1997年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷参考答案

1、1997年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参照答案1997年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参照答案19/191997年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参照答案1997年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参照答案PartIListeningcomprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconver

2、sationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA)，B)，C),andD)anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:2hours.3hours.4

3、hours.5hours.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9oclockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldchooseDontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswerABCDA)OnThursdaynight.OnMondaynight.On

4、Fridaymorning.OnThursdaymorningA)Trytohelphimfindroomsinanotherhotel.Checktoseeifthereareanyvacanciesinherhotel.Lethimmovetoaroomwithtwosinglebeds.ShowhimthewaytoImperialHotel.A)Robust.Brave.Generous.Dangerous.A)Heloveshispresentjob.Heisgoingtoopenastore.Heisabouttoretire.Heworksinarepairshop.A)Sheh

5、asconfidenceinhim.Shehasalsowonascholarship.Sheissurprisedatthenews.Sheisnotinterestedinthenews.A)Hisonlysonisdying.Hismotherdiedsometimeago.Hedidntlikeafterhissickwife.Hehasnttakengoodcareofhisson.A)Attheairport.Inatravelagency.Inahotel.Atthereceptiondesk.A)Heisnotequaltothejob.Heisnotwellpaidforhi

6、swork.Hedoesntthinkthejobischallengingenough.Hecannotkeephismindonhiswork.A)Thetalkshaventstartedyet.Thetalkshaventachievedmuch.Thetalkshaveproducedageneralagreement.Thetalksbrokedownandcouldgotofurther.A)Helphimtocarrysomeluggage.Getsometravelinformation.Tellhimthewaytotheleftluggageoffice.Lookafte

7、rsomethingforhim.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

8、Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Crowdedairtraffic.Thelargesizeofairplanes.Mistakesbyairtrafficcontrollers.Badweather.A)Theybumpedintoeachotheroveraswimmingpool.Theyavoidedeachotherbyturningindifferentdirections.Theynarrowlyescapedc

9、rashingintoeachother.Oneplaneclimbedabovetheotheratthecriticalmoment.A)Toshowthekeyroleplayedbyairtrafficcontrollers.Toshowthegreatresponsibilityshoulderedbythepilots.Togiveanexampleofairdisasters.Toshowthatairtravelisfarsaferthandrivingacar.PassageTwoQuestions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejusthe

10、ard.A)Heruniqueexperience.Herfutureprospects.Herfavoritejob.Herlonelylife.A)Authority.Agoodrelationship.Goodluck.Independence.A)Shewillliveanemptylife.Shewillworkinabookstore.Shewillremainsingle.Shewillearnalotofmoney.A)Sheshouldfindagoodjob.Sheshouldopenasmallrestaurant.Sheshouldhavemorecontrolover

11、herlife.Sheshouldgetmarried.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Inday-carecenterswherelittlechildrenweretakencareof.InareasinChicagopoorpeoplelived.Inplaceswherehotlunchwasprovidedforfactoryworkers.Inschoolswherefreeclasseswereorganizedforyoungpeople.A)Foryoungpeopleand

12、adults.Forimmigrants.Forfactoryworks.Forpoorcitychildren.A)JaneAdamscontributionstosociety.JaneAdamsstruggleforwomensliberation.JaneAdamslifestory.JaneAdamsresponsibilityforthepoor.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowingbysomequestion

13、sorunfinishedstatements-ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarktheandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ItissaidthatthepublicandCongressionalconcernaboutdeceptivepack

14、agingrumpusstartedbecauseSenatorHartdiscoveredthattheboxesofcerealsconsumedbyhim,Mrs.Hart,andtheirchildrenwerebecominghigherandnarrower,withadeclineofnetweightfrom12to10.5ounces,withoutanyreductioninprice.Therewerestilltwelvebiscuits,buttheyhadbeenreducedinsize.Later,theSenatorrightlycomplainedofast

15、ore-boughtpieinahandsomelyillustratedboxthatpictured,inasingleslice,almostasmanycherriesastherewereinthewholepie.Themanufacturerwhoincreasestheunitpriceofhisproductbychanginghispackagesizetolowerthequantitydeliveredcan,withoutunduehardship,puthisproductintoboxes,bags,andtinsthatwillcontaineven4-ounc

