大學(xué)英語六級考試1990年6月試卷（答案暫缺）PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionA1.A)Anewhousecostthirtythousanddollars.B)Bob'shousecosthimsixtythousanddollars.C)Bobdidn'twanttobuyanoldhouse.D)Bobdecidedtobuyanoldhouse.2.A)Yes,butheneedstohavetheapprovalofhisprofessor.B)Yes,hecanstudythereifheiswritingaresearchpaper.C)Yes,becauseheisaseniorstudent.D)No,it'sopenonlytoteachersandpostgraduates.3.A)Hedoesn'tlikeseafoodanymore.B)Aseafooddinneristooexpensive.C)Hedoesn'thaveenoughmoney.D)Helikesseafoodverymuch.4.A)Hewenttothehospitaltotakehiswifehome.B)Hestayedinthehospitaluntilverylate.Hetriedtocallthewomanseveraltimes.Hewenttothehospitalatmidnightyesterday.5.Hererrorsweremainlyinthereadingpart.B)Itwasn'tverychallengingtoher.C)Itwasmoredifficultthanshehadexpected.D)Shemadeveryfewgrammaticalmistakesinhertest.6.A)6hours.B)4hours.C)12hours.D)18hours.7.A)It'sdirty.B)It'sfaded.C)It'sdyed.D)It'storn.8.A)Sixteendollars.B)Eightd,ollars.C)Tendollars.D)Twelvedollars.9.A)HiswatchwillbefixednolaterthannextMonday.B)Hiswatchneedstoberepaired.C)Hemaycomeagainforhiswatchattheweekend.D)Thewomanwon'trepairhiswatchuntilnextMonday.10.A)ThethingstodoonMondaymorning.B)TheweatheronMondaymorning.C)ThetimetoseeJohn.D)TheplaceJohnshouldgoto.SectionBPassageOneQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Thenumberofitsreaders.B)Itsunusuallocation.C)Itscomfortablechairs.D)Itsspaciousrooms.12.A)ThelatestversionoftheBible.B)AbookwrittenbyColumbus.C)AmapoftheNewWorld.D)OneoftheearliestcopiesofShakespeare'swork.13.A)Ithastoofewemployees.B)Itlacksmoneytocoveritsexpenses.C)Itisovercrowded.D)Itisgrowingtoorapidly.14.A)FromMondaytoFriday.B)FromMondaytoSaturday.C)Everyday.D)OnSaturdaysandSundays.PassageTwoQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.15.A)Theywouldtrainthechildrentobehappystreetcleaners.B)Theywouldmakethechildrengreatscholars.C)Theyintendedtotrainthechildrenasadultsweretrained.D)Theywouldgivethechildrenfreedomtofullydevelopthemselves.16.A)Somechildrenaregood,somearenot.B)Childrenaregoodbynature.C)Mostchildrenarenervous.D)Childrenarenotasbraveasadults.17.A)Hethinksascholarismorerespectablethanastreetcleaner.B)Hethinkshighlyofteachingasaprofession.C)Hethinksalljobsareequallygoodsolongaspeoplelikethem.D)Hethinksastreetcleanerishappierthanascholar.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.18.A)Thedaughterofaprisonguard.B)TheEmperorofRome.C)AChristiancouple.D)AChristiannamedValentine.19.A)Toproposemarriage.B)TocelebrateValentine'sbirthday.C)Toexpresstheirrespectforeachother.D)Toshowtheirlove.20.A)ItisanAmericanfolktale.B)ItissomethingrecordedinRomanhistory.C)Itisoneofthepossibleoriginsofthisholiday.D)ItisastoryfromtheBible.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:OnedayinJanuary1913.G.H.Hardy,afamousCambridgeUniversitymathematicianreceivedaletterfromanIndiannamedSrinivasaRamanujanaskinghimforhisopinionof120mathematicaltheorems(定理)thatRamanujansaidhehaddiscovered.ToHardy,manyofthetheoremsmadenosense.Oftheothers,oneortwowerealreadywell-known.Ramanjuanmustbesomekindoftrickplayer,Hardydecided,andputtheletteraside.ButallthatdaytheletterkepthangingroundHardy.Mighttherebesomethinginthosewild-