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1、2001年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及答案2001年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及答案19/192001年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及答案2001年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及答案PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationa

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

3、mtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9oclockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)hours”isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldchooseDontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswerABCDA)HewilltellMaryhowtooperatethedishwasher.Hewillwash

4、thedisheshimselfinstead.HewillhelpBilltotranslatethemanual.Hehimselfwilloperatethedishwasher.A)Loseweight.Quitsmoking.Weighhimselffrequently.Haveatalkwiththedoctor.A)Thewomanshouldhavecomplainedtoherneighbor.Thewomanshouldstayoutuntiltheneighborsarequiet.Thewomanshouldhavestayedatthelibrary.Thelabwi

5、llbeabetterplaceforreading.A)Checkthefigureslatertoday.Dothecalculationsagaintomorrow.Bringacalculatortomorrow.Calculatethenumberrightnow.A)Shedoesntremembermuchaboutthecity.Shesneverbeentothecity.Shewouldfindsomeoneelsetohelp.Shewouldtalktothemanlater.A)Shethinksthemanshouldhavehelpedearlier.Shedoe

6、sntneedthemanshelp.Shedoesntknowtheboxesareheavy.Shewantsthemantohelpwiththeboxes.A)Sheletthemanuseherbooksfortheweekend.Shebroughtthebooksthemanaskedfor.Sheborrowedthebooksfromtheman.Sheofferedtohelptheman.A)Shedliketohavethewindowsopen.Shelikestohavetheairconditioneron.Theairisheavilypolluted.Thew

7、indowsarealreadyopen.A)Hesgoingtovisitaphotostudio.Hesjusthadhispicturetaken.Hesonthewaytothetheater.Hesjustreturnedfromajobinterview.A)Atagasstation.Inapark.Inanemergencyroom.Atagarage.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththep

8、assageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Onesixthofthemareseriouslypoll

9、uted.Onethirdofthemareseriouslypolluted.Halfofthemareseriouslypolluted.Mostofthemareseriouslypolluted.A)Therewasnogarbagelefttocleanup.Therewasmoregarbagethanbeforeandtheyhadtoworkharder.Theriverhadbecomesocleanthatalotofwater-birdscameback.Theriverwasmuchcleanerandtheyhadtosearchforgarbage.A)Mostof

10、themwouldbeindifferentandkeeponthrowinggarbageintotheriver.Theywouldjointhestudentsinchangingthesituation.Theywouldbecomemoreawareofthepollutionproblem.Theywouldthinktwicebeforetheywentswimmingorfishingintheriver.PassageTwoQuestions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Whypeopleholdbacktheirt

11、ears.Whypeoplecry.Howtorestrainonestears.Howtearsareproduced.A)Whatchemicalstearsarecomposedof.Whethercryingreallyhelpsusfeelbetter.Whysomepeopletendtocrymoreoftenthanothers.Howtearshelppeoplecopewithemotionalproblems.A)Onlyoneoutoffourgirlscrieslessoftenthanboys.Offourboys,onlyonecriesveryoften.Gir

12、lscryfourtimesasoftenasboys.Onlyoneoutoffourbabiesdoesntcryoften.A)Onlyhumansrespondtoemotionsbysheddingtears.Onlyhumansshedtearstogetridofirritatingstuffintheireyes.Onlyhumantearscanresisttheinvadingbacteria.Onlyhumantearscandischargecertainchemicals.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassagey

13、ouhavejustheard.A)Theymakedecisionsbytossingcoins.Theyarenotphysicallyseparated.Theythinkexactlythesameway.Theysharemostoftheirvitalorgans.A)Fewofthemcanlivelong.Fewofthemgetalongwellwitheachother.Mostofthemliveanormallife.Mostofthemdifferintheirlikesanddislikes.A)Theygotoaregularschool.Theyattendas

14、pecialschool.Theyaretaughtbytheirparents.Theyhaveaprivatetutor.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondin

15、gletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.OurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryone.Wedonotrealizethatwavinggood-byeisthewaytosummonapersonfromthePhilippi