16、e,8-ounce,one-pound,two-poundquantitiesofbreakfastfoods,cakemixes,etc.Astudyofdrugstoreandsupermarketshelveswillconvinceanyobserverthatallpossiblesizeandshapesofboxes,jars,bottles,andtinsareinuseatthesametimeand,asthepackagejournalsshow,weekbyweek,thereisneveranyhesitationinintroducinganewsize,andsh

17、apeofboxorbottlewhenitaidsinproductdifferentiation.Theproducersofpackagedproductsarguestronglyagainstchangingsizesofpackagestocontainevenweightsandvolumes,butnooneinthetradecommentsunfavorablyonthehugecostsincurredbyendlesschangesofpackagesizes,materials,shape,artwork,andnetweightsthatareusedforimpr

18、ovingaproductsmarketposition.Whenapackagingexpertexplainedthathewasabletomultiplythepriceofhardsweetsby2.5,from1dollarto2.50dollarsbychangingtoafancyjar,orthathehadmadea5-ouncebottlelookasthoughitheld8ounces,hewasineffecttellingthepublicthatpackagingcanbeaveryexpensiveluxury.Itevidentlydoescomehigh,

19、whenanaveragefamilypaysabout200dollarsayearforbottles,cans,boxes,jarsandothercontainers,mostofwhichcantbeusedanythingbutstuffingthegarbagecan.WhatstartedthepublicandCongressionalconcernaboutdeceptivepackagingrumpus?Consumerscomplaintsaboutthechangesinthepackagesize.Expensivepackagingforpoorqualitypr

20、oducts.Asenatorsdiscoveryofthetricksinpackaging.Theriseintheunitpriceformanyproducts.22.Theword“undue”(Para.2)means“_”.improperadequateunexpectedexcessiveConsumersareconcernedaboutthechangesinthepackagesize,mainlybecause_.theyhatetoseeanychangesinthingstheyarefamiliarwiththeyunitpriceforaproductofte

21、nrisesasaresulttheyhavetopayforthecostofchangingpackagesizesthisentailsanincreaseinthecostofpackaging24.Accordingtothispassage,varioustypesofpackagingcomeintoexistenceto_.meettheneedsofconsumerssuitallkindsofproductsenhancethemarketpositionofproductsintroducenewproductsTheauthoriscriticalmainlyof_.d

22、ishonestpackaginginferiorpackagingthechangesinpackagesizeexaggeratedillustrationsonpackagesQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ifsustainablecompetitiveadvantagedependsonwork-forceskills,Americanfirmshaveaproblem.Human-resourcemanagementisnottraditionallyseenascentraltothecompetitivesurvival

23、ofthefirminUnitedStates.Skillacquisitionisconsideredanindividualresponsibility.Labourissimplyanotherfactorofproductiontobehired-rentedatthelowestpossiblecost-muchasonebuysrawmaterialsorequipment.Thelackofimportanceattachedtohuman-resourcemanagementcanbeseeninthecorporatehierarchy.InanAmericanfirmthe

24、chieffinancialofficerisalmostalwayssecondincommand.Thepostofheadofhuman-resourcemanagementisusuallyaspecializedjob,offattheedgeofthecorporatehierarchy.TheexecutivewhoholdsitisneverconsultedonmajorstrategicdecisionsandhasnochancetomoveuptoChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO).Bywayofcontrast,inJapantheheadofhum

25、an-resourcemanagementiscentral-usuallythesecondmostimportantexecutive,aftertheCEO,inthefirmshierarchy.WhileAmericanfirmsoftentalkaboutthevastamountsspentontrainingtheirworkforces,infacttheyinvestlessintheskillsoftheiremployeesthandoeitherJapaneseorGermanfirms.Themoneytheydoinvestisalsomorehighlyconc

26、entratedonprofessionalandmanagerialemployees.Andthelimitedinvestmentsthataremadeintrainingworkersarealsomuchmorenarrowlyfocusedonthespecificskillsnecessarytodothenextjobratherthanonthebasicbackgroundskillsthatmakeitpossibletoabsorbnewtechnologies.Asaresult,problemsemergewhennewbreakthroughtechnologi

