oftenseemunnecessarilydifficulttouse.LastDecemberIboughtmyselfaVideocassetterecorder(VCR)describedas“simpletouse”In.thefirstthreeweeksIfailedrepeatedlytoprogramthemachinetorecordfromtheTV,andaftermonthsofpractice

46、Istillmademistakes.Iamnotalone.AccordingtoasurveylastyearbyFerguson,theBritishmanufacturer,morethanoneinfourVCRownersneverusethetimerontheirmachinestorecordaprogramme:theydontuseitbecausetheyvefounditfartoohardtooperate.SowhydomanufacturerskeepondesigningandproducingVCRSthatareawkwardtouseiftheprobl

47、emsaresoobvious?First,theproblemswenoticearenotobvioustotechnicallymindeddesignerswithyearsofexperienceandtrainedtounderstandhowapplianceswork.Secondly,designerstendtoaddoneortwofeaturesatatimetoeachmodel,whereasyouorIfaceallamachinesfeaturesatonce.Thirdly,althoughfindproblemsinafinishedproductiseas

48、ily,itistoolatebythentodoanythingaboutthedesign.Finally,ifmanufacturerscangetawaywithsellingproductsthataredifficulttouseit,itisnotworththeeffortofanyoneofthemtomakeimprovements.Somemanufacturerssaytheyconcentrateonprovidingawiderangeoffeaturesratherthanonmakingthemachineseasytouse.Butthatgivesriset

49、othequestion,cantyouhavefeaturesthatareeasytouse?”Theanswerisyoucan.Gooddesignpracticeisamixtureofspecificproceduresandgeneralprinciples.Forastart,designersshouldbuildanoriginalmodelofthemachineandtryitoutontypicalmembersofthepublic-notoncolleaguesinthedevelopmentlaboratory.Simplepubictrialswouldqui

50、cklyrevealmanydesignmistakes.Inanidealworld,therewouldbesomewaysofcontrollingqualitysuchasthattheVCRmustberedesignedrepeatedlyuntil,say,90percentofuserscanwork90percentofthefeaturescorrectly90percentofthetime.TheauthorhadtroubleoperatinghisVCRbecause_.hehadneglectedtheimportanceofusingthetimerthemac

51、hinehadfarmoretechnicalfeaturesthannecessaryhehadsetaboutusingitwithoutpropertrainingitsoperationwasfarmoredifficultthanthedesignerintendedittobeAccordingtotheauthor,manufacturers_.Ashouldaddmoreusefulfeaturestotheirmachinesoftenfailtomaketheirproductseasytouseshouldmaketheirappliancesasattractiveas

52、possibleoftenfailprovidepropertrainingintheuseoftheirproductsItseemsthatmanufacturerswillremainreluctanttomakeimprovementsunless_.theycandosoasaverylowcosttheyfindtheirmachineshardtooperatetheyhavedifficultysellingtheirproductstheyreceivealotofcomplaintsabouttheirmachinesAccordingtothepassagebeforea

53、VCRiscoldonthemarket,itsoriginalmodelshouldbetriedout_.amongordinaryconsumerswhoarenottechnicallymindedamongpeoplewhoaretechnicallymindedamongexperiencedtechniciansandpotentialusersamongpeoplewhoareinchargeofpublicrelationsOneofthereasonswhyVCRsaresodifficulttouseisthat_.thedesignersareofteninsensit

54、ivetotheoperationalcomplexitiesoftheirmachinestherangeoffeaturesprovidedisunlimitedthereisnoidealwayofcontrollingqualitytheirdesignersoftenignorethecomplaintsoftheirusesPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispert.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarked

55、A),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Thepoliceaccusedhimofsettingfiretothebuildingbutthedenied_intheareaonthenightofthefire.tobetohavebeenhavingbeenbeTheschoolmaster_thegirlsbraveryinhisopeningspeech.appl

56、audedenhancedelevatedclappedTheplacedidnotappeartobepopular,foritwascompletelydeserted,andinanycase_totraffic.inadequateinaccessibleincompatibleinsignificantOneoftherequirementsforafireisthatthematerial_toitsburningtemperature.isheatedwillbeheatedbeheatedwouldbeheatedThesecretagentconcealedhermissio

57、n,thereforemanylocalpeoplewere_wasagoodperson.betrayeddrivendeceivedconvincedWhythisotherwiseexcellentnewspaperallowssuchanarticletobeprinted_isme.aboveoutsidebesidebeyondWhenbusinessis_,thereisusuallyanobviousincreaseinunemployment.degradeddepressedreducedlessenedAsfarastherankofconcernedanassociat

58、eprofessis_toaprofessorthoughtheyarealmostequallyknowledgeable.attachedsubsidiarypreviousinferiorThisbookwillshowthereaders_canbeusedinothercontexts.howthattheyhaveobservedthathowtheyhaveobservedhowwhattheyhaveobservedthattheyhaveobservedTheplane_,itsexplodingasithittheground.smashedcrushedplungedcr

59、ashedHebelievedthatthegreatestofhis_wasthathedneverhadacollegeeducation.grievesmisfortunesdisasterssorrows_youropinionsareworthconsidering,thecommitteefindsitunwisetoplacetoomuchimportanceonthem.AsSinceProvidedWhileThatlocalgovernmentleadersaremakingeveryeffortto_theproblemofpoverty.abolishtacklerem

60、oveencounterAlthoughAsiancountriesaregenerallymore_insocialcustomsthanWesterncountries,therehaveseveraltonotableexamplesofwomeninbothChinaandIndia.conservativeconfidentialcomprehensiveconsistent_theclaimaboutGermaneconomicmight,itissomewhatsurprisinghowrelativelysmalltheGermaneconomyactuallyis.Togiv