16、nestoonesside,orthatinItalyandsomeLatin-Americancountries,curlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestoourtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarIIandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthat“Gift”meanspoisonGermanin.Moreover,weliketothinkofourselvesa

17、sfriendly,yetweprefertobeatleast3feetoranarmslengthawayfromothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandtouch,whichmakesAmericansuncomfortable.Ourlinguistic(语言上的)andculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichwetakenoticeofthedevelopedtastes,gestures,customsandlanguagesofothercountries,arelosing

18、usfriends,businessandrespectintheworld.EvenhereintheUnitedStates,wemakefewconcessionstotheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinformationsignsinfourlanguagesonourpublicbuildingsormonuments;wedonothavemultilingual(多语言的)guidedtours.Veryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslations,andmultilingualwaiters,bankclerksa

19、ndpolicemenarerare.OurtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftenweourselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.Whenwegoabroad,wetendtoclusterinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.ThenattitudesandinformationwepickupareconditionedbythosenativesusuallythericherwhospeakEnglish.Ourbusinessdealin

20、gs,aswellasthenationsdiplomacy,areconductedthroughinterpreters.Formanyyears,Americandollarsnolongerbuyallgoodthings,andweareslowlybeginningtorealizethatourproperroleintheworldischanging.A1979Harrispollreportedthat55percentofAmericanswantthiscountrytoplayamoresignificantroleinworldaffairs;wewanttohav

21、eahandintheimportantdecisionsofthenextcentury,eventhoughitmaynotalwayshetheupperhand.ItcanbeinferredthatAmericansbeingapproachedtoocloselybyMiddleEasternerswouldmostprobably_.standstilljumpasidestepforwarddrawbackTheauthorgivesmanyexamplestocriticizeAmericansfortheir_.culturalself-centerednesscasual

22、mannersindifferencetowardsforeignvisitorsarrogancetowardsotherculturesIncountriesotherthantheirownmostAmericans_.areisolatedbythelocalpeoplearenotwellinformedduetothelanguagebarriertendtogetalongwellwiththenativesneedinterpretersinhotelsandrestaurantsAccordingtotheauthor,Americansculturalblindnessan

23、dlinguisticignorancewill_.affecttheirimageintheneweracutthemselvesofffromtheoutsideworldlimittheirroleinworldaffairsweakenthepositionoftheUSdollarTheauthorsintentioninwritingthisarticleistomakeAmericansrealizethat_.itisdangeroustoignoretheirforeignfriendsitisimportanttomaintaintheirleadingroleinworl

24、daffairsitisnecessarytouseseverallanguagesinpublicplacesitistimetogetacquaintedwithotherculturesPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Indepartmentstoresandclosetsallovertheworld,theyarewaiting.Theiroutwardappearanceseemsratherappealingbecausetheycomeinavarietyofstyles,textures,andco

25、lors.Buttheyareultimatelythebiggestdeceptionthatexistsinthefashionindustrytoday.Whatarethey?Theyarehighheelsawomansworstenemy(whethersheknowsitornot).Highheelshoesarethedownfallofmodernsociety.Fashionmythshaveledwomentobelievethattheyaremorebeautifulorsophisticatedforwearingheels,butinreality,heelss

26、ucceedinposingshortaswellaslongtermhardships.Womenshouldfightthehighheelindustrybyrefusingtouseorpurchasetheminordertosavetheworldfromunnecessaryphysicalandpsychologicalsuffering.Forthesakeoffairness,itmustbenotedthatthereisapositivesidetohighheels.First,heelsareexcellentforaerating(使通气)lawns.Anyone

27、whohaseverwornheelsongrassknowswhatIamtalkingabout.Asimpletriparoundtheyardinapairofthosebabieseliminatesallneedtocallforalawncarespecialist,andprovidestheperfect-sizedholestogiveanylawnoxygenwithoutallthosemessychunksofdirtlyingaround.Second,heelsarequitefunctionalfordefenseagainstoncomingenemies,w