27、esarrive.IfAmericanworkers,forexample,takemuchlongertolearnhowtooperatenewflexiblemanufacturingstationsthanworkersinGermany(astheydo),theeffectivecostofthosestationsislowerinGermanythanitisintheUnitedStates.Moretimeisrequiredbeforeequipmentisupandrunningatcapacity,andtheneedforextensiveretraininggen

28、eratescostsandcreatesbottlenecksthatlimitthespeedwithwhichnewequipmentcanbeemployed.Theresultisaslowerpaceoftechnologicalchange.Andintheendtheskillsofthepopulationaffectthewagesofthetophalf.Ifthebottomhalfcanteffectivelystafftheprocessesthathavetobeoperated,themanagementandprofessionaljobsthattowith

29、theseprocesseswilldisappear.WhichofthefollowingappliestothemanagementofhumanresourcesinAmericancompanies?Theyhirepeopleatthelowestcostregardlessoftheirskills.Theyseethegainingofskillsastheiremployeesownbusiness.Theyattachmoreimportancetoworkersthanequipment.Theyonlyhireskilledworkersbecauseofkeencom

30、petition.Whatisthepositionoftheheadofhuman-resourcemanagementinanAmericanfirm?Heisoneofthemostimportantexecutivesinfirms.Hispostislikelytodisappearwhennewtechnologiesareintroduced.Heisdirectlyunderthechieffinancialexecutivesinthefirms.Hehasnosayinmakingimportantdecisionsinthefirm.ThemoneymostAmerica

31、nfirmsputintrainingmainlygoesto_.workerswhocanoperatenewequipmenttechnologicalandmanagerialstaffworkerswholackbasicbackgroundskillstopexecutivesAccordingtothepassages,thedecisivefactorinmaintainingafirmscompetitiveadvantageis_.theintroductionofnewtechnologiestheimprovementofworkersbasicskillstherati

32、onalcompositionofprofessionalandmanagerialemployeestheattachmentofimportancetothebottomhalfoftheemployeesWhatisthemainideaofthepassage?AmericanfirmsaredifferentfromJapaneseandGermanfirmsinhuman-resourcemanagement.Extensiveretrainingisindispensabletoeffectivehuman-resourcemanagement.Theheadofhuman-re

33、sourcemanagementmustbeinthecentralpositioninafirmshierarchy.Thehuman-resourcemanagementstrategiesofAmericanfirmsaffecttheircompetitivecapacity.Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thebiographerhastodancebetweentwoshakypositionswithrespecttothesubject.Tooclosearelation,andthewritermaybeobject

34、ivity.Notcloseenough,andthewritermaylackthesympathynecessarytoanyefforttoportrayamind,asoul-thequalityoflife.Whoshouldwritethebiographyofafamily,forexample?Becauseoftheirclosenesstothesubject,familymembersmayhavespecialinformation,butbythesametoken,theymaynothavethedistancethatwouldallowthemtobefair

35、.Similarly,akingsservantmightnotbethebestonetowriteabiographyofthatking.Butaforeignermightnothavetheknowledgeandsympathynecessarytowritethekingsbiography-notforareadershipfromwithinthekingdom,atanyrate.Thereisnoidealpositionforsuchatask.Thebiographerhastoworkwiththepositionheorshehasintheworld,adjus

36、tingthatpositionasnecessarytodealwiththesubject.Everypositionhasstrengthsandweaknesses:tothrive,awritermusttrytobecomeawareofthese,evaluatethemintermsofthesubject,andselectapositionaccordingly.Whentheirsubjectsareheroesorfamousfigures,biographiesoftenrevealademocraticmotive:theyattempttoshowthatthei

37、rsubjectsareonlyhuman,nobetterthananyoneelse.Otherbiographiesaremeanttochangeus,toinviteustobecomebetterthanweare.ThebiographiesofJesusfoundintheBibleareinthisclass.Biographersmayclaimthattheiraccountisthe“authentic”one.Inadvancthingsclaim,theyarehelpedifthebiographyis“authorizedby”thesubject,thispr

