1、1991年6月大學(xué)英語六級(CET-6)真題試卷及參照答案1991年6月大學(xué)英語六級(CET-6)真題試卷及參照答案18/181991年6月大學(xué)英語六級(CET-6)真題試卷及參照答案1991年6月大學(xué)英語六級(CET-6)真題試卷及參照答案PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionAA)Shewantstoreturntheskirtherhusbandbought.Shewantstobuyanotherskirt.Shewantstochangetheblueskirtforayellowone.Shewantstochangetheyel

2、lowskirtforablueone.A)Itstooexpensive.Itisntneeded.Itshouldbebuilt.Acollegewouldbebetter.A)Jackscarwasstolen.Jacksoldhiscar.Jackboughtanewcar.Jackhadacaraccident.A)Somepeoplepretendtoknowwhattheyreallydont.Whatthewomansaidistrue.Whatthewomansaidiswrong.Heknowsmorethanthewomandoes.A)Thewomansjobisali

3、brarian.Womensrightsinsociety.Animportantelection.Careerplanning.A)Shethinksitiseasiersaidthandone.Shetotallyagreeswithhim.Shefeelsthatwhathesaysissimplynonsense.Shethinksthatheisratherimpoliteperson.A)Tocleantheyard.Toweedthegarden.Tohireagardener.Toworkintheflowerbeds.A)Onthe6thofJune.Onthe8thofJu

4、ne.Onthe9thofJune.Onthe19thofJune.A)Themanthinksthewomaniswastinghertime.Themanthinksthewomanshouldmakefulluseofhertime.Themaniseagertoknowthewomansanswer.Themancanwaitandthereisnoneedforhertohurry.A)Torunintoeachother.Togetbargains.Toavoidthecrowds.Tojointhecrowds.SectionBPassageOneQuestions11to13a

5、rebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Becauseoftheirloveforhobbiesandpastimes.Becauseoftheirenthusiasmforsports.Becauseoftheirfearofheartattacks.Becauseoftheirstrongdesireforgoodhealth.A)Itwasdecreasing.Itwasincreasing.Itremainedalmostunchanged.Itwasgoingupslowly.A)Thosewhohaveheartattacks.Thosewhoh

6、avethedesiretobephysicallyfit.Thosewhohavesparetime.Thosewhohaveinactivejobs.PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Inthewhitepages.Inthebluepages.Intheyellowpages.Inaspecialsection.A)Onthefirstpageofthetelephonebook.Attheendofthetelephonebook.Inthefrontofthewhitepages.Right

7、afterthewhitepages.A)Checkyournumberandcallagain.Telltheoperatorwhathashappened.Asktheoperatortoputyouthrough.Asktheoperatorwhathashappened.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Itsspecializationintransportingsmallpackages.Thelowcostofitsservice.Beingthefirstairlinetosend

8、urgentletters.Itsmodernsortingfacilities.A)10,000.A)Becauseofitsgoodairportfacilities.Becauseofitslocationinthecountry.Becauseofitssize.Becauseofitsround-the-clockservice.A)Itsfull-timestaff.ThepostmenwhoworkinMemphis.Studentswhoworkintheirsparetime.D)ThestaffmembersoftheInternationalAirport.PartIIR

9、eadingComprehension(35minutes)Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddo

10、minantthattheydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises;thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblemsandthattheyhavenosenseofhumour,atleastinparent-childrelationships.thinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfeltwhenyoung.Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparent

11、swiththeirchoicesinclothesandhairstyles,inentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.Then,ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparents,thisgives

12、themadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste.Sometimesyouareresistant,andproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparentstoapproveofwhatyoudo.Iftheydidapprove,itlooksasifyouarebetrayingyourownagegroup.Butinthatcase,youareassumingthatyouaretheunderdog:you

13、cantwinbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonour.Thisisapassivewayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsofchildhood,whenyouwerecompletelyunderyourparentscontrol.Butitignoresthefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.Ifyouplantocontrolyourlife,co-operationcanbepartofthatplan.Youcancharmo

14、thers,especiallyparents,intodoingthingsthewaysyouwant.Youcanimpressotherswithyoursenseofresponsibilityandinitiative,sothattheywillgiveyoutheauthoritytodowhatyouwanttodo.Theauthorisprimarilyaddressing_.parentsofteenagersnewspaperreadersthosewhogiveadvicetoteenagersteenagersThefirstparagraphismainlyab

