2002年1月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案

1、2002年1月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案我爱英语网2002年1月12日大学英语六级考试试卷一PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapa

2、use.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A) 2hours.B) 3hours.C) 4hours.D) 5hours.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomewo

3、rktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)"5hours"isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldchooseDontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswerABCD1.A)Allthepassengerswerekilled.B)Theplanecrashedinthenight.C) Nomoresurvivorshavebeenfou

4、nd.D) It'stoolatetosearchforsurvivors.2.A)Itsresultswerejustasexpected.B) Itwasn'tverywelldesigned.C) Itfullyreflectedthestudents'ability.D) Itsresultsfellshortofherexpectations.3.A)Hebelievesdancingisenjoyable.B)Hedefinitelydoesnotlikedancing.C) Headmiresthosewhodance.D) Hewon'tdanc

5、euntilhehasdonehiswork.4.A)Hiscomputerdoesn'tworkwell.B) Heisn'tgettingalongwithhisstaff.C) Hedidn'tregisterforapropercourse.D) Hecan'tapplythetheorytohisprogram.5.A)Readingonthecampuslawn.B) Depositingmoneyinthebank.C) Applyingforfinancialaid.D) Reviewingastudent'sapplication.6.

6、A)Anewshuttlebus.B) Ascheduledspaceflight.C) Anairplaneflight.D) Thefirstspaceflight.A) A)Thedeadlineisdrawingnear.B) Shecan'tmeetthedeadline.C) Sheturnedintheproposalstoday.D) Theyaretwodaysaheadoftime.8.A)Bygoingonadiet.B) Byhavingfewermeals.C) Bydoingphysicalexercise.D) Byeatingfruitandvegeta

7、bles.9.A)Heenjoyeditasawhole.B) Hedidn'tthinkmuchofit.C) Hedidn'tlikeitatall.D) Helikedsomepartsofit.10.A)Itlooksquitenew.B)Itneedstoberepaired.C) Itlooksold,butitrunswell.D) Itsengineneedstobepainted.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhea

8、rsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11. A)Exp

9、erienceinnegotiating.C)Thetimetheyspendonpreparation.8) Ahighlevelofintelligence.D)Theamountofpaytheyreceive.12. A)Studythecasecarefullybeforehand.C)Appearfriendlytotheotherparty.8) Sticktoasettarget.D)Trytobeflexibleabouttheirterms.13. A)Makesurethereisnomisunderstanding.B) Trytopersuadebygivingvar

10、iousreasons.C) Repeatthesamereasons.D) Listencarefullyandpatientlytotheotherparty.PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14. A)Theyeathugeamountsoffood.C)Theyusuallyeattotheirhearts'content.8) Theyusuallyeattwiceaday.D)Theyeatmuchlessthanpeopleassume.15. A)Whenitisbreeding

11、.B) Whenitfeelsthreatenedbyhumansinitsterritory.C) Whenitsoffspringisthreatened.D) Whenitissufferingfromillness.16. A)Theyarenotasdangerousaspeoplethink.B) Theycanbeasfriendlytohumansasdogs.C) Theyattackhumanbeingsbynature.D) Theyarereallytameseaanimals.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassag

12、eyouhavejustheard.17. A)Becausepeoplemighthavetomigratetheresomeday.B) Becauseitisverymuchliketheearth.C) Becauseitiseasiertoexplorethanotherplanets.D) Becauseitsatmosphereisdifferentfromthatoftheearth.18. A)Itschemicalelementsmustbestudied.C)Bigspaceshipsmustbebuilt.8) Itstemperaturemustbelowered.D

13、)Itsatmospheremustbechanged.19. A)ItinfluencesthesurfacetemperatureofMars.B) Itprotectslivingbeingsfromharmfulrays.C) Itkeepsaplanetfromoverheating.D) Itisthemaincomponentoftheairpeoplebreathe.20. A)Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein200years.B) Scientistsareratherpessimisticaboutit.C) Manwillprobabl

14、ybeabletolivetherein100,000years'time.D) Scientistsareoptimisticaboutovercomingthedifficultiessoon.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshouldd

15、ecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Navigationcomputers,nowsoldbymostcar-makers,cost$2,000andup.Nosurprise,then,thattheyaremostoftenfoundinluxurycars,likeLexus,BMWandAudi.Butitisadevel

16、opingtechnologymeaningpricesshouldeventuallydrop-andthemarketdoesseemtobegrowing.Evenatcurrentprices,anavigationcomputerisimpressive.Itcanguideyoufrompointtopointinmostmajorcitieswithpreciseturn-by-turndirections-spokenbyaclearuman-soundingvoice,andwrittenonascreeninfrontofthedriver.Thecomputerworks

17、withanantenna(天线)thattakessignalsfromnofewerthanthreeofthe24globalpositioningsystem(GPS)satellites.Bymeasuringthetimerequiredforasignaltotravelbetweenthesatellitesandtheantenna,thecar'slocationcanbepinneddownwithin100meters.Thesatellitesignals,alongwithinputsonspeedfromawheel-speedsensoranddirec

18、tionfromameter,determinethecar'spositionevenasitmoves.Thisinformationiscombinedwithamapdatabase.Streets,landmarksandpointsofinterestareincluded.Mostsystemsarebasicallyidentical.Thedifferencescomeinhardware-thewaythecomputeracceptsthedriver'srequestfordirectionsandthewayitpresentsthedrivingin

19、structions.Onmostsystems,adriverentersadesiredaddress,motorwayjunctionorpointofinterestviaatouchscreenordisc.ButtheLexusscreengoesastepfurther:youcanpointtoanyspotonthemapscreenandgetdirectionstoit.BMW'ssystemoffersasetofcrosshairs(瞄准器上的十字纹)thatcanbemovedacrossthemap(youhaveseveralchoicesofmapsc

20、ale)topickapointyou'dliketogetto.Audi'sscreencanbeswitchedtoTVreception.Eventhevoicesthatrecitethedirectionscandiffer,withbettersystemslikeBMW'sandLexus'shavingawidervocabulary.TheinstructionsareavailableinFrench,German,Spanish,DutchandItalian,aswellasEnglish.Thedrivercanalsochoosepa

21、rametersfordeterminingtheroute:fastest,shortestornofreeways(高速公路),forexample.21. Welearnfromthepassagethatnavigationcomputers.A) willgreatlypromotesalesofautomobilesB) mayhelpsolvepotentialtrafficproblemsC) arelikelytobeacceptedbymoredriversD) willsoonbeviewedasasymbolofluxury22. Withanavigationcomp

22、uter,adriverwilleasilyfindthebestroutetohisdestination.A) byinputtingtheexactaddressC)bycheckinghiscomputerdatabaseB) byindicatingthelocationofhiscarD)bygivingvocalorderstothecomputer23. Despitetheirvarieddesigns,navigationcomputersusedincarsA) aremoreorlessthesamepriceB) providedirectionsinmuchthes

23、amewayC) workonmoreorlessthesameprinciplesD) receiveinstructionsfromthesamesatellites24. Thenavigationcomputerfunctions.A) bymeansofadirectionfinderandaspeeddetectorB) basicallyonsatellitesignalsandamapdatabaseC) mainlythroughthereceptionofturn-by-turndirectionsD) byusingascreentodisplaysatellitesig

24、nals25. ThenavigationsystemsincarslikeLexus,BMWandAudiarementionedtoshowA) theimmaturityofthenewtechnologyB) thesuperiorityoftheglobalpositioningsystemC) thecauseofpricefluctuationsincarequipmentD) thedifferentwaysofprovidingguidancetothedriverPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.&

25、quot;Theworld'senvironmentissurprisinglyhealthy.Discuss."Ifthatwereanexaminationtopic,moststudentswouldtearitapart,offeringalonglistofcomplaints:fromlocalsmog(烟雾)toglobalclimatechange,fromthefelling(砍伐)offoreststotheextinctionofspecies.Thelistwouldlargelybeaccurate,theconcernlegitimate.Yett