38、esumablyallowsthebiographerspecialaccesstoprivateinformation.“Unauthorized”biographiesalsohavetheirappeal,however,sincetheycansuggestanindependenceofmindinthebiographer.Inbookpromotions,the“unauthorized”characterisationusuallysuggeststheprospectofjuicygossipthatthesubjecthadhopedtosuppress.Asubjectm

39、ighthaveseveralbiographies,evenseveral“authentic”ones.Wesenseintuitivelythatnooneisinapositiontotellthestoryofalife,perhapsnoteventhesubject,andthishasbeenprovedbythehistoryofbiography.Accordingtotheauthor,anidealbiographerwouldbeonewho_.knowsthesubjectverywellandyetmaintainsaproperdistancefromhimis

40、closetothesubjectandknowsthetechniquesofbiographywritingisindependentandtreatsthesubjectwithfairnessandobjectivitypossessesspecialprivateinformationandissympathetictowardthesubjectTheauthorcitesthebiographiesofJesusintheBibleinordertoshowthat_.thebestbiographiesaremeanttotransformtheirreadersbiograp

41、hiesareauthenticaccountsoftheirsubjectslivesthebestbiographiesaretheofheroesandfamousfiguresbiographiescanservedifferentpurpose33.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue,accordingtothepassage?Anauthenticbiographyseldomappealstoitsreaders.Anauthenticbiographyisoneauthorizedbythesubject.Noonecanwriteaperf

42、ectbiography.Authorizedbiographieshaveawiderreadership.Anunauthorizedbiographyislikelytoattractmorereadersbecause_.itportraysthesubjectbothfaithfullyandvividlyitcontainsinterestinginformationaboutthesubjectsprivatelifeitrevealsalotofaccuratedetailsunknowntooutsidersitusuallygivesasympatheticdescript

43、ionofthesubjectscharacterInthispassage,theauthorfocuseson_.thedifficultyofabiographerinfindingtheproperperspectivetodohisjobthesecretofabiographertowinmorereadersthetechniquesrequiredofabiographertowriteafoodbiographythecharacteristicsofdifferentkindsofbiographiesQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowin

44、gpassage.Whethertheeyesare“thewindowsofthesoul”isdebatable,thattheyareintenselyimportantininterpersonalcommunicationisafact.Duringthefirsttwomonthsofababyslife,thestimulusthatproducesasmileisapairofeyes.Theeyesneednotbereal:amaskwithtwodotswillproduceasmile.Significantly,arealhumanfacewitheyesthenth

45、efacewillnotmotivateasmile,norwillthesightofonlyoneeyethenthefaceispresentedinprofile.Thisattractiontoeyesasopposedtothenoseormouthcontinuesasthebabymatures.Inonestudy,whenAmericanfour-year-oldswereaskedtodrawpeople,75percentofthemdrewpeoplewithmouths,but99percentofthemdrewpeoplewitheyes.InJapan,how

46、ever,wherebabiesarecarriedontheirmothersback,infantstonotacquireasmuchattachmenttoeyesastheydoinothercultures.Asaresult,Japaneseadultsmakelittleuseofthefaceeithertoencodeordecodemeaning.Infact,Argylerevealsthatthe“properplacetofocusonesgazeduringaconversationinJapanisontheneckofonesconversationpartn

47、er.”TheroleofeyecontactinaconversationalexchangebetweentwoAmericansiswelldefined:speakersmakecontactwiththeeyesoftheirlistenerforaboutonesecond,thenglanceawayastheytalk;inafewmomentstheyre-establisheyecontactwiththelistenerorreassurethemselvesthattheiraudienceisstillattentive,thenshifttheirgazeawayo

48、ncemore.Listeners,meanwhile,keeptheireyesonthefaceofthespeaker,allowingthemselves-toglanceawayonlybriefly.Itisimportantthattheybelookingatthespeakerattheprecisemomentwhenthespeakerreestablisheseyecontact:iftheyarenotlooking,thespeakerassumesthattheyaredisinterestedandeitherwillpauseuntileyecontactis