15、out_.theteenagerscriticismoftheirparentsmisunderstandingsbetweenteenagersandtheirparentsthedominanceoftheparentsovertheirchildrentheteenagersabilitytodealwithcrisesTeenagerstendtohavestrangeclothesandhairstylesbecausethey_.wanttoshowtheirexistencebycreatingacultureoftheirownhaveastrongdesiretobelead

16、ersinstyleandtastehavenootherwaytoenjoythemselvesbetterwanttoirritatetheirparentsTeenagersdonotwanttheirparentstoapproveofwhatevertheydobecausethey_.havealreadybeenacceptedintotheadultworldfeelthattheyaresuperiorinasmallwaytotheadultsarenotlikelytowinovertheadultshaveadesiretobeindependentToimprovep

17、arent-childrelationships,teenagersareadvisedtobe_.obedientresponsibleco-operativeindependentQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thelongyearsoffoodshortageinthiscountryhavesuddenlygivenwaytoapparentabundance.Storesandshopsarechokedwithfood.Rationing(定量供應(yīng))isvirtuallysuspended,andoverseassuppl

18、iershavebeenaskedtoholdbackdeliveries.Yet,insteadofjoy,thereiswidespreaduneasinessandconfusion.Whydofoodpriceskeeponrising,whenthereseemstobesomuchmorefoodabout?Istheabundanceonlytemporary,orhasitcometostay?Doesitmeanthatweneedtothinklessnowaboutproducingmorefoodathome?Nooneknowswhattoexpect.Therece

19、ntgrowthofexportsurplusesontheworldfoodmarkethascertainlybeenunexpectedlygreat,partlybecauseastrangesequenceoftwosuccessfulgrainharvests.NorthAmericaisnowbeingfollowedbyathird.MostofBritainsoverseassuppliersofmeat,too,areofferingmorethisyearandhomeproductionhasalsorisen.Buttheeffectofallthisonthefoo

20、dsituationinthiscountryhasbeenmadeworsebyasimultaneousriseinfoodprices,duechieflytothegradualcuttingdownofgovernmentsupportforfood.Theshopsareoverstockedwithfoodnotonlybecausethereismorefoodavailable,butalsobecausepeople,frightenedbyhighprices,arebuyinglessofit.Moreover,theriseindomesticpriceshascom

21、eatatimewhenworldpriceshavebeguntofall,withtheresultthatimportedfood,withtheexceptionofgrain,isoftencheaperthanthehome-producedvariety.Andnowgrainprices,too,arefalling.Consumersarebeginningtoaskwhytheyshouldnotbeenabledtobenefitfromthistrend.Thesignificanceofthesedevelopmentsisnotlostonfarmers.Theol

22、dergenerationhaveseenitallhappenbefore.Despitethepresentpriceandmarketguarantees,farmersfeartheyareabouttobesqueezedbetweencheapfoodimportsandashrinkinghomemarket.Presentproductionisrunningat51percentabovepre-warlevels,andthegovernmenthascalledforanexpansionto60percentby1956;butrepeatedMinisterialad

23、viceiscarryinglittleweightandtheexpansionprogrammeisnotworkingverywell.Whyisthere“wide-spreaduneasinessandconfusionaboutthefoodsituationinBritain?”Theabundantfoodsupplyisnotexpectedtolast.Britainisimportinglessfood.Despitetheabundance,foodpriceskeeprising.Britainwillcutbackonitsproductionoffood.Them

24、ainreasonfortheriseinfoodpricesisthat_.peoplearebuyinglessfoodthegovernmentisprovidinglessfinancialsupportforagriculturedomesticfoodproductionhasdecreasedimportedfoodisdrivingpriceshigherWhydidntthegovernmentsexpansionprogrammeworkverywell?Becausethefarmerswereuncertainaboutthefinancialsupportthegov

25、ernmentguaranteed.Becausethefarmerswereuncertainaboutthebenefitsofexpandingproduction.Becausethefarmerswereuncertainaboutwhetherforeignmarketscouldbefoundfortheirproduce.Becausetheoldergenerationoffarmerswerestronglyagainsttheprogrammer.Thedecreaseinworldfoodpricewasaresultof_.asharpfallinthepurchas