28、hocaneasilybescaredawaybythreateningthemwithapairofthesesharp,deadlyfashionaccessories.Regardlessofsuchpracticalusesforheels,thefactremainsthatwearinghighheelsisharmfultoonesphysicalhealth.Talktoanypodiatrist(足病医生)，andyouwillhearthatthemajorityoftheirbusinesscomesfromhigh-heel-wearingwomen.Highheels

29、areknowntocauseproblemssuchasdeformedfeetandtorntoenails.Theriskofseverebackproblemsandtwistedorbrokenanklesisthreetimeshigherforaflatshoewearer.Wearingheelsalsocreatesthethreatofgettingaheelcaughtinasidewalkcrackorasewer-grate(阴沟栅)andbeingthrowntothegroundpossiblybreakinganose,back,orneck.Andofcour

30、se,afterwearingheelsforaday,anywomanknowsshecanlookforwardtoanightofpainasshetriestocomfortherswollen,achingfeet.Whatmakeswomenblindtothedeceptivenatureofhighheels?Themulti-functionaluseofhighheels.Theirattempttoshowofftheirstatus.Therichvarietyofhighheelstyles.Theirwishtoimprovetheirappearance.Thea

31、uthorspresentationofthepositivesideofhighheelsismeant_.tobeironictopokefunatwomentobefairtothefashionindustrytomakehispointconvincingTheauthorusestheexpression“thosebabies”(Line3,Para.2)torefertohighheels_.toshowtheirfragilecharacteristicstoindicatetheirfemininefeaturestoshowwomensaffectionforthemto

32、emphasizetheirsmallsizeTheauthorschiefargumentagainsthighheelsisthat_.theyposeathreattolawnstheyareinjurioustowomenshealththeydontnecessarilymakewomenbeautifultheyareineffectiveasaweaponofdefenseItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwomenshould_.seethroughtheverynatureoffashionmythsboycotttheproductsofth

33、efashionindustrygotoapodiatristregularlyforadviceavoidfollowingfashiontoocloselyPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itishardlynecessaryformetocitealltheevidenceofthedepressingstateofliteracy.ThesefiguresfromtheDepartmentofEducationaresufficient:27millionAmericanscannotreadatall,

34、andafurther35millionreadatalevelthatislessthansufficienttosurviveinoursociety.butmyownworrytodayislessthatoftheoverwhelmingproblemofelementalliteracythanitisoftheslightlymoreluxuriousproblemofthedeclineintheskillevenofthemiddle-classreader,ofhisunwillingnesstoaffordthosespacesofsilence,thoseluxuries

35、ofdomesticityandtimeandconcentration,thatsurroundtheimageoftheclassicactofreading.Ithasbeensuggestedthatalmost80percentofAmericasliterate,educatedteenagerscannolongerreadwithoutanaccompanyingnoise(music)inthebackgroundoratelevisionscreenflickering(闪耀)atthecorneroftheirfieldofperception.Weknowverylit

36、tleaboutthebrainandhowitdealswithsimultaneousconflictinginput,buteverycommon-senseintuitionsuggestsweshouldbeprofoundlyalarmed.Thisviolationofconcentration,silence,solitude(独处的状态)goestotheveryheartofournotionofliteracy;thisnewformofpart-reading,ofpart-perceptionagainstbackgrounddistraction,rendersim

37、possiblecertainessentialactsofapprehensionandconcentration,letalonethatmostimportanttributeanyhumanbeingcanpaytoapoemorapieceofproseheorshereallyloves,whichistolearnitbyheart.Notbybrain,byheart;theexpressionisvital.Underthesecircumstances,thequestionofwhatfuturethereisfortheartsofreadingisarealone.A

38、headofuslietechnical,psychic(心理的),andsocialtransformationsprobablymuchmoredramaticthanthosebroughtaboutbyGutenberg,theGermaninventorinprinting.TheGutenbergrevolution,aswenowknowit,tookalongtime;itseffectsarestillbeingdebated.Theinformationrevolutionwilltoucheveryfactofcomposition,publication,distrib