49、resumedorwillterminatetheconversation.Justhowcriticalthiseyemaneuveringistothemaintenanceofconversationalflowbecomesevidentwhentwospeakersarewearingdarkglasses:theremaybeasortoftrafficjamofwordscausedbyinterruption,falsestarts,andunpredictablepauses.Theauthorisconvincedthattheeyesare_.ofextremeimpor

50、tanceinexpressingfeelingsandexchangingideassomethingthroughwhichonecanseeapersoninnerworldofconsiderablesignificanceinmakingconversationsinterestingsomethingthevalueofwhichislargelyamatteroflongdebateBabieswillnotbestimulatedtosmilebyaperson_.whosefrontviewisfullyperceivedwhosefaceiscoveredwithamask

51、whosefaceisseenfromthesidewhosefaceisfreeofanycoveringAccordingtothepassage,theJapanesefixtheirgazeontheirconversationpartnersneckbecause_.theydontliketokeeptheireyesonthefaceofthespeakertheyneednotcommunicatethrougheyecontacttheydontthinkitpolitetohaveeyecontacttheydidnthavemuchopportunitytocommuni

52、catethrougheyecontactinbabyhoodAccordingtothepassage,aconversationbetweentwoAmericansmaybreakdowndueto_.onetemporarilyglancingawayfromtheothereyecontactofmorethanonesecondimproperly-timedceasingofeyecontactconstantadjustmentofeyecontactTokeepaconversationflowingsmoothly,itisbetterfortheparticipants_

53、.nottoweardarkspectaclesnottomakeanyinterruptionsnottoglanceawayfromeachothernottomakeunpredictablepausesPartIIIVocabularyandStructureDirections:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispert.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespon

54、dingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.By_computation,heestimatedthattherepairsonthehousewouldcosthimathousanddollars.coarserudecruderoughYourstoryaboutthefrogturningintoaprinceis_nonsense.sheershearshieldsheetIcouldseethatmywifewas_havingthatfurcoat,whetherIapprovedofitornot.adeq

55、uateforintentonshortofdeficientinThe_monusualaveragegeneralOneofhiseyeswasinjuredinanaccident,butafteraoperation,hequicklyrecoveredhissight.delicateconsiderateprecisesensitiveAsanexcellentshooter,Peterpractisedaimingatboth_targetsandmovingtargets.standingstationarystillstableInAmericanuniversities,c

56、lassesareoftenarrangedinmoreflexible_andmanyjobsoncampusarereservedforstudents.scalespatternsgradesranksTheinsurancecompanypaidhim$10,000in_pensationinstallmentsubstitutioncommissionThepoliticalfutureofthepresidentisnowhangingbya_.threadcordstringropeThestatuewouldbeperfectbutforafewsmall_initsbe.mi

57、stakesweaknessesc)flawserrorsWhyshouldanyonewanttoread_ofbooksbygreatauthorswhentherealpleasurecomesfromreadingtheoriginals.themesinsightsdigestsleafletsParentshavealegal_toensurethattheirchildrenareprovidedwithefficienteducationsuitabletotheirage.impulseinfluenceobligationsympathyMostnursesarewomen

58、,butinthehigherranksofthemedicalprofessionwomenareina_.scarcityminorityminimumshortageDavidlikescountrylifeandhasdecidedto_farming.goinforgobackongothroughwithgoalongwithJackwasabouttoannounceourplanbutI_.puthimthroughturnedhimoutgavehimupcuthimshortIamsureIcan_himintolettingusstayinthehotelfortheni

59、ght.speaksaytalktellLastyear,thecrimerateinChicagohassharply_.declinedlesseneddescendedslippedTherepublicationofthepetsmostrecentworkswillcertainly_hisnationalreputation.magnifystrengthenenlargeenhanceRecentlyanumberofcaseshavebeenreportedofyoungchildren_aviolentactpreviouslyseenontelevision.modifyi

60、ngduplicatingacceleratingstimulatingThiskindofmaterialcan_heatandmoisture.deletecompelconstrainrepelReading_themindonlywithmaterialsofknowledge;itisthinkingthatmakeswhatwereadours.rectifiesprolongsminimizesfurnishesIfthefirealarmissounded,allresidentsarerequestedto_inthecourtyard.assembleconvergecro