26、ingpoweroftheconsumersasharpfallinthecostoffoodproductiontheoverproductionoffoodinthefood-importingcountriestheoverproductiononthepartofthemainfood-exportingcountries30.WhatdidthefuturelooklikeforBritainsfoodproductionatthetimethisarticlewaswritten?ThefallinworldfoodpriceswouldbenefitBritishfoodprod

27、ucers.Anexpansionoffoodproductionwasathand.Britishfoodproducerswouldreceivemoregovernmentfinancialsupport.D)Itlooksdepressingdespitegovernmentguarantees.Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itishardtopredicthowscienceisgoingtoturnout,andifitisreallygoodscienceitisimpossibletopredict.Ifthethi

28、ngstobefoundareactuallynew,theyarebydefinitionunknowninadvance.Youcannotmakechoicesinthismatter.Youeitherhavescienceoryoudont,andifyouhaveityouareobligedtoacceptthesurprisinganddisturbingpiecesofinformation,alongwiththeneatandpromptlyusefulbits.TheonlysolidpieceofscientifictruthaboutwhichIfeeltotall

29、yconfidentisthatweareprofoundlyignorantaboutnature.Indeed,Iregardthisasthemajordiscoveryofthepasthundredyearsofbiology.Itis,initsway,anilluminationpieceofnews.Itwouldhaveamazedthebrightestmindsofthe18thcenturyEnlightenment(啟迪運(yùn)動(dòng))tobetoldbyanyofushowlittleweknowandhowbewilderingseemsthewayahead.Itisth

30、issuddenconfrontationwiththedepthandscopeofignorancethatrepresentsthemostsignificantcontributionofthe20thcenturysciencetothehumanintellect.Inearliertimes,weeitherpretendedtounderstandhowthingsworkedorignoredtheproblem,orsimplymadeupstoriestofillthegaps.Nowthatwehavebegunexploringinearnest,wearegetti

31、ngglimpsesofhowhugethequestionsare,andhowfarfrombeinganswered.Becauseofthis,wearedepressed.Itisnotsobadbeingignorantifyouaretotallyignorant;thehardthingisknowinginsomedetailtherealityofignorance,theworstspotsandhereandtherethenot-so-badspots,butnotruelightattheendofthetunnelnorevenanytunnelsthatcany

32、etbetrusted.Butwearemakingabeginning,andthereoughttobesomesatisfaction.Thereareprobablynoquestionswecanthinkupthatcantbeanswered,soonerorlater,includingeventhematterofconsciousness.Tobesure,theremaywellbequestionswecantthinkup,ever,andthereforelimitstothereachofhumanintellect,butthatisanothermatter.

33、Withinourlimits,weshouldbeabletoworkourwaythroughtoallouranswers,ifwekeepatitlongenough,andpayattention.Accordingtotheauthor,reallygoodscience_.wouldsurprisethebrightestmindsofthe18thcenturyEnlightenmentwillproduceresultswhichcannotbeforeseenwillhelppeopletomaketherightchoiceinadvancewillbringaboutd

34、isturbingresultsItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatscientistsofthe18thcentury_.thoughtthattheyknewagreatdealandcouldsolvemostproblemsofsciencewereafraidoffacinguptotherealitiesofscientificresearchknewthattheywereignorantandwantedtoknowmoreaboutnaturedidmoreharmthangoodinpromotingmansunderstandingofnat

35、ure33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofscientistsinearliertimes?Theyinventedfalsetheoriestoexplainthingstheydidntunderstand.Theyfalselyclaimedtoknowallaboutnature.Theydidnotbelieveinresultsfromscientificobservation.Theypaidlittleattentiontotheproblemstheydidntunderstand.Whatistheauthorsattitu

36、detowardsscience?Heisdepressedbecauseoftheignoranceofscientists.Heisdoubtfulbecauseoftheenormousdifficultiesconfrontingit.Heisconfidentthoughheisawareoftheenormousdifficultiesconfrontingit.Heisdelightedbecauseoftheilluminatingscientificfindings.Theauthorbelievesthat_.mancanfindsolutionstowhateverque