39、ution,andreading.Nooneinthebookindustrycansaywithanyconfidencewhatwillhappentothebookasweveknownit.ThepictureofthereadingabilityoftheAmericanpeople,drawnbytheauthor,is_.ratherbleakfairlybrightveryimpressivequiteencouragingTheauthorsbiggestconcernis_.elementaryschoolchildrensdisinterestinreadingclass

40、icsthesurprisinglylowrateofliteracyintheU.S.themusicalsettingAmericanreadersrequireforreadingthereadingabilityandreadingbehaviorofthemiddleclassAmajorproblemwithmostadolescentswhocanreadis_.theirfondnessofmusicandTVprogramstheirignoranceofvariousformsofartandliteraturetheirlackofattentivenessandbasi

41、cunderstandingtheirinabilitytofocusonconflictinginputTheauthorclaimsthatthebestwayareadercanshowadmirationforapieceofpoetryorproseis_.tobeabletoappreciateitandmemorizeittoanalyzeitsessentialfeaturestothinkitoverconscientiouslytomakeafairappraisalofitsartisticvalueAboutthefutureoftheartsofreadingthea

42、uthorfeels_.upsetuncertainalarmedpessimisticPassageFourQuestions35to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Forcenturies,explorershaveriskedtheirlivesventuringintotheunknownforreasonsthatweretovaryingdegreeseconomicandnationalistic.ColumbuswentwesttolookforbettertraderoutestotheOrientandtopromotethegreaterg

43、loryofSpain.LewisandClarkjourneyedintotheAmericanwildernesstofindoutwhattheU.S.hadacquiredwhenitpurchasedLouisiana,andtheApolloastronautsrocketedtothemooninadramaticshowoftechnologicalmuscleduringthecoldwar.Althoughtheirmissionsblendedcommercialandpolitical-militaryimperatives,theexplorersinvolvedal

44、laccomplishedsomesignificantsciencesimplybygoingwherenoscientistshadgonebefore.TodayMarslooms（隐约出现）ashumanitysnextgreatterraincognita（未探明之地）.Andwithdoubtfulprospectsforashort-termfinancialreturn,withthecoldwararapidlyfadingmemoryandamidagrowingemphasisoninternationalcooperationinlargespaceventures,i

45、tisclearthatimperativesotherthanprofitsornationalismwillhavetocompelhumanbeingstoleavetheirtracksontheplanetsreddishsurface.Coitbethatscience,whichhaslongplayedaminorroleinexploration,isatlastdestinedtotakealeadingrole?Thequestionnaturallyinvitesacoupleofothers:Arethereexperimentsthatonlyhumanscould

46、doonMars?Couldthoseexperimentsprovideinsightsprofoundenoughtojustifytheexpenseofsendingpeopleacrossinterplanetaryspace?WithMarsthescientificstakesarearguablyhigherthantheyhaveeverbeen.Theissueofwhetherlifeeverexistedontheplanet,andwhetheritpersiststothisday,hasbeenhighlightedbymountingevidencethatth

47、eRedPlanetoncehadabundantstable,liquidwaterandbythecontinuingcontroversyoversuggestionsthatbacterialfossilsrodetoEarthonameteorite（陨石）fromvaluabledataabouttherangeofconditionsunderwhichaplanetcangeneratethecomplexchemistrythatleadstolife.IfitcouldbeestablishedthatlifearoseindependentlyonMarsandEarth

48、,thefindingwouldprovidethefirstconcretecluesinoneofthedeepestmysteriesinallofscience:theprevalenceoflifeintheuniverse.Accordingtothepassage,thechiefpurposeofexplorersingoingtounknownplacesinthepastwas_.todisplaytheircountrysmilitarymighttoaccomplishsomesignificantsciencetofindnewareasforcolonization