lookingtheorems?ThateveningHardyinvitedanotherbrilliantCambridgemathematician,J.E.Littlewood,andthetwomensetouttoassesstheIndian'sworth.Thatincidentwasaturningpointinthehistoryofmathematics.Atthetime,RamanujanwasanobscureMadrasPortTrustclerk.Alittlemorethanayearlater,hewasatCambridgeUniversity,andbeginningtoberecognizedasoneofthemostamazingmathematicianstheworldhaseverknown.Thoughhediedin1920,muchofhisworkwassofarinadvanceofhistimethatonlyinrecentyearsisitbeginningtobeproperlyunderstood.Indeed,hisresultsarehelpingsolvetoday'sproblemsincomputerscienceandphysics,problemsthathecouldhavehadnonotionof.ForIndians,moreover,Ramanujanhasaspecialsignificance.Ramanujan,thoughborninpoorandill-paidaccountant'sfamily100yearsago,hasinspiredmanyIndianstoadoptmath-ematicsascareer.MuchofRamanujan'sworkisinnumbertheory,abranchofmathematicsthatdealswiththesubtle(難以捉摸旳)lawsandrelationshipsthatgovernnumbers.Mathematiciansdescribehisresultsaselegantandbeautifulbuttheyaremuchtoocomplextobeappreciatedbylaymen.Hislife,though,isfullofdramaandsorrow.Itisoneofthegreatromanticstoriesofmathemat-ics,adistressingreminderthatgeniuscansurfaceandriseinthemostunpromisingcircum-stances.21.WhenHardyreceivedthe120theoremsfromRamanujan,hisattitudeatfirstmightbebestdescribedasA)uninterestedB)unsympatheticC)suspiciousD)curious22.Ramanujan'spositioninCambridgeUniversityowedmuchtoA)thejudgementofhisworkbyHardyandLittlewoodB)hisletterofapplicationacceptedbyHardyC)hisworkasaclerkatMadrasPortTrustD)hisbeingrecognizedbytheworldasafamousmathematician23.ItmaybeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorA)feelssorryforRamanujan'searlydeathB)isdissatisfiedwiththeslowdevelopmentofcomputerscienceC)ispuzzledaboutthecomplexityofRamanujan'stheoremsD)greatlyappreciatesRamanujan'smathematicalgenius24.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorpointsoutthatA)Ramanujan'smathematicaltheoremswerenotappreciatedbyothermathematiciansB)extremelytalentedpeoplecanprovetheirworthdespitedifficultcircumstancesC)RamanujanalsowroteanumberofstoriesaboutmathematicsD)Ramanujanhadworkedoutanelegantbutcomplicatedmethodofsolvingproblems25.Theword"laymen"(Lastpara,Lind6)mostprobablymeansA)peoplewhodonotspecializeinmathematicalscienceB)peoplewhoarecarelessC)peoplewhoarenotinterestedinmathematicsD)peoplewhodon'tliketosolvecomplicatedproblemsPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Evenifallthetechnicalandintellectualproblemscanbesolved,therearemajorsocialproblemsinherentinthecomputerrevolution.Themostobviousisunemployment,sincetheba-sicpurposeofcommercialcomputerizationistogetmoreworkdonebyfewerpeople.OneBritishstudypredictsthat"automationinducedunemployment"inWesternEuropecouldreach16~,6inthenextdecade,butmostanalysesaremoreoptimistic.Thegeneralruleseemstobethatnewtechnologyeventuallycreatesasmanyjobsasitdestroys,andoftenmore."Peoplewhoputincomputersusuallyincreasetheirstaffsaswell"saysCPT'sScheff."Ofcourse,"headds,"oneindustrymaykillanotherindustry.That'stoughonsomepeople."Theoretically,allunemployedworkerscanberetrained,butretrainingprogramsarenothighonthenation'sagenda(議事日程).Manynewjobs,moreover,willrequireanabilityinusingcomputers,andtheretrainingneededtousethemwillhavetoberepeatedasthetechnologykeepsimproving.SaysachillingreportbytheCongressionalOfficeofTechnologyAssessment:"Lifelongretrainingisexpectedtobecomethestandardformanypeople."Thereisaalreadyconsiderableevidencethattheschoolchildrennowbeingeducatedintheuseofcomputersaregenerallythechildrenofthewhitemiddleclass.Youngblacks,whoseunemploymentratestandstodayat5096,willfindanotherbarrierinfrontofthem.Suchsocialproblemsarenotthefaultofthecomputer,ofcourse,butaconsequenceofthewaytheAmericansocietymightusethecomputer."EveninthedaysoftheBig,main-framecomputers,whentheywereamachineforthefew."saysKatherineDavisFishman,authorofTheComputerEstablishment,"itwasatooltohelptherichgetricher.Itstillistoalargeex-tent.Oneofthegreatvaluesofthepersonalcomputeristhatsmallerfirms,smallerorganizationscannowhavesomeoftheadvantagesofthebiggerorganizations."26.Theclosestrestatementof"oneindustrymaykillanotherindustry"(Para.ILind11)isthatA)industriestendtocompetewithoneanotherB)oneindustrymightbedrivenoutofbusinessbyanotherindustryC)oneindustrymayincreaseitsstaffattheexpenseofanotherD)industriestendtocombineintobiggerones27.Theword"chilling"(Para.2,Line5)mostprobablymeansA)misleadingB)convincingC)discouragingD)interesting28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?Computersareefficientinretrainingunempleyedworkers.B)Computersmayoffermoreworkingopportunitiesthantheydestroy.C)Computerswillincreasetheunemploymentrateofyoungblacks.D)Computerscanhelpsmallerorganizationstofunctionmoreeffectively.29.FromthepassageitcanbeinferredthatA)allschoolchildrenareofferedacourseintheuseofcomputersB)allunemployedworkersarebeingretrainedC)retrainingprogrammesareconsideredveryimportantbythegovernmentD)inrealityonlyacertainportionofunemployed'workerswillberetrained30.ThemajorproblemdiscussedinthepassageisA)theimportanceoflifelongretrainingoftheunemployedworkersB)thesocialconsequencesofthewidespreaduseofcomputersintheUnitedStatesC)thebarriertotheemploymentofyoungpeopleD)thegeneralruleoftheadvancementoftechnologyPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Mobilityofindividualmembersandfamilygroupstendstosplitupfamilyrelationships.Occasionallythemovementofafamilyawayfromasituationwhichhasbeenthesourceoffrictionresultsingreaterfamilyorganization,butonthewholemobilityisdisorganizing.Individualsandfamiliesareinvolvedinthreetypesofmobility:movementinspace,movementupordowninsocialstatus,andthemovementofideas.Thesearetermedrespectivelyspatial,vertical,andideationalmobility.Agreatincreaseinspatialmobilityhasgonealongwithimprovementsinrailandwatertransportation,theinventionanduseoftheautomobile,andtheavailabilityofairplanepassengerservice.Spatialmobilityresultsinadeclineintheimportanceofthetraditionalhomewithitsemphasisonfamilycontinuityandstability.Italsomeansthatwhenindividualfamilymembersorthefamilyasawholemoveawayfromacommunity,thepersonorthefamilyisremovedfromthepressuresofrelatives,friends,andcommunityinstitutionsforconventionalityandstability.Evenmoreimportantisthefactthatspatialmobilitypermitssomemembersofafamilytocomeincontactwithandpossiblyadoptattitudes,values,andwaysofthinkingdifferentfromthoseheldbyotherfamilymembers.Thepresenceofdifferentattitudes,values,andwaysofthinkingwithinafamilymay,andoftendoes,resultinconflictandfamilydisorganization.Potentialdisorganizationispresentinthosefamiliesinwhichthehusband,wife,andchildrenarespatiallyseparatedoveralongperiod,orarelivingtogetherbutseeeachotheronlybrieflybe-causeofdifferentworkschedules.Oneindexoftheincreaseinverticalmobilityisthegreatincreaseintheproportionofsons,andtosomeextentdaughters,whoengageinoccupationsotherthanthoseoftheparents.Anotherindexofverticalmobilityisthedegreeofintermarrigaebetweenracialclasses.Thisoccursalmostexclusivelybetweenclasseswhichareadjacenttoeachother.Engaginginadifferentoccupation,orintermarriage,likespatialmobility,allowsonetocomeincontactwithwaysofbehaviordifferentfromthoseoftheparentalhome,andtendstoseparateparentsandtheir

children.Theincreaseinideationalmobilityismeasuredbytheincreaseinpublications,suchasnewspapers,periodicals,andbooks,theincreaseinthepercentageofthepopulationowningradios,

andtheincreaseintelevisionsets.Allthesetendtointroducenewideasintothehome.Whenindividualfamilymembersareexposedtoandadoptthenewideas,thetendencyisforconflicttoariseandforthoseinconflicttobecomepsychologicallyseparatedfromeachother.31.Whatthepassagetellsuscanbesummarizedbythestatement:A)socialdevelopmentresultsinadeclineintheimpotanceoftraditionalfamiliesB)potentialdisorganizationispresentintheAmericanfamilyC)familydisorganizationismoreorlesstheresultofmobilityD)themovementofafamilyisoneofthefactorsinraisingitssocialstatus32.Accordingtothepassage,thosewholiveinatraditionalfamilyA)arelesslikelytoquarrelwithothersbecauseofconventionalityandstabilityB)havetodependontheirrelativesandfriendsiftheydonotmoveawayfromitC)cangetmorehelpfromtheirfamilymembersiftheyareintroubleD)willhavemorefreedomofactionandthoughtiftheymoveawayfromit.33.PotentialdisorganizationexistsinthosefamiliesinwhichA)thehusband,wife,andchildrenworktoohardB)thehusband,wife,andchildrenseldomgettogetherC)bothparentshavetoworkfulltimeD)thefamilymembersaresubjecttosocialpressures34.Intermarriageanddifferentoccupationsplayanimportantroleinfamilydisorganizationbe-causeA)theyenablethechildrentotravelaroundwithouttheirparents'permissionB)theyallowonetofindagoodjobandimproveone'ssocialstatusC)theyenablethechildrentobetterunderstandthewaysofbehavioroftheirparentsD)theypermitonetocomeintocontactwithdifferentwaysofbehaviorandthinking35.Thispassagesuggeststhatawell-organizedfamilyisafamilywhosemembersA)arenotpsychologicallywithdrawnfromoneanotherB)neverquarrelwitheachotherevenwhentheydisagreeC)oftenhelpeachotherwithtrueloveandaffectionD)areexposedtothesamenewideasintroducedbybooks,radios,andTVsetsPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Tocallsomeonebird-brainedinEnglishmeansyouthinkthatpersonissillyorstupid.Butwillthisdescriptionsoondisappearfromuseinthelightofrecentresearch?ItseemstheEnglishmayhavebeenunfairinassociationbird'sbrainswithstupidity.Inanattempttofindouthowdifferentcreaturesseetheworld,psychologistsatBrownU-niversityintheUSAhavebeencomparingthebehaviourofbirdsandhumans.OneexperimenthasinvolvedteachingpigeonstorecognizelettersoftheEnglishalphabet.Thebirdsstudyin"classrooms",whichareboxesequippedwithacomputer.Afteraboutfourdaysofstudyingaparticularletter,thepigeonhastopickoutthatletterfromseveraldisplayedonthecomputerscreen.Threemalepigeonshavelearnttodistinguishalltwenty-sixlettersofthealphabetinthisway.Acomputerrecordofthebirds'sfourmonthstudyperiodhasshownsurprisingsimilaritiesbetweenthepigeons'andhumanperformance.Pigeonsandpeoplefindthesameletterseasy,orhard,totellapart.Forexample,92percentofthetimethepigeonscouldtelltheletterDfromtheletterZ.ButwhenfacedwithUandV(oftenconfusedbyEnglishchildren),thepigeonswererightonly34percentofthetime.Theresultsoftheexperimentssofarhaveledpsychologiststoconcludethatpigeonsandhumansobservethingsinsimilarways.Thissuggeststhatthereissomethingfundamentalabouttherecognitionprocess.Ifscientistscouldonlydiscoverjustwhatthisrecognitionprocessisitcouldbeveryusefulforcomputerdesigners.Thedisadvantageofapresencomputeristhatitcanonlydowhatahumanbeinghasprogrammedittodoandtheprogrammermustgivethecomputerprecise,logicalinstructions.Maybeinthefuture,though,computerswillbeabletothinklikehumanbeings.36.Thewritersuggeststhattheexpression"bird-brained"mightbeoutofusesoonbecauseitisA)sillyB)impoliteC)unnecessaryD)inappropriate37.PsychologistshavebeenexperimentingwithpigeonstofindoutwhetherthebridsA)arereallysillyorstupidB)canlearntomakeideasknowntopeopleC)seetheworldashumanbeingsdoD)learnmorequicklythanchildren38.UandVareconfusedbyA)92percentofpigeonsB)manyEnglishchildrenC)mostpeoplelearningEnglishD)34percentofEnglishchildren39.TherearesimilaritiesinobservingthingsbypigeonsandhumansA)becausepigeonsaretaughtbyhumansB)becausepigeonshavebrainsmoredevelopedthanotherbirdsC)becausetheirbasicwaystoknowtheworldarethesameD)becausepigeonsandhumanshavesimilarbrains40.TheresearchmayhelpA)computerdesignersB)computersalesmenC)psychologistsD)teachersPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.41.Germansusedtobelievethatallotherraceswereinferior_______them.A)thanB)forC)toD)from42.ThemainroadthroughPitsburghwsblockedforthreehourstodayafteranaccident_______twotrucks.A)connectingB)combining,C)includingD)involving43.Manyparentsthinkthataregular_______isanexcellenwaytoteachchildrenthevalueofmoney.A)allowanceB)grantC)aidD)amount44.Thegirlissosensitivethatsheis_______togetangryattheslightestoffence.A)adaptableB)liableC)fitD)suitable45.Hewasatthe_______ofhiscareerwhenhewasmurdered.A)gloryB)powerC)prideD)height46.IhavenevermettheprofessorthoughIhavebeenincorrespondencehimforseveralyears.A)withB)byC)ofD)to47._______theymustlearninacourseisnotprovidedintheclassroom.A)ManythingsB)SomuchC)MuchofwhatD)Allwhat48.OftheimmigrantswhocametoAmericainthefirstthreequartersoftheseventeenthcentury,the_______majoritywasEnglish.A)overwhelmingB)overflowingC)overtakingD)overloading49.Youcan'tbe_______carefulinmakingthedecisionasitissuchacriticalcase.A)quiteB)tooC)veryD)so50.Bythefirstdecadeofthe21stcentury,internationalcommercialairtrafficisexpected_______vastlybeyondtoday'slevels.A)tohaveextendedB)tobeextendingC)beingextendedD)havingbeenextended51.Thedoctorwarnedhispatientthat_______shouldhereturntoworkuntilhehadcompletelyrecovered.A)onallaccountsB)onnoaccountC)onanyaccountD)oneveryaccount52.Westartedburningsomeleavesinouryard,butthefiregot_______andwehadtocallthefiredepartmenttoputitout:A)outofhandB)outoforderC)outofthequestionD)outoftheway53.Ifanearthquakeoccurred,someoftheone-storeyhousesA)mightbestandingleftB)mightbeleftstandingC)mightleavetobestandingD)mightbelefttostand54.Theprofessorpickedseveralstudents_______fromtheclassandaskedthemtohelphimwiththeexperiment.A)ateaseB)atallC)atrandomD)athand55.Everyyearthereissome_______ofthelaws.A)transformationB)identificationC)correctionD)alteration56.Somepeoplebelievethatproficiencyinaforeignlanguageisnotachievedthroughteachingandlearningbut_______throughactualuse.A)receivedB)acceptedC)derivedD)aequird57.Itissaidthatsomewherebetweentheagesof6and9,childrenbegintothink_______in-steadofconcretely.A)logicallyB)reasonablyC)abstractlyD)generally58.Seafoodofallkindsis_______inthestatesthatbordertheoceans.A)abandonedB)advantageousC)abundantD)accumulated59.Ican'tbackthecarbecausethereisatruck_______A)ineverywayB)inawayC)inthewayD)inanyway:_______asapoorboyinafamilyofseventeenchildren.BenjaminFranklinbecamefamousonbothsidesoftheAtlanticasastatesman,scientist,andauthor.A)StartingB)StartedC)BeingstartedD)Tohavestarted61.ThoughI'veneverseenyoubefore.Iguessyou_______bethenewsecretary.A)shouldB)mustC)wouldD)could62.Thisstorehasanexcellent_______forfairdealing.A)repetitionB)reputationC)authorityD)popularity63.Theatmosphereisasmuchapartoftheearthas_______itssoilsandthewaterofitslakes,riversandoceans.A)hasB)doC)isD)are64.Herterrorwassogreat_______somewheretoescape,shewouldhaverunforherlife.A)onlyiftherehadbeenB)thattherehadonlybeenC)thathadthereonlybeenD)iftherewasonly65.Whileyoupedalawayontheexercisebicycle,amachinewillbe_______yourbreathingandpulse.A)reviewingB)screeningC)surveyingD)monitoring66.Understandingtheculturalhabitsofanothernation,especially_______containingasmanydifferentsubculturesastheUnitedStatesisacomplextask.A)theseB)thatC)oneD)such67.Theirbedroomwindows_______alovelygarden.A)lookuptoB)lookoutforC)lookforwadtoD)lookouton68.Ihopedtogetthehousebutarichmanwas_______againstme.A)biddingB)disputingC)bettingD)testifying69.Hisfirstnovel'Night'wasanaccountoftheNazicrimes_______throughtheeyesofateenagedboy.A)andwereseenB)whichsawC)butwasseenD)asseen70.Thejudgerecommendedthathe_______foratleastthreeyears.A)wasnotreleasedB)notbereleasedC)hadnotbeenreleasedD)notreleasedPart1VErrorCorrection(15minutes)Example:Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteratureofourperiods.1.timeManyoftheargumentshavingusedforthestudyofliteraturea2.schoolsubjectarevalidforstudyoftelevision.3.theQuiterecentlyresearcherhavereviewedthecausesofmotionsicknessandmethodswithwhichitmaybesuppressed.Theyconcentratedfirstofallinmotionsicknesswhichdevelopsinchildren71.__________travellinginthebackseatofcars.Alotofchildrensufferterriblyfromcarsick.What'srequiredistoprovidethechildwith72.__________thevisualfieldhehasinwalk.Soobjectsat73.___________adistanceinthecenterofthefieldremainstationarywhilethoseintehperipheralfieldappeartomove.Thiscanbeachievedbypositioningthechildinaraisedseatinthefrontofthecar,that,ofcourse,isn'tvery74.___________sensibleinte