26、hestudentswhoshouldbegiventhehighestmarkswouldactuallybethosewhoagreedwiththestatement.Thesurpriseishowgoodthingsare,nothowbad.Afterall,theworld'spopulationhasmorethantripledduringthiscentury,andworldoutputhasrisenhugely,soyouwouldexpecttheearthitselftohavebeenaffected.Indeed,ifpeoplelived,consu

27、medandproducedthingsinthesamewayastheydidin1900(or1950,orindeed1980),theworldbynowwouldbeaprettydisgustingplace:smelly,dirty,toxicanddangerous.Buttheydon't.Thereasonswhytheydon't,andwhytheenvironmenthasnotbeenmined,havetodowithprices,technologicalinnovation,socialchangeandgovernmentregulatio

28、ninresponsetopopularpressure.Thatiswhy,today'senvironmentalproblemsinthepoorcountriesought,inprinciple,tobesolvable.Rawmaterialshavenotrunout,andshownosignofdoingso.Logically,onedaytheymust:theplanetisafiniteplace.Yetitisalsoverybig,andmanisveryingenious.Whathashappenedisthateverytimeamaterialse

29、emstoberunningshort,thepricehasrisenand,inresponse,peoplehavelookedfornewsourcesofsupply,triedtofindwaystouselessofthematerial,orlookedforanewsubstitute.Forthisreasonpricesforenergyandformineralshavefalleninrealtermsduringthecentury.Thesameistrueforfood.Pricesfluctuate,inresponsetoharvests,naturaldi

30、sastersandpoliticalinstability;andwhentheyrise,ittakessometimebeforenewsourcesofsupplybecomeavailable.Buttheyalwaysdo,assistedbynewfarmingandcroptechnology.Thelongtermtrendhasbeendownwards.Itiswherepricesandmarketsdonotoperateproperlythatthisbenign(良性的)trendbeginstostumble,andthegenuineproblemsarise

31、.Marketscannotalwayskeeptheenvironmenthealthy.Ifnooneownstheresourceconcerned,noonehasaninterestinconservingitorfosteringit:fishisthebestexampleofthis.26. Accordingtotheauthor,moststudents.A) believetheworld'senvironmentisinanundesirableconditionB) agreethattheenvironmentoftheworldisnotasbadasit

32、isthoughttobeC) gethighmarksfortheirgoodknowledgeoftheworld'senvironmentD) appearsomewhatunconcernedaboutthestateoftheworld'senvironment27. Thehugeincreaseinworldproductionandpopulation.A) hasmadetheworldaworseplacetoliveinB) hashadapositiveinfluenceontheenvironmentC) hasnotsignificantlyaffe

33、ctedtheenvironmentD) hasmadetheworldadangerousplacetolivein28. Oneofthereasonswhythelong-termtrendofpriceshasbeendownwardsisthat.A) technologicalinnovationcanpromotesocialstabilityB) politicalinstabilitywillcauseconsumptiontodropC) newfarmingandcroptechnologycanleadtooverproductionD) newsourcesareal

34、waysbecomingavailable29. Fishresourcesarediminishingbecause.A) nonewsubstitutescanbefoundinlargequantitiesB) theyarenotownedbyanyparticularentityC) impropermethodsoffishinghaveminedthefishinggroundsD) waterpollutionisextremelyserious30. Theprimarysolutiontoenvironmentalproblemsis.A) toallowmarketfor

35、cestooperateproperlyB) tocurbconsumptionofnaturalresourcesC)tolimitthegrowthoftheworldpopulationD)toavoidfluctuationsinpricesPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Aboutthetimethatschoolsandothersquitereasonablybecameinterestedinseeingtoitthatallchildren,whatevertheirbackground,wer

36、efairlytreated,intelligencetestingbecameunpopular.Somethoughtitwasunfairtominoritychildren.Throughthepastfewdecadessuchtestinghasgoneoutoffashionandmanycommunitieshaveindeedforbiddenit.However,paradoxically,justrecentlyagroupofblackparentsfiledalawsuit(诉讼)inCaliforniaclaimingthatthestate'sbanonI

37、Qtestingdiscriminatesagainsttheirchildrenbydenyingthemtheopportunitytotakethetest.(Theybelieved,correctly,thatIQtestsareavalidmethodofevaluatingchildrenforspecialeducationclasses.)Thejudge,therefore,reversed,atleastpartially,hisoriginaldecision.Andsotheargumentgoesonandon.Doesitbenefitorharmchildren

38、fromminoritygroupstohavetheirintelligencetested?Wehavealwaysbeenonthesideofpermitting,evenfacilitating,suchtesting.Ifachildofanycolororgroupisdoingpoorlyinschoolitseemstousveryimportanttoknowwhetheritisbecauseheorsheisoflowintelligence,orwhethersomeotherfactoristhecause.Whatschoolandfamilycandotoimp

39、rovepoorperformanceisinfluencedbyitscause.Itisnotdiscriminativetoevaluateeitherachild'sphysicalconditionorhisintellectuallevel.Unfortunately,intellectuallevelseemstobeasensitivesubject,andwhatthelawallowsustodovariesfromtimetotime.Thesamefluctuationbackandforthoccursinareasotherthanintelligence.

40、Thirtyyearsorsoago,forinstance,whitefamilieswereencouragedtoadoptblackchildren.Itwasconsidereddiscriminativenottodoso.Andthenthestylechangedandthiscross-racialadoptingbecamegenerallyunpopular,andsocialagenciesfeltthatblackchildrenshouldgotoblackfamiliesonly.Itishardtosaywhatarethebestprocedures.Buts

41、urelygoodwillonthepartofallofusisneeded.Astointelligence,inouropinion,themoreweknowaboutanychild'sintellectuallevel,thebetterforthechildinquestion.31. Whydidtheintelligencetestbecomeunpopularinthepastfewdecades?A) Itsvaliditywaschallengedbymanycommunities.B) Itwasconsidereddiscriminativeagainstm

42、inoritychildren.C) Itmetwithstrongoppositionfromthemajorityofblackparents.D) Itdeprivedtheblackchildrenoftheirrightstoagoodeducation.32. TherecentlegalactiontakenbysomeblackparentsinCaliforniaaimedto.A) drawpublicattentiontoIQtestingC)removethestate'sbanonintelligencetestsB) putanendtospecialedu

43、cationD)havetheirchildrenenterwhiteschools33. Theauthorbelievesthatintelligencetesting.A) mayeaseracialconfrontationintheUnitedStatesB) canencourageblackchildrentokeepupwithwhitechildrenC) mayseriouslyaggravateracialdiscriminationintheUnitedStatesD) canhelpblackparentsmakedecisionsabouttheirchildren

44、'seducation34. Theauthor'sopinionofchildadoptionseemstobethat.A) noruleswhatsoevercanbeprescribedB) whitefamiliesshouldadoptblackchildrenC) adoptionshouldbebasedonIQtestresultsD) cross-racialadoptionistobeadvocated35. Childadoptionismentionedinthepassagetoshowthat.A) goodwillmaysometimescomp

45、licateracialproblemsB) socialsurroundingsarevitaltothehealthygrowthofchildrenC) intelligencetestingalsoappliestonon-academicareasD)AmericanopinioncanshiftwhenitcomestosensitiveissuesPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Nottoomanydecadesagoitseemed"obvious"bothtothegenera

46、lpublicandtosociologiststhatmodernsocietyhaschangedpeople'snaturalrelations,loosenedtheirresponsibilitiestokin(亲戚)andneighbors,andsubstitutedintheirplacesuperficialrelationshipswithpassingacquaintances.However,inrecentyearsagrowingbodyofresearchhasrevealedthatthe"obvious"isnottrue.Itse

47、emsthatifyouareacityresident,youtypicallyknowasmallerproportionofyourneighborsthanyoudoifyouarearesidentofasmallercommunity.But,forthemostpart,thisfacthasfewsignificantconsequences.Itdoesnotnecessarilyfollowthatifyouknowfewofyourneighborsyouwillknownooneelse.Eveninverylargecities,peoplemaintainclose