49、topursuecommercialandstateinterestsAtpresent,aprobableinducementforcountriestoinitiatelarge-scalespaceventuresis_.internationalcooperationscientificresearchnationalisticreasonslong-termprofitsWhatisthemaingoalofsendinghumanmissionstoMars?Tofindoutiflifeeverexistedthere.Toseeifhumanscouldsurvivethere

50、.Toprovethefeasibilityoflarge-scalespaceventures.Toshowtheleadingroleofscienceinspaceexploration.Bysaying“WithMarsthescientificstakesarearguablyhigherthantheyhaveeverbeen”(Line1,Para.,4)theauthormeansthat_.withMarstherisksinvolvedaremuchgreaterthananypreviousspaceventuresinthecaseofMars,therewardsof

51、scientificexplorationcanbeveryhighinthecaseofMars,muchmoreresearchfundsareneededthaneverbeforewithMars,scientistsargue,thefundamentalinterestsofscienceareatissueThepassagetellsusthatproofoflifeonMarswould_.makeclearthecomplexchemistryinthedevelopmentoflifeconfirmthesuggestionthatbacterialfossilstrav

52、eledtoEarthonameteoriterevealthekindofconditionsunderwhichlifeoriginatesprovideanexplanationwhylifeiscommonintheuniversePartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)choosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.T

53、henmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Ifyouwantthispainkiller,youllhavetoaskthedoctorfora_.transactionpermitsettlementprescriptionThe_formchildhoodtoadulthoodisalwayscriticaltimeforeverybody.conversiontransitionturnovertransformationItishardtotellwhetherwearego

54、ingtohaveaboomintheeconomyora_.concessionrecessionsubmissiontransmissionHisuseofcolor,lightandformquicklydepartedfromtheconventionalstyleofhisas_hedevelopedowntechnique.descendantspredecessorssuccessorsancestorsFailureinarequiredsubjectmayresultinthe_ofadiploma.refusalbetrayaldenialburialTohelpstude

55、ntsunderstandhowwesee,teachersoftendrawan_betweenaneyeandacamera.imageanalogydenialaxisA1994WorldBankreportconcludedthat_girlsinschoolwasprobablythesinglemosteffectiveanti-povertypolicyinthedevelopingworldtoday.assigningadmittinginvolvingenrollingTheauthorofreportiswell_withtheproblemsinthehospitalb

56、ecausehehasbeenworkingthereformanyyears.acquaintedinformedaccustomedknownWhenthefarmersvisitedthecitythefirsttime,theywere_byitscomplicatedtrafficsystem.precludesbewildereddivertedexpiresIfJapan_itsrelationwiththatcountryitwillhavetofindanothersupplierofrawmaterials.precludesterminatespartitionsexpi

57、resTheywere_intheirscientificresearch,notknowingwhathappenedjustoutsidetheirlab.submergeddrownedimmerseddippedYoushould_tooneormoreweeklymagazinessuchastime,orNewsweek.ascribeorderreclaimsubscribeTheautomaticdoorsinsupermarkets_theentryandexitofcustomerswithshoppingcarts.furnishinducefacilitatealloc

58、ateEachworkday,theworkersfollowedthesameschedulesandrarely_fromthisroutine.deviateddisconnecteddetacheddistortedThelittlegirlwas_bythedeathofherdogsinceheraffectionforthepethadbeenrealanddeep.grievedsuppressedoppressedsustainedAvisitortoamuseumtodaywouldnotice_changesinthewaymuseumsareoperated.cogni

59、tiveconspicuousrigorousexclusiveMostpeopletendtothinktheyaresoefficientattheirjobthattheyare_.inaccessibleirreversibleimmovableirreplaceableBeingimpatientis_rinsicingeniousincompatibleinherentForaparticularreason,hewantedtheinformationtobetreatedas_.assuredreservedintimateco

60、nfidentialFortune-tellersaregoodatmarking_statementssuchas“Yoursorrowswillchange.”philosophicalambiguousliteralinvalidThetenantmushbepreparedtodecoratethehouse_hevicinityofinquestofinaccordancewithincollaborationwithThewinnersofthefootballchampionshipranoffthefieldcarryingth