37、stionsconcerningnaturehecanthinkupmancannotsolvealltheproblemshecanthinkupbecauseofthelimitsofhumanintellectsoonerorlatermancanthinkupallthequestionsconcerningnatureandanswerthemquestionsconcerningconsciousnessareoutsidethescopeofscientificresearchDQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Greens

38、pacefacilitiesarecontributingtoanimportantextenttothequalityoftheurbanenvironment.Fortunatelyitisnolongernecessarythateverylectureoreverybookaboutthissubjecthastostartwiththeproofofthisidea.Atpresent,itisgenerallyaccepted,althoughmoreasaself-evidentstatementthanonthebaseofaclosely-reasonedscientific

39、proof.Therecognitionoftheimportanceofgreenspacesintheurbanenvironmentisafirststepontherightway,thisdoesnotmean,however,thatsufficientdetailsareknownaboutthefunctionsofgreenspaceintownsandaboutthewayinwhichtheinhabitantsareusingthesespaces.AstothisrathercomplexsubjectIshall,withinthescopeofthislectur

40、e,enterintooneaspectonly,namelytherecreativefunctionofgreenspacefacilities.Thetheoreticalseparationofliving,working,trafficandrecreationwhichformanyyearshasbeenusedintown-and-countryplanning,hasinmyopinionresultedindisproportionateattentionforformsofrecreationfarfromhome,whereastherewasrelativelylit

41、tleattentionforimprovementofrecreativepossibilitiesinthedirectneighbourhoodofthehome.Wehavecometotheconclusionthatthisisnotright,becauseanimportantpartofthetimewhichwedonotpassinsleepingorworking,isusedforactivitiesatandaroundhome.Soitisobviousthatrecreationintheopenairhastobeginatthestreet-doorofth

42、ehouse.Theurbanenvironmenthastoofferasmanyrecreationactivitiesaspossible,andthedesignofthesehastobesuchthatmoreobligatoryactivitiescanalsohavearecreativeaspect.Theverybeststandardoflivingisnothingifitisnotpossibletotakeapleasantwalkinthedistrict,ifthechildrencannotbeallowedtoplayinthestreets,because

43、therisksoftrafficaretoogreat,ifduringshoppingyoucannowherefindaspotforenjoyingforamomenttheniceweather,inshort,ifyouonlyfeelyourselfathomeafterthestreet-doorofyourhouseisclosedafteryou.Accordingtotheauthor,theimportanceofgreenspacesintheurbanenvironment_.isstillunknownisusuallyneglectedisbeingclosel

44、ystudiedhasbeenfullyrecognizedThetheoreticalseparationofliving,working,trafficandrecreationhasledto_.thedisproportionofrecreationfacilitiesintheneighbourhoodthelocationofrecreationfacilitiesfarfromhomerelativelylittleattentionforrecreativepossibilitiestheimprovementofrecreativepossibilitiesintheneig

45、hbourhoodTheauthorsuggeststhattherecreativepossibilitiesofgreenspaceshouldbeprovided_.inspecialareasinthesuburbsintheneighbourhoodofthehouseingardensandparksAccordingtotheauthor,greenspacefacilitiesshouldbedesignedinsuchawaythat_.moreobligatoryactivitiesmighttakeonarecreativeaspectmoreandmorepeoplem

46、ighthaveaccesstothemanincreasingnumberofrecreativeactivitiesmightbedevelopedrecreativeactivitiesmightbebroughtintoourhomesThemainideaofthispassageisthat_.betteruseofgreenspacefacilitiesshouldbemadesoastoimprovethequalityofourlifeattentionmustbedirectedtotheimprovementofrecreativepossibilitiestheurba

47、nenvironmentisprovidingmorerecreationactivitiesthanitdidmanyyearsagoprioritymustbegiventothedevelopmentofobligatoryactivitiesPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Tom_betterthantoaskDickforhelp.shallknowshouldntknowhasknownshouldhaveknownThemagicianpickedseveralpersons_fromtheaudienceandaskedthemt

48、ohelphimwiththeperformance.byaccidentatrandomonoccasiononaverageWaterentersintoagreatvarietyofchemicalreactions,_havebeenmentionedinpreviouspages.afewofitafewofthatafewofthemafewofwhichTheyllhaveyou_ifyoudontpayyourtaxes.tobearrestedarrestarrestedbeingarrestedTherewasaknockatthedoor.Itwasthesecondti