48、socialtieswithinsmall,privatesocialworlds.Indeed,thenumberandqualityofmeaningfulrelationshipsdonotdifferbetweenmoreandlessurbanpeople.Small-townresidentsaremoreinvolvedwithkinthanarebig-cityresidents.Yetcitydwellerscompensatebydevelopingfriendshipswithpeoplewhosharesimilarinterestsandactivities.Urba

49、nismmayproduceadifferentstyleoflife,butthequalityoflifedoesnotdifferbetweentownandcity.Norareresidentsoflargecommunitiesanylikeliertodisplaypsychologicalsymptomsofstressoralienation,afeelingofnotbelonging,thanareresidentsofsmallercommunities.However,citydwellersdoworrymoreaboutcrime,andthisleadsthem

50、toadistrustofstrangers.Thesefindingsdonotimplythaturbanismmakeslittleornodifference.Ifneighborsarestrangerstooneanother,theyarelesslikelytosweepthesidewalkofanelderlycouplelivingnextdoororkeepaneyeoutforyoungtroublemakers.Moreover,asWirthsuggested,theremaybealinkbetweenacommunity'spopulationsize

51、anditssocialheterogeneity(多样性).Forinstance,sociologistshavefoundmuchevidencethatthesizeofacommunityisassociatedwithbadbehaviorincludinggambling,drugs,etc.Large-cityurbanitesarealsomorelikelythantheirsmall-towncounterpartstohaveacosmopolitan(见多识广者的)outlook,todisplaylessresponsibilitytotraditionalkins

52、hiproles,tovoteforleftistpoliticalcandidates,andtobetolerantofnontraditionalreligiousgroups,unpopularpoliticalgroups,andso-calledundesirables.Everythingconsidered,heterogeneityandunusualbehaviorseemtobeoutcomesoflargepopulationsize.36. Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheorganizationofthefi

53、rstparagraph?A) Twocontrastingviewsarepresented.B) Anargumentisexaminedandpossiblesolutionsgiven.C) Researchresultsconcerningthequalityofurbanlifearepresentedinorderoftime.D)Adetaileddescriptionofthedifferencebetweenurbanandsmall-townlifeisgiven.37. Accordingtothepassage,itwasonceacommonbeliefthatur

54、banresidents.A) didnothavethesameinterestsastheirneighborsB) couldnotdeveloplong-standingrelationshipsC) tendedtobeassociatedwithbadbehaviorD)usuallyhadmorefriends38. Oneoftheconsequencesofurbanlifeisthatimpersonalrelationshipsamongneighbors.A)disruptpeople'snaturalrelationsB)makethemworryaboutc

55、rimeC)causethemnottoshowconcernforoneanotherD)causethemtobesuspiciousofeachother39. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthebiggeracommunityis,.A) thebetteritsqualityoflifeB) themoresimilaritsinterestsC) themoretolerantandopen-mindeditisD) thelikelieritistodisplaypsychologicalsymptomsofstress40. Whatist

56、hepassagemainlyabout?A) Similaritiesintheinterpersonalrelationshipsbetweenurbanitesandsmall-towndwellers.B) Advantagesoflivinginbigcitiesascomparedwithlivinginsmalltowns.C) Thepositiverolethaturbanismplaysinmodernlife.D) Thestrongfeelingofalienationofcityinhabitants.PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)Direc

57、tions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.41. Theladyinthisstrangetaleveryobviouslysuffersfromaseriousmentalillness.H

58、erplotagainstacompletelyinnocentoldmanisaclearsignof.A) impulseC)inspirationB) insanityD)disposition42. ThePrimeMinisterwasfollowedbyfiveorsixwhenhegotofftheplane.A) laymenC)directorsB) servantsD)attendants43. Thereisnodoubtthattheofthesegoodstotheothersiseasytosee.A) prestigeC)priorityB) superiorityD)publicity44. Alltheguestswereinvitedtoattendtheweddingandhadaverygoodtime.A) feastC)festivalB) congratulationsD)recreation45. Thepriceofthecoalwillvaryaccordingtohowfarithastobetransportedandhowexpensivethefreightare.A)