49、mesomeone_methatevening.hadinterruptedwouldhaveinterruptedtohaveinterruptedtointerruptedDespitetheirgoodservice,mostinnsarelesscostlythanhotelsof_standards.equivalentalikeuniformlikely_foryourhelp,wedneverhavebeenabletogetoverthedifficulties.HaditnotIfitwerenotHaditnotbeenIfwehadnotbeenSomepeopleeit

50、her_avoidquestionsofrightandwrongorremainneutralaboutthem.violentlyenthusiasticallysincerelyyoursdeliberatelyThereisnoeasysolutiontoJapanslabour_.declinevacancyrarityshortageImsureyoursuggestionwill_theproblem.contributetosolvingcontributetosolvebecontributedtosolvebecontributedtosolvingIleftfortheo

51、fficeearlierthanusualthismorning_trafficjam.inlinewithforthesakeofincaseofattheriskofSomeareas,_theirsevereweatherconditions,arehardlypopulated.duetoinspiteofbutforwithregardtoThenewwashingmachinesare_attherateoffiftyaday.turnedupturneddownturnedoutturnedinOnturningthecorner,wesawtheroad_steeply.dep

52、artingdescendingdecreasingdepressingThemanagingdirectortookthe_fortheaccident,althoughitwasnotreallyhisfault.guiltblamechargeaccusationOncetheyhadfame,fortune,securefutures;_isutterpoverty.nowthatallisleftnowallthatisleftnowallwhichisleftnowallwhatisleftTheshop-assistantwasstraightwithhiscustomers.I

53、fanarticlewasof_qualityhedtellthemso.humbleinferiorminorawkwardHistastesandhabits_binecompetecoincidecompromiseThebranchescouldhardly_theweightofthefruit.retainsustainmaintainremainWithallitsadvantages,thecomputerisbynomeanswithoutits_.boundariesrestraintsconfinementslimitationsVisitorsareaskedto_wi

54、ththeregulations.contrastconsultcomplyconflictHe_somuchworkthathecouldntreallydoitefficiently.putonturnedonbroughtontookon_shouldanymoneybegiventoasmallchild.OnnoaccountFromallaccountsOfnoaccountByallaccountsWithoutfacts,wecannotformaworthwhileopinionforweneedtohavefactualknowledge_ourthinking.which

55、tobebasedonwhichtobaseuponuponwhichtobasetowhichtobebased_thattheymayeventuallyreducetheamountoflaborneededonconstructionsitesby90percent.socleveraretheconstructionrobotssoclevertheconstructionrobotsaresuchconstructionrobotsarecleversuchcleverconstructionrobotsareAllflights_becauseofthestorm,theydec

56、idedtotakethetrain.havingcanceledhavingbeencanceledwerecanceledhavebeencanceledThemicroscopecan_theobject100timesindiameter.magnifyincreasedevelopmultiplyLanguagebelongstoeachoneofus,totheflower-seller_totheprofessor.asmuchasasfarasthesameasaslongasWe_Edisonssuccesstohisintelligenceandhardwork.subje

57、ctattributeowereferSheonceagainwentthroughhercompositioncarefullyto_allspellingmistakesfromit.withdrawdiminishabandoneliminatePartIVErrorCorrection(15minutes)Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordor

58、deleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark()intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitandputaslash(/)intheblank.Example:Televisionisrapid

59、lybecomingtheliteratureofourperiods.1.time/times/periodManyoftheargumentshavingusedforthestudyofliteratureas2._aschoolsubjectarevalidforstudyoftelevision.3._the_Traditionally,theAmericanfarmerhasalwaysbeenindependentandhard-working.Intheeighteenthcenturyfarmerswerequiteself-sufficient.Thefarmfamilyg

60、rewandmadealmostnothingitneeded.Thesurpluscrop(71)wouldbesoldtobuyafewitemsinthelocalgeneralstore.In1860,becausesomeofthefarmpopulationhad(72)movedtothecity,yeteightypercentoftheAmericanpopulationwasstillinthecountry.Inthelatenineteencentury,farmworkandlifewerenotmuchchangedfromthattheyhadbeenintheo